ECO mode MERCEDES-BENZ GLA SUV 2020 User Guide

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0043 Setsth ete mper ature,left (Ypage 119)
0044 Setsclim atecontrol to auto matic(Y page 119)
0087 Defrost sth ewind shield(Y page 120)
0085 Incr eases theairf low (Ypage 120)
0083 Setsth eair dist ribut ion(Ypage 120)
0084 Display
006B Swit ches air- recirculatio nmode on/of f(Y page 122)
006C Activate s/deac tivate sclim atecontrol (Y page 118)
006D Setsth ete mper ature,righ t(Y page 119)
006E Swit ches theres idual heatonoroff (Ypage 122)
006F Swit ches coo ling with airdehum idification on/of f(Y page 118)
0070 Reduc estheairf low (Ypage 120)
0071 Swit ches therear wind owdefr osteron/of f(Y page 122)
0072 Swit ches theZONE function on/of f(Y page 120) Opt
imu muse ofdual-zone autom atic
clim atecontr ol
Clim atecontr olsyst em The
followin gcon tain sins truct ionsand recom-
men dationsto enab leyou toget themos tout
of your dual-zone auto maticclim atecontrol.
R Ac tivate clim atecontrol usin gth e0058 and
005A buttons.The indicat orlamps inthe
0058 and005A buttonslight up.
R Set thete mper atureto 72 ‡(22 †).
R Onl yuse the"Win dshield defrosting "fun c-
ti on brieflyunt ilth ewin dsh ield iscle ar
again .
R On lyuse air-recirculat ionmod ebri efly,e.g.
if th ere areunpleas antoutside odorsor when
inatun nel.The windows could other -
wise fogup,since no fresh airisdraw ninto
th eveh iclein air- recirculat ionmod e.
R Use theZON Efun ction toadop tth ete mpe r-
atu reset ting son thedri ver 'sside forthe
fr on t-pass enger side aswell. Theindic ato r
lamp inthe00D6 buttongoe sout .
R Use theres idual heatfunction ifyou wantto
heat orven tilat eth eveh icleinte rio rwhen
th eign ition isswit ched off.The residual
heat function can onlybe act ivat edordeac -
ti vat ed withth eign ition swit ched off.
R Ifyou chang eth eset ting sof thecli mat e
co ntrol syst em, thecli mat est atu sdisp lay
appea rsfor appr oximat elythree seconds at
th ebot tom of thesc ree non themult imedia
syst emdisp lay;see Digit alOpe rator'sMan - Over
view ofclim atecont rolsyste ms
117Clim atecont rol

Problems
withthe"Cool ingwith airdehum idification" function Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
indicator lampin
the 005A button flashes
three times orremains
off. The "Cooli ngwith
air <00470048004B00580050004C0047004C0049004C004600440057004C00520051
0005[
funct ioncannot be
switched on. Cooling
withairdehumidification hasbeen deactivated duetoa
malfunction .
X Visit aquali fiedspecialist workshop. Setting
climate controltoautom atic
General notes The
automatic climatecontrolfunct ionisonly
availa bleinconj unction withdual-zone auto-
matic climate control.
In automatic mode,thesettemperature is
maintained automatically ataconst antlevel.
The system automatically regulatesthetem-
perature ofthe dispensed air,the airflow and
the airdistribution.
The "Cooli ngwith air<00470048004B00580050004C0047004C0049004C004600440057004C00520051
0005[ func-
tion isactivated automatically inautomatic
mode.
Setting climate controltoautom atic X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0044inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X Set thedesired temperature.
X To activate: pressthe0058 button.
The indicator lampinthe 0058 button lights
up. Automatic airdistribution andairflow are
activated.
X To switch tomanua lmode: pressthe
004F or004A button.
or X Press the0097 or0095 button.
The indicator lampinthe 0058 button goes
out. Automatic airdistribution andairflow
are deactivated. Setting
thetemp eratu re
Air-conditioning system You
cansetthe temperature forthe entire
vehicle. Thesettemperature isautomatically
maintained ataconst antlevel.
X Turn theSmartK eytoposition 2in the igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X To increase orreduce: turncontrol0043
counter -clockwiseorclockwise
(Y page 114). Onlychange thetemperature
settin gin small incremen ts.Start at72 ‡
(22 †).
Dual-zone automaticclimate control Differen
ttemperatures canbeset forthe driv-
er's andfront -passenger sides.Thesettem-
perature isautomatically maintainedatacon-
stant level.
X Turn theSmartK eytoposition 2in the igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X To increase ordecrease: turncontrol0043
or 006D counter -clockwiseorclockwise
(Y page 116). Onlychange thetemperature
settin gin small incremen ts.Start at72 ‡
(22 †). Operat
ingthe climate controlsystems
119Climat econ trol

i
You
should onlyselect the"Windsh ield
defro sting"func tion untilthe windsh ieldis
clear again.
Switching the"Wind shield defrosting"
funct iononoroff X
Turn theSmar tKey toposit ion0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X To activ ate: press the0064 button.
The indic atorlamp inthe 0064 buttonlight s
up.
The climat econ trol syste mswitc hestothe
followin gfunc tions:
R high airflow
R high temperat ure
R air distr ibution tothe windsh ieldand front
side windows
R air-r ecirculatio nmode off
i The
"Windsh ielddefro sting"func tion auto-
matic allysetsthe blower leveltothe opti-
mum defrostingeffe ct.As aresult ,the air-
flow may increase ordecr ease automat ically
afte rthe 0064 buttonispress ed.
i You
canadjust theblower levelmanually
while the"Windsh ielddefro sting"func tion is
in operat ion:
R Air -condit ioningsyste m:turn airflow con-
tr ol 0083 coun ter-clock wise orcloc kwise
(Y page 114).
R Dual- zoneautomat icclimat econ trol:
press the00F2 or00F3 button.
X To deact ivate:press the0064 button.
The indic atorlamp inthe 0064 buttongoes
out. Theprevio uslyselect edsettings are
rest ored. Air-recir culatio nmode remain s
deact ivated.
or X Dual- zoneclimat econ trol: press the0058
butt on.
The indic atorlamp inthe 0064 buttongoes
out. Airflow andairdistr ibution aresetto
automat icmode.
or X Air -condit ioningsyste m:turn temperat ure
con trol 0043 coun ter-clock wise orcloc kwise
(Y page 114).
Dual- zoneautomat icclimat econ trol: turn
tem perat urecontrol 0043 or006D coun ter-clock -
wise orcloc kwise (Ypage 116). MAX
COOL maximu mcooling
The MAX COOL function isonly available in
vehic lesforthe USA .
MAX COOL isonly operat ionalwhen the
engin eis runn ing.
X To activ ate: press the00C9 button.
The indic atorlamp inthe butt onlight sup.
X To deact ivate:press the00C9 button.
The indic atorlamp goesout.Theprevio usly
selec tedsettings are rest ored.
When youactivate MAXCOOL, climatecon trol
switc hestothe followin gfunc tions:
R maxim umcoolin g
R maxim umairflow
R air-r ecirculatio nmode on Rem
oving condensa tionfrom the
windows
Wind owsfogged upontheinside Air-
condit ioning system
X Ac tivate the 005A "Cooling withairdehu-
midific ation"func tion.
X Ifthe windows continue tofog up,activate
the 0064 "Windsh ielddefro sting"func tion.
i You
should onlyselec tthis settingunt ilthe
windsh ieldisclear again.
Dual- zone automa ticclima tecontr ol
X Ac tivate the 005A "Cooling withairdehu-
midific ation"func tion.
X Ac tivate automat icmode 0058.
X Ifthe windows continue tofog up,activate
the 0064 "Windsh ielddefro sting"func tion.
i You
should onlyselec tthis settingunt ilthe
windsh ieldisclear again.
Wind owsfogged upontheout side X
Ac tivate the windsh ieldwipers.
X Set theairdistr ibution to009C or009B.
i You
should onlyselec tthis settingunt ilthe
windsh ieldisclear again. Oper
ating theclimat econtr olsyst ems
121Climat econtr ol

The
engine canbeswitched offwhile thevehi-
cle isin motion bypressing andholding the
Start /Stopbutton forthree seconds. This
funct ionoperates independent lyof the ECO
start /stopautomatic engineswitch-offfunc-
tion.
Key positions withtheStar t/Stop button 0043
Start /Stopbutton
0044 Ignit ionlock
As soon asthe ignition isswitched on,allthe
indicator lampsinthe instr ument cluster light
up.
For further informationonsituations inwhich
an indicator lampeither failstogo out after
the engine isstart edorlights upwhile driving,
please referto"Warning andindicator lampsin
the instr ument cluster" (Ypage 233).
If Start /Stopbutton 0043has notyetbeen
pressed, thisisthe same asthe Smart Key
being removed fromtheignition.
X To switch onthe power supply:press
Start /Stopbutton 0043once.
The power supply isswitched on.You can
now activate thewindshield wipers,for
example.
The power supply isswitched offagain if:
R the driver's doorisopened and
R you press Start/Stopbutton 0043twice when
in this position
X To switch onthe ignition: pressStart/
Stop button 0043twice.
The ignition isswitched on.
If you press Start/Stopbutton 0043once
when inthis position, theignition is
switched offagain. Removing
theStar t/Stop button
You canremove theStart /Stopbutton from
the ignition lockandstart thevehicle asnor-
mal using theSmart Key.
You canonly switch between Start/Stopbut-
ton mode andSmart Keyoperation whenthe
vehicle isstation ary.
You must alsoengage parkposition 005D.
X Remove Start/Stopbutton 0043from ignition
lock 0044.
You donot have toremove theStart /Stopbut-
ton from theignition lockwhen youleave the
vehicle. Youshould, however, alwaystake the
Smart Keywith youwhen leaving thevehicle.
As long asthe Smart Keyisin the vehicle:
R the vehicle canbestart edusing theStart /
Stop button
R the electric allypowered equipment canbe
operated Star
ting theengine
Import antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
If children areleft unsupervised inthe vehi-
cle, they could:
R operate thevehicle's equipment
Addition ally,children couldsetthe vehicle in
motion if,for example, they:
R release theparking brake
R shift theautomatic transmission outof
park position 005D
R start theengine
There isarisk ofan accident andinjury.
Never leavechildren oranimals unattended
in the vehicle.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
Smart Keywith youand lock thevehicle. This
also applies forthe Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"functionisactivated via
Mercedes meconn ect. G
DANGER
Combustion enginesemitpoisonous
exhaust gasessuchascarbon monoxide. 126
DrivingDriving
andparking

Inhaling
theseexhaustgases ishazardo usto
heal thand canresul tin poiso ning. There isa
risk offatal injury. Therefore, neverleavethe
engine running anenclosed spacewithou t
adeq uate ventilation. G
WARNING
Flamma blemateria lsintroduced through
environmental influenceorby animal scan
ignite ifin contact withtheexhau stsystem
or parts ofthe engine thatheat up.There is
a risk offire.
Carry outregul archecks tomake surethat
there arenoflamma bleforeign materia lsin
the engine compartment orinthe exhau st
system.
Gene ralnotes The
engine runsatahigher speedduringthe
cold start procedu reso that thecataly ticcon-
verter canreach operatingtemperature more
qui ckly. Thesound ofthe engine maychange
duri ngthis time.
Automatic transmission X
Shift thetransmission topositio n005D
(Y page 134).
The transmission positionindicator onthe
multifu nctiondisplayshows 005D
(Y page 134).
i You
canstart theengine intransmission
positio ns005D and 005C.
Start ingprocedure withtheSmart Key To
start theengine usingtheSmartKey instead
of the Start/St opbutton, pullthe Start/St op
button outofthe ignition lock.
X Turn theSmartKey topositio n0049 inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125)andrelea seitas
soon asthe engine isrunning.
Start ingprocedure withtheStart /
Stop button The
Start/St opbutton canbeused tostart the
vehicle manuallywithou tinserting theSmart-
Key into theignition lock.TheStart/St opbut- ton
must beinserted inthe ignition lockand
the SmartKey mustbeinthe vehicle .This
mode forstarting theengine operatesinde-
pendently ofthe ECO start/stop automatic
engine startfunction.
You canstart theengine ifavali dSmartKey is
in the vehicle .Switch offthe engine and
alw ays take theSmartKey withyouwhen leav-
ing the vehicle ,even ifyou only leaveitfor a
short time.Payattention tothe important
safety notes.
X Depress thebrake pedaland keep it
depres sed.
X Press theStart/St opbutton once
(Y page 125).
The engine starts.
Start ingprocedure viasmart phone Observe
theimportant safetynotesonstarting
the engine (Ypage 126).
You canalso start yourengine viayou rsmart-
phone fromoutsid ethe vehicle .In this case,
the previou slyselected climatecontrolsetting
is activated. Inthis way youcan cool orheat
the interior ofthe vehicle beforestarting the
journey.
Only start theengine viayou rsmartphone ifit
is safe tostart andruntheengine whereyour
vehicle isparked.
Observe thelega lstipul ations inthe area
where yourvehicle isparked. Enginestartvia
smartphone maybelimi ted tocertain coun-
tries orregions.
You canexecute amaximum oftwo consecu-
tive starting attempts viayou rsmartphone. If
you insert theSmartKey intotheignition lock,
you can carry outtwo more starting attempts.
Once youhave started theengine, youcan
switch theengine offvia you rsmartphone at
any time.
You canonly start theengine viayou rsmart-
phone if:
R the SmartKey isin the ignition lock
R park positio n005D isselected
R the accelera torpeda lis not depres sed
R the alarm for the anti-theft alarm system is
not set
R the panic alarm isnot activated
R the hazard warning lampsare switched off
R the hood isclosed Drivi
ng
127Drivi ngand parking Z

Perma
nentsetting (Mercedes-AMG
vehicle s) X
To activate: shifttheselector leverto005B.
X Press button 0043.
X To deactivat e:press button 0043.
or X Ifposition D(automatic transmission) is
selected forthe transm issionindrive pro-
gram I:shift todrive program Iwith the
DYNAMI CSEL ECT controller.
Shifting gears !
Mercedes-AMG
vehicles:theautomatic
transm issiondoesnotshift upautomatically
even when theengine limiting speedforthe
current gearisreached. Whentheengine
limiting speedisreached, thefuel supply is
cut toprevent theengine fromoverrevving.
Always makesurethattheengine speed
does notreach thered area ofthe tachome-
ter. There isotherwise arisk ofengine dam-
age. X
To shift up:pull steering wheelpaddle
shifter 0044.
The automatic transmissionshiftsuptothe
next gear. All
vehicles (exceptMercedes-AMG vehi-
cles) :if the maximum enginespeedonthe
current lyengaged gearisreached andyou
cont inue toaccelerate, theautomatic trans-
mission automatically shiftsupinorder to
prevent enginedamage.
X To shift down: pullsteering wheelpaddle
shifter 0043.
The automatic transmissionshiftsdownto
the next gear.
Automatic downshifting occurswhencoast-
ing.
If the engine exceeds themaximum engine
speed whenshifting down,theautomatic
transm issionprotect sagainst enginedam-
age bynot shifting down.
Shift recommendat ion The
gearshift recommen dationsassistyouin
adopting aneconomical drivingstyle.Therec-
ommended gearisshown inthe multifunct ion
display .
X Shift torecommen dedgear 0044according to
gearshift recommen dation0043when shown
in the multifunct iondisplay .
Upshifting (Mercedes-AMG vehicles) !
In
manual mode,theautomatic transmis-
sion does notshift upautomatically even
when theengine limiting speedforthe cur-
rent gear isreached. Whentheengine limit-
ing speed isreached, thefuel supply iscut
to prevent theengine fromoverrevving.
Always makesurethattheengine speed
does notreach thered area ofthe tachome-
ter. There isotherwise arisk ofengine dam-
age. Automat
ictransmission
141Drivingandparking Z

Befor
ethe engi nespe edrea ches thered area,
an upshi ftindi cator willbe show nin the multi-
functi ondispl ay.
X Shift torecom mende dgea r0043 whe nmes-
sag e0044 isshow nin the multifunction dis-
pl ay .
Ki ckdo wn X
For maxi mum acceleration, dep ress the
acce lerator pedalbey ond thepressu re
poi nt.
The automa tictransm ission shifts toalow er
gea rdep endi ngon the engi nespe ed.
X Shift back up once thedesiredspe edis
rea ched . Duri
ngkickdo wn,youcannot shiftgea rsusi ng
the stee ring wheelpa ddl eshi fters.
If yo uap plyful lthrottle ,the automa tictrans-
mis sionshi fts uptothe next gearwhe nthe
maxi mum enginespe edisrea ched .Thi spre -
vents theengi nefrom overrevvi ng.
Merc edes-AMG vehicle s: itis only possible
to use kickdo wnintempo rarymanu aldri ve
prog ramM.Whe nmanu aldri ve prog ramMis
per mane ntlyactivate d,kickdo wnisnot possi-
bl e. Prob
lems with the transmis sion Prob
lem Pos
siblecaus es/c on sequen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utio ns The
transm ission has
prob lemsshi fting gear. The
transm ission islos ing oil.
X Have thetransm ission checke dat aqu alifi ed spe cialist wor kshop
imme diatel y. The
acce leration ability
is dete riorati ng.
The transm ission no
long ershi fts into allof
the gears.
Re vers egea rcan no
long erbe enga ged. The
transm ission isin eme rgency mode.
X Stop thevehi cle.
X Shift thetransm ission topos ition005D.
X Swi tch offthe engi ne.
X Wa itat lea stten seco ndsbefore resta rting theengi ne.
X Shift thetransm ission topos ition005B.
X Have thetransm ission checke dat aqu alifi ed spe cialist wor kshop
imme diatel y. Refue
ling Impo
rtant safetynotes G
WARNI
NG
Fue lis hig hly flammab le.Risk offire and
expl osion byimp rope rhand ling offue l. You
mustavo idfire ,ope nfla mes, smoki ng
and crea ting sparks. Switch offthe ignition
bef ore refu eling and ,if pre sent, switch off
the auxiliary hea ting. 142
Refue
lingDri vin gand parking

The
electric parking brakeisnot automatically
applied ifthe engine isswitched offbythe
ECO start/stopfunct ion.
Releasing automat ically Your
vehicle's electricparking brakeisauto-
matically releasedifall ofthe following condi-
tions aremet:
R The engine isrunnin g
R The trans mission isin position 005Bor005E and
you depress theaccelerator pedalorshift
from position 005Dto005B or005E
R The seat beltisfasten ed
If the trans mission isin position 005E,thetail-
gate must beclosed.
If your seatbeltisnot fasten ed,the following
condit ionsmust befulfilled toautomatically
release theelectric parking brake:
R The driver's doorisclosed.
R You areshiftin gfrom transmission position
005D orhave previously drivenatspeeds
greater than2mph (3km/ h)
Ens ure that youdonot depress theaccelera-
tor pedal unintention ally.Otherwise, thepark-
ing brake willbereleased andthevehicle will
start tomove.
Emergency braking The
vehicle canalso bebraked duringan
emergenc yby using theelectric parking brake.
X While driving, pushhandle 0043ofthe electric
parking brake(Ypage 147).
The vehicle isbraked aslong asyou keep
handle 0043ofthe electric parking brake
pressed. Thelonger theelectric parking
brake handle 0043isdepressed, thegreater
the braking force.
During braking:
R awarning tonesounds
R the Release ParkingBrake Release
ParkingBrakemessage
appears
R the red 0049 (USAonly)or0024 (Canada
only) indicator lampinthe instr ument clus-
ter flashes
When thevehicle hasbeen braked toastand-
still, theelectric parking brakeisapplied. Park
ingthe vehicle foralong period
If you leave thevehicle parkedforlonger than
four weeks, thebattery maybedamaged by
exhaustive discharging.
If you leave thevehicle parkedforlonger than
six weeks, thevehicle maysuffer damage asa
result oflack ofuse.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop and
seek advice.
i You
canobtain informationabout trickle
chargers fromaqualified specialist work-
shop. Driving
tips General
notes
Import antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
If you switch offthe ignition whiledriving,
safety-relevan tfunct ionsareonly availab le
with limitations, ornot atall. This could
affect ,for example, thepower steerin gand
the brake boosting effect.You willrequire
considerably moreeffort tosteer andbrake.
There isarisk ofan accident .
Do not switch offthe ignition whiledriving. G
WARNIN
G
Mobile commun icationsequipment distracts
the driver fromtrafficcondit ions.Inaddi-
tion, thedriver couldlosecontrolofthe
vehicle. Thereisarisk ofan accident .
As adriver, usemobile commun ications
equipment onlywhen thevehicle isat a
standst ill.
As avehicle occupant ,use mobile commun i-
cations equipment onlyinthe designated
area, e.g.therear passenger compartment.
Observe thelegal requirement sfor the count ry
in which youaredriving. Somejurisdict ions
prohibit thedriver fromusing amobile phone
while driving avehicle.
If you make acall while driving, alwaysuse
hands-f reemode. Onlyoperate thetelephone 148
Driving
tipsDriving andparking

The
ECO display consistsof three section s,
with aninner andouter area.Thesection scor-
respond tothe following threecategories: 0043
Acce
leration (evaluation ofthe
acceleration processes):
R the outer areafillsupand the
inner arealights upgreen: moder-
ate acceleration ,especially at
higher speeds
R the outer areaempties andthe
inner areaisgray: sporty acceler-
ation 0044
Coasting
(evaluation ofall deceler-
ation processes):
R the outer areafillsupand the
inner arealights upgreen: antici-
patory driving, keeping yourdis-
tanc eand early release ofthe
accelerator. Thevehicle can
coast without useofthe brakes.
R the outer areaempties andthe
inner areaisgray: frequent heavy
braking 0087
Constant
(continuous evaluation
over theentir ejourney):
R the outer areafillsupand the
inner arealights upgreen: con-
stant speed andavoidance of
unnec essary acceleration and
deceleration
R the outer areaempties andthe
inner areaisgray: fluctuations in
speed The
three innerareas display thecurrent driv-
ing style andlight upgreen asaresult ofapar-
ticularly economicaldriving style.Dependin g
on the driving situation, uptotwo areas may
light upsimultaneously.
At the beginning ofthe journey, thethree
outer areas areempty andfillup asaresult of
econom icaldriving. Ahigher levelindicates a
more econom icaldriving style.Ifthe three
outer areas arecompletely filledatthe same
time, thedriver hasadopted themost eco-
nomical drivingstyleforthe selected settings
and prevailing conditions.TheECO display
border lightsup.
The ECO display doesnotindicate theactual
fuel consumpt ion.Theadditionally achieved range
display edunder Bonus fr.Start Bonus
fr.Start does
not indicate afixed consumpt ionreduction .
In addition todriving style,theactual con-
sumption isaffect edbyother factors,such as:
R Load
R Tire pressure
R Cold start
R Choice ofroute
R Act ive electric alconsumer s
These factorsare not included inthe ECO dis-
play.
An econom icaldriving stylespecially requires
driving atmoderate enginespeeds.
Achievin gahigher valueinthe categories
"Accelerat ion"and"Constant ":
R observe thegearshift recommendations .
R drive thevehicle indrive program Cor E
(vehicles withaDYNA MICSELECT button ).
On long journeys ataconst antspeed, e.g.on
the highway, onlytheouter areafor"const ant"
will change.
The ECO display summarizes thedriving style
from thestart ofthe journey toits completion .
Therefore, therearemore marked changes in
the outer areas atthe start ofajourney. On
longer journeys, therearefewer changes. For
more marked changes, performamanual rest
(Y page 193).
For more inform ationonthe ECO display ,see
(Y page 192). Br
aking
Import antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
If you shift down onaslippery roadsurface
in an attempt toincrease theengine's brak-
ing effect ,the drive wheels couldlosetheir
grip. There isan increased dangerofskid-
ding andaccident s.
Do not shift down foradditional enginebrak-
ing onaslippery roadsurface.
Dow nhill gradients !
On
long andsteep gradients, youmust
reduce theload onthe brakes byshiftin gto
a lower gearingood time. Thisallows youto 150
Driving
tipsDriving andparking

Have
brakepads insta lled and brakefluid
repl aced ataqu alifi ed spe cialist wor kshop .
If the brakesys tem hasonly beensub ject to
mode rateloads, youshou ldtest thefunctio n-
al ity ofyour bra kes atregu larinterva ls.
You canfind ades crip tion ofBrake Assist
(BAS) on(Ypage 61).
Merce des-Benz recomm endsthatyouonly
hav ebra kepads/l ining sinsta lled on your vehi -
cle whichhav ebee nap prove dfor Merce des-
Benz vehicles orwhi chcorres pondtoan
equ ivalent quality standa rd.Brake pads/
li nings whichhav enot beenap prove dfor
Merce des-Benz vehicles orwhi chare not ofan
equ ivalent quality coul daffe ctyour vehi cle's
ope ratingsafe ty.
Merce des-Benz recomm endsthatyouonly use
bra kefluidthat hasbeenspe cially ap prove d
for your vehi clebyMerce des-Benz, orwhi ch
corres pondsto an equ ivalent quality standa rd.
Brake fluidwhi chhas notbeenap prove dfor
Merce des-Benz vehicles orwhi chisnot ofan
equ ivalent quality coul daffe ctyour vehi cle's
ope ratingsafe ty.
Che cking brake linin gthic kness You
canmea surethe brea kpa d/li ning thick-
ness using atest gage.Col or-cod ing(gre enor
red) onthe test gageallow syo uto dete rmine
whe ther thebrakepad/li ning thickness isstil l
suff icient.The test gageis in the vehi cledocu -
ment wallet inthe glovebox. Front
wheel Re
ar whe el
X Bring thevehi cleand wheelsinto asui tabl e
pos itionso that youcan attach testgage
0083.
X Secur ethe vehi cleaga inst rolling away
(Y page 145 ).
X Engage park pos itionP.
X Swi tch offthe engi ne.
X Pla cetest gage0083 betw eenthewhe el's
spo kes onbra kepad/li ning 0087.
X Hold testgage0083 vertica lly on bra ke
dis c0043 and slide mea suring pin 0044onto
bra kedisc0043.
X Che ckwhi chcolo rfiel d0085 the arro won
mea suring pin 0044ispoi nting to.
Gree n:the brakepad/li ning thickness is
suff icient.
Red: thebrakepad/li ning thickness isnot
suff icient.Have thebrakepads/l ining
checked ataqu alifi ed spe cialist wor kshop .
To avo idan inaccura temea surement:
R make sureyo upos itionthe whe elssuitabl y
R do not putthe mea suring pin onareces sin
the brakedisc Dri
vin gon wetroads
Hydropl aning If
the roadsur face iswet, hydropl aning may
occur dependi ngon water level, spe edand tire
tread depth. 152
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