2019 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC SUV engine

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justing the front seat electrically 1
Head restra int height
2 Seat backrest inclination
3 Seat height
4 Seat cushion length
5 Seat cushion inclination
6 Seat fore -and-aft position #
Save the settings with the memory function
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justing the 4-w aylumbar support 1
Raise
2 Soften
3 Lower
4 Harden #
Using buttons 1to4 , adjust the conto ur
of the backrest individually tosuit your bac k. Head
restra ints Ad
justing the front seat head restra ints
mechanically &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh adjust‐
ing vehicle settings while theve hicle is in
motion
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra ints, thesteering wheel or the mir‐
ro r while theve hicle is in motion
R ifyo ufast enyour seat belt while theve hi‐
cle is in motion #
Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, the head restra ints, the
st eering wheel or the mir ror and fasten
yo ur seat belt. Seats and
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The
following sy stems can be selected:
R Seat, backrest and head restra int
R Steering wheel
R Outside mir rors
R Head-up display #
Set the seat, thesteering wheel, the head-up
display and the outside mir rors to the
desired position. #
Press memory button M and then press pre‐
set position button 1,2 or 3 within thre e sec‐
onds.
An acoustic signal sounds. The settings are
st ored. #
Tocall up: press and hold there leva nt pre‐
set position button 1,2 or 3 until the front
seat, thesteering wheel, head-up display and
outside mir ror are in thestored position.
% When youre lease the preset position button,
st eering wheel, the seat and mir ror setting
functions stop immediatel y.The head-up dis‐
play continues tobe adjus ted. St
ow age areas Note
s on loading theve hicle &
DANG ER Risk of exhaust gas poisoning
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses such as carbon monoxide. Exhaust ga
ses can enter theve hicle interior if theta il‐
gate is open when the engine is running,
especially if theve hicle is in motion. #
Alw ays switch off the engine before
opening theta ilgate. #
Never drive with theta ilgate open. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom unsecu red
items in theve hicle
If objects, luggage or loads are not secured
or not secured suf ficientl y,they could slip,
tip ove r or be throw n around and thereby hit
ve hicle occupants.
There is a risk of injur y,particularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or a sudden change
in direction. #
Alw aysstow objects in such a wayth at
th ey cannot be thro wn around. #
Before the journe y,secure objects, lug‐
ga ge or loads against slipping or tipping
ove r. 11 6
Seats and stowing

#
Movebrac ket1 inthe direction of the
ar row. #
Push seat backrest 2back tobrac ket1
until the backrest engages. Lo
weri ng and raising there ar of theve hicle &
WARNING Risk of entrapment from vehi‐
cle lo wering
When lo wering theve hicle, other people
could become trapped if their limbs are
between theve hicle body and the tyres or
underneath theve hicle. #
Make sure no one is underneath the
ve hicle or in the immediate vicinity of
th e wheel ar ches when theve hicle is
being lo wered. Re
quirements:
R allvehicle doors are closed
R there is no trailer coupled
R there is no bicycle rack fitted R
the battery is suf ficiently charge d; if neces‐
sar y,start the engine
Lo weri ngthere ar of theve hicle #
Apply the electric parking brake. #
Shift the transmission toposition j
(/ page 190). #
Pull swit ch1 intheright-hand load com‐
partment trim brief ly.
Indicator lamp 2flashes until theve hicle
has been lo wered.
When there ar of theve hicle has been com‐
ple tely lo wered, indicator lamp 2remains
lit.
Lo we ring is inter rupte d in thefo llowing situa‐
tions:
R ave hicle door is opened
R switch 1is pulled again
R theve hicle is moving at speeds greater than
2 km/h
% The vehicle is automatically set tothe le vel
of the most recently acti vedrive program if
yo u drive at speeds greater than 2 km/h
with there ar of theve hicle lo wered. The
Vehicle rising Please wait message appears
in the multifunction displa y.
If indicator lamp 2flashes twice and there ar of
th eve hicle does not lo wer: #
Make sure that there qu irements are met. 12 2
Seats and stowing

Ra
ising there ar of theve hicle #
Che ckifth e battery is suf ficiently charge d. If
necessar y,start the engine. #
Pull switch 1briefly.
Indicator lamp 2goes out.
The vehicle will be raised tothe cur rently
selected le vel.
% The vehicle is automatically set tothe le vel
of the most recently acti vedrive program if
yo u drive at speeds greater than 2 km/h
with there ar of theve hicle lo wered. The
Vehicle rising Please wait message appears
in the multifunction displa y.
If th eve hicle cannot be raised: #
Ensure that the battery is suf ficiently
ch arge d; if necessar y,start the engine.
The raising process commences. Load compa
rtment co ver Extending/r
etra cting the load compa rtment
co ver &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor death due to
objects being poorly secured
On its own,the load compartment co ver can‐
not secure or restra in heavy objects, items of
luggage and heavy loads.
Yo u could be hit byan unsecured load during
sudden changes in direction, braking or in
th eev ent of an accident. #
Alw aysstow objects in such a wayth at
th ey cannot be thro wn around. #
Secure objects, luggage or loads
against slipping or tipping over,e.g. by
using lashing material, even if you are
using the load compartment co ver. *
NO
TEDama getothe load compartment
co ver when loading theve hicle The load compartment co
ver may be dam‐
aged when loading theve hicle. #
Do not place any objects abo vethe
lo we r edge of the side windo wsor on
th e load compartment co ver. The load compartment co
ver is attached behind
th e seat backrest of there ar ben chseat. #
Toextend: pull the load compartment co ver
1 back bythe grab handle 2and clip it
into the holders on the left and right. Seats and
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L Low beam / high beam
6 R Switches there ar fog light on/off
When low beam is activated, the indicator lamp
fo rth est anding lights Tis deactivated and
re placed bythe low beam indicator lamp L.#
Alw ays park your vehicle safely using suf fi‐
cient lighting, in acco rdance with there le‐
va nt le galst ipulations.
* NO
TEBattery discharging byoperating
th est anding lights Operating
thest anding lights over a period of
hours puts a stra in on the batter y. #
Where possible, switch on the
ri ght X or left Wparking light. In
the case of se vere battery discharging, the
st anding lights or parking lights are automati‐
cally swit ched off tofacilitate the next engine
st art.
The exterior lighting (e xcept standing and park‐
ing lights) swit ches off automatically when the
driver's door is opened. R
Obser vethe no tes on sur round lighting
(/ page 149).
Au tomatic driving lights function
The standing lights, low beam and daytime run‐
ning lights are switched on au tomatically
depending on the ignition status and the light
conditions. &
WARNING Risk of accident when the
dipped beam is switched off in poor visi‐
bility
When the light switch is set toà ,the
dipped beam may not be switched on auto‐
matically if there is fog, snow or other causes
of poor visibility such as spr ay. #
In such cases, turn the light switch to
L . The automatic driving lights are only an aid.
Yo u
are responsible forve hicle lighting.
Switching there ar fog lights on or off
Re quirements: R
The light switch is in theL orà posi‐
tion. #
Press the R button.
Please obser vethe count ry-specific la wsonthe
use of rear fog lamps. 14 2
Light and sight

#
Foldthe wiper arm from there placement
position back onto there ar wind ow. Mir
rors Operating
the outside mir rors &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh adjust‐
ing vehicle settings while theve hicle is in
motion
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra ints, thesteering wheel or the mir‐
ro r while theve hicle is in motion
R ifyo ufast enyour seat belt while theve hi‐
cle is in motion #
Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, the head restra ints, the
st eering wheel or the mir ror and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of accident due tomis‐
judgement of dis tances when using the
outside mir ror
The outside mir rors reflect objects on a
smaller scale. The objects in view are in fact
closer than they appear.
As a result, you may misjud gethe dis tance
between you and thero ad user driving
behind you, e.g. when changing lanes. #
Therefore, alw ays look over your shoul‐
der in order toensure that you are
aw are of the actual dis tance between
yo u and thero ad users driving behind
yo u. Fo
lding the outside mir rors in/out #
Brief lypress button 1.
Re setting the outside mir rors
% Ifth e battery has been disconnected or com‐
ple tely discharged, the outside mir rors must
be reset. Only then will the automatic mir ror
fo lding function workproperly. #
Brief lypress button 1. Light and sight
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justing the outside mir rors #
Press button 3or4 toselect the outside
mir rorto be adjus ted. #
Press button 2toadjust the position of the
mir rorgl ass.
Engaging the outside mir rors #
Vehicles without electrical lyfolding out‐
side mir rors: manually mo vethe outside
mir ror into the cor rect position. #
Vehicles with electrical lyfolding outside
mir rors: press and hold button 1.
Yo u will hear a click and the mir ror will audi‐
bly engage in position. The outside mir ror will
now be set tothe cor rect position. Au
tomatic anti-dazzle mir rors function &
WARNING Risk of bu rns and poisoning
due tothe anti-dazzle mir ror electrolyte
Electrolyte may escape if theglass in an
automatic anti-dazzle mir ror breaks. The electrolyte is harmful and causes ir
rita‐
tion. It mu stnot come into contact wi thyour
skin, eyes,respiratory organs or clo thing or
be swallo wed. #
Ifyo u come into contact with electro‐
ly te , obser vethefo llowing:
R Rinse the electrolyte from your skin
and seek medical attention immedi‐
atel y.
R If electrolyte comes into contact
with your eyes, rinse them thor‐
oughly with clean water and seek
medical attention immediately.
R Ifth e electrolyte is swallo wed,
immediately rinse your mouth out
th oroughly. Do not induce vomiting.
Seek medical attention immediately.
R Immedia tely ch ange out of clo thing
which has come into con tact wi th
electrolyte.
R If an allergic reaction occurs, seek
medical attention immediatel y. The inside
rearview mir ror and the outside mir‐
ro r on the driver's side automatically go into
anti-dazzle mode if light from a headlamp hits
th e sensor on the inside rearview mir ror.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem does not go into anti-dazzle mode in
th efo llowing situations:
R the engine is switched off
R reve rsege ar is engaged
R the interior lighting is switched on Fr
ont-passenger outside mir ror parking posi‐
tion function The pa
rking position makes parking easier.
In thefo llowing situations, the front-passen ger
outside mir ror will swive l downwards in the
direction of there ar wheel on the front passeng‐
er's side:
R The parking position is stored (/ page157)
R The front-passenger mir ror is selected
R Reversege ar is engaged 15 6
Light and sight

Overview of climate control sy
stems Note
s on climate control An interior air
filter in combination with the pre‐
fi lter in the engine compartment must alw ays be
used so that the air conditioning sy stem, pollu‐
tion lebutton vel monitoring and the air filtration
wo rkcor rectly. Ma kesure that thefilter is ins tal‐
led cor rectly and thefilter housing in the engine
compartment is closed cor rectly using the cap
and alw ays tightly sealed when in operation. Use
fi lters recommended and appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz. Alw ays ha veservice workcar‐
ri ed out at a qualified specialist workshop. THERMATIC control panel
overview The indicator lamps on
the buttons indicate that
th e cor responding function is activated.
Plug-in hybrid: be sure toobser vethe no tes in
th e Supplement. Otherwise, you may failto rec‐
ognise dangers. 1
w Setsthete mp erature, left
2 _ Setsthe air distribution
3 H Setsthe air flow or switches off climate
control
4 Ã Sets climate control toautomatic
mode (/ page161)
5 ¬ Defrosts the windscreen 6
Vehicles without a stationary heater: t
calls up the air conditioning menu
Ve hicles with a stationary heater: !calls
up the air conditioning menu, switches the
re sidual heat on/off (/ page163)
7 ¤ Switches there ar wind owheater
on/off
8 Vehicles without a stationary heater: 0
swit ches the synchronisation on/off
(/ page 162)
Ve hicles with a stationary heater: &
swit ches thest ationary heater on/off
(/ page 165)
9 g Switches air- recirculation mode on/off
(/ page 163)
A ¿ Switches the A/C function on/off
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B w Setsthete mp erature, right THERMOT
RONIC control panel overview The indicator lamps on
the buttons indicate that
th e cor responding function is activated. Climate
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