2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS Owners Manual

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ac ac
hing/r hing/r
emo emo
ving t ving
the par he
par titioning net titioning
net &
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ARNING ARNING
Riskofinjur yor deat hdue to
poor lysecur edobj ects
The partition ing netalon ecann otsecur eor
re str ain he avyobj ect s,items oflug gage or
hea 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 thepar ti-
tioning net. Fo
rsaf etyre asons, alwaysuse apar tition ing net
when transpor tingaload. Thepartition ing netcan
be used withor wit hout cargocom partmen t
enl arge ment
Damag edpar titionin gne ts can nolong erful/ll
th eir function sand must bereplaced. Visit aqu ali-
/ed special istwo rkshop. This
equipme ntisavailabl efo rall vehicles excep t
Mer cedes-M aybac hve hicles. Pa
rtitioning netwit hout cargocom partment
enlar gement Pa
rtitioning netwit hcar gocom partment
enlar gement #
T T
o att o
att ac ac
h: h:
extend thepar tition net. #
Attach theto pguide rodto holder s1 onthe
headli ner. #
Eng agehook s2 ineyele ts3 ontheleT and
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#
Pull ontheloose endsofthelashing straps
until thepar titionin gne tis tight. #
ATer driving ashor tdist ance, checkth ete n-
sio nof thepar titionin gne tand re-tensio nit if
neces sary. #
T T
o r o
remo v emo
ve: e:
pull thebelt clam psuntil thelash-
ing straps areloose. #
Remo vehook s2 from eyele ts3 ontheleT
and right. #
Remo vetheto pguide rodfrom holder s1. OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof t w
of the tie-do he
tie-do wney wn
eyes int es
inthe car he
car gocom- go
com-
par par
tment tment
Obser
vetheno teson loadin gth eve hicle
(/ page124). 1
Tie-do wneyes
The front tie-do wneyes areaccess iblewhen the
th ird ro w of seats isin thetrunk 0oor position
(/ page129).
% Mercedes-Ma ybachve hicles: both tie-do wn
ey es on Mer cedes-Ma ybachve hicles areloca-
te dat there ar ofthecar gocom partment on
th eleT and right. OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof bag hooks w
of bag hook s &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjurywhen usingbag
hook swit hhea vyobje cts
The bag hook scann otrestr ain he avyobj ect s
or items oflug gage .
Objects oritems oflugg agema ybe 0ung
ar ound andhitvehicle occupan ts. #
Onlyhang light obj ects onthebag
hook s. #
Neverhang hard,shar p-edg edorfragile
objects onthebag hook s. Obser
vetheno teson loadin gth eve hicle
(/ page124).
Su bje ctthebag hook sto amaximum loadof
6.6 lbs(3kg)and donotatt achan ygood sto
th em. 136136
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1
Bag hook Coa
tho ok on t Coa
tho ok on the t he
tai lg ai
lg at e at
e Thi
seq uip men tis availabl efo rall vehicles excep t
Mer cedes-M aybac hve hicles. 1
Coat hook ontheta ilg ate
Coat hooksar eno tsuit able forhea vyobjects.
Use thecoat hooksonl yfo rlight objects suchas
jac kets. LocLoc
king andunloc king
andunloc kingt king
the car he
car gocom go
com par par
tment tment
0oo r 0oo
r This
equipme ntisavailabl efo rall vehicles excep t
Mer cedes-M aybac hve hicles. #
Turn theemer gency keya qu artertur ncloc k-
wise 0048(to loc k)or coun ter-cloc kwise 0047(to
unl ock). Seat
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aroof lugg oof
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ARNING ARNING
Riskofacc ident duetoexceed-
ing themaximum roof load
The vehicle centerofgrav ity and theusual
dr iving charact eristics aswellas thesteer ing
and braking charact eristics alter.
If yo uex ceed themaximum roof load, thedr iv-
ing charact eristics, aswellas steer ing and
br aking, willbegreatl yim pair ed. #
Neverex ceed themaximum roof load
and adjus tyo ur driving style. Yo
uwill /ndinf ormation onthemaximum roof
load inthe"Tec hnical data"section.
* N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theve hicle duetonot
obs erving themaximum permitt edhead-
ro om clear ance If
th eve hicle heightisgre ater than themaxi-
mum permitt edheadr oomclearance, thero of
and other partsof theve hicle maybe dam-
ag ed. #
Obser vethesign post edheadr oomclear-
ance. #
Ifth eve hicle heightisgreat erthan the
per mitt edheadr oomclearance, donot
ent er. #
Obser vethech ang edvehicle heightwit h
add-o nro of equipment. *
N NO O
TE TE
Vehicle damag efrom non-appr oved
ro of lugg agera ck s The
vehicle could bedamag edbyroof lugg age
ra ck sth at have notbee nte sted andap pro ved
fo rMer cedes-Benz. #
Use onlyro of lugg agera ck ste sted and
ap pro vedfo rMer cedes-Benz. #
Depending ontheve hicle equipme nt,
ensu rethat thesliding sunroofcan be
full yra ised when thero of lugg agera ck is
inst alled. #
Depending ontheve hicle equipme nt,
ensu rethat theta ilg atecan befully opened
whenthero of lugg agera ck is
inst alled. #
Positi on theload onthero of lugg age
ra ck insuc hawa yth at theve hicle will
no tsus tain damag eev en when itis in
mo tion. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto thepanor amaroof wit h
po we rtilt/sliding panelduetonon-
app rove dro of lugg agera ck s The
panoram aro of wit hpo we rtilt/sliding
panel maybe damag edbythero of lugg age
ra ck ifyo uatt em pttoopen itwhen usinga
ro of lugg agera ck notte sted andap pro vedfo r
Mer cedes-Be nz. #
Whe naro of lugg agera ck isinst alled,
open thepanor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/
sliding panelonlyif th is has been tested
an dap pro vedfo rMer cedes-Benz.
The panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sliding
panel maybe raised toallo wventila tion ofthe
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No
teson drivi ng witharo of load
R Evenl ydist ribut eth ero of load, andplace
hea vyobjects atthebo ttom. Also complywit h
th eno teson loadin gth eve hicle
(/ page124) .
R Drive att ent ivel y, and avoidsuddenl ypulling
awa y,braking andsteer ing aswellas rapid
cor ner ing.
R When transpor tingroof loads andwhen the
ve hicle isfully loaded orfully occupi ed,select
dr ive pr og rams ; andA. Theseare
design edtofocus onstabilit y(/ page188) . #
Secu rethero of lugg agera ck tothero of rail-
ing. #
Obser vethemanuf acturer'sinstallation
inst ruction s. Cup
holder Cup
holder Swit
c Swit
ching t hing
the coolin gor heatin gfun ction f he
coolin gor heatin gfun ction for t or
the he
t t
em em
per per
atur atur
e-con tr e-con
trolled cupholder onor olled
cupholder onoro. o.
&
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjuryby touc hing the
heati ngelem ents
The cup holder 'sheati ngelem entsma ybe
ve ry hot.
Yo ucan burnyo urself onthem. #
Donotto uc hth ecup holder's hotheat-
ing elements. #
Ensur eth at no childr encan acces sth e
cup holder' sho theatin gelemen ts. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto objects inthete mp era-
tur e-contr olledcupholder If
yo uplace objects intoth ete mp eratur e-con-
tr olled cupholder ,th ey ma ybecome dam-
ag ed. #
Donotplace object sint oth ete mp era-
tur e-contr olledcupholder . Cup
holder inthefront cent erconsole Seats
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Cup
holder inthere ar passen gercom partment cen-
te rconsole Cup
holder inthere ar passen gercom partment cen-
te rconsole (Mercedes-Ma ybachfo ur -seat ervehicles) #
T T
o switc o
switc hon: h
on: oncup holder 1,press button
2 repeat edlyuntil theblue (keep cool) orred
(k eep warm)in dicat orlam pon thebutt on
lights up.
If yo uuse theheating function ,th eme tal
inser tof thecup holder isheat ed.Once acer -
ta in temp eratur ehas been reac hed, thewa rn-
ing lamplights up.Donotre ac hint oth ecup
holder's metalinser twhen thewa rning lampis
lit. #
T T
o switc o
switc h h
o.: o.:
press button2 repeat edlyuntil
th eindicat orlam pon thebutt ongoes out. %
Clean there mo vable rubber matonlywit h
clean, lukewa rmwaterand thecup holder
onl ywit hasoT cloth. Soc
ke Soc
kets ts
Usi
ngt Usi
ngthe 12 Vsoc ket he
12 Vsoc ket RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R Onlyconnect devices uptoamaximum of
240 W(20 A).
Depe nding on theve hicle equipme nt,th eve hicle
has thefo llo wing 12Vsoc kets:
R Inthestor ag ecom partment inthefront cent er
console
R Inthecar gocom partment 140140
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Ex
am ple: 12Vsoc ketin thestor ag ecom partment in
th efront cent erconsole #
LiT upcap 1ofthesoc ketand inser tth e
plug ofthede vice.
If yo uha ve conn ectedade vice tothe12 V
soc ket,lea vetheco verof thestor ag ecom part-
ment open. Using
t Using
the 115 Vsoc ke he
115 Vsoc ketin t t
in the r he
rear passeng ear
passeng er er
com com
par par
tment tment
&
D D
AN AN
GER GER
Riskoffata linjur iesdue toa
damag edconnectin gcable oradamag ed
soc ket
Yo ucould receiv ean elect ric shoc kif th econ-
necting cableorthe115 Vpo we rsoc ketis
pulle dout ofthetrim orisdamag edorwe t. #
Use onlyconnec tingcablesthat aredr y
and free ofdamag e. #
When theve hicle isswitc hedo.,mak e
sur eth at the115 Vpo we rsoc ketis dry. #
Immedi atelyha ve the115 Vpo we r
soc ketch eckedor replaced ataqu ali/ed
special izedwo rkshop ifit is damag edor
has been pulledout ofthetrim. #
Neverplug theconnecting cableintoa
115 Vpo we rsoc ketth at isdamag edor
has been pulledout ofthetrim. &
D D
AN AN
GER GER
Riskofdeat hdue tousing the
soc ketincor rectl y
In par ticul ar,yo ucould receiv ean elect ric
shoc k:
R Ifyo uto uc hth einside ofthesoc ket
R Ifyo uinser tunsuit abledevices orobjects
int oth esoc ket #
Donotto uc hth einside ofthesoc ket. #
Onlyconnec tsuit able devices tothe
soc ket. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements : ements
:
R Onlyconnec tde vices withasuit able plug
whi chconf orms tothestandar dsspeci/c to
th ecountr yyo uar ein.
R Onlyconnect devices uptoamaximum of
150 W(1.3 A).
R Donotuse mult iplesocketoutle ts.
Depend ingontheve hicle equipme nt,th edesign
of thecent erconsole andstow agecom partmen t
ma ydi.er . Se
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Using
the115 Vsoc ketin thecent erconsole ofthe
re ar passen gercom partment 115
Vsoc ketin thecent erconsole ofthere ar
passen gercom partment (Mercedes-Ma ybach4-seat
ve hicles) #
Mer cedes- Maybac hve hicles withind ividual
re ar seats: openthestow agecom partmen tof
th ecent erconsole ofthere ar passen gercom-
par tment . #
Open 0ap3. #
Inser tth eplug ofthede vice into115 Vsoc ket
1 .
When theon-boar delectr icalsystem voltag eis
su1cien t,indicat orlam p2 lights up. OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof USB por w
of USB ports ts
Depending
ontheve hicle equipme nt,th eve hicle
has thefo llo wing USBports:
R Inthestow agecom partmen tof thecoc kpit
ar mr est (/ page127)
R Inthefront cent erconsole next to themobile
phone stow agecom partmen t
R Inthere ar cent erconso le
R Vehicles withRear Comf ortPa ckag e: inthe
cent erarmr estof thesecond row of seats in
th ere ar passen gercom partment
R Mer cedes-Ma ybachve hicles with5 seats in
th ere ar passen gercom partment: inthecen-
te rar mr est inthere ar passen gercom part-
ment
R Mer cedes-Ma ybachve hicles withind ividual
re ar seats: inthecent erconsole ofthere ar
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