light MERCEDES-BENZ GL SUV 2012 Owners Manual

Australia
Country Radio type approval num-
ber
Frequency range (MHz)
AU (Aus-
tralia) 28 June
MHz
:27,30 ,40, 433, 868 NZ
(New
Zealand) 20 March 06
MHz: 27
,30, 40, 433 Floormats
G
WARNING
Mak esure that there is sufficient clearance
around the pedal swhen floormats are used,
and that the floormats are prope rlys ecured.
The floormat smust be correctly secured at all
times using the securing knob and retainers.
Before you drive off ,chec kthe floormats and
secur ethem if necessary. Afloormat which is
not properly secured can slip and thereby
interfere with the movemen tofthe pedals.
Do not plac efloormats on top of one another. Example: floormat on the driver's side
X
Driver's and front- passenger seat: slide
the corresponding seat backwards.
X Rea rseats: slide the corresponding front
seat forwards.
X To fit: lay the floormat in the footwell.
X Press studs :onto retainers ;. X
To remove: pull the floormat from retain-
ers ;.
X Remove the floormats. Infrared reflective windscreen
The infrared reflectin
gglass prevent sthe
vehicle interior from becoming too hot. It also
blocks radio waves up int othe gigahertz
range.
To enable operation of radio-controlled equip-
ment, e.g. toll recording systems, areas on
the windscreen ar epermeable to radio
waves :.Int hese areas, you can install
radio-controlled systems.
These areas can best be seen from outside
the vehicle by observin gthe light reflected off
the windscreen. Ret
rofi tted anti-glar efilm
Retrofitted anti-glare film on the inside of the
windows can inter ferewith radio/mobile
telephone reception. This is particularly the
case for conductive or metallic-coated films.
You can obtain information about anti-glare
film from aqualified specialist workshop. 358
FeaturesStowin
gand features

X
Lower th ebonnet and let it fal lfrom a
heig ht of approx imately 20 cm.
X Check that the bonnet has engaged prop-
erly.
If the bonnet can be raised slightly, it is not
properly engaged. Open it again and close
it with alittle more force. Radiator
Vehicles with adiesel engine: do not cover
the radiator .Donot use therma lmats, insect
protection covers or anything similar. Doing
so can cause the Onboard Diagnostics Sys-
tem to display inaccurat evalues. Some of
these values are legally required and must
always be correct. Engin
eoil
Genera lnotes Dependin
gonyour drivin gstyle, the vehicle
consumes up to 0.8 lofoil per 1,00 0km. The
oi lc onsumption ma ybehigher than this when
the vehicle is new or if you frequently drive at
high engine speeds.
Dependin gonthe engine, the oil dipstick may
be installed at adifferent location.
When checking the oil level:
R park the vehicle on alevel surface.
R the engine should be switched off for
approximately fiv eminutes if the engine is
at normal operating tempera ture.
R if the engine is not at normal operating
tempera ture,e.g. if the engine was only
started briefly, wait about 30 minutes
before carrying out the measurement. Checkin
gthe oi llevel using the oil dip-
stick Example: vehicles with
apetrol engine Example: vehicles with
adiesel engine
X Pull oil dipstick :out of the oil dipstick
tube.
X Wipe off oil dipstick :.
X Slowly slide oil dipstick :into the guide
tube to the stop, and take it out again.
If the level is between MIN mark =and
MAX mark ;,the oil level is correct.
X If the oil level has dropped to MIN mark
= or below, add 1. 0litre of engine oil.
Adding engine oil G
WARNING
If engine oil comes into contact with hot
engine parts, it may ignite and you could burn
yourself .Donot spill any engin eoil on hot
engine parts. 362
Engine compartmentMaintenance and care

G
WARNING
Th ev ehicle is braked when the HOL Dfunction
or DISTRONIC PLUS is activated. Therefore,
deactivate the HOLD function and DISTRONIC
PLUS before the vehicl eiswashed in an auto-
matic car wash.
! Make sure that:
R the side windows and sliding sunroof are
closed completely.
R the blower for the ventilation/heating is
switched off (OFF button is depressed).
R the windscreen wiper switch is at posi-
tion 0.
The vehicl ecould otherwise be dam aged.
! In car washes with atowing mechanism,
make sure that the automatic transmission
is in transmission position N,otherwise the
vehicl ecould be dam aged.
R Vehicles with akey:
do not remove the key from the igniti on
lock. Do not open the driver's door or
front-passenge rdoor when the engin eis
switched off .Otherwise, the automatic
transmission selects park position P
automatically and locks the wheels. You
can prevent this by shiftin gthe auto-
matic transmission to Nbeforehand.
R Vehicles with KEYL ESS-GO:
do not ope nthe driver's door or front-
passenger door when the engin eis
switched off .Otherwise, the automatic
transmission selects park position P
automatically and locks the wheels.
Observe the following to make sure that the
automatic transmission stays in position N:
X Make sure the vehicle is statio naryand the
ignition is switched off.
X Turn the key to position 2(Y page 159 )in
the ignitio nlock.
Use the key instead of the Start/S topb ut-
ton on vehicles with KEYLESS-GO.
X Depress and hold the brake pedal. X
Shift the automatic transmissio ntoposi-
tion N.
X Release the brake pedal.
X Release the electric parkin gbrake.
X Switch off th eignition and leav ethe key in
the ignition lock.
You can wash the vehicle in an automatic car
wash from the ver ystart.
Wash off excess dirt before cleaning the vehi-
cle in an automatic car wash.
After using an automatic car wash ,wipe off
wax from the windscreen and the wiper
blades. This will prevent smears and reduce
wiping noises caused by residue on the wind-
screen.
Washing by hand In some countries, washing by hand is only
allowe
datspecially equipped washing bays.
Observe the legal requirement sfor each indi-
vidual coun try.
X Do not use hot water and do not wash the
vehicle in direct sunlight.
X Use asoft sponge to clean.
X Use amild cleaning agent, such as acar
shampoo approved by Mercedes-Benz.
X Thoroughly hos edown the vehicle with a
gentl ejet of water.
X Do not point the water jet directly towards
the air inlets.
X Use plenty of water and rinse out the
sponge frequently.
X Rinse the vehicle with clean water and dry
thoroughly with achamois.
X Do not let the cleanin gagent dry on the
paintwork.
When using the vehicle in winter, remove all
traces of roa dsalt deposits carefully and as
soon as possible. Care
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High-pressure cl
eaning equipment G
WARNING
Do not use high-pressure cleaner swith circu-
lar-jet nozzles (dirt grinders) to clean your
vehicle ,inparticular the tyres. You could oth-
erwise damage the tyres and cause an acci-
dent.
! Always maintain adistance of at least
30 cm between the vehicle and the high-
pressure cleaner nozzle. Information about
the correc tdistanc eisavailable from the
equipment manufacturer.
Move the high-pressure cleane rnozzle
around when cleanin gyour vehicle.
Do not aim directly at any of the following:
R tyres
R door gaps, roof gaps, join tsetc.
R electrical components
R battery
R connectors
R lights
R seals
R trim elements
R ven tilation slots
Damaged seals or electrical components
can lead to leaks or failures.
Cleanin gthe paintwork !
Do not affix:
R stickers
R films
R magnetic plate sorsimilar items
to painted surfaces. You could otherwise
damage the paintwork.
Scratches, corrosive deposits, areas affected
by corrosion and damage caused by inade-
quate care cannot always be completely
repaired. In such cases, visit aqualified spe-
cialist workshop. X
Remove impurities immediately, where
possible, whils tavoiding rubbing to ohard.
X Soak insect remains with insect remover
and rinse off the treated areas afterwards.
X Soak bird droppings with water and rinse
off the treated areas afterwards.
X Remove coolant, brake fluid, tree resin,
oils, fuels and greases by rubbing gently
with acloth soaked in petroleum ether or
lighter fluid.
X Use tar remover to remov etar stains.
X Use silicone remover to remove wax.
Care and treatment of mat tpaintwork !
Never polis hthe vehicle or the light alloy
wheels. Polishin gmakes the paintwork
shiny.
! The following may cause the paint to
become shiny and thus reduce the matt
effect:
R Vigorous rubbing with unsuitable mate-
rials.
R Frequent use of car washes.
R Washing the vehicle in direct sunlight.
! Never use paint cleaner, buffing or pol-
ishing products, or glos spreserver, e.g.
wax .These product sare onl ysuitable for
high-glos ssurfaces. Thei ruse on vehicles
wit hm att finish leads to considerable sur-
face damage (shiny, spotted areas).
Always have paintwork repairs performed
at aq ualified specialist workshop, e.g. a
Mercedes-Ben zService Centre.
! Do not use wash programs with ahot wax
treatmen tunder any circumstances.
Observe thes enotes if your vehicle has a
clea rmatt finish. This will help you to avoid
damage to the paintwork due to incorrect
treatment.
Thes enotes also apply to light-alloy wheels
with aclear matt finish. 368
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The vehicle should preferably be washed
by hand using asoft sponge, car shampoo
and plent yofwater.
i Use only insect remover and car shampoo
from the range of recommended and
approved Mercedes -Benz care products. Cleaning vehicle parts
Cleaning the wheels !
Do not use acidic wheel cleaning products
to remove brake dust. Thi scould damage
wheel bolts and brake components.
! Do not par kupthe vehicle for an extended
period straight after cleanin git, particularly
after having cleaned the wheels with wheel
cleaner. Wheel cleaners could cause
increased corrosion of the brake discs and
brake pads/linings .For this reason, you
should drive for afew minutes after clean-
ing. Brakin gheats the brak ediscs and the
brake pads/linings, thus drying them. The
vehicle can then be parked up.
Cleaning the windows G
WARNING
Switc hoff the windscree nwipers and remove
the key from the ignition lock before cleaning
the windscreen or the wiper blades. On vehi-
cles with KEYL ESS-GO, pres sthe Start/S top
button repeatedly until all indicator lamps in
the instrumen tcluster have gone off. The
windscreen wipers could otherwise move and
injur eyou.
! Do not use dry cloths, abrasive products,
solven tsor cleanin gagents con taining sol-
vent stoc lean the inside of the windows.
Do not touch the insides of the windows
with hard objects, e.g. an ice scraper or
ring. There is otherwise arisk of damaging
the windows.
! Clean the water drainage channels of the
windscreen and the rear window at regular intervals. Deposits such as leaves, petals
and pollen may under certain circumstan-
ces prevent water from drainin
gaway. This
can lead to corrosion damage and damage
to electronic components.
X Clean the inside and outside of the win-
dows with adamp cloth and acleaning
agent that is recommended and approved
by Mercedes-Benz.
Cleanin gthe wiper blades G
WARNING
Switch off the windscree nwipers and remove
the key from the ignition lock before cleaning
the windscreen or the wiper blades. On vehi-
cles with KEYLESS-GO, press the Star t/Stop
butto nrepeatedly unti lall indicator lamps in
the instrumen tcluster have gone off. The
windscreen wipers could otherwise move and
injur eyou.
! Do not pull on the wiper blade. Otherwise,
the wiper blade could be damaged.
! Do not clean wiper blades too often and
do not rub them too hard. Otherwise, the
graphit ecoatin gcould be damaged. This
coul dcause wiper noise.
! Hold the wiper arm securely when folding
back. The windscreen could be damaged if
the wiper arm hits against it suddenly.
X Fold the wiper arms away from the wind-
screen.
X Clea nthe wiper blades carefully usin ga
damp cloth.
X Fold the windscreen wipers back again
befor eswitching on the ignition.
Cleanin gthe exterio rlighting !
Only use cleaning agents or cleaning
cloths that are suitable for plastic lenses.
Unsuitable cleaning agents or cleaning
cloths could scratc hordamage the plastic
lenses of the exterior lighting. Care
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X
Clean the plastic lenses of the exterior
lighting using awet sponge and amild
cleanin gagent, e.g. Mercedes-Ben zcar
shampoo or cleanin gcloths.
Mirror turn signal !
Only use cleanin gagents or cleaning
cloth sthat ar esuitable for plastic lenses.
Unsuitable cleanin gagents or cleaning
cloth scoul dscratch or damag ethe plastic
lenses of th emirror tur nsignals.
X Clean the plastic lenses of the mir rort urn
signals in the exterior mirror housin gusing
aw et sponge and mild cleaning agent ,e.g.
Mercedes -Ben zc ar shampoo or cleaning
cloths.
Cleaning th esensors !
If you clean th esensor swithah igh-pres-
sure cleaner, mak esure that you keep a
distanc eofatl east 30 cm between the
vehicle and th ehigh-pressure cleane rnoz-
zle. Information about the correc tdistance
is available from the equipment manufac-
turer. X
Clean sensors :of the drivin gsystems
with water, car shampo oand asoft cloth. Cleaning th
ereversing camera !
Do not clean the camer alens and the area
around the reversin gcamera with ahigh-
pressure cleaner. X
Use clear water and asoft clot htoclean
camera lens :.
Cleaning the 360° camera !
Do not clean the camera lens and the area
around the 360 °camera with ahigh-pres-
sure cleaner.360 X
Make sure that the vehicle is stationary and
that the key is in position 2in the ignition
lock.
X To open the cover of the 360° camer a:
with COMAND Online activated, press the
W button.
X Select System by turning
cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
X Select 360° camera and press
Wto con-
firm. 370
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X
Select Open camera cover and press
W
to confirm.
Th ec over of the 360° cam erao pens.
X To clean the 360° cam era: clean camera
lens :with clean water and asoft cloth.
i If you ar etravelling faster th an30 km/h
or if the key is in po sition 0or 1in the igni-
tion lock, the cove rofthe 360° cam era
close sautomatically.
Cleaning th eexhaust pipe !
Do not clean the exh aust pipe with acidic
cleaning agents, such as sanitar yorwheel
clea ners.
Impurities combined wit hthe effect sofroad
grit and corrosiv eenvironmental factors may
cause flash rust to for monthe surface. You
can restore the original shine of the exhaust
pip ebyc leaning it regularly ,especiall yinw in-
ter and after washing.
X Clean the exhaust pipe with achrome care
produc ttested and approved by Mercedes-
Benz.
Cleaning the trailer tow hitch H
Environmental note
Dispose of oily and greasy clot hs in an envi-
ronmentally-re sponsible manner.
! Do not clea nthe ball couplin gwithahigh-
pressure cleaner. Do not use solvents.
! Observe the not eoncare provided by the
trailer manufac turer. Th
eb all coupling must be cleaned if it
becomes dirty or corroded.
X Remove rust on the ball of the ball coupling,
e.g. with awire brush.
X Remove dirt with aclean, lint-free clot hor
ab rush.
X After cleaning, lightly oi lorg rease ball cou-
pling :.
X Check that th evehicle' strailer to whitchis
workin gproperly.
i Youc an also have the maintenanc ework
on the ball coupling and the trailer tow hitch
carried out by aqualified specialist work-
shop. Interior care
Cleaning the display !
For cleaning, do not use any of the fol-
lowing:
R alcohol-based thinner or petrol
R abrasive cleaning agents
R commercially-available househol dclean-
ing agents
These may damage the display surface. Do
not put pressure on the display surface
when cleaning. This could lead to irrepara-
ble damage to the display.
X Befor ecleanin gthe display, make sur ethat
it is switc hed offand has cooled down.
X Clean the display surface using acommer-
cially available microfibre clot hand TFT/
LCD display cleaner.
X Dry the display surface using adry micro-
fibre cloth.
Cleanin gNight View Assist Plus !
Never clean the camera lens. When clean-
ing the field of vision of the driving systems,
mak esure that you do not spray glass
cleaner on the camera lens. If the camera Care
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Mercedes-Benz. You can obtai
nthese
from aqualified specialist workshop.
R clean artificial leather covers with acloth
moistened with asolution con taining
1%d etergen t(e.g. washing-up liquid).
R clean clot hcover switham icrofibre cloth
moistened with asolution containing
1%d etergen t(e.g. washing-up liquid).
Rub carefully, and always wipe entire
seat sections to avoid leaving visible
lines. Leav ethe seat to dry afterwards.
Cleanin gresults depend on the type of
dirt and how long it has been there.
R clean DI NAMIC Acover swithadamp
cloth. Make sure that you wipe entire
seat sections to avoid leaving visible
lines.
! Do not use microfibre cloths to clean gen-
uine leather, artificial leather or DINAMICA
covers. If used often ,these can damage the
cover.
i Notethat regular car eisessential to
make sur ethat the appearanc eand com-
fort of the covers are retained over time.
Cleaning the seat belts !
Do not clean the sea tbelts using chemical
cleanin gagents .Don ot dry the seatbelts
at tempera turesabove 80 †orbye xposing
them to direc tsunlight.
X Use clean ,lukewarm water and soap solu-
tion.
Cleanin gthe roo flining and carpets X
Roof lining: if it is verydirty, use asoft
brush or dry shampoo.
X Carpets: use the carpe tand textile clean-
ing agents recommend edand approved by
Mercedes-Benz. Care
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malfunction, which can caus
etyre press ure
loss. Due to their design, retrofitted tyre pres-
sure monitor skeep the tyr evalve open. This
can als oresul tint yre pressur eloss .There is
ar isk of accident.
Only screw standard valv ecaps or valve caps
specifically provided by Mercedes-Benz for
your vehicle onto the tyre valve. G
WARNING
If the tyre pressure drops repeatedly, the
wheel, valve or tyre may be damaged. Tyre
pressure that is too low may result in atyre
blow-out. There is arisk of accident.
R Check the tyre for foreign objects.
R Check whether the wheel is losing air or the
valv eisl eaking.
If you are unabl etorectify the damage, con-
tac ta qualified specialist workshop. H
Environmental note
Check the tyr epressure regularly, at least
every 14 days.
Yo uw ill find atable of tyre pressures for var-
ious operating conditions on the inside of
your vehicle's fuel filler flap.
Operation with the emergency spare
wheel(Y page 414).
Operation with atrai ler: the applicable
value for the rear tyres is the maximum tyre
pressure value stated in the table inside the
fuel filler flap.
The table inside the fuel filler flap may state
tyr ep ressures for different load conditions.
Thes eare define dinthe tabl easdifferent
number sofpassengers and amounts of lug-
gage. The actual number of seats may vary –
for more information, please refer to the vehi-
cle's registration documents.
If tyre sizes are not specified, the tyre pres-
sures stated on the tyre pressure information
label apply for all tyres approved for this vehi-
cle. If
at yre size precede satyre pressure, the
following tyre pressure information is only
valid for that tyre size.
Use asuitable pressure gauge to check the
tyre pressure. The outer appearance of atyre
doe snot permit any reliable con clusion about
the tyre pressure. On vehicles fitted with the
electronic tyre pressure monitor, the tyre
pressure can be checked using the on-board
computer.
If possible, only correc ttyre pressures when
the tyres are cold.
The tyres are cold:
R if the vehicl ehas been parked wit hthe tyres
out of direc tsunlight for at least three
hours and
R if the vehicle has not been driven further
than 1. 6km
Depe nding on the ambient temperature, the
speed at which you are drivin gand the load
on the tyres, the tyre temperature and thus
the tyre pressure chang ebyapproximately
10 kPa per 10 †(0.1 ba r/1.5 ps i).T ake this
into account whe nchecking the pressur eof
warm tyres. Only correc tthe tyr epressure if
it is to olow for the curren toperating condi-
tions.
Drivin gwith tyre pressure that is too high or
too low can:
R shorten the servic elife of the tyres
R cause increased tyre damage
R have anegativ eeffect on handling charac-
teristics and thus th edriving safet y(e.g.
aquaplaning) 400
Ty
re pressureWheel sand ty res

pressure monitor active displa
ymes-
sage is shown instead of the tyr epressure
display. Th etyre pressures are already being
monitored.
Warning message softhe tyre pressure
monitor If th
etyre pressure monitor detects asignifi-
cant pressure loss on one or more tyres, a
warnin gmessage is shown in the multifunc-
tion display. Awarning ton ealso sounds and
th et yrep ressure warning lamp ligh tsup in
the instrumen tcluster.
Eac htyret hat is affec tedbyas ignificant loss
of pressure is highlighted in th epressure dis-
play.
X If the Please correc ttyrep ressure messag
eappear sint he multifunctio ndis-
play, check th etyrep ressure on all four
wheels and correct it if necessary.
i If the whee lpositions on th evehicle are
interchanged, th etyrep ressures may be
displayed for the wro ngpositions for a
shor ttime. This is rectified after afew
minute sofdriving, and the tyre pressures
are displayed for the correct positions.
Restartin gthe tyre press urem onitor When you restar
tthe tyr epressure monitor,
all existing warning message sare deleted and
th ew arning lamps go out. The monitor uses
the currently set tyre pressures as the refer-
ence values for monitoring. In most cases, the
tyre pressure monitor will automatically
detect the new referenc evalues after you
have changed the tyr epressure. However,
you can also define referenc evalues man-
uall yasd escribed here.
X Use the table on the inside of the fuel filler
flap to ensur ethat the tyr epressure is set
corre ctly in all four tyres for the current
operating conditions. Also observe the notes in the section on
tyre pressures (Y
page 399).
X Make sure that the key is in position 2in
the ignition lock.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Serv. menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Tyre pressure .
X Press the abutton.
The multifunction display shows the cur-
rent tyre pressure for the individual tyres or
the Tyre pressure swill be dis‐ played after a few minutes of driv‐
ing message.
X Press the :button.
The Use current pressures as new reference values message appears in
th em ultifunction display.
If you wish to confirm the restart:
X Press the abutton.
The Tyre press. monito rrestarted message appears in th
emultifunction dis-
play.
After you have driven for afew minutes, the
system check swhether the curren ttyre
pressures are within the specified range.
The new tyre pressures are then accepted
as reference values and monitored.
If you wish to cancel the restart:
X Press the %button.
The tyre pressure values stored at the last
restart will continue to be monitored.
Radio typ eapproval for the tyr epres-
sure monitor In certain countries
,aradio type approval for
the tyre pressure monitor may be required.
The radio type approval number for the tyre
pressure monitor can be found online at:
http:/ /www.mercedes-benz.de/
betriebsanleitung. Tyr
epressure
403Wheels and ty res Z