2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV height

Yo
ur sele ction issave d. The off-r oad leve lse t
re mains stor ed eve naf te rth eignition hasbeen
switc hedoff.
Oper ation withatrailer orbicy clerack :if yo u
ar edr ivin gat spee dsgrea terth an 19 mp h
(30 km/ h),theve hicle rises tothenor mal leve l
in thedr ive pr og rams Spor tor Spor t+ ifth e
electr icalconnect ionhas been correctl yes tab‐
lished.
The vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R When drivin gfa ster than 50 mph(80 km/h).
R When driving brief lybe tween 40mph
(65 km/ h)and 50mph(80 km/h).
R Aftersele cting adif fere nt drive pr ogr am
us ing theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthe
act ive dr ive pr og ram.
Oper ation withatraile ror bic ycle rack :if yo u
ar edr ivin gat spee dsgreat erthan 19 mp h
(30 km/ h),theve hicle lowe rsto thenor mal leve l
if th eelectr icalconnect ionhas been correctly
es tablished. Lo
we ring theve hicl e(v ehic leswithout Off-
ro ad pac kage) #
Pull rock er switc h1.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthe
act ive dr ive pr ogram.
Oper ation withatrailer orbicy clerack :th e
ve hicle lowe rsto thenor mal leve lif th eelectr ical
con nect ionhas been correctl yes tablished. Ra
ising theve hicl e(v ehic leswith Off-road
pac kage) #
Push rock er switc h1 forw ards.
R Off-ro ad leve l+1: one indic ator lam p2
light sup con tinuousl ywhen theve hicle
has finis hed rising.
R Off-road leve l+2: twoindic ator lam ps2
light upcon tinuousl ywhen theve hicle
has finis hed rising. Dr
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R
Off-road leve l+3: thre eindicat orlam ps
2 light upcon tinuousl ywhen theve hicle
has finis hed rising.
Yo ur sele ction issave d. The off-r oad leve lse t
re mains stor ed eve naf te rth eignition hasbeen
switc hedoff.
The vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R Off-ro ad leve l+3: when drivin gfa ster than
12 mp h(20 km/h) orwhen there ar foglam p
is switc hedon.
The vehicle islowe redto off-r oad leve l+2.
R Off-ro ad leve l+2:
- When drivin gfa ster than 50 mph
(80 km/ h).
- When driving brief lybe tween 40mph
(65 km/ h)and 50mph(8 0km/h).
The vehicle islowe redto off-r oad leve l+1 .
Oper ation withatrailer orbicy clerack :if
yo uar edr ivin gat spee dsgrea terth an
19 mp h(3 0km/h), theve hicle lowe rsto the nor
malle ve lif th eelectr icalconnect ionhas
been correctl yes tablished.
R Off-road leve l+1:
- When drivin gfa ster than 71 mp h
(1 15 km/h) .
- Whe ndr ivi ng briefly be tween 62mph
(1 00 km/ h)and 71mp h(115 km/h) .
- Ope ratio nwi th atrail er or bicy cle
ra ck :yo uar edr ivin gat spee dsgreat er
th an 19 mp h(3 0km/h).
The vehicle islowe redto thenor mal leve l.
R Aftersele cting adif fere nt drive pr ogr am
us ing theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthe
act ive dr ive pr ogram.
Oper ation withatrailer orbicy clerack :
th eve hicle lowe rsto thenor mal leve lif th e
electr icalconnect ionhas been correctl y
es tablished. Lo
we ring theve hicl e(v ehic leswith Off-road
pac kage) #
Pull rock er switc h1.
R Off-road leve l+3: theve hicle islowe red
to off-r oad leve l+2. Twoindicat orlam ps
2 light upcont inuously whentheve hicle
has finis hed lowe ring.
R Off-roa dleve l+2: theve hicle islowe red
to off-r oad leve l+1 .One indic ator lam p
2 light sup con tinuousl ywhen theve hi‐
cle has finis hed lowe ring.
R Off-roa dleve l+1: theve hicle islowe red
to thenor mal leve l.No indic ator lam p2
light sup when theve hicle hasfinis hed
lo we ring.
Yo ur sele ction issave d. The off-r oad leve lse t
re mains stor ed eve naf te rth eignition hasbeen
switc hedoff.
Se tting theent ering/e xiting leve l(AIRMA TIC)
Re quirement s:
R The engin eis running .
R The vehicle ismo ving atspeeds lessthan
20 mph(30 km/h). 256
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Off-road leve l+3: theve hicle isno tmo v‐
ing faster than 12 mp h(20 km/h).
Ra ising theve hicl e(v ehic leswithout Off-
ro ad pac kage) #
Push rock er switc h1 forw ards.
In dicat orlam p2 flashes whiletheve hicle is
being raised andlight sup con tinuousl ywhen
it has finis hed rising. Yo
ur sele ction issave d. The off-r oad leve lse t
re mains stor ed eve naf te rth eignition hasbeen
switc hedoff.
Oper ation withatrailer orbicy clerack :if yo u
ar edr ivin gat spee dsgrea terth an 19 mp h
(30 km/ h),theve hicle rises tothenor mal leve l
in thedr ive pr og rams Spor tC orSpor t+
B ifth eelectr icalconnect ionhas been cor‐
re ctly established.
The vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R When drivin gfa ster than 50 mph(80 km/h).
R When driving brief lybe tween 40mph
(65 km/ h)and 50mph(80 km/h).
R Aftersele cting adif fere nt drive pr ogr am
us ing theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthe
act ive dr ive pr og ram.
Oper ation withatraile ror bic ycle rack :if yo u
ar edr ivin gat spee dsgreat erthan 19 mp h
(30 km/ h),theve hicle lowe rsto thenor mal leve l
if th eelectr icalconnect ionhas been correctly
es tablished. Lo
we ring theve hicl e(v ehic leswithout Off-
ro ad pac kage) #
Pull rock er switc h1.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthe
act ive dr ive pr ogram.
Oper ation withatrailer orbicy clerack :th e
ve hicle lowe rsto thenor mal leve lif th eelectr ical
con nect ionhas been correctl yes tablished. 266
Driving andparking

Ra
ising theve hicl e(v ehic leswith Off-road
pac kage) #
Push rock er switc h1 forw ards.
R Off-ro ad leve l+1: one indic ator lam p2
light sup con tinuousl ywhen theve hicle
has finis hed rising.
R Off-road leve l+2: twoindic ator lam ps2
light upcon tinuousl ywhen theve hicle
has finis hed rising. R
Off-road leve l+3: thre eindicat orlam ps
2 light upcon tinuousl ywhen theve hicle
has finis hed rising.
Yo ur sele ction issave d. The off-r oad leve lse t
re mains stor ed eve naf te rth eignition hasbeen
switc hedoff.
The vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R Off-ro ad leve l+3: when drivin gfa ster than
12 mp h(20 km/h).
The vehicle islowe redto off-r oad leve l+2.
R Off-ro ad leve l+2:
- When drivin gfa ster than 50 mph
(80 km/ h).
- When driving brief lybe tween 40mph
(65 km/ h)and 50mph(8 0km/h).
The vehicle islowe redto off-r oad leve l+1 .
Oper ation withatrailer orbicy clerack :if
yo uar edr ivin gat spee dsgrea terth an
19 mp h(3 0km/h), theve hicle lowe rsto the
nor malle ve lif th eelectr icalconnect ionhas
been correctl yes tablished. R
Off-road leve l+1:
- When drivin gfa ster than 71 mp h
(1 15 km/h) .
- Whe ndr ivi ng briefly be tween 62mph
(1 00 km/ h)and 71mp h(115 km/h) .
- Ope ratio nwi th atrail er or bicy cle
ra ck :yo uar edr ivin gat spee dsgreat er
th an 19 mp h(3 0km/h).
The vehicle islowe redto thenor mal leve l.
R Aftersele cting adif fere nt drive pr ogr am
us ing theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthe
act ive dr ive pr ogram.
Oper ation withatrailer orbicy clerack :
th eve hicle lowe rsto thenor mal leve lif th e
electr icalconnect ionhas been correctl y
es tablished.
Lo we ring theve hicl e(v ehic leswith Off-road
pac kage) #
Pull rock er switc h1.
R Off-road leve l+3: theve hicle islowe red
to off-r oad leve l+2. Twoindicat orlam ps Dr
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Coup
lingup/uncou plingatrailer &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom theve hicle
le ve lbeing chang ed
Ve hicl eswith leve lcontr olsystem: the
ve hicle leve lma ybe chang edunin tentio nally,
e.g. byother persons. Youma ybec ome trap‐
ped ifyo uco uple uporunc ouple atrailer
while theve hicle leve lis ch ang ing.In addi‐
tio n,other people couldbecome trapped if
th eir limbs arebe tween theve hicle body and
th etir es orunder neathth eve hicle.
When coupling uporuncoupling atrailer ,
mak esur eth at: #
The door sor tailg atear eno topen edor
clos ed. #
Youdo notini tiat eth eleve lcon trol sys‐
te m and donotoper ateth eDY NA MIC
SELE CTswitc h. #
Donotloc kor unloc kth eve hicle. Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e. R
The transmission isin position 005D.
The trailer willbecor rectly detected bytheve hi‐
cle onlyif th efo llo wing condition sar eme t:
R The trailer isconn ectedcor rectl y
R The trai le rlighti ngsystem isin wo rking order
The func tionsof thefo llo wing systems areaf fec‐
te dby acor rectl yconnect edtrai le r:
R ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist
R ESP®
tra iler stabiliz ation
R Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C
R ActivePa rking Assist
R Blin dSpo tAss istor ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
R Drive Aw ayAssi st
R Cross Traf fic Aler t
R Rear vie wcam era
R 360° Camer a
Ve hicl eswithout aleve lcontr olsystem: the
ball head height willchang edepen dingon the
ve hicle's load.Inthis case, useatrailer witha
height -adjustable draw bar . Coupling
upatrailer
* NO
TEDama getothest ar terbatt erydue
to full disc harg e Cha
rging thetra iler batt eryusing thepo we r
supply ofthetra iler can damag eth est ar ter
batt ery. #
Donotus eth eve hicle's powe rsupp ly
to charge thetrailer battery. Inf
ormation abouta suit ablebal lnec kfo r
Mer cedes-Ben zve hicles canbeobt ained from a
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop, e.g.anaut hor ized
Mer cedes-Benz Center. #
Remo vetheco verfr om theball neckmount
and stor eit in asaf eplace (/page298). #
Position thetra iler onaleve lsur face beh ind
th eve hicle andcouple itup totheve hicle. #
Establish theelectr icalconnect ionbetween
th eve hicle andthetra iler .
% Access oriescan beconnect edtotheper ma‐
nen tpo we rsupp lyup to180W and tothe
po we rsupp lythat isswit ched on via theigni‐
tion lock. Dr
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Ac
tiv atin gco verch ang ein thera dio menu
and medi amenu
The MBUX Interior Assi stant reduces thenumber
of oper ating steps. #
Moveyour han dto wa rdsth eto uc hsc reen or
to uc hpad.
The current informati on,e.g.ab ou tth era dio
st atio n,trac kand artis tar ehidde n.Co ver
ch ang eis act ivat ed. #
Con tinue operation andselec ta co ver. #
Asyour han dis mo vedaw ay from the
to uc hsc reen ortouc hpad, thecur rent infor‐
ma tionis sho wnagain.
% Further information onthera dio menu
(/ page46 4) and themedia menu
(/ page459).
Sho wing thena vig ation menu onthema p
The MBU XInte rior Assis tant sho wsthena vig a‐
tion menu. #
Moveyour han dto wa rdsth eto uc hsc reen or
to uc hpad.
The navig atio nmen uis sho wn. #
Con tinue operation andselectasymb ol. #
Asyour han dis mo vedaw ay from the
to uc hsc reen ortouc hpad, themedia display
hides thena vig ation menu.
% Further information onthena vig ation menu
(/ page380).
Sho wing operating symbols intheAc tiv e
Pa rking Assis tcamer aima ge(onl yfrom driv‐
er' sseat )
The MBU XInte rior Assis tant facil itat es quick-
acc ess forth edr iver tovarious camer avie ws. #
When ActivePa rking Assistis sho wn, move
yo ur han dto wa rdsth eto uc hsc reen.
The camer aoper ation symbols aredispla yed. #
Cont inue operation anddispla yth edesir ed
fr ont ,re ar,lef tand right camer avie ws.
% Further information onActivePa rking Assist
func tions(/ page28 1).
Oper ating afunct ionwithth efa vo rite spose
Re quirement s:
R Ther eis at leas tone favo rite .
R The favo rite has been connectedwithth e
MBUX Interior Assis tant. R
The area forre cogni tionofthefa vo rite 's
pose (Vpose) isabo vethecent ercon sole at
th eheight oftheclimat econ trol vents and
th emedia display.The hand should have a
dis tance ofat leas t4 in (10 cm) from the
media display.
R The Vpose isheld fora br ief time.
Call ingupfavo rite s
The driver and front passeng ercan conn ecttwo
dif fere nt favo rite swit hth eV pose.
% Ifafa vo rite has notye tbe en save dand con‐
nec tedwit hth eMBUX Interior Assis tant, the
multime diasystem will assis tyo u. MB
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clou
dco ver.The service information isno t
sho wninall map scales, e.g.weather sym‐
bols.
Fu rther information aboutavailable services and
about displayinginformat ioninthemap scales
can befound intheMer cedes mePortal:
ht tp s:// me. secure.m erced es-ben z.com
Sho wing mapvie win themu ltifunct iondis‐
pla yof theins trum ent clus ter
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Navigation 5
Z
5 Advan ced #
Select View. #
Select MapOrient ation. #
Scrollup and showtheINSTRUME NTCLUS-
TER VIEW categor y. #
Tosetth ema pscale automa tically: switc h
on Auto Zoom.
The displa ybutt onisactiv ated. The map
scale issetaut omatically depending onyour
dr ivin gspee dand thetype ofroad. #
Toselect maporientation: selectanoption.
The 003Bdo tindicat esthecur rent sel ecti on.
The follo wing option sar eav ailable:
R 2DHead ingUpoptio n:the2D map view
is aligned tothedir ect ion oftra vel.
R 2DNort hUp option :th e2D map viewis
displa yedso that north is alw aysat the
to p.
R 3Doption :th e3D map viewisaligned to
th edir ect ion oftrav el. Pa
rking service No
teson thepa rking service &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tonotob ser ving themaximum per‐
mitt edaccess height
If th eve hicle height exceeds themaximum
per mitt edaccess heightforpar king garage s
and unde rground parking lots, theve hicle
ro of as wellas other vehicle partscould be
damag ed. Ther
ecould bearisk ofinjur yto theve hicle
occupants. #
Beforedr iving intoapar king garage or
under ground parking lotobser vethe
locall ysign postedaccess height. #
Ifth eve hicle height, including anyaddi‐
tional equipment, exceed sth emaxi‐
mum permitt edaccess height,donot
dr ive int oth epar king garage orunder‐
gr ound parking lot. This
service isno tav ailable inall coun tries.
Select ingparking options
* NO
TEBef oresel ecti ngthepar king
op tion The
datais based oninformation prov ided by
th ere spectiv eser vice prov ider .
Mer cedes Benzacc epts no liability forth e
acc uracy oftheinf ormation prov ided relatin g
to thepar king garage /pa rking lot. #
Alw aysobser vethelocal Information
and conditions . MBUX
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Re
quirement s:
R The navig ation services option isavailable,
subsc ribed toand activat ed intheMer cedes
me portal.
R The parkingser vice iswit hin thescope ofthe
na vig ation ser vice .
R Parking isacti vated(/ page41 8).
Mul timediasystem:
4 © 5
Navigation #
Tapon 005D inthemap. #
Select apar king option .
The map showsthepar king option sin the
vicinity .
The follo wing informatio nis displa yed(if
av ailable):
R Destinat ionaddr ess, distance from cur‐
re nt vehicle position andarriva ltim e
R Informatio non thepar king garage /pa rk‐
ing lot
Fo rex am ple, open ingtimes, parking
ch arge s,cur rent occu pancy ,ma ximu m
pa rking time,ma ximu maccess height. The
maxim umaccess height shownby
th epar king service does notre place the
nee dfo robser vatio nof theactual cir‐
cums tances.
R Available paymen top tio ns (Mer cedes
pa y,coins ,ba nk notes, car ds)
R Detailson par kingta riff s
R Numb erofavailable parkingspac es
R Paymen tme thod (e.g. atthepar king
mac hine)
R Services/ facil ities atthepar king option
R Telephon enumb er #
Calculat eth ero ute(/ page39 0).
The follo wing functionscan also beselec ted(if
av ailable):
R Sear chforPOIs inthevicinit y.
R Save thedes tinat ion.
R Place acall atthedes tinat ion.
R Shar eth edes tinat ionusing NFCorQR code.
R Call upthewe baddr ess.
R Sho wthedes tinat iononthemap. Displa
yingparking options onthema p
Re quirement s:
R The navig ation services option isavailable,
subsc ribed toand activat ed intheMer cedes
me portal.
R The parkingser vice iswit hin thescope ofthe
na vig ation ser vice .
Mu ltimed iasystem:
4 © 5
Navigation 5
Z #
ActivatePa rki ng.
Th edisp lay bu tton isacti vated. The parking
op tion swit hin thevicin ityofthecur rent vehi‐
cle position aresho wn. Dashcam
No
teson theda shca m
* NO
TEBef oreus ing thedashcam Bef
oreusing anyor all func tionsof theDash‐
cam, please read this Disc laimer carefull y.If
yo udo notacc ept,agr eetoor under stand
th is Disc laimer ,please donotuse theDash‐ 41
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MBUX multimedia system