2009 MERCEDES-BENZ GL SUV Owners Manual

not receive channel lists): press and briefly
hold the &or* button.
Operating the DVD video* X
Switch on COMAND and select video DVD
(see the separate operating instructions).
X Press VorU on the steering wheel
to select the Audio/TV/DVD menu. DVD changer display* (example)
:
Current DVD (for DVD changer*)
; Current scene
X Press the &or* button to select a
scene. Navigation* menu
In the Navigation menu, the navigation
instructions from the navigation system
appear in the multi-function display.
Use the buttons on the multi-function steer-
ing wheel.
X Press the VorU button to select the
Navigation menu.
X Switch on the audio system or COMAND
APS* (see separate operating instruc-
tions).
Route guidance inactive The direction of travel appears in the multi-
function display. When the name of the street
is part of the navigation system data, this will
also be displayed. Vehicle heading display (example)
Route guidance active
The multi-function display shows navigation
instructions, for example:
Off-road menu*
You can set the following current settings to
appear in the Off-roadmenu:
R Off-road level (Y page 129)
R Compass (Y page 166)
R Differential locks (Y page 116)
i Large buildings, power cables or powerful
transmission masts as well as metallic
objects on or in the vehicle may interfere
with the compass display.
Use the buttons on the multi-function steer-
ing wheel.
X Press the VorU button to select the
Off-road menu. Message in the multi-function display (example)102
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Settings menu
You can use the
Settingsmenu to:
R restore the factory settings (Y page 103)
R change the instrument cluster settings
(Y page 103)
R change the time/date settings 23
(Y page 104).
R change the lighting settings (Y page 105)
R change the vehicle settings (Y page 106)
R change the auxiliary heating* settings
(Y page 107)
R change the convenience settings*
(Y page 108)
Resetting to factory settings For safety reasons, not all functions will be
reset: permanent Speedtronic can only be set
in the Vehicle submenu. The Daytime
driving lamps function in theLighting
submenu is only reset if the vehicle is sta-
tionary.
X Press VorU on the steering wheel
to select the Settings... menu.
X Press and hold the .reset button on the
instrument cluster for approximately three
seconds.
A prompt appears in the multi-function dis-
play asking you to confirm by pressing
the .reset button again. X
Press the .reset button again.
The functions of most submenus are
restored to factory settings.
or
X If you want to retain the settings, do not
press reset button .a second time.
You will see the Settings...menu again
after approximately five seconds.
X Press the VorU button to select a
different menu.
Instrument cluster submenu Selecting the unit of measurement for
distance
This function is not available on vehicles with
speedometers in mph.
The selected unit of measurement for dis-
tance applies to:
R
the analogue speedometer
R the total distance recorder and the trip
meter
R the trip computer
R the navigation instruction in the Naviga-
tion* menu
R cruise control
R Speedtronic
R Distronic*
X Press VorU on the steering wheel
to select the Settings... menu.
X Press the &button to select submenus.
X Press the WorX button to select the
Instrument cluster submenu.
X Press the &button to select Display
unit Speed/odometer.
X Press the WorX button to select
km (kilometres) or milesas the unit of
measurement for distance.
X Press the &,VorU button to
select a different display.
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Selecting the distance units for the digital
speedometer
This function is not available on vehicles with
speedometers in mph.
X Press VorU on the steering wheel
to select the Settings... menu.
X Press the &button to select submenus.
X Press the WorX button to select the
Instrument cluster submenu.
X Press the &button to select Display
unit Digital speedometer.
X Press the WorX button to select
km (kilometres) or milesas the unit of
measurement for distance.
X Press the &,VorU button to
select a different display.
Selecting the language
X Press VorU on the steering wheel
to select the Settings... menu.
X Press the &button to select submenus.
X Press the WorX button to select the
Instrument cluster submenu.
X Press the &button to select Language.
X Press the WorX button to select the
desired language.
X Press the &,VorU button to
select a different display.
Selecting the status line display
Vehicles for the United Kingdom: this func-
tion is not available.
X Press VorU on the steering wheel
to select the Settings... menu.
X Press the &button to select submenus.
X Press the WorX button to select the
Instrument cluster submenu.
X Press the &button to select Status
line display. X
Press the WorX button to select the
status line display: vehicle speed ( Speed)
or outside temperature (Outside temp.).
The selected display now appears con-
stantly in the lower multi-function display.
When you scroll through the Standard dis-
play menu (Y page 99), you will see the
display you have not selected.
X Press the &,VorU button to
select a different display.
Time/date submenu 24 Setting the date and time
Your vehicle may be equipped with one of the
following audio systems:
A: Audio 20
B: Audio 50 APS*
C: COMAND APS*
X You can see which audio system is fitted in
your vehicle by referring to the separate
operating instructions.
Depending on the audio system, the time and
date are received from GPS satellites and
cannot be set using the on-board computer
(see the following table). A B C
Set using the on-board com-
puter X
Automatic GPS satellite recep-
tion X X
X
Press VorU on the steering wheel
to select the Settings... menu.
X Press the &button to select submenus.
X Press the WorX button to select the
Time/Date submenu.
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Setting the time
X
Press &to select Time set Hours (or
time set Minutes).
X Press the WorX button to set a
value.
Setting the date
X Press the &button to select Date Set
day (orDate Set month orDate set
year).
X Press the WorX button to set the
date.
X Press the &,VorU button to
select a different display.
Lighting submenu Setting the daytime driving lights
If you set the daytime driving lights and the
light switch is set to
$orÃ, the day-
time driving lights are switched on automati-
cally when the engine is running. When it is
dark, the side lamps and dipped-beam head-
lights are switched on automatically.
In countries in which daytime driving lights
are a legal requirement, Onis the factory set-
ting.
X Press VorU on the steering wheel
to select the Settings... menu.
X Press the &button to select submenus.
X Press the WorX button to select the
Lighting submenu.
X Press &to select Daytime driving
lamps.
X Press WorX to set daytime driving
lights to onoroff.
X Press the &,VorU button to
select a different display. Switching the surround lighting on/off
If the surround lighting is switched on, the
following lights will be switched on automat-
ically in the dark after you have unlocked the
vehicle using the key:
R
the side lamps
R the licence plate lighting
R the front foglamps
The surround lighting switches off automati-
cally after 40 seconds or when the driver's
door is opened.
X Press VorU on the steering wheel
to select the Settings... menu.
X Press the &button to select submenus.
X Press the WorX button to select the
Lighting submenu.
X Press the &button to select the Sur‐
round lighting function.
X Press the WorX button to switch
the Surround lighting function on or
off.
X Press the &,VorU button to
select a different display.
Activating or deactivating the exterior
lighting delayed switch-off
When you activate the Headlamp delayed
shut off function, the exterior lighting
remains on for another 15 seconds after clos-
ing the doors when it is dark. If the engine is
switched off and then none of the doors are
opened, or if an open door is not closed, the
exterior lighting goes out after 60 seconds.
If you have activated the delayed switch-off
function and switched off the engine, the fol-
lowing remain lit:
R the side lamps
R the licence plate lighting
R the front foglamps
X Press VorU on the steering wheel
to select the Settings... menu.
X Press the &button to select submenus. On-board computer
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X
Press the WorX button to select the
Lighting submenu.
X Press the &button to select Head‐
lamps delayed switch-off.
X Press the WorX button to activate
or deactivate the Headlamps delayed
switch-off function.
X Press the &,VorU button to
select a different display.
Deactivating the delayed switch-off tempora-
rily:
X Before leaving the vehicle, turn the key to
position 0in the ignition lock.
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock and back to position 0.
Delayed switch-off is deactivated.
Delayed switch-off is deactivated the next
time you start the engine.
Activating/deactivating the interior light-
ing delayed switch-off
If you remove the key from the ignition lock
while the Interior lighting delayed
switch off function is activated, the interior
lighting remains on for 10 seconds if it is dark.
X Press VorU on the steering wheel
to select the Settings... menu.
X Press the &button to select submenus.
X Press the WorX button to select the
Lighting submenu.
X Press the &button to select Interior
lighting delayed switch-off.
X Press the WorX button to activate
or deactivate Interior lighting
delayed switch-off.
X Press the &,VorU button to
select a different display.
Activating/deactivating the Intelligent
Light System*
When you activate the Intelligent Light
System you activate the following functions: R
motorway mode
R active light function
R extended range foglamps
X Press VorU on the steering wheel
to select the Settings... menu.
X Press the &button to select submenus.
X Press WorX to select the Light‐
ing submenu.
X Press &to select Intelligent Light
System.
X Press the WorX button to activate
or deactivate the Intelligent Light
System.
X Press the &,VorU button to
select a different display.
Setting the ambient lighting*
X Press VorU on the steering wheel
to select the Settings... menu.
X Press the &button to select submenus.
X Press the WorX button to select the
Lighting submenu.
X Press the &button to select Ambient
light.
X Press WorX to adjust the bright-
ness to any level from Level 0(off) to
Level 5 (bright).
X Press &, VorU to select a dif-
ferent display.
Vehicle submenu In the
Vehicle submenu, you can call up the
following functions:
R compass* (Y page 166)
R display when the ignition is switched off
(Y page 107)
R permanent Speedtronic (Y page 126)
R automatic locking feature (Y page 107)106
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Setting the display when the ignition is
switched off
The
Display when ignition off function
allows you to set which display you see in the
multi-function display after removing the key
from the ignition lock.
X Press VorU on the steering wheel
to select the Settings... menu.
X Press the &button to select submenus.
X Press the WorX button to select the
Vehicle submenu.
X Press the &button to select Display
when ignition off.
X Press the WorX button to select
Interior motion sensor, Tow-away
protection orMiles/km.
X Press the &,VorU button to
select a different display.
Activating/deactivating the automatic
door locking feature
When you activate the Automatic door
locking function, your vehicle will be cen-
trally locked above a speed of approximately
15 km/h.
i For more information on the automatic
door locking feature, see (Y page 60).
X Press VorU on the steering wheel
to select the Settings... menu.
X Press the &button to select submenus.
X Press the WorX button to select the
Vehicle submenu.
X Press the &button to select Auto‐
matic door locking.
X Press the WorX button to activate
or deactivate the Automatic door lock‐
ing feature.
X Press the &,VorU button to
select a different display. Heating submenu Auxiliary heating* departure time
Only vehicles with auxiliary heating have this
function.
The
Aux.heating departure time function
allows you to select a stored departure time
or change the departure time for which the
vehicle with auxiliary heating is preheated.
The auxiliary heating timer function calcu-
lates the switch-on time according to the out-
side temperature so that the vehicle is pre-
heated by the departure time. When the
departure time is reached, the auxiliary heat-
ing continues to heat for a further five
minutes and then switches off. The auxiliary
heating adopts the temperature settings
selected for Thermatic 2-zone automatic cli-
mate control or Thermotronic luxury multi-
zone automatic climate control*.
You can switch off the auxiliary heating by
using the remote control or the auxiliary heat-
ing button on the centre console. G
Risk of poisoning
Exhaust fumes are produced when the auxili-
ary heating is in operation. Inhaling these
exhaust fumes can be poisonous. You should
therefore switch off the auxiliary heating in
confined spaces without an extraction sys-
tem, e.g. a garage. G
Risk of fire
When the auxiliary heating is in operation,
parts of the vehicle can become very hot.
Make sure that the exhaust system does
not under any circumstances come into con-
tact with highly flammable materials such as
dry grass or fuels. The highly flammable mate-
rial could otherwise ignite and set the vehicle
alight. Select your parking space accordingly.
Operating the auxiliary heating is therefore
prohibited at filling stations or when your vehi-
cle is being refuelled. Always switch off the
auxiliary heating at filling stations. On-board computer
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Selecting the departure time or deactivat-
ing a selected departure time
You can call up the Aux.heating depar‐
ture time function directly.
X Turn the key to position 1or 2in the ignition
lock.
X Press the button for the auxiliary heating on
the centre console (Y page 147).
or
X Press VorU on the steering wheel
to select the Settings... menu.
X Press the &button to select submenus.
X Press the WorX button to select the
Heater submenu.
X Press the &button to select Aux.heat‐
ing departure time.
You will see the selected setting.
X Press the WorX button to select
one of the three departure times or Timer
off (no timer active).
When a switch-on time is selected, the yel-
low indicator lamp lights up in the auxiliary
heating button.
Changing the departure time
X Press VorU on the steering wheel
to select the Settings... menu.
X Press the &button to select submenus.
X Press the WorX button to select the
Heater submenu.
X Press the &button to select Aux.heat‐
ing departure time.
X Press WorX to select Time 1,
Time 2 orTime 3 to be changed.
X Press &to select Departure time
X Set hour.
X Press the WorX button to set the
hour.
X Press the &button to select Depar‐
ture time X Set minutes. X
Press the WorX button to set the
minutes.
X Press the *button to select a different
display.
After changing from one menu to another,
the new time setting is stored. The yellow
indicator lamp lights up on the button for
the auxiliary heating on the centre console.
Convenience submenu* Activating or deactivating the easy-entry/
exit feature*
G
Risk of injury
The steering wheel moves when the EASY-
ENTRY/EXIT feature is active. There is a risk
of occupants becoming trapped. Before acti-
vating the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature, make
sure that nobody can become trapped.
Do not leave children unsupervised in the
vehicle, even if they are secured in a child
restraint system. The children could open the
driver's door and thereby unintentionally acti-
vate the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature and
become trapped.
X Press VorU on the steering wheel
to select the Settings... menu.
X Press the &button to select submenus.
X Press the WorX button to select the
Convenience submenu.
X Press the &button to select the EASY-
ENTRY feature.
X Press the WorX button to activate
or deactivate the EASY-ENTRY system.
X Press the &,VorU button to
select a different display.
Switching the belt adjustment on/off
X Press VorU on the steering wheel
to select the Settings... menu.
X Press the WorX button to select the
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X
Press the &button to select Belt
adjustment.
X Press the WorX button to activate
or deactivate Belt adjustment.
Switching the fold in mirrors when lock-
ing* function on/off
When you activate the Fold in mirrors
when locking function, the exterior mirrors
are folded in when the vehicle is locked. When
you switch on the ignition, the exterior mir-
rors fold out again.
If the function is activated and you fold in the
exterior mirrors using the button on the door
(Y page 73), the exterior mirrors do not fold
out automatically. The exterior mirrors can
then only be folded out using the button on
the door.
X Press VorU on the steering wheel
to select the Settings... menu.
X Press the &button to select submenus.
X Press the WorX button to select the
Convenience submenu.
X Press the &button to select Fold in
mirrors when locking.
X Press the WorX button to activate
or deactivate the Fold in mirrors when
locking feature.
X Press the &,VorU button to
select a different display. Additional functions menu
In the Additional functions menu, you can:
R activate/deactivate the distance warning
function*
R set DSR (Y page 109)
R prime/deactivate tow-away protec-
tion* (Y page 109)
R prime/deactivate the interior motion sen-
sor* (Y page 110) Activating/deactivating the distance
warning function* This function is only available with Dis-
tronic* (Y
page 119).
X Press VorU on the steering wheel
to select the Additional functions menu.
X If the Distance warning function is not
displayed, press the &or* button
to select the Distance warning system.
X Press the WorX button to activate
or deactivate the Distance warning sys-
tem.
When the distance warning function is acti-
vated, the Äsymbol is shown in the
lower multi-function display.
X Press &, VorU to select a dif-
ferent display.
Setting DSR The
DSR Speed function allows you to set the
threshold speed (vehicle speed for driving
downhill) of the DSR (Y page 113) to a value
between 4 km/h and 18 km/h. The adjust-
ment is carried out in increments of 2 km/h.
X Press VorU on the steering wheel
to select the Additional functions menu.
X If the DSR Speed function is not displayed,
press the &or* button to select the
DSR.
X Press the WorX button to set the
desired threshold speed.
X Press &, VorU to select a dif-
ferent display.
Priming/deactivating tow-away protec-
tion* If you deactivate
Tow-away protection, it
will not be primed when you next lock the
vehicle. On-board computer
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