2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV belt

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er's seat position &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury if vehicle settings
are adjusted while theve hicle is in motion
Yo u could lose control of theve hicle in partic-
ular in thefo llowing situations:
R Ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re straints, the steering wheel or the mir ror
while theve hicle is in motion.
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat belt while theve hi-
cle is in motion. #
Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, head restraints, stee ring
wheel and mir ror in particular and fasten
yo ur seat belt. Ensure
thefo llowing when adjusting steering
wheel 1, seat belt 2and driver's seat 3:
R You are sitting as farawa y from the driver's
airbag as possible, taking thefo llowing points
into consideration:
R You are sitting in an upright position
R Your thighs are slightly suppor tedby the seat
cushion R
Your legs are not fully extended and you can
depress the pedals proper ly
R The back of your head is suppor ted at eye
le ve lby the centre of the head restraint
R You can hold the steering wheel with your
arms slightly bent
R You can mo veyour legs freely
R You can see all the displa yson the inst rument
cluster clear ly
R You ha vea good overview of the tra1c condi-
tions
R Your seat belt sits snugly against your body
and passes across the centre of your shoulder
and across your hips in the pelvic area Seats
Seats
A
A
djus
djus ting t
ting t he fr
he front seat
ont seat &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped if the
seats are adjusted bychildren
Children could become trapped if they adjust
th e seats, particular lywhen unat tended. 108
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owing

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When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke the
ke y with you and lock theve hicle. #
Never lea vechildren unattended in the
ve hicle. Yo
u can adjust the seats when theve hicle is
switched o.. &
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W ARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped dur-
ing seat adjustment
When you adjust a seat, you or other vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the
seat guide rail. #
Make sure when adjusting a seat that no
one has any body parts in the sweep of
th e seat. Obser
vethe saf ety no tes on "Airbags" and "Chil-
dren in theve hicle". &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toadjust-
ing theve hicle settings while theve hicle is
in motion
Yo u could lose control of theve hicle in thefo l-
lowing situations in particular:
R ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re straint, the steering wheel or the mir ror
while theve hicle is in motion
R ifyo ufa sten your seat belt while theve hi-
cle is in motion #
Before starting theve hicle: in particular,
adjust the driver's seat, head restraint,
stee ring wheel and mir ror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped if the
seat height is adjusted carelessly
If yo u adjust the seat height carelessl y,yo u or
ot her vehicle occupants could be trapped and
th ereby injured. Children in particular could accidentally press
th
e electrical seat adjustment buttons and
become trapped. #
While moving the seats, make sure that
hands or other body parts do not get
under the le ver assembly ofthe seat
adjustment system. &
W WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury due tohead
re straints not being /tted or being adjus-
te d incor rectly
If head restraints ha venot been installed or
ha ve not been adjusted cor rectl y,there is an
increased risk of injury in the head and neck
area, e.g. in theeve nt of an accident or when
braking. #
Always drive with the head restraints /t-
te d. #
Before driving o., make sure forev ery
ve hicle occupant that the centre of the
head restraint supports the back of the
head at about eye le vel. Seats and st
owing
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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. &
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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. &
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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
(/ page 131). 110
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owing

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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
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tt ac
ac hing and r
hing and r emo
emoving t
ving t he additional cushion of
he additional cushion of
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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. #
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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
owing
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ro
w of seats and hold it down until there ar
seat audib lyengages.
The rear seat will tip down wards and mo ve
bac k.The seat backrests and head restraint
will then mo veinto a suitable seat position
automaticall y.
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 cluster. #
Tointer rupt thefo lding procedure before
engagement, let go of button 1.Tocontinue
th efo lding procedure, press and hold button
1 again.
F
F olding t
olding t he r
he rear seats f
ear seats f orw
orwar
ards mec
ds mec hanically
hanically
(emerg
(emerg ency r
ency release)
elease)
Yo u can also fold there ar seats forw ards mechan-
ically using release loops. The release loops are
located on the outer sides and rear sides of the
seats on the second row of seats. Re
lease loops on the second row of seats Re
lease loops on there ar sides of the second row of
seats #
Pull one of release loops 1. #
Foldthe seat backrest forw ards. #
Before commencing your journe y,make sure
th at the seat backrest and there ar ben chseat
are engaged. Head r
Head r
es
estr
traints
aints A
A
djus
djusting t ting t he fr
he front seat head r
ont seat head r es
estr
traints manually
aints manually &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury if vehicle settings
are adjusted while theve hicle is in motion
Yo u could lose control of theve hicle in partic-
ular in thefo llowing situations:
R Ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re straints, the steering wheel or the mir ror
while theve hicle is in motion.
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat belt while theve hi-
cle is in motion. #
Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, head restraints, stee ring
wheel and mir ror in particular and fasten
yo ur seat belt. 118
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owing

Seat
ventilation in the cockpit Seat
ventilation in there ar #
Press button 1repeatedly until the desired
ve ntilation le vel is set.
Depending on theve ntilation le vel, up tothree
indicator lamps will light up. If all indicator
lamps are o., the seat ventilation is switched
o.. S
S
t
teer
eer ing wheel
ing wheel A
A
djus
djusting t ting t he st
he steer
eering wheel manual ly
ing wheel manually &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toadjust-
ing theve hicle settings while theve hicle is
in motion
Yo u could lose control of theve hicle in thefo l-
lowing situations in particular:
R ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re straint, the steering wheel or the mir ror
while theve hicle is in motion
R ifyo ufa sten your seat belt while theve hi-
cle is in motion #
Before starting theve hicle: in particular,
adjust the driver's seat, head restraint,
stee ring wheel and mir ror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of entrapment forch ildren
when adjusting the steering wheel
Children could injure themsel ves if they adjust
th e steering wheel. Seats and st
owing
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R
R
emo
emo ving t
ving t he handse
he handse t fr
t from t
om t he st ow
he st owag
age com
e com par
part-
t-
ment in t
ment in t he r
he rear com
ear com par
partment
tment
Opens t
Opens t he draw
he dr awerer
This equipment is available only for Mercedes-
Maybach vehicles with individual rear seats. Ve
hicles with individual rear seats #
Press button 1. #
Remo vethe handset.
Closing t
Closing t he draw
he dr awerer #
Place the handset in the dr awe r. #
Press the handset dr awer back until it
engages. Thr
Thr
ough-loading f
ough-loading f acility t
acility to lugg
o luggag
age com
e com par
partment
tment F
F
olding t
olding t he r
he rear seat bac
ear seat bac kr
kres
est f t forw
orw ar
ards
ds &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped when
adjusting the seats
When you adjust a seat, you may trap yourself
or a vehicle occupant. #
When adjusting a seat, make sure that
no one has any body parts in the sweep
of the seat. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident if the seat and
seat backrest are not engaged
The seat and seat backrest can fold forw ards. There is a
risk of thefo llowing, in particular:
R The vehicle occupant may be pressed
against the seat belt. The seat belt cannot
pr otect as intended and could cause addi-
tional injur y.
R Ach ild restraint system will no longer be
prope rly suppor ted or positioned and will
no longer ful/l its function as intended.
R The seat backrest will not be able restrain
objects or goods in the load compartment.
Alw ays ensu rethat the seat and seat backrest
are engaged, in particular:
R Before persons tr avel in theve hicle while
sitting on a seat with the easy entry and
ex itfeature
R ATer the seat has been adjusted.
R ATer the easy entry and exitfeature has
been used
R ATer the load compartment enlar gement
has been folded forw ards 140
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owing

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.
If yo u no longer requ ire thefo lded-down rear seat
backrest as a load area, fold the backrest back
into place.
Make sure that there d marking of the lock veri/-
cation indicator is no lon ger visible. Otherwise,
th e seat backrest will not be loc ked.
R
R eq eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R Vehicles with a cent reseat backrest: the
cent reseat backrest is not in the luggage
compartment 0oor position.
R Vehicles with a folding rear armrest: there ar
armrest has been folded up. Se
ven-sea ter (e xamp le) #
T
To f
o f old t
old t he
heleT
leT or r
or right seat bac
ight seat bac kr
kres
est f t for-
or-
w
w ar
ar ds:
ds: brie0y press one of buttons 1.
The head restraint on the seat backrest will
mo veinto a suitable position. The rear seat
will fold forw ards.
Ve hicles with a cent reseat backrest: the
cent reseat backrest will fold forw ards
to get her with the leT seat backrest. If a seat in
the second row of seats is not engaged
and loc ked, this will be shown on the multifunc-
tion display on the inst rument clus ter.
% Seven-sea ters: all seat backrests can be fol-
ded forw ards toget her using the ALLALL button.
F
F olding t
olding t he r
he rear centr
ear centr e seat bac
e seat bac kr
kres
est f t forw
orw ar
ards
ds
separ
separ at
atel
ely (sev
y (sev en-seat
en-seat er
ers)
s) #
Foldthere ar seat armrest back if necessar y. Seats and st
owing
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