MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV 2019 Owners Manual

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Vehicles with comfort seating: the cent re
armrest is folded up.
R Vehicles with an extended centre console:
th estow age compartment in the cent recon‐
sole is closed (/ page 135).
R Vehicles with folding rear seat armres t:the
re ar seat armrest has been folded up.
R Vehicles with a middle seat backres t:the
middle seat backrest is not in the load com‐
partment floor position (/ page138).
R The facility forfo lding there ar seats forw ards
electrically when the door is closed can be
deactivated bythech ild-proof lock for side
windo wsinthe driver's door (/ page 80).
Depending on theve hicle equipment, there ar
seats can be folded forw ards on bo thsides (7-
seater with middle seat backrest) or on theright-
hand side of theve hicle only (6-seater).
% Toinc rease the size of the luggage compart‐
ment, you can mo vethere ar seat backrests
to the luggage compartment floor position
(/ page 136). Re
lease button in the backrest shoulder of there ar
seat Re
lease button in the armrest of theth ird row of
seats (7-seater) #
When there ar door is open: brief lypull the
re lease button in the backrest shoulder of
th ere ar seat 1or brief lypress there lease
button in the armrest of theth ird row of
seats 2. #
When there ar door is closed: pull there lease
button in the backrest shoulder of there ar 11 8
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seat
1without letting go or press and hold
down there lease button in the armrest of the
th ird row of seats 2.
The head restra int mo ves down wards. The
seat backrest mo vesto the front position.
The seat fore -and-aft adjustment mo vesfo r‐
wa rds until the seat is unloc ked. The seat
th en tips forw ards.
Fo lding the seat back into the driving posi‐
tion #
Press there lease button in the backrest
shoulder of there ar seat 1or in the arm‐
re st of theth ird row of seats 2and hold it
down until the seat engages audibl y.
The seat tips down wards and the seat fore-
and-aft adjustment mo vesto there ar. The
seat backrest and head restra int automati‐
cally mo veinto the driving position. #
Tointer rupt thefo lding procedure before
engagement, let go of there lease button . To
continue thefo lding procedure, press and
hold there lease button again. Fo
lding there ar seats forw ards mechanically
(eme rgency release)
The release loops are located on the outer sides
and rear sides of the seats in the second row of
seats. Side
release loops Re
lease loops on there ar sides #
Pull one of there lease loops 1. #
Foldthe backrest forw ards. #
Before youstart your journe y,make sure that
th e seat backrest and there ar ben chseat
are engaged. Seats and
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Head
restra ints Ad
justing the front seat head restra ints
mechanically &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh adjust‐
ing vehicle settings while theve hicle is in
motion
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra ints, thesteering wheel or the mir‐
ro r while theve hicle is in motion
R ifyo ufast enyour seat belt while theve hi‐
cle is in motion #
Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, the head restra ints, the
st eering wheel or the mir ror and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tohead
re stra ints which are not fitted or are
adjus ted incor rectly
If head restra ints are not fitted or are adjus‐
te d incor rectl y,they cannot pr ovide pr otec‐
tion as intended.
There is an increased risk of injury in the
head and neck area, e.g. in theeve nt of an
accident or when braking. #
Alw ays drive with the head restra ints
fi tted. #
Before driving off, ma kesure forev ery
ve hicle occupant that the cent reofthe
head restra int supports the back of the
head at about eye le vel. Do not inter
change the head restra ints of the
front and rear seats. Otherwise, you will not be
able toadjust the height and angle of the head
re stra ints cor rectl y.
Ad just the head restra int fore -and-aft position so
th at it is as close as possible tothe back of your
head. #
Toraise: pullthe head restra int up. #
Tolowe r:press release knob 1inthe direc‐
tion of the ar row and push the head restra int
down. #
Tomo veforw ard: press release knob 2
and pull the head restra int forw ard. #
Tomo vebackwards: pressrelease knob 2
and push the head restra int backwards. 12 0
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Ad
justing the front seat luxury head
re stra ints mechanically #
Tomo veforw ard: press release knob 1
and pull the head restra int forw ard. #
Tomo vebackwards: pressrelease knob 1
and push the head restra int backwards.
Ad justing the head restra ints of there ar
seats mechanically
Depending on theve hicle equipment, the head
re stra ints in theth ird row of seats as well as the
centre head restra int in there ar can be adjus ted
mechanicall y. #
Toraise: pullthe head restra int up. #
Tolowe r:press release knob 1inthe direc‐
tion of the ar row and push the head restra int
down.
The head restra ints in theth ird row of seats ha ve
a usage and a non-usage position. The usage
position is theex tended, top position in which
th e head restra int engages; the non-usage posi‐
tion is the bottom, retracted position of the head re
stra int. If the seats in theth ird row of seats
are being used, the head restra int must be in the
to p, engaged usage position.
Installing and removing the head restra int of
th e middle rear seat (7-seater)
Re mo val Seats and
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#
Release the middle rear seat backrest and
fo ld it forw ard slightly (/ page136). #
Pull the head restra int upwards as far as it
will go. #
Push release knob 1inthe direction of the
ar row and pull out the head restra int.
Fi tting #
Inse rtthe head restra int such that the
notches on the bar are on the left when
vie we d in the direction of tra vel. #
Push the head restra int down until it
engages. #
Foldthe middle rear seat backrest back until
it engages. Ad
justing the luxury head restra ints of the
re ar seats mechanically #
Toadjust the side bols ters: push or pull
ri ght and/or left-hand side bols ter1 into
th e desired position. #
Toadjust the angle of the head restra int:
pull or push the head restra int in the direc‐
tion of ar row2. Configuring
the seat settings Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Seat comfort
Ad justing the seat contour in the lumbar
re gion of the seat backrest (lumbar) #
Select Lumbar . #
Select the settings Zforth e desired seat. #
Adjust the air cushions.
Ad justing the backrest side bols ters #
Select Side bolsters . #
Adjust the air cushion forth ere qu ired seat.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: observeth e no tes in
th e Supplement. Otherwise, you may failto rec‐
ognise dangers.
Setting the seat heating balance #
Select Seat heating balance. #
Adjust the heat distribution forth ere qu ired
seat. 12 2
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Setting automatic seat adjustment
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
du ring adjustment of the driver's seat
af te r calling up a driver profile
Selecting a profile may trigger an adju stment
of the driver's seat tothe position sa ved
under the profile. You or other vehicle occu‐
pants could be injured in the process. #
Make sure that when the position of
driver's seat is being adjus ted using the
multimedia sy stem, no people or body
parts are in the seat's range of mo ve‐
ment.
If th ere is a risk of someone becoming trap‐
ped, stop the adjustment process immedi‐
ately: #
a)Tapth ewa rning message on the
media displa y.
or #
b) Press a memory position button or a
seat adjustment switch on the driver's
door.
The adjustment process is stopped. Re
quirements for adjusting the driver's seat
and steering wheel position tobody size:
R Automatic seat adju stment is activated.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Fahrzeug (Vehicle)
5 Auto. seat adjustment
Switching automatic seat adjustment on/off
When the active user profile is changed while
th eve hicle is stationar y,the driver's seat, steer‐
ing wheel, outside mir rors and seat con tour will
automatically be adap tedto the driver. #
Select OnorOff.
% This setting is available on lyfor individual
user profiles. Forth e guest profile, auto‐
matic seat adjustment cann otbe switched
on or off. Further information about user
profiles (/ page 365). Ad
justing driver's seat and steering wheel
position tobody size
The vehicle calculates a suitable driver's seat
and steering wheel position on the basis of the
driver's body size and sets this immediatel y. #
Select Seat positioning . #
Toset the unit of measurement: select cm
or ft/in. #
Set the size using the scale. #
Select Start positioning.
The driver's seat and steering wheel position
is adjus tedto the body size that has been
set.
% Ifth e driver's seat and steering wheel posi‐
tion calculated bytheve hicle is not practical
or comfor table, it can be manually changed
at any time via the control buttons.
The outside mir rors are not set via this func‐
tion. Ins tead, they have tobe set manually
via the control switches. Seats and
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%
You can also make these settings via the
Mercedes me por talfo ryo ur user profile. By
syn chro nising the profiles in theve hicle and th
e Mercedes me connect profiles, you can
car ryove rth ese settings foryo ur vehicle. Fu
rther information about synchronising
user profiles (/ page 368).Overview of massage prog
rammes Overvi
ew Prog
rammes Function
Hot Relaxing back Combination of heat and massage.
Starts bymassaging the bac k.In addi‐
tion, warm pressure points become noticeable, starting in the pelvic area.
Hot Relaxing shoulder Combination of heat and massage.
Starts bymassaging the shoulders. In
addition, warm pressure points become noticeable, starting in the pelvic
area.
Activating Massage Ac
tivating massa gewith upward-m oving massage waves.
Classic Massage Re
laxing back massage.
Wave Massage Re
generating massa gevia massa gewav es across the back and in the seat
cushion. 124
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Prog
rammes Function
Mobilizing Massage Mobilizing massage with upward-moving massage
waves. Can promo te
deeper respiration and hence impr ovecirculation and blood pressure.
Act. Workout backrest
and
Act. Workout cushion These programmes
requ ire your cooperation. Alternating between tensing
and releasing helps toimpr ove blood flow to yo ur muscles. Press against
a pressure point as soon as youfe el it. Selecting
the massage prog ramme for the
front seats Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Massage #
Select a seat. #
Select a massage programme (/ page124). #
Toset the massage intensit y:switch High
intensity on or off. Re
setting seat adjustments Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Seat comfort #
Select Reset. #
Select ßforth ere qu ired seat.
The settings forth e selected seat are reset. Switching
the seat heater on/off &
WARNING Risk of bu rns due torepeat‐
edly switching on the seat heater
Re peatedly switching on the seat heater can
cause the seat cushion and seat backrest
padding tobecome very hot.
The health of persons with limited temp era‐
ture sensitivity or a limited ability toreact to
high temp eratures may be af fected or they
may even su ffer burn-like injuries. #
Do not repeatedly switch on the seat
heater. Seats and
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To
protect against overheating, the seat heater
may be temp orarily deactivated af ter it is
switched on repeatedly.
* NO
TEDama getothe seats caused by
objects or documents when the seat
heater is switched on When
the seat heater is switched on, over‐
heating can occur due toobjects or docu‐
ments placed on the seats e.g. seat cushions
or child seats. This could cause damage to
th e seat sur face. #
Makesure that no objects or docu‐
ments are on the seats when the seat
heater is switched on. Re
quirements:
R The po wer supply has been switched on
(/ page 189). Seat heating in
the cockpit Seat heating in
there ar 12 6
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Seat heating in
theth ird row of seats #
Toswitch on/increase the le vel:press but‐
to n1 repeatedly until the desired heating
le ve l is set.
Depending on the heating le vel, up tothree
indicator lamps will light up. #
Toswitch off/reduce the le vel:press but‐
to n1 repeatedly until the desired heating
le ve l is set.
If all indicator lamps are off, the seat heater
is switched off.
% The seat heater will automatically switch
down from theth re e heating le vels af ter 8,
10 and 20 minutes until the seat heater
switches off. Setting
the panel heating Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Fahrzeug (Vehicle)
5 Panel heating
When the seat heater is switched on, the armr‐
ests, the cent repanels of the doors and the
centre console can be hea ted. #
Switch the function forth e desired seats on
or off. Switching
the seat ventilation on/off Re
quirements:
R The po wer supply has been switched on
(/ page 189). Seat
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