2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC COUPE tow

Symbols
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agl ance ....................................................6
Coc kpit ....... ..................... ..................... ..........6
Indica torand warning lam ps(stan dar d).........8
Indicat orand warning lam ps(Wide‐
scr een Cockpit)............................................ 10
Ov erhead controlpanel ................................ 12
Doo rcontr olpa nel and seatad jus tment .......14
Emerg enciesand brea kdo wns ............ .......... 16 Digita
lOp erator' sMa nua l......................... 18
Callin gup theDigit alOper ator's Manual ...... 18 Gene
ralno tes... .......................................... 19
Pr otect ing theen vironmen t... ....................... 19
Genui neMer cedes-Ben zpar ts...................... 20
Operat or'sMan ual.......................... .............. 20
Ser viceand vehicle operation ......... .............. 21
Oper ating safety.......... .................................2 2
Decl arati on ofconf ormity forwireless
ve hicle component s... ................................... 24
Dia gno stics con nection .................. .............. 24 Qua
lified speci alistwo rkshop ....................... 25
Cor rect useof theve hicle ............................2 5
Pr oblems withyo ur vehicle ............... ............ 26
Re por tingsaf etydef ects ...............................2 6
Limit edWarrant y.......................................... 26
QR cod efo rre scue card... ............... .............2 7
Dat ast or ag e... ..............................................2 7
Cop yright ...................................................... 30 Occup
antsafety.... .....................................32
Re stra int system .............................. .............3 2
Sea tbel ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Airb ags<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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PR E-S AFE ®
sy stem ....................................... 46
Saf elytranspor tingchildr enintheve hi‐
cle ...... ..........................................................4 8
No teson pets intheve hicle ............ .............6 3 Opening
andclosing .................................. 64
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Doo rs<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ca rgocom partmen t... ..................................7 2
Sid ewi ndo ws<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Sli ding sunroof <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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ller sun blinds ...........................................8 5
Anti-t heftpr otect ion .....................................8 5 Seats
andstowing ..................................... 89
No teson thecor rect driver's seatpos i‐
tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>.......89
Sea ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>....90
St eer ing wheel ..............................................9 8
Eas yentr yand exitfeatur e.........................1 00
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion .................. 101
St ow agear eas ............................................ 102
Cup holder.................................................. 119
Ashtr ayand cigarette light er.......................1 20
Soc kets ........... ............................................ 122
Wi reless chargin gof themobile phone
and connect ionwithth eex terior ant enna ..125
Ins talling/ remo ving thefloor mats .............1 26 Lig
htand visibility ....... ............................ 128
Ext eriorlighti ng............. .............................128
Int erior ligh ting ........................................... 133
Wi ndsh ield wipe rand windsh ield wa sher
sy stem ........................................................ 135
Mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Contents

Oper
ating thesun visor s... .......................... 140 Clim
atecontr ol......................................... 141
Ov ervie wof climat econt rolsy stems ........... 141
Oper ating theclimat econ trol system ......... 142 Dr
ivin gand parking ................................. 148
Dr iving ............ ........................ ............ ........148
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h... ........................ 159
Au tomatic transmiss ion.................... .......... 161
Fu nctio nof 4MA TIC<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...........166
Re fuel ing...... ............................................... 166
Pa rking .......................................................1 68
Dr iving anddriving safetysy stems .............. 177
Tr ailer hitch <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ve hicle towing instruct ions .........................2 40 Ins
trument Displa yand on-b oard
co mp uter ...... ............................................241
Ins trument Displayove rview .......................2 41
Ov ervie wof thebutt ons onthesteer ing
wheel .................. ........................................2 42
Oper ating theon- boar dcom puter.............. 243 Se
tting thedesign ....................................... 244
Se tting thear ea foradd itional values .........2 45
Ov ervie wof disp lays on themultifunc ‐
tion displa y... .................................... ..........2 45
Ad jus ting theins trument lighting ................2 46
Menus andsubmenus ................................. 246
Hea d-up Display ............ .............................253 Vo
ice Contr olSy stem .............................. 255
No teson oper ating safety................ .......... 255
Ope ratio n........... ................................. .......256
Usi ngtheVo ice Cont rolSy stem effec‐
tiv ely <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Essenti alvoice com mand s.........................2 59 MBUX
multimedia system ....................... 27 4
Ov ervie wand oper ation .................. ............ 274
Sy stem settings .............................. ............ 310
Fit &Hea lthy <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Na vig ation .......................................... ........324
Te lephon e........................................ ...........3 66
Online andInterne tfunctions ..................... 393
Medi a....... ..................................................400
Ra dio .......................................................... 407 Sound
.........................................................4 15 Maint
enanc eand care..... ........................ 419
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla y.........4 19
Engi necompar tment............ ...................... 420
Cl ea ning andcare............ ...........................427 Br
eak down assista nc e............ ................437
Emerg ency............. .....................................437
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0011>....437
Batt ery(v ehi cle) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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To w star tin gor towing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ele ctrica lfu ses ............ ...............................454 Whe
elsand tires ............ ..........................458
No teson noise orunusua lhandling char‐
act eristic s...................................................4 58
No teson regular lyinsp ecting wheels and
tir es ............................................................ 458
No teson sno wch ains ................................ 459
Ti re pressur e.............................................. 460
Loading theve hicle .....................................4 67
Ti re labeling ................................................ 471 Con
tents 3

1
Steer ing wheel paddle shifters →
163
2 Comb inationswit ch →
129
3 DIRECT SELEC Tleve r →
161
4 Media display →
274
5 Climat eco ntro lsy stems →
142
6 PASSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam ps →
44
7 Control pan elforth eMBUX multimedia sys‐
te m →
274
8 Haza rdwa rning lam ps →
130
9 Glovebox →
104
A Stow agecom partment →
103
B Control kn ob forvo lume andswitc hingsound
on/ off →
274
C Switches theMBUX multimedia system
on/ off →
274
D ActivePa rking Assist →
223
E ESP®
→
179
F Touc hpad →
278 G
ECO star t/ stop funct ion →
156
H Manual gearshif ting(per man entsetting ) →
163
I Setstheve hicle leve l →
208
J DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h →
160
K Start/ stop butt on →
149
L Control pan elforth eMBUX multimedia sys‐
te m (ste er ing wheel) →
242
M Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel →
99
N Contr olpanel for:
On-boar dcom puter →
242
Cr uise contro l →
191
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C →
194
O Diagno stics con nection →
24
P Unlocks thehood →
420
Q Elect ric pa rking brak e →
174
R Light switch →
128 At
aglanc e– Coc kpit 7

1
QRcode foraccessi ngthere scue card →
27
2 Safetyve sts →
437
3 Butt ons forth eSOS emer gency callsy stem
and breakdo wnassis tance →
391
4 Checking andadding operati ng fluids →
494
5 Tow- star tin gand towing away →
449
6 Flattir e →
437 7
Startin gassis tance →
447
8 Haza rdwa rning lam ps →
130
9 Fuelfiller flap withins truct ion labels fortir e
pr essu re,fuel type andQRcode foraccessi ng
th ere scue card →
166
A Tow- star tin gand towing away →
449
B TIREFIT kit →
439 At
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Callin
gup theDigital Operator' sMan ual
Multi media system:
4 © 5
Info 5
Operator 'sManual
5 Õ The
Digit alOper ator's Manual describesthe
function andoper ation of:
R The vehicle
R The multimedia system #
Select oneofthefo llo wing menuitems inthe
Dig ital Op erator' sMa nua l: R
Sea rch: searchfo rke yw ords inorder tofind
qu ick answ ersto question sabout theoper a‐
tion oftheve hicle.
R Quick start:find thefirs tst eps towa rdsse t‐
ting upyour vehicle.
R Tips: find informa tionth at prepar esyoufo r
cer tain eve ryda ysituation swit hyo ur vehicle.
R Messages: recei veaddit ionalinf ormat ion
about themessag esintheins trument dis‐
pla y.
R Bookma rks:gain acc ess toyour per son ally
sa ve dbookm arks .
R Langua ge:select thelanguag efo rth eDigit al
Oper ator's Manual.
Some sections intheDigit alOper ator's Manual,
e.g. warning notes, can beopened andclosed.
Ad diti onalme thods ofcal ling up the Digital
Ope rato r's Man ual:
Di rect access :open there qu ired con tent inthe
Dig ital Op erator' sMa nua lby pressing andhold‐
ing anent ryon theta bbar inthemultimedia
sy stem: Ins
trument Display:cal lup briefinf ormati onas
di spl aymessa gesin theins trument cluster.
Vo ice Contr olSy stem: callupvia thevo ice
con trol system
Global search:cal lup sea rchre sults forcon‐
te nts oftheDigit alOper ator's Manual inthe
home screen
Fo rsaf etyre ason s,theDigit alOper ator's Man‐
ual isdeactiv ated while driving.
% The Oper ator's Manual canalso befound in
th eMer cedes- BenzGuides appinall com‐
mon appstor es. 18
Digital Op erator' sMa nua l

appr
ovedfo ryo ur vehicle byMer cedes-
Benz . &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
object sin thedr iver's foot we ll
Obj ectsin thedr iver's foot we llma yim pede
pedal trav el or bloc kadepr essed pedal.
This jeopar dizestheoper ating androad
saf etyof theve hicle. #
Stow allobj ect sin theve hicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intoth edr iver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alw aysins tallth efloor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur e
th at ther eis alw ayssuf ficie ntroom for
th epedals. #
Donotuse loose floor mats anddonot
place floor mats ontopof one another. *
NO
TEBatt erydi sc ha rging from using
de vice sconne cted tothediagnos tics
con nect ion Using
devices atthediagnos ticsconnect ion
dr ains thebatt ery. #
Chec kth ech arge leve lof thebatt ery. #
Ifth ech arge leve lis low, charge the
batt ery, e.g. bydriving acon sider able
dis tance. Co
nnecti ngequip ment tothediagnos ticscon‐
nect ioncan lead toemissions monitoring infor‐
mation beingrese t,forex am ple. This maylead
to theve hicle failing tomee tth ere qu iremen tsof
th ene xt emissions inspectionduring themain
inspect ion. Qualif
iedspecialis two rkshop
An author ized Mercedes-B enzCent erisaqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop. Ithas theneces sary
special skills,tools and qualif icat ionsto cor‐
re ctly carryout thewo rkrequ ired on your vehi‐ cle.
This particular lyapplies tosaf ety-re leva nt
wo rks.
Fo rth efo llo wing, alwaysha ve your vehicle
ch eckedat an aut hor ized Mercedes- BenzCen‐
te r:
R safety-re leva nt wo rks
R service andmaint enance work
R repair work
R modif icationsaswellas installation sand
con versions
R workon electr oniccomponent s
Mer cedes‑B enzrecomme ndsaMercedes‑Be nz
ser vice center. Co
rrect use oftheve hicl e
If yo ure mo veanywa rning sticke rs,yo uor other s
could failto recogni zecer tain dang ers. Lea ve
wa rning sticke rs inposit ion.
Obser vethefo llo wing informatio nin par ticular
when drivin gyo ur vehicle:
R thesaf etyno tesin this manual Gener
alno tes 25

The
comp onent sof there stra int system can
be act ivat ed ordep loye dinde pendently of
eac hot her : Com
pone nt Detected dep loy‐
men tsit uation
Fr ont Emer gency Ten‐
si oni ng Device s Fr
ont alim pact, rear
im pact ,side impact ,
ro llo ver Re
ar Em erge ncy Ten‐
si oni ng Device s Fr
ont alim pact, rear
im pact ,ro llo ver Dr
iver' sai rba g,front
pa sse nger airba g Fr
ont alim pact Knee
airbag Front alim pact Side
airbag Sideimpact
Wi ndo wcur tain air‐
bag Side
impact ,ro llo ver,
fr ont alim pact The
front passeng erairb agcan onlybe depl oyed
in an acciden tif th ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF F
ind icat orlam pis off.Ifth efront passeng erseat
is occupied, makesur e,bo th bef oreand during th
ejour ney,that thest atus ofthefront
passeng erairbag iscor rect (/ page 44). &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotair bag
com ponents
The airbag partsareho taf te ran air bag has
been deployed. #
Donotto uc hth eair bag parts. #
Have adeplo yedair bag replaced ata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop assoon
as possible . Mer
cedes-Benz recomme ndsthat youha ve the
ve hicle towe dto aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
af te ran accide nt.Take this int oacc ount ,par tic‐
ular lyifan Em erge ncy Tensi oni ng Device istrig ‐
ge redor an airbag deployed.
If th eEmer gency Tensi oni ng Device sar etrig ‐
ge redor an airbag isdeplo yed, youwill hear a
ban g,and asmal lamoun tof powder mayalso be
re leased:
R The bang willnotge ner ally affect your hear ‐
ing . R
Ingener al,th epo wder released isno thaz‐
ar dous tohealt hbut maycause short-term
br eat hing difficul ties toper sons suffering
fr om asthma orother pulmonar yconditions .
Pr ov ided itis saf eto do so, leavetheve hicle
immediat elyoropen thewindo win order to
pr eve ntbrea thing difficul ties .
Airb agsand pyrotech nic Emerg encyTensi oni ng
De vice scont ain pe rchlor atemat erial, whic hma y
re qu ire spec ialhandlin gor environm entalpro‐
te ction measures. Na tional guideline sre ga rding
wa ste disposal mustbe obser ved. InCalif ornia,
see http:// www .dtsc. ca.go v/Hazar dousW aste/
Pe rchlor ate/inde x.cfm. Seat
belts Pr
otection prov ided bytheseat belt Alw
aysfa sten your seat beltcorrect lybef ore
st ar tin gajo ur ne y.Asea tbe ltcan only prov ide
th ebes tle ve lof protect ion ifit is wo rncor rectl y. 34
Occupant safety

at
elyre placed ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop. Mer
cedes-Benz recomme ndsthat youha ve the
ve hicle towe dto aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
af te ran accide nt.
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bytrap ping the
seat belt If
an unused seatbeltisno tfully retract ed,it
ma ybe come trap pe din thedoor orinthe
seat mechanism. #
Alw aysensur eth at an unus edseat belt
is full yre tract ed. Re
leasing there ar passe nger comp artment
ce nter seat belt If
th elef t-hand rear seat backres tis folded down
and backup again, itma yno tbe possible topull
out there ar passe nger com partment centerseat
belt. Theseat beltmustbe released. #
Pull theseat beltoutappr oximat ely1 in
(25 mm) attheseat beltoutle ton theseat
bac kres tand then release itag ain.
The seat beltisretract edand released. Fa
stening andadjust ing theseat belts If
th eseat beltispulled quickl yor shar ply, the
seat beltretract orlock s. The seat beltstra pcan‐
no tbe pulled outanyfur ther. #
Alw ayseng ageseat belttongu e2 ofthe
seat beltintoseat beltbuckle1 ofthecor‐
re sponding seat. #
Press and hold theseat beltoutle tre lease
and slide seatbeltoutle t3 intoth edesir ed
position . #
Letgo oftheseat beltoutle tre lease and
ens ureth at seat beltoutlet3 locksinto
posit ion. Occ
upant safety 37