2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV sunroof

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Coc kpit ....... ..................... ..................... ..........6
Indica torand warning lam ps.........................1 0
Ov erhead controlpanel ................................ 12
Doo rcontr olpa nel and seatad jus tment .......14
Con trol setting sin there ar passe nger
com partment ................................................ 16
Emerg enciesand brea kdo wns ............ .......... 18 Digita
lOp erator' sMa nua l......................... 20
Callin gup theDigit alOper ator's Manual ...... 20 Gener
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Pr otect ing theen vironmen t... ....................... 22
Mer cedes- BenzGenuineP arts ......... .............. 23
Oper ator's Manual ........................... .............2 3
Ser vice andvehicle operation ......... .............. 24
Oper ating safety...........................................2 5
Decl arati on ofconf ormity forwireless
ve hicle component s... ................................... 27
Dia gno stics con nection ................................ 27 Qua
lified speci alistwo rkshop ....................... 28
Cor rect useof theve hicle ............................2 8
Spor tUtil ityVehicle ........................ .............. 29
No tesfo rper sons withelectr onicmedi‐
cal aids..... ........................................ ............ 29
Pr oble mswithyo ur vehicle ............... ............ 29
Re por tingsaf etydef ects ...............................3 0
Limit edWarrant y.......................................... 31
QR code forre scue card... ............... .............3 1
Dat ast or ag e... ..............................................3 1
Cop yright ...................................................... 34 Occup
antsafety.... .....................................36
Re stra int system .............................. .............3 6
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PR E-S AFE ®
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Au tomatic measu resaf te ran accide nt..... .... 51
Saf ely transp orting childr enintheve hi‐
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No teson pets intheve hicle ............ .............6 6 Opening
andclosing .................................. 67
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Ro ller sun blinds ...........................................8 9
Anti-t heftpr otect ion .....................................9 0 Seats
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St eer ing wheel ............................................ 112
Eas yentr yand exitfeatur e.......................... 114
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion .................. 115
Memor yfunct ioninthere ar passe nger
com partment .............................................. 116
St ow agear eas .............................................1 19
Cup holder.................................................. 133
Soc kets ........... ............................................ 135
Re frig er ator box...... .................................... 137
Wi reless chargin gof themobile phone
and connect ionwithth eex terior ant enna ..139
Ins talling/ remo ving thefloor mats .............. 141 2
Contents

wit
habuild corresponding tothat ofan adult
shoul dno tuse thefront passeng erseat.
Ins tead, they should useare ar seat .
R Ifth efront passeng erseat isoccupied bya
per son ofsmaller statur e(e. g.ate enag eror
small adult), thePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF F
ind icat orlam peit her light sup con tinuousl y
or remains off,depe nding ontheclassif ica‐
tion .
- Ifth ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pis off:mo vethefront passeng er
seat asfarbac kas possi ble,ortheper‐
son ofsmaller statur eshoul duse are ar
seat .
- Ifth ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pis lit con tinuousl y:theper son of
smaller statur eshoul dno tuse thefront
passeng erseat. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hwhen
th ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pis lit
If th ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pre mains litafte rth eself-t est,th efront
passeng erairbag isdisabled.
If th efront passeng erseat isoccupied,
alw aysensur eth at:
R The classificat ion oftheper son inthe
fr ont passeng ersea tis cor rect and the
fr ont passeng erairb agisenabl edordisa ‐
ble din accor dance withth eper son inthe
fr ont passeng ersea t.
R The person issea tedpr oper lywit hacor ‐
re ctly fastened seatbelt. Be
sureto also obse rveth efo llo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Sec uring thech ild restra int system onthe
fr ont passeng ersea t(/ page62) PRE-S
AFE®
sy stem PRE-
SAFE®
(ant icipa tory occupa ntprotec‐
tion) PRE-
SAFE®
is ab leto detect cer tain critic aldriv‐
ing situat ionsandimplemen tpr e-em ptive meas‐
ur es toprotect theve hicle occupants.
PRE-S AFE®
can implement thefo llo wing meas‐
ur es indepe ndently of eac hot her :
R Tight ening theseat belts onthedr iver's seat
and front passeng erseat.
R Closing theside windo ws.
R Vehicl eswith sliding sunroof:Clo sethe
sliding sunroof.
R Vehicl eswith memor yfuncti on:Movethe
fr ont passeng ersea tto amor efa vo rable
seat position .
R Vehicl eswith memor yfuncti oninthe
re ar passe nger comp artment :mo vethe
out errear seat sto amor efa vo rable seat
position . Occ
upant safety 49

Con
venience opening (ventilating theve hicl e
bef orest ar ting ajour ney) &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment when
ope ning asid ewi ndo w
Whe nope ning asid ewi ndo w,par tsof the
body could bedraw nin or become trap pe d
be twee nth eside windo wand windo wframe. #
When opening ,mak esur eth at nobody
is touc hin gth eside windo w. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif
somebody becomestrapped. #
Press and hold theÜ buttononthe
Smar tKey .
The follo wing functionsar eper form ed:
R The vehicle isunloc ked.
R The side windo wsareopen ed.
R The slidin gsun roof isopened.
R The panor amicsliding roof isopened.
R The seat ventil ation ofthedr iver's seat is
switc hedon. %
Ifth ero ller sunblin dof thepanor amicsliding
sunr oofisclosed, thero ller sunblin dis
open edfirs t.
% Ifth ero ller sunblin dsofthere ar door sar e
clo sed, thero ller sunblin dsareopen edfirs t. #
Tointerru pt con venience opening: release
th eÜ button. #
Tocont inue convenience opening: press
and hold theÜ buttonagain. Con
venience closing (closing theve hicl e
fr om outside ) &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment dueto not
pa ying attenti onduring con venie nce
clo sing
Whe nth econ venie nce closing featur eis
oper ating,par tsof thebody could become
tr apped intheclosing area oftheside win‐
do wand thesliding sunroof. #
When thecon venie nce closing featur e
is operatin g,mon itor theent ire closing pr
ocess andmakesur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. #
#
Press and hold theß buttononthe
Smar tKey .
The follo wing functionsar eper form ed:
R The vehicle isloc ked.
R The side windo wsareclo sed.
R The slidin gsun roof isclosed.
R The panor amicsliding roof isclosed. #
Tointerru pt con venience closing: release
th eß button. #
Toclose thero ller sunblind s:press and
hold theß buttonagain.
% Con venie nce closing can also be operated
wi th KEYLESS- GO(/ page71 ). Openin
gand closin g83

Pr
oblems withtheside windo ws &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped or
fa tal lyinju re difre ve rsing protect ion is
no tactiv ated
If yo uclo seaside windowagain imm ediat ely
af te rit has been blocked, theside windo w
will close withincr eased ormaximum forc e.
The reve rsing func tion isthen notactiv eand
body partsma ybecome trapped. #
Mak esur eth at no par tsof thebody are
in theclosing area. #
Tostop theclosing process, release the
butt onorpress thebutt onagain to
re open theside windo w. A
sid ewind owcann otbe closed andyoucan‐
no tsee thecaus e. #
Chec kto see whether anyobjec tsarein the
windo wguide. #
Adjus tth eside windo ws.
Ad jus tingthe side windo ws If
aside windo wisobs truct eddur ing closing and
re opens again immediat ely: #
Immediat elyaf te rth is, pull thecor respond‐
ing butt onagain until theside windo whas
closed andhold thebutt onforat lea stone
mor esecond (re-adjus tment).
The side windo wwill beclosed without the
aut omat icreve rsing func tion.
If th eside windo wisobs truct edagain and
re opens again immediat ely: #
Immediat elyaf te rth is, pull thecor respond‐
ing butt onagain until theside windo whas
closed andhold thebutt onforat lea stone
mor esecond (follo w-up adjustm ent).
The side windowwill beclos edwithout the
aut omat icreve rsing func tion.
Th eside windo wscann otbe opened or
closed usingthecon venience opening fea‐
tur e.
R The Smar tKey batt eryis we ak ordisc harged. #
Chec kth ebatt eryusing theindicat orlam p
and replace ifnec essar y(/ page69). Sliding
sunroof Opening
andclosing theslidi ngsunr oof %
The term "slidin gsun roof" also refers to the
panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sli dingpanel . &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nth esliding sunroofisbeing opened
and closed
Body partsma ybecome trapped inthera ng e
of mo vement. #
Dur ing opening andclosing, makesur e
th at no body partsarein thera ng eof
mo vement. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif
somebody becomestrapped.
or #
Brief lypress thebutt oninanydir ect ion
dur ing automatic operation.
The opening orclosing process willbe
st opped. 84
Opening andclosing

&
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th esliding sunroofisoper ated bychil‐
dr en
Childr enoper atingth esliding sunroofcould
get caught inthemo ving parts,par ticular lyif
unatt ended. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eke ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nth ero ller sunblin dis being opened
and closed
Body partsma ybecom etrapped between
th ero ller sunblin dand frame orsliding roof. #
When opening orclosing, makesur e
th at no body partsarein thero ller sun‐
blind' sra ng eof mo vement. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif
somebody becomestrapped.
or #
Brief lypress thebutt oninanydir ect ion
dur ing automatic operation.
The opening orclosing process willbe
st opped. *
NO
TEMalfunctio ndu eto sno wand ice Sno
wand icemaycause thesliding sunroof
to malfu nction. #
Open thesliding sunroofonlyif it is free
of sno wand ice. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed byprotru ding
objec ts Objec
tsthat protru de from thesliding sun‐
ro of ma ydamag eth esealing strips. #
Donotallo wan ything toprotru de from
th esliding sunroof. *
NO
TEImpo rtant poin tsto remember
when aro of lugg agera ck isins talled When
aro of lugg agera ck isins talled, raising
or open ingthesliding sunroofmaybe limi‐
te d. #
Chec kwhe ther thesliding sunroofcan
be raised oropen edwhen aro of lug‐
ga ge rack isins talled. #
Ifin doubt, donotra ise oropen the
sliding sunroof. Opening
andclosing 85

1
Toraise
2 Toopen
3 Toclos e/lowe r
Use the0057 buttontooper ateth epanor ama
ro of wit hpo we rtilt/sli dingpanel andthero ller
sunblin d. The
panorama roof wit hpo we rtilt/sli dingpanel
can beoper ated only when thero ller sunblin dis
open .
% The roller sunblin dcan beopen edonlywhen
th epanor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sli ding
panel isclosed orinthera ised posit ion. #
Chec kwhe ther thesliding sunroofcan be
ra ised oropen edwhen aro of lugg agera ck is
ins talled. #
Tostar taut omatic operation :pr ess the
0057 buttonbeyond thepoint ofresis tance
or pulland release it. #
Tointerru pt aut omatic operation :br ief ly
pr ess the0057 buttoninanydir ect ion.
The opening /closingpr ocess willbestop‐
ped.
Ve hicl eswith apanor amaroof wit hpo we r
til t/s lidin gpane l:The automatic raising featur e
is available onlywh en thesliding sunroofis
closed orraised.
Ve hicl eswithout apanor amaroof wit h
po we rtil t/s lidin gpane l:The automatic open‐ ing
and raising featur esareav ailable onlywh en
th esliding sunroofisclosed. #
Toventilat eth eve hicl eint erior :ra ise the
sliding sunroof.
The roller sunblin dwill open slightly.
Oper ating thero ller sunblind forthe slidi ng
sun roof from there ar passen gerco mp art‐
ment 86
Openi ngand closi ng

#
Toopen: press butt on1. #
Toclose: pullbutton1.
% When thesliding sunroofisopen, itwill close
fi rs t. To clos eth ero ller sunblin d,youmus t
pull button1 again.
If yo upush orpull button1 beyond thepoint of
re sis tance, youwill star taut omat icoper ationin
th edir ect ion inqu estion .Yo ucan stop aut o‐
matic operation bypressing orpulling thebutt on
ag ain.
Au tomatic reve rsing funct ionoftheslidi ng
sunr oof
If an obj ect isobs truct ing thesliding sunroof
dur ing theclosing process, thesliding sunroof
will open again automaticall y.The automatic
re ve rsing func tion isonl yan aid and isno ta sub‐
st itut efo ryo ur att entiven ess . #
Dur ing theclosing process, makesur eth at
no body partsarein theclosing area. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
des pite there ve rsing func tion being
act ive
In par ticular ,th ere ve rsing func tion does not
re act :
R Tosof t,light andthin obje cts, e.g. fin‐
ge rs.
R Towa rdsth eend oftheclosing proce‐
dur e.
R Dur ing rese ttin g. #
Dur ing theclosing process, makesur e
th at no body partsarein theclosing
ar ea. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif
somebody becomestrapped.
or #
Brief lypress thebutt oninanydir ect ion
dur ing automatic operation.
The closing process willbestopped. Au
tomatic reve rsing funct ionofthero ller
sunblind
If an objec tis obs truct ing thero ller sunblin ddur‐
ing theclosing process, thero ller sunblin dwill
open again automat ically.The automatic reve rs‐
ing func tion isonl yan aid and isno ta subs titute
fo ryo ur att entiven ess . #
When closingth ero ller sunblin d,mak esur e
th at no body partsarein thera ng eof mo ve‐
ment. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
des pite reve rsing func tion
In par ticular ,th ere ve rsing func tion does not
re act tosof t,light andthin obje cts, e.g. fin‐
ge rs. #
When closing thero ller sunblin d,mak e
sur eth at no body partsarein thera ng e
of mo vement. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif
somebody becomestrapped.
or Openin
gand closing 87

#
Brief lypress thebutt oninanydir ect ion
dur ing theaut omatic closing process.
The closing process willbestopped. Au
tomatic functionsof the slidi ng sun roof %
The term "slidin gsun roof" also refers to the
panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sli dingpanel .
By push ingorpul ling the0057 button,youcan
int erru pt theaut omatic functions:"Rain closing
func tion when driving" and"Automatic lowe r‐
ing".
Ra inclosing functionwhen driving
Ve hicl eswith apanor amaroof wit hpo we r
til t/s lidin gpane l:If it star ts to rain, thera ised
sliding sunroofwill automat icallybe lowe red
while theve hicle isin mo tion.
Au tomatic lowe ring function
Ve hicl eswith apanor amaroof wit hpo we r
til t/s lidin gpane l:If th esliding sunroofisraised
at there ar,it will automat icallybe lowe red
slightly athigher speeds. Atlow speeds, itwill
be raised again automat ically. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped by
aut omat iclowe ring ofthesliding sunroof
At higher speeds, thera ised slidin gsunr oof
will automat icallybe lowe redslightl yat the
re ar. #
Mak esur eth at nobody reac hes intoth e
sliding sunroof's rang eof mo vement
whil eth eve hicle isin mo tion. #
Ifsomebody becomestrapped, brief ly
push thesliding sunroofbutt onfor‐
wa rdsor bac kwards. Pr
oblems withtheslidi ngsunr oof &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped or
fa ta linj uries when thesliding sunroofis
closed again
If th esliding sunroofisclosed again immedi‐
at ely afte rit has been blockedor rese t,itwill
close withincr eased forc e. #
Mak esur eth at no par tsof thebody are
in theclosing area. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif
somebody becomestrapped.
or #
Brief lypress thebutt oninanydir ect ion
dur ing theaut omatic closing process.
The closing process willbestopped. The
sliding sunroofcanno tbe closed andyou
cann otsee thecaus e.
% The term "slidin gsun roof" also refers to the
panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sli dingpanel .
If th esliding sunroofisobs truct eddur ing closing
and reopens again slightl y: #
Immediat elyaf te rau tomatic reve rsing, pull
and hold the0057 buttondown again tothe
point ofresis tance untilth esliding sunroofis
closed.
The sliding sunroofwill beclosed with
incr eased forc e.
If th esliding sunroofisobs truct edagain and
re opens again slightl y: 88
Opening andclosing