2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS buttons

Selec
tingapr ofile
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
f Profiles
% When youcall upyour profile, thedr iver's
seat, steer ing wheel andoutside mirrors can
be set.
Yo ucan cancelthese tting process withth e
fo llo wing actions :
R Tapon thePosition ingSeat andSteering
Wheel… Pleasetaptocanc el.warning on
th emedia display.
R Press one oftheseat operating buttons
in thedr iver's door . #
Select apr ofile. #
Press the0076 buttontoconf irm themes‐
sag e.
The profile isloaded andactiv ated.
% Alternativ ely,th epr ofile can already be
select edwhen theve hicle isent ered
(/ page35 1).
Sync hronizing apr ofile
Re quirement s: R
Youha ve aMer cedesme user accoun t.
R The vehicle isconn ectedwithyo ur Mer cedes
me user accoun t.
R The person alizatio nser viceis act ivat ed on
Mer cedesme conn ect .
Mult imed iasystem:
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f Profiles
5 General Setting s
Sync hroniz ation enables thefo llo wing:
R Youcan configur eth eve hicle settin gsusing
th eMer cedes meapp.
R The profile on Mer cedes meconnect andthe
pr ofile intheve hicle arealigned (profile man‐
ag ement). #
ActivateSyn chro nize Profiles Auto matica lly.
Th epr ofiles intheve hicle areaut omatically
sync hronized withth epr ofiles onMer cedes
me connect when theignition isswitc hedon
and off.
or #
Select Synchroniz eProfiles Now.
Af tersele cting this op tion ,th epr ofiles inthe
ve hicle aresync hronized withth epr ofiles on
Mer cedes meconnect .
% During sync hroniz ation thepr ofile listand
th epr ofile func tionsar ebloc ked.
% Noteon data protection: ifyo udo notwish
to shar eyo ur dat awit hMer cedesme, make
sur eth at theaut omatic synchroniz ation is
switc hedoffand donotselect Synchroniz e
Profiles Now.
Sho wing thepr ofile selecti onwhen entering
Re quirement s:
R Atleas tone profile has been creat ed.
Multim ediasystem:
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f Profiles
If th eop tion isactiv ated, youcan seeapr ofile as
soo nas youget in. #
Selec tGener alSet tings. MBU
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1

Con
trol or theSir i®
vo ice- oper ated con trol sys‐
te m. Youcan activat eth evo ice- opera tedcon trol
sy stem bypressing andholding the£ button
on themultifunc tionsteer ing wheel.
When usingApple CarPla y®
via thevo ice- oper‐
at ed con trol system, themultimedia system can
st ill be oper ated via theVo ice Cont rolSy stem
(/ page31 7).
On lyone iPho ne®
at atim ecan becon nectedvia
Apple CarPla y®
wit hth emultimedia system.
Also foruse ofApple CarPla y®
wit htw ophone
mode, onlyoneadditional mobilephone canbe
connect edusing Blue tooth®
wit hth emultimedia
sy stem.
The availabilit yof App leCarPla y®
ma yva ry
acc ordin gto thecount ry.
The service prov ider isresponsible forth is appli‐
cat ion and theser vices andcontent conne cted
to it.
Apple CarPla y®
is are gis tere dtra demar kof
Apple Inc. Inf
ormat iononApple CarPla y®
When Apple CarPla y®
is being used,theiPod ®
media sourceisno tav ailable forth ere spectiv e
iPhone ®
.
Onl yone routeguidan cecan beact ive at atim e.
If ro uteguidan ceisact ive on themultimedia sys‐
te m, itis closed whenrouteguidan ceisstar ted
on themobile phone.
Connecting aniPhone ®
via Apple CarPla y®
(cable)
Re quirement s:
R The current version ofyour devic e's operat‐
ing system isbeing used(seethemanuf ac‐
tur er's oper ating instruction s).
R Ther eis an Interne tcon nect ionforth efull
ra ng eof func tions forApple CarPla y®
.
R The iPho ne®
is connect edtothemultimedia
sy stem viatheUSB portç using asuit a‐
ble cable (/page460). Multimedia
system:
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5 Smart phone 5
Apple CarPlay
5 Start Apple CarPlay #
Alternativ e:Ifan Apple CarPla y®
application
is activ e(e.g. when music isbeing playedor
ro uteguidan ceisact ive), youcan callupthe
act ive applic ationusin gth e|, zor
002B application buttons (/page34 7).
% Contr olusing theapplication buttons canbe
switc hedonoroff(/ page439).
Ac cep ting/r eject ingtheda ta protection reg‐
ulat ions
Fo rth einitial star tof theapplication: amessag e
wit hth edat apr otect ion prov ision sappear s. #
Selec tAc cept &St art .
Exitin gApp leCar Play® #
Press the00E2 button. 438
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%
App leCa rPlay®
star ts aut omat icallywhen
th eiPhone ®
is con nect edwithth esy stem
using acable. IfApple CarPla y®
wa sno tdis‐
pla yedin thefo re grou nd before discon nect‐
ing, theapplication star ts inthebac kground
when reconnect ed.Youcan callupApple
CarPla y®
in themain menu.
Calling upApple CarPla y®
sound settings
Multimedia system:
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Mercedes me&Apps
5 Smart phone 5
Apple CarPlay 5
Z #
Select soundsettings.
Se tting contr olof theap plica tionbuttons
(Apple CarPlay®
)
Multimedia system:
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Mercedes me&Apps
5 Smart phone 5
Apple CarPlay 5
Z
5 General #
Toswitc hon Control viaApplication Buttons:
activ ateth edispla ybutt on. #
Toswitc hof fControl viaApplication Buttons:
deactiv ateth edispla ybutt on. Ending
AppleCarPla y® #
Toend theconnecti onofApp leCar ‐
Pla y®
(wit hcable): disconnect thecon nec‐
tion viathecon nect ingcable between the
mobil ephone andmultime diasystem.
% Mer cedes- Benzrecomme ndsdisconnecti ng
th econ nect ingcable onlywhen theve hicle
is statio nary. Andr
oidAuto Andr
oidAutoove rview &
WARNIN GRisk ofdist ra ction from infor‐
mati onsystems andcomm unication s
eq uipment
If yo uoper ateinf ormat ionand comm unic a‐
tio neq uipme ntintegratedin theve hicle
when driving, youwill bedistract ed from the
tr af fic situ ation. Thiscou ldalso cau seyouto
lose control of theve hicle. #
Onlyoper ateth is eq uipmen twhen the
tr af fic situ ation per mits. #
Ifyo ucan notbe sur eof this, stop the
ve hicle whilstpa ying attention toroad
and traffic condi tions andoperate the
eq uipment withth eve hicle statio nary. Yo
umus tobse rveth eleg alrequ iremen tsforth e
cou ntryin whi chyouar ecur rentl ydr ivi ng when
op erati ng themultimedia system.
Mobile phonefunctionscan beused with
An droid Autousin gth eAn droid oper ating sys‐
te m on themultimedia system. Itis oper ated
using theto uc hsc reen orthevo ice- opera ted
contr olsystem. Youcan activat eth evo ice- oper‐
at ed con trol system bypressing andholding the
£ buttononthemultifunc tionsteer ing wheel.
When usingAndroid Autovia thevo ice- opera ted
contr olsystem, themultimedia system can still
be opera tedvia theVo ice Cont rolSy stem
(/ page31 7).
On lyone mobile phoneatatime canbeconn ec‐
te dvia Android Auto wit hth emultimedia sys‐
te m.
Also foruse ofAndr oidAutowit htw ophon e
mode ,onl yone addit ional mobile phonecan be MBU
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connect
edusing Bluetoo th®
wit hth emultimedia
sy stem.
The availabilit yof An droid Autoand Android Auto
apps mayva ry acc ordin gto thecount ry.
The service prov ider isresponsible forth is appli‐
cat ion and theser vices andcontent conne cted
to it.
Inf orma tion onAndr oidAuto
If amobil ephone isused withAndr oidAuto,
USB access usingthemedia menuisno tpossi‐
ble forth is mobile phone.
Onl yone routeguidan cecan beact ive at atim e.
If ro uteguidan ceisact ive on themultimedia sys‐
te m, itis closed whenrouteguidan ceisstar ted
on themobile phone.
Connecting amobile phoneviaAndr oidAuto
(wir ed)
Re quirement s:
R The mobile phonesuppor tsAn droid Auto
fr om Andr oid5.0.
R The Andr oidAutoapp isins talled onthe
mobil ephone. R
Inorder touse thete lephon efunc tions,the
mobil ephone mustbe connect edtothemul‐
timedia system viaBlue tooth®
( / pag e42 4).
If th er ewa sno prior Interne tconn ection, this
is es tablished withth euse ofthemobile
phone withAn droid Auto.
R The mobile phoneisconn ectedtothemulti‐
media system viatheUSB portç using a
suit able cable (/page460).
R Ther eis an Interne tcon nect ionforth efull
ra ng eof func tions forAndr oidAuto.
Multimedia system:
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Mercedes me&Apps
5 Smart phone 5
Android Auto
5 Start Android Auto #
Alternativ e:Ifan Android Autoapplic ationis
act ive (e. g.when music isbein gpla yedor
ro uteguidan ceisact ive), youcan callupthe
act ive applic ationusin gth e|, zor
002B application buttons (/page34 7).
% Contr olusing theapplication buttons canbe
switc hedonoroff(/ page44 1). %
Thefirs tacti vatio nof Andr oid Au toon the
multime diasystem mus tbe car ried out
when theve hicle isstatio naryfo rsaf etyre a‐
son s.
Ac cep ting/r eject ingtheda ta protection reg‐
ulat ions
Fo rth einitial star tof theapplication: amessag e
wit hth edat apr otect ion prov ision sappear s. #
Selec tAc cept &St art .
Exitin gAndr oidAuto #
Press the00E2 button.
% Android Autostar ts aut omat icallywhen the
mobil ephone isconnect edwithth esy stem
using acable. IfAn droid Autowa sno tdis‐
pla yedin thefo re ground beforedisconn ect‐
ing, theapplication star ts inthebac kground
when reconnect ed.Youcan callupAndroid
Au tointhemain menu. 44
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MBUX multimedia system

Callin
gup theAndr oidAutosound settings
Multimedia system:
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Mercedes me&Apps
5 Smart phone 5
Android Auto 5
Z #
Select soundsettings.
Se tting contr olof theap plica tionbuttons
(Andr oidAuto)
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Mercedes me&Apps
5 Smart phone 5
Android Auto 5
Z
5 General #
Toswitc hon Control viaApplication Buttons:
activ ateth edispla ybutt on. #
Toswitc hof fControl viaApplication Buttons:
deactiv ateth edispla ybutt on.
Ending AndroidAuto #
Toend theconnecti onofAndr oidAuto
(wit hcable): disconnect thecon nect ionvia
th econ nect ingcable between themobile
phone andmultimedia system. %
Mer cedes- Benzrecomme ndsdisconnecti ng
th econ nect ingcable onlywhen theve hicle
is statio nary. Tr
ansf erre dve hicl edata withAndroidAuto
and Apple CarPla y® Ov
ervie wof transf erre dve hicl edata
When using Andr oidAutoor Apple CarPla y®
,cer‐
ta in vehicle datais transf erredto themobile
phone. Thisenables youto getth ebes tout of
select edmobile phoneservices. Vehicle datais
no tdir ectl yaccessible.
The follo wing system information istransmit ted:
R Softwarere lease ofthemultimedia system
R System ID(anon ymized)
The transf erofthis dat ais used tooptimize com‐
munication between theve hicle andthemobile
phone.
To do this, and toassig nse veralve hicles tothe
mobil ephone, ave hicle identif ierisrando mly
ge ner ated . Thi
sha sno conne ctionto theve hicle identif ica‐
tion number (VIN)andisdele tedwhen themulti‐
media system isrese t(/ page37 9).
The follo wing drivin gst atus datais trans mitted:
R Trans miss ionposit ionengaged
R Distinction between parked, stands till,ro lling
and drivin g
R Day/n ight mode oftheins trument cluster
The transf erofthis dat ais used toalter how
con tent isdispl ayed tocor respond tothedr iving
situation .
The follo wing positiondatais transmit ted:
R Coor dinat es
R Speed
R Com pass direct ion
R Accel erati on dire ction
Thi sda ta isonl ytransf erredwhile thena vig ation
sy stem isactiv e,inorder toimprove it(e.g. soit
can continue func tioningwhen inatun nel). MBU
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1

1,
2, 3...
4MA TIC..................................................... 206
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 206
12 Vbatt ery
see Battery(v ehi cle)
12 Vso cket
see Socket(1 2 V)
48 Von -bo ardelec tric al system
Operating safety .... ................................ 25
11 5V soc ket
see Socket(1 15 V)
360° Camer a.... ....................................... 278
Car e.................................................... 490
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>278
Opening thecamer aco ver(r ear view
camer a)..... ............... ...... ..................... 281
Selecting avie w ..... ...... ........................ 281 A
A/C functio n
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating (mu ltimed ia
sy stem) .......................................... ...... 173
Swi tching on/of f(contr olpa nel ).......... 173 ABS
(Anti-lockBr ak ing System) .............2 19
Ac celer ation
see Kickdo wn
Ac ciden tand break down manag e‐
men t
Mer cedesme connect.................... .....4 44
Ac ous ticlocking verificat ion signa l
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............70
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gaut omati c
vo lum eadj ustm ent
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ....4 72
Ac tiv eBli nd Spo tAs sist <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 291
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ........... .294
Br ak eap plica tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> .............292
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>291
Sy stem limit ations ........................... ....2 91
Tr ailer operation .............................. .... 292
Ac tiv eBr ak eAs sist
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 225
Se ttin g............................................. ....2 31
Ac tiv eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC ........ 235
Ac tiveEmerg encyStop Assis t......... ....2 45
Ac tiveLa ne Chang eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 244 Callin
gup aspee d...............................2 37
Dis play sin theIns trument Display.......2 47
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>235
Incr easing/d ecreasing spe ed .............. 237
Re quiremen ts...................................... 237
Ro ute-based speedadap tatio n........... .240
St eer ing wheel buttons ........................ 237
St or ing aspeed ................................... 237
Switc hingoff/deact ivating .................. 237
Switc hingon/act ivating ......................2 37
Sy stem limit ations ...............................2 35
Ac tiv eEme rgency Stop Assis t...............2 45
Ac tiv eLan eCha ngeAs sist <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 244
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............245
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>244
Ac tiv eLan eKe eping Assist.................... 294
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............296
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating thewa rning ...2 96
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>294
Se tting thesensit ivity.......................... 296
Sy stem limits ....................................... 294
Tr ailer operation .................................. 294
Ac tiv ePa rking Assis t.............................. 281
Cr oss Traf fic Aler t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...286 636
Index

Air
inle t
see Air-water duct
Air pressu re
see Tire pressur e
Air suspension
see AIRMA TIC
Air vents ............... .................................... 177
Ad jus ting (front) ............ ....................... 177
Ad jus ting (rea r) ............ ........................ 178
Glo vebox.............................................1 79
Air vents
see Airvents
Ai r-re cir cula tion mode............................ 175
Air -water duct .......... ................................ 483
Ke eping free ........................................4 83
Airb ag....... ..................................................42
Ac tivati on ........... ...................................36
Cu shi onb ag........... ................................ 42
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er)....4 2
Ins tallation locations .............................4 2
Knee airbag........................................... 42
Ov ervie w ..... .......................................... 42
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p.....4 7 Pr
otect ion ....................................... .......4 3
Sid eairba g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 42
Wi ndo wcur tain airbag ...........................4 2
Air flow
Se tting ............................................ .....1 71
AIRM ATIC .................................................2 50
Se tting ................................................. 253
Suspe nsion .......................................... 250
Alar m
see Panic alar m
Al ar m system
see ATA(anti-t heftal ar m system)
All-wheel drive
see 4MA TIC
Alt ernativ ero ute
see Route
Amb ientlighting
Se tting (mult imediasystem) ................1 60
Andr oidAuto <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 439
Co nnecting amob ile pho ne<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 440
Con trol usin gth eapplication buttons
... ... ................................................... ....4 41
Endi ng............. .................................... 441 Inf
ormation ..........................................4 40
Ov ervie w ....... ......................................439
Sound settings .....................................441
Tr ans ferred vehicle data......................4 41
Anim als
Pe ts intheve hicle ................................. 68
Anti-loc kbr aking system
see ABS(An ti-loc kBr akin gSy stem)
Anti-skid chains
see Snowch ains
Anti -thef tala rm system
see ATA(anti-t heftal ar m system)
Anti-t heftpr otection
Imm obiliz er............................................ 97
Ant icip ator yoccup antprotection
see PRE- SAFE®
(anticip ator yoccu‐
pa nt protect ion)
see PRE-S AFE®
PL US (antic ipatory
occupant protect ion plus)
Apple CarPla y®
........................................4 37
Con necting aniPho ne®
.......................4 38
Contr olusi ng theapplication buttons
... ..........................................................4 39 638
Index

Sul
fur cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 555
Ta nk cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ..............556
Fu elconsum ption
On- boar dcom puter .............................3 08
Fu elconsum ption indicat or
Calling up............................................ 199
Fu nction seat
see Door controlpanel
Fu nction seat(rear passeng ercom‐
par tment)
see Seat (rear passeng ercom partmen t)
Fu ses ......................................................... 510
Bef orere placing afuse ........................ 510
Das hboard fuse box...... ....................... 512
Fu se assignment diagram.................... 510
Fu se boxin thecar gocom partmen t....5 12
Fu se boxin theengine compartmen t... 511
Fu se boxin thefront -passen gerfo ot ‐
we ll...... ................................................ 512
No tes ................................................... 510
Fu ses
see Fuses G
Gar agedoor opener
Clea ring thememor y........................... 213
Opening orclosing thedoor ................. 212
Pr ogr amming buttons .......................... 210
Ra dio equipment approval num bers.... 213
Re sol ving problems .............................. 212
Sync hronizi ngthero lling code .............2 11
Gas station search
St artin gaut omat icsear ch<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 396
Swi tching automatic searchon/of f..... 396
Gasoli ne...................................................5 55
Gear shiftre comm endation .................... 202
Genu ineparts ............................................ 23
Glide mode ............................................... 203
Global search
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>360
Ov ervie w <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011>359
Glo vebox
Air vent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>179
Loc king/unloc king.............................. 128 H
Handbr ake
see Electr icpar king brak e
Handlin gch aract eristics (unus ual)........513
HANDS -FREEACCESS ................................ 82
Ha nds et
St ow agecom partment .........................1 31
Hazar dwa rning light s.............................1 57
Hazar doussubstances
Inf ormation ............................................ 25
Head restra int
At tach ing/ remo ving thesupplemen‐
ta ry cus hion<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> .............114
EAS YAD JUST luxur yhead restra int
(fr ont )...................................................1 12
Fr ont (adjus tingmechanicall y).............1 11
Fr ont (luxur yhead restra int )................ 112
Re ar (installin g/remo ving) ...................1 13
Re ar passe nger com partment
(adj ustin g) ............................................ 112
Re ar passe nger com partment (luxur y
head restra int ).....................................1 14 Inde
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