MERCEDES-BENZ GLC-Class 2016 X253 Owner's Manual

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LeftSid eCurtai n
AirbagMalfunction
ServiceRequired
or Right Sid eCur ‐
tainAirbag Mal ‐
function Servic e
Required
There isamalfunction in th eleft-han dor right-hand window cur -
tai nair bag. The 6warnin glamp also lights up in th einstrumen t
cluster.
GWARNIN G
The leftor right window curtai nair bag may either be triggered
unintentionally or, in th eevent of an accident, may no tbe trig-
gered.
There is an increase dris kof injury.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
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Front Passenger
Airbag Disabled
SeeOperator'sMan‐
ual
The front-passenger air bag is deactivated during th ejourney, eve n
though :
Ran adult
or
Raperson of th ecorrespondin gstature is on th efront-passenger
seat
If additional forces are applied to th eseat ,th esystem may inter-
pre tth eoccupant's weight as lowe rthan it actually is.
GWARNIN G
The front-passenger air bag does no tdeploy during an accident.
There is an increase dris kof injury.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 172).
XSwitchth eignition off.
XHav eth eoccupant get out of th evehicle.
XKee pth eseat unoccupied ,close th efront-passenger doo rand
switch on th eignition .
XObserveth ePASSENGER AI RBA Gindicato rlamp sin th ecenter
console and th emultifunction display and chec kth efollowing :
Seat unoccupied and ignition switched on :
Raself-diagnosi sis carrie dout .The PASSENGER AI RBA GOF F
and PASSENGER AI RBA GON indicato rlamp smus tligh tup
simultaneousl yfo rapproximately six seconds
Rth ePASSENGER AI RBA GOF Findicato rlamp mus tthen ligh t
u
p and remain lit after th eself-diagnosis. If th eindicato rlamp
is on ,OCS (Occupant Classification System) has disabled th e
front-passenger fron tair bag (
Ypage 52)
Rthedisplay message sFrontPassengerAirbagEnable d
See Operator' sManualor Front Passenger Airbag
DisabledSeeOperator' sManualmustno tappea rin th e
multifunction display.
XWait fo r aperiod of at leas t60 seconds until th enecessar ysys-
te m checks hav ebeen completed.
XMak esur ethat th edisplay message sdo no tappea rin th emul-
tifunction display.
If these condition sare fulfilled ,th efront-passenger seat can be
occupied again .Whether th ePASSENGER AI RBA GOF For ON
indicato rlamp remain slit or goe sout depend son how OCS clas-
sifies th eoccupant .
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If thecondition sare no tfulfilled ,th esystem is no toperating cor-
rectly.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
Fo rfurther information about th eOccupant Classification System,
see (
Ypage 52).
Front Passenger
AirbagEnable dSee
Operator' sManual
The front-passenger air bag is enabled during th ejourney, eve n
though :
Rachild, asmall adult or an objec tweighin gless than th esys-
tem' sweight threshold is locate don th efront-passenger seat
or
Rth efront-passenger seat is unoccupied
The system may detec tobjects or forces applying additional
weight on th eseat .
GWARNIN G
The air bag may deploy unintentionally.
There is an increase dris kof injury.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 172).
XSwitchth eignition off.
XOpe nth efront-passenger door.
XRemove th echild and th echild restrain tsystem from th efront-
passenger seat .
XMakesur ethat there are no objects on th eseat addin gto th e
weight .
The system may otherwise detec tth eadditional weight and
interpret th eseat occupant's weight as greate rthan it actually
is.
XKee pth eseat unoccupied ,close th efront-passenger doo rand
switch on th eignition .
XObserveth ePASSENGER AI RBA Gindicato rlamp sin th ecenter
console and th emultifunction display and chec kth efollowing :
Se at u
noccupied and ignition switched on :
Raself-diagnosi sis carrie dout .The PASSENGER AI RBA GOF F
and PASSENGER AI RBA GON indicato rlamp smus tligh tup
simultaneousl yfo rapproximately six seconds
Rth ePASSENGER AI RBA GOF Findicato rlamp mus tthen ligh t
up and remain lit after th eself-diagnosis. If th eindicato rlamp
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is on,OCS has disabled th efront-passenger fron tair bag
(
Ypage 52 )
Rthedisplay message sFrontPassengerAirbagEnable d
See Operator' sManualor Front Passenger Airbag
DisabledSeeOperator' sManualmustno tappea rin th e
multifunction display.
XWait fo r aperiod of at leas t60 seconds until th enecessar ysys-
te m checks hav ebeen completed.
XMak esur ethat th edisplay message sdo no tappea rin th emul-
tifunction display.
If these condition sare fulfilled ,th efront-passenger seat can be
occupied again .Whether th ePASSENGER AI RBA GOF For ON
indicato rlamp remain slit or goe sout depend son how OCS clas-
sifies th eoccupant .
If th econdition sare no tfulfilled ,th esystem is no toperating cor-
rectly.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
Fo rfurther information about th eOccupant Classification System,
see (
Ypage 52).
Lights
i
Vehicles wit hLE Dbulbs in th eligh tclusters :
The display message fo rth ecorrespondin glamp only appears when all of th eLEDs in th e
lamp hav efailed.
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b
Check LeftCorner ‐
ing LightorCheck
Right Cornering
Light
The lef tor right-hand cornering ligh tis defective.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Check LeftLow
Bea morCheck
Right Low Bea m
The leftor right-hand low-beam headlamp is defective.
XHalogen headlamp: replaceth ebulb (Ypage 130).
XLED headlamps :consult aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Check Trailer
Right TailLam p
The lef tor right-hand trailer tai llamp is faulty.
XConsult th emanufacturer' soperating instructions.
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b
CheckTrailerLeft
TurnSignalor
Check Traile r
Right TurnSignal
The lef tor right-hand trailer tur nsignal lamp is defective.
XConsult th emanufacturer' soperating instructions.
b
Check Traile r
Brake Lamp
The trailer brak elamp is defective.
XConsult th emanufacturer' soperating instructions.
b
Check Rea rLef t
TurnSignalor
Check Rea rRight
Tur nSignal
The rear left-han dor rear right-hand tur nsignal is defective.
XTail lamps (vehicles wit hhalogen headlamps): replaceth e
bulb (
Ypage 130).
XTail lamps (vehicles wit hLED headlamps): consultaqualified
specialist workshop .
b
Check Front Left
TurnSignalor
Check Front Right
Tur nSignal
The fron tleft-han dor fron tright-hand tur nsignal is defective.
XHalogen headlamp: replaceth ebulb (Ypage 130).
XLED headlamps :consult aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Check LeftMirror
Tur nSignalor
Check
RightMirror
Tur nSignal
The tur nsignal in th eleft-han dor right-hand exterio rmirror is
defective.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Check LeftBrake
Lam porCheck
Right Brake Lam p
The leftor right-hand brak elamp is defective.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
CheckCenterBrake
Lamp
The high-mounte dbrak elamp is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Check LeftTai l
LamporCheck
Right Tai lLam p
The lef tor right-hand tai llamp is defective.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
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b
Check LeftHig h
BeamorCheck
Right Hig hBea m
The lef tor right-hand high beam is defective.
XHalogen headlamp: replaceth ebulb (Ypage 130).
XLED headlamps :consult aqualified specialist workshop .
b
LicensePlate Lam p
The leftor right-hand license plat elamp is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
RearFog Lam p
The rear fo glamp is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Check Front Left
ParkingLam por
Check Front Right
Parkin gLam p
The fron tlef tor fron tright parkin gor standin glamp is defective.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Backup Light
The leftor right-hand backup lamp is defective.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Check Front Left
SidemarkerLam por
Check Front Right
Sidemarke rLam p
The fron tleft-han dor fron tright-hand side marke rlamp is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Check RearLef t
Sidemarke rLam por
Check Rea rRight
Sidemarke rLam p
The rear left-han dor rear right-hand side marke rlamp is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
CheckLeftDaytim e
RunningLightor
Check Right Day ‐
timeRunnin gLight
The lef tor right-hand daytime running lamp is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Active Headlamps
Inoperative
The active lightfunction is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
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b
Malfunction See
Operator’sManual
The exterio rlighting is defective.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
AutoLampFunction
Inoperative
The ligh tsensor is defective.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Switch Off Lights
You leaveth evehicl eand th elights are switched on . Awarnin g
tone also sounds.
XTur nth eligh tswitch to th eà position .
b
SwitchOnHeadlamps
You are drivin gwit hlow-beam headlamp sswitched off.
XTur nth eligh tswitch to th eL orà position .
Adaptive Highbeam
Assist Inoperative
Adaptive Highbeam Assis tis faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
Adaptive Highbeam
Assist Currently
Unavailable See
Operator'sManual
Adaptive Highbeam Assis tis deactivated and temporarily inoper -
ative. Possibl ecauses are:
Rth ewindshield in th ecamera' sfield of vision is dirty.
Rvisibility is impaire ddue to heav yrain ,snow or fog.
XClean th ewindshield.
If th esystem detects that th ecamera is full yoperational again ,th e
Adaptive Highbeam Assist Now Available
message is dis-
played .
Adaptive Highbeam Assis tis operational again .
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Engine
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+
Check Coolant
Level See Opera‐
tor's Manual
The coolant level is too low.
!Avoid making long journeys with too little coolant in the engine
cooling system. The engine will otherwise be damaged.
XAdd coolant, observing the warning notes before doing so
(
Ypage 341).
If you have to add coolant frequently:
XContact a qualified specialist workshop and have the engine
cooling system checked.
?The fan motor is faulty.
XAt coolant temperatures below 248 ‡ (120 †), drive to the
nearest qualified specialist workshop.
XAvoid heavy loads on the engine as you do so, e.g. driving in
mountainous terrain and stop-start traffic.
?
Coolant Too Hot
Stop Vehicle Turn
Engine Off
The coolant is too hot.
A warning tone also sounds.
GWARNING
Do not drive when your engine is overheated. This can cause some
fluids which may have leaked into the engine compartment to
catch fire.
Steam from the overheated engine can also cause serious burns
which can occur just by opening the hood.
There is a risk of injury.
XPull over and stop the vehicle safely and switch off the engine,
paying attention to road and traffic conditions.
XSecure the vehicle against rolling away (Ypage 172).
XWait until the engine has cooled down.
XMake sure that the air supply to the engine radiator is not
blocked, e.g. by snow, slush or ice.
XDo not start the engine again until the display message goes out
and the coolant temperature is below 248 ‡ (120 †). Other-
wise, the engine could be damaged.
XPay attention to the coolant temperature display.
If the temperature increases again:
XVisit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
Under normal operating conditions and with the specified coolant
level, the coolant temperature may rise to 248 ‡ (120†) .
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SeeOperator'sMan‐
ual
The battery is no tbein gcharged.
A warnin gtone also sounds.
Possibl ecauses are:
Radefective alternato r
Ratorn poly-V-belt
Ramalfunction in th eelectronics
!Do no tcontinue driving. The engin ecould otherwise overheat .
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely and switch of fth eengine,
payin gattention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 172).
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
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StopVehicl eSee
Operator' sManual
The battery is no longer bein gcharged and th ebattery charg elevel
is to olow.
A warnin gtone also sounds.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely and switch of fth eengine,
payin gattention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 172).
XObserv eth einstruction sin th e# SeeOperator' sManual
display message .
XConsultaqualified specialist workshop .
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StopVehicl eLeave
Engine Runnin g
The battery charg elevel is to olow.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions. Do no tcontinue drivin g
under any circumstances.
XLeav eth eengin erunning .
XWait until th edisplay message disappear sbefore pullin gaway.
#
Start Engine See
Operator' sManual
The engin eis switched of fand th ebattery charg elevel is to olow.
XSwitc hof felectrica lconsumer sthat you do no tneed, suc has
th erear window defroste rand interio rlighting .
XLeaveth eengin erunning fo r afew minute sor drive alon gdis-
tance .
The battery is bein gcharged.
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Check Engine Oil
At NextRefueling
The engin eoil level has dropped to th eminimum level.
A warnin gtone also sounds.
!Avoid lon gjourneys wit hto olittl eengin eoil. The engin ewill
otherwise be damaged.
XChec kth eoil level when next refueling, at th elatest
(
Ypage 339).
XIf necessary, add engin eoil (Ypage 340).
If th eengin eoil need stopping up more often:
XContac t aqualified specialist workshop and hav eth eengin e
checked.
Information on approve dengin eoils can be obtained from aquali-
fie dspecialist workshop or on th eInternet at http:/ /
bevo.mercedes-benz.co m.
8
Fuel Level Low
The fuel level has dropped into the reserve range.
XRefuel at the nearest gas station.
CThere is only a very small amount of fuel in the fuel tank.
XRefuel at the nearest gas station without fail.
8
Gas Cap Loose
The fuel system pressure is too low. The fuel filler cap is not closed
correctly or the fuel system is leaking.
XCheck that the fuel filler cap is correctly closed.
If the fuel filler cap is not correctly closed:
XClose the fuel filler cap.
If the fuel filler cap is correctly closed:
XVisit a qualified specialist workshop.
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