MERCEDES-BENZ GLS 2021 Owners Manual

Occupant
safety Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0075 SRS Malfunct ionServic e
Required *T
herestra int system ismalfunct ioning(/page37 ). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomalfu nctions inthere stra int system
Com ponen tsinthere stra int system maybe activ ated unint entionally ornotdeplo yas planned inan acciden t. #
Have there stra int system checkedand repair edimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 0075
Front LeftMalfunction
Service Required(exa mp le) *T
hecor responding restra int system ismalfunct ioning(/page37 ). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomalfu nctions inthere stra int system
Com ponen tsinthere stra int system maybe activ ated unint entionally ornotdeplo yas planned inan acciden t. #
Have there stra int system checkedand repair edimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 0075
Left Side Curtain Airbag
Malfunction Service
Requ ired(exa mp le) *T
hecor responding windowcur tain airbag ismalfun ctionin g(/ page37 ). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj urydue toamalf unctionin thewindo wcur tain airbag
The windo wcur tain airbag mightbetrigg ered unin tentio nallyor might notbe trigg ered atall intheev ent ofan
acciden t. #
Have thewindo wcur tain airbag checkedand repair edimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
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laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
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Fron tPassenger AirbagDis-
abled SeeOperator' sMan-
ual *T
hefront passeng erairbag hasbeen disabl edeve nth ough anadult oraper son ofadult statur eis on thefront
passeng erseat. Ifadditional forc es areapplied totheseat, thewe ight thesy stem detects maybe toolow. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj urydue toadisable dfron tpasse nger airbag
If th efront passeng erairbag isdisabled, thefront passeng erairbag willnotbe deplo yedin theev ent ofan acci‐
dent andcann otper form itsintended protect ive func tion.
A per son inthefront passeng erseat could then, forex am ple, com eint ocon tact with theve hicle's interior ,
especially ifth eper son issitt ing tooclose tothecoc kpit. #
Mak esur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest atus ofthefront passeng erairbag iscor rect. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions. #
Checkth est atus oftheaut omatic front passeng erairbag actuation (/page47 ). #
Ifnec essar y,consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
Front Passeng erAirb ag
Enabl edSee Operator 's
Manu al *T
hefront passeng erairbag isenabled whiletheve hicle isin mo tion:
R evenwh en ach ild, aper son ofsmaller statur eor an obj ect weighin gless than thesy stem weight thre shold is
locat edon thefront passeng erseat
R even when thefront passeng erseat isno toccupied
The system mayde tect obje ctsorforc es that areaddin gto thewe ight applied totheseat. 41
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
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WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj urywhen usingach ild restra int system while thefront passeng erairbag
is enabled
If yo usec ureach ild inach ild restra int system onthefront passeng erseat andthefront passeng erairbag is
enabled, thefront passeng erairbag maydeplo yin theeve ntofan acci dent.
The child could bestru ck bytheairbag. #
Both bef oreand during thejour ney,ensur eth at thest atus ofthefront passeng erairbag iscor rect.
NEVER useach ild restra int system facing tothere ar on aseat withan ACTIV ATED FRONT AIRBAG. DEATHor
SERIOU SINJU RYtothech ild can occur. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions. #
Checkth est atus oftheaut omatic front passeng erairbag actuation (/page47 ). #
Ifnec essar y,consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
PRE-S AFEInoperat iveSee
Operator's Manual *
The PRE‑S AFE®
funct ionsaremalfunct ioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
PRE-SA FEImpulse Side
Inoperative SeeOperator's
Manual *
The PRE‑S AFE®
Im pulse Sidesystem ismalfunct ioningorinoper ativeaf te rha ving alread ybeen trigg ered. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
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Smar
tKey Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Á Obtain aNew Key *T
heSmar tKey nee dstobe replaced. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Á Repla ceKey Battery *T
heSmar tKey batt eryis disc harged. #
Replace thebatt ery(/ page69).
Á Key NotDetected(whit e
displa ymessag e) *T
heSmar tKey iscur rentl yund etect ed. #
Chang eth elocation oftheSmar tKey intheve hicle. #
Ifth eSmar tKey isstill no tre cogni zed,place itin themar kedspace forst ar tin gwit hth eSmar tKey
( / pag e16 9). 41
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Á Key NotDetected (red dis‐
pla ymessag e) *T
heSmar tKey canno tbe detected and mayno long erbe intheve hicle.
The Smar tKey isno long erintheve hicle andyouswit choffth eengine:
R Youcan nolongerst ar tth eengine.
R Youcan notcen trally lockth eve hicle. #
Ensur eth at theSmar tKey isin theve hicle.
If th eSmar tKey detection functi onhasa mal functi ondueto ast ro ng radio signal source: #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions. #
PlacetheSmar tKey inthemar kedspace forst ar tin gth eengine withth eSmar tKey (/ pag e16 9).
Pl ac ethe Key inthe
Ma rked SpaceSee Opera -
tor' sMa nua l *S
mar tKey detection ismal functi oning. #
Chang eth elocation oftheSmar tKey intheve hicle. #
Place theSmar tKey inthemar kedspace forst ar tin gth eengine withth eSmar tKey (/ pag e16 9).
Á Don't ForgetYour Key *A
warning tone willal so sou nd. Thismes sage reminds youto take your Sm artK ey wit hyo uwhen youlea vethe
ve hicle. Displa
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Light
s Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
: Check LeftLow
Beam (exa mp le) *T
hecor responding lightsourceisfaulty . #
Drive on car efull y. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
% LED lightsour ces: thedispla ymessag efo rth ecor responding lightappea rsonl ywhen allthelight- emitt ing
diodes inthelight arefa ulty .
: Malf unctionSee Oper a-
to r’s Man ual *T
heexterior lighting ismalfunct ioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
: Automatic HeadlampMode
Inoperative *T
helight sensor ismalfunctionin g. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 41
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Disp
laymes sages
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: Act ive Headlamps Inopera-
tive *T
heactiv eheadla mpsar emalfunctioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
: Switch OnHeadla mps *Y
ouaredr iving without low- beam headlam ps. #
Turn thelight switc hto the0058 or0058 position .
:
Switc hOff Lights *Y
ouarelea ving theve hicle andthelights arest ill switc hedon. #
Turn thelight switc hto the0058 position .
: Int ell. Light System Inoper-
ative *T
heIntellig entLight System ismalfunct ioning.Thelighting system continues tofunction proper lywit hout thefunc ‐
tion sof theInt ellig entLight System. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Adaptive Highbeam Assist
Currently Unavailable See
Operator' sManual *A
dap tiveHighbeam Assistis temp orarily una vailable.
The system limits have been reac hed (/page14 6). #
Drive on.
Once thecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent ,th esy stem will beavailable again. TheAdap tiveHig hbeam
As sist Now Available displaymes sagewill appear .
Adap tiveHig hbeam Assist
In oper ative *A
daptiveHighbeam Assistis malfunc tioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Hazard Warning Flashers
Malfunctioning *T
hehazar dwa rning lam pswitc his malfun ctionin g. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Ve
hicl e Dis
playmessag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Update Successfully Com-
pleted *I
nstallation ofthesof twareupdat ehas been success fullycompleted(/ page290 ).
Update FailedSoftware
Remains Unchanged *A
ner ro roccur reddur ing installation ofthesof twareupdat e(/ page290).
The prev ious softwareve rsion remains inpla ce.
Upda teFail ed *A
ner ro roccur reddur ing installation ofthesof twareupdat e(/ page290). 41
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Mak eaMer cedes mecall viatheov erhead control panel (/page304).
0072 Vehicle ReadytoDrive
Switc hthe Ignit ionOff
Befor eEx iting *Y
ouarelea ving theve hicle when itis in are ady -to- dr ive st at e. #
When youlea vetheve hicle, switchof fth eignition ,secur eth eve hicle agains tro lling away and taketh eSmar t‐
Ke ywit hyo u. #
Ifyo udo notlea vetheve hicle, switchof fth eelectr icalconsumer s,e.g. theseat heating. Other wise, the12 V
batt eryma ydisc hargeand itwill then be possible tostar tth eve hicle onlywit hth eaid ofasecon dbatt ery
(s ta rting assis tance) .
Ru nning BoardsNot Retrac -
ted PayAttentio nto
Excess Width ofVeh icle *M
ercedes- Maybac hve hicles: theru nning boards areno tre tract ed.
R The running boards canberetract edvia themultimedia system onlywhen theve hicle isstatio nary
(/ page75 ).
R The running boards andtheside skirtmus tbe free ofdir t,ice and snow.Other wise, they areunabl eto retract. #
Clea nth eru nning boards (/page 332). #
Repeat there tracti onoftheru nning boards (/page 74).
If th eru nning boards canno tbe retract edagain, cons ulta qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Ifth eru nning boards areno tre tract ed,ch eckth eex cess widthof theve hicle. Displa
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
y Running BoardNotExten -
ded *M
ercedes- Maybac hve hicles: theru nning boards areno tex tende d.
R The running boards extend only when theve hicle isstatio nary.
R The running boards andtheside skirtmus tbe free ofdir t,ice and snow.Other wise, they areunabl eto extend. #
Clea nth eru nning boards (/page 332). #
Repeat theex tensi on oftheru nning boards (/page 74).
If th eru nning boards failto extend again, consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Ifth eru nning boards areno tex tende d,be particular lycar efu lwhe nget ting inor out.
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Stee ringMa lfunctio n
Incre ased Physica lEffo rt
See Opera tor' sMa nua l *T
hepowe rst eer ing assis tance isma lfunctio ning. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto altered steer ing charact eristic s
If th epo we rassi stanc eof thesteer ing fails par tiall yor com pletely,yo uwill need touse morefo rc eto steer . #
Ifsaf esteer ing ispossible, drive on car efully . #
Visit orconsult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. Ù
Steer ingMalfunction Stop
Imme diate lySee Opera-
tor's Manua l *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. 41
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