2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS Owners Manual

An
aud ible and visualala rm istrigg ered ifan alter-
ation toyour vehicle' sang leof incl inat ionis
de tected while theto w- awa yalar misarmed.
The tow- awa yalar misaut omat icallyarmed aTer
appr oximat ely60 seconds:
R ATer locking theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R ATe rlo ck ing theve hicle usingKEY LESS-GO
The tow- awa yalar misonl yar med when thefo l-
lo wing components areclosed:
R Door s
R Tailg ate
The tow- aw ay alar misaut omati callydeact ivat ed:
R ATer pressin gth eÜ or008B buttononthe
Sma rtKe y
R ATe rpr ess ing th estar t/s topbutt onwithth e
Sma rtKe yin themar kedspace (/page175)
R ATer unlockingtheve hicle usingKEY LESS-GO
R When usingHA NDS- FREE ACCESS
Inf ormation oncollision detection onapar ked
ve hicle (/page208) . ArAr
min g/disar min
g/disar mingt min
gthe tow he
tow-a wa -a
wa yalar m y
alar m Mu
ltimedi asy stem :
4 © 5
Settin gs 5
Qui ckAccess #
Arm or disa rm Tow-away Protection.
The tow- awa yalar misarmed again inthefo llo w-
ing cases :
R The vehicle isunl ockedag ain.
R Adoor isopened.
R The vehicle isloc kedag ain.
% Ifqu ick acces sis una vailable, select theVehi-
cle submenu intheSettings mainmenu to
ar m or disar mtheto w- awa yalar m. FF
un cti on oft un
cti on ofthe int he
inter er
ior mo ior
motionsen sor tio
nsen sor %
Thisfu nct ion mayno tbe availabl ein all coun -
tr ies.
When theint erior motion sensor isactiv ated, a
visual andaudible alarmistrigg ered ifmo vement
is de tected intheve hicle interior . The
interior motion senso ris activ ated aut omati -
call yaTer approximat elyte nsec onds :
R ATerloc king theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R ATe rlo ck ing theve hicle usingKEY LESS-GO
The interior motion senso ris onl yactiv ated when
th efo llo wing components areclosed:
R Door s
R Tailg ate
The interior motion sensor isaut omaticall ydeacti-
va ted:
R ATer pressing theÜ or008B buttononthe
Sma rtKe y
R ATe rpr ess ing th estar t/s topbutt onwithth e
Sma rtKe yin themar kedspace (/page175)
R ATer unlockingtheve hicle usingKEY LESS-GO
R When usingHA NDS- FREE ACCESS
The follo wing situations canlead toafa lse alar m:
R When ther ear emo ving objects suchas mas-
co ts intheve hicle interior
R When aside windowisopen Opening
andclosing
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R
When asliding sunroofisopen
R When apanor amicsliding sunroofisopen ArAr
ming/deactiv ming/deactiv
atingt ating
the int he
inter er
ior mo ior
motion sensor tion
sensor Multimedia
system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Quick Access #
Activateor deac tivateInt erior Motion Sensor.
The interior motion sens orisacti vatedag ain in
th efo llo wing cases :
R The vehicle isunl ockedag ain.
R Adoor isopened.
R The vehicle isloc kedag ain.
% Ifqu ick acces sis una vailable, select theVehi-
cle menu under Settings toactiv ateor deact i-
va te theint erior motion sensor . 9696
Opening
andclosing

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o o
t t
es on t es
on the cor r he
cor rect dr ect
driv iv
er's seat position er's
seat position &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetoadju 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. Ensur
eth efo llo wing when adjustin gsteer ing
wheel 1,seat belt2and driver's seat 3:
R Youar esitting asfarawa yfrom thedr iver's
airbag aspossible, taking thefo llo wing points
int oconsider ation:
R Youar esitting inan upr ight position
R Your thighs areslightl ysuppor tedby theseat
cushion R
Your legs areno tfull yex tended andyoucan
depr essthepedals proper ly
R The backof your head issuppor tedat eye
le ve lby thecent erofthehead restr aint
R Youcan hold thesteer ing wheel withyo ur
ar ms slightl ybent
R Youcan moveyour legs freel y
R Youcan seeallthedispla yson theinst rument
clust erclear ly
R Youha ve agood overview of thetra1c condi-
tions
R Your seat beltsitssnugl yag ainst your body
and pass esacr oss thecent erofyour shoulder
and across your hips inthepel vic area SeatsSeats
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djus djus
ting t ting
the fr he
front seat ont
seat &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped ifth e
seats areadju sted bychildr en
Childr encould become trapped ifth ey adju st
th eseats, particular lywhen unattended . 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.. &
W W
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" . &
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 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. &
W W
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. &
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. 9898
Seats
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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. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
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
(/ page120). Seats
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AA
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 &
W W
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. 100100
Seats
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AA
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 r he
rear passeng ear
passeng ercom er
com par par
tment tment
#
T T
o select t o
select the fr he
front passeng ont
passeng erseat er
seat: :
pr ess but-
to n1.
Whe nth eindicat orlam plights up,thefront
passeng erseat isselect ed. #
Adjust thefront passeng erseat using thebut-
to ns on thedoor operating unitinthere ar
passen gercom partment (/page102). %
Mer Mer
cedes-Ma cedes-Ma
ybac ybac
hv h
vehicles: ehicles:
ifth efront
passeng erseat isin thefo re most position ,
yo ucan setth eseat backrest atave ry stee p
an gle .Th iswillpro videabe tter forw ardvie w
fr om there ar passen gercom partment.
Despit eth esteep angle oftheseat backrest,
a per son mayoccup yth efront passeng er
seat. AA
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. Seats
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AA
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
(/ page121). AA
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
2 10
2 Sea
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