2009 MERCEDES-BENZ GL SUV lock

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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X
Press VorU on the steering wheel
to select the Additional functions menu.
X IfTow-away protection is not displayed,
press the &or* button to select
Tow-away protection.
X Press the WorX button to prime or
deactivate Tow-away protection.
X Press &, VorU to select a dif-
ferent display.
Priming/deactivating the interior
motion sensor* If you deactivate the
Interior motion sen‐
sor, it will not be primed when you next lock
the vehicle.
X Press VorU on the steering wheel
to select the Additional functions menu.
X If the Interior motion sensor function
is not displayed, press the &or*
button to select the Interior motion
sensor.
X Press the WorX button to prime or
deactivate the Interior motion sensor .
X Press &, VorU to select a dif-
ferent display. Trip computer menu
You can use the Trip computermenu to call
up or reset statistical data for your vehicle.
You can select kmormiles as the unit of
measurement for distance (Y page 103).
Trip computer "From start" or "From
reset" The values in the
From startsubmenu are
calculated from the start of a journey whilst
the values in the From resetsubmenu are
calculated from the last time the submenu
was reset. X
Press VorU on the steering wheel
to select the trip computer menu.
X Press &or* to select From start
or From reset. Trip computer "From start" (example)
:
Distance
; Time
= Average speed
? Average fuel consumption
The trip computer function From startis
automatically reset when:
R the ignition has been switched off for more
than 4 hours.
R 999 hours have been exceeded.
R 9,999 kilometres/miles have been excee-
ded.
The From reset message is shown and the
trip computer is automatically reset if the
value exceeds 9,999 hours or 99,999 kilome-
tres/miles.
Resetting X
Press VorU on the steering wheel
to select the trip computer menu.
X Press the &or* button to select the
function that you wish to reset.
X Press and hold the .reset button on the
instrument cluster until the values have
reverted to "0". 110
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Calling up the range
X
Press VorU on the steering wheel
to select the trip computer menu.
X Press &or* to select Range:
The multi-function display shows the esti-
mated range of the vehicle, based on the
current driving style and the fuel level. If
there is only a small amount of fuel remain-
ing in the fuel tank, a vehicle refuelling
C appears instead of the range.
Displaying current fuel consumption X
Press VorU to select the Trip com-
puter menu.
X Press &or* to select Consump‐
tion.
The current fuel consumption is displayed. Telephone menu
Functions and displays depend on the
optional equipment installed in your vehicle.
You can place your mobile phone in the
mobile phone bracket* (Y page 164), or set
up a Bluetooth connection to the audio sys-
tem or to COMAND APS* (see separate oper-
ating instructions). G
Risk of accident
Observe the legal requirements of the country
in which you are currently driving regarding
the use of mobile phones in the vehicle.
If it is permitted to use mobile phones while
the vehicle is in motion, you should only use
them when the road and traffic conditions
allow. Otherwise, you may be distracted from the traffic conditions, cause an accident and
injure yourself and others.
Use the buttons on the multi-function steer-
ing wheel.
X Switch on the mobile phone and audio
equipment or COMAND APS*; see the sep-
arate operating instructions.
X Press the VorU button to select the
Telephone menu.
Mobile phone on PIN code not yet entered
Once you have inserted the mobile phone into
the mobile phone bracket*, the multi-func-
tion display shows the Please enter PIN
message.
X Enter the PIN using the mobile phone, Lin-
guatronic*, the audio system or COMAND
APS*.
The mobile phone will search for a network.
Mobile phone operational
You will see Readyor the name of the mobile
phone network provider in the multi-function
display. If the mobile phone operational read-
iness symbol goes out, your vehicle is outside
of the transmission and reception range. In
this case you will see No Servicein the
multi-function display.
Accepting a call If someone calls you when you are in the
Telephone
menu, a display message appears
in the multi-function display, for example: X
Press the 6button to accept the call. On-board computer
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If you are not in the
Telephonemenu, you can
still accept a call.
Rejecting or ending a call X
Press the ~button.
If you are not in the Telephonemenu, you can
still accept a call.
Dialling a number from the phone book You can use the mobile phone to enter new
telephone numbers into the phone book (see
separate operating instructions). If your
mobile phone is operational, you can select
and dial a number from the phone book at any
time.
X Press the VorU button to select the
Telephone menu.
X Press the &or* button to call up
the phone book.
X Press the &or* button to select the
name you are searching for. To scroll rap-
idly, press and hold the &or* but-
ton for longer than 1 second.
X Press the 6button to start dialling.
or
X If you do not want to make a call, press the
~ button.
Redialling The on-board computer saves the last names
or numbers dialled in the redial memory.
X Press the VorU button to select the
Telephone menu.
X Press the 6button to switch to the
redial memory.
X Press the &or* button to select the
desired name or number.
X Press the 6button to start dialling. Off-road driving
Overview of off-road driving systems
The systems which are relevant for off-road
driving are explained on the following pages:
R 4MATIC (permanent four-wheel drive), for
optimum traction
R DSR (Downhill Speed Regulation), which
assists you when driving downhill
R LOW RANGE off-road gear for better trac-
tion off-road
R Differential locks for increased traction off-
road
You will find further information about driving
off-road in the "Operation" section
(Y page 188). 4MATIC (permanent four-wheel drive)
4MATIC ensures that all four wheels are per-
manently driven. Together with ESP ®
and
4ETS, it improves the traction of your vehicle
whenever a drive wheel spins due to insuffi-
cient grip. G
Risk of accident
4MATIC cannot reduce the risk of an accident
if you drive too fast.
If a drive wheel spins due to insufficient grip:
R only depress the accelerator pedal as far as
necessary when pulling away.
R accelerate less when driving.
R adapt your driving style to suit road and
traffic conditions.
i In wintry driving conditions, the maximum
effect of 4MATIC can only be achieved if
you use winter tyres (M+S tyres), with snow
chains if necessary.
! When testing the parking brake, operate
the vehicle only briefly (for a maximum of
ten seconds) on a brake test dynamometer.
When doing this, turn the key to position 112
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