MERCEDES-BENZ GLS 2021 Owners Manual

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Con figur ing sugg estions
Conf iguringsugg estions #
Select 0062fora pr ofile . #
Select SuggestionSettings . #
Switc hAllow Destination Suggestions, Allow
Musi cSugge stions andAllow Contact Sug-
gestions onoroff. #
Todeac tivatethe lear nin gfunc tionfo r
on eda y:act ivat eDe act ivat e24 hInte lligen t
Lear ning.
Fo r24 hour sno newactions willbetrained
and nodat are cor ded forth eactiv epr ofile.
Sugg estion swill continue tobe sho wn.
Ex am ple: ifth eop tion isswitc hedonand a
ro uteto ane wdes tinatio nhas been calcula‐
te d, this des tination would notbe take nint o
acco untforth elear ning function.
Cr eating newthemes #
Sele ct©. #
Sele ctTHE MES. #
Sele ct0081 CreateThem e.
The settings whichar esa ve din theth eme
ar esho wn. #
Select Continue0048. #
Select AudioandNavigation (Navigation )and
st or eth eactiv ese ttings intheth eme. #
Select Continue0048. #
Select anent ryscr een. #
Select Continue 0048. #
Select animag e. #
Enterthenames intoth eent ryfield and con‐
fi rm with0076. #
Sele ctSav e. Sy
stem settings Ov
ervie wof thesy stem settings menu In
thesy stem settings menu, youcan makese t‐
tin gs inthefo llo wing menusand control ele‐
men ts:
R Disp lay
- Styles -
Instrument lighting
- Displa ybr ightn ess
- Edg elighting
- Day/night design
R Contr olelement s
- Keyboar dlan guag eand handwr itin g re c‐
ogni tion
- Touc hpad sensitivit y
- Sen sitivit yof theTo uc hCon trols
R Voice Cont rolSy stem
R MBUX Interior Assis tant
R Sou nd
- Entertainm ent
- Navig ation andtraf fic annou ncements
- Telephon e
- Voice amplif icat ion tothere ar passe nger
com partment
R Con nectivity
- Wi-Fi, Bluetoo th,NFC
R MBUX Remo teCon trol MB
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Author izing andde-aut horizing devices
R Time &dat e
R Langu age
R Units fordis tance
R Softwareup dates
R Dat aim po rt/e xpor t
R PIN protect ion
R System Reset Inf
ormat iononimpor tant system updates Im
por tant system updat esma ybe neces saryfo r
th esecur ityofyour mult imed iasystem's data.
Ins tallth ese updat es,orelse thesecur ityofyour
mult imed iasystem cann otbe ensur ed.
A sy stem updat econ sistsof thre esteps:
R Downloading orcop ying ofthedat are qu ired
fo rins tallation
R Installation ofthedo wnloaded system updat e
R Activati on ofthedo wnloaded system updat e
by restar tin gth esy stem %
Ifaut omatic softwareupdat esareactiv ated,
th esy stem updat eswill bedownloaded auto‐
maticall y.
The multimedia system prov ides amess age
when asy stem updat eis available.
Yo uha ve thefo llo wing selectionoption s:
R Accept andInstall
The system updat ewill bedownloaded inthe
bac kground .
R Infor mat ion
In fo rm atio nabout thepending system
updat eis displa yed.
R Later
The system updat ecan bedownloaded man‐
uall yat alat er time.
Deep system updates
Dee psy stem updat esaccess vehicle orsystem
se ttings andcanther efor eonl ybe car ried out
when theve hicle isstatio naryand theignition is
switc hedoff.
If th edo wnload ofadeep system updat eis com‐
ple tedand thedo wnloaded system updat eis re
ady forins tallation ,yo uwill beinformed ofthis
af te rth ene xt ignition cycle, forex am ple.
% Park theve hicle safely inasuit able location
bef orest ar tin gth eins tallation .
Re quiremen tsforth eins tallation :
R The ignit ionisswitc hedoff.
R Notesand warnings have been read and
acc epted.
R The elect ric pa rking brak eis applied.
If all requ iremen tshave been fulfilled, thedo wn‐
loaded system updat eis ins talled. Themultim e‐
dia system cann otbe oper ated while thedo wn‐
loaded system updat eis being installed and
ve hicle functionsarere strict ed.
If er ro rs should occurduring theins tallation ,th e
multime diasystem automatic allyatt em ptsto
re stor eth epr ev ious version. Ifre stor ation ofthe
pr ev ious version isno tpossible ,a symbol
appear son themedia display.Con sult aqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop toresolv eth epr oblem. 290
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tting upaWi -Fiho tspo t Re
quirement s:
R Tosetup theWi -Fico nne ctio nof themu l‐
tim edia system withex tern al ho tspo ts:
th er eis no comm unication moduleinstalled.
R The device tobe con nectedsuppor tsat leas t
one ofthetypes ofcon nect iondescr ibed.
Multimedia system:
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Set ting s5
System
5 Wi-Fi &Bluetoot h
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gWi -Fi #
Sele ctWi-Fi .
Co nne ctin gth emu ltim edia system withan
ex tern al ho tspo tusin gWi -Fi
The type ofconnection established mustbe
select edon themultimedia system and onthe
de vice tobe con nected.
% The connection procedur ema ydif fer
dependin gon thede vice. Followtheins truc‐
tion sth at aresho wninthedispla y.Fu rther
inf ormation canbefound inthemanuf actur‐
er's oper ating instruction s. #
Select Internet Setting s. #
Select Connec tvia Wi-Fi. #
Select AddHotspot.
Connecting usingasecur itykey #
Select theop tion s0048 ofthedesir edWi-Fi
ne twork. #
Select Connect UsingSecu rityKey. #
Have thesecur itykeydisp laye don thede vice
to be con nected(see themanuf acturer's
oper ating instruction s). #
Enterth is secur itykeyon themultimedia sys‐
te m. #
Conf irm theent rywit h¡.
Connecti ngusing aWPS PIN #
Sele cttheop tion s0048 ofthedesir edWi-Fi
ne twork. #
Select Connect viaWPS PINInpu t.
The multime diasy stem gener ates an eight-
di gitPIN . #
Enterthis PIN onthede vice tobe con nected. #
Conf irm theent ry. Connect
ingusin gabut ton #
Select theop tion s0048 ofthedesir edWi-Fi
ne twork. #
Select Connect viaWPS PBC. #
Select "Connect viaWPS PBC"in theop tion s
on thede vice tobe con nected(see theman‐
uf actur er'soper ating instruction s). #
Press theWPS buttononthede vice tobe
con nected. #
Select Continueinthemultimedia system.
Ac tiv atin gaut omati cco nn ectio n #
Select Connect viaWi-Fi. #
Select theop tion s0048 ofthedesir edWi-Fi
ne twork. #
ActivatePe rma nent InternetConnecti on.
Co nnectin gwi th akno wnWi-Fi #
Sele ctConnect viaWi-Fi . #
Sele ctaWi -Fi network.
The conn ection ises tablished again. MBUX
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Conf
iguringthemu ltim edia system asaWi -
Fi ho tspo tfo rex tern al de vic es
The type ofconnection established depends on
th ede vice tobe con nected. The func tion must
be suppor tedby themultimedia system and by
th ede vice tobe con nected. The type ofcon nec‐
tion established mustbe select edon themulti‐
media system and onthede vice tobe con nec‐
te d. #
Select Vehicle Hotspot. #
Select Connec tDevic eto Vehicle Hotspot.
Connecting usingWPSPINgener ation #
Select Connec tvia WPS PINGeneration. #
Enterth ePIN showninthemedia displayon
th ede vice tobe con nectedand confirm .
Connect ingusin gWPS PINentr y #
Sele ctConn ectviaWPS PINInput. #
Enterth ePIN that issho wnontheex tern al
de vic e's displa yon themultimedia system.
Connecting usingabutt on #
Select Connec tvia WPS PBC. #
Press thepush buttononthede vice tobe
con nected(see themanuf acturer'soper ating
ins truction s). #
Select Continue.
Connecting usingasecur itykey #
Select Connect DevicetoVeh icleHotsp ot.
A secu rity keyis disp laye d. #
Select theve hicle from thede vice tobe con ‐
nec ted. The vehicle isdispla yedwit hth eMB
Hot spot XXXXX networkname. #
Enterth esecur itykeywhic his sho wninthe
media display on thede vice tobe con nected. #
Conf irm theent ry.
Connect ingusin gNFC #
Sele ctConn ectviaNFC. #
ActivateNFC onthemobile device (see the
manuf acturer'soper ating instructions). #
Bring themobile device intoth eNFC inter‐
fa ce oftheve hicle. #
Select Finished.
The mobile device isno wconn ectedtothe
multime diasystem hotspo tvia NFC. Gener
atingane wsecur itykey #
Select Veh icleHotsp ot. #
Select Genera teSecu rityKey.
A connecti onwillbe established withth e
ne wly crea tedsecur itykey. #
Tosave asec urity key:select Save.
When ane wsecur itykeyis save d, all existin g
Wi -Fi conne ctionsareth en discon nected.If
th eWi -Fi conne ctionsarebe ing re-es tab‐
lished, thene wsecur itykeymus tbe entere d. Na
vig ation No
teson navig ation Ro
uteguidanc ewith augment edreality &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjuryas
a re sult ofdis traction, incorrect dep ic‐
tion orwrong interpr etatio nof thedis‐
pla y
The camer aimag eof theaugment edrealit y
displa yis no tsuit able asaguide fordr iving. 292
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Alw ayske ep aneyeon theactual traf fic
situation. #
Avoid extende dob ser vatio nof thecam‐
er aimag e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due toimprecise positioningof addi‐
tion alinf ormatio n
The addition alinf ormatio nfrom theaugmen‐
te dre alit ydispla yis no ta subs titutefo r
obser vingtheactual driving situation . #
Alw ayske ep aneyeon theactual traf fic
situation whencarrying out alldrivin g
mane uvers. Switc
hingnavig ation on Multim
ediasystem:
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Navigation (Navigation ) #
Alternat ivel y: press thez button.
The map showstheve hicle's current posi‐
tio n.The navig ation menu issho wn. The
navig ation menu ishidd en ifro uteguid‐
anc eis act ive. #
Tosho w:tapon theto uc hsc reen.
The menu ishidden automaticall y. MBUX
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vig ation overview Ex
am ple: digit almap withna vig ation menu
1 Toent eraPOI oraddr essand additional des‐
tinat ionentryoptions
2 Tocance lacti verouteguidan ce
3 Repeats ana vig ation announ cementand
switc hna vig ation announ cementson oroff 4
ONTHE WAY menu withRoute Overview,
Alt ernat iveRoutes andReport TrafficInci-
dent (Car-to-X)
TRAFF ICmenu withTraffic Announc ement s,
Area Alertsand Live Traffic Subscr iptionInfo
To displa yRoute List POSIT
IONmenu withSave Position and
Compass
5 Quic kaccess forTraffi c,Parking andHigh-
way Information aswellas option sfo rView,
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Ent
ering ades tination Mult
imedia system:
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Navigation 5
ª Where to? 1
The feder alstat eor prov inc ein whic hth e
ve hicle islocat ed
2 Entersa POI oraddr ess
3 Listwit hadditional destination entryop tions
4 Dele tesan entr y 5
0076 Confirms anentr y
6 Switc hestohandwr itingrecogni tion
7 Entersa spa ce
8 Switches tovoice input
9 Setsthewr itten languag e A
Switc hestodigits, special charact ersand
symbo ls
B Swit ches toupper -case orlowe r-case letter s MBUX
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Enterthedes tinat ionin2. The entries can
be made inanyor der .
The follo wing entries can bemade, forex am‐
ple:
R City ,st re et,house number
R Street,cit y
R ZIP code
R POI name orPOI categor y,e.g. Parkin g
R Cont actname #
Select asear chresult inlist3.
The routecan becalc ulated.
% Youcan find further information aboutdesti‐
nation entry,e.g. 3wo rdaddr esse s,in the
Dig ital Op erator' sMa nua l.
Ch ang ingco untr y #
Select theindicat orforfe der alstat eor prov ‐
inc e1. #
Selec tth efe der alstat eor thepr ov inc ein
1. #
Enterth ecount ryindic ator. #
Selec tth ecount ryon list3. #
Select thefe der alstat eor thepr ov inc efrom
lis t3.
Using online search
Des tinationentr yus es onl ine mapser vices. If
th eon- boar dsear chfinds nosuitab lede stina‐
tion sor ifyo uch ang ecoun tries, theonline
sear chisavailable.
Fo rth edes tinat ionyoucan enteran add ress, a
POI ora3 wo rdaddr ess. #
Select coun try ind icat or1. #
Select thepr ov ider forth eonline service
fr om thecount ries list.
or #
Ifth eon- boar dsear chdeliv ersno results,
ent erthedes tinat ionininput line 2. #
Select thedes tinat ioninthelis t.
The detailed viewforth ero uteis displ ayed. Calculating
aro ut eand using settings for
ro ut eguidanc e Re
quirement s:
R The destination hasbeen entered. R
The destination addressissho wn.
Multime diasystem:
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Navigation 1
¥ Norouteye t.
¦ Aro utehas been mappe d. #
Select ¥.
The routeto thedes tinat ioniscalculat ed.
Ro uteguidan cebegin s.
or #
Select ¦. 296
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Select Set asWa ypoint.
The destina tion address issetas thene xt
int ermediat edes tinat ion.
or #
Select Start New Route Guidance.
The destinat ionaddr essissetas thene w
des tinat ion.Theprev ious destination andthe
int ermediat edes tination sar edele ted. Ro ute
guidan cetothene wdes tinat ionbegins.
Selecting rout ese ttings #
Select Z. #
Select Advanced . #
Select Route. #
Select thero utetyp e. #
Take traf fic inf ormati onintoconsi deration
wi th Dyna micRoute Guidance 0048. #
Select routeop tio ns withAv oid Options. #
ActivateSug gest Alte rnative Route .
Alt ernati veroutes arecalc ulatedforev ery
ro ute. #
ActivateActiv ateCommu terRoute .
If th ere qu iremen tsareme t,th emultimedia
sy stem automaticall yde tects that theve hicle
is on acommut erroute. Ro uteguidan ce
begin swit hout voice output .
Ac tiv atin gro ut eguidanc ewith augment ed
re ality #
Dur ing routeguidan ce,tapon thecamer a
symbol onthemedia display.
The camer aimag ewill besho wninstead of
th ena vig ation mapbeforeatur ning maneu‐
ve rand willsho wadd itional information. #
Toretur nto thena vig ation map:tap on
th ecamer asymbol again.
Displa yingadditional informat ioninthecam ‐
er aima ge #
Select Z. #
Select Adva nced. #
Select Aug mented Reality. #
ActivateStree tNa mes andHouseNumbe rs.
Dur ing routeguidan ce,stre et nam esand
hou senum bers aresho wninthecamer a
imag e. Using
mapfunctions Multimedia
system:
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Navigation
Se tting thema pscale #
Tozoo min: taptwice quickl ywit hone fing er
on themedia display. #
Tozoo mout: tapwit htw ofing erson the
media display.
Mo ving thema p #
Moveone fing er inanydi re ction onthe
to uc hsc reen. #
Torese tth ema pto the current vehicl e
posi tion: press \ brief ly.
Sel ecting map orien tatio n #
Tapre peat edlyon theÄ compass symbol
on themap.
The viewch ang esintheseq uence 3D,2D
Heading Upto2D North Up.
Swi tching free wa yinf ormation on/off #
Select Z. MBUX
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Swi tchHig hway Inform ation on oroff. Usi
ngservices Re
quirement s:
R Ther eis an Interne tcon nection .
R Mer cedes meconnectis available.
R Youha ve setup auser account inthe
Mer cedes mePortal.
R The vehicle isconn ectedtoauser accoun t
and youha ve acc eptedth econ ditions ofuse
fo rth eser vice.
Fu rther information canbefound at:
ht tp s:// www .merced es.me
R The serviceis available.
R The servicehas been activat ed atan aut hor ‐
ize dMer cedes-Ben zCent er. Mult
imed iasystem:
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Navigation
Displa yingthetraf fic sit uation withLiv eTr af‐
fi c Inf orma tion #
Select Z. #
ActivateTra ffic. #
Select Adva nced. #
Select View . #
Select MapEle ments . #
Swi tchon Tra fficInci dents ,Fre eFlo wing
Tra fficand Delay.
If traf fic inf ormati onhasbee nre cei ved, then
tra ffic inc ident ssuc has roadw orks ,ro ad
bloc ks,local area repor ts(e.g. fog) and warn‐
ing mess ages aredispla yed.
The traffic dela yis displa yedfo rth ecur rent
ro ute. Traf fic del ayslas ting oneminut eor
long erareta ke nint oconsi deratio n.
Di spl aying hazardwa rnings withCar -to-X -
Comm unication
If hazar dwa rnings areav ailable these can be
sho wnassymbols onthemap. Thedispla y depends
onthese ttings forth eTraffic andTraf-
fic Incidents option s. #
Setth eop tion s.
If Traffic isswitc hedoffand Traffic Incidents
is switc hedon,thesymbols aresho wnon
th epr ospect ive ro ute.
Disp laying weather information andother
map contents #
Select Z. #
Select Advanced . #
Select View. #
Select MapElements . #
Scrollup and showtheONLIN EMAP CON-
TENT categor y. #
Swi tchon aser vice ,e.g. Wea ther.
Cu rrent weather informat ionisdispla yedon
th ena vig ation map,e.g.temp eratur eor
cloud cover. 298
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