MERCEDES-BENZ GLC COUPE 2023 Owners Manual
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seobs erve theno teson thefunction ofthe
aut omati cfront passen gerair bag deactiv ation
sy stem( /pag e44). &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
G‑Risk ofaccident orinjur y
when usingthecup holder whiletheve hi-
cle ismo ving
The cup holder cannotsecur econt ainers
while theve hicle ismo ving.
If yo uuse acup holder whiletheve hicle is
mo ving,thecont ainer maybe 0un gar ound
and liquids maybe spilled. Thevehicle occu-
pant sma ycome intocont actwithth eliq uid
and ifit is ho t,they could bescalded. You
could bedistract ed from tra1c condi tionsand
yo uma ylose contr olof theve hicle. #
Onlyuse thecup holder whentheve hicle
is station ary. #
Onlyuse thecup holder forcont ainer sof
th eright size. #
Clos eth econt ainer ,par ticular lyifth e
liq uid isho t. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto thecup holder When
there ar armr estis folded backth ecup
holder couldbecome damaged. #
Onlyfo ld there ar armr estbac kwhen the
cup holder isclosed. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto there ar armr estdue to
body weight When
folded out,there ar armr est can be
damag edbybody weight. #
Donotsit orsuppor tyo urself onthere ar
seat armr est. &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjurydue toan open
car gocom partmen t0oor
If yo udr ive wit hth ecar gocom partment 0oor
open, objects couldbe0un gar ound andhit
ve hicle occupan tsas are sult .Ther eis arisk
of injury, par ticular lyin theev ent ofsudden
br aking orasudden chang ein dir ecti on. #
Alwaysclose thecar gocom partment
0oor beforeajour ney. *
N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageto thestow agecom part-
men tund ertheashtr aydue tointense
heat The
stow agecom partmen tund ertheashtr ay
is no theat resis tant and couldbe dam aged if
yo ure st alit ci ga rette on it. #
Mak esur eth at theashtr ayisfull y
eng aged. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
G‑Risk of/reand injur yfrom hot
cig arette light er
Yo ucan burnyo urself ifyo uto uc hth eho t
heating element orthesoc ketof thecig arette
light er.
In addition, 0ammablematerials mayignit eif:
R youdr op theho tcig arette light er
R ach ild holds theho tcig arette light erto
objects, forex am ple #
Alwayshold thecig arette light erby the
knob . Se
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#
Alwaysmak esur eth at thecig arette
light erisout ofreac hof childr en. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofbur nsfrom theta ilpipe
and tailpipe trims
The exhaus tta ilpipe andtailpipe trims can
become very hot.Ifyo ucome intocont act
wit hth ese partsof theve hicle, youcould burn
yo urself. #
Alwaysbe par ticu larlycar efular ound the
ta ilpipe andtheta ilpipe trims and super -
vise childr enespecia lly closel yin this
ar ea. #
Allo wvehicle partsto cool down before
to uc hing them. The
driving charact eristics ofyour vehicle are
depen denton thedistr ibution oftheload within
th eve hicle. Youshould bearthefo llo wing inmind
when loading theve hicle:
R Neverex ceed theper missible gross mass or
th egr oss axle weight rating forth eve hicle
(incl udin goccupan ts).The values arespeci/ ed
on theve hicle identi/cation plateon theve hi-
cle's B-pill ar.
R The load mustno tpr otru de abo vetheupper
edg eof theseat backrests.
R Alwaysuse thepar tition netwhen transpor ting
objects inthecar gocom partment.
R Alwaysplace theload behind unoccupied
seats ifpossible.
R Secur eth eload using thetie-do wneyes and
distr ibuteth eload evenly.
No teson drivi ng witharo of load
R Evenl ydist ribut eth ero of load, andplace
hea vyobjects atthebo ttom. Also complywit h
th eno teson loadin gth eve hicle. R
Drive att ent ivel y, and avoidsuddenl ypulling
awa y,braking andsteer ing aswellas rapid
cor ner ing.
R When transpor tingroof loads andwhen the
ve hicle isfully loaded orfully occupi ed,select
dr ive pr og rams ; andA. Theseare
design edtofocus onstabilit y(/ page145 ).
% Formor einf ormation onstow agecom part-
men tsand stow agear eas, please referto the
Digit alOper ator's Manual. 100100
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SS
t t
o o
w w
ag ag
espaces int e
spaces inthe v he
vehicle int ehicle
inter er
ior ior
OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof t w
of the fr he
front stow ont
stow ag ag
ecom e
com par par
tmen ts tmen
ts 1
Stow agespaces inthedoor s
2 Stow agecom partmen tin thear mr est witha
multimedia andUSB connection
3 Stow agecom partmen tin thefront cent er
console withUSB port
4 Glovebox ThrThr
ough-loading f ough-loading
featur eatur
ein t e
in the r he
rear benc ear
benc hseat h
seat
(EAS Y (EAS
Y-P AC -P
AC KQui c K
Qui ckf kf
old ) old
) FF
old ing t old
ing the r he
rea rse at bac ea
rse at backr kr
es est
f t
for w or
war ar
ds ds
&
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent 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, even when youar e
dr iving.
R Asare sult ,th eve hicle occupan twill be
pushed intoth eseat beltwithincr eased
fo rc e. The seat beltwillnotbe able topro-
te ct as intende dand could cause addi-
tion alinj ury.
R Objects orloads inthetrunk orcar go
com partment willnotbe restr ained bythe
seat backres t. #
Mak esur eth at there ar ben chseat, the
re ar seat andtheseat backrest are
eng aged bef oreev erytrip. If
th eleT and right seatbac krests areno t
eng aged and lockedin place, this will besho wn
on themultifun ctiondispla yon theinst rument
clust er.A wa rning tone willals osou nd.
If th ecent erseat backrest isno teng aged and
loc kedin place, theloc kve ri/catio nindic ator will
be red.
R R
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R Tofold thecent erseat backrest forw ards: the
cent erseat backres thas been unlocked.
Yo ucan fold thecent erand outerseat backrests
fo rw ards separ ately.
Yo ucan unloc kth eout erseat backrests electr i-
call y.The buttons forunloc kingarelocat edinthe
car gocom partmen t. Seat
sand stow ing
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Inser tseat belttongue 1intosea tbelt strap
hol der 2. If
nece ssary, when theseat backrest inthere ar
passen gercom partment isfolded forw ard, the
cor respond ingfront seat willmoveforw ard
slig htlyto prev ent acollision. #
Ifnecessar y,full yins ertth ehead restr aints
int oth ere ar seat backres t. #
T T
o f o
fold t old
the he
leT leT
and r and
right seat bac ight
seat backr kr
es es
ts ts
f f
or w or
war ar
d: d:
pull right orleT release handle 3. #
T T
o f o
fold t old
the cent he
cent erseat bac er
seat backr kr
es est
f t
for w or
war ar
ds: ds:
pull
re lease catch5 ofseat backrest 4for-
wa rds. #
Foldseat backrest 4forw ards. #
Ifnece ssary,rese tth edr iver's orfront
passeng erseat. 102102
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FF
olding bac olding
backt k
the r he
rear seat bac ear
seat backr kr
est est
&
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped when
adjus tingtheseats
When youadjust aseat, youma ytrap yourself
or ave hicle occupan t. #
When adjusting aseat, makesur eth at
no one hasanybody partsinthesw eep
of theseat. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag ecaused bytrapp ingthe
seat beltwhen folding backth eseat back-
re st Th
ese at beltco uld be come trap pe dan dth us
damag edwhen theseat backrest isfolded
bac k. #
Mak esur eth at theseat beltisno ttr ap-
ped when folding backth eseat backrest. #
Movethedr iver's orfront passeng erseat for-
wa rds, ifnece ssary. #
Foldthecor respond ingseat backres t1 back
unt ilit eng ages.
LeT LeT
andr and
right seat bac ight
seat backr kr
es es
ts: ts:
ifth eseat back-
re st isno teng aged andlock ed inplace, this
will besho wnonthemultifun ctiondispla yon
th einst rument cluster.
A wa rning tone willals osou nd. CentCent
ersea tbac er
sea tbac kr kr
est est: :
if th eseat backrest is
no teng aged and lockedin place, there dloc k
ve ri/catio nindic ator 2 willbe visib le.
Loc Loc
kingt kin
gthe r he
rele ase catc ele
ase catch of t h
of the cen t he
cen ter r er
rear seat ear
seat
bac bac
kr kr
es t es
t
R R
eq equir ui
reme nts: eme
nts:
R The leTand centerseat backrests are
eng aged and joined toget her.
Yo ucan lockth ecent erseat backrest release
catc hifyo uwa nttosecur eth ecar gocom part-
ment against unaut horized access .The cent er
seat backrest can then be folded forw ards onl y
to get her withth eleT seat backrest. Seats
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#
Foldthecent erand leTseat backrests for-
wa rds. #
T T
o loc o
loc kor unl oc k
or unl ock: k:
slide catch1 upw ards or
do wn wards. CarCar
gocom go
com par par
tmen tco v tmen
tco ver er
ExtExt
end ing/re end
ing/retr tr
actin gt actin
gthe car he
car gocom go
com par par
tmen t tmen
t
co v co
ver er
&
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjuryor deat hdue to
poor lysecur edobj ects
The cargocom partmen tco veralone canno t
secur eor restr ain he avyobj ect s,items oflug -
ga ge orhea vyloads.
Yo ucould behit byan unse curedload, partic-
ular lyin theev ent ofabr uptch ang esindir ec-
tio n,sudde nbr aking oran acciden t. #
Alwaysst ow objects insuc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn aroun d. #
Secur eobje cts,luggage orloads agains t
slipping ortipping over,e.g. byusing tie
do wns, even ifyo uar eusing thecar go
com partment cover. *
N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageto thecar gocom partment
co verwhen loading theve hicle The
cargocom partmen tco verma ybe dam-
ag ed when theve hicle isbein gloaded . #
Donotplace anyobj ects abovethe
lo we redg eof theside windo wsoron the
car gocom partmen tco ver. The
cargocom partment coveris att ached behind
th eseat backrest ofthere ar ben chseat. #
T T
o e o
ext xt
end : end
:pull cargocom partmen tco ver1
bac kby grab handl e2 and clipitint oth e
holder son theleT and right. #
T T
o re o
re tr tr
act act
: :
unhoo kcargo compartment cover
1 from theholder son theleT and right and
guide itforw ards bygrab handl e2 untilit is
fu lly re tract ed. 104104
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Ins
t Ins
talli ng and r alli
ng and remo emo
vingt vin
gthe car he
car gocom go
com par par
tme nt tme
nt
co v co
ver er
R R
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The cargocom partme ntcoveris retract ed.
R R
emo emo
ving t ving
the car he
car gocom go
com par par
tment cov tment
cover er
#
Press intheend capofcar gocom partment
co ver1 ontheright orleT- hand side. #
Push cargocom partment cover1 into
re cess 2ontheopposit eside. #
Take car gocom partmen tco ver1 out bypull-
ing itupw ards. Inst Inst
alling t alling
the car he
car gocom go
com par par
tment cov tment
cover er
#
Place cargocom partment cover1 inrecess
2 ontheleT orright-h andside. #
Press intheend capofcar gocom partment
co ver1 ontheopposit eside andinser t
car gocom partment cover1 intoot her
re cess 2. #
Slide theend capoutw ards. AA
tt tt
ac ac
hing/r hing/r
emo emo
ving t ving
the par he
par titionin gne t titionin
gne t &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yor deat hdue to
poor lysecur edobj ects
The partition ing netalon ecann otsecur eor
re str ain he avyobj ect s,items oflug gage or
hea vyloads.
Yo ucould behit byan unse curedload, partic-
ular lyin theev ent ofabr uptch ang esindir ec-
tio n,sudde nbr aking oran acciden t. #
Alwaysst ow objects insuc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn aroun d. #
Secur eobj ects, luggage orloads agains t
slipping ortipping over,e.g. byusing tie do
wns, even ifyo uar eusing thepar ti-
tioning net. Fo
rsaf etyre asons, alwaysuse apar tition ing net
when transpor tingaload.
Damag edpar tition ing nets can nolongerful/ll
th eir protectiv efunction s.Re place damag edpar ti-
tionin gne ts. Visit aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
A A
tt tt
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hing hing Se
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Pa
rtitioning netwit hout cargocom partment enlarge-
ment (exa mp le) #
Extend andunfold thepar titionin gne t.
The joints ontheto pand bottom guide rods
will audibl yeng age. #
Attach guide rod1 toholder s2 onthe
headli ner. #
Eng agehook s3 intie -do wn eyes 4 onthe
leT and right. #
Pull ontheloose endsofthelashing straps
until thepar titionin gne tis tight. #
ATer driving ashor tdist ance, checkth ete n-
sio nof thepar titionin gne tand re-tensio nit if
neces sary.
R R
emo emo
ving ving #
Pull belt clam p5 upw ards until thelashing
str aps areloose. #
Remo vehook s3 from tie-do wn eyes 4 on
th eleT and right. #
Remo veguide rod1 from holder s2.
S S
t t
o o
wing wing
#
Press there dbutt onontheto pand bottom
guide rods. #
Collapse androllup thepar tition net. OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof t w
of the tie-do he
tie-do wney wn
eyes es
Obser
vetheno teson loadin gth eve hicle
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ats and stow ing
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Tie-do wneyes OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof bag hook s w
of bag hook s &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur ywhen usingbag
hook swit hhea vyobjects
The bag hook scanno tre str ain he avyobj ect s
or items oflug gage . Objects
oritems oflugg agema ybe 0ung
ar ound andhitvehicle occupan ts. #
Onlyhang light obj ects onthebag
hook s. #
Neverhang hard,shar p-edg edorfragile
objects onthebag hook s. Obser
vetheno teson loadin gth eve hicle
(/ page97).
Su bje ctthebag hook sto amaximum loadof
6.6 lbs(3kg)and donotatt achan ygood sto
th em. 1
Bag hook OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof clo t w
of clo thes hook hes
hook son t s
on the t he
tailg ailg
ate at
e Obser
vetheno teson loadin gth eve hicle
(/ page97). Se
ats and stow ing
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Clothes hook
The clothes hook sar eno tsuit able forhanging
hea vyobjects asthis can cause theta ilg ateto
lo we raut omaticall y.Use theclo thes hook sonl y
fo rlight objects suchas jac kets. EAS
Y EAS
Y-P AC -P
AC Kloa d-s ecur K
loa d-s ecuring kit ing
kit NNo o
t t
es on t es
on the sna p-inmo dulef he
sna p-inmo dulefor t or
the car he
cargo com- go
com-
pa r pa
rtme nt(t tme
nt(tele scopi cr ele
scopi crods ) ods
)
The EASY-PA CK load -sec uring kitallo wsyouto
use your car gocom partment fora va riet yof pur -
pose s.The com ponents arelocat edinthestow -
ag espace underthecar gocom partment 0oor. 1
Telescopic rodwit hmountin gelements and
holder s Inst Inst
alling at alling
atelescopic r elescopic
rod od
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinju rydue toan open
car gocom partmen t0oor
If yo udr ive wit hth ecar gocom partment 0oor
open, objects couldbe0un gar ound andhit
ve hicle occupan tsas are sult .Ther eis arisk
of injury, par ticular lyin theev ent ofsudden
br aking orasudden chang ein dir ecti on. #
Alwaysclose thecar gocom partment
0oor beforeajour ney. 108108
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andstow ing