2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV heating

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Opens thedoor →
70
2 Locks/unl ocks theve hicle →
71
3 Setsthememor yfunc tion →
115
4 Adjus tstheseats electrically →
94
5 Switches theseat heating on/off →
109
6 Switches theseat ventil ation on/o ff →
111
7 Adjus tsthefront passeng erseat from the
dr iver's seat →
96
8 Opens/ closestheta ilg ate →
75
9 Opens/closes theright side windo w →
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Opens/closes there ar right side windo w →
81
B Child safetyloc kfo rth ere ar side windows →
65
C Opens/cl osesthere ar leftside window →
81
D Opens/closes thelef tside windo w →
81
E Oper ates theoutside mirrors →
155
F Adjus tsthe4-w aylumbar support →
98
G Seat adjus tment using themultimedia system →
107
H Adjus tsthehead restra int s →
103 At
aglanc e– Do orcon trol pane land seat adjus tment 15

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Control pan elforre ar com partment clim ate
con trol →
160
2 Stor ag ecom partmen tin thecent ercon sole
11 5V soc ket →
136
3 Adjus tsthefront passeng erseat electr ically →
97
4 Switches there ar seat ventil ation on/o ff →
111
5 Switches there ar seat heatingon/of f →
109
6 Adjus tsthere ar seat selec tricall y →
98
Mer cedes-Ma ybac hve hicles: adjustsare cli n‐
ing rear seat electricall y →
98 7
Mercedes-Ma ybac hve hicles: operates the
memor yfunction →
116
8 Mercedes-Ma ybachve hicles: sets thefully
re cli ned position →
99
9 Mercedes-M aybac hve hicles: access tothe
re frig er ator box →
137
A Stow agecom partment inthere ar armr est
MBU Xre ar table tbr ac ket At
aglanc e– Con trol setting sin there ar passe nger com partment 17

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Position thehead restra int asfarfo rw ards as
poss ible. #
Toattac hth ead dit ional cushion:hold
addit ional cushion1agains tth ehead
re stra int and push press studs 2intoth e
cou nter pieces . #
Toremo vethead dit ional cushion:release
pr ess studs 2and remo veaddit ionalcus h‐
ion 1. Conf
iguringtheseat settings Multi
media system:
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Comfort 5
Seat Comfort
Ad jus tingthe backres tco ntou rin the lumb ar
re gion oftheseat backres t(lum bar) #
Sele ctLumbar . #
Sele ctthese ttings Z forth edesir edseat. #
Adjus tth eair cushions .
Ad jus tingthe backres tsi de bolste rs #
Select SideBol sters . #
Adjus tth eair cushion forth edesir edseat.
Se tting theseat heatingbala nce #
Sele ctSeat HeatingBalan ce. #
Adjus tth eheat distribution forth edesir ed
seat. Se
tting automat icseat adjustm ent &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du ring adjus tment ofthedr iver's seat
af te rcall ing upadr iver profile
Selecting apr ofile ma ytrigg eran adju stment
of thedr iver's seat totheposition save d
und erthepr ofile. Youor other vehicle occu‐
pants couldbeinjur edinthepr ocess. #
Mak esur eth at when theposition of
dr iver's seat isbeing adjustedusing the
multime diasystem, nopeople orbody
par tsarein theseat's rang eof mo ve‐
ment.
If th er eis arisk ofsomeone becoming trap‐
ped, stop theadjus tmentpr ocess immedi‐
at ely: #
a)Tapth ewa rning mess ageon the
media display.
or Seats
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R
Activa tingMassa geActivati ng ma ssa gewith
upw ard-m oving massag ewav es.
R Classic Massage Relaxin gbac kmassag e.
R Wave Massage Regener ating ma ssa gevia
massa gewav esacr oss thebac kand inthe
seat cushion.
R Mobili zingMassage MobilizingMassag ewit h
upw ard-mo vingmassag ewav es.Can pro‐
mo tedeeper respir ation andhence improve
cir cul ation and blood press ure.
R Active Workout,Backre stand Active Work-
ou t,Cu shi on The seprogr ams requ ire yo ur
co operation .Alt ernat ing between tensi ng
and releasing helpstoimprove blood flow to
yo ur musc les.Press agains ta pr ess urepoin t
as soo nas youfe el it. Selecting
thema ssag epr og ram forthe fron t
se ats Mu
ltimed iasystem:
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Comfort 5
Massage #
Select amassag epr ogr am (/ page10 8). #
Startth epr ogr am forth edesir edseat 0065. #
Tosetth ema ssag eint ensit y:switc hHigh
Inten sityonoroff.
% Forth ere ar seat s,themassag epr og ram can
be sele cted on thefo llo wing device s(if avail‐
able):
R Onthere ar displa ys
The selection canbemade forth ere ar
seat son thesecon dand third row sof
seats.
R OntheMBUX rear table t
The select ionismade inthesame wayas
on there ar displa ysforth ere ar seat son
th esecon dro w of seat s. Re
setting seat settings Multimedia
system:
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Comfort 5
Seat Comfort #
Select 00D1forth edesir edseat. #
Conf irm thepr om pt. Switc
hingtheseat heatingon/of f &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsdue torepeat‐
edl yswitc hingontheseat heating
Re peat edly switc hingontheseat heating can
cause theseat cushion andseat backres t
padding tobecome very hot.
The healt hof per sons withlimit edtemp era‐
tur esensit ivityoralimit edability toreact to
high temp eratur esma ybe affect ed orthey
ma yeve nsu ffer bur n-lik einjur ies. #
Donotre peat edlyswitc hon theseat
heating. To
protect agains tove rheating, theseat heating
ma ybe temp orarily deactiv ated afte rit is
swi tched onrepeat edly.
* NO
TEDama getotheseats caused by
object sor document swhen theseat
heating isswitc hedon When
theseat heating isswitc hedon,over‐
heati ngmayoccur duetoobject sor docu‐ Seats
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ments
placed ontheseats, e.g.seat cush‐
ions orchild seats .This could cause damag e
to theseat surface. #
Makesur eth at no obj ect sor doc u‐
men tsareon theseats when theseat
heating isswitc hedon. Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyis switc hedon. Seat
heatinginthecoc kpit Seat
heating inthere ar passe nger com partment 11
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Sea
thea ting intheth ird row ofseats #
Press butt on1 repeat edly until thedesir ed
heating leve lis set.
Depe ndingon theheating leve l,up tothre e
indic ator lam pswill light up.Ifall indic ator
lam psareof f,th eseat heating isswitc hed
of f.
% The seat heating willautomaticall yswitc h
do wn from theth re eheating leve ls afte r8, 10
and 20min utes unt ilth eseat heating is
switc hedoff. Se
tting thepa nel heat ing Multi
media system:
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Set ting s5
Vehicle
5 Panel Heatin g
When theseat heating isswitc hedon,thear mr‐
es ts, thedoor centerpanel andthecent ercon ‐
sole canbeheat ed. #
Switc hth efunc tion forth edesir edseats on
or off. Switc
hingtheseat ventilat ionon/of f Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyis swi tched on. Seat
ventil ation inthecoc kpit 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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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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