2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV tow

Ov
ervie wof bag hook s &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rywhen usingbag
hook swit hhea vyobj ect s
The bag hook scan notre stra in hea vyobje cts
or items oflugg age.
Obj ectsor items oflugg agecould bethrow n
ar oun dand hitvehicle occupants asare sult,
par ticular lyin theeve ntofsudd en braki ng or
ab rupt chang esindir ect ion. #
Onlyhang lightobject son thebag
hook s. #
Neverhang hard,shar p-edg edorfragi le
objects onthebag hook s. Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
(/ page12 7).
Subject thebag hook sto amax imum loadof
6. 6lbs (3kg)and donotatt achan ygoods to
th em. 1
Bag hook Coat
hook This
equipment isavailable forall vehicles
exc eptMer cedes- Maybac hve hicles. Coat
hooks1 can befound intheint erior on
th eB-pillar andontheta ilg ate. 14
0
Sea tsand stow ing

Coat
hooksar eno tsuit able forhea vyobjects.
Use thecoat hooksonl yfo rlig ht objects suchas
jac kets. Ope
ning orclos ingthe stowage space under
th ecar gocom partmen tflo or &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toan open
car gocom partment floor
If yo udr ive when thecar gocom partmen t
fl oor isopen, object scould bethrow nar ou nd
and ther eb yst rike vehicle occupants. There
is arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin theeve ntof
su dd en braki ng orasu dd en chang ein dir ec‐
tio n. #
Alw aysclose thecar gocom partmen t
fl oor beforeajour ney. Opening
#
Pull handle 1upw ards. #
Liftth ecar gocom partmen tfloor upw ards
using handle 1. #
Foldout hook ontheunder sideofthecar go
com partmen tfloor . #
Clip hook ontodr ip rail2.
Closing #
Unhook thehook from drip rail2 and fasten
it to thebr ac keton theunder sideofthe
cargo compartment floor . #
Foldthecar gocom partmen tfloor down‐
wa rdsand then press handle 1down until it
eng ages. Loc
king andunloc kingthecar gocom part‐
men tflo or Th
iseq uip me ntisavailable forall vehicles
exc eptMer cedes- Maybac hve hicles. Seats
andstow ing 14
1

#
Turn theemer gency keya qu artertur ncloc k‐
wise 0048(to loc k)or count er-cloc kwise 0047(to
unloc k). At
tac hin garo of rack &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryifth emaximum
ro of load isexc eeded
When youload thero of, thecent erofgrav ity
of theve hicle rises and theusual driving
ch aract eristic sas wellas thesteer ing and
br aking charact eristic sch ang e.Dur ing cor‐
ner ing,th eve hicle tiltsmorest ro ng lyand
ma yre act mor eslugg ishlyto steer ing move‐
ments.
If yo uexc eed themaximum roof load, the
dr iving charact eristic s,as wellas thesteer‐
ing and braking charact eristic s,will be
gr eat lyim pair ed. #
Alw ayscom plywit hth emaximum roof
load andadjus tyo ur drivin gst yle. Yo
uwill find informa tionon themaximum roof
load inthe"T ec hnical data"sect ion. *
NO
TEVehicle damag efrom non-
appr ovedro of rack s The
vehicle could bedamag edbyroof rack s
whic hha ve notbe en tested and appr ovedby
Mer cedes-Ben z. #
Use onlyro of rack ste sted and
appr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz. #
Dependi ngon theve hicle equipment,
ensur eth at when thero of rack isins tal‐
led, thesliding sunroofcan befully
ra ised. #
Depe ndingon theve hicle equipment,
ensur eth at when thero of rack isins tal‐
led, theta ilg atecan befullyopen ed. #
Position theload onthero of rack in
suc hawa yth at theve hicle willnotsus‐
ta in damag eev en when itis in mo tion . *
NO
TEDama getothepanor amaroof wit h
po we rtilt/sli dingpanel causedbyano n-
appr ovedro of rack The
panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sli ding
panel maybe dama gedby thero of rack if
yo uatt em pttoopen itwhen usingaro of
ra ck notte sted and appr ovedfo rMer cedes-
Benz. #
When aro of rack isins talled, open the
panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sli ding
panel onlyif th is has been tested and
appr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz.
The panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sli ding
panel maybe raised toallo wventil ation of
th eve hicle interior . #
Secur eth ero of rack tothero of railing. #
Obser vethemanuf acturer'sinstallation
ins truct ions . 14
2
Sea tsand stow ing

Cup
holder Using
cuphold ers &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk ofacci dent orinju ry
when usingthecup holder whilethe
ve hicle ismo ving
The cup holder cannotsecur econt ainer s
while theve hicle ismo ving.
If yo uuse acup hold erwhile theve hicle is
mo ving, thecon tainer maybe flung aroun d
and liquids maybe spill ed.The vehicle occu‐
pants maycome intocont actwithth eliq uid
and ifit is ho t,th ey cou ldbe scal ded.Yo u
cou ldbe dist ra cted from traf fic condi tions
and youma ylose contro lof theve hicle. #
Onlyuse thecup holder whentheve hi‐
cle isstatio nary. #
Onlyuse thecup holder forcont ainer s
of theright size. #
Close thecon tainer ,par ticular lyifth e
liq uid isho t. Depe
ndingon theve hicle's equipment, thefo l‐
lo wing cupholder swill beavailable:
R Inthefront stow agecom partment ofthe
cent erconso le
R Inthere ar passe nger com partment center
conso le
R Allvehicles exceptMer cedes- Maybac hve hi‐
cles: inthere ar armr estfo rth esecon dro w
of seats
R Allvehicles excep tMercedes-M aybac hve hi‐
cles: onthelef tand right, next to there ar
seat son theth ird row ofseats
Obser vethefo llo wing forMer cedes-Ma ybach
ve hicles equipped withch am pagn eflut es:
R Donotuse thech am pagn eflut es while the
ve hicle isin mo tion.
R Donotuse cham pagn eflut es made ofbreak ‐
able glass, andstor eth em inthecar gocom‐
par tmen tif possible. Ve
hicles without ate mp eratur e-co ntro lled cup
holder (allvehicles exceptMer cedes- Maybac h
ve hicles): thebr ac ketar ms ofthefront cup
holder canbefolded inor out. #
Tofold thebr ac ke tar m in:pu sh brac ket
ar m 1 outwardsto theside until iteng ages.
When thebr ac ketar m isfolded in,thecup
holder cannotfulf illits hold ingfunction. Seats
andstow ing 14
3

#
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
4
Sea tsand stow ing

#
Donotpl ace objects intoth ete mp era‐
tur e-co ntro lled cup holder . Cup
holder inthefront cent ercons ole Cup
holder inthere ar passe nger com partment cen‐
te rconsole Cup
holderinthere ar passe nger com partment cen‐
te rconsole (Mercedes-Ma ybachfour -seat ervehi‐
cles) #
Toswitc hon: oncup holder 1,press but‐
to n2 repeat edly until theblue (keep cool)
or red(keep warm)indic ator lam pon thebut‐
to nlights up.
If yo uuse theheating function,th eme tal
inse rtof thecup holder isheat ed.Onc ea
cer tain temp eratur ehas been reac hed, the
wa rning lam plight sup. Donotre ac hint oth e
cup holder 'sme talinse rtwhen thewa rning
lam pis lit. Seat
sand stow ing 14
5

#
Toswitc hof f:pr ess butt on2 repeat edly
until theindicat orlam pon thebutt ongoes
out.
% Clean there mo vable rubber matonlywit h
clean, lukewa rmwaterand thecup holder
onl ywit hasof tclo th. Soc
kets Us
ingthe 12Vso cket inthefront cent er
console Re
quirement s:
R Onlycon nectde vices uptoamax imum of
24 0W (20 A).
% This equipment isno tav ailable inall coun ‐
tr ies. #
Liftup cap 1ofthesoc ketand insertth e
plug ofthede vice.
If yo uha ve connect edade vice tothe12 V
soc ket,leave theco verof thestow agecom part‐
men topen . Using
the11 5V soc ketin the rear passe nger
co mp artment &
DANG ER Risk offata linj urydue todam‐
ag ed con nectingcables orsoc kets
If asu itab lede vic eis conne cted ,th e11 5V
soc ketwi llbe car rying ahigh voltag e. Ifth e connecti
ngcab leor the11 5V soc ketis
pu lled outof thetrim orisdamag edorwe t,
yo uco uld recei vean elec tric shoc k. #
Onlyuse dryand damag e-freeconnec t‐
ing cables. #
When theignition isswitc hedoff,
ensur eth at the11 5V soc ketis dry. #
Ifth e11 5V soc ketis da ma gedor gets
pu lled outof thepaneling, immediately
ha ve thesoc ketch eckedor replaced at
a qu alif ied spec ializedworkshop. #
Neverplu gth econ nect ingcable intoa
11 5V soc ketth at isdamag edorhas
been pulled outofthetrim. &
DANG ER Risk offata linj urydue toinc or‐
re ct handli ngofthesoc ket
Yo uco uld recei vean elec tric shoc kin par tic‐
ular :
R Ifyo ure ac hint oth esoc ket.
R Ifyo uins ertuns uitable devic es orobj ect s
int oth esoc ket. 14
6
Sea tsand stow ing

#
Donotre ac hint oth esoc ket. #
Only conne ctsuitab lede vic es tothe
soc ket. Re
quirement s:
R Onlycon nectde vices withasuit able plug
whic hcon form sto thest andar dsspec ific to
th ecount ryyouar ein.
R Onlyco nne ctdevice sup toamax imum of
15 0wa tts (1.30 A).
R Donotus emu ltiple soc ketou tle ts.
Dep endingontheve hicle equipment, thedesign
of thecent ercon sole andstow agecom partment
ma ydif fer. Using
the11 5V soc ketin thecent ercons oleofthe
re ar passe nger com partment 11
5V soc ketin thecent ercons oleofthere ar
passe nger com partment (Mer cedes-Ma ybac h4-
seat vehicles) #
Mer cedes-Ma ybachve hicles withindividua l
re ar seat s:open thestow agecom partment
of thecent ercon sole ofthere ar passe nger
com partment (/ page13 0). #
Open flap 3. Seat
sand stow ing 14
7