steering wheel MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV 2021 Owner's Guide

R
Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is acti va-
te d.
Multimedia system: 4 © 5
Settings 5
Quick access #
Select aAct. Steer. Asst . F
F
unction of A
unction of A ctiv
ctive Emerg
e Emerg encySt
ency Stop Assist
op Assist If
th e system de tects that the driver has not
steered theve hicle for a considerable period of
time or has remo vedth eir hands from the steering
wheel, display 1appears in the Instrument Dis-
pla y.Ifth e driver still does not steer theve hicle,
or gives no con/rmation tothe system, a warning to
ne sounds in addition tothe visual warning mes-
sage.
If th e driver still does not respond tothewa rning,
th eBeginning emergency stop message appears
in the Instrument Displa y.Ifth e driver still does
not respond, Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
re duces the speed. The vehicle is decelerated in
stages toa standstill.
Depending on the countr y,at speeds below
60 km/h the hazard warning lights switch on
automaticall y.
When theve hicle is stationar y,thefo llowing
actions are car ried out:
R The vehicle is secured with the electric par k-
ing brake.
R Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is ended.
R The vehicle is unloc ked.
R If possible, an emer gency call is placed tothe
Mercedes-Benz eme rgency call centre.
The driver can cancel the deceleration at any time
by per form ing one of thefo llowing actions:
R Steering R
Braking or accelerating
R Deactivating Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC A A
ctiv
ctiv e Br
e Br ak
ake Assist
e Assist F
F
unction of A
unction of A ctiv
ctive Br
e Br ak
ake Assist
e Assist
Ac tive Brake Assist consists of thefo llowing func-
tions:
R Distance warning function
R Autonomous braking function
R Situation-dependent braking assistance
R V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h Dr
h Driving Assist
iving Assist ance P
ance Pack
ackag
age:
e: Eva-
sive Steering Assist and cornering function
Ac tive Brake Assist can help youto minimise the
ri sk of a collision with vehicles, cyclists or pedes-
trians or toreduce the e.ects of such a collision.
If Ac tive Brake Assist has de tected a risk of colli-
sion, a warning tone sounds and theL dis-
ta nce warning lamp lights up in the inst rument
cluster. Driving and parking
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If a course-cor
recting brake application occurs,
th ere dwa rning lamp 0ashes in the outside mir ror
and a warning tone sounds. In addition, display
1 indicating the danger of a side collision
appears in the Instrument Displa y.
In rare cases, the system may make an inappro-
priate brake application. This brake application
may be inter rupted at any time if you steer slightly
in the opposite direction or accelerate.
Syst
Syst em limits em limits
No tethe system limitations of Active Blind Spot
Assist; you may otherwise not recognise the dan-
ge rs ( / page 261).
Either a course-cor recting brake application
appropriate tothe driving situation, or none at all,
may occur in thefo llowing situations:
R Vehicles or obs tacles, e.g. crash bar riers, are
located on bo thsides of your vehicle.
R Ave hicle approaches too closely on the side.
R You ha veadop ted a sporty driving style with
high cornering speeds.
R You brake or accelerate signi/cant ly.R
A driving sa fety system inter venes, e.g. ESP ®
or Active Brake Assist.
R ESP ®
is deactivated.
R A loss of tyre pressure or a defective tyre is
detected.
R You are driving with a trailer and the electrical
connection tothe trailer hitch has been cor-
re ctly es tablished.
A
A ctiv ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating Blind Spo
ating Blind Spo t Assis
t Assist ort or
A
A ctiv
ctiv e Blind Spo
e Blind Spo t Assist
t Assist
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance #
Activate or deactivate Blind Spot Assist.
or #
Activate or deactivate Act. Blind Spot Assist . A
A
ctiv
ctiv e Lane K
e Lane K eeping Assist
eeping Assist F
F
unction of A
unction of A ctiv
ctive Lane K
e Lane K eeping Assist
eeping Assist
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist monitors the area in
front of your vehicle bymeans of the multifunction
camera (/ page 229). It ser vesto protect you
against unintentionally leaving your lane. You will be
warned byvibration pulses in the steering
wheel and guided bya course-co rrecting brake
application back into your lane.
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist is available in the
speed range between 60 km/h and 200 km/h.
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist can neither reduce the
ri sk of an accident if youfa ilto adapt your driving
style nor override the la wsof ph ysics. It cannot
ta ke into account road, weather or tra1c condi-
tions. Active Lane Keeping Assist is only an aid.
Yo u are responsible for maintaining a safe dis-
ta nce totheve hicle in front, forve hicle speed, for
braking in good time and for st aying in lane.
The status of Active Lane Keeping Assist is dis-
pla yed in the on-board computer:
R Ã (gre en): Active Lane Keeping Assist is
active and operating.
R Ã (gre y): Active Lane Keeping Assist is
active but not operating.
R ·: Active Lane Keeping Assist is deactiva-
te d or there is a malfunction. 264
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If a lane-co
rrecting brake application occurs, dis-
play 1appears in the Instrument Displa y.
The system does not app lythe brake if you acti-
va te the turn signal indicator.
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h Dr
h Dr iving Assist
iving Assist ance P
ance Pack
ackag
age:
e: ifthe
system de tects an obs tacle, such as ano ther vehi-
cle in the adjacent lane, it will apply the brake
re ga rdless of the turn signal indicator.
Yo u are warned byvibrations in the steering wheel
in thefo llowing circumstances:
R Active Lane Keeping Assist de tects a lane
marking.
R A front wheel drives overth is lane marking. Conditions f
Conditions f or a cour
or a cour se-corr
se-correcting br
ecting br ak
ake applica-
e applica-
tion (v
tion (v ehicles wit
ehicles wit hout Dr
hout Driving Assist
iving Assist ance P
ance Pack
ackag
age)
e)
Depending on the setting, a course-cor recting
brake application occurs in thefo llowing situa-
tions (/ page 267).
% The availability of this setting is dependent on
th e countr y.Ifth e function is activated in
countries in which this setting is no not
tav ailable,
a lane-cor recting brake application is initiated
in thefo llowing situations:
Lane markings weredetected on bo thsides of
th e lane. The front wheel drives over a contin-
uous lane marking.
Standard setting
R Lane markings weredetected on bo thsides of
th e lane. The front wheel drives over a contin-
uous lane marking.
R A lane marking and the edge of a /rm road
sur face weredetected. The front wheel drives
ove r a lane marking on the edge of the /rm
ro ad sur face.
R A lane marking and an oncoming vehicle were
de tected. The front wheel drives overth e lane
marking. Sensitive
setting
R All situations described under theStandard
setting.
R A continuous lane marking was de tected and
driven over with the front wheel.
% A brake application may be inter rupted at any
time if you steer slightly in the opposite direc-
tion.
Conditions f
Conditions f or a cour
or a course-corr
se-correcting br
ecting br ak
ake applica-
e applica-
tion (v
tion (v ehicles wit
ehicles wit h Dr
h Driving Assist
iving Assist ance P
ance Pack
ackag
age)
e)
Depending on the setting, a course-cor recting
brake application occurs in thefo llowing situa-
tions (/ page 267).
% The availability of this setting is dependent on
th e countr y.Ifth e function is activated in
countries in which this setting is no not
tav ailable,
a lane-cor recting brake application is initiated
in all situations described under Sensitive.
Standard setting
R A lane marking and an approaching vehicle, an
ove rtaking vehicle or vehicles driving parallel
to your vehicle weredetected in the adjacent Driving and parking
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Oper
Oper
ation wit
ation wit h a tr
h a trailer or bicy
ailer or bicy cle r
cle rack
ack
If transport equipment, forex ample a trailer or
bicycle rack , is attached tothe trailer hitch and
th e electrical connection has been cor rectly
es tablished:
R In drive prog ram F andG, theve hicle
adopts the normal le vel starting from a speed
of 30 km/h.
R In all other drive prog rams, theve hicle
re mains at normal le vel ir respecti veof speed.
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
AIRMATIC may not be available or ha veonly limi-
te dav ailability in thefo llowing cases:
R The overheating pr otection has been activated
due tofrequent le velch anges within a short
time. The Áwarning lamp appears in the
multifunction displa y.
ATer the cooling phase, the system is again
av ailable without restriction. Se
Se tting t
tting t he v
he vehicle lev
ehicle lev el (v
el (vehicles wit
ehicles wit h AIRMA
h AIRMATIC)
TIC) &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident because vehi-
cle le vel is too high
Driving characteristics may be impaired.
The vehicle can driT out wards, forex ample,
when steering or cornering. #
Choose a vehicle le vel which is suited to
th e driving style and thero ad sur face
conditions. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of ent rapment from vehi-
cle lo wering
When lo wering theve hicle, other people could
become trapped if their limbs are between the
ve hicle body and the tyres or underneath the
ve hicle. #
Make sure no one is underneath the
ve hicle or in the immediate vicinity of the
wheel ar ches when theve hicle is being
lo we red. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped due
to theve hicle lo wering
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h AIRMA
h AIRMATIC or lev
TIC or lev el contr
el control:
ol:when
yo u unload luggage or lea vetheve hicle, the
ve hicle /rst rises slightly and then returns to
th e set le vel shortly aTer wards.
Yo u or an yone else in the vicinity of the wheel
ar ch es or the underbody could thus become
trapped.
The vehicle can also be lo wered aTer being
loc ked. #
When leaving theve hicle, make sure that
nobody is in the vicinity of the wheel
ar ch es or the underbody. *
N NOOTE
TE Damage due tovehicle lo wering Pa
rts of the body could be damaged when the
ve hicle is lo wered. #
Make sure that there are no obstacles
such as kerbs underneath or in the
immediate vicinity of the body when the
ve hicle is being lo wered. Driving and parking
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sand, snow) when freeing a
vehicle which has
become stuc k.
The vehicle body rock s in slo w,vertical motions
when reco very mode has been activated. This
te mp orarily puts the wheels under greater load,
which means they have increased traction and the
ve hicle is freed.
Yo u can activate free driving mode via O.- road
Assist (/ page 280).
F
F unction of individual wheel contr
unction of individual wheel contr ol
ol&
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped due
to theve hicle lo wering
The vehicle can be lo wered when the individ-
ual wheel control function has been activated.
Body parts could become trapped if they are
between theve hicle body and the tyres or
underneath theve hicle. #
Make sure that nobody is under theve hi-
cle or in the immediate vicinity of the
wheel ar ches when individual wheel con-
trol is activated. *
N NOOTE
TE Risk of damage due totheve hicle
moving up and down The
vehicle can be lo wered or raised on one
or more wheels when the individual wheel
control function has been activated. Vehicle
parts could be damaged due tocontact with
objects. #
Make sure that theve hicle has su1cient
ro om tomo vewhen the individual wheel
control function has been activated. Individual wheel control is a function of
the sus-
pension, which can be used toset theve hicle
le ve lfo r each wheel individuall y.This can help to
impr ovealignment of the body when driving o.-
ro ad.
Yo u can activate individual wheel control via O.-
ro ad Assist (/ page 280). A A
djus djusting t ting t he v
he vehicle lev
ehicle lev el (v
el (vehicles wit
ehicles wit h E-A
h E-ACTIVE
CTIVE
BOD
BOD Y C
Y CONTR
ONTR OL)
OL) &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident because vehi-
cle le vel is too high
Driving characteristics may be impaired.
The vehicle can driT outwards, forex ample,
when steering or cornering. #
Choose a vehicle le vel which is suited to
th e driving style and thero ad sur face
conditions. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of ent rapment from vehi-
cle lo wering
When lo wering theve hicle, other people could
become trapped if their limbs are between the
ve hicle body and the tyres or underneath the
ve hicle. #
Make sure no one is underneath the
ve hicle or in the immediate vicinity of the
wheel ar ches when theve hicle is being
lo we red. Driving and parking
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Individual wheel cont
rol is automatically deactiva-
te d in thefo llowing situations:
R you are tr avelling faster than 15 km/h
R it is de tected that an object has hit the under-
body of theve hicle hard
R not all conditions are met
% Further information on individual wheel con-
trol (/ page 277). R
R
e
ev
v er
er sing camera
sing camera F
F
unction of t
unction of t herev
he rever
ersing camera
sing camera
If yo u ha veactivated the function in the multime-
dia system (/ page 287),the image from the
re ve rsing camera is displa yed in the media display
when reve rsege ar is selected. Dynamic guide
lines show the path theve hicle will take with the
cur rent steering angle. This helps youto orient
yo urself and toavo id obstacles when reve rsing.
The reve rsing camera is only an aid. It is not a
substitute foryo ur attention tothe sur roundings.
The responsibility for safe manoeuvring and par k-
ing remains with you. Make sure that there are no persons, animals or objects
etc., in the manoeu-
vring area while manoeuvring and parking.
% You can open the co ver of there ve rsing cam-
era manually (/ page 287).
The guide lines in the media display show the dis-
ta nces toyour vehicle. The dis tances displa yed
only apply toroad le vel.
Depending on theve hicle equipment, you can
select from thefo llowing vie ws:
R Normal view
R Wide-angle view
R Trailer view
The area behind theve hicle is displ ayed as a mir-
ro r image, as in the inside rearview mir ror.
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit hout P
hout Par
arking Assis
king Assist P t PARK
ARK TR
TR ONIC
ONIC
The following camera vie wsare available in the
multimedia system: Normal view
1 Yellow guide line, vehicle width (driven sur-
fa ce) depending on the cur rent steering angle
(dynamic)
2 Yellow guide line at a distance of appr ox-
imately 1.0 m from there ar area
3 Yellow lanes marking the course the tyres will
ta ke with the cur rent steering angle (dynamic)
4 Bumper
5 Red guide line at a distance of appr oximately
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The system
evaluates images from thefo llowing
cameras:
R Reversing camera
R Front camera
R Two side cameras in the outside mir rors
% You can open the co ver of there ve rsing cam-
era manually (/ page 287).
V
V iew
iew s of t
s of t he 360° Camera
he 360° Camera
Yo u can select from di.erent vie ws:1
Wide-angle vie w,front
2 Top view with image from the front camera 3
Top view with images from the side cameras
in the outside mir rors
4 Wide-angle vie w,rear
5 Top view with image from there ve rsing cam-
era
6 Top view with trailer view (vehicles with a
trailer hitch)
T
T op view
op view 1
Lane indicating thero ute theve hicle will take
at the cur rent steering wheel angle
2 Warning display of Parking Assist
PA RKTRONIC
3 Your vehicle from abo ve The colour of
the individual segments of warning
display 2is based on the distance tothe de tec-
te d obstacle:
R Y
Yello
ello w segments:
w segments: obstacles at a distance
between appr ox. 0.6 m and 1.0 m
R Or
Orang
ang e segments:
e segments: obstacles at a distance
between appro x. 0.3 m and 0.6 m
R R
Red segments:
ed segments: obstacles at a very short dis-
ta nce of app rox. 0.3 m or less
When Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is ope rational
and no object is de tected, the segments of the
wa rning display are shown in grey. 284
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Guide lines
Guide lines
1
Yellow lane marking the course the tyres will
ta ke atthe cur rent steering wheel angle
(dynamic)
2 Yellow guide line, vehicle width (driven sur-
fa ce) depending on the cur rent steering wheel
angle (dynamic)
3 Red guide line at a distance of appr oximately
0.3 m from there ar area
4 Mark at a dis tance of app rox. 1.0 m
% When Active Parking Assist is active, lanes 1
are displa yed in green. The guide lines in
the media display show the
distances toyour vehicle. The dis tances app ly
to road le vel.
In trailer mode, the guide lines are shown at
th e le vel of the trailer hitch.
T
T r
railer vie
ailer vie w (v
w (vehicles wit
ehicles wit h a tr
h a trailer hitc
ailer hitc h)
h)
If yo u select trailer view and no trailer is coupled
to theve hicle, thefo llowing display appears: 1
Yellow guide line, locating aid
2 Red guide line at a distance of appr oximately
0.3 m from the ball head of the trailer hitch
3 Ball head of the trailer hitch When
the electrical connection is established
between theve hicle and the trailer, the display
ch anges tothe side camera vie w.
This view supports manoeuvring procedures with
a trailer.
Side vie
Side vie w of t w of the mirr
he mirr or camer
or camer as
as
The sides of theve hicle can be seen in this vie w. Driving and parking
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The driver's seat is equipped with an access pre-
ve
nter.
If th e driver's door is open, the driver's seat will
not
not be set aTer calling up the driver's pro/le.
Pro/les store your vehicle settings and settings
fo rth e multimedia system. If theve hicle is used
by several drivers, the driver can select their own
pro/le without changing the stored pro/le settings
of other drivers.
% Information on pro/les from Mercedes me
connect can be found in the Digital Opera-
to r's Manual.
Ve hicle settings are, forex ample, driver's seat,
steering wheel and mir ror settings, climate control
and ambient lighting. Forth e settings of the multi-
media system, you can select, forex ample, radio
stations, pr evious destinations as well as themes,
suggestions and favo urites.
Fo rre cur ring driving situations, such as long
drives on the mo torw ay,yo u can sa veyour prefer-
re d settings in a theme in theve hicle. In a theme
yo u can sa vethe display of the digital map, your
prefer redra dio station and prefer red drive pro-
gr am, forex ample. The
vehicle can learn the habits of the driver. It
th en o.ers suggestions forth e most probable
navigation destinations, media sources, radio sta-
tions or contacts. The pre-requirements forth at
are the selection of a pro/le, your consent tothe
re cording of data and su1cient collected data.
Fa vourites pr ovide quick access toapplications
th at are used oTen. You can select favo urites
from categories or add them directly toan appli-
cation. Con/gur
Con/gur ing ingpr
pro/les,
o/les, t
themes and sugg
hemes and sugg es
es tions
tions Multimedia system:
4 © 5
f Profiles
Cr
Cr eating a ne
eating a ne w
wpr
pro/le
o/le #
Select WCreate profile . #
Select an avatar. #
Enter the name and con/ rmwith a. #
Select Continue r. #
Select Current settings . #
Select Save. #
Activate Blue tooth ®
and select Connect
phone, toconnect a mobile phone with the
user pro/le . #
Select Finished.
Selecting
Selecting pr
pr o/le
o/le op
options
tions #
Select Äfor a pro/le.
The following functions are available:
R Editing, resetting or deleting a pro/le
R Resetting themes or favo urites
R Con/guring suggestions
Con/gur Con/gur ing ingsugg
sugg es
estionstions #
Select Äfor a pro/le. #
Select Suggestions settings. #
Switch Allow destination suggestions, Allow
music suggestions andAllow contact sugges-
tions on or o.. #
T
To deactiv
o deactiv at
ate t
e t he lear
he lear ning function f
ning function f or one
or one
day
day :
:activate Deact. learn. for 24h .
Fo r 24 hours no new actions will be trained
and no data recorded forth e active pro/le.
Suggestions will continue tobe shown. MBUX multimedia system
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Fo
r accident clari/cation purposes, thefo llowing
measures can be take n up toan hour aTer the
emer gency call has been initia ted:
R The cur rent vehicle position can be de ter-
mined.
R Avo ice connection totheve hicle occupants
can be es tablished.
R Emer gency call data can be called up.
% ForRu ssia: various functions, e.g. receiving
tra1c information, cannot be per form ed for
up totwo hours aTer sending an emer gency
call. Self diagnosis function of t
Self diagnosis function of t
he emerg
he emerg ency call sy
ency call sy s-
s-
t
t em
em Yo
ur car veri/es the operability of the emer gency
call system each time theve hicle is ON. In case of
system failure, you will be informed with text mes-
sage on the inst rument clus ter and with red indi-
cator SOS NOT READY on the displa y.
Please, ma kesure, that during 30 seconds aTer
switching vehicle ON there d indicator SOS NOT
READY in the upper right corner of display is switched OFF,
this means the emer gency call sys-
te m passed diagnostics successfull y. S
S
t
tar
ar ting/ending ERA
ting/ending ERA -GL
-GLON
ONASS t
ASS t es
est mode
t mode R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The star ter battery is su1ciently charge d.
R The vehicle is switched on.
R The vehicle has been stationary for at least
one minute.
% The test mode is cu rrently available in thefo l-
lowing countries, forex ample:
R Russia
R Belarus
R Kazakhstan
R Armenia
R Kyrgyzs tan #
T
To st
o st ar
art t
t t he t
he t es
est mode:t mode: press and hold the
~ button on the multifunction steering
wheel for at least /ve seconds.
The test mode is star ted and automatically
ends aTer the language test has been pe r-
fo rm ed. #
T
To st
o st op manual t
op manual t es
est mode:t mode: switch o. theve hi-
cle.
The test mode is ended. Inf Inf
or
ormation on dat
mation on dat a pr
a processingocessing Pr
Processing of per
ocessing of per sonal dat
sonal data via t
a via the Mer
he Mercedes- cedes-
Benz emerg
Benz emerg ency call sy st
enc y call sy stem
em
All processing of pe rsonal data via the Mercedes-
Benz emer gency call system cor responds with the
speci/cations in the EU Regulation 2016/679 "on
th e pr otection of individuals with rega rd tothe
processing of personal data (GDPR)".
The data is solely used bythe Mercedes-Benz
emer gency call system forre scue and reco very in
th eev ent of an accident.
The owner of a vehicle, that is equipped with a
Mercedes-Benz emer gency call system in addition
to the 112 emer gency call system (EU eCall), has 354 354
MBUX multimedia system