2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLB SUV fold seats

Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe seat belt's spe‐
ci al seatbe ltre tract or &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hif a
seat beltisunf astened while th eve hicle
is in mo tion
If th eseat beltisreleased whiletheve hicle is
in mo tion, thech ild restra int system isno
long ercor rectl ysecu red. The child seat
saf etyfe atur eis deac tivated and theseat
belt isdraw nin abi tby theiner tiareel.
It is ther efor eno tpossible toeng ageth eseat
belt again. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely as
soon aspossible, paying attention to
ro ad and traffic condi tions. #
Activateth ech ild seat safetyfe atur e
ag ain and correctl ysecu rethech ild
re stra int system. When
enabled, thespecial seatbelt retract or
ens ures that theseat belts ofthefront
passeng erseat andrear seat sdo notslac ken
once thech ild restra int system issecur ed. The
seat belts onthefo llo wing seats areeq uip‐
ped withaspec ialseatb eltretract or:
R Front passeng erseat
R Rear seat s #
Toins tall ach ild restra int system: when
ins talling ach ild restra int system, always
obser vethemanuf acturer'sinstallation and
opera tingins truct ions aswellas theinf orma‐
tion inthis Oper ator's Manual. #
Pull theseat beltsmoo thly from theseat belt
outle t. #
Engage theseat belttongu ein theseat belt
buc kle. #
Toactiv ateth especia lseat belt retract or:
pu llth eseat beltoutfully andletth einer tia
re el retract itag ain.
Wh enthespecial seatbelt retract orisacti va‐
te d, yousho uld hear ara tche ting sound. #
Push thech ild restra int system down until
th eseat beltsitstight ly. #
Todeac tivatethe special seatbe ltre trac‐
to r:press there lease buttonoftheseat belt
buc kle. #
Hold theseat belttongu eand guide ba ck to
th eseat beltoutle t. Ins
talling theLA TC H-type (ISOFI X)child
re stra int system onthere ar seat Ins
tallingaLA TC H-type (ISOFI X)child
re stra int system onthere 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. Occupant
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Ve
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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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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#
Liftre lease handle 1and slide thecor re‐
sponding partof thebenc hseat intoth e
desir edposition . #
Letgo ofrelease handle 1. #
Mak esur eth at theseat iseng aged. Ad
jus tingre ar seat backres ts mec hanic ally &
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 eseat backres tto be
fo lded down forloa ding orforge tting inand out,
fo ld itbac kint oplace. &
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 . 96
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Yo
ucan fold theseat backres ts on thesecon d
row ofseats forw ards forth efo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R Foreasi eraccess tothecar gocom partmen t
R Vehicles withath ird row ofseats: forget ting
in or out
Yo ucan movetheseat backres tto differe nt
ang les. #
Tosetth eseat backres t:hold theseat
bac kres tin place withyo ur han dor bac k. #
Gent lypull one ofrelease loops 1and fold
th eseat backres tfo rw ards orbac kwards. #
Ensur eth at theseat backres tis eng aged. Fo
ld theseat backres tfo rw ards toent erthe
ve hicl e(v ehic leswith ath ird ro w of sea ts) &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rywhen folding
th eseat backres ton thesecon drow of
seats forw ards
If th ehandle forth eseat backres ton the
second rowofseats ispulled from theth ird
row ofseats, theseat backres ton thesec‐
ond rowofseats willfold forw ards and will
no teng age. Pe ople inthesw eep ofthis seat
bac kres tcan becom etrapped. #
When getting outof theth ird row of
seats, donothold theseat backres ton
th esecon drow ofseats. Ve
hicl eswith EASY-ENTR Yfe atur e:Ifasea t
on thesecon drow ofseats islocat edinthe
EAS Y-ENTR Yar ea ,th is will besho wnonthemul‐
tifun ction displa yon theins trument cluster. #
Ifnecessar y,fold theseats ontheth ird row
int oposit ion(/ page11 3). #
Tofold theseat backres tin thefront posi‐
tion: pullhand le1.
The seat backres twill fold forw ards.
* NO
TEDama getotheseat backres than‐
dle caused bypulling The
handle canbedamag edifit is used to
pull theseat forw ards. Seat
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#
Movetheseat forw ards bytheseat
bac kres t. #
Movetheseat forw ards bytheseat backres t.
Hold theseat firm lyin place while doingso. #
Tofold theseat backres tbac kint oth e
dr ive posit ion:swiveltheseat backres t
bac kuntil iteng ages.
The seat backres twill remain inthecar go
position . #
Slide theseat backwards.
The seat stops inthefront position . #
Movetheseat intoth edesir edposition
(/ page95). #
Ifneces sary,fold intheseats ontheth ird
row (/ pag e111 ).
% Toinc rease thesize ofthecar gocom part‐
ment ,yo ucan movethere ar seat backres ts
int oth ecar gocom partmen tfloor position
(/ page10 8). Head
restra ints Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at head restra ints
mec hanica lly &
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. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tohead
re stra int swhic har eno tins talled orare
adjus tedincor rectl y
If hea dre stra int sar eno tins talled orare
adjus tedincor rectly ,th ehead restra int scan ‐
no tpr ov ide protect ion asintended.
Ther eis an incr eased risk ofinjur yin the
head andneckar ea, e.g. intheeve ntofan
acci dent or wh en braki ng. #
Alw aysdr ive wit hth ehead restra int s
ins talled. #
Beforedr ivin gof f,mak esur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupant that thecent erofthe
head restra int suppor tsthebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. Do
notint erch ang eth ehead restra int sof the
fr ont and rear seat s.Ot her wise, youwill notbe
able toadjus tth eheight andangleof thehead
re stra int scor rectl y.
Ad jus tth ehead restra int fore -and -aftpo sitio nso
th at itis as clo seasposs ibletothebac kof your
head. 98
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Expa
ndingth ecar gocom partmen tby folding
th efront- passeng erseat backres tfo rw ards &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nad jus ting theseats
When youadj usta seat ,yo uor other vehicle
occupants couldbecome trapped, e.g.onthe
seat guide rail. #
When adjustingaseat, makesur eth at
no onehas anybody partsinthesw eep
of theseat. Obser
vethesaf etyno teson "Airbags" and"Chil‐
dr en intheve hicle". &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toseat
bac kres tfo lded forw ards
If th efront -passen gerseat backres tis folded
fo rw ards, person sin there ar com partment
coul dcol lide withpar tsof theseat adjus t‐
ment mechanism, particular lyin theev ent of
an acciden t,sudden braking oran abr upt
ch ang eof dir ect ion. #
Ifth er eis apasseng erintheve hicle
and thefront -passen gerseat backres t
is folded forw ards, thepasseng ermus t
sit on there ar seat behin dth edr iver . The
backres tof thefront -passen gerseat canbe
fo lded forw ards toinc rease thecar gocom part‐
ment capacity .
Re quirement s:
R The rear seat behin dth efront -passen ger
seat backres tth at isfolded forw ards and the
re ar cen terseat areunoccup ied. #
Tofold forw ards: pullre lease handle 1
and fold theseat backres tfully forw ards onto
th esitt ing surface unti lit eng ages. #
Tofold bac k:pull release handle 1and
piv ottheseat backres tbac kwards until it
eng ages. Thr
ough-load ingfeatur ein there ar ben ch
seat Fo
lding there ar seat backres tfo rw 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. 10
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Sea tsand stow ing