ignition MERCEDES-BENZ GLS 2022 Owners Manual

#
Adjust heigh t2 and distance3 tothe
st ee ring wheel.
Loc Loc
king king
#
Foldrelease leve r1 upasfaras itwill go. #
Chec kand makesur eth at thesteer ing col-
umn isloc kedby mo vingth esteer ing wheel. AA
djus djus
ting t ting
the st he
steer eer
ing wheel electr ing
wheel electrically icall
y The
steer ing wheel canbeadjust edwhen the
ve hicle isswitc hedo.. 1
Toadju stthedist ance tothesteer ing wheel
2 Toadju sttheheight #
Save these tting swit hth ememor yfunction
(/ page120). SwitcSwitc
hingt hing
the st he
steer eer
ing wheel heat ing
wheel heater er
on/ o. on/
o. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The ignition isswitc hedon. #
T T
o switc o
switc hon: h
on: push switchint oposition 1.
Indicat orlam p3 lights up. #
T T
o switc o
switc h h
o.: o.:
push switchint oposition 2.
Indicat orlam p3 goes out. Seats
andstow ing
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When
youswitc hth eignition o.,thesteer ing
wheel heaterwill switc ho.. Easy
entr Easy
entryand e y
and exit f xit
featur e eatur
e Using
t Using
the easy entr he
easy entryand e y
and exit f xit
featur e eatur
e &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident whenpulling
awa ydur ing th eadjustmen tpr ocess of
th eeasy entryand exitfeatur e
Yo ucould losecontr olof theve hicle. #
Alwayswa ituntil theadjustmen tpr ocess
is com pletebef oredr iving o.. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped dur-
ing adjus tment oftheeasy entryand exit
fe atur e
Yo uand other vehicle occupan ts–par ticu larly
ch ildr en–could become trapped. #
Ensur eth at no one hasabody partin
th esw eep ofthesteer ing wheel ordriv-
er's seat. If
th er eis arisk ofbecomi ngtrapped bythe
st ee ring wheel: #
Movetheadjustmen tle ve rof thesteer -
ing wheel.
The adjustmen tpr ocess willbestopped.
If th er eis arisk ofbecomi ngtrapped bythe
dr iver's seat: #
Press theseat adjustmen tswitc h.
The adjustmen tpr ocess willbestopped. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. #
When leavingth eve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. Yo
ucan stop theadjustmen tpr ocess bypressing
one ofthememor yfunction positionswitches. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped if
ch ildr enactiv ateth eeasy entryand exit
fe atur e‑
Child rencou ldbec ome trapp edifth ey acti-
va te theeasy entry‑and exitfeatur e,par ticu -
lar lywhen unattended . #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. #
When leavingth eve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. If
th eeasy entryand exitfeatur eis activ e,the
st ee ring wheel willmo veupw ards and thedr iver's
seat willmovebac kin thefo llo wing situations:
R Youswitc ho. theve hicle when thedr iver's
door isopen.
R Youopen thedr iver's door when theve hicle is
switc hedo..
% The steer ing wheel willthen mo veupw ards
onl yif it is no talr eady ashigh asitwill go.
The driver's seat willthen mo vebac kwards
onl yif it is no talr eady atthere ar oftheseat
adjustmen tra ng e. 118118
Seats
andstow ing

R
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
witha48 Von-boar h
a48 Von-boar delectr d
electr icalsy ical
sys- s-
t t
em: em:
youdepr essthebr ak epedal whentrav el-
ing atalow speed.
If th esy stem has detected one ofthefo llo wing
situations, theengine willnotst op:
R Youstop atastop sign andther eis no vehicle
in front ofyou.
R The vehicle that stopped infront ofyoustar ts
up again.
R Youmaneuv er,tur nth esteer ing wheel sharply
or eng agere ve rsege ar.
% Ifth esy stem detects anintellig entstop inhib i-
to r,fo rex am ple, astop sign ,th eengine will
no tst op.
If yo uactiv ateth eHOLD function oreng age
th epar kposition 005D,theengine canbe
switc hedo.inspit eof an intellig entstop
inhibit or.
The engine restar ts automaticall yin thefo llo wing
cases :
R Youeng agetransmiss ionposition 005Bor005E.
R Youdepr esstheacceler ator pedal. R
The vehicle requ ires an aut omatic engine
st ar t.
R Youre lease thebr ak epedal.
R V V
ehicles wit ehicles
witha48 Von-boar h
a48 Von-boar delectr d
electr icalsy ical
sys- s-
t t
em: em:
- Youre lease thebr ak epedal onado wnhill
gr adien tand theve hicle does notro ll.
- The vehicle rolls on ado wnhill gradien tand
does notaut omati callyent erglide mode at
15 mph(20 km/h) .
EC Ostar t/ stop funct ion symbols intheins tru-
ment displa y:
R The 00D6 symbo l(g re en) appear swhen the
ve hicle isat ast ands till: th eengine was
switc hedo.bytheEC Ostar t/s topfun ction.
R The 00D5 symbol (yello w)appear swhen the
ve hicle isat ast ands till: no tall vehicle condi-
tion sfo ran engine stop have been met.
R Neither the00D6 nor00D5 symbol appears
when theve hicle isat ast ands till: an intelli -
ge nt stop inhi bitor wa sde tected, e.g.a stop
sign . R
The s symbol appears:theEC Ostar t/s top
func tionis de activated orther eis amalfunc-
tion.
If th eengine wasswitc hedo.bytheEC Ostar t/
st op function andyoulea vetheve hicle, awa rning
to ne sou nds and theengine isno tre star ted. In
addition, thefo llo wing displa ymessa geappear sin
th einst rument displa y:
Vehicle ReadytoDrive Switch theIgnition Off
Before Exiting
If yo udo notswitc ho. theve hicle, itis aut omati -
call yswitc hedo.aTer thre eminut es. Dr
iving andparking
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Chang eimmediat elyout ofclo thing that
has come intocont actwithfu el. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk of/reand explosion due
to electr ostatic charge
Electr ostatic charge can ignite fue lva por . #
Beforeyo uopen thefuel /ller capor
ta ke hold ofthepum pnozzle, touc hth e
me tallic vehicle body. #
Toavo idcreating another electr ostatic
ch arge ,do notge tint oth eve hicle again
dur ing there fuel ingproces s. *
N NO O
TE TE
Dama gecaused bythewr ong fuel Ve
hicles withaga solin eeng ine:
Ev en small amoun tsof thewrong fuelcould
re sult indamag eto thefuel system, the
engine andtheemission controlsystem. #
Onlyre fuel with low- sulf urspar k-ignition
engine fuel. This
fuelmaycont ainupto10% ethanol .Yo ur
ve hicle issuit able foruse withE10 fuel.
Ne verre fuel with one ofthefo llo wing fuels:
R Diesel
R Gasoline withmor eth an 10% ethanol by
vo lume, e.g.E15, E85,E100
R Gasoline withmor eth an 3% methanol by
vo lume, e.g.M15, M30, M85,M100
R Gasoline withadditiv escont aining metal
If yo uha ve acciden tally re fuel edwith the
wr ong fuel: #
Donotswitc hon theve hicle. #
Con sult aquali/ed specialistwo rkshop. *
N NO O
TE TE
Do notuse diese lto refuel vehicles
wit haga solin eeng ine If
yo uha ve acciden tally re fuel edwith the
wr ong fuel:
R Donotswitc hon theve hicle. Other wise
fu el can entertheengine. Ev
en small amounts ofthewr ong fuel
could result indamag eto thefuel system
and theengine. Therepair costs arehigh. #
Consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop. #
Have thefuel tank and fuellines draine d
com pletely. *
N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageto thefuel system due to
ove r/llin gth efuel tank #
Only/l lth efuel tank until thepum pnoz-
zle switc heso..
If to omuc hfuel hasbeen added due,for
ex am ple, toafa ulty /llingpum p: #
Donotswitc hon theve hicle. #
Con sult aquali/ed specialistwo rkshop. *
N NO O
TE TE
Fuelma yspr ayout when you
re mo vethefuel pum pnozzle #
Only/ll thefuel tank until thepum pnoz-
zle switc heso.. 200200
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iving andparking

RR
aisin gt aisin
gthe v he
vehicle (v ehicle
(vehicle swit ehicle
swit hout hout
O.-r O.-r
oad oad
pac k pac
kag ag
e) e)
#
Push rock er switc h1 forw ards.
Indi catorlam p2 0ashes whiletheve hicle is
bein gra ised andlights upcontinuousl ywhen
it has /nished rising . Yo
ur selection issaved. The o.-road leve lse t
re mains stor ed even aTer theignition hasbeen
switc hedo..
The vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing situa-
tions:
R When driving faster than 50 mph(8 0km /h).
R Whendrivi ng brie0y between 40mph
(65 km/h )and 50mph(80 km/h) .
R ATer select ingadi.er entdrive pr og ram using
th eDY NAMI CSEL ECTsw itch.
Th eve hicle isadju sted totheheight oftheactiv e
dr ive pr og ram.
Lo w Lo
wer er
ing t ing
the v he
vehicle (v ehicle
(vehicles wit ehicles
without hout
O.-r O.-r
oad oad
pac k pac
kag ag
e) e)
#
Pull rock er switc h1.
The vehicle isadju sted totheheight ofthe
activ edr ive pr og ram.
Oper Oper
ation wit ation
withatr h
atrailer orbicy ailer
orbicy cler cle
rac k ac
k If
th eelectr icalconnection hasbeen correctl y
es tablished tothetrailer orbicy clerack :
R From appr ox.18.7 mph(3 0km /h):o. -road
le ve l+1 can beselect ed,rega rdless ofdrive
pr og ram.
R From appr ox.18.7 mph(3 0km /h):theve hi-
cle isadju sted tonor malle ve l,re ga rdless of
dr ive pr og ram. 250250
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ivin gand parking

RR
aisin gt aisin
gthe v he
vehicle (v ehicle
(vehicle swit ehicle
swit h h
O.-r O.-r
oad oad
pack- pac
k-
ag ag
e) e)
#
Push rock er switc h1 forw ards.
R O.-r oadleve l+1: one indicat orlam p2
lights upcontinuousl ywhen theve hicle
has /nished rising .
R O.-r oadleve l+2: twoindicat orlam ps2
light upcontinuousl ywhen theve hicle has
/nished rising . R
O.-r oadleve l+3: thre eindicat orlam ps2
light upcontinuousl ywhen theve hicle has
/nished rising .
Yo ur selection issaved. The o.-road leve lse t
re mains stor ed eve naT er theignition hasbeen
switc hedo..
The vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing situa-
tions:
R O.- road leve l+3: when driving faster than
12 mph(20 km/h) orwhen there ar foglam p
is sw itched on.
The vehicle islowe redto o.-r oad leve l+2.
R O.- road leve l+2:
- When driving faster than 50 mph
(80 km/h ).
- When driving brie0y between 40mph
(65 km/h )and 50mph(8 0km /h).
Th eve hicle islowe redto o.-r oad leve l+1.
R O.- road leve l+1:
- When driving faster than 71 mph
(115 km/h ). -
When driving brie0y between 62mph
(100 km/h )and 71mph(1 15 km/h).
Th eve hicle islowe redto thenor mal leve l.
R ATer selecting adi.er entdrive pr og ram using
th eDY NAMI CSEL ECTsw itch.
Th eve hicle isadju sted totheheight ofthe
activ edr ive pr og ram.
Lo w Lo
wer er
ing t ing
the v he
vehicle (v ehicle
(vehicles wit ehicles
with h
O.-r O.-r
oad oad
pack- pac
k-
ag ag
e) e)
#
Pullro ck er switc h1.
R O.- road leve l+3: theve hicle islowe redto
o.-r oad leve l+2. Twoindicat orlam ps2
light upcontin uouslywhen theve hicle has
/nished lowe ring.
R O.-road leve l+2: theve hicle islowe redto
o.-r oad leve l+1. One indicat orlam p2
lights upcontinuousl ywhen theve hicle
has /nished lowe ring.
R O.-road leve l+1: theve hicle islowe redto
th enor mal leve l.No indicat orlam p2
lights upwhen theve hicle has/nished
lo we ring. Dr
iving andparking
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Yo
ur selection issaved. The o.-road leve lse t
re mains stor ed even aTer theignition hasbeen
switc hedo..
Oper Oper
ation wit ation
withatr h
atrailer orbicy ailer
orbicy cler cle
rac k ac
k
If th eelectr icalconnection hasbeen correctl y
es tablished tothetrailer orbicy clerack :
R Uptoappr ox.12 mph(2 0km /h):o. -road lev-
els +1, +2and +3can beselect ed,rega rdless
of thedr ive pr og ram.
R Uptoappr ox.19 mph(3 0km /h):o. -road lev-
els +1and +2can beselect ed,rega rdless of
th edr ive pr og ram.
R From appr ox.19 mph(3 0km /h):theve hicle
is adju sted tonor malle ve l,re ga rdless ofthe
dr ive pr og ram.
Se Se
ttin gt ttin
gthe ent he
ent er er
ing and e ing
and exiting lev xiting
level (AIRMA el
(AIRMA TIC) TIC)
R R
eq eq
uir uir
ement s: ement
s:
R The engineisrunning.
R The vehicle ismo vingat speeds below20 mph
(30 km/h ). Mu
ltimedi asy stem:
4 © 5
Setti ngs
5 Schne llzug riff(Qui ckaccess) #
Select LowerWhe nGe tting InOn .
The vehicle islowe redto low leve l-2 tofacili-
ta te ent ering and exiting.
% The availabi lityof this function depends on
th eve hicle equipme nt.
% Further informatio non AIR MATIC
(/ page246).
Lo w Lo
wer er
ing and r ing
and raisin gt aisin
gthe r he
rear oft ear
ofthe v he
vehicle ehicle
&
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofent rapment from vehi-
cle lowe ring
Whe nlowe ring theve hicle, peoplecould
become trapped ifth eir limbs arebe tween the
ve hicle body andthetir es orunder neathth e
ve hicle. #
Mak esur eno one isund erneat hth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicinity ofthe
wheel arch es when theve hicle isbein g
lo we red. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R Allvehicle doorsar eclosed
R Ther eis no trailer coupl ed
R Ther eis no bicy clerack inst alled
R The batteryis su1cien tly ch arge d(if neces-
sar y,star tth eengine)
Lo w Lo
wer er
ing t ing
the r he
rear oft ear
ofthe v he
vehicle ehicle252252
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iving andparking

Yo
ur selection issaved. The o.-road leve lse t
re mains stor ed even aTer theignition hasbeen
switc hedo..
The vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing situa-
tions:
R When driving faster than 50 mph(8 0km /h).
R Whendrivi ng brie0y between 40mph
(65 km/h )and 50mph(80 km/h) .
R ATer select ingadi.er entdrive pr og ram using
th eDY NAMI CSEL ECTsw itch.
Th eve hicle isadju sted totheheight oftheactiv e
dr ive pr og ram.
Lo w Lo
wer er
ing t ing
the v he
vehicle (v ehicle
(vehicles wit ehicles
without hout
O.-r O.-r
oad oad
pac k pac
kag ag
e) e)
#
Pull rock er switc h1.
The vehicle isadju sted totheheight ofthe
activ edr ive pr og ram.
Oper Oper
ation wit ation
withatr h
atrailer orbicy ailer
orbicy cler cle
rac k ac
k If
th eelectr icalconnection hasbeen correctl y
es tablished tothetrailer orbicy clerack :
R From appr ox.18.7 mph(3 0km /h):o. -road
le ve l+1 can beselect ed,rega rdless ofdrive
pr og ram.
R From appr ox.18.7 mph(3 0km /h):theve hi-
cle isadju sted tonor malle ve l,re ga rdless of
dr ive pr og ram. R R
aising t aising
the v he
vehicle (v ehicle
(vehicles wit ehicles
with h
O.-r O.-r
oad oad
pack- pac
k-
ag ag
e) e)
#
Push rock er switc h1 forw ards.
R O.-r oadleve l+1: one indicat orlam p2
lights upcontinuousl ywhen theve hicle
has /nished rising .
R O.-r oadleve l+2: twoindicat orlam ps2
light upcontinuousl ywhen theve hicle has
/nished rising . Dr
iving and parking
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R
O.-r oadleve l+3: thre eindicat orlam ps2
light upcontinuousl ywhen theve hicle has
/nished rising .
Yo ur selection issaved. The o.-road leve lse t
re mains stor ed eve naT er theignition hasbeen
switc hedo..
The vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing situa-
tions:
R O.- road leve l+3: when driving faster than
12 mph(20 km/h) .
The vehicle islowe redto o.-r oad leve l+2.
R O.- road leve l+2:
- When driving faster than 50 mph
(80 km/h ).
- When driving brie0y between 40mph
(65 km/h )and 50mph(8 0km /h).
Th eve hicle islowe redto o.-r oad leve l+1.
R O.- road leve l+1:
- When driving faster than 71 mph
(115 km/h ). -
When driving brie0y between 62mph
(100 km/h )and 71mph(1 15 km/h).
Th eve hicle islowe redto thenor mal leve l.
R ATer selecting adi.er entdrive pr og ram using
th eDY NAMI CSEL ECTsw itch.
Th eve hicle isadju sted totheheight ofthe
activ edr ive pr og ram.
Oper Oper
ation wit ation
withatr h
atrailer orbicy ailer
orbicy cler cle
rac k ac
k
If th eelectr icalconnection hasbeen correctl y
es tablished tothetrailer orbicy clerack :
R Uptoappr ox.12 mph(2 0km /h):o. -road lev-
els +1, +2and +3can beselect ed,rega rdless
of drive pr og ram.
R Uptoappr ox.19 mph(3 0km /h):o. -road lev-
els +1and +2can beselect ed,rega rdless of
dr ive pr og ram.
R From appr ox.19 mph(3 0km /h):th eve hicle
is adju sted tonor malle ve l,re ga rdless ofdrive
prog ram. Lo
w Lo
wer er
ing t ing
the v he
vehicle (v ehicle
(vehicles wit ehicles
with h
O.-r O.-r
oad oad
pack- pac
k-
ag ag
e) e)
#
Pullro ck er switc h1.
R O.- road leve l+3: theve hicle islowe redto
o.-r oad leve l+2. Twoindicat orlam ps2
light upcontin uouslywhen theve hicle has
/nished lowe ring.
R O.-road leve l+2: theve hicle islowe redto
o.-r oad leve l+1. One indicat orlam p2
lights upcontinuousl ywhen theve hicle
has /nished lowe ring.
R O.-road leve l+1: theve hicle islowe redto
th enor mal leve l.No indicat orlam p2
lights upwhen theve hicle has/nished
lo we ring.
Yo ur selection issaved. The o.-road leve lse t
re mains stor ed even aTer theignition hasbeen
switc hedo..
Se Se
tting tting
O.-r O.-
road oad
Assist Assist
R R
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R theve hicle isstation ary.
R theve hicle isse tto o.-r oad leve l1 or 2 260260
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iving andparking

R
theO.- road orO.-r oadPlus(onl yve hicles
wit hO.-r oadpackage )dr ive pr og ram has
been select ed
R theignition isswitc hedon
R alldoor sand thehood areclosed
R thetransmission isno teng aged inposition 005D
R ther eis no trailer coupled
R theve hicle isoutd oors
R thede tected lateral incl inat ionoftheve hicle
mus tno tex ceed approx.15°
R thesy stem iswit hin itsoper ating temp eratur e
R theon-boar dvo ltag eis su1cien tly high
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Offroad Assistant
R R
eco v eco
ver er
ymode y
mode
Re covery mode assists thedr iver when pulling
awa yon rough terrain, suchas sand orsno w. #
Sele ctRec overyMod e. #
Sele ctStart.
Re covery mode isactiv ated. #
Sele ctStop tostop reco very mode.
Re covery mode isaut omaticall ydeactiv ated inthe
fo llo wing situations:
R youar eactuall ytrave ling faster than 9mp h
(15 km/h )
R aTer aru nning timeof30 sec onds
R itis de tected that an obj ect has hittheunder -
body oftheve hicle hard
R notall cond itions areme t
% Further informatio non reco very mode
(/ page256).
Indivi dualwheel contr Indivi
dualwheel control ol
Indivi dualwheel controlenables theve hicle leve l
to be setsepar atelyfo reac hwheel. #
Select Individu alWheel Ctrl.. #
Setth eve hicle leve lfo rth edesir edwheel.
% Youcan also usetheto uc hscr een tosetth e
le ve lfo rtw oor mor ewheels atthesame
time. #
Select Resettosetall wheels tothedef ault
se tting . Individual
wheelcontrolisaut omaticall ydeactiv a-
te din thefo llo wing situations:
R youar etrav eling faster than 9mp h(1 5km /h)
R itis de tected that an obj ect has hittheunder -
body oftheve hicle hard
R notall cond itions areme t
% Further informatio non individual wheel con-
tr ol (/ page257). RR
ear vie ear
viewcamer a w
camer a FF
unct ionoft unct
ionofthe r he
rear vie ear
viewcamer a w
camer a
When youeng agere ve rsege ar,th eimag efrom
th ere ar vie wcamer ais sho wninthemedia dis-
pla y.Dynamic guidelinesshowthepat hth eve hi-
cle will take withth ecur rent steer ing angle .This
hel psyouto orient yourself and toavo idobst acles
when backing up.
The rear vie wcamer ais onl yan aid. Itis no ta
subs titutefo ryo ur att ention tothesur roundings.
The responsi bilityforsaf emaneuv ering and park-
ing remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at ther ear eno
per sons, animals orobjects etc., inthemaneuv er-
ing area while maneuv ering and parking. Dr
iving andparking
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