2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE seats

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When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. Yo
ucan adjust theseats whentheve hicle is
switc hedo.. &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofbecomi ngtrapped when
adju sting theseat
When youadjust aseat, youor other vehicle
occupan tscould become trapped, e.g.on the
seat guide rail. #
When adjustin gaseat, makesur eth at
no one hasanypar tof their body within
th esw eep oftheseat. Obser
vethesaf etyno teson "Air bags" and"Chil-
dr en intheve hicle" . &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tdue toadju st-
ing theve hicle setting swhile theve hicle is
in mo tion
Yo ucould losecontr olof theve hicle inthefo l-
lo wing situations inpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadjust thedr iver's seat, thehead
re str aint ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi-
cle isin mo tion #
Beforestar tin gth eve hicle: inpar ticu lar,
adju stthedr iver's seat, head restr aint,
st ee ring wheel and mirror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped ifth e
seat heightisadju sted car elessl y
If yo uadjust theseat height carelessl y,yo uor
ot her vehicle occupan tscould betrapped and
th er eb yinjur ed. Childr
eninpar ticular couldaccident allypr ess
th eelectr icalseat adjustmen tbutt ons and
become trapped. #
While moving theseats, makesur eth at
hands orother body partsdo notget
under theleve rassemb lyof theseat
adjustmen tsy stem. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur ydue tohead
re str aints notbe ing inst alle d or being
ad just edincorrectl y
If head restr aints have notbee ninst alled or
ha ve notbee nadju sted cor rectl y,ther eis an
incr eased risk ofinjuryin thehead andneck
ar ea, e.g. intheeve ntofan accid ent orwh en
br ak ing. #
Alwaysdr ive wit hth ehead restr aints
inst alle d. #
Beforedr ivi ng o.,ma kesur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupan tth at thecent erofthe
head restr aint supp orts thebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. 9494
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Do
notint erch ang eth ehead restr aints ofthe
fr ont and rear seats. Other wise, youwill notbe
able toadju sttheheight andangle ofthehead
re str aints correctl y.
Ad just thehead restr aint fore -and -aTposition so
th at itis as close aspossibl eto thebac kof your
head. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yor deat hdue to
an inco rrect seat position
The seat beltdoes noto.er theint ended leve l
of protection ifyo uha ve notmo vedth eseat
bac krest toan almos tve rtical position.
In par ticular ,yo ucould slipbeneat hth eseat-
belt andbecome injured. #
Adjust theseat proper lybef orebegin-
ning your jour ney. #
Alwaysensu rethat theseat backrest is
in an almost vertical position andthat
th eshoulder beltisrouted acr oss the
cent erofyour shoulder . &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur ydue toexcessiv e
st ra in on thegr ab handl e
If yo uappl yyo ur full body weight tothegr ab
handl eor pull itabr uptly, thegr ab handl ema y
be damag edorbecome loosefrom itsanc hor-
ag e. #
Use thegr ab handl esonl yto stabili zethe
seati ngposit ionortoassis tin get ting in
and outoftheseat. &
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GRisk ofinjur yor deat hdue to
objects undertheco-dr iver seat
Objects trapped undertheco-dr iver seat can
int erfere wit hth efunction oftheaut omatic
co-dr iver airbag shuto.ordamag eth esy stem. #
Donotst or ean yobjects undertheco-
dr iver seat. #
When theco-dr iver seat isoccupied,
mak esur eth at no objects aretrapped
und ertheco-dr iver seat. 1
Head restr aint heigh t
2 Seatba ckrest inc lina tion
3 Seathe igh t
4 Seatcu shion lengt h
5 Seatcu shion inc lina tion
6 Seatfo re -and -aTposition #
Save these tting swit hth ememor yfunction
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djus djus
ting t ting
the fr he
front passeng ont
passeng erseat electr er
seat electr ically icall
y
fr fr
om t om
the dr he
driv iv
er's seat er's
seat &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
th efront seat being positioned tooclose
to thecoc kpit
The front airbags canalso injureth eoccu-
pants inthefront oftheve hicle. #
Alwaysadju stthefront seats sothey are
as farawa yas possi blefrom thefront
airbags. #
Inaddition, observetheno teson cor rect
seat adjus tment. RR
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The powe rsuppl yis switc hedon. Yo
ucan callupthefo llo wing functions forth e
fr ont passeng erseat:
R Sea tad justm ent
R Sea the ating
R Sea tve ntila tion
R Memo ryfunc tion #
T T
o se lec tt o
se lec tthe fr he
front passeng ont
passeng erseat: er
seat:pr es sbut -
to n1.
Whe nth eindicat orlam plights up,thefront
passeng erseat isselect ed. #
Adjust thefront passeng erseat using thebut-
to ns on thedr iver's side door operating unit. #
T T
o select t o
select the dr he
driv iv
er's seat: er's
seat:pr ess button1
ag ain.
When theindicat orlam pgoes out,thedr iver's
seat hasbeen select ed. 9696
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djus djus
ting t ting
the 4-w a he
4-w ay lumbar support y
lumbar support 1
Higher
2 SoTer
3 Lowe r
4 Firm er #
Use buttons 1to4 toadju stthecont ourof
th ebac krest. AA
djus djus
ting t ting
the r he
rear seats electr ear
seats electrically icall
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N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto there ar seat armr est
when folding thecent erseat backrest
fo rw ard If
th ere ar seat armr estis folded down, itcan
be damag edwhen thecent erseat backrest is
fo lded forw ard. #
Foldthere ar seat armr estupw ards
bef orefo lding thecent erseat backrest
fo rw ard. The
middl eseat backres tis adju sted toget her
wit hth eleT seat. 1
Head restr aint heigh t
2 Seatba ckrest inc lina tion
3 Seatfo re -and -aTposition Sea
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FF
olding t olding
the r he
rear seats f ear
seats for w or
war ar
ds electr ds
electr ically icall
y &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped when
adjus tingtheseats
When youadjust aseat, youma ytrap yourself
or ave hicle occupan t. #
When adjusting aseat, makesur eth at
no one hasanybody partsinthesw eep
of theseat. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident ifth eseat and
seat backrest areno teng aged
The seat andseat backrest can fold forw ards.
Ther eis arisk ofthefo llo wing, inpar ticular :
R The vehicle occupan tma ybe pressed
ag ains tth eseat belt. Theseat beltcanno t
pr otect asintended andcould cause addi-
tional injury.
R Ach ild restr aint system willno long er be
prope rly supp ortedor positioned andwill
no long erful/ll itsfun ction asintended. R
The seat backrest will notbe able restr ain
ob jec tsor good sin thecar gocom part-
ment.
Alw aysensu rethat theseat andseat backrest
ar eeng aged, inpar ticular :
R Beforeper sons trav el in theve hicle while
sitt ing onaseat withth eeasy entryand
ex itfeatur e
R ATer theseat hasbeen adjust ed.
R ATer theeasy entryand exitfeatur ehas
been used
R ATer thecar gocom partment enlargement
has been folded forw ards &
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AR NING AR
NING Riskofinjurydue toseat
bac kres ts folded forw ards
If th eseat backrest ofthere ar seat isfolded
fo rw ards, persons intheth ird ro w of seats
ma yhit par tsof theseat mechanism, espe-
ciall yin theev ent ofan accident, braking
maneuv eror abr uptch ang eof dir ecti on. #
Ifth er eis aper son intheth ird ro w of
seats, there ar seat infront ofthem must
be folded backto thedr iving position
bef oreth ejour neybegins. #
Persons intheth ird ro w of seats should
no tre st their legs onaseat backrest
th at has been folded forw ards. Alw
aysensu rethat all vehicle occupan tshave
th eir seat belts fastene dco rrectl yand aresitting
pr oper ly.Pa rticular attention mustbepaid tochil-
dr en.
If yo uno long errequ ire th eseat backrest tobe
fo lded down forloading orforget ting inand out,
fo ld itbac kint oplace. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped ifth e
seat isno teng aged
The seat does noteng agewhen folded for-
wa rds. The seat canfold bac kwards une xpect-
edl y,e.g. when acceler ating,braking orinthe
eve ntofan abr uptch ang eof dir ecti onoran
acciden t. 9898
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ats and stow ing

Pe
ople intheseat's sweep canbecome trap-
ped. #
Ifaseat isfolded forw ards, alwaysfo ld it
bac kbef oredr iving o.. #
Mak esur eth at theseat iseng aged. If
aseat onthesecond row of seats isno t
eng aged, this will besho wnonthemultifun ction
displa yon theinst rument cluster.
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eq eq
uir uir
ement s: ement
s:
R The area intowhic hth eseat isfolded isclear .
R The seat hasbeen folded up(/ page116).
R Vehicles withcomf ortseati ng:th ecent erarm-
re st isfolded up.
R Vehicles withanextended centercons ole:the
st owa gecom partmen tin thecent erconsole is
closed.
R Vehicles withacent erseat backres t:thecen-
te rseat backrest isin an upr ight position
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To mak eit easier toget inand out, youcan fold
th eseats onthesecond row of seats forw ards in ve
hicles withath ird ro w of seats. Here,thecent er
seat folds forw ards and backwards toget her with
th eleT-h andseat invehicles withacent erseat
bac kres t. #
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o f o
fold t old
the seat int he
seat intot o
the fr he
front posit ion: ont
posit ion:br ie0y
pull onbut ton1.
The headre str aint willmo vedown wards. The
seat backres twill moveintoth efront position.
The seat fore -and -aTadjustm entwi llmo vefor- wa
rdsunt ilth eseat isunloc ked. The seat will
th en tip forw ards. #
T T
o f o
fold t old
the seat bac he
seat back: k:
press and hold button
1 until there ar seat engages audib ly.
The seatwil ltilt down wardsand stop inthe
fr ont positio n.The seat backrest willre main in
th ecar goposition. #
Tointerru pt thefo lding procedur ebef ore
eng agement, letgo ofbutt on1. Tocont inue
th efo lding procedur e,press and hold button
1 again. #
Setth eseat backrest inclination andseat
fo re -and -aTadjustm entus ing th ebutt ons on
th edoor .
% Toincr ease thesize ofthecar gocom part-
ment, youcan movetheseat backrests into
th ecar gocom partment 0oorposition
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F F
olding t olding
the r he
rear seats f ear
seats for w or
war ar
ds mec ds
mec hanicall y hanicall
y
(emer g (emer
gency r ency
release) elease)
The release loops arelocat edon theout ersides
and rear sides oftheseats onthesecond row of
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Side
release loops Re
lease loops onthere ar sides #
Pullone ofthere lease loops 1. #
Foldtheseat backrest forw ards. #
Beforecommen cingyour jour ney,mak esur e
th at theseat backrest and there ar ben chseat
ar eeng aged. Head
r Head
res es
tr tr
aint s aint
s AA
dju s dju
sting t tin
gthe fr he
front seat head r ont
seat head res es
tr tr
aint smanu ally aint
smanu ally &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tdue toadju st-
ing theve hicle setting swhile theve hicle is
in mo tion
Yo ucould losecontr olof theve hicle inthefo l-
lo wing situations inpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadjust thedr iver's seat, thehead
re str aint ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi-
cle isin mo tion #
Beforestar tin gth eengine: Inpar ticular ,
adjust thedr iver's seat, head restr aint,
st ee ring wheel and mirror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur ydue tohead
re str aints notbe ing inst alle d or being
ad just edincorrectl y
If head restr aints have notbee ninst alled or
ha ve notbee nadju sted cor rectl y,ther eis an
incr eased risk ofinjuryin thehead andneck
ar ea, e.g. intheeve ntofan accid ent orwh en
br ak ing. #
Alwaysdr ive wit hth ehead restr aints
inst alle d. #
Beforedr ivi ng o.,ma kesur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupan tth at thecent erofthe
head restr aint supp orts thebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. Do
notint erch ang eth ehead restr aints ofthe
fr ont and rear seats. Other wise, youwill notbe
able toadju sttheheight andangle ofthehead
re str aints correctl y.
Ad just thehead restr aint fore -and -aTposition so
th at itis as close aspossibl eto thebac kof your
head. 100100
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T T
o r o
raise: aise:
pullthehead restr aint up. #
T T
o low o
lower er
: :
pr es sre lease knob1inthedir ec-
tion ofthear ro w and push thehead restr aint
do wn . #
T T
o mo v o
mo ve f e
for w or
war ar
d: d:
pres sre lease knob2and
pull thehead restr aint forw ard. #
T T
o mo v o
mo ve bac e
bac kw kw
ar ar
ds: ds:
press release knob2
and push thehead restr aint backwa rds. A A
dju s dju
sting t tin
gthe fr he
front seat luxur ont
seat luxur yhead r y
head res es
tr tr
aint s aint
s
manu ally manu
ally #
T T
o mo v o
mo ve f e
for w or
war ar
d: d:
press release knob1and
pull thehead restr aint forw ard. #
T T
o mo v o
mo ve bac e
bac kw kw
ar ar
ds: ds:
press release knob1
and push thehead restr aint backwa rds.
A A
dju s dju
sting t tin
gthe head r he
head res es
tr tr
aint sof t aint
sof the r he
rear seats ear
seats
mec mec
hanical ly hanical
ly
Depending ontheve hicle equipme nt,yo ucan
adjust thehead restr aints inthere ar passen ger
com partmen t. #
T T
o r o
raise: aise:
pullthehead restr aint up. #
T T
o low o
lower er
: :
pr es sre lease knob1inthedir ec-
tion ofthear ro w and push thehead restr aint
do wn .
V V
eh icle swi t eh
icle swi th at h
athi r hi
rd ro d
ro w of seats w
of seats
The head restr aints ontheth ird ro w of seats have
a usag eposit ionand anon -usag eposit ion.The
usag eposit ionistheex tended ,to pposition in
whic hth ehead restr aint eng ages;th enon-usag e Seats
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