2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC COUPE light

Fu
nction ofABS The
Anti-loc kBr ak eSy stem (ABS )re gulat esthe
br ak epr essur ein critical driving situation s:
R Dur ing braking, e.g.atfull brak eapplication
or insuf ficie nttiretracti on, thewheels are
pr eve nted from lock ing.
R Vehicle steer ability whilebraking isensur ed.
If ABS interve nes when braki ng, youwill feel a
pulsing inthebr ak epedal. Thepulsating brak e
pedal canbeanindicat ionofhazar dous road
con dition sand canserveas are minder totake
ex tra car ewh ile dr ivi ng.
Sy stem limit s
R ABSis act ive from speeds ofappr ox.5 mp h
(8 km/ h).
R ABSma ybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion ifa
malfunc tionhasoccurredand theye l‐
lo w 0025 ABSwa rning lam plight sup con tin‐
uousl yin theins trument clusteraf te rth e
engine isstar ted. Fu
nction ofBA S(Br akeAssis tSy stem) &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent caused by
a malf unctionin BA S(Br akeAssi stSys‐
te m)
If BA Sis mal functi oning,th ebr aking distance
in an eme rgency braki ng situa tionis
incr eased . #
Dep ress thebr ak epedal withfull forc e
in emer gency braki ng situa tions. ABS
pr eve nts thewheels from locking . BA
Ssu ppo rts yo ur eme rgency braking situation
wit hadditional brak efo rc e.
If yo udepr essthebr ak epedal quickl y, BA Sis
acti vated:
R BASau tomatical lyboos tsthebr ak epr es‐
sur e.
R BAScan shorten thebr aking distance.
R ABS preve nts thewheels from locking .
The brak es will func tion asusual onceyo u
re lease thebr ak epedal. BASis dea ctivated. Fu
nction 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. &
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. Mer
cedes‑AM Gve hicl es:besur eto obser ve
th eno tesin theSupplement .Ot her wise, you
ma yfa ilto recogni zedangers. Dr
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ESP
®
can moni torand improve driving stabilit y
and tract ion inthefo llo wing situat ions,wit hin
ph ysical limit s:
R When pulling away on awe tor slip pe ry road‐
wa y.
R When braking.
R Vehicl eswith traile rhitc h:Intrail er oper a‐
tion from spee dsof40 mph(6 5km/h) ,if th e
ve hicle/tr ailercombination beginstosw ay
fr om side toside.
R Instro ng side winds when youar edr ivin g
fa ster than 47 mp h(7 5 km/h).
If th eve hicle deviat esfrom thedir ect ion desir ed
by thedr iver ,ES P®
can stabiliz eth eve hicle by
int erve ning inthefo llo wing ways:
R One ormor ewheels arebr ak ed.
R The engine outputisadap tedaccor dingto
th esituation .
ES P®
is deactiv ated ifth e00BB ESP®
OFF warn‐
ing lam plight sup con tinuousl yin theins trument
clus ter:
R Driving stabilit ywill nolongerbe improve d. R
Vehicl eswith traile rhitc h:Stabiliz ationof
th eve hicle/tr ailercombination isno long er
activ e.
R Crosswind Assistis no long eractiv e.
R The drive wheels couldspin.
R ETS/4E TStracti oncontr olisstill act ive.
% When ESP®
is deact ivat ed, youar est ill assis‐
te dby ESP ®
wh en braki ng.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam pflashes inthe
ins trumen tclus ter,one orseveralve hicle wheels
has reac hed itsgrip limit :
R Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle to suit thecur rent
ro ad and weather condition s.
R Donotdeac tivateES P®
.
R Onlydepr esstheaccelera torpeda las faras
is necessar ywhen pulling away.
Dea ctivateESP ®
in thefo llo wing situat ionsto
im prov etraction :
R When usingsnowch ains .
R Indeep snow .
R Onsand orgrav el. %
Spinn ingthewheels results inacutting
action, whichenhances traction.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam plight sup con tinu‐
ousl y,ESP ®
is no tav ailable duetoamalf unction.
Obse rveth efo llo wing informatio n:
R Warning and indic ator lam ps(/ page552 )
R Disp lay mess ages
ET S/4ET S(Electr onicTractio nSy stem)
ET S/ 4ETS tracti oncontr olispa rtof ESP ®
and
mak esitpossible topull away and accelerat eon
a slippe ryroadw ay.
ET S/4ET Scan impr ovetheve 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.
Inf luence ofdrive pr og rams onESP®
The drive pr og rams enabl eESP ®
to adap tto dif‐
fe re nt we ather and road con dition sas wellas
th edr iver's prefer reddr iving style. Youcan 18
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Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gES P®
(E lectr onicSta‐
bil ity Prog ram) Mu
ltimed iasystem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Quick Access
% ESP®
can onlybe activ ated/deact ivat ed
using quick acc ess when atleas tone other
funct ionisavailable inqu ick acc ess. ESP®
can other wise befound intheAssist ance
menu.
Mer cedes‑AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers. #
Sele ctESP .
A pr om ptappear s. #
Select Onor00BB Off.
ES P®
is deac tivated ifth e00BB ESP®
OFF warn‐
ing lam plight sup con tinuousl yin theins trument
clus ter.
Obser vetheinf ormation onwarning lam psand
displa ymess ages whic hma ybe sho wninthe
ins trumen tclus ter. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gES P®
(E lectr onicSta‐
bil ity Prog ram) #
Todeac tivateES P®
:pr ess button 1 unti l
th e00BB ESP®
OFF warning lam plight sup in
th eins trument cluster.The 00E5 OFFmes‐
sag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y. #
Toactiv ateESP ®
:br ief lypress butt on1.
The 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lam pin the
ins trumen tclus tergoes out.
Obser vetheinf ormation onwarning lam psand
displa ymess ages whic hma ybe sho wninthe
ins trumen tclus ter. Fu
nction ofESP ®
Cr osswind Assist ES
P®
Cr osswind Assistde tects sudde ngu stsof
side wind andhelps thedr iver tokeep theve hi‐
cle inthelane:
R ESP®
Cr osswind Assistis activ eat vehicle
speeds between appr ox.47 mp h(7 5 km/h)
and 125mp h(200 km/h) whendriving
st ra ight ahead orcor ner ing slight ly.
R The vehicle isstabiliz edbymeans ofindivi d‐
ua lbr ak eapp lication onone side. Dr
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Fu
nction ofESP ®
trailer stabil izatio n &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent inpoo rro ad
and weather condition s
In poor road and weather condition s,the
tr ai le rst abiliz ationcan notpr eve ntlurc hing of
th eve hicle/tr ailercombination. Trailer swit h
a high centerof grav ity ma ytip over bef ore
ES P®
de tects this. #
Alw aysadap tyo ur drivin gst yle to suit
th ecur rent road and weather condi‐
tio ns. When
drivin gwit hatrailer ,ES P®
can stabiliz e
yo ur vehicle ifth etrailer begins tosw erve from
side toside:
R ESP ®
traile rst abiliz ationis act ive abo ve
speeds of40 mph(65 km/h).
R Slight swerving isreduced bymeans ofata r‐
ge ted, individual brak eapplication onone
side. R
Intheeve ntofsevere sw erving, theengine
output isalso reduced andallwheels are
br ak ed.
ES P®
tra iler stabiliz ationma ybe impair edor
ma yno tfun ction if:
R The trailer isno tcon nectedcor rectl yor is
no tde tected prope rly by theve hicle. Fu
nction ofEBD (electr onicbrak efo rc edis‐
tr ibut ion) EB
Dis ch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R Mon itor ing and regulating thebr ak epr essur e
on there ar wheels .
R Improve ddr iving stabilit ywhen brakin g,
espe ciallyon ben ds. Fu
nction ofSTEER CONT ROL ST
EER CONTR OLhelpsyo uby trans mitting a
no tice ablesteer ing forc eto thesteer ing wheel in
th edir ect ion requ ired forve hicle stabiliz ation. This
steer ing recomme ndation isgiv en particu‐
lar lyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Both right wheels orboth leftwheels areon
a we tor slip pe ry road sur face whe nyo u
br ak e
R The vehicle star ts to skid
Sy stem limit s
ST EER CONTR OLmaybe impa ired orma yno t
fu nctio nin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R ESP®
is deact ivat ed.
R ESP®
is malfun ctionin g.
R The steer ing ismalfunct ioning.
If ES P®
is malfunct ioning,youwill beassis ted
fur ther by theelectr icpo we rst eer ing. Fu
nction ofActiv eBr ak eAs sist Ac
tiveBr ak eAssi stconsi stsof thefo llo wing
func tions:
R Distance warning func tion
R Autonomo usbraki ng func tion 18
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R
Situ ation-de pendentbraki ng assis tance
R Vehicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc ePa ck‐
ag e:Evasi ve Steer ing Assis t
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stcan helpyo uto minimize the
ri sk ofacollision withve hicles, cyclis tsor
pedes trians, orreduce theef fects ofsuch acol li‐
sion .
If Ac tiveBr ak eAssi sthas detected arisk ofcolli‐
sion, awa rning tone sou nds and theL dis‐
ta nce warning lam plight sup intheins trument
clus ter.
If yo udo notre act tothewa rning, autono mous
br akin gcan beinit iated incritic alsituat ions.
In espec iallycritic alsituat ions,Ac tiveBr ak e
Assi stcan initia te aut onomo usbrakin gdir ect ly.
In this case, thewa rning lam pand warning tone
occu rsi mu ltane ously with thebr aking applica‐
tion .
If yo uappl yth ebr ak eyo urself inacr itical situa‐
tio nor appl yth ebr ak edur ing autonomous brak‐
ing, situation -dependen tbr aking assistance
occu rs.The brak epr ess ureincr eases uptomax‐
imum full-sto pbr aking ifnec essar y. If
aut onomous braking orsitua tion-dependent
br aking assistanc ehas occurred, displa y1
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla yand then
aut omaticall ygoes outafte ra shor ttime.
If th eaut onomous braking function orthesitua‐
tion -dependen tbr aking assistance istrig ge red,
additional preve ntiv emea suresfo roccupa nt
pr otect ion (PRE-S AFE®
)ma yalso beinitiat ed. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent caused by
limit eddetection perform anc eof Active
Br ak eAssi st
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stcanno tal wa ys cle arly
ident ifyobje ctsand complextraf fic situ a‐
tions .
In such case s,Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stmight :
R Giveawa rning orbrak ewit hout reason
R Notgiv eawa rning ornotbr ak e #
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation; donotre ly on ActiveBr ak e
Assi stalon e.Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stisonl y
an aid. Thedriver isresponsible for
maint ainingasui table distance tothe
ve hicle infront, vehicle speed andfor
br aking ingood time. #
Beprepar edtobrak eor sw erve ifnec ‐
essar y. Als
oob ser vethesy stem limits ofActiveBr ak e
Assi st. Dr
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The
indiv idua lsub func tions areav ailab lein
th efo llo wing speed rang es:
The distance warning func tion issues awa rning
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R From appr oximat ely4 mp h(7 km/h), ifyo ur
ve hicle iscritically closetoave hicle or pedes
trian, youwill hear anintermit tent
wa rning tone and theL distance warning
lam plight sup intheins trument cluster. Br
ak eimme diat ely ortake evasiv eact ion,pr ov i‐
ded itis saf eto do soand thetraf fic situ ation
al lo ws this.
Th edis tance warning funct ioncan aidyouin thefo llo wing situations withan intermit tent wa rning tone and awa rning lam p: Ve
hicl es
tr av eling in
fr ont St
ation ary
ve hicl es Cr
oss ing
ve hicl es Mo
ving
pedes trians St
ation ary
pedes trians Cr
oss ing
cy cli sts Cy
clis tstrave l‐
ing infront St
ation ary
cy cli sts
Ve hicles
wit hout Driv‐
ing Assis‐
ta nce Pack‐
ag e Up
toappr ox.
15 5mp h
(250 km/h) Up
toappr ox.
50 mph
(80 km/ h) No
react ion Uptoappr ox.
50 mph
(80 km/ h) No
react ion Uptoappr ox.
37 mph
(60 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
50 mph
(80 km/ h) No
react ion
Ve hicles with
Dr iving Assis‐
ta nce Pack‐
ag e Up
toappr ox.
15 5mp h
(250 km/h) Up
toappr ox.
62 mph
(1 00 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
43 mph
(70 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
50 mph
(80 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
43 mph
(70 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
43 mph
(70 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
50 mph
(80 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
43 mph
(70 km/ h) 18
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R
Activati on byan abr uptst eer ing movement
dur ing asw erving maneu ver.
R Assi stanc edur ing swervin gand stra ight enin g
of theve hicle.
R React ion from aspee dof appr oximat ely
12 mp h(20 km/h) uptoaspee dof appr ox‐
imat ely43 mph(70 km/h).
Yo ucan preve nttheassis tance atanytime by
act ivel yst eer ing. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent despite
Ev asive St eer ing Assis t
Ev asiv eSt eer ing Assis tcann otalw aysclear ly
ident ifyobje ctsand complextraf fic situ a‐
tions .
In addition, thesteer ing suppor tof Evasiv e
St eer ing Assis tis ge ner ally no tsu fficien tto
av oid acollision.
In suc hcases Evasiv eSt eer ing Assis tcan:
R givean unnec essarywa rning orprov ide
assis tance R
notgi ve awa rning ornotpr ov ide assis‐
ta nce #
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation; donotre ly on Evasiv e
St eer ing Assis talone. #
Beready tobrak eand take evasiv e
act ion ifnec essar y. #
Preve nttheassis tance byact ivel y
st eer ing innon -critical driving situa‐
tion s. #
Drive at an appr opriatespeed ifpedes‐
tr ians areclose tothepat hof your vehi‐
cle. Sy
stem limit s
Fu llsy stem perform anc eis no tav ailable fora
fe w sec ond saf te rswitc hingontheignition or
af te rdr iving off.
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Insno w,rain, fog, hea vyspr ay,if th er eis
gl ar e, indir ect sunlight oringrea tly varying
ambien tlight . R
Ifth esensor sar edir ty,fo gg ed up, damag ed
or covered.
R Ifth esensor sar eim pair eddue tointerfer‐
ence from other radar sour ces, e.g.stro ng
ra dar reflect ions inpar king garage s.
R Ifaloss oftirepr essur eor afa ulty tirehas
been detected and displ aye d.
R Incom plextraf fic situ ations whereobject s
cann otalw aysbe clear lyidentif ied.
R Ifpedes trians orvehicles movequickl yint o
th esensor detection rang e.
R Ifpe destrians arehidde nby other objects .
R Ifth etypical outline ofapedes trian cann ot
be distinguished from thebac kground.
R Ifapedes trian isno tde tected assuch ,e.g.
due tospecial clothing orother object s.
R Onbends withatight radius. Se
tting Activ eBr ak eAs sist Re
quirement s:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon. Dr
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Multimedia
system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Act ive Brak eAssist
The follo wing settings areav ailable:
R Early
R Medium
R Late #
Select ase tting .
The setting isretained when theengine is
ne xt star ted.
Deactiv atingActiv eBr ak eAs sist
% Itis recomme ndedthat youalw ayslea ve
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stact ivat ed. #
Select Off.
The distance warning func tion,th eaut ono‐
mous braking function andtheEv asiv eSt eer‐
ing Assis tar edeactiv ated.
When theve hicle isne xt star ted, themiddle
se tting isaut omaticall yselect ed.
% IfAc tiveBr ak eAssi stisdeact ivat ed, the
00D4 symbol appearsinthest atus barofthe
multifu nctiondisplay. Speed
controlcruise contr ol Fu
nction ofcruise contr ol
Cr uise controlre gulat esthespeed totheva lue
selec tedby thedr iver .
If yo uacc elerat eto ove rtak e, forex am ple, the
st or ed speed isno tdele ted. Ifyo ure mo veyour
fo ot from theacceler ator pedal afte rove rtakin g,
cr uise control will resume speed regulation back
to thestor ed speed.
Cr uise controlis oper ated using thecor respond‐
ing steer ing wheel buttons. Youcan stor ean y
speed above15 mp h(2 0km/h) uptothemaxi‐
mum speed.
If yo ufa ilto adap tyo ur drivin gst yle, cruise con‐
tr ol can neither reduce therisk ofan accident
nor override thelaws ofphysics. Itcan notta ke
int oacc ount road, weather ortraf fic condi tions.
Cr uise contr olisonly anaid. The driver is
re sponsible forth edis tance totheve hicle in
fr ont, forve hicle speed, forbr aking ingood time
and forst ay ing inlane.
Displa yson themu ltifunct iondisp lay
The status ofcruise control and thestor ed
speed aresho wninthemultifunc tiondispla y. 1
Cruise contro lis selec ted
2 Spee dis save d, cruise control isdeactiv ated
3 Speed issave d, cruise control isactiv ated
% The segmen tsbetween thestor ed speed and
th eend ofthesegment displaylight upin
th espeedome ter.
Sy stem limit s
Cr uise control ma ybe unable tomaint ainthe
st or ed speed onuphill gradients. Thestor ed
speed isresumed whenthegr adient evensout.
Ch ang eint oalowe rge ar ingood timeon long
and steep downhill gradients. Take par ticular
no te ofthis when drivin galaden vehicle. By 19
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