light MERCEDES-BENZ GLS 2021 Service Manual

The
exterior lighting (exc ep tst andi ngand park‐
ing lam ps) will swit choffaut omaticall ywhen the
dr iver's door isopened.
R Obser vetheno teson sur round lighting
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Au tomatic drivin glights function
The parking lam ps,low beam anddaytime run‐
ning lamp sar eswitc hedonaut omaticall y
depending ontheignition status andtheambi‐
ent light. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenth elow
beam isswitc hedoffin poor visibility
When thelight switc his setto 0058 ,th elow
beam mayno tbe switc hedonaut omaticall y
if th er eis fog, sno wor other causes ofpoor
visibili tysuc has spr ay. #
Insuc hcases, turnth elight switc hto
0058 . The
automatic driving lights areonl yan aid. You
ar ere sponsible forve hicle lighting. Switc
hingthere ar foglam pson oroff
Re quirement s:
R The light switc his in the0058 or0058 posi‐
tion . #
Press the 005E button.
Please observethecount ry-spe cificlaws onthe
use ofrear foglam ps.
% Vehicles withAIRMA TICorE-AC TIVE BODY
CO NTR OLwithof f-r oad package :wh en the
re ar foglam pis switc hedon,off-r oad leve l
+3 willno tbe available. Ifth ere ar foglam p
is switc hedonand off-r oad leve l+3 isact i‐
va ted, theve hicle willbelowe redto off-r oad
le ve l+2. Oper
ating thecombin ation switc hfo rthe
li ghts 1
Highbe am
2 Turn signal light,right
3 High-beam flasher
4 Turn signal light,left #
Use thecombin ationswitchto act ivat eth e
desir edfunc tion. 14
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High
beam #
Toswitc hon: turnth elight switc hto the
0058 or0058 position. #
Push thecombin ationswitchin thedir ect ion
of arrow 1.
When thehigh beam isactiv ated, the0058
indicat orlam pfo rlo w bea misdea ctivated
and replaced bythe0057 indicat orlam pfo r
high beam. #
Toswitc hof f:push thecombin ationswitch
in thedir ect ion ofarrow 1orpull itin the
dir ect ion ofarrow 3.
High-be amflasher #
Pullth ecombin ationswitchin thedir ect ion
of arrow 3.
Tu rn signal light #
Toindicat ebr iefl y:push thecombin ation
switc hbr ief lyto thepoint ofresis tance inthe
dir ect ion ofarrow 2or4.
The corresponding turnsignal lightwillflash
th re etimes. #
Toindicat eper manentl y:push thecombi‐
nation switchbe yond thepoint ofresis tance
in thedir ect ion ofarrow 2or4.
Ve hicles withAc tiveLa ne Chang eAssi st:
R Indicat oroper ation activated bythedr iver
can extend forth edur ation ofthelane
ch ang e.
R Ifth edr iver indicat eddirect lybef orehand
but alane chang ewa sno timmediat ely
possible ,th etur nsignal indicat orma y
activ ateaut omaticall y. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe hazar dwa rning
light s #
Press butt on1.
The hazar dwa rning light swill switc hon aut o‐
matic allyif:
R The airbag hasbeen deployed.
When theindicat orisactiv ated, thehazar dwa rn‐
ing light sar eint erru pte d. Light
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Cor
nering light Cor
nering light function The
corner ing light improve sth eillumination of
th ero ad ove ra wid eang lein thetur ning direc‐
tion ,enabling better visibility ontight curves, for
ex am ple. Itcan beact ivat ed onlywhen thelow
beam isswitc hedon.
The func tion isactiv eunder thefo llo wing condi‐
tion s:
R Atspeeds below25 mph(4 0km/h) when
th etur nsignal lightisswitc hedonorthe
st eer ing wheel istur ned R
Atspeeds between 25mph(4 0km/h) and
45 mph(7 0km/h) whenth esteer ing wheel
is tur ned
Ro undabout andintersec tion functi on:the
cor ner ing light willbe acti vatedon both sides
based onanevaluatio nof theve hicle's current
GP Spo sitio n.Itwi llre main activeuntil afte rth e
ve hicle hasleftth ero und about ortheint ersec‐
tion . Ad
aptiv eHighb eamAssist Ad
aptiv eHighb eamAssistfuncti on &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis t
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tdoes notre act to:
R Road user swit hout lights,e.g .pedes ‐
tr ians
R Road user swit hpoor lighting,e.g .
cy clis ts
R Road user swhos elight ingisobs truct ed,
e.g .by abar rier On
very rare occasions, AdaptiveHig hbeam
As sis tma yfa ilto recogni zeother road user s
wit hth eir ownlighti ng,orma yre cogni ze
th em toolat e.
In these, orinsimilar situation s,theaut o‐
matic highbeam willnotbe deactiv ated or
will beactiv ated despit eth epr esenc eof
ot her road user s. #
Alw aysobser vethero ad and traffic
condi tions carefu llyand switchof fth e
high beam ingood time. Sy
stem limit s
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tcan notta ke into
acc ount road, weather ortraf fic condi tions.
De tection maybe restrict ed inthefo llo wing
cases :
R Inpoor visibilit y,e.g. fog, hea vyrain or sno w
R Ifth er eis dir ton thesensor sor thesensor s
ar eobscur ed
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tis on lyan aid. Youar e
re sponsible foradju sting theve hicle's lighting to 14
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th
epr ev ailin glight ,visi bilit yand traffic condi ‐
tions . The
AdaptiveHig hbeam Assis taut omat ically
swit ches between thefo llo wing types oflight :
R Lowbeam
R High beam At
speeds great erthan 19 mp h(3 0km/h):
R Ifno other road user sar ede tected, thehigh
beam willbeswitc hedonaut omaticall y.
The high beam switchesoffaut omatically inthe
fo llo wing cases :
R Atspeeds below16 mp h(25 km/h).
R Ifot her road user sar ede tected.
R Ifstre et light ingissuf ficie nt.
At speeds great erthan appr oximat ely31 mp h
(50 km/ h):
R The headlam pra ng eof thelow beam isregu‐
lat ed aut omatically basedonthedis tance to
ot her road user s.
The system's optical sensor islocat edbehind
th ewindshield neartheov erhead control panel.
Switc hingAdaptiv eHighb eamAssiston/ off #
Toswitc hon: turnth elight switc hto
th e0058 position . #
Switc hon thehigh beam usingthecombin a‐
tion switc h.
When thehigh beam isswitc hedonaut omat‐
icall yin thedar k,the00CE indicat orlam pon
th emultifunc tiondispla ywill light up. #
Toswitc hof f:switc hof fth ehigh beam
using thecombin ationswitch. Switc
hingtheda ytime running lampson/of f Multimedia
system:
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Set ting s5
Light
5 Daytime Run.Lights #
ActivateD ordeacti vate E thefunc ‐
tion . Se
tting theex terior light ingswitc h-of fdela y
tim e Re
quirement s:
R The light switc his in the0058 position . Light
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Multimedia
system:
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Set ting s5
Light
5 Exterior Lightin gDelay #
Setth eswitc h-offdela ytime.
When theve hicle engine isswitc hedoff,th e
ex terior lighting willbeactiv ated forth ese t
time. Switc
hingthesur round lighting on/off Mul
timedi asy stem:
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Set ting s5
Light
5 Locat orLightin g
When LocatorLightin gis activ e,theex terior
lighting lightsupfor40 seconds afte rth eve hicle
is unloc ked. When youst ar tth eve hicle, thesur‐
ro und lightingisdeac tivated and theaut omatic
dr iving lights areactiv ated.
Illuminat edrunning boards:when thesur‐
ro und lightingisswit ched on, theillumination of
th eru nning boards isacti vatedwhen adoor is
opened. Ifth edoor isno tclosed, theru nning
bo ard courtesy lighting isaut omaticall ydeactiv a‐
te daf te r40 seconds. #
Activateor deacti vate thefunc tion. Int
erior lighting Ad
jus tingthe inte rior light ing Fr
ont overhead contr olpa nel 1
003D Front leftre adin glam p
2 0033 Automatic interior ligh ting contr ol
3 004A Front interior lighting
4 0042 Rear interior light ing
5 003D Front right readin glam p #
Toswitc hon oroff:pr ess butt on1 –5
accor dingly.
Contr olpanel inthegr ab handle 1
003D Rear readin glam p #
Toswitc hon oroff:pr ess butt on1. 14
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Ad
jus tingthe ambi entlighti ng Mu
ltimed iasystem:
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Set ting s5
Light
5 Ambien tLightin g
Se tting thecolor #
Sele ctColor. #
Setth edesir edcolor .
Ad jus tingthe brightne ss #
Select Bright nes s.
Ad jus tth ebr ightn ess.
Ac tiv atin gthe brightne ssforzon es #
Select Brightne ss. #
Select Brightne ssZones .
The ACC ENT, AMBIAN CEand ROOF zone s
can besetsep arately .
Ac tiv atin gmulti -colorlighti ng #
Select Color. #
Select Multi-col or. #
Select acol orcomb ination. Ac
tiv atin gmulti -colorani matio n #
Select Color. #
Select Multi-col orAnima tion.
The chosen color combinat ionwill chang eat
pr edef inedint erva ls.
Ac tiv atin gwe lcome lighting #
Selec tColor. #
Selec tWelcom e.
When theve hicle isunloc ked, aspecial ambi‐
ent lightin gseq uence willrun.
Ac tiv atin gdepe ndencyon air condi tioning
se ttin gs #
Select Color. #
Select Clima te.
If ch ang esaremade tothete mp eratur ese t‐
ting intheve hicle, thecolor oftheambient
lighting willchang ebr ief ly. Switc
hingtheint erior light ingswitc h-of f
dela ytim eon/of f Multi
media system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Light
5 Interior Lightin gDelay #
Switc hth eswitc h-offdela ytime onoroff.
When this func tion isact ive, theint erior light‐
ing lights upfora shor ttime afte rth eve hicle
is loc ked. Light
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Wi
ndshield wiperandwindshield washer
sy stem Switc
hingthewindsh ieldwiper son/of f 0047
005AWindsh ield wipe rs off
0048 0062 Automatic wiping, normal
0049 0063 Automatic wiping, freq uent 004A
00AA Continuo uswip ing, slow
004B 00A9 Continuo uswip ing, fast #
Turn thecombin ationswitchto thecor rect
pos ition 0047 -004B. #
Singlewipe/w ashing: push thebutt onon
th ecombin ationswitchin thedir ect ion of
ar row 1.
R 00D3 Singlewipe
R 00D4 Wipes withwa sher fluid
Ve hicl eswith MAGIC VISIONCONTR OL:in
posi tion 0048or0049 ,th ewindshield washing proc‐
ess isaut omaticall ytrigg ered ifdir tis de tected
on thewindshield unlesstheCheck Washer Fluid
messag eis being displayed. Switc
hingthere ar windo wwi per on/off 1
00E2 Singlewip e/w ashing
2 00C5 Intermitt entwipe #
Sing lewipe: press butt on1 tothepoint of
re sis tance. #
Wiping with wa sher fluid: press butt on1
be yond thepoint ofresis tance. 15
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#
Switc hingintermitt entwipe on/of f:pr ess
butt on2.
Ve hicl eswith rain sensor: Thewipe inter‐
va laut omat icallyadap tsto thedr iving condi‐
tion s.
The 00C5 symbol willappear ontheins tru‐
ment clusterwhen there ar wind owwiper is
swit ched on. Changing
thewindsh ieldwiper blades &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th ewindshield wipersar eswitc hedon
while wiper blades arebeing replaced
If th ewindshield wipersbegin tomo vewhile
yo uar ech ang ingthewiper blades, youcan
be trapped bythewiper arm. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and theignition beforech ang ingthe
wiper blades. Mo
ving thewiper arms intoth ere plac eme nt
pos ition #
Swi tchth eignition onand switc hof fag ain
immediat ely. #
Within around 15seconds, press and hold
th e00D4 buttononthecombin ationswitch
fo rapp roxima tely thre esecon ds
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Th ewip erarms willmo veintoth ere place‐
ment position .
Re mo ving the wiper blade s #
Foldthewiper arms away from thewind‐
shield. #
Hold thewiper arm wit hone hand. With the
ot her hand, turnth ewiper bladeinthedir ec‐
tion ofarrow 1away from thewiper arm as
fa ras itwil lgo. #
Slide catch2 inthedir ect ion ofarro w 3
unt ilit eng ages inthere mo valposit ion. #
Remo vethewiper bladefrom thewiper arm
in thedir ect ion ofarrow 4. Light
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Ins
tallin gth ewiper blades #
Inser tth ene wwiper bladeintoth ewiper
ar m inthedir ect ion ofarrow 1. #
Slide catc h2 inthedir ect ion ofarro w 3
unt ilit eng ages intheloc king position . #
Mak esur eth at thewiper bladeisseat edcor‐
re ctly . #
Foldthewiper arms backont oth ewind‐
shield. #
Switc hon theignition . #
Press the00D4 buttononthecombin ation
switc h.
The wiper arms will moveintoth eor iginal
position . #
Switc hth eignition off. Maint
enance display #
Remo veprotect ive film 1 from themaint e‐
nanc edispla yon thetip ofthene wlyins tal‐
led wiper blades.
When thecolor ofthemaint enanc edispla y
ch ang esfrom blac kto yello w, thewiper blades
should bereplaced. 15
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The duration untilthecolor chang esvaries
depending ontheusag econ ditions . Re
plac ingthe windsh ield wiper blades
(MA GIC VISIONCO NTR OL) Mo
vingthe wiper arms intothe replac eme nt
pos ition #
Swi tchof fth eignition . #
Within around 15seconds, press the00D4
butt ononthecombin ationswitch
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Th ewip erarms willmo veintoth ere place‐
ment position . Re
mo ving the wiper blade s #
Tobring thewiper bladeint oposit ionto
be remo ved: hol dth ewiper arm firm lyin
one hand .Wi th theot her hand, turnth e
wiper bladeinthedir ect ion ofarrow 1
be yond thepoint ofresis tance.
The wipe rbl ad ewi lleng agein there mo val
position withaclic k. #
Toremo vethewiper blade:press release
kn ob 2, pull thewiper bladeinthedir ect ion
of arrow 3and remo ve.
Ins tallin gth ewiper blades #
Push thene wwiper bladeontoth ewiper arm
in thedir ect ion ofarrow 1untilre lease
kn ob 2 eng ages. Light
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