heater MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV 2019 Owners Manual

1
Opens the door →
87
2 &%Loc ks/unloc kstheve hicle →
87
3 Sets the memory function →
131
4 Adjusts the seats electrically →
11 3
5 Switches the seat heater on/off →
12 5
6 Switches the seat ventilation on/o ff →
127
7 Adjusts the front passenger seat from the
driver's seat →
11 5
8 Extends/r etra cts the ball neck fully electri‐
cally →
312
9 Opens/closes theta ilgate →
92 A
W Opens/closes theright side window →
97
B W Opens/closes there ar right side win‐
dow →
97
C Child saf ety lock forth ere ar side wind ows →
80
D W Opens/closes there ar left side wind ow→
97
E W Opens/closes the left side window →
97
F Adjusts and folds the outside mir rors out/in
electrically →
17 0
G Adjusts the 4-w aylumbar support →
11 6
H Seat adjustment using the multimedia sy stem →
12 2
I Adjusts the head restra ints →
12 0 At
aglance – Door control panel and seat adjustment 15

Ka
thre in Au tomotive GmbH & Co. KG,Rö mer‐
ri ng 1,3113 7 Hildesheim, Germany
Door handles with nearfield communication
function
Huf Hülsbe ck& Für stGmbH & Co. KG,St eeger
St raße 17, 425 51Velbert, Germany
Garage door opener
GenteX Corporation, 600 Nor thCen tennial
St reet, Zeeland MI 49464, USA
Sensor for in terior motion sensor
ME TASystems, Via Galimbe rti 9, 42 124Re ggio
Emilia, Italy
Ra dar senso rs
Au toliv Electronics ASP Inc., 26545 American
Drive, Southfield, MI 48034, USA ADC
Automotive Dis tance Control Sy stems
GmbH, Peter-Dornie r-Straße 10, 88 131 Lindau,
Germany
Ro bert Bosch GmbH, Daimler stra ße 6,
71 229 Leonberg, Germany
Mobile communication and telematics
Harman Bec kerAu tomotive Sy stems GmbH,
Po stfach 2260,76303 Karlsbad, Germany
Pa nasonic Automotive & Industrial Sy stems
Europe GmbH, Robert-Bosch-Straße 27-29,
63225 Langen, Ge rmany
Mitsubishi Elect ric Co rporation, 2-3-33 Miwa,
Sanda-City, 669-15 13Hyogo, Japan Wire
less headphones
Harman Bec kerAu tomotive Sy stems GmbH,
Po stfach 2260,76303 Karlsbad, Germany
Re mo tecont rol
Ru wido Austria GmbH, Köstendor ferSt raße 8,
5202 Neumarkt, Austria
Va leo, 43 rue Ba yen, 75 017Pa ris – France
Re mo tecont rol heater boos ter function
Digades GmbH, Äußere Weber stra ße 20,
02 763 Zittau, Germany
Wire less applications in theve hicle
Besides the typical frequencies for mobile com‐
munications, Mercedes-Benz vehicles use the
fo llowing wireless applications. General no
tes27

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
stowing 12 5

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
Seats and stowing

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
ventilation in the cockpit Seats and
stowing 127

#
Push release le ver1 down as far as it will
go.
The steering column is unloc ked. #
Adjust height 2and di stance 3tothe
st eering wheel. #
Push release le ver1 up as far as it will go.
The steering column is loc ked. #
Check and make sure that thesteering col‐
umn is loc kedby moving thesteering wheel. Ad
justing the steering wheel electrically The
steering wheel can be adjus ted when the
ignition is switched off. 1
Adjusts the dis tance tothesteering wheel
2 Adjusts the height #
Saving the settings with the memory function
(/ page 131). Swi
tches the steering wheel heater on or off Re
quirements:
R The ignition is switched on. #
Toswitch on: pushthe switch toposition
1.
The indicator lamp 3lights up. Seats and
stowing 12 9

#
Toswitch off: pushthe switch toposition
2.
Indicator lamp 3goes out.
When you swit ch the ignition off, thesteering
wheel heater switches off. Easy entry and
exitfeature Using
the easy entry and exitfeature &
WARNING Risk of accident when pulling
aw ay during the adjustment process of
th e easy exitfeature
‑ If you pull away while the easy entry and
ex itfeature is making adjustments, you could
lose cont rol of theve hicle. #
Alw ayswa it until the adjustment proc‐
ess is comple tebefore pulling away. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
while adjusting the easy entry andexit
fe ature
When the easy entry andexitfeature adjusts
th esteering wheel and the driver's seat, you
and other vehicle occupants – particular ly
ch ildren – could become trapped. #
During the adjustment process forthe
easy entry andexitfeature, make sure
th at no one has any body parts in the
sweep of thesteering wheel or the driv‐
er's seat.
If th ere is a risk of becoming trapped bythe
st eering wheel: #
Movethe adjustment le ver of thesteer‐
ing wheel.
The adjustment process is stopped.
If th ere is a risk of becoming trapped bythe
driver's seat: #
Press the seat adjustment switch.
The adjustment process is stopped. #
Never lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle.
This also applies tothe digital vehicle
ke y if the "Digital Vehicle Key" function
is activated via Mercedes me connect. Yo
u can stop the adjustment process bypress‐
ing one of the memory function position buttons. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
du ring acti vation of the easy entry and
ex itfeature bychildren
If ch ildren activate the easy entry andexit
fe ature, they can become trapped, pa rticu‐
lar lywhen unat tended. #
Never lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle. 13 0
Seats and stowing

Overview of climate control sy
stems Note
s on climate control An interior air
filter in combination with the pre‐
fi lter in the engine compartment must alw ays be
used so that the air conditioning sy stem, pollu‐
tion le vel monitoring and the air filtration work
cor rectl y.Make sure that thefilter is ins talled
cor rectly and thefilter housing in the engine
compartment is closed cor rectly using the cap
and alw ays tightly sealed when in operation. Use
fi lters recommended and appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz. Alw ays ha veservice workcar‐
ri ed out at a qualified specialist workshop. THERMATIC control panel
overview The indicator lamps on
the buttons indicate that
th e cor responding function is activated. 1
w Setsthete mp erature
2 Vehicles without a stationary heater: _
sets the air distribution
Ve hicles with a stationary heater: tcalls
up/exits the air conditioning menu
Pressing and holding thet button
(appr ox.fo ur seconds): resets climate con‐
trol tothe basic settings
3 H Setsthe air flow or switches off climate
control
4 Ã Sets climate control toautomatic
mode(/ page177)
5 ¬ Defrosts the windscreen 6
¤ Switches there ar wind owheater
on/off
7 g Switches air-recirculation mode on/off
(/ page 179)
8 Á Switches the A/C function on/off
(/ page 177)
Switches residual heat on or off
(/ page 179)
9 Vehicles without a stationary heater: 0
swit ches synchronisation on or off
(/ page 179)
Ve hicles with a stationary heater: &
swit ches thest ationary heater on/off
(/ page 182)
A w Setsthe front passenger side temp era‐
ture THERMOTRONIC control panel
overview The indicator lamps on
the buttons indicate that
th e cor responding function is activated. Climate
control 175

1
w Setsthe driver's side temp erature
2 t Calls up/exits the air conditioning
menu
Pressing and holding (appr ox.fo ur seconds):
re sets climate contro lto the basic settings
3 H Setsthe air flow or switches off climate
control
4 Ã Sets climate control toautomatic
mode(/ page177)
5 ¬ Defrosts the windscreen
6 ¤ Switches there ar wind owheater
on/off
7 g Switches air-recirculation mode on/off
(/ page 179) 8
Á Switches the A/C function on/off
(/ page 177)
Switches residual heat on or off
(/ page 179)
9 Vehicles without a stationary heater: 0
swit ches synchronisation on or off
(/ page 179)
Ve hicles with a stationary heater: &
swit ches thest ationary heater on/off
(/ page 182)
A w Setsthe front passenger side temp era‐
ture Overview of
there ar operating unit 1
Sets thete mp erature, left
2 Sets the air distribution, left
3 Sets climate control toautomatic
mode(/ page178)
4 Sets the air flow
5 Switches climate control on/off
(/ page 177)
Switches there sidual heat on/
off(/ page179)
6 Sets the air distribution, right
7 Sets thete mp erature, right 176
Climate cont rol

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ENVIRONMENTAL
NOTEEnvironmental
dama gedue toimproper disposal of full
fl acons Fu
llflacons must not be disposed
of with household waste. #
Fu
llflacons must be take nto
a harmful subs tance collection point. 1
Cap
2 Flacon #
Toinser t:slide theflacon into the holder as
fa r as it will go. #
Toremo ve:af te r opening theglov e box, wait
fo r appro ximately thre e seconds and pull out
th eflacon. Dispose of
thege nuine Mercedes-Benz interior
pe rfume flacon when it is em pty and do not refill
it. Information on
the windscreen heater The windscreen heater is swit
ched on automati‐
cally if the ¬ button is activated.
In addition, it is automatically switched on when
necessar y. St
ationary heater/ventilation St
ationary heater/stationary ventilation
function R The air inside theve hicle is heated or ventila‐
te dto the set temp erature.
R The air inside theve hicle cannot be cooled
down totemp eratures below the outside
te mp erature.
R Ifth e outside temp erature changes, ventila‐
tion mode au tomatical lyswitches toheating
mode or heating mode automatically
switches toventilation mode. Clima
tecontrol 181