2008 MERCEDES-BENZ GL550 child restraint

574 Index
Children in the vehicle 91
Air bags 77, 91
Blocking rear door window
operation 98
Indicator lamp, Front passenger front
air bag 85
Infant and child restraint systems 86,
92
LATCH-type child seat anchors 95
Occupant Classification System
(OCS) 81
Cigarette lighter
(Depending on vehicle
configuration) 323
Climate control 214
Air conditioning refrigerant 563
Air conditioning, Cooling 224, 225
Air distribution, Front 219
Air distribution, rear 227
Air recirculation mode 222
Air vents*, second-row seats 220
Air vents, Front 220
Air volume 220
Control panel*, Rear 226
Control panel, Front 216
Deactivating system 218Defogging 222
Defrosting 221
Rear window defroster 212
Residual engine heat (REST) 225
Clock 27, 174
Cloth upholstery, Cleaning and
care of 434
Cockpit 24
Cockpit Management and Data System
see COMAND System
Cold tire inflation pressure 416
Collapsible wheel chock 494
COMAND System see separate operating
instructions
Combination switch 61, 62, 64, 147
Compass 344
Adjustment 178
Calibration 179
Calling up the compass 344
Control and operation of radio
transmitters 370
Control system 155
Multifunction display 155
Multifunction steering wheel 156
Resetting to factory default 169Control system menus 155
AUDIO 164
DISTRONIC* (Canada only) 167
NAV* 166
Off-road 166
Settings 168
Standard display 162
TEL* 186
Trip computer 184
Vehicle configuration 182
Vehicle status message memory 167
Control system submenus 159, 161, 171
Comfort* 181
Instrument cluster 172, 173
Lighting 175
Time/Date 174
Vehicle 178
Coolant 381, 567
Anticorrosion/antifreeze mixing ratio
and quantity 568
Capacities 562
Checking coolant level 376, 381
Messages in the multifunction
display 470, 472
Temperature 372
Temperature display 162
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580 Index
Headlamps
Automatic headlamp mode 144
Bi-Xenon* 477, 508
Cleaning lenses 429
Cleaning system* 208, 383
Halogen 507
High beam see High beam flasher
High beam see High beam headlamps
Light sensor, Messages in the
multifunction display 477
Low beam see Low beam headlamps
Manual headlamp mode 144
Messages in the multifunction
display 477, 478, 479, 480, 481,
482
Replacing bulbs 504, 505
Switch 61, 143
Heated seats see Seat heating*
Heated steering wheel* 327
Height adjustment
Vehicle level control (Vehicles with Air
suspension program) 281
Vehicle level control (Vehicles with
enhanced Off-road Package*) 283High beam flasher 61, 147
High beam headlamps
Indicator lamp 29
Messages in the multifunction
display 478
Replacing bulbs 505, 507, 508
Switching on 61, 147
High mounted brake lamp 505
Hill start assist system 196
Hinged quarter windows* see
Power windows
Hood 378
Messages in the multifunction
display 474
Opening 378
Hooks
Loading 304
Horn 25
HVAC see Climate control or
automatic climate control (3-zone)*
Hydroplaning 352I
Identification labels see Labels
Ignition 42, 44, 57
Immobilizer 109
Indicator lamps see Lamps, Indicator and
warning
Infant and child restraint systems see
Children in the vehicle
Inflation pressure see Tires,
Inflation pressures
Information button see Tele Aid
Infrared reflecting windshield* 344
Inside door handle 120
Instrument cluster 26, 28, 152
Illumination brightness 153
Lamps 436
Messages in display see Multifunction
display messages
Multifunction display 155
Outside temperature indicator 153
Selecting language 172
Instrument lighting see Instrument cluster,
Illumination brightness
Instrument panel see Instrument cluster
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584 Index
Multifunction display messages 449
ABS 451
ABS, ESP
®451
Air suspension 486
Air suspension program 486
Brake fluid 469
Brake lamps 477
Brake pads 467
Coolant 472
Corner-illuminating front fog
lamps* 478
Cruise control 452
Distronic* 453
Doors 474
Downhill Speed Regulation 467
EBP 468
Engine coolant 470, 472
ESP
®441
Fog lamps, Front 478
Fog lamps, Rear 480
Front passenger front air bag 460,
461, 462, 463
Fuel cap 474
Headlamps 477, 478, 480, 482
Hood 474Key, SmartKey 476
Key, SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO* 475, 476
Lamps 477, 478, 479, 480, 482
Low tire pressure 464, 484, 485
Parking brake 468
Parking lamps 480
Tele Aid 483
Telephone* 483
Turn signals 482
Vehicle battery 466
Windshield washer fluid 483
Multifunction steering wheel 30, 156
Button operation 156
N
Navigation system* 166
See separate COMAND System
operating instructions
Net, Cargo* 312
Net, Parcel 319
Neutral gear position, Automatic
transmission 189
New vehicle, Break-in period 346
Night security illumination 146, 176
Normal occupant weight 417
Number, Vehicle Identification (VIN) 550O
Occupant distribution 417
Occupant safety 74
Active head restraint 90
Air bags 76
Children and air bags 77, 91, 93
Children in the vehicle 91
Fastening the seat belt 53
Front passenger front air bag off
indicator lamp 81, 85, 86
Infant and child restraint systems 92
LATCH-type child seat anchors 95
OCS 81
OCS, Messages in the multifunction
display 460, 461, 462, 463
Seat belts 53, 78
OCS 81
Self-test 86
Odometer 153, 155, 162
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