2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS Owners Manual

Head
restr aint ofthestandar dve hicle (exa mp le) #
T T
o adjus o
adjust t t
the side bolst he
side bolst er er
sof t s
of the head he
head
r r
es estr tr
aint aint: :
pull orpush right orleT- hand side
bolst er1. #
T T
o adjus o
adjust t t
the angle oft he
angle ofthe hea dr he
hea dres estr tr
aint aint
: :
pull
or pus hth ehead restr aint inthedir ection of
ar ro w 2.
A A
tt tt
ac ac
hing andr hing
andremo emo
vingt vin
gthe addit ionalcushion of he
addit ionalcushion of
t t
he luxur he
luxur yhead r y
head res es
tr tr
aint int aint
inthe r he
rear com ear
com par par
tmen t tmen
t
Use theadditional cushiononlywhen theve hicle
is station ary. The additional cushionis in theve hi-
cle. #
Positi on thehead restr aint as farfo rw ards as
possibl e. #
T T
o att o
att ac ac
ht h
the addit ionalcushion : he
addit ionalcushion :hold addi-
tio nal cushion 1agains tth ehead restr aint
an dpu sh pres sstu ds2 intoth ecount erpie-
ces. #
T T
o r o
remo v emo
ve t e
the additional cushion: he
additional cushion:release
pr ess studs 2and remo veaddit ionalcushion
1. Con/gurCon/gur
ing ing
t t
he seat se he
seat setting s tti
ng s Mul
time diasystem:
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Comfor t5
Sea tCo mfor t
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dju s dju
sting t tin
gthe bac he
bac kr kr
es es
tcont t
cont ourint our
inthe lumb ar he
lumb ar
r r
egi on oft egi
on ofthe seat bac he
seat backr kr
es es
t(lumbar ) t
(lumbar ) #
Select Lum bar. #
Select these tting sZ forth edesir edseat. #
Adjust theair cushions.
A A
djus djus
ting t ting
the bac he
bac kr kr
es est
side bolst t
side bolst ers er
s #
Select SideBolsters. #
Adjust theair cushion forth edesir edseat.
Se Se
tting t tting
the seat heating balance he
seat heating balance #
Select SeatHeating Balance. #
Adjust theheat distribution forth edesir ed
seat. Seats
andstow ing
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SeSe
tting aut tti
ng autom atic seat adjus om
atic seat adjustm ent tme
nt &
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ARN ING ARN
INGRiskof becoming trap pe ddu r-
ing adjustment ofthedr iver's seat aTer
calling upadr iver pro/le
Selecting auser pro/le maytrigg eran adjust-
ment ofthedr iver's seat totheposition saved
under theuser pro/le. Youor other vehicle
occupan tscould beinjured inthepr ocess. #
Mak esur eth at when theposition ofdriv-
er's seat isbeing adjustedusing themul-
timedia system, nopeople orbody parts
ar ein theseat's rang eof mo vement.
If th er eis arisk ofsomeon ebecomi ngtrap-
ped, stop theadjustmen tpr ocess immedi-
at ely: #
a)Tapth ewa rning messa geon the
media display.
or #
b)Press amemor yposition buttonora
seat adjus tment switchon thedr iver's
door .
The adjustmen tpr ocess willbestopped. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R Adaptin gth edr iver's seat andsteer ing wheel
position tobody size:automatic seatadjus t-
ment hasbeen switchedon.
Multimedi asy stem:
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Settings 5
Vehicl e
5 Automatic SeatAdjustment
Switc Switc
hingaut hing
automatic seatadjus omatic
seatadjus tment tment
on/o. on/
o.
When theactiv euser pro/le isch ang edwhile the
ve hicle isstation ary, thedr iver's seat, steer ing
wheel, outside mirrors and seat contourwillauto-
matic allybe adap tedto thedr iver . #
Select OnorOff.
% This setting isavailabl eonl yfo rindividual user
pr o/les. Forth eguest pro/le, automatic seat
adjustmen tcanno tbe switc hedonoro..
A A
djus djus
ting dr ting
driv iv
er's seat andst er's
seat andsteer eer
ing wheel position ing
wheel position
t t
o body size o
body size
The vehicle calcul ates asuit able driver's seat and
st eer ing wheel positiononthebasis ofthedr iver's
body sizeandsets this dir ectl y. #
T T
o se o
se tt t
the unit ofmeasur he
unit ofmeasur ement ement: :
select cmor
ft/in. #
Setth esize using thescale. #
Select StartPositioning .
The driver's seat andsteer ing wheel position
is adjust edtothebody sizethat has been set.
% Ifth edr iver's seat andsteer ing wheel position
calculat edbytheve hicle isno tpr actical or
comf ortable, itcan bemanuall ych ang edat
an ytime viathebutt ons.
The exterior mir rors areno tse tvia this func-
tion. Instead, they have tobe setmanuall yvia
th eswitc hes.
% Youcan also con/gureth ese setting svia the
Mer cedesme portalfo ryo ur user pro/le. By
sync hronizing thepr o/les intheve hicle and
th eMer cedes meconnect pro/les, youcan
car ryover these setting sfo ryo ur vehicle.
Se Se
tting t tti
ng the easy entr he
easy entry and e y
and exit f xit
featu re eatur
e #
Select Steering Wheel&Seat, Steering
Wheel OnlyorOff. 112112
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%
Ifyo uuse anindividual userpro/le andhave
se tyo ur body size,this inf ormation iscar ried
ove rfo rth eeasy entryand exitfeatur e.This
will cause thedr iver's seat andsteer ing wheel
to mo veintoth ecor rect positi onautomati-
call y. OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof massag w
of massag epr e
pr og r og
rams ams
R
Hot Relaxing Back Combin ationofheat and
massag e.Itstar ts by massaging thebac k.In
addit ion,wa rm pressur epoints become
no ticeable, star ting inthepel vic area.
R Hot Relaxing Should er:Combination ofheat
and massa ge.It star ts by massaging the
shoulde rs.In add ition, warm pressur epoints
become noticeable, star ting inthepel vic area.
R Activating Massage:Activating massagewit h
upw ard-mo vingmassagewa ves.
R Clas sic Massa ge:Re laxing backmass age.
R Wave Massag e: Re gener ating massag evia
ma ssag ewav esacr oss thebac kand inthe
seat cushion . R
Mob ilizi ng Ma ssa ge: Mobi lizing massag ewit h
upw ard-mo vingmassag ewa ves. Can promo te
deeper respir ation andhence improve circula-
tion andblood pressur e.
R Active Workout,Backre stand Active Work-
ou t,Cu shi on: These prog rams requ ire yo ur
cooper ation.Alternating between tensing and
re leasing helpstoimprov eblood 0owto your
muscles .Pr ess against apr essur epoint as
soon asyoufe el it. Selecting
t Selecting
the massa g he
massa ge pr e
pr og r og
ram f am
for t or
the fr he
front seats ont
seats Multimedia
system:
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Comfort 5
Massa ge #
Select amassa geprog ram (/ page113). #
Startth epr og ram forth edesir edseat 0065. #
T T
o se o
se tt t
the massa g he
massa ge int e
int ensity ensity
: :
switc hHigh
Intensity onoro. .
% Forth ere ar seats, themassa geprog ram can
be select edon thefo llo wing devices (ifavaila-
ble):
R Onthere ar displ ays The
selecti oncanbe made forth ere ar
seats onthesecond andthird ro ws of
seats.
R OntheMBUX rear table t
The selection ismade inthesame wayas
on there ar displ aysfo rth ere ar seats on
th esecond row of seats. RR
ese ese
tting seat se tti
ng seat setting s tti
ng s Mul
time diasystem:
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Comfort 5
Sea tCo mfort #
Select Î forth edesir edseat. #
Con/ rmthepr om pt. Swi
tc Swi
tching t hi
ng the seat heating he
seat heating on/o. on/o.
&
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofburnsdue torepeat edly
switc hingontheseat heating
Re peat edlyswitc hingontheseat heating can
cause theseat cushion andseat backrest pad-
ding tobecome very hot. Se
ats and stow ing
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In
par ticu lar,th ehealt hof per sons withlimit ed
te mp eratur esensitivity oralimit edability to
re act tohigh temp eratur esma ybe a.ect edor
th ey ma yeve nsu. erbur n-lik einjur ies. #
Donotre peat edlyswitc hon theseat
heating. To
protect against overheating, theseat heating
ma ybe temp orarily deactiv ated aTer ithas been
switc hedonrepeat edly.
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O O
TE TE
Dam ageto theseats caused by
objects ordocuments whentheseat heat-
ing isswitc hedon When
theseat heating isswitc hedon,over-
heati ngmayoccur duetoobjects ordocu-
ments placed ontheseats, e.g.seat cushions
or child seats. Thiscould cause damag eto the
seat surface. #
Mak esur eth at no objects ordocume nts
ar eon theseats whentheseat heating is
switc hedon. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The powe rsuppl yis switc hedon. Seat
heating inthecoc kpit Seat
heating inthere ar passen gercom partment 114114
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Sea
the ating intheth ird ro w of seats #
Press button1 repeat edlyuntil thedesir ed
heating leve lis se t.
Depending ontheheating leve l,up tothre e
indicat orlam pswill light up.Ifall indicat or
lam psareo., theseat heating isswitc hedo..
% The seat heating willautomaticall yswitc h
do wn from theth re eheating leve ls aTer 8,10 and
20minut esuntil theseat heating is
switc hedo.. SeSe
tting t tting
the panel heating he
panel heating Multimedia
system:
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Settings 5
Vehicle
5 Panel Heating
When theseat heating isswitc hedon,thear mr -
ests, thedoor centerpanel andthecent ercon-
sole canbeheat ed. #
Switc hth efunction forth edesir edseats onor
o.. SwitcSwitc
hingt hing
the seat v he
seat ventilation entilation
on/o. on/
o. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The powe rsuppl yis switc hedon. Seat
ventila tion inthecoc kpit Seats
andstow ing
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Sea
tve ntila tion inthere ar passen gercom partment #
Press button1 repeat edlyuntil thedesir ed
ve ntila tion leve lis se t.
Depending ontheve ntila tion leve l,up tothre e
indicat orlam pswill light up.Ifall indicat or
lam psareo., theseat ventila tion issw itched
o. . SS
t t
eer eer
ing wheel ing
wheel AA
djus djusting
t ting
the st he
steer eer
ing wheel mec ing
wheel mec hanica lly ha
nica lly &
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent due 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 ofentr apment forch ildr en
when adjustin gth esteer ing wheel
Childr encould injureth emsel vesif th ey adju st
th esteer ing wheel. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. #
When leavingth eve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. UUn
loc nlo
cking king
#
Foldrelease leve r1 down asfaras itwill go. 116116
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#
Adjust heigh t2 and distance3 tothe
st ee ring wheel.
Loc Loc
king king
#
Foldrelease leve r1 upasfaras itwill go. #
Chec kand makesur eth at thesteer ing col-
umn isloc kedby mo vingth esteer ing wheel. AA
djus djus
ting t ting
the st he
steer eer
ing wheel electr ing
wheel electrically icall
y The
steer ing wheel canbeadjust edwhen the
ve hicle isswitc hedo.. 1
Toadju stthedist ance tothesteer ing wheel
2 Toadju sttheheight #
Save these tting swit hth ememor yfunction
(/ page120). SwitcSwitc
hingt hing
the st he
steer eer
ing wheel heat ing
wheel heater er
on/ o. on/
o. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The ignition isswitc hedon. #
T T
o switc o
switc hon: h
on: push switchint oposition 1.
Indicat orlam p3 lights up. #
T T
o switc o
switc h h
o.: o.:
push switchint oposition 2.
Indicat orlam p3 goes out. Seats
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When
youswitc hth eignition o.,thesteer ing
wheel heaterwill switc ho.. Easy
entr Easy
entryand e y
and exit f xit
featur e eatur
e Using
t Using
the easy entr he
easy entryand e y
and exit f xit
featur e eatur
e &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident whenpulling
awa ydur ing th eadjustmen tpr ocess of
th eeasy entryand exitfeatur e
Yo ucould losecontr olof theve hicle. #
Alwayswa ituntil theadjustmen tpr ocess
is com pletebef oredr iving o.. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped dur-
ing adjus tment oftheeasy entryand exit
fe atur e
Yo uand other vehicle occupan ts–par ticu larly
ch ildr en–could become trapped. #
Ensur eth at no one hasabody partin
th esw eep ofthesteer ing wheel ordriv-
er's seat. If
th er eis arisk ofbecomi ngtrapped bythe
st ee ring wheel: #
Movetheadjustmen tle ve rof thesteer -
ing wheel.
The adjustmen tpr ocess willbestopped.
If th er eis arisk ofbecomi ngtrapped bythe
dr iver's seat: #
Press theseat adjustmen tswitc h.
The adjustmen tpr ocess willbestopped. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. #
When leavingth eve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. Yo
ucan stop theadjustmen tpr ocess bypressing
one ofthememor yfunction positionswitches. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped if
ch ildr enactiv ateth eeasy entryand exit
fe atur e‑
Child rencou ldbec ome trapp edifth ey acti-
va te theeasy entry‑and exitfeatur e,par ticu -
lar lywhen unattended . #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. #
When leavingth eve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. If
th eeasy entryand exitfeatur eis activ e,the
st ee ring wheel willmo veupw ards and thedr iver's
seat willmovebac kin thefo llo wing situations:
R Youswitc ho. theve hicle when thedr iver's
door isopen.
R Youopen thedr iver's door when theve hicle is
switc hedo..
% The steer ing wheel willthen mo veupw ards
onl yif it is no talr eady ashigh asitwill go.
The driver's seat willthen mo vebac kwards
onl yif it is no talr eady atthere ar oftheseat
adjustmen tra ng e. 118118
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andstow ing