2013 MERCEDES-BENZ GL-Class navigation system

Multifunction steering wheel
Operating the on-board computer .268
Overview .......................................... 35N
Navigation Menu (on-board computer) ............272
see separate operating instructions
Night View Assist Plus
Activating/deactivating .................235
Cleaning ......................................... 377
Problem (malfunction) ...................237
Notes on breaking-in anew vehicle 162 O
Occupant Classification System
(OCS) Fault s............................................... 53
Operation ........................................ .48
System self-test ............................... 51
Occupant safety
Childre ninthe vehicle ..................... 60
Important safety notes ....................42
OCS
Faults ............................................... 53
Operation ........................................ .48
System self-test ............................... 51
Off-road driving
Checklist after driving off-roa d...... 192
Checklist before driving off-road .... 192
General information .......................191
Important safety notes ..................191
Traveling uphill ............................... 194
Off-road program (vehicles
without the ON&OFFROAD
package)
Function/notes ............................. 252
Off-road programs (vehicles with
the ON&OFFROAD package)
Displays in the COMAND displa y... 256
Function/notes ............................. 252
Off-road program 1........................ 253
Off-road program 2........................ 253
Off-road system
4MATIC .......................................... 250
DSR ............................................... 250LOW RANGE off-road gear
.............254
Off-road 4ETS .................................. 71
Off-road ABS .................................... 67
Off-road ESP ®
.................................. 72
Off-road program (vehicles
without the ON&OFFROAD
package) ........................................ 252
Off-road programs (vehicle swith
the ON&OFFROAD package) ..........252
Oil
see Engine oil
On and Offroad menu (on-board
computer) .......................................... 282
On-board computer AMG menu ..................................... 282
Assistance menu ........................... 276
Audi omenu ................................... 273
Convenience submenu ..................281
Displaying a service message ........371
Display messages ..........................286
DISTRONI CPLUS ........................... 205
Factory settings submenu .............282
Important safety notes ..................266
Instrument cluster submenu ..........278
Lighting submenu .......................... 278
Menu overview .............................. 270
Message memory .......................... 286
Navigation menu ............................ 272
On and Offroa dmenu .................... 282
Operation ....................................... 268
RACETIMER ................................... 283
Service menu ................................. 277
Settings menu ............................... 278
Standard displa y............................ 270
Telephone menu ............................ 274
Trip menu ...................................... 270
Vehicle submenu ........................... 280
Video DVD operatio n..................... 274
On-road programs
AUTO program ............................... 248
Function/notes ............................. 247
Snow program ............................... 249
SPORT program ............................. 248
Trailer program .............................. 249
Opening and closing the side trim
panels ................................................. 135
Operating system see On-board computer 14
Index

Rear view camera
Cleaning instructions .....................375
Function/notes ............................. 225
Switching on/off ........................... 226
Rear-view mirror
Anti-glare (manual )........................ 118
Dipping (automatic) .......................119
Rear window defroster
Problem (malfunction) ...................157
Switching on/off ........................... 156
Rear window wiper
Replacing the wiper blade .............. 138
Switching on/off ........................... 137
Refueling
Fuel gauge ............................... 33, 267
Important safety notes ..................177
Refueling proces s.......................... 178
see Fuel
Remote control
Programming (garage door opener) 360
Reporting safety defects ....................28
Reserve (fuel tank) see Fuel
Reserve fuel
Display message ............................ 305
Warning lamp ................................. 329
see Fuel
Residual heat (climate control) ........157
Restraint system see SRS (Supplemental Restraint
System)
Reversing lamps (display message) 301
Roadside Assistance (breakdown) ....25
Roller sunblind Panorama roof with power tilt/
sliding panel ..................................... 98
Rea rside windows ......................... 347
Roof carrier ........................................ 344
Roof lining and carpets (cleaning
guidelines) ......................................... 379
Roof load (maximum) ........................446
Route (navigation) see Route guidance (navigation)
Route guidance (navigation) ............272 S
Safety Childre ninthe vehicle ..................... 60
Child restraint systems ....................60
Occupant Classification System
(OCS) ............................................... 48
Safety system
see Driving safety systems
Seat belts
Adjusting the driver's and front-
passenger sea tbelt ......................... 57
Adjusting the height ......................... 57
Belt force limiters ............................ 59
Cleaning ......................................... 379
Correct usage .................................. 55
Emergency Tensioning Devices ....... .59
Fastening ......................................... 56
Important safety guidelines .............54
Releasing ......................................... 58
Safety guidelines ............................. 43
Switching belt adjustment on/off
(on-board computer) ......................281
Warning lamp ................................. 321
Warning lamp (function) ................... 58
Seats
Adjusting (electrically). ..................104
Adjusting the head restraint ..........104
Cleaning the cover .........................378
Correct driver's sea tposition ........102
Entry position (3rd row of seats) ....109
Exit position (3rd row of seats) ......110
Folding down/up (third row of
seats) ............................................ .107
Folding the 2nd row of seats
forward electrically ........................111
Folding the 2nd row of seats
forward manually ........................... 108
Folding the rear bench seat
forwards/back ............................... 340
Important safety notes ..................103
Overview ........................................ 103
Seat heating problem ....................114
Seat ventilation problem ................115
Storing settings (memory function) 121
Switching sea theating on/off .......112
Switching seat ventilation on/off ..114 16
Index

DISTRONIC PLU
Suses additional information
from your navigation system so that it can
react appropriately to certain traffic
situations. This is the case if, while following
a vehicle, DISTRONIC PLUS is active and you:
R approach or drive through a traffic circle
R approach a T-intersection
R turn off at a highway exit
Even if the vehicle in front leaves the
detection range, DISTRONIC PLUS
temporarily maintains the current driving
speed and does not accelerate. This is based
on the current map data in the navigation
system.
The current speed is maintained:
R approximately 10 seconds before the
traffic circle/T intersection and
approximately 1.5 seconds when driving on
a traffic circle.
R approximately 12 seconds before reaching
a highway exit and approximately
4s econds after the highway exit.
Afterwards, the vehicle accelerates back to
the set speed you specified.
Stopping G
WARNING
When leaving the vehicle, even if it is braked
only by DISTRONIC PLUS, it could roll away if:
R there is a malfunction in the system or in
the voltage supply.
R DISTRONIC PLUS has been deactivated
with the cruise control lever, e.g. by a
vehicle occupan torfrom outside the
vehicle.
R the electrical system in the engine
compartment, the battery or the fuses have
been tampered with.
R the battery is disconnected.
R the accelerator pedal has been depressed,
e.g. by a vehicle occupant.
There is a risk of an accident. If you wish to exit the vehicle, always turn off
DISTRONIC PLUS and secure the vehicle
against rolling away.
If DISTRONIC PLUS detects that the vehicle
in front is stopping, it brakes yourv ehicle until
it is stationary.
Once your vehicle is stationary, it remains
stationary and you do not need to depress the
brake.
After a time, the electric parking brake
secures the vehicle and relieves the service
brake.
Depending on the specified minimum
distance, your vehicle will come to a standstill
at a sufficien tdistance behind the vehicle in
front .The specified minimum distance is set
using the control on the cruise control lever.
The electric parking brake automatically
secures the vehicle if DISTRONIC PLUS is
activated and:
R the driver's door is open and the driver's
seat belt is unfastened.
R the engine is switched off, unless it is
automatically switched off by the ECO
start/stop function.
R a system malfunction occurs.
R the power supply is not sufficient.
On steep uphill or downhill inclines or if there
is a malfunction, the transmission may also
automatically be shifted into position P.
Setting aspeed Driving systems
203Driving and parking Z

Resetting values
Example: resetting the trip computer "From Start"
X
Press the 0002or0005 button on the
steering wheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press the 0003or0004 button to select the
function that you wish to reset.
X Press the 000Bbutton.
X Press the 0004button to select Yes and
press the 000Bbutton to confirm.
You can reset the values of the following
functions:
R trip odometer
R "From Start" trip computer
R "Fro mReset" trip computer Navigation system menu
Displaying navigation instructions In the
Navi menu, the multifunction display
shows navigation instructions.
For more information, see the separate
operating instructions.
X Switch on the audio system with Becker ®
MAP PILOT or COMAND; see the separate
operating instructions.
X Press the 0002or0005 button on the
steering wheel to select the Navi menu.Route guidance not active 0002
Direction of travel
0003 Current street
Route guidance active No change of direction announced
0002
Distance to the destination
0003 Distance to the next change of direction
0021 Current street
0020 Symbol "follow the road's course"
Change of direction announced without a
lane recommendation 0002
Road into which the change of direction
leads
0003 Distance to change of direction and visual
distance display
0021 Change-of-direction icon
When a change of direction has been
announced, you will see visual distance
display 0003next to the symbol for change of
direction 0021.This shortens from the bottom 272
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays

to the top of the display as you approach the
point of the announced change of direction.
Change of direction announced with a
lane recommendation 0002
Road into which the change of direction
leads
0003 Distance to change of directio nand visual
distance display
0021 Lane recommendation
0020 New lane during a change of direction
001E Uninterrupted lane
001F Change-of-direction icon
On multilane roads, the system can display
lane recommendation 0021for the next change
of direction. During the change of direction,
additional lanes may be displayed.
Lane recommendations are only displayed if
the relevant data is availabl eonthe digital
map.
Other status indicators of the
navigation system R
0001:y ou have reached the destination or an
intermediate destination.
R New Route... or
Calculating Route :
calculating a new route
R Off Map or
Off Mapped Road :t
he vehicle
position is outside the area of the digital
map (off-map position).
R No Route :n
o route could be calculated to
the selected destination. Audio menu
Selecting aradio station 0002
Waveband
0003 Station frequency with memory position
i Station 0003is displayed with the station
frequency or station name. The memory
position is only displayed along with
station 0003if this has bee nstored.
X Switch on COMAND and select Radio; see
the separate operating instructions.
X Press the 0002or0005 button on the
steering wheel to select the Audio menu.
X To select astore dstation: briefly press
the 0003 or0004 button.
X To select a station from the station
list: press and briefly hold the 0003
or 0004 button.
If no statio nlist is received:
X To select astation using the station
search: press and briefly hold the 0003
or 0004 button.
i For informatio nonswitching waveband
and storing stations; see the separate
operating instructions.
i SIRIUS XM satellite radio functions like a
normal radio.
For more informatio nonsatellite radio
operation, see the separate operating
instructions. Menus and submenus
273On-board computer and displays Z

Problem Possible causes/consequences and
0001 Solutions
0019
The yellow ABS warning
lamp is lit while the
engine is running.
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System) is deactivated due to a
malfunction. For this reason, BAS (Brake Assist), BAS PLUS,
ESP
®
(Electronic Stability Program), PRE-SAFE ®
, PRE-SAFE ®
Brake, COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST, the HOLD function, hill
start assist, crosswind driving assistance and ESP ®
trailer
stabilization are also deactivated, for example.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
G WARNING
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the
functions listed above. The wheels could therefore lock if you
brake hard, for example.
The steerability and braking characteristics may be severely
affected. The braking distance in an emergency braking situation
can increase.
If ESP ®
is not operational, ESP ®
is unable to stabilize the vehicle.
There is an increased risk of skidding and an accident.
X Observe the additional display messages in the multifunction
display.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit a qualified specialist workshop.
If the ABS control unit is faulty, there is also a possibility that other
systems, such as the navigation system or the automatic
transmission, will not be available. Warning and indicator lamps in the instrument cluster
323On-board computer and displays Z

immediately after pressing the SOS button,
you do not know if mbrace has successfully
made the emergency call. In this situation,
seek additional assistance by other means.
Roadside Assistance button X
Press Roadside Assistance button 0002.
This initiates a call to the Mercedes-Benz
Customer Assistance Center. The indicator
lamp in Roadside Assistance button 0002
flashes while the call is active. The
Connecting Call message appears on
the multifunction display. The audio output
is muted.
If a connection can be made, the CallConnected message appears in the
multifunction display.
If a cellular phone network is available and
there is sufficien tGPS reception, the mbrace
system transmits data to the Mercedes-Benz
Customer Assistance Center, for example:
R Current location of the vehicle
R Vehicle identification number
i The display of the audio system or
COMAND shows that an mbrace call is
active. During the call, you can change to
the navigation menu by pressing the NAVI
button on COMAND, for example.
Voice output is not available.
Av oice connection is established between
the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance
Center and the vehicle occupants.
From the vehicle remote malfunction
diagnosis, the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance center can ascertain the nature of
the problem (Y
page 358).
The Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance
Center either sends a qualified Mercedes-
Benz technician or arranges for your vehicle
to be transported to the nearest authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center. You may be charged
for services such as repair work and/or
towing. Further details are available in your
mbrace manual.
i The mbrace system failed to initiate a
Roadside Assistance call if:
R the indicator lamp for Roadside
Assistance call button 0002is flashing
continuously.
R no voice connection to the Mercedes-
Benz Customer Assistance Center was
established.
This may be because the corresponding
mobile phone network is not available.
The Call Failed message appears in the
multifunction display.
X To end acall: press the 000Dbutton on the
multifunctio nsteering wheel.
or
X Press the corresponding button for ending
a phone call on the audio syste moron
COMAND.
MB Info call button 354
FeaturesStowage and featu
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X
Press MB Info call button 0002.
This initiates a call to the Mercedes-Benz
Customer Assistance Center. The indicator
lamp in MB Info call button 0002flashes while
the connection is being made. The
Connecting Call message appears on
the multifunction display. The audio system
is muted.
If a connection can be made, the CallConnected message appears in the
multifunction display.
If a cellular phone network is available and
there is sufficient GPS reception, the mbrace
system transmits data to the Mercedes-Benz
Customer Assistance Center, for example:
R Current location of the vehicle
R Vehicle identification number
i The display of the audio system or
COMAND shows that an mbrace call is
active. During the call, you can change to
the navigation menu by pressing the NAVI
button on COMAND, for example.
Voice output is not available.
Av oice connection is established between
the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance
Center and the vehicle occupants. You can
obtain information on how to operate your
vehicle's systems, on the location of the
nearest authorized Mercedes-Benz Center,
and on further products and services offered
by Mercedes-Benz USA.
USA only: you can find further information on
the mbrace system under "Owners Online" at
http://www.mbusa.com.
i The mbrace system failed to initiate an
MB Info call if:
R the indicator lamp in MB Info call
button 0002is flashing continuously.
R no voice connection to the Mercedes-
Benz Customer Assistance Center was
established.
This may be because the corresponding
mobile phone network is not available. The
Call Failed message appears in the
multifunction display.
X To end acall: press the 000Dbutton on the
multifunctio nsteering wheel.
or
X Press the corresponding button for ending
a phone call on the audio syste moron
COMAND.
Call priority When service calls are active, e.g. Roadside
Assistance or MB Info calls, an emergency
call can still be initiated. In this case, an
emergency call will take priority and override
all other active calls.
The indicator lamp of the respective button
flashes until the call is ended. An emergency
call can only be terminated by the Mercedes-
Benz Customer Assistance Center.
All other calls can be ended by pressing:
R the 000D button on the multifunction
steering wheel
R the corresponding butto nonthe audio
system or on COMAND for ending a
telephone call
i If an mbrace call is initiated, audio output
is muted. The mobile phone is no longer
connected to COMAND. However, if you
would like to use your mobile phone, do so
only when the vehicle is stationary and in a
safe location.
Downloading destinations in COMAND Downloading destinations
Destination Download gives you access to a
data bank with over 15 million Points of
Interest (POIs). These can be downloaded on
the navigation system in your vehicle. If you
know the destination, the address can be
downloaded.A
lternatively, you can obtain the
location of Points of Interest (POIs)/
importan tdestinations in the vicinity. Features
355Stowage and features Z