seats MERCEDES-BENZ GLS 2020 Owner's Guide

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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#
Turn theemer gency keya qu artertur ncloc k‐
wise 0048(to loc k)or count er-cloc kwise 0047(to
unloc k).
Fo lding thefo lding table outorin &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom theopen
fo lding table
If yo uar edr ivin gwit hth efo lding table open,
ve hicle occupants couldstrike agains tit, in
par ticular intheeve ntofan acci dent, sudd en
br aki ng oran abrupt chang eof dir ect ion. #
Close thefo lding table beforeeac hjour‐
ne y. *
NO
TEDama getothefo lding tables when
mo ving theseats back Open
folding tables maybe damag edwhen
th eseats aremo vedbac k. #
Mak esur eth at thefo lding tables are
fo lded inwhen movingth efront seats
bac k. Fo
lding out
This equipment isavailable onlyforMer cedes-
Ma yba chvehicles. #
Open rear arm rest 1 (/ pag e12 9). #
Pullth efo lding table forw ards and upwards
by recess 2or3 and swingoutwards. #
Foldtheta ble panels apart. #
Tofold in: fold theta ble panels toget her and
swing inthefo lding table. Using
thesto wage com partmen tand MBUX
re ar tab letin there ar armr est
* NO
TEDama getothere ar armr estdue to
body weight When
folded out,there ar armr estcan be
damag edbybody weight . #
Donotsit orsuppor tyo urself onthe
re ar seat armr est. In
vehicles withafo lding rear seat armr est,th is
can befolded down toallo wthestow agecom ‐
par tment sto be used. Theavailable rear seat
ar mr ests and stow agecom partment sva ry
dependin gon theve hicle equipment. Seats
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This
equipment isavailable onlyforMer cedes-
Ma yba chvehicles. Ve
hicles withindividual seats(exa mp le) #
Vehicles with5-seat ervariant :fo ld do wn the
re ar armr est. #
Pull handle1and fold do wn cover2. Re
mo ving the handsetfr om the stowage
com partmen tin the rear passe nger comp art‐
ment
Open ingthedr awe r
This equipment isavailable onlyforMer cedes-
Ma yba chvehicles withindividua lre ar seat s. Ve
hicles withindividual rear seat s #
Press butt on1. #
Remo vethehandse t.
Closing thedr awe r #
Place thehandse tin thedr awe r. #
Press thehandse tdr awe rbac kuntil it
eng ages. Thr
ough-l oading facilit yto car gocom part‐
men t Fo
lding there ar seat backres tfo rw ards &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nad jus ting theseats
When youadj usta seat ,yo uma ytrap your‐
self orave hicle occupant. #
When adjustingaseat, makesur eth at
no onehas anybody partsinthesw eep
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#
Tofold there ar seat backres tfo rw ards:
br ief lypress one ofbutt ons 1tofold the
lef tor right rear seat backres tfo rw ards.
The rear seat backres thead restra int moves
int oasuit able posit ion.Therear seat folds
fo rw ards.
Ve hicles withcent errear seat backres t:the
cent errear seat backres tfo lds forw ards
to ge ther wit hth elef tre ar seat backres t.
If aseat inthesecon drow ofseats isno t
eng aged and locked, this issho wnonthemulti‐
func tion displa yon theins trument cluster.
% Seven-sea ter: Wi th theALL button,allrear
seat backres ts can befolded forw ards
to ge ther. Fo
ld thecent errear seat backres tfo rw ards
separ ately(se ven-seat er) #
Press release catch3. #
Foldrear seat backres t2 forw ards. Fo
lding backth ere ar seat backres t
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bytrap ping the
seat beltwhen folding backth eseat
bac kres t The
seat beltcould become trapped andthus
damag edwhen theseat backres tis folded
bac k. #
Mak esur eth at theseat beltisno ttra p‐
ped when folding backth eseat back‐
re st. Sea
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Pa
rtition ingnetwit hcar gocom partment
enlar gement #
Toattac h:extend thepar tition net. #
Attach theto pguide rodto holder s1 on
th eheadliner . #
Engage hook s2 ineyele ts3 onthelef t
and right. #
Pull ontheloose endsofthelashing stra ps
until thepar titioning netis tight . #
Afterdr iving ashor tdis tance, checkth ete n‐
si on ofthepar titioning netand re-tensi onitif
nece ssary. #
Toremo ve:pu llth ebelt clam psuntil the
lashin gst ra ps areloose. #
Remo vehook s2 from eyele ts3 onthe
lef tand right. #
Remo vetheto pguide rodfrom theholder s
1. Ov
ervie wof thetie- down eyes inthecar go
com partmen t Ob
serveth eno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
(/ page12 7). 1
Cargo tie-do wnrings
The front tie-do wn eyes areaccessible whenthe
th ird row ofseats isin thecar gocom partmen t
fl oor position (/page13 1).
% Mer cedes -Maybachvehicles: both tie-do wn
ey es on Mer cedes- Maybac hve hicles are
locat edinthere ar ofthecar gocom part‐
ment ,lef tand right. Seats
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Coat
hooksar eno tsuit able forhea vyobjects.
Use thecoat hooksonl yfo rlig ht objects suchas
jac kets. Ope
ning orclos ingthe stowage space under
th ecar gocom partmen tflo or &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toan open
car gocom partment floor
If yo udr ive when thecar gocom partmen t
fl oor isopen, object scould bethrow nar ou nd
and ther eb yst rike vehicle occupants. There
is arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin theeve ntof
su dd en braki ng orasu dd en chang ein dir ec‐
tio n. #
Alw aysclose thecar gocom partmen t
fl oor beforeajour ney. Opening
#
Pull handle 1upw ards. #
Liftth ecar gocom partmen tfloor upw ards
using handle 1. #
Foldout hook ontheunder sideofthecar go
com partmen tfloor . #
Clip hook ontodr ip rail2.
Closing #
Unhook thehook from drip rail2 and fasten
it to thebr ac keton theunder sideofthe
cargo compartment floor . #
Foldthecar gocom partmen tfloor down‐
wa rdsand then press handle 1down until it
eng ages. Loc
king andunloc kingthecar gocom part‐
men tflo or Th
iseq uip me ntisavailable forall vehicles
exc eptMer cedes- Maybac hve hicles. Seats
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Cup
holder Using
cuphold ers &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk ofacci dent orinju ry
when usingthecup holder whilethe
ve hicle ismo ving
The cup holder cannotsecur econt ainer s
while theve hicle ismo ving.
If yo uuse acup hold erwhile theve hicle is
mo ving, thecon tainer maybe flung aroun d
and liquids maybe spill ed.The vehicle occu‐
pants maycome intocont actwithth eliq uid
and ifit is ho t,th ey cou ldbe scal ded.Yo u
cou ldbe dist ra cted from traf fic condi tions
and youma ylose contro lof theve hicle. #
Onlyuse thecup holder whentheve hi‐
cle isstatio nary. #
Onlyuse thecup holder forcont ainer s
of theright size. #
Close thecon tainer ,par ticular lyifth e
liq uid isho t. Depe
ndingon theve hicle's equipment, thefo l‐
lo wing cupholder swill beavailable:
R Inthefront stow agecom partment ofthe
cent erconso le
R Inthere ar passe nger com partment center
conso le
R Allvehicles exceptMer cedes- Maybac hve hi‐
cles: inthere ar armr estfo rth esecon dro w
of seats
R Allvehicles excep tMercedes-M aybac hve hi‐
cles: onthelef tand right, next to there ar
seat son theth ird row ofseats
Obser vethefo llo wing forMer cedes-Ma ybach
ve hicles equipped withch am pagn eflut es:
R Donotuse thech am pagn eflut es while the
ve hicle isin mo tion.
R Donotuse cham pagn eflut es made ofbreak ‐
able glass, andstor eth em inthecar gocom‐
par tmen tif possible. Ve
hicles without ate mp eratur e-co ntro lled cup
holder (allvehicles exceptMer cedes- Maybac h
ve hicles): thebr ac ketar ms ofthefront cup
holder canbefolded inor out. #
Tofold thebr ac ke tar m in:pu sh brac ket
ar m 1 outwardsto theside until iteng ages.
When thebr ac ketar m isfolded in,thecup
holder cannotfulf illits hold ingfunction. Seats
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#
Inser tth eplug ofthede vice into11 5V
soc ket1.
Wh entheon- boar delectr icalsystem voltag e
is suf ficie nt, indi catorlamp 2light sup. Using
the12 Vso cket inthecar gocom part‐
men t Re
quirement s:
R Onlyde vices uptoamax imum of240W
(20 A)areper missi ble. #
Liftup cap 1ofthesoc ketand insertth e
plug ofthede vice. Ov
ervie wof USB ports Depen
dingontheve hicle equipment, theve hicle
has thefo llo wing USBports:
R Inthestow agecom partment ofthecoc kpit
ar mr est(/ page12 8) R
Inthefront cent ercon sole next to themobile
phone stow agecom partment
R Inthere ar passe nger com partment center
conso le
R Vehicles withRe ar Comf ortPa ckag e: inthe
cent erarmr estof thesecon drow ofseats in
th ere ar com partment
R Mer cedes-Ma ybac hve hicles with5 seats in
th ere ar passe nger com partment :in thecen‐
te rar mr estin there ar passe nger com part‐
men t
R Mer cedes-Ma ybac hve hicles withindividua l
re ar seat s:in thecent ercon sole ofthere ar
passe nger com partment
R Vehicles withth re erow sof seats: totheright
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Ex
am ple: USB ports in thecent ercons oleinthe
re ar passe nger com partment Ex
am ple: USBpor tsinthecent ercons oleinthe
re ar passe nger com partment (Mer cedes-Ma ybac h
ve hicles)
If th eignition isswitc hedonyoucan charge USB
de vices, e.g.mobile phones, atUSB ports1.
The chargin gvo ltag eis appr oximat ely5 V (up to
3 A). Re
frig er ator box Usin
gth ere frig er ator box &
WARNIN GRisk offire due toaco vered
ve nt grille on there frig er ator box
If yo uco verth eve nt grille forth ere frig er ator
bo x,itma yov erheat. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at theve nt grille is
no tco vered. The
ventil ation grille forth ere frig er ator boxis in
th etrunk .
This equipment isavailable onlyforMer cedes-
Ma yba chvehicles.
Subject there frig er ator boxto amax imum load
of 7.7 lb (3.5 kg).
St oreonl yplas ticbottles intheupper compart‐
ment ofthere frig er ator box.The cont ents ofthe
bo ttle mus tbe no mor eth an 17 fl.oz.
(0.5 lite rs).
If yo udo notne ed touse there frig er ator boxfo r
an extende dpe riod, switc hit of f,defr ostit and Seats
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