tow MERCEDES-BENZ GLC COUPE 2023 User Guide

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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofinjur yfrom objec tsin
th edeplo yment area ofan airbag
Objects inthedeplo yment area ofan airbag
can hinder orpreve ntthecor rect deplo yment
of theairbag.
The airbag mayth en deplo yin an uncontr olled
manner andmayev en cause additional inju-
ri es totheve hicle occupan tsby deplo ying.
This maybe thecase inpar ticular ifth eairbag
is int egratedint oth eseat. #
Alwaysst ow and secur eobj ects cor-
re ctl y. #
Beforeco mm encingyour jour ney,mak e
sur eth at no objects arestowe din the
deplo yment area ofan airbag. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
th euse ofunsuit ableseat covers
Due tounsuit ableseat covers,th eairbags
canno tpr otect vehicle occupan tsas intend ed.
In addit ion,th eoper ation oftheaut omatic
fr ont passeng erairbag shuto.could be
re str icte d. #
Youshould onlyuse seat covers that
ha ve been approved forth ecor respond -
ing seats byMer cedes-Be nz. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofinjur ydue tomalfun c-
tioni ngsensor sin thedoor
The function oftheairbags canbeimpair ed
due tomodi/cation sor incor rect wo rkper -
fo rm ed on thedoor sor door trim, orifth e
door sar edamag ed. #
Nevermodify thedoor sor par tsof the
door s. #
Alwaysha ve workon thedoor sor door
tr im car ried out ataqua li/ed specialist
wo rkshop. &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjurydue todeplo yed
airbag
A depl oyedairbag nolong ero.er san ypr otec-
tion. #
Have theve hicle towe dto aquali/ed
special istwo rkshop inorder tohave the
deplo yedairbag replaced. Ha
ve deplo yedairbags replaced immediat ely. SS
t t
atus oft atus
ofthe fr he
front passen g ont
passen ger fr er
front airbag ont
airbag FF
unct ionoft unct
ionofthe aut he
aut omati cfr omati
cfront passen g ont
passen ger air bag er
air bag
deact iv deact
ivatio nsy st atio
nsy stem em
The automati cfront passen gerair bag deactiv a-
tion system isable todetect whe ther thefront
passeng erseat isoccupied byaper son orach ild
re str aint system .Th efron tpa sseng erairba gwi ll
be activa tedor deactiv ated accor dingly. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofinjur yor dea thdue to
objects undertheco-dr iver seat
Objects trapped undertheco-dr iver seat can
int erfere wit hth efunction oftheaut omatic
co-dr iver airbag shuto.ordamag eth esy stem. #
Donotst or ean yobjects undertheco-
dr iver seat. 4444
Occupant
safety

audib
lesign alto stimu late theinnat epr otec-
tiv emec hanism ofaper son's hearing.
* N NO O
TE TE
Damag ecaused byobjects inthe
fo ot we llor behind theseat The
automatic adjustmen tof theseat position
ma yre sult indamag eto theseat and/or the
object. #
Stow objects inasuit able place. RR
e e
v v
er er
ting t ting
the PRE- S he
PRE- SAFE AFE
® ®
sy st sy
stem measur em
measur es es
If
an accident didnotoccur ,th epr e-em ptive
measur esthat we retake nwil lbe reve rsed.
Yo uwill need toper form certain settings yourself. #
Ifth eseat beltpre-t ensioning isno tre duced,
mo vetheseat backrest backslightl y.
The locking mechanism willre lease. FF
unction ofPRE-S unction
ofPRE-S AFE AFE
® ®
PL PL
US (anticipat US
(anticipat or or
yoccu- y
occu-
pant prot pant
protection plus) ection
plus) PRE-S
AFE®
PL US can detect cer tain impacts, par-
ticular lyan immin entrear impact, andtake pre- em
ptive measur estoprotect theve hicle occu-
pant s.These measur escann otnece ssarily pr e-
ve nt an imm inent impac t.
PRE-S AFE®
PL US canim plem entthefo llo wing
measur esindependentl yof eac hot her :
R Tight ening theseat belts onthedr iver's seat
and front passeng erseat.
R Incr easing brak epr essur ewhen theve hicle is
st ation ary. Brak eap plica tio nwi llbe cance led
au tomaticall ywhen theve hicle pullsawa y.
If an accide ntdid notoccur ,th epr e-em ptive
measur esthat we retake nwil lbe reve rsed.
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
The system will notinitiat ean yaction inthefo l-
lo wing situations:
R when backing up
or
R when theve hicle istowing atrailer andther e
is arisk ofare ar impact The
system will notini tiat ean ybr aking applicatio n
in thefo llo wing situations:
R whilst driving
or
R when entering orexiting apar king space while
using ActivePa rking Assist SafSaf
el el
ytr y
transpor anspor
tingc ting
childr hildr
enint en
inthe v he
vehicle ehicle
TT
o be obser v o
be obser ved atall times whenc ed
atall times whenchildr hildr
enare en
are
tr av tr
av eling int eling
inthe v he
vehicle ehicle
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Also strictl yobser vethesaf etyno tesfo rth e
speci/c situation .That way,yo ucan recogn ize
po tential risk sand avoiddang ersif ch ildr en
ar etrav eling intheve hicle (/page50).
Be dilig Be
diligent ent
Bear inmin dth at neg ligence when securinga
ch ild inthech ild restr aint system mayha ve ser i-
ous conse quences. Alwaysbe diligent insec uring
a ch ild car efull ybef oreev eryjour ney.
Ne verallo wabab yor child totrav el sitting onthe
lap ofano ther vehicle occupan t. Occupan
tsaf ety
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#
Press and holdthe008B buttonontheSmar t-
Ke y.The Smar tKey must beinthevicinity of
th eve hicle.
V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit hHA NDS- FREE A h
HA NDS- FREE ACCES S CCES
S #
Mak eakic king movement withyo ur foot
belo wthebum per(/ page74).
A A
ut ut
omatic t omatic
tailg ailg
at at
ere v e
re ver er
sing function sing
function
The tailg ateis eq uipped withaut omatic blockage
de tection withre ve rsing function. Ifan obst acle
obstr uctstheta ilg atedur ing theaut omatic closing
pr ocess, itwill automaticall yopen again slightl y.
Au tomatic blockage detection withth ere ve rsing
function isonl yan aid and isno ta substitut efo r
yo ur att entiv eness. #
Duringtheclosing process, makesur eth at no
body partsarein theclosing area. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped
despit ere ve rsing function
The reve rsing function willnotre act:
R TosoT, light and thin objects, e.g./ngers
R Towa rdsth eend oftheclosing procedur e In
these situations inpar ticular ,th ere ve rsing
function cannotpr ev ent someone beingtrap-
ped. #
Ensur eth at no body partsarein the
closin gar ea.
If someon eis trapped, either :
R Press the008B buttonontheSmar tKey .
R Press orpul lth ere mo teoper ating switch
on thedr iver's door .
R Press theclosing orloc king buttononthe
ta ilg ate.
R Press theto pof theMer cedes star on the
ta ilg ate. HANDS-FR
EEA HANDS-FR
EEACCESS function CCESS
function Wi
th HAND S-FREE ACCESS, youcan open, close
or stop theclosing process oftheta ilg ateby per -
fo rm ing akic king movement under there ar
bum per.
The kicking movement trigg ersth eopening or
closing process alternat ely. 7474
Opening
andclosing

Obser
vetheno teswhen opening(/ page71)
and closin g(/ page72) theta ilg ate.
% Twowa rning tones soundwhen theta ilg ateis
opening orclosing. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbur nscaused byaho t
ex haus tsy stem
The vehicle exhaus tsy stem can become very
ho t.Ifyo uuse HANDS-FR EEACCESS, you
could burnyo urself bytouc hing theex haus t
sy stem. #
Alwaysensu rethat youonl ymak eakic k-
ing movement within thede tection rang e
of thesensor s. *
N NO O
TE TE
Vehicle damag edue tounint en-
tional opening oftheta ilg ate R
When usinganaut omatic carwash
R When usingahigh pressur eclean er #
Deact ivat eth efunction oftheSmar tKey
in these situations.
or #
Mak esur eth at theSmar tKey isat amin-
imum distance of10 T(3 m) away from
th eve hicle. When
makingth ekic king movement, makesur e
th at youar estanding /rml yon thegr ound. You
could other wise loseyour balance, e.g. on ice.
Obser vethefo llo wing notes:
R The keyis behi ndtheve hicle.
R Stand atleas t12 in(30 cm) awayfrom the
ve hicle while perform ing thekic king move-
ment.
R Donotcome intocont actwithth ebum per
while making thekic king movement.
R Donotcar ryout thekic king movement too
slo wly .
R The kicking movement mustbetowa rdsth e
ve hicle andbackag ain. 1
Detection rang eof thesensor s
If se veralconsecutiv ekic king movements areno t
successful, waitte nsec onds .
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
The system maybe impai redor ma yno tfun ction
in thefo llo wing cases :
R The sensor sar edir ty,e. g. due toroa dsalt or
sno w.
R The kicking movement ismade usingapr os-
th etic leg. Opening
andclosing
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1
Raise
2 Opening
3 Close/lo wer #
Chec kwhe ther thesliding sunroofcan be
ra ised oropened whenaro of lugg agera ck is
inst alled. #
T T
o st o
star ar
taut t
aut omatic oper omatic
operation: ation:
press the0057
butt onbeyond thepoint ofresis tance orpull
and release it. #
T T
o int o
int err er
rup up
taut t
aut omatic oper omatic
operation: ation:
brie0y press
th e0057 buttoninanydir ection.
The opening/ closingprocess willbestopped.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
without apanor hout
apanor amar ama
roof wit oof
withpo w h
po wer tilt/ er
tilt/
sliding panel: sliding
panel:theaut omatic opening andraising
fe atur esareav ailabl eonl ywhen thesliding sun-
ro of isclosed.
A A
ut ut
omatic rev omatic
rever er
sing function oft sing
function ofthe sliding sun- he
sliding sun-
r r
oof oof
If an obst acle obstr uctsthesliding sunroofduring
th eclosing process, thesliding sunroofwillopen
ag ain automaticall y.The automa ticreve rsing func-
tion isonl yan aid and isno ta substitut efo ryo ur
att entiv eness. #
Duringtheclosing process, makesur eth at no
body partsarein theclosing area. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped
despit eth ere ve rsing function beingactive
In par ticular ,th ere ve rsing function doesnot
re act:
R TosoT, light and thin objects, e.g./ngers.
R Towa rdsth eend oftheclosing procedur e.
R Duringrese tting . #
Duringtheclosing process, makesur e
th at no body partsarein theclosing
ar ea. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif some-
body becomes trapped.
or #
Brie0y press thebutt oninanydir ection
dur ing automatic operation.
The closing process willbestopped. Opening
andclosing
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Indi
catorlam p1 0ashes whentheATA system is
ar med.
The ATA system isdeacti vatedaut omaticall yin the
fo llo wing situations:
R aTer theve hicle isunl ockedwit hth eSmar t-
Ke y
R aTer theve hicle isunl ockedusing KEYLES S-
GO R
aTer thestar t/s topbutt onispressed withth e
Sma rtKe yin thestow agecom partmen t
(/ page137)
% When theMer cedes‑Benz emergency callsy s-
te m isactiv eand thealar mstay son formor e
th an 30 secon ds,amessag eis aut omati cally
sent tothecust omer center(/ page260).
% Inthecase ofsevere batt erydisc harging ,th e
anti-theT alarmsystem isaut omati callydeac-
tiv ated tofacilit ateth ene xt engine star t.
Deactiv Deactiv
atingt ating
the ATA he
ATA #
Press theÜ, ßor008B buttononthe
Sma rtKe y.
or #
Press thestar t/s topbutt onwithth eSmar tKey
in thestow agecom partmen t(/ page137)
Deact iv Deact
ivatin gt atin
gthe alar he
alar musin gKEY LESS-GO m
usin gKEY LESS-GO #
Grasp theoutside doorhandle withth eSmar t-
Ke yout side theve hicle. FF
unct ionoft unct
ionofthe tow he
tow-a wa -a
wa yalar m y
alar m %
Thisfu nct ion mayno tbe availabl ein all coun -
tr ies.
An audib leand visualalar mistrigg ered ifan alter-
atio nto your vehicle' sang leof incl inat ionis
de tected while theto w- awa yalar misarmed.
The tow- awa yalar misaut omat icallyarmed aTer
appr oximat ely60 seconds:
R aTer theve hicle isloc kedwit hth eSmar tKey
R aTer theve hicle isloc kedusing KEYLES S-GO
The tow- awa yalar misarmed onlywhen thefo l-
lo wing components areclosed:
R door s
R tailg ate
The tow- awa yalar misaut omat icallydeactiv ated:
R aTer theÜ or008B buttonontheSmar t-
Ke yis pressed
R aTer thestar t/s topbutt onispressed withth e
Sma rtKe yin thestowa gecom partmen t
(/ page137) 8484
Openi
ngand closin g

R
aTer theve hicle isunl ockedusing KEYLES S-
GO
R when HANDS -FREEACCESS isin use
Inf ormation oncollision detection when ave hicle
is par ked(/ page161). AA
ctiv ctiv
ating/ deactiv ating/
deactiv atingt ating
the tow he
tow-a wa -a
wa yalar m y
alar m Mu
ltimedi asy stem :
4 © 5
Setting s5
Quick Acces s #
Activateor deac tivateTow-away Protection.
The tow- awa yalar misacti vatedag ain inthefo l-
lo wing cases :
R The vehicle isunl ockedag ain.
R Adoor isopened.
R The vehicle isloc kedag ain.
% Ifqu ick acces sis una vailable, select theVehi-
cle submenu intheSettings mainmenu to
activ ateor deact ivat eth eto w- awa yalar m. FF
un cti on ofint un
cti on ofinter er
ior prot ior
protection ection
%
This function mayno tbe availabl ein all coun -
tr ies.
When interior protection isactiv ated, avisual and
audible alarmistrigg ered ifmo vement isde tected
in theve hicle interior .
Int erior protection isactiv ated aut omaticall yaTer
appr oximat elyte nsec onds :
R aTer loc king theve hicle withth eke y
R aTer locking theve hicle usingKEY LESS-GO
Int erior protection isactiv ated onlywhen thefo l-
lo wing components areclosed:
R Door s
R Tailg ate
Int erior protection isaut omaticall ydeactiv ated:
R aTer pressing theÜ or008B buttononthe
ke y
R aTer pressin gth estar t/s topbutt onwithth e
ke yin thestow agecom partmen t
(/ page137)
R aTer unlocking theve hicle usingKEY LESS-GO R
when usingHA NDS- FREE ACCESS
The follo wing situations canlead toafa lse alar m:
R when ther ear emo ving objects suchasmas-
co ts intheve hicle interior
R when aside windowisopen
R when asliding sunroofisopen AA
ctiv ctiv
ating/deactiv ating/deactiv
atingint ating
inter er
ior prot ior
protection ection
Multimedia
system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Quick Access #
Activateor dea ctivateInt erior Motion Sensor.
Int erior protection isactiv ated again inthefo llo w-
ing cases :
R The vehicle isunl ockedag ain.
R Adoor isopened.
R The vehicle isloc kedag ain.
% Ifqu ick acces sis una vailable, select theVehi-
cle menu under Settings toactiv ateor deact i-
va te interior protection. Opening
andclosing
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NN
o o
t t
es on t es
on the cor r he
cor rect dr ect
driv iv
er's seat position er's
seat position &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetoadju st-
ing theve hicle setting swhile theve hicle is
in mo tion
Yo ucould losecontr olof theve hicle inthefo l-
lo wing situations inpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadjust thedr iver's seat, thehead
re str aint ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi-
cle isin mo tion #
Beforestar tin gth eve hicle: inpar ticu lar,
adju stthedr iver's seat, head restr aint,
st ee ring wheel and mirror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. Ensur
eth efo llo wing when adjustin gth esteer ing
wheel 1,seat belt2and driver's seat 3:
R Youar esitting asfarawa yfrom thedr iver's
airbag aspossible, taking thefo llo wing points
int oconsider ation:
R Youar esitting inan upr ight position
R Your thighs areslightl ysuppor tedby theseat
cushion R
Your legs areno tfull yex tended andyoucan
depr essthepedals proper ly
R The backof your head issuppor tedat eye
le ve lby thecent erofthehead restr aint
R Youcan hold thesteer ing wheel withyo ur
ar ms slightl ybent
R Youcan moveyour legs freel y
R Youcan seeallthedispla yson theinst rument
clust erclear ly
R Youha ve agood overview of thetra1c condi-
tions
R Your seat beltsitssnugl yag ainst your body
and pass esacr oss thecent erofyour shoulder
and across your hips inthepel vic area 8686
Seats
andstow ing

Sea
ts Sea
ts Man
ualand electr Man
ualand electric al fr ic
al front seat adjus ont
seat adjustm ent(wit tme
nt(with- h-
ou tSea tCo mf ou
tSea tCo mfor or
tP t
Pac k ac
kag ag
e) e)
&
W W
ARN ING ARN
INGRiskof becoming trap pe difth e
seats areadju sted bychildr en
Childr encould become trapped ifth ey adju st
th eseats, particular lywhen unattended . #
Whe nlea ving theve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. Yo
ucan adjust theseats whentheve hicle is
switc hedo.. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofbecomi ngtrapped when
adju sting theseat
When youadjust aseat, youor other vehicle
occupan tscould become trapped, e.g.on the
seat guide rail. #
When adjustin gaseat, makesur eth at
no one hasanypar tof their body within
th esw eep oftheseat. Obser
vethesaf etyno teson "air bags" and"Chil-
dr en intheve hicle" . &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tdue tothe
dr iver's seat notbeing engaged
The driver's seat maymo veune xpect edly
while driving.
This could cause youto lose contr olof the
ve hicle. #
Alwaysmak esur eth at thedr iver's seat
is eng aged bef orestar ting theve hicle. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tdue toadju st-
ing theve hicle setting swhile theve hicle is
in mo tion
Yo ucould losecontr olof theve hicle inthefo l-
lo wing situations inpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadjust thedr iver's seat, thehead
re str aint ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi-
cle isin mo tion #
Beforestar tin gth eve hicle: inpar ticu lar,
adju stthedr iver's seat, head restr aint,
st ee ring wheel and mirror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped ifth e
seat heightisadju sted car elessl y
If yo uadjust theseat height carelessl y,yo uor
ot her vehicle occupan tscould betrapped and
th er eb yinjur ed. Seats
andstow ing
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Childr
eninpar ticular couldaccident allypr ess
th eelectr icalseat adjustmen tbutt ons and
become trapped. #
While moving theseats, makesur eth at
hands orother body partsdo notget
under theleve rassemb lyof theseat
adjustmen tsy stem. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur ydue tohead
re str aints notbe ing inst alle d or being
ad just edincorrectl y
If head restr aints have notbee ninst alled or
ha ve notbee nadju sted cor rectl y,ther eis an
incr eased risk ofinjuryin thehead andneck
ar ea, e.g. intheeve ntofan accid ent orwh en
br ak ing. #
Alwaysdr ive wit hth ehead restr aints
inst alle d. #
Beforedr ivi ng o.,ma kesur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupan tth at thecent erofthe
head restr aint supp orts thebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. Do
notro tate thehead restr aints onthefront and
re ar seats. Other wise, youwill notbe able to
adju sttheheight andangle ofthehead restr aints
co rrectl y.
Ad just thehead restr aint fore -and -aTposition so
th at itis as close aspossibl eto thebac kof your
head. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yor deat hdue to
an inco rrect seat position
The seat beltdoes noto.er theint ended leve l
of protection ifyo uha ve notmo vedth eseat
bac krest toan almos tve rtical position.
In par ticular ,yo ucould slipbeneat hth eseat-
belt andbecome injured. #
Adjust theseat proper lybef orebegin-
ning your jour ney. #
Alwaysensu rethat theseat backrest is
in an almost vertical position andthat
th eshoulder beltisrouted acr oss the
cent erofyour shoulder . &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur ydue toexcessiv e
st ra in on thegr ab handl e
If yo uappl yyo ur full body weight tothegr ab
handl eor pull itabr uptly, thegr ab handl ema y
be damag edorbecome loosefrom itsanc hor-
ag e. #
Use thegr ab handl esonl yto stabili zethe
seati ngposit ionortoassis tin get ting in
and outoftheseat. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yor deat hdue to
objects undertheco-dr iver seat
Objects trapped undertheco-dr iver seat can
int erfere wit hth efunction oftheaut omatic
co-dr iver airbag shuto.ordamag eth esy stem. #
Donotst or ean yobjects undertheco-
dr iver seat. #
When theco-dr iver seat isoccupied,
mak esur eth at no objects aretrapped
und ertheco-dr iver seat. 8888
Seats
andstow ing