MERCEDES-BENZ GLC 2022 Owners Manual

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Onlyins talla ball neckth at com plies
wit hth eper missible dimension sand is
designed forth ere qu iremen tsof trailer
opera tion. #
Donotmodif yth eball neckor the
tr ai le rhi tc h. The
values approvedby themanuf acturercan be
fo und ontheidentif ication platesand inthe
"T ec hn ical data"sec tionunde r"T ra iler hitch"for
th eto wing vehicle (/page360). &
WARNIN GSw erving oftheve hicle/
tr ailer combination duetoinc reased
spee d
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle/tr ailer
combination.
The vehicle/tr ailercombination mayeve ntip
ove r. #
Under nocircums tances should yo utry
to stra ight entheve hicle/tr ailercombi‐
nation byinc reasin gth espeed. #
Reduce your spee dand donotco unt er‐
st eer . #
Ifneces sary,appl yth ebr ak es. *
NO
TEDama getotheengine asare sult
of ove rheating #
Ifyo ure trof itatrai le rhi tc h, mod ifica ‐
tio ns totheengine cooling system may
be neces sary,dependin gon theve hicle
model.
When retrof itti ng atrai le rhi tc h, ob serveth e
fa stening pointson thech assis . Re
trof itti ng atrai le rhi tc his pe rm issible onlyif a
trailer loadisspec ified inyour vehicle docu‐
ments. Ifth is is no tth ecase, theve hicle isno t
appr ovedfo rtr ail er oper ation.
Fu rther information canbeobt ained ataqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop.
Fo ra de tach able trailer coupling,it is esse ntial
to com plywith theoper ating instruction sof the
tr ai le rcou pling manuf actu rer. Couple
anduncouple thetrailer carefull y.Ifyo u
do notcon nectth etra iler totheto wing vehicle
cor rectl y,thetrailer maybecome detach ed.
Obser vethefo llo wing noteson theto ngu e
we ight :
R Donotuse ato ngu ewe ight that exceed sor
fa lls belo wtheper missible tongu ewe ight
R Use ato ngu ewe ight asclos eas possible to
th emaximum tongu ewe ight
Do notex ceed thefo llo wing values:
R Perm issible towing capac ity
R Perm issible rear axle load oftheto wing vehi‐
cle
R Perm issible gross weight oftheto wing vehi‐
cle
R Perm issible gros swe ight ofthetra iler
R Maximum permissible speedofthetrailer
En sur eth efo llo wing beforest ar tin gajo ur ne y:
R The tirepr essur eon there ar axle oftheto w‐
ing vehicle issetfo ra maximu mloa d Dr
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R
The lighting ofthecon nect edtrailer isoper a‐
tion al
R Vehicl eswithout LEDheadlam psorMUL‐
TIBEA MLED headlam ps:theheadlam ps
ha ve been setcor rectl y
In theeve ntofincr eased rear axle load, theve hi‐
cle/tr ailercombination mustno texc eed amaxi‐
mum speed of62 mph(1 00 km/h) forre ason s
con cerningth eoper ating permit. This also
applies incount ries inwhic hth eper missible
maximum speedforve hicle/tr ailercombinations
is abo ve62 mph(1 00 km/h). At
tac hin gth eball neck &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due toinc orrectly installed ballneck
If th eball neckis no tcor rectly installed and
secur ed,itma ybecom eloose during ajour ‐
ne yand endan gerot her road user s.Ther eis
a risk offata linj uries. #
Installand secur eth eball neckas
descr ibedintheball neckmanuf actur‐
er's installation instruct ions . #
Ifaball neckis ins talled, ensuresur e
th at itis proper lysecur edbef oreeve ry
jou rney . &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto aball
nec kth at isno tcor rectly installed or
secur ed
If th eball neckis no tcor rectl yins talled and
secur ed,thetrailer maycome loose. #
Installand secur eth eball neckas
descr ibedintheball neckmanuf actur‐
er's installation instruct ions . #
Ifaball neckis ins talled, ensuresur e
th at itis proper lysecur edbef oreeve ry
jou rney . 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. 230
Driving andparking

Coup
lingup/uncou plingatrailer &
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
R Drive Aw ayAssi st
R Cross Traf fic Aler t
R Rear vie wcam era
R Surround viewcam era
R AIR BO DY CONT ROL
Ve hicl eswithout leve lcontr ol:theball head
height willchang edepen dingon theve hicle's load.
Inthis case, useatrailer withaheight -
adjus table draw bar .
Coupling upatrailer
* NO
TEDama getothest ar terbatt erydue
to full disc harg e Cha
rging thetra iler batt eryusing thepo we r
supply ofthetra iler can damag eth est ar ter
batt ery. #
Donotus eth eve hicle's powe rsupp ly
to charge thetrailer battery. Inf
ormation abouta suit ablebal lnec kfo r
Mer cedes-Ben zve hicles canbeobt ained from a
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop, e.g.anaut hor ized
Mer cedes-Benz Center. #
Remo vetheco vercap from theball neck
mount andstor eit in asaf eplace
(/ page230). #
Position thetra iler onaleve lsur face beh ind
th eve hicle andcouple itup totheve hicle. #
Establish theelectr icalconnect ionbetween
th eve hicle andthetra iler . Dr
iving andparking 23
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Access oriescan beconnect edtotheper ma‐
nen tpo we rsupp lyup to180W and tothe
po we rsupp lythat isswit ched on via theigni‐
tion lock.
Un coup lingatrailer &
WARNIN GRisk ofbei ng crus hed and
beco ming trap ped whenunco upling a
tr ai le r
Whe nunco upling atrai le rwi th an eng aged
ine rtia-act ivat ed brak e, your han dma y
bec ome trapped between theve hicle andthe
tr ai le rdr aw bar . #
Donotuncouple trailer swit han
eng aged ove rrunbr ak e. *
NO
TEDama gewhen uncouplin gin a
st at eof ove rrun Unc
oupling inast at eof overru ncan dama ge
th eve hicle. #
Donotuncouple trailer swit han
eng aged ove rrunbr ak e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe ndisconnecti ngthetrailer cable
Ve hicl eswith leve lcontr olsystem: The
ve hicle maylo we rwhen thetra iler cable is
discon nected.
This could result inyouor other people
becoming trapped ifyo ur or their limbs are
be tween theve hicle body andthetir es or
under neathth eve hicle. #
Mak esur eth at nobody isunde rneat h
th eve hicle orintheimmediat evicinit y
of thewheel arch es when youdisc on‐
ne ct thetrailer cable. #
Disc onnect theelectr icalconnect ion
be tween theve hicle andthetra iler . #
Uncou ple th etra iler . #
Place theco veron theball neckmount . Ve
hicl eto wing instruct ions
The vehicle isno tsuit able forth euse oftow bar
sy stems that areused forflat towing ording hy to
wing, forex am ple. Attach ing and using tow bar
sy stems canlead todamag eon theve hicle.
When youar eto wing ave hicle withto w bar sys‐
te ms, safedr iving charact eristic scan notbe
guar anteed forth eto wing vehicle ortheto we d
ve hicle. Thevehicle-tr ailercombination may
sw erve from side toside. Complywithth eper‐
mitt edtowing methods (/page30 7) and the
ins truct ions forto wing withbo th axle son the
gr ou nd (/ page 308). 232
Driving andparking

No
teson theins trum ent disp layand on-
boar dcom puter &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto an
In stru ment Displa ymalfu nction
If th eIns trument Displayhas failed ormal‐
func tioned,thefunc tion restrictions applying
to saf etyre leva nt systems areno tvisible.
The oper ating safetyof your vehicle maybe
im pair ed. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have theve hicle checkedimmediat ely
at aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. &
WARNIN GRisk ofdist ra ction from infor‐
mati onsystems andcomm unication s
eq uipment
If yo uoper ateinf ormat ionand comm unic a‐
tio neq uipme ntintegratedin theve hicle
when driving, youwill bedistract ed from the
tr af fic situ ation. Thiscou ldalso cau seyouto
lose control of theve hicle. #
Onlyoper ateth is eq uipmen twhen the
tr af fic situ ation per mits. #
Ifyo ucan notbe sur eof this, stop the
ve hicle whilstpa ying attention toroad
and traffic condi tions andoperate the
eq uipment withth eve hicle statio nary. *
NO
TEMercede s-AMG vehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement .
Yo uco uld other wise failto recogni ze
da ngers. Yo
umus tobse rveth eleg alrequ iremen tsforth e
cou ntryin whi chyouar ecur rentl ydr ivi ng when
op erati ng theon- boar dcom puter.
The on-boar dcom putersho wsonlydispla ymes‐
sag esand warnings from spec ific systems on
th emultifunc tiondispla y.Yo umus tth er efor e
ensur eth at your vehicle isalw aysre liable.
If th eoper ating safetyof your vehicle is
im pair ed,parkth eve hicle immediat elyand in
accor dance withth etraf fic condi tions.Co ntact a
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Ins
trument Displayand on-boar dcom puter 233

Ins
trum ent displa yove rview 1
Speedo meter
The segment son thespeedome terindica te
th est atus ofthefo llo wing systems: cruise
con trol/limit er/Active Dis tance Assist
DIS TRONI C
2 Outside temp eratur e
3 Time 4
Area foradd itional values (exa mp le:tach om‐
et er): tach ome ter/na vigation/EC Odisp lay/
consum ption/ G-me ter/dat e
5 Cool anttemp eratur edispla y
Dur ing normal oper ation, thecoolant tem‐
per atur edisp lay is per mitt edtorise to
24 8°F (120°C).
6 Select eddrive pr ogr am 7
Select edtransmi ssionposi tion
8 Multifunction display (e xa mp le:standar ddis‐
pla yfo ra trip) :assi stanc e/teleph one/n avi‐
ga tio n/tr ip/me dia/r adio/s tylesand dis‐
pl ay s/ser vice/possible settin gsforHead-u p
Displa y
9 Fuelleve land fuel filler flap locatio nind ica‐
to r 23
4
Instrument Displayand on-boar dcom puter

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‐
te m (/ page239) £
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
Dig ital Op erator' sMa nua l. Ins
trum ent Display and on-bo ardcom puter 235

#
Tocall upthemenu bar:press thelef t-hand
bac kbutt onuntil themenu barisdispla yed.
% Press the00E2 buttontocal lup themenu
bar oftheon- boar dcom puter. #
Toscr ollon themenu bar:swipe leftor
ri ght onthelef t-hand Touc hCon trol. #
Tocall upamen u,sub men uor poss ible
se ttings onthemenu ,or conf irm aselec‐
tion orsetting: press thelef t-hand Touc h
Con trol. #
Toscr ollthrough displa ysorlists on the
menu ,or select displaycont ent,afun c‐
tion, anentr yor adisp lay: swipe upwards
or down wardson thelef t-hand Touc hCon ‐
tr ol. #
Toswitc hbe tw een displa ys:sw ipe
up wa rdsor down wardson thelef t-hand
To uc hCon trol. #
Toexitasubm enu:press thelef t-hand back
butt on. Ov
ervie wof displa yson themu ltifunct ion
disp lay
Dis playson themultifunc tiondispla y:
ë ActivePa rking Assistact ivat ed
(/ page225)
é Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cdeac tiva ted
( / pag e222)
00B2 Cr
uise control (/ page18 0)
î DSR(/page 188)
ç ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 182)
00D4 Ac
tiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e19 8)
è ActiveSt eer ing Assis t(/ page19 0)
00B0 Ac
tiveLa ne Keeping Assist(/ page205)
± ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st(/ pag e19 2)
00D6 EC
Ostar t/ stop funct ion(/ page15 2)
00D9 HO
LD functio n(/ page 177)
00CE Ad
aptiveHig hbeam Assis t(/ page12 4)
Ve hicl eswith Traf fic Sign Assis t:De tected
ins tructi ons and traf fic sig ns (/ page 199). Head-up
Displa y Fu
nction oftheHead -upDispla y *
NO
TEMercede s-AMG vehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement .
Yo uco uld other wise failto recogni ze
da ngers. The
Head-upDisp lay pr ojects thefo llo wing into
th edr iver's field ofvision:
R Information from thena vig ation system
R Information from thedr iver assis tance sys‐
te ms
R Some warning mess ages 236
Instrumen tDisp lay and on-boar dcom 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 Ins
trument Displayand on-boar dcom puter 23
7

R
Display Content #
Toselect ase tting: swipe upwards ordown‐
wa rdson thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol. #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol. #
Toadjus ta va lue: swipe upwards ordown‐
wa rdson thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol. #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol. Swit
ching theHead -upDispla yon/of fvia the
mu ltim edia system Multi
media system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Quick Access #
Select HUD.
The Head-up Displayis activ ated. 238
Instrument Displayand on-boar dcom puter