2019 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV brake

Ac
tive headlamps .................................... 16 0
Ac tive Lane Change Assi st..................... 255
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .257
Fu nction .............................................. 255
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist .................... 309
Ac tivating/deactivating ........................ 311
Ac tivating/deactivating thewa rning .... 311
Fu nction .............................................. 309
Setting the sensitivity ........................... 311
Sy stem limitations ...............................3 09
Ac tive Parking Assist .............................. 293
Cross Traf fic Alert ............................... 299
Drive AwayAssi st................................ 298
Exiting a pa rking space ...................... .296
Fu nction .............................................. 293
Manoeuvring assi stance ...................... 300
Pa rking ................................................ 295
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 93
Ac tive Se rvice Sy stem PLUS
see AS SYST PLUS
Ac tive Speed Limit Assi st....................... 251
Display ................................................. 251
Fu nction ............................................... 251 Ac
tive Steering Assist ............................ .253
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .255
Ac tive Emergency Stop Assist .............2 57
Ac tive Lane Change Assi st.................. 255
Displa ysinthe instrument display .......2 58
Fu nction .............................................. 253
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 53
Ac tive Traf fic Jam Assist
Fu nction .............................................. 257
Ad aptive brake lights ..............................241
Ad aptive cruise control
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Ad aptive functions, MULTIBEAM LED
see Intelligent Light Sy stem
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus
Fu nction .............................................. 16 2
Switching on/off ................................. 16 3
Ad Blue ®
.................................................... 601
Ad ditives .............................................. 601
Capacity .............................................. 602
Consum ption ...................................... .602
Fill le vel .............................................. .325
No tes ................................................... 215
Purity ................................................... 601 Ra
nge ................................................. .325
To pping up ...........................................2 16
Ad ditional door lo ck.................................. 86
Ad diti ves.................................................. 602
Ad Blue ®
............................................... 601
Engine oil ............................................ 602
Fu el ..................................................... 600
Ad diti ves (AdBlue ®
)
see AdBlue ®
Ad diti ves (engine oil)
see Additives
Ad diti ves (fuel)
see Fuel
Ad dress book
see Contacts
Ad justing the balance/ fader
Burmes ter®
high-end 3D sur round
sound sy stem ....................................... 51 8
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ....5 17
Ad justing the bass, mid- range and
treble
Burmes ter®
high-end 3D sur round
sound sy stem ....................................... 51 8680
Index

Au
thorised workshop
see Qualified specialist workshop
Au tomatic car wash mode
Ac tivating ............................................ 540
Au tomatic distance control
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Au tomatic driving lights .........................15 8
Au tomatic engine start (ECO start/
sto p function) .......................................... 19 8
Au tomatic engine stop (ECO start/
sto p function) .......................................... 19 8
Au tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag deacti vation sy stem
see Automatic front passenger front
airbag shutoff
Au tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag shu toff ........................................... 46, 47
Fu nction of the automatic front
passenger front airbag deactivation
sy stem ................................................... 46
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp .... .47
Au tomatic mir rorfo lding function
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .173 Au
tomatic seat adjustment
Setting ................................................ .123
Au tomatic transmission
DIRECT SELECT le ver ......................... .205
Drive program display ......................... 204
Drive programs ................................... .203
DY NA MIC SELECT switch .................... 203
Engaging drive position ....................... 207
Engaging neutral ................................. 206
Engaging park position ........................ 207
Engaging reve rsege ar ........................ .206
Kickdown ............................................ 209
Manual gear changing ........................ .207
St eering wheel gearshift paddles ........ 207
Tr ansmission position display .............. 205
Tr ansmission positions ........................ 205
Axle load Perm issible .......................................... 595
Tr ailer operation .................................. .610 B
Bag hook .................................................. 14 5
Baidu CarLife Trans ferred vehicle data ......................4 75Ball ne
ck
Extending/r etra cting ........................... 312
BA S (Brake Assist Sy stem) .................... .229
Battery Key ........................................................ 84
Re mo tecontrol (s tationary heater) ...... 185
Battery see Battery (vehicle)
Battery (vehicle) ...................................... 562
Charging .............................................. 561
No tes ................................................... 557
No tes (s tarting assis tance and
ch arging) ............................................ .559
Re placing ............................................ 562
St arting assis tance .............................. 561
Belt see Seat belt
Bic ycle rack
Tr ailer operation .................................. .316
Blind Spot Assi st..................................... 306
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .309
Fu nction .............................................. 306
Sy stem limitations ...............................3 06 Index
683

Blo
wer
see Climate control
BlueTEC see AdBlue ®
Blue tooth ®
................................................ 391
Information .......................................... 390
Setting up an Internet connection ....... 488
Switching on/off ................................. 391
Boot lid see Tailgate
Brac ket
MBUX rear tablet ................................ .521
Brake Assi stSystem
see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem)
Brake fluid Notes .................................................. 603
Brake forc e distribution
EBD (Elect ronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 235
Brakes ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem) ........... 229
Ac tive Brake Assi st.............................. 235
Ad aptive brake lights .......................... .241 BA
S (Brake Assi stSystem) .................. 229
Driving tips .......................................... 19 3
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 235
HOLD function .....................................2 60
Limi ted braking ef fect (salt-trea ted
ro ads) .................................................. 19 3
New/replaced brakepads/brake
discs .................................................... 19 3
Ru nning-in no tes ..................................1 93
Braking assi stance
see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem)
Breakdown Overview of the help functions .............. 18
To w- starting ........................................ 566
To wing away ........................................ 563
Tr ansporting theve hicle ......................5 64
Wheel change ...................................... 584
Breakdown see Flat tyre
Bu rm ester ®
high-end 3D sur round
sound sy stem
Ad justing the balance/fader ................5 18
Ad justing the sound optimisation ........ 51 8Ad
justing treble, mid-range and bass
settings ................................................ 51 8
Au tomatic volume adjustment ............ .518
Calling up the sound menu .................. 51 8
Information ..........................................5 17
Selecting the sound profile .................. 519
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem .....5 16
Ad justing the balance/fader ................5 17
Ad justing the sound focus .................... 517
Ad justing treble, mid-range and bass
settings ................................................ 516
Au tomatic volume adjustment ............ .517
Calling up the sound menu .................. 516
Information .......................................... 516
Selecting the sound profile .................. 517
Buttons Steering wheel .................................... 320 C
Call list Deleting ............................................... 466
Making a call ....................................... 465
Overview ............................................. 465
Selecting options ................................ 465
Selecting options for suggestions ........ 465 684
Index

Engaging pa
rkposition ........................ 207
Enga ging park position automatically .. 207
Engaging reve rsege ar ........................ .206
Fu nction .............................................. 205
Displ ay
Care .................................................... .547
Display (multimedia sy stem) .................. 357
Home screen ...................................... .354
Operating ............................................ 357
Setting acoustic operating feedback ... 358
Settings ............................................... 388
Display (on-board computer) Displa yson the multifunction display .. 324
Display content Displaying ............................................ 322
Display message ...................................... 611
Calling up (on-board co mputer) ............ 611
No tes ................................................... 611
Display messages ¯ - - - km/h .................................. .635
ç - - - km/h ................................... 634
È - - - km/h ................................... 635 #12
V battery See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 641
# 48 V battery See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 639
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stinope rative .... 630
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stnot available
when towing a trailer See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 630
Ac tive Brake Assi stFunctions cur‐
re ntly limited See Owner's Manual ...... 623
Ac tive Brake Assi stFunctions limited
See Owner's Manual ............................ 624
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stavailable
again .................................................. .634
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stcur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........634
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stinope rative ...... 634
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist cur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........629 Ac
tive Lane Keeping Assist inopera‐
tive ...................................................... 629
bAc tive Light Sy stem inoperative .. 664
Ac tive Parking Assist and
PA RKTRONIC inoperati veSee Own‐
er's Manual .......................................... 631
Ac tive Steering Assist cur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........627
Ac tive Steering Assist inoperative .......628
Ac tive Stop-and-Go Assist cur rently
una vailable see Owner's Manual .........629
Ac tive Stop-and-Go Assist inopera‐
tive See Owner's Manual ..................... 629
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus cur‐
re ntly una vailable See Owner's Man‐
ual ...................................................... .664
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus inop‐
erative ................................................ .664
¯ AdBlue sy stem fault Engine
st art not possible ................................ 647 Index
689

¯Ad
Blue system fault Perf.
re duced in XXX miles See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 646
¯ AdBlue sy stem fault Perf.
re duced: XXX km/h Nostart in XXX
km ...................................................... .646
¯ AdBlue sy stem fault See Own‐
er's Manual ........................................ .646
4Ad d 1 litre engine oil when next
re fuelling ............................................. 642
Anti-theft alarm sy stem Malfunction ... 660
Apply brake todeselect Park (P)
position ...............................................6 47
App lybrake toselect R ........................ 648
À ATTENTION ASSIST inoperative ... 625
ÀAT TENTION ASSIS T:Take a
break! .................................................. 625
bAu tomatic driving lights inoper‐
ative .................................................... 663
Au xilia rybattery malfunction ..............649Beginning eme
rgency stop .................. 628
Blind Spot Assist cur rently una vaila‐
ble See Owner's Manual ...................... 630
Blind Spot Assist inope rative ............... 630
Blind Spot Assi stnot available when
to wing a trailer See Owner's Manual ...6 30
Cannot start engine See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 639
ÁChan gekey bat teries .................. 655
JCheck brake fluid le vel................ .619
Check brake pads See Owner's Man‐
ual ........................................................ 61 9
ï Check trailer hit chlock (white
display message) ................................ .657
Check tyre pressures then restart
Ru n Flat Indicator ................................ 651
hCheck tyre(s) ............................... 652
!Clean the fuel filter ...................... 640
Á Compressor is cooling ................ 629?Coolant
Stop vehicle Switch
engine off ............................................ 637
Cruise contro l and Limiter inope ra‐
tive ...................................................... 635
Cruise control inope rative ................... 635
Cruise control off ................................ 635
_Cur rently una vailable Camera
view restricted ..................................... 633
çCu rrently unavailable Radar
sensors dirty .......................................6 32
!cur rently una vailable See Own‐
er's Manual .......................................... 612
÷ currently una vailable See Own‐
er's Manual .......................................... 61 3
Drive sy stem Malfunction Stop
Switch engine off ................................. 641
Drive sy stem Malfunction Visit work‐
shop ..................................................... 641
5 Engine oil le vel cannot be
measured ............................................ 644690
Index

4Engine oil le
velRe duce oil le vel...6 43
4Engine oil le velSt op vehicle
Switch engine off ................................ 642
4 Engine oil pressure Stop Switch
off engine ............................................ 643
Fa ult Drive at max. 80 km/h ...............636
6Fr ont left malfunction Consult
wo rkshop (Example) ............................6 20
Fr ont-passenger airbag disabled See
Owner's Manual ................................... 621
Fr ont-passenger airbag enabled See
Owner's Manual ..................................6 22
b Hazard warning lamps mal‐
functioning .......................................... 663
&inoperative Bat tery low ................ 661
&inoperative Refuel vehicle ........... 662
&inoperative See Owner's Man. ..... 661
!inoperative See Owner's Man‐
ual ........................................................ 61 3÷
inope rative See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... .614
T inope rative See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... .615
G Inoperative .................................. 625
bIntellige nt Light System inoper‐
ative ....................................................6 64
Á Key not de tected (red displ ay
messa ge).............................................6 56
ÁKe y not de tected (white displ ay
messa ge).............................................6 55
bLeft dipped beam (Example) ....... 662
6Left wind owbag malfunction
Consult workshop (Example) ............... 621
Limiter inoperative .............................. 636
Limiter passive .................................... 636
 Lowe ring .................................... 626
bMalfunction See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 662
ðMaximum speed exceeded ..........6 36 Mercedes me connect Services limi‐
te
d See Owner's Manual .....................624
Mo tor can be star ted again .................6 39
N permanently active Risk of vehicle
ro lling .................................................. 647
ç Off............................................... 635
ëOff ............................................... 633
Only select Park (P) when vehicle is
st ationary ............................................ 648
ï Operation only possible in
transmission position P ....................... 658
!Pa rking brake See Owner's
Manual ................................................ .616
Á Place theke y in the mar ked
space See Owner's Manual ................. 656
KPlease check direction of tr avel ...... 631
Please reduce speed ...........................6 27
Û Please wait Charging high- volt‐
age battery .......................................... 640 Index
691

PRE-SAFE impulse side inoperative
See Owner's Manual ............................624
PRE-SAFE inoperative See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 624
hRe ctify tyre pressure ................... 653
Re duce speed ...................................... 654
ØRe fill Ad Blue Engine start not
possible .............................................. .645
ØRe fill Ad Blue See Owne r’s Man‐
ual .......................................................6 44
! Release parking brake .................616
¸ Replace air cleaner ......................641
À Replace key See Owner's Man‐
ual ...................................................... .654
Á Replace key ................................ .655
8Re servefuel le vel........................ 640
6 Restra int sys. malfunction Con‐
sult workshop ...................................... 620
Re versing not poss. Consult work‐
shop ....................................................6 48Risk of
vehicle rolling away Apply
pa rking brake See Owner's Manual .....6 49
Risk of vehicle rolling Driver door
open and transmission not in P ...........647
Ru n Flat Indicator inope rative ............. 652
#See Owner's Manual ................... 638
Speed limit (winter tyres) XXX km/h ... 636
Speed Limit Assi stinope rative ........... .631
Ù Steering malfunction Incre ased
ph ysical ef fort See Owner's Manual .... 659
ÙSt eering malfunction Stop
immediately See Owner's Manual .......659
St op vehicle Lea veengine running
Wa itTransmission cooling ...................649
#St opvehicle Lea veengine run‐
ning ..................................................... 639
#St opvehicle See Owner's Man‐
ual .......................................................6 38
çsuspended .................................. 634
bSwitch off lights .......................... 663 bSwitch on headla
mps.................. 663
To shift out of P or N,depress brake
and start engine .................................. 647
Ø Top up AdBlue Perf.re duced in
XXX miles See Owner's Manual ...........645
Ø Top up AdBlue Perf.re duced:
XXX km/h Nostart in XXX km ............645
To p up coolant See Owner ’sManual ... 637
¥To p upwasher fluid .................... .661
Tr af fic Sign Assi stcur rently una vaila‐
ble See Owner's Manual ...................... 631
Tr af fic Sign Assi stinope rative ............. 631
ïTr ailer coupling extending… ......... 657
Tr ansmission Malfunction Stop ........... 648
! Turn on the ignition torelease
th e parking brake ................................. 61 5
h Tyre press. monitor cur rently
una vailable .......................................... 650
hTy repress. monitor inoperative
No wheel sensors ................................ 651692
Index

hTy
repress. monitor inoperative ...651
Ty re pressure Check tyres ...................649
Ty re(s) ove rheated ...............................6 53
Ve hicle rising Please wait.................... 626
ÁVe hiclerising ...............................6 26
hWa rning tyre defect .....................653
hWheel sensor(s) missing ............. 652
Wi thout changing gear, consult work‐
shop ....................................................6 48
Display on the windscreen
see Head-up display
Distance control see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Di stance recorder
see Trip dis tance
DI STRO NIC
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Door Additional door lock .............................. 86
Child saf ety lock (rear door) .................. 79
Locking (emer gency key) ...................... .91
Opening (from the inside) ......................87 Po
we r closing function ......................... .91
Un locking (emer gency key) .................... 91
Un locking (from the inside) ...................87
Door cont rol panel .................................... .14
Door cont rol panel (rear) .......................... 16
Downhill driving assistance see DSR
Dr aw bar
see Tow- bar sy stem
Drinks holder see Cup holder
Drive Away Assist .................................... 298
Drive Away Assist
see Pr otection against collision
Drive position Enga ging ..............................................2 07
Drive prog ram display ............................ 204
Drive prog rams
see DYNA MIC SELECT
Driver's seat see Seat Driving abroad
Symmetrical dipped beam ...................1 57
Driving light see Automatic driving lights
Driving saf ety sy stem ............................ .228
ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem) ........... 229
Ac tive Brake Assi st.............................. 235
Ad aptive brake lights .......................... .241
BA S (Brake Assi stSystem) .................. 229
EBD (Elect ronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 235
ESP ®
Crosswind Assist ........................ 234
ESP ®
trailer stabilisation .................... .234
Off-road ABS ....................................... 229
Overview ............................................. 228
Ra dar sensors .....................................2 28
Re sponsibility ...................................... 228
ST EER CONTROL ................................. 235
Driving sy stem
see 360° Camera
see Active Blind Spot Assi st
see ACTIVE BODY CONTROL
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
see Active Emergency Stop Assist Index
693