2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV transmission

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Park position
k Reversege ar
i Neutral
h Drive position
Eng
Eng aging rev
aging rever
erse g
se g ear R
ear R #
Depress the brake pedal and push the DIRECT
SELECT le ver upwards past the /r stpoint of
re sis tance. Eng
Eng aging neutr
aging neutr al N
al N #
Dep ress the brake pedal and push the DIRECT
SELECT le ver up or down tothe /rst point of
re sis tance.
% ToshiT into neutral iwith theve hicle
switched on, push the selector le ver up or
down for se veral seconds tothe /rst point of
re sis tance.
Subsequently releasing the brake pedal will allow
yo uto mo vetheve hicle freel y,e.g. topush it or
to w it away.
Pr
Pr oceed as f
oceed as f ollow
ollow s if y
s if you w
ou w ant t
ant the aut
he aut omatic
omatic
tr
tr ansmission t
ansmission t o r
o remain in neutr
emain in neutr al
ali
i ev
even if t
en if t he
he
v
v ehicle is switc
ehicle is switc hed
hedo.
o.or t
or t he dr
he dr iv
iver's door is
er's door is
opened:
opened: #
Depress the brake pedal and engage neutral
i when the car is stationar y.
The N permanently active Risk of vehicle roll-
ing messa geappears in the inst rument dis-
pla y. #
Release the brake pedal. #
Switch o. theve hicle. %
Ifyo uth en exitth eve hicle leaving theke y in
th eve hicle, the automatic transmission
re mains in neut rali.
The park position jis automatically re-engaged
as soon as one of thefo llowing conditions is met:
R You switch totransmission position hork.
R You press the button j.
Eng
Eng aging par
aging par k position P
k position P #
Obser vethe no tes on parking theve hicle
(/ page 222). #
Depress the brake pedal until theve hicle
comes toa standstill. #
When theve hicle is at a standstill, press but-
to nj.
When the transmission position display sho ws
j ,th e park position is engaged. If no trans-
mission position display jappears, secure
th eve hicle toprev ent it from rolling away.
% Depending on the situation, it may take a
short time until jis engaged. Therefore,
alw ays pay attention tothe transmission posi-
tion displa y. 210
210
Driving and parking

Pa
rk position jis engaged automatically if one
of thefo llowing conditions is met:
R You switch the stationary vehicle o. in trans-
mission position hork.
R You open the driver's door when theve hicle is
at a standstill or when driving at a very low
speed and the transmission position is hor
k.
R When theve hicle is rolling, you switch if o. in
transmission position hork and bring it to
a standstill.
R You switch o. the engine, bring theve hicle to
a standstill and open the driver's door when
th eve hicle is stationary or when theve hicle is
ro lling and the transmission position is i.
R Engaging park position jautomatically is
re qu ired bytheve hicle.
% Tomanoeuv rewith an open driver's door,
open the driver's door while at a standstill and
engage transmission position hork again. Eng
Eng aging dr
aging dr iv
ive position D
e position D #
Depress the brake pedal and push the DIRECT
SELECT le ver down past the /r stpoint of
re sis tance.
When the automatic transmission is in transmis-
sion position h, it shiTsthege ars automaticall y.
This depends, among other things, on thefo llo w-
ing factors:
R The selected drive prog ram
R The position of the accelerator pedal
R The driving speed Manual
Manual
g
gear
ear shiTing
shiTing P
P
er
er manent se
manent se tting (v
tting (vehicles wit
ehicles wit h
hO.-R
O.-R oad
oadpack-
pac k-
ag
ag e or E-A
e or E-A CTIVE BOD
CTIVE BOD Y C
Y CONTR
ONTR OL)
OL)
* NO
NOTE
TEMercedes-AMG vehicles #
Obser vethe no tes in the Supplement.
Yo u could otherwise failto recognise
dangers. #
A Activ ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating:
ating:Pullrock er switch 1.
If indicator lamp is lit, manual shiTing is acti-
va ted. The cur rent gear is displ ayed inthe
inst rument displa y. Driving and parking
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T
T
em
em por
por ar
ary se
y se tting
tting #
T
To activ
o activ at
ate:
e: Pull steering wheel gearshiT pad-
dle 1 or2.
Manual shiTing is activated for a short time.
Tr ansmission position pand the cur rent gear
appear in the inst rument displa y. #
T
To deactiv
o deactiv at
ate:
e: Pull steering wheel gearshiT
paddle 2and hold it in place.
Tr ansmission position happears in the
inst rument displa y.
% Topermanently shiT thege ars manually in
drive prog ram = usingthe steering wheel
ge arshiT paddles, select thep setting for
th e transmission. ShiTing
ShiTing #
T
T o
o shiT
shiT up:
up:Pull steering wheel gearshiT pad-
dle 2. #
T
T o
o shiT
shiT do
down:
wn: Pull steering wheel gearshiT
paddle 1. Gear
Gear
shiT
shiT r
recommendation
ecommendation The
gearshiT recommendation assists you in
adopting an economical driving style. #
Ifth ege arshiT recommendation 1appears
next tothe transmission position displa y,shiT
to there commended gear. Using kic
Using kic
kdo
kdown
wn #
Maximum acceler
Maximum acceler ation:
ation:depress the accelera-
to r pedal be yond the pressure point.
To protect against engine overrev ,th e automatic
transmission shiTs up tothe next gear when maxi-
mum engine speed has been reached. Glide mode function
Glide mode function
*
N
NOOTE
TE Mercedes-AMG vehicles #
Obser vethe no tes in the Supplement.
Yo u could otherwise failto recognise
dangers. %
Mer
Mercedes-Ma
cedes-Ma ybac
ybach v
h vehicles:
ehicles: the Glide mode
function is not available.
Wi th an anticipatory driving st yle, Glide mode
helps youto reduce fuel consum ption.
Glide mode is characterised bythefo llowing:
R The combustion engine is disconnected from
th e driv etra in and continues torun in neutral. 212
212
Driving and parking

R
The transmission position display his sh own
in green.
R V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h 48 V on-boar
h 48 V on-boar d electr
d electrical syst
ical syst em:
em:
th e combustion engine can be switched o..
All of theve hicle functions remain active.
Glide mode is activated if thefo llowing conditions
are met:
R Drive prog ram ; is selected.
R The speed is within a suitable range.
R The road's cou rse is suitable, e.g. no steep
uphill or downhill inclines or tight bends.
R There is no trailer hitched up tothe trailer
hitch, and no bicycle rack Fitted.
R You do not depress the accelerator or brake
pedal (e xcept for light brake applications).
% Glide mode can also be activated if you ha ve
selected the "Eco" setting forth e drive in the
drive prog ram =.
Glide mode is deactivated again if one of the con-
ditions is no longer met. Glide mode can also be pr
evented bythefo llowing
parame ters:
R Incline
R Downhill gradient
R Temp erature
R Height
R Speed
R Operating status of the engine
R Tra1c situation T T
r
ransf
ansf er case
er case F
F
unction of t
unction of t he tr
he transf
ansfer case
er case &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of skidding and having an
accident when in LOW RANGE on slippery
ro ad sur faces
The wheels can block and thus lose traction
on slippery road sur faces, particular lyin the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo ure lease the accelerator pedal when
th eve hicle is in motion.
R if o.-road ABS inter venes when braking. #
Never select theLO W RANGE o.- road
ge ar when driving on slippery road sur fa-
ces. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident when the
transfer case is in neutral position
The vehicle may rollawa y unin tentionally if you
do not wait until the transfer case shiT opera-
tion is comple te. Driving and parking
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213

#
Wait until the transfer case shiT opera-
tion is comple te.This function is only
available in vehicles with O.-
ro ad pac kage.
ShiT the transfer case tothe on-road position
HIGH RAN
HIGH RAN GE
GEor into the LLO
O W RAN
W RAN GE
GEo.-road
ge ar.
Do not switch o. the engine during shiT operation
and do not shiT the automatic transmission to
ano ther position.
ShiT
ShiT r
rang
ang es
es
R HIGH RAN
HIGH RAN GE:
GE: Road position for all normal on-
ro ad driving situations
R LO
LOW RAN
W RAN GE:
GE:O.-road gear for driving o.-
ro ad, when ford ing and on steep uphill or
downhill inclines
Properties of theLO W RANGE o.- road gear:
R reduced maximum permissible speed:
50 km/h
R increased tractive po wer R
changing the transmission ratio byafa ctor of
about three
R increased drive torque
Do not use LOW RANGE in thefo llowing situa-
tions:
R when driving on public roads. ShiTing
ShiTing
t
the tr
he tr ansf
ansfer case
er case ShiTing ShiTing
t to t
o t he LO
he LOW RAN
W RAN GE
GEo.-r
o.-r oad
oad g
gear
ear Re
quirements:
R You are not driving on a pa ved or public road.
R The vehicle is stationar y.214
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Driving and parking

#
Pull the LLO
O W RAN
W RAN GE
GE1 rock er switch.
Indicator lamp 2will 0ash. The shiT requ est
st ay s active for a maximum of 30 seconds. If
all requ irements for shiT operation are not ful-
/lled within this time, the indicator lamp 2
switches o. again and the shiT operation
must be star ted again. #
ShiT the transmission toposition i.
If shiT operation is successful, the message
LOW RANGE on appears inthe instrument
cluster, an audible signal sounds and indicator
lamp 2and an indicator lamp in the inst ru-
ment clus ter light up continuousl y.#
ShiT the transmission toposition h.
% Ifyo u switch o. theve hicle in LOW RANGE, it
re mains in LOW RANGE the next time you
start the engine.
% You will not be able toswitch on LOW RANGE
if drive prog ram C orB is switched on.
The vehicle switches todrive prog ram A. In t
In t he on-r
he on-r oad position,
oad position, shiT
shiTt
to HIGH RAN
o HIGH RAN GE
GE
Re quirements:
R The vehicle is star ted and you are not driving
fa ster than 50 km/h. #
Pull the LLO
O W RAN
W RAN GE
GE1 rock er switch.
The shiT requ est st ays active for a maximum
of 30 seconds. If all requ irements for shiT
operation ha venot been ful/lled within this
time, shiT operation must be star ted again. #
ShiT the transmission toposition i.
If shiT operation is successful, the message
LOW RANGE off appears inthe inst rument
cluster, an audible signal sounds and the indi-
cator lamps go out. #
ShiT the transmission toposition h. F
F
unction of t
unction of t he 4MA
he 4MATIC
TIC
4MATIC ensures that all four wheels are driven.
To get her with ESP ®
and 4ETS, 4MATIC impr oves
th e traction of your vehicle whene ver a driven
wheel spins due toinsu1cient traction. Yo
u can display the cur rent distribution of drive
to rque s on all four wheels in the head-up display
and in theright-hand display range of the inst ru-
ment display . The higher there specti vescale is
/lled, the higher the cor responding drive torque
is.
If yo ufa ilto adapt your driving style, 4MATIC can
neither reduce therisk of an accident nor override
th e la wsof ph ysics. 4MATIC cannot take account Driving and parking
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P
P
ar
ar king
king P
P
ar
ar king t
king t he v
he vehicle
ehicle &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident and injury
caused byan insu1ciently secured vehi-
cle rolling away
If th eve hicle is not securely par ked su1-
cient ly,it can rollawa y in an uncontrolled way
eve n at a slight downhill gradient. #
On uphill or downhill gradients, turn the
front wheels so that theve hicle rolls
to wa rdsth eke rb if it starts moving. #
apply the parking brake. #
Switch the transmission toposition j. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of /re caused byhot
ex haust system parts
Flammable materials such as lea ves, grass or
twigs may ignite. #
Park theve hicle so that no 0ammable
material can come into contact with hot
ve hicle components. #
In particular, do not park on dry grass-
land or har vested grain /elds. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident and injury due
to leaving children unattended in theve hi-
cle
If ch ildren are leT unattended in theve hicle,
th ey could, in particular:
R open doors, thereby endangering other
persons or road users.
R get out and be struck byoncoming tra1c.
R operate vehicle equipment and become
trapped, forex ample.
In addition, thech ildren could also set the
ve hicle in motion by,fo rex ample:
R releasing the parking brake.
R changing the transmission position.
R starting theve hicle. #
Never lea vechildren unattended in the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke the
ke y with you and lock theve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle key out of there ach of
ch ildren. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damage totheve hicle due toitro ll-
ing away #
Always secure theve hicle against rolling
awa y. *
N
NO
OTE
TE Damage due totheve hicle lo wering V
V
ehicles wit
ehicles wit h AIRMA
h AIRMATIC or E-A
TIC or E-A CTIVE BOD
CTIVE BOD Y
Y
C
C ONTR
ONTR OL:
OL:The vehicle can lo wer because of
te mp erature di.erences or longer non-opera-
tional times. This can cause damage toparts
of the body. #
When stopping theve hicle and when
driving o., make sure that there are no
obstacles such as curbs under or in the
immediate vicinity of the body. 222
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Driving and parking

#
Bring theve hicle toa standstill bypressing the
brake pedal. #
Ongradients, turn the front wheels so that the
ve hicle will rollto wa rdsth eke rb if it starts
moving. #
Apply the electric parking brake. #
Engage transmission position jin a station-
ary vehicle with the brake pedal applied
(/ page 210). #
Switch o. theve hicle bypressing the1 but-
to n. #
Release the service brake slo wly. #
Get out of theve hicle and lock it.
% When you park theve hicle, you can still oper-
ate the side windo wsand the sliding sunroof
fo r appr oximately four minutes if the driver's
door is closed.
% When you park theve hicle, you can still oper-
ate the side windo wsand the panoramic slid-
ing sunroof for appr oximately four minutes if
th e driver's door is closed. Gar
Gar
ag
age door opener
e door opener Pr
Pr
ogr
ogr amming butt
amming butt ons f
ons for t
or the g
he g ar
arag
ag e door opener
e door opener &
D
DAN
AN GER
GER Risk of fatal injuries caused by
ex haust gases
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses such as carbon monoxide. Inhaling
th ese exhaust gases is hazardous tohealth
and leads topoisoning. #
Never lea vetheve hicle or, if present, the
stationa ryheater running in an enclosed
space without su1cient ventilation. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injury bybecoming
trapped when opening and closing a
ga rage door
When you operate or prog ram a garage door
with an integ ratedga rage door opener, per-
sons can become trapped or struck bythe
ga rage door if they stand wi thin its range of
mo vement. Driving and parking
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