MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV 2021 Owner's Manual

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 oring thecar gocom partmen tco ver
The cargocom partmen tco vercan bestor ed
beneat hth ecar gocom partmen tfloor . #
Open thecar gocom partmen tfloor . #
Toinser t:place cargocom partmen tco ver
1 intobr ac kets 2. Ensu reitis seat edcor ‐
re ctly . #
Toremo ve:ta ke thecar gocom partmen t
co verout ofbrac kets 2. In
stalli ng thecar 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. Sea
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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
enlar gement Pa
rtition ingnetwit hcar gocom partment
enlar gement #
Toattac h:extend thepar tition net. #
Attach theto pguide rodto holder s1 on
th eheadliner . #
Engage hook s2 ineyele ts3 onthelef t
and right. 13
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#
Pull ontheloose endsofthelashing stra ps
until thepar titioning netis tight . #
Afterdr iving ashor tdis tance, checkth ete n‐
si on ofthepar titioning netand re-tensi onitif
nece ssary. #
Toremo ve:pu llth ebelt clam psuntil the
lashin gst ra ps areloose. #
Remo vehook s2 from eyele ts3 onthe
lef tand right. #
Remo vetheto pguide rodfrom theholder s
1. Ov
ervie wof thetie- down eyes inthecar go
com partmen t Ob
serveth eno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
(/ page11 9). 1
Cargo tie-do wnrings
The front tie-do wn eyes areaccessible whenthe
th ird row ofseats isin thecar gocom partmen t
fl oor position (/page12 4).
% Mer cedes -Maybachvehicles: both tie-do wn
ey es on Mer cedes- Maybac hve hicles are
locat edinthere ar ofthecar gocom part‐
ment ,lef tand right. Ov
ervie wof bag hook s &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rywhen usingbag
hook swit hhea vyobj ect s
The bag hook scan notre stra in hea vyobje cts
or items oflugg age.
Obj ectsor items oflugg agema ybe flung
ar oun dand hitvehicle occupants. #
Onlyhang lightobject son thebag
hook s. #
Neverhang hard,shar p-edg edorfragi le
objects onthebag hook s. Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
(/ page11 9).
Subject thebag hook sto amax imum loadof
6. 6lbs (3kg)and donotatt achan ygoods to
th em. Seats
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Bag hook Co
athoo kon the tailgat e Thi
sequipme ntisavailable forall vehicles
exc eptMer cedes- Maybac hve hicles. 1
Coat hook ontheta ilg ate
Coat hooksar eno tsuit able forhea vyobjects.
Use thecoat hooksonl yfo rlig ht objects suchas
jac kets. Lo
cking and unloc kingthecar gocom part‐
men tflo or Th
iseq uip me ntisavailable forall vehicles
exc eptMer cedes- Maybac hve hicles. #
Turn theemer gency keya qu artertur ncloc k‐
wis e0048 (to loc k)or count er-cloc kwise 0047(to
unloc k). 13
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tac hin garo of lugg agera ck &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
exc eeding themaximum roof load
The vehicle centerofgrav ity and theusual
dr iving charact eristic sas wellas thesteer ing
and braking charact eristic salt er.
If yo uexc eed themaximum roof load, the
dr iving charact eristic s,as wellas steer ing
and braking, willbegreatl yim pair ed. #
Neverexc eed themaximum roof load
and adjus tyo ur drivin gst yle. Yo
uwill find informa tionon themaximum roof
load inthe"T ec hnical data"sect ion.
* NO
TEVehicle damag efrom non-
appr ovedro of lugg agera ck s The
vehicle could bedamag edbyroof lug‐
ga ge rack sth at have notbe en tested and
appr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz. #
Use onlyro of lugg agera ck ste sted and
appr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz. #
Dependi ngon theve hicle equipment,
ensur eth at thesliding sunroofcan be
full yra ised when thero of lugg agera ck
is ins talled. #
Depe ndingon theve hicle equipment,
ensur eth at theta ilg atecan befully
open edwhen thero of lugg agera ck is
ins talled. #
Position theload onthero of lugg age
ra ck insuc hawa yth at theve hicle will
no tsus tain damag eev en when itis in
mo tion . *
NO
TEDama getothepanor amaroof wit h
po we rtilt/sli dingpanel duetonon-
ap prove dro of lugg agera ck s The
panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sli ding
panel maybe dama gedby thero of lugg age
ra ck ifyo uatt em pttoopen itwhen usinga
ro of lugg agera ck notte sted and appr oved
fo rMer cedes-Benz. #
When aro of lugg agera ck isins talled,
open thepanor amaroof wit hpo we r
til t/sl iding panel only ifth is has been te
sted and appr oved forMer cedes-
Benz.
The panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sli ding
panel maybe raised toallo wventil ation of
th eve hicle interior . #
Secur eth ero of lugg agera ck tothero of rail‐
ing. #
Obser vethemanuf acturer'sinstallation
ins truct ions . Cup
holder Switc
hingthecooling orheat ingfunction for
th ete mp eratur e-cont rolled cup holder onor
of f &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryby touc hin gth e
heating elements
The cup holder's heatingelements maybe
ve ry hot.
Yo ucan burnyo urself onthem. Seats
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#
Donotto uc hth ecup holder's hotheat‐
ing element s. #
Ensur eth at no childr encan access the
cup holder 'sho thea ting eleme nts. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. *
NO
TEDama getoobject sin thete mp era‐
tur e-co ntro lled cup holder If
yo uplac eobj ect sint oth ete mp eratur e-
con trolled cupholder ,th ey ma ybecome
dama ged. #
Donotplace objectsint oth ete mp era‐
tur e-co ntro lled cup holder . Cup
holder inthefront cent ercons ole Cup
holder inthere ar passe nger com partment cen‐
te rconsole 13
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Cup
holde rin there ar passe nger com partment cen‐
te rconsole (Mercedes-Ma ybachfour -seat ervehi‐
cles) #
Toswitc hon: oncup holder 1,press but‐
to n2 repeat edly until theblue (keep cool)
or red(keep warm)indic ator lam pon thebut‐
to nlights up.
If yo uuse theheating function,th eme tal
inse rtof thecup holder isheat ed.Onc ea
cer tain temp eratur ehas been reac hed, the
wa rning lam plight sup. Donotre ac hint oth e
cup holder 'sme talinse rtwhen thewa rning
lam pis lit. #
Toswitc hof f:pr ess butt on2 repeat edly
until theindicat orlam pon thebutt ongoes
out.
% Clean there mo vable rubber matonlywit h
clean, lukewa rmwaterand thecup holder
onl ywit hasof tclo th. Soc
kets Us
ingthe 12Vso cket inthefront cent er
console Re
quirement s:
R Onlycon nectde vices uptoamax imum of
24 0W (20 A).
Dependi ngon theve hicle equipment, theve hicle
has thefo llo wing 12Vsoc kets:
R Inthestor ag ecom partmen tin thefront cen‐
te rconsole
R Inthecar gocom partmen t Ex
am ple: 12Vsoc ketin thestor ag ecom partmen t
in thefront cent ercons ole #
Liftup cap 1ofthesoc ketand insertth e
plug ofthede vice.
If yo uha ve connect edade vice tothe12 V
soc ket,leave theco verof thestor ag ecom part‐
ment open. Seats
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Using
the11 5V soc ketin the rear passe nger
co mp artment &
DANG ER Risk offata linj urydue todam‐
ag ed con nectingcables orsoc kets
Yo uco uld recei vean elec tric shoc kif th e
connecti ngcab leor the11 5V po we rsoc ket
is pulled outofthetrim orisdamag edor
we t. #
Use only conne ctingcablesth at aredr y
and free ofdamag e. #
When theignition isswitc hedoff,mak e
sur eth at the11 5V po we rsoc ketis dry. #
Immedia tely ha ve the11 5V po we r
soc ketch eckedor replaced ataqu ali‐
fi ed specialized workshop ifit is dam‐
ag ed orhas been pulledout ofthetrim. #
Neverplu gth econ nect ingcable intoa
11 5V po we rsoc ketth at isdamag edor
has been pulled outofthetrim. &
DANG ER Risk offata linj urydue toinc or‐
re ct handli ngofthesoc ket
Yo uco uld recei vean elec tric shoc kin par tic‐
ular :
R Ifyo ure ac hint oth esoc ket.
R Ifyo uins ertuns uitable devic es orobj ect s
int oth esoc ket. #
Donotre ac hint oth esoc ket. #
Only conne ctsuitab lede vic es tothe
soc ket. Re
quirement s:
R Onlycon nectde vices withasuit able plug
whic hcon form sto thest andar dsspec ific to
th ecount ryyouar ein.
R Onlyco nne ctdevice sup toamax imum of
15 0wa tts (1.30 A).
R Donotus emu ltiple soc ketou tle ts.
Dep endingontheve hicle equipment, thedesign
of thecent ercon sole andstor ag ecom partmen t
ma ydif fer. Using
the11 5V soc ketin thecent ercons oleofthe
re ar passe nger com partment 13
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5V soc ketin thecent ercons oleofthere ar
passe nger com partment (Mer cedes-Ma ybac h4-
seat vehicles) #
Mer cedes-Ma ybachve hicles withindividua l
re ar seat s:open thestor ag ecom partmen tof
th ecent ercon sole ofthere ar passe nger
com partment . #
Open flap 3. #
Inser tth eplug ofthede vice into11 5V
soc ket1.
Wh entheon- boar delectr icalsystem voltag e
is suf ficie nt, indi catorlamp 2light sup. Ov
ervie wof USB ports Depe
ndingon theve hicle equipment, theve hicle
has thefo llo wing USBports:
R Inthestor ag ecom partmen tof thecoc kpit
ar mr est(/ page12 2)
R Inthefront cent ercon sole next to themobile
phone stor ag ecom partmen t
R Inthere ar passe nger com partment center
conso le
R Vehicles withRe ar Comf ortPa ckag e: inthe
cent erarmr estof thesecon drow ofseats in
th ere ar com partment
R Mer cedes-Ma ybac hve hicles with5 seats in
th ere ar passe nger com partment :in thecen‐
te rar mr estin there ar passe nger com part‐
men t R
Mer cedes-Ma ybac hve hicles withindividua l
re ar seat s:in thecent ercon sole ofthere ar
passe nger com partment
R Vehicles withth re erow sof seats: totheright
and leftne xt to theseat
If th eignition isswitc hedonyoucan charge USB
de vices, e.g.mobile phones, atUSB ports.The
ch argin gvo ltag eis appr oximat ely5 V (up to
3 A). Re
frig er ator box Usin
gth ere frig er ator box &
WARNIN GRisk offire due toaco vered
ve nt grille on there frig er ator box
If yo uco verth eve nt grille forth ere frig er ator
bo x,itma yov erheat. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at theve nt grille is
no tco vered. The
ventil ation grille forth ere frig er ator boxis in
th etrunk . Seats
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This
equipment isavailable onlyforMer cedes-
Ma yba chvehicles.
Subject there frig er ator boxto amax imum load
of 7.7 lb (3.5 kg).
St oreonl yplas ticbottles intheupper compart‐
ment ofthere frig er ator box.The cont ents ofthe
bo ttle mus tbe no mor eth an 17 fl.oz.
(0.5 lite rs).
If yo udo notne ed touse there frig er ator boxfo r
an extende dpe riod, switc hit of f,defr ostit and
clean it.Afterdoing so,leavethelid open fora
time.
The refrig er ator boxwil lre duce itscooling capa‐
city orswitc hof fin thefo llo wing cases :
R Tooman yelectr icalconsumer sar etur ned
on.
R The star terbatt eryis no tsuf ficie ntly
ch arge d.
If th is isthecase, theindicat orlam pswill flash
on thebutt onforswitc hingthere frig er ator box
on and off.The cooli ngfunction willau tomati‐
cally switc hbac kon assoon asther eis suf fi‐
cie ntvoltag e. %
Toinstallth ere frig er ator boxin thecar go
com partmen tor remo veit,please contact a
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Ex
am ple: vehicles withindividual rear seat s #
Vehicles with5-seat ervariant :fo ld do wn the
re ar armr est. #
Pull thehandle ofstow agebo x1 and fold
do wn theco verof stow agebo x2. Ex
am ple: vehicles withindividual rear seat s #
Toopen: pullthehandle ofrefrig er ator box
1 and fold do wn theco verof there frig er a‐
to rbo x. #
Toswitc hon: press butt on2 repeat edly
until anindicat orlam p(lo wcooling )lights up
or twoindicat orlam ps(high cooling )light up. 13
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