mirror MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV 2020 Owner's Manual

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Opens thedoor →
74
2 Locks/unl ocks theve hicle →
74
3 Setsthememor yfunc tion →
122
4 Adjus tstheseats electrically →
101
5 Switches theseat heating on/off →
117
6 Switches theseat ventil ation on/o ff →
118
7 Adjus tsthefront passeng erseat from the
dr iver's seat →
103
8 Opens/closes theta ilg ate →
79
9 Open s/closes theright side windo w →
85 A
Opens/c losesthere ar right side windo w →
85
B Child safetyloc kfo rth ere ar side windows →
67
C Opens/closes there ar leftside window →
85
D Opens/cl osesthelef tside windo w →
85
E Oper ates theoutside mirrors →
166
F Adjus tsthe4-w aylumbar support →
105
G Seatad jus tment using themultimedia system →
115
H Adjus tsthehead restra int s →
111 At
aglanc e– Do orcon trol pane land seat adjus tment 15

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Tounlo ck:tur nth eemer gency keyco unt er-
clo ckwise toposition 0047. #
Toloc k:tur nth eemer gency keyclo ckwise to
position 0047. #
Carefully press theco veront oth eloc kcyli n‐
der until iteng ages and isseat edfirm ly. Ru
nning boards Oper
ation oftheru nning boards Mer
cedes-Ma ybachve hicl es:theve hicle is
eq uipped withelectr icallyex tenda ble ru nning
bo ards. Ifyo uha ve select edtheaut omatic mode
in themultimedia system, (/page79) the
ru nning board willex tend automatical lyon the
re spectiv eside when adoor isopened. Youcan
use man ualmod eto cle an theru nning boards
(/ page 490) .
% The running boards willex tend and retract
only ifth eve hicle isstatio nary.
In thefo llo wing cases ,th eru nning boards will
re tract automatical ly:
R Ifyo usele ctan off-ro ad drive pr ogram
(/ page19 6).
R Ifyo uact ivat ecar wash mode (/page48 4).
R Ifth eoutside mirrors fold inaut omat ically
(/ page16 9).
R Ifyo uar edr ivin gat aspee dgr eat erthan
2. 5mp h(4 km/h) . If
yo uha ve select edtheaut omatic modeinthe
multime diasystem and youman uallyex tend the
ru nning boards when thedoor sar eclosed, the
ru nning boards willre main extende d,eve nif yo u
open adoor andthen close itag ain. Automatic
mode willbe react ivat ed onlywh en youar edr iv‐
ing ataspee dgr eat erthan 2.5mp h(4 km/h).
* NO
TEDama getotheru nning boards
du ring extensi on orretracti on The
running boards extend attheside during
ex tensi on. During retracti on, theru nning
bo ards areint egr ated intheside skirt. #
Mak esur eth at ther eis suf ficie ntspa ce
du ring extensi on and retracti on. Ob
servean ydispla ymessag esthat ma ybe dis‐
pla yedon theins trument cluster(/ page56 7). 78
Opening andclosing

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stra int and push press studs 2intoth e
cou nter pieces . #
Toremo vethead dit ional cushion:release
pr ess studs 2and remo veaddit ionalcus h‐
ion 1. Conf
iguringtheseat settings Multi
media system:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Seat Comfort
Ad jus tingthe backres tco ntou rin the lumb ar
re gion oftheseat backres t(lum bar) #
Sele ctLumbar . #
Sele ctthese ttings Z forth edesir edseat. #
Adjus tth eair cushions .
Ad jus tingthe backres tsi de bolste rs #
Select SideBol sters . #
Adjus tth eair cushion forth edesir edseat.
Se tting theseat heatingbala nce #
Sele ctSeat HeatingBalan ce. #
Adjus tth eheat distribution forth edesir ed
seat. Se
tting automat icseat adjustm ent &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du ring adjus tment ofthedr iver's seat
af te rcall ing upadr iver profile
Selecting apr ofile ma ytrigg eran adju stment
of thedr iver's seat totheposition save d
und erthepr ofile. Youor other vehicle occu‐
pants couldbeinjur edinthepr ocess. #
Mak esur eth at when theposition of
dr iver's seat isbeing adjustedusing the
multime diasystem, nopeople orbody
par tsarein theseat's rang eof mo ve‐
ment.
If th er eis arisk ofsomeone becoming trap‐
ped, stop theadjus tmentpr ocess immedi‐
at ely: #
a)Tapth ewa rning mess ageon the
media display. or
#
b)Press amemor yposition buttonora
seat adjus tmentswitc hon thedr iver's
door .
The adjus tmentpr ocess isstopped. Re
quirement s
R Adaptin gth edr iver's seat andsteer ing wheel
position tothebody size:automatic seat
adjus tmenthas been switchedon.
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Vehicle
5 Auto. SeatAdjustmen t
Switc hingautomat icseat adjustm ent on/of f
When theactiv euser profile isch ang edwhile
th eve hicle isstatio nary,thedr iver's seat, steer‐
ing wheel, outside mirrors and seat contour are
aut omat icallyadap tedto thedr iver . #
Select OnorOff. Seats
andstow ing 11
5

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This setting isavailable onlyforindivi dual
user profile s. Fo rth egues tpr ofile, auto‐
matic seatadjus tmentcann otbe switc hed
on oroff.Fu rther information aboutuser
pr ofiles (/ page348).
Ad jus tingdr iver' sse at and steer ing wheel
posit iontobody size
The vehicle calculat esasuit able driver's seat
and steer ing wheel position onthebasis ofthe
dr iver's body sizeandsets this dir ect ly. #
Tosetth eunit ofmea surement :selec tcm
or ft/in. #
Setth esize using thescale. #
Select Start Position ing.
The driver's seat andsteer ing wheel position
is adjus tedto thebody sizethat has been
se t.
% Ifth edr iver's seat andsteer ing wheel posi‐
tion calculat edbytheve hicle isno tpr actical
or comf ortable, itcan bemanuall ych ang ed
at anytim evia thecon trol butt ons.
The outside mirrors areno tse tvia this func ‐
tion .Ins tead, they have tobe setmanually
via theswitc hes. %
Youcan also maketh ese settings viathe
Mer cedes meportalfo ryo ur user profile. By
syn chronizi ngthepr ofiles intheve hicle and
th eMer cedes meconnect profiles, youcan
car ryove rth ese settings foryo ur vehicle.
Fu rther information aboutsynchronizing user
pr ofiles (/ page35 1).
Se tting theeasy entryand exitfeatur e #
Select Steering Wheel& Seat ,Steering
Whee lOnly orOff.
% Ifyo uuse anind ivid ual user profile and have
se tyo ur body size,this inf ormatio nis car ried
ove rfo rth eeasy entryand exitfeatur e.This
caus esthedr iver's seat andsteer ing wheel
to aut omat icallymo veintoth ecor rect pos i‐
tion (/page 350). Sel
ecting thema ssag epr og ram forthe fron t
se ats Mu
ltimed iasystem:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Massage #
Select amassag epr ogr am . #
Startth epr ogr am forth edesir edseat 0065. #
Tosetth ema ssag eint ensit y:switc hHigh
Inten sityonoroff.
% Forth ere ar seat s,themassag epr og ram can
be sele cted on thefo llo wing device s(if avail‐
able):
R Onthere ar displa ys
The selection canbemade forth ere ar
seat son thesecon dand third row sof
seats.
R OntheMBUX rear table t
The select ionismade inthesame wayas
on there ar displa ysforth ere ar seat son
th esecon dro w of seat s. Re
setting seat settings Multimedia
system:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Seat Comfort #
Select Reset. #
Select 00D1forth edesir edseat.
The settings forth eselect edseat arere se t. 11
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Sea tsand stow ing

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Ifsomeone becomestrappe d,press a
pr ese tpositio nbutt onorseat adjus t‐
ment switchimmedi ately . &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment ifth e
memor yfunction isactiv ated bychildr en
Childr encould becom etrapped ifth ey act i‐
va te thememor yfunc tion,par ticular lywhen
unatt ended. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. The
memor yfunct ioncan beused when theigni‐
tion isswitc hedoff.
St oring
Seat adjus tment sfo rup tothre epeople canbe
st or ed and called upusing thememor yfunc tion.
The follo wing systems canbeselect ed:
R Front seat R
Outside mirrors
R Hea d-up Display
R Steer ing column
R Seat contour #
Setth efront seat, theoutside mirrors,th e
Hea d-up Display, thesteer ing column and
th eseat contour tothedesir edposition . #
Press memor ybutt onMand then press pre‐
se tposition button1,2or 3wit hin thre esec‐
onds.
An acous ticsignal sounds. Thesettings are
st or ed. #
Tocall up:pr ess and brief lyhold prese tposi‐
tion button1,2or 3.
Af terre leasing thebutt on,thefront seat,
outside mirrors,Head-up Display,steer ing
column, andseat contour aremo vedint oth e
st or ed position automaticall y. Memor
yfunctio nin there ar passen ger
com partmen t Ope
ratin gthe rear seat viathemem oryfun c‐
tion inthere ar passen gerco mp artment St
oring
This function isavailable onlyforMer cedes-Ma y‐
bac hve hicles.
Seat adjus tment sfo rth ere ar seat canbestor ed
and called upusing there ar seat mem oryfun c‐
tio n.
R Driver' sside: twoper son s Seat
sand stow ing 12
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Foldwiper arm 2 away from there ar win‐
do wunt ilit eng ages inthere placemen tposi‐
tion . #
Unclipwi per blad e1 from wiper arm 2
and remo veitin thedir ect ion ofarro w 3. Ins
talling thewiper blade #
Position wiper blade1withbo th lugs 3on
holder 2onthewiper arm. #
Push wiper blade1inthedir ect ion ofarrow
4 untilit en gage sin holder 2. #
Mak esur eth at wiper blade1isseat edcor ‐
re ctly . #
Foldthewiper arm from there placemen t
position backont oth ere ar wind ow. Mir
rors Oper
ating theout side mirrors &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom adju sting
th eve hicle settin gswhile theve hicle isin
mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int ,th e
st eer ing wheel orthemir rorand fasten
yo ur seat belt. 16
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Light andvisib ility

&
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto mis‐
judgment ofdis tances when using the
passeng ermir ror
The outside mirroron thefront -passen ger
side reflect sobjec tson asmaller scale.The
objec tsinvie warein fact clos erthan they
appear .
As are sult, youma ymis judgethedis tance
be twee nyo uand thero ad user drivin g
behin dyo u, forex am ple, when chang ing
lane s. #
Ther efor e, alw ayslook over your sho ul‐
der inorder toensur eth at youar e
aw areof theactual distance betwee n
yo uand thero ad user sdr ivin gbehin d
yo u. Fo
lding theout side mirrors in/out #
Brief lypress butt on2.
% Ifth ebatt eryhas been discon nectedorhas
disc harged, theoutside mirrors mus tbe
mo vedbr ief lyusing button2. Onlyth en will
th eaut omatic mirrorfo lding function work
pr oper ly. %
Mer cedes-Ma ybachve hicles: whentheout‐
side mirrors fold in, theex tenda ble ru nning
bo ards willre tract ifth ese wereprev iousl y
ex tende d.
Ad jus tingthe outsi de mir rors #
Press butt on1 or3 toselect theoutside
mir rorto be adjus ted. #
Use button4 toadjus tth eposition ofthe
mir rorgl ass.
Eng agin gth eout side mirrors
If an outsid emir rorhas been forc ibl ydisen ‐
ga ge d, proceed asfollo ws . #
Vehicles without electr icallyfo lding outside
mir rors:manu ally pu sh theoutside mirror
int oth ecor rect pos ition. #
Vehicles withelectr icallyfo lding outsidemir‐
ro rs:pr ess and holdbu tton 2.
Yo uwill hear aclic kand themir rorwil lau di‐
bl yeng agein posi tion. Theoutsi demir rorwil l
no wbe setto thecor rect pos ition. Lig
htand visibility 16
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Au
tomatic anti-glar emir rors functio n &
WARNIN GRisk ofaci dbu rnsand poi‐
soning duetotheanti- glar emir rorelec‐
tr olyt e
Electr olytema yescap eif th eglass inan
aut omat icant i-glar emir rorbr eak s.
The electr olyteis hazardous tohealt hand
causes irrita tio n.Itmu stnotcome intocon‐
ta ct with your skin, eye s,respir ator yor ga ns
or clo thing orbe swallo wed. #
Ifyo uco me intoco ntact withelec tro‐
ly te ,obser vethefo llo wing:
R Imm ediat elyrinse theelectr olyte
fr om your skin wit hwa terand seek
medica latt ention.
R Ifelectr olyt ecomes intocont act
wit hyo ur eyes, immediat elyrinse
th em thor oughly withclean water
and seek medicalattent ion.
R Ifth eelectr olyt eis sw allo wed,
immediat elyrinse your mout hout
th or oughl y.Do notind uce vomiting.
Seek medica latt ention immedi ately . R
Immedia tely ch ang eout ofclo thing
whic hhas been contaminat edwith
electr olyt e.
R Ifan allergic react ion occurs, seek
medi calattent ion imm ediat ely. The
inside rear vie wmir rorand theoutside mir‐
ro ron thedr iver's side willautomaticall ygo into
anti- glar emode iflight from aheadlam phit sth e
sensor ontheinside rear vie wmir ror.
Sy stem limit s
The system will notgo intoanti- glar emode if:
R The engineisswit ched off.
R Reversege ar iseng aged.
R The interior light ingisswit ched on. Fr
ont- passeng erout side mirrorpar kingpos i‐
tio nfun ction %
The parking posit ionisavailable onlyin vehi‐
cles withamemor yfunct ion.
The parking position makespar king easier . In
thefo llo wing situat ions,th efront -passen ger
outside mirrorwil lswi veldo wn wardsin the
dir ect ion ofthere ar wheel onthefront passeng‐
er's side:
R The parking position isstor ed (/ page16 9)
R Thefron t-pa ssenger mirror isselect ed
R Reversege ar iseng aged.
The fron t-passe nger out side mirrorwil lmo ve
bac kto its original positioninthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R Youshif tth etra nsmiss iontoano ther trans‐
mission position
R Youar etrave ling atspeeds great erthan
9 mp h(1 5 km/h)
R Youpr ess thebutt onforth eoutside mirror
on thedr iver's side 16
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Light andvisib ility

St
oring and calling upthepa rking posit ionof
th efront- passeng erout side mirror Sto
ring #
Select thefront -passen geroutsi demir ror
usin gbut ton1. #
Eng agere ve rsege ar. #
Movethefront -passen geroutsi demir rorint o
th edesir edpar king position usingbutton2. Calling
up #
Select thefront -passen geroutsi demir ror
usin gbut ton1. #
Eng agere ve rsege ar.
The fron t-passe nger out side mirrorwil lmo ve
to thestor ed par king position. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe automati cmir ror
fo lding function Multime
diasystem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Vehicle #
Switc hAutom aticFolding onoroff. Oper
ating thesun visor s
Using thesing lesun visor #
Glarefrom thefront :fo ld sun visor 1
do wn. #
Glar efrom theside: release thecatc hand
swing sunvisor 1totheside. Light
andvisibility 16
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Inf
orma tion ondetectin gda ma geon a
pa rked vehicl e If
acolli sion isde tected whe nth eto w- aw ay
alar misarmed onaloc kedve hicle, youwill
re cei veano tificat ion inthemultimedia system
when youswit chon theignition .
Yo uwill recei veinformatio nabout thefo llo wing
point s:
R The area oftheve hicle that ma yha ve been
damag ed.
R The forc eof theim pact.
The follo wing situat ionscanlead toinadv ertent
acti vatio n:
R The parked vehicle ismo ved, e.g. inatw o-
st or yga rage .
% Dea ctivateth eto w- aw ay alar minorder to
pr eve ntina dvertent acti vatio n.Ifyo udeac ti‐
va te theto w- aw ay alar m,damag ede tection
wi llal so be dea ctivated.
% Inthecase ofsevere batt erydisc harging,
th efunc tion forde tecting damag eon a pa
rked vehicle isaut omaticall ydeactiv ated
to facil itat eth ene xt engine star t.
Sy stem limit s
De tection maybe restrict ed inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R The vehicle isdamag edwithout impact, e.g.
if an outside mirroris torn offor thepaint is
damag edbyaSm artK ey
R Animpa ct occu rsat low spee d
R The electric par kingbr ak eis no tapplied No
teson par king theve hicl efo ran extended
per iod If
yo ulea vetheve hicle parkedfo rlong erthan six
we eks,itma ysuf ferdama gethro ugh disus e.
The 12Vbatt eryma yalso beimpair edordam‐
ag ed byhea vydisc harging.
% Further information canbeobt ained ata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. St
andb ymode (ext ens ion ofthe star terbat‐
te ry 's per iod out ofuse) St
andb ymode function
% This function isno tav ailable forall model s.
If standb ymode isact ivat ed, energyloss willbe
min imiz eddur ing ex tende dpe riods ofnon- oper‐
ation.
St andb ymode isch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R thest ar terbatt eryis preser ved.
R themaximum non-opera tionaltime appear s
in themedia display.
R thecon nect iontoonline services isint erru p‐
te d.
R theAT A(anti-t heftal ar m system) isno tav ail‐
able.
R theint erior motion sensor andtow- aw ay
alar mfun ction sar eno tav ailable.
R thefunc tion forde tecting damag eon a
pa rked vehicle isno tav ailable. Dr
ivin gand parking 217