2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV light

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Ifth eta ilg ateis unloc ked, pull theta ilg ate
handle andrelease it. #
Fora ta ilg atestopped inan intermediat e
position, pullitupw ards and release itas
soon asitstar ts to open.
The tailg ateis eq uipped withan aut omat ic
obs truct ion detection functi on.Ifasol idobje ct
bl oc ks orrestricts theta ilg atedur ing automat ic
open ing,this proces sis stopped. Theautomatic
obs truction detection functi onisonly anaid. Itis
no ta su bs titu teforyo ur att entiven ess when you
ar eopen ingtheta ilg ate. Closing
thetailg ate &
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. Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle.
To close thetailg ate, thefo llo wing options
ar eav ailab le: #
Pullth eta ilg atedo wn wardsslightly .Re lease
it as soon asitbegin sto clos e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du ring automatic closing oftheta ilg ate
Pa rts of thebody could become trapped dur‐
ing automatic closing oftheta ilg ate. Mor e‐
ove r,people, e.g.childr en, maybe standi ng
in theclosing area orma yent ertheclosing
ar ea dur ing theclosing process. #
Mak esur eth at nobody isin thevicin ity
of theclosing area dur ing theclosing
pr ocess.
Use oneofthefo llo wing option sto stop the
clos ingproces s:
R Press the008B buttonontheSmar tKey .
R Press orpull there mo teoper ating switch
on thedr iver's door .
R Press theclosing orloc king buttonon the
ta ilg ate.
R Pull theta ilg atehandle. #
Vehicl eswith HANDS -FREEACCESS: itis
also possibletostop theclosing process by
making akic king movement belowthere ar
bum per. 80
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Swi tchon thepo we rsupp lyor theignition . #
Press remo teoper ating switch1 forth e
ta ilg ate. #
Press clos ingbutt on1 ontheta ilg ate.
Ve hicl eswith KEYLESS-GO #
Press locking button2 ontheta ilg ate.
If aSmar tKey isde tected outsid eth eve hicle,
th eta ilg atewill clos eand theve hicle willbe
loc ked. #
Press and hold the008B buttononthe
Smar tKey (wit hth eSmar tKey inthevicin ity
of theve hicle).
Ve hicl eswith HANDS -FREEACCESS #
Mak eakic kin gmo vement withyo ur foot
belo wthebum per(/ page82).
Au tomatic reve rsing funct ionforthe tailga te
The tailg ateis eq uipped withaut omat icobs truc‐
tion detection with reve rsing func tion.If asolid
obje ctbloc ksorrestricts theta ilg atedur ing
aut omat icclos ing, theta ilg atewill automat ically
open again slight ly.Au tomatic obstruction detec‐
tion with reve rsing func tion isonl yan aid. Itis
no ta subs titutefo ryo ur att entiven ess when you
ar eclo singth eta ilg ate. #
Dur ing theclosing process, makesur eth at
no body partsarein theclosing area. Openin
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WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
des pite there ve rsing func tion
The reve rsing func tion does notre act :
R Tosof t,light andthin obje cts, e.g. fin‐
ge rs.
R Overthelas t00C2 in(8 mm) oftheclosing
pat h.
In these situation sin par ticular ,th ere ve rsing
func tion cannotpr eve ntsom eone being trap ‐
pe d. #
Whe nclo sing, makesur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area.
If someon eis trapped:
R Press the008B buttonontheSmar tKey ,
or
R Press orpull there mo teoper ating switch
on thedr iver's door ,or
R Press theclosing orloc king buttononthe
ta ilg ate, or
R Pull theta ilg atehandle. HANDS-
FREEACCESS function Wi
th HANDS-FREE ACCES Syo ucan open ,clo se
or stop theclosing process oftheta ilg ateby
per form ing akic kin gmo vement under there ar
bum per.
The kickin gmo vement trigg ersth eopening or
closing process alternat ely. Obser
vetheno teswhen opening (/page79)
and closing (/page80) theta ilg ate.
% Twowa rning tones soundwhen thetai lgat e
is open ingorclos ing. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnscaused byaho t
ex haus tsy stem
The vehicle exhaus tsy stem can become very
ho t.Ifyo uuse HAND S-FRE EAC CES S,you
cou ldbu rn yourself bytouc hin gth eex haus t
sy stem. #
Alw aysensur eth at youon lyma kea
kic king movement within thede tection
ra ng eof thesensor s. *
NO
TEVehicle damag edue tounin ten‐
tio nal openi ng oftheta ilg ate R
when usinganaut omat iccar wash
R when usingahigh pressur ecleaner #
Deactiv ateKEYLES S-GOormak esur e
th at theke yloc ated isat leas t10 ft 82
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Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyor theignition isswitc hed
on. 1
Closes
2 Opens The
buttons onthedr iver's door take prece‐
denc e. #
Tostar taut omatic operation :pr ess the
0062 buttonbeyond thepoint ofresis tance
or pulland release it. #
Tointerru pt aut omatic operation :pr ess or
pul lth e0062 buttonagain.
When theve hicle isswitc hedoff,th eside win‐
do ws can continu ebei ng ope rated.
This function isavailable forar ound four min utes
or unt ila fron tdoor isopen ed.
% Ve
hicl eswith electricroller sunblind son
re ar door son thelef tand right :The but‐
to ns forth ere ar side windowsalso open and
clo sethero ller sunblin ds(/ page94 ).
Au tomatic reve rsing funct ionoftheside win‐
do ws
If an object blocksaside windowduring the
clos ingproces s,theside windo wwill open again
aut omaticall y.The automatic reve rsing func tion
is onl yan aid and isno ta subs titutefo ryo ur
att entiven ess . #
Dur ing theclosing process, makesur eth at
no body partsarein theclosing area. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
des pite ther ebeing reve rsing protect ion
on theside windo w
The reve rsing func tion does notre act :
R Tosof t,light andthin obje cts, e.g. fing ers
R Dur ing rese ttin g
This means that there ve rsefunc tion cann ot
pr ev ent someon efrom becomin gtrapped in
th ese situation s. #
When closing, makesur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. #
Ifsomeon ebecomes trapped, press the
0062 buttontoopen theside windo w
ag ain. 86
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Au
tomatic reve rsing funct ionoftheslidi ng
sunr oof
If an obj ect isobs truct ing thesliding sunroof
dur ing theclosing process, thesliding sunroof
will open again automaticall y.The automatic
re ve rsing func tion isonl yan aid and isno ta sub‐
st itut efo ryo ur att entiven ess . #
Dur ing theclosing process, makesur eth at
no body partsarein theclosing area. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment evenwi th
th ere ve rsing func tion active
The reve rsing featur edoes notre act inpar‐
tic ular :
R Tosof t,light andthin obje cts, e.g. fing ers
R Overthelas t00CF in(4 mm) oftheclosing
pat h
R Dur ing rese ttin g
This means that there ve rsefunc tion cann ot
pr eve ntsom eone from becomi ngtrap pe din
th ese situation s. #
When closing, makesur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif
somebody becomestrapped.
or #
Brief lypress thebutt oninanydir ect ion
dur ing automatic operation.
The closing process isstopped. Au
tomatic reve rsing funct ionofthero ller
sunblind
If an objec tis obs truct ing thero ller sunblin ddur‐
ing theclosing process, thero ller sunblin dwill
open again automat ically.The automatic reve rs‐
ing func tion isonl yan aid and isno ta subs titute
fo ryo ur att entiven ess . #
When closingth ero ller sunblin d,mak esur e
th at no body partsarein thera ng eof mo ve‐
ment. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
des pite reve rsing featur e
In par ticular ,th ere ve rsing featur edoes not
re act tosof t,light andthin obje cts, e.g. fin‐
ge rs. This
means that there ve rsing featur ecan not
pr ev ent entrapment inthese situation s. #
When closing thero ller sunblin d,mak e
sur eth at no body partsarein thera ng e
of mo vement. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif
somebody becomestrapped.
or #
Press thebutt oninanydir ect ion during
th eaut omatic closing process.
The closing process isstopped. Au
tomatic functionsof the slidi ng sun roof %
The term "slidin gsun roof" also refers to the
panor amicsliding sunroof.
By pushing orpulling the0057 button,youcan
int erru pt theaut omatic functions:"Rain closing
func tion when driving" and"Automatic lowe r‐
ing".
Ra inclosing functionwhen driving
Ve hicl eswith apanor amicsliding sunroof:If
it star ts to rain, thera ised slidin gsunr oofis Open
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aut
omat icallylo we redwhile theve hicle isin
mo tion.
Au tomatic lowe ring function
Ve hicl eswith apanor amicsliding sunroof:If
th esliding sunroofisraised atthere ar,it is
aut omat icallylo we redslightl yat higher speeds.
At low speeds, itis raised again automat ically. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment byaut o‐
mat iclowe ring ofthesliding sunroof
At high speeds thera ised sliding sunroof
aut omat icallylo we rsslightl yat there ar. This
couldtrap youor other persons. #
Mak esur eth at nobody reac hes intoth e
sw eep ofthesliding sunroofwhils tth e
ve hicle isin mo tion. #
Ifsomebody becomestrapped, brief ly
push thesliding sunroofbutt onfor‐
wa rdsor bac kwards.
The sliding sunrooflifts dur ing opening. Pr
oblems withtheslidi ngsunr oof %
The term "slidin gsun roof" also refers to the
panor amicsliding sunroof. Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
The sliding sunroofcann otbe closed
and youcan notsee thecause. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped orfata linj uryby clos ingthesliding sunroofagain
If yo uclo sethesliding sunroofagain immediat elyaf te rit has been blockedor rese t,th esliding sunroof
closes withincr eased forc e.
Pa rts of thebody could become trapped intheclosing area inthepr ocess. #
Mak esur eth at no par tsof thebody arein theclosing area. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif somebody becomestrapped. 92
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oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
or #
Press thebutt oninanydir ect ion during theaut omatic closing process.
The closing process isstopped. If
th esliding sunroofisobs truct eddur ing closing andreopens again slightly: #
Immediat elyaf te rau tomatic reve rsing, pull and hold the0057 buttondown again tothepoint ofresis t‐
ance untilthesliding sunroofisclosed.
The sliding sunroofwill beclosed withincr eased forc e.
If th esliding sunroofisobs truct edagain and reopens again slightly: #
Repeat thepr ev ious step.
The sliding sunroofwill beclosed again withincr eased forc e.
Ve hicl eswithout apanor amicslid‐
ing sunr oof:The sliding sunroofdoes
no toper atesmoo thly. #
Push the0057 buttonuptothepoint ofresis tance anum berof time sunti lth esliding sunroofisfull y
open. #
Press the0057 buttonforano ther secon d. #
Close thesliding sunroof.
Ve hicl eswith apanor amicsliding
sunr oof:The sliding sunrooforthe #
Pull and hold the0057 buttonlittle bylittleunt ilth esliding sunroofisfull yclosed. #
Pull and hold the0057 buttonlittle bylittleunt ilth ero ller sunblin dis full yclos ed. #
Use automat icopera tiontofully open andthen close thesliding sunroof. Openin
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op aut omatic operation bypushing orpulling
th ebutt onagain.
Oper ating thero ller sunblind forthe pano r‐
amic roof from there ar passe nger comp art‐
ment #
Toopen: press butt on1. #
Toclose: pullbutton1. %
When thepanor amicroof isopen, itwill
close firs t. To clos eth ero ller sunblin d,press
butt on1 again.
If yo upush orpull button1 beyond thepoint of
re sis tance, youwill star taut omat icoper ationin
th edir ect ion inqu estion .Yo ucan stop aut o‐
matic operation bypushing orpulling thebutt on
ag ain.
Au tomatic reve rsing funct ionofthero ller
sunblind
If an objec tis obs truct ing thero ller sunblin ddur‐
ing theclosing process, thero ller sunblin dwill
open again automat ically.The automatic reve rs‐
ing func tion isonl yan aid and isno ta subs titute
fo ryo ur att entiven ess . #
When closingth ero ller sunblin d,mak esur e
th at no body partsarein thera ng eof mo ve‐
ment. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
des pite reve rsing featur e
In par ticular ,th ere ve rsing featur edoes not
re act tosof t,light andthin obje cts, e.g. fin‐
ge rs. This
means that there ve rsing featur ecan not
pr ev ent entrapment inthese situation s. #
When closing thero ller sunblin d,mak e
sur eth at no body partsarein thera ng e
of mo vement. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif
somebody becomestrapped.
or #
Press thebutt oninanydir ect ion during
th eaut omatic closing process.
The closing process isstopped. Ad
jus tingthe roller sunblind forthe pano r‐
amic roof Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyis swi tched on
(/ page18 1).
If th ero ller sunblin dcan notbe mo vedsmoo thly,
re -ad justth ero ller sunblin d. 96
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