2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS Owners Manual

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te isopen when theve hicle isrunning,
esp eciallyif th eve hicle isin mo tion . #
Alwaysswitc ho. theve hicle before
open ingtheta ilg ate. #
Neverdr ive wit hth eta ilg ateopen. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theta ilg atecaused by
obst acles abovetheve hicle The
tailg ateswings rear wa rdsand upwards
when itis open ed. #
Mak esur eth at ther eis su1cien tspace
behind andabovetheta ilg ate. #
Ifth eta ilg ateis unloc ked, pull theta ilg atehan-
dle and release itag ain immediat ely. #
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withHANDS- FREEA h
HANDS- FREEACCESS: CCESS:
Makea
kic king movement withyo ur foot belo wthe
bum per(/ page82). #
Pull remo teoper ating switch1 until theta il-
ga te opens.
or #
Press and hold the008B buttonontheSmar t-
Ke y. #
Ifth eta ilg ateis stopped inan intermediat e
position, pullitupw ards. Release itas soon as
it begins toopen. If
an obst acle obstructs theta ilg atedur ing the
aut omati copen ingprocess, blockage detection
will stop theta ilg ate. The automatic blockage
de tection function isonl yan aid. Itis no ta subs ti-
tut efo ryo ur att entiv eness. Closing
t Closing
the t he
tailg ailg
ate at
e &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yfrom unsecur ed
it ems intheve hicle
If obj ects, luggage orloads areno tsecur edor
no tsecur edsu1cient ly,th ey could slip,tip
ov er or be thro wn aroun dand ther eb yhit vehi-
cle occupan ts.
Ther eis arisk ofinjury, par ticular lyin the
eve ntofsud den brak ing orasud den chang e
in dir ecti on. #
Alwaysst ow objects insuc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn aroun d. #
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobj ects, lug-
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. Obser
vetheno teson loadin gth eve hicle. Open
ingand closin g
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NN
o o
t t
es on closing t es
on closing the t he
tailg ailg
at at
e: e:
your vehicle is
eq uipp edwithaut omati cke yre cogn ition.Ifa
Smar tKey belongin gto theve hicle isde tected in
th eve hicle, theta ilg atewill notbe locked.
No tethat theta ilg atewill notbe lockedin thefo l-
lo wing situation:
R Youha ve loc kedth eve hicle andclose theta il-
ga te while aSmar tKey belongin gto theve hicle
is insi detheve hicle.
and
R Asecon dSmar tKey belongin gto theve hicle is
no tde tected outsi detheve hicle.
Au tomatic SmartKey recogn itionis onl yan aid
and isno ta subs titutefo ryo ur att entiv eness. #
Beforeloc king, ensur eth at atleas tone
Smar tKey belongin gto theve hicle isouts ide
th eve hicle. #
T T
o close t o
close the t he
tailg ailg
at at
e: e:
pull theta ilg atedo wn-
wa rdsslig htly.Re lease itas soon asitbegins
to close. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofbecomin gtrapped dur-
ing automatic closingof theta ilg ate
Body partsma ybecome trapped. Therema y
be people intheclosing area. #
Mak esur eth at nob ody isin thevicinity
of theclosing area dur ing theclosing
pr ocess.
Use oneofthefo llo wing options tostop the
closin gpr ocess:
R Press the008B buttonontheSmar tKey .
R Press orpul lth ere mo teoper ating switch
on thedr iver's door .
R Press theclosing orloc king buttononthe
ta ilg ate.
R Pull theta ilg atehandle. VV
ehicles wit ehicles
withHANDS-FR EEA h
HANDS-FR EEACCESS: CCESS:
itis also
possible tostop theclosing process bymaking a
kic king movement belowthere ar bum per. #
Switchon thepo we rsuppl yor theve hicle. #
Push remo teoper ating switch1 until theta il-
ga te isfull yclosed. 8080
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andclosing

#
Press closing button1 ontheta ilg ate.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withKEYLESS- GO h
KEYLESS- GO #
Press locking button2 ontheta ilg ate.
If aSmar tKey isde tected outsi detheve hicle,
th eta ilg atewill close andtheve hicle willbe
loc ked. #
Press and hold the008B buttonontheSmar t-
Ke y(wit hth eSmar tKey inthevicinity ofthe
ve hicle).
V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit hHA NDS- FREE A h
HA NDS- FREE ACCES S CCES
S #
Mak eakic king movement withyo ur foot
belo wthebum per(/ page82).
A A
ut ut
omatic rev omatic
rever er
sing function f sing
function for t or
the t he
tailg ailg
ate at
e
The tailg ateis eq uipped withaut omatic blockage
de tection withare ve rsing function. Ifasolid
object hindersor restr icts theta ilg atewhen itis
closing automaticall y,theta ilg atewill automati-
call yopen again slightl y.Au tomatic blockage
de tection withre ve rsing function isonl yan aid. It
is no ta substitut efo ryo ur att entiv eness whenyou
ar eclosin gth eta ilg ate. #
Duringtheclosing process, makesur eth at no
body partsarein theclosing area. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped
despit ere ve rsing function
The reve rsing function willnotre act:
R TosoT, light and thin objects, e.g./ngers R
Towa rdsth eend oftheclosing procedur e
In these situations inpar ticular ,th ere ve rsing
function cannotpr ev ent someone beingtrap-
ped. #
Ensur eth at no body partsarein the
closin gar ea.
If someon eis trapped, either :
R Press the008B buttonontheSmar tKey .
R Press orpul lth ere mo teoper ating switch
on thedr iver's door .
R Press theclosing orloc king buttononthe
ta ilg ate.
R Pull theta ilg atehandle. Opening
andclosing
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HAND
S-FREE A HAND
S-FREE ACCE SSfunct ion CCE
SSfunct ion Wi
th HAND S-FREE ACCESS youcan open, close
or stop theclosing process oftheta ilg ateby per -
fo rm ing akic king movement under there ar
bum per.
The kicking movement trigg ersth eopening or
closing process alternat ely. Obser
vetheno teswhen opening(/ page78)
and closin g(/ page79) theta ilg ate.
% Twowa rning tones soundwhen theta ilg ateis
opening orclosing. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbur nscaused byaho t
ex haus tsy stem
The vehicle exhaus tsy stem can become very
ho t.Ifyo uuse HANDS-FR EEACCESS, you
could burnyo urself bytouc hing theex haus t
sy stem. #
Alwaysensu rethat youonl ymak eakic k-
ing movement within thede tection rang e
of thesensor s. *
N NO O
TE TE
Vehicle damag edue tounint en-
tional opening oftheta ilg ate R
When usinganaut omatic carwash
R When usingahigh pressur eclean er #
Deacti vate thefunction oftheSmar tKey
in these situations.
or #
Mak esur eth at theSmar tKey isat amin-
imum distance of10 T(3 m) away from
th eve hicle. When
makingth ekic king movement, makesur e
th at youar estanding /rml yon thegr ound. You
could other wise loseyour balance, e.g.onice.
Obser vethefo llo wing notes:
R The Smar tKey isbehind theve hicle.
R Stand atleas t12 in(30 cm) awayfrom the
ve hicle while perform ing thekic king move-
ment.
R Donotcome intocont actwithth ebum per
while making thekic king movement.
R Donotcar ryout thekic king movement too
slo wly .
R The kicking movement mustbetowa rdsth e
ve hicle andbackag ain. 8282
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ingand closin g

1
Detection rang eof thesensor s
If se veralconsecutiv ekic king movements areno t
successful, waitte nsec onds .
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
The system maybe impai redor ma yno tfun ction
in thefo llo wing cases :
R The sensor sar edir ty,e.g. duetoroad salt or
sno w.
R The kicking movement ismade usingapr os-
th etic leg. The
tailg atecan open orclose unintentionall yin
th efo llo wing situations:
R Aper son's arms orlegs aremo ving inthesen-
sor detection rang e, e.g. when polishing the
ve hicle orpic king upobj ects.
R Objects aremo vedor placed behind theve hi-
cle, e.g.th ehose ofafuel dispenser ,a ch arg-
ing cable, orlug gage
R Clam pingstraps, tarp sor other coverings are
pull edove rth ebum per.
R Apr otectiv emat withalengt hre ac hing over
th etrunk silldown intoth ede tection rang eof
th esensor sis used.
R The protectiv emat isno tsecur edcor rectl y.
R Workisbeing doneonthetrailer hitch,trailer s
or rear bicy clerack s.
Deacti vate thefunction oftheSmar tKey
( / pag e71) ordo notcar rytheSmar tKey about
yo ur per son insuc hsituations. Limiting
t Limiting
the opening angleoft he
opening angleofthe t he
tailg ailg
ate at
e AA
ctiv ctiv
ating t ating
the opening anglelimit he
opening anglelimiter er
Yo ucan limit theopening angleoftheta ilg atein
th eto phalf ofits opening rang eup toapoin t
shor tly bef oreth eend position. #
Stop theopening procedur eof theta ilg ateat
th edesir edposition. #
Press and hold theclosing buttonontheta il-
ga te until youhear ashor tacoustic signal.
The opening anglelimiterwill beactiv ated. The
ta ilg atewill then stop inthestor ed position
when opened.
To open theta ilg atefull y,pull thehandle onthe
outside oftheta ilg ateag ain aTer ithas stopped
aut omaticall y.
Deactiv Deactiv
atingt ating
the opening anglelimit he
opening anglelimiter er
#
Press and hold theclosing buttonontheta il-
ga te until twoshor tacoustic signalssound. RR
eleasing t eleasing
the t he
tailg ailg
at at
ein an emer g e
in an emer gency ency
RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R Onlyfo rMer cedes-Ma ybachve hicles. Open
ingand closin g
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#
Remo vecover1. #
Pull leve r2 inthedir ection ofthear ro w unt il
th eta ilg ateunloc ks. UU
nloc nloc
king t king
the t he
tail g ail
gat at
ewit e
wit ht h
the eme rg he
emer gency key ency
key RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R Notfo rMer cedes-Ma ybachve hicles.
R The rear seat backres thas been folded
fo rw ard. R
The cargocom partmen tco verhas been
re mo ved. #
Remo vetheemer gency key(/ page72) . #
Inse rtemer gency key2 into openin g1 in
th etrim and push itin.
The tailg atewill beunloc ked. 8484
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andclosing

Sid
ewi ndo ws Sid
ewi ndo ws Openin
gand closing t Openin
gand closing the side windo ws he
side windows &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofentr apm entwhen open-
ing asid ewind ow
When opening aside windo w,par tsof the
body could bedraw nin or bec ome trapp ed
be tween theside windo wand windo wframe. #
When opening, makesur eth at nob ody is
to uc hing theside windo w. #
Ifsomeo neistrapped ,re lease thebut-
to nimm ediately or pull itin order to
close theside windo wag ain. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped when
closing aside windo w
When closing aside windo w,body partscould
be trapped intheclosing area inthepr ocess. #
When closing, makesur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. #
Ifsomeone istrapped, release thebut-
to nimm ediately or press thebutt onin
or der toreopen theside windo w. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofbec omi ngtrapp edwhen
ch ildr enoper ateth eside windo ws
Childr encould become trapped ifth ey oper ate
th eside windo ws,particular lywhen unatten-
ded . #
Activateth ech ild safetyloc kfo rth ere ar
passen gercom partment sidewindo ws. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. RR
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The powe rsuppl yor theve hicle hasbeen
switc hedon. 1
Close s
2 Open s
The buttons on thedr iver's door take precedence. #
T T
o st o
star ar
taut t
aut omatic oper omatic
operation: ation:
press the0062
butt onbeyond thepoint ofresis tance orpull
and release it. #
T T
o int o
int err er
rup up
taut t
aut omatic oper omatic
operation: ation:
press orpull
th e0062 buttonagain. Opening
andclosing
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When
theve hicle isswitc hedo.,youcan con-
tinue tooper ateth eside windo ws.
This functi onisavailabl efo rar ound four minut es
or until afront door isopened.
% V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withelectr h
electr icr ic
roller sunblinds ont oller
sunblinds onthe he
leT leT
and r and
right r ight
rear door ear
door s: s:
The buttons forth e
re ar side windowsalso open andclose the
ro ller sunblinds (/page93).
A A
ut ut
omatic rev omatic
rever er
sing function oft sing
function ofthe side windo ws he
side windows
If an obs tacle impedes aside windo wdur ing the
closin gpr ocess, theside windo wwill open again
aut omaticall y.The automa ticreve rsing function is
onl yan aid and isno ta substitut efo ryo ur att en-
tiv eness. #
Duringtheclosing process, makesur eth at no
body partsarein theclosing area. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped
despit eth er ebeing reve rsing protection
on theside windo w
The reve rsing function doesnotre act:
R TosoT, light and thin objects, e.g./ngers. R
Dur ingrese tting .
The reve rsing function cannotpr ev ent some-
one from becoming trapped inthese situa-
tions. #
Duringtheclosing process, makesur e
th at no body partsarein theclosing
ar ea. #
Ifsomeone becomestrapped, press the
0062 buttontoopen theside windo w
ag ain. Con
v Con
venience opening (v enience
opening (ventilating t entilating
the v he
vehicle ehicle
bef bef
or or
est e
star ar
ting ajour ting
ajour ne ne
y) y)
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofentr apment whenopen-
ing aside windo w
When opening aside windo w,par tsof the
body could bedraw nin or bec ome trapp ed
be tween theside windo wand windo wframe. #
When opening, makesur eth at nobo dyis
to uc hing theside windo w. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif some-
body becomes trapped. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The Smar tKey isin theimmediat evicinity of
th eve hicle. #
Press and hold theÜ buttonontheSmar t-
Ke y.
The follo wing functions areper form ed:
R The vehicle isunl ocked.
R The side windo wsareopen ed.
R The slidingsunr oofisopen ed.
R The pano ramic sliding roof isopened.
R The seat ventila tion ofthedr iver's seat is
switc hedon.
% Ifth ero ller sunblind ofthepanor amicsliding
sunr oofisclosed, thero ller sunblind is
opened /rst.
% Ifth ero ller sunblinds ofthere ar door sar e
closed ,th ero ller sunblinds areopened /rst. 8686
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andclosing