2018 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS Owners Manual

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= Sto p Vehicl e See
Operator' s Manual The battery is no longer bein g charged and th e condition of charg e is
to o low.
A warning tone also sounds. X
Pull ove r and stop th e vehicl e safely and switch off th e engine, pay-
ing attention to roa d and traffic conditions.X
Secur e th e vehicl e against rollin g away ( Y
page 161).X
Observ e th e instruction s in th e = See Operator' s Manual
display message .X
Consult a qualified specialist workshop .

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Drivin g systemsDisplay messages
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; Different . Loc k
Sys . Malfunction The differential loc k is faulty.X
Do no t drive at speeds abov e 50 mph (80 km/h).X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
; Different . Lockin g
Sys . Coolin g Dow n
Please Wai t The differential loc k is to o hot and has been disengaged .X
Drive on carefully. X
Allow th e differential loc k to cool down .
The differential loc k re-engage s as soo n as it has cooled down .
LOW RANGE Sto p
Apply Parkin g Brake A gearshift process has been canceled. LOW RANGE is in th e neutral
position . There is no connection between th e engin e and th e drive
wheels. X
Pull ove r and stop th e vehicl e safely as soo n as possible, payin g
attention to roa d and traffic conditions.X
Apply th e electric parking brake. Do no t continu e drivin g under any
circumstances. X
Repeat th e gearshift process.
LOW RANGE Malfunc‐
tio n To Park, Apply
Brake LOW RANGE is malfunctioning .X
Do no t drive at speeds abov e 50 mph (80 km/h).X
Whe n parking , secure th e vehicl e against rollin g away ( Y
page 161).X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
LOW RANGE Max .
Speed 25 mph You hav e exceeded th e maximum speed for th e gearshift process.X
Drive mor e slowly.
The gear chang e is made .
LOW RANGE Max .
Speed 40 mph You hav e exceeded th e maximum speed for th e gearshift process.X
Drive mor e slowly.
The gear chang e is made .
LOW RANGE Shift to
Position N Briefl y You hav e reduce d th e vehicl e speed, but th e automatic transmission
is no t in position \\ .X
Briefly shift th e automatic transmission to \\ .
LOW RANGE Shifting
Canceled Please
Reactivat e The gearshift process has been canceled. X
Repeat th e gearshift process.

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Traffi c Sig n Assist
Currently Unavaila‐
ble See Operator' s
Manual Traffic Sig n Assis t is temporarily inoperative.
Possibl e causes are: R
The windshield in th e camera' s field of vision is dirty.R
Visibilit y is impaire d due to heav y rain , snow or fog .X
Clean th e windshield.
If th e system detects that th e camera is full y operational, th e display
message disappears.
Traffic Sig n Assis t is operational again .
Traffi c Sig n Assist
Inoperative Traffic Sig n Assis t is malfunctioning .X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .

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Blind Spo t Assist
Currently Unavaila‐
ble See Operator' s
Manual or Active
Blind Spo t Assist
Currently Unavaila‐
ble See Operator' s
Manual Blind Spot Assis t or Active Blind Spot Assis t is temporarily inoperative.
Possibl e causes are: R
The radar sensor system is outside th e operating temperature
range. R
The radar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to
electromagneti c radiation emitted by nearby TV or radi o station s or
other source s of electromagneti c radiation .
The yellow c indicator lamp s also ligh t up in th e exterio r mirrors.
Whe n th e causes state d abov e no longer apply, th e display message
disappears.
Blind Spot Assis t or Active Blind Spot Assis t is operational again .
If th e display message does no t disappear :X
Pull ove r and stop th e vehicl e safely as soo n as possible, payin g
attention to roa d and traffic conditions.X
Secur e th e vehicl e against rollin g away ( Y
page 161).X
Restart th e engine.
Blind Spo t Assist
Not Available Whe n
Towing a Traile r
See Operator' s Man ‐
ual or Active Blind
Spo t Assist Not
Available Whe n Tow ‐
ing a Traile r See
Operator' s Manual Blind Spot Assis t or Active Blind Spot Assis t is deactivated while tow-
ing a trailer .
You hav e established th e electrical connection between th e trailer and
your vehicle. X
Press v on th e steering whee l to confirm th e display message .
Blind Spo t Assist
Inoperative or
Active Blind Spo t
Assist Inoperative Blind Spot Assis t or Active Blind Spot Assis t is malfunctioning .
The yellow c indicator lamp s also ligh t up in th e exterio r mirrors.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
Parkin g Pilot Can ‐
celed The driver's door is open .X
Repeat th e parking gap measuremen t and parking process wit h th e
driver's door closed .
You hav e inadvertentl y touched th e multifunction steering whee l while
steering intervention was active .X
Whil e steering intervention is active , mak e sur e that th e multifunc-
tion steering whee l is no t touched unintentionally.
The vehicl e has started to skid and ES P ®
has intervened.X
Use Parking Pilo t again later ( Y
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On-board computer and displays Z

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Parkin g Pilot Inop‐
erativ e Parking Assis t PARKTRONI C is malfunctioning or faulty.X
Follow th e instruction s and helpful hints in th e "Problem s wit h
Parking Assis t PARKTRONIC" section ( Y
page 195).
If th e multifunction display still shows th e display message :X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
Parking Pilo t is unavailable or malfunctioning .X
Switc h off th e ignition and restar t th e engine.
If th e Parking Pilo t continues to be unavailable (the ] symbol does
no t appear in th e multifunction display):X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
Parkin g Pilot Fin ‐
ished The vehicl e is parked. A warning tone also sounds.
The display message disappear s automatically.
Distance Pilot Off Distanc e Pilo t DISTRONI C is deactivated.
If a warning tone also sounds, Distanc e Pilo t has deactivated auto -
matically ( Y
page 176).
Distance Pilot Now
Available Distanc e Pilo t DISTRONI C is operational again after having been tem-
porarily unavailable . You can no w reactivat e Distanc e Pilo t
DISTRONI C ( Y
page 176).
Distance Pilot Cur ‐
rently Unavailable
See Operator' s Man ‐
ual Distanc e Pilo t DISTRONI C is temporarily inoperative.
Steering Pilo t is also temporarily inoperative.
Possibl e causes are: R
The radar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to
electromagneti c radiation emitted by nearby TV or radi o station s or
other source s of electromagneti c radiation .R
The system is outside th e operating temperature range.R
The on-boar d voltag e is to o low.
A warning tone also sounds.
Whe n th e causes state d abov e no longer apply, th e display message
disappears.
Distanc e Pilo t DISTRONI C is operational again .
If th e display message does no t disappear :X
Pull ove r and stop th e vehicl e safely as soo n as possible, payin g
attention to roa d and traffic conditions.X
Secur e th e vehicl e against rollin g away ( Y
page 161).X
Restart th e engine.270
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