2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV reset

Calling up
Calling up
#
Press button 1.
The rear seat is selected if the indicator lamp
in the button does not light up. #
Press cor responding preset position button
4 orT.
The rear seat will mo vetothe stored position. Oper
Oper
ating t
ating t he fr
he front passeng
ont passeng er seat and r
er seat and r ear seats
ear seats
via t
via t he memor
he memor y function in t
y function in t he r
he rear com
ear com par
partment
tment R R
eq eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R For selecting the front passenger seat: the
po we r supply is switched on
St
St or
oring
ing Seats and st
owing
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#
Press button 1.
The rear seat is selected if the indicator lamp
in the button does not light up. #
Adjust there ar seat using the buttons in the
door control panel (/ page 113).#
Press button 1.
When the indicator lamp lights up, the front
passenger seat is selected. #
Adjust the front passenger seat using the but-
to ns on the door operating unit in there ar
passen ger compartment (/ page 108).#
Ensure that the indicator lamp in button 1
lights up. #
Press memory button M and, within thre e sec-
onds, press preset position button 4.
The settings forth e front passenger seat and
th ere ar seat are stored in the preset position.
% You cannot store any settings on the buttons
fo r setting and straightening the fully reclined
position. Calling up
Calling up #
Press button 1.
When the indicator lamp lights up, the front
passenger seat is selected. 134
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Seats and st
owing

#
Press preset position button 4.
Bo th seats mo veinto the stored position.
% You can use there ar-compartment child
saf ety lock todisable this function
(/ page 80). S
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tes on loading t
es on loading t he v
he vehicle
ehicle &
D
DAN
AN GER
GER Risk of poisoning from exhaust
ga ses
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses, such as carbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter theve hicle interior if theta il-
ga te is open when theve hicle is running,
especially if theve hicle is in motion. #
Always switch o. theve hicle before
opening theta ilgate. #
Never drive with theta ilgate open. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury from unsecured
items in theve hicle
If objects, lug gage or loads are not secured or
not secured su1cient ly,they could slip, tip
ov er or be thro wn around and thereby hit vehi-
cle occupants.
There is a risk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of sudden braking or a sudden change
in direction. #
Always st owobjects in such a wayth at
th ey cannot be thro wn around. #
Before the journe y,secure objects, lug-
ga ge or loads against slipping or tipping
ove r. &
W WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injury due toobjects
being st owed incor rectly
If objects in theve hicle interior are st owed
incor rectl y,they can slide or be thro wn around
and hit vehicle occupants. In addition, cup
holders, open st owage spaces and mobile
phone brac kets cannot alw aysreta in all
objects they contain.
There is a risk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of braking manoeuvres or abrupt
ch anges in direction. #
Always st owobjects so that they cann ot
be thro wn around in such situations. #
Always make sure that objects do not
pr otru de from st owage spaces, lug gage
nets or st owage nets. Seats and st
owing
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Pa
rticular lyin thefo llowing situations, ATTENTION
ASSIST only functions in a restric ted manner and
wa rnings may be dela yed or not occur:
R Ifyo u ha vebeen driving for less than appr ox-
imately 30 minutes.
R Ifth ero ad condition is poor (une venro ad sur-
fa ce or po tholes).
R Ifth ere is a strong side wind.
R Ifyo u adopt a sporty driving style (high corner-
ing speeds or high rates of acceleration).
R IfAc tive Steering Assist is activated and active
(/ page 251).
R Ifth e time has been set incor rectl y.
R Ifyo uch ange lanes and vary your speed fre-
qu ently in active driving situations.
The ATTENTION ASSIST dr owsiness or alertness
assessment is reset and restar ted when continu-
ing the journey in thefo llowing situations:
R You switch o. theve hicle.
R Ifyo u unfasten your seat belt and open the
driver's door (e.g. tochange drivers or take a
break). Se
Se tting A
tting A TTENTION ASSIST
TTENTION ASSIST
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Attention Assist
Se
Se tting op
tting op tions
tions #
Select Standard, SensitiveorOff.
Sugg
Sugg es
esting a rting a r es
est art ar ea
ea #
Select Suggest rest area. #
Activate or deactivate the function.
If AT TENTION ASSIST de tects fatigue or
increasing lack of attention, it suggests a rest
area in the vicinity. #
Select the suggested rest area.
Yo u are guided tothe selected rest area. Cr
Cr
uise contr
uise control and limit ol and limit er
er F
F
unction of cr
unction of cr uise contr
uise controlol
Cruise control regula testh e speed totheva lue
selected bythe driver.
If yo u accelerate toove rtake, forex ample, the
stored speed is not dele ted. If youre mo veyour fo
ot from the accelerator pedal aTer overtaking,
cruise cont rol will resume speed regulation back
to the stored speed.
Yo u can store any speed abo ve20 km/h up tothe
maximum design speed or up tothe set winter
tyre limit. When driving in L LO
O W RAN
W RAN GE
GEo.-road
ge ar, the adjustable speed is reduced
(/ page 213).
Obser vethe no tes on driving systems and your
re sponsibility; you may otherwise failto recognise
dangers (/ page 229).
Mer
Mer cedes‑
cedes‑ AMG v
AMG vehicles:
ehicles: cruise cont rol isavaila-
ble up toa maximum speed of 250 km/h.
Displ ay
Display s in t
s in the Ins
he Instr trument Display
ument Display
R h (gre y): cruise control is selected but not
yet activated.
R h (gre en): cruise control is active.
A stored speed appears along with theh dis-
pla y.
% The segments extending from the cur rent
stored speed tothe end of the scale, or tothe
set winter tyre limit, light up in the speedome-
te r. 238
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Driving and parking

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
R
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
(/ page 276).
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

Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of ins
w of ins tr
trument display
ument display 1
Display content on leT (e xample: speedome-
te r): speedome ter / time / date / trip com-
puter From start andFrom reset /range /
audio / angle of incline and app roach/depar-
ture
The segments on the speedome ter indicate
th e statuses of thefo llowing systems: cruise control/limiter/Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC
2 Outside temp erature
3 Digital speedome ter
4 Time
5 Display content on right (e xample:tach ome-
te r): tach ome ter / average fuel consump-
tion / ECO display / navigation / G-me ter / assistant display / 4MATIC / suspension /
po
we r me ter / po werav ailability displ ayof
th e electric mo tor (equipment-dependent)
The fuel supply will be inter rupted toprotect
th e engine when there d mark on therev
counter (o verrev ving range) is reached.
6 Index points Instrument displ
ayand on-board computer
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The driver's seat is equipped with an access pre-
ve
nter.
If th e driver's door is open, the driver's seat will
not
not be set aTer calling up the driver's pro/le.
Pro/les store your vehicle settings and settings
fo rth e multimedia system. If theve hicle is used
by several drivers, the driver can select their own
pro/le without changing the stored pro/le settings
of other drivers.
% Information on pro/les from Mercedes me
connect can be found in the Digital Opera-
to r's Manual.
Ve hicle settings are, forex ample, driver's seat,
steering wheel and mir ror settings, climate control
and ambient lighting. Forth e settings of the multi-
media system, you can select, forex ample, radio
stations, pr evious destinations as well as themes,
suggestions and favo urites.
Fo rre cur ring driving situations, such as long
drives on the mo torw ay,yo u can sa veyour prefer-
re d settings in a theme in theve hicle. In a theme
yo u can sa vethe display of the digital map, your
prefer redra dio station and prefer red drive pro-
gr am, forex ample. The
vehicle can learn the habits of the driver. It
th en o.ers suggestions forth e most probable
navigation destinations, media sources, radio sta-
tions or contacts. The pre-requirements forth at
are the selection of a pro/le, your consent tothe
re cording of data and su1cient collected data.
Fa vourites pr ovide quick access toapplications
th at are used oTen. You can select favo urites
from categories or add them directly toan appli-
cation. Con/gur
Con/gur ing ingpr
pro/les,
o/les, t
themes and sugg
hemes and sugg es
es tions
tions Multimedia system:
4 © 5
f Profiles
Cr
Cr eating a ne
eating a ne w
wpr
pro/le
o/le #
Select WCreate profile . #
Select an avatar. #
Enter the name and con/ rmwith a. #
Select Continue r. #
Select Current settings . #
Select Save. #
Activate Blue tooth ®
and select Connect
phone, toconnect a mobile phone with the
user pro/le . #
Select Finished.
Selecting
Selecting pr
pr o/le
o/le op
options
tions #
Select Äfor a pro/le.
The following functions are available:
R Editing, resetting or deleting a pro/le
R Resetting themes or favo urites
R Con/guring suggestions
Con/gur Con/gur ing ingsugg
sugg es
estionstions #
Select Äfor a pro/le. #
Select Suggestions settings. #
Switch Allow destination suggestions, Allow
music suggestions andAllow contact sugges-
tions on or o.. #
T
To deactiv
o deactiv at
ate t
e t he lear
he lear ning function f
ning function f or one
or one
day
day :
:activate Deact. learn. for 24h .
Fo r 24 hours no new actions will be trained
and no data recorded forth e active pro/le.
Suggestions will continue tobe shown. MBUX multimedia system
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Example: if
the option is switched on and a
ro ute toa new destination has been calcula-
te d, this destination would not be take n into
account forth e learning function.
Cr
Cr eating ne
eating ne w t
w themes
hemes #
Select ©. #
Select THEMES. #
Select WSet theme .
The settings which are sa ved in theth eme are
shown. #
Select Continue r. #
Select AudioandNavigation (Navigation) and
store the active settings in theth eme. #
Select Continue r. #
Select an entry screen. #
Select Continue r. #
Select an image. #
Enter the names into the entry /eld and con-
/rm with a. #
Select Save. Syst
Syst
em se
em se ttings
ttings Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of t
w of t he sy
he syst
stem se
em se ttings menu
ttings menu In
the system settings menu, you can make set-
tings in thefo llowing menus and control ele-
ments:
R Display
- Styles
- Instrument lighting
- Display brightness
- Edge lighting
- Day/night design
R Control elements
- Keyboard language and handwriting recog-
nition
- Sensitivity of theto uchpad
- Sensitivity of theTo uch Controls
R LINGU ATRO NIC
R Sound
- Enter tainment
- Navigation and tra1c announcements -
Telephone
- Voice ampli/cation tothere ar
R Connectivity
- Wi-Fi, Blue tooth ®
, NFC
R Time & date
R Language
R Units for distance
R SoTware updates
R Data import/export
R PIN pr otection
R System Reset Inf
Inf
or
ormation on im
mation on im port
portant syst
ant syst em updat
em updat es
es Impor
tant system updates may be necessary for
th e security of your multimedia system's data.
Install these updates, or else the security of your
multimedia system cannot be ensured.
A system update consists of thre e steps:
R Downloading or copying of the data requ ired
fo r installation
R Installation of the downloaded system update 324 324
MBUX multimedia system