heating MERCEDES-BENZ GL SUV 2012 Owners Manual

Alar
msystem
se eA TA(Anti-Thef tAlarms ystem)
Ambient lighting
Setting the brightness (on-board
computer) ...................................... 281
Setting the colou r(on-boar dcom-
puter )............................................. 282
AMG men u(on-boa rd computer) .....286
AMG RID ECONTROL sports sus-
pension ............................................... 215
Anti-glare film .................................... 358
Ant i-loc kB rakin gSystem
se eA BS (Anti-lock Braking System)
Anti-Thef tAlarm system
se eA TA (Anti-Theft Alarm system)
Approach/d eparture angle ..............191
Aquaplaning ....................................... 186
Ashtray ............................................... 349
Assistanc emenu (on-board com-
puter) ................................................. .277
AS SYST PLUS
Displaying aservice message ........365
Hid ingas ervice message ..............365
Note s............................................. 364
Resetting the service interva ldis-
pla y................................................ 365
Service message ............................ 364
Specia lservice requirem ents ......... 365
ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system)
Activating/deactivating ...................71
Functio n.......................................... .71
Interio rmotion sensor ..................... 72
Switch ingo ff th ealarm .................... 71
To w-awa yprotectio n........................ 71
ATTENTIO NASSIST
Ac tivating/deactivating .................278
Display message ............................ 307
Function/notes ............................. 232
Audio men u(on-boa rd computer) ....274
Author ised workshop
see Qualified specialist workshop
AUTO lights
Display message ............................ 303
se eL ights
Automatic engine start (ECO start/
stop function) .................................... 165Automatic en
gine switch-of f(ECO
st art/stop functio n).......................... 164
Automatic headlamp mode ..............119
Automatic transmission Accelerator pe dalposition ............. 170
Automatic drive program ...............171
Ch anging gear ............................... 170
DIREC TSELECT leve r..................... 167
Display message ............................ 319
Drive positio n(ECO start/stop
function) ........................................ 169
Drive program di splay. ................... 168
Driving tip s.................................... 170
Emergency running mod e.............. 174
Engag ingd rive positio n.................. 169
Engag ingn eutral ............................ 169
Engag ingp ark positio nautomati-
cally ............................................... 168
Engag ingr ever se ge ar................... 169
Engag ingt he park position ............168
Kickdow n....................................... 170
Manual drive program ....................172
Neutral (EC Ostart/stop function) .169
Overview ........................................ 167
Pro blem (fault) ............................... 174
Progra mselector button ................170
Pullin gaway................................... 161
Shift rang es................................... 171
Starting the engine ........................161
Steering wh eelgearshift paddle s... 171
Traile rtowing ................................. 170
Transmissio nposition display ........168
Transmission positions ..................169
Automatic transmission emer-
gency runnin gmode ......................... 174
Aux iliary heating
Activating/deactivating .................148
Activating/deactivating (o nthe
centr econsole) .............................. 149
Display message ............................ 321
Important safety notes ..................148
Pro blem (display message) ............153
Remote control .............................. 149
Setting ........................................... 284
Setting the de parture time ............. 150 Index
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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
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Notes/placing in th
ebracke t........ .351
Transmissio noutput (maximum ).... 421
Modifying the programming (key) .....78
MOExtende dtyres ............................. 378
Motor waym ode ................................ 124
MP3 Operating ...................................... .274
se eS eparate operating instructions
Multifunction display
Function/notes ............................. 270
Permanen tdispla y......................... 280
Multifuncti onsteering wheel
Operating the on-board computer .269
Overview .......................................... 33N
Navigation Menu (on-bo ardc omputer )............ 272
se es eparat eoperating instructions
Nigh tView Assist Plus
Activating/deactivating .................235
Clean ing. ........................................ 371
Problem (fault) ............................... 238
Note sonr unnin ginan ew vehicle ..158 O
Occupant safety Children in the vehicle .....................50
Important safety notes ....................40
Odometer
seeT otal distance recorder
see Trip meter
Off-road driving
Checklist after driving off-road ......190
Ch ecklis tbefore driv ingo ff-roa d.... 189
General information .......................188
Important safety notes ..................188
Travelling uphill .............................. 191
Off-road li ghts ................................... .124
Off-road program (v ehicle without
the ON&OFFROA Dpackage)
Function/notes ............................. 252
Off-road program (v ehicle with the
ON&OFFROA Dpackage)
Off-road program 1........................ 253
Off-road program 2........................ 254Off-road programme
s(vehicles
with th eON&OFFROA Dpackage)
Display sinthe COMAND displa y... 256
Off-road programs (v ehicles with
the ON&OFFROA Dpackage)
Function/notes ............................. 253
Off-road system
4MATIC .......................................... 250
DSR ............................................... 251
LOW RANG Eoff-roa dgear ............. 254
Off-road 4ETS .................................. 66
Off-road ABS .................................... 61
Off-road ESP ®
.................................. 67
Off-road program (ve hicle without
the ON&OFFR OADp ackage) ..........252
Off-road programs (ve hicle with
the ON&OFFR OADp ackage) ..........253
Oil
seeE ngine oil
On and Offroad menu (on-board
computer) .......................................... 286
On-board computer AMG menu ..................................... 286
Assistance menu ........................... 277
Aud iomen u................................... 274
Convenience su bmenu .................. 285
Displaying aserv icem essage ........365
Display message s.......................... 290
DISTRONI CPLUS ........................... 205
Factory settin gsubmenu ............... 286
Heating su bmenu ...... ..................... 284
Important safety note s.................. 266
Instrumen tcluster submenu ..........280
Lig ht subm enu............................... 280
Menu overview .............................. 271
Mess agem emor y.......................... 290
Navigation menu ............................ 272
On and Offro admen u.................... 286
Operating the TV ............................ 275
Operating vid eoDVD ..................... 275
Operatio n....................................... 269
RACETIMER ................................... 287
Service menu ................................. 279
Setting smenu ............................... 279
Standard di splay. ........................... 271
Te lephon emenu ............................ 275
Tri pm enu ...................................... 271
Veh icle submenu ........................... 283 Index
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Radio
Selectin gastation ......................... 274
se es eparat eoperating instructions
Radio- controlled device s(fitting) ....358
Rain clos ingf eature
Panorama sliding sunroo f................ 95
Sli ding sunroo f................................. 94
Readi nglamp ..................................... 126
Rear compartment Exit/entry positio n(3rd row of
se ats) ............................................ .106
Setting the ai rvent s...................... 155
Rear-c ompartment seat bel tsta-
tus indicator ........................................ 49
Rear foglamp Display message ............................ 302
Switch ingo n/off ........................... 120
Rear seat
Adjusting ....................................... 104
Display message ............................ 320
Rear-vie wmirror
Anti-dazzle mode (automatic) ........114
Dipping (manual) ........................... 112
Rear windo wheating
Problem (fault) ............................... 146
Switch ingo n/off ........................... 146
Rear windo wwiper
Replacing the wiper blade .............. 133
Switching on/off ........................... 132
Refuell ing
Fuel gauge ............................... 30, 267
Important safety notes ..................174
Note sfor AMG vehicles .................425
Refuellin gproce ss......................... 175
se eF uel
Remote control
Auxiliary heating/ventilatio n.......... 149
Changing the batteries (auxiliary
heating) ......................................... 151
Programming (g arage door
opener) .......................................... 352
Replacin gthe battery (aux iliary
heating remot econt rol) .................... 151
Reserve (fuel tank) see Fuel Reserve fuel
Disp laym essage ............................ 305
Warn ingl am p................................. 333
Residual heat (climate control) ........147
Restrain tsyst em
se eS RS (Supplemental Restraint
System)
Rev counter ........................................ 268
Reversing camera Cleaning instructions .....................370
Function/notes ............................. 223
Switch ingo n/off ........................... 224
Rev ersing lamp (display message) ..302
Rol lers unbli nd
Panoram asliding sunroof ................95
Roof carri er........................................ 345
Roof li ning and carpet s(cle aning
in st ructions) ...................................... 373
Roof load (maximum) ........................431
Route (navigation) seeR oute guidance (nav igation)
Route guidance (navigation) ............272 S
Safety Children in the vehicle .....................50
Ch ildr estra ints ystems .................... 50
Safety system
seeD riving safety sy stem
Seat belt
Adjusting the driv er's and front-
pa ssenger sea tbelt ......................... 48
Adjusting the he ight......................... 48
Belt force limiter .............................. 49
Bel ttensioner .................................. 49
Clean ing. ........................................ 373
Disp laym essage ............................ 298
Fasten ing. ........................................ 47
Important safety gu idelines ............. 46
Rea rseat belt status indicator .........49
Releasing ......................................... 48
Switch ingb elta djustment on/off
(on-board computer) ......................285
Warn ingl am p................................. 325
Warning lamp (function) ................... 48 Index
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Seats
Adjusting (electrically) ...................102
Adjusting the he adrestraint ..........102
Clean ingt he cover ......................... 372
Correct driver's se at position........100
Entry positio n(3rd row of se ats)....106
Exit positio n(3rd row of se ats)...... 107
Fol ding down/up (3rd row of
seats) ............................................ .105
Fol ding the 2nd row of seats
forward electrically ........................107
Fol ding the 2nd row of seats
forward manually ........................... 106
Fol ding the rear bench sea tfor-
wards/bac k................................... 341
Important safety notes ..................101
Overview ........................................ 101
Sea theating problem ....................109
Sea tventil ation proble m................ 110
Storing settings (memory func-
tion) ............................................... 115
Switch ings eat heating on/off .......108
Switch ingt he seat ventilation on/
off .................................................. 109
Se lect or lever
Cleaning ......................................... 372
Sensors (cleaning instructions) .......370
Service seeA SSYST PLUS
Serv iceC ent re
see Qualified specialist workshop
Serv icem enu (on-board computer) .279
Service products
AdBl ue®
special additive s.............. 427
Brake fluid ..................................... 429
Co olan t(engine) ............................ 429
Engine oi l....................................... 428
Fue l................................................ 423
Important safety note s.................. 423
Washe rfluid .................................. .430
Settings
Factory (on-bo ardc omputer )......... 286
On-bo ardc omputer ....................... 279
Settin gthe air distribution ...............144
Settin gthe airfl ow............................ 144
SETUP (on-b oard computer) .............287Short journey
s(diesel particl efil-
ter) ...................................................... 184
Sidebag ................................................ 44
Side lamps Switch ingo n/off ........................... 120
Side marker lamp Display mes-
sage .................................................... 302
Side windo ws
Convenience closing ........................90
Convenience opening ......................90
Hinged si de window s....................... 90
Important safety notes ....................89
Opening/closing .............................. 89
Overview .......................................... 89
Pro blem (malfunction) ..................... 93
resetting .......................................... 91
Sl iding sunroof
Important safety information ...........93
Opening/closing .............................. 94
Pro blem (malfunction) ..................... 97
Rain closing feat ure. ........................ 94
Resetting ......................................... 94
se eP anorama sliding sunroof
Sno wchains
Information .................................... 399
Sno wdrive program ....................... 249
So cket
Centre console .............................. 350
Luggag ecompartmen t................... 351
Rea rcompartmen t......................... 350
So ckets
General notes ................................ 350
Spe cialist workshop ............................ 25
Spe ctacle scom partment ................. 340
Spe ed,cont rolling
see Cruise control
Spee dLimit Assist
Activating/deactivatin gthe warn-
ing function .................................... 277
Displayi ng...................................... 277
Display message ............................ 310
Display message in the multifunc-
tio nd ispla y.................................... 234
Function/notes ............................. 233
Important safety notes ..................233
Spe edometer
Digita l............................................ 272
In the Instrumen tcluster ......... 30, 267 18
Index

Segments
...................................... 268
Sel ecting the unit of measure-
ment .............................................. 280
se eI nstrument cluster
SPEEDTRONIC
Activating variabl e......................... 197
Deactivating variabl e..................... 198
Display message ............................ 314
Function/notes ............................. 196
Important safety notes ..................196
LIM ind icator lamp ......................... 196
Permanen t..................................... 198
Sel ecting ........................................ 196
Storing the current spe ed.............. 196
Variabl e......................................... 196
SRS (Supplemental Restrain tSys-
tem) Disp laym essage ............................ 299
Introduction ..................................... 41
Warn ingl am p................................. 332
Warning lamp (function) ................... 41
Startin g(engine) ................................ 161
STEE RCONTROL .................................. 70
Ste ering (display message) ..............321
Ste ering wheel
Adjustin g(electrically )................... 110
Adjusting (manually )...................... 110
Butto noverview ............................... 33
Buttons (on-bo ardc omputer )......... 269
Cleaning ......................................... 372
Gearshift paddle s........................... 171
Important safety note s.................. 110
Steering wh eelh eating .................. 111
Storing settings (memory func-
tion) ............................................... 115
Ste ering wheel gearshift paddles ....171
Ste ering wheel heating
Problem (malfunction) ...................111
Switch ingo n/off ........................... 111
Stopwatch (RACETIMER) ................... 287
Sto wage areas ................................... 338
Sto wage compartment
Spectacle scompartmen t............... 340
Sto wage compartments
Armrest (under) ............................. 339
Centre consol e.............................. 340
Centre consol e(rear) ..................... 340
Cu ph older ..................................... 346Glove comp
artment ....................... 339
Important safety informatio n......... 338
Sto wage net ...................................... .340
Sto wage sp ace
Stowag enet ...... ............................. 340
Summer tyres .................................... 398
Sun bl ind
Rea rside windows ......................... 348
Sun visor ............................................ 347
Supplement Restrain tSyst em
se eS RS (Supplemental Restraint
System)
Surround lighting (on-board com-
puter) ................................................. .282
Suspensi ontuning
AMG RIDE CONTROL sports sus-
pens ion .......................................... 215
SETUP (on-bo ardc omputer ).......... 287
Switchi ngoff the alarm (ATA) ............71 T
Tail gate
Disp laym essage ............................ 320
Emergency unl ocking ....................... 88
Important safety notes ....................85
Limiting the opening ang le ...............88
Opening/closing (automatically
from insi de)...................................... 87
Opening/closing (automatically
from outs ide) ................................... 86
Opening/closing (fro moutside) .......86
Opening dimensions ......................431
Po wer closing. ................................. 84
Tail lamps
Display message ............................ 301
Tank
seeF uel tank
Technical data
Capacities ...................................... 423
Emergency sp arew heel ................. 417
Informat ion.................................... 420
Traile rloads ................................... 433
Tyres/whee ls................................. 409
Vehicle data ................................... 431
Tel ephone
Accepting acall............................. 276
Display message ............................ 322 Index
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Cockpit
Function Page
:
Steering wheel gearshift
paddles
171
;
Combination switch 121
=
Instrumen
tcluster 30
?
Horn
A
DIRECT SELECT lever 167
B
PARKTRONI
Cwarning dis-
play 216
C
Overhead con
trol panel 37
D
Climat
econtrol systems 136
E
Ignition lock 159
Star
t/Stop button 159 Func
tion Page
F
Adjusts th
esteering wheel
manually 110
G
Adjusts th
esteering wheel
electrically 110
Steering wheel heating 111
H
Cruise control lever 193
I
Open
sthe bonnet 360
J
Diagnostics connection 25
K
Electric parking brake 182
L
Ligh
tswitch 119
M
Night View Assist Plus 23528
CockpitAt
ag lance

Centre console
Centre console, upper section
Function Page
:
Audi
o20/COMAND
Online: see the separate
operatin ginstructions ;
c
Seat hea ting 108
=
s
Seat ventilation 109
?
c
PARKTRONIC 216
A
¤
ECO start/sto pfunc-
tion 163 Function Page
B
£
Hazard warning
lamps 122
C
4
PASSENG ER AIRBAG
OFF indicator lamp 52
D
å
ESP® 66
E
&
Auxiliary heating 14834
Centre consoleAt
ag lance

Problem Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
The engin
ecannot be
started using the key. The on-board voltage is too low.
X
Switch off non-essential consumers, e.g. seat heating or interior
lighting ,and try to start the engine again.
If this doe snot work:
X Check the starter battery and charge it if necessary
(Y page 384).
or
X Jump-start the vehicle (Y page 386).
or
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. The engine cannot be
started using KEYLESS-
GO. The key is in the
vehicle. Ad
oor is open. Therefore, the key can notb ed etected as easily.
X Close the door and tr ytostart the vehicle again. There is interferenc
efrom apowerfu lsource of radio waves.
X Start your vehicle with the key in the ignition lock. Doors
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
Only fo rthe Unite dKingdom: if the vehicle
has been locked with the key or with KEY-
LESS-GO, the double lock func tion is activa-
ted as standard. It is then not possible to open
the doors from inside the vehicle.
Therefore, do not leav eany people behind in
the vehicle, particularly children, elderly peo-
ple or people requiring special assistance .As
ar esult, they may not be able to free them-
selves in the event of an emergency. They
could be seriously or even fatally injured by
prolonged exposur etoextremely hig horlow
tempera tures, for example. In this case ,res-
cuin gpeople from outside the vehicle is diffi-
cult.
Deac tivate the interior motion sensor before
you lock the vehicle .The doors can then be
opened from the insid eafter the vehicl ehas
been locked from the outside. G
WARNING
If children are left unsupervised in the vehicle,
they could:
R open adoor from inside the vehicle at any
time, even if it has been locked
R star tthe vehicle usin gakey which has been
left in the vehicle
R release the electric parking brake
They could thereby endanger themselves and
others. Never leave children unsupervised in
the vehicle. Alway stake the key with you
when leaving the vehicle, even if you are only
leaving it for ashort time. Unlocking and opening th
edoors
from the inside
For all countries except the United King-
dom: you can open adoor from inside the
vehicle even if it has been locked.
If the vehicle has been locked with the key or
with KEYLESS -GO, opening adoor from the
inside will trigger the anti-thef talarm system.
Switch off the alarm (Y page 71).82
DoorsOpening and closing

Seats
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
The seat scan still be adjusted when there is
no key in the ignition lock. For this reason,
children shoul dnever be left unsupervised in
the vehicle. They could adjust the seats and
becom etrapped. G
WARNING
Only adjus tthe driver's seat when the vehicle
is stationary .You will otherwise be distracted
from the road and traffic condition sand you
could los econtrol of the vehicle as aresult of
the seat moving. This could cause an acci-
dent. G
WARNING
If you adjust the seat height carelessly, you or
others could be trapped and thereby injured.
Children in particula rcould unintentionally
press the buttons to electrically adjust the
seats and becom etrapped.
Take care that:
R while moving th eseats, your hands do not
get under the lever assembly of the seat
adjustmen tsystem.
R children in the vehicle do not slid etheir
hands unde rthe levers. G
WARNING
Make sur ethat nobody can becom etrapped
when adjustin gthe seats.
Observ ethe note sonairbags.
Secur echildren as recommended; see the
"Childre ninthe vehicle" section. G
WARNING
Make sur ethat the bac kofyour head is sup-
ported at eye level by the cen tralarea of the
head restraint. If your head is not supported
correctly by th ehead restraint ,you coul dsuf-
fer asever eneck injury in the event of an accident
.Never driv eifthe head rest raints are
not engaged and set correctly. G
WARNING
As eat belt can only offer its intended degree
of protection when the back rest is almost ver-
tical and the occupan tiss itting upright. Avoid
seat positions that do not allow the seat belt
to be routed correctly. Adjust the backrest so
that it is as upright as possible .Never travel
with the back rest reclined too fa rbackwards.
You could otherwise be seriousl yoreven
fatally injured in th eevent of an accident or
sudden braking.
! To avoid damag etothe seats and the seat
heating, observe the followin ginformation:
R do not spill any liquids on the seats. If
liquid is spilled on the seats, dry them as
soon as possible.
R if the sea tcover sare damp or wet, do not
switc hont he seat heating. The seat
heating should also not be used to dry
the seats.
R clea nthe seat cover sasrecommended;
see "In terior care".
R do not transport heav yloads on the
seats. Do not plac eshar pobjects on the
seat cushions ,e.g. knives, nails or tools.
Th es eats should only be occupied by
passengers, if possible.
R when the seat heatin gisinoperation ,do
not cover the seats with insulating mate-
rials, e.g. blanke ts,c oats, bags, seat cov-
ers, child seats or booster seats.
! Make sure that ther eare no objects in the
footwell or behind th eseats when moving
the seat back .There is arisk that the seats
and/or the objects could be damaged.
i The head restraint scannot be removed
from the fron tseats. The rear-compart-
men thead restraints, however ,can be
removed (Y page 104).
For more information ,contac taqualified
specialist workshop. Seats
101Seats, steering wheel and mirrors Z