MERCEDES-BENZ GLS 2021 Owners Manual

The
HOLD functionisdeactiv ated inthefo llo w‐
ing situat ions:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va‐
te d.
R The transmiss ionisswitc 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
Mer cedes- AMGvehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Yo uco uld other wise failto rec‐
ogni zedangers. AIRM
ATIC isan air suspe nsion 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
Suspension settings andvehicl eleve lper
dr ive pr og ram
Dr ive pr ogr am A and;:
R The susp ens ion se tting iscomf ortable. R
The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l.
R When drivin gat speeds ofappr oximat ely
87 mph(1 40 km/h) orabo ve,th eve hicle is
lo we red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely
25 mph(4 0km/h), theve hicle israised
ag ain.
Dr ive pr ogr am £ (Mercedes -Maybac hve hi‐
cles only):
R The suspension settin gis very comf ortable.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l.
R When drivin gat speeds ofappr oximat ely
87 mph(1 40 km/h) orabo ve,th eve hicle is
lo we red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely
25 mph(40 km/h), theve hicle israised
ag ain.
Dr ive pr og ram C:
R The susp ension setting isfirm er.
R The vehicle islowe redto spor tle ve l. Dr
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Dr
ive pr ogr am B:
R The susp ens ion se tting iseve nfirm er.
R The vehicle islowe redto Spor t+ leve l.
Dr ive pr ogr am F (vehicle swit hout Off-ro ad
pac kage )
R The suspension setting issuit able foreasi ly
nego tiableof f-r oad terrain.
R The vehicle issetto off-r oad leve l+1 .
R When drivin gat speeds ofappr oximat ely
50 mph(80 km/h) orabo ve,th eve hicle is
lo we red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely
28 mph(4 5km/h), theve hicle israised.
Dr ive pr ogr am F (vehicle swit hOf f-ro ad
pac kage )
R The suspension setting issuit able foreasi ly
nego tiableof f-r oad terrain.
R The vehicle issetto off-r oad leve l+1 .
R When drivin gat speeds ofappr oximat ely
71 mp h(115 km/h) orabove ,th eve hicle is
lo we red. R
When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely
47 mp h(7 5 km/h), theve hicle israised.
G (vehicle swit hOf f-ro ad pac kage )
R The suspension setting issuit able fordif ficul t
of f-r oa dte rrain.
R The vehicle issetto off-r oad leve l+1 .
R When drivin gat speeds ofappr oximat ely
50 mph(80 km/h) orabo ve,th eve hicle is
lo we red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely
28 mph(4 5km/h), theve hicle israised.
Ind ividual suspen sionsettings canbecalled up
in drive pr ogr am = (/page18 4). 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 approximat ely
+3. 5in
(+90 mm) appr
oximat ely
+3. 5in
(+90 mm)
Of f-ro ad
le ve l+3 Una
vailable approximat ely
+3. 5in
(+90 mm)
Of f-ro ad
le ve l+2 Una
vailable approximat ely
+2. 4in
(+60 mm) 230
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Ve
hicl e
le ve l Ve
hicl es
without Off-
ro ad pac kage Ve
hicl eswith
Of f-road pack‐
ag e
Of f-road
le ve l+1 Mer
cedes -
Ma ybac hve hi‐
cles: approx‐
imat ely
+2. 0in
(+50 mm)
All other mod‐
els: appr ox‐
imat ely
+2. 4in
(+60 mm) appr
oximat ely
+1 .2 in
(+30 mm)
Spor ta pproximat ely
-0 .6 in
(-1 5mm) appr
oximat ely
-0 .6 in
(-1 5mm)
Spor t+a pproximat ely
-1 .0 in
(-2 5mm) appr
oximat ely
-1 .0 in
(-2 5mm) If
th eent ry/e xit leve lfunc tion isact ivat ed, the
ve hicle issetto theSpor t+ leve lto facil itat e ent
ering/e xiting theve hicle. When driving at
speeds ofappr oximat ely19 mp h(3 0km/h) or
abo ve,th eent ry/e xit leve lis deact ivat ed and
th eve hicle israised (/page234).
Oper ation withatrailer orbicy clerack
If th eelectr icalconnect iontothetra iler orbicy‐
cle rack ises tablished correctl y:
R Drive pr ogr am A, ;,£,=,
C andB: theve hicle remains atnor‐
mal leve lir re spectiv eof speed.
R Drive pr ogr am F andG: theve hicle
adop tsthenor mal leve lst ar tin gfrom a
spee dof 19 mp h(30 km/h).
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 Dr
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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 inthevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody couldthus
bec ome trapped.
The vehicle canalso belowe redaf te rbeing
loc ked. #
When leaving theve hicle, makesur e
th at nobody isin thevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody . *
NO
TEDama gedue tovehicle lowe ring Pa
rts of thebody could bedamag edwhen
th eve hicle islowe red. #
Mak esur eth at ther ear eno obs tacle s
su ch ascur bsunde rneat hor inthe
immed iatevicin ityofthebody when the
ve hicle isbeing lowe red. Mer
cedes- AMGvehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Yo uco uld other wise failto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
Re quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R Vehicl eswithout Off-road package:th e
ve hicle isno tmo ving faster than 40 mph
(65 km/ h).
R Vehicl eswith Off-road package:
- Off-road leve l+1: theve hicle isno tmo v‐
ing faster than 62 mph(1 00 km/h) .
- Off-road leve l+2: theve hicle isno tmo v‐
ing faster than 40 mph(65 km/h).
- Off-road leve l+3: theve hicle isno tmo v‐
ing faster than 12 mp h(2 0km/h) andthe
re ar foglam pis no tswitc hedon. Ra
ising theve hicl e(v ehic leswithout Off-
ro ad pac kage) #
Push rock er switc h1 forw ards.
In dicat orlam p2 flashes whiletheve hicle is
being raised andlight sup con tinuousl ywhen
it has finis hed rising. 232
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Yo
ur sele ction issave d. The off-r oad leve lse t
re mains stor ed eve naf te rth eignition hasbeen
switc hedoff.
The vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R When drivin gfa ster than 50 mph(80 km/h).
R When driving brief lybe tween 40mph
(65 km/ h)and 50mph(80 km/h).
R Aftersele cting adif fere nt drive pr ogr am
us ing theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthe
act ive dr ive pr og ram.
Lo we ring theve hicl e(v ehic leswithout Off-
ro ad pac kage) #
Pull rock er switc h1.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthe
act ive dr ive pr ogram.
Oper ation withatrailer orbicy clerack If
th eelectr icalconnect iontothetra iler orbicy‐
cle rack ises tablished correctly:
R Uptoappr oximat ely18 .7 mp h(3 0km/h) :
th eof f-r oad leve l+1 can beselec tedre ga rd‐
less ofthedr ive pr og ram.
R From appr oximat ely18 .7 mp h(3 0km/h) :
th eve hicle issetto thenor mal leve lre ga rd‐
less ofthedr ive pr og ram. Ra
ising theve hicl e(v ehic leswith Off-road
pac kage) #
Push rock er switc h1 forw ards.
R Off-ro ad leve l+1: one indic ator lam p2
light sup con tinuousl ywhen theve hicle
has finis hed rising.
R Off-road leve l+2: twoindic ator lam ps2
light upcon tinuousl ywhen theve hicle
has finis hed rising. Dr
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R
Off-road leve l+3: thre eindicat orlam ps
2 light upcon tinuousl ywhen theve hicle
has finis hed rising.
Yo ur sele ction issave d. The off-r oad leve lse t
re mains stor ed eve naf te rth eignition hasbeen
switc hedoff.
The vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R Off-ro ad leve l+3: when drivin gfa ster than
12 mp h(20 km/h) orwhen there ar foglam p
is switc hedon.
The vehicle islowe redto off-r oad leve l+2.
R Off-ro ad leve l+2:
- When drivin gfa ster than 50 mph
(80 km/ h).
- When driving brief lybe tween 40mph
(65 km/ h)and 50mph(8 0km/h).
The vehicle islowe redto off-r oad leve l+1 .
R Off-ro ad leve l+1:
- When drivin gfa ster than 71 mp h
(1 15 km/h) . -
Whe ndr ivi ng briefly be tween 62mph
(1 00 km/ h)and 71mp h(115 km/h) .
The vehicle islowe redto thenor mal leve l.
R Aftersele cting adif fere nt drive pr ogr am
us ing theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthe
act ive dr ive pr ogram.
Lo we ring theve hicl e(v ehic leswith Off-road
pac kage) #
Pull rock er switc h1.
R Off-road leve l+3: theve hicle islowe red
to off-r oad leve l+2. Twoindicat orlam ps
2 light upcont inuously whentheve hicle
has finis hed lowe ring.
R Off-roa dleve l+2: theve hicle islowe red
to off-r oad leve l+1 .One indic ator lam p
2 light sup con tinuousl ywhen theve hi‐
cle has finis hed lowe ring.
R Off-roa dleve l+1: theve hicle islowe red
to thenor mal leve l.No indic ator lam p2
light sup when theve hicle hasfinis hed
lo we ring. Yo
ur sele ction issave d. The off-r oad leve lse t
re mains stor ed eve naf te rth eignition hasbeen
switc hedoff.
Oper ation withatrailer orbicy clerack
If th eelectr icalconnect iontothetra iler orbicy‐
cle rack ises tablished correctl y:
R Uptoappr oximat ely12 mp h(20 km/h): off-
ro ad leve ls +1 ,+2 and +3can beselec ted
re ga rdless ofthedr ive pr ogr am.
R Uptoappr oximat ely19 mp h(30 km/h): off-
ro ad leve ls +1 and +2can beselec ted
re ga rdless ofthedr ive pr ogr am.
R From appr oximat ely19 mp h(3 0km/h) :th e
ve hicle issetto thenor mal leve lre ga rdless
of thedr ive pr og ram.
Se tting theent ering/e xiting leve l(AIRMA TIC)
Re quirement s:
R The engin eis running .
R The vehicle ismo ving atspeeds lessthan
20 mph(3 0km/h) . 23
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Multimedia
system:
4 © 5
Set ting s
5 Sch nellzugrif f(Quic kaccess) #
Select LowerWhenGettingIn On .
The vehicle islowe redto low leve l-2 tofacil i‐
ta te ent ering and exitin g.
% The availabilit yof this func tion depen dson
th eve hicle equipment.
% Further information onAIRMA TIC
(/ page229).
Lo we ring and raising there ar oftheve hicl e &
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 evicinit yof
th ewheel arch es when theve hicle is
being lowe red. Re
quirement s:
R Allvehicle doorsar eclosed
R Ther eis no trailer coupled
R Ther eis no bicy clerack installed
R The batteryis suf ficie ntly charge d; ifnec es‐
sar y,star tth eengine
Lo we ring there ar oftheve hicl e #
Apply theelectr icpar king brak e. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005D
(/ page18 6). #
Pullsw itch 1 intheright-h andcargocom‐
par tmen ttr im brief ly.
Indicat orlam p2 flashes untilth eve hicle
has been lowe red.
The vehicle islowe redat there ar axle by
appr ox.1. 5 in (40 mm) .When theve hicle has
been lowe red, indicat orlam p2 remains lit.
When there ar oftheve hicle hasbeen com‐
ple tely lowe red, indicat orlam p2 remains
lit.
Lo we ring isint erru pte din thefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R Ave hicle doorisopened
R Switc h1 ispulle dag ain
R The vehicle isbeing driven faster than
1. 2 mp h(2 km/h).
% 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). Dr
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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 (/ page11 9).
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 Vehicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc ePa ck‐
ag e:RO AD 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.
Susp ension settings andvehicl eleve lper
dr ive pr og ram
Dr ive pr og ram C
R The susp ension setting isfirm er.
R The vehicle issetto Spor tle ve l.
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isdeac tivated. 236
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R
The curveinc linat ionfunc tion isdeact ivat ed.
Dr ive pr ogr am B
R The suspen sionsetting iseven firm er.
R The vehicle issetto Spor t+ leve l.
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isdeac tivated.
R The curveinc linat ionfunc tion isact ive.
Dr ive pr ogr am A
R The suspen sionsetting iscom fortable.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l.
R When drivin gat speeds ofappr oximat ely
87 mph(1 40 km/h) orabo ve,th eve hicle is
lo we red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely
25 mph(40 km/h), theve hicle israised.
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isact ive.
R The curveinc linat ionfunc tion isdeact ivat ed.
Dr ive pr ogr am £
R The suspen sionsetting isvery comf ortable.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l. R
When drivin gat speeds ofappr oximat ely
87 mph(1 40 km/h) orabo ve,th eve hicle is
lo we red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely
25 mph(40 km/h), theve hicle israised.
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isact ive.
R The curveinc linat ionfunc tion isact ive.
Dr ive pr ogr am N
R The suspen sionsetting iscom fortable.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l.
R When drivin gat speeds ofappr oximat ely
87 mph(1 40 km/h) orabo ve,th eve hicle is
lo we red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely
25 mph(40 km/h), theve hicle israised
ag ain.
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isact ive.
R The curveinc linat ionfunc tion isact ive.
Dr ive pr og ram ;
R The susp ension setting iscomf ortable.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l. R
When drivin gat speeds ofappr oximat ely
87 mph(1 40 km/h) orabo ve,th eve hicle is
lo we red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely
25 mph(40 km/h), theve hicle israised
ag ain.
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isdeac tivated.
R The curveinc linat ionfunc tion isdeact ivat ed.
Dr ive pr og ram F
R The susp ension setting issui table foreasi ly
nego tiableof f-r oad terrain.
R The vehicle issetto off-r oad leve l+1 .
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isdeac tivated.
R The curveinc linat ionfunc tion isdeact ivat ed.
R Recovery mode orindivi dualwhee lcontr ol
can beactiv ated.
R Vehicles without Off-road package :
- When driving atspeeds ofappr oximat ely
50 mph(80 km/h) orabo ve,th eve hicle
is lowe red. Dr
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When driving atspeeds belowappr ox‐
imat ely28 mph(4 5km/h), theve hicle is
ra ised.
R Vehicles withOf f-road package :
- When driving atspeeds ofappr oximat ely
71 mp h(115 km/h) orabove ,th eve hicle
is lowe red.
- When driving atspeeds belowappr ox‐
imat ely47 mp h(7 5 km/h), theve hicle is
ra ised.
Dr ive pr ogr am G
R The suspen sionsetting issuit able fordif ficul t
of f-r oa dte rrain.
R The vehicle issetto off-r oad leve l+1 .
R When drivin gat speeds ofappr oximat ely
50 mph(80 km/h) orabo ve,th eve hicle is
lo we red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely
28 mph(45 km/h), theve hicle israised.
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isdeac tivated.
R The curveinc linat ionfunc tion isdeact ivat ed. R
Recovery mode orindivi dualwhee lcontr ol
can beactiv ated.
Dr ive pr ogr am =
R Youcan callupindivid ual suspe nsion set‐
tin gs her e.
Ope ratio nwi th atrail er or bicy cle ra ck
If th eelectr icalconnect iontothetra iler orbicy‐
cle rack ises tablished correctl y:
R Drive pr ogr am A, ;,£, N,
=, CandB: theve hicle remains at
nor mal leve lir re spectiv eof speed.
R The curveinc linat ionfunc tion isdeact ivat ed.
R Drive pr og ram F andG: theve hicle
adop tsthenor mal leve lst ar tin gfrom a
spee dof 19 mp h(30 km/h). Le
veldif fere nces comparedtothenor mal
le 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 approximat ely
+3. 5in
(+90 mm) appr
oximat ely
+3. 5in
(+90 mm)
Of f-ro ad
le ve l+3 Una
vailable approximat ely
+3. 5in
(+90 mm)
Of f-ro ad
le ve l+2 Una
vailable approximat ely
+2. 4in
(+60 mm) 238
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