2012 MERCEDES-BENZ GL SUV lock

Activating/deactivating the inte-
rio
rlightin gdelayed switch-off .......282
Active light function .......................123
Automatic he adlampmode ............ 119
Cornering light function .................123
Dipped-bea mheadlamps ............... 120
Driving abroa d............................... 118
Foglamps (extende drange )........... 124
Hazard warning lamps ...................122
Hea dlam pflasher ........................... 122
Light switc h................................... 119
Ma in-beam headlamps ................... 122
Motorway mode ............................. 124
Off-road lights ................................ 124
Parking lamps ................................ 121
Rea rfoglam p................................. 120
Setting the ambient lighting
bri ghtness (on-bo ardc omputer ).... 281
Setting the ambient lighting col-
ou r(on-board computer) ...... .......... 282
Side lamps ..................................... 120
Switch ingA daptive Highbeam
Assist on/of f................................. 281
Switch ingt he daytime driving
lights on/off (on-board computer) .280
Switch ingt he exteri or lighting
delayed switch-off on/off (on-
board computer) ............................ 282
Switch ingt he surround lighting
on/off (on-board computer) ..........282
Turn signals ................................... 121
se eC hangin gbulbs
see Interior lighting
Light sensor (display message) .......303
LI Mi ndicator lamp
Cruise control ................................ 193
DISTRONI CPLUS ........................... 200
Variabl eSPEEDTRONIC .................196
Lim iting the speed
see SPEEDTRONIC
Loading guidelines ............................338
Locking seeC entral locking
Locking (doors)
Automatic ........................................ 84
Emergency lockin g........................... 85
From insi de(central lockin gbut-
ton) .................................................. 83Locking centrally
seeC entral locking
Locking verification signal (on-
board computer) ............................... 283
LO WR ANGE
Display message ............................ 309
Off-road ge ar................................. 254
LO WR ANGE off-road gear ................254
Luggage compartmen tcover
Notes/function .............................. 344
Luggage compartmen tenlarge-
ment Important safety notes ..................341
Luggage compartmen tfloor
opening/closing ............................ 344
stow agew ell, under ....................... 344
Lumbar support
Adjusting (o nthe seat) .................. 108
Luxury head restraint .......................103 M
M+S tyres ........................................... 398
Main-beam headlamps Changing bulbs .............................. 130
Display message ............................ 302
Switch ingA daptive Highbeam
Assist on/of f................................. 125
Switch ingo n/off ........................... 122
Matt fin ish( cle anin ginstructions) ..368
Memory card (audi o)......................... 274
Memory function ............................... 115
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre seeQ ualified specialist workshop
Message memory (on-board com-
puter) ................................................. .290
Mes sages
see Display messages
Mirror
see Vanity mirror (in sun visor)
Mirrors
see Exterior mirrors
see Rear-view mirror
Mobile phone
Frequencies ................................... 421
Installati on .................................... .421
Menu (on-bo ardc omputer )............ 275 14
Index

Type identificatio
nplate
see Vehicl eide ntificatio nplate
Tyr epressure
Calling up (on-board computer )..... 402
Display message ............................ 315
Not reac hed( TIREFIT) .................... 381
Reache d(TIREFIT) .......................... 381
Rec ommended ............................... 399
Tyre pressur elossw arning
Important safety notes ..................401
Restarting ...................................... 401
Tyre pressure mon itor
Checking the tyre pressure elec-
tronically ........................................ 402
Function/notes ............................. 402
Restarting ...................................... 403
Warn ingl am p................................. 336
Warning mess age. ......................... 403
Tyres
Changing awheel .......................... 404
Ch ecking ........................................ 397
Directio nofrotation ...................... 404
Display message ............................ 315
Important safety notes ..................396
M+S tyre s...................................... 398
MOExtende dtyres ......................... 398
Replacing ....................................... 404
Service life ..................................... 397
Storing ........................................... 405
Tyr esize (data) .............................. 409
Tyr etrea d...................................... 397
se eF lat tyre U
Unladen weight ................................. 431
Un lock ing
Emergency unlocking .......................84
From insid ethe vehicle (central
unl ocking button) ............................. 83 V
Vanity mirror (in sun visor) ..............348
Variable SP EEDTRONIC
se eS PEEDTRONIC Vehicle
Corr ectu se ...................................... 26
Data acq uisition ............................... 26
Display message ............................ 319
Electronics ..................................... 421
Equ ipment ....................................... 24
Implie dwarranty .............................. 26
Individua lsettings .......................... 279
Leaving pa rkedup. ........................ 184
Locking (i nanemergency) ............... 85
Locking (ke y)................................... 77
Lowering ........................................ 409
Pullin gaway................................... 161
Rais ing. .......................................... 406
Registratio n..................................... 25
Securing from rol ling away ............ 405
To wing away .................................. 388
Transporting .................................. 391
Unlockin g(in an emergency) ...........84
Unlockin g(key )................................ 77
Veh icle data ................................... 431
Vehi cleb attery
se eB attery (vehicle)
Vehicle data ....................................... 431
Vehi cled imensions ........................... 431
Vehi clee mergency locking ................85
Vehi clei dentification number
se eV IN
Vehi clei dentification plate ..............422
Vehi clel evel
AMG RIDE CONTROL sports sus-
pension .......................................... 215
Vehi clel evel (display message) .......307
Vehi clet ool kit .................................. 377
Vehi clew eights ................................. 431
Video Operating the DVD ......................... 275
VIN ...................................................... 422 W
Warning and indicator lamps ABS ................................................ 327
Brake s........................................... 326
Distance warning signa l................. 335
ESP ®
.............................................. 329
ESP ®
OFF ....................................... 330
Fue ltank ........................................ 333 Index
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Cockpit
Function Page
:
Steering wheel gearshift
paddles
171
;
Combination switch 121
=
Instrumen
tcluster 30
?
Horn
A
DIRECT SELECT lever 167
B
PARKTRONI
Cwarning dis-
play 216
C
Overhead con
trol panel 37
D
Climat
econtrol systems 136
E
Ignition lock 159
Star
t/Stop button 159 Func
tion Page
F
Adjusts th
esteering wheel
manually 110
G
Adjusts th
esteering wheel
electrically 110
Steering wheel heating 111
H
Cruise control lever 193
I
Open
sthe bonnet 360
J
Diagnostics connection 25
K
Electric parking brake 182
L
Ligh
tswitch 119
M
Night View Assist Plus 23528
CockpitAt
ag lance

Function Page
:
Overhead con
trol panel 37
;
PARKTRONI
Cwarning dis-
play 216
=
Combination switch 121
?
Instrument cluster 30
A
Horn
B
DIRECT SELECT lever 167
C
Steerin
gwheel gearshift
paddles 171
D
Nigh
tView Assist Plus 235
E
Light switch 119
F
Diagnostic
sconnection 25 Function Page
G
Open
sthe bonnet 360
H
Electric par
king brake 182
I
Ignitio
nlock 159
Star
t/St op button 159
J
Adjusts the steerin
gwheel
manually 110
K
Adjusts the steeri
ngwheel
electrically 110
Steerin
gwheel heati ng 111
L
Cruise control lever 193
M
Climate control systems 136Cockpit
29Atag lance

Door contro
lpanel Function Page
:
Opens th
edoor 82
;
%&
Unlocks/locks
th ev ehicle 83
=
r4
5=
Stores se ttingsfor the seat,
exterior mirrors and steer-
ing wheel (memory func-
tion) 115
?
Adjusts the seat 101
A
7Z
ö\
Adjusts and folds the exte-
rior mirrors in/out electri-
cally 112 Function Page
B
W
Opens/closes the
side windows 89
C
±
Opens/closes the
hinged power side windows 90
D
q
Opens/closes the
tailgate 87
E
n
Activates/deacti-
vates the override feature
for the side windows in the
rear compartment 6038
Doo
rcontrol panelAt ag lance

the seat back. There is
arisk thatthe seats
and/or the objec ts could be damaged.
PRE-SAFE ®
takes pre-emptive measures to
protect occupants in certain hazardous sit-
uations.
PRE-SAFE ®
intervenes:
R if BAS activates, e.g. in emergency braking
situations
R if BAS PLUS intervenes powerfull y—on
vehicles wit hDISTRONIC PLUS
R if, on vehicles with DISTRONIC PLUS, the
radar sensor system detects an imminent
dang er of collision in cer tain situations
R in critical drivin gsituations, e.g. when phys-
ical limits are exceeded and the vehicle
understeers or oversteers severely
PRE-SAFE ®
takes the following measures
depending on the hazardous situation detec-
ted:
R the front seat belts are pre-tensioned.
R vehicles with the memor yfunction: the
front-passenger seat is adjusted if it is in an
unfavourable position.
R vehicles with amulticontour seat: the air
pressure in the side bolsters of the back-
rest is increased.
R if the vehicle skids ,the slidin gsunroof/
panorama sliding sunroof and the side win-
dows are closed so that only asmall gap
remains.
If th ehazardous situation passe swithout
resulting in an accident ,PRE-SAFE ®
slackens
the belt pretensioning. On vehicles with mul-
ticontour seats ,the air pressur einthe side
bolster sisreduced again. All settings made
by PRE- SAFE®
can the nbereversed.
If the seat belts are not released:
X Move the backrest or seat back slightly, but
only when the vehicle is stationary.
The belt pretensioning is reduced and the
locki ng mech anism is released.
More information about seat belt adjustment,
ac onvenien ce function integ rated into PRE- SAFE
®
,c an be found in the "Seat belt adjust-
ment "section (Y page 48). Seat belts
Important safety notes G
WARNING
As eat belt which is not worn correctly, or
which has not been engaged in the seat belt
buckle correctly, can notp rovide th eintended
level of protection. Under certain circumstan-
ces, this could cause severe or even fatal inju-
ries in the event of an accident.
Therefore, make sure that all occupants —in
particular ,pregnant women —wear their seat
belts cor rectly at all times.
R Th es eat belt must fit snugly on your body
and must not be twisted.Therefore, avoid
wearing bulky clothing, e.g. awinter coat.
The shoulder section of the belt must be
routed across the centre of your shoulder
—onnoa ccount acros syour nec korunder
your arm —and pulled tight against your
uppe rbody. The lap belt must always pass
across your lap as low down as possible, i.e.
over your hip join ts—n ot across your abdo-
men .Ifn ecessary, push the seat belt
slightly downwards and adjust it by pulling
it in the direction the seat belt retracts.
R Do not rout ethe seat belt strap over sharp
or fragile objec ts.P lease make sure that
such object sare not on or in your clothing,
e.g .spectacles, pens or keys etc. The seat
belt strap could become damaged and tear
durin gana ccident and you or other vehicle
occupants coul dbeinjured.
R Only one person should use each sea tbelt
at any one time. Children must never travel
sittin gont he lap of another occupan t.The
child will not be secured in the even tofan
accident ,heavy braking or sudden change
of direction .This ma yresult in the child or
other occupants being seriously or fatally
injured. 46
Occupant safetySafety

Sea
tbelt adjustment The seat-belt adjustment func
tion adjusts the
driver's and front-passenger seat belt to the
upper body of the occupants.
The belt strap is tighte neds lightly when:
R you engage the belt tongue in the belt
buckle and you then turn the key to position
2in the ignition lock.
R the key is in position 2in the ignition lock
and you then engage the belt tongue in the
buckle.
The seat-belt adjustment will apply acertain
tightening force if any slack is detected
between the occupant and the seat belt. Do
not hold on to the seat belt tightly while it is
adjusting. You can switch the seat-belt
adjustmen tonand off in the on-board com-
puter (Y page285).
Th es eat-belt adjustmen tisani ntegral part of
the PRE-SAFE ®
convenience function. More
information abou tPRE-SAFE ®
can be found
under "PRE-SAFE ®
(preventative occupant
protection)" (Y page 45).
Belt height adjustment You can adjust the belt height for the front
seats
.Adjust the belt to aheight that allows
the upper part of the seat belt to be routed
across the centre of your shoulder.
X To raise: slide the belt sash guide upwards.
The belt sash guide engages in various posi-
tions.
X To lower: press and hold belt sash guide
release :. X
Slide the belt sash guide downwards.
X Let go of belt sash guide release :and
mak esure that the belt sash guide has
engaged.
Releasing the seat belts !
Make sure that the seat belt is fully rolled
up. Otherwise, the seat belt or belt tongue
will be trapped in the door or in the seat
mechanism. This could damage the door,
the door trim panel and the seat belt. Dam-
aged seat belts can no longer fulfil their
protective function and must be replaced.
Visit aqualified specialist workshop. :
Belt sash guide
; Belt tongue
= Buckle
? Release button
X Press release button ?and guide belt
tongue ;back towards belt sash
guide :.
Belt warning for the driver and front
passenger The
7 seat belt warning lamp in the instru-
ment cluster is areminder for all occupants
to fasten their seat belts. It may light up con- 48
Occupant safetySafety

The seat belts on the following seats have belt
tensioner
sand bel tforc elimiters:
R driver's and front-passenger seat
R the outer seats in the second row
R the seats in the third row
The belt tensioners tighten the seat belts in
an accident ,pulling them close against the
body.
Belt tensioners do not correc tincorrect seat
positions or incorrectly fastened sea tbelts.
Belt tensioners do not pull vehicle occupants
back towards the backrest.
If the seat belt is also fit tedw ithabelt force
limiter and this is triggered, the force exer ted
by the seat belt on the vehicle occupant is
reduced.
The belt force limiters for the fron tseats are
synchronised with the fron tairbags, which
tak eona part of the deceleration force. This
result sinthe force exerted on the occupant
being distributed over agrea tera rea.
Th eb elt tensioners can only be activa ted
when:
R the ignition is switched on.
R the restraint system sare opera tional; see
"SR Swarnin glamp" (Y page 41).
The belt tensioners on the outside seats in the
second row and on the seats in the thir drow
ar et riggere dindependently of the lock status
of the sea tbelts.
The belt tensioners are triggere ddepending
on the type and severity of an accident:
R if, in the even tofahead-on or rear-end col-
lision, the vehicle decelerates or acceler-
ates rapidly in alongitudinal direction dur-
ing the initial stages of the impact
R if, in the even tofaside impact, on the side
opposit ethe impac tthe vehicle deceler-
ates or accelerates rapidly in alateral direc-
tion
R in certain situations where the vehicle over-
turns and the system determines that it can
provide additional protection If the airbags are deplo
yed,you will hear a
bang, and asmall amount of powder may also
be released. Only in rare cases will th ebang
affect your hearing. The powde rthat is
released generally does not constitute a
healt hhazard. The 6SRS warning lamp
lights up. Children in the vehicle
Child restraint systems
Important safety notes G
WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious or even fatal
injury to the child in the event of asudden
change in direction, braking or an accident:
R children less than 1.50 mtall and under
twelve years of age must always be secured
in special child restraint systems on asuit-
able vehicle seat. This is necessary
because the seat belts are not designed for
children.
R Do not drive with achild secured in arear-
ward-facing child restraint system on the
front-passenger seat. Exception: if the vehi-
cle is equipped with automatic child seat
recognition on the front-passenger seat
and the child is secured in achild restraint
system with transponders for automatic
chil dseat recognition
R if you secur eaforward-facing child
restraint system to the front-passenger
seat, you must mov ethe front-passenger
seat as fa rback as possible.
R children must never travel sitting on the lap
of another occupant. Due to the forces
which occur in the event of asudden
change of direction, heavy braking or an
accident, it would not be possible to
restrain the child. The child could be thrown
against parts of the vehicle interior and be
seriously or even fatally injured. 50
Children in the vehicleSafety