2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV fuse box

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N
NO
OTE
TE Damage due toincor rect fuses Electrical components or systems may be
damaged byincor rect fuses, or their function-
ality may be signi/cantly impaired. #
Only use fuses that ha vebeen appr oved
by Mercedes-Benz and which ha vethe
cor rect fuse rating. Blown fuses must be
replaced with fuses of the
same rating, whi chyou can recognise bythe col-
our and the label. The fuse ratings and fur ther
information tobe obser ved can be found in the
fuse assignment dia gram.
F
F use assignment diagr
use assignment diagr am:
am:onthe fuse box in the
load compartment (/ page 399).
* NO
NOTE
TEDamage or malfunctions caused by
moisture Moisture may cause damage
tothe electrical
system or cause it tomalfunction. #
When the fuse box is open, make sure
th at no moisture can enter the fuse box. #
When closing the fuse box, make sure
th at the seal of the lid is positioned cor-
re ctly on the fuse box. If
th e ne wlyinser ted fuse also blo ws, ha vethe
cause traced and recti/ed at a quali/ed specialist
wo rkshop.
Ensure thefo llowing before replacing a fuse:
R The vehicle is secured against rolling away.
R All electrical consume rsare switched o..
R The vehicle is switched o..
The elect rical fuses are located in various fuse
bo xes:
R Fuse box in the engine compartment on the
leT-hand side of theve hicle, when vie wed in
th e direction of tr avel (/ page 398)
R Fuse box on the driver's side of the cockpit
(/ page 399)
R Fuse box in the front passenger foot we ll
(/ page 399) R
Fuse box in the load compartment on the
ri ght-hand side of theve hicle, when vie wed in
th e direction of tr avel (/ page 399) Opening and closing t
Opening and closing t
he fuse bo
he fuse box in t
x in t he engine
he engine
com
com par
par tment
tment R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ement
ement: :
R You need a dry clo thand a scr ewdriver.
Obser vethe no tes on elect rical fuses
(/ page 397).
Opening
Opening &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury from using the
windscreen wipers when the bonnet is
open
If th e windscreen wipers start moving when
th e bonnet is open, you could be trapped by
th e wiper linkage. #
Always switch o. the windscreen wipers
and vehicle before opening the engine
bonnet. 398
398
Breakdown assistance

#
Remo veany existing moisture from the fuse
box using a dry clo th. #
Loosen scr ews2 and remo vefuse box lid 1
from theto p.
Closing
Closing #
Check whe ther the seal is positioned cor rectly
in the lid. #
Insert the lid into the brac ket at there ar of the
fuse box. #
Fold down the lid of the fuse box and tighten
scr ews2. #
Close the bonnet. Opening and closing t
Opening and closing t
he fuse bo
he fuse box in t
x in the coc
he coc kpit
kpit R
Obser vethe no tes on elect rical fuses
(/ page 397).
The fuse box is on the driver's side on the side of
th e cockpit under a co ver. #
Toopen and close it, consult a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre. Opening and closing t
Opening and closing t
he fuse bo
he fuse box in t
x in the fr
he front
ont
passeng passeng er f er foo
ootw
twell
ell #
Contact a Mercedes-Benz Service Centre for
fur ther information. Opening and closing t
Opening and closing t
he fuse bo
he fuse box in t
x in the load com-
he load com-
par
par tment
tment Obser
vethe no tes on elect rical fuses
(/ page 397). #
Open the side co ver. #
Remo vecover1.
The fuse assignment diag ram is on the side of the
fuse box. Breakd
own assistance
399
399

F
F
og light (enhanced)
og light (enhanced) .................................... .164
F
F oil cov
oil cov er
ering
ing
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensor s................. 229
F
F olding t
olding t able
able................................................ 138
Fr
Fr agr
agr ance
ance
see Frag rance system
Fr
Fr agr
agr ance syst
ance syst em
em
Inserting/ removing the 0acon................1 82
Setting................................................... 182
Fr
Fr ee dr
ee dr iving mode
iving mode
St arting................................................ .280
Fr
Fr ee
ee soTw
soTw are
are................................................. 41
Fr
Fr eq
eq uencies
uencies
Mobile phone......................................... 421
Tw o-w ayradio........................................ 421
Fr
Fr ont airbag (dr
ont airbag (dr iv
iver
er , fr
, fr ont passeng
ont passeng er)
er).............. 48
Fr
Fr ont passeng
ont passeng er seat
er seat
Ad justing from the driver's seat.............. 111
Ad justing from there ar.......................... 112
Fr
Fr ont passeng
ont passeng er seat
er seat
see Seat F
F
uel
uel
Additives................................................ 427
Diesel.................................................... 427
E10........................................................ 426
Fu elreser ve........................................... 429
Low outside temp eratures...................... 427
Pe trol..................................................... 426
Quality (diesel )....................................... 427
Quality (petrol)....................................... 426
Re fuellin g.............................................. .216
Sulphur content..................................... 426
Ta nk content.......................................... 429
F F uel consump
uel consump tion indicat
tion indicator
or
Calling up.............................................. 208
F
F unction seat
unction seat
see Door cont rol panel
F
F unction seat (r
unction seat (r ear)
ear)
see Seat (rear)
F
F uses
uses
Before replacing a fuse.......................... 397
Fu se assignment diag ram. ...................... 397
Fu se box in the engine compartment......3 98
Fu se box in the front passenger foot-
we ll........................................................ 399 Fu
se box in the load compartment......... 399
Fu se box on the dashboar d.................... 399
No tes..................................................... 397 G
G
Gar
Gar ag
age door opener
e door opener
Clea ring the memory.............................. 225
Gar
Gar ag
age door openers
e door openers
Opening/closing the door......................2 25
Prog ramming buttons............................. 223
Re solving problems................................ 225
Syn chronising thero lling code................ 224
Gear
Gear shiT
shiT r
recommendation
ecommendation........................... 212
Genuine par
Genuine par ts
ts................................................ 23
Glide mode
Glide mode.................................................. 212
Glov
Glov e box
e box
Air vent.................................................. 188
Gr
Gr oss mass
oss mass.................................................. 423 H
H
Handbr
Handbr ake
ake
see Electric parking brake
Handling c
Handling c har
haract
acter
eris
istics (unusual)tics (unusual) ................ 400 534
534
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