2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLB SUV warning

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Afterdr iving inemerg encymode have
th erims checkedby aqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop withre ga rd totheir further
use. #
The defective tir emus tbe replaced in
eve rycase . Wi
th MOExt ended tires (run-f lattire), youcan
co ntinue todrive yo ur vehicle evenif th er eis a
tot alloss ofpressur ein on eor mor etir es. How‐
eve r,th etir eaf fect ed mus tno tsho wan ycle arly
vis ible da mag e.
Yo ucan recogni zeMOExt endedtir es by the
MOExt ended marking whichappear son theside
wa llof thetir e.
Ve hicl eswith tirepr ess urelos swa rning sys‐
te m: MOExt endedtires ma yonly beused incon‐
junc tionwi th an act ivat ed tirepr essur eloss
wa rning system.
Ve hicl eswith tirepr ess uremonit oring sys‐
te m: MOExt endedtires ma yonly beused incon‐
junc tionwi th an act ivat ed tirepr essur emon itor‐
ing system. If
apr essur eloss warning mess ageappear sin
th emultifunc tiondispla y,proceed asfollo ws :
R Chec kth etir efo rdama ge.
R Ifdr iving on,obser vethefo llo wing notes.
Dr iving distance possible inemer gency
mode afte rthe pres sur elo ss wa rning: Load
condit ion Driving distance pos‐
sible inemer gency
mode
Pa rtiall yladen 50miles (80km)
Fu lly laden 19mile s(30 km) The
driving distance possi ble in eme rgency
mod ema yva ry dependin gon thedr iving style.
Obser vethemaximum permissible speedof
50 mph(80 km/h).
If atir ehas gone flat and cannotbe replaced
wit han MOEx tende dtir e, youcan useast and‐
ar dtir eas ate mp orarymeasur e. TIREFIT
kitstorage location The
TIREF ITkit islocat edunder thecar gocom‐
par tmen tfloor . 1
Tire inflation compressor
2 Tire seala ntbottle Using
theTIR EFIT kit Re
quirement s
Re quired tools:
R Tire seala ntbottle
R TIREFIT sticke r 430
Breakdo wnassis tance

&
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion from afro‐
zen battery
A disc hargedbatt eryma yfreeze attemp era‐
tur es slightl yabo veorbelo wfreezing point.
Dur ing star tin gassis tance orbatter ych arg‐
ing ,bat tery gascan bereleased. #
Alw aysallo wabatt eryto thaw before
ch argin git or per form ing star tin gassis ‐
ta nce. If
th eindicat or/warning lampsintheins trument
clus terdo notlig ht up atlow temp eratur es,itis
ve ry likelyth at thedisc hargedbatt eryhas fro‐
zen .In this case youma yne ither jump-start the
ve hicle norcharge thebatt ery.
The service life of abatt eryth at has been
th awe dma ybe dramaticall yshor tened .The
st ar tin gch aract eristic sma ybe impair ed,espe ‐
ciall yat low temp eratur es.
It is recomme ndedthat youha ve ath aw ed bat‐
te ry checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed bynum erou sor
ex tende datt em ptsto star tth eengine Nu
me rous orextende datt em ptsto star tth e
engine maydamag eth ecat alytic converter
due tonon-co mbusted fuel. #
Avoid numer ousand extende datt em pts
to star tth eengine. Obser
vethefo llo wing pointsdur ing star tin g
assis tance and when chargin gth ebatt ery:
R Onlyuse undamag edjum per cables/c harg‐
ing cables withasuf ficie ntcross -secti onand
insu late dte rm inal clam ps.
R Non-insulat edpar tsof thete rm inal clam ps
mus tno tcom eint ocon tactwi th other metal
par tswhile thejum per cable/c harging cable
is con nect edtothebatt ery/jum p-start con‐
nectio npoi nt.
R The jumper cable/c harging cable mustno t
com eint ocon tactwi th anypar tswhic hma y
mo vewhen theengine isrunning .
R Alw aysmak esur eth at nei ther youno rth e
batt eryis elect rostatic allych arge d. R
Keep away from fire and open flames .
R Donotlean overth ebatt ery.
Obser vetheadditional follo wing pointswhen
ch argin gth ebatt ery:
R Onlyuse batterych arge rs tested and
appr oved forMer cedes-Benz.
R Read thebatt erych arge r's oper ating instruc‐
tions beforech argin gth ebatt ery.
Obser vetheadditional follo wing pointsdur ing
st ar tin gassis tance:
R Forst ar tin gassis tance, onlyuseba tter ies
wi th ano min alvoltag eof 12 V.
R The vehicles mustno tto uc h.
R Gasoline engine s:On lyacc eptst ar tin g
assis tance ifth eengine andexhaus tsy stem
ar ecold. St
arting assistance andchargin gth e12 V
batt ery Re
quirement s 438
Breakdo wnassis tance

Fu
rther relat ed subje cts:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page45 1)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page452 )
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page45 8) Ti
re pres sur emoni toring system Fu
nction ofthetir epr essur emoni toring sys‐
te m &
DANG ER Risk ofacc iden tdue toinc or‐
re ct tirepr ess ure
Eac htir e, incl uding thespar etir e(if present ),
should becheckedat leas tonc eamont h
when coldandthen inflated tothepr essur e
re comme ndedbytheve hicle manuf acturer
(see theTire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplac‐
ar don thedr iver's side B‑pillar orthetir e
pr essur eta ble ontheinside ofthefuel filler
fl ap ofyour vehicle). Ifyo ur vehicle hastires
of adif fere nt size than thesize indicat edon
th eTire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar dor th
etir epr essur eta ble, youmus tfind outth e
cor rect tirepr ess ures forth ese tires.
As anadded safetyfe atur e,your vehicle has
been equipped withatir epr essur emonit or‐
ing system (TPMS) that illumin ates alow tire
pr essur eind icat orlam pwhen oneor mor eof
yo ur tires aresign ifican tly und erinf lated.
Ac cor ding ly,if th elow tirepr essur eindicat or
lam plights up,yousho uld stop and check
yo ur tires assoo nas poss ible, andinflate
th em tothecor rect press ure. Driving on a
sig nifica ntlyund erinf late dtir ecauses thetir e
to ove rheat and canlead totirefa ilur e.
Und erinf lation alsoincreases fuelconsum p‐
tion ,re duces thelife ex pect ancy ofthetir e
and mayadv ersely affect thehandling and
br aking charact eristic sof theve hicle. Please
no te that theTPMS isno ta subs titutefo r
pr oper tiremaint enanc e,and itis thedr iver's
re sponsibili tyto maint aincorrect tirepr es‐
su re,ev en ifunder inflation hasnotre ac hed
th eleve lto trig ge rill umina tionoftheTPMS
lo w tirepr essur eindicat orlam p. Yo
ur vehicle hasalso been equipped witha
TPMS malfunction indicatortoindic atewhen
th esy stem isno toper ating proper ly.The
TPMS malfunct ionindicat oriscombin edwith
th elow tirepr essur eindicat orlam p.When
th esy stem detects amal functi on,theindica‐
to rlamp willfl ash forapp roxima tely amin ute
and then remain continuously illumina ted.
This sequence willcontinue upon subseq uent
ve hicle star t-ups aslon gas themalfunct ion
ex ists.
When themalfunct ionindicat orisillumina‐
te d, thesy stem mayno tbe able todetect or
sig nal low tirepr ess ureas intende d.TPM S
mal functi onsmayoccu rfo ra va riet yof rea‐
son s,inc ludin gth eins tallation ofinc om pati‐
ble replacemen tor alternat etir es orwheels
on theve hicle that prev ent theTPMS from
func tioningproper ly.
Alw aysch eckth eTPMS malfunct ionwarning
lam paf te rre placing oneormor etir es or
wheels onyour vehicle toensur eth at the
re placemen tor alternat etir es and wheels 45
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allo
wtheTPMS tocontinu eto function prop‐
er ly. The
system checks thetir epr essur eand thetir e
te mp eratur eof thetir es installed ontheve hicle
by means ofatir epr essu resensor .
Ne wtirepr essur esensor s,e.g. inwint ertires,
ar eaut omaticall yta ught -indur ing thefirs tjou r‐
ne yth ey areused.
The tirepr essur eand thetir ete mp eratur e
appear inthemultifunc tiondispla y
(/ page455).
If th er eis asubs tantia lpr ess ureloss orifth e
tir ete mp eratur eis exc essiv e,youwill bewarned
in thefo llo wing ways:
R Viadispla ymes sages(/ page53 6)
R Viath e0077 warning lam pin theins trument
clus ter(/ page556)
The tirepr essu remonit oring system isonl yan
aid. Itis thedr iver's responsibili tyto setth etir e
pr essur eto there comme ndedcoldtirepr ess ure
su itab leforth eoper ating situation .Se tth etir e
pr essur efo rcold tires using atir epr essu re ga
ug e. No tethat thecor rect tirepr ess urefo rth e
cur rent operati ng situa tionmu stfirs tbe taught -
in to thetir epr essur emonit oring system.
In mos tcases, thetir epr essur emonit oring sys‐
te m wil lau tomatical lyupd ateth ene wrefere nce
va lues afte ryo uha ve chang edthetir epr essur e.
Yo ucan ,ho we ver,also updat eth ere fere nce val‐
ues byrestar tin gth etir epr essur emonit oring
sy stem manuall y(/ page456).
Sy stem limit s
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R The tirepr essur ehas been setinc orrectl y
R The reisasudden pressur eloss caused, for
ex am ple, byafo re ign obje ctpene trating the
tir e
R Thereis ama lfunctio ncau sedby ano ther
ra dio signal source
Be sureto also payatt ent ion tothefo llo wing
re lat ed topic:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page45 1) Chec
kingthetir epr essur ewit hth etir epr es‐
sur emoni toring system
Re quirement s:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon.
On- boar dcom puter:
4 Service 5
Tires
One ofthefo llo wing displa ysappear s:
R Cur rent tirepr ess ureand tirete mp eratur eof
th eindividual wheels: R
Tire pressure willbedisplayed afterdriving a
few minutes
R Tire Pressure MonitorAct ive: thete ac h-in
pr oce ssofthesy stem isno tye tcomple te. Wheels
andtires 455

The
tirepr essur esarealr eady being moni‐
to re d. #
Com pareth etir epr essur ewit hth ere com‐
mend edtirepr ess urefo rth ecur rent operat‐
ing cond ition (/ page 452). Observeth e
no teson tirete mp eratur e(/ page45 1).
% The values displa yedin themultifunc tiondis‐
pla yma yde viat efrom those ofthetir epr es‐
sur ega ug eas they referto sea leve l.At high
altitudes, thetir epr essur eva lue indic ated by
a pr essur ega ug ear ehigh erthan those
sho wnbytheon- boar dcom puter.In this
case, donotre duce thetir epr essur e.
Mak esur eto obser vethefo llo wing further rela‐
te dsubjec t:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page45 1)
Re star ting thetir epr essur emoni toring sys‐
te m
Re quirement s:
R The recomme ndedtirepr ess ureis cor rectl y
se tfo rth ere spectiv eoper ating status on
eac hof thefo ur wheel s(/ page45 1). Re
star tth etir epr essur emonit oring system in
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R The tirepr essur ehas chang ed.
R The wheels ortires have been chang edor
ne wlyins talled.
On- boar dcom puter:
4 Service 5
Tires #
Swipe down wardson Touc hCon trol on the
lef t-hand sideofthesteer ing wheel.
The Use Current Pressures asNew Refer-
ence Values messag eis sho wninthemulti‐
func tion displa y. #
Tobegin restar t,pr ess Touc hCon trol on the
lef t-hand sideofthesteer ing wheel.
The Tire Press. MonitorRestart edmessag eis
sho wninthemultifunc tiondispla y.
Cur rent wa rning mess ages aredele tedand
th eye llo w0077 warning lam pgoes out.
Af teryo uha ve been driving fora fe w
minut es,thesy stem checks whe ther thecur‐
re nt tirepr ess ures arewi thin thespecif ied
ra ng e. The current tirepr ess ures areth en
accep tedas refere nce values andmon itor ed. Mak
esur eto obser vethefo llo wing further rela‐
te dsubjec t:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page45 1)
Ra dio -equipme ntappr oval of thetir epr es‐
sur emoni toring system
Ra dio equipme ntappr oval number s Co
untr yR adiotype approval number
Ca nada IC:4008C- TSSRE4A
US AF CCID:YG OTSSRE4A Fu
rther information onthedeclar ationofcon ‐
fo rm ity forwir eles sve hicle component s
(/ page25). Ti
re pres sur elo ss wa rning system Fu
nction ofthetir epr essur eloss warning
sy stem
The tirepr essur eloss warning system warnsth e
dr iver by means ofdisp lay messa geswhen ther e
is ase vere tirepr es su re loss. 456
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Af
tera ch ang ein tirepr essur e,awheel rotatio n
or atir ech ang e,or ifyo uha ve re-ins talled
wheels ortires, thetir epr essur eloss warning
sy stem has tobe restar ted(/ page45 7).
The tirepr essur eloss warning system does not
re place theneed toregular lych eckth etir epr es‐
sur e.
Sy stem limita tions
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
par ticular lyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Incorrectly settir epr ess ure
R Sud den press urelos scau sed,fo rex am ple,
by afo re ign obje ctpene trating thetir e
R Steady pressur eloss inseveraltir es
The system has are strict ed ordel ayed func tion
par ticular lyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Poor ground condit ions,e.g.snowor grave l
R Driving with sno wch ains
R When adoptingave ry spor tydriving style
wit hhigh corner ing speeds orsudden accel‐
er ation
R Drivin gwit have ry hea vyorlarge trai le r R
Driving with ahigh load
Be sureto also obse rveth efo llo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page45 1)
R Displa ymessag esabout thetir es
(/ page536)
Re star ting thetir epr essur eloss warning
sy stem
Re quirement s:
R The recomme ndedtirepr ess ureis cor rectl y
se tfo rth ere spectiv eoper ating status on
eac hof thefo ur wheel s(/ page45 1).
Re star tth etir epr essur eloss warning system in
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R The tirepr essur ehas chang ed.
R The wheels ortires have been chang edor
ne wlyins talled. On-
boar dcom puter:
4 Service 5
Tires #
Swipe down wardson Touc hCon trol on the
lef t-hand sideofthesteer ing wheel.
The Tire Pressure ControlSystem Active
Restart messageis sho wninthemultifunc ‐
tion displa y.
Re star tth etir epr essur eloss warning system in
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R The tirepr essur ehas chang ed.
R The wheels ortires have been chang edor
ne wlyins talled. #
Tobegin restar t,pr ess Touc hCon trol on the
lef t-hand sideofthesteer ing wheel.
The Tire Pressure NowOK?messag eis
sho wninthemultifunc tiondispla y. #
Select Yes. #
Toconf irm restar t,pr ess Touc hCon trol on
th elef t-hand sideofthesteer ing wheel.
The Run FlatIndic atorRestart edmessag eis
sho wninthemultifunc tiondispla y. Wheels
andtires 45
7

Af
teryo uha ve driven fora fe w min utes, the
tir epr es su re loss warning system monit ors
th ese ttir epr essur eof all thetir es.
Be sureto also obse rveth efo llo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page45 1) Loading
theve hicl e No
teson Tire and Loading Information plac‐
ar d &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from overloa‐
ded tires
Ov erloaded tires ma yov erheat andburstas a
con sequenc e.Ov erloaded tires can also
im pair thesteer ing and handling charact eris‐
tic sand lead tobrak efa ilur e. #
Obser vetheload-bear ingcapacity of
th etir es. #
The load-bear ingcapacity mustbe at
leas thalf thegr oss axle weight rating of
th eve hicle. #
Neverove rload thetir es by exc eeding
th emaximum load. The
Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar dis on
th eB-pillar onthedr iver's side oftheve hicle. 1
Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d %
The datasho wnintheillus tration isexam ple
dat a.
The Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar dsho ws:
R Maximum numberofseats 2accor dingto
th emaximum numberofpeople permitt edto
tr ave lin theve hicle.
R Maximum permissible load3com prises the
gr os swe ight ofall vehicle occupants, load
and luggage. 458
Wheels andtires

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Ve
hicl eswith atir epr ess urelos swa rn‐
ing system: Ifan emer gency sparewheel is
ins talled thetir epr essur eloss warning sys‐
te m canno tfunction reliabl y.Onl yre star tth e
sy stem again when theemer gency spare
wheel hasbeen replaced withane wwheel.
Ve hicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Ifan emer gency sparewheel is
ins talled thetir epr essur emonit oring system
cann otfunction reliabl y.Fo ra fe w min utes
af te ran emer gency sparewheel isins talled,
th esy stem mayst ill displa yth etir epr essur e
of there mo vedwheel. Onlyre star tth esy s‐
te m again when theemer gency sparewheel
has been replaced withane wwheel.
Be sureto also obse rveth efo llo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page45 1)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page45 8)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page452) Re
mo ving the eme rgency sparewheel The
deflated eme rgency sparewheel issecur ed
in theemer gency sparewheel baginthecar go
com partmen tand issecur edtotheadjus table
car gocom partmen tfloor inthelowe rposi tion. #
Obser vetheinf ormation onmount ingtires
(/ page47 0). #
Open theta ilg ate. #
Detach thesecur ingstra ps. #
Unhook there tainin gspr ing hook sof the
secur ingstra ps from thebr ac kets. #
Remo vetheemer gency sparewheel bagwith
th eemer gency sparewheel. #
Open theemer gency sparewheel bagand
re mo vetheemer gency sparewheel. Inflati
ngtheemer gency spar ewheel *
NO
TEOverhea ting dueto thetir einf la‐
tion compressor running toolong #
Donotru nth etir einf lation compressor
fo rlong erthan tenminu teswit hout
int erru ption. Re
quirement s:
R Com plywithth emanuf acturer'ssafetyno tes
on thest icke rof theemer gency sparewheel
and onthetir einf lation compressor .
R Remo vethetir einf lation compressor from
th estow agespac eunde rth ecar gocom part‐
ment floor (/ page430). 480
Wheels andtires