MERCEDES-BENZ GLS 2022 Owners Manual

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Brie0y press thebutt oninanydir ection
dur ing automatic operation.
The opening orclosing process willbe
st opped. *
N NO O
TE TE
Malfunction duetosno wand ice Sn
ow and icemaycause thesliding sunroofto
malfun ction. #
Open thesliding sunroofonlyif it is free
of sno wand ice. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag ecaused byprotru ding
objects Objects
that protru de from thesliding sunroof
ma ydamag eth eseals. #
Donotallo wan ything toprotru de from
th esliding sunroof. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto thesliding sunroofwhen
a ro of lugg agera ck isinst alled When
aro of lugg agera ck isinst alled, raising
or opening thesliding sunroofmaybe restr ic-
te d. #
Chec kwhe ther thesliding sunroofcan
be raised oropened whenaro of lugg age
ra ck isinst alled. #
Ifin doubt, donotra ise oropen theslid-
ing sunr oof. 1
Raises
2 Opens
3 Closes/lo wers
Use the0057 buttontooper ateth epanor amic
sliding sunroof.
The panor amicsliding sunroofcan beoper ated
onl ywhen thero ller sunblind isopen. Opening
andclosing
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The roller sunblind canbeopened onlywhen
th epanor amicsliding panelisclosed orina
ra ised position. #
Chec kwhe ther thesliding sunroofcan be
ra ised oropened whenaro of lugg agera ck is
inst alled. #
T T
o st o
star ar
taut t
aut omatic oper omatic
operation: ation:
press the0057
butt onbeyond thepoint ofresis tance orpull
and release it. #
T T
o int o
int err er
rup up
taut t
aut omatic oper omatic
operation: ation:
brie0y press
th e0057 buttoninanydir ection.
The opening/ closingprocess willbestopped.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withapanor h
apanor amicsliding sunr amic
sliding sunroof: oof:
The
aut omatic raising featur eis availabl eonl ywhen
th esliding sunroofisclosed orraised.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
without apanor hout
apanor amicsliding sunr amic
sliding sunroof: oof:
The
aut omatic opening andraising featur esareav aila-
ble onlywhen thesliding sunroofisclosed. #
T T
o v o
ventilat entilat
et e
the v he
vehicle int ehicle
inter er
ior ior
: :
ra ise theslid-
ing sunr oof.
The roller sunblind willopen slightl y. Oper Oper
ating t ating
the r he
roller sunblin df oller
sunblin dfor t or
the sliding sun- he
sliding sun-
r r
oof fr oof
from t om
the r he
rear passeng ear
passeng ercom er
com par par
tment tment
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T T
o open: o
open: press button1. #
T T
o close: o
close: pullbutton1.
% When thesliding sunroofisopen, itwill close
/r st. Toclose thero ller sunblind, youmust
pull button1 again. If
yo upr ess orpull button1 beyond thepoint of
re sis tance, youwill star taut omatic operation in
th edir ection inqu estion .Yo ucan stop automatic
oper ation bypushing orpulling thebutt onagain.
A A
ut ut
omatic rev omatic
rever er
sing function oft sing
function ofthe sliding sun- he
sliding sun-
r r
oof oof
If an obst acle obstr uctsthesliding sunroofduring
th eclosing process, thesliding sunroofwillopen
ag ain automaticall y.The automa ticreve rsing func-
tion isonl yan aid and isno ta substitut efo ryo ur
att entiv eness. #
Duringtheclosing process, makesur eth at no
body partsarein theclosing area. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped
despit eth ere ve rsing function beingactive
In par ticular ,th ere ve rsing function doesnot
re act:
R TosoT, light and thin objects, e.g./ngers.
R Towa rdsth eend oftheclosing procedur e.
R Duringrese tting . 9090
Open
ingand closin g

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Duringtheclosing process, makesur e
th at no body partsarein theclosing
ar ea. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif some-
body becomes trapped.
or #
Brie0y press thebutt oninanydir ection
dur ing automatic operation.
The closing process willbestopped. AA
ut ut
omatic rev omatic
rever er
sing function oft sing
function ofthe r he
roller sunblind oller
sunblind
If an obst acle obstr uctsthero ller sunblind during
th eclosing process, thero ller sunblind willopen
ag ain automaticall y.The automa ticreve rsing func-
tion isonl yan aid and isno ta substitut efo ryo ur
att entiv eness. #
When closing thero ller sunblind, makesur e
th at no body partsarein thera ng eof mo ve-
ment. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped
despit ere ve rsing function
In par ticular ,th ere ve rsing function doesnot
re act tosoT, light and thin objects, e.g./n-
ge rs. #
When closing thero ller sunblind, make
sur eth at no body partsarein thera ng e
of mo vement. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif some-
body becomes trapped.
or #
Brie0y press thebutt oninanydir ection
dur ing theaut omatic closing process.
The closing process willbestopped. AA
ut ut
omatic function sof t omatic
function sof the sliding sunr he
sliding sunroof oof
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The term "slidin gsunr oof" also refers to the
panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sliding panel.
R R
ain closing function whendr ain
closing function whendriving iving
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withapanor h
apanor amar ama
roof wit oof
withpo w h
po wer tilt/ er
tilt/
sliding panel: sliding
panel:Ifit star ts to rain, thera ised sliding sunr
oofwillautomaticall ybe lowe redwhile the
ve hicle isin mo tion .
A A
ut ut
omati clow omati
clower er
ing funct ion ing
funct ion
V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit hapanor h
apanor amar ama
roof wit oof
withpo w h
po wer tilt/ er
tilt/
slidi ngpane l: slidi
ngpane l:If th esliding sunroofisraised atthe
re ar,it will automati callybe lowe redslightl yat
higher speeds. Atlow speeds, itwill beraised
ag ain automaticall y. &
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofbec omi ngtrapp edby
aut omati clowe ring ofthesliding sunroof
At highe rspeeds, thera ised sliding sunroof
will automaticall ybe lowe redslightl yat the
re ar. #
Mak esur eth at nob ody reac hes intoth e
slidi ngsunr oof'srang eof mo vement
while theve hicle isin mo tion . #
Ifsomebo dybecome strapped, brie0y
push thesliding sunroofbutt onforw ards
or bac kwards. Open
ingand closin g
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Bypus hing orpul ling the0057 button,you
can interrupt theaut omatic function s"R ain
closing function whendriving" and"Automatic
lo we ring". RR
ecti fying pr ecti
fying probl ems wit obl
ems witht h
the sliding sunr he
sliding sunroof oof
&
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofbec omi ngtrapp edor
fa ta linjur ieswhen thesliding sunroofis
closed again
If th esliding sunroofisclosed again immedi-
at elyaTer ithas been blockedor rese t,itwill
close withincr eased forc e. #
Mak esur eth at no par tsof thebody are
in theclosing area. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif some-
body becomes trapped.
or #
Brie0y press thebutt oninanydir ection
dur ing theaut omatic closing process.
The closing process willbestopped. The
sliding sunr The
sliding sunroofcanno oof
canno tbe closed andy t
be closed andyou can- ou
can-
no no
tsee t t
see the cause. he
cause.
% The term "slidin gsunr oof" also refers to the
panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sliding panel.
If th esliding sunroofisobstr ucteddur ing closing
and reopens again slightl y: #
Immedi atelyaTer automati cre ve rsing, pull
and hold the0057 buttondown again tothe
point ofresis tance until thesliding sunroofis
closed.
The sliding sunroofwillbeclosed with
incr eased forc e.
If th esliding sunroofisobstr uctedagain and
opens again slightl y: #
Repeat thepr ev ious step.
The sliding sunroofwillbeclosed again with
incr eased forc e.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
without apanor hout
apanor amar ama
roof wit oof
withpo w h
po wer tilt/ er
tilt/
sliding panel:Thesliding sunr sliding
panel:Thesliding sunroofisno oof
isno toper t
oper ating ating
smoo t smoo
thl y hl
y. .
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Resetth esliding sunroof.
R R
ese ese
tting t tting
the sliding sunr he
sliding sunroof oof #
Push the0057 buttonuptothepoint ofresis t-
ance repeat edlyuntil thesliding sunroofis
full yopen. #
Press the0057 buttonforano ther second. #
Close thesliding sunroof.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withapanor h
apanor amar ama
roof wit oof
withpo w h
po wer tilt/ er
tilt/
sliding panel:Thesliding sunr sliding
panel:Thesliding sunroofort oof
orthe r he
roller sun- oller
sun-
blind isno blind
isno toper t
oper ating smoot ating
smoothl y hl
y. .
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Resetth esliding sunroofand thero ller sun-
blind.
R R
ese ese
tting t tting
the sliding sunr he
sliding sunroofand t oof
and the r he
roller sun- oller
sun-
blind blind
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Pull and hold the0057 buttonlittle bylittle
until thesliding sunroofisfull yclosed. #
Pull and hold the0057 buttonlittle bylittle
until thero ller sunblind isfull yclosed. #
Use automatic operation tofully open and
th en close thesliding sunroof. 9292
Opening
andclosing

RR
oller sunblinds oller
sunblinds ExtExt
endin gor re ending
orretr tr
acti ngt acti
ngthe r he
roller sunbl indsont oller
sunbl indsonthe he
r r
ear side windo ws ear
side windo ws &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofbec omi ngtrapp edwhen
ex tending orretracti ngthero ller sunblind
Body partscould become trapped inthe
sw eep ofthero ller sunblind whenitis being
ex tended orretract ed. #
Mak esur eth at no body partsarein the
sw eep ofthero ller sunblind whenitis
being extended orretract ed. #
Ifsom eone becomestrapp ed, brie0 y
pr ess thebutt onintheopposit edir ec-
tion.
The opening orclosing process will
br ie0y bestopped. Theroller sunblind
will then retur nto its star ting position. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag ecaused byobjects Objects
cancause thero ller sunblind tomal-
fun ction. #
Ensur eth at thero ller sunblind canmove
fr eel y. The
roller sunblinds forth ere ar side windowscan
be oper ated withth ebutt ons forth eside windo ws
in thedr iver's door andinthere ar door s. 1
Rear leT side window/roller sunblind
2 Rear right sidewind ow/roller sunblind #
T T
o close fully o
close fully: :
br ie0y pullthecor respond ing
butt onwhen theside windo wisclosed. #
T T
o open fully o
open fully: :
br ie0y press thecor respond ing
butt on. Ant
i-t Ant
i-theT heT
prot pr
otection ection
FF
unction oft unction
ofthe immobilizer he
immobilizer The
immobilizer prev ents your vehicle from bein g
st ar tedwit hout thecor rect Smar tKey .
The imm obilizer isaut oma tically ac tivated when
th eve hicle isswitc hedo.,and deact ivat ed when
th eve hicle isswitc hedon.
When leavingth eve hicle, alwaysta ke theSmar t-
Ke ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. Anyone can
st ar tth eve hicle ifava lid Smar tKey has been leT
insi detheve hicle.
% Intheev ent theengine cannotbe star ted(yet
th eve hicle ’sbatt eryis ch arge d), thesy stem is
no toper ational. Contactanaut hor ized
Mer cedes-Benz Centeror call
1-800-F OR-MER Cedes (intheUS A)or
1-800-387- 0100(inCanada). Opening
andclosing
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AA
T T
A A
(ant i-t (a
nt i-the T heT
alar ala
rm syst m
system) em)
FF
uncti onoft uncti
onofthe AT he
ATA syst A
sy stem em
If th eATA system isarmed, avisu aland audibl e
alar mistrigg ered inthefo llo wing situations:
R When adoor isopened
R When theta ilg ateis opened
R When thehood isopened
R When theint erior motion sensor istrigg ered
(/ page95)
R When theto w- awa yalar mistrig ge red
( / pag e94)
The ATA system isarmed automati callyaTer
appr oximat elyte nsec onds inthefo llo wing situa-
tions:
R ATer locking theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R ATe rlo ck ing theve hicle usingKEY LESS-GO Indi
catorlam p1 0ashes whentheATA system is
ar med.
The ATA system isdeacti vatedaut omaticall yin the
fo llo wing situations:
R ATer unlockingtheve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R ATe run lock ing theve hicle usingKEY LESS-GO
R ATer pressin gth estar t/s topbutt onwithth e
Sma rtKe yin themar kedspace (/page175) %
When theMer cedes‑Benz emergency callsy s-
te m isactiv eand thealar mstay son formor e
th an 30 secon ds,amessag eis aut omati cally
sent totheCust omer Assist anceCenter
(/ page324).
% Inthecase ofsevere batt erydisc harging ,th e
anti-theT alarmsystem isaut omati callydeac-
tiv ated tofacilit ateth ene xt engine star t.
Deactiv Deactiv
atingt ating
the ATA he
ATA #
Press theÜ, ßor008B buttononthe
Sma rtKe y.
or #
Press thestar t/s topbutt onwithth eSmar tKey
in thestow agecom partmen t(/ page175)
Deact iv Deact
ivatin gt atin
gthe alar he
alar musin gKEY LESS-GO m
usin gKEY LESS-GO #
Grasp theoutside doorhandle withth eSmar t-
Ke yout side theve hicle. FF
unct ionoft unct
ionofthe tow he
tow-a wa -a
wa yalar m y
alar m %
Thisfu nct ion mayno tbe availabl ein all coun -
tr ies. 9494
Open
ingand closin g

An
aud ible and visualala rm istrigg ered ifan alter-
ation toyour vehicle' sang leof incl inat ionis
de tected while theto w- awa yalar misarmed.
The tow- awa yalar misaut omat icallyarmed aTer
appr oximat ely60 seconds:
R ATer locking theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R ATe rlo ck ing theve hicle usingKEY LESS-GO
The tow- awa yalar misonl yar med when thefo l-
lo wing components areclosed:
R Door s
R Tailg ate
The tow- aw ay alar misaut omati callydeact ivat ed:
R ATer pressin gth eÜ or008B buttononthe
Sma rtKe y
R ATe rpr ess ing th estar t/s topbutt onwithth e
Sma rtKe yin themar kedspace (/page175)
R ATer unlockingtheve hicle usingKEY LESS-GO
R When usingHA NDS- FREE ACCESS
Inf ormation oncollision detection onapar ked
ve hicle (/page208) . ArAr
min g/disar min
g/disar mingt min
gthe tow he
tow-a wa -a
wa yalar m y
alar m Mu
ltimedi asy stem :
4 © 5
Settin gs 5
Qui ckAccess #
Arm or disa rm Tow-away Protection.
The tow- awa yalar misarmed again inthefo llo w-
ing cases :
R The vehicle isunl ockedag ain.
R Adoor isopened.
R The vehicle isloc kedag ain.
% Ifqu ick acces sis una vailable, select theVehi-
cle submenu intheSettings mainmenu to
ar m or disar mtheto w- awa yalar m. FF
un cti on oft un
cti on ofthe int he
inter er
ior mo ior
motionsen sor tio
nsen sor %
Thisfu nct ion mayno tbe availabl ein all coun -
tr ies.
When theint erior motion sensor isactiv ated, a
visual andaudible alarmistrigg ered ifmo vement
is de tected intheve hicle interior . The
interior motion senso ris activ ated aut omati -
call yaTer approximat elyte nsec onds :
R ATerloc king theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R ATe rlo ck ing theve hicle usingKEY LESS-GO
The interior motion senso ris onl yactiv ated when
th efo llo wing components areclosed:
R Door s
R Tailg ate
The interior motion sensor isaut omaticall ydeacti-
va ted:
R ATer pressing theÜ or008B buttononthe
Sma rtKe y
R ATe rpr ess ing th estar t/s topbutt onwithth e
Sma rtKe yin themar kedspace (/page175)
R ATer unlockingtheve hicle usingKEY LESS-GO
R When usingHA NDS- FREE ACCESS
The follo wing situations canlead toafa lse alar m:
R When ther ear emo ving objects suchas mas-
co ts intheve hicle interior
R When aside windowisopen Opening
andclosing
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R
When asliding sunroofisopen
R When apanor amicsliding sunroofisopen ArAr
ming/deactiv ming/deactiv
atingt ating
the int he
inter er
ior mo ior
motion sensor tion
sensor Multimedia
system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Quick Access #
Activateor deac tivateInt erior Motion Sensor.
The interior motion sens orisacti vatedag ain in
th efo llo wing cases :
R The vehicle isunl ockedag ain.
R Adoor isopened.
R The vehicle isloc kedag ain.
% Ifqu ick acces sis una vailable, select theVehi-
cle menu under Settings toactiv ateor deact i-
va te theint erior motion sensor . 9696
Opening
andclosing

NN
o o
t t
es on t es
on the cor r he
cor rect dr ect
driv iv
er's seat position er's
seat position &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetoadju st-
ing theve hicle setting swhile theve hicle is
in mo tion
Yo ucould losecontr olof theve hicle inthefo l-
lo wing situations inpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadjust thedr iver's seat, thehead
re str aint ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi-
cle isin mo tion #
Beforestar tin gth eengine: Inpar ticular ,
adjust thedr iver's seat, head restr aint,
st ee ring wheel and mirror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. Ensur
eth efo llo wing when adjustin gsteer ing
wheel 1,seat belt2and driver's seat 3:
R Youar esitting asfarawa yfrom thedr iver's
airbag aspossible, taking thefo llo wing points
int oconsider ation:
R Youar esitting inan upr ight position
R Your thighs areslightl ysuppor tedby theseat
cushion R
Your legs areno tfull yex tended andyoucan
depr essthepedals proper ly
R The backof your head issuppor tedat eye
le ve lby thecent erofthehead restr aint
R Youcan hold thesteer ing wheel withyo ur
ar ms slightl ybent
R Youcan moveyour legs freel y
R Youcan seeallthedispla yson theinst rument
clust erclear ly
R Youha ve agood overview of thetra1c condi-
tions
R Your seat beltsitssnugl yag ainst your body
and pass esacr oss thecent erofyour shoulder
and across your hips inthepel vic area SeatsSeats
AA
djus djus
ting t ting
the fr he
front seat ont
seat &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped ifth e
seats areadju sted bychildr en
Childr encould become trapped ifth ey adju st
th eseats, particular lywhen unattended . Seats
andstow ing
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When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. Yo
ucan adjust theseats whentheve hicle is
switc hedo.. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofbecomi ngtrapped when
adju sting theseat
When youadjust aseat, youor other vehicle
occupan tscould become trapped, e.g.on the
seat guide rail. #
When adjustin gaseat, makesur eth at
no one hasanypar tof their body within
th esw eep oftheseat. Obser
vethesaf etyno teson "Air bags" and"Chil-
dr en intheve hicle" . &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tdue toadju st-
ing theve hicle setting swhile theve hicle is
in mo tion
Yo ucould losecontr olof theve hicle inthefo l-
lo wing situations inpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadjust thedr iver's seat, thehead
re str aint ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi-
cle isin mo tion #
Beforestar tin gth eve hicle: inpar ticu lar,
adju stthedr iver's seat, head restr aint,
st ee ring wheel and mirror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped ifth e
seat heightisadju sted car elessl y
If yo uadjust theseat height carelessl y,yo uor
ot her vehicle occupan tscould betrapped and
th er eb yinjur ed. Childr
eninpar ticular couldaccident allypr ess
th eelectr icalseat adjustmen tbutt ons and
become trapped. #
While moving theseats, makesur eth at
hands orother body partsdo notget
under theleve rassemb lyof theseat
adjustmen tsy stem. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur ydue tohead
re str aints notbe ing inst alle d or being
ad just edincorrectl y
If head restr aints have notbee ninst alled or
ha ve notbee nadju sted cor rectl y,ther eis an
incr eased risk ofinjuryin thehead andneck
ar ea, e.g. intheeve ntofan accid ent orwh en
br ak ing. #
Alwaysdr ive wit hth ehead restr aints
inst alle d. #
Beforedr ivi ng o.,ma kesur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupan tth at thecent erofthe
head restr aint supp orts thebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. 9898
Seats
andstow ing