warning light MERCEDES-BENZ GLS 2020 User Guide

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The driver presses ast eer ing wheel buttonor
oper ates Touc hCon trol.
If Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tde tects that asy stem
limit hasbeen reac hed, avisual warning is
issued andawa rning tone sou nds.
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tis onl yan aid. Thedriver is
re sponsible forth edis tance totheve hicle in
fr ont, forve hicle speed, forbr aking ingood time
and forst ay ing inlane. Beforech ang inglane s,
th edr iver mus tmak esur eth at theneighbor ing
lane isfree (glance over theshoulder).
Sy stem limit s
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis thas alimit edsteer ing tor‐
qu efo rlat eral gui dance. Insome cases, the
st eer ing interve ntio nis no tsu fficien tto keep the
ve hicle inthelane ortodrive th ro ugh exits.
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing instances:
R The reispoor visibilit y,e.g. due tosno w,rain,
fo g, hea vyspr ay,gr ea tly varying ambien t
light orstro ng sha dows onthero adw ay.
R Ther eis glar e, e.g .fr om oncom ingtraf fic,
di re ct sunli ght orreflect ions. R
Insuf ficie ntroad illumin ation.
R The wind shieldisdir ty,fo gg ed up, damag ed
or coveredin thevicinit yof thecamer a,e.g.
by ast icke r.
R No, orseveral,unc lear lane markingsare
pr esen tfo rone lane, orthemar kings chang e
qu ickl y, e.g. inacon stru ction area orinter‐
secti ons.
R The lane mar kings arewo rnaw ay,dar kor
co veredup, e.g. bydirtor sno w.
R The distance totheve hicle infront istoo
small andthelane marking sth us can notbe
de tected.
R The road isnar row and windin g.
R Ther ear eobs tacle son thelane orprojec ting
out intoth elane, suchas objec tmar kers.
The system does notpr ov ide assis tance inthe
fo llo wing condition s:
R Ontigh tbends andwhen turnin g.
R When crossin gint ersect ions.
R Attraf fic cir cle sor tollst atio ns.
R When towing atrailer . R
When activel ych ang inglane without switch‐
ing onthetur nsignal indicat or.
R When thetir epr essur eis toolow.
Dep endingontheselect edvehicle settin gs,
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tma ybe una vailable.
Obser vethest atus displa yof ActiveSt eer ing
Assis tin themultifunc tiondispla y
(/ page24 7). &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifAc tive
St eer ing Assis tune xpect edlystops func‐
tionin g
If th esy stem limits ofActiveSt eer ing Assis t
ar ere ac hed ther eis no guar anteethat the
sy stem will remain activeor wil lke ep the
ve hicle inlane. #
Alw ayske ep your han dson thesteer ing
wheel andobser vethetra ffic car efull y. #
Alw aysst eer theve hicle paying atten‐
tion totraf fic condi tions. Dr
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If
th eassis tance grap hicis sho wnwhen chang ‐
ing lane s,thelane chang edispla yappear swit h
an addit ionalarrow point ingtowa rdsth eadja‐
cent lane(/page24 7).
If alan ech ang eis no tposs ible, thear ro w fades
out afte ra fe w sec ond sand ane wlane chang e
mus tbe init iated. Animm ediat elane chang eis
on lypossible onfree wa ysec tion swit hout speed
limi ts.
If th esy stem isim pair ed,ActiveLa ne Chang e
Assi stma ybe canceled .If it is canceled ,th e
Lane Change Cancel edmessag eappe arsin the
multifu nctiondisplay and awa rning tone sou nds. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from chang ‐
ing lane toan occ upied adjacentlane
Lan eChan geAssi stcanno tal wa ys detect
cle arly ifth eadjacen tlane isfree.
The lane chang emigh tbe init iated although
th eadjacen tlane isno tfr ee. #
Beforech ang inglane s,mak esur eth at
th eneighbor inglane isfree and ther eis
no dang ertoother road user s. #
Mon itor thelane chang e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifLane
Ch ang eAssi stune xpectedl yst ops func‐
tionin g
If th esy stem limit ations forLane Change
Assis tha ve been reac hed, ther eis no guar‐
ant eethat thesy stem will remain active.
Lane ChangeAssis tcanno tth en assis tyo u
by appl ying steer ing torq ues . #
Alw aysmonit orthelane chang eand
ke ep your han dson thesteer ing wheel.
Obser vethetra ffic con dition sand steer
and/or brak eif neces sary. Sy
stem limit s
The system limit ations ofActiveSt eer ing Assis t
apply toActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st
( / pag e24 2). The
system mayalso beimpair edorma yno t
func tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The sensorsin there ar bum peraredir ty,
damag edorcoveredby ast icke ror ice and
sno w,forex am ple.
R The exterior lighting showsafa ult.
% The ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi stsensor s
adjus taut omaticall ywhile acer tain dis tance
is be ing driven afte rth eve hicle hasbeen
deliv ered. ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi stis
una vailable oronl ypar tiall yav ailable during
th is teac h-in proce ss;noarro w appear sne xt
to theØ ActiveSt eer ing Assis tsymbol
when thetur nsignal indicat orisactiv ated.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gAc tiv eLan eCha nge
As sist
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Act ive Lane Change Assist #
Activateor deacti vate thefunc tion.
Fu nction ofActiv eEme rgency Stop Assis t
If th edr iver con tinuall yignor esthevisual or
acous ticwarning toput their hands onthesteer‐ Dr
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Dif
fere nces betw een differe nt vehicl eleve ls
com paredtothenor malle ve l Ve
hicl e
le ve l Ve
hicl es
without Off-
ro ad pac kage Ve
hicl eswith
Of f-road pack‐
ag e
Ca rwa sh Approx.
+3.5 in
(+90 mm) Appr
ox.+3.5 in
(+90 mm)
Of f-roa d
le ve l+3 Una
vailable Approx.+3.5 in
(+90 mm)
Of f-roa d
le ve l+2 Una
vailable Approx.+2.4 in
(+60 mm)
Of f-roa d
le ve l+1 Appr
ox.
+2.4 in
(+60 mm) Appr
ox.+1 .2 in
(+30 mm)
Spor tA pprox.-0.6 in
(-1 5mm) Appr
ox.-0.6 in
(-1 5mm)
Spor t+A pprox.-1 .0 in
(-25 mm) Appr
ox.-1 .0 in
(-25 mm) Sy
stem limit s
AI RMA TICmayno tbe available orhave onl ylimi‐
te dav ailabilit yin thefo llo wing cases :
R The overheating protect ion has been activa‐
te ddue tofreq uent leve lch ang eswit hin a
shor ttim e.The 00C4 warning lam pappear s
in themultifunc tiondispla y.
Af terth ecooling phase,thesy stem isag ain
av ailable without restriction.
Se tting thevehicl eleve l(v ehicles withAIR‐
MA TIC) &
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 evicin ityof
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 inthevicin ityofthe
wheel arch es ortheunderbody couldthus
bec ome trapped.
The vehicle canalso belowe redaf te rbeing
loc ked. Dr
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Fu
rther displa yson themultifunc tiondispla y:
0097 Gear
shiftre comme ndation (/page 202)
u ActivePa rking Assist(/ page283)
é Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cdeac tiva ted
( / pag e27 3)
î DSR(/page 233)
h Cruise contr ol(/ page23 1)
ç ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 235)
ê ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e23 1)
à ActiveSt eer ing Assis t(/ page24 2)
ð ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist(/ page29 4)
± ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st(/ pag e24 4)
00D6 ECO
star t/ stop funct ion(/ page19 2)
00D9 HO
LD functio n(/ page 249)
00CE Ad
aptiveHig hbeam Assis t(/ page15 8)
Ve hicl eswith Traf fic Sign Assis t:De tected
ins tructi ons and traf fic sig ns (/ page 289) .
Fo ran overvie wof theindicat orand warning
lam ps,see (/page62 1). Ad
jus tingthe inst ru men tlighti ng #
Turn brightn esscontrol 1 upordown.
The lightin gof theIns trument Displayand in
th econ trol element sof theve hicle interior is
adjus ted. Menus
andsubmenu s Calling
upfunctions ontheSer vice menu of
th eon-boa rdcom puter On-boar
dcom puter:
4 Service #
Toselect afunction: swipeupwards or
do wn wardson thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol. #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol.
Fu nctio nson theServ icemenu:
R Messag ememor y(/ page56 7)
R Tires :
- Restar tth etir epr essur eloss warning
sy stem (/ page52 1)
- Chec kth etir epr essur ewit hth etir epr es‐
sur emonit or(/ page51 9)
- Restar tth etir epr essur emonit or
(/ page520)
R ASSYST PLUS: calluptheser vice duedate
(/ page47 6)
R Coo lant: cool anttemp eratur edispla y
R Engine OilLevel :engine oilleve l Ins
trument Displayand on-boar dcom puter 30
7

Yo
ucan selectthepr ofile:
R When entering (/ page35 1)
R Using thehome screen (/page336)
The profile settings areactiv ated assoon asa
pr ofile isselect ed.
% When youcall upyour profile, thedr iver's
seat, steer ing wheel andoutside mirrors can
be set.
If yo ucall upyour profile when drivin gth en
th edr iver's seat position willnotbe adjus‐
te d.
Yo ucan cancelthese tting process withth e
fo llo wing actions :
R Tapon thePosition ingSeat andSteering
Wheel… Pleasetaptocanc el.warning on
th emedia display.
R Press one oftheseat operating buttons
in thedr iver's door . Pr
ofile cont ent
Depen dingontheve hicle equipment, thefo llo w‐
ing settings canbestor ed inyour profile, for
ex am ple:
R Driver' sseat ,st eer ing wheel andmirrorse t‐
tings
R Driver's seat memor y
R Radio (including statio nlis t)
R Lastdes tinatio ns
R Climat econ trol
R Ambien tlight ing
R DYNA MIC SELE CTI(individua l)
R Instrument Display,Hea d-up Display and
st yle (displa yst yle of themultimedia system)
R Themes, suggestion sand favo rite s
% Settings fordr iver assi stanc esy stems can‐
no tbe save din thepr ofile. Mer
cedes meconnect profile
If yo uuse apr ofile from Mer cedesme conn ect ,
th efo llo wing onlinefunc tionsar eav ailable, for
ex am ple:
R Youcan configur eth ese ttings intheve hicle
using theMer cedes meapp andthe
Mer cedes meportal.
R Youcan synchronize your profile on
Mer cedesme conn ect withth epr ofile inthe
ve hicle (/page35 1).
R Youcan add aper son alprofile pho tothat is
sho wnintheve hicle.
R Youcan take your profile and someof your
se tting swit hyo uin ne wvehicles.
Re quirement sfo rusi ng Mercedes mecon‐
nect profiles:
Fo rth eve hicle owner :
R Youha ve aMer cedesme user accoun t.
R The vehicle hasbeen connectedwithth e
user accoun t.
R The person alizatio nser viceis act ivat ed. MB
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*
NO
TEDama ging thebatt eryth ro ugh
ove rvolt age When
chargin gusin gabat tery charge rwit h‐
out amaximu mchargin gvo ltag e, thebatt ery
or theve hicle electr onics maybe damag ed. #
Onlyuse batterych arge rs wit hamax i‐
mum chargin gvo ltag eof 14.8 V. &
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion from hydro‐
ge nga signiting
A batt eryge ner ates hydrog en gasdur ing the
ch argin gpr oce ss.Ifth er eis ashor tcir cuit or
spar ksstar tto form ,th er eis adang erofthe
hy drog en gasigniting. #
Mak esur eth at thepositiv ete rm inal of
th econ nect edbatt erydoes notcome
int ocon tact with vehicle parts. #
Neverpla ceme talobje ctsor tools ona
batt ery. #
When connectin gand disconn ectingth e
batt ery, yo umus tobse rveth edescr i‐
bed order forth ebatt eryclam ps. #
When giving star tin gassis tance, alwa ys
mak esur eth at youon lyconnect bat‐
te ry term inals withident icalpolar ity. #
Dur ing star tin gassis tance, youmus t
obse rveth edescr ibedorder forcon‐
necting anddisconnecting thejum per
cables. #
Donotcon nect ordiscon nectthebat‐
te ry cla mp swhile theengine isrunning . &
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion during
ch argin gpr oce ssand star tin gassis tance
Dur ing thech argin gpr oce ssand star tin g
assis tance, thebatt eryma yre lease anexplo‐
siv ega smixtur e. #
Avoid fire ,open flames ,cr eat ing spar ks
and smoking. #
Mak esur eth at ther eis suf ficie ntventi‐
la tio ndu ring thech argin gpr oce ssand
dur ing star tin gassis tance. #
Donotle an ove ra batt ery. &
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion from afro‐
zen battery
A disc hargedbatt eryma yfreeze attemp era‐
tur es slightl yabo veorbelo wfreezing point.
Dur ing star tin gassis tance orbatter ych arg‐
ing ,bat tery gasma ybe released. #
Alw aysth aw afroz en bat tery out firs t
bef orech argin git or per form ing star t‐
ing assis tance. If
th eindicat or/warning lampsintheins trument
clus terdo notlig ht up atlow temp eratur es,itis
ve ry likelyth at thedisc hargedbatt eryhas fro‐
zen .In this case youma yne ither jump-start the
ve hicle norcharge thebatt ery.
The service life of abatt eryth at has been
th awe dma ybe dramaticall yshor tened .The
st ar tin gch aract eristic sma ybe impair ed,espe ‐
ciall yat low temp eratur es.
It is recomme ndedthat youha ve ath aw ed bat‐
te ry checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 502
Breakdo wnassis tance

Fu
rther relat ed subje cts:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page51 5)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page51 6)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page52 2) Ti
re pres sur emoni toring system Fu
nction ofthetir epr essur emoni toring sys‐
te m &
DANG ER Risk ofacc iden tdue toinc or‐
re ct tirepr ess ure
Eac htir e, incl uding thespar etir e(if present ),
should becheckedat leas tonc eamont h
when coldandthen inflated tothepr essur e
re comme ndedbytheve hicle manuf acturer
(see theTire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplac‐
ar don thedr iver's side B‑pillar orthetir e
pr essur eta ble ontheinside ofthefuel filler
fl ap ofyour vehicle). Ifyo ur vehicle hastires
of adif fere nt size than thesize indicat edon
th eTire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar dor th
etir epr essur eta ble, youmus tfind outth e
cor rect tirepr ess ures forth ese tires.
As anadded safetyfe atur e,your vehicle has
been equipped withatir epr essur emonit or‐
ing system (TPMS) that illumin ates alow tire
pr essur eind icat orlam pwhen oneor mor eof
yo ur tires aresign ifican tly und erinf lated.
Ac cor ding ly,if th elow tirepr essur eindicat or
lam plights up,yousho uld stop and check
yo ur tires assoo nas poss ible, andinflate
th em tothecor rect press ure. Driving on a
sig nifica ntlyund erinf late dtir ecauses thetir e
to ove rheat and canlead totirefa ilur e.
Und erinf lation alsoincreases fuelconsum p‐
tion ,re duces thelife ex pect ancy ofthetir e
and mayadv ersely affect thehandling and
br aking charact eristic sof theve hicle. Please
no te that theTPMS isno ta subs titutefo r
pr oper tiremaint enanc e,and itis thedr iver's
re sponsibili tyto maint aincorrect tirepr es‐
su re,ev en ifunder inflation hasnotre ac hed
th eleve lto trig ge rill umina tionoftheTPMS
lo w tirepr essur eindicat orlam p. Yo
ur vehicle hasalso been equipped witha
TPMS malfunction indicatortoindic atewhen
th esy stem isno toper ating proper ly.The
TPMS malfunct ionindicat oriscombin edwith
th elow tirepr essur eindicat orlam p.When
th esy stem detects amal functi on,theindica‐
to rlamp willfl ash forapp roxima tely amin ute
and then remain continuously illumina ted.
This sequence willcontinue upon subseq uent
ve hicle star t-ups aslon gas themalfunct ion
ex ists.
When themalfunct ionindicat orisillumina‐
te d, thesy stem mayno tbe able todetect or
sig nal low tirepr ess ureas intende d.TPM S
mal functi onsmayoccu rfo ra va riet yof rea‐
son s,inc ludin gth eins tallation ofinc om pati‐
ble replacemen tor alternat etir es orwheels
on theve hicle that prev ent theTPMS from
func tioningproper ly.
Alw aysch eckth eTPMS malfunct ionwarning
lam paf te rre placing oneormor etir es or
wheels onyour vehicle toensur eth at the
re placemen tor alternat etir es and wheels 51
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Wheels andtires

Occupant
safety Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0075 SRS Malfunct ionServic e
Required *T
herestra int system ismalfunct ioning(/page36). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomalfu nctions inthere stra int system
If th ere stra int system ismalfunct ioning,restra int system com ponen tsma ybe trigg ered unint entionally orma y
no tdeplo yas intended during anacciden t.This mayaf fect theEmer gency Tensi oni ng Device sor airba gs, for
ex am ple. #
Have there stra int system checkedand repair edimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Re
cogni tionofare stra int system malfunct ion:
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam pdoes notlight upwhen theignition isswitc hedon.
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam plight sup con tinuousl yor repeat edlydur ing ajour ney. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
0075
Front LeftMalfuncti on
Servi ceRequire d(exa mp le) *T
hecor responding restra int system ismalfunct ioning(/page36). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomalfu nctions inthere stra int system
If th ere stra int system ismalfunct ioning,restra int system com ponen tsma ybe trigg ered unint entionally orma y
no tdeplo yas intended during anacciden t.This mayaf fect theEmer gency Tensi oni ng Device sor airba gs, for
ex am ple. #
Have there stra int system checkedand repair edimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 568
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Re cogni tionofare stra int system malfunct ion:
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam pdoes notlight upwhen theignition isswitc hedon.
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam plight sup con tinuousl yor repeat edlydur ing ajour ney. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
0075
Left Side Curta inAirbag
Malfu nction Service
Req uired(exa mp le) *T
hecor responding windowcur tain airbag ismalfun ctionin g(/ page36). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj urydue tomalfu nctions inthewindo wairbag
If th ewindo wairbag ismalfunct ioning,itmight betrigg ered unint entionall yor might notbe trigg ered atall in
th eeve ntofan acci dent with high deceler ation. #
Have thewindo wairbag checkedand repair edimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
Front Passeng erAirb agDis-
ab led See Operator 'sMan-
ua l *T
hefront passeng erairbag hasbeen disabl edeve nth ough anadult oraper son withan adult statur eis on thefront
passeng erseat. Ifadditional forc es areapplied totheseat, thewe ight thesy stem detects maybe toolow. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj urydue toadisable dfron tpasse nger airbag
If th efront passeng erairbag isdisabled, thefront passeng erairbag willnotbe deplo yedin theev ent ofan acci‐
dent andcann otper form itsintended protect ive func tion. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 569

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Place theKey inthe
Marked SpaceSeeOpera-
tor's Manual *S
mar tKey detection ismal functi oning. #
Chang eth elocation oftheSmar tKey intheve hicle. #
Place theSmar tKey inthemar kedspace forst ar tin gth eengine withth eSmar tKey (/ pag e18 2).
Á Don't ForgetYour Key *A
warning tone also sou nds. Thismes sage reminds youto take your keywit hyo uwhen youlea vetheve hicle. Lights
Displa
ymessag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0049 Check LeftLow
Beam (exa mp le) *T
hecor responding lightsourceisfaulty . #
Drive on car efull y. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
% LED lightbul bs: thedispla ymessag efo rth ecor responding lampappea rsonl ywhen allthelight- emitt ingdiodes
in thelam par efa ulty . Dis
playmes sagesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 57
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