2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV service

Inf
Inf
or
ormation on collision det
mation on collision det ection on a park
ection on a park ed
ed
v
v ehicle
ehicle If a collision is de
tected when theto w- awa y pro-
te ction is primed on a loc kedve hicle, you will
re ceive a noti/cation in the multimedia system
when you switch theve hicle on.
Yo u will receive information about thefo llowing
points:
R The area of theve hicle that may ha vebeen
damaged.
R The forc e of the impact.
The following situation can lead toinadver tent
activation:
R The par kedve hicle is mo ved, forex ample, in a
two-s tore yga rage.
% Deactivate tow- awa y protection in order to
pr ev ent inadver tent activation. If you deacti-
va te to w-awa y protection, collision de tection
will also be deactivated. Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
De tection may be restric ted in thefo llowing situa-
tions:
R theve hicle is damaged without impact, for
ex ample, if an outside mir ror is torn o. or the
paint is damaged byakey
R an impact occurs at low speed
R the electric parking brake is not applied N
No
ot
tes on par
es on par king up t
king up the v
he vehicle
ehicle If
yo u lea vetheve hicle par ked up for longer than
six weeks, it may su.er damage thro ugh disuse.
The 12 V battery may also be impaired or dam-
aged byheavy discharging.
% Further information can be obtained at a
qu ali/ed specialist workshop. S S
t
tandb
andb y mode (e
y mode (e xt
xtension of t
ension of t he st
he start
arter batt
er batt er
ery's
y's
per
per iod out of use)
iod out of use) S S
t
tandb
andb y mode function
y mode function
% This function is not available for all models. If standby mode is activated, energy loss will be
minimised during extended periods of non-opera-
tion.
St andby mode is characterised bythefo llowing:
R The star ter battery is preser ved.
R The maximum non-operational time appears in
the media displa y.
R The connection toonline services is inter rup-
te d.
R The ATA (anti-theT alarm system) is not availa-
ble.
R The interior pr otection and tow- aw ay protec-
tion functions are not available.
R The function for de tecting collisions on a
par kedve hicle is not available.
If th efo llowing conditions are ful/lled, standby
mode can be activated or deactivated using the
multimedia system:
R The vehicle is switched on.
R The vehicle has not been star ted.
Exceeding theve hicle's displ ayed non-operational
time may cause incon venience; i.e. it cannot be 228 228
Driving and parking

These sh
owthe selected display or menu con-
te nt.
7 Coolant temp erature display
During normal operation, the coolant temp er-
ature display is permitted torise to120°C.
Ve hicles with 48 V on-board elect rical system:
POWER and CHARGE display (electrical drive
support and recuperation po wer of the elec-
tric mo tor)
8 Selected drive prog ram
9 Selected transmission position
A Centre display area of the inst rument display
(e xamp le: standard display for trip): Assis-
ta nce / Telephone / Navigation / Trip /
Media / Radio / Styles and displa ys /
Service / Powe r me ter (equipment-depend-
ent)
B Fuel le vel, fuel /ller 0ap location indicator,
ra nge Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of t
w of t he butt
he butt ons on t
ons on t he st
he steer
eering wheel
ing wheel 1
P Back/Home button, on-board computer
Press and hold: sh ows standard display
2 Touch Control, on-board computer
3 Control panel for cruise control/limiter or
Ac tive Distance Assist DISTRONIC
4 Control panel for MBUX multimedia system:
£ LINGU ATRO NIC ß
Displa ysfavo urites
VO L: control knob, adjusts thevo lume or
switches the sound o. 8(press)
6 Makes/accepts a call
~ Rejects/ends a call
5 ò Calls up the home screen
6 Touch Control multimedia system
7 G Back button
8 Brightness control toadjust the lighting in the
Instrument Displ ayand in the control ele-
ments of theve hicle interior Oper
Oper
ating t
ating t he on-boar
he on-boar d com
d comput
puter
er
Obser vethe legal requ irements forth e country in
which you are cur rently driving when ope rating
th e on-board computer. 310
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Instrument display and on-board computer

The on-board computer is ope
rated using the leT-
hand Touch Control and the leT-hand back/home
button.
When the on-board computer is being operated,
di.erent acoustic signals will sound as operating
fe edbac k,e.g. when the end of a list is reached or
when you are scrolling thro ugh a list.
The following menus are available:
R Assistance
R Telephone
R Navigation
R Trip
R Radio R
Media
R Styles & display
R Service
% You can /nd information about the possible
settings and selections on the menus in the
Digital Owner's Manual.
The menus can be called up from the menu bar
on the inst rument displa y. #
T To call up t
o call up t he menu bar:
he menu bar: brie0y pressthe leT-
hand back button until the menu bar is dis-
pla yed.
% V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit hout A
hout Activ
ctive Dist
e Dist ance Assis
ance Assist t
DIS
DIS TR
TRONIC:
ONIC: presstheò button tocall up
th e menu bar of the on-board computer. #
T
To scr
o scr oll on t
oll on t he menu bar
he menu bar :
:swipe leT or right
on the leT-hand Touch Control. #
T
To call up a menu, submenu or possible se
o call up a menu, submenu or possible se t-
t-
tings on t
tings on t he menu, or
he menu, or con/rm
con/rma selection or
a selection or
se
se tting:
tting: press the leT-hand Touch Control. #
T
To scr
o scr oll t
oll thr
hrough display
ough display s or lis
s or lists on tts on the
he
menu, or select displa
menu, or select displa y cont
y content, a function,
ent, a function, an entr
an entr
y or a display
y or a display :
:swipe upwards or down-
wa rds on the leT-hand Touch Control. #
T
To e
o e xit a submenu:
xit a submenu: pressthe leT-hand back
button.
Selecting t
Selecting t he head-up display
he head-up display #
T
To switc
o switc h on t
h on the head-up display
he head-up display :
:switch on
th e head-up display via the multimedia system
or activate it on the menu bar byswiping
upwards on the leT-hand Touch Control.
The head-up display menu will be selected on
th e head-up displa y. #
T To switc
o switc h t
h to t
o t he head-up display
he head-up display :
:press the
leT-hand Touch Control or swipe upwards on
th e leT-hand Touch Control. #
T
To se
o se t t
t the t
he t hr
hree displa
ee displa y r
y rang
ang es of t
es of t he head-up
he head-up
display
display :
:swipe upwards or down wards on the
leT-hand Touch Control.
F
F ull-scr
ull-scr een menus
een menus
Yo u can display thefo llowing menus full-screen on
th e inst rument displa y:
R Assistance
R Trip Instrument displ
ayand on-board computer
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A
Application and cur rent information
B Quic k-access, e.g. enter home address
C Index points and selected displ ayarea
D Calls up the air conditioning menu
E Calls up SUGGESTIONS, THEMESand
FAVOURITES
% If Mercedes me connect 5is active , the
ve hicle is lin ked with Mercedes me connect.
Ve hicle data is then transmitted tothe bac k-
end system. What data is transmitted
depends on which services are activated. Fur-
th er de tails can be found in the Mercedes me
connect term s and conditions and data pro-
te ction information. The function is count ry-
dependent.
If transmission of vehicle position 6is
active , Mercedes me connect services ha ve
been activated forth is vehicle which access
th eve hicle's geoposition. In which ins tances
th ege oposition is transmitted depends on the
particular services. Further de tails can be
fo und in the Mercedes me connect term s and
conditions and data pr otection information.
The function is countr y-dependent. Oper Oper
ating t
ating t he MBUX multimedia syst
he MBUX multimedia syst em
em Using T Using T
ouc ouch Contr
h Contr ol
ol 1
© Calls up the home screen
2 Touch Control
3 G Press brie0y: returns tothe pr evious
display
4 ß Press thero ck er switch down brie0y:
sho wsfavo urites ß
Press thero ck er switch down and hold:
adds favo urites and themes
° Turn cont roller: adjusts thevo lume
8 Press controller: switches o. the sound
6 Press thero ck er switch up: makes or
accepts a call
~ Press thero ck er switch down: rejects or
ends a call
Na vigation thro ugh the menus is car ried out with
To uch Control 2with single-/nger swipes. #
T To select a menu op
o select a menu op tion:
tion:swipe and press. #
T To mov o mov e t
e the digit
he digit al map:
al map: swipe in any direc-
tion.
Using t
Using t he t
he touc
ouchscr
hscr een
een #
Select menu options, symbols or characters
by pressing brie0y. #
T
To na
o na vig
vigat
ate in menus:
e in menus: swipe up, down, leT or
ri ght. #
T
To use handwr
o use handwr iting t
iting to ent
o enter c
er c har
haract
acter
ers:
s: write
th ech aracter with one /nger on the
to uchscreen. MBUX multimedia system
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#
Press rock er switch 1up.
or #
Say "Hello Mercedes". Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of t
w of t he MBUX Int
he MBUX Int er
erior Assist
ior Assist ant
ant &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury from the cam-
era's laser radiation
This product uses a classi/cation 1 laser sys-
te m. If the housing is opened or damaged,
laser radiation may damage your retina. #
Do not open the housing. #
Always ha vemaintenance workand
re pairs car ried out byaqu ali/ed special-
ist workshop. This device is a class 1 laser product in accord-
ance with IEC 60825-1:2014 and DIN EN
60825-1:2014. The camera is located in
theove rhead control
panel.
If th eve hicle is /tted with the MBUX Interior
Assistant, selected functions of the multimedia
system can be operated contact-free. The MBUX
Interior Assistant can di.erentiate between driver
and front passenger interactions and de tects spe-
ci/c hand positions (poses).
Syst Syst em limits, displa
em limits, displa y messag
y messages and not
es and not es f
es for
or
r
r ecti/cation
ecti/cation
The system may be impaired or may not function
in thefo llowing situations:
R The camera in theove rhead control panel may
heat up due tooperating conditions. As a
re sult the camera may switch o. temp oraril y,
particular lyduring longer periods of operation
and at high outside temp eratures. Do not
touch or co verth e camera and wait
until the camera has cooled down and is avail-
able again.
R The camera is co vered, dirty, misted up or
scratched.
Wa it until the camera has cooled down before
cleaning the camera lens.
Clean the outside of the camera lens with a
dry or damp cotton clo th. Do not use micro/-
bre clo ths. Do no not tre mo vethe co ver when
cleaning.
R Recognition can be impaired byre0ective
clo thing, an adverse colour of clo thing or by
accessories, forex ample.
R Clothing being worn(hat, sha wl, scarf) may be
limiting the de tection area of the camera.
Ke ep the camera's /eld of vision clear.
R The camera is not operational.
Consult a Mercedes-Benz service centre. 320 320
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The
following entries can be made, forex ample:
R Town, st reet, house number
R Street,to wn
R Postcode
R POI name or POI ca tegor y,e.g. Parking
R Contact name #
Select a sear chresult in list 3. #
Calculate thero ute (/ page 332).
% You can /nd fur ther information about desti-
nation entr y,e.g. 3 wordaddresses, in the
Digital Owner's Manual.
Changing country
Changing country #
Select the country indicator in 1.#
Enter the country indicator. #
Select the country in 3.
Using online sear ch
Using online sear ch
% Requirements: the media display sho wsan
Internet connection in the status line with the
Q symbol. Destination ent
ryuses online map services. If the
on-board sear ch/nds no sui table destinations or
if yo uch ange countries, the online sear chisavail-
able.
Fo rth e destination you can enter an address, a
POI or a thre e-word address. #
Enter the destination in input line 2.
The sear chresults are displa yed. #
Select the destination in the list.
The de tailed view forth ero ute is displa yed.
or #
Select country indicator 1. #
Select the pr ovider forth e online service from
th e countries list. #
Enter the destination in input line 2. #
Select the destination in the list. Calculating a r Calculating a r
out
oute and using se
e and using se ttings f
ttings for r
or route
oute
guidance
guidance R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The destination has been entered.
R The destination address is shown. Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Navigation 1
¥ Noroute yet.
¦ Aro ute has been mapped. #
Select ¥.
The route tothe destination is calculated.
Ro ute guidance begins.
or #
Select ¦. #
Select Set as intermediate dest..
The destination address is set as the next
intermediate destination. 332
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#
Switch Motorway information on or o..Using ser
Using ser
vices
vices R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R Thereis an Internet connection.
R Mercedes me connect is available.
R You ha veset up a user account in the
Mercedes me Portal.
R The vehicle is connected toa user account
and you ha veaccep tedth e conditions of use
fo rth e service.
Fu rther information can be found at: https://
www.mercedes.me
R The service is available and has been activa-
te d.
R The following additional conditions apply to
th ePa rking service:
- The navigation services option is available,
subscribed toand activated in the
Mercedes me Portal.
- The Parking service is within the scope of
th eNa vigation Services. Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Navigation
Displa
Displa ying t
ying the
hetr
tra1c
a1c situation wit
situation wit h Liv
h Live
eTr
Tra1c
a1c
Inf
Inf or
ormation
mation #
Select Z. #
Activate Traffic . #
Select Advanced. #
Select View. #
Select Map elements . #
Switch on Traffic incidents, Free-flowing traf-
fic and Delay.
If tra1c information has been received, then
tra1c incidents such as roadwor ks,ro ad
bloc ks, local area reports (e.g. fog) and warn-
ing message s are displayed.
The tra1c delay is displa yedfo rth e cur rent
ro ute. Tra1c dela yslasting one minute or lon-
ge r are take n into consideration.
Displa
Displa ying hazar
ying hazar d w
d war
arnings wit
nings wit h Car
h Car-t
-to-X
o-X -Commu-
-Commu-
nication
nication
If hazard warnings are available these can be
shown as symbols on the map. The display depends on
the settings forth eTraffic andTraf-
fic incidents options. #
Set the options.
If Traffic is switched o. and Traffic incidents
is switched on, the symbols are shown on the
prospective route.
Displa Displa ying w
ying w eat
eather inf
her inf or
ormation and ot
mation and other map
her map
cont
cont ents
ents #
Select Z. #
Select Advanced. #
Select View. #
Select Map elements. #
Scroll up and show theONLINE MAP CON-
TENTS categor y. #
Switch on a se rvice, e.g. Weather.
Cur rent we ather information is displ ayed on
th e navigation map, e.g. temp erature or cloud
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P
P
ar
ar king ser
king ser vice
vice
* NO
NOTE
TEDamage totheve hicle due tonot
observing the maximum permitted head-
ro om clearance If
th eve hicle height is greater than the maxi-
mum permitted headroom clearance, thero of
and other parts of theve hicle may be dam-
aged. #
Obser vethe signposted headroom clear-
ance. #
Ifth eve hicle height is greater than the
permitted headroom clearance, do not
enter. #
Obser vethech anged vehicle height with
add-on roof equipment. *
N
NO OTE TE Before selecting the parking option The data is based on information provided
by
th ere specti veservice pr ovider.
Mercedes Benz accepts no liability forthe
accuracy of the information pr ovided relating
to the multi-s tore y car park/parking area. #
Alwa ys obser vethe local Information and
conditions. %
This service is not available in all countries. #
Select Zand activate Parking. #
Tap on jinthe map. #
Select a parking option.
The map sho ws the parking options in the
vicinity.
The following information is displa yed (if avail-
able):
R Destination address, dis tance from cur rent
ve hicle position and ar riva l time
R Information on the multi-s tore y car
park/car par k,forex ample:
- Opening times
- Parking charges
- Current occupancy
- Maximum parking time
- Maximum access height Maximum access height
The maximum access height sh ownby
th e parking service does not replace th
e need for obser vation of the actual
circumstances.
R Available payment options (Mercedes pa y,
coins, bank no tes, cards)
R Details on parking tari.s
R Number of available parking spaces
R Payment me thod (e.g. at the parking
me ter)
R Services/facilities at the parking option
R Telephone number #
Calculate thero ute (/ page 332). N
No
ot
tes on t
es on t he dashcam
he dashcam *
N
NOOTE
TE Before using the dashcam Yo
u are legally responsible for operation and
use of the dashcam functions. The legal
re qu irements relating tooperation and use of
th e dashcam can vary depending on the coun-
try in which the dashcam is operated. There-
fo re , obser vethe legal requ irements, in partic- MBUX multimedia system
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