MERCEDES-BENZ GLS 2022 Owners Manual

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Remo vethehandse t.
Closing t Closing
the draw he
drawer er
#
Place thehandse tin thedr awe r. #
Press thehandse tdr awe rbac kuntil it
eng ages. ThrThr
ough-loading f ough-loading
facility t acility
to car o
car gocom go
com par par
tment tment
FF
olding t olding
the r he
rear seat bac ear
seat backr kr
es est
f t
for w or
war ar
ds ds
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped when
adjustin gth eseats
When youadjust aseat, youma ytrap yourself
or ave hicle occupan t. #
When adjusting aseat, makesur eth at
no one hasanybody partsinthesw eep
of theseat. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident ifth eseat and
seat backrest areno teng aged
The seat andseat backrest can fold forw ards. Ther
eis arisk ofthefo llo wing, inpar ticular :
R The vehicle occupan tma ybe pressed
ag ains tth eseat belt. Theseat beltcanno t
pr otect asintended andcould cause addi-
tional injury.
R Ach ild restr aint system willno long er be
prope rly supp ortedor positioned andwill
no long erful/ll itsfun ction asintended.
R The seat backrest will notbe able restr ain
ob jec tsor good sin thecar gocom part-
ment.
Alw aysensu rethat theseat andseat backrest
ar eeng aged, inpar ticular :
R Beforeper sons trav el in theve hicle while
sitt ing onaseat withth eeasy entryand
ex itfeatur e
R ATer theseat hasbeen adjust ed.
R ATer theeasy entryand exitfeatur ehas
been used
R ATer thecar gocom partment enlargement
has been folded forw ards Alw
aysensu rethat all vehicle occupan tshave
th eir seat belts fastened correctl yand aresitt ing
pr oper ly.Pa rticular attention mustbepaid tochil-
dr en.
If yo uno long errequ ire th efo lded-do wnrear seat
bac kres tas aload area, fold thebac krest back
int oplace.
Mak esur eth at there dmar king oftheloc kve ri/-
catio nindic ator isno longervisible. Other wise,
th eseat backrest will notbe locked.
R R
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R Vehicles withacent erseat backres t:thecen-
te rseat backrest isno tin thetrunk 0oor posi-
tion.
R Vehicles withafo lding rear armr est:there ar
ar mr esthas been folded up. Seats
andstow ing
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Se
ven-sea ter(e xa mp le) #
T T
o f o
fold t old
the he
leT leT
orr or
right seat bac ight
seat backr kr
es est
f t
for - or
-
w w
ar ar
ds: ds:
brie0y press one ofbutt ons 1.
The head restr aint on theseat backrest will
mo veintoasuit able position. Therear seat
will fold forw ards.
Ve hicles withacent erseat backres t:thecen-
te rseat backrest will fold forw ards toget her
wit hth eleT seat backrest. If
aseat inthesecond row of seats isno teng aged
and locked, this will besho wnonthemultifun c-
tion displa yon theinst rument cluster.
% Seven-sea ters:all sea tbac krests canbefol-
ded forw ards toget her usin gth eALL ALL
button.
F F
olding t olding
the r he
rear cent ear
cent erseat bac er
seat backr kr
es est
f t
for w or
war ar
ds ds
separ separ
at at
el el
y(se v y
(se ven-seat en-seat
er er
s) s)
#
Foldthere ar seat armr estbac kif nece ssary. #
Press release catch3. #
Foldseat backrest 2forw ards.
F F
oldi ngbac oldi
ngbac kt k
the r he
rear seat bac ear
seat backr kr
es t es
t
* NO NO
TE TE
Damag ecaused bytrapp ingthe
seat beltwhen folding backth eseat back-
re st Th
ese at beltco uld be come trap pe dan dth us
damag edwhen theseat backrest isfolded
bac k. #
Mak esur eth at theseat beltisno ttr ap-
ped when folding backth eseat backrest. 130130
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Se
ven-sea ter(e xa mp le) #
T T
o f o
fold bac old
backt k
the seat bac he
seat backr kr
est est: :
br ie0y pullone
of butt ons 1.
The rear seat willfold bac k.
Ve hicles withacent erseat backres t:thecen-
te rseat backrest will fold bac kto get her with
th eleT seat backrest. If
aseat backrest isno teng aged and locked,
th is will besho wnonthemultifun ctiondispla y
on theinst rument cluster.
% Seven-sea ters:all sea tbac krests canbefol-
ded backto get her usin gth eALL ALL
button.
F F
olding bac olding
backt k
the cent he
cent erseat bac er
seat backr kr
es est
separ t
separ at at
ely el
y
(se v (se
ven-seat en-seat
er er
s) s)
#
Swing theseat backrest backuntil itaudibl y
eng ages. F F
olding t olding
the seat bac he
seat backr kr
es est
ont t
on the t he
thir hir
dro d
ro w of w
of
seats f seats
for w or
war ar
ds ds
LeT-hand-dr
ive ve hicle (exa mp le) #
Inthere ar passen gercom partment (seven-
sea ter): brie0y pullone ofbutt ons 1. Seats
andstow ing
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#
Inthecar gocom partment: brie0y press one of
butt ons 1. F F
olding bac olding
backt k
the seat bac he
seat backr kr
es est
ont t
on the t he
thir hir
dro d
ro w of w
of
seats seats
LeT-hand-dr
ive ve hicle (exa mpl e) #
Inthere ar passen gercom partment: brie0y
pr ess one ofbutt ons 1.
If aseat backrest isno teng aged and locked,
th is will besho wnonthemultifun ctiondispla y
on theinst rument cluster. #
Inthecar gocom partment: brie0y pullone of
butt ons 1.
If aseat backrest isno teng aged and locked,
th is will besho wnonthemultifun ctiondispla y
on theinst rument cluster. 132132
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andstow ing

EAS
Y EAS
Y-P AC -P
AC Kca r K
ca rgo com go
compa r pa
rtme ntcov tme
ntcover and par er
and parti- ti-
tio ning ne tio
ning netca sse t
ca ssett e tt
e NNo o
t t
es on t es
on the car he
cargo com go
compa r pa
rtme ntcov tme
ntcover er
&
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofinjur yor dea thdue to
poor lysecur edobj ects
The cargocom partmen tco veralone canno t
secur eor restr ain he avyobj ect s,items oflug -
ga ge orhea vyloads.
Yo ucould behit byan unse curedload, partic-
ular lyin theev ent ofabr uptch ang esindir ec-
tio n,sudde nbr aking oran acciden t. #
Alwaysst ow objects insuc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn aroun d. #
Secur eobje cts,luggage orloads agains t
slipping ortipping over,e.g. byusing tie
do wns, even ifyo uar eusing thecar go
com partment cover. *
N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageto thecar gocom partment
co verwhen loading theve hicle The
cargocom partmen tco verma ybe dam-
ag ed when theve hicle isbein gloaded . #
Donotplace anyobj ects abovethe
lo we redg eof theside windo wsoron the
car gocom partmen tco ver. This
equipm entisavailabl efo rall vehicles excep t
Mer cedes-M aybac hve hicles.
Ext Ext
end ing/re end
ing/retr tr
actin gt actin
gthe car he
car gocom go
com par par
tmen t tmen
t
co v co
ver er #
T T
o e o
ext xt
end : end
:pull thecar gocom partment cover
bac kby grab handl e1 and clipitint obr ac k-
et s2 ontheleT and right.
Re Re
tr tr
acti ng acti
ng #
Remo vethecar gocom partment coverfr om
th ebr ac kets on theleT and right. #
Guid eth ecar gocom partment coverfo rw ards
usin gth egr ab handl eunt ilit is fully re tract ed.
The rolled-up cargocom partment covercan be
used intwopositions:
R Folded 45°upwards forloading (fold down
bef orecommencing your jour ney)
R Hor izont alposition
Inst Inst
alling orr alling
orremo emo
ving t ving
the car he
car gocom go
com par par
tment tment
co v co
ver er
R R
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The cargocom partment coveris rolled up. Seats
andstow ing
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RR
emo emo
ving t ving
the car he
car gocom go
com par par
tment cov tment
cover er
#
Press end cap1ontheleT orright inwa rds. #
Pullout thecar gocom partment coverbac k-
wa rds.
S S
t t
or or
ing t ing
the car he
car gocom go
com par par
tmen tco v tmen
tco ver er
The cargocom partmen tco vercan bestor ed
beneat hth ecar gocom partment 0oor. #
Open thecar gocom partment 0oor. #
T T
o inser t o
inser t: :
place cargocom partment cover1
int obr ac kets 2. Ensur eit is sea tedcor rectl y. #
T T
o r o
remo v emo
ve: e:
take thecar gocom partment cover
out ofbrac kets 2. Inst Inst
alling t alli
ng the car he
car gocom go
com par par
tment cov tment
cover er
#
Place thecar gocom partment coverin brac k-
et s1 ontheleT and right.
The end caps ofthecar gocom partment cover
eng ageaudibl y. 134134
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AA
tt tt
ac ac
hing/r hing/r
emo emo
ving t ving
the par he
par titioning net titioning
net &
W W
ARNING ARNING
Riskofinjur yor deat hdue to
poor lysecur edobj ects
The partition ing netalon ecann otsecur eor
re str ain he avyobj ect s,items oflug gage or
hea vyloads.
Yo ucould behit byan unse curedload, partic-
ular lyin theev ent ofabr uptch ang esindir ec-
tio n,sudde nbr aking oran acciden t. #
Alwaysst ow objects insuc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn aroun d. #
Secur eobje cts,luggage orloads agains t
slipping ortipping over,e.g. byusing tie
do wns, even ifyo uar eusing thepar ti-
tioning net. Fo
rsaf etyre asons, alwaysuse apar tition ing net
when transpor tingaload. Thepartition ing netcan
be used withor wit hout cargocom partmen t
enl arge ment
Damag edpar titionin gne ts can nolong erful/ll
th eir function sand must bereplaced. Visit aqu ali-
/ed special istwo rkshop. This
equipme ntisavailabl efo rall vehicles excep t
Mer cedes-M aybac hve hicles. Pa
rtitioning netwit hout cargocom partment
enlar gement Pa
rtitioning netwit hcar gocom partment
enlar gement #
T T
o att o
att ac ac
h: h:
extend thepar tition net. #
Attach theto pguide rodto holder s1 onthe
headli ner. #
Eng agehook s2 ineyele ts3 ontheleT and
ri ght. Seats
andstow ing
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#
Pull ontheloose endsofthelashing straps
until thepar titionin gne tis tight. #
ATer driving ashor tdist ance, checkth ete n-
sio nof thepar titionin gne tand re-tensio nit if
neces sary. #
T T
o r o
remo v emo
ve: e:
pull thebelt clam psuntil thelash-
ing straps areloose. #
Remo vehook s2 from eyele ts3 ontheleT
and right. #
Remo vetheto pguide rodfrom holder s1. OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof t w
of the tie-do he
tie-do wney wn
eyes int es
inthe car he
car gocom- go
com-
par par
tment tment
Obser
vetheno teson loadin gth eve hicle
(/ page124). 1
Tie-do wneyes
The front tie-do wneyes areaccess iblewhen the
th ird ro w of seats isin thetrunk 0oor position
(/ page129).
% Mercedes-Ma ybachve hicles: both tie-do wn
ey es on Mer cedes-Ma ybachve hicles areloca-
te dat there ar ofthecar gocom partment on
th eleT and right. OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof bag hooks w
of bag hook s &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjurywhen usingbag
hook swit hhea vyobje cts
The bag hook scann otrestr ain he avyobj ect s
or items oflug gage .
Objects oritems oflugg agema ybe 0ung
ar ound andhitvehicle occupan ts. #
Onlyhang light obj ects onthebag
hook s. #
Neverhang hard,shar p-edg edorfragile
objects onthebag hook s. Obser
vetheno teson loadin gth eve hicle
(/ page124).
Su bje ctthebag hook sto amaximum loadof
6.6 lbs(3kg)and donotatt achan ygood sto
th em. 136136
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1
Bag hook Coa
tho ok on t Coa
tho ok on the t he
tai lg ai
lg at e at
e Thi
seq uip men tis availabl efo rall vehicles excep t
Mer cedes-M aybac hve hicles. 1
Coat hook ontheta ilg ate
Coat hooksar eno tsuit able forhea vyobjects.
Use thecoat hooksonl yfo rlight objects suchas
jac kets. LocLoc
king andunloc king
andunloc kingt king
the car he
car gocom go
com par par
tment tment
0oo r 0oo
r This
equipme ntisavailabl efo rall vehicles excep t
Mer cedes-M aybac hve hicles. #
Turn theemer gency keya qu artertur ncloc k-
wise 0048(to loc k)or coun ter-cloc kwise 0047(to
unl ock). Seat
sand stow ing
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AA
tt tt
ac ac
hing ar hing
aroof lugg oof
lugg ag ag
er e
rac k ac
k &
W W
ARNING ARNING
Riskofacc ident duetoexceed-
ing themaximum roof load
The vehicle centerofgrav ity and theusual
dr iving charact eristics aswellas thesteer ing
and braking charact eristics alter.
If yo uex ceed themaximum roof load, thedr iv-
ing charact eristics, aswellas steer ing and
br aking, willbegreatl yim pair ed. #
Neverex ceed themaximum roof load
and adjus tyo ur driving style. Yo
uwill /ndinf ormation onthemaximum roof
load inthe"Tec hnical data"section.
* N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theve hicle duetonot
obs erving themaximum permitt edhead-
ro om clear ance If
th eve hicle heightisgre ater than themaxi-
mum permitt edheadr oomclearance, thero of
and other partsof theve hicle maybe dam-
ag ed. #
Obser vethesign post edheadr oomclear-
ance. #
Ifth eve hicle heightisgreat erthan the
per mitt edheadr oomclearance, donot
ent er. #
Obser vethech ang edvehicle heightwit h
add-o nro of equipment. *
N NO O
TE TE
Vehicle damag efrom non-appr oved
ro of lugg agera ck s The
vehicle could bedamag edbyroof lugg age
ra ck sth at have notbee nte sted andap pro ved
fo rMer cedes-Benz. #
Use onlyro of lugg agera ck ste sted and
ap pro vedfo rMer cedes-Benz. #
Depending ontheve hicle equipme nt,
ensu rethat thesliding sunroofcan be
full yra ised when thero of lugg agera ck is
inst alled. #
Depending ontheve hicle equipme nt,
ensu rethat theta ilg atecan befully opened
whenthero of lugg agera ck is
inst alled. #
Positi on theload onthero of lugg age
ra ck insuc hawa yth at theve hicle will
no tsus tain damag eev en when itis in
mo tion. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto thepanor amaroof wit h
po we rtilt/sliding panelduetonon-
app rove dro of lugg agera ck s The
panoram aro of wit hpo we rtilt/sliding
panel maybe damag edbythero of lugg age
ra ck ifyo uatt em pttoopen itwhen usinga
ro of lugg agera ck notte sted andap pro vedfo r
Mer cedes-Be nz. #
Whe naro of lugg agera ck isinst alled,
open thepanor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/
sliding panelonlyif th is has been tested
an dap pro vedfo rMer cedes-Benz.
The panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sliding
panel maybe raised toallo wventila tion ofthe
ve hicle interior . 138138
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ats and stow ing