Mercedes-Benz GL-Class 2013 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 109)

When leaving the vehicle, always take the
SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle. Never
leave children unsupervised in the vehicle.
G WARNING
When you adjust a seat, you or other vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the
seat guide rail. There is a risk of injury.
Make sure when adjusting a seat that no one
has any body parts in the sweep of the seat.
Adjusting the backrest angle (second
row of seats)
You can adjust the angle of the backrests in
the second row of seats. There are ten detent
positions to choose from.
X Pull the left or right release lever ;
upwards in the direction of the arrow until
the relevant backrest : is fully released.
X Pull the backrest : forwards in the
direction of the arrow and allow it to
engage.
X To ensure that the backrest has engaged,
lean firmly against backrest :.
Folding the seats up/down (third row of
seats)
General notes
! Make sure that there is nothing on the
folded-down seats in the cargo
compartment. The cargo compartment
must be empty for the third row of seats to
be folded up. The seats or the objects in the
cargo compartment could otherwise be
damaged.
Make sure that the seats in the third row
are empty and not blocked before folding
them down.
The 3rd row of seats consists of two
electrically foldable individual seats, which
can be lowered into the cargo compartment.
If the seat is not correctly locked in position,
the display message: 3rd Seat Row,
Right Not Locked appears in the
multifunction display.
If you fold the seat back until it engages, the
display message disappears.
Pull the backrest firmly to ensure that it is fully
engaged.
The switches for folding the left or right-hand
seats up and down are marked: L for the left-
hand seat when viewed in the direction of
travel, R for the right-hand seat when viewed
in the direction of travel.
Folding forwards/back in the rear
compartment
Example: R switch
X To fold down: fold the right-hand outer
seat in the second row of seats forwards
(
Y
page 109).
X Briefly pull switch :.
The seat folds up.
X To stop the automatic folding: briefly pull
switch : again.
Seats
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Seats,
steering
wheel
and
mirrors
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