height MERCEDES-BENZ GLC 2019 Owners Manual

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see also Digital Operator's Man-
ual .................................................. 268
Seat
Correct driver's seat position ........... 96
Seat belts
Adjusting the driver's and front-
passenger seat belt .........................47
Adjusting the height ......................... 47
center rear-compartment seat......... 47
Cleaning ......................................... 311
Correct usage .................................. 46
Fastening ......................................... 47
Important safety guidelines ............. 45
Introduction ..................................... 44
Releasing ......................................... 47
Warning lamp ................................. 257
Warning lamp (function) ................... 48
Seats
Adjusting (AMG Performance
Seat) .............................................. 100
Adjusting (electrically) ..................... 98
Adjusting the 4-way lumbar sup-
port ................................................ 100
Adjusting the head restraint ............ 98
Calling up a stored setting (mem-
ory function) .................................. 107
Cleaning the cover ......................... 311
Folding the backrest (rear com-
partment) forwards/back .............. 281
Important safety notes .................... 96
Seat heating .................................. 100
Seat heating problem .................... 101
Seat ventilation .............................. 101
Seat ventilation problem ................ 101
Storing settings (memory func-
tion) ............................................... 107
Securing a load
see Securing cargo
Securing cargo.................................. 283
Selecting a gear
see Automatic transmission
Selector lever
Cleaning ......................................... 311
see Automatic transmission
Sensors (cleaning instructions)....... 309
Service menu (on-board com-
puter).................................................. 219
Service message
see ASSYST PLUS
Service products
Brake fluid ..................................... 361
Coolant (engine) ............................ 361
Engine oil ....................................... 360
Fuel ................................................ 358
Important safety notes .................. 358
Refrigerant (air-conditioning sys-
tem) ............................................... 362
Washer fluid ................................... 362
Setting the date/time format
see also Digital Operator's Man-
ual .................................................. 268
Setting the language
see also Digital Operator's Man-
ual .................................................. 268
Setting the time
see also Digital Operator's Man-
ual .................................................. 268
Settings
Factory (on-board computer) ......... 223
On-board computer ....................... 219
SETUP (on-board computer,
Mercedes-AMG vehicles).................. 224
Side impact air bag............................. 50
Side marker lamp (display mes-
sage)................................................... 239
Side running board
Cleaning ......................................... 309
Side windows
Cleaning ......................................... 308
Convenience closing feature ............ 91
Convenience opening feature .......... 91
Important safety information ........... 89
Opening/closing .............................. 90
Problem (malfunction) ..................... 92
Resetting ......................................... 92
Reversing feature ............................. 90
SIRIUS services
see also Digital Operator's Man-
ual .................................................. 268
Ski and snowboard bag.................... 280
Sliding sunroof
Important safety notes .................... 93
Opening/closing .............................. 93
Problem (malfunction) ..................... 94
Resetting ......................................... 94
Index19

If a child younger than twelve years old andunder 5 ft (1.50m)in height is traveling in thevehicle:
Ralways secure the child in a child restraintsystem suitable for this Mercedes-Benz vehi-cle. The child restraint system must be appro-priate to the age, weight and size of the child
Ralways observe the instructions and safetynotes on "Children in the vehicle"(Ypage 59) in addition to the child restraintsystem manufacturer's installation and oper-ating instructions
Ralways observe the instructions and safetynotes on the "Occupant Classification System(OCS)" (Ypage 51)
GWARNING
The seat belts may not perform their intended
protective function if:
Rthey are damaged, modified, extremely
dirty, bleached or dyed
Rthe seat belt buckle is damaged or
extremely dirty
Rthe Emergency Tensioning Devices, belt
anchorages or inertia reels have been modi-
fied.
Seat belts may be damaged in an accident,
although the damage may not be visible, e.g.
due to splinters of glass. Modified or damaged
seat belts may tear or fail, e.g. in an accident.
Modified Emergency Tensioning Devices
could accidentally trigger or fail to deploy
when necessary. This poses an increased risk
of injury or even fatal injury.
Never modify the seat belts, Emergency Ten-
sioning Devices, belt anchorages and inertia
reels. Make sure that the seat belts are
undamaged, not worn out and clean. Follow-
ing an accident, have the seat belts checked
immediately at a qualified specialist work-
shop.
Only use seat belts that have been approved foryour vehicle by Mercedes-Benz.
AMG Performance seat:this seat is designedfor the standard three-point seat belt. If youinstall another multi-point seat belt, e.g. sport orracing seat belts, the restraint system cannotprovide the best level of protection.
GWARNING
If you feed seat belts through the opening in
the seat backrest, the seat backrest may be
damaged or may even break in the event of an
accident. This poses an increased risk of
injury or even fatal injury.
Only use the standard three-point seat belt.
Never modify the seat belt system.
Proper use of the seat belts
Observe the safety notes on the seat belt(Ypage 45).
All vehicle occupants must be wearing the seatbelt correctly before beginning the journey. Alsomake sure that all vehicle occupants are alwayswearing the seat belt correctly while the vehicleis in motion.
When fastening the seat belt, always make surethat:
Rthe seat belt buckle tongue is inserted onlyinto the belt buckle belonging to that seat
Rthe seat belt is pulled tight across your body
Avoid wearing bulky clothing, e.g. a wintercoat.
Rthe seat belt is not twisted
Only then can the forces which occur be dis-tributed over the area of the belt.
Rthe shoulder section of the belt is routedacross the center of your shoulder
The shoulder section of the seat belt shouldnot touch your neck or be routed under yourarm or behind your back. Where possible,adjust the seat belt to the appropriate height.
Rthe lap belt is taut and passes across your lapas low down as possible
The lap belt must always be routed acrossyour hip joints and not across your abdomen.This applies particularly to pregnant women.If necessary, push the lap belt down to yourhip joint and pull it tight using the shouldersection of the belt.
Rthe seat belt is not routed across sharp, poin-ted or fragile objects
If you have such items located on or in yourclothing, e.g. pens, keys or eyeglasses, storethese in a suitable place.
Ronly one person is using a seat belt
Infants and children must never travel sittingon the lap of a vehicle occupant. In the event
46Occupant safety
Safety

board, for example. Your feet may otherwisebe in the deployment area of the air bag.
RFor this reason, always secure persons lessthan 5 ft (1.50 m) tall in suitable restraint sys-tems. Up to this height, the seat belt cannotbe worn correctly.
If a child is traveling in your vehicle, alsoobserve the following notes:
RAlways secure children under twelve years ofage and less than 5 ft (1.50m)tall in suitablechild restraint systems.
RChild restraint systems should be installed onthe rear seats.
ROnly secure a child in a rearward-facing childrestraint system on the front-passenger seatwhen the front-passenger front air bag isdeactivated. If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFFindicator lamp is permanently lit, the front-passenger front air bag is deactivated(Ypage 44).
RAlways observe the instructions and safetynotes on the "Occupant Classification System(OCS)" (Ypage 51) and on "Children in thevehicle" (Ypage 59) in addition to the childrestraint system manufacturer's installationand operating instructions.
Objects in the vehicle interior may preventan air bag from functioning correctly.Beforestarting your journey and to avoid risks resultingfrom the speed of the air bag as it deploys, makesure that:
Rthere are no people, animals or objectsbetween the vehicle occupants and an air bag
Rthere are no objects between the seat, doorand B-pillar
Rthere are no hard objects, e.g. coat hangers,hanging on the grab handles or coat hooks
Rno accessories, such as cup holders, areattached to the vehicle within the deploymentarea of an air bag, e.g. to doors, side windows,rear side trim or side walls
Rno heavy, sharp-edged or fragile objects are inthe pockets of your clothing. Store suchobjects in a suitable place
GWARNING
If you modify the air bag cover or affix objects
such as stickers to it, the air bag can no longer
function correctly. There is an increased risk
of injury.
Never modify an air bag cover or affix objects
to it.
GWARNING
Sensors to control the air bags are located in
the doors. Modifications or work not per-
formed correctly to the doors or door panel-
ing, as well as damaged doors, can lead to the
function of the sensors being impaired. The air
bags might therefore not function properly
anymore. Consequently, the air bags cannot
protect vehicle occupants as they are
designed to do. There is an increased risk of
injury.
Never modify the doors or parts of the doors.
Always have work on the doors or door pan-
eling carried out at a qualified specialist work-
shop.
Front air bags
!Do not place heavy objects on the front-passenger seat. This could cause the systemto identify the seat as being occupied. In theevent of an accident, the restraint systems onthe front-passenger side may be triggeredand have to be replaced.
Driver's air bagCdeploys in front of the steer-ing wheel. Front-passenger front air bagDdeploys in front of and above the glove box.
When deployed, the front air bags offer addi-tional head and thorax protection for the occu-pants in the front seats.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lampinforms you about the status of the front-passenger front air bag (Ypage 44).
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Children in the vehicle
Important safety notes
Accident statistics show that children securedin the rear seats are safer than children securedin the front-passenger seat. For this reason,Mercedes-Benz strongly advises that you installa child restraint system on a rear seat. Childrenare generally better protected there.
If a child younger than twelve years old andunder 5 ft (1.50 m) in height is traveling in thevehicle:
Ralways secure the child in a child restraintsystem suitable for Mercedes-Benz vehicles.The child restraint system must be appropri-ate to the age, weight and size of the child.
Rbe sure to observe the instructions and safetynotes in this section in addition to the childrestraint system manufacturer's installationinstructions.
Ralways observe the instructions and safetynotes on the "Occupant classification system(OCS)". (Ypage 51)
GWARNING
If you leave children unsupervised in the vehi-
cle, they could set it in motion by, for example:
Rrelease the parking brake.
Rshift the automatic transmission out of the
parking positionP.
Rstart the engine.
In addition, they may operate vehicle equip-
ment and become trapped. There is a risk of
an accident and injury.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the
SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle. Never
leave children unsupervised in the vehicle.
GWARNING
If persons, particularly children are subjected
to prolonged exposure to extreme heat or
cold, there is a risk of injury, possibly even
fatal. Never leave children unattended in the
vehicle.
GWARNING
If the child restraint system is subjected to
direct sunlight, parts may get very hot. Chil-
dren may burn themselves on these parts,
particularly on the metal parts of the child
restraint system. There is a risk of injury.
If you leave the vehicle, taking the child with
you, always ensure that the child restraint
system is not exposed to direct sunlight. Pro-
tect it with a blanket, for example. If the child
restraint system has been exposed to direct
sunlight, let it cool down before securing the
child in it. Never leave children unattended in
the vehicle.
Always ensure that all vehicle occupants havetheir seat belts fastened correctly and are sittingproperly. Particular attention must be paid tochildren.
Observe the safety notes on the seat belt(Ypage 45)and the notes on correct use of seatbelts (Ypage 46).
A booster seat may be necessary to achieveproper seat belt positioning for children over40 lbs(18 kg) until they reach a height where athree-point seat belt can be properly fastenedwithout a booster seat.
Special seatbelt retractor
GWARNING
If the seat belt is released while driving, the
child restraint system will no longer be
secured properly. The special seat belt retrac-
tor is disabled and the inertia real draws in a
portion of the seat belt. The seat belt cannot
be immediately refastened. There is an
increased risk of injury, possibly even fatal.
Stop the vehicle immediately, paying atten-
tion to road and traffic conditions. Reactivate
the special seat belt retractor and secure the
child restraint system properly.
All seat belts in the vehicle, except the driver'sseat belt, are equipped with a special seat beltretractor. When activated, the special seat beltretractor ensures that the seat belt cannotslacken once the child seat is secured.
Children in the vehicle59
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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 thehead restraint so that it is as close as possible toyour head.
GWARNING
If the driver's seat is not engaged, it could
move unexpectedly while the vehicle is in
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.
GWARNING
You could lose control of your vehicle if you do
the following while driving:
Radjust the driver's seat, head restraint,
steering wheel or mirrors
Rfasten 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 engine.
GWARNING
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.
GWARNING
The seat belt does not offer the intended level
of protection if you have not moved the back-
rest to an almost vertical position. When brak-
ing or in the event of an accident, you could
slide underneath the seat belt and sustain
abdomen or neck injuries, for example. This
poses an increased risk of injury or even fatal
injury.
Adjust the seat properly before beginning
your journey. Always ensure that the backrest
is in an almost vertical position and that the
shoulder section of your seat belt is routed
across the center of your shoulder.
!To prevent damage to the seats and the seatheating, observe the following notes:
RDo not spill liquids onto the seats. Dry theseats as soon as possible if liquid does getspilled on the seats.
RIf the seat covers are damp or wet, do notswitch on the seat heating. Also, do not usethe seat heating to dry the seats.
RClean the seat covers as recommended;see keyword "Care".
RDo not transport heavy loads on the seats.Do not place pointed objects on the seatcushions such as knives, nails or tools.Where possible, use the seats only for car-rying passengers.
RWhen operating the seat heating, do notcover the seats with insulating materials,e.g. blankets, coats, bags, protective cov-ers, child seats or booster seats.
!Make sure that there are no objects in thefootwell under or behind the seats when mov-ing the seats back. There is a risk that theseats and/or the objects could be damaged.
iFor more information, contact a qualifiedspecialist workshop.
iRelated topic:
REASY-PACK Quickfold rear bench seat(Ypage 281)
Seats97
Seats, steering wheel and mirrors
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Adjusting the seats electrically
Electrically adjustable seats with memory function
CHead restraint height
DBackrest angle

restraint supports the back of the head at
about eye level.
Adjusting the head restraint height
manually
XTo raise:pull the head restraint up to thedesired position.
XTo lower:press release catchCin the direc-tion of the arrow and push the head restraintdown to the desired position.
Adjusting the head restraint fore-and-
aft position manually
With this function you can adjust the distancebetween the head restraint and the back of theseat occupant's head.
XTo move forward:pull the head restraintforward in the direction of the arrow until itengages in the desired position.
XTo move back:press and hold the releasecatchC.
XPush the head restraint back.
XRelease the release button once the headrestraint is in the desired position.
XEnsure that the head restraint has engagedproperly.
Using the fore-and-aft adjustment, adjust thehead restraint so that it is as close as possible toyour head.
Adjusting the height of the head
restraints electrically
XTo adjust the head restraint height:slidethe switch for the head restraint adjustment(Ypage 98) up or down in the direction of thearrow.
Adjusting the rear seat head restraint
height
XOnce the head restraint is fully lowered, pressrelease catchC.
XTo raise:pull the head restraint up to thedesired height.
XTo lower:press release catchCand pushthe head restraint down until it is in thedesired position.
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Seats, steering wheel and mirrors
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Steering wheel
Important safety notes
GWARNING
You could lose control of your vehicle if you do
the following while driving:
Radjust the driver's seat, head restraint,
steering wheel or mirrors
Rfasten 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 engine.
GWARNING
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.
The electrically adjustable steering wheel canstill be adjusted when there is no key in the igni-tion lock.
Adjusting the steering wheel man-
ually
CRelease lever
DAdjusts the steering wheel height

If indicator lampDis lit:
XPress buttonC.Indicator lampDgoes out. The vehicle isadjusted to the height of the currently selec-ted drive program (Ypage 139).
Lowering the rear of the vehicle (except
Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
Lowering using the button in the left-hand-side cargo compartment trim
XApply the electric parking brake.
XShift the transmission to position].
XPull switchCbriefly.Indicator lampDflashes until the vehicle hasbeen lowered.
The vehicle is lowered.
When the vehicle has been lowered, indicatorlampDremains lit.
Lowering is interrupted if:
Ra vehicle door is opened
RbuttonCwas briefly pulled again
Rthe vehicle is moving faster than 1 mph(2 km/h)
The vehicle is automatically set to the level ofthe most recently selected drive program(Ypage 139) if you drive faster than 1 mph(2 km/h).
Raising the rear of the vehicle (except
Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
Raising using the button in the left-hand-side cargo compartment trim
XPull switchCbriefly.Indicator lampDgoes out.
The vehicle is raised.
The vehicle is automatically set to the level ofthe most recently selected drive program(Ypage 139) if you drive faster than 1 mph(2 km/h).
XIf the vehicle can no longer be raisedwhen stationary:start the engine.The process will then be continued.
If you drive off when the rear of the vehicle hasbeen lowered, the

Do not use the 360° camera in this case. Youcan otherwise injure others or cause damage toobjects or the vehicle.
The guide lines in the multimedia system displayshow the distances to your vehicle. The distan-ces only apply to road level.
In trailer mode, the guide lines are shown at thelevel of the trailer tow hitch.
The camera in the rear area is protected bymeans of a flap. This flap opens when the 360°camera is activated. Observe the notes oncleaning (Ypage 309). For technical reasons,the flap may remain open briefly after the 360°camera has been deactivated.
The field of vision and other functions of thecamera system may be restricted due to addi-tional attachments (e.g. license plate holder,rear bicycle carrier).
On vehicles with height-adjustable chassis,depending on technical conditions, leaving thestandard height can result in:
Rinaccuracies in the guide lines
Rinaccuracies in the display of generatedimages (top view)
Activation conditions
The image from the 360° camera appears if:
Rthe multimedia system is switched on
Rthe360° Camera360° Camerafunction is switched on
If you are driving faster than at a moderatespeed and you turn on the 360° camera, a warn-ing message appears.
The warning message disappears if:
Ryou are again driving at a moderate speed The360° camera is then activated
Rthe message is confirmed with the8but-ton
Switching the 360° camera on and off
using the button
XTo switch on:press buttonC.Depending on whether transmission position[or^is selected, the following appears:
Ra split screen with top view and the imagefrom the front camera or
Ra split screen with top view and the imagefrom the rear view camera
XTo switch off:press buttonC.
Activating the 360° camera using
reverse gear
The 360° camera images can be automaticallydisplayed by engaging reverse gear.
XMake sure that theActivation by R gearActivation by R gearfunction is selected on the multimedia system(see the Digital Operator's Manual).
XTo show the 360° camera image:engagereverse gear.The multimedia system shows the areabehind the vehicle in split-screen mode. Yousee the top view of the vehicle and the imagefrom the rear view camera.
You cannot stop the 360° camera display ifreverse gear is engaged.
Selecting the split-screen view or full
screen mode
Switching between split screen views:
XTo switch to the line with the vehicle icons:slide5the controller.
XTo select a vehicle icon: turn the controller.
Switching to full screen mode:
XTurn and press180°180°ViewViewwith the controller.
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Driving an d parking