belt MERCEDES-BENZ GLB SUV 2020 Owner's Manual

1
Spee dometer →
240
2 003E003D Turn signal lights →
131
3 Multifunction display →
245
4 0075 Restra int system →
545
5 Tach ome ter →
240
6 00BB ESP®
OFF →
553
00E5 ESP®
→
553
7 005E Rear foglight →
131
8 0057 Highbeam →
131
0058 Lowbeam →
130
0060 Parking lam ps →
130
9 005A Front foglam ps →
130
A ÿ Coolan tto oho t/c old →
547
B Coolan tte mp eratur edispla y →
240
C 0024 Electricpa rking brak e(yello w) →
550
D 003D Electrical malfun ction →
547 E
L Distance warning →
552
F 0025 ABSmalfun ction →
553
G Ù Electric po we rst eer ing malfunct ion →
546
H 0077 Tire pressur emonit or →
556
I 0028 Thisindicat orlam phas nofunc tion
J 00D4 Fuelreser vewit hfuel filler cap locat ion
indic ator →
547
K Fuelleve lindic ator
L Elec tric par kingbr ak eapplied (red) →
550
0049 USAonl y
0024 Canada only
M 00E9 Seatbeltnotfa stened →
545
N Brak es (red) →
550
0027 USAonly
004D Canad aonly
O 00B9 CheckEngine →
547
P ä Thisindicat orlam phas nofunct ion At
aglanc e– Indicat orand warning lam ps(Widesc reen Coc kpit) 13

ve
hicle dynamics andsafetysy stems fora shor t
per iod oftime, typica lly30 seconds orless.
The EDR inthis vehicle isdesigned torecor d
su ch dat aas:
R Howvarious systems inyour vehicle were
oper ating
R Whe ther or notth edr iver and front
passeng erseat belts werebuc kled/f astened
R Howfar(if at all)th edr iver wa sdepr essing
th eaccelera torand/or brak epeda land
R Howfast theve hicle wastrave ling
This datacan help prov ide abe tter under stand‐
ing ofthecir cums tances inwh ich acci dents and
inju ries occur .NO TE: EDRdat ais recor ded by
yo ur vehicle onlyif anon- trivial crash situation
occur s;no dat ais recor ded bytheED Runder
nor mal driving conditions andnoper sonal data
(e.g. name, gende r,ag eand acciden tloc atio n)is
re cor ded .Ho wever,ot her parties, suchas law
enf orcement ,could combine EDRdatawit hth e
typ eof personally identifying dataro utin ely
acq uired dur ing acr ash inve stigation . To
read dat are cor ded byan EDR,spec ialequip‐
men tis requ ired, and access totheve hicle or
th eED Ris needed. Inaddition totheve hicle
manuf acturer,ot her parties that have thespecial
eq uipment, suchas law enf orcemen t,can read
th einf ormation byacc essi ngtheve hicle orthe
EDR.
EDR data ma ybe used incivil andcrimina lmat‐
te rs as ato ol inaccident recons tructi on,acci ‐
dent claims and vehicle safety. Since theCr ash
Dat aRe trie va l(CDR) tool that isused toextract
da ta from theED Ris comm erciall yav ailable,
Mer cedes-Ben zUS A,LLC("MBUS A")expressl y
disclaims anyand allliability arising from the
ex tracti onofthis inf ormatio nby unaut horized
Mer cedes-Ben zper son nel.
MB USAwill notshar eED Rdat awit hot her swit h‐
out thecon sent oftheve hicle owner or,if th e
ve hicle isleased, without thecon sent oftheles‐
see. Excep tion sto this repr esent ation include
re sponses tosubpoenas bylaw enf orcem ent;by
fe der al,stat eor loc algo vernment ;in connection
wit hor arising outoflitig ation invo lvin g MBUS A
or its subsidia ries and affiliat es; or,as requ ired
by law. Wa
rning: TheEDRis acom pone ntofthe
Re stra int System Module. Tamp ering with,alt er‐
ing, modifying orremo ving theED Rcom ponen t
ma yre sult inamalfunction oftheRe stra int Sys‐
te m Modu leand other systems.
St atelaws orregulations rega rding EDRs that
con flict withfe der alregulation arepr e-em pted.
This means that intheeve ntofsuch conf lict, the
fe der alregulation governs. As ofDecember
20 16 ,17 stat es have enact edlaws relatin gto
EDRs . Co
pyright Fr
ee and open- sourcesof tware In
fo rm atio non lice nsefo rfr ee and open-sou rce
sof twareused inyour vehicle canbefound on
th edat acar rier inyour vehicle document wallet
and withupdat eson thefo llo wing websit e:
htt p:// www .mercedes- benz.com/open source Gener
alno tes 31

Re
stra int system Pr
otection prov ided bythere stra int system The
restra int system includes thefo llo wing com‐
pone nts:
R Seat beltsystem
R Airbags
R Child restra int system
R Child seatsecur ingsystems
The restra int system can help preve nttheve hi‐
cle occupants from coming intocont actwith
par tsof theve hicle interior intheev ent ofan
acciden t.In theev ent ofan acciden t,th e
re stra int system can also reduce thefo rc es to
whic hth eve hicle occupants aresubject ed.
A seat beltcanonlypr ov ide thebes tle ve lof pro‐
te ction ifit is wo rncor rectl y.Dep endingonthe
de tected acci dent situation, Emerg encyTensi on‐
ing Device sand /or airba gssupp lement thepr o‐
te ction offere dby acor rectl ywo rnseat belt.
Emer gency Tensi oni ng Device sand /or airba gs
ar eno tde ploy ed ineve ryacc iden t. In
order forth ere stra int system toprov ide the
int ended leve lof protect ion, eachve hicle occu‐
pant mustobser vethefo llo wing informatio n:
R Fasten seat belts correctl y.
R Sitinan almos tup right seat position with
th eir bac kag ains tth eseat backres t.
R Sitwithth eir feet resting onthefloor ,if pos‐
sible.
R Alw ayssecur eper sons under 5ft (1.50 m)
ta llin an addition alrestra int system suitable
fo rMer cedes-Benz vehicles.
Ho wever,no system available toda ycan com‐
ple tely elim inat einj uries and fata lities ineve ry
acc iden tsit uatio n.Inpar ticular ,th eseat belt
and airbag gener ally do notpr otect agains t
objec tspene trating theve hicle from theoutside.
It is also notpossible tocom plet elyru le out the
ri sk ofinjur ycaused bytheairbag deploying. Re
duce dre stra int system protection &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
modif ications tothere stra int system
The restra int system can nolong erfunc tion
cor rectly afte ralt erations have been made.
The restra int system mayth en notpr otect
th eve hicle occupants asintended byfailing
in an acc ident ortrigg ering une xpec tedly ,fo r
ex am ple #
Neveralt er thepar tsof there stra int
sy stem. #
Neverta mp erwit hth ewir ing orany
electr oniccomponen tpar tsor their
sof tware. If
it is neces saryto modify theve hicle toacc om‐
modat eaper son withdisabil ities, con tact an
au thor ized Mercedes-B enzCent erforde tails.
US Aonl y:forde tails, con tact ourCu stomer
Assis tance Center on 1-800-F OR-MER Cedes
(1‑80 0‑367‑63 72). Occ
upant safety 33

The
comp onent sof there stra int system can
be act ivat ed ordep loye dinde pendently of
eac hot her : Com
pone nt Detected dep loy‐
men tsit uation
Em erge ncy Tensi on‐
ing Device s Fr
ont alim pact, rear
im pact ,side impact ,
ro llo ver Dr
iver' sai rba g,front
pa sse nger airba g Fr
ont alim pact Knee
airbag Front alim pact Side
airbag Sideimpact
Wi ndo wcur tain air‐
bag Side
impact ,ro llo ver,
fr ont alim pact The
front passeng erairb agcan onlybe depl oyed
in an acciden tif th ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF F
ind icat orlam pis off.Ifth efront passeng erseat
is occupied, makesur e,bo th bef oreand during
th ejour ney,that thest atus ofthefront
passeng erairbag iscor rect (/ page 44). &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotair bag
com ponents
The airbag partsareho taf te ran air bag has
been deployed. #
Donotto uc hth eair bag parts. #
Have adeplo yedair bag replaced ata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop assoon
as possible . Mer
cedes-Benz recomme ndsthat youha ve the
ve hicle towe dto aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
af te ran accide nt.Take this int oacc ount ,par tic‐
ular lyifan Em erge ncy Tensi oni ng Device istrig ‐
ge redor an airbag deployed.
If th eEmer gency Tensi oni ng Device sar etrig ‐
ge redor an airbag isdeplo yed, youwill hear a
ban g,and asmal lamoun tof powder mayalso be
re leased:
R The bang willnotge ner ally affect your hear ‐
ing .
R Ingener al,th epo wder released isno thaz‐
ar dous tohealt hbut maycause short-term br
eat hing difficul ties toper sons suffering
fr om asthma orother pulmonar yconditions .
Pr ov ided itis saf eto do so, leavetheve hicle
immediat elyoropen thewindo win order to
pr eve ntbrea thing difficul ties .
Airb agsand pyrotech nic Emerg encyTensi oni ng
De vice scont ain pe rchlor atemat erial, whic hma y
re qu ire spec ialhandlin gor environm entalpro‐
te ction measures. Na tional guideline sre ga rding
wa ste disposal mustbe obser ved. InCalif ornia,
see https:/ /www .dtsc. ca.go v/
Hazar dousW aste/P erch lor ate/in dex.cf m. Seat
belts Pr
otection prov ided bytheseat belt Alw
aysfa sten your seat beltcorrect lybef ore
st ar tin gajo ur ne y.Asea tbe ltcan only prov ide
th ebes tle ve lof protect ion ifit is wo rncor rectl y. Occupant
safety 35

&
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
inc orrectl yfa stened seatbelt
If th eseat beltisno two rncor rectly ,it can‐
no tper form itsintended protect ive func tion.
In addition, anincor rectly fastened seatbelt
can also cause injuries,forex am ple, inthe
ev ent ofan acciden tor when braking or
ch ang ingdirect ion sudden ly. #
Alw aysensur eth at all vehicle occu‐
pants have their seat belts fastened
cor rectl yand aresitti ngprope rly. Alw
aysobser vetheins truction sabout thecor‐
re ct driver's seatpos ition and adjus ting theseat
(/ page92).
In order forth ecor rectly wornseat belttopro‐
vide theint ended leve lof protect ion, eachve hi‐
cle occupant mustobser vethefo llo wing infor‐
matio n:
R The seat beltmustno tbe twis tedand must
fi t tig htly and snuglyacr oss thebody . R
The seat beltmustbe routed acr oss thecen‐
te rof theshoulder andaslow do wn across
th ehips aspossible.
R The shoulder sectionoftheseat beltshould
no tto uc hyo ur neck nor berouted und er
yo ur arm or behin dyo ur bac k.
R Avoid wearing bulk yclo thing, e.g. awint er
coat .
R Push thelap belt down asfaras possi ble
acr oss your hips andpulltight wit hth eshoul‐
der sect ionofthebelt. Neverro uteth elap
belt across your abdom en.
Pr egn ant women mustals ota ke par ticular
car ewit hth is.
R Neverro uteth eseat beltacross shar p,poin‐
te d, abr asiv eor fragile objec ts.
R Onlyone person should useeachseat beltat
an yone time. Neverall ow babies andchil‐
dr en totrave lsitt ing onthelap ofano ther
ve hicle occupant.
R Neversecur eobjects withaseat beltifth e
seat beltisalso being usedbyone ofthe
ve hicle's occupants. Alwaysobser vethe
ins truct ions forloa ding theve hicle when secur
ingobject s,lugg ageor loads
(/ page10 6).
Also ensur eth at no obj ect s,e.g .a cus hion ,
ar eeve rpla ced between aper son and the
seat.
The seat belts onthefo llo wing seats areeq uip‐
ped withaspec ialseatb eltretract or:
R Front passeng erseat
R Rear seat s
Ac tivateor deacti vate thespecial seatbelt
re tract or(/ page 55).
If ch ildr enaretrav eling intheve hicle, besur eto
obser vetheins truction sand safetyno teson
"Chi ldren intheve hicle" (/page49). 36
Occupant safety

Limita
tionsofthepr otection prov ided bythe
seat belt &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
inc orrect sea tpos ition
The seatbel tdoe sno tof ferth eint ended
le ve lof protect ion ifyo uha ve notmo vedth e
seat backres tto an almos tve rtical posit ion.
When brakin gor intheeve ntofan acci dent,
yo uco uld slide underne athth eseat beltand
sus tain abdomin alor nec kinj uries, forex am‐
ple. #
Adjus tth eseat proper lybef orebegin‐
ning your jour ne y. #
Alw aysensur eth at theseat backres tis
in an almos tve rtical posit ionand that
th eshoulder sectionofyour seat beltis
ro uted acr oss thecent erofyour sho ul‐
der . &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hwhen
additional restra int systems areno tused
fo rper sons withasmal lerbuild
Pe rsons under 5ft (1.50 m)tallcan notwe ar
th eseat beltcorrectly without asuit able
additional restra int system.
If th eseat beltisno two rncor rectly ,it can‐
no tper form itsintended protect ive func tion.
In addition, anincor rectly fastened seatbelt
can also cause injuries,forex am ple, inthe
ev ent ofan acciden tor when braking or
ch ang ingdirect ion sudden ly. #
Alw ayssecur eper sons under 5ft
(1 .50 m)tallin asuit able restra int sys‐
te m. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
damag edormodif iedseat belts
Seat belts cannotprov ide protect ion inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R The seat beltisdamag ed,has been modi‐
fi ed, isex treme lydirty, bleac hedordyed R
The seat beltbuckleisdamag edor
ex treme lydir ty
R Modif ication sha ve been made tothe
Emerg encyTensi oni ng Device ,sea tbe lt
anc horageor sea tbe ltre tract or
Sea tbe lts ma ysu stain non-visi ble damag ein
an acc iden t,e.g .due toglass splin ters.
Modif iedordamag edseat belts could tear or
fa ilin theev ent ofan acciden t,forex am ple.
Modif iedEmerge ncy Tensi oni ng Device sma y
be deploy ed unint entionally ornotfunc tion
as intended. #
Nevermodify theseat belts, Emergency
Te nsi oni ng Device s,sea tbe ltanc ho‐
ra ge sor seat beltretract ors. #
Makesur eth at theseat belts areno t
damag ed,areno two rnand arecle an. #
Alw aysha ve theseat belts checked
immed iatelyaf te ran accide ntata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Onl
yuse seat belts that areappr ovedfo ryo ur
ve hicle byMer cedes-Ben z. Occupant
safety 37

&
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
deplo yedpy rotech nic Emerg encyTen‐
si oni ng Device s
Py rotech nic Emerg encyTensi oni ng Device s
th at have been deployedar eno long eroper a‐
tion aland areunable toper form their inten‐
ded protect ive func tion. #
Ther efor e, have deplo yedpy rotech nic
Emerg encyTensi oni ng Device simm edi‐
at ely replaced ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop. Mer
cedes-Benz recomme ndsthat youha ve the
ve hicle towe dto aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
af te ran accide nt.
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bytrap ping the
seat belt If
an unused seatbeltisno tfully retract ed,it
ma ybe come trap pe din thedoor orinthe
seat mechanism. #
Alw aysensur eth at an unus edseat belt
is full yre tract ed. Fa
stening seatbelts If
th eseat beltispulled quickl yor shar ply, the
seat beltretract orlock s. The seat beltstra pcan‐
no tbe pulled outanyfur ther. #
Alw ayseng ageseat belttongu e2 ofthe
seat beltintoseat beltbuckle1 ofthecor‐
re sponding seat. Ve
hicl eswith automatic front passen gerair‐
bag shutoff:
* NO
TEDep loym ent oftheEmer gency
Te nsi oni ng Device andside airba gwh en
th efront passeng erseat isunocc upied If
th eseat belttongu eis eng aged intheseat
belt buckleoftheunocc upied front
passeng erseat, theEmer gency Tensi oni ng
De vice andtheside airbag mayalso deplo y
in theev ent ofan acciden talong withot her
sy stems. #
Onlyone person should useeachseat
belt atanyone time. Ve
hicl eswithout automatic front passen ger
airb agshu toff:
* NO
TEDep loym ent oftheEmer gency
Te nsi oni ng Device when thefront -
passeng erseat isunocc upied If
th eseat belttongu eis eng aged intheseat
belt buckleoftheunocc upied front -
passeng erseat, theEmer gency Tensi oni ng 38
Occupant safety

De
vic ema yal so deploy intheev ent ofan
acciden talong withot her systems. #
Onlyone person should useeachseat
belt atanyone time. Seat
beltadjustm ent function Ve
hicl eswith PRE-S AFE®
:If th efront seat belt
is no tpulled tightlyacr oss your body ,th eseat
belt adjus tmentma yaut omaticall yapply acer‐
ta in tigh tening forc e. Do nothold theseat belt
tight lywhile itis adjus ting.
Yo ucan activat eand deac tivateth eseat belt
adjus tmentfunc tion using themultimedia sys‐
te m (/ page39) . Re
leasing seatbelts #
Press there lease buttonintheseat belt
buc kleand guide theseat beltbackwit hth e
seat belttongu e. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gse at beltadjus tment
vi athe multi mediasy stem Multi
media system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Vehicle #
Activateor deacti vate Belt Adjus tment . Sea
tbe ltwa rning funct ionforthe driver and
fr on tpass enger The
00E9 seatbeltwarning lam pin theIns tru‐
ment Displa yis are minder that all vehicle occu‐
pants mustwe artheir seat belts correctly .
The 00E9 seatbel twa rning lam plight sup forsix
seconds everytim eth eve hicle isstar ted.
In addition, awa rning tone maysou nd.
Whe nth edr iver's andfront passeng er'sdoor s
ar eclosed andthedr iver and front passeng er
ha ve fastened their seat belts, theseat belt
wa rning goes out. In
thefo llo wing cases ,th eseat beltwarning
light sup dur ing ajour neyif:
R The vehicle speed exceeds 15mp h
(25 km/ h)and thedr iver's orfront
passeng erseat beltisno tfa stened.
R The driver or front passeng erunf astens their
seat beltwhile theve hicle isin mo tion. Airbags
Ov
ervie wof airbags 1
Knee airbag
2 Driver's airbag Occupant
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3
Front passeng erairbag
4 Windo wcur tain airbag
5 Side airbag
The installation locationofan airbag canberec‐
ogni zedbytheAIRB AGmar king.
When enabled,anairb agcan prov ide addition al
pr otect ion forth ere spectiv eve hicle occupant.
Pot entia lpr otection from eachair bag: AIRB
AG Potentia lpr otection for:
Kn ee airb ag Thigh, knee and lowe rleg
Dr iver's airbag,
fr ont pass enger
airb ag Head
andribcag e
Wi ndo wcur tain
airbag Head
Side airbag Ribcageand pelvis &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj uries
if th efront -passen gerairb agisenabl ed
If th efront -passen gerfr ont airbagisenabl ed,
a ch ild on thefront -passen gerseat maybe
st ru ck bythefront -passen gerairb agdur ing
an accide nt.
NEVER useare ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onaseat withan ENABL EDFRONT
AIRB AG,DE ATHor SERIOU SINJU RYtothe
CH ILD can occur . When
installing ach ild restra int system onthe
fr ont passeng ersea t,obse rveth eve hicle-spe‐
cif icinf ormation (/page61 ).Al so ,alw ays
obser vetheno teson rear wa rd-faci ng or
fo rw ard-f acin gch ild restra int systems onthe
fr ont passeng ersea t.
Ve hicl eswith automatic front passen gerair‐
bag shutoff:
The front passe nger airba gcan only bedeploy ed
in an acciden tif th ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF F
ind icat orlam pis off.Ifth efront passeng erseat
is occupied, makesur e,bo th bef oreand during th
ejour ney,that thest atus ofthefront
passeng erairbag iscor rect (/ page 44).
* NO
TEImpo rtant poin tsto remember if
th efront passeng erseat isunocc upied In
an acciden t,th ecom ponen tsof the
re stra int system maydeplo yunnec essarily
on thefront passeng erside if:
R Ther ear ehea vyobjec tson thefront
passeng erseat.
R The seat belttongu eis eng aged inthe
seat beltbuckleofthefront passeng er
seat andthefront passeng erseat is
unocc upied. #
Stow object sin asuit able place. #
Onlyone person should useeachseat
belt atanyone time. Depending
onthede tected acci dent situation,
th ewindo wcur tain airbag onthefront
passeng erside maydeplo y.The airbag is
deplo yedre ga rdless ofwhe ther thefront
passeng erseat isoccupied. 40
Occupant safety

Pr
otection bytheair bags Dep
endingontheacciden tsituation ,an airbag
ma ysupplement thepr otect ion offere dby acor ‐
re ctly fastened seatbelt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
inc orrect sea tpos ition
If yo ude viat efrom thecor rect sea tpos ition,
th eairbag cannotper form itsintended pro‐
te ctiv efuncti onand deployme ntma yev en
cause further injur ies.
In order toavo idrisk s, eac hve hicle occupant
mus talw aysmak esur eof thefo llo wing:
R Fasten seat belts correctly .Pr egna nt
wo men mustta ke par ticular careto
ensur eth at thelap belt neverlie sacr oss
th eabdomen.
R Adoptth ecor rect sea tpos ition and keep
as faraw ay as poss iblefrom theairbags.
R Obser vethefo llo wing informatio n. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at ther ear eno
objec tsbetween theairbag andvehicle
occupant. To
avo idtherisk sre sulting from thedeplo yment
of an airbag, eachve hicle occupant must
obser vethefo llo wing informatio nin par ticular :
R Beforest ar tin gyo ur jour ne y,adjus tyo ur seat
co rrect ly;th edr iver's seat andfront
passeng erseat should bemo vedas farbac k
as possi ble.
When doingso,alwaysobser vetheinf orma‐
tion onthecor rect driver's seatpos ition
(/ page 92).
R Only holdthesteer ing wheel bythesteer ing
wheel rim. This allows theairbag tobe fully
deplo yed.
R Alw ayslean agains tth eseat backres twhen
th eve hicle isin mo tion. Donotlean forw ards
or agains tth edoor orside windo w.Youma y
ot her wise beinthedeplo yment area ofthe
airbag s.
R Alw ayske ep your feet on thefloor .Do not
put your feet on thecoc kpit, forex am ple. Yo
ur feet ma yot her wise beinthedeplo y‐
ment area oftheairbag.
R Ifch ildr enaretra veling intheve hicle,
obser vetheadditional notes(/ page49).
R Alw aysst ow and secureobj ect scor rectl y.
Objects intheve hicle interior maypr eve ntan
ai rba gfrom func tioning correctly .Eac hve hicle
occupant mustalw aysmak esur eof thefo llo w‐
ing inpar ticular :
R Ther ear eno people, animals orobje cts
be tween theve hicle occupants andanair‐
bag.
R Ther ear eno object sbe tween theseat, door
and door pillar (B-pillar).
R Ther ear eno har dobjec ts,e.g. coat hangers,
hanging onthegr ab handles orcoat hooks.
R Ther ear eno accessor ypar ts,suc has mobile
na vig ation devices, mobile phones orcup
holder s,att ached totheve hicle within the
deplo yment area ofan airbag, e.g.onthe
coc kpit, onthedoor ,on theside windo wor
on theside walltrim. Occ
upant safety 41