2016 MERCEDES-BENZ GL Owners Manual

X
Press v to confirm.
The Reset All Settings?
message
appears. X
Press the d or c button to select No
or Yes .X
Press v to confirm the selection.
If you select Yes
, the multifunction display
shows a confirmation message.
For safety reasons, the Daytime Running
Lights function in the Lights submenu is
only reset if the vehicle is stationary.
ON&OFFROAD menu X
Press the Y or e button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the ON&OFFROAD
menu.
You can set the current settings to appear in
the ON&OFFROAD
menu:R
On-road program ( Y
page 254)R
Off-road program ( Y
page 258)
AMG menu (Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
AMG displays
C
Digital speedometerD
Gear indicator

RACETIMER Displaying and starting RACETIMER
The RACETIMER is only intended for use on a
closed race circuit. Do not use the function on
public roads.
C
LapD
RACETIMER
You can start the RACETIMER when the
engine is running or if the SmartKey is in posi-
tion 2 in the ignition lock.X
Press the Y or e button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the AMG
menu.X
Press the c button repeatedly until the
RACETIMER is shown. X
To start: press the v button to start the
RACETIMER.
Displaying the intermediate time
X
Press the Y or e button to select
Interm. Time
.X
Press v to confirm.
The intermediate time is displayed for five
seconds. Starting a new lap
C
RACETIMER D
Fastest lap time (best lap)

Deleting all lap s
If you switch of f th e engine, th e RACETIMER is
reset to "0" after 30 seconds. Al l laps are
deleted.
You canno t delete individual store d laps . If
you hav e stoppe d 16 laps , th e curren t lap
does no t hav e to be reset .X
Rese t th e curren t lap.X
Press v to confirm Reset .
Reset Rac e Timer?
appears in th e multi-
function display. X
Press th e d butto n to select Yes and
press th e v butto n to confirm .
Al l laps are deleted.
Overall statistics
C
RACETIMER overall evaluationD
Total time driven

Display messages
Introduction
General notes Display message s appear in th e multifunction display.
Display message s wit h graphi c displays may be shown in simplified form in th e Operator's
Manual and may therefore diffe r from th e multifunction display.
Please respon d in accordance wit h th e display message s and follow th e additional note s in this
Operator's Manual.
Certain display message s are accompanied by an audible warnin g tone or a continuous tone .
Whe n you stop and par k th e vehicle, pleas e observ e th e note s on :R
HOLD function ( Y
page 217)R
Parking ( Y
page 189)
Hiding display messages X
Press th e v or 8 butto n on th e steerin g wheel.
The multifunction display hide s th e display message .
High-priorit y display message s are shown in red in th e multifunction display. Some high-pri -
orit y display message s canno t be hidden .
The multifunction display shows these message s continuously until th e causes fo r th e mes -
sage s hav e been remedied.
Message memory
The on-boar d compute r saves certain display message s in th e message memory . You can cal l
up th e display messages:X
Press Y or e on th e steerin g whee l to selec t th e Serv. menu.
If there are display messages, th e multifunction display shows 2 Messages
, fo r example.X
Press th e c or d butto n to selec t th e entry, e.g. 2 messages .X
Press v to confirm .X
Press th e c or d butto n to scroll through th e display messages.
Whe n th e ignition is switched off, all display message s are deleted, apar t from som e high-
priorit y display messages. Once th e causes of th e high-priorit y display message s hav e been
rectified, th e correspondin g display message s are also deleted.290
Display messages
On-board computer and displays

Safety systems Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
G WARNIN G
The brak e system continues to function normally, but without th e
function s listed above. The wheels could therefore loc k if you
brak e hard, fo r example.
The steerabilit y and brakin g characteristics may be severely affec -
ted. The brakin g distanc e in an emergenc y brakin g situation can
increase .
If ES P ®
is no t operational, ES P ®
is unable to stabiliz e th e vehicle.
There is an increase d ris k of skiddin g and an accident.X
Drive on carefully. X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
I (USA
only)
$ (Canada
only)
Tur n On the Igni‐
tio n to Releas e
the Parkin g Brake The red I (US A only) or $ (Canada only) indicato r lamp
lights up.
You attempte d to release th e electric parkin g brak e while th e igni-
tion was switched off. X
SmartKey: tur n th e SmartKey to position 1 in th e ignition lock.X
KEYLESS-GO: switch on th e ignition .
I (USA
only)
$ (Canada
only)
Please Releas e
Parkin g Brake The red I (US A only) or $ (Canada only) indicato r lamp
flashes and a warnin g tone sounds. A condition fo r automati c
release of th e electric parkin g brak e is no t fulfilled ( Y
page 190).
You are drivin g wit h th e electric parkin g brak e applied.X
Releas e th e electric parkin g brak e manually.
The red I (US A only) or $ (Canada only) indicato r lamp
flashes and a warnin g tone sounds.
You are usin g th e electric parkin g brak e fo r emergenc y brakin g
( Y
page 190).
I (USA
only)
$ (Canada
only)
Parkin g Brake See
Operator' s Manual The yello w $ warnin g lamp lights up.
The electric parkin g brak e is malfunctioning.
To apply: X
Switc h th e ignition off. X
Press th e electric parkin g brak e handle fo r at leas t te n seconds.X
Shift th e transmissio n to position P .X
Consult a qualified specialist workshop .
The yello w $ warnin g lamp and th e red I (US A only)
or $ (Canada only) indicato r lamp ligh t up.
The electric parkin g brak e is malfunctioning.
To release: X
Switc h of f th e ignition and tur n it bac k on .X
Releas e th e electric parkin g brak e manually.
or X
Releas e th e electric parkin g brak e automatically ( Y
page 190).
If th e electric parkin g brak e still canno t be released:X
Do no t drive on .X
Consult a qualified specialist workshop .294
Display messages
On-board computer and displays