2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV USB port

uses operational data from
theve hicle, forex am-
ple, forre calls. These data can also be used to
ex amine the customer's warranty and guarantee
claims.
Fa ult memories in theve hicle can be reset by a
service outl etor at your requ est as part of repair
or maintenance work.
Conv
Conv enience and inf ot
enience and inf otainment functions ainment functions
Yo u can store con venience settings and individual
settings in theve hicle and change or reset them
at any time.
Depending on theve hicle equipment, this
includes thefo llowing settings, forex ample:
R seat and steering wheel positions
R suspension and climate cont rol settings
R individual settings, such as interior lighting
Depending on the selected equipment, you can
import data into vehicle inf otainment functions
yo urself. Depending on
theve hicle equipment, this
includes thefo llowing data, forex ample:
R multimedia data, such as music, /lms or pho-
tosfo r playback in an integ rated multimedia
system
R address book data for use in connection with
an integ rated hands-free system or an integ ra-
te d navigation system
R entered navigation destinations
R data about the use of Internet services
These data for con venience and inf otainment
functions may be sa ved locally in theve hicle or
th ey may be located on a device which you ha ve
connected totheve hicle, such as a smartphone,
USB 0ash drive or MP3 pla yer.Ifyo u ha veentered
th ese data yourself, you can dele tethem at any
time.
This data is transmitted from theve hicle tothird
parties only at your requ est. This applies, in par-
ticular, when you use online services in accord-
ance with the settings that you ha veselected. Smar Smar
tphone int tphone int egr
egration (e.g. Andr
ation (e.g. Andr oid A
oid Aut
uto or
o or
Apple CarPlay
Apple CarPlay ®
®
)
)
If yo ur vehicle is accordingly equipped, you can
connect your smartphone or ano ther mobile end
device totheve hicle. You can then control them
by means of the control elements integ rated in
th eve hicle. Images and audio from the smart-
phone can be output via the multimedia system.
Cer tain information is simultaneously transfer red
to your smartphone. Depending on the type and
integ ration, this includes position data, day/night
mode and other general vehicle statuses. For
more information please consult the Owner's
Manual of theve hicle/inf otainment system.
This integ ration allo ws the use of selected smart-
phone apps, such as navigation or music pla yer
apps. There is no fu rther interaction between the
smartphone and theve hicle; in particular, vehicle
data is not directly accessible. The type of addi-
tional data processing is de term ined bythe pro-
vider of the app being used. Which settings you
can make, if an y,depends on the speci/c app and
th e operating system of your smartphone. 40 40
General no
tes

R
Drive attentivel y,and avoid suddenly pulling
awa y,braking and steering as well as rapid
cornering.
R When transporting roof loads and when the
ve hicle is fully loaded or fully occupied, select
drive prog rams ; andA. These are
designed tofocus on stability (/ page 205).
% For more information on st owage compart-
ments and st owage areas, please referto the
Digital Owner's Manual. S
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partments
tments 1
Stow age spaces in the doors
2 Stow age compartment in the armrest with
USB ports (depending on vehicle equipment)
3 Stow age/telephone compartment with cup
holder in the front centre console 3
Mercedes-Maybach vehicles: st owage/tele-
phone compartment with temp erature-con-
trolled cup holder, USB ports (depending on
th eve hicle equipment) and charging module
fo r wireless charging of mobile phones
(depending on theve hicle equipment) in the
front centre console
4 Glove compartment
F
F olding t
olding t he f
he folding t
olding t able out or in
able out or in &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury from an open
fo lding table
Ve hicle occupants may bump into thefo lding
ta ble and inju rethemsel ves. #
Close thefo lding table before each jour-
ne y. *
N
NO
O TE
TE Damage tothefo lding tables when
moving the seats back Open
folding tables may be damaged when
th e seats are mo ved bac k. 138
138
Seats and st
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Insert the plug of the device into 230 V soc ket
1 .
When the on-board electrical system voltage is
su1cient, indicator lamp 2lights up. Ov
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vie w of USB por
w of USB por ts
ts Depending on
theve hicle equipment, theve hicle
has thefo llowing USB ports:
R inthe st owage compartment of the cockpit
armrest (/ page 138)
R inthe front centre console next tothe mobile
phone st owage compartment
R inthere ar cent reconsole
R vehicles with Rear Comfort Package: in the
cent rearmrest of the second row of seats in
th ere ar compartment
R Mercedes-Maybach vehicles with 5 seats in
th ere ar compartment: in the centre armrest
in there ar compartment
R Mercedes-Maybach vehicles with individual
re ar seats: in the centre console of there ar
compartment R
vehicles with thre ero ws of seats: totheright
and leT next tothe seat
If th eve hicle is switched on you can charge USB
devices, e.g. mobile phones, at USB ports. The
ch arging voltage is appr oximately 5 V (up to3 A). Coolbox Coolbox
Using t
Using t
he r
he refr
efrig
iger
er at
ator box
or box &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of /re due toa co vered
ve ntilation grille on the coolbox
If yo u co verth eve ntilation grille forth e cool-
box, it may overheat. #
Always make sure that theve ntilation
gr ille is not co vered. The
vent grille forth ere frigerator box is in the
boot.
This equipment is available only for Mercedes-
Maybach vehicles.
The refrigerator box can bear a maximum load of
3.5 kg. St
ore only plastic bottles in the upper compart-
ment of there frigerator box. The contents of the
bottle must be no more than 0.5 lit res.
If yo u do not need touse there frigerator box for
an extended period, switch it o., defrost it and
clean it. ATer doing so, lea vethe lid open for a
time.
More condensation may occur during intensive
use. Cleaning may be requ ired.
The refrigerator box will reduce its cooling capa-
city or switch o. in thefo llowing cases:
R Too many electrical consumers are turned on.
R The star ter battery is not su1ciently charge d.
If th is is the case, the indicator lamps will 0ash on
th e button for switching there frigerator box on
and o.. The cooling function will au tomatically
switch back on as soon as there is su1cient volt-
age.
% Toinstall there frigerator box in the load com-
partment or remo veit, please contact a quali-
/ed specialist workshop. 154 154
Seats and st
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ular
the data pr otection regulations, in your
countr y.
Fo rth is reason, before using the dashcam
inform yourself about there gulation de tails for
th ere specti vecount ry.
This function is not permitted in all countries. #
Obser vethe count ry-speci/c regula-
tions. Selecting a USB de
Selecting a USB de
vice f
vice for a video r
or a video r ecor
ecording with
ding with
t
t he dashcam
he dashcam R
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uir ements:
ements:
R Atleast one USB device is connected with the
multimedia system .
Multimedia system: 4 © 5
Mercedes me & Apps
5 Dashcam #
Select the USB device.
% When USB devices contain multiple partitions,
re corded video /les are not alw ays displa yed
in there cording list. Mercedes-Benz
recommends that you use
USB devices with one partition. S
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ar ting or st
ting or st opping video r
opping video r ecor
ecording wit
ding wit h t
h the
he
dashcam
dashcam R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R A USB device is connected with the multime-
dia system .
R The vehicle is switched on.
Multimedia system: 4 © 5
Mercedes me & Apps
5 Dashcam #
If se veral USB devices are connected with the
multimedia system, select a USB device
(/ page 336). #
Select theIndividual recording orLoop
recording recording mode.
If Individual recording is selected andthe
memory is full there cording stops.
If Loop recording has been selected, se veral
short video /les are recorded. When the mem-
ory limit is reached, the oldest video /le is dele
ted and recording is continued automati-
call y. #
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To st
o st art
art::select Start recording.
The length of there cording is shown. The
Please do not remove the storage medium.
message appears. The video /le is stored on
th e USB device. #
T To end:
o end: selectEnd recording .
A report may appear in thefo llowing cases:
R Forth eIndividual recording recording mode:
th e memory is full or there are only a few
minutes recording time available. The video
re cording stops or will be stopped imminent ly.
Change the USB device or dele tea video /le.
R If a video recording has star ted and a national
border is de tected, theNational border
crossed. Please observe the countryspecific
regulations regarding video recording. mes-
sage appears.
This function is not available in all countries.
R The camera is not functional, theCamera
unavailable message appears. 336 336
MBUX multimedia system

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Websites cannot be shown while theve hicle is
in motion. Ov
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ervie
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w of smar tphone int
tphone int egr
egration
ation Wi
th Sma rtphone Integ ration, you can use cer tain
functions on your mobile phone via the multime-
dia system displa y.
Only one mobile phone at a time can be connec-
te d via Smartphone Integ ration tothe multimedia
system. Also for use with two phone mode with
smartphone integ ration, only one additional
mobile phone can be connec ted using Blue tooth ®
with the multimedia system.
The full range of functions for Smartphone Inte-
gr ation is only possible with an Internet connec-
tion. The appropriate application must be down-
loaded on the mobile phone touse Smartphone
Integ ration. The mobile phone must be switched
on and connec tedto a USB port with theç
symbol on the multimedia system using a suitable
cable.
Apps for Smartphone Integ ration
R Apple CarPlay ® R
Android Auto
% For saf etyre asons, the /rst activation of
Smartphone Integ ration on the multimedia
system must be car ried out when theve hicle
is stationary and the parking brake is applied.
Yo u can start Apple CarPlay ®
or Android Auto
from the device manager.
% Mercedes-Benz recommends disconnecting
th e connecting cable only when theve hicle is
stationar y.
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ansferr
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ed v ehicle data
ehicle data
When using Smartphone Integ ration, cer tain vehi-
cle data is transfer redto the mobile phone. This
enables youto get the best out of selected mobile
phone services. Vehicle data is not directly acces-
sible.
The following system information is transmitted:
R SoTware release of the multimedia system
R System ID (anonymised)
The transfer of this data is used tooptimise com-
munication between theve hicle and the mobile
phone. To
do this, and toassign se veralve hicles tothe
mobile phone, a vehicle identi/er is random lyge n-
erated.
This has no connection totheve hicle identi/ca-
tion number (VIN) and is dele ted when the multi-
media system is reset (/ page 328).
The following driving status data is transmitted:
R Transmission position engaged
R Distinction between par ked, standstill, rolling
and driving
R Day/night mode of the inst rument clus ter
R Drive type
The transfer of this data is used toalter how con-
te nt is displa yedto cor respond tothe driving sit-
uation.
The following position data is transmitted:
R Coordinates
R Speed
R Compass direction
R Acceleration direction 348 348
MBUX multimedia system

Char
Char
ging
ging
No tes on wireless chargin g.................... 155
On-boa rdelectrical system battery
(12 V).................................................... 391
USB port................................................ 154
Child safe
Child safe ty lock
ty lock
Re ar door................................................ .78
Re ar side wind ows................................... 80
Child seat
Child seat
Appr oval catego ries.................................62
At tach ing (no tes)..................................... .62
Basic instructions.................................... 57
Fr ont passenger seat (no tes).................... 76
Fr ont passenger seat (without auto-
matic airbag shuto.)............................... .76
ISOFIX/i-Size (/tting).............................. .66
No tes on risks and danger s...................... 58
Re commendations forch ild restraint
systems................................................... 61
Seats suitable for belt-secured child
re straint systems..................................... 72
Seats suitable for i‑Size child restraint
systems................................................... 66
Seats suitable for ISOFIX child
re straint systems..................................... 64 Securing on
the co-driver seat..................77
Securing on there ar seat......................... 74
To pTe ther................................................ 70
Childr
Childr en en
Av oiding dangers in theve hicle............... .58
Basic instructions.................................... 57
Chock
Chock
Storage location..................................... 408
Chock
Chock see Chock
Cleaning
Cleaning see Care
Cleaning
Cleaning 0uid
0uid
see windscreen washer 0uid
Climat
Climat e contr
e contr ol
ol
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 179
Ac tivating/deactivating (rear operat-
ing unit)................................................. 179
Ac tivating/deactivating the A/C func-
tion (control panel)................................. 179
Ac tivating/deactivating the A/C func-
tion (MBUX multimedia system).............. 180
Ac tivating/deactivating the synchro-
nisation function (control panel).............1 81Ac
tivating/deactivating the synchro-
nisation function (MBUX multimedia
system).................................................. 181
Air-recirculation mode (with /ne parti-
cle pre/lter)...........................................1 81
Au tomatic control................................. .180
Au tomatically controlling (rear operat-
ing unit )................................................. 180
Calling up the air conditioning menu....... 179
Demisting the windscreen...................... 178
Demisting windo ws................................ 181
Fr ont air vents........................................ 186
Glo vebox air vent.................................. 188
Information on the windscreen heater.... 183
Inserting/re movingthe 0acon (fra-
gr ance system)...................................... 182
Ionisatio n.............................................. .182
No te...................................................... 178
Re ar air vents......................................... 187
Re ar operating uni t................................ 179
Re sidual heat......................................... 181
Re sidual heat (rear operating unit)......... .181
Setting (MBUX multimedia system)......... 179
Setting the air distribution...................... 178
Setting the air0ow.................................. 178
Setting the frag rance system.................. 182 524 524
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yr
yr e pr
e pr essure
essure
Checking (tyre pressure monitoring
sy stem).................................................. 403
No tes..................................................... 401
Re starting the tyre pressure monitor-
ing system............................................. 404
TIREFIT kit..............................................3 84
Ty re pressure monitoring system
(function)............................................... 403
Ty re pressure table................................ .402
T
T yr yr e pr
e pr essur
essur e monit
e monit or
oring syst
ing syst em
em
Checking the tyre pressures................... 403
Checking the tyre temp eratur e............... 403
Fu nction................................................ 403
Re starting.............................................. 404
T
T yr
yr e pr
e pr essur
essur e t
e table
able ...................................... .402
T
T yr
yr e t
e t em
em per
per ature
ature
Checking (tyre pressure monitoring
system)..................................................4 03
Ty re pressure monitoring system
(function)............................................... 403
T
T yr yr e tr
e tr ead
ead.................................................... 400
T
T yr
yr e-c
e-c hang
hang e t
e tool kit
ool kit
Overview................................................ 408 T
T
yr
yr es
es
Checking............................................... 400
Checking the tyre pressure (tyre pres-
sure monitoring system)......................... 403
Fi tting.................................................... 413
Flat tyre................................................. 382
Inter changing......................................... 407
MOExtended tyres................................. 382
Noise..................................................... 400
No tes on /tting...................................... 404
Re moving............................................... 412
Re placing...................................... .404, 409
Re placing the wheel trim........................ 409
Re starting the tyre pressure monitor-
ing system............................................. 404
Selection...............................................4 04
Snow chains.......................................... 400
St oring................................................... 408
TIREFIT kit.............................................. 384
Ty re pressure (No tes)............................. 401
Ty re pressure monitoring system
(function)............................................... 403
Ty re pressure table................................ .402
Unusual handling characteristics............ 400 U U
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Unloc nloc king
king
see Locking/unlocking
U
Updat pdat es
es
Impor tant system updates...................... 324
USB port USB port Front st owage compartmen t.................. 138
Re ar....................................................... 154 V V
V
V ehicle
ehicle
Activating/deactivating standby mode... 229
Ad ditional door loc k................................. 84
Cor rect use............................................. .37
Data acquisition....................................... 38
Data storag e............................................ 38
Diagnostics connection............................ 35
Equipment............................................... 24
Implied warrant y...................................... 38
Locking (automatically)............................ 87
Locking/unlocking (emer gency key)........ .88
Locking/unlocking (from inside)............... 85
Locking/unlocking (KEYLESS-GO)............ 86
Lo we ring................................................ 414 Ind
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