navigation MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV 2021 Owners Manual

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Steering wheel gearshiT paddles →
211
2 Combination switch →
162
3 Instrument displ ay →
309
4 DIRECT SELECT le ver →
209
5 Media display →
315
6 Climate control systems →
179
7 £ Hazard warning light system →
162
8 PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator la mps→
53
9 Glovecompartment →
138
A Stow age compartment →
138
B 8 Controller forvo lume and switching
sound on/o. →
315
Ü Switches the MBUX multimedia system
on/o. →
315
C z Calls up navigation →
317
D | Calls up radio or media →
317
E % Calls up thete lephone →
317 F
Switch panel for:
ä Individual wheel cont rol (vehicles without
o.- road pac kage ) or →
277
+ Transfer case (vehicles with o.-road
pac kage) →
213
p Manual gearshiTing →
211
¿ AIRMATIC or →
267
¿ E-AC TIVE BODY CONTROL →
273
å Activating/deactivating ESP ®
→
232
î Downhill Speed Regulation →
249
G ß Calls up favo urites →
317
H y Calls up vehicle functions →
317
I c Active Parking Assist →
293
J DYNAMIC SELECT switch →
207
K Touchpad →
317
L Start/stop but ton →
191
è ECO start/s top function →
202 At
a glance – Cockpit
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uses operational data from
theve hicle, forex am-
ple, forre calls. These data can also be used to
ex amine the customer's warranty and guarantee
claims.
Fa ult memories in theve hicle can be reset by a
service outl etor at your requ est as part of repair
or maintenance work.
Conv
Conv enience and inf ot
enience and inf otainment functions ainment functions
Yo u can store con venience settings and individual
settings in theve hicle and change or reset them
at any time.
Depending on theve hicle equipment, this
includes thefo llowing settings, forex ample:
R seat and steering wheel positions
R suspension and climate cont rol settings
R individual settings, such as interior lighting
Depending on the selected equipment, you can
import data into vehicle inf otainment functions
yo urself. Depending on
theve hicle equipment, this
includes thefo llowing data, forex ample:
R multimedia data, such as music, /lms or pho-
tosfo r playback in an integ rated multimedia
system
R address book data for use in connection with
an integ rated hands-free system or an integ ra-
te d navigation system
R entered navigation destinations
R data about the use of Internet services
These data for con venience and inf otainment
functions may be sa ved locally in theve hicle or
th ey may be located on a device which you ha ve
connected totheve hicle, such as a smartphone,
USB 0ash drive or MP3 pla yer.Ifyo u ha veentered
th ese data yourself, you can dele tethem at any
time.
This data is transmitted from theve hicle tothird
parties only at your requ est. This applies, in par-
ticular, when you use online services in accord-
ance with the settings that you ha veselected. Smar Smar
tphone int tphone int egr
egration (e.g. Andr
ation (e.g. Andr oid A
oid Aut
uto or
o or
Apple CarPlay
Apple CarPlay ®
®
)
)
If yo ur vehicle is accordingly equipped, you can
connect your smartphone or ano ther mobile end
device totheve hicle. You can then control them
by means of the control elements integ rated in
th eve hicle. Images and audio from the smart-
phone can be output via the multimedia system.
Cer tain information is simultaneously transfer red
to your smartphone. Depending on the type and
integ ration, this includes position data, day/night
mode and other general vehicle statuses. For
more information please consult the Owner's
Manual of theve hicle/inf otainment system.
This integ ration allo ws the use of selected smart-
phone apps, such as navigation or music pla yer
apps. There is no fu rther interaction between the
smartphone and theve hicle; in particular, vehicle
data is not directly accessible. The type of addi-
tional data processing is de term ined bythe pro-
vider of the app being used. Which settings you
can make, if an y,depends on the speci/c app and
th e operating system of your smartphone. 40 40
General no
tes

The segments of distance display
2show the
distance totheev ent ahead as follo ws:
R Afew segments light up: theev ent ahead is
near.
R Many segments light up: theev ent ahead is
fur ther awa y.
When theve hicle nears theeve nt, ECO Assist will
calculate the optimal speed for maximum fuel
economy and recuperative energy based on the
distance, speed and gradient. The Foot off the
accelerator3 message appears in the inst ru-
ment displa y.The /rst segments in front of the
ve hicle will turn green. The remaining segments
will initially st aywhite. If youta ke your foot o. the
accelerator pedal in good time, there maining seg-
ments on the display will successively turn green
until theev ent shown is reached. The driv etra in
will be set for maximum fuel econom y.Re cupera-
tion will charge the batter y.Re cuperation will be
adap tedto the selected drive prog ram.
The event will be shown for a short time aTer it
has been passed. If there is no response tothe
Foot off the accelerator prompt,th e segments
will remain white. If
th eev ent in volves a vehicle in front, all seg-
ments will immediately turn green once there is a
re sponse totheFoot off the accelerator prompt.
Fo r active ECO Assist in drive prog ram ;,
symbol 3will appear on the inst rument display
and on the head-up display beside transmission
position h. Symbol 3will also appear when the
assis tant display is not selected.
If th e system does not inter vene during theev ent
ahead, no thing will be displa yed. The system will
be passive.
ECO Assist is active only in drive prog rams ;
and A.
Syst Syst em limits
em limits
ECO Assist can function even more precisely if
th ero ute is adhered towhen routeguidance is
active. The basic function is also available without
active route guidance. Not all information and
tra1c situations can be fore seen. The quality
depends on the map data.
ECO Assist is only an aid. The driver is responsible
fo rke eping a safe distance from theve hicle in
front, forve hicle speed and for braking in good
time. The driver must be ready tobrake at all times ir
respecti veof whe ther the system inter-
ve nes.
The system may be impai red or may not function
in thefo llowing situations:
R If visibility is poor, e.g. due toinsu1cient illu-
mination of thero ad, highly variable shade
conditions, rain, sno w,fog or heavy spr ay.
R Ifth ere is glare, e.g. from oncoming tra1c,
direct sunlight or re0ections.
R Ifth ere is dirt on the windscreen in the area of
th e multifunction camera or the camera is
misted up, damaged or obscured.
R Ifro ad signs are hard todetect, e.g. due to
dirt, snow or insu1cient lighting, or because
th ey are obscured.
R Ifth e information on the navigation system's
digital map is incor rect or out of date.
R If signs are ambiguous, e.g. road signs in road-
wo rks or in adjacent lanes. 204 204
Driving and parking

This is displa
yed continuously if theve hicle is in a
country where Speed Limit Assist is not suppor-
te d. Speed Limit Assist is not available in all coun-
tries.
Syst Syst em limits
em limits
The system may be impaired or may not function
in thefo llowing situations:
R Ifth ere is poor visibility, e.g. due toinsu1cient
illumination of thero ad, highly variable shade
conditions, rain, sno w,fog or heavy spr ay.
R Ifth ere is glare, e.g. from oncoming tra1c,
direct sunlight or re0ections.
R Ifth e windscreen in the area of the multifunc-
tion camera is dirty, or if the camera is misted
up, damaged or co vered.
R Ifth e tra1c signs are hard todetect, e.g. due
to dirt, snow or insu1cient lighting, or
because they are co vered. R
Ifyo u turn sharply when passing tra1c signs
outside the camera's /eld of vision.
Se
Se tting Speed Limit Assist
tting Speed Limit Assist
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Speed Limit Assist
A
A djusting t
djusting t he type of w
he type of w ar
arning
ning #
Select Visual & audible ,Visual orNone.
A
A djus
djus ting t
ting t he w
he war
arning t
ning t hr
hreshold
eshold
This value de term ines the speed at which a warn-
ing is issued when exceeded. #
Select Warning threshold. #
Set the desired speed.
% If one of thefo llowing systems is activated,
th e speed de tected can be manually adop ted
as the speed limit:
R Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
R Cruise control
R Variable limi ter
Fu rther information (/ page 244). T
T
r
ra1c
a1c Sign Assist
Sign Assist F
F
unction of
unction of Tr
Tr a1c
a1c Sign Assist
Sign Assist
Tr a1c Sign Assist de tects tra1c signs with the
multifunction camera (/ page 229). It assists
yo uby displaying de tected speed limits and over-
ta king restrictions in the Instrument Displa y.
Obser vethe no tes on driving systems and your
re sponsibility; you may otherwise failto recognise
dangers (/ page 229).
Since Tra1c Sign Assist also uses the data stored
in the navigation system, it can update the display
in thefo llowing situations without de tecting tra1c
signs.
If th e system de tects that you are driving onto a
section of road in the wrong direction of tr avel, it
triggers a warning.
The camera also de tects tra1c signs with a
re striction indicated byan additional sign (e.g.
when wet). These are only displa yed if a restric-
tion applies or if the system cannot clear lyde ter-
mine whe ther there striction applies. Driving and pa
rking
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Syst
Syst
em limits
em limits
The system may be impaired or may not function
pa rticular lyin thefo llowing situations:
R Ifth ere is poor visibility, e.g. due toinsu1cient
illumination of thero ad, highly variable shade
conditions, rain, sno w,fog or heavy spr ay.
R Ifth ere is glare, e.g. from oncoming tra1c,
direct sunlight or re0ections.
R Ifth e windscreen in the area of the multifunc-
tion camera is dirty, or if the camera is misted
up, damaged or co vered.
R Ifth e tra1c signs are hard todetect, e.g. due
to dirt, snow or insu1cient lighting, or
because they are co vered.
R Ifth e information in the navigation system's
digital map is incor rect or out-of-date.
R If signs are ambiguous, e.g. road signs in road-
wo rks or in adjacent lanes.
R Ifyo u turn sharply when passing tra1c signs
outside the camera's /eld of vision. Se
Se tting tting Tr
Tra1c
a1c Sign Assist
Sign Assist
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R Onl
Only v
y vehicles wit
ehicles wit h Dr
h Driving Assist
iving Assist ance P
ance Pack
ackag
age:
e:
Ac tive Distance Assist DISTRONIC and ECO
Assist must be acti vatedfo rth e automatic
adoption of speed limits.
Multimedia system: 4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Traffic Sign Assist
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating or deactiv
ating or deactiv ating aut
ating automatic adop
omatic adop tion of
tion of
speed limits (onl
speed limits (onl y v
y vehicles wit
ehicles wit h Dr
h Driving Assist
iving Assist ance
ance
P
P ack
ack ag
age)
e) #
Select Adopt limit. #
Switch the function on or o..
The speed limits de tected byTra1c Sign
Assist are automatically adop tedby Active
Distance Assist DISTRONIC.
% If one of thefo llowing systems is activated,
th e de tected speed can be manually adop ted
as the speed limit:
R Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
R Cruise control R
Variable limi ter
Fu rther information about Active Distance
Assist DISTRONIC: (/ page 244).
Displa
Displa ying det
ying det ect
ected
edtr
tr a1c
a1c signs in t
signs in t he media dis-
he media dis-
play
play #
Select Display in head unit . #
Switch the function on or o..
Se
Se tting t
tting t he type of w
he type of w ar
arning
ning #
Select Visual & audible ,Visual orOff.
Se Se tting t tting t he w
he war
arning t
ning t hr
hreshold
eshold
This value de term ines the speed at which a warn-
ing is issued when exceeded. #
Select Warning threshold. #
Set the desired speed. Blind Spo
Blind Spo
t Assis
t Assist and At and A ctiv
ctive Blind Spo
e Blind Spo t Assis
t Assist witht with
e
e xit w
xit w ar
arning
ning F
F
unction of Blind Spo
unction of Blind Spo t Assis
t Assist and At and A ctiv
ctive Blind
e Blind
Spo
Spo t Assis
t Assist wit t with e
h exit w
xit w ar
arning
ning
Blind Spot Assist and Active Blind Spot Assist use
two lateral, rear-facing radar sensors tomonitor Driving and parking
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Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of ins
w of ins tr
trument display
ument display 1
Display content on leT (e xample: speedome-
te r): speedome ter / time / date / trip com-
puter From start andFrom reset /range /
audio / angle of incline and app roach/depar-
ture
The segments on the speedome ter indicate
th e statuses of thefo llowing systems: cruise control/limiter/Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC
2 Outside temp erature
3 Digital speedome ter
4 Time
5 Display content on right (e xample:tach ome-
te r): tach ome ter / average fuel consump-
tion / ECO display / navigation / G-me ter / assistant display / 4MATIC / suspension /
po
we r me ter / po werav ailability displ ayof
th e electric mo tor (equipment-dependent)
The fuel supply will be inter rupted toprotect
th e engine when there d mark on therev
counter (o verrev ving range) is reached.
6 Index points Instrument displ
ayand on-board computer
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These sh
owthe selected display or menu con-
te nt.
7 Coolant temp erature display
During normal operation, the coolant temp er-
ature display is permitted torise to120°C.
Ve hicles with 48 V on-board elect rical system:
POWER and CHARGE display (electrical drive
support and recuperation po wer of the elec-
tric mo tor)
8 Selected drive prog ram
9 Selected transmission position
A Centre display area of the inst rument display
(e xamp le: standard display for trip): Assis-
ta nce / Telephone / Navigation / Trip /
Media / Radio / Styles and displa ys /
Service / Powe r me ter (equipment-depend-
ent)
B Fuel le vel, fuel /ller 0ap location indicator,
ra nge Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of t
w of t he butt
he butt ons on t
ons on t he st
he steer
eering wheel
ing wheel 1
P Back/Home button, on-board computer
Press and hold: sh ows standard display
2 Touch Control, on-board computer
3 Control panel for cruise control/limiter or
Ac tive Distance Assist DISTRONIC
4 Control panel for MBUX multimedia system:
£ LINGU ATRO NIC ß
Displa ysfavo urites
VO L: control knob, adjusts thevo lume or
switches the sound o. 8(press)
6 Makes/accepts a call
~ Rejects/ends a call
5 ò Calls up the home screen
6 Touch Control multimedia system
7 G Back button
8 Brightness control toadjust the lighting in the
Instrument Displ ayand in the control ele-
ments of theve hicle interior Oper
Oper
ating t
ating t he on-boar
he on-boar d com
d comput
puter
er
Obser vethe legal requ irements forth e country in
which you are cur rently driving when ope rating
th e on-board computer. 310
310
Instrument display and on-board computer

The on-board computer is ope
rated using the leT-
hand Touch Control and the leT-hand back/home
button.
When the on-board computer is being operated,
di.erent acoustic signals will sound as operating
fe edbac k,e.g. when the end of a list is reached or
when you are scrolling thro ugh a list.
The following menus are available:
R Assistance
R Telephone
R Navigation
R Trip
R Radio R
Media
R Styles & display
R Service
% You can /nd information about the possible
settings and selections on the menus in the
Digital Owner's Manual.
The menus can be called up from the menu bar
on the inst rument displa y. #
T To call up t
o call up t he menu bar:
he menu bar: brie0y pressthe leT-
hand back button until the menu bar is dis-
pla yed.
% V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit hout A
hout Activ
ctive Dist
e Dist ance Assis
ance Assist t
DIS
DIS TR
TRONIC:
ONIC: presstheò button tocall up
th e menu bar of the on-board computer. #
T
To scr
o scr oll on t
oll on t he menu bar
he menu bar :
:swipe leT or right
on the leT-hand Touch Control. #
T
To call up a menu, submenu or possible se
o call up a menu, submenu or possible se t-
t-
tings on t
tings on t he menu, or
he menu, or con/rm
con/rma selection or
a selection or
se
se tting:
tting: press the leT-hand Touch Control. #
T
To scr
o scr oll t
oll thr
hrough display
ough display s or lis
s or lists on tts on the
he
menu, or select displa
menu, or select displa y cont
y content, a function,
ent, a function, an entr
an entr
y or a display
y or a display :
:swipe upwards or down-
wa rds on the leT-hand Touch Control. #
T
To e
o e xit a submenu:
xit a submenu: pressthe leT-hand back
button.
Selecting t
Selecting t he head-up display
he head-up display #
T
To switc
o switc h on t
h on the head-up display
he head-up display :
:switch on
th e head-up display via the multimedia system
or activate it on the menu bar byswiping
upwards on the leT-hand Touch Control.
The head-up display menu will be selected on
th e head-up displa y. #
T To switc
o switc h t
h to t
o t he head-up display
he head-up display :
:press the
leT-hand Touch Control or swipe upwards on
th e leT-hand Touch Control. #
T
To se
o se t t
t the t
he t hr
hree displa
ee displa y r
y rang
ang es of t
es of t he head-up
he head-up
display
display :
:swipe upwards or down wards on the
leT-hand Touch Control.
F
F ull-scr
ull-scr een menus
een menus
Yo u can display thefo llowing menus full-screen on
th e inst rument displa y:
R Assistance
R Trip Instrument displ
ayand on-board computer
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R
Navigation #
Onthe cor responding menu, use the leT-hand
To uch Control toscroll tothe end of the list. #
Press the leT-hand Touch Control.
The selected menu will be displa yed full-
screen. Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of display
w of display s in t
s in the ins
he ins tr
trument display
ument display
Displa yson the inst rument displa y:
u Active Parking Assist (/ page 293)
é Parking Assist PARKTRONIC deactivated
(/ page 290)
î DSR (/ page 249)
h Cruise control (/ page 238)
È Limiter (/ page 239)
ç Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
(/ page 241)
æ Active Brake Assist (/ page 253)
à Active Steering Assist (/ page 251)
¬ Active Stop-and-Go Assist (/ page 249)Ã
Active Lane Keeping Assist (/ page 264)
è ECO start/s top function (/ page 201)
ë HOLD function (/ page 235)
_ Adaptive Highbeam Assist Plus
(/ page 165)
ð Maximum permissible speed exceeded (for
cer tain countries only)
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h Speed Limit Assist:
h Speed Limit Assist: detected
instructions and tra1c signs (/ page 258).
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h
hTr
Tra1c
a1c Sign Assist:
Sign Assist: detected instruc-
tions and tra1c signs (/ page 259).
Fo r an overview of the indicator and warning
lamps, see (/ page 504). Head-up display
Head-up display
F
F
unction of t
unction of t he head-up display
he head-up display *
N
NO OTE
TE Mercedes-AMG vehicles #
Obser vethe no tes in the Supplement.
Yo u could otherwise failto recognise
dangers. The head-up display projects
thefo llowing infor-
mation into the driver's /eld of vision abo vethe
cockpit, forex ample:
R The vehicle speed
R Information from the navigation system
R Information from the driving systems and driv-
ing saf ety sy stems
R Some warning messages
Depending on theve hicle's equipment, di.erent
content can be shown in theth re e areas of the
head-up displ ay (/page 313). 312
312
Inst
rument display and on-board computer

Displa
Displa
y cont
y content
ent 1
Navigation instructions
2 Current speed
3 Detected instructions and tra1c signs
4 Set speed in the driving system (e.g. cruise
control)
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
The visibility of the displa yswill be a.ected bythe
fo llowing conditions:
R Seat position
R Image position setting
R Light conditions R
Wetro ad sur face
R Objects on the display co ver
R Polarisation in sunglasses
% Inextreme sunlight, sections of the display
may appear washed out. You can cor rect this
by switching the head-up display o. and on
again. Se
Se
tting t
tting t he head-up displa
he head-up displa y using t
y using the on-board
he on-board
com
com put
puter
er On-board computer:
4 HEAD-UP DISPLAY
The following head-up display settings or displa ys
can be selected or shown:
R Position
R Brightness
R Messages
R Assis tance status
R Telephone
R Audio
R LINGU ATRO NIC #
T
To select t
o select t he Se
he Settings menu:
ttings menu: swipetotheright
on the leT-hand Touch Control.
The Settings menu 5will be selected. #
T
To call up t
o call up t he Se
he Settings menu:
ttings menu: pressthe leT-
hand Touch Control. #
T
To adjus
o adjust t t the position:
he position: swipe upwards or
down wards on the leT-hand Touch Control. #
T To adjus o adjust t t the br
he br ightness:
ightness: swipetothe leT or
ri ght on the leT-hand Touch Control.
Se
Se tting messag
tting messag es, assist
es, assistance st
ance status, t
atus, telephone,
elephone,
audio and LIN
audio and LIN GUA
GUATR
TRONIC
ONIC #
Press the leT-hand Touch Control.
The list of setting options will be displa yed. #
Swipe upwards or down wards on the leT-hand
To uch Control and select a setting bypressing
th e leT-hand Touch Control. Instrument display and on-board computer
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