2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV Owner's Manual

The
MBUX Inte rior Assis tantsupportsthefo llo wing interactions : Int
eraction area Interaction Description
In front ofthemedia display/abo vetheto uc h‐
pad Pr
ox imit yto thecon trol element TheMBUX Interior Assis tant recogni zestheappr oachof the
hand towa rdsa cont rolelemen t.
Depe ndingon theactiv eapplication, thedispla ywill be
adjus tedin themedia display.Some functionsdiffer ent iate
be tween driver and front passeng er.
No specif ichand position isrequ ired.
Abo vethecent ercon sole Defined poses With def ined poses afunc tion istrigg ered dependin gon the
applic ationact ive.
Belo wtheinside rear vie wmir rorB rief up and down movements With brief vertical upand down movements belowtheinside
re ar vie wmir rorth ere adin glight forth edr iver or thefront
passeng erisswitc hedonand off.
Fr ont passeng erseat Stretching outth ehand abovethe
fr ont passeng ersea t By
stre tching outth ehand abovethefront passeng erseat
th esear chlight isswitc hedon.Ifth ehand iswit hdr awnfrom
th is area, thesear chlight isswitc hedoffag ain. Oper
ating funct ionsbyprox imit yof thehan d
to theto uc hscr eenand touc hpad
Re quirement s: R
One ofthefo llo wing applicat ionsappear sin
th emedia display: -
Seat settings withdispla ysforth edr iver
and front passeng erseat, e.g.Seat Com-
fort
- Home screen MBUX
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-
Radio menu ormedia menu
- Map inthena vig ation
- ActivePa rking Assist
R Recogni tionoccu rsas thehand approaches
to appr oximat ely4 in (10 cm) from theto uc h‐
pad ortheto uc hsc reen.
Seat adjustm ents bythedr iver or front
pa sseng er
In theseat settings menu, theMBUX Interior
Assis tant detects prox imit yto various cont rol
element sof themultimedia system. Inaddition,
th eMBUX Interior Assis tant detects from which
seat theaction emanat es. Hand
approaching theto uc hsc reen Hand
approaching theto uc hpad #
When theseat settings aresho wn, moveyour
han dto wa rdsth eto uc hsc reen ortouc hpad.
The seat oftheper son oper ating, driver's
seat orfront passeng erseat, isenlar gedin
th emedia display.
The appr opriatecont rolelemen tsarepr e-
selec tedaut omatic ally. #
Depen dingonthefunc tion,th eper son oper‐
ating caneither switc hth efunc tion onoroff
dir ect lyor mak eot her settin gs.
Highlighting anapplication onthehom e
scr een
The MBU XInte rior Assis tant detects inwhi ch
ar ea thehand isin front oftheto uc hsc reen. The
displa yof objec tssho wnisadjus tedto improve
or ient ation. #
Moveyour han dto wa rdsth eto uc hsc reen.
The symbol forth eapplication isenlar ged.
The quick- acc ess applic ationswill behigh ‐
light ed. #
Con tinue operation ,e.g .selec ta qu ick-
acc ess applic ation.
% Further information aboutthehome screen
(/ page336). 34
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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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Car
rying out theV pose #
Position thehand abovethecent ercon sole
and inthedir ect ion ofthemedia display.The
bac kof thehand isfacing upwa rds. In doing
so theinde xand middle fing er areex tende d
wi th theot her fing ersbe nt inwa rds.
The favo rite iscalled up.
Switc hingthere ading light forthe driver and
fr on tpass engeron /o ffwit hth eMB UX Inte‐
ri or Assis tant
Re quirement s:
R The func tion isavailable whenitis dar k. R
The hand movement iscar ried out inthe
int eract ion area (under theinside rear vie w
mir ror).
Br ief lymo ving thehand upand down under the
inside rear vie wmir rorswi tches there adin glight
spec ificall yfo rth edr iver or front passeng eron
or off. Car
rying out oper ation ofthere ading light #
Movethehand upand down verticall yunder
th ere adin glight .
The readin glight isswit ched on oroff. Switc
hingthesear chlight forthe driver
on /o ffwit hth eMB UX Interior Assis tant
Re quirement s:
R The front passen gerseat isno toccupi ed.
R The function isavailable whenitis dar k.
R The hand movement iscom pletedin the
int eract ion area (front -pass engerseat) .
R The seat beltonthefront passeng erseat
mus tno tbe inser tedin theseat beltbuckle.
St retching outwi th thehand overth efront
passeng erseat when unocc upied switchesa
sear chlight onforth edr iver when itis dar k.
Pulling thehand backswitc hesthesear chlight
of fag ain. 34
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Int
eraction area foroper ating thesear chlight #
Toswitc hon: reac hacr oss thefront
passeng erseat withyo ur han d.
The sear chlight isswitc hedonforth edr iver . #
Toswitc hof f:take your han dbac kaw ay
fr om thefront passeng erseat.
The sear chlight isswitc hedoffag ain. Se
ttings forthe MBUX Inte rior Assis tant
Mult imedia system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
System
5 Interior Assist ant #
Toswitc hon full functionalit yof the
MB UX Interior Assis tant:selec tOn .
The optio nis act ivat ed 003B. #
Toactiv ateaddition alfuncti onsforre ad‐
ing and sear chlight s:select Including
Reading Light.
When theop tion isswitc hedon,thedispla y
butt onisactiv ated.
The func tionsfo rth ere adin gand search
light sar eact ivat ed inaddition tothepr ox im‐
ity func tions. #
Toswitc hof fth eMB UX Interior Assis‐
tant :selec tOff .
The optio nis act ivat ed 003B. Mai
nfun ctions Calling
upapplica tions 1
y button
Calls upvehicle functions
2 z button
Call sup navig ation
3 | button
Call sup radio ormedia
4 002B button
Calls upthete lephon e
5 ß button MBU
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Pr
ess brief ly:cal lsup favo rite s
( / pag e356)
Pr ess and hold: addsafa vo rite
( / pag e356) orcreat esane wtheme
(/ page352)
Alt ernativ elyin thehom escr een: when you
st ar tth eve hicle thehome screen issho wnin
th emedia display. #
Select theapplication byswiping andtap‐
ping.
or #
Inanydispla y:press the© buttononthe
To uc hCon trol or on theto uc hpad.
or #
Tapon the© symbol ontheto uc hsc reen.
The applications aredispla yed. #
Select theapplication byswiping andtap‐
ping.
Changing thear ra ng ement ofapp lications on
th ehom escr een #
Call upthehome screen. #
Touc hand hold anapplic ationon the
to uc hsc reen until symbols appear. #
Tapon 0059 or0065 andmovetheapplica‐
tion inthemenu. #
Tapon 00FB. Pr
ofile No
teson profiles &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du ring adjus tment ofthedr iver's seat
af te rcall ing upadr iver profile
Selecting apr ofile ma ytrigg eran adju stment
of thedr iver's seat totheposition save d
und erthepr ofile. Youor other vehicle occu‐
pants couldbeinjur edinthepr ocess. #
Mak esur eth at when theposition of
dr iver's seat isbeing adjustedusing the
multime diasystem, nopeople orbody
par tsarein theseat's rang eof mo ve‐
ment. If
th er eis arisk ofsomeone becoming trap‐
ped, stop theadjus tmentpr ocess immedi‐
at ely: #
a)Tapth ewa rning mess ageon the
media display.
or #
b)Press amemor yposition buttonora
seat adjus tmentswitc hon thedr iver's
door .
The adjus tmentpr ocess isstopped. The
driver's seat iseq uipped withan anti-en trap‐
ment featur e.
If th edr iver's door isopen, thedr iver's seat will
no tbe setaf te rcall ing upthedr iver's profile.
Ov ervie wof profiles
Using themultimedia system uptosevenpr o‐
fi les can becreat edintheve hicle.
Pr ofiles stor eyo ur per son alvehicle settin gsand
se ttin gsforth emultimedia system.
If th eve hicle isused byseveraldr iver s, the
dr iver can select their profile bef oreth ejour ney,
wit hout chang ingthese ttings ofother driver s. 34
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Yo
ucan selectthepr ofile:
R When entering (/ page35 1)
R Using thehome screen (/page336)
The profile settings areactiv ated assoon asa
pr ofile isselect ed.
% When youcall upyour profile, thedr iver's
seat, steer ing wheel andoutside mirrors can
be set.
If yo ucall upyour profile when drivin gth en
th edr iver's seat position willnotbe adjus‐
te d.
Yo ucan cancelthese tting process withth e
fo llo wing actions :
R Tapon thePosition ingSeat andSteering
Wheel… Pleasetaptocanc el.warning on
th emedia display.
R Press one oftheseat operating buttons
in thedr iver's door . Pr
ofile cont ent
Depen dingontheve hicle equipment, thefo llo w‐
ing settings canbestor ed inyour profile, for
ex am ple:
R Driver' sseat ,st eer ing wheel andmirrorse t‐
tings
R Driver's seat memor y
R Radio (including statio nlis t)
R Lastdes tinatio ns
R Climat econ trol
R Ambien tlight ing
R DYNA MIC SELE CTI(individua l)
R Instrument Display,Hea d-up Display and
st yle (displa yst yle of themultimedia system)
R Themes, suggestion sand favo rite s
% Settings fordr iver assi stanc esy stems can‐
no tbe save din thepr ofile. Mer
cedes meconnect profile
If yo uuse apr ofile from Mer cedesme conn ect ,
th efo llo wing onlinefunc tionsar eav ailable, for
ex am ple:
R Youcan configur eth ese ttings intheve hicle
using theMer cedes meapp andthe
Mer cedes meportal.
R Youcan synchronize your profile on
Mer cedesme conn ect withth epr ofile inthe
ve hicle (/page35 1).
R Youcan add aper son alprofile pho tothat is
sho wnintheve hicle.
R Youcan take your profile and someof your
se tting swit hyo uin ne wvehicles.
Re quirement sfo rusi ng Mercedes mecon‐
nect profiles:
Fo rth eve hicle owner :
R Youha ve aMer cedesme user accoun t.
R The vehicle hasbeen connectedwithth e
user accoun t.
R The person alizatio nser viceis act ivat ed. MB
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Fo
radd itional usersof theve hicle:
R Youha ve aMer cedesme user accoun t.
R The vehicle owner hasin vit ed youto connect
yo ur user accoun ton Mer cedesme withth at
of his vehicle.
R Youha ve acc eptedth einvit ation.
Cr eating ane wprofile
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
f Profiles #
Select 0081Create Profile. #
Select anavatar. #
Enterth ename andconfirm with0076. #
Sele ctCont inue0048 . #
Tosave thecur rent settings inapr ofile:
select Current Settings. #
Select Save.
or #
Toadop tth efa ct or yse ttings: selectFac -
to ry Set tings. #
Select Save. %
Further information onsettin gauser profile
(/ page350). #
ActivateBlu etoo th®
and selec tCon nect
Phon e,to connect amob ile pho newith the
user profile (/ page42 4).
Yo ucan also setup auser profile wit hout regis‐
te ring amob ile pho ne. #
Select Finish.
The user profile is save d.
Selecting profile options
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
f Profiles #
Select 0062fora pr ofile . #
Toedit apr ofile: selec tEdit Profile. #
Sele ctan avatar. #
Chan gethename, ifneces sary. #
Select Save . #
Toconf iguresugg estion s:selec tSugg es-
tio nSet tings (/ page35 5). #
Torese tfa vo rite sor themes: selectReset
Favo riteto Fac torySet tings orReset
Them estoFac torySet tings. #
Sele ctYes. #
Torese ta pr ofile: select ResetProfile to
Fact orySett ings. #
Select Yes. #
Todel eteapr ofile: selec tDele teProf ile. #
Sele ctYes.
% The gues tpr ofile can notbe dele ted.
Pr otecting profile cont ent
To protect your profile conten tand setting syo u
can crea te aPIN intheMer cedes meportalfo r
yo ur profile. When PINprotect ion isactiv e,you
ha ve toent erthePIN toselect your profile. #
Select Protect Con tent . #
Select Mer cedesme Portal.
The brows eropens andyouar etrans ferred
to theMer cedes meportal. 350
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