2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC tow

Symbols
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agl ance ....................................................6
Coc kpit ....... ..................... ..................... ..........6
Indica torand warning lam ps(stan dar d)........ 10
Indicat orand warning lam ps(widesc reen
coc kpit) ......................................................... 12
Ov erhead controlpanel ................................ 14
Doo rcontr olpa nel and seatad jus tment .......16
Emerg enciesand brea kdo wns ............ .......... 18 Digita
lOp erator' sMa nua l......................... 20
Callin gup theDigit alOper ator's Manual ...... 20 Gener
alno tes... .......................................... 22
Pr otect ing theen vironmen t... ....................... 22
Genuine Mercedes- Benzparts......................2 2
Oper ator's Manual ........................... .............2 3
Ser vice andvehicle operation ......... .............. 24
Oper ating safety...........................................2 5
Decl arati on ofconf ormity forwireless
ve hicle component s... ..................................2 6
Dia gno stics con nection ................................ 27 Qua
lified speci alistwo rkshop ....................... 28
Cor rect useof theve hicle ............................2 8
Spor tUtil ityVehicle ........................ .............. 29
No tesfo rper sons withelectr onicmedi‐
cal aids..... ........................................ ............ 29
Pr oble mswithyo ur vehicle ............... ............ 30
Re por tingsaf etydef ects ...............................3 0
Limit edWarrant y.......................................... 31
QR code forre scue card... ............... .............3 1
Dat ast or ag e... ..............................................3 1
Cop yright ...................................................... 36 Occup
antsafety.... ..................................... 37
Re stra int system .............................. .............3 7
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PR E-S AFE ®
sy stem ........................................5 1
Saf ely transp orting childr enintheve hi‐
cle ...... ..........................................................5 2
No teson pets intheve hicle ............ .............6 5 Opening
andclosing .................................. 66
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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rgocom partmen t... ..................................7 3
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Sli ding sunroof <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ro ller sun blinds ...........................................8 6
Anti-t heftpr otect ion .....................................8 6 Seats
andstowing ..................................... 90
No teson thecor rect driver's seatpos i‐
tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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St eer ing wheel ..............................................9 8
Eas yentr yand exitfeatur e...........................9 9
Memor yfunct ion........................................1 01
St ow agear eas ............................................ 102
Soc kets ........... ............................................ 116
Wi reless chargin gof themobile phone
and connect ionwithth eex terior ant enna ...118
Ins talling/ remo ving thefloor mats .............. 119 Light
andvisibili ty.................................... 121
Ext eriorlighti ng............. ..............................121
Int erior ligh ting ........................................... 126
Wi ndsh ield wipe rand windsh ield wa sher
sy stem ........................................................ 127 2
Contents

Mir
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atecontr ol........................................ 135
Ov ervie wof climat econt rolsy stems ..........1 35
Oper ating theclimat econ trol system ......... 136 Dr
ivin gand parking .................................. 141
Dr iving ............ ........................ ............ ........141
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h... .........................1 54
Au tomatic transmiss ion.............................. 157
Fu nctio nof the4MA TIC.................. .............1 61
Re fuel ing...... ............................................... 162
Pa rking .......................................................1 64
Dr iving and drivi ng safety systems .............. 171
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Ve hicle towing instruct ions .........................2 33 Ins
trument Displa yand on-b oard
co mp uter ...... ............................................234
No teson theins trument displayand on-
boar dcom puter.............................. ............ 234
Ins trument displayove rview ............ ...........2 35 Ov
ervie wof butt ons onthesteer ing
wheel ..........................................................2 36
Oper ating theon- boar dcom puter.............. 236
Ov ervie wof displa yson themultifunc ‐
tion displa y... .................................... ..........2 37
Hea d-up Display ............ .............................237 MBUX
multime diasystem ....................... 24 0
Ov ervie wand oper ation .................. ............ 240
Sy stem settings .............................. ............ 248
Na vig ation .......................................... ........252
Te lephon e........................................ ...........2 58
Mer cedes meand apps....... .............. ..........261
Mer cedes -Benz emergency callsy stem ...... 268
Ra dio &media .................................. .......... 272
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enanc eand care...... ....................... 280
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla y........ 280
En gine compartment ...................... ............ 281
Cleanin gand care.......................................2 88 Br
eakdo wnassi stance ............................ 295
Emerg ency..................................................295
Flat tire....... ................................................ 296
Batt ery(v ehi cle) ....... .................................. 302
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sand tires ...... ................................316
No teson noise orunusua lhandling char‐
act eristic s...................................................3 16
No teson regular lyinsp ecting wheels and
tir es ............................................................ 316
No teson sno wch ains .................................3 17
Ti re pressur e...............................................3 17
Loadi ngtheve hicle .....................................3 24
Ti re labeling ................................................ 328
Def inition ofterm sfo rtir es and loading ..... 333
Cha nging awhee l..... .................................. 336
Emerg encysparewhee l..... ......................... 345 Te
ch nical data.......................................... 348
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Ve hicle electr onics .....................................3 48 Cont
ents 3

1
B-pil larwi th:
QR code foraccessi ngthere scue card →
31
2 Safetyve sts →
295
3 mebutt onand SOS button →
263
4 Tocheckand refill oper atingfluids →
352
5 Totow- star tand tow aw ay →
308
6 Flat tire →
296
7 Startin gassis tance →
306
8 Haza rdwa rning light system →
123 9
Fuelfiller flap with:
inf ormat ionlabel onfuel type →
162
Inf ormation labelon tirepr essur e →
319
QR code foraccessi ngthere scue card →
31
A Totow- star tand tow aw ay →
308
B Warning triang le →
295
C TIRE FITkit →
298
D First-ai dkit (softsided) →
296 At
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Ger man y Diagnos
ticsconnection
The diagno stics con nection isate ch nica lint er‐
fa ce intheve hicle. Itis used, forex am ple, within
th escope ofrepair andmaint enanc ewo rkor for
re adin gout vehicle databy aspec ialistwo rk‐
shop. Diagnos ticdevices should ther efor eonl y
be con nect edbyaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto con‐
necting device sto thediagnos ticscon‐
nect ion
If yo uco nn ect devic es tothediagnos tics
con nect ionoftheve hicle, thefunc tion of
ve hicle systems andoper ating safetyma ybe
im pair ed. #
Forsaf etyre ason s,we recomme ndthat
yo uon lyuse and conn ect produc ts
appr ovedby your aut hor izedMer cedes-
Ben zCen ter. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
object sin thedr iver's foot we ll
Obj ectsin thedr iver's foot we llma yim pede
pedal trav el or bloc kadepr essed pedal.
This jeopar dizestheoper ating androad
saf etyof theve hicle. #
Stow allobj ect sin theve hicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intoth edr iver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alw aysins tallth efloor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur e
th at ther eis alw ayssuf ficie ntroom for
th epedals. #
Donotuse loose floor mats anddonot
place floor mats ontopof one another. *
NO
TEBatt erydi sc ha rging from using
de vice sconne cted tothediagnos tics
con nect ion Using
devices atthediagnos ticsconnect ion
dr ains thebatt ery. #
Chec kth ech arge leve lof thebatt ery. Gene
ralno tes 27

The
front passeng erairbag canonlybe deplo yed
in an acc ident ifth ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF F
ind icat orlam pis off.Ifth efront passeng erseat
is occupied, makesur e,bo th bef oreand during
th ejour ney,that thest atus ofthefront
passeng erairbag iscor rect (/ page 48). &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotair bag
com ponents
The airbag partsareho taf te ran air bag has
been deployed. #
Donotto uc hth eair bag parts. #
Have adeplo yedair bag replaced ata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop assoon
as possible . Mer
cedes-Benz recomme ndsthat youha ve the
ve hicle towe dto aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
af te ran accide nt.Take this int oacc ount ,par tic‐
ular lyifan Em erge ncy Tensi oni ng Device istrig ‐
ge redor an airbag deployed. If
th eEmer gency Tensi oni ng Device sar etrig ‐
ge redor an airbag isdeplo yed, youwill hear a
ban g,and asmal lamoun tof powder mayalso be
re leased:
R The bang willnotge ner ally affect your hear ‐
ing .
R Ingener al,th epo wder released isno thaz‐
ar dous tohealt hbut maycause short-term
br eat hing difficul ties toper sons suffering
fr om asthma orother pulmonar yconditions .
Pr ov ided itis saf eto do so, leavetheve hicle
immediat elyoropen thewindo win order to
pr eve ntbrea thing difficul ties .
Airb agsand pyrotech nic Emerg encyTensi oni ng
De vice scont ain pe rchlor atemat erial, whic hma y
re qu ire spec ialhandlin gor environm entalpro‐
te ction measures. Na tional guideline sre ga rding
wa ste disposal mustbe obser ved. InCalif ornia,
see https:/ /dtsc.ca.go v/.Using thesear ch
function, youwill find informa tionon perchlo‐
ra te,fo rex am ple. Seat
belts Pr
otection prov ided bytheseat belt Alw
aysfa sten your seat beltcorrect lybef ore
st ar tin gajo ur ne y.Asea tbe ltcan only prov ide
th ebes tle ve lof protect ion ifit is wo rncor rectl y. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
inc orrectl yfa stened seatbelt
If th eseat beltisno two rncor rectly ,it can‐
no tper form itsintended protect ive func tion.
In addition, anincor rectly fastened seatbelt
can also cause injuries,forex am ple, inthe
ev ent ofan acciden tor when braking or
ch ang ingdirect ion sudden ly. #
Alw aysensur eth at all vehicle occu‐
pants have their seat belts fastened
cor rectl yand aresitti ngprope rly. Alw
aysobser vetheins truction sabout thecor‐
re ct driver's seatpos ition and adjus ting theseat
(/ page90). Occ
upant safety 39

#
Alw ayssecur eper sons under 5ft
(1 .50 m)tallin asuit able restra int sys‐
te m. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
damag edormodif iedseat belts
Seat belts cannotprov ide protect ion inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R The seat beltisdamag ed,has been modi‐
fi ed, isex treme lydirty, bleac hedordyed
R The seat beltbuckleisdamag edor
ex treme lydir ty
R Modif ication sha ve been made tothe
Emerg encyTensi oni ng Device ,sea tbe lt
anc horageor sea tbe ltre tract or
Sea tbe lts ma ysu stain non-visi ble damag ein
an acc iden t,e.g .due toglass splin ters.
Modif iedordamag edseat belts could tear or
fa ilin theev ent ofan acciden t,forex am ple.
Modif iedEmerge ncy Tensi oni ng Device s
cou ldacci dentally trig ge ror failto function
as intended . #
Nevermodify theseat beltsystem, for
ex am ple theseat belt, seatbeltbuckle,
Emer gency Tensi oni ng Device ,sea tbe lt
anc horageand seatbe ltre tract or. #
Makesur eth at theseat belts are
undamag ed,notwo rnand clean. #
Alw aysha ve theseat belts checked
immed iatelyaf te ran accide ntata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Onl
yuse seat belts whichha ve been approved
fo ryo ur vehicle byMer cedes-Ben z. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
deplo yedpy rotech nic Emerg encyTen‐
si oni ng Device s
Py rotech nic Emerg encyTensi oni ng Device s
th at have been deployedar eno long eroper a‐
tion aland areunable toper form their inten‐
ded protect ive func tion. #
Ther efor e, have deplo yedpy rotech nic
Emerg encyTensi oni ng Device simm edi‐
at ely replaced ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop. Mer
cedes-Benz recomme ndsthat youha ve the
ve hicle towe dto aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
af te ran accide nt.
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bytrap ping the
seat belt If
an unused seatbeltisno tfully retract ed,it
ma ybe come trap pe din thedoor orinthe
seat mechanism. #
Alw aysensur eth at an unus edseat belt
is full yre tract ed. Re
leasing there ar passen gerco mp artment
ce nter seat belt If
th elef t-hand rear seat backres tis folded down
and backup again, itma yno tbe possible topull
out there ar passe nger com partment centerseat
belt. Theseat beltmustbe released. #
Pull theseat beltoutappr oximat ely1 in
(25 mm) attheseat beltoutle ton theseat
bac kres tand then release itag ain.
The seat beltisretract edand released. Occ
upant safety 41

Pot
entialprotect ion prov ided byeac hairbag:
R Knee airbag: thigh, knee and lowe rleg
R Driver's airbag,front pass engerairb ag:head
and ribcag e
R Windo wcur tain airbag: head
R Side airbag: ribcag eand pelvis
* NO
TEMer cedes-AMG vehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement .
Yo uco uld other wise failto recogni ze
da ngers. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hif th e
co-dr iver airba gis ena bled
If th eco- driver airbag isenabled, ach ild on
th eco- driver seat maybe stru ck bytheco-
dr iver airbag during anacciden t.
NEVE Ruse are ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onaseat withan ENABL EDFRONT
AIRB AG;DE ATHor SERIOU SINJU RYtothe
CH ILD can occur . When
installing ach ild restra int system onthe
fr ont passeng ersea t,obse rveth eve hicle-spe‐
cif icinf ormation (/page62). Also, always
obser vetheno teson rear wa rd-faci ng or
fo rw ard-f acin gch ild restra int systems onthe
fr ont passeng ersea t.
Inf ormation onaut omatic front passen ger
airbag shutoff
The front passeng erairbag canonly bedep loye d
in an acc ident ifth ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF F
ind icat orlam pis off.Ifth efront passeng erseat
is occupied, makesur e,bo th bef oreand during
th ejour ney,that thest atus ofthefront
passeng erairbag iscor rect (/ page 48).
* NO
TEImpo rtant poin tsto remember if
th efront passeng erseat isunocc upied In
an acciden t,th ecom ponen tsof the
re stra int system maydeplo yunnec essarily
on thefront passeng erside if:
R Ther ear ehea vyobjec tson thefront
passeng erseat. R
The seat belttongu eis eng aged inthe
seat beltbuckleofthefront passeng er
seat andthefront passeng erseat is
unocc upied. #
Stow object sin asuit able place. #
Onlyone person should useeachseat
belt atanyone time. Depending
onthede tected acci dent situation,
th ewindo wcur tain airbag onthefront
passeng erside maydeplo y.The airbag is
deplo yedre ga rdless ofwhe ther thefront
passeng erseat isoccupied. Pr
otectiv ecap acit yof theair bags Dep
endingontheacciden tsituation ,an airbag
ma ysupplement thepr otect ion offere dby acor ‐
re ctly fastened seatbelt. 44
Occupant safety