tow MERCEDES-BENZ GLB SUV 2021 Owner's Guide

When
theeasy entryand exitfeatur eis act ive,
th edr iver's seat willmovebac kwards and the
bac kres twill bemo vedto ast eeper position
when:
R Youswit chtheignition offwit hth edr iver's
door open.
R Youopen thedr iver's door withth eignition
switc hedoff.
% The driver's seat willthen mo vebac kwards
onl yif it is no talr eady inthere ar mos tposi‐
tio n.
The seat backres twill then mo veforw ards
on lyifit is no talr eady inthefo re mos tposi ‐
tion.
The driver's seat willmo vebac kto thelas tdr ive
position when:
R Youswit chtheignition onwithth edr iver's
door closed.
R Youclo sethedr iver's door withth eignition
switc hedon.
The lastdr ive position willbesave dwhen:
R Youswit chtheignition off. R
Youcall uptheseat settings viathememor y
func tion.
R Yousa ve theseat settings viathememor y
func tion. Se
tting theeasy entryand exitfeatur e Mul
timedi asy stem:
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Set ting s5
Vehicle
5 Autom aticSeat Adjustmen t
5 Easy Entry/E xit #
Activateor deacti vate thefunc tion. Oper
ating themem oryfun ction &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent ifth e
memor yfunction isused whiledr iving
If yo uuse thememor yfunc tion onthedr iv‐
er's side while driving, youco uld lose contro l
of theve hicle asare sult oftheadjus tments
being made. #
Onlyuse thememor yfunc tion onthe
dr iver's side when theve hicle isstatio n‐
ar y. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment whense t‐
ting theseat withth ememor yfunc tion
When thememor yfunc tion adjus tstheseat,
yo uand other vehicle occupants –par ticu‐
lar lych ildr en–could becom etrapped. #
Dur ing theadjus tmentpr ocess ofthe
memor yfunction, makesur eth at no
on ehas anybody partsinthesw eep of
th eseat. #
Ifsomeon ebecomes trapped, press a
pr ese tposition buttonorseat adjus t‐
ment switchimmediat ely. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment ifth e
memor yfunction isactiv ated bychildr en
Childr encould becom etrapped ifth ey act i‐
va te thememor yfunc tion,par ticular lywhen
unatt ended. Seats
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Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. Yo
ucan usethememor yfunc tion when theigni‐
tion isswitc hedoff.
St oring
Seat adjus tment sfo rup tothre epeople canbe
st or ed and called upusing thememor yfunc tion.
Yo ucan save settin gsforth efo llo wing systems:
R Seat
R Seat contour
R Out side mirrors
R Hea d-up Display #
Setth edesir edposition forall systems. #
Brief lypress theV memor ybutt onand
th en press prese tposition 0037,Tor
U within thre esecon ds. #
Tocall up:pr ess and brief lyhold oneofpre‐
se tposition buttons 0037, TorU.
Af terre leasing thebutt on,allsystems are
mo vedint oth estor ed position. St
ow agear eas No
teson loading theve hicl e &
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tga spoisoning
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can entertheve hicle interior ifth eta il‐
ga te isopen when theengine isrunning ,
esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine before
opening theta ilg ate. #
Neverdr ive wit hth eta ilg ateopen . &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom unsecu red
it ems intheve hicle
If object s,lugg ageor loads areno tsecur ed
or notsecur edsuf ficie ntly,they cou ldslip,
tip ove ror be throw nar ou nd and ther eb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. 10
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Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around . #
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dincor rectl y
If yo udo notadeq uatelyst ow object sin the
ve hicle interior ,th ey cou ldslipor be tossed
ar ound andther eb yst rike vehicle occupants.
In addition, cupholder s,open stow age
spac esand mobi lephon ebr ac kets cann ot
alw aysre stra in theobjec tsthey cont ain in
th eev ent ofan acciden t.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe tossed about inthese or
similar situation s. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr oject from stow agespac es,parcel
ne ts or stow agene ts. #
Close theloc kable stow agespac es
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. #
Stow and secureobj ect sth at arehea vy,
har d,poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile or
to olar ge inthecar gocom partmen t. &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk ofacci dent orinju ry
when usingthecup holder whilethe
ve hicle ismo ving
The cup holder cannotsecur econt ainer s
while theve hicle ismo ving.
If yo uuse acup hold erwhile theve hicle is
mo ving, thecon tainer maybe flung aroun d
and liquids maybe spill ed.The vehicle occu‐
pants maycome intocont actwithth eliq uid
and ifit is ho t,th ey cou ldbe scal ded.Yo u
cou ldbe dist ra cted from traf fic condi tions
and youma ylose contro lof theve hicle. #
Onlyuse thecup holder whentheve hi‐
cle isstatio nary. #
Onlyuse thecup holder forcont ainer s
of theright size. #
Close thecon tainer ,par ticular lyifth e
liq uid isho t. *
NO
TEDama getothecup holder When
there ar armr estis folded backth ecup
holder couldbecome damaged. #
Onlyfo ld there ar armr estbac kwhen
th ecup holder isclosed. *
NO
TEDama getothere ar armr estdue to
body weight When
folded out,there ar armr estcan be
damag edbybody weight . #
Donotsit orsuppor tyo urself onthe
re ar seat armr est. Seat
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WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toan open
car gocom partment floor
If yo udr ive wit hth ecar gocom partmen tfloor
open, object scould beflung aroun dand hit
ve hicle occupants asare sult. Thereis arisk
of injur y,par ticular lyin theeve ntofsudd en
br aki ng orasu dd en chang ein dir ect ion. #
Alw aysclose thecar gocom partmen t
fl oor beforeajour ney. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsdue tohot
audi oam plif ier
The audi oam plif ier and thear ea around the
audio amplif ier inthestow agespac eunde r
th ecar gocom partmen tfloor can getve ry
ho t.
If yo uto uc hth ese vehicle parts,youma ysuf‐
fe rbur ns. #
Alw aysta ke special carewhen the
cargo compartment floor inthear ea
ar ound theaudio amplif ier isopen. #
Allo wtheve hicle partsto cool down
bef oreto uc hin gth em. &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
ho tcig arette light er
Yo ucan burnyo urself ifyo uto uc hth eho t
heating element orthesoc ketof thecig a‐
re tte light er.
In additio n,flammab lemat erials mayign ite
if:
R youdr op theho tcig arette light er
R ach ild holds theho tcig arette light erto
object s,forex am ple #
Alw ayshold thecig arette light erby the
knob . #
Alw aysmak esur eth at thecig arette
light erisout ofreac hof childr en. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom theta il‐
pipe andtailpipe trims
The exhaus tta ilpipe andtailpipe trims can
becom eve ry hot.Ifyo uco me intoco ntact
wit hth ese partsof theve hicle, youco uld
bur nyo urself . #
Alw aysbe par ticular lycareful arou nd
th eta ilpipe andtheta ilpipe trims and
super visechildr enespec iallycloselyin
th is area. #
Allo wvehicle partsto cool down before
to uc hin gth em. The
driving charact eristic sof your vehicle are
dependent onthedis tribution oftheload within
th eve hicle. Yousho uld bear thefo llo wing in
min dwhen loading theve hicle:
R Neverex ceed theper missible gross mass or
th egr oss axle weight rating forth eve hicle
(including occupants). Thevalues arespec i‐
fi ed on theve hicle identif ication plateon the
ve hicle's B-pillar.
R The load mustno tpr otru de abo vetheupper
edg eof theseat backres ts. 10
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Alw aysuse thepar tition netwhen transpor t‐
ing objec tsinthecar gocom partmen t.
R Alw aysplace theload behind unoccupied
seats ifpossible.
R Secur eth eload using thetie-do wneyes and
dis tribut eth eload evenly. St
ow agespace sin theve hicl eint erior Ov
ervie wof thefront storage com partmen ts 1
Stor ag espace inthedoor s
2 Stor ag ecom partmen tin thear mr estwit ha
multimedia andUSB connect ion 3
Stor ag ecom partmen tin thefront cent er
con sole withaUSB port
4 Glovebox Thr
ough-load ingfeatur ein there ar ben ch
seat (EASY-PA CK Quic kfold) Fo
lding there ar seat backres tfo rw 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 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. 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.
Re quirement s:
R The area intowhic hth eseat isfolded is
clear .
R The area under there ar ben chseat isclear .
R The armr eston thesecon dro w of seat sis
fo lded backand thecup holder sar eem pty. Sea
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Trap theseat beltstra pon seat belt2in
seat beltstra pholder 1.
When thelef t-hand seatbackres tis folded for‐
wa rds, thecent erseat backres twill also befol‐
ded forw ards. #
Movethedr iver's seat forw ards. #
Ifnec essar y,release thehead restra int sfo r
th eseat backres tand push them down asfar
as poss ible(/page98 ). #
Leftand right seat backres ts: pull one of
re lease loops 1.
The seat backres twill automat icallyfo ld for‐
wa rds. #
Cent erseat backres t:pull release loop2.
The seat backres twill automat icallyfo ld for‐
wa rds. 10
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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
(/ page 98). Seats
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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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