engine MERCEDES-BENZ GLC SUV 2018 Owner's Manual

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StopVehicl eSeeOperator' sManual
The battery is no longer bein gcharged and th econdition of charg eis
to olow.
A warning tone also sounds.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely and switch off th eengine, pay-
ing attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 158).
XObserv eth einstruction sin th e# See Operator' sManualdisplay message .
XConsultaqualified specialist workshop .
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StopVehicl eLeaveEngine Runnin g
The battery condition of charg eis to olow.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions. Do no tcontinu edrivin g
under any circumstances.
XLeav eth eengin erunning.
XWait until th edisplay message disappear sbefore pullin gaway.
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Start Engine SeeOperator' sManual
The engin eis switched off and th econdition of charg eis to olow.
XSwitc hoff electrical consumer sthat you do no tneed, suc has th e
rear window defroste rand interior lighting .
XLeaveth eengin erunnin gfor afew minute sor drive alon gdistance.
The battery is bein gcharged.
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CheckEngineOilAtNex tRefueling
The engin eoil level has dropped to th eminimum level.
A warning tone also sounds.
!Avoid lon gjourneys wit hto olittl eengin eoil. The engin ewill oth-
erwise be damaged.
XChec kth eoil level when next refueling, at th elatest (Ypage 320).
XIf necessary, add engin eoil (Ypage 320).
If you have to ad dengin eoil frequently:
XContac t aqualified specialist workshop and hav eth eengin e
checked.
Information on approve dengin eoils can be obtained from aqualified
specialist workshop or on th eInternet at http://bevo.mercedes -
benz.co m.
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Check Engine OilLevel(Add1quart)(USA) Check EngineOil Level (Ad d 1Liter)(Canada)
Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 vehicles:
The engineoil level has dropped to th eminimum level.
!Avoid lon gjourneys wit hto olittl eengin eoil. The engin ewill oth-
erwise be damaged.
XChec kth eoil level when next refueling, at th elatest (Ypage 320).
XIf necessary, add engin eoil (Ypage 320).
If you have to ad dengin eoil frequently:
XContac t aqualified specialist workshop and hav eth eengin e
checked.
Information on approve dengin eoils can be obtained from aqualified
specialist workshop or on th eInternet at http://bevo.mercedes -
benz.co m.
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Engine Oil LevelLow Stop VehicleTurn Engine Off
Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 vehicles:
The engine oil level is too low. There is a risk of engine damage.
XPull over and stop the vehicle safely and switch off the engine, pay-
ing attention to road and traffic conditions.
XSecure the vehicle against rolling away (Ypage 158).
XCheck the engine oil level (Ypage 320).
XIf necessary, add engine oil (Ypage 320).
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Engine Oil LevelCannot Be Measured
Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 vehicles: the measuring system is malfunc-
tioning.
XVisit a qualified specialist workshop.
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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.
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Gas Cap Loose
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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LaneKeepin gAssistInoperativeor
ActiveLan eKeepin gAssist Inoperative
LaneKeepin gAssis tor Active Lan eKeepin gAssis tis malfunctioning .
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
Blind SpotAssistCurrently Unavaila‐ble See Operator' sManualorActiveBlind Spo tAssistCurrently Unavaila‐ble See Operator' sManual
Blind Spot Assistor Active Blind Spot Assis tis temporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses are:
Rth eradar sensor system is outside th eoperating temperature range
Rth eradar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to elec -
tromagneti cradiation emitted by nearby TV or radi ostation sor
other source sof electromagneti cradiation
Whe nth ecauses state dabov eno longer apply, th edisplay message
disappears.
Blind Spot Assis tor Active Blind Spot Assis tis operational again .
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 158).
XRestart th eengine.
Blind Spo tAssistInoperativeor
Active Blind Spo t
Assist Inoperative
Blind Spot Assistor Active Blind Spot Assis tis malfunctioning .
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
ParkingPilot Can ‐celedThe driver's door is open .
XRepeat theparking gap measuremen tand parking process wit hth e
driver's door closed .
You touched themultifunction steering whee lwhile steering inter-
vention was active .
XWhilesteering intervention is active ,mak esur ethat th emultifunc-
tion steering whee lis no ttouched unintentionally.
The vehicl ehas started to skid and ES P®has intervened.
XUse Parking Pilotagain later (Ypage 188).
ParkingPilot Inop‐erativ eParking Pilo tis malfunctioning or defective.
XFollow th einstruction sand helpful hints in th e"Problem swit h
Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC" section (Ypage 194).
If th emultifunction display still shows th edisplay message :
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
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Parking Pilotis unavailable or malfunctioning .
XSwitchoff th eignition and restar tth eengine.
If Parking Pilo tcontinues to be unavailable (the jsymbol does no t
appear in th emultifunction display):
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
ParkingPilot Fin ‐ishedThe vehicleis parked. Awarning tone also sounds.
The display message disappear sautomatically.
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Inoperative
DS R(Downhill Speed Regulation )is deactivated due to amalfunction .
XHaveDS Rchecke dat aqualified specialist workshop .
TrafficSignAssistCurrently Unavaila‐ble See Operator' sManual
Traffic SignAssis tis temporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses are:
Rth ewindshield in th ecamera' sfield of vision is dirty
Rvisibilit yis impaire ddue to heav yrain ,snow or fog
XClean th ewindshield.
If th esystem detects that th ecamera is full yoperational, th edisplay
message disappears.
Traffic Sig nAssis tis operational again .
TrafficSignAssistInoperativeTraffic Sig nAssis tis malfunctioning .
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
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Off
The HOLD function is deactivated. The vehicl eis skidding.
A warning tone also sounds.
XReactivat eth eHOLD function later (Ypage 179).
The HOLD function is deactivated. Whe nth ebrak epedal is firmly
depressed, an activation condition is no tfulfilled .
A warning tone also sounds.
XChec kth eactivation condition sfor th eHOLD function
(Ypage 179).
Distance Pilot OffDistanc ePilo tDISTRONI Cis deactivated (Ypage 176).
If it was no tdeactivated by th edriver , awarning tone also sounds.
Distance Pilot NowAvailableDistanc ePilo tDISTRONI Cis operational again after having been tem-
porarily unavailable .You can no wreactivat eDistanc ePilo t
DISTRONI C (
Ypage 172).
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Distance Pilot Cur‐rently UnavailableSee Operator'sMan ‐ual
Distanc ePilo tDISTRONI Cis temporarily inoperative.
Steering Pilo tis also temporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses are:
Rth eradar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to elec -
tromagneti cradiation emitted by nearby TV or radi ostation sor
other source sof electromagneti cradiation
Rth esystem is outside th eoperating temperature range
Rth eon-boar dvoltag eis to olow
A warning tone also sounds.
Whe nth ecauses state dabov eno longer apply, th edisplay message
disappears.
Distanc ePilo tDISTRONI Cis operational again .
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 158).
XRestart th eengine.
DistancePilotInop‐erativ eDistanc ePilo tDISTRONI Cis malfunctioning .
The followin gmay hav ealso failed:
RActive Brake Assis twit hcross-traffic function
RSteering Pilo t
A warning tone also sounds.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
Distance Pilot Sus‐pendedYou havedepressed th eaccelerato rpedal .Distanc ePilo tDISTRONI C
is no longer controllin gth espeed of th evehicle.
XRemove your foo tfrom th eaccelerato rpedal .
Distance Pilot- - - mphAcondition for activating Distanc ePilo tDISTRONI Chas no tbeen met .
XCheckth eactivation condition sfor Distanc ePilo tDISTRONI C
(Ypage 172).
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TirePressure Moni‐tor Inoperative NoWheel Sensor s
The wheels mounte ddo no thav e a suitable tire pressur esensor .The
tire pressur emonitor is deactivated.
XMoun twheels wit hsuitable tire pressur esensors.
The tire pressur emonitor is activated automatically after drivin gfor
a few minutes.
Tir ePress.Monito rInoperativeThe tire pressur emonitor is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
Tires OverheatedThe tire temperature monitoring function is no tavailable in all vehi-
cles.
At least on etire has overheated. Affecte dtires are shown in red .At
temperatures close to th elimi tvalue ,th etires are shown in yellow .
XDrive moreslowly.
Tires Overheate dDecrease SpeedThe tire temperature monitoring function is no tavailable in all vehi-
cles.
At least on etire has overheated.
GWARNIN G
Overheated tires can burst, particularly at high speeds .
XDrive moreslowly so that th etires cool down .
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Shiftto'P'or'N'to Start EngineYou haveattempte dto start th eengin ewit hth etransmission in posi-
tion korh.
XShift th etransmission to position jori .
Apply Brake toShift fro m'P'You hav eattempte dto shift th etransmission to position h,kori
without depressing th ebrak epedal .
XDepress th ebrak epedal .
ToDeselectPorN,Depres sBrake andStart Engine
Wit hth eengin eswitched off ,you hav eattempte dto shift th etrans -
mission out of position jori intoanother transmission position .
XDepress thebrak epedal .
XStart th eengine.
To Engage Trans‐miss. Position RFirst DepresstheBrake
You hav eattempte dto shift from position hto position k.
XDepress thebrak epedal .
XShift th etransmission to position k.
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StopVehicl eLeaveEngineRunnin gWaitTransmission Cool‐ing
The transmission has overheated. Pullin gaway can be temporarily
impaire dor no tpossible.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions. Do no tcontinu edrivin g
under any circumstances.
XLeav eth eengin erunning.
XWait until th edisplay message disappear sbefore pullin gaway.
AThe tailgat eis open
GWARNIN G
Whe nth eengin eis running, exhaust gase scan ente rth evehicl einte-
rio rif th etailgat eis open .
There is aris kof poisoning .
XCloseth etailgate.
?The hoo dis open . Awarning tone also sounds.
GWARNIN G
The open hoo dmay bloc kyour vie wwhen th evehicl eis in motion .
There is aris kof an accident.
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 158).
XCloseth ehood.
CAt least on edoor is open . Awarning tone also sounds.
XClos eall th edoors.
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Rea rLef tBackrestNot Latche dorRea rRight Backrest NotLatche d
Vehiclewit hthrough-loading feature in th erear bench seat :
The backrest in th erear is no tengage don th eleft-han dand/o rright -
han dside .
XPush th ebackrest bac kuntil it engages.
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Rea rCenter Back‐res tNot Engage d
Vehiclewit hthrough-loading facilit yin th erear compartment:
The center rear seat backrest is no tengaged.
XPush th ebackrest bac kuntil it engages.
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Don't Forget YourKey
The SmartKey is notin th eignition lock. You hav eopened th edriver's
door wit hth eengin eswitched off . Awarning tone sounds
This display message is displayed for amaximum of 60 seconds and is
simply areminder.
XTak eth eSmartKey wit hyou when you leav eth evehicle.
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Key Not Detected(whit edisplay message )
The SmartKey is currentl yundetected.
XChange th elocation of th eSmartKey in th evehicle.
If th eSmartKey still canno tbe detected:
XInser tth eSmartKey int oth eignition loc kand tur nit to th edesire d
position .
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Key Not Detected(reddisplay message )
The SmartKey is no tin th evehicle.
A warning tone also sounds.
If th eengin eis switched off ,you can no longer loc kth evehicl ecen-
trally or start th eengine.
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 158).
XLocate th eSmartKey.
XPress aon thesteering whee lto confirm th edisplay message .
Becausethere is interferenc efrom astron gsource of radi owaves, th e
SmartKey is no tdetecte dwhils tth eengin eis running.
A warning tone also sounds.
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 158).
XInsertth eSmartKey int oth eignition loc kand drive in SmartKey
mode.
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Remove 'Start 'But ‐ton and Insert Key
The SmartKey is continually undetected.
The SmartKey detection function has atemporar ymalfunction or is
faulty. Awarning tone also sounds.
XInser tth eSmartKey int oth eignition loc kand tur nit to th edesire d
position .
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
Warning and indicat orlamps in the instrume nt cluster
General notes
Some systems carry out aself-diagnosis when th eignition is switched on .Therefore ,som eindicator
and warning lamp smay ligh tup or flas htemporarily. This behavio ris non-critical .These indicator
and warning lamp sonly indicat e amalfunction if they ligh tup or flas hafter starting th eengin eor
whils tdriving.
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Safety
Seat belts
Warning/
indicator
lampNSignal type
Possible causes/consequences and M
Solutions
üNAfter starting the engine, the red seat belt warning lamp lights up for six sec-
onds.
The seat belt warning lamp reminds the driver and front passenger to fasten their
seat belts.
XFasten your seat belt (Ypage 48).
üN After starting the engine, the red seat belt warning lamp lights up. In addition, a
warning tone sounds for up to six seconds.
The driver's seat belt is not fastened.
XFasten your seat belt (Ypage 48).
The warning tone ceases.
üN The red seat belt warning lamp lights up after the engine starts, as soon as the
driver's or the front-passenger door is closed.
The driver or front passenger has not fastened their seat belt.
XFasten your seat belt (Ypage 48).
The warning lamp goes out.
There are objects on the front-passenger seat.
XRemove the objects from the front-passenger seat and stow them in a secure
place.
The warning lamp goes out.
üN The red seat belt warning lamp flashes and an intermittent audible warning
sounds.
The driver or front passenger has not fastened their seat belt. The vehicle is being
driven faster than 15 mph (25 km/h) or has briefly been driven faster than 15 mph
(25 km/h).
XFasten your seat belt (Ypage 48).
The warning lamp goes out and the intermittent warning tone ceases.
There are objects on the front-passenger seat. The vehicle is being driven faster
than 15 mph (25 km/h) or has briefly been driven faster than 15 mph (25 km/h).
XRemove the objects from the front-passenger seat and stow them in a secure
place.
The warning lamp goes out and the intermittent warning tone ceases.
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Safety systems
Warning/
indicator
lampNSignal type
Possible causes/consequences and M
Solutions
$JN$ (USA only), J(Canada only): the red brake system warning lamp is lit
while the engine is running.
A warning tone also sounds.
GWARNING
The brake boosting effect is malfunctioning and the braking characteristics may be
affected.
There is a risk of an accident.
XPull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention to road
and traffic conditions. Do not continue driving under any circumstances.
XSecure the vehicle against rolling away (Ypage 158).
XConsult a qualified specialist workshop.
XObserve the additional display messages in the multifunction display.
$JN $ (USA only), J(Canada only): the red brake system warning lamp lights
up while the engine is running.
A warning tone also sounds.
There is not enough brake fluid in the brake fluid reservoir.
GWARNING
The braking effect may be impaired.
There is a risk of an accident.
XPull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention to road
and traffic conditions. Do not continue driving under any circumstances.
XSecure the vehicle against rolling away (Ypage 158).
XDo not add brake fluid. Adding more will not correct the malfunction.
XConsult a qualified specialist workshop.
XObserve the additional display messages in the multifunction display.
$N USA only: the red brake system warning lamp is lit while the engine is running.
The multifunction display also shows a display message with the #symbol.
The brake pads/linings have reached their wear limit.
XVisit a qualified specialist workshop.
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