2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV Owners Manual

Guide lines
1
Yellow lane marking the course the tyres will
t
ake at the current steering wheel angle
(dynamic)
2 Yellow guide line, vehicle width (driven sur-
f
ace) depending on the current steering wheel
angle (dynamic)
3 Red guide line at a distance of approximately
0.3 m fr
om the rear area
4 Mark at a distance of approx. 1.0 m
% When Active Parking Assist is active, lanes 1
ar
e displayed in green. The guide lines in the media display show the
dis

tances to your vehicle. The distances apply
to road level.
In trailer mode, the guide lines are shown at
the level of the trailer hitch.
Trailer view (vehicles with a trailer hitch)
If y
ou select trailer view and no trailer is coupled
to the vehicle, the following display appears: 1
Yellow guide line, locating aid
2 Red guide line at a distance of approximately
0.3 m fr
om the ball head of the trailer hitch
3 Ball head of the trailer hitch When the electrical connection is established
be

tween the vehicle and the trailer, the display
changes to the side camera view.
This view supports manoeuvring procedures with
a trailer.
Side view of the mirror cameras
The sides of the vehicle can be seen in this view. 286
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1
Guide line of external vehicle dimensions with
outside mir rors folded out
2 Marker of the wheel contact points
System failure
If t
he system is not ready for operation, the fol-
lowing message appears in the media display: System limits
The 360° Camer

a will not function or will only
partially function in the following situations:
= The doors are open.
= The outside mirrors are folded in.
= The tailgate is open.
= There is heavy rain, snow or fog.
= The light conditions are poor, e.g. at night.
= Cameras, or vehicle components in which the
cameras are Ntted, are damaged, dirty or cov-
ered. Observe the information on vehicle sen-
sors and cameras ( page 231).
% Do not use the 360° Camera under such cir-
cums

tances. You could otherwise injure oth-
ers or collide with objects when parking the
vehicle.
For technical reasons, the standard height of the
v
ehicle may be altered if the vehicle is carrying a
heavy load and can result in inaccuracies in the
guide lines and in the display of the generated
images. %
The contrast of the display may be impaired
b

y abrupt, direct sunlight or by other light
sources, e.g. when driving out of a garage. In
this case, pay particular attention.
% Have the display repaired or replaced if,
f
orexample, pixel errors considerably restrict
its use.
See the notes on cleaning the 360° Camera
(  pag

e 378).
Calling up the view of the 360° Camera using
reverse gear
Requirements: = The Auto reversing camera function is activa-
ted in the multimedia system ( page 288). 
Engage reverse gear. 
Select the desired view in the multimedia sys-
t
em ( page 284). 
If, aser shising t
o reverse gear, the image of
the reversing camera is not shown: switch oM
the vehicle, press and hold the E button,
switch on the vehicle and engage reverse gear
again. Driving and parking
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Switching reversing camera automatic mode
on/oM
The r
eversing camera is only an aid. It is not a
substitute for your attention to the surroundings.
The responsibility for safe manoeuvring and park-
ing remains with you. Make sure that no persons,
animals or objects etc. are in the manoeuvring
range. Pay attention to your surroundings and be
ready to brake at all times.
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Camera & parking 
Switch Auto reversing camera on or oM.
Opening the camera cover of the reversing cam-
er
a
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Camera & parking 
Select Open camera cover.
% The camera cover closes automatically aser
some time or aser an ignition cy

cle. Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
Function of Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
P

arking Assist PARKTRONIC is an electronic park-
ing assistance system with ultrasound. It monitors
the area around your vehicle using multiple sen-
sors on the front bumper and on the rear bumper.
Parking Assist PARKTRONIC shows you the dis-
tance between your vehicle and a detected obsta-
cle visually and audibly.
Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is only an aid. It is
not a substitute for your attention to the surround-
ings. The responsibility for safe manoeuvring and
parking remains with you. Make sure that there
are no persons, animals or objects in the manoeu-
vring area while manoeuvring and parking in/exit-
ing parking spaces.
In the standard setting, an intermittent warning
tone sounds from a distance of approximately
0.3 m to an obstacle in front and approximately
1.0 m to an obstacle behind. A continuous warn-
ing tone sounds from a distance of approximately
0.2 m. Using the Warn early all-round setting in
the multimedia system, the warning tones for
front and side impact protection can be set to sound at a greater distance of approximately
1.0 m in fr
ont and 0.6 m on the sides
(  page 292).
% The Warn early all-round se
tting is always
active in the rear of the vehicle.
Parking Assist PARKTRONIC display in the multi-
media sy
stem Vehicles without 360° Camera288
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Vehicles with 360° Camera
If you have not selected the menu Camera &
parking and an obs tacle is detected in the path of
travel, a PARKTRONIC Parking Assist pop-up win-
dow is displayed in the multimedia system at
speeds below 10 km/h mph 1.
The colour of the individual segments of the warn-
ing display is based on the distance to the detec-
ted obstacle:
= Yellow segments: obstacles at a distance
between approx. 0.6 m and 1.0 m
= Orange segments: obstacles at a distance
between approx. 0.3 m and 0.6 m =
R
ed segments: obstacles at a very short dis-
tance of approx. 0.3 m or less
Display of Parking Assist PARKTRONIC in the
head-up display Optionally, obstacles detected by Parking Assist
P

ARKTRONIC from a distance of approximately
1.0 m in front 2 and 0.6 m on the sides 3 can
also be displayed in the head-up display.
System limits
Parking Assist PARKTRONIC does not necessarily
take into account the following obstacles:
= Obstacles below the detection range, e.g. per-
sons, animals or objects. =
Obs
tacles above the detection range, e.g.
overhanging loads, overhangs or loading
ramps of lorries.
The sensors must be free of dirt, ice and slush.
Otherwise, they may not function correctly. Clean
the sensors regularly, especially aser driving oM-
road, taking care not to scratch or damage them
( page 231).
Vehicles with trailer hitch: Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC is deactivated for the rear zone
when you establish an electrical connection
between your vehicle and a trailer. Driving and parking
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Problems with Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
Example: vehicles with 360° Camera
When rear segments 1 or all-r ound segments
2 light up red and the

Parking Assist PARKTRONIC display: vehicles
wit hout a 360° Camera
1 Operational front and rear
2 Operational front, rear and sides
3 Obstacle detected at the front right (yellow)
and r
ear (red) Parking Assist PARKTRONIC display: vehicles
wit
h a 360° Camera
1 Operational front and rear
2 Operational front, rear and sides
3 Obstacles detected at the front right (red)
Saved obstacles on the sides are deleted in the
f
ollowing situations, for example:
= You park the vehicle and switch it oM.
= You open the doors.
Aser the engine is restarted, obstacles on the
sides must be detected again before a new warn-
ing can be issued. System limits
The sy

stem limits for Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
apply to passive side impact protection.
The following objects are not detected, for exam-
ple:
= Pedestrians who approach the vehicle from
the side
= Objects placed next to the vehicle
Activating/deactivating Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC using the multimedia system
* NOTE Risk of an accident fr
om objects at
close range Parking Assist PARKTRONIC may not detect
cer
tain objects at close range. 
When parking or manoeuvring the vehi-
cle, pa

y particular attention to any
objects which are above or below the
sensors, e.g. Oowerpots or drawbars.
The vehicle or other objects could other-
wise be damaged. Driving and parking
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Requirements:
= The camer
a menu is open.
= Or: Active Parking Assist is active.
= Or: the PARKTRONIC pop-up window appears. 
Tap on t
he media display.
If the indicator lamp in the

As soon as all requirements are met for searching
f or parking spaces, the Ç display appears in
the Instrument Display.
When Active Parking Assist has detected parking
spaces, the È display appears in the Instru-
ment Display. The arrows show on which side of
the road detected parking spaces are located.
They are then shown in the media display.
The parking space can be selected as desired.
Depending on the location of the parking space,
the parking direction (rearwards or forwards) can
also be selected as desired.
When Active Parking Assist is activated, the turn
signal indicators are activated based on the calcu-
lated path of your vehicle.
When you are entering or exiting a parking space,
the procedure is assisted by acceleration, braking,
steering and gear changes.
Active Parking Assist is only an aid. It is not a sub-
stitute for your attention to the surroundings. The
responsibility for safe manoeuvring and parking
remains with you. Make sure that no persons, ani-
mals or objects etc. are in the manoeuvring
range. Active Parking Assist will be cancelled in the fol-
lo wing situations:
= Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is deactivated.
= You begin steering.
= You apply the parking brake.
= You engage transmission position j.
= ESP n
intervenes.
= You open the doors or the tailgate while driv-
ing.
System limits
If the exterior lighting is malfunctioning, Active
Parking Assist is not available.
Objects located above or below the detection
range of the sensors, e.g. overhanging loads,
overhangs or loading ramps of goods vehicles, or
the borders of parking spaces, are not detected
during measurement of the parking space. These
are also then not taken into account when calcu-
lating the parking procedure. In some circumstan-
ces, Active Parking Assist may therefore guide
you into the parking space incorrectly. &
WARNING Risk of accident due t o objects
located above or below the detection
range of Active Parking Assist
If there are objects above or below the detec-
tion r
ange, the following situations may arise:
= Active Parking Assist may steer too early.
= The vehicle may not stop in front of these
objects.
There is a danger of collision! 
In these situations, do not use Active
P
arking Assist. Extreme weather conditions, suchas snow or
hea
vy rain, may lead to a parking space being
measured inaccurately. Parking spaces that are
partially occupied by trailer drawbars might not be
identiNed as such or be measured incorrectly.
Only use Active Parking Assist on level, high-grip
ground.
Do not use Active Parking Assist in the following
situations:
= In extreme weather conditions suchas ice,
packed snow or in heavy rain. Driving and parking
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