2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV ignition

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Toswitc hof f:pr ess butt on2 repeat edly
until theindicat orlam pon thebutt ongoes
out.
% Clean there mo vable rubber matonlywit h
clean, lukewa rmwaterand thecup holder
onl ywit hasof tclo th. Soc
kets Us
ingthe 12Vso cket inthefront cent er
console Re
quirement s:
R Onlycon nectde vices uptoamax imum of
24 0W (20 A).
% This equipment isno tav ailable inall coun ‐
tr ies. #
Liftup cap 1ofthesoc ketand insertth e
plug ofthede vice.
If yo uha ve connect edade vice tothe12 V
soc ket,leave theco verof thestow agecom part‐
men topen . Using
the11 5V soc ketin the rear passe nger
co mp artment &
DANG ER Risk offata linj urydue todam‐
ag ed con nectingcables orsoc kets
If asu itab lede vic eis conne cted ,th e11 5V
soc ketwi llbe car rying ahigh voltag e. Ifth e connecti
ngcab leor the11 5V soc ketis
pu lled outof thetrim orisdamag edorwe t,
yo uco uld recei vean elec tric shoc k. #
Onlyuse dryand damag e-freeconnec t‐
ing cables. #
When theignition isswitc hedoff,
ensur eth at the11 5V soc ketis dry. #
Ifth e11 5V soc ketis da ma gedor gets
pu lled outof thepaneling, immediately
ha ve thesoc ketch eckedor replaced at
a qu alif ied spec ializedworkshop. #
Neverplu gth econ nect ingcable intoa
11 5V soc ketth at isdamag edorhas
been pulled outofthetrim. &
DANG ER Risk offata linj urydue toinc or‐
re ct handli ngofthesoc ket
Yo uco uld recei vean elec tric shoc kin par tic‐
ular :
R Ifyo ure ac hint oth esoc ket.
R Ifyo uins ertuns uitable devic es orobj ect s
int oth esoc ket. 14
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Sea tsand stow ing

Ex
am ple: USB ports in thecent ercons oleinthe
re ar passe nger com partment Ex
am ple: USBpor tsinthecent ercons oleinthe
re ar passe nger com partment (Mer cedes-Ma ybac h
ve hicles)
If th eignition isswitc hedonyoucan charge USB
de vices, e.g.mobile phones, atUSB ports1.
The chargin gvo ltag eis appr oximat ely5 V (up to
3 A). Re
frig er ator box Usin
gth ere frig er ator box &
WARNIN GRisk offire due toaco vered
ve nt grille on there frig er ator box
If yo uco verth eve nt grille forth ere frig er ator
bo x,itma yov erheat. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at theve nt grille is
no tco vered. The
ventil ation grille forth ere frig er ator boxis in
th etrunk .
This equipment isavailable onlyforMer cedes-
Ma yba chvehicles.
Subject there frig er ator boxto amax imum load
of 7.7 lb (3.5 kg).
St oreonl yplas ticbottles intheupper compart‐
ment ofthere frig er ator box.The cont ents ofthe
bo ttle mus tbe no mor eth an 17 fl.oz.
(0.5 lite rs).
If yo udo notne ed touse there frig er ator boxfo r
an extende dpe riod, switc hit of f,defr ostit and Seats
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Obser vetheno teson sur round lighting
(/ page16 0).
Au tomatic drivin glights function
The parking lam ps,low beam anddaytime run‐
ning lamp swill beswitc hedonaut omatically
depending ontheignition status andtheambi‐
ent light. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenth elow
beam isswitc hedoffin poor visibility
When thelight switc his setto 0058 ,th elow
beam mayno tbe switc hedonaut omaticall y
if th er eis fog, sno wor other causes ofpoor
visibili tysuc has spr ay. #
Insuc hcases, turnth elight switc hto
0058 . The
automatic driving lights areonl yan aid. You
ar ere sponsible forve hicle lighting.
Switc hingthere ar foglights onoroff
Re quirement s:
R The light switc his in the 0058 or0058 posi‐
tion . #
Press the 005E button.
Please observethecount ry-spe cificlaws onthe
use ofrear foglam ps. Oper
ating thecombin ation switc hfo rthe
li ghts 1
Highbe am
2 Turn signal light,right
3 High-beam flasher
4 Turn signal light,left #
Use thecombin ationswitchto act ivat eth e
desir edfunc tion. 15
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Light andvisib ility

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Toswitc hint ermitt entwiping onoroff:
pr ess butt on2.
Ve hicl eswith rain sensor: Thewipe inter‐
va laut omat icallyadap tsto thedr iving condi‐
tion s.
The 00C5 symbol willappear ontheins tru‐
ment clusterwhen there ar wind owwiper is
swit ched on. Changing
thewindsh ieldwiper blades &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th ewindshield wipersar eswitc hedon
while wiper blades arebeing replaced
If th ewindshield wipersbegin tomo vewhile
yo uar ech ang ingthewiper blades, youcan
be trapped bythewiper arm. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and theignition beforech ang ingthe
wiper blades. Mo
ving thewiper arms intoth ere plac eme nt
pos ition #
Swi tchth eignition onand switc hof fag ain
immediat ely. #
Within around 15seconds, press the00D4
butt ononthecombin ationswitchfo rapp rox‐
ima tely thre esecon ds(/ page16 2).
The wiperarms willmo veintoth ere place‐
ment position .
Re mo ving the wiper blade s #
Foldthewiper arms away from thewind‐
shield. #
Hold thewiper arm wit hone hand. With the
ot her hand, turnth ewiper bladeinthedir ec‐
tion ofarrow 1away from thewiper arm as
fa ras itwil lgo. #
Slide catch2 inthedir ect ion ofarro w 3
unt ilit eng ages inthere mo valposit ion. #
Remo vethewiper bladefrom thewiper arm
in thedir ect ion ofarrow 4. Light
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Ins
tallin gth ewiper blades #
Inser tth ene wwiper bladeintoth ewiper
ar m inthedir ect ion ofarrow 1. #
Slide catc h2 inthedir ect ion ofarro w 3
unt ilit eng ages intheloc king position . #
Mak esur eth at thewiper bladeisseat edcor‐
re ctly . #
Foldthewiper arms backont oth ewind‐
shield. #
Switc hon theignition . #
Press the00D4 buttononthecombin ation
switc h.
The wiper arms will moveintoth eor iginal
position .
Maint enance display #
Remo veprotect ive film 1 from themaint e‐
nanc edispla yon thetip ofthene wlyins tal‐
led wiper blades.
If th ecolor ofthemaint enanc edispla ych ang es
fr om blac kto yello w, thewiper blades should be
re placed.
% The duration untilthecolor chang esvaries
depending ontheusag econ ditions . Re
plac ingthe windsh ield wiper blades
(MA GIC VISIONCO NTR OL) Mo
vingthe wiper arms intothe replac eme nt
pos ition #
Swi tchof fth eignition . #
Within around 15seconds, press the00D4
butt ononthecombin ationswitch
(/ page16 2).
The wiperarms willmo veintoth ere place‐
ment position . 16
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Light andvisib ility

Re
mo ving the wiper blade s #
Tobring thewiper bladeint oposit ionto
be remo ved: hol dth ewiper arm firm lyin
one hand .Wi th theot her hand, turnth e
wiper bladeinthedir ect ion ofarrow 1
be yond thepoint ofresis tance.
The wipe rbl ad ewi lleng agein there mo val
position withaclic k. #
Toremo vethewiper blade:press release
kn ob 2, pull thewiper bladeinthedir ect ion
of arrow 3and remo ve.
Ins tallin gth ewiper blades #
Push thene wwiper bladeontoth ewiper arm
in thedir ect ion ofarrow 1untilre lease
kn ob 2 eng ages. #
Press thewiper bladeontoth ewiper arm in
th edir ect ion ofarrow 3beyond thepoint of
re sis tance.
The wipe rbl ad ewi lleng agewi th ano tic eable
clic kand movefreely again. #
Foldthewiper arm bac kont oth ewindshield. Re
plac ingthe rear windo wwi per blade &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th ewindshield wipersar eswitc hedon
while wiper blades arebeing replaced
If th ewindshield wipersbegin tomo vewhile
yo uar ech ang ingthewiper blades, youcan
be trapped bythewiper arm. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and theignition beforech ang ingthe
wiper blades. Re
mo ving the wiper blade #
Swi tchth eignition off. Light
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Mak esur eth at mar kedspace 2isem pty. #
Remo veSmar tKey 1 from theke yring. #
Place Sma rtKe y1 inmar kedspace 2next
to symbol 3.
The vehicle willstar taf te ra shor ttime.
If yo ure mo veSmar tKey 1 from mar ked
space 2theengine continues running .Fo r
fur ther vehicle star ts howe ver,Smar tKey 1 mus
tbe locat edinmar kedspace 2next to
th esymbol 3during theent ire jour ney. #
Have Smar tKey 1 checkedat aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop.
If th eve hicl edoes notst ar t: #
Place SmartKey 1 inmar kedspace 2and
lea veitth er e. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andstar tth eve hi‐
cle using thest ar t/ stop butt on.
% Youcan also switchon thepo we rsupp lyor
th eignition withth est ar t/ stop butt on. St
arting theve hicl evia Remo teOnline serv‐
ices Cooling
orheating theve hicl eint erior before
co mmenci ngyour jour ney
% This function isno tav ailable inall coun tries.
If yo ustar tth eve hicle viayour smar tphon e,the
pr ev iousl yselec tedair con dition ingadjus tment
is activ e. En
sur eth efo llo wing beforest ar tin gth eengine:
R The legalstipulation sin thear ea wher eyo ur
ve hicle ispar kedallo wengin est ar tin gvia
smar tphon e.
R Itis saf eto star tand runth eengine where
yo ur vehicle ispar ked.
R The fuel tank issu fficien tly filled.
R The star terbatt eryis suf ficie ntly charge d.
% Youcan also setth ete mp eratur ewit hyo ur
smar tphon e.Info rm atio non Mer cedesme
con nectand other services: https://
www .mercedes.me
This funct ionisno tav ailable forall model s.
Char ging thebat tery bef orecommencing
yo ur jour ney
% This function isno tav ailable inall coun tries.
If th eve hicle batteryis disc harged, youre cei vea
messa geon your smar tphon e.Youcan then
st ar tth eve hicle withth esmar tphon eto charge
th ebatt ery. The vehicle isaut omaticall y
switc hedoffaf te rte nminu tes. Dr
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Afterno mor eth an five seconds, take your
lef tfo ot quickl yof fth ebr ak e, but keep the
acc elerat orpedal depresse d.
The vehicle pullsaway atmax imum acceler a‐
tio n. #
Swit chon ESP ®
once theaccelera tionproce‐
dur eis com plete.
Endin gop tim ized acceler ation #
Remo veyour foot from theacceler ator pedal. #
React ivat eth eES P®
.
% Afteryo upull away wit hop tim ized accelera‐
tio n,com ponentsof thedr ivet ra in can
becom eve ry hot,whic hmeans that opti‐
miz edacc eleration values maybe reac hed
ag ain onlyafte ra fe w min utes. No
teson driving &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
object sin thedr iver's foot we ll
Obj ectsin thedr iver's foot we llma yim pede
pedal trav el or bloc kadepr essed pedal. This
jeopar dizestheoper ating androad
saf etyof theve hicle. #
Stow allobj ect sin theve hicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intoth edr iver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alw aysins tallth efloor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur e
th at ther eis alw ayssuf ficie ntroom for
th epedals. #
Donotuse loose floor mats anddonot
place floor mats ontopof one another. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
uns uitable foot we ar
Oper ationof thepedals maybe restrict ed
du eto uns uitable foot we arsuc has:
R Shoes withplat form soles
R Shoes withhigh heels
R Slipper s #
When driving alwayswe arsuit able
shoe sin order tobe able tooper ateth e
pedals safely. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenswi tch‐
ing offth eignition whendriving
If yo uswit choffth eignition whiledriving,
saf etyfun ction sar ere strict ed orno long er
av ailable. Thismayaf fect thepo we rst eer ing
sy stem and thebr ak efo rc eboos ting,fo r
ex am ple.
Yo uwill then need touse consider ablymor e
fo rc eto steer and brak e. #
Donotswitc hof fth eignition whiledriv‐
ing. &
DANG ER Risk ofdeat hcause dby
ex haus tga ses
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Inhaling
th ese exhaus tga ses ishazar dous tohealt h
and leads topoisonin g. #
Neverlea vetheengine or,if pr esent ,
th eauxiliar yheating running inan
encl osedspa cewithout sufficie ntventi‐
la tio n. 18
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Driving and parking