2021 MERCEDES-BENZ B-CLASS HATCHBACK seats

Symbols
Symbols
.......................................................... 5 5A
A
t a glance
t a glance ...................................................... 6 6
Co ckpit ........................................................... 6
Cockpit (Plug-in-Hybrid) ................................ .10
Indicator and warning lamps (standard) ......... 12
Indicator and warning lamps (widescreen
cockpit) ........................................................ 14
Overhead control panel ................................. 16
Door operating unit and seat adjustment .......18
Emer gencies and breakdowns ....................... 20 Digit Digit
al Owner's Manual
al Owner's Manual ................................. 22 22
Calling up the Digital Owner's Manual ............ 22 Gener
Gener
al not
al notes
es............................................... 24 24
Pr otection of the environment ....................... 24
Ta ke -back of end-of-life vehicles .................... 24
Mercedes-Benz Genuine Parts ........................ 25
Owner's Manual ............................................ 26
Mercedes me App ......................................... 26
Operating saf ety ............................................ 27 Declarations of con
form ity and no tes on
driving in di.erent countries .......................... 29
Diagnostics connection ................................. 38
Quali/ed specialist workshop ........................ 39
Ve hicle registration ....................................... 40
Cor rect use of theve hicle ............................. 40
Information on the REACH regulation ............. 40
No tesfo r persons with electronic medical
aids .............................................................. 40
Implied warranty .......................................... .41
QR code forre scue card .............................. .41
Data storage .................................................42
Copyright ...................................................... 45 Occupant safe Occupant safe
ty
ty ............................................ 46 46
Re straint system .......................................... .46
Seat belts .................................................... .48
Airbags ......................................................... 52
PRE-SAFE ®
system ........................................ 59
Au tomatic measures aTer an accident ........... 60
Safely transporting children in theve hicle ...... 61
No tes on pets in theve hicle .......................... 80 Opening and closing
Opening and closing
...................................... 81 81
Ke y .............................................................. .81
Doors ............................................................ 84
Load compartment ........................................ 89
Side windo ws................................................ 95
Sliding sunroof .............................................. 98
Anti-theT pr otection ....................................1 02 Seats and sto Seats and sto
wing
wing....................................... 105 105
No tes on the cor rect driver's seat position .. 105
Seats ......................................................... .106
St eering wheel ............................................ 114
Easy entry and exitfeature .......................... 116
Memory function ......................................... 117
St ow age areas ............................................ 118
Soc kets ....................................................... 133
Wi reless charging of the mobile phone
and connection with theex terior aerial ........ 134
Fi tting/removing the 0oor mats ................... 136 Light and sight Light and sight
............................................ 138 138
Exterior lighting ........................................... 138
Interior lighting ............................................ 146 2
2
Contents

1
V Operates the memory function →
118
2 Adjusts the seats electrically →
109
3 w Switches the seat heating on/o. →
113
4 008E Switches the seat ventilation on/o. →
114
5 0062 Opens/closes there ar leT side wind ow→
95
6 0062 Opens/closes the leT side window →
95
7 00C9 Operates the outside mir rors →
153
8 008C Opens/closes theta ilgate →
89
9 0062 Opens/closes theright side wind ow →
95
A 0062 Opens/closes there ar right side wind ow→
95
B S Child saf ety lock forth ere ar side win-
do ws →
80 C
Opens the door →
85
D ßÜLoc ks/unloc kstheve hicle →
85
E Adjusts the head restraints →
111
F Con/gures the seat settings →
112
G Adjusts the seat backrest inclination →
108
H Adjusts the seat height →
108
I Adjusts the seat cushion inclination →
108
J Adjusts the seat fore -and-aT position →
108
K Adjusts the seat cushion length →
108 At
a glance – Door operating unit and seat adjustment
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Fo
r fur ther information about there cycling and
disposal of end-of-life vehicles, and theta ke -back
conditions, please visit the national
Mercedes-Benz website foryo ur countr y. Mer
Mer
cedes-Benz GenuineP
cedes-Benz GenuineP ar
arts
ts
+ ENVIR
ENVIR ONMENT
ONMENT AL NO
AL NOTE
TEEnvironmental
damage caused bynot using recycled
re conditioned components Mercedes‑Benz
AGo.ers recycled recondi-
tioned components and parts with the same
qu ality as new parts. The same entitlement
from the implied warranty is valid as for new
parts. #
Recycled reconditioned components and
parts from Mercedes‑Benz AG. *
N
NO
OTE
TE Impai rment of the operating e1-
ciency of there straint systems from
installing accessor y parts or fromrepairs
or we lding Airbags and seat belt
tensioners, as well as
control units and sensors forth ere straint sys-
te ms, may be ins talled in thefo llowing areas
of your vehicle:
R Doors
R Door pillars
R Door sills
R Seats
R Cockpit
R Instrument clus ter
R Centre console
R Lateral roof frame #
Do not ins tall accessory parts such as
audio systems in these areas. #
Do not car ryout repairs or welding. #
Have accessory parts retro/tted at a
qu ali/ed specialist workshop. Yo
u could jeopardise the operating saf ety of your
ve hicle if you use parts, tyres and wheels as well
as accessories releva nt tosaf ety which ha venot
been app rove dby Mercedes-Benz. Saf ety-re leva nt
systems, e.g. the brake system, may malfunction.
Only use Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts or parts of
equal qualit y.Only use tyres, wheels and acces-
sory parts that ha vebeen speci/cally appr oved
fo ryo ur vehicle model.
Mercedes-Benz tests original pa rts and con ver-
sion parts and accessory parts that ha vebeen
speci/cally appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle model for
th eir reliability, saf ety and suitability. Despite
ongoing mar ketre sear ch, Mercedes-Benz is
unable toassess other parts. Mercedes-Benz
th erefore accepts no responsibility forth e use of
such parts in Mercedes-Benz vehicles, even if
th ey have been o1cially appr oved or independ-
ently appr ovedby ate sting centre.
Ce rtain parts are only o1cial lyappr ovedfor
installation or modi/cation if they comply with
legal requ irements. All Mercedes-Benz Genuine-
Pa rts meet the appr oval requ irements. The use of
non-appr oved parts may in validate theve hicle's
ge neral ope rating permit. General no
tes
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with permanent magn
ets. These /elds can be
fo und, forex ample, in the area around the multi-
media and sound system or also in the area of the
seats, depending on theve hicle equipment.
Fo rth is reason, thefo llowing can occur in isolated
cases, depending on the aids used:
R Medical aids malfunctioning
R Adve rse health e.ects
Obser vethe no tes and warnings of the manufac-
turer of the medical aids; if in doubt, contact the
device manufacturer and/or your doctor. If there
is continuing uncer tainty concerning the possibil-
ity of medical aids malfunctioning, Mercedes-
Benz AGrecommends using only fewelectrical
ve hicle systems and/or main taining a distance
from the components.
Plug-in h
Plug-in h ybr
ybrid
id
When charging the high-voltage batter y,ke ep a
distance of at least an arm's length between the
medical aid and thefo llowing components:
R the po wer supply equipment This includes
charging stations in thefo rm of a
wa llbox or a public charging point, forex am-
ple.
R vehicle components car rying live voltage
This includes thech arging cable and the
ch arging cont rol box, forex ample.
Only ha verepairs and maintenance workinthe
area of thefo llowing components car ried out at a
qu ali/ed specialist workshop:
R vehicle components car rying live voltage
R transmission aerials
R multimedia system and sound system
If yo u ha veany queries or suggestions, consult a
qu ali/ed specialist workshop. Im
Im
plied w
plied w arr
arranty
anty
* NO
NOTE
TEDamage totheve hicle arising from
violation of these operating inst ructions. Damage
totheve hicle can arise from violation
of these operating inst ructions. This damage is not co
vered either bythe
Mercedes-Benz implied warranty or bythe
Ne w‑ or Used- Vehicle Warrant y. #
Follow the inst ructions in these operat-
ing inst ructions on proper operation of
yo ur vehicle as well as on possible vehi-
cle damage. QR code f
QR code f
or r
or rescue card
escue card
QR codes are attached in the fuel /ller 0ap and on
th e opposite side on the B-pillar. In theev ent of
an accident, rescue services can use the QR code
to quickly /nd the appropriate rescue card for
yo ur vehicle. The cur rent rescue card contains the
most impor tant information about your vehicle in
a compact form , e.g. thero uting of the electric
lines.
Fu rther information can be obtained at https://
www.mercedes-benz.de/qr-code. Gene
ral no tes
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The installation location of an airbag is identi/ed
by the AIRB AGsymbol (/ page 52).
Objects in the deployment area of an airbag may
pr ev ent the airbag from functioning cor rectl y. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injury from objects in
th e deployment area of an airbag
Objects in the deployment area of an airbag
can hinder or pr event the cor rect deployment
of the airbag.
The airbag may then deploy in an uncontrolled
manner and may even cause additional inju-
ri es totheve hicle occupants bydeploying.
This may be the case in particular if the airbag
is integ rated into the seat. #
Always st owand secure objects cor-
re ctl y. #
Before commencing your journe y,make
sure that no objects are st owed in the
deployment area of an airbag. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of inju ryor death due to
th e use of unsuitable seat co vers
Due tounsuitable seat co vers,th e airbags
cannot pr otect vehicle occupants as intended.
In addition, the operation of the automatic
front passenger airbag shuto. could be
re stric ted. #
You should only use seat co vers that
ha ve been appr oved forth e cor respond-
ing seats byMercedes-Benz. &
W WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injury due tomalfunc-
tioning sensors in the door
The function of the airbags can be impaired
due tomodi/cations or incor rect wo rkper-
fo rm ed on the doors or door trim, or if the
doors are damaged. #
Never modify the doors or parts of the
doors. #
Always ha veworkon the doors or door
trim car ried out at a quali/ed specialist
wo rkshop. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury due todeplo yed
airbag
A depl oyed airbag no longer o.ers any pr otec-
tion. #
Have theve hicle towe dto a quali/ed
specialist workshop in order tohave the
deplo yed airbag replaced. Ha
ve deplo yed airbags replaced immediatel y. S
S
t
tatus of t
atus of t he fr
he front passeng
ont passeng er fr
er front airbag
ont airbag F
F
unction of t
unction of t he aut
he automatic fr
omatic fr ont passeng
ont passeng er airbag
er airbag
shut
shut o.
o.
The automatic front passen ger airbag shuto. is
able todetect whe ther the front passenger seat is
occupied bya person or a child restraint system.
The front passenger airbag is enabled or disabled
acco rdingl y. Occupant saf
ety
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v
vehicles wit
ehicles wit h h
h hybr
ybr id dr
id dr iv
ive:
e: switching o. the
hy brid system and high-voltage on-board elec-
trical system
R unlocking theve hicle doors
R lowe ring the side windo ws
R displaying the emer gency guide in the multi-
media system display
R switching on the interior lighting
F
F unction of t
unction of t he pos
he post-collision brt-collision br ake
ake
Depending on the accident situation, the post-col-
lision brake can minimise the se verity of a fur ther
collision or evenavo id it.
If an accident is de tected, the post-collision brake
can implement automatic braking. When theve hi-
cle has come toa standstill, the electric parking
brake is automatically applied.
The driver can cancel automatic braking bytaking
th efo llowing actions:
R braking more strongly than automatic braking
R fully depressing the accelerator pedal with
fo rce Saf Saf
el
ely tr
y tr anspor
anspor ting c
ting childr
hildren in t
en in t he v
he vehicle
ehicle Alw
ay
Alw ays observ
s observ e when c
e when c hildr
hildren ar
en ar e trav
e tr avelling in t
elling in t he
he
v
v ehicle
ehicle %
Also strictly obser vethe saf ety no tesfo rthe
speci/c situation. In this wa yyo u can recog-
nise po tential risks and avoid dangers if chil-
dren are tr avelling in theve hicle
(/ page 62).
Be dilig
Be dilig ent
ent
Bear in mind that negligence when securing a
ch ild in thech ild restraint system ma y haveseri-
ous conse quences. Alw ays be dili gent in securing
a ch ild carefully before every journe y.
Ne ver allow babies and children totrave l sitting
on the lap of ano ther vehicle occupant.
To impr oveprotection forch ildren younger than
12 years old or under 1.50 m in height,
Mercedes-Benz recommends you obser vethefo l-
lowing information:
R Always secure thech ild in a child restraint sys-
te m suitable forth is Mercedes-Benz vehicle.
R The child restraint system must be appropria te
to the age, weight and size of thech ild. R
The vehicle seat must be suitable for /tting a
ch ild restraint system (/ page 66).
Ac cident statistics show that children secured on
th ere ar seats are generally sa ferth an children
secured on the front seats. Forth is reason,
Mercedes-Benz st rongly advises that you /t a
ch ild restraint system toare ar seat.
The g The g ener
eneric t
ic ter
erm c
m c hild r
hild r es
estr
traint syst
aint syst em
em
The generic term child restraint system is used in
th is Owner's Manual. A child restraint system is,
fo rex ample:
R a baby car seat
R are ar wa rd-facing child seat
R afo rw ard-facing child seat
R ach ild booster seat with a backrest and seat
belt guide
Mercedes-Benz recommends using a child
booster seat with a backrest.
The child restraint system must be appropria te to
th e age, weight and size of thech ild. Occupant saf
ety
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W
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egory II/III (15 t
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ype
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1
KIDFIX XP
KIDFIX XP
Appr oval E1 04 301 304
Order number 2
A 000 970 49 02 T
T
ype
ype 1
1
AMG KIDFIX XP
AMG KIDFIX XP
App rova lE 1 04 301 304
Order number 2
A 000 970 33 02
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er
ervie
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w of suit able seats in t
able seats in t he v
he vehicle f
ehicle f or
or/tting
/tting
a c
a c hild r
hild r es
estrtraint syst
aint syst em
em LeT/r
LeT/r
ight
ightr
rear seat
ear seat
Prefer red securing system:
® ISOFIX child seat securing system
(/ page 68)
or °
i-Sizechild seat securing system
(/ page 69)
¯ Also secure TopTe ther if present
(/ page 72).
Alternative securing system:
0076 Vehicle seat belt (/ page 73)
F
F r
r ont passeng ont passeng er seat
er seat
Securing system:
0076 Vehicle seat belt (/ page 73)
Be sure toobser ve:
R Ifth e front passenger seat is occupied,
ensure, bo thbefore and during the journe y,
th at the status of the front passenger airbag is
cor rect forth e cur rent situation (/ page 57).
R Notes on automatic front passen ger airbag
shuto. (/ page 55).
Centr Centr e r e rear seat
ear seat
Securing system:
0076 Vehicle seat belt (/ page 73) App
rov
Approv al cat
al categor
egor ies f
ies f or c
or child r
hild r es
estrtraint syst
aint syst ems
ems Onl Onl
y use app rov
y use appr oved ced c hild r hild r es
estrtraint syst
aint syst ems
ems
Only child restraint systems that meet thefo llo w-
ing UNECE standards are permitted for use in the
ve hicle:
R UN-R44
R UN-R129 (i-Size child restraint systems)
Iden ti/cation
Identi/cation on t
on the c
he c hild r
hild r es
estr
traint sy st
aint syst em
em
In fo rm ation about the appr oval catego ry,we ight
category and appr oval number, forex ample, is on
th e appr oval label on thech ild restraint system.
There ma y be further information such as the ISO-
FIX size categories, depending on the appr oval
catego ryofthech ild restraint system. 66
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Occupant sa
fety

Approv
Approv
al cat
al categor
egories in accor
ies in accor dance wit
dance with UN-R44
h UN-R44 Example of an app
rova l label
R U
Univniv er
er sal:
sal: child restraint systems in the "Uni-
ve rsal" catego ryare appr ovedfo r installation
in vehicles. They can be used, in accordance
with overviews ofthe suitability of seats for
securing child restraint systems, on seats
labelled U, UF or IU F. The identi/ca
tion IUFrefers to ISOFIX child
re straint systems in the "Universal" categor y.
These child restraint systems must also be
secu red using TopTe ther or support points.
R Semi-U
Semi-U niv
niver
ersal:
sal: child restraint systems in the
"Semi-Universal" category may only be used if
th eve hicle and vehicle seat are listed in the
ch ild restraint system manufactu rer's vehicle
model list.
R V Vehicle-speci/c: ehicle-speci/c: child restraint systems in the
"vehicle-speci/c" category may only be used if
th eve hicle and vehicle seat are lis ted in the
ch ild restraint system manufactu rer's vehicle
model list. App
rov
Approv al cat al categor
egories in accor
ies in accor dance wit
dance with UN-R129
h UN-R129 Example of an app
rova l label
R i‑Size:
i‑Size: child restraint systems in the "i‑Size"
category are appr ovedfo r installation in vehi-
cles with i‑Size mounting brac kets. They can
be used, in accordance with overviews ofthe
suitability of seats for securing child restraint
systems, on seats labelled i‑ U. Occupant saf
ety
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