2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC SUV Hybrid Owner's Manual

No
teson plug-in hybrid oper ation &
WARNIN GRisk ofchemical burnsand
poisonin gfrom damag edhigh-v oltage
batt ery
If th ehousing ofthehigh-v oltagebatt eryhas
been damag ed,electr olyt eand gases may
leak out. #
Avoid cont actwithth eskin ,ey es or
clo thing. #
Imm ediat elyrinse electr olytesplashes
of fwit hwa terand seek medica latt en‐
tion stra ight away. &
DANG ER Risk ofexplosion from exces‐
siv eint ernal press ureof thehigh-v oltage
batt ery
In theev ent ofave hicle fire ,th eint ernal
pr essur eof thehigh-v oltagebatt erycould
exc eed acr itical value. Inthis case, flamma‐
ble gasescapes thro ugh ableed valve in the
ve hicle's underbody .
The gascan ignit e. #
Stop thech argin gpr oce ssimm ediat ely
in cas eof unus ualodor s,smo keorbur n
mar ks. #
Lea vethedang erzon eimmediat ely.
Secu rethedang erzon eat asuf ficie nt
di st anc e. #
Call thefire ser vice. The
hybrid system combin esacombus tion
engine withan electr icmo tor.
Charact eristic swhen theve hicle isat ast and‐
st ill:
R The com bustion engin eis ge ner ally switc hed
of f.
R Engine idlingonlyoccur sin cer tain ins tan‐
ces.
Ch aract eristics when star tin gth eve hicle:
R Ifth ehigh-v oltagebatt eryis suf ficie ntly
ch arge d, theve hicle canbestar tedwit hth e
electr icdrive wit hout thecombus tionengine
(noiseless star t).
R Ifth ehigh-v oltagebatt eryfo rth eelectr ical
dr ive is no tsuf ficie ntlych arge dor theoper‐ ating
temp eratur eof thecombus tionengine
has notbeen reac hed, theve hicle canstar t
wit hth ecombus tionengine.
Char acteristics withmoder atepo we routpu t
re qu ests:
R The combus tionengine isswitc hedoffas
of tenas possi ble du ring thejour ney.
R The vehicle can,depending onthedr ive pr o‐
gr am select edand thebatt erych arge leve l,
be acc eler ated elect rical lyup tospeeds of
appr oximat ely87 mph(1 40 km/h) .
Cha racter istics with high powe routpu tre qu ests:
R The electr icmo torsupp orts thecombus tion
engine (boostef fect), e.g. whenpu lling away
or acceler ating.
R The high-v oltagebatt eryis disc hargin g.
Char acteristics when releasing theaccelera tor
pedal during thejour ney:
R The electr icmo toris oper ated asaalt ernat or
when inoverru nmod eand during braki ng.
R The high-v olta ge batt eryis ch argin g. Gene
ralno tes 7

No
teson electr icmode:
R Vehicles withhy brid systems gener atesigni fi‐
cantly less nois ewhe nstatio naryand when
bein gdr iven than vehicles withcombus tion
engines.
R When driving inelectr icmode theve hicle
ma yno tbe hear dby other road user sdue to
th esignif icantlyreduced noisegener ated
wh en drivi ng and when atast ands till.
It is forth is reason that theve hicle iseq uip‐
ped withasound gener ator ,wh ich ser vesas
an acous ticvehicle warning system (AVA S).
No teson theacous ticvehicle warning system:
R The sound gener ator gener ates spe ed-
de pende ntand statio naryve hicle noise emis‐
sions ataspeed ofup toaroun d25 mph
(30 km/ h).
R This helps other road user s,par ticular ly
pe destrians and bikerider s,to hear your
ve hicle better .
R When driving atspeeds above20 mph
(20 km/ h)theve hicle acous ticwarning sys‐
te m gradu ally switc hesoff. Dis
con necting thehy brid system manua lly &
DANG ER Risk offata linj uryby touc hin g
damag edhigh -volt ageco mp onent s
The vehicle's high-voltageon-boar delectr ical
sy stem isunder highvoltag e. Ifyo umod ify
co mp onent partsintheve hicle's high-volt‐
ag eon-boar delectr icalsystem ortouc hdam‐
ag ed comp onent parts,youma ybe elec tro‐
cut ed.
The comp onent partsintheve hicle's high-
vo ltag eon- boar delect rical system maybe
damag edinan acciden t,alt hough thedam‐
ag eis no tvisible. #
Nevercar ryout chang eson thehigh-
vo ltag eon- boar delect rical system. #
Neverto uc hco mp onent partsinthe
high-v oltageon-boar delectr icalsystem. #
Afteran accide nt,donotto uc han y
high -volt ageco mp onent s. #
Afteran accide nt,have theve hicle
tr anspor tedaw ay. #
Have thehigh-v oltageon- boar delectr i‐
cal system checkedat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. Onl
ydisconnect thehy brid system manually in
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam p
light sup intheins trument cluster,e.g. afte r
an acc iden t.
R The vehicle isbadly damag ed,e.g. afte ran
accide nt,and there stra int system com po‐
nen tshave notbe en trig ge red. 8
Gener alno tes

Oper
ating thehigh -voltag ediscon nect
de vice #
Swit choffth eignition . #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005D. #
Appl yth eelectr icpar king brak e. #
Secur eth eve hicle agains tro lling away (see
th eve hicle Operator's Manual). #
Open thehood. #
Press release tab1 inthedir ect ion ofthe
ar row and pullitout . #
Pull high-volt agedisc onnec tde vic e2 inthe
dir ect ion ofthear row untilit en gage s.
The hybrid system isdiscon nected.
All workon thehy brid system (including afte r
discon nectingmanually) mayonl ybe car ried out
by aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Calling
uptheDigital Operator' sMan ual
Multi media system:
4 © 5
EQ 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: Ge
ner alno tes 9

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:ga in 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. 10
Generalno tes

Re
stra int system Mal
functionin gre stra int system A
malfun ction has occurredin there stra int sys‐
te m if:
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam p
does notlight upwhen theignition is
switc hedon.
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam p
light sup con tinuousl yor repeat edly during a
jour ney.
If th ere stra int system ismalfunct ioning,inthe
eve ntofan acci dent thehigh-v oltageon- boar d
electr icalsystem mayno tbe deactiv ated as
int ended. &
DANG ER Risk offata linj uries due tothe
re stra int system malfunct ioning
If th ere stra int system ismalfunct ioning,
re stra int system com ponen tsma ybe trig‐
ge redunint entionall yor ma yno tdeplo yas
int ended during anacciden t.This mayaf fect
th eEmer gency Tensi oni ng Device orairba g, fo
rex am ple. Further mor e,intheev ent ofan
acciden t,th ehigh-v oltageon- boar delectr ical
sy stem mayno tbe deactiv ated asintended.
Yo uma ybe elec troc uted ifyo uto uc hth e
damag edcom ponen tpar tsof thehigh-v olt‐
ag eon- board electricalsystem. #
Have there stra int system checkedand
re pair edimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. #
Afteran accide nt,swi tchof fth eignition
immediat ely. Occupant
safety 11

Contr
olpa nel overview fordual -zone aut o‐
matic climat eco ntr ol
The indicatorlam pson thebutt ons indicat eth at
th ecor responding functionisactiv ated. 1
0082 Setsthete mp eratur e,lef t
2 008F Setstheair distribution
3 H Setstheair flow orswitc hesoffclimat e
cont rol
4 0058 Setsclimat econtr olto aut omat ic
mode
5 0064 Defros ts thewindshield
6 ! Callsuptheair con ditionin gmenu of
th emultimedia system Switc
hesresidua lheat on/of f
7 006C Switchesthere ar wind owheat er
on/of f
8 003B Switches"Immediat epr e-ent ryclimat e
contr ol"on/of f(/ page 15)
9 0072 Switches air-re cir cul ation mod eon/of f
A 005A Switches theA/C function on/off
B 0082 Setsthete mp eratur e,right Ov
ervie wof thecontr olpa nel for3-zo ne
aut omat icclimat eco ntr ol
The indicatorlam pson thebutt ons indicat eth at
th ecor responding functionisactiv ated. 1
0082 Setsthete mp eratur e,lef t
2 008F Setstheair distribution, left
3 H Setstheair flow orswitc hesoffclimat e
cont rol
4 0058 Setsclimat econtr olto aut omat ic
mode
5 0064 Defros ts thewindshield
6 ! Callsuptheair con ditionin gmenu of
th emultimedia system
Switc hesresidua lheat on/of f
7 006C Switchesthere ar wind owheat er
on/of f
8 003B Activates ordeacti vates"Immediat e
pr e-entr yclimat econt rol"(/ page15 ) 12
Climat eco ntro l

9
0072 Switches air-re cir cul ation mod eon/of f
A 008F Setstheair distribution, right
B 0082 Setsthete mp eratur e,right
Re ar oper ating unit 1
Setsthete mp eratur e
2 Displa y
3 Setstheair flow Pr
e-entr yclimat econtr olvia Smar tKey Fu
nction ofpre-entr yclimat econtr olusing
th eSm artK ey Bef
oreent ering theve hicle, thedr iver's seat
ar ea orthewhole vehicle interior can bebrief ly
pr e-w armed orpre-cooled.
When pre-cooling, thefo llo wing functionsar e
act ivat ed asneede d:
R Automatic climatecontr ol
R Blower
R Sea tve ntil ation
Whe npr e-he ating, thefo llo wing functionsar e
act ivat ed asneede d:
R Automatic climatecontr ol
R Blower
R Sea thea ting
R Steer ing wheel heating
R Mirrorheat er
R Rear wind owdefr oster
R Fragr anc ing R
Ionizat ion Se
tting pre-ent ryclim atecont rolvia Sma rt‐
Ke y #
Call uptheair con ditionin gmenu (seethe
section onclimat econt rolin theve hicle
Oper ator's Manual). #
Select Pre-ent ryClimate Ctrl..
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin g #
Select Z. #
Select Pre-entry Clima teCo ntrol viaKey.
Dep endingonthepr ev ious status ,th efunc ‐
tion isactiv ated ordeactiv ated. Switc
hingpre-entr yclimat eon/of fcontr ol
using theSm artK ey Re
quirement s:
R The high- voltag ebatt eryis ch arge dsuf fi‐
cie ntly
R The functi onhasbee nacti vatedvia themul‐
timedia system Climat
econ trol 13

#
Toswitc hon: unloc kth eve hicle.
The climat econt rolfunc tionsar eact ivat ed
fo rup tofive minut esforpr e-hea tingand
pr e-cooli ng.
Pr e-entr yclima tecontr olusing theSmar tKey
canno tbe acti vatedmor eth an twic ewhen the
ve hicle isswitc hedoff. #
Todeac tivate: press theto por bottom of
th e 003B button.
The follo wing functionswill remain activeonce
th eve hicle hasbeen star ted:
R Seat heating
R Seat ventil ation
R Frag rancing
R Ioni zation Pr
e-e ntr ycl imat eco ntr olat time ofdepa r‐
tur e Pr
e-e ntr ycl imat eco ntr olat depa rtur etime
functi on &
WARNIN GRisk offata linj urydue to
ex posur eto extreme heat or col din the
ve hicle
If people –par ticular lych ildr en–ar e
ex posed toextreme temp eratur esover an
ex tende dpe riod oftime, ther eis arisk of
ser ious oreve nfa ta linj ury. #
Neverlea veanyone –pa rticular lych il‐
dr en –unat tende din theve hicle. #
Neverlea veanim alsintheve hicle unat‐
te nde d. The
vehicle interior can beheat edorventil ated
wh en theve hicle ispar ked.
When theve hicle isconn ectedtopowe rsupp ly
eq uip ment, prior ity isgiv en tochargin gth ehigh-
vo ltag ebatt eryto aspec ified min imum charge . The
pre-ent ryclimat econtr olrunning timemay
be reduced underthefo llo wing condition s:
R The vehicle isno tconn ectedtopowe rsupp ly
eq uipment
R The high-v oltagebatt eryis no tfull ych arge d
Wi th act ive pr e-e ntry climat econtr ol,thech arge
le ve lof thehigh-v oltagebatt eryma ybe reduced,
eve nif th ech argin gcable connectoris connec‐
te d.
When cooling ,th efo llo wing functionsar eact iva‐
te das needed:
R Automatic climatecontr ol
R Blower
R Sea tve ntil ation
Whe nhea ting ,th efo llo wing functionsar eact iva‐
te das needed:
R Automatic climatecontr ol
R Blower
R Sea thea ting
R Steer ing wheel heating
R Mirrorheat er 14
Climat eco ntro l