MERCEDES-BENZ GLS 2022 Owners Manual

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Cap
2 Flacon #
T T
o inser t o
inser t: :
slide the0aco nint oth eholder asfar
as itwill go. #
T T
o r o
remo v emo
ve: e:
aTer openingtheglo vebox,wa it
fo rappr oximat elyse vensec onds andpullout
th e0aco n. If
yo udo notuse genuine Mercedes-Be nzinterior
per fumes ,obs erve themanuf acturers' saf etyno ti-
ces ontheper fume packaging.
Dis pos eof thege nuine Mercedes-Be nzinterior
per fume 0acon when itis em ptyand donotre /ll
it .
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Uns crew thecap oftheem pty0acon. #
Fillth e0aco nwit hamaximum of0.5 0.oz.
(15 ml). #
Screw thecap backon tothe0aco n.
Alw aysre /ll theem ptyre /ll abl e0 acon withth e
same perfume. Obser vethesepar ateinf ormation
shee twit hth e0aco n. InfInf
or or
mation ont mation
onthe windshield heat he
windshield heater er
The
windshield heaterisswitc hedonautomati-
call yif th e0064 buttonisactiv ated.
In addition, itis aut omaticall yswitc hedonwhen
necessar y. Air
v Air
vents ents
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djus djusting
t ting
the fr he
front airv ont
airvents ents
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NGRisk ofbur nsorfrostbit edue to
being tooclose totheair vents
Ve ry hotor very cold aircan 0owfrom theair
ve nts. #
Mak esur eth at all vehicle occupan ts
alw aysmaint ainasu1cie ntdis tance
fr om theair vents. #
Ifnece ssary, dir ect theair0o wto ano ther
ar ea oftheve hicle interior . To
guar anteethe0o wof fresh airthro ugh theair
ve nts intoth eve hicle interior ,com plywit hth efo l-
lo wing:
R Alwayske ep theve nts and ventila tion grilles in
th eve hicle interior clear .
R Keep theair inle tfr ee ofdeposits
(/ page341).
R Optimum climatecomf ortis ac hie vedwit hth e
air vents inthecent erposition. Climat
econtr ol
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T T
o open orclose cent o
open orclose centerair v er
air vent ent: :
tur ncontr ol-
ler 2 upordown asfaras itwill go. #
T T
o open orclose sideairv o
open orclose sideairvents: ents:
turncontr ol-
ler 2 totheleT orright asfaras itwill go. #
T T
o adjus o
adjust t t
the air dir he
air direction: ection:
holdairvent 1 in
th ecent erand moveitup ordown ortothe
leT orright. A A
djus djusting
t ting
the r he
rear airv ear
airvents ents
Air
vents inthecent erconsole Air
vents intheB-pillar 170170
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Air
vents abovethesecond andthird ro ws ofseats
(all vehicles excep tMer cedes-M aybac hve hicles) #
T T
o se o
se tt t
the he
air0o w air0o
wdir dir
ecti on: ecti
on: hold airvent 1 in
th ecent erand moveitaccor dingly. #
T T
o open orclose: o
open orclose: turncontr oller2asfaras
it will go. Air
vents abovethesecond row of seats, towa rdsth e
car gocom partmen t(Mer cedes-M aybac hve hicles) #
T T
o open orclose: o
open orclose: turncont roller 1asfaras
it will go. Opening
orclosing t Opening
orclosing the air v he
air vent int ent
inthe glov he
glove bo x e
bo x
* NO NO
TE TE
Damag eto temp eratur e-sensitiv e
objects intheglo vebox Te
mp eratur e-sensitiv eobjects stor ed inthe
glo veboxma ybe damag edbytheair vent
loc ated insi deit. #
Clos eth eair vent wh en youheat the
ve hicle. #
Athigh outside temp eratur es,open the
air vent and switchon theA/C function . The
automatic climatecontr olmust beswitc hed
on tocool theglo vebox. Climat
econtr ol
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T T
o open orclose: o
open orclose: turncontr oller1ofair vent
2 clockwise orcoun ter-cloc kwise. 172172
Climat
econt rol

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es on Mer es
on Mer cedes- cedes-
AMGv AMG
vehicles ehicles
Obser
vetheno teson thefo llo wing topics inthe
Sup plem ent ,ot her wise youma yfa ilto recogn ize
dang ers.
% The availabi lityof cer tain functions depends
on theeq uipment andmodel oftheve hicle.
R Emo tion Start
R AMGper form ance exhaus tsy stem
R AMGcer amic high-perform ance composit e
br ak esy stem
R AMGadap tivespor tsuspen sionsystem +
R AMGactiv eadap tivespor tsuspen sionsystem
R AMGsteer ing-whee lbut tons SwitcSwitc
hingont hing
onthe pow he
power sup pl er
sup plyor t y
or the v he
vehi cle ehi
cle &
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NGRisk ofaccid ent and injur ydue
to childr enleT unatt ended intheve hicle
If ch ildr enareleT unsuper visedintheve hicle,
th ey could, inpar ticul ar:
R open doors,ther eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R getout and bestruckby oncoming tra1c.
R oper ateve hicle equipme ntand become
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion ,fo rex am ple by:
R releasing thepar king brak e.
R chang ingthetransmission position.
R star ting theve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. #
When leavingth eve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle SmartKey out ofreac h
of childr en. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The Smar tKey isin theve hicle andisrecog-
niz ed.
R The brak epedal isno tdepr essed. Dr
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#
T T
o switc o
switc hon t h
on the pow he
power suppl y er
suppl y: :
pr ess button
1 once.
Yo ucan, forex am ple, activ ateth ewindshield
wiper s.
The powe rsuppl yis switc hedo.again ifth efo l-
lo wing conditions areme t:
R Youopen thedr iver's door .
R Youpr ess button1 twice more. #
T T
o switc o
switc hon t h
on the v he
vehicle: ehicle:
press button1
twice.
Indicat orand warning lampsgo on inthe
inst rument cluster.
The vehicle isswitc hedo.again ifone ofthefo l-
lo wing conditions isme t:
R Youdo notst ar tth eve hicle within 15min utes
and thetransmission isin position 005Dorthe
electr icpar king brak eis applied.
R Youpr ess button1 once. SS
t t
ar ar
ting t ting
the v he
vehicle ehicle
SS
t t
ar ar
ting t ting
the v he
vehicle wit ehicle
witht h
the st he
star ar
t/s t t/s
top butt op
butt on on
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AN AN
GER GER
Riskoffata linjur iescaused by
ex haus tga ses
Combu stion enginesemit poison ousexhaus t
ga ses, suchas carbon monoxide.Inhaling
th ese exhaus tga ses ishazar dous tohealt h
and leads topoisoning . #
Neverru nth eve hicle and,ifpr esen t,the
st at iona ry heat erind oor swit hout su1-
cient ventila tion. &
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NGRisk of/redue to0amma ble
mat erial intheengine compartment orthe
ex haus tsy stem
Flammab lemat erials mayign ite. #
Ther efor e, checkre gula rly th at ther ear e
no 0amma blemat erials intheengine
com partment oron theex haus tsy stem. RR
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The Smar tKey isin theve hicle andisrecog-
niz ed. #
ShiT thetransmission toposition 005Dor005C. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andpress button1
once. #
Ifth eve hicle does notst ar t:switc ho. non -
essen tialconsu mersand press button1
once . #
Ifth eve hicle still does notst ar tand thedis-
pla ymessag ePlace theKey inthe Marked
Space SeeOperator's Manualappear sin the
inst rument displa y:sta rttheve hicle withth e
Sma rtKe yin themar kedspace (emergency
ope ration mode )(/ page175).
% Youcan switc ho. theve hicle while drivi ng .To
do this, press button1 forabout thre esec-
onds orby pressing button1 thre etimes
wit hin thre eseconds. Besureto obser vethe
saf etyno tesund er"Dr iving tips"
(/ page178). 174174
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Obser
veanyinf ormatio nre ga rding displa ymes-
sag esthat can bedispl ayedon theinst rument
displa y.
S S
t t
ar ar
tin gt tin
gthe v he
vehicle wit ehicle
witht h
the Smar he
Smar tKe tK
ey in t y
in the he
mar k mar
ked space (emerg ed
space (emergency oper ency
operationmode) atio
nmode)
If th eve hicle does notst ar tand thePlace the
Key inthe Marked SpaceSeeOperator's Manual
messag eappear sin theinst rument displa y,yo u
can star tth eve hicle inemer gency operation
mode . #
Mak esur eth at mar kedspace 2isem pty. #
Remo veSma rtKe y1 from theke yring. #
Plac eSmar tKey 1 inmar kedspace 2next
to symbol 3.
The vehicle willstar taTer ashor ttime .
When youre mo veSma rtKe y1 from mar ked
space 2,theve hicle canbedriven. Forfur -
th er engine star ts howev er,Smar tKey 1 must
belocat edinmar kedspace 2next to
symbol 3during theentir ejour ney. #
Have Sma rtKe y1 checkedat aqu ali/ed spe-
ciali stwo rkshop.
If t If
the v he
vehicle doesno ehicle
doesnotst t
st ar t: ar
t: #
Place SmartKey 1 inmar kedspace 2and
lea veitth er e. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andstar tth eve hicle
usin gth estar t/s topbutt on.
% Youcan switc hon thepo we rsuppl yor the
ve hicle withth estar t/s topbutt on.
Obser veanyinf ormatio nre ga rding displa ymes-
sag esthat can bedispl ayed on theinst rument
displa y. SS
t t
ar ar
tin gt tin
gthe v he
vehicle viaR ehicle
viaRemo t emo
te Onl ine Ser e
Onl ine Service s vice
s Cool
ingorheati ngt Cool
ingorheati ngthe v he
vehicle int ehicle
inter er
ior bef ior
before or
e
st st
ar ar
tin gt tin
gthe jou r he
jou rne y ne
y
Ensu rethefo llo wing beforestar ting theengine:
R The legalstipulation sin thear ea wher eyo ur
ve hicle ispar kedallo wengin estar ting via
smar tphone. Dr
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R
Itis saf eto star tan dru nth eengine where
yo ur vehicle ispar ked.
R The fuel tank issu1 ciently full .
R The star terbatt eryis su1cien tly ch arge d.
Char Char
ging t ging
the st he
star t ar
ter batt er
batt er er
ybef y
bef or or
est e
star ar
ting t ting
the he
jour jour
ney ne
y
Yo ucan receiv eamessag eon your smar tphone
when thestat eof charge ofthestar terbatt eryis
lo w. Youcan then star tth eve hicle withth esmar t-
phone tocharge thebatt ery. The vehicle isaut o-
matic allyswitc hedo.aTer tenminut es.
Ens ureth efo llo wing beforestar ting theve hicle:
R The legalstipul ation sin thear ea wher eyo ur
ve hicle ispar kedallo wengin estar ting via
smar tphone.
R Itis saf eto star tan dru nth eengine where
yo ur vehicle ispar ked.
R The fuel tank issu1 ciently full . S S
t t
ar ar
ting t ting
the v he
veh icle (R eh
icle (Rem ot emo
te Online) e
Online) &
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GRisk ofcrushing orentr apment
due tounint entional star ting oftheengine
Limbs couldbecrushed ortrapped ifth e
engine isstar tedunint ention allydur ing service
or maint enance work. #
Alwayssecur eth eengine against unin-
te ntiona lst ar ting beforeca rryin gout
main tenanc eor repair work. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R Park position 005Disselect ed.
R The anti-theT alarmsystem isno tactiv ated.
R The panic alarmisno tactiv ated.
R The hazar dwa rning light system isswitc hed
o..
R The hood isclosed.
R The door sar eclosed andlocked.
R The windo wsand slidingsunr oofareclosed . #
Startth eve hicle usingth esmar tphone.
ATer everyengine star t,theengine runs for
te nminut es. Yo
ucan carryout amaximum oftwoconsecutiv e
st ar ting attem pts. Youmust star tth eengine with
th eSmar tKey bef oretrying tostar tth eve hicle
ag ain withth esmar tphone.
Yo ucan switc ho. theve hicle atanytime asfol-
lo ws :
R Viath esmar tphone app
R Bypressing theÜ orß buttononthe
Sma rtKe y
% Further informatio ncan befound inthe
smar tphon eapp.
Se cur Se
cur ing t ing
the v he
vehicle ag ehicle
agains ains
tst t
st ar ar
tin gbef tin
gbef or or
ecar ry- e
car ry-
ing out maint ing
out maint enance orr enance
orrepair w epair
wor or
k: k:
#
Switc hon thehazar dwa rning light system.
or #
Unloc kth edoor s.
or #
Open aside windo wor thesliding sunroof. 176176
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iving andparking

BrBr
ea king-in not ea
king-in notes es
To
preser vetheengine during the/r st
1,000 miles(1,500 km):
R Drive at varying road speeds andengine
speeds .
R Donotdr ive at speeds great erthan 85 mph
(140 km/h ).
R Drive th eve hicle indrive pr og ram A
or ;.
R ShiT tothene xt highest gear attheve ry latest
when theneedle reac hes thelast third bef ore
th ere dar ea intheta ch ome ter.
R DonotshiT down manuall yin order tobrak e.
R Avoid overstraining theve hicle, e.g.dr ivi ng at
fu llth ro ttle.
R Donotdepress theacceler ator pedal pastthe
pr essur epoint (kickdo wn).
R Onlyincr ease theengine speedgraduall yand
acceler ateth eve hicle tofull speed aTer
1, 000 miles (1,500 km).
Thi salso applies when theengine orpar tsof the
dr ivet ra in have been replaced. Please
alsoobser vethefo llo wing breaking-in
no tes:
R Incer tain driving anddriving safetysy stem s,
th esensor sadjust automaticall ywhile acer -
ta in dist ance isbeing driven aTer theve hicle
has been deliveredor aTer repair s.Fu llsy s-
te m e.ectiv enessisno tre ac hed untilth eend
of this teac h-in process.
R Brak epads, brak ediscs andtires that are
eit her newor have been replaced onlyac hie ve
op timum braking e.ect andgrip aTer several
hund redkilome ters of drivin g.Com pensat efo r
th ere duced braking e.ect byappl ying great er
fo rc eto thebr ak epedal. NNo o
t t
es on op es
on optimized acceler timized
acceleration ation
If
all necessar yre qu irements andactiv ation con-
ditions areful/lled ,th ebest possible acceleration
can beachie vedfrom ast andst ill.
Do notuse theop timized accelerationonpublic
ro ads. Individual wheels couldspinandyoucould
lose contr olof theve hicle. Thereis an incr eased
ri sk ofskiddin gand/ oracciden t. Be
sureto obser vethesaf etyno tesand informa-
tion onESP ®
(/ page212) . Pul
lingawa Pulli
ngawa ywit y
wit hop h
op tim ized accel er tim
ized accel erati on ati
on &
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NIN GRisk ofskidd ing and having an
accid entfr om wheel sspin ning
When youuse optimized acceleration,individ-
ual wheels couldspinandyoucould losecon-
tr ol of theve hicle.
If ESP ®
is deact ivat ed, ther eis arisk ofskid-
din gand acciden t. #
Mak esur eth at no per sons orobs tacles
ar ein theclose vicinity ofyour vehicle. RR
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The vehicle hasbeen brok en in(/ page177 ).
R The vehicle andtires arein good condition.
R Youar eon ahigh-g rip roadw ay.
R The engine andtrans missionar eat nor mal
ope rating temp eratur e. Dr
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O O
TE TE
Increased weardue tooptimize d
acceler ation When
pulling away wit hop timi zed acceler a-
tion ,all com pone ntsof thedr ivet ra in aresub-
ject edtoave ry high load.
This canlead toincr eased component wear. #
Donotalw ayspull awaywit hop tim ized
accel erati on. #
Eng ageth e005B drive position (/page194). #
Movethesteer ing wheel tothestr aight-ahead
position. #
Select thespor tiest availabl edr ive pr og ram
B orC(/ page190). #
Deactiv ateESP ®
(/ page214) . #
Depr essand hold thebr ak epedal /rml ywit h
yo ur leT foot . #
With your right foot ,fu lly depr esstheacceler -
at or pedal. #
ATer nomor eth an /vesecon ds,take your leT
fo ot quickl yo. thebr ak e, but keep theaccel-
er ator pedal depressed.
The vehicle pullsawa yat maxim umaccel era-
tio n. #
Switchon ESP®
onc eth eacceler ationproce-
dur eis com plete.
Endin gop Endin
gop timiz edacceler timiz
edacceler ation ation
#
Remo veyour foot from theacceler ator pedal. #
Reactiv ateth eESP ®
.
% ATer youpull away wit hop timi zed acceler a-
tion ,com pone ntsof thedr ivet ra in can
become very hot,whic hmean sth at optimi zed
acceler ationva lues maybe reac hed again
onl yaTer afew minut es. NNo o
t t
es on dr es
on drivin g ivin
g &
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GRisk ofaccident duetoobjects
in thedr iver's foot we ll
Objects inthedr iver's foot we llma yim pede
pedal trav el or bloc kadepr essed pedal. This
jeopar dizestheoper ating androad safety
of theve hicle. #
Stow allobj ects intheve hicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intoth edr iver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alwaysins tallth e0oor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur eth at
th er eis alw ayssu1cie ntroom forth e
pedals. #
Donotuse loose 0oormats anddonot
place 0oormats ontopof one another. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetoincor -
re ct foot we ar
Incor rect foot we arincl udes, forex ample:
R Shoe swith platform soles
R Shoe swit hhigh heels
R Slipper s
Ther eis arisk ofan acciden t. #
Alwayswe arsuit able foot we arso that
yo ucan oper ateth epedals safely. 178178
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iving andparking