2018 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV seat adjustment

Switching on/off (COMAND) ........... 47
Rear-compartment screens .............. 176
Receiving vCards ............................... 108
Redialing (telephone) .......................... 95
Remote control
Button lighting ............................... 177
Changing batteries ........................ 180
Rear Seat Entertainment System ... 177
Reserve fuel level
Switching the function on/off in
COMAND ......................................... 54
Resetting (factory settings) ............... 42
Route (navigation)
Selecting an alternative route .......... 73
Setting route options (avoiding:
highways, toll roads, tunnels, fer-
ries) ................................................. 53
Setting the route type (short
route, fast route, dynamic route or
economic route) ............................... 53
Starting calculation .......................... 57
Route guidance
Continue .......................................... 73
Freeway information ........................ 71
General notes .................................. 69
Lane recommendations ................... 70
Off-road ........................................... 75
Traffic reports .................................. 75
S
Safety notesAudio CD and MP3 mode ............... 141
Using the telephone ......................... 89
Satellite radio
Displaying information ................... 138
Overview ........................................ 136
Presets menu view ......................... 137
Registering .................................... 135
Switching to ................................... 135
SatRadio
Channel list updates ...................... 139
Memory functions .......................... 137
Music and sports alerts ................. 137
Notes ............................................. 134
Selecting a category ...................... 136
Selecting a channel ....................... 136
Tagging music tracks ..................... 138 Screen
Selecting for the remote control .... 177
SD card
Inserting ........................................ 145
Inserting/removing ........................ 145
Removing ....................................... 145
Seat cushion
Adjusting (COMAND) ....................... 45
Seats
Active multicontour seat
(COMAND) ....................................... 45
Adjusting the lumbar support
(COMAND) ....................................... 45
Balance (seat heating) ..................... 46
Massage function (COMAND) .......... 45
Massage programs (COMAND) ........ 45
Resetting settings ............................ 46
Seat functions (COMAND) ............... 45
Selecting for adjustment
(COMAND) ....................................... 45
Setting the driving dynamics
(COMAND) ....................................... 45
Selecting stations
Radio ............................................. 132
Sending DTMF tones ........................... 97
Setting access data
Online and Internet ........................ 123
Setting the audio format
Rear Seat Entertainment System ... 188
Setting the language
COMAND ......................................... 40
Rear Seat Entertainment System ... 188
Setting the night design ..................... 33
Setting the text reader speed ............ 36
Setting the volume
Telephone calls ................................ 27
Settings
Sound settings ............................... 162
Short message
see Text messages (SMS)
SIRIUS weather display
5-day forecast ................................ 168
Daily forecast ................................. 168
Detail information .......................... 169
Information chart ........................... 168
Se

lecting a location for the
weather forecast ............................ 169
Switching on/off ........................... 168
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Seats
Overview
You can configure the following seat functions in
the menu:
RBackrest side bolsters
RLumbar
RSeat cushion
RMassage
RDynamics
RSeat heating balance
iThere may be fewer settings or none
depending on your vehicle's equipment.
Selecting the adjustment function
and seat
XPress the Øbutton.
or
XTo select Vehiclefrom the main function bar:
turn and press the controller.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XTo select SeatSettings: turn and press the
controller.
The seat settings menu is shown.
or
XPress the Tbutton on the controller.
The seat settings menu is shown.
XTo select the required seat function: turn and
press the controller.
XTo switch between DriverandFrontPassenger: slide 1 the controller.
Adjustment functions
Adjusting the backrest side bolsters
XCall up the seat functions (Ypage 45).
XTo select Backrest Sides: turn and press
the controller.
XTo change the setting: turn the controller.
You will see the changes you have made in the settings display.
XTo exit the menu: press the%button.
Adjusting the seat contour in the lum-
bar region of the seat backrest
This function allows you to adjust the air cush-
ions in the lumbar region of the backrest (4-way
lumbar support).
XCall up the seat functions (Ypage 45).
XTo select Lumbar: turn and press the control-
ler.
XTo activate the setting element: press the
controller.
XTo change the setting: slide 4or1
the controller.
The change will be visible in the setting ele-
ment.
XTo exit the menu: press the%button.
Adjusting the seat cushion
XCall up the seat functions (Ypage 45).
XTo select Seat Surface: turn and press the
controller.
XTo select a seat: slide 1the controller.
XTo change the setting: turn the controller.
You will see the changes you have made in the
settings display.
XTo exit the menu: press the%button.
Adjusting the driving dynamics
XCall up the seat functions (Ypage 45).
XTo select Dynamic Multicontour Seat:
turn and press the controller.
XTo select a seat: slide 1the controller.
You can select:
ROFF:
R1: Level 1 (weak)
R2: Level 2 (strong)
XTo select the setting: turn the controller.
XTo exit the menu: press the%button.
Massage programs
Overview
You can select the following massage programs:
RRelaxing Massage
Seats45
Vehicle functions
Z

Massage the entire back, rising waves, sooth-
ing downward movements
RActivating Massage
Mobilizing massage and rising and descend-
ing dynamic waves
RClassic Massage
Single and twin waves moving upwards
across the entire back
RMobilizing Massage
Mobilization via stronger single and twin
waves moving upwards across the entire back
Selecting a massage program
XCall up the seat functions (Ypage 45).
XTo selectMassage: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select a seat: slide 1the controller.
XTo select massage programs: turn and press
the controller.
The massage program runs for approximately
15 to 25 minutes, depending on the setting.
XTo exit the menu: press the%button.
Seat heating balance
The balance function controls the distribution of
heat for the seat backrest and seat cushion.
The balance function influences the currently
set heating level of the seat heating (see the
vehicle Operator's Manual).
XCall up the seat functions (Ypage 45).
XTo select Seat Heating Balance: turn and
press the controller.
XTo select a seat: slide 1the controller.
XTo change the setting: turn the controller.
You will see the changes you have made in the
settings display.
The settings represent the following:
R0— the backrest and seat cushion are evenly
heated according to the setting selected with
the seat heating button.
R1to 3increasing — the heat output to the seat
cushion is reduced one level at a time.
R1to 3decreasing — the heat output for the
backrest is reduced one level at a time.
XTo exit the menu: press the%button.
Resetting all adjustments
XCall up the seat functions (Ypage 45).
XSelect a seat.
XTo select Reset: turn and press the controller.
XTo select a seat: slide 1the controller.
XTo reset: press the controller.
A prompt appears.
XTo select YesorNo: turn and press the con-
troller.
If you select No
the process is canceled.
After selecting Yes
all seat adjustments are
reset to the default values (factory setting).
360° camera
General notes
The 360° camera covers the immediate sur-
roundings of the vehicle and assists you, for
instance when parking or at exits with reduced
visibility.
The 360° camera is only an aid. It is not a
replacement for your attention to your immedi-
ate surroundings. You are always responsible
for safe maneuvering and parking. Make sure
that no persons or animals are in the maneu-
vering range.
Further information on the 360°camera can be
found in the vehicle Operator's Manual.
Displaying the 360° camera image
The 360° camera image can be displayed if:
Ryour vehicle is equipped with a 360° camera
Rthe 360°Camerafunction is switched on (see
the vehicle Operator's Manual)
XPress Vehiclein the main function bar.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XSelect 360° Camera.
The 360° camera image appears in split-
screen mode.
You will see the previous view on the display if,
when the function is switched on:
Rturn the SmartKey to position 1in the igni-
tion lock
Ryou select transmission position P
Rwhen you are driving at moderate speeds
46360° camera
Vehicle functions

Using the main loudspeakers
This function is available in conjunction with the
multimedia system.
You can use the vehicle loudspeakers to listen to
a disc inserted in the rear-compartment drive.
To do so, disc mode (audio CD/audio DVD/
MP3) must be activated on at least one rear
screen.
The headphones' volume setting does not affect
the main loudspeakers.
XTo set on the multimedia system:press the
$ button, for example, to switch on an
audio mode.
XTo select Info6slide and press the con-
troller.
A menu appears.
XTurn the controller until Rear Seat Enter‐tainment System: Audiois brought to the
front.
XPress the controller.
Selecting sound settings
You can select sound settings in the following
operating modes:
RAudio CD/MP3
RVideo DVD
RRadio (active media source in COMAND)
RAUX
XSwitch on an operating mode (e.g. audio CD
mode) (Ypage 182).
XSelect TrebleorBassusing
the :=; buttons on the remote
control and press the 9button to confirm.
An adjustment scale appears.
XSelect a setting using the 9:buttons
and press the 9button to confirm.
Multiple users
Simultaneous use of the rear-compart-
ment disc drive
The two rear-compartment screens can be oper- ated almost entirely independently from one
another. However, a conflict may occur in some
menus if the two screens are used simultane-
ously. The following functions affect both screens:
Rchanging playback options
Rselecting a track (from a track list or folder)
Rusing the play, pause and stop functions
Rfast forward and rewind or scrolling
Rcalling up the DVD menu and navigating
within it
Rsetting the language, subtitles and camera
angle
Rcalling up interactive DVD content
The following functions affect only one screen:
Rchanging audio and video functions as well as picture settings
Rswitching between full screen and the menu
Switching between operating modes
When you exit an operating mode (e.g. audio CD
mode), the current setting is saved. If you call up
this operating mode again later, there are two
possibilities:
Rthe operating mode has been changed on the
other screen.
Rthe operating mode has not been changed.
In the first case, the operating mode appears as
it is on the other screen.
In the second case, the setting appears on the
screen as it was when you last exited the oper-
ating mode.
Picture settings
Overview
You can select the picture settings in video DVD
and AUX mode (Ypage 191).
Adjusting the brightness, contrast and
color
XSwitch to video DVD mode (Ypage 186).
XTo show the menu: press the9button on
the remote control.
Basic functions181
Rear Seat Entertainment System
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