2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS shift to park

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Toactiv ate/ deacti vate:pu llro ck er switc h
1.
If indicat orlam pis lit, manual gearshif tingis
act ivat ed. The current gear isdispla yedin the
multifu nctiondisplay.
Te mp oraryse tting #
Toactiv ate: pul lst eer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 1or2.
Man ualgearshif tingis act ivat ed fora shor t
time. Trans miss ionposit ion0063and thecur‐
re nt gear appear inthemultifunc tiondispla y. #
Todeac tivate: pullst eer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 2and hold itin place .
The transm issionposit ion005Bappear sin the
multifu nctiondisplay.
% Toper manen tly shif tth ege arsman uallyin
dr ive pr og ram = using thesteer ing wheel
ge arshif tpaddles ,selec tth e0063 setting for
th etransmission .
Gear shifting #
Toshif tup: pull steer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 2. #
Toshif tdo wn: pullsteer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 1. Gea
rshif tre comm endation Mer
cedes -AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Yo uco uld other wise failto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
The gearshif tre comme ndation assists youin
adop tingan eco nomic aldrivin gst yle. #
Ifge arshif tre comme ndation 1appea rs
ne xt to thetra nsmiss ionposition display,
shif tto there comme ndedgear. Using
kickdow n Mer
cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Yo uco uld other wise failto rec‐
ogni zedangers. #
Maxi mum acceler atio n:dep ress theaccel‐
er ator pedal beyond thepr essur epoint .
The automatic transmiss ionshiftsup tothene xt
ge ar when themaximum enginespeedis
re ac hed toprotect theengine from overrev ving. 18
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Driving and parking

Glide
mode functio n Mer
cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Yo uco uld other wise failto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
Wi th an ant icip ator ydr ivin gst yle, Glide mode
helps youto reduce fuelconsum ption.
Glide mode isch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R The com bustion engin eis disco nnect edfrom
th edr ivet ra in and continues torunin neu tral .
R The trans mis sion positio ndispl ay005B is
sho wningreen.
R Vehicl eswith 48Von-b oardele ctrical
sy stem (EQ-B oostte ch nology): thecom‐
bus tion engine canbeswitc hedoff.All ofthe
ve hicle functionsremain active.
Gli de mode isactiv ated ifth efo llo wing condi‐
tion sar eme t:
R Mer cede s-Maybac hve hicl es:drive pr o‐
gr am £ issele cted.
R Allother models :dr ive pr ogr am ; is
sele cted.
R The spee dis wit hin asui table rang e. R
The road's courseissuit able, e.g.no steep
uphill ordownhill inclinesortight curves.
R Ther eis no traile rcoupled tothetra iler hitch,
and nobicy clerack installed.
R Youdo notdepr esstheaccelera toror brak e
peda l(e xc ep tfo rlig ht brak eapp lications).
% Glide mode canalsobe activ ated ifyo uha ve
select edthe"Eco" setting forth edr ive in the
dr ive pr og ram =.
Gli de mode isdea ctivated again ifone ofthe
condi tions isno long erme t.
Gl ide mod ecan also be preve nted bythefo llo w‐
ing parame ters:
R Incline
R Downhill gradi ent
R Temp eratur e
R Height
R Speed
R Oper ating status oftheengine
R Traf fic situ ation Tr
ansf ercase Fu
nction ofthetransf ercase &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and having
an acci dent whenin LO WRANGE onslip‐
per yro ad sur faces
The wheelscan bloc kand thus lose traction
on slipp eryro ad sur faces, particular lyin the
fo llo wing situat ions:
R ifyo ure lease theaccelera torpeda lwhen
th eve hicle isin mo tion.
R ifof f-r oad ABS interve nes when braki ng. #
Neversele cttheLO WRANGE off-r oad
ge ar when drivin gon slippe ryroad sur‐
fa ces. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenth e
tr ans fercase isin neutr alposi tion
The vehicle mayro llaw ay unin tentio nallyif
yo udo notwa itunt ilth etransf ercase shift
oper ation iscom plete. Dr
iving and parking 18
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Waitunt ilth etra nsf ercase shiftoper a‐
tion iscom plete. This
funct ionisonl yav ailable invehicles with
Of f-road package .
Shif tth etransf ercase totheon- road posit ion
HIGH RANGEorintoth eLO WRAN GEoff-r oad
ge ar.
Do notswit choffth eengine during shif toper a‐
tion anddonotshif tth eaut omatic transmiss ion
to ano ther position .
Shif tra ng es
HIGH RANGE LOWRAN GE
Ro ad posit ionforall
nor mal on-road driv‐
ing situa tions. Of
f-road gear fordr iv‐
ing off-r oad ,when
fo rd ing and onsteep
uphill ordownhill
inclin es. Pr
oper tiesoftheLO WRANGE off-r oad gear:
R reduced maximum permissible speed:
31 mp h(5 0km/h)
R incr easedtractiv epo we r R
chang ingthetransmission ratio byafa ct or of
ab ou tth re e
R increased drive to rq ue
Do notus eLO WRANGE inthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R when drivin gon public roads. Shif
tingth etransf ercase Shif
ting totheLOW RANGEoff-r oad gear Re
quiremen ts:
R youar eno tdr ivin gon apa vedor public road.
R theve hicle isstatio nary. 19
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Driving and parking

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Pull LOWRAN GE1 rock er switc h.
Indic ator lam p2 flashes .The shiftre qu est
st ay sactiv efo ra maximu mof 30 seconds. If
all requ iremen tsforshif toper ation areno t
fulf illed within this tim e,indic ator lam p2
switc hesoffag ain and theshif toper ation
mus tbe star tedag ain. #
Switc hth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005C.
If shif toper ation issucces sful,theLOW
RANGE Onmessag eappear sin theins tru‐
ment cluster,an audible signalsoun dsand
ind icat orlam p2 and anind icat orlam pin
th eins trument clusterlig ht up continuous ly. #
Switc hth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005B.
% The vehicle stay sin LO WRANGE ifyo upar k
th eve hicle inLO WRANGE, even afte rth e
engine hasbeen restar ted.
% Youwill notbe able toswitc hon LOW
RAN GEifdr ive pr og ram C orB is
switc hedon.The vehicle switchestodrive
pr ogr am A. In
theon-r oad posit ion,shiftto HIGH RANGE
Re quiremen ts:
R theengine isrunning andyouar eno tdr ivin g
fa ster than 31 mp h(50 km/h). #
Pull LOWRAN GE1 rock er switc h.
The shiftre qu estst ay sactiv efo ra maximu m
of 30 seconds. Ifall requ iremen tsforshif t
oper ation have notbe en fulfilled within this
tim e,shif topera tionmustbe star tedag ain. #
Switc hth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005C.
If shif toper ation issucces sful,theLOW
RANGE Offmessag eappear sin theins tru‐
ment cluster,an audible signalsoun dsand
th eindicat orlam psgo out. #
Switc hth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005B. Fu
nction ofthe4MA TIC
4MA TICensures that all four wheel sar edr iven .
To get her withESP ®
and 4ETS,4MA TICimprove s
th etraction ofyour vehicle whene vera dr iven
whee lspins duetoinsuf ficie nttracti on. If
yo ufa ilto adap tyo ur drivin gst yle, 4MA TICcan
neit her reduce therisk ofan accident norover‐
ri de thelaws ofphysics. 4MA TICcannotta ke
acc oun tof road, weather and traf fic condi tions.
4MA TICisonly anaid. Youar ere sponsible espe‐
cially formaint ainingasaf edis tance from the
ve hicle infront, forve hicle speed, forbr aking in
good timeandforst ay ing inlane.
% Inwint ryroad con dition s,themaximum
ef fect of 4MA TICcan beachie vedonl yif yo u
use wint ertires (M+ Stir es), withsn ow
ch ains ifnec essar y. Re
fueli ng Re
fueli ngtheve hicl e &
WARNIN GRisk offire or explosion from
fuel
Fu els arehighly flammab le. #
Fire,open flames ,smo kingand creat ion
of spar ksmus tbe avo ided. Dr
ivin gand parking 19
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
LOW RANGE Malfunct ion
To Park, Apply Brake *T
hetransf ercase ismalfunctionin g. #
Donotshif tth etra nsf ercase. #
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth eve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
LOW RANGE Shifting Can-
celed Please Reactivate *T
hetransf ercase didnotper form thege ar chang e. #
Repeat thege ar chang e. #
Ensur eall shif tingcon dition sar eme t(/ page19 0).
LO WRA NG EMa lfunctio n *T
hetransf ercase ismalfunctionin g. #
Donotshif tth etra nsf ercase! #
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth eve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
LOW RANGE StopApply
Parking Brake *T
hetransf ercase ismalfunctionin g. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions. #
Apply theelectr icpar king brak e. #
Wher eneces sary,also secureth eve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Eng agepa rk position 005D.
LOW RANGE Max.Speed 6
mph *T
hemaximum speedof6mp h(1 0 km/h) forth ege ar chang ehas been exceed ed. Disp
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Driver 'sDoor Open &
Transmission NotinPRisk
of Vehicle RollingAway *
The driver's door isno tfully closed andtransmission position005B,005Eorneutr al005C isselect ed. #
Select parkposition 005Dwhen switchingoffth eve hicle.
N Permanent lyAct ive Risk
of Rolli ngAway *
While theve hicle isrolling orwhile youar edr ivin g,ne utral 005Chas been engage d. #
Tostop, depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontopar kposition 005Dwhile theve hicle isstatio nary. #
Tocontinu edr ivi ng, select transm ission position 005B or005E.
Servi ceRequire dDo Not
Shif tGe ars VisitDeal er *T
hetransmission ismalfunctionin g.The transmission positioncannolong erbe chang ed. #
When transm issionposit ion005Bisselec ted, con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop anddonotch ang eth etra ns‐
mission position. #
Forall other transmission positions,parkth eve hicle safely. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop orbreakdo wnservice.
Reversing NotPossible
Service Required *
The transmission ismalfunctioning. Thetransmission position005Ecanno tbe select ed. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Transmission Malfunction
Stop *
The transmission ismalfunctioning. Thetransmission shiftsto neu tral 005C automatical ly. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Engage par kposition 005D. 426
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Au
tomatic engine sto p(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> .......179
Au tomatic fron tpass engerfr on tair‐
bag shutoff <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 45,47
Fu nctio nof theaut omatic front
passeng erfront airbag shutoff......... ..... 45
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p.....4 7
Au tomatic fron tpass engerfr on tair‐
bag shutoff
see Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off
Au tomatic measures afte ran acciden t... 51
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............157
Au tomatic seat adjus tment
Se tting ........... ................................. .....107
Au tomatic trans mis sion
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve r...... .................. ...185
Dr ive pr ogr am disp lay ............ ..............184
Dr ive pr ogr ams............ ........................ 182
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.................... 182
Eng aging drive po sitio n............ ............ 187
Eng aging neu tral ............ ...................... 186
Eng aging park position ........................ 186 Eng
aging reve rsege ar .................... .....1 86
Kic kdo wn ....... ......................................188
Manual gearshif ting.............................1 87
St eer ing wheel paddle shifters ............ 187
Tr ans miss ionposit iondispla y........ ...... 185
Tr ans miss ionposit ions........................ 185
Axle load
To wing atrailer .............................. ...... 406 B
Ba ck seat
see Thirdrow ofseats
Bag hook ................................................... 131
Baidu CarLife
see Smar tphoneintegr ation®
Ball neck
Ins talling .............................................. 271
BA S(Br akeAssis tSy stem) .....................2 03
Batt ery
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 69
Batt ery
see Battery(v ehi cle) Batt
ery(v ehi cle) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 348
Ch argi ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 347
Ch argi ng(Remo teOnline) .................... 170
No tes .................................................. 343
No tes(s ta rting assis tance and
ch argin g) .............................................3 45
Re placing ............................................ 348
St artin gassis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ......347
Bel t
see Seatbe lt
Bli nd
see Roller sunblin d
Blind SpotAssis t.....................................2 64
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............267
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 264
Sy stem limit ations ...............................2 64
Blo wer
see Clima tecontr ol
Br ak eAs sis tSy stem
see BAS(Br akeAssi stSystem)
Br ak efluid
No tes .................................................. 398 Inde
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Ac
tiveSt op &Go Assis tInoper ative
See Oper ator's Manual ........................ 439
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 16
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tIn oper a‐
tiv e .......................................................4 16
App lyBrak eto Shif tfr om 'P' ............... 425
Apply Brak eto Shif tto 'R' ...................4 25
Apply Brak eto Shif tto Dor R............ ..425
Au xiliary Batt eryMal functi on.............. 427
Begi nning Emergency Stop .................. 438
Blind SpotAssis tCur rentl yUna vaila‐
ble See Opera tor's Manua l..... ...... .......439
Blind SpotAssis tInoper ative....... ........440
Blind SpotAssis tNo tAv ailable When
To wing aTr ailer SeeOperat or'sMan ‐
ual ................ .......................................4 40
Ca nno tSt artEn gin eSee Operat or's
Man ual................................................ 454
Cr uise Control Inoper ative.................. 446 Cr
uise Control Off...............................4 46
Decr easeSpeed .................................. 458
Dr iver's Door Open &Trans miss ion
No tin PRisk ofVehicle Rolling Away ..426
Engine CanNo wBe Started ................ 455
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Disabled See
Oper ator's Manual ...............................4 10
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Enabled See
Oper ator's Manual ...............................4 10
Gearbo xPr otect ion Limit 18mp h
Dis ableLO WRANGE ............................4 22
Hazard Warning Flashe rsMalfunc‐
tioning .................................................. 416
LO WRANGE Malfunct ion..................... 421
LO WRANGE Malfunct ionToPark,
App lyBrak e <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 421
LO WRANGE Max.Speed 6mp h..........4 21
LO WRANGE Max.Speed 25mph........ 422
LO WRANGE Notin Drive Pr ogr am
"Spor t"................................................ 420 LO
WRANGE OnlyWhen Vehicle Is
St atio nary............................................ 420
LO WRANGE Shiftto Position N
Br ief ly <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 420
LO WRANGE Shifting Canceled
Please React ivat e ................................ 421
LO WRANGE Stop Appl yPa rking
Brak e...................................................4 21
Mer cedes meconn ectServices Limi‐
te dSee Oper ator's Manual .................. 451
N Pe rm anen tly Ac tiveRi sk ofRo lling
Aw ay <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 426
Only Shiftto 'P' when Vehicle isSta‐
tio nar y.................................................4 25
Pla cetheKe yin theMar kedSpace
See Oper ator's Manual ........................ 413
PRE-S AFEImpulse SideInopera tive
See Oper ator's Manual ........................ 411
PRE-S AFEInoper ativeSee Oper a‐
to r's Manua l...... ................................... 411 48
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