interior lights MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV 2021 Owners Manual

See Owner's Manual(/
page 443) display mes-
sage appears. A
A
ut
ut omatic measur
omatic measur es
esaTer
aTer an accident
an accident
Depending on the type and se verity of the acci-
dent, and depending on theve hicle's equipment,
th efo llowing measures can be implemented, for
ex ample:
R automatic braking (post-collision brake)
R activating the hazard warning lights
R triggering an automatic emer gency call
(/ page 351)
R switching o. the engine
To start theve hicle again, switch theve hicle
o. and on once more (/ page 191). Depend-
ing on the type and se verity of the accident,
yo u may no longer be able tostart theve hicle.
R switching o. the fuel supply
R unlocking theve hicle doors
R lowe ring the side windo ws
R displaying the emer gency guide in the multi-
media system display R
switching on the interior lighting
F
F unction of t
unction of t he pos
he post-collision brt-collision br ake
ake
Depending on the accident situation, the post-col-
lision brake can minimise the se verity of a fur ther
collision or evenavo id it.
If an accident is de tected, the post-collision brake
can implement automatic braking. When theve hi-
cle has come toa standstill, the electric parking
brake is automatically applied.
The driver can cancel automatic braking bytaking
th efo llowing actions:
R braking more strongly than automatic braking
R fully depressing the accelerator pedal with
fo rce Saf Saf
el
ely try tr anspor
anspor ting c
ting childr
hildren in t
en in t he v
he vehicle
ehicle Alw
ay
Alw ays observ
s observ e when c
e when c hildr
hildren ar
en ar e trav
e tr avelling in t
elling in t he
he
v
v ehicle
ehicle %
Also strictly obser vethe saf ety no tesfo rthe
speci/c situation. In this wa yyo u can recog-
nise po tential risks and avoid dangers if chil- dren are tr
avelling in theve hicle
(/ page 58).
Be dilig
Be dilig ent
ent
Bear in mind that negligence when securing a
ch ild in thech ild restraint system ma y haveseri-
ous conse quences. Alw ays be dili gent in securing
a ch ild carefully before every journe y.
Ne ver allow babies and children totrave l sitting
on the lap of ano ther vehicle occupant.
To impr oveprotection forch ildren younger than
12 years old or under 1.50 m in height,
Mercedes-Benz recommends you obser vethefo l-
lowing information:
R Always secure thech ild in a child restraint sys-
te m suitable forth is Mercedes-Benz vehicle.
R The child restraint system must be appropria te
to the age, weight and size of thech ild.
R The vehicle seat must be suitable for /tting a
ch ild restraint system (/ page 62).
Ac cident statistics show that children secured on
th ere ar seats are generally sa ferth an children
secured on the front seats. Forth is reason, Occupant saf
ety
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Example:
vehicles with individual rear seats #
Vehicles with 5-seater variant: fold down the
re ar armrest. #
Pull handle on st owage box 1and fold down
th e co ver of st owage box 2. Example:
vehicles with individual rear seats #
T
To open:
o open: pullthe handle on refrigerator box
1 and fold down the co ver of there frigerator
box. #
T
To switc
o switc h on:
h on:press but ton2 repeatedly until
an indicator lamp (low cooling) lights up or two
indicator lamps (high cooling) light up. #
T
To switc
o switc h
ho.:
o.: press button 2repeatedly until
bo th indicator lamps go out. W
W
ir
ireless c
eless c har
harging of t
ging of t he mobile phone and con-
he mobile phone and con-
nection wit
nection wit h t
h the e
he e xt
xter
er ior aer
ior aer ial
ial N
No
ot
tes on wir
es on wir elessl
elessly c
y c har
har ging t
ging t he mobile phone
he mobile phone &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury due toobjects
being st owed incor rectly
If objects in theve hicle interior are st owed
incor rectl y,they can slide or be thro wn around
and hit vehicle occupants. In addition, cup
holders, open st owage spaces and mobile
phone recep tacles cann otalw aysreta in all
objects within.
There is a risk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of sudden braking or a sudden change
in direction. #
Always st owobjects so that they cann ot
be thro wn around in such situations. Seats and st
owing
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ning boa
rds is activated when a door is opened. If
th e door is not closed, theru nning boa rdcour tesy
lighting is automatically deacti vated aTer 40 sec-
onds. #
Activate or deactivate the function. Int
Int
er
erior lighting
ior lighting A
A
djus
djus ting t
ting t he int
he int er
erior lighting
ior lighting F
F
r
ront ov
ont overerhead contr
head contr ol panel
ol panel 1
p Front leT reading lamp
2 | Automatic interior lighting control
3 c Front interior lighting 4
u Rear interior lighting
5 p Front right reading lamp #
T
To switc
o switc h
hon/o.:
on/o.: press but ton1 –5
accordingl y.
Contr
Contr ol panel in t
ol panel in t hegr
he grab handle
ab handle 1
p Rear reading lamp #
T
To switc
o switc h
hon/o.:
on/o.: press but ton1. A
A
djus
djusting t ting t he ambient lighting
he ambient lighting Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Lights
5 Ambient lighting
Se
Se tting t
tting t he colour
he colour #
Select Colour. #
Set the desired colour.
A A djus djus ting t
ting t he br
he br ightness
ightness #
Select Brightness.
Ad just the brightness.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating t
ating t he br
he brightness f
ightness f or zones
or zones #
Select Brightness. #
Select Brightness zones.
The EMPHASIS, AMBIENTandROOF zones
can be set separatel y.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating multi-colour
ating multi-colour ed lighting
ed lighting #
Select Colour. #
Select Multi-colour. #
Select a colour combination. Light and sight
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A
A
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.
A
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.
A
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
168
Light and sight

Lam
Lam
p (ins
p (instr trument displa
ument displa y)
y)
see Warning/indicator lamp
Lane det
Lane det ection (aut
ection (aut omatic)
omatic)
see Active Lane Keeping Assist
Lane K
Lane K eeping Assist
eeping Assist
see Active Lane Keeping Assist
Language
Language Notes..................................................... 327
Setting................................................... 327
LED light
LED light
see In telligent Light System
Leg r
Leg r est
est
At tach ing/removing the additional
cushion.................................................. 115
Lev
Lev el contr
el contr ol syst
ol system
em
see AIRMATIC
see E- ACTIVE BODY CONTROL
Light adjus Light adjus tment
tment
Low beam (driving abroad).................... .160
Light switch
Light switch Overview................................................ 160
Lighting
Lighting
see Interior lighting see Lights
Lights
Lights
Active headlamps................................... 163
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plu s............... 165
Au tomatic driving lights......................... .161
Combination switc h............................... 162
Cornering light....................................... 163
Driving abroad (low beam light adjust-
ment)..................................................... 160
Fo g light (enhanced).............................. 164
Hazard warning lights............................. 162
Headlamp 0ashing................................. 162
High beam............................................. 162
Intelligent Light System..........................1 63
Light switch........................................... 160
Low beam.............................................. 160
Mo torw ay mode.................................... .164
O.- road light......................................... .164
Pa rking lights......................................... 160
Re ar fog light......................................... 160
Re sponsibility for lighting systems.......... 160
Setting low beam................................... 166
Setting theex terior lighting switch-o.
delay time.............................................. 166
St anding lights....................................... 160 Switching
the Intelligent Light System
on/o....................................................1 65
Switching the sur round lighting on/o.... 166
Tu rn signal indicator............................... 162
Limit
Limit er er
Ac tivating............................................... 239
Buttons.................................................. 239
Calling up a speed................................. 239
Deactivating........................................... 239
Fu nction................................................ 239
Pa ssive mode......................................... 239
Pe rm anent setting.................................. 241
Re quirements........................................ 239
Selecting............................................... 239
Setting a speed...................................... 239
St oring a speed.............................. 239, 244
Switching o./deactivating.................... .244
Switching on/activating......................... 244
System limits......................................... 239
Limiting speed Limiting speed see Limiter
Limiting t Limiting t he opening angle (t
he opening angle (t ailg
ailgat
ate)
e)............... 95
LIN
LIN GUA
GUA TR
TRONIC
ONIC
Fu nction................................................ 319 Ind
ex
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