2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV dimensions

The
guide linesinthemedia displaysho w
th edis tances toyour vehicle. Thedistances
ap ply toroad leve l.
In trailer mode, theguide linesaresho wnat
th eleve lof thetrailer hitch.
Tr aile rvie w(vehic leswith atraile rhitc h)
If yo usele cttrailer viewand notrailer isco upled
to theve hicle, thefo llo wing displa yappear s: 1
Yello wguide line,locat ingaid
2 Redguide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 in (0.3 m)from theball head ofthe
tr ai le rhi tc h
3 Ballhe ad ofthetrailer hitch When
theelectr icalconnect ionises tablished
be tween theve hicle andthetra iler ,th edispla y
ch ang estotheside camer avie w.
This viewsuppor tsmaneuv ering procedur eswit h
a trailer .
Side viewof themir rorca mer as
The side sof theve hicle canbeseen inthis vie w. 1
Guide lineofextern al vehicle dimensions
wit houtside mirrors folded out
2 Markerof thewheel contact poi nts
Sy stem failur e
If th esy stem isno tre ady foroper ation, thefo l‐
lo wing mess ageappear sin themedia display: 25
4
Driving andparking

Ke
eping theair -water duct free #
Keep thear ea between thehood andthe
winds hieldfree ofdepos its,e.g .ice, snow
and leaves. Cleani
ngand care No
teson washing theve hicl ein acar wash &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
re duced braking effect afte rwa shing the
ve hicle
The braking effect isreduced afte rwa shing
th eve hicle. #
Afterth eve hicle hasbeen washed,
br ak ecar efully whilepaying attention to
th etraf fic condi tions untilth ebr aking
ef fect hasbee nful lyrestor ed. *
NO
TEDama gefrom automatic braking If
one ofthefo llo wing functionsis switc hed
on, theve hicle brak es aut omatically incer‐
ta in situat ions:
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
R HOLD functio n
R ActivePa rking Assist
To avo iddamag eto theve hicle, deactiv ate
th ese systems inthefo llo wing orsimilar sit‐
uation s: #
Dur ing towing #
Inacar wash *
NO
TEDama gedue touns uitable car
wa sh #
Beforedr iving intoacar wash mak e
sur eth at thecar wash issuit able for
th eve hicle dimensions. #
Ensur eth er eis suf ficie ntgrou nd clear‐
ance between theunderbody andthe
guide rails ofthecar wash. #
Ensur eth at theclear ance widthof the
car wash, inpar ticular thewidt hof the
guide rails, issuf ficie nt. To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle when usinga
car wash, ensur eth efo llo wing beforehand:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cand the
HOLD functio nar edea ctivated.
R The surround viewcam eraor there ar vie w
cam erais swit ched off.
R The side windo wsand slidin gsun roof are
com pletely clos ed.
R The outsid emir rors arefo lded in.
R The blowerfo rth eve ntil ation/he ating is
sw itched off.
R The windsh ield wipe rsw itchis in po sitio n
005A.
R The Sma rtKe yis at amin imum distance of
10 ft(3 m) away from theve hicle, other wise
th eta ilg atecould openunintentio nally. 32
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Ma intena nce and care

T
Ta ble
see Folding table
Ta ilg ate .......................................................7 5
Closin g............................................ .......7 6
Emerg encyrelease .......................... ...... 80
HA ND S-FRE EAC CES S.................... .......7 8
Limiting theopening angle.................... 80
Openin g............... ........................... .......7 5
Opening dimensions ............................4 01
Un loc kin g(mec hanic alkey) ............ .......8 0
Ta ilpip es(Car e)........................................ 332
Ta nk cont ent
Fu el ..................................................... 396
Re ser ve(fuel) ...................................... 396
Te ch nical data
Ax leload (trailer operation) ................. 406
Inf ormation .................................... ...... 390
No tes(tr aile rhitc h)............................. 406
To ngu ewe ight .....................................4 06
To wing capac ity(trailer operation )...... 406
Ve hicle identif ication plate.................. 392 Te
lephone .........................................2 99, 301
Connecting amobi lephone (Pass‐
ke y) ................................................ .....3 02
Connecting amobi lephone (Secure
Sim ple Pa iring) .................................... 302
Fu nctio nsinthete lephon emen u........ 302
No tes .................................................. 299
Oper ating modes ........................... ...... 301
Te lephon emen uov ervie w ...................3 01
Wi reless chargin g(mob ilephon ein
th ere ar passe nger com partment ).......1 40
Wi reless chargin g(mob ilephon e)........ 140
Te lephon yoper ating mod es
Blue tooth®
Te lephon y.......................... 301
Te mp eratur e ............................................ 159
Te mp eratur egr ade .................................. 367
Themes Fastening ............................................. 288
Thir dro w of sea ts...................................1 26
Fo lding backth ebac kres ton the
th ird row ofseats ................................. 127
Fo lding thebac kres ton theth ird row
of seats forw ards ............................ .....1 26
Ge tting in/ou t....... ..............................100 Thr
oug h-loadin gfe atur e
see Seat
see Third rowofseats
TIN (Tire Identif ication Numbe r)........... .368
Ti re and Loading Information placard... 363
Ti re charact eristics ................................. 370
Ti re inf lation com pressor
see TIREF ITkit
Ti re informa tion table .............................3 63
Ti re labeling .............................................3 67
Charact eristic s.................................... 370
DO T,Tire Identif ication Number (TIN)
..... ........................................................3 68
Load index....... ....................................370
Load -bearing cap acity <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> .370
Maxi mum tireloa d....... .......................369
Maxi mum tirepr essu re<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 369
Ov ervie w <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 367
Spee dra ting ........... .............................370
Te mp eratur egr ade .............................. 367
Ti re Qua lityGradi ng .......... ................... 367
Ti re size designation ............................3 70
Tr act ion grade .....................................3 67
Tr ead weargrade .................................3 67 502
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