2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS fold seats

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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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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
Seats
andstow ing

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 &
W W
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. &
W W
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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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
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#
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
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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
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