2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV Owner's Manual

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Todeac tivate: press theß buttononthe
Smar tKey twi ce inqu ick succ ession .
The Smar tKey indic ator lam pflashes twice
br ief lyand light sup once. #
Toactiv ate: press anybutt onontheSmar t‐
Ke y.
% When theve hicle isstar tedwit hth eSmar t‐
Ke yin themar kedspace ofthecent ercon ‐
sole, theSmar tKey functions areau tomati‐
cally activated (/ page18 2). Re
mo ving /ins ertin gthe eme rgency key #
Toremo ve:pr ess release knob 1.
Em erge ncy key2 ispush edout slightly. #
Pull outemer gency key2 untilit en gage sin
th eint ermediat eposition . #
Press release knob 1 again and fully
re mo veemer gency key2. #
Toinser t:press release knob 1. #
Insertemer gency key2 totheint ermediat e
position orfull yuntil iteng ages.
% Youcan usetheint ermediat eposition of
emer gency key2 toatt achth eSmar tKey to
a ke yring. Re
plac ingthe Smar tKey batt ery &
DANG ER Serious damag eto healt h
caused byswallo wing batteries
Batt eries cont aintoxic and corrosiv esub‐
st anc es.Swallo wing batteries ma ycause
ser ious damag eto healt h.
Ther eis arisk offata linj ury. #
Keep batt eries out ofthere ac hof chil‐
dr en. #
Ifbatt eries aresw allo wed,seek medical
att ent ion immediat ely. +
ENVIR
ONMEN TALNO TEEnvironme ntal
da ma gecau sed byimproper disposal of
batt eries Bat
teries con tain polluta nts. Itis
illeg alto dispose ofthem withth ehousehold
ru bbish. #
Dispose
ofbatt eries inan
en vironmen tally re sponsible manner.
Ta ke disc hargedbatt eries toaqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop ortoacol lection
poin tfo rused batteries. Re
quirement s: Openin
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Youre qu ire aCR 203 23V cell battery.
Mer cedes-Ben zre comme ndsthat youha ve the
batt eryre placed ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop. #
Remo vetheemer gency key(/ pag e71 ). #
Press release knob 2 down fullyand slide
co ver1 inthedir ect ion ofthear row . #
Foldout cover1 inthedir ect ion ofthe
ar row and remo ve. #
Remo vebatt erycom partmen t3 and take
out thedisc hargedbatt ery. #
Inser tth ene wbatt eryint obatt erycom part‐
ment 3.Obser vethepositiv epole marking
in thebatt erycom partmen tand onthebat‐
te ry when doingth is. #
Push inbatt erycom partment 3. #
Re-att achco ver1 and push ituntil it
eng ages. 72
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Pr
oblems withtheSm artK ey Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Yo ucan nolongerloc kor unloc kth e
ve hicle. Po
ssible causes:
R The Smar tKey batt eryis we ak ordisc harged.
R Ther eis int erfere nce from apo we rful radio signal source.
R The Smar tKey isfaulty . #
Chec kth ebatt eryusing theindicat orlam pand replace ifnec essar y(/ page71 ). #
Use theemer gency keyto loc kor unloc k(/ page71 ). #
Have theSmar tKey checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Yo uha ve los ta Smar tKey . #
Have theSmar tKey deactiv ated ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Ifnecessar y,ha ve themec hanical lockre placed aswell. Open
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Door
s Un
loc king andopening doorsfrom theinsid e #
Tounlo ckand open afront door :pul ldoor
handl e2.
Loc king pin1pops upwhe nth edoor is
unloc ked. #
Tounlo ckare ar door :pul lth ere ar door
han dle.
The lockin gpin pops upwhen there ar door
is unlo cked. #
Toopen are ar door :pul lth ere ar door han‐
dle again. Cent
rally loc king andunloc kingtheve hicl e
fr om theinsid e Mer
cedes- Mayba chvehicl es:thebutt ons are
also locat edinthere ar door s. #
Tounlo ck:pr ess button 1. #
Toloc k:press butt on2.
This does notloc kor unloc kth efuel filler flap. The
vehicle isno tunloc ked:
R Ifyo uha ve loc kedth eve hicle using the
Smar tKey .
R Ifyo uha ve loc kedth eve hicle using KEY‐
LESS -GO. Loc
king/unloc kingtheve hicl ewith KEY‐
LES S-GO Re
quirement s:
R The Smar tKey isouts idetheve hicle.
R The distance betwee nth eSmar tKey and the
ve hicle does notex ceed 3ft (1 m).
R The driver's door andthedoor atwhic hth e
door handle isused areclosed. 74
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Tounlo cktheve hicl e:touc hth einner sur‐
fa ce ofthedoor handle. #
Toloc kth eve hicl e:touc hsen sor surface
1 or2. #
Convenience closing:touc hre cess edsen‐
sor surface 2untilth eclosing process has
been completed.
% Further information oncon venie nce closing
(/ page 87). If
yo uopen theta ilg atefrom outs ideitis aut o‐
matic allyunloc ked. Openin
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Pr
oblems withKEYLESS-GO Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Yo ucan nolongerloc kor unloc kth e
ve hicle using KEYLES S-GO. Po
ssible causes:
R The Smar tKey functions have been deactiv ated (/ page70).
R The Smar tKey batt eryis we ak ordisc harged.
R Ther eis int erfere nce from apo we rful radio signal source.
R The Smar tKey isfaulty . #
Activateth eSmar tKey functions (/page70). #
Che ckthebatt eryusing theindicat orlam pand replace ifnec essar y(/ page71 ). #
Use theemer gency keyto unlo ckorloc kth eve hicle (/page71 ). #
Have theve hicle andSmar tKey checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe automati clo ck ‐
ing featur e The
vehicle isloc kedaut omatic allywhen the
ignit ionisswitc hedonand thewheels aretur n‐
ing faster than walkin gpace. 76
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Toactiv ate: press and hold button2 for
appr oximat elyfive seconds untilanacous tic
signal sounds. #
Todeac tivate: press and holdbu tton 1 for
appr oximat elyfive seconds untilanacous tic
signal sounds. In
thefo llo wing situat ions,th er eis adang erof
being lockedout when thefunc tion isactiv ated:
R While theve hicle isbeing tow star ted/
pushed.
R Ifth eve hicle isbeing tested on aro ller dyna‐
mome ter. Po
we rcl os ingfun ction If
yo upush thedoor intoth eloc kto thefirs t
de tent positio n,thepo we rclosi ngfunction will
au tomatical lypul lth edoor intoth eloc k. Loc
king/u nlocking thedr iver' sdoor withth e
emer gency key %
Ifyo uwish toloc kth eve hicle entirelyusing
th eemer gency key,firs tpr es sth ebutt onfor
loc kin gfrom theinside whilethedr iver's
door isopen. Thenproceed toloc kth edr iv‐
er's door using theemer gency key. #
Inser tth eemer gency keyas faras itwil lgo
int oopening 1intheco ver. #
Pull and hold thedoor handle. #
Pull theco veron theemer gency keyas
st ra ight aspossible away from theve hicle
until itre leases. #
Release thedoor handle. Openin
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Tounlo ck:tur nth eemer gency keyco unt er-
clo ckwise toposition 0047. #
Toloc k:tur nth eemer gency keyclo ckwise to
position 0047. #
Carefully press theco veront oth eloc kcyli n‐
der until iteng ages and isseat edfirm ly. Ru
nning boards Oper
ation oftheru nning boards Mer
cedes-Ma ybachve hicl es:theve hicle is
eq uipped withelectr icallyex tenda ble ru nning
bo ards. Ifyo uha ve select edtheaut omatic mode
in themultimedia system, (/page79) the
ru nning board willex tend automatical lyon the
re spectiv eside when adoor isopened. Youcan
use man ualmod eto cle an theru nning boards
(/ page 490) .
% The running boards willex tend and retract
only ifth eve hicle isstatio nary.
In thefo llo wing cases ,th eru nning boards will
re tract automatical ly:
R Ifyo usele ctan off-ro ad drive pr ogram
(/ page19 6).
R Ifyo uact ivat ecar wash mode (/page48 4).
R Ifth eoutside mirrors fold inaut omat ically
(/ page16 9).
R Ifyo uar edr ivin gat aspee dgr eat erthan
2. 5mp h(4 km/h) . If
yo uha ve select edtheaut omatic modeinthe
multime diasystem and youman uallyex tend the
ru nning boards when thedoor sar eclosed, the
ru nning boards willre main extende d,eve nif yo u
open adoor andthen close itag ain. Automatic
mode willbe react ivat ed onlywh en youar edr iv‐
ing ataspee dgr eat erthan 2.5mp h(4 km/h).
* NO
TEDama getotheru nning boards
du ring extensi on orretracti on The
running boards extend attheside during
ex tensi on. During retracti on, theru nning
bo ards areint egr ated intheside skirt. #
Mak esur eth at ther eis suf ficie ntspa ce
du ring extensi on and retracti on. Ob
servean ydispla ymessag esthat ma ybe dis‐
pla yedon theins trument cluster(/ page56 7). 78
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