MERCEDES-BENZ GLS 2022 Owners Manual

Do
notint erch ang eth ehead restr aints ofthe
fr ont and rear seats. Other wise, youwill notbe
able toadju sttheheight andangle ofthehead
re str aints correctl y.
Ad just thehead restr aint fore -and -aTposition so
th at itis as close aspossibl eto thebac kof your
head. &
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GRisk ofinjur yor deat hdue to
an inco rrect seat position
The seat beltdoes noto.er theint ended leve l
of protection ifyo uha ve notmo vedth eseat
bac krest toan almos tve rtical position.
In par ticular ,yo ucould slipbeneat hth eseat-
belt andbecome injured. #
Adjust theseat proper lybef orebegin-
ning your jour ney. #
Alwaysensu rethat theseat backrest is
in an almost vertical position andthat
th eshoulder beltisrouted acr oss the
cent erofyour shoulder . &
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GRisk ofinjur ydue toexcessiv e
st ra in on thegr ab handl e
If yo uappl yyo ur full body weight tothegr ab
handl eor pull itabr uptly, thegr ab handl ema y
be damag edorbecome loosefrom itsanc hor-
ag e. #
Use thegr ab handl esonl yto stabili zethe
seati ngposit ionortoassis tin get ting in
and outoftheseat. &
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GRisk ofinjur yor deat hdue to
objects undertheco-dr iver seat
Objects trapped undertheco-dr iver seat can
int erfere wit hth efunction oftheaut omatic
co-dr iver airbag shuto.ordamag eth esy stem. #
Donotst or ean yobjects undertheco-
dr iver seat. #
When theco-dr iver seat isoccupied,
mak esur eth at no objects aretrapped
und ertheco-dr iver seat. 1
Head restr aint heigh t
2 Seatba ckrest inc lina tion
3 Seathe igh t
4 Seatcu shion lengt h
5 Seatcu shion inc lina tion
6 Seatfo re -and -aTposition #
Save these tting swit hth ememor yfunction
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djus djus
ting t ting
the fr he
front passeng ont
passeng erseat electr er
seat electr ically icall
y
fr fr
om t om
the dr he
driv iv
er's seat er's
seat &
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GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
th efront seat being positioned tooclose
to thecoc kpit
The front airbags canalso injureth eoccu-
pants inthefront oftheve hicle. #
Alwaysadju stthefront seats sothey are
as farawa yas possi blefrom thefront
airbags. #
Inaddition, observetheno teson cor rect
seat adjus tment. RR
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The powe rsuppl yis switc hedon. Yo
ucan callupthefo llo wing functions forth e
fr ont passeng erseat:
R Sea tad justm ent
R Sea the ating
R Sea tve ntila tion
R Memo ryfunc tion #
T T
o se lec tt o
se lec tthe fr he
front passeng ont
passeng erseat: er
seat:pr es sbut -
to n1.
Whe nth eindicat orlam plights up,thefront
passeng erseat isselect ed. #
Adjust thefront passeng erseat using thebut-
to ns on thedr iver's side door operating unit. #
T T
o select t o
select the dr he
driv iv
er's seat: er's
seat:pr ess button1
ag ain.
When theindicat orlam pgoes out,thedr iver's
seat hasbeen select ed. 100100
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AA
djus djus
ting t ting
the fr he
front passeng ont
passeng erseat electr er
seat electr ically icall
y
fr fr
om t om
the r he
rear passeng ear
passeng ercom er
com par par
tment tment
#
T T
o select t o
select the fr he
front passeng ont
passeng erseat er
seat: :
pr ess but-
to n1.
Whe nth eindicat orlam plights up,thefront
passeng erseat isselect ed. #
Adjust thefront passeng erseat using thebut-
to ns on thedoor operating unitinthere ar
passen gercom partment (/page102). %
Mer Mer
cedes-Ma cedes-Ma
ybac ybac
hv h
vehicles: ehicles:
ifth efront
passeng erseat isin thefo re most position ,
yo ucan setth eseat backrest atave ry stee p
an gle .Th iswillpro videabe tter forw ardvie w
fr om there ar passen gercom partment.
Despit eth esteep angle oftheseat backrest,
a per son mayoccup yth efront passeng er
seat. AA
djus djus
ting t ting
the 4-w a he
4-w ay lumbar support y
lumbar support 1
Higher
2 SoTer
3 Lowe r
4 Firm er #
Use buttons 1to4 toadju stthecont ourof
th ebac krest. Seats
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djus djus
ting t ting
the r he
rear seats electr ear
seats electrically icall
y *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto there ar seat armr est
when folding thecent erseat backrest
fo rw ard If
th ere ar seat armr estis folded down, itcan
be damag edwhen thecent erseat backrest is
fo lded forw ard. #
Foldthere ar seat armr estupw ards
bef orefo lding thecent erseat backrest
fo rw ard. The
middl eseat backres tis adju sted toget her
wit hth eleT seat. 1
Head restr aint heigh t
2 Seatba ckrest inc lina tion
3 Seatfo re -and -aTposition #
Save these tting swit hth ememor yfunction
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djus djus
ting r ting
reclining r eclining
rear seats electr ear
seats electrically icall
y The
reclin ing rear seats areon thedr iver's and
fr ont passeng ersides. 1
Head restr aint heigh t
2 Headre str aint fore -and -aTposition
3 Seatba ckrest inc lina tion
4 Comb inedse at cushion inc lina tion andlengt h
5 Comb inedse at cushion inc lina tion andlengt h 10
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Fore-and -aTposition oftheleg rest
7 Angleof theleg rest #
Save these tting swit hth ememor yfunction
(/ page121).
% The legrest willfo ld do wn ifov erloaded. Ifth is
is thecase, fold up theleg rest andeng ageit. SeSe
tting t tti
ng the full he
fully r y
recli nedposi tion ecli
nedposi tion RR
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The powe rsuppl yis switc hedon. #
T T
o se o
se tt t
the full he
fullyr y
reclined position: eclined
position: press button
1.
R The rear seat willmoveintoth efull y
re clin edpositi on.
R The rear seat head restr aint willmo ve.
R The legrest willrise.
R The front passen gerseat willmoveas far
fo rw ards aspossibl e. R
The front passen gerseat head restr aint
wi llbe comp lete ly retract ed.
R The front passeng ersea tbac krest will
mo veas farfo rw ards and asfardo wn asit
will go. #
T T
o r o
rest est
or or
et e
the st he
standar andar
dseat se d
seat setting s: tting
s:press
butt on1.
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#
Call upthese tting swit hth ememor yfunction
(/ page121).
% Youcan usethere ar passen gercom partment
ch ild safetyloc kto disable this function
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% The legrest willfo ld do wn ifov erloaded. Ifth is
is thecase, fold up theleg rest andeng ageit. AA
tt tt
ac ac
hing andr hi
ng andrem o em
ovin gt vin
gthe addition alcu shion of he
addition alcu shion of
t t
he leg r he
leg rest est
Us
eth eadditional cushiononlywhen theve hicle
is station ary. The additional cushionis in theve hi-
cle. #
T T
o att o
att ac ac
h: h:
place theadditional cushiononthe
leg rest. #
Pullth eru bber straps laterall yove rth eleg
re st. #
T T
o r o
rem ov emo
ve: e:
remo vetheru bber straps from the
leg rest andstow theadditional cushionsafely
in theve hicle. FF
oldi ngt oldi
ngthe r he
rear seats ont ear
seats onthe secon dro he
secon dro w of seats w
of seats
f f
or w or
war ar
ds and bac ds
and backelect r k
elect ricall y icall
y &
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NIN GRisk ofinjurydue toseat
bac kres ts folded forw ards
If th eseat backrest ofthere ar seat isfolded
fo rw ards, persons intheth ird ro w of seats
ma yhit par tsof theseat mechanism, espe-
ciall yin theeve ntofan accid ent, brak ing
ma neuv eror abr uptch ang eof dir ecti on. #
Ifth er eis aper son intheth ird ro w of
seats, there ar seat infront ofthem must
be folded backto thedr iving position
bef oreth ejour neybegins. #
Persons intheth ird ro w of seats should
no tre st their legs onaseat backrest
th at has been folded forw ards. Alw
aysensu rethat all vehicle occupan tshave
th eir seat belts fastene dco rrectl yand aresitting
pr oper ly.Pa rticular attention mustbepaid tochil-
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If
yo uno long errequ ire th eseat backrest tobe
fo lded down forloading orforget ting inand out,
fo ld itbac kint oplace. &
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GRisk ofbecoming trapped ifth e
seat isno teng aged
The seat does noteng agewhen folded for-
wa rds. The seat canfold bac kwards une xpect-
edl y,e.g. when acceler ating,braking orinthe
eve ntofan abr uptch ang eof dir ecti onoran
acciden t.
Pe ople intheseat's sweep canbecome trap-
ped. #
Ifaseat isfolded forw ards, alwaysfo ld it
bac kbef oredr iving o.. #
Mak esur eth at theseat iseng aged. If
aseat onthesecond row of seats isno t
eng aged, this will besho wnonthemultifun ction
displa yon theinst rument cluster.
R R
eq eq
uir uir
ement s: ement
s:
R The area intowhic hth ere ar seat isfolded is
clear . R
The rear seat hasbeen folded up.
R Vehicles withcomf ortseati ng:th ecent erarm-
re st isfolded up.
R Vehicles withan extended centercons ole:the
st ow agecom partmen tin thecent erconsole is
closed.
R Vehicles withafo lding rear armr est:there ar
ar mr esthas been folded up.
R Vehicles withcent erseat backres ts: thecen-
te rseat backrest has been folded up.
F F
olding t olding
the r he
rear seat int ear
seat intot o
the fr he
front position ont
position
Yo ucan fold theseats onthesecond row of seats
fo rw ards forth efo llo wing situations:
R Foreasier accessto thecar gocom partment
R Vehicles withath ird ro w of seats: forget ting
in or out
Ve hicles withacent erseat backres t:thecent er
re ar seat folds forw ards and backwards toge ther
wit hth eleT rear seat. Depe
nding on theve hicle equipmen t,yo ucan fold
th ere ar seats forw ards asfollo ws :
R Six-sea ter: on theright-h andsideof theve hi-
cle only
R Seven-sea terwit hcent erseat backrest: both
sides
% Toincr ease thesize ofthecar gocom part-
ment, youcan movetheseat backrests into
th ecar gocom partment 0oorposition
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Butt
ononthebac krest shoulder ofthesecond row
of seats Butt
ononthear mr est oftheth ird ro w of seats
(se ven-sea ter) #
When there ar door isopen :br ie0y pullbutton
1 onthebac krest shoulder ofthere ar seat.
or #
Brie0y press button2 onthear mr est ofthe
th ird ro w of seats. #
When there ar door isclosed :pull and hold
but ton1 onthebac krest shoulder ofthe
re ar seat.
or #
Press and hold button2 onthear mr est of
th eth ird ro w of seats.
The head restr aint willmo vedown wards. The
seat backres twill moveintoth efront position.
The rear seat willmoveforw ards unt ilit
unl ocks.The rear seat willthen tip forw ards.
If aseat onthesecond row of seats isno t
eng aged, this will besho wnonthemultifun c-
tion displa yon theinst rument cluster.
% Youcan prev ent there ar seats from folding
fo rw ards when there ar door isclosed byacti-
va ting thech ild safetyloc kfo rth eside win-
do ws (/ pag e68).
F F
olding bac olding
backt k
the r he
rear seat ear
seat #
Press button1 onthebac krest shoulder of
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ro
w of seats andhold itdo wn untilth ere ar
seat audib lyeng ages.
The rear seat willtipdown wardsand move
bac k.The seatbac krests andheadre str aint
wi llth en mo veintoasuit able seat position
aut omaticall y.
If aseat onthesecond row of seats isno t
eng aged, this will besho wnonthemultifun c-
tion displa yon theinst rument cluster. #
Tointerrupt thefo lding procedur ebef ore
eng agement, letgo ofbutt on1. Tocont inue
th efo lding procedur e,press and hold button
1 again.
F F
olding t olding
the r he
rear seats f ear
seats for w or
war ar
ds mec ds
mec hanically hanically
(emer g (emer
gency r ency
release) elease)
Yo ucan also fold there ar seats forw ards mec han-
icall yusin gre lease loops. Therelease loops are
locat edon theout ersides andrear sides ofthe
seats onthesecond row of seats. Re
lease loops onthesecond row of seats Re
lease loops onthere ar sides ofthesecond row of
seats #
Pullone ofrelease loops 1. #
Foldtheseat backrest forw ards. #
Beforecommen cingyour jour ney,mak esur e
th at theseat backrest and there ar ben chseat
ar eeng aged. Head
r Head
res es
tr tr
aint s aint
s AA
dju s dju
sting t tin
gthe fr he
front seat head r ont
seat head res es
tr tr
aint smanu ally aint
smanu ally &
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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 eengine: Inpar ticular ,
adjust thedr iver's seat, head restr aint, Sea
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st
ee ring wheel and mirror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
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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. Do
notint erch ang eth ehead restr aints ofthe
fr ont and rear seats. Other wise, youwill notbe
able toadju sttheheight andangle ofthehead
re str aints correctl y. Ad
just thehead restr aint fore -and -aTposition so
th at itis as close aspossibl eto thebac kof your
head. #
T T
o r o
raise: aise:
pullthehead restr aint up. #
T T
o low o
lower er
: :
pr es sre lease knob1inthedir ec-
tion ofthear ro w and push thehead restr aint
do wn . #
T T
o mo v o
mo ve f e
for w or
war ar
d: d:
pres sre lease knob2and
pull thehead restr aint forw ard. #
T T
o mo v o
mo ve bac e
bac kw kw
ar ar
ds: ds:
press release knob2
and push thehead restr aint backwa rds.
A A
dju s dju
sting t tin
gthe fr he
front seat luxur ont
seat luxur yhead r y
head res es
tr tr
aint s aint
s
manu ally manu
ally #
T T
o mo v o
mo ve f e
for w or
war ar
d: d:
press release knob1and
pull thehead restr aint forw ard. #
T T
o mo v o
mo ve bac e
bac kw kw
ar ar
ds: ds:
press release knob1
and push thehead restr aint backwa rds. 108108
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