2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV Owners Manual

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Before you /r stdrive o., read this operator's
manual carefully and familiarise yourself with your
ve hicle. Foryo ur ow n sa fety and a longer operat-
ing lifespan of theve hicle, follow the inst ructions
and warning notices in this operator's manual.
Disregarding them may lead todamage tothe
ve hicle or injury topeople.
The standard equipment and product description
of your vehicle may vary and depends on thefo l-
lowing factors:
R Model
R Order
R National version
R Availability
Yo ur vehicle may therefore di.er, in individual
cases, from that shown in the descriptions and
illust rations.
The illustrations in this operator's manual show a
leT-hand drive vehicle. On right-hand-d rive ve hi-
cles, the la yout of car parts and control elements
di.ers accordingl y. Mercedes-Benz is constantly de
veloping its vehi-
cles fu rther.
Mercedes-Benz therefore reser vesth eright to
introduce changes in thefo llowing areas:
R Design
R Equipment
R Tech nical features
The following documents are integ ral parts of the
ve hicle:
R Digital operator's manual
R Printed operator's manual
R Service booklet
R Equipment-dependent supplements
R Supplementary documents
Ke ep these documents in theve hicle at all times.
Ensu rethat all documents are in theve hicle or
passed on in theeve nt of sale or rental.
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Symbols
Symbols
.......................................................... 5 5A
A
t a glance
t a glance ...................................................... 6 6
Co ckpit ........................................................... 6
Indicator and warning lamps .......................... 10
Overhead control panel ................................. 12
Door operating unit and seat adjustment .......14
Control settings in there ar passen ger
compartment ................................................ 16
Emer gencies and breakdowns ....................... 18 Digit Digit
al Owner's Manual
al Owner's Manual ................................. 20 20
Calling up the Digital Owner's Manual ............ 20 Gener
Gener
al not
al notes
es............................................... 22 22
Pr otection of the environment ....................... 22
Ta ke -back of end-of-life vehicles .................... 22
Mercedes-Benz Genuine Parts ........................ 23
Owner's Manual ............................................ 24
Mercedes me App ......................................... 24
Operating saf ety ............................................ 25
Declarations of con form ity and no tes on
driving in di.erent countries .......................... 26 Diagnostics connection ................................. 35
Quali/ed specialist
workshop ........................ 36
Ve hicle registration ....................................... 36
Cor rect use of theve hicle ............................. 37
Information on the REACH regulation ............. 37
No tesfo r persons with electronic medical
aids .............................................................. 37
Implied warranty .......................................... .38
QR code forre scue card .............................. .38
Data storage .................................................38
Copyright ...................................................... 41 Occupant safe Occupant safe
ty
ty ............................................ 42 42
Re straint system .......................................... .42
Seat belts .................................................... .44
Airbags ......................................................... 48
PRE-SAFE ®
system ........................................ 55
Au tomatic measures aTer an accident ........... 57
Safely transporting children in theve hicle ...... 57
No tes on pets in theve hicle .......................... 80 Opening and closing
Opening and closing
...................................... 81 81
Ke y .............................................................. .81
Doors ............................................................ 84 Ru
nning boa rds ............................................. 89
Load compartment ....................................... .90
Side windo ws................................................ 96
Sliding sunroof .............................................. 99
Ro ller sunblinds ...........................................1 04
Anti-theT pr otection ....................................1 05 Seats and sto Seats and sto
wing
wing....................................... 108 108
No tes on the cor rect driver's seat position .. 108
Seats ......................................................... .108
St eering wheel ............................................ 127
Easy entry and exitfeature .......................... 129
Memory function ......................................... 130
Memory function in there ar compartment .. 131
St owa geareas ............................................ 135
Cup holde rs................................................ 150
Soc kets ....................................................... 152
Coolb ox...................................................... 154
Wi reless charging of the mobile phone
and connection with theex terior aerial ........ 155
Fi tting/removing the 0oor mats ................... 158 Light and sight Light and sight
............................................ 160 160
Exterior lighting ........................................... 160 2
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Interior lighting ............................................ 167
Wi
ndsc reen wipers and windscreen
wa sher system ............................................ 168
Mir rors ........................................................ 173
Area permeable toradio waves on the
windscreen ................................................ .176
Inf rare d-re0ective windscreen function ........ 177 Climat Climat
e contr
e contr ol
ol........................................... 178 178
Overview of climate control systems ............ 178
Operating the climate control system .......... 179 Dr
Dr
iving and par
iving and par king
king..................................... 190 190
Driving ........................................................1 90
DY NAMIC SELECT switch ........................... .205
Au tomatic transmission .............................. .209
Tr ansfer case ............................................. .213
Fu nction of the 4MATIC ...............................2 15
Re fuelling .................................................... 216
Pa rking .......................................................2 22
Driving and driving saf ety sy stems ............... 229
Tr ailer hitch ................................................ .299
Bicycle rack function ................................... 304
Ve hicle towing instructions .......................... 306 Ins
Ins
tr
trument displa
ument displa y and on-boar
y and on-boar d com-
d com-
put
put er
er........................................................... 308 308
No tes on the inst rument display and on-
board computer .......................................... 308
Overview of instrument display .................... 309
Overview of the buttons on the steering
wheel .......................................................... 310
Operating the on-board computer ................3 10
Overview of displa ysinthe inst rument
display ........................................................ 312
Head-up display .......................................... 312 MBUX multimedia syst MBUX multimedia syst
em
em........................... .315
315
Overview and operation ............................... 315
System settings .......................................... 324
Na vigation .................................................. .328
Te lephone ................................................... 337
Mercedes me app ....................................... 340
Mercedes-Benz emer gency call system ....... 349
Ra dio, media & TV....................................... 356
Sound settings ............................................ 362 Maint Maint
enance and car
enance and car e
e................................. 364 364
ASS YST PLUS service inter val display .......... 364 Engine compartment ................................... 365
Cleaning and care ....................................... 371 Br Br
eakdo
eakdo wn assist
wn assist ance
ance................................. 380 380
Emer gency .................................................. 380
Flat tyre ...................................................... 382
Battery (vehicle) .......................................... 387
To w- starting or towing away ........................ 393
Electrical fuses ............................................ 397 Wheels and tyr Wheels and tyr
es
es......................................... 400 400
No tes on noise or unusual handling char-
acteristics ................................................... 400
No tes on regula rly inspecting wheels and
tyres .......................................................... .400
No tes on snow chains ................................. 400
Ty re pressure .............................................. 401
Wheel change ............................................. 404
Emer gency spa rewheel .............................. .414
Collapsible spare wheel ............................... 416 T
T
ec
ec hnical dat
hnical dat a
a............................................. 420 420
No tes on tech nical data .............................. 420 Contents
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On-board electronics ................................... 420
Re
gula tory radio identi/cation and no tes ..... 422
Ve hicle identi/cation plate, VIN and
engine number overview .............................. 423
Operating 0uids ...........................................4 25
Ve hicle data ................................................ 434
Tr ailer hitch ................................................ .438 Displa Displa
y messag
y messag es and w
es and war
arning/indicat
ning/indicat or
or
lam
lam ps
ps.......................................................... 442 442
Display message s ....................................... .442
Wa rning and indicator lamps ....................... 504 Inde
Inde
x
x.......................................................... 519 5194
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Contents

In
this Owner's Manual, you will /nd thefo llowing
symbols: &
W
W ARNING
ARNING Danger due tonot observing
th ewa rning notices
Wa rning notices dr awyour attention tohaz-
ards that may endanger your health or life, or
th e health or life of others. #
Obser vethewa rning notices. +
ENVIR
ENVIR
ONMENT
ONMENT AL NO
AL NOTE
TEEnvironmental
damage due tofailure toobser veenviron-
mental no tes Environmen
tal no tes include information on
environmentally responsible behaviour or envi-
ro nmentally responsible disposal. #
Obser veenvironmental no tes. *
N
NO OTE
TE Damage toproperty due tofailure
to obser venotes on material damage No
tes on material damage inform you of risks
which may lead toyour vehicle being dam-
aged. #
Obser venotes on material damage. %
These symbols indicate useful instructions or
fu rther information that could be helpful to
yo u.
# Instruction
(/ page) Further information on a topic
Display Display /eld in the Instrument Dis-
play/media display
4 Highest menu le vel, which is tobe
selected in the multimedia system
5 Releva nt submenus, which are tobe
selected in the multimedia system
*I ndicates a cause Symbols
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