2012 MERCEDES-BENZ GL SUV Owners Manual

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

Notes/placing in th
ebracke t........ .351
Transmissio noutput (maximum ).... 421
Modifying the programming (key) .....78
MOExtende dtyres ............................. 378
Motor waym ode ................................ 124
MP3 Operating ...................................... .274
se eS eparate operating instructions
Multifunction display
Function/notes ............................. 270
Permanen tdispla y......................... 280
Multifuncti onsteering wheel
Operating the on-board computer .269
Overview .......................................... 33N
Navigation Menu (on-bo ardc omputer )............ 272
se es eparat eoperating instructions
Nigh tView Assist Plus
Activating/deactivating .................235
Clean ing. ........................................ 371
Problem (fault) ............................... 238
Note sonr unnin ginan ew vehicle ..158 O
Occupant safety Children in the vehicle .....................50
Important safety notes ....................40
Odometer
seeT otal distance recorder
see Trip meter
Off-road driving
Checklist after driving off-road ......190
Ch ecklis tbefore driv ingo ff-roa d.... 189
General information .......................188
Important safety notes ..................188
Travelling uphill .............................. 191
Off-road li ghts ................................... .124
Off-road program (v ehicle without
the ON&OFFROA Dpackage)
Function/notes ............................. 252
Off-road program (v ehicle with the
ON&OFFROA Dpackage)
Off-road program 1........................ 253
Off-road program 2........................ 254Off-road programme
s(vehicles
with th eON&OFFROA Dpackage)
Display sinthe COMAND displa y... 256
Off-road programs (v ehicles with
the ON&OFFROA Dpackage)
Function/notes ............................. 253
Off-road system
4MATIC .......................................... 250
DSR ............................................... 251
LOW RANG Eoff-roa dgear ............. 254
Off-road 4ETS .................................. 66
Off-road ABS .................................... 61
Off-road ESP ®
.................................. 67
Off-road program (ve hicle without
the ON&OFFR OADp ackage) ..........252
Off-road programs (ve hicle with
the ON&OFFR OADp ackage) ..........253
Oil
seeE ngine oil
On and Offroad menu (on-board
computer) .......................................... 286
On-board computer AMG menu ..................................... 286
Assistance menu ........................... 277
Aud iomen u................................... 274
Convenience su bmenu .................. 285
Displaying aserv icem essage ........365
Display message s.......................... 290
DISTRONI CPLUS ........................... 205
Factory settin gsubmenu ............... 286
Heating su bmenu ...... ..................... 284
Important safety note s.................. 266
Instrumen tcluster submenu ..........280
Lig ht subm enu............................... 280
Menu overview .............................. 271
Mess agem emor y.......................... 290
Navigation menu ............................ 272
On and Offro admen u.................... 286
Operating the TV ............................ 275
Operating vid eoDVD ..................... 275
Operatio n....................................... 269
RACETIMER ................................... 287
Service menu ................................. 279
Setting smenu ............................... 279
Standard di splay. ........................... 271
Te lephon emenu ............................ 275
Tri pm enu ...................................... 271
Veh icle submenu ........................... 283 Index
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On-ro
adprograms
AUTO program ............................... 248
Function/notes ............................. 248
Sno wprogram ............................... 249
SPORT program ............................. 249
Traile rprog ram .............................. 250
Ope ning and closing th eside trim
panels ................................................ .130
Operatin gsyst em
se eO n-board computer
Outside temperature display ...........268
Ov erhead control panel ......................37
Ov erride feature
Rea rside windows ........................... 60P
Pai nt code .......................................... 422
Pai ntwork (cleaning instructions) ...368
Pan orama sl iding sunroof
Important safety information ...........93
Opening/closing .............................. 95
Opening/closing the rol lers un-
blind ...... ........................................... 96
Problem (malfunction) .....................97
Rain closing feat ure. ........................ 95
Resetting ......................................... 96
Parking ............................................... 181
Important safety notes ..................181
Parking brake ................................ 182
Positio nofexterio rmirror, front-
passenger sid e............................... 114
Reversing camera ..........................223
se eP ARKTRONIC
Parking aid
Active Parking Assist .....................219
se eE xterior mirrors
see PARKTRONIC
Parking brake
Disp laym essage ............................ 294
Electric parking brake ....................182
Warn ingl am p................................. 332
Parkin glamps
Ch anging bulbs .............................. 130
Display message ............................ 302
Switch ingo n/off ........................... 121
Parking lamps (chang ingb ulbs) ......130 PARKTRONIC
Deactivating/activating .................218
Driving sy stem ............................... 216
Function/notes ............................. 216
Important safety notes ..................216
Pro blem (fault) ............................... 219
Sensor rang e................................. 216
Traile rtowing ................................. 218
Warn ingd ispla y............................. 217
PA SSENGER AIRBAG OF Fwarning
lamp ...................................................... 52
Pe trol .................................................. 424
Plastic trim (cleaning instructions) .372
Po we rclosin gfeature ......................... 84
Po we rw indows
see Side windows
PRE-SAFE ®
(preventive occupant
safety system) Display message ............................ 297
Operatio n......................................... 45
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake
Activating/deactivating .................278
Display message ............................ 298
Function/notes ................................ 68
Warn ingl am p................................. 335
Produc tinformation ............................ 23
Program se lector button .................. 170
Protectio nofthe en vironment
General notes .................................. 23
Pul ling away
Trailer ............................................ 162
Pul ling awa y(automatic transmis-
si on) .................................................... 161 Q
Qualifie dspecialis tworkshop ...........25 R
RACETIME R(on-boa rd computer) ....287
Radar se nsors
Overview ........................................ 433
Radar se nsor system
Activating/deactivating .................283
Display message ............................ 310
Radiato rcover ................................... 36216
Index

Radio
Selectin gastation ......................... 274
se es eparat eoperating instructions
Radio- controlled device s(fitting) ....358
Rain clos ingf eature
Panorama sliding sunroo f................ 95
Sli ding sunroo f................................. 94
Readi nglamp ..................................... 126
Rear compartment Exit/entry positio n(3rd row of
se ats) ............................................ .106
Setting the ai rvent s...................... 155
Rear-c ompartment seat bel tsta-
tus indicator ........................................ 49
Rear foglamp Display message ............................ 302
Switch ingo n/off ........................... 120
Rear seat
Adjusting ....................................... 104
Display message ............................ 320
Rear-vie wmirror
Anti-dazzle mode (automatic) ........114
Dipping (manual) ........................... 112
Rear windo wheating
Problem (fault) ............................... 146
Switch ingo n/off ........................... 146
Rear windo wwiper
Replacing the wiper blade .............. 133
Switching on/off ........................... 132
Refuell ing
Fuel gauge ............................... 30, 267
Important safety notes ..................174
Note sfor AMG vehicles .................425
Refuellin gproce ss......................... 175
se eF uel
Remote control
Auxiliary heating/ventilatio n.......... 149
Changing the batteries (auxiliary
heating) ......................................... 151
Programming (g arage door
opener) .......................................... 352
Replacin gthe battery (aux iliary
heating remot econt rol) .................... 151
Reserve (fuel tank) see Fuel Reserve fuel
Disp laym essage ............................ 305
Warn ingl am p................................. 333
Residual heat (climate control) ........147
Restrain tsyst em
se eS RS (Supplemental Restraint
System)
Rev counter ........................................ 268
Reversing camera Cleaning instructions .....................370
Function/notes ............................. 223
Switch ingo n/off ........................... 224
Rev ersing lamp (display message) ..302
Rol lers unbli nd
Panoram asliding sunroof ................95
Roof carri er........................................ 345
Roof li ning and carpet s(cle aning
in st ructions) ...................................... 373
Roof load (maximum) ........................431
Route (navigation) seeR oute guidance (nav igation)
Route guidance (navigation) ............272 S
Safety Children in the vehicle .....................50
Ch ildr estra ints ystems .................... 50
Safety system
seeD riving safety sy stem
Seat belt
Adjusting the driv er's and front-
pa ssenger sea tbelt ......................... 48
Adjusting the he ight......................... 48
Belt force limiter .............................. 49
Bel ttensioner .................................. 49
Clean ing. ........................................ 373
Disp laym essage ............................ 298
Fasten ing. ........................................ 47
Important safety gu idelines ............. 46
Rea rseat belt status indicator .........49
Releasing ......................................... 48
Switch ingb elta djustment on/off
(on-board computer) ......................285
Warn ingl am p................................. 325
Warning lamp (function) ................... 48 Index
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Seats
Adjusting (electrically) ...................102
Adjusting the he adrestraint ..........102
Clean ingt he cover ......................... 372
Correct driver's se at position........100
Entry positio n(3rd row of se ats)....106
Exit positio n(3rd row of se ats)...... 107
Fol ding down/up (3rd row of
seats) ............................................ .105
Fol ding the 2nd row of seats
forward electrically ........................107
Fol ding the 2nd row of seats
forward manually ........................... 106
Fol ding the rear bench sea tfor-
wards/bac k................................... 341
Important safety notes ..................101
Overview ........................................ 101
Sea theating problem ....................109
Sea tventil ation proble m................ 110
Storing settings (memory func-
tion) ............................................... 115
Switch ings eat heating on/off .......108
Switch ingt he seat ventilation on/
off .................................................. 109
Se lect or lever
Cleaning ......................................... 372
Sensors (cleaning instructions) .......370
Service seeA SSYST PLUS
Serv iceC ent re
see Qualified specialist workshop
Serv icem enu (on-board computer) .279
Service products
AdBl ue®
special additive s.............. 427
Brake fluid ..................................... 429
Co olan t(engine) ............................ 429
Engine oi l....................................... 428
Fue l................................................ 423
Important safety note s.................. 423
Washe rfluid .................................. .430
Settings
Factory (on-bo ardc omputer )......... 286
On-bo ardc omputer ....................... 279
Settin gthe air distribution ...............144
Settin gthe airfl ow............................ 144
SETUP (on-b oard computer) .............287Short journey
s(diesel particl efil-
ter) ...................................................... 184
Sidebag ................................................ 44
Side lamps Switch ingo n/off ........................... 120
Side marker lamp Display mes-
sage .................................................... 302
Side windo ws
Convenience closing ........................90
Convenience opening ......................90
Hinged si de window s....................... 90
Important safety notes ....................89
Opening/closing .............................. 89
Overview .......................................... 89
Pro blem (malfunction) ..................... 93
resetting .......................................... 91
Sl iding sunroof
Important safety information ...........93
Opening/closing .............................. 94
Pro blem (malfunction) ..................... 97
Rain closing feat ure. ........................ 94
Resetting ......................................... 94
se eP anorama sliding sunroof
Sno wchains
Information .................................... 399
Sno wdrive program ....................... 249
So cket
Centre console .............................. 350
Luggag ecompartmen t................... 351
Rea rcompartmen t......................... 350
So ckets
General notes ................................ 350
Spe cialist workshop ............................ 25
Spe ctacle scom partment ................. 340
Spe ed,cont rolling
see Cruise control
Spee dLimit Assist
Activating/deactivatin gthe warn-
ing function .................................... 277
Displayi ng...................................... 277
Display message ............................ 310
Display message in the multifunc-
tio nd ispla y.................................... 234
Function/notes ............................. 233
Important safety notes ..................233
Spe edometer
Digita l............................................ 272
In the Instrumen tcluster ......... 30, 267 18
Index

Segments
...................................... 268
Sel ecting the unit of measure-
ment .............................................. 280
se eI nstrument cluster
SPEEDTRONIC
Activating variabl e......................... 197
Deactivating variabl e..................... 198
Display message ............................ 314
Function/notes ............................. 196
Important safety notes ..................196
LIM ind icator lamp ......................... 196
Permanen t..................................... 198
Sel ecting ........................................ 196
Storing the current spe ed.............. 196
Variabl e......................................... 196
SRS (Supplemental Restrain tSys-
tem) Disp laym essage ............................ 299
Introduction ..................................... 41
Warn ingl am p................................. 332
Warning lamp (function) ................... 41
Startin g(engine) ................................ 161
STEE RCONTROL .................................. 70
Ste ering (display message) ..............321
Ste ering wheel
Adjustin g(electrically )................... 110
Adjusting (manually )...................... 110
Butto noverview ............................... 33
Buttons (on-bo ardc omputer )......... 269
Cleaning ......................................... 372
Gearshift paddle s........................... 171
Important safety note s.................. 110
Steering wh eelh eating .................. 111
Storing settings (memory func-
tion) ............................................... 115
Ste ering wheel gearshift paddles ....171
Ste ering wheel heating
Problem (malfunction) ...................111
Switch ingo n/off ........................... 111
Stopwatch (RACETIMER) ................... 287
Sto wage areas ................................... 338
Sto wage compartment
Spectacle scompartmen t............... 340
Sto wage compartments
Armrest (under) ............................. 339
Centre consol e.............................. 340
Centre consol e(rear) ..................... 340
Cu ph older ..................................... 346Glove comp
artment ....................... 339
Important safety informatio n......... 338
Sto wage net ...................................... .340
Sto wage sp ace
Stowag enet ...... ............................. 340
Summer tyres .................................... 398
Sun bl ind
Rea rside windows ......................... 348
Sun visor ............................................ 347
Supplement Restrain tSyst em
se eS RS (Supplemental Restraint
System)
Surround lighting (on-board com-
puter) ................................................. .282
Suspensi ontuning
AMG RIDE CONTROL sports sus-
pens ion .......................................... 215
SETUP (on-bo ardc omputer ).......... 287
Switchi ngoff the alarm (ATA) ............71 T
Tail gate
Disp laym essage ............................ 320
Emergency unl ocking ....................... 88
Important safety notes ....................85
Limiting the opening ang le ...............88
Opening/closing (automatically
from insi de)...................................... 87
Opening/closing (automatically
from outs ide) ................................... 86
Opening/closing (fro moutside) .......86
Opening dimensions ......................431
Po wer closing. ................................. 84
Tail lamps
Display message ............................ 301
Tank
seeF uel tank
Technical data
Capacities ...................................... 423
Emergency sp arew heel ................. 417
Informat ion.................................... 420
Traile rloads ................................... 433
Tyres/whee ls................................. 409
Vehicle data ................................... 431
Tel ephone
Accepting acall............................. 276
Display message ............................ 322 Index
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Menu (on-boar
dcomputer )............ 275
Number from the phone book ........ 276
Redialling ....................................... 276
Rej ecting/end ingac all................. 276
Te lephon ecompartmen t................ 339
Temperature
Coolan t.......................................... 268
Co olan t(on-board computer) ...... ...2 86
Engine oi l(on-board computer) ...... 286
Outside temperatur e..................... .268
Setting (cl imate control) ................143
TEMPOMAT
Function/notes ............................. 193
Theft-deterren tsyst em
ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system) .........71
Immob iliser ...................................... 71
Through-loading ................................ 341
Time seeS eparate Owner's manual
Timing (RACETIMER) .........................287
TIRE FITk it.......................................... 379
Top Tether ............................................ 55
Total distanc erecorder .................... 271
Tow-away protection ..........................71
Towing Important safety notes ..................388
Towing atrailer
Active Blind Sp ot Assist................. 245
Active Lane Kee ping Assist ............248
Active Parking Assis t..................... 223
Axle lo ad,p erm issible .................... 433
Bulb failure ind icator for LED
lamps ............................................. 263
ESP ®
(Electroni cStability Pro-
gram) ............................................... 67
Pullin gawayw ithat railer .............. 162
Traile rdrive program ..................... 250
Towing away
Fitting the tow inge ye.................... 390
Removing the tow inge ye............... 390
With both axl eson the ground .......390
Tow-starting
Emergency engine starting ............391
Important safety notes ..................388
Trailer
Display message ............................ 321Trailer coupli
ng
se eT owing atrailer
Traile rtowing
7-pin connector ............................. 263
Blind Spo tAssist ...... ...................... 240
Cleaning the trailer tow hitch ......... 371
Coupling up atrailer ...................... 260
Decouplin gatrailer ....................... 261
Driving tip s.................................... 257
Fol ding in the bal lcoupling ............ 261
Fol ding out the bal lcoupling .......... 259
Important safety notes ..................257
Mo unting dimensions ....................432
Parktroni c...................................... 218
Po wer suppl y................................. 262
Pro blem (fault) ............................... 264
Shift rang e..................................... 170
Traile rloads ................................... 433
Transmission
seeA utomati ctransmission
Transmissio nposition display .........168
Transmission pos ition display
(DIRECT SELECT lever) ......................168
Transportin gthe vehicle .................. 391
Travellin guphill
Brow of hil l..................................... 192
Driving downhil l............................. 192
Maximum gradient-cl imbing capa-
bility .............................................. .192
Trim pie ces( cle anin ginstructions) .372
Trip computer (on-b oard com-
puter) ................................................. .271
Trip meter Calling up ....................................... 271
Resetting (on-bo ardc omputer )...... 272
Turn si gnal
se eT urn signals
Turn signals
Switching on/off ........................... 121
TV
Operating (on-bo ardc omputer )..... 275
se eS eparate operating instructions
Two- wayradio
Freq uencies ................................... 421
Installati on .................................... .421
Transmission output (maximum ).... 421 20
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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