2012 MERCEDES-BENZ GL SUV Owners Manual

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To fold the exterior mirror sinorout
If you have switched on the function and you
fold the exterior mirrors in using button :,
the exterior mirrors do not fold out automat-
ically (Y page 113).
You can then only fold out the exterior mirrors
using button :.
Resetting to factor ysettings X
Pres sthe = or; button on th esteer-
ing wheel to selec tthe Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to selec tthe
Factor ysetting submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
The Reset all settings? message
appe ars.
X Pres sthe : or9 button to select
No or
Yes .
X Press ato confir mthe selection.
If you select Yes ,t
he multifunction display
shows aconfirmation message.
For safet yreasons, not all functions are reset:
the Limi tspeed (winter tyres): func-
tion in permanen tSPEEDTRONIC can only be
set in the Vehicle submenu. If you want to
reset the Daytimedriving lights in the
Light submenu, yo
umust turn the key to
position 1in the ignition lock. ON&OFFROAD menu
Example: multifunction display
X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the ON&OFFROAD menu.
You can set the following current settings to
appea rintheON&OFFROAD menu:
R On-road program (Y page 248)
R Off-road program (Y page 253) AM
Gm enu in AMG vehicles
AMG displays :
Digital speedometer
; Gear indicator
= Upshift indicator
? Engin eoil temperature
A Coolant temperature
B ECO start/stop func tion status indicator
(Y page 163)
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the AMG menu.
Upshift indicator UP =
indicates that the
engin ehas reached the overrevving range
when in the manual gearshift program.
Upshift indicator UP =
fades out other mes-
sages until you have shifted up.
When the engine oil temperature is below
80 †, the oil temperature is shown in blue. 286
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays

Avoi
dusing the ful loutpu toft he engin edur-
ing this time.
SETUP :
Drive program (C /S /M )
; ESP ®
mode (ON /OFF )
= Suspension tuning (COMFORT /SPORT /
SPORT+ )
SETUP shows the drive program, the ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Program) mode and the
suspensio ntuning.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the AMG menu.
X Press the 9button repeatedly until
SETUP is displayed.
RACETIMER Displaying and starting the RACETIMER
G
WARNING
The RACETIMER feature is only for use on
roads and in conditions where high speed
driving is permitted. Racing on publi croads is
prohibited under all circumstances. The driver
is and must always remain responsible for fol-
lowin gposted speed limits. :
Lap
; RACETIMER You can star
tthe RACETIME Rwhen the
engin eisrunnin gorift he key is in position
2 in the ignition lock.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to selec tthe AMG menu.
X Press the 9button repeatedly until the
RACETIME Risshown.
X To sta rt:press the abutton to start the
RACETIMER.
Displaying the intermediate time X
Press the =or; button to select
Interm .Time .
X Press ato confirm.
Th eintermediate time is displayed for five
seconds.
Starting anew lap :
RACETIMER
; Fastest lap time (best lap)
= Lap
X Press ato confirm NewL ap .
i It is possible to store amaximum of six-
teen laps. Lap 16 can only be stopped with
Finish Lap .Menus and submenus
287On-board computer and displays Z

Stopping th
eRACETIMER X
Press the %button on the steering
wheel.
X Press ato confirm Yes .
The RACETIMER interrupts timing when you
stop the vehicle and turn the key to position
1 in the ignition lock. When you turn the key
to position 2or 3and then press ato
confirm Start ,t
iming is continued.
Resetting the current lap
X Stop the RACETIMER.
X Press =or; to select ResetLap .
X Press ato reset th elap time to "0".
Deleting all laps If you switch off the engine, the RACETIMER
is reset to "0" after 30 seconds
.All laps are
deleted.
You cannot delete individual stored laps. If
you have stopped 16 laps, the current lap
does not have to be reset.
X Reset the current lap.
X Press ato confirm Reset .
Rese tRace Timer? appe
arsint he multi-
func tion display.
X Press the :button to select Yes and
press the abutton to con firm.
All laps are deleted. Overall evaluation
:
RACETIMER overall evaluation
; Tota ltime driven
= Average speed
? Distanc ecovered
A Maximum speed
This func tion is shown if you have stored at
least one lap and stopped the RACETIMER.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the AMG menu.
X Press the 9button repeatedly until the
overall evaluation is shown.
Lap evaluation :
Lap
; Lapt ime
= Average lap speed
? Lap length
A Top speed during lap 288
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This function is only available if you have
store
datleast two laps and have stopped the
RACETIMER.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the AMG menu.
X Press the 9button repeatedly until the
lap evaluation is shown.
Eac hlap is shown in aseparate submenu.
The fastest lap is indicated by flashin gsym-
bol :.
X Press the 9or: button to select a
different lap evaluation. Menus and submenus
289On-board computer and displays Z

Displa
ymessages Introduction
General notes Display message
sappear in th emultifunction display.
Display messages with graphic symbols are simplified in the Owner's Manual and may differ
fro mt he symbols in the multifunction display.
Please respond in accordanc ewith the displa ymessages and follow the additional notes in
this Owner's Manual.
Certain display messages are accompanied by an audible warning tone or acontinuou stone.
When you stop and par kthe vehicle, please observe the notes on:
R HOL Dfunction (Y page 211)
R Parking (Y page 181)
Hiding display messages X
Press the aor% button on the steering wheel to hide the displa ymessage.
The display message is cleared.
The multifunction display shows high-priorit ydispla ymessages in red. Som ehigh-priority dis-
play messages cannot be hidden.
The multifunction displa yshows these messages con tinuously until the cause sfor the mes-
sages have been remedied.
Message memory The on-boar
dcomputer save scertain display messages in the message memory.You can
cal lupt he displa ymessages:
X Press the =or; button on the steerin gwheel to selec tthe Serv. menu.
If ther eare display messages, th emultifunction display shows 2messages ,f
or example.
X Press the 9or: button to select the entry, e.g. 2messages .
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the 9or: buttontos croll through the displa ymessages.
When the ignition is switched off ,all display messages are deleted apart from some high-
priority display messages. Once the causes of the high-priority display messages have been
rectified, the correspondin gdisplay messages are also deleted. 290
Display messagesOn-board computer and displays

Safety systems
Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
!÷
currentl
yunavail‐ able See Owner's
Manual ABS (Anti-loc
kBraking System) ,ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Pro-
gram), BAS (Brake Assist), PRE-SAFE ®
,t he HOL Dfunction, hill
start assist, crosswind driving assistance and ESP ®
trailer stabili-
sation are temporarily not available.
The adaptive brake lights ,COLLISION PREVENTION AS SIST, BAS
PLUS and PRE-SAFE ®
Brake may als ohave failed.
In addition, the ÷,åand! warning lamps light up in
the instrumen tcluster.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
Possible causes:
R self-diagnosis is not yet complete.
R the on-board voltage may be insufficient.
G WARNING
The brake system continues to func tion normally, but withou tthe
func tions listed above. The wheels coul dtherefore lock if you
brake hard, for example.
The steerability and brakin gcharacteristics ma ybeseverely affec-
ted. The braking distance in an emergency braking situation can
increase.
If ESP ®
is not operational, ESP ®
is unabl etos tabilise the vehicle.
The dange rofskidding and having an accident increases.
X Carefull ydrive on asuitable stretch of road, making slight steer-
ing movement sataspeed above 20 km/h.
If the display message disappears, the functions mentioned
above are available again.
If the display message continues to be displayed:
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. !÷
inoperativ
eSee Owner's Manual ABS, ESP
®
,B AS ,PRE-SAFE ®
,t he HOL Dfunction, hill start assist,
crosswind driving assistance and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are not
available due to amalfunction.
The adaptive brake lights ,COLLISION PREVENTION AS SIST, BAS
PLUS and PRE-SAFE ®
Brake may als ohave failed.
In addition, the J,÷,åand! warning lamps light
up in the instrumen tcluster.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
G WARNING Display messages
291On-board computer and displays Z

Displa
ymessages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
The brak
esystem con tinues to function normally, but without the
function slisted above. The wheels could therefore loc kifyou
brake hard ,for example.
The steerabilit yand braking characteristics may be severely affec-
ted. The braking distance in an emergenc ybraking situatio ncan
increase.
If ESP ®
is not operational, ESP ®
is unable to stabilis ethe vehicle.
The danger of skidding and having an accident increases.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist worksho pimmediately. ÷
currentl
yunavail‐ able See Owner's
Manual ESP
®
,B AS, PRE-SAFE ®
,t he HOL Dfunction, hill start assist, cross-
wind driving assistance and ESP ®
trailer stabilisatio nare not avail-
ab ledue to amalfunction.
The adaptive brake lights, COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST, BAS
PLUS and PRE-SAFE ®
Brake may als ohave failed.
In addition, the ÷andå warning lamp slight up in the
instrument cluster.
The self-diagnosi sfunction may not be complete, for example.
ATTENTION ASSIS Tisd eactivated.
G WARNING
The brak esystem continues to function normally, but witho utthe
functions listed above. Th ewheels could therefor elock if you
brake hard ,for example.
The brakin gdistance in an emergenc ybraking situatio ncan thus
increase.
If ESP ®
is not operational, ESP ®
is unable to stabilis ethe vehicle.
The danger of skidding and having an accident increases.
X Carefully drive on asuitable stretc hofroad, makin gslight steer-
ing movement sataspeed above 20 km/h.
If the display message disappears, the functions mentioned
above are available again.
If the display message continues to be displayed:
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 292
Display messagesOn-board computer and displays

Displa
ymessages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
÷
in
operative See Owner'
sManual ESP
®
,B AS, PRE-SAFE ®
,t he HOL Dfunction, hill start assist, cross-
wind driving assistance and ESP ®
trailer stabilisatio nare not avail-
ab ledue to amalfunction.
The adaptive brake lights, COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST, BAS
PLUS and PRE-SAFE ®
Brake may als ohave failed.
In addition, the ÷andå warning lamp slight up in the
instrument cluster.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
G WARNING
The brake system continues to function normally, but withou tthe
func tions listed above. The wheels coul dtherefore lock if you
brake hard, for example.
The brakin gdistance in an emergenc ybraking situatio ncan thus
increase.
If ESP ®
is not operational, ESP ®
is unable to stabilis ethe vehicle.
The danger of skidding and having an accident increases.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. T!
÷
inoperativ
eSee Owner's Manual EBD (electroni
cbrake force distribution) ,ABS ,ESP ®
,B AS ,PRE-
SAFE ®
,t he HOL Dfunction, hill start assist, crosswind driving
assistance and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are not available due to
am alfunction.
The adaptive brake lights ,COLLISION PREVENTION AS SIST, BAS
PLU Sand PRE-SAFE ®
Brake may also have failed.
In addition, the ÷,åand! warning lamps light up in
the instrument cluster and awarnin gtones ounds.
ATTENTION ASSI STis deactivated.
G WAR
NING
The brake sys temc ontinues to fu nction normally, but without the
function slisted above. The wheels could therefore lock if you
brak ehard, for example.
The steerabilit yand braking characteristics may be seve rely affec-
ted. The braking distanc einanemergency braking situation can
increase.
If ESP ®
is not opera tional, ESP ®
is unable to stabilise the vehicle.
The danger of skidding and havi ngan accident increases.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist worksho pimmediately. Display mess
ages
293On-board computer and displays Z