fuel MERCEDES-BENZ GLC 2021 Owners Manual

Mir
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atecontr ol........................................ 135
Ov ervie wof climat econt rolsy stems ..........1 35
Oper ating theclimat econ trol system ......... 136 Dr
ivin gand parking .................................. 141
Dr iving ............ ........................ ............ ........141
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h... .........................1 54
Au tomatic transmiss ion.............................. 157
Fu nctio nof the4MA TIC.................. .............1 61
Re fuel ing...... ............................................... 162
Pa rking .......................................................1 64
Dr iving and drivi ng safety systems .............. 171
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Ve hicle towing instruct ions .........................2 33 Ins
trument Displa yand on-b oard
co mp uter ...... ............................................234
No teson theins trument displayand on-
boar dcom puter.............................. ............ 234
Ins trument displayove rview ............ ...........2 35 Ov
ervie wof butt ons onthesteer ing
wheel ..........................................................2 36
Oper ating theon- boar dcom puter.............. 236
Ov ervie wof displa yson themultifunc ‐
tion displa y... .................................... ..........2 37
Hea d-up Display ............ .............................237 MBUX
multime diasystem ....................... 24 0
Ov ervie wand oper ation .................. ............ 240
Sy stem settings .............................. ............ 248
Na vig ation .......................................... ........252
Te lephon e........................................ ...........2 58
Mer cedes meand apps....... .............. ..........261
Mer cedes -Benz emergency callsy stem ...... 268
Ra dio &media .................................. .......... 272
Sou ndsettings <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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enanc eand care...... ....................... 280
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla y........ 280
En gine compartment ...................... ............ 281
Cleanin gand care.......................................2 88 Br
eakdo wnassi stance ............................ 295
Emerg ency..................................................295
Flat tire....... ................................................ 296
Batt ery(v ehi cle) ....... .................................. 302
To w star tin gor towing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Elec trica lfus es<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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sand tires ...... ................................316
No teson noise orunusua lhandling char‐
act eristic s...................................................3 16
No teson regular lyinsp ecting wheels and
tir es ............................................................ 316
No teson sno wch ains .................................3 17
Ti re pressur e...............................................3 17
Loadi ngtheve hicle .....................................3 24
Ti re labeling ................................................ 328
Def inition ofterm sfo rtir es and loading ..... 333
Cha nging awhee l..... .................................. 336
Emerg encysparewhee l..... ......................... 345 Te
ch nical data.......................................... 348
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Ve hicle electr onics .....................................3 48 Cont
ents 3

1
L Distance warning →
421
2 00CC Powe rst eer ing →
414
3 003E003D Turn signal lights →
122
4 00B9 CheckEn gin e →
415
5 Electricpa rking brak e(red) →
418
0049 USAonly
0024 Canada only
6 Brak es (red) →
418
0027 USAonly
004D Canada only
7 ÿ Coolanttemp eratur e →
415
8 Coolan tte mp eratur edispla y →
235
9 00C6 Recup erati ve Brak eSy stem, USAonl y →
418
004D Brak es (yell ow ),Canada only →
418 A
0024 Electricpa rking brak e(yello w) →
418
B 0025 ABS →
421
C 0075 Restra int system →
413
D 00E9 Seatbel t →
413
E 0057 Highbeam →
122
F 0058 Lowbeam →
121
G 00B6 Reser vefuel withfuel filler flap locatio n
ind icat or →
415
H Fuelleve l →
235
I 0060 Parking lam ps →
121
J 005E Rear foglam p →
122
K 0077 Tire pressur emonit oring system →
424
L 00BB ESP®
OFF →
421
M 00E5 ESP®
→
421 At
aglanc e– Indicat orand warning lam ps(sta nda rd) 11

1
003E003D Turn signal lights →
122
2 005E Rear foglam p →
122
3 0057 Highbeam →
122
0058 Lowbeam →
121
0060 Parking lam ps →
121
4 ÿ Coolan tte mp eratur e →
415
5 Coolan tte mp eratur edispla y →
235
6 L Distance warning →
421
7 00E9 Seatbelt →
413
8 0077 Tire pressur emonit oring system →
424
9 Ù Powe rst eer ing →
414
A 0024 Electricpa rking brak e(yello w) →
418
B Electricpa rking brak e(red) →
418
0049 USAonly
0024 Canada only C
0075 Restra int system →
413
D Brak es (red) →
418
0027 USAonly
004D Canada only
E 00B6 Reser vefuel withfuel filler flap locatio n
ind icat or →
415
F Fuelleve l →
235
G 00C6 Recup erati ve Brak eSy stem, USAonl y →
418
004D Brak es (yell ow ),Canada only →
418
H 003D Electrica lma lfunctio n →
415
I 00B9 CheckEn gin e →
415
J 0025 ABS →
421
K 00BB ESP®
OFF →
421
00E5 ESP®
→
421 At
aglanc e– Indicat orand warning lam ps(widesc reen coc kpit) 13

1
B-pil larwi th:
QR code foraccessi ngthere scue card →
31
2 Safetyve sts →
295
3 mebutt onand SOS button →
263
4 Tocheckand refill oper atingfluids →
352
5 Totow- star tand tow aw ay →
308
6 Flat tire →
296
7 Startin gassis tance →
306
8 Haza rdwa rning light system →
123 9
Fuelfiller flap with:
inf ormat ionlabel onfuel type →
162
Inf ormation labelon tirepr essur e →
319
QR code foraccessi ngthere scue card →
31
A Totow- star tand tow aw ay →
308
B Warning triang le →
295
C TIRE FITkit →
298
D First-ai dkit (softsided) →
296 At
aglanc e– Em erge ncie sand brea kdo wns 19

Pr
otecting theen vir onmen t
* NO
TEPlug -in hybrid #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement .
Yo uco uld other wise failto recogni ze
da ngers. +
ENVI
RONME NTAL NOTEEnvironme ntal
da ma gedue tooper ating condit ionsand
per sonal driving style The
pollut antemission oftheve hicle is
dir ectl yre lat ed tothewa yyo uoperat eth e
ve hicle.
Oper ateyo ur vehicle inan environment ally
re sponsible mannertohelp protect theen vi‐
ro nment. Plea se obser vethefo llo wing rec‐
omme ndations onope rating cond itions and
pe rsonal driving style.
Oper ating conditions: #
Mak esur eth at thetir epr essur eis cor‐
re ct. #
Donotcar ryanyunn ecessar ywe ight
(e.g. roof lugg agera ck sonce youno
lon gerneed them). #
Adher eto theser vice interva ls.
A regular lyser viced vehicle willcont rib‐
ut eto environmen talpr otect ion. #
Alw aysha ve maint enance workcar ried
out ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Pe rsonal driving style: #
Donotdepr esstheaccelera torpeda l
when star tin gth eengine. #
Donotwa rm uptheengine whilethe
ve hicle isstatio nary. #
Drive car efu llyand maintain asu itab le
di st anc efrom theve hicle infront. #
Avoid freq uent, sudden acceleration
and braking. #
Chang ege ar ingood timeand useeach
ge ar onlyup to00C3 ofits maximum
engine speed. #
Switc hof fth eengine instatio narytraf‐
fi c, e.g. byusin gth eEC Ostar t/ stop
funct ion. #
Drive fuel-ef ficie ntly .Obs erve theEC O
displa yfo ra fuel -efficie ntdrivi ng style. En
vir onmental issuesandrecomm endations
It is recomme ndedthat youre -us eor recy cle
mat erials ins tead ofjus tdispo singof them.
The releva nt environme ntal gu ideline sand regu‐
lations servetoprotect theen vironmen tand
mus tbe strictly observe d. Genuine
Mercedes-Benz parts
+ ENVIR
ONMEN TALNO TEEnvironme ntal
da ma gedue tonotus ing recy cle dre con‐
di tione dcom pone nts Mercedes‑Be
nzAG offers recy cle dre condi ‐
tione dcom pone ntsand parts wit hth esame
qu alit yas newpar ts.The same entitlemen t
fr om theLimit edWarrant yis valid asforne w
par ts. 22
Gener alno tes

The
original purchase agreeme ntforyo ur vehicle
cont ains alis tof all ofthesy stems inyour vehi‐
cle.
Should youha ve anyqu estion scon cerning
eq uipment andoper ation, please consult an
aut hor ized Mercedes- BenzCenter.
The Oper ator's Manual andMaint enanc eBook let
ar eim por tant docum ents andshould be kept in
th eve hicle. Ser
vice andvehicl eoper ation Ve
hicl eoper ation outside theUS Aor Cana da When
youar eabr oad withyo ur vehicle, observe
th efo llo wing points:
R Service point sor replacemen tpar tsma yno t
be available immediat ely.
R Unleaded fuelmayno tbe available forve hi‐
cles withacat alytic converter .Leaded fuel
ma ycause damag eto thecat alytic converter .
R The fuel mayha ve an extreme lylow oct ane
numb er.Un suit able fuelcancause engine
damag e. Some
Mercedes-Benz modelsareav ailable in
Eur ope thro ugh ourEuropean DeliveryPr og ram.
Fo rmor einf ormation, pleaseconsult anauthor‐
ized Mercedes‑B enzservice center,or write to
one ofthefo llo wing address:
In theUS A:
Mer cede s-Benz USA,LLC
Eur opea nDeliv eryDepar tment
One Mercedes-Benz Drive
Sandy Springs, GA30328
In Canada:
Mer cedes-Benz Canada,Inc.
Eur opea nDeliv eryDepar tment
98 Vande rhoof Avenue
To ronto, Ont ario M4G 4C9 Mai
nten anc e Yo
ur cus tomer advisorconf irms theser vice in
th eser vice repor t. Ro
adside Assistan ce The
Mercedes -Benz Roadside Assis tance Pro‐
gr am offers tech nica lhel pin thecase ofa
br eakdo wn.Your calls totheto ll-f reeRo adside
As sis tance Hotline areans weredby our agents
24 hour sa da y,365 days aye ar.
1- 80 0-FO R-MER Cedes (1-800-367-63 72)(US A)
1-8 00-387-0 100(Canada)
Yo ucan find further information inthe
Mer cedes-Ben zRo adside Assis tance Progr am
br oc hu re (US A)orthe"R oadside Assistance"
secti onintheSer vice andWarrant ybook let
(Canad a).Youwill find both intheve hicle docu‐
ment wallet. Chang
eof address orchang eof ow ner ship In
theeve ntofach ang eof addr ess, please send
us the"No tification ofaddr esschang e"inthe
Ser vice andGuarant eeboo kletor simpl ycal lth e
Mer cedes-Ben zCus tomer Assis tance Center
(US A)on theho tline number
1-8 00-FOR-MER Cedes (1-800-367-63 72)or Cus‐
to mer Service (Canada )on 1-800-38 7-0100. We 24
Generalno tes

81
9-99 4-3328 intheGatineau-Ot tawa area or
int ernat ionally; youma yalso gotothefo llo wing
we bsit esformor einf ormation:
R Eng lish:https://www .tc.gc.ca/recalls
R Frenc h:htt ps:/ /www .tc.gc .ca/ rappels Limit
edWa rranty
* NO
TEDama getotheve hicle arising
fr om violation ofthese oper ating instruc‐
tion s. Damag
eto theve hicle canarise from viola‐
tion ofthese oper ating instruction s.
This damag eis no tco veredeit her bythe
Mer cedes-Ben zim plied warrant yor by the
Ne w‑ orUsed- Vehicle Warrant y. #
Followtheins truction sin these oper at‐
ing instruction son proper operation of
yo ur vehicle aswellas on possible vehi‐
cle damag e. QR
code forre scue card
QR codes areatt ached inthefuel filler flap and
on theopposit eside ontheB-pillar .In theeve nt
of an acci dent, rescue services canusetheQR
code toquickl yfind theappr opriatere scue card
fo ryo ur vehicle. Thecurrent rescue cardcon‐
ta ins themos tim por tant informa tionab ou tyo ur
ve hicle inacom pact form ,e.g. thero utin gof the
electr iclines.
Fu rther information canbeobt ained athttps: //
www .mercedes-benz .de/qr-code. Data
storage Data
processi ngintheve hicl e Ele
ctroni cco ntr olunits
Electr oniccontr olunits areins talled inyour vehi‐
cle. Contr olunits process datawhic h,forex am‐
ple, they recei vefrom vehicle sensor s,ge ner ate
th emselv esorexch ang ebe tween themselv es.
Some control units arere qu ired forth esaf e
oper ation ofyour vehicle, some assistyo uwhen
dr ivin g,suc has driver assis tance systems, while
ot her senable comfortor infotainm entfunction s. The
follo wing prov ides youwit hge ner alinf orma ‐
tio nre ga rding datapr oces sing intheve hicle.
Ad dition alinf ormation rega rding exact lywh ich
da ta inyour vehicle arecollect ed,save dand
tra nsm itted tothird par ties and forwha tpur‐
pose, canbefound intheinf ormation direct ly
re lat ed tothefunc tionalch aract eristic sin qu es‐
tion intheir respectiv eoper ating instructions.
This information isalso available online and,
depen dingon theve hicle equipment, digitally.
Pe rsonal data
Ev eryve hicle isidentif iedbyauniq uevehicle
identif ication number .Depending onthecoun‐
tr y, this vehicle identif ication number canbe
used by,fo rex am ple, government alau thor ities
to determ ine theidentit yof theow ner .The reare
ot her possibili tiestouse dataco llec tedfrom the
ve hicle toident ifytheow ner ordriver ,su ch as
th elicense platenumber .
Ther efor e, dat age ner ated orproce ssedby con‐
tr ol uni tsma ybe attr ibut ab leto aper son or,
unde rcer tain con dition s,becom eatt ribut able to
a per son .De pen dingon whic hve hicle dataar e
av ailable, itma ybe poss ibletomak einf erences Gener
alno tes 31

Smar
tKey Ov
ervie wof Smar tKey functio ns &
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. *
NO
TEDama getotheSmar tKey cau sed
by magne ticfields #
Keep theSmar tKey away from stro ng
ma gne ticfields. Smar
tKey wit hpanic alarm
1 Locks 2
Indicat orlam p
3 Unloc ks
4 Opens/closes theta ilg ate
5 Panic alar m
% Ifind icatorlam p2 does notlig ht up afte r
pr essing theÜ orß button,thebat‐
te ry iswe ak orposs iblydisc harged. Re place
th ebatt eryas soon aspossible.
Re place theSmar tKey batt ery(/ page68).
The Smar tKey loc ksand unlocksth efo llo wing
com pone nts:
R Doo rs
R Fuelfiller flap
R Tailg ate
If th eve hicle isno topened within appr oximat ely
40 seco ndsafte runloc king,itloc ksagain. Anti-
th eftpr otect ion isarmed again.
Do notke ep theSmar tKey toget her withelec‐
tr onic devices orme talobje cts. This canaffect
th eSmar tKey 's functionality . 66
Opening andclosing

Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe acoustic lock ing
ve rificat ion signa l Mult
imed iasystem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Vehicle #
Activateor deacti vate Acou sticLock . Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe pani calar m Re
quirement s:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedoff. #
Toactiv ate: press butt on1 forapp rox‐
ima tely one second.
A visual andaudibl ealar mistrigg ered. #
Todeac tivate: briefly pr ess button1 again.
or #
Press thest ar t/ stop butt ononthecoc kpit,
wit hth eSmar tKey insid eth eve hicle. Changing
theunloc kingsettings Po
ssible unlockingfunctions oftheSmar tKey :
R Cen tralunlo cking
R Unloc kin gth edr iver's door andfuel filler flap #
Toswitc hbe tw een settings: press the
Ü andß buttonssimul taneousl yfo r
appr oximat elysix seco ndsuntilth eindicat or
lam pflashes twice.
Op tions ifth eunloc kingfunction forth edr iver's
door andfuel filler flap has been selected:
R Tounlo cktheve hicl ece ntr ally:press the
Ü buttontwice.
R Vehicl eswith KEYLESS-GO :if yo uto uc h
th einner surface ofthedoor handle onthe
dr iver's door ,onl yth edr iver's door andfuel
fi ller flap areunlo cked. Deactiv
atingtheSmar tKey functio ns If
yo udo notuse theve hicle oraSmar tKey for
an extende dpe riod oftime, youcan reduce the
ener gycon sum ption ofthere spectiv eSmar tKey .
To do so, deactiv ateth eSmar tKey functions. #
Todeac tivate: press theß buttononthe
Smar tKey twi ce inqu ick succ ession .
The Smar tKey indic ator lam pflashes twice
br ief lyand light sup once. #
Toactiv ate: press anybutt onontheSmar t‐
Ke y.
% When theve hicle isstar tedwit hth eSmar t‐
Ke yin thestor ag ecom partmen tof thecen‐
te rconsole, theSmar tKey functions are
au tomatical lyact ivat ed (/ page14 3). Op
ening an dclos ing 67

Door
s Un
loc king/opening thedoor sfrom theinsid e #
Tounlo ckand open afront door :pul ldoor
handl e2.
Loc king pin1pops upwhe nth edoor is
unloc ked. #
Tounlo ckare ar door :pul lth ere ar door
han dle.
The lockin gpin pops upwhen there ar door
is unlo cked. #
Toopen are ar door :pul lth ere ar door han‐
dle again. Cent
rally loc king andunloc kingtheve hicl e
fr om theinsid e #
Tounlo ck:pr ess button 1. #
Toloc k:press butt on2.
This does notloc kor unloc kth efuel filler flap.
The vehicle isno tunloc ked:
R Ifyo uha ve loc kedth eve hicle using the
Smar tKey .
R Ifyo uha ve loc kedth eve hicle using KEY‐
LESS -GO. Loc
king/unloc kingtheve hicl ewith KEY‐
LES S-GO Re
quirement s:
R The Smar tKey isouts idetheve hicle.
R The distance betwee nth eSmar tKey and the
ve hicle does notex ceed 3ft (1 m).
R The driver's door andthedoor atwhic hth e
door handle isused areclosed. 70
Openin gand closin g