2019 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV Owners Manual

Obser
vethefo llowing information when
loading the bicycle rack: Nu
mber
of bicy‐
cles To
tal
we ight
of bicy‐
cle rack
and load Max. dis‐
tance
1 1Max. dis‐
tance
2 2
3U pto
75 kg 420 mm 300 mm
4U pto
10 0kg 420 mm 400 mm When transpo
rting four bic ycles or with a total
we ight between 75kgand 100kg , alw ays use
bicycle rack s with additional support on the
trailer hitch guide pin. Ve
hicle towing instructions
The vehicle is not suitable forth e use of tow bar
sy stems that are used forflat towing or ding hy
to wing, forex ample. Attach ing and using tow bar
sy stems can lead todamage on theve hicle.
When you are towing a vehicle with tow bar sys‐ te
ms, safe driving characteristics cannot be
guaranteed forth eto wing vehicle or theto wed
ve hicle. The vehicle-trailer combination may
swer vefrom side toside. Comply with the per‐
mitted towing me thods (/ page 562) and the
instructions forto wing with bo thaxles on the
ground ( /page 563). 318
Driving and pa rking

Instrument display
overview &
WARNING Risk of accident due toan
instrument display malfunction
If th e Instrument Display has failed or mal‐
functioned, you may not recognise function
re strictions applying tosaf etyre leva nt sys‐
te ms.
The operating saf ety of your vehicle may be
impaired. #
Drive on carefull y. #
Have theve hicle checked immediately
at a qualified specialist workshop. If
th e operating saf ety of your vehicle is
impaired, park theve hicle safely as soon as pos‐
sible. Contact a qualified specialist workshop. Instrument display in
the widescreen cockpit 1
Speedome ter (e xamp le)
2 Multifunction display
3 Rev counter (e xample)
4 Coolant temp erature display
5 Fuel le vel and fuel filler flap location indica‐
tor
% In addition tothe multifunction display 2,
fur ther conte nt can be shown on displ ays1
and 3(/ page 322).
The segments on the speedome ter1 indica te
th e sy stem status forth efo llowing:
R Cruise control(/ page241) R
Limi ter (/ page242)
R Active Dis tance Assi st
DISTRONIC( /page 247)
* NO
TEEngine dama gedue toexc essively
high engine speeds The engine will be damaged if
you drive with
th e engine in theov errevving range. #
Do not drive wi th the engine in theove r‐
re vving range. The fuel supply will be inter
rupted toprotect the
engine when there d mark on there v counter
(o ve rrev ving range) is reached.
During no rmal operating conditions, the coolant
te mp erature display may rise to120 °C. &
WARNING Danger of bu rns when open‐
ing the bonn et
If yo u open the engine bonn etwhen the
engine has overheated or during a fire inthe
engine compartment, you could come into
contact with hot gases or other escaping
operating fluids. In
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#
Before opening the bonn et, allow the
engine tocool down. #
Intheeve nt of a fire inthe engine com‐
partment, keep the engine bonn et
closed and call thefire service. Ve
hicles with a 48 V on-board electrical sys‐
te m (EQ Boo sttech nology) 1
POWER sho wsthe electric drive support
2 CHARGE sho wsthere cuperation po wer of
th e electric mo tor
õ shows th e drive sy stem's operational read‐
iness . Overview of
the but tons on thest eering
wheel 1
¤ Back button, on-board computer
Press and hold: sho wsstandard display
2 Touch Control, on-board co mputer
3 Control panel for cruise control/limiter or
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
4 Control panel for MBUX multimedia sy stem:
£ LINGU ATRO NIC
ß Displa ysfavo urites
VO L: control knob, adjusts thevo lume or
switches the sound off 8(press)
6 Makes/accepts a call ~
Rejects/ends a call
5 ò Calls up the home screen
6 Touch Control multimedia sy stem
7 % Back button (press and hold) Operating
the on-boa rdcompu ter &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, you will be distracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y. 320
Instrument Display and on-board computer

Obser
vethe legal requ irements forth e count ry
in which you are cur rently driving when you
operate the on-board computer.
% The on-board computer displa ysappear on
th e multifunction display (/ page 324).The on-board computer can be operated using
th e left-hand Touch Control 2and the left-hand
back/home button 1. Dif
fere nt acoustic signals pr ovide feedback
when you operate the on-board computer, e.g.:
R when you are reaching the end of a list
R when you are sc rolling thro ugh a list
The following menus are available:
R Assistance
R Telephone
R Navigation
R Trip
R Radio
R Media
R Styles & display
R Service
The menus can be called up from the menu bar
on the multifunction displa y. #
Tocall up the menu bar: pressthe back
button on the left 1until the menu bar is
displa yed. %
Ve
hicles without Active Di stance Assist
DISTRO NIC:press theò button tocall
up the menu bar of the on-board computer. #
Toscroll in the menu bar: swipe left or
ri ght on the left-hand Touch Control 2. #
Tocall up a menu or confirm a selection:
press the left-hand Touch Control 2. #
Toscroll through displa ysor lists on the
menu: swipe upwards or down wards on the
left-hand Touch Control 2. #
Tocall up a submenu or confirm a selec‐
tion: press the left-hand Touch Control 2. In
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#
Toexit a submenu: pressthe back button
on the left 1.
Selecting the head-up display #
Ifth e head-up display is switched on: swipe
upwards on the left-hand Touch Control 2. #
Swipe upwards on the left-hand Touch Con‐
trol 2toswitch tothe head-up displa y.#
Ifth e head-up display is switched off: press
th e left-hand Touch Control 2.
Fu ll-sur face menu display
Yo u can displ aythefo llowing menus in full on
th e instrument display:
R Assistance
R Trip
R Navigation #
Inthe cor responding menu, use the left-hand
To uch Control 2toscroll tothe end of the
list. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control 2.
The selected menu will be displ ayed in full. Ad
justing the design of the in stru ment dis‐
play
On-boa rdcompu ter:
4 Styles & display
Setting the design #
Swipe up wards or down wards on the left-
hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
The instrument displ ayis shown in the selec‐
te d design.
The following designs can be selec ted, depend‐
ing on theve hicle equipment:
R Classic
R Sport
R Progressive
R Understated
R Standard displays Showing display content on
the instrument
clus ter
Ad ditional display con tent can also be shown on
th e instrument clus ter. #
Toselect display content: swipetothe
ri ght on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Swipe upwards or down wards on the left-
hand Touch Control toselect there qu ired
display con tent.
When the display conte nt is selected1, it
will brie fly be highligh ted. 322
Instrument Display and on-board computer

1
Displ aycontent, le ft(exa mp le: speedom eter)
2 The index points show the selected display
conte nt.
Display content selection, le ft:
R Speedom eter
R Time/date
R Trip computer From startandFrom reset
R Range
R Audio
R Angl e of incline and approach/departure
angle 3
Display conte nt, centre (examp le: media)
Display con tent selection, centre:
R Assi stance graphic
R Telephone
R Navigation
R Trip
R Radio
R Media
R Styles and display
R Service 4
Display conte nt,right (e xamp le:rev counter)
Display content selection, right:
R Rev counter
R Average fuel consum ption
R ECO display
R Navigation
R G-me ter
R Assi stance graphic
R 4MATIC
R Suspension (depending on theve hicle's
equipment) Instrument Display and on-board computer
323

Overview of displa
yson the multifunction
display 1
Outside temp erature
2 Time
3 Digital speedome ter
4 Displ aysection
5 Drive program
6 Transmission position Fu
rther displa yson the multifunction display:
Z Gearshift
recommendation (/ page 208)
u Active Parking Assist activated
(/ page 295)
é Parking Assist PARKTRONIC deacti vated
( / page 283)
¯ Cruise control (/
page241)
È Limi
ter (/ page242)
ç Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
(/ page 247)
æ Ac
tive Brake Assi st (/ page 241)
à Active Steering Assist (/ page 253)
ê Active Lane Keeping Assist (/ page 309)
± Active Lane Change Assi st (/ page 255)
è ECO
start/ stop function (/ page198)
ë HOLD fu
nction (/ page 260)
_ Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist Plus
(/ page 162)
ð Ma
ximum pe rmissible speed exceeded
(for cer tain countries only) Ve
hicles with Speed Limit Assis t:de tected
instructions and traf fic signs (/ page 301).
Ve hicles with Traf fic Sign Assis t:de tected
instructions and traf fic signs (/ page 303).
Fo r an overview of thewa rning and indicator
lamps, see (/ page 665). Ad
justing the in stru ment lighting 324
Instrument Displ ayand on-board computer

#
Turn brightness control 1up or down.
The lighting of the instrument display and in
th e control elements of theve hicle interior is
adjus ted. Menus and submenus
Fu
nctions on the service menu of the on-
board compu ter On-board computer:
4 Service #
Toselect the function: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
Fu nctions on theService menu:
R Message memory (/ page611)
R AdBlue: Adblue ®
ra nge and fill le vel
R Tyres:
- Restarting the tyre pressure loss warning
sy stem (/ page579)
- Che cking tyre pressure with the tyre
pressure monitor (/ page573) -
Restarting the tyre pressure monitor
(/ page 574)
R ASSYST PLUS : calls upthe service due date
(/ page 531)
R Coolant: coolant temp erature display
R Engine oil level: engine oil le vel
R Consumption info: fuel life cycle consump‐
tion Calling up
the assistant display On-board computer:
4 Assistance
The following displa ysare available on the assis‐
ta nt displ aymenu:
R Assis tant displ ay
R Attention le vel (/ page 300)
R Full-sur face menu displ ay #
Toswitch between the displa ys:swipe
upwards or down wards on the left-hand
To uch Control. St
atus displa yson the assis tant displ ay:
R Û ATTENTION ASSIS T:deactivated
R Light lane markings: Active Lane Keeping
Assist enabled
R Green lane markings: Active Lane Keeping
Assist active
R ¸ Grey radar waves next tovehicle: Blind
Spot Assist or Active Blind Spot Assi stena‐
bled
R ¸ Green radar waves next tovehicle:
Blind Spot Assist or Active Blind Spot Assi st
active In
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