key MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV 2021 Owner's Manual

Symbols
........................................................ 5 At
agl ance ....................................................6
Coc kpit ....... ..................... ..................... ..........6
Indica torand warning lam ps.........................1 0
Ov erhead controlpanel ................................ 12
Doo rcontr olpa nel and seatad jus tment .......14
Con trol setting sin there ar passe nger
com partment ................................................ 16
Emerg enciesand brea kdo wns ............ .......... 18 Digita
lOp erator' sMa nua l......................... 20
Callin gup theDigit alOper ator's Manual ...... 20 Gener
alno tes... .......................................... 22
Pr otect ing theen vironmen t... ....................... 22
Mer cedes- BenzGenuineP arts ......... .............. 23
Oper ator's Manual ........................... .............2 3
Ser vice andvehicle operation ......... .............. 24
Oper ating safety...........................................2 5
Decl arati on ofconf ormity forwireless
ve hicle component s... ................................... 27
Dia gno stics con nection ................................ 27 Qua
lified speci alistwo rkshop ....................... 28
Cor rect useof theve hicle ............................2 8
Spor tUtil ityVehicle ........................ .............. 29
No tesfo rper sons withelectr onicmedi‐
cal aids..... ........................................ ............ 29
Pr oble mswithyo ur vehicle ............... ............ 29
Re por tingsaf etydef ects ...............................3 0
Limit edWarrant y.......................................... 31
QR code forre scue card... ............... .............3 1
Dat ast or ag e... ..............................................3 1
Cop yright ...................................................... 34 Occup
antsafety.... .....................................36
Re stra int system .............................. .............3 6
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Airb ags<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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PR E-S AFE ®
sy stem ....................................... 49
Au tomatic measu resaf te ran accide nt..... .... 51
Saf ely transp orting childr enintheve hi‐
cle ...... ........................................................... 51
No teson pets intheve hicle ............ .............6 6 Opening
andclosing .................................. 67
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ru nning boards <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Car gocomp artm ent .....................................7 5
Sid ewi ndo ws<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Sli ding sunroof <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ro ller sun blinds ...........................................8 9
Anti-t heftpr otect ion .....................................9 0 Seats
andstowing ...................................... 94
No teson thecor rect driver's seatpos i‐
tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Sea ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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St eer ing wheel ............................................ 112
Eas yentr yand exitfeatur e.......................... 114
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion .................. 115
Memor yfunct ioninthere ar passe nger
com partment .............................................. 116
St ow agear eas .............................................1 19
Cup holder.................................................. 133
Soc kets ........... ............................................ 135
Re frig er ator box...... .................................... 137
Wi reless chargin gof themobile phone
and connect ionwithth eex terior ant enna ..139
Ins talling/ remo ving thefloor mats .............. 141 2
Contents

Obser
vewhen stopping orpar king &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarelef tunsuper visedintheve hi‐
cle, they cou ld,in pa rticular :
R Open doors,ther eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R Getout and bestru ck byoncom ingtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion, forex am ple by:
R Releasing thepar king brak e.
R Chang eth etransmission position.
R Startth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Keep theSmar tKey out ofreac hof chil‐
dr en. &
WARNIN GRisk offata linj urydue to
ex posur eto extreme heat or col din the
ve hicle
If people –par ticular lych ildr en–ar e
ex posed toextreme temp eratur esover an
ex tende dpe riod oftime, ther eis arisk of
ser ious oreve nfa ta linj ury. #
Neverlea veanyone –pa rticular lych il‐
dr en –unat tende din theve hicle. #
Neverlea veanim alsintheve hicle unat‐
te nde d. Ov
erview ofsuita bleseat sin theve hicl efo r
ins talling ach ild restra int system Lef
t/right rear seat
Second rowofseats, prefer redsecur ingsystem:
® LATC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild seat secur ing
sy stem
¯ Alsosecur eTo pTe ther ifpr esent
(/ page60)
Thir drow ofseats, prefer redsecur ingsystem:
® LATC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild seat secur ing
sy stem
¯ Alsosecur eTo pTe ther ifpr esent
(/ page60)
Lef t/right rear seat (secondand third seat row)
– alt ernativ esecur ingsystem:
0076 Ve
hicle seatbelt
Fr ont passeng erseat
Sec uring system:
0076 Ve
hicle seatbelt Occupant
safety 55

#
Setth eseat backres tto themos tve rtical
posit ionpossible . #
Installth ech ild restra int system.
The entire base ofthech ild restra int system
mus talw aysre st on thesitt ing surface ofthe
fr ont passeng ersea t. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at theshoulder belt
st ra pis cor rectly routed from theseat belt
outle tof theve hicle totheshoulder belt
guide onthech ild restra int system.
The shoulder beltstra pmus tbe routed for‐
wa rdsand down wardsfrom theseat beltout‐
le t. #
Ifneces sary,adjus tth eseat beltoutle tand
th efront passeng erseat accor dingly. Child
safetyloc ks Ac
tiv atin gor deac tivatin gthe child safety
loc kfo rthe rear door s &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarelef tunsuper visedintheve hi‐
cle, they cou ld,in pa rticular :
R Open doors,ther eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R Getout and bestru ck byoncom ingtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion, forex am ple by:
R Releasing thepar king brak e.
R Chang eth etransmission position.
R Startth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Keep theSmar tKey out ofreac hof chil‐
dr en. &
WARNIN GRisk offata linj urydue to
ex posur eto extreme heat or col din the
ve hicle
If people –par ticular lych ildr en–ar e
ex posed toextreme temp eratur esover an
ex tende dpe riod oftime, ther eis arisk of
ser ious oreve nfa ta linj ury. #
Neverlea veanyone –pa rticular lych il‐
dr en –unat tende din theve hicle. #
Neverlea veanim alsintheve hicle unat‐
te nde d. 64
Occupant safety

&
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If ch ildr enaretra veling intheve hicle, they
cou ld,in pa rticular :
R Open doors,ther eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s
R Getout and bestru ck byoncom ingtraf fic
R Oper ateve hicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple #
Alw aysactiv ateth ech ild safetyloc ks
ins talled ifch ildr enaretra veling inthe
ve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. Ther
ear ech ild safetyloc ksforth ere ar door s
and there ar side windows. The
child safetyloc kon there ar door ssec ures
eac hdoor separat ely. The door scan nolong er
be opened from theinside. #
Press theleve rin dir ection 1(activ ate) or
2 (dea ctivate). #
Mak esur eth at thech ild safetyloc ksare
wo rking proper ly. Ac
tiv atin gor deac tivatin gthe child safety
loc kfo rthe rear side windo ws #
Toactiv ate/ deacti vate:pr ess button 2.
The rear side windowcan beope ned or
clos edinthefo llo wing cases :
R indic ator lam p1 islit:via theswitc hon
th edr iver's door Occ
upant safety 65

Smar
tKey Ov
ervie wof Smar tKey functio ns &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarelef tunsuper visedintheve hi‐
cle, they cou ld,in pa rticular :
R Open doors,ther eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R Getout and bestru ck byoncom ingtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion, forex am ple by:
R Releasing thepar king brak e.
R Chang eth etransmission position.
R Startth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Keep theSmar tKey out ofreac hof chil‐
dr en. *
NO
TEDama getotheSmar tKey cau sed
by magne ticfields #
Keep theSmar tKey away from stro ng
ma gne ticfields. 1
Locks
2 Indicat orlam p 3
Unloc ks
4 Opens/closes theta ilg ate
5 Panic alar m
% Ifind icatorlam p2 does notlig ht up afte r
pr essing theÜ orß button,thebat‐
te ry isdisc harged.
Re placing theSmar tKey batt ery(/ page69).
The Smar tKey loc ksand unlocksth efo llo wing
com pone nts:
R thedoor s
R thefuel filler flap
R theta ilg ate
If th eve hicle isno topened within appr oximat ely
40 seco ndsafte runloc king,itloc ksagain. Anti-
th eftpr otect ion isarmed again.
Do notke ep theSmar tKey toge ther wit helec‐
tr onic devices orme talobje cts. This canaffect
th eSmar tKey 's functionality .
Do notke ep theSmar tKey inthete mp eratur e-
con trolled cupholder .Ot her wise, theSmar tKey
will notbe reliably detected. Ope
ning andclosing 67

Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe acoustic lock ing
ve rificat ion signa l Mult
imed iasystem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Vehicle #
Activateor deacti vate Acou sticLock . Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe pani calar m Re
quirement s:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedoff. #
Toactiv ate: press butt on1 forapp rox‐
ima tely one second.
A visual andaudibl ealar mistrigg ered. #
Todeac tivate: briefly pr ess button1 again.
or #
Press thest ar t/ stop butt ononthecoc kpit
(t he Smar tKey isinsid eth eve hicle). Changing
theunloc kingsettings Po
ssible unlockingfunctions oftheSmar tKey :
R Cen tralunlo cking
R Unloc kin gth edr iver's door andfuel filler flap #
Toswitc hbe tw een settings: press the
Ü andß buttonssimul taneousl yfo r
appr oximat elysix seco ndsuntilth eindicat or
lam pflashes twice.
Op tions ifth eunloc kingfunction forth edr iver's
door andfuel filler flap has been selected:
R Tounlo cktheve hicl ece ntr ally:press the
Ü buttontwice.
R Vehicl eswith KEYLESS-GO :if yo uto uc h
th einner surface ofthedoor handle onthe
dr iver's door ,onl yth edr iver's door andfuel
fi ller flap areunlo cked. Deactiv
atingtheSmar tKey functio ns If
yo udo notuse theve hicle oraSmar tKey for
an extende dpe riod oftime, youcan reduce the
ener gycon sum ption ofthere spectiv eSmar tKey .
To do so, deactiv ateth eSmar tKey functions. #
Todeac tivate: press theß buttononthe
Smar tKey twi ce inqu ick succ ession .
The Smar tKey indic ator lam pflashes twice
br ief lyand light sup once. #
Toactiv ate: press anybutt onontheSmar t‐
Ke y.
% When theve hicle isstar tedwit hth eSmar t‐
Ke yin themar kedspace ofthecent ercon ‐
sole, theSmar tKey functions areau tomati‐
cally activated (/ page16 9). 68
Opening an dclos ing

Re
mo ving /ins ertin gthe eme rgency key #
Toremo ve:pr ess release knob 1.
Em erge ncy key2 ispush edout slightly. #
Pull outemer gency key2 untilit en gage sin
th eint ermediat eposition . #
Press release knob 1 again and fully
re mo veemer gency key2. #
Toinser t:press release knob 1. #
Insertemer gency key2 totheint ermediat e
position orfull yuntil iteng ages.
% Youcan usetheint ermediat eposition of
emer gency key2 toatt achth eSmar tKey to
a ke yring. Re
plac ingthe Smar tKey batt ery &
DANG ER Serious damag eto healt h
caused byswallo wing batteries
Batt eries cont aintoxic and corrosiv esub‐
st anc es.Swallo wing batteries ma ycause
ser ious damag eto healt h.
Ther eis arisk offata linj ury. #
Keep batt eries out ofthere ac hof chil‐
dr en. #
Ifbatt eries aresw allo wed,seek medical
att ent ion immediat ely. +
ENVIR
ONMEN TALNO TEEnvironme ntal
da ma gecau sed byimproper disposal of
batt eries Bat
teries con tain polluta nts. Itis
illeg alto dispose ofthem withth ehousehold
ru bbish. #
Dispose
ofbatt eries inan
en vironmen tally re sponsible manner.
Ta ke disc hargedbatt eries toaqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop ortoacol lection
poin tfo rused batteries. Re
quirement s:
R Youre qu ire aCR 203 23V cell battery.
Mer cedes-Ben zre comme ndsthat youha ve the
batt eryre placed ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop. #
Remo vetheemer gency key(/ pag e69 ). Ope
ning and closing 69

#
Press release knob 2 down fullyand slide
co ver1 inthedir ect ion ofthear row . #
Foldout cover1 inthedir ect ion ofthe
ar row and remo ve. #
Remo vebatt erycom partmen t3 and take
out thedisc hargedbatt ery. #
Inser tth ene wbatt eryint obatt erycom part‐
ment 3.Obser vethepositiv epole marking
in thebatt erycom partmen tand onthebat‐
te ry when doingth is. #
Push inbatt erycom partment 3. #
Re-att achco ver1 and push ituntil it
eng ages. Pr
obl ems with theSm artK ey Yo
ucan nolon gerlo ck orunloc kth eve hicl e
Po ssible causes:
R The Smar tKey batt eryis we ak ordisc harged.
R The Smar tKey isfaulty . #
Chec kth ebatt eryusing theindicat orlam p
and replace ifnec essar y(/ page69). #
Use theemer gency keyto loc kor unloc k
(/ page69). #
Have theSmar tKey checkedat aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop.
Ther eis int erfere nce from apo we rful radio
sig nal source
The Smar tKey function isim pai redby ,fo rex am‐
ple:
R Highvo ltag epo we rlines
R Mobi lephones
R Electr onicdevices (notebook s,Table ts)
R Shielding duetome talobje ctsor induc tion
loops forelectr icalgate systems oraut o‐
matic barrier s #
Mak esur eth at ther eis asuf ficie ntdist anc e
be tween theSmar tKey and thepo tentia l
sou rceof interfere nce.
Yo uha ve los ta Sma rtKe y #
Have theSmar tKey deactiv ated ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Ifnecessar y,ha ve themec hanical lock
re placed aswell. Door
s Un
loc king andopening doorsfrom theinsid e 70
Openingand closing

#
Tounlo ckand open afront door :pul ldoor
handl e2.
Loc king pin1pops upwhe nth edoor is
unloc ked. #
Tounlo ckare ar door :pul lth ere ar door
han dle.
The lockin gpin pops upwhen there ar door
is unlo cked. #
Toopen are ar door :pul lth ere ar door han‐
dle again. Cent
rally loc king andunloc kingtheve hicl e
fr om theinsid e Mer
cedes- Maybac hve hicl es:thebutt ons are
also locat edinthere ar door s. #
Tounlo ck:pr ess button 1. #
Toloc k:press butt on2.
This does notloc kor unloc kth efuel filler flap.
The vehicle isno tunloc ked:
R Ifyo uha ve loc kedth eve hicle using the
Smar tKey .
R Ifyo uha ve loc kedth eve hicle using KEY‐
LESS -GO. Loc
king/unloc kingtheve hicl ewith KEY‐
LES S-GO Re
quirement s:
R The Smar tKey isouts idetheve hicle.
R The distance betwee nth eSmar tKey and the
ve hicle does notexc eed 3ft (1 m).
R The driver's door andthedoor atwhic hth e
door handle isused areclosed. Openin
gand closin g71

#
Tounlo cktheve hicl e:touc hth einner sur‐
fa ce ofthedoor handle. #
Toloc kth eve hicl e:touc hsen sor surface
1 or2. #
Convenience closing:touc hre cess edsen‐
sor surface 2untilth eclosing process has
been completed.
% Further information oncon venie nce closing
(/ page 83) .
If yo uopen theta ilg atefrom outs ide,itis aut o‐
matic allyunloc ked. Pr
oblems withKEYLESS-GO Yo
ucan nolon gerlo ck orunloc kth eve hicl e
using KEYLESS-GO .
Po ssible causes:
R The Smar tKey functions have been deactiv a‐
te d(/ page68).
R The Smar tKey batt eryis we ak ordisc harged.
R The Smar tKey isfaulty . #
Activateth eSmar tKey functions
(/ page68). #
Che ckthebatt eryusing theindicat orlam p
and replace ifnec essar y(/ page69). #
Use theemer gency keyto unlo ckorloc kth e
ve hicle (/page69). #
Have theve hicle andSmar tKey checkedat a
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Ther eis int erfere nce from apo we rful radio
sig nal source
The KEYLESS-G Ofuncti onisim pa ired by,fo r
ex am ple:
R Highvo ltag epo we rlines
R Mobi lephones
R Electr onicdevices (notebook s,table ts)
R Shielding duetome talobje ctsor induc tion
loops forelectr icalgate systems oraut o‐
matic barrier s #
Mak esur eth at ther eis asuf ficie ntdist anc e
be tween theSmar tKey and thepo tentia l
sou rceof interfere nce. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe automati clo ck ‐
ing featur e The
vehicle isloc kedaut omatic allywhen the
ignit ionisswitc hedonand thewheels aretur n‐
ing faster than walkin gpace. #
Toactiv ate: press and hold button2 for
appr oximat elyfive seconds untilanacous tic
signal sounds. 72
Opening andclosing