2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC SUV ECO mode

Oper
ator's Manua l
This Supplement prov ides informatio non allthe
im por tant func tions ofyour hybrid vehicle that
ar eeit her notdesc ribed ordifferfr om the
descr iption sin theve hicle Operator's Manual.
This information supplements orreplaces the
cor responding sectionsintheve hicle Operator's
Manual. Under nocircums tances does theSup‐
plement replace theOper ator's Manual.
This Supplement describesallmodels, and
st andar dand optio nal equipme ntforyo ur vehi‐
cle, asavailable atthetime ofgoing topress.
Countr y-specif icdif fere nces arepo ssi ble. Bea r
in mind that your vehicle mayno tfe atur eall
fun ction sdesc ribed here.This isalso thecase
fo rsy stems andfunc tionsre leva nt tosaf ety.
Ther efor e, theeq uipment onyour vehicle may
dif ferfr om that inthedescr iption sand illustra‐
tion s.
The original purchase contract documen tation
fo ryo ur vehicle contains alis tof all ofthesy s‐
te ms inyour vehicle. Should
youha ve anyqu estion scon cerning
eq uipment andoper ation, please consult an
aut hor ized Mercedes- BenzCenter.
The Oper ator's Manual, theSupplement andthe
Maint enance Bookletar eim por tant docum ents
and should be kept intheve hicle. Pr
otecting theen vir onmen t
+ ENV
IRONM ENTALNOTEEnvironme ntal
po lluti on cau sed byirre sponsible dis‐
posal ofthehigh-v oltagebatt ery A
high-v oltagebatt erycon tains mat erials
whic har ehar mful totheen vironmen t. #
Dispose ofdef ective high-v oltagebat‐
te ries ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop. Oper
ating safety
Hyb rid ve hicles have acom bustioneng ineand
an elec tric mo tor.The ener gysupply foroper at‐ ing
theve hicle electr icallyis prov ided bythe
high-v oltageon-boar delectr icalsystem. &
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. Gene
ralno tes 5

#
Have thehigh-v oltageon- boar delectr i‐
cal system checkedat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. The
com ponents oftheve hicle's high-voltage
electr icalsystem aremar kedwit hye llo wwa rn‐
ing sticke rs.The cablesof theve hicle's high-volt‐
ag eelectr icalsystem areor ang ein color .
Ve hicles withhy brid systems gener atesigni fi‐
cantly less nois ewhe nstatio naryand when
bein gdr iven than vehicles withcombus tion
engines.
When driving inelectr icmode, theve hicle may
no tbe hear dby other road user sdue tothesig‐
nif icant lyreduced noisegener ated when drivi ng
and when atast ands till.
It is forth is reason that theve hicle iseq uipped
wit hasound gener ator wh ich ser vesas an
acous ticvehicle warning system (AVA S). Qual
ifie d spe ciali st wo rkshop
Alw aysha ve thefo llo wing workcar ried out on
yo ur vehicle ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop:
R workreleva nt tosaf ety
R service andmaint enance work
R repair work
R modif ications aswellas installation sand
con versions
R workon electr oniccomponent s
R workon thehy brid system Cor
rect 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
R tech nica lda ta forth eve hicle
R traf fic ru les and regulations R
laws and safetyst andar dsper tainin gto
mo torve hicles Limit
edWa rranty
* NO
TEDama getotheve hicle arising
fr om violation ofthese oper ating instruc‐
tion s. Damag
eto theve hicle canarise from viola‐
tion ofthese oper ating instruction s.
This damag eis no tco veredeit her bythe
Mer cedes-Ben zim plied warrant yor by the
Ne w‑ orUsed- Vehicle Warrant y. #
Followtheins truction sin these oper at‐
ing instruction son proper operation of
yo ur vehicle aswellas on possible vehi‐
cle damag e. 6
Gener alno tes

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

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

No
teson theIns trum ent Displa yand on-
boar dcom puter &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto an
ins trumen tclus termalfu nction
If th eins trument clusterhas failed orismal‐
func tioning, youma yno tre cogni zefuncti on
re strictions applica ble to saf etyre leva nt sys‐
te ms.
The oper ating safetyof your vehicle maybe
im pair ed. #
Park theve hicle safely assoon aspos‐
sible andnotify aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop. Ad
dition alno teson your plug- inhybrid vehicle:
R Addition aldispla yson themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y:
- õ Drive is activ ated
- ñ Operating mode, displaysother
oper ating modes
- 00E5 Electricrang e -
° Hapticacce lera torpeda l
(/ page24 )
- ã Acous ticpresence indicatorinoper‐
ativ e(/ page47 )
Ad dition aldispla yson theTrip menu:
R Elect ric ra ng e
R Trip com puterFro mStart and FromReset Tr
ip com puter(exa mp le)
1 Driving timeand distance coveredelect ri‐
cal ly
2 Electr icalconsu mption Yo
ucan callupthecoolant temp eratur edispla y
on theServ icemenu. Fu
nction ofthepo we rdis pla yof the elec ‐
tr ic mo tor R
Area 1 -2 showstheoutput inelectr ic
mode orboos tef fect.
R Area 3 -4 showsthere cup erated outpu t.
R From point 3,themaximum recup erated
ou tpu tha sbee nre ac hed. During great er
dec eleration ,th emec hanical service brak e
int erve nes increasing lyto deceler ateth e
ve hicle. Ins
trument Displayand on-boar dcom puter 17

R
The current charge leve lof high- voltag ebat‐
te ry 5 isdispla yed. Fu
nction ofthepo we rme ter R
The powe rme tersupp orts youin elec tric-
on lymode anddisplays thepo we robt ained
fr om thehy brid system.
R Recup erated energy issho wninarea 1 –
2.
R Whe nth epo we rme terneedl eis on posi tion
3, theve hicle isswitc hedoff.The combus‐
tion engine andtheelectr icmo torar e
switc hedoff. R
Powe rra ng e1 –4 showsthecombin ed
output ofthehy brid system. Displa
yingthepo we rme ter
On-boar dcom puter:
4 Disp. Content #
Select PowerMeter. 18
Instrument Displayand on-boar dcom puter

%
Youcan also manuallyinc rease orreduce
th ere cup erati on indrive pr ogr am Î.
Ho wever,ECO Assistisavailable onlyin the
005B 0058 settin g(/ page29).
If th er eis no response to"Foo tof fth eacceler a‐
to r" prom pt3 ,th esegment swill remain white.
The eventwillbe sho wnfora shor ttime afte rit
has been passed.
If th eeve ntinvo lves ave hicle infront, thesym‐
bol will besho wningreen assoon asther eis a
re sponse to"Foo tof fth eacceler ator" prom pt
3 .
If th esy stem does notint erve ne during the
eve ntahead, nothing will bedispla yed. The sys‐
te m ispass ive.
Sy stem limit s
EC OAs sis tcan function evenmor epr eci sely if
th ero uteis adher edtowhen routeguidan ceis
act ive. The basic function isalso available with‐
out active ro uteguidan ce.Notall informat ion
and traffic situ ations canbefore seen. Thequal‐
ity depen dson themap data. EC
OAssis tis onl yan aid. Thedriver isresponsi‐
ble forke eping asaf edis tance from theve hicle
in front, forve hicle speed andforbr aking in
good time. Thedriver mus tbe ready tobrak eat
all times irre spectiv eof whe ther thesy stem
int erve nes.
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifvisibilit yis poor (e.g.duetoinsuf ficie ntillu ‐
mina tionofthero ad, high lyvariable shade
con dition s,rain, sno w,fogor hea vyspr ay).
R Ifth er eis glar e(e. g.from oncom ingtraffic,
di re ct sunli ght orreflect ions).
R Ifth er eis dir ton thewindshield inthevicin‐
ity ofthemultifunc tioncamer aor thecamer a
is fogg ed up, damag edorobscur ed.
R Iftraf fic sig ns areha rd todiscer n(e.g. dueto
dir t,sno wor insuf ficie ntlighti ng,orbeca use
th ey areobsc ured).
R Ifth einf ormation onthena vig ation system's
digit almap isincor rect, insu fficien tor out of
dat e.
R Ifth esigns areambiguous, e.g.traf fic sig ns
in roadw orks orinadjacent lanes. Displa
yingECOAssis t On-
boar dcom puter:
4 DriveA ssist Oper
ation ofthehap ticacceler ator ped al The
hapticacc elera torpeda lfe atur esan addi‐
tio nal poin tof resis tance tohelp youdr ive full y
elec tricall y.
Charact eristic sof theadditional pointofresis t‐
ance:
R Itis only available indrive pr ogram Î.
R Itind icat esthemaximum available electric
per form anc e.
R Itis used when theelectr icmo tor(PO WER)
po we rdisp lay is full . Fu
nction ofthero ute-base doper ating-mode
st ra tegy In
drive pr ogr ams A and;, dataon the
planned routear eanal yzedwhen routeguidan ce
is act ive. 24
Driving and parking