2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS roof

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Toraise
2 Toopen
3 Toclos e/lowe r
Use the0057 buttontooper ateth epanor ama
ro of wit hpo we rtilt/sli dingpanel andthero ller
sunblin d. The
panorama roof wit hpo we rtilt/sli dingpanel
can beoper ated only when thero ller sunblin dis
open .
% The roller sunblin dcan beopen edonlywhen
th epanor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sli ding
panel isclosed orinthera ised posit ion. #
Chec kwhe ther thesliding sunroofcan be
ra ised oropen edwhen aro of lugg agera ck is
ins talled. #
Tostar taut omatic operation :pr ess the
0057 buttonbeyond thepoint ofresis tance
or pulland release it. #
Tointerru pt aut omatic operation :br ief ly
pr ess the0057 buttoninanydir ect ion.
The opening /closingpr ocess willbestop‐
ped.
Ve hicl eswith apanor amaroof wit hpo we r
til t/s lidin gpane l:The automatic raising featur e
is available onlywh en thesliding sunroofis
closed orraised.
Ve hicl eswithout apanor amaroof wit h
po we rtil t/s lidin gpane l:The automatic open‐ ing
and raising featur esareav ailable onlywh en
th esliding sunroofisclosed. #
Toventilat eth eve hicl eint erior :ra ise the
sliding sunroof.
The roller sunblin dwill open slightly.
Oper ating thero ller sunblind forthe slidi ng
sun roof from there ar passen gerco mp art‐
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Openi ngand closi ng

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Toopen: press butt on1. #
Toclose: pullbutton1.
% When thesliding sunroofisopen, itwill close
fi rs t. To clos eth ero ller sunblin d,youmus t
pull button1 again.
If yo upush orpull button1 beyond thepoint of
re sis tance, youwill star taut omat icoper ationin
th edir ect ion inqu estion .Yo ucan stop aut o‐
matic operation bypressing orpulling thebutt on
ag ain.
Au tomatic reve rsing funct ionoftheslidi ng
sunr oof
If an obj ect isobs truct ing thesliding sunroof
dur ing theclosing process, thesliding sunroof
will open again automaticall y.The automatic
re ve rsing func tion isonl yan aid and isno ta sub‐
st itut efo ryo ur att entiven ess . #
Dur ing theclosing process, makesur eth at
no body partsarein theclosing area. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
des pite there ve rsing func tion being
act ive
In par ticular ,th ere ve rsing func tion does not
re act :
R Tosof t,light andthin obje cts, e.g. fin‐
ge rs.
R Towa rdsth eend oftheclosing proce‐
dur e.
R Dur ing rese ttin g. #
Dur ing theclosing process, makesur e
th at no body partsarein theclosing
ar ea. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif
somebody becomestrapped.
or #
Brief lypress thebutt oninanydir ect ion
dur ing automatic operation.
The closing process willbestopped. Au
tomatic reve rsing funct ionofthero ller
sunblind
If an objec tis obs truct ing thero ller sunblin ddur‐
ing theclosing process, thero ller sunblin dwill
open again automat ically.The automatic reve rs‐
ing func tion isonl yan aid and isno ta subs titute
fo ryo ur att entiven ess . #
When closingth ero ller sunblin d,mak esur e
th at no body partsarein thera ng eof mo ve‐
ment. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
des pite reve rsing func tion
In par ticular ,th ere ve rsing func tion does not
re act tosof t,light andthin obje cts, e.g. fin‐
ge rs. #
When closing thero ller sunblin d,mak e
sur eth at no body partsarein thera ng e
of mo vement. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif
somebody becomestrapped.
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Brief lypress thebutt oninanydir ect ion
dur ing theaut omatic closing process.
The closing process willbestopped. Au
tomatic functionsof the slidi ng sun roof %
The term "slidin gsun roof" also refers to the
panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sli dingpanel .
By push ingorpul ling the0057 button,youcan
int erru pt theaut omatic functions:"Rain closing
func tion when driving" and"Automatic lowe r‐
ing".
Ra inclosing functionwhen driving
Ve hicl eswith apanor amaroof wit hpo we r
til t/s lidin gpane l:If it star ts to rain, thera ised
sliding sunroofwill automat icallybe lowe red
while theve hicle isin mo tion.
Au tomatic lowe ring function
Ve hicl eswith apanor amaroof wit hpo we r
til t/s lidin gpane l:If th esliding sunroofisraised
at there ar,it will automat icallybe lowe red
slightly athigher speeds. Atlow speeds, itwill
be raised again automat ically. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped by
aut omat iclowe ring ofthesliding sunroof
At higher speeds, thera ised slidin gsunr oof
will automat icallybe lowe redslightl yat the
re ar. #
Mak esur eth at nobody reac hes intoth e
sliding sunroof's rang eof mo vement
whil eth eve hicle isin mo tion. #
Ifsomebody becomestrapped, brief ly
push thesliding sunroofbutt onfor‐
wa rdsor bac kwards. Pr
oblems withtheslidi ngsunr oof &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped or
fa ta linj uries when thesliding sunroofis
closed again
If th esliding sunroofisclosed again immedi‐
at ely afte rit has been blockedor rese t,itwill
close withincr eased forc e. #
Mak esur eth at no par tsof thebody are
in theclosing area. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif
somebody becomestrapped.
or #
Brief lypress thebutt oninanydir ect ion
dur ing theaut omatic closing process.
The closing process willbestopped. The
sliding sunroofcanno tbe closed andyou
cann otsee thecaus e.
% The term "slidin gsun roof" also refers to the
panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sli dingpanel .
If th esliding sunroofisobs truct eddur ing closing
and reopens again slightl y: #
Immediat elyaf te rau tomatic reve rsing, pull
and hold the0057 buttondown again tothe
point ofresis tance untilth esliding sunroofis
closed.
The sliding sunroofwill beclosed with
incr eased forc e.
If th esliding sunroofisobs truct edagain and
re opens again slightl y: 88
Opening andclosing

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Repeat thepr ev ious step.
The sliding sunroofwill beclosed witheve n
gr ea terfo rc e.
Ve hicl eswithout apanor amaroof wit h
po we rtil t/s lidin gpane l:The slidi ng sun roof
is no toper ating smoo thly. #
Resetth esliding sunroof.
Re setting theslidi ngsunr oof #
Push the0057 buttonuptothepoint of
re sis tance repeat edlyuntil thesliding sun‐
ro of isfully open. #
Press the0057 buttonforano ther secon d. #
Close thesliding sunroof.
Ve hicl eswith apanor amaroof wit hpo we r
til t/s lidin gpane l:The slidi ng sun roof or the
ro ller sunblind isno toper ating smoo thly. #
Resetth esliding sunroofand thero ller sun‐
blind.
Re setting theslidi ngsunr oofand thero ller
sunblind #
Pull and hold the0057 buttonlittle bylittle
unt ilth esliding sunroofisfully closed. #
Pull and hold the0057 buttonlittle bylittle
unt ilth ero ller sunblin dis full yclos ed. #
Use automat icopera tiontofully open and
th en close thesliding sunroof. Ro
ller sun blinds Ext
ending orretracti ngthe roller sunblind s
on there ar side windo ws &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nex tendi ng orretracti ngthero ller
sunblin d
Body partscould becom etrapped inthe
sw eep ofthero ller sunblin dwhen itis being
ex tende dor retract ed. #
Makesur eth at no body partsarein the
sw eep ofthero ller sunblin dwhen itis
being extende dor retract ed. #
Ifsom eone become strap pe d, briefly
pr ess thebutt onintheopposit edir ec‐
tion .
The opening orclosing process will
br ief lybe stopped. Theroller sunblin d
will then retur nto its star tin gposit ion. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed byobject s Object
scould cause malfunct ionsofthe
ro ller sunblin d. #
Mak esur eth at thero ller sunblin dcan
mo vefreely . The
roller sunblin dsforth ere ar side windows
can beope ratedwit hth ebutt ons forth eside
windo wsinthedr iver's door andinthere ar
door s. Open
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afte runloc kingtheve hicle using KEYLES S-
GO
R when usingHAND S-FREE ACCES S
In fo rm atio non collision detection onapa rked
ve hicle (/page200). Ar
ming/disar mingtheto w- aw ay alar m Mul
timedi asy stem:
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Set ting s5
Quick Access #
Arm or disar mTow-away Protection.
The tow- aw ay alar misarmed again inthefo llo w‐
ing cases :
R The vehicle isunloc kedag ain.
R Adoor isopened.
R The vehicle isloc kedag ain.
% Ifqu ick acc ess isuna vailable, selectth e
Vehicle submenu intheSet ting smain menu
to arm or disar mtheto w- aw ay alar m. Fu
nction oftheint erior motion sensor %
This function mayno tbe available inall
coun tries.
When theint erior motion sensor isactiv ated, a
visual andaudible alarmistrigg ered ifmo ve‐
ment isde tected intheve hicle interior .
The interior motion sensor isactiv ated aut omati‐
cally afte rapp roxima tely tenseco nds:
R afte rloc king theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R afte rloc king theve hicle using KEYLES S-GO
The interior motion sensor isonl yactiv ated
when thefo llo wing compone ntsar eclos ed:
R thedoor s
R theta ilg ate
The interior motion sensor isaut omat icallydeac‐
tiv ated:
R afte rpr essing theÜ or008B buttonon
th eSmar tKey
R afte rpr essing thest ar t/ stop butt onwithth e
Smar tKey inthestor ag ecom partmen t
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afte runloc kingtheve hicle using KEYLES S-
GO
R when usingHAND S-FREE ACCES S
The follo wing situat ionscanlead toafa lse
alar m:
R movingobje ctssuc has masc otsin theve hi‐
cle interior
R when theside windo wisopen
R when thesliding sunroofisopen
R when thepanor amicsliding sunroofisopen Ar
ming/deact ivating theint erior motion sen‐
sor Multi
media system:
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Set ting s5
Quick Access #
Activateor deacti vate Interior MotionSen-
sor.
The interior motion sensor isactiv ated again in
th efo llo wing cases :
R The vehicle isunloc kedag ain.
R Adoor isopened. 92
Openin gand closin g

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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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Ad
jus tingthe ambi entlighti ng Mu
ltimed iasystem:
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Set ting s5
Light
5 Ambien tLightin g
Se tting thecolor #
Sele ctColor. #
Setth edesir edcolor .
Ad jus tingthe brightne ss #
Select Bright nes s.
Ad jus tth ebr ightn ess.
Ac tiv atin gthe brightne ssforzon es #
Select Brightne ss. #
Select Brightne ssZones .
The ACC ENT, AMBIAN CEand ROOF zone s
can besetsep arately .
Ac tiv atin gmulti -colorlighti ng #
Select Color. #
Select Multi-col or. #
Select acol orcomb ination. Ac
tiv atin gmulti -colorani matio n #
Select Color. #
Select Multi-col orAnima tion.
The chosen color combinat ionwill chang eat
pr edef inedint erva ls.
Ac tiv atin gwe lcome lighting #
Selec tColor. #
Selec tWelcom e.
When theve hicle isunloc ked, aspecial ambi‐
ent lightin gseq uence willrun.
Ac tiv atin gdepe ndencyon air condi tioning
se ttin gs #
Select Color. #
Select Clima te.
If ch ang esaremade tothete mp eratur ese t‐
ting intheve hicle, thecolor oftheambient
lighting willchang ebr ief ly. Switc
hingtheint erior light ingswitc h-of f
dela ytim eon/of f Multi
media system:
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Set ting s5
Light
5 Interior Lightin gDelay #
Switc hth eswitc h-offdela ytime onoroff.
When this func tion isact ive, theint erior light‐
ing lights upfora shor ttime afte rth eve hicle
is loc ked. Light
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St
arting theve hicl e(R emo teOnline) &
WARNIN GRisk ofcrus hing orentr ap‐
ment dueto unin tentio nalstar tin gof the
engine
Limbs couldbecrushed ortra pped ifth e
engine isstar tedunint entionall ydur ing
ser vice ormaint enanc ewo rk. #
Alw ayssecur eth eengine agains tunin‐
te ntio nalstar tin gbef orecar rying out
maint enanceorrepair work. Re
quirement s:
R Park position 005Disselect ed.
R The anti- theftalar msystem isno tactiv ated.
R The panic alarmisno tactiv ated.
R The hazar dwa rning light system isswitc hed
of f.
R The hood isclosed.
R The door sar eclosed andlocked.
R The windo wsand slidin gsun roof areclosed. #
Startth eve hicle using thesmar tphon e.
Af tereve ryengine star t,th eengine runs for
te nminu tes.
Yo ucan carryout amaximum oftwoconsec u‐
tiv est ar tin gatt em pts. The vehicle mustbe star‐
te donc ewit hth eSmar tKey bef oretrying to
st ar tth eengine again withth esmar tphon e.you
can stop theve hicle again atanytime.
% Further information canbefound inthe
smar tphone app.
Secur ingtheengine agains tst ar ting before
car rying out maintenance orrepair work: #
Swi tchon thehazar dwa rning light system.
or #
Unloc kth edoor s.
or #
Open aside windo wor thesliding sunroof. Br
eaking-in notes Mer
cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Yo uco uld other wise failto rec‐
ogni zedangers. To
preser vetheengine during thefirs t
1, 000 miles(1 ,500 km):
R drive at varying road spee dsand engine
spee ds.
R drive th eve hicle indrive pr ogr am A
or ;.
R shif tto thene xt highes tge ar attheve ry lat‐
es twhen theneedle reac hes thelas tth ird
bef oreth ere dar ea intheta ch ome ter.
R donotshif tdo wn age ar man uallyin order to
br ak e.
R avoidoverstra inin gth eve hicle, e.g.driving at
full thro ttle .
R donotde press theaccelera torpeda lpas t
th epr essur epoint (kickdo wn).
R onlyincr ease theengine speedgradually and
accelera tetheve hicle tofull spee daf te r
1, 000 miles(1 ,500 km).
This also app lieswhe nth eengine orpar tsof the
dr ivet ra in have been replaced. Dr
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