2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS Owners Manual

SS
t t
o o
w w
ag ag
espaces int e
spaces inthe v he
vehicle int ehicle
inter er
ior ior
OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof t w
of the fr he
front stow ont
stow ag ag
ecom e
com par par
tmen ts tmen
ts 1
Stow agespaces inthedoor s
2 Stow agecom partmen tin thear mr est with
USB ports(depending onvehicle equipme nt)
3 Stow age/t elep hone compartmen twit hcup
holder inthefront cent erconsole 3
Mercedes-Ma ybachve hicles: stow age/t ele-
phon ecom partmen twit hte mp eratur e-con-
tr olled cupholder ,USB ports(depending on
th eve hicle equipme nt)and chargin gmodul e
fo rwir eless chargin gof mobil ephon es
(depen dingon theve hicle equipme nt)in the
fr ont center conso le
4 Glove box
F F
olding t olding
the f he
folding t olding
table outorin able
outorin &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinju ryfrom anopen
fo lding table
Ve hicle occupan tsma ybum pint oth efo lding
ta ble and injurethemsel ves. #
Close thefo lding table beforeeac hjour -
ne y. *
N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageto thefo lding tables when
mo ving theseats back Open
folding tables maybe damag edwhen
th eseats aremo vedbac k. #
Mak esur eth at thefo lding tables arefo l-
ded inwhen moving thefront seats
bac k. FF
olding out olding
out
This equipment isavailabl eonl yfo rMer cedes-
Ma ybac hve hicles. #
Open rear armr est1. #
Pullth efo lding table forw ards and upwards by
re cess 2or3 and swing outwards. #
Foldtheta ble panels apart. #
T T
o f o
fold in: old
in:fold theta ble panels toget her and
swing inthefo lding table. Seats
andstow ing
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Openin
gt Openin
gthe stow he
stow ag ag
ebo e
bo xin t x
in the bac he
bac kr kr
es es
tin t t
in the he
r r
ear com ear
com par par
tmen t tmen
t
* NO NO
TE TE
Damag eto there ar armr estdue to
body weight When
folded out,there ar armr est can be
damag edbybody weight. #
Donotsit orsuppor tyo urself onthere ar
seat armr est. This
equipme ntisavailabl eonl yfo rMer cedes-
Ma ybac hve hicles. Ve
hicles withind ividual seats (exa mp le) #
Vehicles with5-se ater variant: fold do wn the
re ar armr est. #
Pullhandl e1 and fold do wn cover2. R R
emo emo
ving t ving
the handse he
handse tfr t
fr om t om
the st he
stor or
ag ag
ecom e
com par par
t- t-
ment int ment
inthe r he
rear passeng ear
passeng ercom er
com par par
tment tment
Opening t Opening
the draw he
drawer er
This equipment isavailabl eonl yfo rMer cedes-
Ma ybac hve hicles withind ividual rear seats. Ve
hicles withind ividual rear seats #
Press button1. 128128
Se
ats and stow ing

#
Remo vethehandse t.
Closing t Closing
the draw he
drawer er
#
Place thehandse tin thedr awe r. #
Press thehandse tdr awe rbac kuntil it
eng ages. ThrThr
ough-loading f ough-loading
facility t acility
to car o
car gocom go
com par par
tment tment
FF
olding t olding
the r he
rear seat bac ear
seat backr kr
es est
f t
for w or
war ar
ds ds
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped when
adjustin gth eseats
When youadjust aseat, youma ytrap yourself
or ave hicle occupan t. #
When adjusting aseat, makesur eth at
no one hasanybody partsinthesw eep
of theseat. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident ifth eseat and
seat backrest areno teng aged
The seat andseat backrest can fold forw ards. Ther
eis arisk ofthefo llo wing, inpar ticular :
R The vehicle occupan tma ybe pressed
ag ains tth eseat belt. Theseat beltcanno t
pr otect asintended andcould cause addi-
tional injury.
R Ach ild restr aint system willno long er be
prope rly supp ortedor positioned andwill
no long erful/ll itsfun ction asintended.
R The seat backrest will notbe able restr ain
ob jec tsor good sin thecar gocom part-
ment.
Alw aysensu rethat theseat andseat backrest
ar eeng aged, inpar ticular :
R Beforeper sons trav el in theve hicle while
sitt ing onaseat withth eeasy entryand
ex itfeatur e
R ATer theseat hasbeen adjust ed.
R ATer theeasy entryand exitfeatur ehas
been used
R ATer thecar gocom partment enlargement
has been folded forw ards Alw
aysensu rethat all vehicle occupan tshave
th eir seat belts fastened correctl yand aresitt ing
pr oper ly.Pa rticular attention mustbepaid tochil-
dr en.
If yo uno long errequ ire th efo lded-do wnrear seat
bac kres tas aload area, fold thebac krest back
int oplace.
Mak esur eth at there dmar king oftheloc kve ri/-
catio nindic ator isno longervisible. Other wise,
th eseat backrest will notbe locked.
R R
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R Vehicles withacent erseat backres t:thecen-
te rseat backrest isno tin thetrunk 0oor posi-
tion.
R Vehicles withafo lding rear armr est:there ar
ar mr esthas been folded up. Seats
andstow ing
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Se
ven-sea ter(e xa mp le) #
T T
o f o
fold t old
the he
leT leT
orr or
right seat bac ight
seat backr kr
es est
f t
for - or
-
w w
ar ar
ds: ds:
brie0y press one ofbutt ons 1.
The head restr aint on theseat backrest will
mo veintoasuit able position. Therear seat
will fold forw ards.
Ve hicles withacent erseat backres t:thecen-
te rseat backrest will fold forw ards toget her
wit hth eleT seat backrest. If
aseat inthesecond row of seats isno teng aged
and locked, this will besho wnonthemultifun c-
tion displa yon theinst rument cluster.
% Seven-sea ters:all sea tbac krests canbefol-
ded forw ards toget her usin gth eALL ALL
button.
F F
olding t olding
the r he
rear cent ear
cent erseat bac er
seat backr kr
es est
f t
for w or
war ar
ds ds
separ separ
at at
el el
y(se v y
(se ven-seat en-seat
er er
s) s)
#
Foldthere ar seat armr estbac kif nece ssary. #
Press release catch3. #
Foldseat backrest 2forw ards.
F F
oldi ngbac oldi
ngbac kt k
the r he
rear seat bac ear
seat backr kr
es t es
t
* NO NO
TE TE
Damag ecaused bytrapp ingthe
seat beltwhen folding backth eseat back-
re st Th
ese at beltco uld be come trap pe dan dth us
damag edwhen theseat backrest isfolded
bac k. #
Mak esur eth at theseat beltisno ttr ap-
ped when folding backth eseat backrest. 130130
Seats
andstow ing

Se
ven-sea ter(e xa mp le) #
T T
o f o
fold bac old
backt k
the seat bac he
seat backr kr
est est: :
br ie0y pullone
of butt ons 1.
The rear seat willfold bac k.
Ve hicles withacent erseat backres t:thecen-
te rseat backrest will fold bac kto get her with
th eleT seat backrest. If
aseat backrest isno teng aged and locked,
th is will besho wnonthemultifun ctiondispla y
on theinst rument cluster.
% Seven-sea ters:all sea tbac krests canbefol-
ded backto get her usin gth eALL ALL
button.
F F
olding bac olding
backt k
the cent he
cent erseat bac er
seat backr kr
es est
separ t
separ at at
ely el
y
(se v (se
ven-seat en-seat
er er
s) s)
#
Swing theseat backrest backuntil itaudibl y
eng ages. F F
olding t olding
the seat bac he
seat backr kr
es est
ont t
on the t he
thir hir
dro d
ro w of w
of
seats f seats
for w or
war ar
ds ds
LeT-hand-dr
ive ve hicle (exa mp le) #
Inthere ar passen gercom partment (seven-
sea ter): brie0y pullone ofbutt ons 1. Seats
andstow ing
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#
Inthecar gocom partment: brie0y press one of
butt ons 1. F F
olding bac olding
backt k
the seat bac he
seat backr kr
es est
ont t
on the t he
thir hir
dro d
ro w of w
of
seats seats
LeT-hand-dr
ive ve hicle (exa mpl e) #
Inthere ar passen gercom partment: brie0y
pr ess one ofbutt ons 1.
If aseat backrest isno teng aged and locked,
th is will besho wnonthemultifun ctiondispla y
on theinst rument cluster. #
Inthecar gocom partment: brie0y pullone of
butt ons 1.
If aseat backrest isno teng aged and locked,
th is will besho wnonthemultifun ctiondispla y
on theinst rument cluster. 132132
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andstow ing

EAS
Y EAS
Y-P AC -P
AC Kca r K
ca rgo com go
compa r pa
rtme ntcov tme
ntcover and par er
and parti- ti-
tio ning ne tio
ning netca sse t
ca ssett e tt
e NNo o
t t
es on t es
on the car he
cargo com go
compa r pa
rtme ntcov tme
ntcover er
&
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofinjur yor dea thdue to
poor lysecur edobj ects
The cargocom partmen tco veralone canno t
secur eor restr ain he avyobj ect s,items oflug -
ga ge orhea vyloads.
Yo ucould behit byan unse curedload, partic-
ular lyin theev ent ofabr uptch ang esindir ec-
tio n,sudde nbr aking oran acciden t. #
Alwaysst ow objects insuc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn aroun d. #
Secur eobje cts,luggage orloads agains t
slipping ortipping over,e.g. byusing tie
do wns, even ifyo uar eusing thecar go
com partment cover. *
N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageto thecar gocom partment
co verwhen loading theve hicle The
cargocom partmen tco verma ybe dam-
ag ed when theve hicle isbein gloaded . #
Donotplace anyobj ects abovethe
lo we redg eof theside windo wsoron the
car gocom partmen tco ver. This
equipm entisavailabl efo rall vehicles excep t
Mer cedes-M aybac hve hicles.
Ext Ext
end ing/re end
ing/retr tr
actin gt actin
gthe car he
car gocom go
com par par
tmen t tmen
t
co v co
ver er #
T T
o e o
ext xt
end : end
:pull thecar gocom partment cover
bac kby grab handl e1 and clipitint obr ac k-
et s2 ontheleT and right.
Re Re
tr tr
acti ng acti
ng #
Remo vethecar gocom partment coverfr om
th ebr ac kets on theleT and right. #
Guid eth ecar gocom partment coverfo rw ards
usin gth egr ab handl eunt ilit is fully re tract ed.
The rolled-up cargocom partment covercan be
used intwopositions:
R Folded 45°upwards forloading (fold down
bef orecommencing your jour ney)
R Hor izont alposition
Inst Inst
alling orr alling
orremo emo
ving t ving
the car he
car gocom go
com par par
tment tment
co v co
ver er
R R
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The cargocom partment coveris rolled up. Seats
andstow ing
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RR
emo emo
ving t ving
the car he
car gocom go
com par par
tment cov tment
cover er
#
Press end cap1ontheleT orright inwa rds. #
Pullout thecar gocom partment coverbac k-
wa rds.
S S
t t
or or
ing t ing
the car he
car gocom go
com par par
tmen tco v tmen
tco ver er
The cargocom partmen tco vercan bestor ed
beneat hth ecar gocom partment 0oor. #
Open thecar gocom partment 0oor. #
T T
o inser t o
inser t: :
place cargocom partment cover1
int obr ac kets 2. Ensur eit is sea tedcor rectl y. #
T T
o r o
remo v emo
ve: e:
take thecar gocom partment cover
out ofbrac kets 2. Inst Inst
alling t alli
ng the car he
car gocom go
com par par
tment cov tment
cover er
#
Place thecar gocom partment coverin brac k-
et s1 ontheleT and right.
The end caps ofthecar gocom partment cover
eng ageaudibl y. 134134
Seats
andstow ing