MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV 2021 AMG Owner's Guide

Se
tting theve hicl eleve l &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent because
ve hicle leve lis toohigh
Dr iving charact eristic sma ybe impair ed.
The vehicle candrift outw ards, forex am ple,
when steer ing orcor ner ing. #
Choose ave hicle leve lwhic his suit ed
to thedr iving style and thero ad sur face
condi tions. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Whe nlowe ring theve hicle, people could
become trapped ifth eir limbs arebe tween
th eve hicle body andthetir es orunder neath
th eve hicle. #
Mak esur eno one isunder neathth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicinit yof
th ewheel arch es when theve hicle is
being lowe red. Re
quirement s: R
The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R The vehicle mustno tbe mo ving faster than
40 mph(6 5km/h). #
Toraise theve hicl e:pus hro ck er switc h1
fo rw ards. #
Tolowe rthe vehicl e:pul lro ck er switc h1.
The select edvehicle leve lappear sin themedia
displa y. When
indicat orlam p2 lights up,then these t
ve hicle leve ldoes notcor respond tothest and‐
ar dleve lof theselect eddrive pr og ram.
The vehicle sets itself tothest andar dleve lof the
select eddrive pr ogra mwhen youswit chdrive
pr ogr ams. Fu
nction oftheAMG steer ing-wh eelbut‐
to ns The
AMG steer ing-wheel buttons aretw oaddi‐
tion alcon trol element son thesteer ing wheel.
Yo ucan assig ntw ove hicle functionsofyour
ch oice tothelef tcon trol element .Yo ucan Dr
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ch
ang ebe tween theav ailable function sby
pr essing displaybutt ons 2repeat edly.The cur‐
re ntly select edfunc tions aredispl ayed indispla y
butt ons 2.
The follo wing functionsar eav ailable:
R ESP®
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R AMG ACTIVE adaptivespor tsuspension sys‐
te m (/ page17 )
R AMG Perfor mance exhaus tsy stem
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R ECO star t/ stop funct ion(/ page11 )
R Manual gearshif ting(/ page12 )
R AMG Dynamics(/ page 12)
If yo uha ve assig nedafun ction toone ofdispla y
butt ons 2,youcan oper ateth is func tion with
cor responding button1.
The assignment ofdispla ybutt on2 remains
st or ed eve naf te ra ne wengine star t,but the
oper ating status ofthere spectiv efunction is
re se tto thebasic setting.
Yo ucan chang ebe tween thedr ive pr og rams
wit hstabiliz erbar actuat or3. The selec ted dr
ive pr og ram app earsin disp lay butt on4. By
pr essing display butt on4, youcan direct ly
acc ess thedr ive pr ogr am = (Individua l)
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Driving andparking

No
teson theIns trum ent Displa yand on-
boar dcom puter
Ad dition alno tesre ga rding your Mer cedes-AM G
ve hicle:
R Vehicl eswith anIns trument Display
(s tandar d):ifyo uact ivat eman ualgearshif t‐
ing ,(/ page12 )th eupshif tbar will appear
on themultifunc tionorHead-up Display.In
addi tion, transmissi onset-up 0063(manua l)
and thecur rent gear will appear onthetra ns‐
mission position displayof themultifunc tion
displa y.
R Addition alno te rega rding theindicat orand
wa rning lam ps:theve hicle isalso equipped
wit hth eES P®
00E5, ESP®
OFF 00BB and
ES P®
SPOR TÆ indicat orand warning
lam ps(/ page39).
Yo ucan selectthefo llo wing displa ycon tent in
ve hicles withaWi descr eenCockpit:
R Tach ome terwit hge ar displa y
R Dateand time
R Warm-up R
AMG TRAC KPA CE
R G-m eter
R Engine data
R SETUP
R Trip com puter
R Navig ation
R Medi a
R Telephon e
AMG TRACKPACE isdispl ayed on thelef t-hand
sect ionofthedispla y.The warm-up ,engi nedata,
SETUP andG-me termenus aredisp laye don the
ri ght- hand section ofthedispla y. Callin
gup displa yson thePe rfor ma nce
menu
On -bo ardcom puter:
4 Performance #
Toselect adispla y:swipe upwards ordown‐
wa rdson thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol. Dis
playson thePerform ancemenu:
R Warm-up
R Engi nedata
R SETUP
R G-me ter Ins
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Wa
rm-up (exa mp le)
1 Digit alspeedom eter
2 Engine oiltemp eratur e
3 Trans miss ionoiltemp eratur e
4 Boos tpr essur e
If th eengine ortransmission isno tat nor mal
oper ating temp eratur e,themultifunc tiondispla y
will showtemp eratur e2 or3 inblue. Avoid using
thefull engine powe routpu tdur ing this
tim e. En
gine data(e xa mp le)
1 Current powe routpu t
2 Current torq ue
Wh enthecur rent powe routpu t1 orthecur‐
re nt torq ue 2 reac hes themaximum value, the
digit alvalue will brief lybe statio nary.The bar
displa ywill cont inue. SETU
Pin Mer cedes- AMGvehicles (exa mp le)
1 Drive sy stem setting:
Re duced/Moder ate/Spo rt/Dyna mic/Sa nd/
Tr ail/R ace
2 Trans miss ionposit ion:
D/ M
3 AMGDY NA MICS:
Basic/A dvanced/Pr o/Master/Slide /Trac‐
tion
4 Susp ensiontuni ng:
Co mfort/Spor t/Sport+/Sand /Trail
5 Exhaus tsy stem:
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Instru ment Displa yand on-boar dcom puter

G-m
eter (exa mp le)
While theve hicle isin mo tion, theG-me ter
sho wsthefo rc es that areexe rted on theve hicle
occupants both laterally and inthedir ect ion of
tr av el. The maximum values arere pr esent edby
re dmar kings. #
Torese tth eG-m eter: press thelef t-hand
To uc hCon trol. #
Select Yes. #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol. Fu
nction oftheHead -upDispla y
The Head- upDis playpr oje ctsth efo llo wing infor‐
matio nabo vethecoc kpit intoth edr iver's field
of vision:
R Driving speed
R Information from thena vig ation system
R Information from thedr iving systems and
dr iving safetysy stems
R Some warning mess ages
Depe ndingon theve hicle's equipment, differe nt
cont entcan besho wnintheth re ear eas ofthe
Hea d-up Display. Mer
cede s-AMG displa ycon tent 1
Protect ion from reac hin gth eov errevving
ra ng e
2 Detected instructi ons and traf fic sig ns
3 Current speed
4 Currentl ysel ect edgear,ge arshif top tio ns
wit hman ualshif ting
5 Current engi nespe ed
Dep endingontheve hicle's equipment, youcan
sele ctfur ther AMG displa ysinaddition tothe
st andar ddispla yson theDisplay Contentmenu. Ins
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In
vehicles withAMG TRACKPACE, youcan dis‐
pla yaddit ionalco nten t:
R Spee dand gear displa y
R Lap and sectortimes
R Accel erati on and braki ng
R Trac klayo ut graphics
% The conten tth at can bedispla yedwill vary
dependin gon these ttings.
When youre cei veacall, the0061 Incoming Call
messag ewill appear ontheHead-up Display.
In aud iomode, thest atio nnam eor trac kwill be
sho wntemp orarily when theaudio sourceis
being activelyoper ated.
Sy stem limit s
The visib ilityofthedispla yswill beaffect ed by
th efo llo wing condition s:
R Seat position
R Imag eposit ionsetting
R Ambient light
R Wetro ad
R Objectson thedispla yco ver R
Polar izat ion insung lasses
% Inextreme sunli ght, sectio nsofthedispla y
ma yappear washed out.Youcan correct this
by switc hingtheHead-up Displayof fand on
ag ain. 24
Instrument Displayand on-boar dcom puter

AMG
TRAC KPA CE Gener
alinf orma tion Wi
th AMG TRAC KPA CE, thedr iving charact eris‐
tic son race trac ks can beana lyzed and opti‐
mize d.Youcan drive pr ev iousl yst or ed race
tr ac ks (e.g. Hockenhei mring ),or newtrac ks can
be recor ded andstor ed. The driven lap times are
st or ed forev erytra ck.The secan beana lyzed
and compar edtoother laptimes toachie vethe
bes tpossible race results. Addition ally,acc eler a‐
tio nand brakin gpr oce durescan bemeas ured
and stor ed.
Please note:Use AMG TRACKPACE onlyon
closed-of fro utes out side thepublic traffic area.
Ad aptyo ur drivin gst yle to your per son alabilit ies
and theen vironmen talcon dition s.As thedr iver ,
yo uar esole lyresponsible fordr iving your vehi‐
cle. Park your vehicle safely beforeoper ating the
applic ation. Se
tting Trac kRa ce Mult
imed iasystem:
4 TRACK PACE5
Track Race
Re cor dingane wtrac k #
Select ô NewTrack. #
Select 00D0 Start Reco rd.atthedesir ed
st ar tin gpoin t.
The trackre cor ding star ts at this point .
Dur ing trac kre cor ding, sect orscan besetto
divide upthetrac k. #
Select ö SetSector . #
Select 00DB StopRecord ingtoend trac k
re cor ding orcross thest ar tin gline again. #
Con firm thepr om ptwit h00FA. #
Sele ctthewe ather .
% The temp eratur eis de term ined automat i‐
call y. #
Afterending, select00FA tosave thetrac k. #
Enteranam e. #
Press 0076 toconf irm.
The trac kis save dunder thename entered.
Sear ching bytrac kname #
Select ª AllTra cks . #
Enterthetra ck nam e.
Tr ac ks wit hth esear ched name aredis‐
pla yed.
Measur ingtimeon asa ve dtrac k #
Select õ AllTra cks . #
Select thedesir edtrac k. #
Select u. #
Select Start Race ifyo uar ealr eady stood at
th est ar tin gline .
or #
Select Navi gateto forna vig ation tothest ar t‐
ing line.
Ti mek eepi ngbegi nsautomatical lywhen the
st ar tin gline hasbeen cross ed.
% When ¨isselec ted, thetra ck displa ycan
be switc hedtoAR. #
Select ð StopRace toend timek eeping. MBUX
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#
Con firm thepr om ptwit h0076. #
Sele ctthewe ather . #
Select 00FA SaveTrac kto save thetimes
dr iven forth is trac k.
Sho wing displa ysdur ing Trac kRa ce
The follo wing displa yscan besho wn:
R Tire temp eratur e
R Mini map
R Sect orovervie w
R Engine data
R G-force displa y
R Lap overvie w #
Select ïStart Race. #
Select ZSetup. #
Pull thedesir eddispla yfrom thegr id on the
lef tor right edgeof themedia display.
The displa ysaresho wnduring theTr ac k
Ra ce.
By selecting 00A4ontheactiv edispla y,yo ucan
deac tivateth is. #
Selec t0038 toretur nto thena vig ation map
vie w.
Disp laying theana lysis #
Select õAllTracks .
An ove rview of all thedr iven tracksappea rs. #
Select atrac k. #
Select ases sion.
The follo wing datais displa yed:
R Lap and sectortimes
R Averag eand maximum permissible speed
R Driver R
Vehicle
R Date
R Weather #
Select Compar eto Rec. touse adif fere nt
ses sion asare fere nce value. #
Selec t0038 toretur nto theove rview. #
Select ò Diagram. #
Setpa rame ters í andî.
The analysis isdispla yed. 26
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1
Lap overview
2 Parame ter1
3 Parame ter2
4 Traject oryof par ame ter1 (e.g. time)
5 Traject oryof par ame ter2 (e.g. speed)
% The follo wing values canbesetfo rpar ame‐
te rs 1and 2,forex am ple:
R Spe ed R
Lon gitudin al/lat eral acc eler ation
R Steer ing ang le
R Engine speed
R Engine oil/tir ete mp eratur e
Based ontheanal ysis yo ucan checkand opti‐
mize driving charact eristic sfo ran yposi tion on
th etra ck. Expor
tingtrac ks (USB ) #
Selec tõ Tracks.
An ove rview of all stor ed trac ks appear s. #
Select thedesir edtrac k. #
Select options u forth edesir edtrack. #
Select Export .
The select edtrac kcan beexpor tedto aUS B
st or ag ede vice conn ectedtotheve hicle. MBUX
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Edit
ingtrac ks and recor dings #
Select õ Tracks. #
Select thedesir edtrac k. #
Select options u forth edesir edtrack. #
Select Rename orDele te.
or #
Select atrac k. #
High light thedesir edrecor ding. #
Sele ctZ options . #
Sele ctExport to…orDele te. Se
tting Drag Race Mult
imed iasystem:
4 TRACK PACE5
Drag Race
Measur ingacceler ation #
Select ZDragOption s. #
Select Acceleration. #
Seta st ar tin gspee dor selec tAut omat ic.
Measur ementbegin sas soon asthespeci‐
fi ed star tin gspee dhas been reac hed. #
Seta ta rget speed.
Measur ementstops assoon asthespecif ied
ta rget speed hasbeen reac hed. #
Pull away and star tth emeasur ement.
Measur ementbegins whentheve hicle accel‐
er ates.
Measur ementcanbestopped earlyby stopping
th eve hicle.
Quar ter-mil era ce #
Select Z Drag Opt ions. #
Select Quar terMile. #
Seta ta rget dis tance.
Mea surement stops assoon asthespecif ied
ta rget dis tance hasbe en reac hed. #
Pull away and star tth emeasur ement.
Measur ementbegins whentheve hicle accel‐
er ates. Timing runs unti lth eta rget dis tance
or ama ximu mof one mileha sbe en trave led.
Measur ementcan bestopped earlyby stopping
th eve hicle. Measur
ingbraking #
Z DragOptions #
Select Braking. #
Seta st ar tin gspee dor selec tAut omat ic. #
Pull away and star tth emeasur ement. #
Brak eto ast ands till.
Measur ementis inc rement al,insteps of
5 mp h(1 0 km/h) toast ands till.If th ebr ak‐
ing procedur eis star tede.g. ataspeed of
58 mph(1 57 km/h) ,mea surement star ts as
soon as55 mph(1 50 km/h) hasbeen
re ac hed.
St oring and calling upmea surement values
If measur ementis com pletedor canc eled, a
pr om ptappear sask ing whe ther themeasur e‐
ment should besave d. #
Conf irm thepr om ptwit h00FA tosave .
Callin gup save dmeas ureme nts #
Select ± History. #
Select Accele ration,Qua rter Mileor Braki ng. 28
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