tow MERCEDES-BENZ GLB SUV 2021 Service Manual

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
enlar gement Seats
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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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1
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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#
Inser tcargo compartment floor 1intore ar
fi xtur es2. #
Foldcar gocom partment floor 1down. #
Toadjus tth elengt h:fold theseat backr‐
es ts inthere ar passe nger com partment
fo rw ardsligh tly. #
Mak esur eth at car gocom partment floor 1
is eng aged inthelowe rposi tion. #
Press are lease catch5 and remo vebrac ket
4 upw ards. *
NO
TEDama getothecar gocom part‐
ment floor If
th ecar gocom partmen tfloor isloaded in
th eupper position andthebr ac ketha sbe en
re mo ved, thecar gocom partmen tfloor may
be damag ed. #
Mak esur eth at thecar gocom partmen t
fl oor isno tloaded intheupper position
when thebr ac ketha sbe en remo ved. At
tac hin garo of lugg agera ck &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
exc eeding themaximum roof load
The vehicle centerofgrav ity and theusual
dr iving charact eristic sas wellas thesteer ing
and braking charact eristic salt er.
If yo uexc eed themaximum roof load, the
dr iving charact eristic s,as wellas steer ing
and braking, willbegreatl yim pair ed. #
Neverexc eed themaximum roof load
and adjus tyo ur drivin gst yle. Yo
uwill find informa tionon themaximum roof
load inthe"T ec hnical data"sect ion.
* NO
TEDama getothepanor amaroof wit h
po we rtilt/sli dingpanel duetonon-
ap prove dro of lugg agera ck s The
panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sli ding
panel maybe dama gedby thero of lugg age
ra ck ifyo uatt em pttoopen itwhen usinga
ro of lugg agera ck notte sted and appr oved
fo rMer cedes-Benz. #
When aro of lugg agera ck isins talled,
open thepanor amaroof wit hpo we r
til t/sl iding panel only ifth is has been
te sted and appr oved forMer cedes-
Benz.
The panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sli ding
panel maybe raised toallo wventil ation of
th eve hicle interior . #
Secur eth ero of lugg agera ck tothero of rail‐
ing. #
Obser vethemanuf acturer'sinstallation
ins truct ions . Seat
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Soc
kets Us
ingthe 12Vso cket Re
quirement s:
R Onlyde vices uptoamax imum of180W
(1 5 A) areper missi ble.
Dependi ngon theve hicle equipment, theve hicle
has thefo llo wing 12Vsoc kets:
R Inthestor ag ecom partmen tin thefront cen‐
te rconsole
R Inthestor ag ecom partmen tunder thefront
ar mr est
R Inthecar gocom partmen t Ex
am ple: 12Vsoc ketin thestor ag ecom partmen t
in thefront cent ercons ole #
Foldup soc ketcap 1. #
Inse rttheplug ofthede vice.
12 Vso cket inthest or ag ecom partmen t
wi th cover:ifyo uha ve connect edade vice to
th e12 Vsoc ket,leav eth eco verof thestor ag e
com partmen topen. Using
the11 5V soc ketin the rear passen ger
com partmen t &
DANG ER Risk offata linj urydue todam‐
ag ed con nectingcables orsoc kets
Yo uco uld recei vean elec tric shoc kif th e
connecti ngcab leor the11 5V po we rsoc ket
is pulled outofthetrim orisdamag edor
we t. #
Use only conne ctingcablesth at aredr y
and free ofdamag e. #
When theignition isswitc hedoff,mak e
sur eth at the11 5V po we rsoc ketis dry. #
Immedia tely ha ve the11 5V po we r
soc ketch eckedor replaced ataqu ali‐
fi ed specialized workshop ifit is dam‐
ag ed orhas been pulledout ofthetrim. #
Neverplu gth econ nect ingcable intoa
11 5V po we rsoc ketth at isdamag edor
has been pulled outofthetrim. 12
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&
DANG ER Risk offata linj urydue toinc or‐
re ct handli ngofthesoc ket
Yo uco uld recei vean elec tric shoc kin par tic‐
ular :
R Ifyo ure ac hint oth esoc ket.
R Ifyo uins ertuns uitable devic es orobj ect s
int oth esoc ket. #
Donotre ac hint oth esoc ket. #
Only conne ctsuitab lede vic es tothe
soc ket. Re
quirement s:
R Devices areeq uipped withasuit able plug
whic hcon form sto thest andar dsspec ific to
th ecount ryyouar ein.
R Ade vic eup toamax imum of150W (1.3 A)
is use d.
R Donotuse multiplesoc ketou tle ts. #
Open flap 3. #
Inser tth eplug ofthede vice into11 5V
soc ket1.
Wh entheon- boar delectr icalsystem voltag e
is suf ficie nt, indi catorlamp 2light sup. Ov
ervie wof USB ports Depe
ndingon theve hicle equipment, theve hicle
has thefo llo wing USBports:
R Inthestow agecom partment ofthecoc kpit
ar mr est(/ page107 )
R Inthefront cent ercon sole next to themobile
phone stow agecom partment
R Inthere ar passe nger com partment center
conso le
R Vehicles withth re eseat rows:in theside
st ow agecom partment ofthecar gocom part‐
ment
% Depen dingontheve hicle equipment, the
design ofthestow agecom partment and the
num berof USB ports in there ar passe nger
com partment centerconsole mayva ry.
If th eignition isswitc hedonyoucan charge a
USB device, e.g.amobile phone, atUSB ports
using asuit able chargin gcable . Seat
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Wi
reless chargin gof themobil eph one and
connecti onwit hth eex terior ant enna No
teson wir elessl ych argin gth emobil e
ph one &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dincor rectl y
If obje ctsintheve hicle interior arestowe d
inc orrectly ,th ey can slide orbe throw n
ar oun dand hitvehicle occupants. Inaddi‐
tion, cupholder s,open stow agespac esand
mobi lephon ere cep tacle scanno tal wa ys
re tain all obje ctswit hin.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sso that they can‐
no tbe throw nar ou nd insuch situa‐
tions. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr otru de 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. #
Alw aysst ow and securehea vy,har d,
poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile orbulky
objec tsinthetrunk/ cargocom part‐
ment . Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk offire from placing
objects inthemobile phonestor ag e
com partmen t
Placing other object sin themobile phone
st or ag ecom partmen tcould constituteafire
hazar d. #
Apar tfr om amobile phone, donot
place anyot her object sin themobile
phone stor ag ecom partmen t,especiall y
th ose made ofme tal. *
NO
TEDama getoobject scaused by
placing them inthemobile phonestor‐
ag ecom partmen t If
object sar eplaced inthemobile phone
st or ag ecom partmen t,th ey ma ybe dama ged
by electr omagne ticfields. #
Donotplace credit cards, datast or ag e
de vices, skipasses orother objects
sensitiv eto electr omagne ticfields in
th emobile phonestor ag ecom part‐
ment . *
NO
TEDama getothemobile phone
st ow agecom partment caus edbyliquids If
liq uids enterthemobile phonestow age
com partment ,th ecom partmen tma ybe
damag ed. #
Ensur eth at no liquids enterthemobile
phone stow agecom partment . 12
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