2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV radio

Interior lighting ............................................ 167
Wi
ndsc reen wipers and windscreen
wa sher system ............................................ 168
Mir rors ........................................................ 173
Area permeable toradio waves on the
windscreen ................................................ .176
Inf rare d-re0ective windscreen function ........ 177 Climat Climat
e contr
e contr ol
ol........................................... 178 178
Overview of climate control systems ............ 178
Operating the climate control system .......... 179 Dr
Dr
iving and par
iving and par king
king..................................... 190 190
Driving ........................................................1 90
DY NAMIC SELECT switch ........................... .205
Au tomatic transmission .............................. .209
Tr ansfer case ............................................. .213
Fu nction of the 4MATIC ...............................2 15
Re fuelling .................................................... 216
Pa rking .......................................................2 22
Driving and driving saf ety sy stems ............... 229
Tr ailer hitch ................................................ .299
Bicycle rack function ................................... 304
Ve hicle towing instructions .......................... 306 Ins
Ins
tr
trument displa
ument displa y and on-boar
y and on-boar d com-
d com-
put
put er
er........................................................... 308 308
No tes on the inst rument display and on-
board computer .......................................... 308
Overview of instrument display .................... 309
Overview of the buttons on the steering
wheel .......................................................... 310
Operating the on-board computer ................3 10
Overview of displa ysinthe inst rument
display ........................................................ 312
Head-up display .......................................... 312 MBUX multimedia syst MBUX multimedia syst
em
em........................... .315
315
Overview and operation ............................... 315
System settings .......................................... 324
Na vigation .................................................. .328
Te lephone ................................................... 337
Mercedes me app ....................................... 340
Mercedes-Benz emer gency call system ....... 349
Ra dio, media & TV....................................... 356
Sound settings ............................................ 362 Maint Maint
enance and car
enance and car e
e................................. 364 364
ASS YST PLUS service inter val display .......... 364 Engine compartment ................................... 365
Cleaning and care ....................................... 371 Br Br
eakdo
eakdo wn assist
wn assist ance
ance................................. 380 380
Emer gency .................................................. 380
Flat tyre ...................................................... 382
Battery (vehicle) .......................................... 387
To w- starting or towing away ........................ 393
Electrical fuses ............................................ 397 Wheels and tyr Wheels and tyr
es
es......................................... 400 400
No tes on noise or unusual handling char-
acteristics ................................................... 400
No tes on regula rly inspecting wheels and
tyres .......................................................... .400
No tes on snow chains ................................. 400
Ty re pressure .............................................. 401
Wheel change ............................................. 404
Emer gency spa rewheel .............................. .414
Collapsible spare wheel ............................... 416 T
T
ec
ec hnical dat
hnical dat a
a............................................. 420 420
No tes on tech nical data .............................. 420 Contents
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3

On-board electronics ................................... 420
Re
gula tory radio identi/cation and no tes ..... 422
Ve hicle identi/cation plate, VIN and
engine number overview .............................. 423
Operating 0uids ...........................................4 25
Ve hicle data ................................................ 434
Tr ailer hitch ................................................ .438 Displa Displa
y messag
y messag es and w
es and war
arning/indicat
ning/indicat or
or
lam
lam ps
ps.......................................................... 442 442
Display message s ....................................... .442
Wa rning and indicator lamps ....................... 504 Inde
Inde
x
x.......................................................... 519 5194
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Contents

1
Steering wheel gearshiT paddles →
211
2 Combination switch →
162
3 Instrument displ ay →
309
4 DIRECT SELECT le ver →
209
5 Media display →
315
6 Climate control systems →
179
7 £ Hazard warning light system →
162
8 PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator la mps→
53
9 Glovecompartment →
138
A Stow age compartment →
138
B 8 Controller forvo lume and switching
sound on/o. →
315
Ü Switches the MBUX multimedia system
on/o. →
315
C z Calls up navigation →
317
D | Calls up radio or media →
317
E % Calls up thete lephone →
317 F
Switch panel for:
ä Individual wheel cont rol (vehicles without
o.- road pac kage ) or →
277
+ Transfer case (vehicles with o.-road
pac kage) →
213
p Manual gearshiTing →
211
¿ AIRMATIC or →
267
¿ E-AC TIVE BODY CONTROL →
273
å Activating/deactivating ESP ®
→
232
î Downhill Speed Regulation →
249
G ß Calls up favo urites →
317
H y Calls up vehicle functions →
317
I c Active Parking Assist →
293
J DYNAMIC SELECT switch →
207
K Touchpad →
317
L Start/stop but ton →
191
è ECO start/s top function →
202 At
a glance – Cockpit
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7

v
v
ehicle inst
ehicle inst alled r
alled radio com
adio com ponents
ponents Onl Onl
y f y for EU and EFT
or EU and EFT A countr
A countries and countr
ies and countr ies t
ies that
hat
r
r ecognise t
ecognise t he EU manuf
he EU manuf actur
acturer's declar
er's declar ation of
ation of
conf
conf or
ormity:
mity: The
following information applies toall wireless
components of theve hicle and of the information
systems and communication devices integ rated in
th eve hicle:
The manu facturers of the wireless components
ensure that all wireless components ins talled in
th eve hicle comply with Directi ve2014/53/EU.
The full texts of the EU declarations of conformity
are available at thefo llowing web address:
https://moba.i.daimler.com/mar kets/ece-r ow/
baix/cars /certi/cates-of-conformity/en_GB/
index.html Yo
u can obtain fur ther information from a
Mercedes-Benz service centre.
F F or t
or t he U
he Unit nited Kingdom onl y:
ed Kingdom onl y: The
following information applies toall wireless
components of theve hicle and of the information systems and communication devices integ
rated in
th eve hicle:
The manu facturers of the wireless components
installed in theve hicle hereby declare that all
wireless components ins talled in theve hicle com-
ply with theRa dio Regulations 2017 directi ve. The
full texts of the declarations of conformity are
av ailable at thefo llowing web address:
https://moba.i.daimler.com/mar kets/ece-r ow/
baix/cars/certi/cates-of-con form ity/en_GB/
index.html General no
tes
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F
F
or Br
or Br azil onl y:
azil onl y: No
teon two-w ayradio systems in theve hicle: These systems are not pr
otected against harmful
inter fere nce and must not cause inter fere nce in
prope rly appr oved systems.
F F or Jamaica onl y:
or Jamaica onl y:
All wireless vehicle components ha vereceived
type appr oval from the SMA.
F F or Nig
or Nig er
eria onl y:
ia onl y: Connection and use of
thera dio communications
equipment in this vehicle is permitted bythe
Nigerian Communications Commission F
F
or R
or R ussia onl y:
ussia onl y: The manufacturers of
the wireless components
installed in theve hicle hereby declare that all
wireless components ins talled in theve hicle com-
ply with thete ch nical regulations for two-w ay
ra dios. You can obtain fur ther information from a
Mercedes-Benz service centre.
F F or Ukr
or Ukr aine onl y:
aine onl y: 28
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General no
tes

The manufacturers of
the wireless components
installed in theve hicle hereby declare that the
wireless components ins talled in theve hicle com-
ply with thete ch nical regulations for two-w ay ra
dios. You can obtain fur ther information from a
Mercedes-Benz service centre. W
W
ir
ireless applications in t
eless applications in t he v
he vehicle
ehicle
Besides the typical frequencies for mobile com-
munication cars byMercedes-Benz ma keuse of
th efo llowing automotive radio applications.
W
W ir
ireless applications in t
eless applications in t he v
he vehicle
ehicle T
T
ec
ec hnology Fr
hnology Freq
eq uency r
uency r angeT r
ang eT ransmission output/magne
ansmission output/magne tic
tic/eld
/eld s
strtr eng th
ength
Re mo teKeyless Entr y2 0 kHz (9–90 kHz) ≤ 72 dBμA/m at 10m
Wi reless Powe rTr ansmission 105 kHz (90–119 kHz)≤ 42 dBμA/m at 10m
Re mo teKeyless Entr y1 20 kHz (119–135 kHz) ≤ 42 dBμA/m at 10m
Wi reless Powe rTr ansmission 127 kHz (119–135 kHz)≤ 66 dBμA/m at 10m withthe magnetic /eld
strength le vel decreasing 3dB/oct aveabove119
kHz
Ne ar-/eld communication 13.553–13.567 MHz≤ 42 dBμA/m at 10m
Re mo teKeyless Entr y,Garage Door Opener, Tire
Pressure Monitoring 433 MHz (433.05–434.79 MHz)
≤ 10 mW ERP
Block Heater Remo teControl, Garage Door
Opener 868 MHz (868.0–868.6 MHz)≤
25 mW ERP General no
tes
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29

T
T
ec
ec hnology Fr
hnology Freq
eq uency r
uency r angeT r
ang eT ransmission output/magne
ansmission output/magne tic
tic/eld
/eld s
strtr eng th
ength
Re ar Seat Enter tainment System
Bluet
Bluetooth
oo th®
®
:
:
2400–2483.5 MHz
WL WL AN 2.4 GHZ:
AN 2.4 GHZ:
2400–2483.5 MHz
WL WL AN 5 GHz:
AN 5 GHz:
5150–5250 MHz
5725–5875 MHz Bluet Bluet
ooth
oo th®
®
:
:
-0.8 dBm
WL WL AN 2.4 GHZ:
AN 2.4 GHZ:
14.5 dBm
WL WL AN 5 GHz:
AN 5 GHz:
20.5 dBm
13.3 dBm
Tw o-w ayradio (Tel7 telephone control unit) E-GSM (900 MHz)
GSM (1800 MHz) +33 dBm
+30 dBm
UMTS (Band I, III, VIII) +24 dBm (+1/-3 dB)
LT E (Band 1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28) +23 dBm (±2 dB)
RAMSES (Router And Mobile SErviceS )GSM (E-GSM 850 / E-GSM 900, Class 4)
GSM (E-GSM 1800 / E-GSM 1900, Class 4) < +32.5 dBm (±1 dB)
< +29.5 dBm (±1 dB)
UMTS (WCDMA FDD I, II, III, IV, V,VIII, XIX, Class
3) < +23.5 dBm (±1 dB)
LT E (FDD B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B7, B8, B9, B18,
B19, B21, B28, Class 3) < +23 dBm (±1 dB) General no
tes
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W
W
ir
ir eless c
eless c har
harging of a mobile phone in t
ging of a mobile phone in t he cock-
he coc k-
pit
pit R R
eq eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The mobile phone is suitable for wireless
ch arging.
% A list of compatible mobile phones can be
fo und at: https://www.mercedes-benz-
mobile.com/ #
Place the mobile phone as close tothe centre
of mat 1as possible with the display facing
upwards.
When a message is shown in the multimedia
system, the mobile phone is being charge d. Malfunctions de
tected during thech arging
process are shown in the multimedia system
displa y.
% The mat can be remo vedfo r cleaning, e.g.
using clean, luk ewarmwater.
R R adio eq
adio eq uipment appr ov
uipment appr oval number
al number s f
s f or Br
or Br azil
azil
This device operates on a secondary basis, that is
to say it has no pr otection against harmful inter-
fe re nce, not even from the same type of stations,
and must not cause inter fere nce with systems
ope rating on a prima rybasis.
This product is permitted in accordance with the
procedure de/ned in Directive 242/2000 bythe
Brazilian telecommunications agency ANATEL and
meets the applicable tech nical requ irements.
Fu rther information is available on the ANATEL
we bsite. www.anatel.go v.br #
Further information on the declaration of con-
fo rm ity forve hicle components which receive
and/or transmit radio waves. W
W
ir
irelessl
elessl y c
y char
har ging a mobile phone in t
ging a mobile phone in t he r
he rear
ear
passeng
passeng er com
er compar
partment
tment *
N
NOOTE
TE Damage tothe dr awe r inthe centre
console of there ar compartment due to
body weight When open,
the dr awe r inthe centre console
of there ar compartment can be damaged by
body weight. #
Do not support yourself on the open
dr awe r. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The mobile phone must be suitable for wire-
less charging.
% A list of compatible mobile phones can be
found at: https://www.mercedes-benz-
mobile.com/ Seats and st
owing
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