MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV 2021 Owners Manual

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ctiv
ctiv ating multi-colour
ating multi-colour ed animation
ed animation#
Select Colour. #
Select Multi-colour animat..
The chosen colour combination will change at
prede/ned inter vals.
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A ctiv
ctiv ating w
ating w elcome lighting
elcome lighting #
Select Colour. #
Select Welcome.
When theve hicle is unloc ked, a special ambi-
ent lighting sequence will run.
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A ctiv
ctiv ating dependency on air conditioning se
ating dependency on air conditioning se t-
t-
tings
tings #
Select Colour. #
Select Climate .
If ch anges are made tothete mp erature set-
ting in theve hicle, the colour of the ambient
lighting will change brie0y. Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he int
he inter
erior lighting
ior lighting switc
switch-o.
h-o. delay
delay
time
time on/o.
on/o. Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Lights
5 Int. light. del. sw. off #
Switch the swit ch-o. delay time on or o..
When this function is active, the interior light-
ing lights up for a short time aTer theve hicle
is loc ked. W
W
indscr
indscr een wiper
een wiper s and windscr
s and windscr een w
een washer sy
asher sy s-
s-
t
t em
em Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he windscr
he windscr een wiper
een wipers
son/o.
on/o. 1
gWindsc reen wipers o.
2 Ä Automatic wiping, normal
3 Å Automatic wiping, frequent 168
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4
° Continuous wiping, slow
5 ¯ Continuous wiping, fast #
Turn the combination switch tothe cor re-
sponding position 1-5. #
Single wipe/w
Single wipe/w ashing:
ashing:pushthe button on the
combination switch in the direction of ar row
1 .
R í Single wipe
R î Wiping with washer 0uid
% Obser vethe no tes on washing theve hicle in a
car wash (/ page 371).
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h MA
h MAGIC VISION C
GIC VISION C ONTR
ONTROL:
OL:in posi-
tion 2or3 ,th e windscreen washing process
is automatically triggered if dirt is de tected on the
windscreen unless theTop up washer fluid mes-
sage is being displa yed. Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he r
he rear windo
ear windo w wiper
w wiperon/o.
on/o. 1
ô Single wipe/washing
2 è Intermittent wiping #
Single wipe:
Single wipe: press button 1tothe point of
re sis tance. #
W
Wiping wit
iping wit h w
h washer
asher 0uid:
0uid:press button 1
be yond the point of resis tance. #
Switc
Switc hing int
hing int er
ermitt
mitt ent wiping
ent wiping on/o.:
on/o.:press
button 2.
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h r
h rain sensor:
ain sensor: the wipe inter val
automatically adapts tothe driving conditions.
The è symbol will appear on the inst ru-
ment cluster when there ar wind owwiper is
switched on. R
R
eplacing t
eplacing t he windscr
he windscr een wiper blades
een wiper blades &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped if the
windscreen wipers are switched on while
wiper blades are being replaced
If th e windscreen wipers begin tomo vewhile
yo u are changing the wiper blades, you can be
trapped bythe wiper arm. #
Always switch o. the windscreen wipers
and vehicle before changing the wiper
blades. Light and sight
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Mo
Mo
ving t
ving t he wiper ar
he wiper ar ms int
ms int o t
o the r
he r eplacement posi-
eplacement posi-
tion
tion #
Switch theve hicle on and then o. again
immediatel y. #
Within around 15 seconds, press and hold the
î button on the combination switch for
appr oximately thre e seconds (/ page 168).
The wiper arms will mo veinto there placement
position.
R
R emo
emo ving t
ving t he wiper blades
he wiper blades #
Foldthe wiper arms away from the wind-
screen. #
Hold the wiper arm with one hand. With the
ot her hand, turn the wiper blade away from
th e wiper arm in the direction of ar row 1 as
fa r as it will go. #
Slide catch 2inthe direction of ar row 3
until it engages in there mo val position. #
Remo vethe wiper blade from the wiper arm in
th e direction of ar row 4. F F
itting t
itting t he wiper blades he wiper blades #
Insert the new wiper blade into the wiper arm
in the direction of ar row 1. #
Slide catch 2inthe direction of ar row 3
until it engages in the locking position. #
Make sure that the wiper blade is seated cor-
re ctl y. 170
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#
Foldthe wiper arms back onto the wind-
screen. #
Switch on theve hicle. #
Press theî button on the combination
switch.
The wiper arms will return totheir original
positions. #
Switch o. theve hicle.
% Check the condition of the wiper blades regu-
lar lyand replace them in theev ent of visible
damage or ongoing smearing. Maint Maint
enance display
enance display #
Remo veprotective /lm 1from the mainte-
nance displa yson the tips of the ne wly/tted
wiper blades.
When the colour of the maintenance displa ys
ch anges from black toyello w, replace the wiper
blades. %
The duration until the colour changes varies
depending on the usage conditions. R
R
eplacing t
eplacing t he windscr
he windscr een wiper blades (MA
een wiper blades (MA GIC
GIC
VISION C
VISION C ONTR
ONTROL)
OL) Mo
Mo
ving t
ving t he wiper ar
he wiper ar ms int
ms into t
o the r
he r eplacement posi-
eplacement posi-
tion
tion #
Switch o. theve hicle. #
Within around 15 seconds, press theî
button on the combination switch
(/ page 168).
The wiper arms will mo veinto there placement
position. Light and sight
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R
R
emo
emo ving t
ving t he wiper blades
he wiper blades #
T
To br
o br ing t
ing t he wiper blade int
he wiper blade int o position t
o position to be
o be
r
r emov
emov ed:
ed:hold the wiper arm /rmly with one
hand. With th eot her hand, turn the wiper
blade in the direction of ar row 1 beyond the
point of resis tance.
The wiper blade will engage in there mo val
position with a clic k. #
T
T o r
o r emov
emov e t
e t he wiper blade:
he wiper blade: pressrelease knob
2, pull the wiper blade in the direction of
ar ro w 3 and remo ve.
F
F itting t
itting t he wiper blades
he wiper blades #
Push the new wiper blade onto the wiper arm
in the direction of ar row 1 until release knob
2 engages. #
Press the wiper blade be yond the point of
re sis tance in the direction of ar row 3 onthe
wiper arm.
The wiper blade will engage with a noticeable
click and mo vefreely again. #
Foldthe wiper arm back onto the windscreen.
% Check the condition of the wiper blades regu-
lar lyand replace them in theev ent of visible
damage or ongoing smearing. R R
eplacing t
eplacing t he r
he rear windo
ear windo w wiper blade
w wiper blade &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped if the
windscreen wipers are switched on while
wiper blades are being replaced
If th e windscreen wipers begin tomo vewhile
yo u are changing the wiper blades, you can be
trapped bythe wiper arm. #
Always switch o. the windscreen wipers
and vehicle before changing the wiper
blades. 172 172
Light and sight

R
R
emo
emo ving t
ving t he wiper blade
he wiper blade #
Switch theve hicle o.. #
Fold wiper arm 2awa y from there ar wind ow
until it engages in there placement position. #
Unclip wiper blade 1from wiper arm 2and
re mo veit in the direction of ar row 3. F
F itting t
itting t he wiper blade
he wiper blade #
Position wiper blade 1with bo thlugs 3on
holder 2onthe wiper arm. #
Push wiper blade 1inthe direction of ar row
4 until it engages in holder 2. #
Make sure that wiper blade 1is seated cor-
re ctl y. #
Foldthe wiper arm from there placement posi-
tion back onto there ar wind ow. Mirr
Mirr
ors
ors Oper
Oper
ating t
ating t he outside mirr
he outside mirr ors
ors &
W WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident due toadjust-
ing theve hicle settings while theve hicle is
in motion
Yo u could lose control of theve hicle in thefo l-
lowing situations in particular:
R ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re straint, the steering wheel or the mir ror
while theve hicle is in motion
R ifyo ufa sten your seat belt while theve hi-
cle is in motion #
Before starting theve hicle: in particular,
adjust the driver's seat, head restraint,
stee ring wheel and mir ror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. Light and sight
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&
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident due tomis-
judgement of distance when using the
outside mir ror
The outside mir rors re0ect objects on a
smaller scale. The objects in vi eware in fact
closer than they appear. #
Therefore, alw ays look overyo ur shoul-
der in order toensure that you are aware
of the actual distance between you and
th ero ad users driving behind you. F
F
olding t
olding t he outside mirr
he outside mirr or
ors in/out
s in/out #
Brie0y press button 2.
% Ifth e battery has been disconnected or has
dischar ged, the outside mir rors must be
mo ved brie0y using button 2. Onlythen will
th e automatic mir rorfo lding function work
proper ly. %
Mercedes-Maybach vehicles: when the out-
side mir rors fold in, theex tendable running
boa rds will retract if they wereprev iously
ex tended.
A
A djus
djusting t ting t he outside mirr
he outside mirr ors
ors #
Press button 1or3 toselect the outside
mir rorto be adjus ted. #
Use button 4toadjust the position of the
mir ror glass.
Eng Eng aging t aging t he outside mirr
he outside mirr ors
ors
If an outside mir ror has been forc ibly disengaged,
proceed as follo ws. #
Vehicles without elect rically folding outside
mir rors: manually mo vethe outside mir ror into
th e cor rect position. #
Vehicles with elect rically folding outside mir-
ro rs: press and hold button 2.
Yo u will hear a click and the mir ror will audibly
click into place. The outside mir ror will now be
set tothe cor rect position. 174
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A
A
ut
ut omatic anti-dazzle mirr
omatic anti-dazzle mirr or
ors function
s function &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of acid burns and poison-
ing due tothe anti-dazzle mir ror electro-
ly te
Electrolyte may escape if the glass in an auto-
matic anti-dazzle mir ror breaks.
The electrolyte is hazardous tohealth and cau-
ses ir rita tion. It must not come into contact
with your skin, eyes, respiratory or gans or
clo thing or be swallo wed. #
Ifyo u come into contact with electrolyte,
obser vethefo llowing:
R Immediate lyrinse the electrolyte
from your skin with water and seek
medical attention.
R If electrolyte comes into contact with
your eyes, immediately rinse them
th oroughly with clean water and seek
medical attention.
R Ifth e electrolyte is swallo wed, imme-
diately rinse your mouth out thor-
oughl y.Do not induce vomiting. Seek
medical attention immediatel y. R
Immediately change out of clo thing
which has been contaminated with
electrolyte.
R If an allergic reaction occurs, seek
medical attention immediatel y. The inside
rear-view mir ror and the outside mir ror
on the driver's side will automatically go into anti-
dazzle mode if light from a headlamp hits the sen-
sor on the inside rear-view mir ror.
Syst Syst em limits
em limits
The system will not go into anti-dazzle mode if: R theve hicle is switched o..
R Reversege ar is engaged.
R The interior lighting is switched on. F
F
r
ront-passeng
ont-passeng er outside mirr
er outside mirr or par
or parking position
king position
function
function %
The parking position is available only in vehi-
cles with a memory function.
The parking position makes parking easier. In
thefo llowing situations, the front-passenger
outside mir ror will swivel down wards in the direc-
tion of there ar wheel on the front passenger's
side:
R the parking position is stored (/ page 176)
R The front-passenger mir ror is selected
R Reversege ar is engaged.
The front-passenger outside mir ror will mo veback
to its original position in thefo llowing situations:
R You shiT the transmission toano ther transmis-
sion position
R You are tr avelling at speeds greater than
15 km/h
R You press the button forth e outside mir ror on
th e driver's side Light and sight
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S
S
t
tor
or ing and calling up t
ing and calling up t he par
he parking position of t
king position of t he
he
fr
fr ont-passeng
ont-passeng er outside mirr
er outside mirr or
orS S
t tor
or ing
ing #
Select the front-passenger outside mir ror
using button 1. #
Engage reve rsege ar. #
Movethe front-passenger outside mir ror into
th e desired parking position using button 2.Calling up
Calling up #
Select the front-passenger outside mir ror
using button 1. #
Engage reve rsege ar.
The front-passenger outside mir ror will mo ve
to the stored parking position. A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating t
ating the aut
he automatic mirr
omatic mirr or f
or fold-
old-
ing function
ing function Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle #
Switch Automatic fold-in on or o.. Ar
Ar
ea per
ea per meable t
meable t o r
o radio wav
adio waves on t
es on t he wind-
he wind-
scr
scr een
een Ra
dio-controlled equipment, such as toll systems,
can be mounted only on areas 1ofthe wind-
screen that are permeable toradio waves.
Areas permeable toradio waves1 are best visi-
ble from outside theve hicle when the windscreen
is illuminated with an extern al light source.
No tethis position forve hicles with:
R Windsc reen heating
R Infrared re0ective windscreen 176
176
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Infr
Infr
ar
ared-r
ed-r e0ective
e0ective windscr
windscreen function
een function
The infrared-re0ective windscreen is coated and
re duces the build-up of heat in theve hicle interior.
The coating shields theve hicle interior from radio
wa ves. Light and sight
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