MERCEDES-BENZ GLS 2021 Owners Manual

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Symbols
........................................................ 5 At
agl ance ....................................................6
Coc kpit ....... ..................... ..................... ..........6
Indica torand warning lam ps.........................1 0
Ov erhead controlpanel ................................ 12
Doo rcontr olpa nel and seatad jus tment .......14
Con trol setting sin there ar passe nger
com partment ................................................ 16
Emerg enciesand brea kdo wns ............ .......... 18 Digita
lOp erator' sMa nua l......................... 20
Callin gup theDigit alOper ator's Manual ...... 20 Gener
alno tes... .......................................... 22
Pr otect ing theen vironmen t... ....................... 22
Mer cedes- BenzGenuineP arts ......... .............. 23
Oper ator's Manual ........................... .............2 3
Ser vice andvehicle operation ......... .............. 24
Oper ating safety...........................................2 5
Decl arati on ofconf ormity forwireless
ve hicle component s... ................................... 27
Dia gno stics con nection ................................ 27 Qua
lified speci alistwo rkshop ....................... 28
Cor rect useof theve hicle ............................2 8
Spor tUtil ityVehicle ........................ .............. 29
No tesfo rper sons withelectr onicmedi‐
cal aids..... ........................................ ............ 29
Pr oble mswithyo ur vehicle ............... ............ 29
Re por tingsaf etydef ects ...............................3 0
Limit edWarrant y.......................................... 31
QR code forre scue card... ............... .............3 1
Dat ast or ag e... ..............................................3 1
Cop yright ...................................................... 34 Occup
antsafety.... .....................................36
Re stra int system .............................. .............3 6
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Airb ags<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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PR E-S AFE ®
sy stem ....................................... 49
Au tomatic measu resaf te ran accide nt..... .... 51
Saf ely transp orting childr enintheve hi‐
cle ...... ........................................................... 51
No teson pets intheve hicle ............ .............6 6 Opening
andclosing .................................. 67
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ru nning boards <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Car gocomp artm ent .....................................7 5
Sid ewi ndo ws<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Sli ding sunroof <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ro ller sun blinds ...........................................8 9
Anti-t heftpr otect ion .....................................9 0 Seats
andstowing ...................................... 94
No teson thecor rect driver's seatpos i‐
tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>.......94
Sea ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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St eer ing wheel ............................................ 112
Eas yentr yand exitfeatur e.......................... 114
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion .................. 115
Memor yfunct ioninthere ar passe nger
com partment .............................................. 116
St ow agear eas .............................................1 19
Cup holder.................................................. 133
Soc kets ........... ............................................ 135
Re frig er ator box...... .................................... 137
Wi reless chargin gof themobile phone
and connect ionwithth eex terior ant enna ..139
Ins talling/ remo ving thefloor mats .............. 141 2
Contents

Light
andvisibili ty................................... 143
Ext eriorlighti ng............ ..............................143
Int erior lighti ng........ ......................... .......... 148
Wi ndsh ield wipe rand windsh ield wa sher
sy stem .................. ...................................... 150
Mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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00110011001100110011001100110011> 155
Ar ea perm eable toradio wav eson the
winds hield.................................................. 158
Infr ared-r eflectiv ewindshi eldfunction ........ 158 Clim
atecontr ol........................................ 159
Ov ervie wof climat econt rolsy stems ..........1 59
Oper ating theclimat econ trol system ......... 160 Dr
ivin gand parking ................................. 168
Dr iving ............ ............ ........................ ........168
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h... ............... ......... 182
Au tomatic transmiss ion.................... .......... 185
Tr ans fercase ........... ................................... 189
Fu nctio nof the4MA TIC.............................. 191
Re fuel ing...... ............................................... 191
Pa rking .......................................................1 94
Dr iving and drivi ng safety systems .............. 201
Tr ailer hitch <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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hicle towing instruct ions .............. ...........2 73 Ins
trum ent Disp layand on-b oard
com puter............ ............. ......................... 274
No teson theIns trument Displayand on-
boar dcom puter.............................. ............ 274
Ins trument Displayove rview .......................2 75
Ov ervie wof thebutt ons onthesteer ing
wheel ..........................................................2 76
Oper ating theon- boar dcom puter............... 276
Ov ervie wof what issho wnonthemulti‐
func tion displa y... ....................................... 278
Hea d-up Display ............ .............................278 MBUX
multimedia system ....................... 28 1
Ov ervie wand oper ation .................. ............ 281
Sy stem settings .............................. ............ 289
Na vig ation .......................................... ........292
Te lephon e........................................ ...........2 99
Mer cedes meand apps....... .............. .........302
Mer cedes -Benz emergency callsy stem ...... 309
Ra dio &media .................................. ...........3 13
Sou ndsettings <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 320 Main
tenance andcare............................. 321
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla y.........3 21
Engi necompar tment............ ...................... 322
Cl ea ning andcare............ ...........................328 Br
eak down assista nc e............ ................336
Emerg ency............. .....................................336
Flat tire....... ................................................ 338
Batt ery(v ehi cle) ....... .................................. 343
To w star tin gor towing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Elec trica lfus es<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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elsand tires <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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No teson noise orunusua lhandling char‐
act eristic s...................................................3 56
No teson regular lyinsp ecting wheels and
tir es ............................................................ 356
No teson sno wch ains ................................ 357
Ti re pressur e.............................................. 357
Loading theve hicle .................................... 363
Ti re labeling ................................................ 367
Def inition ofterm sfo rtir es and loading ..... 372
Chan gingawheel .......................................3 75
Emerg encysparewh eel............ ..................385 Co
ntents 3

Collaps
iblespar ewheel .............................. 387 Te
ch nical data.......................................... 390
No teson tech nica lda ta <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 390
Ve hicle electr onics ...... ..................... ..........3 90
Ve hicle identif ication plate,VIN and
engine number overview .................. .......... 392
Opera tingfluids ............ .................. ............ 394
Ve hicle data... ............................................. 401
Tr ailer hitch <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 406Di
spl aymes sagesand warning/indi‐
cat orlam ps.............................................. 408
Displa ymessag es.......................................4 08
Wa rning and indic ator lam ps...................... 460 Inde
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Contents

In
this Oper ator's Manual, youwill find thefo l‐
lo wing symbols : &
DANG ER Dan gerdue tonotob ser ving
th ewa rning notic es
Wa rning notic es draw your att entio nto haz‐
ar ds that ma yend angeryour healt hor life, or
th ehealt hor life of other s. #
Obser vethewa rning notic es. +
ENV
IRONM ENTALNOTEEnvironme ntal
da ma gedue tofailur eto obser veenvi‐
ro nment alno tes En
vironme ntal no tesinclude information on
en vironment allyresponsible behaviororenvi‐
ro nment ally responsible disposal. #
Obser veenvironmen talno tes. *
NO
TEDama getoproper tydue tofailur e
to obser venoteson mat erial damag e No
teson mat erial damag einf orm youof
ri sk swhic hma ylead toyour vehicle being
damag ed. #
Obser venoteson mat erial damag e. %
These symbols indicateuseful instructions
or fur ther information that coul dbe helpf ul
to you.
# Instru ction
(/ page)F urther information onato pic
Display Inf
ormation onthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla y/media display
4 Highestmenu leve l,whic his to be
select edinthemultimedia system
5 Releva nt subme nus,wh ich ar eto be
select edinthemultimedia system
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Ataglanc e– Coc kpit

1
Steer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles →
187
2 Comb inationswit ch →
144
3 Instrument Display →
275
4 DIRECT SELEC Tleve r →
185
5 Media display →
281
6 Climat econt rolsy stems →
160
7 Haza rdwa rning light system →
145
8 PASSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam ps →
47
9 Glovebox →
122
A Stor ag ecom partmen t →
122
B Controller forvo lume andswitc hingsound
on/ off →
281
Swit ches theMBUX multimedia system
on/ off →
281
C Calls upnavig ation →
283
D Calls upradio ormedia →
283
E Calls upthete lephon e →
283 F
Cont rolpanel for:
Individu alwheel control(vehicle swit hout off-
ro ad pac kage )or →
240
Manual gearshif ting →
187
AIR MATIC or →
229
E- AC TIVE BODY CONTR OL →
236
Ac tivates /de activatesESP ®
→
203
Do wnhill Speed Regulation →
214
G Calls upfavo rite s →
283
H Calls up vehicle functions →
283
I ActivePa rking Assist →
257
J DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h →
184
K Touc hpad →
283
L Start/ stop butt on →
169
ECO star t/ stop funct ion →
180
M Control pan elforth eMBUX multimedia sys‐
te m →
276 At
aglanc e– Coc kpit 7

N
Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel mechanicall y →
112
O Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel electrically →
113
Swi tches thesteer ing wheel heateron/ off →
113
P Control pan el:
On -bo ardco mp uter →
276
Cr uise contro l →
213 Ac
tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C →
218
Q Diagno stics con nection →
27
R Opens thehood →
322
S Elect ric pa rking brak e →
198
T Light switch →
143 8
Ataglanc e– Coc kpit