2013 MERCEDES-BENZ GL-Class phone

Switching the exterio
rlighting
delayed switch-off on/off (on-
board computer )............................ 279
Switching the surround lighting
on/off (on-board computer) ..........279
Turn signals ................................... 127
see Changing bulbs
see Interior lighting
Light sensor (display message) .......302
Loading guidelines ............................336
Locking see Centra llocking
Locking (doors)
Automatic ........................................ 86
Emergency locking ........................... 87
From inside (central locking
button) ............................................. 85
Locking centrally
see Centra llocking
Locking verification signal (on-
board computer) ............................... 280
Low-beam headlamps Changing bulbs .............................. 134
Display message ............................ 299
Setting for driving abroad
(symmetrical) ................................. 124
Switching on/off ........................... 125
LOW RANGE
Display message ............................ 308
Off-road gea r................................. 254
LOW RANGE off-road gear ................254
Lumbar support Adjusting (on the seat) ..................112
Luxury head restraints .....................105 M
M+S tires ............................................ 402
Maintenance see ASSYST PLUS
Malfunction message
see Display messages
Matte finish (cleaning instructions) 374
mbrace Call priority .................................... 355
Display message ............................ 293
Downloading destinations
(COMAND) ..................................... 355Downloading route
s....................... 359
Emergency call .............................. 352
Geo fencing ................................... 359
Important safety notes ..................351
Locating astolen vehicl e............... 358
MB info call button ........................354
Remote vehicle locking ..................357
Roadside Assistance button ..........354
Search &Send ............................... 356
Self-test ......................................... 352
Speed alert .................................... 359
System .......................................... 352
Triggering the vehicle alarm ........... 360
Vehicle remote malfunction
diagnosi s....................................... 358
Vehicle remote unlocking ..............357
Mechanical key
Function/notes ................................ 80
Locking vehicle ................................ 87
Unlocking the driver's door ..............86
Memory card (audio) .........................274
Memory function ............................... 121
Message memory (on-board
computer) .......................................... 286
Messages see Display messages
Mirrors
see Exterior mirrors
see Rear-view mirror
see Vanity mirror (in the sun visor)
Mobile phone
Menu (on-board computer) ............274
Modifying the programming
(SmartKey) ........................................... 80
MOExtende dtires .............................. 384
Mounting wheels Lowerin gthe vehicle ...................... 428
Mounting anew wheel ................... 427
Raising the vehicle .........................425
Removing awheel .......................... 427
Securing the vehicle against
rolling away ................................... 424
MP3
Operation ....................................... 274
see separate operating instructions
Multifunction display
Function/notes ............................. 269
Permanent displa y......................... 278 Index
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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

Steering wheel heating
Problem (malfunction) ...................117
Switching on/off ........................... 116
Steering wheel paddle shifters ........173
Stopwatch (RACETIMER) ................... 283
Stowage areas ................................... 336
Stowage compartments Armrest (under) ............................. 338
Center console .............................. 338
Cuph olders ................................... 344
Eyeglasses compartment ...............338
Glove box ...................................... .337
Important safety information .........337
Stowage net ................................... 339
Stowage net ....................................... 339
Stowage space Center console (rear) .....................338
Summer tires ..................................... 402
Sun visor ............................................ 346
Supplemental Restraint System see SRS (Supplemental Restraint
System)
Surround lighting (on-board
computer) .......................................... 279
Suspension tuning AMG adaptive sport suspension
system ........................................... 217
SETUP (on-board computer) ..........283
SUV
(Sport Utility Vehicle) .......................26
Switching air-recirculation mode
on/off ................................................. 157
Switching off the alarm (ATA) ............76 T
Tachometer ........................................ 268
Tailgate Display message ............................ 317
Emergency unlocking .......................91
Important safety notes ....................87
Limiting the opening angle ...............91
Opening/closing (automatically
from inside) ...................................... 90
Opening/closing (automatically
from outside) ................................... 89
Opening/closing (from outside) .......88 Opening dimensions
......................446
Power closing .................................. 86
Tail lamps
Display message ............................ 300
Tank content
Fuel gauge ............................... 33, 267
Technical data
Capacities ...................................... 439
Emergency spare wheel .................436
Information .................................... 438
Tires/wheels ................................. 428
Trailer loads ................................... 449
Vehicle data ................................... 446
TELEAID
Call priority .................................... 355
Downloading destinations
(COMAND) ..................................... 355
Downloading route s....................... 359
Emergency call .............................. 352
Geo fencing ................................... 359
Important safety notes ..................351
Locating astolen vehicl e............... 358
MB info call button ........................354
Remote vehicle locking ..................357
Roadside Assistance button ..........354
Search &Send ............................... 356
Self-test ......................................... 352
Speed alert .................................... 359
System .......................................... 352
Triggering the vehicle alarm ........... 360
Vehicle remote malfunction
diagnosi s....................................... 358
Vehicle remote unlocking ..............357
Telephone
Accepting acall............................. 275
Display message ............................ 318
Menu (on-board computer) ............274
Number from the phone book ....... .275
Redialing ........................................ 275
Rejecting/ending acall................. 275
Temperature
Coolant .......................................... 267
Coolant (on-board computer) ......... 282
Engine oil (on-board computer) ...... 282
Outside temperature ..................... .268
Setting (climate control) ................15318
Index

Multifunction steering wheel
Function Page
0002
Multifunction display 269
0003
COMAND display; see the
separate Operating
Instructions
0021
0003
Switches on the Voice
Control System; see the
separate operating
instructions
0020
000D
Rejects or ends a call 274
Exits phone book/redial
memory
0004
Makes or accepts a call
Switches to the redial
memory
0009000A
Adjusts the volume
0006
Mute Function Page
001E
00020005
Selects a menu 268
00030004
Selects a submenu or
scrolls through lists
268
000B
Confirms yours
election 268
Hides display messages 286
001F
0007
Back 268
Switches off the Voice
Control System; see the
separate operating
instructionsMultifunction steering wheel
35At a glance

Overhea
dcontrol panel Function Page
0002
0015
Switches the left-
hand reading lamp on/off 131
0003
0006
Switches the front
interio rlighting on 132
0021
0002
Switches the rear
interior lighting on/off 132
0020
001D
Switches the front
interior lighting/automatic
interior lighting control off 132
001E
0015
Switches the right-
hand reading lamp on/off 131
001F
0002
Opens/closes the
sliding sunroof 97
0003
Opens/closes the
panorama roof with power
tilt/sliding panel with roller
sunblinds 98 Function Page
0013
Eyeglasses compartment 338
0014
0009
Roadside Assistance
call button (mbrace
system) 354
0015
000A
SOS button (mbrace
system) 352
0016
000B
MB Info call button
(mbrace system) 354
0017
Rear-view mirror 118
0018
Buttons for the garage door
opener
362
0019
Microphone for mbrace
(emergency call system)
telephone and the Voice
Control System 1 1
Voice Control System only available together with COMAND. Observe the additional operating instructions. Overhead control panel
39At a glance

ATA (anti-theft alarm system)
X
To arm: lockthe vehicle with the SmartKey
or KEYLESS-GO.
Indicator lamp 0002flashes. The alarm
system is armed after approximately
15 seconds.
X To switch off using the SmartKey:
unlock the vehicle with the SmartKey.
or
X Insert the SmartKey into the ignition lock.
X To switch off using KEYLESS-GO: unlock
the vehicle with KEYLESS-GO.
or
X Press the Start/Stop button on the
dashboard. The SmartKey must be inside
the vehicle.
Av isual and audible alarm is triggered if the
alarm system is armed and you open:
R a door
R the vehicle with the mechanical key
R the tailgate
R the hood
X To turn the alarm off with the
SmartKey: press the000Dor000C button
on the SmartKey.
The alarm is switched off.
or
X Insert the SmartKey into the ignition lock.
The alarm is switched off. X
To stop the alar musing KEYLESS-GO:
grasp the outside door handle. The
SmartKey must be outside the vehicle.
The alarm is switched off.
or
X Press the Start/Stop button on the
dashboard. The SmartKey must be inside
the vehicle.
The alarm is switched off.
The alarm is not switched off, even if you
close the open door that has triggered it, for
example.
i If the alarm stays on for more than
30 seconds, the mbrace (USA only) or TELE
AID (Canada only) emergency call system
initiates a call to the Customer Assistance
Center automatically. The emergency call
system initiates the call provided that:
R you have subscribed to the mbrace/
TELEAID Service.
R the mbrace/TELEAID Service has been
activated properly.
R the required mobile phone, power supply
and GPS are available. 76
Theft deterrent locking systemSafety

Strong magnetic fields can occur in the
vicinity of powerful electrical installations.
R Do not keep the SmartKey:
- with electronic devices, e.g. a mobile
phone or another SmartKey
- with metallic objects, e.g. coins or metal
foil
- inside metallic objects, e.g. a metal case
This can affect the functionality of the
SmartKey.
Do not keep the KEYLESS-GO key in the
temperature-controlled cup holder.
Otherwise, the KEYLESS-GO key will not be
recognized. SmartKey functions
0002
000C To lock the vehicle
0003 0004 To open/close the tailgate
0021 000D To unlock the vehicle
X To unloc kcentrally: press the 000D
button.
If you do not open th evehicle within
approximately 40 seconds of unlocking:
R the vehicle is locked again.
R the theft deterrent locking system is
armed again.
X To lock centrally: press the000Cbutton.
The SmartKey centrally locks/unlocks:
R the doors
R the tailgate
R the fuel filler flap When unlocking, the turn signals flash once.
When locking, they flash three times.
You can also set an audible signal to confirm
that the vehicle has been locked. The audible
signal can be activated and deactivated using
the on-board computer (Y
page 280).
When it is dark, the surround lighting also
comes on if it is activated in the on-board
computer (Y page 279). KEYLESS-GO
General notes Bear in mind that the engine can be started
by any of the vehicle occupants if there is a
KEYLESS-GO key in the vehicle.
Locking/unlocking centrally
You can start, lock or unlock the vehicle using
KEYLESS-GO. To do this, you only need carry
the SmartKey with you. You can combine the
functions of KEYLESS-GO with those of a
conventional SmartKey. Unlock the vehicle
by using KEYLESS-GO, for instance, and lock
it using the
000Cbutton on the SmartKey.
When locking or unlocking with KEYLESS-GO,
the distance between the SmartKey and the
corresponding door handle must not be
greater than 3 ft (1 m).
KEYLESS-GO checks whether a valid
SmartKey is in the vehicle by periodically
establishing a radio connection between the
vehicle and the SmartKey. This happens:
R when the external door handles are
touched
R when starting the engine
R while the vehicle is in motion SmartKey
79Opening and closing Z

Wear suitable footwear to ensure correct
usage of the pedals.
G
WARNING
If you switch off the ignition while driving,
safety-relevant functions are only available
with limitations, or not at all. This could affect,
for example, the power steering and the brake
boosting effect .You will require considerably
more effort to steer and brake. There is a risk
of an accident.
Do not switch off the ignition while driving. G
WARNING
If the parking brake has not been fully
released when driving, the parking brake can:
R overheat and cause a fire
R lose its hold function.
There is a risk of fire and an accident .Release
the parking brake fully before driving off.
! Warm up the engine quickly. Do not use
the engine's full performance until it has
reached operating temperature.
Only shift the automatic transmission to
the desired drive position when the vehicle
is stationary.
Where possible, avoid spinning the drive
wheels when pulling away on slippery
roads. You could otherwise damage the
drive train.
! AMG vehicles: at low engine oil
temperatures below 68 ‡(+20 †), the
maximu mengine speed is restricted in
order to protect the engine .To protec tthe
engine and maintain smooth engine
operation, avoid driving at full throttle when
the engine is cold. Key positions
SmartKey 000D
To remove the SmartKey
0004 Power supply for some consumers, such
as the windshield wipers
0005 Ignition (power supply for all consumers)
and drive position
0006 To start the engine
i The SmartKey can be turned in the
ignition lock even if it is not the correct
SmartKey for the vehicle. The ignition is not
switched on. The engine cannot be started.
KEYLESS-GO General notes
R
Do not keep the KEYLESS-GO key:
- with electronic devices, e.g. a mobile
phone or another SmartKey
- with metallic objects, e.g. coins or metal
foil
- inside metallic objects, e.g. a metal case
This can impair the functionality of the
KEYLESS-GO key.
Do not keep the KEYLESS-GO key in the
temperature-controlled cup holder
(Y page 345). Otherwise, the KEYLESS-GO
key will not be recognized.
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO are equipped with
aS martKey featuring an integrated KEYLESS-
GO function and a detachable Start/Stop
button. Driving
163Driving and parking Z