2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS traction control

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unction ofB unction
ofBAS AS
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ARNIN G ARNIN
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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ARNIN G ARNIN
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
Onslipper yro ads. Acceler atingcan cause the
dr ive wheels tolose traction andtheve hicle
could then skid.
R When visibility ispoor
Oper Oper
ating cr ating
cruise contr uise
contr ol ol
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ARNING ARNING
Riskofaccident duetostor ed
sp ee d
If yo ucall upthestor ed speed andthis is
lo we rth an your cur rent spe ed, theve hicle
decel erates. #
Take intoaccount thetra1c situation
bef orecalling upthestor ed speed. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R ESP ®
must beactiv ated, but notint erve ning.
R The vehicle speed isat leas t15 mph
(20 km/h ).
R The trans missionis in pos ition005B. Ope
r Ope
rati ng cr ati
ng cruis econt r uis
econt rol ol
#
Press thero ck er switc hesonthesteer ing
wheel controlpanel upordown tothedesir ed
position.
A A
ctiv ctiv
ating cr ating
cruise contr uise
contr ol ol
#
Select Mwithth eright rock er switc h.
A A
ctiv ctiv
ating cr ating
cruise contr uise
contr ol ol #
Press rock er switc h1 upM ordown
N.
The current spe edisstor ed and maintaine dby
th eve hicle.
or #
Select J withth eleT rock er switc h.
The laststor ed speed iscalled upand main-
ta ined bytheve hicle.
If th elast stor ed speed hasprev iousl ybeen
dele ted, thecur rent vehicle speed isstor ed.
% When youswitc ho. theve hicle, thelast
speed stor ed isdele ted.
Incr Incr
easing ordecr easing
ordecr easing t easing
the st he
stor or
ed speed ed
speed #
1mp h(1 km /h):pr es sro ck er switc h1 up
M ordown N tothepr essur epoint.
or #
5mp h(1 0km /h):pr es sro ck er switc h1 up
M ordown N beyond thepr essur e
point.
or #
Acceler ateth eve hicle tothedesir edspeed
and press rock er switc h1 upM. Dr
iving andparking
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ms and your responsi bility;yo uma yot her wise
fa ilto recogn izedang ers(/ page209).
Ac tiveTra1c JamAssis tactiv ates aut omati callyas
soon asallofthere qu irements areme t:The ¬
st atus displa yappear sin theinst rument cluster
when thefunction isactiv e.
Re quirements:
R Youar ein atra1c jamonafree wa yor hig h-
spee dma jorro ad.
R ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti vated
and activ e(/ page222) .
R ActiveBr ak eAssi stisavailabl e(/ page233) .
R ActiveSt eer ing Assist isactiv ated and activ e
(/ page231).
R ActiveTra1c JamAssis tis activ ated
(/ page227).
R Youar etrav eling nofaster than 35 mph
(60 km/h ).
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
The system limit ations ofActiveDist ance Assist
DIS TRONI Cand ActiveSt eer ing Assist applyto
Ac tiveTra1c JamAssis t. A A
ctiv ctiv
atin g/deact iv atin
g/deact ivatin gA atin
gActiv ctiv
e e
Tr Tr
a1c a1c
JamAssis t Jam
Assis t
Mul time diasystem:
4 © 5
Setting s5
Qui ckAccess #
Select ¬. DS
R(Do DS
R(Do wnhil lSp eed R wnhil
lSp eed Regu lation) egu
lation) FF
unct ionofDS R(Do unct
ionofDS R(Do wnhil lSp eed R wnhil
lSp eed Regu lation) egu
lation)
DS Ris an aid toassis tyo uwhen driving downhill.
It ke eps thespeed oftrav el at theselect edtarg et
speed. Thesteeper thedo wnhill gradien t,the
gr eat ertheDSR braking e.ect ontheve hicle. On
0at stre tches ofroad and uphil lgr adien ts,the
DSR brak es theve hicle minimall yor notat all.
When DSRis activ ated and thetransmission isin
position 005B,005Eor005C, DSR contr olsthedr iving
speed. Thetarg et speed canbesetto ava lue
be tween 1mp h(2 km /h)an d11 mph(1 8km /h).
By brak ing oracce lera ting, youcan drive at a
higher orlowe rspeed than theta rg et speed at
an ytime .
DSR isdeacti vatedaut omaticall yif yo udr ive at
speeds great erthan 28 mph (45km/h) orselect
dr ive pr og ram C orB. Theî Offmes- sag
eth en appear sin themultifun ctiondispla y.
The status indicator inthemultifun ctiondispla y
disappear s.Youalso hear awa rning tone.
Mer Mer
cedes-Ma ced
es-Ma ybac yb
ac hv h
vehi cles: ehi
cles:in drive pr og ram
£ ,th eDSR function islikew ise notav ailabl e.
No t No
tes on DSR es
on DSR &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofskiddi ngand acciden t
when DSRis activ ated on slipp eryro ad
sur faces
If th edr iven speed andtheta rg et speed di.er,
th ewheels maylose traction. #
Take intoaccount thero ad sur face and
th edi.er ence between thedr iving speed
and targ et speed beforeactiv atingDS R. Obser
vetheno teson drivi ng systems andyour
re sponsi bility;yo uma yot her wise failto recogn ize
dang ers(/ page209) .
Yo uar ealw aysre sponsi bleforke eping controlof
th eve hicle andforasses singwhether thedo wnhill
gr adien tcan beneg otiat ed. Depending onroad
sur face and tires, DSR mayno talw aysbe able to
ke ep totheta rg et speed. Select ata rg et speed Dr
iving and parking
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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
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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)
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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
iving and parking
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llon thego vernment courseasatir egr aded
100.
The relativ eper form ance oftires depen dsupon
th eactual conditions oftheir use, howev er,and
ma ydepar tsign i/can tly from thenor mdue tovar-
iations indriving habits, service practices anddif-
fe re nces inroad charact eristics and climat e.
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actio ngr actio
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GER GER
Riskofacciden tdue toinade-
qu atetractio n
The tractio ngr ade assign edtothis tireis
based onstraight-ahead braking traction
te sts . #
Alwaysadap tyo ur driving styleand drive
at aspeed tosuit thepr ev ailin gtra1c
and weather cond itions. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto thedr ivet ra in from
wheelsp in #
Avoid wheelspin. The
traction grades, from highe stto lowe st, are
AA ,A, B,and C.Tho segrades repr esent thetir e's
ability tostop onwetpa vement asmeasur ed
under controlled conditi onsonspeci/ed govern-
ment test surfaces ofasphalt andconcr ete. Atir e
mar kedC ma yha ve poor traction perform ance.
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em em
per per
atur atur
egr e
gr ade ade
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tfr om tireove r-
heati ngand tirefa ilur e
Ex cessiv espeed, underin0ation, orexcessiv e
loadin g,eit her separ atelyor incombin ation,
can cause excessiv eheat build-upand possi-
ble tirefa ilur e. #
Obser vethere commen dedtirepr essur e. #
Regula rly ch eckth epr essur eof all the
tir es. #
Adjust thetir epr essur e,ifnecessar y. The
temp eratur egr ades areA (the highe st), B,
and C,repr esentin gth etir e's resis tance tothe
ge ner atio nof hea tand itsability todissipat eheat
when tested und ercontroll edcond itio ns on a
sp ec i/ed indoorla bo ratory test wh eel.Sust ained hi
gh temp eratur ecan cause themat erial ofthe
tir eto deg ener ateand reduce tirelife, and exces-
siv ete mp eratur ecan lead tosudden tirefa ilur e.
The grade Ccor respond sto aleve lof per form -
ance whichall passen gercar tires must meet
under theFe der alMo torSaf etySt andar dNo .
109. Grades Band Arepr esent higher leve ls of
per form ance onthelabor ator yte st wh eelth an
th eminimum requ ired bylaw. DO
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Tir ir
e e
Ident i/cation Ident
i/cationNumber (TIN) Number
(TIN) US
tirere gula tions stipula tethat everytir emanu-
fa ctur eror retread ermus tim print aTIN inor on
th eside wallof eac htir epr oduced. 382382
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