2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS seats

head
restr aint from there specti veseat, if
possibl e.
ATer thech ild restr aint system hasbe en
re mo ved, replace thehead restr aint imme di-
at elyand adjustall head restr aints correctl y.
0073 Thebackrest ofthefo rw ard-f acing child
re str aint system must,asfaras possible, be
re sti ng on theseat backrest ofthere ar seat.
0073 Ifth ehead restr aint ofthech ild seat canno t
be fullyex tended when itis inst alled inthe
ve hicle, this will result inrestr iction son the
maximum sizesettin gfo rch ild restr aint sys-
te ms inwe ight categor yII or III.
Cont actwithth ero of when thehead
re str aint isful lyex tended andlockedin place
will notre sult inanyre str iction son use.
0073 Thech ild restr aint system mustnotbe put
und erstr ain be twee nth ero of and theseat
cushion and/orbeinst alled facing thewr ong
dir ection. Wherepossible, adjusttheseat
cushion inclination accordingly.
0073 Thechild restr aint system mustno tbe put
und erstr ain by thehead restr aint. Adjust the
head restr aints asappropr iate . 0073
Makesur eth at thech ild's feet do notto uc h
th efront seat. Ifnecessar y,mo vethefront
seat slightl yfo rw ards.
The seat beltson thefo llo wing seats areeq uipped
wit haspecia lseatbelt retract or:
R Front passeng erseat
R Rear seats
When enabled,thespecial seatbelt retract or
ensur esthat theseat belts ofthefront passeng er
seat andrear seats donotslac kenonce thech ild
re str aint system isse cu red(/ page58). #
Inst allthech ild restr aint system .
Th eent ire ba se ofthech ild restr aint system
mu stalwa ys rest on theseat surface ofthe
re ar seat. #
Alwaysmak esur eth at theshoulder beltstrap
is cor rectl yro uted from theseat beltoutle tof
th eve hicle totheshoulder beltguide onthe
ch ild restr aint system .
Th esh ou lder beltstr ap mu stbe routed
fo rw ardfrom theseat beltoutle t. N No o
t t
es on r es
on rear w ear
war ar
d-f d-f
acing andf acing
andfor w or
war ar
d-f d-f
acing c acing
child hild
r r
es estr tr
aint syst aint
systems ont ems
onthe fr he
front passeng ont
passeng erseat er
seat &
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GRisk ofinjur yor fata linjur y
when usingare ar wa rd-faci ng child
re str aint system while th eco-dr iver airbag
is enabled
If yo usecur each ild inare ar wa rd-faci ng child
re str aint system ontheco-dr iver seat andthe
PA SSENGE RAIR BA GOF Find icat or lamp is
o., theco-dr iver airbag candeplo yin the
eve ntofan accid ent.
The child could bestruckby theairbag. #
Alwaysensu rethat theco-dr iver airbag is
disabled. ThePASSENGE RAIR BA GOF F
ind icat or lamp must belit. #
NEVER useare ar wa rd-faci ng child
re str aint system onase at with an ENA -
BL ED FRONT AIRBAG; DEA THorSER I-
OUS INJUR Yto theCHILD canoccur . Obser
vethespeci/c instruction sfo rth ere ar-
wa rd-faci ng and forw ard-f acing child restr aint sys-
te ms (/ page66) . Occupant
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NN
o o
t t
es on t es
on the cor r he
cor rect dr ect
driv iv
er's seat position er's
seat position &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetoadju 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,
st ee ring wheel and mirror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. Ensur
eth efo llo wing when adjustin gsteer ing
wheel 1,seat belt2and driver's seat 3:
R Youar esitting asfarawa yfrom thedr iver's
airbag aspossible, taking thefo llo wing points
int oconsider ation:
R Youar esitting inan upr ight position
R Your thighs areslightl ysuppor tedby theseat
cushion R
Your legs areno tfull yex tended andyoucan
depr essthepedals proper ly
R The backof your head issuppor tedat eye
le ve lby thecent erofthehead restr aint
R Youcan hold thesteer ing wheel withyo ur
ar ms slightl ybent
R Youcan moveyour legs freel y
R Youcan seeallthedispla yson theinst rument
clust erclear ly
R Youha ve agood overview of thetra1c condi-
tions
R Your seat beltsitssnugl yag ainst your body
and pass esacr oss thecent erofyour shoulder
and across your hips inthepel vic area SeatsSeats
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djus djus
ting t ting
the fr he
front seat ont
seat &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped ifth e
seats areadju sted bychildr en
Childr encould become trapped ifth ey adju st
th eseats, particular lywhen unattended . Seats
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#
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. Yo
ucan adjust theseats whentheve hicle is
switc hedo.. &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofbecomi ngtrapped when
adju sting theseat
When youadjust aseat, youor other vehicle
occupan tscould become trapped, e.g.on the
seat guide rail. #
When adjustin gaseat, makesur eth at
no one hasanypar tof their body within
th esw eep oftheseat. Obser
vethesaf etyno teson "Air bags" and"Chil-
dr en intheve hicle" . &
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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 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 ofbecoming trapped ifth e
seat heightisadju sted car elessl y
If yo uadjust theseat height carelessl y,yo uor
ot her vehicle occupan tscould betrapped and
th er eb yinjur ed. Childr
eninpar ticular couldaccident allypr ess
th eelectr icalseat adjustmen tbutt ons and
become trapped. #
While moving theseats, makesur eth at
hands orother body partsdo notget
under theleve rassemb lyof theseat
adjustmen tsy stem. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur ydue tohead
re str aints notbe ing inst alle d or being
ad just edincorrectl y
If head restr aints have notbee ninst alled or
ha ve notbee nadju sted cor rectl y,ther eis an
incr eased risk ofinjuryin thehead andneck
ar ea, e.g. intheeve ntofan accid ent orwh en
br ak ing. #
Alwaysdr ive wit hth ehead restr aints
inst alle d. #
Beforedr ivi ng o.,ma kesur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupan tth at thecent erofthe
head restr aint supp orts thebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. 9898
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Do
notint erch ang eth ehead restr aints ofthe
fr ont and rear seats. Other wise, youwill notbe
able toadju sttheheight andangle ofthehead
re str aints correctl y.
Ad just thehead restr aint fore -and -aTposition so
th at itis as close aspossibl eto thebac kof your
head. &
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GRisk ofinjur yor deat hdue to
an inco rrect seat position
The seat beltdoes noto.er theint ended leve l
of protection ifyo uha ve notmo vedth eseat
bac krest toan almos tve rtical position.
In par ticular ,yo ucould slipbeneat hth eseat-
belt andbecome injured. #
Adjust theseat proper lybef orebegin-
ning your jour ney. #
Alwaysensu rethat theseat backrest is
in an almost vertical position andthat
th eshoulder beltisrouted acr oss the
cent erofyour shoulder . &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur ydue toexcessiv e
st ra in on thegr ab handl e
If yo uappl yyo ur full body weight tothegr ab
handl eor pull itabr uptly, thegr ab handl ema y
be damag edorbecome loosefrom itsanc hor-
ag e. #
Use thegr ab handl esonl yto stabili zethe
seati ngposit ionortoassis tin get ting in
and outoftheseat. &
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GRisk ofinjur yor deat hdue to
objects undertheco-dr iver seat
Objects trapped undertheco-dr iver seat can
int erfere wit hth efunction oftheaut omatic
co-dr iver airbag shuto.ordamag eth esy stem. #
Donotst or ean yobjects undertheco-
dr iver seat. #
When theco-dr iver seat isoccupied,
mak esur eth at no objects aretrapped
und ertheco-dr iver seat. 1
Head restr aint heigh t
2 Seatba ckrest inc lina tion
3 Seathe igh t
4 Seatcu shion lengt h
5 Seatcu shion inc lina tion
6 Seatfo re -and -aTposition #
Save these tting swit hth ememor yfunction
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djus djus
ting t ting
the fr he
front passeng ont
passeng erseat electr er
seat electr ically icall
y
fr fr
om t om
the dr he
driv iv
er's seat er's
seat &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
th efront seat being positioned tooclose
to thecoc kpit
The front airbags canalso injureth eoccu-
pants inthefront oftheve hicle. #
Alwaysadju stthefront seats sothey are
as farawa yas possi blefrom thefront
airbags. #
Inaddition, observetheno teson cor rect
seat adjus tment. RR
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The powe rsuppl yis switc hedon. Yo
ucan callupthefo llo wing functions forth e
fr ont passeng erseat:
R Sea tad justm ent
R Sea the ating
R Sea tve ntila tion
R Memo ryfunc tion #
T T
o se lec tt o
se lec tthe fr he
front passeng ont
passeng erseat: er
seat:pr es sbut -
to n1.
Whe nth eindicat orlam plights up,thefront
passeng erseat isselect ed. #
Adjust thefront passeng erseat using thebut-
to ns on thedr iver's side door operating unit. #
T T
o select t o
select the dr he
driv iv
er's seat: er's
seat:pr ess button1
ag ain.
When theindicat orlam pgoes out,thedr iver's
seat hasbeen select ed. 100100
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djus djus
ting t ting
the fr he
front passeng ont
passeng erseat electr er
seat electr ically icall
y
fr fr
om t om
the r he
rear passeng ear
passeng ercom er
com par par
tment tment
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T T
o select t o
select the fr he
front passeng ont
passeng erseat er
seat: :
pr ess but-
to n1.
Whe nth eindicat orlam plights up,thefront
passeng erseat isselect ed. #
Adjust thefront passeng erseat using thebut-
to ns on thedoor operating unitinthere ar
passen gercom partment (/page102). %
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hv h
vehicles: ehicles:
ifth efront
passeng erseat isin thefo re most position ,
yo ucan setth eseat backrest atave ry stee p
an gle .Th iswillpro videabe tter forw ardvie w
fr om there ar passen gercom partment.
Despit eth esteep angle oftheseat backrest,
a per son mayoccup yth efront passeng er
seat. AA
djus djus
ting t ting
the 4-w a he
4-w ay lumbar support y
lumbar support 1
Higher
2 SoTer
3 Lowe r
4 Firm er #
Use buttons 1to4 toadju stthecont ourof
th ebac krest. Seats
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djus djus
ting t ting
the r he
rear seats electr ear
seats electrically icall
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N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto there ar seat armr est
when folding thecent erseat backrest
fo rw ard If
th ere ar seat armr estis folded down, itcan
be damag edwhen thecent erseat backrest is
fo lded forw ard. #
Foldthere ar seat armr estupw ards
bef orefo lding thecent erseat backrest
fo rw ard. The
middl eseat backres tis adju sted toget her
wit hth eleT seat. 1
Head restr aint heigh t
2 Seatba ckrest inc lina tion
3 Seatfo re -and -aTposition #
Save these tting swit hth ememor yfunction
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djus djus
ting r ting
reclining r eclining
rear seats electr ear
seats electrically icall
y The
reclin ing rear seats areon thedr iver's and
fr ont passeng ersides. 1
Head restr aint heigh t
2 Headre str aint fore -and -aTposition
3 Seatba ckrest inc lina tion
4 Comb inedse at cushion inc lina tion andlengt h
5 Comb inedse at cushion inc lina tion andlengt h 10
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Fore-and -aTposition oftheleg rest
7 Angleof theleg rest #
Save these tting swit hth ememor yfunction
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% The legrest willfo ld do wn ifov erloaded. Ifth is
is thecase, fold up theleg rest andeng ageit. SeSe
tting t tti
ng the full he
fully r y
recli nedposi tion ecli
nedposi tion RR
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The powe rsuppl yis switc hedon. #
T T
o se o
se tt t
the full he
fullyr y
reclined position: eclined
position: press button
1.
R The rear seat willmoveintoth efull y
re clin edpositi on.
R The rear seat head restr aint willmo ve.
R The legrest willrise.
R The front passen gerseat willmoveas far
fo rw ards aspossibl e. R
The front passen gerseat head restr aint
wi llbe comp lete ly retract ed.
R The front passeng ersea tbac krest will
mo veas farfo rw ards and asfardo wn asit
will go. #
T T
o r o
rest est
or or
et e
the st he
standar andar
dseat se d
seat setting s: tting
s:press
butt on1.
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