2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV Owner's Manual

Do
notint erch ang eth ehead restra int sof the
fr ont and rear seat s.Ot her wise, youwill notbe
able toadjus tth eheight andangleof thehead
re stra int scor rectl y.
Ad jus tth ehead restra int fore -and -aftpos ition so
th at itis as clo seasposs ibletothebac kof your
head. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
inc orrect sea tpos ition
The seatbel tdoe sno tof ferth eint ended
le ve lof protect ion ifyo uha ve notmo vedth e
seat backres tto an almos tve rtical posit ion.
In this case, youco uld slide underne athth e
seat beltandsustain abdomin alor nec kinj u‐
ri es, forex am ple, particular lyin theeve ntof
su dd en braki ng oran acci dent. #
Adjus tth eseat proper lybef orecom‐
menc ingyour jour ne y. #
Alw aysensur eth at theseat backres tis
in an almos tve rtical posit ionand that
th eshoulder sectionofyour seat beltis
ro uted acr oss thecent erofyour sho ul‐
der . 1
Head restra int height
2 Seat backres tinc linat ion
3 Seat height
4 Seat cushio nlengt h
5 Seat cushio ninc linat ion
6 Seat fore -and -aftpos ition #
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jus tingthe fron tpass engerse at elec tri‐
ca lly from the driver' sse at Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyis swi tched on. Yo
ucan callupthefo llo wing functionsfo rth e
fr ont passeng ersea t:
R Sea tad jus tment Sea
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R
Sea thea ting
R Sea tve ntil ation
R Mem oryfunc tion #
Toselect thefront passeng erseat :pr ess
butt on1.
When theindicat orlam plights up,thefront
passeng erseat isselect ed. #
Adjus tth efront passeng erseat using the
butt ons onthedr iver's side door control
panel. #
Select thedr iver' sseat :pr ess butt on1
ag ain.
When theindicat orlam pgoes out,thedr iv‐
er's seat hasbeen select ed. Ad
jus tingthe fron tpass engerse at elec tri‐
ca lly from the rear passe nger comp artment #
Toselect thefront passeng erseat :pr ess
butt on1.
When theindicat orlam plights up,thefront
passeng erseat isselect ed. #
Adjus tth efront passeng erseat using the
butt ons onthedoor control panel inthere ar
passe nger com partment (/ page10 5). %
Mer cedes-Ma ybachve hicl es:ifth efront
passeng erseat isin thefo re mos tposi tion,
yo ucan setth eseat backres tat ave ry steep
ang le.This achie vesa be tter front viewfrom
th ere ar passe nger com partment .
De spit eth esteep seat backres t,aper son
ma yoccup yth efront passeng erseat. 10
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Ad
jus tingthe 4-waylum bar support 1
Higher
2 Softer
3 Lowe r
4 Firmer #
Usingbuttons 1to4 ,adjus tth econ tour
of thebac kres tindividuall yto suit your bac k. Ad
jus tingthe rear seats electrical ly The
middle seatbackres tis adjus tedto ge ther
wit hth elef tseat. 1
Head restra int height
2 Seat backres tinc linat ion
3 Seat fore -and -aftpos ition #
Save these ttings withth ememor yfunc tion
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jus tingare clining rear seat electrical ly This
equipment isavailable onlyforMer cedes-
Ma yba chvehicles.
The recli ning rear seat sar eon thedr iver's and
fr ont passeng ersides. Seats
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Headre stra int height
2 Head restra int fore -and -aftpos ition
3 Seatba ckrest inc linat ion
4 Combin edseat cushio ninc linat ionand
lengt h
5 Combin edseat cushio ninc linat ionand
lengt h 6
Fore-and -aftpos ition oftheleg rest
7 Angleof theleg rest #
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% The legrest will fold do wn ifove rloaded. If
th is isthecase, fold up theleg rest and
eng ageit. Se
tting thefull yre clined position Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyis swi tched on.
This equip ment isavailable onlyforMer cedes-
Ma yba chvehicles. #
Tosetth efull yre clined position: press
butt on1.
R The rear seat willmoveintoth ere cli ned
pos ition.
R The rear seat head restra int will move.
R The legrest will rise.
R The front passeng erseat willmoveas far
fo rw ards asposs ible. 10
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R
The front passeng erseat head restra int is
com pletely retract ed.
R The front passe nger seat backrest will
mo veas farfo rw ards and asfardo wn as
it wil lgo. #
Toresto rethest andar dseat settings :
pr ess butt on1.
or #
Callup these ttings withth ememor yfunc ‐
tion (/page12 3).
% Youcan usethere ar-com par tment child
saf etyloc kto disable this func tion
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% Theleg re st will fold do wn ifove rloaded. If
th is isthecase, fold up theleg rest and
eng ageit. At
tac hin gan dre mo ving the addi tional cush‐
io n of the leg re st This
equipment isavailable onlyforMer cedes-
Ma yba chvehicles.
Use theadditional cushiononlywhen theve hicle
is statio nary.The additional cushionisin the
ve hicle. #
Toattac h:pla cetheadditional cushionon
th eleg rest. #
Pull theru bber stra ps laterally overth eleg
re st. #
Toremo ve:re mo vetheru bber stra ps from
th eleg rest and stow theadditional cushion
saf elyin theve hicle. Seats
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Fo
lding there ar seats onthesecond row of
sea tsforw ards and backele ctrical ly &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toseat
bac kres tfo lded forw ards
If th ere ar seat backres tis folded forw ards,
per son sin theth ird row ofseats could col‐
lide withpar tsof theseat adjus tmentmec h‐
anism, inpar ticular intheeve ntofan acci ‐
de nt, sudd en braki ng oran abrupt chang eof
dir ect ion. #
Ifth er eis aper son intheth ird row of
seats, there ar seat infron tof that per‐
son mustbe folded backint oth edr iv‐
ing position beforest ar tin gth ejour ney. #
People intheth ird ro w of seat smus t
no tplace their legs onare ar seat back‐
re st that has been folded forw ards. Alw
aysensur eth at all vehicle occupants have
th eir seat belts fastened correctl yand aresitti ng
pr ope rly. Pa rticular attent ion mus tbe paid to
ch ildr en. If
yo uno longerre qu ire th eseat backres tto be
fo lded down forloa ding orforge tting inand out,
fo ld itbac kint oplace. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseat isno teng aged
The seat does noteng agewhen folded for‐
wa rds. The seat canfold bac kwards une x‐
pect edly,e.g. when acceler ating,braking or
in theev ent ofan abr uptch ang eof dir ect ion
or an acc iden t.
Pe ople intheseat's sweep canbecome trap‐
ped. #
Ifaseat isfolded forw ards, alwaysfo ld
it bac kbef oredr ivin gof f. #
Mak esur eth at theseat iseng aged. If
aseat inthesecon drow ofseats isno t
eng aged, this will besho wnonthemultifunc tion
displa yon theins trument cluster.
Re quirement s:
R The area intowhic hth ere ar seat isfolded is
clear .
R The rear seat hasbeen folded up. R
Vehicles withcomf ortseating: thecent er
ar mr estis folded up.
R Vehicles withan extende dcent erconso le:
th estow agecom partment inthecent ercon ‐
sole isclosed.
R Vehicles withafo lding rear armr est:there ar
ar mr esthas been folded up.
R Vehicles withcent errear seat backres ts:th e
cent errear seat backres thas been folded
up.
Fo lding there ar seat inthefront posit ion
This equipmen tis no tav ailable forMer cedes-
Ma yba chvehicles.
Yo ucan fold theseats inthesecon dro w of
seat sfo rw ards forth efo llo wing situat ions:
R Foreasi eraccess tothecar gocom partmen t
R Vehicles withath ird row ofseats: forget ting
in or out
Ve hicles withacent erseat backres t:thecent er
re ar seat folds forw ards and backwards,
to get her withth elef tre ar seat . 10
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Dep
endingontheve hicle equipment, there ar
seat scan befolded forw ards asfollo ws :
R Six-se ater :on theright- hand sideoftheve hi‐
cle only
R Seven-sea terwit hcent erseat backres t:bo th
sides
% Toinc rease thesize ofthecar gocom part‐
ment ,yo ucan movethere ar seat backres ts
int oth ecar gocom partmen tfloor position
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tton inthebac kres tshoulder ofthesecon drow
of seats Butt
oninthear mr estof theth ird row ofseats
(se ven-sea ter) #
When there ar door isopen :br ief lypull
re lease button1 inthebac kres tshoulder of
th ere ar seat .
or #
Brief lypress release button2 inthear m‐
re st of theth ird ro w of seat s. Seat
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#
When there ar door isclo sed: pulland hold
re lease button1 inthebac kres tshoulder of
th ere ar seat .
or #
Press and hold release button2 inthear m‐
re st of theth ird ro w of seat s.
The head restra int movesdo wn wards. The
re ar seat backres tmo vesint oth efront posi‐
tion .The rear seat movesfo rw ards unt ilit
unlo cks. The rear seat then tips forw ards.
If aseat inthesecon drow ofseats isno t
eng aged, this will besho wnonthemultifunc ‐
tion displa yon theins trument cluster.
% Youcan preve ntthere ar seat sfrom folding
fo rw ards when there ar door isclo sed by
act ivatin gth ech ild safetyloc kfo rth ere ar
side windows(/ pag e67 ).
Fo lding there ar seat backint oth edr iving
posit ion #
Press and hold release button1 inthe
bac kres tshoulder ofthere ar seat or2 in th
ear mr estof theth ird row ofseats andhold
it do wn until there ar seat audibl yeng ages.
The rear seat willtipdown wardsand move
bac k.The rear seat backres tand head
re stra int will automat icallymo veintoth e
dr iving position .
If aseat inthesecon drow ofseats isno t
eng aged, this will besho wnonthemultifunc ‐
tion displa yon theins trument cluster. #
Tointerru pt thefo lding procedur ebef ore
eng agemen t,letgo ofthere lease button.To
continu eth efo lding procedur e,press and
hold there lease buttonagain.
Fo lding there ar seats forw ards mec hanic ally
(eme rgency release)
Yo ucan also fold there ar seat sfo rw ards
mec hanicall yusin gre lease loops. Therelease
loops arelocat edon theout ersides andrear
sides oftheseats onthesecon drow ofseats. Re
lease loops onthesecon dro w of seat s Re
lease loops onthere ar sides ofthesecon dro w
of seats 11
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