2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS key

Door
s Door
s UUn
loc nloc
king/open ingt king/open
ingthe door he
door sfr s
from t om
the inside he
inside #
T T
o unloc o
unloc kand open afr k
and open afront door ont
door : :
pull door
handle 2.
Loc king pin1pops upwhen thedoor is
unloc ked. #
T T
o unloc o
unloc kar k
arear door ear
door : :
pull there ar door han-
dle.
The locking pinpops upwhen there ar door is
unl ocked. #
T T
o open ar o
open arear door ear
door : :
pull there ar door handl e
ag ain. Cen
tr Cen
trall all
yloc y
loc king andunloc king
andunlocking t king
the v he
vehicle fr ehicle
from om
t t
he insi de he
insi de #
T T
o unl oc o
unl ock: k:
press button1. #
T T
o loc o
loc k: k:
press button2.
% Mer Mer
cedes-Ma ced
es-Ma ybac yb
ac hv h
vehi cles: ehi
cles:thebutt ons are
also locat edon thefront passeng erand rear
door s.
This does notloc kor unl ockth efuel /ller 0ap. The
vehicle isno tunl ocked:
R Ifyo uha ve loc kedth eve hicle usingth eSmar t-
Ke y
R Ifyo uha ve loc kedth eve hicle usingKEY LESS-
GO LocLoc
king /unloc king
/unlocking t king
the v he
vehicle wit ehicle
withKEY LESS-GO h
KEY LESS-GO RR
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The Smar tKey isoutside theve hicle.
R The distance between theSmar tKey and the
ve hicle does notex ceed 3T (1 m).
R The driver's door andthedoor onwhic hth e
door handle isused areclosed.
* NO NO
TE TE
Vehicle damag edue tounint en-
tional opening oftheta ilg ate R
When usinganaut omatic carwash
R When usingahigh pressur eclean er #
Deacti vate thefunction oftheSmar tKey
in these situations.
or 7474
Opening
andclosing

#
Mak esur eth at theSmar tKey isat amin-
imum distance of10 T(3 m) away from
th eve hicle. Obser
vetheno tes:
R Onwashing theve hicle inacar wash
(/ page341)
R Onusin gahigh pressur eclean er
(/ page343) #
T T
o unl oc o
unl ockt k
the v he
vehicle : ehicle
:to uc hth einner surface
of thedoor handle. #
T T
o loc o
loc kt k
the v he
vehicle: ehicle:
touc hsensor surface 1
or 2. #
Con v Con
venie nce closin g: enie
nce closin g:touc hre cessed sensor
sur face 2 untilth eclosing process hasbeen
com pleted.
% Further informatio non con venienc eclo sing
(/ page87) .
If yo uopen theta ilg atefrom outside, itis aut o-
maticall yunloc ked. PrPr
oblems wit oblems
withKEYLES S-GO,tr h
KEYLES S-GO,troubleshoo oubleshoo
ting ting
YY
ou can nolong ou
can nolong erloc er
loc kor unloc k
or unloc kt k
the v he
vehicle using ehicle
using
KEYLES S-GO KEYLES
S-GO
Po ssible causes:
R The funct ion oftheSmar tKey has been deact i-
va ted.
R The Smar tKey batt eryis we ak ordisc harged. #
Activateth efunction oftheSmar tKey
( / pag e71). #
Chec kth ebatt eryusing theindicat orlam p
(/ page70). #
Replace theSmar tKey batt ery, ifnecessar y
(/ page72). #
Use there placement SmartKey . #
Use theemer gency keyto loc kor unloc k
(/ page76). #
Have theve hicle andSmar tKey checkedat a
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
Ther Ther
eis int e
is int erf er
fer er
ence fr ence
from apo w om
apo wer er
fulr fu
lradio signal adio
signal
sour sour
ce ce
Po ssible causes ifth efunction ofKEYLESS -GOis
im pair ed:
R High voltag epo we rlines
R Mobile phones
R Electr onicdevices (notebook s,table ts)
R Shieldin gdue tome talobjects orinduction
loops forelectr icalgate systems oraut omati c
bar rier s #
Mak esur eth at ther eis su1cien tdist ance
be tween theSmar tKey and thepo tential
sou rceof interfere nce. Ope
ning andclosing
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AA
ctiv ctiv
atin g/deactiv atin
g/deactiv atingt atin
gthe aut he
aut omatic loc omatic
locking f king
fea- ea-
tur e tur
e The
vehicle isloc kedaut omaticall ywhen theve hi-
cle isswitc hedonand thewheels aretur ning
fa ster than walking pace. #
T T
o activ o
activ at at
e: e:
press and hold button2 for
appr oximat ely/v eseconds untilanacoustic
signal sounds. #
T T
o deactiv o
deactiv at at
e: e:
press and hold button1 for
appr oximat ely/v eseconds untilanacoustic
signal sounds.
In thefo llo wing situations, ther eis adang erof
being lockedout when thefunction isactiv ated:
R While theve hicle isbein gto w- star tedor
pushed
R Ifth eve hicle isbein gte sted on aro ller dyna-
mome ter PP
o o
w w
er closing function er
closing function &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped when
th edoor sclose automaticall y
Body partsor objects canbecome trapped,
causing injuries. #
Ensur eth at no body partsor obj ects are
in theclosing area. #
Automatic closing ofthedoor scan be
canceled bypulling theout eror inner
door handle. If
yo upush thedoor intoth eloc kto the/r st
de tent pos ition,thepo we rclosing function will
aut omaticall ypull thedoor intoth eloc k. LocLoc
king/unloc king/unloc
kingt king
the dr he
driv iv
er's door wit er's
door witht h
the he
emer g emer
gency key ency
key %
Ifyo uwish toloc kth eve hicle entirel yusin g
th eemer gency key,/rst pres sth ebutt onfor
loc king from theinside whilethedr iver's door
is open. Thenproceed toloc kth edr iver's
door using theemer gency key. 7676
Opening
andclosing

#
Remo vetheemer gency key(/ page72) . #
Inse rttheemer gency keyas faras itwill go
int oopening 1intheco ver. #
Pull and holdthedoor handle. #
Pull theco veron theemer gency keyas
str aigh tas possible awa yfrom theve hicle until
it re leases. #
Release thedoor handle. #
T T
o unloc o
unloc k: k:
tur nth eemer gency keycoun ter-
cloc kwise toposition 0047. #
T T
o loc o
loc k: k:
tur nth eemer gency keycloc kwise to
position 0047. #
Carefull ypr ess theco veront oth eloc kcy lin-
der until iteng ages and isseat ed/rml y. RR
unning boar unning
boards ds
OperOper
ation oft ation
ofthe r he
running boar unning
boards ds
MerMer
cedes-Ma cedes-Ma
ybac ybac
hv h
vehicles: ehicles:
theve hicle iseq uip-
ped withelect ricall yex tendab lerunning boards. If
yo uha ve select edtheaut omatic modeinthemul-
timedia system, (/page78) theru nning board
will extend automa tically on there specti veside
when adoor isopen ed.When theru nning boards
ar eex tended ,ch eckth eex cess widthof theve hi-
cle.
Yo ucan extend orretract theru nning boards
manuall yfo rcleaning (/page78).
% The running boardswill extend and retract
onl yif th eve hicle isstation ary.
In thefo llo wing cases ,th eru nning boardswill
re tract automa tically:
R Ifyo uselect ano.- road drive pr og ram
( / pag e188).
R Ifyo uactiv atecar wash mode (/page343) .
R Ifth eoutside mirrors fold inaut omaticall y
(/ page163). Opening
andclosing
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NN
o o
t t
es on closing t es
on closing the t he
tailg ailg
at at
e: e:
your vehicle is
eq uipp edwithaut omati cke yre cogn ition.Ifa
Smar tKey belongin gto theve hicle isde tected in
th eve hicle, theta ilg atewill notbe locked.
No tethat theta ilg atewill notbe lockedin thefo l-
lo wing situation:
R Youha ve loc kedth eve hicle andclose theta il-
ga te while aSmar tKey belongin gto theve hicle
is insi detheve hicle.
and
R Asecon dSmar tKey belongin gto theve hicle is
no tde tected outsi detheve hicle.
Au tomatic SmartKey recogn itionis onl yan aid
and isno ta subs titutefo ryo ur att entiv eness. #
Beforeloc king, ensur eth at atleas tone
Smar tKey belongin gto theve hicle isouts ide
th eve hicle. #
T T
o close t o
close the t he
tailg ailg
at at
e: e:
pull theta ilg atedo wn-
wa rdsslig htly.Re lease itas soon asitbegins
to close. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofbecomin gtrapped dur-
ing automatic closingof theta ilg ate
Body partsma ybecome trapped. Therema y
be people intheclosing area. #
Mak esur eth at nob ody isin thevicinity
of theclosing area dur ing theclosing
pr ocess.
Use oneofthefo llo wing options tostop the
closin gpr ocess:
R Press the008B buttonontheSmar tKey .
R Press orpul lth ere mo teoper ating switch
on thedr iver's door .
R Press theclosing orloc king buttononthe
ta ilg ate.
R Pull theta ilg atehandle. VV
ehicles wit ehicles
withHANDS-FR EEA h
HANDS-FR EEACCESS: CCESS:
itis also
possible tostop theclosing process bymaking a
kic king movement belowthere ar bum per. #
Switchon thepo we rsuppl yor theve hicle. #
Push remo teoper ating switch1 until theta il-
ga te isfull yclosed. 8080
Opening
andclosing

#
Press closing button1 ontheta ilg ate.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withKEYLESS- GO h
KEYLESS- GO #
Press locking button2 ontheta ilg ate.
If aSmar tKey isde tected outsi detheve hicle,
th eta ilg atewill close andtheve hicle willbe
loc ked. #
Press and hold the008B buttonontheSmar t-
Ke y(wit hth eSmar tKey inthevicinity ofthe
ve hicle).
V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit hHA NDS- FREE A h
HA NDS- FREE ACCES S CCES
S #
Mak eakic king movement withyo ur foot
belo wthebum per(/ page82).
A A
ut ut
omatic rev omatic
rever er
sing function f sing
function for t or
the t he
tailg ailg
ate at
e
The tailg ateis eq uipped withaut omatic blockage
de tection withare ve rsing function. Ifasolid
object hindersor restr icts theta ilg atewhen itis
closing automaticall y,theta ilg atewill automati-
call yopen again slightl y.Au tomatic blockage
de tection withre ve rsing function isonl yan aid. It
is no ta substitut efo ryo ur att entiv eness whenyou
ar eclosin gth eta ilg ate. #
Duringtheclosing process, makesur eth at no
body partsarein theclosing area. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped
despit ere ve rsing function
The reve rsing function willnotre act:
R TosoT, light and thin objects, e.g./ngers R
Towa rdsth eend oftheclosing procedur e
In these situations inpar ticular ,th ere ve rsing
function cannotpr ev ent someone beingtrap-
ped. #
Ensur eth at no body partsarein the
closin gar ea.
If someon eis trapped, either :
R Press the008B buttonontheSmar tKey .
R Press orpul lth ere mo teoper ating switch
on thedr iver's door .
R Press theclosing orloc king buttononthe
ta ilg ate.
R Pull theta ilg atehandle. Opening
andclosing
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HAND
S-FREE A HAND
S-FREE ACCE SSfunct ion CCE
SSfunct ion Wi
th HAND S-FREE ACCESS youcan open, close
or stop theclosing process oftheta ilg ateby per -
fo rm ing akic king movement under there ar
bum per.
The kicking movement trigg ersth eopening or
closing process alternat ely. Obser
vetheno teswhen opening(/ page78)
and closin g(/ page79) theta ilg ate.
% Twowa rning tones soundwhen theta ilg ateis
opening orclosing. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbur nscaused byaho t
ex haus tsy stem
The vehicle exhaus tsy stem can become very
ho t.Ifyo uuse HANDS-FR EEACCESS, you
could burnyo urself bytouc hing theex haus t
sy stem. #
Alwaysensu rethat youonl ymak eakic k-
ing movement within thede tection rang e
of thesensor s. *
N NO O
TE TE
Vehicle damag edue tounint en-
tional opening oftheta ilg ate R
When usinganaut omatic carwash
R When usingahigh pressur eclean er #
Deacti vate thefunction oftheSmar tKey
in these situations.
or #
Mak esur eth at theSmar tKey isat amin-
imum distance of10 T(3 m) away from
th eve hicle. When
makingth ekic king movement, makesur e
th at youar estanding /rml yon thegr ound. You
could other wise loseyour balance, e.g.onice.
Obser vethefo llo wing notes:
R The Smar tKey isbehind theve hicle.
R Stand atleas t12 in(30 cm) awayfrom the
ve hicle while perform ing thekic king move-
ment.
R Donotcome intocont actwithth ebum per
while making thekic king movement.
R Donotcar ryout thekic king movement too
slo wly .
R The kicking movement mustbetowa rdsth e
ve hicle andbackag ain. 8282
Open
ingand closin g

1
Detection rang eof thesensor s
If se veralconsecutiv ekic king movements areno t
successful, waitte nsec onds .
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
The system maybe impai redor ma yno tfun ction
in thefo llo wing cases :
R The sensor sar edir ty,e.g. duetoroad salt or
sno w.
R The kicking movement ismade usingapr os-
th etic leg. The
tailg atecan open orclose unintentionall yin
th efo llo wing situations:
R Aper son's arms orlegs aremo ving inthesen-
sor detection rang e, e.g. when polishing the
ve hicle orpic king upobj ects.
R Objects aremo vedor placed behind theve hi-
cle, e.g.th ehose ofafuel dispenser ,a ch arg-
ing cable, orlug gage
R Clam pingstraps, tarp sor other coverings are
pull edove rth ebum per.
R Apr otectiv emat withalengt hre ac hing over
th etrunk silldown intoth ede tection rang eof
th esensor sis used.
R The protectiv emat isno tsecur edcor rectl y.
R Workisbeing doneonthetrailer hitch,trailer s
or rear bicy clerack s.
Deacti vate thefunction oftheSmar tKey
( / pag e71) ordo notcar rytheSmar tKey about
yo ur per son insuc hsituations. Limiting
t Limiting
the opening angleoft he
opening angleofthe t he
tailg ailg
ate at
e AA
ctiv ctiv
ating t ating
the opening anglelimit he
opening anglelimiter er
Yo ucan limit theopening angleoftheta ilg atein
th eto phalf ofits opening rang eup toapoin t
shor tly bef oreth eend position. #
Stop theopening procedur eof theta ilg ateat
th edesir edposition. #
Press and hold theclosing buttonontheta il-
ga te until youhear ashor tacoustic signal.
The opening anglelimiterwill beactiv ated. The
ta ilg atewill then stop inthestor ed position
when opened.
To open theta ilg atefull y,pull thehandle onthe
outside oftheta ilg ateag ain aTer ithas stopped
aut omaticall y.
Deactiv Deactiv
atingt ating
the opening anglelimit he
opening anglelimiter er
#
Press and hold theclosing buttonontheta il-
ga te until twoshor tacoustic signalssound. RR
eleasing t eleasing
the t he
tailg ailg
at at
ein an emer g e
in an emer gency ency
RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R Onlyfo rMer cedes-Ma ybachve hicles. Open
ingand closin g
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