2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV ignition

When
youswit chtheignition off,th esteer ing
wheel heaterswitc hesoff. Easy
entryand exitfeatur e Usi
ngtheeasy entryand exitfeatur e &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenpu lling
aw ay dur ing theadjus tmentpr ocess for
th eeasy exitfeatur e
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle. #
Alw ayswa itunt ilth eadjus tmentpr oc‐
ess iscom pletebef orepulling away. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whi lead jus ting theeasy entryand exit
fe atur e
Yo uand other vehicle occupants could
become trapped. #
Ensur eth at no-one has abody partin
th era ng eof mo vement oftheseat or
st eer ing wheel. #
Ifsomeon ebecomes trapped, movethe
st eer ing wheel adjustmentle ve r.
The adjus tmentpr ocess willbestop‐
ped.
If th er eis arisk ofbecoming trapped bythe
dr iver's seat: #
Press theseat adjus tmentswitc h.
The adjus tmentpr ocess willbestop‐
ped. Yo
ucan stop theadjus tmentpr ocess bypress‐
ing one ofthememor yfunc tion position
switc hes. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du ring acti vatio nof theeasy entryand
ex itfeatur eby childr en
If ch ildr enact ivat eth eeasy entryand exit
fe atur e,they can beco metrap ped ,pa rticu‐
lar lywhen unattende d. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. If
th eeasy entryand exitfeatur eis act ive, the
st eer ing wheel willmoveupw ards and thedr iv‐
er's seat willmovebac kin thefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R Youswit chtheignition offwit hth edr iver's
door open.
R Youopen thedr iver's door withth eignition
switc hedoff.
% The steer ing wheel willthen mo veupw ards
on lyifit is no talr eady ashigh asitwill go.
The driver' sseat willthen mo vebac kwards
onl yif it is no talr eady inthere ar mos tposi‐
tio n.
The driver' sseat backres twill then mo vefor‐
wa rdsonly ifit is no talr eady inthefront ‐
mos tposition . 11
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Sea tsand stow ing

The
steer ing wheel andthedr iver's seat will
mo vebac kto thelas tdr ive position inthefo l‐
lo wing cases :
R Youswit chthepo we rsupp lyor theignition
on when thedr iver's door isclosed.
R Youclo sethedr iver's door withth eignition
switc hedon.
The lastdr ive position willbesave dwhen:
R Youswit chtheignition off.
R Yousa ve theseat settings viathememor y
func tion
If yo upr ess oneof thememor yfunc tion position
switc hes,theadjus tmentpr ocess willbestop‐
ped. Oper
ating themem oryfun ction &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent ifth e
memor yfunction isused whiledriving
If yo uuse thememor yfunc tion onthedr iv‐
er's side while driving, youco uld lose contro l of
theve hicle asare sult oftheadjus tments
being made. #
Onlyuse thememor yfunc tion onthe
dr iver's side when theve hicle isstatio n‐
ar y. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment whense t‐
ting theseat withth ememor yfunc tion
When thememor yfunc tion adjus tstheseat,
yo uand other vehicle occupants –par ticu‐
lar lych ildr en–could becom etrapped. #
Dur ing theadjus tmentpr ocess ofthe
memor yfunction, makesur eth at no
on ehas anybody partsinthesw eep of
th eseat. #
Ifsomeon ebecomes trapped, press a
pr ese tposition buttonorseat adjus t‐
ment switchimmediat ely. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment ifth e
memor yfunction isactiv ated bychildr en
Childr encould becom etrapped ifth ey act i‐
va te thememor yfunc tion,par ticular lywhen
unatt ended. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. Yo
ucan usethememor yfunc tion when theigni‐
tion isswitc hedoff.
St oring
Seat adjus tment sfo rup tothre epeople canbe
st or ed and called upusing thememor yfunc tion.
Yo ucan save settin gsforth efo llo wing systems:
R Front seat
R Outside mirrors
R Hea d-up Display
R Steer ing column
R Seat contour Sea
tsand stow ing 11
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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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Sea tsand stow ing

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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The
exterior lighting (exc ep tst andi ngand park‐
ing lam ps) will swit choffaut omaticall ywhen the
dr iver's door isopened.
R Obser vetheno teson sur round lighting
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Au tomatic drivin glights function
The parking lam ps,low beam anddaytime run‐
ning lamp sar eswitc hedonaut omaticall y
depending ontheignition status andtheambi‐
ent light. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenth elow
beam isswitc hedoffin poor visibility
When thelight switc his setto 0058 ,th elow
beam mayno tbe switc hedonaut omaticall y
if th er eis fog, sno wor other causes ofpoor
visibili tysuc has spr ay. #
Insuc hcases, turnth elight switc hto
0058 . The
automatic driving lights areonl yan aid. You
ar ere sponsible forve hicle lighting. Switc
hingthere ar foglam pson oroff
Re quirement s:
R The light switc his in the0058 or0058 posi‐
tion . #
Press the 005E button.
Please observethecount ry-spe cificlaws onthe
use ofrear foglam ps.
% Vehicles withAIRMA TICorE-AC TIVE BODY
CO NTR OLwithof f-r oad package :wh en the
re ar foglam pis switc hedon,off-r oad leve l
+3 willno tbe available. Ifth ere ar foglam p
is switc hedonand off-r oad leve l+3 isact i‐
va ted, theve hicle willbelowe redto off-r oad
le ve l+2. Oper
ating thecombin ation switc hfo rthe
li ghts 1
Highbe am
2 Turn signal light,right
3 High-beam flasher
4 Turn signal light,left #
Use thecombin ationswitchto act ivat eth e
desir edfunc tion. 14
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Light andvisib ility

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Switc hingintermitt entwipe on/of f:pr ess
butt on2.
Ve hicl eswith rain sensor: Thewipe inter‐
va laut omat icallyadap tsto thedr iving condi‐
tion s.
The 00C5 symbol willappear ontheins tru‐
ment clusterwhen there ar wind owwiper is
swit ched on. Changing
thewindsh ieldwiper blades &
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. Mo
ving thewiper arms intoth ere plac eme nt
pos ition #
Swi tchth eignition onand switc hof fag ain
immediat ely. #
Within around 15seconds, press and hold
th e00D4 buttononthecombin ationswitch
fo rapp roxima tely thre esecon ds
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Th ewip erarms willmo veintoth ere place‐
ment position .
Re mo ving the wiper blade s #
Foldthewiper arms away from thewind‐
shield. #
Hold thewiper arm wit hone hand. With the
ot her hand, turnth ewiper bladeinthedir ec‐
tion ofarrow 1away from thewiper arm as
fa ras itwil lgo. #
Slide catch2 inthedir ect ion ofarro w 3
unt ilit eng ages inthere mo valposit ion. #
Remo vethewiper bladefrom thewiper arm
in thedir ect ion ofarrow 4. Light
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Ins
tallin gth ewiper blades #
Inser tth ene wwiper bladeintoth ewiper
ar m inthedir ect ion ofarrow 1. #
Slide catc h2 inthedir ect ion ofarro w 3
unt ilit eng ages intheloc king position . #
Mak esur eth at thewiper bladeisseat edcor‐
re ctly . #
Foldthewiper arms backont oth ewind‐
shield. #
Switc hon theignition . #
Press the00D4 buttononthecombin ation
switc h.
The wiper arms will moveintoth eor iginal
position . #
Switc hth eignition off. Maint
enance display #
Remo veprotect ive film 1 from themaint e‐
nanc edispla yon thetip ofthene wlyins tal‐
led wiper blades.
When thecolor ofthemaint enanc edispla y
ch ang esfrom blac kto yello w, thewiper blades
should bereplaced. 15
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Light andvisib ility

%
The duration untilthecolor chang esvaries
depending ontheusag econ ditions . Re
plac ingthe windsh ield wiper blades
(MA GIC VISIONCO NTR OL) Mo
vingthe wiper arms intothe replac eme nt
pos ition #
Swi tchof fth eignition . #
Within around 15seconds, press the00D4
butt ononthecombin ationswitch
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Th ewip erarms willmo veintoth ere place‐
ment position . Re
mo ving the wiper blade s #
Tobring thewiper bladeint oposit ionto
be remo ved: hol dth ewiper arm firm lyin
one hand .Wi th theot her hand, turnth e
wiper bladeinthedir ect ion ofarrow 1
be yond thepoint ofresis tance.
The wipe rbl ad ewi lleng agein there mo val
position withaclic k. #
Toremo vethewiper blade:press release
kn ob 2, pull thewiper bladeinthedir ect ion
of arrow 3and remo ve.
Ins tallin gth ewiper blades #
Push thene wwiper bladeontoth ewiper arm
in thedir ect ion ofarrow 1untilre lease
kn ob 2 eng ages. Light
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