air suspension MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV 2019 Owners Manual

DY
NA MIC SELECT switch Fu
nction of theDY NA MIC SELECT switch Depending on
the engine and equipment, the
ve hicle has dif fere nt drive programs.
Use theDY NA MIC SELECT switch tochange
between thefo llowing drive programs:
= (Individual) : individual settings
B (Sport Plus): particularly sporty driving
st yle
C (Sport): sporty driving style
A (Comfort): comfortable and economical
driving style
; (Eco):particularly economical driving
st yle
N (CURVE): comfortable driving with cur ve
inclination function (vehicles with E-
AC TIVE BODY CONTROL)
F Offroad: driving on less demanding
cross-country terrain
G Offroad Plus: driving on difficult cross-
country terrain %
The drive prog ram selected appears in the
multifunction display of the on-board com‐
puter.
Depending on the drive prog ram, thefo llowing
sy stems change their characteristics:
R drive
-
engine and transmission management
- Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
R ESP ®
R vehicles with AIRMATIC or E- ACTIVE
BO DY CONT ROL:
- suspension settings
- vehicle le vel
R electric po werst eering Note
s onthero of load display Cer
tain drive programs and ESP ®
settings are
unsuitable for transporting a roof load.
When setting or selecting these drive prog rams,
a crossed-through vehicle with a roof load is
shown as a warning. When this symbol is shown, th
e selected drive program is not suitable for
transpo rting a load on thero of.
The following drive programs are af fected:
R Sport drive program
R Sport Plus drive program
R Individual drive program wi th the ESP ®
set‐
ting Sport or Sport+
% The symbol is also shown in thefo llowing sit‐
uations:
R Within theth emes if a cor responding
drive program is sa ved
Fo r more information on themes see
(/ page 368).
R Within there set display if the pr eviously
active drive prog ram is unsui table forthe
transpo rtof a roof load
Fo r fur ther information on there set dis‐
pla y,see (/ page 204). Driving and parking
203

#
Take your foot off the brake, but keep the
accelerator pedal depressed.
The vehicle pulls away at maximum accelera‐
tion. #
Swit chon ESP ®
once the acceleration proce‐
dure is comple te. ESP ®
will otherwise not be
able tostabilise theve hicle if theve hicle
st arts toskid or a wheel starts tospin.
Cancelling thest art-off assi st #
Remo veyour foot from the accelerator pedal. #
Reactivate the ESP ®
. AIRMATIC
Fu
nction of AIRMATIC
AIRMATIC is an air suspension sy stem with an
all-round le vel control sy stem, which also
ensures the best possible suspension and con‐
st ant ground clearance, even wi tha laden vehi‐
cle. When driving at speed, theve hicle is low‐
ered automatically toimpr ovedriving saf ety and
to reduce fuel consum ption. You also ha vethe
option of manually adjusting theve hicle le vel. AIRMATIC consists of:
R All-round air suspension
R Speed-dependent lo wering
R Manually selectable high-l evel setting for
grea ter ground clea rance which can be
adjus ted using a le vel button
R Vehicles with ADS PLUS: alsoAdaptive
Damping Sy stem with const ant adjustment
of damping characteristics for impr oved driv‐
ing comfort 262
Driving and parking

Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings
5 Schnellzugriff (Quick access) #
Select Lower when entering On.
The vehicle is lo weredto low le vel -2 tofacili‐
ta te entering and exiting.
% Further information on AIRMATIC
(/ page 262). E-
AC TIVE BODY CONT ROL Fu
nction of E- ACTIVE BODY CONT ROL
E- AC TIVE BODY CONTROL is an electrohydraulic
suspension sy stem with variable damping for
impr oved driving comfort. The all-round le vel
control sy stem ensures the best possible sus‐ pension and const
ant ground clearance, even
with a laden vehicle. When driving at speed, the
ve hicle is lo wered automatically toimpr ovedriv‐
ing saf ety and toreduce fuel consum ption. The
suspension tuning is adjus ted depending on the
ro ad sur face, vehicle load and the drive program
selected.
The ROAD SUR FACE SCAN function de tects
areas of une venness in thero ad before you drive
ove rth em bymeans of a multifunction camera.
This reduces chassis mo vements.
The damping is adju sted individually toeach
wheel and depends on thefo llowing factors:
R Driving style, e.g. sporty
R Road condition, e.g. bumps
R Drive program E-
AC TIVE BODY CONTROL comprises:
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN
R Cur veinclination function CURVE
R Recovery mode
R Individual wheel control
R Air suspension with auto matic level control
R Speed-dependent lo wering toreduce fuel
consum ption
R Manual le vel adjustment
R ADS PLUS (Adaptive Damping Sy stem with
const ant adjustment of damping characteris‐
tics)
R DYNA MIC SELECT switch and le vel button Driving and parking
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*
NO
TERisk of dama gedue totheve hicle
moving up and down When free driving mode is activated,
the
ve hicle bounces up and down. Vehicle parts
may be damaged if the underbody bottoms
out. #
Make sure that there is suf ficient
ground clearance when free driving
mode is acti vated. Re
covery mode is a function of the suspension
which can assist the driver on loose sur faces
(e.g. sand, snow) when freeing a vehicle which
has become stuc k.
The vehicle body rock s in slo w,vertical motions
when reco very mode has been activated. This
te mp orarily puts the wheels under greater load,
which means they have inc reased traction and
th eve hicle is freed.
Yo u can activate reco very mode via Off-road
Assist (/ page278). Fu
nction of individual wheel control &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
due totheve hicle lo wering
The vehicle can be lo wered when the individ‐
ual wheel control function has been activa‐
te d. Body parts could become trapped if they
are between theve hicle body and the tyres
or underneath theve hicle. #
Make sure that nobody is under the
ve hicle or in the immediate vicinity of
th e wheel ar ches when individual wheel
control is activated. *
NO
TERisk of dama gedue totheve hicle
moving up and down The
vehicle can be lo wered or raised on one
or more wheels when the individual wheel
control function has been activated. Vehicle
parts could be damaged due tocontact wi th
objects. #
Make sure that theve hicle has suf fi‐
cient room tomo vewhen the individual wheel control function has been activa‐
te
d. Individual wheel control is a function of
the sus‐
pension which can be used toset theve hicle
le ve lfo r each wheel individually. This can help to
impr ove alignment of the body when driving off-
ro ad.
Yo u can activate individual wheel cont rol via Off-
ro ad Assist (/ page278).
Setting theve hicle le vel &
WARNING Risk of accident because
ve hicle le vel is too high
If yo u drive at a higher vehicle le vel,th e driv‐
ing characteristics may be impaired due to
th e higher vehicle centre of gravity.
The vehicle can drift outwards, forex ample,
when steering or cornering. #
Alw aysch oose a vehicle le vel which is
suited tothe driving style and thero ad
sur face conditions. Driving and pa
rking 275

Note
s on inter changing wheels &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh dif fer‐
ent wheel sizes
Inter changing the front and rear wheels if the
wheels or tyres ha vediffere nt dimensions
may se verely impair the driving characteris‐
tics.
The disk brakes or wheel suspension compo‐
nents may also be damaged. #
Rotate front and rear wheels on lyifthe
wheels and tyres are of the same
dimensions. Inter
changing the front and rear wheels if the
wheels or tyres ha vediffere nt dimensions can
re nder thege neral operating pe rmit in valid.
The wear pat tern s on the front and rear wheels
dif fer:
R Front wheels wear more on the shoulder of
th e tyre
R Rear wheels wear more in the cent reofthe
tyre On
vehicles with the same front and rear wheel
size, you can inter change the wheels every
5,000 to10,000 km, depending on thewe ar.
Ensure the direction of rotation is maintained for
th e wheels.
It is imperative toobser vethe instructions and
saf ety no tes on "Changing a wheel" when doing
so Preparing theve hicle for a wheel
ch ange( /page 584). Note
s onstoring wheels When
storing wheels, obser vethefo llowing
no tes:
R Afterre moving wheels, store them in a cool,
dry and preferably dark place.
R Protect the tyres from conta ct withoil,
grease or fuel. Overview of
the ty re-change tool kit Apart from some countr
y-specific variants, vehi‐
cles are not equipped with a tyre-change tool kit.
Fo r more information on which tools are
requ ired and appr ovedto per form a wheel ch
ange on your vehicle, consult a qualified spe‐
cialist workshop.
Re quired tyre-change tools may include, for
ex ample:
R jack
R chock
R wheel wrench
% The jack weighs appr oximately 3.4 kg.
The maximum load capacity of the jack can
be found on thest icke r af fixe dto the jac k.
The jack is maintenance-free. If there is a
malfunction, please conta ct aqualified spe‐
cialist workshop.
The tyre-change tool kit is located under the load
compartment floor. Wheels and tyres
583

Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
7 Seat belt warning lamp
fl ashes The
red seat belt warning lamp flashes and an intermit tent wa rning tone sounds.
The driver or front passenger has not fastened their seat belt while theve hicle is in motion. #
Fasten your seat belt(/ page41).
There are objects on the front passenger seat. #
Remo vethe objects from the front passenger seat. Driving sy
stems Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
L Wa rning lamp for dis tance
wa rning function The
red dis tancewarning lamp lights up while theve hicle is in motion.
The dis tance totheve hicle in front is too small forth e speed selected.
If th ere is an additional warning tone, you are approaching an obs tacle at too high a speed. #
Be prepared tobrake immediatel y. #
Increase the dis tance.
Fu nction of Active Brake Assi st (/ page 235).
ä Suspension warning lamp The
yellow AIRMATIC/E -ACTIVE BODY CONTROL warning lamp is on.
There is a fault in the AIRMATIC/E -ACTIVE BODY CONTROL. #
Obser vethe messages on the multifunction displa y.672
Displaymessa ges and warning/indicator lamps

Ad
justing the mid- range, treble and
bass
Burmes ter®
high-end 3D sur round
sound sy stem ....................................... 51 8
Ad justing the sound focus
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ....5 17
Ad justing the sound optimisation
Burmes ter®
high-end 3D sur round
sound sy stem ....................................... 51 8
Ad justing treble, mid- range and bass
settings
Burmes ter®
high-end 3D sur round
sound sy stem ....................................... 51 8
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ....5 16
ADS PLUS da mping sy stem
see AIRMATIC
Af ter-sales service centre
see ASS YST PLUS
Air conditioning menu Calling up ............................................ 17 7
Air conditioning sy stem
see Climate control Air distribution
........................................ .175
Setting (multimedia sy stem) ................1 78
Air freshener sy stem
see Frag rance sy stem
Air inlet see Air-water duct
Air pressure see Tyre pressure
Air suspension see AIRMATIC
Air vents ................................................... 186
Ad justing (front) .................................. 186
Ad justing (rear) .................................... 187
Glo vebox .............................................1 88
Air vents
see Air vents
Ai r-re circulation mode ............................ 17 9
Air-water duct .......................................... 538
Ke eping free ........................................5 38
Airbag ........................................................ .42
Ac tivation .............................................. 37
Fr ont airbag (driver, front passenger) ....42
Ins tallation locations ............................ .42Knee airbag ........................................... 42
Overview ............................................... 42
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp .... .47
Pr otection ..............................................44
Re duced pr otection ...............................45
Side impact airbag ................................ 42
Wi ndow airbag ....................................... 42
Ai rflow ...................................................... 175
AIRM ATIC ................................................ .262
Setting ................................................. 265
Suspension .......................................... 262
Alarm see Panic alarm
Alarm sy stem
see ATA (anti-theft alarm sy stem)
All-wheel drive see 4MATIC
Alternative route
see Route
Ambiance light Setting (Rear Seat En tertainment
Sy stem) ............................................... 525 Index
681

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

Ve
hicle identification plate .................... 595
EU general operating pe rmit number .. 595
Pa int code .......................................... .595
Pe rm issible axle load .......................... .595
Pe rm issible gross mass ...................... .595
VIN ...................................................... 595
Ve hicle interior
Cooling or heating (Remo teOnline) ..... 19 2
Ve hicle key
see Key
Ve hicle le vel
Setting individual wheel control ........... 278
Ve hicle maintenance
see ASS YST PLUS
Ve hicle position
Switching transmission on/off ............ 390
Ve hicle tool kit ........................................ 552
TIREFIT kit .......................................... .552
To wing eye .......................................... 566
Ve ntilating
Con venience opening ............................ 99
Ve ntilation
see Climate cont rol Ve
nts
see Air vents
VIN ............................................................ 595
Identification plate .............................. 595
Seat ..................................................... 595
Wi ndsc reen ......................................... 595
Vi sion
Demisting windo ws.............................. 17 9
Wi ndsc reen heating ............................. 181
Vo ice amplification tothere ar
Switching on/off ................................. 390
Vo ice control sy stem
see LINGU ATRO NIC W
Wa rning lamps
see Warning/indicator lamps
Wa rning sy stem
see ATA (anti-theft alarm sy stem)
Wa rning triangle
Re moving ............................................ 549
Wa rning/indicator lamp
!ABS warning lamp ...................... .667 J
Brake sy stem warning lamp
(red) .................................................... 666
JBrake sy stem warning lamp
(yellow) ................................................ 666
?Coolant warning lamp .................. 674
# Electrical fault warning lamp ...... .673
; Engine diagnosis warning lamp .... 673
å ESP®
OFF warning lamp .............. 669
÷ESP ®
wa rning lamp flashes ........ .668
÷ESP ®
wa rning lamp lights up ...... .668
8Fu elreser vewarning lamp .......... .673
Ù Powe rst eering sy stem warning
lamp .................................................... 677
! Red indicator lamp, elect ric
parking brake applied .......................... 67 0
6 Restra int sy stem warning lamp .. .670
7Seat belt warning lamp flashes .... 672
7 Seat belt warning lamp lights
up ........................................................ 671
ä Suspension warning lamp ............ 672722
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