2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE child seat

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hionand /or beinstalled facing the
wr ong direct ion. Wher eposs ible, adjus tth e
seat cushion inclination accordingly.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tno tbe put
under stra in by thehead restra int .Ad jus t
th ehead restra int sacc ording ly. #
Beforeev eryjour ney,mak esur eth at the
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild restra int system is
eng aged inbo th mounting brac kets inthe
ve hicle.
* NO
TEDama getotheseat beltforth e
cent ersea tdu ring installation ofthe
ch ild restra int system #
Mak esur eth at theseat beltisno ttra p‐
ped. Ve
hicl eswith rigid rear seats: 1
LATC H-type (ISOFIX )mou nting brac ket #
Remo veand stor eaw ay covers 1 ofthe
mounting brac kets intheve hicle. #
Attach theLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild
re stra int system toboth mounting brac kets
in theve hicle. #
Afterre mo ving thech ild restra int system,
re att achco vers 1 .
Ve hicl eswith adjus tablere ar seats: #
Folduphols tere dlining 1upw ards. #
Turn thesuppor ton thebac kof uphols tere d
linin g1 by90°.
Up hols tere dlining 1will remain folded
upw ards. 58
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Attach theLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild
re stra int system toboth mounting brac kets
2 intheve hicle. Secur
ingaTo pTe ther &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hif th e
re ar seat backres ts areno tloc kedaf te r
ins talling TopTe ther belts
The rear seat backres ts ma yfo ld forw ards
when drivin g.
In this case, child restra int systems mayno
long erper form their intended protect ive
func tion.Ad dition alinj uries mayalso be
caused. #
Alw aysloc kre ar seat backres ts afte r
ins talling TopTe ther belts. #
Payatt ention totheloc kve rificati on
indi cator. If
th eseat backres tis no teng aged and lockedin
place, this will besho wnonthemultifunc tion
displa yon theins trument cluster(fold rear seat
bac kelec tricall y)or there dloc kve rificati onindi ‐ cat
orwillbe visible (fold rear seat backmec hani‐
call y).
¯ Ifth ech ild restra int system iseq uipped
wit haTo pTe ther belt :
The risk ofinjur ycan bereduced byaTo p
Te ther.The TopTe ther belt enables an
additional connect ionbetween thech ild
re stra int system attached withLA TC H-
type (ISOFIX )and theve hicle. #
Ifnecessar y,slide head restra int 1 upw ards
(/ page98). #
Installth eLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild restra int
sy stem withTo pTe ther.Com plywit hth e
ch ild restra int system manuf acturer'sinstal‐
lation instruct ions . #
Guide TopTe ther belt 5under head
re stra int 1 between thetw ohead restra int
bar s. #
Ifcar gocom partment cover3 isins talled,
guide TopTe ther belt 5down wards
be tween cargocom partmen tco ver3 and
seat backres t2. Occupa
ntsaf ety 59

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Hook TopTe ther hook 6ofTopTe ther belt
5 intoTo pTe ther anc horage4 without
twis ting. #
Tensi on TopTe ther belt 5.Com plywit hth e
ch ild restra int system manuf acturer'sinstal‐
lation instruct ions . #
Ifnec essar y,slide head restra int 1 down‐
wa rds(/ page98). Makesur eth at youdo
no tint erfere wit hth ecor rect routin gof Top
Te ther belt 5. Secur
ingthech ild restra int system withth e
seat belt Secur
ingthech ild restra int system withth e
seat beltonthere ar seat &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifth ere ar
ben chseat, rear seat andseat backres t
ar eno teng aged
The rear ben chseat, rear seat andseat back‐
re st ma yfo ld forw ards, evenwh en youar e
dr ivin g. R
Asare sult, theve hicle occupant willbe
pushed intoth eseat beltwithincr eased
fo rc e. The seat beltwillnotbe able to
pr otect asintended andcould cause
additional injury.
R Objects orloads inthetrunk orcar go
com partmen twill notbe restra ined by
th eseat backres t. #
Mak esur eth at there ar ben chseat, the
re ar seat andtheseat backres tar e
eng aged bef oreeve rytrip . If
th eseat backres tis no teng aged and lockedin
place, this will besho wnonthemultifunc tion
displa yon theins trument cluster(fold rear seat
bac kelec tricall y)or there dloc kve rificati onindi ‐
cat orwillbe visible (fold rear seat backmec hani‐
call y).
Wh eninstallin gabelt -secu redch ild
re stra int system, obser vethefo llo wing:
0073 Alw
ayscom plywit hth emanuf acturer's
ins tallation andoper atingins truct ions for
th ech ild restra int system used. 0073
When
usingacat egor y0/0+ babycar
seat andacat egor yIre ar wa rd-faci ng
ch ild restra int system onare ar seat :
adju stthefront seat sothat theseat does
no tto uc hth ech ild restra int system.
0073 When
usingacat egor yIfo rw ard-f acin g
ch ild restra int system: remo vethehead
re stra int from there spectiv eseat, ifpossi‐
ble.
Af terth ech ild restra int system has been
re mo ved, replace thehead restra int immed i‐
at elyand adjus tall head restra int scor ‐
re ctly .
0073 The
backrest of thefo rw ard-f acin gch ild
re stra int system mus t,as faras possi ble,be
re sting ontheseat backres tof there ar
seat .
0073 Fo
rcer tain child restra int systems inwe ight
cat egor yII or III,th er ema ybe restrictions
on themaximum sizesetting, e.g. due to
possible contact with thero of.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tno tbe put
under stra in be tween thero of and theseat
cushion and/orbeinstalled facing the 60
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wr
ong direct ion. Wher eposs ible, adjus tth e
seat cushion inclination accordingly.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tno tbe put
under stra in by thehead restra int .Ad jus t
th ehead restra int sacc ording ly.
0073 Mak
esur eth at thech ild's feet do notto uc h
th efront seat. Ifneces sary,mo vethefront
seat slightl yfo rw ards.
The seat beltson thefo llo wing seats areeq uip‐
ped withaspec ialseat beltretract or:
R Front passeng erseat
R Rear seat s
When enabled,thespecial seatbeltretract or
ens ures that theseat belts ofthefront
passeng erseat andrear seat sdo notslac ken
once thech ild restra int system issecur ed
(/ page55). #
Installth ech ild restra int system.
The entire base ofthech ild restra int system
mus talw aysre st on thesitt ing surface ofthe
re ar seat . #
Alw aysmak esur eth at theshoulder belt
st ra pis cor rectly routed from theseat belt outle
tof theve hicle totheshoulder belt
guide onthech ild restra int system.
The shoulder beltstra pmus tbe routed for‐
wa rdsand down wardsfrom theseat beltout‐
le t.
No teson rear wa rd-faci ng and forw ard-f acin g
ch ild restra int systems onthefront
pa sseng erseat &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hwhen
using are ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem while thefront passeng erairbag
is enabled
If yo usec ureach ild inare ar wa rd-faci ng
ch ild restra int system onthefront passeng er
seat andthePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find i‐
cat orlam pis off,th efront passeng erairbag
can deplo yin theev ent ofan acciden t.
The child could bestru ck bytheairbag.
Alw aysensur eth at thefront passeng erair‐
bag isdisabled. ThePASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicat orlam pmus tbe lit. NEVER
useare ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onaseat withan ENABL EDFRONT
AIRB AG;DE ATHor SERIOU SINJU RYtothe
CH ILD can occur . Obser
vethespecif icins truction sfo rre ar wa rd-
fa cing andforw ard-f acin gch ild restra int systems
(/ page62).
Alw aysobser vethest atus ofthefront passeng er
airbag onthePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find ica‐
to rlam p:
R When using are ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onthefront passeng erseat, thefront
passeng erairbag mustalw aysbe disabl ed.
This isonl yth ecase ifth ePA SSENGER AIR
BA GOF Find icat orlam pis lit con tinuousl y
(/ page46) .
R Ifth ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pis off,th efront passeng erairbag isena‐
bled. Thefront passeng erairbag maydeplo y
dur ing anacciden t. Occ
upant safety 61

Secur
ingthech ild restra int system withth e
seat beltonthefront passeng erseat
When installing abelt- secur edchild restra int
sy stem onthefront passeng erseat, always
obser vethefo llo wing:
0073 Obser
vethech ild restra int system manuf ac‐
tur er's installation andoper atingins truc‐
tion s.
0073 When
usingafo rw ard-f acin gch ild restra int
sy stem incat egor yI: re mo vethehead
re stra int from there spectiv eseat, ifpossi‐
ble.
Af terth ech ild restra int system has been
re mo ved, replace thehead restra int immed i‐
at elyand adjus tall head restra int scor ‐
re ctly .
0073 The
backrest of thefo rw ard-f acin gch ild
re stra int system mus t,as faras possi ble,be
re sting ontheseat backres tof thefront
passeng erseat.
0073 Fo
rcer tain child restra int systems inwe ight
cat egor yII or III,th er ema ybe restrictions
on themaximum sizesetting, e.g. due to
possible contact with thero of. 0073
The
child restra int system mus tno tbe put
under stra in be tween thero of and theseat
cushion and/orbeinstalled facing the
wr ong direct ion.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tno tbe put
under stra in by thehead restra int .Ad jus t
th ehead restra int sacc ording ly.
0073 Ne
verpla ceobjects (e.g.cushi ons)under or
behi ndthech ild restra int system.
The seat beltonthefront passeng erside is
eq uipped withach ild seat safetyfe atur e.
When enabled,thech ild seat safetyfe atur e
ens ures that theseat beltdoes notslac kenonce
th ech ild seat issecur ed(/ page55). #
Setth efront passeng erseat asfarbac kas
possi bleand movetheseat intoth ehighes t
position ifpossible. #
Fully re tract theseat cushion lengthadjus t‐
ment . #
Adjus tth eseat cushion inclination sothat
th efront edgeof theseat cushion isin the
highes tposition andthere ar edg eof the
seat cushion isin thelowe stposition . #
Setth eseat backres tto themos tve rtical
posit ionpossible . #
Installth ech ild restra int system.
The entire base ofthech ild restra int system
mus talw aysre st on thesitt ing surface ofthe
fr ont passeng ersea t. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at theshoulder belt
st ra pis cor rectly routed from theseat belt
outle tof theve hicle totheshoulder belt
guide onthech ild restra int system.
The shoulder beltstra pmus tbe routed for‐
wa rdsand down wardsfrom theseat beltout‐
le t. #
Ifneces sary,adjus tth eseat beltoutle tand
th efront passeng erseat accor dingly. 62
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No
teson thecor rect driver' sseat position &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
adjus tingve hicle settin gswhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ionsinpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int s,thesteer ing wheel orthemir‐
ro rwhi letheve hicle isin mo tion.
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion. #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int s,the
st eer ing wheel andthemir rorand fas‐
te nyo ur seat belt. En
sur eth efo llo wing when adjustingst eer ing
wheel 1,seat belt2and driver's seat 3:
R Youar esit tin gas faraw ay from thedr iver's
airbag aspossible, taking thefo llo wing
point sint ocon sider ation .
R Youar esit tin gin an upr ight position
R Your thighs areslight lysuppor tedby theseat
cushion R
Your legs areno tfull yex tende dand youcan
depr essthepedals proper ly
R The backof your head issuppo rted ateye
le ve lby thecent erofthehead restra int
R Youcan hold thesteer ing wheel withyo ur
ar ms sligh tly ben t
R Youcan moveyour legs freel y
R Youcan seeallthedispla yson theins tru‐
ment clusterclea rly
R Youha ve agood overvie wof thetra ffic con ‐
dition s
R Your seat beltsitssn ug lyag ains tyo ur body
and pass esacr oss thecent erofyour sho ul‐
der and across your hips inthepelvic area Seats
Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseats areadjus tedby childr en
Childr encould becom etrapped ifth ey adjus t
th eseats, particular lywhen unattende d. Sea
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#
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. Yo
ucan adjustth eseats when theignition is
switc hedoff. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nad jus ting theseat
When youadj usta seat ,yo uor other vehicle
occupants couldbecome trapped, e.g.onthe
seat guide rail. #
When adjustingaseat, makesur eth at
no onehas anypar tof their body within
th esw eep oftheseat. Obser
vethesaf etyno teson "Airbags" and"Chil‐
dr en intheve hicle". &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
adjus tingve hicle settin gswhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ionsinpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int s,thesteer ing wheel orthemir‐
ro rwhi letheve hicle isin mo tion.
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion. #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int s,the
st eer ing wheel andthemir rorand fas‐
te nyo ur seat belt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseat height isadjus tedcar elessl y
If yo uadj ustth eseat height carelessly ,yo u
or other vehicle occupants couldbetrapped
and ther eb yinjur ed. Childr
eninpar ticular couldacciden tally
pr ess theelectr icalseat adjus tmentbutt ons
and become trapped. #
While moving theseats, makesur eth at
han dsorother body partsdo notget
und ertheleve rasse mbly oftheseat
adjus tmentsy stem. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tohead
re stra int sno tbeing installed orbeing
adjus tedincor rectl y
If hea dre stra int sha ve notbe en installed or
ha ve notbe en adjus tedcor rectly ,th er eis an
incr eased risk ofinjur yin thehead andneck
ar ea, e.g. intheev ent ofan acciden tor when
br aking. #
Alw aysdr ive wit hth ehead restra int s
ins talled. #
Beforedr ivin gof f,mak esur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupant that thecent erofthe
head restra int suppor tsthebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. 92
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Selec
tingthema ssag epr og ram forthe fron t
se ats Mu
ltimed iasystem:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Massage #
Select amassag epr ogr am (/ page10 1). #
Startth epr ogr am forth edesir edseat 0065. #
Tosetth ema ssag eint ensit y:switc hHigh
Inten sityonoroff.
% Forth ere ar seat s,themassag epr og ram can
be sele cted on thefo llo wing device s(if avail‐
able):
R Onthere ar displa ys
The selection canbemade forth ere ar
seat son thesecon dand third row sof
seats.
R OntheMBUX rear table t
The select ionismade inthesame wayas
on there ar displa ysforth ere ar seat son
th esecon dro w of seat s. Re
setting seat settings Multimedia
system:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Seat Comfort #
Select 00D1forth edesir edseat. #
Conf irm thepr om pt. Switc
hingtheseat heatingon/of f &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsdue torepeat‐
edl yswitc hingontheseat heating
Re peat edly switc hingontheseat heating can
cause theseat cushion andseat backres t
padding tobecome very hot.
The healt hof per sons withlimit edtemp era‐
tur esensit ivityoralimit edability toreact to
high temp eratur esma ybe affect ed orthey
ma yeve nsu ffer bur n-lik einjur ies. #
Donotre peat edlyswitc hon theseat
heating. To
protect agains tove rheating, theseat heating
ma ybe temp orarily deactiv ated afte rit is
swi tched onrepeat edly. *
NO
TEDama getotheseats caused by
object sor document swhen theseat
heating isswitc hedon When
theseat heating isswitc hedon,over‐
heati ngmayoccur duetoobject sor docu‐
ment splaced ontheseats, e.g.seat cush‐
ions orchild seats .This could cause damag e
to theseat surface. #
Makesur eth at no obj ect sor doc u‐
men tsareon theseats when theseat
heating isswitc hedon. Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyis swi tched on. 10
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