Mercedes-Benz GL-Class: Important safety notes - Steering wheel - Seats, steering wheel and mirrors - Mercedes-Benz GL-Class Owner's ManualMercedes-Benz GL-Class: Important safety notes

WARNING Do not adjust the steering wheel while driving. 
Do not adjust the steering wheel while driving.
Adjusting the steering wheel while driving, or driving without the steering wheel adjustment feature locked could cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle.
The electrical steering wheel adjustment feature can be operated at any time.
Therefore, do not leave children unattended in the vehicle, or with access to an unlocked vehicle. A child's unsupervised access to a vehicle could result in an accident and/or serious personal injury.

    Adjusting the steering wheelmanually
    This function is only available in vehicles in the USA. 1 Release handle 2 To adjust the steering wheel height 3 To adjust the steering wheel position (fore-and-aft adjustment) ► Pull ...

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    Selecting vehicle-to-vehicle distance control mode
    To choose the vehicle-to-vehicle distance control mode1 , quickly push and release the MAIN switch A . ...

    Lap-Shoulder Belt
    All seating positions in the vehicle have a lap-shoulder belt. If you are using a rear seating position with a detachable safety belt and the safety belt is not attached, see “Returning the Seat ...

    Setting the specified minimum distance
    You can set the specified minimum distance for DISTRONIC by varying the time span between one and two seconds. This time span determines the distance that DISTRONIC should maintain from the vehicl ...