2012 MERCEDES-BENZ GL SUV parking brake

Auxiliar
yventila tion
Activating/deac tivating ................. 148
Activating/deactivating (o nthe
centr econsole) .............................. 149
Pro blem (display message) ............153
Remote control .............................. 149
Ax leload, permissible (traile rtow-
ing) ...................................................... 433 B
Ba gh ook ............................................ 343
Ball coupli ng
Folding in ....................................... 261
Fol ding out ..................................... 259
BAS (Brake Assist System) .................62
BAS PL US(Brak eAssist System
PLUS) .................................................... 62
Battery (key) Checking ...... .................................... 79
Important safety note s.................... 79
Replacing ......................................... 79
Battery (v ehicle)
Charging ........................................ 384
Display message ............................ 305
Important safety notes ..................382
Jump starting ................................. 386
Overview ........................................ 382
Belt
seeS eat belt
Belt force limiters (activation) ...........41
Bel ttensioner
Activatio n......................................... 41
Functio n.......................................... .49
Blind Spo tAssist
Activating/deactiva ting ................. 279
Display message ............................ 311
Notes/function .............................. 238
Traile rtowing ................................. 240
se eA ctive Blind Spo tAssist
BlueTEC
Topping up AdBlue ®
...... ................. 178
BlueTE C(AdBlue ®
) ............................. 427
Bon net
Active bonne t(pedestrian protec-
tion) ............................................... 360
Closing ........................................... 361 Display message
............................ 320
Opening ......................................... 360
Boot
seeT ailgate
Brak eAssist System
see BAS (Brake Assist System)
Brake fluid
Display message ............................ 296
Note s............................................. 429
Brake lamps
Ada ptive .......................................... .65
Changin gbulbs .............................. 131
Display message ............................ 301
Brakes
ABS .................................................. 61
Ada ptive Brake Assist ......................64
BAS .................................................. 62
BAS PLUS ........................................ 62
Brake fluid (notes )......................... 429
Display message ............................ 291
Driving tip s.................................... 184
High-performance brake sy stem .... 186
Important safety notes ..................184
Parking brake ................................ 182
Warn ingl am p................................. 326
Breakdown
seeF lat tyre
see Towing away
Bulbs
see Changing bulbs C
Callin gupaf ault
se eD isplay messages
Car
see Vehicle
Care
360 °camera ................................. 370
Automatic car wash .......................366
Carpets .......................................... 373
Display ........................................... 371
Exhaust pi pe.................................. 371
Exterio rlighting ............................. 369
Gea rors electo rlever .................... 372
High-pressure cle aner ...... .............. 368
Interior ........................................... 371
Matt paintwork .............................. 3686
Index

Night Vie
wAssist Plus ................... 371
Note s............................................. 366
Pa int. ............................................. 368
Pl ast ic trim .................................... 372
Revers ingc amera .......................... 370
Roo flining ...................................... 373
Seat bel t........................................ 373
Sea tcover ..................................... 372
Sensors ......................................... 370
Steering wh eel............................... 372
Tri mp ieces .................................... 372
Washing by hand ........................... 367
Wheels ........................................... 369
Windows ........................................ 369
Wi perb lades .................................. 369
Wooden trim .................................. 372
Car key
seeK ey
Car wash (care) ................................. 366
CD player /CDc hanger( on-board
computer) .......................................... 274
Central locking Automatic lockin g(on-board com-
puter) ............................................ .283
Locking/unlockin g(key ).................. 77
Centr econsole
Low er se ction .................................. 35
Uppe rsection .................................. 34
Changin gbulbs
Brake lamps ................................... 131
Dipped-bea mheadlamps ............... 129
Important safety notes ..................128
Ma in-beam headlamps ................... 130
Overview of bul btypes .................. 129
Parking lamps (front) .....................130
Removing/repl acing the cover
(fron twheel arch) .......................... 129
Standing lamps .............................. 130
Child-proof locks
Important safety notes ....................59
Rea rdoors ....................................... 60
Children
In the veh icle ................................... 50
Restraint sy stems ............................ 50
Child seat
Automatic recognitio n..................... 52
ISOFIX .............................................. 53
On the front-passenger se at............ 51Pro
blem (malfunction) ..................... 56
Rec ommend ations ........................... 58
Suit able positions ............................ 56
To pT ether ....................................... 55
Cigarette li ghter ................................ 349
Clean ing
Mirr ortur ns ignal ........................... 370
Traile rtow hitc h............................. 371
Climate control
Auxi liaryheating/ventilation ...... .... 148
Contro lling automatically ...............142
Convenience op ening/closing
(air-recirculatio nmode) ................. 147
Co oling with air dehumidificatio n..1 41
Demist ingt he windows ...... ............ 145
Demisting the windscreen .............145
Important safety notes ..................136
Indicator lamp ................................ 142
Informat ion onusing
THERMOTRONIC automatic cli-
mate control .................................. 141
Note sonu sing THERMATIC auto-
matic climate control .....................138
Overview of sy stems ...................... 136
Pro blem swithc ooling with air
dehumid ification ............................ 142
Pro blem with the rear window
heating .......................................... 146
Rea rcontrol panel ......................... 139
Rea rcontrol panel
(THERMOTRONIC with additional
rear-compartmen tclimate con-
trol) ................................................ 140
Setting the air distribution .............144
Setting the airflo w......................... 144
Setting the ai rvent s...................... 154
Setting the climate mod e(AIR
FLOW) ............................................ 143
Setting the temperature ................143
Switch inga ir-recirculation mode
on/off ............................................ 146
Switch ingo n/off ........................... 141
Switch ingr esidua lheat on/off ......147
Switch ingt he rea rwindo wheat-
ing on/of f...................................... 146
Switch ingt he ZON Efunction on/
off .................................................. 145 Index
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PRE-
SAFE®
Brake ............................. 68
Steering assistant STEER CON-
TRO L................................................ 70
Dri ving system
360°cam era. ................................. 228
Active Lane Kee ping Assist ............245
Active Parking Assis t..................... 219
ADS ............................................... 212
AIRMATIC package ........................212
Leve lcontrol (vehicle with AIR-
MATI Cpackage) ............................ .213
On-road programs .......................... 248
Dri ving systems
Active Curve System ...................... 213
Active Drivin gAssistanc epack-
age ................................................. 242
AMG RIDE CONTROL sports sus-
pension .......................................... 215
ATTENTIO NASSIST ........................ 232
Blind Spo tAssist ...... ...................... 238
Cruise control ................................ 193
Display message ............................ 307
Distronic Pl us................................ 198
HOLD function ............................... 211
Lane Kee ping Assist ...................... 240
Leve lcontrol (vehicles with the
ON&OFFROAD package) ................207
PARKTRONIC ................................. 216
Revers ingc amera .......................... 223
Speed Limi tAssist ......................... 233
SPEEDTRONIC ............................... 196
Dri ving tips
Aquaplaning ................................... 186
Automatic transmission .................170
Brake s........................................... 184
DISTRONI CPLUS ........................... 206
Downhill gradient ........................... 185
Driving abroa d............................... 118
Driving in winte r............................ .187
Driving on flo oded roads ................ 186
Driving on sand .............................. 190
Driving on we troads ...................... 186
Driving ove robstacles ................... 191
Fue l................................................ 184
General .......................................... 184
Icy road surfaces ........................... 188
Limited braking efficiency on sa l-
ted road s....................................... 185New brake pads/l
inings ................ 185
Off-road driving .............................. 188
Off-road ford ing. ............................ 186
Running-i ntips ............................... 158
Sno wchains .................................. 399
Symmetrical di pped bea m............. 118
To wing atrailer .............................. 257
Travelling uphill .............................. 191
Tyr eruts ........................................ 190
We troad surf ace. .......................... 185
DSR (Downhi llSpeed Regulation)
Display message ............................ 309
Function/notes ............................. 251
DVD audio
Operating (on-bo ardc omputer )..... 274
DVD video
Operating (on-bo ardc omputer )..... 275 E
EASY- ENTRY feature
Activating/deactivating .................285
Function/notes ............................. 111
EASY- EXIT feature
Crash-responsive ........................... 112
Function/notes ............................. 111
Switch ingo n/off ........................... 285
EBD (electronic brake force distri-
buti on)
Disp laym essage ............................ 293
Function/notes ................................ 68
EC Os tart/stop function
Deactivating/activating .................163
Gen eral information ....................... 163
Electri calfuses
se eF uses
Electroni cStability Program
see ESP ®
(Electroni cStability Program)
Emergenc ykey
Unlocking the driver's door ..............84
Emergency key element
Function/notes ................................ 78
Locking veh icle ................................ 85
Emergency rel ease
Driver's door .................................... 84
Emergency spar ewheel
Important safety notes ..................414
Po ints to remember ....................... 41410
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

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

Warnin
gand indicator lamps Fun
ction Page
:
L
Dipped-bea mhead-
lamps 120
;
T
Side lamps 120
=
÷
ESP® 329
?
K
Main-beam headlamp 122
A
!
Electric parkin gbrake
(red) 332
B
!
Electri cparking brake
(yellow) 332
C
J
Brakes (yellow) 326
D
·
Distance warning 335
E
#!
Turn signals 121
F
h
Tyre pressure monitor 336 Function Page
G
6
SRS 332
H
ü
Seat belt 325
I
%
Diesel engine: pre-
glow 161
J
?
Coolant 333
K
R
Rearfoglamp 120
L
;
Engine diagnostics 333
M
8
Reserve fuel 333
N
å
ESP®
OFF 329
O
!
ABS 327
P
J
Brakes (red) 32632
Instru
ment clusterAtag lance

When the distan
cewarning function is acti-
vated, the multifunction display shows the
Ä symbol as long as the HOLD function is
not activated (Y page 211). On vehicles with
Active Parking Assist, the Äsymbol is dis-
played when position Pis engaged or you are
driving faster than 35 km/h.
The distanc ewarning function can help you
to minimise the risk of acollision with the
vehicle in fron torreduce the effects of such
ac ollision .Ifthe distanc ewarning function
detect sthat ther eisar isk of acollision ,you
will be warned visually and acoustically .The
distanc ewarning function cannot preven ta
collision without your inte rvention.
The distan cewarning function will issue a
warning at speed sofaround 30 km/h or
more if:
R thed istanc etothe vehicle in fron tist oo
short for the speed you ar edriving at for
severa lseconds. The ·distan cewarn-
ing lamp then lights up in the instrument
cluster.
R you are rapidly approaching the vehicle in
front. An intermittent warning ton ewill
then sound and the ·distanc ewarning
lamp will light up in the instrument cluster.
X Brak eimmediatel yinordertoi ncreas ethe
distanc efrom th evehicle in front.
or
X Take evasiv eactio nprovide ditiss afe to do
so.
For the distanc ewarning function to assist
you when driving, the function must be acti-
vated in the on-board computer and be opera-
tional (Y page 278).
Due to the nature of the system, particularly
complicated driving conditions may cause the
system to display an unnecessary warning.
With the help of the radar senso rsystem, the
distanc ewarning function can detect obsta-
cles that are in the path of your vehicle for an
extended period of time.
At speeds up to approximately 70 km/h, the
distance warning fun ction may also detect stationary obstacles, for example, stopped or
parked vehicles.
If you approach an obstacle and the distance
warnin gfunction detects arisk of acollision,
the system will initially aler tyou both visually
and acoustically.
In particular ,the detection of obstacles can
be impaired if ther eis:
R dir tont he sensors or anythin gelse cover-
ing the sensors
R snow or heavy rain
R interferenc ebyother radar sources
R the possibility of strong radar reflections,
for example, in multi-storey car parks
R an arro wvehicle travelling in front, e.g. a
motorcycle
R av ehicle travelling in fron tonadifferent
line
Following damage to the fron tend of the vehi-
cle ,havet he configuration and operation of
the radar sensor checked at aqualified spe-
cialist workshop. This also applie stoc olli-
sions at slow speeds where ther eisnovisible
damage to the fron tofthe vehicle.
Adaptive Brake Assist i
Observ ethe "Importan tsafety notes" sec-
tion (Y page 61). G
WARNING
Adaptive Brake Assist cannot always clearly
identify objects and complex traffic situa-
tions. In these cases, Adaptive Brake Assist
may not intervene. There is arisk of an acci-
dent.
Always pay careful attention to the traffic sit-
uation and be ready to brake. G
WARNING
Adaptive Brak eAssist does not react:
R to people or animals
R to oncomi ng vehicles
R to crossing traffic 64
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G
WARNING
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake does not react:
R to people or animals
R to oncoming vehicles
R to crossing traffic
R when cornering
As aresult, PRE-SAFE ®
Brake may neither
give warnings nor intervene in all critical sit-
uations. There is arisk of an accident.
Always pay caref ulattention to the traffic sit-
uation and be read ytobrake.
In order to maintai nthe appropriate distance
to the vehicle in front and thus preven tacol-
lision, you must apply the brake syourself.
X To activate/deactiva te:activate or deac-
tivate PRE-SAFE ®
Brake in the on-board
computer (Y page 278).
When PRE-SAFE ®
Brake is activated, the
Ä symbol appears in multifunction dis-
play ,asl ong as the HOL Dfunction is deac-
tivated (Y page 211). On vehicles with the
Active Parking Assis tdriving system, the
Ä symbo lisdisplayed when position P
is engaged or you are drivin gfaster than
35 km/h.
For PRE-SAFE ®
Brake to assis tyou when driv-
ing, the radar sensor system must be
switched on (Y page 283) and be opera-
tional.
The radar sensor system is switched off auto-
matically in the vicinit yofradio telescope
facilities in the following vehicles:
R vehicles with COMAND Online and naviga-
tion
R vehicles with Audio 20 and Becker ®
MAP
PILOT
Becker ®
MAP PILOT must be connected;
see the separate operating instructions. The radar senso
rsystem must be switched off
using the on-board computer in the vicinity of
radio telescope facilities in the following vehi-
cles:
R vehicles without COMAND Online and nav-
igation
R vehicles without Audio 20 and Becker ®
MAP PILOT
R vehicles for Australia
For information on switching off the radar
sensor syste musing the on-boar dcomputer,
see (Y page 283).
Following damage to the front end of the vehi-
cle, have the configuration and operation of
the radar sensor schecked at aqualified spe-
cialist workshop. This also applies to colli-
sions at slow speeds where there is no visible
damage to the front of the vehicle. STEER CONTROL
i Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-
tion (Y page 61).
STEE RCONTROL helps you by transmittin ga
noticeable steering force to the steering
wheel in the direction require dfor vehicle
stabilisation.
This steering suppor tisprovide dinparticular
if:
R both right wheel sorboth left wheels ar eon
aw et or slippery road surface when you
brake.
R the vehicle starts to skid.
If there is an ESP ®
malfunction ,you will not
receive any steering suppor tfrom STEER
CONTROL. Powe rsteering will ,however, con-
tinue to func tion. 70
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