2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS airbag

ESP
®
(Electr onicStabil ityProg ram) ...... 203
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ........... .205
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 203
Ext endable running boards....................... 74
Ext enda blestep
see Running boards
Ex terior light ing
see Light s
Ext erior light ing(Car e)...........................3 32
Ext erior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 155, 156
Anti-glar emod e(a ut oma tic) ................ 156
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function ........ 157
Fo lding in/out .....................................1 55
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion ........... 115
Pa rking posit ion...................................1 56
Se tting ................................................. 155 F
Fa tig ue detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Fi rs t-aid kit(sof tsi ded) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> ....337
Fl aco n
Inse rting/ remo ving ............................. 163 Flat
tire .....................................................3 38
Cha nging awhe el....... ..................... .... 379
MOExt ended tires ................................ 338
No tes .................................................. 338
TIREFIT kit...........................................3 39
Flat towing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats................................................ 141
Fo ilco vering
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors.............. 201
Fo lding table ............................................ 122
Fr ag rance
see Perfume atomiz er
Fr ee driving mode
St artin g...............................................2 43
Fr ee sof tware ............................................ 34
Fr eq uencies
Tw o-w ayradio ................................ ...... 391
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er).....4 2
Fr ont passeng erseat ................................ 96
Ad jus ting from thedr iver's seat ...... ...... 96 Ad
jus ting from there ar passe nger
com partment .........................................9 7
Fr ont passeng erseat
see Seat
Fu el ...........................................................3 96
Ad ditiv es.............................................3 96
E1 0 ....... ............................................... 395
Fu elreser ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 396
Ga sol ine <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 395
Qua lity (gas oline )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 395
Re fuel ing .............................................. 191
Sul fur cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 395
Ta nk cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ...............396
Fu nction seat
see Door controlpanel
Fu nction seat(rear passeng ercom‐
par tment)
see Seat (rear passeng ercom partmen t)
Fu ses ........................................................ 353
Bef orere placing afuse ........................ 353
Dashboar dfuse box............................ 355
Fu se assignment diagram...................3 53
Fu se boxin thecar gocom partmen t....3 55
Fu se boxin theengine compartmen t.. 354 488
Index

Kic
kdow n......... ........................................1 88
Using .............. .....................................188
Knee airbag ...... .......................................... 42 L
Label ing(tires)
see Tire labeling
Lam p
see Interior light ing
Lam ps(Ins trum ent Displa y)
see Warning/ indic ator lam ps
Lane detection (automatic )
se eAc tiveLa ne Keeping Assist
Lane Keeping Assist
see ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist
LA TC H-type (ISOFI X)child seat secur‐
ing system
In stallin g................................................ 57
Leg rest
At tach ing/ remo ving theadditional
cushion ................................................ 100
Le velcontr olsystem
see AIRMA TIC see
E-AC TIVE BODY CONTR OL
Light switch
Ov ervie w ........................................ .....1 43
Lig hting
see Interior lighting
see Ligh ts
Lig hts ........................................................ 143
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis t.............. .....1 46
Au tomatic driving lights..... .................. 144
Comb inationswit ch<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 144
Cor nering light <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...........146
Haza rdwa rning light s.................... ...... 145
High beam............ ...............................144
High -beamflasher ...............................1 44
Light switch..... .............................. ......1 43
Lo w-beam headlam ps.................... .....1 43
Pa rking light s.................................. .....1 43
Re ar foglam p................................. ..... 143
Re sponsibili tyforlig hting systems ...... 143
Se tting theex terior lighting switch-
of fdela ytime ................................. ...... 147
St andi nglight s................................ .....1 43
Switc hingthesur round lighting
on /of f.................................................1 48
Tu rn signal light................................... 144 Limit
edWa rranty
Ve hicle ................................................... 31
Limit ingtheopenin gang le(tailg ate) ...... 80
Liv eTr af fic Inf orma tion
Swit ching thetra ffic inf ormatio ndis‐
pla yon ................................................ 298
Load index(tir es) .................................... 370
Load protection net
At tach ing .............................................1 30
Lo ad-bear ingcapaci ty(tir es) .................370
Load ing.....................................................1 31
Bag hook<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>....131
Car gotie-do wn rings <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ....131
Coat hook ............................................ 132
Def initio ns ............ ...............................372
No tes ................................................... 119
Ro oflugg agera ck <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 133
Load ingguid elines ...................................1 19
Load inginforma tion table ...................... 363
Load s
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reless chargin g(rear passe nger
com partment )...................................... 140
Mobi lephone
see Smar tphone integr ation ®
see Telephon e
Model series
see Vehicle identif ication plate
MOExt ended tires ................................... 338
Multifunction camera
RO AD SUR FACE SCAN ........................ 239
Mu ltifu nct ion displa y
Ov ervie wof thedispla ys<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 278
Multifunc tionsteer ing wheel
Ov ervie wof butt ons .............................2 76
Multifunc tionsteer ing wheel
see Steer ing wheel
Mult imedia system
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating DSR ........... .....215
Collis iondetection (parked vehicle) ..... 200
Ext ending/r etra cting theru nning
bo ards <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ..75
Multimedia system
see Display(mult imedia system) see
MBUX Interior Assis tant (mu lti‐
med iasystem)
see MBUX multimedia system
see Touc hpad N
Na vig ation
No tes .................................................. 292
Ov ervie w .......................................... ... 294
Sho wing/hiding themenu ...................2 93
Switc hingon....... ................................ 293
Na vig ation
see Destination entry
see Map
see Route
Ne utr al
Inser ting.......................................... .... 186
No tes ........................................................ 172
Op timized acceleration........................ 172
No teson breaking-in ane wve hicl e...... .171 O
Occupant safety
see Airbag see
Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off
see Automatic measu resaf te ran accide nt
see Pets intheve hicle
see Post-col lisi on brak e
see PRE-S AFE ®
(antici patory occu‐
pant protect ion)
see PRE-S AFE®
Im pulse Side
see PRE-S AFE®
PL US (antic ipatory
occupant protect ion plus)
see Restra int system
see Seat belt
Of f-road Assis t
Se tting .................................................2 43
Of f-road drivi ng ....... ................................. 176
Of f-road driving
see Off-road driving
Of f-road ESP®
(Electr onicStabil ity
Pr og ram)
Swi tching on/o ff<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 205
Oi l
see Engine oil 49
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Pa
rking posit ion
Ex terior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 156
St or ing theposition ofthefront -
passeng eroutside mirrorusi ng
re ve rsege ar .........................................1 57
PA SSEN GERAIRBAGstatus displa y
see Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off
Pa yload
Calculat ionexam ple ............................ 365
De term inin gth emaximum .................. 364
Pe rfume
see Perfume atomiz er
Pe rfume atomizer .................................... 163
Inser ting/r emoving theflacon .............1 63
Se tting ............................ ..................... 163
Pe rfume vial
see Perfume atomiz er
Pe riod out ofuse
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating standb y
mode .............................................. .....2 01
St andb ymode function .......................2 00
Pe rm itted towing methods .....................3 49 Pe
ts inthe vehicl e...... ...............................66
Plas tictrim (Car e)................................... 334
Po st-co llisio nbr ak e........ ...........................51
Po we rcl os ingfun ction
Doo r............ ............. .......................... ...73
Po we rsupp ly
Swi tching on(Start/S topbutt on) ........ 168
Po we rwa sher (care)...............................3 30
Po we rwi ndo ws
see Side windo ws
PRE-S AFE®
(anticipat oryoccupant
pr otection) .................................................4 9
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>49
PR E-S AFE ®
Sou nd<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> .......49
Re versing measur es.............................. 50
PRE- SAFE®
Im pulse Side...........................5 0
Ac tivati on ........... ...................................37
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>50
PRE -SAF E®
PL US (anticipat oryoc cu‐
pant protection plus)................................ 50
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>50
Re versing measur es.............................. 50 Pr
eve ntativ eoccupant protection sys‐
te m
see PRE-S AFE®
(anticipat oryoccu‐
pant protect ion)
Pr ofile .......................................................2 87
Cr eat ing ane wprofile .........................2 88
No tes ................................................... 287
Selecting profile options ..................... 288
Pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT
Pr otecting theen vir onmen t
No tes ..................................................... 22
Pr otection agains tcollision ...................2 60
Pull ingaway
see Notes Q
QR code
Re scue card...........................................3 1
Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop ................. 28 496
Index

Mec
hanically unlockingthebac kres t
(r ear passeng ercom partmen t)............ 100
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion ........... 115
Pa nel hea ting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ..............111
Re ar (seat comfort) ...............................9 8
Re settin gth ese ttings .......................... 109
Se tting options <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 14
Se tting thefully recli ned position .......... 99
Wo rkout progr am overview .................. 108
Seat see Front passeng erseat
Seat (rear passeng ercom partment ).......1 6
Se tting options <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 16
Seat belt............ ......................................... 38
Pr otect ion ....................................... .......3 8
Seat beltadjustment
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............41
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 41
Seat beltwarning
see Seat belts
Seat belts ...................................................4 1
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating seat belt
ad jus tment ............................................ 41
Ad jus ting theheight ...............................4 1 Car
e................................................ .... 334
Fa stening ............................................... 41
Re duced protect ion ...............................3 9
Re leasing ...............................................4 1
Sea tbel tad jus tment (function) ............. 41
Wa rning lam p.................................. .......4 1
Seat cover(C are) ............ ............. ............ 334
Se at hea ting
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............109
Seat ventilat ion
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... .............111
Seats Rear passe nger com partment
(adj ustin gelec tricall y)...........................9 8
Selec tingage ar
see Changing gears
Select orleve r
see DIRECT SELECTleve r
Self-t est
Au tomatic front pass engerfront air‐
bag shut off..... ....................................... 47
Sensor s(Car e)......................................... 332 Ser
vice center
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Ser vice interva ldisp lay
see ASSYST PLUS
Se tting aspeed
see Cruise control
Se tting thema pscale
see Map
Shif tpa dd les
see Steer ing wheel paddle shifters
Shif ting gears
Gea rshif tre comme ndation <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 188
Side airbag .................................................4 2
Side impact protection ............................ 247
Side windo ws<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 81
Child safetyloc kin there ar
passe nger com partment .......................6 5
Closin g.................................................. 81
Closin gusin gth eSmar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 83
Co nvenienc eclosing featur e.................8 3
Con venie nce openi ng <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ....83
Ope ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011>.81
Opening withth eSmar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 83 Inde
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Suspens ion wa rning lam p(red)
.. ...........................................................4 69
ä Suspe nsionwarning lam p(yel‐
lo w) .....................................................4 69
0024 Theelectricpar king brak e(yel‐
lo w) indi catorlamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 467
0077 Tire pressur emonit oring sys‐
te m wa rning lam pflashes .................... 472
0077 Tire pressur emonit oring sys‐
te m wa rning lam plight sup .................4 73
L Warning lam pfo rdis tance
wa rning func tion .................................4 69
Wa rning/indicat orlam ps.......................4 60
Ov ervie w ....... ....... ............................ ...460
PA SSENGER AIRBAG ...................... .......4 7
Wa rranty .....................................................31
Wa sher fluid
see Windsh ield wa sher fluid
Wa shing byhand (care)...... ....................331
Wa terta nk
see Air-water duct We
ather information ...............................298
We bbr ow ser
Ov ervie w .......................................... ... 308
Wheel chang e
Lo we ring theve hicle ........................ ... 384
Mounting ane wwheel ..................... ... 383
Re mo ving awhee l..... ......................... .3 82
Re mo ving/ins talling hubcaps .............3 79
Whee lro tat ion .........................................3 78
Wheel s
Ca re <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 332
Ch ang inghubcap s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 379
Chec king.............................................3 56
Che cking thetir epr essur e(man‐
uall y)................................................ ... 360
Chec kingthetir epr essur e(tir epr es‐
sur emonit oring system) ......................3 62
Def initio ns....... ................................... .372
DO T,Tire Identif ication Number (TIN)
..... .................................................. ......3 68
Flat tire ....... ......................................... 338
Ins talling .............................................. 383
Load index...........................................3 70
Load -bearing cap acity <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 370 Maximum
tireload .............................. 369
Maximum tirepr essur e....................... 369
MOExt ended tires ................................ 338
No ise ...................................................3 56
No teson installing ...............................3 75
Ov ervie wof tirelabel ing......................3 67
Re mo ving ............................................ 382
Re placing .....................................3 75,37 9
Re star tin gth etir epr essur emonit or‐
ing system ...........................................3 62
Ro tating ........... ....................................378
Sel ectio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 375
Sno wch ains ........................................ 357
Spe edrating ........... .............................370
St or ing .................................................3 78
Te mp eratur egr ade .............................. 367
Ti re and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
.. ...........................................................3 63
Ti re charact eristic s.............................. 370
Ti re pressur e(no tes) ........................... 357
Ti re pressur emonit oring system
(funct ion)............................................. 360
Ti re pressur eta ble .............................. 359
Ti re Qua lityGradi ng .......... ................... 367
Ti re size designation ............................3 70
TIREFIT kit....... ....................................339 Inde
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