MERCEDES-BENZ GLB SUV 2021 Owners Manual

No
teson thecor rect driver' sseat position &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
adjus tingve hicle settin gswhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ionsinpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int s,thesteer ing wheel orthemir‐
ro rwhi letheve hicle isin mo tion.
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion. #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int s,the
st eer ing wheel andthemir rorand fas‐
te nyo ur seat belt. En
sur eth efo llo wing when adjustingth esteer ing
wheel 1,seat belt2and driver's seat 3:
R Youar esit tin gas faraw ay from thedr iver's
airbag aspossible, taking thefo llo wing
point sint ocon sider ation .
R Youar esit tin gin an upr ight position
R Your thighs areslight lysuppor tedby theseat
cushion R
Your legs areno tfull yex tende dand youcan
depr essthepedals proper ly
R The backof your head issuppo rted ateye
le ve lby thecent erofthehead restra int
R Youcan hold thesteer ing wheel withyo ur
ar ms sligh tly ben t
R Youcan moveyour legs freel y
R Youcan seeallthedispla yson theins tru‐
ment clusterclea rly
R Youha ve agood overvie wof thetra ffic con ‐
dition s
R Your seat beltsitssn ug lyag ains tyo ur body
and pass esacr oss thecent erofyour sho ul‐
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No
teson theheigh tlimit ontheth ird ro w
of seat s &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryifheight limiton
th eth ird row isno tobser ved
If aper son exceed sth eper missible bodysize
fo rth eseats intheth ird row ofseats, heor
she maybe injur edthro ugh contact withth e
ro of or par tsof theve hicle interior .
Fo rth at reason ,a per son ofthere leva nt
hei ght mustnotus eth eseats ontheth ird
row . #
Use asuit able vehicle seat. The
seats ontheth ird row areappr ovedonl yfo r
people withamaximum heightof66. 1in
(1 .68 m).Obser vetheinf ormation rega rding
height ontheinf ormation label. Seats
Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at mec hanicall y(w ith‐
ou tSe at Co mf ortPa ckag e) &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseats areadjus tedby childr en
Childr encould becom etrapped ifth ey adjus t
th eseats, particular lywhen unattended. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nad jus ting theseat
When youadj usta seat ,yo uor other vehicle
occupants couldbecome trapped, e.g.onthe
seat guide rail. #
When adjustingaseat, makesur eth at
no onehas anypar tof their body within
th esw eep oftheseat. Obser
vethesaf etyno teson "Airbags" and"Chil‐
dr en intheve hicle". &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto the
dr iver's seat notbeing engaged
The driver's seat maymo veune xpectedl y
while theve hicle isin mo tion.
This could cause youto lose control of the
ve hicle. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at thedr iver's seat
is eng aged bef orest ar tin gth eve hicle. 90
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
adjus tingve hicle settin gswhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ionsinpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int s,thesteer ing wheel orthemir‐
ro rwhi letheve hicle isin mo tion.
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion. #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int s,the
st eer ing wheel andthemir rorand fas‐
te nyo ur seat belt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseat height isadjus tedcar elessl y
If yo uadj ustth eseat height carelessly ,yo u
or other vehicle occupants couldbetrapped
and ther eb yinjur ed. Childr
eninpar ticular couldacciden tally
pr ess theelectr icalseat adjus tmentbutt ons
and become trapped. #
While moving theseats, makesur eth at
han dsorother body partsdo notget
und ertheleve rasse mbly oftheseat
adjus tmentsy stem. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tohead
re stra int sno tbeing installed orbeing
adjus tedincor rectl y
If hea dre stra int sha ve notbe en installed or
ha ve notbe en adjus tedcor rectly ,th er eis an
incr eased risk ofinjur yin thehead andneck
ar ea, e.g. intheev ent ofan acciden tor when
br aking. #
Alw aysdr ive wit hth ehead restra int s
ins talled. #
Beforedr ivin gof f,mak esur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupant that thecent erofthe
head restra int suppor tsthebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. Do
notint erch ang eth ehead restra int sof the
fr ont and rear seat s.Ot her wise, youwill notbe
able toadjus tth eheight andangleof thehead
re stra int scor rectl y.
Ad jus tth ehead restra int fore -and -aftpo sitio nso
th at itis as clo seasposs ibletothebac kof your
head. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
an incorrect 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.
Yo uco uld slip beneathth eseat beltand
injur eyo urself . #
Adjus tth eseat proper lybef orecom‐
menc ingyour jour ne y. #
Alw aysensur eth at theseat backres tis
in an almos tve rtical posit ionand that
th eshoulder beltisrouted acr oss the
cent erofyour sho ulder . Sea
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#
Toadjus tth eseat fore -and-af tposi tion:
lif tle ve r1 and slideth eseat intoth e
desir edposition . #
Mak esur eth at theseat iseng aged. #
Toadjus tth eseat heigh t:push orpull leve r
2 untilth edesir edposition hasbeen
re ac hed. #
Toadjus tth eseat backres tinclina tion:
tur nhand wheel 3forw ards and backwards
unt ilth edesir edposition hasbeen reac hed. Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at mec hanicall y(w ith
Se at Co mf ortPa ckag e) #
Toadjus tth eseat cushionlengt h:liftle ve r
1 and slide thefront sect ionoftheseat
cushion forw ards orbac kwards. #
Toadjus tth eseat fore -and-af tposi tion:
lif tle ve r2 and slideth eseat intoth e
desir edposition . #
Mak esur eth at theseat iseng aged. #
Toadjus tth eseat cushioninclina tion:
tur nhand wheel 3forw ards and backwards
unt ilth edesir edposition hasbeen reac hed. #
Toadjus tth eseat heigh t:push orpull leve r
4 untilth edesir edposition hasbeen
re ac hed. #
Toadjus tth eseat backres tinclina tion:
tur nhand wheel 5forw ards and backwards
unt ilth edesir edposition hasbeen reac hed. 92
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Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at elec tric all y 1
Seatba ckrest inc linat ion
2 Seat height
3 Seat cushio ninc linat ion
4 Seat fore -and -aftpos ition #
Save these ttings withth ememor yfunc tion
(/ page10 3). Ad
jus tingthe 4-waylum bar support 1
Higher
2 Softer
3 Lowe r
4 Firmer #
Usingbuttons 1to4 ,adjus tth econ tour
of thebac kres tindividuall yto suit your bac k. Ad
jus tingre ar seats mechanic ally &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nad jus ting theseats
When youadj usta seat ,yo uma ytrap your‐
self orave hicle occupant. #
When adjustingaseat, makesur eth at
no onehas anybody partsinthesw eep
of theseat. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifth eseat
and seat backres tar eno teng aged
The seat andseat backres tcan fold for‐
wa rds.
Ther eis arisk ofthefo llo wing, inpar ticular :
R The vehicle occupant maybe pressed
ag ains tth eseat belt. Theseat beltwill
no tbe able toprotect asintended and
could cause additional injury.
R Ach ild restra int system will nolong erbe
pr oper lysuppor tedor position edand will
no long erfulf illits func tion asintended. Seats
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R
The seat backres twill notbe able restra in
obje ctsor goods inthecar gocom part‐
ment .
Alw aysensur eth at theseat andseat back‐
re st areeng aged, inpar ticular :
R Beforeper son stra velin theve hicle while
sitting onaseat withth eeasy entryand
ex itfeatur e
R Afteryo uha ve adjus tedth eseat
R Afterth eeasy entryand exitfeatur ehas
been used
R Afterth ecar gocom partmen tenlar ge‐
ment hasbeen folded forw ards &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rywhen you
adjus tth ere ar seat swhile theve hicle is
in mo tion
Yo uor other vehicle occupants couldbetrap‐
ped andther eb yinjur ed. #
Adjus tth ere ar seat sbef oreth eengine
is star ted. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed byobject sin the
fo ot we llor behin dth ere ar seat s When
adjustingth efo re -and -aftpos ition, the
re ar seat sand/ ortheobjec tcan bedam‐
ag ed. #
Stow object sin asuit able place. The
com ponent sof there ar ben chseat canbe
mo ved. Youcan movetheright-h andandleft-
hand partto get her withth ecent erpar tinde‐
pendent lyof eac hot her .This allowsyouto mak e
th efo ot we lllar gerin eit her thesecon dor third
row ofseats. #
Liftre lease handle 1and slide thecor re‐
sponding partof thebenc hseat intoth e
desir edposition . #
Letgo ofrelease handle 1. #
Mak esur eth at theseat iseng aged. 94
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Ad
jus tingthe rear seat backres ts mec hani‐
call y &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toseat
bac kres tfo lded forw ards
If th ere ar seat backres tis folded forw ards,
per son sin theth ird row ofseats could col‐
lide withpar tsof theseat adjus tmentmec h‐
anism, inpar ticular intheeve ntofan acci ‐
de nt, sudd en braki ng oran abrupt chang eof
dir ect ion. #
Ifth er eis aper son intheth ird row of
seats, there ar seat infron tof that per‐
son mustbe folded backint oth edr iv‐
ing position beforest ar tin gth ejour ney. #
People intheth ird ro w of seat smus t
no tplace their legs onare ar seat back‐
re st that has been folded forw ards. Alw
aysensur eth at all vehicle occupants have
th eir seat belts fastened correctl yand aresitti ng
pr ope rly. Pa rticular attent ion mus tbe paid to
ch ildr en. If
yo uno longerre qu ire th eseat backres tto be
fo lded down forloa ding orforge tting inand out,
fo ld itbac kint oplace. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseat isno teng aged
The seat does noteng agewhen folded for‐
wa rds. The seat canfold bac kwards une x‐
pect edly,e.g. when acceler ating,braking or
in theev ent ofan abr uptch ang eof dir ect ion
or an acc iden t.
Pe ople intheseat's sweep canbecome trap‐
ped. #
Ifaseat isfolded forw ards, alwaysfo ld
it bac kbef oredr ivin gof f. #
Mak esur eth at theseat iseng aged. Re
quirement s:
R The area intowhic hth eseat isfolded is
clear . Yo
ucan fold theseat backres ts on thesecon d
row ofseats forw ards forth efo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R Foreasi eraccess tothecar gocom partmen t
R Vehicles withath ird row ofseats: forget ting
in or out
Yo ucan movetheseat backres tto differe nt
ang les. #
Tosetth eseat backres t:hold theseat
bac kres tin place withyo ur han dor bac k. #
Gent lypull one ofrelease loops 1and fold
th eseat backres tfo rw ards orbac kwards. #
Ensur eth at theseat backres tis eng aged. Seats
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Fo
lding theseat backres tfo rw ards toent er
th eve hicl e(v ehic leswith ath ird ro w of
sea ts) &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rywhen folding
th eseat backres ton thesecon drow of
seats forw ards
If th ehandle forth eseat backres ton the
second rowofseats ispulled from theth ird
row ofseats, theseat backres ton thesec‐
ond rowofseats willfold forw ards and will
no teng age. Pe ople inthesw eep ofthis seat
bac kres tcan becom etrapped. #
When getting outof theth ird row of
seats, donothold theseat backres ton
th esecon drow ofseats. Ve
hicl eswith EASY-ENTR Yfunc tion:If asea t
on thesecon drow ofseats islocat edinthe
EAS Y-ENTR Yar ea ,th is will besho wnonthemul‐
tifun ction displa yon theins trument cluster. #
Ifnecessar y,fold theseats ontheth ird row
int oposit ion(/ page11 2). #
Tofold theseat backres tin thefront posi‐
tion: pullhand le1.
The seat backres twill fold forw ards.
* NO
TEDama getotheseat backres than‐
dle caused bypulling The
handle canbedamag edifit is used to
pull theseat forw ards. #
Movetheseat forw ards bytheseat
bac kres t. #
Movetheseat forw ards bytheseat backres t.
Hold theseat firm lyin place while doingso. #
Tofold theseat backres tbac kint oan
up right position: swingtheseat backres t
bac kuntil iteng ages.
The seat backres twill remain inthecar go
position . #
Slide theseat backwards.
The seat willstop inthefront position . #
Movetheseat intoth edesir edposition
(/ page93). #
Ifneces sary,fold intheseats ontheth ird
row (/ pag e11 0).
% Toinc rease thesize ofthecar gocom part‐
ment ,yo ucan movetheseat backres ts int o
th etrunk floor position (/page10 7). 96
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Head
restra ints Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at head restra ints man‐
uall y &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
adjus tingve hicle settin gswhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ionsinpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int s,thesteer ing wheel orthemir‐
ro rwhi letheve hicle isin mo tion.
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion. #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int s,the
st eer ing wheel andthemir rorand fas‐
te nyo ur seat belt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tohead
re stra int sno tbeing installed orbeing
adjus tedincor rectl y
If hea dre stra int sha ve notbe en installed or
ha ve notbe en adjus tedcor rectly ,th er eis an
incr eased risk ofinjur yin thehead andneck
ar ea, e.g. intheev ent ofan acciden tor when
br aking. #
Alw aysdr ive wit hth ehead restra int s
ins talled. #
Beforedr ivin gof f,mak esur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupant that thecent erofthe
head restra int suppor tsthebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. Do
notint erch ang eth ehead restra int sof the
fr ont and rear seat s.Ot her wise, youwill notbe
able toadjus tth eheight andangleof thehead
re stra int scor rectl y.
Ad jus tth ehead restra int fore -and -aftpo sitio nso
th at itis as clo seasposs ibletothebac kof your
head. #
Toraise: pullthehead restra int up. #
Tolowe r:press release knob 1 inthedir ec‐
tion ofthear row and push thehead restra int
do wn. #
Tomo vethedr iver' shead restra int for‐
wa rds: press release knob 2 and pullthe
head restra int forw ards. Seat
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#
Tomo vethedr iver' shead restra int bac k‐
wa rds: press release knob 2 and push the
head restra int bac kwards.
Ad jus tingthe head restra ints ofthere ar
seats mechanic ally #
Toraise: pullthehead restra int up. #
Tolowe r:press release knob 1 inthedir ec‐
tion ofthear row and push thehead restra int
do wn. #
Ifth ecent erseat onthesecond row of
sea tsisno toccup ied:pr ess thehead
re stra int down allthewa y.
Ve hicl eswith ath ird ro w of sea ts
The head restra int son theth ird row ofseats
ha ve ausag eposit ionand ano n-usag eposit ion.
The usag eposit ionistheex tende d,topposition
in whic hth ehead restra int eng ages; thenon -
usag eposition isthebo ttom, retract edpositio n
of thehead restra int .If th eseats ontheth ird
row ofseats arebeing used,thehead restra int
mus tbe intheto p, eng aged usag eposition . #
Ifth eth ird ro w of sea tsisoccup ied:mo ve
th ehead restra int sto theve ry topand have
th em engageth er e. #
Ifth eth ird ro w of sea tsisno toccup ied:
mo vethehead restra int sto theve ry bottom. Ins
talling/r emoving there ar seat head
re stra ints
Re mo ving #
Release there ar seat backres tand fold itfor‐
wa rdsslightly (/page107 ). #
Pullth ehead restra int upw ards asfaras it
wil lgo. 98
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