steering MERCEDES-BENZ GL SUV 2012 Owner's Manual

Removi
ngand fitting the rear seat head
restraints G
WARNING
Occupants sh ouldonly travel sitting on seats
tha thave the head restraint sfitted. This
reduces the risk of injury to the occupant in
the even tofanaccident. X
To remove: pullthe head restraint up as
fa ra sitw ill go.
X Press release catch :and pull the head
restraint out of the guides.
X To refit: insertthe head restraint so that
the notches on the bar ar eonthe leftwhen
viewed in the direction of travel.
X Push the head restraint down until you hear
it enga ge in po sition. Rea
rseat s(2nd and 3rd row of seats)
Important safet ynotes G
WARNING
If the seat and backrest are not engaged, they
can fold forwards, e.g. in the even tofsudden
braking or an accident.
R This will cause the vehicle occupants to be
forced int othe seat belt by aseat or back-
res twhich is not engaged. The seat belt can no longer offer the intended level of pro-
tec
tion and can even cause injuries.
R Ac hild restraint system would no longer be
anchored or positioned correc tlya nd would
not be able to perform its require dfunction.
R Objects or loads in the load compartment
may not be restrained by the backrests.
This pose sanincrease drisk of injury.
Always make sure that the seat and backrest
are engaged as described:
R before travelling with apassenger on aseat
with the EASY-ENTRY/EXI Tfeature
R after you have adjusted the seat
R after the EASY-ENTRY/EXI Tfeatur ehas
been used
R after the load compartmen tenlargement
has bee nfolded forwards
Adjusting th ebackrest angle (2nd row
of seats) Yo
uc an adjust the angle of the backrests in
the second row of seats. There are ten detent
positions.
X Pull the left or right release lever ;
upwards in the direction of the arrow until
the relevant backrest :is fully released.
X Pull the backrest :forwards in the direc-
tion of the arrow and allow it to engage.
X To ensure that the backrest has engaged,
lean firmly against backrest :.104
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Entry position
Exit position
G
WARNING
In order to avo idinjury when folding the seat
backres tforwards, mov eyour feet and legs
back as far as possible so they are not touch-
ing the seat when folding it forwards.
In order to avoi danaccident or potentially
dangerou ssituation when opening the rear
door and gettin gout of the vehicle, you should
alway sobserv ethe traffic conditions. If you wish to exit the 3r
drow of seats, fold
down the outer seat on the right -hand side as
follows.
The release loop for the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT
feature is located at the bottom on the back
of each outer seat in the 2nd row.
X Pull on release loop :in the direction of
the arrow and hold in this position.
The backrest folds forwards.
X Pull on release loop :again in the direc-
tion of the arrow and hold in this position.
X Lift up the seat until it folds forwards. i
Vehicles with memory function:
The corresponding front seat moves
slightly forwards. Exit position
i
Vehicles with memory function:
Call up the programmed seat setting using
the memory buttons in order to return the
front seat to the saved position.
Moving the outer seats back to the normal
position (2nd row of seats)
X To lock the seat: fold back the seat until
it engages.
X Fold back the backrest until it engages.
X Lean back firmly against the backrest to
ensure it is engaged.
Folding down the seats in the 2nd row
electrically General notes
The outer left and right seats of the 2nd row
can be folded down electrically in order to
enter or exit the 3rd row of seats.
When at least one of the outer seats of the
2nd row is in the entry/exit position, the dis-
play message
2nds eat row, right Not locked is show
ninthe multifunc tion display.
When you fold the seat and backrest back
until they engage, the display message dis-
appears. Seats
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Further related subjects:
R Luggage compartment enlargement
(folding the 2nd row of se atsf orwards)
(Y page 341)
R Folding the seats in the 3r drow for-
wards/back (Y page 105)
Folding down th eseats
The seats can be folded dow nelectrically if
the vehicle is stationary and the respec tive
rea rdoor is open. X
Press button :.
The head restraint retracts, the backrest
folds forwards and the seat folds forwards.
The seat can be manually returne dtoits
initial position (Y page 106). Adjusting th
emulticon tour seat
Yo uc an set the multicontour seat using
COMAND Online. See the separat eCOMAND
Onli neOperating Instructions. Adjusting th
e4-way lumbar support :
To rais ethe bac krest contour
; To soften the backrest contour
= To lower the backrest contour
? To harden the backrest contour
You can adjust the contour of the fr ontseat
bac krest sindividually to provide optimum
support for your back. Switching th
eseat heating on/off
Switching on/off G
WARNING
Repeatedly settin gthe seat heating to level
3 ma yresult in excessiv eseat temperatures.
The health of passengers that have limited
temperatur esensitivit yoralimited ability to
react to excessively high temperatures may
be affected or they may even suffer burn-like
injuries. Therefore, do not use seat heating
level 3repeatedly. 108
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Driver's and front-p
assenger seat Rear seats
Th
et hree red indicat or lampsinthebutton
indicat ethe heating lev el youhave selected.
The system automatically switches down
from level 3to level 2after approximately
eight minutes.
The system automatically switches down
from level 2to level 1after approxima tely ten
minutes.
The system automatically switches off
approximately 35 minutes after it is set to
level 1.
You can set the distribution of the heated
sections of the seat cushion and backrest.
You can find information about this in the
separate operatin ginstructions.
X Make sure that the key is in position 1or
2 in the ignition lock.
X To switch on: pressbutton :repeatedly
until the desired heating level is set.
X To switch off: press button:repeatedly
until all the indicator lamps go out. i
If the batter yvoltage is too low, the seat
heatin gmay switch off.
Problems with the seat heating The seat heating has switched off prema-
turely or cannot be switched on. The vehicle's
electrical system voltage is too low because
too many electrical consumers are switched
on.
X
Switc hoff elect rical consumers that you do
not need, such as the rear window heating
or interior lighting. Switchin
gthe seat ventilation on/off
Switchin gon/off The three blue indicator lamps in the buttons
indicat
ethe ven tilation level you have selec-
ted.
X Make sure that the key is in position 1or
2 in the ignition lock.
X To switch on: press button:repeatedly
until the desired ventilation level is set.
X To switch off: press button:repeatedly
until all the indicator lamps go out.
i If the batter yvoltage is too low, the seat
ven tilation may switch off.
i You can open the side windows and the
sliding sunroof using the "Convenience
opening" featur e(Ypage 90). The seat ven-
tilation of the driver' sseat automatically
switches to the highest level. Seats
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Problems wit
hthe seat ventilation Th
es eat ven tilation has switched off prema-
turely or cannot be switched on. The vehicle's
electrical system voltage is too low because
too many electrical consumer sare switched
on.
X Switch off electrica lconsumers that you do
not need, such as the rea rwindow heating
or interior lighting. Steering wheel
Important safet
ynotes G
WARNING
Do not adjust the steering wheel while driving.
Adjusting the steering wheel while driving, or
drivin gwithout the steering wheel adjustment
featur elocked coul dcause the driver to lose
control of the vehicle.
The electrical steering wheel adjustment fea-
ture can be operated at any time. Therefore,
do not leave children unattended in the vehi-
cle, or with access to an unlocked vehicle. A
child's unsupervised access to avehicle could
result in an accident and/or serious personal
injury. Adjusting the steering whee
lman-
ually :
Release lever
; To adjus tthe steering wheel height
= To adjust the steering wheel position
(fore-and-af tadjustment)
X Push release lever :down completely.
The steerin gcolum nisu nlocked.
X Adjus tthe steering wheel to the desired
position.
X Push release lever :up completely.
The steering column is locked.
X Chec kifthe steering column is locked.
When doing so, tr ytopush the steering
wheel up or down or try to move it in the
fore-and-aft direction. Adjusting the steering wheel electri-
cally :
To adjust the steering wheel height
; To adjust the steering wheel position
(fore-and-aft adjustment) 110
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Further related subjects:
R EASY-ENT RY/EXIT feature
(Y page 111)
R storing setting s(Ypag e115) Ste
ering wheel heating
Switchin gon/off X
Make sure that the key is in position 2in
the ignition lock.
X To switch on/off: turn the lever in the
direction of arrow :or;.
Indicator lamp =lights up or goe sout.
Vehicles without KEYLESS-GO: when you
remove the key from the ignition lock, the
steering wheel heating is switched off.
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: when you switch
off the ignition and open the driver' sdoor, the
steerin gwheel heating is switched off.
Problems wit hthe steering whee lheat-
ing The steerin
gwheel heating has switched
itsel foff prematurely or cannot be switched
on. Th evehicle' selectrical system voltage is
too low because too many electrical consum-
ers are switched on.
X Switc hoff elect rical consumers that you do
not need, such as the rear window heating
or inte rior lighting. EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature
Important safety notes G
WARNING
Make sur ethat nobody can becom etrapped
when you activate th eEASY-ENTRY/EXI Tfea-
ture.
If there is arisk of someon ebecomin gtrap-
ped, stop th eadjustment procedure. To halt
the procedure:
R press the steerin gcolum nadjustment but-
ton.
R briefly press one of the memory fun ction
position buttons.
The steerin gcolum nstops moving immedi-
ately.
Do not keep the memory function position
button pressed down, otherwise the memory
function will start and the steerin gwheel and
seat will begin to move.
Never leav echildren unsupervised in the vehi-
cle. They coul dopen the driver' sdoor and
thereby unin tentionally activate the EASY-
ENTRY feature and become trapped.
The EASY-ENTRY/EX ITfeature make sgetting
in and out of your vehicle easier.
You can activa teand deactivat ethe EASY-
ENTRY/ EXIT feature in th eon-board com-
puter (Y page285).
Positio nofthe steering whee lwhen the
EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature is active Th
es teering whee ltilts upwards if you:
R remov ethe key from the ignition lock
R open the driver's door and KEYL ESS-GO is
in position 1
R ope nthe driver's door and the key is in
position 0or 1in the ignition lock
i The steerin gwheel only moves upwards if
it has not already reached the upper end
stop. Steering wheel
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Position of th
esteerin gwheel for driv-
ing Th
es teering whee lismoved to the previously
set position if:
R the driver's door is closed and
R you inser tthe key int othe ignition lock
or
R you press the Star t/Stop butto nonce on
vehicles with KEYLESS-GO.
If you clos ethe driver's door with the key
inserted int othe ignition lock ,the steering
wheel is automatically moved to the previ-
ously set position.
The last position of the steering wheel is
stored when you switc hoff th eignition or
when you stor ethe setti ngwith the memory
function (Y page 115).
Crash-responsive EASY-EXIT fea tureIf th
ecrash-resp onsive EASY-EXIT feature is
trig gere dinana ccident,the steeri ngcolu mn
will mov eupwards when the driv er'sdoor is
opened. This occurs irrespective of the posi-
tion of the key in the ignition lock .This makes
it easier to exit the vehicle and rescue the
occupants.
The crash-responsive EASY-EXIT featur eis
only operational if the EASY-EXIT/ENTRY fea-
tur eisa ctivate dinthe on-boar dcomputer
(Y page 285). Mirrors
Rear-view mirror
X
Anti-dazzle mode: flick anti-dazzle
switch :forwards or back. Exterior mirrors
Adjusting th eexterior mir rors G
WARNING
The exterior mirrors reduce the size of the
image. Objects are actually close rthan they
appear. You coul dmisjudge the distance from
vehicles drivin gbehind and cause an acci-
dent, e.g. when changing lane. For this rea-
son, mak esure of the actual distance from the
vehicle driving behind by glancing over your
shoulder. 112
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Automati
canti-dazzle mirrors G
WA
RNING
If inciden tlight fro mheadlamps is prevented
from striking the sensor in the rear-view mir-
ror ,for instance, by luggage piled too high in
the vehicle, the mirror's automatic anti-dazzle
fun ction will not operate.
Incident light could then blind you. This may
distrac tyou from the traffic condition sand,
as aresult, you may cause an accident.
The rear-view mirror and the exterior mirror
on the driver' sside automatically go int oanti-
dazzle mode if the following conditions are
met simultaneously:
R the ignition is switched on and
R incide ntlight from headlamps strikes the
sensor in the rear-view mirror.
The mirror sdonot go int oanti-dazzle mode if
reverse gea risengaged or if the interior light-
ing is switched on. Parking position for the exterior mir-
ror on the front-passenge
rside
Setting and storing the parking position Using reverse gear
:
Button for the driver' sside exterior mirror
; Button for the passenger side exterior
mirror
= Adjustmen tbutton
? Memory button M You can set the front-passenger side exterior
mirror so that you can see the rear wheel on
that side as soo
nasyou engage revers egear.
You can stor ethis position.
X Make sur ethat the vehicle is stationary and
that the key is in position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Press button ;for the exterior mirror on
the front-passenger side.
X Engage revers egear.
The exterior mirror on the front-passenger
side moves to the preset parkin gposition.
X Use adjustment button =to adjust the
exterior mirror to aposition that allows you
to see the rea rwheel and the kerb.
The parkin gposition is stored.
i If you shift the transmission to anot her
po sition ,the exterior mirror on the front-
passenger side retur nsto the driving posi-
tion.
Usin gthe memory button :
Button for th edriver's side exterior mirror
; Button for th efront-passenge rside exte-
rior mirror
= Adjustmen tbutton
? Memory button M
You can set the front-passenger side exterior
mirror so that you can see the rear wheel on
that side as soo nasyou engage revers egear.
This setting can be stored using memory but-
ton M?. 114
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X
Make sur ethat the key is in position 2in
the ignition lock.
X With the exterior mirror on the front-
passenger side activated, use adjustment
button =to adjust the exterior mirror. In
the exterior mirror, the rea rwheel and the
ker bshould be visible.
X Press memory button M? and one of the
arrow sona djustment button =within
three seconds.
The parking position is stored if the exterior
mirror does not move.
X If the mirror moves out of position, repeat
the steps.
Calling up astore dparkin gposition set-
ting :
Button for the driver's sid eexterio rmirror
; Button for the passenger side exterior
mirror
= Adjustment button
? Memo rybutton M
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Adjust the exterior mir roront he front-
pa ssenger side usin gbutton ;.
X Engage reverse gear.
The exterior mirror on the front-passenger
side moves to the stored parking posi tion. The exterior mir
roront he front-passenger
side moves bac ktoits original position:
R as soo nasyou exceed aspeed of
15 km/h
R if you press button :for the exterior mir-
ror on the driv er'sside Me
mo ry function Storing settings
G
WARNING
Only use the memory function on the driver's
side when the vehicle is stationary. You could
otherwise be distracted fro mthe traffic con-
diti ons by th esteerin gwheel and seat moving
of their own accord, and as aresult ,cause an
accident. G
WARNING
The memory function can still be used when
the key has been removed. For this reason,
children shoul dnever be left unsupervised in
the vehicle. They could otherwise become
trapped when adjusting the seat or the steer-
ing wheel.
With the mem ory function,you can store up
to three differen tsettings, e.g. for three dif-
ferent people.
The followi ngsettings ar estore dasa single
mem orypreset:
R position of the seat ,backrest and head
restraint
R driver's side: steerin gwheel position
R driver' sside: position of the exterior mir-
ror so nthe driver' sand front-passenger
sides Memory function
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X
Adjust the sea t(Ypage 10 2).
X On the driver 'sside, adjust the steering
wheel (Y page 110)and th eexterio rmirrors
(Y page 112).
X Press the Mmemory button and then press
storage position button 1,2or 3within
three seconds.
The settings ar estored in the sel ected pre-
set pos ition. Atone sounds when the set-
tings have been completed. Calling up
astore dsetting
X Pres sand hol dthe rele vant storage posi-
tion button 1,2or 3until the seat ,steering
wheel and exterio rmirror sare in th estored
position.
i The settin gprocedure is interrup tedas
soon as you release the storage position
but ton. 116
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