2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS fuse

Inf
orma tion oncollision detection ona
pa rked vehicl e If
acolli sion isde tected whe nth eto w- aw ay
alar misarmed onaloc kedve hicle, youwill
re cei veano tificat ion inthemultimedia system
when youswit chon theignition .
Yo uwill recei veinformatio nabout thefo llo wing
point s:
R The area oftheve hicle that ma yha ve been
damag ed.
R The forc eof theim pact.
The follo wing situat ionscanlead toinadv ertent
acti vatio n:
R The parked vehicle ismo ved, e.g. inatw o-
st or yga rage .
% Dea ctivateth eto w- aw ay alar minorder to
pr eve ntina dvertent acti vatio n.Ifyo udeac ti‐
va te theto w- aw ay alar m,collision detection
wi llal so be dea ctivated.
% Ifth ebatt eryis se verely disc ha rged ,th e
function forde tecting acoll ision on apa rked ve
hicle isaut omaticall ydeactiv ated tofacil i‐
ta te thene xt engine star t.
Sy stem limit s
De tection maybe restrict ed inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R The vehicle isdamag edwithout impact, e.g.
if an outside mirroris torn offor thepaint is
damag edbyake y
R Animpact occursat low spee d
R The electric par kingbr ak eis no tapplied No
teson par king theve hicl efo ran extended
per iod If
yo ulea vetheve hicle parkedfo rlong erthan six
we eks,itma ysuf ferdama gethro ugh disus e.
The 12Vbatt eryma yalso beimpair edordam‐
ag ed byhea vydisc harging.
% Further information canbeobt ained ata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. St
andb ymode (ext ens ion ofthe star terbat‐
te ry 's per iod out ofuse) St
andb ymode function
% This function isno tav ailable forall model s.
If standb ymode isact ivat ed, energyloss willbe
min imis eddur ing ex tende dpe riods ofnon- oper‐
ation.
St andb ymode isch aract erised bythefo llo wing:
R The star terbatt eryis preser ved.
R The maximum non-opera tionaltime appear s
in themedia display.
R The conn ection toonline services isint erru p‐
te d.
R The ATA(anti-t heftal ar m system) isno tav ail‐
able.
R The interior motionsen sor and tow- aw ay
alar mfun ction sar eno tav ailable.
R The function forde tecting collisions ona
pa rked vehicle isno tav ailable. 200
Drivin gand parking

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Swi tchHig hway Inform ation on oroff. Usi
ngservices Re
quirement s:
R Ther eis an Interne tcon nection .
R Mer cedes meconnectis available.
R Youha ve setup auser account inthe
Mer cedes mePortal.
R The vehicle isconn ectedtoauser accoun t
and youha ve acc eptedth econ ditions ofuse
fo rth eser vice.
Fu rther information canbefound at:
ht tp s:// www .merced es.me
R The serviceis available.
R The servicehas been activat ed atan aut hor ‐
ize dMer cedes-Ben zCent er. Mult
imed iasystem:
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Navigation
Displa yingthetraf fic sit uation withLiv eTr af‐
fi c Inf orma tion #
Select Z. #
ActivateTra ffic. #
Select Adva nced. #
Select View . #
Select MapEle ments . #
Swi tchon Tra fficInci dents ,Fre eFlo wing
Tra fficand Delay.
If traf fic inf ormati onhasbee nre cei ved, then
tra ffic inc ident ssuc has roadw orks ,ro ad
bloc ks,local area repor ts(e.g. fog) and warn‐
ing mess ages aredispla yed.
The traffic dela yis displa yedfo rth ecur rent
ro ute. Traf fic del ayslas ting oneminut eor
long erareta ke nint oconsi deratio n.
Di spl aying hazardwa rnings withCar -to-X -
Comm unication
If hazar dwa rnings areav ailable these can be
sho wnassymbols onthemap. Thedispla y depends
onthese ttings forth eTraffic andTraf-
fic Incidents option s. #
Setth eop tion s.
If Traffic isswitc hedoffand Traffic Incidents
is switc hedon,thesymbols aresho wnon
th epr ospect ive ro ute.
Disp laying weather information andother
map contents #
Select Z. #
Select Advanced . #
Select View. #
Select MapElements . #
Scrollup and showtheONLIN EMAP CON-
TENT categor y. #
Swi tchon aser vice ,e.g. Wea ther.
Cu rrent weather informat ionisdispla yedon
th ena vig ation map,e.g.temp eratur eor
cloud cover. 298
MBUX multimedia system

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Mer cedes-Ben zemer gency callsy stem (aut o‐
matic emergency calland SOS button)
Mercede sme conne ctAccid ent and Brea kdo wn
Ma nag eme nt,theMer cedes meconnect Con‐
cier geSer vice (if ser vice isacti vated) and the
Mer cedes-Ben zemer gency callcent erareav aila‐
ble foryo uar oun dth ecloc k.
The mebutt onand theSOS buttoncan befound
on theve hicle's overhead control panel
(/ page304).
Yo ucan also calltheMer cedes- BenzCustomer
Cent erusi ng themultimedia system
(/ page305).
Please note that Mer cedesme connectis a
Mer cedes-Ben zser vice.In emer gencie s,firs tcal l
th enation alemer gency service sus ing the
st andar dnat ionalemer gency service telephon e
numb ers. In emer gencie s,youcan also usethe
Mer cedes-Ben zemer gency callsy stem
(/ page31 0).
Ob serveth econ ditions ofuse forMer cedes me
connect andother services. These canbe
obt ained intheMer cedes mePortal: http s://
me. secure.m erced es-ben z.com Fu
rther information aboutMercedes meconn ect
ser vices canbeobt ained intheMer cedes me
Po rtal: http s:// me. secure.m erced es-ben z.com
Inf orma tion onMer cedes meconnect Acci‐
dent andBreak down Manag emen t
The Accid ent and Brea kdo wnManag eme ntcan
incl udeth efo llo wing functions:
R Supplem enttotheMer cedes- Benzemer‐
ge ncy callsy stem (/ page31 0)
If necessa ry,th econ tact per son atthe
Mer cedes-Ben zemer gency callcent erfor‐
wa rdsth ecall toMer cedes meconn ectAcci‐
dent andBrea kdo wnManag eme nt.Forw ard‐
ing thecall isho we verno tpossi bleinall
countr ies.
R Breakdo wnassi stanc eby ate ch nici anon
lo cati onand /or theto wing away oftheve hi‐
cle tothenear estaut hor ized Mercedes- Benz
Cent er
Yo uma ybe charge dfo rth ese services.
R Addition totheemer gency guide af te rau to‐
matic accide ntor breakdo wndetection
(/ page 305) In
theeve ntofabr ea kdo wnoracci dent, fur‐
th er vehicle datais sent whichenables opti‐
mal suppor tby theMer cedes- BenzCustomer
Cent erand theaut hor ized service partner or
br eakdo wnassis tance.
R Addition totheMer cedes meconnect
ser vice Telediagno stics
Wi th theTe lediagno stics func tion,spec ific
we arand failur ere por tsarere cor ded bythe
ser vice prov ider ,in so faras these can be
clear lyint erpr eted and areav ailable thro ugh
th emonit oring ofcom ponen tsthat aresub‐
je ct to diagnos tics.
If yo ur vehicle detects abr ea kdo wnorthre at
of abr eak down, youma ybe prom pte dvia
th emultimedia system tocont actthe
Mer cedes-Ben zCus tomer Cent erforfur ther
help. Thisprom ptinthemultimedia system
onl yappear swhen theve hicle isstatio nary. MBUX
multimedia system 303

Ins
tallin gth eto wing eye #
Press themar kon cover1 inwa rdsand
re mo ve. #
Screw intheto wing eyecloc kwiseasfaras it
wil lgo and tight en.
Ve hicl eswith atraile rhitc h:Vehicles witha
tr ailer hitchdo notha ve are ar brac ketfo rth e to
wing eye. Fasten theto w bar tothetrailer
hitc h.
% Mak esur eth at cover1 eng ages inthe
bum perwhen youre mo vetheto wing eye.
* NO
TEDama getotheve hicle dueto
inc orrect useof theto wing eye When
ato wing eyeis used toreco vera ve hi‐
cle, theve hicle maybe damag edinthepr oc‐
ess. #
Onlyuse theto wing eyeto tow aw ay or
to w star tth eve hicle. To
w star ting theve hicl e(eme rgency engine
st ar t) Ve
hicl eswith automatic transmiss ion
* NO
TEDama getotheaut omatic trans‐
mission duetotow star tin g The
automat ictransm issionma ybe damag ed
in thepr ocess oftow star tin gve hicles with
aut omatic transmission. #
Vehicles withaut omatic transmission
mus tno tbe tow star ted. #
Vehicles withaut omatic transmission must
no tbe tow- star ted. Electr
icalfuses No
teson electr icalfuses &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tooverloaded lines
If yo uman ipulat eor bridg eafa ulty fuse orif
yo ure place itwit hafuse withahigher
am per age, theelectr icline could beove rloa‐
ded.
This could result inafire . #
Alw aysre place faulty fuseswit hspec i‐
fi ed newfuses containin gth ecor rect
am per age. Br
ea kdo wnassista nce 35
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NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect fus es Electr
icalcom pone ntsorsystems maybe
damag edbyinc orrect fus es, ortheir func ‐
tion ality maybe signif icantlyim pair ed. #
Onlyuse fuses that have been approved
by Mer cedes-Ben zand whic hha ve the
cor rect fus era ting . Blo
wn fuse smu stbe replaced withfuses ofthe
same rating ,wh ich yo ucan recogni zeby the
colo rand fusera ting .The fuse rating sand fur‐
th er information tobe obser vedcan befound in
th efuse assignmen tdiagr am.
Fu se assignment diagram: onthefuse boxin
th ecar gocom partmen t(/ page355).
* NO
TEDama geormalfunct ionscaused
by mois ture Mois
turema ycause damagetotheelectr ical
sy stem orcause itto malfu nction. #
When thefuse boxis open, makesur e
th at no mois turecan enterthefuse
bo x. #
When closing thefuse box,mak esur e
th at theseal ofthelid isposition edcor‐
re ctly onthefuse box. If
th ene wlyinser tedfuse alsoblows,ha ve the
cau setrace dand rectif ied at aqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop.
Ensur eth efo llo wing beforere placing afuse:
R The vehicle issecur edagains tro lling away.
R Allelectr icalconsu mersar esw itched off.
R The igniti onissw itched off.
The electr icalfu ses arelocat ed invarious fuse
bo xes:
R Fuse boxin theengine compartmen ton the
lef t-hand sideoftheve hicle, when viewe din
th edir ect ion oftrave l(/ page35 4)
R Fuse boxon thedr iver's side ofthecoc kpit
(/ page355) R
Fuse boxin thefront passeng erfoot we ll
(/ page355)
R Fuse boxin thecar gocom partmen ton the
ri ght-h andside oftheve hicle, when viewe d
in thedir ect ion oftra vel(/ page355 ) Opening
andclosing thefus ebo xin the
engine compartmen t Re
quirement :
R Youne ed adr yclo thand asc rewdr iver .
Obser vetheno teson electr icalfuses
(/ page353).
Opening &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom using the
winds hieldwiper swhile theengine hood
is open
When theengine hoodisopen andthewind‐
shield wipersar ese tin mo tion ,yo ucan be
tr apped bythewiper linkage. 35
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Breakdo wnassis tance

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Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and ignition beforeopening theengine
hood. #
Remo veanyex istin gmois turefrom thefuse
bo xusing adr yclo th. #
Loosen screws2 and remo vefuse boxlid
1 from theto p. Closing #
Chec kwhe ther theseal isposition edcor‐
re ctly inthelid. #
Inser tth elid intoth ebr ac ketat there ar of
th efuse box. #
Folddo wn thelid ofthefuse boxand tight en
scr ews2. #
Close thehood. Opening
andclosing thefus ebo xin the
coc kpit The
fuse boxis on theside ofthedashboar d
under aco ver. #
Con tact an author ized Mercedes-B enzCen‐
te rfo rfur ther information . Opening
andclosing thefus ebo xin thefront
pa sseng erfoot we ll #
Cont actanaut hor ized Mercedes- BenzCen‐
te rfo rfur ther information . Opening
andclosing thefus ebo xin the
car gocom partmen t Ob
serveth eno teson electr icalfuses
(/ page353). #
Open theside cover. #
Remo vecover1.
The fuse allocation chartis on theside ofthe
fuse box. Br
eakdo wnassi stanc e355

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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