2019 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV steering wheel

There is a short delay before a change in outside
temperature appears in the multifunction dis-
play. Coolant temperature gauge
G
WARNING
Opening the hood when the engine is over-
heated or when there is a fire in the engine
compartment could expose you to hot gases
or other service products. There is a risk of
injury.
Let an overheated engine cool down before
opening the hood. If there is a fire in the
engine compartment, keep the hood closed
and contact the fire department.
! If the coolant temperature is too high, a dis-
play message is shown.
If the coolant temperature display is in the
area marked in red, do not continue driving.
Otherwise, the engine will be damaged.
The coolant temperature gauge is in the instru-
ment cluster on the right-hand side (Y page 37).
Under normal operating conditions and with the specified coolant level, the coolant temperature gauge may rise to the red marking. Operating the on-board computer
Overview 0043
Multifunction display
0044 Right control panel
0087 Left control panel
X To activate the on-board computer: turn
the SmartKey to position 0047in the ignition
lock.
You can control the multifunction display and
the settings in the on-board computer using the buttons on the multifunction steering wheel.
Vehicles with the COMAND multimedia system: you can find further information on the Voice
Control System in the separate operating
instructions.
Vehicles with the Audio 20 multimedia system:
you can find further information on voice-oper-
ated control for navigation in the manufactur-
er's operating instructions. Displays and operation
231On-board computer and displays Z

Left control panel
0059
0065 R
Calls up the menu and menu bar 0063
0064 Press briefly:
R Scrolls in lists
R Selects a submenu or function
R In the Audio Audio menu: selects the
previous or next station, when the
preset list or station list is active,
or the previous or next audio track
or video scene
R In the Tel
Tel(Telephone) menu:
switches to the phone book and
selects a name or telephone num-
ber 0063
0064 Press and hold:
R
In the Audio Audio menu: selects a pre-
set list or a station list in the
desired frequency range or an
audio track or video scene using
rapid scrolling
R In the Tel Tel(Telephone) menu:
starts rapid scrolling if the phone
book is open 0076 R
Confirms the selection or display
message
R In the Tel
Tel(Telephone) menu:
switches to the phone book and
starts dialing the selected number 0038 Press briefly:
R Back
R Switches off voice-operated con-
trol for navigation or the Voice
Control System
R Hides display messages or calls up
the last Trip Tripmenu function used
R Exits the telephone book/redial
memory 0038 Press and hold:
R
Calls up the standard display in the
Trip Trip menu Right control panel
0076 R
Rejects or ends a call
R Exits the telephone book/redial
memory 0061 R
Makes or accepts a call
R Switches to the redial memory 0081
0082 R
Adjusts the volume 0063 R
Mute 0059 R
Switches on voice-operated con-
trol for navigation or the Voice
Control System Multifunction display
0043
Permanent display: outside temperature or
speed (Y page 240)
0044 Time
0087 Text field
0085 Menu bar
0083 Drive program (Y page 149)
0084 Transmission position (Y page 149)
X To display menu bar 0085: press the0059
or 0065 button on the steering wheel.
If you do not press any other button, menu
bar 0085fades out after a few seconds.
Text field 0087shows the selected menu or sub-
menu as well as display messages. 232
Displays and operationOn-board computer and displays

i
Set the time using the multimedia system;
see the Digital Operator's Manual.
Possible displays in the multifunction dis-
play:
R 0097Gearshift recommendation, when shifting
manually (Y page 152)
R 005D Active Parking Assist (Y page 192)
R CRUISE
CRUISE Cruise control (Y page 171)
R 00CE Adaptive Highbeam Assist
(Y page 118)
R 00D6 ECO start/stop function (Y page 144)
R 00D9 HOLD function (Y page 183)
R 004F Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
Active Steering Assist (Y page 238)
R DSR DSR Downhill Speed Regulation
(Y page 215) Menus and submenus
Menu overview
Press the 0059or0065 button on the steering
wheel to call up the menu bar and select a menu.
Operating the on-board computer (Y page 231).
Depending on the equipment installed in the
vehicle, you can call up the following menus:
R Trip
Trip menu (Y page 233)
R Navi
Navi menu (navigation instructions)
(Y page 234)
R Audio
Audio menu (Y page 236)
R Tel
Tel menu (telephone) (Y page 237)
R DriveAssist
DriveAssist menu (assistance)
(Y page 238)
R Serv.
Serv. menu (Y page 239)
R Sett.
Sett. menu (settings) (Y page 240)
R ON&OFFROAD
ON&OFFROAD menu (Ypage 242)
R AMG
AMG menu (Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
(Y page 242) Trip menu
Standard display X
Press and hold the 0038button on the steer-
ing wheel until the Trip
Tripmenu with trip odom-
eter 0043and odometer 0044appears.
Trip computer "From Start" or "From
Reset" 0043
Distance
0044 Driving time
0087 Average speed
0085 Average fuel consumption
X Press the 0059or0065 button on the steering
wheel to select the Trip
Tripmenu.
X Press the 0063or0064 button to select
From start
From start orFrom reset
From reset.
The values in the From
FromStart
Start submenu are cal-
culated from the start of a journey, while the
values in the From Reset From Resetsubmenu are calcu-
lated from the last time the submenu was reset
(Y page 234).
The From Start
From Start trip computer is automatically
reset if:
R the ignition has been switched off for more
than four hours.
R 999 hours have been exceeded.
R 9,999 miles have been exceeded.
The From reset From reset trip computer is automatically
reset if the value exceeds 9,999 hours or
99,999 miles. Menus and submenus
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ECO display
The ECO display is not available for Mercedes-
AMG vehicles.
X Press the 0059or0065 button on the steering
wheel to select the Trip
Trip menu.
X Press the 0063or0064 button to select ECO
ECO
DISPLAY
DISPLAY.
If the ignition remains switched off for longer
than four hours, the ECO display will be auto-
matically reset.
For more information on the ECO display, see
(Y page 162).
Displaying the range and current fuel
consumption Mercedes-AMG vehicles:
the menu displays
only the approximate range 0043.
X Press the 0059or0065 button on the steering
wheel to select the Trip
Trip menu.
Digital speedometer X
Press the 0059or0065 button on the steering
wheel to select the Trip
Trip menu.
X Press the 0063or0064 button to select the
digital speedometer.
A gear shift recommendation 0097can also
appear.
Observe the information on gearshift recom-
mendation 0097when shifting manually
(Y page 152).
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: a gearshift recom-
mendation is shown in the status bar of the
multifunction display and not in the digital
speedometer display.
Resetting values X
Press the 0059or0065 button on the steering
wheel to select the Trip
Trip menu.
X Press the 0063or0064 button to select the
function that you wish to reset. X
Press 0076to confirm your selection.
X Press 0064to select Yes
Yes and press 0076to
confirm.
You can reset the values of the following func-
tions: R Trip odometer
R "From Start" trip computer
R "From Reset" trip computer
R ECO display
If you reset the values in the ECO display, the
values in the "From Start" trip computer are also reset. If you reset the values in the "From Start"trip computer, the values in the ECO display are
also reset. Navigation system menu
Displaying navigation instructions In the
Navi Navimenu, the multifunction display
shows navigation instructions.
You can find further information on navigation in
the Digital Operator's Manual in the multimedia system.
X Switch on the multimedia system (see the
Digital Operator's Manual)
X Press the 0059or0065 button on the steering
wheel to select the Navi Navimenu.
Route guidance not active 0043
Direction of travel
0044 Current road 234
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays

Audio menu
Selecting a radio station 0043
Active station list
0044 Station frequency with memory position
The multifunction display shows station 0044with
station frequency or station name. The preset
position is only displayed along with station 0044if
this has been stored. You can store TV chan-
nels 0044in the multimedia system.
X Switch on the multimedia system and select
radio (see the Digital Operator's Manual).
X Press the 0059or0065 button on the steering
wheel to select the Audio Audiomenu.
X To select a preset list or station list: press
and briefly hold the 0063or0064 button until
the preset list or station list in the desired
frequency range is shown in the multifunction
display.
X To select a station: briefly press0063
or 0064.
i SIRIUS XM satellite radio functions like a
normal radio.
For more information on radio operation, see "Satellite radio" in the Digital Operator's Man-
ual.
Operating an audio player or audio
media Audio files from various audio players or media
can be played, depending on the equipment
installed in the vehicle.
X Switch on the multimedia system and select
CD or MP3 mode (see the Digital Operator's
Manual).
X Press the 0059or0065 button on the steering
wheel to select the Audio Audiomenu.
X To select the next/previous track: briefly
press the 0063or0064 button.
X To select a track from the track list (rapid
scrolling): press and hold the 0063or0064
button until desired track 0043has been
reached.
If you press and hold 0063or0064, the rapid
scrolling speed is increased. Not all audio
players or media support this function.
If track information is saved on the audio player
or media, the multifunction display will show the number and title of the track. The current track
does not appear in audio mode ( Auxiliary audio
mode: external audio source connected).
Video DVD operation X
Switch on the multimedia system and select
video DVD (see the Digital Operator's Man-
ual).
X Press the 0059or0065 button on the steering
wheel to select the Audio Audiomenu.
X To select the next or previous scene:
briefly press the
0063or0064 button.
X To select a scene from the scene list
(rapid scrolling):
press and hold the 0063
or 0064 button until desired scene 0043has
been reached. 236
Menus and sub
menusOn-board computer and displays

Telephone menu
Introduction G
WARNING
If you operate information systems and com-
munication equipment integrated in the vehi- cle when driving, you may be distracted from
the traffic situation. You could also lose con-
trol of the vehicle. There is a risk of an acci-
dent.
Only operate this equipment when the traffic
situation permits. If you are not sure that this
is possible, park the vehicle paying attention
to traffic conditions and operate the equip-
ment when the vehicle is stationary.
When telephoning, you must observe the legal
requirements for the country in which you are
currently driving.
X Switch on the mobile phone (see the manu-
facturer’s operating instructions).
X Switch on the multimedia system (see the
Digital Operator's Manual)
X Establish a Bluetooth ®
connection to the mul-
timedia system (see the Digital Operator's
Manual).
X Press the 0059or0065 button on the steering
wheel to select the Tel Telmenu.
You will see one of the following display mes-
sages in the multifunction display:
R Phone READY Phone READY or the name of the network
provider: the mobile phone has found a net-
work and is ready to receive.
R Phone No Service
Phone No Service: there is no network
available or the mobile phone is searching for
a network.
Accepting a call If someone calls you when you are in the
Tel
Tel
menu, a display message appears in the multi-
function display.
You can accept a call at any time regardless of
the menu selected.
X Press the 0061button on the steering wheel
to accept an incoming call. Rejecting or ending a call You can end or reject a call even if you are not in
the Tel Tel menu.
X Press the 0076button on the steering wheel
to reject or end a call.
Selecting an entry from the phone book X
Press the 0059or0065 button on the steering
wheel to select the Tel
Telmenu.
X Press the 0063,0064or0076 button to
switch to the phone book.
X Authorize access to the phone book on the
phone.
X Press the 0063or0064 button to select the
desired name.
or
X To start rapid scrolling: press and hold the
0063 or0064 button for longer than one sec-
ond.
Rapid scrolling stops when you release the
button or reach the end of the list.
X If only one telephone number is stored for
a name: press the 0061or0076 button to
start dialing.
or X If there is more than one number for a
particular name:
press the0061or0076
button to display the numbers.
X Press the 0063or0064 button to select the
number you want to dial.
X Press the 0061or0076 button to start dialing.
or
X To exit the telephone book: press the0076
or 0038 button.
Redialing The on-board computer saves the last names or
numbers dialed in the redial memory.
X Press the 0059or0065 button on the steering
wheel to select the Tel Telmenu.
X Press the 0061button to switch to the redial
memory.
X Press the 0063or0064 button to select the
desired name or number. Menus and submenus
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X
Press the 0061or0076 button to start dialing.
or
X To exit the redial memory: press the0076
or 0038 button. Assistance menu
Introduction Depending on the equipment installed in the
vehicle, you have the following options in the
DriveAssist
DriveAssist menu:
R Displaying the assistance graphic
(Y page 238)
R Activating/deactivating the Traffic Sign
Assist display (Y page 238)
R Activating or deactivating Active Steering
Assist (Y page 238)
R Activating/deactivating Active Brake Assist
(Y page 239)
R Activating/deactivating Active Brake Assist
with cross-traffic function (Y page 239)
R Activating/deactivating ATTENTION ASSIST
(Y page 239)
R Activating/deactivating Blind Spot Assist or
Active Blind Spot Assist (Y page 239)
R Activating/deactivating Lane Keeping Assist
or Active Lane Keeping Assist (Y page 239)
Displaying the assistance graphic X
Press the 0059or0065 button on the steering
wheel to select the DriveAssist
DriveAssist menu.
X Press 0063or0064 to select Assistance
Assistance
Graphic Graphic.
X Confirm by pressing 0076on the steering
wheel.
The multifunction display shows the Active
Distance Assist DISTRONIC distance display
on the assistant display.
The assistance graphic displays the status of
and information from the following driving
systems or driving safety systems: R
Traffic Sign Assist (Y page 206)
R Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
(Y page 172)
R Active Brake Assist (Y page 67)
R Active Brake Assist with cross-traffic func-
tion (Y page 73)
R ATTENTION ASSIST (Y page 204)
R Lane Keeping Assist (Y page 208) or Active
Lane Keeping Assist (Y page 212)
R DSR (Y page 215)
R Off-road program (vehicles with Off-Road
Engineering package) (Y page 217)
R Rear window wipers (Y page 123)
X Press 0064to display the ATTENTION ASSIST
assessment.
Traffic Sign Assist You can switch the Traffic Sign Assist message
function on or off in the
Traffic TrafficSign
SignAssist
Assist
menu. When the function is activated, detected traffic signs and information appear in the mul-
tifunction display for five seconds.
X Press the 0059or0065 button on the steering
wheel to select the DriveAssist DriveAssistmenu.
X Press the 0063or0064 button to select
Traffic Sign Assist
Traffic Sign Assist.
X Confirm by pressing 0076on the steering
wheel.
The current selection appears.
X To activate/deactivate the message func-
tion: press the 0076button again.
For further information about Traffic Sign Assist, see (Y page 206).
Activating or deactivating Active Steer- ing Assist X
Press the 0059or0065 button on the steering
wheel to select the DriveAssist DriveAssistmenu.
X Press the 0063or0064 button to select
Active Steering Assist
Active Steering Assist.
X Confirm by pressing 0076on the steering
wheel.
The current selection appears.
X To activate/deactivate: press the0076but-
ton again.
When Active Steering Assist is activated, the
multifunction display shows the Active Active
Steering Assist
Steering Assist On
Onmessage. 238
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Further information about Active Distance
Assist DISTRONIC with Active Steering Assist
(Y page 179).
Activating/deactivating Active Brake
Assist You can use these functions to activate/deac-
tivate Active Brake Assist or, on vehicles with
the Driving Assistance package, to activate or
deactivate Active Brake Assist with cross-traffic
function.
X Press the 0059or0065 button on the steering
wheel to select the DriveAssist DriveAssistmenu.
X Press the 0063or0064 button to select
Brake Assist
Brake Assist.
X Press 0076to confirm.
The current selection appears.
X To activate/deactivate: press the0076but-
ton again.
When Active Brake Assist or Active Brake
Assist with cross-traffic function is deactiva-
ted, the 00D4symbol appears in the multi-
function display in the assistance graphic dis-
play.
Further information on Active Brake Assist
(Y page 67 )and Active Brake Assist with cross-
traffic function (Y page 72).
Activating/deactivating ATTENTION
ASSIST X
Press the 0059or0065 button on the steering
wheel to select the DriveAssist
DriveAssist menu.
X Press the 0063or0064 button to select
Attention Assist Attention Assist .
X Press the 0076button.
The current selection appears.
X Press 0076to confirm.
X Press the 0064or0063 button to set Off
Off,
Standard
Standard orSensitive
Sensitive .
X Press the 0076button to save the setting.
When ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated, the
00D7 symbol appears in the multifunction dis-
play in the assistance graphics display.
For further information about ATTENTION
ASSIST, see (Y page 204). Activating/deactivating Blind Spot
Assist X
Press the 0059or0065 button on the steering
wheel to select the DriveAssist DriveAssistmenu.
X Press the 0063or0064 button to select
Blind Spot Assist
Blind Spot Assist .
X Confirm by pressing 0076on the steering
wheel.
The current selection appears.
X To activate/deactivate: press the0076but-
ton again.
For further information about Blind Spot Assist, see (Y page 207).
For further information about Active Blind Spot
Assist, see (Y page 210).
Activating/deactivating Lane Keeping
Assist X
Press the 0059or0065 button on the steering
wheel to select the DriveAssist DriveAssistmenu.
X Press the 0063or0064 button to select
Lane Keeping Assist
Lane Keeping Assist .
X Press 0076to confirm.
The current selection appears.
X Press 0076to confirm.
X Press the 0064or0063 button to set Off
Off,
Standard
Standard orAdaptive
Adaptive.
When Lane Keeping Assist or Active Lane
Keeping Assist is activated, the multifunction display shows the lane markings as bright
lines in the assistance graphic.
X Press the 0076button to save the setting.
For further information about Lane Keeping
Assist, see (Y page 208).
For further information about Active Lane Keep- ing Assist, see (Y page 212). Service menu
Depending on the equipment installed in the
vehicle, you have the following options in the
Serv. Serv. menu:
R calling up display messages in message mem-
ory (Y page 245)
R restarting the tire pressure loss warning sys-
tem (Y page 359) or checking the tire pres-
sure electronically (Y page 361)
R calling up the service due date (Y page 325). Menus and submenus
239On-board computer and displays Z