2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV Owner's Manual

St
ow agear eas No
teson loading theve hicl e &
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tga spoisoning
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can entertheve hicle interior ifth eta il‐
ga te isopen when theengine isrunning ,
esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine before
opening theta ilg ate. #
Neverdr ive wit hth eta ilg ateopen . &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom unsecu red
it ems intheve hicle
If object s,lugg ageor loads areno tsecur ed
or notsecur edsuf ficie ntly,they cou ldslip,
tip ove ror be throw nar ou nd and ther eb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around . #
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dincor rectl y
If yo udo notadeq uatelyst ow object sin the
ve hicle interior ,th ey cou ldslipor be tossed
ar ound andther eb yst rike vehicle occupants.
In addition, cupholder s,open stow age
spac esand mobi lephon ebr ac kets cann ot
alw aysre stra in theobjec tsthey cont ain in
th eev ent ofan acciden t.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe tossed about inthese or
similar situation s. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr oject from stow agespac es,parcel
ne ts or stow agene ts. #
Close theloc kable stow agespac es
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. #
Stow and secureobj ect sth at arehea vy,
har d,poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile or
to olar ge inthecar gocom partmen t. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom theta il‐
pipe andtailpipe trims
The exhaus tta ilpipe andtailpipe trims can
becom eve ry hot.Ifyo uco me intoco ntact
wit hth ese partsof theve hicle, youco uld
bur nyo urself . #
Alw aysbe par ticular lycareful arou nd
th eta ilpipe andtheta ilpipe trims and
super visechildr enespec iallycloselyin
th is area. #
Allo wvehicle partsto cool down before
to uc hin gth em. Seats
andstow ing 12
7

The
driving charact eristic sof your vehicle are
dependent onthedis tribution oftheload within
th eve hicle. Yousho uld bear thefo llo wing in
min dwhen loading theve hicle:
R Neverex ceed theper missible gross mass or
th egr oss axle weight rating forth eve hicle
(including occupants). Thevalues arespec i‐
fi ed on theve hicle identif ication plateon the
ve hicle's B-pillar.
R The load mustno tpr otru de abo vetheupper
edg eof theseat backres ts.
R Allvehicles excep tMer cede s-Ma ybachve hi‐
cles: alwaysuse thepar tition netwhen trans‐
por ting objec tsinthecar gocom partmen t.
R alwaysplace theload behind unoccupied
seats ifpossible.
R secur eth eload using thetie-do wneyes and
dis tribut eth eload evenly. St
ow agespace sin theve hicl eint erior Ov
ervie wof thefront stowage com part‐
men ts 1
Stow agespac ein thedoor s
2 Stow agecom partment inthear mr estwit h
USB ports(depending onvehicle equipment)
3 Stow age/t eleph onecom partment withcup
holde rin thefront ofthecent ercon sole 3
Mercedes- Maybac hve hicles: stow age/t ele‐
phon ecom partment withte mp eratur e-co n‐
tr olled cupholder ,USB ports(depending on
th eve hicle equipment) andchargin gmodul e
fo rwir eles sch argin gof mobi lephon es
(depe nding on theve hicle equipment) inthe
fr ont ofthecent ercon sole
4 Glovebox
Loc king/unloc kingthegl ove box 12
8
Sea tsand stow ing

#
Turn theemer gency keya qu artertur ncloc k‐
wise 0048(to loc k)or count er-cloc kwise 0047(to
unloc k).
Fo lding thefo lding table outorin &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom theopen
fo lding table
If yo uar edr ivin gwit hth efo lding table open,
ve hicle occupants couldstrike agains tit, in
par ticular intheeve ntofan acci dent, sudd en
br aki ng oran abrupt chang eof dir ect ion. #
Close thefo lding table beforeeac hjour‐
ne y. *
NO
TEDama getothefo lding tables when
mo ving theseats back Open
folding tables maybe damag edwhen
th eseats aremo vedbac k. #
Mak esur eth at thefo lding tables are
fo lded inwhen movingth efront seats
bac k. Fo
lding out
This equipment isavailable onlyforMer cedes-
Ma yba chvehicles. #
Open rear arm rest 1 (/ pag e12 9). #
Pullth efo lding table forw ards and upwards
by recess 2or3 and swingoutwards. #
Foldtheta ble panels apart. #
Tofold in: fold theta ble panels toget her and
swing inthefo lding table. Using
thesto wage com partmen tand MBUX
re ar tab letin there 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. In
vehicles withafo lding rear seat armr est,th is
can befolded down toallo wthestow agecom ‐
par tment sto be used. Theavailable rear seat
ar mr ests and stow agecom partment sva ry
dependin gon theve hicle equipment. Seats
andstow ing 12
9

#
Dep endingontheve hicle equipment, pullon
th ehandle orloop 1and fold do wn there ar
seat armr est. #
Depen dingon theve hicle equipment, use
MBUX rear table t2(/ page47 3).
Op eni ng thesto wage com partmen tin the
re ar passe nger comp artment center conso le
Dependi ngon theve hicle equipment, thedesign
of thecent ercon sole maydif fer. St
ow agecom partment inthere ar cen terconsole
(al lve hicles exceptMer cedes- Maybac h4-seat er) #
Press stow agecom partment 1.
St ow agecom partment 1open sin the
dir ect ion ofthear row . St
ow agecom partment inthere ar cen terconsole
(Merc edes-Ma ybach4-seat ervehicles) #
Press butt on1 and swing theco verof the
ar mr estupw ards.
Open ingthesto wage boxin thebac kres tin
th ere ar passe nger comp artment
* 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. 13
0
Sea tsand stow ing

This
equipment isavailable onlyforMer cedes-
Ma yba chvehicles. Ve
hicles withindividual seats(exa mp le) #
Vehicles with5-seat ervariant :fo ld do wn the
re ar armr est. #
Pull handle1and fold do wn cover2. Re
mo ving the handsetfr om the stowage
com partmen tin the rear passe nger comp art‐
ment
Open ingthedr awe r
This equipment isavailable onlyforMer cedes-
Ma yba chvehicles withindividua lre ar seat s. Ve
hicles withindividual rear seat s #
Press butt on1. #
Remo vethehandse t.
Closing thedr awe r #
Place thehandse tin thedr awe r. #
Press thehandse tdr awe rbac kuntil it
eng ages. Thr
ough-l oading facilit yto car gocom part‐
men t Fo
lding there ar seat backres tfo rw ards &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nad jus ting theseats
When youadj usta seat ,yo uma ytrap your‐
self orave hicle occupant. #
When adjustingaseat, makesur eth at
no onehas anybody partsinthesw eep
of theseat. Seats
andstow ing 13
1

&
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifsea tand
sea tba ckrest areno teng aged
If th eseat andseat backres tar eno teng aged
th ey cou ldfold forw ards, e.g.when brakin g
or intheev ent ofan acciden t.
This poses thefo llo wing risk sin par ticular :
R Aseat orseat backres tth at isno t
eng aged can push theve hicle occupant
ag ains tth eseat belt. Theseat beltwould
th en notbe able toprov ide theint ended
pr otect ion and could cause additional
injur y.
R Ach ild restra int system would nolonger
be suppor tedcor rectly orpos itioned cor‐
re ctl yand would nolongerper form its
int ended function.
R The seat backres tcan notre stra in obje cts
or goods inthecar gocom partmen t. Alw
aysensur eth at theseat andseat back‐
re st areeng aged, espe cially:
R beforepasse ngerstra velon aseat with
th eeasy entryand exitfeatur e.
R afte radju sting theseat.
R afte rth eeasy entryand exitfeatur eis
used.
R afte rth ecar gocom partmen tenlar ge‐
ment hasbeen folded down. Alw
aysensur eth at all vehicle occupants have
th eir seat belts fastened correctly and aresitti ng
pr ope rly. Pa rticular attent ion mus tbe paid to
ch ildr en.
If yo uno longerre qu ire th efo lded-d ownre ar
seat backres tas aloadin gar ea, fold there ar
seat backres tbac kint oplace .
Mak esur eth at there dmar kingof theloc kve rifi‐
cati onindi catorisno long ervis ible.Ot her wise,
th eseat backres tis no tloc ked.
Re quirement s: R
Vehicles withcent errear seat backres t:the
cent errear seat backres tis no tin thecar go
com partmen tfloor position.
R Vehicles withafo lding rear armr est:there ar
ar mr esthas been folded up. Se
ven-sea ter(e xa mp le) 13
2
Sea tsand stow ing

#
Tofold there ar seat backres tfo rw ards:
br ief lypress one ofbutt ons 1tofold the
lef tor right rear seat backres tfo rw ards.
The rear seat backres thead restra int moves
int oasuit able posit ion.Therear seat folds
fo rw ards.
Ve hicles withcent errear seat backres t:the
cent errear seat backres tfo lds forw ards
to ge ther wit hth elef tre ar seat backres t.
If aseat inthesecon drow ofseats isno t
eng aged and locked, this issho wnonthemulti‐
func tion displa yon theins trument cluster.
% Seven-sea ter: Wi th theALL button,allrear
seat backres ts can befolded forw ards
to ge ther. Fo
ld thecent errear seat backres tfo rw ards
separ ately(se ven-seat er) #
Press release catch3. #
Foldrear seat backres t2 forw ards. Fo
lding backth ere ar seat backres t
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bytrap ping the
seat beltwhen folding backth eseat
bac kres t The
seat beltcould become trapped andthus
damag edwhen theseat backres tis folded
bac k. #
Mak esur eth at theseat beltisno ttra p‐
ped when folding backth eseat back‐
re st. Sea
tsand stow ing 13
3

Se
ven-sea ter(e xa mp le) #
Tofold bac kth ere ar seat backres t:brief ly
pr ess one ofbutt ons 1tofold bac kth elef t
or right rear seat backres t.
The rear seat folds bac k.
Ve hicles withcent errear seat backres t:the
cent errear seat backres tfo lds bac kto get her
wit hth elef tre ar seat backres t. If
are ar seat backres tis no teng aged and
loc ked, this issho wnonthemultifunc tion
displa yon theins trument cluster.
% Seven-sea ter: Wi th theALL button,allrear
seat backres ts can befolded backto ge ther.
Fo lding backth ecent erseat backres tsepa ‐
ra tely (se ven-seat er) #
Swiv elrear seat backres tbac kunt ilit audibl y
eng ages. Fo
lding theseat backres ton theth ird ro w of
sea tsforw ards Lef
t-hand drive ve hicle (exa mp le) #
Inthere ar passe nger com partment (seven-
sea ter): pul lbutt ons 1brief lyto fold thelef t
or right seat backres tfo rw ards. 13
4
Sea tsand stow ing