2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS wheel

Yo
ur selection issaved. The o.-road leve lse t
re mains stor ed even aTer theignition hasbeen
switc hedo..
Oper Oper
ation wit ation
withatr h
atrailer orbicy ailer
orbicy cler cle
rac k ac
k
If th eelectr icalconnection hasbeen correctl y
es tablished tothetrailer orbicy clerack :
R Uptoappr ox.12 mph(2 0km /h):o. -road lev-
els +1, +2and +3can beselect ed,rega rdless
of thedr ive pr og ram.
R Uptoappr ox.19 mph(3 0km /h):o. -road lev-
els +1and +2can beselect ed,rega rdless of
th edr ive pr og ram.
R From appr ox.19 mph(3 0km /h):theve hicle
is adju sted tonor malle ve l,re ga rdless ofthe
dr ive pr og ram.
Se Se
ttin gt ttin
gthe ent he
ent er er
ing and e ing
and exiting lev xiting
level (AIRMA el
(AIRMA TIC) TIC)
R R
eq eq
uir uir
ement s: ement
s:
R The engineisrunning.
R The vehicle ismo vingat speeds below20 mph
(30 km/h ). Mu
ltimedi asy stem:
4 © 5
Setti ngs
5 Schne llzug riff(Qui ckaccess) #
Select LowerWhe nGe tting InOn .
The vehicle islowe redto low leve l-2 tofacili-
ta te ent ering and exiting.
% The availabi lityof this function depends on
th eve hicle equipme nt.
% Further informatio non AIR MATIC
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Lo w Lo
wer er
ing and r ing
and raisin gt aisin
gthe r he
rear oft ear
ofthe v he
vehicle ehicle
&
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofent rapment from vehi-
cle lowe ring
Whe nlowe ring theve hicle, peoplecould
become trapped ifth eir limbs arebe tween the
ve hicle body andthetir es orunder neathth e
ve hicle. #
Mak esur eno one isund erneat hth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicinity ofthe
wheel arch es when theve hicle isbein g
lo we red. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R Allvehicle doorsar eclosed
R Ther eis no trailer coupl ed
R Ther eis no bicy clerack inst alled
R The batteryis su1cien tly ch arge d(if neces-
sar y,star tth eengine)
Lo w Lo
wer er
ing t ing
the r he
rear oft ear
ofthe v he
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#
Appl yth eelectr icpar king brak e. #
ShiT thetransmission toposition 005D
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Pull button1 inthecar gocom partment trim
br ie0y .
Indicat orlam p2 0ash esuntil theve hicle has
been lowe red.
The vehicle islowe redat there ar axle by
appr ox.1.5 in(40 mm). When theve hicle has
been lowe red, indicat orlam p2 remains lit.
Lo we ring isint erru pted inthefo llo wing situations:
R Ave hicle doorisopen ed.
R Switch1 ispull edagain.
R The vehicle isbein gdr iven faster than 1.2 mph
(2 km/h ).
% The vehicle isaut omati callyse tto theleve lof
th eselect eddrive pr og ram ifyo udr ive at
speeds great erthan 1.2 mph (2km/h) .
If ind icat orlam p2 0ashes twiceandthere ar of
th eve hicle does notlo we r: #
Mak esur eth at there qu irements areme t. %
Lowe ring there ar oftheve hicle allowsthe
ve hicle tobe loaded moreeasil y.Obser vethe
no teson loadin gth eve hicle when doingth is
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R R
aising t aising
the r he
rear oft ear
ofthe v he
vehicle ehicle
#
Chec kif th ebatt eryis su1cien tly ch arge d. If
necessar y,star tth eengine. #
Pull switc h1 brie0y .
Indicat orlam p2 goes out.
The vehicle willberaised tothecur rentl y
sel ect edleve l.
% The vehicle isaut omati callyse tto theleve lof
th eselect eddrive pr og ram ifyo udr ive at
speeds great erthan 1.2 mph (2km/h) .
If th eve hicle cannotbe raised: #
Ensur eth at thebatt eryis su1cien tly ch arge d;
if necessar y,star tth eengine.
The raising process continues. E-
A E-
ACTIVE BOD CTIVE
BODYC Y
CONTR ONTR
OL OL
FF
unction ofE-A unction
ofE-ACTIVE BOD CTIVE
BODYC Y
CONTR ONTR
OL OL
E- AC TIV EBOD YCO NTR OLisan electrohydr auli c
suspe nsion system withva riable dampingfo r
im prove ddr iving comfort.The all-round leve lcon-
tr ol system ensur esthebest possible suspension
and const antground clearance, even withaladen
ve hicle. When drivi ng atspeed, theve hicle islow-
er ed aut omaticall yto improve driving safetyand
to reduce fuelconsum ption. Thesuspension set-
ting isadjust eddepending onthero ad sur face,
ve hicle loadandthedr ive pr og ram select ed.
The ROAD SURF ACESC AN function detects areas
of une venness inthero ad bef oreyo udr ive ove r
th em bymeans ofamultif unctioncamer a.This
re duces chassis movements.
The dam ping isadjus tedindivi duallyto eac h
wheel anddepends onthefo llo wing fact or s:
R Driving style, e.g. spor ty
R Road cond ition, e.g.bum ps
R Drive pr og ram Dr
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E-
AC TIV EBOD YCO NTR OLiscom prised ofthefo l-
lo wing functions andcomponents:
R V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withDr h
Dr iving Assist iving
Assist anceP ance
Pac k ac
kag ag
e: e:
RO AD SURF ACESC AN
R Cur veinclination functionCURVE
R Recovery mode
R Indivi dualwheel control
R Airsuspension withaut omatic leve lcontr ol
R Speed-dependent lowe ring toreduce fuelcon-
sum ption
R Manual leve ladjustment
R ADS PLUS: AdaptiveDam pingSy stem with
cons tant adju stment ofdam ping charact eris-
tics
R DYNAMI CSEL ECTsw itchan dleve lbutt on
Suspension se Suspension
setting andv tting
andvehicle lev ehicle
level per dr el
per driv iv
e pr e
pr o- o-
gr gr
am am
Dr ive pr og ram C
R The suspension settin gis /rmer .
R The vehicle isse tto Spo rtleve l.
R ROAD SURF ACESC AN isdeactiv ated. R
The curveinclination functionisdeactiv ated.
Dr ive pr og ram B
R The suspension settin gis even /rmer .
R The vehicle isse tto Spo rt+leve l.
R ROAD SURF ACESC AN isdeactiv ated.
R The curveinclination functionisactiv e.
Dr ive pr og ram A
R The suspension settin gis comf ortable.
R The vehicle isse tto thenor mal leve l.
R When driving atspeeds aboveappr oximat ely
87 mph(140 km/h) ,th eve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely
25 mph(4 0km /h),th eve hicle israised.
R ROAD SURF ACESC AN isactiv e.
R The curveinclination functionisdeactiv ated.
Dr ive pr og ram £
R The suspension settin gis very comf ortable.
R The vehicle isse tto thenor mal leve l.
R When driving atspeeds aboveappr oximat ely
87 mph(1 40 km/h),th eve hicle islowe red. R
When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely
25 mph(4 0km /h),th eve hicle israised.
R ROAD SURF ACESC AN isactiv e.
R The curveinclination functionisactiv e.
Dr ive pr og ram N
R The suspension settin gis comf ortable.
R The vehicle isse tto thenor mal leve l.
R When driving atspeeds aboveappr oximat ely
87 mph(140 km/h) ,th eve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely
25 mph(4 0km /h),th eve hicle israised again.
R ROAD SURF ACESC AN isactiv e.
R The curveinclination functionisactiv e.
Dr ive pr og ram ;
R The suspension settin gis comf ortable.
R The vehicle isse tto thenor mal leve l.
R When driving atspeeds aboveappr oximat ely
87 mph(1 40 km/h),th eve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely
25 mph(4 0km /h),th eve hicle israised again. 254254
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R
ROAD SURF ACESC AN isdeactiv ated.
R The curveinclination functionisdeactiv ated.
Dr ive pr og ram F
R The suspension settin gis suit able foreasil y
nego tiable o.-road terrain.
R The vehicle isse tto o.-r oad leve l+1.
R ROAD SURF ACESC AN isdeactiv ated.
R The curveinclination functionisdeactiv ated.
R When thenecessar yconditions areme t,
re co very mode andindiv idual wheel control
can beactiv ated.
R Vehicles without O.-roadpackage :
- When driving atspeeds aboveappr ox-
imat ely50 mph(8 0km /h)th eve hicle is
lo we red.
- When driving atspeeds belowappr ox-
imat ely28 mph(4 5km /h),th eve hicle is
ra ised.
R Vehicles withO.-r oadpackage :
- When driving atspeeds aboveappr ox-
imat ely71 mph (115 km/h), theve hicle is
lo we red. -
When driving atspeeds belowappr ox-
imat ely47 mph(7 5km /h),th eve hicle is
ra ised.
Dr ive pr og ram G
R The suspension settin gis suit able fordi1cult
o.- road terrain.
R The vehicle isse tto o.-r oad leve l+1.
R When driving atspeeds aboveappr oximat ely
50 mph(8 0km /h),th eve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely
28 mph(4 5km /h),th eve hicle israised.
R ROAD SURF ACESC AN isdeactiv ated.
R The curveinclination functionisdeactiv ated.
R Recovery mode orindiv idual wheel controlcan
be activ ated.
Dr ive pr og ram =
R Youcan callupindividual suspension settings
her e. Oper Oper
ation wit ation
withatr h
atrailer orbicy ailer
orbicy cler cle
rac k ac
k
If th eelectr icalconnection hasbeen correctl y
es tablished tothetrailer orbicy clerack :
R Drive pr og ram A, ;,£, N,
=, CandB: theve hicle remains at
nor mal leve lir re specti veofspeed.
R The curveinclination functionisdeactiv ated.
R Drive pr og ram F andG: theve hicle
adop tsthenor mal leve lst ar ting from aspeed
of 19 mph(3 0km /h).
Le v Le
vel el
di.er di.e
rence s ence
scom compar par
edt ed
to t o
the nor he
normal lev mal
level el
VV
ehi cle ehi
cle
le v le
vel el
V V
ehi cleswit ehi
cleswit h- h-
out out
O.-r O.-r
oad oad
pac k pac
kag e ag
e V V
ehi cleswit h ehi
cleswit h
O.-r O.-r
oad oad
pack- pac
k-
ag e ag
e
Car wash Approx.
+3.5 in
(+90 mm) Appr
ox.+3.5 in
(+90 mm)
O.- road
le ve l+3 Una
vailable Approx.+3.5 in
(+90 mm)
O.- road
le ve l+2 Una
vailable Approx.+2.4 in
(+60 mm) Dr
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N N
O O
TE TE
Risk ofdam agedue totheve hicle
mo vingup and down When
free drivi ng mode isactiv ated, theve hi-
cle movesup and down. Vehicle partsma ybe
damag edifth eunderbody bottoms out. #
Mak esur eth at ther eis su1cien tgr ound
clear ance when rock ing free mode is
activ ated. Re
covery mode isafun ction ofthesuspension
whic hcan assist thedr iver on loose surfaces (e.g.
sand, snow)when freein gave hicle whichhas
become stuc k.
The vehicle body rock sin slo w,vertical motions
when reco very mode hasbeen activated. This
te mp orarily puts thewheels undergreat erload,
whic hmeans they have incr eased traction andthe
ve hicle isfreed.
Yo ucan activ atefree driving mode viaO.- road
Assis t(/ page260) . F F
unct ionofind ividual wheel contr unct
ionofind ividual wheel control ol
&
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofbecomi ngtrapped due
to theve hicle lowe ring
The vehicle canbelowe redwhen theindivid-
ual wheel controlfunction hasbeen activated.
Body partscould become trapped ifth ey are
be tween theve hicle body andthetir es or
under neathth eve hicle. #
Mak esur eth at nob ody isund ertheve hi-
cle orintheimmediat evicinity ofthe
wheel arch es when individual wheelcon-
tr ol isactiv ated. *
N NO O
TE TE
Risk ofdamag edue totheve hicle
mo vingup and down The
vehicle canbelowe redor raised onone
or mor ewheels whentheindividual wheel
contr olfunction hasbeen activated. Vehicle
par tscould bedamag eddue tocont actwith
obje cts. #
Mak esur eth at theve hicle hassu1cie nt
ro om tomo vewhen theindividual wheel
contr olfunction hasbeen activated. Individual
wheelcontrolisafunction ofthesus-
pension, whichcan beused tosetth eve hicle
le ve lfo reac hwheel individuall y.This canhel pto
im prove alignme ntofthebody when driving o.-
ro ad.
Yo ucan activ ateindividual wheelcontrolvia O.-
ro ad Assis t(/ page260) .
A A
dju s dju
sting t tin
gthe v he
vehicle lev ehicle
level (v el
(vehicle swit ehicle
swit hE- A h
E- ACTIVE CTIVE
BOD BOD
YC Y
CONTR ONTR
OL) OL)
&
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tbecause vehi-
cle leve lis toohigh
Dr ivin gch aract eristics maybe impair ed.
The vehicle candriT outw ards, forex am ple,
when steer ing orcor ner ing. #
Choose ave hicle leve lwhic his suit edto
th edr iving styleand thero ad sur face
condi tions. Dr
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&
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofentr apm entfrom vehi-
cle lowe ring
Whe nlowe ring theve hicle, peoplecould
become trapped ifth eir limbs arebe tween the
ve hicle body andthetir es orunder neathth e
ve hicle. #
Mak esur eno one isund erneat hth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicinity ofthe
wheel arch es when theve hicle isbein g
lo we red. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped due
to theve hicle lowe ring
V V
ehi cleswit ehi
cleswit hAIRMA h
AIRMA TICorlev TIC
orlevel cont r el
cont rol: ol:
when
yo uunload luggageor lea vetheve hicle, the
ve hicle /rst rises slightlyand then retur ns to
th ese tle ve lshor tly aTer wards.
Yo uor anyone elsein thevicinity ofthewheel
ar ch es ortheunderbody couldthus become
tr apped.
The vehicle canalso belowe redaTer being
loc ked. #
When leaving theve hicle, makesur eth at
nob ody isin thevicinity ofthewheel
ar ch es ortheunderbody . RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R V V
ehicles wit ehicles
without hout
O.-r O.-
road oad
pack pac
kag ag
e: e:
theve hicle
is bein gdr iven no faster than 40 mph
(65 km/h ).
R V V
ehicles wit ehicles
with h
O.- r O.-
road oad
pack pac
kag ag
e: e:
- O.- road leve l+1: theve hicle isno tmo ving
fa ster than 62 mph(1 00 km/h).
- O.-road leve l+2: theve hicle isno tmo ving
fa ster than 40 mph(65 km/h) .
- O.-r oadleve l+3: theve hicle isno tmo ving
fa ster than 12 mph(20 km/h) . R R
aisin gt aisin
gthe v he
vehicle (v ehicle
(vehicle swit ehicle
swit hout hout
O.-r O.-r
oad oad
pac k pac
kag ag
e) e)
#
Push rock er switc h1 forw ards.
Indi catorlam p2 0ashes whiletheve hicle is
bein gra ised andlights upcontinuousl ywhen
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R
theO.- road orO.-r oadPlus(onl yve hicles
wit hO.-r oadpackage )dr ive pr og ram has
been select ed
R theignition isswitc hedon
R alldoor sand thehood areclosed
R thetransmission isno teng aged inposition 005D
R ther eis no trailer coupled
R theve hicle isoutd oors
R thede tected lateral incl inat ionoftheve hicle
mus tno tex ceed approx.15°
R thesy stem iswit hin itsoper ating temp eratur e
R theon-boar dvo ltag eis su1cien tly high
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Offroad Assistant
R R
eco v eco
ver er
ymode y
mode
Re covery mode assists thedr iver when pulling
awa yon rough terrain, suchas sand orsno w. #
Sele ctRec overyMod e. #
Sele ctStart.
Re covery mode isactiv ated. #
Sele ctStop tostop reco very mode.
Re covery mode isaut omaticall ydeactiv ated inthe
fo llo wing situations:
R youar eactuall ytrave ling faster than 9mp h
(15 km/h )
R aTer aru nning timeof30 sec onds
R itis de tected that an obj ect has hittheunder -
body oftheve hicle hard
R notall cond itions areme t
% Further informatio non reco very mode
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Indivi dualwheel contr Indivi
dualwheel control ol
Indivi dualwheel controlenables theve hicle leve l
to be setsepar atelyfo reac hwheel. #
Select Individu alWheel Ctrl.. #
Setth eve hicle leve lfo rth edesir edwheel.
% Youcan also usetheto uc hscr een tosetth e
le ve lfo rtw oor mor ewheels atthesame
time. #
Select Resettosetall wheels tothedef ault
se tting . Individual
wheelcontrolisaut omaticall ydeactiv a-
te din thefo llo wing situations:
R youar etrav eling faster than 9mp h(1 5km /h)
R itis de tected that an obj ect has hittheunder -
body oftheve hicle hard
R notall cond itions areme t
% Further informatio non individual wheel con-
tr ol (/ page257). RR
ear vie ear
viewcamer a w
camer a FF
unct ionoft unct
ionofthe r he
rear vie ear
viewcamer a w
camer a
When youeng agere ve rsege ar,th eimag efrom
th ere ar vie wcamer ais sho wninthemedia dis-
pla y.Dynamic guidelinesshowthepat hth eve hi-
cle will take withth ecur rent steer ing angle .This
hel psyouto orient yourself and toavo idobst acles
when backing up.
The rear vie wcamer ais onl yan aid. Itis no ta
subs titutefo ryo ur att ention tothesur roundings.
The responsi bilityforsaf emaneuv ering and park-
ing remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at ther ear eno
per sons, animals orobjects etc., inthemaneuv er-
ing area while maneuv ering and parking. Dr
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3
Topvie wwit himag esfrom theside camer as
in theoutside mirrors
4 Wide-angle view, rear
5 Topvie wwit himag efrom there ar vie wcam-
er a
6 Topvie wwit htrailer view(vehicles witha
tr ailer hitch)
T T
op view op
view 1
Lane indicating thero uteth eve hicle willtake
at thecur rent steer ing wheel angle
2 Warning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRON IC
3 Your vehicle from above The
coloroftheindividual segments ofwa rning
displa y2 isbased onthedist ance tothede tec-
te dobst acle:
R Y Y
ello ello
wsegments: w
segments: obstacles atadist ance
be tween appr ox.2.0 T(0.6 m)and 3.3T
(1.0 m)
R Or Or
ang ang
esegme nts: e
segme nts:obstacles atadist ance
be tween approx. 1.0 T(0.3 m)and 2.0T
(0.6 m)
R R R
ed segm ents: ed
segm ents:obs tacles atave ry shor tdis-
ta nce ofapp rox. 1.0 T(0.3 m)orless
When Parking Assist PARK TRON ICisope rational
and noobjec tis de tected, thesegments ofthe
wa rning displa yar esho wningray . Guide
lines Guide
lines 1
Yellowlane marking thecour sethetir es will
ta ke atthecur rent steer ing wheel angle
(d yna mic )
2 Yellowguide line,vehicle width(dr iven sur-
fa ce) depen dingonthecur rent steer ing wheel
angle (dyna mic )
3 Redguide lineatadist ance ofappr oximat ely
1.0 in(0.3 m)from there ar area
4 Markat adis tance ofapp rox. 3.3 T(1.0 m)
% When ActivePa rking Assist isactiv e,lanes 1
ar edispla yedin green. Dr
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