2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV steering

Fu
nction................................................ 257
Sy stem limitations................................. 257
Blo wer
see Climate control
BlueTEC see AdBlue ®
Boot lid see Tailgate
Brake Assist Sy stem
see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem)
Brake fluid Notes..................................................... 424
Brake forc e distribution
EBD (Elect ronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion).......................................................2 30
Brakes ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem).............2 26
Ac tive Brake Assi st................................ 24 8
Ad aptive brake light s............................ .231
BA S (Brake Assi stSystem).................... 227
Driving tips............................................ 19 2
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion)....................................................... 230 HOLD function......................................2
30
Limi ted braking ef fect (salt-trea ted
ro ads).................................................... 19 2
New/replaced brakepads/brake
discs...................................................... 19 0
Po st-collision brake................................. 54
Ru nning-in no tes.................................... 19 0
Braking assistance see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem)
Breakdown Overview of the help functions................ 18
To w- starting.......................................... 390
To wing away.......................................... 386
Tr ansporting theve hicle........................ 388
Wheel chang e....................................... .402
Breakdown see Flat tyre
Buttons Steering wheel...................................... 306 C
Calls Mercedes me........................................ 335
Camera....................................................... 272Camera
see 360° Camera
see Reversing camera
Car key
see Key
Car wash
see Care
Car wash (care)......................................... 364
Car-to-X-Communication Displaying hazard warnings.................. .329
Care 360° camera......................................... 369
Air-water duct....................................... .364
Au tomatic car wash...............................3 64
Carpe t.................................................. .370
Decorative foil...................................... .368
Displ ay.................................................. 370
Exterior lighting.................................... .369
High-p ressure cleaner........................... 366
Pa int wo rk.............................................. 367
Plastic trim............................................ 370
Re alwo od/trim elements..................... 370
Re versing camera................................. .369
Ro of lining............................................. 37051 0
Index

:
Left dipped beam (e xamp le)........ .439
6 Left wind owbag malfunction
Consult workshop (e xample)................ .434
 Lowe ring....................................... 472
: Malfunction See Owner's Man‐
ual......................................................... 439
î Max. speed 40 km/h...................4 64
ð Maximum speed exceeded ........... 463
î Notpossible in cur rent drive
program ................................................ 464
Ø ..................................................... 486
ç Off................................................ 462
ë Off................................................ 460
ï Operation only possible in
transmission position P .........................443
! Parking brake See Owner's
Manual .................................................. 455
Á Please reduce speed .................... 473
Ý Please wait 48 V battery charg‐
ing ........................................................ .481 h
Rectify tyre pressure.................... 483
Ø Refill Ad Blue See Owne r’s
Manual.................................................. 485
! Release parking brake .................. 458
¸ Replace air cleaner ...................... 452
Á Replace key.................................. 437
8 Reser vefuel le vel......................... 452
6 Restra int sys. malfunction Con‐
sult workshop........................................ 434
# See Owner's Manual....................4 79
y Siderunning board not exten‐
ded........................................................ 445
Ù Steering malfunction Incre ased
ph ysical ef fort See Owner's Manual ......446
Ù Steering malfunction Stop
immediately See Owner's Manual .........446
# Stop vehicle Lea veengine run‐
ning ....................................................... 480
# Stop vehicle See Owner's Man‐
ual......................................................... 480 ç
suspended................................... 462
: Switch off lights...........................4 40
: Switch on headla mps................... 440
Ø Top up AdBlue Emergency op.
in XXX miles See Owner's Manual......... 486
+ Top up coolant See Owner ’s
Manual.................................................. 450
¥ Top up washer fluid ...................... 450
ï Trailer coupling extending…......... 443
! Turn on the ignition torelease
th e parking brake..................................4 59
d Vehicle is operational Switch
off ignition before exiting..................... .443
Á Vehicle rising Please wait............ .472
Á Vehicle rising................................4 72
h Warning tyre defect..................... .484
h Wheel sensor(s) missing .............. 482
Ø XX,X l Top up AdBlue Switch on
ignition, wait 60 sec. or eng. start
not poss................................................ 486 Index
515

Ac
tive Blind Spot Assi stcur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual ...........467
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stinope rative ...... 467
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stnot available
when towing a trailer See Owner's
Manual .................................................. 467
Ac tive Brake Assi stFunctions cur‐
re ntly limited See Owner's Manual........ 477
Ac tive Brake Assi stFunctions limited
See Owner's Manual.............................. 478
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stavailable again ...4 63
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stcur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual ...........462
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stinope rative ........ 462
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist cur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual ...........468
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist inopera‐
tive........................................................ 468 Ac
tive Steering Assist cur rently
una vailable due tomultiple emer‐
ge ncy stops...........................................4 65
Ac tive Steering Assist cur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual ...........464
Ac tive Steering Assist inoperative ......... 464
Ac tive Stop-and-Go Assist cur rently
una vailable see Owner's Manual ...........465
Ac tive Stop-and-Go Assist inopera‐
tive See Owner's Manual....................... 466
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus cur‐
re ntly una vailable See Owner's Man‐
ual......................................................... 441
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus inop‐
erative.................................................. .441
Anti-theft alarm sy stem Malfunction ..... 450
Apply brake todeselect Park (P)
position................................................. 453
Apply brake toselect D or R..................4 53
Apply brake toselect R......................... 453 Au
xilia rybattery malfunction ................ 455
Beginning emer gency stop.................... 465
Blind Spot Assist cur rently una vaila‐
ble See Owner's Manual ........................ 466
Blind Spot Assist inope rative ................. 467
Blind Spot Assi stnot available when
to wing a trailer See Owner's Manual .....4 67
Cann otstart engine See Owner's
Manual................................................. .481
Cruise cont rol and Limiter inope rative... 461
Cruise control inope rative..................... 461
Cruise control off................................... 461
Device de tected at diagnostics con‐
nection See Owner's Manual................. 478
Drive sy stem Malfunction Stop
Switch engine off.................................. 452
Drive sy stem Malfunction Visit work‐
shop......................................................4 52
Fr ont-passenger airbag disabled See
Owner's Manual....................................4 35516
Index

Ty
re press. monitor inoperative.............4 82
Ty re press. monitor inoperative No
wheel sensors ...................................... .482
Ty re(s) ove rheated................................. 484
Up date failed ........................................ .442
Up date failed Software remains
unchanged........................................... .442
Up date successfully comple ted............. 442
Wi thout changing gear, consult work‐
shop......................................................4 54
Display on the windscreen
see Head-up display
Distance control see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
DI STRO NIC
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Door Additional door loc k................................ .81
Child saf ety lock (rear door).................... 75
Locking (emergency key)......................... 84
Opening (from inside).............................. 82
Po we r closing function............................ 84Un
locking (emer gency key)..................... 84
Un locking (from inside).......................... .82
Door cont rol panel....................................... 14
Door cont rol panel (rear) ............................ 16
Downhill driving assistance see DSR
Dr aw bar
see Tow- bar sy stem
Drive Away Assist ...................................... 292
Drive Away Assist
see Pr otection against collision
Drive position Enga ging............................................... 206
Drive prog ram display .............................. 203
Drive prog rams
see DYNA MIC SELECT
Driver's seat see Seat
Driving abroad Symmetrical low beam.......................... 15 6
Driving saf ety sy stem
ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem).............2 26Ac
tive Brake Assi st................................ 24 8
Ad aptive brake lights............................. 231
BA S (Brake Assi stSystem).................... 227
Cameras................................................ 224
EBD (Elect ronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion).......................................................2 30
ESP ®
Crosswind Assis t.......................... 228
ESP ®
trailer stabilisation...................... .228
Off-road ABS......................................... 226
Overview.............................................. .225
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensor s................ 224
Re sponsibility........................................2 24
ST EER CONTROL................................... 230
Driving sy stem
see 360° Camera
see Active Blind Spot Assi st
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
see Active Emergency Stop Assist
see Active Lane Keeping Assist
see Active Parking Assist
see Active Speed Limit Assi st
see Active Steering Assist
see AIRMATIC
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind Spot Assist 518
Index

Calling
the Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer
Centre af ter auto matic accident or
breakdown de tection............................. 336
Consenting todata transfer...................3 37
Information............................................ 336
Making a call via theove rhead con‐
trol panel............................................... 335
Tr ans ferred data.................................... 338
Mercedes me connect Accident and Breakdown Manage‐
ment...................................................... 334
Information............................................ 333
Tr ans ferred data.................................... 335
Mercedes-AMG vehicles
No tes..................................................... 187
Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem
Au tomatic emergency call.................... .344
Information............................................ 342
Information on data transfer.........3 45, 347
Manual emer gency cal l......................... 345
Overview............................................... 344
Self diagnosis........................................ 347
St arting/ending ERA-GLONASS test
mode..................................................... 347 Mercedes-Benz Link
see Smartphone integration
Mercedes-Benz service centre see Qualified specialist workshop
Message (multifunction display) see Display message
Message memory...................................... 433
Mir rors
see Outside mir rors
Mobile phone Frequencies........................................... 414
Tr ansmission output (maximum )............ 414
Wi reless chargin g................................. .153
Wi reless charging (rear)........................ .153
Mobile phone see Smartphone integration
see Telephone
Model series see Vehicle identification plate
MOExtended tyres..................................... 375
Mo torw ay mode ......................................... 16 0
Moving away
see Driving tips MULTIBEAM LED
see Intelligent Light Sy stem
Multifunction camera ROAD SUR FACE SCAN........................... 272
Multifunction display Overview of the displa ys....................... 308
Multifunction steering wheel
Overview of buttons.............................. 306
Multifunction steering wheel
see Steering wheel
Multimedia sy stem
Ac tivating/deactivating DSR................. 24 5
Collision de tection (pa rked vehicle).......2 23
Extending/r etra cting theru nning
boards..................................................... 86
Multimedia sy stem
see Display (multimedia sy stem)
see MBUX Interior Assis tant (multi‐
media sy stem)
see MBUX multimedia sy stem
see Touchpad Index
527

Car
e...................................................... 370
Fa stening................................................. 43
Pr otection................................................ 41
Re ar seat belt status displa y................... 44
Re duced pr otection.................................42
Re leasing................................................ .44
Seat belt adjustment (function)............... 44
Wa rning lamp......................................... .44
Seat belt adjustment Activating/deactivating........................... 44
Fu nction.................................................. 44
Seat belt tensioners
Ac tivation................................................ 40
Seat belt warning
see Seat belt
Seat co ver (Care)....................................... 370
Seat heater Activating/deactivating......................... 12 2
Seat ventilation
Switching on/o ff................................... 12 3
Selecting a gear
see Changing gears Selector le
ver
see DIRECT SELECT le ver
Self-test Automatic front passenger front air‐
bag shutoff............................................. .50
Sensors (care) ...........................................3 69
Service see ASS YST PLUS
Service centre see Qualified specialist workshop
Service inter val display
see AS SYST PLUS
Setting a speed see Cruise control
Setting the map scale
see Map
Shift paddles see Steering wheel gearshift paddles
Shifting gears
Gea rshift recommendation................... 208
Side airbag................................................... 45
Side impact pr otection............................. 285 Side windo
ws
Au tomatic function.................................. 94
Child saf ety lock in there ar.................... .77
Closin g................................................... .92
Closing using theke y.............................. 95
Co nvenience closing............................... 95
Con venience opening.............................. 94
Opening................................................... 92
Opening with theke y.............................. .94
Problem................................................... 95
Ra in-closing feature................................ .94
Ro ller sunblind (elect ric)........................ 101
Sliding sunroof Automatic features................................. .99
Closin g................................................... .96
Closing using theke y.............................. 95
Opening................................................... 96
Opening wi th theke y.............................. .94
Problem................................................. 100
Ra in-closing feature................................ .99
Smartphone see Smartphone integration
see Telephone
Sma rtphone integ ration
Overview................................................ 341 Index
533