2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV Owners Manual

Do not inter
change the head restraints of the
front and rear seats. Otherwise, you will not be
able toadjust the height and angle of the head
re straints co rrectl y.
Ad just the head restraint fore -and-aT position so
th at it is as close as possible tothe back of your
head. &
W
W ARNING
ARNING Risk of injury or death due to
incor rect seat position
The seat belt will not o.er the intended le vel
of pr otection if you ha venot mo vedth e seat
backrest toan almost vertical position.
In particular, you may slip under the seatbelt
and injure yourself. #
Adjust the seat proper lybefore begin-
ning your journe y. #
Always ensu rethat the seat backrest is
in an almost vertical position and that
th e shoulder section of your seat belt is
ro uted across the centre of your shoul-
der. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury due toexcessive
st ra in on thegr ab handle
If yo u apply your full body weight tothegr ab
handle or pull it abruptl y,thegr ab handle may
be damaged or become loose from its anchor-
age. #
Use thegr ab handles only tostabilise
th e seating position or toassist in get-
ting in and out of the seat. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury or death due to
objects under the co-driver seat
Objects trapped under the co-driver seat can
inter fere with the function of the automatic
co-driver airbag shuto. or damage the system. #
Do not store any objects under the co-
driver seat. #
When the co-driver seat is occupied,
make sure that no objects are trapped
under the co-driver seat. 1
Head restraint height
2 Seat ba ckrest inclination
3 Seat height
4 Seat cushion length
5 Seat cushion inclination
6 Seat fore -and-aT position #
Save the settings with the memory function
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A
A
djus
djus ting t
ting t he fr
he front passeng
ont passeng er seat electr
er seat electr ically
ically
fr
fr om t
om t he dr
he dr iv
iver's seat
er's seat &
W
W ARNING
ARNING Risk of inju ryor death due to
th e front seat being positioned too close
to the cockpit
The front airbags can also injure the occu-
pants in the front of theve hicle. #
Always adjust the front seats so they are
as farawa y as possible from the front
airbags. #
In addition, obser vethe no tes on cor rect
seat adjustment. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The po wer supply is switched on. Yo
u can call up thefo llowing functions forthe
front passenger seat:
R Seat adjustment
R Seat heating
R Seat ventilation
R Memo ryfunction #
T
To select t
o select t he fr
he front passeng
ont passeng er seat:
er seat:press but-
to n1.
When the indicator lamp lights up, the front
passenger seat is selected. #
Adjust the front passenger seat using the but-
to ns on the driver's side door operating unit. #
T
To select t
o select t he dr
he driv
iver's seat:
er's seat: press button 1
again.
When the indicator lamp goes out, the driver's
seat has been selected. Seats and st
owing
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A
A
djus
djus ting t
ting t he fr
he front passeng
ont passeng er seat electr
er seat electr ically
ically
fr
fr om t
om t he r
he rear
ear #
T
To select t
o select t he fr
he front passeng
ont passeng er seat:
er seat:press but-
to n1.
When the indicator lamp lights up, the front
passenger seat is selected. #
Adjust the front passenger seat using the but-
to ns on the door operating unit in there ar
passen ger compartment (/ page 113). %
Mer
Mercedes-Ma
cedes-Ma ybac
ybach v
h vehicles:
ehicles: ifth e front
passenger seat is in thefo re most position,
yo u can set the seat backrest at a very steep
angle. This will provide a better forw ard view
from there ar compartment.
Despi tethe steep angle of the seat backrest,
a person may occupy the front passenger
seat. A
A
djus
djus ting t
ting t he 4-wa
he 4-wa y lumbar support
y lumbar support 1
Higher
2 SoTer
3 Lower
4 Firm er #
Use buttons 1to4 toadjust the contour of
th e backrest. 112
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A
A
djus
djus ting t
ting t he r
he rear seats electr
ear seats electr ically
ically *
N
NOOTE
TE Damage tothere ar seat armrest
when folding the centre seat backrest
fo rw ard If
th ere ar seat armrest is folded down, it can
be damaged when the centre seat backrest is
fo lded forw ard. #
Foldthere ar seat armrest upwards
before folding the centre seat backrest
fo rw ard. The middle seat backrest is adjusted
toget her
with the leT seat. 1
Head restraint height
2 Seat ba ckrest inclination
3 Seat fore -and-aT position #
Save the settings with the memory function
(/ page 132). A
A
djus
djus ts r
ts reclining r
eclining r ear seats electr
ear seats electr ically
ically The
reclining rear seats are on the driver's and
front passenger sides. 1
Head restraint height
2 Head restraint fore -and-aT position
3 Seat ba ckrest inclination
4 Combined seat cushion inclination and length
5 Combined seat cushion inclination and length Seats and st
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Fore-and-aT position of the leg rest
7 Angle of the leg rest #
Save the settings with the memory function
(/ page 132).
% The leg rest will fold down if overloaded. If this
is the case, fold up the leg rest and engage it. Se
Se
tting t
tting t he full
he full y r
y reclined position
eclined position R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The po wer supply is switched on. #
T
T o se
o se t t
t the full
he full y r
y reclined position:
eclined position: press button
1.
R The rear seat will mo veinto the fully
re clined position.
R The rear seat head restraint will mo ve.
R The leg rest will rise.
R The front passen ger seat will mo veas far
fo rw ards as possible. R
The front passen ger seat head restraint
will be co mplete ly re tracted.
R The front passenger seat backrest will
moveas farfo rw ards and as far down as it
will go. #
T To r
o r est
est or
ore t
e t he st
he st andar
andar d seat se
d seat se ttings:
ttings:press
button 1.
or 114
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#
Call up the settings with the memory function
(/ page 132).
% You can use there ar-compartment child
saf ety lock todisable this function
(/ page 80).
% The leg rest will fold down if overloaded. If this
is the case, fold up the leg rest and engage it. A
A
tt
tt ac
ac hing and r
hing and r emo
emoving t
ving t he additional cushion of
he additional cushion of
t
t he leg r
he leg r est
est Use
the additional cushion only when theve hicle
is stationar y.The additional cushion is in theve hi-
cle. #
T To att o att ac
ach:
h: place the additional cushion on the
leg rest. #
Pull theru bber straps laterally overth e leg
re st. #
T
To r
o r em ov
emov e:
e:remo vetheru bber straps from the
leg rest and st owthe additional cushion safely
in theve hicle. F
F
olding t
olding t he r
he rear seats on t
ear seats on t he secondro
he second row of seats
w of seats
f
f orw
orw ar
ards and bac
ds and bac k electr
k electrically
ically &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury due toseat
backrests folded forw ards
If th e seat backrest of there ar seat is folded
fo rw ards, persons in theth ird row of seats
may hit parts of the seat mechanism, espe-
cially in theeve nt of an accident, braking
manoeuvre or abrupt change of direction. #
Ifth ere is a person in theth ird row of
seats, there ar seat in front of them must
be folded back tothe driving position
before the journey begins. #
Persons in theth ird row of seats should
not rest their legs on a seat backrest
th at has been folded forw ards. Alw
ays ensu rethat all vehicle occupants ha ve
th eir seat belts fastened co rrectly and are sitting
proper ly.Pa rticular attention must be paid tochil-
dren. Seats and st
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If
yo u no longer requ ire the seat backrest tobe
fo lded down for loading or forget ting in and out,
fo ld it back into place. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped if the
seat is not engaged
The seat does not engage when folded for-
wa rds. The seat can fold backwards unexpect-
edl y,e.g. when accelerating, braking or in the
eve nt of an abrupt change of direction or an
accident.
Pe ople in the seat's sweep can become trap-
ped. #
If a seat is folded forw ards, alw aysfo ld it
back before driving o.. #
Make sure that the seat is engaged. If a seat on
the second row of seats is not
engaged, this will be shown on the multifunction
display on the inst rument cluster.
R
R eq eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The area into which there ar seat is folded is
clear. R
The rear seat has been folded up.
R Vehicles with comfort seating: the centre arm-
re st is folded up.
R Vehicles with an extended centre console: the
st ow age compartment in the centre console is
closed.
R Vehicles with a folding rear armrest: there ar
armrest has been folded up.
R Vehicles with cent reseat backrests: the
cent reseat backrest has been folded up.
F
F olding t
olding t he r
he rear seat int
ear seat int o t
o the fr
he fr ont position
ont position
Yo u can fold the seats on the second row of seats
fo rw ards forth efo llowing situations:
R For easier access tothe luggage compartment
R Vehicles with a third row of seats: forget ting
in or out
Ve hicles with a cent reseat backrest: the centre
re ar seat folds forw ards and backwards toget her
with the leT rear seat. Depending on
theve hicle equipment, you can fold
th ere ar seats forw ards as follo ws:
R Six-sea ter: on theright-hand side of theve hi-
cle only
R Seven-sea ter with centre seat backrest: bo th
sides
% Toincrease the size of the luggage compart-
ment, you can mo vethe seat backrests into
th e luggage compartment 0oor position
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Button on
the backrest shoulder of the second row
of seats Button on
the armrest of theth ird row of seats
(se ven-sea ter) #
When there ar door is open: brie0y pull but ton
1 onthe backrest shoulder of there ar seat.
or #
Brie0y press but ton2 onthe armrest of the
th ird row of seats. #
When there ar door is closed: pull and hold
but ton1 onthe backrest shoulder of the
re ar seat.
or #
Press and hold but ton2 onthe armrest of
th eth ird row of seats.
The head restraint will mo vedown wards. The
seat backrest will mo veinto the front position.
The rear seat will mo veforw ards until it
unloc ks. The rear seat will then tip forw ards.
If a seat on the second row of seats is not
engaged, this will be shown on the multifunc-
tion display on the inst rument clus ter.
% You can pr event there ar seats from folding
fo rw ards when there ar door is closed byacti-
va ting thech ild saf ety lock forth e side win-
do ws ( /page 80).
F F olding bac olding bac k t
k the r
he r ear seat
ear seat #
Press button 1onthe backrest shoulder of
th ere ar seat or 2onthe armrest of theth ird Seats and st
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