2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS wheel

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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofskiddi ngand havin gan
acciden twhen inLO WRAN GEonslipper y
ro ad sur faces
The wheels canblockand thus lose traction
on slipper yro ad sur faces, particul arly in the
fo llo wing situations:
R ifyo ure lease theacceler ator pedal when
th eve hicle isin mo tion .
R ifo.-r oad ABSint erve nes when brak ing. #
Neverselect theLO WRAN GEo.-road
ge ar when drivi ng on slipp eryro ad sur fa-
ces. &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden twhen the
tr ansf ercas eis in neutr alpos ition
The vehicle mayro llawa yun inte ntiona lly if yo u
do notwa ituntil thetransf ercase shiTopera-
tion iscom plete. #
Waituntil thetransf ercase shiTopera-
tion iscom plete. This
functi onisonl yav ailabl ein vehicles withO.-
ro ad pac kage .
ShiT thetransf ercase totheon-r oad position
HIGH RAN HIGH
RANGE GE
orintoth eL L
O O
W RAN W
RAN GE GE
o.-road
ge ar.
Do notswitc ho. theengine during shiT operation
and donotshiT theaut omatic transmission to
ano ther position.
ShiT ShiT
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ang ang
es es
R HIGH RAN HIGH
RANGE: GE:
Road posit ionforall nor mal on-
ro ad drivi ng situ atio ns
R LO LO
WRAN W
RAN GE: GE:
O.-road gear fordr iving o.-
ro ad, when ford ing and onsteep uphill or
do wnhill inclines
Pr oper tiesoftheLO WRAN GEo.-road gear:
R Reduced maximum permissible speed:
31 mph(5 0km /h)
R Incr ea sedtrac tivepo we r R
Changing thetransmission ratio byafa ct or of
about thre e
R Incr eased drive to rq ue
Do notus eLO WRAN GEinthefo llo wing situa-
tions:
R When driving onpublic roads. Dr
iving and parking
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the LO he
LOWRAN W
RAN GE GE
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Re
quirements:
R Youar eno tdr iving onapa vedor public road.
R The vehicle isstation ary. #
Pull L L
O O
W RAN W
RAN GE GE
1 rock er switc h.
Indicat orlam p2 will 0ash .The shiT requ est
st ay sactiv efo ra maximum of30 seconds. If
all requ irements forshiT operation areno tful-
/lled within this time, indicat orlam p2
switc heso.again and theshiT operation
must bestar tedag ain. #
ShiT thetransmission toposition 005C.
If shiT operation issuccessful, theLOW
RANGE Onmessag eappear son theinst ru-
ment cluster,an audible signalsounds and
indicat orlam p2 and anindicat orlam pin the
inst rument clusterlight upcontin uously. #
ShiT thetransmission toposition 005B.
% Ifyo uswitc ho. theve hicle inLO WRAN GE,it
re mains inLO WRAN GEthene xt time you
st ar tth eengine.
% Youwill notbe able toswitc hon LOWRAN GE
if dr ive pr og ram C orB isswitc hedon.
The vehicle switchestodrive pr og ram A. In
t In
the on-r he
on-r oad position , oad
position ,shiT shiT
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o HIGH RAN o
HIGH RANGE GE
Re quirements:
R The vehicle isstar tedand youar eno tdr iving
fa ster than 31 mph(5 0km /h). #
PullL L
O O
W RAN W
RANGE GE
1 rock er switc h.
The shiT requ est stay sactiv efo ra maximum
of 30 seconds. Ifall requ irements forshiT
oper ation have notbee nfu l/lled within this
time, shiToperation mustbestar tedag ain. #
ShiT thetransmission toposition 005C.
If shiT operation issuccessful, theLOW
RANGE Offmessag eappear son theinst ru-
ment cluster,an audible signalsounds andthe
indicat orlam psgo out. #
ShiT thetransmission toposition 005B. FF
unction oft unction
ofthe 4MA he
4MA TIC TIC
4MA TICensur esthat all four wheels aredr iven.
To get her withESP ®
and 4ETS,4MA TICimprove s
th etraction ofyour vehicle whene vera dr iven
wheel spinsduetoinsu1c ienttraction. 198198
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iving andparking

Yo
ucan displa yth ecur rent distr ibutionofdrive
to rq ue son allfour wheels inthehead-up display
and intheright-h anddispla yra ng eof theinst ru-
ment displa y.The higher there specti vescale is
/lled, thehigher thecor respond ingdrive to rq ue
is .
If yo ufa ilto adap tyo ur driving style, 4MA TICcan
neit her reduce therisk ofan acciden tnor override
th elaws ofphysics. 4MA TICcanno tta ke accoun tof
road, weather and tra1c cond itions. 4MATICis
onl yan aid. Youar ere sponsi bleespeci allyfo r
maint ainingasaf edist ance from theve hicle in
fr ont ,fo rve hicle speed, forbr aking ingood time
and forst ay ing inlane.
% Inwintr yro ad cond itions, themaximum e.ect
of 4MA TICcan beachie vedonl yif yo uuse
wint ertires (M+S tires), withsno wch ains if
nece ssary. RR
efueling efueling
RR
efueling t efueling
the v he
vehicle ehicle
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk of/reor explosion from
fuel
Fu els arehighl y0amma ble. #
Fire ,open 0ames, smokingand creati ng
spar ksmust beavo ided. #
Beforere fuel ing, switcho. theve hicle
and, ifins talled, thestationar yheat er,
and leavethem switc hedo.dur ing refu-
eli ng. &
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ARN ING ARN
INGRiskof inju ryfrom fuels
Fu els arepoisonous andhazar dous toyour
healt h. #
Donotsw allo wfuel orletit come into
cont actwithskin, eyes orclo thing. #
Donotinhale fuelvapor . #
Keep childr enawa yfrom fuel. #
Keep door sand windo wsclosed during
th ere fuel ingproces s.
If yo uor other peopl ecome intocont actwith
fu el, obser vethefo llo wing: #
Immedia tely rinse fuel o.your skin with
soap andwater. #
Iffuel comes intocont actwithyo ur eyes,
immediat elyrinse them thor oughl ywit h
clean water. See kme dica lat tention
imm ediately. #
Ifyo usw allo wfuel, seek medical atten-
tion immediat ely. Do notinduce vomit-
ing. Dr
ivin gand parking
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RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The vehicle isunl ocked.
% Donotget intoth eve hicle again during the
re fuel ingproces s.Ot he rw ise, electr ostatic
ch arge could buildupagain.
Obser vetheno teson oper ating0uids andfuel.
Onl yre fuel with fuel that has atleas tth eoct ane
number speci/ed intheinf ormation labelinthe
fuel /ller 0ap. Othe rw ise, engine outputcanbe
re duced andfuelconsum ption incr eased. 1
Fuel/ller 0ap
2 Brac ketfo rfuel /ller cap
3 Fueltype
4 QRcode forre scue card
5 Tire pressur eta ble #
Press onthebac kar ea offuel /ller 0ap1. #
Turn thefuel /ller capcount er-cloc kwise and
re mo veit. #
Inser tfuel /ller capfrom aboveintobr ac ket
2 . #
Com pletely inser tth epum pnozzle intoth e
ta nk /ller nec k,hook inplace andrefuel . #
Only/l lth efuel tank until thepum pnozzle
switc heso.. #
Replace thecap onthe/ller neckand turn
cloc kwise untiliteng ages audibl y. #
Close fuel/ller 0ap1. PP
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king king
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king t king
the v he
vehicle ehicle
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident andinjur y
caused byan insu1cie ntlysecur edvehi-
cle rolling away
If th eve hicle isno tsecur elypar kedsu1-
cient ly,it can rollawa yin an uncon troll ed way
eve nat asli ght downh illgradien t. #
Onuphil lor downhil lgr adien ts,turnth e
fr ont wheel sso that theve hicle rolls
to wa rdsth ecurb ifit star ts mo ving. Dr
iving andparking
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#
Bring theve hicle toast ands tillby pressing the
br ak epedal. #
Ongradien ts,turnth efront wheels sothat the
ve hicle willrollto wa rdsth ecurb ifit star ts
mo ving. #
Appl yth eelectr icpar king brak e. #
Eng agetransmission position005Dinast ation-
ar yve hicle withth ebr ak epedal applied
(/ page194). #
Switc ho. theve hicle bypressing button1. #
Release theser vice brak eslo wly . #
Getout oftheve hicle andlockit.
% When youpar kth eve hicle, youcan stilloper -
at eth eside windo wsand thesliding sunroof
fo rappr oximat elyfo ur minut esifth edr iver's
door isclosed.
% When youpar kth eve hicle, youcan stilloper -
at eth eside windo wsand thepanor amicslid-
ing sunr oofforappr oximat elyfo ur minut esif
th edr iver's door isclosed. GarGar
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edoor opener e
door opener PrPr
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ramming butt amming
buttons f ons
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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 ofinjur yby becoming
tr apped whenopening andclosing a
ga rage door
When youoper ateor prog ram aga rage door
wit han integratedga rage door opener ,per -
sons canbecome trapped orstruckby the
ga rage door ifth ey stan dwi thin its rang eof
mo vement. #
Alwaysmak esur eth at nob ody iswit hin
th era ng eof thega rage door's move-
ment. Onl
yoper ateth efo llo wing doorsusing thega rage
door opener :
R Door swit hasaf etyst op andre ve rsing featur e
R Door swhic hconf orm to thecur rent U.S.
sa fety standa rds Dr
iving andparking
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R
ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page220)
R ActiveSpeed LimitAssist(countr y-dependent )
(/ page224)
R Route-based speedadaptation (countr y-
dependent )(/ page225)
R DSR (D Dow
nhillS Sp
eed R Regula
tion)
(/ page227)
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ page233)
R ActiveSt eer ing Assist (countr y-dependent )
(/ page229)
R ActiveEmer gency Stop Assist (countr y-
dependent )(/ page231)
R ActiveLane ChangeAssi st(countr y-depend-
ent) (/page232 )
R ActiveSt op-and-Go Assist(countr y-depend-
ent) (/page226)
R Blin dSpo tAssist andActiveBlind SpotAssi st
wit hex itwa rning (/ page242)
R ActiveLane Keeping Assist (/page244)
P P
ar ar
king P king
Pac k ac
kag e ag
e
R Rear vie wcamer a(/ page261) R
Surround viewcamer a(/ page264)
R Parking Assist PARK TRON IC(/ page267)
R ActivePa rking Assist (/page272) FF
unctions ofABS unctions
ofABS The
Anti-loc kBr ak eSy stem (ABS) regula testh e
br ak epr essur ein critical driving situations:
R Dur ingbraking, forinst ance, atmaximum full-
st op braking orifth er eis insu1c ienttiretrac-
tion, thewheels arepr ev ent edfrom locking.
R Vehicle steer abili tywhile braking isensu red.
If ABS interve nes when brak ing, youwill feel a
pulsing inthebr ak epedal. Thepulsating brak e
pedal canbeanindication ofhazar dous road con-
dit ion sand canserveas are minder totake extra
car ewhi ledriving.
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
R ABS isacti vefrom speed sof appro x.3mp h
(5 km/h ).
R ABS maybe impai redor ma yno tfun ction ifa
malfuncti onhas occur redand theye llo w0025 ABS
warning lamplights upcontinuousl yaTer
th eve hicle isstar ted. FF
unction sof unction
sof O.- r O.-
road oad
ABS ABS
%
O.-road ABSis activ ated aut omati callywhen
yo uselect theF orG drive pr og ram.
O.-r oadABS isspeciall yadap tedfo rdr iving o.-
ro ad:
R The front wheels lockcy clical lydur ing braking.
R The braking distance isshor tened duetothe
diggin g-ine.ect .
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
R O.- road ABSfunct ionsat speeds below
25 mph(4 0km /h).
R IfO. -road ABSint erve nes, theability tostee r
ma ybe restr icte d. Dr
iving andparking
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FF
unction ofB unction
ofBAS AS
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GRisk ofan accident causedbya
malfun ctioninBAS (BrakeAssi stSystem)
If BAS ismalfunctioning, thebr aking distance
in an emer gency brak ing situatio nis
incr eased. #
Dep ress thebr ak epedal withfull forc ein
emer gency brak ing situatio ns.ABS pre-
ve nts thewheels from locking. The
Brak eAssist System (BAS)suppor tsyour
emer gency brak ing situatio nwit hadd itional brak e
fo rc e.
If yo udepr essthebr ak epedal quickl y, BAS is
activ ated:
R BAS automati callyboos tsthebr ak epr essur e.
R BAS canshor tenth ebr aking distance.
R ABS prev ents thewheels from locking.
The brak es will function asusual onceyoure lease
th ebr ak epedal. BASisdeactiv ated. FF
unctions ofESP unctions
ofESP ® ®
&
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GRisk ofskidding ifESP ®
is
deactiv ated
If yo udeactiv ateESP ®
,ESP ®
canno tcar ryout
ve hicle stabili zation . #
ESP ®
should onlybe deact ivat ed inthe
fo llo wing situations. *
N NO O
TE TE
Mer cedes- AMGvehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement.
Yo ucould other wise failto recogn ize
dang ers. The
Electr onicStabili tyProg ram (ESP ®
)can moni-
to rand improv edr iving stability andtraction in
th efo llo wing situations within physical limits:
R When pulling awayon wetor slip peryro ad.
R When braking . If
th eve hicle deviat esfrom thedir ection desired
by thedr iver ,ESP ®
can stabilize theve hicle by
int erve ning inthefo llo wing ways:
R One ormor ewheels arebr ak ed.
R The engineoutput isadap tedaccor dingtothe
situ ation .
ESP ®
is deacti vatedifth e00BB ESP®
OFF warn-
ing lamplights upcontinuousl yin theinst rument
clust er:
R Drivin gst ability willnolong erbe improve d.
R The drive wheels couldspin.
R ETS/4 ETStraction controlissti llactiv e.
% When ESP®
is deactiv ated, youar estill assis -
te dby ESP ®
when braking.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp0as hes inthe
inst rument cluster,one orseveralwheels has
re ac hed itsgrip limit:
R Adaptyo ur driving styleto suit thecur rent
ro ad and weather cond itions.
R Donotdeact ivat eESP ®
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iving and parking

R
Onlydepr esstheacceler ator pedal asfaras is
necessar ywhen pulling away.
It can beadv antageous todeactiv ateESP ®
in the
fo llo wing situations toimprov etraction:
R When usingsnowch ains.
R Indeep snow.
R Onsand orgrav el.
% Spinn ingthewheels result sin acutt ing
action ,whic henhan cestraction .
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamplights upcontinu-
ousl y,ESP ®
is no tav ailabl edue toamalf unct ion.
Obser vethefo llo wing information:
R Indicat orand warning lamps(/ page479)
R Displa ymessa ges(/ page423)
ET ET
S/ 4ET S/
4ET S(Elect r S
(Elect roni cTr onic
Tractio nSy st actio
nSy stem) em)
ET S/ 4ET Stractio ncont rolis par tof ESP ®
and
mak esitpossible topull awayand accel erateon a
slip peryro ad.
If yo uselect theF orG drive pr og ram, a
special ETSsy stem speci/call ysuit edtoo.-r oad
te rrain isaut omati callyactiv ated. ET
S/ 4ET Scan improve theve hicle' stractio nby
int erve ning inthefo llo wing ways:
R The drive wh eels arebrak ed indivi dually if th ey
spin .
R Mor edr ive to rq ue istransf erredto thewheel
or wheels withtraction.
In0 uence In0
uence ofdr of
driv iv
e pr e
pr og r og
rams onESP ams
onESP ® ®
The drive pr og rams enable ESP®
to adap tto dif-
fe re nt we ather and roadcondi tionsas wellas the
dr iver's prefer reddr iving style. Dependin gon the
select eddrive pr og ram, theappr opriateESP ®
mode willbeactiv ated. Youcan select thedr ive
pr og rams using theDY NAMI CSEL ECTsw itch
(/ page 190). FF
unction ofESP unction
ofESP ® ®
Cr Cr
ossw indAssist ossw
indAssist ESP
®
Cr ossw indAssist detects sudden gustsof
side wind andhelps thedr iver tokeep theve hicle
in thelane:
R ESP ®
Cr osswind Assistisactiv eat vehicle
speeds between appr ox.47 mph (75km/h)
and 125 mph(2 00 km/h)wh en drivi ng
str aigh tah eador cornering slightl y. R
The vehicle isstabili zed bymeans ofindiv idual
br ak eapplication onone side. FF
uncti onofESP uncti
onofESP ® ®
tr tr
ailer st ailer
stabilizat ion abilizat
ion &
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GRisk ofaccident inpoor road
and weather cond itions
In poor road and weather cond itions, the
tr aile rst abil izatio ncanno tpr ev ent lurching of
th eve hicle/ trailer combin ation.Tr ailer swit ha
high centerofgrav ity ma ytip over bef ore
ESP ®
de tects this. #
Alwaysadap tyo ur driving styleto suit
th ecur rent road and weather cond itions. When
drivi ng withatrailer ,ESP ®
can stabili ze
yo ur vehicle ifth etrailer begins tosw erve from
si de toside:
R ESP ®
trailer stabili zation isactiv eabo ve
speeds of40 mph(6 5km /h).
R Slightsw ervin gis reduced bymeans ofata r-
get ed, individual brak eapplication onone
side. Dr
iving andparking
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