2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS tow

Emer
g Emer
gency ency
RR
emo emo
vingt vin
gthe safe he
safety v ty
vest est
The
safetyve sts areloca tedin thesaf etyve st
co mp artmen tsinthedr iver's andfront passeng er
door stow agecom partmen ts. #
T T
o r o
remo v emo
ve: e:
pull outsafetyve st bag1 byloop
2. #
Open safetyve st bag1 andre mo vethe
saf etyve st.
% Additional safetyve sts canbe stor ed inthe
st ow agespace ofthere ar passen gercom-
par tment andinthecar gocom partment. 1
Maximum numberofwa shes
2 Maximu mwa sh temp eratur e
3 Donotbleac h
4 Donotiron
5 Donottumble dry
6 Donotdr yclean
7 This isaclass 2ve st Th
ere qu irements de/nedbytheleg alstandar d
ar eonl yful/lled ifth esaf etyve st isthecor rect
size andisful lyclosed.
Re place thesaf etyve st inthefo llo wing cases :
R Itis damag edordirton there 0ectiv estr ips
ca nno long er be remo ved.
R The maximum numberofwa shes isexceeded.
R The 0uor escence ofthesaf etyve st hasfa ded. WW
ar ar
ning tr ning
triangle iangle
RR
emo emo
ving t ving
the w he
war ar
ning tr ning
triangle (no iangle
(notplug-in h t
plug-in hybr ybr
id) id)
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Remo vewarning triangle 1. 350350
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent from driving
wit hsea led tires
A tir ete mp orarily sealed withtir esealant
im pair sth ehandling charact eristics and isno t
suit able forhigher speeds. #
Adaptyo ur driving styleaccor dinglyand
dr ive car efull y. #
Donotex ceed themaximum speedlimit
wit hatir eth at has been repair edusing
tir esealant. #
Obser vethemaximum permissible speedfora
tir esealed withtir esealant 50mph
(80 km/h ).
* N NO O
TE TE
Staini ngcaused byleaking tireseal-
ant ATer
use,excess tiresealant mayleak out
fr om the/lling hose. #
Ther efor e, place the/lling hoseinthe
plastic bagthat cont ainedth eTIREFIT
kit. +
ENVI
R ENVI
RONMENT ONMENT
ALNO AL
NOTE TE
Environment al
pollution causedbyenvironment allyirre -
sponsi bledisposal Ti
re sealan tcont ains pollu tants. #
Have thetir esealant bottle disposed of
pr ofessionall y,e.g. atan aut hor ized
Mer cedes-Benz Center. #
Stow thetir esealant bottle and thetir ein0 a-
tion compressor . #
Pull awayimme diately. #
Stop drivin gaTer approximat elyte nminut es
and checkth etir epr essur eusing thetir e
in0 ation compressor .
The tirepr essur emust nowbe atleast
130 kPa(1.3 bar/19 psi). &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetothe
speci/ed tirepr essur eno tbein gatt aine d
If th especi/ed tirepr essur eis no tre ac hed,
th etir eis toobadl ydamag ed.The tiresealant
canno tre pair thetir ein this inst ance. The
braking anddriving charact eristics maybe
gr eatl yim pair ed. #
Donotcontinue driving. #
Consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop. In
cases suchas theone mentioned above,con-
ta ct an aut hor izedMer cedes-B enzCent er.Or call
1-80 0-FOR -MERCedes (intheUS A)or
1-800-387- 0100(inCanada). #
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o incr o
incr ease t ease
the tir he
tirepr e
pr essur essur
e: e:
switc hon the
tir ein0 ation com press or. #
T T
o r o
reduc et educ
ethe tir he
tirepr e
pr ess ur ess
ure: e:
press press ure
re lease button1 next to manome ter2. 356356
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When thetir epr essur eis cor rect, unscr ewthe
/lli ng hose from theva lve of thesealed tire. #
Screw theva lve cap ontoth eva lve of the
sealed tire. #
Pullth etir esealant bottle outofthetir ein0 a-
tion compressor .
The /lling hosestay son thetir esealant bottle. #
Drive to thenear estquali/ed special istwo rk-
shop andhave thetir e, tiresealant bottle and
/lling hosereplaced ther e. BattBatt
er er
y(v y
(v ehicle) ehicle)
NNo o
t t
es on t es
on the 12 Vbatt he
12 Vbatt ery er
y &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofan accident duetowo rk
car ried out incor rectl yon thebatt ery
Wo rkcar ried out incor rectl yon thebatt ery
can, forex am ple, lead toashor tcir cuit .This
can restr ictfun ctions releva nt forsaf etysy s-
te ms and impair theoper ating safetyof your
ve hicle. Yo
ucould losecontr olof theve hicle inthefo l-
lo wing situations inpar ticular :
R When braking
R Intheev ent ofabr uptst eer ing maneuv ers
and/or whentheve hicle' sspeed isno t
adap tedto thero ad cond itions #
Intheev ent ofashor tcir cuit orasimilar
incident, contactaqu ali/ed special ist
wo rkshop immed iately. #
Donotdr ive on. #
Alwaysha ve workon thebatt erycar ried
out ataqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. R
Further informatio non ABS(/ page211)
R Further informatio non ESP ®
(/ page212)
Fo rsaf etyre asons, Mercedes- Benzre commen ds
th at youonl yuse batteries whic hha ve been tes-
te dand appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle byMer cedes-
Benz. All
v All
vehi clesex ehicles
excep cep
tv t
vehicles wit ehicles
withalit h
alithium-i onbat- hium-i
onbat-
t t
er y er
y &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofexplosion duetoelec-
tr ost atic charge
Electr ostatic charge can ignite th ehighl y
ex plosiv ega smixtu reinthebatt ery. #
Todisc hargeanyelect rostat ic ch arge
th at ma yha ve built up,touc hth eme tal
ve hicle body beforehandl ingthebatt ery. The
highly0amma blegasmixtu reiscreat edwhile
th ebatt eryis ch argin gand during star tin gassis-
ta nce. &
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGDang erofchemical burnsfrom
th ebatt eryacid
Batt eryacid iscaustic. #
Avoid cont actwithth eskin, eyes or
clo thing. #
Donotlean overth ebatt ery. #
Donotinhale batteryga ses. #
Keep childr enawa yfrom thebatt ery. Br
ea kd ow nas sist anc e
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The
vehicle iseq uipp edwithan AGMtech nol-
ogy battery (Absor bentGlass Mat)or alith-
ium -ionbatt ery. Fu llve hicle funct ionalityis
onl yguar anteed withan AGMbat tery or lith-
ium-ion battery. Fo rsaf etyre asons, Mercedes-
Ben zre commen dsthat youonl yuse batteries
whic hha ve been tested andap pro vedfo ryo ur
ve hicle byMer cedes-Be nz.
R Carryove rde tach able parts,suc has vent
hos es,elbo w/tting sor term inal covers from
th ebatt erybeing replaced.
R Mak esur eth at theve nt hos eis alw ayscon-
nect edtotheor iginal opening ontheside of
th ebatt ery.
Ins tallan yex istin gor supplied cellcaps.
Ot her wise, gases orbatt eryacid could
escape. R
Mak esur eth at detach able partsarere con-
nect edinthesame way. TT
o o
w st w
star ar
tin gor to ting
ortowing away wing
away OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof t w
of the per he
per mitt mitt
edto ed
towing met wing
methods (not hods
(not
plug -inh plug
-inhybr ybr
id) id)
*
N NO O
TE TE
Damag efrom automati cbr aking If
one ofthefo llo wing functions isswitc hed
on, theve hicle brak es aut omati callyin cer tain
situations:
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st
R ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C
R HOLD function R
ActivePa rking Assist
To avoid damag eto theve hicle, deactivat e
th ese systems inthefo llo wing orsimilar situa-
tions: #
Duringtowing #
Inacar wash Mer
cedes- Benzre commen dstranspor tingyo ur
ve hicle inthecase ofabr eakdo wn,rather than
to wing itawa y.
Fo rto wing ,use ato w rope ortow bar withbo th
axles onthegr ound. Donotuse tow bar systems.
* N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theve hicle duetotow-
ing awa yin cor rectl y #
Obser vetheinst ruction sand noteson
to wing away. 362362
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er er
mitt mitt
edto ed
towing met wing
methods hods
VV
ehicle eq ehicle
equipme nt/t o uipme
nt/t owing met wing
method hod
Bo
t Bo
th axles ont h
axles onthe gr he
ground ound FF
r r
ont axle r ont
axle raised aised RR
ear axle r ear
axle raised aised
4MA TICvehicles Yes,maximum 31miles (50km) at
31 mph(5 0km /h) No
No
Ve hicles withre ar wheel driveY es,maximum 31miles (50km) at
31 mph(5 0km /h) No
Yes,ifth esteer ing wheel is/x ed in
th ecent erposition withasteer ing
wheel lock. TT
o o
wing awa wing
awayt y
the v he
vehic lewit ehic
lewit hbo t h
bo th axles ont h
axles onthe he
gr gr
ound ound
#
Obser vetheno teson theper mitt edtowing
me thods (/page362). #
Mak esur eth at thebatt eryis connect edand
ch arge d.
A disc hargedbatt eryhas thefo llo wing e.ect s:
R The vehicle cannotbe switc hedon R
The electr icpar king brak ecanno tbe released
or applied
R The transmiss ioncanno tbe shiTed toposition
005C or005D
% Ifth etransmission cannotbe shiTed toposi-
tion 005C,orthemultifun ctiondispla yin the
inst rument clusterdoes notsho wan ything,
th eve hicle mustbe transpo rted awa y
( / pag e365). Atowing vehicle withliTi ng eq
uipme ntisrequ ired forve hicle transpor ta-
tion.
* N NO O
TE TE
Dam agedue totowing awayat
ex cessiv elyhigh speeds orove rlong dis-
ta nces The
drivet ra in could bedamag edwhen towing
at excessiv elyhigh speeds orove rlong distan-
ces. Br
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Atowing speed of30 mph(5 0km /h)
mu stno tbe exceeded. #
Atowing distance of30 mile s(50 km)
must notbe exceeded. &
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NIN GRisk ofacciden twhen towing a
ve hicle whichis toohea vy
If th eve hicle tobe tow- star tedor towe dawa y
is hea vier than theper missible gross mass of
yo ur vehicle, thefo llo wing situations can
occur :
R The towing eyema ybecome detach ed.
R The vehicle/ trailer combin ationmay
sw erve orrollo ver. #
Beforeto w- star ting ortowing away,
ch eckif th eve hicle tobe tow- star tedor
to we dawa yex ceeds theper missible
gr oss mass. #
Information ontheper missible gross mass of
th eve hicle canbefound ontheve hicle identi-
/cation plate(/ page407) . #
Donotopen thedr iver's door orfront
passeng erdoor asthetransmission mayot h-
er wise shiTtoposition 005Dautomaticall y. #
Installth eto wing eye(/ page366). #
Fasten theto wing device .
* N NO O
TE TE
Damag edue toincor rect conn ec-
tion oftheto w bar #
Onlyconn ecttheto w rope ortow bar to
th eto wing eyes. %
Youcan also attachth eto w bar tothetrailer
hitc h. #
Deactiv ateth eaut omatic locking mechanism
(/ page76). #
Donotactiv ateth eHOLD function . #
Deactiv ateth eto w- awa yalar m(/ page95). #
Deact ivat eAc tiveBr ak eAssi st(/ page237). #
ShiTthetransmission toposition 005C
(/ page193). #
Release theelectr icpar king brak e. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetolimit ed
saf ety-re lat ed functions during theto wing
pr ocess
Saf ety-re lat ed functions arelimit edorno lon-
ge rav ailabl ein thefo llo wing situations:
R The vehicle isswitc hedo..
R The brak esy stem orpowe rst eer ing sys-
te m ismalfun ctioning.
R The ener gysuppl yor theon-boar delectr i-
cal system ismalfunctionin g.
When your vehicle istowe daw ay,signi/cantl y
mor ee.or tma ybe requ ired tosteer and
br ak eth an isnor mall yre qu ired. #
Use ato w bar . #
Mak esur eth at thesteer ing wheel can
mo vefreel ybe fore towing theve hicle
awa y. 364364
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N N
O O
TE TE
Dam agedue toexcessiv etractiv e
po we r If
yo upull awayshar ply, thetractiv epo we r
ma ybe toohigh andtheve hicles couldbe
damag ed. #
Pullawa yslo wly and smoo thly. Loading
t Loading
the v he
vehic lef ehic
lefor tr or
transpo rt anspo
rt #
Obser vetheno teson towing away
( / pag e363). #
Connect theto wing device totheto wing eye
in order toload theve hicle.
% Youcan also attachth eto w bar tothetrailer
hitc h. #
ShiT theaut omatic transmission toposition
005C.
% The automatic transmission maybe lockedin
position 005Dintheev ent ofdamag eto the
electr ics.ToshiT to005C ,pr ov ide theon-boar d
electr icalsystem withpo we r(/ page360). #
Load theve hicle ontoth etranspor ter. #
ShiT theaut omatic transmission toposition
005D. #
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth e
ve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Onlysecur eth eve hicle bythewheels.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withADS PL h
ADS PLUS (A US
(Adap dap
tiv tiv
eDam e
Dam ping Sy ping
Sys- s-
t t
em PL em
PLUS) US)
&
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofan accident whentrans-
por ting vehicles withAd aptiveDam ping
Sy stem PLUS
When transpo rting vehicles withAdaptive
Dam pingSy stem PLUS, theve hicle/ trailer
combin ationmaybeg into rock and star tto
skid. #
Load theve hicle correctl yont oth e
tr ansp orter. #
Sec ureth eve hicle onallfour wheels
wit hsuit able tensio ning straps . #
Donotex ceed themaximum permissible
speed of35 mph(6 0km /h)wh en tran s-
po rting. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theve hicle from secur -
ing itinco rrectl y #
ATer loading, theve hicle mustbe
secur edon allfour wheels. Other wise,
th eve hicle could bedamag ed. #
Amin imum distance of8in (20 cm)
upw ards and 4in (10 cm) down wards
must bekept tothetranspor tplatf orm. #
Secur eth eve hicle onallfour wheels aTer
loading. Br
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4MA4MA
TICv TIC
vehicles /v ehicles
/vehicles wit ehicles
withaut h
aut omatic tr omatic
trans- ans-
mission mission
#
Mak esur eth at thefront and rear axles come
to rest on thesame transpor tation vehicle.
* N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto thedr ive train due to
incor rect positi oningof theve hicle #
Donotposit iontheve hicle abovethe
conn ectio npoin tof thetranspor tve hi-
cle. TT
o o
wing ey wing
eyest e
stor or
ag ag
elocation e
location Ex
am ple: towing eye
To wing eye1 islocat edunder thecar gocom-
par tment 0oor. InstInst
alling andr alling
andremo emo
ving t ving
the to he
towing eye wing
eye #
Press themar kon cover1 inwa rdsand
re mo ve. #
Screw intheto wing eyecloc kwise asfaras it
will goand tight en.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withatr h
atrailer hitc ailer
hitch: h:
vehicles withatrailer
hitc hdo notha ve are ar brac ketfo rth eto wing
ey e. Fasten theto w bar tothetrailer hitch. 366366
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