2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV ABS

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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
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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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Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
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WARNIN GThe reisarisk ofskidding ifEBD orABS ismalfunctioning
If EBD orABS ismalfunctioning, thewheels mayloc kwhen braking.
The steer ing capability andbraking charact eristic sar eth us severely im pair ed.The brakin gdis tance inan eme r‐
ge ncy braki ng situa tioncan increase. Inadditio n,other driving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have thebr ak esy stem checkedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Drive on car efully . #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
00E5 ESP ®
wa rning lam pflashes The
yello wES P®
wa rning lam pflashes whiletheve hicle isin mo tion.
*O neormor ewh eelsha sre ac hed itsgrip limit (/page220). #
Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle to suit thero ad and weather condition s.
00E5 ES P®
wa rning lam plight s
up The
yello wES P®
wa rning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
* ESP ®
is mal func tioning .
Ot her drivi ng systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso bemalfunct ioning. 632
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

1,
2, 3...
4MA TIC..................................................... 206
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 206
12 Vbatt ery
see Battery(v ehi cle)
12 Vso cket
see Socket(1 2 V)
48 Von -bo ardelec tric al system
Operating safety .... ................................ 25
11 5V soc ket
see Socket(1 15 V)
360° Camer a.... ....................................... 278
Car e.................................................... 490
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>278
Opening thecamer aco ver(r ear view
camer a)..... ............... ...... ..................... 281
Selecting avie w ..... ...... ........................ 281 A
A/C functio n
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating (mu ltimed ia
sy stem) .......................................... ...... 173
Swi tching on/of f(contr olpa nel ).......... 173 ABS
(Anti-lockBr ak ing System) .............2 19
Ac celer ation
see Kickdo wn
Ac ciden tand break down manag e‐
men t
Mer cedesme connect.................... .....4 44
Ac ous ticlocking verificat ion signa l
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............70
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gaut omati c
vo lum eadj ustm ent
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ....4 72
Ac tiv eBli nd Spo tAs sist <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 291
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ........... .294
Br ak eap plica tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> .............292
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>291
Sy stem limit ations ........................... ....2 91
Tr ailer operation .............................. .... 292
Ac tiv eBr ak eAs sist
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 225
Se ttin g............................................. ....2 31
Ac tiv eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC ........ 235
Ac tiveEmerg encyStop Assis t......... ....2 45
Ac tiveLa ne Chang eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 244 Callin
gup aspee d...............................2 37
Dis play sin theIns trument Display.......2 47
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>235
Incr easing/d ecreasing spe ed .............. 237
Re quiremen ts...................................... 237
Ro ute-based speedadap tatio n........... .240
St eer ing wheel buttons ........................ 237
St or ing aspeed ................................... 237
Switc hingoff/deact ivating .................. 237
Switc hingon/act ivating ......................2 37
Sy stem limit ations ...............................2 35
Ac tiv eEme rgency Stop Assis t...............2 45
Ac tiv eLan eCha ngeAs sist <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 244
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............245
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>244
Ac tiv eLan eKe eping Assist.................... 294
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............296
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating thewa rning ...2 96
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>294
Se tting thesensit ivity.......................... 296
Sy stem limits ....................................... 294
Tr ailer operation .................................. 294
Ac tiv ePa rking Assis t.............................. 281
Cr oss Traf fic Aler t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...286 636
Index

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

Axle
load
To wing atrailer .............................. ...... 566 B
Ba ck seat
see Thirdrow ofseats
Bag hook ............... ................................... 140
Ball neck
Ins talling .............................................. 298
BA S(Br akeAssis tSy stem) .....................2 20
Batt ery
Cha rging (Remo teOnline) .................... 183
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 71
Batt ery
see Battery(v ehi cle)
Batt ery(v ehi cle) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 504
Ch arging <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 503
Ch arging (Remo teOnline) .................... 183
No tes .................................................. 499
No tes(s ta rting assis tance and
ch argin g) .............................................5 01
Re placing ............................................ 504
St artin gassis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> .....503 Bel
t
see Seatbe lt
Bli nd Spo tAs sist <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 291
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............294
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>291
Sy stem limit ations ........................... ....2 91
Blo wer
see Clima tecontr ol
Blue tooth®
<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 372
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ........... .372
Inf ormation ...................................... .... 371
Br ac ke t
MBUX rear table t.................................4 75
Br ak eAs sist System
see BAS(Br akeAssi stSystem)
Br ak efluid
No tes .................................................. 558
Br ak efo rc edis tribut ion
EB D(elec tronic brak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion )..................................................... 225
Br ak es
ABS (Anti-loc kBr aking System) ...... ..... 219
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 225BA
S(Br akeAssi stSystem) .................. 220
Dr iving tips.......................................... 186
EBD (electr oni cbr ak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion )..................................................... 225
HOLD function .....................................2 49
Limi tedbr aking effect (sa lt-tr eated
ro ads) .................................................. 186
Ne w/r epla ced brak epad s/brake
discs .................................................... 184
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle ..... 184
Br akin gass ista nc e
see BAS(Br akeAssi stSystem)
Br eakdo wn
Changing awheel ................................ 538
Ov ervie wof thehelp functions.............. 18
Ro adside Assis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ......24
To w- star tin g.........................................5 10
To wing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 506
Tr ans portingth eve hicle ......................5 08
Br eakdo wn
see Flat tire
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem .....4 72
Ad jus ting thebalance/f ader................4 72
Ad jus ting thesound focus <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 473 64
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Ti
re Pressur eMonit orInopera tiveNo
Wheel Sensors .....................................6 15
Ti re sOv erheat ed..................................6 17
To Dese lect Por N, Dep ress Brak e
and StartEn gin e.................................. 584
To switc hengine off,pr ess and hold
St art/ Stop butt onforat lea st3sec‐
onds orpress 3times. .........................583
Tr af fic Sign AssistCur rently Unavail‐
able SeeOperat or'sMan ual................ 600
Tr af fic Sign AssistInoper ative..... ........ 600
Tr ans miss ionMalfun ction Stop ........... 585
Up dat eFa iled ...................................... 576
Up dat eFa iled SoftwareRe mains
Un chang ed .......................................... 576
Up dat eSucc essfull yCom pleted .......... 576
Disp layon thewindsh ield
see Head- upDis play
Dis tance control
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C Di
stance recor der
see Trip dis tance
DI ST RO NIC
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Do or
Ch ild sa fety lock (rear door) ............ ...... 66
Loc king(emer gency key) ................ .......7 7
Opening (from theinside) ............... .......7 4
Po we rclosi ngfunction ..........................7 7
Un loc kin g(emer gency key) ............ .......7 7
Un loc kin g(fr om theinside) .................... 74
Door controlpan el.....................................1 4
Door controlpan el(rear passeng er
com partment) ............................................ 16
DO T,Tire Iden tificat ionNumbe r(TI N) ... 527
Do wn hilldr ivin gass ista nc e
se eDSR
Dr aw bar
see Tow- bar system
Dr inking anddriving ................................ 186
Dr ink shold er
see Cup holder Dr
ive Awa yAssis t.... ................................ 285
Dr ive position
Inser ting.............................................. 201
Dr ive pr og ram dis pla y........... ..................198
Dr ive pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT
Dr iver's seat
see Seat
Dr iving lights
see Automatic driving lights
Dr ivin gsaf etysy stem .............................2 18
ABS (Anti-lock Braki ng System) ........... 219
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 225
BA S(Br akeAssi stSystem) .................. 220
EBD (electr onicbrak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion )..................................................... 225
ES P®
Cr osswind Assist........................ 224
ES P®
tra iler stabiliz ation...................... 224
Of f-ro ad ABS.......................................2 20
Of f-road ESP®
....... ..............................223
Ov ervie w ....... .......................................219
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors.............. 218
Re sponsibili ty...................................... 218 Inde
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Ve
hicl emaint enance
see ASSYSTPL US
Ve hicl eoper ation
Outsi detheUS Aor Canada ...................2 4
Ve hicl eto ol kit ........................................ 495
TIRE FITkit ...........................................4 95
To wing eye ............... ........................ ... 509
Ve ntilat ing
Con venie nce openi ng <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...87
Ve ntilat ion
see Climat econt rol
Ve nts
see Airvents
VIN <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...........552
Ide ntif icationplat e <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> .....552
Sea t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ....552
Wi ndsh ield <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>552
Vi sion
Re mo ving condensatio nfrom the
windo ws<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 175
Wi ndsh ield hea ter ...... ..........................177 Vo
ice amplif ication tothere ar
passe nger comp artment
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............371
Vo ice Contr olSy stem .............................. 317
Au dible helpfunctions.........................3 19
Im prov ing speec hqu alit y................ .... 320
Lan guag ese tting .................................3 18
Media playervo ice com mand s........ .... 327
Messag evo ice com mand s.................. 329
Multif unction steer ing wheel (operat‐
ing) ...................................................... 317
Na vig ation voice com mand s................ 322
No teson thevo ice com mand s........ .... 320
Onlin evo ice con trol ............................ 320
Opera blefunc tions........................ ...... 318
Oper ating safety .................................. 316
Se tting (multimed iasystem) ................3 18
Swi tchvo ice com mand s................ ...... 320
Te lephon evo ice con trols .....................3 25
Te xt mes sage voice com mand s...... .....3 29
Ve hicle voice com mand s................ .....3 30
Vo ice prom pting .............................. .....3 17
Vo ice contr olsystem
see Voice Cont rolSy stem W
Wa rning lam ps
see Warning/ indic ator lam ps
Wa rning system
see ATA(anti-t heftal ar m system)
Wa rning/indicat orlam p
0025 ABSwa rning lam p...................... 631
0027 Brakewa rning lam p(US A).......... 629
004D Brakeswarning lam p(Canada) ...6 29
ÿ Coolant wa rning lam p................ 625
003D Electrical malfun ction warning
lam p.................................................... 626
00B9 Engine diagno siswarning lam p.. 626
00BB ESP®
OFF warning lam p.............6 33
00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam pflashes ........ 632
00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam plight sup ...... 632
00B6 Fuelreser vewarning lam p.........6 27
0024 Redindicat orlam p,elect ric
par kingbr ak eapplied (Canada only)...6 28 67
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