2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS Owners Manual

The
sync hronizat ionfunct ionisdeactiv ated ifth e
se ttin gsforone oftheot her climat ezones are
ch ang ed. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe climat eco ntr ol
syn chronizat ionfunction usingthemu ltim e‐
dia system Climat
econ trol can besetcen trall yusing the
sync hronization function.Thedriver's settin gs
fo rte mp eratur e,air quant ityand airdistribut ion
ar eadop tedaut omatic allyfo rall clima tezone s. #
Callup theair con ditionin gmenu
(/ page17 3). #
Select FirstRo wof Sea ts. #
Select SYNC .
Depe nding on thepr ev ious status ,th efunc ‐
tion isactiv ated ordeactiv ated. Re
mo ving conde nsatio nfrom the windo ws Wi
ndo wsfogg ed up ontheinsid e #
Press the0058 button. #
Ifth ewindo wscontinu eto fogup: press the
0064 button.
Wi ndo wsfogg ed up ontheout side #
Swit chon thewindshield wipers. #
Press the 0058 button. Switc
hingair-recir culation modeon/off #
Press the0072 button.
The interior airwill berecir cul ated.
Air -reci rculati onmod eaut omat icallyswit ches to
fr esh airmode afte rsome time.
% Ifair -recir cula tion mode isswi tched on,the
windo wsmayfo gup mor equ ickl y. Swi tchon
ai r-re cir cul ation mod eonly briefly. Switc
hingthere sidual heatonoroff Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle ispar ked.
It is possible tomak euse ofthere sidua lheat
fr om theengine tocontinu ehea ting orventil at‐
ing thefront com partmen tof theve hicle for appr
oximat ely30 min utes, depen dingonthe
te mp eratur ese t. #
Toactiv ate: press 0056 button.
Re sidua lheat willbeswitc hedoffaut omaticall y. Switc
hingthere sidual heatinthere ar
passe nger comp artment on/off Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle ispar ked.
When there sidua lheat oftheengine isactiv ated
in there ar passe nger com partment ,yo ucan
heat orventil ateth ere ar passe nger com part‐
men tfo rapp roxima tely 30 minut es. #
Press butt on5(/ page17 2). Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gio ni zatio n The
ioniza tionimpr oves thequ alit yof theve hi‐
cle's interior air.The ionization oftheint erior air
is odor less. #
Call uptheair con ditionin gmenu
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Select AirQua lity. #
Select IONI ZATION.
Depe nding on thepr ev ious status ,th efunc ‐
tion isactiv ated ordeactiv ated. Fr
ag rance system Se
tting thefrag rance system
Re quirement s:
R Automatic climatecontr olisacti vated.
R The glove boxis closed.
The fragr ance system distribut esapleasant fra‐
gr ance thro ughout theve hicle interior from afla‐
con located intheglov ebo x. #
Call uptheclimat econ trol menu
(/ page17 3). #
Select AirQua lity. #
Select AIR FRESHENER .
The frag rance system begins atthehighes t
int ensit y. #
Keep pressing untilthedesir edintensit yis
re ac hed. %
The intens ityleve ls can beselec tedin the
fo llo wing order :St rong -Med ium -We ak-
Of f
Inser tingor remo ving the flacon ofthefra‐
gr ance system &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom liquid per‐
fume
If ch ildr enopen theflacon ,th ey cou lddrink
th eliq uid perfume oritcould come intocon ‐
ta ct with their eyes. #
Donotlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
Consult adoct orimmediat elyifliq uid
per fume hasbeen drunk . #
Ifliq uid perfume comes intocont act
wit hyo ur eyes orskin ,ri nse your eyes
wit hclean water. #
Ifsym ptoms continue, consult adoct or. +
ENVIR
ONMENT ALNOTEEnvironme ntal
da ma gedue toimproper disposal offull
fl acon s Fu
llflacon smus tno tbe dispo sed
of wit hhouse holdwaste. #
Fu
llflacon smus tbe take nto
a har mfulsubs tance collectio npo int. 17
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1
Cap
2 Flac on #
Toinser t:slide theflacon intoth eholder as
fa ras itwil lgo. #
Toremo ve:af te ropening theglov ebo x,wa it
fo rapp roxima tely se venseco ndsand pullou t
th eflacon . If
yo udo notuse genui ne Mercede s-Benzinterior
pe rfumes ,obse rveth emanuf acturers' saf ety
no tice son theper fume packaging.
Dispose ofthege nui ne Mer cedes-B enzinterior
pe rfume flacon when itis em ptyand donotre fill
it.
Re fillable flacon #
Unscr ew thecap oftheem ptyflacon . #
Filltheflacon withamax imum of0.5fl.oz.
(1 5 ml). #
Screw thecap backon totheflacon .
Alw aysre fill th eem ptyre fillable flacon withth e
same perfume. Observethesepar ateinf orma‐
tion shee twit hth eflacon . Inf
orma tion onthewindsh ieldheat er The
winds hieldheaterisswit ched on aut omati‐
cally ifth e 0064 buttonisactiv ated.
In addition, itis aut omaticall yswitc hedonwhen
neces sary. Air
vents Ad
jus tingthe fron tair vents &
WARNIN G‑Dang erofburnsor fros tbit e
due tobeing tooclose totheair vents
Ve ry hotor very cold aircan flow from theair
ve nts.
Thi scou ldresult inbur nsorfros tbit ein the
immed iatevicin ityoftheair vents. #
Makesur eth at all vehicle occupants
alw aysmaint ainasuf ficie ntdist anc eto
th eair vents. #
Ifnece ssary,dir ect theair flow to
ano ther area oftheve hicle interior . To
guar anteetheflow offresh airthro ugh theair
ve nts intoth eve hicle interior ,com plywit hth e
fo llo wing:
R Alw ayske ep theve nts and theve ntil ation
gr ille in theve hicle interior free.
R Keep theair inle tfr ee ofdeposits
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Optimum climatecomf ortis ac hie vedwit h
th eair vents inthecent erposition . #
Toopen orclose centerair vents: turn
cont roller 2upordown asfaras itwil lgo. #
Toopen orclose sideairvents: turncon‐
tr oller 2tothelef tor right asfaras itwil l
go. #
Toadjus tth eair direction: holdairvent 1
in thecent erand moveitup ordown orto
th elef tor right. Ad
jus tingthe rear air vents Air
vents inthecent ercons ole Air
vents intheB-pillar 17
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Climat eco ntro l

Air
vents above thesecon dand third ro w of seat s
(all vehicles exceptMer cedes- Maybac hve hicles) #
Tosetth eair flow directio n:hol dair
ve nt 1 inthecent erand moveitacc ord‐
ing ly. #
Toopen orclose: turncon troller 2asfar
as itwill go. Air
vents above thesecon dro w of seat s,towa rds
th ecar gocom partmen t(Mer cedes- Maybac hve hi‐
cles) #
Toopen orclose: turnth econ troller 1as
fa ras itwil lgo. Openi
ngorclo sing theair vent inthegl ove
bo x
* NO
TEDama getotemp eratur e-sen sitive
objec tsintheglove box Te
mp eratur e-sen sitiveobjec tsstor ed inthe
gl ove boxma ybe damag edbytheair vent
lo cat edinside it. #
Close theair vent wh en youheat the
ve hicle. #
Athigh outside temp eratur es,open the
air vent and switchon theA/C func‐
tion . The
automatic climatecon trol mus tbe switc hed
on tocool theglove box. Climat
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Toopen orclose: turncon troller 1ofair
ve nt 2 cou nter-clo ckwise orcloc kwis e. 18
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Climat eco ntro l

Dr
ivin g No
teson Mer cedes- AMGvehicl es Obser
vetheno teson thefo llo wing topics inthe
Sup pleme nt,asyouma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers:
R AMG adaptivespo rtsuspension system
R (DYN AMIC SELECT switch)drive pr og rams
R Functio nsofESP ® Sw
itchin gon the powe rsupp lyor theigni‐
tion (without engine star t) &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarelef tunat tende din theve hicle,
th ey cou ld:
R Ope ndoo rs,th er eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R Getout and bestru ck byoncom ingtraf‐
fi c. R
Ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion, forex am ple by:
R Releasing thepar king brak e.
R Changing thetra nsmiss ionposition .
R Startin gth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eke ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle keyout ofreac hof
ch ildr en. Also
obser vethe"No teson pets intheve hicle".
Re quirement s:
R The Smar tKey islocat edintheve hicle and
th eSmar tKey batt eryis no tdisc harged.
R The brak epedal isno tdepr essed. #
Toswitc hon thepo we rsupp ly:pr ess but‐
to n1 once .
Yo ucan activat eth ewindshield wipers,for
ex am ple.
The powe rsupp lyis switc hedoffag ain ifth efo l‐
lo wing condition sar eme t:
R Youopen thedr iver's door .
R Youpr ess button1 twice mor e. Dr
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Toswitc hon theignit ion:press butt on1
twic e.
The indic ator lam psintheins trument cluster
light up.
The ignit ionisswitc hedoffag ain ifone ofthe
fo llo wing condition sis me t:
R Youdo notst ar tth eve hicle within
15 minut esand thetransmission isin posi‐
tion 005Dortheelectr icpar king brak eis
applied.
R Youpr ess button1 once . St
arting theve hicl e St
arting theve hicl ewith thest ar t/s topbut‐
to n &
DANG ER Risk ofdeat hcause dby
ex haus tga ses
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Inhaling
th ese exhaus tga ses ishazar dous tohealt h
and leads topoisonin g. #
Neverlea vetheengine or,if pr esent ,
th eauxiliar yheating running inan
encl osedspa cewithout sufficie ntventi‐
la tio n. &
WARNIN GRisk offire due toflammab le
mat erial intheengine compartmen tor
th eex haus tsy stem
Flammable materials brought inby either ani‐
mals orenvironmen talinf luenc esma yignit e
if th ey come intocont actwith hotpar tsof
th eengine orexhaus tsy stem. #
Ther efor e, checkre gular lythat ther e
ar eno flammab lemat erials inthe
engine compartmen tor on theex haus t
sy stem. Re
quirement s:
R The Smar tKey islocat edintheve hicle and
th eSmar tKey batt eryis no tdisc harged. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005Dor005C. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andpress butt on
1 onc e. #
Ifth eve hicle does notst ar t:switc hof fnon-
essential consumer sand press butt on1
once. #
Ifth eve hicle still does notst ar tand the
Place theKey inthe Marked SpaceSee
Operator's Manualdisplaymessag ealso
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y:star t
th eve hicle inemer gency operati on mod e.
% Youcan switchoffth eengine whiledriving
by pressing button1 forabo utthre esec‐
onds orby pressing button1 thre etimes
wit hin thre esecon ds.Besureto obser vethe
saf etyno tesunder "Driving tips"
(/ page18 6).
St arting theve hicl ewith Smar tKey inthe
ma rked spa ce(emer gency oper ation mode)
If th eve hicle does notst ar tand thePlace the
Key inthe Marked SpaceSeeOperator 'sManual
messag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y,
yo ucan star tth eve hicle inemer gency operati on
mod e. 18
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Driving and parking