2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS battery

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N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageto thebatt eryfrom over-
vo ltag e When
chargin gusin gabatt erych arge rwit hout
a maximum chargin gvo ltag e, thebatt eryor
th eon-boar delectr onics maybe damag ed. #
Onlyuse batterych arge rs wit hamaxi-
mum chargin gvo ltag eof 14.8 V. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofexplosion duetoigniting
hy drog en gas
If th er eis ashor tcir cuit orspar ksstar tto
fo rm when chargin gabatt ery, ther eis adan-
ge rof thehy drog en gasign iting . #
Take car eth at thepositiv ete rm inal ofa
connect edbatt erydoes notcome into
cont actwithve hicle parts. #
Neverplace metalobjects ortools ona
batt ery. #
When connecting anddisconnecting the
batt ery, alw aysobser vetheseq uence of
batt eryte rm inals descr ibed. #
Alwaysta ke car eto conn ectonlybatt ery
te rm inals ofidentical polaritywhen jump
st ar ting ave hicle. #
Duringstar tin gassis tance, itis ess entia l
to obser vetheseq uence describedfor
conn ectingand discon nectingthe
jum per cable s. #
Donotco nnec tor dis connec tth ebat-
te ry term inals while theengine isrun-
ning. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofexplosion duetoamix-
tur eof explosiv ega ses
A mixtu reofexplosiv ega ses can escape from
th ebatt erydur ing chargin gand jump star tin g. #
Fire ,open 0ames, smokingand creati ng
spar ksmust beavo ided. #
Mak esur eth at ther eis su1cien tve ntila -
tion. #
Donotst and overth ebatt ery. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofexplosion from afrozen
batt ery
A disc hargedbatt eryma yfreeze attemp era-
tur es slightl yabo veorbelo wfreezin gpoint.
Dur ingstar ting assist anceorbatt erych argin g,
batt eryga scan bereleased. #
Alwaysallo wabatt eryto thaw before
ch argin git or per form ing star ting assis -
ta nce. If
th eindicat or/warning lampsintheinst rument
clust erdo notlight upatlow temp eratur es,itis
ve ry likelyth at thedisc hargedbatt eryhas frozen.
In this case youma yneit her jump-st artth eve hi-
cle nor charge thebatt ery.
The service life of abat tery that has been thawe d
ma ybe dramaticall yshor tened. Thestar ting char-
act eristics maybe impair ed,especi allyat low
te mp eratur es.
It is recommen dedthat youha ve ath awe dbatt ery
ch eckedat aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. Br
eakdo wnassis tance
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All
v All
vehi cles ehi
cles
* NO NO
TE TE
Dam ageca use dby nume rous or
ex tended attem ptsto star tth eengine Numer
ousorextended attem ptsto star tth e
engine maydamag eth ecat alytic converter
due tonon-c ombusted fuel. #
Avoid numer ousand extended attem pts
to star tth eengine. Obser
vethefo llo wing points during star ting assis -
ta nce and when chargin gth ebatt ery:
R Onlyuse undamag edjum per cables/c harging
cables withasu1cient cross-section and
insulat edterm inal clam ps.
R Non-in sulatedpar tsof thete rm inal clam ps
must notcome intocont actwithot her metal
par tswhile thejum per cable/c harging cable
is connect edtothebatt ery/jum p-startcon-
nection point.
R The jumper cable/c harging cable mustnot
come intocont actwithan ypar tswhic hma y
mo vewhen theengine isrunning. R
Alwaysmak esur eth at nei ther younor thebat-
te ry iselectr ostaticall ych arge d.
R Keep awa yfrom /reand open 0ames.
R Donotlean overth ebatt ery.
Obser vetheadditional follo wing points when
ch argin gth ebatt ery:
R Onlyuse batterych arge rs tested and
ap pro vedfo rMer cedes-Benz.
R Read thebatt erych arge r's oper ating instruc-
tion sbef orech argin gth ebatt ery.
Obser vetheadditional follo wing points during
st ar ting assist ance:
R Startin gassis tance mayonl ybe prov ided
using vehicles, batteries orother jump star t
de vice swit hanomi nalvoltag eof 12 V.
R The vehicles mustno tto uc h.
R V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withag h
agasoline engine: asoline
engine: jump-st artth e
ve hicle onlywhen theengine andexhaus tsy s-
te m arecold. SS
t t
ar ar
ting assist ting
assist anceandc ance
andchar har
ging t ging
the 12 Vbatt he
12 Vbatt ery er
y RR
eq eq
uir uir
ement s: ement
s:
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k-
ing brak e.
R V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withaut h
aut omatic tr omatic
transmiss ion: ansmiss
ion:The
tr ansmiss ionisin position 005D.
R The vehicle andallelect rical consume rsare
switc hedo..
R The hood isopen . 360360
Br
eakdo wnassis tance

Ex
am ple: enginecom partment #
Slid eco ver1 ofPOSITIVE contact2onthe
jum p-st arting connec tionpoi ntinthedir ection
of thear ro w. #
Connect POSITIVE contact2onyour vehicle
to thepositiv ete rm inal ofthedonor battery
using thejum per cable/c harging cable. Alw
aysbegi nwit hPOS ITIVE contact2on
yo ur ow nve hicle /rst. #
Dur Dur
ingst ing
star ar
tin gassis t tin
gassis tance: ance:
star tth eengine of
th edonor vehicle andrunat idle speed. #
Conne cttheneg ativete rm inal ofthedonor
batt eryand ground point 3ofyour ow nve hi-
cle byusing thejum per cable/c harging cable.
Begin withth edonor battery/r st. #
Dur Dur
ingst ing
star ar
ting assist ting
assist ance: ance:
star tth eengine of
yo ur ow nve hicle. #
Dur Dur
ingt ing
the c he
char har
gingpr gin
gpr ocess: ocess:
star tth ech arg-
ing process. #
Dur Dur
ingst ing
star ar
tin gassis t tin
gassis tance: ance:
letth eengines run
fo rse veralminut es. #
Dur Dur
ingst ing
star ar
ting assist ting
assist ance: ance:
beforedisconnect-
ing thejum per cable, switchon anelectr ical
consumer onyour ow nve hicle, e.g.th ere ar
wind owheat eror lightin g.
When thestar ting assist ance/c harging process is
com plete,per form thefo llo wing steps: #
Firs t, re mo vethejum per cable/c harging cable
fr om ground point 3and theneg ativete rm i- nal
ofthedonor battery, then POSITIVE con-
ta ct 2 and thepositiv ete rm inal ofthedonor
batt ery. Begin each time withth econt acts on
yo ur ow nve hicle /rst. #
ATer remo vingth ejum per cable/c harging
cable, closecover1 ofPOSITIVE contact
2.
Fu rther informatio ncan beobt aine dat aquali/ed
special istwo rkshop. RR
eplaci ngt eplaci
ngthe 12 Vbatt he
12 Vbatt ery er
y #
Obser vetheno teson the12 Vbatt ery
(/ page357).
Mer cedes-Benz recommen dsthat youha ve the
12 Vbatt eryre placed ataqu ali/ed special ist
wo rkshop, e.g.at an aut hor izedMer cedes- Benz
Cen ter.
Obser vethefo llo wing notesif yo uwa nttoreplace
th ebatt eryyo urself:
R Alwaysre place afa ulty batterywit habatt ery
whic hmee tsthespeci/c vehicle requ ire-
ments. Br
eakdo wnassist ance
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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)
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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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eakdo wnassist ance

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ehicle ehicle
DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Solution s Solution
s
Update Successfull yCom-
pleted *I
nst allatio nof thesoTw areupdat ehas been success fullycom pleted(/ page298).
Upda teFail edSoftware
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ner ro roccur reddur ing installation ofthesoTw areupdat e(/ page298).
The prev ious soTw arere lease remains inplace.
Upda teFail ed
*Aner ro roccur reddur ing installation ofthesoTw areupdat e(/ page298).
Mak eaMer cedes mecall viatheove rhead contr olpanel (/page316).
0072
Vehicle ReadytoDrive
Switch theIgnition Off
Before Exiting *Y
ouarelea ving theve hicle inare ady -to-dr ive stat e. #
Getout oftheve hicle, secureit ag ains tro lling awayand take theSmar tKey wit hyo u. #
Ifyo udo notlea vetheve hicle, switcho. theelectr icalconsumer s,e.g. theseat heating. Other wise, the12‑ Vbat-
te ry ma ydisc hargeand star tin gth eengine maybe possible onlywit hth ehelp ofasecond battery(jum pstar t).
Running BoardsNotRetrac-
ted Pay Attention to
Excess WidthofVehicle *M
ercedes-Ma ybachve hicles: theru nning boardsar eno tre tract ed.
R The running boardscan beretract ed via themultimedia system onlywhen theve hicle isstatio nary(/ page78) .
R The running boardsand theside skirtmust befree ofdir t,ice and snow.Other wise, they areunab leto retract. #
Clea nth eru nning boards(/ page346). 432432
Displ
aymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps

DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Soluti ons Soluti
ons #
Untilthen, alwaysselect parkposit ion005Dmanu allybef oreyo uswitc ho. theve hicle. #
Beforelea vingth eve hicle, applyth eelectr icpar king brak e.
Auxilia ryBattery Malfunc-
tion (red displa ymessag e) *V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withaut h
aut omatic tr omatic
transmission: ansmission:
Theauxiliar ybatt eryfo rth etransmission isno long erbeing charge d. #
Consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop. #
V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit haut h
aut omati ctr omati
ctransmissi on: ansmissi
on:Untilthen, alwaysselect parkposit ion005Dbeforeyo uswitc ho. theve hicle. #
Beforelea vingth eve hicle, applyth eelectr icpar king brak e. 444444
Displa
ymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps

1,
2,3... 1,
2,3...
4MA 4MA
TIC TIC
Fu nctio n........... ..................................... 198
12 Vbat t 12
Vbat ter y er
y
see On-bo ardelec trica lsy stem battery (12 V)
12 Vsoc ket 12
Vsoc ket
see Socket(12 V)
48 Von-boa r 48
Von-boa rd elec tr d
elec trica lsy st ica
lsy stem em
Oper ating safety.. ................................ .... 25
115 Vsoc ket 115
Vsoc ket
see Socket(115 V)
360° Camera 360°
Camera
Fu nctio n........... ..................................... 264 AA
A/C functi on A/C
functi on
Ac tivating/dea ctivating (contr olpanel )...165
Ac tivating/dea ctivating (MBUX multi-
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ABS (Anti-lo c ABS
(Anti-lo ck Br k
Br aki ng Syst aki
ng System) em)
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A A
cce ler cce
leration ation
see Kickdo wn A A
cci dent andBr cci
dent andBreak do eak
down Manag wn
Manag ement ement
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A A
cous coustic
loc tic
locking king
v v
er er
i/c ation i/c
ation signa l signa
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Ac tivating/dea ctivating <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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A A
ctiv ctiv
eBlind Spo e
Blind SpotAssi st t
Assi st
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Fu nctio n........... ..................................... 242
Sy stem limita<0055004A0050004F0054000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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Tr ailer operation.....................................2 43
A A
ctiv ctiv
eBr e
Br ak ak
eAssist e
Assist
Fu nctio n/no tes... ................................... 233
Se tting.... ............... ................................ 237
A A
ctiv ctiv
eDis t e
Dis tance Assis ance
AssistDIS t
DIS TR TR
ONIC ONIC
Ac tiveEmer gency Stop Assist ................ 231
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Call ingupaspee <0045000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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Fu nctio n........... ..................................... 220
Inc reasing /decreasin gth espeed ...........2 22
Ro ute-based speedadaptation ............... 225
St oring aspeed.... .................................. 222
Switc hingo./deac tivating .....................2 22
Switc hingon/activ ating......................... 222
Sy stem limit ations... ...............................220
A A
ctiv ctiv
eEmer g e
Emer gency St ency
Stop Assist op
Assist ...................... 231 A A
ctiv ctiv
eheadlam e
headlam ps ps
.... .....................................1 51
A A
ctiv ctiv
eLane Chang e
Lane Chang eAssist e
Assist
Ac tivating/dea ctivating <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F> 233
Fu nctio n.......... ...................................... 232
A A
ctiv ctiv
eLane K e
Lane Keep ingAssist eep
ingAssist
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Ac tivating/dea ctivating thewa rning....... 246
Fu nctio n.......... ...................................... 244
Se tting the<00540046004F0054004A0055004A0057004A0055005A000F000F000F000F000F
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Sy stem limits... ......................................244
Tr ailer operation.....................................2 44
A A
ctiv ctiv
eP e
Par ar
king Assist king
Assist
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Fu nctio n.......... ...................................... 272
Pa rking... ............................................... 274
Sy stem limit ations... ...............................272
A A
ctiv ctiv
eSer e
Ser vice Sy vice
Syst st
em PL em
PLUS US
see ASSYSTPL US
A A
ctiv ctiv
eSpeed LimitAss ist e
Speed LimitAss ist
Dis play........... ........................................224
Fu nctio n.......... ...................................... 224
A A
ctiv ctiv
eSt e
St eer eer
ing Assist ing
Assist
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Ac tiveEmer gency Stop Assist ................ 231 Inde
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ur ur
nsignal indicat n
signal indicat or or.......
.............................. 149
T T
ur ur
nsignal light n
signal light
Ac tivating/dea ctivating <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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Tw Tw
o-w a o-w
ay r y
radios adios
Fr eq uencies. ..........................................405
No teson installation .............................. 404
Tr ansmi ssionoutput (maximum )............. 405 UU
U Unloc nloc
king king
see Locking/unloc king
U Updat pda
tes es
Im por tant system updates .......... ............298
USB port USB
port
Fr ont stor ag ecom partment .................... 127
Re ar passen gercom partment ................ 142 VV
V V
ehicle ehicle
Activating/dea ctivating standb ymode... 209
Cor rect use ...... ........................................2 9
Dat aacq uisition ........ ............................... 32
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Limit edWarrant y.... ..................................3 2
Loc king (automaticall y)... .........................7 6
Loc king/unloc king(eme rgency key).........7 6
Loc king/unloc king(from <004A004F0054004A00450046000A000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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Lo we ring.......... ...................................... 398
Maint enanc e................. ...........................25
Medic alaid s............. ...............................30
Pa rking foran extended period......... ......208
Pr obl em noti/c ation .......... .......................31
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Qual i/edspec ialistwo rkshop ...................2 9
Ra ising..... .................. ............................ 394
Se tting collision detection (parked
ve hicle) .................................................. 208
St andb ymode funct ion.......................... 208
St artin g(emer gency operation mode ).... 175
St artin g(R emo teOnlin e)........................ 176
St artin g(st art/ stop but ton).... .......... .....174
Switc hingo.(start/st opbutt on)............ 201
Switc hingon(start/st opbutt on)......... ...173
To wing .................. ................................. 281
Ve ntila ting (con venienc eope ning). .......... .86 V V
ehicle batt ehicle
battery er
y
see On-boar delectr icalsystem batt ery(12 V)
V V
ehicle camera ehicle
camera
Inf ormation..... .......... ............................. 209
V V
ehicle data ehicle
data
Angle ofappr oach/depar ture...... ...........4 18
Displa ying(DYNAMIC SELECT)...............191
Maximum gradien t-climb ingcapabil ity....4 18
Ro ofload.... ............ ............................... 418
Tu rning circle........ ................................. 416
Ve hicle height........................................4 16
Ve hicle length.... .................................... 416
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V V
ehic leemer g ehic
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star t ar
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V V
ehic le ehic
leiden ti/c ation iden
ti/c ation number number
see VIN
V V
ehic le ehic
leiden ti/c ation iden
ti/c ation plat e plat
e
Pa int code......... .................................... 407 526526
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