key MERCEDES-BENZ GLS 2022 User Guide

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ctiv ctiv
atin g/deactiv atin
g/deactiv atingt atin
gthe aut he
aut omatic loc omatic
locking f king
fea- ea-
tur e tur
e The
vehicle isloc kedaut omaticall ywhen theve hi-
cle isswitc hedonand thewheels aretur ning
fa ster than walking pace. #
T T
o activ o
activ at at
e: e:
press and hold button2 for
appr oximat ely/v eseconds untilanacoustic
signal sounds. #
T T
o deactiv o
deactiv at at
e: e:
press and hold button1 for
appr oximat ely/v eseconds untilanacoustic
signal sounds.
In thefo llo wing situations, ther eis adang erof
being lockedout when thefunction isactiv ated:
R While theve hicle isbein gto w- star tedor
pushed
R Ifth eve hicle isbein gte sted on aro ller dyna-
mome ter PP
o o
w w
er closing function er
closing function &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped when
th edoor sclose automaticall y
Body partsor objects canbecome trapped,
causing injuries. #
Ensur eth at no body partsor obj ects are
in theclosing area. #
Automatic closing ofthedoor scan be
canceled bypulling theout eror inner
door handle. If
yo upush thedoor intoth eloc kto the/r st
de tent pos ition,thepo we rclosing function will
aut omaticall ypull thedoor intoth eloc k. LocLoc
king/unloc king/unloc
kingt king
the dr he
driv iv
er's door wit er's
door witht h
the he
emer g emer
gency key ency
key %
Ifyo uwish toloc kth eve hicle entirel yusin g
th eemer gency key,/rst pres sth ebutt onfor
loc king from theinside whilethedr iver's door
is open. Thenproceed toloc kth edr iver's
door using theemer gency key. 7676
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andclosing

#
Remo vetheemer gency key(/ page72) . #
Inse rttheemer gency keyas faras itwill go
int oopening 1intheco ver. #
Pull and holdthedoor handle. #
Pull theco veron theemer gency keyas
str aigh tas possible awa yfrom theve hicle until
it re leases. #
Release thedoor handle. #
T T
o unloc o
unloc k: k:
tur nth eemer gency keycoun ter-
cloc kwise toposition 0047. #
T T
o loc o
loc k: k:
tur nth eemer gency keycloc kwise to
position 0047. #
Carefull ypr ess theco veront oth eloc kcy lin-
der until iteng ages and isseat ed/rml y. RR
unning boar unning
boards ds
OperOper
ation oft ation
ofthe r he
running boar unning
boards ds
MerMer
cedes-Ma cedes-Ma
ybac ybac
hv h
vehicles: ehicles:
theve hicle iseq uip-
ped withelect ricall yex tendab lerunning boards. If
yo uha ve select edtheaut omatic modeinthemul-
timedia system, (/page78) theru nning board
will extend automa tically on there specti veside
when adoor isopen ed.When theru nning boards
ar eex tended ,ch eckth eex cess widthof theve hi-
cle.
Yo ucan extend orretract theru nning boards
manuall yfo rcleaning (/page78).
% The running boardswill extend and retract
onl yif th eve hicle isstation ary.
In thefo llo wing cases ,th eru nning boardswill
re tract automa tically:
R Ifyo uselect ano.- road drive pr og ram
( / pag e188).
R Ifyo uactiv atecar wash mode (/page343) .
R Ifth eoutside mirrors fold inaut omaticall y
(/ page163). Opening
andclosing
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NN
o o
t t
es on closing t es
on closing the t he
tailg ailg
at at
e: e:
your vehicle is
eq uipp edwithaut omati cke yre cogn ition.Ifa
Smar tKey belongin gto theve hicle isde tected in
th eve hicle, theta ilg atewill notbe locked.
No tethat theta ilg atewill notbe lockedin thefo l-
lo wing situation:
R Youha ve loc kedth eve hicle andclose theta il-
ga te while aSmar tKey belongin gto theve hicle
is insi detheve hicle.
and
R Asecon dSmar tKey belongin gto theve hicle is
no tde tected outsi detheve hicle.
Au tomatic SmartKey recogn itionis onl yan aid
and isno ta subs titutefo ryo ur att entiv eness. #
Beforeloc king, ensur eth at atleas tone
Smar tKey belongin gto theve hicle isouts ide
th eve hicle. #
T T
o close t o
close the t he
tailg ailg
at at
e: e:
pull theta ilg atedo wn-
wa rdsslig htly.Re lease itas soon asitbegins
to close. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofbecomin gtrapped dur-
ing automatic closingof theta ilg ate
Body partsma ybecome trapped. Therema y
be people intheclosing area. #
Mak esur eth at nob ody isin thevicinity
of theclosing area dur ing theclosing
pr ocess.
Use oneofthefo llo wing options tostop the
closin gpr ocess:
R Press the008B buttonontheSmar tKey .
R Press orpul lth ere mo teoper ating switch
on thedr iver's door .
R Press theclosing orloc king buttononthe
ta ilg ate.
R Pull theta ilg atehandle. VV
ehicles wit ehicles
withHANDS-FR EEA h
HANDS-FR EEACCESS: CCESS:
itis also
possible tostop theclosing process bymaking a
kic king movement belowthere ar bum per. #
Switchon thepo we rsuppl yor theve hicle. #
Push remo teoper ating switch1 until theta il-
ga te isfull yclosed. 8080
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andclosing

#
Press closing button1 ontheta ilg ate.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withKEYLESS- GO h
KEYLESS- GO #
Press locking button2 ontheta ilg ate.
If aSmar tKey isde tected outsi detheve hicle,
th eta ilg atewill close andtheve hicle willbe
loc ked. #
Press and hold the008B buttonontheSmar t-
Ke y(wit hth eSmar tKey inthevicinity ofthe
ve hicle).
V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit hHA NDS- FREE A h
HA NDS- FREE ACCES S CCES
S #
Mak eakic king movement withyo ur foot
belo wthebum per(/ page82).
A A
ut ut
omatic rev omatic
rever er
sing function f sing
function for t or
the t he
tailg ailg
ate at
e
The tailg ateis eq uipped withaut omatic blockage
de tection withare ve rsing function. Ifasolid
object hindersor restr icts theta ilg atewhen itis
closing automaticall y,theta ilg atewill automati-
call yopen again slightl y.Au tomatic blockage
de tection withre ve rsing function isonl yan aid. It
is no ta substitut efo ryo ur att entiv eness whenyou
ar eclosin gth eta ilg ate. #
Duringtheclosing process, makesur eth at no
body partsarein theclosing area. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped
despit ere ve rsing function
The reve rsing function willnotre act:
R TosoT, light and thin objects, e.g./ngers R
Towa rdsth eend oftheclosing procedur e
In these situations inpar ticular ,th ere ve rsing
function cannotpr ev ent someone beingtrap-
ped. #
Ensur eth at no body partsarein the
closin gar ea.
If someon eis trapped, either :
R Press the008B buttonontheSmar tKey .
R Press orpul lth ere mo teoper ating switch
on thedr iver's door .
R Press theclosing orloc king buttononthe
ta ilg ate.
R Pull theta ilg atehandle. Opening
andclosing
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HAND
S-FREE A HAND
S-FREE ACCE SSfunct ion CCE
SSfunct ion Wi
th HAND S-FREE ACCESS youcan open, close
or stop theclosing process oftheta ilg ateby per -
fo rm ing akic king movement under there ar
bum per.
The kicking movement trigg ersth eopening or
closing process alternat ely. Obser
vetheno teswhen opening(/ page78)
and closin g(/ page79) theta ilg ate.
% Twowa rning tones soundwhen theta ilg ateis
opening orclosing. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbur nscaused byaho t
ex haus tsy stem
The vehicle exhaus tsy stem can become very
ho t.Ifyo uuse HANDS-FR EEACCESS, you
could burnyo urself bytouc hing theex haus t
sy stem. #
Alwaysensu rethat youonl ymak eakic k-
ing movement within thede tection rang e
of thesensor s. *
N NO O
TE TE
Vehicle damag edue tounint en-
tional opening oftheta ilg ate R
When usinganaut omatic carwash
R When usingahigh pressur eclean er #
Deacti vate thefunction oftheSmar tKey
in these situations.
or #
Mak esur eth at theSmar tKey isat amin-
imum distance of10 T(3 m) away from
th eve hicle. When
makingth ekic king movement, makesur e
th at youar estanding /rml yon thegr ound. You
could other wise loseyour balance, e.g.onice.
Obser vethefo llo wing notes:
R The Smar tKey isbehind theve hicle.
R Stand atleas t12 in(30 cm) awayfrom the
ve hicle while perform ing thekic king move-
ment.
R Donotcome intocont actwithth ebum per
while making thekic king movement.
R Donotcar ryout thekic king movement too
slo wly .
R The kicking movement mustbetowa rdsth e
ve hicle andbackag ain. 8282
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ingand closin g

1
Detection rang eof thesensor s
If se veralconsecutiv ekic king movements areno t
successful, waitte nsec onds .
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
The system maybe impai redor ma yno tfun ction
in thefo llo wing cases :
R The sensor sar edir ty,e.g. duetoroad salt or
sno w.
R The kicking movement ismade usingapr os-
th etic leg. The
tailg atecan open orclose unintentionall yin
th efo llo wing situations:
R Aper son's arms orlegs aremo ving inthesen-
sor detection rang e, e.g. when polishing the
ve hicle orpic king upobj ects.
R Objects aremo vedor placed behind theve hi-
cle, e.g.th ehose ofafuel dispenser ,a ch arg-
ing cable, orlug gage
R Clam pingstraps, tarp sor other coverings are
pull edove rth ebum per.
R Apr otectiv emat withalengt hre ac hing over
th etrunk silldown intoth ede tection rang eof
th esensor sis used.
R The protectiv emat isno tsecur edcor rectl y.
R Workisbeing doneonthetrailer hitch,trailer s
or rear bicy clerack s.
Deacti vate thefunction oftheSmar tKey
( / pag e71) ordo notcar rytheSmar tKey about
yo ur per son insuc hsituations. Limiting
t Limiting
the opening angleoft he
opening angleofthe t he
tailg ailg
ate at
e AA
ctiv ctiv
ating t ating
the opening anglelimit he
opening anglelimiter er
Yo ucan limit theopening angleoftheta ilg atein
th eto phalf ofits opening rang eup toapoin t
shor tly bef oreth eend position. #
Stop theopening procedur eof theta ilg ateat
th edesir edposition. #
Press and hold theclosing buttonontheta il-
ga te until youhear ashor tacoustic signal.
The opening anglelimiterwill beactiv ated. The
ta ilg atewill then stop inthestor ed position
when opened.
To open theta ilg atefull y,pull thehandle onthe
outside oftheta ilg ateag ain aTer ithas stopped
aut omaticall y.
Deactiv Deactiv
atingt ating
the opening anglelimit he
opening anglelimiter er
#
Press and hold theclosing buttonontheta il-
ga te until twoshor tacoustic signalssound. RR
eleasing t eleasing
the t he
tailg ailg
at at
ein an emer g e
in an emer gency ency
RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R Onlyfo rMer cedes-Ma ybachve hicles. Open
ingand closin g
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#
Remo vecover1. #
Pull leve r2 inthedir ection ofthear ro w unt il
th eta ilg ateunloc ks. UU
nloc nloc
king t king
the t he
tail g ail
gat at
ewit e
wit ht h
the eme rg he
emer gency key ency
key RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R Notfo rMer cedes-Ma ybachve hicles.
R The rear seat backres thas been folded
fo rw ard. R
The cargocom partmen tco verhas been
re mo ved. #
Remo vetheemer gency key(/ page72) . #
Inse rtemer gency key2 into openin g1 in
th etrim and push itin.
The tailg atewill beunloc ked. 8484
Opening
andclosing

When
theve hicle isswitc hedo.,youcan con-
tinue tooper ateth eside windo ws.
This functi onisavailabl efo rar ound four minut es
or until afront door isopened.
% V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withelectr h
electr icr ic
roller sunblinds ont oller
sunblinds onthe he
leT leT
and r and
right r ight
rear door ear
door s: s:
The buttons forth e
re ar side windowsalso open andclose the
ro ller sunblinds (/page93).
A A
ut ut
omatic rev omatic
rever er
sing function oft sing
function ofthe side windo ws he
side windows
If an obs tacle impedes aside windo wdur ing the
closin gpr ocess, theside windo wwill open again
aut omaticall y.The automa ticreve rsing function is
onl yan aid and isno ta substitut efo ryo ur att en-
tiv eness. #
Duringtheclosing process, makesur eth at no
body partsarein theclosing area. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped
despit eth er ebeing reve rsing protection
on theside windo w
The reve rsing function doesnotre act:
R TosoT, light and thin objects, e.g./ngers. R
Dur ingrese tting .
The reve rsing function cannotpr ev ent some-
one from becoming trapped inthese situa-
tions. #
Duringtheclosing process, makesur e
th at no body partsarein theclosing
ar ea. #
Ifsomeone becomestrapped, press the
0062 buttontoopen theside windo w
ag ain. Con
v Con
venience opening (v enience
opening (ventilating t entilating
the v he
vehicle ehicle
bef bef
or or
est e
star ar
ting ajour ting
ajour ne ne
y) y)
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofentr apment whenopen-
ing aside windo w
When opening aside windo w,par tsof the
body could bedraw nin or bec ome trapp ed
be tween theside windo wand windo wframe. #
When opening, makesur eth at nobo dyis
to uc hing theside windo w. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif some-
body becomes trapped. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The Smar tKey isin theimmediat evicinity of
th eve hicle. #
Press and hold theÜ buttonontheSmar t-
Ke y.
The follo wing functions areper form ed:
R The vehicle isunl ocked.
R The side windo wsareopen ed.
R The slidingsunr oofisopen ed.
R The pano ramic sliding roof isopened.
R The seat ventila tion ofthedr iver's seat is
switc hedon.
% Ifth ero ller sunblind ofthepanor amicsliding
sunr oofisclosed, thero ller sunblind is
opened /rst.
% Ifth ero ller sunblinds ofthere ar door sar e
closed ,th ero ller sunblinds areopened /rst. 8686
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andclosing

#
T T
o int o
int err er
rup up
tcon v t
con venien ceopenin g: enien
ceopenin g:release the
Ü button. #
T T
o continu econ v o
continu econ venience opening: enience
opening:pr ess and
hold theÜ buttonagain. Con
v Con
venience closing(closing t enience
closing(closing the v he
vehicle fr ehicle
from out- om
out-
side) side)
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofentr apment duetonot
pa ying attentio ndur ing con venienc eclo s-
ing
Whe nth econ venienc eclo sing featur eis oper -
atin g,par tsof thebody could become trapped
in theclosing area oftheside windo wand the
slidi ngsunr oof. #
When thecon venienc eclo sing featur eis
oper ating,moni torth eentir eclosing
pr ocess andmakesur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The Smar tKey isin theimmediat evicinity of
th eve hicle. #
Press and hold theß buttonontheSmar t-
Ke y.
The follo wing functions areper form ed:
R The vehicle isloc ked.
R The side windo wsareclosed .
R The slidingsunr oofisclosed .
R The pano ramic sliding roof isclosed. #
T T
o int o
int err er
rup up
tcon v t
con venien ceclosing: enien
ceclosing: release the
ß button. #
T T
o continu econ v o
continu econ venience closing: enience
closing:press and
hold theß buttonagain.
% Con venienc eclo sing alsofuncti onswithKEY -
LESS-GO (/page74). RR
eso l eso
lving pr ving
probl ems wit obl
ems witht h
the sidewind ows he
side windows &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofbec omi ngtrapp edor
fa ta lly injur edifre ve rsing protection isno t
activ ated
If yo uclose aside windo wag ain immediat ely
aTer ithas been blocked, theside windo wwill close
withincr eased ormaximum forc e. The
re ve rsing function isthen notactiv eand body
par tsma ybecome trapped. #
Mak esur eth at no par tsof thebody are
in theclosing area. #
Tostop theclosing process, release the
butt onorpress thebutt onagain to
re open theside windo w. A
sid ewind o A
sid ewind ow ca nno w
ca nno tbe closed and y t
be closed and you canno t ou
canno t
see t see
the cause . he
cause . #
Che cktosee whether anyobjects arein the
wind owguide . #
Adjust theside windo ws.
A A
djus djus
ting t ting
the side windo w he
side windo ws s
If aside windo wisobstr ucteddur ing closing and
re opens again immediat ely: #
Immedi atelyaTer this, pull and hold thecor re-
spond ingbutt onagain untilth eside windo w Opening
andclosing
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has
closed andhold thebutt onforat least one
mor esecond (re-adjust ment).
The side windo wwill beclosed without the
aut omati cre ve rsing function.
If th eside windo wisobstr uctedagain and
re opens again immediat ely: #
Immedi atelyaTer this, pull and hold thecor re-
spond ingbutt onagain untilth eside windo w
has closed andhold thebutt onforat least one
mor esecond (follo w-up adjustment).
The side windo wwill beclosed without the
aut omati cre ve rsing function.
The side windo w The
side windo ws canno s
canno tbe opened orclosed t
be opened orclosed
using t using
the con v he
con venience opening f enience
opening featur eatur
e. e.
Po ssible causes:
R The Smar tKey batt eryis we ak ordisc harged. #
Chec kth ebatt eryusing theindicat orlam p
(/ page70). #
Replace theSmar tKey batt ery, ifnecessar y
(/ page72). Sliding
sunr Sliding
sunroof oof
Opening
andclosing t Opening
andclosing the sliding sunr he
sliding sunroof oof
%
The term "slidin gsunr oof" also refers to the
panor amicsliding sunroof. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped when
th esliding sunroofisbeing opened and
closed
Body partsma ybecome trapped inthera ng e
of mo vement. #
Duringopenin gand closing, makesur e
th at no body partsarein thera ng eof
mo vement. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif some-
body becomes trapped.
or #
Brie0y press thebutt oninanydir ection
dur ing automatic operation.
The opening orclosing process willbe
st opped. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped ifth e
slidi ngsunr oofisoper ated bychildr en
Childr enoper ating thesliding sunroofcould
get caught inthemo ving parts,par ticular lyif
unatt ended. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. #
When leavingth eve hicle, alwaysta ke the
ke ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofbecomi ngtrapped when
th ero ller sunblind isbeing opened and
closed
Body partsma ybecome trapped between the
ro ller sunblind andframe orsliding roof. #
When openin gor closing, makesur eth at
no body partsarein thero ller sunblind's
ra ng eof mo vement. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif some-
body becomes trapped.
or 8888
Opening
andclosing