2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS tow

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Adjust heigh t2 and distance3 tothe
st ee ring wheel.
Loc Loc
king king
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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
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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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When
youswitc hth eignition o.,thesteer ing
wheel heaterwill switc ho.. Easy
entr Easy
entryand e y
and exit f xit
featur e eatur
e Using
t Using
the easy entr he
easy entryand e y
and exit f xit
featur e eatur
e &
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GRisk ofaccident whenpulling
awa ydur ing th eadjustmen tpr ocess of
th eeasy entryand exitfeatur e
Yo ucould losecontr olof theve hicle. #
Alwayswa ituntil theadjustmen tpr ocess
is com pletebef oredr iving o.. &
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GRisk ofbecoming trapped dur-
ing adjus tment oftheeasy entryand exit
fe atur e
Yo uand other vehicle occupan ts–par ticu larly
ch ildr en–could become trapped. #
Ensur eth at no one hasabody partin
th esw eep ofthesteer ing wheel ordriv-
er's seat. If
th er eis arisk ofbecomi ngtrapped bythe
st ee ring wheel: #
Movetheadjustmen tle ve rof thesteer -
ing wheel.
The adjustmen tpr ocess willbestopped.
If th er eis arisk ofbecomi ngtrapped bythe
dr iver's seat: #
Press theseat adjustmen tswitc h.
The adjustmen tpr ocess willbestopped. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. #
When leavingth eve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. Yo
ucan stop theadjustmen tpr ocess bypressing
one ofthememor yfunction positionswitches. &
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GRisk ofbecoming trapped if
ch ildr enactiv ateth eeasy entryand exit
fe atur e‑
Child rencou ldbec ome trapp edifth ey acti-
va te theeasy entry‑and exitfeatur e,par ticu -
lar lywhen unattended . #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. #
When leavingth eve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. If
th eeasy entryand exitfeatur eis activ e,the
st ee ring wheel willmo veupw ards and thedr iver's
seat willmovebac kin thefo llo wing situations:
R Youswitc ho. theve hicle when thedr iver's
door isopen.
R Youopen thedr iver's door when theve hicle is
switc hedo..
% The steer ing wheel willthen mo veupw ards
onl yif it is no talr eady ashigh asitwill go.
The driver's seat willthen mo vebac kwards
onl yif it is no talr eady atthere ar oftheseat
adjustmen tra ng e. 118118
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The
driver's seatbac krest willth en mo vefor-
wa rdsonl yif it is no talr eady inthefo re most
position .
The steer ing wheel andthedr iver's seat willmove
bac kto thelast drive position inthefo llo wing
cases :
R Youswitc hth epo we rsuppl yor theve hicle on
when thedr iver's door isclosed
R Youclose thedr iver's door when theve hicle is
switc hedon.
The lastdr ive posit ionwill besavedwhen:
R Youswitc ho. theve hicle.
R Yousa ve theseat setting svia thememor y
function .
If yo upr ess one ofthememor yfunction position
butt ons, theadjustmen tprocess willbestopped. MemorMemor
yfunction y
function FF
unction oft unction
ofthe memor he
memor yfunction y
function &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofan accident ifth emem-
or yfunction isused while driving
If yo uuse thememor yfunction onthedr iver's
side while driving, youcould losecontr olof
th eve hicle asare sult oftheadjustmen ts
being made. #
Onlyuse thememor yfunction onthe
dr iver's side when theve hicle isstation -
ar y. &
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofentr apm entwhen
adju sting theseat withth ememor yfunc-
tion
When thememor yfunction adjuststheseat,
yo uand other vehicle occupan ts–par ticu larly
ch ildr en–could become trapped. #
Duringtheadjustmen tpr ocess ofthe
memor yfun ction, makesur eth at no one has
anybody partsinthesw eep ofthe
seat. #
Ifsomeon ebecome strapped, press a
pr ese tposit ionbutt onorseat adjust-
ment switchimmed iately. &
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofentr apm entifth emem-
or yfunction isactiv ated bychildr en
Childr encould become trapped ifth ey acti-
va te thememor yfunction ,par ticular lywhen
unat tended . #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. #
When leavingth eve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. Yo
ucan usethememor yfunction whentheigni-
tion isswitc hedo..
Seat adjustmen tsforup tothre epeople canbe
st or ed and called upusing thememor yfunction .
Yo ucan save setting sfo rth efo llo wing systems:
R Front seat
R Outside mirrors Sea
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R
Hea d-up displa y
R Steer ing column
R Seat contour OperOper
ating t ating
the memor he
memor yfunction y
function SS
t t
or or
ing ing
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Setth edesir edposition forall systems. #
Brie0y press theV memor ybutt onand
th en press prese tposition button0037, T
or U within thre eseconds.
An acoustic signalsounds. Thesetting sar e
st or ed. #
T T
o call up: o
call up:press and brie0y hold prese tposi-
tion button0037, TorU.
ATer releasing thebutt on,allsystems are
mo vedint oth estor ed position. MemorMemor
yfunction int y
function inthe r he
rear passeng ear
passeng ercom er
com par par
t- t-
ment ment
FF
unction oft unction
ofthe memor he
memor yfunction int y
function inthe r he
rear ear
passeng passeng
ercom er
com par par
tment tment
OperOper
ating t ating
the r he
rear seat ear
seat
Seat adjustmen tsforth ere ar seat canbestor ed
and called upusin gth ememor yfunction inthe
re ar passen gercom partment.
R Driver's side: twoper sons
R Front passeng erside: oneperson Yo
ucan save thefo llo wing settings forth ere ar
seat:
R Positi on oftheseat, backrest and head
re str aint
R Sea the ating :di str ibut ion of theheat edsec-
tions oftheseat cushion andseat backrest
Oper Oper
ating t ating
the fr he
front passeng ont
passeng erseat andr er
seat andrear seat ear
seat
Seat adjustmen tsforth efront passeng erseat and
th ere ar seat canbestor ed and called upusin g
th ere ar seat memor yfu nct ion.
Yo ucan save thefo llo wing settings forth efront
passeng erseat :
R Positi on oftheseat, backrest and head
re str aint
Yo ucan save thefo llo wing settings forth ere ar
seat:
R Positi on oftheseat, backrest and head
re str aint
R Sea the ating :di str ibut ion of theheat edsec-
tions oftheseat cushion andseat backrest 120120
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OperOper
ating t ating
the r he
rear seat viat ear
seat viathe memor he
memor yfun ction y
fun ction
in t in
the r he
rear passeng ear
passeng ercom er
com par par
tment tment
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t t
or or
ing ing
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Press button1.
The rear seat isselect edifth eindicat orlam p
in thebutt ondoes notlight up. #
Adjust there ar seat usingth ebutt ons inthe
door contr olpanel (/page102). #
Brie0y press memor ybutt onMand, within
th re eseconds, press either prese tposition
butt on0037 orT.
The setting sfo rth ere ar seat arestor ed inthe
cor respond ingprese tposit ion.
% Youcanno tst or ean yse ttings onthebutt on
fo rstr aight ening thefull yre clin edpositi on. Callin
gup Callin
gup #
Press button1.
The rear seat isselect edifth eindicat orlam p
in thebutt ondoes notlight up. Seats
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Press correspond ingprese tposit ionbutt on
0037 orT.
The rear seat willmovetothestor ed position. OperOper
ating t ating
the fr he
front passeng ont
passeng erseat andr er
seat andrear seats ear
seats
via t via
the memor he
memor yfunction int y
function inthe r he
rear passeng ear
passeng er er
com com
par par
tment tment
RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R Forselecting thefront passeng erseat :th e
po we rsuppl yis switc hedon
St St
or or
ing ing #
Press button1.
The rear seat isselect edifth eindicat orlam p
in thebutt ondoes notlight up. #
Adjust there ar seat usingth ebutt ons inthe
door contr olpanel (/page102). #
Press button1.
When theindicat orlam plights up,thefront
passeng erseat isselect ed. #
Adjust thefront passeng erseat using thebut-
to ns on thedoor operating unitinthere ar
passen gercom partment (/page97). #
Ensur eth at theindicat orlam pin butt on1
lights up. 122122
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#
Press mem orybutt onMand ,wit hin thre esec-
onds, press prese tposition button0037.
The setting sfo rth efront passeng erseat and
th ere ar seat arestor ed inthepr ese tposition.
% Youcanno tst or ean yse ttings onthebutt ons
fo rse tting andstraight ening thefull yre clin ed
positi on. Callin
gup Callin
gup #
Press button1.
When theindicat orlam plights up,thefront
passeng erseat isselect ed. #
Press prese tposition button0037.
Bo th seats moveintoth estor ed position.
% Youcan usethere ar passen gercom partment
ch ild safetyloc kto disable this function
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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. &
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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. &
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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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