2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC COUPE engine

No
teson hydropl aning
Hyd roplaning cantake place onceacer tain
amount ofwa terhas accumu lated on thero ad
sur face.
Obs erve thefo llo wing notesdur ing heavyprecip‐
it ation orinconditions inwhic hhy droplaning
ma yocc ur:
R Reduce speed
R Avoid tireru ts
R Avoid sudden steer ing movements
R Brak ecar eful ly
% Also obser vetheno teson regular lych ecking
wheels andtires (/ page305).
No teson driving through wateron the road
sur face
Wa terwhi chhas entered intoth eve hicle can
damag eth eengine, electricsand transmission .
Wa tercan alsoent ertheair intakeof theengine
and cause engine damage. Obser
vethefo llo wing ifyo umus tdr ive th ro ugh
wa ter:
R The water,when calm,ma yonl yre ac hth e
lo we redg eof theve hicle body.
R Drive at amaximum speedof6mp h
(1 0 km/ h);watercan other wise enterthe
ve hicle interior orengine compartment .
R Vehicles trave ling infront ,or onc omin gve hi‐
cles, cancreat ewav eswhic hma yex ceed the
maximu mper missi bledep thofthewa ter.
The braking effect of thebr ak es isreduced afte r
fo rd ing. Brak ecar efull ywhile paying attent ion to
th etraf fic condi tions untilbr aki ng powe rhas
been fullyrestor ed. ECO
star t/s topfunc tion Ope
ratio nof the ECOstar t/s topfunc tion
% The ECOstar t/ stop funct ionisno tav ailable
in all drive pr og rams, depe nding onthe
engine. Observethest atus displa yin the
multifu nctiondisplay fo rth is. The
engin eis switc hedoffaut omat icallyin the
fo llo wing situat ionsifall vehicle conditions for
an aut omat iceng inestop areme t:
R Youbr ak eth eve hicle toast ands tillin trans ‐
miss ionposit ion005Bor005C.
R Vehicl eswith a48 Von-b oard electrical
sy stem: Youdepr essthebr ak epedal when
tra veling atalow speed.
If th esy stem has detected one ofthefo llo wing
situat ions,th eengine willnotst op:
R Youstop atast op sign andther eis no vehi‐
cle infront ofyou.
R The vehicle that stopped infront ofyou
st ar ts up again.
R Youman euver,tur nth esteer ing wheel
shar plyor eng agere ve rsege ar.
% Ifth esy stem detects anintellige nt stop
inhibit or,fo rex am ple, ast op sign, theengine
will notst op.
If yo uact ivat eth eHOLD function oreng age
th epar kposition 005D,theengine canbe
switc hedoffin spit eof an intellig entstop
inhibit or. 14
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The
engine isrestar tedaut omatic allyif:
R Youen gage trans missi on positio n005B or005E.
R Youdepr esstheacceler ator pedal.
R Anautomatic enginestar tis requ ired bythe
ve hicle.
R Youre lease thebr ak epedal.
R Vehicl eswith a48 Von-b oardele ctrical
sy stem:
- Youre lease thebr ak epedal onado wnhill
gr adient andtheve hicle does notro ll.
- The vehicle rolls on ado wnhill gradien t
and does notaut omat icallyent erglide
mode at15 mp h(2 0km/h).
EC Ostar t/ stop funct ionsymbols inthemulti‐
func tion displa y:
R The 00D6 symbol (green) appear swhen the
ve hicle isat ast ands till:th eengine was
switc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/ stop funct ion.
R The 00D5 symbol (yello w)appear swhen the
ve hicle isat ast ands till:no tall vehicle condi‐
tions foran engine stop have been met. R
Neit herthe00D6 nor00D5 symbol appears
when theve hicle isat ast ands till:an intelli‐
ge nt stop inhibit orwa sde tected, forex am‐
ple, ast op sign.
If th eengine wasswitc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/
st op funct ionand youlea vetheve hicle, awa rn‐
ing tone sou nds and theengine isno tre star ted.
In addition, thefo llo wing displa ymess age
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y:
Vehicle ReadytoDrive Switchthe Ignit ionOff
Befor eEx iting
If yo udo notswit choffth eignition ,it is aut o‐
maticall yswitc hedoffaf te rth re eminut es. Deactiv
atingoractiv ating theECO star t/
sto pfunc tion #
Press button 1.
If indi catorlamp 2light sup, theEC Ostar t/
st op funct ionisactiv ated.
% Depending onthemodel andtheve hicle
eq uipment, thebutt onmayalso belocat ed
at adif fere nt positio nin thecent ercon sole. Dr
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ECO
displayfun ction The
ECOdispla ysumm arize syo ur drivin gch ar‐
act eristic sfrom thest ar tof thejour neyto its
com pletion andassis tsyouin achie vingth e
mos teconomical driving style.
Yo ucan influen ceconsum ption bydoing thefo l‐
lo wing:
R Drivin gwit hpar ticular care
R Drivin gth eve hicle indrive pr ogr am ;
R Obser vingthege arshif tre comme ndations The
inner segment willlight upand theout er
segment willfill up when thefo llo wing drivin g
st yle is adop ted:
R 1 Moder ateaccelera tion
R 2 Gentle deceler ationandrolling
R 3 Consis tent spe ed
The inne rseg ment willno tlight upand theout er
segment willemptywhen thefo llo wing drivin g
st yle is adop ted:
R 1 Spor tyacceler ation
R 2 Hea vybraking
R 3 Fluct uations inspeed
The ECOdispla ywill showyo uwhen youha ve
dr iven econ omicall y:
R The thre eout ersegment sar ecom pletely fil‐
led simult aneousl y.
R The ECOdispla ylights up.
The additional rang eac hieve das are sult ofyour
dr ivin gst yle in com parison withadr iver wit ha
ve ry spor tydriving style is sho wnunder Bonus fr.
Start. The rang edispl ayed does notindicat ea
fi xe dre duction incon sum ption. DY
NA MIC SELECT switch Fu
nction oftheDY NA MIC SELECT switch *
NO
TEMercede s-AMG vehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement .
Yo uco uld other wise failto recogni ze
da ngers. %
Depe nding ontheengine andequipment,
th eve hicle hasdiffere nt drive pr ogr ams.
Use theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hto chang e
be tween thefo llo wing drive pr ogr ams.
The drive pr og ram sele cted app earsin themulti‐
func tion displa yof theon- boar dcom puter.
= Individual
R individual settings
B Sport+
R particular lyspor tydriving 14
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Selec
tingthedr ive pr og ram #
Press DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h1 forw ards
or bac kwards.
The drive pr og ram sele cted app earsin the
multifu nctiondisplay. Conf
iguringDYNA MIC SELECT (multimedia
sy stem) Multi
media system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Vehicle
5 DYNA MICSELECT
Se tting drive pr og ram I #
Select IndividualCo nfiguratio n. #
Select and seta cat egory.
Switc hingthere stor ation disp layon oroff #
Swit chReques tat Start onoroff.
Fu nction on:thene xt time theve hicle isstar ted
a pr om ptappear sask ing whe ther thelas tactiv e
dr ive pr og ram shou ldbe restor ed. Ifth eEC O
st ar t/ stop funct ionwasdeactiv ated, anaddi‐
tional prom ptappear sask ing ifth efunc tion
should remain deactivated.
% The prom ptappear son lyifth epr ev iousl y
act ive se ttings deviat efrom thest andar d
se tting s.
Fu nction off:thene xt time theve hicle isstar‐
te dth eA drive pr ogr am issetaut omaticall y.The
ECOstar t/ stop funct ionisactiv ated aut o‐
matically .
% This funct ionmus tbe activ ated foreac huser
pr ofile sepa rately.Only when this func tion is
act ivat ed will thedr ive pr og ram and Eco
st ar t/ stop setting forth epr ev ious journey
be save dfo rth ere spectiv euser profile. Displa
yingvehicl edata Mul
timedi asy stem:
4 © 5
Info #
Select Vehicle.
The vehicle datais displa yed. Displa
yingengine data Multimedia
system:
4 © 5
Info #
Select Engine.
The engine datais displa yed. 15
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%
The actual (maximum) values that can be
ac hie vedfo rengine outputand engine tor‐
qu ema yde viat efrom thecer tified values
wit hin thecount ry-spe cificgu ideline sfo r
per missible toler anc es(basis: UN-ECE No.
85 orcount ry-spe cificgu ideline s).
Fa ctor sth at can influen cethis are, forex am‐
ple:
R Sea leve l
R Fuelgrade
R Outside temp eratur e
R Oper ating temp eratur eof theengine
% The values displa yedser veonl yas orient a‐
tion. Thevalues forengine outputand
engine torq ue show nin themedia display
ma yde viat efrom theactual values. Calling
uptheconsum ption indicat or Multime
diasystem:
4 © 5
Info #
Select Consumpt ion.
The current and average consu mptionis dis‐
pl ay ed. Au
tomatic trans mis sion DI
REC TSE LECT leve r Fu
nction oftheDIRECT SELECT leve r &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto inc or‐
re ct gearshif ting
If th eengine speedishigher than theidle
speed andyouen gage thetransmission posi‐
tion 005Bor005E, theve hicle mayacceler ate
shar ply. #
Ifyo uen gage thetransmission position
005B or005E when theve hicle isat a
st ands till,alw aysdepr essthebr ak e
pedal firm lyand donotacc eler ateat
th esame time. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarelef tunsuper visedintheve hi‐
cle, they cou ld,in pa rticular :
R open doors,ther eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R getou tand bestru ck byoncom ingtraf‐
fi c.
R ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion, forex am ple by:
R releasing thepar king brak e.
R chang ingthetra nsmiss ionposition .
R star tin gth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. Dr
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Te
mp oraryse tting #
Toactiv ate: pul lst eer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 1or2.
Man ualgearshif tingis act ivat ed fora shor t
time. Trans miss ionposit ion0063and thecur‐
re nt gear appear inthemultifunc tiondispla y. #
Todeac tivate: pullst eer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 2and hold itin place .
The transm issionposit ion005Bappear sin the
multifu nctiondisplay.
% Toper manen tly shif tth ege arsman uallyin
dr ive pr og ram = using thesteer ing wheel
ge arshif tpaddles ,selec tth e0063 setting for
th etransmission . Gear
shifting #
Toshif tup: pull steer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 2. #
Toshif tdo wn: pullsteer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 1. Gea
rshif tre comm endation The
gearshif tre comme ndation assists youin
adop tingan eco nomic aldrivin gst yle. #
Ifge arshif tre comme ndation 1appea rs
ne xt to thetra nsmiss ionposition display,
shif tto there comme ndedgear. Using
kickdow n #
Maximum acceleration: depress theaccel‐
er ator pedal beyond thepr essur epoint .
To protect agains tengine overrev ,th eaut omatic
tra nsmiss ionshiftsup tothene xt gear when
max imum enginespee dhas been reac hed. Glid
emod efu ncti on *
NO
TEMercede s-AMG vehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement .
Yo uco uld other wise failto recogni ze
da ngers. Wi
th an ant icip ator ydr ivin gst yle, Glide mode
helps youto reduce fuelconsum ption.
Glide mode isch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R The com bustion engin eis disco nnect edfrom
th edr ivet ra in and continues torunin neu tral .
R The trans mis sion positio ndispl ay005B is
sho wningreen. 15
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Glide
mode isact ivat ed ifth efo llo wing condi‐
tion sar eme t:
R Drive pr ogr am ; isselec ted.
R The speed iswit hin asuit able rang e.
R The road's courseissuit able, e.g.no steep
uphill ordownhill inclinesortight bends.
R Ther eis no trailer hitched uptothetra iler
hitc h,and nobicy clerack installed.
R Youdo notdepr esstheacceler ator orbrak e
pedal (exc ep tfo rlig ht brak eapp lications).
% Glide mode canalsobe activ ated ifyo uha ve
select edthe"Eco" setting forth edr ive in the
dr ive pr og ram =.
Gli de mode isdea ctivated again ifone ofthe
condi tions isno long erme t.
Gl ide mod ecan also be preve nted bythefo llo w‐
ing parame ters:
R Incline
R Downhill gradi ent
R Temp eratur e
R Height R
Speed
R Oper ating status oftheengine
R Traf fic situ ation Fu
nction ofthe4MA TIC
4MA TICensures that all four wheel sar edr iven .
To ge ther wit hES P®
and 4ETS,4MA TICimprove s
th etra ction ofyour vehicle whene vera dr iven
whee lspins duetoinsuf ficie nttracti on.
If yo ufa ilto adap tyo ur drivin gst yle, 4MA TICcan
neit her reduce therisk ofan accident norover‐
ri de thelaws ofphysics. 4MA TICcannotta ke
acc oun tof road, weather and traf fic condi tions.
4MA TICisonly anaid. Youar ere sponsible espe‐
cially formaint ainingasaf edis tance from the
ve hicle infront, forve hicle speed, forbr aking in
good timeandforst ay ing inlane.
% Inwint ryroad con dition s,themaximum
ef fect of 4MA TICcan beachie vedonl yif yo u
use wint ertires (M+ Stir es), withsn ow
ch ains ifnec essar y. Re
fueli ng Re
fueli ngtheve hicl e &
WARNIN GRisk offire or explosion from
fuel
Fu els arehighly flammab le. #
Fire,open flames ,smo kingand creat ion
of spar ksmus tbe avo ided. #
Swit choffth eignition and,ifav ailable,
th est atio naryheat er,bef oreand while
re fuel ingtheve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom fuels
Fu els arepoisonous andhazar dous toyour
healt h. #
Donotsw allo wfuel orletit co me into
co ntact withsk in, eyes orclo thing. #
Donotinhale fuelvapor . #
Keep childr enaway from fuel. #
Keep door sand windo wsclos edduring
th ere fuel ingprocess. Dr
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If
yo uor other people comeintocont actwith
fuel, obser vethefo llo wing: #
Imm ediat elyrinse fuelof fyo ur skin wit h
soap andwater. #
Iffuel comes intocont actwithyo ur
ey es, immediat elyrinse them thor‐
oughl ywit hclean water.Seek medical
att entio nimm ediately . #
Ifyo usw allo wfuel, seek medicalatten‐
tio nimm ediat ely. Do notind uce vomit‐
ing. #
Cha ngeimmedi ately out ofclo thing that
has com eint ocon tact with fuel . &
WARNIN GRisk offire and explosion due
to electr ostatic charge
Ele ctrostat icch arge can ignitefuel vapor . #
Beforeyo uopen thefuel filler cap or
ta ke hold ofthepum pnoz zle, touc hth e
me tallic vehicle body. #
Toavo idcreatin gano ther electr ostatic
ch arge ,do notget intoth eve hicle again
dur ing there fuel ingprocess. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed bythewr ong fuel Ve
hicles withaga soline engine:
Ev en small amounts ofthewr ong fuelcould
re sult indamag eto thefuel system, the
engine andtheemission control system. #
Onlyre fuel withlow- sulfur gasoline.
This fuelmaycont ainupto10%ethanol. Your
ve hicle issuit able foruse withE1 0fuel .
Ne verre fuel withone ofthefo llo wing fuels:
R Dies el
R Gasoline withmor eth an 10%ethanol by
vo lume, e.g.E15, E8 5,E100
R Gasoline withmor eth an 3% methano lby
vo lume, e.g.M15,M30 ,M85 ,M1 00
R Gasoline withadditiv escon tainin gme tal If
yo uha ve acc iden tally re fuel edwithth e
wr ong fuel: #
Donotswit chtheignition on. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. *
NO
TEDo notus ediese lto refuel vehi‐
cles withaga soline engine If
yo uha ve acc iden tally re fuel edwithth e
wr ong fuel:
R Donotswit chtheignition on.Other wise
fuel canentertheengine.
Ev en small amounts ofthewr ong fuel
could result indamag eto thefuel system
and theengine. Therepair costsarehigh. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Have thefuel tank and fuellines
dr ained complet ely . 15
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