2017 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC COUPE engine

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CoolantToo HotSto pVehicl eTur nEngine Off
The coolan tis to ohot .
A warning tone also sounds.
GWARNIN G
Do no tdrive when your engin eis overheated. This can caus esom e
fluids whic hmay hav eleaked int oth eengin ecompartmen tto catch
fire.
Steam from th eoverheate dengin ecan also caus eserious burn swhic h
can occur jus tby opening th ehood.
There is aris kof injury.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely and switch off th eengine, pay-
ing attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 149).
XWait until th eengin ehas cooled down .
XMakesur ethat th eair supply to th eengin eradiato ris no tblocked,
e.g. by snow, slus hor ice .
XDo no tstart th eengin eagain until th edisplay message goe sout and
th ecoolan ttemperature is belo w24 8 ‡ (120†). Otherwise ,th e
engin ecould be damaged.
XPay attention to th ecoolan ttemperature gauge .
If th etemperatur eincreases again:
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
Under normal operating condition sand wit hth especified coolan t
level, th ecoolan ttemperature may ris eto 24 8 ‡(120†).
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The battery is no tbein gcharged.
A warning tone also sounds.
Possibl ecauses are:
Radefective alternato r
Ratorn poly-V-belt
Ramalfunction in th eelectronics
!Do no tcontinu edriving. The engin ecould otherwise overheat.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely and switch off th eengine, pay-
ing attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 149).
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
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StopVehicl eSeeOperator' sManual
The battery is no longer bein gcharged and th econdition of charg eis
to olow.
A warning tone also sounds.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely and switch off th eengine, pay-
ing attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 149).
XObserv eth einstruction sin th e# See Operator' sManualdisplay message .
XConsultaqualified specialist workshop .
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StopVehicl eLeaveEngine Runnin g
The battery condition of charg eis to olow.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions. Do no tcontinu edrivin g
under any circumstances.
XLeav eth eengin erunning.
XWait until th edisplay message disappear sbefore pullin gaway.
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Start Engine SeeOperator' sManual
The engin eis switched off and th econdition of charg eis to olow.
XSwitc hoff electrical consumer sthat you do no tneed, suc has th e
rear window defroste rand interior lighting .
XLeaveth eengin erunnin gfor afew minute sor drive alon gdistance.
The battery is bein gcharged.
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CheckEngineOilAtNex tRefueling
The engin eoil level has dropped to th eminimum level.
A warning tone also sounds.
!Avoid lon gjourneys wit hto olittl eengin eoil. The engin ewill oth-
erwise be damaged.
XChec kth eoil level when next refueling, at th elatest (Ypage 302).
XIf necessary, add engin eoil (Ypage 302).
If you have to ad dengin eoil frequently:
XContac t aqualified specialist workshop and hav eth eengin e
checked.
Information on approve dengin eoils can be obtained from aqualified
specialist workshop or on th eInternet at http://bevo.mercedes -
benz.co m.
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Fuel Level Low
The fuel level has dropped into the reserve range.
XRefuel at the nearest gas station.
CThere is only a very small amount of fuel in the fuel tank.
XRefuel at the nearest gas station without fail.
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Gas Cap Loose
The fuel filler cap is notclosed correctl yor th efuel system is leaking .
XCheckthat th efuel filler cap is correctl yclosed .
If th efuel filler cap is not correctl yclosed :
XCloseth efuel filler cap .
If th efuel filler cap is correctl yclosed :
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
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ReplaceAir Filter
Vehicles wit h adiesel engine:
The engin eair filter is dirty and mus tbe replaced.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
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Check FuelFilter
Vehicles wit h adiesel engine:
There is water in th efuel filter. The water mus tbe draine doff .
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
Check Additive SeeOwner'sManualThe DE Ftan kis almost empty.
XHav eth eDE Ftan kfilled as soo nas possibl eat aqualified specialist
workshop (Ypage 146).
The DEFsystem is malfunctioning .
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
Remaining Starts:16The DEFlevel has fallen to aminimum .You can start th eengin e a
further 16 times .
XHaveth eDE Ftan kfilled immediately at aqualified specialist work-
sho p (Ypage 146).
iYou can start th eengin e afurther 16 times .If DE Fis no tadded ,it
will then no tbe possibl eto restar tth eengine. Refill th eDE Ftan k
wit happroximately 1. 3gal (5. 0l) of DE F (
Ypage 146).
If the10 start sdisplay message is shown and awarning tone also
sounds, then th eDE Fsystem is malfunctioning .
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
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Blind SpotAssistCurrently Unavaila‐ble See Operator' sManualorActiveBlind Spo tAssistCurrently Unavaila‐ble See Operator' sManual
Blind Spot Assistor Active Blind Spot Assis tis temporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses are:
Rth eradar sensor system is outside th eoperating temperature
range.
Rth eradar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to elec -
tromagneti cradiation emitted by nearby TV or radi ostation sor
other source sof electromagneti cradiation .
Whe nth ecauses state dabov eno longer apply, th edisplay message
disappears.
Blind Spot Assis tor Active Blind Spot Assis tis operational again .
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 149).
XRestart th eengine.
Blind Spo tAssistInoperativeor
Active Blind Spo t
Assist Inoperative
Blind Spot Assistor Active Blind Spot Assis tis malfunctioning .
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
ParkAssistCanceledThe driver's door is open .
XRepeat theparking gap measuremen tand parking process wit hth e
driver's door closed .
You touched themultifunction steering whee lwhile steering inter-
vention was active .
XWhilesteering intervention is active ,mak esur ethat th emultifunc-
tion steering whee lis no ttouched unintentionally.
The vehicl ehas started to skid and ES P®has intervened.
XUse Active Parking Assistagain later (Ypage 173).
ParkAssist Inoper ‐ativePARKTRONICis malfunctioning or faulty.
XFollow th einstruction sand helpful hints in th e"Problem swit h
PARKTRONIC" section (Ypage 173).
If th emultifunction display still shows th edisplay message :
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
Active Parking Assistis unavailable or faulty.
XSwitc hoff th eignition and restar tth eengine.
If Active Parking Assis tcontinues to be unavailable (the jsymbol
does no tappear in th emultifunction display):
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
ParkAssistSwitched OffThe vehicl eis parked. Awarning tone also sounds.
The display message disappear sautomatically.
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TrafficSignAssistCurrently Unavaila‐ble See Operator' sManual
Traffic SignAssis tis temporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses are:
RThe windshield in th ecamera' sfield of vision is dirty.
RVisibilit yis impaire ddue to heav yrain ,snow or fog .
XClean thewindshield.
If th esystem detects that th ecamera is full yoperational, th edisplay
message disappears.
Traffic Sig nAssis tis operational again .
TrafficSignAssistInoperativeTraffic Sig nAssis tis malfunctioning .
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
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Off
The HOLD function is deactivated. th evehicl eis skidding.
A warning tone also sounds.
XReactivat eth eHOLD function later (Ypage 167).
The HOLD function is deactivated. Whe nth ebrak epedal is firmly
depressed, an activation condition is no tfulfilled .
A warning tone also sounds.
XChec kth eactivation condition sfor th eHOLD function
(Ypage 167).
DISTRONIC PLU SOffDISTRONI CPLU Shas been deactivated (Ypage 164).
If it was no tdeactivated by th edriver , awarning tone also sounds.
DISTRONIC PLU SNowAvailableDISTRONI CPLU Sis operational again after having been temporarily
unavailable .You can no wreactivat eDISTRONI CPLU S (Ypage 160).
DISTRONIC PLU SCur ‐rently UnavailableSee Operator' sMan ‐ual
DISTRONI CPLU Sis temporarily inoperative.
Steering Assis tand Stop&Go Pilo tare temporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses are:
Rth eradar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to elec -
tromagneti cradiation emitted by nearby TV or radi ostation sor
other source sof electromagneti cradiation .
Rthesystem is outside th eoperating temperature range.
Rth eon-boar dvoltag eis to olow.
A warning tone also sounds.
Whe nth ecauses state dabov eno longer apply, th edisplay message
disappears.
DISTRONI CPLU Sis operational again .
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 149).
XRestart th eengine.
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TirePressure Moni‐tor Inoperative NoWheel Sensor s
The wheels mounte ddo no thav e a suitable tire pressur esensor .The
tire pressur emonitor is deactivated.
XMoun twheels wit hsuitable tire pressur esensors.
The tire pressur emonitor is activated automatically after drivin gfor
a few minutes.
Tir ePress.Monito rInoperativeThe tire pressur emonitor is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
Vehicle
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Shiftto'P'or'N'to Start EngineYou haveattempte dto start th eengin ewit hth etransmission in posi-
tion korh.
XShift th etransmission to position jori .
Apply Brake toShift fro m'P'You hav eattempte dto shift th etransmission to position h,kori
without depressing th ebrak epedal .
XDepress th ebrak epedal .
ToDeselectPorN,Depres sBrake andStart Engine
Wit hth eengin eswitched off ,you hav eattempte dto shift th etrans -
mission out of position jori intoanother transmission position .
XDepress thebrak epedal .
XStart th eengine.
TransmissionNotinP Ris kof Vehicl eRollingAwa y
The driver's door is open or no tfully closed and th etransmission is in
position k,iorh.
A warning tone also sounds.
GWARNIN G
The vehicl emay rol laway.
There is aris kof an accident.
XShift th etransmission to position j.
XSecureth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 149).
XCloseth edriver's door completely.
Onl yShift to 'P'whe nVehicl eisSta‐tionar y
The vehicl eis moving .
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XShift th etransmission to position j.
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ServiceRequiredDoNot Shift GearsVisit Dealer
You canno tchang eth etransmission position due to amalfunction .
A warning tone also sounds.
If transmission position his selected:
XDrive to aqualified specialist workshop without shifting th etrans -
mission from position h.
If transmission position k,iorj is selected:
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 149).
XNotify aqualified specialist workshop or breakdown service.
ReversingNotPossi‐bleServic eRequiredYou canno tshift int otransmission position kdue to amalfunction .
The transmission position sj, iorh continu eto be available.
A warning tone also sounds.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
Transmission Mal‐function StopAmalfunction has occurred in th emechanical transmission compo -
nents.
A warning tone also sounds. The transmission automatically shift sto
position i.
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XShift th etransmission to position j.
XSecureth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 149).
XNotify aqualified specialist workshop or breakdown service.
Sto pVehicl eLeaveEngineRunnin gWaitTransmission Cool‐ing
The transmission has overheated. Pullin gaway can be temporarily
impaire dor no tpossible.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions. Do no tcontinu edrivin g
under any circumstances.
XLeav eth eengin erunning.
XWait until th edisplay message disappear sbefore pullin gaway.
AThe tailgat eis open .
GWARNIN G
Whe nth eengin eis running, exhaust gase scan ente rth evehicl einte-
rio rif th etailgat eis open .
There is aris kof poisoning .
XCloseth etailgate.
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SmartKey
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KeyDoesNotBelongto Vehicle
You have put the wrong SmartKey in the ignition lock.
XUse the correct SmartKey.
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Take Your Key fromIgnition
The SmartKey is in the ignition lock.
A warning tone sounds
XRemove the SmartKey.
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Obtain a New Key
The SmartKey needs to be replaced.
XVisit a qualified specialist workshop.
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Replace Key Battery
The SmartKey battery is discharged.
XChange the batteries (Ypage 79).
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Don't Forget YourKey
The SmartKey is not in the ignition lock. You have opened the driver's
door with the engine switched off. A warning tone sounds
This display message is displayed for a maximum of 60 seconds and is
simply a reminder.
XTake the SmartKey with you when you leave the vehicle.
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Key Not Detected(white display message)
The SmartKey is currently undetected.
XChange the location of the SmartKey in the vehicle.
If the SmartKey still cannot be detected:
XInsert the SmartKey into the ignition lock and turn it to the desired position.
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Key Not Detected(red display message)
The SmartKey is not in the vehicle.
A warning tone also sounds.
If the engine is switched off, you can no longer lock the vehicle cen-
trally or start the engine.
XPull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible, paying
attention to road and traffic conditions.
XSecure the vehicle against rolling away (Ypage 149).
XLocate the SmartKey.
XPress aon the steering wheel to confirm the display message.
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