MERCEDES-BENZ GLS-Class SUV 2017 X166 Owner's Manual

Important safety notes
GWARNING
If you operate information systems and com-
munication equipmen tintegrate din th evehi-
cle while driving ,you will be distracte dfrom
traffic conditions. You could also lose control
of th evehicle. Ther eis aris kof an accident.
Only operate th eequipmen twhen th etraffic
situation permits. If you are no tsur ethat this
is possible ,park th evehicl epayin gattention
to traffic condition sand operate th eequip-
men twhen th evehicl eis stationary.
You must observ eth elegal requirements for th e
country in whic hyou are currentl ydriving when
operating th eon-board computer.
GWARNIN G
If th einstrumen tcluste rhas faile dor mal-
functioned, you may no trecognize function
restriction sin systems relevan tto safety. The
operating safet yof your vehicl emay be
impaired .Ther eis aris kof an accident.
Drive on carefully. Hav eth evehicl echecke d
at aqualified specialist workshop immedi-
ately.
If th eoperating safet yof your vehicl eis
impaired ,pull ove ras soo nas it is saf eto do so.
Contac t aqualified specialist workshop.
The on-board computer only shows message sor
warning sfrom certain systems in th emultifunc-
tion display. You should therefor emak esur e
your vehicl eis operating safely at all times .
Fo ran overview, see th einstrumen tpanel illus-
tration (
Ypage 34).
Displays and operation
Instrument cluster lighting
The lighting in th einstrumen tcluster, in th edis-
plays and th econtrol sin th evehicl einterior can
be adjusted usin gth ebrightness control knob.
The brightness control knob is locate don th e
botto mleftof th einstrumen tcluste r
(
Ypage 34).
XTurn th ebrightness control knob clockwise or
counter-clockwise.
If you tur nth eligh tswitch to Ã,Tor
L, thebrightness is dependen tupon th e
brightness of th eambien tlight.
iThe ligh tsensor in th einstrumen tcluste r
automatically control sth ebrightness of th e
multifunction display.
In daylight, th edisplays in th einstrumen t
cluste rare no tilluminated.
Speedometer with segments
The segments in th espeedometer indicat e
whic hspee drange is available.
RCruis econtrol activated (Ypage 172):
The segments ligh tup from th estore dspee d
to th emaximum speed.
RDistanc ePilot DISTRONI Cis activated
(Ypage 174):
On eor two segments in th eset spee drange
ligh tup.
RDistanc ePilot DISTRONI Cdetects avehicl ein
fron tmoving mor eslowly than th estore d
speed:
The segments between th espee dof th evehi-
cle in fron tand th estore dspee dligh tup.
Tachometer
!
Do no tdriv ein th eoverrevving range, as this
could damag eth eengine.
The red ban din th etachometer indicates th e
engine's overrevving range.
The fuel suppl yis interrupted to protect th e
engin ewhen th ered ban dis reached.
Outside temperature display
You should pay special attention to road condi-
tion swhen temperatures are aroun dfreezing
point.
Bea rin min dthat th eoutside temperature dis-
play indicates th etemperature measured and
does no trecord th eroad temperature.
The outside temperature display is in th emulti-
function display (
Ypage 231).
Displays and operation229
On-board computer and displays
Z

There is a short delay before a change in outside
temperature appears in the multifunction dis-
play.
Coolant temperature gauge
GWARNING
Opening the hood when the engine is over-
heated or when there is a fire in the engine
compartment could expose you to hot gases
or other service products. There is a risk of
injury.
Let an overheated engine cool down before
opening the hood. If there is a fire in the
engine compartment, keep the hood closed
and contact the fire department.
!A display message is shown if the coolant
temperature is too high.
If the coolant temperature is over 248 ‡
(120 †), do not continue driving. The engine
will otherwise be damaged.
The coolant temperature gage is in the instru-
ment cluster on the right-hand side (
Ypage 34).
Under normal operating conditions and with the
specified coolant level, the coolant temperature
may rise to 248 ‡ (120 †).
Operating the on-board computer
Overview
:Multifunction display
;Right control panel
=Left control panel
XTo activate the on-board computer: turn
the SmartKey to position 1in the ignition lock.
You can control the multifunction display and
the settings in the on-board computer using the
buttons on the multifunction steering wheel.
Vehicles with the COMAND multimedia system:
you can find further information on the Voice
Control System in the separate operating
instructions.
Vehicles with the Audio 20 multimedia system:
you can find further information on voice-oper-
ated navigation in the manufacturer's operating
instructions.
230Displays and operation
On-board computer and displays

Left control panel
=
;RCalls up the menu and menu bar
9
:Press briefly:
RScrolls in lists
RSelects a submenu or function
RIn theAudiomenu: selects the
previous or next station, when the
preset list or station list is active,
or an audio track or video scene
RIn the Tel(telephone) menu:
switches to the phone book and
selects a name or telephone num-
ber
9
:Press and hold:
RIn the Audiomenu: selects a pre-
set list or a station list in the
desired frequency range, or an
audio track or video scene using
rapid scrolling
RIn the Tel(Telephone) menu:
starts rapid scrolling if the phone
book is open
aRConfirms the selection or display
message
RIn the Tel(Telephone) menu:
switches to the phone book and
starts dialing the selected number
%Press briefly:
RBack
RSwitches off voice-operated navi-
gation or the Voice Control System
RHides display messages or calls up
the last Tripmenu function used
RExits the telephone book/redial
memory
%Press and hold:
RCalls up the standard display in the
Tripmenu
Right control panel
~RRejects or ends a call
RExits the telephone book/redial
memory
6RMakes or accepts a call
RSwitches to the redial memory
W
XRAdjusts the volume
8RMute
?RSwitches on voice-operated navi-
gation or the Voice Control System
Multifunction display
:Permanent display: outside temperature or
speed (Ypage 238)
;Time
=Text field
?Menu bar
ADrive program (Ypage 148)
BTransmission position (Ypage 148)
XTo display menu bar ?: press the=
or ; button on the steering wheel.
If you do not press any other button, menu
bar ?fades out after a few seconds.
Text field =shows the selected menu or sub-
menu as well as display messages.
iSet the time using the multimedia system;
see the Digital Operator's Manual.
Displays and operation231
On-board computer and displays
Z

Possible displays in the multifunction dis-
play:
RZGearshift recommendation, when shifting
manually (Ypage 150)
Rj Parking Pilot (Ypage 193)
RCRUISECruise control (Ypage 172)
R_ Adaptive Highbeam Assist
(Ypage 116)
Rè ECO start/stop function (Ypage 142)
RëHOLD function (Ypage 185)
RaDistance Pilot DISTRONIC Steering Pilot
(Ypage 237)
RDSRDownhill Speed Regulation
(Ypage 216)
Menus and submenus
Menu overview
Press the =or; button on the steering
wheel to call up the menu bar and select a menu.
Operating the on-board computer (
Ypage 230).
Depending on the equipment installed in the
vehicle, you can call up the following menus:
RTripmenu (Ypage 232)
RNavimenu (navigation instructions)
(Ypage 233)
RAudiomenu (Ypage 234)
RTelmenu (telephone) (Ypage 235)
RDriveAssistmenu (assistance)
(Ypage 236)
RServ.menu (Ypage 236)
RSett.menu (settings) (Ypage 238)
RON&OFFROADmenu (Ypage 241)
RAMGmenu (Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
(Ypage 241)
Trip menu
Standard display
XPress and hold the %button on the steer-
ing wheel until the Tripmenu with trip odom-
eter :and odometer ;appears.
Trip computer "From Start" or "From
Reset"
:Distance
;Driving time
=Average speed
?Average fuel consumption
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Tripmenu.
XPress the9or: button to select
From startor From reset.
The values in the From
Startsubmenu are cal-
culated from the start of a journey, while the
values in the From Reset
submenu are calcu-
lated from the last time the submenu was reset
(
Ypage 233).
The From Start
trip computer is automatically
reset if:
Rthe ignition has been switched off for more
than four hours.
R999 hours have been exceeded.
R9,999 miles have been exceeded.
The From reset
trip computer is automatically
reset if the value exceeds 9,999 hours or
99,999 miles.
ECO display
The ECO display is not available for Mercedes-
AMG vehicles.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Tripmenu.
XPress the9or: button to select ECODISPLAY.
If the ignition remains switched off for longer
than four hours, the ECO display will be auto-
matically reset.
For more information on the ECO display, see
(
Ypage 163).
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On-board computer and displays

Displaying therange an dcurrent fuel
consumption
Mercedes-AMG vehicles :th emen uonly dis -
plays approximat erange :.
XPress th e= or; buttonon th esteerin g
whee lto selec tth eTri pmenu.
Digital speedometer
XPress th e= or; buttonon th esteerin g
whee lto selec tth eTri pmenu.
XPress th e9 or: buttonto selec tth e
digita lspeedometer.
A gear shift recommendation Zcan also
appear.
Observ eth einformation on gearshift recom -
mendation Zwhen shiftin gmanually
(
Ypage 150).
Mercedes-AMG vehicles : agearshift recom -
mendation is shown in th estatus bar of th e
multifunction display and no tin th edigita l
speedometer display.
Resetting value s
XPress the= or; buttonon th esteerin g
whee lto selec tth eTri pmenu.
XPress th e9 or: buttonto selec tth e
function that you wish to reset .
XPressato confirm your selection .
XPress:to selec tYesand press ato
confirm .
You can reset th evalues of th efollowin gfunc-
tions:
RTrip odometer
R"From Start "trip compute r
R"From Reset" trip compute r
RECOdisplay
If you reset th evalues in th eEC Odisplay, th e
values in th e"From Start "trip compute rare also
reset .If you reset th evalues in th e"From Start "trip computer, th
evalues in th eEC Odisplay are
also reset .
Navigation syste mmenu
Displaying navigation instructions
In th eNav imenu, th emultifunction display
shows navigation instructions.
Observ eth eadditional information on naviga-
tion in th eseparat emultimedia system operat -
in g instructions.
XSwitc hon th emultimedia system (se esepa-
rat eoperatin ginstructions).
XPress th e= or; buttonon th esteerin g
whee lto selec tth eNav imenu.
Route guidance not active
:Direction of trave l
;Currentroad
Route guidance active
No change of direction announced
:Distanc eto destination
;Distanc eto th enext chang eof direction
=Curren troad
?"Follow th eroad's course" symbol
Menus and submenus233
On-board computer and displays
Z

Change of direction announced without a
lane recommendation
:Road into which the change of direction
leads
;Distance to change of direction and visual
distance display
=Change-of-direction symbol
When a change of direction is to be made, you
will see symbol =for the change of direction
and distance graphic ;. The distance indicator
shortens towards the top of the display as you
approach the point of the announced change of
direction. The change of direction starts once
the distance display reaches zero.
Change of direction announced with a
lane recommendation
:Road into which the change of direction
leads
;Distance to change of direction and visual
distance display
=Lanes not recommended
?Recommended lane and new lane during a
change of direction
AChange-of-direction symbol
On multilane roads, lane recommendations can
be displayed for the next change of direction if
the digital map supports this data. During the
change of direction, new lanes may be added.
Lane not recommended =: you will not be able
to complete the next change of direction if you
stay in this lane.
Recommended lane and new lane during a
change of direction ?: in this lane you will be
able to complete the next two changes of direc-
tion without changing lane.
Other status indicators of the naviga-
tion system
The navigation system displays additional infor-
mation and the vehicle status.
Possible displays:
RNew Route...or Calculating Route...
A new route is calculated.
RRoad Not Mapped
The vehicle position is inside the area of the
digital map but the road is not recognized, e.g.
newly built streets, car parks or private land.
RNo Route
No route could be calculated to the selected
destination.
RO
You have reached the destination or an inter-
mediate destination.
Audio menu
Selecting a radio station
:Active station list
;Station frequency with memory position
The multifunction display shows station ;with
station frequency or station name. The preset
position is only displayed along with station ;if
this has been stored. You can store TV chan-
nels ;in the multimedia system.
XSwitch on the multimedia system and select
radio; see the separate operating instruc-
tions.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Audiomenu.
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On-board computer and displays

XTo select a preset list or station list:press
and briefly hold the 9or: button until
the preset list or station list in the desired
frequency range is shown in the multifunction display.
XTo select a station: briefly press9
or :.
iSIRIUS XM satellite radio functions like a
normal radio.
For more information on radio operation, see
"Satellite radio" in the separate operating
instructions.
Operating an audio player or audio
media
Audio data from various audio devices or media
can be played, depending on the equipment
installed in the vehicle.
XSwitch on the multimedia system and select
audio CD or MP3 mode; see the separate
operating instructions.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Audiomenu.
XTo select the next/previous track: briefly
press the 9or: button.
XTo select a track from the track list (rapid
scrolling): press and hold the 9or:
button until desired track :has been
reached.
If you press and hold 9or:, the rapid
scrolling speed is increased. Not all audio
drives or data carriers support this function.
If track information is stored on the audio device
or medium, the multifunction display will show
the number and title of the track. The current
track does not appear in audio AUX mode
( Aux iliary audio mode: external audio source
connected).
Video DVD operation
XSwitch on the multimedia system and select
video DVD; see the separate operating
instructions.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Audiomenu.
XTo select the next or previous scene:
briefly press the9or: button.
XTo select a scene from the scene list
(rapid scrolling): press and hold the 9
or : button until desired scene :has
been reached.
Telephone menu
Introduction
GWARNING
If you operate information systems and com-
munication equipment integrated in the vehi-
cle while driving, you will be distracted from
traffic conditions. You could also lose control
of the vehicle. There is a risk of an accident.
Only operate the equipment when the traffic
situation permits. If you are not sure that this
is possible, park the vehicle paying attention
to traffic conditions and operate the equip-
ment when the vehicle is stationary.
When telephoning, you must observe the legal
requirements for the country in which you are
currently driving.
XSwitch on the mobile phone (see the manu-
facturer’s operating instructions).
XSwitch on the multimedia system (see sepa-
rate operating instructions).
XEstablish a Bluetooth®connection to the mul-
timedia system; see the separate operating
instructions.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Telmenu.
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On-board computer and displays
Z

You will see one of the following display mes-
sages in the multifunction display:
RPhone READYor the name of the network
provider: the mobile phone has found a net-
work and is ready to receive.
RPhone No Service: there is no network
available or the mobile phone is searching for
a network.
Accepting a call
If someone calls you when you are in the Telmenu, a display message appears in the multi-
function display.
You can accept a call at any time regardless of
the menu selected.
XPress the6button on the steering wheel
to accept an incoming call.
Rejecting or ending a call
You can end or reject a call even if you are not in
the Telmenu.
XPress the ~button on the steering wheel
to reject or end a call.
Selecting an entry from the telephone
book
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Telmenu.
XPress the9,:ora button to
switch to the phone book.
XAuthorize access to the phone book on the
phone.
XPress the 9or: button to select the
desired name.
or
XTo start rapid scrolling: press and hold the
9 or: button for longer than one sec-
ond.
Rapid scrolling stops when you release the
button or reach the end of the list.
XIf only one telephone number is stored for
a name: press the 6ora button to
start dialing.
or
XIf there is more than one number for a
particular name: press the6ora
button to display the numbers.
XPress the 9or: button to select the
number you want to dial.
XPress the 6ora button to start dialing.
or
XTo exit the telephone book: press the~
or % button.
Redialing
The on-board computer saves the last names or
numbers dialed in the redial memory.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Telmenu.
XPress the6button to switch to the redial
memory.
XPress the 9or: button to select the
desired name or number.
XPress the 6ora button to start dialing.
or
XTo exit the redial memory: press the~
or % button.
Assistance menu
Introduction
Depending on the equipment installed in the
vehicle, you have the following options in the
DriveAssist
menu:
RDisplaying the assistance graphic
(Ypage 237)
RActivating or deactivating Steering Pilot
(Ypage 237)
RActivating or deactivating Active Brake Assist
(Ypage 237)
RActivating or deactivating Active Brake Assist with cross-traffic function (Ypage 237)
RActivating/deactivating ATTENTION ASSIST
(Ypage 237)
RActivating/deactivating Blind Spot Assist or
Active Blind Spot Assist (Ypage 238)
RActivating/deactivating Lane Keeping Assist
or Active Lane Keeping Assist (Ypage 238)
236Menus and submenus
On-board computer and displays

Displaying theassistance graphic
XPress th e= or; buttonon th esteerin g
whee lto selec tth eDriveAssistmenu.
XPress 9or: to selec tAssistanc eGraphic.
XConfirmby pressing aon thesteerin g
wheel.
The multifunction display shows th eDistanc e
Pilo tDISTRONIC distanc edisplay in th eassis-
tanc egraphi cdisplay.
The assistanc egraphi cdisplays th estatus of
and information from th efollowin gdrivin g
systems or drivin gsafet ysystems :
RTraffic Sign Assis t (Ypage 206)
RDistancePilo tDISTRONIC (Ypage 174)
RActive BrakeAssis t (Ypage 64)
RActive Brak eAssis twit hcross-traffic func-
tion (Ypage 70 )
RATTENTION ASSIST (Ypage 205)
RLaneKeepin gAssis t (Ypage 209) or Active
Lan eKeepin gAssis t (Ypage 213)
RDSR (Ypage 216)
ROff-road program (vehicles wit hOff-Road
Engineerin gpackage) (Ypage 218)
RRear window wipe r (Ypage 120)
XPress:to display th eATTENTION ASSIST
assessment.
Activating/deactivating Steering Pilo t
XPress the= or; buttonon th esteerin g
whee lto selec tth eDriveAssistmenu.
XPress 9or: to selec tSteeringPilot.
XConfir mby pressing aon thesteerin g
wheel.
The curren tselection appears .
XTo activate/deactivate :press th ea but-
to nagain .
Whe nth eSteerin gPilo tis activated, th emul-
tifunction display displays aSteering
PilotOnmessage. Further information about Distanc
ePilo t
DISTRONIC wit hSteerin gPilo t (
Ypage 180).
Activating or deactivating Active Brak e
Assis t
You can use these function sto activate/deac -
tivat eActive Brak eAssis tor ,on vehicles wit h
th eDriving Assistanc epackage, to activat eor
deactivat eActive Brak eAssis twit hcross-traffic
function .
XPress the= or; buttonon th esteerin g
whee lto selec tth eDriveAssistmenu.
XPress th e9 or: buttonto selec t
Brake Assist.
XPress ato confirm .
The curren tselection appears .
XTo activate/deactivate :press th ea but-
to nagain .
Whe nActive Brak eAssis tor Active Brak e
Assis twit hcross-traffic function is deactiva-
ted, th eæ symbol appears in th emulti-
function display in th eassistanc egraphi cdis -
play.
Further information on Active Brak eAssis t
(
Ypage 64) and Active Brak eAssis twit hcross -
traffic function (Ypage 69).
Activating/deactivating ATTENTIO N
ASSIS T
XPress th e= or; buttonon th esteerin g
whee lto selec tth eDriveAssistmenu.
XPress th e9 or: buttonto selec t
Attention Assist.
XPress th ea button.
The curren tselection appears .
XPressato confirm .
XPress the: or9 buttonto set Off,
Standardor Sensitive.
XPress th ea buttonto sav eth esetting .
Whe nATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated, th e
é symbol appears in th emultifunction dis -
play in th eassistanc egraphics display.
Fo rfurther information about ATTENTION
ASSIST ,see (
Ypage 205).
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On-board computer and displays
Z

Activating/deactivating Blind Spot
Assist
XPress the= or; buttonon th esteering
whee lto select th eDriveAssistmenu.
XPress th e9 or: buttonto select
Blind Spo tAssist.
XConfir mby pressing aon thesteering
wheel.
The curren tselection appears.
XTo activate/deactivate: press thea but-
to nagain .
Fo rfurther information about Blind Spot Assist,
see (
Ypage 207).
Fo rfurther information about Active Blind Spot
Assist, see (
Ypage 210).
Activating/deactivating Lane Keeping
Assist
XPress the= or; buttonon th esteering
whee lto select th eDriveAssistmenu.
XPress th e9 or: buttonto select
Lan eKeepin gAssist.
XPress ato confirm .
The curren tselection appears.
XPress ato confirm .
XPress the: or9 buttonto set Off,
Standardor Adaptive.
When Lan eKeepin gAssis tor Active Lan e
Keepin gAssis tis activated, th emultifunction
display shows th elan emarking sas bright
lines in th eassistanc egraphic .
XPress th ea buttonto sav eth esetting .
Fo rfurther information about Lan eKeepin g
Assist, see (
Ypage 209).
Fo rfurther information about Active Lan eKeep-
ing Assist, see (
Ypage 213).
Service menu
Dependingon th eequipmen tinstalled in th e
vehicle, you hav eth efollowin goption sin th e
Serv.
menu:
RCallin gup display message sin message
memory (Ypage 244)
RRestarting th etire pressur eloss warning sys-
te m (Ypage 353) or checking th etire pres-
sur eelectronically (Ypage 355)
RCallingup th eservic edue dat e
(Ypage 323)
Settings menu
Introd uction
Dependin gon th eequipmen tinstalled in th e
vehicle, In th eSett.men uyou hav eth efollow-
ing options:
RChangin gth einstrumen tcluste rsetting s
(Ypage 238)
RChangin gth eligh tsetting s (Ypage 239)
RChangin gth evehicl esetting s (Ypage 239)
RChangin gth econvenience setting s
(Ypage 240)
RRestoring th efactory setting s (Ypage 240)
Instrument cluster submenu
Selecting th edistance uni t
TheDispla yUni tSpeedometer /Odome‐ter :function allows you to choos ewhether
certain displays appear in kilometers or mile sin
th emultifunction display.
XPress th e= or; buttonon th esteering
whee lto select th eSett.menu.
XPress th e: or9 buttonto select th e
Instrumen tCluste rsubmenu.
XPressato confirm .
XPress the: or9 buttonto select th e
Displa yUni tSpeedometer /Odometer
function .
You will see th eselected setting :kmor miles.
XPress th ea buttonto sav eth esetting .
The selected uni tof measuremen tfor distanc e
applie sto :
RDigital speedometer in th eTri pmen u
ROdometer and th etrip odometer
RTri pcomputer
RCurren tconsumption and th erange
RNavigation instruction sin th eNav imen u
RCruis econtrol
RDistanc ePilo tDISTRONI C
RASSYSTPLU Sservic einterval display
Selecting permanent displa y
ThePermanent Display:function allows you
to choos ewhether th emultifunction display
always shows th eoutside temperature or th e
speed.
238Menus and submenus
On-board computer and displays