2012 MERCEDES-BENZ GL SUV sunroof

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
17

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

Overhea
dcontrol panel Function Page
:
p
Switche sthe left-
han dreadin glamp on/off 126
;
c
Switches the front
interior lighting on 127
=
u
Switches the rear
interior lighting on/off 127
?
|
Switches the front
interior lighting/automatic
interior lighting control off 127
A
p
Switches the right-
hand readin glamp on/off 126
B
2
Opens/close sthe
slidin gsunroof 94
3
Opens/close sthe
pano rama sliding sunroof
with rolle rsunblinds 95 Function Page
C
Spectacles compartment 340
D
ë
Deactivates tow-
away protection 71
E
Rear-view mirror 112
F
Button
sfor the garage door
opener 352
G
ê
Deactivates the inte-
rior motion sensor 72
H
Switches on the Mercedes-
Ben
zemergenc ycall sys-
tem Ov
erhead control panel
37Atag lance

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
Occupant safetySafety

R
the doors are closed.
R the tailgate is closed.
Onl ythen is the tow-away protection
primed.
X Lock the vehicle with the key or KEYLESS-
GO.
Tow-awa yprotectio nisprimedafter
approximately 60 seconds.
Switchin goff X
To switc hoff wit hkey: unlock the vehicle
with the key.
or
X Insert the key into the ignition lock.
Tow-awa yprotectio nisswitched off auto-
matically.
X To switch off with KEYLESS-GO: unlock
the vehicle with KEYLESS-GO.
or
X Press the Start/Stop button on the dash-
board. The key must be inside the vehicle.
Tow-awa yprotectio nisswitched off auto-
matically.
Deactivating X
Remove the key from the ignition lock.
X Press button :.
Indicator lamp ;lights up briefly.
X Lock the vehicle with the key or KEYLESS-
GO.
Tow-awa yprotectio nisdeactivated. Tow-away protec
tion remains deactivated
until:
R the vehicle is unlocked again and
R ad ooriso peneda nd closed agai nand
R the vehicl eislocked again.
To prevent afalse alarm, deactivate the tow-
away protection if yo uloc ky ourv ehicle and
it:
R is being transported
R is being loaded onto aferry or car trans-
porter, for example
R is parked on amovable surface, e.g. in a
split-level garage. Interio
rmotion sensor
Function When the interior motion sensor is primed, a
visual and audible alarm is triggered if move-
ment is detected in the vehicle interior
.This
can occur if someon ereaches into the vehicle
interior, for example.
Activating X
Make sure that:
R
the side windows are closed.
R the hinged side windows are closed.
R the sliding sunroof/panorama sliding
sunroof is closed.
R there are no objects, e.g. mascots, hang-
ing on the rear-view mirror or on the grab
handles on the roof trim.
This will prevent false alarms.
X Make sure that: 72
Anti-theft systemsSafety

R
the sliding sunroof/panorama sliding
sunroo fisclosed.
R the doors are closed.
R the tailgate is closed.
Only then is the interior motion sensor
primed.
X Lock the vehicle with the key or KEYLESS-
GO.
The interior motion sensor is primed after
approximately 30 seconds.
Switching off X
To switch off with the key: unlock the
vehicle using the key.
or
X Insert the key into the ignition lock.
The interior motion sensor is switched off
automatically.
X To switch off with KEYLESS-GO: unlock
the vehicle using KEYLESS-GO.
or
X Press the Star t/Stopbutton on the dash-
board. The key must be inside the vehicle.
The interior motion senso riss witched off
automatically.
Deactivating X
Remove the key from the ignition lock.
X Press button :.
Indicator lamp ;flashes briefly.
X Lock the vehicle with the key or KEYLESS-
GO.
The interior motion sensor is deactivated. The interior motion sensor remains deactiva-
ted until:
R
the vehicle is unlocked agai nand
R ad ooriso peneda nd closed agai nand
R the vehicl eislocked again.
To prevent afalse alarm, deactivate the inte-
rio rm otion sensor if you lock your vehicle
and:
R people or animals remain in the vehicle.
R the side window sremai nopen.
R ah inged side window remains open.
R the sliding sunroof/panoram asliding sun-
roof remains open.
i UK only: your vehicle is equipped with a
double lock func tion. The doors can notbe
opened from the inside if the vehicle has
been locked with the key or with KEYLESS-
GO. Deac tivate the interior motion sensor
before you lock the vehicle .The doors can
then be opened from the insid eafter the
vehicl ehas been locked from the outside.
Observe the "Importan tsafety notes"
(Y page 82). Anti-thef
tsystems
73Safety Z

Usefu
linfor mation .............................. 76
Key ....................................................... 76
Doors .................................................... 82
Luggage comp artment....................... 85
Side windows ...................................... 89
Sliding sunroof .................................... 93 75Opening and closing