MERCEDES-BENZ GLS 2022 Owners Manual

R
Leat hercare:Use aleat her careag ent that
has been recommen dedforMer cedes-Benz.
R Donotallo wtheleat her tobecome toodam p.
R Donotuse amicr o/ber cloth.
% Regula rclea ning andcare oftheleat her
re duces soiling, wearmar ksand agingdam-
ag eand thus sign i/ca ntly ex tends itslife
spa n.Clo thing that can leavestains ,e. g.
jea ns,ca nleav ediscolor ationontheleat her.
DIN DINAMIC AMIC
Aseat cov A
seat cover s er
s
R Clean withadam pclo th.
R Donotuse amicr o/ber cloth.
Imit Imit
ationleat atio
nleat her seat cov her
seat cover s er
s
R Clea nwit hadam pclo thand 1%soap ywa ter.
R Donotuse amicr o/ber cloth.
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abr abr
icseat cov ic
seat cover s er
s
R Clean withadam pmicr o/ber clothand 1%
soap ywa terand allowto dry. Maint
enanc eand care
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Emer
g Emer
gency ency
RR
emo emo
vingt vin
gthe safe he
safety v ty
vest est
The
safetyve sts areloca tedin thesaf etyve st
co mp artmen tsinthedr iver's andfront passeng er
door stow agecom partmen ts. #
T T
o r o
remo v emo
ve: e:
pull outsafetyve st bag1 byloop
2. #
Open safetyve st bag1 andre mo vethe
saf etyve st.
% Additional safetyve sts canbe stor ed inthe
st ow agespace ofthere ar passen gercom-
par tment andinthecar gocom partment. 1
Maximum numberofwa shes
2 Maximu mwa sh temp eratur e
3 Donotbleac h
4 Donotiron
5 Donottumble dry
6 Donotdr yclean
7 This isaclass 2ve st Th
ere qu irements de/nedbytheleg alstandar d
ar eonl yful/lled ifth esaf etyve st isthecor rect
size andisful lyclosed.
Re place thesaf etyve st inthefo llo wing cases :
R Itis damag edordirton there 0ectiv estr ips
ca nno long er be remo ved.
R The maximum numberofwa shes isexceeded.
R The 0uor escence ofthesaf etyve st hasfa ded. WW
ar ar
ning tr ning
triangle iangle
RR
emo emo
ving t ving
the w he
war ar
ning tr ning
triangle (no iangle
(notplug-in h t
plug-in hybr ybr
id) id)
#
Remo vewarning triangle 1. 350350
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SeSe
tting up t tti
ng up the w he
war ar
ning tr ning
tria ngle ia
ngle #
Foldside re0ect ors1 upw ards toform atri-
ang leand attachat theto pusing upper press-
stu d2. #
Foldlegs 3down and outtotheside. FF
ir s ir
st- aid kit t-aid
kit(soT- sided) (soT-
sided) ov ov
er er
vie w vie
w When
delivered from thefa ct or y, the/r st-aid kit
(soT sided) isin thecar gocom partment onthe
ri ght-h andsidebeh indservice 0ap1. Fla
ttir e Fla
ttir e NNo o
t t
es on es
on 0at 0a
ttir tir
es es
&
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent due toa0at
tir e
A 0at tirese verely a.ects thedr iving charac-
te risti cs aswellas thesteer ing and braking of
th eve hicle. TT
ir ir
es wit es
without hout
r r
un-0at un-0at
c c
har har
act act
er er
is is
tics: tics:
#
Donotdr ive wit ha0at tire. #
Chang eth e0at tireimmediat elywit han
emer gency sparewheel orspar ewheel.
Alt ernat ivel y, consul ta qu ali/ed special -
is two rkshop.
T T
ir ir
es wit es
with h
r r
un-0at un-0at
c c
har har
act act
er er
is is
tics: tics:
#
Obser vetheinf ormation andwarning
no teson MOExt endedtires (run-0at
tir es). In
theev ent ofa0at tire, thefo llo wing options are
av ailabl edepen dingon your vehicle' seq uipme nt:
R V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swith MOExt h
MOExt endedtir end
edtires: es:
itis possibl e
to cont inueth ejour neyfo ra shor tper iod of
time. Makesur eyo uobser vetheno teson
MOExt endedtires (run-0at tires)
(/ page352) .
R V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit haTIR EFIT kit: h
aTIR EFIT kit:youcan repair the
tir eso that itis possibl eto cont inueth ejour -
ne yfo ra shor tper iod oftime. Todo this, use
th eTIREFIT kit(/ page353). Br
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R
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withMer h
Mer cedes meconnect: cedes
meconnect: youcan
mak eacall forbr eakdo wnassist anceviathe
ove rhead contr olpanel inthecase ofabr eak -
do wn (/ page316).
R Allv All
vehicles: ehicles:
chang eth ewheel (/page392).
% The emer gency sparewheel isonl yav ailabl e
in cer tain countr ies. NNo o
t t
es on MOExt es
on MOExt ended tir ended
tires es
(r (r
un- 0at un-
0at tir tir
es) es)
&
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident whendriving in
lim p-home mode
When driving inemer gency mod eth ehandling
ch aract eristics areim pair ed. #
Donotex ceed thespeci/ed maximum
speed oftheMOExt ended tires. #
Avoid anyabr uptst eer ing and drivin g
maneuv ersas wellas driving over obst a-
cles (curbs, potholes, o.-road). This
appli es,inpar ticu lar,to aloaded vehicle. #
Stop drivin gin theemer gency mod eif
yo uno tice: R
Banging noise
R Vehicle vibration
R Smok ewhi chsmells likeru bber
R Contin uousESP®
int erve ntion
R Crac ks inthetir eside walls #
ATer driving inemer gency mod e,have
th erims checkedby aquali/ed specialist
wo rkshop withre ga rd totheir further
use. #
The defectiv etir emust bereplaced in
ev erycase. Wi
th MOEx tended tires (run -0at tires) ,yo ucan
continue todrive yo ur vehicle evenifth er eis a
to ta lloss ofpressur ein one ormor etir es. How-
ev er,th etir ea.ect edmust notsho wan yclear ly
visi ble dam age.
Yo ucan recogn izeMOExt endedtir es by the
MOEx tended marking whic happear son theside
wa llof thetir e.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withtir h
tir epr e
pr essur essur
emonit e
monit or or
ing sy ing
syst st
em: em:
MOExt ended tires ma yonl ybe used inconjunc- tion
withan activ ated tirepr essur emonit oring
sy stem.
If apr essur eloss warning messa geappear sin the
dr iver's displa y,proceed asfollo ws :
R Chec kth etir efo rdamag e.
R Ifdr iving on,obser vethefo llo wing notes.
Dr Dr
iving dist ivi
ng distance possibl ein emer g ance
possibl ein emer gency mode ency
mode
aTer aTer
t t
he pr he
pressur essur
eloss w e
loss war ar
nin g: nin
g: Load
condition Load
condition Dr Dr
iving dist ivi
ng distance possi- ance
possi-
ble inemer g ble
inemer gency mode ency
mode
Pa rtiall yladen 50miles (80km)
Fu lly laden 19miles (30km) The
driving distance possible inemer gency mod e
ma yva ry depending onthedr iving style. Obser ve
th emaximum permissible speedof50 mph
(80 km/h ).
If atir ehas gone0at and cann otbe replaced with
an MOExt ended tire, youcan useast andar dtir e
as ate mp orarymeasur e. 352352
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SS
t t
or or
ag ag
elocation oft e
location ofthe TIREFIT kit(no he
TIREFIT kit(no tplug-i n t
plug-i n
h h
ybr ybr
id) id)
The
TIREFIT kitislocat edunder thecar gocom-
par tment 0oor. Ex
am ple: TIREFIT kit
1 Tire sealan tbo ttle
2 Tire in0 ation com pressor
Depending onthemodel, theTIREFIT kitmayalso
be locat edinother places underthecar gocom-
par tment 0oor. Using
t Using
the TIREFIT kit he
TIREFIT kit RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R Tire sealan tbo ttleand tirein0ation compres-
sor (/ page353)
R TIREFIT sticke r
R Gloves
Yo ucan useTIREFIT tiresealant toseal perfora -
tion damageof up to0.16 in(4 mm) ,par ticular ly
th ose inthetir econt actsurface. Youcan use
TIREFIT inoutside temp eratur esdown to-4 °F
(-20 °C). &
W W
ARNING ARNING
Riskofacc ident whenusing
tir esea lant
The tiresea lant maybe unabl eto seal thetir e
pr oper ly,especi allyin thefo llo wing cases :
R Ther ear elar ge cuts orpunct ures inthe
tir e(la rger than damag epr ev iousl ymen-
tioned)
R The wheel rims have been damag ed
R ATer journeys wit hve ry low tirepr essur e
or wit h0at tires #
Donotcontinue driving. #
Consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjuryand poison ing
fr om tiresealan t
The tiresealan tis har mfu land causes irrita -
tion. Donotallo witto come intocont actwith
th eskin, eyes orclo thing, and donotsw allo w
it. Do notinhale tiresealant fumes.Keep the
tir esea lant awayfrom childr en.
If yo ucome intocont actwithth etir esealant,
obser vethefo llo wing: #
Rinse o.thetir esealant from your skin
immediat elyusing water. #
Iftir esealan tget sint oyo ur eyes, thor -
oughl yrinse outtheey es using clean
wa ter. #
Iftir esealan thas been swallo wed,imme-
diat elyrinse outthemout hth or oughl y
and drink plenty ofwa ter. Do notinduce
vo mitin gand seek medical attenti on
immediat ely. Br
ea kd ow nas sist anc e
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#
Chang eout ofanyclo thes cont aminat ed
wit htir esealant immediat ely. #
Ifalle rgic reactio nsoccur ,seek medic al
att ent ion immed iately. *
N N
O O
TE TE
Overhea ting duetothetir ein0 ation
com pressor running toolong #
Donotru nth etir ein0 ation compressor
fo rlong erthan tenminut eswithou tint er-
ru ption. Com
plywit hth emanuf acturer'ssafetyno teson
th estic keron thetir ein0 ation compressor .
Ha ve thetir esealant bottle replaced inaqua li/ed
specialist workshop every/v eye ars. #
Donotre mo veanyfo re ign objects whichha ve
ent ered thetir e. #
A1x part1 oftheTIREFIT stickerto the
inst rument clusterwit hin thedr iver's /eld of
vision. #
A1x part2 oftheTIREFIT stickernear the
va lve on thewheel withth efa ulty tire. #
Pull plug 4withth ecable andhose 5out
of thetir ein0 ation compressor housing. #
Push theplug ofhose 5into0an ge6 oftire
sealant bottle 1until theplug engages. #
Place tiresealant bottle 1head down wards
int ore cess 2ofthetir ein0 ation compressor . 354354
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#
Remo vetheva lve cap from valve 7 onthe
fa ulty tire. #
Screw /lling hose 8onto valve 7. #
Inser tplug 4intoa12 Vsoc ketin your vehi-
cle. #
Switchon theve hicle. #
Switchon thetir ein0 ation compressor using
On/ O.switc h3.
The tireis in0 ated. Firs t, tir esea lant ispum-
ped intoth etir e. The pressur ema ybr ie0y rise
to appr oximat ely500 kPa(5.0 bar/73 psi).
Do no Do
notswitc t
switc h h
o. o.
t t
he tir he
tire e
in0 ation in0
ation com com
pr pr
essor essor
dur dur
ing t ing
this phas e! his
phas e! #
Letth etir ein0 ation compressor runfo ra max-
imum oftenminut es.
The tiresh ould then have attaine datir epr es-
sur eof atleas t200 kPa(2.0 bar/ 29psi).
If tir esealan tleak sout ,mak esur eyo uclean the
a.ect edarea asquickl yas possible. Itis prefer a-
ble touse clean water.
If yo uget tiresea lant onyour clo thing, have it
cleaned assoon aspossible withper chlor oethy-
lene.
If, If,
aTer aTer
t t
en minut en
minut es,atir es,
atir epr e
pr essur essur
eof 200 kPa e
of 200 kPa
(2.0 bar/29 psi)hasno (2.0
bar/29 psi)hasnotbeen att t
been attained: ained:
#
Switc ho. thetir ein0 ation compressor . #
Unscr ewthe/lling hosefrom theva lve of the
fa ulty tire.
Please note that tiresealan tma yleak outwhen
unscr ewing the/lling hose. #
Drive fo rw ards orinreve rseve ry slo wly for
appr oximat ely33 T(10 m). #
Pum pup thetir eag ain.
ATer amaximum oftenminut esthetir epr es-
sur emust beatleast 200kPa(2.0 bar/
29 psi). &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetothe
speci/ed tirepr essur eno tbein gac hie ved
If th especi/ed tirepr essur eis no tac hie ved
aTer thespeci/ed time,thetir eis toobadl y
damag ed.The tiresealant cannotre pair the
tir ein this inst ance.
The braking charact eristics aswellas thedr iv-
ing charact eristics maybe gre atlyim pair ed. #
Donotcont inuedr ivi ng . #
Con sult aquali/ed specialistwo rkshop. If,If,
aTer aTer
t t
en min ut en
min utes, atir es,
atir epr e
pr essur essur
eof 200 kPa e
of 200 kPa
(2.0 bar/ 29psi) hasbeen att (2.0
bar/ 29psi) hasbeen attaine d: aine
d: #
Switcho. thetir ein0 ation compressor . #
Unscr ewthe/lling hosefrom theva lve of the
fa ulty tire. Br
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&
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent from driving
wit hsea led tires
A tir ete mp orarily sealed withtir esealant
im pair sth ehandling charact eristics and isno t
suit able forhigher speeds. #
Adaptyo ur driving styleaccor dinglyand
dr ive car efull y. #
Donotex ceed themaximum speedlimit
wit hatir eth at has been repair edusing
tir esealant. #
Obser vethemaximum permissible speedfora
tir esealed withtir esealant 50mph
(80 km/h ).
* N NO O
TE TE
Staini ngcaused byleaking tireseal-
ant ATer
use,excess tiresealant mayleak out
fr om the/lling hose. #
Ther efor e, place the/lling hoseinthe
plastic bagthat cont ainedth eTIREFIT
kit. +
ENVI
R ENVI
RONMENT ONMENT
ALNO AL
NOTE TE
Environment al
pollution causedbyenvironment allyirre -
sponsi bledisposal Ti
re sealan tcont ains pollu tants. #
Have thetir esealant bottle disposed of
pr ofessionall y,e.g. atan aut hor ized
Mer cedes-Benz Center. #
Stow thetir esealant bottle and thetir ein0 a-
tion compressor . #
Pull awayimme diately. #
Stop drivin gaTer approximat elyte nminut es
and checkth etir epr essur eusing thetir e
in0 ation compressor .
The tirepr essur emust nowbe atleast
130 kPa(1.3 bar/19 psi). &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetothe
speci/ed tirepr essur eno tbein gatt aine d
If th especi/ed tirepr essur eis no tre ac hed,
th etir eis toobadl ydamag ed.The tiresealant
canno tre pair thetir ein this inst ance. The
braking anddriving charact eristics maybe
gr eatl yim pair ed. #
Donotcontinue driving. #
Consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop. In
cases suchas theone mentioned above,con-
ta ct an aut hor izedMer cedes-B enzCent er.Or call
1-80 0-FOR -MERCedes (intheUS A)or
1-800-387- 0100(inCanada). #
T T
o incr o
incr ease t ease
the tir he
tirepr e
pr essur essur
e: e:
switc hon the
tir ein0 ation com press or. #
T T
o r o
reduc et educ
ethe tir he
tirepr e
pr ess ur ess
ure: e:
press press ure
re lease button1 next to manome ter2. 356356
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#
When thetir epr essur eis cor rect, unscr ewthe
/lli ng hose from theva lve of thesealed tire. #
Screw theva lve cap ontoth eva lve of the
sealed tire. #
Pullth etir esealant bottle outofthetir ein0 a-
tion compressor .
The /lling hosestay son thetir esealant bottle. #
Drive to thenear estquali/ed special istwo rk-
shop andhave thetir e, tiresealant bottle and
/lling hosereplaced ther e. BattBatt
er er
y(v y
(v ehicle) ehicle)
NNo o
t t
es on t es
on the 12 Vbatt he
12 Vbatt ery er
y &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofan accident duetowo rk
car ried out incor rectl yon thebatt ery
Wo rkcar ried out incor rectl yon thebatt ery
can, forex am ple, lead toashor tcir cuit .This
can restr ictfun ctions releva nt forsaf etysy s-
te ms and impair theoper ating safetyof your
ve hicle. Yo
ucould losecontr olof theve hicle inthefo l-
lo wing situations inpar ticular :
R When braking
R Intheev ent ofabr uptst eer ing maneuv ers
and/or whentheve hicle' sspeed isno t
adap tedto thero ad cond itions #
Intheev ent ofashor tcir cuit orasimilar
incident, contactaqu ali/ed special ist
wo rkshop immed iately. #
Donotdr ive on. #
Alwaysha ve workon thebatt erycar ried
out ataqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. R
Further informatio non ABS(/ page211)
R Further informatio non ESP ®
(/ page212)
Fo rsaf etyre asons, Mercedes- Benzre commen ds
th at youonl yuse batteries whic hha ve been tes-
te dand appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle byMer cedes-
Benz. All
v All
vehi clesex ehicles
excep cep
tv t
vehicles wit ehicles
withalit h
alithium-i onbat- hium-i
onbat-
t t
er y er
y &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofexplosion duetoelec-
tr ost atic charge
Electr ostatic charge can ignite th ehighl y
ex plosiv ega smixtu reinthebatt ery. #
Todisc hargeanyelect rostat ic ch arge
th at ma yha ve built up,touc hth eme tal
ve hicle body beforehandl ingthebatt ery. The
highly0amma blegasmixtu reiscreat edwhile
th ebatt eryis ch argin gand during star tin gassis-
ta nce. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGDang erofchemical burnsfrom
th ebatt eryacid
Batt eryacid iscaustic. #
Avoid cont actwithth eskin, eyes or
clo thing. #
Donotlean overth ebatt ery. #
Donotinhale batteryga ses. #
Keep childr enawa yfrom thebatt ery. Br
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#
Immedi atelyrinse battery acid o.thor -
oughl ywit hplenty ofclean waterand
seek medical attention immediat ely. All
v All
vehi cles ehi
cles
+ EN
VIR EN
VIRON MEN T ON
MEN TAL NO AL
NOTE TE
Environment al
dam agedue toimproper disposa lof bat-
te ries Batt
eries cont ainpollut ants. Itis
illeg alto dispose ofthem withth ehousehold
ru bbish. #
Dispose
ofbatt eries inan
en vironment allyre sponsi blemann er.
Ta ke disc hargedbatt eries toaqu ali/ed
special istwo rkshop ortoacolle ction
poin tfo rused batteries. If
yo uha ve todisconnect the12 Vbatt ery, con-
ta ct aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
Com plywit hsaf etyno tesand take protectiv e
measur eswhen handling batteries. Risk
ofexplosion. Fi
re ,open 0ames andsmokin gar e
pr ohibi tedwhen handling thebatt ery.
Av oid creating sparks. Electr
olyte or batt eryacid iscor rosiv e.
Av oid cont actwithth eskin, eyes or
clo thing. Wearsuit able protectiv e
clo thing, inpar ticular gloves, an apr on
and afa ce mask .Immediat elyrinse
elec trol yte or acid spl ashes o.with
cle an water. Consult adoct orifneces-
sar y. We
arsaf etygl asses. Ke
ep childr enawa y. Obser
vethis Oper ator's Manual.
Obser vethefo llo wing ifyo udo notint end touse
th eve hicle over an extended period oftime :
R Activatestandb ymode .
R Alternativ ely: conn ectthebatt eryto abatt ery
ch arge rappr ovedby Mer cedes-Be nzorcon-
sul ta qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop todiscon-
nect thebatt ery. NN
o o
t t
es on st es
on star ar
ting assist ting
assist anceandc ance
andchar har
ging t ging
the 12 he
12
V batt V
batt ery er
y All
v All
vehicles ehicles
When chargin gth ebatt eryand during star ting
assist ance, alwaysuse thejum p-st artconnection
point intheengine compartment. 358358
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