keyless MERCEDES-BENZ GLA SUV 2020 Owner's Manual

swerving.
Trailerswithahigh centerofgrav-
ity can tipover before ESP®
can detect this.
There isarisk ofan accident.
Always adaptyour driving styletothe pre-
vailing roadandweather conditions.
If your vehicle withtrailer (vehicle/trailer com-
bination) beginstolurch, youcan only stabilize
the vehicle/trailer combinationbydepressing
the brake firmly.
ESP ®
trailer stabilization isactive above
speeds ofabout 65km/h.
ESP ®
trailer stabilization doesnotwork if
ESP ®
is deactivated ordisabl edbecause ofa
malfunction. EBD
(electronic brakeforcedistribu-
tion)
General informat ion EBD
monitors andcont rolsthebrake pressure
on the rear wheels toimprove drivingstability
while braking.
Importa ntsafety notes i
Observe
the"Important safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypage 60). G
WARNING
If EBD ismalfunctioning, therear wheels can
lock, e.g.under fullbraking. Thisincreases
the risk ofskidding andanaccident.
You should therefore adaptyour driving
style tothe different handling characteris-
tics. Have thebrake system checked ata
qual ified speciali stworkshop.
Please observe theinformation onwarning
and indicator lamps(Ypage 234)
(Y page 234)aswell ason displa ymessages
(Y page 207). ADA
PTIVE BRAKE
ADA PTIVE BRAKE enhances brakingsafetyand
offers increased brakingcomfort.In addition
to the braking function, ADAPTIVE BRAKE also has
theHOLD function (Ypage 165)andhill
start assist (Ypage 128). STEER
CONTROL
General informat ion STEE
RCONTROL helpsyoubytransmitt inga
noticeable steeringforcetothe steering wheel
in the direction requiredforvehicle stabiliza-
tion.
This steering assistance isprovided inparticu-
lar if:
R both right wheels orboth leftwheels areon
a wet orslippery roadsurface whenyou
brake
R the vehicle beginstoskid
Importa ntsafety notes i
Observe
the"Important safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypage 60).
No steering assistance isprovided fromSTEER
CONTROL, if:
R ESP ®
is malfunctioning
R the steering ismalfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning, youwillbeassisted
further bythe electrical powersteering. Protection
againsttheft Immobilizer
The immobili zerprevents yourvehicle from
being started without thecorrect SmartKey.
X To activate withtheSmar tKey: remove
the SmartKey fromtheignition lock.
X To
activate withKEYLESS-GO start-func-
tion orKEY LESS-GO: switchtheignition off
and open thedriver's door.
X To deactivate: switchonthe ignition.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
SmartKey withyouand lock thevehicle. Any-
one canstart theengine ifavalid SmartKey
has been leftinside thevehicle.
i The
immobili zerisalwa ysdeactivated
when youstart theengine.
In the event thattheengine cannot bestar-
ted (yet thevehicle's batteryischarged), Protection
againsttheft
67Safety Z

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

KEYLESS-
GOstar tfu nct ion
Gene ralnot es Be
ar inmin dth at theen gin ecan bestart ed by
any oftheveh icleoc cup antsif th ere isa
Sm artKey intheveh icle. Cha
nging theset tings ofthelocki ng
sys tem
You canchang eth eset ting sof theloc king
syst em. This mean sth at onlythedri ver 'sdoor
and thefuel filler flap areunlockedwhen the
veh icleis unl ocked. This isusef ulifyou fre-
quen tly travel onyour own.
X To cha nge theset ting: pressand hold the
0036 and0037 buttons sim ultane ousl yfor
appr oximat elysixsec onds unt ilth ebat tery
ind icat orlamp flashes twice (Ypage 72).
If th eset ting oftheloc king syst emisch ang ed
wit hin thesign alran geoftheveh icle, pre ssing
th e0037 or0036 button:
R loc ksor
R unl ocks theveh icle
The SmartKey nowfun ction sas follows :
X To unl ock: pressthe0036 buttonon ce.
X To unl ock cent rally: pressthe0036 button
twi ce.
X To lock centrally: pressthe0037 button.
The KEYLE SS-GO function isch ang edasfol-
lows :
X To unl ock thedr iver 'sdoor :to uch the
inn ersur faceof thedoor handleonthedri v-
er' sdoor .
X To unl ock cent rally: touch theinn ersur -
fac eof thedoor handleonthefron t-
pass enger door ortherear door.
X To lock centrally: touch theout ersen sor
sur faceon oneof thedoor handles .
X To res toreth efa cto ryset tings: pressand
hold the0036 and0037 buttons sim ultane -
ousl yfor appr oximat elysixsec onds unt ilth e
bat tery checklamp flashes twice
(Y page 72). Mech
anical key
Gene ralnot es If
th eveh iclecan nolonger belockedor
unl ockedwit hth eSm artKey orKEYLE SS-GO ,
use themec hanical key.
If you usethemec hanical keyto unl ockand
open thedri ver 'sdoor orthetrunk lid,the
ant i-thef talarm systemwill betrigge red
(Y page 68).
The reare several ways totur noff thealarm :
X To
dea ctivate theala rm withth ekey :
pre ssthe0036 or0037 buttonon theke y.
or
X Inser tth eSm artKey intoth eign ition lock.
or X To
dea ctivate theala rm withKEYLESS -
GO: presstheSt art /S topbut tonin theign i-
ti on lock.The SmartKey mustbe intheveh i-
cle .
or X Loc kor unl ockth eveh icleusin gKE YLE SS-
GO. TheSmartKey mustbe out side theveh i-
cle .
If you unlockth eveh icleusin gth emec hanical
ke y,thefuel filler flap willnotbe unlocked
auto matically.
X To unl ock thefu el fill er flap:ins ert the
Sm artKey intoth eign ition lock.
Rem oving theme cha nica lkey Sm
artKey
71Opening andclosing Z

X
Repeat edlytaptheSm artKey again styour
palm untilbat tery 0087 falls out.
X Inser tth ene wbat tery wit hth epos itive ter-
min alfac ing upwar ds.Use alin t-fr ee cloth
to do so. X
Mak esur eth at thesur faceof thebat tery is
fr ee oflint,gre ase and other contamin ants.
X Inser tth efron ttab sof bat tery tray cover 0043
and then pre sstoclo seit.
X Inser tmec hanical keyint oth eSm artKey
(Y page 72).
X Chec kth efun ction ofall Sm artKey buttons
on theveh icle. Pr
oblem swith theSm artKey Pr
oblem Poss
iblecauses/con sequenc esand 0050 0050
Solu tions You
cannotloc kor
unlo cktheveh icleusin g
th eSm artKey. The
SmartKey battery isdisc harged ornearly discharged.
X Veh
icles withoutKEYLESS -GO or KEYLESS -GO star tfu nct ion:
tr y to loc k/unlo cktheveh icleagain usingth eSm artKey' srem ote
co ntrol function .Poin tth etip of theSm artKey atthedriv er'sdoor
han dlefrom closeran geand pressthe0036 or0037 button.
If th is does notwor k:
X Chec kth eSm artKey battery (Y page 72)and replace itifne ces-
sar y(Y page 72).
X Un loc k(Y page 76)orloc k(Y page 77)th eveh icleusin gth e
mec hanical key. The
reisint erf ere ncefrom apowe rful sour ceofradi owave s.
X Veh
icles withoutKEYLESS -GO or KEYLESS -GO star tfu nct ion:
tr y to loc k/unlo cktheveh icleagain usingth eSm artKey' srem ote
co ntrol function .Poin tth etip of theSm artKey atthedriv er'sdoor
han dlefrom closeran geand pressthe0036 or0037 button.
If th is does notwor k:
X Un loc k(Y page 76)orloc k(Y page 77)th eveh icleusin gth e
mec hanical key. The
SmartKey isfault y.
X Un loc k(Y page 76)or loc k(Y page 77)theveh icleusin gth e
mec hanical key.
X Hav eth eSm artKey checke dat aqualif iedspec ialist workshop. Sm
artKey
73Opening andclosing Z

G
WARNING
If objects, luggage orloa dsare not secure d
or not secure dsuffi ciently ,they couldslip ,
tip over orbe flung aroundand thereby hit
vehicl eoccupa nts.There isarisk ofinjury ,
particu larlyin the event ofsud den braki ng
or asud den change indire ction.
Alwa ysstore objects sothat they cannot be
flung around.Secure objects, luggage or
loa dsaga inst slipping ortippi ngbefore the
journey .
! The
tailgate swings upwards andtothe
rear when opened .There fore,make sure
that there issuffi cient clearance aboveand
behi ndthe tailgate.
The openi ngdime nsions ofthe tailgate canbe
found inthe "Veh icledata "section
(Y pag e341) .
You shou ldprefera blyplacelug gage orloa ds
in the cargo compartment. Observetheload-
ing guidel ines (Ypag e251).
Do not leavethe SmartKey inthe cargo com-
partment. Youcouldotherwi selock yourself
out.
The tailgate canbe:
R opened andclosed manuallyfrom outside
R vehi cleswith EASY-PA CKtailgate :
opened /closed automatica llyfrom theout-
side
R vehi cleswith EASY-PA CKtailgate :
opened /closed automatica llyfrom the
insid e
R vehi cleswith EASY-PA CKtailgate and
with KEYLESS-GO orKEYLESS-GO start
functio n:closed withtheremote operating
swi tch onthe SmartKey
R rele ased withtheemerge ncyrelease from
the insid e Tailgate
obstruction detectionwith
reversi ngfeature
On vehicl eswith anEASY-PACK tailgate, the
tail gate isequ ipped with automatic obstacle
recognitio nwith areversi ngfeatu re.Ifasoli d
object blocks orrestricts thetailgate when
au tomatica llyopeni ngorclosi ng,this proce-
dure isstoppe d.Ifthe tailgate isstoppe ddur- ing
the closi ngprocess ,the tailgate automati-
call yopens againslig htly. Theautomatic
obstructio ndetection withreversi ngfeatu reis
only anaid.It is not asub stitute foryou ratten-
tiveness whenopeningand closi ngthe tail-
gate. G
WARNING
The reversi ngfeatu redoes notrespo nd:
R to soft, light and thin objects, e.g.fingers
R over thelast1/3 in(8 mm) ofthe closi ng
movement
The reversi ngfeatu recannot prevent some-
one from becomi ngtrappe din these situa-
tions inparticu lar.There isarisk ofinjury .
Make surethatnobody parts areinclose
proximi tyduri ngthe closi ngproced ure.
If someb odybecomes trapped:
R press the0054 button onthe SmartKey ,
or
R pul lor press theremote operatingswitch
on the drive r'sdoor or
R press theclosi ngbutton/STOP buttonin
the tailgate or
R pul lthe handl eon the tailgate
Vehic leswith HANDS -FREEACCES S:itis
als opossi bletostop theclosi ngprocess by
performi ngakicking movement undertherear
bump er. Openi
ngand closing manually
Openi ng 78
Cargo
compar tmentOpeni ngand closi ng

X
Press andhold the0036 button untilthe
side windows andthepanorama sunroofare
in the desired position.
If the roller sunblind ofthe panorama roof
with power tilt/sliding panelisclosed, the
roller sunblind isopened first.
X Press andhold the0036 button oncemore
until thepanorama roofwith power tilt/slid-
ing panel reaches thedesired position.
X To
interr uptconvenien ceopening:
release the0036 button . Convenie
nceclosing feature
Impor tantsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
When theconv enienc eclosing feature is
operating, partsofthe body could become
trapped inthe closing areaofthe side win-
dow andthesliding sunroof. Thereisarisk
of injury.
Observe thecomplete closingprocedure
when theconv enienc eclosing feature is
operating. Makesurethatnobody parts are
in close proximit yduring theclosing proce-
dure.
Vehicles withKEYL ESS-GO orKEYL ESS-GO
star tfunction: youcan dothe following atthe
same time:
R lock thevehicle
R close theside windows
R close thepanorama roofwith power tilt/
sliding panel
On vehicles withapanorama roofwith power
tilt/ sliding panel,youcan then close theroller
sunblind.
i Notes onthe automatic reversingfeature
for:
R The side window (Ypage 83)
R The panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding
panel (Ypage 88)
R The roller sunblind (Ypage 89) Using
theSmar tKey X
Vehicles
withKEYL ESS-GO orKEYL ESS-
GO star tfunction: forthe following opera-
tions, pointthetipofthe Smart Keyatthe
handle onthe driver's door.TheSmart Key
must beclose tothe driver's doorhandle.
i Vehicles
withKEYL ESS-GO orKEYL ESS-
GO star tfunction: theSmart Keymust be
in close proximit yto the vehicle.
X Press andhold the0037 button untilthe
side windows andthepanorama slidingsun-
roof arefully closed.
X Make surethatallthe side windows andthe
panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding panel
are closed.
On vehicles withapanorama roofwith power
tilt/ sliding panel:
X Press andhold the0037 button againuntil
the roller sunblind ofthe panorama sliding
sunroof closes.
X To interr uptconvenienc eclosing: release
the 0037 button .
Using KEYLESS-GO The
driver's doorandthedoor atwhich the
handle isused, mustbothbeclosed. The
Smart Keymust beoutside thevehicle. The
gap between theSmart Keyand thecorre-
sponding doorhandle shouldnotbegreater
than 3ft (1 m). X
Touch recessed sensorsurface 0043onthe
door handle untiltheside windows andthe
panorama roofwith power tilt/sliding panel
are fully closed.
i Make
sureyouonly touch recessed sensor
surface 0043. Side
window s
85Opening andclosing Z

Cha
nging therea rwind owwiper blade Rem
oving awiper blade X
Veh
icles withoutKEYLESS- GOorKEY-
LESS- GOstar tfu nct ion: remove the
Sm artKey from theign ition lock.
X Veh
icles withKEYLESS- GOorKEYLESS-
GO star tfu nct ion: switchoff theen gin e.
X Fol dwiper arm0085away from therear win-
dow.
X Pre ssbot hrele ase clips0044.
X Fol dwiper blade0043inthedire ction of
arr ow 0087away from wiper arm0085.
X Remo vewiper blade0043inthedire ction of
arr ow 0083. Inst
alling awiper blade X
Posi tionne wwiper blade0043withrec ess 0084
on lug 0083.
X Fol dwiper blade0043inthedire ction of
arr ow 0087onto thewiper arm,unt ilret aini ng
clip s0044 engage inbrac ket0085.
X Mak esure that wiper blade0043isseat ed
cor rectly.
X Fol dth ewiper armback onto therear win-
dow. Pr
oblem swith thewind shieldwiper s Pr
oblem Possi
blecauses/con sequences and0050 0050
Solu tions The
wind shieldwiper s
are jammed. Leav
esorsnow, forexample ,may beobst ructingth ewind shield
wiper moveme nt.The wiper motorhas been deactivate d.
X For safe tyreas ons,you should rem ove theSm artKey from the
ign ition lock.
X Remo vethecaus eof theobst ruction.
X Swit chthewind shieldwiper sback on. The
wind shieldwiper s
fail com pletely. The
wind shieldwiper driveis malf unctionin g.
X Sel ect another wiper speedon thecom binatio nswit ch.
X Hav eth ewind shieldwiper sch eck edataqualif iedspec ialist
work shop. The
wind shieldwashe r
fluid from thespr aynoz-
zle sno longer hitsth e
cen terof thewind -
shie ld. The
spraynozzles are misalign ed.
X Hav eth espr aynozzles adjust edataqualif iedspec ialist work-
sho p. 112
Wind
shield wipersLightsand winds hieldwiper s

Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 007A
0025
00E5 Ino perativeSee Ino
perativeSee
Ope rator'sMan ual Ope
rator'sMan ual EB
D(elec tron icbrak efor ce dist ribution),AB S,BA S,ES P®
,th e
HO LD function and hillstart assi stare notavail able duetoamal-
fun ction .
Ac tive Brake Assis tmay havealso failed.
A warn ingtone soun ds.
In addit ion,th e00E5, 00BBand0025 warninglamp smay lightup in
th eins trumen tclus ter.
G WAR
NING
The brak esyst emcontinu estofun ction norm ally, butwithout the
fun ction slist ed abov e.The fron tand rear whee lsco uld there fore
loc kif you performafull brak eapplic ation,for exampl e.
The steer abilit yand brak ingcharac teris tics may besev erelyaff ec-
te d. The brak ingdist ancein an eme rgencybrak ingsituati oncan
inc reas e.
If ES P®
is no toper ational, ESP®
is unab leto stabiliz eth eveh icle.
The reisan increas edriskof skiddin gand anacc iden t.
X Dr ive oncar eful ly.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop immediat ely. 0049
(USA
on ly) 0024 (Canada
on ly)
Tur nOn the Igni‐ Tur
nOn the Igni‐
tio nto Release tio
nto Release
the ParkingBra ke the
ParkingBra ke The
red0049 (USAon ly) or0024 (Canadaonly) ind icat orlamp lights
up.
You attemp tedto release theelec tric park ingbrak ewhile theign i-
ti on was switched off.
X Sm artKey :tur nth eSm artKey topos ition 0047intheign ition lock.
X KEYLESS -GO: swit chon theign ition . 0049
(USA
on ly) 0024 (Canada
on ly)
Ple ase Release Ple
ase Release
Par kingBra ke Par
kingBra ke The
red0049 (USAon ly) or0024 (Canadaonly) ind icat orlamp
flas hes and awarn ingtone soun ds.Aco nd ition forauto matic
rel ease oftheelec tric park ingbrak eis no tfulf illed (Ypage 148).
You aredrivin gwit hth eelec tric park ingbrak eapplie d.
X Releas eth eelec tric park ingbrak eman ually. The
red0049 (USAon ly) or0024 (Canadaonly) ind icat orlamp
flas hes and awarn ingtone soun ds.
You areusin gth eelec tric park ingbrak efor eme rgencybrak ing
(Y page 148). 0049
(USA
on ly) 0024 (Canada
on ly)
Par kingBra keSee Par
kingBra keSee
Ope rator'sMan ual Ope
rator'sMan ual The
yellow 0024warninglamp lightsup.
The electric park ingbrak eis malf unction ing .
To apply :
X Swi tchth eign ition off.
X Pre sstheelec tric park ingbrak ehan dleforatleast tensec onds.
X Sh ift thetrans mis sion topos ition 005D.
X Con sult aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Disp
laymes sage s
207On -boar dcomp uter anddi sp lay s Z

X
Turn theSmart Keytoposition 005Ainthe igni-
tion lock andremove it.
X Secure thevehicle.
The towing eyecan beused topull thevehicle
ont oatrailer ortrans porter fortrans portin g
purposes. Notes
on4MATIC vehicles
! Vehicles
with4MATI Cmust notbetowed
with either thefront orthe rear axle raised,
as doing sowill damage thetrans mission.
Vehicles with4MATI Cmay onlyeither be
towed awaywithboth axles onthe ground or
be loaded upand trans ported.
If the vehicle's transmission, front,or rear axle
is damaged, havethevehicle transported ona
truck ortrailer.
In the event ofdam agetothe electrical
system:
If the battery isdefect ive,theautomatic trans-
mission willbelocked inposition 005D.Toshift
the automatic transmission toposition 005C,you
must provide powertothe vehicle's on-board
electric alsystem inthe same wayaswhen
jump-st arting(Ypage 296).
Have thevehicle transported onatrans porter
or trailer. Tow-star
ting(emergency engine
star ting)
! Vehicles
withautomatic transmission must
not betow-st arted. Youcould otherwise
damage theautomatic transmission.
i You
canfind inform ationon"Jump-start-
ing" under (Ypage 296). Fuses
Import
antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
If you manipulate orbridge afaulty fuseorif
you replace itwith afuse withahigher
amperage, theelectric cablescouldbeover-
loaded. Thiscould result inafire. There isa
risk ofan accident andinjury. Always
replace faultyfuseswiththespeci-
fied new fuses having thecorrec tamperage.
! Only
usefuses thathave been approved
for Mercedes- Benzvehicles andwhich have
the correc tfuse rating forthe system con-
cern ed.Only usefuses marked withan"S".
Otherwise, componentsorsystems couldbe
damaged.
! Make
surethatnomoisture canenter the
fuse boxwhen thecover isopen.
! When
closing thecover, makesurethatit
is lying correc tlyon the fuse box. Moisture
seeping inor dirt could otherwise impairthe
operation ofthe fuses.
The fuses inyour vehicle servetoclose down
faulty circuits. Ifafuse blows, allthe compo-
nent son the circuit andtheir functionsstop
operating.
Blown fusesmustbereplaced withfuses of
the same rating, whichyoucan recogn izeby
the color andvalue. Thefuse ratings, and
other items ofinform ationtobe complied with
are, listed inthe fuse allocation chart.
The fuse allocation chartisin the fuse boxin
the front -passenger footwell(Ypage 303).
If anewly insertedfuse alsoblows, havethe
cause traced andrectified ataqualified spe-
cialist workshop, e.g.anauthorized Mercedes-
Benz Center. Before
changing afuse
X Secure thevehicle against rollingaway
(Y page 145).
X Switch offallelectric alconsumer s.
X Vehicles withoutKEYLESS-GO: remove
the Smart Keyfrom theignition lock.
X Vehicles
withKEYL ESS-GO start-func-
tion orKEYL ESS-GO: openthedriver's
door.
The vehicle electron icsare now inposition
005A. This isthe same asthe Smart Keybeing
removed fromtheignition.
The fuses arelocated invarious fuseboxes:
R Fuse boxinthe engine compart mentonthe
left- hand sideofthe vehicle, whenviewed in
the direction oftravel
R Fuse boxinthe front -passenger footwell 302
FusesBr
eakdown assistance

The
wear pattern son the front andrear tires
differ, depending onthe operating conditions.
Rotate thewheels beforeaclear wearpattern
has formed onthe tires. Fronttires typically
wear more onthe shoulders andtherear tires
in the cent er.
On vehicles thathave thesame sizefront and
rear wheels, youcan rotat ethe wheels accord-
ing tothe inter valsinthe tire manufact urer's
warranty bookinyour vehicle document s.Ifno
warranty bookisavailabl e,the tires should be
rotat edevery 3,000 to6,000 miles(5,000 to
10,00 0km). Dependin gon tire wear, thismay
be required earlier.Donot change thedirec-
tion ofwheel rotation.
Clean thecont actsurfaces ofthe wheel and
the brake discthoroughly everytimeawheel
is rotat ed.Check thetire pressure and,ifnec-
essary, restartthetire pressure losswarning
system (Canada only)orthe tire pressure
monit or(USA only). Direction
ofrota tion
Tires withaspecified directionofrotat ionhave
additional benefits,e.g. ifthere isarisk of
hydroplaning. Theseadvantages canonly be
gained ifthe tires areinstalled correspon ding
to the direction ofrotat ion.
An arrow onthe sidewall ofthe tire indicates
its correc tdirection ofrotat ion. Storing
wheels
Stor ewheels thatarenot being usedinacool,
dry and preferably darkplace. Protectthe tires
from oil,grease, gasoline anddiesel. Mounting
awheel
Prepa ringthevehicle X
Stop thevehicle onsolid, non-slippery and
level ground.
X Apply theelectric parking brakemanually.
X Bring thefront wheels intothestraight-
ahead position.
X Shift thetrans mission toposition 005D.
X Switch offthe engine. X
Vehicles withoutKEYLESS-GO: remove
the Smart Keyfrom theignition lock.
X Vehicles
withKEYL ESS-GO start-func-
tion orKEYL ESS-GO: openthedriver's
door.
The vehicle electron icsare now inposition
0092. This isthe same as“key removed”.
X Vehicles
withKEYL ESS-GO start-func-
tion orKEYL ESS-GO: removetheStart /
Stop button fromtheignition lock
(Y page 125).
X Make surethattheengine cannotbe start ed
via your smartphon e(Y page 84).
X Ifincluded inthe vehicle equipment, remove
the tire- change toolkitfrom thevehicle.
X Safeguard thevehicle against rollingaway
(Y page 145).
i Apart
fromcertaincount ry-specific varia-
tions, thevehicles arenot equipped witha
tire- change toolkit.Some toolsforchanging
a wheel arespecific tothe vehicle. Formore
inform ationonwhich toolsarerequired to
perform awheel change onyour vehicle,
consult aqualified specialist workshop.
Necessary tire-changing toolscaninclude,
for example:
R Jack
R Wheel chock
R Lug wrench
Securing thevehicle toprevent itfrom
rolling away If
your vehicle isequipped withawheel chock,
it can befound inthe tire- change toolkit
(Y page 288).
The folding wheelchock isan additional safety
measure toprevent thevehicle fromrolling
away ,for example whenchanging awheel. Changing
awheel
327Wheels andtires Z