2012 MERCEDES-BENZ GL SUV airbag off

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

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

LIM (cruis
econtrol) ........................ 193
LI M( DISTRONIC PLUS) ..................200
LIM (variabl eSPEEDTRONI C)......... 196
Overview .................................. 32, 324
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF ................52
Reserve fuel ................................... 333
Sea tbelt. ....................................... 325
SRS ................................................ 332
Tyr ep ressure monito r................... 336
Warning triangle ................................ 376
Washer fluid Display message ............................ 322
Whee lboltt ightening torque ...........409
Whee lchock ...................................... 405
Wheels Changing/replacing ....................... 404
Ch anging awheel .......................... 404
Ch ecking ........................................ 397
Cleaning ......................................... 369
Cleaning (warning) .........................405
Emergency sp arew heel ................. 414
Fitting anew wheel ........................ 408
Fitting awheel ............................... 405
Important safety notes ..................396
Overview ........................................ 396
Removing awheel .......................... 407
Storin g........................................... 405
Ti gh tening torqu e........................... 409
Whee lsize/tyre size ...................... 409
Windowbag
Display message ............................ 300
Operatio n......................................... 45
Windows
Cleaning ......................................... 369
seeS ide windows
Windscreen
Demisting ...................................... 145
Infrared refl ective .......................... 358
Windscree nwashe rfluid
see Windscreen washer system
Windscreen washer system
Notes ............................................ .430
Topping up ..................................... 364
Windscree nwipers
Problem (malfunction) ...................133
Rea rwindow wiper ........................ 132
Replacing the wipe rblades ............ 132
Switch ingo n/off ........................... 131Winte
rdriving
Genera lnotes ................................ 398
Winte roperation
Overview ........................................ 398
Radi ator cover ............................... 362
Sli pp ery road surf aces ................... 188
Sno wchains .................................. 399
Sno wdrive program ....................... 249
Winte rtyres
Limiting th espee d(on-board com-
puter) ............................................ .283
M+S tyre s...................................... 398
Wipe rblades
Cleaning ...... ................................... 369
Important safety note s.................. 132
Replacing ....................................... 132
Replacing (o nthe rea rwindo w)..... 133
Replacing (windscreen) ..................132
Wooden trim (cleanin ginstruc-
tions) .................................................. 372
Workshop seeQ ualified specialist workshop 22
Index

vehicles
.The quality or safety of the vehicle
is improved as aresult of the inspection.
Mercedes-Ben zcan only inform you about
vehicl echeck sifith as yourregistra tion data.
It is possible that your vehicle has not yet
been registered in your nam einthe following
cases:
R if your vehicle was not purchase datan
authorised specialis tdealer.
R if your vehicle has not yet been examined
at aM ercedes-Benz Ser vice Centre.
It is advisabl etoregister your vehicle with a
Mercedes-Benz Ser vice Centre.
Inform Mercedes-Benz as soo naspossible
about any change in address or vehicleown-
ership. Correct use
G
WARNING
Variou swarning sticker sare affixed to your
vehicle. Thei rpurpose is to draw your atten-
tion, and the attention of others, to various
dangers. Therefore, do not remove any warn-
ing stickers unless the sticker clearly states
that you may do so.
If you remove the warning stickers, you or
others could be injured by failing to recognise
certain dangers.
Observe the following information when driv-
ing your vehicle:
R the safety notes in this manual
R the Technical Data section in this manual
R traffic rules and regulations
R laws and safety standards pertainin gto
motor vehicles Implie
dwarranty
! Follo wthe instructions in this manual
about the proper operation of your vehicle
as well as about possible vehicle damage.
Damage to your vehicle that arises from culpable contravention
sagainst these
instructions ar enot covered either by
Mercedes-Ben zimplie dwarrant yorbythe
New or Used-Vehicle Warranty. Data stored in th
evehicle Fault data
Components which are critical for vehicle
operation are equipped with fault data mem-
ories as standard. There are also data storage
devices which recor dhow vehicle compo-
nents have reacted in cer tain drivin gsitua-
tion s(e.g. airbag deployment or ESP ®
inter-
ven tion).
This data is used exclusively to:
R assist in the rec tificatio noffaults and
defects
R help Mercedes -Benz optimise and develop
vehicle fun ctions
The data cannot be used to trac ethe vehicle's
movements.
When your vehicle is serviced by Mercedes-
Ben z,this technical information can be read
out from the fault memory. Thi sisperformed
by authorised employees of the Mercedes-
Benz service network using special diagnos-
tic computers.
Af teraf ault has been rectified, the informa-
tion is deleted from the memory. Other mem-
ory data is constantly overwritten. Other devices tha
tstore data
Depe nding on the equipment level, your vehi-
cle may featur ecommunication sand/or
entertainment systems (e.g .navigation devi-
ces, telephone systems). Thes eallow you to
save and edit data required for the operation
of the respective device.
Fur ther information on operation (e.g. on
deletin gdata) can be found in the separate
operating instructions. 26
Introduction

Centre console
Centre console, upper section
Function Page
:
Audi
o20/COMAND
Online: see the separate
operatin ginstructions ;
c
Seat hea ting 108
=
s
Seat ventilation 109
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c
PARKTRONIC 216
A
¤
ECO start/sto pfunc-
tion 163 Function Page
B
£
Hazard warning
lamps 122
C
4
PASSENG ER AIRBAG
OFF indicator lamp 52
D
å
ESP® 66
E
&
Auxiliary heating 14834
Centre consoleAt
ag lance

bag
;deploys in fron tofand above the glove
compartment.
The front airbags incre aseprotection for the
driver's and front-passenger's hea dand
chest.
The yare deployed:
R at th estart of an accident with ahigh rate
of vehicl eacceleratio nordeceleration in a
longitudina ldirection
R if the system determines that airbag
deployment can offer additional protection
to that provided by the seat belt
R depending on whether the seat belt is being
used
R independently of other airbags in the vehi-
cle
If the vehicle overturns, the fron tairbags are
generally not deployed. The fron tairbags are
deployed if the system detec tshigh vehi cle
deceleration in alongitudinal direction.
Vehicles with au tomatic child seat recog-
nition in th efront-passenger seat: the
fr ont-passenge rairbag is only activated if the
system determines that the fron t-passenger
seat is occupied. The 4PASSENGE RAIR-
BA GO FF indi cator lamp on the centr econ-
sole does not light up (Y page 52).
If ac hild restraint system is fitted on the fr ont-
pa ssenger seat and the 4PASSENGER
AIRB AGOFF indicato rlam pint he centr econ-
sol ed oesn ot light up:
R ac hild restraint system withou tatrans-
ponder for automatic child seat recognition
is fitted, or
R ac hild rest raint system with atransponder
for automatic child seat recognition is not
properly fitted. Driver's kneebag Driver'
skneebag :deploys under the steer-
ing column. The driver's kneebag is always
deploye dalong with the driver's front airbag.
The driver's kneebag is designed to operate
together with the front airbags in frontal
impact sifcertain thresholds are exceeded.
The driver' skneebag operates bes tincon-
jun ction with correctly positioned and fas-
tened seat belts.
The driver's kneebag increases protection of
the driver against:
R knee injuries
R thigh injuries
R lower leg injuries
Sidebags G
WARNING
If you wish to use seat covers, Mercedes-Benz
recommends that, for safety reasons, you
only use seat cover sthat hav ebeen approved
for Mercedes-Benz vehicles.
The seat covers must have aspecial tear seam
for sidebags. Otherwise, the sidebags cannot
deploy correctly and would fail to provide the
intended protection in the event of an acci-
dent. Appropriate seat cover scan be
obtained, for example, from aMercedes-Benz
Servic eCentre. G
WARNING
Sensor stocontrol the airbags are located in
the doors. Therefore, do not mak eany modi-
fications to the doors or doo rtrim, e.g .retro- 44
Occupant safetySafety

fitting lo
udspeakers. Damag etothe doors
can affec toperation of the sidebags. Front sidebags
:and sidebag sinthe 2nd
row of seats ;inflate nex ttothe outer seat
cushion.
When deployed, the sidebag soffer additional
protectio nfor the thorax and, on the front
seats, the pelvis of the vehic leoccupants on
the side of the vehic leon which the imp act
occurs. Howev er,they do not protect the:
R head
R neck
R arms
The sidebag sare deploy ed:
R on the side on which an imp acto ccurs
R at the start of an accident with ahigh rate
of lateral vehicle deceleration or accelera-
tion, e.g. in aside impact
R independently of the use of the sea tbelt
R independently of the fron tairbags
R independen tlyo fthe belt tensioners
If the vehi cleo verturns, th esidebags are gen-
erally not deployed. Sidebags are deployed if
the system detects high vehicle deceleration
or acceleration in alatera ldirection, or als oif
the vehicl eoverturns ,and the system deter-
mines that sid ebag deployment can offer
additiona lprotectio ntothat provided by the
seat belt. Windowbags
Windo
wbags :enhance the leve lofprotec-
tio nfor the head, but not chest or arms, of the
vehicle occupants on the side of the vehicle
on which the impact occurs.
The windowbags ar eintegrate dinto the side
of the roof frame and dep loyint he area
extendin gfrom th efront door (A-pi llar) to the
rear side windo w(D-pillar).
Windo wbagsa re deploy ed:
R at the start of an accident with ahigh rate
of lateral vehicle deceleration or accelera-
tion ,e.g. in asidei mpact
R on th esideonw hich an impact occurs
R on the driver's and the front pass enger's
sid eift he vehicle overturns and the system
determines that windowbag deployment
can off eradditiona lprotectio ntothat pro-
vided by the sea tbelt
R independently of the use of the seat belt
R regardless of whether the front-passenger
seat is occupied
R independently of the fron tairbags PRE-SAFE
®
(preventative occup ant
protection) G
WARNING
Whe nadjusting the seat ,makes ure that
nobody can become trapped.
! Make sure that there are no object sinthe
footwell or behin dthe seat swhen moving Occup
ants afety
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G
WARNING
Do not le avec hildren unsupervised in the
vehicle, even if they ar esecur edinac hild
restraint system .They could injur ethem-
selv eson parts of the vehicle. They could also
be seriously or even fatally injure dbypro-
longe dexpos uretoe xtreme hea torcold.
Do not expose the child restraint system to
direct sunlight. Part softhe chil drestraint sys-
tem could heat up and the child could burn
herself/himself on them.
If ac hild opens adoor, the child or other per-
sons coul dbeinjured as aresult. They could
get out and injure themselves or be injured by
ap assing vehicle.
Observe the general notes on the HOLD func-
tion, which can be found under the same key-
word. G
WARNING
Unsecured or incorrectly positioned loads
increase the risk of injury for children and all
other occupant sinthe even tof:
R an accident
R sudden braking
R as udden change of direction
Do not transpor theavy or hard objects in the
vehicle interior unless they are secured. You
will fin dfurther information under "Loading
guidelines" in the index.
If ac hild is travellin ginyour vehicle, secure
the child using achild restraint system that is
recommended for Mercedes-Ben zvehicles.
The child restraint system must be appropri-
ate to the age, weight and size of the child.
You should preferabl yfit the child restraint
system to asuitable rear seat. Make sure that
the child is secured for the trip.
Mercedes -Benz recommends that you use
the listed child restraint systems
(Y page 58). You can obtain further infor-
mation about the cor rect chil drestraint sys-
tem from any Mercedes-Benz Ser vice Centre. i
It is advisabl etou se Mercedes-Ben zcare
product stoclean child restraint systems.
You can obtain information about this at
any Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
Child restraint system on the front-
passenger seat G
WAR
NING
If the front-passenge rairbag is not disabled:
R ac hild secured in achild rest raint system
on the front-passenger seat could be seri-
ously and even fatally injured by the front-
passenger airbag deploying. This is espe-
cially arisk if the child is in the immediate
vicinit yofthe front-passenger airbag when
it deploys.
R never secur eachild on the front-passenger
seat in arearward-facing child restraint sys-
tem. Only secur earearward-facing child
restraint system on asuitable rear seat.
R alway smove the front-passenger seat to
the rearmost position if you secur eachild
in af orward-facing child rest raint system
on the front-passenger seat.
The front-passenger airbag is not disabled:
R on vehicles without automatic child seat
recognition on the front-passenger seat
R in vehicles with automatic child seat rec-
ognition in the front-passenger seat, if no
special child restraint system with trans-
ponders for automatic child seat recogni-
tion in the front-passenger seat has been
fitted
R on vehicles with automatic child seat rec-
ognition on the front-passenger seat, if the
PASSENGER AIRB AGOFF indicator lamp
4 is not lit.
To make you aware of this danger, acorre-
spondin gwarning sticker has been affixed on
the dashboard and on both sides of the sun
visor on the front-passenger side.
Information about recommended child
restraint systems is available at any
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre. Children in th
evehicle
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