2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV Owners Manual

Oper
Oper
ating safe
ating safe ty
ty
48 V on-board electrical system............... 25
Declaration of conformity (electro-
magnetic compatibility)........................... .26
Declaration of conformity (jack)............... 34
Declaration of conformity (TIREFIT kit)...... 34
Declaration of conformity (wireless
ve hicle components)................................ 27
Information.............................................. 25
Oper
Oper ating syst ating syst em
em
see On-board computer
Op
Op timised acceler
timised acceler ation
ation
Ac tivating............................................... 194
Outside mirr
Outside mirr ors
ors
Anti-dazzle mode (automatic)................. 175
Au tomatic mir rorfo lding function........... 176
Fo lding in/out........................................ 173
Operating the memory function.............. 131
Pa rking position..................................... 175
Setting................................................... 173
Ov
Ov er erhead contr
head contr ol panel
ol panel
Overview.................................................. 12
Owner's Manual
Owner's Manual
Vehicle equipment................................... 24 Owner's Manual (digit
Owner's Manual (digit al)
al)................................. 20 P
P
P
P aint (cleaning ins
aint (cleaning ins tr
tructions)
uctions) ........................ .374
P
P aint code
aint code................................................... 423
P
P anel heating
anel heating
Setting................................................... 126
P
P anor
anor ama sliding sunr
ama sliding sunr oof
oof
see Sliding sunroof
P
P ar
ar k position
k position
Engaging................................................ 210
Selecting automatically..........................2 10
P
P ar
ar king
king
see Electric parking brake
P
P ar
ar king aid
king aid
see Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
P
P ar
ar king Assis
king Assist P t PARK
ARK TR
TRONIC
ONIC
Ac tivating............................................... 290
Ad justing warning tones......................... 291
Deactivating........................................... 290
Fu nction................................................ 287
Side impact pr otection........................... 289
System limitations.................................. 287 P
P ar
ar king assist
king assist ance syst
ance systems
ems
see Active Parking Assist
P
P ar
ar king br
king br ake
ake
see Electric parking brake
P
P ar
ar king lights
king lights............................................... 160
P
P ar
ar king op
king op tion
tion
Selecting............................................... 334
P
P ar
ar king position
king position
Outside mir rors...................................... 175
St oring the position of the passenger
outside mir ror using reve rsege ar........... 176
P
P ar
ar king ser
king ser vice
vice
Selecting parking options...................... .334
P
P ar
ar king up
king up................................................... 228
P
P ASSEN
ASSEN GER AIR BA
GER AIR BAG st
G st atus display
atus display
see Automatic front passenger airbag shuto.
P
P er
er fume
fume
see Frag rance system
P
P er
er fume vial
fume vial
see Frag rance system
P
P er
er iod out of use
iod out of use
Ac tivating/deactivating standby mode... 229
St andby mode function.......................... 228 542
542
Index

P
P
er
er missible axle load
missible axle load ....................................4 23
P
P er
er missible to
missible towing met
wing met hods
hods........................ .393
Pe
Pe tr
trol
ol........................................................... 426
Pe
Pe ts in t
ts in t he v
he vehicle
ehicle.......................................... 80
Plas
Plastic tr tic tr im (Car
im (Car e)
e)........................................ 378
P
P os
ost-collision br t-collision br ake
ake........................................ 57
Pow
Pow er closing function
er closing function
Door........................................................ 87
Pow
Pow er supply
er supply
Switching on (start/s top button)............ 190
PRE-S
PRE-S AFE
AFE®
®
(anticipat
(anticipat or
ory occupant pr ot
y occupant pr otection)
ection)
Fu nction.................................................. 55
PRE-SAFE ®
Sound................................... 55
Re versing measures................................. 56
PRE-S
PRE-S AFE
AFE®
®
Im
Im pulse Side
pulse Side
Ac tivation................................................ 43
Fu nction.................................................. 56
PRE-S
PRE-S AFE
AFE®
®
PL
PL US (anticipat
US (anticipat or
ory occupant
y occupant
pr ot
pr otection plus)
ection plus)
Fu nction.................................................. 56
Re versing measures................................. 56 Pr
ev
Pr ev ent
ent ativ
ativ e occupant pr ot
e occupant pr otection syst
ection syst em
em
see PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipatory occu-
pant pr otection)
see PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus)
Pr
Pr o/le
o/le
Creating a new pro/le............................ 323
No tes..................................................... 322
Selecting pro/le options......................... 323
Pr
Progr ogr amme
amme
see DYNAMIC SELECT
Pr ot
Pr otection of t
ection of t he en
he envir
vironment
onment
No tes...................................................... .22
Ta ke -back of end-of-life vehicles............... 22 Q
Q
QR code
QR code Rescue car d............................................ .38
Quali/ed
Quali/ed specialist w
specialist w ork
orkshop
shop .........................36 R
R
R
R adar and ultr
adar and ultr asonic senso rs
asonic senso rs
Damage................................................. 229 R
R
adio
adio
Overview of the functions and symbols.. .360
R
R ain closing function
ain closing function
Side windo ws........................................... 97
R
R ain-closing f
ain-closing f eature
eature
Sliding sunroof....................................... 102
R
R aising t
aising t he v
he vehicle
ehicle
Re ar of theve hicle................................. 272
REAC
REACH r H regulation
egulation........................................... 37
R
R eading lamp
eading lamp
see Interior lighting
R
R eading light
eading light
Switching on/o. (contactless)............... 321
R
R eal w
eal w ood (Car
ood (Car e)
e).......................................... 378
R
R ear climat
ear climat e contr
e control
ol
Setting (MBUX multimedia system)......... 180
R
R ear door (c
ear door (c hild safe
hild safety loc
ty lock)
k)........................... 78
R
R ear f
ear f og light
og light
Switching on/o..................................... 161
R
R ear of t
ear of t he v
he v ehicle
ehicle
Lo we ring................................................ 272
Ra ising................................................... 272 Index
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543

R
R
ear seat
ear seat
Seat....................................................... 113
R
R ear seat
ear seat
see Seat
see Third row of seats
R R ear seat belt
ear seat belt
Status displ ay.......................................... 47
R
R ear seat belt st
ear seat belt st atus display
atus display........................... 47
R
R ear window
ear window
Replacing wiper blade............................ 172
R
R ear windo
ear windo w heat
w heat er
er ...................................... 178
R
R ear windo
ear windo w wipers
w wipers
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 169
R
R ear
ear -vie
-vie w mirr
w mirr or
or
Anti-dazzle mode (automatic)................. 175
R
R ear
ear -vie
-vie w mirr
w mirr or
or
see Outside mir rors
R
R ecy
ecy cling
cling
see Take -back of end-of-life vehicles
R
R educing ag
educing ag ent
ent
see AdBlue ® R
R
efr
efr ig
iger
er at
ator box
or box
Using..................................................... 154
R
R efuelling
efuelling
Refuelling theve hicle............................ .216
R
R egistr
egistr ation
ation
Ve hicle..................................................... 36
R
R egulat
egulat or
ory r
y r adio
adio identi/cation
identi/cation
Indonesia............................................... 422
Small components................................. 422
R
R emot emot e contr
e contr ol (st
ol (stationar
ationar y heat
y heater/v
er/venti-
enti-
lation)
lation) Displ ays................................................. 186
Problems............................................... 186
Setting................................................... 185
R R emot
emot e Online
e Online
Charg ingthe star ter batter y................... 192
Cooling/heating theve hicle interior...... .192
St arting theve hicle............................... .193
R
R escue card
escue card ................................................... 38
R
R eser ve
eser ve
Fu el....................................................... 429
R
R ese
ese t function (MBUX multimedia syst
t function (MBUX multimedia syst em)
em).... 328 R
R
esidual heat
esidual heat
Rear operating unit................................ 181
R
R est
est or
oring (f
ing (f act
actor
ory se
y se ttings)
ttings)
see Reset function (MBUX multimedia system)
R
R estr
estr aint syst
aint syst em
em
Basic instructions forch ildren.................. 57
Fu nction in an accident............................ 43
Fu nctionality............................................ 43
Limi ted pr otection.................................... 42
Malfunction............................................. 43
Pr otection................................................ 42
Self-test...................................................43
Wa rning lamp........................................... 43
Rev
Rev er erse g
se g ear
ear
Engaging................................................ 210
Rev
Rev er
ersing camera
sing camera
Care...................................................... 376
Fu nction................................................ 281
Opening the camera co ver (360°
Camera)................................................ 287
Switching automatic operation on/o.
(360° Camera)...................................... 287
Rims (car
Rims (car e) e).................................................. 376 544
544
Index

R
R
O
O AD SURFA
AD SURFA CE SC
CE SCAN
AN
Multifunction camera............................. 276
RO
RO AD SURFA
AD SURFA CE SC
CE SCAN
AN
see Camera
R
R oll awa
oll awa y prot
y pr otection
ection
see HOLD function
R
R oller sunblind
oller sunblind
Side windo ws(electric).......................... 104
Sliding sun roof......................................... 99
R
R oof lining (car
oof lining (car e)
e)......................................... .378
R
R oof load
oof load.....................................................4 35
R
R oof load display
oof load display
Information............................................2 06
R
R oof lugg
oof lugg ag
age r
e r ack
ack
Loading.................................................. 149
Securing................................................ 149
R
R oute
oute
Calculating............................................. 332
Selecting options................................... 332
R
R out
out e guidance wit
e guidance wit h augment
h augmented r
ed reality
eality
Ac tivating............................................... 332
Displaying street names and house
numbers................................................ 332 R
R out out e-based speed ada pt
e-based speed adapt ation
ation
Fu nction................................................ 247
Setting.................................................. .248
R
R un-0at
un-0at c
char
har act
acter
eristics
istics
MOExtended tyres................................. 382
R
R unning boar
unning boar ds
ds
Care...................................................... 376
Extending/r etra cting................................ 90
Operation................................................ 89
R
R unning-in not unning-in not es
es.......................................... 193 S
S
Safe
Safe ty syst
ty syst ems
ems
see Driving saf ety sy stem
Sa fe
Safe ty v
ty vest
est.................................................. .380
Searc
Searc h light
h light
Switching on/o. (contactless). .............. 321
Seat
Seat 4-waylumbar suppor t............................ 112
adjusting (electrically)............................ 108
Ad justing a reclining rear seat................ 113
Ad justing the front passenger seat
from there ar......................................... 112 Au
tomatic adjustment........................... .123
Con/guring settings............................... 122
Cor rect driver's seat position................. 108
Fo lding back the backrest (rear)..... 115, 142
Fo lding back the backrest on theth ird
ro w of seats.......................................... .143
Fo lding the backrest (rear) forw ards
to get in (third row of seats).................. .115
Fo lding the backrest forw ards (rear)...... .140
Fo lding the backrest on theth ird row
of seats forw ards................................... 143
Massage prog ramme overvie w............... 124
Mechanically unlockingthe backrest
(rear)..................................................... 115
Operating the memory function.............. 131
Pa nel heating......................................... 126
Re ar (adjusting elect rically).................... 113
Re ar (seat comfort)................................ 113
Re setting the settings............................ 124
Setting options......................................... 14
Setting the fully reclined position.......... .114
Wo rkout prog ramme overvie w................ 124
Seat (r
Seat (r ear) ear)
Setting options......................................... 16 Index
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Seat belt
Seat belt
Activating/deactivating seat belt
adjustment.............................................. 47
Ad justing the height................................. 46
Care...................................................... 378
Fa stening................................................. 46
Pro tection................................................ 44
Re ar seat belt status displ ay..................... 47
Re duced pr otection.................................. 45
Re leasing................................................. 47
Seat belt adjustment (function)................ 47
Wa rning lamp........................................... 47
Seat belt adjus
Seat belt adjustment tment
Ac tivating/deactivating............................ 47
Fu nction.................................................. 47
Seat belt t
Seat belt t ensioners
ensioners
Ac tivation................................................ 43
Seat belt w
Seat belt w ar
arning
ning
see Seat belt
Seat cov
Seat cov er (Car
er (Care)
e)......................................... 378
Seat heating
Seat heating Activating/deactivating.......................... 125
Seat v
Seat v entilation
entilation
Switching on/o..................................... 126 Selecting a g
Selecting a g
ear
ear
see Changing gears
Select
Select or lev
or lever
er
see DIRECT SELECT le ver
Self-t
Self-t est
est
Au tomatic front passenger airbag shut
o............................................................. 53
Sensor
Sensor s (car
s (care)
e)............................................. 376
Ser
Ser vice
vice
see ASSY STPLUS
Ser
Ser vice cent re
vice centre
see Quali/ed specialist workshop
Ser
Ser vice int
vice int erv
erv al display
al display
see AS SYST PLUS
Se
Se tting a speed
tting a speed
see Cruise cont rol
Se
Se tting t
tting t he map scale
he map scale
see Map
ShiT
ShiT paddles
paddles
see Steering wheel gearshiT paddles
ShiTing
ShiTing g
gears
ears
GearshiT recommendation..................... 212 Side airbag
Side airbag
..................................................... 48
Side im
Side im pact prot
pact pr otection
ection ................................. 289
Side windo ws
Side windo ws
Au tomatic function.................................. .97
Child saf ety lock in there ar..................... .80
Closing using theke y............................... 98
Co nve nience closing............................... .98
Con venience opening.............................. .98
Opening with theke y................................ 98
Opening/closing...................................... 96
Problem................................................... 99
Ra in closing function................................97
Ro ller sunblind (electric).........................1 04
Sliding sunr
Sliding sunr oof oof
Au tomatic functions............................... 102
Closing................................................... .99
Closing using theke y............................... 98
Opening................................................... 99
Opening wi th theke y................................ 98
Problem................................................. 103
Ra in-closing feature............................... 102
Smar
Smar tphone tphone
see Smartphone integ ration
see Telephone 546
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Index

Smar
Smar
tphone int
tphone int egr
egration
ation
Overview................................................ 348
Sno
Sno w c
w chains
hains................................................ 400
Soc ke
Soc ket (12 V)
t (12 V)
Using..................................................... 152
Soc ke
Soc ket (230 V)
t (230 V)
Re ar....................................................... 152
SoTw
SoTw are
areupdate
update
System updates.................................... .324
Sound
Sound
PRE-SAFE ®
Sound................................... 55
Sound menu
Sound menu Functions overview................................ 362
Spar
Spar e wheel
e wheel
see Collapsible spare wheel
see Emer gency spa rewheel
Specialis
Specialis t w t work
ork shop
shop
see Quali/ed specialist workshop
Speci/c
Speci/c absorp
absorption r
tion r ate
ate................................. 27
Speed Limit Assist
Speed Limit Assist
Function/no tes...................................... 258
Setting................................................... 259
System limitations.................................. 258 Speed limit f
Speed limit f or wint
or winter tyr
er tyres
es
Setting................................................... 241
St
St andb
andb y mode
y mode
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 229
Fu nction................................................ 228
St
St anding lights
anding lights............................................ .160
St
St ar
art-o.
t-o. assist
assist
see Optimised acceleration
St
St ar
art/st
t/st op butt
op butt on
on
Pa rking theve hicle................................. 222
St arting theve hicle............................... .191
Switching on the po wer supply/vehicle.. 190
St
St ar
art/st
t/st op function
op function
see ECO start/stop function
St
St art
art er batt
er batt ery
ery
Charging (Remo teOnline)..................... .192
St
St ar
arting
ting
see Vehicle
St
St ar
arting assist
ting assist ance
ance
see Jump-start connection
St
St ar
arting-o.
ting-o. aid
aid
see Hill Start Assist S
S
t
tationar
ationar y heat
y heater/v
er/ventilation
entilation
Ac tivating/deactivating (control panel)... 183
Displa ys(remo tecont rol)....................... 186
Problems (remo tecont rol)...................... 186
Setting (MBUX multimedia system)......... 185
Setting (remo tecont rol)......................... 185
S
S TEER C
TEER C ONTR
ONTROL
OL
Fu nction/no tes...................................... 235
St St eer eer ing wheel
ing wheel
Ad justing (electrically)............................ 128
Ad justing (manual ly)............................... 127
Buttons.................................................. 310
Care...................................................... 378
St eering wheel heater............................ 129
St
St eer
eer ing wheel
ing wheel g
gear
ear shiT
shiT paddles
paddles .................. 211
St
St eer
eer ing wheel heat
ing wheel heat er
er
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 129
St
St ep
ep
see Running boa rds
St ow
St owag age ar
e ar eas
eas
see Loading
see Stow age space
St ow
St owag age com e com par
partment
tment
Fo lding table.......................................... 138 Index
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547

Handset (rear)........................................ 140
Re
ar seat backres t................................. 139
S
S t to
o w
w ag
ag e com
e com par
par tments
tments
see Loading
see Stow age space
St ow
St ow ag
ag e space e space
Armrest................................................. 138
Centre console..................................... .138
Door...................................................... 138
Glo vecompartmen t............................... 138
S S tr
tr ee
ee t names and house numbers
t names and house numbers
Displaying.............................................. 332
Sugg
Sugg es
estionstions
Con/guring............................................ 323
Sulphur cont
Sulphur cont ent
ent........................................... 426
Surr
Surr ound lighting
ound lighting
Switching on/o..................................... 166
Surr
Surr ound V
ound V iew
iew
see 360° Camera
Suspension
Suspension Individual wheel control (E- ACTIVE
BODY CONTROL)................................... 277 Ro
cking free mode (E- ACTIVE BODY
CO NTROL)............................................. 276
Setting the suspension le vel (AIR-
MATIC)................................................... 269
Setting the suspension le vel (E-
AC TIVE BODY CONTROL)...................... .277
Suspension Suspension see AIRMATIC
see E- ACTIVE BODY CONTROL
Suspension lev Suspension lev el (AIRMA el (AIRMATIC)
TIC)
Settin g................................................... 269
Suspension lev
Suspension lev el (E-A
el (E-ACTIVE BOD
CTIVE BOD Y C
Y CON-
ON-
TR
TR OL)
OL)
Setting................................................... 277
S
S VHC (subst
VHC (subst ances of v
ances of ver
ery high concer
y high concer n)
n)........ 37
Switc
Switc h-o.
h-o.dela
delay time
y time
Exterior.................................................. 166
Interior................................................... 168
Sync Sync hr
hronisation function
onisation function
Ac tivating/deactivating (control panel)... 181
Ac tivating/deactivating (MBUX multi-
media system)....................................... 181
Syst
Syst em se
em se ttings
ttings
Overview of the system settings menu.... 324 Re
set function (MBUX multimedia sys-
te m)....................................................... 328
Syst
Syst em se
em se ttings
ttings
see Language T
T
T
T able
able
see Folding table
T T ailg ailg ate
ate
Closing.................................................... 91
Emer gency release................................... 95
HANDS-FREE ACCESS............................. 93
Limiting the opening angle....................... 95
Opening................................................... 90
Opening dimensions.............................. 434
Unlocking (emer gency key)...................... 95
T T ailpipes (car
ailpipes (car e)
e)............................................ .376
T
T ak
ak e-bac
e-bac k of end-of-lif
k of end-of-lif e v
e vehicles
ehicles
Pr otection of the environment.................. 22
T
T ank cont
ank cont ent
ent
Ad Blue ®
................................................ .430
Fu el....................................................... 429
Re ser ve(fuel)........................................ .429 548
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Index

T
T
ec
ec hnical data
hnical data
Axle load (trailer operation).................... 441
Component-speci/c information............ 422
Fa stening points (t railer hitch)................ 439
Information............................................4 20
Mounting dimensions (trailer hitch)........4 39
No tes (trailer hitch)................................ 438
Overhang dimension (trailer hitch)......... .439
Re gula tory radio identi/cation (Indo-
nesia).................................................... 422
Re gula tory radio identi/cation of
small component s.................................. 422
To ngue weight........................................ 440
To wing capacity (trailer operation ).......... 439
T
T elephone elephone
Connecting a mobile phone (Passke y).... 340
Connecting a mobile phone (Secure
Si mp lePa iring)....................................... 340
Fu nctions in thete lephone menu............ 340
No tes..................................................... 337
No tes on wireless charging (mobile
phone)................................................... 155
Operating modes................................... 339
Te lephone menu overview......................3 39Wi
reless charging (mobile phone in
th ere ar)................................................ 157
Wi reless charging (mobile phone)........... 157
T
T elephon elephon y oper
y operating modes
ating modes
Blu etoo th®
telephony............................. 339
Car telephon y........................................ 339
T
T em
em per
per ature
ature
Setting theve hicle interior temp era-
ture....................................................... 178
Themes
Themes Fastening.............................................. .323
Thir
Thir dro
d ro w of seats
w of seats
Fo lding back the backrest on theth ird
ro w of seats.......................................... .143
Fo lding the backrest on theth ird row
of seats forw ards................................... 143
Getting in/out........................................ 115
Thr
Thr ough-loading f
ough-loading f eature
eature
see Seat
see Third row of seats
T T ie-do
ie-do wney
wn eyes
es.............................................. 147
TIREFIT kit
TIREFIT kit Declaration of conformity......................... 34 St
orage location.................................... .383
Using..................................................... 384
T
T o switc
o switc h on t
h on t he ignition
he ignition
see Vehicle
T
T oll syst
oll syst em
em
Wi ndsc reen............................................ 176
T
T ongue w
ongue w eight
eight.............................................. 440
T
T ool
ool
see Vehicle tool kit
T
T op Tet
op Tether
her...................................................... 70
T
T opping up
opping up
Topping up AdBlue ®
.............................. .220
T
T ouc
ouc h Contr
h Contr ol
ol
On-board computer................................ 310
Operating.............................................. 317
T
T ouc
ouc hpad
hpad
Operating.............................................. 317
T T ouc ouc hscr
hscr een
een
Operating.............................................. 317
Tow
Tow -awa
-a wa y pr ot
y pr otection
ection
Fu nction................................................ 106
Priming/deactivating............................. 107 Ind
ex
549
549