Rear Doors; Overview; Rear Side Windows - Mercedes-Benz GL Operator's Manual

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G WARNING
If children are traveling in the vehicle, they
could:
open doors, thus endangering other people
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or road users
exit the vehicle and be caught by oncoming
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traffic
operate vehicle equipment and become
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trapped
There is a risk of an accident and injury.
Always activate the child-proof locks and
override feature if children are traveling in the
vehicle. When leaving the vehicle, always take
the key with you and lock the vehicle. Never
leave children unattended in the vehicle.
You can activate the following child-proof
locks:

rear doors (

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rear side windows (

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Child-proof locks for the rear doors
G WARNING
Children could open a rear door from inside
the vehicle. This could result in serious
injuries or an accident. Therefore, when
children ride in the rear always secure the rear
doors with the child-proof locks.
You secure each door individually with the
child-proof locks on the rear doors. A door
secured with a child-proof lock cannot be
opened from inside the vehicle. When the
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vehicle is unlocked, the door can be opened
from the outside.
To activate: press the child-proof lock
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lever up in the direction of arrow :.
Make sure that the child-proof locks are
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working properly.
To deactivate: press the child-proof lock
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lever down in the direction of arrow ;.
Override feature for the rear side
windows
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WARNING
When children ride on the vehicle's rear seats,
activate the override switch. Otherwise, the
children could be injured, e.g. by trapping
themselves in the rear side window.
To activate/deactivate: press button :.
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If indicator lamp ; is lit, operation of the
rear side windows is disabled. Operation is
only possible using the switches in the
driver's door. If indicator lamp ; is off,
operation is possible using the switches in
the rear compartment.
Driving safety systems
Overview of driving safety systems
In this section, you will find information about
the following driving safety systems:
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System)
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BAS (Brake Assist System) (
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