Get Seats, steering wheel and mirrors Guide for Mercedes B Class SUV Second Generation (2011-2017)

Correct driver's seat position

WARNING

You could lose control of your vehicle if you do

the following while driving:

adjust the driver's seat, head restraint,

steering wheel or mirrors

fasten the seat belt

There is a risk of an accident.

Adjust the driver's seat, head restraint, steer-

ing wheel and mirror and fasten your seat belt

before starting the vehicle's drive system.

Observe the following when adjusting steering

wheel :, seat belt ; and driver's seat =:

you are as far away from the driver's air bag as

possible

you are sitting in a normal upright position

your thighs are slightly supported by the seat

cushion

your legs are not entirely stretched and you

can depress the pedals properly

the back of your head is supported at eye level

by the center of the head restraint

you can hold the steering wheel with your

arms slightly bent

you can move your legs freely

you can see all the displays in the instrument

cluster clearly

you should have a good overview of traffic

conditions

the seat belt is pulled snugly against the body

and is routed across the center of your shoul-

der and across your hips in the pelvic area

Further related subjects:

Adjusting the seats electrically

(Y page 80)

Adjusting the steering wheel manually

(Y page 83)

Fastening the seat belt correctly

(Y page 42)

Adjusting the rear-view mirror and exterior

mirrors (Y page 84)

Vehicles with a memory function: saving

the seat, steering wheel and exterior mirror

settings using the memory function

(Y page 85)

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Important safety notes

WARNING

Children could become trapped if they adjust

the seats, particularly when unattended.

There is a risk of injury.

When leaving the vehicle, always take the

SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle. Never

leave children unsupervised in the vehicle.

The seats can still be adjusted when there is no

SmartKey in the ignition lock.

WARNING

When you adjust a seat, you or other vehicle

occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the

seat guide rail. There is a risk of injury.

Make sure when adjusting a seat that no one

has any body parts in the sweep of the seat.

Observe the safety notes on "Air bags"

(Y page 43) and "Children in the vehicle"

(Y page 52).

WARNING

If the driver's seat is not engaged, it could

move unexpectedly while the vehicle is in

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motion. This could cause you to lose control of

the vehicle. There is a risk of an accident.

Always make sure that the driver's seat is

engaged before starting the vehicle.

WARNING

You could lose control of your vehicle if you do

the following while driving:

adjust the driver's seat, head restraint,

steering wheel or mirrors

fasten the seat belt

There is a risk of an accident.

Adjust the driver's seat, head restraint, steer-

ing wheel and mirror and fasten your seat belt

before starting the vehicle's drive system.

WARNING

If you adjust the seat height carelessly, you or

other vehicle occupants could be trapped and

thereby injured. Children in particular could

accidentally press the electrical seat adjust-

ment buttons and become trapped. There is a

risk of injury.

While moving the seats, make sure that your

hands or other body parts do not get under the

lever assembly of the seat adjustment sys-

tem.

To avoid damage to the seats and the seat

heating, observe the following information:

keep liquids from spilling on the seats. If

liquid is spilled on the seats, dry them as

soon as possible.

if the seat covers are damp or wet, do not

switch on the seat heating. The seat heat-

ing should also not be used to dry the seats.

clean the seat covers as recommended;

see the "Interior care" section.

do not transport heavy loads on the seats.

Do not place sharp objects on the seat

cushions, e.g. knives, nails or tools. The

seats should only be occupied by passen-

gers, if possible.

when the seat heating is in operation, do

not cover the seats with insulating materi-

als, e.g. blankets, coats, bags, seat covers,

child seats or booster seats.

Make sure that there are no objects in the

footwell under or behind the seats when mov-

ing the seats back. There is a risk that the

seats and/or the objects could be damaged.

i Further related subjects:

cargo compartment enlargement (folding

down the rear seats) (Y page 211)

Adjusting the seats electrically

Seat height

;

Seat cushion angle

Seat fore-and-aft adjustment

Backrest angle

You can store the seat settings using the

memory function (Y page 85).

Adjusting the head restraints

Important safety notes

WARNING

You could lose control of your vehicle if you do

the following while driving:

adjust the driver's seat, head restraint,

steering wheel or mirrors

fasten the seat belt

There is a risk of an accident.

Adjust the driver's seat, head restraint, steer-

ing wheel and mirror and fasten your seat belt

before starting the vehicle's drive system.

WARNING

If the head restraints are not installed or not

adjusted correctly, they cannot provide pro-

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tection as intended. There is an increased risk

of injury in the head and neck area, e.g. in the

event of an accident or when braking.

Always drive with the head restraints instal-

led. Before driving off, make sure for every

vehicle occupant that the center of the head

restraint supports the back of the head at

about eye level.

Using the fore-and-aft adjustment, adjust the

head restraint so that it is as close as possible to

your head.

Adjusting the head restraints manually

Adjusting the head restraint height

To raise: pull the head restraint up to the

desired position.

To lower: press release catch : in the direc-

tion of the arrow and push the head restraint

down to the desired position.

Adjusting the fore/aft position of the

head restraint

With this function you can adjust the distance

between the head restraint and the back of the

seat occupant's head.

To move forwards: pull the head restraint

forwards in the direction of the arrow until it

engages.

There are several notches.

To move backwards: press and hold release

button : and push the head restraint back-

wards.

When the head restraint is in the desired posi-

tion, release the button and make sure that

the head restraint is engaged in position.

Rear seat head restraints

Adjusting the rear seat head restraint

height

To raise: pull the head restraint up to the

desired position.

To lower: press release catch : and push

the head restraint down until it is in the

desired position.

Adjusting the 4-way lumbar support

You can adjust the contour of the front seat

backrests individually to provide optimum sup-

port for your back.

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Raises the backrest contour

;

Softens the backrest contour

Lowers the backrest contour

Hardens the backrest contour

Switching the seat heating on/off

Switching on/off

WARNING

Repeatedly switching on the seat heating can

cause the seat cushion and backrest pads to

become very hot. The health of persons with

limited temperature sensitivity or a limited

ability to react to excessively high tempera-

tures may be affected or they may even suffer

burn-like injuries. There is a risk of injury.

Therefore, do not switch the seat heating on

repeatedly.

The three red indicator lamps in the button indi-

cate the heating level you have selected.

The system automatically switches down from

level 3 to level 2 after approximately eight

minutes.

The system automatically switches down from

level 2 to level 1 after approximately ten

minutes.

The system automatically switches off approx-

imately 20 minutes after it is set to level 1.

Turn the SmartKey to position 1 or 2 in the

ignition lock (Y page 109).

To switch on: press button : repeatedly

until the desired heating level is set.

To switch off: press button : repeatedly

until all the indicator lamps go out.

If the battery voltage is too low, the seat

heating may switch off.

Problems with the seat heating

Problem

Possible causes/consequences and MM Solutions

The seat heating has

switched off prematurely

or cannot be switched

on.

The on-board voltage is too low because too many electrical consum-

ers are switched on.

Switch off electrical consumers that you do not need, such as the

rear window defroster or interior lighting.

Once the battery is sufficiently charged, the seat heating will switch

back on automatically.

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Steering wheel

Important safety notes

WARNING

You could lose control of your vehicle if you do

the following while driving:

adjust the driver's seat, head restraint,

steering wheel or mirrors

fasten the seat belt

There is a risk of an accident.

Adjust the driver's seat, head restraint, steer-

ing wheel and mirror and fasten your seat belt

before starting the vehicle's drive system.

WARNING

Children could injure themselves if they

adjust the steering wheel. There is a risk of

injury.

When leaving the vehicle, always take the

SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle. Never

leave children unsupervised in the vehicle.

Adjusting the steering wheel

WARNING

If the steering wheel is unlocked while the

vehicle is in motion, it could change position

unexpectedly. This could cause you to lose

control of the vehicle. There is a risk of an

accident.

Before starting off, make sure the steering

wheel is locked. Never unlock the steering

wheel while the vehicle is in motion.

Release lever

;

Adjusts the steering wheel height

Adjusts the steering wheel position (fore-

and-aft adjustment)

Push release lever : down completely.

The steering column is unlocked.

Adjust the steering wheel to the desired posi-

tion.

Push release lever : up completely.

The steering column is locked.

Check if the steering column is locked. When

doing so, try to push the steering wheel up or

down or try to move it in the fore-and-aft

direction.

Mirrors

Rear-view mirror

Anti-glare mode: flick anti-glare lever : for-

wards or back.

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Exterior mirrors

Adjusting the exterior mirrors

WARNING

You could lose control of your vehicle if you do

the following while driving:

adjust the driver's seat, head restraint,

steering wheel or mirrors

fasten the seat belt

There is a risk of an accident.

Adjust the driver's seat, head restraint, steer-

ing wheel and mirror and fasten your seat belt

before starting the vehicle's drive system.

WARNING

The exterior mirror on the front-passenger

side reduces the size of the image. Visible

objects are actually closer than they appear.

This means that you could misjudge the dis-

tance from road users traveling behind, e.g.

when changing lane. There is a risk of an acci-

dent.

For this reason, always make sure of the

actual distance from the road users traveling

behind by glancing over your shoulder.

Turn the SmartKey to position 1 or 2 in the

ignition lock (Y page 109).

Exterior mirror on the front-passenger side:

press button ;.

Exterior mirror on the driver's side: press but-

ton :.

The indicator lamp in the corresponding but-

ton lights up in red.

The indicator lamp goes out again after some

time. You can adjust the selected exterior

mirror using button = as long as the indicator

lamp is lit.

Press button = up, down, or to the right or

left until you have adjusted the exterior mirror

to the correct position. You should have a

good overview of traffic conditions.

The convex exterior mirrors provide a larger field

of vision.

After the engine has been started, the exterior

mirrors are automatically heated at low outside

temperatures. Heating takes a maximum of ten

minutes.

You can also heat up the exterior mirrors

manually by switching on the rear window

defroster.

Exterior mirror pushed out of position

If an exterior mirror has been pushed out of

position, proceed as follows:

Move the exterior mirror into the correct posi-

tion manually.

Automatic anti-glare mirrors

WARNING

Electrolyte may escape if the glass in an auto-

matic anti-glare mirror breaks. The electrolyte

is harmful and causes irritation. It must not

come into contact with your skin, eyes, res-

piratory organs or clothing or be swallowed.

There is a risk of injury.

If you come into contact with the electrolyte,

observe the following:

Rinse off the electrolyte from your skin

immediately with water.

Immediately rinse the electrolyte out of

your eyes thoroughly with clean water.

If the electrolyte is swallowed, immediately

rinse your mouth out thoroughly. Do not

induce vomiting.

If electrolyte comes into contact with your

skin or hair or is swallowed, seek medical

attention immediately.

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Immediately change out of clothing which

has come into contact with electrolyte.

If an allergic reaction occurs, seek medical

attention immediately.

The "Automatic anti-glare mirrors" function is

only available if the vehicle is equipped with the

"Mirrors package".

The rear-view mirror and the exterior mirror on

the driver's side automatically go into anti-glare

mode if:

the ignition is switched on and

incident light from headlamps strikes the sen-

sor in the rear-view mirror

The mirrors do not go into anti-glare mode if

reverse gear is engaged or if the interior lighting

is switched on.

Parking position for the exterior mir-

ror on the front-passenger side

Setting and storing the parking position

You can set the front-passenger side exterior

mirror such that you can see the rear wheel on

that side as soon as you engage reverse gear.

You can store this position.

Button for the driver's side exterior mirror

;

Button for the front-passenger side exterior

mirror

Button for the exterior mirror setting

Memory button M

Make sure that the vehicle is stationary.

Turn the SmartKey to position 2 in the ignition

lock (Y page 109).

Press button ;.

Engage reverse gear.

The exterior mirror on the front-passenger

side moves to the default parking position.

Use button = to adjust the exterior mirror to

a position that allows you to see the rear

wheel and the curb.

The parking position is stored.

If you shift the transmission to another posi-

tion, the front-passenger side exterior mirror

returns to the driving position.

Calling up a stored parking position set-

ting

Turn the SmartKey to position 2 in the ignition

lock (Y page 109).

Adjust the front-passenger side exterior mir-

ror using the corresponding button

(Y page 84).

Engage reverse gear.

The exterior mirror on the front-passenger

side moves to the stored parking position.

The exterior mirror on the front-passenger side

moves back to its original position:

as soon as you exceed a speed of 9 mph

(15 km/h)

about ten seconds after you have disengaged

reverse gear

when you use button : to select the exterior

mirror on the driver's side

Memory function

Important safety notes

WARNING

If you use the memory function on the driver's

side while driving, you could lose control of

the vehicle as a result of the adjustments

being made. There is a risk of an accident.

Only use the memory function on the driver's

side when the vehicle is stationary.

WARNING

When the memory function adjusts the seat,

you and other vehicle occupants – particularly

children – could become trapped. There is a

risk of injury.

Memory function

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While the memory function is making adjust-

ments, make sure that no one has any body

parts in the sweep of the seat. If somebody

becomes trapped, immediately release the

memory function position button. The adjust-

ment process is stopped.

WARNING

Children could become trapped if they acti-

vate the memory function, particularly when

unattended. There is a risk of injury.

When leaving the vehicle, always take the

SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle. Never

leave children unsupervised in the vehicle.

The memory function can be used at any time,

e.g. even when the SmartKey is not in the igni-

tion lock.

Storing settings

With the memory function, you can store up to

three different settings, e.g. for three different

people.

The following settings are stored as a single

memory preset:

seat and backrest position

driver's side: position of the exterior mirrors

on the driver's and front-passenger sides

Adjust the seat (Y page 80).

Adjust the exterior mirror on the driver's side

(Y page 84).

Briefly press the M memory button and then

press preset position button 1, 2 or 3 within

three seconds.

The settings are stored in the selected preset

position. A tone sounds when the settings

have been completed.

Calling up a stored setting

Press and hold the relevant preset position

button 1, 2 or 3 until the seat and exterior

mirrors are in the stored position.

The setting procedure is interrupted as soon

as you release the storage position button.

Memory function

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