MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV 2019 Owners Manual

Fr
ont (luxury head restra int) ................ 121
Re ar (adjusting) .................................. .121
Re ar (fitting/removing) ........................ 121
Re ar (luxury head restra int) ................ .122
Head-up display ....................................... 331
Ad justing display elements (on-board
compu ter) ............................................ 331
Ad justing the brightness (on-board
computer) ............................................ 331
Fu nction .............................................. 332
Menu (on-board compu ter) .................. 331
Operating the memory function ........... 131
Setting the position (on-board com‐
puter) ................................................... 331
Switching on/off ................................. 332
Headla mpflasher ................................... .158
Headphones (Rear Seat Entertain‐
ment Sy stem)
Overview ............................................ .523
Heating see Clima tecontrol
High beam Adaptive Highbeam Assist Plus .......... .162
Switching on/off ................................. 15 8HIGH RANGE
Shifting ................................................ 211
High-pressure cleaner (care) .................540
Hill Start Assist ....................................... 259
HOLD function ......................................... 260
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 260
Switching on/off ................................. 260
Home screen (media display) Overview ............................................. 354
Hotspot Setting up (Wi-Fi) ................................. 393 I
i-Size child seat securing sy stem
Fitting .................................................... 67
Seats suitable for attaching ................... 66
Identification plate Engine ................................................. 595
Ve hicle ................................................ 595
Ignition Switching on (S tart/S top button) ........ 189
Ignition key
see Key Immobiliser
.............................................. 108
Implied warranty
Ve hicle .................................................. 32
In Car Of fice ............................................ .468
Calling up ............................................ 468
Fe atures .............................................. 468
Managing e-mails ................................ 469
Marking a task as comple ted .............. 469
Selecting functions (calendar ent ry) .... 469
Selecting functions (Tasks & Calls) ...... 469
Wr iting e-mails .................................... .470
Indicator lamps see Warning/indicator lamps
Individual drive prog ram
Con figuring .......................................... 204
Selecting ............................................. 204
Inspection see ASS YST PLUS
Instrument clus ter
see Instrument display
Instrument display ..................................3 19
Ad justing the lighting ........................... 324
Fu nction/no tes .................................... 319698
Index

Instrument clus
ter ................................. 10
Wa rning/indicator lamps .................... 665
Instrument lighting .................................324
Intelligent Light Sy stem .......................... 16 0
Ac tive headla mps ................................ 16 0
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus .......... .162
Cornering light ..................................... 16 0
Fo g light (extended range) ................... 161
Mo torw ay mode ................................... 161
Overview ............................................. 16 0
Switching on/off .................................. 161
Interior lighting ........................................ 16 4
Ambiance light (Rear Seat Enter tain‐
ment Sy stem) ...................................... 525
Ambient lighting ..................................1 64
Re ading light ........................................ 16 4
Setting ................................................. 16 4
Switch-off del aytime ........................... 16 5
Interior pr otection
Fu nction ............................................... 11 0
Priming/deactivating ........................... 111
Intermediate destination Calculating a route with intermediate
destinations ........................................ 420 En
tering ............................................... 420
Modifying ............................................ 420
St arting an automatic filling station
sear ch................................................. 422
St arting the automatic service sta‐
tion sear ch.......................................... 422
In tern et
Calling up a web page .......................... 491
Closing the br ows er ............................. 494
Deleting a bookmark ........................... 493
Deleting his tory ................................... 493
Managing bookmar ks.......................... 493
In tern etconnection
Cancelling permission (mobile
phone) ................................................ .489
Communication module function ......... 487
Connection status .............................. .490
Displ aying the connection status ........ 490
Es tablishing .........................................4 89
Es tablishing automatically ...................4 89
Information .......................................... 487
Mobile phone de tails .......................... .489
Re strictions ......................................... 487
Setting access da ta(Blue tooth ®
) ........ 488
Setting automatic disconnection .........4 90Setting up (Blu
etoo th®
) .......................4 88
Setting up (Wi-Fi) ................................. 488
Internet radio
Calling up ............................................ 494
Calling up thest ation list (category
last selec ted) .......................................4 96
Deleting stations ................................ .496
Logging out ......................................... 496
Overview ............................................. 495
Re gis tering .......................................... 496
Saving stations .................................... 496
Selecting and connecting toast ation
............................................................ .496
Selecting stre am ................................ .496
Setting options ................................... .496
Te rm s of use ........................................4 96
Ionisation Activating/deactivating (multimedia
sy stem) ................................................ 180
iPhone ®
see Apple CarPlay™
see Mercedes-Benz Link
ISOFIX child seat securing sy stem
Fitting .................................................... 67 Index
699

Seats suitable
for attaching ................... 61J
Jack Declaration of conformity ......................29
St orage location ..................................5 83
Jump-start connection ............................ 561
Gene ral no tes ...................................... 559 K
Ke y.............................................................. 82
Ac oustic locking verification signal ....... 83
Battery .................................................. 84
Emergency key ...................................... 84
Energy consumption .............................. 84
Fe atures ................................................ 82
Ke yring attachment .............................. 84
Overview ............................................... 82
Pa nic alarm ........................................... 83
Problem ................................................. 86
Un locking setting .................................. 83
Ke y functions
Deactivating .......................................... 84KEYLESS-GO
Locking theve hicle ................................ 89
Problem .................................................90
Un locking setting .................................. 83
Un locking theve hicle ............................89
Kickd own.................................................2 09
Using ................................................... 209
Knee airbag ................................................ 42 L
Laden Bag hook ............................................. 14 5
Lamp see In terior lighting
Lamps (instrument display) see Warning/indicator lamps
Lane de tection (au tomatic)
see Active Lane Keeping Assist
Lane Keeping Assist
see Active Lane Keeping Assist
Language .................................................3 95
No tes .................................................. 395
Setting .................................................3 95LED light
see Intelligent Light Sy stem
Le vel control sy stem
see ACTIVE BODY CONTROL
see AIRMATIC
Light switch Overview .............................................. 157
Lighting see In terior lighting
see Lights
Lights ........................................................ 157
Ac tive headla mps ................................ 16 0
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus .......... .162
Ad justing the instrument lighting ......... 324
Au tomatic driving lights ....................... 15 8
Combination swit ch............................. 15 8
Corne ring light ..................................... 16 0
Driving ab road (symm etrical dipped
beam) .................................................. 157
Fo g light (extended range) ................... 161
Haza rdwa rning lights .......................... 15 9
Headla mpflasher ................................ 15 8
High beam ........................................... 15 8
Intellige nt Light Sy stem ....................... 16 0700
Index

Light switch .........................................1
57
Low beam ............................................ 157
Mo torw ay mode ................................... 161
Off-road light ........................................1 61
Pa rking lights ...................................... .157
Re ar fog light ....................................... 157
Re sponsibility for lighting sy stems .......1 57
Setting theex terior lighting switch-
off delay time ...................................... 16 3
St anding lights .................................... .157
Switching the sur round lighting
on/off ................................................ .163
Tu rn signal lights ................................. 15 8
Limiter ...................................................... 24 2
Ac tivating ............................................ 24 3
Buttons ................................................ 24 3
Calling up a speed .............................. .243
Deactivating ........................................ 24 3
Fu nction .............................................. 24 2
Pa ssive mode ...................................... 24 2
Pe rm anent setting .............................. .245
Re quirements: .................................... .243
Selecting ............................................. 24 3
Setting a speed ................................... 24 3
St oring a speed ................................... 24 3Sy
stem limitations ...............................2 42
Limiting speed see Limi ter
Limiting the opening angle (tailgate) ...... 96
LINGU ATRO NIC ........................................ 333
Au dible help functions .........................3 36
Impr oving speech quality .................... 336
Language setting ................................ .335
Media pla yervo ice commands ............ 345
Message voice commands .................. 347
Multifunction steering wheel (operat‐
ing) ...................................................... 333
Na vigation voice commands ................ 339
No tes on thevo ice commands ............ 337
Online voice control ............................ 337
Operable functions .............................. 335
Operating saf ety .................................. 333
Ra dio voice commands ...................... .343
Setting (multimedia sy stem) ................3 35
Switch voice commands ...................... 337
Te lephone voice controls .................... .342
Te xt messa gevoice commands .......... .347
TV voice commands ............................ 343
Ve hicle voice commands .................... .349
Vo ice prom pting .................................. 334 Live
Traf fic Information
Displaying the tra ffic map .................. .433
Displ aying traf fic incidents .................. 434
Extending a subscription ..................... 433
Pr ov ider information ............................ 432
Re gis tering on Mercedes me ............... 432
Showing local area messa ges .............. 435
Switching the tra ffic information dis‐
play on ................................................ 434
Load compa rtment co ver
Extending/r etra cting ........................... 14 2
No tes ................................................... 141
Re moving/fitting ................................. 14 2
Load compa rtment floor
Locking/unlocking .............................. 147
Opening/closing ................................. 14 6
Load pr otection net
At tach ing ............................................ .143
Loading ..................................................... 14 4
Coat hook ............................................ 14 6
No tes ................................................... 13 3
Ro ofrack ............................................. 147
St ow age space unde rneath the load
compartment floor .............................. 14 6 Index
701

Ti
e-down eyes ...................................... 14 4
Loading guidelines .................................. 13 3
Loads Securing .............................................. 13 3
Locking/unlocking Activating/deactivating the auto‐
matic locking feature ............................ .90
Ad ditional door lock .............................. 86
Digital Vehicle Keyst icke r ..................... 88
Emer gency key ...................................... 91
KEYLESS-GO .......................................... 89
Mobile phone ........................................ 88
Opening theta ilgate .............................. 92
Smartphone .......................................... 88
Un locking/opening the doors from
th e inside ............................................... 87
Low beam (symm etrical dipped beam) ................. 157
Switching on/off ................................. 157
LO W RANGE
Shifting ................................................ 211
Lu bricant additives
see Additives Lu
ggage
Securing .............................................. 13 3
Lu mbar support
see Lumbar support (4-w ay)
Lu mbar support (4-w ay).......................... 11 6 M
MAGIC VISION CONTROL Windsc reen wipers .............................. 16 8
Maintenance see ASS YST PLUS
Malfunction Parking Assist PARKTRONIC ................ 281
Re stra int sy stem .................................... 37
Managing e-mails In Car Of fice ........................................ 469
Manoeuv ring Assist
see Trailer Manoeuv ring Assi st
Map .................................................. 433, 438
Av oiding an area ..................................4 42
Av oiding an area (o verview) ................ .442
Changing an area ................................ 442
Del eting an area .................................. 443Displ
aying Qibla .................................. 444
Displ aying the compass ......................4 44
Displ aying the map version .................. 441
Displ aying the next intersecting
st re et ................................................... 441
Displ aying thera nge ............................ 445
Displ aying the satellite map ................4 44
Displ aying the tra ffic map .................. .433
Displ aying weather information .......... .445
Map data ............................................. 443
Moving ................................................ 439
Selecting POI symbols .........................4 40
Selecting text information ................... 441
Selecting the map orientation .............4 39
Setting the map scale .......................... 438
Setting the map scale automatically ... 444
Showing in the multifunction display
of the instrument clus ter .................... .445
Switching mo torw ay information
on/off .................................................. 441
Up dating .............................................4 43
Massage prog rammes
Overview .............................................. 124
Re setting the settings .......................... 12 5702
Index

Massage prog
rams
Selecting the front seats ..................... 12 5
Massage settings Resetting ............................................. 12 5
Maximum gross vehicle weight ............ .595
Maximum speed see Limi ter
MBUX in-car assistant (multimedia
sy stem) .................................................... 360
No tes .................................................. 360
Operating functions thro ugh pr oxim‐
ity of the hand .....................................3 61
Operating functions using poses ......... 362
Overview ............................................. 360
Selecting settings ................................ 364
Switching there ading light forthe
driver and front passenger on/off .......3 63
MBUX rear tablet
Brac ket ................................................ 521
Locking (child sa fety lo ck) ...................3 94
No tes ................................................... 519
Overview ..............................................5 19
Scope ................................................... 519
Ta blet .................................................. 520 MBUX
Touch ............................................ 393
Managing devices ................................ 393
Mecca ...................................................... .444
Media Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter) .................. 329
Media display Notes .................................................. 353
Media mode Adding a favo urite song ...................... .501
Connecting Blue tooth®
audio equip‐
ment .................................................... 500
Connecting USB devices .................... .500
Controlling media playba ck................. 501
Co pyright and trademar ks................... 497
Making video settings ......................... 504
No tes about the sear chfunction in
categories .......................................... .503
Overview of the media menu ............... 499
Playing back similar music tra cks ........ 501
Re moving a favo urite song .................. .501
Sea rching for a music track accord‐
ing tomood ........................................ .504
St arting a sear chin categories ............ 503
St arting media playback ...................... 501 Suppor
tedfo rm at and data storage
media .................................................. 496
Surprise mix ........................................5 01
Using theke yword sear ch................... 504
Media playback Ope rating (on-board compu ter) .......... .329
Media source Selecting (on-boa rdcompu ter) ............ 329
Memory function Head-up display — Calling up stored
settings ................................................ 131
Head-up display — Storing settings ...... 131
Operating ............................................. 131
Outside mir rors — Calling up stored
settings ................................................ 131
Outside mir rors —St oring settings .......1 31
Seat — Calling up stored settings ......... 131
Seat — Storing settings ........................ 131
Menu (on-board computer) Assis tant display ................................. 325
Designs ............................................... 322
Head-up display ................................... 331
Media .................................................. 329
Na vigation ........................................... 327 Index
703

Overview ............................................. 320
Ra
dio ...................................................3 29
Service ................................................ 325
Te lephone ............................................ 330
Tr ip ...................................................... 326
Mercedes me Calling up services .............................. 479
Calling up your user account .............. .479
Deleting a connection ......................... 480
Information .......................................... 479
Mercedes me connect Accident and breakdown mana ge‐
ment .................................................... 477
Ar ranging a service appointment ......... 478
Call with the me button ....................... 477
Calling the Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer
Centre .................................................. 476
Consenting todata transfer .................4 78
Information .......................................... 476
Making a call via theove rhead con‐
trol panel ............................................. 477
Tr ans ferred data ..................................4 78
Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sys‐
te m ........................................................... 480
Au tomatic emergency call ................... 482 Information .......................................... 480
Information on data transfer ....... 483, 485
Manual emer gency call ........................ 483
Overview ............................................. 482
Self-diagnosis (Russia) ........................ 485
St arting/ending ERA-GLONASS test
mode .................................................. .485
Mercedes-Benz Link ................................470
Connecting .......................................... 471
Ending .................................................. 471
No te ..................................................... 471
Overview ............................................. 470
Sound settings ..................................... 471
Mercedes-Benz service centre see Qualified specialist workshop
Message (multifunction display) see Display message
Message memory .....................................6 11
Messages ................................................ .466
Calling a messa gesender .................... 467
Composing .......................................... 466
Configuring the displa yedte xt mes‐
sa ge s ................................................... 466
Deleting ............................................... 468 Fo
rw arding .......................................... 467
Overview ............................................ .466
Re ading .............................................. .466
Re plying ...............................................4 67
Sending ............................................... 466
Using a number/URL .......................... 468
Using temp lates .................................. 467
Vo ice commands (LINGU ATRO NIC) .....3 47
Mir rors
see Outside mir rors
Mobile phone Cancelling permission for Internet
connection .......................................... 489
Damage de tection (pa rked vehicle) ..... 226
Fr equencies ......................................... 594
Locking theve hicle ................................ 88
St arting theve hicle .............................. 191
Tr ansmission output (maximum) ........ .594
Un locking theve hicle ............................88
Wi reless charging ................................ 15 5
Wi reless charging (rear) ...................... .155
Mobile phone see Android Auto
see Apple CarPlay™
see Mercedes-Benz Link 704
Index

see Second
telephone
see Telephone
Mobile phone voice recognition
St arting .............................................. .456
St opping ..............................................4 56
Model series see Vehicle identification plate
MOExtended tyres ................................... 551
Mo torw ay mode ....................................... 161
MULTIBEAM LED see Intelligent Light Sy stem
Multifunction camera ROAD SUR FACE SCAN ........................ .274
Multifunction display Overview of the displa ys...................... 324
Multifunction steering wheel
Overview of buttons ............................ 320
Multifunction steering wheel
see Steering wheel
Multimedia sy stem
Ac tivating/deactivating standby
mode .................................................. .228
Ad justing thevo lume .......................... .378 Central cont
rol elements .................... .356
Configu ring displ aysettings ................3 88
Configu ring drive program I ................. 204
ENERGIZING comfort program (o ver‐
view) ................................................... .400
ENERGIZING seat kinetics ................... 399
Fa vourites ............................................ 372
Main functions .................................... 364
MBUX in-car assis tant (no tes) .............3 60
Overview ............................................. 352
Re storing thefa ctory settings ............. 399
Setting there ar climate control .......... .178
St andby mode function ...................... .227
St arting the ENERG IZING comfort
program ..............................................4 02
Switching the sound on/off ................. 378
Multimedia sy stem
see Display (multimedia sy stem)
see Ente ring characters
see MBUX in-car assis tant (multime‐
dia sy stem)
see Noti fications Centre
see Profile
see Sug gestions
see Themes see
Touch Control
see Touchpad
Music online Calling up ............................................ 502
Con figuring options ............................. 503
Sear chfunction ................................... 502 N
Na vigation
Menu (on-board computer) .................. 327
Overview ............................................. 406
Showing/hiding the menu ...................4 05
Switching on ....................................... 405
Up dating the map data ........................ 443
Vo ice commands (LINGU ATRO NIC) .....3 39
Na vigation
see Destination
see Destination entry
see Map
see Parking service
see Route
see Route guidance
see Traf fic information Index
705

Na
vigation announcements
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .428
Ad justing thevo lume .......................... .428
Re peating ............................................ 429
Switching audio fadeout on/off .......... 428
Na vigation messages
On-board computer ............................. 327
Ne arField Communication (NFC) .......... 455
Connecting the mobile phone tothe
multimedia sy stem .............................. 455
General information ............................4 55
Locking theve hicle (digital vehicle
ke yst icke r) ............................................ 88
Locking theve hicle (mobile phone) .......88
St arting theve hicle (Digital Vehicle
Ke yst icke r) .......................................... 191
St arting theve hicle (mobile phone) ..... 191
Switching mobile phones .................... 455
Un locking theve hicle (digital vehicle
ke yst icke r) ............................................ 88
Un locking theve hicle (mobile phone) ....88
Using a mobile phone .......................... 455
Ne utral
Engaging ............................................. 206 NFC
see Near Field Communication (NFC)
No n-operational time
Ac tivating/deactivating standby
mode .................................................. .228
St andby mode function ...................... .227
No tifications Centre ................................ 374
Calling up a notification ...................... .375
Editing a notification ............................ 376
Global sear ch(ove rview) ...................... 376
Noti fication types ................................ 374
Overview ..............................................3 74
Selecting actions for a notification ..... .375
Using theglobal sear ch....................... 377 O
Occupant saf ety
Pe ts in theve hicle ..................................81
Occupant saf ety
see Airbag
see Automatic front passenger front
airbag shutoff
see PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipatory occu‐
pant pr otection) see PRE-SAFE
®
Impulse Side
see PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus)
see Restra int sy stem
see Seat belt
Odome ter
see Total dis tance
Off-road Assi st
Setting ................................................. 278
Off-road driving ....................................... 19 5
Off-road driving see Off-road driving
Off-road ESP ®
(Electronic Stability
Prog ram)
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 233
Switching on/off ................................. 234
Off-road light ............................................ 161
Oil see Engine oil
On-board computer ................................. 320
Assis tant displ aymenu ........................ 325
Displaying the service due date ........... 531
Head-up display menu .........................3 31706
Index

Media menu ........................................3
29
Menu designs ...................................... 322
Menu overview .................................... 320
Multifunction display .......................... .324
Na vigation menu ................................. 327
Operating ............................................ 320
Ra dio menu .........................................3 29
Service menu ...................................... 325
Te lephone menu .................................. 330
Tr ip menu ............................................ 326
On-boa rddiagno stics inter face
see Diagno stics connection
On-boa rdelectronics
Engine electronics .............................. .593
No tes .................................................. 593
Tw o-w ayradios .................................... 593
Online services see In Car Of fice
Open-source so ftwa re .............................. 35
Opening the tail gate using your foot
see HANDS-FREE ACCESS
Ope rating fluids
Ad Blue ®
............................................... 601
Ad ditives (fuel) .................................... 600 Brake
fluid .......................................... .603
Coolant (engine) .................................. 604
Engine oil ............................................ 602
Fu el (diesel) ......................................... 600
Fu el (petrol) ......................................... 599
No tes ................................................... 597
Wi ndsc reen washer fluid .................... .605
Operating saf ety
48 V on-board electrical sy stem ............ 24
Declaration of Conformity (electro‐
magnetic compatibility) ......................... 26
Declaration of conformity (ja ck) ............ 29
Declaration of con form ity (TIREFIT kit) .. 30
Declaration of con form ity (wireless
ve hicle components) ............................. 26
EQ Boost ............................................... 24
Information ............................................ 24
Operating sy stem
see On-board computer
Outside mir rors ................................ 170, 171
Anti-dazzle mode (automatic) .............. 171
Au tomatic mir rorfo lding function ........ 173
Fo lding in/out .................................... .170
Operating the memory function ........... 131
Pa rking position .................................. .172 Setting .................................................
17 0
Overhead control panel Overview ................................................ 12
Owner's Manual Vehicle equipment ................................. 24
Owner's Manual (digital) .......................... 20 P
Pa int code ................................................ 595
Pa intwork (cleaning instructions) .........542
Pa nel heating
Setting .................................................1 27
Pa nic alarm ................................................ 83
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 83
Pa noramic roof
Ad justing thero ller sunblind ................ 103
Operating thero ller sunblind .............. .102
Pa noramic sliding sunroof
see Sliding sunroof
Pa rk position
Inserting .............................................. 207
Selecting au tomatically ....................... 207 Index
707