ESP MERCEDES-BENZ GLC 2022 User Guide

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WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
a disable dfron tpasse nger airbag
The fron tpasse nger airbag isdisable dwhen
th ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat orlam p
is lit.
A per son inthefront passeng erseat could
th en, forex am ple, com eint ocon tact with
th eve hicle interior ,especially ifth eper son is
sitt ing tooclose tothecoc kpit.
If th efront passeng erseat isoccupied,
alw aysensur eth at:
R The classificat ion oftheper son inthe
fr ont passeng ersea tis cor rect and the
fr ont passeng erairb agisenabl edordisa ‐
ble din accor dance withth eper son inthe
fr ont passeng ersea t.
R The front passeng ersea thas been moved
as farbac kas possi ble.
R The person isseat edcor rectl y. #
Both bef oreand during thejour ney,
ensur eth at thest atus ofthefront
passeng erairbag iscor rect. If
th efront passeng erseat isoccupied, theclas‐
sif ication oftheper son orchild restra int system
on thefront passeng erseat take splace afte rth e
fr ont passeng erairb agshut offself-t est.The
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam psdispla yth e
st atus ofthefront passeng erairbag.
Alw aysobser vetheno teson thefunc tion ofthe
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam ps
(/ page48). Fu
nction ofthePA SSEN GERAIRBAGindic a‐
to rlam ps Se
lf-te st of aut oma ticfront passeng erair bag
shu toff
When theignition isswitc hedon,aself-t estis
per form ed dur ing whic hth etw oPA SSENGER
AIR BAGON and OFFind icat orlam pslight up
simul taneou sly. 48
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WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
inc orrect pos itioning ofthefo rw ard-
fa cing child restra int system
If yo usec ureach ild inafo rw ard-f acin gch ild
re stra int system onthefront passeng erseat
th at isposit ioned tooclose tothecoc kpit, in
th eev ent ofan acciden t,th ech ild could:
R com eint ocon tact with theve hicle inte‐
ri or ifth ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find i‐
cat orlam pis lit,fo rex am ple
R bestru ck bytheairbag ifth ePA SSENGER
AIR BAGOF Find icat orlam pis off. #
Alw aysmo vethefront passeng erseat
as farbac kas possi bleand fully retract
th eseat cushion lengthadjus tment.
While doing so,alwaysmak esur eth at
th eshoulder beltstra pis cor rectl y
ro uted from theseat beltoutle tof the
ve hicle totheshoulder beltguide on
th ech ild restra int system. Theshoulder
belt stra pmus tbe routed forw ards and
do wn wardsfrom theseat beltoutle t.If
neces sary,adjus tth eseat beltoutle t and
thefront passeng erseat accor d‐
ing ly. #
Alw ayscom plywit hth ech ild restra int
sy stem manuf acturer'sinstallation
ins truct ions . When
installing ach ild restra int system onthe
fr ont passeng ersea t,obse rveth eve hicle-spe‐
cif icinf ormation (/page62).
If aper son issitting onthefront passeng er
seat :PA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Fma ybe litcon ‐
tin uousl yor be off,depen dingon theper son's
st atur e.
A per son onthefront passeng erseat must
alw aysobser vethefo llo wing informatio n:
R Ifth efront passeng erseat isoccupied byan
adult oraper son withast atur ecor respond‐
ing tothat ofan adult ,th ePA SSENGER AIR
BA GOF Find icat orlam pmus tbe off.This
ind icat esthat thefront passeng erairbag is
enabled.
If th ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pis lit con tinuousl y,an adult orper son wit
habuild corresponding tothat ofan adult
mus tno tuse thefront passeng erseat.
Ins tead, they should useare ar seat .
R Ifth efront passeng erseat isoccupied bya
per son ofsmaller statur e(e. g.ate enag eror
small adult), thePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF F
ind icat orlam pis eit her litcon tinuousl yor
re mains off,depe nding ontheclassif ication .
- Ifth ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pis off:mo vethefront passeng er
seat asfarbac kas possi ble,ortheper‐
son ofsmaller statur eshoul duse are ar
seat .
- Ifth ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pis lit con tinuousl y:theper son of
smaller statur eshoul dno tuse thefront
passeng erseat. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hwhen
th ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pis lit
If th ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pre mains litafte rth eself-t est,th efront
passeng erairbag isdisabled. 50
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Alw
ayssecur each ild restra int system cor‐
re ctl y &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
inc orrect ins tallation ofthech ild
re stra int system
The child can then notbe protect edor
re stra ined asintended . #
Besureto com plywith themanuf actur‐
er's installation instruct ions forth e
ch ild restra int system and itscor rect
us e. #
Makesur eth at theent ire base ofthe
ch ild restra int system alwaysre stson
th esitt ing surface oftheseat. #
Neverpla ceobjects (e.g.cushi ons)
under orbehi ndthech ild restra int sys‐
te m. #
Use child restra int systems onlywit h
th eor iginal coverdesi gned forth em. #
Alw aysre place damag edcovers wit h
ge nui ne covers. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
uns ecur edchild restra int systems inthe
ve hicle
If th ech ild restra int system isincor rectl y
ins talled ornotsecur ed,itcan com eloose.
The child restra int system could beflung
ar oun dand hitvehicle occupants. #
Alw aysins tallch ild restra int systems
cor rectl y,eve nwh en notin use. #
Alw ayscom plywit hth ech ild restra int
sy stem manuf acturer'sinstallation
ins truct ions . R
Alw aysobser vethech ild restra int system
manuf acturer'sinstallation andopera ting
ins truct ions aswellas theve hicle-specif ic
inf ormation:
- Installing theLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild
re stra int system onthere ar seat
(/ page57 ).
- Securing thech ild restra int system with
th eseat beltonthere ar seat
(/ page60). -
Sec uring thech ild restra int system with
th eseat beltonthefront passeng erseat
(/ page62). Obser vethespecif ic
ins truction sfo rth ere ar wa rd-faci ng and
fo rw ard-f acin gch ild restra int systems
(/ page62).
If th efront passeng erseat isoccupied,
ensur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour‐
ne y,that thest atus ofthefront
passeng erairbag iscor rect forth ecur‐
re nt situa tion(/ page 48).
R Obse rveth ewa rning labels intheve hicle
int erior and onthech ild restra int system.
R Also secur eTo pTe ther ifpr esent .
Do notmodif yth ech ild restra int system &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomodif i‐
cations tothech ild restra int system
The child restra int system can nolong er
func tion proper ly.Thi spos esan incr eased
ri sk ofinjur y. #
Nevermodify ach ild restra int system. 54
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#
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. &
WARNIN GDang ertolife due toexpo‐
sur eto extreme heat or col din theve hi‐
cle
If people, particular lych ildr en, areex posed
to extreme temp eratur esove ran extende d
pe riod oftime, ther eis arisk ofser ious
injur yor dang ertolife. #
Neverlea veper sons, childr eninpar tic‐
ular ,unat tende din theve hicle. Ov
ervie wof suitable seatsintheve hicl efo r
ins talling ach ild restra int system Lef
t/right rear seat
Pr efer redsecur ingsystem:
® LATC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild seat anchor ¯
Alsosecur eTo pTe ther ifpr esent
(/ page59).
Alt ernativ esecur ingsystem:
0076 Ve
hicle seatbelt
Fr ont passeng erseat
Sec uring system:
0076 Ve
hicle seatbelt
Be sureto obser ve:
R Ifth efront passeng erseat isoccupied,
ensur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,
th at thest atus ofthefront passeng erairbag
is cor rect forth ecur rent situa tion
(/ page 48).
R Obse rveth eno teson aut omatic front
passeng erairbag shutoff(/ page46)
Cent errear seat
Secur ingsystem:
0076 Ve
hicle seatbelt
¯ Alsosecur eTo pTe ther ifpr esent
(/ page59). Ac
tiv atin gor deac tivatin gthe special seat
be ltre tract orofthe seat belt &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hif a
seat beltisunf astened while th eve hicle
is in mo tion
If th eseat beltisreleased whiletheve hicle is
in mo tion, thech ild safetyloc kis deac tiva ted
and thech ild restra int system isno long er
cor rectly secu red. The seat beltisdraw nin
sl ig htly bytheiner tiareel and cann otbe
immediat elyclosed again. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor d‐
ance withth etraf fic condi tions. #
Activateth especial sealbeltretract or
ag ain and correctl ysecu rethech ild
re stra int system. When
enabled, thespecial seatbeltretract or
ens ures that theseat belts ofthefront
passeng erseat andrear seat sdo notslac ken
once thech ild restra int system issecur ed. 56
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The
seat belts onthefo llo wing seats areeq uip‐
ped withaspec ialseat beltretract or:
R Front passeng erseat
R Rear seat s
Ins tallin gach ild restra int system: #
When installing ach ild restra int system,
alw aysobser vethemanuf acturer'sinstalla‐
tion andopera tingins truct ions aswellas the
inf ormatio nin this Opera tor's Manua l. #
Pullth eseat beltsmoo thly from theseat belt
outle t. #
Engage theseat belttongu ein theseat belt
buc kle.
Ac tiv atin gthe special seat beltre tract or: #
Pullth eseat beltoutfully andletth einer tia
re el retract itag ain.
Wh enthespecial seatbeltretract orisacti va‐
te d, youwill hear ara tche ting sound. #
Push thech ild restra int system down until
th eseat beltsitstight ly. Deactiv
atingthespecial seatbeltretract or: #
Press there lease buttonoftheseat belt
buc kle. #
Hold theseat belttongu eand guide ba ck to
th eseat beltoutle t. Ins
talling aLA TC H-type (ISOFI X)child
re stra int system onthere ar seat Ins
tallingaLA TC H-type (ISOFI X)child
re stra int system onthere ar seat &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent 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, evenwh en youar e
dr ivin g.
R Asare sult, theve hicle occupant willbe
pushed intoth eseat beltwithincr eased
fo rc e. The seat beltwillnotbe able to
pr otect asintended andcould cause
additional injury. R
Objects orloads inthetrunk orcar go
com partmen twill notbe restra ined by
th eseat backres t. #
Mak esur eth at there ar ben chseat, the
re ar seat andtheseat backres tar e
eng aged bef oreeve rytrip . If
th elef tand right seat backres ts areno t
eng aged and lockedin place, this will besho wn
on themultifunc tiondispla yon theins trument
clus ter.
If th ecent erseat backres tis no teng aged and
loc kedin place, there dloc kve rificati onindi ca‐
to rwil lbe visib le. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hif th e
per missible gross mass ofthech ild and
ch ild restra int system toget her isexc ee‐
ded.
To omuc hload maybe placed ontheLA TC H-
type (ISOFIX )ch ild restra int system and the
ch ild ma yno tbe restra ined correctly inthe
ev ent ofan acciden t,forex am ple. Oc
cupan tsaf ety 57

No
teson rear wa rd-faci ng and forw ard-f acin g
ch ild restra int systems onthefront
pa sseng erseat &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hwhen
using are ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem while thefront passeng erairbag
is enabled
If yo usec ureach ild inare ar wa rd-faci ng
ch ild restra int system onthefront passeng er
seat andthePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find i‐
cat orlam pis off,th efront passeng erairbag
can deplo yin theev ent ofan acciden t.
The child could bestru ck bytheairbag.
Alw aysensur eth at thefront passeng erair‐
bag isdisabled. ThePASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicat orlam pmus tbe lit.
NEVER useare ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onaseat withan ENABL EDFRONT
AIRB AG.Thi scan result intheDE ATHof or
SERIOU SINJU RYtotheCH ILD. Obser
vethespecif icins truction sfo rth ere ar‐
wa rd-faci ng and forw ard-f acin gch ild restra int
sy stems (/page62).
Alw aysobser vethest atus ofthefront passeng er
airbag onthePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find ica‐
to rlam p:
R When using are ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onthefront passeng erseat, thefront
passeng erairbag mustalw aysbe disabl ed.
This isonl yth ecase ifth ePA SSENGER AIR
BA GOF Find icat orlam pis lit con tinuousl y
(/ page48) .
R Ifth ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pis off,th efront passeng erairbag isena‐
bled. Thefront passeng erairbag maydeplo y
dur ing anacciden t. Secur
ingthech ild restra int system withth e
seat beltonthefront passeng erseat
When installing abelt- secur edchild restra int
sy stem onthefront passeng erseat, always
obser vethefo llo wing:
0073 Obser
vetheno teson rear wa rd-faci ng and
fo rw ard-f acin gch ild restra int systems on
th efront passeng erseat (/page62).
0073 Obser
vethech ild restra int system manuf ac‐
tur er's installation andoper atingins truc‐
tion s.
0073 When
usingafo rw ard-f acin gch ild restra int
sy stem inwe ight categor yI: re mo vethe
head restra int from there spectiv eseat, if
possible .
Af terth ech ild restra int system has been
re mo ved, replace thehead restra int sag ain
immed iatelyand adjus tth em correctl y.
0073 The
backres tof thefo rw ard-f acin gch ild
re stra int system mus t,as faras possi ble,be
re sting ontheseat backres tof thefront
passeng erseat.
0073 If
th ehead restra int ofthech ild seat cannot
be fullyex tende dwh en itis ins talled inthe 62
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Ac
tiv atin gor deac tivatin gthe child safety
loc kfo rthe rear side windo ws #
Toactiv ate/ deacti vate:pr ess button 2.
The rear side windowcan beope ned or
clos edinthefo llo wing cases :
R Indicat orlam p1 islit:via theswitc hon
th edr iver's door R
Indic ator lam p1 isoff:via theswitc hon
th ecor responding rear door ordriver' s
door No
teson pets intheve hicl e &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due toanim alsleftuns ecur edorunat ‐
te nde din theve hicle
If yo ulea veanim alsintheve hicle unatten‐
ded orunsecur ed,they cou ldpos siblypress
butt ons orswitc hes.
An animal may:
R Activateve hicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple
R Swit chsystems onoroffand endang er
ot her road user s
Un secur edanimals maybe throw nar ou nd in
th eve hicle intheeve ntofan acci dent or
su dd en steer ing and braking maneuv ersand
injur eve hicle occupants inthepr ocess. #
Neverlea veanim alsintheve hicle unat‐
te nde d. #
Alw ayscor rectly secu reanim alswhile
dr ivin g,e.g .usin gasuit able anim alcar ‐
ri er . Occ
upant safety 65

#
Remo vetheemer gency key(/ pag e68 ). #
Inser tth eemer gency keyas faras itwil lgo
int oopening 1intheco ver. #
Pull and hold thedoor handle. #
Pull theco veron theemer gency keyas
st ra ight aspossible away from theve hicle
until itre leases. #
Release thedoor handle. #
Tounlo ck:tur nth eemer gency keyco unt er-
clo ckwise toposition 0047. #
Toloc k:tur nth eemer gency keyclo ckwise to
position 0047. #
Carefully press theco veront oth eloc kcyli n‐
der until iteng ages and isseat edfirm ly. Car
gocom partmen t Ope
ning the tailga te &
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tga spoisoning
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can entertheve hicle interior ifth eta il‐
ga te isopen when theengine isrunning ,
esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine before
opening theta ilg ate. #
Neverdr ive wit hth eta ilg ateopen . *
NO
TEDama getotheta ilg atecaused by
obs tacle sab ove theve hicle The
tailg ateswing sre ar wa rdsand upwards
when itis opened. #
Mak esur eth at ther eis suf ficie ntspa ce
beh indand above theta ilg ate. #
Pull theta ilg atehandle. Open
ingand closing 73

#
Tocall up:pr ess and hold prese tposit ion
butt on0037, TorU untilall thesy s‐
te ms arein thestor ed position.
% When youre lease thepr ese tposition button,
st eer ing wheel, theseat andmirrorse tting
functions stop immediat ely. The Head-up
Displa ycont inues tobe adjus ted. St
ow agear eas No
teson loading theve hicl e &
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tga spoisoning
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can entertheve hicle interior ifth eta il‐
ga te isopen when theengine isrunning ,
esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine before
opening theta ilg ate. #
Neverdr ive wit hth eta ilg ateopen . &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom unsecu red
it ems intheve hicle
If object s,lugg ageor loads areno tsecur ed
or notsecur edsuf ficie ntly,they cou ldslip,
tip ove ror be throw nar ou nd and ther eb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around . #
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dincor rectl y
If obje ctsintheve hicle interior arestowe d
inc orrectly ,th ey can slide orbe throw n
ar oun dand hitvehicle occupants. Inaddi‐
tion, cupholder s,open stor ag espaces and
mobile phonerecep tacle scanno tal wa ys
re tain all obje ctswit hin. Ther
eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orabr uptch ang esin
dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst or eobject ssuc hth at they
canno tbe throw nar ou nd insuch situa‐
tions. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr otru de from stor ag espaces, parcel
ne ts or stor ag ene ts. #
Close theloc kable stor ag espaces
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. #
Stow and secureobj ect sth at arehea vy,
har d,poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile or
to olar ge inthecar gocom partmen t. Ve
hicl eswith automatic front passen gerair‐
bag shutoff:Ob jects trap pe dund erthefront
passeng erseat mayint erfere wit hth efunc tion
of theaut omatic front passeng erairbag shutoff
or damag eth esy stem. Please observetheno tes
on thefunc tion oftheaut omatic front passeng er
airbag shutoff(/ page46). 10
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Alw aysmak esur eth at thecig arette
light erisout ofreac hof childr en. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom theta il‐
pipe andtailpipe trims
The exhaus tta ilpipe andtailpipe trims can
becom eve ry hot.Ifyo uco me intoco ntact
wit hth ese partsof theve hicle, youco uld
bur nyo urself . #
Alw aysbe par ticular lycareful arou nd
th eta ilpipe andtheta ilpipe trims and
super visechildr enespec iallycloselyin
th is area. #
Allo wvehicle partsto cool down before
to uc hin gth em. The
driving charact eristic sof your vehicle are
dependent onthedis tribution oftheload within
th eve hicle. Yousho uld bear thefo llo wing in
min dwhen loading theve hicle:
R Neverex ceed theper missible gross mass or
th egr oss axle weight rating forth eve hicle
(including occupants). Thevalues arespec i‐
fi ed on theve hicle identif ication plateon the
ve hicle's B-pillar.
R The load mustno tpr otru de abo vetheupper
edg eof theseat backres ts.
R Alw aysuse thepar tition netwhen transpor t‐
ing objec tsinthecar gocom partmen t.
R Alw aysplace theload behind unoccupied
seats ifpossible.
R Secur eth eload using thetie-do wneyes and
dis tribut eth eload evenly. St
ow agespace sin theve hicl eint erior Ov
ervie wof thefront storage com partmen ts 1
Stor ag espaces inthedoor s
2 Stor ag ecom partmen tin thear mr estwit ha
multimedia andUSB connect ion
3 Stor ag ecom partmen tin thefront cent er
con sole withaUSB port
4 Glovebox 10
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Sea tsand stow ing