2019 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV key

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
Á Key not detected (red dis‐
play message) *T
hekey cannot be de tected and may no longer be in theve hicle.
The key is no lon ger in theve hicle and you swit choff the engine:
R You can no lon gerst art the engine.
R You cannot centrally lock theve hicle. #
Ensure that theke y is in theve hicle.
If th eke y de tection function has a malfunction due toast ro ng radio signal source: #
Stop theve hicle as soon as possible in accordance with the tra ffic conditions. #
Place theke y in the slot forst arting the engine with theke y (/ page192).
Á Place the key in the
marked space See Owner's
Manual *T
hekey de tection function is malfunctioning. #
Change the location of theke y in theve hicle. #
Place theke y in the slot forst arting the engine with theke y (/ page192). 656
Displaymessa ges and warning/indicator lamps

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

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

Dashcam
Con figuring the settings ......................4 49
Deleting a video recording ................... 449
Selecting a USB device ....................... 448
St arting/ending a video recording ...... 448
Data acquisition Vehicle .................................................. 32
Data import/export ................................ 395
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 395
Importing/exporting ........................... 395
Data storage
Electronic control units ........................ .32
Online services ...................................... 34
Ve hicle .................................................. 32
Date Setting the time and date automati‐
cally ..................................................... 389
Deactivating the alarm (A TA).................. 109
Deale rship
see Qualified speciali stwo rkshop
Declaration of conformity Electromagnetic compatibility ............... 26
Jack .......................................................29 TIREFIT kit ............................................. 30
Wi
reless vehicle components ................26
Decorative foil (cleaning instructions)
.................................................................. .543
DeNO x agent
see AdBlue ®
Designs Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter) .................. 322
Dest ination .............................................. 430
Editing intermediate destinations ........ 420
Editing the pr evious destinations ........ 430
Ex tern al .............................................. .431
Qui ck-access todestination informa‐
tion ...................................................... 427
Saving (cur rent vehicle position) ......... 430
Saving as global favo urite .................... 430
Destination ent ry.................................... 407
Entering 3 wordaddresses .................. 412
Entering a POI or address .................... 407
Entering an intermedia tedestination .. 420
Ente ring geo-coordinates ..................... 412
No tes ................................................... 407
Selecting a contact .............................. 412
Selecting a POI .................................... 41 0Selecting a
recei ved destination .......... 414
Selecting from favo urites .................... .414
Selecting from the map ........................ 413
Selecting pr evious destinations .......... .410
De tecting inat tentiveness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnostics connection ............................30
Diesel Low outside temp eratures ...................6 00
No tes .................................................. 600
Digital Owner's Manual ............................20
Digital speedome ter ............................... 326
Digital TV
see TV
Digital Vehicle Keyst icker
Locking theve hicle ................................ 88
St arting theve hicle .............................. 191
Unlocking theve hicle ............................88
Dinghy towing
see Tow- bar sy stem
DIRECT SELECT le ver.............................. 205
Engaging drive position ....................... 207
Engaging neutral ................................. 206 688
Index

¯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