2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV traction control

No
teson DSR &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and having
an acci dent whenDSR isacti vatedon
slipper yro ad sur faces
If th espeed driven and theta rget speed dif‐
fe r, and youact ivat eDS Ron aslipp eryro ad
sur face, thewheels maylose traction. #
Take intoacc ount thero ad sur face and
th edif fere nce betwee nth edr iving
speed andtarget speed beforeactiv at‐
ing DSR. If
yo ufa ilto adap tyo ur drivin gst yle, DS Rcan
neit her reduce therisk ofan accident norover‐
ri de thelaws ofphysics. Itcan notta ke into
acc ount road, weather ortraf fic condi tions.DSR
is only anaid. Youar ere sponsible formaint ain‐
ing asaf edis tance totheve hicle infront, for
ve hicle speed, forbr aking ingood timeandfor
st ay ing inlane.
Yo uar ealw aysre sponsible forke eping control of
th eve hicle andforasse ssing whether thedo wn‐
hill gradient canbemanag ed.Depen dingon
ro ad sur face and tires, DSR mayno tal wa ys be able
tokeep totheta rget speed. Selectata rget
speed suitable forth een vironmen talcon dition s
and also apply thebr ak es yourself ifre qu ired.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gDS R(vehi cles with
Of f-road package orE-Ac tiv eBody Contr ol)
Re quirement s:
R Youar edr ivin gat 24 mp h(40 km/h) or
slo wer.
If th ecur rent vehicle speed istoohigh, the
Max. Speed 24mph messag eappear sin the
multifu nctiondisplay.
R Youha ve notsel ect eddrive pr ogr am C or
B.
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis de acti ‐
va ted. #
Toactiv ate: pul lro ck er switc h1.
Indic ator lam p2 lights up.
The î symbol appearsin themultifunc ‐
tion displa y. #
Todeac tivate: pullro ck er switc h1.
Indic ator lam p2 and theî symbol go
out. 23
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Driving andparking

R
Ifsections ofthero uteha ve ave ry small
ra dius ofcur vatur e.
R Dur ing abrupt driving maneuv ers, e.g. heavy
br aking orsudden acceleration.
Obser vetheno teson cleaning themultifunc tion
camer a(/ page490).
Fu nction ofreco very mode &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue totheve hi‐
cle moving upand down
When free driving mode isactiv ated, the
ve hicle bounces upand down. Body parts
could become trapped ifth ey arebe tween
th eve hicle body andthetir es orunder neath
th eve hicle. #
Mak esur eth at nobody isunde ror in
th eimmediat evicinit yof theve hicle
when free driving mode isactiv ated. *
NO
TERisk ofdama gedue totheve hicle
mo ving upand down When
free driving mode isactiv ated, the
ve hicle movesup and down. Vehicle parts
ma ybe damag edifth eunderbody bottoms
out. #
Mak esur eth at ther eis suf ficie nt
gr ou nd clearance whenro ck ing free
mode isact ivat ed. Ro
cking free mode isafunc tion ofthesuspen‐
sion whichcan assis tth edr iver on loose surfa‐
ces (e.g.sand ,sno w)whe nfreei ng ave hicle
whic hhas become stuc k.
The vehicle body rock sin slo w,vertical motion s
when reco very mode hasbeen activated. This
te mp orarily puts thewheels undergreat erload,
whic hmeans they have inc reased tractionand
th eve hicle isfreed.
Yo ucan activat efree drivin gmod evia Off-ro ad
As sis t(/ page26 8). Fu
nction ofindividua lwheel control &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du eto theve hicle lowe ring
The vehicle canbelowe redwhen theindivid‐
ual wheel control func tion hasbeen activa‐
te d. Body partscould become trapped ifth ey
ar ebe tween theve hicle body andthetir es or
under neathth eve hicle. #
Mak esur eth at nobody isunde rth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicin ityof
th ewheel arch es when individual wheel
con trol isactiv ated. *
NO
TERisk ofdama gedue totheve hicle
mo ving upand down The
vehicle canbelowe redor raised onone
or mor ewheels whentheindividual wheel
con trol func tion hasbeen activated. Vehicle
par tscould bedamag eddue tocont actwith
object s. #
Mak esur eth at theve hicle hassuffi‐
cie ntroom tomo vewhen theindividual 26
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Driving andparking

and
one-h alftim esaswellon thego vernment
te st trac kas atir egr ad ed 100.
The relativ eper form anc eof tires depen dsupon
th eactual conditions oftheir use, howe ver,and
ma ydepar tsign ifican tly from thenor mdue to
va riatio nsindrivin ghabit s,ser vicepr act icesand
dif fere nces inroad charact eristic sand climate
con dition s.
Tr actio ngr ade &
DANG ER Risk ofacc iden tdue toinade‐
qu atetract ion
The tract ion grade assig nedtothis tireis
based onstra ight -ahead brakin gtract ion
te sts, and does notinclude either acceler a‐
tion, corner ing, hydroplaning orpeak traction
ch aract eristic s. #
Alw aysadap tyo ur drivin gst yle and
dr ive at aspeed tosuit thepr ev ailin g
traf fic and weather condition s. *
NO
TEDama getothedr ivet ra in from
wheelspin #
Avoid wheelspin. The
traction classes, from highes tto lowe st,ar e
AA ,A, Band C.Tho segrad es repr esent thetir e's
ability tostop onwetpa vement asmeasu red
und ercontro lled condition son spec ified govern‐
ment test sur faces ofasp haltand concr ete. A
tir emar kedC ma yha ve poor traction perform ‐
anc e.
Te mp eratur egr ade &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from tire
ove rheating andtirefa ilur e
The temp eratur egr ade forth is tireis es tab‐
lished fora tir eth at isproper lyinflat ed and
no tove rloaded. Excessiv espeed, underinfla‐
tion, orexc essiv eloading, either separ ately
or incombin ation,cancause excessiv eheat
build-up andpossible tirefa ilur e. #
Obser vethere comme ndedtirepr es‐
su resand regular lych eckth etir epr es‐ sur
eof all tires including thespar e
wheel. #
Adjus tth etir epr essur eas neces sary. The
temp eratur egr ades areA (the highes t),B
and C.The yre pr esent thetir e's resis tance tothe
ge ner ation ofhea tand itsability todissipat e
heat when tested under controlled conditions on
a specif iedindoor laborator yte st wheel. Sus‐
ta ined hightemp eratur ecan cause themat erial
of thetir eto deg ener ateand reduce tirelife, and
exc essiv ete mp eratur ecan lead tosudden tire
fa ilur e.Grade Ccor responds toaleve lof per‐
fo rm anc ewhic hall passe nger car tires mus t
mee tunde rth eFe der alMo torSaf etySt andar d
No. 109. Grade sB and Arepr esent higher leve ls
of per form anc eon thelabor ator yte st wheel
th an theminimum requ ired bylaw. DO
T,Tire Iden tificat ionNumbe r(TI N) US
tirere gulations stipulat eth at eve rytire man‐
uf actu reror retrea de rmu stimprint aTIN inor
on theside wallof eac htir epr oduced. Wheels
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