heating MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV 2021 Owners Manual

1
Opens the door →
85
2 ßÜLoc ks/unlo cksth eve hicle →
85
3 V Setsthe memory function →
131
4 Adjusts the seats electrically →
108
5 w Switches the seat heating on/o. →
125
6 s Switches the seat ventilation on/o. →
126
7 w Adjusts the front passenger seat from
th e driver's seat →
111
8 q Opens/closes theta ilgate →
90
9 W Opens/closes theright side wind ow →
96 A
W Opens/closes there ar right side wind ow→
96
B S Child saf ety lock forth ere ar side win-
do ws →
80
C W Opens/closes there ar leT side wind ow→
96
D W Opens/closes the leT side window →
96
E Í Operates the outside mir rors →
173
F Adjusts the 4-w aylumbar support →
112
G Seat adjustment using the multimedia system →
122
H Adjusts the head restraints →
118 At
a glance – Door operating unit and seat adjustment
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1
Rear climate cont rol operating unit →
179
2 Stow age compartment in the centre console
230 V soc ket →
152
3 Adjusts the front passenger seat electrically →
112
4 s Switches there ar seat ventilation on/o. →
126
5 w Switches there ar seat heating on/o. →
125
6 Adjusts there ar seats elect rically →
113
Mercedes-M aybach vehicles: adjusts a reclin-
ing rear seat elect rically →
113 7
Mercedes-M aybach vehicles: operates the
memory function →
132
8 Mercedes-Maybach vehicles: sets the fully
re clined position →
114
9 Mercedes-M aybach vehicles: access tothe
re frigerator box →
154
A Stow age compartment in there ar armrest
MBUX rear tablet brac ket At
a glance – Control settings in there ar passen ger compartment
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A
A
djus
djus ting t
ting t he fr
he front passeng
ont passeng er seat electr
er seat electr ically
ically
fr
fr om t
om t he dr
he dr iv
iver's seat
er's seat &
W
W ARNING
ARNING 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. #
Always adjust the front seats so they are
as farawa y as possible from the front
airbags. #
In addition, obser vethe no tes on cor rect
seat adjustment. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The po wer supply is switched on. Yo
u can call up thefo llowing functions forthe
front passenger seat:
R Seat adjustment
R Seat heating
R Seat ventilation
R Memo ryfunction #
T
To select t
o select t he fr
he front passeng
ont passeng er seat:
er seat:press but-
to n1.
When the indicator lamp lights up, the front
passenger seat is selected. #
Adjust the front passenger seat using the but-
to ns on the driver's side door operating unit. #
T
To select t
o select t he dr
he driv
iver's seat:
er's seat: press button 1
again.
When the indicator lamp goes out, the driver's
seat has been selected. 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:
4 © 5
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
122
Seats and st
owing

Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he seat heating
he seat heating on/o.
on/o. &
W
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.
* N
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
the cockpit Seats and st
owing
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125

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
126
Seats and st
owing

Yo
u can sa vethefo llowing settings forth ere ar
seat:
R Position of the seat, backrest and head
re straint
R Seat heating: distribution of the heated sec-
tions of the seat cushion and seat backrest
Oper
Oper ating t
ating t he fr
he front passeng
ont passeng er seat and r
er seat and r ear seat
ear seat
Seat adjustments forth e front passenger seat and
th ere ar seat can be stored and called up using
th ere ar seat memory function.
Yo u can sa vethefo llowing settings forth e front
passenger seat:
R Position of the seat, backrest and head
re straint
Yo u can sa vethefo llowing settings forth ere ar
seat:
R Position of the seat, backrest and head
re straint
R Seat heating: distribution of the heated sec-
tions of the seat cushion and seat backrest Oper
Oper
ating t
ating t he r
he rear seat via t
ear seat via t he memor
he memory function
y function
in t
in t he r
he r ear passeng
ear passeng er com
er compar
partment
tment S S
t tor
or ing
ing #
Press button 1.
The rear seat is selected if the indicator lamp
in the button does not light up. #
Adjust there ar seat using the buttons in the
door control panel (/ page 113). #
Brie0y press memory button M and, within
thre e seconds, press either preset position
button 4orT.
The settings forth ere ar seat are stored in the
cor responding preset position.
% You cannot store any settings on the button
fo r straightening the fully reclined position. 132 132
Seats and st
owing

&
W
W ARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injury due toan open
load compartment 0oor
If yo u drive with the load compartment 0oor
open, objects could be 0ung around and hit
ve hicle occupants as a result. There is a risk
of injur y,particular lyin theev ent of sudden
braking or a sudden change in direction. #
Always close the load compartment 0oor
before a journe y. &
W
W ARNI NG
ARNI NG‑ Risk of /re and injury from the
hot cigar ette lighter
Yo u can burn yourself if youto uch the hot
heating element or the soc ket of the cigar ette
lighter.
In addition, 0ammable materials may ignite if:
R you drop the hot cigar ette lighter
R ach ild holds the hot cigar ette lighter to
objects, forex ample #
Always hold the cigar ette lighter bythe
knob. #
Always make sure that the cigar ette
lighter is out of reach of children. #
Never lea vechildren unattended in the
ve hicle. &
W WARNING
ARNING Risk of burns from theta ilpipe
and tailpipe trims
The exhaust tailpipe and tailpipe trims can
become very hot. If you come into contact
with these parts of theve hicle, you could burn
yo urself. #
Always be particular lycareful around the
ta ilpipe and theta ilpipe trims and super-
vise children especially closely in this
area. #
Allow vehicle parts tocool down before
to uching them. The driving
characteristics of your vehicle are
dependent on the distribution of the load within
th eve hicle. You should bear thefo llowing in mind
when loading theve hicle:
R neverex ceed the permissible gross mass or
th e permissible axle loads forth eve hicle
(including occupants).
Information can be found on theve hicle identi-
/cation plate (/ page 423).
R the load must not pr otru de abo vethe upper
edge of the seat backrests.
R allvehicles except Mercedes-M aybach vehi-
cles: alw ays use the partition net when trans-
porting objects in the load compartment.
R always place the load behind unoccupied
seats if possible.
R secure the load using the tie-down eyes and
distribute the load evenl y.
No tes on driving with a roof load
R Evenly dist ribute thero of load, and place
heavy objects at the bottom. Also comply with
th e no tes on loading theve hicle. Seats and st
owing
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opened when
thero of luggage rack is /t-
te d. #
Position the load on thero of luggage
ra ck in such a wayth at theve hicle will
not sus tain damage even when it is in
motion. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damage tothe panorama sliding
sunroof due tonon-appro vedro of luggage
ra cks The panorama sliding sunroof may be dam-
aged bythero of luggage rack ifyo u attem ptto
open it when using a roof luggage rack not
te sted and appro vedfo r Mercedes-Benz. #
When a roof luggage rack is /t ted, open
th e panorama sliding sunroof only if this
has been tested and appro vedfor
Mercedes-Benz.
The pano rama sliding sunroof may be raised
to allow ventilation of theve hicle interior. No
tes on driving with a roof load
R Evenly dist ribute thero of load, and place
heavy objects at the bottom. Also comply with
th e no tes on loading theve hicle
(/ page 135).
R Drive attentivel y,and avoid suddenly pulling
awa y,braking and steering as well as rapid
cornering.
R When transporting roof loads and when the
ve hicle is fully loaded or fully occupied, select
drive prog rams ; andA. These are
designed tofocus on stability (/ page 205). #
Secu rethero of luggage rack tothero of rail-
ing. #
Obser vethe manufacturer's installation
inst ructions. Cup holders
Cup holders
Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he cooling or heating function f
he cooling or heating function f or t
or the
he
t
t em
em per
per atur
atur e-contr
e-contr olled cup holder on or
olled cup holder on or o.
o. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury bytouching the
heating elements
The cup holder's heating elements may be
ve ry hot.
Yo u can burn yourself on them. #
Do not touch the cup holder's hot heat-
ing elements. #
Ensure that no children can access the
cup holder's hot heating elements. #
Never lea vechildren unattended in the
ve hicle. *
N NOOTE
TE Damage toobjects in thete mp era-
ture-controlled cupholder If
yo u place objects into thete mp erature-con-
trolled cup holder, they may become dam-
aged. 150
150
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owing

#
Do not place objects into thete mp era-
ture-controlled cup holder. Cup holder in
the front centre console Cup holder in
there ar cent reconsole Cup holder in
there ar cent reconsole (Mercedes-
Maybach four-seater vehicles) #
T
To switc
o switc h on:
h on:on cup holder 1, press button
2 repeatedly until the blue (keep cool) or red
(keep warm) indicator lamp on the button
lights up.
If yo u use the heating function, the me tal
insert of the cup holder is heated. Once a cer-
ta in temp erature has been reached, thewa rn-
ing lamp lights up. Do not reach into the cup
holder's me tal insert when thewa rning lamp is
lit. #
T To switc
o switc h
ho.:
o.: press button 2repeatedly until
th e indicator lamp on the button goes out. Seats and st
owing
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