2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS heating

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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent ifth eve hicle is
switc hedo.while drivi ng
If yo uswitc ho. theve hicle while drivi ng ,
saf etyfu nct ionsar ere str icte dor no long er
av ailabl e.
This maya.ect thepo we rst eer ing system and
th ebr ak efo rc eboosting ,fo rex am ple.
Yo uwill need touse consider ablymor efo rc e
to stee ran dbr ak e, forex am ple. #
Donotswitc ho. theve hicle while driv-
ing . &
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AN AN
GER GER
Riskoffata linjur iescaused by
ex haus tga ses
Combu stion enginesemit poison ousexhaus t
ga ses, suchas carbon monoxide.Inhaling
th ese exhaus tga ses ishazar dous tohealt h
and leads topoisoning . #
Neverru nth eve hicle and,ifpr esen t,the
st at iona ry heat erind oor swit hout su1-
cient ventila tion. &
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofskiddi ngand ofan acci-
dent duetoshiTing down onslippe ryroad
sur faces
If yo ushiT down onslipper yro ad sur faces to
incr ease theengine braking e.ect,th edr ive
wheels maylose traction. #
DonotshiT down onslipper yro ad sur fa-
ces toincr ease theengine braking
e.ect . &
D D
AN AN
GER GER
Riskoffata linjur ydue topoison-
ous exhaus tga ses
If th eta ilpipe isbloc kedor su1cient ventila -
tion isno tpos sible, poi sono usexhaus tga ses
suc has carbon monoxidemayent ertheve hi-
cle. This isthecase, forex am ple, ifth eve hicle
get sst uc kin thesno w. #
Keep theta ilpipe andthear ea around
th eve hicle free from snowwhen the
ve hicle orthestationar yheat erisrun-
ning. #
Ope nawind owontheside oftheve hicle
fa cing awayfrom thewind toensur ean
adeq uatesuppl yof fresh air. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident andinjur ydue
to being under thein0 uence ofalcohol
and drugs while driving
Dr inking anddriving and/or taking drugs and
dr ivi ng areve ry dang erous combinations. Even
a small amount ofalcohol ordrugs can a.ect
yo ur re0e xes, per cep tion sand judgmen t.
The possibi lityof aser ious oreven fata lacci-
dent aregr eatl yincr eased whenyoudr ink or
ta ke drugs and drive. #
Donotdr ink ortake drugs and drive or
allo wan yone todrive who hasbeen
dr inking ortaking drugs. &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tdue tothe
br ak esy stem overheating
If yo ulea veyour foot on thebr ak epedal when
dr iving, thebr ak esy stem mayove rheat. Dr
iving andparking
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Ifyo uunf asten your seat beltandopen the
dr iver's door (e.g.tochang edr iver sor take a
br eak).
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gATTENTION ASSIST TTENTION
ASSIST
Multimedi asy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Attent ionAssist
Se Se
ttin gop ttin
gop tions tions
#
Select Standard, SensitiveorOff.
Sug g Sug
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ing ar ting
ares est
ar t
ar ea ea
#
Select SuggestRest Area. #
Activateor deac tivateth efunction .
If AT TEN TIONASSIS Tde tects fatigue or
incr easing lackof att ention, itsugg ests are st
ar ea inthevicinity . #
Select thesugg ested rest area .
Yo uar eguided totheselect edrest area . Spe
edcontr Spe
edcontrol cr ol
cruise contr ui
se control ol
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unc tion ofcr unc
tion ofcruise contr ui
se control ol
Cr uise control regula testh espeed totheva lue
select edbythedr iver .
If yo uacceler ateto ove rtak e, forex am ple, the
st or ed spee dis no tde lete d. Ifyo ure mo veyour
fo ot from theacceler ator pedal aTerovertaking ,
cr uise controlwill resume speed regula tion back
to thestor ed speed.
Yo ucan stor ean yspeed above15 mph
(20 km/h )up tothemaximum designspeed.
Obser vetheno teson drivi ng systems andyour
re sponsi bility;yo uma yot her wise failto recogn ize
dang ers(/ page209) .
Mer Mer
cedes‑ cedes‑
AMGv AM
Gvehicles: ehicles:
Cruise controlis availa-
ble uptoamaximum speedof155 mph
(250 km/h ).
Displa y Displa
ys in t s
in the Ins he
Inst r tr
ument Display ument
Display
R h (gra y): cruise control issele cted but not
yet activ ated.
R h (gre en): cruise contr olisactiv e. A
stor ed speed appear salong withth eh dis-
pla y.
% The segm entsbetween thestor ed speed and
th eend ofthesegment displaylight upinthe
speedo meter.
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
Cr uis eco ntrol maybe una ble to maint ainthe
st or ed spee don uphillgr adien ts.The stor ed
speed isresumed whenthegr adien tev ens out.
Chang eint oalowe rge ar ingood timeonlongand
st eep downhil lgr adien ts.Take par ticular note of
th is when driving aladen vehicle. Bydoin gso, you
will mak euse oftheengine' sbr aking e.ect.This
re lie vesth eload onthebr ak esy stem and pre-
ve nts thebr ak es from overheating andwearing
to oqu ickl y.
Do notuse cruise contr olinthefo llo wing situa-
tions:
R Intra1c situations whichre qu ire freq uent
ch ang esofspeed, e.g.in hea vytra1c, on
wind ingroads 218218
Dr
iving and parking

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vidual suspe nsion setting scan becalle dup in
dr ive pr og ram = (/page191) .
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(+90 mm) Appr
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(+90 mm)
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(+90 mm)
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Ma ybac hve hi-
cles: approx.
+2.0 in
(+50 mm)
All other mod-
els: appr ox.
+2.4 in
(+60 mm) Appr
ox.+1.2 in
(+30 mm)
Spor tA pprox.-0.6 in
(-15 mm) Appr
ox.-0.6 in
(-15 mm)
Spor t+A pprox.-1.0 in
(-25 mm) Appr
ox.-1.0 in
(-25 mm) If
th eentr y/exitleve lfunction isactiv ated, the
ve hicle islowe redto theSpor t+ leve lto facilit ate
ent ering /exitin gth eve hicle. When drivi ng at
speeds ofappr oximat ely19 mph(3 0km /h)or
ab ove ,th eentr y/exitleve lis deactiv ated and the
ve hicle israised (/page252). Oper Oper
ation wit ation
withatr h
atrailer orbicy ailer
orbicy cler cle
rac k ac
k
If transpor teq uipment, forex am ple atrailer or
bicy clerack ,is att ached tothetrailer hitchand
th eelectr icalconnection hasbeen correctl y
es tablished:
R Indrive prog ram F andG, theve hicle
adop tsthenor mal leve lst ar ting from aspeed
of 19 mph(3 0km /h).
R Inallot her drive pr og rams, theve hicle
re mains atnor mal leve lir re spect ive of speed.
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
AIR MATIC mayno tbe availabl eor have onl ylimi-
te dav ailabi lityin thefo llo wing cases :
R The overheating protection hasbeen activated
due tofreq uen tle ve lch ang eswithin ashor t
time .The 00C4 warning lampappear sin the
multif unctiondispla y.
ATe rth ecooling phase,thesy stem isag ain
av ailabl ewit hout restr iction . 24
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iving andpa rking

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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent due tounsuit a-
ble ball neck
If yo uinst allan unsuit ableballneck,thetrailer
hitc hand there ar axle maybe overloaded.
This cansigni/can tly im pair thedr iving char-
act eristics and thetrailer maybecome loose.
Ther eis arisk offata linjur y. #
Onlyins talla ball neckth at com plies
wit hth eper missible dimensions andis
designed forth ere qu irements oftrailer
oper ation. #
Donotmodify theball neckor thetrailer
hitc h. The
values approvedby themanuf acturercan be
fo und ontheident i/cationplat esand inthe"Tec h-
nical data"section under"Tra iler hitc h"forth e
to wing vehicle (/page420) . &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GSw ervin gof theve hicle/ trailer
combin ationduetoincr eased speed
Yo ucould losecontr olof theve hicle/ trailer
combin ation. The
vehicle/ trailer combin ationmayev en tip
ov er. #
Under nocircumst ances should youtry
to str aigh tenth eve hicle/ trailer combi-
nat ion byincr easing thespeed. #
Reduce your speed anddonotcount er-
st eer . #
Ifnecessar y,appl yth ebr ak es. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theengine asare sult of
ove rheating #
Ifyo ure tro/t atrai le rhi tc h, mo di/ca -
tio ns totheengine cooling system may
be necessar y,depending ontheve hicle
model .
When retro/tti ngatrai le rhi tc h, ob serveth e
fa steni ng point son thech assis. Re
tro/tti ngatrai le rhi tc his pe rm issible onlyif a
tr ailer loadisspeci/ edinyour vehicle docume nts.
If th is is no tth ecase, theve hicle isno tappr oved
fo rtr ailer operation. Fu
rther informatio ncan beobt aine dat aquali/ed
special istwo rkshop.
Fo ra de tach able trailer coupl ing,it is essen tialto
com plywit hth eoper ating instruction sof the
tr aile rcoup lingmanuf acturer.
Couple anduncouple thetrailer carefull y.Ifyo u
do notconnect thetrailer totheto wing vehicle
cor rectl y,thetrailer maybecome detach ed.
Obser vethefo llo wing noteson theto ngue weight:
R Donotuse ato ngue weight that exceeds or
fa lls belo wtheper missible tongue weight
R Use ato ngue weight asclose aspossible to
th emaximum tongue weight
Do notex ceed thefo llo wing values:
R Perm issible towing capacity
R Perm issible rear axle load oftheto wing vehi-
cle
R Perm issible gross weight oftheto wing vehicle
R Perm issible gross weight ofthetrailer
R Maximum permissible speedofthetrailer 278278
Dr
iving andparking

R
Ifoper atingcond itions chang e,e.g .o.-
ro ad drivi ng #
Adjust thetir epr essur e,ifnecessar y. Ti
re pressur ewhic his toohigh ortoolow can:
R Shor tenth eser vice life of thetir es.
R Cause increased tiredamag e.
R Adverselya.ect driving charact eristics and
th us driving safety, e.g. duetohydroplaning . &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetotoolow
a tir epr essur e
Ti re swit hpr essur eth at istoolow can over-
heat andburstas aconse quence.
In addition, they also su.er from irre gula r
we ar,whic hcan signi/cantl yim pair thebr ak -
ing proper tiesand thehandling charact eris-
tics. #
Avoid excessiv elylo w tirepr essur e. Ti
re pressur ewhic his toolow can cause:
R Tire malfun ctionsasare sult ofove rheating R
Impair edhandling charact eristics
R Irre gula rwe ar
R Incr eased fuel consu mption &
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NIN GRisk ofacciden tdue totoohigh
a tir epr essur e
Ti re swit hex cessiv elyhigh pressur ecan burst.
In additi on,they also su.er from irre gula r
we ar,whic hcan signi/cantl yim pair thebr ak -
ing proper tiesand thehandling charact eris-
tics. #
Avoid excessiv elyhigh tirepr essur es. Ti
re pressur ewhic his toohigh cancause:
R Incr eased braking distance
R Impair edhandling charact eristics
R Irre gula rwe ar
R Impair eddrivi ng comf ort
R Suscep tibilityto damag e &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetorepea-
te dpr essur edr op inthetir es
The wheels, valves ortires could bedamag ed.
To olow atir epr essur ecan lead tothetir es
bur stin g. #
Examine thetir es forfo re ign objects. #
Chec kwhe ther thetir ehas apunctur eor
th eva lve has aleak . #
Ifyo uar eunable torectif yth edamag e,
cont actaqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. Yo
ucan /ndinf ormation ontirepr essur efo rth e
ve hicle' sfa ct or y-inst alled tires on thefo llo wing
labels:
R Tire and Loadi ngInformatio nplacar don the
B‑pi llarof your vehicle (/page376) .
R Tire pressur eta ble ontheinside ofthefuel
/ller 0ap(/page373).
Obser vethemaximum tirepr essur e
(/ page383).
Use asuit able pressur ega ug eto checkth etir e
pr essur e.The outerappear anceofatir edoes not 372372
Wheels
andtires

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t t
es on br es
on brak ak
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0uid 0uid
No
tetheinst ruction sabout operating0uids
(/ page408). &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofan acciden tdue to
va por pockets form ing inthebr ak esy stem
The brak e0uid const antlyabsorbs moisture
fr om theair .This lowe rstheboiling pointof
th ebr ak e0uid. Ifth eboiling pointistoolow,
va por pockets ma yfo rm inthebr ak esy stem
when thebr ak es areapplied hard.
This causes thebr aking e.ect tobe impair ed. #
Have thebr ak e0uid rene we dat the
speci/ed interva ls. Ha
ve thebr ak e0uid replaced regula rly at aqu ali-
/ed special istwo rkshop.
Onl yuse abr ak e0uid approvedby Mer cedes-
Benz accor ding toMB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval
331. 0. Coolan
t Coolan
t NNo o
t t
es on coolan t es
on coolan t
Obser vetheno teson oper ating0uids
(/ page408). &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN G‑Risk of/reand injuryfrom
ant ifre eze
If antifr eeze comes intocont actwithho tcom-
ponent partsintheengine compartment, it
ma yignit e. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down before
addin ganti freeze . #
Mak esur eth at no ant ifre eze spills out
ne xt to the/ller opening. #
Thor oughl yclean o.anyantifr eeze from
com ponent partsbef orestar ting the
ve hicle. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag ecaused byincor rect cool-
ant #
Onlyuse coolant that has been premix ed
wit hth ere qu ired antifr eeze protection. Inf
ormation oncoolant isavailabl eat thefo l-
lo wing locations:
R IntheMer cedes-Benz Speci/cation for
Oper ating Fluids 320.1
- Athttp s://be vo.mer cede s-benz.c om
- IntheMer cedes-Benz BeVoapp
R Ataqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop *
N NO O
TE TE
Overheati ngathigh outsi detemp er-
atur es If
an inappr opriatecoolant isused, theengine
cooling system isno tsu1cien tly pr otect ed
ag ainst overheating andcorrosion athigh out-
side temp eratur es. #
Onlyuse coolant approvedby Mer cedes-
Benz. #
Obs erve theinst ruction sin the
Mer cedes-Be nzSpeci /cation sfo rOper -
ating Fluids 320.1. Ha
ve thecoolant regula rly re placed ataqua li/ed
specialist workshop. Te
ch nica ldat a
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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
Rema insUnchanged *A
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
Service RequiredDo Not
Shift GearsVisit Deale r *T
hetransmi ssionismalf unct ioning.It is no longerpossible tochang eth etransmission position. #
Iftransmission position005Bisselect ed,consult aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop anddonotch ang eth etransmission
position. #
Forall other transmi ssionpositions,par kth eve hicle safely. #
Consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop orbreakdo wnservice .
Re vers ingNot Possible
Servi ceRequire d *T
hetransmi ssionismalf unct ioning.It is no tpossibl eto select transmissi onposit ion005E. #
Con sult aquali/ed specialistwo rkshop.
Tra nsmi ssion Malfunction
Stop *T
hetransmi ssionismalf unct ioning.The transmi ssionshiTs toneutr al005C automa tically. #
Stop theve hicle immed iatelyin accor dance withth etra1c conditions. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Eng agepar kposition 005D. #
Consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop.
Stop VehicleLea veEngine
Ru nning WaitTra nsmi ssion
Co oling *T
hetransmi ssionisove rheating. Pullingawayma ybe temp orarily im pair edornotpossible. #
Stop theve hicle immed iatelyin accor dance withth etra1c conditions. Donotcontinue driving. #
Leavetheengine running. #
Waituntil thedispla ymessag edisappear sbef orepulling away.
Auxi liar yBatte ryMa lfunc-
tio n(whit edispl aymessag e)*T
heauxili arybatt eryfo rth eaut omatic transmission isno long erbeing charge d. #
Visit aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. Displ
aymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps
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