MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV 2021 Owners Manual

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w of seats and hold it down until there ar
seat audib lyengages.
The rear seat will tip down wards and mo ve
bac k.The seat backrests and head restraint
will then mo veinto a suitable seat position
automaticall y.
If a seat on the second row of seats is not
engaged, this will be shown on the multifunc-
tion display on the inst rument cluster. #
Tointer rupt thefo lding procedure before
engagement, let go of button 1.Tocontinue
th efo lding procedure, press and hold button
1 again.
F
F olding t
olding t he r
he rear seats f
ear seats f orw
orwar
ards mec
ds mec hanically
hanically
(emerg
(emerg ency r
ency release)
elease)
Yo u can also fold there ar seats forw ards mechan-
ically using release loops. The release loops are
located on the outer sides and rear sides of the
seats on the second row of seats. Re
lease loops on the second row of seats Re
lease loops on there ar sides of the second row of
seats #
Pull one of release loops 1. #
Foldthe seat backrest forw ards. #
Before commencing your journe y,make sure
th at the seat backrest and there ar ben chseat
are engaged. Head r
Head r
es
estr
traints
aints A
A
djus
djusting t ting t he fr
he front seat head r
ont seat head r es
estr
traints manually
aints manually &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury if vehicle settings
are adjusted while theve hicle is in motion
Yo u could lose control of theve hicle in partic-
ular in thefo llowing situations:
R Ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re straints, the steering wheel or the mir ror
while theve hicle is in motion.
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat belt while theve hi-
cle is in motion. #
Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, head restraints, stee ring
wheel and mir ror in particular and fasten
yo ur seat belt. 118
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W ARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injury due tohead
re straints not being /tted or being adjus-
te d incor rectly
If head restraints ha venot been installed or
ha ve not been adjusted cor rectl y,there is an
increased risk of injury in the head and neck
area, e.g. in theeve nt of an accident or when
braking. #
Always drive with the head restraints /t-
te d. #
Before driving o., make sure forev ery
ve hicle occupant that the centre of the
head restraint supports the back of the
head at about eye le vel. Do not inter
change the head restraints of the
front and rear seats. Otherwise, you will not be
able toadjust the height and angle of the head
re straints co rrectl y.
Ad just the head restraint fore -and-aT position so
th at it is as close as possible tothe back of your
head. #
T
To r
o r aise:
aise: pullthe head restraint up. #
T
To low
o low er
er:
:press release knob 1inthe direc-
tion of the ar row and push the head restraint
down. #
T
To mov
o mov e f
e forw
orw ar
ard:
d: press release knob 2and
pull the head restraint forw ard. #
T
To mov
o mov e bac
e backw
kwar
ards:
ds: press release knob 2
and push the head restraint ba ckwards. A A
djus djusting t ting t he fr
he front seat luxur
ont seat luxur y head r
y head res
estr
traints
aints
manually
manually #
T
To mov
o mov e f
e forw
orw ar
ard:
d: press release knob 1and
pull the head restraint forw ard. #
T
To mov
o mov e bac
e backw
kwar
ards:
ds: press release knob 1
and push the head restraint ba ckwards. Seats and st
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A
A
djus
djus ting t
ting t he EAS
he EAS Y AD
Y ADJUS
JUST luxur
T luxur y head r
y head r es
estr traints
aints
on t
on t he fr
he fr ont seats mec
ont seats mec hanically
hanically#
T
To mov
o mov e f
e forw
orw ar
ard:
d: press release knob 1and
pull the head restraint forw ard. #
T
To mov
o mov e bac
e backw
kwar
ards:
ds: press release knob 1
and push the head restraint ba ckwards. #
T
T o adjus
o adjust t t the side bolst
he side bolst er
ers of t
s of t he head
he head
r
r es
es tr
traint
aint: :pull or push right or leT side bols ter
2 .
% The fore -and-aT position of the head restraint
will be adjusted au tomatically when you
adjust the seat backrest inclination using the
button on the door operating unit.
A
A djus
djus ting t
ting t he head r
he head r es
estrtraints of t
aints of t he r
he rear seats
ear seats
mec
mec hanically
hanically
Depending on theve hicle equipment, you can
mechanically adjust the head restraints on the
th ird row of seats as well as the centre head
re straint on the second row of seats. Head
restraint of the standard vehicle (e xample) #
T
To r
o r aise:
aise: pullthe head restraint up. #
T
To low
o low er (st
er (standar
andar d v
d vehicle):
ehicle): pressrelease
knob 1inthe direction of the ar row and
push the head restraint down. #
T
To low
o low er (Mer
er (Mercedes-Ma cedes-Ma ybac
ybach v
h vehicles):
ehicles): push
th e head restraint down. 120
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ehicles wit
ehicles wit h a t
h a thir
hirdro
d ro w of seats
w of seats
The head restraints on theth ird row of seats ha ve
a usage position and a non-usage position. The
usage position is theex tended, top position in
which the head restraint engages; the non-usage
position is the bottom, retracted position of the
head restraint. If the seats on theth ird row of
seats are being used, the head restraint must be
in theto p, engaged usage position. #
If t
If the t
he t hir
hirdro
d ro w of seats is occupied:
w of seats is occupied: movethe
head restraints totheve ry top and ha vethem
engage there. #
If t If the t he t hir
hirdro
d ro w of seats is no
w of seats is no t occupied:
t occupied:move
th e head restraints totheve ry bottom. F F
itting/r itting/r emo
emoving t
ving t he head r
he head r es
estrtraint of t
aint of t he middle
he middle
r
r ear seat on t
ear seat on t he secondrow
he second row
R
R emo
emo ving
ving #
Release the middle rear seat backrest and fold
it forw ard slightly (/ page 140). #
Pull the head restraint up wards as far as it will
go. #
Push release knob 1inthe direction of the
ar ro w and pull out the head restraint.
Inst Inst alling alling #
Inse rtthe head restraint su chthat the notches
on the bar are on the leT when vie wed in the
direction of tr avel. #
Push the head restraint down until it engages. #
Foldthe middle rear seat backrest back until it
engages.
A
A djus
djusting t ting t he luxur
he luxur y head r
y head r es
estr
traints of t
aints of t he r
he rear
ear
seats mec
seats mec hanically
hanical ly
Mer
Mer cedes-Ma
cedes-Ma ybac
ybach v
h vehicles:
ehicles: you can set only the
side bols ters mechanicall y.Yo u can adjust the
angle of the head restraint electrical ly. Seats and st
owing
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Head
restraint of the standard vehicle (e xample) #
T
To adjus
o adjust t t the side bolst
he side bolst er
ers of t
s of t he head
he head
r
r es
estr traint
aint: :pull or push right or leT-hand side
bolster 1. #
T
To adjus
o adjust t t the angle of t
he angle of t he head r
he head res
estrtraint:
aint: pull
or push the head restraint in the direction of
ar ro w 2.
A
A tt
tt ac
ac hing and r
hing and r emo
emoving t
ving t he additional cushion of
he additional cushion of
t
t he luxur
he luxur y head r
y head r es
estr
traint in t
aint in t he r
he rear com
ear com par
partment
tment
Use the additional cushion only when theve hicle
is stationar y.The additional cushion is in theve hi-
cle. #
Position the head restraint as farfo rw ards as
possible. #
T
T o att
o att ac
ach t
h t he additional cushion:
he additional cushion: hold addi-
tional cushion 1against the head restraint
and push press studs 2into the counterpie-
ces. #
T
T o r o r emov
emov e t
e t he additional cushion:
he additional cushion: release
press studs 2and remo veadditional cushion
1. Con/gur Con/gur
ing
ingt
the seat se
he seat se ttings
ttings Multimedia system:
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Comfort 5
Seat comfort
A
A djus
djusting t ting t he bac
he bac kr
kres
es t cont
t cont our in t
our in t he lumbar
he lumbar
r
r egion of t
egion of t he seat bac
he seat bac kr
kres
es t (lumbar)
t (lumbar) #
Select Lumbar. #
Select the settings Zforth e desired seat. #
Adjust the air cushions.
A A djus djus ting t
ting t he bac
he bac kr
kres
est side bolst t side bolst ers
ers #
Select Side bolsters. #
Adjust the air cushion forth e desired seat.
Se
Se tting t
tting t he seat heating balance
he seat heating balance #
Select Seat heating balance. #
Adjust the heat distribution forth e desired
seat. 122
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Se
tting aut
tting aut omatic seat adjus
omatic seat adjustment tment &
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W ARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped du r-
ing adjustment of the driver's seat aTer
calling up a driver pro/le
Selecting a user pro/le may trigger an adjust-
ment of the driver's seat tothe position sa ved
under the user pro/le. You or other vehicle
occupants could be injured in the process. #
Make sure that when the position of the
driver's seat is being adjus ted via the
multimedia system, 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-
atel y: #
a)Tapth ewa rning message onthe
media displa y.
or #
b) Press a memory function position but-
ton or a seat adjustment switch on the
driver's door.
The adjustment process will be stopped. R R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R Adapting the driver's seat and steering wheel
position tobody size: automatic seat adjust-
ment has been switched on.
Multimedia system: 4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle
5 Automatic seat adjustment
Switc
Switc hing aut
hing aut omatic seat adjus
omatic seat adjus tment
tmenton/o.
on/o.
When the active user pro/le is changed while the
ve hicle is stationar y,the driver's seat, steering
wheel, outside mir rors and seat contour will auto-
matically be adap tedto the driver. #
Select OnorOff.
% This setting is available only for individual user
pro/les. Forth e guest pro/le, automatic seat
adjustment cannot be switched on or o.. A
A djus
djus ting dr
ting dr iv
iver's seat and st
er's seat and st eer
eer ing wheel position
ing wheel position
t
t o body size
o body 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 directl y. #
T To se o se t t
t the unit of measur
he unit of measur ement
ement: :select cmor
ft/in. #
Set the size using the scale. #
Select Start positioning .
The driver's seat and steering wheel position
is adjusted tothe body size that has been set.
% Ifth e driver's seat and steering wheel position
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. Instead, they have tobe set manually via
th e switches.
% You can also con/gure these settings via the
Mercedes me por talfo ryo ur user pro/le. By
synchronising the pro/les in theve hicle and
th e Mercedes me connect pro/les, you can
car ryover these settings foryo ur vehicle. Seats and st
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Se
Se
tting t
tting t he easy entr
he easy entr y and e
y and exit f
xit feature
eature #
Select Steer. wheel and seat ,Steering wheel
only orOff.
% Ifyo u use an individual user pro/le and ha ve
set your body size, this information is car ried
ove rfo rth e easy entry and exitfeature. This
will cause the driver's seat and steering wheel
to mo veinto the cor rect position automati-
cally . Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of r
w of r elax
elaxation pr
ation pr ogr
ogrammes
ammes R
Hot Relaxing back Combination of heat and
massage. It starts bymassaging the bac k.In
addition, warm pressure points become
noticeable, starting in the pelvic area.
R Hot Relaxing shoulder Combination of heat
and massage . It startsbymassaging the
shoulde rs. In addition, warm pressure points
become noticeable, starting in the pelvic area.
R Activating Massage Activating massage with
upward-moving massage waves.
R Classic Massage Relaxing back massage. R
Wave Massage Regenerating massage via
massage waves across the back and in the
seat cushion.
R Mobilizing Massage Mobilising massage with
upward-moving massage waves. Can promo te
deeper respiration and hence impr ovecircula-
tion and blood pressure.
R Active Workout backrest andActive Workout
cushion These prog rammes requ ire your
cooperation. Alternating between tensing and
re leasing helps toimpro veblood 0ow toyour
muscles. Press against a pressure point as
soon as youfe el it. Selecting t
Selecting t he massag
he massag e pr e progr
ogramme f
amme f or t
or the fr
he fr ont
ont
seats
seats Multimedia system:
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Comfort 5
Massage #
Select a massage programme (/ page 124). #
Start the prog ram forth e desired seat ;. #
T
T o se
o se t t
t the massag
he massag e int
e intensity
ensity : switc
: switc h
hHigh
intensity on or o. . %
Forth ere ar seats, the massage programmes
can be selected on thefo llowing devices (if
av ailable):
R Onthere ar displ ays
The selection can be made forth ere ar
seats on the second and third rows of
seats.
R Onthe MBUX rear tablet
The selection is made in the same way as
on there ar displ aysfo rth ere ar seats on
th e second row of seats. R
R
ese
ese tting seat se
tting seat se ttings
ttings Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Seat comfort #
Select Îforth e desired seat. #
Con/ rmthe prom pt. 124
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Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he seat heating
he seat heating on/o.
on/o. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of bu rns due torepeatedly
switching on the seat heating
Re peatedly switching on the seat heating can
cause the seat cushion and seat backrest pad-
ding tobecome very hot.
In particular, the health of persons with limited
te mp erature sensitivity or a limited ability to
re act tohigh temp eratures may be a.ected or
th ey may even su.er burn-like injuries. #
Do not repeatedly switch on the seat
heating. To
protect against overheating, the seat heating
may be temp orarily deactivated aTer it has been
switched on repeatedl y.
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N O
OTE
TE Damage tothe seats caused by
objects or documents when the seat
heater is switched on When
the seat heater is switched on, over-
heating may occur due toobjects or docu- ments placed on
the seats e.g. seat cushions
or child seats. This could cause damage tothe
seat sur face. #
Make sure that no objects or documents
are on the seats when the seat heater is
switched on. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The po wer supply is switched on. Seat heating in
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Seat heating in
there ar Seat heating in
theth ird row of seats #
Press button 1repeatedly until the desired
heating le vel is set.
Depending on the heating le vel, up tothree
indicator lamps will light up. If all indicator
lamps are o., the seat heating is switched o..
% The seat heating will automatically switch
down from theth re e heating le vels aTer 8, 10 and 20 minutes until
the seat heating is
switched o.. Se Se
tting t
tting t he panel heating
he panel heating Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle
5 Panel heating
When the seat heater is switched on, the armr-
ests, the door centre panel and the centre con-
sole can be heated. #
Switch the function forth e desired seats on or
o.. Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he seat v
he seat v entilation
entilation on/o.
on/o. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R the po wer supply is switched on. 126
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Seat
ventilation in the cockpit Seat
ventilation in there ar #
Press button 1repeatedly until the desired
ve ntilation le vel is set.
Depending on theve ntilation le vel, up tothree
indicator lamps will light up. If all indicator
lamps are o., the seat ventilation is switched
o.. S
S
t
teer
eer ing wheel
ing wheel A
A
djus
djusting t ting t he st
he steer
eering wheel manual ly
ing wheel manually &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toadjust-
ing theve hicle settings while theve hicle is
in motion
Yo u could lose control of theve hicle in thefo l-
lowing situations in particular:
R ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re straint, the steering wheel or the mir ror
while theve hicle is in motion
R ifyo ufa sten your seat belt while theve hi-
cle is in motion #
Before starting theve hicle: in particular,
adjust the driver's seat, head restraint,
stee ring wheel and mir ror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of entrapment forch ildren
when adjusting the steering wheel
Children could injure themsel ves if they adjust
th e steering wheel. Seats and st
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