2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV ignition

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Press thewiper bladeontoth ewiper arm in
th edir ect ion ofarrow 3beyond thepoint of
re sis tance.
The wipe rbl ad ewi lleng agewi th ano tic eable
clic kand movefreely again. #
Foldthewiper arm bac kont oth ewindshield. Re
plac ingthe rear windo wwi per blade &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th ewindshield wipersar eswitc hedon
while wiper blades arebeing replaced
If th ewindshield wipersbegin tomo vewhile
yo uar ech ang ingthewiper blades, youcan
be trapped bythewiper arm. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and theignition beforech ang ingthe
wiper blades. Re
mo ving the wiper blade #
Swi tchth eignition off. #
Foldwiper arm 2 away from there ar win‐
do wunt ilit eng ages inthere placemen tposi‐
tion . #
Unclipwi per blad e1 from wiper arm 2
and remo veitin thedir ect ion ofarro w 3. Ins
talling thewiper blade #
Position wiper blade1withbo th lugs 3on
holder 2onthewiper arm. #
Push wiper blade1inthedir ect ion ofarrow
4 untilit en gage sin holder 2. #
Mak esur eth at wiper blade1isseat edcor ‐
re ctly . 15
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Light andvisib ility

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Mak esur eth at mar kedspace 2isem pty. #
Remo veSmar tKey 1 from theke yring. #
Place Sma rtKe y1 inmar kedspace 2next
to symbol 3.
The vehicle willstar taf te ra shor ttime.
If yo ure mo veSmar tKey 1 from mar ked
space 2theengine continues running .Fo r
fur ther vehicle star ts howe ver,Smar tKey 1 mus
tbe locat edinmar kedspace 2next to
symbol 3during theent ire jour ney. #
Have Smar tKey 1 checkedat aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop.
If th eve hicl edoes notst ar t: #
Place SmartKey 1 inmar kedspace 2and
lea veitth er e. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andstar tth eve hi‐
cle using thest ar t/ stop butt on.
% Youcan also switchon thepo we rsupp lyor
th eignition withth est ar t/ stop butt on. St
arting theve hicl evia Remo teOnline serv‐
ices Cooling
orheating theve hicl eint erior before
co mmenci ngyour jour ney
Ensur eth efo llo wing beforest ar tin gth eengine:
R The legalstipulation sin thear ea wher eyo ur
ve hicle ispar kedallo wengin est ar tin gvia
smar tphon e.
R Itis saf eto star tand runth eengine where
yo ur vehicle ispar ked. R
The fuel tank issu fficien tly full.
R The star terbatt eryis suf ficie ntly charge d.
Char ging thest ar terbatt erybe fore star ting
th ejou rney
If th eve hicle batteryis disc harged, youre cei vea
messa geon your smar tphon e.Youcan then
st ar tth eve hicle withth esmar tphon eto charge
th ebatt ery. The vehicle isaut omatically
switc hedoffaf te rte nminu tes.
Ensur eth efo llo wing beforest ar tin gth eengine:
R The legalstipulation sin thear ea wher eyo ur
ve hicle ispar kedallo wengin est ar tin gvia
smar tphon e.
R Itis saf eto star tand runth eengine where
yo ur vehicle ispar ked.
R The fuel tank issu fficien tly full. 17
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Driving and parking

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Afterno mor eth an five seconds, take your
lef tfo ot quickl yof fth ebr ak e, but keep the
acc elerat orpedal depresse d.
The vehicle pullsaway atmax imum acceler a‐
tio n. #
Swit chon ESP ®
once theaccelera tionproce‐
dur eis com plete.
Endin gop tim ized acceler ation #
Remo veyour foot from theacceler ator pedal. #
React ivat eth eES P®
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% Afteryo upull away wit hop tim ized accelera‐
tio n,com ponentsof thedr ivet ra in can
becom eve ry hot,whic hmeans that opti‐
miz edacc eleration values maybe reac hed
ag ain onlyafte ra fe w min utes. No
teson driving &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
object sin thedr iver's foot we ll
Obj ectsin thedr iver's foot we llma yim pede
pedal trav el or bloc kadepr essed pedal. This
jeopar dizestheoper ating androad
saf etyof theve hicle. #
Stow allobj ect sin theve hicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intoth edr iver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alw aysins tallth efloor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur e
th at ther eis alw ayssuf ficie ntroom for
th epedals. #
Donotuse loose floor mats anddonot
place floor mats ontopof one another. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto inc or‐
re ct foot we ar
In cor rect foot we arinc ludes, forex am ple:
R Shoes withplat form soles
R Shoes withhigh heels
R Slipper s #
Alw ayswe arsuit able foot we arso that
yo ucan operat eth epedals safely. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenswi tch‐
ing offth eignition whendriving
If yo uswit choffth eignition whiledriving,
saf etyfun ction sar ere strict ed orno long er
av ailable.
Yo uwill then need, forex am ple, touse con‐
sider ablymor efo rc eto steer and brak e. #
Donotswitc hof fth eignition whiledriv‐
ing. &
DANG ER Risk ofdeat hcause dby
ex haus tga ses
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Inhaling
th ese exhaus tga ses ishazar dous tohealt h
and leads topoisonin g. #
Neverlea vetheengine or,if pr esent ,
th eauxiliar yheating running inan
encl osedspa cewithout sufficie ntventi‐
la tio n. Dr
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If
yo udo notswit choffth eignition ,th eignition
is aut omaticall yswitc hedoffaf te rth re e
minut es.
De activ ating oractiv ating theECO star t/
sto pfunc tion #
Press button 1.
A displ ayappear sin theins trument cluster
when switching theEC Ostar t/ stop funct ion
of f/on .
% Acont inuous sdispla yappear sin the
ins trumen tclus terwhi letheEC Ostar t/ stop
funct ionisdeactiv ated. ECO
displa yfunction The
ECOdispla ysummar izesyour drivin gch ar‐
act eristic sfrom thest ar tof thejour neyto its
com pletion andassis tsyouin achie vingth e
mos teconomical driving style.
Yo ucan influen ceconsum ption bydoing thefo l‐
lo wing:
R Drive wit hpar ticular care
R Drive th eve hicle indrive pr ogr am ;
R Followthege arshif tre comme ndations The
letter ing inthesegment willlight upbrightl y,
th eout eredg ewill light upand thesegmen twill
fi ll up when thefo llo wing drivin gst yle is adop‐
te d:
R 1 Steady speed
R 2 Gentle deceler ationandrolling
R 3 Moderat eacc eler ation
The letter ing inthesegment willbegra y,the
out eredg ewill bedar kand thesegment will
em ptywhen thefo llo wing drivin gst yle is adop‐
te d:
R 1 Fluct uations inspeed
R 2 Hea vybraking 18
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Driving and parking

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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
st atio nary. 18
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Driving and parking

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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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Swi tchof fth eignition and,ifav ailable,
th est atio naryheat er,bef oreand while
re fuel ingtheve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom fuels
Fu els arepoisonous andhazar dous toyour
healt h. #
Donotsw allo wfuel orletit co me into
co ntact withsk in, eyes orclo thing. #
Donotinhale fuelvapor . #
Keep childr enaway from fuel. #
Keep door sand windo wsclos edduring
th ere fuel ingprocess.
If yo uor other people comeintocont actwith
fuel, obser vethefo llo wing: #
Imm ediat elyrinse fuelof fyo ur skin wit h
soap andwater. #
Iffuel comes intocont actwithyo ur
ey es, immediat elyrinse them thor‐
oughl ywit hclean water.Seek medical
att entio nimm ediately . #
Ifyo usw allo wfuel, seek medicalatten‐
tio nimm ediat ely. Do notind uce vomit‐
ing. #
Cha ngeimmedi ately out ofclo thing that
has com eint ocon tact with fuel . &
WARNIN GRisk offire and explosion due
to electr ostatic charge
Ele ctrostatic charge can ignitefuel vapor . #
Beforeyo uopen thefuel filler cap or
ta ke hold ofthepum pnoz zle, touc hth e
me tallic vehicle body. #
Toavo idcreatin gano ther electr ostatic
ch arge ,do notget intoth eve hicle again
dur ing there fuel ingprocess. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed bythewr ong fuel Ve
hicles withaga soline engine:
Ev en small amounts ofthewr ong fuelcould
re sult indamag eto thefuel system, the
engine andtheemission control system. #
Onlyre fuel withlow- sulfur unleade d
fuel.
This fuelmaycont ainupto10%ethanol. Your
ve hicle issuit able foruse withE1 0fuel .
Ne verre fuel withone ofthefo llo wing fuels:
R Dies el
R Gasoline withmor eth an 10%ethanol by
vo lume, e.g.E15, E8 5,E100
R Gasoline withmor eth an 3% methano lby
vo lume, e.g.M15,M30 ,M85 ,M1 00
R Gasoline withadditiv escon tainin gme tal
If yo uha ve acc iden tally re fuel edwithth e
wr ong fuel: #
Donotswit chtheignition on. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 19
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NO
TEDo notus ediese lto refuel vehi‐
cles withaga soline engine If
yo uha ve acc iden tally re fuel edwithth e
wr ong fuel:
R Donotswit chtheignition on.Other wise
fuel canentertheengine.
Ev en small amounts ofthewr ong fuel
could result indamag eto thefuel system
and theengine. Therepair costsarehigh. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Have thefuel tank and fuellines
dr ained complet ely . *
NO
TEDama getothefuel system caused
by ove rfilled fueltank s #
Only fill th efuel tank unti lth epum p
noz zleswitc hesoff.
If yo uha ve added toomuc hfuel because ofa
def ectiv efilling pump,forins tan ce: #
Donotswi tchth eignition on. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. *
NO
TEFuelma yspr ayout when you
re mo vethefuel pum pnoz zle #
Onlyfill th efuel tank unti lth epum p
noz zleswitc hesoff. Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle isunloc ked.
% Donotge tint oth eve hicle again during the
re fuel ingprocess. Other wise,ele ctrostatic
ch arge cou ldbu ild up again.
Obs erve theno teson oper ating fluids andfuel.
On lyrefuel withfuel that has atleas tth eoct ane
number specifiedintheinf ormation labelinthe
fuel filler flap. Other wise, engineoutput can be
re duced andfuel consum ption increased. 1
Fuelfiller flap
2 Brac ketfo rfuel filler cap
3 Tire pressur eta ble
4 QRcode forre scue card
5 Fueltype #
Press onthebac kar ea offuel filler flap 1. #
Turn thefuel filler cap coun ter-cloc kwiseand
re mo veit. Dr
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