ESP MERCEDES-BENZ GLS 2020 Owners Manual

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Have thetir epr essur emonit oring system checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Tire Pressure MonitorInop-
erative NoWheel Sensors *T
hewheels installed donotha ve suit able tirepr essur esensor s.The tirepr essur emonit orisdeactiv ated. #
Installwheels withsuit able tirepr essur esen sors.
0077 Wheel Sensor(s )Missin g *T
her eis no signal from thetir epr essur esensor ofone ormor ewheels. Nopressur eva lue isdispla yedfo rth eaf fec‐
te dtir e. #
Have thefa ulty tirepr ess uresen sor replaced ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
0077 Check Tires *T
hetirepr essur ein one ormor etir es has dropped significantl y.The wheel position isdispla yed. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto insuf ficie nttirepr ess ure
Ti re pressur esthat areto olow pose thefo llo wing hazar ds:
R The tires ma ybur st,especiall yas theload andvehicle speed increase.
R The tires ma ywe arexc essiv elyand/or unevenly, whic hma ygr eatl yim pair tiretract ion.
R The drivin gch aract eristic s,as wellas steer ing and braking, maybe greatl yim pair ed.
Yo uco uld then lose control of theve hicle. #
Obser vethere comme ndedtirepr ess ure. Disp
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
No teson flat tires (/ page49 4). #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition s. #
Chec kth etir es.
Tires Overheat ed *A
tle as tone tireisov erheating. Theaffect ed tires aredispl ayed inred. At temp eratur esclose tothelimit value, the
tir es aredisp laye din yello w. #
Drive mor eslow ly.
Decre aseSpe ed *A
tle as tone tireisov erheating. Theaffect ed tires aredispl ayed inred. At temp eratur esclose tothelimit value, the
tir es aredisp laye din yello w. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent from drivi ng with ove rheat edtires
Ov erheat edtires ma ybur st,par ticular lyat high speeds. #
Reduce speed sothat thetir es cool down. #
Reduce speed sothat thetir es cool down. Ti
re pres sur elo ss wa rning system Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Check TirePressure Soon *C
anada only: Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 61
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
The tirepr essur eloss warning system has detected asig nifica ntlos sof press ure. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto insuf ficie nttirepr ess ure
Ti re pressur esthat areto olow pose thefo llo wing hazar ds:
R The tires ma ybur st,especiall yas theload andvehicle speed increase.
R The tires ma ywe arexc essiv elyand/or unevenly, whic hma ygr eatl yim pair tiretract ion.
R The drivin gch aract eristic s,as wellas steer ing and braking, maybe greatl yim pair ed.
Yo uco uld then lose control of theve hicle. #
Obser vethere comme ndedtirepr ess ure. #
Adjus tth etir epr essur eif neces sary. #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition s. #
Chec kth etir epr essur e(/ page51 5) andth etir es. #
When thetir epr essur eis cor rect, restar tth etir epr essur eloss warning system (/ page520).
Check TirePressure Then
Restart RunFlatIndic ator *C
anada only:
The tirepr essur eloss warning system gener ated adi spl aymessa geand hasnotbeen restar tedsinc e. #
When thetir epr essur eis cor rect, restar tth etir epr essur eloss warning system (/ page520).
Run FlatIndic atorInoper a-
tive *C
anada only:
The tirepr essur eloss warning system ismalfunct ioning. 61
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Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

0049
US
A:electr icpar king brak eappli ed
(r ed) (/ page628)
0024 Canada
:electr icpar king brak e
appli ed(red) (/ page628)
0025 ABS
malfunction (/page63 1)
00E5 ESP®
(/ page63 1)
00BB ESP®
OFF (/page63 1)
L Distance warning (/ page630)
Ù Electric po we rst eer ing malfunct ion
(/ page62 4)
ä AIRMATIC/E-ACTIV EBO DY CON‐
TR OL malfu nction (/page630)
002E Of
f-road gear (/ page20 4)
Ì On-road posit ion(/ page20 4)
00B9 Chec
kEn gin e(/ page62 5)
003D Ele
ctrical mal functi on(/ page 625)
00B6 Fu
elreser vewit hfuel filler cap loca‐
tion indic ator (/ page625)
ÿ Coolanttooho tor cold
(/ page625)
0077 Ti
re pressur emonit or(/ page634) 622
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Dr
iving systems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
L Wa rning lam pfo rdis tance
wa rning func tion The
reddis tan cewarning lam plight sup while theve hicle isin mo tion.
*T he distance totheve hicle infront istoosmall forth espeed selected.
If th er eis an additional warning tone, youar eappr oachingan obs tacle attoohigh aspeed. #
Beprepar edtobrak eimmediat ely. #
Incr ease thedis tance.
Fu nctio nof ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e225).
ä Suspens ionwarning lam p The
yello wAIRMA TIC/E -ACTIV EBO DY CONTR OLwarning lam pis lit.
*A malfu nction hasoccur redwit hAIRMA TIC/E-ACTIV EBO DY CONTR OL. #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. 630
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions &
WARNIN GThe reisarisk ofskidding ifEBD orABS ismalfunctioning
If EBD orABS ismalfunctioning, thewheels mayloc kwhen braking.
The steer ing capability andbraking charact eristic sar eth us severely im pair ed.The brakin gdis tance inan eme r‐
ge ncy braki ng situa tioncan increase. Inadditio n,other driving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have thebr ak esy stem checkedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Drive on car efully . #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
00E5 ESP ®
wa rning lam pflashes The
yello wES P®
wa rning lam pflashes whiletheve hicle isin mo tion.
*O neormor ewh eelsha sre ac hed itsgrip limit (/page220). #
Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle to suit thero ad and weather condition s.
00E5 ES P®
wa rning lam plight s
up The
yello wES P®
wa rning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
* ESP ®
is mal func tioning .
Ot her drivi ng systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso bemalfunct ioning. 632
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Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is mal functi oning
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
canno tcar ryout vehicle stabiliz ation.Inaddit ion,ot her driving safetysy stems
ar eswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Drive on car efully . #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
00BB ESP ®
OFF warning lam p The
yello wES P®
OFF warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
* ESP ®
is de acti vated. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding whe ndr ivi ng with ESP ®
de acti vated
If ESP ®
is deactiv ated, ESP ®
canno tcar ryout vehicle stabiliz ation.The availabilit yof fur ther driving safetysy s‐
te ms isals olimi ted. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Onlydeactiv ateESP ®
foras long asthesituation requ ires. Disp
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Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
If ESP ®
cann otbe activ ated, ESP®
is malfunc tioning. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Obser vetheno teson deactiv atingESP®
(/ page220). Ti
re pres sur emoni tor Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0077 Ti re pressur emonit oring
sy stem warning lam p
fl ashes The
yello wtirepr essur emon itor ing system warning lam p(pr essur eloss/ malfun ction) flashes forapp roxima tely one
minut eand then remains lit.
*The tirepr essu remonit oring system isdef ective. &
WARNIN GThe reisarisk ofan accident ifth etir epr essur emonit oring system ismalfunct ioning
If th etir epr essur emonit oring system ismalfunct ioning,itis no table toissue awa rning ifth er eis pressur eloss
in one ormor eof thetir es.
Un der inflated tires ma y,forex am ple, impair thedr iving, steer ing and braking charact eristic s. #
Have thetir epr essur emonit oring system checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 63
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Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0077 Ti re pressur emonit oring
sy stem warning lam plight s
up The
yello wtirepr essur emon itor ing system warning lam p(pr essur eloss/ malfun ction) islit.
*The tirepr essur emon itor ing system has detected tirepr ess urelos sin at leas tone ofthetir es. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto insuf ficie nttirepr ess ure
Ti re pressur esthat areto olow pose thefo llo wing hazar ds:
R The tires ma ybur st,especiall yas theload andvehicle speed increase.
R The tires ma ywe arexc essiv elyand/or unevenly, whic hma ygr eatl yim pair tiretract ion.
R The drivin gch aract eristic s,as wellas steer ing and braking, maybe greatl yim pair ed.
Yo uco uld then lose control of theve hicle. #
Obser vethere comme ndedtirepr ess ure. #
Adjus tth etir epr essur eif neces sary. #
Stop theve hicle, paying attention toroad and traffic condi tions. #
Checkth etir epr essur eand thetir es. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 635

Dr
ive Aw ayAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 285
Exiting apa rking space .......................2 84
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>281
Ma neu vering assist anc e...................... 287
Pa rking ................................................ 283
Sy stem limit ations ...............................2 81
Ac tiv eSe rvice System PLUS
see ASSYST PLUS
Ac tiv eSpe edLimit Assist <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 239
Disp lay <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 239
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>239
Ac tiv eSte ering Assis t.............................2 42
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............244
Ac tiveEmerg encyStop Assis t.............2 45
Ac tiveLa ne Chang eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 244
Dis play sin theIns trument Display.......2 47
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>242
Sy stem limit ations ...............................2 42
Ac tiv eTr af fic Jam Assis t
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............247
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>246
Ad aptiv ecr uise contr ol
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C Ad
aptiv eHighb eamAssist
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>158
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 159
Ad diti onalcus hion
Leg rest <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 107
Re ar passe nger com partment head
re stra int ...............................................1 14
Ad diti ves.................................................. 556
En gine oil............................................ 556
Fu el ..................................................... 556
Ad diti ves(engine oil)
see Additiv es
Ad diti ves(fuel)
see Fuel
Ad dres sbo ok
see Contacts
Ad jus tingthe balanc e/fader
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ....4 72
Ad jus tingthe bass,mid- rang eand
tr eble
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ....4 72 Ad
jus tingthe mid- rang e,treble and
bass
Burmes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ....4 72
Ad jus tingthe sound focus
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ....4 73
Ad jus tingtreb le,mid- rang eand bass
se ttings
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ....4 72
ADS PLUS damp ing system
see AIRMA TIC
Af ter-sales service center
see ASSYSTPL US
Air bag
Re duced protect ion ...............................4 4
Air cond itioning menu
Callin gup .............................................1 73
Air cond itioning system
see Climat econ trol
Air distribut ion
Se tting .................................................1 71
Se tting (multimed iasystem) ................1 74
Air freshen ersystem
see Perfume atomiz er In
de x 63
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