2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV fold seat

If
yo uno longerre qu ire th eseat backres tto be
fo lded down forloa ding orforge tting inand out,
fo ld itbac kint oplace. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseat isno teng aged
The seat does noteng agewhen folded for‐
wa rds. The seat canfold bac kwards une x‐
pect edly,e.g. when acceler ating,braking or
in theev ent ofan abr uptch ang eof dir ect ion
or an acc iden t.
Pe ople intheseat's sweep canbecome trap‐
ped. #
Ifaseat isfolded forw ards, alwaysfo ld
it bac kbef oredr ivin gof f. #
Mak esur eth at theseat iseng aged. If
aseat onthesecon drow ofseats isno t
eng aged, this will besho wnonthemultifunc tion
displa yon theins trument cluster.
Re quirement s:
R The area intowhic hth ere ar seat isfolded is
clear .
R The rear seat hasbeen folded up. R
Vehicles withcomf ortseating: thecent er
ar mr estis folded up.
R Vehicles withan extende dcent erconso le:
th estor ag ecom partmen tin thecent ercon ‐
sole isclosed.
R Vehicles withafo lding rear armr est:there ar
ar mr esthas been folded up.
R Vehicles withcent erseat backres ts: thecen‐
te rseat backres thas been folded up.
Fo lding there ar seat inthefront posit ion
Yo ucan fold theseats onthesecon dro w of
seat sfo rw ards forth efo llo wing situat ions:
R Foreasi eraccess tothecar gocom partmen t
R Vehicles withath ird row ofseats: forget ting
in or out
Ve hicles withacent erseat backres t:thecent er
re ar seat folds forw ards and backwards,
to get her withth elef tre ar seat .
De pen dingon theve hicle equipment, youcan
fo ld there ar seat sfo rw ards asfollo ws :
R Six-se ater :on theright-h andside oftheve hi‐
cle only R
Seven-sea terwit hcent erseat backres t:bo th
sides
% Toinc rease thesize ofthecar gocom part‐
ment ,yo ucan movetheseat backres ts int o
th ecar gocom partmen tfloor position
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tton onthebac kres tshoulder ofthesecon drow
of seats Seats
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Butt
ononthear mr estof theth ird row ofseats
(se ven-sea ter) #
When there ar door isopen :br ief lypull but‐
to n1 onthebac kres tshoulder ofthere ar
seat .
or #
Brief lypress butt on2 onthear mr estof the
th ird row ofseats. #
When there ar door isclo sed: pulland hold
butt on1 onthebac kres tshoulder ofthe
re ar seat .
or #
Press and hold button2 onthear mr estof
th eth ird row ofseats.
The head restra int movesdo wn wards. The
seat backres tmo vesint oth efront position .
The rear seat movesfo rw ards unt ilit
unlo cks. The rear seat then tips forw ards.
If aseat onthesecon drow ofseats isno t
eng aged, this will besho wnonthemultifunc ‐
tion displa yon theins trument cluster.
% Youcan preve ntthere ar seat sfrom folding
fo rw ards when there ar door isclo sed by
act ivatin gth ech ild safetyloc kfo rth ebac k
windo ws(/ pag e65).
Fo lding backth ere ar seat #
Press and hold button1 onthebac kres t
shoulder ofthere ar seat or2 onthear m‐ re
st of theth ird ro w of seat sand hold it
do wn untilth ere ar seat audibl yeng ages.
The rear seat tipsdo wn wardsand move
bac k.The seat backres ts and head restra int
will then mo veintoasuit able seat posit ion
aut omat ically.
If aseat onthesecon drow ofseats isno t
eng aged, this will besho wnonthemultifunc ‐
tion displa yon theins trument cluster. #
Tointerru pt thefo lding procedur ebef ore
eng agemen t,letgo ofbutt on1. Tocontinu e
th efo lding procedur e,press and hold button
1 again.
Fo lding there ar seats forw ards mec hanic ally
(eme rgency release)
Yo ucan also fold there ar seat sfo rw ards
mec hanicall yusin gre lease loops. Therelease
loops arelocat edon theout ersides andbacks
of theseats onthesecon drow ofseats. 10
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Re
lease loops onthesecon dro w of seat s Re
lease loops onthebac ksofthesecon drow of
seats #
Pull one ofthere lease loops 1. #
Foldtheseat backres tfo rw ards. #
Beforeyo ustar tth ejour ney,mak esur eth at
th eseat backres tand there ar ben chseat
ar eeng aged. Head
restra ints Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at head restra ints man‐
uall 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 ofinju rydue tohead
re stra int sno tbeing installed orbeing
adjus tedincor rectl y
If hea dre stra int sha ve notbe en installed or
ha ve notbe en adjus tedcor rectly ,th er eis an
incr eased risk ofinjur yin thehead andneck
ar ea, e.g. intheev ent ofan acciden tor when
br aking. #
Alw aysdr ive wit hth ehead restra int s
ins talled. #
Beforedr ivin gof f,mak esur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupant that thecent erofthe
head restra int suppor tsthebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. Do
notint erch ang eth ehead restra int sof the
fr ont and rear seat s.Ot her wise, youwill notbe
able toadjus tth eheight andangleof thehead
re stra int scor rectl y. Sea
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Ins
tallin g/remo ving thehead restra int ofthe
mi dd lerear seat onthesecond row
Re mo ving #
Release themiddle rear seat backres tand
fo ld itforw ardsligh tly (/ page12 4). #
Pullth ehead restra int upw ards asfaras it
wil lgo. #
Push release knob 1 inthedir ect ion ofthe
ar row and pulloutthehead restra int .
Ins talling #
Insertth ehead restra int suc hth at the
no tches onthebar areon thelef twhen
vie we din thedir ect ion oftra vel. #
Push thehead restra int down untilit
eng ages. #
Foldthemiddle rear seat backres tbac kunt il
it eng ages.
Ad jus tingthe luxuryhe ad restra ints ofthe
re ar seats mechanic ally
Mer cedes-Ma ybachve hicl es:youcan seton ly
th eside bolsters mec hanica lly.Yo ucan adjust
th eang leof thehead restra int elect rical ly. Head
restra int ofthest andar dve hicle (exa mp le) #
Toadjus tth eside bolsters of thehead
re stra int :pull orpush right orleft-han dside
bols ter1. #
Toadjus tth eang leof thehead restra int :
pull orpush thehead restra int inthedir ec‐
tion ofarrow 2.
At tac hin gan dre mo ving the addi tional cush‐
io n of the luxuryhe ad restra int inthere ar
co mp artment
Use theadditional cushiononlywhen theve hicle
is statio nary.The additional cushionisin the
ve hicle. 10
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#
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around . #
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dincor rectl y
If yo udo notadeq uatelyst ow object sin the
ve hicle interior ,th ey cou ldslipor be tossed
ar ound andther eb yst rike vehicle occupants.
In addition, cupholder s,open stow age
spac esand mobi lephon ebr ac kets cann ot
alw aysre stra in theobjec tsthey cont ain in
th eev ent ofan acciden t.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe tossed about inthese or
similar situation s. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr oject 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. #
Stow and secureobj ect sth at arehea vy,
har d,poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile or
to olar ge inthecar gocom partmen t. &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk ofacci dent orinju ry
when usingthecup holder whilethe
ve hicle ismo ving
The cup holder cannotsecur econt ainer s
while theve hicle ismo ving.
If yo uuse acup hold erwhile theve hicle is
mo ving, thecon tainer maybe flung aroun d
and liquids maybe spill ed.The vehicle occu‐
pants maycome intocont actwithth eliq uid
and ifit is ho t,th ey cou ldbe scal ded.Yo u
cou ldbe dist ra cted from traf fic condi tions
and youma ylose contro lof theve hicle. #
Onlyuse thecup holder whentheve hi‐
cle isstatio nary. #
Onlyuse thecup holder forcont ainer s
of theright size. #
Close thecon tainer ,par ticular lyifth e
liq uid isho t. *
NO
TEDama getothecup holder When
there ar armr estis folded backth ecup
holder couldbecome damaged. #
Onlyfo ld there ar armr estbac kwhen
th ecup holder isclosed. *
NO
TEDama getothere ar armr estdue to
body weight When
folded out,there ar armr estcan be
damag edbybody weight . #
Donotsit orsuppor tyo urself onthe
re ar seat armr est. 12
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St
ow agespace sin theve hicl eint erior Ov
ervie wof thefront storage com partmen ts 1
Stor ag espace inthedoor s
2 Stor ag ecom partmen tin thear mr estwit h
USB ports(depending onvehicle equipment)
3 Stor ag e/t elephone compartmen twit hcup
holder inthecent ercon sole atfront 3
Mercedes- Maybac hve hicles: stor ag e/t ele‐
phone compartmen twit hte mp eratur e-co n‐
tr olled cupholder ,USB ports(depending on
th eve hicle equipment) andchargin gmodul e
fo rwir eles sch argin gof mobi lephon es
(depe nding on theve hicle equipment) inthe
fr ont cent erconsole
4 Glovebox
Fo lding thefo lding table outorin &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom anopen
fo lding table
Ve hicle occupants maybum pint oth efo lding
ta ble and injureth emselv es. #
Close thefo lding table beforeeac hjour‐
ne y. *
NO
TEDama getothefo lding tables when
mo ving theseats back Open
folding tables maybe damag edwhen
th eseats aremo vedbac k. #
Mak esur eth at thefo lding tables are
fo lded inwhen movingth efront seats
bac k. Fo
lding out
This equipment isavailable onlyforMer cedes-
Ma yba chvehicles. #
Open rear armr est1. #
Pull thefo lding table forw ards and upwards
by recess 2or3 and swingoutwards. #
Foldtheta ble panels apart. #
Tofold in: fold theta ble panels toget her and
swing inthefo lding table. 12
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Opening
thesto wage boxin thebac kres tin
th ere ar comp artment
* NO
TEDama getothere ar armr estdue to
body weight When
folded out,there ar armr estcan be
damag edbybody weight . #
Donotsit orsuppor tyo urself onthe
re ar seat armr est. This
equipme ntisavailable onlyforMer cedes-
Ma yba chvehicles. Ve
hicles withindividual seats(exa mp le) #
Vehicles with5-seat ervariant :fo ld do wn the
re ar armr est. #
Pull handle1and fold do wn cover2. Re
mo ving the handsetfr om the storage com‐
pa rtmen tin the rear passen gerco mp art‐
ment
Open ingthedr awe r
This equipment isavailable onlyforMer cedes-
Ma yba chvehicles withindividua lre ar seat s. Ve
hicles withindividual rear seat s Seat
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Press butt on1. #
Remo vethehandse t.
Closing thedr awe r #
Place thehandse tin thedr awe r. #
Press thehandse tdr awe rbac kuntil it
eng ages. Thr
ough-l oading facilit yto car gocom part‐
men t Fo
lding there ar seat backres tfo rw ards &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nad jus ting theseats
When youadj usta seat ,yo uma ytrap your‐
self orave hicle occupant. #
When adjustingaseat, makesur eth at
no onehas anybody partsinthesw eep
of theseat. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifth eseat
and seat backres tar eno teng aged
The seat andseat backres tcan fold for‐
wa rds.
Ther eis arisk ofthefo llo wing, inpar ticular :
R The vehicle occupant maybe pressed
ag ains tth eseat belt. Theseat beltwill
no tbe able toprotect asintended and
could cause additional injury.
R Ach ild restra int system will nolong erbe
pr oper lysuppor tedor position edand will
no long erfulf illits func tion asintended.
R The seat backres twill notbe able restra in
obje ctsor goods inthecar gocom part‐
ment .
Alw aysensur eth at theseat andseat back‐
re st areeng aged, inpar ticular :
R Beforeper son stra velin theve hicle while
sitting onaseat withth eeasy entryand
ex itfeatur e
R Afteryo uha ve adjus tedth eseat R
Afterth eeasy entryand exitfeatur ehas
been used
R Afterth ecar gocom partmen tenlar ge‐
ment hasbeen folded forw ards Alw
aysensur eth at all vehicle occupants have
th eir seat belts fastened correctly and aresitti ng
pr ope rly. Pa rticular attent ion mus tbe paid to
ch ildr en.
If yo uno longerre qu ire th efo lded-d ownre ar
seat backres tas aload area, fold thebac kres t
bac kint oplace.
Mak esur eth at there dmar kingof theloc kve rifi‐
cati onindi catorisno long ervis ible.Ot her wise,
th eseat backres twill notbe locked.
Re quirement s:
R Vehicles withacent erseat backres t:the
cent ersea tba ckrest isno tin thecar gocom‐
par tmen tfloor position.
R Vehicles withafo lding rear armr est:there ar
ar mr esthas been folded up. 12
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