light MERCEDES-BENZ GLC 2021 Manual Online

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Installand secur eth eball coupling as
descr ibedintheball coupling manufac‐
tur er's installation instruct ions . #
When theball coupling hasbeen instal‐
led, ensureth at itis cor rectly secu red
bef oreev erytrip. Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle issecur edagains tro lling away.
At tac hin gth eball neck #
Remo vecover1 from theball neckmount
in thedir ect ion ofthear row . #
Storeco ver1 sothat itcan notmo ve
ar oun d. #
Obse rveth emanuf acturer'sinstallation
ins truct ions .
Obser vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle. Coupling/unc
ouplingatrailer &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom theve hicle
le ve lbeing chang ed
Ve hicl eswith leve lcontr olsystem: the
ve hicle leve lma ybe chang edunin tentio nally,
e.g. byother persons. Youma ybec ome trap‐
ped ifyo uco uple uporunc ouple atrailer
while theve hicle leve lis ch ang ing.In addi‐
tio n,other people couldbecome trapped if
th eir limbs arebe tween theve hicle body and
th etir es orunder neathth eve hicle.
When coupling uporuncoupling atrailer ,
mak esur eth at: #
The door sor tailg atear eno topen edor
clos ed. #
Youdo notini tiat eth eleve lcon trol sys‐
te m and donotoper ateth eDY NA MIC
SELE CTswitc h. #
Donotloc kor unloc kth eve hicle. Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
R The transmission isin position 005D.
The trailer willbecor rectly detected bytheve hi‐
cle onlyif th efo llo wing condition sar eme t:
R The trailer isconn ectedcor rectl y.
R The trailer lighting system isin wo rking
or der .
The func tionsof thefo llo wing systems willbe
af fect ed byacor rectl yconnect edtrai le r:
R ESP ®
trai le rst abiliz ation
R ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist
R Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C
R ActivePa rking Assist
R Blin dSpo tAss istor ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st Dr
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Ov
ervie wof butt ons onthest eer ing wheel 1
P Back/Hom ebutt on(press and hold),
on- boar dcom puter
2 Touc hCon trol, on-bo ardco mp uter
3 Con trol pan elforcr uis econtr olor Active
Dis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
4 Contr olpa nel forth eMBUX multimedia sys‐
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Voice Cont rolSy stem
5 00E2 Tocal lup thehome screen ofthemul‐
timedia system
6 Touc hCon trol mult imed iasystem
7 0038 Backbutt on(multimedia system)
8 Brightn esscontrol to adjus tth elighting in
th eIns trument Displayand inthecon trol
element sof theve hicle interior Oper
ating theon-boa rdcom puter
Obser vetheleg alrequ iremen tsforth ecount ry
in whic hyo uar ecur rently drivi ng when operat‐
ing theon- boar dcom puter. The
on-boar dcom puterisoper ated using the
lef t-hand Touc hCon trol and thelef t-hand back/
home button.
When theon- boar dcom puterisbeing operated,
dif fere nt aco ustic signa lswillsou ndasoperati ng
fe edbac k,e.g. when theend ofalis tis reac hed
or when youar esc rolling thro ugh alis t.
The follo wing menusareav ailable:
R Service
R DriveA ssist
R Trip
R Navi gation
R Radio
R Media
R Phon e
R Head -upDisp.
R Vehicl eswith aninstrument displayin
th ewidescr eencockpit:Des igns
% Youcan find informa tionab ou tth epossible
se ttings andselect ionsonthemenus inthe
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Instrum ent Display and on-bo ardcom puter

Disp
laycont ent 1
Navig ation instructions
2 Current speed
3 Detected instructi ons and traf fic sig ns
4 Setspe edinthedr iver assis tance system
(e.g. cruise control)
When youre cei veacall, the0061 Incoming Call
messag ewill appear ontheHead-up Display.
In aud iomode, thest atio nnam eor trac kwill be
sho wntemp orarily when theaudio sourceis
being activelyoper ated. Sy
stem limit s
The visib ilityisinf luenc edbythefo llo wing condi‐
tion s:
R Seat position
R Imag eposit ionsetting
R Ambient light
R Wetro ad sur faces
R Obje ctsonthedispla yco ver
R Polar izat ion insung lasses
% Inextreme sunli ght, sectio nsofthedispla y
ma yappear washed out.Youcan correct this
by switc hingtheHead-up Displayof fand on
ag ain. Ad
jus tingthe Head-up Displ aysettings on
th eon-boa rdcom puter On-boar
dcom puter:
4 Head-up Disp. 1
Setting currently select ed
2 Digital spe edome ter
3 Traf fic Sign Assist
4 Navig ation displays
The follo wing canbeadjus tedfo rth eHead-up
Displa y:
R Position
R Bright ness 238
Instrument Displayand on-boar dcom puter

R
Clothing being worn(hat, shawl,scar f)ma y
be limitin gth ede tection area ofthecamer a. Ke
ep thecamer a'sfield ofvision clear.
R The camer ais no toper ational. Consult
anaut hor ized Mercedes- BenzCen‐
te r.
The MBUX Inte rior Assis tantsupportsthefo llo wing interactions : Int
eraction area Interaction Description
In front ofthemedia displayor
abo vetheto uc hpad Pr
ox imit yto thecon trol element TheInterior Assis tant recogni zestheappr oachof thehand towa rdsa con‐
tr ol element.
Depending ontheactiv eapplication, thedispla ywill beadjus tedin the
media display. Some functionsdiffer ent iatebe tween driver and front
passeng er.
No specif ichand position isrequ ired.
Abo vethecent ercon sole Defined pose Afavo rite iscalled upwithadef ined pose.
Belo wtheinside rear vie wmir rorB rief up and down movements With brief vertical upand down movements belowtheinside rear vie wmir ‐
ro rth ere adin glight forth edr iver or thefront passeng erisswitc hedonand
of f.
Abo vethefront passeng erseat Stretching outa ha nd above the
fr ont passeng ersea t By
stre tching outa ha nd above thefront passeng erseat thesear chlight is
switc hedon.Ifyo uwit hdra wahan dfrom this area, thesear chlight is
switc hedoffag ain. MBU
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Switc
hingthere ading light and sear chlight
and onoroff Re
quirement s:
R Forthe reading light:th efunc tion isavaila‐
ble when itis dar k.
R The hand movement take splace intheint er‐
action area belo wtheinside rear vie wmir ror.
R Forthe search light :th efunc tion isavaila‐
ble when itis dar k.
R The hand movement take splace intheint er‐
action area abo vethefront passeng erseat.
R The seat beltonthefront passeng erseat
mus tno tbe inser tedin theseat beltbuckle. Switc
hingthere ading light on and off #
Brief lymo veahan dup ordown ben eathth e
insid ere ar vie wmir ror.
The readin glight isswit ched on orofffo rth e
dr iver or thefront passeng er. Switc
hingthesear chlight onand off #
Toswitc hon: reac hacr oss thefront
passeng erseat withahand.
The sear chlight isswitc hedonforth edr iver . #
Toswitc hof f:take ahan dbac kaw ay from
th efront passeng erseat.
The sear chlight isswitc hedoffag ain. Inf
orma tion onprofiles, themes, suggestions
and favo urites Fo
relectr icallyadjus table seats observethefo l‐
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MBUX multimedia system

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WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du ring adjus tment ofthedr iver's seat
af te rcall ing upadr iver profile
Selecting auser profile ma ytrigg eran
adju stment ofthedr iver's seat totheposi‐
tion save dunder theuser profile. Youor
ot her vehicle occupants couldbeinjur edin
th epr ocess. #
Mak esur eth at when theposition of
dr iver's seat isbeing adjustedusing the
multime diasystem, nopeople orbody
par tsarein theseat's rang eof mo ve‐
ment.
If th er eis arisk ofsomeone becoming trap‐
ped, stop theadjus tmentpr ocess immedi‐
at ely: #
a)Tapth ewa rning mess ageon the
media display.
or #
b)Press amemor yposition buttonora
seat adjus tmentswitc hon thedr iver's
door .
The adjus tmentpr ocess willbestop‐
ped. The
driver's seat iseq uipped withan access pre‐
ve nter.
If th edr iver's door isopen, thedr iver's seat will
no tbe setaf te rcall ing upthedr iver's profile.
Pr ofiles stor eyo ur vehicle settin gsand settin gs
fo rth emultimedia system. Ifth eve hicle isused
by severaldr iver s, thedr iver can select their
ow npr ofile wi thout chang ingthestor ed profile
se ttings ofother driver s.
% Information onprofiles from Mer cedes me
conn ectcan befound intheDigita lOper a‐
to r's Manua l.
Ve hicle settin gsare, forex am ple, driver' sseat ,
st eer ing wheel andmirrorse ttings, climatecon‐
tr ol and amb ient lighti ng.Forth ese ttings ofthe
multime diasystem, youcan select,fo rex am ple,
ra dio statio ns,pr ev ious destination sas wellas
th emes, suggestion sand favo urites. Fo
rre cur ring drivi ng situa tions, such aslon g
dr ives on thefree wa y,yo ucan save your prefer‐
re dse ttings inath eme intheve hicle. Inath eme
yo ucan save thedispla yof thedigit almap, your
pr efer redra dio statio nand prefer reddr ive pr o‐
gr am, forex am ple.
The vehicle canlearnth ehabits ofthedr iver .It
th en offers sugg estions forth emos tpr obable
na vig ation destinat ions, media sources, radio
st atio nsorcon tacts. Thepre-r equir ementsfor
th at areth eselect ionofapr ofile, your consen t
to there cor ding ofdata and sufficie ntcoll ected
da ta.
Fa vourites prov ide quick acc ess toapplic ations
th at areused often. Youcan selectfavo urites
fr om categor iesoradd them direct lyto an appli‐
cat ion. MBU
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Conf
iguringprofiles, themes andsugg es‐
tions Multi
media system:
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f Profiles
Cr eating ane wprofile #
Select 0081Create Profile. #
Select anavatar. #
Enterth ename andconfirm with0076. #
Sele ctCont inue 0048 . #
Sele ctCurren tSet tings. #
Sele ctSav e. #
ActivateBlu etoo th®
and selec tCon nect
Phon e,to connect amob ile pho newith the
user profile . #
Select Finish.
Select ingprofile optio ns #
Select 0062 fora pr ofile .
The follo wing functionsar eav ailable:
R Editing,rese ttin gor dele ting apr ofile
R Resettin gth emes orfavo rite s R
Con figur ing sugg estions
Conf iguringsugg estions #
Select 0062fora pr ofile . #
Select SuggestionSettings . #
Switc hAllow Destination Suggestions, Allow
Musi cSugge stions andAllow Contact Sug-
gestions onoroff. #
Todeac tivatethe lear nin gfunc tionfo r
on eda y:act ivat eDe act .Lear ningfor 24h.
Fo r24 hour sno newactions willbetrained
and nodat are cor ded forth eactiv epr ofile.
Sugg estion swill continue tobe sho wn.
Ex am ple: ifth eop tion isswitc hedonand a
ro uteto ane wdes tinatio nhas been calcula‐
te d, this des tination would notbe take nint o
acco untforth elear ning function.
Cr eating newthemes #
Sele ct©. #
Sele ctTHE MES. #
Sele ct0081 CreateThem e.
The settings whichar esa ve din theth eme
ar esho wn. #
Select Continue0048. #
Select AudioandNavigation (Navigation )and
st or eth eactiv ese ttings intheth eme. #
Select Continue0048. #
Select anent ryscr een. #
Select Continue 0048. #
Select animag e. #
Enterthenames intoth eent ryfield and con‐
fi rm with0076. #
Sele ctSav e. Sy
stem settings Ov
ervie wof thesy stem settings menu In
thesy stem settings menu, youcan makese t‐
tin gs inthefo llo wing menusand control ele‐
men ts:
R Disp lay
- Styles
- Instrument lighting
- Displa ybr ightn ess 24
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Edg elighti ng
- Day/nig htdesign
R Contr oleleme nts
- Keyboar dlan guag eand handwr itin g re c‐
ogni tion
- Sensi tivityof theTo uc hpad
- Sen sitivit yof theTo uc hCon trols
R Voice Cont rolSy stem
R Sound
- Entertainm ent
- Navig ation andtraf fic annou ncements
- Telephon e
- Voice amplif icat ion tothere ar
R Con nectivity
- Wi-Fi, Bluetoo th®
,NFC
R MBUX Remo teCon trol
- Author izing andde-aut horizing devices
R Time &dat e
R Langu age
R Units fordis tance R
Softwareup dates
R Dat aim po rt/e xpor t
R PIN protect ion
R System Reset Inf
ormat iononimpor tant system updates Im
por tant system updat esma ybe neces saryfo r
th esecur ityofyour mult imed iasystem's data.
Ins tallth ese updat es,orelse thesecur ityofyour
mult imed iasystem cann otbe ensur ed.
A sy stem updat econ sistsof thre esteps:
R Downloading orcop ying ofthedat are qu ired
fo rins tallation
R Installation ofthedo wnloaded system updat e
R Activati on ofthedo wnloaded system updat e
by restar tin gth esy stem
% Ifaut omatic softwareupdat esareactiv ated,
th esy stem updat eswill bedownloaded auto‐
maticall y.
The multimedia system prov ides amess age
when asy stem updat eis available. Yo
uha ve thefo llo wing selectionoption s:
R Accept andInstall
The system updat ewill bedownloaded inthe
bac kground .
R Infor mat ion
In fo rm atio nabout thepending system
updat eis displa yed.
R Later
The system updat ecan bedownloaded man‐
uall yat alat er time.
Deep system updates
Dee psy stem updat esaccess vehicle orsystem
se ttings andcanther efor eonl ybe car ried out
when theve hicle isstatio naryand theignition is
switc hedoff.
If th edo wnload ofadeep system updat eis com‐
ple tedand thedo wnloaded system updat eis
re ady forins tallation ,yo uwill beinformed ofthis
af te rth ene xt ignition cycle, forex am ple.
% Park theve hicle safely inasuit able location
bef orest ar tin gth eins tallation . MBU
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Making
anemer gency call #
Toopen theco verof SOS button2 ,pr ess it
br ief ly. #
Press and hold SOS button3 forat lea st
one second.
If aMer cedes mecall isactiv e,an emer gency
cal lcan still be trigg ered. This hasprior ity ove r
all other activ ecalls.
Inf ormat ionabout theMer cedes mecall
using theme button
A cal lto theMer cedes- BenzCustomer Cent er
has been initiatedvia theme butt onintheove r‐
head controlpanel orthemultimedia system
(/ page263).
Using thevo ice dialog system youacc ess the
desir edser vice:
R Accid ent and Brea kdo wnManag eme nt
R Mer cede s-Benz Customer Centerforge ner al
inf orma tionab ou tth eve hicle
Yo ucan find informa tionon thefo llo wing topics:
R Activati on ofMe rcedes meconnect
R Oper ating theve hicle R
Near estaut hor ized Mercedes-Ben zCent er
R Other products andservices from Mer cedes-
Benz
Dat ais transf erreddur ing thecon nect iontothe
Mer cedes-Ben zCus tomer Cent er(/ page265).
Call ingtheMer cedes- BenzCustomer Center
usi ng the multi mediasy stem
Re quirement s:
R Access toaGSM networkis available.
R The contract partner' sGSM networkco ver‐
ag eis available inthere spectiv ere gion.
R The ignition mustbe switc hedonsothat
ve hicle datacan betransf erredaut omati‐
cally .
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Phone 5
g #
Call Mercedes meconnect.
Af terconf irmation, themultimedia system
sends there qu ired vehicle data.The data
tr ansf erissho wninthemedia display. Then,
youcan selectaser viceand beconn ect ed
to aspec ialistat theMer cedes- BenzCustomer
Cent er.
Call ingtheMer cedes- BenzCustomer Center
af te raut omat icac ciden tor break down
de tection
Re quirement s:
R The vehicle hasdetected anacci dent or
br ea kdo wnsitu ation.
R The vehicle isstatio nary.
R The hazar dwa rning light sar eswitc hedon.
% This function isno tav ailable inall coun tries.
The vehicle candetect acci dent orbrea kdo wn
situ ations undercer tain cir cums tances.
In theeve ntan acci dent or brea kdo wnisde tec‐
te d, theemer gency guide sho wssafetyno tesin
th emultimedia system displa y.
Af terqu itting theemer gency guide displ ayon
th emultimedia system, apr om ptappear sask ing
whe ther youwo uld liketo get suppor tfr om the
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Select Artists orSong inthedialog window.
The alertis setfo rth ecur rent artis tor trac k.
If amatc his found, apr om ptappear sask ing
whe ther youwish tochang eto thest atio n.
Ac tiv atin gspo rtsinf ormat ion #
ActivateActiv ateSpo rtsAlerts 0073.
Se ttin gaspo rtaler t #
Select AddAlert . #
Select thete am nam eor league inthedialog
windo w.
Dele ting ind ivid ualsp orts and music aler ts #
Selec tMan ageMusi cAl ert s.
or #
Selec tMan ageSport sAl ert s. #
Selec tan artist or trac k.
or #
Select ate am. #
Select DeleteSel ect edEntries .
All high light edaler tsaredele ted. Dele
ting allspor tsand music alerts #
Select Manage MusicAlerts.
or #
Select Manage SportsAlert s. #
Select DeleteAll Entries.
All aler tsaredele ted. Sound
settings Ov
ervie wof functions inthesound menu The
setting optio ns and functions available
depen don thesound system installed. Youcan
fi nd outwh ich sou ndsystem isins talled inyour
ve hicle intheDigit alOper ator's Manual.
St andar dsoun dsy stem and Advanced sound
sy stem
The follo wing functionsar eav ailable:
R Equalize r:
- Treble, mid-rangeand bass
R Balance andfader
R Volume:
- Automatic adjustment Bur
mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem and
Bu rm ester®
high-e nd3D surround soun d
sy stem
The follo wing functionsar eav ailable:
R Equalize r:
- Treble, mid-ra ngeand bass
R Balance andfader
R Sound focus
R VIP seat(Bu rmester®
high-end 3Dsurround
soun dsy stem only)
R Sound profiles
R Volume:
- Automatic adjustment MBUX
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