MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV 2021 Manual Online

O
Thechild restraint system must not be put
under strain bythe head restraint. Adjust the
head restraints as appropria te.
O Never place objects (e.g. cushions) under or
behind thech ild restraint system. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur y or death due to
objects between the seat sur face and the
ch ild restraint system
Objects between the seat sur face and the
ch ild restraint system could a.ect the function
of the automatic front passenger airbag shut-
o.. #
Do not place any objects between the
seat sur face and thech ild restraint sys-
te m. #
Always make sure that thech ild restraint
system is co rrectly /t ted. #
Set the front passenger seat as far back as
possible and mo vethe seat into the highest
position if possible. #
Fully retract the seat cushion length adjust-
ment. #
Adjust the seat cushion inclination so that the
front ed geofthe seat cushion is in the highest
position and there ar edge of the seat cushion
is in the lo west position. #
Set the seat backrest tothe most vertical
position possible. #
Install thech ild restraint system.
The entire base of thech ild restraint system
must al ways rest on the sitting sur face of the
front passenger seat. #
Always make sure that the shoulder belt strap
is cor rectly routed from the seat belt outlet of
th eve hicle tothe shoulder belt guide on the
ch ild restraint system.
The shoulder belt strap must be routed for-
wa rds and down wards from the seat belt out-
let. #
If necessar y,adjust the seat belt outlet and
th e front passenger seat accordingl y. Child safe
Child safe
ty locks
ty loc ks A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating or deactiv
ating or deactiv ating t
ating the c
he child safe
hild safe ty loc
ty lock f
k for
or
t
t he r
he r ear doors
ear doors &
W WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident and injury due
to leaving children unattended in theve hi-
cle
If ch ildren are leT unattended in theve hicle,
th ey could, in particular:
R open doors, thereby endangering other
persons or road users.
R get out and be struck byoncoming tra1c.
R operate vehicle equipment and become
trapped, forex ample.
In addition, thech ildren could also set the
ve hicle in motion by,fo rex ample:
R releasing the parking brake.
R changing the transmission position.
R starting theve hicle. #
Never lea vechildren unattended in the
ve hicle. 78 78
Occupant saf
ety

#
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke the
ke y with you and lock theve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle key out of there ach of
ch ildren. &
W
W ARNING
ARNING Risk offatal injury due toexpo-
sure toextreme heat or cold in theve hicle
If persons, particular lych ildren, are subjected
to prolonged exposure tointense heat or cold,
th ere is a risk of se vere injury or even death. #
Never lea vepersons, particular lych il-
dren, unattended in theve hicle. &
W
W ARNING
ARNING Risk of accident and injury due
to children leT unattended in theve hicle
If ch ildren are tr avelling in theve hicle, they
could, in particular:
R open doors, thereby endangering other
persons or road users.
R get out and be st ruck byoncoming tra1c.
R operate vehicle equipment and become
trapped, forex ample. #
Always activate the installed child saf ety
loc ksifch ildren are tr avelling in theve hi-
cle. #
Never lea vechildren unattended in the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke the
ke y with you and lock theve hicle. Ve
hicles forth e United Kingdom: obser vethe
impor tant sa fety no tes in the "No tes on the addi-
tional door lock" section.
There are child saf ety loc ksforth ere ar doors and
th ere ar side wind ows.
The child saf ety lock on there ar doors secures
each door separatel y.The doo rscan no longer be
opened from the inside. #
Press the le ver in direction 1(activate) or 2
(deactivate). #
Make sure that thech ild saf ety loc ksare work-
ing proper ly. Occupant saf
ety
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A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating and deactiv
ating and deactiv ating t
ating the c
he child safe
hild safe ty lock
ty lock
f
f or t
or t he r
he r ear side windo ws
ear side windo ws#
T
To activ
o activ at
ate/deactiv
e/deactiv at
ate:
e: press button 2.
The rear side wind owcan be opened or closed
in thefo llowing cases:
R indicator lamp 1is lit: via the switch on
th e driver's door R
indicator lamp 1is o.: via the switch on
th e cor responding rear door or driver's
door N
No
ot
tes on pe
es on pe ts in t
ts in the v
he vehicle
ehicle &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident and injury due
to animals leT unsecured or unat tended in
th eve hicle
If yo u lea veanimals in theve hicle unat tended
or unsecured, they could press buttons or
switches, for instance.
An animal ma y:
R activate vehicle equipment and become
trapped, forex ample
R switch systems on or o. and endanger
other road users
Unsecured animals may be thro wn about the
ve hicle in theev ent of an accident, or sudden
steering and braking manoeuvres, and injure
ve hicle occupants. #
Never lea veanimals unat tended in the
ve hicle. #
Always cor rectly secure animals while
driving, e.g. using a suitable animal car-
ri er. 80 80
Occupant saf
ety

K
K
e
ey
y Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of ke
w of key functions
y functions &
W
W ARNING
ARNING Risk of accident and inju rydue
to leaving children unattended in theve hi-
cle
If ch ildren are leT unattended in theve hicle,
th ey could, in particular:
R open doors, thereby endangering other
persons or road users.
R get out and be struck byoncoming tra1c.
R operate vehicle equipment and become
trapped, forex ample.
In addition, thech ildren could also set the
ve hicle in motion by,fo rex ample:
R releasing the parking brake.
R changing the transmission position.
R starting theve hicle. #
Never lea vechildren unattended in the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke the
ke y with you and lock theve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle key out of there ach of
ch ildren. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damage totheke y caused bymag-
netic /elds #
Keep theke yaw ay from strong magnetic
/elds. Ve
hicle key
1 Locks
2 Indicator lamp 3
Unloc ks
4 Opens/closes theta ilgate
% If indicator lamp 2does not light up aTer
pressing theÜ orß button, the battery
is we ak or possibly dischar ged. Re place the
battery as soon as possible.
Re place theke y battery (/ page 83).
The key loc ksand unloc ksthefo llowing compo-
nents:
R Doors
R Fuel /ller 0ap
R Tailgate
If th eve hicle is not opened within appr oximately
40 seconds aTer unlocking, it loc ksagain. Anti-
th eT pr otection is primed again.
Do not keep theke yto get her with elect ronic devi-
ces or me tal objects. This can a.ect theke y's
functionalit y.
Do not keep theke y in thete mp erature-controlled
cup holder. Otherwise, theke y will not be reliably
de tected. Opening and closing
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A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating t
ating the acous
he acous tic loc
tic locking
kingv
ver
er i/-
i/-
cation
cation signal
signal Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle #
Activate or deactivate Acoustic lock.
% Please observ
Please observ e:
e:
The selected setting forth e acoustic locking
ve ri/cation signal must comply with there le-
va nt national road and tra1c regulations. In
some countries, including German y,using the
acoustic locking veri/cation signal is forbid-
den bytra1c la ws(in accordance with §16
Pa ra. 1 and §30 Para. 1 of the German
national road tra1c regulations). The driver of
th eve hicle must comply with these regula-
tions. In countries where the use of this func-
tion is forbidden, this function is not activated
in theve hicle and must not be activated. Changing t
Changing t
he unloc
he unlocking se
king settings
ttings Po
ssible unlocking functions of theke y:
R Central unlocking
R Unlocking the driver's door and fuel /ller 0ap #
T
T o switc
o switc h be
h betw
tween se
een se ttings:
ttings: presstheÜ
and ß buttons simultaneously for appr ox-
imately six seconds until the indicator lamp
0ashes twice.
Options if the unlocking function forth e driver's
door and fuel /ller 0ap has been selected:
R T
To unloc
o unloc k t
k the v
he v ehicle centr
ehicle centr ally:
all y: press the
Ü button twice.
R V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h KEYLESS-GO:
h KEYLESS-GO: ifyo uto uch the
inner sur face of the door handle on the driv-
er's door, only the driver's door and the fuel
/ller 0ap are unloc ked. Deactiv
Deactiv
ating t
ating the function of t
he function of t hekey
he key V
V
ehicles wit
ehicles wit h KEYLESS-GO:
h KEYLESS-GO: ifyo u deactivate the
function of theke y,the KEYLESS-GO functions are
also deactivated. Access or drive authorization by
KEYLESS-GO is then no longer possible with that
particular key.Activate the function of theke y so
th at all its functions will again be available.
Yo u can also deactivate the function of theke yto
re duce the energy consum ption of theke y if you do not use
theve hicle or a keyfo r an extended
period of time. #
T
To deactiv
o deactiv at
ate:
e: press theß button on the
ke y twice in quick succession.
The key indicator lamp 0ashes twice brie0y
and lights up once. #
T
To activ
o activ at
ate:
e: press any but ton on thekey.
% When theve hicle is star ted with theke y in the
st ow age compartment of the centre console,
th e function of theke y is automatical lyactiva-
te d (/ page 192). 82
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R
R
emo
emo ving/inser
ving/inser ting t
ting the emerg
he emerg encykey
ency key R R
emo emo ving t
ving t he emerg
he emerg encykey
ency key #
Press release button 1.
Emer gency key2 is pushed out slightl y.#
Pull out eme rgency key2 until it en gage s in
th e intermediate position. #
Press release button 1again and fully
re mo veemer gency key2.
Inser
Inser ting t
ting t he emerg
he emerg encykey
ency key #
Press release button 1. #
Insert emer gency key2 tothe intermediate
position or fully until it engages. %
You can use the intermediate position of
emer gency key2 toattach theke yto akey
ri ng. R
R
eplacing t
eplacing t heke
he key batt
y batt ery
ery &
D
DAN
AN GER
GER Risk of fatal injuries due toswal-
lowing batteries
Bat teries contain toxic and cor rosive subs tan-
ces. Swall owing batteries may cause se vere
internal burns tooccur within two hours.
There is a risk of fatal injur y. #
Keep batteries out of there ach of chil-
dren. #
Ifth e cap and/or the battery compart-
ment does not close securel y,do not use
th eke y any lon ger and keep it out of the
re ach of children. #
If batteries are swallo wed, seek medical
attention immediatel y. +
ENVIR
ENVIR ONMENT
ONMENT AL NO
AL NOTE
TEEnvironmen tal
damage due toimproper disposal of bat-
te ries Batteries contain pollutants. It is
illegal todispose of them with the household
ru bbish. #
Dispose of batteries in an
environmentally responsible manner.
Ta ke dischar ged batteries toaqu ali/ed
specialist workshop or toa collection
point for used batteries. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R Youre qu ire a CR 2032 3 V cell batter y.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you ha vethe
battery replaced at a quali/ed specialist work-
shop. #
Remo vethe emer gency key (/ page 83). Opening and closing
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#
Press release knob 2down fully and slide
co ver1 inthe direction of the ar row. #
Fold out co ver1 inthe direction of the ar row
and remo ve. #
Remo vebattery compartment 3and take
out the dischar ged batter y. #
Insert the new battery into battery compart-
ment 3. Obser vethe positive pole marking in
th e battery compartment and on the battery
when doing this. #
Push in battery compartment 3.#
Re-attach co ver1 and push it until it
engages. Pr
Pr
oblems wit
oblems wit h t
h the key
he key , tr
, troubleshoo
oubleshoo ting
ting Y Y
ou can no long ou can no long er loc
er lock or unloc
k or unloc k t
k the v
he v ehicle
ehicle
Po ssible causes:
R The key battery is weak or dischar ged. #
Check the battery using the indicator lamp
(/ page 81). #
Replace theke y batter y,if necessary
(/ page 83). #
Use there placement key. #
Use the emer gency keyto lock or unlock
(/ page 88). #
Have theke ych ecked at a quali/ed specialist
wo rkshop.
Ther
Ther e is int
e is int erf
erfer
erence fr
ence fr om a pow
om a pow er
erful r
ful r adio signal
adio signal
sour sour ce ce
Po ssible causes if the function of theke y is
impaired:
R high voltage po wer lines
R mobile phones
R electronic devices (no tebooks, tablets) R
shielding due tome tal objects or induction
loops for electrical gate systems or automatic
bar riers #
Make sure that there is su1cient distance
between theke y and the po tential sou rce of
inter fere nce.
Y
Y ou hav
ou hav e los
e lost a key
t a key #
Have theke y deactivated at a quali/ed spe-
cialist workshop. #
If necessar y,ha ve the mechanical lock
re placed as well. Doors
Doors
N
No
ot
tes on t
es on t he additional door lock
he additional door lock The additional door lock is only
available forve hi-
cles forth e United Kingdom. 84
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&
W
W ARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injury topersons inside
th eve hicle when the additional door lock
is activated
If th e additional door lock is activated, the
doors can no longer be opened from the
inside. #
Never lea vepersons, in particular chil-
dren, unattended in theve hicle. #
Ifth ere are persons in theve hicle, do not
activate the additional door loc k.The additional door lock is automatically activated
in
thefo llowing situations:
R The vehicle is loc ked using thekey.
R The vehicle is loc ked using KEYLESS-GO.
If th eve hicle has been loc ked via Mercedes me
connect, the additional door lock is not activated
(/ page 344).
If th e additional door lock is activated, the doors
cannot be opened from the inside.
% ATer locking you can issue a signal with the
horn. Yo
u can pr event the additional door lock from
being activated bydeactivating interior pr otection
before locking theve hicle (/ page 107). U Unloc
nloc king/opening t
king/opening t he door
he doors fr
s from t
om t he inside
he inside #
U
Unitnit ed Kingdom only
ed Kingdom only :
:obser vethe no tes on
th e additional door lock (/ page 84). #
Pull door handle 2.
Locking pin 1pops up when the door is
unloc ked. Centr
Centr
all
ally loc
y loc king and unloc
king and unloc king t
king the v
he v ehicle fr
ehicle fr om
om
t
t he inside
he inside #
T
To unloc
o unloc k:
k:press button 1. #
T
To loc
o loc k:
k:press button 2.
% Mer
Mercedes-Ma
cedes-Ma ybac
ybach v
h vehicles:
ehicles: the buttons are
also located on there ar doors.
This does not lock or unlock the fuel /ller 0ap. Opening and closing
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The
vehicle is not unloc ked:
R ifyo u ha veloc kedth eve hicle using thekey
R ifyo u ha veloc kedth eve hicle using KEYLESS-
GO Loc
Loc
king/unloc
king/unloc king t
king the v
he vehicle wit
ehicle wit h KEYLESS-GO
h KEYLESS-GO R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The key is outside theve hicle.
R The dis tance between theke y and theve hicle
does not exceed 1 m.
R The driver's door and the door on which the
door handle is used are closed.
* NO
NOTE
TEVehicle damage due touninten-
tional opening of theta ilgate R
when using an automatic car wash
R when using a high pressure cleaner #
Deactivate the function of theke y in
th ese situations.
or #
Make sure that theke y is at a minimum
dis tance of 3 m away from theve hicle. Obser
vethe no tes:
R onwashing theve hicle in a car wash
(/ page 371)
R on using a high pressure cleaner
(/ page 374) #
T
To unloc
o unloc k t
k the v
he v ehicle:
ehicle: touch the inner sur face
of the door handle. #
T
To loc
o loc k t
k the v
he v ehicle:
ehicle: touch sensor sur face 1
or 2. #
Conv
Conv enience closing:
enience closing: touch recessed sensor
sur face 2 until the closing process has been
comple ted.
% Further information on con venience closing
(/ page 98).
If yo u open theta ilgate from outside, it is auto-
matically unloc ked. Pr
Pr
oblems wit
oblems wit h KEYLESS-GO, tr
h KEYLESS-GO, tr oubleshoo
oubleshooting
ting Y
Y
ou can no long
ou can no long er loc
er lock or unloc
k or unloc k t
k the v
he v ehicle using
ehicle using
KEYLESS-GO
KEYLESS-GO
Po ssible causes:
R The function of theke y has been deactivated.
R The key battery is weak or dischar ged. #
Activate the function of theke y (/ page 82). #
Check the battery using the indicator lamp
(/ page 81). 86 86
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#
Replace theke y batter y,if necessary
(/ page 83). #
Use there placement key. #
Use the emer gency keyto lock or unlock
(/ page 88). #
Have theve hicle and keych ecked at a quali-
/ed specialist workshop.
Ther
Ther e is int
e is int erf
erfer
erence fr
ence fr om a pow
om a pow er
erful r
ful r adio signal
adio signal
sour
sour ce
ce
Po ssible causes if the function of KEYLESS-GO is
impaired:
R high voltage po wer lines
R mobile phones
R electronic devices (no tebooks, tablets)
R shielding due tome tal objects or induction
loops for electrical gate systems or automatic
bar riers #
Make sure that there is su1cient distance
between theke y and the po tential sou rce of
inter fere nce. A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating t
ating the aut
he automatic loc
omatic loc king f
king fea-
ea-
ture
ture The
vehicle is loc ked automatically when theve hi-
cle is switched on and the wheels are turning
fa ster than walking pace. #
T
To activ
o activ at
ate:
e: press and hold button 2for
appr oximately /ve seconds until an acoustic
signal sounds. #
T
To deactiv
o deactiv at
ate:
e: press and hold button 1for
appr oximately /ve seconds until an acoustic
signal sounds.
In thefo llowing situations, there is a danger of
being loc ked out when the function is activated:
R while theve hicle is being tow- star ted or
pushed
R ifth eve hicle is being tested on a roller dyna-
mome ter P
P
o
ow
w er closing function
er closing function &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped when
th e doors close automatically
Body parts or objects can become trapped,
causing injuries. #
Ensure that no body parts or objects are
in the closing area. #
Automatic closing of the doors can be
cancelled bypulling the outer or inner
door handle. Opening and closing
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