ESP MERCEDES-BENZ GLC SUV 2020 AMG Owner's Manual

In
this Oper ator's Manual, youwill find thefo l‐
lo wing symbols : &
DANG ER Dan gerdue tonotob ser ving
th ewa rning notic es
Wa rning notic es draw your att entio nto haz‐
ar ds that ma yend angeryour healt hor life, or
th ehealt hor life of other s. #
Obser vethewa rning notic es. +
ENV
IRONM ENTALNOTEEnvironme ntal
da ma gedue tofailur eto obser veenvi‐
ro nment alno tes En
vironme ntal no tesinclude information on
en vironment allyresponsible behaviororenvi‐
ro nment ally responsible disposal. #
Obser veenvironmen talno tes. *
NO
TEDama getoproper tydue tofailur e
to obser venoteson mat erial damag e No
teson mat erial damag einf orm youof
ri sk swhic hma ylead toyour vehicle being
damag ed. #
Obser venoteson mat erial damag e. %
Useful instructions orfur ther information
th at coul dbe helpf ulto you.
X In
stru ction
(007B page)Fu
rther information onato pic
Display Inf
ormation onthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla y/media display
+ Highestmenu leve l,whic his to be
select edinthemultimedia system
* Corresponding submenus, whichar e
to be select edinthemultimedia sys‐
te m
*M arks acaus e Sym
bols 3

1
Steer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles →
15
2 Comb inationswit ch
3 Instrument Display →
25
4 DIRECT SELECT leve r
5 Media display
6 Climat econt rolsy stems
7 PASSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam ps
8 Control pane lfo rth eMBUX multimedia sys‐
te m
9 Haza rdwa rning lam ps
A Glovebox
B Stow agecom partment
C Control kn ob forvo lume andswitc hingsound
on/ off
D AMG Perfor mance exhaus tsy stem →
12
E ECO star t/ stop funct ion →
12
F ActivePa rking Assist G
Touc hpad
H ESP®
→
16
I AMG adaptivespo rtsuspension system →
20
J Manual gearshif ting →
15
K DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h →
13
L Start/ stop butt on →
11
M Control pan elforth eMBUX multimedia sys‐
te m (ste er ing wheel)
N AMG steer ing-wheel buttons →
23
O Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel electrically
Switc hesthesteer ing wheel heateron/ off
P Contr olpanel for:
On-boar dcom puter →
25
Cr uise control
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Q Diagno stics con nection
R Open sth ehood At
aglanc e– Coc kpit 5

Dr
ivin g Br
eak ing- inno tes To
preser vetheengine during thefirs t
1, 000 miles(1 ,500 km):
R drive at varying road spee dsand engine
spee ds.
R donotdr ive fa ster than 85 mph(1 40 km/h) .
R allo w theengine toreac hamax imum engine
spee dof 4,5 00 rpm (4,500 rpm) onlybr ief ly.
R drive th eve hicle indrive pr ogr am A.
R chang ege ar bef oreth eta ch ome terneedl eis
00C3 ofthewa yto there dar ea oftheta ch ome‐
te r.
R donotshif tdo wn age ar man uallyin order to
br ak e.
R avoidoverstra inin gth eve hicle, e.g.driving at
full thro ttle .
R donotde pres sth eaccelera torpeda lpas t
th epr essur epoint (kickdo wn).
R onlyincr ease theengine speedgradually and
acceler ateth eve hicle tofull spee daf te r
1, 000 miles(1 ,500 km). This
also app lieswhe nth eengine orpar tsof the
dr ivet ra in have been replaced.
Please alsoobser vethefo llo wing breakin g-in
no tes:
R Incer tain drivin gand drivin gsaf etysy stems,
th esensor sadjus taut omaticall ywhile acer‐
tai ndist anc eis bein gdr iven afte rth eve hicle
has been delivered orafte rre pair s.Fu llsy s‐
te m effectiv enes sis no tre ac hed untilth e
end ofthis teac h-in proce ss.
R Brak epads ,br ak edisc sand tires that are
eit her newor have been replaced onlyac h‐
ie ve optimum braking effect and grip afte r
se veralhundr edkilom eter sof driving. Com‐
pensat efo rth ere duced braking effect by
appl ying grea terfo rc eto thebr ak epedal. Fu
nction ofEmo tion Start #
Startth eve hicle withth est ar t/ stop butt on
and simult aneousl ypull one ofsteer ing
wheel gearshif tpaddles 1or2.
R The idlespee dis inc reased brief lywhen
st ar tin gth eengine.
R The exhaus tga sflaps areopen ed(spo rty
ch aract eristic )(/ page12 ).
Obser vetheno teson star tin gth eve hicle inthe
ve hicle Operator's Manual. Dr
iving andparking 11

Inf
orma tion ontheAMG ceramichigh -per‐
fo rm ance comp osit ebr ak esy stem %
The AMG ceramic high-perform anc ecom po‐
sit ebr ak esy stem isonl yav ailable onthe
Mer cede s-AMG GLC63 S4MA TIC+ model .
The brak esy stem isdesigned forhea vyloa ds.
This maylea dto noi sewhen braki ng. Thisef fect
can also occu raf te rwa shing theve hicle.
The noise depends onthefo llo wing fact or s:
R spe ed
R brak efo rc e
R environmen talcon dition s,e.g. temp eratur e
and airhumidity
% Have thebr ak esy stem checkedat aqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop afte rit has been
subject edtoextreme load s. DY
NA MIC SELECT switch Fu
nction oftheDY NA MIC SELECT switch %
This chap terdescr ibesthefunc tion ofthe
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hfo rth e
Mer cede s‑AMG GLC43 4MA TIC.
Use theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hto chang e
be tween thefo llo wing drive pr ogr ams:
o (Slippery): optim ized pulling away and
dr ivin gch aract eristic sin wint ryand slip‐
per yro ad con dition s
= (Individual):ind ividual setting s
A (Comfort): com fortable andeconomic al
dr ivin gst yle
C (Sport):spor tydrivin gst yle
B (Sport+): particular lyspor tydrivin gst yle
Mer cedes- AMGrecomme ndsselecting thedr ive
pr ogr am A when incity traffic or stop-and-go
tr af fic.
Depe nding onthedr ive pr og ram sele cted, the
fo llo wing vehicle charact eristic swill chang e:
R Drive: -
Engin eand trans miss ionman agemen t
- ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
R ESP ®
R Availabilit yof theEC Ostar t/ stop funct ion
R Suspension:
R Position oftheex haus tga sflaps
R Steer ing
R Availabilit yof glide mode
% Youcan also chang eth efo llo wing vehicle
ch aract eristic susin gth ebutt ons inthecen‐
te rconsole:
R Position oftheex haus tga sflaps
R Sus pen sion
R ESP®
R Availabilit yof theEC Ostar t/ stop func‐
tion Dr
iving andparking 13

Fu
nction oftheDY NA MIC SELECT switch %
This chap terdescr ibesthefunc tion ofthe
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hfo rth e
Mer cede s‑AMG GLC63 4MA TIC+ and
GL C63 S4MA TIC+ .
Use theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hto chang e
be tween thefo llo wing drive pr ogr ams:
o (Slippery): optim ized pulling away and
dr ivin gch aract eristic sin wint ryand slip‐
per yro ad con dition s
= (Individual):ind ividual setting s
A (Comfort): com fortable andeconomic al
dr ivin gst yle
C (Sport):spor tydrivin gst yle
B (Sport+): particular lyspor tydrivin gst yle
I (RACE): drivin glik eon ara ce trac k
(Me rcedes‑A MGGLC63 S4MA TIC+)
The I (RACE) drive pr og ram ma yno tbe
used onnor mal roads. I (RACE) mus ton ly
be activ ated and used ondedicat edrace cir‐
cui ts, noton public roads. Mer
cedes-AM Grecomme ndsselecting thedr ive
pr ogr am A when incity traffic or stop-and-go
tr af fic.
Depe nding onthedr ive pr og ram sele cted, the
fo llo wing vehicle charact eristic swill chang e:
R Drive:
- Engin eand trans miss ionman agemen t
- ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
R AMG Dynamics:
- The agility functio nsareau tomatical ly
sele cted depe nding onthedr ive pr og ram.
- The steer ing, shifttimin gpoint andstabi‐
lizat ionfunction sar eadap tedto the
select eddrive pr ogr am.
- When ESP®
is activ ated, agili tyfunction
Pr ois select edindrive pr ogra mI
(RA CE). TheMasterfunction isau tomati‐
cally selected when ESP®
is dea ctivated.
R Position oftheex haus tga sflaps
R Sus pen sion
R 4MA TIC+ all-wheel drive R
The I(R ACE)drive pr ogram hasthefo l‐
lo wing proper ties:
- The vehicle exhibits driving charact eris‐
tic ssuit edforra ce circui ts.
- Allvehicle systems aredesigned formaxi‐
mum sportiness.
- The susp ension hasapar ticula rly tight
susp ension anddam pingsy stem.
- Glide mode isno tav ailable.
- The spor tycharact eristic (Powe rful) is
act ivat ed when theex haus tsy stem is
activ ated.
% Youcan chang eth efo llo wing vehicle charac‐
te rist ics using thebutt ons inthecent ercon ‐
sole:
R Position oftheex haus tga sflaps
R Sus pen sion 14
Driving and parking

#
Ifge arshif tre comme ndation mess age1 is
sho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla y,shif tto
th ere comme ndedgear. Using
kickdow n #
Maximum acceleration: depress theaccel‐
er ator pedal beyond thepr essur epoint .
Dur ing kickdo wn, youcan notch ang ege arsusin g
th esteer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles .The auto‐
mat ictransm issionshif tsup tothene xt gear
when themaximum enginespeedisreac hed to
pr otect theengine from overrev ving. %
Ifyo uha ve act ivat ed man ualgearshif ting
wit hth ebutt oninthecent ercon sole, the
tr ans missi on does notre act tothekic k‐
do wn. Glide
mode function Wi
th an ant icip ator ydr ivin gst yle, glide mode
helps youto reduce fuelconsum ption.
Glide mode isch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R The com bustion engin eis switc hedoff.All of
th eve hicle functionsremain active.
R The J symbo lwil lapp ear onthemulti‐
func tion displa y.
Glide mode isact ivat ed ifth efo llo wing condi‐
tion sar eme t:
R The ECOstar t/ stop funct ionisactiv ated.
R Drive pr ogr am = isselect edwithth e
dr ive se tting "Moder ate" or"Reduced".
R The speed iswit hin asuit able rang e.
R The road's courseissuit able, e.g.no steep
uphill ordownhill inclinesortight bends. R
Youar eno longerdepr essing theacceler ator
or brak epedal.
Glide mode isdeactiv ated again ifone ofthe
condi tions isno long erme t. Dr
ivi ng and drivi ng safetysy stems Fu
nctions ofESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityPro‐
gr am) &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
mal functi oning
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
canno tcar ry
out vehicle stabiliz ation.Inaddit ion,ot her
dr iving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. Yo
ucan selectbetween thefo llo wing modes of
ES P®
:
R ESP®
ON
R ESP®
SPO RT 16
Driving and parking

R
ESP ®
OFF
Ch arac terist ics when ESP®
is activ ated
ES P®
mon itor sand improv es driving stabilit yand
tr act ion,par ticular lyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R When pulling away on wetor slip pe ry road‐
wa ys.
R When braking.
R Vehicl eswith traile rhitc h:intrail er oper a‐
tion from spee dsof40 mph(65 km/h), ifth e
ve hicle/tr ailercombination beginstosw ay
fr om side toside.
R Instro ng side winds when youar edr ivin g
fa ster than 47 mph(7 5 km/h).
ESP ®
can stabiliz eth eve hicle byinterve ning in
th efo llo wing ways:
R One ormor ewheels arebr ak ed.
R The engine outputisadap tedaccor dingto
th esituation .
ES P®
is activ ated eve rytim eth eengine isstar‐
te dre ga rdless ofwhe ther ESP®
wa sin ESP ® SPOR
Tor deactiv ated bef oreth eengine was
switc hedoff.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam pflashes inthe
ins trumen tclus ter,one orseveralve hicle wheels
has reac hed itsgrip limit :
R Adaptth edr iving style to suit thepr ev ailin g
ro ad and weather condition s.
R Donotdeac tivateES P®
unde ran ycir cum ‐
st anc es.
R Onlydepr esstheaccelera torpeda las faras
is necessar y.
Cha racter istics when ESP®
SPOR Tis act iva‐
te d &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
SPOR Tis us ed incor rectl y
Whe nyo uact ivat eES P®
SP OR T,ther eis an
incr eased risk ofskidding andhaving anacci‐
dent. #
ActivateESP ®
SPO RTonlyin thecir‐
cums tances descr ibed below. Sel
ect ESP ®
SPOR Twh en theve hicle's own
ov ersteer ing and under steer ing charact eristic s
ar edesir ed,e.g.on desig natedroads.
Dr ivin gwit hES P®
SPO RTorwit hESP ®
deactiv a‐
te dre qu ires an extreme lyqu alif ied and exper i‐
enc eddriver .
If ES P®
SPOR Tis activ ated and one ormor e
wheels star tto spin, the00E5 ESP®
wa rning
lam pon theins trument clusterflashes .ES P®
th en onlyst abiliz estheve hicle toalimit ed
deg ree.
ES P®
SPOR Talso hasthefo llo wing charact eris‐
tic s:
R ESP®
on lyim prove sdr iving stabilit yto alimi‐
te ddegr ee.
R ETS/4 ETStraction control isstill act ive.
R The engin e'storq ue ison lyrestrict ed toa
limit eddegr eeand thedr ive wheels canspin.
The spinn ingofthewheels results inacut‐
ting action forbe tter traction onloose surfa‐
ces. Dr
iving and parking 17

R
ESP ®
conti nuesto prov ide assis tance when
th ebr ak es arefirm lyapplied .
R Vehicl eswith traile rhitc h:stabiliz ationof
th eve hicle/tr ailercombination isno long er
activ e.
R Crosswind Assistis no long eractiv e.
Char acteristics when ESP®
is deactiv ated &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
dea ctivated
If yo udeac tivateES P®
,ES P®
can notcar ry
out vehicle stabiliz ation. #
ESP®
shoul don lybe deactiv ated inthe
fo llo wing situat ions. When
ESP®
is deact ivat ed, the00BB ESP®
OFF
wa rning lam pand theESP OFF messag elight up
con tinuousl yin theins trument cluster.
Dea ctivating ESP ®
ha sth efo llo wing effects:
R Driving stabilit ywill nolongerbe improv ed.
R The drive wheels couldspin.
R ETS/4 ETStraction control isstill act ive. R
Vehicl eswith traile rhitc h:stabiliz ationof
th eve hicle/tr ailercombination isno long er
activ e.
R Crosswind Assistis no long eractiv e.
% Even when ESP®
is deactiv ated, youar est ill
assis tedby ESP ®
wh en braki ng hard.
It ma ybe bes tto act ivat eES P®
SPO RTordeacti‐
va te ESP ®
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R When usingsnowch ains .
R Indeep snow .
R Onsand orgrave l.
% Spin ningth ewheels results inacutting
action, whichenhances traction.
% ActivateESP ®
as soo nas thesituation s
descr ibedaboveno long er apply .ESP ®
wi ll
ot her wise notbe able tostabiliz eth eve hicle
if th eve hicle star ts to skid orawheel star ts
to spin.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam plight sup con tinu‐
ousl yeve nwh en ESP ®
is acti vated, ES P®
is no t
av ailable duetoamalf unction. Obse
rvean yinf ormation whichma ybe displa yed
in theins trument cluster:
R Warning and indic ator lam ps
R Disp lay mess ages
ET S/4ET S(Electr onicTractio nSy stem)
ET S/ 4ETS tracti oncontr olispa rtof ESP ®
.
ET S/4 ETScan improve theve hicle's traction by
int erve ning inthefo llo wing ways:
R The drive wheels arebr ak ed individually if
th ey spin.
R Mor edr ive to rq ue istrans ferred tothewheel
or wheels withtra ction. 18
Driving and parking

Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gES P®
(E lectr onicSta‐
bil ity Prog ram) #
Toactiv ateESP ®
SPORT :br ief lypress but‐
to n1.
The 00BB andÆ warning lam psappear in
th eins trument cluster. #
Todeac tivateES P®
SPO RT:br iefly pr ess
but ton1.
The 00BB andÆ warning lam psinthe
ins trumen tclus tergo out. #
Todeac tivateES P®
:pr ess and holdbu tton
1 unti lth e00BB andESP OFF warning
lam psappear intheins trument cluster. #
Toactiv ateESP ®
:br ief lypress butt on1.
The 00BB andESP OFF warning lam psgo
out intheins trument cluster.
Obser vetheinf ormation onwarning lam psand
displa ymess ages whic hma ybe sho wninthe
ins trumen tclus ter. RA
CE START Fu
nction ofRA CE START
% RACE STAR Tis available onlyfor
Mer cede s‑AMG GLC63 4MA TIC+ and
GL C63 S4MA TIC+ model s.
RA CE STAR Tena bles optima lve hicle acceler a‐
tion from ast ands till.Fo rth is, asuit ably high- gr
ip road sur face isrequ ired, thetir es and vehi‐
cle mus talso beingood condition.
% RACE STAR Tis only available afte rth eve hi‐
cle has been brok en in(/ page11 ).
% RACE STAR Tma yno tbe used on nor mal
ro ads. RACE STAR Tmu stonl ybe activ ated
and used ondedicat edrace circui ts, noton
pu blic roads.
Be sureto read thesaf etyno tesand infor‐
mation onESP ®
(/ page16 ). &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and having
an acci dent from whe elsspi nning
Whe nyo uuse RACE STAR T,indiv idual wheels
could spinandyouco uld lose contro lof the
ve hicle.
Depending ontheES P®
mode selected,ther e
is an incr eased risk ofskidding andhaving an
accident. #
Mak esur eth at no per son sor obs tacle s
ar ein theclose vicinityofyour vehicle. Ac
tiv atin gRA CE STAR T
Re quirement s: Dr
iving andparking 19

R
The door s,thehood andtheta ilg atear e
clos ed.
R The engin eis running andthetra nsmiss ion
and engine areat nor mal oper ating temp era‐
tur e.
R The steer ing wheel isin thest ra ight -ahead
posit ion.
R The vehicle ison leve lgr ound.
R The vehicle isstatio nary,thebr ak epedal is
depr essed (leftfo ot )and thepar king brak eis
re leased.
R The transmissio nis in posit ion005B.
R One ofthedr ive pr og rams C, Bor
I issele cted (/ page14 ). #
Rapidl ydepr esstheacceler ator pedal fully.
The engine speedincreases.
% Ifth eactiv ation conditions areno tfulf illed,
RA CE STAR Tcanno tbe acti vated. The RACE
STA RTNot Possible SeeOperator 'sManual
messag eappear sin themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y. #
The RACE START Release braketostart mes‐
sag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
% Inthis phase youcan adjustRA CE STAR T
de pendi ng on thero ad con dition s:youcan
va ry theengine speedbypulling onone of
th esteer ing wheel paddle shifters.The seg‐
ments inthemultifunc tiondispla yflic ke r
ra pidly .
% Ifth ebr ak epedal isno tre leased afte ra
shor twhi le,RACE STAR Tis cance led. The
RAC ESTAR TCa ncel edmes sage appear sin
th emultifunc tiondispla y. #
Take your foot offth ebr ak e, but keep the
acc elerat orpedal depresse d.
The vehicle pullsaway atmax imum acceler a‐
tio n.The RACE STARTActivemes sage
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
RA CE STAR Tis de acti vatedwhen theve hicle rea‐
ch es aspeed ofappr oximat ely31 mp h
(50 km/ h).
RA CE STAR Tis de acti vatedimmediat elyif yo u
re lease theacceler ator pedal during RACE
ST AR Tor ifan yof theactiv ation conditions are no
long erfulf illed. TheRACE STARTCanceled
messag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
% Afterusi ng itse veraltim esinshor tsucc es‐
sion ,RA CE STAR Tis una vailable untila cer ‐
ta in dis tance hasbe en driven. AM
Gadap tivespo rtsuspension system Fu
nction oftheAMG adaptiv espor tsusp en‐
sion system
The AMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsystem is
an air suspension system withva riable damping
fo rim prove ddr iving comfort.The all-round leve l
contr olsystem ensur esthebes tpossible sus‐
pension andconstant groun dcle aranc e,eve n
wit haladen vehicle. When driving atspeed, the
ve hicle islowe redaut omatic allytoimprove driv‐
ing safetyand toreduce fuelconsum ption. You
also have theop tion ofmanuall yadjus tingthe
ve hicle leve l.
The dam ping isadjus tedindividually toeac h
wheel anddepends onthefo llo wing fact or s:
R The drivi ng style, e.g. spor ty
R The road con dition ,e.g .bum ps 20
Drivin gand parking