Mercedes Gls 2017 Owner's Manual
2017
GLS
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THE S-CLASS OF SUVS
THE MEASURES
THAT MATTER
The true measure of a 7‑passenger SUV isn’t by length or width. When it comes to keeping your
family secure, treating you well, and being ready for any adventure — not to mention misadventure —
the new GLS excels in the dimensions that matter most: the strength and depth of its character.
To anyone who’s ever asserted “Nothing’s too good for
my family,” you’d probably feel like Gottlieb Daimler and
Karl Benz knew just what you meant. Daimler’s own
personal motto — “The best or nothing” — has inspired
Mercedes-Benz for 130 years. And while Benz patented
the first car, his wife Bertha took it and their two sons
on the first road trip, just two years later. When Daimler
developed the first all -wheel -drive vehicle in 1907, his
son Paul ser ved as its lead engineer. Family values have
always run high in the Mercedes -Benz family.
When it came time to develop a spacious and capable
7-passenger SUV for your family, the deeply held values
of Mercedes - Benz played every major role: The decades
of industry -leading safety systems. Generations of fine
craftsmanship. The legacy of setting new performance
records, from the racetrack to far from the beaten track.
And the luxury that doesn’t just indulge human desire, it
understands human nature. So while most large luxury
SUVs can only claim pickup trucks as their gene pool,
the GLS comes from a line of overachievers — including
the flagship sedan that lends it the “S” in its name.
If you have yet to drive the GLS, or ride in all three of its
seating rows, you’re in for a surprise. Its AIRMATIC® air
suspension mates the precise handling of a Mercedes Benz to a supple ride, even in the third row, over rough
terrain, or when laden with cargo. Its safety innovations
help prepare for accidents before they happen, and help
you avoid them in the first place. Its cabin teems with
elegant wood, user-friendly technology, and thoughtful
luxur y. When you compare 7- passenger luxury SUVs —
from how they look, to how they look after you — every
dimension of the GLS will show you : Family matters.
2017
KEY FEATURES
IT TREATS YOUR PRECIOUS CARGO
LIKE PRICELESS TREASURES
AND YOUR CARGO
*Optional or not available on some models. Please see back of brochure.
TECHNOLOGY
User-friendly innovations
to keep you connected,
engaged and refreshed.
Intuitive controls to keep
your world within reach.
LIKE PRECIOUS CARGO
SAFETY
Groundbreaking safety
systems that look ahead,
and all around. Active and
autonomous systems to
help you avoid accidents.
PERFORMANCE
Abundant torque with
athletic reflexes. Air ride
for 3-row comfor t. Multiple
drive modes, from Comfor t
to Sport to Slipper y.
DESIGN
Bold new style with brilliant
details. A spacious shape
that slices the air. And an
authoritative stance to
match its confident moves.
LUXURY
First - class seating and
space for seven. Easy
access to every row.
Luxuries to make each of
them a special place.
COMAND® with
8" color screen
and touchpad*
Mercedes me with
smartphone app,
Remote Start,
and in-car Internet
MAGIC VISION
®
CONTROL
heated
wiper/washers*
ACTIVE CURVE
SYSTEM*
Radar-based
Active Brake Assist
collision mitigation
V6 turbo diesel,
gasoline V6 and V8
biturbo, or AMG V8
biturbo engines
ATTENTION
ASSIST
®
DYNAMIC SELECT
drive modes
1
PRE-SAFE®
Intelligent Drive
Efficient 4
matic
all-wheel drive
®
suite of active
safety systems*
Self-leveling,
Standard 19"
or 21" wheels
2
Active LED
headlamps*
LED taillamps
Night Package*
LED-illuminated
running boards*
Heated, ventilated*
and massaging*
front seats
Split- fold/reclining
second row, 3rdrow EASY-ENTRY
3rd-row power-fold
Multicolor LED
ambient lighting*
height- adjustable
®
Rearview or 360°
camera system*
AIRMATIC
suspension
air
Power tilt/sliding
Panorama roof*
Two choices in
surround sound*
PERFORMANCE
PERFECT FOR
MOVING OUT
Despite its cavernous cabin, Mercedes‑Benz engineers would never be satisfied with an SUV that
maneuvers like a moving van. They gave the GLS exuberant engines, nimble all‑wheel drive, and
4‑wheel independent air suspension — so it drives like a true Mercedes‑Benz, not like a truck.
With ample space and abundant luxur y, the GLS surely
lets you live large. But it doesn’t make you drive large.
From its tight turning circle to its suite of systems to
enhance its agility, ability and stability, driving a GLS
feels like driving a Mercedes -Benz. Because you are —
from its 4 - wheel independent suspension, to the quick
reflexes of its steering, to the immediate response of
its acceleration and braking. Where other large SUVs
lumber, it feels limber — whether you’ve got the youth
soccer team on board, or a boat and trailer out back.3
Beneath the sculpted “twin power dome” hood of a GLS
is any of four turbocharged powerplants. There’s a clean
diesel V6 that combines 457 lb -ft of torque with over
600 miles of highway driving range on a tank of fuel.4
Three gasoline engines — a V6, a V8, and a handcraf ted
AMG V8 — combine biturbo power with advanced rapidmultispark ignition that can fine -tune itself during each
combustion cycle. On every GLS, high-pressure Direct
Injection squeezes the most power out of every drop
of fuel, with fewer emissions left over. Every GLS also
delivers 100% of its peak torque at 2,000 rpm or less,
for strong pull whether you’re merging from an onramp,
moving out from a stoplight, or conquering a mountain.
A new 9 - speed automatic tran smission and 4matic® allwh ee l dri ve5 tea m up to ma ke the mos t of all this tor qu e.
A wider range of gears, all more closely spaced, adds up
to smoother shifts, stronger acceleration, and greater
efficiency. 4matic precisely distributes torque to the
wheels that can use it best based on their available
traction at any instant. So if one, two or even three tires
slip, power is sent where torque can become traction.6
AIRMATIC® suspends the GLS on a literal cushion of air,
balancing comfort and handling automatically as roads
and loads vary. It lowers at higher speeds to enhance
stability and save fuel. Or you can raise it to negotiate
deep ruts or steep driveways. Crosswind Assist teams
with AIRMATIC to seamlessly compensate for side gusts
and passing trucks. And for more extreme driving, the
available ACTIVE CURVE SYSTEM* features variable
stabilizers, while an Off- Road Package7 adds hardware
and software expressly engineered for rug ged terrain.
*Optional or not available on some models. Please see back of brochure.
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