MERCEDES-BENZ GLB SUV 2021 Owner's Manual
Manufacturer: MERCEDES-BENZ, Model Year: 2021, Model line: GLB SUV, Model: MERCEDES-BENZ GLB SUV 2021Pages: 446, PDF Size: 39.05 MB
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Publication
details
Int erne t
Fu rther information aboutMercedes-Ben zve hi‐
cles andabout Mercedes‑Ben zAG can befound
on thefo llo wing websit es:
htt ps:/ /www .mbusa. com(USAonl y)
htt ps:/ /www .mercedes- benz.ca(Canada only)
Documentation team
© Mer cedes ‑Benz AG:No tto be repr int ed, trans‐
lat ed orother wise repr oduced, inwhole orin
par t,wit hout written per mission from
Mer cedes‑ BenzAG .
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Mer cedes‑Benz AG
Mer cedess traße 120
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ont passeng erair bag warning Ex
am ple &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj uries
if th efront passeng erairbag isenabled
If th efront passeng erairbag isenabled, a
ch ild on thefront passeng erseat maybe
st ru ck bythefront passeng erairbag during
an acciden t.
NEVE Ruse are ar wa rdfacing child restra int
sy stem onaseat protect edbyan ENABLED
FR ONT AIRB AG infront ofit,this can result in
DEA THorSERIOUS INJURYto thech ild. Obser
vethech ap ter"C hild renin theve hicle".
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Thank
youfo rpur chasin gaMer cedes-Be nz
Bef oreyo ufirs tdr ive of f,re ad this Oper ator's
Manual carefull yand famili arize yourself with
yo ur vehicle. Foryo ur ow nsa fety and along er
op erati ng life span oftheve hicle, follo wthe
ins truct ions andwarning notic es inthis Opera ‐
to r's Manua l.Disr egarding them maylead to
damag eto theve hicle orinjur yto people.
Damag eto theve hicle resulting from thedisr e‐
ga rd oftheins truction sis no tco veredby the
Mer cedes-Ben zLimit edWarrant y.
The standar deq uipme ntand produc tdesc ript ion
of your vehicle mayva ry and depen dson thefo l‐
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R Mod el
R Order
R National version
R Availabilit y
Mer cedes-Ben zre ser vesth eright tointroduce
ch ang esinthefo llo wing areas:
R Des ign
R Equipmen t R
Tech nica lfe atur es
The equipme ntinyour vehicle mayth er efor edif‐
fe rfr om that sho wninthedescr iption sand illus‐
tra tion s.
The follo wing docum entsar eint egralpar tsof
th eve hicle:
R Digit alOper ator's Manual
R Print ed Oper ator's Manual
R Maint enance Booklet
R Eq<0058004C00530050004800510057001000470048005300480051004700480051
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Ke ep these documen tsintheve hicle atall
times. Ifyo usell theve hicle, alwayspass allof
th edocumen tson tothene wow ner .
Mer cedes-Be nzUS A,LLC
Mer cedes-Benz Canada,Inc.
A Daimle rCom pany
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Symbols
........................................................ 5 At
agl ance ....................................................6
Coc kpit ....... ..................... ..................... ..........6
Indica torand warning lam ps(stan dar d)........ 10
Indicat orand warning lam ps(Wide‐
scr een Cockpit)............................................ 12
Ov erhead controlpanel ................................ 14
Doo rcontr olpa nel and seatad jus tment .......16
Emerg enciesand brea kdo wns ............ .......... 18 Digita
lOp erator' sMa nua l......................... 20
Callin gup theDigit alOper ator's Manual ...... 20 Gener
alno tes... .......................................... 22
Pr otect ing theen vironmen t... ....................... 22
Mer cedes- BenzGenuineP arts ......... .............. 22
Oper ator's Manual ........................... .............2 3
Ser vice andvehicle operation ......... .............. 24
Oper ating safety...........................................2 5
Decl arati on ofconf ormity forwireless
ve hicle component s... ..................................2 6
Dia gno stics con nection ................................ 27 Qua
lified speci alistwo rkshop ....................... 27
Cor rect useof theve hicle ............................2 8
Spor tUtil ityVehicle ........................ .............. 28
No tesfo rper sons withelectr onicmedi‐
cal aids..... ........................................ ............ 28
Pr oble mswithyo ur vehicle ............... ............ 28
Re por tingsaf etydef ects ...............................2 9
Limit edWarrant y.......................................... 30
QR cod efo rre scue card... ............... .............3 0
Dat ast or ag e... ..............................................3 0
Cop yright ...................................................... 33 Occup
antsafety.... .....................................35
Re stra int system .............................. .............3 5
Sea tbel ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Airb ags<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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00110011> 41
PRE-S AFE®
sy stem ....................................... 48
Au tomatic measu resaf te ran accide nt..... .... 49
Saf elytranspor tingchildr enintheve hi‐
cle ...... ..........................................................5 0
No teson pets intheve hicle ............ .............6 3 Opening
andclosing .................................. 65
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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001100110011001100110011> 65Door
s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ca rgocom partmen t... ..................................7 2
Sid ewi ndo ws<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Sli ding sunroof <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 81
Anti-t heftpr otect ion .....................................8 5 Seats
andstowing ..................................... 89
No teson thecor rect driver's seatpos i‐
tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>.......89
No teson theheight limitontheth ird
row ofseats .................................................. 90
Seats ............................................................ 90
St eer ing wheel ............................................ 101
Eas yentr yand exitfeatur e.........................1 02
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion .................. 103
St ow agear eas ............................................ 104
Soc kets ........... ............................................ 120
Wi reless chargin gof themobile phone
and connect ionwithth eex terior ant enna ..122
Ins talling/ remo ving thefloor mats .............1 24 Light
andvisibili ty................................... 125
Ext eriorlighti ng............. .............................125
Int erior ligh ting ........................................... 130 2
Contents
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Wi
ndsh ield wipe rand windsh ield wa sher
sy stem ........................................................ 131
Mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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00110011001100110011001100110011> 135 Clim
atecontr ol........................................ 139
Ov ervie wof climat econt rolsy stems ..........1 39
Oper ating theclimat econ trol system ......... 139 Dr
ivin gand parking ................................. 143
Dr iving ............ ............ ........................ ........143
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h... ............... ..........1 54
Au tomatic transmiss ion.................... .......... 157
Fu nctio nof the4MA TIC.............................. 162
Re fuel ing...... ............................................... 162
Pa rking .......................................................1 64
Dr iving and drivi ng safety systems .............. 172
Ve hicle towing instruct ions .........................2 21 Ins
trum ent Disp layand on-b oard
com puter............ ......................................223
No teson theIns trument Displayand on-
boar dcom puter.......................................... 223
Ins trument Displayove rview ............ ...........2 24 Ov
ervie wof thebutt ons onthesteer ing
wheel ..........................................................2 25
Oper ating theon- boar dcom puter.............. 225
Ov ervie wof what issho wnonthemulti‐
func tion displa y... ....................................... 227
Head-up Display... ...................................... 227 MBUX
multimedia system ...................... 230
Ov ervie wand oper ation .................. ............ 230
Sy stem settings .............................. ............ 238
Na vig ation .......................................... .........241
Te lephon e........................................ ...........2 48
Mer cedes meand apps....... .............. ..........251
Mer cedes -Benz emergency callsy stem ...... 258
Ra dio &media .................................. .......... 262
Sound settings ...........................................2 69 Maint
enanceand care....... ......................27 0
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla y........ 270
Engi necompar tment............. ............. ........271
Clean ingand care.......................................2 76 Br
eak down assista nc e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 284
Emerg ency<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 284
Fla ttir e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 285
Batt ery(v ehi cle)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 292
To w star tin gor towing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 297
Elec trica lfus es<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 301 Whe
elsand tires <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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001100110011001100110011> 305
No teson noise orunusua lhandling char‐
act eristic s...................................................3 05
No teson regular lyinsp ecting wheels and
tir es ............................................................ 305
No teson sno wch ains ................................ 306
Ti re pressur e.............................................. 306
Loading theve hicle .....................................3 13
Ti re labeling ................................................ 317
Def initio nof term sfo rtir es and loading ..... 322
Cha nging awhee l..... .................................. 325
Emerg encysparewhee l..... ......................... 334 Te
ch nical data.......................................... 337
No teson tech nica lda ta <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 337
Ve hicle electr onics .....................................3 37 Con
tents 3
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Ve
hicle identif ication plate,VIN and
engine number overview .................. .......... 339
Opera tingfluids ............ .................. ............ 340
Ve hicle data... ............................................. 347 Displa
ymessag esand warning/indi‐
cat orlam ps.............................................. 350
Displa ymessag es.......................................3 50
Wa rning and indic ator lam ps...................... 398 Inde
x................ .......................................... 412 4
Contents
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In
this Oper ator's Manual, youwill find thefo l‐
lo wing symbols : &
DANG ER Dan gerdue tonotob ser ving
th ewa rning notic es
Wa rning notic es draw your att entio nto haz‐
ar ds that ma yend angeryour healt hor life, or
th ehealt hor life of other s. #
Obser vethewa rning notic es. +
ENV
IRONM ENTALNOTEEnvironme ntal
da ma gedue tofailur eto obser veenvi‐
ro nment alno tes En
vironme ntal no tesinclude information on
en vironment allyresponsible behaviororenvi‐
ro nment ally responsible disposal. #
Obser veenvironmen talno tes. *
NO
TEDama getoproper tydue tofailur e
to obser venoteson mat erial damag e No
teson mat erial damag einf orm youof
ri sk swhic hma ylead toyour vehicle being
damag ed. #
Obser venoteson mat erial damag e. %
These symbols indicateuseful instructions
or fur ther information that coul dbe helpf ul
to you.
# Instru ction
(/ page)F urther information onato pic
Display Inf
ormation onthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla y/media display
4 Highestmenu leve l,whic his to be
select edinthemultimedia system
5 Releva nt subme nus,wh ich ar eto be
select edinthemultimedia system
*I ndicat esacau se Sym
bols 5
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Lef
t-hand-dr ive ve hicles 6
Ataglanc e– Coc kpit
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1
Steer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles →
159
2 Comb inationswit ch →
126
3 Instrument Display →
224
4 DIRECT SELECT leve r →
157
5 Start/ stop butt on →
144
ECO star t/ stop funct ion →
153
6 Media display →
230
7 Climat econt rolsy stems →
139
8 Haza rdwa rning light system →
127
9 PASSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam ps →
46
A Glovebox →
107
B Stor ag ecom partmen t →
107
C Cup holder
D Controller forvo lume andswitc hingsound
on/ off →
230
Swit ches theMBUX multimedia system
on/ off →
230 E
Calls upnavig ation →
232
F Calls upradio ormedia →
232
G Calls upthete lephon e →
232
H Calls upfavo rite s →
232
I Calls up vehicle functions →
232
J ActivePa rking Assist →
209
K DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h →
155
L Touc hpad →
232
M Control pan elforth eMBUX multimedia sys‐
te m →
225
N Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel →
101
O Switches thesteer ing wheel heateron/ off →
101
P Control pan el:
On -bo ardco mp uter →
225
Cr uise contro l →
182
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C →
187
Q Diagno stics con nection →
27 At
aglanc e– Coc kpit 7
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R
Opens thehood →
271
S Electricpa rking brak e →
168
T Light switch →
125 8
Ataglanc e– Coc kpit