MERCEDES-BENZ GLC SUV 2021 Owner's Manual

No
teson hydropl aning
Hyd roplaning cantake place onceacer tain
amount ofwa terhas accumu lated on thero ad
sur face.
Obs erve thefo llo wing notesdur ing heavyprecip‐
it ation orinconditions inwhic hhy droplaning
ma yocc ur:
R Reduce speed
R Avoid tireru ts
R Avoid sudden steer ing movements
R Brak ecar eful ly
% Also obser vetheno teson regular lych ecking
wheels andtires (/ page31 6).
No teson driving through wateron the road
sur face
Wa terwhi chhas entered intoth eve hicle can
damag eth eengine, electricsand transmission .
Wa tercan alsoent ertheair intakeof theengine
and cause engine damage. Obser
vethefo llo wing ifyo umus tdr ive th ro ugh
wa ter:
R Obser vethemaximum permissible ford ing
dep th(/ pag e360) .
R Drive at amaximum speedof6mp h
(1 0 km/ h);watercan other wise enterthe
ve hicle interior orengine compartment .
R Vehicles trave ling infront ,or onc omin gve hi‐
cles, cancreat ewa veswhic hma yexc eed the
maximu mper missi bledep thofthewa ter.
The braking effect of thebr ak es isreduced afte r
fo rd ing. Brak ecar efull ywhile paying attent ion to
th etraf fic condi tions untilbr aki ng powe rhas
been fullyrestor ed. No
teson off-r oad driving &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifyo udo not
ke ep toline offallon inclines
If yo udr ive at an ang leor tur non anincline,
th eve hicle could slipside ways,tip and roll‐
ov er. #
Alw aysdr ive on inclines intheline of
fa ll(s traight upordown) and donot
tur n. &
WARNIN GRisk offire due toflammab le
mat erials onhotpar tsof theex haus t
sy stem
Flammable material suc has lea ves, grass or
twigs mayignit eif th ey come intocont act
wi th hotpar tsof theex haus tsy stem. #
When driving onunpavedro ads oroff-
ro ad, regular lych eckth eve hicle under‐
side. #
Remo vetrap pe dplants orother flam‐
mable material, inpar ticular . #
Ifth er eis damag e,con sult aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. When
driving off-r oad, sand, mudandwateror
wa termix edwithoil ma yget intoth ebr ak es.
This maylead toare duction inbraking effect or
tot albrak efa ilur eas are sult ofincr eased wear.
The brakin gch aract eristic swill vary dependin g
on themat erial that has entered thesy stem. Dr
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Clean
thebr ak es afte rdr iving off-r oad .If yo u
th en notice reduced braking effect or hea r
scr aping nois es,have thebr ak esy stem checked
at aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Adaptyo ur
dr ivin gst yle to thech ang edbrakin gch aract eris‐
tic s.
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bydriving over
obs tacle s The
vehicle canbedamag edby:
R driving upont ohigh curbs orunpaved
ro ads.
R quickl ydr ivin gove robs tacle ssu ch as
cur bs, spee dbum psorpotholes.
R hea vyobject shittin gth eunderbody or
ch assis components. #
Donotdr ive ove robs tacle sth at coul d
damag eth eve hicle. #
Chec kth eve hicle regular lyfordama ge
dur ing off-r oad driving. #
Adjus tth eve hicle speed tosuit the
ro ad sur face condi tions. #
Ifth er eis damag e,con sult aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. +
ENVIR
ONMENT ALNOTEEnvironme ntal
da ma gedue tonon-ob servance ofpro‐
hi bi tio nsigns En
vironme ntal protect ion has prior ity.Tr eat
natur ewit hre spect. #
Besureto obser veprohibition signs. Chec
klistbef oredr iving off-r oad
Chec kth efo llo wing pointsbef oredr ivin gof f-
ro ad:
R Fuelleve l
R Engi neoille ve l:fill engin eoil tothemaxi‐
mum leve lto ensur efull gradeability
(/ page28 4).
R Tire -cha ngeto ol kit and spar ewheel
R Tire sand wheels Of
f-road driving
Re ad this sect ionbeforedr ivin gyo ur vehicle off-
ro ad. Pract ice bydriving overmor ege ntle off-
ro ad terrain firs t.
R Observeth eno teson thecr oss-c ountr yABS
(/ page17 3).
R Ifnece ssary,select theF orG drive
pr og ram (vehicl eswit hOf f-road package )
bef oredr iving off-r oad (/page15 6).
R Select ave hicle leve lsuit able forof f-r oad ter‐
ra in (/ page208 ).To avo iddamagin gth e
ve hicle, makesur eth er eis alw ayssuf ficie nt
gr ou nd clearance .
R Alw ayske ep theengine running andingear
when drivin gon downh illgradien tsand
slope s.Obse rveth eno teson driving in
mount ainous terrain.
R Donotdr ive on unk nown terrain that isno t
easil yvisi ble and stay on mar kedro utes.
R Alw ayske ep thedoor sand windo wsclos ed
whi letheve hicle isin mo tion.
R Deactiv ateAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
and cruise contr ol. 15
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R
Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle to thete rrain.
R Donotuse theHOLD function onsteep
do wnhill oruphill gradients withslipper yor
loose surfaces.
Dr ivi ng on sand
Whe ndr ivi ng on sand ,al so obs erve thefo llo wing
ins truct ions :
R Selec tth eF drive pr ogr am.
R Select ahigher vehicle leve l.
R Shif tto alowe rge ar.
R Drive qu ickl yto overcome thero lling resis t‐
ance; theve hicle mayot her wise digitself in.
R Drive in thetrac ks ofother vehicles ifpossi‐
ble. Makesur eth at thefo llo wing prereq ui‐
sit es areme t:
- The tireru ts areno tto odeep
- The sand isfirm enough
- The ground clearance issuf ficie nt
Fo rding Also
obser vethefo llo wing informatio nwhen
fo rd ing:
R Vehicl eswith AIRBO DY CONT ROL:selec t
th ehighes tpossible vehicle leve l
( / pag e208 )
R Drive no faster than 6mp h(1 0 km/h).
R Obser vethemaximum permissible ford ing
dep th(/ pag e360 ).
R Switc hof faut omatic climatecon trol
(/ page13 7).
R Ensur eth at abo wwa ve does notfo rm asyou
dr ive.
R Donotst op inthewa terand donotswi tch
of fth eengine. Ensur eth eEC Ostar t/ stop
funct ionisswitc hedoff(/ page15 3).
Dr ivi ng inmount ainousterrain
Also observeth efo llo wing informatio nwhen
dr ivin gin moun tainous terrain:
R Obse rveth eva lues oftheappr oach/depar‐
tur eang leand ofthemaximum gradient
(/ page360).
R Avoid high engine speeds. R
Use thebr aking powe rof theengine when
dr iving downhill.
R Shif tto alowe rge ar on uphill gradien tsand
on long,steep downhill gradients.
R ActivateDSR before driving downhill, ifnec ‐
essar y(/ page18 8).
Che cklistaf te rdr ivin gof f-r oad
Dr iving off-r oa dplace sgr ea terdema ndsonyour
ve hicle than drivin gon norm alroads. Chec kth e
ent ire ve hicle fordama geand fore ign bodies
ev erytime afte rdr iving off-r oad .Fo reign bodies
in thewheels ordrivet ra in can lead toimbalan‐
ces and ther efor evibr ations.
R Ifth eF orG drive pr og ram issele c‐
te d: select another drive pr ogr am.
R Deact ivat eDS R.
R Lowe rth eve hicle leve lag ain toaleve lsuit a‐
ble tothero ad con dition s,e.g .to thenor mal
le ve l.
R Appl yth ebr ak es todryth em afte rfo rd ing.
R Chec kth at theser vice brak eis wo rking nor‐
mall yaf te ra long downhil lst re tch. Dr
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R
Clean thefo llo wing compone ntseve rytim e
af te rdr iving off-r oad :
- License platenum ber
- Hea dlamps andtaillam ps
- Tire s, wheels andwheel arch es
- Und erbody
R Afterdr iving thro ugh sand,mud, wateror
gr av el, have thefo llo wing compone nts
ch eckedand cleaned:
- Brak ediscs andbrak epads
- Tire sand wheels
- Axle joints ECO
star t/s topfunc tion Ope
ratio nof the ECOstar t/s topfunc tion
% The ECOstar t/ stop funct ionisno tav ailable
in all drive pr og rams, depe nding onthe
engine. Observethest atus displa yin the
multifu nctiondisplay fo rth is. The
engin eis switc hedoffaut omat icallyin the
fo llo wing situat ionsifall vehicle conditions for
an aut omat iceng inestop areme t:
R Youbr ak eth eve hicle toast ands tillin trans ‐
miss ionposit ion005Bor005C.
R Vehicl eswith a48 Von-b oard electrical
sy stem: Youdepr essthebr ak epedal when
tra veling atalow speed.
If th esy stem has detected one ofthefo llo wing
situat ions,th eengine willnotst op:
R Youstop atast op sign andther eis no vehi‐
cle infront ofyou.
R The vehicle that stopped infront ofyou
st ar ts up again.
R Youman euver,tur nth esteer ing wheel
shar plyor eng agere ve rsege ar.
% Ifth esy stem detects anintellige nt stop
inhibit or,fo rex am ple, ast op sign, theengine
will notst op.
If yo uact ivat eth eHOLD function oreng age
th epar kposition 005D,theengine canbe
switc hedoffin spit eof an intellig entstop
inhibit or. The
engine isrestar tedaut omatic allyif:
R Youen gage trans missi on positio n005B or005E.
R Youdepr esstheacceler ator pedal.
R Anautomatic enginestar tis requ ired bythe
ve hicle.
R Youre lease thebr ak epedal.
R Vehicl eswith a48 Von-b oardele ctrical
sy stem:
- Youre lease thebr ak epedal onado wnhill
gr adient andtheve hicle does notro ll.
- The vehicle rolls on ado wnhill gradien t
and does notaut omat icallyent erglide
mode at15 mp h(2 0km/h).
EC Ostar t/ stop funct ionsymbols inthemulti‐
func tion displa y:
R The 00D6 symbol (green) appear swhen the
ve hicle isat ast ands till:th eengine was
switc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/ stop funct ion.
R The 00D5 symbol (yello w)appear swhen the
ve hicle isat ast ands till:no tall vehicle condi‐
tions foran engine stop have been met. 15
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R
Neit herthe00D6 nor00D5 symbol appears
when theve hicle isat ast ands till:an intelli‐
ge nt stop inhibit orwa sde tected, forex am‐
ple, ast op sign.
If th eengine wasswitc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/
st op funct ionand youlea vetheve hicle, awa rn‐
ing tone sou nds and theengine isno tre star ted.
In addition, thefo llo wing displa ymess age
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y:
Vehicle ReadytoDrive Switchthe Ignit ionOff
Befor eEx iting
If yo udo notswit choffth eignition ,it is aut o‐
maticall yswitc hedoffaf te rth re eminut es. Deactiv
atingoractiv ating theECO star t/
sto pfunc tion #
Press button 1.
If indi catorlamp 2light sup, theEC Ostar t/
st op funct ionisactiv ated.
% Depending onthemodel andtheve hicle
eq uipment, thebutt onmayalso belocat ed
at adif fere nt positio nin thecent ercon sole. ECO
displa yfunction The
ECOdispla ysummar izesyour drivin gch ar‐
act eristic sfrom thest ar tof thejour neyto its
com pletion andassis tsyouin achie vingth e
mos teconomical driving style.
Yo ucan influen ceconsum ption bydoing thefo l‐
lo wing:
R Drivin gwit hpar ticular care
R Drivin gth eve hicle indrive pr ogr am ;
R Obser vingthege arshif tre comme ndations Dr
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The
inner segment willlight upand theout er
segment willfill up when thefo llo wing drivin g
st yle is adop ted:
R 1 Moder ateaccelera tion
R 2 Gentle deceler ationandrolling
R 3 Consis tent spe ed
The inne rseg ment willno tlight upand theout er
segment willemptywhen thefo llo wing drivin g
st yle is adop ted:
R 1 Spor tyacceler ation
R 2 Hea vybraking
R 3 Fluct uations inspeed
The ECOdispla ywill showyo uwhen youha ve
dr iven econ omicall y:
R The thre eout ersegment sar ecom pletely fil‐
led simult aneousl y.
R The ECOdispla ylights up.
The additional rang eac hieve das are sult ofyour
dr ivin gst yle in com parison withadr iver wit ha
ve ry spor tydriving style is sho wnunder Bonus fr.
Start. The rang edispl ayed does notindicat ea
fi xe dre duction incon sum ption. DY
NA MIC SELECT switch Fu
nction oftheDY NA MIC SELECT switch *
NO
TEMercede s-AMG vehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement .
Yo uco uld other wise failto recogni ze
da ngers. *
NO
TEPlug -in hybrid #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement .
Yo uco uld other wise failto recogni ze
da ngers. %
Depe nding ontheengine andequipment,
th eve hicle hasdiffere nt drive pr ogr ams.
Use theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hto chang e
be tween thefo llo wing drive pr ogr ams.
The drive pr og ram sele cted app earsin themulti‐
func tion displa yof theon- boar dcom puter. =
Individual
R individual settings
C Sport
R con tinues toofferst abilit ybut withaspor ty
se tup
R allowsthespor tydriver amor eactiv edr iving
st yle
R onlysuit able forgood road con dition s,adr y
ro ad sur face and acle arstre tchof road
A Comfort
R com fortable andeconomic aldrivin g
R balan cebetween tracti onand stabilit y
R recomme ndedforall road con dition s
; Eco
R particular lyecon omical driving
R balance between traction andstabilit y
R recomme ndedforall road con dition s
F Offroad
R onlyavailable forve hicles withOf f-road pack‐
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R
interve nes late rif th er eis ove rste er ing or
under steer ing, thus improv ing traction
R suit able foreasi lynego tiable of f-r oa dte rrain,
suc has dirttr ac ks,gr ave lor sandy surfaces
R notsu itab leforuse onpub licroads
G Offroad+
R onlyavailable forve hicles withOf f-road pack‐
ag e
R interve nes late rif th er eis ove rste er ing or
under steer ing, thus improv ing traction
R suita bleforro ugh terrain, suchas steep
and/or unevente rrain orfordr iving onrock y
te rrain
R notsuit able foruse onpub licroads
De pen dingon thedr ive pr og ram, thefo llo wing
sy stems chang eth eir charact eristic s:
R Drive
- Engin eand trans miss ionman agemen t
- ActiveDis tan ceAssi stDIS TRONI C
R ESP ® R
Vehicl eswith AIRBO DY CONT ROLor
DY NA MIC BODY CONT ROL:suspen sion
R Elec tric po we rst eer ing No
teson thero of load display Cer
tain drive pr og rams and ESP®
se ttings are
unsui table fortr anspor tingaro of load.
If one ofthese drive pr ogr ams issetor select ed,
th e symbol
issho wnasawa rning. When
th is symbol issho wn, theselect eddrive pr ogr am
is no tsuit able fortr anspor tingaloa don the
ro of.
The follo wing drive pr og rams areaf fect ed:
R Spor tdr ive pr ogr am
R Spor t+ dr ive pr ogr am
R Indivi dual drive pr ogr am with theES P®
se t‐
ting Spor tor Spor t+ %
The symbol isalso showninthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R Within theth emes ifacor responding
dr ive pr ogr am issave d
Fo rmor einf ormation onthemes see.
R Within there se tdispla yif th epr ev iousl y
act ive dr ive pr og ram isunsui tableforth e
tr ans portof aro of load
Fo rfur ther information onthere se tdis‐
pla y,see (/page15 6). Dr
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Selec
tingthedr ive pr og ram #
Press DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h1 forw ards
or bac kwards.
The drive pr og ram sele cted app earsin the
multifu nctiondisplay. Conf
iguringDYNA MIC SELECT (multimedia
sy stem) Multi
media system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Vehicle
5 DYNA MICSELECT
Se tting drive pr og ram I #
Select IndividualCo nfiguratio n. #
Select and seta cat egory.
Switc hingthere stor ation disp layon oroff #
Swit chReques tat Start onoroff.
Fu nction on:thene xt time theve hicle isstar ted
a pr om ptappear sask ing whe ther thelas tactiv e
dr ive pr og ram shou ldbe restor ed. Ifth eEC O
st ar t/ stop funct ionwasdeactiv ated, anaddi‐
tional prom ptappear sask ing ifth efunc tion
should remain deactivated.
% The prom ptappear son lyifth epr ev iousl y
act ive se ttings deviat efrom thest andar d
se tting s.
Fu nction off:thene xt time theve hicle isstar‐
te dth eA drive pr ogr am issetaut omaticall y.The
ECOstar t/ stop funct ionisactiv ated aut o‐
matically .
% This funct ionmus tbe activ ated foreac huser
pr ofile sepa rately.Only when this func tion is
act ivat ed will thedr ive pr og ram and Eco
st ar t/ stop setting forth epr ev ious journey
be save dfo rth ere spectiv euser profile. Displa
yingvehicl edata Mul
timedi asy stem:
4 © 5
Info #
Select Vehicle.
The vehicle datais displa yed. Displa
yingengine data Multimedia
system:
4 © 5
Info #
Select Engine.
The engine datais displa yed. 15
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%
The actual (maximum) values that can be
ac hie vedfo rengine outputand engine tor‐
qu ema yde viat efrom thecer tified values
wit hin thecount ry-spe cificgu ideline sfo r
per missible toler anc es(basis: UN-ECE No.
85 orcount ry-spe cificgu ideline s).
Fa ctor sth at can influen cethis are, forex am‐
ple:
R Sea leve l
R Fuelgrade
R Outside temp eratur e
R Oper ating temp eratur eof theengine
% The values displa yedser veonl yas orient a‐
tion. Thevalues forengine outputand
engine torq ue show nin themedia display
ma yde viat efrom theactual values. Calling
uptheconsum ption indicat or Multime
diasystem:
4 © 5
Info #
Select Consumpt ion.
The current and average consu mptionis dis‐
pl ay ed. Au
tomatic trans mis sion DI
REC TSE LECT leve r Fu
nction oftheDIRECT SELECT leve r &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto inc or‐
re ct gearshif ting
If th eengine speedishigher than theidle
speed andyouen gage thetransmission posi‐
tion 005Bor005E, theve hicle mayacceler ate
shar ply. #
Ifyo uen gage thetransmission position
005B or005E when theve hicle isat a
st ands till,alw aysdepr essthebr ak e
pedal firm lyand donotacc eler ateat
th esame time. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarelef tunsuper visedintheve hi‐
cle, they cou ld,in pa rticular :
R open doors,ther eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R getou tand bestru ck byoncom ingtraf‐
fi c.
R ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion, forex am ple by:
R releasing thepar king brak e.
R chang ingthetra nsmiss ionposition .
R star tin gth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. Dr
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#
Keep theve hicle SmartKey out ofreac h
of childr en. Use
theDIRE CTSELECT leve rto switc hth e
tr ans missi on positio n.The current trans mis sion
po sitio nis displ ayed inthemultifunc tiondispla y. 005D
Park position
005E Reversege ar 005C
Neut ral
005B Drive po sitio n
En gaging reve rsege ar R #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andpush the
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve rupw ards pas tth efirs t
point ofresis tance.
En gaging neutr alN #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andpush the
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve rup ordown tothefirs t
point ofresis tance.
% Toshif tint oneutr al005C withth eignition on,
push theselect orleve rup ordown forse v‐
er al seconds tothefirs tpo int ofresis tance.
Sub sequently releasing thebr ak epedal will
allo wyo uto mo vetheve hicle freel y,e.g. topush
it or tow itaw ay.
Pr ocee das follo ws ifyo uwa nttheaut oma tic
tr ansm ission toremain inne utr al005C 005C,
evenif
th eignit ionisswitc hedoffor thedr iver' s
door isopened : #
Dep ress thebr ak epedal andengageneutral
005C when theve hicle isat ast ands till. #
Release thebr ak epedal. #
Switc hth eignition off.
% Ifyo uth en exitth eve hicle leaving the
Smar tKey intheve hicle, theaut omatic trans‐
mission remains inneutr al005C.
Eng aging parkpositio nP #
Obser vetheno teson par king theve hicle
(/ page16 4). #
Dep ress thebr ak epedal untiltheve hicle
comes toast ands till. #
When theve hicle isat ast ands till,pr ess but‐
to n005D.
Whe nth etransmission positiondisplay
sho ws005D,th epar kposition iseng aged. Ifno
tra nsmiss ionposition display005D appear s,
secur eth eve hicle topreve ntitfrom rolling
aw ay.
% Dep endingonthesituation ,it ma yta ke a
shor ttime until005Diseng aged. Ther efor e,
alw ayspa yatt ention tothetra nsmiss ion
position display. 15
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