keyless MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV 2019 Owners Manual

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Toswitch between settings: pressthe
Ü andß buttons simul taneously for
appr oximately six seconds until the battery
ch eck lamp flashes twice.
If th e unlocking function forth e driver's door
and fuel filler flap has been selec ted:
R pressing theÜ button a second time cen‐
trally unloc kstheve hicle
R Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: ifyo uto uch
th e inner sur face of the door handle on the
driver's door, only the driver's door and fuel
fi ller flap are unlo cked. Deactivating
theke y functions If
yo u do not use theve hicle or a keyfo r an
ex tended pe riod of time, you can reduce the
energy consum ption of there spective key.Todo
so, deactivate theke y functions. #
Todeactivate: presstheß button on the
ke y twice in quick succession.
The battery check lamp of theke yflashes
twice brief lyand lights up once. #
Toactivate: press any button on thekey. %
When theve hicle is star ted with theke y in
th estow age compartment of the cent recon‐
sole, theke y functions are automatical ly
activated (/ page192). Re
moving/inserting the eme rgency key #
Toremo ve:press release button 1.
Emer gency key2 is pushed out slight ly. #
Pull out emer gency key2 until it en gage s in
th e intermediate position.
% You can use the intermediate position of
emer gency key2 toattach theke yto akey
ri ng. #
Press release button 1again and fully
re mo veemer gency key2. #
Toinser t:press release button 1. #
Insert emer gency key2 tothe intermediate
position or fully until it engages. Re
placing the key battery &
DANG ER Serious damage tohealth
caused byswallowing batteries
Batteries contain toxic and cor rosive sub‐
st ances. Swallowing bat teries may cause
serious damage tohealth.
There is a risk of fata l injur y. #
Keep batteries out of there ach of chil‐
dren. #
If batteries are swallo wed, seek medical
attention immediately. 84
Opening and closing

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Ifth ere are persons in theve hicle, do
not activate the additional door loc k.The additional door lock is automatically activa‐
te d in thefo llowing situations:
R The vehicle is loc ked using thekey.
R The vehicle is loc ked using KEYLESS-GO.
If th eve hicle has been loc ked via Mercedes me
connect, the additional door lock is not activa‐
te d.
If th e additional door lock is activated, the doors
cann otbe opened from the inside.
% After locking you can issue a signal with the
horn.
Yo u can pr eventthe additional door lock from
being activated bydeactivating interior pr otec‐
tion before locking theve hicle (/ page111). Un
locking/opening the doors from the inside #
United Kingdom onl y:obser vethe no tes on
th e additional door lock (/ page 86). #
Pull door handle 2.
Locking pin 1pops up when the door is
unloc ked. Centrally locking and unlocking
theve hicle
from the inside #
Tounlo ck:press button 1. #
Tolock: press button 2.
This does not lock or unlock the fuel filler flap.
The vehicle is not unloc ked:
R Ifyo u ha veloc kedth eve hicle using thekey. Opening and closing
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Problems with KEYLESS-GO
Problem
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
Yo u can no lon ger lock or unlock the
ve hicle using KEYLESS-GO. Po
ssible causes:
R The key functions ha vebeen deactivated (/ page84).
R The key bat tery iswe ak or dischar ged.
R There is inter fere nce from a po werful radio signal source.
R The key is faulty. #
Activate theke y functions (/ page84). #
Check the battery using the battery check lamp and replace if necessary (/ page84). #
Use the emer gency keyto unlo ckor lock theve hicle (/ page84). #
Have theve hicle and keych ecked at a qualified specialist workshop. Ac
tivating/deactivating the automatic lo ck‐
ing feature The
vehicle is loc ked automatically when the
ignition is switched on and the wheels are turn‐
ing fast erthan walking pace. 90
Opening and closing

The kicking mo
vement triggers the opening or
closing process alternately.
Obser vethe no tes when opening (/ page 92)
and closing (/ page 93)theta ilgate.
% Twowa rning tones sound when thetai lgate
is opening or closing. &
WARNING Risk of bu rns caused bya hot
ex haust sy stem
The vehicle exhaust sy stem can become very
hot. If you use HANDS-FREE ACCESS, you
could bu rnyourself by touching theex haust
sy stem. #
Alw ays ensure that you on ly ma ke a
kicking mo vement within the de tection
ra nge of the sensors. *
NO
TEVehicle damage due tounin ten‐
tional opening of theta ilgate R
when using an automatic car wash
R when using a high pressure cleaner #
Deactivate KEYLESS-GO or make sure
that theke y located is at least 3 m
aw ay from theve hicle in such situa‐
tions. When making
the kicking mo vement, make sure
th at your feet are firm ly on the ground, other‐
wise you could lose your balance, e.g. on ice.
Re quirements:
R The key is behind theve hicle.
R Stand at least 30 cm away from theve hicle
while per form ing the kicking mo vement.
R Do not come into contact with the bumper
while making the kicking mo vement.
R Do not car ryout the kicking mo vement too
slowl y.
R The kicking mo vement must be towa rdsthe
ve hicle and back again. 1
Detection range of the sensors
If se veral consecutive kicking mo vements are
not successful, waitte n seconds.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem may be impaired or may not function
in thefo llowing cases:
R The area around the sensor is dirty, e.g. due
to road salt or sn ow.
R The kicking mo vement is made using a pros‐
th etic leg. Opening and closing
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Tocontinue con venience opening: press
and hold theÜ button again. Con
venience closing (closing theve hicle
from outside) &
WARNING Risk of entrapment caused by
inadver tent con venience closing
When the con venience closing feature is
operating, parts of the body could become
trapped in the closing area of the side win‐
dow and the sliding sunroof. #
Obser vethe comple teclosing proce‐
du re when using con venience closing. #
When closing, ma kesure that no body
parts are in the closing area. #
Press and hold theß button on thekey.
The following functions are per form ed:
R The vehicle is loc ked.
R The side windo wsare closed.
R The sliding sun roof is closed.
R The panoramic sliding sunroof is closed. #
Tointer rupt convenience closing: release
th eß button. #
Toclose thero ller sunblinds: press and
hold theß button again.
% Con venience closing can also be operated
wi th KEYLESS-GO (/ page 89). Problems with
the side windo ws &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped or
fa ta lly injured if reve rsing pr otection is
not activated
If yo u close a side wind owagain immediately
af te r it has been bloc ked, the side window will close with increased or maximum
forc e.
The reve rsing feature will then not be active.
Pa rts of the body could become trapped in
th e closing area in the process. #
Make sure that no parts of the body are
in the closing area. #
Tostop the closing process, release the
button or press the button again tore-
open the side windo w. 100
Opening and closing

R
when theta ilgate is opened
R when the bonn etis opened
R when interior pr otection is triggered
(/ page 110)
R when tow- aw ay protection is triggered
(/ page 109)
The ATA system is primed automatically af ter
appr oximately ten seconds in thefo llowing situa‐
tions:
R afte r locking theve hicle with thekey
R afte r locking theve hicle using KEYLESS-GO Indicator lamp
1flashes when theAT A sy stem
is primed.
The ATA sy stem is deactivated automatically in
th efo llowing situations:
R afte r unlocking theve hicle with thekey
R afte r pressing thest art/ stop button with the
ke y in thestow age compartment
(/ page 192) R
afte r unlocking theve hicle using KEYLESS-
GO
% When the Mercedes‑Benz emer gency call
sy stem is active and the alarm stay s on for
more than 30 seconds, a message is auto‐
matically sent tothe Cus tomer Assis tance
Centre (/ page 482).
Deactivating theATA #
Press theÜ, ßorp button on the
key.
or #
Press thest art/ stop button with theke y in
th estow age compartment (/ page192)
Deactivating the ala rmusing KEYLESS-GO: #
Grasp the outside door handle with thekey
outside theve hicle. Fu
nction of tow- aw ay protection An audible and visual alarm is triggered if an
alteration
to yourvehicle's angle of inclination is
de tected while tow- aw ay protection is primed. Opening and closing
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To
w- aw ay protection is automatically primed
af te r about 60 seconds:
R afte r locking theve hicle with thekey
R afte r locking theve hicle using KEYLESS-GO
To w- aw ay protection is only primed when thefo l‐
lowing components are closed:
R the doors
R theta ilgate
To w- aw ay protection is automatically deactiva‐
te d:
R afte r pressing theÜ orp button on
th ekey
R afte r pressing thest art/ stop button with the
ke y in thestow age compartment
(/ page 192)
R afte r unlocking theve hicle using KEYLESS-
GO
Information on de tecting damage on a pa rked
ve hicle (/ page 226). Priming/deactivating
tow- aw ay protection Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings
5 Schnellzugriff (Quick access) #
Prime or deactivate Tow-away protection .
To w- aw ay protection is primed again in thefo l‐
lowing cases:
R The vehicle is unloc ked again.
R A door is opened.
R The vehicle is loc ked again.
% Ifqu ick access is una vailable, select the
Vehicle submenu in theSettings main menu
to prime or deactivate tow- aw ay protection. Fu
nction of interior pr otection When interior pr
otection is primed, a visual and
audible alarm is triggered if mo vement is de tec‐
te d in theve hicle interior.
Interior pr otection is primed automatically af ter
appr oximately ten seconds:
R afte r locking theve hicle with thekey R
afte r locking theve hicle using KEYLESS-GO
Interior pr otection is only primed when thefo l‐
lowing components are closed:
R the doors
R theta ilgate
Interior pr otection is automatically deactivated:
R afte r pressing theÜ orp button on
th ekey
R afte r pressing thest art/ stop button with the
ke y in thestow age compartment
(/ page 192)
R afte r unlocking theve hicle using KEYLESS-
GO
The following situations can lead toafa lse
alarm:
R moving objects such as masc ots in theve hi‐
cle interior
R when the side window is open
R when the panoramic sliding sunroof is open 11 0
Opening and closing

Seats suitable
for attaching ................... 61J
Jack Declaration of conformity ......................29
St orage location ..................................5 83
Jump-start connection ............................ 561
Gene ral no tes ...................................... 559 K
Ke y.............................................................. 82
Ac oustic locking verification signal ....... 83
Battery .................................................. 84
Emergency key ...................................... 84
Energy consumption .............................. 84
Fe atures ................................................ 82
Ke yring attachment .............................. 84
Overview ............................................... 82
Pa nic alarm ........................................... 83
Problem ................................................. 86
Un locking setting .................................. 83
Ke y functions
Deactivating .......................................... 84KEYLESS-GO
Locking theve hicle ................................ 89
Problem .................................................90
Un locking setting .................................. 83
Un locking theve hicle ............................89
Kickd own.................................................2 09
Using ................................................... 209
Knee airbag ................................................ 42 L
Laden Bag hook ............................................. 14 5
Lamp see In terior lighting
Lamps (instrument display) see Warning/indicator lamps
Lane de tection (au tomatic)
see Active Lane Keeping Assist
Lane Keeping Assist
see Active Lane Keeping Assist
Language .................................................3 95
No tes .................................................. 395
Setting .................................................3 95LED light
see Intelligent Light Sy stem
Le vel control sy stem
see ACTIVE BODY CONTROL
see AIRMATIC
Light switch Overview .............................................. 157
Lighting see In terior lighting
see Lights
Lights ........................................................ 157
Ac tive headla mps ................................ 16 0
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus .......... .162
Ad justing the instrument lighting ......... 324
Au tomatic driving lights ....................... 15 8
Combination swit ch............................. 15 8
Corne ring light ..................................... 16 0
Driving ab road (symm etrical dipped
beam) .................................................. 157
Fo g light (extended range) ................... 161
Haza rdwa rning lights .......................... 15 9
Headla mpflasher ................................ 15 8
High beam ........................................... 15 8
Intellige nt Light Sy stem ....................... 16 0700
Index

Ti
e-down eyes ...................................... 14 4
Loading guidelines .................................. 13 3
Loads Securing .............................................. 13 3
Locking/unlocking Activating/deactivating the auto‐
matic locking feature ............................ .90
Ad ditional door lock .............................. 86
Digital Vehicle Keyst icke r ..................... 88
Emer gency key ...................................... 91
KEYLESS-GO .......................................... 89
Mobile phone ........................................ 88
Opening theta ilgate .............................. 92
Smartphone .......................................... 88
Un locking/opening the doors from
th e inside ............................................... 87
Low beam (symm etrical dipped beam) ................. 157
Switching on/off ................................. 157
LO W RANGE
Shifting ................................................ 211
Lu bricant additives
see Additives Lu
ggage
Securing .............................................. 13 3
Lu mbar support
see Lumbar support (4-w ay)
Lu mbar support (4-w ay).......................... 11 6 M
MAGIC VISION CONTROL Windsc reen wipers .............................. 16 8
Maintenance see ASS YST PLUS
Malfunction Parking Assist PARKTRONIC ................ 281
Re stra int sy stem .................................... 37
Managing e-mails In Car Of fice ........................................ 469
Manoeuv ring Assist
see Trailer Manoeuv ring Assi st
Map .................................................. 433, 438
Av oiding an area ..................................4 42
Av oiding an area (o verview) ................ .442
Changing an area ................................ 442
Del eting an area .................................. 443Displ
aying Qibla .................................. 444
Displ aying the compass ......................4 44
Displ aying the map version .................. 441
Displ aying the next intersecting
st re et ................................................... 441
Displ aying thera nge ............................ 445
Displ aying the satellite map ................4 44
Displ aying the tra ffic map .................. .433
Displ aying weather information .......... .445
Map data ............................................. 443
Moving ................................................ 439
Selecting POI symbols .........................4 40
Selecting text information ................... 441
Selecting the map orientation .............4 39
Setting the map scale .......................... 438
Setting the map scale automatically ... 444
Showing in the multifunction display
of the instrument clus ter .................... .445
Switching mo torw ay information
on/off .................................................. 441
Up dating .............................................4 43
Massage prog rammes
Overview .............................................. 124
Re setting the settings .......................... 12 5702
Index

Snow
chains ........................................ 570
St oring ................................................ 583
TIREFIT kit ...........................................5 53
Ty re pressure (N otes) ........................... 571
Ty re pressure loss warning sy stem
(function) ............................................. 578
Ty re pressure monitoring sy stem
(function) ............................................. 573
Ty re pressure table .............................. 572
Un usual handling characteristics ........ .570 U
Un its of measurement
Setting ................................................ .395
Un locking setting ...................................... 83
USB port .................................................. .153
User profile see Profile V
Ve hicle ...................................................... 19 2
Ac tivating/deactivating standby
mode .................................................. .228
Ad ditional door lock .............................. 86 Cor
rect use ........................................... 32
Dama gedetection (pa rking) ................ 226
Data acquisition .................................... 32
Data storage .......................................... 32
Diagnostics connection .........................30
Equipment ............................................. 24
Implied warranty .................................. .32
Locking (auto matically) ......................... 90
Locking (digital vehicle keyst icke r) ....... 88
Locking (from the inside) ....................... 87
Locking (KEYLESS-GO) ..........................89
Locking (mobile phone) ......................... 88
Locking/unlocking (emergency key) ...... 91
Lo we ring ............................................. 588
Pa rking up .......................................... .227
QR code rescue card ............................. 32
Qualifi ed specialist workshop ................31
Ra ising ................................................ 584
REA CHregulation ..................................32
Re gistration ...........................................31
St andby mode function ...................... .227
St arting (Digital Vehicle Keyst icke r) .... 191
St arting (eme rgency operation
mode) .................................................. 19 2
St arting (mobile phone) ...................... .191
St arting (s tart/s top button) .................1 90Switching off (s
tart/s top button) .........2 18
To wing ................................................ .318
Un locking (digital vehicle keyst icke r) .... 88
Un locking (from the inside) ...................87
Un locking (KEYLESS-GO) ...................... .89
Un locking (mobile phone) ...................... 88
Ve ntilating (co nvenience opening) ......... 99
Vo ice commands (LINGU ATRO NIC) .....3 49
Ve hicle data
Angle of app roach/departure .............. 607
Displaying (DYNAMIC SELECT) ............ 204
Fo rding dep th...................................... 607
Maximum gradient climbing ability ...... 607
Ro of load ............................................. 606
Tr ans ferring toAndroid Auto ................ 475
Tr ans ferring toApple CarPl ay™ ........... 475
Tr ans ferring toBaidu CarLife ............... 475
Ve hicle height ...................................... 605
Ve hicle length ...................................... 605
Ve hicle width ....................................... 605
Wheelbase ...........................................6 05
Ve hicle dimensions ................................. 605
Ve hicle identification number
see VIN Index
721