2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS fold seats

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alling aLA TC allin
gaLA TC H-ty pe(ISOFI X)c H-ty
pe(ISOFI X)chil dr hil
dres estr tr
ain t ain
t
sy st sy
stem ont em
onthe he
leT leT
and r and
righ tr igh
trea rse ats ea
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W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent ifth ere ar
ben chseat, rear seat andseat backres t
ar eno teng aged
The rear ben chseat, rear seat andseat back-
re st ma yfo ld forw ards, even when youar e
dr iving.
R Asare sult ,th eve hicle occupan twill be
pushed intoth eseat beltwithincr eased
fo rc e. The seat beltwillnotbe able topro-
te ct as intende dand could cause addi-
tion alinj ury.
R Objects orloads inthetrunk orcar go
com partment willnotbe restr ained bythe
seat backres t. #
Mak esur eth at there ar ben chseat, the
re ar seat andtheseat backrest are
eng aged bef oreev erytrip. If
th eseat backrest isno teng aged and lockedin
place, this will besho wnonthedispla yon the
inst rument cluster(folding there ar seat back
elect ricall y)or there dloc kve ri/catio nindic ator
wil lbe visib le(fold ing th ere ar seat backmec hani-
call y). &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjuryor deat hifth e
per missible gross mass ofthech ild and
ch ild restr aint system toge ther isexcee-
ded.
To omuc hload maybe placed ontheLA TC H-
typ e(ISOFI X)child restr aint system andth e
ch ild ma yno tbe restr ained correctl yin the
eve ntofan accid ent, forex am ple. #
Ifth ech ild and thech ild restr aint system
to get her weigh mor eth an theper missi-
ble gross mass of73 lb(33 kg),onl yuse
a LA TC H-ty pe(ISOFI X)child restr aint
sy stem with whic hth ech ild issecur ed
wit hth eve hicle seatbelt. #
Also secur eth ech ild restr aint system
wi th theTo pTe ther belt, ifav ailabl e. Alw
ayscom plywit hth einf ormation aboutthe
mass ofthech ild restr aint system :
R Inthemanuf acturer'sinstallation andoper at-
ing inst ruction sfo rth ech ild restr aint system
us ed
R Onalabe lon thech ild restr aint system ,if
pr es ent
Re gula rly ch eckth at theper missible gross mass
of thech ild and child restr aint system issti llco m-
pl ied wi th.
When installing ach ild restr aint system ,ob serve
th efo llo wing:
0073 Alwaysobser vethecor rect use oftheseats
and consider their suit ability foratt aching a
ch ild restr aint system .
0073 Alwayscom plywit hth emanuf acturer's
inst allation andoper ating instructions forth e
ch ild restr aint system used .
0073 Makesur eth at thech ild's feet do notto uc h
th efront seat. Ifnecessar y,mo vethefront
seat slightl yfo rw ards. Occupan
tsaf ety
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Remo veand stow away covers 1 ofthe
mounti ngbrac kets intheve hicle. #
Attach theLA TC H-ty pe(ISOFI X)child restr aint
sy stem toboth mounti ngbrac kets intheve hi-
cle. #
ATer remo vingth ech ild restr aint system ,re at-
ta ch covers 1 .
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withar h
arear benc ear
benc hseat : h
seat : #
Mer Mer
cedes-Ma cedes-Ma
ybac ybac
hv h
vehicles wit ehicles
withr h
reclining eclining
r r
ear seats: ear
seats: BeforeaLA TC H-ty pe(ISOFI X)or i-
Size child restr aint system isinst alle d, tilt th e
bac krest ofthere clin ing rear seat back
slig htly. #
Remo veupholst ered lining 1. #
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
without r hout
reclining r eclining
rear seats: ear
seats: Fold
upholst ered lining 1upw ards. #
Turn thesuppor ton thebac kof upholst ered
lining 1by90°.
Upholst ered lining 1will remain folded
upw ards. #
Attach theLA TC H-ty pe(ISOFI X)child restr aint
sy stem toboth mounti ngbrac kets 2 inthe
ve hicle. #
Mer Mer
cedes- Ma cedes-
Maybac ybac
hv h
vehicle swit ehicle
swit hr h
reclin ing eclin
ing
r r
ear seats: ear
seats: Retur nth ere clin ing rear seat back-
re st to an upr ight posit ion.
The reclin ing rear seat backres tmus tbe in
cont actwithth ech ild restr aint system . 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: #
Attach theLA TC H-ty pe(ISOFI X)child restr aint
sy stem toboth LATC H-ty pe(ISOFI X)mou nting
br ac kets 1. Occ
upant safety
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ast ast
eni ng aT eni
ng aTop Tet op
Tether her
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W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjuryor deat hifth e
re ar seat backres ts areno tloc kedaTer
To pTe ther belts areinst alled
The rear seat backres ts ma yfo ld forw ards
when youar edr iving.
As are sult ,ch ild restr aint system swi llno lon-
ge rbe able toper form their intended protec-
tiv efunction .This mayalso cause additional
injur ies. #
Alwaysloc kre ar seat backres ts aTer
ins talling TopTe ther belts. #
Obser vetheloc kve ri/catio nindic ator . If
th eseat backrest isno teng aged and lockedin
place, this will besho wnonthedispla yon the
inst rument cluster(folding there ar seat back
elect ricall y)or there dloc kve ri/catio nindic ator
wil lbe visib le(fold ing th ere ar seat backmec hani-
call y).
¯ Ifth ech ild restr aint system iseq uipp ed
wi th aTo pTe ther belt: The
risk ofinjuryma ybe reduced byTop
Te ther.The TopTe ther belt enables an
additional connection between thech ild
re str aint system atta ch ed withLA TC H-ty pe
(I SOFI X)(leT and right rear seats) orthe
seat belt(allrear seats) andtheve hicle.
The TopTe ther anc horages forth esecond row of
seats arelocat edon thebac kof theseat back-
re st. Forth eth ird ro w of seats, usetheTo pTe ther
anc horageon thebac kof theseat backrest. Second
row of seats 6262
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tsaf ety

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djus djus
ting t ting
the r he
rear seats electr ear
seats electrically icall
y *
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 #
Save these tting swit hth ememor yfunction
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djus djus
ting r ting
reclining r eclining
rear seats electr ear
seats electrically icall
y The
reclin ing rear seats areon thedr iver's and
fr ont passeng ersides. 1
Head restr aint heigh t
2 Headre str aint fore -and -aTposition
3 Seatba ckrest inc lina tion
4 Comb inedse at cushion inc lina tion andlengt h
5 Comb inedse at cushion inc lina tion andlengt h 10
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Fore-and -aTposition oftheleg rest
7 Angleof theleg rest #
Save these tting swit hth ememor yfunction
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% The legrest willfo ld do wn ifov erloaded. Ifth is
is thecase, fold up theleg rest andeng ageit. SeSe
tting t tti
ng the full he
fully r y
recli nedposi tion ecli
nedposi tion RR
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The powe rsuppl yis switc hedon. #
T T
o se o
se tt t
the full he
fullyr y
reclined position: eclined
position: press button
1.
R The rear seat willmoveintoth efull y
re clin edpositi on.
R The rear seat head restr aint willmo ve.
R The legrest willrise.
R The front passen gerseat willmoveas far
fo rw ards aspossibl e. R
The front passen gerseat head restr aint
wi llbe comp lete ly retract ed.
R The front passeng ersea tbac krest will
mo veas farfo rw ards and asfardo wn asit
will go. #
T T
o r o
rest est
or or
et e
the st he
standar andar
dseat se d
seat setting s: tting
s:press
butt on1.
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#
Call upthese tting swit hth ememor yfunction
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% Youcan usethere ar passen gercom partment
ch ild safetyloc kto disable this function
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% The legrest willfo ld do wn ifov erloaded. Ifth is
is thecase, fold up theleg rest andeng ageit. AA
tt tt
ac ac
hing andr hi
ng andrem o em
ovin gt vin
gthe addition alcu shion of he
addition alcu shion of
t t
he leg r he
leg rest est
Us
eth eadditional cushiononlywhen theve hicle
is station ary. The additional cushionis in theve hi-
cle. #
T T
o att o
att ac ac
h: h:
place theadditional cushiononthe
leg rest. #
Pullth eru bber straps laterall yove rth eleg
re st. #
T T
o r o
rem ov emo
ve: e:
remo vetheru bber straps from the
leg rest andstow theadditional cushionsafely
in theve hicle. FF
oldi ngt oldi
ngthe r he
rear seats ont ear
seats onthe secon dro he
secon dro w of seats w
of seats
f f
or w or
war ar
ds and bac ds
and backelect r k
elect ricall y icall
y &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjurydue 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 theeve ntofan accid ent, brak ing
ma neuv 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. 104104
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If
yo uno long errequ ire th eseat backrest tobe
fo lded down forloading orforget ting inand out,
fo ld itbac kint oplace. &
W W
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.
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.
R R
eq eq
uir uir
ement s: ement
s:
R The area intowhic hth ere ar seat isfolded is
clear . R
The rear seat hasbeen folded up.
R Vehicles withcomf ortseati ng:th ecent erarm-
re st isfolded up.
R Vehicles withan extended centercons ole:the
st ow agecom partmen tin thecent erconsole is
closed.
R Vehicles withafo lding rear armr est:there ar
ar mr esthas been folded up.
R Vehicles withcent erseat backres ts: thecen-
te rseat backrest has been folded up.
F F
olding t olding
the r he
rear seat int ear
seat intot o
the fr he
front position ont
position
Yo ucan fold theseats onthesecond row of seats
fo rw ards forth efo llo wing situations:
R Foreasier accessto thecar gocom partment
R Vehicles withath ird ro w of seats: forget ting
in or out
Ve hicles withacent erseat backres t:thecent er
re ar seat folds forw ards and backwards toge ther
wit hth eleT rear seat. Depe
nding on theve hicle equipmen t,yo ucan fold
th ere ar seats forw ards asfollo ws :
R Six-sea ter: on theright-h andsideof theve hi-
cle only
R Seven-sea terwit hcent erseat backrest: both
sides
% Toincr ease thesize ofthecar gocom part-
ment, youcan movetheseat backrests into
th ecar gocom partment 0oorposition
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Butt
ononthebac krest shoulder ofthesecond row
of seats Butt
ononthear mr est oftheth ird ro w of seats
(se ven-sea ter) #
When there ar door isopen :br ie0y pullbutton
1 onthebac krest shoulder ofthere ar seat.
or #
Brie0y press button2 onthear mr est ofthe
th ird ro w of seats. #
When there ar door isclosed :pull and hold
but ton1 onthebac krest shoulder ofthe
re ar seat.
or #
Press and hold button2 onthear mr est of
th eth ird ro w of seats.
The head restr aint willmo vedown wards. The
seat backres twill moveintoth efront position.
The rear seat willmoveforw ards unt ilit
unl ocks.The rear seat willthen tip forw ards.
If aseat onthesecond row of seats isno t
eng aged, this will besho wnonthemultifun c-
tion displa yon theinst rument cluster.
% Youcan prev ent there ar seats from folding
fo rw ards when there ar door isclosed byacti-
va ting thech ild safetyloc kfo rth eside win-
do ws (/ pag e68).
F F
olding bac olding
backt k
the r he
rear seat ear
seat #
Press button1 onthebac krest shoulder of
th ere ar seat or2 onthear mr est oftheth ird 106106
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