weight MERCEDES-BENZ GLA SUV 2020 Owner's Manual

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eph one
Accep tingacal l(mu ltifu nctio n
stee ring wheel)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ .......196
Auth orizing amob ile ph one (con-
necti ng)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[247
Auth orizing amob ile ph one via
the devic ema nag er(co nnecti ng)...248
Co nnecti ngamob ile ph one
(d evi ce ma nag er)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ ....248
Co nnecti ngamob ile ph one (gen-
era linfo rma tion)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ .....247
Dis play mes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ .....229
Introd uction<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ ............195
Menu (on-bo ardcomp uter)............ 195
Nu mbe rfrom thephone book ........ 196
Re dialing <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[196
Re jecti ng/e nding acal l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 196
see also Dig italOpe rator' sMa n-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[....243
Tempe rature
Co olant <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[189
Co olant (on-bo ardcomp uter,
Mer cedes-AM Gveh icles) ............... 201
Engi neoil(o n-bo ardcomp uter,
Mer cedes-AM Gveh icles) ............... 201
Ou tside temp erature<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 188
Setti ng(clima tecontro l)................ 119
Tra nsmi ssion oil(o n-bo ardcom-
pu ter, Mercedes-AM Gveh icles) ..... 201
Throu gh-loadin gfe ature <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 254
Timi ng(RA CETIM ER) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ ..202
Tire pres sure
Ca lling up(on-bo ardcomp uter)..... 312
Ch ecki ngma nua lly <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 311
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 224
Ma ximu m<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 311
Not reached (TIR EFIT) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 292
Note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 310
Re ach ed(TIR EFIT) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 292
Re comme nded<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 308
Tire pres sure loss warn ingsys -
tem
Genera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 311
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 312
Re sta rting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 312
Tire pres sure monitor
Ch ecki ngthe tire pressu reelec-
troni cally<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 314Functi
on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 312
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 312
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 313
Ra dio typ eap pro val forthe tire
pre ssu remoni tor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 316
Re sta rting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 315
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 242
Wa rning message <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 314
TIRE FITkit <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 290
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 290
Stora gelocati on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 288
Ti re pre ssu renot reached .............. 292
Ti re pre ssu rerea ched <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 292
Tire s
Aspe ctrati o(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 325
Avera geweight ofthe vehicle
occu pants (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 324
Bar (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 324
Ch ang ingawh eel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 326
Ch ara cteri stics <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 324
Ch ecki ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 305
Cu rbwe ight (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 325
Defi nitionofterms <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 324
Dire ctionof rota tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 327
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 224
Distr ibuti on ofthe vehicleoccu -
pa nts (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 326
DOT (DepartmentofTra nspo rta-
tion) (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 324
DOT, Tire Ide ntifi cationNumbe r
(T IN) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 323
GAW R(G ros sAxle Weight Rat-
ing )(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 325
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 330
GV W(Gros sVeh icleWei ght) (def-
ini tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 325
GV WR (Gros sVeh icleWei ght
Ra ting) (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 325
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 305
Increa sedvehiclewe ight dueto
opti onaleq uipme nt(defi niti on) ...... 325
Infor mationondriving <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 305
Kil opa scal(kPa )(d efi niti on) ........... 325
La be ling (overv iew) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 321
Loa dbe ari ng index(defi niti on) ...... 326
Loa dind ex<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 323
Loa dind ex(defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 325
M+S tires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 30720
In
dex

Maximum
loadonatire (defini-
tion) ......... ...................................... 325
Maximum loadedvehicle weight
(definition) .....................................3 25
Maxi mum permi ssibletire pres-
sure (definitio n)....... ......................325
Maxi mum tireload....... ..................323
Maxi mum tireload(de finitio n)....... 325
MOExtended tires.......................... 307
Optio nalequ ipme ntwei ght (defi-
nition) .............. ..............................326
PSI (pounds persquare inch)
(de finitio n)....... ..............................325
Rep lacing .......................................326
Service life....... ..............................306
Side wall(de finitio n)....... ................326
Speed rating(definitio n)....... .........325
Storing ...........................................327
Structure andchara cteristics
(de finitio n)....... ..............................324
Summer tires................................. 307
Temp erature....... ........................... 320
TIN (Tire Identifi cationNumber)
(de finitio n)....... ..............................326
Tire bead(de finitio n)....... ...............326
Tire press ure(definitio n)....... .........325
Tire press ures(recom mended )...... 325
Tire size (data) ....... ........................330
Tire size designatio n,loa d-bea r-
ing capa city, speedrating .............. 321
Tire tread .......................................306
Tire tread (definitio n)....... .............. 326
Total loadlim it(de finitio n)....... ...... 326
Tracti on....... .................................. 320
Tracti on(de finitio n)....... ................326
Trea dwea r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 320
Unif orm Tire Qua lity Gra ding
Stand ards<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 320
Unif orm Tire Qua lity Gra ding
Stand ards(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 324
Wea rind icator (defi niti on) ............. 326
Whe elrim (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 325
see Flattire
Too l
see Vehicletool kit
Top Tethe r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 56
Tow -starti ng
Emerg encyenginestarting ............ 302 Imp
orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 299
Insta lling the towingeye................ 300
Re movi ngthe towingeye............... 300
Tow ing
Per mitte dtow ingmeth ods............ 301
Tow ingatrail er
ESP ®
(El ectro nicStab ility Pro -
gra m) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 66
Tow ingawa y
Imp orta ntsafety guideline s........... 299
Insta lling the towingeye................ 300
Note sfor 4MATI Cveh icles ............ 302
Re movi ngthe towingeye............... 300
Tra nspo rting thevehicle................ 301
Wi th both axles on the ground ....... 301
Wi th the front axlerai sed ............... 300
Tow ingey e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 288
Tracti onsys tem
see ETS/4ETS (Electro nicTrac-
tion System)
Traffi crepo rts
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 243
Trans mission
see Auto matictrans mission
Trans mission pos ition display
(D IRE CTSELECT leve r)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 134
Trans portingthe vehic le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 301
Trave ling uphil l
Brow ofhill<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 156
Drivi ngdow nhill<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 156
Ma ximu mgra dient-cl imbing
cap ability <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 156
Trim pieces(c leani ng instruc -
tio ns) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 285
Trip computer (on-b oard com-
puter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 192
Trip odomete r
Ca lling up<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 192
Re setti ng(on-boa rdcomp uter)...... 193
Trunk
Emerg encyrelease button ............... 83
Ope ning (fromoutsid ethe vehi-
cle ,HANDS-FR EEACC ESS) .............. 80
Trunk lid
see Tailga te In
dex
21

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

the
shoulde rse ctio nof your seat beltis
rou ted across thecente rof your sho ulde r. G
WA
RNING
Pe rso nsless tha n5 ft (1.5 0m) tallcann ot
we arthe seat beltcorr ectlywi thou tan addi-
tio nal and suita ble res traint syste m. Ifthe
se at beltis not worncorr ectly,itcann otper-
for mits inte ndedpro tecti vefunctio n.An
inco rrectly faste ned seat beltcan also cau se
inju ries,for exa mpl e,inthe eventofan acc i-
de nt or wh en bra king orcha nging directi on
ab ruptl y.Thi spo sesan incr easedris kof
inju ryor eve nfa tal inju ry.
For thisrea son ,al wa yssecur epe rso ns
und er5ft (1.5 0m) tallin suita ble ad ditio nal
res traint syste ms.
If achi ldyoung ertha ntwe lveyearsol d and
und er5ft (1.50 m)inheight istravelin gin the
vehic le:
R always securethe child inachild restraint
syst emsuitable forthis Merc edes- Benz
vehic le.The child restraint systemmust be
appropr iatetothe age, weight andsize of
the child.
R always observethe instruct ions andsafet y
not eson "Children inthe vehic le"
(Y page 53)inaddition tothe child
rest raint systemmanuf acturer' sinst allation
and operat inginst ruct ions
R always observethe instruct ions andsafet y
not eson the "Occ upant Classific ationSys-
tem (OCS)" (Ypage 47) G
WARN
ING
Seat belts maynotbeable toperf orm their
prot ective func tion inthe followin gsitua-
tion s,in part icular:
R The seat beltisdamaged, modified,
ext reme lydirt y,bleache dor dyed
R The seat beltbuck leisdamaged or
ext reme lydirt y
R Modific ationshave been performe don the
Em ergen cyTens ionin gDev ice, belt
anc horage oriner tiareel
Seat belts maybedamaged inan acc ident ,
althoug hthe damage maynotbevisible, e.g. due
tosplin tersof glass. Modifie dor dam-
aged seatbelts maytearorfail, e.g. inan
acc ident .Modifie dEm ergen cyTens ionin g
Dev ices could accident allytrigger ornot
func tion asintended .This poses an
inc reased riskofinjury oreven fatalinj ury.
Never modifythe seat belts ,Em ergen cyTen-
sion ingDev ices, beltanchorage sor iner tia
reels. Make surethattheseat belts are
undamage d,not worn outand clean .Have
the seat belts checkedimmed iatelyata
qualified specialist workshop afteran acc i-
dent .
Only useseat belts thathave been approv ed
for your vehic leby Merc edes- Benz.
Spor tsseat orAMG Performance seat:this
seat isdesign edfor the stan dard three-po int
seat belt. Ifyou installanot hermulti- point seat
belt, e.g.sport orracin gseat belts ,the
rest raint systemcannot prov idethe best level
of prot ection. G
WARN
ING
If you feed seatbelts through theopen ingin
the seat backrest,the seat backrestmay be
damaged ormay even break inthe even tof
an acc ident .This poses anincreased riskof
inj ury oreven fatalinj ury.
Only usethestan dard three-po intseat belt.
Never modifythe seat beltsystem.
Prop eruse oftheseat belts Obser
vethe safet ynot eson the seat belt
(Y page 41).
Ev ery vehic leocc upant mustobservethe fol-
lowing notestoens ure aproper lyworn seat
belt canprov idefull prot ection. Also make
sure thatallvehic leocc upant sare always
wearin gthe seat beltcorrectlywhile thevehi-
cle isin mot ion.
When fastenin gthe seat belt, always make
sure that:
R the seat beltbuck leton gue isinse rted only
int othe belt buck lebelon gingtothat seat
R the seat beltispulled tightacro ssyour body
Av oid wearin gbulky clothing ,e.g. awint er
coat .
R the seat beltisnot twist ed 42
Occupa
ntsaf etySaf ety

The
side impact airbag onthe front passenger
side deploys underthefollowing conditions:
R the OCS system detectsthat thefront
passenger seatisoccupied or
R the seat beltbuckle tongue isengaged in
the belt buckle ofthe front passenger seat
If the belt tongue isengaged inthe belt
buckle, theside impact airbag onthe front
passenger sidedeploys ifan appropriate acci-
dent situation occurs.Inthis case, deployment
is independent ofwhether thefront passenger
seat isoccupied ornot .
Window curtainairbags Window
curtainairbags 0043are integr atedinto
the side ofthe roof frame anddeployed inthe
area from theA-pillar tothe C-pillar.
When deployed, thewindow curtainairbag
enhanc esthe level ofprotec tionforthe head.
However, itdoes notprotec tthe chest or
arms.
If the restr aintsystem controlunit detect sa
side impact, thewindow curtainairbag is
deployed onthe side onwhich theimpact
occurs.
If the system determin esthat they canoffer
additional protectiontothat provided bythe
seat belt, awindow curtainairbag may be
deployed inother accident situations
(Y page 51). Occupant
Classification System
(OCS)
Introdu ction The
Occupant Classification System(OCS)cat-
egorizes theperson inthe front -passenger
seat. Dependin gon that result, thefront - passenger
frontairbag and front -passenger
knee bagareeither enabled ordeactivated.
The system doesnotdeactivate:
R the side impact airbag
R the window curtainairbag
R the Emergen cyTensionin gDevices
Requir ements To
be classified correctly,the front passenger
must sit:
R with theseat beltfasten edcorrec tly
R in an almost upright position withtheir back
against theseat backrest
R with their feetrestin gon the floor, ifpossi-
ble
If the front passenger doesnotobserve these
condit ions,OCSmayproduce afalse classifi-
cation, e.g.because thefront passenger:
R trans ferstheir weight bysupporting them-
selves onavehicle armrest
R sits insuch away that their weight israised
from theseat cushion
If it is absolutely necessarytoinstall achild
restr aintsystem onthe front -passenger seat,
be sure toobserve thecorrec tpositionin gof
the child restraintsystem. Neverplaceobject s
under orbehind thechild restraintsystem, e.g.
a cushion. Theentir ebase ofthe child
restr aintsystem mustalway srest onthe seat
cushion ofthe front -passenger seat.Theback-
rest ofthe forward-fac ingchild restraintsys-
tem must lieasflat aspossible againstthe
backrest ofthe front -passenger seat.
The child restraintsystem mustnottouch the
roof orbe subject edtoaload bythe head
restr aint. Adjust theangle ofthe seat backrest
and thehead restraintposition according ly.
Only thencanOCS beguaranteed tofunct ion
correc tly.Always observe thechild restraint
system manufact urer'sinstallation andoperat-
ing instr uctions . Occupant
safety
47Safety Z

Problems
withtheOccupant ClassificationSystem (OCS) Be
sure toobserve thenotes on"System self-test"(Y page 50). Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
PASS ENGER AIR
BAG OFFindicator lamp
lights upand remains
lit, even though the
front -passenger seatis
occupied byan adult or
a person ofastature
correspondin gto that of
an adult. The
classification ofthe person onthe front -passenger seatisincor-
rect.
X Make surethecondition sfor acorrect classification ofthe per-
son onthe front -passenger seataremet (Ypage 48).
X Ifthe PASS ENGER AIRBAG OFFindicator lampremains lit,the
front -passenger seatmaynotbeused.
X Have OCScheck edassoon aspossible atan authorized
Mercedes-B enzCenter. The
PASS ENGER AIR
BAG OFFindicator lamp
does notlight up
and/or doesnotstay
on.
The front -passenger
seat is:
R unoccupied
R occupied bythe
weight ofachild up
to twelve monthsold
in achild restraint
system OCS
ismalfunction ing.
X Make surethere isnothin gbetween theseat cushion andthe
child seat.
X Make surethattheentire baseofthe child restraint systemrests
on the seat cushion ofthe front -passenger seat.Thebackrest of
the forward-facing childrestraint systemmustlieasflat aspossi-
ble against thebackrest ofthe front passenger seat.Ifnecessary,
adjust theposition ofthe front -passenger seat.
X Make surethattheseat cushion lengthisfully retract ed.
X When installing thechild restraint system,makesurethatthe
seat beltistight. Donot pull theseat belttight using thefront -
passenger seatadjustment .This could result inthe seat beltand
the child restraint systembeingpulled tootightly.
X Check forcorrect installation ofthe child restraint system.
Make surethatthehead restraint doesnotapply aload tothe
child restraint system.Ifnecessary, adjustthehead restraint
accordingly.
X Make surethatnoobject sare apply ingadditional weightontothe
seat.
X Ifthe PASS ENGER AIRBAG OFFindicator lampremains off
and/or thePASS ENGER AIRBAG ONindicator lamplights up,do
not install achild restraint systemonthe front -passenger seat.It
is recommen dedthat youinstall thechild restraint systemona
suitable rearseat.
X Have OCScheck edassoon aspossible atan authorized
Mercedes-B enzCenter. Deployment
ofEmergency Tension-
ing Devic esand airbags
Import antsafety notes G
WARNING
The airbag parts arehot after anair bag has
been deploye d.There isarisk ofinjury. Do
not touch theairbag parts. Havea
deploye dair bag replaced ataquali fiedspe-
cialist workshop assoon aspossible. G
WARNING
A deploye dair bag nolonger offersanypro-
tect ionand cannot provide theinten dedpro- Occ
upantsafety
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The
rate ofvehicle deceleration oraccelera-
tion andthedirection ofthe force areessen-
tially determin edby:
R the distribution offorces during thecollision
R the collision angle
R the deformation characteristics ofthe vehi-
cle
R the charact eristics ofthe object withwhich
the vehicle hascollided
Fact orswhich canonly beseen andmeasured
after acollision hasoccurred donot play a
decisive roleinthe deployment ofan air bag.
Nor dothey provide anindication ofair bag
deployment.
The vehicle canbedeformed considerably,
without anair bag being deployed. Thisisthe
case ifonly parts which arerelatively easily
deformed areaffect edand therate ofdeceler-
ation isnot high. Conversely, airbags maybe
deployed eventhough thevehicle suffersonly
minor deformation .This isthe case if,for
example, veryrigid vehicle partssuchaslongi-
tudinal bodymembers arehit,and sufficient
deceleration occursasaresult.
If the restr aintsystem controlunit detect sa
side impact orifthe vehicle rollsover, the
applicable componentsofthe restr aintsystem
are deployed independent lyof each other
depending onthe apparent typeofaccident .
R Side impact airbags onthe side where the
impact takesplace, independent lyof the
Emergen cyTensionin gDevice andtheuse
of the seat beltonthe driver's seatand
outer seats inthe second row
The side impact airbag onthe front
passenger sidedeploys underthefollowing
condit ions:
- the OCS system detectsthat thefront
passenger seatisoccupied or
- the seat beltbuckle tongue isengaged in
the belt buckle ofthe front passenger
seat
R Window curtainairbag onthe side of
impact, independent lyof the use ofthe seat
belt andindependent lyof whether thefront -
passenger seatisoccupied
R Emergen cyTensionin gDevices, ifthe sys-
tem determin esthat deployment canoffer
additional protectioninthis situation
R Window curtainairbags onthe driver's and
front -passenger sideincert ainsituations
when thevehicle rollsover, ifthe system determin
esthat deployment canoffer addi-
tional protec tiontothat provided bythe
seat belt
i Not
allair bags aredeployed inan acci-
dent. Thevarious airbags work independ-
ently ofeach other .
How theairbag works isdetermin edbythe
severity ofthe accident detected,especially
the vehicle deceleration oracceleration and
the apparent typeofaccident :
R Head-on collision
R Side impact
R Rollover Automa
ticmeasur esafteran acci-
dent
Immediately afteranaccident ,the following
measures areimplemented, dependingonthe
type andseverity ofthe impact:
R the hazard warning lampsareswitched on
R the emergenc ylighting isactivated
R the vehicle doorsareunlocked
R the front sidewindows arelowered
R the engine isswitched offand thefuel sup-
ply iscut off
R vehicles withMercedes meconn ect:auto-
matic emergenc ycall Children
inthe vehicle Import
antsafety notes
Acc ident statist icsshow thatchildren secured
in the rear seats aresafer thanchildren
secured inthe front -passenger seat.Forthis
reason, Mercedes- Benzstronglyadvises that
you install achild restraintsystem onarear
seat. Children aregenerally betterprotected
there.
If achild younger thantwelve yearsoldand
under 5ft (1.50 m)inheight istraveling inthe
vehicle:
R alway ssecure thechild inachild restraint
system suitable forMercedes- Benzvehicles.
The child restraintsystem mustbeappropri-
ate tothe age, weight andsize ofthe child.
R be sure toobserve theinstr uctions and
safety notesinthis section inaddition tothe Children
inthe vehicle
53Safety Z

Load
ingguid elines G
WAR
NING
If obj ect s,luggage orloads arenot secured
or not secured sufficiently, they could slip,
tip over orbe flun garoun dand thereb yhit
veh icle occupant s.Ther eis arisk ofinjury,
part icular lyin theeven tof sudden braking
or asudden changeindirec tion.
Always store object sso that they can not be
flun garoun d.Sec ure object s,luggage or
loads againstslippin gor tipping beforethe
jo urn ey. G
DANG
ER
Combus tioneng inesemit poiso nous
exh aust gases suchascar bon mon oxide.
Ex haust gases canentertheveh icle interio r
if th etailg ateisopen while theeng ineis
run ning,espec iallyifth eveh icle isin
mot ion.Ther eis arisk ofpoiso ning.
Always switchoff theeng inebefo reopen ing
th etailg ate. Neverdriv ewith thetailg ate
open . G
WAR
NING
The exhaust tailpipe andtailpipe trim can
bec ome veryhot .If you com eint ocon tact
with these partsof theveh icle,you could
burn yourse lf.Ther eis arisk ofburn s.
Always bepart icular lycar eful andsuper vise
chi ldren closely aroun dth eexh aust pipeand
th eexh aust pipetrims. Allowthese com po-
nen tsto coo ldown beforetouchin gth em.
The handlingchar acteris ticsof aladen vehicle
are depen denton thedist ribut ionoftheload
with intheveh icle.
Obse rvethefollo wing noteswhen loadin gand
tr ans port ingaload:
R Nev erexc eed themax imum permissible
gro ssveh icle mass orthegro ssaxle weight
rat ing fortheveh icle (includin gocc upant s).
The values arespec ified ontheveh icle iden - tif
icat ion plat eon theB- pillar ofthedriv er's
door .
R The cargocom partmen tis thepref erred
place tocar ryobj ect s.
R Posit ionheavy loadsasfar forward asposs i-
ble and aslow down inthecar gocom part-
men tas poss ible.
R The load must notprot rude above theupper
edge oftheseat backrests.
R Always placetheload again sttherear or
fro ntseat backrests.Mak esure that the
seat backrestsare securely lockedinto
place .
R Always placetheload behin dunoc cupie d
seat sif poss ible.
R Use thecar gotie-do wn rings and theparc el
net sto trans port loads andluggage .
R Use cargotie-do wn rings and fastening
mat erials appropriatefor theweight and
siz eof theload.
R The maximum loadcapac ityofthest owage
well unde rth ecar gocom partmen tfloo ris
55 lbs (25 kg).
R Se cure the load with sufficiently stron gand
wear- resistant tie-do wns .Pad sharpedges
for prot ection.
! Do
notposit iontheload ononepart ofthe
fold ingcargocom partmen tfloo ron ly. The
max imum loadcapac ityofthefold ingcargo
com partmen tfloo ris 22 0lbs (100kg ).Di s-
tri bu te the weight evenlyto avoid damagin g
th ecar gocom partmen tfloo r.Place asolid
board undertheload ifnec essar y.Please
not eth at theload onthecar gocom part-
men tfloo rwill beincrease dwhen theload
is lashed down. St
owage areas St
owage spaces
Imp ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
If you transp ortobject sin thevehic leint e-
rior and these arenot adequat elysecured,
th ey could sliporbe flun garoun dand
th ereby strik evehic leocc upant s.In addi-
tio n,cup holder s,open stowage spacesand
mobile phonebrac ketsmay notalways be St
owage areas
251Stowage andfeatures
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The
cup holder andtherubber matunderneath
can beremoved forcleaning. Cleanthemwith
clean, lukewarm wateronly.
X To remove: carefullypullinupper section s
of cup holder 0043onthe driver's andfront -
passenger sidesuntiltheyrelease.
X Lift the cup holder upwards 0044until itcan
be removed. X
To install: insertcupholder intolateral
curved sections0044 inthe stowage compart-
ment .Insert thecup holder sothat the
wedge ofthe upper section ofcup holder 0043
faces forwards.
X Press thecup holder downwards untilit
engages onthe right andleft-hand sides.
Cup holder inthe rear seat armrest !
Do
not siton orsupport yourbody weight
on the rear seat armrest whenitis folded
down, asyou could otherwise damageit.
! Close
thecup holder before folding the
rear seat armrest up.Otherwise, thecup
holder couldbedamaged. X
Fold down therear seat armrest.
X To open: pressthefront ofcup holder 0043
or 0044.
Cup holder 0043or0044 exten dsautomatically.
X To close: slidecupholder 0043or0044 back
until itengages. Sun
visors
Overview G
WARNIN
G
If the mirror coverofthe vanity mirror isfol-
ded upwhen thevehicle isin motion ,you
could beblinded byincident light.There isa
risk ofan accident .
Always keepthemirror coverfolded down
while driving. 0043
Mirror light
0044 Brack et
0087 Retaining clip,e.g.foracar park ticket
0085 Vanity mirror
0083 Mirror cover Featur
es
259Stowage andfeatu res Z

Tow
ingand tow-starti ng Impo
rtant safety notes G
WA
RNING
Fun ctio nsreleva ntto safety areres tric ted or
no longe rav ailabl e if:
R the engineisnot running
R the brakesystem orthe powe rstee ringis
ma lfunctio ning
R the reisama lfunctio nin the powe rsu pp ly
or the vehicle's electri calsystem
Wh enyour veh icleis tow edaway ortow ed
sta rted ,yo uma yreq uire cons idera blymor e
eff ort tostee rand brake. Thereisaris kof
an acc ident.
In such cas es, useatow bar.Befo rebeing
tow edaway ortow started ,ma kesure the
stee ringmov esfreely. G
WA
RNING
Yo ucan nolonge rstee rthe vehicleif the
stee ringwh eello ck hasbe en eng aged .
The reisaris kof an acc ident.
Alw ayssw itch offthe igniti onwhen tow ing
the vehiclewi th atow cableor atow bar. G
WA
RNING
Wh entow ingortow -sta rtingano therveh icle
and itsweight isgre atertha nthe permi ssi-
bl e gro sswe ight ofyour veh icle, the :
R the towingeyecou ldde tach itself
R the vehicle/tra iler comb inationcou ldrol l-
ove r.
The reisaris kof an acc ident.
Wh entow ingortow -sta rtingano therveh i-
cle ,its weight sho uld not begre atertha n
the permi ssible gro sswe ight ofyour veh icle.
Deta ils on the permi ssible gro ssveh iclewe ight
of your veh iclecan befou ndonthe vehicle
id enti ficati on plate (Ypage 334 ).
! Wh
enActiv eBra keAssi st,Activ eDis tance
Assi stDISTR ONICor the HOLD functio nis
acti vated ,the vehiclebra kes automa tically
in certa insitua tions. To
avoid da ma getothe vehicle, de acti vate
the sesystem sin the followi ng orsimil arsit-
ua tio ns:
R wh en tow ingthe vehicle
R in the carwash
! Ma
kesure tha tthe electri cpa rkin gbra ke
is rel eased .If the electri cpa rkin gbra keis
fa ulty, visitaqu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op.
! Onl
ysec urethe tow ropeor tow barat the
tow ingeyes. Othe rwise, the vehiclecou ldbe
da ma ged.
! Do
not usethe towingeyes for reco very
pu rpo ses asthiscou ldda ma gethe vehicle.
If in do ubt,reco verthe vehiclewi th acra ne.
! Wh
entow ing,pu llaw ay slow lyand
smo othly.Ifthe tractiv epo we ris too high,
the vehicles cou ldbe dama ged.
! The
vehiclecan betow edama xim um of
30 miles(50km) .The towingspee dof
30 mph (50km/h) mustnot beexce eded.
If the vehicleha sto be tow edmor etha n
30 miles(50km) ,the frontaxl emu stbe
ra ised orthe entireveh iclera ised and trans-
po rted .
! Do
not tow with sling -typ eeq uipme nt.This
cou ldda ma gethe vehicle.
! Wh
entow ingaway veh icles with KEYL ESS-
GO ,us ethe key instea dof the Star t/Stop
bu tton. Theautoma tictransmi ssion may
othe rwise shi ftto positio n005D when you
op en the driver 'sor fro nt-pa ssenge rdo or,
wh ich cou ldda ma gethe transmi ssion.
! Veh
icles with automa tictransmi ssion mu st
not bestarted bytow -sta rting.Thi scou ld
othe rwise da ma gethe transmi ssion.
It is be tter tohave the vehicletra nsp orte d
tha nto have ittow edaway.
If the vehiclecan nolonge rbe driven becau se
of an acc ident orbre akd own,youha ve the fol-
lo wi ng optio ns:
R Tra nsp ortingthe vehicle.
As aru le,yo usho uld ha ve the vehicletra ns-
po rted .
R To wing the vehiclewi th atow ropeor tow
ba r.
Onl ytow thevehiclein exce ptiona lcas es. Tow
ingand tow-starti ng
299Break downass istanc e Z