ECU MERCEDES-BENZ GLS 2022 Owners Manual

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eights andloads eights
andloads Please
note that forth especi/ed vehicle data:
R Items ofoption aleq uipme ntincr ease thecurb
we ight andreduce thepa yload.
R Vehicle-spe ci/cweight information canbe
fo und ontheve hicle identi/cation plate
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oof load oof
load All
model s All
model s
Maxim umroof load 220lb(100 kg) RR
unni ngboar d unni
ngboar d All
models All
models
Maximum load 440lb(200 kg) O.-rO.-r
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ding depth ding
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* NO NO
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Dama gecaused bywaterwhen
fo rd ing In
thefo llo wing cases watercan pene trat eint o
th eengine compartment andvehicle interior :
R The maximum permissibl efo rd ing dep this
ex ceeded whendrivi ng throu ghstandi ng
wa ter.
R When driving thro ugh thewa tera bo w
wa ve form s.
R Wateraccumula teswhen drivi ng thro ugh
ru nning water. #
Donotex ceed themaximum permissible
fo rd ing dep thand drive slo wly thro ugh
th ewa ter. The
speci/ed value indicat esthemaximum per-
missible ford ing dep thfor:
R Vehicles that arere ady todrive
R slowdriving thro ugh standing water Dr
iving thro ugh 0owing waterre duces theper mis-
sible ford ing dep thdue totheaccumulation of
wa ter.
Obser vetheno teson o.-r oad drivi ng and ford ing
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AIRMA TIC TIC
Ra ised leve l1 9.7in(50 cm)
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SRS Malfunction Service
Req uired *T
herestr aint system isma lfunc tion ing (/ page 39). &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur ydue tomalfun ctionsinthere str aint system
Co mp onent sin there str aint system maybe acti vatedunint ention allyor notdeplo yas planned inan accident. #
Have there str aint system checkedand repair edimmediat elyat aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. 0075
Front LeftMalfunction
Servi ceRequire d(exa mp le) *T
hecor respond ingrestr aint system isma lfunc tion ing (/ page 39). &
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GRisk ofinjur ydue tomalfun ctionsinthere str aint system
Co mp onent sin there str aint system maybe acti vatedunint ention allyor notdeplo yas planned inan accident. #
Have there str aint system checkedand repair edimmediat elyat aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. 0075
Left SideCu rtai nAirb ag
Ma lfunction Service
Re quire d(exa mp le) *T
hecor respond ingrestr aint system isma lfunc tion ing (/ page 39). &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yor fata linjur ydue toamalf unct ioninthewindo wcur tain airbag
The windo wcur tain airbag mightbetrigg ered unint entionall yor might notbe trigg ered atall intheev ent ofan
accident. #
Have thewindo wcur tain airbag checkedand repair edimmediat elyat aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. 424424
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GRisk ofinjur yor deat hwhen usingach ild restr aint system while th efront passeng erairbag isena-
bled
If yo usecur each ild inach ild restr aint system onthefront passeng erseat andthefront passeng erairbag isena-
bled, thefront passeng erairbag candeplo yin theev ent ofan accident.
The child could bestruckby theairbag. #
Ensur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thestatus ofthefront passeng erairbag iscor rect.
NEVER useare ar wa rdfacing child restr aint on ase at pro tected byan ACTIV EAIRBA Gin front ofit,DEA THor
SERIO USINJUR Yto theCHILD canoccur . #
Stop theve hicle immed iatelyin accor dance withth etra1c conditions. #
Mak esur eth at no objects aretrapped underthefront passeng erseat. #
Chec kth estatus ofaut omatic front passeng erairbag shuto.(/ page49). #
Ifnecessar y,consul ta qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop immed iately.
PRE-S AFEInoperat iveSee
Operator's Manual *
The PRE‑S AFE®
functions aremalfuncti oning. #
Consult aqu ali/ ed spec ialis two rkshop.
PR E-SAFE ImpulseSide
Inop erative See Operator's
Ma nua l *
The PRE‑S AFE ®
Im pulse Side system ismalf unct ioning orino per ativ eaTer havin galr eady been trigg ered. #
Con sult aquali/ed specialistwo rkshop. 426426
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Update Successfull yCom-
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nst allatio nof thesoTw areupdat ehas been success fullycom pleted(/ page298).
Upda teFail edSoftware
Rema insUnchanged *A
ner ro roccur reddur ing installation ofthesoTw areupdat e(/ page298).
The prev ious soTw arere lease remains inplace.
Upda teFail ed
*Aner ro roccur reddur ing installation ofthesoTw areupdat e(/ page298).
Mak eaMer cedes mecall viatheove rhead contr olpanel (/page316).
0072
Vehicle ReadytoDrive
Switch theIgnition Off
Before Exiting *Y
ouarelea ving theve hicle inare ady -to-dr ive stat e. #
Getout oftheve hicle, secureit ag ains tro lling awayand take theSmar tKey wit hyo u. #
Ifyo udo notlea vetheve hicle, switcho. theelectr icalconsumer s,e.g. theseat heating. Other wise, the12‑ Vbat-
te ry ma ydisc hargeand star tin gth eengine maybe possible onlywit hth ehelp ofasecond battery(jum pstar t).
Running BoardsNotRetrac-
ted Pay Attention to
Excess WidthofVehicle *M
ercedes-Ma ybachve hicles: theru nning boardsar eno tre tract ed.
R The running boardscan beretract ed via themultimedia system onlywhen theve hicle isstatio nary(/ page78) .
R The running boardsand theside skirtmust befree ofdir t,ice and snow.Other wise, they areunab leto retract. #
Clea nth eru nning boards(/ page346). 432432
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Eng ageneutr al005C. #
Repeat thege ar chang e.
LOW RANGEShiftto Pos i-
tion NBrie fly *O
neormor esh iTin gcond itionshave notbee nme t. #
Eng ageneutr al005C. #
Repeat thege ar chang e.
LOW RANGENot inDrive
Pro gram"Sp ort" *Y
ouwill notbe able toselect theLO WRAN GEo.-road gear ifth edr ive prog ram C orB isswitc hedon.
The drive pr og ram ther efor eaut omaticall yswitc hestoA . #
Sele cttheLO WRAN GEo.-road gear (/ page198).
LOW RANGEMalfunction
To Park, Appl yBrake *T
hetransf ercase ismalf unct ioning. #
DonotshiT thetransf ercase! #
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth eve hicle agains trol ling awa y. #
Consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop.
LOW RANG EShif ting Can-
cel ed Plea se Reacti vate *T
hetransf ercase didnotper form thege ar chang e. #
Repeat thege ar chang e. #
Ensu rethat all shiTing conditions areme t(/ page198) .
LOW RANGEMalfunction
*Thetransf ercase ismalf unct ioning. #
DonotshiT thetransf ercase! 436436
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Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth eve hicle agains trol ling awa y. #
Consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop.
LOW RANG EStop Apply
Pa rking Brake *T
hetransf ercase ismalf unct ioning. #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra1c conditions. #
Appl yth eelectr icpar king brak e. #
Wher enecessar y,also secur eth eve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Eng agepar kposition 005D.
LOW RANG EMax. Speed 6
mph *T
hemaximum speedof6mp h(1 0km /h)fo rth ege ar chang ehas been exceeded. #
Drive mor eslo wly . #
Repeat thege ar chang e.
LOW RANGEMax.Spe ed
25 mph *T
hemaximum speedof25 mph(4 0km /h)fo rth ege ar chang ehas been exceeded. #
Drive mor eslo wly . #
Todeactiv ateth ege ar chang e,press theL L
O O
W RAN W
RAN GE GE
butt onagain. #
Repeat thege ar chang e.
Ge arb oxPro tectio nLim it
18 mph Disable LOW
RAN GE *T
heoiltemp eratur ein thetransf ercase istoohigh. #
Intheon-r oad position, shiTtoHIG HRANGE . Dis
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0049 (U SA only)
0024 (Canada only)
Parking BrakeSeeOpera -
tor's Manu al *T
heyello w0024 indicat orlam pis lit. The electr icpar king brak eis malfunctioning.
T T
o appl y o
appl y: :
#
Switc hth eve hicle o.and switc hit bac kon #
App lytheelectr icpar king brak emanuall y(/ page207).
If it is no tpossible toappl yth eelectr icpar king brak e: #
Consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop. #
Wher enece ssary,also secur eth epar kedve hicle agains tro lling away.
*T heyello w0024 indicat orlam pand there d0049 (USAonl y)or 0024 (Canada only)indicat orlam par elit. The electr ic
par king brak eis malfuncti oning.
T T
o r o
release: elease:
#
Switc hth eve hicle o.and switc hit bac kon #
Release theelectr icpar king brak emanuall y(/ page207).
or #
Release theelectr icpar king brak eaut omaticall y(/ page207).
If it is still notpossible torelease theelectr icpar king brak e: #
Donotcontinue driving. Consult aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. Displ
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*T heyello w0024 indicat orlam pis lit and there d0049 (USAonl y)or 0024 (Canada only)indicat orlam pis 0ash ing.
The electr icpar king brak eis malfuncti oning.
The electr icpar king brak ecould notbe applied orreleased. #
Switc hth eve hicle o.and switc hit bac kon
T T
o appl y o
appl y: :
#
Release andthen appl yth eelectr icpar king brak emanuall y(/ page207).
T T
o r o
release: elease:
#
Appl yand then release theelectr icpar king brak emanuall y.
If th eelectr icpar king brak ecanno tbe applied orthere d0049 (USAonl y)or 0024 (Canada only)indicat orlam pcon-
tinues to0ash: #
Donotcon tinu edr ivin g. Con sulta qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. #
Wher enece ssary,also secur eth epar kedve hicle agains tro lling away.
*T heyello w0024 indicat orlam pis lit and there d0049 (USAonl y)or 0024 (Canada only)indicat orlam p0ash esfor
appr oximat elyte nsec onds aTer theelectr icpar king brak ehas been applied orreleased. Itthen remains litor goes
out. Theelectr icpar king brak eis malfun ctioning.
If t If
the st he
stat at
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of char g har
ge is t e
is too low oo
low: :
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Char gethe12 Vbatt ery. 446446
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o appl y o
appl y: :
#
Switc ho. theve hicle.
The elect ric par king brak ewill beapplied automatical ly.
If yo udo notwa nttheelectr icpar king brak eto be applied, e.g.atan aut omatic carwash orwhen theve hicle isbein g
to we d,lea vetheve hicle switchedon.This does notincl ude havin gth eve hicle towe dwit hth ere ar axle raised.
If th eelectr icpar king brak eis no tapplied automaticall y: #
Switchth eve hicle o.and switc hit bac kon #
Release andthen appl yth eelectr icpar king brak emanuall y(/ page207).
If it is still notpossible toappl yth eelectr icpar king brak e: #
Consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop. #
Wher enece ssary,also secur eth epar kedve hicle agains tro lling away.
T T
o r o
release: elease:
#
Ifth econditions foraut omatic release areful/lled andtheelectr icpar king brak eis no tre leased automatica lly,
re lease theelectr icpar king brak emanuall y(/ page207).
If it is still notpossible torelease theelectr icpar king brak e: #
Donotcontinue driving. Consult aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. Displ
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or #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra1c conditions andrestar tth eve hicle. #
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear :consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop.
Active DistanceAssistNow
Avai labl e *A
ctiveDis tance AssistDIS TRON ICisope rational again. #
Switc hon ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C(/ page222).
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Inoper ative *T
heDownhil lSpe edRegula tion ismal functio ning. #
Cons ultaqu ali/ ed spec ial ist wo rkshop.
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Not inthe Current Drive
Pro gram *T
heDownhil lSpe edRegula tion isno tav ailabl ein thecur rentl ysel ect eddrive pr og ram. #
Chang eth edr ive pr og ram (/ page188).
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Max. Speed 25mph *T
hemaximum speedof25 mph(4 0km /h)fo rth eDo wnhill Speed Regula tion hasbeen exceeded. #
Drive mor eslo wly . Displa
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