MERCEDES-BENZ GLS 2020 Owners Manual

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The powe rsupp lyis switc hedon. Seat
ventil ation inthecoc kpit Seat
ventil ation inthere ar passe nger com partment #
Toswitc hon/incr easetheleve l:pr ess but‐
to n1 repeat edly until thedesir edventil a‐
tio nleve lis set.
Depe ndingon theve ntil ation leve l,up to
th re eindicat orlam pswill light up. #
Toswitc hof f/r educe theleve l:pr ess but‐
to n1 repeat edly until thedesir edventil a‐
tio nleve lis set.
If all indic ator lam psareof f,th eseat ventil a‐
tio nis sw itched off. Ste
ering wheel Ad
jus tingthe steer ing wheel mechanicall y &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rythro ugh adjust‐
ing vehicle settin gswhile theve hicle isin
mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ionsinpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int s,thesteer ing wheel orthemir‐
ro rwhi letheve hicle isin mo tion.
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion. #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int s,the Sea
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eer ing wheel orthemir rorand fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment forch il‐
dr en when adjustingth esteer ing wheel
Childr encould injureth emselv esifth ey
adjus tth esteer ing wheel. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Push release leve r1 down asfaras itwil l
go.
The steer ing column isunloc ked. #
Adjus the ight 2 and dist anc e3 tothe
st eer ing wheel. #
Push release leve r1 upasfaras itwil lgo.
The steer ing column isloc ked. #
Chec kand makesur eth at thesteer ing col‐
umn isloc kedby mo ving thesteer ing wheel. Ad
jus tingthe steer ing wheel electrically The
steer ing wheel canbeadjus tedwhen the
ignit ionisswitc hedoff. 1
Toadjus tth edis tance tothesteer ing wheel
2 Toadjus tth eheight #
Save these ttings withth ememor yfunc tion
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Switc
hingthest eer ing wheel heateron oroff Re
quirement s:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon. #
Toswitc hon: push theswitc hto position
1.
Indic ator lam p3 lights up. #
Toswitc hof f:push theswitc hto position
2.
Indic ator lam p3 goes out.
When youswit chtheignition off,th esteer ing
wheel heaterswitc hesoff. Easy
entryand exitfeatur e Usi
ngtheeasy entryand exitfeatur e &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whendr ivi ng
of fwhi lead jus ting theeasy exitfeatur e
‑ If yo udr ive of fwhile theeasy entryand exit
fe atur eis mak ingadjus tment s,yo uco uld
lose contro lof theve hicle. #
Alw ayswa itunt ilth eadjus tmentpr oc‐
ess iscom pletebef oredr iving off. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whi lead jus ting theeasy entryand exit
fe atur e
When theeasy entryand exitfeatur eadjus ts
th esteer ing wheel andthedr iver's seat, you
and other vehicle occupants –par ticular ly
ch ildr en–could becom etrapped. #
Dur ing theadjus tmentpr ocess ofthe
easy entryand exitfeatur e,mak esur e
th at no onehas anybody partsinthe
sw eep oftheseat orthesteer ing wheel.
If th er eis arisk ofbecoming trapped bythe
st eer ing wheel: #
Movetheadjus tmentle ve rof thesteer‐
ing wheel.
The adjus tmentpr ocess isstopped.
If th er eis arisk ofbecoming trapped bythe
dr iver's seat: #
Press theseat adjus tmentswitc h.
The adjus tmentpr ocess isstopped. Seats
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Yo
ucan stop theadjus tmentpr ocess bypress‐
ing one ofthememor yfunc tion position
switc hes. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du ring acti vatio nof theeasy entryand
ex itfeatur eby childr en
If ch ildr enact ivat eth eeasy entryand exit
fe atur e,they can beco metrap ped ,pa rticu‐
lar lywhen unattende d. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. If
th eeasy entryand exitfeatur eis act ive, the
st eer ing wheel willmoveupw ards and thedr iv‐
er's seat willmovebac kin thefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R Youswit chtheignition offwit hth edr iver's
door open
R Youopen thedr iver's door withth eignition
switc hedoff %
The steer ing wheel willmoveupw ards onlyif
it is no talr eady ashigh asitwill go.The driv‐
er's seat willmovebac kwards onl yif it is no t
alr eady inthere ar mos tposit ion.
The driver' sseat backres twill movefor‐
wa rdsonly ifit is no talr eady inthefo re mos t
posi tion.
The steer ing wheel andthedr iver's seat will
mo vebac kto thelas tdr ive position inthefo l‐
lo wing cases :
R Youswit chthepo we rsupp lyor theignition
on when thedr iver's door isclosed
R Youclo sethedr iver's door withth eignition
switc hedon.
The lastdr ive position willbestor ed when:
R Youswit chtheignition off.
R Yousa ve theseat setting viathememor y
func tion
If yo upr ess oneof thememor yfunc tion position
switc hes,theadjus tmentpr ocess willbestop‐
ped. Oper
ating themem oryfun ction &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent ifth e
memor yfunction isused whiledr iving
If yo uuse thememor yfunc tion onthedr iv‐
er's side while driving, youco uld lose contro l
of theve hicle asare sult oftheadjus tments
being made. #
Onlyuse thememor yfunc tion onthe
dr iver's side when theve hicle isstatio n‐
ar y. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment whense t‐
ting theseat withth ememor yfunc tion
When thememor yfunc tion adjus tstheseat,
yo uand other vehicle occupants –par ticu‐
lar lych ildr en–could becom etrapped. #
Dur ing theadjus tmentpr ocess ofthe
memor yfunction, makesur eth at no
on ehas anybody partsinthesw eep of
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Ifsomeone becomestrappe d,press a
pr ese tpositio nbutt onorseat adjus t‐
ment switchimmedi ately . &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment ifth e
memor yfunction isactiv ated bychildr en
Childr encould becom etrapped ifth ey act i‐
va te thememor yfunc tion,par ticular lywhen
unatt ended. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. The
memor yfunct ioncan beused when theigni‐
tion isswitc hedoff.
St oring
Seat adjus tment sfo rup tothre epeople canbe
st or ed and called upusing thememor yfunc tion.
The follo wing systems canbeselect ed:
R Front seat R
Outside mirrors
R Hea d-up Display
R Steer ing column
R Seat contour #
Setth efront seat, theoutside mirrors,th e
Hea d-up Display, thesteer ing column and
th eseat contour tothedesir edposition . #
Press memor ybutt onMand then press pre‐
se tposition button1,2or 3wit hin thre esec‐
onds.
An acous ticsignal sounds. Thesettings are
st or ed. #
Tocall up:pr ess and brief lyhold prese tposi‐
tion button1,2or 3.
Af terre leasing thebutt on,thefront seat,
outside mirrors,Head-up Display,steer ing
column, andseat contour aremo vedint oth e
st or ed position automaticall y. Memor
yfunctio nin there ar passen ger
com partmen t Ope
ratin gthe rear seat viathemem oryfun c‐
tion inthere ar passen gerco mp artment St
oring
This function isavailable onlyforMer cedes-Ma y‐
bac hve hicles.
Seat adjus tment sfo rth ere ar seat canbestor ed
and called upusing there ar seat mem oryfun c‐
tio n.
R Driver' sside: twoper son s Seat
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Front passeng erside: oneperson
The follo wing settings canbestor ed forth ere ar
seat s:
R Position oftheseat, backres tand head
re stra int
R Seat heatin g:dis tribution oftheheat edsec‐
tion sof theseat cushion andseat backres t #
Press butt on1.
The rear seat isselec tedifth eindicat orlam p
in thebutt ondoes notlight up. #
Adjus tth ere ar seat usingth ebutt ons inthe
door control panel (/page10 5). #
Brief lypress memor ybutt onMand then
pr ess prese tposition button1or 2wit hin
th re esecon ds.
The settings forth ere ar seat arestor ed in
th ecor responding prese tposition.
% Youcan notst or ean yse ttings onthebutt on
fo rst ra ight enin gth efull yre cli ned position.
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Press butt on1.
The rear seat isselec tedifth eindicat orlam p
in thebutt ondoes notlight up. #
Press corresponding prese tposition button1
or 2.
The rear seat willmovetothestor ed posi‐
tion. Oper
ating thefront passeng erseat andrear
seats viathemem oryfun ction inthere ar
passe nger comp artment Re
quirement s:
R Forsele cting thefront passeng erseat :th e
po we rsupp lyis swi tched on.
Sto ring
This funct ionisavailable onlyforMer cedes-Ma y‐
bac hve hicles.
Seat adjus tment sfo rth efront passeng erseat
and there ar seat canbestor ed and called up
using there ar passe nger com partment mem ory
fun ction .
The follo wing settings canbestor ed forth efront
passeng erseat :
R Position oftheseat, backres tand head
re stra int
The follo wing settings canbestor ed forth ere ar
seat s:
R Position oftheseat, backres tand head
re stra int R
Seat heatin g:dis tribution oftheheat edsec‐
tion sof theseat cushion andseat backres t #
Press butt on1.
The rear seat isselec tedifth eindicat orlam p
in thebutt ondoes notlight up. #
Adjus tth ere ar seat usingth ebutt ons inthe
door control panel (/page10 5). Seats
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Press butt on1.
When theindicat orlam plights up,thefront
passeng erseat isselect ed. #
Adjus tth efront passeng erseat using the
butt ons onthedoor control panel inthere ar
passe nger com partment (/ page10 1). #
Ensur eth at theindicat orlam pin butt on1
lights up. #
Press memor ybutt onMand, within thre e
seconds, press prese tposition button1.
The settings forth efront passeng erseat and
th ere ar seat arestor ed inthepr ese tposi‐
tion .
% Youcan notst or ean yse ttings onthebutt ons
fo rse tting andstra ight enin gth efully
re cli ned position.
Cal ling up #
Press button 1.
Whe nth eindicat orlam plights up,thefront
passeng erseat isselect ed. #
Press prese tposition button1.
Bo th seats moveintoth estor ed position.
% Youcan usethere ar-com par tment child
saf etyloc kto disable this func tion
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St
ow agear eas No
teson loading theve hicl e &
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tga spoisoning
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can entertheve hicle interior ifth eta il‐
ga te isopen when theengine isrunning ,
esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine before
opening theta ilg ate. #
Neverdr ive wit hth eta ilg ateopen . &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom unsecu red
it ems intheve hicle
If object s,lugg ageor loads areno tsecur ed
or notsecur edsuf ficie ntly,they cou ldslip,
tip ove ror be throw nar ou nd and ther eb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around . #
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dincor rectl y
If yo udo notadeq uatelyst ow object sin the
ve hicle interior ,th ey cou ldslipor be tossed
ar ound andther eb yst rike vehicle occupants.
In addition, cupholder s,open stow age
spac esand mobi lephon ebr ac kets cann ot
alw aysre stra in theobjec tsthey cont ain in
th eev ent ofan acciden t.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe tossed about inthese or
similar situation s. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr oject from stow agespac es,parcel
ne ts or stow agene ts. #
Close theloc kable stow agespac es
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. #
Stow and secureobj ect sth at arehea vy,
har d,poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile or
to olar ge inthecar gocom partmen t. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom theta il‐
pipe andtailpipe trims
The exhaus tta ilpipe andtailpipe trims can
becom eve ry hot.Ifyo uco me intoco ntact
wit hth ese partsof theve hicle, youco uld
bur nyo urself . #
Alw aysbe par ticular lycareful arou nd
th eta ilpipe andtheta ilpipe trims and
super visechildr enespec iallycloselyin
th is area. #
Allo wvehicle partsto cool down before
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The
driving charact eristic sof your vehicle are
dependent onthedis tribution oftheload within
th eve hicle. Yousho uld bear thefo llo wing in
min dwhen loading theve hicle:
R Neverex ceed theper missible gross mass or
th egr oss axle weight rating forth eve hicle
(including occupants). Thevalues arespec i‐
fi ed on theve hicle identif ication plateon the
ve hicle's B-pillar.
R The load mustno tpr otru de abo vetheupper
edg eof theseat backres ts.
R Allvehicles excep tMer cede s-Ma ybachve hi‐
cles: alwaysuse thepar tition netwhen trans‐
por ting objec tsinthecar gocom partmen t.
R alwaysplace theload behind unoccupied
seats ifpossible.
R secur eth eload using thetie-do wneyes and
dis tribut eth eload evenly. St
ow agespace sin theve hicl eint erior Ov
ervie wof thefront stowage com part‐
men ts 1
Stow agespac ein thedoor s
2 Stow agecom partment inthear mr estwit h
USB ports(depending onvehicle equipment)
3 Stow age/t eleph onecom partment withcup
holde rin thefront ofthecent ercon sole 3
Mercedes- Maybac hve hicles: stow age/t ele‐
phon ecom partment withte mp eratur e-co n‐
tr olled cupholder ,USB ports(depending on
th eve hicle equipment) andchargin gmodul e
fo rwir eles sch argin gof mobi lephon es
(depe nding on theve hicle equipment) inthe
fr ont ofthecent ercon sole
4 Glovebox
Loc king/unloc kingthegl ove box 12
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