2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV Owner's Manual

#
Toswitc hof f:pr ess butt on2 repeat edly
until both indic ator lam psgo out. Wi
reless chargin gof themobil eph one and
connecti onwit hth eex terior ant enna No
teson wir elessl ych argin gth emobil e
ph one &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dincor rectl y
If obje ctsintheve hicle interior arestowe d
inc orrectly ,th ey can slide orbe throw n
ar oun dand hitvehicle occupants. Inaddi‐
tion, cupholder s,open stow agespac esand
mobi lephon ere cep tacle scanno tal wa ys
re tain all obje ctsth ey cont ain.
The reisarisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sso that they can‐
no tbe throw nar ou nd insuch situa‐
tions. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr otru de from stow agespac es,lugg age
ne ts or stow agene ts. #
Close theloc kable stow agespac es
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. #
Alw aysst ow and securehea vy,har d,
poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile orbulky
objec tsinthetrunk/ loadcompartmen t. Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk offire from placing
objects inthemobile phonestow age
com partment
Ther eis arisk offire ,in par ticular ,if yo u
place moreth an onemobi lephon ein the
mobil ephone stow agecom partment . #
Apar tfr om amobi lephon e,do not
place anyot her object sin themobile
phone stow agecom partment ,espe ‐
ciall yth ose made ofme tal. *
NO
TEDama getoobject scaused by
placing them inthemobile phonestow ‐
ag ecom partment If
obj ect sar eplace din themobile phone
st ow agecom partment ,th ey ma ybe dam‐
ag ed byelectr omagne ticfields. #
Donotplace credit cards, stor ag e
media orother objects sensitiveto
electr omagne ticfields inthemobile
phone stow agecom partment . *
NO
TEDama getothemobile phone
st ow agecom partment caus edbyliquids If
liq uids enterthemobile phonestow age
com partment ,th ecom partmen tma ybe
damag ed. #
Ensur eth at no liquids enterthemobile
phone stow agecom partment . Alw
aysobser vetheno tesfo rper sons withelec‐
tr onic medica laid s(/ page29). Seats
andstow ing 15
1

R
Dep endingontheve hicle equipment, the
mobil ephone isconnect edtotheve hicle's
ex terior ant enna viathech argin gmodul e.
R The chargin gfun ction and wireless connec‐
tio nof themobile phonetotheve hicle's
ex terior ant enna areonl yav ailable ifth eigni‐
tion isswitc hedon.
R Small mobile phones mayno tbe able tobe
ch arge din everyposition ofthemobile
phone stow agecom partment .
R Largemobil ephones whichdo notre st flat in
th emobile phonestow agecom partment may
no tbe able tobe charge dor con nectedwit h
th eve hicle's exterior ant enna.
R The mobile phonemayheat updur ing the
ch argin gpr oce ss.This mayalso depen don
th eapplications (apps)currently open inthe
bac kground .
R Toensur emor eef ficie ntchargin gand con‐
nec tionwit hth eve hicle's exterior ant enna,
re mo vethepr otect ive co verfr om themobile
phone. Protect ive co vers whic har enec es‐
sar yfo rwir eles sch argin gar eex clu ded . Wi
reless chargin gof amobi lephone inthe
coc kpit Re
quirement s:
R The mobile phoneis suit able forwir eles s
ch argin g.
% Alis tof com patible mobi lephon escan be
fo und at:ht tp s:// www .merced es-ben z-
mob ile.com/ #
Plac eth emobile phoneasclose tothecen‐
te rof mat 1aspossi blewithth edispla y
fa cing upwa rds.
When amessag eis sho wninthemultimedia
sy stem, themobile phoneisbeing charge d. Malfunct
ionsdetected during thech argin g
pr oce ssaresho wninthemultimedia system
displa y.
% The mat canberemo vedfo rclea ning, e.g.
usi ng clea n,luk ewa rmwater. Wi
reless chargin gof amobi lephone inthe
re ar passe nger comp artment *
NO
TEDama getothedr awe rin thecen‐
te rconsole ofthere ar passe nger com ‐
par tment due tobody weight When
open,th edr awe rin thecent ercon sole
of there ar passe nger com partment can be
damag edbybody weight . #
Donotsuppor tyo urself ontheopen
dr awe r. Re
quirement s:
R The mobile phonemus tbe suit able forwir e‐
less chargin g. 15
2
Sea tsand stow ing

%
Alist of com patible mobilephones canbe
fo und at:ht tp s:// www .merced es-ben z-
mob ile.com/ Mat
infron tof thestow agecom partment inthe
re ar armr est Mat
inthecent ercons oleofthere ar passe nger
com partment (onlyMer cedes-Ma ybachve hicles
wit hindividual rear seat s) #
Place themobile phoneasclose tothecen‐
te rof mat 1aspossi blewithth edispla y
fa cing upwa rds.
When theindicat orlam plights up,themobile
phone isbeing charge d. Ins
talling/r emoving thefloor mats &
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. Seats
andstow ing 15
3

#
Toins tall: movethecor responding seat
bac kwards and lay th efloor mat inthefo ot ‐
we ll. #
Press studs 1onto holder s2. #
Adjus tth ecor responding seat. #
Toremo ve:pull thefloor mat offholder s2. #
Remo vethefloor mat. %
Ve
hicl eswith ath ird ro w of sea ts(all
ve hicl esexc eptMer cedes- Mayba chvehi‐
cle s): toins talland remo vethefloor mats
on theth ird row ofseats, slidethecor re‐
sponding seatonthesecon drow ofseats
fo rw ards. 15
4
Sea tsand stow ing

Ext
erior light ing Inf
orma tion abou tlight ingsystems andyour
re sponsibility The
various lighting systems oftheve hicle are
onl yaids. Thedriver oftheve hicle isresponsible
fo rcor rect vehicle illumination inaccor dance
wit hth epr eva iling light andvisibilit ycon dition s,
leg alrequ iremen tsand traf fic situ ation. Li
ght switch Ope
ratin gthe light switch 0047
0063 Left-ha ndstandi nglam ps
0048 0064 Right-hand standi nglam ps
0049 0060 Parking lam psand licen seplat elam p
004A 0058 Automatic driving lights(pr efer redlight
switc hposition ) 004B
0058 Lowbeam/high beam
6 005E Switchesthere ar foglight on/of f
When low beam isactiv ated, the0060 parking
lam psindicat orlam pis deactiv ated and replaced
by the0058 low beam indicat orlam p. #
Alw ayspar kyo ur vehicle safely using suffi‐
cie ntlighti ng,inacco rdanc ewit hth ere le‐
va nt lega lst ipulation s.
* NO
TEBatt erydi sc ha rging byoper ating
th est andi nglight s Oper
atingth est andi nglight sove ra per iod of
hour sputs ast ra in on thebatt ery. #
Wher epossible, switchon the
ri ght 0064 orleft0063 parking light. In
theeve ntofsevere batt erydisc harging, the
st andi nglam psorpar kinglam psareaut omat i‐
call yswit ched offto facil itat eth ene xt engine
st ar t.
The exterior lighting (exc ep tst andi ngand park‐
ing lam ps) will swit choffaut omaticall ywhen the
dr iver's door isopened. Light
andvisibility 15
5

R
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
6
Light andvisib ility

High
beam #
Toswitc hon: turnth elight switc hto the
0058 or0058 position. #
Push thecombin ationswitchin thedir ect ion
of arrow 1.
When thehigh beam isactiv ated, the0058
lo w beam indicat orlam pwill bedeactiv ated
and replaced bythe0057 highbeam indica‐
to rlam p. #
Toswitc hof f:push thecombin ationswitch
in thedir ect ion ofarrow 1orpull itin the
dir ect ion ofarrow 3.
High-be amflasher #
Pullth ecombin ationswitchin thedir ect ion
of arrow 3.
Tu rn signal light #
Toindicat ebr iefl y:push thecombin ation
switc hbr ief lyto thepoint ofresis tance inthe
dir ect ion ofarrow 2or4.
The corresponding turnsignal lightwillflash
th re etimes. #
Toindicat eper manentl y:push thecombi‐
nation switchbe yond thepoint ofresis tance
in thedir ect ion ofarrow 2or4.
Ve hicles withAc tiveLa ne Chang eAssi st:
R Indicat oroper ation activated bythedr iver
can extend forth edur ation ofthelane
ch ang e.
R Ifth edr iver indicat eddirect lybef orehand
but alane chang ewa sno timmediat ely
possible ,th etur nsignal indicat orma y
activ ateaut omaticall y. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe hazar dwa rning
lam ps #
Press butt on1.
The hazar dwa rning lam pswill switc hon aut o‐
matic allyif:
R theairbag hasbeen deployed.
When thetur nindicat orisactiv ated, thehazar d
wa rning lam psareint erru pted. Light
andvisibility 15
7

Cor
nering light Cor
nering light function The
corner ing light function improve sth eillumi‐
nation ofthero adw ayove ra wid eang lein the
tur ning dire ction, enabling better vis ibility on
tigh tbend s,forex am ple. Itcan beact ivat ed only
wh en thelow beam isswitc hedon.
The func tion isactiv eunder thefo llo wing condi‐
tion s:
R Atspeeds below25 mph(4 0km/h) when
th etur nsignal lightisswitc hedonorthe
st eer ing wheel istur ned R
Atspeeds between 25mph(4 0km/h) and
45 mph(7 0km/h) whenth esteer ing wheel
is tur ned
Tr af fic cir cle and intersect ionfuncti on:the
cor ner ing light willbe acti vatedon both sides
based onanevaluatio nof thecur rent GP Spo si‐
tio nof theve hicle. Itwill remain activeuntil afte r
th eve hicle hasleftth etra ffic cir cle ortheint er‐
sect ion. Ad
aptiv eHighb eamAssist Ad
aptiv eHighb eamAssistfuncti on &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis t
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tdoes notre cog‐
nize thefo llo wing road user s:
R Road user swit hout lights,e.g .pedes ‐
tr ians
R Road user swit hpoor lighting,e.g .
cy clis ts R
Road user swhos elight ingisobs truct ed,
e.g .by abar rier
On very rare occasions, AdaptiveHig hbeam
As sis tma yfa ilto recogni zeother road user s
wit hth eir ownlighti ng,orma yre cogni ze
th em toolat e.
In these orsimilar situation s,theaut omatic
high beam isno tdeactiv ated orisactiv ated
despit eth epr esenc eof other road user s. #
Alw aysobser vethetra ffic car efull yand
switc hof fth ehigh beam ingood time. Sy
stem limit s
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tcan notta ke into
acc ount road, weather ortraf fic condi tions.
De tection maybe restrict ed inthefo llo wing
cases :
R Inpoor visibilit y,e.g. fog, hea vyrain or sno w
R Ifth er eis dir ton thesensor sor thesensor s
ar eobscur ed
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tis on lyan aid. Youar e
re sponsible foradju sting theve hicle's lighting to 15
8
Light andvisib ility