2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS Owners Manual

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).
Le v Le
vel el
di.er di.e
rence s ence
scom compar par
edt ed
to t o
the nor he
normal lev mal
level el
VV
ehi cle ehi
cle
le v le
vel el
V V
ehi cleswit ehi
cleswit h- h-
out out
O.-r O.-r
oad oad
pac k pac
kag e ag
e V V
ehi cleswit h ehi
cleswit h
O.-r O.-r
oad oad
pack- pac
k-
ag e ag
e
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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VV
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
k-
ag e ag
e
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 &
W W
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
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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)
&
W W
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
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W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofentr apm entfrom vehi-
cle lowe ring
Whe nlowe ring theve hicle, peoplecould
become trapped ifth eir limbs arebe tween the
ve hicle body andthetir es orunder neathth e
ve hicle. #
Mak esur eno one isund erneat hth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicinity ofthe
wheel arch es when theve hicle isbein g
lo we red. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped due
to theve hicle lowe ring
V V
ehi cleswit ehi
cleswit hAIRMA h
AIRMA TICorlev TIC
orlevel cont r el
cont rol: ol:
when
yo uunload luggageor lea vetheve hicle, the
ve hicle /rst rises slightlyand then retur ns to
th ese tle ve lshor tly aTer wards.
Yo uor anyone elsein thevicinity ofthewheel
ar ch es ortheunderbody couldthus become
tr apped.
The vehicle canalso belowe redaTer being
loc ked. #
When leaving theve hicle, makesur eth at
nob ody isin thevicinity ofthewheel
ar ch es ortheunderbody . RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R V V
ehicles wit ehicles
without hout
O.-r O.-
road oad
pack pac
kag ag
e: e:
theve hicle
is bein gdr iven no faster than 40 mph
(65 km/h ).
R V V
ehicles wit ehicles
with h
O.- r O.-
road oad
pack pac
kag ag
e: e:
- O.- road leve l+1: theve hicle isno tmo ving
fa ster than 62 mph(1 00 km/h).
- O.-road leve l+2: theve hicle isno tmo ving
fa ster than 40 mph(65 km/h) .
- O.-r oadleve l+3: theve hicle isno tmo ving
fa ster than 12 mph(20 km/h) . R R
aisin gt aisin
gthe v he
vehicle (v ehicle
(vehicle swit ehicle
swit hout hout
O.-r O.-r
oad oad
pac k pac
kag ag
e) e)
#
Push rock er switc h1 forw ards.
Indi catorlam p2 0ashes whiletheve hicle is
bein gra ised andlights upcontinuousl ywhen
it has /nished rising . 258258
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iving and parking

Yo
ur selection issaved. The o.-road leve lse t
re mains stor ed even aTer theignition hasbeen
switc hedo..
The vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing situa-
tions:
R When driving faster than 50 mph(8 0km /h).
R Whendrivi ng brie0y between 40mph
(65 km/h )and 50mph(80 km/h) .
R ATer select ingadi.er entdrive pr og ram using
th eDY NAMI CSEL ECTsw itch.
Th eve hicle isadju sted totheheight oftheactiv e
dr ive pr og ram.
Lo w Lo
wer er
ing t ing
the v he
vehicle (v ehicle
(vehicles wit ehicles
without hout
O.-r O.-r
oad oad
pac k pac
kag ag
e) e)
#
Pull rock er switc h1.
The vehicle isadju sted totheheight ofthe
activ edr ive pr og ram.
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 From appr ox.18.7 mph(3 0km /h):o. -road
le ve l+1 can beselect ed,rega rdless ofdrive
pr og ram.
R From appr ox.18.7 mph(3 0km /h):theve hi-
cle isadju sted tonor malle ve l,re ga rdless of
dr ive pr og ram. R R
aising t aising
the v he
vehicle (v ehicle
(vehicles wit ehicles
with h
O.-r O.-r
oad oad
pack- pac
k-
ag ag
e) e)
#
Push rock er switc h1 forw ards.
R O.-r oadleve l+1: one indicat orlam p2
lights upcontinuousl ywhen theve hicle
has /nished rising .
R O.-r oadleve l+2: twoindicat orlam ps2
light upcontinuousl ywhen theve hicle has
/nished rising . Dr
iving and parking
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R
O.-r oadleve l+3: thre eindicat orlam ps2
light upcontinuousl ywhen theve hicle has
/nished rising .
Yo ur selection issaved. The o.-road leve lse t
re mains stor ed eve naT er theignition hasbeen
switc hedo..
The vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing situa-
tions:
R O.- road leve l+3: when driving faster than
12 mph(20 km/h) .
The vehicle islowe redto o.-r oad leve l+2.
R O.- road leve l+2:
- When driving faster than 50 mph
(80 km/h ).
- When driving brie0y between 40mph
(65 km/h )and 50mph(8 0km /h).
Th eve hicle islowe redto o.-r oad leve l+1.
R O.- road leve l+1:
- When driving faster than 71 mph
(115 km/h ). -
When driving brie0y between 62mph
(100 km/h )and 71mph(1 15 km/h).
Th eve hicle islowe redto thenor mal leve l.
R ATer selecting adi.er entdrive pr og ram using
th eDY NAMI CSEL ECTsw itch.
Th eve hicle isadju sted totheheight ofthe
activ edr ive pr og ram.
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 Uptoappr ox.12 mph(2 0km /h):o. -road lev-
els +1, +2and +3can beselect ed,rega rdless
of drive pr og ram.
R Uptoappr ox.19 mph(3 0km /h):o. -road lev-
els +1and +2can beselect ed,rega rdless of
dr ive pr og ram.
R From appr ox.19 mph(3 0km /h):th eve hicle
is adju sted tonor malle ve l,re ga rdless ofdrive
prog ram. Lo
w Lo
wer er
ing t ing
the v he
vehicle (v ehicle
(vehicles wit ehicles
with h
O.-r O.-r
oad oad
pack- pac
k-
ag ag
e) e)
#
Pullro ck er switc h1.
R O.- road leve l+3: theve hicle islowe redto
o.-r oad leve l+2. Twoindicat orlam ps2
light upcontin uouslywhen theve hicle has
/nished lowe ring.
R O.-road leve l+2: theve hicle islowe redto
o.-r oad leve l+1. One indicat orlam p2
lights upcontinuousl ywhen theve hicle
has /nished lowe ring.
R O.-road leve l+1: theve hicle islowe redto
th enor mal leve l.No indicat orlam p2
lights upwhen theve hicle has/nished
lo we ring.
Yo ur selection issaved. The o.-road leve lse t
re mains stor ed even aTer theignition hasbeen
switc hedo..
Se Se
tting tting
O.-r O.-
road oad
Assist Assist
R R
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R theve hicle isstation ary.
R theve hicle isse tto o.-r oad leve l1 or 2 260260
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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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%
Youcan open theco verof there ar vie wcam-
er amanu ally(/ page267) .
The guide lines inthemedia displaysho wthedis-
ta nces toyour vehicle. Thedistances displa yed
onl yappl yto road leve l.
Depending ontheve hicle equipme nt,yo ucan
select from thefo llo wing views:
R Nor malvie w
R Wide-angle view
R Trailer view
The area behin dth eve hicle isdispl ayedas amir -
ro rimag e,as intheinside rear vie wmir ror.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
without P hout
Par ar
king Assis king
Assist P t
PARK ARK
TR TR
ONIC ONIC
The follo wing camer avie ws areav ailabl ein the
multimed iasystem: Nor
mal view
1 Yellowguide line,vehicle width(dr iven sur-
fa ce) depen dingonthecur rent steer ing angle
(d yna mic )
2 Yellowguide lineatadist ance ofappr ox-
imat ely3.3 T(1.0 m)from there ar area
3 Yellowlanes marking thecour sethetir es will
ta ke withth ecur rent steer ing angle (dyna mic )
4 Bum per
5 Redguide lineatadist ance ofappr oximat ely
1.0 in(0.3 m)from there ar area Wi
de-angle view Tr
ailer view(vehicle swit hatrailer hitch)
1 Yellowguide line,locating aid 262262
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iving andparking