snow chains 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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5

Dist
ancewar ning (warning lamp).... 241
Dist ancewar ning funct ion
Fun ction /notes ................................ 62
War ning lamp .................................2 41
Do ors
Automa ticlocking (on-board
compu ter)....... ...............................199
Automa ticlocking (switch) ...............76
Cen tral loc kin g/unlo cking
(Sm artKey) .......................................6 9
Con trol pan el...................................3 7
Dis play mes sage ............ ................229
Emer gency locking ............ ...............77
Emer gency unlocki ng............ ........... 76
Imp orta ntsafety note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 75
Ope ning (frominsi de)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 75
Dri nki ngand drivi ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 149
Dri veprog ram
Auto matictrans mission<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 138
Disp lay<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 136
Disp lay(DIR ECT SELECT lever) ...... 134
Dri ver's doo r
see Door s
Dri ver's seat
see Seat
Dri vin g
Tow ingvehicles <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 132
Dri vin gabro ad
Mer cedes-Be nzServi ce<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 279
Dri vin gdyna micsdis play
Off-ro adpro gram<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 171
Dri vin gin moun tainous terrai n
App roach/d epartu reang le............ 156
Dri vin goff -road
see Off-ro addriving
Dri vin gon floode droads <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 153
Dri vin gsafe tysys tem
Active BrakeAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 61
Situ ation-de pendent braking
as sis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 63
Dri vin gsafe tysys tems
ABS (Anti-lock Bra king System) ....... 60
ADAPTIV EBRAK E<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 67
BAS (BrakeAssi stSys tem) .............. 61
Dista ncewarning function............... 62
EBD (electroni cbra keforce dis-
trib ution) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 67ESP
®
(El ectro nicStab ility Pro -
gra m) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 63
Imp orta ntsafety informa tion ........... 60
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 60
STEER CONTR OL<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 67
Dri vin gsys tem
Off-ro adpro gram<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 170
Pa rking assist PAR KTRONIC .......... 171
RAC ESTAR T(Me rced es-AM G
veh icles) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 167
Start-o ffas sist <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 166
Dri vin gsys tems
360°ca mera<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 182
Active Parking Assist<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 174
AMG adaptive sportsu spe nsio n
sy stem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 168
ATTEN TIONASSIST <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 183
Bli nd Spot Assist<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 185
Cru isecontrol <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 157
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 220
HOLD function<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 165
La ne Kee ping Assi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 186
La ne Tra cking packag e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 185
Re ar vie wcam era<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 178
Dri vin gtips
Active DistanceAssist
DISTR ONIC<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 158,164
Auto matictrans mission <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 137
Bra kes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 150
Brea k-inperio d<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 124
Ch ecki ngbra kelining thickne ss.... 152
Dow nhillgra dient <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 150
Drinki ngand driving <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 149
Drivi nginwinter <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 153
Drivi ngon floode droa ds................ 153
Drivi ngon sand <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 155
Drivi ngon wetroa ds<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 152
Exha ustcheck <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 149
Fue l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 149
Ge nera l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 148
Hyd roplaning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 152
Icy roadsu rfa ces <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 153
Lim itedbra king efficiency onsal-
ted roads<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 151
Off-ro addriving <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 153
Snow chains<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 308
The first 1000 miles(150 0km) ..... 124
Ti re ruts <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 156 In
dex
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Wheel
chock...... ................................327
Wheel s
Cha nging awhe el...... ....................326
Che cking ........................................ 305
Cl eani ng...... ...... ............................. 282
Emergency sparewhe el...... ........... 331
Important safetynotes .................. 305
Informatio non drivi ng...... ..............305
<002C00510057004800550046004B00440051004A004C0051004A00120046004B
0044[ nging................ 326
Mou nting anew whee l...... .............329
Rem oving awhe el....... ................... 329
Storing ...........................................327
Tig htening torque....... .................... 330
Whee lsize/tire size.......................330
Whee lsand tires
Cha nging awhe el....... ................... 327
Windo wcurtain airbag
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 212
Opera tion......................................... 47
Windo ws
see Side windows
Windsh ield
Defrosting ......................................120
Windsh ieldwashe rsyste m
Addi ngwasher fluid....... ................277
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 339
Windsh ieldwi pers
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 229
Prob lem(malfunction) ................... 112
Rea rwi ndow wiper ....... .................110
Rep lacing thewiper blades ....... ..... 110
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 109
Winte rdrivin g
Slip pery road surfaces....... ............ 153
Snow chains....... ........................... 308
Winte roperatio n
Gene ralnotes ................................ 307
Winte rtires
M+S tires.......................................307
Wiper blades
Cl eani ng....... .................................. 283
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 110
Rep lacing (rearwi ndow) ................112
Woo dentrim (clean inginstruc-
tion s)....... ...........................................285
Worksho p
see Qualified speci alist worksh op Z
ZONE function
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 120 In
dex
23

Only
deactivate ESP®
in the situations
described inthe followi ng.
The spinning ofthe wheels resultsinacutting
action forbetter traction onloose surfaces.
It may bebest todeactivate ESP®
in the fol-
lowing situations:
R when usingsnowchains
R in deep snow
R on sand orgravel
i Act
ivate ESP®
as soon asthe situations
described abovenolonger apply.ESP ®
will
otherwise notbeable tostabilize thevehicle
if the vehicle startstoskid orawheel starts
to spin.
! Avoid
spinning thedriven wheels foran
extended periodwithESP®
deactivated. You
could otherwise damagethedrivetrain.
Deactivating/ activatingESP®
You candeactivate oractivate ESP®
via the
on-board computer (Ypage 197).
ESP ®
deactivated:
The 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lampinthe
instrument clusterlightsup.
ESP ®
activated:
The 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lampinthe
instrument clustergoesout.
Characteristics whenESP®
is deactiva-
ted
If ESP ®
is deactivated andone ormore wheels
start tospin, the00E5 ESP®
warning lampin
the instrument clusterflashes. Insuch situa-
tions, ESP®
will notstabilize thevehicle.
If you deactivate ESP®
:
R ESP ®
no longer improves drivingstability.
R Engine torqueisno longer limited andthe
drive wheels areable tospin.
R Traction controlisstill activated.
R Act ive Brake Assist isno longer available;
nor isitactivated ifyou brake firmlywith
assistance fromESP®
.
R STEE RCONTROL isno longer active.
R ESP ®
still provides supportwhenyoubrake
firmly. Deac
<0057004C005900440057004C0051004A0012004400460057004C005900440057
004C0051004A> ESP®
(Mercedes‑AMG vehicles) Importa
ntsafety notes
i Observe
the"Important safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypage 60).
You canselect between thefollowi ngstates of
ESP ®
:
R ESP ®
is activated.
R SPORT handling modeisactivated.
R ESP ®
is deactivated. G
WARNING
When SPORT handling modeisactivated,
there isagreater riskofskidding andacci-
dents.
Only activate SPORThandling modeinthe
situations described inthe followi ng. G
WARNING
If you deactivate ESP®
,ESP ®
no longer sta-
bilizes thevehicle. Thereisan increased risk
of skidding andanaccident.
Only deactivate ESP®
in the situations
described inthe followi ng.
In the followi ngsituations, itmay bebetter to
activate SPORThandling modeordeactivate
ESP ®
:
R when usingsnowchains
R in deep snow
R on sand orgravel
R on speciall ydesignated roadswhenthe
vehicle's ownoversteering andundersteer-
ing characteristics aredesired
Driving inSPORT handling modeorwithout
ESP ®
requires anextremely qualified and
experienced driver.
i Act
ivate ESP®
as soon asthe situations
described abovenolonger apply.ESP ®
will
otherwise notbeable tostabilize thevehicle
if the vehicle startstoskid orawheel starts
to spin.
! Avoid
spinning thedriven wheels foran
extended periodwithESP®
deactivated. You
could otherwise damagethedrivetrain. Driving
safetysystems
65Safety Z

i
If
RACE START isused repea tedlywithin a
short period oftime, itis only available
aga inafter thevehicle hasbeen driven a
certain distance. AMG
adapt ivesport suspensi onsys-
tem
Gene ralnotes The
electronical lycontrolled dampingsystem
works continuously .This improves driving
safety andride comfort.
The dampi ngistuned individ uallyto each
wheel anddepends on:
R you rdriving style,e.g.sporty
R the road surface condition, e.g.bumps
R you rindivid ualselection ofSport orCom-
fort
The suspe nsion setting isadjusted usingthe
corresponding buttoninthe center console.
i The
mode canalso beset using theAMG
DYNAMIC SELECTcontroller (Ypage 133).
Each timeyoustart theengine withtheSmart-
Key orthe Start/St opbutton, Comfort mode
is activated. Forfurther information about
starting theengine, see(Ypage 125).
Sport mode The
firmer setting ofthe suspe nsion tuning in
Sport modeensures evenbetter contact with
the road. Select thismode whenemploy inga
sporty driving style,e.g.onwindi ngcountry
roads.
X Press button 0043.
Indicator lamp0044lights up.You have selec-
ted Sport mode. The
AMG Suspension SystemSPORT AMG
Suspension SystemSPORTmes-
sage appearsinthe multifu nctiondisplay.
Comfort mode In
Comfort mode,thedriving characteristics
of you rvehicle aremore comfortable. Select
this mode ifyou favor amore comfortable driv-
ing style, butalso when driving fastonstraight
roads, e.g.highw ays.
X Press button 0043aga inso that indicator
lamp 0044goes out.
You have selected Comfort mode.
The AMG Suspension SystemCOMFORT AMG
Suspension SystemCOMFORT
messag eappe arsinthe multifu nctiondis-
pla y. 4MATIC
! Never
towthevehicle withoneaxle raise d.
This may dama gethe differentia l.Damage
of this sort isnot covered bythe Mercedes-
Benz Limited Warranty.Allwheel smust
remain eitheronthe ground orbe fully
raise d.Observe theinstructions fortowing
the vehicle withallwheel sin full contact
with theground.
4MATIC, togetherwithESP®
,improves the
traction ofyou rvehicle whenever adrive
wheel spinsduetoinsufficie ntgrip.
If you failtoada ptyou rdriving style,4MATIC
can neither reducetherisk ofaccident nor
override thelawsof phys ics.4MATIC cannot
take account ofroad, weather andtraffic con-
ditions. 4MATIC isonly anaid.You arerespon-
sibl efor the distance tothe vehicle infront, for
vehicle speed,for braking ingood timeandfor
stayi nginyou rlane.
If adrive wheel spinsduetoinsufficie ntgrip:
R Only depres sthe accelera torpeda las far as
necessary whenpulling away.
R Accelerate lesswhen driving.
i In
wintry driving conditions, themaximum
effect of4MATIC canonly beachieve difyou
use winter tires(M+S tires),with snow
chains ifnecessary . 168
Drivi
ngsystemsDrivi ngand parking

Parking
tips:
R On narrow roads,driveasclose tothe park-
ing space aspossible
R Parking spacesthatarelittered orover-
grown mightbeidentified ormeasured
incor rectly
R Parking spacesthatarepartially occupied
by trailer drawbars mightnotbeidentified
as such orbe measured incorrectly
R Snowf allorheavy rainmay lead toaparking
space beingmeasured inaccurately
R Pay atten tiontothe warning messages of
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC duringthe
parking procedure (Ypage 173).
R You caninter vene inthe steerin gprocedure
to correc tit at any time. Active Parking
Assist willthen becanc eled
R When transportin gaload which protrudes
from yourvehicle, youshould notuse Active
Parking Assist
R Never useActive Parking Assistwhensnow
chains areinstalled
R Make surethatthetire pressures arealway s
correc t.This hasadirect influenc eon the
parking characteristics ofthe vehicle.
Use Active Parking Assistforparking spaces:
R that areparallel oratright- angles tothe
direction oftravel
R on straight roads,notbends
R on the same levelasthe road, e.g.noton
the pavement
Detecting parking spaces Object
slocated abovethedetect ionrange of
Act ive Parking Assistwillnotbedetect ed
when theparking spaceismeasured. These
are not taken intoaccount whentheparking
procedure iscalculated, e.g.overhangin g
loads, truckoverhangs orloading ramps.
Act ive Parking Assistmaytheref oreguide you
into theparking spacetooearly.
Act ive Parking Assistdoesnotsupport you
parking inspaces atright angles tothe direc-
tion oftravel if:
R two parking spacesarelocated directly next
to one another
R the parking spaceisdirectly nexttoalow
obstacle suchasalow curb
R you park forwards Act
ive Parking Assistdoesnotsupport you
parking inspaces thatareparallel oratright
angles tothe direction oftravel if:
R the parking spaceison acurb
R the system readstheparking spaceasbeing
blocked, forexample byfoliage orgrass
paving blocks
R the area istoo small forthe vehicle to
maneuver into
R the parking spaceisbordered byan obsta-
cle, e.g. atree, apost oratrailer
Further informationabout thedetect ionrange
(Y page 172). G
WARNIN
G
If there areobject sabove thedetect ion
range:
R the Parking Package withrearview cam-
era may steer tooearly
R the vehicle maynotstop infron tof these
object s
This could cause acollision. Thereisarisk
of an accident .
If object sare located abovethedetect ion
range, stopanddeactivate theParking Pack-
age with rearview camera. 0043
Detected parking spaceonthe left
0044 Parking symbol
0087 Detected parking spaceonthe right
Act ive Parking Assistisswitched onautomati-
cally when driving forwards. Thesystem is
operational atspeeds ofup toapproximately
22 mph (35km/ h).Whi lein ope ration, the
sy stem indepe ndentl ylo cate sand measures
pa rking spaces onboth sides ofthe vehicle.
Active Parking Assistwillonly detectparking
spa ces:
R that areparal lelor atright-ang lesto the
di recti onoftrav el
R that areparal lelto the directi onoftrav el
and atleas t59 in(1.5 m)wid e Dr
ivin gsy stem s
175Dr ivin gand parking Z

When
youhave mount edthe M+S tires:
X Check thetire pressures (Ypage 308).
X Restart thetire pressure monitor(USA only)
(Y page 315).
X Restart thetire pressure losswarning sys-
tem (Canada) (Ypage 312) Snow
chains G
WARNIN
G
If snow chains aremount edon the rear
wheels, thesnow chains couldcause abra-
sion tothe vehicle bodyortochassis com-
ponen ts.This could cause damage tothe
vehicle orthe tires. There isarisk ofan
accident .
To avoid hazardous situations:
R never mount snowchains onthe rear
wheels
R only mount snowchains inpairs onthe
fron twheels.
! On
some tiresizes there isnot enough
space forsnow chains. Toavoid damage to
the vehicle ortires, observe the"Wheel and
tire combin ations" sectionunder "Tiresand
wheels".
For safety reasons, Mercedes- Benzrecom-
mends thatyouonly usesnow chains that
have been specially approved foryour vehicle
by Mercedes- Benz,or are ofacorr esponding
standard ofquality. Formore inform ation,
please contactaqualified specialist workshop.
If you inten dto mount snowchains, please
bear thefollowing pointsinmind:
R Sno wchains maynotbemount edon all
wheel/tire combinations.Permissible
wheel-tire combinations(Ypage 330).
R Only usesnow chains whendriving onroads
complet elycovered bysnow. Remove the
snow chains assoon aspossible whenyou
come toaroad thatisnot snow-c overed.
R Local regulations mayrestrictthe use of
snow chains. Observe theappropriate regu-
lations ifyou wish tomount snowchains. R
Do not exceed themaximum permissible
speed of30mph (50km/ h).
R Ifsnow chains areinstalled, youcann otuse
Act ive Parking Assist(Ypage 176).
You may wish todeactivat eES P®
when pulling
away withsnow chains installed .This allows
the wheels tospin inacont rolled manner,ach-
ieving increased propulsive force(cutt ing
action ).
R Deact ivateESP®
(all vehicles except
Mercedes- AMGvehicles) (Ypage 64)
R Deact ivateESP®
(Mercedes- AMGvehicles)
(Y page 65)
Inf ormation aboutdriving withanemergen cy
spare wheel (Ypage 331). Tir
epr essure Tir
epr essure specifications
Impor tantsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
Underin flatedoroverinf latedtirespose the
following risks:
R the tires mayburst, especially asthe load
and vehicle speedincrease.
R the tires maywear exces sively and/or
unevenly, whichmaygreatly impairtire
trac tion.
R the driving charact eristics,as well as
steerin gand braking, maybegreatly
impaired.
There isarisk ofan accident .
Follow recomm endedtireinflation pressures
and check thepressure ofall the tires
including thespare wheel:
R mont hly,atleast
R ifthe load changes
R before beginnin galong journ ey
R under differen toperating conditions,e.g.
off- road driving
If neces sary,correctthe tire pressure.
i The
data onthe Tire andLoading Informa-
tion placard andtirepressure tableshown
here areexamples. Tirepressure specifica- 308
Tir
epr essureWheels andtires

rotation
ofawhee lchanges asaresul tof a
loss ofpressu re,acorrespo ndingwarning
messa gewillapp ear inthe multi function dis-
pla y.
You canrecognize thetire pressu reloss warn-
ing bythe Run Flat Indicato rActive Run
Flat Indicato rActive
Press 'OK'toRestart Press
'OK'toRestart messageinthe mul-
tifunction displayinthe Serv. Serv.
menu. Informa-
tion onthe messa gedisp laycan befound in
the "Restarting thetire pressu reloss warni ng"
section (Ypag e312) .
Important safetynotes The
tirepressu rewarni ngsystem doesnot
warn youofan incorrectly settire pressu re.
Observe thenotes onthe recommended tire
pressu re(Y pag e308) .
The tirepressu reloss warni ngdoes not
repla cethe need toregu larlycheck thetire
pressu re.Aneven lossofpressu reon severa l
tires atthe same timecannot bedetected by
the tire pressu reloss warni ngsystem.
The tirepressu remonitor isnot ableto warn
you ofasudd enloss ofpressu re,e.g. ifthe
tire ispenetrated byaforeig nobject. Inthe
event ofasudd enloss ofpressu re,bring the
vehicl eto ahal tby braking carefully.Avoid
abru ptsteering movements.
The function ofthe tire pressu reloss warni ng
system islimi ted ordela yedif:
R snow chains aremounted onyou rvehicl e's
tires.
R road conditions arewintry.
R you aredrivi ngon sand orgravel .
R you adoptavery sporty drivingstyle (corner-
ing athigh speedsordrivi ngwith high rates
of accele ration).
R you aredrivi ngwith aheavy load(in the
vehicl eor on the roof)
Restarting thetire pressure losswarn-
ing system Resta
rtthe tire pressu reloss warni ngsystem
if you have:
R changed thetire pressu re
R changed thewhee lsor tires
R mounted newwhee lsor tires
X Before restarting, makesurethatthetire
pressu resare setprope rlyon allfour tires
for the respe ctiveopera tingconditions. The
recommended tirepressu recan be
found onthe Tire andLoad ingInformation
pla card onthe B-pill ar.Additio nally,atire
pressu retable isattached tothe fuel filler
flap .The tirepressu reloss warni ngsystem
can only givereliablewarni ngsifyou have
set the correct tirepressu re.Ifan incorrect
tire pressu reisset, these incorrect values
wil lbe monitored.
X Also observe thenotes inthe section ontire
pressu res(Ypag e308) .
X Make surethattheSmartKey isin posi tion
0048 inthe ignitio nlock (Ypag e125).
X Press 0059or0065 onthe steering wheel
to sele ctthe Serv. Serv.
menu.
X Press the0063 or0064 button tosele ct
Tire Pressure Tire
Pressure .
X Press the0076 button.
The Run Flat Indicato rActive Press Run
Flat Indicato rActive Press
'OK' toRestart 'OK'
toRestart messageapp ears inthe
multi function display.
If you wishto con firm therestart:
X Press the0076 button.
The Tire Pressure NowOK? Tire
Pressure NowOK?messa ge
app ears inthe multi function display.
X Press the0063 or0064 button tosele ct
Yes Yes.
X Press the0076 button.
The Run Flat Indicato rRestarte d Run
Flat Indicato rRestarte dmes-
sage appears inthe multi function display.
After ateach-in period,the tire pressu re
loss warni ngsystem willmonitor thesettire
pressu resofall four tires.
If you wishto canc elthe restart:
X Press the0038 button.
or
X Ifthe Tire Pressure NowOK? Tire
Pressure NowOK?messa ge
app ears, press the0063 or0064 button to
sele ctCancel Cancel.
X Press the0076 button.
The tirepressu revalu esstored atthe last
restart willcontinue tobe monitored. Tire
pressure monitor(Can adaonly)
Gene ralnotes If
atire pressu remonitor isinstall ed,the vehi-
cle's whee lshave sensors thatmonitor thetire
pressu resinall four tires. Thetirepressu re 312
Tire
pressureWhee lsand tires