2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS ECU

ga
te isopen when theve hicle isrunning,
esp eciallyif th eve hicle isin mo tion . #
Alwaysswitc ho. theve hicle before
open ingtheta ilg ate. #
Neverdr ive wit hth eta ilg ateopen. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theta ilg atecaused by
obst acles abovetheve hicle The
tailg ateswings rear wa rdsand upwards
when itis open ed. #
Mak esur eth at ther eis su1cien tspace
behind andabovetheta ilg ate. #
Ifth eta ilg ateis unloc ked, pull theta ilg atehan-
dle and release itag ain immediat ely. #
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withHANDS- FREEA h
HANDS- FREEACCESS: CCESS:
Makea
kic king movement withyo ur foot belo wthe
bum per(/ page82). #
Pull remo teoper ating switch1 until theta il-
ga te opens.
or #
Press and hold the008B buttonontheSmar t-
Ke y. #
Ifth eta ilg ateis stopped inan intermediat e
position, pullitupw ards. Release itas soon as
it begins toopen. If
an obst acle obstructs theta ilg atedur ing the
aut omati copen ingprocess, blockage detection
will stop theta ilg ate. The automatic blockage
de tection function isonl yan aid. Itis no ta subs ti-
tut efo ryo ur att entiv eness. Closing
t Closing
the t he
tailg ailg
ate at
e &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yfrom unsecur ed
it ems intheve hicle
If obj ects, luggage orloads areno tsecur edor
no tsecur edsu1cient ly,th ey could slip,tip
ov er or be thro wn aroun dand ther eb yhit vehi-
cle occupan ts.
Ther eis arisk ofinjury, par ticular lyin the
eve ntofsud den brak ing orasud den chang e
in dir ecti on. #
Alwaysst ow objects insuc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn aroun d. #
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobj ects, lug-
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. Obser
vetheno teson loadin gth eve hicle. Open
ingand closin g
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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
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ements: ements:
R Onlyfo rMer cedes-Ma ybachve hicles. Open
ingand closin g
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T T
A A
(ant i-t (a
nt i-the T heT
alar ala
rm syst m
system) em)
FF
uncti onoft uncti
onofthe AT he
ATA syst A
sy stem em
If th eATA system isarmed, avisu aland audibl e
alar mistrigg ered inthefo llo wing situations:
R When adoor isopened
R When theta ilg ateis opened
R When thehood isopened
R When theint erior motion sensor istrigg ered
(/ page95)
R When theto w- awa yalar mistrig ge red
( / pag e94)
The ATA system isarmed automati callyaTer
appr oximat elyte nsec onds inthefo llo wing situa-
tions:
R ATer locking theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R ATe rlo ck ing theve hicle usingKEY LESS-GO Indi
catorlam p1 0ashes whentheATA system is
ar med.
The ATA system isdeacti vatedaut omaticall yin the
fo llo wing situations:
R ATer unlockingtheve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R ATe run lock ing theve hicle usingKEY LESS-GO
R ATer pressin gth estar t/s topbutt onwithth e
Sma rtKe yin themar kedspace (/page175) %
When theMer cedes‑Benz emergency callsy s-
te m isactiv eand thealar mstay son formor e
th an 30 secon ds,amessag eis aut omati cally
sent totheCust omer Assist anceCenter
(/ page324).
% Inthecase ofsevere batt erydisc harging ,th e
anti-theT alarmsystem isaut omati callydeac-
tiv ated tofacilit ateth ene xt engine star t.
Deactiv Deactiv
atingt ating
the ATA he
ATA #
Press theÜ, ßor008B buttononthe
Sma rtKe y.
or #
Press thestar t/s topbutt onwithth eSmar tKey
in thestow agecom partmen t(/ page175)
Deact iv Deact
ivatin gt atin
gthe alar he
alar musin gKEY LESS-GO m
usin gKEY LESS-GO #
Grasp theoutside doorhandle withth eSmar t-
Ke yout side theve hicle. FF
unct ionoft unct
ionofthe tow he
tow-a wa -a
wa yalar m y
alar m %
Thisfu nct ion mayno tbe availabl ein all coun -
tr ies. 9494
Open
ingand closin g

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ag ag
ear e
ar eas eas
NNo o
t t
es on loadi ngt es
on loadi ngthe v he
vehicle ehicle
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AN AN
GER GER
Riskofpoison ingfrom exhaus t
ga ses
Combu stion enginesemit poison ousexhaus t
ga ses, suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can entertheve hicle interior ifth eta il-
ga te isopen when theve hicle isrunning,
esp eciallyif th eve hicle isin mo tion . #
Alwaysswitc ho. theve hicle before
open ingtheta ilg ate. #
Neverdr ive wit hth eta ilg ateopen. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yfrom unsecur ed
it ems intheve hicle
If obj ects, luggage orloads areno tsecur edor
no tsecur edsu1cient ly,th ey could slip,tip
ov er or be thro wn aroun dand ther eb yhit vehi-
cle occupan ts.
Ther eis arisk ofinjury, par ticular lyin the
eve ntofsud den brak ing orasud den chang e
in dir ecti on. #
Alwaysst ow objects insuc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn aroun d. #
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobj ects, lug-
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk 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 stor ag espaces andmobil e
phone recep tacles canno talw aysre tain all
objects within.
Ther eis arisk ofinjury, par ticular lyin the
eve ntofsud den brak ing orabr uptch ang esin
dir ecti on. #
Alwaysst or eobj ects suchth at they can-
no tbe thro wn aroun din suc hsitu ation s. #
Alwaysmak esur eth at obj ects donot
pr otru de from stor ag espaces, parcel
ne ts or stor ag ene ts. #
Close theloc kable stor ag espaces before
st ar ting ajour ney. #
Stow and secur eobj ects that arehea vy,
har d,poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile ortoo
lar ge inthecar gocom partment. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident from objects in
th edr iver's foot we lland front-passeng er
fo ot we ll
Objects inthedr iver's foot we lland front-
pass engerfoot 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 llor front-passeng erfoot we ll. #
Alwaysins tallth e0oor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur eth at
th er eis alw ayssu1cie ntclear ance for
th epedals. 124124
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#
Donotuse loose 0oormats anddonot
la y multiple 0oormats ontopof one
ano ther. VV
ehicles wit ehicles
withaut h
aut omatic fr omatic
front passeng ont
passeng erairbag er
airbag
shut shut
o.: o.:
Objects trapped underthefront
passeng erseat mayint erfere wit hth efunction of
th eaut omatic front passeng erairbag shuto.or
damag eth esy stem. Please observetheno teson
th efunction oftheaut omatic front passeng erair-
bag shuto.(/ page48). &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
G‑Risk ofaccident orinjur y
when usingthecup holder whiletheve hi-
cle ismo ving
The cup holder cannotsecur econt ainers
while theve hicle ismo ving.
If yo uuse acup holder whiletheve hicle is
mo ving,thecont ainer maybe 0un gar ound
and liquids maybe spilled. Thevehicle occu-
pant sma ycome intocont actwithth eliq uid
and ifit is ho t,they could bescalded. You
could bedistract ed from tra1c condi tionsand
yo uma ylose contr olof theve hicle. #
Onlyuse thecup holder whentheve hicle
is station ary. #
Onlyuse thecup holder forcont ainer sof
th eright size. #
Clos eth econt ainer ,par ticular lyifth e
liq uid isho t. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto thecup holder When
there ar armr estis folded backth ecup
holder couldbecome damaged. #
Onlyfo ld there ar armr estbac kwhen the
cup holder isclosed. *
N NO O
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. &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjurydue toan open
car gocom partmen t0oor
If yo udr ive wit hth ecar gocom partment 0oor
open, objects couldbe0un gar ound andhit
ve hicle occupan tsas are sult .Ther eis arisk
of injury, par ticular lyin theev ent ofsudden
br aking orasudden chang ein dir ecti on. #
Alwaysclose thecar gocom partment
0oor beforeajour ney. &
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ARNI NG ARNI
NG‑Risk of/reand injur yfrom hot
cig arette light er
Yo ucan burnyo urself ifyo uto uc hth eho t
heating element orthesoc ketof thecig arette
light er.
In addition, 0ammablematerials mayignit eif:
R youdr op theho tcig arette light er
R ach ild holds theho tcig arette light erto
objects, forex am ple #
Alwayshold thecig arette light erby the
knob . Se
ats and stow ing
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#
Alwaysmak esur eth at thecig arette
light erisout ofreac hof childr en. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofbur nsfrom theta ilpipe
and tailpipe trims
The exhaus tta ilpipe andtailpipe trims can
become very hot.Ifyo ucome intocont act
wit hth ese partsof theve hicle, youcould burn
yo urself. #
Alwaysbe par ticu larlycar efular ound the
ta ilpipe andtheta ilpipe trims and super -
vise childr enespecia lly closel yin this
ar ea. #
Allo wvehicle partsto cool down before
to uc hing them. The
driving charact eristics ofyour vehicle are
depen denton thedistr ibution oftheload within
th eve hicle. Youshould bearthefo llo wing inmind
when loading theve hicle:
R Neverex ceed theper missible gross mass or
th egr oss axle weight rating forth eve hicle
(incl udin goccupan ts).The values arespeci/ ed
on theve hicle identi/cation plateon theve hi-
cle's B-pill ar.
R The load mustno tpr otru de abo vetheupper
edg eof theseat backrests.
R Allvehicles excep tMer cedes-M aybac hve hi-
cles: alwaysuse thepar titionin gne twhen
tr anspor tingobjects inthecar gocom part-
ment.
R Alwaysplace theload behind unoccupied
seats ifpossible.
R Secur eth eload using thetie-do wneyes and
distr ibuteth eload evenl y.
No teson drivi ng witharo of load
R Evenl ydist ribut eth ero of load, andplace
hea vyobjects atthebo ttom. Also complywit h
th eno teson loadin gth eve hicle. R
Drive att ent ivel y, and avoidsuddenl ypulling
awa y,braking andsteer ing aswellas rapid
cor ner ing.
R When transpor tingroof loads andwhen the
ve hicle isfully loaded orfully occupi ed,select
dr ive pr og rams ; andA. Theseare
design edtofocus onstabilit y(/ page188) .
% Formor einf ormation onstow agecom part-
men tsand stow agear eas, please referto the
Digit alOper ator's Manual. 126126
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EAS
Y EAS
Y-P AC -P
AC Kca r K
ca rgo com go
compa r pa
rtme ntcov tme
ntcover and par er
and parti- ti-
tio ning ne tio
ning netca sse t
ca ssett e tt
e NNo o
t t
es on t es
on the car he
cargo com go
compa r pa
rtme ntcov tme
ntcover er
&
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofinjur yor dea thdue to
poor lysecur edobj ects
The cargocom partmen tco veralone canno t
secur eor restr ain he avyobj ect s,items oflug -
ga ge orhea vyloads.
Yo ucould behit byan unse curedload, partic-
ular lyin theev ent ofabr uptch ang esindir ec-
tio n,sudde nbr aking oran acciden t. #
Alwaysst ow objects insuc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn aroun d. #
Secur eobje cts,luggage orloads agains t
slipping ortipping over,e.g. byusing tie
do wns, even ifyo uar eusing thecar go
com partment cover. *
N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageto thecar gocom partment
co verwhen loading theve hicle The
cargocom partmen tco verma ybe dam-
ag ed when theve hicle isbein gloaded . #
Donotplace anyobj ects abovethe
lo we redg eof theside windo wsoron the
car gocom partmen tco ver. This
equipm entisavailabl efo rall vehicles excep t
Mer cedes-M aybac hve hicles.
Ext Ext
end ing/re end
ing/retr tr
actin gt actin
gthe car he
car gocom go
com par par
tmen t tmen
t
co v co
ver er #
T T
o e o
ext xt
end : end
:pull thecar gocom partment cover
bac kby grab handl e1 and clipitint obr ac k-
et s2 ontheleT and right.
Re Re
tr tr
acti ng acti
ng #
Remo vethecar gocom partment coverfr om
th ebr ac kets on theleT and right. #
Guid eth ecar gocom partment coverfo rw ards
usin gth egr ab handl eunt ilit is fully re tract ed.
The rolled-up cargocom partment covercan be
used intwopositions:
R Folded 45°upwards forloading (fold down
bef orecommencing your jour ney)
R Hor izont alposition
Inst Inst
alling orr alling
orremo emo
ving t ving
the car he
car gocom go
com par par
tment tment
co v co
ver er
R R
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The cargocom partment coveris rolled up. Seats
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AA
tt tt
ac ac
hing/r hing/r
emo emo
ving t ving
the par he
par titioning net titioning
net &
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ARNING ARNING
Riskofinjur yor deat hdue to
poor lysecur edobj ects
The partition ing netalon ecann otsecur eor
re str ain he avyobj ect s,items oflug gage or
hea vyloads.
Yo ucould behit byan unse curedload, partic-
ular lyin theev ent ofabr uptch ang esindir ec-
tio n,sudde nbr aking oran acciden t. #
Alwaysst ow objects insuc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn aroun d. #
Secur eobje cts,luggage orloads agains t
slipping ortipping over,e.g. byusing tie
do wns, even ifyo uar eusing thepar ti-
tioning net. Fo
rsaf etyre asons, alwaysuse apar tition ing net
when transpor tingaload. Thepartition ing netcan
be used withor wit hout cargocom partmen t
enl arge ment
Damag edpar titionin gne ts can nolong erful/ll
th eir function sand must bereplaced. Visit aqu ali-
/ed special istwo rkshop. This
equipme ntisavailabl efo rall vehicles excep t
Mer cedes-M aybac hve hicles. Pa
rtitioning netwit hout cargocom partment
enlar gement Pa
rtitioning netwit hcar gocom partment
enlar gement #
T T
o att o
att ac ac
h: h:
extend thepar tition net. #
Attach theto pguide rodto holder s1 onthe
headli ner. #
Eng agehook s2 ineyele ts3 ontheleT and
ri ght. Seats
andstow ing
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