2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV child seat

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
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#
Tofold thebr ac ke tar m out: press release
butt on2. Opening
orclosing thecup hold ersin the
re 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. *
NO
TEDama getothecup holder When
there ar armr estis folded backth ecup
holder couldbecome damaged. #
Onlyfo ld there ar armr estbac kwhen
th ecup holder isclosed. The
cup holder sin there ar armr estar eav ailable
fo rall vehicles exceptMer cedes- Maybac hve hi‐
cles. %
Depending onitsequipment, your vehicle
will have are ar armr estwit hacup holde r. #
Toopen: press cup holder 1or2.
Cup holder 1or2 will extend automati‐
cally . #
Toclose: pushcupholde r1 or2 bac k
unt ilit eng ages. Swit
ching thecooling orheat ingfunction for
th ete mp eratur e-cont rolled cup holder onor
of f &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryby touc hin gth e
heating elements
The cup holder's heatingelements maybe
ve ry hot.
Yo ucan burnyo urself onthem. #
Donotto uc hth ecup holder's hotheat‐
ing element s. #
Ensur eth at no childr encan access the
cup holder 'sho thea ting eleme nts. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. *
NO
TEDama getoobject sin thete mp era‐
tur e-co ntro lled cup holder If
yo uplac eobj ect sint oth ete mp eratur e-
con trolled cupholder ,th ey ma ybecome
dama ged. 14
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Sea tsand stow ing

Electr
icpa rking brak e Electr
icpar king brak efunct ion(app lying
aut omat ically) &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarelef tunat tende din theve hicle,
th ey cou ld:
R Ope ndoo rs,th er eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R Getout and bestru ck byoncom ingtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion, forex am ple by:
R Releasing thepar king brak e.
R Changing thetra nsmiss ionposition .
R Startin gth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eke ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle keyout ofreac hof
ch ildr en. The
elect ric pa rking brak eis applied ifth etra ns‐
mission isin position 005Dand one ofthefo llo w‐
ing con dition sis fulf illed:
R The engin eis switc hedoff.
R The seat belttongu eis no tins ertedin the
seat beltbuckleofthedr iver's seat andthe
dr iver's door isopened.
R The transf ercase isin theLOW RANGEpos i‐
tion.
% Toprev ent application: pullthehandle ofthe
electr icpar king brak e.
In thefo llo wing situat ions,th eelectr icpar king
br ak eis also applied:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis bring ing
th eve hicle toast ands till. R
The HOL Dfun ction iske eping theve hicle sta‐
tio nar y.
R ActivePa rking Assistis ke eping theve hicle
st atio nary.
This isthecase ifone ofthefo llo wing condition s
is also fulfilled:
R The engin eis switc hedoff.
R The seat belttongu eis no tins ertedin the
seat beltbuckleofthedr iver's seat andthe
dr iver's door isopened.
R Ther eis asy stem malfunct ion.
R The powe rsupp lyis insuf ficie nt.
R The vehicle isstatio naryfo ra lengt hyper iod.
When theelectr icpar king brak eis applied, the
re d0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indicatorlam p
appear sin theins trument cluster.
The electr icpar king brak eis no taut omaticall y
applied ifth eengine isswitc hedoffby theEC O
st ar t/ stop funct ion. Dr
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laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
A per son inthefront passeng erseat could then, forex am ple, com eint ocon tact with theve hicle's interior ,
especially ifth eper son issitt ing tooclose tothecoc kpit. #
Mak esur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest atus ofthefront passeng erairbag iscor rect. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions. #
Checkth est atus oftheaut omatic front passeng erairbag actuation (/page47 ). #
Ifnec essar y,consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
Front Passeng erAirb ag
Enabl edSee Operator 's
Manu al *T
hefront passeng erairbag isenabled whiletheve hicle isin mo tion:
R evenwh en ach ild, aper son ofsmall statur eor an obj ect weighin gless than thesy stem weight thre shold is
locat edon thefront passeng erseat
R even when thefront passeng erseat isno toccupied
The system mayde tect obje ctsorforc es that areaddin gto thewe ight applied totheseat. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj uryif ach ild restra int system isused while thefront passeng erfront
airbag isenabled
If yo usec ureach ild inach ild restra int system onthefront passeng erseat andthefront passeng erairbag is
enabled, thefront passeng erairbag candeplo yin theeve ntofan acci dent.
The child could bestru ck bytheairbag. #
Ensur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest atus ofthefront passeng erairbag iscor rect. 57
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Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
NEVE Ruse are ar wa rdfacing child restra int onaseat protect edbyan ACTIVE AIRBAGinfront ofit,DE ATHor
SERIOU SINJU RYtotheCH ILD can occur . #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions. #
Checkth est atus oftheaut omatic front passeng erairbag actuation (/page47 ). #
Ifnec essar y,consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
PRE-S AFEInoperat iveSee
Operator's Manual *
The PRE‑S AFE®
funct ionsaremalfunct ioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
PRE-SA FEImpulse Side
Inoperative SeeOperator's
Manual *
The PRE‑S AFE®
Im pulse Sidesystem ismalfunct ioningorinoper ativeaf te rha ving alread ybeen trigg ered. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Smar
tKey Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Á Obtain aNew Key *T
heSmar tKey nee dstobe replaced. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 57
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Cha
nging awheel
Pr eparation .........................................5 38
Ra ising theve hicle ........................... ... 539
Changing awheel
see Emer gency sparewheel
Chan ginggears ....... ................................. 201
Manu ally <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 201
Cha nginghub caps <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 539
Cha racter ent ry
On theto uc hpad .... .............................3 63
Char ging
Batt ery(v ehi cle) .................................. 503
Mobi lephone (wireless) .................. .....1 51
USB port.......................................... ....1 48
Chil dsaf etyloc k
Re ar door .............................................. 66
Re ar side windows <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 67
Swi tching on/of f(R ea rSea tEnt er‐
ta inm ent System )...............................3 75
Child seat
At tach ing (notes) ................................... 56
Basic instructions ..................................5 1
Fr ont- passeng erseat (notes) ......... ........ 64 LA
TC H-type (ISOFIX )(ins talling) ...... ...... 58
No teson risk sand dang ers ............ .......5 2
Secu ring on thefront passeng erseat ....6 5
Secu ring on there ar seat .............. ........ 63
To pTe ther ....................................... .......6 2
Child ren
Av oiding dangersin theve hicle .............5 2
Basi cins tructi ons <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> ..............51
Speci alsea tbel tre tract or ........... .......... 58
Ch ock ........... ............................................ 537
St or ag elocation .............................. ....5 37
Choc k
see Choc k
Cleani ng
see Care
Clim atecontr ol........................................ 171
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............172
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating theA/C
func tion (cont rolpanel) .......................1 73
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating theA/C
func tion (multimedia system) .............. 173
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating thesync hro‐
nizat ionfunc tion (cont rolpanel) .......... 174 Ac
tivati ng/d eactiv ating thesync hro‐
nizat ionfunc tion (multimedia sys‐
te m) ..................................................... 175
Air dist ribution settings .......................1 73
Air -reci rculati onmod e.........................1 75
Au tomatic control..... ........................... 173
Au tomatic control(rear pass enger
com partment) ...................................... 173
Callin gup theair con ditionin gmenu ...173
Con trol pan elfor3-zone automatic
clima tecontr ol<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> .........171
Con trol pan elfordua l-zone auto‐
matic climatecontr ol<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 171
Defr osting thewindshield .................... 171
Fil ling cap acityforPA Goil ...................5 61
Fr ont airvents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> .............177
Glo veboxair vent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ........179
Inser ting/r emoving theflacon (fra‐
gr anc esy stem) .................................... 176
Ionization ............................................. 175
No te <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 171
Re ar air vents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ...............178
Re ar oper atingunit .............................. 172
Re ar passe nger com partment resid‐
ual heat ................................................ 175
Re frig er ant .......................................... 560 64
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Int
erior motion sensor
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............100
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 99
In te rm edia tedes tina tion
Ca lcu lating aro utewit hint ermed iate
des tinatio ns........................................ 395
En tering <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>394
Mod ifying <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011>394
St artin gan aut omat icga sst atio n
sear ch<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 396
St artin gth eaut omatic service sta‐
tio nsear ch<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 397
In te rn et
Callin gup awe bpag e.........................4 50
Cl osing thebr ows er........................ ....4 53
Dele tingabookma rk<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 453
Dele tinghistory <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 453
Ma nag ingboo kmar ks<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 453
In te rn et connect ion
Comm unicationmodul efun ction .... .... 449
Con nection status ...............................4 50
Displ aying thecon nect ionstatus ........ 450
Es tablishing .................................... .....4 50
Inf ormatio n....... ....... ............................ 449
Re strictions <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ............449 Ioniz
ation
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating (mu ltimed ia
sy stem) .......................................... ...... 175
iPhone ®
see Apple CarPla y®
see Mercedes- BenzLink J
Jac k
St or ag elocation ..................................5 37
Jum p-startconne ction ............................5 03
Gene ralno tes ...................................... 501 K
KEY LESS-GO
Loc king theve hicle ................................ 74
Pr oblem .................................................7 6
Un loc kin gse tting ............................ ...... 70
Un loc kin gth eve hicle ............................. 74
Kic kdow n.................................................2 03
Using ...................................................203
Kne eairbag ................................................ 42 L
Labe ling(tir es)
see Tire labeling
Lam p
see Interior light ing
Lam ps(Ins trum ent Displa y)
see Warning/ indic ator lam ps
Lane detection (automatic )
se eAc tiveLa ne Keeping Assist
Lane Keeping Assist
see ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist
Languag e.................................................. 375
No tes ................................................... 375
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 376
LA TC H-type (ISOFI X)child seat secur‐
ing system
In stallin g................................................ 58
Leg rest
At tach ing/ remo ving theadditional
cushion ................................................ 107
Le velcontr olsystem
see AIRMA TIC
see E-AC TIVE BODY CONTR OL Inde
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Lu
mbar support
se eLu mbar support(4-w ay)
Lu mbar support(4 -w ay).........................1 05 M
MA GIC VISIONCONTR OL
Wi ndsh ield wipe rs <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 164
Maint enanc e
Menu (on-boa rdcom puter) ...... ............ 307
Ve hicle ............................................. ...... 24
Maint enanc e
see ASSYSTPL US
Malfunct ion
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI C................ 271
Re stra int system .............................. ..... 36
Malfu nction messag e
see Displa ymessag e
Map ................................................... 406, 410
Av oiding anarea ..................................4 13
Av oiding anarea (ove rview) .................4 13
Chan gingan area .................................4 13
Del eting anarea .............................. .....4 14
Dis play ing thecom pass .................. ..... 415 Dis
play ing themap version ............ ...... 413
Dis play ing thene xt int ersect ing
st re et <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 412
Dis play ing thera ng e <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ..416
Dis play ing thesat ellit emap ................. 416
Dis play ing thetra ffic map ...................4 06
Displ aying weather informat ion ............ 416
Map data....................................... .......4 15
Mo ving .................................................4 10
Sel ecting POIsymbo ls<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 411
Sel ecting text informati on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 412
Sel ecting themap orient ation .............. 411
Se tting themap scale ..................... ..... 410
Se tting themap scale automaticall y....4 15
Sho wing inthemultifunc tiondispla y
of theins trument cluster ..... .................417
Swi tching free wa yin fo rm atio n
on /of f............................................ ...... 412
Up dating ........................................ ...... 414
Massag epr og ram
Re settin gth ese ttings .......................... 116
Massag epr og rams
Sel ecti ngthefront seats ......................1 16
Massag ese ttings
Re settin g.......................................... ....1 16 Maximum
loadratin g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ......528
Maxi mum permis sibl elo ad
Ca lcu latio nex am ple ............................ 524
De term inin g........................................ 523
Max imumtirepr essur e.......................... 528
MB UX Interior Assis tant(multim edia
sy stem) .................................................... 342
Calling upfavo rite swit hth eV pose ....3 45
No tes ................................................... 341
Oper ating afunction withth efa vo r‐
it es pose ..............................................3 45
Oper ating functions thro ugh prox im‐
ity ofthehand .....................................3 43
Ov ervie w ....... ......................................342
Selecti ngsettings ................................347
Switc hingthere adin glight forth e
dr iver and front passeng eron/ off.......3 46
Switc hingthesear chlight forth e
dr iver on/ off.......................................3 46
MBUX rear tab let
Br ac ket........... .....................................475
Loc king (child safetyloc k) ...................3 75
No tes ................................................... 473
Ov ervie w ..............................................4 73 Inde
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