2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV charging

Yo
u could lose control of theve hicle in thefo l-
lowing situations in particular:
R when braking
R intheev ent of abrupt steering manoeuvres
and/or when theve hicle's speed is not
adap tedto thero ad conditions #
Intheev ent of a short circuit or a similar
incident, contact a quali/ed specialist
wo rkshop immediatel y.#
Do not drive on. #
Always ha veworkon the battery car ried
out at a quali/ed specialist workshop. R
Further information on ABS (/ page 231)
R Further information on ESP ®
(/ page 232)
Fo r saf etyre asons, Mercedes-Benz recommends
th at you only use batteries which ha vebeen tes-
te d and appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle byMercedes-
Benz. All v
All v ehicles ex
ehicles excep
cep t v
t vehicles wit
ehicles wit h a lit
h a lithium-ion bat-
hium-ion bat-
t
t ery
ery &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk ofexplosion due toelec-
trostatic charge
Electrostatic charge can ignite the highly
ex plosive gas mixtu reinthe batter y. #
Todischar geany elect rostatic charge
th at may ha vebuilt up, touch the me tal
ve hicle body before handling the batter y. The high
ly0ammable gas mixtu reis created while
th e battery is charging and during starting assis-
ta nce. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGDanger of chemical burns from
th e battery acid
Battery acid is caustic. #
Avoid contact with the skin, eyes or
clo thing. #
Do not lean overth e batter y. #
Do not inhale battery gases. #
Keep children away from the batter y. #
Immediately rinse bat tery acid o. thor-
oughly with plenty of clean water and
seek medical attention immediatel y. All v
All v
ehicles
ehicles
+ ENVIR
ENVIR
ONMENT
ONMENT AL NO
AL NOTE
TEEnvironmental
damage due toimproper disposal of bat-
te ries Batteries contain pollutants. It is
illegal todispose of them with the household
ru bbish. #
Dispose of batteries in an
environmentally responsible manner.
Ta ke dischar ged batteries toaqu ali/ed
specialist workshop or toa collection
point for used batteries. 388
388
Breakdown assistance

If
yo u ha vetodisconnect the 12 V batter y,con-
ta ct a quali/ed specialist workshop.
Comply with saf ety no tes and take protective
measures when handling batteries. Risk of
explosion. Fire
, naked 0ames and smoking are
prohibi ted when handling the batter y.
Av oid creating spar ks. Electrolyte or battery acid is cor
rosive.
Av oid contact with the skin, eyes or
clo thing. Wear suitable pr otective
clo thing, in particular glo ves, an apron
and a face mask. Immediately rinse
electrolyte or acid splashes o. with
clean water. Consult a doctor if neces-
sar y. We
ar saf ety glasses. Ke
ep children away. Obser
vethis Owner's Manual.
Obser vethefo llowing if you do not intend touse
th eve hicle over an extended period of time:
R Activate standby mode.
R Alternativel y:connect the battery toa battery
ch arge r appr ovedby Mercedes-Benz or con-
sult a quali/ed specialist workshop todiscon-
nect the batter y. N N
o
ot
tes on st
es on st ar
arting assist
ting assist ance and c
ance and c har
harging t
ging t he 12
he 12
V batt
V batt ery
ery All v All v
ehicles
ehicles
When charging the battery and during starting
assistance, alw ays use the jump-start connection
point in the engine compartment. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damage tothe battery from over-
vo ltage When
charging using a battery charge r without
a re striction of the maximum charging voltage,
th e battery or the on-board electronics can be
damaged. #
Only use battery charge rs with a maxi-
mum charging voltage of 14.8 V. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of explosion due tohydro-
ge nga s igniting
If, when charging a batter y,there is a short
circuit or spar ksstart toform ,th ere is a dan-
ge r of hydrogen gas igniting. #
Take care that the positive clamp con-
nected toa battery does not come into
contact with vehicle parts. #
Never place me tal objects or tools on a
batter y. #
When connecting and disconnecting the
batter y,alw ays obser vethe sequence of
battery clamps described. Breakdown assistance
389
389

#
Take care toonly connect battery term i-
nals of identical polarity when receiving
starting assistance. #
Obser vethe sequence described for
connecting and disconnecting the jump
leads when receiving starting assistance. #
Do not connect or disconnect the bat-
te ry term inals while the engine is run-
ning. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of explosion due toexplo-
sive mixture of gases
An explosive mixture of gases can escape
from the battery during charging and starting
assis tance. #
Fire , naked 0ames, smoking and creating
spar ksmust be avoided. #
Make sure there is adequate ventilation. #
Do not stand overth e batter y. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of explosion from a frozen
battery
A dischar ged battery may freeze at temp era-
tures slightly abo veor below freezing point.
During starting assistance or battery charging,
battery gas can be released. #
Always allow a battery tothaw before
ch arging it or per form ing starting assis-
ta nce. If
th e indicator/warning lamps in the instrument
cluster do not light up at low temp eratures, it is
ve ry likely that the dischar ged battery has frozen.
In this case you may neither jump-start theve hi-
cle nor charge the batter y.
The service life of a bat tery that has been thawed
may be dramatically shor tened. The starting char-
acteristics may be impaired, especially at low
te mp eratures.
It is recommended that you ha veath awe d battery
ch ecked at a quali/ed specialist workshop. All v
All v ehicles
ehicles
* NO
NOTE
TEDamage caused bynume rous or
ex tended attem ptsto start the engine Numerous or
extended attem ptsto start the
engine may damage the catalytic con verter
due tonon-combusted fuel. #
Avoid numerous and extended attem pts
to start the engine. Obser
vethefo llowing points during starting assis-
ta nce and when charging the batter y:
R Only use undamaged jump lead/charging
cables with a su1cient cross-section and
insulated term inal clamps.
R Non-insulated parts of thete rm inal clamps
must not come into contact with other me tal
parts while the jump lead/charging cable is
connected tothe battery/jump-start connec-
tion point.
R The jump lead/charging cable must not come
into contact with any parts which may mo ve
when the engine is running. 390 390
Breakdown assistance

R
Always make sure that nei ther you nor the bat-
te ry is electrostatically charge d.
R Keep awa y from /re and naked 0ames.
R Do not lean overth e batter y.
Obser vethe additional following points when
ch arging the batter y:
R Only use battery charge rs tested and
appro vedfo r Mercedes-Benz.
R Read the battery charge r's operating inst ruc-
tions before charging the batter y.
Obser vethe additional following points during
starting assistance:
R Starting assis tance may only be pr ovided
using vehicles, batteries or other jump start
devices with a nominal voltage of 12 V.
R The vehicles must not touch.
R V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h a pe
h a pe tr
trol engine:
ol engine: jump-start the
ve hicle only when the engine and exhaust sys-
te m are cold. S
S
t
tar
ar ting assist
ting assist ance and c
ance and c har
harging t
ging t he 12 V batt
he 12 V batt ery
ery R R
eq eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle is secured with the electric par k-
ing brake.
R V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h aut
h automatic tr
omatic tr ansmission:
ansmission: the
transmission is in position j.
R The vehicle and all elect rical consume rsare
switched o..
R The bonnet is open. Example: engine compartment
#
Slide co ver1 of POSITIVE contact 2onthe
jump-starting connection point in the direction
of the ar row. #
Connect POSITIVE contact 2onyour vehicle
to the positive term inal of the donor battery
using the jump lead/charging cable. Alw ays Breakd
own assistance
391
391

begin with POSITIVE contact
2onyour own
ve hicle /rst. #
Dur
During st
ing st ar
arting assist
ting assist ance:
ance:startthe engine of
th e donor vehicle and run at idle speed. #
Connect the negative term inal of the donor
battery and ear thpoint 3ofyour ow nve hicle
by using the jump lead/charging cable. Begin
with the donor battery /rst. #
Dur
During st
ing st ar
arting assist
ting assist ance:
ance:startthe engine of
yo ur ow nve hicle. #
Dur
During t
ing t he c
he char
harging pr
ging pr ocess:
ocess: startthech arg-
ing process. #
Dur
During st
ing st ar
arting assist
ting assist ance:
ance:letthe engines run
fo r se veral minutes. #
Dur
During st
ing st ar
arting assist
ting assist ance:
ance:before disconnect-
ing the jump lead, switch on an electrical con-
sumer on your ow nve hicle, e.g. there ar win-
dow heater or lighting.
When the starting assistance/charging process is
comple te, per form thefo llowing steps: #
Firs t, re mo vethe jump lead/charging cable
from ear thpoint 3and the negative term inal of
the donor batter y,then POSITIVE contact
2 and the positive term inal of the donor bat-
te ry. Begin each time with the contacts on
yo ur ow nve hicle /rst. #
ATer removing the jump lead/charging cable,
close co ver1 of POSITIVE contact 2.
Fu rther information can be obtained at a quali/ed
specialist workshop. R
R
eplacing t
eplacing t he 12 V batt
he 12 V batt ery
ery #
Obser vethe no tes on the 12 V battery
(/ page 387).
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you ha vethe
12 V battery replaced at a quali/ed specialist
wo rkshop, e.g. at a Mercedes-Benz Se rvice
Centre.
Obser vethefo llowing no tes if youwa nttoreplace
th e battery yourself:
R Alwaysre place a faulty battery with a battery
which meets the speci/c vehicle requ ire-
ments. The
vehicle is equipped with an AGMtech nol-
ogy bat tery (Absorbent Glass Mat) or a lith-
ium-ion batter y.Fu llve hicle functionality is
only guaranteed with an AGM bat tery or lith-
ium-ion batter y.Fo r saf etyre asons, Mercedes-
Benz recommends that you only use batteries
which ha vebeen tested and appro vedfo ryo ur
ve hicle byMercedes-Benz.
R Carryove r de tach able parts, such as vent
hoses, elbow /ttings or term inal co vers from
th e battery being replaced.
R Make sure that theve nt hose is alw ays con-
nected tothe original opening on the side of
th e batter y.
Fi t any existing or supplied cell caps.
Otherwise, gases or battery acid could
escape.
R Make sure that de tach able parts are recon-
nected in the same way. 392 392
Breakdown assistance

Displa
Displa
y messag
y messag es P
es Possible causes/conseq
ossible causes/consequences and uences andM
MSolutions
Solutions
#
Stop vehicle Leave engine
running *T
he 12 V battery charge leve l is too lo w. #
Stop theve hicle immediately in accordance with the tra1c conditions. Do not continue driving. #
Leavetheve hicle running #
Ifth e display message disappears: drive on. #
Ifth e display message does not disappear: consult a quali/ed specialist workshop.
Û 48 V battery See Owner's
Manual *T
he 48 V on-board elect rical system has function restrictions.
Comfort functions ma y berestric ted. #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop immediatel y.
Ý
Please wait 48 V battery
charging *T
he 48 V battery is dischar ged. You ha veswitched on theve hicle while the 12 V battery was being charge d with a
suitable charge r or while ano ther vehicle was pr oviding starting assistance.
The dischar ged 48 V battery is charge d automatically via thevo ltage con verter. ATer a fewminutes, theMotor can be
started again display message will be shown on the inst rument displa y. #
Start theve hicle. #
Drive theve hicle for a while tocharge the 12 V battery and the 48 V battery aTer disconnecting thech arge r from
th eve hicle.
If th eMotor can be started again display message does not appear aTer a fewminutes: 494 494
Display messages and
warning/indicator lamps

A
A
ut
ut omatic dr
omatic dr iving lights
iving lights................................ 161
A
A ut
ut omatic engine st
omatic engine st art
art
see ECO start/s top function
A
A ut
ut omatic engine st
omatic engine st op
op
see ECO start/s top function
A
A ut
ut omatic fr
omatic fr ont passeng
ont passeng er airbag
er airbagshut
shuto.
o.
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator la mps...... 53
A
A ut
ut omatic measur
omatic measur es
esaTer
aTer an accident
an accident ............ 57
A
A ut
ut omatic mirr
omatic mirr or f
or folding function
olding function
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 176
A
A ut
ut omatic seat adjus
omatic seat adjustment tment
Setting................................................... 123
A
A ut
ut omatic tr
omatic tr ansmission
ansmission
DIRECT SELECT le ver............................. 209
Drive prog rams...................................... 205
DY NAMIC SELECT switch....................... 205
Engaging drive position.......................... 211
Engaging reve rsege ar............................ 210
Kickdown............................................... 212
Manual gear changing........................... .211
Selecting park position........................... 210
St eering wheel gearshiT paddles............ 211
Tr ansmission position displ ay................. 209
Tr ansmission position s........................... 209 Axle load Axle load
Perm issible............................................ 423
Tr ailer operatio n.................................... .441 B
B
Bag hook
Bag hook..................................................... 148
Ball neck
Ball neck Extending/r etra cting............................. .299
Extending/r etra cting (MBUX multime-
dia system)............................................ 301
B
B AS (Br
AS (Br ak
ake Assis
e Assis t Syst
t System)
em)........................... 231
Batt
Batt er
ery (ke
y (ke y)
y)
Re placing................................................. 83
Batt
Batt er
ery (v
y (v ehicle)
ehicle)
Charging (Remo teOnline)..................... .192
No tes..................................................... 387
No tes (starting assis tance and charg-
ing)........................................................ 389
Belt
Belt see Seat belt
Bicy
Bicy cle r
cle r ack
ack
Load capacit y........................................ 440
Tr ailer operatio n.................................... .304 Blind Spo
Blind Spo t Assist
t Assist
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 264
Fu nction................................................ 261
System limi tations.................................. 261
Blow
Blow er
er
see Clima tecont rol
BlueTEC BlueTEC see AdBlue ®
Bonnet Bonnet Opening/closing.................................... 365
Boo
Boo t lid
t lid
see Tailgate
Br
Br ak
ak e Assis
e Assist Syst t System
em
see BAS (Brake Assist System)
Br
Br ak
ak e
e0uid
0uid
No tes..................................................... 432
Br
Br ak
ak e f
e f or
orce disce distr tribution
ibution
EBD (Elect ronic Brake forc e Distribu-
tion)....................................................... 235
Br
Br ak
ak es
es
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System).............. 231
Ac tive Brake Assist................................. 253
Ad aptive brake lights.............................. 236 522 522
Index

Calling
the Mercedes-Benz Customer
Centre aTer automatic accident or
breakdown de tection............................. 342
Consenting todata transfer.................... 343
Information............................................ 341
Making a call via theove rhead control
panel..................................................... 340
Tr ansfer red data..................................... 343
Mer
Mer cedes me connect cedes me connect
Ac cident and Breakdown Managemen t...3 45
Information............................................3 44
Tr ansfer red data..................................... 346
Mer
Mer cedes-
cedes- AMG v
AMG vehicles
ehicles
No tes..................................................... 190
Mer
Mercedes-Benz emerg cedes-Benz emerg ency call sy st
enc y call sy stem
em
Au tomatic emer gency call...................... 351
Information........................................... .349
Information about data transfer...... 352, 354
Manual emer gency call.......................... 352
Overview................................................ 351
Self-diagnosis........................................ 354
St arting/ending ERA-GLONASS test
mode..................................................... 354 Mer
Mercedes-Benz ser cedes-Benz ser vice centre vice centre
see Quali/ed specialist workshop
Messag
Messag e (ins
e (instr
trument displa
ument displa y)
y)
see Displ aymessage
Messag
Messag e memory
e memory ......................................... 442
Mirr
Mirr ors
ors
see Outside mir rors
Mobile phone
Mobile phone Frequencies........................................... 421
No tes on wireless chargin g.................... 155
Tr ansmission output (maximum )............. 421
Wi reless charging (rear)........................ .157
Mobile phone
Mobile phone see Smartphone integ ration
see Telephone
Model type
Model type see Vehicle identi/cation plate
MOExt
MOExt ended tyr
ended tyr es
es....................................... .382
Mot
Mot orwa
or wa y mode
y mode .......................................... .164
Mo
Mo ving away
ving away
see Driving tips
MUL
MUL TIBEAM LED
TIBEAM LED
see Intelli gent Light System Multifunction camera
Multifunction camera
ROAD SURF ACE SCAN.......................... .276
Multifunction st
Multifunction st eer
eering wheel
ing wheel
Overview of buttons............................... 310
Multifunction st
Multifunction st eer
eering wheel
ing wheel
see Steering wheel
Multimedia syst
Multimedia syst em
em
Ac tivating/deactivating DSR.................. 250
Extending/r etra cting theru nning
boa rds..................................................... 90
Multimedia syst
Multimedia syst em
em
see MBUX multimedia system N
N
N
N a
avig
vig ation
ation
Ac tivating............................................... 329
No tes..................................................... 328
Overview................................................ 330
Sh ow ing/hiding the menu...................... 329
Na Na vig
vigation
ation
see Destination entry
see Map
see Route 540 540
Index