2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLB SUV seats

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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. 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. #
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(/page99 ). #
Leftand right seat backres t:pull one of
re lease loops 1.
The seat backres twill automat icallyfo ld for‐
wa rds. Seats
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Cent erseat backres t:pull release loops
2.
The seat backres twill automat icallyfo ld for‐
wa rds.
% 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 there ar seat backres tbac k &
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 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. #
Mak esur eth at theseat backres tand
th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat are
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. 11
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Fo
ldthelef tseat backres tfo rw ards firs tif yo u
wo uld liketo fold bo th thelef tseat backres tand
th ecent erseat backres tfo rw ards. #
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 99). 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 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. Seat
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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 row ofseats could col‐
lide withpar tsof theseat adjus tmentmec h‐
anism, inpar ticular intheeve ntofan acci ‐
de nt, sudd en braki ng oran abrupt chang 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. &
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 asa
re sult ofatt aching objects The
rear seat backres tre lease loops canbe
damag edwhen objectsar eatt ached. 11
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#
Attach object sonl yto 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 onthere ar sides #
Movethesecon dro w of seat sfo rw ards and
mo vetheseat backres ts int oth ecar goposi‐
tion (/page11 4). #
Release thehead restra int son theth ird ro w
of seats andpush them down (/ page99). #
Pull one ofredre lease loops 1.
The seat backres twill automat icallyfo ld for‐
wa rds. #
Push theseat backres tdo wn until iteng ages.
% 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 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. #
Mak esur eth at theseat backres tand
th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat are
eng aged bef oreeve rytrip . Sea
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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 asa
re sult ofatt aching objects The
rear seat backres tre lease loops canbe
damag edwhen objectsar eatt ached. #
Attach object sonl yto thetie-do wn
ey es. Loops
onthere ar sides #
Brief lypull one ofredre lease loops 2. #
Pull one ofblac kre lease loops 1tofold
bac kth elef tor right-h andseat backres t.
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. 11
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Car
gocom partmen tco ver No
teson thecar gocom partmen tco ver &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
object sbeing poorlysecur ed
On itsown,thecar gocom partmen tco ver
canno tsecu reor restra in hea vyobje cts,
it ems oflugg ageand heavyloads.
Yo uco uld behit byan uns ecur edload during
sudden chang esindir ect ion,br akin gor in
th eev ent ofan acciden 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 -do wns ,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 loading theve hicle. #
Donotplace anyobject sabo vethe
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
holder s2 onthelef tand right.
Re tracti ng #
Unhook thecar gocom partmen tco verfr om
hold erson thelef tand right 2and guide it Seats
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yre act mor eslugg ishlyto steer ing move‐
ments.
If yo uexc eed themaximum roof load, the
dr iving charact eristic s,as wellas thesteer‐
ing and braking charact eristic s,will be
gr eat lyim pair ed. #
Alw ayscom plywit hth emaximum roof
load andadjus 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 causedbyano n-
appr ovedro of rack The
panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sli ding
panel maybe dama gedby thero of rack if
yo uatt em pttoopen itwhen usingaro of
ra ck notte sted and appr ovedfo rMer cedes-
Benz. #
When aro of rack isins talled, open the
panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sli ding panel
onlyif th ero of rack has been tes‐
te dand appr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz.
In order toallo wventil ation oftheve hicle
int erior ,yo ucan raise thepanor amaroof
wit hpo we rtilt/sli dingpanel . #
Secur eth ero of rack tothero of railing. #
Obser vethemanuf acturer'sinstallation
ins truct ions . Cup
holder Ins
talling thecup hold erinor remo ving it
fr om the center console(au tomatic trans ‐
mis sion ) &
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. Depe
ndingon theve hicle's equipment, thefo l‐
lo wing cupholder swill beavailable:
R Inthefront stow agecom partment ofthe
cent erconso le
R Inthear mr ests of there ar seat s
R Between theseats ontheth ird ro w of seat s 12
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