2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS light

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teson thecor rect driver' sseat position &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
adjus tingve hicle settin gswhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ionsinpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int s,thesteer ing wheel orthemir‐
ro rwhi letheve hicle isin mo tion.
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion. #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int s,the
st eer ing wheel andthemir rorand fas‐
te nyo ur seat belt. En
sur eth efo llo wing when adjustingst eer ing
wheel 1,seat belt2and driver's seat 3:
R Youar esit tin gas faraw ay from thedr iver's
airbag aspossible, taking thefo llo wing
point sint ocon sider ation .
R Youar esit tin gin an upr ight position
R Your thighs areslight lysuppor tedby theseat
cushion R
Your legs areno tfull yex tende dand youcan
depr essthepedals proper ly
R The backof your head issuppo rted ateye
le ve lby thecent erofthehead restra int
R Youcan hold thesteer ing wheel withyo ur
ar ms sligh tly ben t
R Youcan moveyour legs freel y
R Youcan seeallthedispla yson theins tru‐
ment clusterclea rly
R Youha ve agood overvie wof thetra ffic con ‐
dition s
R Your seat beltsitssn ug lyag ains tyo ur body
and pass esacr oss thecent erofyour sho ul‐
der and across your hips inthepelvic area Seats
Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseats areadjus tedby childr en
Childr encould becom etrapped ifth ey adjus t
th eseats, particular lywhen unattende d. 94
Seatsand stow ing

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Sea thea ting
R Sea tve ntil ation
R Mem oryfunc tion #
Toselect thefront passeng erseat :pr ess
butt on1.
When theindicat orlam plights up,thefront
passeng erseat isselect ed. #
Adjus tth efront passeng erseat using the
butt ons onthedr iver's side door control
panel. #
Select thedr iver' sseat :pr ess butt on1
ag ain.
When theindicat orlam pgoes out,thedr iv‐
er's seat hasbeen select ed. Ad
jus tingthe fron tpass engerse at elec tri‐
ca lly from the rear passe nger comp artment #
Toselect thefront passeng erseat :pr ess
butt on1.
When theindicat orlam plights up,thefront
passeng erseat isselect ed. #
Adjus tth efront passeng erseat using the
butt ons onthedoor control panel inthere ar
passe nger com partment (/ page98). %
Mer cedes -Maybac hve hicl es:ifth efront
passeng erseat isin thefo re mos tposi tion,
yo ucan setth eseat backres tat ave ry steep
ang le.This willprov ide abe tter forw ardvie w
fr om there ar passe nger com partment .
De spit eth esteep angleof theseat backres t,
a per son mayoccup yth efront passeng er
seat. Seats
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Sea
thea ting intheth ird row ofseats #
Press butt on1 repeat edly until thedesir ed
heating leve lis set.
Depe ndingon theheating leve l,up tothre e
indic ator lam pswill light up.Ifall indic ator
lam psareof f,th eseat heating isswitc hed
of f.
% The seat heating willautomaticall yswitc h
do wn from theth re eheating leve ls afte r8, 10
and 20min utes unt ilth eseat heating is
switc hedoff. Se
tting thepa nel heat ing Multi
media system:
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Set ting s5
Vehicle
5 Panel Heatin g
When theseat heating isswitc hedon,thear mr‐
es ts, thedoor centerpanel andthecent ercon ‐
sole canbeheat ed. #
Switc hth efunc tion forth edesir edseats on
or off. Switc
hingtheseat ventilat ionon/of f Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyis swi tched on. Seat
ventil ation inthecoc kpit Seats
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Sea
tve ntil ation inthere ar passe nger com partment #
Press butt on1 repeat edly until thedesir ed
ve ntil ation leve lis set.
Depe ndingon theve ntil ation leve l,up to
th re eindicat orlam pswill light up.Ifall indi‐
cat orlam psareof f,th eseat ventil ation is
sw itched off. Ste
ering wheel Ad
jus tingthe steer ing wheel mechanicall y &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
adjus tingve hicle settin gswhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ionsinpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int s,thesteer ing wheel orthemir‐
ro rwhi letheve hicle isin mo tion.
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion. #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int s,the
st eer ing wheel andthemir rorand fas‐
te nyo ur seat belt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment forch il‐
dr en when adjustingth esteer ing wheel
Childr encould injureth emselv esifth ey
adjus tth esteer ing wheel. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Tounlo ck:pu sh release leve r1 down as
fa ras itwil lgo. 11
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Adjus the ight 2 and dist anc e3 tothe
st eer ing wheel. #
Toloc k:push release leve r1 upasfaras it
wil lgo. #
Chec kand makesur eth at thesteer ing col‐
umn isloc kedby mo ving thesteer ing wheel. Ad
jus tingthe steer ing wheel electrically The
steer ing wheel canbeadjus tedwhen the
ignit ionisswitc hedoff. 1
Toadjus tth edis tance tothesteer ing wheel
2 Toadjus tth eheight #
Save these ttings withth ememor yfunc tion
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tchin gthe steer ing wheel heateron oroff Re
quirement s: R
The ignit ionisswitc hedon. #
Toswitc hon: push theswitc hto position
1.
Indic ator lam p3 lights up. #
Toswitc hof f:push theswitc hto position
2.
Indic ator lam p3 goes out. Seats
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Setal lsy stems tothedesir edposition . #
Brief lypress theV memor ybutt onand
th en press prese tposition 0037,Tor
U within thre esecon ds.
An acous ticsignal sounds. Thesettings are
st or ed. #
Tocall up:pr ess and brief lyhold prese tposi‐
tion button0037, TorU.
Af terre leasing thebutt on,allsystems are
mo vedint oth estor ed position. Memor
yfunction inthere ar passe nger
co mp artment Oper
ating there ar seat viathemem oryfun c‐
tion inthere ar passe nger comp artment St
oring
Seat adjus tment sfo rth ere ar seat canbestor ed
and called upusing thememor yfunc tion inthe
re ar passe nger com partment .
R Driver' sside: twoper son s
R Front passeng erside: oneperson
Yo ucan save thefo llo wing settings forth ere ar
seat :
R Position oftheseat, backres tand head
re stra int
R Seat heatin g:dis tribution oftheheat edsec‐
tion sof theseat cushion andseat backres t #
Press butt on1.
The rear seat isselec tedifth eindicat orlam p
in thebutt ondoes notlight up. #
Adjus tth ere ar seat usingth ebutt ons inthe
door control panel (/page98). 11
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Brief lypress memor ybutt onMand then
pr ess prese tposition button1or 2wit hin
th re esecon ds.
The settings forth ere ar seat arestor ed in
th ecor responding prese tposition.
% Youcan notst or ean yse ttings onthebutt on
fo rst ra ight enin gth efull yre cli ned position. Cal
ling up #
Press button 1.
The rear seat isselec tedifth eindicat orlam p
in thebutt ondoes notlight up. #
Press corresponding prese tposition button1
or 2.
The rear seat movesto thestor ed position. Oper
ating thefront passeng erseat andrear
seats viathemem oryfun ction inthere ar
passe nger comp artment Re
quirement s: Seat
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Forsele cting thefront passeng erseat :th e
po we rsupp lyis switc hedon
St oring
Seat adjus tment sfo rth efront passeng erseat
and there ar seat canbestor ed and called up
using there ar seat mem oryfun ction .
Yo ucan save thefo llo wing settings forth efront
passeng erseat :
R Position oftheseat, backres tand head
re stra int
Yo ucan save thefo llo wing settings forth ere ar
seat :
R Position oftheseat, backres tand head
re stra int
R Seat heatin g:dis tribution oftheheat edsec‐
tion sof theseat cushion andseat backres t #
Press butt on1.
The rear seat isselec tedifth eindicat orlam p
in thebutt ondoes notlight up. #
Adjus tth ere ar seat usingth ebutt ons inthe
door control panel (/page98). #
Press butt on1.
When theindicat orlam plights up,thefront
passeng erseat isselect ed. #
Adjus tth efront passeng erseat using the
butt ons onthedoor control panel inthere ar
passe nger com partment (/ page94 ). #
Ensur eth at theindicat orlam pin butt on1
lights up. 11
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