2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS wheel

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king-in notes es
To
preser vetheengine during the/r st
1,000 miles(1,500 km):
R Drive at varying road speeds andengine
speeds .
R Donotdr ive at speeds great erthan 85 mph
(140 km/h ).
R Drive th eve hicle indrive pr og ram A
or ;.
R ShiT tothene xt highest gear attheve ry latest
when theneedle reac hes thelast third bef ore
th ere dar ea intheta ch ome ter.
R DonotshiT down manuall yin order tobrak e.
R Avoid overstraining theve hicle, e.g.dr ivi ng at
fu llth ro ttle.
R Donotdepress theacceler ator pedal pastthe
pr essur epoint (kickdo wn).
R Onlyincr ease theengine speedgraduall yand
acceler ateth eve hicle tofull speed aTer
1, 000 miles (1,500 km).
Thi salso applies when theengine orpar tsof the
dr ivet ra in have been replaced. Please
alsoobser vethefo llo wing breaking-in
no tes:
R Incer tain driving anddriving safetysy stem s,
th esensor sadjust automaticall ywhile acer -
ta in dist ance isbeing driven aTer theve hicle
has been deliveredor aTer repair s.Fu llsy s-
te m e.ectiv enessisno tre ac hed untilth eend
of this teac h-in process.
R Brak epads, brak ediscs andtires that are
eit her newor have been replaced onlyac hie ve
op timum braking e.ect andgrip aTer several
hund redkilome ters of drivin g.Com pensat efo r
th ere duced braking e.ect byappl ying great er
fo rc eto thebr ak epedal. NNo o
t t
es on op es
on optimized acceler timized
acceleration ation
If
all necessar yre qu irements andactiv ation con-
ditions areful/lled ,th ebest possible acceleration
can beachie vedfrom ast andst ill.
Do notuse theop timized accelerationonpublic
ro ads. Individual wheels couldspinandyoucould
lose contr olof theve hicle. Thereis an incr eased
ri sk ofskiddin gand/ oracciden t. Be
sureto obser vethesaf etyno tesand informa-
tion onESP ®
(/ page212) . Pul
lingawa Pulli
ngawa ywit y
wit hop h
op tim ized accel er tim
ized accel erati on ati
on &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofskidd ing and having an
accid entfr om wheel sspin ning
When youuse optimized acceleration,individ-
ual wheels couldspinandyoucould losecon-
tr ol of theve hicle.
If ESP ®
is deact ivat ed, ther eis arisk ofskid-
din gand acciden t. #
Mak esur eth at no per sons orobs tacles
ar ein theclose vicinity ofyour vehicle. RR
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The vehicle hasbeen brok en in(/ page177 ).
R The vehicle andtires arein good condition.
R Youar eon ahigh-g rip roadw ay.
R The engine andtrans missionar eat nor mal
ope rating temp eratur e. Dr
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N N
O O
TE TE
Increased weardue tooptimize d
acceler ation When
pulling away wit hop timi zed acceler a-
tion ,all com pone ntsof thedr ivet ra in aresub-
ject edtoave ry high load.
This canlead toincr eased component wear. #
Donotalw ayspull awaywit hop tim ized
accel erati on. #
Eng ageth e005B drive position (/page194). #
Movethesteer ing wheel tothestr aight-ahead
position. #
Select thespor tiest availabl edr ive pr og ram
B orC(/ page190). #
Deactiv ateESP ®
(/ page214) . #
Depr essand hold thebr ak epedal /rml ywit h
yo ur leT foot . #
With your right foot ,fu lly depr esstheacceler -
at or pedal. #
ATer nomor eth an /vesecon ds,take your leT
fo ot quickl yo. thebr ak e, but keep theaccel-
er ator pedal depressed.
The vehicle pullsawa yat maxim umaccel era-
tio n. #
Switchon ESP®
onc eth eacceler ationproce-
dur eis com plete.
Endin gop Endin
gop timiz edacceler timiz
edacceler ation ation
#
Remo veyour foot from theacceler ator pedal. #
Reactiv ateth eESP ®
.
% ATer youpull away wit hop timi zed acceler a-
tion ,com pone ntsof thedr ivet ra in can
become very hot,whic hmean sth at optimi zed
acceler ationva lues maybe reac hed again
onl yaTer afew minut es. NNo o
t t
es on dr es
on drivin g ivin
g &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetoobjects
in thedr iver's foot we ll
Objects inthedr iver's foot we llma yim pede
pedal trav el or bloc kadepr essed pedal. This
jeopar dizestheoper ating androad safety
of theve hicle. #
Stow allobj ects intheve hicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intoth edr iver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alwaysins tallth e0oor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur eth at
th er eis alw ayssu1cie ntroom forth e
pedals. #
Donotuse loose 0oormats anddonot
place 0oormats ontopof one another. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetoincor -
re ct foot we ar
Incor rect foot we arincl udes, forex ample:
R Shoe swith platform soles
R Shoe swit hhigh heels
R Slipper s
Ther eis arisk ofan acciden t. #
Alwayswe arsuit able foot we arso that
yo ucan oper ateth epedals safely. 178178
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W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent ifth eve hicle is
switc hedo.while drivi ng
If yo uswitc ho. theve hicle while drivi ng ,
saf etyfu nct ionsar ere str icte dor no long er
av ailabl e.
This maya.ect thepo we rst eer ing system and
th ebr ak efo rc eboosting ,fo rex am ple.
Yo uwill need touse consider ablymor efo rc e
to stee ran dbr ak e, forex am ple. #
Donotswitc ho. theve hicle while driv-
ing . &
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 ofskiddi ngand ofan acci-
dent duetoshiTing down onslippe ryroad
sur faces
If yo ushiT down onslipper yro ad sur faces to
incr ease theengine braking e.ect,th edr ive
wheels maylose traction. #
DonotshiT down onslipper yro ad sur fa-
ces toincr ease theengine braking
e.ect . &
D D
AN AN
GER GER
Riskoffata linjur ydue topoison-
ous exhaus tga ses
If th eta ilpipe isbloc kedor su1cient ventila -
tion isno tpos sible, poi sono usexhaus tga ses
suc has carbon monoxidemayent ertheve hi-
cle. This isthecase, forex am ple, ifth eve hicle
get sst uc kin thesno w. #
Keep theta ilpipe andthear ea around
th eve hicle free from snowwhen the
ve hicle orthestationar yheat erisrun-
ning. #
Ope nawind owontheside oftheve hicle
fa cing awayfrom thewind toensur ean
adeq uatesuppl yof fresh air. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident andinjur ydue
to being under thein0 uence ofalcohol
and drugs while driving
Dr inking anddriving and/or taking drugs and
dr ivi ng areve ry dang erous combinations. Even
a small amount ofalcohol ordrugs can a.ect
yo ur re0e xes, per cep tion sand judgmen t.
The possibi lityof aser ious oreven fata lacci-
dent aregr eatl yincr eased whenyoudr ink or
ta ke drugs and drive. #
Donotdr ink ortake drugs and drive or
allo wan yone todrive who hasbeen
dr inking ortaking drugs. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tdue tothe
br ak esy stem overheating
If yo ulea veyour foot on thebr ak epedal when
dr iving, thebr ak esy stem mayove rheat. Dr
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#
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
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R
Engi neoilleve l:/ll engine oiltothemaximum
le ve lto ensur efull gradeabi lity(/ page337)
R Tire -cha ngeto ol kit and sparewheel
R Tire sand wheels
% Further informatio nabout special all-terrain
tir es forre tro/tti ngcan beobtained from a
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
O.-r O.-r
oad oad
dr dr
ivi ng ivi
ng
Re ad this section beforedr iving your vehicle o.-
ro ad. Practice bydriving overmor ege ntle o.-road
te rrain /rst.
R Obser vetheno teson thecr oss-countr yABS
(/ page211).
R Ifnecessar y,select theF orG drive
pr og ram (vehicles withO.-r oadpackage )
bef oredr iving o.-road (/ page190).
R Beforedr ivi ng o.-r oad, shiTthetransf ercase
to theL L
O O
W RAN W
RAN GE GE
o.-road gear (vehicle swit h
O.-r oadpackage )(/ page198 ).
R Select ave hicle leve lsuit able foro.- road ter-
ra in (/ page249). Toavo iddamaging the ve
hicle, makesur eth er eis alw ayssu1cie nt
gr ound clearance.
R Alwayske ep theengine running andingear
when drivi ng on downhil lgr adien tsand
emban kments.Obser vetheno teson drivi ng in
moun tainous terrain.
R Donotdr ive on unkn ownte rrain that isno t
easil yvisi ble and stay on mar kedro utes.
R Alwayske ep thedoor sand windo wsclosed
while theve hicle isin mo tion .
R Deact ivat eAc tiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C
and cruise control.
R Adaptyo ur driving styleto thete rrain.
R Donotuse theHOLD function onsteep down-
hill oruphill gradien tswit hslipp eryor loose
sur faces.
Dr Dr
iving on sand ivi
ng on sand
When drivi ng on sand, alsoobser vethefo llo wing
inst ruction s:
R Select theF drive pr og ram.
R Sele ctahigher vehicle leve l.
R ShiT toalowe rge ar. R
Drive qu ickl yto ove rcome thero lling resis t-
ance; theve hicle mayot her wise digitselfin.
R Drive in thetrac ks ofother vehicles ifpossi-
ble. Makesur eth at thefo llo wing prereq uisit es
ar eme t:
- The tireru ts areno tto odeep
- The sand is/rm enough
- The ground clearance issu1cient
F F
or or
ding ding
Also obser vethefo llo wing information whenford -
ing:
R V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withAIR BOD h
AIR BOD YC Y
CONTR ONTR
OL: OL:
select the
highe stpossibl eve hicle leve l(/ page249).
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withE- A h
E- ACTIVE BOD CTIVE
BODYC Y
CONTR ONTR
OL: OL:
select thehighest possible vehicle leve l
( / pag e257).
R Drive no faster than 6mp h(1 0km /h).
R Observeth emaximum permissible ford ing
dep th(/ pag e418).
R Switc ho. automatic climatecontr ol
(/ page166). Dr
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R
Ensur eth at abo wwa ve does notfo rm asyou
dr ive.
R Donotst op inthewa terand donotswitc ho.
th eengine. Ensureth eEC Ostar t/s topfun c-
tion isswitc hedo.(/ page186).
Dr Dr
iving inmount iving
inmount ainous t ainous
ter r er
rain ain
Also obser vethefo llo wing information whendriv-
ing inmount ainous terrain:
R Obser vetheva lues oftheappr oach/depar -
tur eangle andofthemaximum gradien t
(/ page418) .
R Avoid high engin espeeds.
R Use thebr aking powe rof theengine when
dr iving downhill.
R ShiT toalowe rge ar on uphil lgr adien tsand on
lon g,steep downhil lgr adien ts.
R ActivateDSR beforedr iving downhi ll,ifneces -
sar y(/ page227) .
Chec Chec
klis klist t
aTe r aTe
rdr dr
iving iving
o.-r o.-
road oad
Dr iving o.-road places great erdemands onyour
ve hicle than drivi ng on nor mal roads.Ch eckth e
entir eve hicle fordamag eand fore ign bodies eve
rytime aTerdr iving o.-road. Foreign bodies in
th ewheels ordrivet ra in can lead toimbalances
and ther efor evibr ations.
R Ifth eF orG drive pr og ram isselect ed:
select another drive pr og ram.
R ShiT thetransf ercase totheon-r oad position
HIGH RAN HIGH
RANGE GE.
R Deactiv ateDSR.
R Lowe rth eve hicle leve lag ain toaleve lsuit able
to thero ad cond itions, e.g.to thenor mal
le ve l.
R Appl yth ebr ak es todryth em aTer ford ing.
R Chec kth at theser vice brak eis wo rking nor-
mall yaTer along downhill stretch .
R Clean thefo llo wing components everytime
aTer driving o.-road:
- Lice nse platenum ber
- Head lampsand taillam ps
- Tire s, wheels andwheel arch es
- Underbody R
ATer driving thro ugh sand, mud,wateror
gr ave l,ha ve thefo llo wing components
ch eckedand cleaned:
- Brak ediscs andbrak epads
- Tire sand wheels
- Axle joints ECEC
Ost O
star ar
t/ st t/
stop funct ion op
funct ion ECEC
Ost O
star ar
t/ st t/
stop funct ion op
funct ion
% Depen dingon theengine, theEC Ostar t/s top
func tionis no tav ailabl ein all drive pr og rams.
Obser vethestatus displa yin theinst rument
displa yfo rth is.
Mer Mer
cedes-Ma cedes-Ma
ybac ybac
hv h
vehicles: ehicles:
theGlide mode
function isno tav ailabl e.
The engineisswitc hedo.automati callyin thefo l-
lo wing situations ifall vehicle conditions foran
aut omatic enginestop areme t:
R Youbr ak eth eve hicle toast ands tillin trans-
missio nposit ion005Bor005C. 184184
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V V
ehicles wit ehicles
witha48 Von-boar h
a48 Von-boar delectr d
electr icalsy ical
sys- s-
t t
em: em:
youdepr essthebr ak epedal whentrav el-
ing atalow speed.
If th esy stem has detected one ofthefo llo wing
situations, theengine willnotst op:
R Youstop atastop sign andther eis no vehicle
in front ofyou.
R The vehicle that stopped infront ofyoustar ts
up again.
R Youmaneuv er,tur nth esteer ing wheel sharply
or eng agere ve rsege ar.
% Ifth esy stem detects anintellig entstop inhib i-
to r,fo rex am ple, astop sign ,th eengine will
no tst op.
If yo uactiv ateth eHOLD function oreng age
th epar kposition 005D,theengine canbe
switc hedo.inspit eof an intellig entstop
inhibit or.
The engine restar ts automaticall yin thefo llo wing
cases :
R Youeng agetransmiss ionposition 005Bor005E.
R Youdepr esstheacceler ator pedal. R
The vehicle requ ires an aut omatic engine
st ar t.
R Youre lease thebr ak epedal.
R V V
ehicles wit ehicles
witha48 Von-boar h
a48 Von-boar delectr d
electr icalsy ical
sys- s-
t t
em: em:
- Youre lease thebr ak epedal onado wnhill
gr adien tand theve hicle does notro ll.
- The vehicle rolls on ado wnhill gradien tand
does notaut omati callyent erglide mode at
15 mph(20 km/h) .
EC Ostar t/ stop funct ion symbols intheins tru-
ment displa y:
R The 00D6 symbo l(g re en) appear swhen the
ve hicle isat ast ands till: th eengine was
switc hedo.bytheEC Ostar t/s topfun ction.
R The 00D5 symbol (yello w)appear swhen the
ve hicle isat ast ands till: no tall vehicle condi-
tion sfo ran engine stop have been met.
R Neither the00D6 nor00D5 symbol appears
when theve hicle isat ast ands till: an intelli -
ge nt stop inhi bitor wa sde tected, e.g.a stop
sign . R
The s symbol appears:theEC Ostar t/s top
func tionis de activated orther eis amalfunc-
tion.
If th eengine wasswitc hedo.bytheEC Ostar t/
st op function andyoulea vetheve hicle, awa rning
to ne sou nds and theengine isno tre star ted. In
addition, thefo llo wing displa ymessa geappear sin
th einst rument displa y:
Vehicle ReadytoDrive Switch theIgnition Off
Before Exiting
If yo udo notswitc ho. theve hicle, itis aut omati -
call yswitc hedo.aTer thre eminut es. Dr
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shiTin g sh
iTin g PP
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ma nent se ma
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Mer cedes- AMGve hicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement.
Yo ucould other wise failto recogn ize
dang ers. #
T T
o activ o
activ at at
e/de activ e/de
activat at
e: e:
pull rock er switc h1.
If indicat orlam pis lit, manual shiTingis acti-
va ted. The current gear isdispl ayedin the
inst rument displa y.
T T
em em
por por
ar ar
yse y
se tting tting
#
T T
o activ o
activ at at
e: e:
pull steer ing wheel paddle shiTer
1 or2.
Manual shiTingis activ ated fora shor ttime.
Tr ansmi ssionposition0063and thecur rent gear
appear intheinst rument displa y. #
T T
o deactiv o
deactiv at at
e: e:
pull steer ing wheel paddle
shiTer 2and hold itin place.
Tr ansmi ssionposition005Bappear sin the
inst rument displa y. %
Toper manentl yshiT thege arsmanu allyin
dr ive pr og ram = usingthesteer ing wheel
paddle shiTers,select the0063 setting forth e
tr ansm ission.
Sh iTin g Sh
iTin g #
T T
o o
shi T shi
Tup: up:
pull steer ing whe elpad dleshiTer
2. #
T T
o o
shi T shi
Tdo do
wn: wn:
pull steer ing whe elpad dle
shi Ter 1. Gea
r Gea
rshi T shi
Tr r
ecom menda tion ecom
menda tion The
gearshiT recommen dationassistsyo uin
adop tinganeconomica ldr iving style. Dr
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