2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV fold seats

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Hold theseat belttongu eand guide ba ck to
th eseat beltoutle t. Ins
talling aLA TC H-type (ISOFI X)child
re stra int system onthere ar seat Ins
tallingaLA TC H-type (ISOFI X)child
re stra int system onthere ar seat &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifth ere ar
ben chseat, rear seat andseat backres t
ar eno teng aged
The rear ben chseat, rear seat andseat back‐
re st ma yfo ld forw ards, evenwh en youar e
dr ivin g.
R Asare sult, theve hicle occupant willbe
pushed intoth eseat beltwithincr eased
fo rc e. The seat beltwillnotbe able to
pr otect asintended andcould cause
additional injury.
R Objects orloads inthetrunk orcar go
com partmen twill notbe restra ined by
th eseat backres t. #
Mak esur eth at there ar ben chseat, the
re ar seat andtheseat backres tar e
eng aged bef oreeve rytrip . If
th eseat backres tis no teng aged and lockedin
place, this will besho wnonthemultifunc tion
displa yon theins trument cluster(fold rear seat
bac kelec tricall y)or there dloc kve rificati onindi ‐
cat orwillbe visible (fold rear seat backmec hani‐
call y). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hif th e
per missible gross mass ofthech ild and
ch ild restra int system isexc eeded
To omuc hload maybe placed ontheLA TC H-
type (ISOFIX )ch ild seat secur ingsystems
and thech ild ma yno tbe restra ined inthe
ev ent ofan acciden t,forex am ple. #
Ifth ech ild and thech ild restra int sys‐
te m toget her weigh mor eth an theper‐
missible gross mass of73 lb(33 kg),
use onlya LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild
re stra int system that sec ures thech ild
wit hth eve hicle seatbelt. #
Also secur eth ech ild restra int system
wit hth eTo pTe ther belt, ifav ailable. Alw
ayscom plywit hth einf ormation aboutthe
mass ofthech ild restra int system:
R inthemanuf acturer'sinstallation andoper at‐
ing instruct ions forth ech ild restra int system
used
R onalabel onthech ild restra int system, if
pr esent
Re gular lych eckth at theper missible gross mass
of thech ild and child restra int system isstill
com plied with.
When installing ach ild restra int system, obser ve
th efo llo wing:
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aysobser vethecor rect useof theseats
and consider their suit ability foratt aching a
ch ild restra int system.
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ayscom plywithth emanuf acturer's
ins tallation andoper atingins truct ions for
th ech ild restra int system used. Occ
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Remo veand stor eaw ay covers 1 ofthe
mounting brac kets intheve hicle. #
Attach theLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild
re stra int system toboth mounting brac kets
in theve hicle. #
Afterre mo ving thech ild restra int system,
re att achco vers 1 .
Ve hicl eswith are ar ben chseat : #
Mer cedes-Ma ybachve hicl eswith reclin‐
ing rear seats: BeforeaLA TC H-type (ISO‐
FIX) ori-Size child restra int system isins tal‐
led, tiltthere cli ning rear seat backres tbac k
sligh tly. #
Remo veuphol ster ed lining 1. #
Vehicl eswithout reclining rear seats: Fold
uphols tere dlining 1upw ards. #
Turn thesuppor ton thebac kof uphols tere d
linin g1 by90°.
Up hols tere dlining 1will remain folded
upw ards. #
Attach theLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild
re stra int system toboth mounting brac kets
2 intheve hicle. #
Mer cedes-Ma ybachve hicl eswith reclin‐
ing rear seats: Retur nth ere cli ning rear seat
bac kres tto an upr ight posit ion.
The recli ning rear seat backres tmus tbe in
con tact with thech ild restra int system. Ve
hicl eswith ath ird ro w of sea ts: #
Attach theLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild
re stra int system toboth LATC H-type (ISOFIX )
mou nting brac kets 1. Occu
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Secur
ingaTo pTe ther &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hif th e
re ar seat backres ts areno tloc kedaf te r
ins talling TopTe ther belts
The rear seat backres ts ma yfo ld forw ards
when drivin g.
In this case, child restra int systems mayno
long erper form their intended protect ive
func tion.Ad dition alinj uries mayalso be
caused. #
Alw aysloc kre ar seat backres ts afte r
ins talling TopTe ther belts. #
Payatt ention totheloc kve rificati on
indi cator. If
th eseat backres tis no teng aged and lockedin
place, this will besho wnonthemultifunc tion
displa yon theins trument cluster(fold rear seat
bac kelec tricall y)or there dloc kve rificati onindi ‐
cat orwillbe visible (fold rear seat backmec hani‐
call y).
¯ Ifth ech ild restra int system iseq uipped
wit haTo pTe ther belt : The
risk ofinjur ycan bereduced byaTo p
Te ther.The TopTe ther belt enables an
additional connect ionbetween thech ild
re stra int system attached withLA TC H-
type (ISOFIX )and theve hicle.
The TopTe ther anc horages forth esecon drow of
seats arelocat edon thebac kof theseat back‐
re st.Fo rth eth ird row ofseats, usetheTo p
Te ther anc horageon thebac kof theseat back‐
re st. Second
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Occupant safety

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Seatba ckrest inc linat ion
4 Combin edseat cushio ninc linat ionand
lengt h
5 Combin edseat cushio ninc linat ionand
lengt h
6 Fore-and -aftpos ition oftheleg rest
7 Angleof theleg rest #
Save these ttings withth ememor yfunc tion
(/ page11 6).
% Theleg re st folds down ifove rloaded. Ifth is
is thecase, fold up theleg rest and engage
it. Se
tting thefull yre clined position Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyis switc hedon. #
Tosetth efull yre clined position:pr ess
butt on1.
R The rear seat willmoveintoth efully
re cli ned position.
R The rear seat head restra int will move.
R The legrest will rise.
R The front passeng erseat willmoveas far
fo rw ards asposs ible. R
The fron tpasse nger seat head restra int
will becom pletely retract ed.
R The front passe nger seat backrest will
mo veas farfo rw ards and asfardo wn as
it wil lgo. #
Toresto rethest andar dseat settings :
pr ess butt on1.
or Seats
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Callin gup these ttings withth ememor y
func tion (/page11 6).
% Youcan usethere ar passe nger com part‐
men tch ild safetyloc kto disable this func ‐
tion (/page65).
% The legrest folds down ifove rloaded. Ifth is
is thecase, fold up theleg rest and engage
it. At
tac hin gan dre mo ving the addi tional cush‐
io n of the leg re st Use
theadditional cushiononlywhen theve hicle
is statio nary.The additional cushionisin the
ve hicle. #
Toattac h:pla cetheadditional cushionon
th eleg rest. #
Pull theru bber stra ps laterally overth eleg
re st. #
Toremo ve:re mo vetheru bber stra ps from
th eleg rest and stow theadditional cushion
saf elyin theve hicle. Fo
lding there ar seats onthesecond row of
sea tsforw ards and backele ctrical ly &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toseat
bac kres tfo lded forw ards
If th ere ar seat backres tis folded forw ards,
per son sin theth ird row ofseats could col‐
lide withpar tsof theseat adjus tmentmec h‐
anism, inpar ticular intheeve ntofan acci ‐
de nt, sudd en braki ng oran abrupt chang eof
dir ect ion. #
Ifth er eis aper son intheth ird row of
seats, there ar seat infron tof that per‐
son mustbe folded backint oth edr iv‐
ing position beforest ar tin gth ejour ney. #
People intheth ird ro w of seat smus t
no tplace their legs onare ar seat back‐
re st that has been folded forw ards. Alw
aysensur eth at all vehicle occupants have
th eir seat belts fastened correctl yand aresitti ng
pr ope rly. Pa rticular attent ion mus tbe paid to
ch ildr en. 10
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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
(/ page12 4). Bu
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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