lock MERCEDES-BENZ GLS 2022 User Guide

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Setth efront passeng erseat asfarbac kas
possible andmovetheseat intoth ehighest
position ifpossible. #
Fully re tract theseat cushion lengthadjust-
ment. #
Adjust theseat cushion inclination sothat the
fr ont edge oftheseat cushion isin thehighest
position andthere ar edg eof theseat cushion
is in thelowe stpo sition . #
Setth eseat backrest tothemost vertical
position possible. #
Inst allthech ild restr aint system .
Th eent ire ba se ofthech ild restr aint system
mu stalwa ys rest on thesitting surface ofthe
fr ont passeng erseat. #
Alwaysmak esur eth at theshoulder beltstrap
is cor rectl yro uted from theseat beltoutle tof
th eve hicle totheshoulder beltguide onthe
ch ild restr aint system .
Th esh ou lder beltstr ap mu stbe routed for-
wa rdsand down wardsfrom theseat beltout-
le t. #
Ifnecessar y,adju sttheseat beltoutle tand
th efront passeng erseat accor dingly. Child-prChild-pr
ooflocks oof
locks AA
ctiv ctiv
atin gor deactiv atin
gor deactiv atingt atin
gthe c he
child safe hild
safety loc ty
loc kf k
for or
t t
he r he
rear door s ear
door s &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tand injurydue
to childr enleT unatt ended intheve hicle
If ch ildr enareleT unsuper visedintheve hicle,
th ey could, inpar ticul ar:
R open doors,ther eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R getout and bestruckby oncoming tra1c.
R oper ateve hicle equipme ntand become
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion ,fo rex am ple by:
R releasing thepar king brak e.
R chang ingthetransmission position.
R star ting theve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. #
When leavingth eve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle SmartKey out ofreac h
of childr en. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk offata linjur ydue toexpo-
sur eto extreme heator cold intheve hicle
If per sons, particu larlych ildr en, aresubject ed
to prolong edexposur eto intense heatorcold,
th er eis arisk ofsevere injur yor even deat h. #
Neverlea veper sons, particular lych il-
dr en, unatt ended intheve hicle. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tand injurydue
to childr enleT unatt ended intheve hicle
If ch ildr enaretrav eling intheve hicle, they
could, inpar ticul ar:
R Open doors,ther eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R Getout and bestru ck byoncoming tra1c.
R Oper ateve hicle equipme ntand become
tr apped, forex am ple. Occupan
tsaf ety
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Alwaysactiv ateth einst alled child safety
loc ksifch ildr enaretrav eling intheve hi-
cle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. #
When leavingth eve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. Ther
ear ech ild safetyloc ksforth ere ar door sand
th ere ar side windows.
The child safetyloc kon there ar door ssecur es
eac hdoor separ ately. The doorscan nolong erbe
open edfrom theinside. #
Press theleve rin dir ection 1(activ ate) or 2
(deactiv ate). #
Mak esur eth at thech ild safetyloc ksarewo rk-
ing proper ly. A A
ctiv ctiv
atin gand deactiv atin
gand deactiv atingt atin
gthe c he
child safe hild
safety loc k ty
loc k
f f
or t or
the r he
rear side windo ws ear
side windo ws #
T T
o activ o
activ at at
e/deactiv e/deactiv
at at
e: e:
press button2.
The rear side windowcan beopen edorclosed
in thefo llo wing cases :
R indicat orlam p1 islit: via theswitc hon
th edr iver's door 6868
Occupant
safety

Sma
r Sma
rtK ey tK
ey OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof Smar w
of Smar tKe tK
ey fun ctions y
fun ctions &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident andinjurydue
to childr enleT unatt ended intheve hicle
If ch ildr enareleT unsuper visedintheve hicle,
th ey could, inpar ticul ar:
R open doors,ther eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R getout and bestruckby oncoming tra1c.
R oper ateve hicle equipme ntand become
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion ,fo rex am ple by:
R releasing thepar king brak e.
R chang ingthetransmission position.
R star ting theve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. #
When leavingth eve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle SmartKey out ofreac h
of childr en. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theSmar tKey caused by
magne tic/elds #
Keep theSmar tKey awa yfrom strong
ma gne tic /eld s. Ve
hicle keywit hpan icalar m
1 Locks
2 Indicatorlam p 3
Unloc ks
4 Opens/clo sestheta ilg ate
5 Panic alarm
% Ifind icat orlam p2 does notlig ht up aTer
pr essin gth eÜ orß button,thebatt ery
is we ak orpossibl ydisc harged. Re place the
batt eryas soon aspossible.
Re place theke ybatt ery(/ page72).
The keyloc ksand unlocks thefo llo wing compo-
nents:
R Door s
R Fuel/ller 0ap
R Tailg ate
If th eve hicle isno topen edwithin appr oximat ely
40 seconds aTerunloc king,itloc ksagain. Anti-
th eT protection isactiv ated again.
Do notke ep theke yto get her with elect ronic devi-
ces orme talobjects. Thiscana.ec tth eke y's
fu nct ionality.
Do notke ep theke yin thete mp eratur e-contr olled
cup holder .Ot her wise, theke ywill notbe reliabl y
de tected. 7070
Openi
ngand closin g

AA
ctiv ctiv
atin g/deactiv atin
g/deactiv atingt atin
gthe acous he
acous ticloc tic
locking king
v v
er er
i/- i/-
cation cation
signal sign
al Mul
timed iasystem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehi cle #
Activateor deac tivateAco ustic Lock. ArAr
ming/dis ar ming/dis
arming t ming
the panic alarm he
pani calar m RR
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The vehicle isswitc hedo.. #
T T
o activ o
activ at at
e: e:
press button1 forappr oximat ely
one second.
A visual andaudible alarmistrigg ered. #
T T
o deactiv o
deactiv at at
e: e:
brie0y press button1 again.
or #
Press thestar t/s topbutt on.
A Smar tKey belongin gto theve hicle mustbe
de tected intheve hicle. Chang
ingt Chang
ingthe unloc he
unlocking se king
setting s tti
ng s Po
ssible unlocking funct ionsof theSmar tKey :
R Centr alunloc king
R Unloc kingthedr iver's door andfuel/ller 0ap #
T T
o switc o
switc hbe h
be tw tw
een se een
setting s: tting
s:press theÜ
and ß buttons simult aneousl yfo rappr ox-
imat elysix seconds untiltheindicat orlam p
0ash estwice.
Op tions ifth eunloc kingfunction forth edr iver's
door andfuel/ller 0aphasbeen select ed:
R T T
o unloc o
unloc kt k
the v he
vehicle centr ehicle
centrally all
y: :
pr ess the
Ü buttontwice.
R V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withKEYLES S-GO: h
KEYLES S-GO:ifyo uto uc hth e
inner surface ofthedoor handle onthedr iv-
er's door ,onl yth edr iver's door andthefuel
/ller 0apareunloc ked. DeactivDeactiv
atingt ating
the fun ction oft he
fun ction ofthe Smar he
Smar tKey tK
ey VV
ehicles wit ehicles
withKEYLESS -GO: h
KEYLESS -GO:ifyo udeactiv ateth e
func tionof theSmar tKey ,th eKEYLESS -GOfunc-
tions arealso deactiv ated. Access ordrive aut hor -
izat ion byKEY LESS-G Oisthen no long erpossible
wit hth at par ticu larSmar tKey .Ac tivateth efunc-
tion oftheSmar tKey so that all its funct ionswill
ag ain beavailabl e.
Yo ucan also deactiv ateth efunction oftheSmar t-
Ke yto reduce theener gyconsum ption ofthe
Sma rtKe yif yo udo notuse theve hicle oraSmar t-
Ke yfo ran extended period oftime . #
T T
o dea ctiv o
dea ctivat at
e: e:
press theß buttononthe
Sma rtKe ytwi ce inqu ick succes sion.
The Smar tKey indicat orlam p0as hes twice
br ie0y andlights uponce. #
T T
o activ o
activ at at
e: e:
press anybutt onontheSmar tKey .
% When theve hicle isstar tedwit hth eSmar tKey
in themar kedspace ofthecent erconsole,
th efunction oftheSmar tKey isaut omatically
activ ated (/ page175). Opening
andclosing
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#
Press release knob2down fullyand slide
co ver1 inthedir ection ofthear ro w. #
Foldout cover1 inthedir ection ofthear ro w
and remo ve. #
Remo vebatt erycom partment 3and take
out thedisc hargedbatt ery. #
Inser tth ene wbatt eryint obatt erycom part-
ment 3.Obser vethepositiv epole marking in
th ebatt erycom partment andonthebatt ery
when doing this. #
Push inbatt erycom partment 3. #
Re-att achco ver1 and push ituntil it
eng ages. PrPr
oblems wit oblems
witht h
the Smar he
Smar tKey tK
ey ,tr ,
tr oubl eshoo oubl
eshoo ting tin
g YY
ou can nolong ou
can nolonger loc er
loc kor unl oc k
or unl ockt k
the v he
vehicle ehicle
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). #
Use there placement SmartKey . #
Use theemer gency keyto loc kor unloc k
(/ page76). #
Have theSmar tKey checkedat aqu ali/ed spe-
ciali stwo rkshop.
Ther Ther
eis int e
is int erf er
fer er
ence fr ence
from apo w om
apo wer er
fulr fu
lradio signal adio
signal
sour sour
ce ce
Po ssible causes ifth efunction oftheSmar tKey is
im pair ed:
R High voltag epo we rlines
R Mobile phones
R Electr onicdevices (notebook s,table ts) R
Shieldin gdue tome talobjects orinduction
loops forelectr icalgate systems oraut omati c
bar rier s #
Mak esur eth at ther eis su1cien tdist ance
be tween theSmar tKey and thepo tential
sou rceof interfere nce.
Y Y
ou hav ou
have los e
lost aSmar t
a Smar tKey tK
ey #
Have theSmar tKey deactiv ated ataqu ali/ed
special istwo rkshop. #
Ifnece ssary,ha ve themec hanical lock
re placed aswell. Opening
andclosing
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Door
s Door
s UUn
loc nloc
king/open ingt king/open
ingthe door he
door sfr s
from t om
the inside he
inside #
T T
o unloc o
unloc kand open afr k
and open afront door ont
door : :
pull door
handle 2.
Loc king pin1pops upwhen thedoor is
unloc ked. #
T T
o unloc o
unloc kar k
arear door ear
door : :
pull there ar door han-
dle.
The locking pinpops upwhen there ar door is
unl ocked. #
T T
o open ar o
open arear door ear
door : :
pull there ar door handl e
ag ain. Cen
tr Cen
trall all
yloc y
loc king andunloc king
andunlocking t king
the v he
vehicle fr ehicle
from om
t t
he insi de he
insi de #
T T
o unl oc o
unl ock: k:
press button1. #
T T
o loc o
loc k: k:
press button2.
% Mer Mer
cedes-Ma ced
es-Ma ybac yb
ac hv h
vehi cles: ehi
cles:thebutt ons are
also locat edon thefront passeng erand rear
door s.
This does notloc kor unl ockth efuel /ller 0ap. The
vehicle isno tunl ocked:
R Ifyo uha ve loc kedth eve hicle usingth eSmar t-
Ke y
R Ifyo uha ve loc kedth eve hicle usingKEY LESS-
GO LocLoc
king /unloc king
/unlocking t king
the v he
vehicle wit ehicle
withKEY LESS-GO h
KEY LESS-GO RR
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The Smar tKey isoutside theve hicle.
R The distance between theSmar tKey and the
ve hicle does notex ceed 3T (1 m).
R The driver's door andthedoor onwhic hth e
door handle isused areclosed.
* NO NO
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 7474
Opening
andclosing

AA
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
Opening
andclosing

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. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theta ilg atecaused by
obst acles abovetheve hicle The
tailg ateswings rear wa rdsand upwards
when itis open ed. #
Mak esur eth at ther eis su1cien tspace
behind andabovetheta ilg ate. #
Ifth eta ilg ateis unloc ked, pull theta ilg atehan-
dle and release itag ain immediat ely. #
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withHANDS- FREEA h
HANDS- FREEACCESS: CCESS:
Makea
kic king movement withyo ur foot belo wthe
bum per(/ page82). #
Pull remo teoper ating switch1 until theta il-
ga te opens.
or #
Press and hold the008B buttonontheSmar t-
Ke y. #
Ifth eta ilg ateis stopped inan intermediat e
position, pullitupw ards. Release itas soon as
it begins toopen. If
an obst acle obstructs theta ilg atedur ing the
aut omati copen ingprocess, blockage detection
will stop theta ilg ate. The automatic blockage
de tection function isonl yan aid. Itis no ta subs ti-
tut efo ryo ur att entiv eness. Closing
t Closing
the t he
tailg ailg
ate at
e &
W W
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. Obser
vetheno teson loadin gth eve hicle. Open
ingand closin g
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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
Opening
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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