MERCEDES-BENZ GLC SUV 2020 Hybrid Owner's Guide

R
Con verts th ekine ticener gyoftheve hicle
int oelectr icener gy
In theÎ drive pr ogr am youcan usethesteer‐
ing wheel paddle shifters to manua llyadju stthe
int ens ityofrecup erati on inoverru nmod e
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Sy stem limit s
The brakin gef fect of theelectr icmo tordur ing
re cup erati on inove rrunmod ema ybe reduced or
ma yno tbe available atall inthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R When thehigh-v oltagebatt erych arge leve l
inc reases
R Ifth ehigh-v oltagebatt eryis no tye tat anor‐
ma lop erati ng temp eratur e
R When driving atspeeds closetozer o
R Intrans mis sion positio n005C
R Dur ing and afte rESP ®
int erve nes
In these cases, thedesir eddeceler ationissetby
th ebr ak econ trol system. Also brak ewit hth e
ser vice brak eif necessar y. Manuall
yse tting recup erative deceler ation In
theÎ drive pr og ram can usethesteer ing
wheel gearshif tpaddles tomanua llyadju stthe
int ens ityofrecup erati on inove rrun mod e. The
high erthere cup erati on, themor eshar ply
th eve hicle isbrak ed when coastingandthe
mor eelectr icalenergy isfed int oth ehigh-v olt‐
ag ebatt ery.
% The standar dse tting (005B0058) isaut omat i‐
call yse taf te ra re star tof theengine orafte r
re -eng aging trans mis sion pos ition 005B. #
Toincr ease recup eration: brief lypu llge ar‐
shif tpaddle 1. #
Toreduce recup eration: brief lypu llge ar‐
shif tpaddle 2. #
Standar dse tting: pulland hold gearshif t
paddle 1or2.
The follo wing recup erati on leve ls areav ailable:
R 005B0058 Radar -based recup erati on taking
ro ad and traffic condi tions intoacco unt,orin
ve hicles withint egr ated navig ation system,
int ellig entantic ipatoryre cup erati on with
ECO Assist(sta nda rdsettin g)(/ page23)
R 005B0064 Norecup erati on: theve hicle rolls
fr eel y
R 005B Normalrecup erati on
R 005B0058 Increased recup erati on: incr eased
dece lera tio nin ove rrunmod e,e.g .fo rdr iving
on downhil lgr adi ents
R 005B00580058 Maximumrecup erati on: maxi mum
dece lera tio nin ove rrunmod e Dr
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The
multifunct iondispla ysho wscurrently selec‐
te dre cup erati on leve l1, forex am ple 005B0058. Cha
rging thehigh -voltag ebat tery No
teson thehigh -voltag ebat tery *
NO
TEDama gecau sed tothehigh-v olt‐
ag ebatt eryth ro ugh lengthy idle periods
or exhaus tivedisc harging Lengt
hyidle periods withahigh charge leve l
ma yre sult inan acceler ated aging ofthe
high-v oltagebatt ery. Exha
ustiv edisc ha rging caused bythebatt ery
being idleforlengt hyper iods candamag e
th ehigh-v oltagebatt ery. #
Beforelong idle per iods,pa rk theve hi‐
cle withahigh-v oltagebatt erych arge
le ve lbe tween 30% and50%. Donot
ke ep thehigh-v oltagebatt erycon tinu‐
ousl ycon nect edtopowe rsupp lyeq uip‐
ment . #
Chec kth ech arge leve lof thehigh-v olt‐
ag ebatt eryev erytw oto thre emont hs.
Re charge thehigh-v oltagebatt eryif th e
ch arge leve lis insuf ficie nt. %
Youcan checkth ech arge leve lof thehigh-
vo ltag ebatt eryin themultimedia system:
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Cha rging options forthe high-volta ge batt ery
(mode 2and 3)
The electr icmo toris oper ated asan alternat or
when inove rrunmod eand during braki ng in
or de rto charge thehigh-v oltagebatt erywhile
dr iving. Yo
uha ve thefo llo wing option sto charge while
st atio nary:
R Atamain sout let(mod e2)
R Atawa llbo x(mode 3)
R Atach argin gst atio n(mod e3)
The high -voltag ebat tery can becharge din a
nomin alvoltag era ng efrom 100V to 400 V.
It is recomme ndedthat youch arge thehigh-v olt‐
ag ebatt eryat awa llbo xor chargin gst atio ndue
to theim prove dch argin gper form anc eand bet‐
te rch argin gef ficie ncy offere d.
Sy stem limit s
The powe routpu tof thehigh-v oltagebatt ery
ma ybe impair edbythefo llo wing:
R High orlow outs idetemp eratur es
R Elect rical auxiliary consu mersin theve hicle
being switchedon,e.g. oper ating theclimat e
con trol system
R Extende dpe riods without chargin g 30
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The
chargin gtim eof thehigh-v oltagebatt ery
ma ybe incr eased bythefo llo wing:
R High orlow outs idetemp eratur es
R Extende dpe riods without chargin g
R The maximum available chargin gcur rent of
th ewa llbo xor powe rsupp lyeq uip ment
R The chargin gcur rent set(mo de2)inthemul‐
timedia system (/ page34) Fu
nction ofthech arge leve ldisp layin the
mu ltifu nction display 1
Current charge leve l
2 Time atwhic hcom pletely ch arge d When
theve hicle isconn ectedtothemains sup‐
ply and theignition isswitc hedoff,th emulti‐
func tion displa ysho wsthech arge leve ldispla y
fo rapp roxima tely tw omi nut es.
% The values displa yedva ry dependin gon the
se ttin gof thech argin gpr oce ss.The set
depar turetim ema yalso bedispla yed, for
ex am ple. Fu
nctions oftheindica torlam pson the vehi‐
cle socket R
The vehicle socketis locat edon theright-
hand sideofthere ar bum per.
R The socketflap iscen trall yloc kedand
unloc kedto ge ther wit hth eve hicle. 1
Status ofthech argin gpr oce ss
Ov ervie wof theindica torlam pst atus Indi
catorlam pM eaning
Flash esorang eC onnectionisbeing
es tablished
Flashes green Chargingprocess Dr
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Indi
catorlam pM eaning
Light sup orang eI nter ru ption incharg‐
ing
Ligh tsup green Highvo ltag ebatt ery
full ych arge d
Fla she sre dM alfunction %
Ifth eindicat orlam psareof f,loc kor unloc k
th eve hicle using theSmar tKey .The indica‐
to rlam pswillth en displa yth ecur rent status
of thech argin gpr oce ss. No
teson chargin gth ehigh -voltag ebat tery
at thema ins socket(mo de2) &
DANG ER Risk offata linj uryfrom incor‐
re ctly installed com pone ntpar ts
Conn ecting thech argin gcable tothemains
supply viaincor rectl yins talled mains sockets
or by means ofada pters,ex tensi on cab lesor
si mil arcou ldcau seafire or an electr ic
shoc k. #
Onlyconnec tth ech argin gcable toa
mains socketth at:
R Has been proper lyins talled and
R Has been inspectedbyaqu alif ied elec tri‐
cian #
Forsaf etyre ason s,on lyuse thech arg‐
ing cable ssupplie dwit hth eve hicle, or
ch argin gcable swhic hha ve been
appr ovedfo ruse withth is vehicle. #
Neveruse adama gedch argin gcable . #
Donotuse:
R Extensi on cab les
R Extensi onreels
R Multiple sockets #
Neveruse socketad apters to connect
th ech argin gcable tothemains socket.
Th eonly excep tion being ifth eadap ter
has been tested and appr oved bythe
manuf acturerforch argin gth ehigh-v olt‐
ag ebatt eryof an electr icvehicle. #
Obser vethesaf etyno tesin theoper at‐
ing instruction sfo rth esoc ketad apter. Onl
yth efo llo wing chargin gcable sma ybe used:
R The chargin gcable supplie dwit hth eve hicle.
R Ach argin gcable that has been approved for
th eve hicle.
The chargin gpr oce sscan vary dependin gon the
po we rsupp lyeq uipment.
Shor terch argin gtim escan beachie vedin the
fo llo wing ways:
R Char gingat awa llbo x.
R Char ging atach argin gst atio n.
When doingso, alwaysobser vethelocal infor‐
mation .
Do notlea vethech argin gcable controls han ging
loos efrom amain ssoc ket.
Do notlift thecon trols bythefo llo wing compo‐
nen tpar ts:
R The chargin gcable connector.
R The mains plug. 32
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The
chargin gcable shouldbe stowe dand held in
place inthebag prov ided inthetrunk ofthe
ve hicle. Ov
ervie wof thech argin gcabl eco ntr olpanel The
chargin gcable control pane lsho wsthecur‐
re nt status ofthech argin gpr oce ss. 1
POWE R:suppl yvo ltag eindic ator
2 CHARGING :ch argin gpr oce ssind icat or
3 TEMPE RATURE :te mp eratur econ trol indica‐
to r
4 FAUL T:protect ion and control system indica‐
to r PO
WER 11
Suppl yvo ltag e
indicat or Meaning
Light sup whit eT hesupply voltag eis
con nected. CH
ARGIN G 22
Char ging proc‐
ess indicat or Meaning
Flashes green Thehigh-v oltagebat‐
te ry isch argin g. TEM
PERATURE 33
Temp eratur e
contr olindica tor Meani
ng
Lights upredT hegreen LED
fl ashes simultane‐
ou sly: overtemp era‐
tur e– th ech argin g
per form anc eis
re duced.
The green LED does
no tflash: overtemp er‐
atur e– th ech argin g
pr oce ssisstopped.
Flashes redO vertem per atur eat
th emains plug–th e
ch argin gpr oce ssis
st opped. Dr
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FA
UL T 44
Protection and
contr olsystem indi‐
cat or Mean
ing
Flash esredI nter nal malfunctio n–
ch argin gis no tposs i‐
ble.
Ligh tsup redM alfunction inthe
inf rastru ctur e–
ch argin gis no tposs i‐
ble. If
th econ trol element detects residua lcur rent or
a ma lfunctio n,thech argin gpr oce ssisint erru p‐
te d. The chargin gpr oce ssisresumed automati‐
cally when themalfunct ionhas been rectif ied. Se
tting themaximum permiss iblech argin g
cur rent forch argin gat amains outlet *
NO
TEDang erdueto excess ive ch argin g
cur rent If
th ech argin gcur rent istoohigh, thefuse
could betripped ortheex tern al main ssuppl y
coul dove rheat. #
Mak esur e,that theex tern al main ssup‐
pl yhas been designedtohandle these t
ch argin gcur rent. #
Ifnece ssary,re duce these tch argin g
cur rent or useadi ffer ent mains socket. #
Beforech argin gat amain sout let, ha ve the
maximu mper missi blechargin gcur rent for
th ere leva nt ma ins outle tor thebuilding
inspect edbyaqu alif ied elec trician .The
ch argin gcable supplie dis setto acoun try-
specif icmaximum chargin gcur rent value.
When chargin gabr oad, themaximum value
ma yexc eed theper mitt edvalue forth at coun
try. When abroad, obser vethecount ry-
specif iclaws when chargin g.
If yo uha ve question scon cerning setting the
ch argin gcur rent or ifth er eis amalfunct ion,
please contact aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop. #
Setth emaximum permissible chargin gcur ‐
re nt inthemultimedia system menu
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If th eex act value ofthemaximum permissible
ch argin gcur rent canno tbe set,sel ect thene xt
smaller adjustable value.
% Ifth eve hicle requ ires mor etim eth an usual
to charge thehigh-v oltagebatt ery, ch eckth e
maximu mchargin gcur rent setting sin the
multime diasystem menu. 34
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No
teson chargin gth ehigh -voltag ebat tery
at awa llbo x(mod e3) &
DANG ER Risk offata linj uryfrom incor‐
re ctly installed com pone ntpar ts
Conn ecting thech argin gcable totheve hicle
via anincor rectly installed wallbo xor by
means ofada pter s, extensi on cab lesor simi‐
la rcou ldcau seafire or an electr icshoc k. #
Onlyconnec tth ech argin gcable toa
wa llbo xif:
R The wallbo xhas been proper lyins talled
R The wallbo xhas been inspected bya
qu alif ied elec trician
R The chargin gcable isno tdamag ed #
Donotex tend thech argin gcable . #
Donotuse adap ters. #
Obser vethesaf etyno tesin theoper at‐
ing instruction sfo rth ewa llbo x. It
is recomme ndedthat youch arge your vehicle
at awa llbo xor chargin gst atio n. En
sur eth efo llo wing beforech argin g:
R The maximum chargin gcur rent isno tlimit ed
in these ttings menu oftheon- boar dcom‐
put er.
R The maximum value issetfo rch argin gat a
wa llbo xor chargin gst atio n. No
teson chargin gth ehigh -voltag ebat tery
at awa llbo x(mod e3) &
DANG ER Risk offata linj uryfrom incor‐
re ctl yins talled com pone ntpar ts
Conn ecting thech argin gcable totheve hicle
via anincor rectl yins talled wallbo xor by
means ofada pters,ex tensi on cab lesor simi‐
la rcou ldcau seafire or an electr icshoc k. #
Onlyconnec tth ech argin gcable toa
wa llbo xif:
R The wallbo xhas been proper lyins talled
R The wallbo xhas been inspectedbya
qu alif ied elec trician
R The chargin gcable isno tdamag ed #
Donotex tend thech argin gcable . #
Donotuse adap ters. #
Obser vethesaf etyno tesin theoper at‐
ing instruction sfo rth ewa llbo x. No
teson chargin gth ehigh -voltag ebat tery
at ach argin gst ation (mode 3) &
DANG ER Risk offata linj uryfrom dam‐
ag ed com pone ntpar ts
If, at ach argin gst atio n,youuse adamag ed
cabl e,adap ter,ex tensi on cab leor simil arto
connect theve hicle toach argin gst atio nth is
ma ycause afire or an electr icshoc k. #
Atchargin gst atio nswithapr e-i nstalled
ch argin gcable :
R Avisual checkof thech argin gpoin t
fo rob viou smalfu nctions, suchas
massi vedamag eto thehousing or
ch argin gcable . #
Atchargin gst atio nswithout apr e-
ins talled chargin gcable : Dr
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R
Forsaf etyre ason s,on lyuse charg‐
ing cable sth at have been tested
and appr ovedby themanuf acturer
fo rch argin gth ehigh-v oltagebatt ery
in an electr icvehicle.
R Neveruse dama gedch argin g
cable s.
R Donotex tend thech argin gcable .
R Donotuse adap ters. #
Alw aysobser vethesaf etyno teson the
ch argin gst atio n. Mos
tch argin gst atio nsmus tbe act ivat ed bef ore
th ech argin gpr oce ss,e.g.usin gan RFI Dcar d.
Obse rveth eon- siteoper ator's instruction sfo r
th ech argin gst atio n.
Con nectingth eve hicle toach argin gst atio nis
iden ticalto connecti ngitto awa llbo x. St
arting thech argin gpr oc ess &
DANG ER Risk offata linj urywhen charg‐
ing withadamag edsoc ket
The chargin gpr oce ssinvo lves high voltag e. If
th ech argin gcable ,ve hicle socketor ma ins
soc ketis da ma ged, youco uld sufferan elec‐
tr ic shoc k. #
Onlyuse anundamag edchargin gcable . #
Avoid mec hanical damage,e.g. caused
by squashi ng,shear ingordriving over
th ecable. #
Have adamag edvehicle socket
re placed ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop assoon aspossible . #
Neverconnect thech argin gcable toa
damag edvehicle socket. *
NO
TEOvervo ltag ein themains supply
can damag eth eve hicle. The
vehicle isther efor eeq uipped witha
de vice whichpr otect sit from overvolt agein th
emains supply.This protect ion device may
be trigg ered dur ing severe thund erstor ms,
fo rex am ple, and maycaus eth ebuilding pro‐
te ction system totrip or ma yint erru pt the
ch argin gpr oce ss.Thes efun ction shelp to
pr otect theve hicle.
Af terth ebuilding protect ion system has
been switchedonagain, thech argin gpr oc‐
ess resumes automatically .
Fo llowing aninterru ption inthepo we rsupp ly
wit hout thebuilding protect ion system being
tr ipped, itma yta ke up to10 minut esfor
ch argin gto resume automatically . *
NO
TEHea tge ner ated bythech argin g
cable andchargin gcable connector Dur
ing thech argin gpr oce ss,thech argin g
cable andchargin gcable connectorma yheat
up within permissi blelimitva lues. 36
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The
permissible limitvalues areobser ved
pr ov ided that:
R The main spo we rsupp lyeq uip ment and
th ech argin gcable areno tdamag ed.
R The instruct ionsfo rhandl ingthech argin g
cable andcontrols onthech argin gcable
ha ve been follo we d. #
Ifth ech argin gcable orchargin gcable
con nectorbecomes tooho t,ha ve the
po we rsupp lyeq uipment ofthemains
suppl ych ecked. *
NO
TEDama gedor dir tyvehicle socket #
Alw ayske ep thesoc ketco verand the
soc ketflap closed when ther eis no
ch argin gcable connected. This protect s
th eve hicle socketfr om dirt and dam‐
ag e. #
Mak esur eth at thesoc ketco veris
closed proper lybef oreclosi ngthe
soc ketflap. This canother wise result in damag
ewhic hma ypr eve ntthesoc ket
fl ap from bein gopen edagain. Re
quirement s:
R The transmission isin posit ion005D.
R The ignit ionisswitc hedoff.
R The vehicle isunloc ked.
R The chargin gcable isno tta ut. #
Press socketflap 1.
Soc ketflap 1 swin gsopen . #
Press catch3 tothelef t.
Soc ketco ver5 isopen. #
Tocharge atamains socket(mo de2):
ins ertth emains plugintoth emains socket
of theex tern al po we rsourc eto thestop. #
Setth emaximum chargin gcur rent if
re qu ired. #
Insertth ech argin gcable connectorint ove hi‐
cle socket2 tothestop.
Mak esur eth at thech argin gcable isno tta ut
when inserted.
Indic ator lam p4 firs tflashes orang eand
th en green assoon asthehigh-v oltagebat‐
te ry isbeing charge d. #
Tocharge atawa llbo x/charging station
(mode 3):inser tth ech argin gcable connec‐
to rint ove hicle socket2 tothestop.
Mak esur eth at thech argin gcable isno tta ut
when inserted. Dr
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Indicat
orlam p4 firs tflashes orang eand
th en green assoon asthehigh-v oltagebat‐
te ry isbeing charge d.
If th ech argin gcable iscon nectedto theve hicle,
th eengine cannotbe star tedand theve hicle
canno tbe mo ved.
At thest ar tof thech argin gpr oce ss,thech arg‐
ing side issho wnintheins trument clusterwit ha
ch argin gpr edic tion.The chargin gpr edic tion
eit her refers to thepr edict edcharge leve lat the
se tdepar turetime, orthetime atwhic hth e
high-v oltagebatt erywill befully charge d. Ending
thech argin gpr oc ess #
Press and hold button2 onchargin gcable
con nector3 and remo vechargin gcable
con nector3 from vehicle socket1.
% Ifth ech argin gcable connectoris bloc ked,
con tact aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Char ging atamains socket(mo de2):di s‐
conne ctthemains plugfrom themains soc
ketand stow thech argin gcable safelyin
th eve hicle. #
Close thesoc ketco verand thesoc ketflap. Re
fueli ng Depr
essur izingthefuel tank Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle isunloc ked.
Yo umus tfirs tde pres su rize thefuel tank by
pr essing thebutt onbef oreth eve hicle canbe
re fuel ed.
Obser vetheno teson refuel ingintheve hicle
Oper ator's Manual andtheno teson oper ating
fl uids (/page42). 38
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