MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV 2020 Owners Manual

Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
The side windo wscanno tbe ope ned or
clos edusing thecon venie nce openi ng
fe atur e. Slid
ingsunroof Open
ingand closing theslidi ngsunr oof %
The term "slidin gsun roof" also refers to the
panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sli dingpanel . &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whi leope ning andclosingthesliding
sunr oof
Dur ing opening andclosing, partsof the
body could getcaught inthesw eep ofthe
sliding sunroof. #
When opening orclosing, makesur e
th at no body partsarein thesw eep. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif
somebody becomestrapped.
or #
Press thebutt oninanydir ect ion during
th eaut omatic opening /closingpr ocess.
The opening /closingpr ocess isstop‐
ped. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th esliding sunroofisoper ated bychil‐
dr en
Childr enoper atingth esliding sunroofcould
get caught inthemo ving parts,par ticular lyif
unatt ended. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eke ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whi leope ning andclosingthero ller sun
blind
When openingorclos ing, makesur eth at no
body partsbec ome trapped between the
ro ller sun blind andframe orthesliding sun‐
ro of. #
When opening orclosing, makesur e
th at no body partsarein thesw eep of
th ero ller sun blind. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif
somebody becomestrapped.
or #
Press thebutt oninanydir ect ion during
th eaut omatic opening /closingpr ocess.
The opening /closingpr ocess isstop‐
ped. Opening
andclosing 89

*
NO
TEMalfunctio ncau sed bysno wand
ice Sno
wand icemaylead toamalf unctionof
th esliding sunroof. #
Onlyopen thesliding sunroofifit is free
of sno wand ice. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed byprotru ding
objec ts Objec
tsthat protru de from thesliding sun‐
ro of ma ydamag eth esealing strips. #
Donotallo wan ything toprotru de from
th esliding sunroof. *
NO
TEImpo rtant poin tsto remember
when aro of rack isins talled When
aro of rack isins talled, raising oropen ‐
ing thesliding sunroofmaybe limit ed. #
Chec kwhe ther thesliding sunroofcan
be raised oropen edwhen aro of rack is
ins talled. #
Ifin doubt, donotra ise oropen the
sliding sunroof. 1
Raises
2 Open s
3 Closes/ lowe rs
Use the0057 buttontooper ateth epanor amic
sliding sunroofand thero ller sunblin d. The
panorama roof wit hpo we rtilt/sli dingpanel
can beoper ated only when thero ller sunblin dis
open . #
Chec kwhe ther thesliding sunroofcan be
ra ised oropen edwhen aro of rack isins tal‐
led. #
Tostar taut omatic operation :pr ess the
0057 buttonbeyond thepoint ofresis tance
or pulland release it. #
Tointerru pt aut omatic operation :br ief ly
pr ess the0057 buttoninanydir ect ion.
The opening /closingpr ocess willbestop‐
ped.
Ve hicl eswith apanor amaroof wit hpo we r
til t/s lidin gpane l:The automatic raising featur e
is available onlywh en thesliding sunroofis
closed orraised.
Ve hicl eswithout apanor amaroof wit h
po we rtil t/s lidin gpane l:The automatic open‐
ing and raising featur eis available onlywh en the
sliding sunroofisclosed. 90
Opening andclosing

Au
tomatic reve rsing funct ionoftheslidi ng
sunr oof
If an obj ect isobs truct ing thesliding sunroof
dur ing theclosing process, thesliding sunroof
will open again automaticall y.The automatic
re ve rsing func tion isonl yan aid and isno ta sub‐
st itut efo ryo ur att entiven ess . #
Dur ing theclosing process, makesur eth at
no body partsarein theclosing area. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment evenwi th
th ere ve rsing func tion active
The reve rsing featur edoes notre act inpar‐
tic ular :
R Tosof t,light andthin obje cts, e.g. fing ers
R Overthelas t00CF in(4 mm) oftheclosing
pat h
R Dur ing rese ttin g
This means that there ve rsefunc tion cann ot
pr eve ntsom eone from becomi ngtrap pe din
th ese situation s. #
When closing, makesur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif
somebody becomestrapped.
or #
Brief lypress thebutt oninanydir ect ion
dur ing automatic operation.
The closing process isstopped. Au
tomatic reve rsing funct ionofthero ller
sunblind
If an objec tis obs truct ing thero ller sunblin ddur‐
ing theclosing process, thero ller sunblin dwill
open again automat ically.The automatic reve rs‐
ing func tion isonl yan aid and isno ta subs titute
fo ryo ur att entiven ess . #
When closingth ero ller sunblin d,mak esur e
th at no body partsarein thera ng eof mo ve‐
ment. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
des pite reve rsing featur e
In par ticular ,th ere ve rsing featur edoes not
re act tosof t,light andthin obje cts, e.g. fin‐
ge rs. This
means that there ve rsing featur ecan not
pr ev ent entrapment inthese situation s. #
When closing thero ller sunblin d,mak e
sur eth at no body partsarein thera ng e
of mo vement. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif
somebody becomestrapped.
or #
Press thebutt oninanydir ect ion during
th eaut omatic closing process.
The closing process isstopped. Au
tomatic functionsof the slidi ng sun roof %
The term "slidin gsun roof" also refers to the
panor amicsliding sunroof.
By pushing orpulling the0057 button,youcan
int erru pt theaut omatic functions:"Rain closing
func tion when driving" and"Automatic lowe r‐
ing".
Ra inclosing functionwhen driving
Ve hicl eswith apanor amicsliding sunroof:If
it star ts to rain, thera ised slidin gsunr oofis Open
ingand closing 91

aut
omat icallylo we redwhile theve hicle isin
mo tion.
Au tomatic lowe ring function
Ve hicl eswith apanor amicsliding sunroof:If
th esliding sunroofisraised atthere ar,it is
aut omat icallylo we redslightl yat higher speeds.
At low speeds, itis raised again automat ically. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment byaut o‐
mat iclowe ring ofthesliding sunroof
At high speeds thera ised sliding sunroof
aut omat icallylo we rsslightl yat there ar. This
couldtrap youor other persons. #
Mak esur eth at nobody reac hes intoth e
sw eep ofthesliding sunroofwhils tth e
ve hicle isin mo tion. #
Ifsomebody becomestrapped, brief ly
push thesliding sunroofbutt onfor‐
wa rdsor bac kwards.
The sliding sunrooflifts dur ing opening. Pr
oblems withtheslidi ngsunr oof %
The term "slidin gsun roof" also refers to the
panor amicsliding sunroof. Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
The sliding sunroofcann otbe closed
and youcan notsee thecause. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped orfata linj uryby clos ingthesliding sunroofagain
If yo uclo sethesliding sunroofagain immediat elyaf te rit has been blockedor rese t,th esliding sunroof
closes withincr eased forc e.
Pa rts of thebody could become trapped intheclosing area inthepr ocess. #
Mak esur eth at no par tsof thebody arein theclosing area. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif somebody becomestrapped. 92
Openin gand closing

Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
or #
Press thebutt oninanydir ect ion during theaut omatic closing process.
The closing process isstopped. If
th esliding sunroofisobs truct eddur ing closing andreopens again slightly: #
Immediat elyaf te rau tomatic reve rsing, pull and hold the0057 buttondown again tothepoint ofresis t‐
ance untilthesliding sunroofisclosed.
The sliding sunroofwill beclosed withincr eased forc e.
If th esliding sunroofisobs truct edagain and reopens again slightly: #
Repeat thepr ev ious step.
The sliding sunroofwill beclosed again withincr eased forc e.
Ve hicl eswithout apanor amicslid‐
ing sunr oof:The sliding sunroofdoes
no toper atesmoo thly. #
Push the0057 buttonuptothepoint ofresis tance anum berof time sunti lth esliding sunroofisfull y
open. #
Press the0057 buttonforano ther secon d. #
Close thesliding sunroof.
Ve hicl eswith apanor amicsliding
sunr oof:The sliding sunrooforthe #
Pull and hold the0057 buttonlittle bylittleunt ilth esliding sunroofisfull yclosed. #
Pull and hold the0057 buttonlittle bylittleunt ilth ero ller sunblin dis full yclos ed. #
Use automat icopera tiontofully open andthen close thesliding sunroof. Openin
gand closing 93

Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
ro ller sunblin ddoes notopera te
smoo thly. Ro
ller sun blinds Ext
ending orretracti ngthe roller sunblind s
on there ar side windo ws &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nex tendi ng orretracti ngthero ller
sunblin d
Body partscould becom etrapped inthe
sw eep ofthero ller sunblin dwhen itis being
ex tende dor retract ed. #
Makesur eth at no body partsarein the
sw eep ofthero ller sunblin dwhen itis
being extende dor retract ed. #
Ifsom eone become strap pe d, briefly
pr ess thebutt onintheopposit edir ec‐
tion .
The opening orclosing process will
br ief lybe stopped. Theroller sunblin d
will then retur nto its star tin gposit ion. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed byobject s Object
scould cause malfunct ionsofthe
ro ller sunblin d. #
Mak esur eth at thero ller sunblin dcan
mo vefreely . The
roller sunblin dsforth ere ar side windows
can beope ratedwit hth ebutt ons forth eside
windo wsinthedr iver's door andinthere ar
door s. 1
Rear leftside window/roll er sunb lind
2 Rear right side windo w/roller sunblind 94
Opening andclosing

#
Toclose fully: brief lypull thecor responding
butt onwhen theside windo wisclosed. #
Toopen fully:brief lypress thecor respond‐
ing butt on. Oper
ating thero ller sunblind forthe pano r‐
amic roof &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nope ning andclosingthero ller sun‐
blinds
Body partscan becom etrapped between the
ro ller sunblin dand frame when openingor
clos ing. #
When openingorclos ing, makesur e
th at no body partsarein thera ng eof
mo vement ofthero ller sunblin d. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif
somebody becomestrapped.
or #
Brief lypress thebutt oninanydir ect ion
dur ing automatic operation.
The opening /closingpr ocess isstop‐
ped. Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyis swi tched on
(/ page18 1). Op
eni ng andclos ing the roller sunblind #
Toopen: pushthe0057 buttonindir ect ion
1 orpull indir ect ion 2. #
Toclose: pullthe0057 buttonindir ect ion
3.
If yo upush orpull the0057 buttonbeyond the
point ofresis tance, youwill star taut omat ic
operation inthedir ect ion inqu estion .Yo ucan Open
ingand closing 95

st
op aut omatic operation bypushing orpulling
th ebutt onagain.
Oper ating thero ller sunblind forthe pano r‐
amic roof from there ar passe nger comp art‐
ment #
Toopen: press butt on1. #
Toclose: pullbutton1. %
When thepanor amicroof isopen, itwill
close firs t. To clos eth ero ller sunblin d,press
butt on1 again.
If yo upush orpull button1 beyond thepoint of
re sis tance, youwill star taut omat icoper ationin
th edir ect ion inqu estion .Yo ucan stop aut o‐
matic operation bypushing orpulling thebutt on
ag ain.
Au tomatic reve rsing funct ionofthero ller
sunblind
If an objec tis obs truct ing thero ller sunblin ddur‐
ing theclosing process, thero ller sunblin dwill
open again automat ically.The automatic reve rs‐
ing func tion isonl yan aid and isno ta subs titute
fo ryo ur att entiven ess . #
When closingth ero ller sunblin d,mak esur e
th at no body partsarein thera ng eof mo ve‐
ment. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
des pite reve rsing featur e
In par ticular ,th ere ve rsing featur edoes not
re act tosof t,light andthin obje cts, e.g. fin‐
ge rs. This
means that there ve rsing featur ecan not
pr ev ent entrapment inthese situation s. #
When closing thero ller sunblin d,mak e
sur eth at no body partsarein thera ng e
of mo vement. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif
somebody becomestrapped.
or #
Press thebutt oninanydir ect ion during
th eaut omatic closing process.
The closing process isstopped. Ad
jus tingthe roller sunblind forthe pano r‐
amic roof Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyis swi tched on
(/ page18 1).
If th ero ller sunblin dcan notbe mo vedsmoo thly,
re -ad justth ero ller sunblin d. 96
Openingand closing

#
Pull the0057 buttondown repeat edly tothe
point ofresis tance inthedir ect ion ofarrow
1 untilth ero ller sunblin dis full yclos ed. #
Pull and hold the0057 buttonforano ther
secon d. #
Chec kwhe ther thero ller sunblin dcan be
com pletely opened again. #
Ifth is isno tth ecase, repeat thesteps
abo ve. #
Ifth ero ller sunblin dstill can notbe mo ved
smoo thly,con tact aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop. Anti-t
heftpr otection Fu
nction oftheimm obiliz er The
immo bilizerpreve nts your vehicle from being
st ar tedwit hout thecor rect Smar tKey .
The immobilizer isaut omaticall yactiv ated when
th eignition isswitc hedoffand deactiv ated when
th eignition isswitc hedon.
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke theSmar t‐
Ke ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. Anyone can
st ar tth eengine ifava lid Smar tKey has been left
inside theve hicle.
% Intheeve nttheengine cannotbe star ted
(y et theve hicle ’sbatt eryis ch arge d), the
sy stem isno toper ational. Contactan
aut hor ized Mercedes- BenzCenteror call
1-8 00-FOR-MER Cedes (intheUS A)or
1-8 00-387-0 100(in Canada). ATA
(anti-thef tala rm system) Fu
nction oftheATA system
If th eATA system isarmed, avisual andaudible
alar mistrigg ered inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R When adoor isopen ed
R When theta ilg ateis open ed
R When thehood isopened
R When theint erior motion sensor istrigg ered
(/ page99)
R When theto w- aw ay alar mistrigg ered
(/ page98)
The ATA system isarmed automatic allyafte r
appr oximat elyte nseco ndsinthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R Afterloc king theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R Afterloc king theve hicle using KEYLES S-GO Opening
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Indicat
orlam p1 flashes whentheAT Asy stem
is armed.
The ATAsy stem isdeactiv ated aut omaticall yin
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R Afterunloc kingtheve hicle withth eSmar t‐
Ke y R
Afterunloc kingtheve hicle using KEYLES S-
GO
R Afterpr essing thest ar t/ stop butt onwithth e
Smar tKey inthestow agecom partment
(/ page18 2)
% WhentheMer cedes‑ Benzemergency call
sy stem isactiv eand thealar mstay son for
mor eth an 30 sec onds, ames sageis aut o‐
mat icall ysen tto theCus tomer Assis tance
Ce nter (/ page 447).
% Inthecase ofsevere batt erydisc harging,
th eanti- theftalar msystem isaut omaticall y
deactiv ated tofacil itat eth ene xt engine
st ar t.
Deact ivat ing theATA #
Press theÜ, ßor008B buttononthe
Smar tKey .
or #
Press thest ar t/ stop butt onwithth eSmar t‐
Ke yin themar kedspace (/page18 2) Dea
ctivat ingth eala rm using KEYLESS-GO #
Grasp theoutside doorhandle withth e
Smar tKey outside theve hicle. Fu
nction oftheto w- aw ay alar m %
This function mayno tbe available inall
coun tries.
An audible andvisual alarmistrigg ered ifan
alt eratio nto your vehicle's angleof inclination is
de tected whi letheto w- aw ay alar misarmed.
The tow- aw ay alar misaut omat icallyar med afte r
appr oximat ely60 seco nds:
R Afterloc king theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R Afterloc king theve hicle using KEYLES S-GO
The tow- aw ay alar mison lyarmed when thefo l‐
lo wing compone ntsar eclos ed:
R The door s
R The tailg ate 98
Openingand closing