2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS Owners Manual

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Fore-and -aTposition oftheleg rest
7 Angleof theleg rest #
Save these tting swit hth ememor yfunction
(/ page121).
% 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
(/ page121).
% 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 &
W W
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
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ro
w of seats andhold itdo wn untilth ere ar
seat audib lyeng ages.
The rear seat willtipdown wardsand move
bac k.The seatbac krests andheadre str aint
wi llth en mo veintoasuit able seat position
aut omaticall y.
If aseat onthesecond row of seats isno t
eng aged, this will besho wnonthemultifun c-
tion displa yon theinst rument cluster. #
Tointerrupt thefo lding procedur ebef ore
eng agement, letgo ofbutt on1. Tocont inue
th efo lding procedur e,press and hold button
1 again.
F F
olding t olding
the r he
rear seats f ear
seats for w or
war ar
ds mec ds
mec hanically hanically
(emer g (emer
gency r ency
release) elease)
Yo ucan also fold there ar seats forw ards mec han-
icall yusin gre lease loops. Therelease loops are
locat edon theout ersides andrear sides ofthe
seats onthesecond row of seats. Re
lease loops onthesecond row of seats Re
lease loops onthere ar sides ofthesecond row of
seats #
Pullone ofrelease 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, Sea
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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. #
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. 108108
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djus djus
ting t ting
the EAS he
EAS YAD Y
AD JUS JUS
Tluxur T
luxur yhead r y
head res est
r tr
aints aints
on t on
the fr he
front seats mec ont
seats mechanicall y hanicall
y #
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. #
T T
o adju s o
adju stt t
the side bolst he
side bolster er
sof t s
of the head he
head
r r
es es
tr tr
aint aint: :
pull orpush right orleT sidebols ter
2 .
% The fore -and -aTposition ofthehead restr aint
wi llbe adjust edautomaticall ywhen you
adju sttheseat backrest inclination usingthe
butt ononthedoor operating unit.
A A
djus djus
ting t ting
the head r he
head res estr tr
aints oft aints
ofthe r he
rear seats ear
seats
mec mec
hanicall y hanicall
y
Depending ontheve hicle equipme nt,yo ucan
mec hanicall yadjust thehead restr aints onthe
th ird ro w of seats aswellas thecent erhead
re str aint on thesecond row of seats. Head
restr aint ofthestandar dve hicle (exa mp le) #
T T
o r o
raise: aise:
pullthehead restr aint up. #
T T
o low o
lower (st er
(standa r an
da rd v d
veh icle ): eh
icle ): pr es sre lease
knob 1inthedir ection ofthear ro w and
push thehead restr aint down . #
T T
o low o
lower (Mer er
(Merced es-Ma ce
de s-Ma ybac ybac
hv h
vehic les): ehic
les): push
th ehead restr aint down . Sea
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VV
ehicles wit ehicles
withat h
athir hir
dro 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
position isthebo ttom, retract ed pos ition ofthe
head restr aint. Ifth eseats ontheth ird ro w of
seats arebein gused, thehead restr aint mu stbe
in theto p, eng aged usag eposition. #
Ift If
the t he
thir hir
dro d
ro w of seats isoccupie d: w
of seats isoccupie d:mo vethe
head restr aints totheve ry topand have them
eng ageth er e. #
Ift If
the t he
thir hir
dro d
ro w of seats isno w
of seats isno toccupie d: t
occupie d:mo ve
th ehead restr aints totheve ry bottom. Inst Inst
alling/ r alling/
remo emo
ving t ving
the head r he
head res est
r tr
aint oft aint
ofthe mid- he
mid-
dle r dle
rear seat ont ear
seat onthe second row he
secon dro w
R R
emo emo
ving ving
#
Release themiddle rear seat backres tand fold
it forw ardslig htly(/ page129) . #
Pullth ehead restr aint upwa rdsas faras itwill
go. #
Push release knob1inthedir ection ofthe
ar ro w and pulloutthehead restr aint.
In st In
st alling al
ling #
Inse rtthehead restr aint such that theno tches
on thebar areon theleT when viewe din the
dir ection oftrav el. #
Push thehead restr aint down untilit eng ages. #
Foldthemiddle rear seat backres tbac kunt ilit
eng ages.
A A
dju s dju
sting t tin
gthe luxur he
luxur yhead r y
head res es
tr tr
aint sof t aint
sof the r he
rear ear
seats mec seats
mechanical ly hanical
ly
Mer Mer
cedes-Ma ced
es-Ma ybac yb
ac hv h
vehi cles: ehi
cles:youcan setonl yth e
side bolsters mec hanicall y.Yo ucan adjust the
ang leof thehead restr aint elec tric ally. 110110
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