MERCEDES-BENZ GLC SUV 2021 Owners Manual
Manufacturer: MERCEDES-BENZ, Model Year: 2021, Model line: GLC SUV, Model: MERCEDES-BENZ GLC SUV 2021Pages: 481, PDF Size: 9 MB
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Thank
youfo r pur chasing a Mercedes-Benz
Before youfirs t drive off, read this Owner's Man‐
ual carefully and familiarise yourself with your
ve hicle. Foryo ur ow n sa fety and a longer operat‐
ing li fespan of theve hicle, follow the instructions
and warning notices in this Owner's Manual. Dis‐
re ga rding them may lead todamage totheve hi‐
cle or injury topeople.
The standard equipment and product desc ript ion
of your vehicle may vary and depends on thefo l‐
lowing factors:
R Model
R order
R national version
R availability
The illustrations in this Owner's Manual show a
left-hand drive vehicle. On right-hand-drive vehi‐
cles, the la yout of car parts and cont rol ele‐
ments dif fers accordin gly.
Mercedes-Benz is cons tantly de veloping its vehi‐
cles fur ther. Mercedes-Benz
therefore reser vesth eright to
int roduce changes in thefo llowing areas:
R design
R equipment
R tech nical features
The equipment in your vehicle may therefore dif‐
fe r from that shown in the descriptions and illus‐
trations.
The following documents are integral parts of
th eve hicle:
R Digital Owner's Manual
R printed Owner's Manual
R service booklet
R equipment-dependent Supplements
Ke ep these documents in theve hicle at all
times. If you sell theve hicle, alw ays pass all of
th e documents on tothe new owner.
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Symbols
........................................................ 5At
agl ance .................................................... 6
Cockpit ........................................................... 6
Indica tor and warning lamps (s tandard) ........ 10
Indicator and warning lamps (widesc reen
cockpit) ......................................................... 12
Overhead contro l panel ................................ 14
Door operating unit and seat adjustment ..... 16
Emergencies and breakdowns ...................... 18Digital Owner's Manual
.............................20
Calling up the Digital Owner's Manual ..........20 Genera
l notes............................................. 22
Pr otection of the environment ......................22
Ta ke -ba ckof end-of-life vehicles ...................22
Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts ....................... 23
Owner's Manual ............................................ 24
Operating saf ety .......................................... .24
Declaration of conformity ............................. 26
Diagno stics connection ................................ 30
Qualified specialist workshop ....................... 31Ve
hicle registration ....................................... 32
Cor rect use of theve hicle ............................32
Information on the REA CHregulation ........... 32
No tesfo r persons with electronic medi‐
cal aids ......................................................... 33
Implied warranty .......................................... .33
QR code forre scue card ...............................33
Data storage .................................................34
Copyright ...................................................... 37 Occupant saf
ety......................................... 38
Re stra int sy stem ...........................................38
Seat belts ..................................................... 40
Airbags ......................................................... 44
PRE-SAFE ®
sy stem ....................................... 52
Safely transporting children in theve hi‐
cle ................................................................53
No tes on pets in theve hicle .........................72 Opening and closing
.................................. 73
Ke y .............................................................. .73
Doo rs............................................................ 76
Load compartment ....................................... 81
Side windo ws............................................... 86 Sliding sunroof ............................................. 89
Ro
ller sunblinds ............................................ 92
Anti-th eft protection .....................................93 Seats and
stowing ..................................... 96
No tes on the cor rect driver's seat posi‐
tion ............................................................... 96
Seats ............................................................ 97
St eering wheel ............................................ 104
Easy entry and exitfeature ........................ .106
Memory function ........................................ 107
St ow age areas ............................................ 108
Soc kets ....................................................... 121
Wi reless charging of the mobile phone
and connection with theex terior aerial ...... 12 3
Fitting/removing thefloor mats ................. 12 5 Light and sight
......................................... 127
Exterior lighting .......................................... 127
Interior lighting ........................................... 13 5
Wi ndsc reen wipers and windscreen
wa sher sy stem ............................................ 13 6
Mir rors ........................................................ 13 92
Contents
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Climate control
........................................ 14 2
Overview of climate contro l systems ..........1 42
Operating the climate control sy stem ......... 14 3 Driving and pa
rking ................................. 15 2
Driving ........................................................ 15 2
DY NA MIC SELECT switch ............................1 64
Au tomatic transmission .............................. 16 6
Fu nction of the 4MATIC .............................. 171
Re fuelling .................................................... 171
Pa rking ...................................................... .177
Driving and driving sa fety sy stems .............1 84
Tr ailer hit ch................................................ 239
Bicycle rack function .................................. 24 5
Ve hicle towing instructions ........................ .247 Instrument display and on-board
compu
ter.................................................. 248
No tes on the instrument display and on-
board computer .......................................... 24 8
Instrument display overview ...................... .249
Overview of buttons on thesteering
wheel ..........................................................2 50
Operating the on-board computer .............. 250 Overview of displa
yson the multifunc‐
tion display .................................................2 51
Head-up display .......................................... 252 MBUX multimedia sy
stem ...................... 254
Overview and operation .............................. 254
Sy stem settings .......................................... 262
Na vigation .................................................. 266
Te lephone .................................................. .273
Mercedes me and apps ...............................2 76
Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem ...... 285
Ra dio, media & TV...................................... 289
Sound settings ........................................... 296 Main
tenance and care ............................. 297
ASS YST PLUS service inter val display ........ 297
Engine compartment .................................. 298
Cleaning and care ...................................... .305 Breakdown assi
stance ............................. 313
Emergency .................................................. 313
Flat tyre ...................................................... 315
Battery (vehicle) .......................................... 321 To
w- starting or towing away ....................... 326
Electrical fuses ........................................... 331 Wheels and tyres
..................................... 335
No tes on noise or unusual handling char‐
acteristics .................................................. .335
No tes on regular lyinspecting wheels and
tyres .......................................................... .335
No tes on snow chains ................................ 335
Ty re pressure .............................................. 336
Wheel change ............................................ .340
Emergency spare wheel .............................. 350 Te
ch nical data .......................................... 353
No tes on tech nical da ta.............................. 353
On-board electronics .................................. 353
Re gulatory radio identification of small
components ...............................................3 55
Ve hicle identification plate, VIN and
engine number overview ............................ 355
Operating fluids .......................................... 357
Ve hicle data ................................................ 366
Tr ailer hit ch................................................. 367 Contents
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Display messages and
warning/indi‐
cator lamps .............................................. 37 0
Displ aymessa ges ....................................... 370
Wa rning and indicator lamps ...................... 425 Index
......................................................... 4404
Contents
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In
this Owner's Manual, you will find thefo llow‐
ing symbols: &
DANG ER Dan ger due tonot observing
th ewa rning notices
Wa rning notices dr awyour attention tohaz‐
ards that may endanger your health or life, or
th e health or life of others. #
Obser vethewa rning notices. +
ENVIRONMENTAL
NOTEEnvironmental
dama gedue tofailure toobser veenvi‐
ro nmental no tes Environmental no
tes include information on
environmentally responsible behaviour or
environmentally responsible disposal. #
Obser veenvironmen tal no tes. *
NO
TEDama getoproperty due tofailure
to obser venotes on material damage No
tes on material damage inform you of
ri sks which may lead to yourvehicle being
damaged. #
Obser venotes on material damage. %
These symbols indicate useful instructions
or fur ther information that could be helpful
to yo u.
# Instru ction
(/ page)F urther information on a topic
Display Information on
the multifunction dis‐
play/media display
4 Highest menu le vel, which is tobe
selected in the multimedia sy stem
5 Releva nt submenus, which are tobe
selected in the multimedia sy stem
*I ndicates a cause Symbols
5
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Left-hand-drive
vehicles 6
Ataglance – Cockpit
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1
Steering wheel gearshift paddles →
16 8
2 Combination swit ch →
12 9
3 Instrument display →
24 9
4 DIRECT SELECT le ver →
16 6
5 Media display →
254
6 Climate contro l systems →
14 3
7 PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamps →
49
8 Calls up MBUX multimedia sy stem applica‐
tions →
256
9 Hazard warning light sy stem →
12 9
A Glovecompa rtment →
111
B Stow age compartment →
111
C Controller forvo lume and switching sound
on/off →
254
D Swit ches the MBUX multimedia sy stem
on/off →
254
E 360° camera →
224
F ESP®
→
186 G
Touchpad →
256
H ECO start/ stop function →
161
I Manual gearshifting →
16 8
J Sets theve hicle le vel →
219
K DYNA MIC SELECT switch →
16 5
L Start/ stop button →
15 3
M Control panel forth e MBUX multimedia sys‐
tem →
250
N Adjusts thesteering wheel electrically →
105
Switches thesteering wheel heater on/off →
105
O Control panel:
On-board co mputer →
250
Cruise contro l orvariable limiter →
194
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC →
19 9
P Diagno stics connection →
30
Q Opens the bonn et →
298 At
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