2012 MERCEDES-BENZ GL SUV warning light

THERMATIC automatic climate
control (2-
zone) ............................. 137
THERMOTRONIC (3-zone) auto-
mati cclimate control ..................... 139
THERMOTRONIC automatic cli-
mate control with additiona lrear-
compartmen tclimate control (3-
zone) ............................................. .140
Coat hooks ......................................... 344
Cockpit Overview .......................................... 28
se eI nstrument cluster
COLLISIO NPREVENTION ASSIST .......63
COMAND display Clean ing. ........................................ 371
COMAND Online
ON&OFFROAD menu .....................256
se es eparat eoperating instructions
Combination switch ..........................121
Constant headlamp mode seeD aytime driving lights
Consumption statistic s(on-boa rd
computer) .......................................... 271
Conv enienc eclosin gfeature .............. 90
Conv enienc eopening/closing (air-
recirculation mode) ........................... 147
Conv enienc eopening feature ............90
Coolan t(engine)
Checkin gthe level ......................... 363
Display message ............................ 304
Important safety notes ..................429
Temperat ure( on-board computer) .286
Temperat ureg auge ........................ 268
Warning lamp ................................. 333
Cooling
see Climate control
Cornerin glight function
Display message ............................ 300
Function/notes ............................. 123
Crash-respon siveemergency light-
ing ...................................................... .128
Cro sswind drivin gassistance ............68
Crui secontrol
Activating ............. .......................... 194
Activatio ncondition s..................... 194
Cruis econtrol lever ....................... 193
Deactivating ................................... 195 Display message
............................ 314
Driving sy stem ............................... 193
Important safety notes ..................193
LIM ind icator lamp ......................... 193
Selecting ........................................ 193
Storing and maintaining current
spee d............................................. 194
Cu ph older
Centre console .............................. 346
Important safety notes ..................346
Rea rcompartmen t......................... 347
Temperat urec ontrolled ................. 347
Th irdr ow of seats .......................... 347 D
Dashboard seeI nstrument cluster
Dashboard lighting
see Instrument cluster lighting
Data
see Technical data
Daytime drivi nglights
Display message ............................ 303
Function/notes ............................. 119
Switch ingo n/off (on-board com-
puter) ............................................. 280
Dealer ship
see Qualified specialis tworkshop
Delayed switch-off
Exterior lighting (on-board com-
pute r)............................................. 282
Interior lighting .............................. 282
Diagn ostic sc onnec tion...................... 25
Dies el................................................. .426
Dies elparticl efilter .......................... 184
Differential loc k(display message) .308
Digital spe edometer ......................... 272
Dipped-b eamh eadlamps
Changing bulbs .............................. 129
Display message ............................ 300
Setting for driving abroa d(sym-
metrical) ........................................ 118
Setting for driving on the rig ht/
left ................................................. 281
Switch ingo n/off ........................... 120
DIRECT SE LECT lever
se eA utomatic transmission 8
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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Activating/deactivating the inte-
rio
rlightin gdelayed switch-off .......282
Active light function .......................123
Automatic he adlampmode ............ 119
Cornering light function .................123
Dipped-bea mheadlamps ............... 120
Driving abroa d............................... 118
Foglamps (extende drange )........... 124
Hazard warning lamps ...................122
Hea dlam pflasher ........................... 122
Light switc h................................... 119
Ma in-beam headlamps ................... 122
Motorway mode ............................. 124
Off-road lights ................................ 124
Parking lamps ................................ 121
Rea rfoglam p................................. 120
Setting the ambient lighting
bri ghtness (on-bo ardc omputer ).... 281
Setting the ambient lighting col-
ou r(on-board computer) ...... .......... 282
Side lamps ..................................... 120
Switch ingA daptive Highbeam
Assist on/of f................................. 281
Switch ingt he daytime driving
lights on/off (on-board computer) .280
Switch ingt he exteri or lighting
delayed switch-off on/off (on-
board computer) ............................ 282
Switch ingt he surround lighting
on/off (on-board computer) ..........282
Turn signals ................................... 121
se eC hangin gbulbs
see Interior lighting
Light sensor (display message) .......303
LI Mi ndicator lamp
Cruise control ................................ 193
DISTRONI CPLUS ........................... 200
Variabl eSPEEDTRONIC .................196
Lim iting the speed
see SPEEDTRONIC
Loading guidelines ............................338
Locking seeC entral locking
Locking (doors)
Automatic ........................................ 84
Emergency lockin g........................... 85
From insi de(central lockin gbut-
ton) .................................................. 83Locking centrally
seeC entral locking
Locking verification signal (on-
board computer) ............................... 283
LO WR ANGE
Display message ............................ 309
Off-road ge ar................................. 254
LO WR ANGE off-road gear ................254
Luggage compartmen tcover
Notes/function .............................. 344
Luggage compartmen tenlarge-
ment Important safety notes ..................341
Luggage compartmen tfloor
opening/closing ............................ 344
stow agew ell, under ....................... 344
Lumbar support
Adjusting (o nthe seat) .................. 108
Luxury head restraint .......................103 M
M+S tyres ........................................... 398
Main-beam headlamps Changing bulbs .............................. 130
Display message ............................ 302
Switch ingA daptive Highbeam
Assist on/of f................................. 125
Switch ingo n/off ........................... 122
Matt fin ish( cle anin ginstructions) ..368
Memory card (audi o)......................... 274
Memory function ............................... 115
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre seeQ ualified specialist workshop
Message memory (on-board com-
puter) ................................................. .290
Mes sages
see Display messages
Mirror
see Vanity mirror (in sun visor)
Mirrors
see Exterior mirrors
see Rear-view mirror
Mobile phone
Frequencies ................................... 421
Installati on .................................... .421
Menu (on-bo ardc omputer )............ 275 14
Index

Segments
...................................... 268
Sel ecting the unit of measure-
ment .............................................. 280
se eI nstrument cluster
SPEEDTRONIC
Activating variabl e......................... 197
Deactivating variabl e..................... 198
Display message ............................ 314
Function/notes ............................. 196
Important safety notes ..................196
LIM ind icator lamp ......................... 196
Permanen t..................................... 198
Sel ecting ........................................ 196
Storing the current spe ed.............. 196
Variabl e......................................... 196
SRS (Supplemental Restrain tSys-
tem) Disp laym essage ............................ 299
Introduction ..................................... 41
Warn ingl am p................................. 332
Warning lamp (function) ................... 41
Startin g(engine) ................................ 161
STEE RCONTROL .................................. 70
Ste ering (display message) ..............321
Ste ering wheel
Adjustin g(electrically )................... 110
Adjusting (manually )...................... 110
Butto noverview ............................... 33
Buttons (on-bo ardc omputer )......... 269
Cleaning ......................................... 372
Gearshift paddle s........................... 171
Important safety note s.................. 110
Steering wh eelh eating .................. 111
Storing settings (memory func-
tion) ............................................... 115
Ste ering wheel gearshift paddles ....171
Ste ering wheel heating
Problem (malfunction) ...................111
Switch ingo n/off ........................... 111
Stopwatch (RACETIMER) ................... 287
Sto wage areas ................................... 338
Sto wage compartment
Spectacle scompartmen t............... 340
Sto wage compartments
Armrest (under) ............................. 339
Centre consol e.............................. 340
Centre consol e(rear) ..................... 340
Cu ph older ..................................... 346Glove comp
artment ....................... 339
Important safety informatio n......... 338
Sto wage net ...................................... .340
Sto wage sp ace
Stowag enet ...... ............................. 340
Summer tyres .................................... 398
Sun bl ind
Rea rside windows ......................... 348
Sun visor ............................................ 347
Supplement Restrain tSyst em
se eS RS (Supplemental Restraint
System)
Surround lighting (on-board com-
puter) ................................................. .282
Suspensi ontuning
AMG RIDE CONTROL sports sus-
pens ion .......................................... 215
SETUP (on-bo ardc omputer ).......... 287
Switchi ngoff the alarm (ATA) ............71 T
Tail gate
Disp laym essage ............................ 320
Emergency unl ocking ....................... 88
Important safety notes ....................85
Limiting the opening ang le ...............88
Opening/closing (automatically
from insi de)...................................... 87
Opening/closing (automatically
from outs ide) ................................... 86
Opening/closing (fro moutside) .......86
Opening dimensions ......................431
Po wer closing. ................................. 84
Tail lamps
Display message ............................ 301
Tank
seeF uel tank
Technical data
Capacities ...................................... 423
Emergency sp arew heel ................. 417
Informat ion.................................... 420
Traile rloads ................................... 433
Tyres/whee ls................................. 409
Vehicle data ................................... 431
Tel ephone
Accepting acall............................. 276
Display message ............................ 322 Index
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Function Page
:
Overhead con
trol panel 37
;
PARKTRONI
Cwarning dis-
play 216
=
Combination switch 121
?
Instrument cluster 30
A
Horn
B
DIRECT SELECT lever 167
C
Steerin
gwheel gearshift
paddles 171
D
Nigh
tView Assist Plus 235
E
Light switch 119
F
Diagnostic
sconnection 25 Function Page
G
Open
sthe bonnet 360
H
Electric par
king brake 182
I
Ignitio
nlock 159
Star
t/St op button 159
J
Adjusts the steerin
gwheel
manually 110
K
Adjusts the steeri
ngwheel
electrically 110
Steerin
gwheel heati ng 111
L
Cruise control lever 193
M
Climate control systems 136Cockpit
29Atag lance

SRS (Supplementa
lRestraint System)
Introduction SRS consist
sof:
R theS RS warning lamp6
R airbags
R the airbag control unit with crash sensors
R belt tensio ners forthe front seat belts and
the outer seat belts in the rear
R belt force limiters
SRS reduce sthe risk of occupants coming
int oc ontact with the vehicle' sinterior in the
event of an accident. It can also reduce the
forces to which occupant sare subjecte ddur-
ing an accident.
SRS warning lamp G
WARNING
If SRS is malfunctioning, individual systems
may be triggered unintentionally or might not
be triggered in the event of an accident with
ah igh rate of vehicle deceleration.
Am alfunction has occurred if:
R the 6 SRS warning lamp does not light
up when the ignition is switched on.
R the engine is running and the 6SRS
warning lamp does not go out after afew
seconds.
R the engine is running and the 6SRS
warning lamp lights up again.
In this case, have SRS checked immediately
at aq ualified specialist workshop.
SRS functions are checked regularly when
you switch on the ignitio nand whe nthe
engin eisrunning. Therefore, malfunctions
can be detected in good time.
The 6 SRS warning lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up when the ignition is switched
on. It goes out no later than afew seconds
after the engine is started. Triggering of belt tensioners, belt force
limiters and airbags During the first stage of
acollision ,the airbag
con trol unit evaluates important physical
data relatin gtovehicle deceleration or accel-
eration, such as:
R duration
R direction
R magnitude
Based on the evaluation of this data, the air-
bag control unit pre-emptively triggers the
belt tensioners in the first stage.
If there is an even higher rat eofvehicle decel-
eration or acceleration in alongitudinal direc-
tion ,the front airbags ar ealso deployed.
Your vehicle has adaptive, two-stage front air-
bags. The airbag control unit evaluates vehi-
cle deceleration or acceleration in the event
of ac ollision .Inthe first deploymen tstage,
the front airbag is filled with enoug hpropel-
lan tgas to reduce the risk of injuries. The
front airbag is fully deploye difasecond
deployment threshold is reached within afew
milliseconds.
The belt tensioner and airbag triggering
thresholds are variable and are adapted to the
rat eofd eceleration or acceleration of the
vehicle. This process is pre-emptive in nature.
The triggerin gprocess mus ttake place in
good time at the start of the collision.
The rate of vehicle deceleration or accelera-
tion and the direction of the force are essen-
tially determined by:
R the distribution of forces during the colli-
sion
R the collisio nangle
R the deformation characteris tics of the vehi-
cle
R the characteris tics of the object with which
the vehicle has collided
Factors which can only be seen and measured
after acollision has occurred do not play a
decisive role in the deployment of an airbag, Occupant safety
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R
do not lean forwards, e.g. over the cover of
the driver's/front-passenger fron tairbag,
particularly when the vehicle is in motion.
R do not put your feet on the dashboard.
R only hold the steering wheel on the outside.
This allows the airbag to be fully deployed.
You could be injured if the airbag is
deployed and you are holding the inside of
the steering wheel.
R do not lean on the doors from inside the
vehicle.
R make sure that ther eare no people ,ani-
mals or obje ctsb etween the vehicle occu-
pants and the area where the airbags are
deployed.
R do not place any objects between the seat
back rest and the door.
R do not hang any har dobjects, e.g. coat
hangers ,onthe gra bhandles or coat hooks.
R do not attac haccessories ,e.g. cup holders,
to the doors.
It is not possible to rule out arisk of injury
being caused by an airbag, due to the high
speed at which the airbag must be deployed. G
WARNING
Airbag functionality can only be assured if the
following parts are not covered and no badges
or stickers are attached to them:
R padded steering wheel boss
R kneebag cover below the steering column
R front-passenger airbag cover
R outer side of seat bolsters G
WARNING
When an airbag deploys, asmall amount of
powder is released. Th epowder may cause
short-term breathin gdifficulties to persons
sufferin gfrom asthma or other pulmonary
conditions.
In order to prevent potentia lbreathing diffi-
culties, you should leave th evehicle as soon
as it is safe to do so. You can also open the
window to allow fresh air to enter the vehicle interior
.The powder does not constitute a
healt hhazard and does not indicat ethat there
is af ire in the vehicle. G
WARNING
The airbag parts are hot after the airbag has
been deployed. Do not touch them as you
could burn yourself.
Have the airbags replaced at aqualified spe-
cialist workshop. Otherwise, occupants are
not protected by the airbags in the event of
another accident.
Airbag deployment slow sdown and restric ts
the movement of the vehicle occupant.
If the airbags are deployed ,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.
The airbag installation location sare identified
by th eAIRBAG symbol.
Front airbags !
Do no tplace heavy objects on the front-
passenger seat. The system may then
detec tthat the seat is occupied and if there
is an accident ,the restraint system sonthe
front-passenger side could be deployed.
Hav erestraint system sthat hav ebeen trig-
gered replaced. Driver's airbag
:deploys in front of the
steerin gwheel; front-passenger front air- Occupant safety
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