2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC SUV Owner's Manual

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system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
par ticular lyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifth er eis poor visibility ,e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cie ntillu mina tionofthero ad, ifth er ear e
highl yva riable shade condition sor inrain,
sno w,fogor hea vyspr ay.
R Ifth er eis glar e, e.g .fr om oncom ingtraf fic,
th esun orreflect ions.
R Ifth ewindshield inthear ea ofthemultifunc ‐
tion camer ais dir ty,or ifth ecamer ais fog‐
ge dup, damag edorcovered.
R Ifth er ear eno lane marking s,or several
unc lear lane markingsarepr esen tfo rone
lane, e.g.around roadw orks .
R Ifth elane marking sar ewo rn,dar kor cov‐
er ed.
R Ifth edis tance from theve hicle infront istoo
shor tand thus thelane marking scann otbe
de tected.
R Ifth elane marking sch ang equ ickl y, e.g.
lanes branc hof f,cr oss one another or
mer ge.
R Ifth ero ad isvery nar row and wind ing. R
Vehicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc ePa ck‐
ag e:ifth era dar sensor sin there ar bum per
ar edir tyor coveredin sno wand anobs tacle
is de tected inyour lane ,no lane -cor recting
br ak eap plica tion take splace.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gAc tiv eLan eKe eping
Assis t
Multi media system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Quick Access
5 Act ive Lane Keeping Assist #
Activateor deacti vate thefunc tion.
Se tting Activ eLan eKe eping Assist
Multi media system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Act ive Lane Keeping Assist
Ac tiv atin gor deac tivatin gthe hapticwarning #
Selec tWarnin g.
Ac tivateor deacti vate thefunc tion. 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 OLinclude sth efo 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
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R
Manually selectablehigh-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.
Dr ive pr og ram F andG:
R The susp ension setting issui table forof f-
ro ad terrain.
R The vehicle issetto high leve l+1 .
R When drivin gat speeds aboveappr oximat ely
75 mph(120 km/h) ,th eve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely
50 mph(80 km/h), theve hicle israised.
Ind ividual suspen sionsettings canbecalled up
in drive pr og ram = (/page15 6). %
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 lin drive pr ogr ams A, ;,
C andB, irre spectiv eof speed.
Dif fere nces betwee ndiffer ent vehicle leve ls
com paredtothenor mal leve l(0):
R High leve l+2 (onl yve hicl eswith Off-road
pac kage):appr oximat ely+2. 0in (+50 mm)
R High leve l+1: appr oximat ely+1 .2 in
(+30 mm)
R Lowleve l-1: appr oximat ely-0 .6 in(-1 5mm)
Se tting theve hicl eleve l &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent because
ve hicle leve lis toohigh
Dr iving charact eristic sma ybe impair ed.
The vehicle candrift outw ards, forex am ple,
when steer ing orcor ner ing. 208
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Choos eave hicle leve lwhic his suit ed
to thedr iving style and thero ad sur face
condi tions. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Whe nlowe ring theve hicle, people could
become trapped ifth eir limbs arebe tween
th eve hicle body andthetir es orunder neath
th eve hicle. #
Mak esur eno one isunder neathth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicinit yof
th ewheel arch es when theve hicle is
being lowe red. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du eto theve hicle lowe ring
Ve hicl eswith AIRBO DY CONT ROLor
le ve lcontr olsystem: when youunlo adlug‐
ga ge orlea vetheve hicle, theve hicle firs t
ri ses slightly andthen retur ns tothese tle ve l
shor tly af te rw ards. Yo
uor anyone else inthevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody couldthus
bec ome trapped.
The vehicle canalso belowe redaf te rbeing
loc ked. #
When leaving theve hicle, makesur e
th at nobody isin thevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody . *
NO
TEDama gedue tovehicle lowe ring Pa
rts of thebody could bedamag edwhen
th eve hicle islowe red. #
Mak esur eth at ther ear eno obs tacle s
su ch ascur bsunde rneat hor inthe
immed iatevicin ityofthebody when the
ve hicle isbeing lowe red. *
NO
TEMercede s-AMG vehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement .
Yo uco uld other wise failto recogni ze
da ngers. Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R Vehicl eswithout Off-road package:th e
ve hicle mustno tbe mo ving faster than
50 mph(8 0km/h).
R Vehicl eswith Off-road package:
- Indrive pr og ram A, ;,Cor
B: theve hicle mustno tbe mo ving
fa ster than 50 mph(8 0km/h).
- Indrive pr ogr am F orG: theve hi‐
cle mus tno tbe mo ving faster than
12 mp h(20 km/h). Dr
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Ra
ising theve hicl e #
Press butt on1.
Indicat orlam p2 lights up.
Ve hicl eswithout Off-road package:th e
ve hicle issetto high leve l+1 .
Ve hicl eswith Off-road package: R
Indrive pr og ram A, ;,Cor
B: theve hicle israised tohigh leve l
+1 .
R Indrive pr ogr am F orG: theve hi‐
cle israised tohigh leve l+2.
Yo ur sele ction issave d.
The vehicl eis aut omatical lylowe redag ain
in the follo wing situations:
Ve hicles without Off-road package :
R When driving faster than 75 mph
(1 20 km/ h).
R When driving between 50mph(80 km/h)
and 75mph(120 km/h) forapp roxima tely
th re eminut es.
R Afterch ang ingadr ive pr og ram usi ng the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
Ve hicles withOf f-road package :
R Indrive pr og ram A, ;,Cor
B:
- Whendrivi ng faster than 75 mph
(1 20 km/ h). -
When driving between 50mph(80 km/h)
and 75mph(120 km/h) forapp rox‐
ima tely thre eminut es.
R Indrive pr og ram F orG:
- Whendrivi ng faster than 12 mp h
(20 km/ h):
The vehicle islowe redto high leve l+1 .
- When drivin gfa ster than 75 mph
(1 20 km/ h).
or
When driving between 50mph(80 km/h)
and 75mph(120 km/h) forapp rox‐
ima tely thre eminut es:
The vehicle islowe redto thenor mal leve l
(0).
R Afterch ang ingadr ive pr ogram usingth e
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthelas t
activ edr ive pr og ram. 21
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Lo
we ring theve hicl e #
Press butt on1.
Indicat orlam p2 goes out.Thevehicle is
adjus tedto theheight oftheactiv edr ive pr o‐
gr am.
Lo we ring and raising there ar oftheve hicl e &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Whe nlowe ring theve hicle, people could
become trapped ifth eir limbs arebe tween
th eve hicle body andthetir es orunder neath
th eve hicle. #
Mak esur eno one isunder neathth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicinit yof
th ewheel arch es when theve hicle is
being lowe red. Re
quirement s:
R allvehicle doorsar eclosed
R ther eis no trailer coupled
R ther eis no bicy clerack installed R
thebatt eryis suf ficie ntly charge d(if nec es‐
sar y,star tth eengine)
Lo we ring there ar oftheve hicl e #
Apply theelectr icpar king brak e. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005D
(/ page15 8). #
Pullsw itch 1 inthecar gocom partmen t
tr im brief ly.
Indicat orlam p2 flashes untilth eve hicle
has been lowe red.
Lo we ring isint erru pte din thefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R ave hicle doorisopened.
R switc h1 ispulle dag ain.
R theve hicle isbeing driven faster than
1. 2 mp h(2 km/h).
% The vehicle isaut omaticall yse tto theleve l
of themos tre cently activedrive pr ogr am if
yo udr ive at spee dsgreat erthan 1.2 mp h
(2 km/ h)wit hth ere ar oftheve hicle low‐
er ed. The Vehicle RisingPlease Waitmes‐
sag eappea rsinthemultifunc tiondispla y.
If indicat orlam p2 flashes twiceand there ar of
th eve hicle does notlo we r: #
Mak esur eth at there qu iremen tsareme t.
% Lowe ring there ar oftheve hicle allowsthe
ve hicle tobe loaded moreeasil y.Obser ve
th eno teson loadi ngtheve hicle when doing
th is (/ page10 2). Dr
iving and parking 21
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Ra
ising there ar oftheve hicl e #
Che ckifth ebatt eryis suf ficie ntly charge d. If
nec essar y,star tth eengine. #
Pull switc h1 brief ly.
Indic ator lam p2 goes out.
The vehicle willberaised tothecur rently
sel ect edleve l.
% The vehicle isaut omaticall yse tto theleve l
of themos tre cently activedrive pr ogr am if
yo udr ive at spee dsgreat erthan 1.2 mp h
(2 km/ h)wit hth ere ar oftheve hicle low‐
er ed. The Vehicle RisingPlease Waitmes‐
sag eappea rsinthemultifunc tiondispla y.
If th eve hicle canno tbe raised: #
Ensur eth at thebatt eryis suf ficie ntly
ch arge d; ifnec essar y,star tth eengine.
The raising proces scon tinues. Re
ar vie wcamer a Fu
nction ofthere ar vie wcamer a
When youen gage reve rsege ar,th eimag efrom
th ere ar vie wcam erais sho wninthemedia dis‐
pla y.Dyna micguide lines showthepat hth e ve
hicle willtake wit hth ecur rent steer ing ang le.
This helps youto orient yourself and toavoid
obs tacle swhe nba cking up.
The rear vie wcam erais on lyan aid. Itis no ta
subs titutefo ryo ur att entio nto thesur round ings.
The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu vering and
pa rking remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at ther e
ar eno per sons, animals orobjec tsetc., inthe
maneu vering area while ma neu vering and park‐
ing.
% Youcan open theco verof there ar vie wcam ‐
er aman ually(/ page21 8).
Th egui de lines inthemedia displaysho wthe
dis tances toyour vehicle. Thedistances dis‐
pl aye donl yapply toroad leve l.
Depe ndingon theve hicle equipment, youcan
sele ctfrom thefo llo wing views:
R Normalvie w
R Wide-ang levie w
R Trailer view
The area behin dth eve hicle isdispla yedas a
mir rorimag e,as intheinside rear vie wmir ror. Ve
hicl eswithout Parking Assis tPA RK TRONI C
The follo wing camer avie ws areav ailable inthe
multime diasystem: Nor
mal view
1 Yello wguide line,vehicle width(dr iven sur‐
fa ce) dep endi ngon thecur rent steer ing
ang le(dynamic)
2 Yello wguide lineatadis tance ofapprox ‐
imat ely3. 3ft (1.0 m) from there ar area
3 Yello wlanes markingth ecour sethetir es
will take wit hth ecur rent steer ing ang le
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Bumper
5 Redguide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 in (0.3 m)from there ar area Wi
de-ang levie w Tr
ailer view(vehic leswithatrailer hitch)
1 Yello wguide line,locat ingaid
2 Redguide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 in (0.3 m)from theball head ofthe
tr ai le rhi tc h
3 Ballhe ad ofthetrailer hitch
Ve hicl eswith Parking Assis tPA RK TRONI C
The follo wing camera views areav ailable inthe
multime diasystem: Nor
mal view
1 Yello wlanes markingth ecour sethetir es
will take wit hth ecur rent steer ing ang le
(dynamic)
2 Yello wguide line,vehicle width(dr iven sur‐
fa ce) dep endi ngon thecur rent steer ing
ang le(dynamic)
3 Redguide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 in (0.3 m)from there ar area
4 Yello wwa rning indic ator ofParking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles atadis tance
be twee nap prox imat ely2. 0ft (0.6 m)and
3.3 ft(1.0 m) Dr
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5
Redwa rning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles areve ry clos e
(a ppr oximat ely1. 0 ft (0.3 m)orless)
6 Orang ewa rning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles areamed iumdis‐
ta nce away (be tween appr oximat ely1. 0 ft
(0.3 m)and 2.0ft(0.6 m)) Wi
de-ang levie w Tr
ailer view(vehic leswithatrailer hitch)
1 Yello wguide line,locat ingaid
2 Redguide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 in (0.3 m)from theball head ofthe
tr ai le rhi tc h
3 Ballhe ad ofthetrailer hitch
Sy stem failur e
If th ere ar vie wcam erais no toper ational, the
fo llo wing displa yappear sin themultimedia sys‐
te m. Sy
stem limit s
The rear vie wcam erawill notfun ction orwill
on lypa rtiall yfunc tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The tailg ateis open .
R Ther eis hea vyrain, sno wor fog.
R The ambient lightcondit ionsarepoor ,e.g. at
night.
R Camer as,orvehicle component sin whic h
th ecamer asareins talled, aredamag ed,dirty
or covered. Obser vetheinf ormation onvehi‐
cle sensor sand camer as(/ page17 1).
% Donotuse there ar vie wcam erain these
types ofsituation s.Yo uco uld other wise
injur eot her sor collide withobjects when
par king theve hicle.
Fo rte ch nica lre ason s,thest andar dheigh tof the
ve hicle maybe altered ifth eve hicle iscar rying a
hea vyload andcanresult ininaccur aciesinthe
guide linesandinthedispla yof thege ner ated
ima ges. 21
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