MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV 2019 Owners Manual

R
Mercedes me connect is activated for Inter‐
net access.
R In some countries: data volume via Mercedes
me connect is available.
In some countries: if the data volume limit is
re ached, theav ailability of Mercedes me con‐
nect services is limited. The data volume must
be pur chased via Mercedes me connect.
% Con tact a Mercedes-Benz service centre to
fi nd out wh ether it is possible topur chase
data volume in your count ry.
Setting up an Internet connection via Wi-Fi
Re quirements:
R theWi -Fi function is acti vated on the multi‐
media sy stem (/ page 391).
R theWi -Fi function is acti vated on the mobile
phone (see the manufacturer's operating
instructions).
R Internet access via Wi-Fi is acti vated (see the
manufacturer's operating instructions). The Internet connection via
Wi-Fi is restricted or
does not function if:
R the mobile phone is switched off
R mobile data use is deactivated on the mobile
phone
R theWi -Fi function is deacti vated on the multi‐
media sy stem
R theWi -Fi function is deacti vated on the
mobile phone
R Internet access via Wi-Fi is deacti vated on
th e mobile phone
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Wi-Fi & Bluetooth 5
Internet settings
5 Connect via Wi-Fi #
Select the networ k. #
Log in totheWi -Fi network (/ page 391). Setting up an Internet connection via Blue‐
to oth ®
Re quirements:
R The mobile phone supports the Blue tooth®
profile PAN (Personal AreaNet work).
R The mobile phone is connec tedto the multi‐
media sy stem via Blue tooth®
(/ page 452).
The Internet connection via Blue tooth ®
is restric‐
te d or does not function if:
R the mobile phone is switched off
R the mobile phone is connected a an addi‐
tional mobile phone
R the mobile phone network co verage is insuf‐
fi cient
R mobile da tause is deactivated on the mobile
phone
R the Blue tooth®
function on the multimedia
sy stem is switched off and the mobile phone
is to be connec ted via Blue tooth® 488
MBUX multimedia sy stem

R
the Blue tooth®
function is switched off on
th e mobile phone and the mobile phone is to
be connec ted via Blue tooth®
R neither the mobile phone network nor the
mobile phone allow simultaneous use of a
te lephone and an Internet connection
R the mobile phone has not been enabled for
Internet access via Blue tooth®
If a mobile phone is connected tothe multimedia
sy stem forth efirs t time via Blu etoo th®
,yo u will
be assis tedth ro ugh the process of setting up an
Internet connection.
The Internet connection can also be confi gured
manually.
Fu rther information can be obtained at http://
www.mercedes-benz.com/connect or from a
Mercedes-Benz service centre. Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Wi-Fi & Bluetooth 5
Internet settings
5 Connect via Bluetooth #
Select the mobile phone.
The Internet connection is es tablished.
Establishing an automatic Internet connec‐
tion
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Wi-Fi & Bluetooth 5
Internet settings #
Highlight the mobile phone. #
Select r. #
Activate D Permanent Internet connec-
tion.
Cancelling In ternetaccess permission for a
mobile phone
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Wi-Fi & Bluetooth 5
Internet settings #
Select rinthe line of the mobile phone. #
Select Delete configuration. #
Select Yes.
Displaying mobile phone details
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Wi-Fi & Bluetooth 5
Internet settings #
Select rinthe line of the mobile phone. #
Select Details.
Establishing an Internet connection
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Mercedes me & Apps #
Forex ample, select zBrowser .
% The multimedia sy stem usually es tablishes
th e Internet connection automaticall y.Ifthe
multimedia sy stem is not connected tothe
Internet, the Internet connection is es tab‐
lished when an Internet application is used.
% The availability of web br ows ers is count ry-
dependent. MBUX multimedia sy
stem 489

Setting automatic disconnection of
the Inter‐
net connection
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Wi-Fi & Bluetooth 5
Internet settings #
Select rinthe line of the mobile phone. #
Select Disconnect when inactive .
The following options are available:
R 5 minutes
R 10 minutes
R 20 minutes
R Unlimited #
Select an option. Connection
status Connection
status overview 1
Display of existing connection (double ar row)
and reception field stre ngth of the communi‐
cation module or of the connected Blue‐
tooth ®
device
% The function is count ry-dependent. Displ
aying the connection status
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Wi-Fi & Bluetooth #
Select Internet status .
R When connected via Wi-Fi or a Blu etoo th®
device, the appr oximate data volume trans‐
mit ted is displa yed. The exact values can be
re qu ested from your mobile phone network
pr ov ider.
R Inthe case of a connection via the communi‐
cation module thefo llowing status informa‐
tion is shown:
- Type of network
- Status online/of fline 490
MBUX multimedia sy stem

We
b br owser Calling up a
web page &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, you will be distracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y. Yo
u must obse rveth e legal requirements forthe
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
operating the multimedia sy stem.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Mercedes me & Apps
5 z Browser
Calling up a new web page #
Select ä. #
Ente ring a web address. #
Select ¬.
% The function is count ry-dependent.
% Websites cann otbe shown while theve hicle
is in motion.
Calling up a website from the br ows er his‐
to ry #
Tocall up the pr evious or next page from the
his tory: select Xor Y. MBUX multimedia sy
stem 491

We
b br owser overview 1
URL ent ry
2 Bookma rks 3
Web page, back
4 Web page, forw ards 5
Torefresh/s top
6 Options 492
MBUX multimedia sy stem

Calling up
web br owser options
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Mercedes me & Apps
5 z Browser 5
Z
The following functions are available:
R Bookmarks
R Options withthe settings:
- Browser settings
- Delete browser data #
Select an option. #
Change the settings.
Calling up thewe b br owser settings
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Mercedes me & Apps
5 z Browser 5
Z 5
Browser settings
The following functions are available:
R Block popups
R Enable Javascript
R Enable cookies #
Toswitch a function on: activatethe LED
symbol. #
Toswitch a function off: deactivatethe
LED symbol.
Delet ing Internet his tory
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Mercedes me & Apps
5 z Browser 5
Z
5 Delete browser data
The following options are available:
R All
R Cache
R Cookies
R Entered URLs #
Select an option. #
Select Yes. Managing bookmar
ks
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Mercedes me & Apps
5 z Browser #
Select ?.
Selecting a bookmark #
Select an entry.
Creating a bookmark #
Select Add current site to bookmarks .
The bookmark is created.
Editing a bookmark #
Select Vafte r a bookmar k. #
Select Edit. #
Enter the name. #
Select a.
Deleting a bookmark #
Select Vafte r a bookmar k. #
Select Delete. #
Select Yes. MBUX multimedia sy
stem 493

Closing
the br owser
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Mercedes me & Apps
5 z Browser #
Select ©. Internet
radio Calling up In
ternetradio
Re quirements:
R There is an account on http://
www.me rcedes.me. R
The Internet radio service is activated.
R The data volume is available.
Depending on the count ry, data volume may
need tobe pur chased.
R Afast Internet connection for data transmis‐
sion free of inter fere nce.
% The functions and services are countr y-
dependent. For more information, consult a
Mercedes-Benz service centre. Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Radio #
Select TuneIn radio.
The Internet radio menu appears. The last
st ation set starts playing.
% The connection quality depends on the local
mobile phone reception. 494
MBUX multimedia sy stem

Internet
radio overview 1
Additional information on the cur rent station
2 Display (if connec tedto private user
account)
3 Data transfer rate 4
Options
5 Favourites
6 Tostart/end
7 Tobrow se 8
Sear ch
9 Selected catego ry
A Internet radio pr ovider MBUX multimedia sy
stem 495

Selecting and connecting Internet
radio sta‐
tions
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Radio 5
TuneIn radio #
Select =. #
Select a categor y.#
Select a station.
The connection is es tablished automaticall y.
or #
Select the sear chfield. #
Ente r astation name.
% Arelatively lar gevolume of data can be
transmitte d when using Internet radio.
Saving/deleting an Internet radio station as
a fa vo urite
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Radio 5
TuneIn radio #
Select a station. #
Select ß.
The list of sa vedfavo urite stations appears. #
Select Add to favourites. or #
Create an account forth e online pr ovider
(TuneIn radio) and then log in on the multi‐
media sy stem.
Yo ur favo urites are impor tedto the multime‐
dia sy stem.
Deleting favo urites #
Select a station. #
Select ß. #
Select Delete favourite.
Setting Internet radio options
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Radio 5
TuneIn radio 5
Z
5 TuneIn
The following options are available:
R Select stream: select thest re am qualit y.
R Login to TuneIn account : log into your
Tu neIn user account.
R Log out of account : log out ofyour TuneIn
user account. #
Select an option. Showing the
station list for the last ca tegory
selected
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Radio 5
TuneIn radio #
Press the co ver of the cur rent station.
Depending on how thest ation was selected,
a st ation list is shown. Media
Information about media mode
Information about suppor
tedfo rm ats and
data storage media &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction when han‐
dling da tastorage media
If yo u handle a data storage medium while
driving, your attention is diver ted from the
traf fic conditions. This could also cause you
to lose control of theve hicle. #
Only handle a data storage medium
when theve hicle is stationar y. 496
MBUX multimedia sy stem

The multimedia sy
stem supports thefo llow‐
ing form ats and data media:
Pe rm issible
fi le sy stems FA
T32, exFA T,NTFS
Pe rm issible
data car riers USB devices, iPod
®
/iPhone ®
,
MTP devices, Blue tooth®
audio equipment
Suppor ted
audio form ats MP3, WMA, AAC,
WAV,FLAC,
AL AC
Suppor ted
video form ats MPEG,
AVI, DivX, MKV, MP4,
M4V, WMV %
Obser vethefo llowing no tes:
R The multimedia sy stem supports a total
of up to50,000 files.
R Data storage media up to2 TB are sup‐
por ted (32‑bit address space).
R Due tothe large variet y of available
music and video files rega rding encod‐
ers, sampling rates and data transfer
ra tes, playback cannot be guaranteed. R
Due tothe wide range of USB devices
av ailable on the mar ket, pl ayback cann ot
be guaranteed for all USB devices.
R Videos up toFullHD (1920x1080) are
suppor ted.
R Cop y-pr otected music and video files or
DRM (Digital Rights Management)
enc rypte dfiles cannot be pla yed bac k.
R MP3 pla yers must support Media Trans‐
fe r Pr otocol (MTP).
In fo rm ation on copy right pr otection and
tradema rks
Au dio files which you create yourself (e.g. copies
of data storage media you make yourself) are
ge neral lysubject tocopyright pr otection. In
many count ries, reproductions are not permitted
without the prior consent of the copyright
holder, evenfo r private use. Make sure that you
know about the applicable copyright regulations
and that you co mply wi th th ese. Manufactured under license from Dolby Labora‐
to ries. Dolb y,Dol byAudio and the double-D sym‐
bol are trademar ksof Dolby Laboratories. MBUX multimedia sy
stem 497