2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS Owners Manual

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epr ev ailin glight ,visi bilit yand traffic condi ‐
tions .
% AdaptiveHig hbeam Assis tis on lyavailable in
ve hicles withLED high perform anc ehead‐
lam ps. The
AdaptiveHig hbeam Assis taut omat ically
swit ches between thefo llo wing types oflight :
R Low-beam headlam ps R
High- beam headlam ps
At speeds great erthan 19 mp h(3 0km/h):
R Ifno other road user sar ede tected, thehigh
beam willbeswitc hedonaut omaticall y.
The high beam switchesoffaut omaticall yin the
fo llo wing cases :
R Atspeeds below16 mp h(25 km/h).
R Ifot her road user sar ede tected.
R Ifstre et light ingissuf ficie nt.
At speeds great erthan appr oximat ely31 mp h
(50 km/ h):
R The headlam pra ng eof thelow beam isregu‐
lat ed aut omatically basedonthedis tance to
ot her road user s.
The system's optical sensor islocat edbehind
th ewindshield neartheov erhead control panel.
Switc hingAdaptiv eHighb eamAssiston/ off #
Toswitc hon: turnth elight switc hto the
0058 position . #
Switc hon thehigh beam usingthecombin a‐
tion switc h.
When thehigh beam isswitc hedonaut omat‐
icall yin thedar k,the 00CE indicat orlam pon
th emultifunc tiondispla ycomes on. #
Toswitc hof f:switc hof fth ehigh beam
using thecombin ationswitch. Switc
hingtheda ytime running lampson/of f Multimedia
system:
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Set ting s5
Light
5 Daytime Run.Lights #
ActivateD ordeacti vate E thefunc ‐
tion . Se
tting theex terior light ingswitc h-of fdela y
tim e Re
quirement s:
R The light switc his in the0058 position . Light
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system:
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Set ting s5
Light
5 Exterior Lightin gDelay #
Setth eswitc h-offdela ytime.
The exterior lighting isactiv ated forth ese t
time when theve hicle ispar ked. Switc
hingthesur round lighting on/off Mul
timedi asy stem:
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Set ting s5
Light
5 Locat orLightin g
When LocatorLightin gis activ e,theex terior
lighting lightsupfor40 seconds afte rth eve hicle
is unloc ked. When youst ar tth eve hicle, thesur‐
ro und lightingisdeac tivated and theaut omatic
dr iving lights areactiv ated.
Illuminat edside running boards:when the
sur round lightingisswit ched on, theillumination
of theru nning boards isacti vatedwhen adoor is
opened. Ifth edoor isno tclosed, theru nning
bo ard courtesy lighting isaut omaticall ydeactiv a‐
te daf te r40 seconds. #
Activateor deacti vate thefunc tion. Int
erior lighting Ad
jus tingthe inte rior light ing Fr
ont overhead contr olpa nel 1
003D Front leftre adin glam p
2 0033 Automatic interior ligh ting contr ol
3 004A Front interior lighting
4 0042 Rear interior light ing
5 003D Front right readin glam p #
Toswitc hon oroff:pr ess butt on1 –5
accor dingly. Contr
olpanel inthegr ab handle 1
003D Rear passe nger com partment readin g
lam p #
Toswitc hon oroff:pr ess butt on1. Ad
jus tingthe ambi entlighti ng Mu
ltimed iasystem:
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Set ting s5
Light
5 Ambien tLightin g
Se tting thecolor #
Sele ctColor. 16
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Setth edesir edcolor .
% Ther ear e64 colo rsavailable.
Ad jus tingthe brightne ss #
Select Bright nes s.
Ad jus tth ebr ightn ess.
Ac tiv atin gthe brightne ssforzon es #
Select Brightne ss. #
Select Brightne ssZones .
The ACC ENT, AMBIAN CEand ROOF zone s
can besetsep arately .
Ac tiv atin gmulti -colorlighti ng #
Select Color. #
Select Multi-col or.
The rearete npr ese tcol orcomb inations
av ailable. #
Select acol orcom binatio n.
Ac tiv atin gmulti -colorani matio n #
Select Color. #
Select Multi-col orAnima tion.
The chosen color combinat ionwill chang eat
pr edef inedint erva ls.
Ac tiv atin gwe lcome lighting #
Selec tColor. #
Selec tWelcom e.
When theve hicle isunloc ked, aspecial ambi‐
ent lightin gseq uence willrun.
Ac tiv atin gdepe ndencyon air condi tioning
se ttin gs #
Select Color. #
Select Clima te.
If ch ang esaremade tothete mp eratur ese t‐
ting intheve hicle, thecolor oftheambient
lighting willchang ebr ief ly. Switc
hingtheint erior light ingswitc h-of f
dela ytim eon/of f Multi
media system:
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Set ting s5
Light
5 Interior Lightin gDelay #
Switc hth elighting switch-offdela ytime on
or off.
When this func tion isact ive, theint erior light‐
ing islit up forshor ttime afte rth eve hicle
has been locked. Light
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Wi
ndshield wiperandwindshield washer
sy stem Switc
hingthewindsh ieldwiper son/of f 0047
005AWindsh ield wipe rs off
0048 0062 Automatic wiping, normal
0049 0063 Automatic wiping, freq uent 004A
00AA Continuo uswip ing, slow
004B 00A9 Continuo uswip ing, fast #
Turn thecombin ationswitchto thecor rect
pos ition 0047 -004B. #
Singlewipe/w ashing: push thebutt onon
th ecombin ationswitchin thedir ect ion of
ar row 1.
R 00D3 Singlewipe
R 00D4 Wipes withwa sher fluid
Ve hicl eswith MAGIC VISIONCONTR OL:in
posi tion 0048or0049 ,th ewindshield washing proc‐
ess isaut omaticall ytrigg ered ifdir tis de tected
on thewindshield unlesstheCheck Washer Fluid
messag eis being displayed. Switc
hingthere ar windo wwi per on/off 1
00E2 Singlewip e/w ashing
2 00C5 Intermitt entwiping #
Sing lewipe: press butt on1 tothepoint of
re sis tance. #
Towipe withwa sher fluid: press butt on1
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Toswitc hint ermitt entwiping onoroff:
pr ess butt on2.
Ve hicl eswith rain sensor: Thewipe inter‐
va laut omat icallyadap tsto thedr iving condi‐
tion s.
The 00C5 symbol willappear ontheins tru‐
ment clusterwhen there ar wind owwiper is
swit ched on. Changing
thewindsh ieldwiper blades &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th ewindshield wipersar eswitc hedon
while wiper blades arebeing replaced
If th ewindshield wipersbegin tomo vewhile
yo uar ech ang ingthewiper blades, youcan
be trapped bythewiper arm. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and theignition beforech ang ingthe
wiper blades. Mo
ving thewiper arms intoth ere plac eme nt
pos ition #
Swi tchth eignition onand switc hof fag ain
immediat ely. #
Within around 15seconds, press the00D4
butt ononthecombin ationswitchfo rapp rox‐
ima tely thre esecon ds(/ page16 2).
The wiperarms willmo veintoth ere place‐
ment position .
Re mo ving the wiper blade s #
Foldthewiper arms away from thewind‐
shield. #
Hold thewiper arm wit hone hand. With the
ot her hand, turnth ewiper bladeinthedir ec‐
tion ofarrow 1away from thewiper arm as
fa ras itwil lgo. #
Slide catch2 inthedir ect ion ofarro w 3
unt ilit eng ages inthere mo valposit ion. #
Remo vethewiper bladefrom thewiper arm
in thedir ect ion ofarrow 4. Light
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Ins
tallin gth ewiper blades #
Inser tth ene wwiper bladeintoth ewiper
ar m inthedir ect ion ofarrow 1. #
Slide catc h2 inthedir ect ion ofarro w 3
unt ilit eng ages intheloc king position . #
Mak esur eth at thewiper bladeisseat edcor‐
re ctly . #
Foldthewiper arms backont oth ewind‐
shield. #
Switc hon theignition . #
Press the00D4 buttononthecombin ation
switc h.
The wiper arms will moveintoth eor iginal
position .
Maint enance display #
Remo veprotect ive film 1 from themaint e‐
nanc edispla yon thetip ofthene wlyins tal‐
led wiper blades.
If th ecolor ofthemaint enanc edispla ych ang es
fr om blac kto yello w, thewiper blades should be
re placed.
% The duration untilthecolor chang esvaries
depending ontheusag econ ditions . Re
plac ingthe windsh ield wiper blades
(MA GIC VISIONCO NTR OL) Mo
vingthe wiper arms intothe replac eme nt
pos ition #
Swi tchof fth eignition . #
Within around 15seconds, press the00D4
butt ononthecombin ationswitch
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The wiperarms willmo veintoth ere place‐
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mo ving the wiper blade s #
Tobring thewiper bladeint oposit ionto
be remo ved: hol dth ewiper arm firm lyin
one hand .Wi th theot her hand, turnth e
wiper bladeinthedir ect ion ofarrow 1
be yond thepoint ofresis tance.
The wipe rbl ad ewi lleng agein there mo val
position withaclic k. #
Toremo vethewiper blade:press release
kn ob 2, pull thewiper bladeinthedir ect ion
of arrow 3and remo ve.
Ins tallin gth ewiper blades #
Push thene wwiper bladeontoth ewiper arm
in thedir ect ion ofarrow 1untilre lease
kn ob 2 eng ages. #
Press thewiper bladeontoth ewiper arm in
th edir ect ion ofarrow 3beyond thepoint of
re sis tance.
The wipe rbl ad ewi lleng agewi th ano tic eable
clic kand movefreely again. #
Foldthewiper arm bac kont oth ewindshield. Re
plac ingthe rear windo wwi per blade &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th ewindshield wipersar eswitc hedon
while wiper blades arebeing replaced
If th ewindshield wipersbegin tomo vewhile
yo uar ech ang ingthewiper blades, youcan
be trapped bythewiper arm. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and theignition beforech ang ingthe
wiper blades. Re
mo ving the wiper blade #
Swi tchth eignition off. Light
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Foldwiper arm 2 away from there ar win‐
do wunt ilit eng ages inthere placemen tposi‐
tion . #
Unclipwi per blad e1 from wiper arm 2
and remo veitin thedir ect ion ofarro w 3. Ins
talling thewiper blade #
Position wiper blade1withbo th lugs 3on
holder 2onthewiper arm. #
Push wiper blade1inthedir ect ion ofarrow
4 untilit en gage sin holder 2. #
Mak esur eth at wiper blade1isseat edcor ‐
re ctly . #
Foldthewiper arm from there placemen t
position backont oth ere ar wind ow. Mir
rors Oper
ating theout side mirrors &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom adju sting
th eve hicle settin gswhile theve hicle isin
mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int ,th e
st eer ing wheel orthemir rorand fasten
yo ur seat belt. 16
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