2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV tow

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Pull filler hose 2and plug 4out ofthetir e
inf lation compressor housing. #
Inser tplug 8offiller hose 2inthesoc ket
on thetir einf lation compressor andthen
tur nit until plug8eng ages. #
Unscr ew thecap from theva lve on theemer‐
ge ncy sparewheel. #
Screw union nut3offiller hose 2ontoth e
va lve. #
Mak esur eon and offswitc h5 ofthetir e
inf lation compressor issetto 0. #
Inser tplu g4 inasoc ketin your vehicle.
R 12Vsoc ket:(/ pag e14 6)
R Obse rveth eno teson soc kets: (/ page 146) #
Turn theSmar tKey toposition 0047intheigni‐
tion lock. #
Press onand offswitc h5 onthetir einf la‐
tion compressor toI.
The tireinf lation compressor isswitc hedon.
The tireis inf lated. The tirepr essur eis
sho wnonpressur ega ug e6. #
Pum pth etir eto thespecif iedtirepr essur e.
The specif iedtirepr essur eis stat ed on the
label oftheemer gency sparewheel. #
When thespecif iedtirepr essur ehas been
re ac hed, press onand offswit ch5 onthe
tir einf latio ncom pres sor to0.
The tireinf lation compressor isswitc hedoff. #
Turn theSmar tKey toposition 005Aintheigni‐
tion lock. #
Ifth etir epr essur eis higher than thespeci‐
fi ed pressur e,press pressur ere lease valve
bu tton 7 unti lth ecor rect tirepr ess ureha s
bee nre ac hed. #
Unscr ew unio nnut 3offiller hose 2from
th eva lve. #
Screw theva lve cap oftheemer gency spare
wheel ontoth eva lve ag ain. #
Stow filler hose 2and plug 4inthelowe r
section ofthecom pressor housing. #
Stow thetir einf lation compressor inthe
ve hicle. Collapsible
sparewheel No
teson thecollap siblesparewheel &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent caused by
inc orrect whe eland tiredimensi ons
The wheelor tiresize andthetir etype ofthe
emer gency sparewheel orspar ewheel and
th ewheel tobe replaced maydif fer. Mount‐
ing anemer gency sparewheel/ sparewheel
ma yse verely im pa irth edr iving charact eris‐
tic s.
To preve nthazardous situa tions: #
Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle accor dinglyand
dr ive car efull y. #
Nevermount moreth an oneemer gency
spa rewheel orspar ewheel that dif fers
in size . #
Onlyuse anemer gency sparewheel or
spar ewheel ofadif fere nt size briefly. #
Donotsw itchof fESP ®
. #
>Ha vetheemer gency sparewheel or
spar ewheel ofadif fere nt size replaced 54
6
Wheels andtires

#
Unhook there tainin gspr ing hook sof the
secur ingstra ps from thebr ac kets. #
Remo vethecollapsible sparewheel bag
to ge ther wit hth ecollapsible sparewheel. #
Open thecollapsible sparewheel bagand
re mo vethecollapsible sparewheel. Inflating
thecollap siblesparewheel Re
quirement s:
R Mount thecollapsible sparewheel asdescr i‐
bed (/page54 2).
R Remo vethetir einf lation compressor from
th estow agespac eunde rth etrunk floor
(/ page495).
* NO
TEDama getothecollapsible spare
wheel whenlowe ring theve hicle Lo
we ring theve hicle without prev iousl y
inf latin gth ecollapsible sparewheel can
damag eits rim. #
Inflateth ecollapsible sparewheel using
th etir einf lation compressor before
lo we ring theve hicle. *
NO
TEOverhea ting dueto thetir einf la‐
tion compressor running toolong #
Donotru nth etir einf lation compressor
fo rlong erthan tenminu teswit hout
int erru ption. #
Pull connector4 and thehose outofthe
housing. #
Unscr ew thecap from theva lve on thecol‐
lapsible sparewheel. #
Screw unio nnut 1ofthehose ontoth e
va lve.
Mak esur eon and offswitc h3 ofthetir e
inf lation compressor issetto 0. #
Inser tplu g4 intoth ecig arette light er
soc ketor intoa12 Vsoc ket(/ page 146) in
yo ur vehicle. #
Switc hon thepo we rsupp ly(/ pag e18 1). #
Press onand offswi tch3 onthetir einf la‐
tion compressor toI.
The tireinf lation compressor isswitc hedon.
The tireis inf lated. The tirepr essur eis
sho wnonmanome ter2. #
Pum pth etir eto thespecif iedtirepr essur e.
The specif iedtirepr essur eis print ed on the
ye llo wlabel ofthecollapsible sparewheel. #
When thespecif iedtirepr essur ehas been
re ac hed, press onand offswit ch3 onthe
tir einf latio ncom pres sor to0. #
Ifth etir epr essur eis higher than thespeci‐
fi ed pressur e,press pressur ere lease valve 54
8
Wheels andtires

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NO
TEPrema ture wearcaus edbyunle a‐
ded regular gasoline Un
leade dre gular gasoline cancause the
engine towe armor equ ickl yand impair lon‐
ge vity and perform anc e.
If unle aded premium grade gasoline is
una vailable andyouha ve torefuel using
unle adedre gular gasoline: #
Onlyfill th efuel tank tohalf fullwith
unleaded regular gasoline andrefill as
soon aspossible withunleaded pre‐
mium grade gasoline. #
Donotdr ive at themaximum speed. #
Avoid sudden accelerationandengine
speeds over3,000 rpm. Fu
rther information onfuel isavailable atthefo l‐
lo wing locations:
R Ataga sst atio n
R Ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
R USAonly: athttp: //www .mbusa.com Inf
ormat iononaddit ives ingasoline
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page55 4).
* NO
TEDama gefrom use ofunsu itabl e
add itives Ev
en smal lamou ntsofthewr ong additiv e
ma ylead tomalfu nctions occurring. #
Only addcle ani ng additiv es recomme n‐
ded byMer cedes-Ben zto thefuel. Mer
cedes- Benzrecomme ndsthat youuse fuel
br and sth at have addit ives.
In som ecoun tries, thefuel available mayno t
ha ve suf ficie ntadditiv es. Residue could buildup
in thefuel injec tionsystem asare sult. Inthis
case, incon sult ation withan aut hor ized
Mer cedes -Benz Cent er,th efuel maybe mix ed
wit hth ecleanin gadditiv ere comme ndedby
Mer cedes-Ben z.Be sureto obser vetheno tes
and mixing ratio ssp eci fied on thecon tainer .
Ta nk cont entand fuel reser ve
Missing values werenotav ailable atthetime of
going topress. The
totalcapac ityofthefuel tank mayva ry,
dependin gon theve hicle equipment.
Capacity Model
Total cap acity
Al lmo dels 23.8gal(90. 0liter s) Model
ofwhic hre ser ve
fuel
All model s2 .4gal(9. 0liter s) Mer
cedes‑M aybac hT otal capac ity
All mode ls Mer
cedes‑Ma ybacho fwhic hre ser ve
fuel
All model s Eng
ineoil No
teson engine oil
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page55 4). 556
Tech nica lda ta

All
mod els(vehi‐
cles withAMG
St yling) 1 1
Front 2 2
Rear
Of f-road leve l22 5° 24°
Of f-road leve l32 7°-28° 25°-26° Mer
cedes‑Ma y‐
bac h 1 1
Front 2 2
Rear
Nor mal leve l2 4°21°
Ra ised leve l2 7°25° *Depend
ingonthetir esize.
Maxim umgradien tcli mbing ability
The vehicle's gradient climbing abilitydepends
on thewe ight distribution intheve hicle, thete r‐
ra in con dition sand thero ad sur face condi tions.
The specified va lue applies when:
R The vehicle isready todrive
R The LOWRAN GEoff-r oad gear ofthetra ns‐
fe rcase iseng aged R
The road sur faces condi tions andthus the
tr acti onarego od
A grad ient climbi ngability of100% corresponds
to an incline of45 °.
Obse rveth eno teson driving inmount ainous ter‐
ra in . Model
Maximumgra‐
dien tcli mbing
abil ity
Ve hicl eswithout Off-
ro ad pac kage 80%
Ve hicl eswith Off-road
pac kage
When LOWRANGE off-
ro ad gear iseng aged 10
0% Mer
cedes‑Ma ybachM aximumgra‐
dien tcli mbing
abil ity
All mode ls 80% Tr
aile rhitc h Gene
ralno teson thetrailer hitch Modif
ications totheengine cooling system may
be neces sary,dependin gon theve hicle model.
The retrof itti ng ofatrai le rhi tc his only perm issi‐
ble ifato wing capac ityisspec ified inyour vehi‐
cle documents.
Fu rther information canbeobt ained ataqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop. To
wing capacit y The
tongu ewe ight isno tinc luded intheto wing
capac ity. Mod
el Towing capacit y,
br ak ed
All models 7716 .2 lbs(3 500 kg) Mer
cede s‑Maybac hT owing capa city,
br ak ed
All models 7716 .2 lbs(3 500 kg) Te
ch nica lda ta 565

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
To appl y: #
Swi tchof fth eignition .
The electr icpar king brak ewill beapplied automaticall y.
If th eelectr icpar king brak eis no tto be applied, e.g.atan aut omatic carwash orwhen theve hicle isbeing towe d,
lea vetheignition switchedon.This does notinclude having theve hicle towe dwit hth ere ar axle raised.
If th eelectr icpar king brak eis no tapplied automaticall y: #
Switc hth eignition offand switc hit bac kon. #
Release andthen apply theelectr icpar king brak emanuall y(/ page21 6).
If it is still no tpossible toappl yth eelectr icpar king brak e: #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Wher enecessar y,also secureth epar kedve hicle agains tro lling away.
To release: #
Ifth econ ditions forau tomatic release arefulf illed andtheelectr icpar king brak eis no tre leased automat ically,
re lease theelectr icpar king brak emanuall y(/ page21 6).
If it is still no tpossible torelease theelectr icpar king brak e: #
Donotcon tinue driving under anycir cums tances. Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 589

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear ,st op theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition sand restar t
th eengine.
Blind SpotAssist Inopera-
tive *B
lind SpotAss istis malfun ctionin g. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Blind SpotAssist NotAvail-
able When Towing aTrailer
See Operator's Manual *W
hen youes tablish theelectr icalconnect iontothetra iler ,Blind SpotAssis tis una vailable. #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol and ackn ow ledg eth edispla ymessag e.
Act ive Blind SpotAssist
Current lyUnavailable See
Operator 'sManual *A
ctiv eBli nd Spo tAssi stistemp orarily una vailable.
The system limits have been reac hed (/page29 1). #
Drive on .
On ce thecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent ,th esy stem will beavailable again.
or #
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear ,st op theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition sand restar t
th eengine.
Act ive Blind SpotAssist
Inoper ative *A
ctiveBli nd Spo tAssi stismalfun ctionin g. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 599

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Act ive Blind SpotAsst.Not
Available WhenTowing a
Trailer SeeOperator' sMan-
ual *W
hen youes tablish theelectr icalconnect iontothetra iler ,Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stisuna vailable. #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol and ackn ow ledg eth edispla ymessag e.
Act ive Parkin gAssist and
PARKTRONIC Inoperative
See Operator 'sManual *A
ctivePa rking Assistand Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Caremalf unction ing . #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition sand restar tth eengine. #
Ifth edispla ymessag econ tinues tobe displa yed, con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Traffic SignAssist Cur-
rently Unavaila bleSee
Operator's Manual *T
raffic Sign Assistis temp orarily una vailable. #
Drive on.
Onc eth ecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent ,th esy stem will beavailable again.
Traf ficSig nAs sist Inoper a-
tiv e *T
raffic Sign Assistis malfun ctionin g. #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition sand restar tth eengine. #
Ifth edispla ymessag econ tinues tobe displa yed, con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 600
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Endi
ng............ .....................................439
No tes .................................................. 438
Ov ervie w ......... ................................. ... 437
Sound settin gs .................................... 439
Tr ans ferred vehicle data......................4 41
Assis tance
Men u(on -boardco mp uter) .................. 308
Assis tance systems
see Drivin gsaf etysy stem
ASS YSTPL US <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011>476
Batt erydi sconnecti onper iods............. 477
Dis play ing theser vice duedate........... 476
Fu nctio n/no tes .................................... 476
Re gular maint enance work <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 476
Speci alser vice requ iremen ts...............4 76
ATA (anti-thef tala rm system) ...................9 7
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating theint erior
mo tion sensor .....................................1 00
Ar ming/di sarming theto w- aw ay
alar m.....................................................9 9
Dea ctivating thealar m.......................... 98
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 97
Fu nctio nof theint erior motion sensor ..99
The tow- aw ay alar mfun ction .......... .......9 8 AT
TENTI ONASSIST <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 287,28 8
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>287
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011>288
Sy stem limit ations ........................... ....2 87
At tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Au thorized Mercedes- BenzCenter
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
Au thorized workshop
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Au tomatic carwa sh mode
Ac tivati ng ........... ................................. 484
Au tomatic distanc eco ntr ol
se eAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Au tomatic drivin glights ........... ............ ..156
Au tomatic engine star t(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> .......192
Au tomatic engine sto p(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> .......192
Au tomatic fron tpass engerfr on tair‐
bag shutoff <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 45,47
Fu nctio nof theaut omatic front
passeng erfront airbag shutoff......... ..... 45 PA
SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p.....4 7
Au tomatic fron tpass engerfr on tair‐
bag shutoff
see Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............169
Au tomatic seat adjus tment
Se tting ............ .....................................115
Au tomatic trans mis sion
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve r..... ......................199
Dr ive pr ogr am disp lay ............ ..............198
Dr ive pr ogr ams............ ........................ 196
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.................... 196
Eng aging drive po sitio n............ ............ 201
Eng aging neu tral ............ ..................... 200
Eng aging park position ........................ 200
En gaging reve rsege ar .........................2 00
Kic kdo wn ....... .....................................203
Manu alge arshif ting.............................2 01
St eer ing wheel paddle shifters ............ 201
Tr ans miss ionposit iondispla y.............. 199
Tr ans miss ionposit ions........................ 199 Inde
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