2019 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV Owners Manual

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Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC displa ys
( / page 247)
R ECO Assi stdispla ys Calling up displa
yson the trip menu On-board computer:
4 Trip #
Toselect a displa y:swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control.
Trip menu in the widescreen cockpit:
R Standard display
R Range
R Current fuel consum ption
R ECO display (/ page 200)
R Trip computer From startandFrom reset
R Full-sur face menu displ ay Example:
standard display
1 Trip dis tance
2 Total dis tance Example: trip compu
ter
1 Total dis tance
2 Driving time
3 Average speed
4 Average fuel consum ption 326
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Re
setting values on the trip menu of the on-
board compu ter On-board computer:
4 Trip
% The spelling on the main menu displa yed
may dif fer. Therefore, obser vethe menu
ove rview forth e instrument display
(/ page 320).
Yo u can reset theva lues of thefo llowing func‐
tions:
R Trip dis tance
R Trip computer From startandFrom reset
R ECO display (/ page 200) #
Toselect the function tobe rese t:swipe
upwards or down wards on the left-hand
To uch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. #
Select Yes. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. If
yo u press and hold the left-hand Touch Con‐
trol, theva lues of the function will be reset
immediatel y. Calling up navigation instructions on
the on-
board compu ter On-board computer:
4 Navigation
The following displa ysare available in the naviga‐
tion menu:
R Navigation view
R Map view
R Full-sur face map view Example: no
change of direction announced
1 Distance tothe next change of direction
2 Distance tothe next destination
3 Estimated ar riva l time at next destination
4 Current road In
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Example:
change of direction announced
1 Distance tothech ange of direction
2 Road towhich thech ange of direction leads
3 Chan ge-of-direction symbol
4 Recommended lane (white)
5 Possible lane
6 Lane not recommended (da rkgrey)
Fu rther possible displa yson theNavigation
menu:
R Direction of travel: display of direction of
tra vel and road cur rently being tr avelled on.
R New route... orCalculating route… : a new
ro ute is being calculated. R
Road not mapped :th ero ad is unknown, e.g.
fo r newly built roads.
R No route: no route could be calculated tothe
selected destination.
R Off map: the map forth e cur rent location is
not available.
R Area of destination reached: when an inter‐
mediate destination is reached, the inter‐
mediate destination flag will be displa yed
with the number of the intermediate destina‐
tion Î. Af terth is, route guidance will con‐
tinue. Once the destination is reached, the
ch equered flag Í will be displa yed. Ro ute
guidance will now be co mplete #
Toexitth e menu: pressthe back button on
th e left.
Ve hicles with the MBUX multimedia sy stem:
Yo u can also start navigation toone of the
re cent destinations on theNavigation menu: #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. #
Toselect a destination: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
Ro ute guidance will start.
If ro ute guidance has already been activated,
a re qu est will appear asking whe ther you
wish toend the cur rent route guidance. #
Select Yes. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
Ro ute guidance will start. 328
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Selecting
radio stations using the on-boa rd
compu ter On-board computer:
4 Radio 1
Frequency range
2 Station
3 Name of track
% The illustration sho wsthe Instrument Display
in theWi descreen Cockpit.
When you select a station from the memory pre‐
sets, the preset will appear next tothest ation
name. When you select a sa vedstation in the frequency
range, an as terisk will appear next to
th est ation name. #
Toselect a radio station: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand Touch Control.
Selecting the frequency range or memory
preset #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. #
Swipe upwards or down wards on the left-
hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. Media playba
ckusing the on-boa rdcompu ter On-board computer:
4 Media 1
Media source
2 Track number and cur rent track
3 Name of artist (e xamp le)
% The illustration sho wsthe Instrument Display
in theWi descreen Cockpit. #
Tochange trac kson an active media
source: swipe upwards or down wards on the
left-hand Touch Control. In
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%
This is how tochange thech annel on theTV
media source.
Changing a media source #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. #
Toselect a media source: swipe upwards
or down wards on the left-hand Touch Con‐
trol. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. Dialling
telephone numbers using the on-
board compu 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. When
telephoning, you must obse rveth e legal
re qu irements forth e count ryin which you are
cur rently driving.
Re quirements:
R The mobile phone is connec tedto the multi‐
media sy stem.
On-board computer: 4 Telephone
The most recent telephone calls (dialled,
re cei ved and missed calls) are displa yed on the
Telephone menu. #
Toselect an entr y:swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
If th ere is only one telephone number
sa ve dto an entr y:thete lephone number
will be selec ted. #
Ifth ere are multiple telephone numbers
sa ve dto an entr y:swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand touch cont rolto
select the desired telephone number. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
The telephone number will be dialled.
The following displa ysmay appear ins tead of the
te lephone numbers dialled:
R Please wait :th e application is starting. If a
Blue tooth ®
connection tothe mobile phone
is not es tablished, the menu for auth orising
and connecting a mobile phone will be dis‐
pla yed on the multimedia sy stem
(/ page 452).
R Updating data: the call list is being updated.
R Importing contacts : contacts are being
impor ted from the mobile phone or a storage
medium.
Ac cepting/rejecting a call
Ve hicles with head-up displa y:When you
re cei vea call, theIncoming call message will
appear on the head-up displa y.330
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#
Swipe up wards or down wards on the left-
hand Touch Control and select 6(Accept)
or ~ (Reject). #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
Yo u may accept/ reject the call using the6
or ~ button on thesteering wheel. Setting
the head-up display using the on-
board compu ter On-board computer:
4 HEAD-UP DISPLAY
The following head-up display settings can be
selec ted:
R Position
R Brightness
R Displa ys #
Toselect a setting: swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. #
Toadjust the position: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Toadjust the brightness: swipetothe left
or right on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
Selecting what the head-up display sho ws (Example)
1
Toswitch the head-up display on/off
2 Left display area
Navigation sy stem
Inclination, gradient and compass
Av erage consum ption
G-me ter
3 Central displ ayarea Set speed in
the driver assis tance sy stem
(e.g. cruise control)
Wa rnings from driver assis tance sy stems
(e.g. dis tance warning)
4 Right display area
Traf fic Sign Assi st
Ve hicle le vel
Dif fere ntial
Assi stant display
5 Toadjust the position, brightness and lo wer
display area
6 Index points
7 Lowe r display area
Non-required display areas 2to4 can be hid‐
den.
% In audio mode, thest ation name or track will
be shown temp orarily when the audio source
is being actively operated. #
Toselect a displa y:swipe upwards on the
left-hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. In
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Head-up Display
Fu
nction of the head-up display The head-up display projects information from
th e navigation sy stem, the driver assis tance sys‐
te ms and some warning messages abo vethe
cockpit into the driver's field of vision.
Display elements 1
Navigation messa ges
2 Current speed
3 Detected instructions and traf fic signs
4 Set speed in the driver assis tance sy stem
(e.g. cruise control) When
youre cei vea call, the6 Incoming call
message will appear on the head-up displa y.
Sy stem limits
The visibility is influenced bythefo llowing condi‐
tions:
R seat position
R the positioning of the display image
R light conditions
R wetro ad sur faces
R objects on the display co ver
R polarisation in sunglasses
% Inextreme sunlight, sections of the display
may appear washed out. You can co rrect this
by switching the head-up display off and on
again. To
switch the head-up display on/off Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Quick access #
Select HUD.
The head-up-display is activated. 332
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Note
s on operating saf ety &
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. &
WARNING Risk of an accident from
ope rating mobile communication equip‐
ment while theve hicle is in motion
Mobile communications devices distract the
driver from the traf fic situation. This could also cause
the driver tolose control of the
ve hicle. #
Asthe driver, only operate mobile com‐
munications devices when theve hicle is
st ationar y. #
As a vehicle occupant, only use mobile
communications devices in the areas
intended forth is purpose, e.g. in the
re ar passenger compartment. Fo
ryo ur ow n sa fety, al ways obser vethefo llow‐
ing points when operating mobile communica‐
tions equipment and especially your voice con‐
trol sy stem:
R Obser vethe legal requ irements forth e coun‐
try in which you are driving.
R While driving, on ly operate mobile communi‐
cations equipment and your voice control
sy stem when the tra ffic conditions permit it.
Yo u may otherwise be distracted from the
traf fic conditions and cause an accident,
inju ring yourself and others.
R Ifyo u use thevo ice control sy stem in an
emer gency your voice can change and your te
lephone call, e.g. an emer gency call, can
th ereby be unnecessarily dela yed.
R Familiarise yourself with thevo ice control
sy stem functions before starting the journe y. Operation
Overview of operating the multifunction
st
eering wheel LINGU
ATRO NIC is operational appr oximately
th irty seconds af terth e ignition is switched on. LINGU
ATRO NIC 333