2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC SUV ECO mode

Oper
ator's Manua l
This Supplement prov ides informatio non allthe
im por tant func tions ofyour AM Gve hicle that are
eit her notdesc ribed ordifferfr om thedescr ip‐
tion sin theve hicle Operator's Manual. This
inf ormation supplements orreplaces thecor re‐
sponding sectionsintheve hicle Operator's Man‐
ual. Under nocircums tances does theSupple‐
ment replace theOper ator's Manual.
This Supplement describesallmodels, and
st andar dand optio nal equipme ntforyo ur vehi‐
cle, asavailable atthetime ofgoing topress.
Countr y-specif icdif fere nces arepo ssi ble. Bea r
in mind that your vehicle mayno tfe atur eall
fun ction sdesc ribed here.This isalso thecase
fo rsy stems andfunc tionsre leva nt tosaf ety.
Ther efor e, theeq uipment onyour vehicle may
dif ferfr om that inthedescr iption sand illustra‐
tion s.
The original purchase contract documen tation
fo ryo ur vehicle contains alis tof all ofthesy s‐
te ms inyour vehicle. Should
youha ve anyqu estion scon cerning
eq uipment andoper ation, please consult an
aut hor ized Mercedes- BenzCenter.
The Oper ator's Manual, theSupplement andthe
Maint enance Bookletar eim por tant docum ents
and should be kept intheve hicle. Oper
ating safety &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto mal‐
functions orsystem failur es
To avo idmalfun ctions orsystem failur es: #
Alw aysha ve thepr escr ibed service and
maint enanc ewo rkas wellan yre qu ired
re pair scar ried out ataqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent orinju rydue
to inc orrect mod ifica tions onelectr onic
com pone ntparts
Modif ication ofelectr oniccomponent s,their
sof twareor wir ing could impair their func tion and/or
thefunc tion ofother networke dcom‐
ponen tpar tsor saf ety-re leva nt systems.
This canendang ertheoper ating safetyof the
ve hicle. #
Neverta mp erwit hth ewir ing and elec‐
tr onic componen tpar tsor their soft‐
wa re. #
Yousho uld have all workon electr ical
and electr oniccomponent scar ried out
at aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Obser
vethe"On-boar delectr onics"sect ionin
"T ec hnical data"intheve hicle Operator's Man‐
ual. &
WARNIN GRisk offire due toflammab le
mat erials onhotpar tsof theex haus t
sy stem
Flammable materials can ignit eon hotpar ts
of theex haus tsy stem. #
When driving onunpavedro ads oroff-
ro ad, regular lych eckth eve hicle under‐
side. Gener
alno tes 7

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
ivin gand parking 13

R
Availabilit yof theEC Ostar t/ stop func‐
tion 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 GLC63 4MA TIC+ and
GL C63 S4MA 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
I (RACE): drivin glik eon ara ce trac k
(Me rcedes‑A MGGLC63 S4MA TIC+)
The I (RACE) drive pr og ram ma yno tbe
used onnor mal roads. I (RACE) mus ton ly be
activ ated and used ondedicat edrace cir‐
cui ts, noton public roads.
Mer cedes-AM Grecomme 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 AMG Dynamics
- The agility functio nsareau tomatical ly
select eddepending onthedr ive pr og ram.
- The steer ing, shifttimin gpoint andstabi‐
lizat ionfunction sar eadap tedto the
select eddrive pr ogr am.
- When ESP®
is activ ated, agili tyfunction
Pr ois select edindrive pr ogr am I
(RA CE). TheMasterfunction isau tomati‐
cally selected when ESP®
is dea ctivated.
R Position oftheex haus tga sflaps
R Sus pen sion R
4MA TIC+ all-wheel drive
R The I(R ACE)drive pr og ram has thefo l‐
lo wing proper ties:
- The vehicle exhibits driving charact eris‐
tic ssuit edforth era ce trac k.
- Allvehicle systems arese tfo rmaximu m
spor tiness.
- The susp ension exhibits particular lyfirm
spr inging anddam ping settin gs.
- Glid emode isno tav ailable.
- The spor tycharact eristic (Powe rful) is
act ivat ed when theex haus tsy stem is
activ ated.
% Youcan chang eth efo llo wing vehicle charac‐
te rist ics using thebutt ons inthecent ercon ‐
sole:
R Position oftheex haus tga sflaps
R Sus pen sion 14
Driving and parking

Au
tomatic trans mis sion Man
ualgearshif ting #
Toactiv ate/ deacti vate:pr ess button 1.
If ind icatorlam p2 islit, manua lge arshif t‐
ing isact ivat ed. The current gear isdispla yed
in themultifunc tiondispla y.
% Toper manen tly shif tth ege arsman uallyin
dr ive pr og ram = using thesteer ing wheel ge
arshif tpaddles ,selec tth eM (Manual) set‐
ting forth etra nsmiss ion.
* NO
TEDama getotheengine duetoshif t‐
ing uptoolat e The
automatic transmission doesnotshif tup
in manual modeeven when theengine' slim‐
iting speed isreac hed.
The fuel suppl yis int erru pte din order topre‐
ve nt theengine from overrev ving. #
Shif tup bef oreth eengine speedrea‐
ch es there dar ea intheta ch ome ter. #
Toshif tup: pull steer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 2. #
Toshif tdo wn: pullsteer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 1. If
th eengine speedistoohigh ortoolow, you
canno tch ang ege ar usin gth esteer ing wheel
ge arshif tpaddles .In this case, segme nts1
light upred. Gear
shiftre comm endation The
gearshif tre comme ndation assists youin
adop tingan eco nomic aldrivin gst yle. Dr
iving andparking 15

#
Ifge arshif tre comme ndation mess age1
ap pea rson themultifunc tiondispla y,shif tto
th ere comme ndedgear. Using
kickdow n #
Maximum acceleration: depress theaccel‐
er ator pedal beyond thepr essur epoint .
The automatic transmiss ionshiftsup tothene xt
ge ar when themaximum enginespeedis
re ac hed toprotect theengine from overrev ving.
% Ifyo uha ve act ivat ed man ualgearshif ting
wit hth ebutt oninthecent ercon sole, the tr
ans missi on does notre act tothekic k‐
do wn. Glide
mode function 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 switc hedoff.All of
th eve hicle functionsremain active.
R The J symbo lwil lapp ear onthemulti‐
func tion displa y.
Glide mode isact ivat ed ifth efo llo wing condi‐
tion sar eme t:
R The ECOstar t/ stop funct ionisswitc hedon.
R Drive pr ogr am = isselect edwithth e
dr ive se tting "Moder ate" or"Reduced".
R The speed iswit hin asuit able rang e.
R The road's courseissuit able, e.g.no steep
uphill ordownhill inclinesortight bends.
R Youar eno longerdepr essing theacceler ator
or brak epedal. Glide
mode isdeactiv ated again ifone ofthe
condi tions isno long erme t. Dr
ivi ng and drivi ng safetysy stems Fu
nctions ofESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityPro‐
gr am) &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
mal functi oning
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
canno tcar ry
out vehicle stabiliz ation.Inaddit ion,ot her
dr iving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. Yo
ucan selectbetween thefo llo wing modes of
ES P®
:
R ESP®
ON
R ESP®
SPO RT
R ESP ®
OFF 16
Driving and parking

Edit
ingtrac ks and recor dings #
Select õ Tracks. #
Select thedesir edtrac k. #
Select options u forth edesir edtrack. #
Select Rename orDele te.
or #
Select atrac k. #
High light thedesir edrecor ding. #
Sele ctZ options . #
Sele ctExport to…orDele te. Se
tting Drag Race Mult
imed iasystem:
4 TRACK PACE5
Drag Race
Measur ingacceler ation #
Select ZDragmode. #
Optional: seta ta rget speed.
Measur ementstops assoon asthespecif ied
ta rget speed hasbeen reac hed. #
Select ñ Accel erat ion. #
Pull away star tth emeasur ement.
Measur ementbegins whentheve hicle accel‐
er ates. Measur ementisincr ement al,insteps
of 30 mph(50 km/h) toamax imum of
15 0mp h(2 70 km/h) .
or #
Select 00D0Start.
A countdo wnisactiv ated. When thecount ‐
do wn has runou t,th emeasur ementstar ts.
Af terpul ling away,th ere act ion timeis dis‐
pla yed. Measur ementisincr ement al,insteps
of 30 mph(50 km/h) toamax imum of
15 0mp h(2 70 km/h) .
Mea surement canbestopped earlyby selecting
Stop orstopping theve hicle.
Quar ter-mil era ce #
Z Drag mode #
Option al:seta ta rget dis tance.
Mea surement stops assoon asthespecif ied
ta rget dis tance hasbe en reac hed. #
Select ó Quartermile. #
Pull away star tth emeasur ement.
Measur ementbegins whentheve hicle accel‐
er ates. Timing runs unti lth eta rget dis tance
or ama ximu mof one mileha sbe en trave led.
or #
Selec t00D0 Start.
Ti ming runs unti lth eta rget dis tance ora
ma ximu mof one mileha sbe en trave led.
Measur ementcan bestopped earlyby
selecting Stoporstopping theve hicle.
Measur ingbraking #
Z Dragmode #
Select Braking. #
Select 00D0Start.
Measur ementisincr ement al,insteps of
5 mp h(1 0 km/h) toast ands till.If th ebr ak‐
ing procedur eis star tede.g. ataspeed of
58 mph(1 57 km/h) ,mea surement star ts as
soon as55 mph(1 50 km/h) hasbeen
re ac hed. 34
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Ta
nk cont entand reser vefuel
Capacity Model
Total cap acity
Al lmo dels 17.4 gal(66. 0liter s) Model
ofwhic hre ser ve
fuel
All model s1 .8gal(7 .0 liter s) Qua
lityand capa cityofengine oil MB
-Fre igabe orMB- Appr oval Model
Engineoilspec ifica‐
tion s
Mer cedes -AMG GLC
43 4MA TIC 229.
5
229. 6*
All other models 229.5*
229. 51 *
Re comme ndedforlo we stpossible fuelcon‐
sum ption (lowe stSA Evis cos ityclassineach case
;obs erve possible restrictions ofthe
appr ovedSA Evis cos ityclasse s).
To achie vethelowe stpossible fuelconsum ption,
it is recomme ndedtouse theengine oilspecif i‐
cation smar kedin theta ble forth elowe stSA E
viscosi tyclass .Po ssible restrictions ofthe
appr ovedSA Evis cos ityclasse smu stbe
obser ved.
Mer cedes- AMGGLC63 4MA TIC+ and
Mer cedes- AMGGLC63 S4MA TIC+: onlyuse
engin eoils SAE0W -40 orSA E5W -40.
The follo wing values referto an oilchang e,
inc ludin gth eoil filt er .
Re plac eme ntamoun t Mode
lR eplacement
am ount
Mer cede s-AMG GLC
43 4MA TIC 6.
9US qt(6.5liter s)
All other models 9.5USqt(9.0 liter s) Cool
antcapacity Missing
values werenotye tav ailable atthetime
of going topress. Model
Capacity
Mer cedes- AMG
GL C43 4MA TIC 10
.0 US qt(9.5 lite rs)
Mer cedes- AMG
GL C63 4MA TIC+ 11
.8 US qt
(1 1. 2 liter s)
Mer cedes -AMG
GL C63 S4MA TIC+ Fi
lling capacityforre frig er ant and PAGoil Missi
ngvalues werenotye tav ailable atthetime
of going topress. Te
ch nica lda ta 41