2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS ECO mode

R
ROAD SURF ACESC AN isdeactiv ated.
R The curveinclination functionisdeactiv ated.
Dr ive pr og ram F
R The suspension settin gis suit able foreasil y
nego tiable o.-road terrain.
R The vehicle isse tto o.-r oad leve l+1.
R ROAD SURF ACESC AN isdeactiv ated.
R The curveinclination functionisdeactiv ated.
R When thenecessar yconditions areme t,
re co very mode andindiv idual wheel control
can beactiv ated.
R Vehicles without O.-roadpackage :
- When driving atspeeds aboveappr ox-
imat ely50 mph(8 0km /h)th eve hicle is
lo we red.
- When driving atspeeds belowappr ox-
imat ely28 mph(4 5km /h),th eve hicle is
ra ised.
R Vehicles withO.-r oadpackage :
- When driving atspeeds aboveappr ox-
imat ely71 mph (115 km/h), theve hicle is
lo we red. -
When driving atspeeds belowappr ox-
imat ely47 mph(7 5km /h),th eve hicle is
ra ised.
Dr ive pr og ram G
R The suspension settin gis suit able fordi1cult
o.- road terrain.
R The vehicle isse tto o.-r oad leve l+1.
R When driving atspeeds aboveappr oximat ely
50 mph(8 0km /h),th eve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely
28 mph(4 5km /h),th eve hicle israised.
R ROAD SURF ACESC AN isdeactiv ated.
R The curveinclination functionisdeactiv ated.
R Recovery mode orindiv idual wheel controlcan
be activ ated.
Dr ive pr og ram =
R Youcan callupindividual suspension settings
her e. Oper Oper
ation wit ation
withatr h
atrailer orbicy ailer
orbicy cler cle
rac k ac
k
If th eelectr icalconnection hasbeen correctl y
es tablished tothetrailer orbicy clerack :
R Drive pr og ram A, ;,£, N,
=, CandB: theve hicle remains at
nor mal leve lir re specti veofspeed.
R The curveinclination functionisdeactiv ated.
R Drive pr og ram F andG: theve hicle
adop tsthenor mal leve lst ar ting from aspeed
of 19 mph(3 0km /h).
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Car wash Approx.
+3.5 in
(+90 mm) Appr
ox.+3.5 in
(+90 mm)
O.- road
le ve l+3 Una
vailable Approx.+3.5 in
(+90 mm)
O.- road
le ve l+2 Una
vailable Approx.+2.4 in
(+60 mm) Dr
iving andparking
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ehicle ehicle
le v le
vel el
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
with- h-
out out
O.-r O.-
road oad
pac k pac
kag e ag
e V V
ehicles with ehicles
with
O.- r O.-
road oad
pack- pac
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ag e ag
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O.-r oad
le ve l+1 Mer
cedes-
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) FF
unction ofRO unction
ofRO AD SURF A AD
SURF ACE SC CE
SCAN AN
% This functi onisno tav ailabl ein all coun tries.
The ROAD SURF ACESC AN function monit orsth e
ro ad infront ofyour vehicle usingamult ifunct ion
camer a(/ page209). ROAD SURF ACESC AN de
tects une venness inthero ad sur face, e.g.
bum ps,beforeth eve hicle drives ove rth em. Chas-
sis movements arere duced anddriving comfortis
incr eased.
RO AD SURF ACESC AN isaut omaticall yactiv ated
if th efo llo wing conditions areme t:
R Drive pr og ram A orN isselect ed.
R The vehicle isse tto thenor mal leve l.
R Youar edr iving ataspeed between 4mp h
(7 km/h )and 112 mph(1 80 km/h).
Sy st Sy
stem limi ts em
limi ts
RO AD SURF ACESC AN can beimpair edinthefo l-
lo wing situations orcan stop functionin g:
R Ifth ero ad isinsu1cie ntlylit ,e.g .at nig ht.
R Insno w,rain, fog, hea vyspr ay,if th er eis glar e,
in dir ect sunlight oringreatl yva rying ambient
light.
R Ifth ewindshield inthear ea ofmultifun ction
camer ais dir ty,fo gg ed up, dam aged orcov-
er ed.
R Ifth ero ad sur face has nooptic stru ctur eor
re 0ects light . R
Ifyo uar edr iving tooclose totheve hicle in
fr ont .
R Ifsecti onsofthero uteha ve ave ry small
ra dius ofcur vatur e.
R Dur ingabruptdr iving maneu ver,e.g. heavy
br aking orsudden acceleration.
Obser vetheno teson clean ingthemultifun ction
camer a(/ page346).
F F
unction ofr unction
ofreco v eco
ver er
ymode y
mode &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur ydue totheve hicle
mo vingup and down
Dur ingreco very mode, theve hicle movesup
and down and cancause injuries. #
When activatingre co very mode, make
cer tain that no one isin thevicinity of
th eve hicle. 256256
Dr
iving and parking

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N N
O O
TE TE
Risk ofdam agedue totheve hicle
mo vingup and down When
free drivi ng mode isactiv ated, theve hi-
cle movesup and down. Vehicle partsma ybe
damag edifth eunderbody bottoms out. #
Mak esur eth at ther eis su1cien tgr ound
clear ance when rock ing free mode is
activ ated. Re
covery mode isafun ction ofthesuspension
whic hcan assist thedr iver on loose surfaces (e.g.
sand, snow)when freein gave hicle whichhas
become stuc k.
The vehicle body rock sin slo w,vertical motions
when reco very mode hasbeen activated. This
te mp orarily puts thewheels undergreat erload,
whic hmeans they have incr eased traction andthe
ve hicle isfreed.
Yo ucan activ atefree driving mode viaO.- road
Assis t(/ page260) . F F
unct ionofind ividual wheel contr unct
ionofind ividual wheel control ol
&
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofbecomi ngtrapped due
to theve hicle lowe ring
The vehicle canbelowe redwhen theindivid-
ual wheel controlfunction hasbeen activated.
Body partscould become trapped ifth ey are
be tween theve hicle body andthetir es or
under neathth eve hicle. #
Mak esur eth at nob ody isund ertheve hi-
cle orintheimmediat evicinity ofthe
wheel arch es when individual wheelcon-
tr ol isactiv ated. *
N NO O
TE TE
Risk ofdamag edue totheve hicle
mo vingup and down The
vehicle canbelowe redor raised onone
or mor ewheels whentheindividual wheel
contr olfunction hasbeen activated. Vehicle
par tscould bedamag eddue tocont actwith
obje cts. #
Mak esur eth at theve hicle hassu1cie nt
ro om tomo vewhen theindividual wheel
contr olfunction hasbeen activated. Individual
wheelcontrolisafunction ofthesus-
pension, whichcan beused tosetth eve hicle
le ve lfo reac hwheel individuall y.This canhel pto
im prove alignme ntofthebody when driving o.-
ro ad.
Yo ucan activ ateindividual wheelcontrolvia O.-
ro ad Assis t(/ page260) .
A A
dju s dju
sting t tin
gthe v he
vehicle lev ehicle
level (v el
(vehicle swit ehicle
swit hE- A h
E- ACTIVE CTIVE
BOD BOD
YC Y
CONTR ONTR
OL) OL)
&
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tbecause vehi-
cle leve lis toohigh
Dr ivin gch aract eristics maybe impair ed.
The vehicle candriT outw ards, forex am ple,
when steer ing orcor ner ing. #
Choose ave hicle leve lwhic his suit edto
th edr iving styleand thero ad sur face
condi tions. Dr
iving and parking
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R
theO.- road orO.-r oadPlus(onl yve hicles
wit hO.-r oadpackage )dr ive pr og ram has
been select ed
R theignition isswitc hedon
R alldoor sand thehood areclosed
R thetransmission isno teng aged inposition 005D
R ther eis no trailer coupled
R theve hicle isoutd oors
R thede tected lateral incl inat ionoftheve hicle
mus tno tex ceed approx.15°
R thesy stem iswit hin itsoper ating temp eratur e
R theon-boar dvo ltag eis su1cien tly high
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Offroad Assistant
R R
eco v eco
ver er
ymode y
mode
Re covery mode assists thedr iver when pulling
awa yon rough terrain, suchas sand orsno w. #
Sele ctRec overyMod e. #
Sele ctStart.
Re covery mode isactiv ated. #
Sele ctStop tostop reco very mode.
Re covery mode isaut omaticall ydeactiv ated inthe
fo llo wing situations:
R youar eactuall ytrave ling faster than 9mp h
(15 km/h )
R aTer aru nning timeof30 sec onds
R itis de tected that an obj ect has hittheunder -
body oftheve hicle hard
R notall cond itions areme t
% Further informatio non reco very mode
(/ page256).
Indivi dualwheel contr Indivi
dualwheel control ol
Indivi dualwheel controlenables theve hicle leve l
to be setsepar atelyfo reac hwheel. #
Select Individu alWheel Ctrl.. #
Setth eve hicle leve lfo rth edesir edwheel.
% Youcan also usetheto uc hscr een tosetth e
le ve lfo rtw oor mor ewheels atthesame
time. #
Select Resettosetall wheels tothedef ault
se tting . Individual
wheelcontrolisaut omaticall ydeactiv a-
te din thefo llo wing situations:
R youar etrav eling faster than 9mp h(1 5km /h)
R itis de tected that an obj ect has hittheunder -
body oftheve hicle hard
R notall cond itions areme t
% Further informatio non individual wheel con-
tr ol (/ page257). RR
ear vie ear
viewcamer a w
camer a FF
unct ionoft unct
ionofthe r he
rear vie ear
viewcamer a w
camer a
When youeng agere ve rsege ar,th eimag efrom
th ere ar vie wcamer ais sho wninthemedia dis-
pla y.Dynamic guidelinesshowthepat hth eve hi-
cle will take withth ecur rent steer ing angle .This
hel psyouto orient yourself and toavo idobst acles
when backing up.
The rear vie wcamer ais onl yan aid. Itis no ta
subs titutefo ryo ur att ention tothesur roundings.
The responsi bilityforsaf emaneuv ering and park-
ing remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at ther ear eno
per sons, animals orobjects etc., inthemaneuv er-
ing area while maneuv ering and parking. Dr
iving andparking
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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
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iving andparking

Na
vigatio nsy stem
Inc lina tion, gradien tand compass
Av erag econsum ption
G-me ter
3 Centr aldispla yar ea
Speedome ter
Se tsp ee din thedr iver assist ancesystem,
e.g. cruise contr ol
Wa rnings from driver assist ancesystems, e.g.
dist ance warning
4 Right displa yar ea
Tr a1c Sign Assis t
Ve hicle leve l
Di.er ential
Dist ribution ofthedr ive to rq ue s,4MA TIC
(/ page198)
Assis tant dis pla y
5 Toadju sttheposition, brightness andlowe r
displa yar ea
6 Inde xpoints
7 Lowe rdispla yar ea (exa mp le:leT displa yar ea) Displa
yar eas 2to4 that areno tre qu ired can
be hidden.
% Inaudio mode, thestation name ortrac kwill
be sho wntemp orarily when theaudio source
is being activelyoper ated. Inaddition, thelat-
est calls willbedispla yedwhen thete lephone
list ontheinst rument displa yis activ elyoper -
at ed. #
Swipe upwards on theleT-h andTouc hCon-
tr ol. #
Press theleT-h andTouc hContr ol. SwitcSwitc
hingt hing
the Head-up Displa he
Head-up Display y
on/ o. on/
o.via t via
the mul- he
mul-
timedia syst timedia
system em
Multimedia
system:
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Settin gs5
Quick Access #
Select HUD.
The Head-up Displayis activ ated. 288288
Instr
ument displayand on-boar dcom puter

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o o
t t
es on t es
on the dashc am he
dashc am *
N NO O
TE TE
Bef oreusing thedashc am Yo
uar eleg allyre sponsi bleforoper ation and
use ofthedashc amfunction s.The legal
re qu irements relating tooper ation anduseof
th edashc amcan vary depending onthecoun-
tr y in whic hth edashc amisoper ated. Ther e-
fo re ,obser vetheleg alrequ irements, inpar tic-
ular thedat apr otection regula tions ,in your
countr y.
Fo rth is reason, beforeusin gth edashc am
inf orm yourself about there gula tion details for
th ere specti vecount ry.
This functi onisno tper mitt edinall cou ntries. #
Obs erve thecount ry-sp eci/c regula -
tions . Selec
tingaUSB de Selec
tingaUSB device f vice
for avideo r or
avideo reco r eco
rding with ding
with
t t
he das hcam he
das hcam RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements : ements
:
R Atleast oneUSB device isconnect edwithth e
multimed iasystem . Mult
imedia system:
4 © 5
Merced esme &Apps
5 Dashca m #
Sele cttheUSB device.
% When USBdevices containmultiple partitions,
re cor ded video/les areno talw aysdispla yed
in there cor ding list.
Mer cedes-B enzrecommen dsthat youuse
USB devices withone partition. SS
t t
ar ar
ting orst ting
orstopping videor opping
videorecor ecor
ding wit ding
witht h
the he
dash cam dash
cam RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R AUSB device isconnect edwithth emultime-
dia system .
R The vehicle isswitc hedon. Mul
time diasystem:
4 © 5
Mer cedesme &Apps
5 Dash cam #
Ifse veralUSB devices areconnect edwithth e
multimed iasystem, select aUSB device
(/ page311). #
Sele cttheIndividu alRecordi ngorLoop
Recordi ngrecor ding mode.
If Indi vidualRe cordi ngisselect edand the
memor yis full there cor ding stops.
If Loop Recordi nghas been select ed,several
shor tvid eo /les arere cor ded. When themem-
or ylimit isreac hed, theoldest video/leis
dele tedand recor ding iscont inued aut omati-
call y. #
T T
o st o
star t ar
t: :
select StartRecord ing.
The lengt hof there cor ding issho wn. The
Ple ase donot remo vethe stora gemed ium.
messag eappear s.The video/le isstor ed on
th eUSB device. #
T T
o end: o
end: select EndRecordi ng. MBUX
multimedia system
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A
repor tma yappear inthefo llo wing cases :
R Forth eIndividu alRecordi ngrecor ding mode:
th ememor yis full orther ear eonl ya few
minut esrecor ding time availabl e.The video
re cor ding stops orwill bestopped imminently.
Chang eth eUSB device ordele teavid eo /le.
R Ifavid eo recor ding hasstar tedand anational
bor der isde tected, theNational Border
Crossed .Plea seobserve thecountry-spe-
cific regul ations onvideo recording. message
appear s.
This function isno tav ailabl ein all coun tries.
R The camer ais no tfu nct ional,theCame ra
Unavail ablemessag eappear s.
Ha ve thecamer ach eckedin an aut hor ized
Mer cedes-Benz Center. TT
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elephon y elephon
y NNo o
t t
es on t es
on telephon y elephon
y &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofdist raction from oper at-
ing integratedcommunication equipment
while theve hicle isin mo tion
If yo uoper atecommunica tionequipment inte-
gr ated intheve hicle when drivi ng ,yo ucould
be distr acted from thetra1c situation. This
could alsocause youto lose contr olof the
ve hicle. #
Onlyoper ateth is eq uipment whenthe
tr a1 csitu ation pe rm its. #
Ifyo ucanno tbe sureof this, stop the
ve hicle whilstpa ying attent ion toroad
and tra1c cond itions and oper ateth e
eq uipment withth eve hicle station ary. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofan accid ent from oper-
atin gmobil ecommun icationequipme nt
while theve hicle isin mo tion
Mobi lecommun ications device sdis tract the
dr iver from thetra1c situation. Thiscould also
cause thedr iver tolose contr olof theve hicle. #
Asthedr iver ,onl yoper atemobile com-
munications devices when theve hicle is
st ation ary. #
Asave hicle occupan t,onl yuse mobil e
commun ications device sin thear eas
int ended forth is pur pose, e.g.inthere ar
passen gercom partment. Yo
umust obser vetheleg alrequ irements forth e
count ryinwhic hyo uar ecur rentl ydr iving when
ope rating mobi lecom munic ationequipme ntin
th eve hicle. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjurydue toobjects
being stowe dincor rectl y
If obje ctsintheve hicle interior arestowe d
incor rectl y,they can slide orbe thro wn aroun d 312312
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