2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS Owners Manual

If
rising take slon gerth an 25 secon ds,thefo l-
lo wing messa geappear son themultifun ction
displa y:
Preparation forAutomat icCar Wash Incom-
plete SeeMedia Display .AT ersome time,the
ve hicle automati callycont inuesrising .
If one ofthese tting scanno tbe select ed,this is
displa yedby a% behindth ere specti veset-
tin g.
Ab ove aspeed of12 mph(2 0km /h)ca rwa sh
mode isaut omati callydeacti vated.
The follo wing settings arere se twhen carwash
mode isdeacti vated:
R The outside mirrors arefo lded out.
R The rain sensor isactiv ated.
R The rear wind owwiper isactiv ated.
R The aircondi tioningsystem isse tto fres hair
mo de.
R Parking Assist PARK TRON ICisrese tto the
pr ev iousl yselect edsetting.
R Mer Mer
cedes-Ma cedes-Ma
ybac ybac
hv h
vehicles: ehicles:
theru nning
boa rdsre main retract ed. R
V V
ehic leswit ehic
leswithsur r h
sur round vie ound
viewcam er w
cam era: a:
thefront
imag eis deactiv ated atspeeds above11 mph
(18 km/h ).
R V V
ehicl eswit ehicl
eswithAIR MA h
AIR MATIC : TIC
:th eve hicle islowe red
to thepr ev iousl yse tch assis leve l.
R V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withE- A h
E- ACTIVE BOD CTIVE
BODYC Y
CONTR ONTR
OL: OL:
the
ve hicle islowe redto thepr ev iousl yse tch assis
le ve l. AA
ctiv ctiv
ating/deactiv ating/deactiv
atingaut ating
automatic carw omatic
carwash mode ash
mode RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The vehicle isstation ary.
R The engine isrunning.
Multim ediasystem:
4 © 5
Set tings 5
Quick Access
A A
ctiv ctiv
ating aut ating
automa ticcarw oma
ticcarw as hmod e as
hmod e #
Selec tAut omat icCar Wash Mode. #
Selec tSt art.
If one ofthese tting scanno tbe select ed,this is
displa yedby a% behindth ere specti veset-
tin g. %
Foran overvie wof these tting smade when
activ ating automatic carwash mode
(/ page341).
Deacti v Deacti
vatin gaut atin
gaut omati ccar w omati
ccar wash mode ash
mode #
Select Stop.
The automati ccar wash setting sar ere se t.
% The automati ccar wash mode isaut omati cally
deacti vatedas soon asaspeed of12 mph
(20 km/h )is exceeded. NNo o
t t
es on using apo w es
on using apo wer w er
washer asher
&
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofan acciden twhen using
po we rwa sher swit hro und-spr aynozzles
The waterje tcan cause extern all yin visi ble
damag e.
Com ponentsdamag edinthis wa yma yun ex-
pect edlyfa il. #
Donotuse apo we rwa sher withro und-
spr aynozzles . #
Have damag edtires orchassis parts
re placed immediat ely. Maint
enanc eand care
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To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle, observethefo l-
lo wing when usingapo we rwa sher :
R The Smar tKey isat aminimum distance of
10 T(3 m) awa yfrom theve hicle. Other wise,
th eta ilg atecould openunintentionall y.
R Maint ainadist anceof atlea st11.8 in(30 cm)
to theve hicle.
R V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit hdecor h
decor ativ ativ
ef e
foil: oil:
Parts of your
ve hicle areco veredwit hadecor ativefo il.
Maint ainadist ance ofatleast 27.6in(70 cm)
be tween thefo il-co veredpar tsof theve hicle
and thenozzl eof thepo we rwa sher .Mo vethe
po we rwa sher nozzlearoun dwhils tclean ing.
The waterte mp eratur eof thepo we rwa sher
mus tno tex ceed 140°F(60°C) .
R Obser vetheinf ormation onthecor rect dis-
ta nce intheeq uipment manufacturer'soper -
ating instruction s.
R Donotdir ect thenozzl eof thepo we rwa sher
dir ectl yat sensi tivepar ts,suc has tires, gaps,
electr icalcom ponent s,batt eries, light sources
and ventila tion slits. WW
as hing t as
hing the v he
vehi cle b ehi
cle by ha nd y
ha nd *
N NO O
TE TE
Engine damagedue towa tering ress #
Take car eno tto point thewa terje t
dir ectl yto wa rdsth eair inle tgr ille belo w
th ehood. Obser
vetheleg alrequ irements, e.g.inanumber
of countr ies,washing byhand isonl yper mitt edin
special lydesignat edwash bays. #
Use amild clean ingagent ,e.g .car sham poo. #
Washtheve hicle withluk ewarm wa terusing a
soT carspong e.When doingso,donot
ex pose theve hicle todirect sunlight. #
Carefull yhose theve hicle o.withwa terand
dr yusing ach amois.
% Obser vetheno teson thecar eof vehicle
par ts(/ page346). NNo o
t t
es on pain tw es
on pain twor or
k/mat t k/mat
te e
/nish /nish
paintw pain
twor or
kcar e k
car e To
avo iddamaging thepaintw orkand interfering
wit hth edr iving assist ancesystems, please
obser vethefo llo wing notes: P P
aint aint
R Insect remains: soakwithinsect remo verand
ri nse o.thetreat edareas aTer wards.
R Birddr oppin gs:soak withwa terand rinse o.
aT erwa rds.
R Tree resin, oils, fuels and greases: remo veby
ru bbing gentl ywit haclo thsoak edinpe tro-
leum ether orlighter 0uid.
R Coolan tand brak e0uid: remo vewit hadam p
clo thand clean water.
R Tarst ains: usetarre mo ver.
R Wax:use silicone remo ver.
R Donotatt achsti ckers, /lms orsimilar materi-
als. Onlyha ve /lm attached tothebum perat
a qua li/ed specialist workshop.
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely, wher epossibl e.
Mat t Mat
te e
/nish /nish
R Onlyuse carepr oduct sappr oved for
Mer cedes-Be nz.
R Donotatt achstic kers,/lms orsimil armat eri-
als. Onlyha ve /lm attached tothebum perat
a qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. 344344
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tenanc eand care

R
Donotpolish theve hicle andalloywheels.
R Onlyuse carwashes that cor respond tothe
lat est engineer ingstandar ds.
R Donotuse carwash prog ram wit ha/nal hot
wa xtreatme nt.
R Donotuse pain tclean ers, bu1ng orpoli shing
pr oduct s,glo sspreser vers,e.g .wa x.
In theev ent ofpaintw orkdamag e:
R Alwaysha ve paintw orkre pair scar ried out ata
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
R Mak esur eth era dar sensor sfun ction
(/ page209). NNo o
t t
es on cleaning decor es
on cleaning decorativ ativ
ef e
foils oils
Obser
vetheno teson matt e/nish carein the
ch ap ter"No teson pain twork/mat te/nish paint-
wo rkcar e"(/ page344). Theyalso applyto
matt edecor ativefo ils.
Obser vetheno teson clean ingdecor ativefo ils to
avo idvehicle damag e. Clean
ing Clean
ing
R Forcleaning, useplenty ofwa terand amild
cleaning agent without additiv esorabr asiv e
subst ances, e.g.acar sham pooappr ovedfo r
Mer cedes-Be nz.
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely, wher epossibl e,
whils tav oiding rubbing toohar d.Ther eis oth-
er wise arisk ofdamagi ngthedecor ativefo il
ir re par ably.
R Ifth er eis dir ton the/n ish orifth edecor ative
fo ilis dull: UsethePa int Cleaner recommen -
ded andappr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz.
R Insect remains: Soakwithinsect remo verand
ri nse o.thetreat edareas aTer wards.
R Birddr oppin gs:Soak withwa terand rinse o.
aT erwa rds.
R Toprev ent waterst ains, drya fo il-wr apped
ve hicle withasoT, absorbe ntclo thaTer every
car wash.
Av Av
oiding damag oiding
damag et e
to t o
the decor he
decor ativ ativ
ef e
foil oil
R The service life and color ofdecor ativefo ils
ar eim pair edby:
- Sunl ight -
Temp eratur e,e.g. hotair blower
- Weather cond itions
- Stone chippings anddirt
- Chemica lcleaning agents
- Oilypr oducts
R Donotuse polish onmatt edecor ativefo il.
Po lishing willhave thee.ect ofshining the
fo il-wr apped surface.
R Donottr eat matt eor stru ctur eddecor ative
fo ils wit hwa x.Pe rm anen tst ains mayoccur .
Scr atches, corrosiv edeposi ts,areas a.ect edby
cor rosion anddamag ecaused byincor rect car e
canno talw aysbe com pletely repair ed. Insuc h
cases, visitaqua li/ed specialist workshop.
Yo ucan obtain mor einf ormation oncar eand
cleaning products from themanuf acturer.
In thecase offoil-wr apped surfaces, optical di.er -
ences mayoccur between thesur faces that we re
no tpr otect edbyadecor ativefo ilaTer remo vinga
decor ativefo il. Maint
enance andcare
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%
Have workor repair sto decor ativefo ils car -
ri ed out ataqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop,
e.g .in an aut hor izedMer cedes- BenzCen ter. NN
o o
t t
es on car es
on car eof v e
of vehicle par ehicle
parts ts
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofentr apment ifth ewind-
shield wipersar eswitc hedonwhile the
wind shield isbein gclean ed
If th ewindshield wipersar ese tin mo tion
while youar ecleaning thewindshield orwiper
blades, youcan betrapped bythewiper arm. #
Alwaysswitc ho. thewindshield wipers
and theve hicle beforeclean ingthewind-
shield orwiper blades. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbur nsfrom theta ilpipe
and tailpipe trims
The exhaus tta ilpipe andtailpipe trims can
become very hot.Ifyo ucome intocont act
wit hth ese partsof theve hicle, youcould burn
yo urself. #
Alwaysbe par ticu larlycar efular ound the
ta ilpipe andtheta ilpipe trims and super -
vise childr enespecia lly closel yin this
ar ea. #
Allo wvehicle partsto cool down before
to uc hing them. To
avo iddamag eto theve hicle, observetheno tes
on cleaning andcareof thefo llo wing vehicle
par ts:
Wheel sand r Wheel
sand rims ims
R Use waterand acid-fr eeallo ywheel cleaner s.
R Donotuse acidic alloywheel cleaner sto
re mo vebrak edust .This could damag ewheel
bolts andbrak ecom ponent s.
R Toavo idcor rosion ofthebr ak ediscs and
br ak epads, drive th eve hicle fora fe w minu tes
aTer clean ingbeforepar king it.The brak e
discs andbrak epads warm upand dryout.
W W
indo ws indo
ws
R Clean thewindo wsinside andoutside witha
dam pclo thand withaclean ingagent recom-
mende dfo rMer cedes-Benz. R
Donotuse dryclo thsor abr asiv eor sol vent-
bas edcleaning agents toclean theinside of
windo ws.
% ATe rch ang ingthewiper blades ortreating
th eve hicle withwa x,clean thewindshield
th or oughl ywit hcleaning agents recommen -
ded forMer cedes-Benz. Failur eto obser vethe
appli catio nins tructi ons mayre sult indamag e,
smear marksorblindin gspo ts.
% Remo veextern al fogging ordirton thewind-
shield infront ofthemultifun ctioncamer a.
Ot her wise, driving systems anddriving safety
sy stems maybe impair edornotav ailabl e
(/ page209).
W W
iper blade s iper
blade s
R Movethewiper arms intoth ere placement
position (/page156).
R With thewiper arms folded out,clean the
wiper blades withadam pclo th.
% Mak esur eth at thewiper blades arecoat ed.
The coating canleaveresidue son aclo th.Do
no tru bth ewiper blades excessiv elyor clean
th em toooTen. 346346
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enance andcare

ExtExt
er er
ior light ing ior
light ing
R Clean thelenses withawe tspo ngeand mild
clea ning agent, e.g.carshampoo.
R Onlyuse cleaning agents orcleaning cloths
th at aresuit able forplastic lenses.
Sensor s Sensor
s
R Clean thesensor sin thefront and rear bum p-
er swit hasoT clothand carsham poo
(/ page209) .
R When usingapo we rwa sher ,maint ainamin i-
mum distance of11.8 in(30 cm).
R R
unning boar unning
boards ds
R Usewa terand acid-fr eecleaning agents.
R Donotclean thealuminum trim inser tsof the
ru nning boardwit halk alin eor acidic cleaning
ag ent ssuc has wheel cleaners. Do notuse
acidic alloywheel cleanersto remo vebrak e
dust .The aluminum trim inser tscould other -
wise bedamag ed.
R R
ear vie ear
viewcamer w
camer aand surr a
and surroun dvie oun
dvie wcamer a w
camer a
R Open thecamer aco verwit hth emultimedia
sy stem (/ page267). R
Use clean waterand asoT clothtoclean the
camer alens.
R Donotuse apo we rwa sher .
T T
ailpi pes ailpi
pes
R Clean withaclean ingagent recommen dedfor
Mercede s-Benz,especiallyin thewint erand
aTer washing theve hicle.
R Donotuse acidic cleaningagent s.
Tr Tr
ailer hitch ailer
hitch
R Obser vetheno teson car ein thetrailer hitch
manuf acturer'soper ator manual.
R Donotclean theball neckwit hapo we r
wa sher orsol vent.
R Remo vetrace sof rust on theball, forex ample,
wit hawir ebr ush.
R Remo vedirtwit halint- free cloth.
R ATe rcle aning, ligh tly oi lor grease theball
head.
% Beforeusing trailer swit hanti-t orsional cou-
pling, observethemanuf acturer'soper ator
manual. NNo o
t t
es on car es
on car eof t e
of the int he
inter er
ior ior
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yfrom plastic parts
br eaking o.aTer theuse ofsol vent-ba sed
ca re products
Car eand cleaning products containing sol-
ve nts canca use surfaces inthecoc kpit to
become porous. When theairbags are
deplo yed, plastic partsma ybr eak away. #
Donotuse anycar eor cleaning products
cont aining solvents toclean thecoc kpit. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yor fata linjur ies
fr om bleac hedseat belts
Bleac hingordyeing seat belts canseverely
we aken them.
This can, forex am ple, cause seatbeltsto tear
or failin an accident. #
Neverbleac hor dyeseat belts. To
avo iddamag eto theve hicle, observethefo l-
lo wing noteson clean ingand care: Main
tenanc eand care
347 347

Sea
tbe lts Sea
tbe lts
R Cleanwith luk ewa rmand soap ywa ter.
R Donotuse chemical cleaning agents.
R Donotdr yby heati ngthem toove r176°F
(80°C) orexposing them todirect sunlight.
Displa y Displa
y
R Switc ho. thedispla yand letit cool down.
R Clean thesur face car efully wit hamicr o/ber
clo thand asuit able displaycar epr oduct (TFT-
LC D).
R Donotuse anyot her agent s.
Head -upDispl ay Hea
d-up Display
R Cleanwithaso T, non-st atic,lint- free cloth.
R Donotuse cleaning agents.
Plas Plast
ictr tic
trim im
R Clean withadam pmicr o/ber cloth.
R Forhea vysoiling: Useacleaner recommen -
ded forMer cedes-Benz.
R Donotatt achstic kers,/lms orsimil armat eri-
als. R
Donotallo wcosme tics,insectrepellent or
sun cream tocome incont actwithth eplastic
tr im.
R R
eal w eal
wood andtr ood
andtrim elements im
elements
R Clean withamicr o/ber cloth.
R Blackpiano-lacq uerlook: Clean withadam p
clo thand soap ywa ter.
R Forhea vysoiling: Useacleaner recommen -
ded forMer cedes-Benz.
R Donotuse solvent-ba sedcleaning agents, pol-
ish es orwa xes.
Head liner Head
liner
R Clean withabr ush ordrysham poo.
Car Car
pet pe
t
R Use acar petand textil eclean ingagent recom-
mende dfo rMer cedes-Benz.
St St
eer eer
ing wheel madeofg ing
wheel madeofgenuine leat enuine
leather orDINA - her
orDINA -
MIC A MIC
A
* NO NO
TE TE
Damag ecaused bywrong clean ers #
Donotuse solvent-ba sedcleaning
ag ents suchas tarre mo veror wheel cleaner
;neit her should youuse polishes
or wa xes. Ot her wise youma ydamag e
th e/n ish. R
Clean withadam pclo thand 1%soap ywa ter
solut ionand then wipe withadr yclo th.
R Forhea vysoiling: Useacleaner recommen -
ded forMer cedes-Benz.
R Leat hercare:Use aleat her careag ent that
has been recommen dedforMer cedes-Benz.
R Donotallo wtheleat her tobecome toodam p.
R Donotuse amicr o/ber cloth.
% Leat herisanatur alproduct. Ithas natur al
sur face proper ties, suchas di.er ences in
st ru ctur e,mar kscaused bygrow thand injury
or subt lecolor di.erences. Thesesurface
pr oper tiesarech aract eristics ofleat her and
no tmat erial faults. What's more,leat her is
subject toanat ural agin gpr ocess during
whic hth esur face proper tieschang e.
Genu ineleat Genu
ineleat her seat cov her
seat cover s er
s
R Clean withadam pclo thand then wipe witha
dr yclo th. 348348
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enance andcare

R
Leat hercare:Use aleat her careag ent that
has been recommen dedforMer cedes-Benz.
R Donotallo wtheleat her tobecome toodam p.
R Donotuse amicr o/ber cloth.
% Regula rclea ning andcare oftheleat her
re duces soiling, wearmar ksand agingdam-
ag eand thus sign i/ca ntly ex tends itslife
spa n.Clo thing that can leavestains ,e. g.
jea ns,ca nleav ediscolor ationontheleat her.
DIN DINAMIC AMIC
Aseat cov A
seat cover s er
s
R Clean withadam pclo th.
R Donotuse amicr o/ber cloth.
Imit Imit
ationleat atio
nleat her seat cov her
seat cover s er
s
R Clea nwit hadam pclo thand 1%soap ywa ter.
R Donotuse amicr o/ber cloth.
F F
abr abr
icseat cov ic
seat cover s er
s
R Clean withadam pmicr o/ber clothand 1%
soap ywa terand allowto dry. Maint
enanc eand care
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Emer
g Emer
gency ency
RR
emo emo
vingt vin
gthe safe he
safety v ty
vest est
The
safetyve sts areloca tedin thesaf etyve st
co mp artmen tsinthedr iver's andfront passeng er
door stow agecom partmen ts. #
T T
o r o
remo v emo
ve: e:
pull outsafetyve st bag1 byloop
2. #
Open safetyve st bag1 andre mo vethe
saf etyve st.
% Additional safetyve sts canbe stor ed inthe
st ow agespace ofthere ar passen gercom-
par tment andinthecar gocom partment. 1
Maximum numberofwa shes
2 Maximu mwa sh temp eratur e
3 Donotbleac h
4 Donotiron
5 Donottumble dry
6 Donotdr yclean
7 This isaclass 2ve st Th
ere qu irements de/nedbytheleg alstandar d
ar eonl yful/lled ifth esaf etyve st isthecor rect
size andisful lyclosed.
Re place thesaf etyve st inthefo llo wing cases :
R Itis damag edordirton there 0ectiv estr ips
ca nno long er be remo ved.
R The maximum numberofwa shes isexceeded.
R The 0uor escence ofthesaf etyve st hasfa ded. WW
ar ar
ning tr ning
triangle iangle
RR
emo emo
ving t ving
the w he
war ar
ning tr ning
triangle (no iangle
(notplug-in h t
plug-in hybr ybr
id) id)
#
Remo vewarning triangle 1. 350350
Br
eakdo wnassist ance