MERCEDES-BENZ GLS 2021 Owners Manual

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Seatba ckrest inc linat ion
4 Combin edseat cushio ninc linat ionand
lengt h
5 Combin edseat cushio ninc linat ionand
lengt h
6 Fore-and -aftpos ition oftheleg rest
7 Angleof theleg rest #
Save these ttings withth ememor yfunc tion
(/ page11 6).
% Theleg re st folds down ifove rloaded. Ifth is
is thecase, fold up theleg rest and engage
it. Se
tting thefull yre clined position Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyis switc hedon. #
Tosetth efull yre clined position:pr ess
butt on1.
R The rear seat willmoveintoth efully
re cli ned position.
R The rear seat head restra int will move.
R The legrest will rise.
R The front passeng erseat willmoveas far
fo rw ards asposs ible. R
The fron tpasse nger seat head restra int
will becom pletely retract ed.
R The front passe nger seat backrest will
mo veas farfo rw ards and asfardo wn as
it wil lgo. #
Toresto rethest andar dseat settings :
pr ess butt on1.
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Callin gup these ttings withth ememor y
func tion (/page11 6).
% Youcan usethere ar passe nger com part‐
men tch ild safetyloc kto disable this func ‐
tion (/page65).
% The legrest folds down ifove rloaded. Ifth is
is thecase, fold up theleg rest and engage
it. At
tac hin gan dre mo ving the addi tional cush‐
io n of the leg re st Use
theadditional cushiononlywhen theve hicle
is statio nary.The additional cushionisin the
ve hicle. #
Toattac h:pla cetheadditional cushionon
th eleg rest. #
Pull theru bber stra ps laterally overth eleg
re st. #
Toremo ve:re mo vetheru bber stra ps from
th eleg rest and stow theadditional cushion
saf elyin theve hicle. Fo
lding there ar seats onthesecond row of
sea tsforw ards and backele ctrical ly &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toseat
bac kres tfo lded forw ards
If th ere ar seat backres tis folded forw ards,
per son sin theth ird row ofseats could col‐
lide withpar tsof theseat adjus tmentmec h‐
anism, inpar ticular intheeve ntofan acci ‐
de nt, sudd en braki ng oran abrupt chang eof
dir ect ion. #
Ifth er eis aper son intheth ird row of
seats, there ar seat infron tof that per‐
son mustbe folded backint oth edr iv‐
ing position beforest ar tin gth ejour ney. #
People intheth ird ro w of seat smus t
no tplace their legs onare ar seat back‐
re st that has been folded forw ards. Alw
aysensur eth at all vehicle occupants have
th eir seat belts fastened correctl yand aresitti ng
pr ope rly. Pa rticular attent ion mus tbe paid to
ch ildr en. 10
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If
yo uno longerre qu ire th eseat backres tto be
fo lded down forloa ding orforge tting inand out,
fo ld itbac kint oplace. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseat isno teng aged
The seat does noteng agewhen folded for‐
wa rds. The seat canfold bac kwards une x‐
pect edly,e.g. when acceler ating,braking or
in theev ent ofan abr uptch ang eof dir ect ion
or an acc iden t.
Pe ople intheseat's sweep canbecome trap‐
ped. #
Ifaseat isfolded forw ards, alwaysfo ld
it bac kbef oredr ivin gof f. #
Mak esur eth at theseat iseng aged. If
aseat onthesecon drow ofseats isno t
eng aged, this will besho wnonthemultifunc tion
displa yon theins trument cluster.
Re quirement s:
R The area intowhic hth ere ar seat isfolded is
clear .
R The rear seat hasbeen folded up. R
Vehicles withcomf ortseating: thecent er
ar mr estis folded up.
R Vehicles withan extende dcent erconso le:
th estor ag ecom partmen tin thecent ercon ‐
sole isclosed.
R Vehicles withafo lding rear armr est:there ar
ar mr esthas been folded up.
R Vehicles withcent erseat backres ts: thecen‐
te rseat backres thas been folded up.
Fo lding there ar seat inthefront posit ion
Yo ucan fold theseats onthesecon dro w of
seat sfo rw ards forth efo llo wing situat ions:
R Foreasi eraccess tothecar gocom partmen t
R Vehicles withath ird row ofseats: forget ting
in or out
Ve hicles withacent erseat backres t:thecent er
re ar seat folds forw ards and backwards,
to get her withth elef tre ar seat .
De pen dingon theve hicle equipment, youcan
fo ld there ar seat sfo rw ards asfollo ws :
R Six-se ater :on theright-h andside oftheve hi‐
cle only R
Seven-sea terwit hcent erseat backres t:bo th
sides
% Toinc rease thesize ofthecar gocom part‐
ment ,yo ucan movetheseat backres ts int o
th ecar gocom partmen tfloor position
(/ page12 4). Bu
tton onthebac kres tshoulder ofthesecon drow
of seats Seats
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Butt
ononthear mr estof theth ird row ofseats
(se ven-sea ter) #
When there ar door isopen :br ief lypull but‐
to n1 onthebac kres tshoulder ofthere ar
seat .
or #
Brief lypress butt on2 onthear mr estof the
th ird row ofseats. #
When there ar door isclo sed: pulland hold
butt on1 onthebac kres tshoulder ofthe
re ar seat .
or #
Press and hold button2 onthear mr estof
th eth ird row ofseats.
The head restra int movesdo wn wards. The
seat backres tmo vesint oth efront position .
The rear seat movesfo rw ards unt ilit
unlo cks. The rear seat then tips forw ards.
If aseat onthesecon drow ofseats isno t
eng aged, this will besho wnonthemultifunc ‐
tion displa yon theins trument cluster.
% Youcan preve ntthere ar seat sfrom folding
fo rw ards when there ar door isclo sed by
act ivatin gth ech ild safetyloc kfo rth ebac k
windo ws(/ pag e65).
Fo lding backth ere ar seat #
Press and hold button1 onthebac kres t
shoulder ofthere ar seat or2 onthear m‐ re
st of theth ird ro w of seat sand hold it
do wn untilth ere ar seat audibl yeng ages.
The rear seat tipsdo wn wardsand move
bac k.The seat backres ts and head restra int
will then mo veintoasuit able seat posit ion
aut omat ically.
If aseat onthesecon drow ofseats isno t
eng aged, this will besho wnonthemultifunc ‐
tion displa yon theins trument cluster. #
Tointerru pt thefo lding procedur ebef ore
eng agemen t,letgo ofbutt on1. Tocontinu e
th efo lding procedur e,press and hold button
1 again.
Fo lding there ar seats forw ards mec hanic ally
(eme rgency release)
Yo ucan also fold there ar seat sfo rw ards
mec hanicall yusin gre lease loops. Therelease
loops arelocat edon theout ersides andbacks
of theseats onthesecon drow ofseats. 10
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lease loops onthesecon dro w of seat s Re
lease loops onthebac ksofthesecon drow of
seats #
Pull one ofthere lease loops 1. #
Foldtheseat backres tfo rw ards. #
Beforeyo ustar tth ejour ney,mak esur eth at
th eseat backres tand there ar ben chseat
ar eeng aged. Head
restra ints Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at head restra ints man‐
uall y &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
adjus tingve hicle settin gswhile theve hi‐
cle 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 st
eer ing wheel andthemir rorand fas‐
te nyo ur seat belt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tohead
re stra int sno tbeing installed orbeing
adjus tedincor rectl y
If hea dre stra int sha ve notbe en installed or
ha ve notbe en adjus tedcor rectly ,th er eis an
incr eased risk ofinjur yin thehead andneck
ar ea, e.g. intheev ent ofan acciden tor when
br aking. #
Alw aysdr ive wit hth ehead restra int s
ins talled. #
Beforedr ivin gof f,mak esur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupant that thecent erofthe
head restra int suppor tsthebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. Do
notint erch ang eth ehead restra int sof the
fr ont and rear seat s.Ot her wise, youwill notbe
able toadjus tth eheight andangleof thehead
re stra int scor rectl y. Sea
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Ad
jus tth ehead restra int fore -and -aftpos ition so
th at itis as clo seasposs ibletothebac kof your
head. #
Toraise: pullthehead restra int up. #
Tolowe r:press release knob 1 inthedir ec‐
tion ofthear row and push thehead restra int
do wn. #
Tomo veforw ard: press release knob 2
and pullthehead restra int forw ard. #
Tomo vebac kwards: press release knob 2
and push thehead restra int bac kwards.
Ad jus tingthe fron tse at lux uryhe ad
re stra ints mechanica lly #
Tomo veforw ard: press release knob 1
and pullthehead restra int forw ard. #
Tomo vebac kwards: press release knob 1
and push thehead restra int bac kwards. Ad
jus tingthe EASY ADJUS Tlux uryhea d
re stra ints onthefront seat smec hanicall y #
Tomo veforw ard: press release knob 1
and pullthehead restra int forw ard. #
Tomo vebac kwards: press release knob 1
and push thehead restra int bac kwards. 10
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#
Toadjus tth eside bolsters of thehead
re stra int :pull orpush right orleft-h and side
bols ter2.
% The fore -and -aftpos ition ofthehead
re stra int will beadjus tedaut omatic allywhen
yo uadj ustth ebac kres tusing thebutt ons on
th edoor control panel.
Ad jus tingthe head restra ints ofthere ar
seats mechanic ally
Dependi ngon theve hicle equipment, youcan
mec hanicall yadj ustth ehead restra int son the
th ird row ofseats aswellas thecent erhead
re stra int onthesecon drow ofseats. Head
restra int ofthest andar dve hicle (exa mp le) #
Toraise: pullthehead restra int up. #
Tolowe r(s ta ndard vehicl e):press release
kn ob 1 inthedir ect ion ofthear row and
push thehead restra int down. #
Tolowe r(M erce des -Ma ybachvehicl es):
pus hth ehead restra int down. Ve
hicl eswith ath ird ro w of sea ts
The head restra int son theth ird row ofseats
ha ve ausag eposit ionand ano n-usag eposit ion.
The usag eposit ionistheex tende d,topposition
in whic hth ehead restra int eng ages; thenon -
usag eposition isthebo ttom, retract edpositio n
of thehead restra int .If th eseats ontheth ird
row ofseats arebeing used,thehead restra int
mus tbe intheto p, eng aged usag eposition . #
Ifth eth ird ro w of sea tsisoccup ied:mo ve
th ehead restra int sto theve ry topand have
th em engageth er e. #
Ifth eth ird ro w of sea tsisno toccup ied:
mo vethehead restra int sto theve ry bottom. Seats
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Ins
tallin g/remo ving thehead restra int ofthe
mi dd lerear seat onthesecond row
Re mo ving #
Release themiddle rear seat backres tand
fo ld itforw ardsligh tly (/ page12 4). #
Pullth ehead restra int upw ards asfaras it
wil lgo. #
Push release knob 1 inthedir ect ion ofthe
ar row and pulloutthehead restra int .
Ins talling #
Insertth ehead restra int suc hth at the
no tches onthebar areon thelef twhen
vie we din thedir ect ion oftra vel. #
Push thehead restra int down untilit
eng ages. #
Foldthemiddle rear seat backres tbac kunt il
it eng ages.
Ad jus tingthe luxuryhe ad restra ints ofthe
re ar seats mechanic ally
Mer cedes-Ma ybachve hicl es:youcan seton ly
th eside bolsters mec hanica lly.Yo ucan adjust
th eang leof thehead restra int elect rical ly. Head
restra int ofthest andar dve hicle (exa mp le) #
Toadjus tth eside bolsters of thehead
re stra int :pull orpush right orleft-han dside
bols ter1. #
Toadjus tth eang leof thehead restra int :
pull orpush thehead restra int inthedir ec‐
tion ofarrow 2.
At tac hin gan dre mo ving the addi tional cush‐
io n of the luxuryhe ad restra int inthere ar
co mp artment
Use theadditional cushiononlywhen theve hicle
is statio nary.The additional cushionisin the
ve hicle. 10
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Position thehead restra int asfarfo rw ards as
poss ible. #
Toattac hth ead dit ional cushion:hold
addit ional cushion1agains tth ehead
re stra int and push press studs 2intoth e
cou nter pieces . #
Toremo vethead dit ional cushion:release
pr ess studs 2and remo veaddit ionalcus h‐
ion 1. Conf
iguringtheseat settings Multi
media system:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Seat Comfort
Ad jus tingthe backres tco ntou rin the lumb ar
re gion oftheseat backres t(lum bar) #
Sele ctLumbar . #
Sele ctthese ttings Z forth edesir edseat. #
Adjus tth eair cushions .
Ad jus tingthe backres tsi de bolste rs #
Select SideBol sters . #
Adjus tth eair cushion forth edesir edseat.
Se tting theseat heatingbala nce #
Sele ctSeat HeatingBalan ce. #
Adjus tth eheat distribution forth edesir ed
seat. Se
tting automat icseat adjustm ent &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du ring adjus tment ofthedr iver's seat
af te rcall ing upadr iver profile
Selecting apr ofile ma ytrigg eran adju stment
of thedr iver's seat totheposition save d
und erthepr ofile. Youor other vehicle occu‐
pants couldbeinjur edinthepr ocess. #
Mak esur eth at when theposition of
dr iver's seat isbeing adjustedusing the
multime diasystem, nopeople orbody
par tsarein theseat's rang eof mo ve‐
ment.
If th er eis arisk ofsomeone becoming trap‐
ped, stop theadjus tmentpr ocess immedi‐
at ely: #
a)Tapth ewa rning mess ageon the
media display.
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b)Press amemor yposition buttonora
seat adjus tmentswitc hon thedr iver's
door .
The adjus tmentpr ocess isstopped. Re
quirement s:
R Adaptin gth edr iver's seat andsteer ing wheel
position tothebody size:automatic seat
adjus tmenthas been switchedon.
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Vehicle
5 Autom aticSeat Adjustmen t
Switc hingautomat icseat adjustm ent on/of f
When theactiv euser profile isch ang edwhile
th eve hicle isstatio nary,thedr iver's seat, steer‐
ing wheel, outside mirrors and seat contour will
aut omat icallybe adap tedto thedr iver . #
Select OnorOff.
% This setting isavailable onlyforindivi dual
user profile s. Fo rth egues tpr ofile, auto‐
matic seatadjus tmentcann otbe switc hed
on oroff.Fu rther information aboutuser
pr ofiles . Ad
jus tingdr iver' sse at and steer ing wheel
posit iontobody size
The vehicle calculat esasuit able driver's seat
and steer ing wheel position onthebasis ofthe
dr iver's body sizeandsets this dir ect ly. #
Tosetth eunit ofmea surement :selec tcm
or ft/in. #
Setth esize using thescale. #
Select Start Position ing.
The driver's seat andsteer ing wheel position
is adjus tedto thebody sizethat has been
se t.
% Ifth edr iver's seat andsteer ing wheel posi‐
tion calculat edbytheve hicle isno tpr actical
or comf ortable, itcan bemanuall ych ang ed
at anytim evia thebutt ons.
The exterior mir rors areno tse tvia this func ‐
tion .Ins tead, they have tobe setmanually
via theswitc hes.
% Youcan also maketh ese settings viathe
Mer cedes meportalfo ryo ur user profile. By
syn chronis ing thepr ofiles intheve hicle and
th eMer cedes meconnect profiles, youcan
car ryove rth ese settings foryo ur vehicle. Fu
rther information aboutsynchronising
user profiles .
Se tting theeasy entryand exitfeatur e #
Select Steering Wheel& Seat ,Steering
Whee lOnly orOff.
% Ifyo uuse anind ivid ual user profile and have
se tyo ur body size,this inf ormatio nis car ried
ove rfo rth eeasy entryand exitfeatur e.This
caus esthedr iver's seat andsteer ing wheel
to aut omat icallymo veintoth ecor rect pos i‐
tion . Ov
ervie wof massag epr og rams R
Hot Relaxing BackCo mbi nati onofheat and
ma ssa ge.It star ts by massa gingthebac k.In
addi tion, warm pressur epoint sbecome
no ticeable, star tin gin thepel vic area.
R Hot Relaxing Shoulder Combination ofheat
and massag e.Itstar ts by massa gingthe
shoulde rs.In addition, warm pressur epoint s
become noticeable, star tin gin thepel vic
ar ea. 10
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