2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV display

Light
andvisibili ty................................... 143
Ext eriorlighti ng............ ..............................143
Int erior lighti ng........ ......................... .......... 148
Wi ndsh ield wipe rand windsh ield wa sher
sy stem .................. ...................................... 150
Mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 155
Ar ea perm eable toradio wav eson the
winds hield.................................................. 158
Infr ared-r eflectiv ewindshi eldfunction ........ 158 Clim
atecontr ol........................................ 159
Ov ervie wof climat econt rolsy stems ..........1 59
Oper ating theclimat econ trol system ......... 160 Dr
ivin gand parking ................................. 168
Dr iving ............ ............ ........................ ........168
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h... ............... ......... 182
Au tomatic transmiss ion.................... .......... 185
Tr ans fercase ........... ................................... 189
Fu nctio nof the4MA TIC.............................. 191
Re fuel ing...... ............................................... 191
Pa rking .......................................................1 94
Dr iving and drivi ng safety systems .............. 201
Tr ailer hitch <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 269Ve
hicle towing instruct ions .............. ...........2 73 Ins
trum ent Disp layand on-b oard
com puter............ ............. ......................... 274
No teson theIns trument Displayand on-
boar dcom puter.............................. ............ 274
Ins trument Displayove rview .......................2 75
Ov ervie wof thebutt ons onthesteer ing
wheel ..........................................................2 76
Oper ating theon- boar dcom puter............... 276
Ov ervie wof what issho wnonthemulti‐
func tion displa y... ....................................... 278
Hea d-up Display ............ .............................278 MBUX
multimedia system ....................... 28 1
Ov ervie wand oper ation .................. ............ 281
Sy stem settings .............................. ............ 289
Na vig ation .......................................... ........292
Te lephon e........................................ ...........2 99
Mer cedes meand apps....... .............. .........302
Mer cedes -Benz emergency callsy stem ...... 309
Ra dio &media .................................. ...........3 13
Sou ndsettings <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 320 Main
tenance andcare............................. 321
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla y.........3 21
Engi necompar tment............ ...................... 322
Cl ea ning andcare............ ...........................328 Br
eak down assista nc e............ ................336
Emerg ency............. .....................................336
Flat tire....... ................................................ 338
Batt ery(v ehi cle) ....... .................................. 343
To w star tin gor towing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 349
Elec trica lfus es<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 353 Whe
elsand tires <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 356
No teson noise orunusua lhandling char‐
act eristic s...................................................3 56
No teson regular lyinsp ecting wheels and
tir es ............................................................ 356
No teson sno wch ains ................................ 357
Ti re pressur e.............................................. 357
Loading theve hicle .................................... 363
Ti re labeling ................................................ 367
Def inition ofterm sfo rtir es and loading ..... 372
Chan gingawheel .......................................3 75
Emerg encysparewh eel............ ..................385 Co
ntents 3

In
this Oper ator's Manual, youwill find thefo l‐
lo wing symbols : &
DANG ER Dan gerdue tonotob ser ving
th ewa rning notic es
Wa rning notic es draw your att entio nto haz‐
ar ds that ma yend angeryour healt hor life, or
th ehealt hor life of other s. #
Obser vethewa rning notic es. +
ENV
IRONM ENTALNOTEEnvironme ntal
da ma gedue tofailur eto obser veenvi‐
ro nment alno tes En
vironme ntal no tesinclude information on
en vironment allyresponsible behaviororenvi‐
ro nment ally responsible disposal. #
Obser veenvironmen talno tes. *
NO
TEDama getoproper tydue tofailur e
to obser venoteson mat erial damag e No
teson mat erial damag einf orm youof
ri sk swhic hma ylead toyour vehicle being
damag ed. #
Obser venoteson mat erial damag e. %
These symbols indicateuseful instructions
or fur ther information that coul dbe helpf ul
to you.
# Instru ction
(/ page)F urther information onato pic
Display Inf
ormation onthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla y/media display
4 Highestmenu leve l,whic his to be
select edinthemultimedia system
5 Releva nt subme nus,wh ich ar eto be
select edinthemultimedia system
*I ndicat esacau se Sym
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Steer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles →
187
2 Comb inationswit ch →
144
3 Instrument Display →
275
4 DIRECT SELEC Tleve r →
185
5 Media display →
281
6 Climat econt rolsy stems →
160
7 Haza rdwa rning light system →
145
8 PASSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam ps →
47
9 Glovebox →
122
A Stor ag ecom partmen t →
122
B Controller forvo lume andswitc hingsound
on/ off →
281
Swit ches theMBUX multimedia system
on/ off →
281
C Calls upnavig ation →
283
D Calls upradio ormedia →
283
E Calls upthete lephon e →
283 F
Cont rolpanel for:
Individu alwheel control(vehicle swit hout off-
ro ad pac kage )or →
240
Manual gearshif ting →
187
AIR MATIC or →
229
E- AC TIVE BODY CONTR OL →
236
Ac tivates /de activatesESP ®
→
203
Do wnhill Speed Regulation →
214
G Calls upfavo rite s →
283
H Calls up vehicle functions →
283
I ActivePa rking Assist →
257
J DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h →
184
K Touc hpad →
283
L Start/ stop butt on →
169
ECO star t/ stop funct ion →
180
M Control pan elforth eMBUX multimedia sys‐
te m →
276 At
aglanc e– Coc kpit 7

Ins
trument Display 10
Ataglanc e– Indicat orand warning lam ps

ing
anent ryon theta bbar inthemultimedia
sy stem: Ins
trument Display:cal lup briefinf ormati onas
di spl aymessa gesin theins trument cluster
Vo ice Contr olSy stem: callupvia thevo ice
con trol system
Fo rsaf etyre ason s,theDigit alOper ator's Man‐
ual isdeactiv ated while driving. Digita
lOper ator's Manual 21

th
edis tance betwee nth edoor andtheve hicle
occupant.
If PRE-S AFE®
Im pulse Sidehasbeen deployedor
is faulty ,th ePRE-S AFEImpulse SideInoper ative
See Operator 'sManual displaymessag eappear s
(/ page409). Au
tomatic measures afte ran acciden t
Dep endingonthetype andseverity of theacci‐
dent ,and depending ontheve hicle's equipment,
th efo llo wing measur escan beimplemen ted, for
ex am ple:
R Automatic braking (post-collisi onbrak e)
R Activati ng thehazar dwa rning light s
R Trigg ering anaut omat icemer gency call
(/ page 310)
R Swi tching offth eengine
To restar tth eve hicle, switchth eignition off
and switc hit bac kon (/ page16 9).
Dep endingonthetype andseverity of the
acc iden t,itis poss iblethat theve hicle can
no long erbe star ted. R
Switc hingoffth efuel supply
R Unloc kin gth eve hicle doors
R Lowe ring theside windo ws
R Display ing theemer gency guide in themulti‐
media system displa y
R Switc hingontheint erior lighting
Fu nction ofthepos t-collision brak e
Dep endingontheacciden tsituation ,th epos t-
collision brak ecan minimiz eth ese verity of afu r‐
th er collision oreve navo idit.
If an acc ident isde tected, thepos t-collision
br ak ecan implement automatic braking. When
th eve hicle hascome toast ands till,th eelectr ic
par king brak eis aut omaticall yapplied.
The driver can canc elaut omatic braking bytak‐
ing thefo llo wing actions :
R Brakin gmor est ro ng lythan aut omat icbrak‐
ing
R Fully depr essin gth eacceler ator pedal with
fo rc e Saf
elytranspor tingchildr enintheve hicl e Alw
aysobser vewhen childr enaretrave ling
in theve hicl e %
Also strictly observe thesaf etyno tesfo rth e
specif icsituation. Inthis wa yyo ucan recog‐
nize potentia lri sk sand avoiddang ersif ch il‐
dr en aretrav eling intheve hicle
(/ page52).
Be dilig ent
Bear inmind that neg ligenc ewhen securing the
ch ild inthech ild restra int system mayha ve ser i‐
ous conseq uences. Alwaysbe dilig entinsecur‐
ing ach ild car efull ybef oreeve ryjou rney .
To improve protect ion forch ildr enyoung erthan
tw elv eye arsold orunde r5 ft (1.50 m)inheight ,
Mer cedes- Benzre comme ndsyouobse rveth e
fo llo wing informatio n:
R Alw ayssecur eth ech ild inach ild restra int
sy stem suitable forth is Mer cedes -Benz vehi‐
cle.
R The child restra int system mus tbe appr opri‐
at eto theag e, we ight andsize ofthech ild. Occ
upant safety 51

#
Position thehead restra int asfarfo rw ards as
poss ible. #
Toattac hth ead dit ional cushion:hold
addit ional cushion1agains tth ehead
re stra int and push press studs 2intoth e
cou nter pieces . #
Toremo vethead dit ional cushion:release
pr ess studs 2and remo veaddit ionalcus h‐
ion 1. Conf
iguringtheseat settings Multi
media system:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Seat Comfort
Ad jus tingthe backres tco ntou rin the lumb ar
re gion oftheseat backres t(lum bar) #
Sele ctLumbar . #
Sele ctthese ttings Z forth edesir edseat. #
Adjus tth eair cushions .
Ad jus tingthe backres tsi de bolste rs #
Select SideBol sters . #
Adjus tth eair cushion forth edesir edseat.
Se tting theseat heatingbala nce #
Sele ctSeat HeatingBalan ce. #
Adjus tth eheat distribution forth edesir ed
seat. Se
tting automat icseat adjustm ent &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du ring adjus tment ofthedr iver's seat
af te rcall ing upadr iver profile
Selecting apr ofile ma ytrigg eran adju stment
of thedr iver's seat totheposition save d
und erthepr ofile. Youor other vehicle occu‐
pants couldbeinjur edinthepr ocess. #
Mak esur eth at when theposition of
dr iver's seat isbeing adjustedusing the
multime diasystem, nopeople orbody
par tsarein theseat's rang eof mo ve‐
ment.
If th er eis arisk ofsomeone becoming trap‐
ped, stop theadjus tmentpr ocess immedi‐
at ely: #
a)Tapth ewa rning mess ageon the
media display.
or Seats
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The
steer ing wheel andthedr iver's seat will
mo vebac kto thelas tdr ive position inthefo l‐
lo wing cases :
R Youswit chthepo we rsupp lyor theignition
on when thedr iver's door isclosed.
R Youclo sethedr iver's door withth eignition
switc hedon.
The lastdr ive position willbesave dwhen:
R Youswit chtheignition off.
R Yousa ve theseat settings viathememor y
func tion
If yo upr ess oneof thememor yfunc tion position
switc hes,theadjus tmentpr ocess willbestop‐
ped. Oper
ating themem oryfun ction &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent ifth e
memor yfunction isused whiledriving
If yo uuse thememor yfunc tion onthedr iv‐
er's side while driving, youco uld lose contro l of
theve hicle asare sult oftheadjus tments
being made. #
Onlyuse thememor yfunc tion onthe
dr iver's side when theve hicle isstatio n‐
ar y. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment whense t‐
ting theseat withth ememor yfunc tion
When thememor yfunc tion adjus tstheseat,
yo uand other vehicle occupants –par ticu‐
lar lych ildr en–could becom etrapped. #
Dur ing theadjus tmentpr ocess ofthe
memor yfunction, makesur eth at no
on ehas anybody partsinthesw eep of
th eseat. #
Ifsomeon ebecomes trapped, press a
pr ese tposition buttonorseat adjus t‐
ment switchimmediat ely. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment ifth e
memor yfunction isactiv ated bychildr en
Childr encould becom etrapped ifth ey act i‐
va te thememor yfunc tion,par ticular lywhen
unatt ended. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. Yo
ucan usethememor yfunc tion when theigni‐
tion isswitc hedoff.
St oring
Seat adjus tment sfo rup tothre epeople canbe
st or ed and called upusing thememor yfunc tion.
Yo ucan save settin gsforth efo llo wing systems:
R Front seat
R Outside mirrors
R Hea d-up Display
R Steer ing column
R Seat contour Sea
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