MERCEDES-BENZ GLC 2017 Owners Manual

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Fo r further information about th e Occupant Classification System, see
( Y
page 51) .
Lights Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
I Check Lef t Low Bea m
(Example) The bulb in question is malfunctioning .X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
or X
Chec k whether you are permitte d to replace th e bulb yourself
( Y
page 116).
i LE D ligh t sources: th e display message for th e correspondin g
lamp only appear s when all th e LEDs in th e lamp hav e failed.
I Active Headlamps
Inoperative The active ligh t function is malfunctioning .X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
I Malfunction See
Operator’ s Manual The exterio r lighting is malfunctioning .X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
Vehicles wit h trailer to w hitch : a fus e may hav e blown .X
Pull ove r and stop th e vehicl e safely as soo n as possible, payin g
attention to roa d and traffic conditions.X
Secur e th e vehicl e against rollin g away ( Y
page 154).X
Chec k th e fuses ( Y
page 333).X
If necessary, replace th e blown fuse. Observ e th e warning notes.
If th e display message remain s on show:X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
I Aut o Lam p Function
Inoperative The ligh t sensor is malfunctioning .X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
I Switch Off Lights You leav e th e vehicl e and th e lights are switched on . A warning tone
also sounds. X
Turn th e ligh t switch to th e X position .
I Switch On Headlamps You are drivin g wit h low-beam headlamp s switched off .X
Turn th e ligh t switch to th e X or X position .Display messages 23 9
On-board computer and displays Z

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Adaptive Highbeam
Assist Currently
Unavailable See
Operator' s Manual Adaptive Highbea m Assis t is deactivated and temporarily inoperative.
Possibl e causes are: R
The windshield in th e camera' s field of vision is dirtyR
Visibilit y is impaire d due to heav y rain , snow or fog .X
Clean th e windshield.
If th e system detects that th e camera is full y operational again , th e
Adaptive Highbeam Assist Now Available message is displayed.
Adaptive Highbea m Assis t is operational again .
Adaptive Highbeam
Assist Inoperative Adaptive Highbea m Assis t is malfunctioning .X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
Engine Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions

Display messages
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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
= Sto p Vehicl e See
Operator' s Manual The battery is no longer bein g charged and th e condition of charg e is
to o low.
A warning tone also sounds. X
Pull ove r and stop th e vehicl e safely and switch off th e engine, pay-
ing attention to roa d and traffic conditions.X
Secur e th e vehicl e against rollin g away ( Y
page 154).X
Observ e th e instruction s in th e = See Operator' s Manual
display message .X
Consult a qualified specialist workshop .
= Sto p Vehicl e Leave
Engine Runnin g The battery condition of charg e is to o low.X
Pull ove r and stop th e vehicl e safely as soo n as possible, payin g
attention to roa d and traffic conditions. Do no t continu e drivin g
under any circumstances. X
Leav e th e engin e running.X
Wait until th e display message disappear s before pullin g away.
= Start Engine See
Operator' s Manual The engin e is switched off and th e condition of charg e is to o low.X
Switc h off electrical consumer s that you do no t need, suc h as th e
rear window defroste r and interior lighting .X
Leav e th e engin e runnin g for a few minute s or drive a lon g distance.
The battery is bein g charged.

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions

Drivin g systemsDisplay messages
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Display messages
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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Blind Spo t Assist
Currently Unavaila‐
ble See Operator' s
Manual or Active
Blind Spo t Assist
Currently Unavaila‐
ble See Operator' s
Manual Blind Spot Assis t or Active Blind Spot Assis t is temporarily inoperative.
Possibl e causes are: R
th e radar sensor system is outside th e operating temperature
range. R
th e radar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to elec -
tromagneti c radiation emitted by nearby TV or radi o station s or
other source s of electromagneti c radiation .
Whe n th e causes state d abov e no longer apply, th e display message
disappears.
Blind Spot Assis t or Active Blind Spot Assis t is operational again .
If th e display message does no t disappear :X
Pull ove r and stop th e vehicl e safely as soo n as possible, payin g
attention to roa d and traffic conditions.X
Secur e th e vehicl e against rollin g away ( Y
page 154).X
Restart th e engine.
Blind Spo t Assist
Inoperative or
Active Blind Spo t
Assist Inoperative Blind Spot Assis t or Active Blind Spot Assis t is malfunctioning .X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
Par k Assist Canceled The driver's door is open .X
Repeat th e parking gap measuremen t and parking process wit h th e
driver's door closed .
You touched th e multifunction steering whee l while steering inter-
vention was active .X
Whil e steering intervention is active , mak e sur e that th e multifunc-
tion steering whee l is no t touched unintentionally.
The vehicl e has started to skid and ES P ®
has intervened.X
Use Active Parking Assis t again later ( Y
page 178).
Par k Assist Inoper ‐
ative PARKTRONI C is malfunctioning or faulty.X
Follow th e instruction s and helpful hints in th e "Problem s wit h
PARKTRONIC" section ( Y
page 178).
If th e multifunction display still shows th e display message :X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
Active Parking Assis t is unavailable or faulty.X
Switc h off th e ignition and restar t th e engine.
If Active Parking Assis t continues to be unavailable (the ] symbol
does no t appear in th e multifunction display):X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
Par k Assist
Switched Off The vehicl e is parked. A warning tone also sounds.
The display message disappear s automatically.246
Display messages
On-board computer and displays

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Traffi c Sig n Assist
Currently Unavaila‐
ble See Operator' s
Manual Traffic Sig n Assis t is temporarily inoperative.
Possibl e causes are: R
The windshield in th e camera' s field of vision is dirty.R
Visibilit y is impaire d due to heav y rain , snow or fog .X
Clean th e windshield.
If th e system detects that th e camera is full y operational, th e display
message disappears.
Traffic Sig n Assis t is operational again .
Traffi c Sig n Assist
Inoperative Traffic Sig n Assis t is malfunctioning .X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
DISTRONIC PLU S Inop‐
erativ e DISTRONI C PLU S is faulty.
The followin g may hav e also failed:R
BA S PLU S wit h Cross-Traffic Assis tR
PRE-SAF E ®
BrakeR
Steering Assis t and Stop&Go Pilo t
A warning tone also sounds. X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
DISTRONIC PLU S Sus ‐
pended You hav e depressed th e accelerato r pedal . DISTRONI C PLU S is no
longer controllin g th e speed of th e vehicle.X
Remove your foo t from th e accelerato r pedal .
DISTRONIC PLU S
- - - mph An activation condition for DISTRONI C PLU S is no t fulfilled .X
Chec k th e activation condition s for DISTRONI C PLU S ( Y
page 165).
DTR+: Steering
Assist . Currently
Unavailable See
Operator' s Manual Steering Assis t and Stop&Go Pilo t are temporarily inoperative.
Possibl e causes are: R
The windshield in th e camera' s field of vision is dirty.R
Visibilit y is impaire d due to heav y rain , snow or fog .R
There are no lan e marking s for a longer period.R
The lan e marking s are worn, dark or covered, e.g. by dir t or snow.
Whe n th e causes state d abov e no longer apply, th e display message
disappears.
Steering Assis t and Stop&Go Pilo t are operative again .
If th e display message does no t disappear :X
Pull ove r and stop th e vehicl e safely as soo n as possible, payin g
attention to roa d and traffic conditions.X
Secur e th e vehicl e against rollin g away ( Y
page 154).X
Clean th e windshield.
DTR+: Steering
Assist . Inoperative Steering Assis t and Stop&Go Pilo t are defective.
However, th e DISTRONI C PLU S function s are still available.
A warning tone also sounds. X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
Cruise Contro l Inop‐
erativ e Cruis e control is malfunctioning .
A warning tone also sounds. X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .248
Display messages
On-board computer and displays