trailer MERCEDES-BENZ GLS 2020 User Guide

Yo
ur sele ction issave d. The off-r oad leve lse t
re mains stor ed eve naf te rth eignition hasbeen
switc hedoff.
Oper ation withatrailer orbicy clerack :if yo u
ar edr ivin gat spee dsgrea terth an 19 mp h
(30 km/ h),theve hicle rises tothenor mal leve l
in thedr ive pr og rams Spor tor Spor t+ ifth e
electr icalconnect ionhas been correctl yes tab‐
lished.
The vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R When drivin gfa ster than 50 mph(80 km/h).
R When driving brief lybe tween 40mph
(65 km/ h)and 50mph(80 km/h).
R Aftersele cting adif fere nt drive pr ogr am
us ing theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthe
act ive dr ive pr og ram.
Oper ation withatraile ror bic ycle rack :if yo u
ar edr ivin gat spee dsgreat erthan 19 mp h
(30 km/ h),theve hicle lowe rsto thenor mal leve l
if th eelectr icalconnect ionhas been correctly
es tablished. Lo
we ring theve hicl e(v ehic leswithout Off-
ro ad pac kage) #
Pull rock er switc h1.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthe
act ive dr ive pr ogram.
Oper ation withatrailer orbicy clerack :th e
ve hicle lowe rsto thenor mal leve lif th eelectr ical
con nect ionhas been correctl yes tablished. Ra
ising theve hicl e(v ehic leswith Off-road
pac kage) #
Push rock er switc h1 forw ards.
R Off-ro ad leve l+1: one indic ator lam p2
light sup con tinuousl ywhen theve hicle
has finis hed rising.
R Off-road leve l+2: twoindic ator lam ps2
light upcon tinuousl ywhen theve hicle
has finis hed rising. Dr
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R
Off-road leve l+3: thre eindicat orlam ps
2 light upcon tinuousl ywhen theve hicle
has finis hed rising.
Yo ur sele ction issave d. The off-r oad leve lse t
re mains stor ed eve naf te rth eignition hasbeen
switc hedoff.
The vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R Off-ro ad leve l+3: when drivin gfa ster than
12 mp h(20 km/h) orwhen there ar foglam p
is switc hedon.
The vehicle islowe redto off-r oad leve l+2.
R Off-ro ad leve l+2:
- When drivin gfa ster than 50 mph
(80 km/ h).
- When driving brief lybe tween 40mph
(65 km/ h)and 50mph(8 0km/h).
The vehicle islowe redto off-r oad leve l+1 .
Oper ation withatrailer orbicy clerack :if
yo uar edr ivin gat spee dsgrea terth an
19 mp h(3 0km/h), theve hicle lowe rsto the nor
malle ve lif th eelectr icalconnect ionhas
been correctl yes tablished.
R Off-road leve l+1:
- When drivin gfa ster than 71 mp h
(1 15 km/h) .
- Whe ndr ivi ng briefly be tween 62mph
(1 00 km/ h)and 71mp h(115 km/h) .
- Ope ratio nwi th atrail er or bicy cle
ra ck :yo uar edr ivin gat spee dsgreat er
th an 19 mp h(3 0km/h).
The vehicle islowe redto thenor mal leve l.
R Aftersele cting adif fere nt drive pr ogr am
us ing theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthe
act ive dr ive pr ogram.
Oper ation withatrailer orbicy clerack :
th eve hicle lowe rsto thenor mal leve lif th e
electr icalconnect ionhas been correctl y
es tablished. Lo
we ring theve hicl e(v ehic leswith Off-road
pac kage) #
Pull rock er switc h1.
R Off-road leve l+3: theve hicle islowe red
to off-r oad leve l+2. Twoindicat orlam ps
2 light upcont inuously whentheve hicle
has finis hed lowe ring.
R Off-roa dleve l+2: theve hicle islowe red
to off-r oad leve l+1 .One indic ator lam p
2 light sup con tinuousl ywhen theve hi‐
cle has finis hed lowe ring.
R Off-roa dleve l+1: theve hicle islowe red
to thenor mal leve l.No indic ator lam p2
light sup when theve hicle hasfinis hed
lo we ring.
Yo ur sele ction issave d. The off-r oad leve lse t
re mains stor ed eve naf te rth eignition hasbeen
switc hedoff.
Se tting theent ering/e xiting leve l(AIRMA TIC)
Re quirement s:
R The engin eis running .
R The vehicle ismo ving atspeeds lessthan
20 mph(30 km/h). 256
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Set ting s
5 Sch nellzugrif f(Quic kaccess) #
Select LowerWhenGettingIn On .
The vehicle islowe redto low leve l-2 tofacil i‐
ta te ent ering and exitin g.
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Lo we ring and raising there ar oftheve hicl e &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Whe nlowe ring theve hicle, people could
become trapped ifth eir limbs arebe tween
th eve hicle body andthetir es orunder neath
th eve hicle. #
Mak esur eno one isunder neathth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicinit yof
th ewheel arch es when theve hicle is
being lowe red. Re
quirement s:
R Allvehicle doorsar eclosed R
Ther eis no trailer coupled
R Ther eis no bicy clerack installed
R The batteryis suf ficie ntly charge d; ifnec es‐
sar y,star tth eengine
Lo we ring there ar oftheve hicl e #
Apply theelectr icpar king brak e. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005D
(/ page200). #
Pull switc h1 intheright-h andcargocom‐
par tmen ttr im brief ly.
Indicat orlam p2 flashes untilth eve hicle
has been lowe red.
The vehicle islowe redat there ar axle by
appr ox.1. 5 in (40 mm) .When theve hicle has
been lowe red, indicat orlam p2 remains lit.
When there ar oftheve hicle hasbeen com‐
ple tely lowe red, indicat orlam p2 remains
lit.
Lo we ring isint erru pte din thefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R Ave hicle doorisopened
R Switc h1 ispulle dag ain
R The vehicle isbeing driven faster than
1. 2 mp h(2 km/h)
% The vehicle isaut omaticall yse tto theleve l
of themos tre cently select eddrive pr ogr am
if yo udr ive at spee dsgreat erthan 1.2 mp h
(2 km/ h). Dr
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Suspension
settings andvehicl eleve lper drive pr og ram Dr
ive pr og ramS uspensionsettings andvehicl eleve l
C (Sport) R
The suspens ionsetting isfirm er.
R The vehicle issetto Spor tle ve l.
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isdeac tivated.
R The curveinc linat ionfunc tion isdeact ivat ed.
R Oper ation withatrailer orbicy clerack :if th eelectr icalconnect ionhas been correctly established, theve hicle
re mains atnor mal leve l.
B (Sport+) R
The suspen sionsetting iseven firm er.
R The vehicle issetto Spor t+ leve l.
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isdeac tivated.
R The curveinc linat ionfunc tion isact ive.
R Oper ation withatrailer orbicy clerack :if th eelectr icalconnect ionhas been correctl yes tablished, theve hicle
re mains atnor mal leve l. Dr
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Dr
ive pr og ramS uspensionsettings andvehicl eleve l
A (Comf ort) (Ma
ybac h) R
The suspens ionsetting iscomf ortable.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l.
R When drivin gat speeds aboveappr oximat ely87 mph(1 40 km/h) ,th eve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely25 mph(40 km/h), theve hicle israised.
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isact ive.
R A: Thecurveinc linat ionfunc tion isdeact ivat ed.
R :
The curveinc linat ionfunc tion isact ive.
R Oper ation withatrailer orbicy clerack :if th eelectr icalconnect ionhas been correctl yes tablished, theve hicle
re mains atnor mal leve l.
N (CURVE) R
The suspen sionsetting iscom fortable.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l.
R When drivin gat speeds aboveappr oximat ely87 mph(1 40 km/h), theve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely25 mph(4 0km/h), theve hicle israised again.
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isact ive.
R The curveinc linat ionfunc tion isact ive. 260
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ive pr og ramS uspensionsettings andvehicl eleve l
; (Econom y) R
The suspens ionsetting iscomf ortable.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l.
R When drivin gat speeds aboveappr oximat ely87 mph(1 40 km/h), theve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely25 mph(4 0km/h), theve hicle israised again.
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isdeac tivated.
R The curveinc linat ionfunc tion isdeact ivat ed.
R Oper ation withatrailer orbicy clerack :if th eelectr icalconnect ionhas been correctly established, theve hicle
re mains atnor mal leve l.
F (Off-ro ad invehicles
wit hout Off-road package ) R
The suspension setting issuit able foreasi lynego tiable of f-r oa dte rrain.
R The vehicle issetto off-r oad leve l+1 .
R When drivin gat speeds aboveappr oximat ely50 mph(8 0km/h) theve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely28 mph(45 km/h), theve hicle israised.
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isdeac tivated.
R The curveinc linat ionfunc tion isdeact ivat ed.
R Recovery mode andtheindividual wheelcontrol func tion canbeactiv ated prov ided theneces sarycon ditions are
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wheel
control fun ction has been activa‐
te d. Indiv
idual wheel control isafunc tion ofthesus‐
pension ,whic hcan beused tosetth eve hicle
le ve lfo reac hwhee lindivi dually.This canhelp to
im prov ealignment ofthebody when driving off-
ro ad.
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Ad jus tingthe vehicl eleve l(v ehicles withE-
AC TIVE BODY CONT ROL) &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent because
ve hicle leve lis toohigh
If yo udr ive at ahigh ervehicle leve l,th edr iv‐
ing charact eristic sma ybe impair eddue to
th ehigher vehicle centerofgrav ity .
The vehicle candrift outw ards, forex am ple,
when steer ing orcor ner ing. #
Alw aysch oose ave hicle leve lwhic his
suit edtothedr iving style and thero ad
sur face condi tions. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Whe nlowe ring theve hicle, people could
become trapped ifth eir limbs arebe tween
th eve hicle body andthetir es orunder neath
th eve hicle. #
Mak esur eno one isunder neathth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicinit yof
th ewheel arch es when theve hicle is
being lowe red. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du eto theve hicle lowe ring
Ve hicl eswith AIRMA TICorleve lcontr ol:
when youunlo adlugg ageor lea vetheve hi‐
cle, theve hicle firs trises slightly andthen
re tur ns tothese tle ve lshor tly af te rw ards.
Yo uor anyone else inthevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody couldthus
bec ome trapped.
The vehicle canalso belowe redaf te rbeing
loc ked. #
When leaving theve hicle, makesur e
th at nobody isin thevicin ityofthe
wheel arch es ortheunderbody . Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R Vehicl eswithout Off-road package:th e
ve hicle isbeing driven no faster than 40 mph
(65 km/ h)or when being operated witha
trai lerorbicy clerack withacor rectl yes tab‐
lished electrical connecti on19mp h
(30 km/ h).
R Vehicl eswith Off-road package:
- Off-road leve l+1: theve hicle isno tmo v‐
ing faster than 62 mph(1 00 km/h) or
whe nbei ng oper ated withatrai ler or
bicy clerack withacor rectl yes tablished
elect rical connecti on19mp h(3 0km/h).
- Off-road leve l+2: theve hicle isno tmo v‐
ing faster than 40 mph(65 km/h) or
when being operated withatrailer or
bicy clerack withacor rectly established
elect rical connecti on19mp h(30 km/h). Dr
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Off-road leve l+3: theve hicle isno tmo v‐
ing faster than 12 mp h(20 km/h).
Ra ising theve hicl e(v ehic leswithout Off-
ro ad pac kage) #
Push rock er switc h1 forw ards.
In dicat orlam p2 flashes whiletheve hicle is
being raised andlight sup con tinuousl ywhen
it has finis hed rising. Yo
ur sele ction issave d. The off-r oad leve lse t
re mains stor ed eve naf te rth eignition hasbeen
switc hedoff.
Oper ation withatrailer orbicy clerack :if yo u
ar edr ivin gat spee dsgrea terth an 19 mp h
(30 km/ h),theve hicle rises tothenor mal leve l
in thedr ive pr og rams Spor tC orSpor t+
B ifth eelectr icalconnect ionhas been cor‐
re ctly established.
The vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R When drivin gfa ster than 50 mph(80 km/h).
R When driving brief lybe tween 40mph
(65 km/ h)and 50mph(80 km/h).
R Aftersele cting adif fere nt drive pr ogr am
us ing theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthe
act ive dr ive pr og ram.
Oper ation withatraile ror bic ycle rack :if yo u
ar edr ivin gat spee dsgreat erthan 19 mp h
(30 km/ h),theve hicle lowe rsto thenor mal leve l
if th eelectr icalconnect ionhas been correctly
es tablished. Lo
we ring theve hicl e(v ehic leswithout Off-
ro ad pac kage) #
Pull rock er switc h1.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthe
act ive dr ive pr ogram.
Oper ation withatrailer orbicy clerack :th e
ve hicle lowe rsto thenor mal leve lif th eelectr ical
con nect ionhas been correctl yes tablished. 266
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Ra
ising theve hicl e(v ehic leswith Off-road
pac kage) #
Push rock er switc h1 forw ards.
R Off-ro ad leve l+1: one indic ator lam p2
light sup con tinuousl ywhen theve hicle
has finis hed rising.
R Off-road leve l+2: twoindic ator lam ps2
light upcon tinuousl ywhen theve hicle
has finis hed rising. R
Off-road leve l+3: thre eindicat orlam ps
2 light upcon tinuousl ywhen theve hicle
has finis hed rising.
Yo ur sele ction issave d. The off-r oad leve lse t
re mains stor ed eve naf te rth eignition hasbeen
switc hedoff.
The vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R Off-ro ad leve l+3: when drivin gfa ster than
12 mp h(20 km/h).
The vehicle islowe redto off-r oad leve l+2.
R Off-ro ad leve l+2:
- When drivin gfa ster than 50 mph
(80 km/ h).
- When driving brief lybe tween 40mph
(65 km/ h)and 50mph(8 0km/h).
The vehicle islowe redto off-r oad leve l+1 .
Oper ation withatrailer orbicy clerack :if
yo uar edr ivin gat spee dsgrea terth an
19 mp h(3 0km/h), theve hicle lowe rsto the
nor malle ve lif th eelectr icalconnect ionhas
been correctl yes tablished. R
Off-road leve l+1:
- When drivin gfa ster than 71 mp h
(1 15 km/h) .
- Whe ndr ivi ng briefly be tween 62mph
(1 00 km/ h)and 71mp h(115 km/h) .
- Ope ratio nwi th atrail er or bicy cle
ra ck :yo uar edr ivin gat spee dsgreat er
th an 19 mp h(3 0km/h).
The vehicle islowe redto thenor mal leve l.
R Aftersele cting adif fere nt drive pr ogr am
us ing theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthe
act ive dr ive pr ogram.
Oper ation withatrailer orbicy clerack :
th eve hicle lowe rsto thenor mal leve lif th e
electr icalconnect ionhas been correctl y
es tablished.
Lo we ring theve hicl e(v ehic leswith Off-road
pac kage) #
Pull rock er switc h1.
R Off-road leve l+3: theve hicle islowe red
to off-r oad leve l+2. Twoindicat orlam ps Dr
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light upcon tinuousl ywhen theve hicle
has finis hed lowe ring.
R Off-roa dleve l+2: theve hicle islowe red
to off-r oad leve l+1 .One indic ator lam p
2 light sup con tinuousl ywhen theve hi‐
cle has finis hed lowe ring.
R Off-roa dleve l+1: theve hicle islowe red
to thenor mal leve l.No indic ator lam p2
light sup when theve hicle hasfinis hed
lo we ring.
Yo ur sele ction issave d. The off-r oad leve lse t
re mains stor ed eve naf te rth eignition hasbeen
switc hedoff.
Se tting Off-road Assis t
Re quirement s:
R The vehicle isstatio nary
R The vehicle issetto off-r oad leve l1 or 2
R The Off-ro ad orOff-ro ad Plus (onlyve hicles
wit hOf f-road package )dr ive pr ogr am has
been select ed
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon
R Alldoor sand thehood areclosed R
The transmission isno teng aged inposition
005D
R Ther eis no trailer coupled
R The vehicle isoutdoor s
R The detected late ra linc linat ionoftheve hicle
mus tno texc eed appr ox.15 °
R The system iswit hin itsoper ating temp era‐
tur e
R The on-boar dvo ltag eis suf ficie ntly high
Mu ltimed iasystem:
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Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Offr oad Assist ant
Re covery mode
Re covery mode assiststh edr iver when pulling
aw ay on rough terrain, suchas san dor snow . #
Select Free DrivingAssi st. #
Select Start .
Re covery mode isactiv ated. #
Select Stoptostop reco very mode. Re
covery mode isau tomatical lydeactiv ated in
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R Youar eact uall ytra veling faster than 9mp h
(1 5 km/ h)
R Aftera ru nning timeof30 seco nds
R Itis de tected that an obj ect has hitthe
und erbody oftheve hicle hard
R Notall con dition sar eme t
% Further information onreco very mode
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Indiv idual wheelcon trol
Individ ualwhee lcontr olenabl estheve hicle leve l
to be setsepar ately foreac hwhee l. #
Select IndividualWhee lCtrl. . #
Setth eve hicle leve lfo rth edesir edwheel.
% Youcan also usetheto uc hdispl aytosetth e
le ve lfo rtw oor mor ewhee lsat thesame
time. #
Select Resettosetall wheels tothedef ault
se tting. 268
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