lock MERCEDES-BENZ GLS 2020 Workshop Manual

#
Turn ratche twr enc h3 clockwise untiljac k
2 sitscom pletely on jacksuppor tpoint 1
and thebase ofthejac klies evenlyon the
gr ou nd . #
Con tinue totur nra tche twr enc h3 unti lth e
tir eis raised amaxim umof1.2 in (3 cm) off
th egr ound. #
Loosen andremo vethewheel (/page54 2). Re
mo ving awh eel Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle israised (/page539).
Mer cedes- AMGvehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yno tre cog‐
nize dangers.
Whe nch ang ingawheel, avoid applying anyfo rc e
to thebr ak ediscs, sincethis could impair the
le ve lof com fort when brakin g. *
NO
TEDama getothre adin gfrom dirton
wheel bolts #
Donotplace wheel boltsin san dor on
a dir tysur face. #
Comp lete ly uns crew thewheel bolts. #
Remo vethewheel. #
Installth ene wwheel (/page54 2). Mo
untin gane wwh eel Re
quirement s:
R The wheel isremo ved(/ page54 2).
Me rcedes- AMGvehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yno tre cog‐
nize dangers. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from losing a
whe el
Oil ed, grea sed ordamag edwhe elbol t/whe el
nut thre ads orwheel hub/wheel mounting
bolt thre ads can caus eth ewheel bolts/
wheel nutstocome loose. As
are sult, youco uld lose awheel whiledriv‐
ing . #
Neveroil orgrease theth re ads. #
Intheeve ntofdama getotheth re ads,
con tact aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
immediat ely. #
Have thedamag edwheel boltsordam‐
ag ed hub thre ads replaced. #
Donotcon tinue driving. #
Obser vetheinf ormation onthech oice of
tir es (/ page534).
Fo rtir es wit haspecif ieddirection ofrotatio n,an
ar ro w on theside wallof thetir eindicat esthe
cor rect dire ction ofrotatio n.Ob serveth edir ec‐
tion ofrotatio nwh en installing. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom tight ening
whee lbol tsand nuts
If yo utig hten thewheel boltsorwheel nuts
when theve hicle israised, thejac kcould tip. 54
2
Wheels andtires

#
Pull filler hose 2and plug 4out ofthetir e
inf lation compressor housing. #
Inser tplug 8offiller hose 2inthesoc ket
on thetir einf lation compressor andthen
tur nit until plug8eng ages. #
Unscr ew thecap from theva lve on theemer‐
ge ncy sparewheel. #
Screw union nut3offiller hose 2ontoth e
va lve. #
Mak esur eon and offswitc h5 ofthetir e
inf lation compressor issetto 0. #
Inser tplu g4 inasoc ketin your vehicle.
R 12Vsoc ket:(/ pag e14 6)
R Obse rveth eno teson soc kets: (/ page 146) #
Turn theSmar tKey toposition 0047intheigni‐
tion lock. #
Press onand offswitc h5 onthetir einf la‐
tion compressor toI.
The tireinf lation compressor isswitc hedon.
The tireis inf lated. The tirepr essur eis
sho wnonpressur ega ug e6. #
Pum pth etir eto thespecif iedtirepr essur e.
The specif iedtirepr essur eis stat ed on the
label oftheemer gency sparewheel. #
When thespecif iedtirepr essur ehas been
re ac hed, press onand offswit ch5 onthe
tir einf latio ncom pres sor to0.
The tireinf lation compressor isswitc hedoff. #
Turn theSmar tKey toposition 005Aintheigni‐
tion lock. #
Ifth etir epr essur eis higher than thespeci‐
fi ed pressur e,press pressur ere lease valve
bu tton 7 unti lth ecor rect tirepr ess ureha s
bee nre ac hed. #
Unscr ew unio nnut 3offiller hose 2from
th eva lve. #
Screw theva lve cap oftheemer gency spare
wheel ontoth eva lve ag ain. #
Stow filler hose 2and plug 4inthelowe r
section ofthecom pressor housing. #
Stow thetir einf lation compressor inthe
ve hicle. Collapsible
sparewheel No
teson thecollap siblesparewheel &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent caused by
inc orrect whe eland tiredimensi ons
The wheelor tiresize andthetir etype ofthe
emer gency sparewheel orspar ewheel and
th ewheel tobe replaced maydif fer. Mount‐
ing anemer gency sparewheel/ sparewheel
ma yse verely im pa irth edr iving charact eris‐
tic s.
To preve nthazardous situa tions: #
Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle accor dinglyand
dr ive car efull y. #
Nevermount moreth an oneemer gency
spa rewheel orspar ewheel that dif fers
in size . #
Onlyuse anemer gency sparewheel or
spar ewheel ofadif fere nt size briefly. #
Donotsw itchof fESP ®
. #
>Ha vetheemer gency sparewheel or
spar ewheel ofadif fere nt size replaced 54
6
Wheels andtires

*
NO
TEBlocked spr aynozzl escau sed by
mixing windshieldwa sher fluids #
Donotmix MBSum merFitand MBWin‐
te rFit withot her windshield washer flu‐
ids. Do
notuse distilled orde- ionizedwa teras thefill
le ve lsen sor maybe trigg ered erro neou sly.
Re comme ndedwindsh ield wa sher fluid:
R Abo vefreezing point:e.g. MBSummerFi t
R Belo wfreezing point:e.g. MBWinterFi t
Fo rth ecor rect mixi ngratio ,re ferto theinf orma‐
tion ontheantif reeze container .
Mix thewa sher fluid withth ewindshield washer
fl uid allyear round . Re
frig er ant No
teson refrig er ant
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page55 4). *
NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect refrig er‐
ant If
anon-appr ovedre frig er ant isuse d,thecli‐
mat econ trol system maybe damag ed. #
Onlyuse there frig er ant R‑134a. *
NO
TEDama getotheclimat econ trol
sy stem due toinc orrect refrig er ant com‐
pr essor oil #
Onlyuse refrig er ant com pressor oilthat
has been approvedby Mer cedes-Ben z. #
Donotmix theappr ovedre frig er ant
com pressor oilwithadif fere nt refrig er‐
ant com pressor oil. Wo
rkon theclimat econ trol system maybe car‐
ri ed out onlyby aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
All appli cable regulations, aswellas SAEstand‐
ar dJ63 9,mus tbe adher edto.
The information labelontheclimat econ trol sys‐
te m forth ere frig er ant type andthere frig er ant
com pressor oilisloca tedon theinside ofthe
hood. 1
Hazar dand service warning symbols
2 Refrig er ant filling capac ity
3 Applic ablestandar ds
4 PAGoil item num ber
5 GWP(Global Warming Potential) ofthere frig‐
er ant used
6 Refrig er ant type
Symbo ls1 indica tethefo llo wing:
R Possible dangers
R The need tohave ser vice workcar ried out at
a qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop only 560
Tech nica lda ta

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
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
8
Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Dr
ivin gsaf etysy stems Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0025
00E5 Currently Unavailable See
Operator' sManual *
ABS andESP®
arete mp orarily una vailable.
Ot her drivin gsy stems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso betemp orarily una vailable.
The brak esy stem will continue tooper atenor mally .Br aking distance mayincr ease inan eme rgency braki ng situa ‐
tio n. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifABS andESP®
aremal functi oning
If ABS andESP®
aremal functi oning,th ewheels couldlockwhen braking andESP®
cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abiliz ation.
The steer ing capability andbraking charact eristic sar eth us severely impa ired .Th ebr akin 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 ABS andESP®
ch eckedimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Drive car efully onasuit able stre tchof road, mak ingsligh tst eer ing movements ataspeed above19 mp h
(30 km/ h). #
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear ,con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.Dr ive car efully . 606
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0025
00E5 Inoperat iveSee Operator' s
Manual *
ABS andESP®
aremalfunct ioning.
Ot her driving systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso bemalfunct ioning.
The brak esy stem will continue tooper atenor mally .Br aking distance mayincr ease inan eme rgency braki ng situa ‐
tio n. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifABS andESP®
aremal functi oning
If ABS andESP®
aremal functi oning,th ewheels couldlockwhen braking andESP®
cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abiliz ation.
The steer ing capability andbraking charact eristic sar eth us severely impa ired .Th ebr akin 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 ABS andESP®
ch eckedimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Drive on car efully . #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
00E5
Curr ently Unavailab leSee
Oper ator'sMan ual *
ES P®
is temp orarily una vailable.
Ot her drivin gsy stems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso bemalfunct ioning. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 60
7

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Drive on car efull y. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
007A
0025
00E5
Inoperative SeeOperator's
Manua l *
EBD, ABSandESP®
aremalfu nctioning.
Ot her driving systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso bemalfunct ioning. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifEBD, ABSandESP®
are malfuncti oning
If EBD, ABSandESP®
aremal functi oning,th ewheels canlockwhen braking andESP®
cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abiliz ation.
The steer ing capability andbraking charact eristic sar eth us severely im pa ired .Th ebr akin 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 . #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
Active BrakeAssi stFunc-
tio ns Curre ntly LimitedSee
Ope rator' sMa nua l *
Ve hicl eswith theDr iving Assistance Packag e:Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stwit hcr oss- traf fic functi on,Evasi ve Steer ing
Assis tor PRE‑S AFE®
PL US arete mp orarily una vailable oronl ypar tiall yav ailable.
Ve hicl eswithout theDr iving Assistance Packag e:Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stistemp orarily una vailable oronl ypar tiall y
av ailable. Dis
playmes sagesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 609

1,
2, 3...
4MA TIC..................................................... 206
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 206
12 Vbatt ery
see Battery(v ehi cle)
12 Vso cket
see Socket(1 2 V)
48 Von -bo ardelec tric al system
Operating safety .... ................................ 25
11 5V soc ket
see Socket(1 15 V)
360° Camer a.... ....................................... 278
Car e.................................................... 490
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>278
Opening thecamer aco ver(r ear view
camer a)..... ............... ...... ..................... 281
Selecting avie w ..... ...... ........................ 281 A
A/C functio n
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating (mu ltimed ia
sy stem) .......................................... ...... 173
Swi tching on/of f(contr olpa nel ).......... 173 ABS
(Anti-lockBr ak ing System) .............2 19
Ac celer ation
see Kickdo wn
Ac ciden tand break down manag e‐
men t
Mer cedesme connect.................... .....4 44
Ac ous ticlocking verificat ion signa l
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............70
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gaut omati c
vo lum eadj ustm ent
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ....4 72
Ac tiv eBli nd Spo tAs sist <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 291
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ........... .294
Br ak eap plica tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> .............292
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>291
Sy stem limit ations ........................... ....2 91
Tr ailer operation .............................. .... 292
Ac tiv eBr ak eAs sist
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 225
Se ttin g............................................. ....2 31
Ac tiv eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC ........ 235
Ac tiveEmerg encyStop Assis t......... ....2 45
Ac tiveLa ne Chang eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 244 Callin
gup aspee d...............................2 37
Dis play sin theIns trument Display.......2 47
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>235
Incr easing/d ecreasing spe ed .............. 237
Re quiremen ts...................................... 237
Ro ute-based speedadap tatio n........... .240
St eer ing wheel buttons ........................ 237
St or ing aspeed ................................... 237
Switc hingoff/deact ivating .................. 237
Switc hingon/act ivating ......................2 37
Sy stem limit ations ...............................2 35
Ac tiv eEme rgency Stop Assis t...............2 45
Ac tiv eLan eCha ngeAs sist <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 244
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............245
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>244
Ac tiv eLan eKe eping Assist.................... 294
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............296
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating thewa rning ...2 96
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>294
Se tting thesensit ivity.......................... 296
Sy stem limits ....................................... 294
Tr ailer operation .................................. 294
Ac tiv ePa rking Assis t.............................. 281
Cr oss Traf fic Aler t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...286 636
Index

Ti
re Pressur eMonit orInopera tiveNo
Wheel Sensors .....................................6 15
Ti re sOv erheat ed..................................6 17
To Dese lect Por N, Dep ress Brak e
and StartEn gin e.................................. 584
To switc hengine off,pr ess and hold
St art/ Stop butt onforat lea st3sec‐
onds orpress 3times. .........................583
Tr af fic Sign AssistCur rently Unavail‐
able SeeOperat or'sMan ual................ 600
Tr af fic Sign AssistInoper ative..... ........ 600
Tr ans miss ionMalfun ction Stop ........... 585
Up dat eFa iled ...................................... 576
Up dat eFa iled SoftwareRe mains
Un chang ed .......................................... 576
Up dat eSucc essfull yCom pleted .......... 576
Disp layon thewindsh ield
see Head- upDis play
Dis tance control
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C Di
stance recor der
see Trip dis tance
DI ST RO NIC
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Do or
Ch ild sa fety lock (rear door) ............ ...... 66
Loc king(emer gency key) ................ .......7 7
Opening (from theinside) ............... .......7 4
Po we rclosi ngfunction ..........................7 7
Un loc kin g(emer gency key) ............ .......7 7
Un loc kin g(fr om theinside) .................... 74
Door controlpan el.....................................1 4
Door controlpan el(rear passeng er
com partment) ............................................ 16
DO T,Tire Iden tificat ionNumbe r(TI N) ... 527
Do wn hilldr ivin gass ista nc e
se eDSR
Dr aw bar
see Tow- bar system
Dr inking anddriving ................................ 186
Dr ink shold er
see Cup holder Dr
ive Awa yAssis t.... ................................ 285
Dr ive position
Inser ting.............................................. 201
Dr ive pr og ram dis pla y........... ..................198
Dr ive pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT
Dr iver's seat
see Seat
Dr iving lights
see Automatic driving lights
Dr ivin gsaf etysy stem .............................2 18
ABS (Anti-lock Braki ng System) ........... 219
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 225
BA S(Br akeAssi stSystem) .................. 220
EBD (electr onicbrak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion )..................................................... 225
ES P®
Cr osswind Assist........................ 224
ES P®
tra iler stabiliz ation...................... 224
Of f-ro ad ABS.......................................2 20
Of f-road ESP®
....... ..............................223
Ov ervie w ....... .......................................219
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors.............. 218
Re sponsibili ty...................................... 218 Inde
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Light
switch
Ov ervie w .............................................1 55
Lig hting
see Interior lighting
see Ligh ts
Lig hts ........................................................ 155
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis t.............. .....1 58
Ad jus ting theins trument lighting ........ 307
Au tomatic driving lights..... .................. 156
Comb inationswit ch<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 156
Cor nering light func tion<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 158
Haza rdwa rning light s.................... ...... 157
High beam............ ...............................156
High -beamflasher ...............................1 56
Ligh tswi tch ....... .................................. 155
Lo w-beam headlam ps.................... .....1 55
Pa rking light s........ .......................... .....1 55
Re ar foglam p................................. ..... 155
Re sponsibili tyforlig hting systems ...... 155
Se tting theex terior lighting switch-
of fdela ytime ................................. ..... 159
St andi nglight s.....................................1 55
Switc hingthesur round lighting
on /of f............................................ .....1 60
Tu rn signals .................................... ..... 156 Limit
edWa rranty
Ve hicle ............................................. ..... 30
Limiting theopenin gang le(tailg ate) ...... 84
Liv eTr af fic Inf orma tion
Dis playing thetra ffic map ...................4 06
Displ aying traffic inci dents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 407
Pr ov ider informatio n............................ 406
Sho wing local area mess ages .............. 408
Swit ching thetra ffic inf ormatio ndis‐
pla yon ............................................ .... 408
Load index(tir es) .................................... 529
Load protection net
At tach ing .............................................1 38
Lo ad-bear ingcapaci ty(tir es) .................529
Lo ading .....................................................139
Bag hook<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>.....140
Car gotie-do wn rings <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> .139
Coa thook ............................................140
Def initio ns ............. .......................... ....531
No tes ................................................... 127
Ro ofcar rier ......................................... 142
St ow agespac eunde rneat hth ecar go
com partmen tfloor ........................... ....1 41 Load
ingguid elines .................................. 127
Load inginforma tion table ...................... 522
Load s
Sec uring .............................................. 127
Loc king/u nlocking
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating theaut o‐
matic locking featur e.............................7 6
Emerg encykey ...................................... 77
KEYLESS- GO..........................................74
Opening theta ilg ate .............................. 79
Un loc kin gand open ingdoor sfrom
th einside ............................................... 74
LO WRAN GE
Shif ting ................................................ 205
Lo w-beam headla mps
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 155
Lo we ring theve hicl e
Re ar oftheve hicle ...............................2 57
Lu bricant additives
see Additiv es
Lu ggage
Sec uring .............................................. 127 656
Index