MERCEDES-BENZ GLA SUV 2021 Owners Manual

Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of climat
w of climat e contr
e control syst
ol systems
ems N
No
ot
tes on climat
es on climat e contr
e control
ol In order
forth e air conditioning system, monitor-
ing of the pollution le vel and air /lt ration tofunc-
tion co rrectl y,an interior air /lter must alw ays be
used. Make sure that the /lter is installed cor-
re ctl y.Use /lters recommended and appr oved by
Mercedes-Benz. Alw ays ha vemaintenance work
car ried out at a quali/ed specialist workshop. Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of t
w of t he air conditioning contr
he air conditioning contr ol panel
ol panelThe indicator lamps on
the buttons indicate that
th e cor responding function is activated. THERM
ATIC air conditioning cont rol panel with sta-
tionary heater (e xample)
1 q Setsthete mp erature on the driver's
side
2 Vehicles with THERM ATIC or THERM OTRO NIC
operating unit with stationary heater: A
calls up the air conditioning menu
Ve hicles with THERM OTRO NIC operating unit
without stationary heater: _setsthe air
distribution
3 H Setsthe air0ow or switches o. climate
control
4 Ã Sets climate control toautomatic mode
(/ page 159) 5
¬ Demisting the windscreen
6 ¤ Switches there ar wind owheater on/o.
7 g Switches air-recirculation mode on/o.
(/ page 160)
8 Vehicles with THERM ATIC operating unit
(with/wi thout stationary heater):
¿ switches A/C function on/o.
(/ page 159)
Ve hicles with THERM OTRO NIC operating unit
(with/wi thout stationary heater): Á
switches A/C function on/o. (/ page 159)
Switches residual heat on/o. (/ page 160)
9 Vehicles with THERM ATIC or THERM OTRO NIC
control panel with stationary heater: &
swit ches stationary heater on/o.
(/ page 164)
Ve hicles with THERM OTRO NIC operating unit
without stationary heater: 0switches syn-
ch ronisation on/o. (/ page 160)
Plug-in hybrid with THERMATIC or
THERMOTRONIC operating unit: &acti-
va tes/deactivates "Immediate pre-ent rycli-
mate cont rol" (/ page 163) 158
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A
Vehicles with THERM ATIC operating unit
(with/wi thout stationary heater): _sets
th e air distribution
Ve hicles with THERM OTRO NIC operating unit
(with/wi thout stationary heater): q
adjusts temp erature on front passenger side Oper
Oper
ating t
ating t he climat
he climat e contr
e control syst
ol system
em Switc
Switc
hing climat
hing climat e contr
e control
olon/o.
on/o. #
T
To switc
o switc h on:
h on:setthe air0ow toleve l 1 or
higher using theH button. #
T
To switc
o switc h
ho.:
o.: setthe air0ow toleve l 0 using
th eH button.
If climate control is switched o., the windo ws
may mist up more quickl y.Switch climate control
o. only brie0 y. Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he A/C function
he A/C function on/o.
on/o. using t
using the air
he air
conditioning contr
conditioning contr ol panel
ol panel The A/C
function heats, cools and dehumidi/es
th eve hicle's interior air. #
Press the¿/Á button.
Switch o. the A/C function only brie0y; other-
wise, the windo wsmay mist up more quickl y.
Condensation may drip from the underside of the
ve hicle when cooling mode is active. This is not
indicati veof a fault. Calling up t
Calling up t
he air conditioning menu
he air conditioning menu Calling up t
Calling up t
he air conditioning menu using t
he air conditioning menu using t he
he
multimedia syst
multimedia syst em
em #
Select one of thete mp erature displa ysatthe
lo we r edge of the media displa y.
Calling up t
Calling up t he air
he air-conditioning menu using t
-conditioning menu using t he
he
butt
butt on on t
on on t he climat
he climat e contr
e control panel
ol panel #
Press theA button on the climate control
panel. A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating t
ating the A/C function via t
he A/C function via t he
he
multimedia syst
multimedia syst em
em Multimedia system:
4 Climate menu 5
First row of seats
The A/C function heats, cools and dehumidi/es
th eve hicle's interior air. #
Select A/C. Se Se
tting climat
tting climat e contr
e control t
ol to aut
o aut omatic mode
omatic mode In automatic mode,
the set temp erature is con-
trolled and maintained at a constant le velby the
air suppl y. #
Press theà button. #
T
To switc
o switc h t
h to manual mode:
o manual mode: pressthe_ or
à button.
In automatic mode, you can choose between /ve
di.erent air quantities using theH button.
Au tomatic mode is retained. Climate control
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Se
Se
tting t
tting t he air dis
he air distr tribution
ibution Multimedia system:
4 Climate menu #
Call up the air conditioning menu
(/ page 159). #
Select a row of seats. #
T
To se
o se t t
t the air dis
he air dis tr
tribution:
ibution: select¯,P
or O. #
Set the air0o w.
% Several air distribution options can be selec-
te d at the same time, forex ample toset the
climate cont rolfo rth e windscreen and the
fo ot we lls simultaneousl y.
The ¯ climatecont rolfo rth e windscreen
can only be selected forth e /rst seat row. Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he sync
he sync hr
hronisation functiononisation function on/o.
on/o. via
via
t
t he air conditioning contr
he air conditioning contr ol panel
ol panelClimate control can be set centrally using
the syn-
ch ronisation function. The temp erature and air
distribution settings forth e driver's side will be adop
ted automatically forth e front passenger
side. #
Press the0 button.
The synchronisation function will be deactivated if
th e settings for one of theot her climate zones are
ch anged. Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he sync
he sync hr
hronisation function
onisation function on/o.
on/o.via
via
t
t he multimedia syst
he multimedia syst em
em Multimedia system:
4 Climate menu 5
First row of seats
Climate cont rol can be set centrally using the syn-
ch ronisation function. The driver's settings for
te mp erature, air quantity and air distribution are
adop ted automatically for all climate zones. #
Select SYNCand switch on or o.. Demis
Demisting t
ting the windo ws
he wind ows W
W
indow
indow s mist
s mist ed up on t
ed up on t he inside
he inside #
Press theà button. #
Ifth e windo wscontinue tomist up: press the
¬ button.
W
W indow
indow s mist
s mist ed up on t
ed up on t he outside
he outside #
Switch on the windscreen wipers. #
Press theà button. Switc
Switc
hing air
hing air -r
-recir
ecir culation mode
culation mode on/o.
on/o. #
Press theg button.
The interior air will be recirculated.
Air-recirculation mode automatical lyswitches to
fresh air mode aTer a while.
% If air-re circulation mode is switched on, the
wind ows may mist up more quickl y.Switch on
ai r-re circulation mode only brie0y. Switc Switc
hing r
hing r esidual heat
esidual heat on/o.
on/o. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R theve hicle is par ked.
% Only vehicles with a diesel engine can use
re sidual heat. 160
160
Climate cont
rol

It is possible
tomake use of there sidual heat
from the engine tocontinue heating or ventilating
th e front compartment of theve hicle for appr ox-
imately 30 minutes, depending on thete mp era-
ture set. #
T To activ o activ at
ate:
e: press the Á button.
Re sidual heat will be switched o. automaticall y.Pr
Pr
e-entr
e-entr y climat
y climat e contr
e control using t
ol using t hekey
he key F
F
unction of pr
unction of pr e-entr
e-entry climat
y climat e contr
e contr ol using t
ol using t he
he
key
key
Before entering theve hicle, the driver's seat area
or the whole vehicle interior can be brie0y pre-
wa rmed or pre-cooled.
When pre-cooling, thefo llowing functions are acti-
va ted as needed:
R Automatic climate control
R Blower
R Seat ventilation
When pre-heating, thefo llowing functions are acti-
va ted as needed:
R Automatic climate control R
Blower
R Seat heater
R Steering wheel heater
R Mirror heater
R Rear wind owheater
Se
Se tting pr tting pr e-entr
e-entry climat
y climat e contr
e control via t
ol via thekey
he key
Multimedia system:
4 Climate menu 5
Pre-entry climate ctrl
Switc
Switc hing
hingon/o.
on/o. #
Select Z. #
Select Pre-entry climate control via key.
Switc Switc hing pr hing pr e-entr
e-entry climat
y climat e contr
e control via t
ol via thekey
he key
on/o.
on/o.
R R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The high-voltage battery is charge d su1-
cient ly.
R The function has been activated via the multi-
media system. #
T
To switc
o switc h on:
h on:unlock theve hicle.
The climate cont rol functions are activated for
up to/ve minutes for pre-heating and pre-
cooling.
Pre-entry climate control via theke y cann otbe
activated more than twice when theve hicle is
switched o.. #
T
To switc
o switc h
ho.:
o.: push the& button up or
down.
The following functions will remain active once the
ve hicle has been star ted:
R Seat heating
R Seat ventilation Climate cont
rol
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Pr
Pr
e-entr
e-entr y climat
y climat e contr
e control at depar
ol at depar tur
ture time
e time Pr
Pr
e-entr
e-entr y climat
y climat e contr
e control f
ol for depar
or depar tur
ture time func-
e time func-
tion
tion &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of fatal injury due toexpo-
sure toextreme heat or cold in theve hicle
If persons, particular lych ildren, are subjected
to prolonged exposure tointense heat or cold,
th ere is a risk of se vere injury or even death. #
Never lea vepersons, particular lych il-
dren, unattended in theve hicle. The
vehicle interior can be air conditioned when
th eve hicle is par ked.
When theve hicle is connected topowe r supply
equipment, priority is given tocharging the high-
vo ltage battery toa speci/ed minimum charge.
The running time of pre-entry clima tecont rol may
be reduced under thefo llowing conditions:
R The vehicle is not connected topowe r supply
equipment.
R The high-voltage battery is not charge d su1-
cient ly. Wi
th active pre-ent ryclimate cont rol,th ech arge
le ve l of the high-voltage battery may be reduced,
ev en if thech arging cable connector is connec-
te d.
Fo r cooling, thefo llowing functions are activated
as needed:
R Automatic climate control
R Blower
R Seat ventilation
Fo r heating, thefo llowing functions are activated
as needed:
R Automatic climate control
R Blower
R Seat heating
R Steering wheel heater
R Mirror heater
R Rear wind owheater Se
Se tting pr
tting pr e-entr
e-entry climat
y climat e contr
e control f
ol for depar
or depar ture
ture
time
time
Multimedia system:
4 Climate menu 5
Pre-entry climate ctrl
Se Se tting a single depar
tting a single depar tur
ture time
e time #
Select ONCE. #
Set a departure time.
Changing t
Changing t he activ
he active depar
e departur
ture time
e time #
Select the pen icon next tothe displa yed
departure time. #
Set a departure time.
Se
Se tting t
tting t he w
he week
eekpr
pro/le
o/le #
Select WEEK PROFILE . #
Set the desired departure times, e.g. every
day at 8 a.m.
Selecting t
Selecting t he zone
he zone #
Select Z. 162
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Climate control

#
Select Driver's seat only.
If th eDriver's seat only setting is deactivated,
pre-entry climate control take s place forthe
entire vehicle.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating pr
ating pre-entr
e-entry climat
y climat e contr
e control
ol
f
f or depar
or depar tur
ture time
e time
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The high- voltage battery is charge d su1-
cient ly.
R The function has been activated via the multi-
media system. #
T
To activ
o activ at
at e:
e: set the departure time
(/ page 162).
Pre-entry climate control for departure time
switches on a maximum of 55 minutes before
th e selected departure time. It will remain
active for ano ther /ve minutes if the departure
is dela yed. #
T To deactiv
o deactiv at
ate:
e: push the& button up or
down.
The following functions will remain active once the
ve hicle has been star ted:
R Seat heating R
Seat ventilation A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating immediat
ating immediat e pr
e pre-entr
e-entr y cli-
y cli-
mat
mat e contr
e contr ol
ol &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of fatal injury due toexpo-
sure toextreme heat or cold in theve hicle
If persons, particular lych ildren, are subjected
to prolonged exposure tointense heat or cold,
th ere is a risk of se vere injury or even death. #
Never lea vepersons, particular lych il-
dren, unattended in theve hicle. Air-conditioning of
theve hicle interior can con-
tinue for up to50 minutes, e.g. if the journey is
inter rupted. The colours of
the indicator lamp ha vethefo llo w-
ing meanings:
R Blue: Blue: cooling is activated.
R R
Red:
ed: heating is activated.
R Y
Yello w:
ello w:the departure time has been preselec-
te d. #
Set the desired temp erature using the w
button. Climate control
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#
Press button 1.
The red or blue indicator lamp on button 1
will light up or go out. S
S
t
tationar
ationar y heat
y heater/v
er/ventilation
entilation S
S
t
tationar
ationar y heat
y heater/v
er/ventilation function
entilation function
% The following function is equipment-depend-
ent.
R The air inside theve hicle is heated or ventila-
te dto the set temp erature.
R The air inside theve hicle cann otbe cooled
down to temperatures below the outside tem-
perature.
R Ifth e outside temp erature changes, ventilation
mode automatically switches toheating mode
or heating mode automatically switches to
ve ntilation mode.
The stationary hea ter and theex haust gas outl et
are situated in front of theright-hand front wheel. Switc
Switc hing t
hing t he st
he stationar
ationar y heat
y heater/v
er/ventilation
entilation on/o.
on/o.
via t
via t he oper
he oper ating unit
ating unit &
D
DAN
AN GER
GER Risk of fatal injury due topoison-
ous exhaust gases
If th eta ilpipe is bloc ked or su1cient ventila-
tion is not possible, poisonous exhaust gases
such as carbon monoxide may enter theve hi-
cle. This is the case in enclosed spaces or if
th eve hicle gets stuck in sno w,forex ample. #
Always switch the stationary heater o. in
enclosed spaces without an air extrac-
tion system, e.g. in garage s. #
Keep theta ilpipe and the area around
th eve hicle free from snow when the
ve hicle or the stationary heater is run-
ning. #
Open a wind owonthe side of theve hicle
fa cing away from the wind toensure an
adequate supply of fresh air. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of /re due tohot station-
ary heater components and exhaust gases
Flammable materials such as lea ves, grass or
twigs may ignite. #
When the stationary heater is switched
on, make sure that:
R hot vehicle parts do not come into
contact with 0ammable materials.
R theex haust gas can 0ow out of the
stationa ryheater exhaust pipe unhin-
dered.
R theex haust gas does not come into
contact with 0ammable materials. *
N
NOOTE
TE Bat tery dischar gecaused bysta-
tionar y heater or stationaryventilation
ope ration Operating
the stationary heater or stationary
ve ntilation drains the batter y. #
ATer heating or ventilating theve hicle
twice, drive for a longer period of time. 164
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R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The fuel tank is at least Õfull. #
Set the desired temp erature using thew
button. #
Press button 1.
The red or blue indicator lamp on button 1
will light up or go out. The colours of
the indicator lamp ha vethefo llo w-
ing meanings:
R Blue: Blue: stationary ventilation is switched on.
R R
Red:
ed: the stationary heater is switched on.
R Y
Yello w:
ello w:the departure time is preselected.
The stationary heater/ventilation will switch o.
automatically aTer 50 minutes.
Oper Oper ation using t
ation using t he app:
he app:the stationary heater/
ve ntilation can also be ope rated via the Mercedes
me connect app. You can /nd fur ther information
in the separate Owner's Manual at https://
moba.i.daimler.com/mar kets/ece-r ow/baix/
ca rs/connectme/en_GB/#em otions/
St artsei te.html.
Se
Se tting t
tting t he st
he stationar
ationar y heat
y heat er/v
er/ventilation via t
entilation via t he
he
multimedia syst
multimedia syst em
em
Multimedia system:
4 Climate menu 5
Auxiliary heating #
Call up the air conditioning menu
(/ page 159). #
Select Auxiliary heating . Selecting t
Selecting t
he depar
he departur
ture time
e time #
Select the time TIME A: XX, TIME B: XXor
TIME C: XX.
Se
Se tting t
tting t he depar
he depar tur
ture time
e time #
Select the time TIME A: XX, TIME B: XXor
TIME C: XX. #
Select the pen beside the time. #
Set a time. Air v
Air v
ents
ents A
A
djus
djus ting t
ting t he fr
he front air v
ont air v ents
ents &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of burns or frostbite due to
being too close tothe air vents
Ve ry hot or very cold air can 0ow from the air
ve nts. #
Make sure that all vehicle occupants
alw ays maintain a su1cient dis tance
from the air vents. #
If necessar y,direct the air0ow toano ther
area of theve hicle interior. Climate cont
rol
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To
guarantee the 0ow of fresh air thro ugh the air
ve nts into theve hicle interior, comply with thefo l-
lowing:
R Alwayske ep theve nts and ventilation grilles in
th eve hicle interior clear.
R Keep the air inlet free of residue build-up
(/ page 348). #
T
To open or close:
o open or close: hold airvent 1 inthe
cent reand turn it tothe leT (open) or right
(closed) as far as it will go. #
T
To se
o se t t
t the
he air0ow
air0ow dir
direction:
ection: hold air vent 1 in
th e centre and mo veit up or down or tothe
leT or right. A
A
djus
djusting t ting t he r
he rear air v
ear air v ents
ents #
T
T o open or close:
o open or close: hold airvent 1 inthe
cent reand turn it tothe leT or right as far as it
will go. #
T
T o se
o se t t
t the
he air0ow
air0ow dir
direction:
ection: hold air vent 1 in
th e centre and mo veit up or down or tothe
leT or right. 166
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Climate control

Dr
Dr
iving
iving N
No
ot
tes on Mer
es on Mer cedes-
cedes-AMG v
AMG vehicles
ehicles Obser
vethe no tes on thefo llowing additional top-
ics in the Supplement, as you may otherwise fail
to recognise dangers:
R Emotion Start
R AMG exhaust system
R RACE START
R DRIFT MODE
R AMG RIDE CONTROL
R AMG steering-wheel but tons N
No
ot
tes on plug-in h
es on plug-in h ybr
ybrids
ids N
No
ot
tes on plug-in h
es on plug-in h ybr
ybrid oper
id oper ation
ation &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of chemical burns and poi-
soning from damaged high-voltage battery
If th e housing of the high-voltage battery has
been damaged, electrolyte and gases may
leak out. #
Avoid contact with the skin, eyes or
clo thing. #
Immediate lyrinse electrolyte splashes
o. with water and seek medical atten-
tion straight away. &
D
DAN
AN GER
GER Risk of explosion from excessive
internal pressure of the high-voltage bat-
te ry
Flammable gas may escape and ignite in the
eve nt of a vehicle /re. #
Stop thech arging process immediately
in case of unusual odours, smoke or
burn mar ks. #
Leavethe danger zone immediatel y.
Secure the danger zone at a su1cient
distance. #
Call the /re brigade. The
hybrid system combines a combustion engine
with an electric mo tor. Characteristics when
theve hicle is at a standstill:
R The combustion engine is generally switched
o..
R Idle speed only occurs in cer tain instances.
Characteristics when starting theve hicle:
R Ifth e high-voltage battery is su1ciently
ch arge d, theve hicle can be star ted with the
electric drive without the combustion engine
(noiseless start).
R Ifth e high-voltage battery forth e electrical
drive is not su1ciently charge d or the operat-
ing temp erature of the combustion engine has
not been reached, theve hicle can start with
th e combustion engine.
% Depending on the system, it may happen that
ev en though the high-voltage battery is
ch arge d, electric mode has restric ted or no
av ailabilit y.Once the combustion engine has
been operated for long enough, electric mode
is again available without restriction.
% Tostart the combustion engine, the high-volt-
age battery can be used as a star ter batter y. Driving and parking
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