lock MERCEDES-BENZ GLS 2022 Owner's Guide

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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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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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
tsand stow ing
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#
Remo vethehandse t.
Closing t Closing
the draw he
drawer er
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Place thehandse tin thedr awe r. #
Press thehandse tdr awe rbac kuntil it
eng ages. ThrThr
ough-loading f ough-loading
facility t acility
to car o
car gocom go
com par par
tment tment
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olding t olding
the r he
rear seat bac ear
seat backr kr
es est
f t
for w or
war ar
ds ds
&
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GRisk ofbecoming trapped when
adjustin gth eseats
When youadjust aseat, youma ytrap yourself
or ave hicle occupan t. #
When adjusting aseat, makesur eth at
no one hasanybody partsinthesw eep
of theseat. &
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GRisk ofaccident ifth eseat and
seat backrest areno teng aged
The seat andseat backrest can fold forw ards. Ther
eis arisk ofthefo llo wing, inpar ticular :
R The vehicle occupan tma ybe pressed
ag ains tth eseat belt. Theseat beltcanno t
pr otect asintended andcould cause addi-
tional injury.
R Ach ild restr aint system willno long er be
prope rly supp ortedor positioned andwill
no long erful/ll itsfun ction asintended.
R The seat backrest will notbe able restr ain
ob jec tsor good sin thecar gocom part-
ment.
Alw aysensu rethat theseat andseat backrest
ar eeng aged, inpar ticular :
R Beforeper sons trav el in theve hicle while
sitt ing onaseat withth eeasy entryand
ex itfeatur e
R ATer theseat hasbeen adjust ed.
R ATer theeasy entryand exitfeatur ehas
been used
R ATer thecar gocom partment enlargement
has been folded forw ards Alw
aysensu rethat all vehicle occupan tshave
th eir seat belts fastened correctl yand aresitt ing
pr oper ly.Pa rticular attention mustbepaid tochil-
dr en.
If yo uno long errequ ire th efo lded-do wnrear seat
bac kres tas aload area, fold thebac krest back
int oplace.
Mak esur eth at there dmar king oftheloc kve ri/-
catio nindic ator isno longervisible. Other wise,
th eseat backrest will notbe locked.
R R
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uir uir
ements: ements:
R Vehicles withacent erseat backres t:thecen-
te rseat backrest isno tin thetrunk 0oor posi-
tion.
R Vehicles withafo lding rear armr est:there ar
ar mr esthas been folded up. Seats
andstow ing
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ven-sea ter(e xa mp le) #
T T
o f o
fold t old
the he
leT leT
orr or
right seat bac ight
seat backr kr
es est
f t
for - or
-
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ar ar
ds: ds:
brie0y press one ofbutt ons 1.
The head restr aint on theseat backrest will
mo veintoasuit able position. Therear seat
will fold forw ards.
Ve hicles withacent erseat backres t:thecen-
te rseat backrest will fold forw ards toget her
wit hth eleT seat backrest. If
aseat inthesecond row of seats isno teng aged
and locked, this will besho wnonthemultifun c-
tion displa yon theinst rument cluster.
% Seven-sea ters:all sea tbac krests canbefol-
ded forw ards toget her usin gth eALL ALL
button.
F F
olding t olding
the r he
rear cent ear
cent erseat bac er
seat backr kr
es est
f t
for w or
war ar
ds ds
separ separ
at at
el el
y(se v y
(se ven-seat en-seat
er er
s) s)
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Foldthere ar seat armr estbac kif nece ssary. #
Press release catch3. #
Foldseat backrest 2forw ards.
F F
oldi ngbac oldi
ngbac kt k
the r he
rear seat bac ear
seat backr kr
es t es
t
* NO NO
TE TE
Damag ecaused bytrapp ingthe
seat beltwhen folding backth eseat back-
re st Th
ese at beltco uld be come trap pe dan dth us
damag edwhen theseat backrest isfolded
bac k. #
Mak esur eth at theseat beltisno ttr ap-
ped when folding backth eseat backrest. 130130
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andstow ing

Se
ven-sea ter(e xa mp le) #
T T
o f o
fold bac old
backt k
the seat bac he
seat backr kr
est est: :
br ie0y pullone
of butt ons 1.
The rear seat willfold bac k.
Ve hicles withacent erseat backres t:thecen-
te rseat backrest will fold bac kto get her with
th eleT seat backrest. If
aseat backrest isno teng aged and locked,
th is will besho wnonthemultifun ctiondispla y
on theinst rument cluster.
% Seven-sea ters:all sea tbac krests canbefol-
ded backto get her usin gth eALL ALL
button.
F F
olding bac olding
backt k
the cent he
cent erseat bac er
seat backr kr
es est
separ t
separ at at
ely el
y
(se v (se
ven-seat en-seat
er er
s) s)
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Swing theseat backrest backuntil itaudibl y
eng ages. F F
olding t olding
the seat bac he
seat backr kr
es est
ont t
on the t he
thir hir
dro d
ro w of w
of
seats f seats
for w or
war ar
ds ds
LeT-hand-dr
ive ve hicle (exa mp le) #
Inthere ar passen gercom partment (seven-
sea ter): brie0y pullone ofbutt ons 1. Seats
andstow ing
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Inthecar gocom partment: brie0y press one of
butt ons 1. F F
olding bac olding
backt k
the seat bac he
seat backr kr
es est
ont t
on the t he
thir hir
dro d
ro w of w
of
seats seats
LeT-hand-dr
ive ve hicle (exa mpl e) #
Inthere ar passen gercom partment: brie0y
pr ess one ofbutt ons 1.
If aseat backrest isno teng aged and locked,
th is will besho wnonthemultifun ctiondispla y
on theinst rument cluster. #
Inthecar gocom partment: brie0y pullone of
butt ons 1.
If aseat backrest isno teng aged and locked,
th is will besho wnonthemultifun ctiondispla y
on theinst rument cluster. 132132
Seats
andstow ing

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T T
o open orclose: o
open orclose: turncontr oller1ofair vent
2 clockwise orcoun ter-cloc kwise. 172172
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vetheno teson thefo llo wing topics inthe
Sup plem ent ,ot her wise youma yfa ilto recogn ize
dang ers.
% The availabi lityof cer tain functions depends
on theeq uipment andmodel oftheve hicle.
R Emo tion Start
R AMGper form ance exhaus tsy stem
R AMGcer amic high-perform ance composit e
br ak esy stem
R AMGadap tivespor tsuspen sionsystem +
R AMGactiv eadap tivespor tsuspen sionsystem
R AMGsteer ing-whee lbut tons SwitcSwitc
hingont hing
onthe pow he
power sup pl er
sup plyor t y
or the v he
vehi cle ehi
cle &
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NGRisk ofaccid ent and injur ydue
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. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The Smar tKey isin theve hicle andisrecog-
niz ed.
R The brak epedal isno tdepr essed. Dr
iving and parking
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R
Itis saf eto star tan dru nth eengine where
yo ur vehicle ispar ked.
R The fuel tank issu1 ciently full .
R The star terbatt eryis su1cien tly ch arge d.
Char Char
ging t ging
the st he
star t ar
ter batt er
batt er er
ybef y
bef or or
est e
star ar
ting t ting
the he
jour jour
ney ne
y
Yo ucan receiv eamessag eon your smar tphone
when thestat eof charge ofthestar terbatt eryis
lo w. Youcan then star tth eve hicle withth esmar t-
phone tocharge thebatt ery. The vehicle isaut o-
matic allyswitc hedo.aTer tenminut es.
Ens ureth efo llo wing beforestar ting theve hicle:
R The legalstipul ation sin thear ea wher eyo ur
ve hicle ispar kedallo wengin estar ting via
smar tphone.
R Itis saf eto star tan dru nth eengine where
yo ur vehicle ispar ked.
R The fuel tank issu1 ciently full . S S
t t
ar ar
ting t ting
the v he
veh icle (R eh
icle (Rem ot emo
te Online) e
Online) &
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GRisk ofcrushing orentr apment
due tounint entional star ting oftheengine
Limbs couldbecrushed ortrapped ifth e
engine isstar tedunint ention allydur ing service
or maint enance work. #
Alwayssecur eth eengine against unin-
te ntiona lst ar ting beforeca rryin gout
main tenanc eor repair work. RR
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uir uir
ements: ements:
R Park position 005Disselect ed.
R The anti-theT alarmsystem isno tactiv ated.
R The panic alarmisno tactiv ated.
R The hazar dwa rning light system isswitc hed
o..
R The hood isclosed.
R The door sar eclosed andlocked.
R The windo wsand slidingsunr oofareclosed . #
Startth eve hicle usingth esmar tphone.
ATer everyengine star t,theengine runs for
te nminut es. Yo
ucan carryout amaximum oftwoconsecutiv e
st ar ting attem pts. Youmust star tth eengine with
th eSmar tKey bef oretrying tostar tth eve hicle
ag ain withth esmar tphone.
Yo ucan switc ho. theve hicle atanytime asfol-
lo ws :
R Viath esmar tphone app
R Bypressing theÜ orß buttononthe
Sma rtKe y
% Further informatio ncan befound inthe
smar tphon eapp.
Se cur Se
cur ing t ing
the v he
vehicle ag ehicle
agains ains
tst t
st ar ar
tin gbef tin
gbef or or
ecar ry- e
car ry-
ing out maint ing
out maint enance orr enance
orrepair w epair
wor or
k: k:
#
Switc hon thehazar dwa rning light system.
or #
Unloc kth edoor s.
or #
Open aside windo wor thesliding sunroof. 176176
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iving andparking

&
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NGRisk ofaccid ent and injur ydue
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. Use
theDIRECT SELECT leve rto switc hth etrans-
mission position. Thecurrent trans missionpos i-
tion isdis pla yedin theinst rument displa y. 005D
Park position
005E Reversege ar
005C Neutral
005B Drive position Eng Eng
aging rev agin
gre ver er
se g se
gear R ear
R #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andpush theDIRECT
SELECT leve rupw ards past the/r st point of
re sis tance.
Eng Eng
aging neutr aging
neutralN al
N #
Dep ress thebr ak epedal andpush theDIRECT
SELECT leve rup ordown tothe/r st point of
re sis tance.
% ToshiT intoneu tral 005C withth eve hicle
switc hedon,push theselect orleve rup or
do wn forse veralseconds tothe/r st point of
re sis tance.
Subs equentl yre leasing thebr ak epedal willallow
yo uto mo vetheve hicle freel y,e.g. topush itor
to w itawa y. Dr
iving andparking
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ansf ansf
ercase er
case FF
unct ionoft unct
ionofthe tr he
transf ansf
ercase er
case &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofskiddi ngand havin gan
acciden twhen inLO WRAN GEonslipper y
ro ad sur faces
The wheels canblockand thus lose traction
on slipper yro ad sur faces, particul arly in the
fo llo wing situations:
R ifyo ure lease theacceler ator pedal when
th eve hicle isin mo tion .
R ifo.-r oad ABSint erve nes when brak ing. #
Neverselect theLO WRAN GEo.-road
ge ar when drivi ng on slipp eryro ad sur fa-
ces. &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden twhen the
tr ansf ercas eis in neutr alpos ition
The vehicle mayro llawa yun inte ntiona lly if yo u
do notwa ituntil thetransf ercase shiTopera-
tion iscom plete. #
Waituntil thetransf ercase shiTopera-
tion iscom plete. This
functi onisonl yav ailabl ein vehicles withO.-
ro ad pac kage .
ShiT thetransf ercase totheon-r oad position
HIGH RAN HIGH
RANGE GE
orintoth eL L
O O
W RAN W
RAN GE GE
o.-road
ge ar.
Do notswitc ho. theengine during shiT operation
and donotshiT theaut omatic transmission to
ano ther position.
ShiT ShiT
r r
ang ang
es es
R HIGH RAN HIGH
RANGE: GE:
Road posit ionforall nor mal on-
ro ad drivi ng situ atio ns
R LO LO
WRAN W
RAN GE: GE:
O.-road gear fordr iving o.-
ro ad, when ford ing and onsteep uphill or
do wnhill inclines
Pr oper tiesoftheLO WRAN GEo.-road gear:
R Reduced maximum permissible speed:
31 mph(5 0km /h)
R Incr ea sedtrac tivepo we r R
Changing thetransmission ratio byafa ct or of
about thre e
R Incr eased drive to rq ue
Do notus eLO WRAN GEinthefo llo wing situa-
tions:
R When driving onpublic roads. Dr
iving and parking
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