2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC COUPE belt

Seats
Ad
justing the front seat manually and elec‐
trically (without Seat Comfort Package) &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th e seats are adjus tedby children
Children could become trapped if they adjust
th e seats, particularly when unattended. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle. #
Never lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. Yo
u can adjust the seats when the ignition is
switched off. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
du ring 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 the seat. Obser
vethe saf ety no tes on "Airbags" and "Chil‐
dren in theve hicle". &
WARNING 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. #
Alw ays make sure that the driver's seat
is engaged before starting theve hicle. &
WARNING Risk of injury ifve hicle set‐
tings are adjus ted while theve hicle is in
motion
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle in par‐
ticular in thefo llowing situations:
R Ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra ints, thesteering wheel or the mir‐
ro r while theve hicle is in motion.
R Ifyo ufast enyour seat belt while theve hi‐
cle is in motion. #
Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, head restra ints, steering
wheel and mir ror in particular and fas‐
te nyo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th e seat height is adjus ted carelessly
If yo u adjust the seat height carelessly, you
or other vehicle occupants could be trapped
and thereby injured. Seats and
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Children in particular could acciden
tally
press the 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 of the seat
adjustment sy stem. &
WARNING Risk of injury duetohead
re stra ints not being fitted or being adjus‐
te d incor rectly
If head restra ints ha venot been ins talled or
ha ve not been adjus ted cor rectly, there is an
increased risk of injury in the head and neck
area, e.g. in theev ent of an accident or when
braking. #
Alw ays drive with the head restra ints
fi tted. #
Before driving off, ma kesure forev ery
ve hicle occupant that the cent reofthe
head restra int supports the back of the
head at about eye le vel. Do not inter
change the head restra ints of the
front and rear seats. Otherwise, you will not be
able toadjust the height and angle of the head
re stra ints cor rectl y.
Ad just the head restra int fore -and-aft position so
th at it is as close as possible tothe back of your
head. &
WARNING Risk of injury or death dueto
incor rect seat position
The seat belt will not of ferth e 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. #
Alw ays ensure that the seat backrest is
in an almost vertical position and that
th e shoulder section of your seat belt is
ro uted across the cent reofyour shoul‐
der. &
WARNING Risk of injury duetoexc es‐
sive stra in on the grab handle
If yo u apply your full body weight tothe grab
handle or pull it abruptl y,the grab handle
may be damaged or become loose from its
anchorage. #
Use the grab handles only tostabilise
th e seating position or toassist in get‐
ting in and out of the seat. &
WARNING Risk of injury or death dueto
objects under the co-driver seat
Objects trapped under the co-driver seat can
inter fere with the function of the automatic
co-driver airbag shutoff or damage the sys‐
te m. #
Do not store any objects under the co-
driver seat. #
When the co-driver seat is occupied,
make sure that no objects are trapped
under the co-driver seat. 98
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Using buttons 1to4 , adjust the conto ur
of the backrest individually tosuit your bac k. Head
restra ints Ad
justing the front seat head restra ints man‐
ually &
WARNING Risk of accident due to
adjusting vehicle settings while theve hi‐
cle is in motion
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle in the
fo llowing situations in particular:
R Ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra ints, thesteering wheel or the mir‐
ro r while theve hicle is in motion.
R Ifyo ufast enyour seat belt while theve hi‐
cle is in motion. #
Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, the head restra ints, the
st eering wheel and the mir ror and fas‐
te nyo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of injury duetohead
re stra ints not being fitted or being adjus‐
te d incor rectly
If head restra ints ha venot been ins talled or
ha ve not been adjus ted cor rectly, there is an
increased risk of injury in the head and neck
area, e.g. in theev ent of an accident or when
braking. #
Alw ays drive with the head restra ints
fi tted. #
Before driving off, ma kesure forev ery
ve hicle occupant that the cent reofthe
head restra int supports the back of the
head at about eye le vel. Do not inter
change the head restra ints of the
front and rear seats. Otherwise, you will not be
able toadjust the height and angle of the head
re stra ints cor rectl y.
Ad just the head restra int fore -and-aft position so
th at it is as close as possible tothe back of your
head. #
Toraise: pullthe head restra int up. #
Tolowe r:press release knob 1inthe direc‐
tion of the ar row and push the head restra int
down. #
Tomo veforw ards: pullthe head restra int
fo rw ards. #
Tomo vebackwards: press and hold release
knob 2. Seats and
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The seat heating will automatically switch
down from theth re e heating le vels af ter 8,
10 and 20 minutes until the seat heating is
switched off. Switching
the seat ventilation on/off Re
quirements:
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 off, the seat ventilation is switched
off. Ste
ering wheel Ad
justing the steering wheel manually &
WARNING Risk of injury ifve hicle set‐
tings are adjus ted while theve hicle is in
motion
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle in par‐
ticular in thefo llowing situations:
R Ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra ints, thesteering wheel or the mir‐
ro r while theve hicle is in motion.
R Ifyo ufast enyour seat belt while theve hi‐
cle is in motion. #
Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, head restra ints, steering wheel and mir
ror in particular and fas‐
te nyo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment forch il‐
dren when adjusting thesteering wheel
Children could injure themselves if they
adjust thesteering wheel. #
Never lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle. 104
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secure the load using the tie-down eyes and
distribute the load evenly. St
ow age spaces in theve hicle interior Overview of
the front stowage compa rt‐
ments 1
Stow age spaces in the doors
2 Stow age compartment in the armrest with a
multimedia and USB connection
3 Stow age compartment in the front cent re
console with a USB port
4 Glovecompa rtment Through-loading
feature in there ar ben ch
seat (EAS Y-PA CK Quickfold) Fo
lding there ar seat backrest forw ards &
WARNING Risk of accident if there ar
ben chseat, rear seat and seat backrest
are not engaged
The rear ben chseat, rear seat and seat back‐
re st may fold forw ards, even while theve hi‐
cle is in motion.
R As a result, theve hicle occupant will be
pressed into the seat belt with increased
fo rc e. The seat belt will not be able to
pr otect as intended and could cause
additional injur y.
R Objects or loads in the boot or load com‐
partment cann otbe restra ined bythe
seat backrest. #
Make sure that there ar ben chseat, the
re ar seat and the seat backrest are
engaged before everytrip. If
th e left and right seat backrests are not
engaged and loc ked in place, this will be shown
on the multifunction display on the instrument
clus ter.A wa rning tone will also sound.
If th e cent reseat backrest is not engaged and
loc ked in place, the lock verification indicator
will be red.
Re quirements:
R Tofold the cent reseat backrest forw ards:
th e cent reseat backrest has been unloc ked.
Yo u can fold the cent reand outer seat backrests
fo rw ards separatel y.
Yo u can unlo ckthe outer seat backrests electri‐
cally. The buttons for unlocking are located in
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Insert seat belt tongue 1into seat belt
st ra p holder 2. If necessar
y,when the seat backrest in there ar
is folded forw ard, the cor responding front seat
will mo veforw ard slightly toprev ent a collision. #
If necessar y,fully insert the head restra ints
in there ar seat backrest. #
Tofold the left and right seat backrests
fo rw ard: pullright or left release handle 3. #
Tofold the centre seat backrest for‐
wa rds: pull release cat ch5 of seat back‐
re st 4 forw ards. #
Fold seat backrest 4forw ards. #
If necessar y,reset the driver's or front
passenger seat. 11 2
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Fo
lding back there ar seat backrest &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
when adjusting the seats
When you adjust a seat, you may trap your‐
self or a vehicle occupant. #
When adjusting a seat, make sure that
no one has any body parts in the sweep
of the seat. *
NO
TEDama gecaused bytrapping the
seat belt when folding back the seat
backrest The seat belt could become trapped and
thus
be damaged when the seat backrest is folded
bac k. #
Make sure that the seat belt is not trap‐
ped when folding back the seat back‐
re st. #
Movethe driver's or front passenger seat for‐
wa rds, if necessar y. #
Foldthe cor responding seat backrest 1
back until it engages.
Left and right seat backrests: ifth e seat
backrest is not engaged and loc ked in place,
th is will be shown on the multifunction dis‐
play on the instrument clus ter.
A wa rning tone will also sound. Centre seat backres
t:ifth e seat backrest is
not engaged and loc ked in place, there d lock
ve rification indicator 2will be visible.
Lo cking there lease catch of the centre rear
seat backrest
Re quirements:
R The left and centre seat backrests are
engaged and joined toge ther.
Yo u can lock the cent reseat backrest release
cat chifyo uwa nttosecure the load compart‐
ment against unauthorised access. The cent re
seat backrest can then be folded forw ards only
to get her with the left seat backrest. Seats and
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The duration until the colour changes varies
depending on the usage conditions. Mir
rors Operating
the outside mir rors &
WARNING Risk of injury ifve hicle set‐
tings are adjus ted while theve hicle is in
motion
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle in par‐
ticular in thefo llowing situations:
R Ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra ints, thesteering wheel or the mir‐
ro r while theve hicle is in motion.
R Ifyo ufast enyour seat belt while theve hi‐
cle is in motion. #
Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, head restra ints, steering
wheel and mir ror in particular and fas‐
te nyo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of accident due tomis‐
judgement of dis tance when using the
outside mir ror
The outside mir rors reflect objects on a
smaller scale. The objects in view are in fact
closer than they appear. #
Therefore, alw ays look over your shoul‐
der in order toensure that you are
aw are of the actual dis tance between
yo u and thero ad users driving behind
yo u. Fo
lding the outside mir rors in/out #
Brief lypress button 1.
Re setting the outside mir rors
% Ifth e battery has been disconnected or com‐
ple tely discharged, the outside mir rors must
be reset. Only then will the automatic mir ror
fo lding function workproperly. #
Brief lypress button 1. Light and sight
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