MERCEDES-BENZ GLS 2020 Owners Manual

The
tow- aw ay alar misaut omat icallydeac tiva‐
te d:
R Afterpr essing theÜ or008B buttonon
th eSmar tKey
R Afterpr essing thest ar t/ stop butt onwithth e
Smar tKey inthemar kedspace (/page18 2)
R Afterunloc kingtheve hicle using KEYLES S-
GO
Inf ormation ondetecting damag eon apa rked
ve hicle (/page21 7). Ar
min g/dis armin gthe tow- aw ay alar m Mul
timedi asy stem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Quick Access #
Activateor deacti vate Tow-away Protection.
The tow- aw ay alar misarmed again inthefo llo w‐
ing cases :
R The vehicle isunloc kedag ain.
R Adoor isopened.
R The vehicle isloc kedag ain. %
Ifqu ick acc ess isuna vailable, selectth e
Vehicle submenu intheSet ting smain menu
to arm or disar mtheto w- aw ay alar m. Fu
nction oftheint erior motion sensor %
This function mayno tbe available inall
coun tries.
When theint erior motion sensor isactiv ated, a
visual andaudible alarmistrigg ered ifmo ve‐
ment isde tected intheve hicle interior .
The interior motion sensor isactiv ated aut omati‐
cally afte rapp roxima tely tenseco nds:
R afte rloc king theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R afte rloc king theve hicle using KEYLES S-GO
The interior motion sensor isonl yactiv ated
when thefo llo wing compone ntsar eclos ed:
R thedoor s
R theta ilg ate The
interior motion sensor isaut omat icallydeac‐
tiv ated:
R afte rpr essing theÜ or008B buttonon
th eSmar tKey
R afte rpr essing thest ar t/ stop butt onwithth e
Smar tKey inthestow agecom partment
(/ page18 2)
R afte runloc kingtheve hicle using KEYLES S-
GO
The follo wing situat ionscanlead toafa lse
alar m:
R movingobje ctssuc has masc otsin theve hi‐
cle interior
R when theside windo wisopen
R when thesliding sunroofisopen
R when thepanor amicsliding sunroofisopen Openin
gand closing 99

Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe inte rior mo tion
sensor Mult
imedia system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Quick Access #
Activateor deacti vate Interior MotionSen-
sor.
The interior motion sensor isactiv ated again in
th efo llo wing cases :
R The vehicle isunloc kedag ain.
R Adoor isopened.
R The vehicle isloc kedag ain.
% Ifqu ick acc ess isuna vailable, selectth e
Vehicle menuunder Settings toact ivat eor
deac tivateth eint erior motion sensor . 10
0
Opening andclosing

No
teson thecor rect driver' sseat position &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rythro ugh adjust‐
ing vehicle settin gswhile theve hicle isin
mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ionsinpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int s,thesteer ing wheel orthemir‐
ro rwhi letheve hicle isin mo tion.
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion. #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int s,the
st eer ing wheel orthemir rorand fasten
yo ur seat belt. En
sur eth efo llo wing when youar eadj ustin g
st eer ing wheel 1,seat belt2and driver's seat
3:
R Youar esit tin gas faraw ay from thedr iver's
airbag aspossible, taking thefo llo wing
point sint ocon sidera tion.
R Youar esit tin gin an upr ight position
R Your thighs areslight lysuppor tedby theseat
cushion R
Your legs areno tfull yex tende dand youcan
depr essthepedals proper ly
R The backof your head issuppo rted ateye
le ve lby thecent erofthehead restra int
R Youcan hold thesteer ing wheel withyo ur
ar ms sligh tly ben t
R Youcan moveyour legs freel y
R Youcan seeallthedispla yson theins tru‐
ment clusterclea rly
R Youha ve agood overvie wof thetra ffic con ‐
dition s
R Your seat beltsitssn ug lyag ains tyo ur body
and pass esacr oss thecent erofyour sho ul‐
der and across your hips inthepelvic area Seats
Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseats areadjus tedby childr en
Childr encould becom etrapped ifth ey adjus t
th eseats, particular lywhen unattende d. Sea
tsand stow ing 10
1

#
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. The
seats canbeadjus tedwhen theignition is
switc hedoff. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nad jus ting theseats
When youadj usta seat ,yo uor other vehicle
occupants couldbecome trapped, e.g.onthe
seat guide rail. #
When adjustingaseat, makesur eth at
no onehas anybody partsinthesw eep
of theseat. Obser
vethesaf etyno teson "Airbags" and"Chil‐
dr en intheve hicle". &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rythro ugh adjust‐
ing vehicle settin gswhile theve hicle isin
mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ionsinpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int s,thesteer ing wheel orthemir‐
ro rwhi letheve hicle isin mo tion.
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion. #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int s,the
st eer ing wheel orthemir rorand fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseat height isadjus tedcar elessl y
If yo uadj ustth eseat height carelessly ,yo u
or other vehicle occupants couldbetrapped
and ther eb yinjur ed. Childr
eninpar ticular couldacciden tally
pr ess theelectr icalseat adjus tmentbutt ons
and become trapped. #
While moving theseats, makesur eth at
han dsorother body partsdo notget
und ertheleve rasse mbly oftheseat
adjus tmentsy stem. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tohead
re stra int swhic har eno tins talled orare
adjus tedincor rectl y
If hea dre stra int sar eno tins talled orare
adjus tedincor rectly ,th ehead restra int scan ‐
no tpr ov ide protect ion asintended.
Ther eis an incr eased risk ofinjur yin the
head andneckar ea, e.g. intheeve ntofan
acci dent or wh en braki ng. #
Alw aysdr ive wit hth ehead restra int s
ins talled. #
Beforedr ivin gof f,mak esur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupant that thecent erofthe
head restra int suppor tsthebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. 10
2
Sea tsand stow ing

Do
notint erch ang eth ehead restra int sof the
fr ont and rear seat s.Ot her wise, youwill notbe
able toadjus tth eheight andangleof thehead
re stra int scor rectl y.
Ad jus tth ehead restra int fore -and -aftpos ition so
th at itis as clo seasposs ibletothebac kof your
head. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
inc orrect sea tpos ition
The seatbel tdoe sno tof ferth eint ended
le ve lof protect ion ifyo uha ve notmo vedth e
seat backres tto an almos tve rtical posit ion.
In this case, youco uld slide underne athth e
seat beltandsustain abdomin alor nec kinj u‐
ri es, forex am ple, particular lyin theeve ntof
su dd en braki ng oran acci dent. #
Adjus tth eseat proper lybef orecom‐
menc ingyour jour ne y. #
Alw aysensur eth at theseat backres tis
in an almos tve rtical posit ionand that
th eshoulder sectionofyour seat beltis
ro uted acr oss thecent erofyour sho ul‐
der . 1
Head restra int height
2 Seat backres tinc linat ion
3 Seat height
4 Seat cushio nlengt h
5 Seat cushio ninc linat ion
6 Seat fore -and -aftpos ition #
Save these ttings withth ememor yfunc tion
(/ page12 2). Ad
jus tingthe fron tpass engerse at elec tri‐
ca lly from the driver' sse at Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyis swi tched on. Yo
ucan callupthefo llo wing functionsfo rth e
fr ont passeng ersea t:
R Sea tad jus tment Sea
tsand stow ing 10
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R
Sea thea ting
R Sea tve ntil ation
R Mem oryfunc tion #
Toselect thefront passeng erseat :pr ess
butt on1.
When theindicat orlam plights up,thefront
passeng erseat isselect ed. #
Adjus tth efront passeng erseat using the
butt ons onthedr iver's side door control
panel. #
Select thedr iver' sseat :pr ess butt on1
ag ain.
When theindicat orlam pgoes out,thedr iv‐
er's seat hasbeen select ed. Ad
jus tingthe fron tpass engerse at elec tri‐
ca lly from the rear passe nger comp artment #
Toselect thefront passeng erseat :pr ess
butt on1.
When theindicat orlam plights up,thefront
passeng erseat isselect ed. #
Adjus tth efront passeng erseat using the
butt ons onthedoor control panel inthere ar
passe nger com partment (/ page10 5). %
Mer cedes-Ma ybachve hicl es:ifth efront
passeng erseat isin thefo re mos tposi tion,
yo ucan setth eseat backres tat ave ry steep
ang le.This achie vesa be tter front viewfrom
th ere ar passe nger com partment .
De spit eth esteep seat backres t,aper son
ma yoccup yth efront passeng erseat. 10
4
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Ad
jus tingthe 4-waylum bar support 1
Higher
2 Softer
3 Lowe r
4 Firmer #
Usingbuttons 1to4 ,adjus tth econ tour
of thebac kres tindividuall yto suit your bac k. Ad
jus tingthe rear seats electrical ly The
middle seatbackres tis adjus tedto ge ther
wit hth elef tseat. 1
Head restra int height
2 Seat backres tinc linat ion
3 Seat fore -and -aftpos ition #
Save these ttings withth ememor yfunc tion
(/ page12 3). Ad
jus tingare clining rear seat electrical ly This
equipment isavailable onlyforMer cedes-
Ma yba chvehicles.
The recli ning rear seat sar eon thedr iver's and
fr ont passeng ersides. Seats
andstow ing 10
5

1
Headre stra int height
2 Head restra int fore -and -aftpos ition
3 Seatba ckrest inc linat ion
4 Combin edseat cushio ninc linat ionand
lengt h
5 Combin edseat cushio ninc linat ionand
lengt h 6
Fore-and -aftpos ition oftheleg rest
7 Angleof theleg rest #
Save these ttings withth ememor yfunc tion
(/ page12 3).
% The legrest will fold do wn ifove rloaded. If
th is isthecase, fold up theleg rest and
eng ageit. Se
tting thefull yre clined position Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyis swi tched on.
This equip ment isavailable onlyforMer cedes-
Ma yba chvehicles. #
Tosetth efull yre clined position: press
butt on1.
R The rear seat willmoveintoth ere cli ned
pos ition.
R The rear seat head restra int will move.
R The legrest will rise.
R The front passeng erseat willmoveas far
fo rw ards asposs ible. 10
6
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R
The front passeng erseat head restra int is
com pletely retract ed.
R The front passe nger seat backrest will
mo veas farfo rw ards and asfardo wn as
it wil lgo. #
Toresto rethest andar dseat settings :
pr ess butt on1.
or #
Callup these ttings withth ememor yfunc ‐
tion (/page12 3).
% Youcan usethere ar-com par tment child
saf etyloc kto disable this func tion
(/ page67 ).
% Theleg re st will fold do wn ifove rloaded. If
th is isthecase, fold up theleg rest and
eng ageit. At
tac hin gan dre mo ving the addi tional cush‐
io n of the leg re st This
equipment isavailable onlyforMer cedes-
Ma yba chvehicles.
Use theadditional cushiononlywhen theve hicle
is statio nary.The additional cushionisin the
ve hicle. #
Toattac h:pla cetheadditional cushionon
th eleg rest. #
Pull theru bber stra ps laterally overth eleg
re st. #
Toremo ve:re mo vetheru bber stra ps from
th eleg rest and stow theadditional cushion
saf elyin theve hicle. Seats
andstow ing 10
7

Fo
lding there ar seats onthesecond row of
sea tsforw ards and backele ctrical ly &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toseat
bac kres tfo lded forw ards
If th ere ar seat backres tis folded forw ards,
per son sin theth ird row ofseats could col‐
lide withpar tsof theseat adjus tmentmec h‐
anism, inpar ticular intheeve ntofan acci ‐
de nt, sudd en braki ng oran abrupt chang eof
dir ect ion. #
Ifth er eis aper son intheth ird row of
seats, there ar seat infron tof that per‐
son mustbe folded backint oth edr iv‐
ing position beforest ar tin gth ejour ney. #
People intheth ird ro w of seat smus t
no tplace their legs onare ar seat back‐
re st that has been folded forw ards. Alw
aysensur eth at all vehicle occupants have
th eir seat belts fastened correctl yand aresitti ng
pr ope rly. Pa rticular attent ion mus tbe paid to
ch ildr en. If
yo uno longerre qu ire th eseat backres tto be
fo lded down forloa ding orforge tting inand out,
fo ld itbac kint oplace. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseat isno teng aged
The seat does noteng agewhen folded for‐
wa rds. The seat canfold bac kwards une x‐
pect edly,e.g. when acceler ating,braking or
in theev ent ofan abr uptch ang eof dir ect ion
or an acc iden t.
Pe ople intheseat's sweep canbecome trap‐
ped. #
Ifaseat isfolded forw ards, alwaysfo ld
it bac kbef oredr ivin gof f. #
Mak esur eth at theseat iseng aged. If
aseat inthesecon drow ofseats isno t
eng aged, this will besho wnonthemultifunc tion
displa yon theins trument cluster.
Re quirement s:
R The area intowhic hth ere ar seat isfolded is
clear .
R The rear seat hasbeen folded up. R
Vehicles withcomf ortseating: thecent er
ar mr estis folded up.
R Vehicles withan extende dcent erconso le:
th estow agecom partment inthecent ercon ‐
sole isclosed.
R Vehicles withafo lding rear armr est:there ar
ar mr esthas been folded up.
R Vehicles withcent errear seat backres ts:th e
cent errear seat backres thas been folded
up.
Fo lding there ar seat inthefront posit ion
This equipmen tis no tav ailable forMer cedes-
Ma yba chvehicles.
Yo ucan fold theseats inthesecon dro w of
seat sfo rw ards forth efo llo wing situat ions:
R Foreasi eraccess tothecar gocom partmen t
R Vehicles withath ird row ofseats: forget ting
in or out
Ve hicles withacent erseat backres t:thecent er
re ar seat folds forw ards and backwards,
to get her withth elef tre ar seat . 10
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Sea tsand stow ing