2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV tow

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
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Pull one ofrelease loops 1. #
Foldthere ar seat backres tfo rw ards. #
Beforest ar tin gth ejour ney,mak esur eth at
th ere ar seat backres tand there ar ben ch
seat areeng aged. Head
restra ints Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at head restra ints
mec hanica lly &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rythro ugh adjust‐
ing vehicle settin gswhile theve hicle isin
mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ionsinpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int s,thesteer ing wheel orthemir‐
ro rwhi letheve hicle isin mo tion.
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion. #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int s,the st
eer ing wheel orthemir rorand fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tohead
re stra int swhic har eno tins talled orare
adjus tedincor rectl y
If hea dre stra int sar eno tins talled orare
adjus tedincor rectly ,th ehead restra int scan ‐
no tpr ov ide protect ion asintended.
Ther eis an incr eased risk ofinjur yin the
head andneckar ea, e.g. intheeve ntofan
acci dent or wh en braki ng. #
Alw aysdr ive wit hth ehead restra int s
ins talled. #
Beforedr ivin gof f,mak esur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupant that thecent erofthe
head restra int suppor tsthebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. 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 -aftpo sitio nso
th at itis as clo seasposs ibletothebac kof your
head. #
Toraise: pullthehead restra int up. #
Tolowe r:press release knob 1 inthedir ec‐
tion ofthear row and push thehead restra int
do wn. Seat
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Tomo veforw ard: press release knob 2
and pullthehead restra int forw ard. #
Tomo vebac kwards: press release knob 2
and push thehead restra int bac kwards.
Ad jus tingthe fron tse at lux uryhe ad
re stra ints mechanica lly #
Tomo veforw ard: press release knob 1
and pullthehead restra int forw ard. #
Tomo vebac kwards: press release knob 1
and push thehead restra int bac kwards. Ad
jus tingthe EASY ADJUS Tlux uryhea d
re stra ints onthefront seat smec hanicall y
This equipmen tis available onlyforMer cedes-
Ma yba chvehicles. #
Tomo veforw ard: press release knob 1
and pullthehead restra int forw ard. #
Tomo vebac kwards: press release knob 1
and push thehead restra int bac kwards. #
Toadjus tth eside bolsters of thehead
re stra int :pull orpush right orleft-han dside
bols ter2.
% The fore -and -aftpos ition ofthehead
re stra int will beadjus tedaut omatic allywhen
yo uadj ustth ebac kres tusing thebutt ons on
th edoor control panel.
Ad jus tingthe head restra ints ofthere ar
seats mechanic ally
Dependi ngon theve hicle equipment, thehead
re stra int son theth ird row ofseats aswellas the
cent erhea dre stra int onthesecon dro w of seat s
can beadjus tedmec hanicall y. 11
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Head
restra int ofthest andar dve hicle (exa mp le) #
Toraise: pullthehead restra int up. #
Tolowe r(s ta ndard vehicl es):pr ess the
re lease knob 1 inthedir ect ion ofthear row
and push thehead restra int down. #
Tolowe r(M erce des -Ma ybachvehicl es):
pus hth ehead restra int down. Ve
hicl eswith ath ird ro w of sea ts
The head restra int son theth ird row ofseats
ha ve ausag eand non-usag eposit ion.The usag e
posit ionistheex tende d,topposition inwhic h
th ehead restra int eng ages; thenon -usag eposi‐
tion isthebo ttom, retract ed positio nof thehead
re stra int .If th eseats ontheth ird row ofseats
ar ebeing used,thehead restra int mus tbe inthe
to p, eng aged usag eposition . #
Ifth eth ird ro w of sea tsisoccup ied:mo ve
th ehead restra int sto theve ry topand have
th em engageth er e. #
Ifth eth ird ro w of sea tsisno toccup ied:
mo vethehead restra int sto theve ry bottom.
Ins talling/r emoving thehead restra int ofthe
mi dd lerear seat onthesecond row
Re mo ving
Thi sfu nctio nis available onlyforse ven-sea ter
ve hicles. #
Release thecent errear seat backres tand
fo ld itforw ardsligh tly (/ page13 1). #
Pullth ehead restra int upw ards asfaras it
wil lgo. #
Push release knob 1 inthedir ect ion ofthe
ar row and pulloutthehead restra int . Seat
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Ins
tallin g #
Inser tth ehead restra int suc hth at the
no tches onthebar areon thelef twhen
vie we din thedir ect ion oftra vel. #
Push thehead restra int down untilit
eng ages. #
Foldthecent errear seat backres tbac kunt il
it eng ages.
Ad jus tingthe luxuryhe ad restra ints ofthe
re ar seats mechanic ally
Mer cedes-Ma ybachve hicl es:youcan seton ly
th eside bolsters mec hanica lly.Yo ucan adjust
th eang leof thehead restra int elect rical ly. Head
restra int ofthest andar dve hicle (exa mp le) #
Toadjus tth eside bolsters of thehead
re stra int :pull orpush right orleft-han dside
bols ter1. #
Toadjus tth eang leof thehead restra int :
pull orpush thehead restra int inthedir ec‐
tion ofthear row 2.
At tac hin gan dre mo ving the addi tional cush‐
io n of the luxuryhe ad restra int inthere ar
passe nger comp artment
This equipment isavailable onlyforMer cedes-
Ma yba chvehicles. Use
theadditional cushiononlywhen theve hicle
is statio nary.The additional cushionisin the
ve hicle. #
Position thehead restra int asfarfo rw ards as
poss ible. #
Toattac hth ead dit ional cushion:hold
addit ional cushion1agains tth ehead 11
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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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