2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC COUPE AMG Owner's Manual

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Ifge arshif tre comme ndation mess age1 is
sho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla y,shif tto
th ere comme ndedgear. Using
kickdow n #
Maximum acceleration: depress theaccel‐
er ator pedal beyond thepr essur epoint .
Dur ing kickdo wn, youcan notch ang ege arsusin g
th esteer ing wheel paddle shifters.The auto‐
matic transmiss ionshiftsup tothene xt gear
when themaximum enginespeedisreac hed to
pr otect theengine from overrev ving. %
Ifyo uha ve act ivat ed man ualgearshif ting
wit hth ebutt oninthecent ercon sole, the
tr ans missi on does notre act tothekic k‐
do wn. Glide
mode function 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 switc hedoff.All of
th eve hicle functionsremain active.
R The J symbo lwil lapp ear onthemulti‐
func tion displa y.
Glide mode isact ivat ed ifth efo llo wing condi‐
tion sar eme t:
R The ECOstar t/ stop funct ionisactiv ated.
R Drive pr ogr am = isselect edwithth e
dr ive se tting "Moder ate" or"Reduced".
R The speed iswit hin asuit able rang e.
R The road's courseissuit able, e.g.no steep
uphill ordownhill inclinesortight bends. R
Youar eno longerdepr essing theacceler ator
or brak epedal.
Glide mode isdeactiv ated again ifone ofthe
condi tions isno long erme t. Dr
ivi ng and drivi ng safetysy stems Fu
nctions ofESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityPro‐
gr am) &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
mal functi oning
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
canno tcar ry
out vehicle stabiliz ation.Inaddit ion,ot her
dr iving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. Yo
ucan selectbetween thefo llo wing modes of
ES P®
:
R ESP®
ON
R ESP®
SPO RT Dr
iving and parking 15

R
ESP ®
OFF
Ch arac terist ics when ESP®
is activ ated
ES P®
mon itor sand improv es driving stabilit yand
tr act ion,par ticular lyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R When pulling away on awe tor slip pe ry road‐
wa y.
R When braking.
R Instro ng side winds when youar edr ivin g
fa ster than 47 mp h(7 5 km/h).
ESP ®
can stabiliz eth eve hicle byinterve ning in
th efo llo wing ways:
R One ormor ewheels arebr ak ed.
R The engine outputisadap tedaccor dingto
th esituation .
ES P®
is activ ated eve rytim eth eengine isstar‐
te dre ga rdless ofwhe ther ESP®
wa sin ESP ®
SPOR Tor deactiv ated bef oreth eengine was
switc hedoff. If
th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam pflashes inthe
ins trumen tclus ter,one orseveralve hicle wheels
has reac hed itsgrip limit :
R Adaptth edr iving style to suit thepr ev ailin g
ro ad and weather condition s.
R Donotdeac tivateES P®
unde ran ycir cum ‐
st anc es.
R Onlydepr esstheaccelera torpeda las faras
is necessar y.
Cha racter istics when ESP®
SPOR Tis act iva‐
te d &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
SPOR Tis us ed incor rectly
Whe nyo uact ivat eES P®
SP OR T,ther eis an
incr eased risk ofskidding andhaving anacci‐
dent. #
ActivateESP ®
SPO RTonlyin thecir‐
cums tances descr ibed below. Sel
ect ESP ®
SPOR Twh en theve hicle's own
ov ersteer ing and under steer ing charact eristic s
ar edesir ed,e.g.on desig natedroads. Dr
ivin gwit hES P®
SPO RTorwit hESP ®
deactiv a‐
te dre qu ires an extreme lyqu alif ied and exper i‐
enc eddriver .
If ES P®
SPOR Tis activ ated and one ormor e
wheels star tto spin, the00E5 ESP®
wa rning
lam pon theins trument clusterflashes .ES P®
th en onlyst abiliz estheve hicle toalimit ed
deg ree.
ES P®
SPOR Talso hasthefo llo wing charact eris‐
tic s:
R ESP®
on lyim prove sdr iving stabilit yto alimi‐
te ddegr ee.
R ETS/4 ETStraction control isstill act ive.
R The engin e'storq ue ison lyrestrict ed toa
limit eddegr eeand thedr ive wheels canspin.
The spinn ingofthewheels results inacut‐
ting action forbe tter traction onloose surfa‐
ces.
R ESP ®
continu estoprov ide assis tance when
th ebr ak es arefirm lyapplied .
R Cross wind Assis tis no longeractiv e. 16
Driving and parking

Cha
racter istics when ESP®
is dea ctiv ated &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
dea ctivated
If yo udeac tivateES P®
,ES P®
can notcar ry
out vehicle stabiliz ation. #
ESP®
shoul don lybe deactiv ated inthe
fo llo wing situat ions. When
ESP®
is deact ivat ed, the00BB ESP®
OFF
wa rning lam pand theESP OFF messag elight up
con tinuousl yin theins trument cluster.
Dea ctivating ESP ®
ha sth efo llo wing effects:
R Driving stabilit ywill nolongerbe improv ed.
R The drive wheels couldspin.
R ETS/4 ETStraction control isstill act ive.
R Crosswin dAss istis no long eract ive.
% Even when ESP®
is deact ivat ed, youar est ill
assis tedby ESP ®
wh en braki ng hard. It
ma ybe bes tto act ivat eES P®
SPO RTordeacti‐
va te ESP ®
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R When usingsnowch ains .
R Indeep snow .
R Onsand orgrave l.
% Spin ningth ewheels results inacutting
action, whichenhances traction.
% ActivateESP ®
as soo nas thesituation s
descr ibedaboveno long er apply .ESP ®
wi ll
ot her wise notbe able tostabiliz eth eve hicle
if th eve hicle star ts to skid orawheel star ts
to spin.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam plight sup con tinu‐
ousl yeve nwh en ESP ®
is acti vated, ES P®
is no t
av ailable duetoamalf unction.
Obse rvean yinf ormation whichma ybe displa yed
in theins trument cluster:
R Warning and indic ator lam ps
R Disp lay mess ages
ET S/4ET S(Electr onicTractio nSy stem)
ET S/ 4ETS tracti oncontr olispa rtof ESP ®
. ET
S/4 ETScan improve theve hicle's traction by
int erve ning inthefo llo wing ways:
R The drive wheels arebr ak ed individually if
th ey spin.
R Mor edr ive to rq ue istrans ferred tothewheel
or wheels withtra ction. Dr
iving andparking 17

Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gES P®
(E lectr onicSta‐
bil ity Prog ram) #
Toactiv ateESP ®
SPORT :br ief lypress but‐
to n1.
The 00BB andÆ warning lam psappear in
th eins trument cluster. #
Todeac tivateES P®
SPO RT:br iefly pr ess
but ton1.
The 00BB andÆ warning lam psinthe
ins trumen tclus tergo out. #
Todeac tivateES P®
:pr ess and holdbu tton
1 unti lth e00BB warning lam pand the
ESP OFF mess ageappear intheins trument
clus ter. #
Toactiv ateESP ®
:br ief lypress butt on1.
The 00BB warning lam pand theESP OFF
messag ego out intheins trument cluster.
Obser vetheinf ormation onwarning lam psand
displa ymess ages whic hma ybe sho wninthe
ins trumen tclus ter. RA
CE START Fu
nction ofRA CE START
% RACE STAR Tis available onlyfor
Mer cede s‑AMG GLC63 4MA TIC+ and
GL C63 S4MA TIC+models.
RA CE STAR Tena bles optima lve hicle acceler a‐
tion from ast ands till.Fo rth is, asuit ably high- gr
ip road sur face isrequ ired, thetir es and vehi‐
cle mus talso beingood condition.
% RACE STAR Tis only available afte rth eve hi‐
cle has been brok en in(/ page10 ).
% RACE STAR Tma yno tbe used on nor mal
ro ads. RACE STAR Tmu stonl ybe activ ated
and used ondedicat edrace circui ts, noton
pu blic roads.
Be sureto read thesaf etyno tesand infor‐
mation onESP ®
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WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and having
an acci dent from whe elsspi nning
Whe nyo uuse RACE STAR T,indiv idual wheels
could spinandyouco uld lose contro lof the
ve hicle.
Depending ontheES P®
mode selected,ther e
is an incr eased risk ofskidding andhaving an
accident. #
Mak esur eth at no per son sor obs tacle s
ar ein theclose vicinityofyour vehicle. Ac
tiv atin gRA CE STAR T
Re quirement s: 18
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R
The door s,thehood andtheta ilg atear e
clos ed.
R The engin eis running andthetra nsmiss ion
and engine areat nor mal oper ating temp era‐
tur e.
R The steer ing wheel isin thest ra ight -ahead
posit ion.
R The vehicle ison leve lgr ound.
R The vehicle isstatio nary,thebr ak epedal is
depr essed (leftfo ot )and thepar king brak eis
re leased.
R The transmissio nis in posit ion005B.
R One ofthedr ive pr og rams C, Bor
I issele cted (/ page12 ). #
Rapidl ydepr esstheacceler ator pedal fully.
The engine speedincreases.
% Ifth eactiv ation conditions areno tfulf illed,
RA CE STAR Tcanno tbe acti vated. The RACE
STA RTNot Possible SeeOperator 'sManual
messag eappear sin themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y. #
The RACE START Release braketostart mes‐
sag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
% Inthis phase youcan adjustRA CE STAR T
de pendi ng on thero ad con dition s:youcan
va ry theengine speedbypulling onone of
th esteer ing wheel paddle shifters.The seg‐
ments inthemultifunc tiondispla yflic ke r
ra pidly .
% Ifth ebr ak epedal isno tre leased afte ra
shor twhi le,RACE STAR Tis cance led. The
RAC ESTAR TCa ncel edmes sage appear sin
th emultifunc tiondispla y. #
Take your foot offth ebr ak e, but keep the
acc elerat orpedal depresse d.
The vehicle pullsaway atmax imum acceler a‐
tio n.The RACE STARTActivemes sage
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
RA CE STAR Tis de acti vatedwhen theve hicle rea‐
ch es aspeed ofappr oximat ely31 mp h
(50 km/ h).
RA CE STAR Tis de acti vatedimmediat elyif yo u
re lease theacceler ator pedal during RACE
ST AR Tor ifan yof theactiv ation conditions are no
long erfulf illed. TheRACE STARTCanceled
messag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
% Afterusi ng itse veraltim esinshor tsucc es‐
sion ,RA CE STAR Tis una vailable untila cer ‐
ta in dis tance hasbe en driven. AM
Gadap tivespo rtsuspension system Fu
nction oftheAMG adaptiv espor tsusp en‐
sion system
The AMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsystem is
an air suspension system withva riable damping
fo rim prove ddr iving comfort.The all-round leve l
contr olsystem ensur esthebes tpossible sus‐
pension andconstant groun dcle aranc e,eve n
wit haladen vehicle. When driving atspeed, the
ve hicle islowe redaut omatic allytoimprove driv‐
ing safetyand toreduce fuelconsum ption. You
also have theop tion ofmanuall yadjus tingthe
ve hicle leve l.
The dam ping isadjus tedindividually toeac h
wheel anddepends onthefo llo wing fact or s:
R thedr iving style, e.g. spor ty
R thero ad con dition ,e.g .bum ps Dr
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R
theindividual selectionofCOMF ORT,SPORT
or SPOR T+
The AMG adaptivespor tsuspension system
com prises:
R airsuspension withva riable spring rate R
automat icleve lcon trol system
R speed-depen dentlowe ring toreduce fuel
con sum ption
R manual leve ladjus tment R
ADSPL US (Adap tiveDam ping System with
con stant dam pingfo rc eadjus tment)
R DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc hand leve lbutt on
Av ailab lesuspe nsion settings Mercedes- AMG GLC43 4MA TIC Dr
ive pr og ramC haracteristics
o (Slipper y)
A (Comfort) R
The susp ension setting iscomf ortab le.
R The suspen sionissetto thenor mal leve l.
R When drivin gat speeds above99 mph(1 60 km/h) theve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds below87 mph(1 40 km/h), theve hicle israised again.
C (Spor t) R
The suspen sionsetting isfirm er.
R The suspension issetto thelow leve l.
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo uar etra veling athigher speeds.
B (Spor tPlus) R
The suspen sionsetting iseven firm er.
R The suspension issetto thelow leve l.
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo uar etra veling athigher speeds. 20
Drivin gand parking

Av
ailab lesuspe nsion settings Mercedes- AMG GLC63 and 63S4MA TIC+ Dr
ive pr og ramC haracteristics
o (Slipper y)
A (Comfort) R
The susp ension setting iscomf ortab le.
R The suspen sionissetto thenor mal leve l.
R When drivin gat speeds above112mp h(1 80 km/h) theve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds below75 mph(120 km/h) theve hicle israised again.
R 4MA TIC+ isdynamic allysync hroniz ed.
C (Spor t) R
The suspen sionsetting isfirm er.
R The suspension issetto thelow leve l.
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo uar etra veling athigher speeds.
R 4MA TIC+ ismor edynamic allysync hroniz ed.
B (Spor tPlus)
I (RACE) R
The suspen sionsetting iseve nfirm er.
R The suspension issetto thelow leve l.
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo uar etra veling athigher speeds.
R 4MA TIC+ ismor edynamic allysync hroniz ed. Dr
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AMG
adaptiv espo rtsuspension system,
selectin gth esusp ension tuning #
Toselect theComf ortsusp ension tuning:
pr ess butt on1 repeat edly until indicat or
lam ps2 and 3goout.
The AMG Suspens ionSystem COMFORT
messag eappear sin themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y. In
"Co mfort" mode, thedr iving charact eris‐
tic sof your vehicle arecomf ortable. #
Toselect theSpor tsusp ension tuning:
pr ess butt on1 repeat edly until indicat or
lam p3 lights up.
The AMG Suspens ionSystem SPORTmes‐
sag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
"Spo rt"dr ivin gmod een sur esafirm ersus‐
pension tuning. #
Toselect theSpor tPlus suspension tun‐
ing: press butt on1 repeat edlyuntil indica‐
to rlam ps2 and 3light up.
The AMG Suspe nsionSystem SPORT+mes‐
sag eapp earsin themultifunc tiondispla y.
"Spo rtPlus" driving mode ensuresave ry
fi rm suspension tuning. Fu
nction oftheAMG steer ing-wh eelbut‐
to ns The
AMG steer ing-wheel buttons include two
additional control element son thesteer ing
wheel.
Yo ucan assig ntw ove hicle functionsofyour
ch oice tothelef tcon trol element .Yo ucan
ch ang ebe tween theav ailable function sby
pr essing thedispla ybutt ons 2repeat edly.The
cur rentl ysel ect edfunc tions aredispl ayed inthe
displa ybutt ons 2.
The follo wing functionsar eav ailable:
R ESP®
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