key MERCEDES-BENZ GLS 2020 Owners Manual

Symbols
........................................................ 5 At
agl ance ....................................................6
Coc kpit ....... ..................... ..................... ..........6
Indica torand warning lam ps.........................1 0
Ov erhead controlpanel ................................ 12
Doo rcontr olpa nel and seatad jus tment .......14
Con trol setting sin there ar passe nger
com partment ................................................ 16
Emerg enciesand brea kdo wns ............ .......... 18 Digita
lOp erator' sMa nua l......................... 20
Callin gup theDigit alOper ator's Manual ...... 20 Gener
alno tes... .......................................... 22
Pr otect ing theen vironmen t... ....................... 22
Mer cedes- BenzGenuineP arts ......... .............. 23
Oper ator's Manual ........................... .............2 3
Ser vice andvehicle operation ......... .............. 24
Oper ating safety...........................................2 5
Decl arati on ofconf ormity forwireless
ve hicle component s... ................................... 27
Dia gno stics con nection ................................ 27 Qua
lified speci alistwo rkshop ....................... 28
Cor rect useof theve hicle ............................2 8
No tesfo rper sons withelectr onicmedi‐
cal aids..... ........................................ ............ 29
Pr oble mswithyo ur vehicle ............... ............ 29
Re por tingsaf etydef ects ...............................2 9
Limit edWarrant y.......................................... 30
QR cod efo rre scue card... ............... .............3 0
Dat ast or ag e... ..............................................3 0
Cop yright ...................................................... 34 Occup
antsafety.... .....................................35
Re stra int system .............................. .............3 5
Sea tbel ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Airb ags<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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PR E-S AFE ®
sy stem ....................................... 49
Saf elytranspor tingchildr enintheve hi‐
cle ...... ........................................................... 51
No teson pets intheve hicle ............ .............6 8 Opening
andclosing .................................. 69
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 69
Door s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ru nning boards <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011>78Car
gocomp artm ent .....................................7 9
Sid ewi ndo ws<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Sli ding sunroof <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 89
Ro ller sun blinds ...........................................9 4
Anti-t heftpr otect ion .....................................9 7 Seats
andstowing .................................... 101
No teson thecor rect driver's seatpos i‐
tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Sea ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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St eer ing wheel ............................................ 119
Eas yentr yand exitfeatur e.........................1 21
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion .................. 122
Memor yfunct ioninthere ar passe nger
com partment .............................................. 123
St ow agear eas ............................................ 127
Cup holder.................................................. 143
Soc kets ........... ............................................ 146
Re frig er ator box...... .................................... 149
Wi reless chargin gof themobile phone
and connect ionwithth eex terior ant enna ...151
Ins talling/ remo ving thefloor mats .............1 53 2
Contents

#
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eke ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle keyout ofreac hof
ch ildr en. &
WARNIN GRisk offata linj urydue to
ex posur eto extreme heat or col din the
ve hicle
If people –par ticular lych ildr en–ar e
ex posed toextreme temp eratur esover an
ex tende dpe riod oftime, ther eis arisk of
ser ious oreve nfa ta linj ury. #
Neverlea veanyone –pa rticular lych il‐
dr en –unat tende din theve hicle. #
Neverlea veanim alsintheve hicle unat‐
te nde d. Occu
pant safety 55

highes
tposition andthere ar edg eof the
seat cushion isin thelowe stposition . #
Setth eseat backres tto themos tve rtical
posit ionpossible . #
Installth ech ild restra int system.
The entire base ofthech ild restra int system
mus talw aysre st on thesitt ing surface ofthe
fr ont passeng ersea t. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at theshoulder belt
st ra pis cor rectly routed from theseat belt
outle tof theve hicle totheshoulder belt
guide onthech ild restra int system.
The shoulder beltstra pmus tbe routed for‐
wa rdsand down wardsfrom theseat beltout‐
le t. #
Ifneces sary,adjus tth eseat beltoutle tand
th efront passeng erseat accor dingly. Child
safetyloc ks Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe child safetyloc k
fo rthe rear door s &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarelef tunat tende din theve hicle,
th ey cou ld:
R Ope ndoo rs,th er eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R Getout and bestru ck byoncom ingtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion, forex am ple by:
R Releasing thepar king brak e.
R Changing thetra nsmiss ionposition .
R Startin gth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eke ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle keyout ofreac hof
ch ildr en. &
WARNIN GRisk offata linj urydue to
ex posur eto extreme heat or col din the
ve hicle
If people –par ticular lych ildr en–ar e
ex posed toextreme temp eratur esover an
ex tende dpe riod oftime, ther eis arisk of
ser ious oreve nfa ta linj ury. #
Neverlea veanyone –pa rticular lych il‐
dr en –unat tende din theve hicle. #
Neverlea veanim alsintheve hicle unat‐
te nde d. 66
Occupant safety

&
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If ch ildr enaretra veling intheve hicle, they
cou ld,in pa rticular :
R Open doors,ther eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s
R Getout and bestru ck byoncom ingtraf fic
R Oper ateve hicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple #
Alw aysactiv ateth ech ild safetyloc ks
ins talled ifch ildr enaretra veling inthe
ve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. Ther
ear ech ild safetyloc ksforth ere ar door s
and there ar passe nger com partment side win‐
do ws . The
child safetyloc kon there ar door ssec ures
eac hdoor separat ely. The door scan nolong er
be opened from theinside. #
Press theleve rin dir ection 1(activ ate) or
2 (dea ctivate). #
Mak esur eth at thech ild safetyloc ksare
wo rking proper ly. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe child safetyloc k
fo rthe rear passe nger comp artment side
wi ndo ws Occupant
safety 67

Smar
tKey Ov
ervie wof Smar tKey functio ns &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarelef tunat tende din theve hicle,
th ey cou ld:
R Ope ndoo rs,th er eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R Getout and bestru ck byoncom ingtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion, forex am ple by:
R Releasing thepar king brak e.
R Changing thetra nsmiss ionposition .
R Startin gth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eke ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle keyout ofreac hof
ch ildr en. *
NO
TEDama getotheke ycaus edby
magne ticfields #
Keep theke yaw ay from stro ng ma g‐
ne tic fields. %
The Smar tKey ma yva ry from theone shown
in thediagr am,depending ontheve hicle
eq uipment. 1
Locks
2 Indicat orlam p
3 Unloc ks
4 Opens/closes theta ilg ate
5 Panic alar m
% Ifind icatorlam p2 does notlig ht up afte r
pr essing theÜ orß button,thebat‐
te ry isdisc harged.
Re place theSmar tKey batt ery(/ page71 ).
The Smar tKey loc ksand unlocksth efo llo wing
com pone nts:
R The door s
R The fuel filler flap Open
ingand closing 69

R
The tailg ate
If th eve hicle isno topened within appr oximat ely
40 seco ndsafte runloc king,itloc ksagain. Anti-
th eftpr otect ion isactiv ated again.
Do notke ep theSmar tKey toget her withelec‐
tr onic devices orme talobje cts. This canaffect
th eSmar tKey 's functionality .
Do notke ep theSmar tKey inthete mp eratur e-
con trolled cupholder .Ot her wise, theSmar tKey
will notbe reliably detected. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe acoustic lock ing
ve rificat ion signa l Mult
imed iasystem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Vehicle #
Activateor deacti vate Acou sticLock . Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe pani calar m Re
quirement s:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedoff. %
The panic alarmfunc tion isonl yav ailable in
cer tain coun tries. #
Toactiv ate: press butt on1 forapp rox‐
ima tely one second.
A visual andaudibl ealar mistrigg ered. #
Todeac tivate: briefly pr ess button1 again.
or #
Press thest ar t/ stop butt ononthecoc kpit
(t he Smar tKey isinsid eth eve hicle). Changing
theunloc kingsettings Po
ssible unlockingfunctions oftheSmar tKey :
R Cen tralunlo cking R
Unloc kin gth edr iver's door andfuel filler flap #
Toswitc hbe tw een settings: press the
Ü andß buttonssimul taneousl yfo r
appr oximat elysix seco ndsuntilth eindicat or
lam pflashes twice.
Op tions ifth eunloc kingfunction forth edr iver's
door andfuel filler flap has been selected:
R Tounlo cktheve hicl ece ntr ally:press the
Ü buttontwice.
R Vehicl eswith KEYLESS-GO :if yo uto uc h
th einner surface ofthedoor handle onthe
dr iver's door ,onl yth edr iver's door andfuel
fi ller flap areunlo cked. Deactiv
atingtheSm artK ey functio ns If
yo udo notuse theve hicle oraSmar tKey for
an extende dpe riod oftime, youcan reduce the
ener gycon sum ption ofthere spectiv eSmar tKey .
To do so, deactiv ateth eSmar tKey functions. 70
Openi ngand closi ng

#
Todeac tivate: press theß buttononthe
Smar tKey twi ce inqu ick succ ession .
The Smar tKey indic ator lam pflashes twice
br ief lyand light sup once. #
Toactiv ate: press anybutt onontheSmar t‐
Ke y.
% When theve hicle isstar tedwit hth eSmar t‐
Ke yin themar kedspace ofthecent ercon ‐
sole, theSmar tKey functions areau tomati‐
cally activated (/ page18 2). Re
mo ving /ins ertin gthe eme rgency key #
Toremo ve:pr ess release knob 1.
Em erge ncy key2 ispush edout slightly. #
Pull outemer gency key2 untilit en gage sin
th eint ermediat eposition . #
Press release knob 1 again and fully
re mo veemer gency key2. #
Toinser t:press release knob 1. #
Insertemer gency key2 totheint ermediat e
position orfull yuntil iteng ages.
% Youcan usetheint ermediat eposition of
emer gency key2 toatt achth eSmar tKey to
a ke yring. Re
plac ingthe Smar tKey batt ery &
DANG ER Serious damag eto healt h
caused byswallo wing batteries
Batt eries cont aintoxic and corrosiv esub‐
st anc es.Swallo wing batteries ma ycause
ser ious damag eto healt h.
Ther eis arisk offata linj ury. #
Keep batt eries out ofthere ac hof chil‐
dr en. #
Ifbatt eries aresw allo wed,seek medical
att ent ion immediat ely. +
ENVIR
ONMEN TALNO TEEnvironme ntal
da ma gecau sed byimproper disposal of
batt eries Bat
teries con tain polluta nts. Itis
illeg alto dispose ofthem withth ehousehold
ru bbish. #
Dispose
ofbatt eries inan
en vironmen tally re sponsible manner.
Ta ke disc hargedbatt eries toaqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop ortoacol lection
poin tfo rused batteries. Re
quirement s: Openin
gand closin g71

R
Youre qu ire aCR 203 23V cell battery.
Mer cedes-Ben zre comme ndsthat youha ve the
batt eryre placed ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop. #
Remo vetheemer gency key(/ pag e71 ). #
Press release knob 2 down fullyand slide
co ver1 inthedir ect ion ofthear row . #
Foldout cover1 inthedir ect ion ofthe
ar row and remo ve. #
Remo vebatt erycom partmen t3 and take
out thedisc hargedbatt ery. #
Inser tth ene wbatt eryint obatt erycom part‐
ment 3.Obser vethepositiv epole marking
in thebatt erycom partmen tand onthebat‐
te ry when doingth is. #
Push inbatt erycom partment 3. #
Re-att achco ver1 and push ituntil it
eng ages. 72
Opening andclosing

Pr
oblems withtheSm artK ey Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Yo ucan nolongerloc kor unloc kth e
ve hicle. Po
ssible causes:
R The Smar tKey batt eryis we ak ordisc harged.
R Ther eis int erfere nce from apo we rful radio signal source.
R The Smar tKey isfaulty . #
Chec kth ebatt eryusing theindicat orlam pand replace ifnec essar y(/ page71 ). #
Use theemer gency keyto loc kor unloc k(/ page71 ). #
Have theSmar tKey checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Yo uha ve los ta Smar tKey . #
Have theSmar tKey deactiv ated ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Ifnecessar y,ha ve themec hanical lockre placed aswell. Open
ingand closing 73

Door
s Un
loc king andopening doorsfrom theinsid e #
Tounlo ckand open afront door :pul ldoor
handl e2.
Loc king pin1pops upwhe nth edoor is
unloc ked. #
Tounlo ckare ar door :pul lth ere ar door
han dle.
The lockin gpin pops upwhen there ar door
is unlo cked. #
Toopen are ar door :pul lth ere ar door han‐
dle again. Cent
rally loc king andunloc kingtheve hicl e
fr om theinsid e Mer
cedes- Mayba chvehicl es:thebutt ons are
also locat edinthere ar door s. #
Tounlo ck:pr ess button 1. #
Toloc k:press butt on2.
This does notloc kor unloc kth efuel filler flap. The
vehicle isno tunloc ked:
R Ifyo uha ve loc kedth eve hicle using the
Smar tKey .
R Ifyo uha ve loc kedth eve hicle using KEY‐
LESS -GO. Loc
king/unloc kingtheve hicl ewith KEY‐
LES S-GO Re
quirement s:
R The Smar tKey isouts idetheve hicle.
R The distance betwee nth eSmar tKey and the
ve hicle does notex ceed 3ft (1 m).
R The driver's door andthedoor atwhic hth e
door handle isused areclosed. 74
Opening andclosing