2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS roof

R
Itis saf eto star tan dru nth eengine where
yo ur vehicle ispar ked.
R The fuel tank issu1 ciently full .
R The star terbatt eryis su1cien tly ch arge d.
Char Char
ging t ging
the st he
star t ar
ter batt er
batt er er
ybef y
bef or or
est e
star ar
ting t ting
the he
jour jour
ney ne
y
Yo ucan receiv eamessag eon your smar tphone
when thestat eof charge ofthestar terbatt eryis
lo w. Youcan then star tth eve hicle withth esmar t-
phone tocharge thebatt ery. The vehicle isaut o-
matic allyswitc hedo.aTer tenminut es.
Ens ureth efo llo wing beforestar ting theve hicle:
R The legalstipul ation sin thear ea wher eyo ur
ve hicle ispar kedallo wengin estar ting via
smar tphone.
R Itis saf eto star tan dru nth eengine where
yo ur vehicle ispar ked.
R The fuel tank issu1 ciently full . S S
t t
ar ar
ting t ting
the v he
veh icle (R eh
icle (Rem ot emo
te Online) e
Online) &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofcrushing orentr apment
due tounint entional star ting oftheengine
Limbs couldbecrushed ortrapped ifth e
engine isstar tedunint ention allydur ing service
or maint enance work. #
Alwayssecur eth eengine against unin-
te ntiona lst ar ting beforeca rryin gout
main tenanc eor repair work. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R Park position 005Disselect ed.
R The anti-theT alarmsystem isno tactiv ated.
R The panic alarmisno tactiv ated.
R The hazar dwa rning light system isswitc hed
o..
R The hood isclosed.
R The door sar eclosed andlocked.
R The windo wsand slidingsunr oofareclosed . #
Startth eve hicle usingth esmar tphone.
ATer everyengine star t,theengine runs for
te nminut es. Yo
ucan carryout amaximum oftwoconsecutiv e
st ar ting attem pts. Youmust star tth eengine with
th eSmar tKey bef oretrying tostar tth eve hicle
ag ain withth esmar tphone.
Yo ucan switc ho. theve hicle atanytime asfol-
lo ws :
R Viath esmar tphone app
R Bypressing theÜ orß buttononthe
Sma rtKe y
% Further informatio ncan befound inthe
smar tphon eapp.
Se cur Se
cur ing t ing
the v he
vehicle ag ehicle
agains ains
tst t
st ar ar
tin gbef tin
gbef or or
ecar ry- e
car ry-
ing out maint ing
out maint enance orr enance
orrepair w epair
wor or
k: k:
#
Switc hon thehazar dwa rning light system.
or #
Unloc kth edoor s.
or #
Open aside windo wor thesliding sunroof. 176176
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iving andparking

#
Obser vethech ang edvehicle heightwit h
add-o nro of equipment . NNo o
t t
es on dr es
on drivin gwit ivin
gwit har h
aroof load, tr oof
load, trailer orfull y ailer
orfull y
laden v laden
vehicle ehicle
When drivin gwit haloaded roof lugg agera ck or
tr ailer aswellas withafull yladen orfull yoccu-
pied vehicle, theve hicle' sdr ivi ng and steer ing
ch aract eristics chang e.
Yo ushould bearthefo llo wing inmind:
R Donotex ceed theper missible roof load and
to wing capacity .Also obser vethete ch nica l
dat ain thepr int ed Oper ator's Manual.
R Evenl ydistr ibuteth ero of load, andplace
hea vyobjects atthebo ttom. Also complywit h
th eno teson loadin gth eve hicle
(/ page124) .
R Drive att ent ivel y, and avoidsuddenl ypulling
awa y,braking andsteer ing aswellas rapid
cor ner ing.
No t No
tes on dr es
on driving onsalt-tr iving
onsalt-tr eat eat
edr ed
roads oads
The braking e.ect islimit edon salt-tr eatedroads. Ther
efor e, obser vethefo llo wing notes:
R Due tosalt build-up onthebr ak ediscs and
br ak epads, thebr aking distance canincrease
consider ablyor result inbraking onlyon one
side
R Main tain amuc hgr eat ersaf edist ance tothe
ve hicle infront
To remo vesalt build-up :
R Brak eoccasion allywhile paying attent ion to
th etra1c conditions
R Carefull ydepr essthebr ak epedal attheend
of thejour neyand when star ting thene xt jour -
ne y
N No o
t t
es on h es
on hydr ydr
oplaning oplaning
Hydr oplaning cantake place onceacer tain
amount ofwa terhas accumula tedon thero ad
sur face.
Obser vethefo llo wing notesdur ing heavyprecipi -
ta tion orincondi tions inwhi chhydroplaning may
occur :
R Reduce speed
R Avoid tireru ts R
Avoid sudden steer ing movements
R Brak ecar eful ly
% Also observe theno teson regula rly ch ecking
wheels andtires (/ page370).
N No o
t t
es on dr es
on driving t iving
thr hr
ough w ough
wat at
er on t er
on the r he
road sur- oad
sur-
f f
ace ace
Wa terwhic hhas entered intoth eve hicle can
damag eth eengine, electricsand transmission.
Wa tercan also entertheair intakeof theengine
and cause engine damage.
Obser vethefo llo wing ifyo umust drive th ro ugh
wa ter:
R Obser vethemaximum permissible ford ing
dep th(/ pag e418).
R Drive at amaximum speedof6mp h
(10 km/h );wa tercan other wise enterthe
ve hicle interior oreng inecom partmen t.
R Vehicles trave ling infront, oroncoming vehi-
cles, cancreat ewa veswhic hma yex ceed the
maximum permissible depthofthewa ter.
The brak ing e.ect ofthebr ak es isreduced aTer
fo rd ing. Brak ecar efull ywhile paying attention to Dr
iving andparking
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Onlysuit able forgood road cond itions, adr y
ro ad sur face and aclear stre tchof road
C Sport
R Con tinues too.er stability butwithaspor ty
se tup
R Allo wsthespor tydriver amor eactiv edr iving
sty le
R Onlysuit able forgood road cond itions, adr y
ro ad sur face and aclear stre tchof road
A Comfor t
R Comf ortable and economical driving
R Balance between traction andstability
R Recommen dedforall road cond itions
£ Maybach
R Onlyav ailabl efo rMer cedes-Ma ybachve hicles
R Highes tdr ivi ng comf ortfo rcomf ortable and
luxur ioustrav el
; Eco
R Particular lyeconomical driving
R Balance between traction andstability R
Recommen dedforall road cond itions
N Curve
R Onlyav ailabl efo rve hicles withE‑ AC TIV E
BOD YCON TROL
R Com fortable drivi ng withcur vetilting function
R Balanc ebe tween tracti onand stabil ity
R Recommen dedforall road cond itions
F Offroad
R Onlyav ailabl efo rve hicles withO.-roadpack-
ag e
R Interve nes later ifth er eis ove rste er ing or
under steer ing, thus improv ing traction
R Suit able foreasil ynego tiable o.-road terrain,
suc has dirttr ac ks,gr av el or sandy surfaces
R Notsuit able foruse onpublic roads
G Offroad+
R Onlyav ailabl efo rve hicles withO.-r oadpack-
ag e
R Interve nes later ifth er eis ove rste er ing or
under steer ing, thus improv ing traction R
Suit able forro ugh terrain, suchas steep
and/ orune vente rrain orfordr iving onrock y
te rrain
R Notsuit able foruse onpublic roads
% Mer Mer
cedes- Ma cedes-
Maybac ybac
hv h
vehicle s: ehicle
s:in thedr ive pr o-
gr ams F andG, theex tendib lerunning
boa rdsre main retract ed orretract ifth ey have
alr eady been extended .
% Dep ending onthesituation, thecy linder can
be brie0y deactiv ated inthedr ive pr o-
gr ams ; andA, dependingon the
engine.
% The ESP®
se tting sin thedr ive pr og rams ;
and A aredesign edforst ability .Ther efor e,
ch oose oneofthese driving prog rams, espe-
ciall ywhen transpor tingroof loads, intrailer
oper ation andwhen theve hicle isfully loaded
or fully occupi ed.
Depen dingon thedr ive pr og ram, thefo llo wing
sy stems chang eth eir charact eristics:
R Drive
- eng ineand transmi ssionmanag ement
- ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C Dr
iving andparking
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R
ESP ®
R V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withAIRM A h
AIRM ATIC orE‑A TIC
orE‑ACTIVE BOD CTIVE
BODY Y
C C
ONTR ONTR
OL: OL:
- Suspen siontuning
- Vehicle leve l
R Electr icpo we rst eer ing NNo o
t t
es on t es
on the r he
roof load displa y oof
load displa y Cer
tain drive pr og rams and ESP®
se ttin gsare
unsuit ablefortr anspor tingaro of load.
If one ofthese drive pr og rams isse tor select ed,
th eW symbol issho wnasawa rning. When
th is symbo lis sho wn, theselect eddrive pr og ram
is no tsuit able fortr anspor tingaload onthero of.
The follo wing drive pr og rams area.ect ed:
R Spor t Spor
tdr ive pr og ram
R Spo r Spo
rt + t
+ dr ive prog ram
R Indi vidual Indi
vidual drive pr og ram wit hth eESP ®
se tting
Spor tor Spor t+ %
The symbol isalso showninthefo llo wing sit-
uations:
R Within theth emes ifacor respond ingdrive
pr og ram issaved
Fo rmor einf ormation onthemes see.
R Within there se tdispla yif th epr ev iousl y
activ edr ive pr og ram isunsuit ableforth e
tr ansp ortof aroof load
Fo rfur ther information onthere se tdis-
pla y,see (/ page191). Se
lect ingt Se
lect ingthe dr he
driv iv
e pr e
pr og r og
ram am
#
Press DYNAMI CSEL ECTsw itch1 forw ards
or bac kwards.
The drive pr og ram select edappear sin the
inst rument displa y. 190190
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iving andparking

#
Bring theve hicle toast ands tillby pressing the
br ak epedal. #
Ongradien ts,turnth efront wheels sothat the
ve hicle willrollto wa rdsth ecurb ifit star ts
mo ving. #
Appl yth eelectr icpar king brak e. #
Eng agetransmission position005Dinast ation-
ar yve hicle withth ebr ak epedal applied
(/ page194). #
Switc ho. theve hicle bypressing button1. #
Release theser vice brak eslo wly . #
Getout oftheve hicle andlockit.
% When youpar kth eve hicle, youcan stilloper -
at eth eside windo wsand thesliding sunroof
fo rappr oximat elyfo ur minut esifth edr iver's
door isclosed.
% When youpar kth eve hicle, youcan stilloper -
at eth eside windo wsand thepanor amicslid-
ing sunr oofforappr oximat elyfo ur minut esif
th edr iver's door isclosed. GarGar
ag ag
edoor opener e
door opener PrPr
og r og
ramming butt amming
buttons f ons
for t or
the g he
gar ar
ag ag
edoor opener e
door opener &
D D
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. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofinjur yby becoming
tr apped whenopening andclosing a
ga rage door
When youoper ateor prog ram aga rage door
wit han integratedga rage door opener ,per -
sons canbecome trapped orstruckby the
ga rage door ifth ey stan dwi thin its rang eof
mo vement. #
Alwaysmak esur eth at nob ody iswit hin
th era ng eof thega rage door's move-
ment. Onl
yoper ateth efo llo wing doorsusing thega rage
door opener :
R Door swit hasaf etyst op andre ve rsing featur e
R Door swhic hconf orm to thecur rent U.S.
sa fety standa rds Dr
iving andparking
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1
Front roof area
2 Rear roof area
3 Rear fender s
On vehicles withapanor amicslidingsunr oof,
ins talling anant enna tothefront orrear roof area
is no tper mitt ed. On
there ar fender s,itis recommen dedthat you
inst alltheant enna ontheside oftheve hicle clos-
es tto thecent erofthero ad.
Use Tech nica lSp eci /cation ISO/T S2160 9(R oad
Ve hicles –"EMC sfo rinst allation ofaTer market
ra dio freq uency transmittin gequipment") when
re tro/tti ngtwo-wa yra dios. Complywit hth eleg al
re qu irements forde tach able parts.
If yo ur vehicle hasinstalling fortw o-w ayradio
eq uipment, usethepo we rsuppl yand antenna
connect orspr ov ided inthepr e-ins tallation.
Obser vethemanuf acturer'ssupplements when
inst alling.
T T
w w
o-w a o-w
ay r y
radio tr adio
transmission output ansmission
output
The maximum transmission output(PEAK) atthe
base oftheant enna must notex ceed theva lues in
th efo llo wing table. F F
r r
eq eq
uency bandandmaximum tr uency
bandandmaximum transmission out- ansmission
out-
put put
FF
r r
eq eq
uency band uency
band Maximumtr Maximum
transmis- ansmis-
sion output sion
output
Shor twa ve
3 -54 MHz 100
W
4 m freq uency band
74 -88 MHz 30
W
2 m freq uency band
144 -174 MHz 50
W
Te rrestr ialTrunk ed
Ra dio (TETRA )
380 -460 MHz 10
W
70 cm freq uency band
420 -450 MHz 35
W
Tw o-w ayradio
(2G/3G/4G) 10
W Te
ch nica ldat a
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WW
eights andloads eights
andloads Please
note that forth especi/ed vehicle data:
R Items ofoption aleq uipme ntincr ease thecurb
we ight andreduce thepa yload.
R Vehicle-spe ci/cweight information canbe
fo und ontheve hicle identi/cation plate
(/ page407) .
R R
oof load oof
load All
model s All
model s
Maxim umroof load 220lb(100 kg) RR
unni ngboar d unni
ngboar d All
models All
models
Maximum load 440lb(200 kg) O.-rO.-r
oad oad
dr dr
ivin g ivin
g FF
or or
ding depth ding
depth
* NO NO
TE TE
Dama gecaused bywaterwhen
fo rd ing In
thefo llo wing cases watercan pene trat eint o
th eengine compartment andvehicle interior :
R The maximum permissibl efo rd ing dep this
ex ceeded whendrivi ng throu ghstandi ng
wa ter.
R When driving thro ugh thewa tera bo w
wa ve form s.
R Wateraccumula teswhen drivi ng thro ugh
ru nning water. #
Donotex ceed themaximum permissible
fo rd ing dep thand drive slo wly thro ugh
th ewa ter. The
speci/ed value indicat esthemaximum per-
missible ford ing dep thfor:
R Vehicles that arere ady todrive
R slowdriving thro ugh standing water Dr
iving thro ugh 0owing waterre duces theper mis-
sible ford ing dep thdue totheaccumulation of
wa ter.
Obser vetheno teson o.-r oad drivi ng and ford ing
(/ page182). FF
or or
ding depth ding
depth Mode
l Mode
l 1 1
F F
or or
ding depth ding
depth
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withAIRMA h
AIRMA TIC TIC
Ra ised leve l1 9.7in(50 cm)
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
with h
O.- r O.-
road oad
pac k pac
kag ag
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ch nica ldat a

Open-sou
r Open-sou
rce ce
soTw soTw
are ar
e... ................................. 36
Openin gt Openin
gthe t he
tailg ailg
at at
eusing y e
using your f our
foo t oo
t
HANDS -FREEACCESS........... .................. 82
Oper Oper
ating ating
0uids 0uids
Ad ditiv es(fuel) ....................................... 411
Br ak e0uid.. ........................................... 413
Coolant (engine).................................... 413
Engin eoil.... ........................................... 411
Fu el(gasoline).... ....................................4 10
No tes... .................................................. 408
Re frig er ant (air co ndi tioning system )...... 414
Wi ndsh ieldwasher 0uid.......................... 414
Oper Oper
atingsaf e atin
gsaf ety ty
48 Von- boar delect rical system ............... 25
Declar ationofconf ormity (wireless
ve hicle compone nts)... ............................. 27
Inf ormatio n.... .......................................... 25
Oper Oper
atingsy st atin
gsy stem em
see On-boar dcom puter
Oper Oper
at at
or's Manual or's
Manual
Ve hicle equipme nt................................. .. 23
Oper Oper
at at
or's Manual(digi t or's
Manual(digi tal) al)
............................. 20
Op Op
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Ov Ov
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head contr head
controlpanel ol
panel
Ov ervie w........ ............ .............................. 12
Ov Ov
er er
vie w vie
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To llsy stem.. ............ ...............................304 PP
P P
aint (clea ning ins aint
(clea ning instr tr
uctions) uctions).....
.................... 344
P P
aint code aint
code.......... ......................................... 407
P P
anel heating anel
heating
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P P
anic alarm anic
alarm
Ar ming/disar ming....................................71
P P
anor anor
ama r ama
roof wit oof
withpo w h
po wer tilt/sliding er
tilt/sliding
panel panel
see Sliding sunroof
P P
ar ar
kposition k
position
Eng aging.......... ......................................194
Selecting automatica lly.... ....... ...............194 P P
ar ar
king king
see Electr icpar king brak e
P P
ar ar
king aid king
aid
see Parking Assist PARK TRON IC
P P
ar ar
king Assis king
AssistP t
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Ad justing warning tones. .......... ..............272
Fu nctio n........... ..................................... 267
Side impac tpr otection ...........................270
Switc hingo.............. ............................. 271
Sy stem limit ations. ................................. 267
P P
ar ar
king assist king
assist ancesyst ance
systems ems
see ActivePa rking Assist
P P
ar ar
king br king
brak e ak
e
see Electr icpar king brak e
P P
ar ar
king f king
for an e or
an ext xt
ended per ended
period iod..
...................208
P P
ar ar
king lights king
lights........ ....................................... 148
P P
ar ar
king op king
option tion
Selecting....... ........................................ 309
P P
ar ar
king position king
position
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