2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV child seat

Note
s onthe cor rect driver's seat position &
WARNING Risk of accident due to
adjusting vehicle settings while theve hi‐
cle is in motion
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle in the
fo llowing situations in particular:
R Ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra ints, thesteering wheel or the mir‐
ro r while theve hicle is in motion.
R Ifyo ufast enyour seat belt while theve hi‐
cle is in motion. #
Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, the head restra ints, the
st eering wheel and the mir ror and fas‐
te nyo ur seat belt. Ensure
thefo llowing when adjusting steering
wheel 1, seat belt 2and driver's seat 3:
R You are sitting as faraw ay from the driver's
airbag as possible, taking thefo llowing
points into consideration.
R You are sitting in an upright position
R Your thighs are slight lysuppor tedby the seat
cushion R
Your legs are not fully extended and you can
depress the pedals properly
R The back of your head is suppo rted at eye
le ve lby the cent reofthe head restra int
R You can hold thesteering wheel with your
arms slightly bent
R You can mo veyour legs freely
R You can see all the displa yson the instru‐
ment clus ter clea rly
R You ha vea good overview of the tra ffic con‐
ditions
R Your seat belt sits snug lyagainst your body
and passes across the cent reofyour shoul‐
der and across your hips in the pelvic area Seats
Ad
justing the front seat &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th e seats are adjus tedby children
Children could become trapped if they adjust
th e seats, particular lywhen unat tended. Seats and
stowing 105

#
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle. #
Never lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. Yo
u can adjust the seats when the ignition is
switched off. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
du ring seat adjustment
When you adjust a seat, you or other vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the
seat guide rail. #
Make sure when adjusting a seat that
no one has any body parts in the sweep
of the seat. Obser
vethe saf ety no tes on "Airbags" and "Chil‐
dren in theve hicle". &
WARNING Risk of accident due to
adjusting vehicle settings while theve hi‐
cle is in motion
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle in the
fo llowing situations in particular:
R Ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra ints, thesteering wheel or the mir‐
ro r while theve hicle is in motion.
R Ifyo ufast enyour seat belt while theve hi‐
cle is in motion. #
Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, the head restra ints, the
st eering wheel and the mir ror and fas‐
te nyo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th e seat height is adjus ted carelessly
If yo u adjust the seat height carelessly, you
or other vehicle occupants could be trapped
and thereby injured. Children in particular could acciden
tally
press the electrical seat adjustment buttons
and become trapped. #
While moving the seats, make sure that
hands or other body parts do not get
under the le ver assembly of the seat
adjustment sy stem. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tohead
re stra ints not being fitted or being adjus‐
te d incor rectly
If head restra ints ha venot been ins talled or
ha ve not been adjus ted cor rectly, there is an
increased risk of injury in the head and neck
area, e.g. in theev ent of an accident or when
braking. #
Alw ays drive with the head restra ints
fi tted. #
Before driving off, ma kesure forev ery
ve hicle occupant that the cent reofthe
head restra int supports the back of the
head at about eye le vel. 106
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Call up the settings with the memory func‐
tion (/ page129).
% You can use there ar-compartment child
saf ety lock todisable this function
(/ page 77).
% The leg rest will fold down if overloaded. If
th is is the case, fold up the leg rest and
engage it. At
taching and removing the additional cush‐
ion of the leg rest Use
the additional cushion only when theve hicle
is stationar y.The additional cushion is in the
ve hicle. #
Toattach: placethe additional cushion on
th e leg rest. #
Pull theru bber stra ps laterally overth e leg
re st. #
Toremo ve:re mo vetheru bber stra ps from
th e leg rest and stow the additional cushion
safely in theve hicle. Fo
lding there ar seats on the second row of
seats forw ards and back electrical ly &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toseat
backrest folded forw ards
If th ere ar seat backrest is folded forw ards,
persons in theth ird row of seats could col‐
lide with parts of the seat adjustment mech‐
anism, in particular in theeve nt of an acci‐
dent, sudden braking or an ab rupt change of
direction. #
Ifth ere is a person in theth ird row of
seats, there ar seat in front of that per‐
son must be folded back into the driv‐
ing position before starting the journe y. #
People in theth ird row of seats must
not place their legs on a rear seat back‐
re st that has been folded forw ards. Alw
ays ensure that all vehicle occupants ha ve
th eir seat belts fastened cor rectly and are sitting
prope rly. Pa rticular attention must be paid to
ch ildren. 11 2
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Re
setting seat settings Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Seat comfort #
Select ßforth e desired seat. #
Confirm the prom pt. Switching
the seat heating on/off &
WARNING Risk of bu rns due torepeat‐
edly switching on the seat heating
Re peatedly switching on the seat heating can
cause the seat cushion and seat backrest
padding tobecome very hot.
In particular, the health of persons with limi‐
te dte mp erature sensitivity or a limited ability
to react tohigh temp eratures may be af fec‐
te d or they may even suf fer burn-like injuries. #
Do not repeatedly switch on the seat
heating. To
protect against overheating, the seat heating
may be temp orarily deactivated af ter it is
switched on repeatedly. *
NO
TEDama getothe seats caused by
objects or documents when the seat
heater is switched on When
the seat heater is switched on, over‐
heating may occur due toobjects or docu‐
ments placed on the seats e.g. seat cushions
or child seats. This could cause damage to
th e seat sur face. #
Makesure that no objects or docu‐
ments are on the seats when the seat
heater is switched on. Re
quirements:
R The po wer supply is switched on. Seat heating in
the cockpit 12 2
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Seat
ventilation in the cockpit Seat
ventilation in there ar #
Press button 1repeatedly until the desired
ve ntilation le vel is set.
Depending on theve ntilation le vel, up to
th re e indicator lamps will light up. If all indi‐
cator lamps are off, the seat ventilation is
switched off. Ste
ering wheel Ad
justing the steering wheel mechanically &
WARNING Risk of accident due to
adjusting vehicle settings while theve hi‐
cle is in motion
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle in the
fo llowing situations in particular:
R Ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra ints, thesteering wheel or the mir‐
ro r while theve hicle is in motion.
R Ifyo ufast enyour seat belt while theve hi‐
cle is in motion. #
Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, the head restra ints, the
st eering wheel and the mir ror and fas‐
te nyo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment forch il‐
dren when adjusting thesteering wheel
Children could injure themselves if they
adjust thesteering wheel. 124
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#
Never lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle. #
Tounlo ck:push release le ver1 down as
fa r as it will go. #
Adjust height 2and di stance 3tothe
st eering wheel. #
Tolock: pushrelease le ver1 up as far as it
will go. #
Check and make sure that thesteering col‐
umn is loc kedby moving thesteering wheel. Ad
justing the steering wheel electrically The
steering wheel can be adjus ted when the
ignition is switched off. 1
Toadjust the dis tance tothesteering wheel
2 Toadjust the height #
Save the settings with the memory function
(/ page 128). Seats and
stowing 12 5

Switches
thest eering wheel heater on or off Re
quirements:
R The ignition is switched on. #
Toswitch on: pushthe switch toposition
1.
The indicator lamp 3lights up. #
Toswitch off: pushthe switch toposition
2.
Indicator lamp 3goes out.
When you swit ch the ignition off, thesteering
wheel heater switches off. Easy entry and
exitfeature Using
the easy entry and exitfeature &
WARNING Risk of accident when pulling
aw ay during the adjustment process for
th e easy exitfeature
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle. #
Alw ayswa it until the adjustment proc‐
ess is comple tebefore pulling away. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
du ring adjustment of the easy entry and
ex itfeature
Yo u and other vehicle occupants – particu‐
lar lych ildren – could become trapped. #
Ensure that no one has a body part in
th e sweep of thesteering wheel or driv‐
er's seat.
If th ere is a risk of becoming trapped bythe
st eering wheel: #
Movethe adjustment le ver of thesteer‐
ing wheel.
The adjustment process will be stop‐
ped.
If th ere is a risk of becoming trapped bythe
driver's seat: #
Press the seat adjustment switch.
The adjustment process will be stop‐
ped. #
Never lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle. Yo
u can stop the adjustment process bypress‐
ing one of the memory function position
switches. 12 6
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&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
ch ildren activate the easy entry andexit
fe ature‑
Children could become trapped if they acti‐
va te the easy entry ‑ andexitfeature, particu‐
lar lywhen unat tended. #
Never lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle. If
th e easy entry andexitfeature is active, the
st eering wheel will mo veupwards and the driv‐
er's seat will mo veback in thefo llowing situa‐
tions:
R You swit chthe ignition off with the driver's
door open.
R You open the driver's door with the ignition
switched off.
% The steering wheel will then mo veupwards
on ly if it is not already as high as it will go.
The driver's seat will then mo vebackwards only if it is not already in
there armost posi‐
tion.
The driver's seat backrest will then mo vefor‐
wa rds only if it is not already in the front‐
most position.
The steering wheel and the driver's seat will
mo veback tothe last drive position in thefo l‐
lowing cases:
R You swit chthe po wer supp lyor the ignition
on when the driver's door is closed
R You close the driver's door with the ignition
switched on.
The last drive position will be sa ved when:
R You swit chthe ignition off.
R You sa vethe seat settings via the memory
function.
If yo u press one of the memory function memory
position switches, the adjustment process will
be stopped. Memory function
Fu
nction of the memory function &
WARNING Risk of an accident if the
memory function is used while driving
If yo u use the memory function on the driv‐
er's side while driving, you could lose cont rol
of theve hicle as a result of the adjustments
being made. #
Only use the memory function on the
driver's side when theve hicle is station‐
ar y. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment when set‐
ting the seat with the memory function
When the memory function adjusts the seat,
yo u and other vehicle occupants – particu‐
lar lych ildren – could become trapped. #
During the adjustment process of the
memory function, make sure that no
one has any body parts in the sweep of
th e seat. Seats and
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