2019 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV light

Calling up
the sound menu
Burmes ter®
high-end 3D sur round
sound sy stem ....................................... 51 8
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ....5 16
Calls .......................................................... 460
Ac cepting ............................................ 460
Ac tivating functions du ring a call ......... 461
Calls wi thseveral participants ............ .461
Declining ............................................. 460
Ending a call ........................................ 460
In Car Of fice ........................................ 469
Incoming call du ring an existing call .... 461
Making ................................................ 460
Mercedes me connect ........................ .477
Camera see 360° Camera
see Reversing camera
Car key
see Key
Car telephony
see Telephone
Car wash
see Care
Car wash (care) ....................................... 538 Car-to-X-Communication
Displaying hazard warnings ................ .435
Overview ............................................. 435
Sending haza rdwa rnings .................... 436
Care .......................................................... 547
Air-water duct ...................................... 538
Car wash ............................................. 538
Carpet .................................................5 47
Deco rative foil .................................... .543
Displ ay................................................. 547
Exhaust pipes ...................................... 545
Exterior lighting ................................... 545
High-pressu recleaner ......................... 540
Pa int wo rk ............................................ 542
Plastic trim .......................................... 547
Re alwo od/trim elements .................... 547
Re versing camera/360° Camera ........ 545
Ro of lining ...........................................5 47
Seat belt .............................................. 547
Seat co ver ........................................... 547
Senso rs............................................... 545
Tr ailer tow hit ch................................... 545
Wa shing byhand ..................................5 41
Wheels/rims ....................................... 545
Wi ndo ws .............................................. 545Wi
per blades .......................................5 45
Carpet (Care) ............................................ 547
Changing gears ........................................ 207
Manually .............................................. 207
Changing the lights
Driving abroad (symm etrical dipped
beam) .................................................. 157
Cha rging
Bat tery (vehicle) ...................................5 61
Mobile phone (wireless) ....................... 154
USB port ..............................................1 53
Child saf ety lock
Ac tivating/deactivating (multimedia
sy stem) ................................................ 394
Re ar door .............................................. 79
Re ar side wind ows ................................. 80
Child seat Appr oval categories .............................. .59
At tach ing (no tes) ................................... 58
Basic instructions ..................................52
Fr ont passenger seat (no tes) ................. 77
Fr ont passenger seat (without auto‐
matic airbag shutoff) ............................. 76
ISOFIX/i-Size (fitting) ............................ 67 Index
685

No
tes on risks and dangers ...................53
Re commended child restra int sys‐
te ms ...................................................... 56
Seats suita blefor belt-secu redch ild
re stra int sy stems ................................... 72
Seats suitable for i‑Size child
re stra int sy stems ................................... 66
Seats suitable for ISOFIX child
re stra int sy stems ................................... 61
Secu ring on the front passenger seat ....78
Secu ring on there ar seat ...................... 75
To pTe ther ..............................................70
Child ren
Av oiding dangers in theve hicle .............53
Basic instructions .................................. 52
Cho ck....................................................... 583
St orage location ..................................5 83
Cho ck
see Chock
CI+ module ............................................... 51 5
Calling up a menu ................................ 51 5
CI+ module (TV) Inserting a Smart Card ........................ .514 Cigar
ette lighter
Fr ont centre console ............................ 151
Cleaning see Care
Climate control ........................................ 175
Ac tivating/deactivating the A/C
function (cont rol panel) ...................... .177
Ac tivating/deactivating the A/C
function (multimedia sy stem) .............. 17 7
Ac tivating/deactivating the synchro‐
nisation function (cont rol panel) .......... 17 9
Ac tivating/deactivating the synchro‐
nisation function (multimedia sys‐
te m) ..................................................... 17 9
Air di stribution settings .......................1 78
Air-reci rculation mode ........................ .179
Au tomatic control ................................ 17 7
Au tomatic control (rear) ....................... 178
Calling up the air conditioning menu ... 17 7
Defrosting the windscreen ...................1 75
Demi sting windo ws.............................. 17 9
Fr ont air vents ..................................... 186
Glo vebox air vent ................................ 188
Inserting/removing theflacon (fra‐
gr ance sy stem) .................................... 180Ionisation .............................................1
80
No te ..................................................... 175
Re ar air vents ...................................... 187
Re ar compartment residual heat ......... 17 9
Re ar operating unit .............................. 176
Re sidual heat ....................................... 17 9
Setting (multimedia sy stem) ................1 77
Setting the air distribution ...................1 75
Setting the air flow ............................... 175
Setting the fragrance sy stem ............... 180
Setting thete mp erature ......................1 75
St ationary heater/ ventilation .............. 181
Switching on/off ................................. 17 7
Switching on/off (rear) ........................ 17 7
Switching there ar wind owheater
on/off .................................................. 175
THERMATIC contro l panel .................... 175
THERMOTRONIC contro l panel ............175
Ve ntilating theve hicle (con venience
opening) ................................................ 99
Wi ndsc reen heating ............................. 181
Coat hook ................................................ .146
Cock pit......................................................... 6
Overview ................................................. 6 686
Index

Cof
fee cup symbol
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Collapsible spare wheel .......................... 589
Inflating ............................................... 591
No tes .................................................. 589
Re moving ............................................ 590
Combination switch ................................15 8
Compass .................................................. 444
Compu ter
see On-board computer
Connection status
Displ aying ............................................ 490
Overview ............................................ .490
Connectivity Switching transmission of theve hicle
position on/off .................................... 390
Contacts ................................................... 461
Calling up ............................................ 462
Deleting ............................................... 464
Deleting favo urites .............................. 464
Downloading (from mobile phone) ...... 462
Importing ............................................ 463
Importing (o verview) .......................... .463 Information .......................................... 461
Making a call ....................................... 463
Na
me form at ...................................... .462
Options ................................................ 463
Saving as a favo urite .......................... .464
Selecting options for suggestions ........ 464
St oring ................................................ 463
Con venience closing ...............................1 00
Conv enience opening ................................ 99
Coolant (engine) Levelch eck ......................................... 536
No tes .................................................. 604
Cooling see Climate control
Co pyright ...................................................35
Cornering light ........................................ .160
Co ver
see Side windo ws
Cross Traf fic Alert .................................. .299
Crosswind Assist Function/no tes ................................... 234 Cruise control
.......................................... 241
Ac tivating ............................................ 24 3
Buttons ................................................ 24 3
Calling up a speed .............................. .243
Deactivating ........................................ 24 3
Fu nction ............................................... 241
Re quirements ...................................... 24 3
Selecting ............................................. 24 3
Setting a speed ................................... 24 3
St oring a speed ................................... 24 3
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 41
Cup holder ................................................ 14 8
Re ar .................................................... .135
Switching the cooling/heating func‐
tion on/off .......................................... 14 9
use (co ckpit) ........................................ 14 8 D
Damage de tection (pa rked vehicle) .......226
Dashboard see Cockpit
Dashboard lighting see Instrument lighting Index
687

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