Load Compartment - Mercedes-Benz GLS Owner's Manual

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Opening and closing
Extending and retracting the running boards
via the multimedia system
Multimedia system:
© Settings Vehicle
4 5 5
SIDE RUNNING BOARD
5
Select Extend or Retract.
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Automatically extending and retracting the
running boards
Activate or deactivate AUTOMATIC EXTEN-
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SION.
% This equipment is available only for
Mercedes-Maybach vehicles.

Load compartment

Opening the tailgate
& DANGER Risk of exhaust gas poisoning
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
gases such as carbon monoxide. Exhaust
gases can enter the vehicle interior if the tail‐
gate is open when the engine is running,
especially if the vehicle is in motion.
Always switch off the engine before
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opening the tailgate.
Never drive with the tailgate open.
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* NOTE Damage to the tailgate caused by
obstacles above the vehicle
The tailgate swings rearwards and upwards
when it is opened.
Make sure that there is sufficient space
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behind and above the tailgate.
If the tailgate is unlocked, pull the tailgate
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handle and release it again immediately.
Vehicles with HANDS-FREE ACCESS: make
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a kicking movement with your foot below the
bumper ( page 91).
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Pull remote operating switch
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gate.
Press and hold the p button on the key.
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If the tailgate is stopped in an intermediate
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position, pull it upwards. Release it as soon
as it begins to open.
If an obstacle obstructs the tailgate during the
automatic opening process, blockage detection
1 for the tail‐