MERCEDES-BENZ GLC COUPE 2023 Owners Manual

This
alsoapp lies when theengine orpar tsof the
dr ivet ra in have been replaced.
Please alsoobser vethefo llo wing breaking-in
no tes:
R Incer tain driving anddriving safetysy stem s,
th esensor swill adjust automaticall ywhile a
cer tain dist ance isbeing driven aTer theve hi-
cle has been deliveredor aTer repair s.Fu ll
sy stem e.ect ivenes swill notbe reac hed until
th eend ofthis teac h-in process.
R Brak epads, brak edisk sand tires that are
eit her newor have been replaced willachie ve
th eir optimum braking e.ect andgrip onl y
aTer severalhundr edmiles ofdriving. Com-
pensat efo rth ere duced braking e.ect by
appl ying great erforc eto thebr ak epedal. NNo o
t t
es on op es
on optimized acceler timized
acceleration ation
If
all necessar yre qu irements andactiv ation con-
ditions areful/lled ,th ebest possible acceleration
can beachie vedfrom ast andst ill.
Do notuse optimized accelerationonpublic
ro ads. Individual wheels couldspinandyoucould lose
contr olof theve hicle. Thereis an incr eased
ri sk ofskiddin gand/ oracciden t.
Be sureto obser vethesaf etyno tesand informa-
tion onESP ®
(/ page165) . Pul
lingawa Pulli
ngawa ywit y
wit hop h
op tim ized accel er tim
ized accel erati on ati
on &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofskidd ing and having an
accid entfr om wheel sspin ning
When youuse optimized acceleration,individ-
ual wheels couldspinandyoucould losecon-
tr ol of theve hicle.
If ESP ®
is deact ivat ed, ther eis arisk ofskid-
din gand acciden t. #
Mak esur eth at no per sons orobs tacles
ar ein theclose vicinity ofyour vehicle. RR
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts emen
ts
R theve hicle isrunin (/ page138) .
R theve hicle andtires arein good condition.
R youar eon ahigh-g rip ro adw ay.
R theengine andtransmission areat nor mal
oper ating temp eratur e. *
N NO O
TE TE
Incr eased weardue tooptimize d
acceler ation When
pulling away wit hop timi zed acceler a-
tion ,all com pone ntsof thedr ivet ra in aresub-
ject edtoave ry high load.
This canlead toincr eased component wear. #
Donotalw ayspull awaywit hop tim ized
accel erati on. #
Eng agedr ive posi tion005B (/ page150 ). #
Movethesteer ing wheel tothestr aight-ahead
position. #
Select thespor tiest availabl edr ive pr og ram
B orC(/ page147). #
Deactiv ateESP ®
(/ page166) . #
Depr essand hold thebr ak epedal /rml ywit h
yo ur leT foot . #
With your right foot ,fu lly depr esstheacceler -
at or pedal. Dr
iving andparking
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#
ATe rno mor eth an /vesecon ds,take your leT
fo ot quickl yo. thebr ak e, but keep theaccel-
er ator pedal depressed.
The vehicle willpull awayat maxim umaccel er-
ati on. #
Switchon ESP®
onc eth eacceler ationproce-
dur eis com plete.
Endin gop Endin
gop timiz edacceler timiz
edacceler ation ation
#
Remo veyour foot from theacceler ator pedal. #
Reactiv ateESP ®
.
% ATer youpull away wit hop timi zed acceler a-
tion ,com pone ntsof thedr ivet ra in can
become very hot,whic hmeans that optimi zed
acceler ationva lues maybe reac hed again
onl yaTer afew minut es. NNo o
t t
es on dr es
on drivin g ivin
g &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetoobjects
in thedr iver's foot we ll
Objects inthedr iver's foot we llma yim pede
pedal trav el or bloc kadepr essed pedal. This
jeopar dizestheoper ating androad safety
of theve hicle. #
Stow allobj ects intheve hicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intoth edr iver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alwaysins tallth e0oor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur eth at
th er eis alw ayssu1cie ntroom forth e
pedals. #
Donotuse loose 0oormats anddonot
place 0oormats ontopof one another. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetoincor -
re ct foot we ar
Incor rect foot we arincl udes, forex ample:
R Shoe swith platform soles
R Shoe swit hhigh heels
R Slipper s
Ther eis arisk ofan acciden t. #
Alwayswe arsuit able foot we arso that
yo ucan oper ateth epedals safely. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent ifth eve hicle is
switc hedo.while drivi ng
If yo uswitc ho. theve hicle while drivi ng ,
saf etyfu nct ionsar ere str icte dor no long er
av ailabl e.
This maya.ect thepo we rst eer ing system and
th ebr ak efo rc eboosting ,fo rex am ple.
Yo uwill need touse consider ablymor efo rc e
to stee ran dbr ak e, forex am ple. #
Donotswitc ho. theve hicle while driv-
ing . &
D D
AN AN
GER GER
Riskofdeath caused byexhaus t
ga ses
Combu stion enginesemit poison ousexhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Inhaling
th ese exhaus tga ses ishazar dous tohealt h
and leads topoisoning . #
Neverlea vetheengine or,if pr esent, the
auxili aryheati ngrunning inan encl osed
spa cewithou tsu1 cientventila tion. 140140
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iving andparking

&
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofskiddi ngand ofan acci-
dent duetoshiTing down onslippe ryroad
sur faces
If yo ushiT down onslipper yro ad sur faces to
incr ease theengine braking e.ect,th edr ive
wheels maylose traction. #
DonotshiT down onslipper yro ad sur fa-
ces toincr ease theengine braking
e.ect . &
D D
AN AN
GER GER
Riskoffata linjur ydue topoison-
ous exhaus tga ses
If th eta ilpipe isbloc kedor su1cient ventila -
tion isno tpos sible, poi sono usexhaus tga ses
suc has carbon monoxidemayent ertheve hi-
cle. This isthecase, forex am ple, ifth eve hicle
get sst uc kin thesno w. #
Keep theta ilpipe andthear ea around
th eve hicle free from snowwhen the
engine orthestationar yheat erisrun-
ning. #
Ope nawind owontheside oftheve hicle
fa cing awayfrom thewind toensur ean
adeq uatesuppl yof fresh air. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident andinjur ydue
to being under thein0 uence ofalcohol
and drugs while driving
Dr inking anddriving and/or taking drugs and
dr ivi ng areve ry dang erous combinations. Even
a small amount ofalcohol ordrugs can a.ect
yo ur re0e xes, per cep tion sand judgmen t.
The possibi lityof aser ious oreven fata lacci-
dent aregr eatl yincr eased whenyoudr ink or
ta ke drugs and drive. #
Donotdr ink ortake drugs and drive or
allo wan yone todrive who hasbeen
dr inking ortaking drugs. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tdue tothe
br ak esy stem overheating
If yo ulea veyour foot on thebr ak epedal when
dr iving, thebr ak esy stem mayove rheat. This
increases thebr aking distance andthe
br ak esy stem can even fail. #
Neveruse thebr ak epedal asafo ot re st. #
Donotde pres sth ebr ak epedal andthe
acceler ator pedal atthesame timewhile
dr iving. *
N NO O
TE TE
Engine damagedue toexcessiv ely
high enginespeeds The
enginewill bedamag edifyo udr ive wit h
th eengine intheove rrev ving rang e. #
Donotdr ive wit hth eengine intheove r-
re vving rang e. *
N NO O
TE TE
We aring out thebr ak elining sby
cont inuousl ydepr essing thebr ak epedal #
Donotdepr essthebr ak epedal continu-
ousl ywhilst driving. #
Touse thebr aking e.ect oftheengine,
shiT toalowe rge ar ingood time. Dr
iving and parking
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*
N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageto thedr ivet ra in and
engine whenpulling away #
Donotwa rm uptheengine whilethe
ve hicle isstation ary. Pull awayimme di-
at ely. #
Avoid high engin espeeds anddrivin gat
full thro ttle until theengine hasreac hed
its oper atingte mp eratur e. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto thecat alytic converter
due tonon-c ombusted fuel The
engine isno tru nning smoothly and ismis-
/r ing.
No n-combus tedfuel mayget intoth ecat alytic
con verter . #
Onlydepr esstheacceler ator pedal
slightl y. #
Have thecause recti/ed immedi atelyat
a qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. *
N NO O
TE TE
Reduced batterylif e due tofreq uen t
sh ort-d istanc etrips The
12Vba tter yma yno tbe su1c iently
ch arge dwhen theve hicle isused onlyfo r
shor t-dista nce trips .This reduces thelife of
th ebatt ery. #
Drive long erdist ances regula rly to
ch arge thebatt ery. *
N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageto theve hicle duetonot
obs erving themaximum permitt edhead-
ro om clear ance If
th eve hicle heightisgre ater than themaxi-
mum permitt edheadr oomclearance, thero of
and other partsof theve hicle maybe dam-
ag ed. #
Obser vethesign post edheadr oomclear-
ance. #
Ifth eve hicle heightisgreat erthan the
per mitt edheadr oomclearance, donot
ent er. #
Obser vethech ang edvehicle heightwit h
add-o nro of equipment. NNo o
t t
es on dr es
on drivin gwit ivin
gwit har h
aroof load, tr oof
load, trailer orfull y ailer
orfull y
laden v laden
vehicle ehicle
When youdr ive wit haloaded roof lugg agera ck or
tr ailer aswellas withafull yladen orfull yoccu-
pied vehicle, theve hicle' sdr ivi ng and steer ing
ch aract eristics willchang e.
Yo ushould bearthefo llo wing inmind:
R Donotex ceed theper missible roof load and
to wing capacity .Also obser vethete ch nica l
dat ain thepr int ed Oper ator's Manual.
R Evenl ydistr ibuteth ero of load, andplace
hea vyobjects atthebo ttom. Also complywit h
th eno teson loadin gth eve hicle (/page97).
R Drive att ent ivel y, and avoidsuddenl ypulling
awa y,braking andsteer ing aswellas rapid
cor ner ing.
No t No
tes on dr es
on driving onsalt-tr iving
onsalt-tr eat eat
edr ed
roads oads
Br aking perform ance willbelimi tedon salt-tr ea-
te dro ads. 142142
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iving and parking

Ther
efor e, no te thefo llo wing:
R salt build-up onthebr ak edisk sand brak epads
ma yre sult inbraking distances increasing
cons iderably orinbrak ing onlyon one side
R maintain amuc hgr eat ersaf edist ance tothe
ve hicle infront
To remo vesalt build-up:
R brak eoccasion allywhile paying attent ion to
th etra1c conditions
R carefull ydepr essthebr ak epedal attheend of
th ejour neyand when star ting thene xt jour -
ne y
N No o
t t
es on h es
on hydr ydr
oplaning oplaning
Hydr oplaning cantake place onceacer tain
amount ofwa terhas accumula tedon thero ad
sur face.
Obser vethefo llo wing notesdur ing heavyprecipi -
ta tion orincondi tions inwhi chhydroplaning may
occur :
R reduce speed
R avoidtireru ts
R avoidsudden steer ing movements R
brak ecar eful ly
% Also observe theno teson regula rly ch ecking
wheels andtires (/ page306).
N No o
t t
es on dr es
on driving t iving
thr hr
ough w ough
wat at
er on t er
on the r he
road sur- oad
sur-
f f
ace ace
Wa terwhic hhas entered intoth eve hicle can
damag eth eengine, electricsand transmission.
Wa tercan also entertheair intakeof theengine
and cause engine damage.
Obser vethefo llo wing ifyo umust drive th ro ugh
wa ter:
R The water,when calm, mustre ac hno highe r
th an thelowe redg eof theve hicle body.
R Drive at amaximum speedof6mp h
(10 km/h );wa terma yot her wise enterthe
ve hicle interior oreng inecom partmen t.
R Vehicles trave ling infront, oroncoming vehi-
cles, cancreat ewav esthat ma yre sult inthe
maximum permissible depthofwa terbeing
ex ceeded.
Br aking perform ance willbereduced aTerford -
ing. Brak ecar efull ywhile paying attention tothe tr
a1 cco nd itio ns untilbr aki ng powe rhas been
full yre stor ed . ECEC
Ost O
star ar
t/st t/st
opfun ction op
fun ction ECEC
Ost O
star ar
t/st t/st
opfun ction op
fun ction
% Depend ing ontheengine, theEC Ostar t/s top
func tionis no tav ailabl ein all drive pr og rams.
Obser vethestatus displa yin theinst rument
displa yfo rth is.
The engine isswitc hedo.automaticall yin thefo l-
lo wing situations ifall vehicle conditions foran
aut omatic enginestop areme t:
R Youbr ak eth eve hicle toast ands tillin trans-
missio nposit ion005Bor005C.
If th esy stem has detected one ofthefo llo wing
situations, theengine willnotst op:
R Youstop atastop sign andther eis no vehicle
in front ofyou.
R The vehicle that stopped infront ofyoustar ts
up again.
R Youmaneuv er,tur nth esteer ing wheel sharply
or eng agere ve rsege ar. Dr
iving and parking
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%
Ifth esy stem detects anintellig entstop inhib i-
to r,fo rex am ple, astop sign ,th eengine will
no tst op.
If yo uactiv ateth eHOLD function oreng age
th epar kposition 005D,theengine canbe
switc hedo.inspit eof an intellig entstop
inhibit or.
The engine restar ts automaticall yin thefo llo wing
cases :
R Youeng agetransmiss ionposition 005Bor005E.
R Youdepr esstheacceler ator pedal.
R The vehicle requ ires an aut omatic engine
st ar t.
R Youre lease thebr ak epedal.
EC Ostar t/s topfun ction symbols intheinst ru-
ment displa y:
R The symbo l00D6 (gre en) appear swhen the
ve hicle isat ast ands till: The enginewas
switc hedo.bytheEC Ostar t/s topfun ction.
R The symbol 00D5(yello w)appear swhen the
ve hicle isat ast ands till: No tall vehicle condi-
tion sfo ran engine stop have been met. R
Neither thesymbol 00D6nor00D5 appear s
when theve hicle isat ast ands till: An intelli -
ge nt stop inhi bitor wa sde tected, e.g.a stop
sign .
If th eengine wasswitc hedo.bytheEC Ostar t/
st op function andyoulea vetheve hicle, awa rning
to ne sou nds and theengine isno tre star ted. In
addition, thefo llo wing displa ymessa geappear sin
th einst rument displa y:
Vehicle ReadytoDrive Switch theIgnition Off
Before Exiting
If yo udo notswitc ho. theve hicle, itis aut omati -
call yswitc hedo.aTer thre eminut es. Deactiv Deactiv
atingoractiv ating
oractiv ating t ating
the EC he
ECOst O
star ar
t/s t t/s
top op
function function
#
Press button1.
If indicat orlam p2 lights up,theEC Ostar t/
st op function isactiv ated.
% Depending onthemodel andtheve hicle
eq uipme nt,th ebutt onmayalso belocat edat
a di.er entposition inthecent erconsole. 144144
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iving andparking

ECEC
Odispla O
displa yfun ction y
fun ction The
ECOdispla ysummar izesyour driving charac-
te risti cs from thestar tof thejour neyto its com-
ple tion andassists youin achie ving themost eco-
nomical driving style.
Yo ucan in0uence consum ption bydoing thefo l-
lo wing:
R Driving withpar ticular care
R Driving theve hicle indrive pr og ram ;
R Obser vingth ege arshiT recommen dations The
innersegmen twill light upand theout erseg-
ment will/llup when thefo llo wing driving styleis
adop ted:
R 1 Moder ateacceler ation
R 2 Gentle deceler ationandrolling
R 3 Consist entspeed
The inner segment willnotlight upand theout er
segment willemptywhen thefo llo wing driving
sty leisadop ted:
R 1 Spor tyacceler ation
R 2 Hea vybraking
R 3 Fluctuation sin speed
The ECOdispla ywill showyo uwhen youha ve
dr iven economicall y:
R The thre eout ersegments arecom pletely /ll ed
sim ulta neous ly.
R The ECOdis pla yligh tsup.
The additional rang eac hie vedas are sult ofyour
dr iving stylein com parison withadr iver wit ha
ve ry spor tydrivi ng style is sho wnunder Bonus fr.Start.
Therang edis pla yeddoes notindicat ea
/x ed reduction inconsum ption. DD
YN YNAM
ICSELECT switch AMIC
SELECT switch FF
unction oft unction
ofthe D he
DYNAMIC SELECTswitch YNAMIC
SELECTswitch *
N NO O
TE TE
Mer cedes- AMGvehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement.
Yo ucould other wise failto recogn ize
dang ers. %
Depen dingontheengine andequipment, the
ve hicle hasdi.er entdrive pr og rams.
Use theDY NAMI CSEL ECTsw itchto chang e
be tween thefo llo wing drive pr og rams.
The drive pr og ram select edappear son theInstr u-
ment Displa y.
= Individu al
R Individual setting s
B Sport+
R Particular lyspor tydrivi ng Dr
iving and parking
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R
Emphasizes theve hicle' sow nov ersteer and
under steer charact eristics fora mor eactiv e
dr iving style
R Suit able onlyfo rgood road cond itions, adr y
sur face and aclear stre tchof road
C Sport
R Con tinues too.er stability butwithaspor ty
se tup
R Allo wsthespor tydriver amor eactiv edr iving
sty le
R Suit able onlyfo rgood road cond itions, adr y
sur face and aclear stre tchof road
A Comfor t
R Comf ortable and economical driving
R Balance between traction andstability
R Recommen dedforall road cond itions
; Eco
R Particular lyeconomical driving
R Balance between traction andstability
R Recommen dedforall road cond itions %
The ESP®
se tting sin drive pr og rams ;
and A aredesign edforst ability .Ther efor e,
ch oose oneofthese driving prog rams, espe-
ciall ywhen transpor tingroof loads, intrailer
oper ation andwhen theve hicle isfully loaded
or fully occupi ed.
Depen dingon thedr ive pr og ram, thefo llo wing
sy stems willchang eth eir charact eristics:
R Drive
- Eng ineand transmi ssionmanag ement
- ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C
R ESP ®
R V V
ehic leswit ehic
leswithAIR BOD h
AIR BOD YC Y
CONTR ONTR
OLor OL
or
D D
YN YNAMIC
BOD AMIC
BODYC Y
CONTR ONTR
OL: OL:
suspensi on
R Elec tric po we rst eer ing NNo o
t t
es on t es
on the r he
roof load displa y oof
load displa y Cer
tain drive pr og rams and ESP®
se ttin gsare
unsuit ablefortr anspor tingaro of load.
If one ofthese drive pr og rams isse tor select ed,
th eW symbol issho wnasawa rning. When th
is symbo lis sho wn, theselect eddrive pr og ram
is no tsuit able fortr anspor tingaload onthero of.
The follo wing drive pr og rams area.ect ed:
R Spor t Spor
tdr ive pr og ram
R Spo r Spo
rt + t
+ dr ive prog ram
R Indi vidual Indi
vidual drive pr og ram wit hth eESP ®
se tting
Spor tor Spor t+
% The symbol isalso showninthefo llo wing sit-
uations:
R Within theth emes ifacor respond ingdrive
pr og ram issaved
Fo rmor einf ormation onthemes see.
R Within there se tdispl ayifth epr ev iousl y
activ edr ive pr og ram isunsuit ableforth e
tr ansp ortof aroof load
Fo rfur ther information onthere se tdis-
pla y,see (/ page147). 146146
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iving and parking

Sele
cting t Sele
cting the dr he
driv iv
e pr e
prog r og
ram am
#
PushDY NAMI CSEL ECTsw itch1 forw ards or
bac kwards.
The drive pr og ram select edwill appear onthe
Ins trumen tDispl ay. Con/
gur Con/
guring ing
D D
YN YNAM
ICSELECT (multimedia sy AMIC
SELECT (multimedia sys- s-
t t
em) em)
Multimedia
system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle
5 DYNAMIC SELECT
Se Se
tting dr tting
driv iv
e pr e
pr og r og
ram I am
I #
Select Individu alConfigu ration. #
Select andseta cat egor y.
Swi tc Swi
tching t hi
ng the r he
res e es
et di sp la t
di sp lay on or y
on oro. o.
#
SwitchReques tat Start onoro. .
F F
unc tionon: unc
tionon: thene xt time theve hicle isstar teda
pr om ptappear sasking whether thelast activ e
dr ive pr og ram should berestor ed .If th eEC O
st ar t/s topfun ction wasdeacti vated, an additional
pr om ptappear sasking ifth efunction should
re main deactiv ated.
% The prom ptappear sonl yif th epr ev iousl y
activ ese ttings deviat efrom thestandar dse t-
tings.
F F
unction unction
o.: o.:
thene xt time theve hicle isstar ted
th eA drive pr og ram isse taut omaticall y.The EC
Ostar t/st opfuncti onisac tivated aut oma ti-
ca lly.
% This functi onmust beactivated foreac huser
pr o/le separ ately. Onl ywhen this function is
activ ated will thedr ive pr og ram and ECO
st ar t/s topse ttin gfo rth epr ev ious journeybe
sa vedfo rth ere spect ive user pro/le. Displ
a Displ
aying v ying
vehicle data ehicle
data Mul
time diasystem:
4 © 5
Info #
Select Vehicle.
The vehicle datais displ ayed. DisplaDispla
yingengin edat a ying
engin edat a Multimedi
asy stem:
4 © 5
Info #
Select Engine.
The engin edat ais displa yed. Dr
iving andparking
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The actua l(m aximu m)values that can beach-
ie ve dfo rengine outputandengine torq ue
ma yde viat efrom thecer ti/ed values within
th ecount ry-sp eci/c guidelin es forper missible
to ler ances (basis:UN-ECE No.85orcount ry-
speci/c guideli nes).
In0uencing variables that can in0uence this
ar e, forex am ple:
R Sealeve l
R Fuelgrade
R Outsi detemp eratur e
R Oper ating temp eratur eof theengine
% The values displa yedser veonl yas orient a-
tion. Thevalues forengine outputandengine
to rq ue sho wnonthemedia displayma yde vi-
at efrom theactual values. Calling
upt Calling
upthe fuel consum p he
fuel consum ption indicat tion
indicat or or
Multimedia
system:
4 © 5
Info #
Select Consumption.
The current and averag efuel consum ption is
displa yed. AA
ut ut
omatic tr omatic
transmission ansmission
DIRECT
SELECT lev DIRECT
SELECT lever er
FF
unction oft unction
ofthe DIRECT SELECT lev he
DIRECT SELECT lever er
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetoincor -
re ct gearshiTing
If th eengine speedishigher than theidle
speed andyoueng ageth etransmission posi-
tion 005Bor005E, theve hicle mayacceler ate
shar ply. #
Ifyo ueng ageth etransmission position
005B or005E when theve hicle isat ast and-
st ill, alw aysdepr essthebr ak epedal
/r ml yand donotacceler ateat thesame
time. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident andinjur ydue
to childr enleT unatt ended intheve hicle
If ch ildr enareleT unsuper visedintheve hicle,
th ey could, inpar ticul ar:
R open doors,ther eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R getout and bestruckby oncoming tra1c.
R oper ateve hicle equipme ntand become
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion ,fo rex am ple by:
R releasing thepar king brak e.
R chang ingthetransmission position.
R star ting theve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
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