height MERCEDES-BENZ GLC SUV 2021 Owner's Manual

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Oper ates thememor yfunc tion →
102
2 Adjus tstheseats electrically →
93
3 Switc hestheseat heating on/off →
96
4 Switc hestheseat ventil ation on/o ff →
97
5 Oper ates theoutside mirrors →
131
6 Opens/closes thelef tside windo w →
78
7 Opens/closes theright side windo w →
78
8 Opens/closes theta ilg ate →
73
9 Opens/closes there ar right side windo w →
78
A Opens/closes there ar leftside window →
78 B
Child safetyloc kfo rth ere ar passe nger com ‐
par tment side windows →
65
C Opens thedoor →
70
D Locks/unl ocks theve hicle →
70
E Setstheseat fore -and -aftpos ition →
91
F Adjus tsthe4-w aylumbar support →
94
G Seatad jus tment using themultimedia system →
96
H Adjus tsthehead restra int s →
94
I Adjus tstheseat height →
91
J Adjus tstheseat backres tinclin ation →
91 At
aglanc e– Do orcon trol pane land seat adjus tment 17

Fu
nction ofPRE-S AFE®
PL US (anticipat ory
occupant protection plus) PRE-
SAFE®
PL US can detect cer tain im pact s,
par ticular lyan imm inentrear impact ,and take
pr e-em ptive measur estoprotect theve hicle
occupants. Thesemeasur escanno tnecessar ily
pr eve ntan imm inentimpact.
PR E-S AFE ®
PL US can implem entthefo llo wing
measur esindepe ndently of eac hot her :
R Tight ening theseat belts onthedr iver's seat
and front passeng erseat.
R Increasin gbr ak epr essur ewhen theve hicle
is statio nary.This brak eapplication iscan‐
celed automaticall ywhen theve hicle pulls
aw ay.
If an accident didnotoccur ,th epr e-em ptive
measur esthat we retake nar ere ve rsed.
Sy stem limit s
The system will notinitiat ean yaction inthefo l‐
lo wing situat ions:
R When backingup
or R
When theve hicle istowing atrailer andther e
is arisk ofare ar impact
The system will notinitiat ean ybr aking applica‐
tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R Whils tdr ivin g
or
R When entering orexitin gapar kingspace
while using ActivePa rking Assist Saf
elytransp orting childr enintheve hicl e Alw
aysobser vewhen childr enaretrav eling
in theve hicl e %
Also strictly observe thesaf etyno tesfo rth e
specif icsituation. Inthis wa yyo ucan recog‐
nize potentia lri sk sand avoiddang ersif ch il‐
dr en aretrav eling intheve hicle
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Be dilig ent
Bear inmind that neg ligenc ewhen securing a
ch ild inthech ild restra int system mayha ve ser i‐
ous conseq uences. Alwaysbe dilig entinsecur‐
ing ach ild car efull ybef oreeve ryjou rney . To
improve protect ion forch ildr enyoung erthan
12 yearsold orunde r5 ft (1.50 m)inheight ,
Mer cedes- Benzre comme ndsyouobse rveth e
fo llo wing informatio n:
R Alw ayssecur eth ech ild inach ild restra int
sy stem suitable forth is Mer cedes -Benz vehi‐
cle.
R The child restra int system mus tbe appr opri‐
at eto theag e, we ight andsize ofthech ild.
R The vehicle seatmustbe suit able forins tal‐
ling ach ild restra int system.
Ac cid ent statis ticssho wthat childr ensecur ed
on there ar seat sar ege ner ally saf erthan chil‐
dr en secur edon thefront seats. Forth is reason ,
Mer cedes-Ben zst ro ng lyadvis esthat youins tall
a ch ild restra int system onare ar seat .
Th ege ner icterm child restra int system
The gener icterm child restra int system isused
in this Opera tor's Manua l.A ch ild restra int sys‐
te m is, forex am ple:
R Abab ycar seat
R Arear wa rd-faci ng child seat 52
Occupant safety

Seats
Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at mec hanicall yand
el ec tric all y(w ithou tSe at Co mf ortPa ckag e) &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseats areadjus tedby childr en
Childr encould becom etrapped ifth ey adjus t
th eseats, particular lywhen unattended. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. Yo
ucan adjustth eseats when theignition is
switc hedoff. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nad jus ting theseat
When youadj usta seat ,yo uor other vehicle
occupants couldbecome trapped, e.g.onthe
seat guide rail. #
When adjustingaseat, makesur eth at
no onehas anypar tof their body within
th esw eep oftheseat. Obser
vethesaf etyno teson "Airbags" and"Chil‐
dr en intheve hicle". &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto the
dr iver's seat notbeing engaged
The driver's seat maymo veune xpectedl y
while drivin g.
This could caus eyo uto lose control of the
ve hicle. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at thedr iver's seat
is eng aged bef orest ar tin gth eve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
adjus tingth eve hicle settin gswhile the
ve hicle isin mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ionsinpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: Inpar ticular ,
adjus tth edr iver's seat, head restra int ,
st eer ing wheel andmirror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseat height isadjus tedcar elessl y
If yo uadj ustth eseat height carelessly ,yo u
or other vehicle occupants couldbetrapped
and ther eb yinjur ed. Seats
andstow ing 91

Childr
eninpar ticular could acciden tally
pr ess theelectr icalseat adjus tmentbutt ons
and become trapped. #
While moving theseats, makesur eth at
han dsorother body partsdo notget
und ertheleve rasse mbly oftheseat
adjus tmentsy stem. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tohead
re stra int sno tbeing installed orbeing
adjus tedincor rectl y
If hea dre stra int sha ve notbe en installed or
ha ve notbe en adjus tedcor rectly ,th er eis an
incr eased risk ofinjur yin thehead andneck
ar ea, e.g. intheev ent ofan acciden tor when
br aking. #
Alw aysdr ive wit hth ehead restra int s
ins talled. #
Beforedr ivin gof f,mak esur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupant that thecent erofthe
head restra int suppor tsthebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. Do
notint erch ang eth ehead restra int sof the
fr ont and rear seat s.Ot her wise, youwill notbe
able toadjus tth eheight andangleof thehead
re stra int scor rectl y.
Ad jus tth ehead restra int fore -and -aftpo sitio nso
th at itis as clo seasposs ibletothebac kof your
head. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
an incorrect sea tpos ition
The seatbel tdoe sno tof ferth eint ended
le ve lof protect ion ifyo uha ve notmo vedth e
seat backres tto an almos tve rtical posit ion.
In par ticular ,yo uco uld slip beneathth eseat‐
belt andbecome injured. #
Adjus tth eseat proper lybef orebegin‐
ning your jour ne y. #
Alw aysensur eth at theseat backres tis
in an almos tve rtical posit ionand that
th eshoulder beltisrouted acr oss the
cent erofyour sho ulder . &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toexc es‐
siv est ra in on thegr ab handle
If yo uappl yyo ur full body weight tothegr ab
handle orpull itabr uptly, thegr ab handle
ma ybe damag edorbecome loosefrom its
anc horage. #
Use thegr ab handles onlyto stabiliz e
th eseating position ortoassis tin get‐
ting inand outof theseat. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
object sunder theco- driver seat
Objec tstrapped undertheco- driver seat can
int erfere wit hth efunc tion oftheaut omatic
co- driver airbag shutoffor damag eth esy s‐
te m. #
Donotst or ean yobject sunder theco-
dr iver seat. #
When theco- driver seat isoccupied,
mak esur eth at no obj ect sar etrapped
unde rth eco- driver seat. 92
Seats andstow ing

*
NO
TEDama getotheseats when moving
th eseats back The
seats maybe damag edbyobject swhen
mo ving theseats back. #
When moving theseats back,mak e
sur eth at ther ear eno objec tsinthe
fo ot we ll,under orbehin dth eseats. 1
Seat backres tinclin ation
2 Seat height
3 Seat fore -and -aftpos ition #
Toadjus tth eseat fore -and-af tposi tion:
lif tle ve r3 and slideth eseat intoth e
desir edposition . #
Mak esur eth at theseat iseng aged. Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at elec tric all y 1
Headre stra int height
2 Seat backres tinc linat ion
3 Seat height
4 Seat cushio nlengt h
5 Seat cushio ninc linat ion
6 Seat fore -and -aftpo sitio n Sea
tsand stow ing 93

#
Save these ttings withth ememor yfunc tion
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jus tingthe 4-waylum bar support 1
Higher
2 Softer
3 Lowe r
4 Firmer #
Usingbuttons 1to4 ,adjus tth econ tour
of thebac kres tindividuall yto suit your bac k. Head
restra ints Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at head restra ints
mec hanica lly &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
adjus tingve hicle settin gswhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ionsinpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int s,thesteer ing wheel orthemir‐
ro rwhi letheve hicle isin mo tion.
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion. #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int s,the
st eer ing wheel andthemir rorand fas‐
te nyo ur seat belt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tohead
re stra int sno tbeing installed orbeing
adjus tedincor rectl y
If hea dre stra int sha ve notbe en installed or
ha ve notbe en adjus tedcor rectly ,th er eis an
incr eased risk ofinjur yin thehead andneck
ar ea, e.g. intheev ent ofan acciden tor when
br aking. #
Alw aysdr ive wit hth ehead restra int s
ins talled. #
Beforedr ivin gof f,mak esur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupant that thecent erofthe
head restra int suppor tsthebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. Do
notint erch ang eth ehead restra int sof the
fr ont and rear seat s.Ot her wise, youwill notbe
able toadjus tth eheight andangleof thehead
re stra int scor rectl y.
Ad jus tth ehead restra int fore -and -aftpo sitio nso
th at itis as clo seasposs ibletothebac kof your
head. 94
Seatsand stow ing

Ad
jus tingthe steer ing wheel electrically The
steer ing wheel canbeadjus tedwhen the
po we rsupp lyis disco nnect ed. 1
Toadjus tth edis tance tothesteer ing wheel
2 Toadjus tth eheight #
Save these ttings withth ememor yfunc tion
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tching thest eer ing wheel heatingon/of f Re
quirement s:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon. #
Turn theleve rin thedir ect ion ofarrow 1or
2.
If indicat orlam p3 lights up,thesteer ing
wheel heating isswitc hedon. When
youswit chtheignition off,th esteer ing
wheel heating switchesoff. Easy
entryand exitfeatur e Usi
ngtheeasy entryand exitfeatur e &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenpu lling
aw ay dur ing theadjus tmentpr ocess for
th eeasy exitfeatur e
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle. #
Alw ayswa itunt ilth eadjus tmentpr oc‐
ess iscom pletebef orepulling away. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du ring adjus tment oftheeasy entryand
ex itfeatur e
Yo uand other vehicle occupants –par ticu‐
lar lych ildr en–could becom etrapped. #
Ensur eth at no onehas abody partin
th esw eep ofthesteer ing wheel ordriv‐
er's seat. Seats
andstow ing 99

Glide
mode functio n *
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. 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 disco nnect edfrom
th edr ivet ra in and continues torunin neu tral .
R The trans mis sion positio ndispl ay005B is
sho wningreen.
Glide mode isact ivat ed ifth efo llo wing condi‐
tion sar eme t:
R Drive pr og ram ; issele cted. R
The speed iswit hin asui table rang e.
R The road's courseissuit able, e.g.no steep
uphill ordownhill inclinesortight bends.
R Ther eis no trailer hitched uptothetra iler
hitc h,and nobicy clerack installed.
R Youdo notdepr esstheaccelera toror brak e
peda l(e xc ep tfo rlig ht brak eapp lications).
% Glide mode canalsobe activ ated ifyo uha ve
select edthe"Eco" setting forth edr ive in the
dr ive pr og ram =.
Gli de mode isdea ctivated again ifone ofthe
condi tions isno long erme t.
Gl ide mod ecan also be preve nted bythefo llo w‐
ing parame ters:
R Incline
R Downhill gradi ent
R Temp eratur e
R Height
R Speed
R Oper ating status oftheengine
R Traf fic situ ation Fu
nction ofthe4MA TIC
4MA TICensures that all four wheel sar edr iven .
To get her withESP ®
and 4ETS,4MA TICimprove s
th etraction ofyour vehicle whene vera dr iven
whee lspins duetoinsuf ficie nttracti on.
If yo ufa ilto adap tyo ur drivin gst yle, 4MA TICcan
neit her reduce therisk ofan accident norover‐
ri de thelaws ofphysics. 4MA TICcannotta ke
acc oun tof road, weather and traf fic condi tions.
4MA TICisonly anaid. Youar ere sponsible espe‐
cially formaint ainingasaf edis tance from the
ve hicle infront, forve hicle speed, forbr aking in
good timeandforst ay ing inlane.
% Inwint ryroad con dition s,themaximum
ef fect of 4MA TICcan beachie vedonl yif yo u
use wint ertires (M+ Stir es), withsn ow
ch ains ifnec essar y. Dr
iving and parking 16
1

Ra
ising theve hicl e #
Press butt on1.
Indicat orlam p2 lights up.
Ve hicl eswithout Off-road package:th e
ve hicle issetto high leve l+1 .
Ve hicl eswith Off-road package: R
Indrive pr og ram A, ;,Cor
B: theve hicle israised tohigh leve l
+1 .
R Indrive pr ogr am F orG: theve hi‐
cle israised tohigh leve l+2.
Yo ur sele ction issave d.
The vehicl eis aut omatical lylowe redag ain
in the follo wing situations:
Ve hicles without Off-road package :
R When driving faster than 75 mph
(1 20 km/ h).
R When driving between 50mph(80 km/h)
and 75mph(120 km/h) forapp roxima tely
th re eminut es.
R Afterch ang ingadr ive pr og ram usi ng the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
Ve hicles withOf f-road package :
R Indrive pr og ram A, ;,Cor
B:
- Whendrivi ng faster than 75 mph
(1 20 km/ h). -
When driving between 50mph(80 km/h)
and 75mph(120 km/h) forapp rox‐
ima tely thre eminut es.
R Indrive pr og ram F orG:
- Whendrivi ng faster than 12 mp h
(20 km/ h):
The vehicle islowe redto high leve l+1 .
- When drivin gfa ster than 75 mph
(1 20 km/ h).
or
When driving between 50mph(80 km/h)
and 75mph(120 km/h) forapp rox‐
ima tely thre eminut es:
The vehicle islowe redto thenor mal leve l
(0).
R Afterch ang ingadr ive pr ogram usingth e
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthelas t
activ edr ive pr og ram. 21
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Driving and parking

Lo
we ring theve hicl e #
Press butt on1.
Indicat orlam p2 goes out.Thevehicle is
adjus tedto theheight oftheactiv edr ive pr o‐
gr am.
Lo we ring and raising there ar oftheve hicl e &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Whe nlowe ring theve hicle, people could
become trapped ifth eir limbs arebe tween
th eve hicle body andthetir es orunder neath
th eve hicle. #
Mak esur eno one isunder neathth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicinit yof
th ewheel arch es when theve hicle is
being lowe red. Re
quirement s:
R allvehicle doorsar eclosed
R ther eis no trailer coupled
R ther eis no bicy clerack installed R
thebatt eryis suf ficie ntly charge d(if nec es‐
sar y,star tth eengine)
Lo we ring there ar oftheve hicl e #
Apply theelectr icpar king brak e. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005D
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Pullsw itch 1 inthecar gocom partmen t
tr im brief ly.
Indicat orlam p2 flashes untilth eve hicle
has been lowe red.
Lo we ring isint erru pte din thefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R ave hicle doorisopened.
R switc h1 ispulle dag ain.
R theve hicle isbeing driven faster than
1. 2 mp h(2 km/h).
% The vehicle isaut omaticall yse tto theleve l
of themos tre cently activedrive pr ogr am if
yo udr ive at spee dsgreat erthan 1.2 mp h
(2 km/ h)wit hth ere ar oftheve hicle low‐
er ed. The Vehicle RisingPlease Waitmes‐
sag eappea rsinthemultifunc tiondispla y.
If indicat orlam p2 flashes twiceand there ar of
th eve hicle does notlo we r: #
Mak esur eth at there qu iremen tsareme t.
% Lowe ring there ar oftheve hicle allowsthe
ve hicle tobe loaded moreeasil y.Obser ve
th eno teson loadi ngtheve hicle when doing
th is (/ page10 2). Dr
iving and parking 21
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