engine oil MERCEDES-BENZ GLA SUV 2020 Owner's Manual

Alar
msys tem
see ATA(A nti-T hef tAlar msyst em)
AMG
Adapt ive spor tsusp ension sys-
te m .......... ...................................... 168
Per forman ceSeat ............................ 96
AMG adaptiv esp ort sus pen sion
sys tem
Gen eral Infor mat ion.......................1 68
AMG menu (on-bo ardcomputer) .....201
AMG Perfo rmance exhaustsys-
tem ..................................................... 130
Anti -lockbraking system
see ABS (Anti-lock BrakingSystem)
Anti -skid chains
see Snow chains
Anti -theft alarm system
see ATA (Anti-Theft Alarmsystem)
Approac h/departure angle....... ....... 156
Ashtray ............................................... 260
Ass istanc edisplay (on-bo ard
co mputer) .......................................... 197
Ass istanc emenu (on-bo ardcom-
puter) ..................................................196
ASS YST PLUS
Displ aying aservi cemessa ge....... .279
Driving abroad ....... ........................279
Hidi ngaservi cemessa ge....... ....... 278
Informati onabo utService ............. 279
Res etting theservi ceinterva ldis -
pla y....... ....... .................................. 279
Service message....... ..................... 278
Specia lservi cerequ ireme nts....... ..279
ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm syste m)
Activating/d eactivating ................... 68
Function ...........................................68
Swi tching offthe alarm <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 68
ATTE NTIO NAS SIST
Activa ting/d eactiva ting<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 198
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 220
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 183
Audi o20
Drivi ngdynami csdispl ay............... 171
Audi omen u(o n-b oard computer) ....194
Audi osys tem
see DigitalOpe rator'sManua l Auth
orized Merc edes-Be nzCente r
see Qualifie dspe cialist wo rksho p
Auth orized worksho p
see Qualifie dspe cialist wo rksho p
AU TO lights
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 217
see Lights
Auto matic carwas h(care) ............... 280
Auto matic engine start (ECO
start/ stopfunc tion)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 129
Auto matic engine switch-o ff(ECO
start/ stopfunc tion)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 129
Auto matic headlamp mode.............. 102
Auto matic transmission
Accel erator pedalpos ition ............. 137
Ch ang inggear<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 137
DIREC TSELECT lever <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 134
Drive program<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 138
Drive programdispl ay<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 134
Drivi ngtips<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 137
DYNAM ICSELECT button (all
veh icles exce ptMer cedes-AM G
veh icles) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 132
DYNAM ICSELECT controller
(Me rced es-AM Gveh icles) .............. 133
Emerg encyrunningmod e.............. 142
Enga ging drive pos ition <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 136
Enga ging neu tral <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 135
Enga ging park pos ition
(Me rced es-AM Gveh icles) .............. 136
Enga ging park pos ition automa ti-
cal ly<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 135
Enga ging reve rsegear<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 135
Enga ging the park pos ition ............ 134
Hol ding the vehiclesta tiona ryon
up hillgra dients <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 138
Kickd own<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 138
Ma nua lshi fting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 140
Oil temp erature (on-boa rdcom-
pu ter, Mercedes-AM Gveh icles) ..... 201
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 134
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 142
Pu lling away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 128
Sel ector lever <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 136
Starti ngthe engi ne<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 127
Steer ingwheelpa dd leshi fters ...... 140
Tra nsmi ssion pos ition displ ay........ 136 In
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Traveling
uphill...............................1 56
Wet road surface....... .................... 151
DSR (Dow nhil lSpee dRegul ation)
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 220
Function/notes .............................169
DVD video
Opera ting(on-boa rdcompu ter)..... 195
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................243
DY NAMI CSEL ECTbutton
Cl ima tecontrol (3-zone auto-
matic climatecontrol) .................... 118
Cl ima tecontrol (air-condi tioning
sys tem) .............. ............................ 115
DY NAMI CSEL ECTbutton (all
vehi cles exc ept Merce des-AMG
vehi cles) ....... .............. ........................132
DY NAMI CSEL ECTco ntroll er....... ..... 133
DY NAMI CSEL ECTco ntroll er
(Me rcede s-AMG vehicles) ....... ..........133 E
EA SY-E NTRY feature
Activating/d eactivating .................200
EA SY-E XITfeature
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 200
EA SY-P ACKtailg ate
see Tailga te
EBD (elec tronic brakeforcedistri-
butio n)
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 207
Function/notes ................................67
EC Odisplay
Function/notes .............................149
On-boa rdcompu ter....... ................192
EC Ostart/stop function
Automa ticengine start.................. 129
Automa ticengine switch-off ..........129
Deactiva ting/activa ting....... ..........130
Gene ralinforma tion.......................129
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 129
Introducti on....... ............................ 129
Ele ctroni cStabil ityProgram
see ESP®
(Electroni cStabi lityProgra m)
Emerge ncy
Automa ticmeas uresafter an
accid ent....... ....................................53 Emer
gency brak ing
see BAS(Br ake Assist Syst em)
Emer gency release
Dr iver 'sdoor .................................... 76
Vehic le.............................................7 6
Emer gency sparewheel
Gene ralnotes................................ 332
Im port antsafety notes.................. 331
Removing .......................................3 32
Emerge ncyTensi oningDevic es
Activatio n....... .................................. 51
Eng ine
Che ckEngine warning lamp ....... ....239
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 218
ECO start/stop function................129
Engine number....... ........................335
Irregu larrunning ............................ 131
Ju mp-starti ng....... .......................... 296
Starting (important safetynotes) ...126
Starting problems .......................... 131
Starting theengine with the
SmartKey .......................................127
Starting viasmartp hone................127
Starting with the Start/Stop but-
ton ....... .......................................... 127
Switchi ngoff ....... ........................... 146
Tow -starting (vehicle)....... .............. 302
Eng ineelectroni cs
Prob lem(malfunction) ................... 131
Eng ineoil
Adding ...........................................276
Additi ves....... ................................. 338
Che cking theoilleve l....... .............. 275
Che cking theoilleve lusi ng the
dip stick .......................................... 275
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 219
Fill ing capa city....... ........................338
Notes aboutoil grad es....... ............ 338
Notes onoilleve l/consu mption....275
Temp erature(on-boa rdcom-
pute r,Merced es-AMG vehicles) .....201
Eng ineoiladditive s
see Additi ves(engi neoil)
Ente ring anaddress
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................243
ESC (Elec tronic StabilityControl)
see ESP®
(Electroni cStabi lityProgra m) 10
In
dex

Stori
ngsetti ngs(memory func-
tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 101
Swi tching seathea ting on/of f......... 96
Se cti on
Ca rgo comp artment<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 77
Se curi ngalo ad
see Secu ringcargo
Se curi ngcarg o<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 256
Se lecti ng age ar
see Auto matictrans mission
Se lecto rle ve r
Cl ea ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 285
Se nso rs(cleani ng instruc tions) ....... 283
Se rvic emen u(o n-b oard com-
puter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 198
Se rvic emes sage
see ASSYST PLUS
Se rvic eproduc ts
Bra kefluid<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 338
Co olant (engi ne) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 339
Engine oil<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 338
Fue l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 335
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 335
Re friger ant (air-co nditioni ngsys-
tem) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 340
Wa she rflu id<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 339
Se tting aspe ed
see Cruisecontrol
Se tting theairdistribu tion............... 120
Se tting theairfl ow<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 120
Se tting thedate/ timeformat
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 243
Se tting thelanguag e
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 243
Se tting thetime
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 243
Se tting s
Facto ry(on-boa rdcomp uter)......... 201
On-bo ardcomp uter<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 198
SE TUP (on-b oard computer,
Merc edes-AMG vehic les) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 201
Si de impac tair bag <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 46
Si de marker lamp(displ aymes -
sag e)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 217Si
de windo ws
Cl ea ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 282
Co nveni ence closing fea ture ............ 85
Co nveni ence opening feature .......... 84
Imp orta ntsafety informa tion ........... 83
Ope ning/ closing <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 84
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 86
Re setti ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 86
Re vers ingfeature <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 83
SI RIU Sse rvic es
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 243
Si tuatio n-dependen tbraki ng
ass istanc e
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 63
Sl idi ng sun roof
see Panora maroofwi th pow er
til t/sli ding panel
SmartK ey
Ch ang ingthe battery <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 72
Ch ang ingthe programmi ng............. 71
Ch ecki ngthe battery <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 72
Co nveni ence closing fea ture ............ 85
Co nveni ence opening feature .......... 84
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 230
Door centra llo cking /unlocking....... 69
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 69
KEYL ESS-GO startfuncti on.............. 71
Los s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 73
Mech anical key <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 71
Pos itions (igni tion lock) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 125
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 73
Starti ngthe engi ne<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 127
SmartK eypos ition s(ign ition
lo ck) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 125
Smartpho ne
Starti ngthe engi ne<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 127
SMS
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 243
Sno wcha ins<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 308
So cke ts
Ce nter conso le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 261
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 261
Lu gga gecomp artment<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 261
Re ar comp artment<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 261
So und
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 24418
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Smar
tKey Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
If children areleft unsupervised inthe vehi-
cle, they could:
R operate thevehicle's equipment
Additionally, childrencouldsetthe vehicle in
motion if,for example, they:
R release theparking brake
R shift theautomatic transmissionoutof
park position 005D
R start theengine
There isarisk ofan accident andinjury.
Never leavechildren oranimals unattended
in the vehicle.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
SmartK eywith youand lock thevehicle. This
also applie sfor the Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"functionisactivated via
Mercedes meconn ect. G
WARNING
If you attach heavyorlarge object sto the
SmartK ey,the SmartK eycould beuninten -
tionally turnedinthe ignition lock.This
could cause theengine tobe switched off.
There isarisk ofan accident.
Do not attach anyheavy orlarge object sto
the SmartK ey.Remove anybulky keyrings
before insertin gthe SmartK eyinto theigni-
tion lock.
! Keep
theSmartK eyaway fromstrongmag-
netic fields. Otherwise, theremote control
funct ioncould beaffected.
Str ong magnetic fieldscanoccur inthe
vicinity ofpowerful electrical installations.
Do not keep theSmartK ey:
R with electron icdevices, e.g.amobile phone
or another SmartKey
R with metallic objects,e.g. coins ormetal foil
R inside metallic objects,e.g. ametal case
Vehicles withKEYLESS-GO startfunction:
do not keep theSmartK eyinthe cargo com- partment
.Otherwise, theSmartK eymay not
be detect ed,e.g. when startin gthe engine
using theStart /Stopbutton. Smar
tKeyfunctions 0043
0037 Tolock thevehicle
0044 0054 Toopen thetailgate
0087 0036 Tounlock thevehicle
X To unlock centrally: pressthe0036 but-
ton.
If you donot open thevehicle withinapprox-
imately 40seconds ofunlocking:
R the vehicle islocked again
R anti-t heftprotect ionisreactivated
X To lock: press the0037 button.
The SmartK eycent rally locks/un locks:
R the doors
R the tailgate
R the fuel filler flap
The turn signals flashonce when unlocking
and three times whenlocking.
When thelocator lighting isactivated viathe
multimedia system,itlights upwhen itis dark
after thevehicle isunlocked withtheremote
cont rol;see Digital Operator's Manual.
You canalso setanaudib lesignal toconfirm
that thevehicle hasbeen locked. Theaudib le
signal canbeactivated anddeactivated using
the on-board computer (Ypage 200).
X To
open thetailgate automatically from
outside thevehicle: pressandhold the
0054 button untilthetailgate opens
(Y page 79).
Vehicles withKEYLESS-GO orKEY LESS-GO
star tfunction: Smar
tKey
69Opening andclosing Z

There
isarisk offire and anaccident .
Release theparking brakefullybefore driv-
ing off.
! Do
not warm upthe engine whilestation -
ary. Pullaway immediately. Avoidhigh
engine speeds andfullthrot tleuntil the
engine hasreached itsoperating tempera-
ture.
In vehicles withautomatic transmission,
engage positions Pand Ronly when the
vehicle isstation ary.
Where possible, avoidspinnin gthe drive
wheels whenpulling awayonslippery roads.
You could otherwise damagethedrive train.
! Mercedes-AMG
vehicles:avoidfull-load
operation andengine speeds greater than
5000 rpmwhen theengine iscold. This
helps toprotec tthe engine andavoids
uncomf ortable driving. Key
positions
Smar tKey 005A
Toremove theSmart Key
(shift thetrans mission toposition 005D)
0047 Power supply forsome consumer s,such
as the windshield wipers
0048 Ignit ion(power supplyforallconsumer s)
and drive position
0049 Tostart theengine
i The
Smart Keycanbeturned inthe ignition
lock even ifit is not thecorrec tSmart Key
for the vehicle. Theignition isnot switched
on. The engine cannotbe start ed. Star
t/Stop button General
notes
Vehicles withKEYLE SS-GO are equipped with
Smart Keysfeaturing theintegr atedKEYLE SS-
GO funct ionand adetachable Start/Stopbut-
ton .
A check whichperiodically establishesaradio
conn ection between thevehicle andthe
Smart Keydetermin eswhether avalid Smart -
Key isin the vehicle. Thisoccurs, forexample,
when startingthe engine.
When youinsert theStart /Stopbutton into
the ignition lock,thesystem needsapprox-
imately twoseconds recognitiontime. Youcan
then usetheStart /Stopbutton .
Pressing theStart /Stopbutton several times
in succession correspondstothe different
Smart Keypositions inthe ignition lock.Thisis
only thecase ifyou arenot depressing the
brake pedal.
If you depress thebrake pedalandpress the
Start /Stopbutton ,the engine startsimmedi-
ately.
To start thevehicle without actively usingthe
Smart Key:
R the Start /Stopbutton mustbeinsert edin
the ignition lock
R the Smart Keymust beinthe vehicle
R the vehicle mustnotbelocked withthe
Smart KeyorKEYLE SS-GO (Ypage 70)
Do not keep theKEYLE SS-GO key:
R with electron icdevices, e.g.amobile phone
or another SmartKey.
R with metallic objects,e.g. coins ormetal
foil.
R inside metallic objects,e.g. ametal case.
This canaffect thefunct ionality ofKEYLE SS-
GO.
If you lock thevehicle withtheSmart Key
remote controlorwith KEYLE SS-GO, after a
short time:
R you willnotbeable toswitch onthe ignition
with theStart /Stopbutton .
R you willnolonger beable tostart theengine
with theStart /Stopbutton untilthevehicle
is unlocked again.
If you lock thevehicle centrally using thebut-
ton onthe front door(Ypage 75),youcan
cont inue tostart theengine withtheStart /
Stop button . Driving
125Drivingandparking Z

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

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

G
WARNING
Flamma blemateria lsuch aslea ves, grass or
twigs mayignite ifthey come intocontact
with hotparts ofthe exhau stsystem. There
is arisk offire.
When drivingon anunpa vedroad oroff-
road ,check thevehicl eunders ideregu larly.
In particu lar,remove trappedpla ntparts or
other flamma blemateria l.Contact aqua li-
fied speci alist worksho pimmed iatelyif dam-
age isdetected.
! There
isarisk ofdama getothe vehicl eif:
R the vehicl ebecome sstuck, e.g.onahigh
curb oran unpa vedroad
R you drive toofast over anobstacl e,e.g. a
curb, aspee dbump orapothol ein the
road
R ahea vyobject strikes theunderb odyor
parts ofthe chassi s
In situa tions likethis, thebody ,the under-
body ,chassi sparts, wheelsor tires couldbe
dama gedwitho utthe dama gebeing visib le.
Comp onents damagedinthis way canunex-
pectedl yfail or,inthe case ofan accide nt,
no longer withsta ndthe loadsthey are
desi gned to.
If the underb odypanel ingisdama ged,com-
bus tible materia lssuch aslea ves, grass or
twigs cangather betweenthe underb ody
and theunderb odypanel ing.Ifthese materi-
als come incontact withhotparts ofthe
exhau stsystem, theycancatch fire.
In such situations, havethevehicl echecked
and repa iredimmed iatelyat aqua lified spe-
cial istworksho p.Ifon continuing yourjour-
ney you notice thatdrivingsafety is
impa ired,pul lover andstop thevehicl e
immed iately,pay ing attention toroad and
traffic conditions. Insuch cases, consult a
qua lified speci alist worksho p.
The vehicl eis only designed foreasi lynegotia -
ble off-road terrainandpoor roadsurfaces.
When drivingoff-road ,sub stances suchas
sand, mudandwate ror wate rmixed withoil
may getinto thebrakes .This couldresu ltin a
redu cedbraki ngeffect orintotal brake failure
and alsoin increas edwea rand tear. Thebrak-
ing chara cteristics changedepending onthe
materia lentering thebrakes .Cle anthe brakes
after drivingoff-road .If you detect aredu ced braki
ngeffect orgrindi ngnoises ,have the
brake system checked inaqua lified speci alist
worksho pas soon aspossi ble.Adapt your
drivi ngstyle tothe differ entbraki ngchara cter-
istics.
Driving off-road increasesthe likel ihoo dof
dama getothe vehicl e,whi ch, inturn, canlead
to fail ure ofthe mechani calasse mbly orsys-
tems. Adapt yourdrivi ngstyle tosui tthe ter-
rain conditions. Drivecarefu lly.Have damage
to the vehicl erectified immediatelyat aqua li-
fied speci alist worksho p.
Do not shift intotransmissi onposi tion 005C
when drivingoff-road .You couldlose control
of the vehicl eif you attempt tobrake thevehi-
cle using the service brake.Ifthe grad ientis
too steep foryou rvehicl e,drive backdownin
reverse gear.
Gene ralnote s H
Envi
ronmental note
Protection ofthe environment isof prima ry
importa nce.Treatnature withrespe ct.
Observe allprohi biting signs.
Rea dthis section carefullybefore drivingyou r
vehicl eoff-road .
Off-road drivingisonly possi blewith the
ON&OFFROAD package.
The followi ngdrivi ngsystems arespeci ally
ada pted fordrivi ngover easilynegotia bleoff-
road terrain:
R Off-road program(Y pag e170)
R Off-road ABS(Ypag e60)
R Off-road 4ETS(Ypag e64)
R Off-road ESP®
(Y pag e66)
R DSR (Downhi llSpeed Regulation)
(Y pag e169)
Observe thefollowi ngnotes:
R Stop thevehicl ebefore starting todrive
alo ng anoff-road route.Ifnecessa ry,acti-
vate theoff-road program(Y pag e132) .
R To avoi ddama gingthevehicl e,make sure
there isalw ayssuffi cient groundclea rance.
R Che ckthat items oflug gage andloadsare
stowed safelyand arewellsecure d
(Y pag e256).
R Alwa yskeep theengine running andingea r
when drivingon adow nhill gradient. Acti-
vate DSR (Ypag e169) . 154
Drivi
ngtipsDrivi ngand parking

R
Driv eslow lyand evenly,if nece ssaryat a
wa lking pace.
R Ensu retha tthe wheelsarein conta ctwith
the ground atalltime s.
R Driv ewi th extre mecareon unf amilia roff -
roa drou tes where visibility ispo or. For
sa fety reasons ,ge tou tof the vehiclefir st
and surve ythe off-roa drou te.
R Ch eck thedepth ofwa ter befor efor ding riv-
ers and streams.
R Wa tch outfor obsta cles.
R Take car ewh en turning onanuphillor
do wnh ill sl op eor wh en drivin gacr oss a
sl op e.The vehiclecou ldothe rwise tip ove r.
R Alw ayskee pthe side windo wsand thepan-
ora ma roofwi th powe rtil t/sl iding panel
clo sed durin gthe journey .
R Do not devia tefro mma rked routes.
R Do not usethe HOLD functio nwh en drivin g
off -roa d,on stee pup hillor downh ill gra di-
ents oron slip pe ry or loose surfa ces .The
HOLD functio ncanno thol dthe vehicleon
su ch surfa ces .
Ch eckli st before driv ingof f-ro ad X
En gine oille ve l:che ckthe engineoille vel
and addoilif nece ssary.
Wh endrivin gon stee pgra dients ,the engine
oi lle vel mustbe sufficie ntly high toens urea
corr ectoilsu pp lyin the vehicle.
X Whe elsand tires:che ckthe tire trea d
de pth and tirepressu re.
X Ch eck fordama geand remove anyforeign
ob jects ,e.g .sma llstone s,fro mthe wheels/
tire s.
X Re place anymissing valve cap s.
X Re place dented ordama gedwh eels.
X Rims :de nted orbent rim scan resultin a
lo ss oftire pressu reand dama gethe tire
be ad.Befo redrivin goff -roa d,che ckthe
wh eelsand replace the mifnece ssary.
Ch eckli st afte rdriv ingof f-ro ad !
If
yo ude tect dama getothe vehicleaf ter
dri vin goff -roa d,have the vehicleche cked
imm ediatel yat aqu alifi ed speci alistwo rk-
sho p.
X Dea ctivate off-roa dpro gram(Y page 132) .
X Dea ctivate DSR (Ypage 169 ). X
Clea nthe headlamps andrearlights and
che ckfor dama ge.
X Clea nthe frontand rearlicens eplate s.
X Clea nthe wheelsand tireswi th awa ter jet
and remove anyforeign objects .
X Clea nthe wheels,wh eelhou sings and the
veh icleund erside wi th awa ter jet; checkfor
any foreign objects anddama ge.
X Ch eck wheth ertwi gsorothe rpa rts ofplants
ha ve become trapped.The seincr ease the
ris kof fireand candama gefuel pipe s,bra ke
hos esorthe airbe llow sof the axlejoi nts
and propeller sha fts.
X After thetrip,exa min ewi thou tfa ilthe entire
und erca rriag e, wh eels,tire s,bra kes ,bo dy-
wo rkstru ctur e,stee ring,cha ssisand
exh aust system fordama ge.
X After drivin gin sand, mud,gra vel,wa ter or
si mil ardirty cond itions, have the followi ng
che cked andcleane d:
R bra kediscs
R wh eels
R bra kepads
R axl ejoi nts
X Ifyo ude tect strongvibratio ns after off-roa d
tra vel ,che ckfor foreign objects inthe
wh eelsand drive trainand remove themif
nece ssary.Fore ign ob jects candistu rbthe
ba lance and causevibratio ns.
Driv ingoverpo or roa dsu rfa ces place sgre ater
de ma nds onyour veh icletha ndri vin gon nor-
ma lroa ds.After drivin goff -roa d,che ckthe
veh icle. Thi sal lo ws youto detect dama ge
pro mptl yand reduce theriskof an acc ident to
yo ursel fand othe rroa dus ers .
Dri ving on san d Ob
ser vethe followi ng ruleswh en drivin gon
sa nd:
R Activ atethe off-roa dpro gram(Y page 132 ).
R Avoi dhigh eng inespee ds.
R Use theleft-ha ndstee ringwh eelpa dd le
shi fter toshi ftto alowe rge ar appro priate to
the terrain. Dr
ivi ng tips
155Dr ivi ng andparki ng Z

comp
lywith the releva ntnati onal roadtraf-
fic rules. Insome countries ,incl uding Ger-
many ,us eof the acoustic locki ngveri fica-
tion signal ispro hibited byroa dtraffi crul es
(i n Ge rma ny,bysecti ons16[1] and 30[1]
of the StVO regulations ).The driver ofthe
vehi cleisresp onsible for ensu ringcomp li-
ance with these rules. Incou ntries inwhi ch
the useof this functi onispro hibited ,the
functi onwillbe disab led in your vehi cleand
yo uwi llnot beper mitted toena ble it.
Res torin gthe facto rysetting s X
Pre ssthe 0059 or0065 button onthe stee r-
ing whe elto sel ect the Sett . Sett
.menu .
X Pre ssthe 0064 or0063 button tosel ect the
Fact orySetting Fact
orySettingsubme nu.
X Pre ss0076 toconfi rm.
The Rese tAll Settings? Rese
tAll Settings?functi on
ap pea rs.
X Pre ssthe 0064 or0063 button tosel ect No No
or Yes Yes.
X Pre ssthe 0076 button toconfi rmthe selec-
tion.
If yo uha ve selected Yes Yes,
themultifunction
di spl aysho wsaconfi rmation mess age.
For safety reasons, theDayt imeRunning Dayt
imeRunning
Ligh ts Ligh
tsfuncti oninthe Ligh t Ligh
tsu bme nuisonly
rese tif the vehi cleisstati onar y. AMG
menu (Mercedes -AMG vehicle s)
Warm-up 0043
Digi talspe edo meter
0044 Gearindi cator
0087 Ups hiftindi cator
0085 Engine oiltempe rature
0083 Coola nttempe rature
0084 Transmis sionflu idtempe rature X
Pre ssthe 0059 or0065 button onthe stee r-
ing whe elto sel ect the AMG AMG
menu .
Upsh iftindi cato r:up shi ftindi cator UP UP
0087
indi cates thattheengi nehasrea ched the
over revvi ngrang ewhe nin the manu aldri ve
pro gram.
En gine and transmi ssion oiltempe ra-
ture: whenthe engi neand transm ission are
at norma lope ratingtempe rature,oiltem-
per ature0085 and 0084are displ ayed inwhi tein
the multifunction displ ay.
If the multifunction displ aysho wsoiltem-
per ature0085 or0084 inblue ,the engi neorthe
transm ission are not yetat norma lope rating
tempe rature.Avoi ddri ving atfullengi neout-
pu tdu ring thistime .
SE TUP 0043
Drive system Comfort Comf
ort/ Sport Spor
t/Spo rt+ Spor
t+
0044 Chass isCom fort Com
fort/Spo rt Spo
rt/ Sport+ Spo
rt+
0087 Tran smissio nD D/
M M
0085 ESP®
On On/
Off Off
orSPORT handlingmod e
Spo rt Spo
rt
SE TUP displ aysthefoll owin ginf orm ationand
fun ction s:
R thedigit alspee dometer
R thegear indicat or
R thedriv esyst emsetting
R thesuspe nsion mod e
R thetrans mis sion position
R theES P®
(El ect ron icStabilit yPro gram )st a-
tus
X Pre ssthe0059 or0065 buttonon thest eer -
ing wheel tosele cttheAMG AMG
men u.
X Pre ss0063 repeatedly untilSE TUP appear s. Menu
sand submen us
201On-boar dcomp uter and displa ys Z