phone MERCEDES-BENZ B-CLASS HATCHBACK 2021 Owners Manual

Symbols
Symbols
.......................................................... 5 5A
A
t a glance
t a glance ...................................................... 6 6
Co ckpit ........................................................... 6
Cockpit (Plug-in-Hybrid) ................................ .10
Indicator and warning lamps (standard) ......... 12
Indicator and warning lamps (widescreen
cockpit) ........................................................ 14
Overhead control panel ................................. 16
Door operating unit and seat adjustment .......18
Emer gencies and breakdowns ....................... 20 Digit Digit
al Owner's Manual
al Owner's Manual ................................. 22 22
Calling up the Digital Owner's Manual ............ 22 Gener
Gener
al not
al notes
es............................................... 24 24
Pr otection of the environment ....................... 24
Ta ke -back of end-of-life vehicles .................... 24
Mercedes-Benz Genuine Parts ........................ 25
Owner's Manual ............................................ 26
Mercedes me App ......................................... 26
Operating saf ety ............................................ 27 Declarations of con
form ity and no tes on
driving in di.erent countries .......................... 29
Diagnostics connection ................................. 38
Quali/ed specialist workshop ........................ 39
Ve hicle registration ....................................... 40
Cor rect use of theve hicle ............................. 40
Information on the REACH regulation ............. 40
No tesfo r persons with electronic medical
aids .............................................................. 40
Implied warranty .......................................... .41
QR code forre scue card .............................. .41
Data storage .................................................42
Copyright ...................................................... 45 Occupant safe Occupant safe
ty
ty ............................................ 46 46
Re straint system .......................................... .46
Seat belts .................................................... .48
Airbags ......................................................... 52
PRE-SAFE ®
system ........................................ 59
Au tomatic measures aTer an accident ........... 60
Safely transporting children in theve hicle ...... 61
No tes on pets in theve hicle .......................... 80 Opening and closing
Opening and closing
...................................... 81 81
Ke y .............................................................. .81
Doors ............................................................ 84
Load compartment ........................................ 89
Side windo ws................................................ 95
Sliding sunroof .............................................. 98
Anti-theT pr otection ....................................1 02 Seats and sto Seats and sto
wing
wing....................................... 105 105
No tes on the cor rect driver's seat position .. 105
Seats ......................................................... .106
St eering wheel ............................................ 114
Easy entry and exitfeature .......................... 116
Memory function ......................................... 117
St ow age areas ............................................ 118
Soc kets ....................................................... 133
Wi reless charging of the mobile phone
and connection with theex terior aerial ........ 134
Fi tting/removing the 0oor mats ................... 136 Light and sight Light and sight
............................................ 138 138
Exterior lighting ........................................... 138
Interior lighting ............................................ 146 2
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Contents

Changing bulbs (only
forve hicles with hal-
ogen headlamps) ......................................... 147
Wi ndsc reen wipers and windscreen
wa sher system ............................................ 149
Mir rors ........................................................ 153 Climat
Climat
e contr
e control ol........................................... 157 157
Overview of climate control systems ............ 157
Operating the climate control system .......... 158 Dr
Dr
iving and par
iving and par king
king..................................... 166 166
Driving ........................................................1 66
DY NAMIC SELECT switch ........................... .182
Manual transmission ................................... 185
Au tomatic transmission .............................. .187
Fu nction of the 4MATIC ...............................1 91
Re fuelling .................................................... 191
Charging the high-voltage battery (plug-in
hy brid) ........................................................ 198
Pa rking .......................................................2 15
Driving and driving saf ety sy stems ............... 223
Tr ailer hitch ................................................ .273
Bicycle rack function ................................... 277
Ve hicle towing instructions .......................... 279 Ins
Ins
tr
trument displa
ument displa y and on-boar
y and on-boar d com-
d com-
put
put er
er........................................................... 280 280
No tes on the inst rument display and on-
board computer .......................................... 280
Overview of instrument display .................... 281
Overview of buttons on the steering wheel ... 282
Operating the on-board computer ................2 82
Fu nction of the po wer me ter (plug-in
hy brid) ........................................................ 284
Fu nction of the electric mo tor po wer
av ailability displ ay(plug-in hybrid) ................ 284
Displaying the po wer me ter (plug-in
hy brid) ........................................................ 285
Overview of displa ysinthe inst rument
display ........................................................ 285
Head-up display .......................................... 285 MBUX multimedia syst MBUX multimedia syst
em
em........................... .288
288
Overview and operation ............................... 288
System settings .......................................... 297
Plug-in hybrid settings ................................ .301
Na vigation .................................................. .302
Te lephone ................................................... 311
Mercedes me app ....................................... 314 Mercedes-Benz emer
gency call system ....... 323
Ra dio & media ............................................ .330
Sound settings ............................................ 335 Maint Maint
enance and car
enance and car e
e................................. 336 336
ASS YST PLUS service inter val display .......... 336
Engine compartment ................................... 337
Cleaning and care ....................................... 343 Br Br
eakdo
eakdo wn assist
wn assist ance
ance................................. 352 352
Emer gency .................................................. 352
Flat tyre ...................................................... 354
Battery (vehicle) .......................................... 361
To w- starting or towing away ........................ 365
Electrical fuses ............................................ 371 Wheels and tyr Wheels and tyr
es
es......................................... 374 374
No tes on noise or unusual handling char-
acteristics ................................................... 374
No tes on regula rly inspecting wheels and
tyres .......................................................... .374
No tes on snow chains ................................. 374
Ty re pressure .............................................. 375 Contents
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1
Steering wheel gearshiT paddles →
189
2 Combination switch →
140
3 Instrument displ ay →
281
4 DIRECT SELECT le ver →
187
5 ü Start/stop but ton →
169
00D6 ECO start/s top function →
177
6 Media display →
288
7 Climate control systems →
158
8 002F Hazard warning light system →
141
9 PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator la mps→
57
A Glovecompartment →
121
B Stow age compartment →
121
C Cup holder
D 0063 Controller forvo lume and switching
sound on/o. →
288
00D0 Switches the MBUX multimedia system
on/o. →
288 E
z Calls up navigation →
290
F | Calls up radio or media →
290
G 002B Calls up thete lephone →
290
H ß Calls up favo urites →
290
I y Calls up vehicle functions →
290
J c Active Parking Assist →
269
K DYNAMIC SELECT switch →
183
L Touchpad →
290
M Control panel forth e MBUX multimedia system →
282
N Adjusts the steering wheel →
114
O ý Switches the steering wheel heater
on/o. →
115
P Control panel:
On-board computer →
282
Cruise control or variable limi ter →
233
I Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC →
237
Q Diagnostics connection →
38 At
a glance – Cockpit
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W
W
ir
ireless applications in t
eless applications in t he v
he vehicle
ehicle T
T
ec
ec hnology Fr
hnology Freq
eq uency r
uency r angeT r
ang eT ransmission output/magne
ansmission output/magne tic
tic/eld
/eld s
strtr eng th
ength
Re mo teKeyless Entr y2 0 kHz (9–90 kHz) ≤ 72 dBμA/m at 10m
Wi reless Powe rTr ansmission 105 kHz (90–119 kHz)≤ 42 dBμA/m at 10m
Re mo teKeyless Entr y1 20 kHz (119–135 kHz) ≤ 42 dBμA/m at 10m
Wi reless Powe rTr ansmission 127 kHz (119–135 kHz)≤ 66 dBμA/m at 10m withthe magnetic /eld
strength le vel decreasing 3dB/oct aveabove119
kHz
Ne ar-/eld communication 13.553–13.567 MHz≤ 42 dBμA/m at 10m
Re mo teKeyless Entr y,Garage Door Opener, Tire
Pressure Monitoring 433 MHz (433.05–434.79 MHz)
≤ 10 mW ERP
Block Heater Remo teControl, Garage Door
Opener 868 MHz (868.0–868.6 MHz)≤
25 mW ERP
Block Heater Remo teControl, Garage Door
Opener 869 MHz (868.7–869.2 MHz)≤
25 mW ERP
Blue toot h, Kleer, RLAN, wireless Headphone s2.4 GHz ISM band (2400–2483.5 MHz) ≤ 100 mW EIRP
RLAN 5.1 GHz UNII-1 (5150–5250 MHz)≤ 25 mW EIRP32
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General no
tes

T
T
ec
ec hnology Fr
hnology Freq
eq uency r
uency r angeT r
ang eT ransmission output/magne
ansmission output/magne tic
tic/eld
/eld s
strtr eng th
ength
Interior Monitoring Radar, RLAN 5.8 GHz UNII-3 (5725–5875 MHz)≤ 25 mW EIRP
Re mo teKeyless Entr y7 .25 GHz UWB (6.0–8.5 GHz) ≤ -41.3 dBm/MHz EIRP mean ≤ 0 dBm/MHz
EIRP peak
76 GHz radar 76–77 GHz ≤ 55 dBm peak EIRP
Carsharing Module NFC:
NFC:
13.553–13.567 MHz
Bluet Bluet ooth
oo th®
®
:
:
2402–2480 MHz NFC:
NFC:
≤ 42 dBμA/m at 10 m
Bluet Bluet
ooth
oo th®
®
:
:
≤ +4 dBm (class 2)
Re ar Seat Enter tainment System
Bluet
Bluet ooth
oo th®
®
:
:
2400–2483.5 MHz
WL WL AN 2.4 GHZ:
AN 2.4 GHZ:
2400–2483.5 MHz
WL WL AN 5 GHz:
AN 5 GHz:
5150–5250 MHz
5725–5875 MHz Bluet Bluet
ooth
oo th®
®
:
:
-0.8 dBm
WL WL AN 2.4 GHZ:
AN 2.4 GHZ:
14.5 dBm
WL WL AN 5 GHz:
AN 5 GHz:
20.5 dBm
13.3 dBm
Tw o-w ayradio (Tel7 telephone control unit) E-GSM (900 MHz)
GSM (1800 MHz) +33 dBm
+30 dBm General no
tes
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Inf
Inf
or
ormation about t
mation about t he
hespeci/c
speci/c absorp
absorption r
tion r ate
ate V
V
ehicle com
ehicle com ponent (designation in
ponent (designation in
accor
accor dance wit
dance wit h EU DoC)
h EU DoC) S
S
AR v
AR v alue in W/kg
alue in W/kg Applicable limit v
Applicable limit value
alue
Ra dio data transmission telephone system 0.24 W/kg 2 W/kg
Hermes 2.1 < 0.4 W/kg2 W/kg
Compensator ECE DE003 & ECE DE004 < 0.2 W/kg 2 W/kg
DA I RS E1 .8 W/kg 2 W/kg
Ta blet PC SM-T230NZ 0.7 W/kg4 W/kg
NRCS2P 0.003 W/kg2 W/kg
NTG7RSU 0.07 W/kg2 W/kg
NTG7 MID, NTG7 HIGH, NTG7 PREMIUM,
NTG7 PREMIUMP LUS, NTG7 MID LFT2,
NTG7 HIGH LFT2, NTG7 PREMIUM LFT2,
NTG7 PREMIUMP LUS LFT2 0.08 W/kg
2 W/kg General no
tes
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These data
for con venience and inf otainment
functions may be sa ved locally in theve hicle or
th ey may be located on a device which you ha ve
connected totheve hicle, such as a smartphone,
USB 0ash drive or MP3 pla yer.Ifyo u ha veentered
th ese data yourself, you can dele tethem at any
time.
This data is transmitted from theve hicle tothird
parties only at your requ est. This applies, in par-
ticular, when you use online services in accord-
ance with the settings that you ha veselected.
Smar
Smar tphone int
tphone int egr
egr ation (e.g. Andr ation (e.g. Andr oid A
oid Aut
uto or
o or
Apple CarPlay
Apple CarPlay ®
®
)
)
If yo ur vehicle is accordingly equipped, you can
connect your smartphone or ano ther mobile end
device totheve hicle. You can then control them
by means of the control elements integ rated in
th eve hicle. Images and audio from the smart-
phone can be output via the multimedia system.
Cer tain information is simultaneously transfer red
to your smartphone. Depending on the type and
integ ration, this includes position data, day/night
mode and other general vehicle statuses. For
more information please consult the Owner's
Manual of theve hicle/inf otainment system. This integ
ration allo ws the use of selected smart-
phone apps, such as navigation or music pla yer
apps. There is no fu rther interaction between the
smartphone and theve hicle; in particular, vehicle
data is not directly accessible. The type of addi-
tional data processing is de term ined bythe pro-
vider of the app being used. Which settings you
can make, if an y,depends on the speci/c app and
th e operating system of your smartphone. Online ser
Online ser
vices
vices W
W
ir
ir eless ne
eless ne tw
twor
ork connection
k connection
If yo ur vehicle has a wireless network connection,
it enables data tobe exch anged between your
ve hicle and additional systems. The wireless net-
wo rkconnection is made possible bytheve hicle's
ow n transmitter and receiver or bya mobile end
device that you ha vebrought into theve hicle, for
ex ample, a smartphone. Online functions can be
used via the wireless network connection. This
includes online services and applications/apps
pr ov ided toyouby the manufacturer or by other
pr ov iders. Manuf
Manuf actur acturer's ser
er's ser vices
vices
Re garding the manufacturer's online services, the
individual functions are described bythe manu-
fa cturer in a suitable place, forex ample, in the
Owner's Manual or on the manufacturer's web-
site, where there leva nt data pr otection informa-
tion is also given. Personal data may be used for
th e pr ovision of online services. Data are
ex ch anged via a secure connection, such as the
manufacturer's designated IT systems. Any per-
sonal data which are collected, processed and
used, other than forth e pr ovision of services, is
done so exclusively on the basis of legal permis-
sion. This is the case, forex ample, for a legally
prescribed emer gency call system, a cont ractual
ag reement or when consent has been given.
Yo u can ha veservices and functions, some of
which are subject toafe e, activated or deactiva-
te d. This excludes legally prescribed functions and
services, such as an emer gency call system.
Thir Thir d par
d par ty ser
ty ser vices
vices
If yo u use online services from other pr oviders
(third parties), these services are there sponsibil-
ity of the pr ovider in question and subject tothat
pr ov ider's data pr otection conditions and term s of 44
44
Gene
ral no tes

R
Adopt the cor rect seat position and keep
as farawa y as possible from the airbags.
R Obser vethefo llowing information. #
Always make sure that there are no
objects between the airbag and vehicle
occupant. To
avo idtherisks resulting from the deployment
of an airbag, each vehicle occupant must obser ve
th efo llowing information in particular:
R Before starting your journe y,adjust your seat
cor rectl y;the driver's seat and front
passenger seat should be mo ved as far back
as possible.
When doing so, alw ays obser vethe informa-
tion on the cor rect driver's seat position
(/ page 105).
R Only hold the steering wheel bythe steering
wheel rim. This allo ws the airbag tobe fully
deplo yed.
R Always lean against the seat backrest when
th eve hicle is in motion. Do not lean forw ards
or against the door or side windo w.You may ot
herwise be in the deployment area of the
airbags.
R The occupants must alw ayske ep their feet on
th e 0oor. Do not put your feet on the cockpit,
fo rex ample. Your feet may otherwise be in the
deployment area of the airbag.
R Ifch ildren are tr avelling in theve hicle, obser ve
th e additional no tes (/ page 62).
R Always st owand secure objects cor rectl y.
Objects in theve hicle interior may pr event an air-
bag from functioning cor rectl y.Each vehicle occu-
pant must alw ays make sure of thefo llowing in
particular:
R There are no people, animals or objects
between theve hicle occupants and an airbag.
R There are no objects between the seat, door
and door pillar (B-pillar).
R There are no hard objects, e.g. coat hangers,
hanging on thegr ab handles or coat hooks.
R There are no accessories, such as mobile navi-
gation devices, mobile phones or cup holders,
within the deployment area of an airbag, e.g. on
the cockpit, on the door, on the side win-
dow or on the side trim.
In addition, no connecting cables, tensioning
straps or retaining straps must be routed or
attached totheve hicle within the deployment
area of an airbag. Alw ays comply with the
accessory manu facturer's ins tallation inst ruc-
tions and, in particular, the no tes on suitable
places for installation.
R There are no heavy, sharp-edged or fragile
objects in the poc kets of your clo thing. Store
such objects in a suitable place. Limit Limit
ations of t
ations of t he prot
he pr otection pro
ection pro vided b
vided by airbags
y airbags &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury due tomodi/ca-
tions tothe co ver of an airbag
If yo u modify the co ver of an airbag or a1x
objects such as stic kers to it,the airbag may
no longer function cor rectl y. #
Never modify the co ver of an airbag and
do not a1x objects toit. 54
54
Occupant saf
ety

#
Press release knob 2down fully and slide
co ver1 inthe direction of the ar row. #
Fold out co ver1 inthe direction of the ar row
and remo ve. #
Remo vebattery compartment 3and take
out the dischar ged batter y. #
Insert the new battery into battery compart-
ment 3. Obser vethe positive pole marking in
th e battery compartment and on the battery
when doing this. #
Push in battery compartment 3.#
Re-attach co ver1 and push it until it
engages. Pr
Pr
oblems wit
oblems wit h t
h the key
he key , tr
, troubleshoo
oubleshoo ting
ting Y Y
ou can no long ou can no long er loc
er lock or unloc
k or unloc k t
k the v
he v ehicle
ehicle
Po ssible causes:
R The key battery is weak or dischar ged. #
Check the battery using the indicator lamp
(/ page 81). #
Replace theke y batter y,if necessary
(/ page 83). #
Use there placement key. #
Use the emer gency keyto lock or unlock
(/ page 88). #
Have theke ych ecked at a quali/ed specialist
wo rkshop.
Ther
Ther e is int
e is int erf
erfer
erence fr
ence fr om a pow
om a pow er
erful r
ful r adio signal
adio signal
sour sour ce ce
Po ssible causes if the function of theke y is
impaired:
R high voltage po wer lines
R mobile phones
R electronic devices (no tebooks, tablets) R
shielding due tome tal objects or induction
loops for electrical gate systems or automatic
bar riers #
Make sure that there is su1cient distance
between theke y and the po tential sou rce of
inter fere nce.
Y
Y ou hav
ou hav e los
e lost a key
t a key #
Have theke y deactivated at a quali/ed spe-
cialist workshop. #
If necessar y,ha ve the mechanical lock
re placed as well. Doors
Doors
N
No
ot
tes on t
es on t he additional door lock
he additional door lock The additional door lock is only
available forve hi-
cles forth e United Kingdom. 84
84
Opening and closing

%
Further information on con venience closing
(/ page 97).
If yo u open theta ilgate from outside, it is auto-
matically unloc ked. Pr
Pr
oblems wit
oblems wit h KEYLESS-GO, tr
h KEYLESS-GO, tr oubleshoo
oubleshooting
ting Y
Y
ou can no long
ou can no long er loc
er lock or unloc
k or unloc k t
k the v
he v ehicle using
ehicle using
KEYLESS-GO
KEYLESS-GO
Po ssible causes:
R The function of theke y has been deactivated.
R The key battery is weak or dischar ged. #
Activate the function of theke y (/ page 82). #
Check the battery using the indicator lamp
(/ page 81). #
Replace theke y batter y,if necessary
(/ page 83). #
Use there placement key. #
Use the emer gency keyto lock or unlock
(/ page 88). #
Have theve hicle and keych ecked at a quali-
/ed specialist workshop. Ther Ther
e is int
e is int erf
erfer
erence fr
ence fr om a pow
om a pow er
erful r
ful r adio signal
adio signal
sour
sour ce
ce
Po ssible causes if the function of KEYLESS-GO is
impaired:
R high voltage po wer lines
R mobile phones
R electronic devices (no tebooks, tablets)
R shielding due tome tal objects or induction
loops for electrical gate systems or automatic
bar riers #
Make sure that there is su1cient distance
between theke y and the po tential sou rce of
inter fere nce. A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating t
ating the aut
he automatic loc
omatic loc king f
king fea-
ea-
ture
ture The
vehicle is loc ked automatically when theve hi-
cle is switched on and the wheels are turning
fa ster than walking pace. #
T To activ o activ at
ate:
e: press and hold button 2for
appr oximately /ve seconds until an acoustic
signal sounds. #
T To deactiv
o deactiv at
ate:
e: press and hold button 1for
appr oximately /ve seconds until an acoustic
signal sounds.
The red indicator lamp on button 2lights up
once theve hicle is loc ked. Opening and closing
87 87