2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC SUV engine

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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

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

Conf
iguringsettings forplu g-inhy brid vehi‐
cle s
Mul timedi asy stem:
4 © 5
EQ
Se tting thech argin gpr oc ess #
Select Departure Time.
The follo wing chargin gtim escan beselec ted:
R Onc e(00: 00)
R Week Profile #
Select ase tting.
Se tting asing ledepa rtur etime #
Select Departu reTime . #
Select EditOnce-only Time. #
Seta depa rtur etim e.
Se tting thewe ek profile #
Sele ctDep arture Time. #
Sele ctEdit Week Profile. #
Add New Time #
Setth edesir eddepar turetimes, e.g.every
da yat 8:0 0a.m. #
Select 0076.
Se tting thema xim um chargin gcur rent #
Select Maximum ChargeCurrent. #
Select Maximum, 8Amps or6Amps.
When thebatt eryis ch arge d, thech argin g
cur rent islimit edtotheselect edamper age. Fu
nctions oftheener gyflow displ ay 1
Char geleve lof thehigh-v oltagebatt ery
2 Combus tionengine 3
Energy flow
4 High -volt ageba tter y
The activ ecom pone ntsofthehy brid system are
highlight edintheener gyflow displa y.The
ener gyflow between theindividual componen ts
is sho wnincolor .
The ener gyflow issho wnindif fere nt col ors
de pendi ng on theoper ating status :
R Wh ite: con stant energyflow
R Red:hig henergy flow (boos tef fect)
R Gree n: low- emission energyflow inthecase
of recup erati on, electr icmod eand when
ch argin gth ehigh-v oltagebatt ery Sho
wing theener gyflow displ ay
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
EQ #
Select Energy Flow.
The visualization oftheener gyflow inthe
ve hicle isdispla yed. MBUX
multimedia system 21

The
multimedia system prov ides thefo llo wing
dat a:
R Road type s
R Spe edlimit ations
R Heig htdat a
The hybrid system adjus tstheoper ating- mode
st ra tegy accor dingly:
R The useofelectr icalener gyand thecombus‐
tion engine aredis tribut edinthebes tpossi‐
ble way.
R The vehicle automaticall yselects thebes t
possible operating mode. R
The charge leve lof thehigh-v oltagebatt eryis
con trolled accor dingly.
R The electr icalener gyisreser vedespeciall y
fo relectr icmode, e.g.urba nro utesec tions
and environ men talzon es. DY
NA MIC SELECT switch Fu
nction oftheDY NA MIC SELECT switch Use
theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hto chang e
be tween thefo llo wing drive pr og rams:
R = (Individual)
R B (Spor t+) R
C (Spor t)
R A (Comfort)
R Î (Electr ic)
R Ï (BatteryLe vel)
R ; (Eco)
Depen dingonthedr ive pr ogr am select ed,the
fo llo wing vehicle charact eristic swill chang e:
R Drive
R Sus pen sion
R Steer ing
R ESP® Dr
iving andparking 25

Pr
oper tiesoftheav ailab ledrive pr og rams: Dr
ive pr og ramV ehiclecharact eristics
= (Indivi dual) Individualse ttings forth eve hicle charact eristic s:
R Drive
R Sus pen sion
R Steer ing
R ESP®
B (Spor t+): R
Particular lyspor tydrivin gwit hth ecombus tionengine andreinf orced
boos tef fect
C (Sport) R
Spor tydrivi ng with thecombus tionengine andreinf orced boos tef fect
A (Comf ort) R
Comfortable and econ omical driving
R The select ionofthematc hingdrive type bythehy brid system depends
on thedr iving conditions andthedis tance 26
Driving and parking

Dr
ive pr og ramV ehiclecharact eristics
Î (Elec tric) R
Electr icmode –ele ctricmode isposs ibleup to100mp h(1 60 km/h)
R Adjus table recup erati on inove rrun mod e
R Adaptatio nof ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cforelectr icmode
R Limiting themaximum setspeed forcr uis econtr ol,limi terand Active
Dis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cto themaximum electricallydrivable
speed
R Activati on ofthecombus tionengine viathepr essur epoint ofthehap‐
tic acceler ator pedal
Ï (Battery Level) R
Prior itiz ed maint enanceofthech arge leve lof thehigh-v oltagebatt ery,
e.g. forjour neys intheinner city/low emission zones
R The select ionofthematc hingdrive type bythehy brid system depends
on thedr iving conditions andthedis tance
; (Eco ) R
Adaptatio nof thecoas tingcharact eristic sof theve hicle totraf fic
R Fullde velopmen tof all intellig enthybrid func tions
R The select ionofthematc hingdrive type bythehy brid system depends
on thedr iving conditions andthedis tance Dr
iving and parking 27