2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV roof

Symbols
........................................................ 5 At
agl ance ....................................................6
Coc kpit ....... ..................... ..................... ..........6
Indica torand warning lam ps.........................1 0
Ov erhead controlpanel ................................ 12
Doo rcontr olpa nel and seatad jus tment .......14
Con trol setting sin there ar passe nger
com partment ................................................ 16
Emerg enciesand brea kdo wns ............ .......... 18 Digita
lOp erator' sMa nua l......................... 20
Callin gup theDigit alOper ator's Manual ...... 20 Gener
alno tes... .......................................... 22
Pr otect ing theen vironmen t... ....................... 22
Mer cedes- BenzGenuineP arts ......... .............. 23
Oper ator's Manual ........................... .............2 3
Ser vice andvehicle operation ......... .............. 24
Oper ating safety...........................................2 5
Decl arati on ofconf ormity forwireless
ve hicle component s... ................................... 27
Dia gno stics con nection ................................ 27 Qua
lified speci alistwo rkshop ....................... 28
Cor rect useof theve hicle ............................2 8
No tesfo rper sons withelectr onicmedi‐
cal aids..... ........................................ ............ 29
Pr oble mswithyo ur vehicle ............... ............ 29
Re por tingsaf etydef ects ...............................2 9
Limit edWarrant y.......................................... 30
QR cod efo rre scue card... ............... .............3 0
Dat ast or ag e... ..............................................3 0
Cop yright ...................................................... 34 Occup
antsafety.... .....................................35
Re stra int system .............................. .............3 5
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PR E-S AFE ®
sy stem ....................................... 49
Saf elytranspor tingchildr enintheve hi‐
cle ...... ........................................................... 51
No teson pets intheve hicle ............ .............6 8 Opening
andclosing .................................. 69
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Door s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ru nning boards <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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gocomp artm ent .....................................7 9
Sid ewi ndo ws<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Sli ding sunroof <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ro ller sun blinds ...........................................9 4
Anti-t heftpr otect ion .....................................9 7 Seats
andstowing .................................... 101
No teson thecor rect driver's seatpos i‐
tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Sea ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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St eer ing wheel ............................................ 119
Eas yentr yand exitfeatur e.........................1 21
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion .................. 122
Memor yfunct ioninthere ar passe nger
com partment .............................................. 123
St ow agear eas ............................................ 127
Cup holder.................................................. 143
Soc kets ........... ............................................ 146
Re frig er ator box...... .................................... 149
Wi reless chargin gof themobile phone
and connect ionwithth eex terior ant enna ...151
Ins talling/ remo ving thefloor mats .............1 53 2
Contents

1
Sun visors →
169
2 003D Switches thelef t-hand readin glam p
on /of f →
160
3 0033 Switches automatic interior ligh ting con‐
tr ol on/of f →
160
4 004A Switches thefront interior lighting
on/ off →
160
5 0042 Switches there ar interior light ing
on /of f →
160 6
003D Switches theright-h andreadin glam p
on /of f →
160
7 ; mebutt on →
442
8 0053 SOSbutton →
442
9 0057 Opens/closes thepanor amaroof wit h
po we rtilt/sli dingpanel →
89
0057 Opens/clos esthero ller sunblin d →
89
A Inside rear vie wmir ror →
168 At
aglanc e– Ov erhead control pane l13

Pr
otecting theen vir onmen t
+ ENV
IRONM ENTALNOTEEnvironme ntal
da ma gedue tooper ating condit ionsand
per sonal driving style The
pollut antemission oftheve hicle is
dir ectl yre lat ed tothewa yyo uoperat eth e
ve hicle.
Oper ateyo ur vehicle inan environment ally
re sponsible mannertohelp protect theen vi‐
ro nment. Plea se obser vethefo llo wing rec‐
omme ndations onope rating cond itions and
pe rsonal driving style.
Oper ating conditions: #
Mak esur eth at thetir epr essur eis cor‐
re ct. #
Donotcar ryanyunn ecessar ywe ight
(e.g. roof lugg agera ck sonce youno
lon gerneed them). #
Adher eto theser vice interva ls.
A regular lyser viced vehicle willcont rib‐
ut eto environmen talpr otect ion. #
Alw aysha ve maint enance workcar ried
out ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Pe rsonal driving style: #
Donotdepr esstheaccelera torpeda l
when star tin gth eengine. #
Donotwa rm uptheengine whilethe
ve hicle isstatio nary. #
Drive car efu llyand maintain asu itab le
di st anc efrom theve hicle infront. #
Avoid freq uent, sudden acceleration
and braking. #
Chang ege ar ingood timeand useeach
ge ar onlyup to00C3 ofits maximum
engine speed. #
Switc hof fth eengine instatio narytraf‐
fi c, e.g. byusin gth eEC Ostar t/ stop
funct ion. #
Drive fuel-ef ficie ntly .Obs erve theEC O
displa yfo ra fuel -efficie ntdrivi ng style. +
ENVIR
ONMEN TALNO TEEnvironme ntal
po lluti on cau sed byirre sponsible dis‐
posal ofthehigh-v oltagebatt ery A
high-v oltagebatt erycon tains mat erials
whic har ehar mful totheen vironmen t. #
Dispose ofdef ective high-v oltagebat‐
te ries ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop. En
vir onmental issuesandrecomm endations:
It is recomme ndedthat youre -us eor recy cle
mat erials ins tead ofjus tdispo singof them.
The releva nt environme ntal gu ideline sand regu‐
lations servetoprotect theen vironmen tand
mus tbe strictly observe d. 22
Gener alno tes

Mer
cede s-Benz GenuineParts
+ ENVIR
ONMENT ALNOTEEnvironme ntal
da ma gecau sed bynotus ing recy cle d
re condi tionedcom pone nts Dai
mle rAG offers recy cle dre condi tioned
com pone ntsand parts wit hth esame qualit y
as newpar ts.The same entitlemen tfr om the
Limit edWarrant yis valid asforne wpar ts. #
Use recy cle dre condi tionedcom po‐
nents andparts from Daimler AG. *
NO
TEImpairment oftheoper ating effi‐
cie ncy ofthere stra int systems from
ins talling accessor ypar tsor from repair s
or we lding Air
bags andEmerge ncy Tensi oni ng Device s,
as wellas con trol unit sand sensorsfo rth e
re stra int systems, maybe installed inthefo l‐
lo wing areas ofyour vehicle:
R Door s
R Door pillars R
Doo rsi lls
R Sea ts
R Cockpit
R Instrument cluster
R Cen terconsole
R Lateral roof frame #
Donotins tallacc essor ypar tssuc has
audio systems inthese areas. #
Donotcar ryout repair sor we lding. #
Have afte rm arke tins tallation ofacc es‐
sor ies carried out ataqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop. Yo
uco uld jeopar dizeth eoper ating safetyof your
ve hicle ifyo uuse parts,tir es and wheel sas well
as acc essor iesreleva nt tosaf etywhic hha ve not
be en approve dby Mer cedes-Ben z.Saf ety-re le‐
va nt systems, e.g.thebr ak esy stem, maymal‐
func tion.Onl yuse Mercedes- BenzGenuineP arts
or par tsof equal qualit y.Onl yuse tires, wheels
and accessor iesthat have been specif ically
appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle model. Mer
cedes-Ben zGenuineP arts aresubject to
st rict qualit ycon trol. Eac hpar thas been spe‐
ciall yde veloped, manufactured orselec tedfo r
Mer cedes-Ben zve hicles andfine-tu nedforth em.
Ther efor e, onl yMer cedes- BenzGenuineP arts
should beused.
Mor eth an 300,0 00 differe nt Mer cedes-B enz
Ge nui neP arts areav ailable forMer cedes-Benz
model s.
All author ized Mercedes-B enzCent ersmaint ain
a supply ofMer cedes-B enzGenuineP arts for
nece ssaryser vice andrepair work.In addition,
st ra tegically locatedpar tsdeliv erycent erspr o‐
vide forqu ick and reliable partsser vice .
Alw aysspecify theve hicle identif ication number
(VIN) (/page552) when order ing Mer cedes-
Benz GenuineP arts. Oper
ator's Manual
This Oper ator's Manual describesallmodels and
all standar dand optio nal equipme ntavailable for
yo ur vehicle atthetime ofthis Opera tor's Man‐
ua lgoing topress. Countr y-specif icdif fere nces
ar epo ssi ble. No tethat your vehicle mayno tbe Gener
alno tes 23

R
Vehicl eswith sliding sunroof:Clo sethe
sliding sunroof.
R Vehicl eswith memor yfuncti on:Movethe
fr ont passeng ersea tto amor efa vo rable
seat position .
R Vehicl eswith memor yfuncti oninthe
re ar passe nger comp artment :mo vethe
out errear seat sto amor efa vo rable seat
position .
R Vehicl eswith multico ntour seat :Incr ease
th eair pressur ein theseat sidebolsters of
th eseat backres t.
R PRE-S AFE®
Sound: prov ided that themulti‐
media system isswitc hedon,gener ates a
br iefnoi sesigna lto stimulat eth einnat epr o‐
te ctiv emec hanism ofaper son's hearing.
* NO
TEDama gecau sed byobject sin the
fo ot we llor behin dth eseat The
automatic adjustmentof theseat posi‐
tion mayre sult indamag eto theseat and/or
th eobjec t. #
Stow object sin asuit able place. Re
versing thePRE- SAFE®
sy stem mea sures If
an acc iden tdid notocc ur,th epr e-em ptive
measur esthat we retake nar ere ve rsed.
Yo uwill need toper form certainse ttings your‐
self . #
Ifth eseat beltpre-t ension ingisno tre duced,
mo vetheseat backres tbac kslightl y.
The locking mechanism releases. Fu
nction ofPRE-S AFE®
PL US (anticipat ory
occupant protection plus) PRE-
SAFE®
PL US can detect cer tain im pact s,
par ticular lyan imm inentrear impact ,and take
pr e-em ptive measur estoprotect theve hicle
occupants. Thesemeasur escanno tnecessar ily
pr eve ntan imm inentimpact.
PR E-S AFE ®
PL US can implem entthefo llo wing
measur esindepe ndently of eac hot her :
R Tight ening theseat belts onthedr iver's seat
and front passeng erseat.
R Increasin gbr ak epr essur ewhen theve hicle
is statio nary.This brak eapplication iscan‐ celed
automaticall ywhen theve hicle pulls
aw ay.
If an accident didnotoccur ,th epr e-em ptive
measur esthat we retake nar ere ve rsed.
Sy stem limit s
The system will notinitiat ean yaction inthefo l‐
lo wing situat ions:
R when backingup
or
R when theve hicle istowing atrailer andther e
is arisk ofare ar impact
The system will notinitiat ean ybr aking applica‐
tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R whils tdr ivin g
or
R when entering orexitin gapar kingspace
while using ActivePa rking Assist Fu
nction ofPRE-S AFE®
Im pulse Side If
an imminen tside impact isde tected, PRE-
SA FE®
Im pulse Side canpre-emp tively movethe 50
Occupant safety

Con
venience opening (ventilating theve hicl e
bef orest ar ting ajour ney) &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment when
ope ning asid ewi ndo w
Whe nope ning asid ewi ndo w,par tsof the
body could bedraw nin or become trap pe d
be twee nth eside windo wand windo wframe. #
When opening ,mak esur eth at nobody
is touc hin gth eside windo w. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif
somebody becomestrapped. #
Press and hold theÜ buttononthe
Smar tKey .
The follo wing functionsar eper form ed:
R The vehicle isunloc ked
R The side windo wsareopen ed.
R The slidin gsun roof isopened.
R The panor amicsliding sunroofisopened.
R The seat ventil ation ofthedr iver's seat is
switc hedon. %
Ifth ero ller sunblin dsofthepanor amicslid‐
ing sunr oofareclosed, thero ller sunblin ds
ar eopen edfirs t.
% Ifth ero ller sunblin dsofthere ar door sar e
clo sed, thero ller sunblin dsareopen edfirs t. #
Tointerru pt con venience opening: release
th eÜ button. #
Tocont inue convenience opening: press
and hold theÜ buttonagain. Con
venience closing (closing theve hicl e
fr om outside ) &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment caused by
inadv ertent con venie nce closing
Whe nth econ venie nce closing featur eis
oper ating,par tsof thebody could become
tr apped intheclosing area oftheside win‐
do wand thesliding sunroof. #
Obser vethecom pleteclos ingproce‐
du re when usingconvenie nce closing. #
Whe nclo sing, makesur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. #
Press and hold theß buttononthe
Smar tKey .
The follo wing functionsar eper form ed:
R The vehicle isloc ked.
R The side windo wsareclo sed.
R The slidin gsun roof isclosed.
R The panor amicsliding sunroofisclosed. #
Tointerru pt con venience closing: release
th eß button. #
Toclose thero ller sunblind s:press and
hold theß buttonagain.
% Con venie nce closing can also be operated
wi th KEYLESS- GO(/ page74 ). Pr
oblems withth eside windo ws &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped or
fa ta lly injured ifre ve rsing protect ion is
no tactiv ated
If yo uclo seaside windowagain imm ediat ely
af te rit has been blocked, theside windo w Openin
gand closing 87

Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
The side windo wscanno tbe ope ned or
clos edusing thecon venie nce openi ng
fe atur e. Slid
ingsunroof Open
ingand closing theslidi ngsunr oof %
The term "slidin gsun roof" also refers to the
panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sli dingpanel . &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whi leope ning andclosingthesliding
sunr oof
Dur ing opening andclosing, partsof the
body could getcaught inthesw eep ofthe
sliding sunroof. #
When opening orclosing, makesur e
th at no body partsarein thesw eep. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif
somebody becomestrapped.
or #
Press thebutt oninanydir ect ion during
th eaut omatic opening /closingpr ocess.
The opening /closingpr ocess isstop‐
ped. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th esliding sunroofisoper ated bychil‐
dr en
Childr enoper atingth esliding sunroofcould
get caught inthemo ving parts,par ticular lyif
unatt ended. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eke ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whi leope ning andclosingthero ller sun
blind
When openingorclos ing, makesur eth at no
body partsbec ome trapped between the
ro ller sun blind andframe orthesliding sun‐
ro of. #
When opening orclosing, makesur e
th at no body partsarein thesw eep of
th ero ller sun blind. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif
somebody becomestrapped.
or #
Press thebutt oninanydir ect ion during
th eaut omatic opening /closingpr ocess.
The opening /closingpr ocess isstop‐
ped. Opening
andclosing 89

*
NO
TEMalfunctio ncau sed bysno wand
ice Sno
wand icemaylead toamalf unctionof
th esliding sunroof. #
Onlyopen thesliding sunroofifit is free
of sno wand ice. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed byprotru ding
objec ts Objec
tsthat protru de from thesliding sun‐
ro of ma ydamag eth esealing strips. #
Donotallo wan ything toprotru de from
th esliding sunroof. *
NO
TEImpo rtant poin tsto remember
when aro of rack isins talled When
aro of rack isins talled, raising oropen ‐
ing thesliding sunroofmaybe limit ed. #
Chec kwhe ther thesliding sunroofcan
be raised oropen edwhen aro of rack is
ins talled. #
Ifin doubt, donotra ise oropen the
sliding sunroof. 1
Raises
2 Open s
3 Closes/ lowe rs
Use the0057 buttontooper ateth epanor amic
sliding sunroofand thero ller sunblin d. The
panorama roof wit hpo we rtilt/sli dingpanel
can beoper ated only when thero ller sunblin dis
open . #
Chec kwhe ther thesliding sunroofcan be
ra ised oropen edwhen aro of rack isins tal‐
led. #
Tostar taut omatic operation :pr ess the
0057 buttonbeyond thepoint ofresis tance
or pulland release it. #
Tointerru pt aut omatic operation :br ief ly
pr ess the0057 buttoninanydir ect ion.
The opening /closingpr ocess willbestop‐
ped.
Ve hicl eswith apanor amaroof wit hpo we r
til t/s lidin gpane l:The automatic raising featur e
is available onlywh en thesliding sunroofis
closed orraised.
Ve hicl eswithout apanor amaroof wit h
po we rtil t/s lidin gpane l:The automatic open‐
ing and raising featur eis available onlywh en the
sliding sunroofisclosed. 90
Opening andclosing