MERCEDES-BENZ GLS 2022 Owners Manual

The
driver's seatbac krest willth en mo vefor-
wa rdsonl yif it is no talr eady inthefo re most
position .
The steer ing wheel andthedr iver's seat willmove
bac kto thelast drive position inthefo llo wing
cases :
R Youswitc hth epo we rsuppl yor theve hicle on
when thedr iver's door isclosed
R Youclose thedr iver's door when theve hicle is
switc hedon.
The lastdr ive posit ionwill besavedwhen:
R Youswitc ho. theve hicle.
R Yousa ve theseat setting svia thememor y
function .
If yo upr ess one ofthememor yfunction position
butt ons, theadjustmen tprocess willbestopped. MemorMemor
yfunction y
function FF
unction oft unction
ofthe memor he
memor yfunction y
function &
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GRisk ofan accident ifth emem-
or yfunction isused while driving
If yo uuse thememor yfunction onthedr iver's
side while driving, youcould losecontr olof
th eve hicle asare sult oftheadjustmen ts
being made. #
Onlyuse thememor yfunction onthe
dr iver's side when theve hicle isstation -
ar y. &
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofentr apm entwhen
adju sting theseat withth ememor yfunc-
tion
When thememor yfunction adjuststheseat,
yo uand other vehicle occupan ts–par ticu larly
ch ildr en–could become trapped. #
Duringtheadjustmen tpr ocess ofthe
memor yfun ction, makesur eth at no one has
anybody partsinthesw eep ofthe
seat. #
Ifsomeon ebecome strapped, press a
pr ese tposit ionbutt onorseat adjust-
ment switchimmed iately. &
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofentr apm entifth emem-
or yfunction isactiv ated bychildr en
Childr encould become trapped ifth ey acti-
va te thememor yfunction ,par ticular lywhen
unat tended . #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. #
When leavingth eve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. Yo
ucan usethememor yfunction whentheigni-
tion isswitc hedo..
Seat adjustmen tsforup tothre epeople canbe
st or ed and called upusing thememor yfunction .
Yo ucan save setting sfo rth efo llo wing systems:
R Front seat
R Outside mirrors Sea
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R
Hea d-up displa y
R Steer ing column
R Seat contour OperOper
ating t ating
the memor he
memor yfunction y
function SS
t t
or or
ing ing
#
Setth edesir edposition forall systems. #
Brie0y press theV memor ybutt onand
th en press prese tposition button0037, T
or U within thre eseconds.
An acoustic signalsounds. Thesetting sar e
st or ed. #
T T
o call up: o
call up:press and brie0y hold prese tposi-
tion button0037, TorU.
ATer releasing thebutt on,allsystems are
mo vedint oth estor ed position. MemorMemor
yfunction int y
function inthe r he
rear passeng ear
passeng ercom er
com par par
t- t-
ment ment
FF
unction oft unction
ofthe memor he
memor yfunction int y
function inthe r he
rear ear
passeng passeng
ercom er
com par par
tment tment
OperOper
ating t ating
the r he
rear seat ear
seat
Seat adjustmen tsforth ere ar seat canbestor ed
and called upusin gth ememor yfunction inthe
re ar passen gercom partment.
R Driver's side: twoper sons
R Front passeng erside: oneperson Yo
ucan save thefo llo wing settings forth ere ar
seat:
R Positi on oftheseat, backrest and head
re str aint
R Sea the ating :di str ibut ion of theheat edsec-
tions oftheseat cushion andseat backrest
Oper Oper
ating t ating
the fr he
front passeng ont
passeng erseat andr er
seat andrear seat ear
seat
Seat adjustmen tsforth efront passeng erseat and
th ere ar seat canbestor ed and called upusin g
th ere ar seat memor yfu nct ion.
Yo ucan save thefo llo wing settings forth efront
passeng erseat :
R Positi on oftheseat, backrest and head
re str aint
Yo ucan save thefo llo wing settings forth ere ar
seat:
R Positi on oftheseat, backrest and head
re str aint
R Sea the ating :di str ibut ion of theheat edsec-
tions oftheseat cushion andseat backrest 120120
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OperOper
ating t ating
the r he
rear seat viat ear
seat viathe memor he
memor yfun ction y
fun ction
in t in
the r he
rear passeng ear
passeng ercom er
com par par
tment tment
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or or
ing ing
#
Press button1.
The rear seat isselect edifth eindicat orlam p
in thebutt ondoes notlight up. #
Adjust there ar seat usingth ebutt ons inthe
door contr olpanel (/page102). #
Brie0y press memor ybutt onMand, within
th re eseconds, press either prese tposition
butt on0037 orT.
The setting sfo rth ere ar seat arestor ed inthe
cor respond ingprese tposit ion.
% Youcanno tst or ean yse ttings onthebutt on
fo rstr aight ening thefull yre clin edpositi on. Callin
gup Callin
gup #
Press button1.
The rear seat isselect edifth eindicat orlam p
in thebutt ondoes notlight up. Seats
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#
Press correspond ingprese tposit ionbutt on
0037 orT.
The rear seat willmovetothestor ed position. OperOper
ating t ating
the fr he
front passeng ont
passeng erseat andr er
seat andrear seats ear
seats
via t via
the memor he
memor yfunction int y
function inthe r he
rear passeng ear
passeng er er
com com
par par
tment tment
RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R Forselecting thefront passeng erseat :th e
po we rsuppl yis switc hedon
St St
or or
ing ing #
Press button1.
The rear seat isselect edifth eindicat orlam p
in thebutt ondoes notlight up. #
Adjust there ar seat usingth ebutt ons inthe
door contr olpanel (/page102). #
Press button1.
When theindicat orlam plights up,thefront
passeng erseat isselect ed. #
Adjust thefront passeng erseat using thebut-
to ns on thedoor operating unitinthere ar
passen gercom partment (/page97). #
Ensur eth at theindicat orlam pin butt on1
lights up. 122122
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#
Press mem orybutt onMand ,wit hin thre esec-
onds, press prese tposition button0037.
The setting sfo rth efront passeng erseat and
th ere ar seat arestor ed inthepr ese tposition.
% Youcanno tst or ean yse ttings onthebutt ons
fo rse tting andstraight ening thefull yre clin ed
positi on. Callin
gup Callin
gup #
Press button1.
When theindicat orlam plights up,thefront
passeng erseat isselect ed. #
Press prese tposition button0037.
Bo th seats moveintoth estor ed position.
% Youcan usethere ar passen gercom partment
ch ild safetyloc kto disable this function
(/ page68). Seats
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GER GER
Riskofpoison ingfrom exhaus t
ga ses
Combu stion enginesemit poison ousexhaus t
ga ses, suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can entertheve hicle interior ifth eta il-
ga te isopen when theve hicle isrunning,
esp eciallyif th eve hicle isin mo tion . #
Alwaysswitc ho. theve hicle before
open ingtheta ilg ate. #
Neverdr ive wit hth eta ilg ateopen. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yfrom unsecur ed
it ems intheve hicle
If obj ects, luggage orloads areno tsecur edor
no tsecur edsu1cient ly,th ey could slip,tip
ov er or be thro wn aroun dand ther eb yhit vehi-
cle occupan ts.
Ther eis arisk ofinjury, par ticular lyin the
eve ntofsud den brak ing orasud den chang e
in dir ecti on. #
Alwaysst ow objects insuc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn aroun d. #
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobj ects, lug-
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. &
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofinjur ydue toobjects
being stowe dincor rectl y
If obje ctsintheve hicle interior arestowe d
incor rectl y,they can slide orbe thro wn aroun d
and hitvehicle occupan ts.Inaddit ion,cup
holder s,open stor ag espaces andmobil e
phone recep tacles canno talw aysre tain all
objects within.
Ther eis arisk ofinjury, par ticular lyin the
eve ntofsud den brak ing orabr uptch ang esin
dir ecti on. #
Alwaysst or eobj ects suchth at they can-
no tbe thro wn aroun din suc hsitu ation s. #
Alwaysmak esur eth at obj ects donot
pr otru de from stor ag espaces, parcel
ne ts or stor ag ene ts. #
Close theloc kable stor ag espaces before
st ar ting ajour ney. #
Stow and secur eobj ects that arehea vy,
har d,poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile ortoo
lar ge inthecar gocom partment. &
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GRisk ofaccident from objects in
th edr iver's foot we lland front-passeng er
fo ot we ll
Objects inthedr iver's foot we lland front-
pass engerfoot we llma yim pede pedal trav el or
bloc kadepr essed pedal.
This jeopar dizestheoper ating androad safety
of theve hicle. #
Stow allobj ects intheve hicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intoth edr iver's
fo ot we llor front-passeng erfoot we ll. #
Alwaysins tallth e0oor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur eth at
th er eis alw ayssu1cie ntclear ance for
th epedals. 124124
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#
Donotuse loose 0oormats anddonot
la y multiple 0oormats ontopof one
ano ther. VV
ehicles wit ehicles
withaut h
aut omatic fr omatic
front passeng ont
passeng erairbag er
airbag
shut shut
o.: o.:
Objects trapped underthefront
passeng erseat mayint erfere wit hth efunction of
th eaut omatic front passeng erairbag shuto.or
damag eth esy stem. Please observetheno teson
th efunction oftheaut omatic front passeng erair-
bag shuto.(/ page48). &
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G‑Risk ofaccident orinjur y
when usingthecup holder whiletheve hi-
cle ismo ving
The cup holder cannotsecur econt ainers
while theve hicle ismo ving.
If yo uuse acup holder whiletheve hicle is
mo ving,thecont ainer maybe 0un gar ound
and liquids maybe spilled. Thevehicle occu-
pant sma ycome intocont actwithth eliq uid
and ifit is ho t,they could bescalded. You
could bedistract ed from tra1c condi tionsand
yo uma ylose contr olof theve hicle. #
Onlyuse thecup holder whentheve hicle
is station ary. #
Onlyuse thecup holder forcont ainer sof
th eright size. #
Clos eth econt ainer ,par ticular lyifth e
liq uid isho t. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto thecup holder When
there ar armr estis folded backth ecup
holder couldbecome damaged. #
Onlyfo ld there ar armr estbac kwhen the
cup holder isclosed. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto there ar armr estdue to
body weight When
folded out,there ar armr est can be
damag edbybody weight. #
Donotsit orsuppor tyo urself onthere ar
seat armr est. &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjurydue toan open
car gocom partmen t0oor
If yo udr ive wit hth ecar gocom partment 0oor
open, objects couldbe0un gar ound andhit
ve hicle occupan tsas are sult .Ther eis arisk
of injury, par ticular lyin theev ent ofsudden
br aking orasudden chang ein dir ecti on. #
Alwaysclose thecar gocom partment
0oor beforeajour ney. &
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NG‑Risk of/reand injur yfrom hot
cig arette light er
Yo ucan burnyo urself ifyo uto uc hth eho t
heating element orthesoc ketof thecig arette
light er.
In addition, 0ammablematerials mayignit eif:
R youdr op theho tcig arette light er
R ach ild holds theho tcig arette light erto
objects, forex am ple #
Alwayshold thecig arette light erby the
knob . Se
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#
Alwaysmak esur eth at thecig arette
light erisout ofreac hof childr en. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofbur nsfrom theta ilpipe
and tailpipe trims
The exhaus tta ilpipe andtailpipe trims can
become very hot.Ifyo ucome intocont act
wit hth ese partsof theve hicle, youcould burn
yo urself. #
Alwaysbe par ticu larlycar efular ound the
ta ilpipe andtheta ilpipe trims and super -
vise childr enespecia lly closel yin this
ar ea. #
Allo wvehicle partsto cool down before
to uc hing them. The
driving charact eristics ofyour vehicle are
depen denton thedistr ibution oftheload within
th eve hicle. Youshould bearthefo llo wing inmind
when loading theve hicle:
R Neverex ceed theper missible gross mass or
th egr oss axle weight rating forth eve hicle
(incl udin goccupan ts).The values arespeci/ ed
on theve hicle identi/cation plateon theve hi-
cle's B-pill ar.
R The load mustno tpr otru de abo vetheupper
edg eof theseat backrests.
R Allvehicles excep tMer cedes-M aybac hve hi-
cles: alwaysuse thepar titionin gne twhen
tr anspor tingobjects inthecar gocom part-
ment.
R Alwaysplace theload behind unoccupied
seats ifpossible.
R Secur eth eload using thetie-do wneyes and
distr ibuteth eload evenl y.
No teson drivi ng witharo of load
R Evenl ydist ribut eth ero of load, andplace
hea vyobjects atthebo ttom. Also complywit h
th eno teson loadin gth eve hicle. R
Drive att ent ivel y, and avoidsuddenl ypulling
awa y,braking andsteer ing aswellas rapid
cor ner ing.
R When transpor tingroof loads andwhen the
ve hicle isfully loaded orfully occupi ed,select
dr ive pr og rams ; andA. Theseare
design edtofocus onstabilit y(/ page188) .
% Formor einf ormation onstow agecom part-
men tsand stow agear eas, please referto the
Digit alOper ator's Manual. 126126
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o o
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ag ag
espaces int e
spaces inthe v he
vehicle int ehicle
inter er
ior ior
OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof t w
of the fr he
front stow ont
stow ag ag
ecom e
com par par
tmen ts tmen
ts 1
Stow agespaces inthedoor s
2 Stow agecom partmen tin thear mr est with
USB ports(depending onvehicle equipme nt)
3 Stow age/t elep hone compartmen twit hcup
holder inthefront cent erconsole 3
Mercedes-Ma ybachve hicles: stow age/t ele-
phon ecom partmen twit hte mp eratur e-con-
tr olled cupholder ,USB ports(depending on
th eve hicle equipme nt)and chargin gmodul e
fo rwir eless chargin gof mobil ephon es
(depen dingon theve hicle equipme nt)in the
fr ont center conso le
4 Glove box
F F
olding t olding
the f he
folding t olding
table outorin able
outorin &
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GRisk ofinju ryfrom anopen
fo lding table
Ve hicle occupan tsma ybum pint oth efo lding
ta ble and injurethemsel ves. #
Close thefo lding table beforeeac hjour -
ne y. *
N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageto thefo 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 arefo l-
ded inwhen moving thefront seats
bac k. FF
olding out olding
out
This equipment isavailabl eonl yfo rMer cedes-
Ma ybac hve hicles. #
Open rear armr est1. #
Pullth efo lding table forw ards and upwards by
re cess 2or3 and swing outwards. #
Foldtheta ble panels apart. #
T T
o f o
fold in: old
in:fold theta ble panels toget her and
swing inthefo lding table. Seats
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Openin
gt Openin
gthe stow he
stow ag ag
ebo e
bo xin t x
in the bac he
bac kr kr
es es
tin t t
in the he
r r
ear com ear
com par par
tmen t tmen
t
* NO NO
TE TE
Damag eto there ar armr estdue to
body weight When
folded out,there ar armr est can be
damag edbybody weight. #
Donotsit orsuppor tyo urself onthere ar
seat armr est. This
equipme ntisavailabl eonl yfo rMer cedes-
Ma ybac hve hicles. Ve
hicles withind ividual seats (exa mp le) #
Vehicles with5-se ater variant: fold do wn the
re ar armr est. #
Pullhandl e1 and fold do wn cover2. R R
emo emo
ving t ving
the handse he
handse tfr t
fr om t om
the st he
stor or
ag ag
ecom e
com par par
t- t-
ment int ment
inthe r he
rear passeng ear
passeng ercom er
com par par
tment tment
Opening t Opening
the draw he
drawer er
This equipment isavailabl eonl yfo rMer cedes-
Ma ybac hve hicles withind ividual rear seats. Ve
hicles withind ividual rear seats #
Press button1. 128128
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