2012 MERCEDES-BENZ GL SUV light

X
Fold se at back rest;back until it engages.
Make sure not to trap the seat belt while
doing so.
X Swing seat cushion :back.
X Pull up and adjus tthe head rest raints if
necessary (Y page 103). Securing
aload
Lashing eyelets General notes
G
WARNING
Distribut ethe load on thelashing eyelets
evenly.
Otherwise, vehicle occupant scould be
injure dbyo bjectsbein gthrown ar oundify ou:
R bra kesharply
R change directio nsuddenly
R are involved in an accident
Please observ ethe loading guidelines.
Observ ethe following notes on securing
loads:
R secur ethe load using the la shingeyelets.
R do not use elasti cstraps or nets to secure
al oad, as these ar eonly intended as an
anti-slip protection for light loads.
R do not route lashing materials across sharp
edges or corners.
R Pad sharp edges for protection. Luggage compartment
There are four lashing eyelets
:in the lug-
gag ecompartmen t.
Bag hook G
WARNING
Only hang ligh tloads on the bag holders. Do
not use them to transpor theavy ,sharp-edged
or fragile objects. When brakin gsharply,
changing direction quickly or in the even tof
an accident, the bag hooks will not secure the
items sufficiently. This could result in injury to
yoursel forothers.
! Theb aghoo kcan bear amaximum load
of 3k g. Do not us eittosecureaload. Ther
eisab ag hook in the luggage compart-
men tont he right-hand side.
X Press bag hook marking :.
X Tur nbag hook :until it engages. Stowage areas
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Luggage compartment cover
Important safety notes G
WARNING
The luggage compartmen tcover is not a
restraint system .Secur ethe load unde rthe
luggag ecompart ment cover by suitable
means. Make sure that the luggage compart-
ment cover is engaged securely. If luggage is
not sufficiently secured, it can be thrown over
the backres tinto the passenger compart-
ment, for instance during heavy braking, sud-
den change sofdirection or in the event of an
accident .You coul dcause an accident or
cause injury to yourself and others.
! When loading the vehicle, make sure that
you do not stack the load in the luggage
compartment higher than the lower edge of
the side windows .Donot plac eheavy
object sontop of the luggage compartment
cover.
The luggage compartment cover ma ybe
installed behind the 2nd or 3r drow of seats.
Extending and ret racting the luggage
compartment cover X
To extend: pull the luggage compartment
cover back by grab handle :and clip it
into retainers ;on the left and right.
X To retract: unhook the luggage compart-
ment cover from left-hand and right-hand
retainers ;.
X Guide luggage compartment cover for-
wards by grab handle :until it is com-
pletely rolled up. Coat hooks on the tailgate
G
WARNING
The tailgate may close if too great aload is
placed on the coat hooks.
This coul dcause you or others to be trapped
and injured.
If you use the coat hooks ,only hang light
clothing on them. Make sure that nobody can
become trapped. :
Coat hook Stowage well underneat
hthe lug gage
compartment floor G
WARNING
Never driv ewith the luggage compartment
floor open.
Otherwise, you and other vehicle occupants
could be injured by objects being thrown
around the vehicle in the event of sharp brak-
ing, asudden change in direction or an acci-
dent. 344
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You can remove the rubber mat of the cup
holder to clean it. Clean it with clean
,luke-
warm water only.
Temperature-controlled cup holder in
th ef ront-compartment centr econsole G
WARNING
When you use the warmin gfunction ,the metal
insert of thecup holder is heated. Therefore,
do not touch the cup holder inser t.Otherwise,
you migh tburny oursel f. :
Cuph olders
; Residual heat indicator lamp
= Button
Th et emperature-c ontrolle dcup holde rcan
be used to keep cold drinks cold and hot
drinks hot.
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X To switch on th ecooling function: press
and hold button =until th eblue indicator
lamp on th ebutton lights up.
X To switch on th eheating function: press
and hold button =until the red indicator
lamp on the button lights up.
X To switch off th efunc tion: press and hold
button =until the indicator lamp on the
button goes out.
When the heatin gfunction is used, residual
heat indicator lamp ;lights up fro macer-
tain temperature. This mean sthat the metal
insert of the cup holder is hot. Cu
ph older in th erears eat armrest !
Do not sit on or support your body weight
on the rear seat arm rest when it is folded
down ,asy ou coul dotherwise damage it. X
Fold down the rear seat armrest.
Cup holder :is located in the rear seat
armrest.
Cup holder in th ethird row of seats :
Cup holders
The cup holders are located on the right-hand
and left-han dside panels. Sun visors
Overview G
WAR
NING
Keep the vanity mirrors in the sun visors cov-
ered whil edriving.Y ou coul dotherwise be
dazzled, which may impair your view of traffic
conditions and as aresult could cause an
accident. Features
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Mirror light
; Bracket
= Retainin gclip, e.g. for acar park ticket
? Vanity mirror
A Mirror cover
Vanity mirror in the sun visor Mirror light
:only functions if the sun visor
is clipped into retainer ;and mirror cover
A has been folded up.
Glare from the side X
Fold down sun visor :.
X Pull sun visor :out of retainer =.
X Swing sun visor :to the side.
X Slide sun visor :horizontally as required.
X Fold down additional sun visor ;to the
windscreen. Sunblinds on the rear side windows
! Always guide the roller sunblind by hand.
Do not let it snap back suddenly as this
would damage the automatic roller mech-
anism.
! Do not drive the vehicle with the roller
sunblind hooke dinand the sid ewindows
opened simultaneously. The roller sunblind
can jump out of the retainers and spring
back suddenly when drivin gathigh speeds,
e.g. when drivin gonthe motorway. This
could damage the inertia reel .Therefore,
either close the side window or retract the
roller sunblind before driving at high
speeds. X
To extend: pull the roller sunblind out by
tab :and hook it ont oretainers ;at the
back of the window. 348
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The roller sunblind can be hooked back into
plac eshould it pop out from the top of the
guide rail.
X Tilt pull-out profile :as illustrated.
X Sli pg uide bush ;into open area of guide
rail =.
X Straighten pull-out profile :again. Ashtray
Front ashtray !
The holder under the ashtray is not heat
resistant. Before placing lit cigarettes in the
ashtray, make sure that the ashtray is prop-
erly engaged. Othe rwise, the holder could
be damaged. X
To open: slide cover :to its foremost
position.
X Fold cover =of the insert upwards.
X To remove the insert: push insert=to
the left ?.
Insert =slides out slightly to the right. X
Lif tinsert =up; and out.
X To refit the insert: place insert=into the
holder and pres sitdown on the right until
it engages.
X To close: pull cover :back as far as it will
go.
Rea r-compartment ashtray !
Close the ashtray when it is not in use and
before you fold the rear seats forward. You
can otherwise damage the ashtray. X
To open: briefly press cover ;at the top.
The ashtray opens.
X To remove the insert: push intorecess
= from the right.
Ashtray insert :slides out slightly to the
right.
X Lif tinsert :up and out.
X To refit the insert: place insert:into the
holder and pres sdown on the right until it
engages.
Vehicles withou taRear Seat Entertainment
System have an ashtray in the centre console
in the rear compartment. Cigarett
elighter G
WAR
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Only hol dthe hot cigarette lighte rbyits knob.
Othe rwise, you might burn yourself. Features
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Make sur
ethat children travellin ginthe vehi-
cle ar enot able to injure themselves on the
hot cigarette lighter or cause afire with it.
! The cigarette lighter in the centre console
in the front compartmen tisn ot intended
for operatin gthe tyr einflation compressor. X
Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X To open: slide cover :to its foremost
position.
X Pres sinc igarette lighter ;.
Cigarette lighter ;will pop out automati-
cally when the heating element is red-hot.
X To close: pull cover :back as far as it will
go. 12
Vsockets
General notes X
Turn th ekey to position 1in th eignition
lock.
Wit hthe exception of th esocket in th efront
centr econsole, all socket scan be used for
accessories with amaximum curren tdraw of
240 W(20 A) .The socket in the front centre
console can be used for accessories with a
maximum curren tdraw of 180 W(15 A).
Accessories includ esuch items as lamp sor
charg ersf or mobi lephones.
If you use the sockets for long periods when
the engine is switched off ,the battery may
discharge. i
An emergency cut-of fensure sthat the on-
board voltage does not drop too low. If the
on-boar dvoltage is too low, the power to
the socket sisautomatically cut. This
ensures that there is sufficient power to
start the engine.
Socket in the front centre console !
The socket is not intended for operating
the tyre inflation compressor. X
To open: slide cover :to its foremost
position.
X Lift up the cover of socket ;.
X To close: pull cover :back as far as it will
go.
Socket in the rear-compartment centre
console X
Lift up the cover of socket :.
On vehicles with the Rear Seat Entertainment
System, there are two sockets in the rear-
compartmen tcentre console. 350
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Garage door remote con
trol A is no tpart of
the integrated garage door opener.
X Before programmin gfor th efirst time, clear
th em emory of th eintegrated garage door
ope ner(Ypage 354).
X Turn th ekey to position 2in th eignition
lock.
X Press and hold on eofbuttons ;to? on
the integrate dgarag edoor opener.
Afte ras hort time, indicator lamp :lights
up yellow.
i Indicator lamp :lights up yellow as soon
as button ;,=or? is programmed for
the first time. If the selected button has
already been programmed ,indicator
lamp :will only light up yellow after ten
seconds have elapsed.
X Rele asebutton ;,=or?.I ndicator
lamp :flashes yellow.
X Point garage doo rremote control A
towards buttons ;to? on the rear-view
mirror at adistance of 5to 20 cm.
i The required distance between remote
control Aand the integrated garage door
opener depends on the garage door drive
system. Several attempt smay be required.
You should test every position for at least
25 seconds before trying another position.
X Press and hold button Bon remote control
A until indicator lamp :lights up green.
If indicator lamp :lights up green or
flashes ,then programming has been suc-
cessful.
X Release button Bof garage door drive
remote con trolA.
X Ifindicator lamp :lights up red: repeat
the programming procedur efor the corre-
spondin gbutton on the rear-view mirror.
When doing so, vary the distance between
remote control Aand the rear-view mirror.
i If the indicator lamp flashes green after
successful programming, the garage door
system is using arollin gcode. Af terp ro- gramming
,you must synchronise the
garage door opener integrated in the rear-
view mirror with the receive rofthe garage
door system.
Synchronising th erolling code
Your vehicle must be within range of the
garage door or exterior gate drive. Make sure
that neither your vehicle nor any persons/
objects are present within the sweep of the
door or gate.
Observe the safety notes when performing
the rolling code synchronisation.
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Press the programming button of the door
or gate drive (see the door or gate drive
operating instructions, e.g. under "Pro-
gramming of additional remote controls").
i Usually, you now have 30seconds to ini-
tiate the next step.
X Press previousl yprogramme dbutton ;,
= or? of the integrated garage door
opener until the door closes.
The rolling code synchronisatio nist hen
complete.
Problems when progra mming
If you have problems when programming the
integrated garage door opener, please note
the following:
R Check the transmitter frequency of garage
door driv eremote control A.This can usu-
ally be found on the bac kofthe remote
con trol.
R Replace the batteries in garage door
remote control A.This increases the like-
lihood that garage door remote con trolA
will transmit astron gand precis esignal to
the integrated garage door opener in the
rear-view mirror.
R When programming, hold remote control
A at varying distances and angles from the
button which you are programming. Try var-
ious angles at adistance between 5and Features
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30 cm or at the same ang
lebut at var ying
distances.
R If there is another remote control for the
same garage doo rdrive ,perf ormt he pro-
grammin gsteps again using this remote
control. Before performing thes esteps,
make sure that new batteries have been
fitted in garage doo rdrive remote control
A.
R Note that some remote controls transmit
onl yfor alimited perio d(the indicator lamp
on the remote control goe sout).Pres sbut-
ton Bon remote control Aagain before
transmission ends.
R Align the aerial cabl eofthe garage door
opener unit. This can improv esignal recep-
tion/transmission.
Opening or closing the garage door Once programmed, the integrated garage
door opener wil
lassume the function of the
garage door system's remote control. Please
also rea dthe oper ating instructions for the
garage door system.
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Press button ;,=or? which you have
programmed to operate the garage door.
Garage door system with afixed code: indi-
cator lamp :lights up green.
Garage door system with arolling code:
indicator lamp :flashes green.
i The transmitter will transmit asignal for
as long as the button is pressed. The trans-
mission is halted after amaximum of ten
seconds and indicator lamp :lights up
yellow. Pres sbutton ;,=or? again if
necessary. Clearing the memory X
Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Press buttons ;and ?.
The indicator lamp lights up yellow.
X Press and hold buttons ;and ?until the
indicator lamp turn sgreen.
i Make sure that yo uclear the memor yof
the integrated garage doo ropener before
selling the vehicle.
Frequencies Europe
Count
ry Radio
typeapproval num-
ber
Frequency range (MHz) AD (Andorra) 20 July
MHz: 27, 30, 40, 433
,868 AT (Aust
ria) Article
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1999/5/E CR&TT E18M ay
05
MHz :27, 40, 433 ,868 BE (Belgium) Articl
e6ofD irective
1999/5/E CR&TT E18M ay
05
MHz :27, 40, 433 ,868 BG (Bulga-
ria) Articl
e6ofD irective
1999/5/E CR&TT E12A pril
07
MHz: 27 ,40, 433, 868 CH (Switzer-
land) Article
6ofDirective
1999/5/EC R&TTE14357
27 May 05
MHz: 27, 40, 433 ,868 CY (Cyprus) Article
6ofDirective
1999/5/EC R&TTE 5May
05
MHz: 27, 40, 433 ,868 354
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