Mercedes-Benz GLS 2023 User manual

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Edition B 2023
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Mercedes-AMG Supplement

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As at 11.07.22

Thank you for purchasing a Mercedes-AMG
Before your rst drive, please read this Operator's
Manual carefully and familiarize yourself with your
vehicle. For your own safety and a longer service
life of the vehicle, follow the instructions and
warning notices in this Operator's Manual. Disre-
garding them may lead to damage to the vehicle
or injury to people.
Damage to the vehicle resulting from the disre-
gard of the instructions is not covered by the
Mercedes-Benz Limited warranty.
The standard equipment and product description
of your vehicle may vary and depends on the fol-
lowing factors:
RModel
ROrder
RNational version
RAvailability
Your vehicle may therefore dier from that shown
in the descriptions and illustrations in individual
cases.
Mercedes-AMG reserves the right to introduce
changes in the following areas:
RDesign
REquipment
RTechnical features
The following documents are integral parts of the
vehicle:
RDigital operator's manual
RPrinted Operator's Manual
RMaintenance Booklet
RSupplementary manuals relating to specic
equipment
RSupplementary documents
Keep these documents in the vehicle at all times.
Ensure that all documents are in the vehicle or
passed on in the event of sale or rental.
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Mercedes-Benz Canada, Inc.
A Mercedes‑Benz Group AG Company
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Symbols .......................................................... 3
At a glance ...................................................... 4
Cockpit ........................................................... 4
General notes ................................................. 6
Operator's Manual .......................................... 6
Driving and parking ......................................... 7
Driving ............................................................ 7
DYNAMIC SELECT ........................................... 8
Automatic transmission ................................. 10
Driving and driving safety systems ................. 11
Instrument display and on-board com-
puter ............................................................. 18
Notes on the instrument display .................... 18
Calling up displays on the Performance
menu ............................................................ 18
Function of the head-up display ..................... 20
MBUX multimedia system .............................. 22
AMG TRACK PACE ......................................... 22
Maintenance and care ................................... 28
Notes on the care of tailpipes ........................ 28
Wheels and tires ........................................... 29
Changing a wheel .......................................... 29
Technical data ............................................... 30
Operating uids ............................................. 30
Vehicle data .................................................. 31
Trailer hitch ................................................... 33
Display messages and warning/indicator
lamps ............................................................ 34
Display messages .......................................... 34
Warning and indicator lamps ......................... 35
Index ............................................................ 37
2Contents

In this Operator's Manual, you will nd the follow-
ing symbols:
&WARNING Danger due to failure to
observe the warning notices
Warning notices draw your attention to haz-
ards that may endanger your health or life, or
the health or life of others.
#Observe the warning notices.
+ENVIRONMENTAL NOTE Environmental
damage due to failure to observe environ-
mental notes
Environmental notes include information on
environmentally responsible behavior or envi-
ronmentally responsible disposal.
#Observe environmental notes.
*NOTE Damage to property due to failure
to observe notes on material damage
Notes on material damage inform you of risks
which may lead to your vehicle being dam-
aged.
#Observe notes on material damage.
%These symbols indicate useful instructions or
further information that could be helpful to
you.
#Instruction
(/ page) Further information on a topic
Display Display eld in the Instrument Dis-
play/media display
4Highest menu level, which is to be
selected in the multimedia system
5Relevant submenus, which are to be
selected in the multimedia system
* Indicates a cause
Symbols 3

Le-hand drive vehicles
4At a glance – Cockpit

1Instrument display →18
2Steering wheel paddle shiers →10
3DYNAMIC SELECT switch →8
4Switch panel for:
B Manual gearshiing →10
å ESP®→11
¿ Vehicle level →16
ä Suspension setting →16
ö AMG Performance exhaust system →8
5Start/stop button →7
6AMG steering-wheel buttons →7
At a glance – Cockpit 5

Operator's Manual
These Operating Instructions provide information
on all the important functions of your AMG vehicle
that are either not described or dier from the
descriptions in the Operator's Manual. This infor-
mation supplements or replaces the correspond-
ing sections in the vehicle Operator's Manual.
Under no circumstances do the Operating Instruc-
tions replace the printed vehicle Operator's Man-
ual and the Digital Operator's Manual in the vehi-
cle.
This Supplement and the Digital Operator's Man-
ual in the vehicle describe the following models,
standard and special equipment of your vehicle:
RModels, standard and special equipment avail-
able at the time of going to press with these
Operating Instructions.
RThe models and the standard and special
equipment only available in certain countries.
RThe models and the standard and special
equipment, which will only be available at a
later date.
Note that your vehicle may not be installed with
all features described. This is also the case for
systems relevant to safety. Therefore, the equip-
ment on your vehicle may dier from that in the
descriptions and illustrations.
The original purchase agreement for your vehicle
contains a list of the equipment in your vehicle at
the time of delivery.
Should you have any questions concerning equip-
ment and operation, please consult an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
The Operator's Manual, Operating Instructions,
further supplementary documents and Mainte-
nance Booklet are important documents and
should be kept in the vehicle.
6General notes

Driving
Function of the AMG steering-wheel buttons
The AMG steering-wheel buttons are two addi-
tional control elements on the steering wheel.
You can assign two vehicle functions of your
choice to the le control element. You can
change between the available functions by press-
ing display buttons 2 repeatedly. The function
currently selected is shown in display buttons 2.
The following functions are available:
åESP®(/ page 11)
äAMG RIDE CONTROL + (/ page 14)
AMG ACTIVE RIDE CONTROL
(/ page 15)
öAMG Performance exhaust system
(/ page 8)
dManual shiing (/ page 10)
gAMG DYNAMICS (/ page 8)
çECO start/stop function (see the vehicle
Operator's Manual)
If you have assigned a function to one of the dis-
play buttons 2, you can operate this function
with the corresponding button 1.
The assignment of the display buttons 2 remains
stored even aer a new engine start, but the oper-
ating status of the respective function is reset to
the basic setting.
You can change between the drive programs with
the rotary switch 3. The selected drive program
appears in the display button 4. By pressing the
display button 4, you can directly access the
drive program = (/ page 8).
Function of the Emotion Start (Mercedes-AMG
vehicles)
#Start the vehicle with the start/stop button
and simultaneously pull one of steering wheel
paddle shiers 1 or 2.
RThe idle speed is increased briey when
starting the engine.
RThe exhaust gas aps are opened (sporty
characteristic powerful) (/ page 8).
Follow the instructions for starting the vehicle in
the vehicle Operator's Manual.
Driving and parking 7

AMG Performance exhaust system
▌Function of the AMG Performance exhaust sys-
tem
You can choose between the following sound
characteristics for the AMG Performance exhaust
system:
RBalanced: Comfortable sound characteristic
RPowerful: Sporty sound characteristic
▌Operating the AMG Performance exhaust sys-
tem
#Pull rocker switch 1.
The sporty characteristic (powerful) is selec-
ted when the 2 indicator lamp lights up.
Information on the AMG ceramic high-perform-
ance composite brake system
The brake system is designed for heavy loads.
This may lead to noise when braking. This eect
can also occur aer washing the vehicle.
The noise depends on the following factors:
Rspeed
Rbrake force
Renvironmental conditions, e.g. temperature
and air humidity
%Have the brake system checked at a qualied
specialist workshop aer it has been subjec-
ted to extreme loads.
DYNAMIC SELECT
Function of DYNAMIC SELECT (Mercedes-AMG
vehicles)
DYNAMIC SELECT allows a drive program to be
selected quickly according to the current driving
situation or the desired vehicle characteristics.
You can select from the following drive programs.
8Driving and parking