2021 MERCEDES-BENZ B-CLASS HATCHBACK child restraint

Wa
rning notice on the front passenger sun visor
Alw ays obser vethe status of the front passenger
airbag on thePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
la mp:
R If it is absolu tely necessary to/t a child
re straint system tothe front passenger seat,
alw ays obser vethe information on automatic
front passenger airbag shuto. (/ page 55).
R When using a rear wa rd-facing child restraint
system on the front passenger seat, the front
passenger airbag must alw ays be disabled.
This is only the case if thePA SSENGER AIR
BAG OFF indicator la mpis lit continuously
(/ page 57). R
Ifth ePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
la mp is o., the front passenger airbag is ena-
bled. The front passenger airbag may deploy
during an accident.
Secur
Secur ing t ing the c
he child r
hild r es
estrtraint syst
aint syst em wit
em with t
h the seat
he seat
belt on t
belt on t he fr
he front passeng
ont passeng er seat
er seat
When /tting a belt-secured child restraint system
on the front passenger seat, alw ays obser vethe
fo llowing:
0073 Obser vethe no tes on rear wa rd-facing and
fo rw ard-facing child restraint systems on the
front passenger seat (/ page 76).
0073 Obser vethech ild restraint system manufac-
tu re r's installation and operating inst ructions.
0073 For a child restraint system in the "Universal"
or "Semi-Universal" categor y,make sure that
th e system has been appr ovedfo rth eve hicle
seat.
Obser vethe no tes under "Suitability of seats
fo r attaching belt-secured child restraint sys-
te ms" (/ page 73). 0073
When using a forw ard-facing child restraint
system in weight category I: remo vethe head
re straint from there specti veseat, if possible.
ATer thech ild restraint system has been
re mo ved, replace the head restraint immedi-
atel y and adjust all head restraints co rrectl y.
0073 The backrest of thefo rw ard-facing child
re straint system must, as far as possible, be
re sting on the seat backrest of the front
passenger seat.
0073 Ifth e head restraint of thech ild seat cannot
be fully extended when it is installed in the
ve hicle, this will result in restrictions on the
maximum size setting forch ild restraint sys-
te ms in weight category II or III.
Contact with thero of when the head
re straint is ful lyex tended and loc ked in place
will not result in any restrictions on use.
0073 Thechild restraint system must not be put
under strain between thero of and the seat
cushion and/or be /t tedfacing the wrong
direction. Occupant saf
ety
77 77

0073
Thechild restraint system must not be put
under strain bythe head restraint. Adjust the
head restraints as appropria te.
0073 Never place objects (e.g. cushions) under or
behind thech ild restraint system. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur y or death due to
objects between the seat sur face and the
ch ild restraint system
Objects between the seat sur face and the
ch ild restraint system could a.ect the function
of the automatic front passenger airbag shut-
o.. #
Do not place any objects between the
seat sur face and thech ild restraint sys-
te m. #
Always make sure that thech ild restraint
system is co rrectly /t ted. #
Set the front passenger seat as far back as
possible and mo vethe seat into the highest
position if possible. #
Adjust the seat cushion inclination so that the
front ed geofthe seat cushion is in the highest position and
there ar edge of the seat cushion
is in the lo west position. #
Set the seat backrest tothe most vertical
position possible. #
Install thech ild restraint system.
The entire base of thech ild restraint system
must al ways rest on the sitting sur face of the
front passenger seat. #
Always make sure that the shoulder belt strap
is cor rectly routed from the seat belt outlet of
th eve hicle tothe shoulder belt guide on the
ch ild restraint system.
The shoulder belt strap must be routed for-
wa rds and down wards from the seat belt out-
let. #
If necessar y,adjust the front passenger seat
accordingl y. Child safe
Child safe
ty locks
ty loc ks A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating or deactiv
ating or deactiv ating t
ating the c
he child safe
hild safe ty loc
ty lock f
k for
or
t
t he r
he r ear doors
ear doors &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident and injury due
to leaving children unattended in theve hi-
cle
If ch ildren are leT unattended in theve hicle,
th ey could, in particular:
R open doors, thereby endangering other
persons or road users.
R get out and be struck byoncoming tra1c.
R operate vehicle equipment and become
trapped, forex ample.
In addition, thech ildren could also set the
ve hicle in motion by,fo rex ample:
R releasing the parking brake.
R changing the transmission position.
R starting theve hicle. #
Never lea vechildren unattended in the
ve hicle. 78
78
Occupant saf
ety

Seats
Seats
A
A
djus
djusting t ting t he fr
he front seat mec
ont seat mec hanicall
hanicall y (wit
y (without
hout
Seat Comf
Seat Comf or
ort P
t P ack
ack ag
age)
e) &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped if the
seats are adjusted bychildren
Children could become trapped if they adjust
th e seats, particular lywhen unat tended. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke the
ke y with you and lock theve hicle. #
Never lea vechildren unattended in the
ve hicle. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped dur-
ing seat adjustment
When you adjust a seat, you or other vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the
seat guide rail. #
Make sure when adjusting a seat that no
one has any body parts in the sweep of
th e seat. Obser
vethe saf ety no tes on "Airbags" and "Chil-
dren in theve hicle". &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due tothe
driver's seat not being engaged
The driver's seat may mo veunexpectedly
while driving.
This could cause youto lose control of the
ve hicle. #
Always make sure that the driver's seat
is engaged before starting theve hicle. &
W WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toadjust-
ing theve hicle settings while theve hicle is
in motion
Yo u could lose control of theve hicle in thefo l-
lowing situations in particular:
R ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re straint, the steering wheel or the mir ror
while theve hicle is in motion
R ifyo ufa sten your seat belt while theve hi-
cle is in motion #
Before starting theve hicle: in particular,
adjust the driver's seat, head restraint,
stee ring wheel and mir ror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped if the
seat height is adjusted carelessly
If yo u adjust the seat height carelessl y,yo u or
ot her vehicle occupants could be trapped and
th ereby injured.
Children in particular could accidentally press
th e electrical seat adjustment buttons and
become trapped. #
While moving the seats, make sure that
hands or other body parts do not get
under the le ver assembly ofthe seat
adjustment system. 106 106
Seats and st
owing

#
Press button 1repeatedly until the desired
heating le vel is set.
Depending on the heating le vel, up tothree
indicator lamps will light up. If all indicator
lamps are o., the seat heating is switched o..
% The seat heating will automatically switch
down from theth re e heating le vels aTer 8, 10
and 20 minutes until the seat heating
switches o.. Switc Switc
hing t
hing t he seat v
he seat v entilation
entilation on/o.
on/o. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The po wer supply is switched on. #
Press button 1repeatedly until the desired
blo wer setting has been reached.
Depending on the blo wer setting, up tothree
indicator lamps will light up. If all indicator
lamps are o., the seat ventilation is switched
o.. S S
t
teer
eer ing wheel
ing wheel A
A
djus
djusting t ting t he st
he steer
eering wheel manual ly
ing wheel manually &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toadjust-
ing theve hicle settings while theve hicle is
in motion
Yo u could lose control of theve hicle in thefo l-
lowing situations in particular:
R ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re straint, the steering wheel or the mir ror
while theve hicle is in motion
R ifyo ufa sten your seat belt while theve hi-
cle is in motion #
Before starting theve hicle: in particular,
adjust the driver's seat, head restraint,
stee ring wheel and mir ror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of entrapment forch ildren
when adjusting the steering wheel
Children could injure themsel ves if they adjust
th e steering wheel. 114
114
Seats and st
owing

#
Neverto uch damaged components of
th e high-voltage on-board electrical sys-
te m. #
ATer an accident, do not touch any com-
ponents of the high-voltage on-board
electrical system. #
ATer an accident, ha vetheve hicle trans-
por tedawa y. #
Have the components of the high-voltage
on-board electrical system checked at a
qu ali/ed specialist workshop and
re placed if necessar y.R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
Only disconnect the high-voltage on-board electri-
cal system manually in thefo llowing situations:
R The 0075 restraint system warning lamp lights
up in the Instrument Displa y,e.g. aTer an
accident.
R The vehicle is badly damaged, e.g. aTer an
accident, and there straint system co mpo-
nents ha venot been triggered. T
T
o oper
o oper at
ate t
e t he high-v
he high-v olt
oltag
age disconnect de
e disconnect de vice
vice #
Switch o. theve hicle. #
ShiT the transmission toposition 005D. #
Apply the electric parking brake. #
Secure theve hicle against rolling away (see
th eve hicle Owner's Manual). #
Open the bonnet. #
Press release tab1 inthe direction of the
ar ro w and pull it out. #
Pull high- voltage disconnect device 2inthe
direction of the ar row until it engages.
The high- voltage on-board electrical system is
switched o..
All workon thehy brid drive system (including
aTer disconnecting the high-voltage on-board
electrical system manually) may only be car ried
out byaqu ali/ed specialist workshop. Switc
Switc
hing on t
hing on t he pow
he power suppl
er suppl y or t
y or the v
he vehicle
ehicle &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident and injury due
to leaving children unattended in theve hi-
cle
If ch ildren are leT unattended in theve hicle,
th ey could, in particular:
R open doors, thereby endangering other
persons or road users.
R get out and be struck byoncoming tra1c. 168
168
Driving and parking

Displa
Displa
y messag
y messag es P
es Possible causes/conseq
ossible causes/consequences and uences and0050
0050Solutions
Solutions
Front-passenger airbag
enabled See Owner's Man-
ual *T
he front passen ger airbag will be enabled while theve hicle is in motion in thefo llowing situations:
R even when a child, a small adult or an object weighing less than the system weight thre shold is located on the front
passenger seat
R even when the front passenger seat is not occupied
The system may de tect objects or forc es that are adding tothewe ight applied tothe seat. &
W WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury or death when using a child restraint system while the front passenger airbag is ena-
bled
If yo u secure a child in a child restraint system on the front passenger seat and the front passenger airbag is ena-
bled, the front passenger airbag can deploy in theev ent of an accident.
The child could be struck bythe airbag. #
Ensure, bo thbefore and during the journe y,that the status of the front passenger airbag is cor rect.
NEVER use a rear wa rdfacing child restraint on a seat pro tected byan ACTIVE AIRBAG in front of it, DEATH or
SERIOUS INJURY tothe CHILD can occur. #
Stop theve hicle immediately in accordance with the tra1c conditions. #
Make sure that no objects are trapped under the front passenger seat. #
Check the status of automatic front passenger airbag actuation (/ page 57).#
If necessar y,consult a quali/ed specialist workshop immediatel y.416
416
Display message
s andwarning/indicator lamps

Main beam............................................. 149
No tes..................................................... 147
Overview................................................ 148
Re versing lights......................................1 49
Tu rn signal lights (rear)........................... 149
Changing g
Changing g ears
ears
Manually................................................ 189
Changing hub caps Changing hub caps ....................................... 384
Char Char ging
ging
Char geleve l displa y............................... 214
Charg ing cable control panel.................. 203
Ending thech arging process (alternat-
ing cur rent, mode 2/3).......................... 209
Ending thech arging process (direct
cur rent, mode 4).................................... 213
Indica tor lamps on vehicle soc ket........... 205
No tes - charging station (mode 3)......... .201
No tes - fast charging station (mode 4)... .202
No tes - mains soc ket (Mode 2)............... 200
No tes - wallbox (mode 3)........................ 201
No tes on charging the high-voltage
battery................................................... 198
On-board electrical system battery
(12 V).................................................... 363 Setting
the maximum possible charg-
ing cur rent (mains soc ket)...................... 203
St arting thech arging process (alter-
nating cur rent, mode 2/3)..................... 206
St arting thech arging process (direct
cur rent, mode 4).................................... 211
St ow ing thech arging cable.................... 198
USB port............................................... .134
Char
Char ging cable ging cable
Control panel......................................... 203
St ow ing................................................. 198
Child safe Child safe ty lock
ty lock
Re ar door................................................ .78
Re ar side wind ows................................... 80
Child seat
Child seat
Appr oval catego ries.................................66
At tach ing (no tes)..................................... .66
Basic instructions.................................... 61
Fr ont passenger seat (no tes).................... 76
Fr ont passenger seat (without auto-
matic airbag shuto.)............................... .76
ISOFIX/i-Size (/tting).............................. .70
No tes on risks and danger s...................... 62
Re commendations forch ild restraint
systems................................................... 65 Seats suitable
for belt-secured child
re straint systems..................................... 73
Seats suitable for i‑Size child restraint
systems................................................... 69
Seats suitable for ISOFIX child
re straint systems..................................... 68
Securing on the co-driver seat..................77
Securing on there ar seat......................... 74
To pTe ther................................................ 72
Childr
Childr en en
Av oiding dangers in theve hicle............... .62
Basic instructions.................................... 61
Chock
Chock Storage location..................................... 383
Chock
Chock see Chock
City lighting
City lighting.................................................. 142
Cleaning
Cleaning
see Care
Cleaning
Cleaning 0uid
0uid
see windscreen washer 0uid
Climat
Climat e contr
e contr ol
ol
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 158 500
500
Index

Multimedia syst
Multimedia syst
em
em
see MBUX multimedia system N
N
N
N a
avig
vig ation
ation
Ac tivating............................................... 303
No tes..................................................... 302
Overview................................................ 304
Sh ow ing/hiding the menu...................... 303
Na
Na vig vigation
ation
see Destination entry
see Map
see Route
N N eutr
eutr al
al
Engaging................................................ 188
N
Noise oise
Wheels and tyres................................... 374
Wheels/tyres......................................... 374 O
O
Occupant safe
Occupant safe ty
ty
see Airbag
see Automatic co-driver airbag shuto.
see Automatic measures aTer an accident see Child seat
see
Pets in theve hicle
see Post-collision brake
see PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipa tory occu-
pant pr otection)
see PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus)
see Restraint system
see Seat belt
Oil Oil see Engine oil
On-boar
On-boar d com
d comput
puter
er
Displa yingthe service due dat e.............. 336
Head-up display menu............................ 286
Instrument displa y................................. 285
Menu overview.......................................2 82
Operating.............................................. 282
On-boar
On-boar d diagnos d diagnostics int tics interf
erface
ace
see Diagnostics connection
On-boar
On-boar d electr
d electrical syst
ical syst em batt
em batter
ery (12 V)
y (12 V)
Charging................................................ 363
Re placing.............................................. .364
St arting assis tance............................... .363 On-boar
On-boar d electr d electronics
onics
Engine electronics................................. 392
No tes..................................................... 392
Tw o-w ayradios...................................... 392
on-demand f
on-demand f eature eature
Ac tivating................................................. 26
No tes...................................................... .26
Online ser
Online ser vices
vices
Data storag e............................................ 44
Online ser
Online ser vices
vices
see In-Car O1ce
Open-sour
Open-sour ce
cesoTw
soTw are
are.................................... 45
Opening t
Opening t he t
he tailg
ailgat
ate using y
e using y our f
our foot
oot
HANDS-FREE ACCESS............................. 92
Oper
Oper ating
ating 0uids
0uids
Ad Blue ®
................................................ .400
Ad ditives (fuel)....................................... 398
Brake 0uid............................................. 403
Coolant (engine).................................... 404
Engine oil............................................... 401
Fu el (diesel)........................................... 399
Fu el (petrol)........................................... 397
No tes..................................................... 396
windsc reen washer 0uid........................ .404 Index
517 517