2016 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC-Class light

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F(USA
only)
!(Canada
only)
Parkin g
BrakeInop‐
erative
The yello w! warnin glamp lights up. The red F(USAonly)
or ! (Canada only) indicato rlamp flashes fo rabout te nsec -
onds after th eelectric parkin gbrak ehas been applied or released.
It then goe sout or remain slit .
The electric parkin gbrak eis malfunctioning, e.g. because of over-
voltag eor undervoltage.
XRemove th ecaus efo rth eovervoltage or undervoltage, e.g. by
chargin gth ebattery or restarting th eengine.
XEngage or release th eelectric parkin gbrake.
If it remain simpossible to apply or release th eelectric parkin g
brake:
XSwitc hof fth eignition and tur nit bac kon .
XEngage or release th eelectric parkin gbrake.
If th eelectric parkin gbrak estill canno tbe released:
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
If th eelectric parkin gbrak estill canno tbe applied:
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
The yellow! warnin glamp lights up and th ered F (USA
only) or !(Canada only) indicato rlamp flashes .
It is no tpossibl eto apply th eelectric parkin gbrak emanually.
XShift th etransmissio nto position P.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
$(USA
only)
J(Canada
only)
Check Brake Fluid
Level
There is no tenough brak eflui din th ebrak eflui dreservoir .
In addition ,th e$ (USAonly) or J(Canada only) warnin g
lamp lights up in th einstrumen tcluster and awarnin gtone
sounds.
GWARNIN G
The brakin geffec tmay be impaired.
There is aris kof an accident.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions. Do no tcontinue drivin g
under any circumstances.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 172).
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
XDo notadd brak efluid. This does no tcorrec tth emalfunction .
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6
SRS Malfunction
ServiceRequired
The restrain tsystem is faulty. The 6warnin glamp also lights
up in th einstrumen tcluster.
GWARNIN G
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be trig-
gered unintentionally or, in th eevent of an accident, may no tbe
triggered .
There is an increase dris kof injury.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
Fo rfurther information about th erestrain tsystem, see
(
Ypage 42) .
6
FrontLeftMalfunc‐
tionServic e
RequiredorFront
Right Malfunction
Servic eRequired
The restrain tsystem has malfunctioned at th efron ton th elef tor
right .The 6 warnin glamp also lights up in th einstrumen tclus-
ter.
GWARNIN G
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be trig-
gered unintentionally or, in th eevent of an accident, may no tbe
triggered .
There is an increase dris kof injury.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
6
Rea rLef tMalfunc‐
tio nServic e
RequiredorRea r
Right Malfunction
Servic eRequired
The rear left-han dor right-hand restrain tsystem has malfunc -
tioned. The 6warnin glamp also lights up in th einstrumen t
cluster.
GWARNIN G
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be trig-
gered unintentionally or, in th eevent of an accident, may no tbe
triggered .
There is an increase dris kof injury.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
6
Rea rCenter Mal ‐
function Servic e
Required
The rear center restrain tsystem has malfunctioned. The 6
warnin glamp also lights up in th einstrumen tcluster.
GWARNIN G
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be trig-
gered unintentionally or, in th eevent of an accident, may no tbe
triggered .
There is an increase dris kof injury.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
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6
LeftSid eCurtai n
AirbagMalfunction
ServiceRequired
or Right Sid eCur ‐
tainAirbag Mal ‐
function Servic e
Required
There isamalfunction in th eleft-han dor right-hand window cur -
tai nair bag. The 6warnin glamp also lights up in th einstrumen t
cluster.
GWARNIN G
The leftor right window curtai nair bag may either be triggered
unintentionally or, in th eevent of an accident, may no tbe trig-
gered.
There is an increase dris kof injury.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
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is on,OCS has disabled th efront-passenger fron tair bag
(
Ypage 52 )
Rthedisplay message sFrontPassengerAirbagEnable d
See Operator' sManualor Front Passenger Airbag
DisabledSeeOperator' sManualmustno tappea rin th e
multifunction display.
XWait fo r aperiod of at leas t60 seconds until th enecessar ysys-
te m checks hav ebeen completed.
XMak esur ethat th edisplay message sdo no tappea rin th emul-
tifunction display.
If these condition sare fulfilled ,th efront-passenger seat can be
occupied again .Whether th ePASSENGER AI RBA GOF For ON
indicato rlamp remain slit or goe sout depend son how OCS clas-
sifies th eoccupant .
If th econdition sare no tfulfilled ,th esystem is no toperating cor-
rectly.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
Fo rfurther information about th eOccupant Classification System,
see (
Ypage 52).
Lights
i
Vehicles wit hLE Dbulbs in th eligh tclusters :
The display message fo rth ecorrespondin glamp only appears when all of th eLEDs in th e
lamp hav efailed.
Display messagesPossible causes/consequences and MSolutions
b
Check LeftCorner ‐
ing LightorCheck
Right Cornering
Light
The lef tor right-hand cornering ligh tis defective.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Check LeftLow
Bea morCheck
Right Low Bea m
The leftor right-hand low-beam headlamp is defective.
XHalogen headlamp: replaceth ebulb (Ypage 130).
XLED headlamps :consult aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Check Trailer
Right TailLam p
The lef tor right-hand trailer tai llamp is faulty.
XConsult th emanufacturer' soperating instructions.
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b
Check LeftHig h
BeamorCheck
Right Hig hBea m
The lef tor right-hand high beam is defective.
XHalogen headlamp: replaceth ebulb (Ypage 130).
XLED headlamps :consult aqualified specialist workshop .
b
LicensePlate Lam p
The leftor right-hand license plat elamp is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
RearFog Lam p
The rear fo glamp is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Check Front Left
ParkingLam por
Check Front Right
Parkin gLam p
The fron tlef tor fron tright parkin gor standin glamp is defective.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Backup Light
The leftor right-hand backup lamp is defective.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Check Front Left
SidemarkerLam por
Check Front Right
Sidemarke rLam p
The fron tleft-han dor fron tright-hand side marke rlamp is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Check RearLef t
Sidemarke rLam por
Check Rea rRight
Sidemarke rLam p
The rear left-han dor rear right-hand side marke rlamp is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
CheckLeftDaytim e
RunningLightor
Check Right Day ‐
timeRunnin gLight
The lef tor right-hand daytime running lamp is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Active Headlamps
Inoperative
The active lightfunction is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
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b
Malfunction See
Operator’sManual
The exterio rlighting is defective.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
AutoLampFunction
Inoperative
The ligh tsensor is defective.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Switch Off Lights
You leaveth evehicl eand th elights are switched on . Awarnin g
tone also sounds.
XTur nth eligh tswitch to th eà position .
b
SwitchOnHeadlamps
You are drivin gwit hlow-beam headlamp sswitched off.
XTur nth eligh tswitch to th eL orà position .
Adaptive Highbeam
Assist Inoperative
Adaptive Highbeam Assis tis faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
Adaptive Highbeam
Assist Currently
Unavailable See
Operator'sManual
Adaptive Highbeam Assis tis deactivated and temporarily inoper -
ative. Possibl ecauses are:
Rth ewindshield in th ecamera' sfield of vision is dirty.
Rvisibility is impaire ddue to heav yrain ,snow or fog.
XClean th ewindshield.
If th esystem detects that th ecamera is full yoperational again ,th e
Adaptive Highbeam Assist Now Available
message is dis-
played .
Adaptive Highbeam Assis tis operational again .
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#
SeeOperator'sMan‐
ual
The battery is no tbein gcharged.
A warnin gtone also sounds.
Possibl ecauses are:
Radefective alternato r
Ratorn poly-V-belt
Ramalfunction in th eelectronics
!Do no tcontinue driving. The engin ecould otherwise overheat .
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely and switch of fth eengine,
payin gattention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 172).
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
#
StopVehicl eSee
Operator' sManual
The battery is no longer bein gcharged and th ebattery charg elevel
is to olow.
A warnin gtone also sounds.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely and switch of fth eengine,
payin gattention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 172).
XObserv eth einstruction sin th e# SeeOperator' sManual
display message .
XConsultaqualified specialist workshop .
#
StopVehicl eLeave
Engine Runnin g
The battery charg elevel is to olow.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions. Do no tcontinue drivin g
under any circumstances.
XLeav eth eengin erunning .
XWait until th edisplay message disappear sbefore pullin gaway.
#
Start Engine See
Operator' sManual
The engin eis switched of fand th ebattery charg elevel is to olow.
XSwitc hof felectrica lconsumer sthat you do no tneed, suc has
th erear window defroste rand interio rlighting .
XLeaveth eengin erunning fo r afew minute sor drive alon gdis-
tance .
The battery is bein gcharged.
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Drivingsystems
Display messagesPossible causes/consequences an dMSolutions
À
ATTENTION ASSIST :
Take a Break!
Based on certain criteria, ATTENTION ASSIST has detecte dfatigue
or alac kof concentration on th epar tof th edriver . Awarnin gtone
also sounds.
XIf necessary, take abreak .
Durin glon gjourneys, take regular break sin goo dtime so you get
enough rest.
À
ATTENTION ASSIST
Inoperative
ATTENTION ASSIST is inoperative .
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
Á
VehicleRising
The vehicle is risin gto th elevel you hav eselected.
Á
Vehicl eRising
Please Wai t
The vehicle level is to olow when th evehicle is stationary. Awarn -
in g tone also sounds.
XDo no tpull away.
The vehicle level is set when th edisplay message disappears .
Á
StopVehicl eVehi‐
cle Too Low
You hav epulle daway whil eth evehicle level is still to olow.
AI R BODY CONTROL set sth evehicle to th eselecte dlevel after a
short period.
XPull over and stop th evehicle safely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to road and traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicle against rollin gaway (Ypage 172).
XWait until th edisplay message disappears befor epulling away.
AI R BODY CONTROL is faulty. Awarnin gtone also sounds.
XDo no tdrive at speeds abov e50 mph (80 km/h).
XMak eonly slight steerin gmovements .Otherwise ,th efron t
fender or th etires could be damaged if th esteerin gmovemen t
is to olarge.
XListe nfo rscrapin gsounds.
XPull over and stop th evehicle safely, payin gattention to road
and traffic conditions, and set ahigher vehicle level.
Dependin gon th emalfunction ,it may be possible to rais eth e
vehicle.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
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