2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS Owners Manual

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Ifnec essar y,slide head restr aint 1 upwa rds
( / pag e109). #
Inst alltheLA TC H-ty pe(ISOFI X)or bel t-
se cur edchild restr aint system with TopTe ther.
In doing so,com plywit hth ech ild restr aint
sy stem manufac ture r's inst allation instruc-
tion s. #
Guide TopTe ther belt 5under headrestr aint
1 betwee nth etw ohead restr aint bars. #
Ifcar gocom partme ntcover3 isinst alled,
guide TopTe ther belt 5down wardsbe tween
car gocom partmen tco ver3 and seat back-
re st 2. #
Hoo kTo pTe ther hook 6ofTopTe ther belt
5 intoTo pTe ther anc horage4 without
twistin g. #
Tensio nTo pTe ther belt 5.Indoing so,com-
pl ywit hth ech ild restr aint system manufac tur-
er's installation instruction s. #
Ifnecessar y,slide head restr aint 1 down -
wa rds(/ page109) .Mak esur eth at youdo
no tint erfere wit hth ecor rect routing ofTop
Te ther belt 5. Mer Mer
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Ifnecessar y,slide head restr aint 1 upwa rds
( / pag e109). #
Remo vecover2 ofTopTe ther anc horage
3. #
Inst alltheLA TC H-ty pe(ISOFI X)or bel t-
se cur edchild restr aint system with TopTe ther.
In doing so,com plywit hth ech ild restr aint Oc
cupa nt safety
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sy
stem manu factur er's installation instruc-
tion s. #
Guide TopTe ther belt 4under headrestr aint
1 betwee nth etw ohead restr aint bars. #
Hook TopTe ther hook 5ofTopTe ther belt
4 intoTo pTe ther anc horage3 without
twistin g. #
Tensio nTo pTe ther belt 4.Indoing so,com-
pl ywit hth ech ild restr aint system manufac tur-
er's installation instruction s. #
Ifnecessar y,slide head restr aint 1 down -
wa rds(/ page109) .Mak esur eth at youdo no
tint erfere wit hth ecor rect routing ofTop
Te ther belt 4. SecurSecur
ingt ing
the c he
child r hild
res estr tr
aint syst aint
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witht h
the seat he
seat
belt belt
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ingt ing
the c he
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res estr tr
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system wit em
witht h
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seat
belt ont belt
onthe r he
rear seat ear
seat &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident ifth ere ar
ben chseat, rear seat andseat backres t
ar eno teng aged
The rear ben chseat, rear seat andseat back-
re st ma yfo ld forw ards, even when youar e
dr iving.
R Asare sult ,th eve hicle occupan twill be
pushed intoth eseat beltwithincr eased
fo rc e. The seat beltwillnotbe able topro-
te ct as intende dand could cause addi-
tion alinj ury.
R Objects orloads inthetrunk orcar go
com partment willnotbe restr ained bythe
seat backres t. #
Mak esur eth at there ar ben chseat, the
re ar seat andtheseat backrest are
eng aged bef oreev erytrip. If
th eseat backrest isno teng aged and lockedin
place, this will besho wnonthedispla yon the
inst rument cluster(folding there ar seat back
elect ricall y)or there dloc kve ri/catio nindic ator
wil lbe visib le(fold ing th ere ar seat backmec hani-
call y).
When inst When
installin gabelt -secu r allin
gabelt -secu red c ed
child r hild
res es
tr tr
aint sy aint
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t t
em, obser v em,
obser ve t e
the f he
follo ollo
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:
0073 Alwayscom plywit hth emanuf acturer's
inst allation andoper ating instructions forth e
ch ild restr aint system used .
0073 Alsose cu re TopTe ther ifpr esent
(/ page62).
0073 When usingaw When
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car seat andaw car
seat andaweight cat eight
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Irear w ear
war ar
d- d-
f f
acing c acing
child r hild
res estr tr
aint syst aint
system onar em
onarear seat ear
seat : :
adjust thefront seat sothat theseat does
no tto uc hth ech ild restr aint system .
0073 Whenusing aw Wh
enusing awei gh tca t ei
gh tca teg or eg
oryIf y
Ifor w or
war ar
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acin gc acin
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ain tsy st ai
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:re mo vethe 6464
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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 &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
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
safety
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Alw
aysobser vethestatus ofthefront passeng er
airbag onthePA SSENGE RAIR BA GOF Find icat or
la mp :
R When usingare ar wa rd-faci ng child restr aint
sy stem onthefront passeng erseat, thefront
passeng erairbag mustalwaysbe disable d.
This isonl yth ecase ifth ePA SSENGE RAIR
BA GOF Find icat or lamp islit continuousl y
(/ page49).
R Ifth ePA SSENGE RAIR BA GOF Find icat or
la mp iso., thefront passeng erairbag isena-
bled. Thefront passeng erairbag maydeplo y
dur ing anaccident.
Secur Secur
ingt ing
the c he
child r hild
res estr tr
aint syst aint
system wit em
witht h
the seat he
seat
belt ont belt
onthe fr he
front passeng ont
passeng erseat er
seat
When installing abelt-secur edchild restr aint sys-
te m on thefront passeng erseat, alwaysobser ve
th efo llo wing:
0073 Obser vetheno teson rear wa rd-faci ng and
fo rw ard-f acing child restr aint system son the
front passeng erseat (/ page 65).
0073 Obser vethech ild restr aint system manufac -
tu re r's inst allation andoper ating instruction s. 0073
When usingafo rw ard-f acing child restr aint
sy stem inwe ight categor yI: re mo vethehead
re str aint from there specti veseat, ifpossibl 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 ofthefront
passeng erseat.
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 mustno tbe put
und erstra in be tween thero of and theseat
cushion and/orbeinst alled facing thewr ong
dir ection. 0073
Thechild restr aint system mustno tbe put
und erstra in by thehead restr aint. Adjust the
head restr aints asappropr iate .
0073 Neverplace objects (e.g.cushions) underor
behind thech ild restr aint system .
Th ese at belton thefront passeng erside iseq uip-
ped withaspecial seatbelt retract or.
When enabled,thespecial seatbelt retract or
ensures that theseat beltdoes notslac kenonce
th ech ild seat issecur ed(/ page58). &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yor deat hdue to
objects between theseat surface and the
ch ild restr aint system
Ob jec tsbetwee nth eseat surface and the
ch ild restr aint system could a. ectth efunction
of theaut omatic front passeng erairbag shut-
o.. #
Donotplace anyobjects between the
seat surface and thech ild restr aint sys-
te m. #
Alwaysmak esur eth at thech ild restr aint
sy stem isco rrectl yinst alled. 6666
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Setth efront passeng erseat asfarbac kas
possible andmovetheseat intoth ehighest
position ifpossible. #
Fully re tract theseat cushion lengthadjust-
ment. #
Adjust theseat cushion inclination sothat the
fr ont edge oftheseat cushion isin thehighest
position andthere ar edg eof theseat cushion
is in thelowe stpo sition . #
Setth eseat backrest tothemost vertical
position possible. #
Inst allthech ild restr aint system .
Th eent ire ba se ofthech ild restr aint system
mu stalwa ys rest on thesitting surface ofthe
fr ont passeng erseat. #
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 for-
wa rdsand down wardsfrom theseat beltout-
le t. #
Ifnecessar y,adju sttheseat beltoutle tand
th efront passeng erseat accor dingly. Child-prChild-pr
ooflocks oof
locks AA
ctiv ctiv
atin gor deactiv atin
gor deactiv atingt atin
gthe c he
child safe hild
safety loc ty
loc kf k
for or
t t
he r he
rear door s ear
door s &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tand injurydue
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. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk offata linjur ydue toexpo-
sur eto extreme heator cold intheve hicle
If per sons, particu larlych ildr en, aresubject ed
to prolong edexposur eto intense heatorcold,
th er eis arisk ofsevere injur yor even deat h. #
Neverlea veper sons, particular lych il-
dr en, unatt ended intheve hicle. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tand injurydue
to childr enleT unatt ended intheve hicle
If ch ildr enaretrav eling intheve hicle, they
could, inpar ticul ar:
R Open doors,ther eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R Getout and bestru ck byoncoming tra1c.
R Oper ateve hicle equipme ntand become
tr apped, forex am ple. Occupan
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#
Alwaysactiv ateth einst alled child safety
loc ksifch ildr enaretrav eling intheve hi-
cle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. #
When leavingth eve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. Ther
ear ech ild safetyloc ksforth ere ar door sand
th ere ar side windows.
The child safetyloc kon there ar door ssecur es
eac hdoor separ ately. The doorscan nolong erbe
open edfrom theinside. #
Press theleve rin dir ection 1(activ ate) or 2
(deactiv ate). #
Mak esur eth at thech ild safetyloc ksarewo rk-
ing proper ly. A A
ctiv ctiv
atin gand deactiv atin
gand deactiv atingt atin
gthe c he
child safe hild
safety loc k ty
loc k
f f
or t or
the r he
rear side windo ws ear
side windo ws #
T T
o activ o
activ at at
e/deactiv e/deactiv
at at
e: e:
press button2.
The rear side windowcan beopen edorclosed
in thefo llo wing cases :
R indicat orlam p1 islit: via theswitc hon
th edr iver's door 6868
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indicat orlam p1 iso.: viatheswitc hon
th ecor respond ingrear door ordriver's
door NNo o
t t
es on pe es
on pets int ts
inthe v he
vehicle ehicle
&
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tand injurydue
to anim alsleT unse curedorunat tended in
th eve hicle
If yo ulea veanim alsintheve hicle unattended
or unse cured, they could possibl ypr ess but-
to ns orswitches .
An anim alma y:
R Activateve hicle equipme ntand become
tr apped, forex am ple
R Switchsy stems onoro. and endanger
ot her roadus ers
Uns ecured animalsmaybe thro wn aroun din
th eve hicle intheev ent ofan accident orsud-
den steer ing and braking maneuv ersand
injur eve hicle occupan tsinthepr ocess. #
Neverlea veanim alsintheve hicle unat-
te nded . #
Alwayscor rectl ysecur eanimals while
dr ivi ng ,e.g .using asuit able animal car-
ri er . Occupant
safety
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Sma
r Sma
rtK ey tK
ey OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof Smar w
of Smar tKe tK
ey fun ctions y
fun ctions &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident andinjurydue
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. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theSmar tKey caused by
magne tic/elds #
Keep theSmar tKey awa yfrom strong
ma gne tic /eld s. Ve
hicle keywit hpan icalar m
1 Locks
2 Indicatorlam p 3
Unloc ks
4 Opens/clo sestheta ilg ate
5 Panic alarm
% Ifind icat orlam p2 does notlig ht up aTer
pr essin gth eÜ orß button,thebatt ery
is we ak orpossibl ydisc harged. Re place the
batt eryas soon aspossible.
Re place theke ybatt ery(/ page72).
The keyloc ksand unlocks thefo llo wing compo-
nents:
R Door s
R Fuel/ller 0ap
R Tailg ate
If th eve hicle isno topen edwithin appr oximat ely
40 seconds aTerunloc king,itloc ksagain. Anti-
th eT protection isactiv ated again.
Do notke ep theke yto get her with elect ronic devi-
ces orme talobjects. Thiscana.ec tth eke y's
fu nct ionality.
Do notke ep theke yin thete mp eratur e-contr olled
cup holder .Ot her wise, theke ywill notbe reliabl y
de tected. 7070
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ngand closin g