Vehicle
Activating/deactivating the automatic door locking feature
If you select the Auto. Door Locks function, the vehicle is centrally locked above a speed of around 9 mph.
For further information on the automatic locking feature, see.
•► Press the button on the
steering wheel to select the Settings
menu.
•► Press the button to select the
Vehicle submenu.
•► Press the button to confirm.
•► Press the button to select the
Auto. Door Locks function.
When the Auto. Door Locks function is activated, the vehicle doors are displayed in red in the multifunction display.
•► Press the button to save the
setting.
Activating/deactivating the acoustic locking verification signal
If you activate the Acoustic Lock function, an audible signal sounds depending on the vehicle's date of manufacture:
Rwhen locking
or
Ronce when unlocking and three times when
locking
•► Press the button on the
steering wheel to select the Settings
menu.
•► Press the button to select the
Vehicle submenu.
•► Press the button to confirm.
•► Press the button to select the
Acoustic Lock function.
If the Acoustic Lock function is activated,
the symbol in the multifunction
display lights up red.
•► Press the button to save the
setting.
Activating/deactivating the radar sensor system
The following systems are switched off when the radar sensor system is deactivated:
- DISTRONIC PLUS
- BAS PLUS
- PRE-SAFE® Brake
- Blind Spot Assist
- Active Blind Spot Assist
USA only: This device has been approved by the FCC as a "Vehicular Radar System".
The radar sensor is intended for use in an automotive radar system only. Removal, tampering, or altering of the device will void any warranties, and is not permitted by the FCC. Do not tamper with, alter, or use in any non-approved way.
Any unauthorized modification to this device could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
Canada only:
This device complies with RSS-210 of Industry Canada. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and 2. this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Any unauthorized modification to this device could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
•► Press the button on the
steering wheel to select the Settings
menu.
•► Press the button to select the
Vehicle submenu.
•► Press the button to confirm.
•► Press the button to select
Radar Sensor (See Oper. Manual):.
You will see the selected setting: Enabled or Disabled.
•► Press the button to save the
setting.
See also:
Centrally locking and unlocking the vehicle from the inside
You can centrally lock or unlock the vehicle
from the inside.
The central locking/unlocking button does
not lock or unlock the fuel filler flap.
You cannot unlock the vehicle centrally
from t ...
Closing
•► Replace the fuel filler cap and turn it
clockwise. The fuel filler cap audibly
engages.
•► Press the fuel filler flap closed until it
engages audibly.
If you drive with the fuel ...
Safety & Reliability
As of this writing, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety had not yet
crash-tested the GL-Class. The nine standard airbags include three-row side
curtain airbags, a driver's knee airbag and s ...