wheel MERCEDES-BENZ GLC SUV 2021 Owner's Guide

#
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle SmartKey out ofreac h
of childr en. *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle duetoit
ro lling away #
Alw ayssecur eth eve hicle agains tro ll‐
ing away. *
NO
TEDama gedue totheve hicle lowe r‐
ing Ve
hicl eswith AIRBO DY CONT ROLor
le ve lcontr ol:The vehicle canlowe rbecau se
of temp eratur edif fere nces orlong er non-
op erati ona ltime s.Thi scan causedamag eto
par tsof thebody . #
When stopping theve hicle andwhen
dr iving off,mak esur eth at ther ear eno
obs tacle ssu ch ascur bsunde ror inthe
immed iatevicin ityofthebody . #
Bring theve hicle toast ands tillby pressing
th ebr ak epedal. #
Ongradients, turnth efront wheels sothat
th eve hicle willrollto wa rdsth ecurb ifit
st ar ts mo ving. #
App lytheelectr icpar king brak e. #
Engage trans missi on positio n005D inast atio n‐
ar yve hicle withth ebr ak epedal applied
(/ page15 8). #
Swi tchof fth eengine andtheignition by
pr essing button1. #
Release theser vice brak eslo wly. #
Getout oftheve hicle andlockit.
% When youpar kth eve hicle, youcan still
opera tetheside windo wsand thepanor amic
sliding sunroofforapp roxima tely four
min utes ifth edr iver's door isclosed. Gar
agedoor opener Pr
og rammin gbutt onsfo rthe garage doo r
ope ner &
DANG ER Risk ofdeat hcause dby
ex haus tga ses
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Inhaling
th ese exhaus tga ses ishazar dous tohealt h
and leads topoisonin g. Dr
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R
STEER CONTR OL(/ page 177)
R HOLD functio n(/ page 177)
R HillSt artAs sis t(/ page17 8)
R ATTENTION ASSIST(/ page17 8)
R Cruis econtr ol(/ page 180)
R Traf fic Sign Assist(/ pag e19 9)
R AIR BOD YCO NTR OL(/ page20 7)
Dr iving Assistance package
The follo wing functionsar epar tof theDr iving
Assis tance Packag e. Cer tain func tionsar eonl y
av ailable insom ecoun tries. Som efun ction sar e
also available without theDr iving Assistance
Pa ckag e, albeit withre strict ed functi onality.
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 182)
R ActiveSpe edLimi tAssi st(coun try- depend‐
ent )(/ page18 6)
R Route-based speedadap tatio n(co untr y-
dependen t)(/ page18 7)
R DSR (Dow nhillSpe edReg ulati on)
(/ page 188)
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e19 4) R
ActiveSt eer ing Assis t(count ry-de pende nt)
(/ page 190)
R ActiveEmerg encyStop Assis t(countr y-
dependen t)(/ page19 2)
R ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st(coun try- depend‐
ent )(/ page19 2)
R Blind Spo tAssi stand ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
wit hex itwa rning (/ page202 )
R ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist(/ page205)
Pa rking Packag e
R Rear vie wcam era(/ page21 2)
R Surround viewcam era(/ page21 5)
R Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C(/ pag e21 8)
R ActivePa rking Assist(/ page223 ) Fu
nction ofABS The
Anti-loc kBr ak eSy stem (ABS )re gulat esthe
br ak epr essur ein critical driving situation s:
R Dur ing braking, e.g.atfull brak eapplication
or insuf ficie nttiretracti on, thewheels are
pr ev ent edfrom locking . R
Vehicle steer ability whilebraking isensur ed.
If ABS interve nes when braki ng, youwill feel a
pulsing inthebr ak epedal. Thepulsating brak e
pedal canbeanindicat ionofhazar dous road
con dition sand canserveas are minder totake
ex tra car ewh ile dr ivi ng. Fu
nctions ofOff-road ABS %
Off-road ABS isactiv ated aut omaticall ywhen
yo usele cttheF orG drive pr ogr am.
Of f-road ABS isspeciall yadap tedfo rdr iving off-
ro ad:
R The fron twheels lockcy clic allydur ing brak‐
ing .
R The brakin gdis tance issho rtened duetothe
digging- ineffect.
Sy stem limit s
R Off-ro ad ABSfun ction sat spee dsbelo w
25 mph(40 km/h).
R IfOf f-road ABS interve nes, theability tosteer
ma ybe restrict ed. Dr
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Fu
nction ofBA S The
Brak eAssis tSy stem (BAS )suppor tsyour
eme rgency braking situation withadditional
br ak efo rc e.
If yo udepr essthebr ak epedal quickl y, BA Sis
acti vated:
R BASau tomatical lyboos tsthebr ak epr es‐
sur e.
R BAScan shorten thebr aking distance.
R ABS preve nts thewheels from locking .
The brak es will func tion asusual onceyo u
re lease thebr ak epedal. BASis dea ctivated. Fu
nctions ofESP ® &
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. *
NO
TEMercede s-AMG vehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement .
Yo uco uld other wise failto recogni ze
da ngers. The
Electr onicStabilit yPr ogram (ESP®
)can
mon itor and improve driving stabilit yand trac‐
tio nin thefo llo wing situat ionswithin physical
limit s:
R When pulling away on awe tor slip pe ry road.
R When brakin g.
If th eve hicle deviat esfrom thedir ect ion desir ed
by thedr iver ,ES P®
can stabiliz eth eve hicle by
int erve ning inthefo llo wing ways:
R One ormor ewheels arebr ak ed.
R The engine outputisadap tedaccor dingto
th esituation .
ES P®
is deactiv ated ifth e00BB ESP®
OFF warn‐
ing lam plight sup con tinuousl yin theins trument
clus ter:
R Driving stabilit ywill nolongerbe improve d. R
The drive wheels couldspin.
R ETS/4 ETStra ction control isstill act ive.
% When ESP®
is deact ivat ed, youar est ill assis‐
te dby ESP ®
wh en braki ng.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam pflashes inthe
ins trumen tclus ter,one orseveralwheels has
re ac hed itsgrip limit :
R Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle to suit thecur rent
ro ad and weather condition s.
R Donotdeac tivateES P®
.
R Onlydepr esstheaccelera torpeda las faras
is necessar ywhen pulling away.
It can beadv antageous todeactiv ateES P®
in the
fo llo wing situat ionstoimprove tracti on:
R Whenusing snowch ains .
R Indeep snow .
R Onsand orgrave l.
% Spin ningth ewheels results inacutting
action, whichenhances traction. 17
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If
th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam plight sup con tinu‐
ousl y,ESP ®
is no tav ailable duetoamalf unction.
Obse rveth efo llo wing informatio n:
R Indicat orand warning lam ps(/ page41 1)
R Displ aymessa ges(/ page363)
ET S/4ET S(Ele ctronic Tractio nSy stem)
ET S/ 4ETS tracti oncontr olispa rtof ESP ®
and
mak esitpossible topull away and accelerat eon
a slippe ryroad.
ET S/ 4ETS can 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.
Inf luence ofdrive pr og rams onESP®
The drive pr og rams enabl eESP ®
to adap tto dif‐
fe re nt we ather and road con dition sas wellas
th edr iver's prefer reddr iving style. Depen dingon
th eselect eddrive pr ogr am, theappr opriate
ES P®
mode willbeactiv ated. Youcan selectthe dr
ive pr og rams using theDY NA MIC SELE CT
switc h(/ page15 6). Fu
nction ofESP ®
Cr osswind Assist ES
P®
Cr osswind Assistde tects sudde ngu stsof
side wind andhelps thedr iver tokeep theve hi‐
cle inthelane:
R ESP®
Cr osswind Assistis activ eat vehicle
speeds between appr ox.47 mp h(7 5 km/h)
and 125mp h(200 km/h) whendriving
st ra ight ahead orcor ner ing slight ly.
R The vehicle isstabiliz edbymeans ofindivi d‐
ua lbr ak eapp lication onone side. Fu
nction ofESP ®
trailer stabil izatio n &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent inpoo rro ad
and weather condition s
In poor road and weather condition s,the
tr ai le rst abiliz ationcan notpr ev ent lurching of
th eve hicle/tr ailercombination. Trailer swit h a
high centerof grav ity ma ytip ove rbef ore
ESP ®
de tects this. #
Alw aysadap tyo ur drivin gst yle to suit
th ecur rent road and weather condi‐
tio ns. When
drivin gwit hatrailer ,ES P®
can stabiliz e
yo ur vehicle ifth etrailer begins tosw erve from
side toside:
R ESP ®
traile rst abiliz ationis act ive abo ve
speeds of40 mph(65 km/h).
R Slight swerving isreduced bymeans ofata r‐
ge ted, individual brak eapplication onone
side.
R Intheeve ntofsevere sw erving, theengine
output isalso reduced andallwheels are
br ak ed.
ES P®
tra iler stabiliz ationma ybe impair edor
ma yno tfun ction if:
R The trailer isno tcon nectedcor rectl yor is
no tde tected prope rly by theve hicle. Dr
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Obser
vetheinf ormation onwarning lam psand
displa ymess ages whic hma ybe sho wninthe
ins trumen tclus ter. Fu
nction ofEBD Elect
ronic Brea kfor ce Dis trib uti on (EBD) isch ar‐
act erize dby thefo llo wing:
R Mon itor ing and regulating thebr ak epr essur e
on there ar wheels .
R Improv ed driving stabilit ywhen brakin g,
espe ciallyon ben ds. Fu
nction ofSTEER CONT ROL ST
EER CONTR OLhelpsyo uby trans mitting a
no tice ablesteer ing forc eto thesteer ing wheel in
th edir ect ion requ ired forve hicle stabiliz ation.
This steer ing recomme ndation isgiv en inthefo l‐
lo wing situat ions:
R Both right wheels orboth leftwheels areon
a we tor slip pe ry road sur face whe nyo u
br ak e
R The vehicle star ts to skid Sy
stem limit s
ST EER CONTR OLmaybe impai redor ma yno t
func tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R ESP®
is deact ivat ed.
R ESP®
is malfun ctionin g.
R The steer ing ismalfunct ioning.
If ES P®
is malfunct ioning,youwill beassis ted
fur ther by theelectr icpo we rst eer ing. HOLD
function HOLD
function
The HOLD function holds theve hicle atast and‐
st ill wit hout requ iring youto depr essthebr ak e
pedal, e.g.while waitin gin traf fic.
The HOLD functionisonly anaid. The responsi‐
bility forth eve hicle safely standi ngstill remains
wit hth edr iver .
Sy stem limit s
The HOL Dfun ction isonl yint end edtoprov ide
assis tance when drivi ng and isno ta su fficien t
mean sof saf eguar dingtheve hicle agains tro lling
aw ay when statio nary. R
The incline mustno tbe great erthan 30%.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe HOL Dfun ction &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto the
HOLD functio nbei ng activ ewhe nyo u
lea vetheve hicle
If th eve hicle isonl ybr ak ed withth eHOLD
func tion itcould, inthefo llo wing situat ions,
ro llaw ay:
R Ifth er eis amalfunct ioninthesy stem or
in thepo we rsupp ly.
R Ifth eHOLD function isdeactiv ated by
depr essing theaccelera torpeda lor brak e
peda l,e.g. byave hicle occupant. #
Alw ayssecur eth eve hicle agains tro ll‐
ing away bef oreyo ulea veit. Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle isstatio nary.
R The driver's door isclosed ortheseat belton
th edr iver's side isfastened. Dr
iving andparking 17
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Do
notus ecr uise contr olinthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R Intraf fic situ ations whichrequ ire freq uent
ch ang esofspee d,e.g .in hea vytraf fic, on
wi nding roads.
R Onslippe ryroads. Accel erati ng can cause
th edr ive wheels tolose tract ion and the
ve hicle could then skid.
R Ifyo uar edr ivin gwhen visibilit yis poor .
Ope ratin gcr uis eco ntr ol &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto stor ed
speed
If yo ucall upthestor ed speed andthis is
lo we rth an your cur rent spe ed,th eve hicle
deceler ates. #
Take intoacc ount thetra ffic situat ion
bef orecallin gup thestor ed speed. Re
quirement s:
R ESP®
mus tbe act ivat ed, but notint erve ning .
R The vehicle speed isat leas t15 mp h
(20 km/ h). R
The transmis sionisin positio n005B. Oper
atingcr uise contr ol #
Press thero ck er switc hesonthesteer ing
wheel control panel upordown tothe
desir edposition .
Ac tiv atin gcr uis eco ntr ol #
Select M with theright rock er switc h. Ac
tiv atin gcr uis eco ntr ol #
Press rock er switc h1 upM ordown
N.
The current spe edisstor ed and maint ained
by theve hicle.
or #
Select Jwithth elef tro ck er switc h.
The lastst or ed speed iscalled upand main‐
ta ined bytheve hicle.
If th elas tst or ed speed hasprev iousl ybeen
dele ted, thecur rent vehicle speed isstor ed.
% When youswit choffth eve hicle, thelas t
speed stor ed isdele ted.
Incr easing ordecr easing thesto redspe ed #
1mp h(1 km/h) :pr ess rock er switc h1 up
M ordown N tothepr essur epoint .
or #
5mp h(1 0 km/h) :pr ess rock er switc h1 up
M ordown N beyond thepr essur e
point .
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#
Accel erateth eve hicle tothedesir edspeed
and press rock er switc h1 upM.
Ad opting ade tected spee d #
Activatecr uise contr ol. #
Ifatraf fic sig nha sbee nde tected and isdis‐
pl ay ed intheins trument cluster: select J
wit hth elef tro ck er switc h.
The maximum permissible speedshownby
th etraf fic sig nis stor ed and theve hicle
maint ainsordoes notexc eed this speed.
Deactiv ating cruise contr ol #
Selec tO withth elef tro ck er switc h.
Switc hingoffcr uise contr ol #
Select Nwithth eright rock er switc h.
% Ifyo ubr ak e, deac tivateES P®
or ifES P®
int erve nes, cruise contr olisde acti vated. Ac
tiv eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC Fu
nction ofActiv eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cma intains the
se tspeed onfree-f lowing roads. Ifve hicles in
fr ont arede tected, these tdis tance isma in‐
ta ined, ifnec essar y,unt ilth eve hicle comes toa
halt. Thevehicle acceler ates orbrak es depend‐
ing onthedis tance totheve hicle infront and
th ese tspeed. Thespeed anddistance tothe
ve hicle infront arese tand save dusing the
st eer ing wheel.
Av ailable speedra ng e:
R Vehicl eswithout Drivin gAss istanc ePa ck‐
ag e:15 mp h(20 km/h) -12 0mp h
(200 km/h)
R Vehicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc ePa ck‐
ag e:15 mp h(2 0km/h) -13 0mp h
(2 10 km/h)
% Plug- inhybrid: theadjus table setspeed can
be reduced duetotheselect eddrive pr o‐
gr am. Obser vethere leva nt notesin theSup‐
plement . Ot
her featur esofActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI C:
R Adjus tsthedr iving style depending onthe
select eddrive pr ogr am (fuel-sa ving,comfort‐
able ordynamic)
R Initiat esacceler ationtothestor ed speed if
th etur nsignal indicat orisswitc hedonto
ch ang eto theove rtakin glane
R Vehicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc ePa ck‐
ag e:
- React sto statio naryve hicles detected in
urb anspe edrang es (exc ep tbicy cles and
mo torcyc les)
- Take sone-sided overtakin gre strictions
int oacco untonhighwaysor on multi-lane
ro ads withsepar atero adw ays(countr y-
dependen t)
Ve hicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc ePa ckag e
and Parking Packag e:ifth eve hicle hasbeen
br ak ed toast ands tillon mult i-lane,separat e
ro adw aysby ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C,
it can automatical lyfollo wtheve hicle infront
dr iving offag ain within 30seconds. Ifacr itical 18
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R
Ifth er eis swir ling dust,e.g. when driving off-
ro ad oron san dysur faces.
R The windsh ield inthear ea ofthecamer ais
dir ty,fo gg ed up, damag edorcovered.
R Ifth era dar sensor sar edir tyor covered.
R Inpar kingga rage sor on roads withsteep
uphill ordownhill gradients.
R Ifth er ear enar row vehicles infront, suchas
bicy cles ormo torcyc les.
In addition ,on slipper yro ads, brakin gor acc el‐
er atin gcan caus eon eor severalwheels tolose
tr act ion and theve hicle could then skid.
Do notuse ActiveDis tan ceAssi stDIS TRONI Cin
th ese situation s. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from acce ler‐
ati on orbraki ng byActiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI C
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cma yacc el‐
er ateor brak ein thefo llo wing cases ,fo r
ex am ple:
R Ifth eve hicle pullsaway usin gAc tiveDis ‐
ta nce AssistDIS TRONI C.
R Ifth estor ed speed iscalled upand is
consider ablyfa ster or slo werth an the
cur rently driven spe ed.
R IfAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cno
lo ng er detects ave hicle infront ordoes
no tre act toreleva nt objects. #
Alw ayscar efully observethetraf fic con‐
di tions andbeready tobrak eat all
times. #
Take intoacc ount thetra ffic situat ion
bef orecallin gup thestor ed speed. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto insuf ‐
fi cie ntdece lera tio nby ActiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI C
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cbrak es
yo ur vehicle withup to50% ofthepossible
deceler ation.Ifth is decele ratio nis no tsu ffi‐
cien t,Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
al er ts youwit havis ual and acoustic warning. #
Adjus tyo ur spee dand main tain asuit a‐
ble distance from theve hicle infront. #
Brak eth eve hicle yourself and/or take
ev asiv eact ion. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifde tection
functi onofActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Cis impai red
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cdo es not
re act orhas alimit edreact ion:
R when drivin gon adif fere nt lane orwh en
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R
topedes trians, animals, bicycles orsta‐
tio nar yve hicles, orune xpect edobs tacles
R tocom plex traf fic condi tions
R tooncom ingvehicles andcrossing traf fic
As are sult, ActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Cma ynei ther giv ewa rnings nor
int erve ne insuch situations. #
Alw aysobser vethetra ffic con dition s
car efull yand react accordin gly. Oper
ating Activ eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC
Re quirement s:
R The elect ric pa rking brak eis released.
R ESP®
is act ivat ed and isno tint erve ning .
R The trans mis sion isin po sitio n005B.
R The driver' sdo or isclo sed .
R Checkof thera dar sensor system has been
success fullycompleted.
R Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis no tbein g
used topar kth eve hicle ortoexitfrom a
par kingspace. R
DSRis deact ivat ed.
R Vehicl eswith Off-road package:th eG
dr ive pr ogr am isdeactiv ated. #
Tooper ateAc tiv eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC :press thero ck er switc heson
th esteer ing wheel control unit upordown to
th edesir edposition .
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gAc tiv eDi stance
Ass istDI ST RO NIC #
Press theH button.
Ac tiv atin gAc tiv eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC #
Toactiv atewi thout ast or ed speed :pr ess
ro ck er switc h1 upM ordown N, or
select Jwithth elef tro ck er switc h.
or #
Toactiv atewi th ast or ed speed :selec t
J withth elef tro ck er switc h. #
Remo veyour foot from theacceler ator pedal.
The current spe edisstor ed and maint ained
by theve hicle.
Ad opting ade tected spe edlim it #
ActivateAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C. #
Ifatraf fic sig nha sbee nde tected and isdis‐
pl ay ed intheins trument cluster: select J
wit hth elef tro ck er switc h.
The maximum permissible speedonthetraf‐
fi c sig nis ad op tedas thestor ed speed. The
ve hicle adaptsits speed tothat oftheve hicle
in front, butonlyup tothestor ed speed.
Pulling away wit hAc tiv eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC Dr
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ent
s,theDS Rbr ak es theve hicle minimally or
no tat all.
When DSRisactiv ated and thetransmission isin
position 005B,005Eor005C, DSRcon trols thedr iving
speed. Thetarget speed canbesetto ava lue
be tween 1mp h(2 km/h) and11mp h
(1 8 km/ h).Bybraking oracceler ating,youcan
dr ive at ahigh eror lowe rspee dth an theta rget
speed atanytime.
DSR isdeactiv ated aut omaticall yif yo udr ive at
spee dsgreat erthan 28 mph(45 km/h) orselect
dr ive pr ogr am C orB. Theî Offmes‐
sag eth en appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
The status indicat orinthemultifunc tiondispla y
disappear s.Yo ualso hear awa rning tone.
No teson DSR &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and accident
whe nDSR isacti vatedon slipper yro ad
sur faces
If th edr iven speed andtheta rget speed dif‐
fe r, th ewheels maylose traction . #
Take intoacc ount thero ad sur face and
th edif fere nce betwee nth edr iving speed
andtarget speed beforeactiv at‐
ing DSR. Obser
vetheno teson driving systems andyour
re sponsibili ty;yo uma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers(/ page 171).
Yo uar ealw aysre sponsible forke eping control of
th eve hicle andforasse ssing whether thedo wn‐
hill gradient canbenego tiated. Depen dingon
ro ad sur face and tires, DSR mayno tal wa ys be
able tokeep totheta rget speed. Selectata rget
speed suitable forth een vironmen talcon dition s
and also applyth ebr ak es yourself ifre qu ired.
Ac tiv atin gor deac tivatin gDS R(D ow nhill
Speed Regulat ion)
Re quirement s:
R Youar edr ivin gat aspee dof 25 mph
(40 km/ h)or lowe r.
If th ecur rent vehicle speed istoohigh, the
Max. Speed 24mph messag eappear sin the
multifu nctiondisplay.
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis de acti ‐
va ted. Multimedia
system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Quick Access #
Select î.
A status displa yappear sin themultifunc tion
displa ywhen thefunc tion isactiv ated.
% When youswit chtotheF drive pr og ram,
th efunc tion isaut omatic allyactiv ated.
Changing thetar getspe ed Dr
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