2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV tow

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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.
Cal ling up 12
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Press butt on1.
The rear seat isselec tedifth eindicat orlam p
in thebutt ondoes notlight up. #
Press corresponding prese tposition button1
or 2.
The rear seat willmovetothestor ed posi‐
tion. Oper
ating thefront passeng erseat andrear
seats viathemem oryfun ction inthere ar
passe nger comp artment Re
quirement s:
R Forsele cting thefront passeng erseat :th e
po we rsupp lyis swi tched on.
Sto ring
This funct ionisavailable onlyforMer cedes-Ma y‐
bac hve hicles.
Seat adjus tment sfo rth efront passeng erseat
and there ar seat canbestor ed and called up
using there ar passe nger com partment mem ory
fun ction .
The follo wing settings canbestor ed forth efront
passeng erseat :
R Position oftheseat, backres tand head
re stra int
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). Seats
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Press butt on1.
When theindicat orlam plights up,thefront
passeng erseat isselect ed. #
Adjus tth efront passeng erseat using the
butt ons onthedoor control panel inthere ar
passe nger com partment (/ page10 1). #
Ensur eth at theindicat orlam pin butt on1
lights up. #
Press memor ybutt onMand, within thre e
seconds, press prese tposition button1.
The settings forth efront passeng erseat and
th ere ar seat arestor ed inthepr ese tposi‐
tion .
% Youcan notst or ean yse ttings onthebutt ons
fo rse tting andstra ight enin gth efully
re cli ned position.
Cal ling up #
Press button 1.
Whe nth eindicat orlam plights up,thefront
passeng erseat isselect ed. #
Press prese tposition button1.
Bo th seats moveintoth estor ed position.
% Youcan usethere ar-com par tment child
saf etyloc kto disable this func tion
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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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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
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#
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
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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
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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
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