2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV Owners Manual

F
F
og light (enhanced)
og light (enhanced) .................................... .164
F
F oil cov
oil cov er
ering
ing
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensor s................. 229
F
F olding t
olding t able
able................................................ 138
Fr
Fr agr
agr ance
ance
see Frag rance system
Fr
Fr agr
agr ance syst
ance syst em
em
Inserting/ removing the 0acon................1 82
Setting................................................... 182
Fr
Fr ee dr
ee dr iving mode
iving mode
St arting................................................ .280
Fr
Fr ee
ee soTw
soTw are
are................................................. 41
Fr
Fr eq
eq uencies
uencies
Mobile phone......................................... 421
Tw o-w ayradio........................................ 421
Fr
Fr ont airbag (dr
ont airbag (dr iv
iver
er , fr
, fr ont passeng
ont passeng er)
er).............. 48
Fr
Fr ont passeng
ont passeng er seat
er seat
Ad justing from the driver's seat.............. 111
Ad justing from there ar.......................... 112
Fr
Fr ont passeng
ont passeng er seat
er seat
see Seat F
F
uel
uel
Additives................................................ 427
Diesel.................................................... 427
E10........................................................ 426
Fu elreser ve........................................... 429
Low outside temp eratures...................... 427
Pe trol..................................................... 426
Quality (diesel )....................................... 427
Quality (petrol)....................................... 426
Re fuellin g.............................................. .216
Sulphur content..................................... 426
Ta nk content.......................................... 429
F F uel consump
uel consump tion indicat
tion indicator
or
Calling up.............................................. 208
F
F unction seat
unction seat
see Door cont rol panel
F
F unction seat (r
unction seat (r ear)
ear)
see Seat (rear)
F
F uses
uses
Before replacing a fuse.......................... 397
Fu se assignment diag ram. ...................... 397
Fu se box in the engine compartment......3 98
Fu se box in the front passenger foot-
we ll........................................................ 399 Fu
se box in the load compartment......... 399
Fu se box on the dashboar d.................... 399
No tes..................................................... 397 G
G
Gar
Gar ag
age door opener
e door opener
Clea ring the memory.............................. 225
Gar
Gar ag
age door openers
e door openers
Opening/closing the door......................2 25
Prog ramming buttons............................. 223
Re solving problems................................ 225
Syn chronising thero lling code................ 224
Gear
Gear shiT
shiT r
recommendation
ecommendation........................... 212
Genuine par
Genuine par ts
ts................................................ 23
Glide mode
Glide mode.................................................. 212
Glov
Glov e box
e box
Air vent.................................................. 188
Gr
Gr oss mass
oss mass.................................................. 423 H
H
Handbr
Handbr ake
ake
see Electric parking brake
Handling c
Handling c har
haract
acter
eris
istics (unusual)tics (unusual) ................ 400 534
534
Ind
ex

HANDS-FREE A
HANDS-FREE A
CCESS
CCESS................................... 93
Handset
Handset Stow age compartmen t.......................... .140
Hazar
Hazar d w
d war
arning lights
ning lights................................... 162
Head r
Head r es
estrtraint
aint
At tach ing/removing the supplemen-
ta ry cushion.......................................... .122
EASY ADJUST luxury head restraint
(f ro nt).................................................... 120
Fr ont (adjusting mechanically)................ 118
Fr ont (luxury head restraint)................... 119
Re ar (adjusting)..................................... .120
Re ar (luxury head restraint).................... 121
Re ar (removing//tting)........................... 121
Head-up displ ay
Head-up display
Adjusting brightness (on-board com-
puter).................................................... 313
Ad justing display elements (on-board
co mp uter).............................................. 313
Care...................................................... 378
Fu nction................................................ 312
Menu (on-boa rdcomputer)..................... 313
Operating the memory function.............. 131 Setting
the position (on-board com-
puter).................................................... 313
Switching on/o.....................................3 14
Headlam
Headlam p p0ashing
0ashing ........................................ 162
Headlam
Headlam ps
ps
see Automatic driving lights
Heating
Heating see Climate control
Help call
Help call see Mercedes-Benz emer gency call system
High beam
High beam Activating/deactivating.......................... 162
High beam
High beam see Adaptive Highbeam Assist Plus
HIGH RAN
HIGH RAN GE
GE
ShiTing.................................................. 214
High-pr
High-pr essur
essure cleaner (car
e cleaner (car e)
e)........................ 374
Hill St
Hill Star
art Assist
t Assist............................................ 236
HOLD function
HOLD function Function/no tes...................................... 235
Switching on/o..................................... 235 Home scr
Home scr
een (media displa
een (media displa y)
y)
Overview................................................ 316 I
I
i-Size c
i-Size c hild seat secur
hild seat secur ing syst
ing system
em
Fi tting...................................................... 66
Seats suitable for attaching...................... 66
Identi/cation
Identi/cation plate
plate
Engine................................................... 423
Ve hicle.................................................. 423
Ignition key
Ignition key
see Key
Immobiliser
Immobiliser .................................................. 105
Im
Im plied w
plied w arr
arranty
anty
Ve hicle..................................................... 38
Im
Im port
port er addr
er addr esses
esses
Wi reless components...............................33
In-Car
In-Car O1ce
O1ce
Fe atures................................................ 346
Indicat
Indicat or lamp
or lamp
see Warning/indicator lamp
Individual dr
Individual dr iv
iv e pr
e pr ogr
ogram
am
Con/guring............................................ 207 Index
535
535

Selecting............................................... 207
Inspection
Inspection see ASS YST PLUS
Ins
Instr trument clust
ument clust er
er
Fu nction/no tes.............................. 308, 309
Ins
Ins tr
trument display
ument display
Fu nction/no tes...................................... 309
Instrument clus ter.................................... 10
Overview of displa ys............................... 312
Wa rning/indicator lamps........................ 504
Ins
Instr trument displa
ument displa y and on-boar
y and on-boar d com-
d com-
put
put er
er
Fu nction/no tes...................................... 308
Int
Int ellig
ellig ent Light Syst
ent Light Syst em
em
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 165
Ac tive headlamps................................... 163
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plu s............... 165
Cornering light....................................... 163
Fo g light (enhanced).............................. 164
Mo torw ay mode.................................... .164
Overview................................................ 163
Int
Int er
erior lighting
ior lighting
Ad justing............................................... 167
Ambient lighting.................................... .167 Re
ading lamp......................................... 167
Switch-o. delay time.............................. 168
Int
Int er
erior pr ot
ior pr otection
ection
Fu nction................................................ 107
Priming/deactivating............................. 107
Int
Int er
erne
ne t r
t radio
adio
see TuneIn
Ionisation
Ionisation Activating/deactivating (MBUX multi-
media system)....................................... 182
iPhone
iPhone ®
®
see Smartphone integ ration
ISOFIX c
ISOFIX c hild seat anc
hild seat anc hor
hor
Seats suitable for attaching...................... 64
ISOFIX c
ISOFIX c hild seat secur
hild seat secur ing syst
ing syst em
em
Fi tting...................................................... 66 J
J
Jack
Jack Declaration of conformity......................... 34
Storage location.................................... .408
Jum Jum p-st
p-st ar
art connection
t connection
General no tes....................................... .389 K
K
K
K e
ey
y
Ac oustic locking veri/cation signal.......... .82
Battery..................................................... 83
Deacti vating a function............................ 82
Emer gency key......................................... 83
Energy consum ption................................ 82
Fu nction overview.................................... 81
Ke yring attachment................................. 83
Problem................................................... 84
Unlocking setting..................................... 82
KEYLESS-GO
KEYLESS-GO
Deactivating a function............................ 82
Locking/unlocking theve hicle................. 86
Problem................................................... 86
Unlocking setting.................................... .82
Kic Kic kdo kdo wn
wn
Using..................................................... 212
Knee airbag
Knee airbag.................................................... 48 L L
Lamp Lamp see Interior lighting 536
536
Ind
ex

Lam
Lam
p (ins
p (instr trument displa
ument displa y)
y)
see Warning/indicator lamp
Lane det
Lane det ection (aut
ection (aut omatic)
omatic)
see Active Lane Keeping Assist
Lane K
Lane K eeping Assist
eeping Assist
see Active Lane Keeping Assist
Language
Language Notes..................................................... 327
Setting................................................... 327
LED light
LED light
see In telligent Light System
Leg r
Leg r est
est
At tach ing/removing the additional
cushion.................................................. 115
Lev
Lev el contr
el contr ol syst
ol system
em
see AIRMATIC
see E- ACTIVE BODY CONTROL
Light adjus Light adjus tment
tment
Low beam (driving abroad).................... .160
Light switch
Light switch Overview................................................ 160
Lighting
Lighting
see Interior lighting see Lights
Lights
Lights
Active headlamps................................... 163
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plu s............... 165
Au tomatic driving lights......................... .161
Combination switc h............................... 162
Cornering light....................................... 163
Driving abroad (low beam light adjust-
ment)..................................................... 160
Fo g light (enhanced).............................. 164
Hazard warning lights............................. 162
Headlamp 0ashing................................. 162
High beam............................................. 162
Intelligent Light System..........................1 63
Light switch........................................... 160
Low beam.............................................. 160
Mo torw ay mode.................................... .164
O.- road light......................................... .164
Pa rking lights......................................... 160
Re ar fog light......................................... 160
Re sponsibility for lighting systems.......... 160
Setting low beam................................... 166
Setting theex terior lighting switch-o.
delay time.............................................. 166
St anding lights....................................... 160 Switching
the Intelligent Light System
on/o....................................................1 65
Switching the sur round lighting on/o.... 166
Tu rn signal indicator............................... 162
Limit
Limit er er
Ac tivating............................................... 239
Buttons.................................................. 239
Calling up a speed................................. 239
Deactivating........................................... 239
Fu nction................................................ 239
Pa ssive mode......................................... 239
Pe rm anent setting.................................. 241
Re quirements........................................ 239
Selecting............................................... 239
Setting a speed...................................... 239
St oring a speed.............................. 239, 244
Switching o./deactivating.................... .244
Switching on/activating......................... 244
System limits......................................... 239
Limiting speed Limiting speed see Limiter
Limiting t Limiting t he opening angle (t
he opening angle (t ailg
ailgat
ate)
e)............... 95
LIN
LIN GUA
GUA TR
TRONIC
ONIC
Fu nction................................................ 319 Ind
ex
537
537

St
arting................................................ .319
Liv
Liv e
eTr
Tra1c
a1c Inf
Infor
ormation
mation
Switching the tra1c information dis-
play on................................................... 334
Load com
Load com par
partment cov
tment cov er
er
Extending/ retracting.............................. 144
No tes..................................................... 144
Re moving//tting.................................... 145
Load com
Load com par
partment
tment 0oor
0oor
Locking/unlocking................................. 148
Load pr ot
Load pr otection net
ection net
At tach ing............................................... 146
Loading
Loading
Bag hook............................................... 148
Coat hook.............................................. 148
No tes..................................................... 135
Ro of luggage rack .................................. 149
Ti e-down eyes........................................ 147
Loading guidelines Loading guidelines.......................................1 35
Loads
Loads Fixing..................................................... 135
Loc
Loc king/unloc
king/unloc king
king
Ad ditional door loc k................................. 84 Emer
gency key......................................... 88
KEYLESS-GO............................................ 86
Opening theta ilgate................................. 90
Switching the automatic locking fea-
ture on/o.............................................. .87
Unlo cking/opening the doors from
th e inside................................................. 85
Lo Lo w beam
w beam
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 160
Light adjustment (driving abroad)........... 160
Setting................................................... 166
LO
LO W RAN
W RAN GE
GE
ShiTing.................................................. 214
Low
Low er
ering t
ing t he v
he vehicle
ehicle
Re ar of theve hicle................................. 272
L
L ubr
ubr icant additiv
icant additiv es
es
see Additives
L
L ugg
ugg age
age
Securing................................................ 135
L
L umbar support
umbar support
see Lumbar support (4-w ay)
L
L umbar suppor
umbar suppor t (4-wa
t (4-way)
y)...............................1 12 M
M
MA
MA GIC VISION C
GIC VISION C ONTR
ONTROL
OL
Wi ndsc reen wiper s................................. 171
Maint
Maint enance
enance
see ASS YST PLUS
Malfunction Malfunction Restraint system..................................... .43
Manoeuvr Manoeuvr ing aid
ing aid
see Manoeuvring assistance
Manoeuvr
Manoeuvr ing Assist
ing Assist
see Trailer Manoeuv ring Assist
Manoeuvr
Manoeuvr ing assist
ing assistance
ance
Cross Tra1c Ale rt.................................. 296
Drive Away Assist................................... 295
Manoeuvr
Manoeuvr ing assist
ing assistant
ant
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 297
Map
Map Displaying online map contents.............. 334
Displaying weather informatio n.............. 334
Moving................................................... 333
Selecting the map orientation................ 333
Setting the map scale............................ 333 538 538
Index

Switching mo
torw ay information
on/o.................................................... 333
Massag
Massag e pr
e progr
ogrammes
ammes
Overview................................................ 124
Re setting the settings............................ 124
Selecting the front seats........................1 24
Maximum design speed
Maximum design speed
see Limiter
Maximum per
Maximum per missiblegr
missible gross v
oss v ehicle w
ehicle w eight
eight... 423
MBUX Int
MBUX Int er
erior Assist
ior Assist ant
ant
Overview................................................ 320
Switching there ading light on/o.
(contactless).......................................... 321
Switching the sear chlight on/o.
(contactless). ......................................... 321
MBUX multimedia syst
MBUX multimedia syst em em
Ac tivating/deactivating standby mode... 229
Collision de tection (par kedve hicle)........ 228
Con/guring drive prog ram I................... .207
Home screen......................................... 316
No tes..................................................... 315
Operating theto uchscreen..................... 317
Overview................................................ 315
Re storing (fac tory settings).................... 328 Setting
route-based speed adap tation.... 248
Setting the air distribution...................... 180
Setting the frag rance system.................. 182
Setting there ar climate cont rol.............. 180
Setting the stationary heater/ventila-
tion........................................................ 185
St andby mode function.......................... 228
Switching ionisation on/o..................... 182
MBUX multimedia syst
MBUX multimedia syst em em
see Displ ay(MBUX multimedia system)
see MBUX Interior Assistant
Media
Media Overvi ewofthe functions and symbols.. .356
Media mode
Media mode Connecting Blue tooth ®
audio equip-
ment..................................................... .358
Medical aids
Medical aids................................................... 37
Memor
Memor y function
y function
Fu nction................................................ 130
Head-up display — Calling up stored
settings.................................................. 131
Head-up display — Storing settings......... 131
Operating............................................. .131 Outside mir
rors — Calling up stored
settings................................................. .131
Outside mir rors —St oring settings.......... 131
Seat — Calling up stored settings........... .131
Seat — Storing settings.......................... .131
Memor
Memor y function in t
y function in t he r
he rear passeng
ear passeng er
er
com
com par
partment
tment
Fu nction................................................ 131
Ope rating rear seats.............................. 132
Operating the front passenger seat
and rear seat......................................... 133
Menu (on-boar
Menu (on-boar d com
d com put
puter)
er)
Head-up displ ay..................................... 313
Overview................................................ 310
Mer
Mer cedes me app
cedes me app
Information............................................ 346
No tes...................................................... .24
on-demand feature................................... 24
Mer
Mer cedes me calls cedes me calls
Ar ranging a service appointment............ 342
Calling the Mercedes-Benz customer
centre.................................................... 341 Index
539
539

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

N
N
eutr
eutr al
al
Engaging................................................ 210
N
Noise oise
Wheels and tyres................................... 400
Wheels/tyres......................................... 400 O
O
Occupant safe
Occupant safe ty
ty
see Airbag
see Automatic co-driver airbag shuto.
see Automatic measures aTer an accident
see Child seat
see Pets in theve hicle
see Post-collision brake
see PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipa tory occu-
pant pr otection)
see PRE-SAFE ®
Impulse Side
see PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus)
see Restraint system
see Seat belt
O. -r
O.-r oad oadAssist
Assist
Setting................................................... 280
O. -r
O.-r oad
oaddr
driving
iving........................................... .198 O.-r
O.-r
oad
oaddr
driving
iving
see O.- road driving
O.-r
O.-r oad
oadESP
ESP®
®
(Electr
(Electr onicSt
onic Stability Pr
ability Pr o-
o-
gr
gr am)
am)
Switching on/o..................................... 234
O.-r
O.-r oad
oad light
light............................................... .164
O.r
O.r oad
oad Score
Score
Displaying.............................................. 208
Oil
Oil see Engine oil
On-boar
On-boar d com
d com put
puter
er
Displaying the service due dat e.............. 364
Head-up display menu............................ 313
Instrument display................................. 312
Menu overview.......................................3 10
Operating.............................................. 310
On-boar
On-boar d diagnos d diagnostics int tics interf
erface
ace
see Diagnostics connection
On-boar On-boar d electr d electrical syst
ical syst em batt
em batter
ery (12 V)
y (12 V)
Charging................................................ 391
Re placing.............................................. .392
St arting assis tance............................... .391 On-boar On-boar
d electr
d electronics
onics
Engine electronics................................. 420
No tes..................................................... 420
Tw o-w ayradios...................................... 420
on-demand f on-demand f eature
eature
Ac tivating................................................. 24
No tes...................................................... .24
Online ser
Online ser vices
vices
Data storag e............................................ 41
Online ser
Online ser vices
vices
see In-Car O1ce
Open-sour
Open-sour ce
cesoTw
soTw are
are.................................... 41
Opening t
Opening t he t
he tailg
ailgat
ate using y
e using y our f
our foot
oot
HANDS-FREE ACCESS............................. 93
Oper
Oper ating
ating 0uids
0uids
Ad Blue ®
................................................ .429
Ad ditives (fuel)....................................... 427
Brake 0uid............................................. 432
Coolant (engine).................................... 432
Engine oil............................................... 430
Fu el (diesel)........................................... 427
Fu el (petrol)........................................... 426
No tes..................................................... 425
windscreen washer 0uid........................ .433 Index
541 541