boot MERCEDES-BENZ GL SUV 2012 Owners Manual

Auxiliar
yventila tion
Activating/deac tivating ................. 148
Activating/deactivating (o nthe
centr econsole) .............................. 149
Pro blem (display message) ............153
Remote control .............................. 149
Ax leload, permissible (traile rtow-
ing) ...................................................... 433 B
Ba gh ook ............................................ 343
Ball coupli ng
Folding in ....................................... 261
Fol ding out ..................................... 259
BAS (Brake Assist System) .................62
BAS PL US(Brak eAssist System
PLUS) .................................................... 62
Battery (key) Checking ...... .................................... 79
Important safety note s.................... 79
Replacing ......................................... 79
Battery (v ehicle)
Charging ........................................ 384
Display message ............................ 305
Important safety notes ..................382
Jump starting ................................. 386
Overview ........................................ 382
Belt
seeS eat belt
Belt force limiters (activation) ...........41
Bel ttensioner
Activatio n......................................... 41
Functio n.......................................... .49
Blind Spo tAssist
Activating/deactiva ting ................. 279
Display message ............................ 311
Notes/function .............................. 238
Traile rtowing ................................. 240
se eA ctive Blind Spo tAssist
BlueTEC
Topping up AdBlue ®
...... ................. 178
BlueTE C(AdBlue ®
) ............................. 427
Bon net
Active bonne t(pedestrian protec-
tion) ............................................... 360
Closing ........................................... 361 Display message
............................ 320
Opening ......................................... 360
Boot
seeT ailgate
Brak eAssist System
see BAS (Brake Assist System)
Brake fluid
Display message ............................ 296
Note s............................................. 429
Brake lamps
Ada ptive .......................................... .65
Changin gbulbs .............................. 131
Display message ............................ 301
Brakes
ABS .................................................. 61
Ada ptive Brake Assist ......................64
BAS .................................................. 62
BAS PLUS ........................................ 62
Brake fluid (notes )......................... 429
Display message ............................ 291
Driving tip s.................................... 184
High-performance brake sy stem .... 186
Important safety notes ..................184
Parking brake ................................ 182
Warn ingl am p................................. 326
Breakdown
seeF lat tyre
see Towing away
Bulbs
see Changing bulbs C
Callin gupaf ault
se eD isplay messages
Car
see Vehicle
Care
360 °camera ................................. 370
Automatic car wash .......................366
Carpets .......................................... 373
Display ........................................... 371
Exhaust pi pe.................................. 371
Exterio rlighting ............................. 369
Gea rors electo rlever .................... 372
High-pressure cle aner ...... .............. 368
Interior ........................................... 371
Matt paintwork .............................. 3686
Index

Engaging/releasing manually
X
To engage: push handle :.
When th eelectric parking brak eis
engaged ,the ! redi ndicator lamp lights
up in the instrumen tcluster.
i The electric parking brak ecan also be
applied when the key is removed.
X To release: pull handle:.
The red !indicator lamp in the inst ru-
ment cluster goe sout.
i The electric parking brake can only be
released:
R when the key is in position 1in the igni-
tion lock or
R the ignition was switched on using the
Start/Stop button.
To ensure that you do not roll backwards
when pulling away on an uphill slope, engage
the electric parking brake (Y page 162).
Engagin gautomatically Th
ee lectric parkin gbrake is engaged auto-
matically:
R if DISTRONIC PLUS brings th evehicle to a
standstill or
R if the HOL Dfunction is keeping the vehicle
stationary In addition, at least one of the following con-
ditions must be fulfilled:
R
the engine is switched off.
R the driver' sdoor is open and the seat belt
is not fastened.
R the vehicle is stationar yfor alengthy
period.
The red !indicator lam pint he inst rument
cluster lights up.
i Thee lectric parkin gbrake is not automat-
icall yapplied if the engine is switched off
by the ECO star t/stopfunction.
Releasing automatically The electric parking brake is released auto-
matically when all of the following conditions
are fulfilled:
R
the engine is running.
R the transmissio nisinp osition Dor R.
R the seat belt is fastened.
R you depress the accelerator pedal.
If the transmission is in position R,the boot
lid must be closed.
If your seat belt is not fastened, the following
conditions must be fulfilled to automatically
release the electric parkin gbrake:
R thed river's door is closed
R yo uh ave shifted out of transmission posi-
tion Por you have previously driven faster
than 3km/h
Emergenc ybraking Parking
183Drivingand pa rking Z

R
very close to th erear bumper
R under the rear bumper
R in close range above the handle on the boot
lid
You are alway sresponsible for safety, and
must alway spay attention to you rsurround-
ings when parking and manoeuvring. This
applies to the areas behind, in front of and
beside th evehicle. Yo ucould otherwise
endanger yoursel fand others. G
WARNING
Unde rthe followin gcircumstances, the
reversing camer awill not func tion, or will
function in alimited manner:
R if the boot lid is open
R in heavy rain, snow or fog
R at night or in very dark places
R if the camer aisexposed to very brigh tlight
R if the area is lit by fluorescen tlight or LED
lighting (the display may flicker)
R if there is asudden change in temperature,
e.g. when driving into aheated garage in
winter
R if the camera lens is dirt yorobstructed
R if the rear of your vehicl eisdamaged. In this
event, have the camera positio nand setting
checked at aqualified specialist workshop.
Do not use the reversing camera in these
types of situation. You could otherwis einjure
others or damage object sand your vehicle
whil eyou are parking.
General notes Reversin
gcamera :is in the handle on the
tailgate.
Reversing camera :is an optical parking
and manoeuvring aid. It shows the area
behind your vehicle with guide lines in the
COMAND displ ay.
Th ea rea behind th evehicle is displayed as a
mirror image, as in the rear-view mirror.
i The text of messages shown in the
COMAN Ddispla ydepends on the language
setting. The following are examples of
reversin gcamera message sint he
COMAN Ddisplay.
Activating/deactivating the reversing
camera X
To activate: make sure that the key is in
position 2in the ignition lock.
X Make sure that the func tion show reversing
camera display is selected in COMAND
Online.
X Engage reverse gear.
The area behind the vehicle is shown with
guide lines in the COMAN Ddisplay.
X To change the function mode for vehi-
cles with trailer tow hitch: using the
COMAND controller, select symbol :for
the "Reverse parking" func tion or sym-
bol ;for "Coupling up atrailer" (see the
separate COMAND Online operating
instructions).
Th es ymbol of the selected function is high-
lighted. 224
Driving systemsDrivin
gand pa rking

:
Ballcoupling
; Red guid elineatad istance of approx-
imately 0.25 mfromt he ball coupling
= Trailer drawbar marker assistant
? Trailer drawbar
A Symbol for the "Coupling up atrailer"
functi on
X Use th eCOM AND controlle rtoselect sym-
bol A,s ee the separate operating instruc-
tions for COMAN DOnline.
The "Coupling up atrailer" functio nisselec-
ted. The distance specification snow only
apply to objec tsthat are at the same level
as the ball coupling.
X Reverse carefully, making sure that trailer
drawbar marker assistant =points
approximately in the directio noftrailer
drawbar ?.
X Revers ecarefully until the trailer draw-
bar ?reaches red guide line ;.
X Couple up the trailer (Y page 257).360° camera (surround view)
Important safety notes G
WARNING
Make sure that no persons or animals are in
the manoeuvring range. Otherwise, they
could be injured.
The 360°camera is only an aid and may show
ad istorted view of obstacles, show them
incorrectly or not at all. The 360°camer aisnot
asubstitute for attentiv edriving. It cannot
sho wobjects in the following areas:
R under the fr ontb um per
R very clos etothe frontb um per
R very clos etothe rear bumper
R unde rthe rear bumper
R in close range abov ethe handle on th eboot
lid
R ver yclose to th eexter ior mirrors
You are always responsible for safety, and
must always pay attention to your surround-
ing sw hen par king and manoeuvring. This
applies to the areas behind ,inf ront of and
beside th evehicle. Yo ucould otherwise
endanger yoursel fand oth ers.
The rever sing camera will not functi on or will
function in alimited manner:
R if the doors are open
R if the exterior mir rors are folde din
R if the boot lid is open
R in heavy rain, snow or fog
R at night or in very dark places
R if the cameras are exposed to very bright
light
R if the area is lit by fluorescen tlight or LED
lightin g(the display may flicker)
R if you exit aheate dgarage in winter, result-
ing in arapid change in temperature
R if the camera lenses are dirt yorcovered
R if the vehicle component sinwhich the
cam erasare fitted are damaged .Inthis
event, hav ethe cam eraposition and setting
checked at aqualified specialist workshop.
Do not use the 360 °camer aint his case .You
can otherwise injur eothersorc ause damage
to object sorthe vehicle.
Ge neral notes The 360° camera is
asystem consisting of
four cameras. 228
Drivin
gsystemsDriving and parking

An emergency spare whee
lmayalso be fitted
against the direction of rotation. Observe the
time restrictio nonuse as well as the speed
limitation specified on the emergenc yspare
wheel.
Replace the tyres after six year satthe latest,
regardless of wear .This also applies to the
emergenc yspare wheel.
i When you are driving with the collapsible
emergency spare wheel fitted, the tyre
pressur eloss warnin gsystem or the tyre
pressure monitor cannot function reliably.
Only restart the tyre pressure los swarning
system/tyre pressure monitor when the
defective wheel has been replaced with a
new wheel.
Vehicles with tyre pressure monitor:
after mounting an emergency spare wheel,
the system may still displ aythe tyre pres-
sure of the removed whee lfor afew
minutes. The value displayed for the moun-
ted emergency spare wheel is not the same
as the curren ttyre pressure of the emer-
gency spare wheel. Removin
gthe emergenc yspare wheel Emergency spare wheel (example: vehicl
ewithout
lockable luggage compartment floor)
: Emergenc yspare wheel retainer
; Stowage tray
= "Minispare" emergency spare wheel
The "Minispare" emergency spare wheel can
be foun dinthe stowage well under the lug-
gage compartment floor. X
Lift the luggage compartment floor up
(Y page 344).
X Vehicle swithalockable luggage com-
partment floor: remove the stowage tray.
X Release the Velcro fastener ( Ypage 37 7).
X Remove the warning triangle and jack.
X Turn emergenc yspare wheel retainer :
anti -clockwise and remov eit.
X Remove stowage well ;.
X Remove "Minispare" emergency spare
wheel =. In vehicle
swithaBang &Olufsen sound sys-
tem ,the "Minispare" emergency spar ewheel
is stored in abag. The bag is secured to the
lashing eyelets in the boot.
To stow the "Minispare" emergency spare
wheel, the rear seats in the thir drow must be
folde din( Ypage 10 5).
X To remove th eemergency spare
wheel: openthe tailgate.
X Loosen tensioning straps ;on bot hsides.
X Unhook retainin gsprin ghooks :and =
on tensioning straps ;from the lashing
eyelets.
X Remov ethe bag with the "Minispare" emer-
genc yspare wheel.
X Open the bag and remove the "Minispare"
emergency spare wheel.
X To stow the emergency spar ewheel:
place th e"Minispare" emergenc yspare
wheel in the bag and close the bag.
X Place the bag with the "Minispare" emer-
gency spare wheel in the boot. Emergency spar
ewheel
415Wheels and tyres Z