2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS position

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Press thewiper bladeontoth ewiper arm in
th edir ect ion ofarrow 3beyond thepoint of
re sis tance.
The wipe rbl ad ewi lleng agewi th ano tic eable
clic kand movefreely again. #
Foldthewiper arm bac kont oth ewindshield. Re
plac ingthe rear windo wwi per blade &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th ewindshield wipersar eswitc hedon
while wiper blades arebeing replaced
If th ewindshield wipersbegin tomo vewhile
yo uar ech ang ingthewiper blades, youcan
be trapped bythewiper arm. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and theignition beforech ang ingthe
wiper blades. Re
mo ving the wiper blade #
Swi tchth eignition off. #
Foldwiper arm 2 away from there ar win‐
do wunt ilit eng ages inthere placemen tposi‐
tion . #
Unclipwi per blad e1 from wiper arm 2
and remo veitin thedir ect ion ofarro w 3. Ins
talling thewiper blade #
Position wiper blade1withbo th lugs 3on
holder 2onthewiper arm. #
Push wiper blade1inthedir ect ion ofarrow
4 untilit en gage sin holder 2. #
Mak esur eth at wiper blade1isseat edcor ‐
re ctly . 15
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Light andvisib ility

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Foldthewiper arm from there placemen t
position backont oth ere ar wind ow. Mir
rors Oper
ating theout side mirrors &
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 ofacci dent dueto mis‐
judgment ofdis tance when using the
fr ont-passe nger mir ror
The outside mirroron thefront passeng er
side reflect sobjec tson asmaller scale. #
Ther efor e, alw ayslook over your sho ul‐
der inorder toensur eth at youar e
aw areof theactual distance betwee n
yo uand thero ad user sdr ivin gbehin d
yo u. Fo
lding theout side mirrors in/out #
Brief lypress butt on2.
% Ifth ebatt eryhas been discon nectedorhas
disc harged, theoutside mirrors mus tbe
mo vedbr ief lyusing button2. Onlyth en will
th eaut omatic mirrorfo lding function work
pr oper ly. Light
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Mer cedes-Ma ybachve hicles: whentheout‐
side mirrors fold in, theex tenda ble ru nning
bo ards willre tract ifth ese wereprev iousl y
ex tende d.
Ad jus tingthe outsi de mir rors #
Press butt on1 or3 toselect theoutside
mir rorto be adjus ted. #
Press butt on4 toadjus tth eposition ofthe
mir rorgl ass.
Eng agin gth eout side mirrors
If an outsid emir rorhas been forc ibl ydisen ‐
ga ge d, proceed asfollo ws . #
Vehicles without electr icallyfo lding outside
mir rors:manu ally mo vetheoutside mirror
int oth ecor rect pos ition. #
Vehicles withelectr icallyfo lding outsidemir‐
ro rs:pr ess and holdbu tton 2.
Yo uwill hear aclic kand themir rorwil lau di‐
bl yclic kint opla ce. The outsi demir rorwil l
no wbe setto thecor rect pos ition. Au
tomatic anti-glar emir rors functio n &
WARNIN GRisk ofaci dbu rnsand poi‐
soning duetotheanti- glar emir rorelec‐
tr olyt e
Electr olytema yescap eif th eglass inan
aut omat icant i-glar emir rorbr eak s.
The electr olyteis hazardous tohealt hand
causes irrita tio n.Itmu stnotcome intocon‐
ta ct with your skin, eye s,respir ator yor ga ns
or clo thing orbe swallo wed. #
Ifyo uco me intoco ntact withelec tro‐
ly te ,obser vethefo llo wing:
R Imm ediat elyrinse theelectr olyte
fr om your skin wit hwa terand seek
medica latt ention.
R Ifelectr olyt ecomes intocont act
wit hyo ur eyes, immediat elyrinse
th em thor oughly withclean water
and seek medicalattent ion.
R Ifth eelectr olyt eis sw allo wed,
immediat elyrinse your mout hout
th or oughl y.Do notind uce vomiting.
Seek medica latt ention immedi ately . R
Immedia tely ch ang eout ofclo thing
whic hhas been contaminat edwith
electr olyt e.
R Ifan allergic react ion occurs, seek
medi calattent ion imm ediat ely. The
inside rear vie wmir rorand theoutside mir‐
ro ron thedr iver's side willautomatic allygo into
anti- glar emode iflight from aheadlam phit sth e
sensor ontheinside rear vie wmir ror.
Sy stem limit s
The system will notgo intoanti- glar emode if:
R The engineisswit ched off.
R Reversege ar iseng aged.
R The interior light ingisswit ched on. Fr
ont- passeng erout side mirrorpar kingpos i‐
tio nfun ction %
The parking posit ionisavailable onlyin vehi‐
cles withamemor yfunct ion.
The parking position makespar king easier . 15
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Light andvisib ility

In
thefo llo wing situat ions,th efront -passen ger
outside mirrorwil lswiv eldo wn wardsin the
dir ect ion ofthere ar wheel onthefront passeng‐
er's side:
R The parking position isstor ed (/ page15 7)
R Thefron t-pa ssenger mirror isselect ed
R Reversege ar iseng aged.
The fron t-passe nger out side mirrorwil lmo ve
bac kto its original positioninthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R Youshif tth etra nsmiss iontoano ther tra ns‐
mission position
R Youar etra veling atspeeds grea terth an
9 mp h(1 5 km/h)
R Youpr ess thebutt onforth eoutside mirror
on thedr iver's side St
oring and calling upthepa rking posit ionof
th efront- passeng erout side mirror Sto
ring #
Select thefront -passen geroutsi demir ror
usin gbut ton1. #
Eng agere ve rsege ar. #
Movethefront -passen geroutsi demir rorint o
th edesir edpar king position usingbutton2. Calling
up #
Select thefront -passen geroutsi demir ror
usin gbut ton1. #
Eng agere ve rsege ar.
The fron t-passe nger out side mirrorwil lmo ve
to thestor ed par king position. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe automati cmir ror
fo lding function Multime
diasystem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Vehicle #
Switc hAutom aticFolding onoroff. Light
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Air
vents Ad
jus tingthe fron tair vents &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsand fros tbit e
due tobeing tooclose totheair vents
Ve ry hotor very cold aircan flow from theair
ve nts. #
Makesur eth at all vehicle occupants
alw aysmaint ainasuf ficie ntdist anc e
fr om theair vents. #
Ifnece ssary,dir ect theair flow to
ano ther area oftheve hicle interior . To
guar anteetheflow offresh airthro ugh theair
ve nts intoth eve hicle interior ,com plywit hth e
fo llo wing:
R Alw ayske ep theve nts and vent grille sin the
ve hicle interior free.
R Keep theair inle tfr ee ofdeposits
(/ page328).
R Optimum climatecomf ortis ac hie vedwit h
th eair vents inthecent erposition . #
Toopen orclose centerair vents: turn
cont roller 2upordown asfaras itwil lgo. #
Toopen orclose sideairvents: turncon‐
tr oller 2tothelef tor right asfaras itwil l
go. #
Toadjus tth eair direction: holdairvent 1
in thecent erand moveitup ordown orto
th elef tor right. Ad
jus tingthe rear air vents Air
vents inthecent ercons ole Climat
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Dr
ivin g No
teson Mer cedes- AMGvehicl es Obser
vetheno teson thefo llo wing addition al
to pics intheSupplement ,as youma yot her wise
fa ilto recogni zedangers:
R Emo tion Start
R AMGAC TIVE adaptivespor tsuspension sys‐
te m Switc
hingonthepo we rsupp lyor theigni‐
tion (without engine star t) &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarelef tunsuper visedintheve hi‐
cle, they cou ld,in pa rticular :
R Open doors,ther eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R Getout and bestru ck byoncom ingtraf‐
fi c. R
Ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion, forex am ple by:
R Releasing thepar king brak e.
R Chang eth etra nsmiss ionposition .
R Startth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Keep theSmar tKey out ofreac hof chil‐
dr en. Also
obser vethe"No teson pets intheve hicle".
Re quirement s:
R theSmar tKey islocat edintheve hicle and
th eSmar tKey batt eryis no tdisc harged.
R thebr ak epedal isno tdepr essed. #
Toswitc hon thepo we rsupp ly:pr ess but‐
to n1 once .
Yo ucan activat eth ewindshield wipers,for
ex am ple.
The powe rsupp lyis switc hedoffag ain ifth efo l‐
lo wing condition sar eme t:
R youopen thedr iver's door .
R youpr ess button1 twice mor e. 16
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Driving and parking

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Toswitc hon theignit ion:press butt on1
twic e.
The indic ator lam psintheins trument cluster
light up.
The ignit ionisswitc hedoffag ain ifone ofthe
fo llo wing condition sis me t:
R youdo notst ar tth eve hicle within
15 minut esand thetransmission isin posi‐
tion 005Dortheelectr icpar king brak eis
applied.
R youpr ess button1 once . St
arting theve hicl e St
arting theve hicl ewith thest ar t/s topbut‐
to n &
DANG ER Risk ofdeat hcause dby
ex haus tga ses
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Inhaling
th ese exhaus tga ses ishazar dous tohealt h
and leads topoisonin g. #
Neverlea vetheengine or,if pr esent ,
th eauxiliar yheating running inan
encl osedspa cewithout sufficie ntventi‐
la tio n. &
WARNIN GRisk offire due toflammab le
mat erial intheengine compartmen tor
th eex haus tsy stem
Flammable materials mayignit e. #
Ther efor e, checkre gular lythat ther e
ar eno flammab lemat erials inthe
engine compartmen tor on theex haus t
sy stem. Re
quirement s
R The Smar tKey islocat edintheve hicle and
th eSmar tKey batt eryis no tdisc harged. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005Dor005C. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andpress butt on
1 onc e. #
Ifth eve hicle does notst ar t:switc hof fnon-
essential consumer sand press butt on1
once. #
Ifth eve hicle still does notst ar tand the
Place theKey inthe Marked SpaceSee
Operator's Manualmessagealso appear sin
th emultifunc tiondispla y:star tth eve hicle
wit hth eSmar tKey inthemar kedspace
(emer gency operati on mod e)(/ page 169).
% Youcan switchoffth eengine whiledriving
by pressing button1 forabo utthre esec‐
onds orby pressing button1 thre etimes
wit hin thre esecon ds.Besureto obser vethe
saf etyno tesunder "Driving tips"
(/ page17 3).
St arting theve hicl ewith theSm artK ey inthe
ma rked spa ce(emer gency oper ation mode)
If th eve hicle does notst ar tand thePlace the
Key inthe Marked SpaceSeeOperator 'sManual
messag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y,
yo ucan star tth eve hicle inemer gency operati on
mod e. Dr
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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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