MERCEDES-BENZ GLS 2020 Owners Manual

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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
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A per son inthefront passeng erseat could then, forex am ple, com eint ocon tact with theve hicle's interior ,
especially ifth eper son issitt ing tooclose tothecoc kpit. #
Mak esur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest atus ofthefront passeng erairbag iscor rect. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions. #
Checkth est atus oftheaut omatic front passeng erairbag actuation (/page47 ). #
Ifnec essar y,consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
Front Passeng erAirb ag
Enabl edSee Operator 's
Manu al *T
hefront passeng erairbag isenabled whiletheve hicle isin mo tion:
R evenwh en ach ild, aper son ofsmall statur eor an obj ect weighin gless than thesy stem weight thre shold is
locat edon thefront passeng erseat
R even when thefront passeng erseat isno toccupied
The system mayde tect obje ctsorforc es that areaddin gto thewe ight applied totheseat. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj uryif ach ild restra int system isused while thefront passeng erfront
airbag isenabled
If yo usec ureach ild inach ild restra int system onthefront passeng erseat andthefront passeng erairbag is
enabled, thefront passeng erairbag candeplo yin theeve ntofan acci dent.
The child could bestru ck bytheairbag. #
Ensur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest atus ofthefront passeng erairbag iscor rect. 57
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NEVE Ruse are ar wa rdfacing child restra int onaseat protect edbyan ACTIVE AIRBAGinfront ofit,DE ATHor
SERIOU SINJU RYtotheCH ILD can occur . #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions. #
Checkth est atus oftheaut omatic front passeng erairbag actuation (/page47 ). #
Ifnec essar y,consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
PRE-S AFEInoperat iveSee
Operator's Manual *
The PRE‑S AFE®
funct ionsaremalfunct ioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
PRE-SA FEImpulse Side
Inoperative SeeOperator's
Manual *
The PRE‑S AFE®
Im pulse Sidesystem ismalfunct ioningorinoper ativeaf te rha ving alread ybeen trigg ered. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Smar
tKey Disp
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Á Obtain aNew Key *T
heSmar tKey nee dstobe replaced. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
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Á Replace KeyBattery *T
heSmar tKey batt eryis disc harged. #
Replace thebatt ery(/ page71 ).
Á
Ke yNot Detected (whit e
disp lay mes sage) *T
heSmar tKey iscur rently undetect ed. #
Chang eth elocation oftheSmar tKey intheve hicle. #
Ifth eSmar tKey isstill no tre cogni zed,place itin themar kedspace forst ar tin gwit hth eSmar tKey
( / pag e18 2).
Á Ke yNo tDete cted (red dis‐
pl ay messa ge) *T
heSmar tKey canno tbe detected and mayno long erbe intheve hicle.
The Smar tKey isno long erintheve hicle andyouswit choffth eengine:
R Youcan nolongerst ar tth eengine.
R Youcan notcen trall yloc kth eve hicle. #
Ensur eth at theSmar tKey isin theve hicle.
If th eSmar tKey detection functi onhasa mal functi ondueto ast ro ng radio signal source: #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions. #
PlacetheSmar tKey inthemar kedspace forst ar tin gth eengine withth eSmar tKey (/ pag e18 2). 57
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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
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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
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0049 Malfunct ionSee Opera-
tor’s Manual *T
heexterior lighting ismalfunct ioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
0049 Automatic HeadlampMode
Inoperative *T
helight sensor ismalfunctionin g. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
0049 Act ive Headla mpsInopera-
tive *T
heactiv eheadla mpsar emalfunctioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
0049 Switch OnHeadla mps *Y
ouaredr iving without low- beam headlam ps. #
Turn thelight switc hto the0058 or0058 position . 57
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0049 Switc hOff Lights *Y
ouarelea ving theve hicle andthelights arest ill switc hedon. #
Turn thelight switc hto the0058 position .
0049 Int ell. Light System Inoper-
ative *T
heIntellig entLight System isfaulty .The light ingsystem continues tofunction proper lywit hou tth efunc tionsof
th eInt ellig entLight System. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Adaptive Highbeam Assist
Currently UnavailableSee
Operator's Manual *A
dap tiveHighbeam Assistis temp orarily una vailable.
The system limits have been reac hed (/page15 8). #
Drive on.
Once thecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent ,th esy stem will beavailable again. TheAdap tiveHig hbeam
As sist Now Available displaymes sagewill appear .
Adap tiveHig hbeam Assist
In oper ative *A
daptiveHighbeam Assistis malfunc tioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Hazard Warning Flashers
Malfunctioning *T
hehazar dwa rning lam pswitc his malfun ctionin g. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
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Update Successfully Com-
pleted *I
nstallation ofthesof twareupdat ehas been success fullycompleted(/ page37 7).
Up dat eFa iledSoftw are
Re mai nsUncha nged *A
ner ro roccur reddur ing theins tallation ofthesof twareupdat e(/ page37 7).
Th epr ev ious softwareve rsion remains inpla ce.
Upda teFail ed *A
ner ro roccur reddur ing theins tallation ofthesof twareupdat e(/ page37 7).
Ma keaMer cedesme call viatheove rhead control panel (/page44 2).
0072
Vehi cleRea dytoDrive
Switch theIgnitio nOff
Before Exiting *Y
ouarelea ving theve hicle when itis in are ady -to- dr ive st at e. #
When youlea vetheve hicle, switchof fth eignition ,secur eth eve hicle agains tro lling away and taketh eSmar t‐
Ke ywit hyo u. #
Ifyo udo notlea vetheve hicle, switchof fth eelectr icalconsumer s,e.g. theseat heating. Other wise, the12 V
batt eryma ydisc hargeand itwill then be possible tostar tth eve hicle onlywit hth eaid ofasecon dbatt ery
(s ta rting assis tance) .
Ru nning BoardsNot Retrac -
ted PayAttentio nto
Excess Width ofVeh icle *M
ercedes- Maybac hve hicles: theru nning boards areno tre tract ed.
R The running boards canberetract edvia themultimedia system onlywhen theve hicle isstatio nary
(/ page79).
R The running boards andtheside skirtmus tbe free ofdir t,ice and snow.Other wise, they areunabl eto retract. #
Clea nth eru nning boards (/page 490). 57
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Repeat there tracti onoftheru nning boards (/page 78).
If th eru nning boards canno tbe retract edagain, cons ulta qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Ifth eru nning boards areno tre tract ed,ch eckth eex cess widthof theve hicle.
Running BoardNotExten-
ded *M
ercedes- Maybac hve hicles: theru nning boards areno tex tende d.
R The running boards extend only when theve hicle isstatio nary.
R The running boards andtheside skirtmus tbe free ofdir t,ice and snow.Other wise, they areunabl eto extend. #
Clea nth eru nning boards (/page 490). #
Repeat theex tensi on oftheru nning boards (/page 78).
If th eru nning boards failto extend again, consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Ifth eru nning boards areno tex tende d,be particular lycar efu lwhe nget ting inor out.
Ù
Stee ringMa lfunctio n
Incre ased Physica lEffo rt
See Opera tor' sMa nua l *T
hepowe rst eer ing assis tance isma lfunctio ning. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto altered steer ing charact eristic s
If th epo we rassi stanc eof thesteer ing fails par tiall yor com pletely,yo uwill need touse morefo rc eto steer . #
Ifsaf esteer ing ispossible, drive on car efully . #
Visit orconsult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. #
Ifsaf esteer ing ispossible, drive on car efully . #
Visit orconsult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. Dis
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Ù St eering Malfunct ionStop
Immediately SeeOpera-
tor's Manual *T
hesteer ing ismalfunct ioning.Steer ing capability issignif icantlyim pair ed. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifsteer ing capability isim pair ed
If th esteer ing does notfunc tion asintended, theve hicle's operating safetyis jeopar dized. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.
Do notcontinu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions.Do notcontinu edr ivi ng und eranycir‐
cums tances. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
0051 *A
tle as tone door isop en. #
Close alldo ors.
0066 *T
hehood isopen. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifth eengine hoodisunlatc hedwhile driving
An unloc kedengin ehood mayopen upwhen theve hicle isin mo tion andblockyo ur vie w. #
Neverunla tchth eengine hoodwhile driving. 57
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