2012 MERCEDES-BENZ GL SUV ECU

1, 2,
3...
12 Vsocket
see Socket
360°camera
Function/ notes............................. 228
36 0° ca mera
Cleaning ......................................... 370
4ETS (Electronic Traction System) ....66
4MATIC (permanent four-wheel
drive) .................................................. 250A
ABS (Anti-lock Brakin gSystem)
Disp laym essage ............................ 291
Function/notes ................................ 61
Important safety notes ....................61
Warn ingl am p................................. 327
Activating/deactivating air-recir-
culation mode .................................... 146
Activating/d eactivating cooling
with air dehumidification .................141
Activ eBlindS pot Assist
Activating/deactivating (on-
board computer) ............................ 279
Display message ............................ 311
Function/notes ............................. 242
To wing atrailer .............................. 245
Activ eCurv eSyst em
Disp laym essage ............................ 308
Function/notes ............................. 213
Activ eDriving Assistanc epackage .242
Activ eLane Keepi ngAssist
Activating/deactivating (on-
board computer) ............................ 279
Display message ............................ 311
Function/notes ............................. 246
To wing atrailer .............................. 248
Activ elight function ......................... 123
Activ ePark Assist
Display message ............................ 312
Activ eParkin gAssist
Important safety notes ..................219
To wing atrailer .............................. 223
Activ eService System
see ASSYST PLUS
ADAPTIVE BRAKE ................................ .68Adaptive Brak
eAssist
Display message ............................ 297
Function/notes ................................ 64
Adaptive brake lamps .........................65
Adaptive Dampi ng System
see ADS (Adaptive Damping System)
Adaptive High beam Assist
Display message ............................ 303
Function/notes ............................. 124
Adaptive Main-beam Assist
Switch ingo n/off (on-board com-
puter) ............................................. 281
AdBlue ®
Display message ............................ 306
Fil ling capacity ............................... 428
Important safety notes ..................427
Service ind icator ............................ 366
topping up ..................................... 178
AdBlue ®
service indicator ................366
Additive s(engine oil)........................ 429
AD S(Ad aptiv eDampin gSystem)
Function/note s............................. 212
Airbags
Front airba g(driver, front
passenger) ....................................... 43
Important safety gu idelines ............. 42
Kneeba g.......................................... .44
Sidebag ............................................ 44
Trigg ering ........................................ .41
Windowbag ...................................... 45
Air-co nditionin gsyst em
se eC limate control
Ai rf ilter (whit edisplay message) ....306
AI RF LOW ........................................... 143
AIRMATIC package ADS (Ad aptive Damping System) ...212
Function/notes ............................. 212
Leve lcontrol .................................. 213
Ai rp ressure
see Tyr epres sure
Ai rv ents
Glove compartmen t....................... 154
Important safety notes ..................154
Rea r............................................... 155
Setting ........................................... 154
Setting the centre ai rvents ........... 154
Setting the si deairv ents ............... 154 4
Index

Removin
g....................................... 415
Storage locatio n............................ 415
Techn ical data ............................... 417
Emergency unl ocking
Ta ilgate ............................................ 88
Veh icle ............................................ .84
Engine
Display message ............................ 304
ECO start/stop function ................163
Engine numb er............................... 423
Jump-starting ................................. 386
Runnin girregularl y......................... 166
Starting pro blems .......................... 166
Starting the engine wit hthe key ....161
Starting with KEYLESS GO .............161
Stopp ing. ....................................... 182
To w-st arting (vehicle )..................... 391
Warning lamp (eng ined iagnos-
tics) ............................................... 333
En gine electronics
Notes ............................................. 421
Pro blem (fault) ............................... 166
En gine oil
Additives ........................................ 429
Checking the oil level ...... ............... 362
Checking the oil leve lusing the
dipstick .......................................... 362
Display message ............................ 305
Fil ling capacity ............................... 428
Note sabout oil grades ...... ............. 428
Notes on oil level/cons umption.... 362
Temperat ure( on-board computer) .286
Topping up ..................................... 362
Viscosity ........................................ 429
En vironmental protection
Returning an end-of-life vehicle .......23
ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Pro-
gram) 4ETS ................................................ 66
AMG menu (on-bo ardc omputer )... 287
Deactivating/activating ...................67
Display message ............................ 291
Function/notes ................................ 66
Important safety gu idelines ............. 66
Traile rstabilisatio n.......................... 67
Warn ingl am p................................. 329
Exhaus tpipe (cleaning instruc-
tions) .................................................. 371Exterio
rlighting
see Lights
Exterior mirrors
Adjustin g....................................... 112
Anti-dazzle mod e(automatic) ........114
Fol ding in/ou t(automatically )....... 113
Fol ding in/ou t(electrically) ...........113
Fol ding in whe nlocki ng(on-board
computer) ...................................... 285
Ou tofp osition (troubleshooting) ...113
Parking positio n............................. 114
Resetting ....................................... 113
Storing settings (memory func-
tion) ............................................... 115 F
Faul tmessage
see Display messages
Filler cap
see Fuel filler flap
Fire extinguisher ............................... 377
First-aid kit ......................................... 376
Fittin gawheel
Removin gawheel .......................... 407
Fitting wheels
Fittin gaw heel............................... 408
Lowering the veh icle ...................... 409
Rais ingt he vehicle ......................... 406
Securing the veh icle against roll-
ing away ........................................ 405
Flat tyre
MOExtende dtyres ......................... 378
Pre paring th evehicle ..................... 378
TIREFIT kit ...................................... 379
Floormat ............................................ .358
Foglamps (extende drang e).............. 124
Foldin gthe rear be nchs eat for-
wards/back ....................................... 341
Fording Off-road ......................................... 186
On flo oded roads ........................... 186
Frequencies
Garage door op ener ....................... 354
Mobile phone ................................. 421
Tw o-way radio ................................ 421 Index
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Instr
ument cluster
Overview .................................. 30 ,267
Warning and indicator
lamp s....................................... 32, 324
Instrument cluster lighting ..............268
Int elligen tLight System
Activating/deactivatin g................. 281
Display message ............................ 303
Overview ........................................ 123
Setting the di pped-beam head-
lamps for driving on the right/left .281
Int erior lighting ................................. 126
Automatic control sy stem .............. 127
Del ayed swit ch-off (on-bo ard
computer) ...................................... 282
Emergency lighting ........................128
Manual control ............................... 127
Overview ........................................ 126
Reading lamp ................................. 126
Setting the ambient lighting
bri ghtness (on-bo ardc omputer ).... 281
Setting the ambient lighting col-
ou r(on-board computer) ...... .......... 282
Interior motio nsensor ........................ 72
IS OFIX child seat securing system ....53 J
Jack Storage locatio n............................ 377
Using ............................................. 406
Jump star t(engine)
se eJ um pstarting (engine)
Jump starting (engine) ......................386 K
Key Changing the battery ....................... 79
Ch ecking the battery ....................... 79
Convenience closing feat ure. ........... 91
Convenience op ening feature ..........90
Display message ............................ 322
Doo rcentral locking/unlocking .......77
Emergency key el ement ...... ............. 78
Important safety note s.................... 76
Los s................................................. 81
Modifying the programming .............78Overview
.......................................... 76
Positions (i gnition lock) ................. 159
Pro blem (malfunction) ..................... 81
Starting the engine ........................161
KEYLES S-GO
Convenience closing ........................91
Display message ............................ 322
Locking ............................................ 77
Start/Sto pbutton ...... .................... 159
Starting the engine ........................161
Unlockin g......................................... 77
Ke yp ositions
Key ................................................ 159
KEYLESS GO .................................. 159
Kickdown
Driving tip s.................................... 170
Manual drive program ....................173
Kneebag ............................................... 44 L
Lamps seeW arning and indicator lamps
Lane Keepin gAssist
Activating/ deactivating ................. 279
Display message ............................ 311
Function/informatio n.................... 240
se eA ctive Lane Keeping Assist
Lap time (RACETIMER) ......................287
Lashing eyelets ................................. 343
Leve lcont rol (display message) ......307
Leve lcont rol (vehicles with the
ON&OFFROA Dpackage)
Bas ic se ttings ................................ 208
Function/notes ............................. 207
Important safety notes ..................207
Leve lcont rol (vehicle with AIR-
MATIC package) Basi csettings ................................ 213
Function/notes ............................. 213
Important safety notes ..................213
Licen ceplate lamp (display mes-
sage) ................................................... 302
Lighting seeL ights
Lights
Activating/deactivating the Intel-
ligent Light System ........................281 Index
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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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nor do they provid
eanindicatio nofairbag
deployment.
The vehicle may be deformed significantly,
e.g. the bonnet or the wing, withou tanairbag
being deployed. This is the case if only parts
which are relatively easily deformed are affec-
ted and the rat eofdeceleration is not high.
Conversely, airbags may be deployed even
though the vehicle suffers only minor defor-
mation. This is the case if, for example, very
rigid vehicle part ssuch as longitudinal body
members are hit, and sufficien tdeceleration
occu rsas aresult.
i The fron tbelt tensioners can only be trig-
gered if the seat belt tongues on the front
seats are cor rectly engage dinthe seat belt
buckles.
i Not all airbags ar edeployed in an acci-
dent .The different airbag system swork
independently of each other.
How the airbag system work sisdeter-
mined by the severity of the accident detec-
ted, especially the vehicle deceleration or
acceleration, and the apparent type of acci-
dent:
R head-on collision
R side impact
R overturn Airbags
Important safety notes G
WARNING
Airbags provide additional protection; they
are not, however ,asubstitute for seat belts.
Observe the following notes to reduce the risk
of serious or even fatal injury caused by airbag
deployment:
R all vehicle occupants –inparticular ,preg-
nant women –must wear their seat belt
correctly at all times and lean back against
the backrest, which should be posi tioned
as close to th evertical as possible. The head restraint must support th
eback of the
head at about eye level.
R always secur echildren less than
1.50 mtall or under 12 years of age in suit-
able child restraint systems.
R all vehicle occupant smust select aseat
position that is as far away from the airbag
as possible. The driver' sseat position must
allow the vehicle to be driven safely .The
driver's chest should be as fa raway from
the centre of the driver' sairbag cover as
possible.
R move the front-passenger seat as far back
as possible .This is especially important if
you hav esecured achild in achild rest raint
system on the front-passenger seat.
R vehicle occupant s–inparticular ,children
–m ust not lean their heads into the area of
the window in which the sidebag/window-
bag is deployed.
R rearward-facing child restraint systems
must not be fit tedtot he front-passenger
seat unless the front-passenger airbag has
been disabled. On the front-passenger
seat, the front-passenger airbag is disabled
if ac hild rest raint system with atrans-
ponde rfor automatic child seat recognition
is fit tedtot he front-passenger seat in a
vehicle equipped with automatic chil dseat
recognition. The 4PASSENGE RAIRBAG
OF Findicator lamp must be continuously
lit.
If the front-passenger sea tofyour vehicle
does not have automatic child seat recog-
nition ,oryour rearward-facing child
rest raint system does not have atrans-
ponde rfor automatic child seat recogni-
tion ,children must be secured in achild
rest raint system on asuitable seat in the
rear. If you secure aforward-facing child
rest raint system to the front-passenger
seat, you must move the front-passenger
seat as far back as possible.
R make sure there are no heavy or sharp-
edged objects in the pockets of clothing. 42
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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
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R
Persons under 1. 50mtall cannot wear the
seat belts correctly. For this reason secure
person sless than 1.50 mtall in specially
designed, suitable restraint systems.
R Children under 1. 50mt all and younger
than twelv eyears of age canno twear the
seat belts cor rectly. For thi sreason secure
them in special suitable child restraint sys-
tems installed on asuitable seat. Additional
information can be found in the Operating
Instructions in the chapter "Safety", "Chil-
dren in the Vehicle". Observe the installa-
tion instructions of the child restraint sys-
tem manufac turer.
R Do not secure an object wit haseat belt if
the seat belt is also being used by one of
the vehicle's occupants. G
WAR
NING
The seat belt doe snot offer the intended level
of protection unless the back rest is almost
ver tical. Under certain circumstances, this
coul dcause severe or even fatal injuries in the
event of an accident.
Befor estarting ajourney, mak esure that the
seat is properly adjusted and that the back-
rest is almost vertical. G
WARNING
Ad irtyo rdamaged seat belt or one that has
been modified or subjected to aload in an
accident no longer offers the intended level of
protection. Un dercertain cir cumstances, this
could caus esever eoreven fatal injurie sinthe
even tofana ccident.
For thi sreason ,chec kregularly that the seat
belts are not damaged or dirty.
Alway shave damaged seat belts or seat belts
that have been subjected to aload in an acci-
dent replaced at aqualified specialist work-
shop.
For safety reasons, Mercedes -Benz recom-
mends that you only use seat belts which have
been approved by Mercedes-Benz for your
vehicle. Seat belts are the most effectiv
emeans of
restraining the movemen tofvehicle occu-
pant sint he even tofanaccident. This
reduce sthe risk of vehicle occupan tscoming
into contact with parts of the vehicle interior.
Fastenin gseat belts X
Adjust the seat and move the backrest to
an almost vertical position (Y page 100).
X Pull the seat belt smoothly through belt
sash guide :.
X Without twistin git, guid ethe shoulder sec-
tion of the seat belt across the middle of
your shoulder and the hip section across
your hips.
X Engage belt tongue ;in buckle =.
Seat-belt adjustment :ifnecessary, the
driver' sand front-passenger sea tbelts
automatically adjust to the upper body
(Y page 48).
X If necessary, adjust the seat belt to the
appropriate height (Y page 48).
X If necessary, pull upwards on the shoulder
section of the seat belt to tighten the belt
across your body.
For mor einformation about releasing the seat
bel tw ith release button ?,see "Releasing
seat belts" (Y page 48). Occupant safety
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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
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