2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV ignition

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WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of becoming trapped due
to theve hicle lo wering
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h AIRMA
h AIRMATIC or lev
TIC or lev el contr
el control:
ol:when
yo u unload luggage or lea vetheve hicle, the
ve hicle /rst rises slightly and then returns to
th e set le vel shortly aTer wards.
Yo u or an yone else in the vicinity of the wheel
ar ch es or the underbody could thus become
trapped.
The vehicle can also be lo wered aTer being
loc ked. #
When leaving theve hicle, make sure that
nobody is in the vicinity of the wheel
ar ch es or the underbody. R R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle has been star ted.
R V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit hout
houtO.-r
O.-road
oadpack
pack ag
age:
e: theve hicle
is being driven no faster than 65 km/h.
R V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h
hO.-r
O.-r oad
oadpack
pack ag
age:
e:
- O.-road le vel +1: theve hicle is not moving
fa ster than 100 km/h. -
O.-road le vel +2: theve hicle is not moving
fast erthan 65 km/h.
- O.-road le vel +3: theve hicle is not moving
fa ster than 20 km/h.
R
R aising t
aising t he v
he vehicle (v
ehicle (v ehicles wit
ehicles wit hout
houtO.-r
O.-road
oad
pack
pack ag
age)
e) #
Push rock er switch 1forw ards.
Indicator lamp 20ashes while theve hicle is
being raised and lights up continuously when
it has /nished rising.
Yo ur selection is sa ved. The o.- road le vel set
re mains stored even aTer the ignition has been
switched o..
The vehicle is lo wered again in thefo llowing situa-
tions:
R When driving faster than 80 km/h.
R When driving brie0y between 65 km/h and
80 km/h.
R ATer selecting a di.erent drive prog ram using
th eDY NAMIC SELECT switch.
The vehicle is adjusted tothe height of the active
drive prog ram.
Low
Low er ering t
ing t he v
he vehicle (v
ehicle (v ehicles wit
ehicles wit hout
houtO.-r
O.-road
oad
pack
pack ag
age)
e) #
Pull rock er switch 1.
The vehicle is adjusted tothe height of the
active drive prog ram.
Oper
Oper ation wit
ation wit h a tr
h a trailer or bicy
ailer or bicy cle r
cle rack
ack 278
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If
th e electrical connection has been cor rectly
es tablished tothe trailer or bicycle rack:
R From appr ox. 30 km/h: o.- road le vel +1 can
be selected, rega rdless of drive prog ram.
R From appr ox. 30 km/h: theve hicle is adjusted
to normal le vel,re ga rdless of drive prog ram.
R
R aising t
aising t he v
he vehicle (v
ehicle (v ehicles wit
ehicles wit h
hO.-r
O.-r oad
oadpack-
pac k-
ag
ag e)
e) #
Push rock er switch 1forw ards.
R O.-road le vel +1: one indicator lamp 2
lights up continuously when theve hicle
has /nished rising.
R O.-road le vel +2: two indicator lamps 2
light up continuously when theve hicle has
/nished rising.
R O.-road le vel +3: thre e indicator lamps 2
light up continuously when theve hicle has
/nished rising.
Yo ur selection is sa ved. The o.- road le vel set
re mains stored even aTer the ignition has been
switched o..
The vehicle is lo wered again in thefo llowing situa-
tions:
R O.- road le vel +3: when driving faster than
20 km/h.
The vehicle is lo weredto o.-road le vel +2.
R O.- road le vel +2:
- When driving faster than 80 km/h.
- When driving brie0y between 65 km/h and
80 km/h. The
vehicle is lo weredto o.-road le vel +1.
R O.- road le vel +1:
- When driving faster than 115 km/h.
- When driving brie0y between 100 km/h
and 115 km/h.
The vehicle is lo weredto the normal le vel.
R ATer selecting a di.erent drive prog ram using
th eDY NAMIC SELECT switch.
The vehicle is adjusted tothe height of the
active drive prog ram.
Oper
Oper ation wit ation wit h a tr
h a tr ailer or bicy
ailer or bicy cle r
cle rack
ack
If th e electrical connection has been cor rectly
es tablished tothe trailer or bicycle rack:
R Uptoappr ox. 20 km/h: o.- road le vels +1, +2
and +3 can be selected, rega rdless of drive
prog ram.
R Uptoappr ox. 30 km/h: o.- road le vels +1, +2
and +3 can be selected, rega rdless of drive
prog ram.
R From appr ox. 30 km/h: theve hicle is adjusted
to normal le vel,re ga rdless of drive prog ram. Driving and parking
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Low
Low
er
ering t
ing t he v
he vehicle (v
ehicle (v ehicles wit
ehicles wit h
hO.-r
O.-r oad
oad pack-
pac k-
ag
ag e)
e) #
Pull rock er switch 1.
R O.- road le vel +3: theve hicle is lo weredto
o.-road le vel +2. Two indicator lamps 2
light up continuously when theve hicle has
/nished lo wering.
R O.-road le vel +2: theve hicle is lo weredto
o.-road le vel +1. One indicator lamp 2
lights up continuously when theve hicle
has /nished lo wering.
R O.-road le vel +1: theve hicle is lo weredto
th e normal le vel. No indicator lamp 2
lights up when theve hicle has /nished
lo we ring.
Yo ur selection is sa ved. The o.- road le vel set
re mains stored even aTer the ignition has been
switched o..
Se
Se tting tting O.-r
O.-road
oadAssist
Assist
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R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R theve hicle is stationar y.
R theve hicle is set too.-road le vel 1 or 2 R
the O.- road or O.-road Plus (only vehicles
with O.-road pac kage ) drive prog ram has
been selected
R the ignition is switched on
R all doors and the bonnet are closed
R the transmission is not engaged in position j
R there is no trailer coupled
R theve hicle is outdoors
R the de tected lateral inclination of theve hicle
must not exceed appr ox. 15°
R the system is within its operating temp erature
R the on-board voltage is su1ciently high
Multimedia system: 4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Offroad Assist
R
R ecov
ecov er
ery mode
y mode
Re covery mode assists the driver when pulling
awa y on rough terrain, such as sand or sno w. #
Select Free driving mode . #
Select Start.
Re covery mode is activated. #
Select Stoptostop reco very mode.
Re covery mode is automatically deactivated in the
fo llowing situations:
R you are actually tr avelling faster than 15 km/h
R aTer a running time of 30 seconds
R it is de tected that an object has hit the under-
body of theve hicle hard
R not all conditions are met
% Further information on reco very mode
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Individual wheel contr Individual wheel contr ol ol
Individual wheel control enables theve hicle le vel
to be set separately for each wheel. #
Select Individual wheel control . #
Set theve hicle le velfo rth e desired wheel.
% You can also use theto uchscreen toset the
le ve lfo r two or more wheels at the same
time. #
Select Resettoset all wheels tothe default
setting. 280
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Driving and parking

Switc
Switc
hingrev
hing rever
ersing camer
sing camer a aut
a automatic mode
omatic mode
on/o.
on/o.
The reve rsing camera is only an aid. It is not a
substitute foryo ur attention tothe sur roundings.
The responsibility for safe manoeuvring and par k-
ing remains with you. Make sure that no persons,
animals or objects etc. are in the manoeuvring
ra nge. Pay attention toyour sur roundings and be
re ady tobrake at all times.
Multimedia system: 4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Camera & parking #
Switch Auto reversing camera on or o..
Opening t Opening t he camer
he camera cov
a cover of t
er of t herev
he rever
ersing cam-
sing cam-
era
era
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Camera & parking #
Select Open camera cover.
% The camera co ver closes automatically aTer
some time or aTer an ignition cycle. P P
ar
ar king Assis
king Assist P t PARK
ARK TR
TRONIC
ONIC F
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unction of P
unction of P ar
arking Assis
king Assist P t PARK
ARK TR
TRONIC
ONIC
Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC is an electronic par k-
ing assistance system with ultrasound. It monitors
th e area around your vehicle using multiple sen-
sors on the front bumper and on there ar bumper.
Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC show syo uth e dis-
ta nce between your vehicle and a de tected obs ta-
cle visual lyand audib ly.
Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC is only an aid. It is
not a substitute foryo ur attention tothe sur round-
ings. The responsibility for safe manoeuvring and
parking remains with you. Make sure that there
are no persons, animals or objects in the manoeu-
vring area while manoeuvring and parking in/exit-
ing parking spaces.
In the standard setting, an intermittent warning
to ne sounds from a distance of app roximately
0.3 m toan obs tacle in front and appr oximately
1.0 m toan obs tacle behind. A continuous warn-
ing tone sounds from a distance of app roximately
0.2 m. Using theWarn early all-round setting in
th e multimedia system, thewa rning tones for
front and side impact pro tection can be set tosound at a
greater distance of appr oximately
1.0 m in front and 0.6 m on the sides
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% The Warn early all-round setting is always
active in there ar of theve hicle.
P
P ar ar king Assis
king Assis t P
t PARK
ARK TR
TRONIC displa
ONIC displa y in t
y in the multi-
he multi-
media syst
media syst em
em Ve
hicles without 360° Camera Driving and parking
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ß Press brie0 y:calls up favo urites
Press and hold: adds a favo urite or theme #
Alternativel y,tap© ontheto uchscreen. #
Call up the application (/ page 316). F
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unctions of LIN
unctions of LIN GUA
GUATR
TRONIC
ONIC &
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W ARNING
ARNING Risk of distraction from infor-
mation systems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information systems and com-
munication devices integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, you could be distracted from the
tra1c situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
tra1c situation pe rmits. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and tra1c conditions and operate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y. Fo
ryo ur ow n sa fety, alw ays obser vethefo llowing
points when operating mobile communications
equipment and especially your voice control sys-
te m:
R Obser vethe legal requ irements forth e coun-
try in which you are driving.
R Ifyo u use thevo ice control system in an emer-
ge ncy your voice can change and your tele-
phone call, e.g. an emer gency call, can
th ereby be unnecessarily dela yed.
R Familiarise yourself with thevo ice control sys-
te m functions before starting the journe y.
Wi th LINGU ATRO NIC, various applications in the
MBUX multimedia system are ope rable using
vo ice input. LINGU ATRO NIC is operational appr ox-
imately thirty seconds aTer the ignition is
switched on and is available forth e driver's seat
and front passenger seat.
The following multimedia system applications can
be operated:
R Telephone
R Text message and e-mail
R Navigation R
Address book
R Radio
R Media
R TV
R Vehicle functions S S
t
tar
ar ting LIN
ting LIN GUA
GUATR
TRONIC
ONIC MBUX multimedia system
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Activation of the downloaded system update
by restarting the system
% If automatic soTware updates are activated,
th e system updates will be downloaded auto-
maticall y.
The multimedia system pr ovides a message when
a system update is available.
Yo u ha vethefo llowing selection options:
R Accept and install
The system update will be downloaded in the
background.
R Information
Information about the pending system update
is displa yed.
R Later
The system update can be downloaded man-
ually at a later time.
Deep syst Deep syst em updat
em updates
es
Deep system updates access vehicle or system
settings and can therefore only be car ried out
when theve hicle is stationary and the ignition is
switched o.. If
th e download of a deep system update is com-
ple ted and the downloaded system update is
re ady for installation, you will be informed of this
aTer the next ignition cycle, forex ample.
% Park theve hicle safely in a suitable location
before starting the installation.
Re quirements forth e installation:
R The ignition is switched o..
R Notes and warnings ha vebeen read and
accep ted.
R The electric parking brake is applied.
If all requ irements ha vebeen ful/lled, the down-
loaded system update is installed. The multimedia
system cannot be operated while the downloaded
system update is being installed and vehicle func-
tions are restric ted.
If errors should occur during the installation, the
multimedia system automatically attem ptsto
re store the pr evious version. If restoration of the
pr ev ious version is not possible, a symbol appears
on the media displa y.Consult a quali/ed special-
ist workshop toresol vethe problem. Se
Se
tting up a W
tting up a W i-F
i-Fi ho
i ho tspot
tspot R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R T
To se
o se t up t
t up t he W
he Wi-F
i-Fi connection of t
i connection of t he multime-
he multime-
dia sy
dia sy st
stem wit
em wit h e
h ext
xter
er nal ho
nal ho tspo
tspots:
ts:your vehicle
does not ha vea permanent lyinstalled com-
munication module.
R The device tobe connected supports at least
one of the types of connection described.
Multimedia system: 4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Wi-Fi & Bluetooth
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating W
ating Wi-Fi
i-Fi #
Select Wi-Fi.
Connecting t
Connecting t he multimedia syst
he multimedia syst em wit
em with an e
h an ext
xter-
er-
nal ho
nal ho tspo
tspot using W
t using W i-Fi
i-Fi
The type of connection established must be selec-
te d on the multimedia system and on the device
to be connected. MBUX multimedia system
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#
Switch o. theve hicle. #
Neverto uch the danger zones sur round-
ing moving components, e.g. thero tation
area of thefa n. #
Remo vejewe llery and watches. #
Keep items of clo thing and hair away
from moving pa rts. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury from touching
components under voltage
The ignition system and the fuel injection sys-
te m operate at high voltage. You could receive
an elect ric shoc k. #
Neverto uch ignition system or fuel injec-
tion system components when theve hi-
cle is switched on. The live components include
thefo llowing, for
ex ample:
R Ignition coils
R Fuel injectors R
Electric lines tothe ignition coils and the fuel
injectors &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of burns from hot compo-
nent parts in the engine compartment
Cer tain component parts in the engine com-
partment can be very hot, e.g. the engine, the
cooler and parts of theex haust system. #
Allow the engine tocool down and only
to uch component parts described in the
fo llowing. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury from using the
windscreen wipers when the bonnet is
open
If th e windscreen wipers start moving when
th e bonnet is open, you could be trapped by
th e wiper linkage. #
Always switch o. the windscreen wipers
and theve hicle /r stifyo u need toopen
th e bonnet. Opening t
Opening t
he bonnet
he bonnet #
Torelease the bonnet, pull on handle 1.366
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#
Drain o. any excess engine oil that has been
added. Todo so, consult a quali/ed specialist
wo rkshop.
R For engine oil level turn on ignition #
Switch on theve hicle tocheck the engine oil
le ve l.
R Engine oil level System inoperative: The oil
le ve l sensor is defective or not connected. #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop.
R Engine oil level System currently unavail. #
Close the bonnet.
T
T opping up engine oil
opping up engine oil &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of burns from hot compo-
nent parts in the engine compartment
Cer tain component parts in the engine com-
partment can be very hot, e.g. the engine, the
cooler and parts of theex haust system. #
Allow the engine tocool down and only
to uch component parts described in the
fo llowing. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of /re and injury from
engine oil
If engine oil comes into contact with hot com-
ponent parts in the engine compartment, it
may ignite. #
Make sure that no engine oil is spilled
next tothe /ller opening. #
Allow the engine tocool o. and thor-
oughly clean the engine oil from compo-
nent parts before starting theve hicle. *
N NOOTE
TE Engine damage caused byan inco r-
re ct oil /lter, incor rect oil or additi ves #
Do not use engine oils or oil /lters which
do not cor respond tothe speci/cations
ex plicitly prescribed forth e service inter-
va ls. #
Follow the inst ructions on the service
inter val display forch anging the engine
oil and obser vethe prescribed change
inter vals. #
Do not use additives. *
N NOOTE
TE Damage caused bytopping up too
much engine oil To
o much engine oil can damage the engine or
th e catalytic con verter. #
Have excess engine oil remo ved at a
qu ali/ed specialist workshop. %
Depending on driving st yle, theve hicle con-
sumes up to0.8 litre of oil per 1000 km. The
oil consum ption may be higher than this when
th eve hicle is new or if you frequently drive at
high engine speeds.
% Depending on the engine, the cap may be
installed in the engine compartment in di.er-
ent locations. 368
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