2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV seat memory

Symbols
Symbols
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t a glance
t a glance ...................................................... 6 6
Co ckpit ........................................................... 6
Indicator and warning lamps .......................... 10
Overhead control panel ................................. 12
Door operating unit and seat adjustment .......14
Control settings in there ar passen ger
compartment ................................................ 16
Emer gencies and breakdowns ....................... 18 Digit Digit
al Owner's Manual
al Owner's Manual ................................. 20 20
Calling up the Digital Owner's Manual ............ 20 Gener
Gener
al not
al notes
es............................................... 22 22
Pr otection of the environment ....................... 22
Ta ke -back of end-of-life vehicles .................... 22
Mercedes-Benz Genuine Parts ........................ 23
Owner's Manual ............................................ 24
Mercedes me App ......................................... 24
Operating saf ety ............................................ 25
Declarations of con form ity and no tes on
driving in di.erent countries .......................... 26 Diagnostics connection ................................. 35
Quali/ed specialist
workshop ........................ 36
Ve hicle registration ....................................... 36
Cor rect use of theve hicle ............................. 37
Information on the REACH regulation ............. 37
No tesfo r persons with electronic medical
aids .............................................................. 37
Implied warranty .......................................... .38
QR code forre scue card .............................. .38
Data storage .................................................38
Copyright ...................................................... 41 Occupant safe Occupant safe
ty
ty ............................................ 42 42
Re straint system .......................................... .42
Seat belts .................................................... .44
Airbags ......................................................... 48
PRE-SAFE ®
system ........................................ 55
Au tomatic measures aTer an accident ........... 57
Safely transporting children in theve hicle ...... 57
No tes on pets in theve hicle .......................... 80 Opening and closing
Opening and closing
...................................... 81 81
Ke y .............................................................. .81
Doors ............................................................ 84 Ru
nning boa rds ............................................. 89
Load compartment ....................................... .90
Side windo ws................................................ 96
Sliding sunroof .............................................. 99
Ro ller sunblinds ...........................................1 04
Anti-theT pr otection ....................................1 05 Seats and sto Seats and sto
wing
wing....................................... 108 108
No tes on the cor rect driver's seat position .. 108
Seats ......................................................... .108
St eering wheel ............................................ 127
Easy entry and exitfeature .......................... 129
Memory function ......................................... 130
Memory function in there ar compartment .. 131
St owa geareas ............................................ 135
Cup holde rs................................................ 150
Soc kets ....................................................... 152
Coolb ox...................................................... 154
Wi reless charging of the mobile phone
and connection with theex terior aerial ........ 155
Fi tting/removing the 0oor mats ................... 158 Light and sight Light and sight
............................................ 160 160
Exterior lighting ........................................... 160 2
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Contents

1
Opens the door →
85
2 ßÜLoc ks/unlo cksth eve hicle →
85
3 V Setsthe memory function →
131
4 Adjusts the seats electrically →
108
5 w Switches the seat heating on/o. →
125
6 s Switches the seat ventilation on/o. →
126
7 w Adjusts the front passenger seat from
th e driver's seat →
111
8 q Opens/closes theta ilgate →
90
9 W Opens/closes theright side wind ow →
96 A
W Opens/closes there ar right side wind ow→
96
B S Child saf ety lock forth ere ar side win-
do ws →
80
C W Opens/closes there ar leT side wind ow→
96
D W Opens/closes the leT side window →
96
E Í Operates the outside mir rors →
173
F Adjusts the 4-w aylumbar support →
112
G Seat adjustment using the multimedia system →
122
H Adjusts the head restraints →
118 At
a glance – Door operating unit and seat adjustment
15
15

1
Rear climate cont rol operating unit →
179
2 Stow age compartment in the centre console
230 V soc ket →
152
3 Adjusts the front passenger seat electrically →
112
4 s Switches there ar seat ventilation on/o. →
126
5 w Switches there ar seat heating on/o. →
125
6 Adjusts there ar seats elect rically →
113
Mercedes-M aybach vehicles: adjusts a reclin-
ing rear seat elect rically →
113 7
Mercedes-M aybach vehicles: operates the
memory function →
132
8 Mercedes-Maybach vehicles: sets the fully
re clined position →
114
9 Mercedes-M aybach vehicles: access tothe
re frigerator box →
154
A Stow age compartment in there ar armrest
MBUX rear tablet brac ket At
a glance – Control settings in there ar passen ger compartment
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17

Ins
tead, they should use a rear seat.
R Ifth e front passenger seat is occupied by a
person of smaller stature (e.g. a teenager or
small adult), thePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF
indicator la mpis either lit continuously or
re mains o., depending on the classi/cation.
- Ifth ePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
la mp is o.: mo vethe front passenger seat
as far back as possible, or the person of
smaller stature should use a rear seat.
- Ifth ePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
la mp is lit continuousl y:the person of
smaller stature should not use the front
passenger seat. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury or death when
th ePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
la mp is lit
If th ePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
la mp remains lit aTer the self-test, the front
passenger airbag is disabled. If
th e front passenger seat is occupied, alw ays
ensure that:
R The classi/cation of the person in the front
passenger seat is cor rect and the front
passenger airbag is enabled or disabled in
accordance with the person in the front
passenger seat.
R The person is seated proper lywith a cor-
re ctly fastened seat belt.
R The front passenger seat has been mo ved
as far back as possible. Be sure
toalso obser vethefo llowing fur ther rela-
te d subjects:
R Child restraint system on the front passenger
seat (/ page 76)
R Suitable positioning of thech ild restraint sys-
te m (/ page 62) PRE-S PRE-S
AFE
AFE®
®
syst
syst em
em F
F
unction of PRE-S
unction of PRE-S AFE
AFE®
®
(anticipat
(anticipat or
ory occupant
y occupant
pr ot
pr otection)
ection) PRE-SAFE
®
is able todetect cer tain critical driv-
ing situations and implement pre-em ptive meas-
ures toprotect theve hicle occupants.
PRE-SAFE ®
can implement thefo llowing meas-
ures independently of each other:
R Tightening the seat belts on the driver's seat
and front passenger seat.
R Closing the side windo ws.
R V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h sliding sunr
h sliding sunr oof:
oof:closing the slid-
ing sunroof.
R V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h memor
h memory function:
y function: movingthe
front passenger seat toa more favo urable seat
position.
R V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h memor
h memory function in t
y function in t he r
he rear
ear
com
com par
partment:
tment: moving the outer rear seats to
a more favo urable seat position.
R V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h multicont
h multicont our seat
our seat:
:increasing the
air pressure in the seat side bolsters of the
seat backrest. Occupant saf
ety
55
55

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
(/ page 131). 110
110
Seats and st
owing

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
owing
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113

6
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
114
Seats and st
owing

#
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 &
W
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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