2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE SUV seats

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). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hif th e
per missible gross mass ofthech ild and
ch ild restra int system isexc eeded
To omuc hload maybe placed ontheLA TC H-
type (ISOFIX )ch ild seat secur ingsystems
and thech ild ma yno tbe restra ined inthe
ev ent ofan acciden t,forex am ple. #
Ifth ech ild and thech ild restra int sys‐
te m toget her weigh mor eth an theper‐
missible gross mass of73 lb(33 kg),
use onlya LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild
re stra int system that sec ures thech ild
wit hth eve hicle seatbelt. #
Also secur eth ech ild restra int system
wit hth eTo pTe ther belt, ifav ailable. Alw
ayscom plywit hth einf ormation aboutthe
mass ofthech ild restra int system:
R inthemanuf acturer'sinstallation andoper at‐
ing instruct ions forth ech ild restra int system
used
R onalabel onthech ild restra int system, if
pr esent
Re gular lych eckth at theper missible gross mass
of thech ild and child restra int system isstill
com plied with.
When installing ach ild restra int system, obser ve
th efo llo wing:
0073 Alw
aysobser vethecor rect useof theseats
and consider their suit ability foratt aching a
ch ild restra int system.
0073 Alw
ayscom plywithth emanuf acturer's
ins tallation andoper atingins truct ions for
th ech ild restra int system used.
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. ®
When installing aLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )
ch ild restra int system, also obser vethefo llo w‐
ing:
0073 When
usingaGr oup 0/0+ babycar seat
and aGr oup Ire ar wa rd-faci ng child
re stra int system onare ar seat :adju st
th efront seat sothat theseat does not
to uc hth ech ild restra int system.
0073 When
usingaGr oup Ifo rw ard-f acin g
ch ild restra int system: remo vethehead
re stra int from there spectiv eseat, ifpossi‐
ble. Inaddition, thebac kres tof thech ild
re stra int system mus tlie asflat as poss ible
ag ains tth ebac kres tof theve hicle seat.
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 Fo
rcer tain child restra int systems inwe ight
gr oup IIor III,th er ema ybe restrictions on
th emaximum sizesetting, e.g. due topossi‐
ble con tact with thero of.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tno tbe
ins talled between thero of and theseat Occ
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cus
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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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
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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
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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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R
Sea thea ting
R Sea tve ntil ation
R Mem oryfunc tion #
Toselect thefront passeng erseat :pr ess
butt on1.
When theindicat orlam plights up,thefront
passeng erseat isselect ed. #
Adjus tth efront passeng erseat using the
butt ons onthedr iver's side door control
panel. #
Select thedr iver' sseat :pr ess butt on1
ag ain.
When theindicat orlam pgoes out,thedr iv‐
er's seat hasbeen select ed. Ad
jus tingthe 4-waylum bar support 1
Higher
2 Softer
3 Lowe r
4 Firmer #
Usingbuttons 1to4 ,adjus tth econ tour
of thebac kres tindividuall yto suit your bac k. Ad
jus tingthe rear seats electrical ly The
middle seatbackres tis adjus tedto ge ther
wit hth elef tseat. 1
Head restra int height
2 Seat backres tinc linat ion
3 Seat fore -and -aftpos ition 94
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Fo
lding there ar seats forw ards ele ctrical ly &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nad jus ting theseats
When youadj usta seat ,yo uma ytrap your‐
self orave hicle occupant. #
When adjustingaseat, makesur eth at
no onehas anybody partsinthesw eep
of theseat. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifth eseat
and seat backres tar eno teng aged
The seat andseat backres tcan fold for‐
wa rds.
Ther eis arisk ofthefo llo wing, inpar ticular :
R The vehicle occupant maybe pressed
ag ains tth eseat belt. Theseat beltwill
no tbe able toprotect asintended and
could cause additional injury.
R Ach ild restra int system will nolong erbe
pr oper lysuppor tedor position edand will
no long erfulf illits func tion asintended. R
The seat backres twill notbe able restra in
obje ctsor goods inthecar gocom part‐
ment .
Alw aysensur eth at theseat andseat back‐
re st areeng aged, inpar ticular :
R Beforeper son stra velin theve hicle while
sitting onaseat withth eeasy entryand
ex itfeatur e
R Afteryo uha ve adjus tedth eseat
R Afterth eeasy entryand exitfeatur ehas
been used
R Afterth ecar gocom partmen tenlar ge‐
ment hasbeen folded forw ards &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toseat
bac kres tfo lded forw ards
If th ere ar seat backres tis folded forw ards,
per son sin theth ird ro w of seat scould col‐
lide withpar tsof theseat adjus tmentmec h‐
anism, inpar ticular intheev ent ofan acci‐
dent ,sudden braking oran abr uptch ang eof
dir ect ion. #
Ifth er eis aper son intheth ird row of
seats, there ar seat infron tof that per‐
son mustbe folded backint oth edr iv‐
ing position beforest ar tin gth ejour ney. #
People intheth ird ro w of seat smus t
no tplace their legs onare ar seat back‐
re st that has been folded forw ards. Alw
aysensur eth at all vehicle occupants have
th eir seat belts fastened correctl yand aresitti ng
pr ope rly. Pa rticular attent ion mus tbe paid to
ch ildr en.
If yo uno longerre qu ire th eseat backres tto be
fo lded down forloa ding orforge tting inand out,
fo ld itbac kint oplace. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseat isno teng aged
The seat does noteng agewhen folded for‐
wa rds. The seat canfold bac kwards une x‐
pect edly,e.g. when acceler ating,braking or
in theev ent ofan abr uptch ang eof dir ect ion
or an acc iden t. Seat
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Pe
ople intheseat's sweep canbecome trap‐
ped. #
Ifaseat isfolded forw ards, alwaysfo ld
it bac kbef oredr ivin gof f. #
Mak esur eth at theseat iseng aged. If
aseat onthesecon drow ofseats isno t
eng aged, this will besho wnonthemultifunc tion
displa yon theins trument cluster.
Re quirement s:
R The area intowhic hth eseat isfolded is
clear .
R The seat hasbeen folded up(/ page11 3).
R Vehicles withcomf ortseating: thecent er
ar mr estis folded up.
R Vehicles withan extende dcent erconso le:
th estor ag ecom partmen tin thecent ercon ‐
sole isclosed .
R Vehicles withacent erseat backres t:the
cent ersea tba ckrest isin an upr ight posit ion
(/ page111 ). Yo
ucan fold theseats onthesecon drow of
seats forw ards forth efo llo wing situat ions:
R Vehicles withath ird ro w of seat s:forge tting
in or out
R Foreasi eraccess tothecar gocom partmen t
Ve hicles withacent erseat backres t:thecent er
seat folds forw ards and backwards toge ther wit h
th elef t-hand seat. #
Tofold theseat intoth efront posit ion:
br ief lypull onbutt on1.
The head restra int movesdo wn wards. The
seat backres tmo vesint oth efront position .
The seat fore -and -aftad jus tment movesfo r‐
wa rdsuntil theseat isunloc ked. The seat will
th en tip forw ards. #
Tofold theseat back:press and hold but‐
to n1 unti lth ere ar seat engages audibl y.
The seat willtiltdown wardsand stop inthe
fr ont posi tion. Theseatbac kres twil lre main
in thecar goposition . #
Tointerru pt thefo lding procedur ebef ore
eng agemen t,letgo ofbutt on1. Tocontinu e
th efo lding procedur e,press and hold button
1 again. #
Setth eseat backres tinclin ation andseat
fo re -and -aftad jus tment using thebutt ons on
th edoor .
% Toinc rease thesize ofthecar gocom part‐
ment ,yo ucan movetheseat backres ts int o
th ecar gocom partmen tfloor position
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