ECU MERCEDES-BENZ GLS 2020 Workshop Manual

Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gDS R(D ow nhill Speed
Re gulat ion)(vehicles without Off-road pack‐
ag e)
Re quirement s:
R Youar edr ivin gat 24 mp h(40 km/h) or
slo wer.
If th ecur rent vehicle speed istoohigh, the
Max. Speed 24mph messag eappear sin the
multifu nctiondisplay.
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis de acti ‐
va ted.
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Set ting s
5 Sch nellzugrif f(Quic kaccess) #
Select DS
R.
The DSRsymbol appearsin themultifunc tion
displa ywhen thefunc tion isactiv ated. Changing
thetar getspe ed #
Toincr ease ordecr ease thetar getspe ed:
pr ess rock er switc h1 uptothepoint of
re sis tance fora highe rta rget speed and
do wn fora lowe rta rget speed.
The select edtarget speed increases or
decr eases by1mp h(1 km/h) andappea rs
wit hth eDS Rsymbol inthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla y. %
The target speed alwaysadjus tsin1mp h
(1 km/ h)inc rements. Thisisrega rdless of
whe ther youpr ess thero ck er switc hto or
be yond thepoint ofresis tance. Ac
tiv eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC Fu
nction ofActiv eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC Ac
tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cma intains the
se tspeed onfree-f lowing roads. Ifve hicles in
fr ont arede tected, these tdis tance isma in‐
ta ined, ifnec essar y,unt ilth eve hicle comes toa
halt. Thevehicle acceler ates orbrak es depend‐
ing onthedis tance totheve hicle infront and Dr
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Deact
ivat ing Activ eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto Active
Dis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cstill being
act ivat ed when youlea vethedr iver's
seat
If yo ulea vethedr iver's seat while theve hicle
is being brak ed byActiveDis tan ceAssi st
DIS TRONI Conly ,th eve hicle canrollaw ay. #
Alw aysdeactiv ateAc tiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI Cand secureth eve hi‐
cle topreve ntitfrom rolling away
bef oreyo ulea vethedr iver's seat. #
Press rock er switc h4 down (CNCL).
% Ifyo ubr ak e, deac tivateES P®
or ifES P®
int erve nes, ActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Cis de acti vated.
Incr easing orreduci ngthe speed #
Press rock er switc h3 up(SET +)or down
(SET -)to thepr essur epoint .
The stor ed speed isincr eased orreduced by
1 mp h(1 km/h) . or #
Press rock er switc h3 up(SET +)or down
(SET -)to thepr essur epoint andhold.
The stor ed speed isincr eased orreduced in
incr ement sof 1mp h(1 km/h).
or #
Press rock er switc h3 up(SET +)or down
(SET -)be yond thepr essur epoint .
The stor ed speed isincr eased orreduced by
5 mp h(1 0 km/h) .
or #
Press rock er switc h3 up(SET +)or down
(SET -)and hold beyond thepr essur epoint .
The stor ed speed isincr eased orreduced in
incr ement sof 5mp h(1 0 km/h).
Re duci ngorinc reasin gth especif ieddis‐
tance from theve hicl ein front #
Press rock er switc h2 upordown. Fu
nction ofActiv eSpe edLimit Assist %
The follo wing function iscoun try- dependen t
and onlyav ailable incon junction withth e
Dr iving Assi stanc ePa ckag e. If
ach ang ein thespeed limitisde tected and
au tomatic adoptionofspeed limitsisactiv ated,
th ene wspeed isaut omatic allyadop tedas the
st or ed speed (/page290). Dr
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ing
wheel, theBeginn ingEmer gencySt op mes‐
sag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.Ifth e
dr iver still does notre spond, ActiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI Creduces thespeed. Thevehi‐
cle isdeceler ated instag es toast ands till.
De pen dingon thecount ry,at speeds below
40 mph(60 km/h) thehazar dwa rning light s
switc hon aut omat ically.
When theve hicle isstatio nary,thefo llo wing
act ions arecar ried out :
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis end ed
R The vehicle isunloc ked
R Ifpossib le,an emer gency callis place dto
th eMer cedes- Benzemergency callcent er
The driver can cance lth edeceler ationatany
time byper form ing one ofthefo llo wing actions :
R Steer ing
R Braking oracceler ating
R Pressing ast eer ing-wheel button
R Oper ating Touc hCon trol R
Activati ng ordeacti vating ActiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI C Fu
nction ofActiv eTr af fic Jam Assis t %
ActiveTr af fic Ja m Assi stiscoun try- depend‐
ent and onlyav ailable forve hicles withth e
Dr iving Assi stanc ePlus Packag e.
Ac tiveTr af fic Ja m Assi sthelps youwhen intraf‐
fi c jams onmul ti-la neroads withseparat ero ad‐
wa ys by aut omat icallypullin gaw ay wit hin upto
60 seconds andwithmode rate steer ing maneu‐
ve rs.It or ients itselfus ing theve hicle infront
and lane markings. ActiveTr af fic Ja m Assi st
aut omat icallymain tains asaf edis tance from the
ve hicle infront and vehicles cuttingin.
Ac tiveTr af fic Ja m Assi strequ ires you, as the
dr iver ,to keep your han dson thesteer ing wheel
at all times sothat youar eable tointerve ne at
an ytime tocor rect thecour seoftheve hicle and
ke ep itin lane.
Ac tiveTr af fic Ja m Assi stisonl yan aid. Thedriver
is responsible forke eping asaf edis tance tothe
ve hicle infront, forve hicle speed andforbr aking
in good time. Ac
tiveTr af fic Ja m Assi stact ivat es aut omat ically
when allofthefo llo wing condition sar eme t:
R Youar ein atraf fic jam onafree wa yor high -
spe edmajorro ad.
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis
sw itchedon and active(/ pag e23 7).
R ActiveBr ak eAssi stisavailable
(/ page22 5).
R ActiveSt eer ing Assis tis switc hedonand
activ e(/ page24 4).
R ActiveTr af fic Ja m Assi stisact ivat ed
(/ page24 7).
R Youar etra veling nofaster than 35 mph
(60 km/ h).
The follo wing symbol isdispla yedin theins tru‐
ment clusterwhen thesy stem isactiv e: 24
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HOLD
functio n HOLD
functio n
The HOLD function holdsth eve hicle atast and‐
st ill wit hout requ iring youto depr essthebr ak e
pedal, e.g.while waitin gin traf fic.
The HOLD functionisonly anaid. The responsi‐
bility forth eve hicle safely standi ngstill remains
wit hth edr iver .
Sy stem limit s
The HOL Dfun ction isonl yint end edtoprov ide
assis tance when drivi ng and isno ta su fficien t
mean sof saf eguar dingtheve hicle agains tro lling
aw ay when statio nary.
R The incline mustno tbe great erthan 30%. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe HOL Dfunc tion &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto the
HOLD functio nbei ng activ ated whe nyo u
lea vetheve hicle
If yo ulea vetheve hicle while onlyth eHOLD
func tion isbraking theve hicle, theve hicle
can rollaw ay inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifth er eis amalfunct ioninthesy stem or
in thepo we rsupp ly.
R Ifth eHOLD function isdeactiv ated by
depr essing theacceler ator pedal orbrak e
pedal, e.g.byave hicle occupant. #
Alw aysdeactiv ateth eHOLD function
and secur eth eve hicle agains tro lling
aw ay bef orelea ving theve hicle. *
NO
TEDama gefrom automatic braking If
one ofthefo llo wing functionsis switc hed
on, theve hicle brak es aut omatically incer‐
ta in situat ions:
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
R HOLD functio n
R ActivePa rking Assist
To avo iddamag eto theve hicle, deactiv ate
th ese systems inthefo llo wing orsimilar sit‐
uation s: #
Dur ing towing #
Inacar wash Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle isstatio nary.
R The driver's door isclosed ortheseat belton
th edr iver's side isfastened.
R The engine isrunning orhasbe en automati‐
cally switc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/ stop
funct ion. Dr
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R
The electr icpar king brak eis released.
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis de acti ‐
va ted.
R The transmiss ionisin position 005B,005Eor005C.
Ac tiv atin gthe HOL Dfun ction #
Dep ress thebr ak epedal andafte ra shor t
time quickl ydepr essfurther until the00D9
displa yappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y. #
Release thebr ak epedal.
Deactiv atingtheHOLD function #
Depr esstheacceler ator pedal topull away.
or #
Depr essthebr ak epedal untilthe00D9 dis‐
pla ydisappear sfrom themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y.
The HOLD functionisdeactiv ated inthefo llo w‐
ing situat ions:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va‐
te d. R
The transmission isswitc hedtoposition 005D.
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
In thefo llo wing situat ions,th eve hicle isheld by
tr ans missi on positio n005D and /or bytheelectr ic
par king brak e:
R The seat beltisunf astened andthedr iver's
door isopened.
R The vehicle isswitc hedoff.
R Ther eis amalfunction inthesy stem orthe
po we rsupp lyis insuf ficie nt. AI
RMA TIC Fu
nction ofAIRMA TIC
AIRMA TICisan air suspension system withan
all-r ound leve lcon trol system, whic halso
ensur esthebes tpossible suspension andcon‐
st ant grou nd clea rance, evenwi th aladen vehi‐
cle. When driving atspeed, theve hicle islow‐ er
ed aut omaticall yto improv edr iving safetyand
to reduce fuelconsum ption. Youalso have the
op tion ofmanuall yadjus tingtheve hicle leve l.
AI RMA TICiscom prised ofthefo llo wing func‐
tion sand compone nts:
R All-round airsuspe nsion
R Spe ed-depen dentlo we ring
R Manua llysel ect ablehigh leve lse tting for
gr eat erground clearance whichcan be
adjus tedusing aleve lbutt on
R Vehicl eswith ADSPL US: alsoAd aptive
Dam pingSy stem withcon stant adjus tment
of dam pingch aract eristic sfo rim prov ed driv‐
ing comf ort 250
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If
indicat orlam p2 flashes twiceand there ar of
th eve hicle does notlo we r: #
Mak esur eth at there qu iremen tsareme t.
% Lowe ring there ar oftheve hicle allowsthe
ve hicle tobe loaded moreeasil y.Obser ve
th eno teson loadi ngtheve hicle when doing
th is (/ page12 7).
Ra ising there ar oftheve hicl e #
Che ckifth ebatt eryis suf ficie ntly charge d. If
nec essar y,star tth eengine. #
Pull switc h1 brief ly.
Indic ator lam p2 goes out.
The vehicle willberaised tothecur rently
sel ect edleve l.
% 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).
If th eve hicle canno tbe raised: #
Ensur eth at thebatt eryis suf ficie ntly
ch arge d; ifnec essar y,star tth eengine.
The raising proces scon tinues. E-
AC TIVE BODY CONT ROL Fu
nction ofE-AC TIVE BODY CONT ROL
E- AC TIVE BODY CONTR OLisan electr ohydr aulic
suspe nsion system withva riable dampingfo r
im prov ed driving comfort.The all-round leve l
contr olsystem ensur esthebes tpossible sus‐
pension andconstant groun dcle aranc e,eve n
wit haladen vehicle. When driving atspeed, the
ve hicle islowe redaut omatic allytoimprove driv‐
ing safetyand toreduce fuelconsum ption. The
suspen sionsetting isadjus teddependin gon the
ro ad sur face, vehicle loadandthedr ive pr ogr am
select ed.
The ROAD SUR FACE SCAN function detects
ar ea sof une venness inthero ad bef oreyo udr ive
ove rth em bymeans ofamultifu nctioncamera.
This reduces chassis movements.
The dam ping isadju sted individually toeac h
wheel anddepends onthefo llo wing fact or s:
R Driving style, e.g. spor ty
R Road con dition ,e.g .bum ps
R Drive pr ogram E-
AC TIVE BODY CONTR OLiscom prised ofthe
fo llo wing functionsand compone nts:
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN
R Cur veinc linat ionfunc tion CURVE
R Recovery mode
R Individ ualwhee lcontr ol
R Airsusp ension withau tomatic leve lcon trol
R Speed -dependentlo we ring toreduce fuel
con sum ption
R Manual leve ladjus tment
R ADSPL US (Adap tiveDam ping System with
con stant adjus tment ofdam pingch aract eris‐
tic s)
R DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc hand leve lbutt on 258
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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
Drivin gand parking

The
rear vie wcam erais on lyan aid. Itis no ta
subs titutefo ryo ur att entio nto thesur round ings.
The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu vering and
pa rking remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at ther e
ar eno per sons, animals orobjec tsetc., inthe
maneu vering area while ma neu vering and park‐
ing.
The guide linesinthemedia displaysho wthe
dis tances toyour vehicle. Thedistances dis‐
pl ay ed onlyapply toroad leve l.
Depe ndingon theve hicle equipment, youcan
sele ctfrom thefo llo wing views:
R Normalvie w
R Wide-ang levie w
R Trailer view
The area behin dth eve hicle isdispla yedas a
mir rorimag e,as intheinside rear vie wmir ror.
Ve hicl eswithout Activ ePa rking Assis t
The follo wing camer avie ws areav ailable inthe
multime diasystem: Nor
mal view
1 Yello wguide line,vehicle width(dr iven sur‐
fa ce) dep endi ngon thecur rent steer ing
wheel angle(dynamic)
2 Yello wguide lineatadis tance ofapprox ‐
imat ely3. 3ft (1.0 m) from there ar area
3 Yello wlane markingth ecour sethetir es will
ta ke atthecur rent steer ing wheel angle
(dynamic)
4 Bum per
5 Redguide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 in (0.3 m)from there ar area Wi
de-ang levie w Tr
ailer view(vehic leswithatrailer hitch)
1 Yello wguide line,locat ingaid Dr
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2
Redguide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 in (0.3 m)from theball head ofthe
tr ai le rhi tc h
3 Ballhe ad ofthetrailer hitch
Ve hicl eswith Activ ePa rking Assis t
The follo wing camera views areav ailable inthe
multime diasystem: Nor
mal view
1 Yello wlane markingth ecour sethetir es will
ta ke atthecur rent steer ing wheel angle
(dynamic) 2
Yello wguide line,vehicle width(dr iven sur‐
fa ce) dep endi ngon thecur rent steer ing
wheel angle(dynamic)
3 Redguide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 in (0.3 m)from there ar area
4 Yello wwa rning indic ator ofParking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles atadis tance
be twee nap prox imat ely2. 0ft (0.6 m)and
3.3 ft(1.0 m)
5 Redwa rning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles areve ry clos e
(a ppr oximat ely1. 0 ft (0.3 m)orless)
6 Orang ewa rning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles areamed iumdis‐
ta nce away (be tween appr oximat ely1. 0 ft
(0.3 m)and 2.0ft(0.6 m))
% Ifth eent ire sy stem fails, thesegment sof
th ewa rning displa yar esho wninred. The
indicat orlam pon thePA RK TRONI Cbut ton
light sup and theé symbol appearsin
th emultifunc tiondispla y. If
th esy stem fails atthere ar,th edispla yof
th esegment sch ang esasfollo ws :
R The rear segm entsar esho wninred
when backingup.
R The rear segm entsar ehidde nwhen driv‐
ing forw ards.
If Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis deac tiva ted,
th ewa rning displa yfa des out(/ page27 1). Wi
de-ang levie w 27
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Driving and parking

360°
camer a Fu
nction ofthe360° Camera
The 360°Camera isasy stem that con sistsof
fo ur cam eras. The cam eras coverth eimmediat e
ve hicle surround ings.The system assis tsyou,
e.g .when parkingor atexits withre duced visibil‐
ity .
The views ofthe360° Camer aar ealw aysav aila‐
ble when drivin gfo rw ards up toaspee dof
appr ox.10 mph(1 6 km/h) andwhen backing
up.
The 360° Camer ais onl yan aid and maysho wa
dis torted viewof obs tacle s,sho wthem incor ‐
re ctly ornotsho wthem atall. Itis no ta subs ti‐
tut efo ryo ur att entio nto thesur roundi ngs.The
re sponsibili tyforsaf emaneu vering and parking
re mains withyo u. Mak esur eth at ther ear eno
per sons, animals orobjec tsetc., inthemaneu‐
ve ring area while ma neu vering and parking.
The system evaluat esimag esfrom thefo llo wing
cameras:
R Rear vie wcam era
R Front camer a R
Twoside camer asintheoutside mirrors
Vi ew sof the360° Camera
Yo ucan selectfrom differe nt vie ws: 1
Wide-ang levie w, front
2 Topvie wwit himag efrom thefront camer a
3 Topvie wwit himag esfrom theside camer as
in theoutside mirrors
4 Wide-ang levie w, rear
5 Topvie wwit himag efrom there ar vie wcam ‐
er a
6 Topvie wwit htrailer view(vehicles witha
tra iler hitch) To
pvie w 1
Lane indicati ngthero uteth eve hicle will
ta ke atthecur rent steer ing wheel angle
2 Warning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C
3 Your vehicle from above
The color oftheindividual segmentsof wa rning
displa y2 isbased onthedis tance tothede tec‐
te dobs tacle :
R Yello wsegment s:obs tacle sat adi st anc e
be tween appr ox.2.0 ft(0.6 m)and 3.3ft
(1 .0 m) 27
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