2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC SUV Owner's Manual

AIR
BOD YCO NTR OLincludes thefo llo wing com‐
pone ntsand func tions:
R airsuspen sionwithva riable spring rate
R automat icleve lcon trol system R
speed-depen dentlowe ring toreduce fuel
con sum ption
R manuall yselec tablehigh leve lse tting for
gr eat erground clearance R
ADS PLUS (Adap tiveDam ping System with
con stant dam pingfo rc eadjus tment)
R DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc hand leve lbutt on
Av ailab lesuspe nsion settings Dr
ive pr og ramC haracteristics
A (Comfort) R
The susp ension setting iscomf ortab le.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l.
R When drivin gat speeds ofabo ve78 mph(125 km/h) theve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds below50 mph(80 km/h) theve hicle israised again.
; (Eco) R
The suspen sionsetting iscom fortable.
R The vehicle issetto low leve l-1 .
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo uar etra veling athigher speeds.
C (Spor t) R
The suspen sionsetting isfirm er.
R The vehicle issetto low leve l-1 .
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo uar etra veling athigher speeds. Dr
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ive pr og ramC haracteristics
B (Sport+) R
The suspension setting iseve nfirm er.
R The vehicle issetto low leve l-1 .
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo uar etra veling athigher speeds.
Ve hicl eswith Off-road pack‐
ag e:
F (Off-road)
G (Off-road +) R
The susp ension setting issui table forof f-r oad terrain.
R The vehicle issetto thehigh leve l+1 .
R When drivin gat speeds aboveappr oximat ely50 mph(80 km/h), theve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely28 mph(45 km/h), theve hicle israised. Dif
fere nces betwee ndiffer ent vehicle leve ls
com paredtothenor mal leve l(0):
R High leve l(+2):(onl yve hicl eswith Off-
ro ad pac kage):appr ox.+2.0 in(+50 mm)
R Hig hleve l+1: appr ox.+1 .2 in(+30 mm)
R Lowleve l-1: appr ox.-0.6 in(-1 5mm) Se
tting thevehicl eleve l &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent because
ve hicle leve lis toohigh
If yo udr ive at ahigh ervehicle leve l,th edr iv‐
ing charact eristic sma ybe impair eddue to
th ehigher vehicle centerofgrav ity .
The vehicle candrift outw ards, forex am ple,
when steer ing orcor ner ing. #
Alw aysch oose ave hicle leve lwhic his
suit edtothedr iving style and thero ad
sur face condi tions. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Whe nlowe ring theve hicle, people could
become trapped ifth eir limbs arebe tween
th eve hicle body andthetir es orunder neath
th eve hicle. 21
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Mak esur eno one isunder neathth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicinit yof
th ewheel arch es when theve hicle is
being lowe red. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du eto theve hicle lowe ring
Ve hicl eswith AIRBO DY CONT ROLor
le ve lcontr olsystem: when youunlo adlug‐
ga ge orlea vetheve hicle, theve hicle firs t
ri ses slightly andthen retur ns tothese tle ve l
shor tly af te rw ards.
Yo uor anyone else inthevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody couldthus
bec ome trapped.
The vehicle canalso belowe redaf te rbeing
loc ked. #
When leaving theve hicle, makesur e
th at nobody isin thevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody . *
NO
TEDama gedue tovehicle lowe ring Pa
rts of thebody could bedamag edwhen
th eve hicle islowe red. #
Mak esur eth at ther ear eno obs tacles
suc has curbs underneathor inthe
immed iatevicin ityofthebody when the
ve hicle isbeing lowe red. Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R Vehicl eswithout Off-road package:th e
ve hicle mustno tbe mo ving faster than
37 mph(60 km/h).
R Vehicl eswith Off-road package:
- Ifdr ive pr ogr am A, ;,Cor
B issel ect ed:th eve hicle mustno tbe
mo ving faster than 37 mph(6 0km/h).
- Ifth eF orG drive pr ogr am is
select ed:theve hicle mustno tbe mo ving
fa ster than 12 mp h(20 km/h). Ra
ising theve hicl e #
Press butt on1.
Indica torlam p2 lights up.
Ve hicl eswithout Off-road package:th e
ve hicle issetto thehigh leve l+1 .
Ve hicl eswith Off-road package: Dr
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Ifdr ive pr ogr am A, ;,Cor
B isselect ed:theve hicle issetto the
high leve l+1 .
R Ifth eF orG drive pr ogr am is
select ed:theve hicle issetto thehigh
le ve l+2.
Yo ur sele ction issave d.
The vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R Vehicl eswithout Off-road package:
- Whendrivi ng faster than 50 mph
(80 km/ h).
- When driving between 37mph(60 km/h)
and 50mph(8 0km/h) forapp roxima tely
th re eminut es.
R Vehicl eswith Off-road package:
- Ifdr ive pr og ram A, ;, Cor
B issele cted:
When driving faster than 50 mph
(80 km/ h)or between 37mph(6 0km/h)
and 50mph(80 km/h) forapp roxima tely
th re eminut es. -
Ifth eF orG drive pr ogr am is
select ed:
When driving faster than 12 mp h
(20 km/ h).
R Afterch ang ingadr ive pr og ram usi ng the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthelas t
activ edr ive pr ogr am.
Lo we ring theve hicl e #
Press butt on1.
Indica torlam p2 goes out.Thevehicle is
adjus tedto theheight oftheactiv edr ive pr o‐
gr am.
Lo we ring and raising there ar oftheve hicl e &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Whe nlowe ring theve hicle, people could
become trapped ifth eir limbs arebe tween
th eve hicle body andthetir es orunder neath
th eve hicle. #
Mak esur eno one isunder neathth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicin ityof
th ewheel arch es when theve hicle is
being lowe red. Re
quirement s:
R Allvehicle doorsar eclosed
R Ther eis no trailer coupled
R Ther eis no bicy clerack installed
R The batteryis suf ficie ntly charge d; ifnec es‐
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we ring there ar oftheve hicl e #
Apply theelectr icpar king brak e. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005D
(/ page16 9). #
Pullswi tch1 intheright- hand cargocom‐
par tmen ttr im brief ly.
Indicat orlam p2 flashes untilth eve hicle
has been lowe red. When
there ar oftheve hicle hasbeen com‐
ple tely lowe red, indicat orlam p2 remains
lit.
Lo we ring isint erru pte din thefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R Ave hicle doorisopened
R Switc h1 ispulle dag ain
R The vehicle isbeing driven faster than
1. 2 mp h(2 km/h)
% The vehicle isaut omaticall yse tto theleve l
of themos tre cently activedrive pr ogr am if
yo udr ive at spee dsgreat erthan 1.2 mp h
(2 km/ h)wit hth ere ar oftheve hicle low‐
er ed. The Vehicle RisingPlease Waitmes‐
sag eappea rsinthemultifunc tiondispla y.
If indicat orlam p2 flashes twiceand there ar of
th eve hicle does notlo we r: #
Mak esur eth at there qu iremen tsareme t.
% Lowe ring there ar oftheve hicle allowsthe
ve hicle tobe loaded moreeasil y.Obser ve
th eno teson loadi ngtheve hicle when doing
th is (/ page10 6). Ra
ising there ar oftheve hicl e #
Che ckifth ebatt eryis suf ficie ntly charge d. If
nec essar y,star tth eengine. #
Pull switc h1 brief ly.
Indic ator lam p2 goes out.
The vehicle willberaised tothecur rently
sel ect edleve l.
% The vehicle isaut omaticall yse tto theleve l
of themos tre cently activedrive pr ogr am if
yo udr ive at spee dsgreat erthan 1.2 mp h
(2 km/ h)wit hth ere ar oftheve hicle low‐
er ed. The Vehicle RisingPlease Waitmes‐
sag eappea rsinthemultifunc tiondispla y.
If th eve hicle canno tbe raised: #
Ensur eth at thebatt eryis suf ficie ntly
ch arge d; ifnec essar y,star tth eengine .
The raising proces scon tinues. Dr
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Pa
rking Assis tPA RK TRONI C Fu
nction ofParking Assis tPA RK TRONI C Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis an elec tron ic
par kingassi stanc esy stem withultr asound. It
monit orsth ear ea around your vehicle using mul‐
tiple sensor s1 onthefront bum perand onthe
re ar bum per.Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Csho ws
yo uth edis tance betwee nyo ur vehicle anda
de tected obs tacle visually and audibly .
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis on lyan aid. Itis
no ta subs titutefo ryo ur att entio nto thesur‐
ro und ings.The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu ver‐
ing and parking remains withyo u. Mak esur e
th at ther ear eno per sons, animals orobjec tsin th
emaneuv ering area while maneuv ering and
par king in/exitingpar king spaces.
In thest andar dse tting ,an intermit tent wa rning
to ne sou nds from adi st anc eof appr oximat ely
1. 0 ft (0.3 m)toan obs tacle infront and approx ‐
imat ely3. 3ft (1.0 m) toan obs tacle beh ind. A
continu ouswa rning tone sou nds from adi st anc e
of appr oximat ely0. 7ft (0.2 m).Using theWarn
Early AllAroun dse tting inthemultimedia sys‐
te m, thewa rning tones forfr ont and side impact
pr otect ion can besetto sound atagr eat erdis‐
ta nce ofapprox imat ely3. 3ft (1.0 m) infront and
2.0 ft(0.6 m)onthesides (/page225).
% The Warn EarlyAllAroun dse tting isalw ays
act ive at there ar oftheve hicle.
If Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis deac tiva ted,
Ac tivePa rking Assistis una vailable. Pa
rking Assis tPA RK TRONI Cdispl ayinthe
mu ltim edia system Ve
hicles withAc tivePa rking Assistwit hout a
360 °Camer a 220
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hicles withAc tivePa rking Assistand a360 °
Camer a
If Ac tivePa rking Assistis deact ivat ed and an
obs tacle isde tected inthepat hof theve hicle, a
pop-up windowforPa rking AssistPA RK TRONI C
1 appear sin themultimedia system atspeeds
belo w6mp h(1 0 km/h).
The color oftheindividual segmentsof thewa rn‐
ing displa yis based onthedis tance tothede tec‐
te dobs tacle :
R Yello wsegment s:obs tacle sat adi st anc e
be tween appr ox.2.0 ft(0.6 m)and 3.3ft
(1 .0 m) R
Orang esegment s:obs tacle sat adi st anc e
be tween appr ox.1. 0 ft (0.3 m)and 2.0ft
(0.6 m)
R Redse gme nts: obstacle sat ave ry shor t
dis tance ofapprox .1. 0 ft (0.3 m)orless
Sy stem limit s
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cdoes notne cessa‐
ri ly take intoacc ount thefo llo wing obstacle s:
R Obs tacle sbel ow thede tection rang e, e.g .
pe rsons, animals orobject s.
R Obs tacle sab ove thede tection rang e, e.g .
ove rhang ingloads, overhang sor loadin g
ra mp sof truc ks.
The sensor smus tbe free ofdir t,ice and slush.
Ot her wise, they ma yno tfunction correctl y.
Clean thesensor sre gular ly,especiall yaf te rdr iv‐
ing off-r oad ,ta king careno tto scr atc hor dam‐
ag eth em.
Ve hicl eswith traile rhitc h:Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cis deac tiva tedfo rth ere ar zone
when youes tablish anelec trical conn ect ion
be tween your vehicle andatrailer . Pr
oblems withParking Assis tPA RK TRONI C Ve
hicles without 360° Camer a Ve
hicles with360° Camer a Dr
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Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Re ar segm ents1 orall-r oundseg‐
men ts2 light upred. The é sym‐
bol appear sin themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y. Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis malf unction ing and hasbeen deactiva teddue tosignal interfere nce. #
Startth eve hicle again. #
Chec kif Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis wo rking atadif fere nt locati on.
Re ar segm ents1 orall-r oundseg‐
men ts2 light upred. At thesame
time, awa rning tone sou nds for
appr oximat elytw oseco ndseverytim e
th eve hicle isstar ted. The é symbol
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y. The
sensor sar edir ty. #
Clean thesensor sand obser vetheno teson car eof vehicle parts(/ page433).
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Chas been deactiva teddue toamalf unction. #
Startth eve hicle again. #
Ifth epr oblem persists, con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Fu
nction ofthepa ssiv eside impact protec‐
tion
Pa ssiv eside impact protect ion isan additional
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cfun ction whic h
wa rnsth edr iver about obstacle sat theside of
th eve hicle. Awa rning isissued whenobstacle s
ar ede tected between thefront and rear detec‐
tion rang e. In orde rfo ran object ontheside to
be detected, thesensor sin thefront and rear bum
permus tfirs tde tect theobjec twhile you
ar edr ivin gpas tit.
Dur ing thepar king procedur eor maneuv ering,
objec tsarede tected astheve hicle drives pas t.
If yo usteer inthedir ect ion ofade tected obs ta‐
cle and ther eis arisk ofalat eral collision, a
wa rning isissued. Thesegme ntson thesides
light upyello wor red, dependin gon thedis tance
to theobs tacle . Seg
ment colordepe ndingon distan ce
Co lor Lateral dis tan ce
Ye llo wA pprox.1. 0 -2.0 ft
(30 -60 cm)
Re dA pprox.< 1.0 ft
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