2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV lights

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hing t he st
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eering wheel heat
ing wheel heat er
er on/o.
on/o. R R
eq equir uir ements:
ements:
R The ignition is switched on. #
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To switc
o switc h on:
h on:push switch in toposition 1.
Indicator lamp 3lights up. #
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To switc
o switc h
ho.:
o.: push switch into position 2.
Indicator lamp 3goes out. When
you switch the ignition o., the steering
wheel heater will switch o.. Easy entr
Easy entr
y and e
y and exit f
xit feature
eature Using t
Using t
he easy entr
he easy entr y and e
y and exit f
xit feature
eature &
W WARNING ARNING Risk of accident when pulling
awa y during the adjustment process of
th e easy entry and exitfeature
Yo u could lose control of theve hicle. #
Alwayswa it until the adjustment process
is comple tebefore driving o.. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped dur-
ing adjustment of the easy entry and exit
fe ature
Yo u and other vehicle occupants – particular ly
ch ildren – could become trapped. #
Ensure that no one has a body part in
th e sweep of the steering wheel or driv-
er's seat. If
th ere is a risk of becoming trapped bythe
stee ring wheel: #
Movethe adjustment le ver of the steer-
ing wheel.
The adjustment process will be stopped.
If th ere is a risk of becoming trapped bythe
driver's seat: #
Press the seat adjustment switch.
The adjustment process will be stopped. #
Never lea vechildren unattended in the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke the
ke y with you and lock theve hicle. Yo
u can stop the adjustment process bypressing
one of the memory function position switches. Seats and st
owing
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#
Press button 1.
The rear seat is selected if the indicator lamp
in the button does not light up. #
Adjust there ar seat using the buttons in the
door control panel (/ page 113).#
Press button 1.
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 108).#
Ensure that the indicator lamp in button 1
lights up. #
Press memory button M and, within thre e sec-
onds, press preset position button 4.
The settings forth e front passenger seat and
th ere ar seat are stored in the preset position.
% You cannot store any settings on the buttons
fo r setting and straightening the fully reclined
position. Calling up
Calling up #
Press button 1.
When the indicator lamp lights up, the front
passenger seat is selected. 134
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owing

#
Do not place objects into thete mp era-
ture-controlled cup holder. Cup holder in
the front centre console Cup holder in
there ar cent reconsole Cup holder in
there ar cent reconsole (Mercedes-
Maybach four-seater vehicles) #
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To switc
o switc h on:
h on:on cup holder 1, press button
2 repeatedly until the blue (keep cool) or red
(keep warm) indicator lamp on the button
lights up.
If yo u use the heating function, the me tal
insert of the cup holder is heated. Once a cer-
ta in temp erature has been reached, thewa rn-
ing lamp lights up. Do not reach into the cup
holder's me tal insert when thewa rning lamp is
lit. #
T To switc
o switc h
ho.:
o.: press button 2repeatedly until
th e indicator lamp on the button goes out. Seats and st
owing
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Insert the plug of the device into 230 V soc ket
1 .
When the on-board electrical system voltage is
su1cient, indicator lamp 2lights up. Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of USB por
w of USB por ts
ts Depending on
theve hicle equipment, theve hicle
has thefo llowing USB ports:
R inthe st owage compartment of the cockpit
armrest (/ page 138)
R inthe front centre console next tothe mobile
phone st owage compartment
R inthere ar cent reconsole
R vehicles with Rear Comfort Package: in the
cent rearmrest of the second row of seats in
th ere ar compartment
R Mercedes-Maybach vehicles with 5 seats in
th ere ar compartment: in the centre armrest
in there ar compartment
R Mercedes-Maybach vehicles with individual
re ar seats: in the centre console of there ar
compartment R
vehicles with thre ero ws of seats: totheright
and leT next tothe seat
If th eve hicle is switched on you can charge USB
devices, e.g. mobile phones, at USB ports. The
ch arging voltage is appr oximately 5 V (up to3 A). Coolbox Coolbox
Using t
Using t
he r
he refr
efrig
iger
er at
ator box
or box &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of /re due toa co vered
ve ntilation grille on the coolbox
If yo u co verth eve ntilation grille forth e cool-
box, it may overheat. #
Always make sure that theve ntilation
gr ille is not co vered. The
vent grille forth ere frigerator box is in the
boot.
This equipment is available only for Mercedes-
Maybach vehicles.
The refrigerator box can bear a maximum load of
3.5 kg. St
ore only plastic bottles in the upper compart-
ment of there frigerator box. The contents of the
bottle must be no more than 0.5 lit res.
If yo u do not need touse there frigerator box for
an extended period, switch it o., defrost it and
clean it. ATer doing so, lea vethe lid open for a
time.
More condensation may occur during intensive
use. Cleaning may be requ ired.
The refrigerator box will reduce its cooling capa-
city or switch o. in thefo llowing cases:
R Too many electrical consumers are turned on.
R The star ter battery is not su1ciently charge d.
If th is is the case, the indicator lamps will 0ash on
th e button for switching there frigerator box on
and o.. The cooling function will au tomatically
switch back on as soon as there is su1cient volt-
age.
% Toinstall there frigerator box in the load com-
partment or remo veit, please contact a quali-
/ed specialist workshop. 154 154
Seats and st
owing

Example:
vehicles with individual rear seats #
Vehicles with 5-seater variant: fold down the
re ar armrest. #
Pull handle on st owage box 1and fold down
th e co ver of st owage box 2. Example:
vehicles with individual rear seats #
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To open:
o open: pullthe handle on refrigerator box
1 and fold down the co ver of there frigerator
box. #
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To switc
o switc h on:
h on:press but ton2 repeatedly until
an indicator lamp (low cooling) lights up or two
indicator lamps (high cooling) light up. #
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To switc
o switc h
ho.:
o.: press button 2repeatedly until
bo th indicator lamps go out. W
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ir
ireless c
eless c har
harging of t
ging of t he mobile phone and con-
he mobile phone and con-
nection wit
nection wit h t
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er ior aer
ior aer ial
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No
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tes on wir
es on wir elessl
elessly c
y c har
har ging t
ging t he mobile phone
he mobile phone &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury due toobjects
being st owed incor rectly
If objects in theve hicle interior are st owed
incor rectl y,they can slide or be thro wn around
and hit vehicle occupants. In addition, cup
holders, open st owage spaces and mobile
phone recep tacles cann otalw aysreta in all
objects within.
There is a risk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of sudden braking or a sudden change
in direction. #
Always st owobjects so that they cann ot
be thro wn around in such situations. 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

Ext
Ext
er
erior lighting
ior lighting N
No
ot
tes on adjus
es on adjus ting t
ting the lights when dr
he lights when dr iving abr
iving abroad
oad V
V
ehicles wit
ehicles wit h st
h static LED headlam
atic LED headlamps: ps:It is not nec-
essary tocon vert the headlamps. The legal
re qu irements are also met in countries in which
tra1c drives on theot her side of thero ad.
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V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h Int
h Intellig
elligent Light Syst
ent Light Syst em:
em:The head-
lamps are automatically adjusted when theve hicle
enters countries in which tra1c drives on the
ot her side of thero ad.
In thefo llowing cases, check the headlamp set-
ting and change it manually if necessar y:
R Ifth eDipped-beam setting (left/right-side
traffic) Manual adjustment only display mes-
sage is displa yed.
R Ifth eCheck dipped-beam setting (left/right-
side traffic) display message is displa yed.
Once the headlamps ha vebeen con verted:
R Oncoming tra1c will not be dazzled.
R The edge of thero ad will not be illuminated as
fa r or as high. R
The "mo torw ay mode" and "enhanced fog
light" functions will not be available. Inf
Inf
or
ormation about lighting syst
mation about lighting syst ems and y
ems and y our
our
r
r esponsibility
esponsibility The
various lighting systems of theve hicle are
only aids. The driver of theve hicle is responsible
fo r cor rect vehicle illumination in accordance with
th e pr evailing light and visibility conditions, legal
re qu irements and tra1c situation. Light switch
Light switch
Oper
Oper
ating t
ating t he light switch
he light switch 1
W LeT-hand parking lights
2 X Right-hand parking lights
3 T Standing lights and licence plate light-
ing
4 Ã Automatic driving lights (prefer red light
switch position) 160
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Light and sight

5
L Low beam/high beam
6 R Switches there ar fog light on/o.
When low beam is activated, theT indicator
lamp forth e standing lights will be deactivated
and replaced bytheL low- beam indicator
lamp. #
Always park your vehicle safely using su1cient
lighting, in accordance with there leva nt legal
stipulations.
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NO OTE
TE Battery dis charging byoperating the
standing lights Operating
the standing lights over a period of
hours puts a strain on the batter y. #
Where possible, switch on theright X
or leT Wparking light. Fo
rve hicles that are wider than 2 m or lon ger
th an 6 m,single-sided parking lighting is not per-
mitted in some countries. In this case, the stand-
ing lights are also switched on in the parking
lights position. If
th e battery is insu1cient lych arge d, the stand-
ing lights or parking lights will be switched o.
automatically tofacilitate the next engine start.
The exterior lighting (e xcept standing and parking
lights) will switch o. automatically when the driv-
er's door is opened.
R Obser vethe no tes on sur round lighting
(/ page 166).
A
A ut ut omatic dr
omatic dr iving lights function
iving lights function
When theve hicle is switched on, the standing
lights, low beam and daytime running lights are
switched on automatically depending on the light
conditions. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident when the
dipped beam is switched o. in poor visi-
bility
When the light switch is set toà ,the
dipped beam may not be switched on auto-
matically if there is fog, snow or other causes
of poor visibility such as spr ay. #
In such cases, turn the light switch to
L . The automatic driving lights are only an aid.
Yo u
are responsible forve hicle lighting.
Switc Switc hing t
hing t he r
he rear f
ear f og lights on or
og lights on or o.
o.
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The light switch is in theL orà posi-
tion. #
Press the R button.
Please obser vethe count ry-speci/c la wsonthe
use of rear fog lamps.
% Vehicles with AIRMATIC or E- ACTIVE BODY
CO NTROL with o.-road pac kage : when the
re ar fog light is switched on, o.-road le vel +3
will not be available. If there ar fog light is
switched on and o.-road le vel +3 is activated,
th eve hicle will be lo weredto o.-road le vel
+2. Light and sight
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