2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS Owners Manual

ECO
display
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>180
ECO star t/s topfunc tion<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 179
Au tomatic engine star t........................ 179
Au tomatic engine stop ..................... ....1 79
Me thod ofoper ation ............................1 79
Switc hingoff/on ............................ ..... 180
Electr icpa rking brak e.............................1 98
Applying automatical ly..... ............... .... 198
App lying orreleasing manuall y............ 199
Emerg encybraki ng ............ ..................199
Re leasing automat ically.................. .....1 99
Ele ctrohydr aulic suspe nsion
see E-AC TIVE BODY CONTR OL
Ele ctronic Stabil ityProg ram
see ESP®
(Electr onicStabilit yPr og ram)
Emer gency
Fir st-ai dkit (softsided) ....................... 337
Ov ervie wof thehelp functions...... ........ 18
Re flect ive saf etyve st <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 336
Re mo ving thewa rning triang le............ 336
Se tting upthewa rning triang le...........3 37
Emer gency braking ................................. 199 Emer
gency braking
see BAS(Br akeAssi stSystem)
Emer gency callsystem
see Mercede s-Benz emer gency callsy stem
Emer gency engine star t....... .................. 353
Emer gency key
Loc king adoor ................................... .... 73
Un loc kin gadoor ...................................7 3
Emer gency oper ation mode
St artin gth eve hicle ........................ ..... 169
Emer gency release
Ta ilg ate .......................................... ........ 80
Emer gency spar ewheel .........................3 85
Inf lating .......................................... ..... 386
No tes .................................................. 385
Emer gency Tensioning Devices
Ac tivati on ........... ...................................37
Engine ECOstar t/ stop funct ion.................. ....1 79
Engine number....... .............................392
St artin g(eme rgency operation
mode) .................................................. 169
St artin g(R emo teOnline) ............... ...... 171 St
artin g(sta rt/s topbutt on) .................1 69
St artin gassis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ......347
Swi tching off(s ta rt/s topbutt on) .........1 94
Engine data
Dis playing ............................................ 185
Engine number ........................................ 392
Engine oil.................................................3 25
Ad ditiv es.............................................3 96
Ca paci ty....... ....................................... 397
Che cking theoil leve lusing theon-
boar dcom puter ................................... 324
MB- Freig abe orMB- Appr oval ...............3 97
Qua lity .......... ....................................... 397
To pping up...........................................3 25
Ent ering /exitin gleve l
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 234
EQ boost
Ope rating safety ........... .........................25
ES C(Electr onicStabil ityContr ol)
see ESP®
(Electr onicStabilit yPr og ram)
ESP ®
Cr osswi ndAssis t..... ............................ 206
Tr ailer stabiliz ation.............................. 206 In
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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

Fu
se boxin thefront -passen gerfo ot ‐
we ll...... ................................................ 355
No tes .................................................. 353
Fu ses
see Fuses G
Gar agedoor opener
Clea ring thememor y........................... 197
Opening orclosing thedoor ................1 97
Pr ogr amming buttons .......................... 195
Re sol ving problems ............................. 197
Sync hronizi ngthero lling code .............1 97
Gasoli ne............... ....................................3 95
Gasol inestation price s....... .................... 298
Gear shiftre comm endation .................... 188
Genuin epar ts............................................ 23
Glide mode ...............................................189
Glo vebox
Air vent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 167 H
Handbr ake
see Electr icpar king brak e
Handlin gch aract eristics (unus ual)....... 356
HAND S-FREEAC CESS ................................ 78
Handse t
St ow agecom partment .................... .... 123
Hazar dwa rning light s.............................1 45
Hazar doussubstances
Inf ormatio n....... ................................... ..25
Head restra int
At tach ing/ remo ving thesupplemen‐
ta ry cus hion<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ............106
EAS YAD JUST luxur yhead restra int
(fr ont ).............................................. .... 104
Fr ont (adjus tingmechanicall y).............1 03
Fr ont (luxur yhead restra int ).......... ...... 104
Re ar (installin g/remo ving) ...................1 06
Re ar passe nger com partment
(adj ustin g) ...........................................1 05
Re ar passe nger com partment (luxur y
head restra int ).....................................1 06 Head-up
Displa y....... ...............................279
Ad jus ting disp lay el eme nts(on-bo ard
com puter) ..... ....................................... 279
Ad jus ting thebr ightn ess(on-boar d
com puter) ............................................ 279
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 278
Menu (on-boar dcom puter) .................. 279
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion ........... 115
Se tting theposition (on-boar dcom‐
put er) .................................................. 279
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 280
Headl amps
see Automatic driving lights
Headlin er(car e)....................................... 334
Heating see Climat econtr ol
High beam
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............144
HIGH RANGE
Shif ting ................................................1 90
High-b eamflasher ................................... 144
High-be amheadlam ps
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis t...................1 46 Inde
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Hill
star tassi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 227
HOL Dfunc tion<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 228
Fu nctio n/no tes ...... ............................. 228
Switc hingon/of f................................. 228
Home screen (media display)
Ov ervie w .................. ........................ ... 282
Hood Opening/closing ................................. 322 I
Identif ication plate
Engine .................................................3 92
Re frig er ant .................. ........................ 400
Ve hicle ............................................. ... 392
Ignition Switc hingon(Start/S topbutt on) ........ 168
Ignit ionkey
see Smar tKey
Imm obiliz er................................................ 90
Indi catorlam ps
see Warning/ indic ator lam ps
Individ ualdrive pr og ram
Con figur ing ......... ................................. 184 Sel
ecting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 184
Insid ere ar vie wmir ror
see Exterior mir rors
Insp ectio n
see ASSYST PLUS
Ins trument cluster
Fu nctio n/no tes ............................2 74,27 5
Ins trum ent Disp lay
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 275
Ins trument cluster ..... ............................ 10
Wa rning/ indic ator lam ps................ .... 460
Ins trum ent Displa yand on-boa rd
com puter
Fu nctio n/no tes .................................... 274
Int ellig entLight System
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis t.............. .....1 46
Cor nering light ....... ............................ ..146
Int erior ligh ting.......................................1 48
Ambient lighting .................................. 149
Re adin glight .................................. ...... 148
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 148
Swi tch-of fdel aytim e........... ................149 Int
erior motion sensor
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............92
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 92
In te rn et radio
see TuneIn
Io nizatio n
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating (MBUX mul‐
tim ediasystem) ................................... 163
iPhone ®
see Smar tphoneintegratio n® J
Jac k
St or ag elocation ..................................3 78
Jum p-startconne ction ............................3 47
Gene ralno tes ...................................... 345 K
KEY LESS-GO
Loc king theve hicle ................................ 71
Pr oblem .................................................7 2
Un loc kin gse tting .................................. 68
Un loc kin gth eve hicle ............................7 1 490
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
Sec uring ...............................................1 19 Inde
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Loc
king/u nlocking
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating theaut o‐
matic locking featur e.............................7 2
Emerg encykey ...................................... 73
KEYLESS- GO................................... .......71
Opening theta ilg ate .............................. 75
Un loc kin gand open ingdoor sfrom
th einside ..............................................7 0
LO WRAN GE
Shif ting .......................................... ...... 190
Lo w-beam headla mps
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 143
Lo we ring theve hicl e
Re ar oftheve hicle .............................. 235
Lu bricant additives
see Additiv es
Lu ggage
Sec uring ................ ...............................1 19
Lu mbar support
se eLu mbar support(4-w ay)
Lu mbar support(4 -w ay)...........................9 8 M
MA GIC VISIONCONTR OL
Wi ndsh ield wipe rs <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 153
Maint enanc e
Ve hicle ............................................. ...... 24
Maint enanc e
see ASSYSTPL US
Malfunct ion
Re stra int system .............................. ...... 37
Malfunc tionmessag e
see Displa ymessa ge
Map ........................................................... 297
Displa yingonline mapcontents .......... 298
Displa yingweather informat ion ...........2 98
Mo ving ................................................. 297
Selecti ngthemap orient ation .............2 97
Se tting themap scale ..................... ..... 297
Switc hingfree wa yin fo rm atio n
on /of f.................................................2 97
Massag epr og ram
Ov ervie w .......................................... ... 108
Re settin gth ese ttings .......................... 109 Massag
epr og rams
Sel ecti ngthefront seats ..................... 109
Massag ese ttings
Re settin g............................................. 109
Maximum loadratin g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ......369
Maxi mum permis sibl elo ad
Ca lcu latio nex am ple ............................ 365
De term inin g........................................ 364
Max imumtirepr essur e.......................... 369
MB UX Interior Assis tant
Swit ching there adin glight forth e
dr iver and front passeng eron/ off
con tact-fr ee<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> .............286
Swi tching thesear chlight forth e
dr iver on/ off.......................................2 86
MBUX Interior Ass istan t(multime dia
sy stem) .................................................... 285
Ov ervie w .............................................2 85
MBUX multimedia system ...................... 281
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating standb y
mode ...................................................2 01
Con figur ing drive pr ogr am I... .............. 184
No tes ................................................... 281 492
Index

Ov
ervie w ...... .................................... ....2 81
Se tting route-based speedadap ta‐
tio n........... ........................................... 222
Se tting there ar clim atecon trol ...........1 61
St andb ymode function .......................2 00
Mec hanic alkey
Inser ting/r emoving ......................... ...... 69
Un loc kin gth eta ilg ate ...........................8 0
Media Overvie wof thefunc tionsand sym‐
bols ......... ............................................. 313
Media mode
Connecting Bluetooth®
audio equip‐
men t.................................................... 314
Medic alaids ............................................... 29
Memor yfunctio n
Head-u pDispla y— Ca lling up stor ed
se ttings .......................................... ...... 115
Hea d-up Display — St or ing settings ...... 115
Oper ating ......... .................................... 115
Outside mirrors —Ca lling up stor ed
se ttings .......................................... ...... 115
Outside mirrors —St or ing settings .......1 15
Sea t— Ca lling upstor ed settings ......... 115 Sea
t— St or ing settings .................. ...... 115
Memor yfunctio nin there ar
passen gerco mp artment
Oper ating rear seat s............................ 116
Oper ating thefront passeng erseat
and rear seat s................................ ...... 117
Menu (on-boar dcom puter)
Head-u pDispla y...... ............................ 279
Ov ervie w .......................................... ....2 76
Mer cede sme app
Inf ormation .................................... ...... 307
Mer cede sme calls
Ar rangi ng aser vice appo intme nt........ 306
Ca lling theMer cedes- BenzCustomer
Cent er................................................. 305
Ca lling theMer cedes- BenzCustomer
Cent erafte rau tomatic accide ntor
br eakdo wndetection <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 305
Co ncierg eSer vice <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...304
Inf ormati on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ..............304
Ma king acal lvia theov erhead con‐
tr ol panel ....................................... ...... 304
Tr ans ferred dat a.............................. ....3 06 Mer
cedes meconne ct
Ac cid ent and brea kdo wnmana ge‐
ment ....................................................303
Inf ormation ..........................................302
Tr ans ferred dat a..................................3 04
Mer cedes- AMG vehicl es
No tes ................................................... 168
Mer cede s-Benz emergency callsys‐
te m ........... ............ ....................................309
Au tomatic emergency call<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 310
Inf ormation ..........................................3 09
Inf ormatio non dat atransf er....... .........312
Manual emergency call<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 311
Ov ervie w ..............................................3 10
Mer cede s-Benz Link
see Smar tphone integr ation ®
Messag e(multifunc tiondispla y)
see Displa ymessa ge
Messag ememor y..... ...............................4 08
Mir rors
see Exterior mir rors
Mobi lephone
Wi reless chargin g................................ 140 Inde
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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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