2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV A BUTTON

Indicat
orlam p1 flashes whentheAT Asy stem
is armed.
The ATAsy stem isdeactiv ated aut omaticall yin
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R Afterunloc kingtheve hicle withth eSmar t‐
Ke y R
Afterunloc kingtheve hicle using KEYLES S-
GO
R Afterpr essing thest ar t/ stop butt onwithth e
Smar tKey inthestow agecom partment
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% WhentheMer cedes‑ Benzemergency call
sy stem isactiv eand thealar mstay son for
mor eth an 30 sec onds, ames sageis aut o‐
mat icall ysen tto theCus tomer Assis tance
Ce nter (/ page 447).
% Inthecase ofsevere batt erydisc harging,
th eanti- theftalar msystem isaut omaticall y
deactiv ated tofacil itat eth ene xt engine
st ar t.
Deact ivat ing theATA #
Press theÜ, ßor008B buttononthe
Smar tKey .
or #
Press thest ar t/ stop butt onwithth eSmar t‐
Ke yin themar kedspace (/page18 2) Dea
ctivat ingth eala rm using KEYLESS-GO #
Grasp theoutside doorhandle withth e
Smar tKey outside theve hicle. Fu
nction oftheto w- aw ay alar m %
This function mayno tbe available inall
coun tries.
An audible andvisual alarmistrigg ered ifan
alt eratio nto your vehicle's angleof inclination is
de tected whi letheto w- aw ay alar misarmed.
The tow- aw ay alar misaut omat icallyar med afte r
appr oximat ely60 seco nds:
R Afterloc king theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R Afterloc king theve hicle using KEYLES S-GO
The tow- aw ay alar mison lyarmed when thefo l‐
lo wing compone ntsar eclos ed:
R The door s
R The tailg ate 98
Openingand closing

The
tow- aw ay alar misaut omat icallydeac tiva‐
te d:
R Afterpr essing theÜ or008B buttonon
th eSmar tKey
R Afterpr essing thest ar t/ stop butt onwithth e
Smar tKey inthemar kedspace (/page18 2)
R Afterunloc kingtheve hicle using KEYLES S-
GO
Inf ormation ondetecting damag eon apa rked
ve hicle (/page21 7). Ar
min g/dis armin gthe tow- aw ay alar m Mul
timedi asy stem:
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Set ting s5
Quick Access #
Activateor deacti vate Tow-away Protection.
The tow- aw ay alar misarmed again inthefo llo w‐
ing cases :
R The vehicle isunloc kedag ain.
R Adoor isopened.
R The vehicle isloc kedag ain. %
Ifqu ick acc ess isuna vailable, selectth e
Vehicle submenu intheSet ting smain menu
to arm or disar mtheto w- aw ay alar m. Fu
nction oftheint erior motion sensor %
This function mayno tbe available inall
coun tries.
When theint erior motion sensor isactiv ated, a
visual andaudible alarmistrigg ered ifmo ve‐
ment isde tected intheve hicle interior .
The interior motion sensor isactiv ated aut omati‐
cally afte rapp roxima tely tenseco nds:
R afte rloc king theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R afte rloc king theve hicle using KEYLES S-GO
The interior motion sensor isonl yactiv ated
when thefo llo wing compone ntsar eclos ed:
R thedoor s
R theta ilg ate The
interior motion sensor isaut omat icallydeac‐
tiv ated:
R afte rpr essing theÜ or008B buttonon
th eSmar tKey
R afte rpr essing thest ar t/ stop butt onwithth e
Smar tKey inthestow agecom partment
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R afte runloc kingtheve hicle using KEYLES S-
GO
The follo wing situat ionscanlead toafa lse
alar m:
R movingobje ctssuc has masc otsin theve hi‐
cle interior
R when theside windo wisopen
R when thesliding sunroofisopen
R when thepanor amicsliding sunroofisopen Openin
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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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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
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Sea tsand stow ing

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stra int and push press studs 2intoth e
cou nter pieces . #
Toremo vethead dit ional cushion:release
pr ess studs 2and remo veaddit ionalcus h‐
ion 1. Conf
iguringtheseat settings Multi
media system:
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Comfort 5
Seat Comfort
Ad jus tingthe backres tco ntou rin the lumb ar
re gion oftheseat backres t(lum bar) #
Sele ctLumbar . #
Sele ctthese ttings Z forth edesir edseat. #
Adjus tth eair cushions .
Ad jus tingthe backres tsi de bolste rs #
Select SideBol sters . #
Adjus tth eair cushion forth edesir edseat.
Se tting theseat heatingbala nce #
Sele ctSeat HeatingBalan ce. #
Adjus tth eheat distribution forth edesir ed
seat. Se
tting automat icseat adjustm ent &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du ring adjus tment ofthedr iver's seat
af te rcall ing upadr iver profile
Selecting apr ofile ma ytrigg eran adju stment
of thedr iver's seat totheposition save d
und erthepr ofile. Youor other vehicle occu‐
pants couldbeinjur edinthepr ocess. #
Mak esur eth at when theposition of
dr iver's seat isbeing adjustedusing the
multime diasystem, nopeople orbody
par tsarein theseat's rang eof mo ve‐
ment.
If th er eis arisk ofsomeone becoming trap‐
ped, stop theadjus tmentpr ocess immedi‐
at ely: #
a)Tapth ewa rning mess ageon the
media display. or
#
b)Press amemor yposition buttonora
seat adjus tmentswitc hon thedr iver's
door .
The adjus tmentpr ocess isstopped. Re
quirement s
R Adaptin gth edr iver's seat andsteer ing wheel
position tothebody size:automatic seat
adjus tmenthas been switchedon.
Multimedia system:
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Set ting s5
Vehicle
5 Auto. SeatAdjustmen t
Switc hingautomat icseat adjustm ent on/of f
When theactiv euser profile isch ang edwhile
th eve hicle isstatio nary,thedr iver's seat, steer‐
ing wheel, outside mirrors and seat contour are
aut omat icallyadap tedto thedr iver . #
Select OnorOff. Seats
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Ifsomeone becomestrappe d,press a
pr ese tpositio nbutt onorseat adjus t‐
ment switchimmedi ately . &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment ifth e
memor yfunction isactiv ated bychildr en
Childr encould becom etrapped ifth ey act i‐
va te thememor yfunc tion,par ticular lywhen
unatt ended. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. The
memor yfunct ioncan beused when theigni‐
tion isswitc hedoff.
St oring
Seat adjus tment sfo rup tothre epeople canbe
st or ed and called upusing thememor yfunc tion.
The follo wing systems canbeselect ed:
R Front seat R
Outside mirrors
R Hea d-up Display
R Steer ing column
R Seat contour #
Setth efront seat, theoutside mirrors,th e
Hea d-up Display, thesteer ing column and
th eseat contour tothedesir edposition . #
Press memor ybutt onMand then press pre‐
se tposition button1,2or 3wit hin thre esec‐
onds.
An acous ticsignal sounds. Thesettings are
st or ed. #
Tocall up:pr ess and brief lyhold prese tposi‐
tion button1,2or 3.
Af terre leasing thebutt on,thefront seat,
outside mirrors,Head-up Display,steer ing
column, andseat contour aremo vedint oth e
st or ed position automaticall y. Memor
yfunctio nin there ar passen ger
com partmen t Ope
ratin gthe rear seat viathemem oryfun c‐
tion inthere ar passen gerco mp artment St
oring
This function isavailable onlyforMer cedes-Ma y‐
bac hve hicles.
Seat adjus tment sfo rth ere ar seat canbestor ed
and called upusing there ar seat mem oryfun c‐
tio n.
R Driver' sside: twoper son s Seat
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R
Front passeng erside: oneperson
The follo wing settings canbestor ed forth ere ar
seat s:
R Position oftheseat, backres tand head
re stra int
R Seat heatin g:dis tribution oftheheat edsec‐
tion sof theseat cushion andseat backres t #
Press butt on1.
The rear seat isselec tedifth eindicat orlam p
in thebutt ondoes notlight up. #
Adjus tth ere ar seat usingth ebutt ons inthe
door control panel (/page10 5). #
Brief lypress memor ybutt onMand then
pr ess prese tposition button1or 2wit hin
th re esecon ds.
The settings forth ere ar seat arestor ed in
th ecor responding prese tposition.
% Youcan notst or ean yse ttings onthebutt on
fo rst ra ight enin gth efull yre cli ned position.
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