2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV heater

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Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel mechanicall y →
112
O Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel electrically →
113
Swi tches thesteer ing wheel heateron/ off →
113
P Control pan el:
On -bo ardco mp uter →
276
Cr uise contro l →
213 Ac
tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C →
218
Q Diagno stics con nection →
27
R Opens thehood →
322
S Elect ric pa rking brak e →
198
T Light switch →
143 8
Ataglanc e– Coc kpit

#
Adjus the ight 2 and dist anc e3 tothe
st eer ing wheel. #
Toloc k:push release leve r1 upasfaras it
wil lgo. #
Chec kand makesur eth at thesteer ing col‐
umn isloc kedby mo ving thesteer ing wheel. Ad
jus tingthe steer ing wheel electrically The
steer ing wheel canbeadjus tedwhen the
ignit ionisswitc hedoff. 1
Toadjus tth edis tance tothesteer ing wheel
2 Toadjus tth eheight #
Save these ttings withth ememor yfunc tion
(/ page11 5). Swi
tchin gthe steer ing wheel heateron oroff Re
quirement s: R
The ignit ionisswitc hedon. #
Toswitc hon: push theswitc hto position
1.
Indic ator lam p3 lights up. #
Toswitc hof f:push theswitc hto position
2.
Indic ator lam p3 goes out. Seats
andstow ing 11
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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

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ENV
IRONM ENTALNOTEEnvironme ntal
da ma gedue toimproper disposal offull
fl acon s Fu
llflacon smus tno tbe dispo sed
of wit hhouse holdwaste. #
Fu
llflacon smus tbe take nto
a har mfulsubs tance collectio npo int. 1
Cap
2 Flacon #
Toinser t:slide theflacon intoth eholder as
fa ras itwil lgo. #
Toremo ve:af te ropening theglov ebo x,wa it
fo rapp roxima tely se venseco ndsand pullou t
th eflacon . If
yo udo notuse genui ne Mercede s-Benzinterior
pe rfumes ,obse rveth emanuf acturers' saf ety
no tice son theper fume packaging.
Dispose ofthege nui ne Mer cedes-B enzinterior
pe rfume flacon when itis em ptyand donotre fill
it.
Re fillable flacon #
Unscr ew thecap oftheem ptyflacon . #
Filltheflacon withamax imum of0.5fl.oz.
(1 5 ml). #
Screw thecap backon totheflacon .
Alw aysre fill th eem ptyre fillable flacon withth e
same perfume. Observethesepar ateinf orma‐
tion shee twit hth eflacon . Inf
orma tion onthewindsh ieldheat er The
winds hieldheaterisswit ched on aut omati‐
cally ifth e 0064 buttonisactiv ated.
In addition, itis aut omaticall yswitc hedonwhen
neces sary. 16
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Climat eco ntro l

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
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á Currently Unavailable Cam-
era View Restrict ed *T
hecamer avie wisrestrict ed. Possible causes:
R Dirton thewindshield inthecamer a'sfield ofvision
R Hea vyrain, sno wor fog
R Con densation onthewindshield infront ofthecamer a
% Condensat iondetected on thewindshield willbeaut omaticall yre mo vedusing abuilt-in heaterwit hin appr ox‐
imat ely12 minut es.
Dr iving systems anddriving safetysy stems maybe malfunct ioningortemp orarily una vailable.
Onc eth ecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent ,th edr iving systems anddriving safetysy stems willbeavailable
ag ain.
If th edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear : #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition s. #
Clean thewindshield ifneces sary.
00D9 Off *T
heHOLD functionisdeactiv ated because theve hicle isslipping oracondition foractiv ation isno tfulf illed. #
React ivat eth eHOLD function later or checkth eactiv ation conditions forth eHOLD function (/page228). Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 44
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ST
EER CONT ROL
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 207
Ste ering wheel .........................................2 76
Ad jus ting (electr ica lly)............ ..............113
Ad jus ting (manually)............ ................112
Butt ons <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> ......276
St eer ing wheel heater.......................... 113
Ste ering wheel heater
Swit ching on/ off............................ ...... 113
Ste ering wheel padd leshif ters .............. 187
Ste p
see Running boards
St orag ear eas
see Stor ag ecom partmen t
St orag ecom partmen t........... ..................122
Ar mr est<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>.......122
Cen terconsole .................................... 122
Doo r............ ............ ............................122
Glo vebox.............................................1 22
St orag ecom partmen ts
se eSt or ag ecom partmen t
St orag espa ces
USB ports...................................... ...... 122 St
ow agear eas
see Load ing
St ow ageco mp artment
Fo lding table ........................................ 122
Hands et(rear passeng ercom part‐
ment )...................................................1 23
Re ar seat backres t.............................. 123
St ow ageco mp artments
see Load ing
Sugg estion s
Conf iguring <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ................288
Sul fur conten t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>395
Sur round lighting
Switc hingon/of f...... ........................ ... 148
Sur round View
see 360° Camer a
Sur round viewcamer a
Ca re <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 332
Sus pen sion
Indi vidualwh eel contr ol(E- AC TIVE
BO DY CONTR OL) .................................2 40
Ro cking free mode (E-AC TIVE BODY
CO NTR OL) ........................................... 239 Se
tting thesuspension leve l(AI R‐
MA TIC) .................................................2 31
Se tting thesuspension leve l(E-
AC TIVE BODY CONTR OL) .....................2 40
Suspen sion
see AIRMA TIC
see E-AC TIVE BODY CONTR OL
Suspensi onleve l(AIRMA TIC)
Se tting .................................................2 31
Suspension leve l(E- AC TIVE BODY
CONT ROL)
Se tting .................................................2 40
Swi tch-of fdela ytime
Ext erior ....... ......................................... 147
Int erior ................................................. 149
Sync hronization function
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating (MBUX mul‐
tim ediasystem) ................................... 162
Swi tching on/of f(contr olpa nel )......... 162
Sy stem settings
Ov ervie wof thesy stem settings
menu ................................................... 289 Inde
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Tr
act ion grade .....................................3 67
Tr ead weargrade ............................ .....3 67
Un usual handlingch aract eristic s........ 356
Wi -Fi
Se tting ................ ................................ .291
Wi ndo wcur tain airba g............................. 42
Wi ndo ws
see Side windo ws
Wi ndo ws(Car e)........ ...............................3 32
Wi ndshield ................................ 151, 153, 159
Defr osting ............ ................................159
Infr ared reflect ive ................................ 158
Ra dio wav es........................................1 58
Re placing thewiper blades .................. 151
Re placing wiperblades (MAGIC
VISI ONCONTR OL) ............................... 153
Wi ndshield
see Windsh ield
Wi ndshield heater................................... 164
Wi ndshield heating
see Windsh ield hea ter
Wi ndshield washer fluid .........................3 99
No tes .................. ................................ 399 Wi
ndshield washer system
To pping up...........................................3 27
Wi ndshield wipers
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............150
Re placing thewiper blades .................. 151
Re placing wiperblades (MAGIC
VISI ONCONTR OL) ............................ ... 153
Wi nter oper ation
Sno wch ains ........................................ 357
Wi per blades
Ca re <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 332
Re placing .............................................1 51
Re placing (MAGIC VISIONCONTR OL)
.... .... ................................................ .....1 53
Wi reless chargin g
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 139
Mobile phone ................................. ...... 140
Mobile phone(rear passeng ercom‐
par tment )............................................ 140
Wi reless vehicl eco mp onent s
Dec laration ofcon form ity .............. ........ 27
Wo rkout prog ram
Ov ervie w .......................................... ... 108 Wo
rkshop
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop 508
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