2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS wheel

Symbols
........................................................ 5 At
agl ance ....................................................6
Coc kpit ....... ..................... ..................... ..........6
Indica torand warning lam ps.........................1 0
Ov erhead controlpanel ................................ 12
Doo rcontr olpa nel and seatad jus tment .......14
Con trol setting sin there ar passe nger
com partment ................................................ 16
Emerg enciesand brea kdo wns ............ .......... 18 Digita
lOp erator' sMa nua l......................... 20
Callin gup theDigit alOper ator's Manual ...... 20 Gener
alno tes... .......................................... 22
Pr otect ing theen vironmen t... ....................... 22
Mer cedes- BenzGenuineP arts ......... .............. 23
Oper ator's Manual ........................... .............2 3
Ser vice andvehicle operation ......... .............. 24
Oper ating safety...........................................2 5
Decl arati on ofconf ormity forwireless
ve hicle component s... ................................... 27
Dia gno stics con nection ................................ 27 Qua
lified speci alistwo rkshop ....................... 28
Cor rect useof theve hicle ............................2 8
No tesfo rper sons withelectr onicmedi‐
cal aids..... ........................................ ............ 29
Pr oble mswithyo ur vehicle ............... ............ 29
Re por tingsaf etydef ects ...............................2 9
Limit edWarrant y.......................................... 30
QR cod efo rre scue card... ............... .............3 0
Dat ast or ag e... ..............................................3 0
Cop yright ...................................................... 34 Occup
antsafety.... .....................................35
Re stra int system .............................. .............3 5
Sea tbel ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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00110011001100110011> 38
Airb ags<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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001100110011001100110011001100110011> 42
PR E-S AFE ®
sy stem ....................................... 49
Saf elytranspor tingchildr enintheve hi‐
cle ...... ........................................................... 51
No teson pets intheve hicle ............ .............6 8 Opening
andclosing .................................. 69
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 69
Door s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 74
Ru nning boards <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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001100110011>78Car
gocomp artm ent .....................................7 9
Sid ewi ndo ws<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 85
Sli ding sunroof <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 89
Ro ller sun blinds ...........................................9 4
Anti-t heftpr otect ion .....................................9 7 Seats
andstowing .................................... 101
No teson thecor rect driver's seatpos i‐
tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>.....101
Sea ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 101
St eer ing wheel ............................................ 119
Eas yentr yand exitfeatur e.........................1 21
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion .................. 122
Memor yfunct ioninthere ar passe nger
com partment .............................................. 123
St ow agear eas ............................................ 127
Cup holder.................................................. 143
Soc kets ........... ............................................ 146
Re frig er ator box...... .................................... 149
Wi reless chargin gof themobile phone
and connect ionwithth eex terior ant enna ...151
Ins talling/ remo ving thefloor mats .............1 53 2
Contents

Light
andvisibili ty................................... 155
Ext eriorlighti ng............ ..............................155
Int erior lighti ng........ ......................... .......... 160
Wi ndsh ield wipe rand windsh ield wa sher
sy stem .................. ...................................... 162
Mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 166
Oper ating thesun visor s... .......................... 169
Ar ea perm eable toradio wav eson the
winds hield.................................................. 170
Infr ared-r eflectiv ewindshi eldfunction ........ 170 Clim
atecontr ol......................................... 171
Ov ervie wof climat econt rolsy stems ..........1 71
Oper ating theclimat econ trol system ......... 172 Dr
ivin gand parking .................................. 181
Dr iving ............ ............................................181
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h... .........................1 96
Au tomatic transmiss ion.............................. 199
Tr ans fercase ........... ................................... 204
Fu nctio nof 4MA TIC<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...........206
Re fuel ing...... .............................................. 206
Pa rking .......................................................2 08
Dr iving anddriving safetysy stems .............. 218 Tr
ailer hitch <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ve hicle towing instruct ions .............. ...........3 00 Ins
trument Displa yand on-b oard
co mp uter ...... ............................................301
Ins trument Displayove rview ............ ...........3 01
Ov ervie wof thebutt ons onthesteer ing
wheel ..........................................................3 02
Oper ating theon- boar dcom puter.............. 303
Ad jus ting thedesign oftheIns trument
Displa y... .......................................... ..........3 04
Sho wing display cont entontheins tru‐
ment cluster..... .............................. ............ 305
Ov ervie wof disp lays on themultifunc ‐
tion displa y... .................................... ..........3 06
Ad jus ting theins trument lighting ................3 07
Menus andsubmenus ................................ 307
Head-up Display... ....................................... 314 Vo
ice Contr olSy stem ............................... 31 6
No teson oper ating safety...........................3 16
Oper ation .......................................... ..........3 17
Using theVo ice Cont rolSy stem effec‐
tiv ely <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>...319 Esse
ntialvo ice com mand s.........................3 20 MBUX
multimedia system ...................... 334
Ov ervie wand oper ation .............................. 334
Sy stem settings .......................................... 369
Na vig ation .................................................. 380
Te lephon e...................................................4 21
Online andInterne tfunctions ..................... 449
Media ......................................................... 456
Ra dio .......................................................... 463
Sound .........................................................4 71
MBUX rear table t........................................ 473 Maint
enanc eand care..... ........................ 476
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla y.........4 76
Engi necompar tment............ ...................... 477
Clean ingand care.......................................4 83 Br
eakdo wnassi stance ............................ 494
Flat tire....... ................................................ 494
Batt ery(v ehi cle) ....... .................................. 499
To w star tin gor towing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Elec trica lfus es<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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tents 3

Wheel
sand tires ...... .................................513
No teson noise orunusua lhandling char‐
act eristic s...................................................5 13
No teson regular lyinspe cting wheels and
tir es ............................ .................................5 13
No teson sno wch ains ...................... ...........5 14
Ti re pressur e................ .................... ...........5 15
Loadi ngtheve hicle ........................... ......... 522
Ti re labeling .................. .............................. 526
Def inition ofterm sfo rtir es and loading ..... 531
Cha nging awhee l..... ........... ....................... 534
Emerg encysparewhee l...... ........................ 544
Collaps iblespar ewheel .................. ............ 546 Te
ch nical data............ .............................. 550
No teson tech nica lda ta <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 550
Ve hicle electr onics ...... ..................... ..........5 50
Ve hicle identif ication plate,VIN and
engine number overview ............................ 552
Opera tingfluids ............ .................. ............ 554
Ve hicle data... ............................................. 561
Tr ailer hitch <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 565 Di
spl aymes sagesand warning/indi‐
cat orlam ps............................................... 56 7
Displa ymessag es............................ ...........5 67
Wa rning and indic ator lam ps...................... 621 Inde
x......................................................... 636 4
Contents

1
Steer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles →
201
2 Combi nation swit ch →
156
3 Instrument Display →
301
4 DIRECT SELECT leve r →
196
5 Media display →
337
6 Climat econt rolsy stems →
172
7 Haza rdwa rning light s →
157
8 PASSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p →
47
9 Glovebox →
128
A Stow agecom partment →
128
B Control kn ob forvo lume andswitc hingsound
on/ off →
334
C Calls upnavig ation →
380
D Calls upthera dio →
464
Calls upmedia →
459
E Calls upthete lephon e →
422
F Cont rolpanel for: Individu
alwheel control(vehicle swit hout off-
ro ad pac kage )or →
264
Manual gearshif ting →
201
AI RMA TICor →
250
E- AC TIVE BODY CONTR OL →
258
Ac tivates /de activatesESP ®
→
220
Do wnhill Speed Regulation →
233
G Calls upfavo rite s →
356
H Calls up vehicle functions →
347
I ActivePa rking Assist →
283
J DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h →
198
K Touc hpad →
337
L Start/ stop butt on →
182
ECO star t/ stop funct ion →
194
M MBUX multimedia system control panel →
337
N Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel mechanicall y →
119
O Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel electrically →
120 At
aglanc e– Coc kpit 7

Swi
tches thesteer ing wheel heateron/ off →
121
P Control pan elfor:
On-boar dcom puter →
302
Cr uise control →
232
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C →
237 Q
Diagno stics con nection →
27
R Opens thehood →
477
S Electricpa rking brak e →
215
T Light switch →
155 8
Ataglanc e– Coc kpit

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cede s-Benz GenuineParts
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ONMENT ALNOTEEnvironme ntal
da ma gecau sed bynotus ing recy cle d
re condi tionedcom pone nts Dai
mle rAG offers recy cle dre condi tioned
com pone ntsand parts wit hth esame qualit y
as newpar ts.The same entitlemen tfr om the
Limit edWarrant yis valid asforne wpar ts. #
Use recy cle dre condi tionedcom po‐
nents andparts from Daimler AG. *
NO
TEImpairment oftheoper ating effi‐
cie ncy ofthere stra int systems from
ins talling accessor ypar tsor from repair s
or we lding Air
bags andEmerge ncy Tensi oni ng Device s,
as wellas con trol unit sand sensorsfo rth e
re stra int systems, maybe installed inthefo l‐
lo wing areas ofyour vehicle:
R Door s
R Door pillars R
Doo rsi lls
R Sea ts
R Cockpit
R Instrument cluster
R Cen terconsole
R Lateral roof frame #
Donotins tallacc essor ypar tssuc has
audio systems inthese areas. #
Donotcar ryout repair sor we lding. #
Have afte rm arke tins tallation ofacc es‐
sor ies carried out ataqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop. Yo
uco uld jeopar dizeth eoper ating safetyof your
ve hicle ifyo uuse parts,tir es and wheel sas well
as acc essor iesreleva nt tosaf etywhic hha ve not
be en approve dby Mer cedes-Ben z.Saf ety-re le‐
va nt systems, e.g.thebr ak esy stem, maymal‐
func tion.Onl yuse Mercedes- BenzGenuineP arts
or par tsof equal qualit y.Onl yuse tires, wheels
and accessor iesthat have been specif ically
appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle model. Mer
cedes-Ben zGenuineP arts aresubject to
st rict qualit ycon trol. Eac hpar thas been spe‐
ciall yde veloped, manufactured orselec tedfo r
Mer cedes-Ben zve hicles andfine-tu nedforth em.
Ther efor e, onl yMer cedes- BenzGenuineP arts
should beused.
Mor eth an 300,0 00 differe nt Mer cedes-B enz
Ge nui neP arts areav ailable forMer cedes-Benz
model s.
All author ized Mercedes-B enzCent ersmaint ain
a supply ofMer cedes-B enzGenuineP arts for
nece ssaryser vice andrepair work.In addition,
st ra tegically locatedpar tsdeliv erycent erspr o‐
vide forqu ick and reliable partsser vice .
Alw aysspecify theve hicle identif ication number
(VIN) (/page552) when order ing Mer cedes-
Benz GenuineP arts. Oper
ator's Manual
This Oper ator's Manual describesallmodels and
all standar dand optio nal equipme ntavailable for
yo ur vehicle atthetime ofthis Opera tor's Man‐
ua lgoing topress. Countr y-specif icdif fere nces
ar epo ssi ble. No tethat your vehicle mayno tbe Gener
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&
WARNIN GRisk offire due toflammab le
mat erials onhotpar tsof theex haus t
sy stem
Flammable material suc has lea ves, grass or
twigs mayignit eif th ey come intocont act
wi th hotpar tsof theex haus tsy stem. #
When driving onunpavedro ads oroff-
ro ad, regular lych eckth eve hicle under‐
side. #
Remo vetrap pe dplants orother flam‐
mable material. #
Ifth er eis damag e,con sult aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle In
thefo llo wing situat ions,in par ticular ,th er e
is arisk ofdamag eto theve hicle:
R The vehicle becomes grounded, e.g.ona
high curb oran unpavedro ad R
The vehicle isdriven toofa st over an
obs tacle ,e.g. acurb ,spe edbump orpot‐
hole
R Ahea vyobject strike sth eunderbody or
ch assis components
In situatio nssuc has this, thebody ,th e
und erbody ,ch assis components,wheels or
tir es coul dbe damag edwithout thedamag e
being visible. Componen tsdamag edinthis
wa ycan unexpec tedly failor ,in thecase of
an acciden t,ma yno tabsorb theloads that
ar ise asintend ed.
If th eunderbody panelingisdamag ed,flam‐
mable materials suchas lea ves, grass or
twigs cancollect between theunderbody and
th eunderbody paneling.Thesematerials may
ignit eif th ey come intocont actwith hot
par tson theex haus tsy stem. #
Have theve hicle checkedand repair ed
immediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop.
or #
Ifdr iving safetyis im pair edwhile con‐
ti nui ng your jour ne y,pull over and stop
th eve hicle immediat elyin accor dance
wit hth etraf fic condi tions,and cont act
a qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Ve
hicl eswith a48 Von-b oardele ctrical sys‐
te m (EQ Boo sttech nology) &
DANG ER Risk offata linj uryby touc hin g
damag edhigh -volt ageco mp onent s
Ve hicles witha48 Von-boar delectr icalsys‐
te m cont ainindivi dualhigh-v oltagecom po‐
nents. Thesehigh-voltagecom ponents are
under highvoltag e.
If yo umod ifycomp onent partsof these high-
vo ltag ecom pone ntsor touc hdamag edcom‐
pon entpar ts,yo uma ybe elec troc uted.
Hig hvo ltag ecom pone ntsma ybe damag ed
in an acc ident ,alt hough thedamag ema yno t
be visible. #
Neverper form modif icationstocom po‐
nent parts of high-v oltagecom ponents. 26
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be
tween you, your dealer ,or Mer cedes-Ben z
US A,LLC.
To cont actNHT SA,yo uma ycall theVe hicle
Saf etyHo tlin e to ll-f reeat 1-8 88-327-4 236
(TT Y:1-800-42 4-9153);go tohttps: //
www .safercar .go v;or write to :Ad minis trat or ,
NHT SA,400 SeventhSt reet,SW .,Wa shingt on,
DC 20590, USA.
Yo ucan also obtain other information about
mo torve hicle safetyfrom: http s://
www .saf er car .gov Limit
edWa rranty
* NO
TEDama getotheve hicle arising
fr om violation ofthese oper ating instruc‐
tion s. Damag
eto theve hicle canarise from viola‐
tion ofthese oper ating instruction s.
This damag eis no tco veredeit her bythe
Mer cedes-Ben zim plied warrant yor by the
Ne w‑ orUsed- Vehicle Warrant y. #
Followtheins truction sin these oper at‐
ing instruction son proper operation of
yo ur vehicle aswellas on possible vehi‐
cle damag e. QR
code forre scue card
The QRcode issecur edinthefuel filler flap and
on theopposit eside ontheB-pillar .In theeve nt
of an acci dent, rescue services canusetheQR
code toquickl yfind theappr opriatere scue card
fo ryo ur vehicle. Thecurrent rescue cardcon‐
ta ins themos tim por tant informa tionab ou tyo ur
ve hicle inacom pact form ,e.g. thero utin gof the
electr iclines.
Fu rther information canbeobt ained athttps: //
www .mercedes-benz .de/qr-code. Data
storage Electr
oniccontr olunit s Ele
ctro nic contr oluni tsareins talled inyour vehi‐
cle. Some ofthese areneces saryfo rth esaf e
oper ation ofyour vehicle, whilesome assistyo u when
drivin g(dr iver assis tance systems). In
addition, your vehicle prov ides comfort and
ent ertainm ent func tions,whic har ealso made
possible byelectr oniccontrol units.
Elect ronic contr oluni tscont ain da ta memor ies
whic hcan temp orarily orper manent lystor e
te ch nica linf orma tionab ou tth eve hicle's operat‐
ing stat e, com ponent loads, maintenance
re qu iremen tsand tech nica leve nts orma lfunc‐
tio ns.
In gener al,th is inf ormatio ndocum entsth est at e
of acom ponent part,amodul e,asy stem orthe
sur round ingssuc has:
R Operatin gst atus ofsystem com ponen ts(e.g.
fi ll le ve ls, batt eryst atus ,tir epr essur e)
R Status messagescon cerningth eve hicle or
its individua lcom ponent s(e.g. number of
wheel revo lution s/speed, longitudin alacc el‐
er ation ,lat eral acc eler ation ,displa yof fas‐
te ned seatbe lts)
R Malfunctio nsorfaults inim por tant system
com ponen ts(e.g. lights, brak es)
R Information oneve nts lead ing tovehicle
damag e 30
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