2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV seats

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WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toan open
car gocom partment floor
If yo udr ive wit hth ecar gocom partmen tfloor
open, object scould beflung aroun dand hit
ve hicle occupants asare sult. Thereis arisk
of injur y,par ticular lyin theeve ntofsudd en
br aki ng orasu dd en chang ein dir ect ion. #
Alw aysclose thecar gocom partmen t
fl oor beforeajour ney. &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
ho tcig arette light er
Yo ucan burnyo urself ifyo uto uc hth eho t
heating element orthesoc ketof thecig a‐
re tte light er.
In additio n,flammab lemat erials mayign ite
if:
R youdr op theho tcig arette light er
R ach ild holds theho tcig arette light erto
object s,forex am ple #
Alw ayshold thecig arette light erby the
knob . #
Alw aysmak esur eth at thecig arette
light erisout ofreac hof childr en. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom theta il‐
pipe andtailpipe trims
The exhaus tta ilpipe andtailpipe trims can
becom eve ry hot.Ifyo uco me intoco ntact
wit hth ese partsof theve hicle, youco uld
bur nyo urself . #
Alw aysbe par ticular lycareful arou nd
th eta ilpipe andtheta ilpipe trims and
super visechildr enespec iallycloselyin
th is area. #
Allo wvehicle partsto cool down before
to uc hin gth em. The
driving charact eristic sof your vehicle are
dependent onthedis tribution oftheload within
th eve hicle. Yousho uld bear thefo llo wing in
min dwhen loading theve hicle:
R Neverex ceed theper missible gross mass or
th egr oss axle weight rating forth eve hicle
(including occupants). Thevalues arespec i‐
fi ed on theve hicle identif ication plateon the
ve hicle's B-pillar.
R The load mustno tpr otru de abo vetheupper
edg eof theseat backres ts.
R Allvehicles excep tMer cede s-Ma ybachve hi‐
cles: alwaysuse thepar tition netwhen trans‐
por ting objec tsinthecar gocom partmen t.
R Alw aysplace theload behind unoccupied
seats ifpossible.
R Secur eth eload using thetie-do wneyes and
dis tribut eth eload evenly. Sea
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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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Se
ven-sea ter(e xa mp le) #
Tofold thelef tor right seat backres tfo r‐
wa rds: brief lypress one ofbutt ons 1.
The head restra int ontheseat backres twill
mo veintoasuit able posit ion.Therear seat
fo lds forw ards.
Ve hicles withacent erseat backres t:the
cent ersea tba ckrest folds forw ards toget her
wit hth elef tseat backres t. If
aseat inthesecon drow ofseats isno t
eng aged and locked, this will besho wnonthe
multifu nctiondisplay on theins trument cluster.
% Seven-sea ters:al lsea tba ckrestscan befol‐
ded forw ards toget her using theALL button.
Fo lding there ar passe nger comp artment
ce nter seat backres tfo rw ards separ ately
(se ven-seat ers) #
Press release catch3. #
Foldseat backres t2 forw ards.
Fo lding backth ere ar seat backres t
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bytrap ping the
seat beltwhen folding backth eseat
bac kres t The
seat beltcould become trapped andthus
damag edwhen theseat backres tis folded
bac k. #
Mak esur eth at theseat beltisno ttra p‐
ped when folding backth eseat back‐
re st. Sea
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#
Pull ontheloose endsofthelashing stra ps
until thepar titioning netis tight . #
Afterdr iving ashor tdis tance, checkth ete n‐
si on ofthepar titioning netand re-tensi onitif
nece ssary. #
Toremo ve:pu llth ebelt clam psuntil the
lashin gst ra ps areloose. #
Remo vehook s2 from eyele ts3 onthe
lef tand right. #
Remo vetheto pguide rodfrom theholder s
1. Ov
ervie wof thetie- down eyes inthecar go
com partmen t Ob
serveth eno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
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Cargo tie-do wnrings
The front tie-do wn eyes areaccessible whenthe
th ird row ofseats isin thecar gocom partmen t
fl oor position (/page12 4).
% Mer cedes -Maybachvehicles: both tie-do wn
ey es on Mer cedes- Maybac hve hicles are
locat edinthere ar ofthecar gocom part‐
ment ,lef tand right. Ov
ervie wof bag hook s &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rywhen usingbag
hook swit hhea vyobj ect s
The bag hook scan notre stra in hea vyobje cts
or items oflugg age.
Obj ectsor items oflugg agema ybe flung
ar oun dand hitvehicle occupants. #
Onlyhang lightobject son thebag
hook s. #
Neverhang hard,shar p-edg edorfragi le
objects onthebag hook s. Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
(/ page11 9).
Subject thebag hook sto amax imum loadof
6. 6lbs (3kg)and donotatt achan ygoods to
th em. Seats
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At
tac hin garo of lugg agera ck &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
exc eeding themaximum roof load
The vehicle centerofgrav ity and theusual
dr iving charact eristic sas wellas thesteer ing
and braking charact eristic salt er.
If yo uexc eed themaximum roof load, the
dr iving charact eristic s,as wellas steer ing
and braking, willbegreatl yim pair ed. #
Neverexc eed themaximum roof load
and adjus tyo ur drivin gst yle. Yo
uwill find informa tionon themaximum roof
load inthe"T ec hnical data"sect ion.
* NO
TEVehicle damag efrom non-
appr ovedro of lugg agera ck s The
vehicle could bedamag edbyroof lug‐
ga ge rack sth at have notbe en tested and
appr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz. #
Use onlyro of lugg agera ck ste sted and
appr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz. #
Dependi ngon theve hicle equipment,
ensur eth at thesliding sunroofcan be
full yra ised when thero of lugg agera ck
is ins talled. #
Depe ndingon theve hicle equipment,
ensur eth at theta ilg atecan befully
open edwhen thero of lugg agera ck is
ins talled. #
Position theload onthero of lugg age
ra ck insuc hawa yth at theve hicle will
no tsus tain damag eev en when itis in
mo tion . *
NO
TEDama getothepanor amaroof wit h
po we rtilt/sli dingpanel duetonon-
ap prove dro of lugg agera ck s The
panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sli ding
panel maybe dama gedby thero of lugg age
ra ck ifyo uatt em pttoopen itwhen usinga
ro of lugg agera ck notte sted and appr oved
fo rMer cedes-Benz. #
When aro of lugg agera ck isins talled,
open thepanor amaroof wit hpo we r
til t/sl iding panel only ifth is has been te
sted and appr oved forMer cedes-
Benz.
The panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sli ding
panel maybe raised toallo wventil ation of
th eve hicle interior . #
Secur eth ero of lugg agera ck tothero of rail‐
ing. #
Obser vethemanuf acturer'sinstallation
ins truct ions . Cup
holder Switc
hingthecooling orheat ingfunction for
th ete mp eratur e-cont rolled cup holder onor
of f &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryby touc hin gth e
heating elements
The cup holder's heatingelements maybe
ve ry hot.
Yo ucan burnyo urself onthem. Seats
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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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