2019 MERCEDES-BENZ GLB SUV emergency towing

Mir
rors ........................................................ 171
Operating the sun visors ............................. 174Climate control
......................................... 175
Overview of climate contro l systems ..........1 75
Operating the climate control sy stem ......... 176 Driving and pa
rking ................................. 18 5
Driving ........................................................ 185
DY NA MIC SELECT switch ............................1 98
Manual transmission .................................. 201
Au tomatic transmission .............................. 203
Fu nction of the 4MATIC .............................. 208
Re fuelling ................................................... 209
Pa rking ........................................................ 215
Driving and driving sa fety sy stems .............2 24
Tr ailer hit ch................................................ 288
Bicycle rack function .................................. 291
Ve hicle towing instructions ........................ .293 Instrument Display and on-board
comp uter.................................................. 294
Instrument display overview ...................... .294 Overview of
the buttons on thesteering
wheel ..........................................................2 95
Operating the on-board computer .............. 296
Ad justing the design of the instrument
display ........................................................ 297
Showing display conte nt onthe instru‐
ment clus ter ............................................... 298
Overview of displa yson the multifunc‐
tion display .................................................2 99
Ad justing the instrument lighting ............... 300
Menus and submenus ................................ 300
Head-up Display ......................................... 307 LINGU
ATRO NIC ........................................ 309
No tes on operating saf ety .......................... 309
Ope ration .................................................... 310
Using LINGU ATRO NIC ef fectively ................ 312
Essential voice commands .......................... 313 MBUX multimedia sy
stem ...................... 329
Overview and operation .............................. 329
Sy stem settings .......................................... 363
Fit & Healt hy............................................... 373
Na vigation ................................................... 378Te
lephone .................................................. .423
Online and Internet functions ..................... 459
Media ........................................................ .468
Ra dio .......................................................... 477
Sound ......................................................... 480 Main
tenance and care ............................. 484
ASS YST PLUS service inter val display ........ 484
Engine compartment .................................. 485
Cleaning and care ...................................... .491 Breakdown assistance
............................501
Emergency .................................................. 501
Flat tyre ...................................................... 503
Battery (vehicle) ......................................... 509
To w- starting or towing away ........................ 514
Electrical fuses ........................................... 520 Wheels and tyres
..................................... 524
No tes on noise or unusual handling char‐
acteristics .................................................. .524
No tes on regular lyinspecting wheels and
tyres .......................................................... .524 Con
tents 3

Yo
u can find more information on there gional
av ailability of the Mercedes-Benz emer gency call
sy stem at: https://www.mercedes-benz-
mobile.com/extra /ecall/
The reisthe option of deactivating the
Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem and
using only the11 2 emer gency call sy stem (EU
eCall). Contact address for car rying out deacti‐
va tion of the Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sys‐
te m are the local dealers.
Mercedes-Benz recommends the activation of
th e Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem for
th efo llowing reasons:
R In emer gency situations when ab road, you
can also get support in a language you
speak.
R Several transmission tech nologies are used
to accelerate the transfer of the accident
data and impr overe liability of the transmis‐
sion.
R The Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem is
permanently logged in tothe mobile phone
networ k,which ensures faster placement of th
e emer gency call and faster transfer of the
accident data.
Measures forre scue, reco very or towing
aw ay can then be initiated in quickl y.
R With a Mercedes-Benz emer gency call, the
accident data is on lytrans ferred tothe pub‐
lic coordination cent rewith the appr oval of
th e cus tomer.
In theeve nt of an au tomatical lytrig gered
emer gency call in which there is no voice
con tact, the accident data is transmit ted
immediately tothe public emer gency call
centre.
R Should the Mercedes-Benz emer gency call
centre not be available, the11 2 emer gency
call is car ried out automaticall y.
Overview of emer gency call sy stems
Bo th th e Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem
as well as the11 2 emer gency call sy stem (EU
eCall) can help toreduce the time between an
accident and the ar riva l of emer gency services
at the site of the accident. They help locate an
accident site in places that are dif ficult to
access. Bo
th emer gency call sy stems can initiate an
emer gency call au tomatically (/ page 454) or
manually .
Only make emergency calls if you or others are
in need of rescue. Do not make an emergency
call in theeve nt of a breakdown or a similar sit‐
uation.
Messages on the display
The following messages appear in the media dis‐
play of bo themer gency call sy stems:
R SOS NOT READY :th e ignition is not on or
th ere is a malfunction with the emer gency
call sy stem. This does not necessarily indi‐
cate comple tefailure of the emer gency call
sy stem. Emer gency calls call still be trans‐
mit ted.
The display only refers to theve hicle and
does not take account of theav ailability of
mobile phone networ ksand the Mercedes-
Benz emer gency call centre.
The functional readiness of the emer gency
call sy stem on theve hicle can be seen when MBUX multimedia sy
stem 453

#
Vehicles with tyre pressure loss warning
sy stem: restart the tyre pressure loss warn‐
ing sy stem (/ page 533).
Exception: the new wheel is an emer gency
spa rewheel. #
Vehicles with a tyre pressure monitoring
sy stem: restart the tyre pressure monitoring
sy stem (/ page 528).
Exception: the new wheel is an emer gency
spa rewheel.
Make sure toobser vethefo llowing fur ther rela‐
te d subjec t:
R Notes on tyre pressure (/ page 525)Emer
gency spare wheel Note
s on the emer gency spare wheel &
WARNING Risk of accident caused by
incor rect wheel and tyre dimensions
The wheel or tyre size and the tyre type of
th e emer gency spa rewheel or spare wheel
and the wheel tobe replaced may dif fer. Mounting an emer
gency spa rewheel/spare
wheel may se verely impair the driving char‐
acteristics.
To preve nt hazardous situations: #
Adapt your driving style according lyand
drive carefull y. #
Neverfit more than one emer gency
spa rewheel or spare wheel that dif fers
in size. #
Only use an emer gency spa rewheel or
spare wheel of a dif fere nt size brie fly. #
Do not switch off ESP ®
. #
Have the emer gency spa rewheel or
spare wheel of a dif fere nt size replaced
at the nearest qualified specialist work‐
shop. The new wheel must ha vethe
cor rect dimensions. Obser
vethefo llowing no tes on removing an
emergency spare wheel:
R Before stowingthe emer gency spa rewheel,
make sure there is no air left in the tyre.
If necessar y,allow the air toescape. R
Torelease air from the ty re:re mo vethe
va lve cap of the tyre.
R Press down the me tal inse rtin theva lve
using a pointed object, e.g. a pen.
R Screw theva lve cap onto theva lve.
R Stow the deflated emer gency spa rewheel in
th e emer gency spa rewheel bag in the lug‐
ga ge compa rtment (/ page545).
% Ve
hicles with adjustable load comp art‐
ment floor: alwaysstow the deflated emer‐
ge ncy spa rewheel in the lo wer position on
th e adjus table load compartment floor.
Obser vethefo llowing no tes on fitting an emer‐
ge ncy spa rewheel:
R Fitthe emer gency spa rewheel when it is
deflated (/ page542).
R Inflate the emer gency spa rewheel af terfit‐
ting it (/ page 545).
The ma ximum pe rmissible speed with an emer‐
ge ncy spa rewheel fitted is 80 km/h.
Do not fit th e emer gency spa rewheel with snow
ch ains. 544
Wheels and tyres