roof rack MERCEDES-BENZ GLA SUV 2020 Owner's Manual

Protecting
theenvironment General
notes H
Environmental
note
Daimler's declaredpolicyisone ofcompre-
hensive environm entalprotect ion.
The object ivesareforthe natural resources
that form thebasis ofour existen ceon this
planet tobe used sparingly andinamanner
that takes therequirements ofboth nature
and humanity intoaccount.
You toocan help toprotect theenvironm ent
by operating yourvehicle inan environm en-
tally responsible manner.
Fuel consumpt ionand therate ofengine,
transm ission,brakeandtirewear areaffec-
ted bythese factors:
R operating conditionsof your vehicle
R your personal drivingstyle
You caninfluence bothfactors. Youshould
bear thefollowing inmind:
Operating conditions:
R avoid shorttripsasthese increase fuel
consumpt ion.
R alwa ysmake surethatthetire pressures
are correct .
R do not carry anyunnecessary weight.
R remove roofracks onceyounolonger
need them.
R aregularly servicedvehiclewillcont ribute
to environm entalprotect ion.You should
therefore adheretothe service intervals.
R alwa yshave service workcarried outata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
Personal drivingstyle:
R do not depress theaccelerator pedal
when startin gthe engine.
R do not warm upthe engine whenthevehi-
cle isstationary.
R drive carefully andmaintain asafe dis-
tance fromthevehicle infront .
R avoid frequent, suddenacceleration and
braking. R
change gearingood timeanduseeach
gear onlyupto00C3 ofits maximum engine
speed.
R switch offthe engine instationary traffic.
R keep aneye onthe vehicle's fuelcon-
sumption. Environmental
concerns andrecom-
mendat ions
Wherever theOperator's Manualrequires you
to dispose ofmaterials, firsttrytoregenerate
or re-use them.Observe therelevant environ-
ment alrules andregulations whendisposing
of materials. Inthis way youwillhelp topro-
tect theenvironm ent. Genuine
Mercedes-Benz parts H
Environmental
note
Daimler AGalso supplie srecondit ioned
major assemblies andparts which areofthe
same qualityas new parts. Theyarecovered
by the same Limited Warranty entitlements
as new parts.
! Air
bags andEmergen cyTensioning Devi-
ces, aswell ascont rolunits andsensors for
these restraint systems, maybeinstalled in
the following areasofyour vehicle:
R doors
R door pillars
R door sills
R seats
R cock pit
R instrumen tcluster
R cent erconsole
Do not install accessories suchasaudio sys-
tems inthese areas. Donot carry out
repairs orwelding. Youcould impair the
operating efficiency ofthe restraint sys-
tems.
Have aftermark etaccessories installedata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
You could jeopardize theoperating safetyof
your vehicle ifyou useparts, tiresandwheels
as well asaccessories relevanttosafety which Genuine
Mercedes-Benz parts
25Introdu ction Z

when
thetraffic situation permits.If you are
unsur e,pull over toasafe locat ionand stop
befo reoper atingth etele phon e.
Bear inmin dth at ataspeed ofonly 30mph
(appro ximately 50km/h), thevehic lecov ers a
dist anceof 44 ft(appro ximately 14m)per
sec ond .
Drive sensibly –sav efuel Obser
vethefollo wing tipstosave fuel:
R The tires should always beinflated tothe
rec omm endedtirepres sure.
R Remov eunn eces sary loads.
R Remov eroof rackswhen they are not nee-
ded.
R Warm uptheeng ineatlow enginespeeds .
R Av oid frequent accelerat ionorbrak ing.
R Have allmain tenanc ework carried outas
indic ated bytheserv iceinterv als inthe
Maint enanceBoo klet orby theserv iceinter-
val display.
Fuel consumpt ionalso increase swhen driving
in cold weath er,instop- start traffic andinhilly
ter rain .
Drink ingand driving G
WAR
NING
Dr ink ing and drivingand/ ortak ing drugs
and drivingare verydang erous combina-
tio ns.Ev en asmall amoun tof alcoh olor
drugs canaffectyour reflexe s,perc eptions
and judg men t.
The poss ibilityof aserio usoreven fatal
acc iden tis great lyinc rease dwhen youdrink
or tak edrugs anddrive.
Do not drinkor tak edrugs anddriveor allow
anyon eto driv ewho hasbeen drinkingor
tak ing drugs .
Emiss ioncontr ol G
DANGER
Combust ionengines emit poison ous
exh aust gases suchascar bon mon oxide.
In halin gth ese exhaust gases ishazar dous to
healt hand canresult inpoison ing.Ther eis a
risk offat alinj ury. Ther efore,nev erleave the eng
inerunningan enc losed spacewith out
adequat even tilat ion.
Cert aineng inesyst ems aredesign edtokee p
th elevel ofpoison ouscom ponentsin exh aust
fume swith inlegal limits.
These systems onlywork atpeak efficien cyif
th ey are serv iced exactlyinacc ordan cewith
th eman ufact urer'sspec ification s.Always have
work ontheeng inecarried outataqualified
spec ialist workshop. Mercedes- Benzrec om-
men dsthat you useanautho rized Merc edes-
Ben zCent erfor this purpos e.In part icular ,
work relevanttosafet yor on safet y-relate d
syst ems must becar ried outataqualified spe-
cialis twork shop.
The enginesettings must notbechan ged
under anycircums tances .Furt herm ore,all
spec ificserv icework must becar ried outat
regular interv als and inacc ordan cewith the
Merc edes- Benzserv icerequir ements.Det ails
can befoun din theMaint enanceBoo klet. ECO
display
The ECO display showsyouhow econom ical
your drivingstyle is.The ECO display assists
you inachie vingth emost econom icaldriving
st yle fortheselec tedsettings and prev ailing
con ditions .Your drivingstyle can significant ly
inf luenc eth evehic le'sconsumpt ion. 0043
Accele ration
0044 Coast ing
0087 Cons tant
0085 Add itional rangeachie ved
Range 0085isshown underBonusfr. Start Bonu
sfr. Start
and represen tstheaddit ional rangeachie ved
sin ce thebegin ningof thejour ney asaresult
of an adapte ddriv ingstyle.
If th efuel level hasdropp edintoth erese rve
ran ge, theFuel Low Fuel
Lowmess ageisshown inthe
mult ifunction display instead ofran ge0085. The
00B6 warninglamp intheins trumen tclust er
also lightsup (Ypage 239). Drivin
gtip s
149Driving andparking Z

Stowage
wellunder thecargo com-
par tment floor
Import antsafety notes G
WARNING
If you drive when thecargo compartmen t
floor isopen, object scould beflung around,
thus strikin gvehicle occupants. Thereisa
risk ofinjury, particularly inthe event ofsud-
den braking orasudden changeindirection.
Always closethecargo compartmen tfloor
before ajourney.
! The
maximum loadcapacity ofthe stow-
age well under thecargo compartmen tfloor
is 55 lbs (25 kg).
There isastowage areaforTIREFIT, thevehi-
cle tool kit,afolding box,etc.underneath the
cargo compartmen tfloor.
Opening/c losingthecargo compar t-
ment floor X
To open: openthetailgate.
X Unlock thecargo compartmen tfloor.
X Holding ribbing0044,press handle 0043down-
wards.
Handle 0043folds up. X
Using handle 0043,swing thecargo compart-
ment floorupwa rdsasfar asside flaps 0087,
then overcome theresistance offlaps 0087.
X Place thecargo compartmen tfloor onside
flaps 0087. Roof
carrier
Import antsafety notes G
WARNING
When youload theroof, thecent erofgravity
of the vehicle risesandtheusual driving
characterist ics,aswell assteering andbrak-
ing, change. Thevehicle tiltsmore severely
when corner ingand may react more slug-
gishly tosteering input.
If you exceed themaximum roofload, the
driving characterist ics,aswell asthe steer-
ing and braking, willbegreatly impaired.
There isarisk ofan accident.
Adjust yourdriving styleandnever exceed
the maximum roofload.
! Mercedes-B
enzrecommen dsthat youonly
use roof carriers thathave been tested and
approved forMercedes-B enzvehicles. This
helps toprevent damage tothe vehicle.
Position theload onthe roof rack insuch a
way that thevehicle willnotsustain damage
even when itis in motion.
Ensure that,depending onthe vehicle's
equipment, youcan raise thepanorama roof
with power tilt/sliding panelfullyandopen
the tailgate fullywhen theroof carrier is
installed. Stowage
areas
257Stowage andfeatu res Z

You
willfindinf ormat iononthe maxim umroof
load inthe "Techn icaldata" section
(Y page 341).
An incorre ctly secur edroof carrierorroof load
may becom edetac hedfrom thevehic le.You
must therefo reensur ethat youobserv ethe
roof carriermanuf acturer's installation instruc-
tion s.
Att aching theroof carrier X
Sec ure theroof carriertothe roof rails. In
doing so,observ ethe manuf acturer's instal-
lation instruct ions . Featu
res Cup
holder
Imp ortant safet ynotes G
WARN
ING
The cup holder cannot hold acon tain er
secur ewhilst traveling .If you useacup
holder whilsttraveling ,the contain ermay be
flung around andliquid maybespilled. The
vehic leocc upant smay comeint ocon tact
with theliquid andifit is hot ,the ymay be
scalded. Youmay bedistr actedfrom the
tr affic condition sand youcould losecontrol
of the vehic le.There isarisk ofan accid ent
and injury.
Only usethecup holder whenthevehic leis
stat ionar y.Only usethecup holder forcon -
tain ersofthe right size.Always closethe
con tain er,part icularly ifthe liquid ishot . G
WARN
ING
The heatin gelemen tsof the cup holder can
becom every hot.You could burnyourself on
the m.
There isarisk ofinjury.
Do not touc hthe hot heatin gelemen tsof
the cup holder. Alwaysmakesurethatchil-
dren cannot acce ssthe hot heatin gele-
men tsof the cup holder. Neverleavechil-
dren unsuper visedinthe vehic le. G
WARN
ING
If you transpo rtobje ctsin the vehic leint e-
rior and theseare not adequately secured,
the ycould sliporbe flung around and
the reby strike vehic leocc upant s.In addi-
tion ,cup holders ,open stowage spaces and
mobile phonebrack etsmay notalways be
able tohold theobje ctsplaced inthe min
the even tof an accid ent.There isarisk of
inj ury, particularly inthe even tof sharp
brak ingorsudden changesofdirec tion.
R Always stowobje ctsin such away that
the ycan not betos sed about inthe seor
similar situations.
R Always makesurethatobjectsdo not pro-
tr ude outofthe stowage spaces ,luggage
net sor sto wage nets.
R En sure thatclosable stowage spaces are
shut befor ebeginn ingyour journey.
R Always stowand secur eheavy, hard,poin-
ted, sharp- edged, fragileorlarge objects
in the cargo compartmen t.
! Only
usethecup holders forcon tain ersof
the right sizeandwhich havelids.The
drin kscould otherwise spill.
Obser vethe loading guidelines (Ypage 251).
The stowage compartmen tsinthe doors pro-
vide space forbott les:
R fron t:capacit yup to34 fl.oz. (1.0 l)
R rear: capacit yup to17 fl.oz. (0.5 l)
Cup holder inthefront center console 0043
Cup holder 258
Featu
resStowage andfeatures

(tire
swith run-flatcharac teristic s)"sect ion
(Y page 289).
R Only mount tiresof the corr ectsize ontothe
wheels.
R Break innew tiresat moderat espeeds for
the first 60miles (100 km). Thenew tires
only reach theirfullperfor manceafter this
distan ce.
R Do not drive withtireswhich havetoolittle
tre ad depth. Thissignif icantlyreduces the
trac tion onwet roads (hydroplanin g).
R Replace thetiresafter sixyears atthe lat-
est, regardles sof wear.
Observ ethe noteson the emerge ncyspare
wheel (Ypage 331). MOExt
ended tires (tir eswith run-fla t
pr opert ies)
With MOExtended tires(tire swith runflat
charac teristic s),you can continue todrive your
vehic leeven ifther eis atot alloss ofpressur e
in one ormore tires.
MOE xtended tiresmay onlybeused incon -
jun ction with anact ivated tirepressur eloss
warnin gsystem (Canada only)ortire pressur e
mon itor(USA only)andonly onwheels specifi-
cally testedbyMerc edes-B enz.
Not eson drivin gwith MOExtended tireswith a
flat tire (Ypage 289).
Vehicles equipped withMOExtended tiresare
not equipped withaTIREF ITkit atthe factory.
It is ther efore recommen dedthat youaddition -
ally equip yourvehic lewith aTIREF ITkit ifyou
mount tiresthat donot featur erun- flatcharac -
ter istic s,e.g. wintertire s.ATIREF ITkit may be
obtain edfrom aqualified specialist workshop. Wint
eropera tion Genera
lnotes
Have yourvehic lewint er-proof edataqualified
specialist workshopatthe onset ofwint er.
Observ ethe notesinthe "Changing awheel"
sect ion(Ypage 326). Driving
withsummer tires
At tem peratur esbelow 45‡(+7†), summer
tire slose elastic ityand therefore traction and
brakin gpower. Change thetireson your vehi-
cle toM+S tires.Using summer tiresat very
cold temperatur escould cause crackstoform ,
ther eby damaging thetiresperman ently.
Merc edes-B enzcann otaccept responsibility
for this type ofdamage. G
WARN
ING
Damaged tirescan cause tireinflat ionpres-
sure loss. Asaresult ,you could losecontrol
of your vehic le.There isarisk ofacciden t.
Check thetiresregularly forsigns ofdam-
age and replace anydamaged tiresimmedi-
ately. M+S
tires G
WARN
ING
M+S tireswith atire tread depth ofless than
00CF in(4 mm) arenot suitable foruse inwin-
ter and donot provide sufficienttraction.
There isarisk ofan acciden t.
M+S tireswith atre ad depth ofless than 00CF
in (4 mm) must bereplaced immediat ely.
At tem peratur esbelow 45‡(+7 †), use win-
ter tiresor all-season tires.Bot htypes oftire
are ident ifiedbythe M+S marking.
Only wintertire sbearing the004D snowf lake
symbol inaddition tothe M+S markingprovide
the best possible gripinwint ryroad condi-
tion s.Only thesetire swill allow drivingsafet y
system ssuch asABSand ESP®
to func tion
optim allyinwint er.These tireshave been
developed specificallyfordrivin gin snow.
Use M+S tiresof the same make andtread on
all wheels tomaint ainsafe handlin gcharac ter-
istic s.
Always observethe maxim umpermiss ible
speed specifiedforthe M+S tiresyou have
mount ed. Wint
eropera tion
307Wheels andtires Z

pounds
persquare inch(psi), inkilopascal
(kPa) orinbar. Thetirepressure shouldonly
be corr ectedwhen thetires arecold.
Cold tirepr essure
The tires arecold:
R ifthe vehicle hasbeen parked withthetires
out ofdirect sunlight foratleast three hours
and
R ifthe vehicle hasnotbeen driven further
than 1mile (1.6km)
Tr ead
The part ofthe tire that comes intocon tact
with theroad.
Bead The tirebead ensures thatthetire sits
securely onthe wheel. Thereareseveral steel
wires inthe bead topreven tthe tire from com-
ing loose fromthewheel rim.
Sidewall The part ofthe tire between thetread andthe
bead.
Weight ofoptiona lextr as
The combin edweight ofthose option alext ras
that weigh morethanthereplaced standard
parts andmore than2.3kg(5lbs). These
option alext ras, such ashigh-per formance
brakes, levelcontrol, aroof rack orahigh-per -
form ance battery,are not included inthe curb
weight andtheweight ofthe access ories.
TIN (Tire Identificat ionNum ber)
This isaunique identifierwhich canbeused
by atire manufact urertoident ifytires, for
example foraproduct recall,andthus ident ify
the purchasers .The TINismade upofthe
manufact urer'sidentitycode, tiresize, tire
type code andthemanufac turingdate.
Load bearing index
The load bearing index(alsoloadindex )is a
code thatcontains themaximum loadbearing
capacit yof atire.
Tr action
Tract ionisthe result offric tion between the
tires andtheroad surface. Tr
eadwear indicators
Narrow bars(tread wearbars) thataredistrib-
uted overthetire tread. Ifthe tire tread islevel
with thebars, thewear limitof00CD in(1.6 mm)
has been reached.
Occupant distribut ion
The distribut ionofocc upants inavehicle at
their designat edseatin gposition s.
Tota lload limit
Nomin alload andluggage loadplus68kg
(150 lbs)multiplied bythe number ofseats in
the vehicle. Changing
awheel Flat
tire
The "Breakdown assistance"sect ion
(Y page 288)con tains information andnotes
on how todeal with aflat tire. Informat ionon
driving withMOEx tended tires inthe event ofa
flat tire can befound under "MOEx tended tires
(tires withrun-flatcharact eristics"
(Y page 289). Rota
tingthewheels G
WARN
ING
Rotatin gthe fron tand rear wheels ifthe
wheels ortires have differen tdimension s
may severely impairthedriving charact eris-
tics .The servic ebrake orwheel suspension
compon entsmay alsobedamaged. Thereis
a risk ofan acciden t.
Rotate frontand rear wheels onlyifthe
wheels andtires areofthe same dimen-
sions.
! On
vehicles equipped withatire pressure
monit or,elect ronic compon entsare located
in the wheel.
Tire-m ountin gtools should notbeused near
the valve. Thiscould damage theelect ronic
compon ents.
Only have tireschang edataqualified spe-
cialist worksh op.
Observe theinstruct ions andsafety notesin
the "Changing awheel" section(Ypage 326). 326
Changing
awheelWheels andtires