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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#
Remo vesticke r2 from thetir esealant bot‐
tle and affix it nea rth eva lve on thewheel
wit hth efa ulty tire. #
Pull plug 7withth ecable andfiller hose 3
out ofthetir einf lation compressor housing. #
Inser ttir esealant bottle 9 insoc ket6 of
th etir einf lation compressor insuc hawa y
th at there dar row ontiresealant bottle 9
matc hesthere dar ro w on thetir einf lation
com pressor . #
Turn tirese alant bottle 9aqu artertur n
cloc kwise . #
Inser tth eplug offiller hose 3insoc ket5
of tirese alant bottle 9. #
Turn filler hose 3aqu artertur ncloc kwise . #
Remo vetheva lve cap from valve A onthe
fa ulty tire. #
Screw union nut4offiller hose 3onto
va lve A. #
Inser tplug 7intoa12 Vsoc ketin your
ve hicle. #
Turn theSmar tKey toposition 0047intheigni‐
tion lock. Br
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Press onand offswitc h8 onthetir einf la‐
tion compressor .
The tireinf lation compressor isswitc hedon.
The tireis inf lated. First,tir esealant ispum‐
ped intoth etir e. The pressur ema ybr ief ly
ri se toappr oximat ely500 kPa(5 bar/7 3psi).
Do notswitc hof fth etir einflat ioncom pres‐
sor during this pha se. #
Letth etir einf lation compressor runfo ra
maximu mof tenminu tes.
The tireshould then have attaine datir e
pr essur eof at leas t20 0kP a(2. 0bar/
29 psi).
If tir esealan tleak sout ,mak esur eyo ucle an the
af fect ed area asquickl yas possible .It is prefer a‐
ble touse clean water.
If yo uge ttir ese alant onyour clo thing, have it
clean edassoon aspossible withper chlor oethy‐
len e. If,
afte rte nminut es,atir epr essur eof
200 kPa(2.0 bar/29 psi)hasnotbeen
attained: #
Switc hof fth etir einf lation compressor . #
Unscr ew thefilling hose from theva lve of the
fa ulty tire.
Pleas eno te that tiresealan tma yleak outwhen
uns crew ing thefilling hose. #
Drive fo rw ards orinreve rseve ry slo wlyfo r
appr oximat ely33 ft(10 m). #
Pum pup thetir eag ain.
Af tera maximu mof tenminu testh etir e
pr essur emus tbe atleas t200 kPa(2.0 bar/
29 psi). &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto the
specif iedtirepr essur eno tbeing attained
If th eminimum tirepr essur eis no tre ac hed
af te rth especif iedtime, thetir eis toobadl y
damag ed.The tiresealant cannotrepair the
tir ein this ins tance.
The braki ng and drivi ng charact eristic sma y
be great lyim pair ed. #
Donotcon tinue drivin g. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. *
NO
TEStainin gcaus edbyleakin gtir e
sealant Af
teruse, excess tiresealant mayleak out
fr om thefilling hose. #
Ther efor e, place thefilling hose inthe
plas ticbag that con tained theTIREFI T
kit. If,
afte rte nminut es,atir epr essur eof
200 kPa(2.0 bar/29 psi)hasbeen attained: #
Switc hof fth etir einf lation compressor . #
Unscr ew thefilling hose from theva lve of the
fa ulty tire.
Pleas eno te that tiresealan tma yleak outwhen
uns crew ing thefilling hose. 290
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from drivi ng
wi th sealed tires
A tir ete mp orarily sealed withtir esealant
im pair sth ehandling charact eristic sand is
no tsuit able forhighe rspee ds. #
Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle accor dinglyand
dr ive car efull y. #
Donotexc eed themaximum speed
limit withatir eth at has been repair ed
using tiresealant. #
Obser vethemaximum permissible speedfor
a tir esealed withtir esealan t50 mph
(80 km/ h). #
The sticke rwit hde tails ofthemaximum per‐
missible speedmustbe affixe dto theins tru‐
ment clusterwher eit can beeasi lyseen by
th edr iver .
* NO
TEStainin gcaus edbyleakin gtir e
sealant Af
teruse, excess tiresealant mayleak out
fr om thefilling hose. #
Ther efor e, place thefilling hose inthe
plas ticbag that con tained theTIREFI T
kit. +
ENVIR
ONMEN TALNO TEEnvironme ntal
po lluti on cau sed byenvironmen tally irre ‐
sponsible disposal Ti
re seala ntcont ains pollu tants. #
Have thetir esealant bottle disposed of
pr ofessionall y,e.g. atan aut hor ized
Mer cedes- BenzCenter. #
Storeth etir esealant bottle and thetir einf la‐
tion compressor . #
Pull away imm ediat ely. #
Stop driving afte rapp roxima tely tenminu tes
and checkth etir epr essur eusing thetir e
inf lation compressor .
The tirepr essur emus tno wbe atleas t
13 0kP a(1 .3 bar/1 9psi) . &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto the
specif iedtirepr essur eno tbeing attained
If th especif iedtirepr essur eis no tre ac hed,
th etir eis toobadly damag ed.The tireseal‐
ant cann otrepair thetir ein this ins tance.
The braki ng and drivi ng charact eristic sma y
be great lyim pair ed. #
Donotcon tinue drivin g. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. In
cases suchas theone ment ioned above,con ‐
ta ct an author ized Mercedes-B enzCent er.Or
call 1-80 0-FOR-ME RCedes (intheUS A)or
1-8 00-387-0 100(in Canada). #
Cor rect thetir epr essur eif it is still at leas t
13 0kP a(1 .3 bar/1 9psi ).See theTire and
Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar don theB‑pillar
on thedr iver's side orthetir epr essur eta ble
in thefuel filler flap forva lues. #
Toincr ease thetir epr essur e:swit chon
th etir einf lation compressor . Br
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#
Toreduce thetirepr es sur e:remo vethe
tir ese alant bottle from thetir einf lation com‐
pr essor . #
Inser tth efiller hose inthesoc ketof thetir e
inf lation compressor andturnit aqu arter
tur nclo ckwise. #
Press pressur ere lease buttonC next to
manome terB. #
When thetir epr essur eis cor rect, unscr ew
th efilling hose from theva lve of thesealed
tir e. #
Screw theva lve cap ontoth eva lve of the
sealed tire. #
Storeth etir esealant bottle and thetir einf la‐
tion compressor . #
Drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop andhave thetir e, tiresealant bottle
and filling hose replaced ther e. Bat
tery (vehicle) No
teson the12 Vbatt ery &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto
wo rkcar ried out incor rectly onthebat‐
te ry
Wo rkcar ried out incor rectl yon thebatt ery
can, forex am ple, lead toashor tcir cuit .This
can restrict functi onsreleva nt forsaf etysy s‐
te ms and impai rth eoper ating safetyof your
ve hicle.
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ionsinpar ticular :
R When brakin g R
Intheeve ntofabrupt steer ing maneuv ers
and/or whentheve hicle's speedisno t
adap tedto thero ad con dition s #
Intheeve ntofasho rtcir cui tor asim i‐
la rinci dent, contactaqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop immediat ely. #
Donotdr ive on. #
Alw aysha ve wo rkon thebatt erycar ried
out ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. R
Further information onABS (/page17 3)
R Further information onESP ®
(/ page17 4)
Fo rsaf etyre ason s,Mer cedes-Ben zre comme nds
th at youon lyuse batteries whic hha ve been tes‐
te dand appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle byMer cedes-
Benz .These batteries prov ide increased impact
pr otect ion topreve ntvehicle occupants from
suf fering acidbu rnsshould thebatt erybe dam‐
ag ed intheeve ntofan acci dent. 29
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion duetoelec‐
tr os tatic charge
Ele ctrostat icch arge can ignitethehighl y
ex plosiv ega smixtur ein thebatt ery. #
Todisc hargeanyelec tros tatic charge
th at ma yha ve built up,touc hth eme tal
ve hicle body beforehandling thebat‐
te ry. The
highly flammab legasmixtur eis creat ed
while thebatt eryis ch argin gand during star tin g
assis tance. &
WARNIN GDang erofchemical burns
fr om thebatt eryacid
Batt eryacid iscaus tic. #
Avoid cont actwithth eskin ,ey es or
clo thing. #
Donotlean overth ebatt ery. #
Donotinh ale ba tter yga ses. #
Keep childr enaway from thebatt ery. #
Immedia tely rinse batter yaci dof fth or‐
oughl ywit hplenty ofclean waterand
seek medica latt ention immediately . +
ENVIR
ONMENT ALNOTEEnvironme ntal
da ma gecau sed byimproper disposal of
batt eries Bat
teries con tain polluta nts. Itis
illeg alto dispose ofthem withth ehousehold
ru bbish. #
Dispose
ofbatt eries inan
en vironmen tally re sponsible manner.
Ta ke disc hargedbatt eries toaqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop ortoacol lection
poin tfo rused batteries. If
yo uha ve todiscon nectth e12 Vbatt ery, con‐
ta ct aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Com
plywit hsaf etyno tesand take protect ive
measur eswhen handling batteries. Risk
ofexplosion. Fir
e,open flames andsmokingar e
pr ohibi tedwhen handling thebatt ery.
Av oid creating sparks. Ele
ctroly teor batt eryacid iscor ro‐
siv e.Avoid cont actwithth eskin ,eye s
or clo thing. Wearsuit able protect ive
clo thing, inpar ticular glove s,an
apr onand afa ce mas k.Immedia tely
ri nse electr olyteor acid splashes off
wit hclean water.Con sult adoc torif
necessar y. We
arsaf etygl asses . Br
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Ke
ep childr enaway. Obser
vethis Opera tor's Manua l.
If yo udo notint endto use theve hicle overan
ex tende dpe riod oftime:
R activ atest andb ymode ,or
R con nectth ebatt eryto abat tery charge r
appr oved byMer cedes-Ben z,or
R consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop to
discon nectth ebatt ery No
teson star ting assistance andchargin g
th e12 Vbatt ery Whe
nch argin gth ebatt eryand during star tin g
assis tance, alwa ys use thejum p-start connec‐
tion pointintheengine compartmen t. *
NO
TEDama getothebatt eryfrom over‐
vo ltag e When
chargin gusin gabat tery charge rwit h‐
out amaximu mchargin gvo ltag e, thebatt ery
or theon- boar delectr onics maybe damag ed. #
Onlyuse batterych arge rs wit hamax i‐
mum chargin gvo ltag eof 14.8 V. &
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion from hydro‐
ge nga signiting
Ther eis adang erofhydrog en gasigniting
when chargin gth ebatt eryif th er eis ashor t
cir cuit orspar ksstar tto form . #
Mak esur eth at thepositiv ete rm inal of
th econ nect edbatt erydoes notcome
int ocon tact with vehicle parts. #
Neverpla ceme talobje ctsor tools ona
batt ery. #
The descr ibedorder ofthebatt ery
clam psmus tbe obser vedwhen con‐
nec tingand discon nectingth ebatt ery. #
When giving star tin gassis tance, alwa ys
mak esur eth at youon lyconnect bat‐
te ry term inals withident icalpolar ity. #
Dur ing star tin gassis tance, youmus t
obse rveth edescr ibedorder forcon‐
necting anddisconnecting thejum per
cable. #
Donotcon nect ordiscon nectthebat‐
te ry cla mp swhile theengine isrunning . &
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion during
ch argin gpr oce ssand star tin gassis tance
Dur ing thech argin gpr oce ssand star tin g
assis tance, thebatt eryma yre lease anexplo‐
siv ega smixtur e. #
Avoid fire ,open flames ,cr eat ing spar ks
and smoking. #
Mak esur eth er eis suf ficie ntventil a‐
tio n. #
Donotle an ove ra batt ery. 29
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion from afro‐
zen battery
A disc hargedbatt eryma yfreeze attemp era‐
tur es slightl yabo veorbelo wfreezing point.
Dur ing star tin gassis tance orbatter ych arg‐
ing ,bat tery gascan bereleased. #
Alw aysallo wabatt eryto thaw before
ch argin git or per form ing star tin gassis ‐
ta nce. If
th eindicat or/warning lampsintheins trument
clus terdo notlig ht up atlow temp eratur es,itis
ve ry likelyth at thedisc hargedbatt eryhas fro‐
zen .In this case youma yne ither jump-start the
ve hicle norcharge thebatt ery.
The service life of abatt eryth at has been
th awe dma ybe dramaticall yshor tened .The
st ar tin gch aract eristic sma ybe impair ed,espe ‐
ciall yat low temp eratur es.
It is recomme ndedthat youha ve ath aw ed bat‐
te ry checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed bynum erou sor
ex tende datt em ptsto star tth eengine Nu
me rous orextende datt em ptsto star tth e
engine maydamag eth ecat alytic converter
due tonon-co mbusted fuel. #
Avoid numer ousand extende datt em pts
to star tth eengine. Obser
vethefo llo wing pointsdur ing star tin g
assis tance and when chargin gth ebatt ery:
R Onlyuse undamag edjum per cable/c harging
cables withasuf ficie ntcross -secti onand
insu late dte rm inal clam ps.
R Non-insulat edpar tsof thete rm inal clam ps
mus tno tcom eint ocon tactwi th other metal
par tswhile thejum per cable/c harging cable
is con nect edtothebatt ery/jum p-start con‐
nectio npoi nt.
R The jumper cable/c harging cable mustno t
com eint ocon tactwi th anypar tswhic hma y
mo vewhen theengine isrunning .
R Alw aysmak esur eth at nei ther youno rth e
batt eryis elect rostatic allych arge d. R
Keep away from fire and open flames .
R Donotlean overth ebatt ery.
Obser vetheadditional follo wing pointswhen
ch argin gth ebatt ery:
R Onlyuse batterych arge rs tested and
appr oved forMer cedes-Benz.
R Read thebatt erych arge r's oper ating instruc‐
tions beforech argin gth ebatt ery.
Obser vetheadditional follo wing pointsdur ing
st ar tin gassis tance:
R Forst ar tin gassis tance, onlyuseba tter ies
wi th ano min alvoltag eof 12 V.
R The vehicles mustno tto uc h.
R Gasoline engine :On lyacc eptst ar tin gassis ‐
ta nce ifth eengine andexhaus tsy stem are
cold. St
arting assistance andchargin gth e12 V
batt ery Re
quirement s: Br
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R
The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
R Automatic trans mis sion :The trans mis sion
is in po sitio n005D.
R The igniti onand allel ectr icalcons umersar e
sw itchedof f.
R The hoodis op en. #
Slide cover1 ofposi tiveclam p2 onthe
jum p-starting con nection point inthedir ec‐
tion ofthear row . #
Con nect posi tiveclam p2 onyour vehicle to
th epositiv epole ofthedonor batteryusing
th ejum per cable/c harging cable. Always
begin withpositiv eclam p2 onyour ow n
ve hicle firs t. #
During star ting assistance :st ar tth e
engine ofthedonor vehicle andrunat idle
spe ed. #
Connect theneg ativepole ofthedonor bat‐
te ry and grou nd point 3 ofyour ow nve hicle
by usin gth ejum per cable/c harging cable.
Begin withth edonor batteryfirs t. #
During star ting assistance :st ar tth e
engine ofyour ow nve hicle. #
Dur ing thech argin gpr oc ess :st ar tth e
ch argin gpr oce ss. #
Dur ing star ting assistance :le tth eengines
ru nfo rse veralmin utes. #
Dur ing star ting assistance :bef oredis con‐
necting thejum per cable, switchon anelec‐ tr
ical consumer inyour ow nve hicle, e.g.the
re ar wind owheat eror lighting.
When thest ar tin gassis tance/c harging proce ss
is com plet e: #
First,re mo vethejum per cable/c harging
cable from ground point 3and theneg ative
pole ofthedonor battery, then from positiv e
clam p2 and thepositiv epole ofthedonor
batt ery. Begi nea ch tim ewi th thecon tacts
on your ow nve hicle firs t. #
Afterre mo ving thejum per cable/c harging
cable, closecover1 ofposi tiveclam p2.
Fu rther information canbeobt ained ataqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop. Re
plac ingthe 12Vbatt ery #
Obs erve theno teson the12 Vbatt ery
(/ page292).
Mer cedes-Benz recomme ndsthat youha ve the
12 Vbatt eryre placed ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop, e.g.atan aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz
Cent er. 296
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Obser
vethefo llo wing notesif yo uwa ntto
re place thebatt eryyo urself :
R Alw aysre place afa ulty battery wit habatt ery
whic hmee tsthespecif icvehicle requ ire‐
men ts.
The vehicle iseq uipped withan AGMtech nol ‐
ogy batter y(A bso rbentGlas sMa t).Fullve hi‐
cle funct ionality isonl yguar anteed withan
AG Mbatt ery. Fo rsaf etyre ason s,Mer cedes-
Ben zre comme ndsthat youon lyuse batter‐
ies whichhave been tested and appr ovedfo r
yo ur vehicle byMer cedes-Ben z.
R Use detach able partssuc has vent hos es,
el bo wfitting sor term inal covers from the
batt erywhic his to be replaced.
R Mak esur eth at theve nt hos eis alwa ys con‐
nect edtotheor iginal opening ontheside of
th ebatt ery.
Ins tallan yex istin gor supplied cellcaps.
Ot her wise, gases orbatt eryacid could
escape.
R Mak esur eth at detach able partsarere con‐
nect edinthesame way. To
w star ting ortowing away Pe
rm itted towing methods Pe
rm itted towing methods
Mer cede s-Ben zre comme ndstransp orting your
ve hicle inthecase ofabr eakdo wn,rath er than
to wing itaw ay.
Fo rto wing, useato w rope ortow bar withbo th
axle son thegr ound. Donotuse tow bar sys‐
te ms. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whento wing
wit hsteer ing wheel lock
Yo uwill nolongerbe ableto steer theve hicle
if th esteer ing wheel lockis eng aged. #
Alw aysswitc hon theignition whentow‐
ing theve hicle withato w cable orato w
bar . *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle duetotow‐
ing away inc orrectl y #
Obs erve theins truction sand noteson
to wing away. Ve
hicl eswith automatic transmiss ion
Bo th axle son
th egr ound Ye
s,maximum 31mile s
(50 km) at31 mp h(5 0km/h)
Fr ont axle
ra ised Ye
s,maximum 31mile s
(50 km) at31 mp h(5 0km/h)
Re ar axle
ra ised Ye
s,maximum 31mile s
(50 km) at31 mp h(5 0km/h) 4MA
TICvehicl es
Bo th axle son
th egr ound Ye
s,maximum 31mile s
(50 km) at31 mp h(5 0km/h)
Fr ont axle
ra ised No
Re ar axle
ra ised No To
tow wit hara ised axle: towing should be
per form ed byato wing company. Br
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To
wing theve hicl ewith both axle son the
gr ound #
Obser vetheno teson theper mitt edtowing
me thods (/page29 7). #
Mak esur eth at thebatt eryis con nect edand
ch arge d.
Obser vethefo llo wing pointswhen thebatt eryis
disc harged:
R The engin ecann otbe star ted
R The electr icpar king brak ecann otbe
re leased orapplied
R Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
The automatic transmiss ioncanno tbe shif‐
te dto position 005Cor005D
% Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:If
th eaut omatic transmiss ioncann otbe shif‐
te dto position 005C,orthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla yin theins trument clusterdoes notsho w
an ything, have theve hicle transpor tedaw ay
( / pag e299). Atowing vehicle withlifting
eq uipment isrequ ired forve hicle transpor ta‐
tio n. *
NO
TEDama gedue totowing away at
exc essiv elyhigh speeds orove rlong dis‐
ta nces The
drivet ra in could bedamag edwhen tow‐
ing atexc essiv elyhigh speeds orover long
dis tances. #
Atowing speed of30 mph(50 km/h)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. #
Atowing distan ceof30 miles(50 km)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whento wing
a ve hicle whichis toohea vy
If ano ther vehicle istow- star tedor towe d
aw ay,its weight mustno texc eed theper mis‐
sible gross mass ofyour ow nve hicle, other‐
wise thefo llo wing could occur:
R The towing eyema ybecome detach ed.
R The vehicle/tr ailercombination may
sw erve oreve nro llo ver. #
Ifano ther vehicle istow- star tedor
to we daw ay,its weight mustno texc eed th
eper missible gross mass ofyour ow n
ve hicle. If
ave hicle mustbe tow- star tedor towe daw ay,
its per missib legross weight mustno texc eed the
per missible gross weight oftheto wing vehicle. #
Information ontheper missible gross mass of
th eve hicle canbefound ontheve hicle iden‐
tif ication plate(/ page339). #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:Do
no topen thedr iver's door orfront passeng er
door ,ot her wise theaut omatic transmiss ion
aut omaticall yshif tsto position 005D. #
Installth eto wing eye(/ page300). #
Fasten theto w bar .
* NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect connec‐
tion oftheto w bar #
Onlyconnect theto w rope ortow bar to
th eto wing eyes. #
Deact ivat eth eaut omatic locking mechanism
(/ page70). 298
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