MERCEDES-BENZ GLC SUV 2021 Owner's Manual

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agl ance ....................................................6
Coc kpit ....... ..................... ..................... ..........6
Indica torand warning lam ps(stan dar d)........ 10
Indicat orand warning lam ps(widesc reen
coc kpit) ......................................................... 12
Ov erhead controlpanel ................................ 14
Doo rcontr olpa nel and seatad jus tment .......16
Emerg enciesand brea kdo wns ............ .......... 18 Digita
lOp erator' sMa nua l......................... 20
Callin gup theDigit alOper ator's Manual ...... 20 Gener
alno tes... .......................................... 22
Pr otect ing theen vironmen t... ....................... 22
Genuine Mercedes- Benzparts......................2 2
Oper ator's Manual ........................... .............2 3
Ser vice andvehicle operation ......... .............. 24
Oper ating safety...........................................2 5
Decl arati on ofconf ormity forwireless
ve hicle component s... ..................................2 6
Dia gno stics con nection ................................ 27 Qua
lified speci alistwo rkshop ....................... 28
Cor rect useof theve hicle ............................2 8
Spor tUtil ityVehicle ........................ .............. 29
No tesfo rper sons withelectr onicmedi‐
cal aids..... ........................................ ............ 29
Pr oble mswithyo ur vehicle ............... ............ 30
Re por tingsaf etydef ects ...............................3 0
Limit edWarrant y.......................................... 31
QR code forre scue card... ............... .............3 1
Dat ast or ag e... ..............................................3 1
Cop yright ...................................................... 36 Occup
antsafety.... ..................................... 37
Re stra int system .............................. .............3 7
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PR E-S AFE ®
sy stem ........................................5 1
Saf ely transp orting childr enintheve hi‐
cle ...... ..........................................................5 2
No teson pets intheve hicle ............ .............6 5 Opening
andclosing .................................. 66
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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rgocom partmen t... ..................................7 3
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Sli ding sunroof <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ro ller sun blinds ...........................................8 6
Anti-t heftpr otect ion .....................................8 6 Seats
andstowing ..................................... 90
No teson thecor rect driver's seatpos i‐
tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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St eer ing wheel ..............................................9 8
Eas yentr yand exitfeatur e...........................9 9
Memor yfunct ion........................................1 01
St ow agear eas ............................................ 102
Soc kets ........... ............................................ 116
Wi reless chargin gof themobile phone
and connect ionwithth eex terior ant enna ...118
Ins talling/ remo ving thefloor mats .............. 119 Light
andvisibili ty.................................... 121
Ext eriorlighti ng............. ..............................121
Int erior ligh ting ........................................... 126
Wi ndsh ield wipe rand windsh ield wa sher
sy stem ........................................................ 127 2
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atecontr ol........................................ 135
Ov ervie wof climat econt rolsy stems ..........1 35
Oper ating theclimat econ trol system ......... 136 Dr
ivin gand parking .................................. 141
Dr iving ............ ........................ ............ ........141
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h... .........................1 54
Au tomatic transmiss ion.............................. 157
Fu nctio nof the4MA TIC.................. .............1 61
Re fuel ing...... ............................................... 162
Pa rking .......................................................1 64
Dr iving and drivi ng safety systems .............. 171
Tr ailer hitch <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ve hicle towing instruct ions .........................2 33 Ins
trument Displa yand on-b oard
co mp uter ...... ............................................234
No teson theins trument displayand on-
boar dcom puter.............................. ............ 234
Ins trument displayove rview ............ ...........2 35 Ov
ervie wof butt ons onthesteer ing
wheel ..........................................................2 36
Oper ating theon- boar dcom puter.............. 236
Ov ervie wof displa yson themultifunc ‐
tion displa y... .................................... ..........2 37
Hea d-up Display ............ .............................237 MBUX
multime diasystem ....................... 24 0
Ov ervie wand oper ation .................. ............ 240
Sy stem settings .............................. ............ 248
Na vig ation .......................................... ........252
Te lephon e........................................ ...........2 58
Mer cedes meand apps....... .............. ..........261
Mer cedes -Benz emergency callsy stem ...... 268
Ra dio &media .................................. .......... 272
Sou ndsettings <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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enanc eand care...... ....................... 280
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla y........ 280
En gine compartment ...................... ............ 281
Cleanin gand care.......................................2 88 Br
eakdo wnassi stance ............................ 295
Emerg ency..................................................295
Flat tire....... ................................................ 296
Batt ery(v ehi cle) ....... .................................. 302
To w star tin gor towing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Elec trica lfus es<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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sand tires ...... ................................316
No teson noise orunusua lhandling char‐
act eristic s...................................................3 16
No teson regular lyinsp ecting wheels and
tir es ............................................................ 316
No teson sno wch ains .................................3 17
Ti re pressur e...............................................3 17
Loadi ngtheve hicle .....................................3 24
Ti re labeling ................................................ 328
Def inition ofterm sfo rtir es and loading ..... 333
Cha nging awhee l..... .................................. 336
Emerg encysparewhee l..... ......................... 345 Te
ch nical data.......................................... 348
No teson tech nica lda ta <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ve hicle electr onics .....................................3 48 Cont
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dio oper ating permits forve hicle com‐
ponent s... ................................................... 350
Ve hicle identif ication plate,VIN and
engine number overview .................. .......... 350
Opera tingfluids ............ .................. ............ 352
Ve hicle data... ............................................. 359
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spl aymes sagesand warning/indi‐
cat orlam ps.............................................. 363
Displa ymessag es.......................................3 63
Wa rning and indic ator lam ps.......................4 11 Inde
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# Instru ction
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Display Inf
ormation onthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla y/media display
4 Highestmenu leve l,whic his to be
select edinthemultimedia system
5 Releva nt subme nus,wh ich ar eto be
select edinthemultimedia system
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Ataglanc e– Coc kpit

1
Steer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles →
159
2 Comb inationswit ch →
122
3 Instrument display →
235
4 DIRECT SELECT leve r →
157
5 Media display →
240
6 Climat eco ntro lsy stems →
136
7 PASSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam ps →
48
8 Calls upMBU Xmult imed iasystem applica‐
tion s →
242
9 Haza rdwa rning light system →
123
A Glovebox →
105
B Stor ag ecom partmen t →
105
C Controller forvo lume andswitc hingsound
on/ off →
240
D Switches theMBUX multimedia system
on/ off →
240
E ActivePa rking Assist →
225
F ESP®
→
174 G
Touc hpad →
242
H ECO star t/ stop funct ion →
153
I Manual gearshif ting →
159
J Setstheve hicle leve l →
208
K DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h →
156
L Start/ stop butt on →
142
M Control pan elforth eMBUX multimedia sys‐
te m →
236
N Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel electrically →
99
Switc hesthesteer ing wheel heateron/ off →
99
O Contr olpanel:
On- boar dcom puter →
236
Cr uise control →
181
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C →
185
P Diagno stics con nection →
27
Q Opens thehood →
281 At
aglanc e– Coc kpit 7

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Electricpa rking brak e →
168 S
Light switch →
121 8
Ataglanc e– Coc kpit