2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS transmission

select
thecor respond ingtransmissi onposi-
tion .
The vehicle drives intoth eselect edpar king
space.
% Duringthepar king procedur ewit hAc tive
Pa rking Assist, thelane markings aredis-
pla yedin gre eninthecamer aimag e.
On com pletion ofthepar king procedur e,the
Ø Parking AssistFinished, TakeContro lof
Vehicle display mess ageappe ars. Fu rther mane u-
ve ring maystill benece ssary. #
ATe rcomple tion ofthepar king procedur e,
saf eguar dth eve hicle agains tro lling away.
When requ ired bylegalrequ irements orlocal
conditions: turnth ewheels towa rdsth ecurb.
% Youcan stop theve hicle andchang eth e
tr ansm ission position during thepar king pro-
cedur e.The system then calculat esane w
ve hicle path.Ifno newvehicle pathis availa-
ble, thesy stem can chang eth etransmission
position again orcancel thepar king proce-
dur e. Exiting
apar Exiting
apar king space wit king
space withA h
Activ ctiv
eP e
Par ar
king Assist king
Assist
R R
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The vehicle hasbeen parkedwit hAc tivePa rk-
ing Assist.
Please note that youar ere sponsi bleforth eve hi-
cle and surroundings during theentir epar king
pr ocedur e. #
Startth eve hicle. #
Press button1.
The med iadis pla ysh ow sth evie wof Active
Pa rking Assist. #
Ifth eve hicle hasbeen parkedper pendicular
to thedir ection oftrav el: inarea 2, select
dir ection oftrav el 3 Left orRigh t.
% The vehicle pathsho wnonthemedia display
ma ydi.er from theactual vehicle path. #
Con/r mdir ecti onofexit3 todrive out ofthe
par king space.
% The turnsignal indicat orisswitc hedonauto-
maticall ywhen theex iting procedur ebegins. Dr
iving andparking
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mals
orobject set c. arein themaneuv ering
ra ng e.
A risk ofcolli sion mayoccur inthefo llo wing situa-
tions, forex am ple:
R Ifth eacceler ator and brak epedals areint er-
ch ang ed.
R Ifan inco rrect transmission positionis
eng aged.
Dr ive Aw ayAss istisac tiveunde rth efo llo wing
conditions:
R IfPa rking Assist PARK TRON ICisac tivated.
R Ifyo ushiT thetransmission positionto005E or
005B when theve hicle isstation ary.
R Ifth ede tected obs tacle isless than appr ox.
3.3 T(1.0 m)awa y.
R Ifth emaneuv ering assist ancefunction isacti-
va tedin themultimedia system.
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
The perform ance ofDrive Aw ayAss istislim ited
on incl ines .
Whe ndr iving withatrail er,Dr ive Aw ayAss istis
no tav ailabl e. %
Also obser vethesy stem limits ofParking
Assist PARK TRON IC(/ page267).
F F
uncti onofCr uncti
onofCross oss
Tr Tr
a1c a1c
Alert Aler
t
% Cross Tra1c Alertisonl yav ailabl efo rve hicles
wit hBli nd Spo tAssis tor ActiveBlind Spot
Assi st.
Cr oss Tra1c Alertcan warndriver sof anycr oss-
ing tra1c when backing upand maneuv ering out
of apar king space. Theradar sensor sin the
bum peralso monit orthear ea adjacent tothe
ve hicle. Ifacr itical situ ation isde tected, theL
symbol appearsin themedia displayand theve hi-
cle can bebrak ed aut omati cally.
If th era dar sensor sar eobstr uctedbyvehicles or
ot her objects, detection isno tpossible .
Cr oss Tra1c Alertisactiv eunder thefo llo wing
conditions:
R Ifth eve hicle isbac king upatawa lking pace.
R Maneuv ering assist anceisactiv ated
(/ page277).
% Also obser vetheinst ruction son Blind Spo t
Assis tand ActiveBlind SpotAssi st
(/ page242) . Sy
st Sy
stem limits em
limits
Cr oss Tra1c Alertisno tav ailabl eon incl ines.
Cr oss Tra1c Alertisno tav ailabl ewhen drivi ng
wit hatrailer .
A A
ctiv ctiv
atin g/deact iv atin
g/deact ivatin gt atin
gthe mane uv he
mane uver er
ing assis t ing
assis tant ant
Mul time diasystem:
4 © 5
Setting s5
Assi stance
5 Camera &Pa rking #
SwitchMa neu veringAssi stance onoro..
% The mane uvering assis tant must beactivefo r
th efunction ofDrive Aw ayAss ist
(/ page276) andCros sTr a1c Alert
( / pag e277). TT
r r
ailer hitch ailer
hitch NNo o
t t
es on tr es
on trailer oper ailer
operation ation
*
N NO O
TE TE
Mer cedes- AMGvehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement.
Yo ucould other wise failto recogn ize
dang ers. Dr
iving and parking
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A
Appl ication andcurrent informa tion
B Quic k-access, e.g.ent erhome address
C Inde xpoin tsand select eddispl ayarea
D Calls uptheair conditioning menu
E Calls upSUGGESTIONS, THEMESand
FAVORITES
% IfMer cedes meconnect 5isactiv e,th e
ve hicle islin kedwit hMer cedes meconnect.
Ve hicle datais then transmitt edtothebac k-
end system. What datais transmitt ed
depends onwhic hser vices areactiv ated. Fur-
th er details can befound intheMer cedes me
connect term sand cond itions and datapr o-
te ction information .The function iscount ry-
dependent .
If transmission ofvehicle position6is
activ e,Mer cedes meconn ectservice sha ve
been activated forth is vehicle whichaccess
th eve hicle' sge oposition. Inwhic hins tances
th ege oposition istransmitt eddepends onthe
par ticular services. Further details can be
fo und intheMer cedes meconnect term sand
cond itions and datapr otection information.
The function iscountr y-dependent . OperOper
ating t ating
the MBUX multimedia syst he
MBUX multimedia system em
Using
T Using
Touc ouc
hContr h
Contr ol ol
1
© Callsupthehome screen
2 Touc hContr ol
3 G Press brie0y :re tur ns tothepr ev ious
displa y
4 ß Press thero ck er switc hdo wn brie0y :
sho wsfavo rite s ß
Press thero ck er switc hdo wn and hold:
adds favo rite sand themes
° Turn cont roller :adjusts thevo lume
0063 Press contr oller:switc heso.thesound
0061 Press thero ck er switc hup: mak esor
accep tsacall
0076 Press thero ck er switc hdo wn: rejec tsor
ends aca ll
Na vigatio nth ro ugh themenus iscar ried out with
To uc hContr ol2 withsing le-/nger swipes . #
T T
o select amenu op o
select amenu option: tion:
swipe andpress. #
T T
o mo v o
mo ve t e
the digit he
digit almap: al
map: swipe inanydir ec-
tion.
Using t Using
the t he
touc ouc
hscr hscr
een een
#
Select menuoptions, symbo lsor charact ers
by pressing brie0y . #
T T
o na o
na vig vig
at at
ein menus: e
in menus: swipeup,down, leTor
ri ght. #
T T
o use handwr o
use handwr itingt iting
to ent o
ent erc er
cha r ha
rac t ac
ter er
s: s:
wr ite
th ech aract erwit hone /ngeron the
to uc hscr een. MBUX
multimedia system
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MerMer
cedes-Be nzeme rg cedes-B
enzemer gency callsyst ency
callsystem em
InfInf
or or
mation ont mation
onthe Mer he
Mer cedes-B enzemer g cedes-B
enzemer gency ency
call syst call
system em
Yo
ur vehicle iseq uipp edwithth eMer cedes-Benz
emer gency callsy stem ("eCa ll"). This featur ecan
help save lives intheev ent ofan accident. eCall
in no wayre places assistanceprov ided from dial-
ing 911.
Mer cedes-Benz eCallonlyfunctions inareas
wher emobile phonecoverage isavailabl efrom
th ewir eless service prov ider s.Ins u1cient net-
wo rkcoverage from thewir eless service prov ider s
ma yre sult inan emer gency callno tbeing trans -
mitt ed.
eCa llis ast anda rdfeatur ein your Mer cedes-Benz
ve hicle. Inorder tofunc tionas intend ed,th esy s-
te m relies onthetransmission ofdat ade tailed in
th e"Mer cedes-Benz emergency callsy stem data
tr ans mission"sec tion that follo ws (/ pag e325).
To disable eCall,acust omer mustvisitanaut hor -
ized Mercedes-Benz Service depar tment todeac-
tiv ateth eve hicle' scommun icationmodul e. Deact
iv Deact
ivation oft ation
ofthis modul epr ev his
modul epr ev ents t ents
the activ he
activ a- a-
tion ofan tion
ofanyand allMer y
and allMer cedes meconnect serv- cedes
meconn ectserv-
ices. ices.
ATer ATer
t t
he deactiv he
deactiv ationofeCall, aut ation
ofeCall, automatic omatic
emer g emer
gency calland manual emerg ency
calland manual emergency callwill ency
callwill
no no
tbe av t
be availabl e. ailabl
e.
The vehicle mustbe switc hedonbeforean aut o-
matic emergency callca nbe made.
% eCallis ac tivated atthefa ct or y.
% eCall canbedeactiv ated byan aut hor ized
Mer cedes- Benzdeale r.Plea senote that inthe
ev ent owner ship of theve hicle istransf erred
to ano ther ow ner inits dea ctivated stat e,
eCa llwil lre main deactiv ated unless thene w
ow ner visitsan aut hor ized Mercedes-Be nz
dea lership to reactiv ateth esy stem. OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof t w
of the Mer he
Mer cedes-Benz emerg cedes-Benz
emergency call ency
call
sy st sy
stem em
eCall
canhelp toreduce thetime between an
accident andthear riva lof emer gency service sat
th esit eof theaccident. Ithelps locatean acci-
dent sitein places that aredi1cu ltto access.
Ho wev er,ev en ifave hicle iseq uipp edwitheCall ,
th is does notmean thesy stem isON .As suc h, eCall
doesnotre place dialing 911intheev ent of
an accident.
An emer gency callca nbe made aut oma tically or
ma nual ly.
Onl ymak eemer gency calls ifyo uor other sar ein
nee dof rescue. Donotmak ean emer gency callin
th eev ent ofabr eakdo wnorasimilar situation.
Messag Messag
eson t es
on the displa y he
displa y
SOS NOTREAD Y:theve hicle isno ton oreCall not
av ailabl e.
Dur inganactiv eemer gency call, app ears
in thedispla y.
Yo ucan /ndmor einf ormation onthere giona l
av ailabi lityof eCall at:http s://www .mercedes-
ben z-mobil e.com/e xtra/ecal l/
% Ifth er eis amalfunction intheMer cedes-Benz
emer gency callsy stem (e.g.ama lfunct ion
wit hth espeak er,micr ophone, airbag,SOS
butt on), acor respond ingmessag eappear son
th edispla yin theinst rument cluster. MBUX
multimed iasystem
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er er
mitt mitt
edto ed
towing met wing
methods hods
VV
ehicle eq ehicle
equipme nt/t o uipme
nt/t owing met wing
method hod
Bo
t Bo
th axles ont h
axles onthe gr he
ground ound FF
r r
ont axle r ont
axle raised aised RR
ear axle r ear
axle raised aised
4MA TICvehicles Yes,maximum 31miles (50km) at
31 mph(5 0km /h) No
No
Ve hicles withre ar wheel driveY es,maximum 31miles (50km) at
31 mph(5 0km /h) No
Yes,ifth esteer ing wheel is/x ed in
th ecent erposition withasteer ing
wheel lock. TT
o o
wing awa wing
awayt y
the v he
vehic lewit ehic
lewit hbo t h
bo th axles ont h
axles onthe he
gr gr
ound ound
#
Obser vetheno teson theper mitt edtowing
me thods (/page362). #
Mak esur eth at thebatt eryis connect edand
ch arge d.
A disc hargedbatt eryhas thefo llo wing e.ect s:
R The vehicle cannotbe switc hedon R
The electr icpar king brak ecanno tbe released
or applied
R The transmiss ioncanno tbe shiTed toposition
005C or005D
% Ifth etransmission cannotbe shiTed toposi-
tion 005C,orthemultifun ctiondispla yin the
inst rument clusterdoes notsho wan ything,
th eve hicle mustbe transpo rted awa y
( / pag e365). Atowing vehicle withliTi ng eq
uipme ntisrequ ired forve hicle transpor ta-
tion.
* N NO O
TE TE
Dam agedue totowing awayat
ex cessiv elyhigh speeds orove rlong dis-
ta nces The
drivet ra in could bedamag edwhen towing
at excessiv elyhigh speeds orove rlong distan-
ces. Br
eakdo wnassist ance
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#
Atowing speed of30 mph(5 0km /h)
mu stno tbe exceeded. #
Atowing distance of30 mile s(50 km)
must notbe exceeded. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden twhen towing a
ve hicle whichis toohea vy
If th eve hicle tobe tow- star tedor towe dawa y
is hea vier than theper missible gross mass of
yo ur vehicle, thefo llo wing situations can
occur :
R The towing eyema ybecome detach ed.
R The vehicle/ trailer combin ationmay
sw erve orrollo ver. #
Beforeto w- star ting ortowing away,
ch eckif th eve hicle tobe tow- star tedor
to we dawa yex ceeds theper missible
gr oss mass. #
Information ontheper missible gross mass of
th eve hicle canbefound ontheve hicle identi-
/cation plate(/ page407) . #
Donotopen thedr iver's door orfront
passeng erdoor asthetransmission mayot h-
er wise shiTtoposition 005Dautomaticall y. #
Installth eto wing eye(/ page366). #
Fasten theto wing device .
* N NO O
TE TE
Damag edue toincor rect conn ec-
tion oftheto w bar #
Onlyconn ecttheto w rope ortow bar to
th eto wing eyes. %
Youcan also attachth eto w bar tothetrailer
hitc h. #
Deactiv ateth eaut omatic locking mechanism
(/ page76). #
Donotactiv ateth eHOLD function . #
Deactiv ateth eto w- awa yalar m(/ page95). #
Deact ivat eAc tiveBr ak eAssi st(/ page237). #
ShiTthetransmission toposition 005C
(/ page193). #
Release theelectr icpar king brak e. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetolimit ed
saf ety-re lat ed functions during theto wing
pr ocess
Saf ety-re lat ed functions arelimit edorno lon-
ge rav ailabl ein thefo llo wing situations:
R The vehicle isswitc hedo..
R The brak esy stem orpowe rst eer ing sys-
te m ismalfun ctioning.
R The ener gysuppl yor theon-boar delectr i-
cal system ismalfunctionin g.
When your vehicle istowe daw ay,signi/cantl y
mor ee.or tma ybe requ ired tosteer and
br ak eth an isnor mall yre qu ired. #
Use ato w bar . #
Mak esur eth at thesteer ing wheel can
mo vefreel ybe fore towing theve hicle
awa y. 364364
Br
eakdo wnassist ance

*
N N
O O
TE TE
Dam agedue toexcessiv etractiv e
po we r If
yo upull awayshar ply, thetractiv epo we r
ma ybe toohigh andtheve hicles couldbe
damag ed. #
Pullawa yslo wly and smoo thly. Loading
t Loading
the v he
vehic lef ehic
lefor tr or
transpo rt anspo
rt #
Obser vetheno teson towing away
( / pag e363). #
Connect theto wing device totheto wing eye
in order toload theve hicle.
% Youcan also attachth eto w bar tothetrailer
hitc h. #
ShiT theaut omatic transmission toposition
005C.
% The automatic transmission maybe lockedin
position 005Dintheev ent ofdamag eto the
electr ics.ToshiT to005C ,pr ov ide theon-boar d
electr icalsystem withpo we r(/ page360). #
Load theve hicle ontoth etranspor ter. #
ShiT theaut omatic transmission toposition
005D. #
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth e
ve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Onlysecur eth eve hicle bythewheels.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withADS PL h
ADS PLUS (A US
(Adap dap
tiv tiv
eDam e
Dam ping Sy ping
Sys- s-
t t
em PL em
PLUS) US)
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofan accident whentrans-
por ting vehicles withAd aptiveDam ping
Sy stem PLUS
When transpo rting vehicles withAdaptive
Dam pingSy stem PLUS, theve hicle/ trailer
combin ationmaybeg into rock and star tto
skid. #
Load theve hicle correctl yont oth e
tr ansp orter. #
Sec ureth eve hicle onallfour wheels
wit hsuit able tensio ning straps . #
Donotex ceed themaximum permissible
speed of35 mph(6 0km /h)wh en tran s-
po rting. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theve hicle from secur -
ing itinco rrectl y #
ATer loading, theve hicle mustbe
secur edon allfour wheels. Other wise,
th eve hicle could bedamag ed. #
Amin imum distance of8in (20 cm)
upw ards and 4in (10 cm) down wards
must bekept tothetranspor tplatf orm. #
Secur eth eve hicle onallfour wheels aTer
loading. Br
eakdo wnassist ance
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R
The vehicle ison solid ,non -slipper yand leve l
gr ound.
R The requ ired tire-c hang eto ol kit isavailabl e.
% Ifyo ur vehicle isno teq uipp edwithth etir e-
ch ang eto ol kit, consult aqu ali/ed special ist
wo rkshop to/nd outabou tsui table tools. #
Appl yth eelectr icpar king brak emanuall y. #
Movethefront wheels tothestr aight-ahead
position. #
ShiT thetransmission toposition 005D. #
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withlev h
level contr el
contr olsyst ol
system: em:
Setth e
nor malve hicle leve l(/ page249). #
Switc ho. theve hicle. #
Mak esur eth at theve hicle cannotbe star ted. #
Place choc ks orother suitable items underthe
fr ont and rear ofthewheel that isdiag onal ly
opposit eth ewheel youwish tochang e. #
Raise theve hicle (/page394).
A A
ddit ionally ddit
ionally, f ,
for Mer or
Mer cedes- Ma cedes-
Maybac ybac
hv h
vehicle s: ehicle
s: #
Retract theru nning boards(/ page78) #
Toremo veston ech ipping protectiv eco vers
2 : #
Loosen expansion rive t1 and pullitout. #
Folddo wn and remo veston ech ipping protec-
tiv eco vers 2 . RR
emo emo
ving andinst ving
andinstalling t alling
the wheel tr he
wheel trim/hub caps im/hub
caps RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The vehicle isprepar edfora wheel chang e
(/ page392) .
Plas Plas
tichub cap tic
hub cap #
T T
o r o
remo v emo
ve: e:
tur nth ecent ercoverof thehub
cap count er-cloc kwise andremo vethehub
cap. #
T T
o inst o
inst all: all:
mak esur eth at thecent ercoverof
th ehub capistur ned count er-cloc kwise. #
Positi on thehub capand turnth ecent ercover
cloc kwise untilth ehub capengages physicall y
and audibl y. Wheels
andtires
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