Mercedes Gls 2018 Owner's Manual

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GLS

2018

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Standard and available equipment may vary by model. Please see back of brochure.

THE 2018 GLS

Brave little guy. It ’s been two hours since

he gave his dog a good-bye hug, tossed

his backpack and sleeping bag in the back,

and buckled into the third row alongside

his bestie. Every so often, your eyes have

met as you’ve surveyed the scout troop in

your rear view mirror. And every time, he’s

been nothing but smiles. It’s his first time

away at camp, and you remember what it

felt like when you were his age. For two

weeks, he won’t have you there for a bed-

time story, for comfort after a bad dream,

or for help with a math problem. And yet

he seems so together. So strong. So brave.

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.

What goes into your SUV is everything.

It’s no coincidence that you’re driving the

troop to the campground in your new GLS.

During the week, when you’re commuting

to work in your sedan, this is the vehicle

you entrust your family to. The same goes

for the parents of all your kids’ friends. It’s

not anyone’s priority that they ride in lux-

ury — though that’s the reason you usually

drive on theater night with the grownups.

What they need is room to bring their gear

and friends to school, soccer or summer

ca mp. And what you ne ed is peac e of mi nd.

If everything goes as planned, your kid will

return from his two weeks in the wild — or

at least without WiFi — with things you can’t

put in a backpack: Perhaps a few new skills.

Fresh knowledge. And his senses of adven-

ture, curiosity, confidence and inventive-

ness all piqued. Will it make him want to be

a cowboy when he grows up? Not likely, but

perhaps the pioneering spirit he finds will

inspire him — or his sister, who’ll be going

next year — to become someone whose

qualities, talents and character are emu-

lated by many, and admired by you. Some-

one like, say, a Mercedes-Benz engineer.

After all, there’s a reason you’re traveling in

a GLS today: Before you let your family go

anywhere in your SUV, you put something

far more important into it first: Your trust.

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KEY FEATURES

2018 GLS

PERFORMANCE

An abundance of torque takes to the road

with athletic reflexes. Air ride enhances

comfort in all three rows. Multiple modes

adapt for changing roads, weather and cargo.

DESIGN

Bold SUV style is expressed with brilliant

details. Spacious and strong, its unibody

is also aerodynamically refined to enhance

quiet comfort, stability and efficiency.

SAFETY

Groundbreaking safety advancements can

watch the road and the driver. Active and

semi -autonomous systems add to your

comfort, confidence and driving enjoyment.

> V6 biturbo, V8 biturbo or AMG V8 biturbo power

> 9‑speed or AMG SPEEDSHIFT® PLUS 7‑ speed

transmission with steering‑wheel shift paddles

> Self‑leveling, height‑adjusting AIRMATIC® suspension

> 4matic® all‑wheel drive, DYNAMIC SELECT drive modes

> 7,500 ‑ lb towing capacity*

> 19" to 22" alloy wheels*

> Active LED headlamps* and taillamps

> Appearance and Night Package styling options*

> Logo projectors in side mirrors

> LED ‑illuminated running boards*

> Power tilt/sliding Panorama roof*

> Radar‑based Active Brake Assist collision mitigation

> PRE ‑SAFE® and ATTENTION ASSIST®

> Rearview camera, or Surround View System*

> Intelligent Drive suite of active safety systems

including Distance Pilot DISTRONIC

> Crosswind Assist and Trailer Stability Assist

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LUXURY

Seven passengers enjoy gracious entry and

generous accommodations in all three rows.

Luxurious offerings range from multizone

climate control to multicolor ambient lighting.

TECHNOLOGY

User - friendly innovations help keep you

connected, engaged and entertained.

Intuitive controls help you stay in command

of your car and in touch with your world.

*Optional or not available on some models. Please see back of brochure.

> Power driver seat with memory, heated front seats

> Digital dual‑zone or 3 ‑ zone* climate control

> Ventilated and massaging front seats*

> Split‑fold/reclining second row, 3rd ‑ row EASY‑ENTRY

> Power ‑ folding 50/50 third row, power liftgate

> Two choices in digital surround sound*

> COMAND® with navigation, 8" screen and touchpad*

> mbrace® featuring Mercedes me smartphone app with

Remote Start, in ‑car Internet, and 4G LTE WiFi*3

> Apple CarPlay™ and Android Auto*

> KEYLESS ‑ GO,* Parking Pilot with hands ‑free parking*

> MAGIC VISION CONTROL® heated wiper/washers*

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Performance

AUTHORITY OF AIR

King-size mattress, yes. Supersize fries, no.

Bigger, you think to yourself, is not always

better. At this moment, it’s not the length

or width of your GL S that ’s impr essing you.

It’s the lengths to which it goes to handle

like a Mercedes - Benz. And the breadth of

ways it adapts to do that. In a few minutes,

you’ll be transporting the soccer team to

the semifinals, but it’s just you right now,

and the winding road that you’re on feels

almost like a guilty pleasure. You twist the

knob in the console to “Sport,” and feel the

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AIRMATIC

what they do best: squeeze performance

magic out of thin air. At the stop sign, you

turn the knob back to Comfort, and take a

breath, and think “That was fun. Big fun.”

Surprising capacity.

Even when th ey design a 7- passenger SUV,

Mercedes-Benz engineers never lose their

focus on the driver. In fact, a survey of the

GLS specs sheet will reveal a striking sim-

ilarity to the S -Class sedan, a car much of

the auto industry reveres as its flagship.

Biturbo V6 and V8 engines team up with a

smooth yet sporty 9 - speed transmission

in the GLS 450 and GLS 550. In every GLS,

nimble and efficient 4matic ® permanent

all-wheel drive sends torque to the wheels

with the best grip — thanks to the 4 - wheel

Electronic Traction System (4-ETS®) that

Mercedes-Benz pioneered for cars as well

as SUVs.

self-level as you take on passengers and

suspension and twin turbos do

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Its AIRMATIC air suspension can

cargo, and self-lower to enhance stability

and ef ficien c y at highwa y sp e eds. And wit h

standard DYNAMIC SELECT, you can dial

in any of five driving modes via a console

knob — including one for Slippery surfaces

and one you can configure for yourself.

Of course, the GLS is foremost an SUV, so

you can also raise the ride height with the

push of a button for deep snow or ruts. It

can tow up to 7,500 lbs, while its standard

Trailer Stability Assist helps keep you in

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control of what ’s in tow.

Off- Road Package* for bigger adventures.

More than its supersize space, the greatest

capacity of a GLS is to satisfy like no other

3 - r ow SU V. And like every Me rce de s -Be nz.

There’s even an

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With ample space and
abundant luxury, the
GLS surely lets you
live large. But from its
biturbo torque to its
tight turning circle,
it doesn’t make you
drive large.

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Please see endnotes at back of brochure.