2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV service

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NO
TEDama ging thebatt eryth ro ugh
ove rvolt age When
chargin gusin gabat tery charge rwit h‐
out amaximu mchargin gvo ltag e, thebatt ery
or theve hicle electr onics maybe damag ed. #
Onlyuse batterych arge rs wit hamax i‐
mum chargin gvo ltag eof 14.8 V. &
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion from hydro‐
ge nga signiting
A batt eryge ner ates hydrog en gasdur ing the
ch argin gpr oce ss.Ifth er eis ashor tcir cuit or
spar ksstar tto form ,th er eis adang erofthe
hy drog en gasigniting. #
Mak esur eth at thepositiv ete rm inal of
th econ nect edbatt erydoes notcome
int ocon tact with vehicle parts. #
Neverpla ceme talobje ctsor tools ona
batt ery. #
When connectin gand disconn ectingth e
batt ery, yo umus tobse rveth edescr i‐
bed order forth ebatt eryclam ps. #
When giving star tin gassis tance, alwa ys
mak esur eth at youon lyconnect bat‐
te ry term inals withident icalpolar ity. #
Dur ing star tin gassis tance, youmus t
obse rveth edescr ibedorder forcon‐
necting anddisconnecting thejum per
cables. #
Donotcon nect ordiscon nectthebat‐
te ry cla mp swhile theengine isrunning . &
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion during
ch argin gpr oce ssand star tin gassis tance
Dur ing thech argin gpr oce ssand star tin g
assis tance, thebatt eryma yre lease anexplo‐
siv ega smixtur e. #
Avoid fire ,open flames ,cr eat ing spar ks
and smoking. #
Mak esur eth at ther eis suf ficie ntventi‐
la tio ndu ring thech argin gpr oce ssand
dur ing star tin gassis tance. #
Donotle an ove ra batt ery. &
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion from afro‐
zen battery
A disc hargedbatt eryma yfreeze attemp era‐
tur es slightl yabo veorbelo wfreezing point.
Dur ing star tin gassis tance orbatter ych arg‐
ing ,bat tery gasma ybe released. #
Alw aysth aw afroz en bat tery out firs t
bef orech argin git or per form ing star t‐
ing assis tance. If
th eindicat or/warning lampsintheins trument
clus terdo notlig ht up atlow temp eratur es,itis
ve ry likelyth at thedisc hargedbatt eryhas fro‐
zen .In this case youma yne ither jump-start the
ve hicle norcharge thebatt ery.
The service life of abatt eryth at has been
th awe dma ybe dramaticall yshor tened .The
st ar tin gch aract eristic sma ybe impair ed,espe ‐
ciall yat low temp eratur es.
It is recomme ndedthat youha ve ath aw ed bat‐
te ry checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 502
Breakdo wnassis tance

allo
wtheTPMS tocontinu eto function prop‐
er ly. The
system checks thetir epr essur eand thetir e
te mp eratur eof thetir es installed ontheve hicle
by means ofatir epr essu resensor .
Ne wtirepr essur esensor s,e.g. inwint ertires,
ar eaut omaticall yta ught -indur ing thefirs tjou r‐
ne yth ey areused.
The tirepr essur eand thetir ete mp eratur e
appear inthemultifunc tiondispla y
(/ page51 9).
If th er eis asubs tantia lpr ess ureloss orifth e
tir ete mp eratur eis exc essiv e,youwill bewarned
in thefo llo wing ways:
R Viadispla ymes sages(/ page61 4)
R Viath e0077 warning lam pin theins trument
clus ter(/ page634)
The tirepr essu remonit oring system isonl yan
aid. Itis thedr iver's responsibili tyto setth etir e
pr essur eto there comme ndedcoldtirepr ess ure
su itab leforth eoper ating situation .Se tth etir e
pr essur efo rcold tires using atir epr essu re ga
ug e. No tethat thecor rect tirepr ess urefo rth e
cur rent operati ng situa tionmu stfirs tbe taught -
in to thetir epr essur emonit oring system.
In mos tcases, thetir epr essur emonit oring sys‐
te m wil lau tomatical lyupd ateth ene wrefere nce
va lues afte ryo uha ve chang edthetir epr essur e.
Yo ucan ,ho we ver,also updat eth ere fere nce val‐
ues byrestar tin gth etir epr essur emonit oring
sy stem manuall y(/ page520).
Sy stem limit s
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R The tirepr essur ehas been setinc orrectl y
R The reisasudden pressur eloss caused, for
ex am ple, byafo re ign obje ctpene trating the
tir e
R Thereis ama lfunctio ncau sedby ano ther
ra dio signal source
Be sureto also payatt ent ion tothefo llo wing
re lat ed topic:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page51 5) Ch
ecking thetir epr essur ewit hth etir epr es‐
sur emoni toring system
Re quirement s:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon.
On- boar dcom puter:
4 Service 5
Tires
One ofthefo llo wing displa ysappear s:
R Cur rent tirepr ess ureand tirete mp eratur eof
th eindividual wheels: R
Tire pressure willbedisplayed afterdriving a
few minutes
R Tire Pressure MonitorAct ive: thete ac h-in
pr oce ssofthesy stem isno tye tcomple te. Wheels
andtires 51
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The
tirepr essur esarealr eady being moni‐
to re d. #
Com pareth etir epr essur ewit hth ere com‐
mend edtirepr ess urefo rth ecur rent operat‐
ing cond ition (/ page 516). Observeth e
no teson tirete mp eratur e(/ page51 5).
% Theva lues displa yedin themultifunc tiondis‐
pla yma yde viat efrom those ofthetir epr es‐
sur ega ug eas they referto sea leve l.At high
altitudes, thetir epr essur eva lue indic ated by
a pr essur ega ug ear ehigh erthan those
sho wnbytheon- boar dcom puter.In this
case, donotre duce thetir epr essur e.
Mak esur eto obser vethefo llo wing further rela‐
te dsubjec t:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page51 5)
Re star ting thetir epr essur emoni toring sys‐
te m
Re quirement s:
R The recomme ndedtirepr ess ureis cor rectl y
se tfo rth ere spectiv eoper ating status on
eac hof thefo ur wheel s(/ page51 5). Re
star tth etir epr essur emonit oring system in
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R The tirepr essur ehas chang ed.
R The wheels ortires have been chang edor
ne wlyins talled.
On- boar dcom puter:
4 Service 5
Tires #
Swipe down wardson Touc hCon trol on the
lef t-hand sideofthesteer ing wheel.
The Use Current Pressures asNew Refer-
ence Values messag eis sho wninthemulti‐
func tion displa y. #
Tobegin restar t,pr ess Touc hCon trol on the
lef t-hand sideofthesteer ing wheel.
The Tire Press. MonitorRestart edmessag eis
sho wninthemultifunc tiondispla y.
Cur rent wa rning mess ages aredele tedand
th eye llo w0077 warning lam pgoes out.
Af teryo uha ve been driving fora fe w
minut es,thesy stem checks whe ther thecur‐
re nt tirepr ess ures arewi thin thespecif ied
ra ng e. The current tirepr ess ures areth en
accep tedas refere nce values andmon itor ed. Mak
esur eto obser vethefo llo wing further rela‐
te dsubjec t:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page51 5)
Ra dio -equipme ntappr oval of thetir epr es‐
sur emoni toring system
Ra dio equipme ntappr oval number s Co
untr yR adiotype approval number
US AF CCID:YG OTSSRE4A
Ca nad aI C:4008C-TS SRE4A Fu
rther information onthedeclar ationofcon ‐
fo rm ity forwir eles sve hicle component s
(/ page27 ). Ti
re pres sur elo ss wa rning system Fu
nction ofthetir epr essur eloss warning
sy stem
The tirepr essur eloss warning system warnsth e
dr iver by means ofdisp lay messa geswhen ther e
is ase vere tirepr es su re loss. 520
Wheels andtires

Af
tera ch ang ein tirepr essur e,awheel rotatio n
or atir ech ang e,or ifyo uha ve re-ins talled
wheels ortires, thetir epr essur eloss warning
sy stem has tobe restar ted(/ page52 1).
The tirepr essur eloss warning system does not
re place theneed toregular lych eckth etir epr es‐
sur e.
Sy stem limita tions
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
par ticular lyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Incorrectly settir epr ess ure
R Sud den press urelos scau sed,fo rex am ple,
by afo re ign obje ctpene trating thetir e
R Steady pressur eloss inseveraltir es
The system has are strict ed ordel ayed func tion
par ticular lyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Poor ground condit ions,e.g.snowor grave l
R Driving with sno wch ains
R When adoptingave ry spor tydriving style
wit hhigh corner ing speeds orsudden accel‐
er ation
R Drivin gwit have ry hea vyorlarge trai le r R
Driving with ahigh load
Be sureto also obse rveth efo llo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page51 5)
R Display messa gesabout thetir es
(/ page61 4)
Re star ting thetir epr essur eloss warning
sy stem
Re quirement s:
R The recomme ndedtirepr ess ureis cor rectly
se tfo rth ere spectiv eoper ating status on
eac hof thefo ur wheel s(/ page51 5).
Re star tth etir epr essur eloss warning system in
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R The tirepr essur ehas chang ed.
R The wheels ortires have been chang edor
ne wlyins talled. On-
boar dcom puter:
4 Service 5
Tires #
Swipe down wardson Touc hCon trol on the
lef t-hand sideofthesteer ing wheel.
The Tire Pressure ControlSystem Active
Restart messageis sho wninthemultifunc ‐
tion displa y. #
Tobegin restar t,pr ess Touc hCon trol on the
lef t-hand sideofthesteer ing wheel.
The Tire Pressure NowOK?messag eis
sho wninthemultifunc tiondispla y. #
Select Yes. #
Toconf irm restar t,pr ess Touc hCon trol on
th elef t-hand sideofthesteer ing wheel.
The Run FlatIndic atorRestart edmessag eis
sho wninthemultifunc tiondispla y.
Af teryo uha ve driven fora fe w min utes, the
tir epr es su re loss warning system monit ors
th ese ttir epr essur esofall thetir es.
Be sureto also obse rveth efo llo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page51 5) Wh
eelsan dtir es 52
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NO
TEBlocked spr aynozzl escau sed by
mixing windshieldwa sher fluids #
Donotmix MBSum merFitand MBWin‐
te rFit withot her windshield washer flu‐
ids. Do
notuse distilled orde- ionizedwa teras thefill
le ve lsen sor maybe trigg ered erro neou sly.
Re comme ndedwindsh ield wa sher fluid:
R Abo vefreezing point:e.g. MBSummerFi t
R Belo wfreezing point:e.g. MBWinterFi t
Fo rth ecor rect mixi ngratio ,re ferto theinf orma‐
tion ontheantif reeze container .
Mix thewa sher fluid withth ewindshield washer
fl uid allyear round . Re
frig er ant No
teson refrig er ant
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page55 4). *
NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect refrig er‐
ant If
anon-appr ovedre frig er ant isuse d,thecli‐
mat econ trol system maybe damag ed. #
Onlyuse there frig er ant R‑134a. *
NO
TEDama getotheclimat econ trol
sy stem due toinc orrect refrig er ant com‐
pr essor oil #
Onlyuse refrig er ant com pressor oilthat
has been approvedby Mer cedes-Ben z. #
Donotmix theappr ovedre frig er ant
com pressor oilwithadif fere nt refrig er‐
ant com pressor oil. Wo
rkon theclimat econ trol system maybe car‐
ri ed out onlyby aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
All appli cable regulations, aswellas SAEstand‐
ar dJ63 9,mus tbe adher edto.
The information labelontheclimat econ trol sys‐
te m forth ere frig er ant type andthere frig er ant
com pressor oilisloca tedon theinside ofthe
hood. 1
Hazar dand service warning symbols
2 Refrig er ant filling capac ity
3 Applic ablestandar ds
4 PAGoil item num ber
5 GWP(Global Warming Potential) ofthere frig‐
er ant used
6 Refrig er ant type
Symbo ls1 indica tethefo llo wing:
R Possible dangers
R The need tohave ser vice workcar ried out at
a qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop only 560
Tech nica lda ta

Disp
laymes sages Int
roducti on No
teson displa ymessag es
Displa ymessag esappear onthemultifunc tion
displa y.
Dis play messa geswit hgr aphic symbols aresim‐
plif ied intheOper ator's Manual andmaydif fer
fr om thesymbols onthemultifunc tiondispla y.
The multifunct iondispla ysho wshigh-pr iority dis‐
pla ymessag esinred. Cer tain displa ymess ages
ar eacc ompanied byawa rning tone.
Pl ea se act inacco rdanc ewit hth edispla ymes‐
sag esand follo wtheadditional notesin the
Oper ator's Manual .
Fo rsome display messa ges,asymbol willalso
be sho wn:
R Õ Further information
R 00A4 Hidedispla ymessag e
Yo ucan selectthedesir edsymbol byswiping
lef tor right onthelef t-hand Touc hCon trol.
Pr ess theÕ symbol tosho wfur ther information on
themultifunc tiondispla y.Press the00A4
symbol tohide thedispla ymessag e.
Yo ucan hide low- prior ity displa ymessag esby
pr essing theP buttonorthelef t-hand Touc h
Con trol. The displ aymessa geswill then be
st or ed inthemessag ememor y.
Re ctify thecause ofadispla ymessag eas
qu ickl yas possible .
High- prior ity displa ymess ages can notbe hid‐
den. Themultif unction displa ysho wsthese dis‐
pla ymessag escon tinuousl yuntil thecause of
th edispla ymessag ehas been rectif ied.
Cal ling up stor ed disp laymess ages
On -bo ardcom puter:
4 Service5
1Mess age
If th er ear eno displa ymessag es,NoMessages
will appear onthemultifunc tiondispla y. #
Scrollth ro ugh thedispla ymessag esby swip‐
ing upw ards ordown wardson thelef t-hand
To uc hCon trol. #
Toexitth emess agemem ory: press the
P button. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 56
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Re cogni tionofare stra int system malfunct ion:
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam pdoes notlight upwhen theignition isswitc hedon.
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam plight sup con tinuousl yor repeat edlydur ing ajour ney. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
0075
Left Side Curta inAirbag
Malfu nction Service
Req uired(exa mp le) *T
hecor responding windowcur tain airbag ismalfun ctionin g(/ page36). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj urydue tomalfu nctions inthewindo wairbag
If th ewindo wairbag ismalfunct ioning,itmight betrigg ered unint entionall yor might notbe trigg ered atall in
th eeve ntofan acci dent with high deceler ation. #
Have thewindo wairbag checkedand repair edimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
Front Passeng erAirb agDis-
ab led See Operator 'sMan-
ua l *T
hefront passeng erairbag hasbeen disabl edeve nth ough anadult oraper son withan adult statur eis on thefront
passeng erseat. Ifadditional forc es areapplied totheseat, thewe ight thesy stem detects maybe toolow. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj urydue toadisable dfron tpasse nger airbag
If th efront passeng erairbag isdisabled, thefront passeng erairbag willnotbe deplo yedin theev ent ofan acci‐
dent andcann otper form itsintended protect ive func tion. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 569

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
N Permanen tlyAct ive Risk
of Rolling Away *
While theve hicle isrolling orwhile youar edr ivin g,ne utral 005Chas been engage d. #
Tostop, depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontopar kposition 005Dwhile theve hicle isstatio nary. #
Tocontinu edr ivi ng, select transm ission position 005B or005E.
Servi ceRequire dDo Not
Shif tGe ars VisitDeal er *T
hetransmission ismalfunctionin g.The transmission positioncannolong erbe chang ed. #
When transm issionposit ion005Bisselec ted, con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop anddonotch ang eth etra ns‐
mission position. #
Forall other transmission positions,parkth eve hicle safely. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop orbreakdo wnservice.
Reversing NotPossible
Service Required *
The transmission ismalfunctioning. Thetransmission position005Ecanno tbe select ed. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Transmission Malfunction
Stop *
The transmission ismalfunctioning. Thetransmission shiftsto neu tral 005C automatical ly. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Engage par kposition 005D. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 585