MERCEDES-BENZ GLS COUPE 2020 Manual Online

When
making thekic king movement, makesur e
th at your feet arefirm lyon thegr ound, other‐
wise youco uld lose your balan ce,e.g.on ice.
Obs erve thefo llo wing notes:
R The Smar tKey isbehin dth eve hicle.
R Stand atleas t12 in(30 cm) away from the
ve hicle while perform ing thekic king move‐
ment.
R Donotcome intocont actwithth ebum per
while making thekic king movement.
R Donotcar ryout thekic king movement too
slo wly.
R The kicking movement mustbe towa rdsth e
ve hicle andbackag ain. 1
Detection rang eof thesensor s
If se veralcon secut ive kic kin gmo vements are
no tsuccessfu l,wa itte nseco nds.
Sy stem limit s
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing cases :
R The area around thesensor isdir ty,e.g. due
to road salt orsnow .
R The kicking movement ismade using apr os‐
th etic leg. The
trunk lidcould beopen edorclos edunin ten‐
tio nal ly,in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifaper son 'sarms orlegs aremo vingin the
sensor detection rang e, e.g .wh en polishi ng
th eve hicle orpic king upobjects .
R Ifobject sar emo vedor placed behind the
ve hicle, e.g.tensi oni ng stra ps orlugg age.
R Ifclam ping stra ps, tarp sor other coverings
ar epu lled ove rth ebum per.
R Ifapr otect ive mat withalengt hre ac hin g
ov er thetrunk silldown intoth ede tection
ra ng eof thesensor sis used.
R Ifth epr otect ive mat isno tsecur edcor rectly .
R Whe nwo rking onthetra iler hitch,tra iler sor
re ar bicy clerack s.
Deactiv ateKEYLES S-GO(/page67 )or do not
car rytheSmar tKey about your per son insuc h
sit uatio ns. Swit
ching separ atetrunk locking onoroff If
yo ucen trall yunlo cktheve hicle while separate
loc king isactiv ated, thetrunk willremain locked. Openin
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Toswitc hon: slide theswitc hto position
0047. #
Toswitc hof f:slide theswitc hto position
0048.
% Ifan acciden thas been detected, thetrunk
will unloc keve nif sep aratelock ing is
switc hedon. Un
loc king thetrunk from insid ewit hth e
emer gency release Re
quirement s:
R The 12Vve hicle batteryis conn ectedand
ch arge d. #
Press theemer gency release button1
br ief ly.
The trunk lidwill unloc kand open. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe trunk lid ope ning
hei ght restriction Mult
imed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
î Vehicle Setting s
5 Trunk LidRestric tion
This function allowsyouto avo idbum ping the
tr unk lid on alow ga rage ceiling, forex am ple. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Side
windo ws Opening
andclosing theside windo ws &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment when
ope ning asid ewi ndo w
Whe nope ning asid ewi ndo w,par tsof the
body could bedraw nin or become trap pe d
be twee nth eside windo wand windo wframe. #
When opening ,mak esur eth at nobody
is touc hin gth eside windo w. 80
Openin gand closing

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Ifsomeone istrappe d,release thebut‐
to nimm ediate ly or pullit in order to
clos eth eside windo wag ain. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nclos ingasid ewi ndo w
Whe nclos ingasid ewi ndo w,body parts
could betrapped intheclosing area inthe
pr ocess. #
When closing,mak esur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. #
Ifsomeon eis tra pped, release thebut‐
to nimm ediate ly or pres sth ebutt onin
or der toreopen theside windo w. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nch ildr enopera tetheside windo ws
Childr encould become trapped ifth ey oper‐
at eth eside windo ws,par ticular lywhen unat‐
te nde d. #
Activateth ech ild safetyloc kfo rth e
re ar side windows. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyor theignition isswitc hed
on. 1
Closes
2 Opens
The buttons onthedr iver's door take prece‐
denc e. #
Tostar taut omatic operation :pr ess the
0062 buttonbeyond thepoint ofresis tance
or pulland release it. Open
ingand closing 81

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Tointerru pt aut omatic operation :pr ess or
pul lth e0062 buttonagain.
When theve hicle isswitc hedoff,th eside win‐
do ws can continu ebei ng ope rated.
This function isavailable forar ound four min utes
or unt ila fron tdoor isopen ed.
Au tomatic reve rsing funct ionoftheside win‐
do ws
If an object blocksaside windowduring the
clos ingproces s,theside windo wwill open again
aut omaticall y.The automatic reve rsing func tion
is onl yan aid and isno ta subs titutefo ryo ur
att entiven ess . #
Dur ing theclosing process, makesur eth at
no body partsarein theclosing area. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
des pite ther ebeing reve rsing protect ion
on theside windo w
The reve rsing func tion does notre act :
R Tosof t,light andthin obje cts, e.g. fing ers
R Dur ing rese ttin g This
means that there ve rsefunc tion cann ot
pr ev ent someon efrom becomin gtrapped in
th ese situation s. #
When closing, makesur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. #
Ifsomeon ebecomes trapped, press the
0062 buttontoopen theside windo w
ag ain. Con
venience opening (ventilating theve hicl e
bef orest ar ting ajour ney) &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment when
ope ning asid ewi ndo w
Whe nope ning asid ewi ndo w,par tsof the
body could bedraw nin or become trap pe d
be twee nth eside windo wand windo wframe. #
When opening ,mak esur eth at nobody
is touc hin gth eside windo w. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif
somebody becomestrapped. #
Press and hold theÜ buttononthe
Smar tKey .
The follo wing functionsar eper form ed:
R The vehicle isunloc ked
R The side windo wsareopen ed.
R The slidin gsun roof isopened.
R The seat ventil ation ofthedr iver's seat is
switc hedon. #
Tointerru pt con venience opening: release
th eÜ button. #
Tocont inue convenience opening: press
and hold theÜ buttonagain. Con
venience closing (closing theve hicl e
fr om outside ) &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment caused by
inadv ertent con venie nce closing
Whe nth econ venie nce closing featur eis
oper ating,par tsof thebody could become
tr apped intheclosing area oftheside win‐
do wand thesliding sunroof. 82
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#
Obser vethecom pleteclos ingproce‐
du re when usingconvenie nce closing. #
Whe nclo sing, makesur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. #
Press and hold theß buttononthe
Smar tKey .
The follo wing functionsar eper form ed:
R The vehicle isloc ked.
R The side windo wsareclo sed. R
The slidin gsun roof isclosed. #
Tointerru pt con venience closing: release
th eß button.
% Con venie nce closing can also be operated
wi th KEYLESS- GO(/ page71 ). Pr
oblems withth eside windo ws &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped or
fa ta lly injured ifre ve rsing protect ion is
no tactiv ated
If yo uclo seaside windowagain imm ediat ely
af te rit has been blocked, theside windo w will
close withincr eased ormaximum forc e.
The reve rsing featur ewill then notbe activ e.
Pa rts of thebody could become trapped in
th eclosing area inthepr ocess. #
Mak esur eth at no par tsof thebody are
in theclosing area. #
Tostop theclosing process, release the
butt onorpress thebutt onagain tore-
open theside windo w. Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
A side windo wcann otbe closed and
yo ucan notsee thecause. #
Chec kto see whether anyobjec tsarein thewindo wguide. #
Adjus tth eside windo ws.
Ad jus tingthe side windo ws
If aside windo wisobs truct eddur ing closing andreopens again immediat ely: Opening
andclosing 83

Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Immediat elyaf te rth is, pull thecor responding buttonagain until theside windo whas closed, andhold
th ebutt onforat lea stone moresecond (re-adjus tment).
The side windo wisclosed without theaut omatic reve rsing func tion.
If th eside windo wisobs truct edagain and reopens again immediat ely: #
Immediat elyaf te rth is, pull thecor responding buttonagain until theside windo whas closed, andhold
th ebutt onforat lea stone moresecond (follo w-up adjustm ent).
The side windowisclos edwithout theaut omatic reve rsing func tion.
The side windo wscanno tbe ope ned or
clos edusing thecon venie nce openi ng
fe atur e. The
SmartK ey batt eryis disc hargedor near lydisc harged. #
Chec kth ebatt eryusing thebatt erych ecklam pand replace ifnec essar y(/ page68). 84
Opening andclosing

Sliding
sunroof Opening
andclosi ngtheslidi ngsunr oof &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whi leope ning andclosingthesliding
sunr oof
Dur ing opening andclosing, partsof the
body could getcaught inthesw eep ofthe
sliding sunroof. #
When opening orclosing, makesur e
th at no body partsarein thesw eep. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif
somebody becomestrapped.
or #
Press thebutt oninanydir ect ion during
th eaut omatic opening /closingpr ocess.
The opening /closingpr ocess isstop‐
ped. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th esliding sunroofisoper ated bychil‐
dr en
Childr enoper atingth esliding sunroofcould
get caught inthemo ving parts,par ticular lyif
unatt ended. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eke ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. *
NO
TEMalfunctio ncau sed bysno wand
ice Sno
wand icemaylead toamalf unctionof
th esliding sunroof. #
Onlyopen thesliding sunroofifit is free
of sno wand ice. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed byprotru ding
objec ts Objec
tsthat protru de from thesliding sun‐
ro of ma ydamag eth esealing strips. #
Donotallo wan ything toprotru de from
th esliding sunroof. 1
Raises
2 Open s
3 Closes/ lowe rs Opening
andclosing 85

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Tostar taut omatic operation :pr ess the
0057 buttonbeyond thepoint ofresis tance
or pulland release it. #
Tointerru pt aut omatic operation :br ief ly
pr ess the0057 buttoninanydir ect ion.
The opening /closingpr ocess willbestop‐
ped.
Ve hicl eswithout apanor amaroof wit h
po we rtil t/s lidin gpane l:The automatic open‐
ing and raising featur eis available onlywh en the
sliding sunroofisclosed.
Au tomatic reve rsing funct ionoftheslidi ng
sunr oof
If an obj ect isobs truct ing thesliding sunroof
dur ing theclosing process, thesliding sunroof
will open again automaticall y.The automatic
re ve rsing func tion isonl yan aid and isno ta sub‐
st itut efo ryo ur att entiven ess . #
Dur ing theclosing process, makesur eth at
no body partsarein theclosing area. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment evenwi th
th ere ve rsing func tion active
The reve rsing featur edoes notre act inpar‐
tic ular :
R Tosof t,light andthin obje cts, e.g. fing ers
R Overthelas t00CF in(4 mm) oftheclosing
pat h
R Dur ing rese ttin g
This means that there ve rsefunc tion cann ot
pr eve ntsom eone from becomi ngtrap pe din
th ese situation s. #
When closing, makesur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif
somebody becomestrapped.
or #
Brief lypress thebutt oninanydir ect ion
dur ing automatic operation.
The closing process isstopped. Pr
oblems withtheslidi ngsunr oof 86
Openingand closing

Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
The sliding sunroofcann otbe closed
and youcan notsee thecause. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped orfata linj uryby clos ingthesliding sunroofagain
If yo uclo sethesliding sunroofagain immediat elyaf te rit has been blockedor rese t,th esliding sunroof
closes withincr eased forc e.
Pa rts of thebody could become trapped intheclosing area inthepr ocess. #
Mak esur eth at no par tsof thebody arein theclosing area. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif somebody becomestrapped.
or #
Press thebutt oninanydir ect ion during theaut omatic closing process.
The closing process isstopped. If
th esliding sunroofisobs truct eddur ing closing andreopens again slightly: #
Immediat elyaf te rau tomatic reve rsing, pull and hold the0057 buttondown again tothepoint ofresis t‐
ance untilthesliding sunroofisclosed.
The sliding sunroofwill beclosed withincr eased forc e.
If th esliding sunroofisobs truct edagain and reopens again slightly: #
Repeat thepr ev ious step.
The sliding sunroofwill beclosed again withincr eased forc e. #
Push the0057 buttonuptothepoint ofresis tance anum berof time sunti lth esliding sunroofisfull y
open. Openin
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Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Ve hicl eswithout apanor amicslid‐
ing sunr oof:The sliding sunroofdoes
no toper atesmoo thly. #
Pres sth e0057 buttonforano ther secon d. #
Close thesliding sunroof. Ro
ller sun blinds Ext
ending orretracti ngthe rear-wi ndo w
ro ller sunblind &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment when
ex tendi ng orretracti ngthero ller sun
blind
Body partscould becom eent rapped inthe
sw eep ofthero ller sun blind when itis being
ex tende dor retract ed. #
Makesur eth at no body partsarein the
sw eep ofthero ller sun blind when itis
being extende dor retract ed. #
Ifsom eone become strap pe d, briefly
pr ess thebutt onagain.
The opening orclosing process is
br ief lystopped. Theroller sun blind
th en retur ns toits star tin gposit ion. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed byobject s #
Mak esur eth at thero ller sun blind can
mo vefreely . #
Toextend orretract: press button 1. 88
Opening andclosing