2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLB SUV steering wheel adjustment

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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. &
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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. &
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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
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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 &
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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.. &
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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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Ifth e lane markings are worn, dark or co v-
ered.
R Ifth e distance totheve hicle in front is too
short and thus the lane markings cannot be
de tected.
R Ifth e lane markings change quickl y,e.g. lanes
branch o., cross one ano ther or mer ge.
R Ifth e car riag ew ay isvery nar row and winding.
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Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h Dr
h Driving Assist
iving Assist ance P
ance Pack
ackag
age:
e: if
th era dar sensors in there ar bumper are dirty
or co vered in snow and an obstacle is de tec-
te d in your lane, no lane-cor recting brake
application take s place.
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A ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating A
ating Activ
ctive Lane K
e Lane K eeping
eeping
Assist
Assist
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Quick access
5 Active Lane Keeping Assist #
Activate or deactivate the function. Se Se
tting A
tting A ctiv
ctive Lane K
e Lane K eeping Assist
eeping Assist
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Active Lane Keeping Assist
Se
Se tting t
tting t he sensitivity
he sensitivity
% The availability of this function is dependent
on the countr y. #
Select Standard, SensitiveorOff.
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A ctiv
ctiv ating or deactiv
ating or deactiv ating t
ating the hap
he hap tic w
tic war
arning
ning #
Select Warning .
Ac tivate or deactivate the function. F
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unction of adap
unction of adap tiv
tive dam
e dam ping adjus
ping adjustment tment Suspension with adaptive damping adjustment
continuously adjusts thech aracteristics of the
suspension dampers tothe cur rent ope rating and
driving conditions.
The damping is set individually for each wheel and
is a.ected bythefo llowing factors:
R thero ad sur face conditions
R vehicle load R
the drive prog ram selected
R the driving style
The drive prog ram can be adjus ted using the
DY NAMIC SELECT switch. R R
e
ev
ver
er sing came ra
sing camera F
F
unction of t
unction of t herev
he rever
ersing camera
sing camera
If yo u ha veactivated the function in the multime-
dia system (/ page 241),the image from the
re ve rsing camera is displa yed in the media display
when reve rsege ar is selected. Dynamic guide
lines show the path theve hicle will take with the
cur rent steering angle. This helps youto orient
yo urself and toavo id obstacles when reve rsing.
The reve rsing camera is only an aid. It is not a
substitute foryo ur attention tothe surroundings.
The responsibility for safe manoeuvring and par k-
ing remains with you. Make sure that there are no
persons, animals or objects etc., in the manoeu-
vring area while manoeuvring and parking.
% You can open the co ver of there ve rsing cam-
era manually (/ page 241). Driving and parking
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W ARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident due tolimited
saf ety-re lated functions during theto wing
process
Saf ety-re lated functions are limited or no lon-
ge rav ailable in thefo llowing situations:
R theve hicle is switched o..
R the brake system or po wer steering system
is malfunctioning.
R the energy supply or the on-board electri-
cal system is malfunctioning.
When your vehicle is towe daw ay, signi/cantly
more e.ort may be requ ired tosteer and
brake than is normally requ ired. #
Use a tow bar. #
Make sure that the steering wheel can
mo vefreely be fore towing theve hicle
awa y. *
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NO
OTE
TE Damage due toexcessive tractive
po wer If
yo u pull away sharpl y,the tractive po wer
may be too high and theve hicles could be
damaged. #
Pull away slo wlyand smoo thly. Loading t
Loading t
he v
he vehicle f
ehicle f or tr
or transport
anspo rt #
Obser vethe no tes on towing away
( / page 341). #
Connect theto wing device totheto wing eye
in order toload theve hicle.
% You can also attach theto w bar tothe trailer
hitch. #
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Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h aut
h automatic tr
omatic tr ansmission:
ansmission: shiTthe
automatic transmission toposition i.
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Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h aut
h automatic tr
omatic tr ansmission:
ansmission: the
automatic transmission may be loc ked in posi-
tion jintheev ent of damage tothe electri-
cal system. ToshiT toi , pr ovide the on- board electrical system with po
wer
( / page 339). #
Load theve hicle onto the transpor ter. #
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Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h aut
h automatic tr
omatic tr ansmission:
ansmission: shiTthe
automatic transmission toposition j. #
Use the electric parking brake tosecure the
ve hicle against rolling away. #
Only secure theve hicle bythe wheels.
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V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h adap
h adaptiv
tiv e dam
e dam ping adjus
ping adjustment tment &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of an accident when trans-
porting vehicles with adaptive damping
adjustment
When transpo rting vehicles with adaptive
damping adjustment, theve hicle/trailer com-
bination may begin torock and start toskid. #
Load theve hicle cor rectly onto the
transpor ter. #
Secure theve hicle on all four wheels
with suitable tensioning straps. #
Do not exceed the maximum permissible
speed of 60 km/h when transporting. Breakdown assistance
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