Mercedes-Benz GLS Owner's Manual page 139

136 Seats and stowing
& WARNING Risk of injury due to an open
load compartment floor
If you drive with the load compartment floor
open, objects could be flung around and hit
vehicle occupants as a result. There is a risk
of injury, particularly in the event of sudden
braking or a sudden change in direction.
Always close the load compartment
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floor before a journey.
& WARNING ‑ Risk of fire and injury from
the hot cigarette lighter
You can burn yourself if you touch the hot
heating element or the socket of the ciga‐
rette lighter.
In addition, flammable materials may ignite
if:
you drop the hot cigarette lighter
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a child holds the hot cigarette lighter to
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objects, for example
Always hold the cigarette lighter by the
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knob.
Always make sure that the cigarette
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lighter is out of reach of children.
Never leave children unattended in the
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vehicle.
& WARNING Risk of burns from the tail‐
pipe and tailpipe trims
The exhaust tailpipe and tailpipe trims can
become very hot. If you come into contact
with these parts of the vehicle, you could
burn yourself.
Always be particularly careful around
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the tailpipe and the tailpipe trims and
supervise children especially closely in
this area.
Allow vehicle parts to cool down before
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touching them.
The driving characteristics of your vehicle are
dependent on the distribution of the load within
the vehicle. You should bear the following in
mind when loading the vehicle:
never exceed the permissible gross mass or
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the permissible axle loads for the vehicle
(including occupants).
Information can be found on the vehicle iden‐
tification plate ( page 427).
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the load must not protrude above the upper
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edge of the seat backrests.
all vehicles except Mercedes-Maybach vehi‐
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cles: always use the partition net when trans‐
porting objects in the load compartment.
always place the load behind unoccupied
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seats if possible.
secure the load using the tie-down eyes and
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distribute the load evenly.
Notes on driving with a roof load
Evenly distribute the roof load, and place
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heavy objects at the bottom. Also comply
with the notes on loading the vehicle
( page 134).
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