2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS transmission

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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 &
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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. &
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
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Ifind icat orlam p4 0ashes green: release
butt ons 1and 3.
The entir ememor yhas been deleted. ElectrElectr
icpar ic
par king br king
brak e ak
e FF
unction oft unction
ofthe electr he
electr icpar ic
par king br king
brak ak
e(appl e
(appl ying ying
aut aut
omaticall omaticall
y) y)
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident andinjurydue
to childr enleT unatt ended intheve hicle
If ch ildr enareleT unsuper visedintheve hicle,
th ey could, inpar ticul ar:
R open doors,ther eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R getout and bestruckby oncoming tra1c.
R oper ateve hicle equipme ntand become
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion ,fo rex am ple by:
R releasing thepar king brak e.
R chang ingthetransmission position. R
star ting theve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. #
When leavingth eve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle SmartKey out ofreac h
of childr en. The
electr The
electr icpar ic
par king br king
brak ak
eis applied ift e
is applied ifthe tr he
trans- ans-
mission isin position mission
isin position 005D 005D
and one oft and
one ofthe f he
follo ollo
wing wing
conditions is conditions
isful/lled : ful/lled
:
R The vehicle isswitc hedo..
R The seat belttongue isno tinse rted intheseat
belt buckleofthedr iver's seat andthedr iver's
door isopened.
R The transf ercase isin theL L
O O
W RAN W
RAN GE GE
posi-
tion.
% Toprev ent application: pullthehandle ofthe
electr icpar king brak e(/ page207). In
t In
the f he
follo ollo
wing situations, t wing
situations, the electr he
electr icpar ic
par king king
br br
ak ak
eis also applied: e
is also applied:
R The HOLD function iske eping theve hicle sta-
tion ary.
R ActivePa rking Assist iske eping theve hicle
st ation ary.
R ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cis bringing
th eve hicle toast ands till.
R Inaddit ion,one oft In
addit ion,one ofthe f he
follo ollo
wing conditions wing
conditions
mus mus
tbe t
be ful/lle d: ful/lle
d:
- The vehicle isswitc hedo..
- The seat belttongue isno tinse rted inthe
seat beltbuckleofthedr iver's seat and
th edr iver's door isopened.
- Ther eis asy stem malfunction.
- The powe rsuppl yis insu1c ient.
- The vehicle isstation aryfo ra lengt hy
per iod.
When theelectr icpar king brak eis applied, the
re d0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indicatorlam p
lights upintheinst rument cluster. 206206
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The electric par king brak eis no taut oma tically
app lied ifth eve hicle isswitc hedo.bythe
EC Ostar t/s topfun ction.
F F
unction oft unction
ofthe electr he
electr icpar ic
par king br king
brak ak
e(r e
(releasing eleasing
aut aut
omaticall omaticall
y) y)
The electr The
electr icpar ic
par king br king
brak ak
eis r e
is released whent eleased
whenthe he
f f
ollo ollo
wing condition sar wing
condition sar e e
ful/lled: ful/lled:
R The driver's door isclosed.
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R The transmission isin position 005Bor005E and
yo udepr esstheacceler ator pedal oryoushiT
fr om transmiss ionposition 005Dto005B or005E
when onleve lgr ound.
R Ifth etransmission isin position 005E,theta il-
ga te must beclosed.
R The seat belttongue isinse rted intoth eseat
belt buckleofthedr iver's seat.
If th eseat belttongue isno tinse rted intoth e
seat beltbuckleofthedr iver's seat, oneofthe
fo llo wing conditions mustbeful/lled :
- YoushiT from transmiss ionposition 005D.
or -
Youha ve prev iousl ydr iven atspeeds
gre ater than 2mp h(3 km /h).
Wh entheelectr icpar king brak eis released, the
re d0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indicatorlam p
in theinst rument clustergoes out.
Appl Appl
ying/ r ying/
releasing t eleasing
the electr he
electr icpar ic
par king br king
brak e ak
e
manuall y manuall
y
Appl Appl
ying ying #
Push handle 1.
The red0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indica-
to rlam plights upintheinst rument cluster.
% The electric par king brak eis onl ysec urely
app lied ifth ere d0049 (USA)or0024 (Can-
ada) indicat orlam pis lit continu ously.
R R
eleasing eleasing
#
Switc hon theve hicle. #
Pullhandl e1.
The red0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indica-
to rlam pin theinst rument clustergoes out.
Emer g Emer
gency br ency
braking aking
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Press and hold handle 1.
As long astheve hicle isdrivi ng ,th ePlea se
Rel ease Parking Brakemessag eis displa yed
and there d0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada)
indicat orlam p0ash es.
When theve hicle hasbeen brak ed toast and-
st ill, theelectr icpar king brak eis applied. The
re d0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indicator
lam plights upintheinst rument cluster. Dr
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R
The electric par king brak eis released.
R ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cis deac tiva-
te d.
R The transmission isin position 005B,005Eor005C.
A A
ctiv ctiv
ating t ating
the HOLD function he
HOLD function #
Depr essthebr ak epedal, andaTer ashor t
time quickl ydepr essfurther until the00D9
displa yappear sin theInstr ument Display. #
Release thebr ak epedal.
Deactiv Deactiv
atingt ating
the HOLD function he
HOLD function #
Depr esstheacceler ator pedal topull away.
or #
Depr essthebr ak epedal untilthe00D9 display
disappear sfrom theInstr ument Display.
The HOLD functionisdea ctivated inthefo llo wing
situations:
R ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va-
te d.
R The transmission isshiTed toposition 005D.
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k-
ing brak e. In
thefo llo wing situations, theve hicle isheld by
tr ansm ission position 005Dand/or bytheelectr ic
par king brak e:
R The seat beltisunf astened andthedr iver's
door isopened.
R The vehicle isswitc hedo..
R Ther eis asy stem malf unct ion.
R The powe rsuppl yis insu1c ient. FF
unction ofHill St unction
ofHill Star ar
tAssis t t
Assis t Hil
lSt artAssis tholds theve hicle fora shor ttime
when pulling away on ahill under thefo llo wing
conditions:
R The transmiss ionisin position 005Bor005E.
R The electr icpar king brak eis released.
This gives youenough timetomo veyour foot
fr om thebr ak epedal totheacceler ator pedal and
depr essitbef oreth eve hicle beginstorollawa y. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent and injur ydue
to theve hicle rolling away
ATe ra sho rttime, HillStartAssis tno longer
holds theve hicle. #
SwiTl ymo veyour foot from thebr ak e
pedal totheacceler ator pedal. Donot
lea vetheve hicle when itis bein gheld by
Hill StartAssis t. AA
TT ENTION ASSIS T TT
ENTION ASSIS T FF
unct ionofA unct
ionofATT ENTION ASSIS T TT
ENTION ASSIS T
AT TEN TIONASSIS Tas sists youon long, mono to-
nous journeys,e.g .on highw aysand trunk roads.
If AT TEN TIONASSIS Tde tects indicatorsof fatigue
or incr easing laps esinconc entration onthepar t
of thedr iver ,it sugg ests taking abr eak .
AT TEN TIONASSIS Tis onl yan aid.It ca nno t
alw aysde tect fatigue orlaps esinconc entration in
time. Thesystem isno ta substitut efo ra we ll-res-
te dand attentiv edr iver .On long journeys,ta ke
re gula rbr eak sin good timethat allo wforade-
qu atere cuper ation. 216216
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ms and your responsi bility;yo uma yot her wise
fa ilto recogn izedang ers(/ page209).
Ac tiveTra1c JamAssis tactiv ates aut omati callyas
soon asallofthere qu irements areme t:The ¬
st atus displa yappear sin theinst rument cluster
when thefunction isactiv e.
Re quirements:
R Youar ein atra1c jamonafree wa yor hig h-
spee dma jorro ad.
R ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti vated
and activ e(/ page222) .
R ActiveBr ak eAssi stisavailabl e(/ page233) .
R ActiveSt eer ing Assist isactiv ated and activ e
(/ page231).
R ActiveTra1c JamAssis tis activ ated
(/ page227).
R Youar etrav eling nofaster than 35 mph
(60 km/h ).
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
The system limit ations ofActiveDist ance Assist
DIS TRONI Cand ActiveSt eer ing Assist applyto
Ac tiveTra1c JamAssis t. A A
ctiv ctiv
atin g/deact iv atin
g/deact ivatin gA atin
gActiv ctiv
e e
Tr Tr
a1c a1c
JamAssis t Jam
Assis t
Mul time diasystem:
4 © 5
Setting s5
Qui ckAccess #
Select ¬. DS
R(Do DS
R(Do wnhil lSp eed R wnhil
lSp eed Regu lation) egu
lation) FF
unct ionofDS R(Do unct
ionofDS R(Do wnhil lSp eed R wnhil
lSp eed Regu lation) egu
lation)
DS Ris an aid toassis tyo uwhen driving downhill.
It ke eps thespeed oftrav el at theselect edtarg et
speed. Thesteeper thedo wnhill gradien t,the
gr eat ertheDSR braking e.ect ontheve hicle. On
0at stre tches ofroad and uphil lgr adien ts,the
DSR brak es theve hicle minimall yor notat all.
When DSRis activ ated and thetransmission isin
position 005B,005Eor005C, DSR contr olsthedr iving
speed. Thetarg et speed canbesetto ava lue
be tween 1mp h(2 km /h)an d11 mph(1 8km /h).
By brak ing oracce lera ting, youcan drive at a
higher orlowe rspeed than theta rg et speed at
an ytime .
DSR isdeacti vatedaut omaticall yif yo udr ive at
speeds great erthan 28 mph (45km/h) orselect
dr ive pr og ram C orB. Theî Offmes- sag
eth en appear sin themultifun ctiondispla y.
The status indicator inthemultifun ctiondispla y
disappear s.Youalso hear awa rning tone.
Mer Mer
cedes-Ma ced
es-Ma ybac yb
ac hv h
vehi cles: ehi
cles:in drive pr og ram
£ ,th eDSR function islikew ise notav ailabl e.
No t No
tes on DSR es
on DSR &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofskiddi ngand acciden t
when DSRis activ ated on slipp eryro ad
sur faces
If th edr iven speed andtheta rg et speed di.er,
th ewheels maylose traction. #
Take intoaccount thero ad sur face and
th edi.er ence between thedr iving speed
and targ et speed beforeactiv atingDS R. Obser
vetheno teson drivi ng systems andyour
re sponsi bility;yo uma yot her wise failto recogn ize
dang ers(/ page209) .
Yo uar ealw aysre sponsi bleforke eping controlof
th eve hicle andforasses singwhether thedo wnhill
gr adien tcan beneg otiat ed. Depending onroad
sur face and tires, DSR mayno talw aysbe able to
ke ep totheta rg et speed. Select ata rg et speed Dr
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The navig ation ser vice sop tion isavailabl e,
subscr ibedtoand activ ated intheMer cedes
me Portal.
R The tra1c light dat aser vice belon gstothe
scope ofthena vig ation services.
The current vehicle positionand thedir ection of
tr av el aretransmitt edvia thecommunication
module andaligned withth edat afrom thetra1c
light dataser vice prov ider .The prov ider gather s
dat afrom tra1c lights whichtransmit their chang -
ing phases. Whentheve hicle approaches aninter-
secti onwithne tworke dtra1c lights, datais trans-
mitt edtotheve hicle.
A se ttur nsign alleT orright and lane recommen -
dation sdur ing activ ero uteguidance areta ke n
int oaccount forth edispla y.
The service isforinf ormation purposes onlyand is
no tlink edtoanyot her vehicle funct ions,systems
or com pone nts. Ple ase note that thedispla yed
dat ais no tav ailabl ein all tra1c areas and maybe
inco rrect.
Cer tain light signal systems automaticall yadap t
th eir switc hingtimes tothecur rent tra1c situa- tion.
Thiscanlea dto asudde nch ang ein the
count down displa y.
The informa tion intheInstr ument Displayis
sho wnaTer selecting thedispla ycont ents inthe
Assi stance men u.Ifano ther menu isselect ed,the
tr a1 cligh tco un tdow nis no tdis pla yed.
Also obser vethefo llo wing information:
R select aspeed adaptedto thetra1c, sur-
ro undings andweather cond itions
R obser veactual tra1c signs
R obser veappli cable tra1c rules and regula -
tions
Pleas eobs erve theno teson drivi ng systems and
yo ur responsi bility.Yo ucould other wise failto rec-
ogn izedang ers.
Sy st Sy
stem limit s em
limit s
The displa ydoes notappear inthefo llo wing situa-
tions, forex am ple:
R Ther eis no tra1c light dat aav ailabl e.
R The time remainin gunti lth ene xt green phase
is less than tensec onds . R
Eme rgency vehicles orlocal publictranspor t
ar elocat edinthevicinity oftheint ersection.
R The datatransmission from theve hicle has
been interrupted.
R The tra1c lightsystems arelocat edinacon-
str uction sitear ea orareunder going mainte-
nance.
R The light signal system ismalfunctionin g.
R The subscr iption totheser vice hasexpir ed. SwitcSwitc
hingt hing
the he
tr tr
a1c a1c
lightinf light
infor or
mation displa mation
displayon y
on
or or
o. o.
Multimedi
asy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance #
Switc hTraffi cLight Information onD or
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Appl yth eelectr icpar king brak e. #
ShiT thetransmission toposition 005D
(/ page194). #
Pull button1 inthecar gocom partment trim
br ie0y .
Indicat orlam p2 0ash esuntil theve hicle has
been lowe red.
The vehicle islowe redat there ar axle by
appr ox.1.5 in(40 mm). When theve hicle has
been lowe red, indicat orlam p2 remains lit.
Lo we ring isint erru pted inthefo llo wing situations:
R Ave hicle doorisopen ed.
R Switch1 ispull edagain.
R The vehicle isbein gdr iven faster than 1.2 mph
(2 km/h ).
% The vehicle isaut omati callyse tto theleve lof
th eselect eddrive pr og ram ifyo udr ive at
speeds great erthan 1.2 mph (2km/h) .
If ind icat orlam p2 0ashes twiceandthere ar of
th eve hicle does notlo we r: #
Mak esur eth at there qu irements areme t. %
Lowe ring there ar oftheve hicle allowsthe
ve hicle tobe loaded moreeasil y.Obser vethe
no teson loadin gth eve hicle when doingth is
(/ page124).
R R
aising t aising
the r he
rear oft ear
ofthe v he
vehicle ehicle
#
Chec kif th ebatt eryis su1cien tly ch arge d. If
necessar y,star tth eengine. #
Pull switc h1 brie0y .
Indicat orlam p2 goes out.
The vehicle willberaised tothecur rentl y
sel ect edleve l.
% The vehicle isaut omati callyse tto theleve lof
th eselect eddrive pr og ram ifyo udr ive at
speeds great erthan 1.2 mph (2km/h) .
If th eve hicle cannotbe raised: #
Ensur eth at thebatt eryis su1cien tly ch arge d;
if necessar y,star tth eengine.
The raising process continues. E-
A E-
ACTIVE BOD CTIVE
BODYC Y
CONTR ONTR
OL OL
FF
unction ofE-A unction
ofE-ACTIVE BOD CTIVE
BODYC Y
CONTR ONTR
OL OL
E- AC TIV EBOD YCO NTR OLisan electrohydr auli c
suspe nsion system withva riable dampingfo r
im prove ddr iving comfort.The all-round leve lcon-
tr ol system ensur esthebest possible suspension
and const antground clearance, even withaladen
ve hicle. When drivi ng atspeed, theve hicle islow-
er ed aut omaticall yto improve driving safetyand
to reduce fuelconsum ption. Thesuspension set-
ting isadjust eddepending onthero ad sur face,
ve hicle loadandthedr ive pr og ram select ed.
The ROAD SURF ACESC AN function detects areas
of une venness inthero ad bef oreyo udr ive ove r
th em bymeans ofamultif unctioncamer a.This
re duces chassis movements.
The dam ping isadjus tedindivi duallyto eac h
wheel anddepends onthefo llo wing fact or s:
R Driving style, e.g. spor ty
R Road cond ition, e.g.bum ps
R Drive pr og ram Dr
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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
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