MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV 2021 Owners Manual

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Drive attentivel y,and avoid suddenly pulling
awa y,braking and steering as well as rapid
cornering.
R When transporting roof loads and when the
ve hicle is fully loaded or fully occupied, select
drive prog rams ; andA. These are
designed tofocus on stability (/ page 205).
% For more information on st owage compart-
ments and st owage areas, please referto the
Digital Owner's Manual. S
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e spaces in t he v
he vehicle int
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er ior
ior Ov
Ov
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ervie
vie w of t
w of t he fr
he front st ow
ont st owag
age com
e com par
partments
tments 1
Stow age spaces in the doors
2 Stow age compartment in the armrest with
USB ports (depending on vehicle equipment)
3 Stow age/telephone compartment with cup
holder in the front centre console 3
Mercedes-Maybach vehicles: st owage/tele-
phone compartment with temp erature-con-
trolled cup holder, USB ports (depending on
th eve hicle equipment) and charging module
fo r wireless charging of mobile phones
(depending on theve hicle equipment) in the
front centre console
4 Glove compartment
F
F olding t
olding t he f
he folding t
olding t able out or in
able out or in &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury from an open
fo lding table
Ve hicle occupants may bump into thefo lding
ta ble and inju rethemsel ves. #
Close thefo lding table before each jour-
ne y. *
N
NO
O TE
TE Damage tothefo lding tables when
moving the seats back Open
folding tables may be damaged when
th e seats are mo ved bac k. 138
138
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owing

#
Make sure that thefo lding tables are fol-
ded in when moving the front seats
bac k. F
F
olding out
olding out
This equipment is available only for Mercedes-
Maybach vehicles. #
Open rear armrest 1. #
Pull thefo lding table forw ards and upwards by
re cess 2or3 and swing outwards. #
Foldtheta ble panels apart. #
T
To f
o f old in:
old in: fold theta ble panels toget her and
swing in thefo lding table. Opening t
Opening t
he stow
he st owag
age bo
e bo x in t
x in t he bac
he bac kr
kres
es t in t
t in t he
he
r
r ear com
ear com par
partment
tment
* NO
NOTE
TEDamage tothere ar armrest due to
body weight When
folded out, there ar armrest can be
damaged bybody weight. #
Do not sit or support yourself on there ar
seat armrest. This equipment is
available only for Mercedes-
Maybach vehicles. Ve
hicles with individual seats (e xample) #
Vehicles with 5-seater variant: fold down the
re ar armrest. #
Pull handle 1and fold down co ver2. Seats and st
owing
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139

R
R
emo
emo ving t
ving t he handse
he handse t fr
t from t
om t he st ow
he st owag
age com
e com par
part-
t-
ment in t
ment in t he r
he rear com
ear com par
partment
tment
Opens t
Opens t he draw
he dr awerer
This equipment is available only for Mercedes-
Maybach vehicles with individual rear seats. Ve
hicles with individual rear seats #
Press button 1. #
Remo vethe handset.
Closing t
Closing t he draw
he dr awerer #
Place the handset in the dr awe r. #
Press the handset dr awer back until it
engages. Thr
Thr
ough-loading f
ough-loading f acility t
acility to lugg
o luggag
age com
e com par
partment
tment F
F
olding t
olding t he r
he rear seat bac
ear seat bac kr
kres
est f t forw
orw ar
ards
ds &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped when
adjusting the seats
When you adjust a seat, you may trap yourself
or a vehicle occupant. #
When adjusting a seat, make sure that
no one has any body parts in the sweep
of the seat. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident if the seat and
seat backrest are not engaged
The seat and seat backrest can fold forw ards. There is a
risk of thefo llowing, in particular:
R The vehicle occupant may be pressed
against the seat belt. The seat belt cannot
pr otect as intended and could cause addi-
tional injur y.
R Ach ild restraint system will no longer be
prope rly suppor ted or positioned and will
no longer ful/l its function as intended.
R The seat backrest will not be able restrain
objects or goods in the load compartment.
Alw ays ensu rethat the seat and seat backrest
are engaged, in particular:
R Before persons tr avel in theve hicle while
sitting on a seat with the easy entry and
ex itfeature
R ATer the seat has been adjusted.
R ATer the easy entry and exitfeature has
been used
R ATer the load compartment enlar gement
has been folded forw ards 140
140
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owing

Alw
ays ensu rethat all vehicle occupants ha ve
th eir seat belts fastened co rrectly and are sitting
proper ly.Pa rticular attention must be paid tochil-
dren.
If yo u no longer requ ire thefo lded-down rear seat
backrest as a load area, fold the backrest back
into place.
Make sure that there d marking of the lock veri/-
cation indicator is no lon ger visible. Otherwise,
th e seat backrest will not be loc ked.
R
R eq eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R Vehicles with a cent reseat backrest: the
cent reseat backrest is not in the luggage
compartment 0oor position.
R Vehicles with a folding rear armrest: there ar
armrest has been folded up. Se
ven-sea ter (e xamp le) #
T
To f
o f old t
old t he
heleT
leT or r
or right seat bac
ight seat bac kr
kres
est f t for-
or-
w
w ar
ar ds:
ds: brie0y press one of buttons 1.
The head restraint on the seat backrest will
mo veinto a suitable position. The rear seat
will fold forw ards.
Ve hicles with a cent reseat backrest: the
cent reseat backrest will fold forw ards
to get her with the leT seat backrest. If a seat in
the second row of seats is not engaged
and loc ked, this will be shown on the multifunc-
tion display on the inst rument clus ter.
% Seven-sea ters: all seat backrests can be fol-
ded forw ards toget her using the ALLALL button.
F
F olding t
olding t he r
he rear centr
ear centr e seat bac
e seat bac kr
kres
est f t forw
orw ar
ards
ds
separ
separ at
atel
ely (sev
y (sev en-seat
en-seat er
ers)
s) #
Foldthere ar seat armrest back if necessar y. Seats and st
owing
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141

#
Press release catch 3. #
Fold seat backrest 2forw ards.
F
F olding bac
olding bac k t
k the r
he r ear seat bac
ear seat bac kr
krest
est
* NO
NOTE
TEDamage caused bytrapping the
seat belt when folding back the seat bac k-
re st The seat belt could become trapped and
thus
be damaged when the seat backrest is folded
bac k. #
Make sure that the seat belt is not trap-
ped when folding back the seat backrest. Se
ven-sea ter (e xamp le) #
T
T o f
o f old bac
old bac k t
k the seat bac
he seat bac kr
krest
est: :brie0y pull one
of buttons 1.
The rear seat will fold bac k.
Ve hicles with a cent reseat backrest: the
cent reseat backrest will fold back toget her
with the leT seat backrest. If a seat backrest is not engaged and loc
ked,
th is will be shown on the multifunction display
on the inst rument cluster.
% Seven-sea ters: all seat backrests can be fol-
ded back toget her using the ALLALL button.
F
F olding bac
olding bac k t
k the centr
he centr e seat bac
e seat bac kr
kres
est separ t separ at
ately
ely
(sev
(sev en-seat
en-seat er
ers)
s) #
Swing the seat backrest back until it audibly
engages. 142
142
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owing

F
F
olding t
olding t he seat bac
he seat bac kr
kres
est on t t on t he t
he thir
hirdro
d ro w of
w of
seats f
seats f orw
orw ar
ards
ds LeT-hand-drive
vehicle (e xample) #
Inthere ar (se ven-sea ter): brie0y pull one of
buttons 1. #
Inthe load compartment: brie0y press one of
buttons 1. F
F
olding bac
olding bac k t
k the seat bac
he seat bac kr
kres
est on t t on t he t
he thir
hirdro
d ro w of
w of
seats
seats LeT-hand-drive
vehicle (e xample) #
Inthere ar: brie0y press one of but tons 1.
If a seat backrest is not engaged and loc ked,
th is will be shown on the multifunction display
on the inst rument cluster. Seats and st
owing
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143

#
Inthe load compartment: brie0y pull one of
buttons 1.
If a seat backrest is not engaged and loc ked,
th is will be shown on the multifunction display
on the inst rument clus ter. EASY
EASY
-PAC
-P AC K load com
K load com par
partment cov
tment cov er and par
er and par ti-
ti-
tioning ne
tioning ne t casse
t cassette
tte N
No
ot
tes on t
es on t he load com
he load com par
partment cov
tment cov er
er &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injury or dea thdue to
poor lysecured objects
The load compartment co ver alone cannot
secure or restrain he avy objects, items of lug-
ga ge or heavy loads.
Yo u could be hit byan unsecured load, partic-
ular lyin theev ent of abrupt changes in direc-
tion, sudden braking or an accident. #
Always st owobjects in such a wayth at
th ey cannot be thro wn around. #
Secure objects, lug gage or loads against
slipping or tipping over,e.g. byusing
lashing material, even if you are using
th e load compartment co ver. *
N
NO
OTE
TE Damage tothe load compartment
co ver when loading theve hicle The load compartment co
ver may be damaged
when theve hicle is being loaded. #
Do not place any objects abo vethe
lo we r edge of the side windo wsor on the
load compartment co ver. This equipment is
available for all vehicles except
Mercedes-M aybach vehicles.
Ext
Ext ending/re
ending/re tr
tracting t
acting t he load com
he load com par
partment cov
tment cov er
er 144
144
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owing

#
T
To e
o e xt
xtend:
end: pullthe load compartment co ver
back bygrab handle 1and clip it into brac k-
et s2 onthe leT and right.
Re
Re tr
tracting
acting #
Remo vethe load compartment co ver from the
brac kets on the leT and right. #
Guide the load compartment co verfo rw ards
using thegr ab handle until it is fully retracted.
The rolled-up load compartment co ver can be
used in two positions:
R Folded 45° upwards for loading (fold down
before commencing your journey)
R Horizontal position
F
F itting or r
itting or r emo
emoving t
ving t he load com
he load com par
partment cov
tment cov er
er
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The load compartment co ver is rolled up. R
R
emo
emo ving t
ving t he load com
he load com par
partment cov
tment cov er
er #
Press end cap 1onthe leT or right in wards. #
Pull out the load compartment co ver bac k-
wa rds.
S
S t
to
o wing t
wing t he load com
he load com par
partment cov
tment cov er
er
The load compartment co ver can be st owed
beneath the load compartment 0oor. #
Open the load compartment 0oor . #
T To insert o insert: :Place the load compartment co ver
1 into the brac kets 2. Ensure it is sea ted
cor rectl y. #
T
To r
o r emov
emov e:
e:Take the load compartment co ver
out of the brac kets 2. Seats and st
owing
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F
F
itting t
itting t he load com
he load com par
partment cov
tment cov er
er #
Place the load compartment co ver in brac kets
1 onthe leT and right.
The end caps of the load compartment co ver
will engage audibl y. A
A
tt
tt ac
ac hing/r
hing/r emo
emoving t
ving t he par
he par titioning net
titioning net &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury or dea thdue to
poor lysecured objects
The partitioning net alone cann otsecure or
re strain he avy objects, items of lug gage or
heavy loads.
Yo u could be hit byan unsecured load, partic-
ular lyin theev ent of abrupt changes in direc-
tion, sudden braking or an accident. #
Always st owobjects in such a wayth at
th ey cannot be thro wn around. #
Secure objects, lug gage or loads against
slipping or tipping over,e.g. byusing
lashing material, even if you are using
th e partitioning net. Fo
r saf etyre asons, alw ays use a partitioning net
when transporting a load. The partitioning net can
be used with or without load compartment
enlar gement
Damaged partitioning nets can no longer ful/l
th eir functions and must be replaced. Visit a quali-
/ed specialist workshop. This equipment is
available for all vehicles except
Mercedes-M aybach vehicles. Pa
rtitioning net without load compartment
enlar gement 146 146
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owing

Pa
rtitioning net with load compartment enlar ge-
ment #
T
To att
o att ac
ach:
h: Extend the partition net. #
Attach theto p guide rodto the holders 1on
th ero of lining. #
Engage hooks 2ineyelets 3onthe leT and
ri ght. #
Pull on the loose ends of the lashing straps
until the partitioning net is tight. #
ATer driving a short distance, check thete n-
sion of the partitioning net and re-tension it if
necessary. #
T
To r
o r emov
emov e:
e:Pull the belt clamps until the lash-
ing straps are loose. #
Remo vehooks 2from eyelets 3onthe leT
and right. #
Remo vetheto p guide rod from holders 1. Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of t
w of t he tie-do
he tie-do wney
wn eyes in t
es in t he load com-
he load com-
par
par tment
tment Obser
vethe no tes on loading theve hicle
(/ page 135). 1
Tie-down eyes
The front tie-down eyes are accessible when the
th ird row of seats is in the luggage compartment
0oor position (/ page 140).
% Mercedes-Maybach vehicles: bo thtie-down
ey es on Mercedes-Maybach vehicles are loca-
te d in there ar load compartment, leT and
ri ght. Seats and st
owing
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147