2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC SUV suspension

1
Steer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles →
15
2 Comb inationswit ch
3 Instrument Display →
25
4 DIRECT SELECT leve r
5 Media display
6 Climat econt rolsy stems
7 PASSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam ps
8 Control pane lfo rth eMBUX multimedia sys‐
te m
9 Haza rdwa rning lam ps
A Glovebox
B Stow agecom partment
C Controller forvo lume andswitc hingsound
on/ off
Swit ches theMBUX multimedia system
on/ off
D AMG Perfor mance exhaus tsy stem →
12
E ECO star t/ stop funct ion →
12 F
ActivePa rking Assist
G Touc hpad
H ESP®
→
16
I AMG adaptivespo rtsuspension system →
20
J Manual gearshif ting →
15
K DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h →
13
L Start/ stop butt on →
11
M Touc hCon trol and contro lpanel forth eMBUX
multimedia system
N AMG steer ing-wheel buttons →
23
O Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel electrically
Switc hesthesteer ing wheel heateron/ off
P Contr olpanel:
On- boar dcom puter →
25
Cr uise control
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Q Diagno stics con nection At
aglanc e– Coc kpit 5

Inf
orma tion ontheAMG ceramichigh -per‐
fo rm ance comp osit ebr ak esy stem %
The AMG ceramic high-perform anc ecom po‐
sit ebr ak esy stem isonl yav ailable onthe
Mer cede s-AMG GLC63 S4MA TIC+ model .
The brak esy stem isdesigned forhea vyloa ds.
This maylea dto noi sewhen braki ng. Thisef fect
can also occu raf te rwa shing theve hicle.
The noise depends onthefo llo wing fact or s:
R spe ed
R brak efo rc e
R environmen talcon dition s,e.g. temp eratur e
and airhumidity
% Have thebr ak esy stem checkedat aqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop afte rit has been
subject edtoextreme load s. DY
NA MIC SELECT switch Fu
nction oftheDY NA MIC SELECT switch %
This chap terdescr ibesthefunc tion ofthe
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hfo rth e
Mer cede s‑AMG GLC43 4MA TIC.
Use theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hto chang e
be tween thefo llo wing drive pr ogr ams:
o (Slippery): optim ized pulling away and
dr ivin gch aract eristic sin wint ryand slip‐
per yro ad con dition s
= (Individual):ind ividual setting s
A (Comfort): com fortable andeconomic al
dr ivin gst yle
C (Sport):spor tydrivin gst yle
B (Sport+): particular lyspor tydrivin gst yle
Mer cedes- AMGrecomme ndsselecting thedr ive
pr ogr am A when incity traffic or stop-and-go
tr af fic.
Depe nding onthedr ive pr og ram sele cted, the
fo llo wing vehicle charact eristic swill chang e:
R Drive -
Engin eand trans miss ionman agemen t
- ActiveDis tan ceAssi stDIS TRONI C
R ESP ®
R Availabilit yof theEC Ostar t/ stop funct ion
R AMG Dynamics
- The agility functionsareaut omatically
select eddepending onthedr ive pr ogr am.
- The steer ing, shifttimin gpoint andstabi‐
lizat ionfunction sar eadap tedto the
select eddrive pr ogr am.
R Suspension
R Position oftheex haus tga sflaps
R Steer ing
R Availabilit yof glide mode
% Youcan also chang eth efo llo wing vehicle
ch aract eristic susin gth ebutt ons inthecen‐
te rconsole:
R Position oftheex haus tga sflaps
R Sus pen sion
R ESP® Dr
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R
The vehicle ison leve lgr ou nd .
R Theve hicle isstatio nary,thebr ak epedal is
depr essed (leftfo ot )and thepar king brak eis
re leased.
R The transmissio nis in posit ion005B.
R One ofthedr ive pr og rams C, Bor
I issele cted (/ page14 ). #
Rapidl ydepr esstheacceler ator pedal fully.
The engine speedincreases.
% Ifth eactiv ation conditions areno tfulf illed,
RA CE STAR Tcanno tbe acti vated. The RACE
STA RTNot Possible SeeOperator 'sManual
messag eappear sin themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y. #
The RACE START Release braketostart mes‐
sag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
% Inthis phase youcan adjustRA CE STAR T
de pendi ng on thero ad con dition s:youcan
va ry theengine speedbypulling onone of
th esteer ing wheel paddle shifters.The seg‐
ments inthemultifunc tiondispla yflic ke r
ra pidly . %
Ifth ebr ak epedal isno tre leased afte ra
shor twhi le,RACE STAR Tis cance led. The
RAC ESTAR TCa ncel edmes sage appear sin
th emultifunc tiondispla y. #
Take your foot offth ebr ak e, but keep the
acc elerat orpedal depresse d.
The vehicle pullsaway atmax imum acceler a‐
tio n.The RACE STARTActivemes sage
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
RA CE STAR Tis de acti vatedimmediat elyif yo u
re lease theacceler ator pedal during RACE
ST AR Tor ifan yof theactiv ation conditions are
no long erfulf illed. TheRACE STARTCanceled
messag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
% Afterusi ng itse veraltim esinshor tsucc es‐
sion ,RA CE STAR Tis una vailable untila cer ‐
ta in dis tance hasbe en driven. AM
Gadati vespor tsuspension system Fu
nction oftheAMG adaptiv espor tsusp en‐
sion system
The AMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsystem is
an air suspension system withva riable damping fo
rim prove ddr iving comfort.The all-round leve l
contr olsystem ensur esthebes tpossible sus‐
pension andconstant groun dcle aranc e,eve n
wit haladen vehicle. When driving atspeed, the
ve hicle islowe redaut omatic allytoimprove driv‐
ing safetyand toreduce fuelconsum ption. You
also have theop tion ofmanuall yadjus tingthe
ve hicle leve l.
The dam ping isadjus tedindividually toeac h
wheel anddepends onthefo llo wing fact or s:
R The drivi ng style, e.g. spor ty
R The road con dition ,e.g .bum ps
R The individual selectionof COMF ORT,
SPOR Tor SPOR T+
The AMGadap tivespor tsuspe nsion system
com prises:
R Airsuspension withva riable spring rate
R Automatic leve lcon trol system
R Speed-depen dentlowe ring toreduce fuel
con sum ption
R Manual leve ladjus tment 20
Drivin gand parking

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
Av ailab lesuspe nsion settings Mercedes- AMG GLC43 4MA TIC Dr
ive pr og ramC haracteristics
o (Slipper y)
A (Comfort) R
The susp ension setting iscomf ortab le.
R The suspen sionissetto thenor mal leve l.
R When drivin gat speeds above99 mph(1 60 km/h) theve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds below87 mph(1 40 km/h), theve hicle israised again.
C (Spor t) R
The suspen sionsetting isfirm er.
R The suspension issetto thelow leve l.
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo uar etra veling athigher speeds.
B (Spor t+) R
The suspen sionsetting iseven firm er.
R The suspension issetto thelow leve l.
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo uar etra veling athigher speeds. Dr
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Av
ailab lesuspe nsion settings Mercedes- AMG GLC63 and 63S4MA TIC+ Dr
ive pr og ramC haracteristics
o (Slipper y)
A (Comfort) R
The susp ension setting iscomf ortable.
R The suspension issetto thenor mal leve l.
R When drivin gat speeds above112mp h(1 80 km/h) theve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds below75 mph(120 km/h) theve hicle israised again.
R 4MA TIC+ isdynamic allysync hroniz ed.
C (Spor t) R
The suspen sionsetting isfirm er.
R The suspension issetto thelow leve l.
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo uar etra veling athigher speeds.
R 4MA TIC+ ismor edynamic allysync hroniz ed.
B (Spor t+)
I (RACE) R
The suspen sionsetting iseve nfirm er.
R The suspension issetto thelow leve l.
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo uar etra veling athigher speeds.
R 4MA TIC+ ismor edynamic allysync hroniz ed. 22
Drivin gand parking

AMG
adaptiv espo rtsuspension system,
selectin gth esusp ension setting #
COMF ORTsusp ension setting: press but‐
to n1 repeat edly until indicat orlam ps2
and 3goout.
The AMG Suspens ionSystem COMFORT
messag eappear sin themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y. The
driving charact eristic sof your vehicle are
comf ortable. #
SPOR Tsuspension setting: press butt on
1 repeat edlyuntil indicat orlam p3 lights
up.
The AMG Suspens ionSystem SPORTmes‐
sag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
The suspension isadap tedto be firm er. #
SPOR T+suspension setting: press butt on
1 repeat edlyuntil indicat orlam ps2 and
3 light up.
The AMG Suspens ionSystem SPORT+mes‐
sag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
The suspension isadap tedto be very firm . Fu
nction oftheAMG steer ing-wh eelbut‐
to ns The
AMG steer ing-wheel buttons aretw oaddi‐
tion alcon trol element son thesteer ing wheel.
Yo ucan assig ntw ove hicle functionsofyour
ch oice tothelef tcon trol element .Yo ucan
ch ang ebe tween theav ailable function sby
pr essing displaybutt ons 2repeat edly.The cur‐
re ntly select edfunc tions aredispl ayed indispla y
butt ons 2.
The follo wing functionsar eav ailable:
R ESP®
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iving and parking 23

R
AMG adaptivespo rtsuspension system
(/ page20)
R AMG Perfor mance exhaus tsy s‐
te m(/ page12 )
R ECO star t/ stop funct ion(/ page12 )
R Manual gearshif ting(/ page 15)
R AMG Dynamics(/ page 13)
If yo uha ve assig nedafun ction toone ofdispla y
butt ons 2,youcan operat eth is func tion with
cor responding button1.
The assignment ofdispla ybutt ons 2remains
st or ed even afte ra ne wengine star t,but the
oper ating status ofthere spectiv efunction is
re se tto thebasic setting.
Yo ucan chang ebe tween thedr ive pr og rams
wit hstabiliz erbar actuat or3. The selec ted
dr ive pr ogr am appear sin displa ybutt on4. By
pr essing displaybutt on4, youcan direct ly
acc ess thedr ive pr ogr am = (Individua l)
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Driving and parking

Model
Refrig er ant
Mer cedes- AMGGLC
43 4MA TIC 22.2
±0.4 oz
(630 ±10 g)
Mer cedes- AMGGLC
63 4MA TIC+ 21
.5 ±0.4 oz
(6 10 ±10 g)
Mer cedes- AMGGLC
63 S4MA TIC+ Model
PAGoil
Mer cedes- AMGGLC
63 S4MA TIC+
All other models 2.8±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 Missing
values werenotav ailable atthetime of
going topress. Height
whenopened Model
1 1
Height
when
opened 2 2
Head‐
ro om
Mer cede s-AMG GLC
43 4MA TIC
Mer cede s-AMG GLC
63 4MA TIC+
Mer cede s-AMG GLC
63 S4MA TIC+ Ve
hicl edimens ions Mer
cedes- AMG GLC63 S
4MA TIC+
Ve hicle widthincluding out‐
side mirrors
Wheelbase
Tu rning radius 42
Tech nica lda ta