2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLB SUV driver seat adjustment

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cockpit) ........................................................ 12
Overhead control panel ................................. 14
Door operating unit and seat adjustment .......16
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driving in di.erent countries .......................... 26 Diagnostics connection ................................. 35
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workshop ........................ 36
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No tesfo r persons with electronic medical
aids .............................................................. 37
Implied warranty .......................................... .38
QR code forre scue card .............................. .38
Data storage .................................................38
Copyright ...................................................... 41 Occupant safe Occupant safe
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ty............................................ 42 42
Re straint system .......................................... .42
Seat belts .................................................... .44
Airbags ......................................................... 48
PRE-SAFE ®
system ........................................ 55
Au tomatic measures aTer an accident ........... 56
Safely transporting children in theve hicle ...... 57
No tes on pets in theve hicle .......................... 77 Opening and closing
Opening and closing
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Ke y .............................................................. .79
Doors ............................................................ 82 Load compartment ........................................ 87
Side windo
ws................................................ 92
Sliding sunroof .............................................. 96
Anti-theT pr otection ....................................1 00 Seats and sto Seats and sto
wing
wing....................................... 103 103
No tes on the cor rect driver's seat position .. 103
No tes on the height limit on theth ird row
of seats ....................................................... 104
Seats .......................................................... 104
St eering wheel ............................................ 115
Easy entry and exitfeature .......................... 116
Memory function ......................................... 117
St owa geareas ............................................ 119
Soc kets ....................................................... 136
Wi reless charging of the mobile phone
and connection with theex terior aerial ........ 138
Fi tting/removing the 0oor mats ................... 140 Light and sight Light and sight
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Exterior lighting ........................................... 142
Interior lighting ............................................ 150
Changing bulbs (only forve hicles with hal-
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Con
tents

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N
N O
OTE
TE Deployment of components of the
re straint system when the front passenger
seat is unoccupied and a seat belt is
buckled When
the front passenger seat is unoccupied
and the seat belt tongue of the seat belt is
engaged in the seat belt buckle, components
of there straint system ma y deployunnecessa-
ri ly on the front passenger side, e.g. the seat
belt tensioner. #
Only buckle the seat belts as intended. %
Obser vethe no tes on st owage areas
(/ page 119).
Information on /tting a child restraint system
and on children tr avelling in theve hicle can
be found in the "Children in theve hicle" sec-
tion (/ page 61). Seat belt adjus Seat belt adjustment function
tment function V
V
ehicles wit
ehicles wit h PRE-S
h PRE-SAFE
AFE®
®
:
:aTer a front seat belt
has been fastened, the automatic seat belt adjust- ment may apply a cer
tain tightening forc e. Do not
hold the seat belt tightly while it is adjusting.
Yo u can activate and deactivate the seat belt
adjustment function using the multimedia system
(/ page 47). A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating seat belt adjus
ating seat belt adjustment via tment via
t
t he multimedia syst
he multimedia syst em
em Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle #
Activate or deactivate Belt adjustment. R
R
eleasing seat belts
eleasing seat belts #
Press there lease button in the seat belt
buckle and guide the seat belt back with the
seat belt tongue. Seat belt w
Seat belt w
ar
arning function f
ning function f or t
or the dr
he dr iv
iver and fr
er and fr ont
ont
passeng
passeng er
er The
ü seat belt warning lamp in the Instru-
ment Display is a reminder that all vehicle occu-
pants must weartheir seat belts cor rectl y. In addition, a
warning tone may sound.
As soon as the driver and front passenger fasten
th eir seat belts, the seat belt warning goes out. F
F
unction of t
unction of t he r
he rear seat belt st
ear seat belt st atus display
atus display The
rear seat belt status displ ayis only available
fo r cer tain countries. When
theve hicle is switched on, there ar seat
belt status displ ayinforms youfo r a cer tain
amount of time which rear seat belt is not fas-
te ned. Occupant sa
fety
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47

If
th e front passenger seat is occupied, alw ays
ensure that:
R The classi/cation of the person in the front
passenger seat is cor rect and the front
passenger airbag is enabled or disabled in
accordance with the person in the front
passenger seat.
R The person is seated proper lywith a cor-
re ctly fastened seat belt.
R The front passenger seat has been mo ved
as far back as possible. Be sure
toalso obser vethefo llowing fur ther rela-
te d subjects:
R Child restraint system on the front passenger
seat (/ page 73)
R Suitable positioning of thech ild restraint sys-
te m (/ page 61) PRE-S PRE-S
AFE
AFE®
®
syst
syst em
em F
F
unction of PRE-S
unction of PRE-S AFE
AFE®
®
(anticipat
(anticipat or
ory occupant
y occupant
pr ot
pr otection)
ection) PRE-SAFE
®
is able todetect cer tain critical driv-
ing situations and implement pre-em ptive meas-
ures toprotect theve hicle occupants.
PRE-SAFE ®
can implement thefo llowing meas-
ures independently of each other:
R Tightening the seat belts on the driver's seat
and front passenger seat.
R Closing the side windo ws.
R V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h sliding sunr
h sliding sunr oof:
oof:closing the slid-
ing sunroof.
R V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h memor
h memory function:
y function: movingthe
front passenger seat toa more favo urable seat
position.
R PRE-SAFE ®
Sound: pr ovided that the multime-
dia system is switched on, generating a brief
noise signal tostimula tethe innate pr otective
mechanism of a person's hearing. *
N
NO OTE
TE Damage caused byobjects in the
fo ot we ll or behind the seat The automatic adjustment of
the seat position
may result in damage tothe seat and/or the
object. #
Stow objects in a suitable place. R
R
e
ev
ver
er sing t
sing t he PRE-S
he PRE-S AFE
AFE®
®
syst
syst em measur
em measur es
es If an accident did not occur,
the pre-em ptive
measures that we re ta ken are reve rsed.
Yo u will need toper form certain settings yourself. #
Ifth e seat belt pre-tensioning is not reduced,
mo vethe seat backrest back slightl y.
The locking mechanism releases. F
F
unction of PRE-S
unction of PRE-S AFE
AFE®
®
PL
PL US (anticipat
US (anticipat or
ory occu-
y occu-
pant pr ot
pant pr otection plus)
ection plus) PRE-SAFE
®
PLUS can de tect cer tain impacts, par-
ticular lyan imminent rear impact, and take pre-
em ptive measures toprotect theve hicle occu- Occupant saf
ety
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N
N
o
ot
tes on t
es on t he height limit on t
he height limit on t he t
he t hir
hirdro
d ro w of
w of
seats
seats &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury if height limit on
th eth ird row is not obser ved
If a person exceeds the permissible body size
fo rth e seats in theth ird row of seats, he or
she may be injured thro ugh contact with the
ro of or parts of theve hicle interior.
Fo rth at reason, a person of there leva nt
height must not use the seats on theth ird
ro w. #
Use a suitable vehicle seat. The seats on
theth ird row are appr oved only for
people up to1.68 m in height. Obser vethe infor-
mation rega rding height on the information label. Seats
Seats
A
A
djus
djus ting t
ting t he fr
he front seat mec
ont seat mec hanicall
hanically (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. 104 104
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owing

&
W
W ARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk 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
W ARNING
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. &
W WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury due tohead
re straints not being /tted or being adjus-
te d incor rectly
If head restraints ha venot been installed or
ha ve not been adjusted cor rectl y,there is an
increased risk of injury in the head and neck
area, e.g. in theeve nt of an accident or when
braking. #
Always drive with the head restraints /t-
te d. #
Before driving o., make sure forev ery
ve hicle occupant that the centre of the
head restraint supports the back of the
head at about eye le vel. Do not inter
change the head restraints of the
front and rear seats. Otherwise, you will not be
able toadjust the height and angle of the head
re straints co rrectl y.
Ad just the head restraint fore -and-aT position so
th at it is as close as possible tothe back of your
head. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury or death due to
incor rect seat position
The seat belt will not o.er the intended le vel
of pr otection if you ha venot mo vedth e seat
backrest toan almost vertical position.
In particular, you may slip under the seatbelt
and injure yourself. #
Adjust the seat proper lybefore begin-
ning your journe y. #
Always ensu rethat the seat backrest is
in an almost vertical position and that
th e shoulder section of your seat belt is
ro uted across the centre of your shoul-
der. Seats and st
owing
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#
Adjust height 2and distance 3tothe
stee ring wheel.
Loc
Loc king
king #
Foldrelease le ver1 up as far as it will go. #
Check and make sure that the steering col-
umn is loc kedby moving the steering wheel. Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he st
he steer
eer ing wheel heat
ing wheel heat er
eron/o.
on/o. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle is switched on. #
Push the switch into position 1or2.
If indicator lamp 3lights up, the steering
wheel heater is switched on.
When you switch theve hicle o., the steering
wheel heater will switch o.. Easy entr
Easy entr
y and e
y and exit f
xit feature
eature Using t
Using t
he easy entr
he easy entr y and e
y and exit f
xit feature
eature &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident when pulling
awa y during the adjustment process of
th e easy entry and exitfeature
Yo u could lose control of theve hicle. #
Alwayswa it until the adjustment process
is comple tebefore driving o.. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped dur-
ing adjustment of the easy entry and exit
fe ature
Yo u and other vehicle occupants could
become trapped. #
Ensu rethat no-one has any body parts in
th era nge of mo vement of the seat.
If th ere is a risk of becoming trapped bythe
driver's seat: #
Press the seat adjustment switch.
The adjustment process will be stopped. 116
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owing

Yo
u can stop the adjustment process bypressing
one of the memory function position switches. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
ch ildren activate the easy entry and exit
fe ature‑
Child ren could become trapped if they acti-
va te the easy entry‑ and exitfeature, particu-
lar lywhen unat tended. #
Never lea vechildren unattended in the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke the
ke y with you and lock theve hicle. When
the easy entry and exitfeature is active, the
driver's seat will mo vebackwards and the bac k-
re st will be mo vedto a steeper position when:
R You switch the ignition o. when the driver's
door is open
R You open the driver's door when the ignition is
switched o. %
The driver's seat will then mo vebackwards
only if it is not already at there ar of the seat
adjustment range.
The seat backrest will then mo ve forwards
only if it is not already at the front of the bac k-
re st adjustment range.
The driver's seat will mo veback tothe last drive
position when:
R You switch the ignition on with the driver's
door closed.
R You close the driver's door when the ignition is
switched on
The last drive position will be sa ved when:
R You switch the ignition o..
R You call up the seat settings via the memory
function.
R You sa vethe seat settings via the memory
function. Se
Se
tting t
tting t he easy entr
he easy entr y and e
y and exit f
xit feature
eature Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle
5 Automatic seat adjustment
5 Easy Entry/Exit #
Activate or deactivate the function. Memor
Memor
y function
y function F
F
unction of t
unction of t he memor
he memory function
y function &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of an accident if the mem-
ory function is used while driving
If yo u use the memory function on the driver's
side while driving, you could lose control of
th eve hicle as a result of the adjustments
being made. #
Only use the memory function on the
driver's side when theve hicle is station-
ar y. Seats and st
owing
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%
For more information on st owage compart-
ments and st owage areas, please referto the
Digital Owner's Manual. S
S
t
to
o w
w ag
ag e spaces in t
e spaces in t he v
he vehicle int
ehicle int er
erior
ior Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of t
w of t he fr
he front st ow
ont st owag
age com
e com par
partments
tments 1
Stow age spaces in the doors
2 Stow age compartment in the armrest with a
multimedia and USB connection
Depending on theve hicle's equipment, there
may be a 12 V soc ket in the st owage com-
partment 3
Stow age compartment in the front centre
console with a USB port
4 Glovecompartment Expanding t
Expanding t
he load com
he load com par
partment b
tment b y f
y folding t
olding t he
he
seat bac
seat bac kr
kres
es t on t
t on t he fr
he front passeng
ont passeng er side f
er side for-
or-
w
w ar
ar ds
ds &
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 injury if the seat backr-
ests are folded forw ards
Re ar passen gers may come into contact with
parts of the mechanical seat components. #
Ifth e front passenger seat backrest is
fo lded forw ards and there is a passenger
in the car, the passenger must sit in the
re ar seat behind the driver. To
enlar gethe load compartment, you can fold
th e seat backrest on the front passenger side for-
wa rds.
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The following seats are unoccupied:
- there ar seat behind the seat backrest that
is folded forw ards on the front passenger
side
- there ar cent reseat 122
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owing