MERCEDES-BENZ GLB SUV 2021 Owner's Manual

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When theseat backres ts on thesecon dand
th ird row sof seats arefo lded forw ards, you
can push there ar ben chseat onthesecon d
row ofseats back.This willthen prov ide a
con tinuous cargocom partment surface.
Ensur eth at thear ea between therow sof
seats isclear .
Fo lding backth ere ar seat backres t &
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 ere ar
ben chseat, rear seat andseat backres t
ar eno teng aged
The rear ben chseat, rear seat andseat back‐
re st ma yfo ld forw ards, evenwh en youar e
dr ivin g. R
Asare sult, theve hicle occupant willbe
pushed intoth eseat beltwithincr eased
fo rc e. The seat beltwillnotbe able to
pr otect asintended andcould cause
additional injury.
R Objects orloads inthetrunk orcar go
com partmen twill notbe restra ined by
th eseat backres t. #
Mak esur eth at there ar ben chseat, the
re ar seat andtheseat backres tar e
eng aged bef oreeve rytrip . *
NO
TEDama gecau sed bytrap ping the
seat beltwhen folding backth eseat
bac kres t The
seat beltcould become trapped andthus
damag edwhen theseat backres tis folded
bac k. #
Mak esur eth at theseat beltisno ttra p‐
ped when folding backth eseat back‐
re st. If
th elef tand cent erseat backres ts have been
fo lded forw ards toge ther,fo ld thelef tseat back‐
re st bac kfirs t. #
Movethedr iver's orfront passeng erseat for‐
wa rds, ifnecessar y. #
Swi velseat backres t1 bac kunt ilit
eng ages.
The seat backres twill remain inthecar go
position . #
Afterth eseat backres thas been folded
bac k,checkth eposition ofthehead restra int
and setit to thecor rect pos ition
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Fo
lding theseat backres ton theth ird ro w of
sea tsforw ards &
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.
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 rydue toseat
bac kres tfo lded forw ards
If th ere ar seat backres tis folded forw ards,
per son sin theth ird ro w of seat scould col‐ lide
withpar tsof theseat adjus tmentmec h‐
anism, inpar ticular intheev ent ofan acci‐
dent ,sudden braking oran abr uptch ang 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 efo lded-d ownsea t
ba ckrest as aloadin gar ea, fold thebac kres t
bac kint oplace.
Yo ucan fold thefront seat backres ts and the
seat backres ts on thesecon drow ofseats for‐
wa rdsto get inor out. 11
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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 .
R The area under theth ird row ofseats isclear .
R The cup holder sar eem ptywhen theseat
bac kres ts on theth ird row ofseats arefo l‐
ded forw ards.
R The cargocom partment coveris remo ved
when theseat backres ts on thesecon drow
of seats arefo lded forw ards. #
Trap theseat beltstra pon seat belt2in
seat beltstra pholder 1.
* NO
TEDama getothere lease loops due
to theatt achment ofobjec ts The
release loops oftheseat backres ts in
th ere ar passe nger com partment maybe
damag eddue totheatt achment ofobjec ts. #
Onlyatt achobjec tsto thetie-do wn
ey es. The
release loops arelocat edinthecar gocom‐
par tmen tto theside ofthebo ttom partof the
seat backres ts. Re
lease loops onthebac ks #
Movethesecon dro w of seat sfo rw ards and
mo vetheseat backres ts int oth ecar goposi‐
tion (/page11 3). #
Release thehead restra int son theth ird ro w
of seats andpush them down (/ page98). #
Pull one ofredre lease loops 1.
The seat backres twill automat icallyfo ld for‐
wa rds. #
Push theseat backres tdo wn until iteng ages. Seats
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When theseat backres ts on thesecon dand
th ird row sof seats arefo lded forw ards, you
can push there ar ben chseat onthesecon d
row ofseats back.This willthen prov ide a
con tinuous cargocom partment surface.
Ensur eth at thear ea between therow sof
seats isclear .
Fo lding backth eseat backres ton theth ird
ro w of sea ts &
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 ere ar
ben chseat, rear seat andseat backres t
ar eno teng aged
The rear ben chseat, rear seat andseat back‐
re st ma yfo ld forw ards, evenwh en youar e
dr ivin g.
R Asare sult, theve hicle occupant willbe
pushed intoth eseat beltwithincr eased
fo rc e. The seat beltwillnotbe able to
pr otect asintended andcould cause
additional injury.
R Objects orloads inthetrunk orcar go
com partmen twill notbe restra ined by
th eseat backres t. #
Mak esur eth at there ar ben chseat, the
re ar seat andtheseat backres tar e
eng aged bef oreeve rytrip . *
NO
TEDama gecau sed bytrap ping the
seat beltwhen folding backth eseat
bac kres t The
seat beltcould become trapped andthus
damag edwhen theseat backres tis folded
bac k. #
Mak esur eth at theseat beltisno ttra p‐
ped when folding backth eseat back‐
re st. Re
quirement s:
R The seats andtheseat backres ts on thesec‐
ond row of seat sha ve been movedfo rw ards
suf ficie ntly .
* NO
TEDama getothere lease loops due
to theatt achment ofobjec ts The
release loops oftheseat backres ts in
th ere ar passe nger com partment maybe
damag eddue totheatt achment ofobjec ts. #
Onlyatt achobjec tsto thetie-do wn
ey es. 11
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Loops
onthere ar sides #
Brief lypull one ofredre lease loops 2. #
Tofold thelef tand right seat backres ts
bac k:pull one ofblac kre lease loops 1.
Ad jus tingthe angleof the rear seat backr‐
es ts (car go posi tion)
To enlar gethecar gocom partmen t,yo ucan
mo vetheseat backres ts on thesecon dro w of
seat sint oast eeper angle(car goposition ). #
Tosetth eseat backres t:hold seatback‐
re st 1 inplace withyo ur han dor bac k. #
Gent lypull one ofrelease loops 2and fold
th eseat backres tfo rw ards. Car
gocom partmen tco ver No
teson thecar gocom partmen tco ver &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
poor lysecur edobjec ts
The cargocom partmen tco veralo ne canno t
secur eor restra in hea vyobje cts, items of
lugg ageor hea vyloads.
Yo uco uld behit byan uns ecur edload, par‐
tic ular lyin theev ent ofabr uptch ang esin
dir ect ion,sudden brakin gor an acc iden t. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around. #
Sec ureobj ect s,lugg ageor loads
ag ains tslippin gor tipp ingover,e.g. by
usin gtie downs ,eve nif yo uar eusin g
th ecar gocom partmen tco ver. *
NO
TEDama getothecar gocom part‐
ment coverwhen loading theve hicle The
cargocom partment coverma ybe dam‐
ag ed when theve hicle isbeing loaded. Seats
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Donotpl ace anyob jects above the
lo we redg eof theside windo wsoron
th ecar gocom partmen tco ver. Ve
hicles withath ird row ofseats: whentheth ird
row ofseats isin use, thecar gocom partmen t
co veron theseat backres ts on thesecon dro w
of seats isremo ved. Ext
ending/r etra ctin gth ecar gocom part‐
men tco ver #
Toextend: pull thecar gocom partmen t
co verbac kby grab handle 1and clipitint o
th eholder son thelef tand right 2.
Re tracti ng #
Unhook thecar gocom partmen tco verfr om
hold erson thelef tand right 2and guide it fo
rw ards bygrab han dle1untilit is full y
re tract ed.
In stalli ng orremo ving the cargocom part‐
men tco ver
Re quirement s:
R The cargocom partment coveris rolled up.
Re mo ving the cargocom partmen tco ver 11
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Press intheend capofcar gocom partmen t
co ver1 ontheright- andleft-h and side in
th edir ect ion ofthear row usingth ehandle
on lowe redg e3. #
Push cargocom partment cover1 into
anc horage2 ontheopposit eside. #
Take cargo compartment cover1 out by
pulling itupw ards.
Ins talling thecar gocom partmen tco ver #
Place cargocom partmen tco ver1 in
anc horage2 ontheright- orleft-h and side. #
Press intheend capofcar gocom partmen t
co ver1 ontheopposit eside andinser t car
gocom partmen tco ver1 intoot her
anc horage2. At
tac hin g/r emoving thepa rtitioning net &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
poor lysecur edobjec ts
The partitioning netalone cannotsecur eor
re stra in hea vyobje cts, items oflugg ageor
hea vyloads.
Yo uco uld behit byan uns ecur edload, par‐
tic ular lyin theev ent ofabr uptch ang esin
dir ect ion,sudden brakin gor an acc iden t. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around . #
Sec ureobj ect s,lugg ageor loads
ag ains tslippin gor tipp ingover,e.g. by
usin gtie downs ,eve nif yo uar eusin g
th epar titioning net. Fo
rsaf etyre ason s,alw aysuse apar titioning net
when transpor tingaload. Damag
edpar titioning nets can nolong erfulf ill
th eir func tionsand mustbe replaced. Visit a
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Pa
rtition ingnetwit hout cargocom partment
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Pa
rtition ingnetwit hcar gocom partment enlar ge‐
ment #
Toattac h:att achpar titioning net1 to
br ac kets 2 onthelef tand right ofthehead‐
liner . #
Without cargocom partmen tenlar gement :
att achhook s3 totie-do wn eyes 4 onthe lef
tand right insuc hawa yth at hook s3
poin tbac kwards. #
With cargo compartment enlarg ement :
att achhook s3 totie-do wn eyes 4 onthe
lef tand right insuc hawa yth at hook s3
poin tto thedoor . #
Pull ontheloose endsofthelashing stra ps
at thesame timeuntilpartitioning net1 is
tight andtheto pedg eof par titioning net1
is hor izon tal. #
Toremo ve:tur nth ebuc kleofthelashing
st ra pin thedir ect ion ofarro w 6. #
Slide theloose endofthelashing stra pint o
th ebuc kleinthedir ect ion ofarrow 5until
th elashing stra ps areloose. #
Remo vehook s3 from tie-do wneyes4 on
th elef tand right. #
Remo vepar titioning net1 from brac kets
2 ontheheadliner onthelef tand right. 11
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Ov
ervie wof thetie- down eyes Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
(/ page10 4).
* NO
TEDama getothere lease loops due
to theatt achment ofobjec ts The
release loops oftheseat backres ts in
th ere ar passe nger com partment maybe
damag eddue totheatt achment ofobjec ts. #
Onlyatt achobjec tsto thetie-do wn
ey es. 1
Tie-do wneyes (vehicles withth ro ugh- loadin g
fe atur ein there ar ben chseat) Ov
ervie wof bag hook s &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rywhen usingbag
hook swit hhea vyobj ect s
The bag hook scan notre stra in hea vyobje cts
or items oflugg age.
Obj ectsor items oflugg agema ybe flung
ar oun dand hitvehicle occupants. #
Onlyhang lightobjects onthebag
hook s. #
Neverhang hard,shar p-edg edorfragi le
objects onthebag hook s. Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
(/ page10 4).
Subject thebag hook sto amax imum loadof
6. 6lbs (3kg)and donotatt achan ygoods to
th em. Seats
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Bag hook Ov
ervie wof clot hes hook son the tailg ate Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
(/ page10 4). 1
Clothes hook
Clo thes hook sar eno tsuit able forhangi nghea vy
objects asthis can cause theta ilg ateto lowe r
aut omat ically.Use theclo thes hook sonl yfo r
light objectssuc has jac kets. Ad
jus tableca rgocom partmen tflo or Th
ecargo compartment canbemade largeror
smal lerdepe nding onrequ iremen ts.Tothis end,
yo ucan lockth ecar gocom partmen tfloor attwo
dif fere nt hei ghts .The highe rpo sitio npr ov ides a
fl at sur face whe nth ere ar seat backres ts arefo l‐
ded forw ard. Further mor e,youcan remo vea
br ac ketat there ar to crea te addit ionalspac e
len gthw ays. #
Toadjus tth eheigh t:liftcar gocom part‐
men tfloor 1(inthelowe rposi tion inthe
ex am ple) onlyslightly usinghandle 3and
pull itto wa rdsyo u. 11
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