2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLB SUV seats

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Objects orloads inthetrunk/ cargocom‐
par tmen tcann otbe restra ined bythe
seat backres t. #
Mak esur eth at theseat backres tand
th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat are
eng aged bef oreeve rytrip . Ensu
rethat there ar seat backres tis eng aged. To
do so, pull forc efull yon theseat backres t. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hif th e
per missible gross mass ofthech ild and
ch ild restra int system isexc eeded
Fo rLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild restra int sys‐
te ms inwhic hth ech ild issecur edusing the
int egr ated seat beltinthech ild restra int sys‐
te m, theper missible gross mass ofthech ild
and child restra int system is73 lb(33 kg).
If th ech ild and thech ild restra int system
to ge ther we igh mor eth an 73 lb(33 kg),th e
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild restra int system
wit hint egr ated seat beltdoes notof fersuf fi‐
cie ntprotect ion. Anexc essiv eload maybe placed
ontheLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild seat
att achmen tsand thech ild ma yno tbe
re stra ined intheeve ntofan acci dent, for
ex am ple. #
Ifth ech ild and thech ild restra int sys‐
te m toget her weigh mor eth an 73 lb
(33 kg),us eonl ya LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )
ch ild restra int system that sec ures the
ch ild withth eve hicle seatbelt. #
Also secur eth ech ild restra int system
wit hth eTo pTe ther belt, ifav ailable. Alw
ayscom plywit hth einf ormation aboutthe
mass ofthech ild restra int system:
R inthemanuf acturer'sinstallation andoper at‐
ing instruct ions forth ech ild restra int system
used
R onalabel onthech ild restra int system, if
pr esent
Re gular lych eckth at theper missible gross mass
of thech ild and child restra int system isstill
com plied with. When
installing ach ild restra int system, obser ve
th efo llo wing:
0073 Alw
aysobser vethecor rect useof theseats
and consider their suit ability foratt aching a
ch ild restra int system.
0073 Alw
ayscom plywithth emanuf acturer's
ins tallation andoper atingins truct ions for
th ech ild restra int system used.
0073 Mak
esur eth at thech ild's feet do notcome
int ocon tact with thefront seat. Ifneces ‐
sar y,mo vethefront seat forw ardsligh tly.
® When installing aLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )
ch ild restra int system, also obser vethefo llo w‐
ing:
0073 When
usingaGr oup 0/0+ babycar seat
and aGr oup Ire ar wa rd-faci ng child
re stra int system onare ar seat :adju st
th efront seat sothat theseat does not
to uc hth ech ild restra int system.
0073 When
usingaGr oup Ifo rw ard-f acin g
ch ild restra int system: remo vethehead
re stra int from there spectiv eseat, ifpossi‐
ble. Inaddition, thebac kres tof thech ild 56
Occupant safety

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hicl eswith ath ird ro w of sea ts: #
Attach theLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild
re stra int system toboth LATC H-type (ISOFIX )
mou nting brac kets 1 intheve hicle. Secur
ingaTo pTe ther &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hif th e
re ar seat backres ts areno tloc kedaf te r
ins talling TopTe ther belts
If th ere ar seat backres ts areno tloc ked, they
cou ldfold forw ards intheeve ntofan acci ‐
de nt or during braki ng orsudd en chang esof
dir ect ion.
As are sult, child restra int systems cann ot
per form their intended protect ive func tion.
Re ar seat backres ts that areno tloc kedcan
also cause additional injuries, e.g. inthe
ev ent ofan acciden t. #
Alw aysloc kre ar seat backres ts afte r
ins talling TopTe ther belts. #
Obser vetheloc kve rificati onindi cator. Ensur
eth at there ar seat backres tis eng aged. To
do so, pull forc efull yon theseat backres t.
¯ Ifth ech ild restra int system iseq uipped
wit haTo pTe ther belt :
The risk ofinjur ycan bereduced byaTo p
Te ther.The TopTe ther belt facil itat es an ad
ditiona lconnecti onbetween thech ild
re stra int system attached withLA TC H-
type (ISOFIX )and theve hicle.
The TopTe ther anc horages forth esecon drow of
seats arelocat edon there ar side oftheseat
bac kres t.Fo rth eth ird row ofseats, usetheTo p
Te ther anc horageon there ar side oftheseat
bac kres t. 58
Occupant safety

Second
rowofseats #
Ifnecessar y,slide head restra int 1 upw ards
(/ page99). #
Installth eLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild restra int
sy stem withTo pTe ther.Com plywit hth e
ch ild restra int system manuf acturer'sinstal‐
lation instruct ions when doing so. #
Guide TopTe ther belt 4under head
re stra int 1 between thetw ohead restra int
bar s. #
Hook TopTe ther hook 3intoTo pTe ther
anc horage2 without twisting. #
Tensi on TopTe ther belt 4.Com plywit hth e
ch ild restra int system manuf acturer'sinstal‐
lation instruct ions when doing so. #
Ifnec essar y,slide head restra int 1 down‐
wa rds(/ page99). Makesur eth at youdo
no tint erfere wit hth ecor rect routin gof Top
Te ther belt 4. Secur
ingthech ild restra int system withth e
seat belt Secur
ingthech ild restra int system withth e
seat beltonthere ar seat &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryifth ere ar
ben chseat/r earseat andseat backres t
ar eno teng aged
If th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat andseat
bac kres tar eno teng aged they cou ldfold for‐
wa rds, e.g. when braking suddenly orinthe
ev ent ofan acciden t.
R Ifth is isthecase, theve hicle occupant
wo uld beforc ed intoth eseat beltbythe
re ar ben chseat/r earseat orby theseat
bac kres t.The seat beltcann otprotect as
int ended andcould result inadditional
injur y.
R Objects orloads inthetrunk/ cargocom‐
par tmen tcann otbe restra ined bythe
seat backres t. Occupant
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Mak esur eth at theseat backres tand
th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat are
eng aged bef oreeve rytrip . Ensu
rethat there ar seat backres tis eng aged. To
do so, pull forc efull yon theseat backres t.
When installing abelt- secur edchild restra int
sy stem, obser vethefo llo wing:
0073 Alw
ayscom plywit hth emanuf acturer's
ins tallation andoper atingins truct ions for
th ech ild restra int system used.
0073 When
usingacat egor y0/0+ babycar
seat andacat egor yIre ar wa rd-faci ng
ch ild restra int system onare ar seat :
adju stthefront seat sothat theseat does
no tto uc hth ech ild restra int system.
0073 When
usingacat egor yIfo rw ard-f acin g
ch ild restra int system: remo vethehead
re stra int from there spectiv eseat, ifpossi‐
ble.
Af terth ech ild restra int system has been
re mo ved, replace thehead restra int simme‐
diat elyand adjus tth em correctly . 0073
The
backrest of thefo rw ard-f acin gch ild
re stra int system mus t,as faras possi ble,be
re sting ontheseat backres tof there ar
seat .
0073 Fo
rcer tain child restra int systems inwe ight
cat egor yII or III,th er ema ybe restrictions
on themaximum sizesetting, e.g. due to
possible contact with thero of.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tno tbe put
under stra in be tween thero of and theseat
cushion and/orbeinstalled facing the
wr ong direct ion. Wher eposs ible, adjus tth e
seat cushion inclination accordingly.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tno tbe put
under stra in by thehead restra int .Ad jus t
th ehead restra int sacc ording ly.
0073 Mak
esur eth at thech ild's feet do notto uc h
th efront seat. Ifneces sary,mo vethefront
seat slightl yfo rw ards.
The seat beltson thefo llo wing seats areeq uip‐
ped withach ild seat safetyfe atur e:
R Front passeng erseat
R Rear seat s When
enabled,thech ild seat safetyfe atur e
ens ures that theseat belts ofthefront
passeng erseat andrear seat sdo notslac ken
once thech ild restra int system issecur ed
(/ page55). #
Installth ech ild restra int system.
The entire base ofthech ild restra int system
mus talw aysre st on thesitt ing surface ofthe
re ar seat . #
Alw aysmak esur eth at theshoulder belt
st ra pis cor rectly routed from theseat belt
outle tof theve hicle totheshoulder belt
guide onthech ild restra int system.
The shoulder beltstra pmus tbe routed for‐
wa rdsand down wardsfrom theseat beltout‐
le t. 60
Occupant safety

No
teson thecor rect driver' sseat position &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom adju sting
th eve hicle settin gswhile theve hicle isin
mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int ,th e
st eer ing wheel orthemir rorand fasten
yo ur seat belt. En
sur eth efo llo wing when adjustingst eer ing
wheel 1,seat belt2and driver's seat 3:
R Youar esit tin gas faraw ay from thedr iver's
airbag aspossible, taking thefo llo wing
point sint ocon sider ation .
R Youar esit tin gin an upr ight position
R Your thighs areslight lysuppor tedby theseat
cushion R
Your legs areno tfull yex tende dand youcan
depr essthepedals proper ly
R The backof your head issuppo rted ateye
le ve lby thecent erofthehead restra int
R Youcan hold thesteer ing wheel withyo ur
ar ms sligh tly ben t
R Youcan moveyour legs freel y
R Youcan seeallthedispla yson theins tru‐
ment clusterclea rly
R Youha ve agood overvie wof thetra ffic con ‐
dition s
R Your seat beltsitssn ug lyag ains tyo ur body
and pass esacr oss thecent erofyour sho ul‐
der and across your hips inthepelvic area 92
Seats andstow ing

No
teson theheigh tlimit ontheth ird ro w
of seat s &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryifheight limiton
th eth ird row isno tobser ved
If aper son exceed sth eper missible height
fo rth eseats ontheth ird row ,th ey cou ldsuf‐
fe ran injur ydue tocont actwith thero of or
par tsof theve hicle interior intheev ent ofan
acciden t,sudden braking oran abr upt
ch ang ein dir ect ion,fo rex am ple.
Fo rth at reason ,a per son ofthere leva nt
hei ght mustnotus eth eseats ontheth ird
row . #
Use asuit able vehicle seat. The
seats ontheth ird row areappr ovedonl yfo r
people withamaximum heightof66. 5in
(1 .69 m).Obser vetheinf ormation rega rding
height ontheinf ormation label. Seats
Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at mec hanicall y(w ith
Se at Co mf ortPa ckag e) #
Toadjus tth eseat cushionlengt h:liftle ve r
1 and slide thefront sect ionoftheseat
cushion forw ards orbac kwards. Seat
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Toadjus tth eseat fore -and-af tposi tion:
lif tle ve r2 and slideth eseat intoth e
desir edposition . #
Mak esur eth at theseat iseng aged inposi‐
tion . #
Toadjus tth eseat cushioninclina tion:
tur nth ehandwheel 3forw ards and back‐
wa rdsuntil thedesir edposition hasbeen
re ac hed. #
Toadjus tth eseat heigh t:push orpull leve r
4 untilth edesir edposition hasbeen
re ac hed. #
Toadjus tth eseat backres tinclina tion:
tur nhand wheel 5forw ards and backwards
unt ilth edesir edposition hasbeen reac hed. Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at elec tric all y 1
Seatba ckrest inc linat ion
2 Seat height
3 Seat cushio ninc linat ion
4 Seat fore -and -aftpos ition #
Save these ttings withth ememor yfunc tion
(/ page10 4). Ad
jus tingthe 4-waylum bar support 1
Raise
2 Soften
3 Lowe r
4 Harden #
Usingbuttons 1to4 ,adjus tth econ tour
of thebac kres tindividuall yto suit your bac k. 94
Seatsand stow ing

Ad
jus tingre ar seats mechanic ally &
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 ifsea tand
sea tba ckrest areno teng aged
If th eseat andseat backres tar eno teng aged
th ey cou ldfold forw ards, e.g.when brakin g
or intheev ent ofan acciden t.
This poses thefo llo wing risk sin par ticular :
R Aseat orseat backres tth at isno t
eng aged can push theve hicle occupant
ag ains tth eseat belt. Theseat beltwould
th en notbe able toprov ide theint ended
pr otect ion and could cause additional
injur y. R
Ach ild restra int system would nolonger
be suppor tedcor rectly orpos itioned cor‐
re ctl yand would nolongerper form its
int ended function.
R The seat backres tcan notre stra in obje cts
or goods inthecar gocom partmen t.
Alw aysensur eth at theseat andseat back‐
re st areeng aged, espe cially:
R beforepasse ngerstra velon aseat with
th eeasy entryand exitfeatur e.
R afte radju sting theseat.
R afte rth eeasy entryand exitfeatur eis
used.
R afte rth ecar gocom partmen tenlar ge‐
ment hasbeen folded down. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rywhen adjusting
th ere ar seat swhile drivin g
If yo uadj ustth ere ar seat scar eless lywhile
dr ivin g,youor other vehicle occupants could
be trapped andpotentia llyinju red. #
Adjus tth ere ar seat sbef orest ar tin gth e
engine. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed byobject sin the
fo ot we llor behin dth ere ar seat s When
adjustingth efo re -and -aftpo sitio n,the
re ar seat sand/ ortheobjec tcan bedam‐
ag ed. #
Stow object sin asuit able place. This
funct ionisavailable onlyforve hicles witha
mo vable rear ben chseat.
The com ponents ofthepasseng erbenc hseat
can bemo ved. Youcan movetheright-h andand
lef t-h and partto ge ther wit hth ecent erpar tinde‐
pendent lyof eac hot her .This allowsyouto mak e
th efo ot we lllar gerin eit her thesecon dor third
row ofseats. Seats
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