2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS Owners Manual

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Inthecar gocom partmen t:br ief lypress one
of butt ons 1. Fo
lding backth eseat backres ton theth ird
ro w of sea ts Lef
t-han d-dr ive ve hicle (exa mp le) #
Inthere ar passe nger com partment :br ief ly
pr es sone ofbuttons 1.
If aseat backres tis no teng aged and locked,
th is will besho wnonthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla yon theins trument cluster. #
Inthecar gocom partmen t:br ief lypull one of
butt ons 1.
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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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 theve hicle isbeing loaded. #
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
br ac kets 2 onthelef tand right.
Re tracti ng #
Remo vethecar gocom partmen tco verfr om
th ebr ac kets on thelef tand right. #
Guide thecar gocom partmen tco verfo r‐
wa rdsusing thegr ab handle untilitis fully
re tract ed.
Th ero lled-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 s:
R The cargocom partment coveris rolled up. 12
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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 oring thecar gocom partmen tco ver
The cargocom partmen tco vercan bestor ed
beneat hth ecar gocom partmen tfloor . #
Open thecar gocom partmen tfloor . #
Toinser t:place cargocom partmen tco ver
1 intobr ac kets 2. Ensu reitis seat edcor ‐
re ctly . #
Toremo ve:ta ke thecar gocom partmen t
co verout ofbrac kets 2. In
stalli ng thecar 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. Sea
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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
enlar gement 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. 13
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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
(/ page11 9). 1
Cargo tie-do wnrings
The front tie-do wn eyes areaccessible whenthe
th ird row ofseats isin thecar gocom partmen t
fl oor position (/page12 4).
% 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. 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 agema ybe flung
ar oun dand hitvehicle occupants. #
Onlyhang lightobject son thebag
hook s. #
Neverhang hard,shar p-edg edorfragi le
objects onthebag hook s. Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
(/ page11 9).
Subject thebag hook sto amax imum loadof
6. 6lbs (3kg)and donotatt achan ygoods to
th em. Seats
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Bag hook Co
athoo kon the tailgat e Thi
sequipme ntisavailable forall vehicles
exc eptMer cedes- Maybac hve hicles. 1
Coat hook ontheta ilg ate
Coat hooksar eno tsuit able forhea vyobjects.
Use thecoat hooksonl yfo rlig ht objects suchas
jac kets. Lo
cking and unloc kingthecar gocom part‐
men tflo or Th
iseq uip me ntisavailable forall vehicles
exc eptMer cedes- Maybac hve hicles. #
Turn theemer gency keya qu artertur ncloc k‐
wis e0048 (to loc k)or count er-cloc kwise 0047(to
unloc k). 13
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tac hin garo of lugg agera ck &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
exc eeding themaximum roof load
The vehicle centerofgrav ity and theusual
dr iving charact eristic sas wellas thesteer ing
and braking charact eristic salt er.
If yo uexc eed themaximum roof load, the
dr iving charact eristic s,as wellas steer ing
and braking, willbegreatl yim pair ed. #
Neverexc eed themaximum roof load
and adjus 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 lugg agera ck s The
vehicle could bedamag edbyroof lug‐
ga ge rack sth at have notbe en tested and
appr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz. #
Use onlyro of lugg agera ck ste sted and
appr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz. #
Dependi ngon theve hicle equipment,
ensur eth at thesliding sunroofcan be
full yra ised when thero of lugg agera ck
is ins talled. #
Depe ndingon theve hicle equipment,
ensur eth at theta ilg atecan befully
open edwhen thero of lugg agera ck is
ins talled. #
Position theload onthero of lugg age
ra ck insuc hawa yth at theve hicle will
no tsus tain damag eev en when itis in
mo tion . *
NO
TEDama getothepanor amaroof wit h
po we rtilt/sli dingpanel duetonon-
ap prove dro of lugg agera ck s The
panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sli ding
panel maybe dama gedby thero of lugg age
ra ck ifyo uatt em pttoopen itwhen usinga
ro of lugg agera ck notte sted and appr oved
fo rMer cedes-Benz. #
When aro of lugg agera ck isins talled,
open thepanor amaroof wit hpo we r
til t/sl iding panel only ifth is has been te
sted and appr oved forMer 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 lugg agera ck tothero of rail‐
ing. #
Obser vethemanuf acturer'sinstallation
ins truct ions . Cup
holder Switc
hingthecooling 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. Seats
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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. #
Donotplace objectsint oth 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‐
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