2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS Owners Manual

Ensur
eth efo llo wing beforestar ting ajour ney:
R The tirepr ess ureon there ar axle oftheto w-
ing vehicle isse tfo ra maximum load
R The lighting oftheconnect edtrailer isoper a-
tional
In theeve ntofincrease dre ar axle load, theve hi-
cle/ trailer combin ationmustno tex ceed amaxi-
mum speed of62 mph(1 00 km/h)fo rre asons
conce rning theoper ating permit. This also applies
in countr iesinwhic hth eper missible maximum
speed forve hicle/ trailer combin ationsis abo ve
62 mph(1 00 km/h).
V V
eh icle swi t eh
icle swi th AI RMA h
AI RMA TIC or E-A TI
C or E-ACTI VE BOD CTI
VE BOD YC Y
CON - ON
-
TR TR
OL : OL
:if th esoc ketof thetrailer hitchis occupied,
e.g. byatrailer orrear-mou nted bicy clerack ,th e
ve hicle isse tto thenor mal leve lat speeds great er
th an 19 mph (30km/h) .This isdone rega rdless
of whic hdr ive pr og ram has been select ed. AA
tt tt
ac ac
hing t hing
the ball neck he
ball neck &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident andinjurydue
to incor rectl yins talled ballneck
If th eball neckis no tcor rectl yins talled and
secur ed,itma ybecome looseduring ajour -
ne yand endang erother road user s.Ther eis a
ri sk offata linjur ies. #
Inst alland secur eth eball neckas
descr ibedintheball neckmanuf actur-
er's installation instruction s. #
Ifaball neckis ins talled, ensur esur e
th at itis proper lysecur edbef oreev ery
jour ney. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent due toaball
nec kth at isno tcor rectl yins talled or
secur ed
If th eball neckis no tcor rectl yins talled and
secur ed,thetrailer maycome loose. #
Inst alland secur eth eball neckas
descr ibedintheball neckmanuf actur-
er's installation instruction s. #
Ifaball neckis ins talled, ensur esur e
th at itis proper lysecur edbef oreev ery
jour ney. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The vehicle issecur edagains tro lling away.
A A
tt tt
ac ac
hing t hing
the ball neck he
ball neck #
Remo vecover1 from theball neckmount in
th edir ection ofthear ro w. #
Storeco ver1 suchth at itcann otmo ve
ar oun d. #
Obser vethemanuf acturer'sinstallation
inst ruction s. Dr
iving and parking
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Obser
vetheno teson loadin gth eve hicle. Coup
lingup/ unco uplingatr Coup
lingup/ unco uplingatrailer ailer
&
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjuryfrom theve hicle
le ve lbeing chang ed
V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit hlev h
level cont r el
cont rol syst ol
system: em:
theve hicle
le ve lma ybe chang edunintent ionally,e.g. by
ot her persons. Youma ybecome trapped ifyo u
couple uporuncou pleatrailer while theve hi-
cle leve lis ch ang ing.In addit ion,ot her peopl e
could become trapped ifth eir limbs are
be tween theve hicle body andthetir es or
under neathth eve hicle.
When couplinguporunco uplingatrailer ,
mak esur eth at: #
The door sor tailg atear eno topened or
closed. #
Youdo notinitiat eth eleve lcontr olsys-
te m and donotoper ateth eDY NAMI C
SEL ECTsw itch. #
Donotlo ck orunloc kth eve hicle. RR
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k-
ing brak e.
R The transmiss ionisin position 005D.
The trailer willbecor rectl yde tected bytheve hi-
cle onlyif th efo llo wing conditions areme t:
R The trailer isconnect edcor rectl y.
R The trail er ligh ting system isin wo rking order .
The functions ofthefo llo wing systems willbe
a.ec tedby acor rectl yconn ectedtrailer :
R ESP ®
trailer stabiliz ation
R ActiveLane Keeping Assist
R Parking Assist PARK TRON IC
R ActivePa rking Assist
R Blind SpotAssist orActiveBlind SpotAssi st
R Drive Aw ayAss ist
R Cross Tra1c Alert
R Rear vie wcamer a
R Surround viewcamer a
R AIRMA TIC R
E-AC TIV EBOD YCO NTR OL
V V
ehicl eswit ehicl
eswithout lev hout
level con tr el
con trol: ol:
theball head height
will chang edepen dingon theve hicle' sload. In
th is case, useatrailer withaheight-adjust able
dr aw bar .
Coupling upatr Coupling
upatrailer ailer
* NO NO
TE TE
Damag eto thestar terbatt erydue
to full discharge Char
ging thetrailer batteryusing thepo we r
suppl yof thetrailer candamag eth estar ter
batt ery. #
Donotuse theve hicle' spo we rsuppl yto
ch arge thetrailer battery. Inf
ormati onabout asuit able ballneckfo r
Mer cedes-Be nzvehicles canbeobt aine dfrom a
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop, e.g.an aut hor ized
Mer cedes- BenzCen ter. #
Remo vetheco vercap from theball neck
mount andstor eit in asaf eplace
(/ page279). 280280
Dr
iving andparking

#
Positi on thetrailer onaleve lsur face behin d
th eve hicle andcoupl eit up totheve hicle. #
Establish theelectr icalconnection between
th eve hicle andthetrailer .
% Accessor iescan beconn ectedtotheper ma-
nent powe rsuppl yup to180 Wand tothe
po we rsuppl yth at isswitc hedonvia theigni-
tion lock.
U U
ncou pling atr ncou
pling atrail er ail
er &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofbeing crush edand
bec omi ngtrapp edwhen unco uplinga
tr ail er
Whe nunco uplingatrail er wit han eng aged
iner tia-a ctivated brak e, your hand may
become trapped between theve hicle andthe
tr aile rdr aw bar . #
Donotuncouple trailer swit han eng aged
ove rrun brak e. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag ewhen uncoupling inast at e
of ove rrun Uncoupling
inast at eof ove rrun can damag e
th eve hicle. #
Donotunco upletrailer swit han eng aged
ove rrun brak e. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped when
disconnecting thetrailer cable
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withlev h
level contr el
contr olsyst ol
system: em:
Thevehicle
ma ylo we rwhen thetrailer cable isdisconnec-
te d.
This could result inyouor other peopl e
becomi ngtrapped ifyo ur or their limbs are
be tween theve hicle body andthetir es or
under neathth eve hicle. #
Mak esur eth at nob ody isund erneat hth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicinity ofthe
wheel arch es when youdisconnect the
tr aile rcab le. #
Disc onnect theelectr icalconnection between
th eve hicle andthetrailer . #
Uncouple thetrailer . #
Place theco veron theball neckmount. VV
ehicle to ehicle
towing ins wing
instr tr
ucti ons ucti
ons
The vehicle isno tsuit able forth euse oftow bar
sy stems that areused for0at towing ordin ghy
to wing ,fo rex am ple. Attach ing and using tow bar
sy stems canresult indamag eto theve hicle.
When youar eto wing ave hicle withtow bar sys-
te ms, safedr ivin gch aract eristics cann otbe guar -
ant eed forth eto wing vehicle ortheto we dve hicle.
The vehicle- trailer combin ationmaysw erve from
si de toside.
Obser vethefo llo wing information:
R Perm itted towing methods (/page362)
R The noteson towing theve hicle withbo th
axles onthegr ound (/page363) Dr
ivin gand parking
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NN
o o
t t
es on t es
on the ins he
inst r tr
ument displa ument
displayand on-boar d y
and on-boar d
com com
put put
er er
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident ifth einst ru-
ment displa yfa ils
If th einst rument displa yhas failed orismal-
functionin g,function restr iction sin system s
re leva nt tosaf etycann otbe detected.
The oper atingsaf etyof your vehicle maybe
im pair ed. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have theve hicle checkedimmediat elyat
a qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. If
th eoper ating safetyof your vehicle isim pair ed,
par kth eve hicle immed iatelyand safely. Cont acta
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofdis traction duetoinfor-
mation systems andcommunications
eq uipment
If yo uoper ateinf ormation systems andcom-
munications equipment integratedin theve hi- cle
when drivi ng ,yo ucould bedistr acted from
th etra1c situation. Thiscould alsocause you
to lose contr olof theve hicle. #
Onlyoper ateth is eq uipment whenthe
tr a1 csitu ation pe rm its. #
Ifyo ucanno tbe sureof this, stop the
ve hicle inaccor dance withth etra1c
conditions andoper ateth eeq uipment
wit hth eve hicle station ary. *
N N
O O
TE TE
Mer cedes-AMG vehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement.
Yo ucould other wise failto recogn ize
dang ers. Yo
umust obser vetheleg alrequ irements forth e
count ryinwhic hyo uar ecur rentl ydr iving when
ope rating theon-boar dcom puter.
The on-boar dcom putersho wsonlydispla ymes-
sag esand warnings from speci/ csy stems onthe
inst rument displa y.Yo umust ther efor eensur e
th at your vehicle isalw aysre liable. If
th eoper ating safetyof your vehicle isim pair ed,
par kth eve hicle immed iatelyand inaccor dance
wit hth etra1c conditions. Contactaqua li/ed
specialist workshop. 282282
Ins
trumen tdispla yand on-boar dcom puter

OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof ins w
of ins tr tr
ument display ument
display 1
Displa ycont entonleT (exa mp le:speedome-
te r): speedome ter/time/dat e/tripcom puter
From StartandFrom Reset/r ange/audio/
angle ofincline andappr oach/depar ture
The segments onthespeedome terindicat e
th estatuses ofthefo llo wing systems: cruise
contr ol/limit er/ActiveDist ance Assist
DIS TRONIC 2
Outside temp eratur e
3 Digit alspeedome ter
4 Time
5 Displa ycont entonright (exa mp le:tach ome-
te r): tach ome ter/a verage fuel
co nsu mption/EC Odisp lay/na vigation/G -
me ter/assist antdispla y/4MA TIC/suspen- sion/po
werme ter/po werav ailabi litydispl ay
of theelectr icmo tor(eq <0056004A0051004E0046004F0055000E0045004600510046004F00450046004F
0055> )
The fuel suppl ywill beinterrupted toprotect
th eengine whenthere dmar kon theta ch om-
et er (ove rrev ving rang e) isreac hed.
6 Inde xpoin ts
These showtheselect eddispla yor menu con-
te nt. Instr
umentdis pla yand on-bo ardcom puter
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7
Coolant temp eratur edispla y
Dur ingnormal oper ation, thecoolant temp er-
atur edispla yis per mitt edtorise to248°F
(120°C).
Ve hicles with48 Von- boar delect rical system:
PO WER andCHAR GEdispla y(electr icaldrive
suppor tand recuper ationpowe rof theelec-
tr ic mo tor)
8 Select eddrive pr og ram
9 Sele cted trans mission po sitio n
A Center disp lay ar ea oftheinst rument displa y
(e xa mp le:standar ddispla yfo rtr ip): Assis-
ta nce/T elephone /Navigation/T rip/Media/
Ra dio/S tyles and displa ys/Ser vice/Powe r
me ter(eq <0056004A0051004E0046004F0055000E0045004600510046004F00450046004F
0055> )
B Fuelleve l,fuel /ller 0aplocation indicator,
ra ng e OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof t w
of the butt he
butt ons ont ons
onthe st he
steer eer
ing wheel ing
wheel 1
P Back/Hom ebutt on,on-bo ardcom puter
Pr ess and hold:show sst andar ddispla y
2 Touc hContr ol,on-boar dcom puter
3 Contr olpanel forcr uise contr olor ActiveDis-
ta nce AssistDIS TRON IC
4 Control panelfo rMBUX multimedia system:
£ Voice Contr olSy stem ß
Displa ysfavo rite s
VO L:contr olknob, adjusts thevo lume or
switc hesthesound o.0063 (press)
0061 Makes/accep tsacall
0076 Rejec ts/e ndsaca ll
5 00E2 Calls up thehome screen
6 Touc hContr olmultimedia system
7 G Backbutt on
8 Brightness controlto adju stthelighting inthe
Ins trumen tDispl ayand inthecontr olele-
ments oftheve hicle interior OperOper
atingt atin
gthe on- boar he
on- boar dcom d
com put put
er er
Obser vetheleg alrequ irements forth ecountr yin
whic hyo uar ecur rentl ydr iving when ope rating
th eon-boar dcom puter. 284284
Instr
ument displayand on-boar dcom puter

The
on-bo ardcom puterisope ratedusing theleT-
han dTo uc hContr oland theleT-h andback/home
butt on.
When theon-boar dcom puterisbeing operated,
di.er entacoustic signalswillsound asoper ating
fe edbac k,e.g. when theend ofalist isreac hed or
when youar escr olling thro ugh alist.
The follo wing menus areav ailabl e:
R Assi stance
R Pho ne
R Nav igati on
R Trip
R Radio R
Med ia
R Desi gns&Disp .
R Servi ce
% Youcan /ndinf ormation aboutthepossible
se tting sand selections onthemenus inthe
Digit alOper ator's Manual.
The menus canbecalled upfrom themenu bar
on theinst rument displa y. #
T T
o call upt o
call upthe menu bar he
menu bar: :
br ie0y press theleT-
han dbac kbutt onuntil themenu barisdis-
pla yed.
% V V
ehicles wit ehicles
without A hout
Activ ctiv
eDist e
Dist ance Assis ance
Assist t
DIS DIS
TR TR
ONIC: ONIC:
press the00E2 buttontocall up
th emenu baroftheon-boar dcom puter. #
T T
o scr o
scr ollon t oll
on the menu bar he
menu bar: :
swipe leTorright
on theleT-h andTouc hContr ol. #
T T
o call upamenu, submenu orpossible se o
call upamenu, submenu orpossible set- t-
tings ont tings
onthe menu, or he
menu, orcon /rm con
/rm aselection or a
selection or
se se
tting: tting:
press theleT-h andTouc hContr ol. #
T T
o scr o
scr ollt oll
thr hr
ough displa y ough
displa ys or lis s
or lists ont ts
on the he
menu, orselect displa menu,
orselect displaycont y
cont ent, afunction, ent,
afunction, an
entr an
entr yor adispla y y
or adispla y: :
swipe upwards ordown-
wa rdson theleT-h andTouc hContr ol. #
T T
o e o
exit asubmenu: xit
asubmenu: press theleT-h andback
butt on.
Selecting t Selecting
the head-up display he
head-up display #
T T
o switc o
switc hon t h
on the head-up display he
head-up display: :
switc hon
th ehead-up displayvia themultimedia system
or activ ateit on themenu barbyswipin g
upw ards on theleT-h andTouc hContr ol.
The head-up displaymenu willbeselect edon
th ehead-up display. #
T T
o switc o
switc ht h
to t o
the head-up display he
head-up display: :
pr ess the
leT-h andTouc hContr olor swipe upwards on
th eleT-h andTouc hContr ol. #
T T
o se o
se tt t
the t he
thr hr
ee displa ee
displa yr y
rang ang
esoft es
ofthe head-up he
head-up
displa y displa
y: :
swipe upwards ordown wardson the
leT-h andTouc hContr ol.
F F
ull-scr ull-scr
eenmenus een
menus
Yo ucan displa yth efo llo wing menus full-screenon
th einst rument displa y:
R Assi stance
R Trip Ins
trumen tdispl ayand on-boar dcom puter
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R
Naviga tion #
Onthecor respond ingmenu ,use theleT-h and
To uc hContr olto scr olltotheend ofthelist. #
Press theleT-h andTouc hContr ol.
The select edmenu willbedispla yedfull-
scr een. OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof displa y w
of displa ys in t s
in the ins he
instr tr
ument display ument
display
Displa yson theinst rument displa y:
u ActivePa rking Assist (/page274)
é Parking Assist PARK TRON ICdea ctivated
(/ page271)
î DSR(/page227)
h Cruis econtrol (/page218)
ç ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page220)
00D4 ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ page233)
à ActiveSt eer ing Assist (/page229)
¬ ActiveSt op-and-Go Assist(/page227)
00B0 ActiveLane Keeping Assist (/page244) ±
ActiveLane ChangeAssi st(/ page232)
00D6 ECOstar t/st opfunction (/page184)
00D9 HOLDfunction (/page215)
00CE AdaptiveHig hbeam Assist(/ page151)
V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit h h
Tr Tr
a1c a1c
Sign Assis t Si
gn Assis t: :
De tected instruc-
tion sand tra1c signs(/ page238) .
Fo ran ove rview of theindicat orand warning
lam ps,see (/ page479). Head-up
Display Head-up
Display FF
unction oft unction
ofthe Head-up Display he
Head-up Display *
N NO O
TE TE
Mer cedes- AMGvehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement.
Yo ucould other wise failto recogn ize
dang ers. The
Head- upDispla ypr oject sth efo llo wing infor-
mation intoth edr iver's /eld ofvision abovethe
coc kpit, forex am ple:
R The vehicle speed R
Informatio nfrom thena vig ation system
R Information from thedr iving systems anddriv-
ing safetysy stem s
R Som ewa rning messa ges
Depending ontheve hicle' seq uipme nt,di.er ent
cont entcan besho wnintheth re ear eas ofthe
Hea d-up Display(/ page 287).
Displa Displa
ycont y
cont ent ent
1
Navigatio ninstr uctions
2 Current spe ed 286286
Instr
umentdis pla yand on-bo ardcom puter