MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV 2020 Owner's Manual

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Tomo vethedigita lma p:swipe inany
dir ect ion. #
Touse handwr itingtoent ercharact ers:
wr ite th ech aract erwit hon efing er on the
to uc hsc reen.
Tw o-fing erswipe #
Tozoo minand outofthe map: movetwo
fi ng ersto get her orapar t. #
Toenlar georreduce thesize ofase cti on
of awe bsit e:mo vetwofing ersto get her or
apar t. #
Totur nthe map: turncou nter-clo ckwise or
cloc kwis eusing twofing ers.
To uc hing ,holdi ngand moving #
Tomo vethema p:touc hth eto uc hsc reen
and moveyour fing er inanydi re ction. #
Tosetth evo lum eon ascale: touc hth e
to uc hsc reen and movethefing er tothelef t
or right. To
uc hing andholdi ng #
Tosave thedes tina tion inthema p:touc h
th eto uc hsc reen and hold until amessag eis
sho wn. #
Tocall upagl obal menu intheap plica ‐
tions :to uc hth eto uc hsc reen and hold until
th eOPTIONS menuappear s.
Se tting acous ticoper ation feedba ckforthe
to uc hscr een
Mul timedi asy stem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
System
5 Contr ols
The func tion issuppor tedby theselect ionina
lis t. #
Select Acoustic Operatin gFeedback. #
SetNormal, LoudorOff.
If th efunc tion isactiv ated youwill hear a
clic kingsoun dwhen scrolling inalis t.When
th ebeginnin gor end ofthelis tis reac hed
yo uwill hear another clic king sound. To
uc hpad Oper
ating theto uc hpad 1
G button
Pr essi ngbrief ly:re tur ns tothepr ev ious dis‐
pla y
2 ~ button
Pr essin g:calls upthecon trol menu ofthe
las tact ive audio source MBU
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Swi
ping tothelef tof right across ~:
selects thepr ev ious ornext radio statio n/
music track
3 © button
Pr essi ng:sho wsthehome screen and calls
up applications
4 Touc hpad
% Calls upsugg estio ns,th emes andfavo rite s:
when thehome screen issho wn, swipe
do wn ontouc hpad 4.
Yo ucan navig atein men usand lists via the
to uc h-sen sitive sur face oftouc hpad 4byusin g
a sing le-fingerswip e. #
Toselect themenu item orentr y:mo ve
th eselect ionbyswiping up,down, leftor
ri ght. #
Conf irm theselect ionbypressing ontouc h‐
pad 4.
or #
IfTouc hpad Tapisact ivat ed, tapping issuf fi‐
cie nt(/ page 340). #
Toent erach aract er:sele ctach aract eron
th eke yboar d(/ pag e36 3).
or #
Write ach aract eron theto uc hpad withhan d‐
wr iting input . #
Tomo vethedigita lma p:when thedigit al
map issho wnwithth ena vig ation menu,
swipe upwithone fing er. #
Press theto uc hpad.
The digit almap canbemo ved. #
Swipe inall direct ions.
Use thefo llo wing functionswithatw o-f ing er
swipe: #
Tocall uptheNo tificatio nsCenter:sw ipe
do wn with twofing ers. #
Toclose theNo tificatio nsCenter:sw ipe
up with twofing ers. #
Tocall upthecontr olmenu ofthelas t
act ive aud iosour ce:swipe upwithtw ofin‐
ge rs. #
Tozoo minand outofthema p:mo vetwo
fi ng ersto get her orapar t. #
Toenlar georreduce thesize ofase cti on
of awe bsit e:mo vetwofing ersto get her or
apar t.
Se tting thesensit ivityfo rthe touc hpad
Mul timedi asy stem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
System
5 Contr ols5
Touchpad Sensitivit y #
Select Fast,Medium orSlow . #
Tosetth epr essur esensit ivity:switc h
Touchpad Taponoroff.
If th efunc tion isswitc hedon,ata pon the
to uc hpad isen ough toselect amenu item.
Switc hingthere ad-aloud functionforhan d‐
wr iting recognit ionon/of f
Re quirement s:
R The multim ediasystem iseq uipped witha
vo ice con trol system.
R The read-al oudfunction isavailable forth e
select edsystem languag e. 34
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MBUX multimedia system

Multimedia
system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
System 5
Audio #
Switc hRead OutHandwrit ingRecognit ionon
or off.
If th efunc tion isactiv ated, charact ersar e
re ad aloud asthey arewr itten on theto uc h‐
pad.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin ghap ticope ratin g
fe edba ckforthe touc hpad
Mul timedi asy stem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
System
5 Contr ols
The func tion suppor tsyouwhen makingentries
on theto uc hpad andwhen selecting men us. #
Swit chHap ticOpe ratingFeed back on oroff.
Whe nth efunc tion isactiv ated, ata ctil efe ed‐
bac kin thefo rm ofavibr ation iseffect ed
whe nth eto uc hpad isoperat ed. Se
tting acou stic oper ating feedba ckforthe
to uc hpad
Mul timedi asy stem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
System
5 Contr ols
The func tion issuppor tedby theselect ionina
lis t. #
Select Acoustic Operatin gFeedback. #
SetNormal, LoudorOff.
If th efunc tion isactiv ated youwill hear a
clic kingsoun dwhen scrolling inalis t.When
th ebeginnin gor end ofthelis tis reac hed
yo uwill hear another clic king sound.
Selecting ast ation andtrac kusin gth e
to uc hpad #
Swip eto thelef tor right over the~ but‐
to n.
Ra dio: thepr ev ious ornext statio nis set.
Media source:thepr ev ious ornext trac kis
selec ted.
or #
Tosho wthecontr olmenu :pr ess the~
butt onontheto uc hpad.
or #
Swip eupw ards usin gtw ofing erson the
to uc hpad.
The contro lmen uappear sfo rth eaudio
sour cethat wa slas tselect ed. #
Swipe leftor right using onefing er.
Ra dio: thepr ev ious ornext statio nis set.
Media source:thepr ev ious ornext trac kis
selec ted. #
Tohide thecontr olmenu :swipe down on
th eto uc hpad usingtw ofing ers. MBUX
Inte rior Assis tant No
teson laser sand laser classif ication &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom laserradi‐
ation from thecamer a
This product usesalaser system. Ifth ehous‐
ing isopened ordamag ed,invisible laser MBUX
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beams
canescape inan uncon trolled man‐
ner .
Laser radiation candamag eyo ur retina . #
Donotop en thehousing. #
Alw aysha ve maint enance workand
re pair scar ried out byaqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. This
product complies withth ere qu iremen tsof
th eFD A21 CFR 1040. 10 and 1040. 11with
exc eption oftheva riatio nsacc ordin gto theFD A
Laser Notice No.50from 24.Ju ne 200 7. &
WARNIN GRisk ofdist ra ction from infor‐
mati onsystems andcomm unication s
eq uipment
If yo uoper ateinf ormat ionand comm unic a‐
tio neq uipme ntintegratedin theve hicle when
driving, youwill bedistract ed from the
tr af fic situ ation. Thiscou ldalso cau seyouto
lose control of theve hicle. #
Onlyoper ateth is eq uipmen twhen the
tr af fic situ ation per mits. #
Ifyo ucan notbe sur eof this, stop the
ve hicle whilstpa ying attention toroad
and traffic condi tions andoperate the
eq uipment withth eve hicle statio nary. Yo
umus tobse rveth eleg alrequ iremen tsforth e
cou ntryin whi chyouar ecur rentl ydr ivi ng when
op erati ng themultimedia system.
Ov ervie wof theMB UX Interior Assis tant
If th eve hicle iseq uipped withth eMBUX Interior
Assis tant, select edfunc tions ofthemultimedia
sy stem can beoper ated con tact-fr ee.Inaddi‐ tion,
there adin glight orsear chlight canbe
switc hedonoroffcon tact-fr ee.
The MBUX Interior Assi stant can differe ntia te
be tween driver and front passeng erinteraction s.
The MBUX Interior Assis tant recogni zescertain
hand positions(poses) . 34
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MBUX multimedia system

The
MBUX Inte rior Assis tantsupportsthefo llo wing interactions : Int
eraction area Interaction Description
In front ofthemedia display/abo vetheto uc h‐
pad Pr
ox imit yto thecon trol element TheMBUX Interior Assis tant recogni zestheappr oachof the
hand towa rdsa cont rolelemen t.
Depe ndingon theactiv eapplication, thedispla ywill be
adjus tedin themedia display.Some functionsdiffer ent iate
be tween driver and front passeng er.
No specif ichand position isrequ ired.
Abo vethecent ercon sole Defined poses With def ined poses afunc tion istrigg ered dependin gon the
applic ationact ive.
Belo wtheinside rear vie wmir rorB rief up and down movements With brief vertical upand down movements belowtheinside
re ar vie wmir rorth ere adin glight forth edr iver or thefront
passeng erisswitc hedonand off.
Fr ont passeng erseat Stretching outth ehand abovethe
fr ont passeng ersea t By
stre tching outth ehand abovethefront passeng erseat
th esear chlight isswitc hedon.Ifth ehand iswit hdr awnfrom
th is area, thesear chlight isswitc hedoffag ain. Oper
ating funct ionsbyprox imit yof thehan d
to theto uc hscr eenand touc hpad
Re quirement s: R
One ofthefo llo wing applicat ionsappear sin
th emedia display: -
Seat settings withdispla ysforth edr iver
and front passeng erseat, e.g.Seat Com-
fort
- Home screen MBUX
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-
Radio menu ormedia menu
- Map inthena vig ation
- ActivePa rking Assist
R Recogni tionoccu rsas thehand approaches
to appr oximat ely4 in (10 cm) from theto uc h‐
pad ortheto uc hsc reen.
Seat adjustm ents bythedr iver or front
pa sseng er
In theseat settings menu, theMBUX Interior
Assis tant detects prox imit yto various cont rol
element sof themultimedia system. Inaddition,
th eMBUX Interior Assis tant detects from which
seat theaction emanat es. Hand
approaching theto uc hsc reen Hand
approaching theto uc hpad #
When theseat settings aresho wn, moveyour
han dto wa rdsth eto uc hsc reen ortouc hpad.
The seat oftheper son oper ating, driver's
seat orfront passeng erseat, isenlar gedin
th emedia display.
The appr opriatecont rolelemen tsarepr e-
selec tedaut omatic ally. #
Depen dingonthefunc tion,th eper son oper‐
ating caneither switc hth efunc tion onoroff
dir ect lyor mak eot her settin gs.
Highlighting anapplication onthehom e
scr een
The MBU XInte rior Assis tant detects inwhi ch
ar ea thehand isin front oftheto uc hsc reen. The
displa yof objec tssho wnisadjus tedto improve
or ient ation. #
Moveyour han dto wa rdsth eto uc hsc reen.
The symbol forth eapplication isenlar ged.
The quick- acc ess applic ationswill behigh ‐
light ed. #
Con tinue operation ,e.g .selec ta qu ick-
acc ess applic ation.
% Further information aboutthehome screen
(/ page336). 34
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Ac
tiv atin gco verch ang ein thera dio menu
and medi amenu
The MBUX Interior Assi stant reduces thenumber
of oper ating steps. #
Moveyour han dto wa rdsth eto uc hsc reen or
to uc hpad.
The current informati on,e.g.ab ou tth era dio
st atio n,trac kand artis tar ehidde n.Co ver
ch ang eis act ivat ed. #
Con tinue operation andselec ta co ver. #
Asyour han dis mo vedaw ay from the
to uc hsc reen ortouc hpad, thecur rent infor‐
ma tionis sho wnagain.
% Further information onthera dio menu
(/ page46 4) and themedia menu
(/ page459).
Sho wing thena vig ation menu onthema p
The MBU XInte rior Assis tant sho wsthena vig a‐
tion menu. #
Moveyour han dto wa rdsth eto uc hsc reen or
to uc hpad.
The navig atio nmen uis sho wn. #
Con tinue operation andselectasymb ol. #
Asyour han dis mo vedaw ay from the
to uc hsc reen ortouc hpad, themedia display
hides thena vig ation menu.
% Further information onthena vig ation menu
(/ page380).
Sho wing operating symbols intheAc tiv e
Pa rking Assis tcamer aima ge(onl yfrom driv‐
er' sseat )
The MBU XInte rior Assis tant facil itat es quick-
acc ess forth edr iver tovarious camer avie ws. #
When ActivePa rking Assistis sho wn, move
yo ur han dto wa rdsth eto uc hsc reen.
The camer aoper ation symbols aredispla yed. #
Cont inue operation anddispla yth edesir ed
fr ont ,re ar,lef tand right camer avie ws.
% Further information onActivePa rking Assist
func tions(/ page28 1).
Oper ating afunct ionwithth efa vo rite spose
Re quirement s:
R Ther eis at leas tone favo rite .
R The favo rite has been connectedwithth e
MBUX Interior Assis tant. R
The area forre cogni tionofthefa vo rite 's
pose (Vpose) isabo vethecent ercon sole at
th eheight oftheclimat econ trol vents and
th emedia display.The hand should have a
dis tance ofat leas t4 in (10 cm) from the
media display.
R The Vpose isheld fora br ief time.
Call ingupfavo rite s
The driver and front passeng ercan conn ecttwo
dif fere nt favo rite swit hth eV pose.
% Ifafa vo rite has notye tbe en save dand con‐
nec tedwit hth eMBUX Interior Assis tant, the
multime diasystem will assis tyo u. MB
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Car
rying out theV pose #
Position thehand abovethecent ercon sole
and inthedir ect ion ofthemedia display.The
bac kof thehand isfacing upwa rds. In doing
so theinde xand middle fing er areex tende d
wi th theot her fing ersbe nt inwa rds.
The favo rite iscalled up.
Switc hingthere ading light forthe driver and
fr on tpass engeron /o ffwit hth eMB UX Inte‐
ri or Assis tant
Re quirement s:
R The func tion isavailable whenitis dar k. R
The hand movement iscar ried out inthe
int eract ion area (under theinside rear vie w
mir ror).
Br ief lymo ving thehand upand down under the
inside rear vie wmir rorswi tches there adin glight
spec ificall yfo rth edr iver or front passeng eron
or off. Car
rying out oper ation ofthere ading light #
Movethehand upand down verticall yunder
th ere adin glight .
The readin glight isswit ched on oroff. Switc
hingthesear chlight forthe driver
on /o ffwit hth eMB UX Interior Assis tant
Re quirement s:
R The front passen gerseat isno toccupi ed.
R The function isavailable whenitis dar k.
R The hand movement iscom pletedin the
int eract ion area (front -pass engerseat) .
R The seat beltonthefront passeng erseat
mus tno tbe inser tedin theseat beltbuckle.
St retching outwi th thehand overth efront
passeng erseat when unocc upied switchesa
sear chlight onforth edr iver when itis dar k.
Pulling thehand backswitc hesthesear chlight
of fag ain. 34
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Int
eraction area foroper ating thesear chlight #
Toswitc hon: reac hacr oss thefront
passeng erseat withyo ur han d.
The sear chlight isswitc hedonforth edr iver . #
Toswitc hof f:take your han dbac kaw ay
fr om thefront passeng erseat.
The sear chlight isswitc hedoffag ain. Se
ttings forthe MBUX Inte rior Assis tant
Mult imedia system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
System
5 Interior Assist ant #
Toswitc hon full functionalit yof the
MB UX Interior Assis tant:selec tOn .
The optio nis act ivat ed 003B. #
Toactiv ateaddition alfuncti onsforre ad‐
ing and sear chlight s:select Including
Reading Light.
When theop tion isswitc hedon,thedispla y
butt onisactiv ated.
The func tionsfo rth ere adin gand search
light sar eact ivat ed inaddition tothepr ox im‐
ity func tions. #
Toswitc hof fth eMB UX Interior Assis‐
tant :selec tOff .
The optio nis act ivat ed 003B. Mai
nfun ctions Calling
upapplica tions 1
y button
Calls upvehicle functions
2 z button
Call sup navig ation
3 | button
Call sup radio ormedia
4 002B button
Calls upthete lephon e
5 ß button MBU
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Pr
ess brief ly:cal lsup favo rite s
( / pag e356)
Pr ess and hold: addsafa vo rite
( / pag e356) orcreat esane wtheme
(/ page352)
Alt ernativ elyin thehom escr een: when you
st ar tth eve hicle thehome screen issho wnin
th emedia display. #
Select theapplication byswiping andtap‐
ping.
or #
Inanydispla y:press the© buttononthe
To uc hCon trol or on theto uc hpad.
or #
Tapon the© symbol ontheto uc hsc reen.
The applications aredispla yed. #
Select theapplication byswiping andtap‐
ping.
Changing thear ra ng ement ofapp lications on
th ehom escr een #
Call upthehome screen. #
Touc hand hold anapplic ationon the
to uc hsc reen until symbols appear. #
Tapon 0059 or0065 andmovetheapplica‐
tion inthemenu. #
Tapon 00FB. Pr
ofile No
teson profiles &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du ring adjus tment ofthedr iver's seat
af te rcall ing upadr iver profile
Selecting apr ofile ma ytrigg eran adju stment
of thedr iver's seat totheposition save d
und erthepr ofile. Youor other vehicle occu‐
pants couldbeinjur edinthepr ocess. #
Mak esur eth at when theposition of
dr iver's seat isbeing adjustedusing the
multime diasystem, nopeople orbody
par tsarein theseat's rang eof mo ve‐
ment. If
th er eis arisk ofsomeone becoming trap‐
ped, stop theadjus tmentpr ocess immedi‐
at ely: #
a)Tapth ewa rning mess ageon the
media display.
or #
b)Press amemor yposition buttonora
seat adjus tmentswitc hon thedr iver's
door .
The adjus tmentpr ocess isstopped. The
driver's seat iseq uipped withan anti-en trap‐
ment featur e.
If th edr iver's door isopen, thedr iver's seat will
no tbe setaf te rcall ing upthedr iver's profile.
Ov ervie wof profiles
Using themultimedia system uptosevenpr o‐
fi les can becreat edintheve hicle.
Pr ofiles stor eyo ur per son alvehicle settin gsand
se ttin gsforth emultimedia system.
If th eve hicle isused byseveraldr iver s, the
dr iver can select their profile bef oreth ejour ney,
wit hout chang ingthese ttings ofother driver s. 34
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