2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS Owners Manual

Selec
tingapr ofile
Multimedia system:
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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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ActivateSho wPro file Sel ecti onWh enGet-
ting In.
Wh entheve hicle isstar ted, themedia dis‐
pla ysho wstheactiv epr ofile. Them
es Ov
ervie wof themes
Yo ucan configur eth eve hicle settin gsaccor ding
to your prefer en ces and save as ath eme. A
th eme canbecalled upanytime viathehome
scr een. Thereis then no need tomak eth e
desir edsettings again.
Ther ear epr e-def inedthemes available, e.g.
Jour ney,Efficie ncy and Lounge.
Ex am ple forthe use ofthemes
Fo rre cur ring drivi ng situa tions, such aslon g
dr ives on thefree wa y,yo ucan save your prefer‐
re dse ttings inath eme intheve hicle.
Yo ucan save thefo llo wing settings inath eme,
fo rex am ple:
R Displays(e.g. navig ation maportach ome ter)
R Prefer redra dio statio n R
Favoreddr ive pr ogr am
These settings aresa ve dunder thename you
wish when setting upath eme (/page352). On
th ene xt free wa yjo ur ne yyo ucan selectthis
th eme andther eb yre stor eyo ur setting s.
Cont entofath eme
Dep endingonvehicle equipment thefo llo wing
se ttings canbesave din ath eme:
R Setting oftheIns trument Display
(/ page30 1)
R Setting oftheHead-up Display(/ page31 3)
R Setting oftheambient lighting(/page16 0)
R Activeau dio sou rce, e.g. radio orUSB
R Startin gsc reen forth emedia display
R Visual style (/ page369)
R DYNA MIC SELE CTdrive pr ogr am
(/ page19 8)
R Eco star t/ stop setting (/ page19 4)
R Navig ation system settings
% Atheme contains thecur rently activeset‐
tings intheve hicle. Calling
upthemes
Multi media system:
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When thehome screen issho wn, swipe up
until THEMES appear s. #
Select ath eme.
Cr eating newthemes
Re quirement s:
R The settings whichar eto be save din the
th eme areactiv e.
The overvie wsho wsthese ttings whichcan
be save din ath eme (/page352).
Multimedia system:
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THE MES #
Select 0081Create Theme.
The settings whichar esa ve din theth eme
ar esho wn. #
Select Continue0048. #
Select additional settings whichar eto be
sa ve din theth eme.
R Select Audio, tosave theactiv eaudio set‐
ting sin theth eme. 352
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Select Nav igati on (Navigation ),to save
th eactiv ena vig ation settings inthe
th eme. #
Select Continue0048. #
Select anent ryscr een. #
Select Continue 0048. #
Select animag e. #
Enterthenames intoth eent ryfield and con‐
fi rm with0076. #
Tosave ath eme: selectSav e.
When thema xim um num berthat can be
sa ve dis reac hed: #
Select 0076from thepr om pt. #
Select ath eme that shoul dbe ove rwritt en.
The setting swh ich ar esa ve din theth eme
ar esho wn. #
Select Continue0048. #
Select additional settings whichar eto be
sa ve din theth eme.
R Select Audio, tosave theactiv eaudio set‐
ting sin theth eme. R
Select Navigation (Navigation ),to save
th eactiv ena vig ation settings inthe
th eme. #
Select Continue0048. #
Select anent ryscr een. #
Select Continue 0048. #
Select animag e. #
Enterthenames intoth eent ryfield and con‐
fi rm with0076. #
Tosave ath eme: selectSav e.
Cr eat ing using theß ß
rock er switc hor but ‐
to n #
Press and hold thebo ttom sect ionofthe
ß rock er switc hon thesteer ing wheel.
or #
Press and hold theß buttonnext to the
to uc hpad. #
Select 0081 CreateThem e.
The setting swhic har esa ve din theth eme
ar esho wn. #
Select Continue0048. #
Select additional settings whichar eto be
sa ve din theth eme.
R Select Audio, tosave theactiv eaudio set‐
ting sin theth eme.
R Select Navigation (Navigation ),to save
th eactiv ena vig ation settings inthe
th eme. #
Select Continue0048. #
Select animag e. #
Enterth enames intoth eent ryfield and con‐
fi rm with0076. #
Tosave ath eme: selectSav e.
Mod ifyin gth emes
Multi media system:
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When thehome screen issho wn, swipe up
until THEMES appear s. #
Press onath eme until theOPTIONS menuis
sho wn. #
Select Rename. #
Enterth ename. #
Select Save✓. MBUX
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ving themes
Multi media system:
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When thehome screen issho wn, swipe up
until THEMES appear s. #
Press onath eme until theOPTIONS menuis
sho wn. #
Select Move. #
Tapon 0059 or0065. #
Tapon 00FB.
Mo ving theth emes menu inthehom escr een #
Sele ct©. #
Swipe upwards and selec tSet New Order. #
Sele ctThem es. #
Tapon 0063 or0064. #
Tapon 00FB. Dele
ting themes
Multi media system:
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When thehome screen issho wn, swipe up
until THEMES appear s. #
Press onath eme until theOPTIONS menuis
sho wn. #
Select Delete. #
Select Yes. Sugg
estions Sugg
estions overvie w
The vehicle canlearnth ehabits ofthedr iver .
Based onprev iousl yused functions,themos t
lik elyna vig ation destinat ions, media sources,
ra dio statio nsorcon tacts areof fere dunder
SUGGES TIONS.
Sugg estion sar esho wnwhen thefo llo wing
re qu iremen tsarefulf illed:
R Apr ofile has been creat ed(/ page350) .
R Apr ofile has been selected.
R Youha ve acc epteddat are cor ding. R
From thebeginnin gof usag e,themultimedia
sy stem mus tanalyz eth euser habits. When
suf ficie ntdata iscollec tedth en thesugg es‐
tion sar eav ailable.
If th ere qu iremen tsmen tionedareno tfulf illed, a
pr ev iew wit hadesc ript ion ofthefunc tion
appear sin theSUGGES TIONSmenu.
Yo ucan configur edat are cor ding (/ page 355)
or del eteth esugg estion sre cor ded
(/ page 355).
Call ingupsugg estion s
Re quirement s:
R Apr ofile has been creat edand isselect ed
(/ page35 1). #
Tapon © inthemedia display.
The home screen issho wn. #
Swipe upuntil theSUGGES TIONSmenuis
sho wn. #
Select ana vig ation destinat ion,amedia
sour ce,ara dio statio nor acon tact.
If ro uteguidan ceisalr eady active, youcan ‐
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Conf iguringsuggestions
Re quirement s:
R Toprotect settings using aPIN: your pro‐
fi le iscon nectedwit hMer cedes meand your
Mer cedesme accoun tis PIN protect ed.
Multimedia system:
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Select ufora pr ofile . #
Select SuggestionSettings . #
Toswitc hsugg estions displa yon/of f:
switc hAllow Destination Suggestion s,Allow
Music Suggestion sand Allow Contact Sug-
gestion son oroff.
If an option isswitc hedon,sugg estions for
na vig ation destinat ions ,media sources, radio
st atio nsorcon tacts aresho wn.
If th eop tion isswitc hedoff,no sugg estion s
ar esho wn. #
Todeac tivatethe lear nfunc tionfo ron e
da y:act ivat eDe act ivat e24 hInte lligen t
Lear ning.
Fo r24 hour sno newactions willbetrained
and nodat are cor ded forth eactiv epr ofile.
Sugg estion swill continue tobe sho wn. The
re maini ngtime issho wnnext to 24h Learn-
ing Deact. .
Bef oreth etime runs out,ames sage is
sho wnthat themultimedia system will con‐
tinue thelear nfunc tion shor tly.
Ex am ple: ifth eop tion isswitc hedonand a
ro uteto ane wdes tinatio nhas been calcula‐
te d, this des tination would notbe take nint o
acco untforth elear nfunc tion. #
Torese tth esugg estion history:sel ect
Re set Sug gesti on His tory .
% Thispr oce sscanno tbe reve rsed. #
Select Yes. #
Toprotect settings withaPIN: switchon
PIN Protec tion.
If PIN protect ion isswitc hedon,youmus t
en terth eMer cedes mePIN tosetth esug‐ ge
stions .This PINwillbesetin theMer cedes
me portalfo rth eper sonalizat ionservice to
pr otect your per son alsetting s.
Re naming suggestions
Onl yna vig ation destinat ions canberenam ed. #
Tapon the© symbol inthemedia display.
The home screen issho wn. #
Swipe upuntil theSUGGES TIONSmenuis
sho wn. #
Highlight ana vig ation destinat ionand press
until theOPTIONS menuissho wn. #
Select Rename. #
Enterth ename. #
Toconf irm theentr y:select Yes.
Dele ting asugg estion #
Tapon © inthemedia display.
The home screen issho wn. #
Swipe upuntil theSUGGES TIONSmenuis
sho wn. #
Highlight asugg estion andpress until the
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Select Dele te.
The queryas towhe ther thesugg estion is
dele tedte mp orarily or per manent lyappear s. #
Ifth esugg estion shou ldbe sho wnagain
at alat er tim e:selec tNot Now. #
Ifth esugg estion shou ldno tbe sho wn
ag ain: selec tNev er. Fa
vo rite s Ov
ervie wof favo rite s
Fa vorite sof feryo uqu ick acc ess tofreq uently
use dapp lications. Itis possi bletocrea te 20
fa vo rite sin tota l.
Yo ucan selectfavo rite sfrom categor iesoryou
add favo rite sdir ectl yfrom anappli cation.
Calling upfavo rite s
In themed iadisp lay #
Tapon ©.
The home screen issho wn. #
Swipe upuntil FAVORITES issho wn. On
thest eer ing wheel ortheto uc hpad #
Press theß rock er switc hon thesteer ing
wheel down.
or #
Press theß buttonnext to theto uc hpad.
Ad ding favo rite s
Selec tingfavo rite sfrom categor ies #
Tapon © inthemedia display.
The home screen issho wn. #
Swipe upuntil FAVO RITES issho wn. #
Select 0081Create Favorite.
The categor iesaredispla yed. #
Select thecat egor y.
The favo rite sar edispla yed. #
Select afa vo rite .
The favo rite isstor ed atthene xt available
posit ion. #
Allposi tionsin thefa vo rite sar etak en:
conf irm themessag esho wnwithOK.
A lis tsho wsallthefa vo rite s. #
Select afa vo rite whic hshould beove rwrit‐
te n. Ad
ding afa vo rite from anapplicatio n
Ex am ples ofadd ingfrom anapp lication are:
R Saving acont act.
R Stor ing ara dio statio n.
R Adding amedia source.
R Saving ana vig ation destination.
R Adding anENE RGIZING comfortpr ogr am (if
av ailable). #
Tosave aco ntact asagl obal favo rite :
sel ect acont act(/ page 429) .
The details aredispla yed. #
Press onate lephon enumb erunt ilth e
OPTIONS menuissho wn. #
Select SaveasFavorite.
The cont actisadded asafa vo rite . #
Tosto reara dio station asagl obal favo r‐
it e: seta ra dio statio n(/ page46 5). #
Press onthera dio statio nunt ilth eOPTIONS
menu issho wn. #
Select SaveasFavorit e.
The radio statio nis added asafa vo rite . 356
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naming favo rite s #
Tapon © inthemedia display.
The home screen issho wn. #
Swipe upuntil FAVO RITES issho wn. #
Press onafa vo rite unt ilth eOPTIONS menu
is sho wn. #
Select Rename. #
Enterth ename. #
Select OK.
Mo ving favo rite s
Mo ving favo rite sin thefa vo rite smenu #
Tapon © inthemedia display.
The home screen issho wn. #
Swipe upuntil FAVO RITES issho wn. #
Press onafa vo rite unt ilth eOPTIONS menu
is sho wn. #
Select Move. #
Movethefa vo rite to thene wposition . #
Tapon 00FB. Mo
ving thefa vo rite smenu intheper sonali ‐
za tion #
Tapon © inthemedia display.
The home screen issho wn. #
Swipe upuntil SetNew Order issho wn. #
Select SetNew Order. #
MoveFavo rites tothene wposition . #
Tapon 00FB.
Dele ting favo rite s #
Tapon © inthemedia display.
The home screen issho wn. #
Swipe upuntil FAVO RITES issho wn. #
Press onafa vo rite unt ilth eOPTIONS menu
is sho wn. #
Select Delete. #
Select Yes. No
tificatio nsCenter Ov
erview oftheNo tificatio nsCenter
The follo wing communic ationsar ecollec tedin
th eNo tification sCent er:
R Communicat ionswhichar ege ner ated bythe
ve hicle orfrom multimedia system.
R Communicat ionswhichar ere cei vedth ro ugh
th euse ofser vices.
The follo wing notificat ion types areav ailable for
yo u:
R Navig abl edes tinations androutes
R Mess ages (tex tmes sage s)
R System information ,e.g. Import antSoft ware
Update Available
R Other notification s,e.g. from additional
online services that can besubsc ribed to
The 3 Notificati ons Center can befound on
th ehome screen, inmenus andattheto pright
of thena vig ation map(/page336).
Ne wlyre cei vedmessag eswill beindicat edwith
a st ar inthe3 symbol. MBUX
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tifications arenor mally brief lysho wnasthey
ar ere cei ved. This occursfo rnear lyeve ryappli‐
cat ion that youar ecur rently using .If yo uta ke
no acti on, these arestor ed forfutur eaccess in
th eNo tification sCent er.
The notification sar esor tedch ronol ogically.The
mos tre cent notifica tions areat theto p. A
no tification showsthefo llo wing informatio n:
R Symbo lor imag e1 forth eapplication
R Title 2, which cont ains thename, ate le‐
phon enumb eror ana vig ation destination ,
fo rex am ple
R The serviceand addit ionalinf ormat ion3 R
Atim est am p5
R Ifse veralact ions areav ailable, symbol4 to
open orclose theno tification .
Depen dingonthetype ofnotification ,up tofour
dif fere nt acti ons 6areav ailable.
Ex am ples ofact ionsinc lude:
R Read aloud
R Plac ingacall
R Reply
R Calling upawe bpag e
R Navig ation
Some notificatio ns,e.g. ana vig ation destination,
ar estor ed long er.Ther efor e, itis no tnecessar y
to car ryout available actionsdir ect lyon the
re cei ptoftheno tification s.Aro uteguidan cecan
be star tedat alat er time.
% Youcan star ta global searchintheNo tifica‐
tions Center (/ page 360). Call
ingupnotificati ons
Open ingtheNo tificatio nsCenter #
On the touc hpad: swipedown withtw ofin‐
ge rs.
or #
On theto uc hscr een:ta pon the3 sym‐
bol forth eNo tification sCent er.
or #
On theTo uc hCon trol and ontheto uc h‐
pad: markth e3 symbol forth eNo tifica‐
tions Center by swiping. #
Press onthecon trol element .
Selecting ano tification #
Swipe upordown. #
Tapor press onthecon trol element .
Calling upold notifications
If no tification sha ve notbe en called up afte rfo ur
hour s,these arestor ed inthear ch ive. #
Swipe upwards and selec tAr chiv e. #
Selec tth eno tification . 358
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