2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS Owners Manual

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Vehicles withth re ero ws ofseats: totheright
and leTnext to theseat
If th eve hicle isswitc hedonyoucan charge USB
de vic es, e.g.mobil ephon es,atUSB ports.The
ch argin gvo ltag eis appr oximat ely5 V (up to3A). RR
efr efr
ig ig
er er
at at
or box or
box Using
t Using
the r he
refr efr
ig ig
er er
at at
or box or
box &
W W
ARNING ARNING
Riskof/redue toaco vered
ve nt grille onthere frig er ator box
If yo uco verth eve nt grille forth ere frig er ator
bo x,itma yove rheat. #
Alwaysmak esur eth at theve nt grille is
no tco vered. The
vent grille forth ere frig er ator boxis in the
tr unk .
This equipme ntisavailabl eonl yfo rMer cedes-
Ma ybac hve hicles.
The refrig er ator boxca nbe ar ama ximu mload of
7.7 lb(3.5 kg). St
oreonl yplasti cbo ttles intheupper compart-
ment ofthere frig er ator box.The contents ofthe
bo ttle must beno mor eth an 17 0.oz. (0.5 liter s).
If yo udo notneed touse there frig er ator boxfo r
an extended period,sw itchit o. ,defrost itand
cle an it.AT erdoi ng so, leavethelid open fora
time.
Mor econdensation mayoccur during intensiv e
use. Cleaning maybe requ ired.
The refrig er ator boxwi llre duce itscooling capa-
city orswitc ho. inthefo llo wing cases :
R Tooman yelectr icalconsumer sar etur ned on.
R The star terbatt eryis no tsu1cien tly ch arge d.
If th is isthecase, theindicat orlam pswill 0ash on
th ebutt onforswitc hingthere frig er ator boxon
and o..The cooling func tionwi llau tomaticall y
switc hbac kon assoon asther eis su1cien tvo lt-
ag e.
% Toinst allthere frig er ator boxin thecar go
com partment orremo veit,please contacta
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. Ex
am ple: vehicles withind ividual rear seats #
Vehicles with5-se ater variant: fold do wn the
re ar armr est. #
Pullhandl eon stor ag ebo x1 and fold do wn
th eco verof stor ag ebo x2. Seats
andstow ing
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Ex
am ple: vehicles withind ividual rear seats #
T T
o open : o
open :pull thehandle onrefrig er ator box
1 and fold do wn theco verof there frig er ator
bo x. #
T T
o sw itc o
sw itchon: h
on: pres sbut ton2 repeat edlyuntil
an indicat orlam p(lo wcooling) lightsuportwo
indicat orlam ps(high cooling) lightup. #
T T
o switc o
switc h h
o.: o.:
press button2 repeat edlyuntil
bo th indicat orlam psgo out. WW
ir ir
eless c eless
char har
ging oft ging
ofthe mobile phoneandcon- he
mobile phoneandcon-
nection wit nection
witht h
the e he
ext xt
er er
ior ant ior
antenna enna
NNo o
t t
es on wir es
on wirelessl elessl
yc y
char har
ging t ging
the mobile phone he
mobile phone &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur ydue toobjects
being stowe dincor rectl y
If obje ctsintheve hicle interior arestowe d
incor rectl y,they can slide orbe thro wn aroun d
and hitvehicle occupan ts.Inaddit ion,cup
holder s,open stow agespaces andmobil e
phon ere cep tacles canno talw aysre tain all
objects within.
Ther eis arisk ofinjury, par ticular lyin the
eve ntofsud den brak ing orasud den chang e
in dir ecti on. #
Alwaysst ow objects sothat they canno t
be thro wn aroun din suc hsitu ation s. #
Alwaysmak esur eth at obj ects donot
pr otru de from stow agespaces, parcel
ne ts or stow agene ts. #
Close theloc kable stow agespaces
bef orestar tin gajou rney . #
Alwaysst ow and secur ehea vy,har d,
poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile orbulky
objects inthetrunk/car gocom part-
ment. Obser
vetheno teson loadin gth eve hicle. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk of/refrom placin gobj ects
in themobile phonestor ag ecom partment
Placing other objects inthemobile phone
st or ag ecom partment couldconstit utea/r e
hazar d. #
Apar tfr om amobile phone, donotplace
an yot her objects inthemobile phone
st or ag ecom partment, especiall yth ose
made ofme tal. 144144
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andstow ing

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N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageto objects causedbyplac-
ing them inthemobile phonestor ag e
com partment If
objects areplaced inthemobile phonestor -
ag ecom partment, these maybe damag edby
electr omagne tic/elds. #
Donotplace credit cards, stor ag e
media, skipasses orother objects sensi -
tiv eto electr omagne tic/elds inthe
mobile phonestor ag ecom partment . *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto themobile phonestow -
ag ecom partmen tcaused byliquids If
liq uids enterthemobile phonestow age
com partmen t,thecom partment maybe dam-
ag ed. #
Ensur eth at no liquids enterthemobile
phone stow agecom partmen t. Alw
aysobser vetheno tesfo rper sons withelec-
tr onic medical aids(/page30). R
Depending ontheve hicle equipme nt,th e
mobile phoneisconnect edtotheve hicle' s
ex terior ant enna viathech argin gmodul e.
R The chargin gfu nct ion and wireless connection
of themobile phonetotheve hicle' sex terior
ant enna areonl yav ailabl eif th eve hicle is
switc hedon.
R Smal lmobil ephone sma yno tbe able tobe
ch arge din everyposition ofthemobile phone
st ow agecom partmen t.
R Largemobile phones whichdo notre st 0at in
th emobile phonestow agecom partmen tma y
no tbe able tobe charge dor connect edwith
th eve hicle' sex terior ant enna.
R The mobile phonemayheat updur ing the
ch argin gpr ocess. Thismayalso depen don
th eapplications (apps)cur rentl yope nin the
bac kground.
R Toensur emor ee1cient chargin gand conn ec-
tio nwit hth eve hicle' sex terior ant enna,
re mo vethepr otectiv eco verfr om themobile
phone. Protectiv eco vers whic har enece ssary
fo rwir eless chargin gar ean excep tion . WW
ir ir
eless c eless
char har
gingof amobile phoneint gin
gof amobile phoneinthe coc k- he
coc k-
pit pit
RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The mobile phoneissuit able forwir eless
ch argin g.
% Alis tof com patiblemobil ephon escan be
fo und at:https://www .mercedes-benz-
mobile.com/ #
Place themobile phoneasclose tothecent er
of mat 1aspossible withth edispla yfa cing
upw ards.
When amessag eis sho wninthemultimedia
sy stem, themobile phoneisbeing charge d. Seats
andstow ing
145 145

Malfunc
tionsdetected dur ing thech argin g
pr ocess aresho wninthemultimedia system
displa y.
% The matca nbe remo vedfo rcleaning, e.g.
using clean, lukewa rmwater. WW
ir ir
elessl elessl
yc y
char har
ging amobile phoneint ging
amobile phoneinthe r he
rear ear
pass eng pass
engercom er
com par par
tment tment
*
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto thedr awe rin thecent er
console ofthere ar passen gercom part-
ment duetobody weight When
open,thedr awe rin thecent erconsole
of there ar passen gercom partment canbe
damag edbybody weight. #
Donotsuppor tyo urself ontheopen
dr awe r. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The mobile phonemustbesuit able forwir e-
less chargin g. %
Alis tof com patiblemobil ephon escan be
fo und at:https://www .mercedes-benz-
mobile.com/ Mat
infront ofthestow agecom partmen tin there ar
ar mr est Mat
inthecent erconsole ofthere ar passen ger
com partmen t(onl yMer cedes-M aybac hve hicles with
ind ividual rear seats) #
Place themobile phoneasclose tothecent er
of mat 1aspossible withth edispla yfa cing
upw ards.
When theindicat orlam plights up,themobile
phone isbeing charge d. 146146
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andstow ing

Ins
t Ins
talli ng/r alli
ng/remo emo
vingt vin
gthe he
0oor 0oor
mats mats
&
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRis kof accide ntdue toobjects
in thedr iver's foot we ll
Objects inthedr iver's foot we llma yim pede
pedal trav el or bloc kadepr essed pedal.
This jeopar dizestheoper ating androad safety
of theve hicle. #
Stow allobj ects intheve hicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intoth edr iver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alwaysins tallth e0oor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur eth at
th er eis alw ayssu1cie ntroom forth e
pedals. #
Donotuse loose 0oormats anddonot
place 0oormats ontopof one another. InstInst
alling alling
0oor 0oor
mats mats
#
Movethecor respond ingseat backwards and
la y th e0oor matinthefo ot we ll. #
Press studs 1ontoholder s2. #
Adjust thecor respond ingseat.
% V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit hat h
athir hir
dro d
ro w of seats (allv w
of seats (allvehicle s ehicle
s
ex ex
cep cep
tMer t
Mer cedes-M a cedes-M
aybac ybac
hv h
vehicles): ehicles):
To
inst allthe0oor mats ontheth ird ro w of seats, slide
thecor respond ingseat onthesecond
ro w of seats forw ards.
R R
emo emo
ving vin
g0oor 0oor
mats mats
#
Pullth e0oor mato.holder s2. #
Remo vethe0oor mat.
% V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withat h
athir hir
dro d
ro w of seats (allv w
of seats (allvehicle s ehicle
s
ex ex
cep cep
tMer t
Mer cedes-M a cedes-M
aybac ybac
hv h
vehicles): ehicles):
To
re mo vethe0oor mats ontheth ird ro w of
seats, slidethecor respond ingseat onthe
secon dro w of seats forw ards. Se
ats and stow ing
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ExtExt
er er
ior light ing ior
light ing InfInf
or or
mation aboutlightingsyst mation
aboutlightingsystems andy ems
andyour our
r r
esponsibil ity esponsibil
ity The
various lightin gsy stems oftheve hicle are
onl yaids. Thedriver oftheve hicle isresponsi ble
fo rcor rect vehicle illumin ation inaccor dance with
th epr ev ailin glig ht and visibilitycond itions, legal
re qu irements andtra1c situation. Light
switch Light
switch OperOper
ating t ating
the light switc h he
light switc h 0047
0063 LeT-handstanding lights
0048 0064 Right-hand standing lights
0049 0060 Parking lights andlicense platelam p
004A 0058 Automatic drivin glights (prefer redlight
switc hposition) 004B
0058 Lowbeam/high beam
6 005E Switchesthere ar fogligh ton /o .
Whe nlow bea misac tivated, the0060 indicat or
lam pfo rth epar king lights willbedeactiv ated and
re placed bythe0058 low- beam indicat orlam p. #
Alwayspar kyo ur vehicle safelyusin gsu1cie nt
lig htin g,inaccor dance withth ere leva nt leg al
stipula tions.
* N NO O
TE TE
Batt erydis chargin gby oper ating the
st an ding ligh ts Op
erating thestanding lightsovera per iod of
hour sputs astr ain onthebatt ery. #
Wher epossible, switchon theright 0064
or leT 0063 parking light. If
th ebatt eryis insu1c ientlych arge d, thestand-
ing lights orpar king lights willbeswitc hedo.
aut omaticall yto facilit ateth ene xt engine star t. 148148
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andvisibility

The
exterior lightin g(e xc ep tst anding andparking
lights) willswitc ho. automaticall ywhen thedr iv-
er's door isopened.
R Obser vetheno teson surround lighting
(/ page153).
A A
ut ut
omatic dr omatic
driving lights function iving
lights function
When theve hicle isswitc hedon,thepar king
lam ps,low beam anddaytime running lampsare
sw itched onautoma tically dep ending ontheambi-
ent light. &
W W
ARNING ARNING
Riskofaccident whenthelow
beam isswitc hedo.inpoor visibility
When thelight switc his se tto 0058 ,th elow
beam mayno tbe switc hedonautomaticall yif
th er eis fog, sno wor other causes ofpoor visi-
bili tysuc has spr ay. #
Insuc hcases, turnth elight switc hto
0058 . The
automa ticdriving lightsareonl yan aid.Yo u
ar ere sponsi bleforve hicle lightin g. Swi
tc Swi
tching t hing
the r he
rear f ear
fog lam og
lam pson or ps
on oro. o.
R R
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The light switc his in the0058 or0058 posi-
tion. #
Press the 005E button.
Please observethecount ry-sp eci/c laws onthe
use ofrear foglam ps.
% Vehicles withAIR MATIC orE-AC TIV EBOD Y
CO NTR OLwitho.-r oad package :whe nth e
re ar foglam pis sw itched on,o.-road leve l+3
will notbe availabl e.Ifth ere ar foglam pis
sw itched onand o.-road leve l+3 isactiv ated,
th eve hicle willbelowe redto o.-r oad leve l
+2. OperOper
ating t ating
the combination switc he
combination switchf h
for t or
the lights he
lights 1
High beam
2 Turn sign allight, right
3 High-b eam0asher
4 Turn sign allight, leT #
Use thecombination switchto activ ateth e
desir edfun ction. Light
andvisibility
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Swi
tc Swi
tching on high beam hi
ng on high beam #
Turn thelight switc hto the0058 or0058
position. #
Push thecombination switchin thedir ection
of arro w 1.
When thehigh beam isactiv ated, the0058
indicat orlam pfo rlo w beam willbedeactiv a-
te dand replaced bythe0057 indicat orlam p
fo rhigh beam.
Switc Switc
hing hing
o. o.
high beam high
beam #
Push thecombination switchin thedir ection
of arro w 1 orpull itin thedir ection ofarro w
3 .
High -beam High
-beam0asher 0a
sher #
Pull thecombination switchin thedir ection of
ar ro w 3.
T T
ur ur
nsign allight n
sign allight #
T T
o ind icat o
ind icat e e
br br
ie0y : ie0y
:push thecombination
switc hbr ie0y tothepoint ofresis tance inthe
dir ection ofarro w 2 or4.
The correspond ingturnsign allight will 0ash
th re etimes. #
T T
o indicat o
indicat econtinuousl y e
continuousl y: :
push thecombina-
tion switc hbe yond thepoint ofresist ance in
th edir ection ofarro w 2 or4.
Ve hicles withAc tiveLane ChangeAssi st:
R Atur nsigna lindica toractiv ated bythe
dr iver ma ycontinu eto oper atefo rth e
dur ation ofthelane chang e.
R Ifth edr iver indicat eddirectl ybef orehand
but alane chang ewa sno timmed iately
possibl e,thetur nsignal indicat orma yacti-
va te aut omati cally. AA
ctiv ctiv
atin g/deactiv atin
g/deactiv atingt atin
gthe hazar he
hazar dw d
war ar
nin glig hts nin
glig hts #
Press button1.
The hazar dwa rning lights willswitc hon automati-
call yif:
R The airbag hasbeen deployed.
When thetur nsignal indicat orisactiv ated, the
hazar dwa rning lights willbeinterrupted. 150150
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andvisibility