2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC COUPE warning

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B-pil larwi th:
QR code foraccessi ngthere scue card →
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2 Safetyve sts →
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3 mebutt onand SOS button →
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4 Tocheckand refill oper atingfluids →
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5 Totow- star tand tow aw ay →
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6 Flat tire →
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7 Startin gassis tance →
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8 Haza rdwa rning light system →
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Fuelfiller flap with:
inf ormat ionlabel onfuel type →
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Inf ormation labelon tirepr essur e →
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QR code foraccessi ngthere scue card →
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A Totow- star tand tow aw ay →
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B Warning triang le →
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C TIRE FITkit →
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D First-ai dkit (softsided) →
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Digit alOper ator's Manual describesthe
functions andoper ation oftheve hicle andthe
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No
tesfo rper sons with elec tron icmedi cal
aids
Me rcedes-B enzAGcanno t,des pite car efu lly
de veloping vehicle systems, completely rule out
th eint eraction ofvehicle systems withelectr onic
medical aidssuchas car diac pacemak ers.
In addition, ther ear ecom ponen tsins talled in
th eve hicle that, rega rdless oftheoper ating sta‐
tus oftheve hicle, cangener atema gne ticfields
on apar withper manen tmagne ts.These fields
can befound ,fo rex am ple, inthear ea around
th emultimedia andsound system oralso inthe
ar ea oftheseats, depending ontheve hicle
eq uipment.
Fo rth is reason ,th efo llo wing canoccurinisola‐
te dcases, dependin gon theaids used:
R Medical aidsmalfunct ioning
R Adversehealt hef fects
Obs erve theno tesand warnings ofthemanuf ac‐
tur erofthemedical aids;ifin doubt, contact the
de vice manuf acturerand/or your doc tor.If th er e
is con tinuin guncer taint ycon cerningth epossi‐
bility ofmedical aidsmalfunct ioning,Mercedes- Benz
AGrecomme ndsusing only few elec trical
ve hicle systems and/or maintaining adis tance
fr om thecom ponen ts.
Onl yha ve repair sand maint enanc ewo rkinthe
ar ea ofthefo llo wing compone ntscar ried out by
a qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop:
R Vehicle component scar rying livevo ltag e
R Trans miss ionantenn a
R Mult imed iasystem and sound system
If yo uha ve anyqu eries orsugg estion s,con sult a
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Pr
oblems withyour vehicl e
If yo usho uld exper ience apr oblem withyo ur
ve hicle, particular lyone that youbelie vema y
af fect its safeope ratio n,we urge youto cont act
an author ized Mercedes-B enzCent erimmedi‐
at elyto have thepr oblem diagnosed andrecti‐
fi ed. Ifth epr oblem isno tre solv edtoyour sat is‐
fa ction, plea se discu ssthepr oblem again with
an aut hor ized Mercedes- BenzCenteror,if nec‐
essar y,cont actusatone ofthefo llo wing
addr esses : In
theUS A:
Mer cede s-Benz USA,LLC
Cus tomer Assis tance Center
One Mercedes-B enzDrive
Sand ySpr ings,GA 30328
In Can ada:
Mer cedes-Be nzCanad a,Inc.
Cu stomer Relation sDepar tment
98 Vande rhoof Avenue
To ronto, Ont ario M4G 4C9 Re
por ting safetydef ects
US Aonl y:
The follo wing text ispu blished asrequ ired of
manuf acturersunder Title 49, Code ofU.S. Fed‐
er al Re gulations, Part57 5pur sua nttothe
"N atio nalTraf fic and MotorVe hicle SafetyAc tof
19 66".
If yo ubelie vethat your vehicle hasadef ect
whic hcould cause acr ash orcould cause injury
or deat h,yousho uld imm ediat elyinf orm the Gene
ralno tes 29

te
m wa rning lam plight sup. Itgoes outnolater
th an afe w sec ond saf te rth eve hicle isstar ted.
The com ponen tsof there stra int system areth en
func tional. Malfu
nctioning restra 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 &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomalfu nc‐
tions inthere stra int system
Com ponen tsinthere stra int system maybe
activ ated unint entionall yor notdeplo yas
planned inan acciden t. #
Have there stra int system checkedand
re pair edimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. Fu
nction ofthere stra int system inan acci‐
dent Ho
wthere stra int system worksis de term ined by
th ese verity of theim pact detected and thetype
of acciden tantic ipated:
R Front alim pact
R Rear impact
R Sideim pact
R Rollover
The activ ation thre sholds forth ecom ponen tsof
th ere stra int system arede term ined based on
th eev aluatio nof thesensor values measur edat
va rious points intheve hicle. Thisprocess ispre-
em ptive in nat ure. The trigg ering/ deplo yment of
th ecom ponen tsof there stra int system mus t
ta ke place ingood timeatthest ar tof thecolli‐
sion.
Fa ctor swhi chcan only besee nand measured
af te ra colli sion hasoccur reddo notpla ya deci‐
siv ero le in thedeplo yment ofan airbag. Nordo
th ey prov ide anindic ation ofairbag deployment .
The vehicle maybe def ormed signif icantl ywit h‐
out anairbag beingdeployed. This isthecase if onl
ypar tswhic har ere lativ elyeasil ydef ormed
ar eaf fect ed and thera te ofvehicle deceler ation
is no thigh. Conversely ,an airbag maybe
deplo yedev en though theve hicle suffers onl y
minor deformation. Ifve ry rigid vehicle parts
suc has longitudinal membersar ehit, this ma y
re sult insuf ficie ntly highleve ls of vehicle decel‐
er ation.
Depending onthede tected dep loyme ntsitu a‐
tion, thecom ponen tsof there stra int system can
be activ ated ordeplo yedindepen dentlyof eac h
ot her :
R Front Emer gency Tensi oni ng Device :fr ont al
im pa ct, rear impact ,side impact ,ro llo ver
R Rear Em erge ncy Tensi oni ng Device :fr ont al
im pa ct, rear impact ,ro llo ver
R Driver' sai rba g,front passe nger airba g:fron‐
ta lim pact
R Knee airbag: frontal impact
R Side airbag: sideimpact
R Windo wcur tain airbag: sideimpact ,ro llo ver,
fr ont alim pact 38
Occupa ntsaf ety

Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gse at beltadjus tment
vi athe multi mediasy stem Multi
media system:
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Set ting s5
Vehicle #
Activateor deacti vate Belt Adjus tment . Re
leasing seatbelts #
Press there lease buttonintheseat belt
buc kleand guide theseat beltbackwit hth e
seat belttongu e. Se
at beltwa rning funct ionforthe driver and
fr on tpass enger The
00E9 seatbeltwarning lam pin theins tru‐
ment displa yis are minder that all vehicle occu‐
pants mustwe artheir seat belts correctly .
The 00E9 seatbel twa rning lam plight sup forsix
seconds everytim eth eve hicle isstar ted.
In addition, awa rning tone maysou nd.
Whe nth edr iver's andfront passeng er'sdoor s
ar eclosed andthedr iver and front passeng er ha
ve fastened their seat belts, theseat belt
wa rning goes out.
In thefo llo wing cases ,th eseat beltwarning
light sup dur ing ajour neyif:
R The vehicle speed exceeds 15mp h
(25 km/ h)and thedr iver's orfront
passeng erseat beltisno tfa stened.
R The driver or front passeng erunf astens their
seat beltwhile theve hicle isin mo tion. Airbags
Ov
ervie wof airbags 1
Driver's knee airbag
2 Driver's airbag
3 Front passeng erairbag
4 Windo wcur tain airbag
5 Side airbag
The installation locationofan airbag isident ified
by theAIRB AGsymbol.
When enabled, anairbag canprov ide addition al
pr otect ion forth ere spectiv eve hicle occupant. Occupant
safety 43

The
status ofthefront passeng erairbag isdis‐
pla yedvia thePA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat or
lam psafte rth eself-t est:
R ON islit:th efront passeng erairbag may
deplo ydur ing anacciden t.
The indicat orlam pgoes outafte rapp rox‐
ima tely 60 seco nd s.
R ON andOF Far eno tlit :th efront passeng er
airbag maydeplo ydur ing anacciden t.
R OFF islit:th efront passeng erairbag isdisa‐
bled. Itwill then notbe deplo yedin theev ent
of an acciden t.
If th ePA SSENGER AIRBAGON indicat orlam pis
of f,on lythePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam psho wsthest atus ofthefront passeng er
airbag. ThePASSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pma ybe litcon tinuousl yor be off.
If th ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat orlam p
and the0075 restra int system warning lam p
light upsimult aneousl y,thefront passeng erseat
ma yno tbe used. Alsointhis case, donotins tall
a ch ild restra int system onthefront passeng er
seat. Have theaut omatic front passeng erairbag shut
offch eckedand repair edimmediat elyata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
St atus displa y
If th efront passeng erseat isoccupied, ensure,
bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest a‐
tus ofthefront passeng erairbag iscor rect for
th ecur rent situa tion.
Af terin st alli ng are ar wa rd-faci ng child
re stra int system onthefront passeng er
seat :PA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Fmus tbe litcon ‐
tin uousl y. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hwhen
using are ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem while thefront passeng erairbag
is enabled
If yo usec ureach ild inare ar wa rd-faci ng
ch ild restra int system onthefront passeng er
seat andthePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find i‐
cat orlam pis off,th efront passeng erairbag
can deplo yin theeve ntofan acci dent.
The child could bestru ck bytheairbag. Alw
aysensur eth at thefront passeng erair‐
bag isdisabled. ThePASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicat orlam pmus tbe lit.
NEVER useare ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onaseat withan ENABL EDFRONT
AIRB AG.Thi scan result intheDE ATHof or
SERIOU SINJU RYtotheCH ILD. When
installing ach ild restra int system onthe
fr ont passeng ersea t,obse rveth eve hicle-spe‐
cif icinf ormation (/page62).
Depending onthech ild restra int system and the
st atur eof thech ild, thePA SSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicat orlam pma ybe off.In this case, do
no tins tallth ere ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onthefront passeng erseat.
Ins tead, installth ere ar wa rd-faci ng child
re stra int system onasuit able rear seat .
Af terin st alli ng afo rw ard-f acin gch ild
re stra int system onthefront passeng er
seat :depen dingonthech ild restra int system
and thest atur eof thech ild, PASSENGER AIR
BA GOF Fma ybe litcon tinuousl yor be off.
Alw aysobser vethefo llo wing informatio n. Occ
upant safety 49

Fu
nction ofABS The
Anti-loc kBr ak eSy stem (ABS )re gulat esthe
br ak epr essur ein critical driving situation s:
R Dur ing braking, e.g.atfull brak eapplication
or insuf ficie nttiretracti on, thewheels are
pr eve nted from lock ing.
R Vehicle steer ability whilebraking isensur ed.
If ABS interve nes when braki ng, youwill feel a
pulsing inthebr ak epedal. Thepulsating brak e
pedal canbeanindicat ionofhazar dous road
con dition sand canserveas are minder totake
ex tra car ewh ile dr ivi ng. Fu
nction ofBA S The
Brak eAssis tSy stem (BAS )suppor tsyour
eme rgency braking situation withadditional
br ak efo rc e.
If yo udepr essthebr ak epedal quickl y, BA Sis
acti vated:
R BASau tomatical lyboos tsthebr ak epr es‐
sur e.
R BAScan shorten thebr aking distance. R
ABS preve nts thewheels from locking .
The brak es will func tion asusual onceyo u
re lease thebr ak epedal. BASis dea ctivated. Fu
nction ofESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityPro‐
gr am) &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
dea ctivated
If yo udeac tivateES P®
,ES P®
can notcar ry
out vehicle stabiliz ation. #
ESP®
shoul don lybe deactiv ated inthe
fo llo wing situat ions. *
NO
TEMercede s-AMG vehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement .
Yo uco uld other wise failto recogni ze
da ngers. ESP
®
can moni torand improve driving stabilit y
and tract ion inthefo llo wing situat ions,wit hin
ph ysical limit s:
R When pulling away on awe tor slip pe ry road.
R When brakin g.
If th eve hicle deviat esfrom thedir ect ion desir ed
by thedr iver ,ES P®
can stabiliz eth eve hicle by
int erve ning inthefo llo wing ways:
R One ormor ewheels arebr ak ed.
R The engine outputisadap tedaccor dingto
th esituation .
When ESP®
is deactiv ated, the00BB warning
lam plight sup con tinuousl y:
R Drivin gst abilit ywill nolongerbe improve d.
R The drive wheels couldspin.
R ETS/4 ETStra ction control isstill act ive.
% When ESP®
is deact ivat ed, youar est ill assis‐
te dby ESP ®
wh en braki ng. Dr
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When
the00E5 warning lam pflashes ,on eor
se veralwheels hasreac hed itsgrip limit :
R Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle to suit thecur rent
ro ad and weather condition s.
R Donotdeac tivateES P®
.
R Onlydepr esstheaccelera torpeda las faras
is necessar ywhen pulling away.
Dea ctivateESP ®
in thefo llo wing situat ionsto
im prov etra ction:
R When usingsnowch ains .
R Indeep snow .
R Onsand orgrave l.
% Spin ningth ewheels results inacutting
action, whichenhances traction.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam plight sup con tinu‐
ousl y,ESP ®
is no tav ailable duetoamalf unction.
Obse rveth efo llo wing informatio n:
R Warning and indic ator lam ps(/ page398 )
R Disp lay mess ages (/ page35 1) ET
S/4ET S(Electr onicTractio nSy stem)
ET S/ 4ETS tracti oncontr olispa rtof ESP ®
and
mak esitpossible topull away and accelerat eon
a slippe ryroad.
ET S/ 4ETS can improve theve hicle's traction by
int erve ning inthefo llo wing ways:
R The drive wheels arebr ak ed individually if
th ey spin.
R Mor edr ive to rq ue istrans ferred tothewheel
or wheels withtra ction.
Inf luence ofdrive pr og rams onESP®
The drive pr og rams enabl eESP ®
to adap tto dif‐
fe re nt we ather and road con dition sas wellas
th edr iver's prefer reddr iving style. Depen dingon
th eselect eddrive pr ogr am, theappr opriate
ES P®
mode willbeactiv ated. Youcan selectthe
dr ive pr ogr ams using theDY NA MIC SELE CT
switc h(/ page15 0). Fu
nction ofESP ®
Cr osswind Assist ES
P®
Cr osswind Assistde tects sudde ngu stsof
side wind andhelps thedr iver tokeep theve hi‐
cle inthelane:
R ESP®
Cr osswind Assistis activ eat vehicle
speeds between appr ox.47 mp h(7 5 km/h)
and 125mp h(200 km/h) whendriving
st ra ight ahead orcor ner ing slight ly.
R The vehicle isstabiliz edbymeans ofindivi d‐
ua lbr ak eapp lication onone side. Fu
nction ofESP ®
trailer stabil izatio n &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent inpoo rro ad
and weather condition s
In poor road and weather condition s,the
tr ai le rst abiliz ationcan notpr ev ent lurching of
th eve hicle/tr ailercombination. Trailer swit h
a high centerof grav ity ma ytip ove rbef ore
ESP ®
de tects this. 16
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Driving and parking