low beam MERCEDES-BENZ GL SUV 2012 Owners Manual

1, 2,
3...
12 Vsocket
see Socket
360°camera
Function/ notes............................. 228
36 0° ca mera
Cleaning ......................................... 370
4ETS (Electronic Traction System) ....66
4MATIC (permanent four-wheel
drive) .................................................. 250A
ABS (Anti-lock Brakin gSystem)
Disp laym essage ............................ 291
Function/notes ................................ 61
Important safety notes ....................61
Warn ingl am p................................. 327
Activating/deactivating air-recir-
culation mode .................................... 146
Activating/d eactivating cooling
with air dehumidification .................141
Activ eBlindS pot Assist
Activating/deactivating (on-
board computer) ............................ 279
Display message ............................ 311
Function/notes ............................. 242
To wing atrailer .............................. 245
Activ eCurv eSyst em
Disp laym essage ............................ 308
Function/notes ............................. 213
Activ eDriving Assistanc epackage .242
Activ eLane Keepi ngAssist
Activating/deactivating (on-
board computer) ............................ 279
Display message ............................ 311
Function/notes ............................. 246
To wing atrailer .............................. 248
Activ elight function ......................... 123
Activ ePark Assist
Display message ............................ 312
Activ eParkin gAssist
Important safety notes ..................219
To wing atrailer .............................. 223
Activ eService System
see ASSYST PLUS
ADAPTIVE BRAKE ................................ .68Adaptive Brak
eAssist
Display message ............................ 297
Function/notes ................................ 64
Adaptive brake lamps .........................65
Adaptive Dampi ng System
see ADS (Adaptive Damping System)
Adaptive High beam Assist
Display message ............................ 303
Function/notes ............................. 124
Adaptive Main-beam Assist
Switch ingo n/off (on-board com-
puter) ............................................. 281
AdBlue ®
Display message ............................ 306
Fil ling capacity ............................... 428
Important safety notes ..................427
Service ind icator ............................ 366
topping up ..................................... 178
AdBlue ®
service indicator ................366
Additive s(engine oil)........................ 429
AD S(Ad aptiv eDampin gSystem)
Function/note s............................. 212
Airbags
Front airba g(driver, front
passenger) ....................................... 43
Important safety gu idelines ............. 42
Kneeba g.......................................... .44
Sidebag ............................................ 44
Trigg ering ........................................ .41
Windowbag ...................................... 45
Air-co nditionin gsyst em
se eC limate control
Ai rf ilter (whit edisplay message) ....306
AI RF LOW ........................................... 143
AIRMATIC package ADS (Ad aptive Damping System) ...212
Function/notes ............................. 212
Leve lcontrol .................................. 213
Ai rp ressure
see Tyr epres sure
Ai rv ents
Glove compartmen t....................... 154
Important safety notes ..................154
Rea r............................................... 155
Setting ........................................... 154
Setting the centre ai rvents ........... 154
Setting the si deairv ents ............... 154 4
Index

Night Vie
wAssist Plus ................... 371
Note s............................................. 366
Pa int. ............................................. 368
Pl ast ic trim .................................... 372
Revers ingc amera .......................... 370
Roo flining ...................................... 373
Seat bel t........................................ 373
Sea tcover ..................................... 372
Sensors ......................................... 370
Steering wh eel............................... 372
Tri mp ieces .................................... 372
Washing by hand ........................... 367
Wheels ........................................... 369
Windows ........................................ 369
Wi perb lades .................................. 369
Wooden trim .................................. 372
Car key
seeK ey
Car wash (care) ................................. 366
CD player /CDc hanger( on-board
computer) .......................................... 274
Central locking Automatic lockin g(on-board com-
puter) ............................................ .283
Locking/unlockin g(key ).................. 77
Centr econsole
Low er se ction .................................. 35
Uppe rsection .................................. 34
Changin gbulbs
Brake lamps ................................... 131
Dipped-bea mheadlamps ............... 129
Important safety notes ..................128
Ma in-beam headlamps ................... 130
Overview of bul btypes .................. 129
Parking lamps (front) .....................130
Removing/repl acing the cover
(fron twheel arch) .......................... 129
Standing lamps .............................. 130
Child-proof locks
Important safety notes ....................59
Rea rdoors ....................................... 60
Children
In the veh icle ................................... 50
Restraint sy stems ............................ 50
Child seat
Automatic recognitio n..................... 52
ISOFIX .............................................. 53
On the front-passenger se at............ 51Pro
blem (malfunction) ..................... 56
Rec ommend ations ........................... 58
Suit able positions ............................ 56
To pT ether ....................................... 55
Cigarette li ghter ................................ 349
Clean ing
Mirr ortur ns ignal ........................... 370
Traile rtow hitc h............................. 371
Climate control
Auxi liaryheating/ventilation ...... .... 148
Contro lling automatically ...............142
Convenience op ening/closing
(air-recirculatio nmode) ................. 147
Co oling with air dehumidificatio n..1 41
Demist ingt he windows ...... ............ 145
Demisting the windscreen .............145
Important safety notes ..................136
Indicator lamp ................................ 142
Informat ion onusing
THERMOTRONIC automatic cli-
mate control .................................. 141
Note sonu sing THERMATIC auto-
matic climate control .....................138
Overview of sy stems ...................... 136
Pro blem swithc ooling with air
dehumid ification ............................ 142
Pro blem with the rear window
heating .......................................... 146
Rea rcontrol panel ......................... 139
Rea rcontrol panel
(THERMOTRONIC with additional
rear-compartmen tclimate con-
trol) ................................................ 140
Setting the air distribution .............144
Setting the airflo w......................... 144
Setting the ai rvent s...................... 154
Setting the climate mod e(AIR
FLOW) ............................................ 143
Setting the temperature ................143
Switch inga ir-recirculation mode
on/off ............................................ 146
Switch ingo n/off ........................... 141
Switch ingr esidua lheat on/off ......147
Switch ingt he rea rwindo wheat-
ing on/of f...................................... 146
Switch ingt he ZON Efunction on/
off .................................................. 145 Index
7

Warnin
gand indicator lamps Fun
ction Page
:
L
Dipped-bea mhead-
lamps 120
;
T
Side lamps 120
=
÷
ESP® 329
?
K
Main-beam headlamp 122
A
!
Electric parkin gbrake
(red) 332
B
!
Electri cparking brake
(yellow) 332
C
J
Brakes (yellow) 326
D
·
Distance warning 335
E
#!
Turn signals 121
F
h
Tyre pressure monitor 336 Function Page
G
6
SRS 332
H
ü
Seat belt 325
I
%
Diesel engine: pre-
glow 161
J
?
Coolant 333
K
R
Rearfoglamp 120
L
;
Engine diagnostics 333
M
8
Reserve fuel 333
N
å
ESP®
OFF 329
O
!
ABS 327
P
J
Brakes (red) 32632
Instru
ment clusterAtag lance

in the instrumen
tcluster lights up and the
daytime drivin glights go out or are dimmed.
Dipped-beam hea dlamps G
WARNING
If the light switch is se ttoÃand it is foggy,
snowing or ther eispoor visibility, the dipped-
beam headlamps will not com eonautomati-
cally. This could endanger you and others. In
such situations tur nthe light switc htoL .
The automatic headlamp feature is only an
aid. The driver is responsible for the vehicle's
lightin gatall times. 1W
Left-hand parking lamps
2X Right-hand parking lamps
3T Side lamps, licence plate and instru-
ment cluster lighting
4Ã Automatic headlamp mode, control-
led by the light sensor
5L Dipped-beam/main-beam head-
lamps
BR Rear foglamp
Even if the light senso rdoes not detec tthat
is dark, the side lamps and dipped-beam
headlamps switc honwhen the key is inserted
int ot he ignition lock and the light switc his
set to the Lposition. This is aparticularly
useful function in the event of rain and fog.
X To switch on the dipped-beam head-
lamps: turn the key in the ignition lock to
position 2or start the engine.
X Turn the light switch to L.
The green Lindicator lamp in the instru-
ment cluster lights up. Rear foglamp
1W
Left-hand parking lamps
2X Right-hand parking lamps
3T Side lamps, licence plate and instru-
ment cluster lighting
4Ã Automatic headlamp mode, control-
led by the light sensor
5L Dipped-beam/main-beam head-
lamps
BR Rear foglamp
The rear foglamp improves visibility of your
vehicle for the traffic behind in the event of
heavy fog. Pleas etake note of the country-
specific regulations for the use of rear fog-
lamps.
X To switch on the rear foglamp: turn the
key in the ignition lock to position 2or start
the engine.
X Turn the light switch to LorÃ.
X Press the Rbutton.
The yellow Rindicator lamp in the
instrumen tcluster lights up.
X To switch off th erear foglamp: press the
R button.
The yellow Rindicator lamp in the
inst rument cluster goes out.
Side lamps
! If the bat tery ha sbeen excessively dis-
charged, the side lamps or parking lamps
are automatically switched off to enable
the nex tengine start. Alway sparky our
vehicl esafely and sufficiently li taccording
to lega lstandards. Avoi dthe contin uous 120
Exterio
rlightingLight sand windscreen wipers

The hazar
dwarning lamps automatically
switch on if:
R an airbag is deployed.
R the vehicle decelerates rapidly from a
spee dofm ore than 70 km /hand come sto
as tandstill.
The hazard warning lamps switch off auto-
maticall yifthe vehicle reaches aspeed of
over 10 km/ hagain after afull brake appli-
cation.
i The hazard warning lamps still operate if
the ignition is switched off. Headlamp cleanin
gsystem
Th eh eadlamps are cleane dautomaticall yif
the "Wip ewithw ashe rfluid" function is oper-
ated fiv etimes (Y page 131 )while the lights
ar eona nd the engine is running. Whe nyou
switc hoff th eignition, the automatic head-
lam pcleaning system is reset and countin gis
resumed from 0. Intelligent Light Sys
tem
General notes Th
eI ntelligent Light System is asystem that
adjusts the headlamps automatically to suit
the prevailing drivin gand weather conditions.
It offers advanced functions for improved illu-
mination of the road surface, e.g. depending
on the vehicle speed or weather conditions.
The system includes the active light function,
cornering light function, motorway mode and
extended range foglamps. The system is only
active when it is dark.
You can activate or deactivate the "Intelligent
Light System" using the on-board computer
(Y page 281). Active light function
The active light function is
asystem that
moves the headlamps according to the steer-
ing movements of the front wheels. In this
way, relevant areas remain illuminated while
driving. This allows you to recognise pedes-
trians, cyclists and animals.
Active: when the lights are switched on.
Cornering light function The cornering ligh
tfunction improves the illu-
mination of the road over awide angle in the
direction you are turning, enabling better vis-
ibility in tight bends, for example. It can only
be activated when the dipped-beam head-
lamps are switched on.
Active:
R if you are drivin gatspeeds below
40 km/ hand the turn si gnal is activatedor
the steerin gwheel is turned.
R if you ar edriving at speeds between
40 km/h and 70 km/h and tur nthe steer-
ing wheel. Exterior lighting
123Lightsand windscreen wipers Z

Not acti
ve:if yo uare dr iving at speeds above
40 km/ horswitch off the turn signa lorturn
the steering whee ltothe str aight-ahead posi-
tion.
Th ec orn erin glam pm ayremai nlit for ashort
time, but is automati cally switched off after
no mor ethan three mi nutes.
Motorway mode Motorway mode increases the rang
eofthe
beam.
Active: if you ar edriving atas peed above
11 0k m/ hand do not make any large steering
movements for at leas t1000 morify ou are
driving at aspeed abov e130 km/h.
Not active: if you are driving at speeds below
80 km/ hfollowin gactivation.
Extende drange fogla mps The extended range foglamps reduce the
glar
eexperie nced by the driver and improve
the illumination of the edge of the carriage-
way. Active:
if you are drivin gatspeeds below
70 km/ hand yo uswitc honthe rear foglamp
No tactive: if, following activation, you are
driving at speeds above 10 0km/ horify ou
switch off th erear foglamp.
Off-road lights The off-road light
sfacilitat ethe earl yrecog-
nition of objects/obstacles when driving off-
road thank stoasymmetrical, wider and
brighter distribution of ligh tfrom the dipped-
beam headlamps.
Active: whendriving at speeds no faster than
50 km/h and th eoff-road progra mselector
wheel is in position 1or2.
Not acti ve:when driving at speeds above
50 km/h.
When the off-roa dlights are switched on, the
cornering light function is permanent lyacti-
vated ,the act ivel ight function is deactivated
and the headlamp range control is set to
static mode. Adaptive Highbeam Assi
st
Important safety notes G
WARNING
Adaptive Highbeam Assist is only an aid
designed to assist driving. The driver is
responsible for adjusting the vehicle's lighting
to the prevailing light, vision and traffic con-
ditions.
The system may be impaired or deactivated:
R if there is poor visibility, e.g. due to snow,
rain, fog or spray
R if the area of the windscreen around the
optical sensor is dirty, misted up or covered
up, e.g. by asticker 124
Exterior lightingLights and windscree
nwipers

The system may not recognise the following
road users:
R road users that have no lighting, e.g. pedes-
trians
R road users that have poor lighting, e.g.
cyclists
R road users whose lightin gisnot clearly visi-
ble, e.g. road users behind acras hb arrier
R on rare occasions: road users that have
lights that may be recognised too late or not
at all
The automatic main-beam headlamps will not
be deactivated, or they may be activated
despite road users travelling in front of or
approaching the vehicle.
Thus, you could cause an accident and injure
yourself and others. Always observe traffic
conditions and, if necessary, dip the lights
manually. You can use this function to set the head-
lamps to change between dippe dbeam and
mai nbeam automatically. The system recog-
nises vehicles with their lights on, either
approaching from the opposite direction or
travelling in front of your vehicle, and conse-
quently switches the headlamps from main
beam to dipped beam.
The system automatically adapts the dipped-
beam headlam prange depending on the dis- tanc
etot he other vehicle. Onc ethe system
no longer detec tsany other vehicles, it reac-
tivates the main-beam headlamps.
The system's optical senso risl ocated behind
the windscreen near the overhead con trol
panel.
Switching Adaptive Highbeam Assist
on/off :
Main-beam headlamps
; Turnsignal, right
= Headlamp flasher
? Turn signal, left
X To activa te:activate the Adaptive High-
beam Assis tfunction using the on-board
computer (Y page 281).
X Turn the light switch to Ã.
X Press the combination switch beyond the
pressure point in the direction of
arrow :(Ypage 121).
The _ indicator lamp in the multifunc-
tion display lights up if it is dark and the
light senso ractivate sthe dipped-beam
headlamps.
If you ar edriving at speeds above
45 km/h:
th eh eadlam prange is set automatically
depending on the distance between the
vehicle and other road users.
If you are driving at speeds above
55 km/ hand no other road users are rec-
ognised: Exterior lighting
125Lights and windscree nwipers Z

the main-bea
mheadlamps are switched on
automatically. The Kindicator lam pin
the instrument cluster also lights up.
If you are driving at speeds below
45 km/ horother road users are recog-
nised or the roads are adequately lit:
the main-beam headlamps are switched off
automatically. The Kindicator lamp in
the instrument cluster goe sout. The _
indicator lamp in the multifunction display
remains lit.
X To deactivate: move the combination
switch back to its normal position.
The _ indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster goes out. Headlamp
smisted up on the inside
The headlamps may mist up on the inside if
ther eish igh atmospheric humidity.
X Switc honthe lights and drive off.
The level of moistur ediminishes, depend-
ing on the lengt hofthe jour neya nd the
weather conditions (humidity and temper-
ature).
If the level of moisture doe snot diminish:
X Hav ethe headlamps checked at aqualified
specialist workshop. Interior lighting
Overview of interior lighting
Overhead control panel
:
p To switch the left-hand fron treading
lam pon/off
; c To switch the fron tinterior lighting
on
= v To switch the rear interior lighting
on/off
? | To switch the fron tinterior light ing/
automatic int eriorl ightin gcontrol off
A p To switc hthe right-han dfront read-
ing lamp on/off
B To switch th eautomatic interior lighting
control on Rear overhead control panel (second row of seats)
: To switc hthe readin glamp on/off 126
Interior lightingLight
sand windscreen wipers

Overview of bulb replacement
–bulbs
Yo uc an replace the following bulbs. The
details for the bul btype can be found in the
legend. Halogen headlamps
:
Dipped-bea mheadlamp: H7 55 W
; Main-beam headlamp: H7 55 W
= Side lamps/par king lamp: W5WBV Tail lamps
:
Brake lamp: P21W-L Replacing the fron
tbulbs
Fitting /removing the cover on the front
wheel arch You must remov
ethe cover from the front
wheel housing before you can change the
front bulbs. X
To remove: switch off the lights.
X Tur nthe front wheels inwards.
X Remov esecuring pin ;using asuitable
tool.
X Slid ecover :up and remove it.
X To fit: insertcover :again and slide it
down until it engages.
X Insert securin gpin; .
Dipped-beam headlamps (halogen
headlamps) X
Remove the cove rinthe front whee larch
(Y page 129).
X Turn housing co ver:anti-clockwise and
pull it out.
X Turn bulb ho lder;anti-clockwise and pull
it out.
X Take the bulb ou tofbulb holder ;.
X Insert the new bulb int obulb holder ;.
X Insert bulb holder ;into the lamp and turn
it clockwise. Replacin
gbulbs
129Lightsand windscreen wipers Z

W
X R
Adjusts the volume 8 R
Mute Bac
kbutton %
Press briefly:
R
Back
R Switch esoff LINGUATRONIC;
see the separate operating
instructi ons
R Hides displa ymessages/calls
up the last Trip men
ufunction
used
R Exits the telephone book/redial
memory %
Press and hold:
R
Call supt he standard display in
the Trip menu
Multifunction display
:
Time
; Permanent display: outside tem perature
or spee d(Ypage 280)
= Description field
? Menu bar A
Drive program (Y page 168)
B Transmission position (Y page 168)
X To sho wmenu bar ?:press the =
or ; button on the steerin gwheel.
Men ubar? disappears after afew seconds.
Text field =shows the selected men uor
submen uaswell as display messages.
i You can set the tim eusing the audi osys-
tem or COMAND Online; see the separate
operating instructions.
The followi ngmessage scan appear in the
multifunction display:
Xj Y ActiveParking Assist
(Y page 219)
¯ Cruise control (Y page 193)
LIM SPEEDTRONI
C(Ypage 19 6)
f DSR DSR (Y
page 251)
Ç Off-ro ad program (vehicles with-
out the ON&OFFROAD package)
(Y page 252)
Ç Off-road program (vehicles with
the ON&OFFROAD package)
(Y page 253)
LO WR ANGE LO
WR ANGE off-road gear
(Y page 254)
_ Adaptive Main-beam Assist
(Ypage 125)
À ATTENTION ASSIST
(Ypage 232)
¤ ECO start/stop function
(Ypage 163)
Ä SpeedLimit Assist
(Y page 233)
à Lane KeepingAssist
(Y page 24 0)
à ActiveLane Keepin gAssist
(Y page 24 5)
ë HOLD functio n(Ypage 21 1)
Ä Distancewarnin gfunction
(Y page 63) 270
Display
sand ope rationOn-board computer and displays