2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS Owners Manual

DeactivDeactiv
atingr ating
rear climat ear
climat econtr e
contr ol ol
#
Select REAROFF.
Re ar climat econt rolis deactiv ated. SwitcSwitc
hingt hing
the sync he
sync hr hr
onization function onization
functionon/o. on/
o.via via
t t
he air conditioning contr he
air conditioning controlpanel ol
panel Climat
econtr olcan besetcentr allyusing thesyn-
ch ronizati onfuncti on.The temp eratur eand air
distr ibution setting forth edr iver's side willbe
adop tedaut omaticall yfo rall climat econtr ol
zones. #
Press the0 button.
The sync hronization functionwillbedeactiv ated if
th ese tting sfo rone oftheot her climat ezon esare
ch ang ed. Swi
tc Swi
tching t hing
the sync he
sync hr hr
oni zation funct ion oni
zation funct ion on/o. on/o.
via via
t t
he mult imedi asy st he
mult imedi asy stem em
Mul
time diasystem:
4 Clima teMenu 5
Firs tRo wof Sea ts
Clim atecont rolcan besetcentr allyusing thesyn-
ch ronizati onfuncti on.The driver's settings for te
mp eratur e,air quant ityand airdistribut ionare
adop tedaut omaticall yfo rall climat ezones. #
Select SYNCandswitc hon oro.. RR
emo emo
ving condensation fr ving
condensation from t om
the windo ws he
wind ows WW
indo w indo
ws f s
fogg ogg
edup on t ed
up on the inside he
inside #
Press the0058 button. #
Ifth ewindo wscont inueto fogup: press the
0064 button.
W W
indo w indo
ws f s
fogg ogg
edup on t ed
up on the outside he
outside #
Switc hon thewindshield wipers. #
Press the 0058 button. SwitcSwitc
hingair hing
air-r -r
ecir ecir
culation mode culation
modeon/o. on/
o. #
Press the0072 button.
The interior airwill berecir culat ed.
Air -recir culati onmode automatical lyswitc hesto
fr es hairmo deaTer awh ile. %
Ifair-re cir culati onmode isswitc hedon,the
wind owsma yfo gup mor equ ickl y. Swi tchon
ai r-re cir culati onmode onlybr ie0y . Swit
c Swit
ching t hing
the r he
residual heatonor esidual
heatonoro. o.
RR
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The vehicle ispar ked.
It is possible tomak euse ofthere sidual heat
fr om theengine tocont inueheatin gor ventila ting
th efront com partment oftheve hicle forappr ox-
imat ely30 minut es,depending onthete mp era-
tur ese t. #
T T
o activ o
activ at at
e: e:
press 0056 button.
Re sidual heatwillbeswitc hedo.automati cally. Swi
tc Swi
tching t hi
ng the r he
res idua lhe at int es
idua lhe at inthe r he
rea rpa sseng ea
rpa sseng er er
co m co
mpa r pa
rtme nt tme
nton/o. on/o.
RR
eq equir ui
rem ents: em
ents:
R Theve hicle ispar ked.
When there sidual heatoftheengine isactiv ated
in there ar com partmen t,yo ucan heat orventila te Climat
econtr ol
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th
ere ar passen gercom partment forappr ox-
imat ely30 minut es. #
Press button5 (/ page165). AA
ctiv ctiv
ating/deactiv ating/deactiv
atingionization ating
ionization Multimedia
system:
4 Climate Menu 5
Air Quali ty
Ionization improve sth equa lityoftheve hicle' s
int erior air.Ioni zation oftheint erior airisodor -
less. #
Select IONIZATION andactiv ateor deactiv ate
th efunction . FF
r r
ag r ag
rance syst ance
system em
SeSe
tting t tting
the fr he
frag r ag
rance syst ance
system em
R R
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R Automatic climatecontr olisactiv ated.
R The gloveboxis closed. Multimedi
asy stem:
4 Climate Menu 5
Air Qual ity
The frag rance system distr ibutesaplea sant fra-
gr ance thro ughout theve hicle interior from a0a-
con locat edintheglo vebox. #
Select AIRFRESHENER. #
Keep pressing untilthedesir edintensity is
re ac hed.
Inser Inser
tingor r tin
gor remo emo
vingt vin
gthe he
0acon 0acon
oft of
the fr he
frag r ag
rance ance
sy st sy
stem em
&
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjuryfrom liquid per-
fu me
If ch ildr enopen the0aco n,they could drink
th eliq uid perfume oritcould come intocon-
ta ct wit hth eir eyes. #
Donotlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. #
Con sult adoct orimmed iatelyif liquid
per fume has been drunk . #
Ifliquid perfume comes intocont actwith
yo ur eyes orskin, rinse your eyes with
clean water. #
Ifsym ptoms contin ue,consult adoct or. +
ENVIR ENVIR
ONMENT ONMENT
ALNO AL
NOTE TE
Environment al
damag edue toimproper disposa lof full
0ac ons Fu
ll0ac ons must notbe disposed of
wit hhouseh oldwaste. #
Fu
ll0ac ons must betake nto a
har mfu lsubs tance collection point. 168168
Clim
atecont rol

1
Cap
2 Flacon #
T T
o inser t o
inser t: :
slide the0aco nint oth eholder asfar
as itwill go. #
T T
o r o
remo v emo
ve: e:
aTer openingtheglo vebox,wa it
fo rappr oximat elyse vensec onds andpullout
th e0aco n. If
yo udo notuse genuine Mercedes-Be nzinterior
per fumes ,obs erve themanuf acturers' saf etyno ti-
ces ontheper fume packaging.
Dis pos eof thege nuine Mercedes-Be nzinterior
per fume 0acon when itis em ptyand donotre /ll
it .
R R
e/ll able e/ll
able0acon 0acon
#
Uns crew thecap oftheem pty0acon. #
Fillth e0aco nwit hamaximum of0.5 0.oz.
(15 ml). #
Screw thecap backon tothe0aco n.
Alw aysre /ll theem ptyre /ll abl e0 acon withth e
same perfume. Obser vethesepar ateinf ormation
shee twit hth e0aco n. InfInf
or or
mation ont mation
onthe windshield heat he
windshield heater er
The
windshield heaterisswitc hedonautomati-
call yif th e0064 buttonisactiv ated.
In addition, itis aut omaticall yswitc hedonwhen
necessar y. Air
v Air
vents ents
AA
djus djusting
t ting
the fr he
front airv ont
airvents ents
&
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofbur nsorfrostbit edue to
being tooclose totheair vents
Ve ry hotor very cold aircan 0owfrom theair
ve nts. #
Mak esur eth at all vehicle occupan ts
alw aysmaint ainasu1cie ntdis tance
fr om theair vents. #
Ifnece ssary, dir ect theair0o wto ano ther
ar ea oftheve hicle interior . To
guar anteethe0o wof fresh airthro ugh theair
ve nts intoth eve hicle interior ,com plywit hth efo l-
lo wing:
R Alwayske ep theve nts and ventila tion grilles in
th eve hicle interior clear .
R Keep theair inle tfr ee ofdeposits
(/ page341).
R Optimum climatecomf ortis ac hie vedwit hth e
air vents inthecent erposition. Climat
econtr ol
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#
T T
o open orclose cent o
open orclose centerair v er
air vent ent: :
tur ncontr ol-
ler 2 upordown asfaras itwill go. #
T T
o open orclose sideairv o
open orclose sideairvents: ents:
turncontr ol-
ler 2 totheleT orright asfaras itwill go. #
T T
o adjus o
adjust t t
the air dir he
air direction: ection:
holdairvent 1 in
th ecent erand moveitup ordown ortothe
leT orright. A A
djus djusting
t ting
the r he
rear airv ear
airvents ents
Air
vents inthecent erconsole Air
vents intheB-pillar 170170
Climat
econtr ol

Air
vents abovethesecond andthird ro ws ofseats
(all vehicles excep tMer cedes-M aybac hve hicles) #
T T
o se o
se tt t
the he
air0o w air0o
wdir dir
ecti on: ecti
on: hold airvent 1 in
th ecent erand moveitaccor dingly. #
T T
o open orclose: o
open orclose: turncontr oller2asfaras
it will go. Air
vents abovethesecond row of seats, towa rdsth e
car gocom partmen t(Mer cedes-M aybac hve hicles) #
T T
o open orclose: o
open orclose: turncont roller 1asfaras
it will go. Opening
orclosing t Opening
orclosing the air v he
air vent int ent
inthe glov he
glove bo x e
bo x
* NO NO
TE TE
Damag eto temp eratur e-sensitiv e
objects intheglo vebox Te
mp eratur e-sensitiv eobjects stor ed inthe
glo veboxma ybe damag edbytheair vent
loc ated insi deit. #
Clos eth eair vent wh en youheat the
ve hicle. #
Athigh outside temp eratur es,open the
air vent and switchon theA/C function . The
automatic climatecontr olmust beswitc hed
on tocool theglo vebox. Climat
econtr ol
171 171

#
T T
o open orclose: o
open orclose: turncontr oller1ofair vent
2 clockwise orcoun ter-cloc kwise. 172172
Climat
econt rol

DrDr
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t t
es on Mer es
on Mer cedes- cedes-
AMGv AMG
vehicles ehicles
Obser
vetheno teson thefo llo wing topics inthe
Sup plem ent ,ot her wise youma yfa ilto recogn ize
dang ers.
% The availabi lityof cer tain functions depends
on theeq uipment andmodel oftheve hicle.
R Emo tion Start
R AMGper form ance exhaus tsy stem
R AMGcer amic high-perform ance composit e
br ak esy stem
R AMGadap tivespor tsuspen sionsystem +
R AMGactiv eadap tivespor tsuspen sionsystem
R AMGsteer ing-whee lbut tons SwitcSwitc
hingont hing
onthe pow he
power sup pl er
sup plyor t y
or the v he
vehi cle ehi
cle &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent and injur ydue
to childr enleT unatt ended intheve hicle
If ch ildr enareleT unsuper visedintheve hicle,
th ey could, inpar ticul ar:
R open doors,ther eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R getout and bestruckby oncoming tra1c.
R oper ateve hicle equipme ntand become
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion ,fo rex am ple by:
R releasing thepar king brak e.
R chang ingthetransmission position.
R star ting theve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. #
When leavingth eve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle SmartKey out ofreac h
of childr en. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The Smar tKey isin theve hicle andisrecog-
niz ed.
R The brak epedal isno tdepr essed. Dr
iving and parking
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#
T T
o switc o
switc hon t h
on the pow he
power suppl y er
suppl y: :
pr ess button
1 once.
Yo ucan, forex am ple, activ ateth ewindshield
wiper s.
The powe rsuppl yis switc hedo.again ifth efo l-
lo wing conditions areme t:
R Youopen thedr iver's door .
R Youpr ess button1 twice more. #
T T
o switc o
switc hon t h
on the v he
vehicle: ehicle:
press button1
twice.
Indicat orand warning lampsgo on inthe
inst rument cluster.
The vehicle isswitc hedo.again ifone ofthefo l-
lo wing conditions isme t:
R Youdo notst ar tth eve hicle within 15min utes
and thetransmission isin position 005Dorthe
electr icpar king brak eis applied.
R Youpr ess button1 once. SS
t t
ar ar
ting t ting
the v he
vehicle ehicle
SS
t t
ar ar
ting t ting
the v he
vehicle wit ehicle
witht h
the st he
star ar
t/s t t/s
top butt op
butt on on
&
D D
AN AN
GER GER
Riskoffata linjur iescaused by
ex haus tga ses
Combu stion enginesemit poison ousexhaus t
ga ses, suchas carbon monoxide.Inhaling
th ese exhaus tga ses ishazar dous tohealt h
and leads topoisoning . #
Neverru nth eve hicle and,ifpr esen t,the
st at iona ry heat erind oor swit hout su1-
cient ventila tion. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk of/redue to0amma ble
mat erial intheengine compartment orthe
ex haus tsy stem
Flammab lemat erials mayign ite. #
Ther efor e, checkre gula rly th at ther ear e
no 0amma blemat erials intheengine
com partment oron theex haus tsy stem. RR
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The Smar tKey isin theve hicle andisrecog-
niz ed. #
ShiT thetransmission toposition 005Dor005C. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andpress button1
once. #
Ifth eve hicle does notst ar t:switc ho. non -
essen tialconsu mersand press button1
once . #
Ifth eve hicle still does notst ar tand thedis-
pla ymessag ePlace theKey inthe Marked
Space SeeOperator's Manualappear sin the
inst rument displa y:sta rttheve hicle withth e
Sma rtKe yin themar kedspace (emergency
ope ration mode )(/ page175).
% Youcan switc ho. theve hicle while drivi ng .To
do this, press button1 forabout thre esec-
onds orby pressing button1 thre etimes
wit hin thre eseconds. Besureto obser vethe
saf etyno tesund er"Dr iving tips"
(/ page178). 174174
Dr
iving and parking