2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV navigation

The on-board computer is operated using
the
left-hand Touch Control and the left-hand back/
home button.
When the on-board computer is being operated,
dif fere nt acoustic signals will sound as operating
fe edbac k,e.g. when the end of a list is reached
or when you are sc rolling thro ugh a list.
The following menus are available:
R Assistance
R Telephone
R Navigation
R Trip
R Radio R
Media
R Styles & display
R Service
% You can find information about the possible
settings and selections on the menus in the
Digital Owner's Manual. #
Tocall up the menu bar: briefly pressthe
left-hand back button until the menu bar is
displa yed.
% Ve
hicles without Active Di stance Assist
DISTRO NIC:press theò button tocall
up the menu bar of the on-board computer. #
Toscroll in the menu bar: swipe left or
ri ght on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Tocall up a menu, submenu or possible
settings on the menu, or confirm a selec‐
tion or setting: pressthe left-hand Touch
Control. #
Toscroll through displa ysor lists on the
menu, or select display content, a func‐
tion, an entry or a displa y:swipe upwards or down
wards on the left-hand Touch Con‐
trol. #
Toexit a submenu: pressthe left-hand back
button.
Selecting the head-up display #
Toswitch on the head-up displa y:switch
on the head-up display via the multimedia
sy stem or activate it in the menu bar byswip‐
ing upwards on the left-hand Touch Control.
The head-up displ aymenu will be selected on
th e head-up displa y. #
Toswitch tothe head-up displa y:press
th e left-hand Touch Control or swipe
upwards on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Toset theth ree display ranges of the
head-up displa y:swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control.
Fu ll-screen menus
Yo u can displ aythefo llowing menus full-screen
on the instrument display:
R Assistance
R Trip Instrument display and on-board computer
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R
Navigation #
Onthe cor responding menu, use the left-
hand Touch Control toscroll tothe end of the
list. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
The selected menu will be displ ayed full-
screen. Overview of what is shown on
the multi‐
function display
Displa yson the multifunction display
u Active Parking Assist (/ page 289)
é Parking Assist PARKTRONIC deacti vated
( / page 287)
î DSR (/ page244)
h Cruise control (/ page 233)
È Limi
ter (/ page 234)
ç Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
(/ page 236)
ê Active Brake Assi st (/ page 248)
à Active Steering Assist (/ page246) ¬
Active Stop-and-Go Assist (/ page243)
à Ac
tive Lane Keeping Assist (/ page 260)
è ECO
start/ stop function (/ page197)
ë HOLD fu
nction (/ page 230)
_ Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist Plus
(/ page 161)
ð Maximum permissible speed exceeded
(for cer tain countries only)
Ve hicles with Speed Limit Assis t:de tected
instructions and traf fic signs (/ page 253).
Ve hicles with Traf fic Sign Assis t:de tected
instructions and traf fic signs (/ page 255).
Fo r an overview of the indicator and warning
lamps, see (/ page 490). Head-up display
Fu
nction of the head-up display *
NO
TEMercedes-AMG vehicles #
Obser vethe no tes in the Supplement.
Yo u could otherwise failto recognise
dangers. The head-up displ
ayprojects thefo llowing infor‐
mation into the driver's field of vision abo vethe
cockpit, forex ample:
R The vehicle speed
R Information from the navigation sy stem
R Information from the driving sy stems and
driving saf ety sy stems
R Some warning messages
Depending on theve hicle's equipment, dif fere nt
content can be shown in theth re e areas of the
head-up display (/ page 309).308
Instrument display and on-board computer

Display content
1
Navigation instructions
2 Curr ent speed
3 Detected instructions and traf fic signs
4 Set speed in the driving sy stem (e.g. cruise
control)
Sy stem limits
The visibility of the displa yswill be af fected by
th efo llowing conditions:
R Seat position
R Image position setting
R Light conditions R
Wet car riag ew ays
R Objects on the display co ver
R Polarisation in sunglasses
% Inextreme sunlight, sections of the display
may appear washed out. You can co rrect this
by switching the head-up display off and on
again. Setting
the head-up display using the on-
board compu ter On-board computer:
4 HEAD-UP DISPLAY
The following head-up display settings or dis‐
pla yscan be selected or shown:
R Position
R Brightness
R Messages
R Assis tance status
R Telephone
R Audio
R LINGU ATRO NIC #
Toselect the Settings menu: swipetothe
ri ght on the left-hand Touch Control.
The Settings menu 5will be selected. #
Tocall up the Settings menu: pressthe
left-hand Touch Control. #
Toadjust the position: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Toadjust the brightness: swipetothe left
or right on the left-hand Touch Control.
Setting messages, assistance status, tele‐
phone, audio and LINGU ATRO NIC #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
The list of setting options will be displ ayed. #
Swipe upwards or down wards on the left-
hand Touch Control and select a setting by
pressing the left-hand Touch Control. In
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Selecting what
the head-up display sho ws(Example)
1
Toswitch the head-up display on/off
2 Left display area
Navigation sy stem
Inclination, gradient and compass
Av erage consum ption
G-me ter
3 Central displ ayarea
Speedom eter
Set speed in the driver assis tance sy stem,
e.g. cruise control Wa
rnings from driver assis tance sy stems,
e.g. dis tance warning
4 Right display area
Traf fic Sign Assi st
Ve hicle le vel
Dif fere ntial
Assi stant display
5 Toadjust the position, brightness and lo wer
display area
6 Index points
7 Lowe r display area (e xamp le: left display
area)
Display areas 2to4 that are not requ ired can
be hidden.
% In audio mode, thest ation name or track will
be shown temp orarily when the audio source
is being actively operated. In addition, the
latest calls will be displa yed when thete le‐
phone list on the instrument display is
actively operated. #
Toselect a displa y:swipe upwards on the
left-hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. Swit
ching the head-up display on/off via the
mu ltimedia sy stem Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Quick access #
Select HUD.
The head-up-display is activated. 310
Instrument display and on-board computer

Overview and operation
Note
s onthe MBUX multimedia sy stem &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, you will be distracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y. Yo
u must obse rveth e legal requirements forthe
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
operating the multimedia sy stem. Overview of
the MBUX multimedia sy stem 1
Touch Control and cont rol panel forthe
MBUX multimedia sy stem
2 Media display with touch functionality
3 Touchpad
4 Controller
Turn: adjusts thevo lume Press brief
ly: switches the mute function
on/off
Press and hold: switches the multimedia sys‐
te m or media display on or off
5 Buttons for navigation, radio/media and
te lephone
6 Buttons forve hicle functions/sy stem set‐
tings and favo urites/ themes
Fu rther operating options:
R Conducting a voice dialogue with LINGUA‐
TRONIC.
R Operating functions con tact-free wi th the
MBUX Interior Assis tant.
% You can find fur ther information about oper‐
ation as well as about applications and serv‐
ices in the Digital Owner's Manual.
Anti-theft pr otection
This device is equipped with tech nical pr ovisions
to protect it against theft. More de tailed informa‐
tion about anti-theft pr otection can be obtained
at a qualified specialist workshop. MBUX multimedia sy
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#
Tozoom in and out of the map: movetwo
fi ngers toget her or apart. #
Tocall up thegl obal menu: press and hold
on theto uchsc reen until theOPTIONS menu
appears.
Using theto uchpad 1
G Returns tothe pr evious display
2 ~ Calls up the audio control menu Swiping
tothe left of right: selects the pr evi‐
ous or next radio station/music track
3 © Calls up the home screen
4 Touchpad #
Toselect a menu option: swipe and press. #
Touse handwriting recognition: write a
ch aracter on theto uchpad. #
Toopen or close theNo tifications
Centre: swipe down or up wi thtwo fingers. #
Tozoom in and out of the map: movetwo
fi ngers toget her or apart. Calling up applications using buttons 1
y Calls up vehicle functions
2 z Calls up navigation
3 | Calls up radio or media
4 % Calls up thete lephone
5 ß Press brief ly: calls up favo urites
Press and hold: adds a favo urite or theme #
Alternatively, tap© ontheto uchsc reen. #
Call up the application (/ page312). 314
MBUX multimedia sy stem

Fu
nctions of LINGU ATRO NIC Wi
th LINGU ATRO NIC, various applications in the
MBUX multimedia sy stem are operable using
vo ice input. LINGU ATRO NIC is operational
appr oximately thirty seconds af terth e ignition is
switched on and is available forth e driver's seat
and front passenger seat.
The following multimedia sy stem applications
can be operated:
R Navigation
R Telephone
R Radio and TV
R Media pla yer
R Messages
R Vehicle functions St
arting LING UATRONIC #
Press rocker switch 1up.
or #
Say "Hello Mercedes". Overview of
the MBUX Interior Assistant &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom the cam‐
era's laser radiation
This product uses a classification 1 laser sys‐
te m. If the housing is opened or damaged,
laser radiation may damage your retina. #
Do not open the housing. #
Alw ays ha vemaintenance workand
re pairs car ried out byaqu alified spe‐
cialist workshop. This device is a class 1 laser product in accord‐
ance with DIN EN 60825-1:20
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The camera is located in theove rhead control
panel.
If th eve hicle is fitted wi th the MBUX Interior
Assis tant, selected functions of the multimedia
sy stem can be operated conta ct-free. The MBUX
Interior Assi stant can dif fere ntia tebetween
driver and front passenger interactions and
de tects specific hand positions (poses). MBUX multimedia sy
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&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
du ring adjustment of the driver's seat
af te r calling up a driver profile
Selecting a user profile may trigger an
adju stment of the driver's seat tothe posi‐
tion sa ved under the user profile. You or
ot her vehicle occupants could be injured in
th e process. #
Make sure that when the position of
driver's seat is being adjus ted using the
multimedia sy stem, no people or body
parts are in the seat's range of mo ve‐
ment.
If th ere is a risk of someone becoming trap‐
ped, stop the adjustment process immedi‐
ately: #
a)Tapth ewa rning message on the
media displa y.
or #
b) Press a memory position button or a
seat adjustment switch on the driver's
door.
The adjustment process will be stop‐
ped. The driver's seat is equipped with an access pre‐
ve nter.
If th e driver's door is open, the driver's seat will
not be set af ter calling up the driver's profile.
Profiles store your vehicle settings and settings
fo rth e multimedia sy stem. If theve hicle is used
by several drivers, the driver can select their
ow n profile wi thout changing thestored profile
settings of other drivers.
% Information on profiles from Mercedes me
connect can be found in the Digital Opera‐
to r's Manual.
Ve hicle settings are, forex ample, driver's seat,
st eering wheel and mir ror settings, clima tecon‐
trol and ambient lighting. Forth e settings of the
multimedia sy stem, you can select, forex ample,
ra dio stations, pr evious destinations as well as
th emes, suggestions and favo urites. Fo
rre cur ring driving situations, su chas long
drives on the mo torw ay,yo u can sa veyour pre‐
fe rred settings in a theme in theve hicle. In a
th eme you can sa vethe display of the digital
map, your prefer redra dio station and prefer red
drive prog ram, forex ample.
The vehicle can learn the habits of the driver. It
th en of fers suggestions forth e most probable
navigation destinations, media sources, radio
st ations or con tacts. The pre-requirements for
th at are the selection of a profile, your consent
to there cording of da taand suf ficient collected
da ta.
Fa vourites pr ovide quick access toapplications
th at are used of ten. You can select favo urites
from categories or add them directly toan appli‐
cation. MBUX multimedia sy
stem 319