2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV seats

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ir
ir eless c
eless c har
harging of a mobile phone in t
ging of a mobile phone in t he cock-
he coc k-
pit
pit R R
eq eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The mobile phone is suitable for wireless
ch arging.
% A list of compatible mobile phones can be
fo und at: https://www.mercedes-benz-
mobile.com/ #
Place the mobile phone as close tothe centre
of mat 1as possible with the display facing
upwards.
When a message is shown in the multimedia
system, the mobile phone is being charge d. Malfunctions de
tected during thech arging
process are shown in the multimedia system
displa y.
% The mat can be remo vedfo r cleaning, e.g.
using clean, luk ewarmwater.
R R adio eq
adio eq uipment appr ov
uipment appr oval number
al number s f
s f or Br
or Br azil
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This device operates on a secondary basis, that is
to say it has no pr otection against harmful inter-
fe re nce, not even from the same type of stations,
and must not cause inter fere nce with systems
ope rating on a prima rybasis.
This product is permitted in accordance with the
procedure de/ned in Directive 242/2000 bythe
Brazilian telecommunications agency ANATEL and
meets the applicable tech nical requ irements.
Fu rther information is available on the ANATEL
we bsite. www.anatel.go v.br #
Further information on the declaration of con-
fo rm ity forve hicle components which receive
and/or transmit radio waves. W
W
ir
irelessl
elessl y c
y char
har ging a mobile phone in t
ging a mobile phone in t he r
he rear
ear
passeng
passeng er com
er compar
partment
tment *
N
NOOTE
TE Damage tothe dr awe r inthe centre
console of there ar compartment due to
body weight When open,
the dr awe r inthe centre console
of there ar compartment can be damaged by
body weight. #
Do not support yourself on the open
dr awe r. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The mobile phone must be suitable for wire-
less charging.
% A list of compatible mobile phones can be
found at: https://www.mercedes-benz-
mobile.com/ Seats and st
owing
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Mat in front of
the st owage compartment in there ar
armrest Mat in
the centre console of there ar compartment
(only Mercedes-Maybach vehicles with individual rear
seats) #
Place the mobile phone as close tothe centre
of mat 1as possible with the display facing
upwards.
When the indicator lamp lights up, the mobile
phone is being charge d. F F
itting/r
itting/r emo
emoving t
ving t he
he0oor
0oor mats
mats &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toobjects
in the driver's foot we ll
Objects in the driver's foot we ll may impede
pedal tr avel or block a depressed pedal.
This jeopardises the operating and road saf ety
of theve hicle. #
Stow all objects in theve hicle securely
so that they cannot getinto the driver's
fo ot we ll. #
Always /t the 0oor mats securely and as
prescribed in order toensure that there
is alw ays su1cient room forth e pedals. #
Do not use loose 0oor mats and do not
place 0oor mats on top of one ano ther. F
F
itting
itting 0oor
0oormats
mats #
Movethe cor responding seat backwards and
lay the 0oor mat in thefo ot we ll. #
Press studs 1onto holders 2. #
Adjust the cor responding seat. 158
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Seats and st
owing

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V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h a t
h a thir
hirdro
d ro w of seats (all v
w of seats (all v ehicles
ehicles
ex
ex cep
cep t Mer
t Mer cedes-Ma
cedes-Ma ybac
ybach v
h vehicles):
ehicles): To/t
th e 0oor mats on theth ird row of seats, slide
th e cor responding seat on the second row of
seats forw ards.
R
R emo
emo ving
ving 0oor
0oor mats
mats #
Pull the 0oor mat o. holders 2.#
Remo vethe 0oor mat.
% V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h a t
h a thir
hirdro
d ro w of seats (all v
w of seats (all v ehicles
ehicles
ex
ex cep
cep t Mer
t Mer cedes-Ma
cedes-Ma ybac
ybach v
h vehicles):
ehicles): To
re mo vethe 0oor mats on theth ird row of
seats, slide the cor responding seat on the
second row of seats forw ards. Seats and st
owing
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Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of t
w of t he r
he rear oper
ear oper ating unit
ating unit 1
Sets thete mp erature, leT
2 Sets the air distribution, leT
3 Sets climate control toautomatic mode
(/ page 180)
4 Sets the air0ow
5 Switches climate control on/o.
(/ page 179)
Switches residual heat on/o. (/ page 181)
6 Sets the air distribution, right
7 Sets thete mp erature, right
The settings forth e second and third row of seats
(equipment-dependent) can be made via there ar operating unit,
the multimedia system
(/ page 180) or the MBUX rear tablet depending
on theve hicle's equipment. Oper Oper
ating t
ating t he climat
he climat e contr
e control syst
ol system
em Switc
Switc
hing climat
hing climat e contr
e control
olon/o.
on/o. #
T
To switc
o switc h on:
h on:setthe air0ow toleve l 1 or
higher using theH button. #
T
To switc
o switc h
ho.:
o.: setthe air0ow toleve l 0 using
th eH button.
If climate control is switched o., the windo ws
may mist up more quickl y.Switch climate control
o. only brie0 y. Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he climat
he climat e contr
e control in t ol in the r
he rear
earon/o.
on/o. #
Press button 5.
% When climate control in the second seat row
is switched o., the indicator lamp is activated
and OFF OFF is shown on there ar displ ay. Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he A/C function
he A/C function on/o.
on/o. using t
using the air
he air
conditioning contr
conditioning contr ol panel
ol panel The A/C
function heats, cools and dehumidi/es
th eve hicle's interior air. #
Press theÁ button.
Switch o. the A/C function only brie0y; other-
wise, the windo wsmay mist up more quickl y.
Condensation may drip from the underside of the
ve hicle when cooling mode is active. This is not
indicati veof a fault. Calling up t
Calling up t
he air conditioning menu
he air conditioning menu Calling up t
Calling up t
he air conditioning menu using t
he air conditioning menu using t he
he
multimedia syst
multimedia syst em
em #
Select one of thete mp erature displa ysatthe
lo we r edge of the media displa y.
Calling up t
Calling up t he air
he air-conditioning menu using t
-conditioning menu using t he
he
butt
butt on on t
on on t he climat
he climat e contr
e control panel
ol panel #
Press the! button on the climate control
panel. Climate control
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A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating t
ating the A/C function via t
he A/C function via t he
he
multimedia syst
multimedia syst em
emMultimedia system:
4 Climate menu 5
First row of seats
The A/C function heats, cools and dehumidi/es
th eve hicle's interior air. #
Select A/C. Se Se
tting climat
tting climat e contr
e control t
ol to aut
o aut omatic mode
omatic mode In automatic mode,
the set temp erature is con-
trolled and maintained at a constant le velby the
air suppl y. #
Press theà button. #
T To switc o switc h t
h to manual mode:
o manual mode: pressthe Ã
button.
In automatic mode, you can choose between /ve
di.erent air quantities using theH button.
Au tomatic mode is retained. A
A
ut
ut omaticall
omaticall y contr
y controlling t
olling the climat
he climat e contr
e control in
ol in
t
t he r
he r ear
ear In automatic mode,
the set temp erature is regula-
te dby thete mp erature of the dispensed air and
th e air0o w. #
Press theà button (/ page 179). Se
Se
tting t
tting t he air dis
he air distr tribution
ibution Multimedia system:
4 Climate menu #
Call up the air conditioning menu
(/ page 179). #
Select a row of seats. #
T
T o se
o se t t
t the air dis
he air dis tr
tr ibution:
ibution: select¯,P
or O. #
Set the air0o w.
% Several air distribution options can be selec-
te d at the same time, forex ample toset the
climate cont rolfo rth e windscreen and the
fo ot we lls simultaneousl y.
The ¯ climatecont rolfo rth e windscreen
can only be selected forth e /rst seat row. Se
Se
tting climat
tting climat e contr
e control fol for t
or t he r
he r ear passeng
ear passeng er
er
com
com par
partment (multimedia syst
tment (multimedia syst em)
em) Multimedia system:
4 Climate menu 5
Second row of seats
Se
Se tting t
tting t he t
he tem
emper
per ature
ature #
Select Second row of seats orThird row of
seats.
% Maybach vehicles are only /tted with one and
two rows of seats. #
Set thete mp erature.
Se
Se tting t
tting t he
heair0ow
air0ow #
Select Second row of seats orThird row of
seats.
% Maybach vehicles are only /tted with one and
two rows of seats. #
Set the air0o w.
Contr
Contr olling t
olling t he r
he rear climat
ear climat e contr
e control aut
ol automatically
omatically #
Select REAR AUTO.
Re ar climate cont rol is controlled automati-
call y. 180
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Climate control

Deactiv
Deactiv
ating r
ating rear climat
ear climat e contr
e control
ol #
Select REAR OFF.
Re ar climate cont rol is deactivated. Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he sync
he sync hr
hronisation function
onisation function on/o.
on/o.via
via
t
t he air conditioning contr
he air conditioning contr ol panel
ol panelClimate control can be set centrally using
the syn-
ch ronisation function. The temp erature and air
distribution setting forth e driver's side will be
adop ted automatically for all climate control
zones. #
Press the0 button.
The synchronisation function will be deactivated if
th e settings for one of theot her climate zones are
ch anged. Switc Switc
hing t
hing t he sync
he sync hr
hronisation function
onisation function on/o.
on/o.via
via
t
t he multimedia syst
he multimedia syst em
em Multimedia system:
4 Climate menu 5
First row of seats
Climate cont rol can be set centrally using the syn-
ch ronisation function. The driver's settings forte
mp erature, air quantity and air distribution are
adop ted automatically for all climate zones. #
Select SYNCand switch on or o.. Demis Demisting t
ting the windo ws
he wind ows W
W
indow
indow s mist
s mist ed up on t
ed up on t he inside
he inside #
Press theà button. #
Ifth e windo wscontinue tomist up: press the
¬ button.
W
W indow
indow s mist
s mist ed up on t
ed up on t he outside
he outside #
Switch on the windscreen wipers. #
Press theà button. Switc
Switc
hing air
hing air -r
-recir
ecir culation mode
culation mode on/o.
on/o. #
Press theg button.
The interior air will be recirculated.
Air-recirculation mode automatical lyswitches to
fresh air mode aTer a while. %
If air-re circulation mode is switched on, the
wind ows may mist up more quickl y.Switch on
ai r-re circulation mode only brie0y. Switc
Switc
hes t
hes the r
he residual heat
esidual heat on/o.
on/o. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R theve hicle is par ked.
It is possible tomake use of there sidual heat
from the engine tocontinue heating or ventilating
th e front compartment of theve hicle for appr ox-
imately 30 minutes, depending on thete mp era-
ture set. #
T
To activ
o activ at
ate:
e: press button Á.
Re sidual heat will be switched o. automaticall y. Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he r
he residual heat in t
esidual heat in t he r
he rear
earon/o.
on/o. R
R
eq
equir uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle is par ked.
When there sidual heat of the engine is activated
in there ar compartment, you can heat or ventila te Climate control
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Air
vents abo vethe second and third rows of seats
(all vehicles except Mercedes-M aybach vehicles) #
T
To se
o se t t
t the
he air0ow
air0ow dir
direction:
ection: hold air vent 1 in
th e centre and mo veit accordingl y. #
T
To open or close:
o open or close: turn controller2asfar as
it will go. Air
vents abo vethe second row of seats, towa rdsthe
load compartment (Mercedes-Maybach vehicles) #
T
T o open or close:
o open or close: turn controller 1asfar as
it will go. Opening or closing t
Opening or closing t
he air v
he air vent in t
ent in the glov
he glov e box
e box
* NO
NOTE
TEDamage to temperature-sensitive
objects in the glo vebox Te
mp erature-sensitive objects stored in the
glo vebox may be damaged bythe air vent
located inside the glo vecompartment. #
Close the air vent when you heat the
ve hicle. #
Athigh outside temp eratures, open the
air vent and switch on the A/C function. The automatic climate control must be switched
on
tocool the glo vebox. 188 188
Climate control

Obser
vethefo llowing no tes:
R mount heavy bicycles as close totheve hicle
as possible
R always distribute the load on the bicycle rack
as evenly as possible across theve hicle's lon-
gitudinal axis
Mercedes-Benz recommends removing all de tach-
able parts from bicycles (e.g. bask ets, ch ild seats,
re ch arge able batteries) before loading them onto
th e bicycle rack . This will impr oveth e aerody-
namic resis tance and centre of grav ity of the bicy-
cle rack.
Alw ays secure the bicycles topreve ntthem from
moving around and check them at regular inter-
va ls to ensure that they are secure.
Do not use tarp aulins or other co vers. The driving
ch aracteristics and rear view may be impaired. In
addition, aerodynamic resis tance and the load on
th e trailer hitch will increase. Load distribution on
the bicycle rack
1 Vertical distance between centre of grav ity
and ball head
2 Horizontal distance between centre of grav ity
and ball head
3 The centre of grav ity is on theve hicle's cent re
axis
Obser vethefo llowing information when loading
th e bicycle rack: Loading t Loading t
he bicy he bicycle r
cle rack
ack 3 bicy
3 bicy
cles
cles 4 bicy
4 bicycles
cles
To talwe ight of
bicycle rack and
load Up
to75 kg Up to100 kg
Max. distance
1 420 mm 420 mm
Max. distance
2 300 mm 400 mm When transporting
four bicycles or a tota lwe ight
between 75 kg and 100 kg, alw ays use bicycle
ra ck s with additional support on the trailer hitch
guide pin. V V
ehicle to
ehicle towing ins
wing ins tr
tructions
uctions
The vehicle is not suitable forth e use of tow bar
systems that are used for 0at towing or dinghy
to wing, forex ample. Attach ing and using tow bar
systems can result in damage totheve hicle.
When you are towing a vehicle with tow bar sys-
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