2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC COUPE suspension

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NO
TEDama getotheve hicle duetodriv‐
ing toofast and due toimpact sto the
ve hicle underbody orsuspension compo‐
nent s In
thefo llo wing situat ions,in par ticular ,th er e
is arisk ofdamag eto theve hicle:
R The vehicle becomes grounded, e.g.ona
high curb oran unpavedro ad
R The vehicle isdriven toofa st over an
obs tacle ,e.g. acurb ,spe edbump orpot‐
hole
R Ahea vyobject strike sth eunderbody or
suspension componen ts
In situation ssuc has these, damag eto the
body ,underbody ,suspension componen ts,
wheels ortires ma yno tbe visible. Compo‐
nen tsdamag edinthis wa ycan unexpec tedly
fa ilor ,in thecase ofan acciden t,ma yno lon‐
ge rabso rbthere sulting forc eas intended.
If th eunderbody panelingisdamag ed,flam‐
mable materials suchas lea ves, grass or
twigs cancollect between theunderbody and th
eunderbody paneling.Thesematerials may
ignit eif th ey come intocont actwith hot
par tsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Have theve hicle checkedand repair ed
immediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop.
or #
Ifdr iving safetyis im pair edwhile con‐
ti nui ng your jour ne y,pull over and stop
th eve hicle immediat ely, while paying
att ent ion toroad and traffic condi tions,
and cont actaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop. Dec
laration ofconf ormity forwi reless vehi‐
cle comp onent s
US A:"Radio based devic es ofthis vehicle com‐
ply withPa rt15 oftheFCC Rules. Opera tionis
subje ctto thefo llo wing twocon dition s:1) These
de vice sma yno tcause harmful interfere nce, and
2) The sedevice smu stacc eptan yint erfere nce
re cei ved, includin gint erfere nce that ma ycaus e
unde sired oper ation.Chan gesor modif ications no
tex pressl yappr ovedby thepar tyresponsible
fo rcom pliance could void theuser's author ityto
oper ateth eeq uipment. "
Canada :"This vehicle contains license-e xemp t
tr ans mitter( s)/r ece iver( s)that com plywit hInno ‐
va tio n,Scie nceand Econo micDe velopmen tCan‐
ada ’sRSS (s).Operatio nis subj ectto thefo llo w‐
ing twocon dition s:(1) These device sma yno t
cause interfere nce, and(2)The sedevice smu st
acc eptan yint erfere nce, including interfere nce
th at ma ycaus eunde sired oper ationof the
de vice. "
US A:"W ireless chargin gsy stem formobil ede vi‐
ces (mode l:WMI2 Wireless Mobile Inte rface) :
th is de vice complies withPa rt18 oftheFCC
Ru les."
The name andaddr essofthepar tyresponsible
is:
peik eracus ticGmbH
Max-Planc k-St r.28-32
61 38 1Fr iedr ichsdor f
Ger man y 26
General notes

memor
iesforve hicle keys,fo rex am ple. Their
use permitsth ete mp orar yor per manent docu‐
ment ation oftech nica linf orma tionab ou tth e
ve hicle's operating stat e, com ponent loads,
main tenance requ iremen tsand tech nica leve nts
or mal func tions.
Dep endingontheve hicle equipment, thefo llo w‐
ing dataar estor ed:
R Oper ating status ofsystem com ponen ts,
suc has fill le ve ls, tirepr essur eor batt ery
st atus
R Malfun ction sor faults inim por tant system
com ponen ts,suc has lights orbrak es
R System react ionsin spec ialdrivin gsit ua‐
tio ns,suc has airbag deploymentor theint er‐
ve ntio nof stabilit ycon trol systems
R Information oneve nts lead ing tovehicle
damag e
In cer taincas es, itma ybe requ ired tostor edat a
th at wo uld have other wise been usedonlyte m‐
por arily. This maybe thecase ifth eve hicle has
de tected amal functi on,forex am ple. If
yo uuse services, suchas repair services and
maint enanc ewo rk,st or ed oper ational dataas
we llas theve hicle identif ication number canbe
re ad out and used. Theycan beread out by
ser vice networkem ployees, suchas workshops
and manuf acturersor third par ties ,suc has
br eakdo wnservice s.The same istrue inthe
case ofwa rrant yclaim sand qualit yassur ance
meas ures.
In gener al,th ere ad out isper form ed via the
leg allypr escr ibed portfo rth ediagnos ticscon‐
nect ionintheve hicle. Theoper ational datath at
ar ere ad out documen tte ch nica lst at es ofthe
ve hicle orofindividua lcom ponent sand assis tin
th ediagnosis ofmalfunct ions,compliance with
wa rrant yoblig ationsand qualit yim prov ement .
To that end ,th ese data,in par ticular information
about componen tloads, tech nica leve nts, mal‐
func tions and other faults maybe transm itted
alon gwit hth eve hicle identif ication number to
th emanuf acturer.Fu rther mor e,themanuf ac‐
tur erissubject toproduct liability .Fo rth is rea‐
son themanuf actureralso uses operational data
fr om theve hicle, forex am ple, forre cal ls. The se da
ta can also be used toexamin eth ecus tom‐
er's warrant yand guar anteeclaim s.
Fa ult mem ories intheve hicle canberese tby a
ser vice outle tor atyour requ estas par tof repair
or maint enanc ewo rk.
Con venience andinfotainmen tfuncti ons
Yo ucan stor econ venie nce setting sand individ‐
ua lse ttings intheve hicle andchang eor rese t
th em atanytime.
Depen dingontheve hicle equipment, this
inc ludes thefo llo wing settings ,fo rex am ple:
R Seat andsteer ing wheel position s
R Suspension andclimat econ trol settings
R Individual settings, suchas interior lighting
Depen dingontheselect edequipment, youcan
im por tdat aint ove hicle infotainm entfunction s
yo urself .
De pen dingon theve hicle equipment, this
inc ludes thefo llo wing data,forex am ple:
R Mult imed iadata, suchas music ,fi lms orpho‐
to sfo rpla yba ckinan integratedmultimedia
sy stem 32
Gener alno tes

Dr
ivin g No
teson Mer cedes- AMGvehicl es Obser
vetheno teson thefo llo wing topics inthe
Sup pleme nt,other wise youma yfa ilto recogni ze
da ngers.
% The availabilit yof cer tain func tionsdepen ds
on theeq uipment andmodel oftheve hicle.
R Emo tion Start
R AMGPe rfor mance exhaus tsy stem
R AMG ceramic high-per form anc ecom posit e
br ak esy stem
R RACE STAR T
R AMG adaptivespo rtsuspension system
R AMG steer ing-wheel buttons Switc
hingonthepo we rsupp lyor ignit ion &
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. #
Keep theve hicle SmartKey out ofreac h
of childr en. Re
quirement s:
R The Smar tKey isin theve hicle andisrecog‐
nized .
R The brak eped alisno tdep ressed. 13
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Driving and parking

AIR
BODY CONT ROL AIR
BODY CONT ROLfun ction
* NO
TEMercede s-AMG vehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement .
Yo uco uld other wise failto recogni ze
da ngers. AIR
BOD YCO NTR OLisan air suspe nsion system
wit hva riable dampingfo rim prove ddr iving com‐
fo rt.The all-r ou nd leve lcon trol system ensur es
th ebes tpossible suspension andconstant
gr oun dcle aranc e,eve nwi th aladen vehicle.
When driving atspeed, theve hicle islowe red
aut omat icallyto improve driving safetyand to
re duce fuelconsum ption. Youalso have the
op tion ofmanually adjustingtheve hicle leve l.
AI R BO DY CONTR OLincludes thefo llo wing com‐
pone ntsand func tions:
R Airsuspen sionwithva riable spring rate
R Automatic leve lcon trol system
R Speed-depen dentlowe ring toreduce fuel
con sum ption R
Manuall yselec table high-le velse tting for
gr ea tergr ound clearance
R ADS PLUS (Ada ptive Dam ping System with
con stant dam pingfo rc eadjus tment)
R DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc hand leve lbutt on
Susp ension setting and vehicl eleve lper
dr ive pr og ram
Dr ive pr ogr am A:
R The susp ens ion se tting iscomf ortable.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l.
R When drivin gat speeds aboveappr oximat ely
86 mph(1 38 km/h), theve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely
50 mph(8 0km/h), theve hicle israised
ag ain.
Dr ive pr ogr am ;:
R The suspen sionsetting iscom fortable.
R The vehicle issetto low leve l-1 .
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo u
ar etrave ling athigher speeds. Dr
ive pr og ram C:
R The susp ension setting isfirm er.
R The vehicle issetto low leve l-1 .
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo u
ar etrave ling athigher speeds.
Dr ive pr og ram B:
R The susp ension setting iseve nfirm er.
R The vehicle issetto low leve l-1 .
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo u
ar etrave ling athigher speeds.
Ind ividual suspen sionsettings canbecalled up
in drive pr og ram = (/page15 0).
% Operation withatrail er or bicy cle ra ck :if
tr ans porteq uipment, suchas atra iler ora
bicy clerack ,is att ached tothetrailer hitch
and theelectr icalconnect ionhas been cor‐
re ctly established, theve hicle remains at
nor mal leve lir re spectiv eof speed.
Dif fere nces betwee ndiffer ent vehicle leve ls
com paredtothenor mal leve l(0):
R High leve l+1: appr oximat ely+1 .2 in
(+30 mm) 200
Drivin gand parking

Do
notus eAc tivePa rking Assistin thefo llo wing
situat ions:
R Inextreme weather condition ssuc has ice ,
pac kedsno wor inhea vyrain.
R When transpor tingaload that protru des
be yond theve hicle.
R Onsteep uphill ordownhill gradients ofmor e
th an appr oximat ely15 %.
R When snowch ains areins talled.
R When atrailer orbicy clerack isatt ached.
R Direct lyafte ra tir ech ang eor when spare
tir es areins talled.
R Ifth etir epr essur eis toolow or toohigh.
R Ifth esuspension isout ofalignment ,e.g.
af te rbo ttoming outonacurb.
Ac tivePa rking Assistma yalso displa ypar king
spaces that areno tsuit able forpar king, suchas:
R Parking spaces wherepar kingis prohibit ed.
R Parking spaces onunsuit ablesurfaces. Pa
rking withAc tiv ePa rking Assis t
% Depen dingontheve hicle's equipment, the
butt onmayalso belocat edatadif fere nt
po sitio non thecent ercon sole. #
Press butt on1. The
media displaysho wsthevie wof ActivePa rk‐
ing Assist. Ar ea 2 displa ysdetected parking
spaces 4and vehicle path3.
% Vehicle path3 shownonthemedia display
ma ydif ferfr om theactual vehicle path. #
Ifapar king space isdispla yed: stop theve hi‐
cle. #
Select desiredpar king space 4and con‐
fi rm . #
Ifnecessar y,select thepar king direct ion (for‐
wa rdsor reve rse), and confirm .
Ve hicle path3 issho wn, depending on
select edpar king space 4and thepar king
dir ect ion. 21
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Driving and parking

Fi
lling capacityforre frig er ant and PAGoil Model
Refrig er ant
All model s2 2.2±0.4 oz
(630 ±10 g) Model
PAGoil
All model s2 .8±0.4 oz
(80 ±10 g) Ve
hicl edata Ve
hicl edimens ions The
heightsspeci fied mayva ry as are sult ofthe
fo llo wing fact or s:
R Tire s
R Load
R Conditio nof thesuspension
R Option aleq uipment Height
whenopened Model
1 1
Height
when
opened 2 2
Head‐
ro om
All mode ls 87.9 in
(2232 mm) 77
.0 in
(1 956 mm) Ve
hicl edimens ions All
models
Ve hicle length1 86.3in
(4 73 1mm)
Ve hicle widthincluding out‐
side mirrors 82.5
in
(2096 mm)
Ve hicle height 63.9in
(1 622 mm)
Wheelbase 113.1 in
(28 73mm)
Tu rning radius 38.71ft
(1 1. 80 m) We
ight sand loads Please
observethefo llo wing notesfo rth especi‐
fi ed vehicle data:
R Items ofoptional equipment increase the
curb weight andreduce thepa yload. 34
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Tech nica lda ta

Ac
tiv eSte ering Assis t
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating........... ..............184
Ac tiveEmerg encyStop Assis t............... 184
Ac tiveLa ne Chang eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 185
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>182
Sy stem limits. ........................................1 82
Ad aptiv ecr uise contr ol
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Ad aptiv eHighb eamAssist
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>123
Swi tching on/of f.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 124
Ad diti ves
Engi neoil.... ............ ..............................344
Fu el....................................................... 343
Ad diti ves(engine oil)
see Additiv es
Ad diti ves(fuel)
see Fuel
ADS PLUS dam ping system
see AIR BO DY CONTR OL
Af ter-sales service center
see ASSYSTPL US Air
bag
Re duced protect ion.. ...............................4 6
AIR BODY CONT ROL
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 201
Sus pens io<0051001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 200
Ai rco ndi tioning men u
Ca lling <0058005300110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 133
Air distribut ion
Se tting. .................................................. 132
Se tting (MBU Xmul time diasy stem).. ..... 134
Air freshen ersystem
see Perfume atomiz er
Air inle t
see Air-water duct
Air pressu re
see Tire pressur e
Air suspension
see AIRBODY CONTR OL
Air vents
Ad jus ting (front) ............. ....................... 136
Ad jus ting (rea r).............. ........................ 137
Air vents
see Airvents Ai
r-condi tioningsystem
see Climat econ trol
Air -recir cula tion mode.............................. 135
Air -water duct
Ke eping free... ....................................... 278
Airb ag
Ac tivati on........... .....................................38
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er)......43
Ins tallation locations...............................4 3
Knee airbag.... .........................................4 3
Ov ervie w.. ............................................... 43
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p....... 48
Pr otect ion................................................ 44
Sid eairba g.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 43
Wi ndo wcur tain airbag .............................4 3
Air flow
Se tting. .................................................. 132
Alar m
see Panic alar m
Al ar m system
see ATA(anti-t heftal ar m system)
All-wheel drive
see 4MA TIC 41
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Ste
ering wheel heater
Swit ching on/ off.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 97
Ste ering wheel padd leshif ters................ 153
St orag ear eas
see Stor ag espace
St orag ecom partmen ts
se eSt or ag espace
St orag espa ce
Ar mr est........ .........................................1 03
Cent erconsole ......................................103
Doo r......... ............ ................................. 103
Glo vebox.............................................. 103
USB ports..... .................................... ..... 103
St ow agear eas
see Load ing
St ow ageco mp artments
see Load ing
Sugg estion s
Conf iguring.............. <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ....239
Sul fur conten t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>342
Sur round lighting
Switc hingon/of f.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 125 Sur
round View
see 360° Camer a
Sur round viewcamer a
Ca re<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 282
Sus pen sion
Ad jus ting thech assis leve l(AI R
BO DY CONTR OL).. ............................ .....2 01
Suspension see AIRBODY CONTR OL
Switc h-offdela ytime
Ext erior .................................................. 124
Int erior ..... ......................................... .... 126
Sync hronization function
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating (MBUX mul‐
tim ediasystem) ................................. ....1 34
Switc hingon/of f(contr olpane l)....... .... 134
Sy stem settings
Ov ervie wof thesy stem settings
menu. ................................................ ....2 39 T
Ta ilg ate
Closing .............................................. ...... 74 HANDS-FREE
ACCES S.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 76
Limiting theopening angle... ...................7 7
Opening... ................................................ 73
Opening dimensions.... .......................... 348
Un loc kin g(mec hanic alkey). .................... 78
Ta ilpip es(car e)..........................................2 82
Ta nk cont ent
Fu el....................................................... 344
Re ser ve(fuel) ........................................ 344
Te ch nical data
Ax leload (trailer operation) ...................3 49
Inf ormatio n............ ................................337
No tes(tr aile rhitc h).... ........................... 349
Ra dio oper ating permits ........................ 339
To ngu ewe ight .......................................3 49
To wing capac ity(trailer operation )........ 349
Ve hicle identif ication plate.... ................3 39
Te lephone
Conn ecting amobile phone(P assk ey)... 252
Con necting amob ilephon e(Se cure
Sim plePairing) ...................................... 252
Fu nctio nsinthete lephon emen u.......... 252
No tes... .................................................. 249
Oper ating modes.... ...............................2 51 Inde
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