2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV suspension

Dr
ive pr og ramS uspensionsettings andvehicl eleve l
F (Off-road invehicles with
Of f-road package ) R
The suspension setting issuit able foreasi lynego tiable of f-r oa dte rrain.
R The vehicle issetto off-r oad leve l+1 .
R When drivin gat speeds aboveappr oximat ely71 mp h(115 km/h) ,th eve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely47 mp h(7 5 km/h), theve hicle israised.
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isdeac tivated.
R The curveinc linat ionfunc tion isdeact ivat ed.
R Recovery mode andtheindividual wheelcontrol func tion canbeactiv ated prov ided theneces sarycon ditions are
me t.
G (Off-road +in vehicles
wit hOf f-road package ) R
The suspension setting issuit able fordif ficul tof f-r oa dte rrain.
R The vehicle issetto off-r oad leve l+1 .
R When drivin gat speeds aboveappr oximat ely50 mph(80 km/h), theve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely28 mph(45 km/h), theve hicle israised.
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isdeac tivated.
R The curveinc linat ionfunc tion isdeact ivat ed.
R Recovery mode andtheindividual wheelcontrol func tion canbeactiv ated prov ided theneces sarycon ditions are
me t.
= Individual R
Youcan callupindivid ual suspe nsion setting sher e. 262
Drivin gand parking

Multimedia
system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Quick Access
Ac tiv atin gaut omati ccar wash mode #
Select AutomaticCarWash Mode. #
Select Start .
If one ofthese ttings cann otbe select ed,this is
displa yedby a% behindth ere spectiv ese t‐
ting.
% Foran overvie wof these ttings made when
activ ating automatic carwash mode
(/ page483).
Deactiv atingautomatic carwash mode #
Select Stop.
The automatic carwash settin gsarere se t.
% The automatic carwash mode isaut omati‐
cally deactiv ated assoon asaspeed of
12 mp h(20 km/h) isexc eeded. Inf
ormat iononusing apo we rwa sher &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenus ing
hig h-pr essurecle ani ng equipm entwith
ro und -spr ay nozzl es
The waterje tfr om aro und -spr ay nozzl e(d irt
gr ind er) maycau sedama getotires and sus‐
pe nsi on components that isno tvisi ble.
Com ponentsdamag edinthis wa yma yfa il
une xpec tedly. #
Donotus ehigh- press urecle ani ng
eq uipme ntwith round -spr ay nozzl esto
cle an your vehicle. #
Damag edtires orsuspension compo‐
nent smus tbe replaced immediat ely. To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle, observethefo l‐
lo wing when usingapo we rwa sher :
R Keep theSmar tKey atleas t10 ft(3 m) away
fr om theve hicle. Other wise theta ilg ate
could openunintentio nally.
R Maint ainadis tance ofat leas t11 .8 in
(30 cm) totheve hicle. R
Vehicl eswith decorativ efo il: par tsof your
ve hicle areco veredwit hadecora tivefo il.
Maint ainadis tance ofat leas t27 .6 in
(70 cm) between thefo il-c ove redpar tsof the
ve hicle andthenoz zleofthepo we rwa sher .
Mo vethepo we rwa sher nozzlearound whilst
cleaning. Thewaterte mp eratur eof the
po we rwa sher mustno texc eed 124°F
(60 °C).
R Obse rveth einf ormation onthecor rect dis‐
tan ceintheeq uipment manufacturer'soper‐
ating instruction s.
R Donotpoint thenoz zleofthepo we rwa sher
dir ectl yat sensitiv epar tssuc has tires, slits,
electr icalcom ponents, batteries, light bulbs
and ventil ation slot s. Wa
shing theve hicl eby hand Obser
vetheleg alrequ iremen ts,e.g. inanumb er
of coun tries, washing byhand isonl yper mitt ed
in specially designatedwash bays. #
Use amild cleaning agent, e.g.carsham poo. Maint
enance andcare485

No
teson rotat ing whee ls &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rythro ugh differ‐
ent whee lsizes
Int erch ang ingthefront and rear wheels ifth e
wheels ortires have differe nt dimens ions
ma yse verely im pa irth edr iving charact eris‐
tic s.
The wheel brak es orwheel suspension com ‐
pon entsma yalso bedamag ed. #
Rotate front and rear wheels onlyifth e
wheels andtires areof thesame dimen‐
sions. The
wearpat tern son thefront and rear wheels
dif fer:
R Front wheels wearmor eon theshoulder of
th etir e
R Rear wheels wearmor eat thecent erofthe
tir e
Do notdr ive wi th tires that have toolittle tread
dep th.Thi ssig nifica ntlyre duces traction onwet
ro ads (hydr oplan ing). On
vehicles that have thesame sizefront and
re ar wheels ,ro tat eth ewheels accordingtothe
int erva ls in thetir emanuf acturer'swarrant y
book inyour vehicle documents. Ifth is isno t
av ailable, rotate thetir es every
3,000 to6,000 miles(5 ,000 to10,000 km),
dependin gon thewe ar.En sur eth at thedir ect ion
of rotatio nis ma intained .
Ob serveth eins truction sand safetyno teson
"Cha nging awheel" whendoing so
(/ page538). No
teson sto ring wheels When
stor ing wheels, observethefo llo wing
no tes:
R Afterre mo ving whee ls,stor eth em inacool,
dr yand prefer ably darkplace.
R Protect thetir es from contact with oil, grease
or fuel. Ov
ervie wof thetir e-c han getool kit Apar
tfr om some country- specif icvariant s,vehi‐
cles areno teq uipped withatir e-c hang eto ol kit. Fo
rmor einf ormation onwhi chtools are
re qu ired and appr ovedto per form awheel
ch ang eon your vehicle, consult aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop.
Re quired tire-c hang eto ols mayinclude, for
ex am ple:
R Jack
R Choc k
R Lugwr enc h
Ti re -cha ngeto ol kit 1 islocat edunder the
cargo compartment floor . The
tire-c hang eto ol kit includes thefo llo wing:
R Jack Wheels
andtires 53
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Re
frig er ant filling capacity
Fi lling capacityforre frig er ant and PAGoil Model
Refrig er ant
All model s2 3.9±0.4 oz
(680 ±10 g) Model
PAGoil
All model s3 .8±0.4 oz
(1 10 ±10 g) Ve
hicl edata Ve
hicl edimens ions The
heightsspeci fied mayva ry as are sult ofthe
fo llo wing fact or s:
R Tire s
R Load
R Conditio nof thesuspension
R Option aleq uipment Height
whenopened Model
1 1
Height
when
opened* 2 2
Head‐
ro om*
Ve hicl eswith AIR‐
MA TIC 84
.4in
(2 14 4mm)
- 87 .9 in
(223 4mm) 75
.9 in
(1 929 mm)
- 79.4 in
(20 19mm)
Ve hicl eswith Off-
ro ad pac kage 84
.4in
(2 14 4mm)
- 89.5 in
(22 74mm) 75
.9 in
(1 929 mm)
- 81 .0 in
(205 9mm) Mer
cedes ‑Ma ybac h
1 1
Hei ght
whe n
ope ned* 2 2
Hea d‐
ro om*
All mode ls 85.0in
(2 15 9mm)
- 87 .9 in
(223 4mm) 76
.5 in
(1 94 4mm)
- 79.4 in
(20 19mm) Te
ch nica lda ta 56
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00C5 Lowering *T
hevehicle leve lma ybe lowe redfo rth efo llo wing reason s:
R Youha ve select edadif fere nt drive pr ogr am.
R Youha ve exceed edthespeed limit.
R Youha ve chang edtheve hicle leve lby pressing thebutt on.
R Oper ation withatrailer orbicy clerack :if an elect rical connecti onhasbee ncor rectl ymad e,youha ve excee‐
ded thespeed limit.
R Youha ve switc hedonthere ar foglam pin theof f-r oad leve l+3.
00C4
Vehic leRising *Y
our vehicle isadjus tingtotheleve lyo uha ve select ed.
ä Malfunction DriveatMax.
50 mph *A
tle as tone mainfunctio nof theE- AC TIVE BODY CONTR OLsystem ismalfunct ioning.
The system isdeactiv ated.
* NO
TEThe vehicle's suspension anddam ping behaviorhaschang edsign ifican tly, theve hicle body maytilt
hea vilyto theside during corner ing. #
Reduce vehicle speed. Drive on car efull y. #
Reduce theve hicle speed consider ablybef oreta king acur ve. 59
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Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
ä Suspension warning lam p The
redE- AC TIVE BODY CONTR OLwarning lam pis on.
*Ther eis amalfun ction intheE- AC TIVE BODY CONTR OL.
* NO
TEThe vehicle's driving charact eristic sha ve chang edsign ifican tly. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition s.Do not
con tinue drivin gunder anycir cums tances. #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition s.Do notcon ‐
tin ue drivin gunder anycir cums tances. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Dr
iving safetysy stems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0025 ABS warning lam p The
yello wAB Swa rning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
*ABS isma lfunctio ning.
If th er eis an additional warning tone, EBD isma lfunctio ning.
Ot her drivi ng systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso bemalfunct ioning. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 63
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Air
inle t
see Air-water duct
Air pressu re
see Tire pressur e
Air suspension
see AIRMA TIC
Air vents ............... .................................... 177
Ad jus ting (front) ............ ....................... 177
Ad jus ting (rea r) ............ ........................ 178
Glo vebox.............................................1 79
Air vents
see Airvents
Ai r-re cir cula tion mode............................ 175
Air -water duct .......... ................................ 483
Ke eping free ........................................4 83
Airb ag....... ..................................................42
Ac tivati on ........... ...................................36
Cu shi onb ag........... ................................ 42
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er)....4 2
Ins tallation locations .............................4 2
Knee airbag........................................... 42
Ov ervie w ..... .......................................... 42
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p.....4 7 Pr
otect ion ....................................... .......4 3
Sid eairba g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 42
Wi ndo wcur tain airbag ...........................4 2
Air flow
Se tting ............................................ .....1 71
AIRM ATIC .................................................2 50
Se tting ................................................. 253
Suspe nsion .......................................... 250
Alar m
see Panic alar m
Al ar m system
see ATA(anti-t heftal ar m system)
All-wheel drive
see 4MA TIC
Alt ernativ ero ute
see Route
Amb ientlighting
Se tting (mult imediasystem) ................1 60
Andr oidAuto <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 439
Co nnecting amob ile pho ne<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 440
Con trol usin gth eapplication buttons
... ... ................................................... ....4 41
Endi ng............. .................................... 441 Inf
ormation ..........................................4 40
Ov ervie w ....... ......................................439
Sound settings .....................................441
Tr ans ferred vehicle data......................4 41
Anim als
Pe ts intheve hicle ................................. 68
Anti-loc kbr aking system
see ABS(An ti-loc kBr akin gSy stem)
Anti-skid chains
see Snowch ains
Anti -thef tala rm system
see ATA(anti-t heftal ar m system)
Anti-t heftpr otection
Imm obiliz er............................................ 97
Ant icip ator yoccup antprotection
see PRE- SAFE®
(anticip ator yoccu‐
pa nt protect ion)
see PRE-S AFE®
PL US (antic ipatory
occupant protect ion plus)
Apple CarPla y®
........................................4 37
Con necting aniPho ne®
.......................4 38
Contr olusi ng theapplication buttons
... ..........................................................4 39 638
Index

St
art/s topfunc tion
see ECOstar t/ stop funct ion
St arting assistance
see Jump -star tconne ction
St arting theengine
see Vehicle
St arting-o ffaid
see Hillstar tassis t
St ation
Dele ting .......................................... ..... 466
Dir ect freq uency entry....... .................465
Mo ving .............. .................................. 466
Sear ching ........................................ .... 465
Se tting .......... .................................. .....4 65
St or ing ................................................ 465
St ation list
Ca lling up ....... .....................................465
St ation prese ts
Modi fying ....... .....................................466
ST EER CONT ROL
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 225
Ste ering wheel ........................................ 302
Ad jus ting (electr ica lly)............ .............120 Ad
jus ting (manually)............. ...............119
Butt ons <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>........302
St eer ing wheel heater.......................... 121
Ste ering wheel heater
Swit ching on/ off............................ .....1 21
Ste ering wheel padd leshif ters .............. 201
Ste p
see Running boards
St ow agear eas
see Load ing
see Stow agecom partment
St ow ageco mp artment ........................... 128
Ar mr est<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>.......128
Cen terconsole .............................. ......1 28
Door ................................................. ...128
Fo lding table ........................................ 129
Glo vebox.............................................1 28
Handse t(r ear passeng ercom part‐
ment) ...................................................131
Re ar passe nger com partment center
ar mr est.......................................... ...... 130
Re ar seat backres t.......................1 29, 130
St ow ageco mp artments
see Load ing see
Stow agecom partment
St ow agespace underneath thecar go
com partmen tfloor .................................. 141
Sugg estions ............................................. 354
Call ingup ............................................ 354
Conf iguring .......................................... 355
Dele ting ............................................... 355
Ov ervie w ............................................. 354
Re nam ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>355
Sul fur conten t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>555
Sun viso r
Ope rating ........... ................................. 169
Sur round lighting
Switc hingon/of f...... ........................... 160
Sur round View
see 360° Camer a
Suspension Individual wheelcontrol(E- AC TIVE
BO DY CONTR OL) .................................2 64
Ro cking free mode (E-AC TIVE BODY
CO NTR OL) ........................................... 264
Se tting thesuspension leve l(AI R‐
MA TIC) ................................................ 253 In
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