MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV 2020 Owner's Manual

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Turn theemer gency keya qu artertur ncloc k‐
wise 0048(to loc k)or count er-cloc kwise 0047(to
unloc k).
Fo lding thefo lding table outorin &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom theopen
fo lding table
If yo uar edr ivin gwit hth efo lding table open,
ve hicle occupants couldstrike agains tit, in
par ticular intheeve ntofan acci dent, sudd en
br aki ng oran abrupt chang eof dir ect ion. #
Close thefo lding table beforeeac hjour‐
ne y. *
NO
TEDama getothefo lding tables when
mo ving theseats back Open
folding tables maybe damag edwhen
th eseats aremo vedbac k. #
Mak esur eth at thefo lding tables are
fo lded inwhen movingth efront seats
bac k. Fo
lding out
This equipment isavailable onlyforMer cedes-
Ma yba chvehicles. #
Open rear arm rest 1 (/ pag e12 9). #
Pullth efo lding table forw ards and upwards
by recess 2or3 and swingoutwards. #
Foldtheta ble panels apart. #
Tofold in: fold theta ble panels toget her and
swing inthefo lding table. Using
thesto wage com partmen tand MBUX
re ar tab letin there ar armr est
* NO
TEDama getothere ar armr estdue to
body weight When
folded out,there ar armr estcan be
damag edbybody weight . #
Donotsit orsuppor tyo urself onthe
re ar seat armr est. In
vehicles withafo lding rear seat armr est,th is
can befolded down toallo wthestow agecom ‐
par tment sto be used. Theavailable rear seat
ar mr ests and stow agecom partment sva ry
dependin gon theve hicle equipment. Seats
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Dep endingontheve hicle equipment, pullon
th ehandle orloop 1and fold do wn there ar
seat armr est. #
Depen dingon theve hicle equipment, use
MBUX rear table t2(/ page47 3).
Op eni ng thesto wage com partmen tin the
re ar passe nger comp artment center conso le
Dependi ngon theve hicle equipment, thedesign
of thecent ercon sole maydif fer. St
ow agecom partment inthere ar cen terconsole
(al lve hicles exceptMer cedes- Maybac h4-seat er) #
Press stow agecom partment 1.
St ow agecom partment 1open sin the
dir ect ion ofthear row . St
ow agecom partment inthere ar cen terconsole
(Merc edes-Ma ybach4-seat ervehicles) #
Press butt on1 and swing theco verof the
ar mr estupw ards.
Open ingthesto wage boxin thebac kres tin
th ere ar passe nger comp artment
* NO
TEDama getothere ar armr estdue to
body weight When
folded out,there ar armr estcan be
damag edbybody weight . #
Donotsit orsuppor tyo urself onthe
re ar seat armr est. 13
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equipment isavailable onlyforMer cedes-
Ma yba chvehicles. Ve
hicles withindividual seats(exa mp le) #
Vehicles with5-seat ervariant :fo ld do wn the
re ar armr est. #
Pull handle1and fold do wn cover2. Re
mo ving the handsetfr om the stowage
com partmen tin the rear passe nger comp art‐
ment
Open ingthedr awe r
This equipment isavailable onlyforMer cedes-
Ma yba chvehicles withindividua lre ar seat s. Ve
hicles withindividual rear seat s #
Press butt on1. #
Remo vethehandse t.
Closing thedr awe r #
Place thehandse tin thedr awe r. #
Press thehandse tdr awe rbac kuntil it
eng ages. Thr
ough-l oading facilit yto car gocom part‐
men t Fo
lding there ar seat backres tfo rw ards &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nad jus ting theseats
When youadj usta seat ,yo uma ytrap your‐
self orave hicle occupant. #
When adjustingaseat, makesur eth at
no onehas anybody partsinthesw eep
of theseat. Seats
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WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifsea tand
sea tba ckrest areno teng aged
If th eseat andseat backres tar eno teng aged
th ey cou ldfold forw ards, e.g.when brakin g
or intheev ent ofan acciden t.
This poses thefo llo wing risk sin par ticular :
R Aseat orseat backres tth at isno t
eng aged can push theve hicle occupant
ag ains tth eseat belt. Theseat beltwould
th en notbe able toprov ide theint ended
pr otect ion and could cause additional
injur y.
R Ach ild restra int system would nolonger
be suppor tedcor rectly orpos itioned cor‐
re ctl yand would nolongerper form its
int ended function.
R The seat backres tcan notre stra in obje cts
or goods inthecar gocom partmen t. Alw
aysensur eth at theseat andseat back‐
re st areeng aged, espe cially:
R beforepasse ngerstra velon aseat with
th eeasy entryand exitfeatur e.
R afte radju sting theseat.
R afte rth eeasy entryand exitfeatur eis
used.
R afte rth ecar gocom partmen tenlar ge‐
ment hasbeen folded down. Alw
aysensur eth at all vehicle occupants have
th eir seat belts fastened correctly and aresitti ng
pr ope rly. Pa rticular attent ion mus tbe paid to
ch ildr en.
If yo uno longerre qu ire th efo lded-d ownre ar
seat backres tas aloadin gar ea, fold there ar
seat backres tbac kint oplace .
Mak esur eth at there dmar kingof theloc kve rifi‐
cati onindi catorisno long ervis ible.Ot her wise,
th eseat backres tis no tloc ked.
Re quirement s: R
Vehicles withcent errear seat backres t:the
cent errear seat backres tis no tin thecar go
com partmen tfloor position.
R Vehicles withafo lding rear armr est:there ar
ar mr esthas been folded up. Se
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Tofold there ar seat backres tfo rw ards:
br ief lypress one ofbutt ons 1tofold the
lef tor right rear seat backres tfo rw ards.
The rear seat backres thead restra int moves
int oasuit able posit ion.Therear seat folds
fo rw ards.
Ve hicles withcent errear seat backres t:the
cent errear seat backres tfo lds forw ards
to ge ther wit hth elef tre ar seat backres t.
If aseat inthesecon drow ofseats isno t
eng aged and locked, this issho wnonthemulti‐
func tion displa yon theins trument cluster.
% Seven-sea ter: Wi th theALL button,allrear
seat backres ts can befolded forw ards
to ge ther. Fo
ld thecent errear seat backres tfo rw ards
separ ately(se ven-seat er) #
Press release catch3. #
Foldrear seat backres t2 forw ards. Fo
lding backth ere ar seat backres t
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bytrap ping the
seat beltwhen folding backth eseat
bac kres t The
seat beltcould become trapped andthus
damag edwhen theseat backres tis folded
bac k. #
Mak esur eth at theseat beltisno ttra p‐
ped when folding backth eseat back‐
re st. Sea
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ven-sea ter(e xa mp le) #
Tofold bac kth ere ar seat backres t:brief ly
pr ess one ofbutt ons 1tofold bac kth elef t
or right rear seat backres t.
The rear seat folds bac k.
Ve hicles withcent errear seat backres t:the
cent errear seat backres tfo lds bac kto get her
wit hth elef tre ar seat backres t. If
are ar seat backres tis no teng aged and
loc ked, this issho wnonthemultifunc tion
displa yon theins trument cluster.
% Seven-sea ter: Wi th theALL button,allrear
seat backres ts can befolded backto ge ther.
Fo lding backth ecent erseat backres tsepa ‐
ra tely (se ven-seat er) #
Swiv elrear seat backres tbac kunt ilit audibl y
eng ages. Fo
lding theseat backres ton theth ird ro w of
sea tsforw ards Lef
t-hand drive ve hicle (exa mp le) #
Inthere ar passe nger com partment (seven-
sea ter): pul lbutt ons 1brief lyto fold thelef t
or right seat backres tfo rw ards. 13
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Inthecar gocom partmen t:pr ess butt ons 1
br ief lyto fold thelef tor right seat backres t
fo rw ards. Fo
lding backth eseat backres ton theth ird
ro w of sea ts Lef
t-han ddr ive ve hicle (exa mp le) #
Inthere ar passe nger com partment :pr ess
butt ons1 brief lyto fold bac kth elef tor
ri ght- hand seatbackres t.
If aseat backres tis no teng aged and locked,
th is will besho wnonthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla yon theins trument cluster. Sea
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Inthecar gocom partmen t:br ief lypull but‐
to ns 1 tofold bac kth elef tor right- hand
seat backres t.
If aseat backres tis no teng aged and locked,
th is will besho wnonthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla yon theins trument cluster. EAS
Y-PA CK cargocom partmen tco verand
par tition netca ssette No
teson thecar gocom partmen tco ver &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
poor lysecur edobjec ts
The cargocom partmen tco veralo ne canno t
secur eor restra in hea vyobje cts, items of
lugg ageor hea vyloads.
Yo uco uld behit byan uns ecur edload, par‐
tic ular lyin theev ent ofabr uptch ang esin
dir ect ion,sudden brakin gor an acc iden t. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around . #
Sec ureobj ect s,lugg ageor loads
ag ains tslippin gor tipp ingover,e.g. by usin
gtie downs ,eve nif yo uar eusin g
th ecar gocom partmen tco ver. *
NO
TEDama getothecar gocom part‐
ment coverwhen loading theve hicle The
cargocom partment coverma ybe dam‐
ag ed when loading theve hicle. #
Donotplace anyobject sabo vethe
lo we redg eof theside windo wsoron
th ecar gocom partmen tco ver. This
equipment isavailable forall vehicles
exc eptMer cedes- Maybac hve hicles. Ext
ending/r etra ctin gth ecar gocom part‐
men tco ver #
Toextend: pull thecar gocom partmen t
co verbac kby grab handle 1and clipitint o
th ebr ac kets 2 onthelef tand right.
Re tracti ng #
Remo vethecar gocom partmen tco verfr om
th ebr ac kets on thelef tand right. 13
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Guide thecar gocom partmen tco verfo r‐
wa rdsusing thegr ab handle untilitis fully
re tract ed.
The rolled-up cargocom partment covercan be
used intwoposi tions:
R Folded 45°upwards forloa ding (fold down
bef orecommencing your jour ne y)
R Hor izontal posi tion
Ins tallin gor remo ving the cargocom part‐
men tco ver
Re quirement :
R The cargocom partment coveris rolled up. Re
mo ving the cargocom partmen tco ver #
Press end cap1onthelef tor right
in wa rds. #
Pull outthecar gocom partmen tco verbac k‐
wa rds.
St ow ing thecar gocom partmen tco ver
The cargocom partmen tco vercan bestowe d
beneat hth ecar gocom partmen tfloor . #
Open thecar gocom partmen tfloor
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Toinser t:inse rtcargo compartment cover
1 intobr ac kets 2. Ensu reitis seat edcor ‐
re ctly . #
Toremo ve:ta ke thecar gocom partmen t
co verout ofbrac kets 2. Sea
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tallin gth ecar gocom partmen tco ver #
Place thecar gocom partmen tco verin brac k‐
et s1 onthelef tand right.
The end caps ofthecar gocom partmen t
co vereng ageau dib ly. At
tac hin g/r emoving thepa rtitioning net &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
poor lysecur edobjec ts
The partitioning netalone cannotsecur eor
re stra in hea vyobje cts, items oflugg ageor
hea vyloads.
Yo uco uld behit byan uns ecur edload, par‐
tic ular lyin theev ent ofabr uptch ang esin
dir ect ion,sudden brakin gor an acc iden t. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around . #
Sec ureobj ect s,lugg ageor loads
ag ains tslippin gor tipp ingover,e.g. by
usin gtie downs ,eve nif yo uar eusin g
th epar titioning net. Fo
rsaf etyre ason s,alw aysuse apar titioning net
when transpor tingaload. Thepartitioning net
can beused withor wit hout cargo compartment
enlarg ement
Damag edpar titioning nets can nolong erfulf ill
th eir func tionsand mustbe replaced. Visit a
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. This
equipment isavailable forall vehicles
exc eptMer cedes- Maybac hve hicles. Pa
rtition ingnetwit hout cargocom partment
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