MERCEDES-BENZ GLA SUV 2021 AMG Owner's Guide

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Todeac tivateES P®
SPO RT:br iefly pr ess
but ton1.
The 00BB andÆ warning lam psinthe
ins trumen tclus tergo out. #
Todeac tivateES P®
:pr ess and holdbu tton
1 unti lth e00BB andESP OFF warning
lam psappear intheins trument cluster.
% When youdeac tivateES P®
in theI
(RA CE) drive pr og ram, AMG Dynamics auto‐
matical lyswitc hestotheMas terle ve l. #
Toactiv ateESP ®
:br ief lypress butt on1.
The 00BB andESP OFF warning lam psgo
out intheins trument cluster.
Obser vetheinf ormation onwarning lam psand
displa ymess ages whic hma ybe sho wninthe
ins trumen tclus ter. RA
CE START Fu
nction ofRA CE START
RA CE STAR Tena bles optima lve hicle acceler a‐
tion from ast ands till.Fo rth is, asuit ablyhigh- gr
ip road sur face isrequ ired, thetir es and vehi‐
cle mus talso beingood condition.
% RACE STAR Tis only available afte rth eve hi‐
cle has been brok en in(/ page11 ).
% RACE STAR Tma yno tbe used on nor mal
ro ads. RACE STAR Tmu stonl ybe activ ated
and used ondedicat edrace circui ts, noton
pu blic roads.
Be sureto read thesaf etyno tesand infor‐
mation onESP ®
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WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and having
an acci dent from whe elsspi nning
Whe nyo uuse RACE STAR T,indiv idual wheels
could spinandyouco uld lose contro lof the
ve hicle.
Depending ontheES P®
mode selected,ther e
is an incr eased risk ofskidding andhaving an
accident. #
Mak esur eth at no per son sor obs tacles
ar ein theclose vicinit yof your vehicle. Ac
tiv atin gRA CE STAR T
Re quirement s: R
The door s,thehood andtheta ilg atear e
clos ed.
R The engin eis running andthetra nsmiss ion
and engine areat nor mal oper ating temp era‐
tur e.
R The steer ing wheel isin thest ra ight -ahead
posit ion.
R The vehicle ison leve lgr ound.
R The vehicle isstatio nary,thebr ak epedal is
depr essed (leftfo ot )and thepar king brak eis
re leased.
R One ofthedr ive pr og rams C, Bor
I issele cted (/ page13 ). #
Rapidl ydepr esstheacceler ator pedal fully.
The engine speedincreases.
% Ifth eactiv ation conditions areno tfulf illed,
RA CE STAR Tcanno tbe acti vated. The RACE
STA RTNot Possible SeeOperator 'sManual
messag eappear sin themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y. #
The RACE START Release braketostart mes‐
sag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y. Dr
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Mer
cede s-AMG GLA45 4MA TICand
GL A45 S4MA TIC:inthis phase youcan
adj ustRA CE STAR Tde pendi ng on thero ad
con dition s:youcan vary theengine speedby
pulling onone ofthesteer ing wheel gear‐
shif tpaddles .The segm entsin themultifunc ‐
tion displa yflic ke rra pidl y.
% Ifth ebr ak epedal isno tre leased afte ra
shor twhi le,RACE STAR Tis cance led. The
RAC ESTAR TCa ncel edmes sage appear sin
th emultifunc tiondispla y. #
Take your foot offth ebr ak e, but keep the
acc elerat orpedal depresse d.
The vehicle pullsaway atmax imum acceler a‐
tio n.The RACE STARTActivemes sage
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
RA CE STAR Tis de acti vatedwhen theve hicle rea‐
ch es aspeed ofappr oximat ely31 mp h
(50 km/ h).
RA CE STAR Tis de acti vatedimmediat elyif yo u
re lease theacceler ator pedal during RACE
ST AR Tor ifan yof theactiv ation conditions are
no long erfulf illed. TheRACE STARTCanceled
messag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y. %
Afterusi ng itse veraltim esinshor tsucc es‐
sion ,RA CE STAR Tis una vailable untila cer ‐
ta in dis tance hasbe en driven. AM
Gadap tivespo rtsuspension system Fu
nction ofAMG adaptive spor tsusp ension
sy stem
AMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsystem isan
electr onicall ycon trolled damping system for
im prov ed driving comfortand increased driving
saf ety.
The dam ping isadjus tedindividually toeac h
wheel anddepends onthefo llo wing fact or s:
R The drivi ng style, e.g. spor ty
R The road con dition ,e.g .bum ps
R The drive pr ogram selected
R The individual selectionofthe"Spor t","Spor t
Plus" or"Comf ort" suspension setting
The suspension setting isdependent onthe
dr ive pr ogr am select edvia theDY NA MIC SELE CT
switc h. In
addition, youcan selectthemode ineve ry
dr ive pr ogr am individually viatheAMG adaptive
spor tsuspension system butt oninthecent er
con sole. Aftera dr ive pr ogr am isch ang ed, the
aut omat icsuspe nsion setting ofthedr ive pr o‐
gr am isreact ivat ed.
AMG adaptiv espor tsus pens ionsystem,
selecti ngthesusp ension setting
In "Comf ort" mode, thedr iving charact eristic sof
yo ur vehicle arecomf ortable. Select this suspen ‐
sion setting ifyo upr efer aco mf ortable driving
st yle.
"Spor t"driving mode ensuresafirm ersuspen‐
sion setting. Select this suspen sionsetting when
em ploying aspor tydrivin gst yle, e.g. onwinding
count ryroads.
"Spo rtPlus" driving mode ensuresave ry firm
suspension setting. 20
Driving andparking

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Press butt on1 repeat edly until theselect ed
se tting isdispla yed.
Depen dingonthenumber ofindicat orlam ps
2 lighting up,thefo llo wing suspen sionset‐
tin gis selec ted:
R 0–"Comf ort" suspension setting
R 1–"Spor t"suspension setting
R 2–"Spor tPlus" suspension setting The
currentl ysel ect edsuspe nsion setting is
sho wnasadi spl aymessa geinthemedia dis‐
pla y. Fu
nction oftheAMG steer ing-wh eelbut‐
to ns The
AMG steer ing-wheel buttons aretw oaddi‐
tion alcon trol element son thesteer ing wheel.
Yo ucan assig ntw ove hicle functionsofyour
ch oice tothelef tcon trol element .Yo ucan
ch ang ebe tween theav ailable function sby
pr essing displaybutt ons 2repeat edly.The cur‐
re ntly select edfunc tions aredispl ayed indispla y
butt ons 2. The
follo wing functionsar eav ailable:
R ESP®
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R AMG adaptivespo rtsuspension system
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R AMG exhaus tsy stem(/ page12 )
R ECO star t/ stop funct ion(/ page12 )
R Manual gearshif ting(/ page 14)
R AMG Dynamics(/ page 13)
If yo uha ve assig nedafun ction toone ofdispla y
butt ons 2,youcan oper ateth is func tion with
cor responding button1.
The assignment ofdispla ybutt ons 2remains
st or ed eve naf te ra ne wengine star t,but the
oper ating status ofthere spectiv efunction is
re se tto thebasic setting.
Yo ucan chang ebe tween thedr ive pr ogr ams
wit hstabiliz erbar actuat or3. The selec ted
dr ive pr og ram app earsin disp lay butt on4. By
pr essing display butt on4, youcan direct ly
acc ess thedr ive pr og ram = (Individual)
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No
teson theIns trum ent Displa yand on-
boar dcom puter
Ad dition alno tesre ga rding your Mer cedes-AM G
ve hicle:
R Ifyo uact ivat eman ualgearshif ting,
(/ page14 )th eupshif tbar will appear on
th emultifunc tionorHead-up Display.In addi ‐
tion, transmissi onset-up 0063(manua l)and
th ecur rent gear will appear onthetra nsmis‐
sion position displayof themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y.
R Addition alno te rega rding theindicat orand
wa rning lam ps:theve hicle isalso equipped
wit hth eES P®
00E5, ESP®
OFF 00BB and
ES P®
SPOR TÆ indicat orand warning
lam ps(/ page38).
Yo ucan selectthefo llo wing displa ycon tent :
R Tach ome terwit hge ar displa y
R Dateand time
R Warm-up
R AMG TRAC KPA CE
R G-m eter R
Engine data
R SETUP
R Trip com puter
R Navig ation
R Medi a
R Telephon e
AMG TRACKPACE isdispl ayed on thelef t-hand
sect ionofthedispla y.The warm-up ,engi nedata,
SETUP andG-me termenus aredisp laye don the
ri ght- hand section ofthedispla y. Callin
gup displa yson thePe rfor ma nce
menu
On -bo ardcom puter:
4 Performance #
Toselect adispla y:swipe upwards ordown‐
wa rdson thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol.
Dis playson thePerform ancemenu:
R Warm-up
R Engi nedata R
SETUP
R G-me ter Wa
rm-up (exa mp le)
1 Digit alspeedom eter
2 Engine oiltemp eratur e
3 Trans miss ionoiltemp eratur e
4 Boos tpr essur e 22
Instrument Displayand on-boar dcom puter

If
th eengine ortransmission isno tat nor mal
oper ating temp eratur e,themultifunc tiondispla y
will showtemp eratur e2 or3 inblue. Avoid
using thefull engine powe routpu tdur ing this
tim e. En
gine data(e xa mp le)
1 Current powe routpu t
2 Current torq ue
Wh encur rent powe routpu t1 orcur rent torq ue
2 reac hes themaximum value, thedigit alvalue
will brief lybe statio nary.The bardispla ywill
cont inue. SETU
Pin Mer cedes- AMGvehicles (exa mp le)
1 Drive sy stem setting:
Re duced/Moder ate/Spo rt/Dyna mic
2 Trans miss ionposit ion:
D/ M
3 AMGDY NA MICS:
Basic/A dvanced
4 Suspension tuning:
Comf ort/S port/S port+ G-me
ter(e xa mp le)
While theve hicle isin mo tion, theG-me ter
sho wsthefo rc es that areexe rted on theve hicle
occupants both laterally and inthedir ect ion of
tr av el. The maximum values arere pr esent edby
re dmar kings. #
Torese tth eG-m eter: press thelef t-hand
To uc hCon trol. #
Select Yes. #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol. In
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Fu
nction oftheHead -upDispla y
The Head- upDis playpr oje ctsinf ormat ionabove
th ecoc kpit intoth edr iver's field ofvision, e.g.
th espeed oftheve hicle, information from the
na vig ation system ordriver assis tance systems
and some warning mess ages.
Depe ndingon theve hicle's equipment, differe nt
cont entcan besho wnintheth re ear eas ofthe
Hea d-up Display.
Mer cede s-AMG displa ycon tent 1
Current engi nespe ed
2 Current speed 3
Currentl ysel ect edgear,ge arshif top tio ns
wit hman ualshif ting
4 Detected instructi ons and traf fic sig ns
Depe nding ontheve hicle's equipment, youcan
sele ctfur ther AMG displa ysinaddition tothe
st andar ddispla yson theDisplay Contentmenu.
In vehicles withAMG TRACKPACE, youcan dis‐
pla yaddit ionalco nten t:
R Spee dand gear displa y
R Lap and sectortimes
R Accel erati on and braki ng
R Trac klayo ut graphics
% The conten tth at can bedispla yedwill vary
dependin gon these ttings.
When youre cei veacall, the0061 Incoming Call
messag ewill appear ontheHead-up Display.
In aud iomode, thest atio nnam eor trac kwill be
sho wntemp orarily when theaudio sourceis
being activelyoper ated. Sy
stem limit s
The visib ilityofthedispla yswill beaffect ed by
th efo llo wing condition s:
R Seat position
R Imag eposit ionsetting
R Ambient light
R Wetro ad
R Objectson thedispla yco ver
R Polar izat ion insung lasses
% Inextreme sunli ght, sectio nsofthedispla y
ma yappear washed out.Youcan correct this
by deactiv atingandreact ivatin gth eHead-up
Displa y. 24
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AMG
TRAC KPA CE Gener
alinf orma tion Wi
th AMG TRAC KPA CE, thedr iving charact eris‐
tic son race trac ks can beana lyzed and opti‐
mize d.Youcan drive pr ev iousl yst or ed race
tr ac ks (e.g. Hockenhei mring ),or newtrac ks can
be recor ded andstor ed. The driven lap times are
st or ed forev erytra ck.The secan beana lyzed
and compar edtoother laptimes toachie vethe
bes tpossible race results. Addition ally,acc eler a‐
tio nand brakin gpr oce durescan bemeas ured
and stor ed.
Please note:Use AMG TRACKPACE onlyon
closed-of fro utes out side thepublic traffic area.
Ad aptyo ur drivin gst yle to your per son alabilit ies
and theen vironmen talcon dition s.As thedr iver ,
yo uar esole lyresponsible fordr iving your vehi‐
cle. Park your vehicle safely beforeoper ating the
applic ation. Se
tting Trac kRa ce Mult
imed iasystem:
4 TRACK PACE5
Track Race
Re cor dingane wtrac k #
Select ô Newtrack. #
Select 00D0 Start Reco rd.atthedesir ed
st ar tin gpoin t.
The trackre cor ding star ts at this point .
Dur ing trac kre cor ding, sect orscan besetto
divide upthetrac k. #
Select ö SetSector . #
Select 00DB StopRecord ingtoend trac k
re cor ding orcross thest ar tin gline again. #
Con firm thepr om ptwit h00FA. #
Sele ctthewe ather .
% The temp eratur eis de term ined automat i‐
call y. #
Afterending, select00FA tosave thetrac k. #
Enteranam e. #
Press 0076 toconf irm.
The trac kis save dunder thename entered.
Sear ching bytrac kname #
Select ª AllTra cks . #
Enterthetra ck nam e.
Tr ac ks wit hth esear ched name aredis‐
pla yed.
Measur ingtimeon asa ve dtrac k #
Select õ AllTra cks . #
Select thedesir edtrac k. #
Select u. #
Select Start Race ifyo uar ealr eady stood at
th est ar tin gline .
or #
Select Navi gateto forna vig ation tothest ar t‐
ing line.
Ti mek eepi ngbegi nsautomatical lywhen the
st ar tin gline hasbeen cross ed.
% When ¨isselec ted, thetra ck displa ycan
be switc hedfrom 2DtoAR. #
Select ð StopRace toend timek eeping. MBUX
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Con firm thepr om ptwit h0076. #
Sele ctthewe ather . #
Select 00FA SaveTrac kto save thetimes
dr iven forth is trac k.
Sho wing displa ysdur ing Trac kRa ce
The follo wing displa yscan besho wn:
R Tire temp eratur e
R Mini map
R Sect orovervie w
R Engine data
R G-force displa y
R Lap overvie w #
Select ïStart Race. #
Select ZSetup. #
Pull thedesir eddispla yfrom thegr id on the
lef tor right edgeof themedia display.
The displa ysaresho wnduring theTr ac k
Ra ce.
By selecting 00A4ontheactiv edispla y,yo ucan
deac tivateth is. #
Selec t0038 toretur nto thena vig ation map
vie w.
Disp laying theana lysis #
Select õAllTracks .
An ove rview of all thedr iven tracksappea rs. #
Select atrac k. #
Select ases sion.
The follo wing datais displa yed:
R Lap and sectortimes
R Averag eand maximum permissible speed
R Driver R
Vehicle
R Date
R Weather #
Select Compar eto Rec. touse adif fere nt
ses sion asare fere nce value. #
Selec t0038 toretur nto theove rview. #
Select ò Diagram. #
Setpa rame ters í andî.
The analysis isdispla yed. 26
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1
Lap overview
2 Parame ter1
3 Parame ter2
4 Traject oryof par ame ter1 (e.g. time)
5 Traject oryof par ame ter2 (e.g. speed)
% The follo wing values canbesetfo rpar ame‐
te rs 1and 2,forex am ple:
R Spe ed R
Lon gitudin al/lat eral acc eler ation
R Steer ing ang le
R Engine speed
R Engine oil/tir ete mp eratur e
Based ontheanal ysis yo ucan checkand opti‐
mize driving charact eristic sfo ran yposi tion on
th etra ck. Expor
tingtrac ks (USB ) #
Selec tõ Tracks.
An ove rview of all stor ed trac ks appear s. #
Select thedesir edtrac k. #
Select options u forth edesir edtrack. #
Select Export .
The select edtrac kcan beexpor tedto aUS B
st or ag ede vice conn ectedtotheve hicle. MBUX
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Edit
ingtrac ks and recor dings #
Select õ Tracks. #
Select thedesir edtrac k. #
Select options u forth edesir edtrack. #
Select Rename orDele te.
or #
Select atrac k. #
High light thedesir edrecor ding. #
Sele ctZ options . #
Sele ctExport to…orDele te. Se
tting Drag Race Mult
imed iasystem:
4 TRACK PACE5
Drag Race
Measur ingacceler ation #
Select ZDragmode. #
Optional: seta ta rget speed.
Measur ementstops assoon asthespecif ied
ta rget speed hasbeen reac hed. #
Select ñ Accel erat ion. #
Pull away star tth emeasur ement.
Measur ementbegins whentheve hicle accel‐
er ates. Measur ementisincr ement al,insteps
of 30 mph(50 km/h) toamax imum of
15 0mp h(2 70 km/h) .
or #
Select 00D0Start.
A countdo wnisactiv ated. When thecount ‐
do wn has runou t,th emeasur ementstar ts.
Af terpul ling away,th ere act ion timeis dis‐
pla yed. Measur ementisincr ement al,insteps
of 30 mph(50 km/h) toamax imum of
15 0mp h(2 70 km/h) .
Mea surement canbestopped earlyby selecting
Stop orstopping theve hicle.
Quar ter-mil era ce #
Z Drag mode #
Option al:seta ta rget dis tance.
Mea surement stops assoon asthespecif ied
ta rget dis tance hasbe en reac hed. #
Select ó Quartermile. #
Pull away star tth emeasur ement.
Measur ementbegins whentheve hicle accel‐
er ates. Timing runs unti lth eta rget dis tance
or ama ximu mof one mileha sbe en trave led.
or #
Selec t00D0 Start.
Ti ming runs unti lth eta rget dis tance ora
ma ximu mof one mileha sbe en trave led.
Measur ementcan bestopped earlyby
selecting Stoporstopping theve hicle.
Measur ingbraking #
Z Dragmode #
Select Braking. #
Select 00D0Start.
Measur ementisincr ement al,insteps of
5 mp h(1 0 km/h) toast ands till.If th ebr ak‐
ing procedur eis star tede.g. ataspeed of
58 mph(1 57 km/h) ,mea surement star ts as
soon as55 mph(1 50 km/h) hasbeen
re ac hed. 28
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