2019 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV battery

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
¥ Top up washer fluid *T
hewasher fluid le vel in thewa sher fluid reser voir has dropped below the minimum. #
Top up thewa sher fluid (/ page 537). Climate cont
rol Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
& inoperative See Owner's
Man. *T
hestationary heater is temp orarily malfunctioning. #
When theve hicle is on a le vel sur face and the engine has cooled down, make up tofour attem ptsto switch on
th est ationary heater, waiting se veral minutes between each attem pt. #
Ifth est ationary heater does not swit chon, consult a qualified specialist workshop.
&
inoperative Battery low *T
he on-board electrical sy stem voltage is too lo w.
The stationary heater has swit ched itself off. #
Drive for an extended pe riod until the battery has reached a suf ficient charge leve l again. Display messages and
warning/indicator lamps 661

1,
2, 3 ...
4MATIC ...................................................... 211
Fu nction ............................................... 211
12 V battery
see Battery (vehicle)
12 V so cket
see Soc ket (12 V)
48 V on-board electrical sy stem
Operating saf ety .................................... 24
230 V soc ket
see Soc ket (230 V)
360° Camera ........................................... 289
Ca re .................................................... 545
Fu nction .............................................. 289
Opening the camera co ver (r eve rsing
camera) .............................................. .293
Selecting a view .................................. 293
Setting favo urites ................................ 293
Swit ching automatic operation
on/off (r eversing camera) .................. .293 A
A/C function Activating/deactivating (multimedia
sy stem) ................................................ 17 7
Switching on/off (control panel) ......... 17 7
ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem) ............ .229
Ac celeration
see Kickdown
Ac cess data
Setting (Blue tooth®
) ............................ 488
Ac cident and breakdown manage‐
ment
Mercedes me connect ........................ .477
Ac oustic locking verification signal
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 83
Ac tivating/deactivating automatic
vo lume adjustment
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ....5 17
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi st......................... 306
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .309
Brake application ................................. 307
Fu nction .............................................. 306
Sy stem limitations ...............................3 06AC
TIVE BODY CONT ROL.......................... 269
Fr ee driving mode ................................ 274
Individual wheel control ....................... 275
Setting the le vel .................................. .275
Suspension .......................................... 269
Ac tive Brake Assi st
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 235
Setting .................................................2 41
Ac tive Di stance Assist DISTRO NIC........ 247
Ac tive Emergency Stop Assist .............2 57
Ac tive Lane Change Assi st.................. 255
Calling up a speed ............................... 24 9
Displ ays in the instrument display .......2 58
Fu nction .............................................. 247
Increasing/decreasing speed .............. 24 9
Re quirements: .................................... .249
Ro ute-based speed adap tation ........... .252
Selecting ............................................. 24 9
St eering wheel buttons ........................ 24 9
St oring a speed ................................... 24 9
Switching off/deacti vating .................. 24 9
Switching on/activating ...................... 24 9
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 47
Ac tive Eme rgency Stop Assist ...............257 Index
67 9

Ambient lighting
Setting (multimedia sy stem) ................1 64
Android Auto ............................................ 473
Connecting a mobile phone ................ .474
Ending ................................................ .475
Information .......................................... 474
Overview ..............................................4 73
Sound settings ..................................... 475
Tr ans ferred vehicle data ......................4 75
Android Auto™
Control using the application buttons
.............................................................4 75
Animals Pets in theve hicle ..................................81
Anti-lock braking sy stem
see ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem)
Anti-skid chains
see Snow chains
Anti-theft ala rmsystem
see ATA (anti-theft alarm sy stem)
Anti-theft pr otection
Ad ditional door lock .............................. 86
Immobiliser .........................................1 08Anti-theft pr
otection
see ATA (anti-theft alarm sy stem)
Anticipatory occupant pr otection
see PRE- SAFE®
(anticipatory occu‐
pant pr otection)
see PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus)
Apple CarPlay™ ....................................... 472
Connecting an iPhone ®
...................... .472
Control using the application buttons
.............................................................4 73
Ending ................................................. 473
No tes ................................................... 472
Overview ..............................................4 72
Sound settings ..................................... 473
Tr ans ferred vehicle data ......................4 75
Asht ray
Fr ont centre console ........................... 15 0
Assistance sy stems
see Driving saf ety sy stem
Assistant display Menu (on-board computer) .................. 325 ASS
YST PLUS ........................................... 531
Battery disconnection pe riods .............5 32
Displ aying the service due date ........... 531
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 531
Re gular maintenance work .................. 531
Special service requ irements .............. 531
ATA (anti-theft ala rmsystem) ................ .108
Deactivating the alarm ........................ 109
Fu nction .............................................. 108
Fu nction of interior pr otection .............1 10
Priming/deactivating interior pr otec‐
tion .......................................................1 11
Priming/deactivating tow- aw ay pro‐
te ction ................................................. 11 0
To w- aw ay protection function .............. 109
AT TENTION ASSI ST.......................... 300, 301
Fu nction .............................................. 300
Setting ................................................. 301
Sy stem limitations ...............................3 00
At tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Au gmented reality
see Route guidance with augmented reality 682
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

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

Seats suitable
for attaching ................... 61J
Jack Declaration of conformity ......................29
St orage location ..................................5 83
Jump-start connection ............................ 561
Gene ral no tes ...................................... 559 K
Ke y.............................................................. 82
Ac oustic locking verification signal ....... 83
Battery .................................................. 84
Emergency key ...................................... 84
Energy consumption .............................. 84
Fe atures ................................................ 82
Ke yring attachment .............................. 84
Overview ............................................... 82
Pa nic alarm ........................................... 83
Problem ................................................. 86
Un locking setting .................................. 83
Ke y functions
Deactivating .......................................... 84KEYLESS-GO
Locking theve hicle ................................ 89
Problem .................................................90
Un locking setting .................................. 83
Un locking theve hicle ............................89
Kickd own.................................................2 09
Using ................................................... 209
Knee airbag ................................................ 42 L
Laden Bag hook ............................................. 14 5
Lamp see In terior lighting
Lamps (instrument display) see Warning/indicator lamps
Lane de tection (au tomatic)
see Active Lane Keeping Assist
Lane Keeping Assist
see Active Lane Keeping Assist
Language .................................................3 95
No tes .................................................. 395
Setting .................................................3 95LED light
see Intelligent Light Sy stem
Le vel control sy stem
see ACTIVE BODY CONTROL
see AIRMATIC
Light switch Overview .............................................. 157
Lighting see In terior lighting
see Lights
Lights ........................................................ 157
Ac tive headla mps ................................ 16 0
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus .......... .162
Ad justing the instrument lighting ......... 324
Au tomatic driving lights ....................... 15 8
Combination swit ch............................. 15 8
Corne ring light ..................................... 16 0
Driving ab road (symm etrical dipped
beam) .................................................. 157
Fo g light (extended range) ................... 161
Haza rdwa rning lights .......................... 15 9
Headla mpflasher ................................ 15 8
High beam ........................................... 15 8
Intellige nt Light Sy stem ....................... 16 0700
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