2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS Owners Manual

Cup
holder Using
cuphold ers &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk ofacci dent orinju ry
when usingthecup holder whilethe
ve hicle ismo ving
The cup holder cannotsecur econt ainer s
while theve hicle ismo ving.
If yo uuse acup hold erwhile theve hicle is
mo ving, thecon tainer maybe flung aroun d
and liquids maybe spill ed.The vehicle occu‐
pants maycome intocont actwithth eliq uid
and ifit is ho t,th ey cou ldbe scal ded.Yo u
cou ldbe dist ra cted from traf fic condi tions
and youma ylose contro lof theve hicle. #
Onlyuse thecup holder whentheve hi‐
cle isstatio nary. #
Onlyuse thecup holder forcont ainer s
of theright size. #
Close thecon tainer ,par ticular lyifth e
liq uid isho t. Depe
ndingon theve hicle's equipment, thefo l‐
lo wing cupholder swill beavailable:
R Inthefront stow agecom partment ofthe
cent erconso le
R Inthere ar passe nger com partment center
conso le
R Allvehicles exceptMer cedes- Maybac hve hi‐
cles: inthere ar armr estfo rth esecon dro w
of seats
R Allvehicles excep tMercedes-M aybac hve hi‐
cles: onthelef tand right, next to there ar
seat son theth ird row ofseats
Obser vethefo llo wing forMer cedes-Ma ybach
ve hicles equipped withch am pagn eflut es:
R Donotuse thech am pagn eflut es while the
ve hicle isin mo tion.
R Donotuse cham pagn eflut es made ofbreak ‐
able glass, andstor eth em inthecar gocom‐
par tmen tif possible. Ve
hicles without ate mp eratur e-co ntro lled cup
holder (allvehicles exceptMer cedes- Maybac h
ve hicles): thebr ac ketar ms ofthefront cup
holder canbefolded inor out. #
Tofold thebr ac ke tar m in:pu sh brac ket
ar m 1 outwardsto theside until iteng ages.
When thebr ac ketar m isfolded in,thecup
holder cannotfulf illits hold ingfunction. Seats
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Tofold thebr ac ke tar m out: press release
butt on2. Opening
orclosing thecup hold ersin the
re ar armr est *
NO
TEDama getothere ar armr estdue to
body weight When
folded out,there ar armr estcan be
damag edbybody weight . #
Donotsit orsuppor tyo urself onthe
re ar seat armr est. *
NO
TEDama getothecup holder When
there ar armr estis folded backth ecup
holder couldbecome damaged. #
Onlyfo ld there ar armr estbac kwhen
th ecup holder isclosed. The
cup holder sin there ar armr estar eav ailable
fo rall vehicles exceptMer cedes- Maybac hve hi‐
cles. %
Depending onitsequipment, your vehicle
will have are ar armr estwit hacup holde r. #
Toopen: press cup holder 1or2.
Cup holder 1or2 will extend automati‐
cally . #
Toclose: pushcupholde r1 or2 bac k
unt ilit eng ages. Swit
ching thecooling orheat ingfunction for
th ete mp eratur e-cont rolled cup holder onor
of f &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryby touc hin gth e
heating elements
The cup holder's heatingelements maybe
ve ry hot.
Yo ucan burnyo urself onthem. #
Donotto uc hth ecup holder's hotheat‐
ing element s. #
Ensur eth at no childr encan access the
cup holder 'sho thea ting eleme nts. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. *
NO
TEDama getoobject sin thete mp era‐
tur e-co ntro lled cup holder If
yo uplac eobj ect sint oth ete mp eratur e-
con trolled cupholder ,th ey ma ybecome
dama ged. 14
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#
Donotpl ace objects intoth ete mp era‐
tur e-co ntro lled cup holder . Cup
holder inthefront cent ercons ole Cup
holder inthere ar passe nger com partment cen‐
te rconsole Cup
holderinthere ar passe nger com partment cen‐
te rconsole (Mercedes-Ma ybachfour -seat ervehi‐
cles) #
Toswitc hon: oncup holder 1,press but‐
to n2 repeat edly until theblue (keep cool)
or red(keep warm)indic ator lam pon thebut‐
to nlights up.
If yo uuse theheating function,th eme tal
inse rtof thecup holder isheat ed.Onc ea
cer tain temp eratur ehas been reac hed, the
wa rning lam plight sup. Donotre ac hint oth e
cup holder 'sme talinse rtwhen thewa rning
lam pis lit. Seat
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Toswitc hof f:pr ess butt on2 repeat edly
until theindicat orlam pon thebutt ongoes
out.
% Clean there mo vable rubber matonlywit h
clean, lukewa rmwaterand thecup holder
onl ywit hasof tclo th. Soc
kets Us
ingthe 12Vso cket inthefront cent er
console Re
quirement s:
R Onlycon nectde vices uptoamax imum of
24 0W (20 A).
% This equipment isno tav ailable inall coun ‐
tr ies. #
Liftup cap 1ofthesoc ketand insertth e
plug ofthede vice.
If yo uha ve connect edade vice tothe12 V
soc ket,leave theco verof thestow agecom part‐
men topen . Using
the11 5V soc ketin the rear passe nger
co mp artment &
DANG ER Risk offata linj urydue todam‐
ag ed con nectingcables orsoc kets
If asu itab lede vic eis conne cted ,th e11 5V
soc ketwi llbe car rying ahigh voltag e. Ifth e connecti
ngcab leor the11 5V soc ketis
pu lled outof thetrim orisdamag edorwe t,
yo uco uld recei vean elec tric shoc k. #
Onlyuse dryand damag e-freeconnec t‐
ing cables. #
When theignition isswitc hedoff,
ensur eth at the11 5V soc ketis dry. #
Ifth e11 5V soc ketis da ma gedor gets
pu lled outof thepaneling, immediately
ha ve thesoc ketch eckedor replaced at
a qu alif ied spec ializedworkshop. #
Neverplu gth econ nect ingcable intoa
11 5V soc ketth at isdamag edorhas
been pulled outofthetrim. &
DANG ER Risk offata linj urydue toinc or‐
re ct handli ngofthesoc ket
Yo uco uld recei vean elec tric shoc kin par tic‐
ular :
R Ifyo ure ac hint oth esoc ket.
R Ifyo uins ertuns uitable devic es orobj ect s
int oth esoc ket. 14
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#
Donotre ac hint oth esoc ket. #
Only conne ctsuitab lede vic es tothe
soc ket. Re
quirement s:
R Onlycon nectde vices withasuit able plug
whic hcon form sto thest andar dsspec ific to
th ecount ryyouar ein.
R Onlyco nne ctdevice sup toamax imum of
15 0wa tts (1.30 A).
R Donotus emu ltiple soc ketou tle ts.
Dep endingontheve hicle equipment, thedesign
of thecent ercon sole andstow agecom partment
ma ydif fer. Using
the11 5V soc ketin thecent ercons oleofthe
re ar passe nger com partment 11
5V soc ketin thecent ercons oleofthere ar
passe nger com partment (Mer cedes-Ma ybac h4-
seat vehicles) #
Mer cedes-Ma ybachve hicles withindividua l
re ar seat s:open thestow agecom partment
of thecent ercon sole ofthere ar passe nger
com partment (/ page13 0). #
Open flap 3. Seat
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Inser tth eplug ofthede vice into11 5V
soc ket1.
Wh entheon- boar delectr icalsystem voltag e
is suf ficie nt, indi catorlamp 2light sup. Using
the12 Vso cket inthecar gocom part‐
men t Re
quirement s:
R Onlyde vices uptoamax imum of240W
(20 A)areper missi ble. #
Liftup cap 1ofthesoc ketand insertth e
plug ofthede vice. Ov
ervie wof USB ports Depen
dingontheve hicle equipment, theve hicle
has thefo llo wing USBports:
R Inthestow agecom partment ofthecoc kpit
ar mr est(/ page12 8) R
Inthefront cent ercon sole next to themobile
phone stow agecom partment
R Inthere ar passe nger com partment center
conso le
R Vehicles withRe ar Comf ortPa ckag e: inthe
cent erarmr estof thesecon drow ofseats in
th ere ar com partment
R Mer cedes-Ma ybac hve hicles with5 seats in
th ere ar passe nger com partment :in thecen‐
te rar mr estin there ar passe nger com part‐
men t
R Mer cedes-Ma ybac hve hicles withindividua l
re ar seat s:in thecent ercon sole ofthere ar
passe nger com partment
R Vehicles withth re erow sof seats: totheright
and leftne xt to theseat 14
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Ex
am ple: USB ports in thecent ercons oleinthe
re ar passe nger com partment Ex
am ple: USBpor tsinthecent ercons oleinthe
re ar passe nger com partment (Mer cedes-Ma ybac h
ve hicles)
If th eignition isswitc hedonyoucan charge USB
de vices, e.g.mobile phones, atUSB ports1.
The chargin gvo ltag eis appr oximat ely5 V (up to
3 A). Re
frig er ator box Usin
gth ere frig er ator box &
WARNIN GRisk offire due toaco vered
ve nt grille on there frig er ator box
If yo uco verth eve nt grille forth ere frig er ator
bo x,itma yov erheat. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at theve nt grille is
no tco vered. The
ventil ation grille forth ere frig er ator boxis in
th etrunk .
This equipment isavailable onlyforMer cedes-
Ma yba chvehicles.
Subject there frig er ator boxto amax imum load
of 7.7 lb (3.5 kg).
St oreonl yplas ticbottles intheupper compart‐
ment ofthere frig er ator box.The cont ents ofthe
bo ttle mus tbe no mor eth an 17 fl.oz.
(0.5 lite rs).
If yo udo notne ed touse there frig er ator boxfo r
an extende dpe riod, switc hit of f,defr ostit and Seats
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an it.Afterdoing so,leavethelid open fora
time.
The refrig er ator boxwil lre duce itscooling capa‐
city orswitc hof fin thefo llo wing cases :
R Tooman yelectr icalconsumer sar etur ned
on.
R The star terbatt eryis no tsuf ficie ntly
ch arge d.
If th is isthecase, theindicat orlam pswill flash
on thebutt onforswitc hingthere frig er ator box
on and off.The cooli ngfunction willau tomati‐
cally switc hbac kon assoon asther eis suf fi‐
cie ntvoltag e.
% Toinstallth ere frig er ator boxin thecar go
com partmen tor remo veit,please contact a
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Ex
am ple: vehicles withindividual rear seat s #
Vehicles with5-seat ervariant :fo ld do wn the
re ar armr est. #
Pull thehandle ofstow agebo x1 and fold
do wn theco verof stow agebo x2. Ex
am ple: vehicles withindividual rear seat s #
Toopen: pullthehandle ofrefrig er ator box
1 and fold do wn theco verof there frig er a‐
to rbo x. #
Toswitc hon: press butt on2 repeat edly
until anindicat orlam p(lo wcooling )lights up
or twoindicat orlam ps(high cooling )light up. 15
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