2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV light

Car
rying out theV pose #
Position thehand abovethecent ercon sole
and inthedir ect ion ofthemedia display.The
bac kof thehand isfacing upwa rds. In doing
so theinde xand middle fing er areex tende d
wi th theot her fing ersbe nt inwa rds.
The favo rite iscalled up.
Switc hingthere ading light forthe driver and
fr on tpass engeron /o ffwit hth eMB UX Inte‐
ri or Assis tant
Re quirement s:
R The func tion isavailable whenitis dar k. R
The hand movement iscar ried out inthe
int eract ion area (under theinside rear vie w
mir ror).
Br ief lymo ving thehand upand down under the
inside rear vie wmir rorswi tches there adin glight
spec ificall yfo rth edr iver or front passeng eron
or off. Car
rying out oper ation ofthere ading light #
Movethehand upand down verticall yunder
th ere adin glight .
The readin glight isswit ched on oroff. Switc
hingthesear chlight forthe driver
on /o ffwit hth eMB UX Interior Assis tant
Re quirement s:
R The front passen gerseat isno toccupi ed.
R The function isavailable whenitis dar k.
R The hand movement iscom pletedin the
int eract ion area (front -pass engerseat) .
R The seat beltonthefront passeng erseat
mus tno tbe inser tedin theseat beltbuckle.
St retching outwi th thehand overth efront
passeng erseat when unocc upied switchesa
sear chlight onforth edr iver when itis dar k.
Pulling thehand backswitc hesthesear chlight
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Int
eraction area foroper ating thesear chlight #
Toswitc hon: reac hacr oss thefront
passeng erseat withyo ur han d.
The sear chlight isswitc hedonforth edr iver . #
Toswitc hof f:take your han dbac kaw ay
fr om thefront passeng erseat.
The sear chlight isswitc hedoffag ain. Se
ttings forthe MBUX Inte rior Assis tant
Mult imedia system:
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Set ting s5
System
5 Interior Assist ant #
Toswitc hon full functionalit yof the
MB UX Interior Assis tant:selec tOn .
The optio nis act ivat ed 003B. #
Toactiv ateaddition alfuncti onsforre ad‐
ing and sear chlight s:select Including
Reading Light.
When theop tion isswitc hedon,thedispla y
butt onisactiv ated.
The func tionsfo rth ere adin gand search
light sar eact ivat ed inaddition tothepr ox im‐
ity func tions. #
Toswitc hof fth eMB UX Interior Assis‐
tant :selec tOff .
The optio nis act ivat ed 003B. Mai
nfun ctions Calling
upapplica tions 1
y button
Calls upvehicle functions
2 z button
Call sup navig ation
3 | button
Call sup radio ormedia
4 002B button
Calls upthete lephon e
5 ß button MBU
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Yo
ucan selectthepr ofile:
R When entering (/ page35 1)
R Using thehome screen (/page336)
The profile settings areactiv ated assoon asa
pr ofile isselect ed.
% When youcall upyour profile, thedr iver's
seat, steer ing wheel andoutside mirrors can
be set.
If yo ucall upyour profile when drivin gth en
th edr iver's seat position willnotbe adjus‐
te d.
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 . Pr
ofile cont ent
Depen dingontheve hicle equipment, thefo llo w‐
ing settings canbestor ed inyour profile, for
ex am ple:
R Driver' sseat ,st eer ing wheel andmirrorse t‐
tings
R Driver's seat memor y
R Radio (including statio nlis t)
R Lastdes tinatio ns
R Climat econ trol
R Ambien tlight ing
R DYNA MIC SELE CTI(individua l)
R Instrument Display,Hea d-up Display and
st yle (displa yst yle of themultimedia system)
R Themes, suggestion sand favo rite s
% Settings fordr iver assi stanc esy stems can‐
no tbe save din thepr ofile. Mer
cedes meconnect profile
If yo uuse apr ofile from Mer cedesme conn ect ,
th efo llo wing onlinefunc tionsar eav ailable, for
ex am ple:
R Youcan configur eth ese ttings intheve hicle
using theMer cedes meapp andthe
Mer cedes meportal.
R Youcan synchronize your profile on
Mer cedesme conn ect withth epr ofile inthe
ve hicle (/page35 1).
R Youcan add aper son alprofile pho tothat is
sho wnintheve hicle.
R Youcan take your profile and someof your
se tting swit hyo uin ne wvehicles.
Re quirement sfo rusi ng Mercedes mecon‐
nect profiles:
Fo rth eve hicle owner :
R Youha ve aMer cedesme user accoun t.
R The vehicle hasbeen connectedwithth e
user accoun t.
R The person alizatio nser viceis act ivat ed. MB
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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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ermediat edes tination forth eex istin g
ro ute.
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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f Profiles #
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
OPTIONS menuissho wn. MBUX
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Pr
essing brief lydele testh elas tch aract er
ent ered
Pr essi ngand holdi ngdele testh eent ry
5 Entersa sp ace
6 Switche sto input using theke yboar d
7 Accep tsan entr y
8 Writes charact erson thedr aw ing surface
If av ailable, thep symbol allowsyouto
ch ang eto voice input. #
Call upthech aract erent ryto rename a
fa vo rite ,fo rex am ple (/ page35 7). #
When theke yboar dis disp laye d, select v. #
Write th ech aract erwit hon efing er on the
to uc hsc reen.
The charact erisent ered ininput line 1.
Sugg estio ns aresho wnin2. #
Toselect asugg estion: select oneofthe
ent ries. #
Ifav ailable, displayaddit ionalsugg estio ns
wit h0047 or0048. #
Resume charact erinput. Theletter scan be
wr itten next to eac hot her orabo veeac h
ot her . #
Toend charact erentr y:press brief lyon
G.
Se tting theke yboar dfo rch aract erentr y
Mul timedi asy stem:
4 Setting s5
System 5
Contr ols
5 Keyboards andHandwrit ing #
Conf irm Select keyboards.
Select theke yboar dlan guag ein thelis t. Sy
stem settings Displa
y Conf
iguringdisp layse ttings
Multi media system:
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Set ting s5
System
5 Design s& Display
Se tting thedesig n #
Sele ctDes igns. #
Sele ctClassic ,Spo rtor Prog ressive.
The mult imedia system displa ych ang es
depen dingon thest yle select ed.Ifyo ure ve rt
to thefa ct or yse ttings, theClassic style is
se t. #
Toadjus tth eam bient lightingtoast yle:
selec tAm bien tLight ingAdjustm ent.
This function adjus tstheambient lightingfor
th eselect eddispla yst yle.
Se tting thedisp laybr ight ness #
Sele ctDis play Bright ness. #
Sele ctabr ight nessva lue.
Switc hingthedisp laysur round lighting
on/ off #
Select Illuminate DisplayIndirectly.
The indir ectlighting isswi tched onoroff.
Swi tching thedisp layof f/on #
Off:selec tDis play Off. #
On: press abutt on,002B, forex am ple.
Select ingthedisp laydesig n #
Sele ctDay/ Night Design. MBU
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Benef
itsofCa r-to -X-C ommu nication:
R Haza rdsar ere cogni zedautomatical lyin the
bac kground bytheve hicle orma ybe repor‐
te dby thedr iver .These areth en sent tovehi‐
cles withCar -to-X-Communicat ioninthe
immed iatevicin ity.
R Ifav ailable, current details relatin gto hazar d
spo tsnear theve hicle's current positio nar e
re cei ved.
This gives yousuf ficie nttime toadap tyo ur
dr ivin gst yle to thetraf fic condi tions.
The useof Ca r-to -X-C ommu nicationre qu ires the
re gular transmission ofvehicle datato Dai mle r
AG .The data isthen immediat elypseudon y‐
mized byDai mle rAG .The vehicle datais dele ted
af te ran app ropr iat eamount oftime haselapsed
(se veralwe eks) and isno tst or ed per manent ly.
% Datawhic hser vesas identif ication is
re placed during thepseudon ymization proc‐
ess. Inthis wa y,yo ur iden tityis protect ed
ag ains taccess byunaut horizedth ird par ties . Displa
yinghazardwa rnings
Multime diasystem:
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Navigation (Navigation )
If hazar dwa rnings areav ailable these can be
sho wnassymbols onthemap. Thedispla y
depends onthese ttings forth eTraffic andTraf-
fic Incidents option s. #
Setth eop tion s(/ page408).
The follo wing displa ysareav ailable:
R Show allsymbo ls.
The Trafficand TrafficIncide ntsop tio ns are
swit ched on.
R Onlysho wsymbols ontheex pect edroute.
The Trafficoptio nis swit ched off,th eTraffic
Inc idents option isswitc hedon.
R Sho wno symbols.
The Traffic Incidents option isswitc hedoff.
The follo wing hazar dwa rnings aresho wnonthe
map:
R Brok en-do wnvehicles
R Accid ents R
Haza rdous weather
R Gene ralhazar ds
R Haz ardwa rning light s,when switchedon
R Crosswin dwa rning
% Ifth eve hicle isappr oaching ahazar dspo t
wit have hicle speed ofat leas t37 mph
(60 km/ h)thevo ice output "Tra ffic inc ident
ahead" isissued.
The voice output isno tissued forhazardous
we ather .
Send inghazard wa rnings
Au tomatical lyde tected hazar dwa rnings aresen t
by theve hicle. #
Tosend ahaza rdwa rning yoursel f:tapon
th emedia displaywhen themap issho wn.
The navig ation menu issho wn. #
Select ¡. #
Select Report TrafficIncident.
A pr om ptissho wn. #
Selec tYes.
The Thank YouforSuppor tingAc ciden tPre-
ven tion mess ageappear s. MBU
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Selec
tingasat ellit era dio channe l
Mul timedi asy stem:
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Þ Radio 5
SiriusXM #
Select .
#
Select ach ann el.
Sa ving ordele tingasat ellit era dio channe l
Mul timedi asy stem:
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Radio 5
SiriusXM
St oring thecur rent channe l #
Press and hold thelogo ofthecur rent statio n
unt ilth eOp tion smenu appear s. #
Select AddtoPreset s.
Mo ving ach anne l #
Press and hold ach ann elin thepr ese tsuntil
th eOp tion smenu appear s. #
Select MoveHighlighted Station. #
Movethech ann elto ane wposit ion. Dele
tingach anne l #
Press and hold ach ann elin thepr ese tsuntil
th eOp tion smenu appear s. #
Select DeleteHighlighted Station.
Displa yingEPGinformat ionforthe current
ch anne l
Mul timedi asy stem:
4 © 5
Þ Radio 5
SiriusXM
5 Z #
Select Electr.Program Guide.
Se tting parental controlforra dio
Mu ltimed iasystem:
4 © 5
Þ Radio 5
SiriusXM
5 Z #
Select ParentalContr ol. #
Determ ine afo ur -di git charact erseq uenc e
and selec t¡.
All chann elswithadult content are lock ed. Un
loc king ach anne l #
Enterthefo ur -di git charact erseq uenc eand
selec t¡.
All chann elswithadult content are unlocked.
Music andspor taler tsfunction
This function enables youto prog ram an alertfor
yo ur favo rite artis ts,tr ac ks orspor tingevents.
Mu sic aler ts can besave dwhils ta tra ck isbeing
pla yedand spor taler tscan besave ddur ing a
liv ega me. Youcan also spec ifyspor taler tsvia
th emenu option .The system then con tinuousl y
sear ches thro ugh allthech ann els. Ifamat chis
fo und withast or ed aler t,yo uwill beinformed .
Se tting music and sportaler ts
Mul timedi asy stem:
4 © 5
Radio 5
SiriusXM 5
Z
5 Alert s
Ac tiv atin gthe musi cin fo rm ation functi on #
ActivateMu sic Ale rts 0073.
Se ttin gamusi cale rt #
Select Add Alert. MBUX
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