2017 MERCEDES-BENZ B-Class Open

Opening dimensions ......................2
86
Opening/closing (from outside) ....... 74
Tank content
Fuel gauge ....................................... 32
Technical data
Capacities ...................................... 283
Information ................................... .281
Tires/wheels ................................. 279
Vehicle data ................................... 286
Telephone
Accepting a call (multifunction
steering wheel) .............................. 161
Authorizing a mobile phone (con-
necting) ......................................... 205
Connecting a mobile phone (gen-
eral information) ............................ 204
Display message ............................ 188
Introduction ................................... 160
Menu (on-board computer) ............ 160
Number from the phone book ....... .161
Redialing ........................................ 161
Rejecting/ending a call ................. 161
see also Digital Operator's Man-
ual ................................................. .201
Switching between mobile
phones .......................................... .206
Temperature
Outside temperature ..................... .152
Setting (climate control) ................ 101
Through-loading feature ................... 210
Tire pressure
Calling up (on-board computer) ..... 263
Checking manually ........................ 263
Display message ............................ 185
Maximum ....................................... 263
Not reached (TIREFIT) .................... 244
Notes ............................................. 262
Reached (TIREFIT) .......................... 245
Recommended ............................... 260
Tire pressure monitor
Checking the tire pressure elec-
tronically ........................................ 265
Function/notes ............................ .263
General notes ................................ 263
Important safety notes .................. 264
Radio type approval for the tire
pressure monitor ........................... 266
Restarting ...................................... 265 Warning lamp ................................. 200
Warning message .......................... 265
TIREFIT kit .......................................... 243
Important safety notes .................. 243
Storage location ............................ 241
Tire pressure not reached .............. 244
Tire pressure reached .................... 245
Tires
Aspect ratio (definition) ................. 275
Average weight of the vehicle
occupants (definition) .................... 273
Bar (definition) ............................... 273
Changing a wheel .......................... 275
Characteristics .............................. 273
Checking ........................................ 257
Curb weight (definition) ................. 274
Definition of terms ......................... 273
Direction of rotatio n...................... 276
Display message ............................ 185
Distribution of the vehicle occu-
pants (definition) ............................ 275
DOT (Department of Transporta-
tion) (definition) ............................. 273
DOT, Tire Identification Number
(TIN) ............................................... 273
GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating)
(definition) ..................................... 274
General notes ................................ 279
GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) (def-
inition) ........................................... 274
GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rat-
ing) (definition) .............................. 274
Important safety notes .................. 257
Increased vehicle weight due to
optional equipment (definition) ...... 274
Information on driving .................... 257
Kilopascal (kPa) (definition) ........... 274
Labeling (overview) ........................ 270
Load bearing index (definition) ...... 275
Load index ..................................... 272
Load index (definition) ................... 274
M+S tire s....................................... 259
Maximum load on a tire (defini-
tion) ............................................... 274
Maximum loaded vehicle weight
(definition) ..................................... 274
Maximum permissible tire pres-
sure (definition) ............................. 274 Index
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Introduction
The printed Operator's Manual provides infor-
mation about the safe operation of your vehicle.
The Digital Operator's Manual provides compre- hensive and specifically adapted information on
your vehicle's equipment and multimedia sys-
tem. You can call up the Digital Operator's Man-
ual via the multimedia system.
i You will not incur any costs when calling up
the Digital Operator's Manual. The Digital
Operator's Manual works without connecting to the Internet.
There are three ways to access the topics of the Digital Operator's Manual:
R Visual search
The visual search allows you to explore your
vehicle "virtually". Starting from either the
vehicle exterior view or interior view, you can
access many of the different topics covered
by the Digital Operator's Manual. To access
the vehicle interior section, select the "Vehi-
cle interior" view.
R Keyword search
The keyword search allows you to search for a
keyword by entering characters.
R Contents
You can select individual sections in the con-
tents.
i The Digital Operator's Manual is deactiva-
ted for safety reasons while driving. Operation
Calling up the Digital Operator's Man-
ual
X Press the 00D4button in the center console.
The overview relating to the vehicle appears.
X Select the "Operator's Manual" menu item by
turning 3or pressing 7the controller.
X Confirm 7the message about the warning
and safety notes.
The basic menu for the Digital Operator's
Manual appears. Operating the Digital Operator's Man-
ual
General notes Please observe the information about the oper-
ation of the controller (Y page 202).
Content pages The content pages can be accessed by means of
a visual search, a keyword search or using the
contents. X
To scroll forwards/backwards: turn3
the controller.
X To display in full-screen or animation: slide
8 the controller to the left 0043.
X To select information texts or save book-
marks:
slide9 the controller to the
right 0044.
X To select a link: slide6the controller
downwards 0087.
X To exit a content page: select0038sym-
bol 0085.
X To call up the basic menu of the Digital
Operator's Manual: select00DAsymbol 0083.
X To switch functions to the multimedia
system using the buttons on the center
console:
press the 002A,002B,00FDor00BE
button.
The selected menu appears. The Digital Oper-
ator's Manual remains open in the back-
ground. Digital Operator's Manual
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WARNING
Objects in the driver's footwell can restrict the pedal travel or obstruct a depressed pedal.
The operating and road safety of the vehicle is
jeopardized. There is a risk of an accident.
Make sure that all objects in the vehicle are
stowed correctly, and that they cannot enter
the driver's footwell. Install the floormats
securely and as specified in order to ensure
sufficient clearance for the pedals. Do not use loose floormats and do not place floormats on
top of one another.
! If equipment on the diagnostics connection
is used, the starter battery may discharge. Qualified specialist workshop
An authorized Mercedes-Benz Center is a quali-
fied specialist workshop. It has the necessary
specialist knowledge, tools and qualifications to correctly carry out the work required on your
vehicle. This is especially the case for work rel-
evant to safety.
Observe the notes in the Maintenance Booklet.
Always have the following work carried out at an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center:
R work relevant to safety
R service and maintenance work
R repair work
R alterations, installation work and modifica-
tions
R work on electronic components
R work on the drive system Correct use
If you remove any warning stickers, you or oth-
ers could fail to recognize certain dangers.
Leave warning stickers in position.
Observe the following information when driving your vehicle:
R the safety notes in this manual
R technical data for the vehicle
R traffic rules and regulations
R laws and safety standards pertaining to motor
vehicles Problems with your vehicle
If you should experience a problem with your
vehicle, particularly one that you believe may
affect its safe operation, we urge you to contact
an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center immedi-
ately to have the problem diagnosed and recti-
fied. If the problem is not resolved to your sat-
isfaction, please discuss the problem again with
an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center or, if nec-
essary, contact us at one of the following
addresses.
In the USA
Customer Assistance Center
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
3 Mercedes Drive
Montvale, NJ 07645-0350
In Canada
Customer Relations Department
Mercedes-Benz Canada, Inc.
98 Vanderhoof Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M4G 4C9 Reporting safety defects
USA only:
The following text is reproduced as required of
all manufacturers under Title 49, Code of U.S.
Federal Regulations, Part 575 pursuant to the
National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966.
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect
which could cause a crash or could cause injury
or death, you should immediately inform the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA) in addition to notifying Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may
open an investigation, and if it finds that a safety
defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order a recall and remedy campaign. However, NHTSA
cannot become involved in individual problems
between you, your dealer, or Mercedes-Benz
USA, LLC.
To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle
Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-888-327-4236
(TTY: 1-800-424-9153); go to http://
www.safercar.gov; or write to: Administrator,
NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington,
DC 20590. Operating safety
27Introduction Z

COMAND/mbrace
If the vehicle is equipped with COMAND or
mbrace, additional data about the vehicle's
operation, the use of the vehicle in certain sit-
uations, and the location of the vehicle may be
compiled through COMAND or the mbrace sys-
tem.
For additional information please refer to the
COMAND User Manual or the Digital Operator's
Manual and/or the mbrace Terms and Condi-
tions. Event data recorders
This vehicle is equipped with an event data
recorder (EDR). This vehicle is equipped with an
event data recorder (EDR). The main purpose of an EDR is to record, in certain crash or near
crash-like situations, such as an air bag deploy-
ment or hitting a road obstacle, data that will
assist in understanding how a vehicle's systems performed. The EDR is designed to record data
related to vehicle dynamics and safety systems for a short period of time, typically 30 seconds
or less.
The EDR in this vehicle is designed to record
such data as:
R How various systems in your vehicle were
operating
R Whether or not the driver and passenger
safety belts were buckled/fastened
R How far (if at all) the driver was depressing the
accelerator and/or brake pedal and
R How fast the vehicle was traveling.
These data can help provide a better under-
standing of the circumstances in which crashes and injuries occur. NOTE: EDR data are recordedby your vehicle only if a non-trivial crash situa-
tion occurs; no data are recorded by the EDR
under normal driving conditions and no personal
data (e.g. name, gender, age and crash location)
are recorded. However, other parties, such as
law enforcement could combine the EDR data
with the type of personally identifying data rou- tinely acquired during a crash investigation.
Access to the vehicle and/or the EDR is needed to read data that is recorded by an EDR, and
special equipment is required. In addition to the
vehicle manufacturer, other parties that have
the special equipment, such as law enforce-
ment, can read the information by accessing the
vehicle or the EDR. EDR data may be used in civil and criminal mat-
ters as a tool in accident reconstruction, acci-
dent claims and vehicle safety. Since the Crash
Data Retrieval CDR tool that is used to extract
data from the EDR is commercially available,
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC ("MBUSA") expressly
disclaims any and all liability arising from the
extraction of this information by unauthorized
Mercedes-Benz personnel.
MBUSA will not share EDR data with others
without the consent of the vehicle owners or, if
the vehicle is leased, without the consent of the
lessee. Exceptions to this representation
include responses to subpoenas by law enforce- ment; by federal, state or local government; in
connection with or arising out of litigation involv-
ing MBUSA or its subsidiaries and affiliates; or,
as required by law.
Warning: The EDR is a component of the
Restraint System Module. Tampering with, alter-
ing, modifying or removing the EDR component may result in a malfunction of the Restraint Sys-
tem Module and other systems.
State laws or regulations regarding EDRs that
conflict with federal regulation are pre-empted. This means that in the event of such conflict, the
federal regulation governs. As of February 2013, 13 states have enacted laws relating to EDRs. Information on copyright
General information
Information on license for free and open-source
software used in your vehicle and its electronic
components is available on the following web-
site:
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/opensource Registered trademarks
R Bluetooth ®
is a registered trademark of Blue-
tooth SIG Inc.
R DTS™ is a registered trademark of DTS, Inc.
R Dolby ®
and MLP™ are registered trademarks
of DOLBY Laboratories.
R BabySmart™, ESP ®
and PRE-SAFE ®
are reg-
istered trademarks of Daimler AG.
R HomeLink ®
is a registered trademark of John-
son Controls. Information on copyright
29Introduction Z

Cockpit
Function Page
0043
Steering wheel paddle shift-
ers
115
0044
Combination switch 88
0087
Instrument cluster 32
0085
Horn
0083
DIRECT SELECT lever 112
0084
Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
warning display
140
006B
Overhead control panel 37 Function Page
006C
Climate control systems 99
006D
Ignition lock 109
006E
Adjusts the steering wheel 83
006F
Cruise control lever 136
0070
Electric parking brake 130
0071
Light switch 87
0072
Diagnostics connection 26
0073
Opens the hood 231Cockpit
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Multifunction steering wheel
Function Page
0043
Multifunction display 155
0044
Multimedia system display
0087
0076
Rejects or ends a call 0061
Makes or accepts a call Further telephone functions 160
00810082Adjusts volume
0063
Mute 0059
Switches on voice-
operated control of the navi-
gation system or the Voice
Control System Function Page
0085
00E2
Opens the menu list 00630064Selects a menu
0076
Confirms the selection 0038
Back Operates the on-board com-
puter
154
0059
Switches off voice-
operated control of the navi-
gation system or the Voice
Control System i
In vehicles with multimedia system Audio 20
you can find further information:
R on the multimedia system in the Digital
Operator's Manual
R on voice-operated control of the navigation
system in the manufacturer's operating
instructions i
In vehicles with multimedia system
COMAND you can find further information:
R on the multimedia system in the Digital
Operator's Manual
R on the DVD changer or single DVD drive in
the Digital Operator's Manual
R on the Voice Control System in the sepa-
rate operating instructions Multifunction steering wheel
33At a glance

Door control panel
Function Page
0043
Opens the door 72
0044
00360037Unlocks/locks
the vehicle
72
0087
008D003700380040
Saves
the seat and exterior mirror
settings 85
0085
Adjusts the seats electrically 80
0083
0062
007000F50071
Adjusts and folds the exterior
mirrors in/out electrically 84 Function Page
0084
0062
Opens/closes the side
windows 76
006B
0089
Activates/deactivates
the override feature for the
side windows in the rear
compartment 5836
Door control panelAt a glance

Overhead control panel
Function Page
0043
0042
Switches the rear com-
partment interior lighting
on/off 89
0044
003D
Switches the right-
hand reading lamp on/off 89
0087
0033
Switches the front inte-
rior lighting/automatic inte-
rior lighting control off 89
0085
00D9
MB Info call button
(mbrace system) 221
0083
Rear-view mirror 84
0084
Sets the compass 228 Function Page
006B
Buttons for the garage door
opener
226
006C
0052
Roadside assistance
call button (mbrace system) 221
006D
0053
SOS button (mbrace
system) 220
006E
Eyeglasses compartment 208
006F
004A
Switches the front inte-
rior lighting on 89
0070
003D
Switches the left-hand
reading lamp on/off 89Overhead control panel
37At a glance