seat memory MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV 2020 Owners Manual

Symbols
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agl ance .................................................... 6
Cockpit ........................................................... 6
Indica tor and warning lamps ........................ .10
Overhead contro l panel ................................ 12
Door operating unit and seat adjustment ..... 14
Control settings in there ar passenger
compartment ................................................ 16
Emergencies and breakdowns ...................... 18Digital Owner's Manual
.............................20
Calling up the Digital Owner's Manual ..........20 Genera
l notes............................................. 22
Pr otection of the environment ......................22
Ta ke -ba ckof end-of-life vehicles ...................22
Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts ....................... 23
Owner's Manual ............................................ 24
Operating saf ety .......................................... .24
Declaration of conformity ............................. 26
Diagno stics connection ................................ 31
Qualified specialist workshop ....................... 32 Ve
hicle registration ....................................... 33
Cor rect use of theve hicle ............................33
Information on the REA CHregulation ........... 33
No tesfo r persons with electronic medi‐
cal aids ......................................................... 33
Implied warranty .......................................... .34
QR code forre scue card ...............................34
Data storage .................................................34
Copyright ...................................................... 38 Occupant saf
ety......................................... 39
Re stra int sy stem ...........................................39
Seat belts ...................................................... 41
Airbags ......................................................... 45
PRE-SAFE ®
sy stem ....................................... 53
Au tomatic measu res af ter an accident ......... 54
Safely transporting children in theve hi‐
cle ................................................................55
No tes on pets in theve hicle .........................77 Opening and closing
.................................. 78
Ke y .............................................................. .78
Doo rs............................................................ 81
Ru nning boards ............................................ 85 Load compa
rtment ....................................... 86
Side windo ws............................................... 92
Sliding sunroof ............................................. 96
Ro ller sunblinds .......................................... 101
Anti-theft pr otection ................................... 102 Seats and
stowing ................................... 105
No tes on the cor rect driver's seat posi‐
tion ............................................................. 105
Seats .......................................................... 105
St eering wheel ............................................ 124
Easy entry and exitfeature ........................ .126
Memory function ........................................ 127
Memory function in there ar compart‐
ment .......................................................... .128
St ow age areas ............................................ 13 2
Cup holders ................................................ 14 6
Soc kets ....................................................... 14 8
Coolbox ...................................................... 15 0
Wi reless charging of the mobile phone
and connection with theex terior aerial .......1 51
Fitting/removing thefloor mats ................. 1542
Contents

1
Opens the door →
82
2 ßÜLoc ks/unloc kstheve hicle →
82
3 Sets the memory function →
12 8
4 Adjusts the seats electrically →
105
5 w Switches the seat heating on/off →
12 2
6 s Switches the seat ventilation on/o ff→
12 3
7 w Adjusts the front passenger seat from
th e driver's seat →
108
8 q Opens/closes theta ilgate →
86
9 W Opens/closes theright side window →
92 A
W Opens/closes there ar right side win‐
dow →
92
B S Child saf ety lock forth ere ar side win‐
do ws →
77
C W Opens/closes there ar left side wind ow→
92
D W Opens/closes the left side window →
92
E Í Operates the outside mir rors →
17 0
F Adjusts the 4-w aylumbar support →
109
G Seat adjustment using the multimedia sy stem →
11 9
H Adjusts the head restra ints →
11 5 At
aglance – Door operating unit and seat adjustment 15

1
Rear climate control operating unit →
175
2 Stow age compartment in the cent reconsole
230 V soc ket →
14 8
3 Adjusts the front passenger seat electrically →
109
4 s Switches there ar seat ventilation
on/o ff →
12 3
5 w Switches there ar seat heating on/off →
12 2
6 Adjusts there ar seats electrically →
11 0
Mercedes-Maybach vehicles: adjusts a reclin‐
ing rear seat electrically →
11 0 7
Mercedes-Maybach vehicles: operates the
memory function →
12 9
8 Mercedes-Maybach vehicles: sets the fully
re clined position →
111
9 Mercedes-Maybach vehicles: access tothe
re frigerator box →
15 0
A Stow age compartment in there ar armrest
MBUX rear tablet brac ket At
aglance – Control settings in there ar passenger compartment 17

R
Suitable positioning of thech ild restra int sys‐
te m (/ page 59) PRE-SAFE
®
sy stem PRE-
SAFE®
(anticipa tory occupant pr otec‐
tion) PRE-
SAFE®
is able todetect cer tain critical driv‐
ing situations and implement pre-em ptive meas‐
ures toprotect theve hicle occupants.
PRE-SAFE ®
can implement thefo llowing meas‐
ures independently of each other:
R Tightening the seat belts on the driver's seat
and front passenger seat.
R Closing the side windo ws.
R Vehicles with sliding sunroof: closethe
sliding sunroof.
R Vehicles with memory function: movethe
front passenger seat toa more favo urable
seat position.
R Vehicles with memory function in the
re ar comp artment: movethe outer rear
seats toa more favo urable seat position. R
Vehicles with multicontour seat: increase
th e air pressure in the seat side bols ters of
th e seat backrest.
R PRE-SAFE ®
Sound: pr ovided that the multi‐
media sy stem is switched on, generates a
brief noise signal tostimulate the innate pro‐
te ctive mechanism of a person's hea ring.
* NO
TEDama gecaused byobjects in the
fo ot we ll or behind the seat The automatic adjustment of
the seat posi‐
tion may result in damage tothe seat and/or
th e object. #
Stow objects in a suitable place. Re
versing the PRE- SAFE®
sy stem measures If an accident did not occur,
the pre-em ptive
measures that we retake n are reve rsed.
Yo u will need toper form certain settings your‐
self. #
Ifth e seat belt pre-tensioning is not reduced,
mo vethe seat backrest back slightl y.
The locking mechanism releases. Fu
nction of PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus) PRE-
SAFE®
PLUS can de tect cer tain impacts,
particular lyan imminent rear impact, and take
pre-em ptive measures toprotect theve hicle
occupants. These measures cannot necessarily
pr eve nt an imminent impact.
PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS can implement thefo llowing
measures independently of each other:
R Tightening the seat belts on the driver's seat
and front passenger seat.
R Activating there ar hazard warning lights at a
higher flashing frequenc y.
R Increasing brake pressure when theve hicle
is stationar y.This brake application is cancel‐
led automatically when theve hicle pulls
aw ay. Occupant saf
ety53

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. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor death due to
an incor rect seat position
The seat belt does not of ferth e intended
le ve l of pr otection if you ha venot mo vedthe
seat backrest toan almost vertical position.
Yo u could slip beneath the seat belt and
injure yourself. #
Adjust the seat proper lybefore com‐
mencing your journe y. #
Alw ays ensure that the seat backrest is
in an almost vertical position and that
th e shoulder belt is routed across the
centre of your shoulder. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toexc es‐
sive stra in on the grab handle
If yo u apply your full body weight tothe grab
handle or pull it abruptl y,the grab handle
may be damaged or become loose from its
anchorage. #
Use the grab handles only tostabilise
th e seating position or toassist in get‐
ting in and out of the seat. 1
Head restra int height
2 Seat backrest inclination
3 Seat height
4 Seat cushion length
5 Seat cushion inclination
6 Seat fore -and-aft position #
Save the settings with the memory function
(/ page 128). Seats and
stowing 107

Ad
justing the front passen ger seat electri‐
cally from the driver's seat &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor death due to
th e front seat being positioned too close
to the cockpit
The front airbags can also injure the occu‐
pants in the front of theve hicle. #
Alw ays adjust the front seats so they
are as faraw ay as possible from the
front airbags. #
In addition, obse rveth e no tes on cor‐
re ct seat adjustment. Re
quirements:
R The po wer supply is switched on. Yo
u can call up thefo llowing functions forthe
front passenger sea t:
R Seat adjustment
R Seat heating
R Seat ventilation
R Memory function #
Toselect the front passenger seat: press
button 1.
When the indicator lamp lights up, the front
passenger seat is selected. #
Adjust the front passenger seat using the
buttons on the driver's side door operating
unit. #
Toselect the driver's seat: press button1
again.
When the indicator lamp goes out, the driv‐
er's seat has been selected. 108
Seats and stowing

Ad
justing the rear seats electrical ly*
NO
TEDama getothere ar seat armrest
when folding the cent reseat backrest
fo rw ard If
th ere ar seat armrest is folded down, it can
be damaged when the cent reseat backrest
is folded forw ard. #
Foldthere ar seat armrest upwards
before folding the cent reseat backrest
fo rw ard. The middle seat backrest is adjus
tedto ge ther
with the left seat. 1
Head restra int height
2 Seat backrest inclination
3 Seat fore -and-aft position #
Save the settings with the memory function
(/ page 129). Ad
justing the reclining rear seats electrical ly The
reclining rear seats are on the driver's and
front passenger sides. 1
Head restra int height
2 Head restra int fore -and-aft position
3 Seat ba ckrest inclination
4 Combined seat cushion inclination and
length 11 0
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5
Combined seat cushion inclination and
length
6 Fore-and-aft position of the leg rest
7 Angle of the leg rest #
Save the settings with the memory function
(/ page 129).
% The leg rest will fold down if overloaded. If
th is is the case, fold up the leg rest and
engage it. Setting
the fully reclined position Re
quirements:
R The po wer supply is switched on. #
Toset the fully reclined position: press
button 1.
R The rear seat will mo veinto the fully
re clined position.
R The rear seat head restra int will mo ve.
R The leg rest will rise.
R The front passenger seat will mo veas far
fo rw ards as possible. R
The front passenger seat head restra int
will be comple tely retracted.
R The front passenger seat ba ckrest will
mo veas farfo rw ards and as far down as
it will go. #
Toresto rethest andard seat settings:
press button 1.
or Seats and
stowing 111

#
Call up the settings with the memory func‐
tion (/ page129).
% You can use there ar-compartment child
saf ety lock todisable this function
(/ page 77).
% The leg rest will fold down if overloaded. If
th is is the case, fold up the leg rest and
engage it. At
taching and removing the additional cush‐
ion of the leg rest Use
the additional cushion only when theve hicle
is stationar y.The additional cushion is in the
ve hicle. #
Toattach: placethe additional cushion on
th e leg rest. #
Pull theru bber stra ps laterally overth e leg
re st. #
Toremo ve:re mo vetheru bber stra ps from
th e leg rest and stow the additional cushion
safely in theve hicle. Fo
lding there ar seats on the second row of
seats forw ards and back electrical ly &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toseat
backrest folded forw ards
If th ere ar seat backrest is folded forw ards,
persons in theth ird row of seats could col‐
lide with parts of the seat adjustment mech‐
anism, in particular in theeve nt of an acci‐
dent, sudden braking or an ab rupt change of
direction. #
Ifth ere is a person in theth ird row of
seats, there ar seat in front of that per‐
son must be folded back into the driv‐
ing position before starting the journe y. #
People in theth ird row of seats must
not place their legs on a rear seat back‐
re st that has been folded forw ards. Alw
ays ensure that all vehicle occupants ha ve
th eir seat belts fastened cor rectly and are sitting
prope rly. Pa rticular attention must be paid to
ch ildren. 11 2
Seats and stowing

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 user profile may trigger an
adju stment of the driver's seat tothe posi‐
tion sa ved under the user profile. You or
ot her vehicle occupants could be injured in
th e 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 will be stop‐
ped. Re
quirements:
R Adapting the driver's seat and steering wheel
position tothe body size: automatic seat
adjustment has been switched on.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle
5 Automatic 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 .
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 directly. #
Toset the unit of measurement: selectcm
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 buttons.
The exterior mir rors are not set via this func‐
tion. Ins tead, they have tobe set manually
via the switches. 12 0
Seats and stowing