2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV tow

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WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifsea tand
sea tba ckrest areno teng aged
If th eseat andseat backres tar eno teng aged
th ey cou ldfold forw ards, e.g.when brakin g
or intheev ent ofan acciden t.
This poses thefo llo wing risk sin par ticular :
R Aseat orseat backres tth at isno t
eng aged can push theve hicle occupant
ag ains tth eseat belt. Theseat beltwould
th en notbe able toprov ide theint ended
pr otect ion and could cause additional
injur y.
R Ach ild restra int system would nolonger
be suppor tedcor rectly orpos itioned cor‐
re ctl yand would nolongerper form its
int ended function.
R The seat backres tcan notre stra in obje cts
or goods inthecar gocom partmen t. Alw
aysensur eth at theseat andseat back‐
re st areeng aged, espe cially:
R beforepasse ngerstra velon aseat with
th eeasy entryand exitfeatur e.
R afte radju sting theseat.
R afte rth eeasy entryand exitfeatur eis
used.
R afte rth ecar gocom partmen tenlar ge‐
ment hasbeen folded down. Alw
aysensur eth at all vehicle occupants have
th eir seat belts fastened correctly and aresitti ng
pr ope rly. Pa rticular attent ion mus tbe paid to
ch ildr en.
If yo uno longerre qu ire th efo lded-d ownre ar
seat backres tas aloadin gar ea, fold there ar
seat backres tbac kint oplace .
Mak esur eth at there dmar kingof theloc kve rifi‐
cati onindi catorisno long ervis ible.Ot her wise,
th eseat backres tis no tloc ked.
Re quirement s: R
Vehicles withcent errear seat backres t:the
cent errear seat backres tis no tin thecar go
com partmen tfloor position.
R Vehicles withafo lding rear armr est:there ar
ar mr esthas been folded up. Se
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Tofold there ar seat backres tfo rw ards:
br ief lypress one ofbutt ons 1tofold the
lef tor right rear seat backres tfo rw ards.
The rear seat backres thead restra int moves
int oasuit able posit ion.Therear seat folds
fo rw ards.
Ve hicles withcent errear seat backres t:the
cent errear seat backres tfo lds forw ards
to ge ther wit hth elef tre ar seat backres t.
If aseat inthesecon drow ofseats isno t
eng aged and locked, this issho wnonthemulti‐
func tion displa yon theins trument cluster.
% Seven-sea ter: Wi th theALL button,allrear
seat backres ts can befolded forw ards
to ge ther. Fo
ld thecent errear seat backres tfo rw ards
separ ately(se ven-seat er) #
Press release catch3. #
Foldrear seat backres t2 forw ards. Fo
lding backth ere ar seat backres t
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bytrap ping the
seat beltwhen folding backth eseat
bac kres t The
seat beltcould become trapped andthus
damag edwhen theseat backres tis folded
bac k. #
Mak esur eth at theseat beltisno ttra p‐
ped when folding backth eseat back‐
re st. Sea
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Tofold bac kth ere ar seat backres t:brief ly
pr ess one ofbutt ons 1tofold bac kth elef t
or right rear seat backres t.
The rear seat folds bac k.
Ve hicles withcent errear seat backres t:the
cent errear seat backres tfo lds bac kto get her
wit hth elef tre ar seat backres t. If
are ar seat backres tis no teng aged and
loc ked, this issho wnonthemultifunc tion
displa yon theins trument cluster.
% Seven-sea ter: Wi th theALL button,allrear
seat backres ts can befolded backto ge ther.
Fo lding backth ecent erseat backres tsepa ‐
ra tely (se ven-seat er) #
Swiv elrear seat backres tbac kunt ilit audibl y
eng ages. Fo
lding theseat backres ton theth ird ro w of
sea tsforw ards Lef
t-hand drive ve hicle (exa mp le) #
Inthere ar passe nger com partment (seven-
sea ter): pul lbutt ons 1brief lyto fold thelef t
or right seat backres tfo rw ards. 13
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Inthecar gocom partmen t:pr ess butt ons 1
br ief lyto fold thelef tor right seat backres t
fo rw ards. Fo
lding backth eseat backres ton theth ird
ro w of sea ts Lef
t-han ddr ive ve hicle (exa mp le) #
Inthere ar passe nger com partment :pr ess
butt ons1 brief lyto fold bac kth elef tor
ri ght- hand seatbackres t.
If aseat backres tis no teng aged and locked,
th is will besho wnonthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla yon theins trument cluster. Sea
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Inthecar gocom partmen t:br ief lypull but‐
to ns 1 tofold bac kth elef tor right- hand
seat backres t.
If aseat backres tis no teng aged and locked,
th is will besho wnonthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla yon theins trument cluster. EAS
Y-PA CK cargocom partmen tco verand
par tition netca ssette No
teson thecar gocom partmen tco ver &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
poor lysecur edobjec ts
The cargocom partmen tco veralo ne canno t
secur eor restra in hea vyobje cts, items of
lugg ageor hea vyloads.
Yo uco uld behit byan uns ecur edload, par‐
tic ular lyin theev ent ofabr uptch ang esin
dir ect ion,sudden brakin gor an acc iden t. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around . #
Sec ureobj ect s,lugg ageor loads
ag ains tslippin gor tipp ingover,e.g. by usin
gtie downs ,eve nif yo uar eusin g
th ecar gocom partmen tco ver. *
NO
TEDama getothecar gocom part‐
ment coverwhen loading theve hicle The
cargocom partment coverma ybe dam‐
ag ed when loading theve hicle. #
Donotplace anyobject sabo vethe
lo we redg eof theside windo wsoron
th ecar gocom partmen tco ver. This
equipment isavailable forall vehicles
exc eptMer cedes- Maybac hve hicles. Ext
ending/r etra ctin gth ecar gocom part‐
men tco ver #
Toextend: pull thecar gocom partmen t
co verbac kby grab handle 1and clipitint o
th ebr ac kets 2 onthelef tand right.
Re tracti ng #
Remo vethecar gocom partmen tco verfr om
th ebr ac kets on thelef tand right. 13
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Guide thecar gocom partmen tco verfo r‐
wa rdsusing thegr ab handle untilitis fully
re tract ed.
The rolled-up cargocom partment covercan be
used intwoposi tions:
R Folded 45°upwards forloa ding (fold down
bef orecommencing your jour ne y)
R Hor izontal posi tion
Ins tallin gor remo ving the cargocom part‐
men tco ver
Re quirement :
R The cargocom partment coveris rolled up. Re
mo ving the cargocom partmen tco ver #
Press end cap1onthelef tor right
in wa rds. #
Pull outthecar gocom partmen tco verbac k‐
wa rds.
St ow ing thecar gocom partmen tco ver
The cargocom partmen tco vercan bestowe d
beneat hth ecar gocom partmen tfloor . #
Open thecar gocom partmen tfloor
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Toinser t:inse rtcargo compartment cover
1 intobr ac kets 2. Ensu reitis seat edcor ‐
re ctly . #
Toremo ve:ta ke thecar gocom partmen t
co verout ofbrac kets 2. Sea
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Ins
tallin gth ecar gocom partmen tco ver #
Place thecar gocom partmen tco verin brac k‐
et s1 onthelef tand right.
The end caps ofthecar gocom partmen t
co vereng ageau dib ly. At
tac hin g/r emoving thepa rtitioning net &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
poor lysecur edobjec ts
The partitioning netalone cannotsecur eor
re stra in hea vyobje cts, items oflugg ageor
hea vyloads.
Yo uco uld behit byan uns ecur edload, par‐
tic ular lyin theev ent ofabr uptch ang esin
dir ect ion,sudden brakin gor an acc iden t. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around . #
Sec ureobj ect s,lugg ageor loads
ag ains tslippin gor tipp ingover,e.g. by
usin gtie downs ,eve nif yo uar eusin g
th epar titioning net. Fo
rsaf etyre ason s,alw aysuse apar titioning net
when transpor tingaload. Thepartitioning net
can beused withor wit hout cargo compartment
enlarg ement
Damag edpar titioning nets can nolong erfulf ill
th eir func tionsand mustbe replaced. Visit a
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. This
equipment isavailable forall vehicles
exc eptMer cedes- Maybac hve hicles. Pa
rtition ingnetwit hout cargocom partment
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Pa
rtition ingnetwit hcar gocom partment
enlar gement #
Toattac h:extend thepar tition net. #
Attach theto pguide rodto holder s1 on
th eheadliner . #
Engage hook s2 ineyele ts3 onthelef t
and right. #
Pull ontheloose endsofthelashing stra ps
until thepar titioning netis tight . #
Afterdr iving ashor tdis tance, checkth ete n‐
si on ofthepar titioning netand re-tensi onitif
nece ssary. #
Toremo ve:pu llth ebelt clam psuntil the
lashin gst ra ps areloose. #
Remo vehook s2 from eyele ts3 onthe
lef tand right. #
Remo vetheto pguide rodfrom theholder s
1. Ov
ervie wof thetie- down eyes inthecar go
com partmen t Ob
serveth eno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
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Cargo tie-do wnrings
The front tie-do wn eyes areaccessible whenthe
th ird row ofseats isin thecar gocom partmen t
fl oor position (/page13 1).
% Mer cedes -Maybachvehicles: both tie-do wn
ey es on Mer cedes- Maybac hve hicles are
locat edinthere ar ofthecar gocom part‐
ment ,lef tand right. Seats
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