2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS Owners Manual

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Inthecar gocom partmen t:pr ess butt ons 1
br ief lyto fold thelef tor right seat backres t
fo rw ards. Fo
lding backth eseat backres ton theth ird
ro w of sea ts Lef
t-han ddr ive ve hicle (exa mp le) #
Inthere ar passe nger com partment :pr ess
butt ons1 brief lyto fold bac kth elef tor
ri ght- hand seatbackres t.
If aseat backres tis no teng aged and locked,
th is will besho wnonthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla yon theins trument cluster. Sea
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Inthecar gocom partmen t:br ief lypull but‐
to ns 1 tofold bac kth elef tor right- hand
seat backres t.
If aseat backres tis no teng aged and locked,
th is will besho wnonthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla yon theins trument cluster. EAS
Y-PA CK cargocom partmen tco verand
par tition netca ssette No
teson thecar gocom partmen tco ver &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
poor lysecur edobjec ts
The cargocom partmen tco veralo ne canno t
secur eor restra in hea vyobje cts, items of
lugg ageor hea vyloads.
Yo uco uld behit byan uns ecur edload, par‐
tic ular lyin theev ent ofabr uptch ang esin
dir ect ion,sudden brakin gor an acc iden t. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around . #
Sec ureobj ect s,lugg ageor loads
ag ains tslippin gor tipp ingover,e.g. by usin
gtie downs ,eve nif yo uar eusin g
th ecar gocom partmen tco ver. *
NO
TEDama getothecar gocom part‐
ment coverwhen loading theve hicle The
cargocom partment coverma ybe dam‐
ag ed when loading theve hicle. #
Donotplace anyobject sabo vethe
lo we redg eof theside windo wsoron
th ecar gocom partmen tco ver. This
equipment isavailable forall vehicles
exc eptMer cedes- Maybac hve hicles. Ext
ending/r etra ctin gth ecar gocom part‐
men tco ver #
Toextend: pull thecar gocom partmen t
co verbac kby grab handle 1and clipitint o
th ebr ac kets 2 onthelef tand right.
Re tracti ng #
Remo vethecar gocom partmen tco verfr om
th ebr ac kets on thelef tand right. 13
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Guide thecar gocom partmen tco verfo r‐
wa rdsusing thegr ab handle untilitis fully
re tract ed.
The rolled-up cargocom partment covercan be
used intwoposi tions:
R Folded 45°upwards forloa ding (fold down
bef orecommencing your jour ne y)
R Hor izontal posi tion
Ins tallin gor remo ving the cargocom part‐
men tco ver
Re quirement :
R The cargocom partment coveris rolled up. Re
mo ving the cargocom partmen tco ver #
Press end cap1onthelef tor right
in wa rds. #
Pull outthecar gocom partmen tco verbac k‐
wa rds.
St ow ing thecar gocom partmen tco ver
The cargocom partmen tco vercan bestowe d
beneat hth ecar gocom partmen tfloor . #
Open thecar gocom partmen tfloor
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Toinser t:inse rtcargo compartment cover
1 intobr ac kets 2. Ensu reitis seat edcor ‐
re ctly . #
Toremo ve:ta ke thecar gocom partmen t
co verout ofbrac kets 2. Sea
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tallin gth ecar gocom partmen tco ver #
Place thecar gocom partmen tco verin brac k‐
et s1 onthelef tand right.
The end caps ofthecar gocom partmen t
co vereng ageau dib ly. At
tac hin g/r emoving thepa rtitioning net &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
poor lysecur edobjec ts
The partitioning netalone cannotsecur eor
re stra in hea vyobje cts, items oflugg ageor
hea vyloads.
Yo uco uld behit byan uns ecur edload, par‐
tic ular lyin theev ent ofabr uptch ang esin
dir ect ion,sudden brakin gor an acc iden t. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around . #
Sec ureobj ect s,lugg ageor loads
ag ains tslippin gor tipp ingover,e.g. by
usin gtie downs ,eve nif yo uar eusin g
th epar titioning net. Fo
rsaf etyre ason s,alw aysuse apar titioning net
when transpor tingaload. Thepartitioning net
can beused withor wit hout cargo compartment
enlarg ement
Damag edpar titioning nets can nolong erfulf ill
th eir func tionsand mustbe replaced. Visit a
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. This
equipment isavailable forall vehicles
exc eptMer cedes- Maybac hve hicles. Pa
rtition ingnetwit hout cargocom partment
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Pa
rtition ingnetwit hcar gocom partment
enlar gement #
Toattac h:extend thepar tition net. #
Attach theto pguide rodto holder s1 on
th eheadliner . #
Engage hook s2 ineyele ts3 onthelef t
and right. #
Pull ontheloose endsofthelashing stra ps
until thepar titioning netis tight . #
Afterdr iving ashor tdis tance, checkth ete n‐
si on ofthepar titioning netand re-tensi onitif
nece ssary. #
Toremo ve:pu llth ebelt clam psuntil the
lashin gst ra ps areloose. #
Remo vehook s2 from eyele ts3 onthe
lef tand right. #
Remo vetheto pguide rodfrom theholder s
1. Ov
ervie wof thetie- down eyes inthecar go
com partmen t Ob
serveth eno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
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Cargo tie-do wnrings
The front tie-do wn eyes areaccessible whenthe
th ird row ofseats isin thecar gocom partmen t
fl oor position (/page13 1).
% Mer cedes -Maybachvehicles: both tie-do wn
ey es on Mer cedes- Maybac hve hicles are
locat edinthere ar ofthecar gocom part‐
ment ,lef tand right. Seats
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Ov
ervie wof bag hook s &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rywhen usingbag
hook swit hhea vyobj ect s
The bag hook scan notre stra in hea vyobje cts
or items oflugg age.
Obj ectsor items oflugg agecould bethrow n
ar oun dand hitvehicle occupants asare sult,
par ticular lyin theeve ntofsudd en braki ng or
ab rupt chang esindir ect ion. #
Onlyhang lightobject son thebag
hook s. #
Neverhang hard,shar p-edg edorfragi le
objects onthebag hook s. Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
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Subject thebag hook sto amax imum loadof
6. 6lbs (3kg)and donotatt achan ygoods to
th em. 1
Bag hook Coat
hook This
equipment isavailable forall vehicles
exc eptMer cedes- Maybac hve hicles. Coat
hooks1 can befound intheint erior on
th eB-pillar andontheta ilg ate. 14
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Coat
hooksar eno tsuit able forhea vyobjects.
Use thecoat hooksonl yfo rlig ht objects suchas
jac kets. Ope
ning orclos ingthe stowage space under
th ecar gocom partmen tflo or &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toan open
car gocom partment floor
If yo udr ive when thecar gocom partmen t
fl oor isopen, object scould bethrow nar ou nd
and ther eb yst rike vehicle occupants. There
is arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin theeve ntof
su dd en braki ng orasu dd en chang ein dir ec‐
tio n. #
Alw aysclose thecar gocom partmen t
fl oor beforeajour ney. Opening
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Pull handle 1upw ards. #
Liftth ecar gocom partmen tfloor upw ards
using handle 1. #
Foldout hook ontheunder sideofthecar go
com partmen tfloor . #
Clip hook ontodr ip rail2.
Closing #
Unhook thehook from drip rail2 and fasten
it to thebr ac keton theunder sideofthe
cargo compartment floor . #
Foldthecar gocom partmen tfloor down‐
wa rdsand then press handle 1down until it
eng ages. Loc
king andunloc kingthecar gocom part‐
men tflo or Th
iseq uip me ntisavailable forall vehicles
exc eptMer cedes- Maybac hve hicles. Seats
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Turn theemer gency keya qu artertur ncloc k‐
wise 0048(to loc k)or count er-cloc kwise 0047(to
unloc k). At
tac hin garo of rack &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryifth emaximum
ro of load isexc eeded
When youload thero of, thecent erofgrav ity
of theve hicle rises and theusual driving
ch aract eristic sas wellas thesteer ing and
br aking charact eristic sch ang e.Dur ing cor‐
ner ing,th eve hicle tiltsmorest ro ng lyand
ma yre act mor eslugg ishlyto steer ing move‐
ments.
If yo uexc eed themaximum roof load, the
dr iving charact eristic s,as wellas thesteer‐
ing and braking charact eristic s,will be
gr eat lyim pair ed. #
Alw ayscom plywit hth emaximum roof
load andadjus tyo ur drivin gst yle. Yo
uwill find informa tionon themaximum roof
load inthe"T ec hnical data"sect ion. *
NO
TEVehicle damag efrom non-
appr ovedro of rack s The
vehicle could bedamag edbyroof rack s
whic hha ve notbe en tested and appr ovedby
Mer cedes-Ben z. #
Use onlyro of rack ste sted and
appr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz. #
Dependi ngon theve hicle equipment,
ensur eth at when thero of rack isins tal‐
led, thesliding sunroofcan befully
ra ised. #
Depe ndingon theve hicle equipment,
ensur eth at when thero of rack isins tal‐
led, theta ilg atecan befullyopen ed. #
Position theload onthero of rack in
suc hawa yth at theve hicle willnotsus‐
ta in damag eev en when itis in mo tion . *
NO
TEDama getothepanor amaroof wit h
po we rtilt/sli dingpanel causedbyano n-
appr ovedro of rack The
panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sli ding
panel maybe dama gedby thero of rack if
yo uatt em pttoopen itwhen usingaro of
ra ck notte sted and appr ovedfo rMer cedes-
Benz. #
When aro of rack isins talled, open the
panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sli ding
panel onlyif th is has been tested and
appr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz.
The panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sli ding
panel maybe raised toallo wventil ation of
th eve hicle interior . #
Secur eth ero of rack tothero of railing. #
Obser vethemanuf acturer'sinstallation
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