MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV 2019 Owners Manual
Manufacturer: MERCEDES-BENZ, Model Year: 2019, Model line: GLS SUV, Model: MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV 2019Pages: 729, PDF Size: 12.03 MB
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We
lcome totheworl d of Mercedes-Benz
Before youfirs t drive off, read this Owner's Man‐
ual carefully and familiarise yourself with your
ve hicle. Foryo ur ow n sa fety and a longer operat‐
ing li fespan, follow the instructions and warning
notices in this Owner's Manual. Disregarding
th em may lead todamage totheve hicle or per‐
sonal injur y.
The equipment or model designation of your
ve hicle may vary according to:
R Model
R order
R national version
R availability
The illustrations in this Owner's Manual show a
left-hand drive vehicle. On right-hand-drive vehi‐
cles, the la yout of co mponents and contro l ele‐
ments dif fers accordin gly.
Mercedes-Benz is cons tantly de veloping its vehi‐
cles fur ther. Mercedes-Benz
therefore reser vesth eright to
int roduce changes in thefo llowing areas:
R design
R equipment
R tech nical features
The equipment in your vehicle may therefore dif‐
fe r from that shown in the descriptions and illus‐
trations.
The following are integral parts of theve hicle:
R Digital Owner's Manual
R Printed Owner's Manual
R service booklet
R equipment-dependent Supplements
Ke ep these documents in theve hicle at all
times. If you sell theve hicle, alw ays pass all of
th e documents on tothe new owner.
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Symbols
........................................................ 5At
agl ance .................................................... 6
Cockpit ........................................................... 6
Wa rning and indicator lamps ........................ 10
Overhead contro l panel ................................ 12
Door control panel and seat adjustment ....... 14
Control settings in there ar compartment .... .16
Emergencies and breakdowns ...................... 18Digital Owner's Manual
.............................20
Calling up the Digital Owner's Manual ..........20 Genera
l notes............................................. 22
Pr otection of the environment ......................22
Ta ke -ba ckof end-of-life vehicles ...................22
Mercedes-Benz Genuine Parts ......................23
Owner's Manual ............................................ 24
Operating saf ety .......................................... .24
Declaration of Conformity ............................ 26
Diagno stics connection ................................ 30
Qualified specialist workshop ....................... 31
Ve hicle registration ....................................... 31Cor
rect use of theve hicle ............................32
Information on the REA CHregulation ........... 32
Implied warranty .......................................... .32
QR code forre scue card ...............................32
Data storage .................................................32
Copyright ...................................................... 35 Occupant saf
ety......................................... 36
Re stra int sy stem ...........................................36
Seat belts ..................................................... 38
Airbags ......................................................... 42
PRE-SAFE ®
sy stem ....................................... 50
Safely transporting children in theve hi‐
cle ................................................................52
No tes on pets in theve hicle .......................... 81 Opening and closing
.................................. 82
Ke y .............................................................. .82
Doo rs............................................................ 86
Load compa rtment ....................................... 92
Ro ller sunblinds ............................................ 97
Side windo ws................................................ 97
Sliding sunroof ............................................ 102
Anti-theft pr otection ................................... 108 Seats and
stowing .................................... 11 2
No tes on the cor rect driver's seat posi‐
tion .............................................................. 11 2
Seats ........................................................... 11 3
St eering wheel ............................................ 12 8
Easy entry and exitfeature ........................ .130
Operating the memory function .................. 131
St ow age areas ............................................ 13 3
Cup holders ................................................ 14 8
Ashtr ayand cigar ette lighter ...................... .150
Soc kets ....................................................... 151
Wi reless charging of the mobile phone
and connection with theex terior aerial ...... 154
Fitting/removing thefloor mats ................. 15 6 Light and sight
......................................... 157
Exterior lighting .......................................... 157
Interior lighting ........................................... 16 4
Wi ndsc reen wipers and windscreen
wa sher sy stem ............................................ 16 5
Mir rors ........................................................ 17 0
Operating the sun visors ............................. 173
Area pe rmeable toradio wav es on the
windscreen ................................................ .174 2
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Infrared-reflective windscreen function .......
174Climate control
......................................... 175
Overview of climate contro l systems ..........1 75
Operating the climate control sy stem ......... 17 7 Driving and pa
rking ................................. 18 9
Driving ........................................................ 189
DY NA MIC SELECT switch ........................... 203
Au tomatic transmission .............................. 205
Tr ans fer case .............................................. 210
Fu nction of the 4MATIC ...............................2 11
Re fuelling .................................................... 212
Pa rking ........................................................ 218
Driving and driving sa fety sy stems .............2 28
Tr ailer hit ch................................................. 311
Bicycle rack ................................................ 316
Ve hicle towing instructions ........................ .318 Instrument Display and on-board
compu ter................................................... 319
Instrument display overview ...................... .319 Overview of
the buttons on thesteering
wheel ..........................................................3 20
Operating the on-board computer .............. 320
Ad justing the design of the instrument
display ........................................................ 322
Showing display conte nt onthe instru‐
ment clus ter ............................................... 322
Overview of displa yson the multifunc‐
tion display .................................................3 24
Ad justing the instrument lighting ................3 24
Menus and submenus ................................ 325
Head-up Display ......................................... 332 LINGU
ATRO NIC ........................................ 333
No tes on operating saf ety .......................... 333
Ope ration ................................................... 333
Using LINGU ATRO NIC ef fectively ............... 336
Essential voice commands ........................ .337 MBUX multimedia sy
stem ...................... 352
Overview and operation .............................. 352
Sy stem settings .......................................... 388
Fit & Healt hy............................................... 399
Na vigation .................................................. 405 Te
lephone .................................................. .450
Online and Internet functions ..................... 487
Media ........................................................ .496
Ra dio .......................................................... 504
TV ............................................................... 507
Sound ......................................................... 51 5
MBUX rear tablet ........................................ 519
Re ar Seat En tertainment Sy stem ................5 21 Maintenance and care
.............................531
ASS YST PLUS service inter val display ........ .531
Engine compartment .................................. 532
Cleaning and care ....................................... 538 Breakdown assistance
............................549
Emergency ................................................. .549
Flat tyre ...................................................... 550
Battery (vehicle) ......................................... 557
To w- starting or towing away ....................... 562
Electrical fuses ........................................... 567 Contents
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Wheels and tyres
..................................... 57 0
No tes on noise or unusual handling char‐
acteristics .................................................. .570
No tes on regular lyinspecting wheels and
tyres .......................................................... .570
No tes on snow chains ................................ 570
Ty re pressure .............................................. 571
Wheel change ............................................ .580
Emergency spa rewheel .............................. 588
Collapsible spare wheel .............................. 589 Te
ch nical data .......................................... 593
No tes on tech nical da ta.............................. 593
On-board electronics .................................. 593
Ve hicle identification plate, VIN and
engine number overview ............................ 595
Operating fluids .......................................... 597
Ve hicle data ................................................ 605
Tr ailer hit ch................................................ 609 Displ
aymessages and warning/indi‐
cator lamps ............................................... 611
Displ aymessa ges ........................................6 11
Wa rning and indicator lamps ...................... 665 Index
......................................................... 67 94
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In
this Owner's Manual, you will find thefo llow‐
ing symbols: &
DANG ER Dan ger due tonot observing
th ewa rning notices
Wa rning notices dr awyour attention tohaz‐
ards that may endanger your health or life, or
th e health or life of others. #
Obser vethewa rning notices. +
ENVIRONMENTAL
NOTEEnvironmental
dama gedue tofailure toobser veenvi‐
ro nmental no tes Environmental no
tes include information on
environmentally responsible behaviour or
environmentally responsible disposal. #
Obser veenvironmen tal no tes. *
NO
TEDama getoproperty due tofailure
to obser venotes on material damage No
tes on material damage inform you of
ri sks which may lead to yourvehicle being
damaged. #
Obser venotes on material damage. %
Useful instructions or fur ther information
th at could be helpful to you.
X In
stru ction
(Q page) Fu
rther information on a topic
Display Information on
the multifunction dis‐
play/media display
+ Highest menu le vel, which is tobe
selected in the multimedia sy stem
* Corresponding submenus, which are
to be selected in the multimedia sys‐
tem
*M arks a cause Symbols
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Left-hand-drive
vehicles 6
Ataglance – Cockpit
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1
Steering wheel gearshift paddles →
207
2 Combination swit ch →
15 8
3 DIRECT SELECT le ver →
203
4 Media display →
356
5 Clima tecontrol sy stems →
17 7
6 Haza rdwa rning lights →
15 9
7 PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp →
47
8 Glovecompa rtment →
13 4
9 Stow age compartment →
13 4
A Control knob forvo lume and switching sound
on/off →
352
B Calls up navigation →
405
C Buttonfo r:
Calls up thera dio →
505
Calls up media →
499
D Calls up thete lephone →
451 E
Offroad control panel (vehicles with off- road
pac kage)
F Calls up favo urites →
372
G Calls up vehicle functions →
364
H Active Parking Assist →
295
I DYNA MIC SELECT switch →
204
J Control elements forth e multimedia sy stem →
356
K Start/ stop button →
19 0
L Control panel forth e multimedia sy stem
(s te ering wheel) →
320
M Adjusts thesteering wheel →
12 8
N Control panel for:
On-board computer →
320
Cruise contro l orvariable limiter →
24 3
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC →
24 9
O Diagno stics connection →
30
P Unloc ksthe bonn et →
532 At
aglance – Cockpit 7