MERCEDES-BENZ GLA SUV 2020 Owner's Manual

ECO
star t/s top functi on
Intr odu ction The
ECO start /stopfun ction swit ches the
eng ineoffauto maticall yif th eveh icle isstop-
ped unde rcer tain condition s.
The enginestart sauto maticall ywhen the
driv erwant sto pull away again.The ECO
st art /stopfun ction thereb yhelps youto
reduc eth efuel consump tionand emis sionsof
your vehicle.
Imp ortant safety notes G
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If th eeng ineisswit ched off auto maticall y
and youexitth eveh icle,th eeng ineis
res tartedauto maticall y.The vehicle may
begin moving.Ther eis arisk ofacc iden tand
inj ury.
If you wish toexi tth eveh icle,always turn
off theign ition and secure theveh icle
again stroll ing away.
Gener alnot es 0043
ECO start /stopdispl ay
The ECO start /stopfun ction isact ivat ed
when everyoustart theeng ineusin gth e
Sm artKey ortheSt art /S topbutt on.
If th eeng inehas been switched off auto mati-
cally bytheECO start /stopfun ction ,th e00D6
ECO symb olisshow nin themult ifunction dis-
play.
Mer cedes -AMGvehi cles: theECO start /stop
fun ction isavailabl eon lyin driv epro gram 0065.
Aut oma ticengine switch-off If
th eveh icle isbrak edtoast ands tillwith the
tr ans miss ioninposit ion005Bor005C, theECO
st art /stopfun ction will swit choff theeng ine
auto maticall y. The
ECO start /stopfun ction isoper ational
when :
R theind icat orlamp intheECO buttonis lit
gre en
R theoff -road program isdeac tivate d
R theout side temper atureis with intheran ge
th at issuit able forthesyst em
R theeng ineisat norm aloper atingte mper a-
tur e
R theset temper aturefor theveh icle interio r
has been reached
R thebat tery issuff iciently ch arge d
R thesyst emdetectsth at thewind shieldis
no tfog ged upwhen theair- con dition ing sys-
te m isswit ched on
R thehood isclo sed
R thedriv er'sdoor isclo sed and thedriv er's
seat beltisfast ened
All oftheveh icle'ssyst ems remainactive
when theeng ineisstopped automaticall y.
The HOLD function can also beact ivat edifth e
eng inehas been switched off auto maticall y.It
is then notnec essar yto con tinue applyin gth e
brak esdurin gth eauto maticstop phase .When
you depr esstheacc eler atorpedal, theeng ine
st art sauto maticall yand thebrak ingeffect of
th eHO LD function isdeac tivate d.
Aut omat iceng ineswit ch-off can takeplac ea
max imum offour timesinarow (initial stop,
th en three subse quentst ops) .
Aut oma ticengine star t The
enginestart sauto maticall yif:
R you switchoff theECO start /stopfun ction
by pres singth eECO button
R in trans miss ionposit ion005Bor005C, thebrak e
pedal isrele ased andtheHO LD function is
no tact ive
R you depr esstheacc eler atorpedal
R you engage revers egear 005E
R you mov eth etrans miss ionout ofposit ion
005D
R you activat eth eoff -road program
R you unfasten your seatbeltoropen thedriv -
er' sdoor
R theveh icle start sto roll
R thebrak esyst emrequi resthis
R thete mper aturein theveh icle interio rdevi -
ate sfrom theset range Driv
ing
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R
the syste mdetects moistureon the wind-
shi eld wh en the air-con ditio ning syste mis
sw itch edon
R the cond ition ofcha rge ofthe battery istoo
lo w
Shi ftin gthe transmi ssion topositio n005D does
not startthe engine.
De activ atin gor activ atin gthe ECO
start/ stopfun ction X
To dea ctivate :pre ssECO button 0043.
Indi cato rla mp 0044goes out.
X To activ ate :pre ssECO button 0043.
Indi cato rla mp 0044lights up.
If ind icator lamp 0044isoff ,the ECO start/sto p
fu nctio nha sbe en deacti vated manua lly or as
the resultof ama lfunctio n.The enginewill the
nnot beswitch edoff automa tically wh en
the vehiclestop s. AM
GPe rfo rmanc eex haus tsys tem
(M erc ede s-AMG vehic les)
Yo ucan choose betwe endiffe rent AMG Per-
for ma nce exhaust syste mvol um esusing the
po sitio nof the exhaust flap.
Each timeyo usta rtthe enginewith the Sma rt-
Key orthe Star t/Stop button, thequietes tse t-
ting isacti vated . Setti
ngthe volum e:
X Pre ssbutton 0043.
If yo use lect the loud estse tting ,ind icator
la mp 0044lights up. 13
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Problems
withtheengine Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
engine doesnot
start. The
HOLD functionorAct ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC isactiva-
ted.
X Deactivat ethe HOLD function(Ypage 166)orAct ive Distanc e
Assist DISTRONIC (Ypage 163).
X Try tostart theengine again. The
engine doesnot
start. Thestarter motor
can beheard. R
There isamalfunction inthe engine electron ics.
R There isamalfunction inthe fuel supply .
Before attempt ingtostart theengine again:
X Turn theSmartK eyback toposition 005Ainthe ignition lock.
or X Press theStart /Stopbutton repeatedly untilallindicator lampsin
the instrumen tcluster goout.
X Try tostart theengine again.Avoidexcessively longandfrequent
attempt sto start theengine asthese willdrain thebattery.
If the engine doesnotstart after several attempt s:
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop. The
engine doesnot
start. Youcannot hear
the starter motor. The
on-board voltageistoo low because thebattery istoo weak or
discharged.
X Jump-start thevehicle (Ypage 296).
If the engine doesnotstart despite attemptsto jump-st artit:
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop. The
starter motorwasexposed toathermal loadthatwastoohigh.
X Allow thestarter motortocool down forapproximately two
minutes.
X Try tostart theengine again.
If the engine stilldoes notstart:
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop. Driving
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Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
engine isnot run-
ning smoothly andis
misfiring. There
isamalfunction inthe engine electron icsorinamechanical
componen tof the engine management system.
X Only depress theaccelerator pedalslightly.
Otherwise, non-combusted fuelmay getinto thecatalytic con-
verter anddamage it.
X Have thecause rectified immediately ataqual ified specialist
workshop. The
coolant tempera-
ture gauge shows a
value above 248‡
(120 †).The warning
lamp mayalsobeon
and awarning tonemay
sound. The
coolant levelistoo low. Thecoolant istoo hotand theengine is
no longer beingcooled sufficiently.
X Stop assoon aspossible andallow theengine andthecoolant to
cool down.
X Check thecoolant level(Ypage 277). Observe thewarning notes
as you dosoand add coolant ifnecessary. Notes
ontowing vehicles
The vehicle isnot suitable forattaching tow
bar systems, suchasthose usedforflat tow-
ing ordinghy towing.
Att aching orusing towbarsystems mayresult
in damage tothe vehicle.
When towing avehicle withtowbarsystems,
safe driving characterist icscannot beguaran-
teed forthe towing vehicle orthe towed vehi-
cle.
The vehicle/trailer combinationmayswerve.
Observe thepermissible towingmethods
(Y page 301)andthenotes ontowing with
both axles onthe ground (Ypage 301). DYNAMIC
SELECTbutt on(all vehi-
cles except Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
Use theDYNAMIC SELECTbutton tochange
the drive program. Depending onthe drive pro-
gram selected thefollowing vehiclecharacter-
istics willchange:
R the drive (engine andtransmission manage-
ment)
R the sound ofthe exhaust system(vehicles
with sports exhaust system)
R the steering
R the availa bilityofthe ECO start/ stopfunc-
tion
R the climate control Each
timeyoustart theengine withtheSmart-
Key orthe Start /Stopbutton, driveprogram C
is activated. Forfurther information about
startin gthe engine, see(Ypage 126). X
Press DYNAMIC SELECTbutton 0043asmany
times asnecessary untilthedesired drive
program isselected.
The selected driveprogram appearsinthe
multifunct iondisplay .Aft erfive seconds, the
display goesoutand thestatus symbol of
the selected driveprogram appears.
In addition, thecurrent driveprogram set-
tings aredisplay edbriefly inthe multimedia
system display.
i In
afew countr ies,theECO start/ stop
funct ionisdeactivated atthe factory dueto
the availa blefuel grade. Inthis case, the
ECO start/ stopfunct ionisnot availa blein
any drive program, regardless ofthe display
in the multimedia systemdisplay. 132
DY
NAMIC SELECTbutt on(all vehicl esexce ptMercedes-AMG vehicles)Driving andparking

Avai
labledr ive progr ams: C
Comf ort Comf
ortable andeconomi-
cal driv ingcharac teris tic s S
Spo rt Spo
rty driv ingcharac teris -
tic s I
In divi dual In
divi dual settings Off
-road Opt
imal drivingcharac ter-
ist ics foreasily negot iable
off -road terrain E
Ec on omy Part
icular lyeco nomic al
driv ingcharac teris tic s Ad
dition alinf orm ationfor driv epro gram s
(Y page 138).
You canalso chang egear yours elfusin gth e
st eer ing wheel paddle shifters. For further
inf orm ationon theman ualdriv epro gram
(Y page 140). DYNAM
ICSELECT controller
(Mer cedes -AMGvehi cles)
Use theDYN AMICSELECT controll erto
ch ang eth edriv epro gram .De pen dingon the
driv epro gram selected thefoll owin gveh icle
ch arac teris tic swill chang e:
R thedriv e
R thetrans mis sion managem ent
R ES P®
R thesuspe nsion (veh icleswit hAM Gadapt ive
spor tsuspe nsion syst em)
R thesoun dof theex haust system
R theavailab ilityof theECO start /stopfun c-
tio n
R theavailab ilityof glidin gmod e
Eac htim eyou start theen gin ewit hth eSm art-
Key ortheSt art /S topbut ton, driv epro gram C
is act ivat ed. For further inform ationabout
st art ing theen gin e,see (Ypage 126). X
Turn DYNAMICSELECT controll er0043 as
man ytim esasneces sary untilth edesir ed
driv epro gram issele cted.
The selected driv epro gram appear sin the
mult ifunction displ ay.Afterfiv esec onds the
displ aygoes outand thesymb olof the
sele cted driv epro gram appear s.
The drivepro gram indicat oron DYN AMIC
SE LECT controll er0043 light sup inred .
Avai labledr ive progr ams: I
In divi dual In
divi dual settings C
Comf ort Comf
ort-orien ted, opt i-
mum -eco no my engin eand
tr ans mis sion settings S
Spo rt Spo
rty en gin eand trans -
mis sion settings S+
Spo rtPlus Part
icular lyspor tytrans -
mis sion settings Ra
ce Max
imum sportiness and
en gin eand trans mis sion
set tings suit able forthe
rac etrac k Ad
dition alinf orm ationfor driv epro gram s
(Y page 138).
You canalso chang egear yours elfusin gth e
st eer ing wheel paddle shifters. For further
inf orm ationon theman ualdriv epro gram
(Y page 140). DYNAMIC
SELECTcontroller(Mercedes- AMGvehicles)
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Aut
oma tic trans mission Imp
ortant safety notes G
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If th een gin espee dis abov eth eidlin gspee d
and youengage trans mis sion position 003A
or 0046, theveh icleco uld pull away sud-
den ly.The reisaris kof an acc iden t.
When engagin gtrans mis sion position 003A
or 0046, always firmly depr essthebrak e
pedal anddonotsim ultane ously acceler ate. G
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The auto matictrans mis sion switches toneu-
tr al pos ition Nwhen youswitchoff the
en gin e.The vehiclemay rollaway. Thereisa
ris kof an acc iden t.
Af terswit ching offtheen gin e,always switch
to park ingposition P.Pre ven tth epark ed
veh iclefrom rollingaway byapplyin gth e
park ingbrak e. DIRECT
SELECT lever
Over view oftrans mission positions 005D
Park position withpark inglock
005E Reve rsegear
005C Neut ral
005B Drive
All veh icles (excep tMer cede s-AMG vehi-
cles): theDI RECT SELECT leverison therig ht
of thest eer ing column .
Fo rinf orm ation on thesele ctor lev erin
Mer cedes- AMGveh icles (Y page 136). The
DIRECT SELECT leveralways return sto its
ori gin alpos ition .The curren ttr ans mis sion
pos ition 005D, 005E,005Cor005B issho wninthe
tr ans mis sion position disp layinthemult ifunc-
ti on disp lay(Ypage 134).
Tr ans mission position and drive pro-
gr am displa y The
curren ttr ans mis sion position and drive
pro gram appear inthemult ifunction disp lay. 0043
Tran smission pos ition disp lay
0044 Gear
0087 Drive program display
The arrows inthetrans mis sion position disp lay
sho whow andintowhic htrans mis sion posi-
ti on syou can shiftusin gth eDI RECT SELECT
lev er.
If th etrans mis sion position disp layinthemul-
ti fun ction disp layisno twor king ,you should
pull away careful lyto checkwhet herthe
desi redtrans mis sion position isen gage d.Ide -
ally, youshould sele cttrans mis sion position
005B and drive pro gram Eor S.
Enga gingpark pos ition P !
If
th een gin espee dis toohigh ortheveh i-
cle isco ast ing,do notshif tth eauto matic
tr ans mis sion directly from 005Bto005E, from
005E to005B ordirectly to 005D. Other wise ,th e
auto matictrans mis sion may bedamag ed.
X Push theDI RECT SELECT leverswit chinthe
dir ection ofarr ow 005D.
Tran smission pos ition disp lay005D issho wn
in themult ifunction disp lay.
When youhaveen gage dpark position 005D,
mak esur eth at thetrans mis sion position dis-
play shows005D inthemult ifunction disp lay.
You canengage parkposition 005Donlywhen
th eveh icleis stati onary; donotswit chdirectly
to park position 005Dathigh engin espee d. 134
Aut
omatic trans mis sionDr ivi ng andparki ng

Dep
ressing the brakeand pushi ng the DIRECT
SELEC Tlever upordown disen gage sthe park-
ing lock. The transmi ssion isin neu tral005C.
At transmi ssion fluidtemp eratures below 00F84 ‡
(00F8 20 †),yo ucan onlyshi ftou tof park positio n
005D into anothertra nsmi ssion positio nwh en
the engineisrunning .
In ord erto shi ftfro mpark positio n005D directl y
into 005Eor005B:
R de pre ssthe brakepedaland
R pu sh the DIRECT SELEC Tlever upordown
pa st the first po int ofres istance
En gag ingpark position Pauto mati-
ca lly Pa
rk positio n005D isau toma tically eng aged if:
R yousw itch offthe engineusing the Sma rt-
Key and remove theSma rtKey
R yousw itch offthe engineusing the Sma rt-
Key orusing the Star t/Stop button and
op en the driver 'sdo or orfro nt-pa ssenge r
do or
R youop en the driver 'sdo or wh en the vehicle
is sta tionar yor wh en drivin gat aver ylo w
sp ee dand thetransmi ssion isin po sitio n005B
or 005E
In certa insitua tions, the automa tictransmi s-
si on shifts automa tically to tra nsmi ssion posi-
tio n005D ifthe HOLD functio nor Activ eDis -
tance AssistDISTR ONICis acti vated .Ob ser ve
the informa tionon the HOLD functio n
(Y page 166 )and onActiv eDis tance Assist
DISTR ONIC(Y page 162 ).
En gag ingrev ersege ar R !
Onl
ymov ethe automa tictransmi ssion to
005E when the vehicleis sta tionar y.
X Dep ressthe brakeand keepit pre sse d.
X Pu sh the DIRECT SELEC Tlever uppast the
fir st po int ofres istance .
The ECO start/sto pfu nctio nis not availabl e
wh en rev ers ege ar iseng aged .Fur therinfo r-
ma tionon the ECO start/sto pfu nctio n
(Y page 129 ). Shi
ftin gto neutral N G
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If chi ldren areleft uns uperv ised inthe vehi-
cle ,the ycou ld:
R op era tethe vehicle's equipme nt
Add itiona lly, chi ldren couldset the vehiclein
moti onif,for exa mpl e,the y:
R rel ease the parkin gbra ke
R shi ftthe automa tictransmi ssion outof
pa rk positio n005D
R sta rtthe engine
The reisaris kof an acc ident and injury.
Nev erleav echi ldren orani ma lsuna ttend ed
in the vehicle.
Wh enleav ing the vehicle, alwa ystake the
Sma rtKeywi th youand lock the vehicle. Thi s
al so appliesfor the DigitalVeh icleKey ifthe
"Di gital Veh icleKey "fu nctio nis acti vated via
Me rced esme conne ct.
X Ifthe transmi ssion isin po sitio n005B or005E:
pu sh the DIRECT SELEC Tlever upordown
to the first po int ofres istance .
X Ifthe transmi ssion isin po sitio n005D:
de pre ssthe brakepedaland push the
DIR ECT SELEC Tlever upordown tothe first
po int ofres istance .
If yo usw itch theengineoffwith the transmi s-
si on inpo sitio n005E or005B, theautoma tictrans-
mis sion shifts to005C automa tically.
With theSmartK ey:if yo uthe nop en the driv-
er' sdo or orthe front-pa ssenge rdo or or
rem ove theSma rtKeyfro mthe igniti on, the
au toma tictransmi ssion shifts to005D automa ti-
cal ly.
With theStart/ Stopbutto n:ifyo uthe nop en
the driver 'sdo or orthe front-pa ssenge rdo or,
the automa tictransmi ssion shifts to005D auto-
ma tica lly.
If yo uwa ntthe automa tictransmi ssion to
rem ain in neu tral005C, e.g.wh en havin gthe
veh iclecle ane din an automa ticcar wash with
a tow ingsystem :
X Veh
icle swi th the Start-S topbutto n:
rem ove theStar t-Stop button fromthe igni-
tio nlock.
X Inse rtthe Sma rtKeyinto theigniti onlock. Au
tomati ctrans mission
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X
All veh icles: switchtheign ition on.
X De pre ssthebrak epedal andkeep it
depr essed.
X En gage neutr al005C.
X Release thebrak epedal.
X Release theelec tric park ingbrak e.
X Swit choff theign ition and leave theSm art-
Key intheign ition lock.
Enga gingdrive pos ition D X
Ifth etrans mis sion isin posi tion005E or005C:
push theDI RECT SELECT leve rdown past
th efir st poin tof res istanc e.
X Ifth etrans mis sion isin posi tion005D:
depr essthebrak epedal andpush the
DI RECT SELECT leve rdown pastthefir st
poin tof res istanc e. Select
orlever (Mercedes -AMGvehi -
cles)
Over view oftrans mission positions 005D
Park positionwit hpark inglock
005E Rever segear
005C Neut ral
005B Drive
Tr ans mission position and drive pro-
gr am displa y The
curren ttr ans mis sion positionand drive
pro gram appear inthemult ifunction displ ay. 0043
Tran smissio nposi tiondispl ay
0044 Drive program display
If th etrans mis sion positiondispl ayinthemul-
tif unc tiondispl ayisno twork ing,you should
pull away carefull yto check whet herthe
desir edtrans mis sion positionis en gaged .Ide-
ally, youshould sele cttrans mis sion position
005B and drivepro gram Cor S.
Enga gingpark pos ition P X
When theveh icle isstatio nary,pre ssbut -
to n0043.
Enga gingreversegear R !
On
lymov eth eauto matictrans mis sion to
005E when theveh icle isstatio nary.
X De pre ssthebrak eand keep itpre sse d.
X Push thesele ctor leve rfor wards pastthe
fir st poin tof res istanc e. 136
Aut
oma tictrans missionDriv ingand parking

Trans
mission pos ition s 0045 Park
position
Thi spre vents thevehiclefro mrol l-
ing away when stop ped.
Onl yshi ftthe transmi ssion toposi-
tio n005D when the vehicleis sta tion-
ar y. The parkin glock sho uld not be
us ed asabra kewhen parkin g.
Alw aysap plythe electro nicparkin g
bra keinad ditio nto the parkin glock
in ord erto sec urethe vehicle.
In the eventofama lfunctio nof the
veh icle's electro nics,the transmi s-
si on maylo ck inpo sitio n005D. Have
the vehicleelectro nicschecked
imm ediatel yat aqu alifi ed speci alist
wo rksh op.
Pa rk positio n005D isau toma tically
eng aged if:
R yousw itch offthe engineusing
the Sma rtKeyand remove the
Sma rtKey
R yousw itch offthe engineusing
the Sma rtKeyor using the Star t/
Stop button andopen the driver 's
do or orfro nt-pa ssenge rdo or
R youop en the driver 'sdo or wh en
the vehicleis sta tionar yor wh en
dri vin gat aver ylo w sp ee dand
the transmi ssion isin po sitio n005B
or 005E 0046 Rev
ersege ar
Onl yshi ftthe transmi ssion into
po sitio n005E when the vehicleis sta -
tio nar y. 0044 Neu
tral
Do not shiftthe transmi ssion to005C
wh ile dri vin g.The automa tictrans-
mis sion cou ldothe rwise be dam-
ag ed .
No powe ris tra nsmi ttedfromthe
eng inetothe drive wheels.
Re leas ing the brakes willal lo w yo u
to mov ethe vehiclefre ely, e.g .to
pu sh itor tow it.
If ESP ®
is de acti vated orfaulty: shift
the transmi ssion topositio n005C if
the vehicleis in da nge rof ski dding ,
e.g .on icy roads.
If yo usw itch theengineoffwith the
tra nsmi ssion inpo sitio n005E or005B,
the automa tictransmi ssion shifts to
005C automa tically.
! Co
asting inneu tral005C may
cau sedama getothe drive train. 003A Dri
ve
The automa tictransmi ssion
cha nge sge ar automa tically. All
for wa rdgearsar eav ailabl e. Dri
ving tips
Ch ang ingge ar The
automa tictransmi ssion shifts thro ughthe
ind ividu alge arsau toma tically wh en itis in
tra nsmi ssion positio n005B. Thisau toma ticgear
shi fting behavio ris de term inedby :
R the selecte ddri ve pro gram
R the positio nof the accelera tor pedal
R the roadsp ee d
Ac celerator pedalpos ition Yo
ur sty leof dri vin ginfl uences howtheauto-
ma tic transmi ssion shifts gear:
R little thro ttle:ea rly upshi fts
R mor ethro ttle:la te upshi fts Au
tomati ctrans mission
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Holdi
ngthe vehi clestationary on
uphill gradien ts G
WARNING
If the clutch overhe ats,theelectronic man-
age ment system isau tomatica llydea ctiva-
ted. This interrup tsthe pow ertransmissi on.
The vehicl emay ,for exampl e,roll back-
war dson grad ients. There isarisk ofan
accide nt.
Never holdthevehicl estationa ryon uph ill
grad ients bydepre ssing theaccele rator.
The clutch mayoverhe atifyou hold thevehi-
cle stationa ryon uph illgrad ients bydepre ss-
ing the accele ratorpedal.If the clutch over-
hea ts,awar ning tone sound s.
All vehi cles(ex cept Merce des-AMGvehi -
cle s): the Stop Vehicle Shiftto'P' Stop
Vehicle Shiftto'P'
Leave Engine Running Leave
Engine Running displaymessa ge
app ears inthe multi function display.You will
only beableto continue yourjourney oncethe
clutch hascoole ddow nand thedisp laymes-
sage inthe multi function displayhas disap-
pea red.
Merce des-AMGvehi cles:the Trans. Oil Trans.
Oil
Overhea tedDrive onwith Care Overhea
tedDrive onwith Caredisplay
messa geapp ears inthe multi function display.
Do not hold thevehicl estationa ryon uph ill
grad ients bydepre ssing theaccele ratorpedal.
Instead, onlyever hold thevehicl estationa ry
on uph illgrad ients by:
R depre ssing thebrake pedal
R activa tingtheHOLD function
R engag ingthe electric parkingbrake
Ki ckdow n Use
kickdown formaximu maccele ration.
X Depress theaccele ratorpedalbey ond the
pressu repoint.
The automatic transmissi onshifts toalow er
gea rdepe nding onthe engine speed.
X Ease offthe accele ratorpedalonce the
desi redspee dis reache d.
The automatic transmissi onshifts backup.
Merce des-AMGvehi cles:itis only possi ble
to use kickdown inthe automatic drivepro-
gram andthetempora rymanua ldrive progra m
M. When manua ldrive progra mM isperma -
nently activated,kickdown isnot possi ble. For
further informa tiononkickdown inmanua l
drive progra mM (Y pag e142) .
Rocki ngthe vehi clefree Shifting
backandforth betwe entransmissi on
posi tions 005Band 005Ecan help tofree upthe
vehicl eif it gets stuck inmud orsnow. The
vehicl e'sengine management system limits
the spee dto amaximu mof 5mph (9km/h)
when shifting backandforth. Toshift repea t-
edl ybetwe entransmissi onposi tions 005Band
005E, move theDIRECT SELECT leverup and
dow npas tthe point ofresis tance. Drive
programs
Al lvehi cles(ex cept Merce des-AMG
vehi cles) Drive
program C(Co mfort)
Drive progra mCis chara cterized bythe follow-
ing:
R the vehicl edel ivers comfortabl e,economica l
handl ingchara cteristics.
R the vehicl epul lsawa ymore gently in
forwa rdand reverse gears,unle ssthe accel-
erator pedalis depre ssedfully.
R the vehicl ehas impro veddrivi ngstabi lity,
for exampl eon slippery roadsurfaces.
R optima lfuel consumpti onresu lting from the
au tomatic transmissi onshifting upsooner.
The vehicl eis drive nin the low engine speed
range andthewhee lsare less likelyto spin.
Drive program S(Spo rt)
Drive progra mSis chara cterized bythe follow-
ing:
R sporty engine settings.
R the automatic transmissi onshifts uplater.
The fuel consumpti onpossi blybeing high er
as aresu ltof the later automatic transmis-
sion shift points.
Drive program I(I ndivi dual)
In drive progra mIthe followi ngprope rtiesof
the drive progra mcan besele cted:
R the drive (engineand transmissi onmanag e-
ment)
R the steering 138
Automatic
transmissio nDrivingand parking