ECU MERCEDES-BENZ GLS 2020 Owner's Manual

NEVER
useare ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onaseat protect edbyan ENABLED
FR ONT AIRB AG infront ofit,DE ATHor SERI‐
OUS INJURYtotheCH ILD can occur . Obser
vethespecif icins truction sfo rth ere ar‐
wa rd-faci ng and forw ard-f acin gch ild restra int
sy stems (/page65).
Alw aysobser vethest atus ofthefront passeng er
airbag onthePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find ica‐
to rlam p:
R When using are ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onthefront passeng erseat, thefront
passeng erairbag mustalw aysbe disabl ed.
This isonl yth ecase ifth ePA SSENGER AIR
BA GOF Find icat orlam pis lit con tinuousl y
(/ page47 ).
R Ifth ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pis off,th efront passeng erairbag isena‐
bled. Thefront passeng erairbag maydeplo y
dur ing anacciden t. Secur
ingthech ild restra int system withth e
seat beltonthefront passeng erseat
When installing abelt- secur edchild restra int
sy stem onthefront passeng erseat, always
obser vethefo llo wing:
0073 Obser
vethech ild restra int system manuf ac‐
tur er's installation andopera tingins truc‐
tion s.
0073 When
usingafo rw ard-f acin gch ild restra int
sy stem incat egor yI: re mo vethehead
re stra int from there spectiv eseat, ifpossi‐
ble.
Af terth ech ild restra int system has been
re mo ved, replace thehead restra int simme‐
diat elyand adjus tth em correctl y.
0073 The
backres tof thefo rw ard-f acin gch ild
re stra int system mus t,as faras possi ble,be
re sting ontheseat backres tof thefront
passeng erseat.
0073 Fo
rcer tain child restra int systems inwe ight
cat egor yII or III,th er ema ybe restrictions
on themaximum sizesetting, e.g. due to
possible contact with thero of. 0073
The
child restra int system mus tno tbe ten‐
si oned betwee nth ero of and theseat cush‐
ion and/or beinstalled facing thewr ong
dir ect ion.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tno tbe put
under stra in by thehead restra int s.Ad jus t
th ehead restra int sacc ording ly.
0073 Ne
verpla ceobjects underorbehi ndthe
ch ild restra int system, e.g.cushions .
The seat beltonthefront passeng erside is
eq uipped withaspecial seatbeltretract or.
Wh enena bled ,th especial seatbeltretract or
fu nctio nens ures that theseat beltdoes not
slac kenonce thech ild restra int system is
secur ed(/ page58). #
Setth efront passeng erseat asfarbac kas
possi bleand movetheseat intoth ehighes t
position ifpossible. #
Fully re tract theseat cushion lengthadjus t‐
ment . #
Adjus tth eseat cushion inclination sothat
th efront edgeof theseat cushion isin the Occupant
safety 65

#
Toactiv ate/ deacti vate:pr ess button 2.
The rear passe nger com partment side win‐
do wcan beopen edorclo sed inthefo llo wing
cases :
R With indic ator lam p1 lit:via theswitc h
on thedr iver's door .
R With indic ator lam p1 off:via theswitc h
on thecor responding rear door ordriv‐
er' sdoor . No
teson pets intheve hicl e &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due toanim alsleftuns ecur edorunat ‐
te nde din theve hicle
If yo ulea veanim alsintheve hicle unatten‐
ded orunsecur ed,they cou ldpos siblypress
do wn butt ons orswitc hes.
Ther ebyan animal may:
R activ ateve hicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple R
swit chsystems onoroffand endang er
ot her road user s
Uns ecur edanimals maybe throw nar ou nd in
th eve hicle intheeve ntofan acci dent or
su dd en steer ing and braking maneuv erand
injur eve hicle occupants inthepr ocess. #
Neverlea veanim alsintheve hicle unat‐
te nde d. #
Alw ayscor rectly secu reanim alswhile
dr ivin g,forex am ple usin gasuit able
anim alcar rier . 68
Occupant safety

#
Ifth eta ilg ateis unloc ked, pull theta ilg ate
handle andrelease it. #
Fora ta ilg atestopped inan intermediat e
position, pullitupw ards and release itas
soon asitstar ts to open.
The tailg ateis eq uipped withan aut omat ic
obs truct ion detection functi on.Ifasol idobje ct
bl oc ks orrestricts theta ilg atedur ing automat ic
open ing,this proces sis stopped. Theautomatic
obs truction detection functi onisonly anaid. Itis
no ta su bs titu teforyo ur att entiven ess when you
ar eopen ingtheta ilg ate. Closing
thetailg ate &
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. Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle.
To close thetailg ate, thefo llo wing options
ar eav ailab le: #
Pullth eta ilg atedo wn wardsslightly .Re lease
it as soon asitbegin sto clos e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du ring automatic closing oftheta ilg ate
Pa rts of thebody could become trapped dur‐
ing automatic closing oftheta ilg ate. Mor e‐
ove r,people, e.g.childr en, maybe standi ng
in theclosing area orma yent ertheclosing
ar ea dur ing theclosing process. #
Mak esur eth at nobody isin thevicin ity
of theclosing area dur ing theclosing
pr ocess.
Use oneofthefo llo wing option sto stop the
clos ingproces s:
R Press the008B buttonontheSmar tKey .
R Press orpull there mo teoper ating switch
on thedr iver's door .
R Press theclosing orloc king buttonon the
ta ilg ate.
R Pull theta ilg atehandle. #
Vehicl eswith HANDS -FREEACCESS: itis
also possibletostop theclosing process by
making akic king movement belowthere ar
bum per. 80
Openingand closing

(3
m) away from theve hicle insuc hsit‐
uations. 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
tailg atecan open orclos eunin tentio nallyin
th efo 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 ateth eSmar tKey functions (/page70)
or do notcar rytheSmar tKey about your per son
in suc hsit uatio ns. Open
ingand closing 83

Indicat
orlam p1 flashes whentheAT Asy stem
is armed.
The ATAsy stem isdeactiv ated aut omaticall yin
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R Afterunloc kingtheve hicle withth eSmar t‐
Ke y R
Afterunloc kingtheve hicle using KEYLES S-
GO
R Afterpr essing thest ar t/ stop butt onwithth e
Smar tKey inthestow agecom partment
(/ page18 2)
% WhentheMer cedes‑ Benzemergency call
sy stem isactiv eand thealar mstay son for
mor eth an 30 sec onds, ames sageis aut o‐
mat icall ysen tto theCus tomer Assis tance
Ce nter (/ page 447).
% Inthecase ofsevere batt erydisc harging,
th eanti- theftalar msystem isaut omaticall y
deactiv ated tofacil itat eth ene xt engine
st ar t.
Deact ivat ing theATA #
Press theÜ, ßor008B buttononthe
Smar tKey .
or #
Press thest ar t/ stop butt onwithth eSmar t‐
Ke yin themar kedspace (/page18 2) Dea
ctivat ingth eala rm using KEYLESS-GO #
Grasp theoutside doorhandle withth e
Smar tKey outside theve hicle. Fu
nction oftheto w- aw ay alar m %
This function mayno tbe available inall
coun tries.
An audible andvisual alarmistrigg ered ifan
alt eratio nto your vehicle's angleof inclination is
de tected whi letheto w- aw ay alar misarmed.
The tow- aw ay alar misaut omat icallyar med afte r
appr oximat ely60 seco nds:
R Afterloc king theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R Afterloc king theve hicle using KEYLES S-GO
The tow- aw ay alar mison lyarmed when thefo l‐
lo wing compone ntsar eclos ed:
R The door s
R The tailg ate 98
Openingand closing

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
to uc hin gth em. Seats
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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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#
Inthecar gocom partmen t:br ief lypull but‐
to ns 1 tofold bac kth elef tor right- hand
seat backres t.
If aseat backres tis no teng aged and locked,
th is will besho wnonthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla yon theins trument cluster. EAS
Y-PA CK cargocom partmen tco verand
par tition netca ssette No
teson thecar gocom partmen tco ver &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
poor lysecur edobjec ts
The cargocom partmen tco veralo ne canno t
secur eor restra in hea vyobje cts, items of
lugg ageor hea vyloads.
Yo uco uld behit byan uns ecur edload, par‐
tic ular lyin theev ent ofabr uptch ang esin
dir ect ion,sudden brakin gor an acc iden t. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around . #
Sec ureobj ect s,lugg ageor loads
ag ains tslippin gor tipp ingover,e.g. by usin
gtie downs ,eve nif yo uar eusin g
th ecar gocom partmen tco ver. *
NO
TEDama getothecar gocom part‐
ment coverwhen loading theve hicle The
cargocom partment coverma ybe dam‐
ag ed when loading theve hicle. #
Donotplace anyobject sabo vethe
lo we redg eof theside windo wsoron
th ecar gocom partmen tco ver. This
equipment isavailable forall vehicles
exc eptMer cedes- Maybac hve hicles. Ext
ending/r etra ctin gth ecar gocom part‐
men tco ver #
Toextend: pull thecar gocom partmen t
co verbac kby grab handle 1and clipitint o
th ebr ac kets 2 onthelef tand right.
Re tracti ng #
Remo vethecar gocom partmen tco verfr om
th ebr ac kets on thelef tand right. 13
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Ins
tallin gth ecar gocom partmen tco ver #
Place thecar gocom partmen tco verin brac k‐
et s1 onthelef tand right.
The end caps ofthecar gocom partmen t
co vereng ageau dib ly. At
tac hin g/r emoving thepa rtitioning net &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
poor lysecur edobjec ts
The partitioning netalone cannotsecur eor
re stra in hea vyobje cts, items oflugg ageor
hea vyloads.
Yo uco uld behit byan uns ecur edload, par‐
tic ular lyin theev ent ofabr uptch ang esin
dir ect ion,sudden brakin gor an acc iden t. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around . #
Sec ureobj ect s,lugg ageor loads
ag ains tslippin gor tipp ingover,e.g. by
usin gtie downs ,eve nif yo uar eusin g
th epar titioning net. Fo
rsaf etyre ason s,alw aysuse apar titioning net
when transpor tingaload. Thepartitioning net
can beused withor wit hout cargo compartment
enlarg ement
Damag edpar titioning nets can nolong erfulf ill
th eir func tionsand mustbe replaced. Visit a
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. This
equipment isavailable forall vehicles
exc eptMer cedes- Maybac hve hicles. Pa
rtition ingnetwit hout cargocom partment
enlar gement 13
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#
Turn theemer gency keya qu artertur ncloc k‐
wise 0048(to loc k)or count er-cloc kwise 0047(to
unloc k). At
tac hin garo of rack &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryifth emaximum
ro of load isexc eeded
When youload thero of, thecent erofgrav ity
of theve hicle rises and theusual driving
ch aract eristic sas wellas thesteer ing and
br aking charact eristic sch ang e.Dur ing cor‐
ner ing,th eve hicle tiltsmorest ro ng lyand
ma yre act mor eslugg ishlyto steer ing move‐
ments.
If yo uexc eed themaximum roof load, the
dr iving charact eristic s,as wellas thesteer‐
ing and braking charact eristic s,will be
gr eat lyim pair ed. #
Alw ayscom plywit hth emaximum roof
load andadjus tyo ur drivin gst yle. Yo
uwill find informa tionon themaximum roof
load inthe"T ec hnical data"sect ion. *
NO
TEVehicle damag efrom non-
appr ovedro of rack s The
vehicle could bedamag edbyroof rack s
whic hha ve notbe en tested and appr ovedby
Mer cedes-Ben z. #
Use onlyro of rack ste sted and
appr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz. #
Dependi ngon theve hicle equipment,
ensur eth at when thero of rack isins tal‐
led, thesliding sunroofcan befully
ra ised. #
Depe ndingon theve hicle equipment,
ensur eth at when thero of rack isins tal‐
led, theta ilg atecan befullyopen ed. #
Position theload onthero of rack in
suc hawa yth at theve hicle willnotsus‐
ta in damag eev en when itis in mo tion . *
NO
TEDama getothepanor amaroof wit h
po we rtilt/sli dingpanel causedbyano n-
appr ovedro of rack The
panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sli ding
panel maybe dama gedby thero of rack if
yo uatt em pttoopen itwhen usingaro of
ra ck notte sted and appr ovedfo rMer cedes-
Benz. #
When aro of rack isins talled, open the
panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sli ding
panel onlyif th is has been tested and
appr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz.
The panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sli ding
panel maybe raised toallo wventil ation of
th eve hicle interior . #
Secur eth ero of rack tothero of railing. #
Obser vethemanuf acturer'sinstallation
ins truct ions . 14
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