lights MERCEDES-BENZ GLC 2021 User Guide

The
inner segment willlight upand theout er
segment willfill up when thefo llo wing drivin g
st yle is adop ted:
R 1 Moder ateaccelera tion
R 2 Gentle deceler ationandrolling
R 3 Consis tent spe ed
The inne rseg ment willno tlight upand theout er
segment willemptywhen thefo llo wing drivin g
st yle is adop ted:
R 1 Spor tyacceler ation
R 2 Hea vybraking
R 3 Fluct uations inspeed
The ECOdispla ywill showyo uwhen youha ve
dr iven econ omicall y:
R The thre eout ersegment sar ecom pletely fil‐
led simult aneousl y.
R The ECOdispla ylights up.
The additional rang eac hieve das are sult ofyour
dr ivin gst yle in com parison withadr iver wit ha
ve ry spor tydriving style is sho wnunder Bonus fr.
Start. The rang edispl ayed does notindicat ea
fi xe dre duction incon sum ption. DY
NA MIC SELECT switch Fu
nction oftheDY NA MIC SELECT switch *
NO
TEMercede s-AMG vehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement .
Yo uco uld other wise failto recogni ze
da ngers. *
NO
TEPlug -in hybrid #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement .
Yo uco uld other wise failto recogni ze
da ngers. %
Depe nding ontheengine andequipment,
th eve hicle hasdiffere nt drive pr ogr ams.
Use theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hto chang e
be tween thefo llo wing drive pr ogr ams.
The drive pr og ram sele cted app earsin themulti‐
func tion displa yof theon- boar dcom puter. =
Individual
R individual settings
C Sport
R con tinues toofferst abilit ybut withaspor ty
se tup
R allowsthespor tydriver amor eactiv edr iving
st yle
R onlysuit able forgood road con dition s,adr y
ro ad sur face and acle arstre tchof road
A Comfort
R com fortable andeconomic aldrivin g
R balan cebetween tracti onand stabilit y
R recomme ndedforall road con dition s
; Eco
R particular lyecon omical driving
R balance between traction andstabilit y
R recomme ndedforall road con dition s
F Offroad
R onlyavailable forve hicles withOf f-road pack‐
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Driving and parking

Clear
ingthega rage doo rope nermemo ry #
Press and hold buttons 1and 3.
Indicat orlam p4 lights upyello w. #
Ifindicat orlam p4 flashes gree n: release
butt ons 1and 3.
The entire memo ryhas been deleted. Electr
icpar king brak e Fu
nction oftheelectr icpa rking brak e(app ly‐
ing automat ically) &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarelef tunsuper visedintheve hi‐
cle, they cou ld,in pa rticular :
R open doors,ther eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R getou tand bestru ck byoncom ingtraf‐
fi c.
R ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple. In
addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion, forex am ple by:
R releasing thepar king brak e.
R chang ingthetra nsmiss ionposition .
R star tin gth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle SmartKey out ofreac h
of childr en. The
elect ric pa rking brak eis applied ifth etra ns‐
mission isin position 005Dand one ofthefo llo w‐
ing con dition sis fulf illed:
R The engin eis switc hedoff.
R The seat belttongu eis no tins ertedin the
seat beltbuckleofthedr iver's seat andthe
dr iver's door isopened.
% Toprev ent application: pullthehandle ofthe
electr icpar king brak e(/ page16 9). In
thefo llo wing situat ions,th eelectr icpar king
br ak eis also applied:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis bring ing
th eve hicle toast ands till.
R The HOL Dfun ction iske eping theve hicle sta‐
tio nar y.
R ActivePa rking Assistis ke eping theve hicle
st atio nary.
This isthecase ifone ofthefo llo wing condition s
is also fulfilled:
R The engin eis switc hedoff.
R The seat belttongu eis no tins ertedin the
seat beltbuckleofthedr iver's seat andthe
dr iver's door isopened.
R Ther eis asy stem malfunct ion.
R The powe rsupp lyis insuf ficie nt.
R The vehicle isstatio naryfo ra lengt hyper iod.
When theelectr icpar king brak eis applied, the
re d0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indicatorlam p
lights upintheins trument cluster. 16
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Driving and parking

The
electr icpar king brak eis no taut omaticall y
applied ifth eengine isswitc hedoffby theEC O
st ar t/ stop funct ion.
Electr icpar king brak efunction (releasing
aut omat ically)
The electr icpar king brak eis released whenthe
fo llo wing condition sar efulf illed:
R The driver's door isclos ed.
R The engin eis running .
R The trans mis sion isin po sitio n005B or005E and
yo udepr esstheaccelera torpeda lor you
shif tfr om transmission position005Dto005B or
005E when onleve lgr ou nd withth edr iver's
door closed.
R Ifth etra nsmiss ionisin position 005E,theta il‐
ga te mus tbe closed .
R The seat belttongu eis ins ertedint oth eseat
belt buckleofthedr iver's seat.
If th eseat belttongu eis no tins ertedint oth e
seat beltbuckleofthedr iver's seat, oneof
th efo llo wing condition smus tbe fulf illed:
- Youshif tfr om trans mis sion position005D. -
Youha ve prev iousl ydr iven atspeeds
gr ea terth an 2mp h(3 km/h) .
Whe nth eelectr icpar king brak eis released, the
re d0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indicatorlam p
in theins trument clustergoes out.
Appl ying/rele asing theelectr icpa rking
br ak ema nuall y
Appl ying #
Push handle 1.
The red0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indica‐
to rlam plig hts upintheins trument cluster.
% The electr icpar king brak eis onl ysecur ely
applied ifth eindicat orlam pis lit con tinu‐
ously .
Re leasing #
Swit chon theignition . #
Pull handle 1.
The red0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indica‐
to rlam pin theins trument clustergoes out.
Emer gency braking #
Press and hold handle 1.
As long astheve hicle isdriving, thePlease
Release ParkingBrak emessag eis displa yed
and there d0024 indicat orlam pflashes .
When theve hicle hasbeen brak ed toa
st ands till,th eelectr icpar king brak eis
applied. Thered0049 (USA)or0024 (Can‐
ada) indicat orlam plights upintheins tru‐
ment cluster. Dr
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Obser
vetheno teson driving systems andyour
re sponsibili ty;yo uma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers(/ page 171).
Sy stem limit s
The system limits ofTraf fic Sign Assistappl yto
th ede tection oftraf fic sig ns (/ page 199).
Spee dlimits below 12mp h(20 km/h) areno t
aut omaticall yadop tedby thesy stem asthe
st or ed speed. Temp oraryspeed restrictions (e.g.
fo ra cer tain tim eor due towe ather condition s)
can notbe proper lyde tected bythesy stem. The
maximum permissible speedapplying toave hi‐
cle withatrailer isno tde tected bythesy stem.
Ad jus tth espeed inthese situation s. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto Active
Spe edLimi tAssi stadap tingth eve hicle's
speed
The speed adoptedby ActiveSpe edLimi t
Assi stma ybe toohigh orincor rect insome
indi vidualcase s,su ch as:
R atspee dlimit sbelo w12 mp h(20 km/h) R
inwe tcond itions orinfog
R when towing atrailer #
Ensur eth at thedr iven speed complies
wit htraf fic re gulations. #
Adjus tth edr iving speed tosuit current
tr af fic and weather condition s. Fu
nction ofrout e-base dspee dadap tation
When ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti ‐
va ted, theve hicle speed willbeadap tedaccor d‐
ing lyto thero uteev ent sahead. Dependingon
th edr ive pr og ram sele cted, theve hicle negoti‐
at es aro uteeve ntaheadin an eco nomi cal,com‐
fo rtable ordynam icman ner.When thero ute
eve nthasbe en passe d,theve hicle acceler ates
ag ain tothestor ed speed. Thesetdis tance to
th eve hicle infront, vehicles detected aheadand
spe edrestrictions aheadar eta ke nint oacco unt.
Yo ucan activat eand deac tivatero ute-based
spee dadap tatio nin themultimedia system
(/ page18 8). The
follo wing routeeve nts areta ke nint o
acco unt:
R Curves
R T-int ersect ions,ro und about sand tollplazas
R Turnsand exits
R Traf fic jams ahead(only with Liv eTr af fic
Inf ormation )
% When theto llst atio nis reac hed, ActiveDis ‐
ta nce AssistDIS TRONI Cad op tsthespeed as
th estor ed speed.
Also, thespeed isreduced ifth etur nsignal indi‐
cat ortochang elane sis swit ched on and one of
th efo llo wing situat ionsisde tected:
R Turning offat intersect ions
R Drivin gon slowing- down lanes
R Drivin gon lanes adjacenttoslo wing-do wn
lanes
The driver isresponsible forch oosing theright
speed andobser vingother road user s.This
applies inpar ticular tointersect ions,ro und ‐
about sand traffic lights, asroute-based speed Dr
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#
Keep theactual traffic situat ioncon‐
st ant lyin view when approachingatraf‐
fi c light and whench ang inglane s. #
Avoid prolong edviewing oftheIns tru‐
ment Displa yand Head-up Display. The
Instrument Displayand Head-up Display(if
av ailable) showthetra ffic light andremaini ng
time 1until thene xt green phase asacount ‐
do wn. Ex
am ple repr esent ation intheIns trument Display
The displa yis hidden aboutfive seconds before
th etraf fic lights chang eto gree n. %
Thedisp lay also goes outinthefo llo wing
cases :
R When turnin gof fbef oreth eint ersect ion
int oacr oss orside stre et
R When turning beforeth eint ersect ion
% The direct ion arrow sar edispla yeddepend‐
ing onthefo llo wing functions:
R Atur nsign alisset
R Alane isrecomme ndedduring acti ve
ro uteguidan ce
If ne ither function isact ive, there maini ng
time untilthene xt green phase forth elane
st ra ight ahead isdispla yed.
% Use ofthetraf fic light informati onser vice
re qu ires there gular transmission ofvehicle
positions anddriving directions to
Mer cedes-Ben z.The datais immediat ely
anon ymized byMer cedes-Ben zand forw ar‐
ded tothepr ov ider ofthetra ffic light infor‐
matio nser vice .The vehicle positions and
dr iving directions aredele tedaf te ra ve ry
shor ttime (afew sec ond s)and areno tper‐
man entlysave d. If
yo udo notwa nttotrans mitth eve hicle
positions anddriving directions, youha ve
th efo llo wing option s:
R Youdeac tivateth eser vice inthe
Mer cedes mePortal.
R Youha ve theser vice deactiv ated atan
aut hor ized Mercedes- BenzCenter.
R Youdeac tivateth eser vice intheAssis-
tanc emenu inthemultimedia system
(/ page202).
% This traffic light dataser vice isonl yav ailable
in cit ies and regions countries.
The func tion issuppor tedunder thefo llo wing
con dition s:
R The vehicle iseq uipped withamultimedia
sy stem featur ingnavig atio nand acom mun i‐
cat ion modul ewit han act ivat ed, integrated
SIM card.
R Youha ve auser accoun tfo rth eMer cedes
me Portal.
R The vehicle hasbeen connectedwithth e
user accoun t. Dr
ivin gand parking 20
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R
The navig ation services option isavailable,
subsc ribed toand activat ed intheMer cedes
me Portal.
R The traf fic light data ser vice iswit hin the
scope ofthena vig ation service.
The current vehicle position andthedir ect ion of
tr av el aretransmit tedvia thecomm unication
module andaligned withth edat afrom thetra f‐
fi c light data ser vice prov ider .The prov ider gath‐
er sdat afrom traf fic lights whichtrans mitth eir
ch ang ingphase s.When theve hicle approaches
an intersection withne tworke dtraf fic lights,
da ta istransmit tedto theve hicle.
A se ttur nsignal leftor right and lane recom‐
mend ations during acti verouteguidan ceare
ta ke nint oacco untforth edispla y.
The service isforinf ormation purposes onlyand
is no tlink edtoanyot her vehicle functions, sys‐
te ms orcom ponents. Pleasenote that thedis‐
pla yeddat ais no tav ailable inall traf fic ar ea s
and maybe incor rect.
Ce rtain light signalsystems automaticall yadap t
th eir switc hingtimes tothecur rent traf fic situ a‐ tion.
Thiscan lead toasudden chang ein the
cou ntdo wndispl ay.
The information intheIns trument Displayis
sho wnafte rsele cting thedispla ycon tents inthe
Assi stance menu .If ano ther menu isselect ed,
th etraf fic light countdo wnisno tdi spl ayed.
In addition, observethefo llo wing informatio n:
R Selec ta speed adaptedto thetra ffic, sur‐
ro und ingsand weather condition s
R Obse rveactual traf fic sig ns
R Obs erve applic abletraf fic ru les and regula‐
tions
Obser vetheno teson driving systems andyour
re sponsibili ty;yo uma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers.
Sy stem limit s
The displa ydoes notappear inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s,forex am ple:
R Ther eis no traf fic light data available.
R The timere maini nguntil thene xt green
phase isless than tenseco nds. R
Emerg encyvehicles orlocal publictranspor t
ar elocat edinthevicin ityoftheint ersect ion.
R The datatransmission from theve hicle has
been interru pted.
R Light signal systems arelocat edinacon ‐
st ru ction sitear ea orarebei ng mai ntained.
R The light signal system ismalfunct ioning.
R The subscr iption totheser vice hasexpir ed. Switc
hingthetraf fic ligh tinf orma tion dis‐
pla yon oroff Mult
imed iasystem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance #
Switc hTraffic LightInformation onD or
of fE. Blind
SpotAssis tand Activ eBli nd Spo t
As sist wit hex itwa rning Fu
nction ofBlind SpotAssis tand Activ e
Bli nd Spo tAs sist wit hex itwa rning
Blin dSpo tAss istand ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
use twolat eral, rear-facin gra dar sensor sto 202
Driving andparking

Ra
ising theve hicl e #
Press butt on1.
Indicat orlam p2 lights up.
Ve hicl eswithout Off-road package:th e
ve hicle issetto high leve l+1 .
Ve hicl eswith Off-road package: R
Indrive pr og ram A, ;,Cor
B: theve hicle israised tohigh leve l
+1 .
R Indrive pr ogr am F orG: theve hi‐
cle israised tohigh leve l+2.
Yo ur sele ction issave d.
The vehicl eis aut omatical lylowe redag ain
in the follo wing situations:
Ve hicles without Off-road package :
R When driving faster than 75 mph
(1 20 km/ h).
R When driving between 50mph(80 km/h)
and 75mph(120 km/h) forapp roxima tely
th re eminut es.
R Afterch ang ingadr ive pr og ram usi ng the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
Ve hicles withOf f-road package :
R Indrive pr og ram A, ;,Cor
B:
- Whendrivi ng faster than 75 mph
(1 20 km/ h). -
When driving between 50mph(80 km/h)
and 75mph(120 km/h) forapp rox‐
ima tely thre eminut es.
R Indrive pr og ram F orG:
- Whendrivi ng faster than 12 mp h
(20 km/ h):
The vehicle islowe redto high leve l+1 .
- When drivin gfa ster than 75 mph
(1 20 km/ h).
or
When driving between 50mph(80 km/h)
and 75mph(120 km/h) forapp rox‐
ima tely thre eminut es:
The vehicle islowe redto thenor mal leve l
(0).
R Afterch ang ingadr ive pr ogram usingth e
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthelas t
activ edr ive pr og ram. 21
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Driving and parking

Light
s Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
: Check LeftLow
Beam (exa mp le) *T
hecor responding lightsourceisdef ectiv e. #
Drive on car efully . #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
% LED lightsour ces: thedispla ymessag efo rth ecor responding lightappea rsonl ywhen allthelight- emitt ing
diodes inthelight arefa ulty .
: Malf unctionSee Oper a-
to r’s Man ual *T
heexterior lighting ismalfunct ioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
: Automatic HeadlampMode
Inoperative *T
helight sensor ismalfunctionin g. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 369

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
: Act ive Headlamps Inopera-
tive *T
heactiv eheadla mpsar emalfunctioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
: Switch OnHeadla mps *Y
ouaredr iving without low- beam headlam ps. #
Turn thelight switc hto the0058 or0058 position .
:
Switc hOff Lights *Y
ouarelea ving theve hicle andthelights arest ill switc hedon. #
Turn thelight switc hto the0058 position .
: Int ell. Light System Inoper-
ative *T
heIntellig entLight System ismalfunct ioning.Thelighting system continues tofunction proper lywit hout thefunc ‐
tion sof theInt ellig entLight System. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 37
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Dis play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Indi
catorand warning lam ps:
0075 Re
stra int system (/ page41 3)
00E9 Sea
tbel t(/ page 413)
Ù Powe rst eer ing (/ page41 4)
ÿ Coolantte mp eratur e(/ page41 5)
00B9 Che
ckEngi ne(/ page 415)
003D Electr
icalmalfunction (/page41 5)
00B6 Re
ser vefuel withfuel filler flap loca‐
tio nind icat or(/ page41 5)
0049 US
A:electr icpa rking brak e(red)
(/ page41 8)
0024 Can
ada:el ectr icpa rking brak e(red)
(/ page41 8)
0024 Ele
ctricpa rking brak e(yello w)
(/ page41 8)
00C6 US
A:Recup erati ve Brak eSy stem
(/ page41 8)
004D Ca
nada :br ak es (yell ow )
( / pag e41 8)
0027 US
A:brak es (red )(/ page 418)
004D Can
ada:br ak es (red) (/ page 418) L
Distance warning (/ page42 1)
0025 AB
S(/ page42 1)
00E5 ESP®
(/ page42 1)
00BB ESP®
OFF (/page42 1)
0077 Ti
re pressur emonit oring system
(/ page42 4)
0060 Pa
rking lam ps(/ page12 1)
0058 Lo
wbe am (/ page12 1)
0057 Hi
gh beam (/ page12 2)
003E003D Tu
rn signal lights(/page12 2)
005E Re
ar foglam p(/ page12 1) 41
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Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps