2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV Owner's Manual

Cup
holde rin there ar passe nger com partment cen‐
te rconsole (Mercedes-Ma ybachfour -seat ervehi‐
cles) #
Toswitc hon: oncup holder 1,press but‐
to n2 repeat edly until theblue (keep cool)
or red(keep warm)indic ator lam pon thebut‐
to nlights up.
If yo uuse theheating function,th eme tal
inse rtof thecup holder isheat ed.Onc ea
cer tain temp eratur ehas been reac hed, the
wa rning lam plight sup. Donotre ac hint oth e
cup holder 'sme talinse rtwhen thewa rning
lam pis lit. #
Toswitc hof f:pr ess butt on2 repeat edly
until theindicat orlam pon thebutt ongoes
out.
% Clean there mo vable rubber matonlywit h
clean, lukewa rmwaterand thecup holder
onl ywit hasof tclo th. Soc
kets Us
ingthe 12Vso cket inthefront cent er
console Re
quirement s:
R Onlycon nectde vices uptoamax imum of
24 0W (20 A).
Dependi ngon theve hicle equipment, theve hicle
has thefo llo wing 12Vsoc kets:
R Inthestor ag ecom partmen tin thefront cen‐
te rconsole
R Inthecar gocom partmen t Ex
am ple: 12Vsoc ketin thestor ag ecom partmen t
in thefront cent ercons ole #
Liftup cap 1ofthesoc ketand insertth e
plug ofthede vice.
If yo uha ve connect edade vice tothe12 V
soc ket,leave theco verof thestor ag ecom part‐
ment open. Seats
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Using
the11 5V soc ketin the rear passe nger
co mp artment &
DANG ER Risk offata linj urydue todam‐
ag ed con nectingcables orsoc kets
Yo uco uld recei vean elec tric shoc kif th e
connecti ngcab leor the11 5V po we rsoc ket
is pulled outofthetrim orisdamag edor
we t. #
Use only conne ctingcablesth at aredr y
and free ofdamag e. #
When theignition isswitc hedoff,mak e
sur eth at the11 5V po we rsoc ketis dry. #
Immedia tely ha ve the11 5V po we r
soc ketch eckedor replaced ataqu ali‐
fi ed specialized workshop ifit is dam‐
ag ed orhas been pulledout ofthetrim. #
Neverplu gth econ nect ingcable intoa
11 5V po we rsoc ketth at isdamag edor
has been pulled outofthetrim. &
DANG ER Risk offata linj urydue toinc or‐
re ct handli ngofthesoc ket
Yo uco uld recei vean elec tric shoc kin par tic‐
ular :
R Ifyo ure ac hint oth esoc ket.
R Ifyo uins ertuns uitable devic es orobj ect s
int oth esoc ket. #
Donotre ac hint oth esoc ket. #
Only conne ctsuitab lede vic es tothe
soc ket. Re
quirement s:
R Onlycon nectde vices withasuit able plug
whic hcon form sto thest andar dsspec ific to
th ecount ryyouar ein.
R Onlyco nne ctdevice sup toamax imum of
15 0wa tts (1.30 A).
R Donotus emu ltiple soc ketou tle ts.
Dep endingontheve hicle equipment, thedesign
of thecent ercon sole andstor ag ecom partmen t
ma ydif fer. Using
the11 5V soc ketin thecent ercons oleofthe
re ar passe nger com partment 13
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11
5V soc ketin thecent ercons oleofthere ar
passe nger com partment (Mer cedes-Ma ybac h4-
seat vehicles) #
Mer cedes-Ma ybachve hicles withindividua l
re ar seat s:open thestor ag ecom partmen tof
th ecent ercon sole ofthere ar passe nger
com partment . #
Open flap 3. #
Inser tth eplug ofthede vice into11 5V
soc ket1.
Wh entheon- boar delectr icalsystem voltag e
is suf ficie nt, indi catorlamp 2light sup. Ov
ervie wof USB ports Depe
ndingon theve hicle equipment, theve hicle
has thefo llo wing USBports:
R Inthestor ag ecom partmen tof thecoc kpit
ar mr est(/ page12 2)
R Inthefront cent ercon sole next to themobile
phone stor ag ecom partmen t
R Inthere ar passe nger com partment center
conso le
R Vehicles withRe ar Comf ortPa ckag e: inthe
cent erarmr estof thesecon drow ofseats in
th ere ar com partment
R Mer cedes-Ma ybac hve hicles with5 seats in
th ere ar passe nger com partment :in thecen‐
te rar mr estin there ar passe nger com part‐
men t R
Mer cedes-Ma ybac hve hicles withindividua l
re ar seat s:in thecent ercon sole ofthere ar
passe nger com partment
R Vehicles withth re erow sof seats: totheright
and leftne xt to theseat
If th eignition isswitc hedonyoucan charge USB
de vices, e.g.mobile phones, atUSB ports.The
ch argin gvo ltag eis appr oximat ely5 V (up to
3 A). Re
frig er ator box Usin
gth ere frig er ator box &
WARNIN GRisk offire due toaco vered
ve nt grille on there frig er ator box
If yo uco verth eve nt grille forth ere frig er ator
bo x,itma yov erheat. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at theve nt grille is
no tco vered. The
ventil ation grille forth ere frig er ator boxis in
th etrunk . Seats
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This
equipment isavailable onlyforMer cedes-
Ma yba chvehicles.
Subject there frig er ator boxto amax imum load
of 7.7 lb (3.5 kg).
St oreonl yplas ticbottles intheupper compart‐
ment ofthere frig er ator box.The cont ents ofthe
bo ttle mus tbe no mor eth an 17 fl.oz.
(0.5 lite rs).
If yo udo notne ed touse there frig er ator boxfo r
an extende dpe riod, switc hit of f,defr ostit and
clean it.Afterdoing so,leavethelid open fora
time.
The refrig er ator boxwil lre duce itscooling capa‐
city orswitc hof fin thefo llo wing cases :
R Tooman yelectr icalconsumer sar etur ned
on.
R The star terbatt eryis no tsuf ficie ntly
ch arge d.
If th is isthecase, theindicat orlam pswill flash
on thebutt onforswitc hingthere frig er ator box
on and off.The cooli ngfunction willau tomati‐
cally switc hbac kon assoon asther eis suf fi‐
cie ntvoltag e. %
Toinstallth ere frig er ator boxin thecar go
com partmen tor remo veit,please contact a
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Ex
am ple: vehicles withindividual rear seat s #
Vehicles with5-seat ervariant :fo ld do wn the
re ar armr est. #
Pull thehandle ofstow agebo x1 and fold
do wn theco verof stow agebo x2. Ex
am ple: vehicles withindividual rear seat s #
Toopen: pullthehandle ofrefrig er ator box
1 and fold do wn theco verof there frig er a‐
to rbo x. #
Toswitc hon: press butt on2 repeat edly
until anindicat orlam p(lo wcooling )lights up
or twoindicat orlam ps(high cooling )light up. 13
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#
Toswitc hof f:pr ess butt on2 repeat edly
until both indic ator lam psgo out. Wi
reless chargin gof themobil eph one and
connecti onwit hth eex terior ant enna No
teson wir elessl ych argin gth emobil e
ph one &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dincor rectl y
If obje ctsintheve hicle interior arestowe d
inc orrectly ,th ey can slide orbe throw n
ar oun dand hitvehicle occupants. Inaddi‐
tion, cupholder s,open stow agespac esand
mobi lephon ere cep tacle scanno tal wa ys
re tain all obje ctswit hin.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sso that they can‐
no tbe throw nar ou nd insuch situa‐
tions. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr otru de from stow agespac es,parcel
ne ts or stow agene ts. #
Close theloc kable stow agespac es
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. #
Alw aysst ow and securehea vy,har d,
poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile orbulky
objec tsinthetrunk/ cargocom part‐
ment . Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk offire from placing
objects inthemobile phonestor ag e
com partmen t
Placing other object sin themobile phone
st or ag ecom partmen tcould constituteafire
hazar d. #
Apar tfr om amobile phone, donot
place anyot her object sin themobile
phone stor ag ecom partmen t,especiall y
th ose made ofme tal. *
NO
TEDama getoobject scaused by
placing them inthemobile phonestor‐
ag ecom partmen t If
object sar eplaced inthemobile phone
st or ag ecom partmen t,th ey ma ybe dama ged
by electr omagne ticfields. #
Donotplace credit cards, datast or ag e
de vices, skipasses orother object s
sensitiv eto electr omagne ticfields in
th emobile phonestor ag ecom part‐
ment . *
NO
TEDama getothemobile phone
st ow agecom partment caus edbyliquids If
liq uids enterthemobile phonestow age
com partment ,th ecom partmen tma ybe
damag ed. #
Ensur eth at no liquids enterthemobile
phone stow agecom partment . Alw
aysobser vetheno tesfo rper sons withelec‐
tr onic medica laid s(/ page29). Seats
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R
Dep endingontheve hicle equipment, the
mobil ephone isconnect edtotheve hicle's
ex terior ant enna viathech argin gmodul e.
R The chargin gfun ction and wireless connec‐
tio nof themobile phonetotheve hicle's
ex terior ant enna areonl yav ailable ifth eigni‐
tion isswitc hedon.
R Small mobile phones mayno tbe able tobe
ch arge din everyposition ofthemobile
phone stor ag ecom partmen t.
R Largemobil ephones whichdo notre st flat in
th emobile phonestor ag ecom partmen tma y
no tbe able tobe charge dor con nectedwit h
th eve hicle's exterior ant enna.
R The mobile phonemayheat updur ing the
ch argin gpr oce ss.This mayalso depen don
th eapplications (apps)currently open inthe
bac kground .
R Toensur emor eef ficie ntchargin gand con‐
nec tionwit hth eve hicle's exterior ant enna,
re mo vethepr otect ive co verfr om themobile
phone. Protect ive co vers whic har enec es‐
sar yfo rwireless chargin gar eexc luded. Wi
reless chargin gof amobi lephone inthe
coc kpit Re
quirement s:
R The mobile phoneis suit able forwir eles s
ch argin g.
% Alis tof com patible mobi lephon escan be
fo und at:ht tp s:// www .merced es-ben z-
mob ile.com/ #
Plac eth emobile phoneasclose tothecen‐
te rof mat 1aspossi blewithth edispla y
fa cing upwa rds.
When amessag eis sho wninthemultimedia
sy stem, themobile phoneisbeing charge d. Malfunct
ionsdetected during thech argin g
pr oce ssaresho wninthemultimedia system
displa y.
% The mat canberemo vedfo rclea ning, e.g.
usi ng clea n,luk ewa rmwater. Wi
reless chargin gof amobi lephone inthe
re ar passe nger comp artment *
NO
TEDama getothedr awe rin thecen‐
te rconsole ofthere ar passe nger com ‐
par tment due tobody weight When
open,th edr awe rin thecent ercon sole
of there ar passe nger com partment can be
damag edbybody weight . #
Donotsuppor tyo urself ontheopen
dr awe r. Re
quirement s:
R The mobile phonemus tbe suit able forwir e‐
less chargin g. 14
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%
Alist of com patible mobilephones canbe
fo und at:ht tp s:// www .merced es-ben z-
mob ile.com/ Mat
infron tof thestow agecom partment inthe
re ar armr est Mat
inthecent ercons oleofthere ar passe nger
com partment (onlyMer cedes-Ma ybachve hicles
wit hindividual rear seat s) #
Place themobile phoneasclose tothecen‐
te rof mat 1aspossi blewithth edispla y
fa cing upwa rds.
When theindicat orlam plights up,themobile
phone isbeing charge d. Ins
talling/r emoving thefloor mats &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
object sin thedr iver's foot we ll
Obj ectsin thedr iver's foot we llma yim pede
pedal trav el or bloc kadepr essed pedal.
This jeopar dizestheoper ating androad
saf etyof theve hicle. #
Stow allobj ect sin theve hicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intoth edr iver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alw aysins tallth efloor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur e
th at ther eis alw ayssuf ficie ntroom for
th epedals. #
Donotuse loose floor mats anddonot
place floor mats ontopof one another. Seats
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Ins
tallin gfloor mats #
Movethecor responding seatbackwards and
la y th efloor mat inthefo ot we ll. #
Press studs 1onto holder s2. #
Adjus tth ecor responding seat.
% Ve
hicl eswith ath ird ro w of sea ts(all
ve hicl esexc eptMer cedes- Maybac hve hi‐
cle s): toins tallth efloor mats ontheth ird row
ofseats, slidethecor responding seaton
th esecon drow ofseats forw ards.
Re mo ving floor mats #
Toremo ve:pu llth efloor mat offth eholder s
2. #
Remo vethefloor mat.
% Ve
hicl eswith ath ird ro w of sea ts(all
ve hicl esexc eptMer cedes- Mayba chvehi‐
cle s): toremo vethefloor mats ontheth ird
row ofseats, slidethecor responding seaton
th esecon drow ofseats forw ards. 14
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