2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV Owner's Manual

Use
theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hto chang e
be tween thefo llo wing drive pr og rams:
= (Individual): individualse ttings
B (Sport+): particula rly spo rty dr ivin gst yle
C (Sport):spor tydrivin gst yle
A (Comfort): com fortable andeconomic al
dr ivin gst yle
£ (Maybac h):highes tle ve lof drivin gcom ‐
fo rt forcomf ortable and luxur ioustravel
(Mer cedes- Maybac hve hicles only)
; (Eco):par ticular lyeconomical driving
st yle
N (CURVE):comfortable drivin gwit hcur ve
inc linat ionfunc tion (vehicle swit h
E‑ AC TIVE BODY CONTR OL)
F Offroad: driving onless demandi ngoff-
ro ad terrain
G (Offroad +):drivin gon difficul tof f-r oa d
te rrain
% Mer cedes -Maybac hve hicl es:inthedr ive
pr ogr ams F andG, theex tendi ble ru
nning boards remain retract edorretract if
th ey have already been extende d.
% The drive pr ogr am select edappe arsin the
multifu nctiondisplay of theon- boar dcom‐
put er.
% Depen dingonthesituation ,th ecy linder can
be brief lyswitc hedoninthedr ive pr o‐
gr ams ; andA, depending onthe
engine.
Depen dingonthedr ive pr og ram, thefo llo wing
sy stems chang eth eir charact eristic s:
R Drive
- Engin eand trans miss ionman agemen t
- ActiveDis tan ceAssi stDIS TRONI C
R ESP ®
R Vehicl eswith AIRMA TICorE‑A CTIVE
BO DY CONT ROL:
- Susp ension tuning
- Vehicle leve l
R Electricpo we rst eer ing No
teson thero of load display Cer
tain drive pr ogr ams andESP®
se ttings are
unsuit ablefortr anspor tingaro of load.
If one ofthese drive pr og rams issetor sele cted,
th e symbol
issho wnasawa rning. When
th is symbol issho wn, theselect eddrive pr ogr am
is no tsuit able fortr anspor tingaloa don the
ro of.
The follo wing drive pr og rams areaf fect ed:
R Spor tdr ive pr ogr am
R Spor t+ dr ive pr ogr am
R Indivi dual drive pr ogr am with theES P®
se t‐
ting Spor tor Spor t+
% The symbol isalso showninthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R Within theth emes ifacor responding
dr ive pr ogr am issave d
Fo rmor einf ormation onthemes see. Dr
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Within there se tdispla yif th epr ev iousl y
act ive dr ive pr ogr am isunsuit ableforth e
tr ans portof aro of load
Fo rfur ther information onthere se tdis‐
pla y,see (/page18 4). Se
lec tingthe drive pr og ram #
Press DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h1 forw ards
or bac kwards.
The drive pr og ram sele cted app earsin the
multifu nctiondisplay. Conf
iguringDYNA MIC SELECT (multimedia
sy stem) Multi
media system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Vehicle
5 DYNA MICSELECT
Se tting drive pr og ram I #
Select IndividualCo nfiguratio n. #
Select and seta cat egory.
Switc hingthere stor ation disp layon oroff #
Swit chReques tat Start onoroff.
Fu nction on:thene xt time theve hicle isstar ted
a pr om ptappear sask ing whe ther thelas tactiv e
dr ive pr og ram shou ldbe restor ed. Ifth eEC O
st ar t/ stop funct ionwasdeactiv ated, anaddi‐
tional prom ptappear sask ing ifth efunc tion
should remain deactivated. %
The prom ptappear son lyifth epr ev iousl y
act ive se ttings deviat efrom thest andar d
se tting s.
Fu nction off:thene xt time theve hicle isstar‐
te dth eA drive pr ogr am issetaut omatic ally.
The ECOstar t/ stop funct ionisactiv ated aut o‐
matically .
% This funct ionmus tbe activ ated foreac huser
pr ofile sepa rately.Only when this func tion is
act ivat ed will thedr ive pr og ram and Eco
st ar t/ stop setting forth epr ev ious journey
be save dfo rth ere spectiv euser profile. Displa
yingvehicl edata Mul
timedi asy stem:
4 © 5
Info #
Select Vehicle.
The vehicle datais displa yed. 18
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Disp
laying engin eda ta Mult
imediasystem:
4 © 5
Info #
Select Engine.
The engine datais displa yed.
% The actual (maximum) values that can be
ac hie vedfo rengine outputand engine tor‐
qu ema yde viat efrom thecer tified values
wit hin thecount ry-spe cificgu ideline sfo r
per missible toler anc es(basis: UN-ECE No.
85 orcount ry-spe cificgu ideline s).
Fa ctor sth at can influen cethis are, forex am‐
ple:
R Sea leve l
R Fuelgrade
R Outside temp eratur e
R Oper ating temp eratur eof theengine
% The values displa yedser veonl yas orient a‐
tion. Thevalues forengine outputand
engine torq ue show nin themedia display
ma yde viat efrom theactual values. Calling
uptheconsum ption indicat or Multime
diasystem:
4 © 5
Info #
Select Consumpt ion.
The current and average consu mptionis dis‐
pl ay ed. Au
tomatic trans mis sion DI
REC TSE LECT leve r Fu
nction oftheDIRECT SELECT leve r &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto inc or‐
re ct gearshif ting
If th eengine speedishigher than theidle
speed andyouen gage thetransmission posi‐
tion 005Bor005E, theve hicle mayacceler ate
shar ply. #
Ifyo uen gage thetransmission position
005B or005E when theve hicle isat a
st ands till,alw aysdepr essthebr ak e
pedal firm lyand donotacc eler ateat
th esame time. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarelef tunsuper visedintheve hi‐
cle, they cou ld,in pa rticular :
R Open doors,ther eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R Getout and bestru ck byoncom ingtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion, forex am ple by:
R Releasing thepar king brak e.
R Chang eth etransmission position.
R Startth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. Dr
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Keep theSmar tKey out ofreac hof chil‐
dr en. Use
theDIRE CTSELECT leve rto switc hth e
tr ans missi on positio n.The current trans mis sion
po sitio nis displ ayed inthemultifunc tiondispla y. 005D
Park position
005E Reversege ar 005C
Neut ral
005B Drive po sitio n
En gaging reve rsege ar R #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andpush the
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve rupw ards pas tth efirs t
point ofresis tance.
En gaging neutr alN #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andpush the
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve rup ordown tothefirs t
point ofresis tance.
Sub sequently releasing thebr ak epedal will
allo wyo uto mo vetheve hicle freel y,e.g. topush
it or tow itaw ay.
Pr ocee das follo ws ifyo uwa nttheaut oma tic
tr ansm ission toremain inne utr al005C 005C
eve nif
th eignit ionisswitc hedoffor thedr iver' s
door isopened : #
Startth eve hicle. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andengageneutral
005C when thecar isstatio nary.
The NPermanen tlyAct ive Risk ofRolling
Away messag eappear sin theins trument
clus ter. #
Release thebr ak epedal. #
Switc hth eignition off.
% Ifyo uth en exitth eve hicle leaving the
Smar tKey intheve hicle, theaut omatic trans‐
mission remains inneutr al005C.
The parkposi tion 005Disau tomatical lyre-eng aged
as soo nas one ofthefo llo wing condition sis
me t:
R Youswit chtotrans missi on positio n005B or
005E.
R Youpr ess the005D butt on.
Eng aging parkposition P #
Obser vetheno teson par king theve hicle
(/ page19 4). #
Depr essthebr ak epedal untiltheve hicle is
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When theve hicle isstatio nary,press butt on
005D.
When thetransmission positiondisplay
sho ws005D,th epar kposition iseng aged. Ifno
tra nsmiss ionposition display005D appear s,
secur eth eve hicle topreve ntitfrom rolling
aw ay.
% Dep endingonthesituation ,it ma yta ke a
shor ttime until005Diseng aged. Ther efor e,
alw ayspa yatt ention tothetra nsmiss ion
position display.
Pa rk position 005Diseng aged aut omatic allyif one
of thefo llo wing condition sis me t:
R youswit choffth eignition whentheve hicle
is statio naryand thetransmission isin posi‐
tion 005Bor005E.
R youopen thedr iver's door when theve hicle
is statio naryor when drivin gat ave ry low
speed andthetra nsmiss ionisin position 005B
or 005E.
R youswit chtheengine offand bring theve hi‐
cle toast ands tillwhen theve hicle isrolling
and thetra nsmiss ionisin position 005Bor005E. R
youswit choffth eengine, bring theve hicle
to ast ands tilland open thedr iver's door
when theve hicle isstatio naryor when the
ve hicle isrolling andthetra nsmiss ionisin
position 005C.
R eng aging parkposition 005Dautomaticall yis
re qu ired bytheve hicle.
% Tomaneu verwit han open driver's door ,
open thedr iver's door while statio naryand
eng agetrans miss ionposit ion005Bor005E
ag ain.
Eng agin gdr ive posi tion D #
Depress thebr ak epedal andpush the
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve rdo wn pas tth efirs t
point ofresis tance.
Whe nth eaut omatic transmiss ionisin transmis‐
sion position 005B,itshif tsthege arsaut omat i‐
call y.This depends, amongother things ,on the
fo llo wing fact or s:
R The select eddrive pr ogr am
R The position oftheaccelera torpeda l
R The driving speed Manual
gearshif ting Pe
rm anen tse tting (vehic leswith Offroad
pac kage orE-Ac tiv eBody Contr ol)
Mer cedes -AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Yo uco uld other wise failto rec‐
ogni zedangers. Dr
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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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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
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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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