MERCEDES-BENZ GLS 2022 Owners Manual

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Sym
bols Sym
bols.... ...................................................... 5 5
AA
t a gla nce t
a gla nce ...................................................... 6 6
Co ckpit ........ ................................................... 6
Indicat orand warning lamps...... ............ ........10
Ov erhead controlpanel .................................12
Door operating unitandseat adjustment .......14
Contr olsettings inthere ar passen ger
com partmen t... ... .......................................... 16
Emer gencie sand break downs .......... .............18 DigitDigit
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Manua l.......... .................... 20 20
Cal ling uptheDigit alOper ator's Manual ........ 20 GenerGener
alno t al
no tes es
..... .......................................... 22 22
Pr otection oftheen vironment ....................... 22
Genuine Mercedes-Benz parts..... .................. 22
Oper ator's Manual .......... .............................. 23
Mer cedes meapp ................................... ......2 4
Ser viceand vehicle operation ............... ......... 24
Oper atingsaf ety................................ ............ 25
Decl arati on ofcon form ity forwir eless
ve hicle compone nts... ...... ............................. 27 Diag
nostics conn ection................................. 28
Quali /edspecial istwo rkshop ........................ 29
Cor rect use oftheve hicle ............................. 29
Spo rtUtil ityVehicle ....................................... 30
No tesfo rper sons withelectr onicmedical
aids ..............................................................30
Pr oblems withyo ur vehicle ............................3 1
Re por ting safetydef ect s................................ 31
Lim ited Warrant y... ........................................3 2
QR code forre scue card... ............................3 2
Dat astor ag e.... ........ .....................................3 2
Cop yright .................. .................................... 36 Occupant
safe Occupant
safety ty
...... ......................................38 38
Re str aint system ...........................................3 8
Sea tbe lts ............ .........................................4 0
Airba gs......... ......... .......................................44
PRE-S AFE®
sy stem ......... ...............................52
Au tomatic measur esaTer anaccident ......... .. 53
Saf elytranspor tingchildr enintheve hicle ...... 53
No teson pets intheve hicle .......................... 69 Open
ingand closin g Open
ingand closin g... ........................... ........ 70 70
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Ru nning boards... ... ....................................... 77
Car gocom partmen t... ................................... 78
Si de wind ows... ...... ....................................... 85
Sl idin gsunr oof...... ........................................8 8
Ro ller sun blinds ............................................93
An ti-theT protection ...................................... 93 Seats
andsto Seats
andstowing wing
.......... ...............................9 7 97
No teson thecor rect driver's seat positi on....9 7
Sea ts.... ........................................................ 97
St eer ing wheel ............................................ 116
Easy entryand exitfeatur e... ....................... 118
Mem oryfu nct ion ......................................... 119
Mem oryfu nct ion inthere ar passen ger
com partmen t... ...... .....................................1 20
St owa geareas ...... ...................................... 124
Cup holde r... ............................................... 139
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Re frig er ator box.... ...................................... 143
Wi reless chargin gof themobile phone
and connection withth eex terior ant enna ....144
Inst alling/ remo vingth e0oor mats ............... 147 22
Cont
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Light
andvisibility Light
andvisibility ............... .........................148 148
Ext erior lighting ............... ............... ............. 148
Int erior lighting ............... ............... .............. 153
Wi ndsh ieldwiperand wind shield washer
sy stem ........................................................ 155
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Ar ea per mea bletoradio waveson the
wind shield ...... ............................................. 163
Infr ared-r e0ectiv ewind shield funct ion ......... 163 ClimatClimat
econt r e
cont rol ol
...... .....................................1 64 164
Ov ervie wof climat econtr olsystems ............ 164
Oper ating theclimat econtr olsystem .......... 165 DrDr
iving andpar iving
andparking king
..................................... 173 173
Dr iving ........................................................1 73
DY NAMI CSEL ECTsw itch... .........................1 88
Au tomatic transmission ...............................1 92
Tr ansf ercase ..............................................1 97
Fu nctio nof the4MA TIC...............................1 98
Re fuel ing.....................................................1 99
Pa rking ...... ...... ...........................................2 01
Dr iving anddriving safetysy stem s... ... ......... 209
Tr ailer hitch... ... ...........................................2 77 Ve
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........................................................... 282 282
No teson theinst rument displa yand on-
boar dcom puter...... .................................... 282
Ov ervie wof ins trument display... ................. 283
Ov ervie wof thebutt ons onthesteer ing
wheel .................... ...................................... 284
Oper ating theon-boar dcom puter..... ...........2 84
Ov ervie wof displa ysintheinst rument
displa y... ..................................................... 286
Head-u pDispla y... ....................................... 286 MBUX
multimed iasyst MBUX
multimed iasystem em
............................2 89 289
Ov ervie wand oper ation ...............................289
Sy stem settings .......................................... 298
Na vigatio n.......... .........................................302
Te lephone ................................................... 312
Mer cedes meapp ....................................... 316
Mer cedes-Benz emergency callsy stem ....... 323
Ra dio &media ........ .....................................3 26
Sound settings ............................................333 MaintMaint
enance andcar enance
andcare e
....... .......................... 334 334
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla y...... .... 334
Engine compartment ................................... 335
Cleaning andcare...... ................................. 341 BrBr
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wnassist wn
assist ance ance
.................................350 350
Emer gency .......... .......... .............................. 350
Fla ttir e.......... .............................................351
Batt ery(v ehi cle).......... ................................357
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No teson noiseorunu sual handl ingchar-
act eristics ................................................... 370
No teson regula rly in spect ing wheel sand
tir es ............................................................ 370
No teson sno wch ains ................................. 371
Ti re pressur e.... .... ....................................... 371
Loading theve hicle .....................................3 76
Ti re labeling ............ .................................... 381
De/n itionofterm sfo rtir es and loading .......386
Changing awheel ........................................ 388
Emer gency sparewheel ...............................3 99 Cont
ents
3 3

Collapsible
sparewheel .............................. .401 TT
ec ec
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data a
....... ....... ...............................404 404
No teson tech nica ldat a.......... .................... 404
Ve hicle electronics .......... ............................ 404
Re gula tory radio identi/ cation andnotes... .. 406
Ve hicle identi/cation plate,VIN and
eng inenum beroverview ...... ........................ 407
Oper ating 0uids ...........................................408
Ve hicle data... .................................... ......... 416
Tr ailer hitch... ... ...........................................4 20 DisplaDispla
ymessa g y
messa ges and w es
and war ar
ning/ indicat ning/
indicat or or
lam lam
ps ps
....... ...................................................423 423
Displa ymessa ges... ......... ..................... .......4 23
Wa rning and indicat orlam ps...... ................. 479 IndeInde
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...... .................................................... 495 49544
Cont
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this Oper ator's Manual, youwill /ndth efo llo w-
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GDang erdue tonotobs erving
th ewa rning notices
Wa rning notices draw your att ention tohaz-
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th ehealt hor life of other s. #
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pla y/media display
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1
Steer ing wheel paddle shiTers →
195
2 Combination switch →
149
3 Instr ument display →
283
4 DIRECT SELECT leve r →
192
5 Media display →
289
6 Climat econtr olsystems →
165
7 002F Hazardwa rning light system →
150
8 PASSENGE RAIR BA Gind icat or lamp s →
49
9 Glovebox →
127
A Stow agespace →
127
B 0063 Controlle rfo rvo lume andswitc hing
sound on/o. →
289
00D0 SwitchestheMBUX multimedia system
on/ o. →
289
C z Callsupnavig ation →
291
D | Callsupradio ormedia →
291
E 002B Callsupthete lephone →
291 F
Switc hpanel for:
ä Individual wheel control(v ehicles without
o.- road pac kage )or →
257
002E Transf ercase (vehicle swit ho.-r oad
pac kage ) →
197
0063 Manual gearshiTing →
195
¿ AIRMATIC or →
246
¿ E-AC TIV EBOD YCO NTR OL →
253
00BB Activates/de activatesESP ®
→
212
î Downhil lSpe edRegula tion →
227
G ß Callsup favo rite s →
291
H y Callsupvehicle funct ions →
291
I c ActivePa rking Assist →
274
J DYNAMI CSEL ECTsw itch →
190
K Touc hpad →
291
L Start/ stop but ton →
174
00D6 ECOstar t/s topfun ction →
186 At
aglan ce–Coc kpit
7 7

M
Contr olpanel forth eMBUX multimedia system →
284
N Adjusts thesteer ing wheel mechanicall y →
116
O Adjusts thesteer ing wheel electrically →
117
ý Switchesthesteer ing wheel heater
on/ o. →
117
P Contr olpanel:
On-boar dcom puter →
284 Cr
uise contr ol →
219
H ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C →
222
Q Diagno sticsconnec tion →
28
R Opens thehood →
335
S 0024 Electricpar king brak e →
206
T Light switch →
148 88
At
aglan ce–Coc kpit