2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC COUPE tow bar

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Save these ttings withth ememor yfunc tion
(/ page10 0). Ad
jus tingthe 4-waylum bar support 1
Higher
2 Softer
3 Lowe r
4 Firmer #
Usingbuttons 1to4 ,adjus tth econ tour
of thebac kres tindividuall yto suit your bac k. Head
restra ints Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at head restra ints
mec hanica lly &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
adjus tingve hicle settin gswhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ionsinpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int s,thesteer ing wheel orthemir‐
ro rwhi letheve hicle isin mo tion.
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion. #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int s,the
st eer ing wheel andthemir rorand fas‐
te nyo ur seat belt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tohead
re stra int sno tbeing installed orbeing
adjus tedincor rectl y
If hea dre stra int sha ve notbe en installed or
ha ve notbe en adjus tedcor rectly ,th er eis an
incr eased risk ofinjur yin thehead andneck
ar ea, e.g. intheev ent ofan acciden tor when
br aking. #
Alw aysdr ive wit hth ehead restra int s
ins talled. #
Beforedr ivin gof f,mak esur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupant that thecent erofthe
head restra int suppor tsthebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. Do
notint erch ang eth ehead restra int sof the
fr ont and rear seat s.Ot her wise, youwill notbe
able toadjus tth eheight andangleof thehead
re stra int scor rectl y.
Ad jus tth ehead restra int fore -and -aftpo sitio nso
th at itis as clo seasposs ibletothebac kof your
head. 92
Seatsand stow ing

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Push release knob 1 inthedir ect ion ofthe
ar row and pulloutthehead restra int .
Ins talling #
Insertth ehead restra int suc hth at the
no tches onthebar areon thelef twhen
vie we din thedir ect ion oftra vel. #
Push thehead restra int down untilit
eng ages. #
Foldthere ar seat backres tbac kunt ilit
eng ages. Conf
iguringtheseat settings Multi
media system:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Seat Comfort
Ad jus tingthe backres tco ntou rin the lumb ar
re gion oftheseat backres t(lum bar) #
Sele ctLumbar . #
Sele ctthese ttings Z forth edesir edseat. #
Adjus tth eair cushions . Ad
jus tingthe backres tsi de bolste rs #
Select SideBol sters . #
Adjus tth eair cushion forth edesir edseat. Selecting
thema ssag epr og ram forthe fron t
se ats Mu
ltimed iasystem:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Massage #
Select WaveMassage orPulsating Massage. #
Startth epr ogr am forth edesir edseat 0065. #
Tosetth ema ssag eint ensit y:switc hHigh
Inten sityonoroff. Re
setting seat settings Multimedia
system:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Seat Comfort #
Select 00D1forth edesir edseat. #
Conf irm thepr om pt. Switc
hingtheseat heatingon/of f &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsdue torepeat‐
edl yswitc hingontheseat heating
Re peat edly switc hingontheseat heating can
cause theseat cushion andseat backres t
padding tobecome very hot.
In par ticular ,th ehealt hof per sons withlimi‐
te dte mp eratur esensit ivityoralimit edability
to react tohigh temp eratur esma ybe affec‐
te dor they ma yev en suf ferbur n-lik einjur ies. #
Donotre peat edlyswitc hon theseat
heating. To
protect agains tove rheating, theseat heating
ma ybe temp orarily deactiv ated afte rit is
swi tched onrepeat edly.
* NO
TEDama getotheseats caused by
object sor document swhen theseat
heating isswitc hedon When
theseat heating isswitc hedon,over‐
heati ngmayoccur duetoobject sor docu‐ 94
Seatsand stow ing

&
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe ndisconnecti ngthetrailer cable
Ve hicl eswith leve lcontr olsystem: The
ve hicle maylo we rwhen thetra iler cable is
discon nected.
This could result inyouor other people
becoming trapped ifyo ur or their limbs are
be tween theve hicle body andthetir es or
under neathth eve hicle. #
Mak esur eth at nobody isunde rneat h
th eve hicle orintheimmediat evicinit y
of thewheel arch es when youdisc on‐
ne ct thetrailer cable. #
Disc onnect theelectr icalconnect ion
be tween theve hicle andthetra iler . #
Uncou ple th etra iler . #
Place theco veron theball neckmount . Ve
hicl eto wing instruct ions
The vehicle isno tsuit able forth euse oftow bar
sy stems that areused forflat towing ording hy to
wing, forex am ple. Attach ing and using tow bar
sy stems canlead todamag eon theve hicle.
When youar eto wing ave hicle withto w bar sys‐
te ms, safedr iving charact eristic scan notbe
guar anteed forth eto wing vehicle ortheto we d
ve hicle. Thevehicle-tr ailercombination may
sw erve from side toside. Complywithth eper‐
mitt edtowing methods (/page29 7) and the
ins truct ions forto wing withbo th axle son the
gr ou nd (/ page 298). 22
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Driving andparking

Obser
vethefo llo wing notesif yo uwa ntto
re place thebatt eryyo urself :
R Alw aysre place afa ulty battery wit habatt ery
whic hmee tsthespecif icvehicle requ ire‐
men ts.
The vehicle iseq uipped withan AGMtech nol ‐
ogy batter y(A bso rbentGlas sMa t)or alith ‐
ium-io nbatt ery. Fu llve hicle functionality is
onl yguar anteed withan AGMbatt eryor lith‐
ium-ion battery. Fo rsaf etyre ason s,
Mer cedes-Ben zre comme ndsthat youon ly
use batteries whic hha ve been tested and
appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle byMer cedes-Ben z.
R Carryove rde tach able parts,suc has vent
hos es,elbo wfitting orterm inal covers from
th ebatt erybeing replaced.
R Mak esur eth at theve nt hos eis alwa ys con‐
nect edtotheor iginal opening ontheside of
th ebatt ery.
Ins tallan yex istin gor supplied cellcaps.
Ot her wise, gases orbatt eryacid could
escape.
R Mak esur eth at detach able partsarere con‐
nect edinthesame way. To
w star ting ortowing away Pe
rm itted towing methods *
NO
TEDama gefrom automatic braking If
one ofthefo llo wing functionsis switc hed
on, theve hicle brak es aut omatically incer‐
ta in situat ions:
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
R HOLD functio n
R ActivePa rking Assist
To avo iddamag eto theve hicle, deactiv ate
th ese systems inthefo llo wing orsimilar sit‐
uation s: #
Dur ing towing #
Inacar wash Mer
cedes-Benz recomme ndstransp orting your
ve hicle inthecase ofabr eakdo wn,rath er than
to wing itaw ay. Fo
rto wing, useato w rope ortow bar withbo th
axle son thegr ound. Donotuse tow bar sys‐
te ms.
* NO
TEDama getotheve hicle duetotow‐
ing away inc orrectl y #
Obs erve theins truction sand noteson
to wing away. Ve
hicl eswith automatic transmiss ion Pe
rm itted towing methods
Bo th axle son
th egr ound Ye
s,maximum 31mile s
(50 km) at31 mp h(5 0km/h)
Fr ont axle
ra ised No
Re ar axle
ra ised Ye
s,ifth esteer ing wheel is
fi xe din thecent erposition
wit hast eer ing wheel lock Br
eakdo wnassis tance 29
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Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:Do
no topen thedr iver's door orfront passeng er
door ,ot her wise theaut omatic transmiss ion
aut omaticall yshif tsto position 005D. #
Installth eto wing eye(/ page30 1). #
Fasten theto w bar .
* NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect connec‐
tion oftheto w bar #
Onlyconnect theto w rope ortow bar to
th eto wing eyes. #
Deact ivat eth eaut omatic locking mechanism
(/ page71 ). #
Donotactiv ateth eHOLD function. #
Deact ivat eth eto w- aw ay alar m(/ page86) . #
Deact ivat eAc tiveBr ak eAssi st
( / pag e19 0). #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto limi‐
te dsaf ety-re lat ed func tionsdur ing the
to wing proce ss
Saf ety-re lat ed func tionsar elimit edorno lon‐
ge rav ailable inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedoff.
R The brak esy stem orpowe rst eer ing sys‐
te m ismalfu nctioning.
R The ener gysupp lyor theon- boar delectr i‐
cal system ismalfunct ioning.
When your vehicle isthen towe daw ay,signif ‐
icant lymor eef fort ma ybe requ ired tosteer
and brak eth an isno rm allyre qu ired. #
Use ato w bar . #
Mak esur eth at thesteer ing wheel can
mo vefreely beforeto wing theve hicle
aw ay. *
NO
TEDama gedue toexcess ive tracti ve
po we r If
yo upull away shar ply, thetractiv epo we r
ma ybe toohigh andtheve hicles couldbe
damag ed. #
Pull away slo wlyand smoo thly. Lo
adi ng the vehicl efo rtr ans port #
Obser vetheno teson towing away
( / pag e298). #
Connec tth eto w bar totheto wing eyein
or der toload theve hicle.
% Youcan also attachth eto w bar tothetrailer
hitc h. #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C. Br
eakdo wnassis tance 29
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To
wing eyesto rage location To
wing eye1 isunder thecar gocom partmen t
fl oor . Ins
talling theto wing eye #
Press themar kon cover1 inwa rdsand
re mo ve. #
Screw intheto wing eyecloc kwiseasfaras it
wil lgo and tight en.
Ve hicl eswith atraile rhitc h:vehicles witha
tr ailer hitchdo notha ve are ar brac ketfo rth e
to wing eye. Fasten theto w bar tothetrailer
hitc h. #
Mak esur eth at cover1 eng ages inthe
bum perwhen youre mo vetheto wing eye.
* NO
TEDama getotheve hicle dueto
inc orrect useof theto wing eye When
ato wing eyeis used toreco vera ve hi‐
cle, theve hicle maybe damag edinthepr oc‐
ess. #
Onlyuse theto wing eyeto tow aw ay or
to w star tth eve hicle. To
w star ting theve hicl e(eme rgency engine
st ar t) Ve
hicl eswith automatic transmiss ion
* NO
TEDama getotheaut omatic trans‐
mission duetotow star tin g The
automat ictransm issionma ybe damag ed
in thepr ocess oftow star tin gve hicles with
aut omatic transmission. #
Vehicles withaut omatic transmission
mus tno tbe tow star ted. #
Vehicles withaut omatic transmission must
no tbe tow- star ted. Electr
icalfuses No
teson electr icalfuses &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tooverloaded lines
If yo uman ipulat eor bridg eafa ulty fuse orif
yo ure place itwit hafuse withahigher Br
eakdo wnassis tance 30
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Con
venience closing featur e....... ...............80
Con venience opening ..................................8 0
Coolant (engine)
Capacit y.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ch eckleve l............................................ 277
No tes... .................................................3 45
Co oling
see Clima tecontr ol
Co pyrights
Licen se............................................ ........ 35
Tr ademar ks<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Co rnering light ...........................................1 23
Cr oss Traf fic Aler t......................................2 19
Cr osswind Assist
Fu nctio n/no tes.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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0011001100110011> 168
Cr uise contr ol
Ac tivati ng........... ....................................174
Butt ons<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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00110011001100110011>........174
Callin gup aspee d.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 174
Dea ctivating............ ...............................174
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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0011001100110011>173
Re quiremen ts:.......................................1 74
Sel ecting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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tting aspe <0048004700110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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St or ing aspeed... .............................. ..... 174
Sy stem limit ations. ........................... ..... 173
Cus tomer Assist ance Center (CAC )........... 29
Cus tomer Relat ions Depar tment. .............. 29 D
Dashboa rd
see Cockpit
Data acquisition
Ve hicle. ............................................. .......3 1
Data protection rights
Dat ast or ag e... ......................................... 34
Data storage
Dat apr otect ion rights ........................ ..... 34
Elect ronic contr oluni ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ..31
Online services...... ..................................3 3
Ve hicle. ............................................. .......3 1
Da ytim eru nning lampmode
see Daytime running lights
Da ytime running lights
Switc hingon/o ff<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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001100110011> 124
Deact ivat ing theala rm (ATA )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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ale rship
see Qualified speci alist wo rkshop
Dec laration ofconf ormity
Wi reless vehicle component s.................. 26
Dec orativ efo il(cleaning instructions) .... 281
Def initions (tiresand loading ).. ...............3 22
De stinat ionentr y
En tering aPOI oraddress <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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De tectin ginat tentiv eness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnos ticsconnec tion.............................. 27
Digita lOp erator' sMa nua l..........................2 0
Dingh yto wing
see Tow- bar system
DIRECT SELECT leve r
Eng aging drive po sitio n............ .............153
Eng aging neutr al....... .............................152
Eng aging par kposi tion......... .................152
Eng aging park position automatic ally....1 52
Eng aging reve rsege ar. .......................... 152
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Disp lay(car e).............................................2 83 Inde
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Ra
dar SensorsDir tySee Oper ator's
Manual. .................................................3 87
Re versing NotPo ssible Service
Re quired ................................................ 367
Ru nFla tIndi catorInop erati ve............... 395
Ser vice Required Do NotShif tGear s
Vi sit Dealer.... ........................................3 66
St op Vehicle LeaveEngi neRunning
Wa itTrans miss ionCoolin g.. ...................3 67
Ti re Press. Monit orCur rently
Un available ............................................ 390
Ti re Press. Monit orInopera tive... ..........3 90
Ti re Pressur eMonit orInopera tiveNo
Wheel Sensors.. .....................................3 91
Ti re sOv erheat ed................................... 393
To Dese lect Por N, Dep ress Brak e
and StartEn gin e.. .................................. 366
To switc hengine off,pr ess and hold
St art/ Stop butt onforat lea st3
secs. orpress 3times..... ......................3 63 Tr
af fic Sign AssistCamer aVi ew
Re strict ed See Operator's Manua l......... 377
Tr af fic Sign AssistCur rently Unavail‐
able SeeOperat or'sMan ual.................. 377
Tr af fic Sign AssistInoper ative..... .......... 377
Tr ans miss ionMalfun ction Stop..... ......... 367
Displa yon thewindsh ield
see Head- upDis play
Dis tance control
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
DI ST RO NIC
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Do or
Ch ild sa fety lock (rear door s)............ ...... 63
Loc king(emer gency key). ................ ........ 72
Opening (from inside)... ........................... 70
Un loc kin g(emer gency key). .............. ...... 72
Un loc kin g(fr om insid e).................... .......7 0
Door controlpan el....................................... 16
DO T,Tire Iden tificat ionNumbe r(TI N)..... 318
Dr aw bar
see Tow- bar system Dr
inking anddriving... ...............................1 43
Dr ive Awa yAssis t.... .................................. 219
Dr ive Awa yAssis t
see Protect ion agains tcollision
Dr ive position
Inser ting.. ..............................................1 53
Dr ive pr og ram dis pla y........... .................... 150
Dr ive pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT
Dr iver's seat
see Seat
Dr iving safetysy stem
AB S(An ti-loc kBr akin gSy stem) .............1 67
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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BA S(Br akeAssi stSystem) ..................... 167
Cameras. ...............................................1 65
EBD (electr onic brak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion ).......................................................1 70
ESP ®
Cr ossw indAssis t............ .............. 168
ESP ®
trai le rst abiliz ation........................ 168
Ov ervie w.. ............................................. 166
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors................ 165
Re sponsibili ty... .....................................1 65 Inde
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