MERCEDES-BENZ GLB SUV 2020 Owner's Manual

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WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent caused by
limit eddetection perform anc eof Active
Br ak eAssi st
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stcanno tal wa ys cle arly
ident ifyobje ctsand complextraf fic situ a‐
tions .
In such case s,Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stmight :
R Giveawa rning orbrak ewit hout reason
R Notgiv eawa rning ornotbr ak e #
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation; donotre ly on ActiveBr ak e
Assi stalon e.Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stisonl y
an aid. Thedriver isresponsible for maint
ainingasui table distance tothe
ve hicle infront, vehicle speed andfor
br aking ingood time. #
Beprepar edtobrak eor sw erve ifnec ‐
essar y. %
Ifth esy stem isuna vailable, the00D4 displa y
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
Als oob ser vethesy stem limits ofActiveBr ak e
Assi st.
The indiv idua lsub func tions areav ailab lein
th efo llo wing speed rang es:
The distance warning func tion issues awa rning
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R From appr oximat ely4 mp h(7 km/h), ifyo ur
ve hicle iscritically closetoave hicle or pedes
trian, youwill hear anintermit tent
wa rning tone and theL distance warning
lam plight sup intheins trument cluster.
Ve hicl eswith PRE-S AFE®
:depe nding on
th ecount ry,an addition alhap ticwarning
occ ursin thefo rm ofslight, repeat edten‐
si oni ng oftheseat belt.
Br ak eimmediat elyortake evasiv eact ion,pr ov i‐
ded itis saf eto do soand thetra ffic situat ion
allo wsthis. Dr
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The
distanc ewa rning funct ioncan aidyouin thefo llo wing situations withan intermit tent wa rning tone and awa rning lam p: Ve
hicl es
tr av eling in
fr ont St
ation ary
ve hicl es Cr
oss ing
ve hicl es Mo
ving
pedes trians St
ation ary
pedes trians Cr
oss ing
cy cli sts Cy
clis tstrave l‐
ing infront St
ation ary
cy cli sts
Ve hicles
wit hout Driv‐
ing Assis‐
ta nce Pack‐
ag e Up
toappr ox.
15 5mp h
(250 km/h) Up
toappr ox.
50 mph
(80 km/ h) No
react ion Uptoappr ox.
50 mph
(80 km/ h) No
react ion Uptoappr ox.
37 mph
(60 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
50 mph
(80 km/ h) No
react ion
Ve hicles with
Dr iving Assis‐
ta nce Pack‐
ag e Up
toappr ox.
15 5mp h
(250 km/h) Up
toappr ox.
62 mph
(1 00 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
43 mph
(70 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
50 mph
(80 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
43 mph
(70 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
43 mph
(70 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
50 mph
(80 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
43 mph
(70 km/ h) 19
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The
autonomo usbraki ng func tionma yin te rv ene atspeed sst ar ting from appr oxima tely 4mp h(7 km /h)in the follo wing situations: Ve
hicl es
tr av eling in
fr ont St
ation ary
ve hicl es Cr
oss ing
ve hicl es Mo
ving
pedes trians St
ation ary
pedes trians Cr
oss ing
cy cli sts Cy
clis tstrave l‐
ing infront St
ation ary
cy cli sts
Ve hicles
wit hout Driv‐
ing Assis‐
ta nce Pack‐
ag e Up
toappr ox.
12 4mp h
(200 km/h) Up
toappr ox.
31 mp h
(50 km/ h) No
react ion Uptoappr ox.
37 mph
(60 km/ h) No
react ion Uptoappr ox.
37 mph
(60 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
50 mph
(80 km/ h) No
react ion
Ve hicles with
Dr iving Assis‐
ta nce Pack‐
ag e Up
toappr ox.
15 5mp h
(250 km/h) Up
toappr ox.
62 mph
(1 00 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
43 mph
(70 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
43 mph
(70 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
43 mph
(70 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
43 mph
(70 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
50 mph
(80 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
43 mph
(70 km/ h) Dr
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Situat
ion-dependent braking assistance mayint erve ne atspeeds star ting from appr oxima tely 4mp h(7 km /h)in thefo llo wing situations: Ve
hicl es
tr av eling in
fr ont St
ation ary
ve hicl es Cr
oss ing
ve hicl es Mo
ving
pedes trians St
ation ary
pedes trians Cr
oss ing
cy cli sts Cy
clis tstrave l‐
ing infront St
ation ary
cy cli sts
Ve hicles
wit hout Driv‐
ing Assis‐
ta nce Pack‐
ag e Up
toappr ox.
15 5mp h
(250 km/h) Up
toappr ox.
50 mph
(80 km/ h) No
react ion Uptoappr ox.
37 mph
(60 km/ h) No
react ion Uptoappr ox.
37 mph
(60 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
50 mph
(80 km/ h) No
react ion
Ve hicles with
Dr iving Assis‐
ta nce Pack‐
ag e Up
toappr ox.
15 5mp h
(250 km/h) Up
toappr ox.
62 mph
(1 00 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
43 mph
(70 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
43 mph
(70 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
43 mph
(70 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
43 mph
(70 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
50 mph
(80 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
43 mph
(70 km/ h) Canceling
abr ak eapp lication ofActiv eBr ak e
As sist
Yo ucan cancelabr ak eapplic ationof Active
Br ak eAssi stat anytim eby :
R Fully depr essin gth eacceler ator pedal or
wit hkic kdo wn.
R Releasing thebr ak epedal. Ac
tiveBr ak eAssi stma ycancel thebr ak eappli‐
cation whenoneofthefo llo wing condition sis
fulf illed:
R Youman euvertoavo idtheobs tacle .
R The reisno long erarisk ofcollision.
R Anobs tacle isno long erdetected infront of
yo ur vehicle. Ev
asiv eSt eer ing Assis t(onl yve hicl eswith
Dr ivin gAss istanc ePa ckag e)
Ev asi ve Steer ing Assis thas thefo llo wing charac‐
te rist ics:
R The ability todetect statio naryor mo ving
pedes trians .
R Assis tance thro ugh powe r-assis tedsteer ing if
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R
Activati on byan abr uptst eer ing movement
dur ing asw erving maneu ver.
R Assi stanc edur ing swervin gand stra ight enin g
of theve hicle.
R React ion from aspee dof appr oximat ely
12 mp h(20 km/h) uptoaspee dof appr ox‐
imat ely43 mph(70 km/h).
Yo ucan preve nttheassis tance atanytime by
act ivel yst eer ing.
Cor nering function (onlyve hicl eswith Driv‐
ing Assistanc ePa ckag e)
If adang erofcoll ision from anoncoming vehicle
is de tected whe ntur ning across anoncomi ng
la ne, autonomo usbraki ng can beinitia tedat
speeds below9mp h(1 5 km/h) beforeyo uha ve
lef tth elane inwhic hyo uar edr ivin g. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent despite
Ev asive St eer ing Assis t
Ev asiv eSt eer ing Assis tcann otalw aysclear ly
ident ifyobje ctsand complextraf fic situ a‐
tions . In
addition, thesteer ing suppor tof Evasiv e
St eer ing Assis tis ge ner ally no tsu fficien tto
av oid acollision.
In suc hcases Evasiv eSt eer ing Assis tcan:
R givean unnec essarywa rning orprov ide
assis tance
R notgi ve awa rning ornotpr ov ide assis‐
ta nce #
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation; donotre ly on Evasiv e
St eer ing Assis talone. #
Beready tobrak eand take evasiv e
act ion ifnec essar y. #
Preve nttheassis tance byact ivel y
st eer ing innon -critical driving situa‐
tion s. #
Drive at an appr opriatespeed ifpedes‐
tr ians areclose tothepat hof your vehi‐
cle. Sy
stem limit s
Fu llsy stem perform anc eis no tav ailable fora
fe w sec ond saf te rswi tching ontheignition or
af te rdr iving off.
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Insno w,rain, fog, hea vyspr ay,if th er eis
gl ar e, indir ect sunlight oringrea tly varying
ambien tlight .
R Ifth esensor sar edir ty,fo gg ed up, damag ed
or covered.
R Ifth esensor sar eim pair eddue tointerfer‐
ence from other radar sour ces, e.g.stro ng
ra dar reflect ions inpar king garage s.
R Ifaloss oftirepr essur eor afa ulty tirehas
been detected and displ aye d.
R IfDS Ris activ ated.
R Incom plextra ffic situat ionswher eobje cts
can notalw aysbe clear lyident ified.
R Ifpedes trians orvehicles movequickl yint o
th esensor detection rang e.
R Ifpe destrians arehidde nby other object s. Dr
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R
Ifth etypical outline ofapedes trian cann ot
be distinguished from thebac kground.
R Ifapedes trian isno tde tected assuch ,e.g.
due tospecial clothing orother object s.
R Onbends withatight radius.
% The ActiveBr ak eAssi stsensor sadjus taut o‐
matically whileacer tain dis tance isbe ing
dr iven afte rth eve hicle hasbeen delivered.
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stisuna vailable oronl y
par tiall yav ailable during this teac h-in per iod. Se
tting Activ eBr ak eAs sist Re
quirement s:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon.
Multime diasystem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Act ive Brak eAssist
The follo wing settings areav ailable:
R Early
R Medium
R Late #
Select ase tting .
The setting isretained when theengine is
ne xt star ted.
Deactiv atingActiv eBr ak eAs sist
% Itis recomme ndedthat youalw ayslea ve
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stact ivat ed. #
Select Off.
The distance warning func tion,th eaut ono‐
mous braking function andtheEv asiv eSt eer‐
ing Assis tar edeactiv ated.
When theve hicle isne xt star ted, themiddle
se tting isaut omaticall yselect ed.
% IfAc tiveBr ak eAssi stisdeact ivat ed, the
00D4 symbol appearsinthest atus barofthe
multifu nctiondisplay. Speed
controlcruise contr ol Fu
nction ofcruise contr ol
Cr uise controlre gulat esthespeed totheva lue
selec tedby thedr iver .
If yo uacc elerat eto ove rtak e, forex am ple, the
st or ed speed isno tdele ted. Ifyo ure mo veyour fo
ot from theacceler ator pedal afte rove rtakin g,
cr uise control will resume speed regulation back
to thestor ed speed.
Cr uise controlis oper ated using thecor respond‐
ing steer ing wheel buttons. Youcan stor ean y
speed above15 mp h(2 0km/h) uptothemaxi‐
mum speed.
If yo ufa ilto adap tyo ur drivin gst yle, cruise con‐
tr ol can neither reduce therisk ofan accident
nor override thelaws ofphysics. Itcan nottak e
int oacc ount road, weather ortraf fic condi tions.
Cr uise contr olisonly anaid. The driver is
re sponsible forth edis tance totheve hicle in
fr ont, forve hicle speed, forbr aking ingood time
and forst ay ing inlane.
Displa ysinthemu ltifunct iondisp lay
The status ofcruise control and thestor ed
speed aresho wninthemultifunc tiondispla y. 19
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Cruise contro lis selec ted
2 Spee dis save d, cruise control isdeactiv ated
3 Speed issave d, cruise control isactiv ated
% The segmen tsbetween thestor ed speed and
th eend ofthesegment displaylight upin
th espeedome ter.
Sy stem limit s
Cr uise control ma ybe unable tomaint ainthe
st or ed speed onuphill gradients. Thestor ed
speed isresumed whenthegr adient evensout.
Ch ang eint oalowe rge ar ingood timeon long
and steep downhill gradients. Take par ticular
no te ofthis when drivin galaden vehicle. By doing
so,youwill mak euse oftheengine' sbr ak‐
ing effect. Thisre lie vesth eload onthebr ak e
sy stem and preve nts thebr ak es from overheat‐
ing and wearing tooqu ickl y.
Do notus ecr uise contr olinthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R Intraf fic situ ations whichrequ ire freq uent
ch ang esofspee d,e.g .in hea vytraf fic, on
wi nding roads.
R Onslippe ryroads. Accel erati ng can cause
th edr ive wheels tolose tract ion and the
ve hicle could then skid.
R Ifyo uar edr ivin gwhen visibilit yis poor .
Ope ratin gcr uis eco ntr ol &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto stor ed
speed
If yo ucall upthestor ed speed andthis is
lo we rth an your cur rent spe ed,th eve hicle
deceler ates. #
Take intoacc ount thetra ffic situat ion
bef orecallin gup thestor ed speed. Re
quirement s:
R ESP®
mus tbe act ivat ed, but notint erve ning .
R The driven spe edisat leas t15 mp h
(20 km/ h).
R The transmis sionisin positio n005B. #
Toactiv atecr uise contr ol: press rock er
switc h1 up. Dr
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#
Toactiv atecr uise contr ol: press rock er
switc h2 up(SET +)or down (SET -).
The current spe edisstor ed and maint ained
by theve hicle.
or #
Press rock er switc h3 up(RES).
The lastst or ed speed iscalled upand main‐
ta ined bytheve hicle.
If th elas tst or ed speed hasprev iousl ybeen
dele ted, thecur rently driven spe edisstor ed.
% When youswit choffth eve hicle, thelas t
speed stor ed isclear ed. #
Toincr ease/r educespeed:pr ess rock er
switc h2 up(SET +)or down (SET -)to the
pr essur epoint .
The stor ed speed isincr eased orreduced by
1 mp h(1 km/h) .
or #
Press rock er switc h2 up(SET +)or down
(SET -)be yond thepr essur epoint .
The stor ed speed isincr eased orreduced by
5 mp h(1 0 km/h) .
or #
Accel erateth eve hicle tothedesir edspeed. #
Press rock er switc h2 up(SET +).
If cr uise control isactiv ated and Traf fic Sign
Assi sthas detected aspe edrestriction signwi th
a max imum permiss iblespee dand this isdis‐
pla yedin theins trument cluster,yo ucan choose
be tween thefo llo wing option s: #
Toadop tth ede tected spee d:press rock er
switc h3 up(RES).
The maximum permissible speedshownby
th etraf fic sig nis stor ed and theve hicle
maint ainsthis speed. #
Todeac tivatecr uis eco ntr ol:pr ess rock er
switc h3 down (CNCL). #
Toswitc hof fcr uise contr ol:press rock er
switc h1 down.
% Ifyo ubr ak e, deac tivateES P®
or ifES P®
int erve nes, cruise contr olisde acti vated. DSR
(Downhill Speed Regulat ion) Fu
nction ofDSR (Downhill Speed Regulat ion)
DS Ris an aid toassis tyo uwhen drivin gdo wn‐
hill. Itke eps thespeed oftrav el at theselect ed ta
rget speed. Thesteeper thedo wnhill gradient,
th egr eat ertheDS Rbr aking effect on theve hi‐
cle. Onflat stre tche sof road and uphill gradi‐
ent s,theDS Rbr ak es theve hicle minimally or
no tat all.
When DSRisactiv ated and thetransmission isin
position 005B,005Eor005C, DSRcon trols thedr iving
speed. Thetarget speed canbesetto ava lue
be tween 1mp h(2 km/h) and11mp h
(1 8 km/ h).Bybraking oracceler ating,youcan
dr ive at ahigh eror lowe rspee dth an theta rget
speed atanytime.
DSR isdeactiv ated aut omaticall yif yo udr ive at
spee dsgreat erthan 28 mph(45 km/h) orselect
dr ive pr ogr am C. Theî Offmessag e
th en appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.The
st atus indicat orinthemultifunc tiondispla ydis‐
appear s.Yo ualso hear awa rning tone. 19
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No
teson DSR &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and having
an acci dent whenDSR isacti vatedon
slipper yro ad sur faces
If th espeed driven and theta rget speed dif‐
fe r, and youact ivat eDS Ron aslipp eryro ad
sur face, thewheels maylose traction. #
Take intoacc ount thero ad sur face and
th edif fere nce betwee nth edr iving
speed andtarget speed beforeactiv at‐
ing DSR. If
yo ufa ilto adap tyo ur drivin gst yle, DS Rcan
neit her reduce therisk ofan accident norover‐
ri de thelaws ofphysics. Itcan notta ke into
acc ount road, weather ortraf fic condi tions.DSR
is only anaid. Youar ere sponsible formaint ain‐
ing asaf edis tance totheve hicle infront, for
ve hicle speed, forbr aking ingood timeandfor
st ay ing inlane.
Yo uar ealw aysre sponsible forke eping control of
th eve hicle andforasse ssing whether thedo wn‐
hill gradient canbemanag ed.Depen dingon
ro ad sur face and tires, DSR mayno tal wa ys be able
tokeep totheta rget speed. Selectata rget
speed suitable forth een vironmen talcon dition s
and also apply thebr ak es yourself ifre qu ired.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gDS R(D ow nhill Speed
Re gulat ion)
Re quirement s:
R Youar edr ivin gat 24 mp h(40 km/h) or
slo wer.
If th ecur rent vehicle speed istoohigh, the
Max. Speed 24mph messag eappear sin the
multifu nctiondisplay.
R ActiveDis tan ceAssi stDIS TRONI Cis de acti ‐
va ted.
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Quick Access #
Select î.
A status displa yappear sin themultifunc tion
displa ywhen thefunc tion isactiv ated. Changing
thetar getspe ed #
Toincr ease ordecr ease thetar getspe ed:
pr ess rock er switc h1 uptothepoint of
re sis tance fora highe rta rget speed and
do wn fora lowe rta rget speed.
The select edtarget speed increases or
decr eases by1mp h(1 km/h) andappea rs
wit hth eDS Rsymbol inthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla y. Dr
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%
The target speed alwaysadjus tsin1mp h
(1 km/ h)inc rements. Thisisrega rdless of
whe ther youpr ess thero ck er switc hto or
be yond thepoint ofresis tan ce. Ac
tiv eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC Fu
nction ofActiv eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC Ac
tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cma intains the
se tspeed onfree-f lowing roads. Ifve hicles in
fr ont arede tected, these tdis tance ismai n‐
ta ined, ifnec essar y,unt ilth eve hicle comes toa
halt. Thevehicle acceler ates orbrak es depend‐
ing onthedis tance totheve hicle infront and th
ese tspeed. Thespeed anddistance tothe
ve hicle infront arese tand save don thesteer ing
wheel onvehicles without theDr iving Assistance
Pa ckag e, inthera ng ebe twee n15 mp h
(20 km/ h)and 120mp h(200 km/h) and,on
ve hicles withth eDr iving Assistance Packag e, in
th era ng ebe twee n15 mp h(20 km/h) and
13 0mp h(210 km/h) .
Ot her featur esofActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI C:
R Adjus tsthedr iving style depending onthe
select eddrive pr ogr am (fuel efficie nt, com‐
fo rtable ordynam ic)(/ page16 1)
R Vehicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc ePa ck‐
ag e:react sto statio naryve hicles detected in
urb anspe edrang es (exc ep tbicy cles and
mo torcyc les)
R Initiates acc eler ation tothestor ed speed if
th etur nsignal indicat orisswitc hedonto
ch ang eto theove rtakin glane
R Vehicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc ePa ck‐
ag e:tak esone- sided overtakin gre strictions
int oacco untonhighwaysor on multi-lane ro
ads withseparat ero adw ays(countr y-
dependen t)
Ve hicl eswith Activ ePa rking Assis tand Driv‐
ing Assis tance Packag e:ifth eve hicle has
been brak ed toast ands tillon mult i-lane,sepa‐
ra te roadw aysby ActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI C,itcan automatical lyfollo wtheve hi‐
cle infront driving offag ain within 30seconds. If
a cr itical situation isde tected whe ndr ivi ng off,a
vis ualand acoustic warning isgiv en indic ating
th at thedr iver mus tno wtake contr olof theve hi‐
cle. The vehicle isno tacceler ated anyfur ther.
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis only anaid.
The driver isresponsible forke eping asaf edis‐
ta nce totheve hicle infront, forve hicle speed
and forbr aking ingood time.
Sy stem limit s
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Insno w,rain, fog, hea vyspr ay,if th er eis
gl ar e, indir ect sunlight oringreat lyvarying
ambien tlight . 19
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