MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV 2019 Owners Manual

Pa
rking
see Electric parking brake
Pa rking aid
see Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC .................. 279
Ac tivating ............................................ 283
Ad justing warning tones ...................... 286
Deactivating ........................................ 283
Fu nction .............................................. 279
Problems ............................................. 281
Side impact pr otection ........................ 282
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 79
Pa rking assistance sy stems
see Active Parking Assist
Pa rking brake
see Electric parking brake
Pa rking lights .......................................... .157
Pa rking options
see Parking service
Pa rking position
Outside mir rors .................................... 172
St oring the position of the passenger
outside mir ror using reve rsege ar ........ 172Pa
rking service ........................................ 446
No tes .................................................. 446
Pa ying parking charge s ........................ 447
Selecting pa rking options .................... 446
Showing a pa rking option on the
map ..................................................... 447
Pa rking up ................................................ 227
PA RKTRONIC
Malfunction ......................................... 281
Pa rticulates status display ..................... 17 7
PA SSENGER AIR BAGstatus display
see Automatic front passenger front
airbag shutoff
Pe rfume
see Fragrance sy stem
Pe rfume vial
see Fragrance sy stem
Pe rm issible axle load .............................. 595
Pe rm itted towing me thods .................... .562
Pe trol ........................................................ 599
Pe ts in the vehicle .................................... .81Phone book
see Contacts
PIN pr otection
Swit ching on/off ................................ .396
Plastic trim (Care) ................................... 547
POI Quick access ....................................... 427
Selecting ..............................................4 10
POI symbols Selecting ............................................. 440
Po we r closing function
Door ...................................................... 91
Po we r supp ly
Switching on (S tart/S top button) ........ 189
Po we r windo ws
see Side windo ws
PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipatory occupant
pr otection) ................................................ .50
Fu nction ................................................ 50
PRE-SAFE ®
Sound ................................. 50
Re versing measures .............................. .51
PRE-SAFE ®
Impulse Side ........................... 51
Ac tivation .............................................. 37708
Index

Fu
nction ................................................. 51
PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory occu‐
pant pr otection plus) ................................ .51
Fu nction ................................................. 51
Re versing measures .............................. .51
Pr ev entative occupant pr otection sys‐
tem
see PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipatory occu‐
pant pr otection)
Pr ev ious destinations
Selecting .............................................. 41 0
Profile .......................................................3 65
Creating a new profile ......................... 366
Maximum number of profiles .............. 365
No tes .................................................. 365
Overview ............................................. 365
Selecting a profile ................................ 367
Selecting profile options ......................3 67
Showing the profile selection when
entering ............................................... 368
Synchronising ...................................... 368
Prog ramme in form ation
TV channel .......................................... .511 Prog
rams
see DYNA MIC SELECT
Pr otection against collision ...................298
Pr otection of the environment
No tes ..................................................... 22
Ta ke -ba ckof end-of-life vehicles ............ 22 Q
Qibla ......................................................... 444
QR code Rescue card .......................................... 32
Qualified specialist workshop .................. 31 R
Ra dar senso rs
Fo il co vering ........................................ 228
Ra dio
Ac tivating/deactivating radio text ....... 507
Ac tivating/deactivating traf fic
announcements .................................. .507
Calling up a slide show ........................ 506
Calling up thest ation list .................... .506
Deleting channels ................................ 506 Direct frequency ent
ry........................ 506
Displaying information ......................... 507
Displaying radio text ............................ 507
Editing station presets ........................ .506
Fr equency fix ....................................... 507
Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter) .................. 329
Moving stations .................................. .506
Overview ............................................. 505
Sear ching forst ations ........................ .506
Setting a channel ................................ 506
Setting station tracking ...................... .507
Setting the frequency band ................. 506
Setting the tra ffic information
service volume inc rease ...................... 507
St oring radio stations .......................... 506
Swit ching on ...................................... .504
Vo ice commands (LINGU ATRO NIC) .....3 43
Ra dio stations
Dialling (on-boa rdcompu ter) ............... 329
Ra in closing function
Sliding sunroof .................................... 106
Ra in-closing feature
Side wind ows........................................ 99 Index
709

Ra
nge
Ad Blue ®
............................................... 325
Displaying ............................................ 326
REA CHregulation ...................................... 32
Re ading light
see Interior lighting
Re alwo od (Care) .................................... .547
Re ar climate control
Setting (MBUX) ................................... .178
Re ar comp artment display
Locking (child saf ety lock) .................. .394
Switching on/off ................................. 394
Re ar display
Home screen overview ........................ 522
Overview ............................................ .522
Re ar door (child saf ety lock) .................... 79
Re ar fog light
Switching on/off .................................1 58
Re ar of theve hicle
Lo we ring .............................................. 14 0
Re ar seat
see Seat Re
ar seat belt
St atus display ........................................ 42
Re ar seat belt status display .................... 42
Re ar Seat Entertainment Sy stem
Ad justing the brightness ..................... 526
Ad justing there ar seats ...................... 524
Calling up services, apps and web
br ows er ............................................... 527
Calling up the device manager ............ 526
Climate control .................................... 525
Controlling playback ............................5 28
Headphones overview ........................ .523
Information about media mode ........... 527
Operating saf ety .................................. 521
Overview .............................................. 521
Overview of services, apps and web
br ows er ............................................... 527
Overview of there ar displa ys.............. 522
Overview of the sound settings ........... 529
Re setting there ar seat ........................ 524
Selecting a massage program ............ .524
Selecting sound settings ..................... 530
Setting the language ........................... 526
Setting the sensitivity forth ere ar
display ................................................ .526 Showing sy
stem information ............... 526
Switching navigation on ......................5 26
Switching off the display ..................... 522
Switching on media mode ...................5 28
Switching on thera dio ........................ 529
Switching on theTV ............................ 529
Re ar window
Changing the wiper blade .................... 16 9
Re ar window heater ................................ 175
Re ar window wipers
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .166
Re ar-view mir ror
see Outside mir rors
Re cycling
see Take -ba ckof end-of-life vehicles
Re ducing agent
see AdBlue ®
Re fuelling
Re fuelling theve hicle ........................... 212
To pping up AdBlue ®
............................. 216
Re gistration
Ve hicle ................................................... 31710
Index

Re
mo tecont rol (stationa ryheater/
ve ntilation)
Displa ys............................................... 184
Problems ............................................. 186
Re placing the battery .......................... 185
Setting ................................................. 183
Re mo teOnline
Cooling or heating theve hicle inte‐
ri or .......................................................1 92
Re scue card ............................................... 32
Re ser ve
Fu el ..................................................... 601
Re set function (multimedia sy stem) .....3 99
Re sidual heat ...........................................1 79
Re ar compartment .............................. 17 9
Re storing (factory settings)
see Reset function (multimedia sy stem)
Re stra int sy stem ...................................... .36
Basic instructions forch ildren .............. .52
Fu nction in an accident ......................... 37
Fu nctionality .......................................... 37
Malfunction ...........................................37
Pr otection ..............................................36 Re
duced pr otection ...............................36
Self-test ................................................. 37
Wa rning lamp ........................................ 37
Re versege ar
Inserting .............................................. 206
Re versing camera .................................. .286
Care .................................................... 545
Fu nction .............................................. 286
Opening the camera co ver (360°
Camera) ............................................. .293
Setting favo urites (360° Camera) ...... .293
Switching auto matic operation
on/off (360° Camera) ......................... 293
Rims (Care) ............................................. .545
RO AD SUR FACE SCAN
Multifunction camera .......................... .274
Ro llaw ay protection
see HOLD function
Ro ller sunblind
Pa noramic roof .................................... 102
Side windo ws(elect ric) .......................... 97
Ro of lining (care) .................................... .547
Ro of load .................................................. 606 Ro
of load display
In fo rm ation .......................................... 203
Ro ofrack
At tach ing ............................................ .147
Loading ................................................ 147
Ro ute ................................................ .415, 421
Ac cepting a de tour recommendation
af te r a prom pt...................................... 417
Ac tivating a commuter route .............. .421
Alternati veroute (quic k-access) .......... 427
Calculating .......................................... .415
Displ aying destination information ...... .419
Displ aying thero ute list ...................... .420
Editing a stored route .......................... 423
Ex tern al .............................................. .431
Planning ..............................................4 20
Re cording a route ................................ 423
Saving a recorded route ...................... 423
Selecting a type .................................. .416
Selecting an al tern ative route .............. 421
Selecting notifications ........................ .418
Selecting options ................................. 417
Showing a stored route on the map ....4 22
St arting a sa vedro ute ........................ .423 Index
711

St
arting the automatic service sta‐
tion sear ch.......................................... 422
Switching the automatic filling sta‐
tion sear chon/off ...............................4 22
Wi th intermediate destinations .......... .420
Ro ute guidance ........................................ 424
Cancelling .......................................... .429
Changing direction .............................. 424
Destination reached ............................ 428
Fr om an off-road location .................... 429
Lane recommendations ....................... 426
Mo torw ay information ........................ .426
No tes ................................................... 424
Off-road ............................................... 429
To an off- road destination .................. .429
Ro ute guidance with augmented real‐
ity .............................................................. 436
Ac tivating ............................................ 437
Displ aying stre et names and house
numbe rs.............................................. 437
Overview ............................................. 436
Switching on displ ayof traf fic lights .... 438
Ro ute-based speed adaptation
Displ ays in the instrument display .......2 58
Fu nction .............................................. 252 Ro
ute-based speed adjustment
Setting ................................................ .253
Ru n-flat characteristics
MOExtended tyres ............................... 551
Ru nning-in no tes .....................................1 93 S
Saf ety sy stems
see Driving saf ety sy stem
Saf etyve st ............................................... 549
Satellite map ...........................................4 44
Seat ............................................ 112, 116, 13 6
4-w aylumbar support .......................... 11 6
Ad justing (electrically) .......................... 11 3
Au tomatic seat adju stment ................. 12 3
Con figuring the settings ......................1 22
Cor rect driver's seat position ............... 11 2
ENERGIZING seat kinetics ................... 399
Fo lding the backrest (rear) back ..........1 38
Fo lding the backrest (rear) forw ards .... 13 6
Fo lding the backrest (rear) forw ards
to get in ................................................ 11 6
Massage programme overview ............ 124
Operating the memory function ........... 131Pa
nel heating ....................................... 127
Re ar (adjusting electrically) .................. 11 6
Re ar (seat com fort) .............................. 11 6
Re setting the settings .......................... 12 5
Setting options ...................................... 14
Wo rkout programme overview ............ .124
Seat (rear) .................................................. 16
Setting options ...................................... 16
Seat belt ............................................... 38, 42
Ac tivating/deactivating seat belt
adjustment ............................................ 42
Ad justing the height ...............................41
Care .................................................... .547
Fa stening ............................................... 41
Pr otection ..............................................38
Re ar seat belt status display ................ .42
Re duced pr otection ...............................39
Re leasing .............................................. .42
Seat belt adjustment (function) ............. 41
Wa rning lamp ........................................ 42
Seat belt adju stment
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 42
Fu nction ................................................. 41712
Index

Seat belt
tensioners
Ac tivation .............................................. 37
Seat belt warning
see Seat belt
Seat co ver (Care) .................................... .547
Seat heater Activating/deactivating ...................... .125
Seat kinetics Setting ................................................. 399
Seat kinetics see ENERGIZING comfort
Seat ventilation
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .127
Second telephone .................................. .453
Connecting .......................................... 453
Fe atures .............................................. 453
Selecting a gear
see Changing gears
Selecting the sound profile
Burmes ter®
high-end 3D sur round
sound sy stem ....................................... 519
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ....5 17Selecto
r lever
see DIRECT SELECT le ver
Self-test Automatic front passenger front air‐
bag shutoff ............................................ 47
Sensors (Care) ......................................... 545
Service Menu (on-board computer) .................. 325
Service see ASS YST PLUS
Service centre see Qualified specialist workshop
Service inter val display
see AS SYST PLUS
Service station sear ch
St arting automatic sear ch................... 422
Se rvices, apps and web br ows er
(rear)
Overview ............................................ .527
Setting a speed see Cruise control
Setting the da teform at .......................... 389 Setting
the distance unit ........................ 395
Setting the map scale
see Map
Shift paddles see Steering wheel gearshift paddles
Shifting gears
Gea rshift recommendation .................. 208
Sho rtmessages
see Messa ges
Side impact airbag .................................... 42
Side impact pr otection .......................... .282
Side windo ws............................................. 97
Au tomatic function ................................ 99
Child saf ety lock in there ar .................. .80
Closing .................................................. 97
Closing using theke y .......................... .100
Con venience closing ............................ 100
Con venience opening ............................ 99
Opening ................................................ .97
Opening with theke y ............................ .99
Problem ............................................... 100
Ra in-closing feature .............................. .99
Ro ller sunblind (elect ric) ........................ 97 Index
713

Sliding sunroof
........................................1 03
Au tomatic functions ............................ 106
Closing ................................................ 103
Closing using theke y .......................... .100
Opening ............................................... 103
Opening with theke y ............................ .99
Problem ............................................... 107
Ra in closing function .......................... .106
Smart card Inserting .............................................. 514
Smartphone Locking theve hicle ................................ 88
Un locking theve hicle ............................88
Smartphone see Android Auto
see Apple CarPlay™
see Mercedes-Benz Link
see Telephone
Snow chains ............................................. 570
Soc ket (12 V) ............................................ 151
Fr ont centre console ............................ 151
Load compartment .............................. 15 3
Soc ket (230 V) ......................................... 15 2
Re ar .................................................... .152 Software update
...................................... 397
Impor tant sy stem updates .................. 398
Information .......................................... 397
Pe rforming .......................................... 397
Sound PRE-SAFE ®
Sound ................................. 50
Wheels and tyres ................................. 570
Sound see Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem
see Tone settings
Sound settings Adjusting the balance/fader ................5 16
Ad justing treble, mid-range and bass
settings ................................................ 516
Au tomatic volume adjustment ............ .516
Spare wheel see Collapsible spare wheel
see Emer gency spa rewheel
Spectacles compa rtment ...................... .135
Spee chdialogue sy stem
see LINGU ATRO NIC
Speed Limit Assist ................................... 301
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 301 Setting .................................................3
03
Sy stem limitations ...............................3 01
Speed limitation for winter tyres
Setting ................................................. 24 5
Speedome ter
Digital ................................................. .326
St andby mode
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .228
Fu nction .............................................. 227
St anding lights ......................................... 157
St art-off assi st
Ac tivating ............................................ .261
Fu nction ............................................... 261
St art/s top button
Pa rking theve hicle .............................. 218
St arting theve hicle ............................. 19 0
Switching on the po wer supply or
ignition ................................................ 189
St art/s top function
see ECO start/ stop function
St arting assi stance
see Jump -sta rt connection 714
Index

St
arting the engine
see Vehicle
St arting-o ffaid
see Hill Start Assist
St ation
Deleting ............................................... 506
Direct frequency entry ........................ 506
Fr equency fix ....................................... 507
Moving ................................................ 506
Sea rching ............................................ 506
Setting .................................................5 06
St oring ................................................ 506
St ation list
Calling up ............................................ 506
St ation presets
Modifying ............................................ 506
St ation tracking
Setting ................................................. 507
St ationary heater/ventilation
Displ ays (remo tecontrol) .................... 184
Problems (remo tecontrol) ................... 186
Re placing the battery (remo tecon‐
trol) ..................................................... 185
Setting (multimedia sy stem) ................1 83Setting (remo
tecontrol) ...................... 183
Switching on/off (control panel) ......... 182
ST EER CONT ROL
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 235
Ste ering wheel ........................................ 320
Ad justing (electrically) ......................... 12 9
Ad justing (manually) ............................ 12 8
Buttons ................................................ 320
St eering wheel heater .......................... 12 9
Ste ering wheel gearshift paddles .......... 207
Ste ering wheel heater
Swit ching on/off ................................ .129
St ow age areas
see Loading
see Stow age compartment
St ow age comp artment........................... 13 4
Armrest ............................................... 13 4
Centre armrest, rear ............................ 13 5
Centre console .................................... 13 4
Door ................................................... .134
Glove box .............................................1 34
Re ar seat backrest .............................. 13 5
Spectacles compa rtment .................... 13 5St
ow age comp artments
see Loading
see Stow age compartment
St ow age space underneath the load
compa rtment floor .................................. 14 6
Suggestions ............................................. 371
Calling up ............................................ .371
Con figuring .......................................... 371
Del eting .............................................. .372
Overview ..............................................3 71
Re naming ............................................ 372
Sulphur content ...................................... 599
Sun visor Operating ............................................. 173
Sur round lighting
Switching on/off ................................. 16 3
Sur round View
see 360° Camera
Suspension Free driving mode (ACTIVE BODY
CO NTROL) ........................................... 274
Individual wheel control (ACTIVE
BO DY CONTROL) .................................2 75 Index
715

Setting
the suspension le vel (ACTIVE
BO DY CONTROL) .................................2 75
Setting the suspension le vel (AIR‐
MATIC) ................................................ 265
Suspension see ACTIVE BODY CONTROL
see AIRMATIC
Suspension le vel (ACTIVE BODY CON‐
TROL)
Setting ................................................ .275
Suspension le vel (AIRMATIC)
Setting ................................................ .265
SV HC (substances of very high con‐
cern ).......................................................... .32
Switch-off delay time Exterior ................................................ 16 3
Interior .................................................1 65
Switching on voice amplification
Multimedia sy stem .............................. 390
Synchronisation function Activating/deactivating (multimedia
sy stem) ................................................ 17 9
Switching on/off (control panel) ......... 17 9Sy
stem settings
Ac tivating/deactivating PIN pr otec‐
tion ...................................................... 396
Re set function (multimedia sy stem) ....3 99
Setting the dis tance unit ..................... 395
Setting the time and date automati‐
cally ..................................................... 389
Setting the time zone .......................... 389
Setting the time/date form at .............. 389
Swit ching transmission of theve hicle
position on/off .................................... 390
Sy stem settings
see Blue tooth®
see Data import/export
see Language
see MBUX Touch
see So ftwa reupdate
see Wi-Fi T
Ta ilgate ...................................................... .92
Closing .................................................. 93
HANDS-FREE ACCESS .......................... .94
Limiting the opening angle .................... 96
Opening .................................................92 Opening dimensions ............................6
05
Un locking (emer gency key) .................. .96
Ta ke -back of end-of-life vehicles .............. 22
Pr otection of the environment ............... 22
Ta nk content
Ad Blue ®
............................................... 602
Fu el ..................................................... 601
Re ser ve(fuel) ...................................... 601
Te ch nical data
Axle load (trailer operation) ................. 61 0
Fa stening points (trailer hitch) .............6 09
Information .......................................... 593
Mounting dimensions (trailer hitch) ..... 609
No tes (trailer hitch) ............................. 609
Overhang dimension (trailer hitch) ...... 609
To ngue weight ...................................... 61 0
To wing capacity (trailer operation) ...... 609
Ty re pressure monitoring sy stem ......... 575
Ve hicle identification plate .................. 595
Te lephone ................................ .330, 451, 456
Ac tivating functions du ring a call ......... 461
Car telephony settings ........................ 458
Changing a function ............................ 454 716
Index

Connecting a mobile phone (car
tel‐
ephony) .............................................. .457
Connecting a mobile phone (Near
Field Communication (NFC)) .............. .455
Connecting a mobile phone (Pass‐
ke y) .................................................... .452
Connecting a mobile phone (Secu re
Simple Pairing) .................................... 452
Connecting the SIM card (car teleph‐
ony) .................................................... .458
Con veying thete lephone number
(car telephony) .................................... 459
Data use language (car telephony) ...... 460
Disconnecting a mobile phone ............ 454
Fo rw arding a call (car telephony) ........ 460
Importing con tacts ............................. .463
Importing contacts (o verview) ............ .463
Incoming call during an existing call .... 461
Information .......................................... 452
Inter changing mobile phones .............. 453
Locking theve hicle (mobile phone) .......88
Menu (on-board computer) .................. 330
Mobile phone voice recognition .......... 456
Network pr ovider (car telephony) ........ 460
No tes .................................................. 450
Operating modes ................................. 452 Overview of car
telephony .................. .456
Re ception and transmission volume .... 456
Setting theringtone ............................ 456
Setting the SIM card (car telephony) .. .459
St arting theve hicle (mobile phone) ..... 191
St atus of the SIM PIN .......................... 458
Switching mobile phones .................... 454
Switching mobile phones (Near Field
Communication (NFC)) ........................ 455
Te lephone menu overview ...................4 51
Te lephone operation ............................ 460
Un locking theve hicle (mobile phone) ....88
Using Near Field Communication
(NFC) ................................................... 455
Vo ice commands (LINGU ATRO NIC) .....3 42
Wi reless charging (mobile phone in
th ere ar) .............................................. 15 5
Wi reless charging (mobile phone) ........ 15 5
Te lephone
see Second telephone
Te lephone number
Dialling (on-board computer) .............. .330
Te lephone operation
see Calls Te
lephony operating modes
Blue tooth ®
Te lephony .......................... 452
Making calls in theve hicle .................. 452
Te lephony operating modes
see Second telephone
Te lete xt
Displaying ............................................ 514
Overview ..............................................5 14
Te levision
see TV
Te mp erature ............................................ .175
Te xt messages
Vo ice commands (LINGU ATRO NIC) .....3 47
Te xt messages
see Messages
Themes ..................................................... 368
Calling up ............................................ 369
Creating ..............................................3 69
Deleting ............................................... 371
Displ aying information (DI BA) .............. 371
Modifying ............................................ 370
Moving ................................................ 370
Overview ............................................. 368 Index
717