Mercedes-Benz GLS Owner's Manual page 284

Off-road level +2: the vehicle is lowered
R
to off-road level +1. One indicator lamp
2 lights up continuously when the vehi‐
cle has finished lowering.
Off-road level +1: the vehicle is lowered
R
to the normal level. No indicator lamp
lights up when the vehicle has finished
lowering.
Your selection is saved. The off-road level set
remains stored even after the ignition has been
switched off.
Setting Off-road Assist
Requirements:
the vehicle is stationary.
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the vehicle is set to off-road level 1 or 2
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the Off-road or Off-road Plus (only vehicles
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with Off-road package) drive program has
been selected
the ignition is switched on
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all doors and the bonnet are closed
R
the transmission is not engaged in position
R
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there is no trailer coupled
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the vehicle is outdoors
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the detected lateral inclination of the vehicle
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must not exceed approx. 15°
the system is within its operating tempera‐
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2
ture
the on-board voltage is sufficiently high
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Multimedia system:
© Settings
4 5
Offroad Assist
5
Recovery mode
Recovery mode assists the driver when pulling
away on rough terrain, such as sand or snow.
Select Free driving mode.
#
Select Start.
#
Recovery mode is activated.
Select Stop to stop recovery mode.
#
Recovery mode is automatically deactivated in
the following situations:
you are actually travelling faster than
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15 km/h
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%
Individual wheel control
Individual wheel control enables the vehicle level
to be set separately for each wheel.
Assistance
5
#
#
%
#
Individual wheel control is automatically deacti‐
vated in the following situations:
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after a running time of 30 seconds
it is detected that an object has hit the
underbody of the vehicle hard
not all conditions are met
Further information on recovery mode
( page 277).
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Select Individual wheel control.
Set the vehicle level for the desired wheel.
You can also use the touchscreen to set the
level for two or more wheels at the same
time.
Select Reset to set all wheels to the default
setting.
you are travelling faster than 15 km/h
it is detected that an object has hit the
underbody of the vehicle hard