2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC SUV steering wheel

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WARNING Risk of accident if Active
St eering Assist unexpectedly inter venes
The de tection of lane markings and objects
may malfunction and cause unexpected
st eering inter ventions. #
Steer according totraf fic conditions. Ac
tivating/deactivating Active Steering
Assist
Re quirements:
R ESP ®
is activated, but is not inter vening.
R Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC is acti va‐
te d.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Quick access #
Select aAct. Steer. Asst . Fu
nction of Active Eme rgency Stop Assist If
th e sy stem de tects that the driver has not
st eered theve hicle for a considerable period of
time or has remo vedth eir hands from thesteer‐
ing wheel, display 1appears in the multifunc‐
tion displa y.Ifth e driver still does not steer the
ve hicle, or gives no confirmation tothe sy stem,
a wa rning tone sounds in addition tothe visual
wa rning message.
If th e driver still does not respond tothewa rn‐
ing, theBeginning emergency stop message
appears in the multifunction displa y.Ifth e driver
st ill does not respond, Active Dis tance Assi st DISTRONIC
reduces the speed. The vehicle is
decelerated in stages toast andstill.
Depending on the count ry, at speeds below
60 km/h the hazard warning lights switch on
automaticall y.
When theve hicle is stationar y,thefo llowing
actions are car ried out:
R The vehicle is secured with the electric park‐
ing brake.
R Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC is ended
R The vehicle is unloc ked.
R If possible, an emer gency call is placed to
th e Mercedes-Benz emer gency call centre
The driver can cancel the deceleration at any
time byper form ing one of thefo llowing actions:
R Steering
R Braking or accelerating
R Deactivating Active Dis tance Assi st
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If a lane-cor
recting brake application occurs , dis‐
play 1appears in the multifunction displa y.
The sy stem does not apply the brake if you acti‐
va te the turn signal indicator.
Ve hicles with Driving Assistance Package: if
th e sy stem de tects an obs tacle, such as ano ther
ve hicle in the adjacent lane, it will apply the
brake rega rdless of the turn signal indicator.
Yo u are warned byvibrations in thesteering
wheel in thefo llowing circums tances:
R Active Lane Keeping Assist de tects a lane
marking.
R A front wheel drives over this lane marking. Conditions
for a course-cor recting brake
application (vehicles without Driving Assis‐
tance Package)
Lane markings weredetected on bo thsides of
th e lane. The front wheel drives over a continu‐
ous lane marking.
% A brake application may be inter rupte d at
any time if yousteer slightly in the opposite
direction.
Conditions for a course-cor recting brake
application (vehicles with Driving Assistance
Pa ckage)
R A continuous lane marking was de tected and
driven over with the front wheel.
R A lane marking and an approaching vehicle,
an overtaking vehicle or vehicles driving par‐
allel to yo urvehicle weredetected in the
adjacent lane. The front wheel drives over
th e lane marking.
% A brake application may be inter rupte d at
any time if yousteer slightly in the opposite
direction. Sy
stem limits
No lane-cor recting brake application occurs in
th efo llowing situations:
R You clear lyand actively steer, brake or accel‐
erate.
R If a driving saf ety sy stem inter venes, su chas
ESP ®
,Ac tive Brake Assi stor Active Blind
Spot Assi st.
R You ha veadop ted a sporty driving style with
high cornering speeds or high rates of accel‐
eration.
R When ESP ®
is deactivated.
R When driving with a trailer, the electrical con‐
nection tothe trailer has been cor rectly
es tablished.
R If a loss of tyre pressure or a defective tyre is
detected and display ed.
If yo u deactivate theAc tive Lane Keeping Assist
wa rning and the lane markings cann otbe clearly
de tected, it is possible that no lane-cor recting
brake application take s place (/ page217). 216
Driving and pa rking

Setting
theve hicle le vel &
WARNING Risk of accident because
ve hicle le vel is too high
Driving characteristics may be impaired.
The vehicle can drift outwards, forex ample,
when steering or cornering. #
Choose a vehicle le vel which is suited
to the driving style and thero ad sur face
conditions. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment from vehi‐
cle lo wering
When lo wering theve hicle, other people
could become trapped if their limbs are
between theve hicle body and the tyres or
underneath theve hicle. #
Make sure no one is underneath the
ve hicle or in the immediate vicinity of
th e wheel ar ches when theve hicle is
being lo wered. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
due totheve hicle lo wering
Ve hicles with AIR BODY CONT ROL or
le ve l control sy stem: when you unload lug‐
ga ge or lea vetheve hicle, theve hicle first
ri ses slightly and then returns tothe set le vel
shortly af terw ards.
Yo u or an yone else in the vicinity of the
wheel ar ches or the underbody could thus
become trapped.
The vehicle can also be lo wered af ter being
loc ked. #
When leaving theve hicle, make sure
th at nobody is in the vicinity of the
wheel ar ches or the underbody. *
NO
TEDama gedue tovehicle lo wering Pa
rts of the body could be damaged when
th eve hicle is lo wered. #
Make sure that there are no obs tacles
such as kerbs underneath or in the immediate vicinity of
the body when the
ve hicle is being lo wered. *
NO
TEMercedes-AMG vehicles #
Obser vethe no tes in the Supplement.
Yo u could otherwise failto recognise
dangers. Re
quirements:
R The vehicle has been star ted.
R The vehicle must not be moving fasterthan
80 km/h. Driving and parking
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The sy
stem evaluates images from thefo llowing
cameras:
R Reversing camera
R Front camera
R Two side cameras in the outside mir rors
% You can open the co ver of there ve rsing
camera manually (/ page 228).
Vi ew s of the 360° Camera
Yo u can select from dif fere nt vie ws: 1
Wide-angle vie w,front
2 Top view with image from the front camera 3
Top view with images from the side cameras
in the outside mir rors
4 Wide-angle vie w,rear
5 Top view with image from there ve rsing cam‐
era
6 Top view with trailer view (vehicles with a
trailer hitch)
To p view 1
Lane indicating thero ute theve hicle will
ta ke atthe cur rent steering wheel angle
2 Warning display of Parking Assist
PA RKTRONIC
3 Your vehicle from abo ve The colour of
the individual segments of warning
display 2is based on the dis tance tothe de tec‐
te d obs tacle:
R Yellow segments: obstacles at a di stance
between appr ox. 0.6 m and 1.0 m
R Orange segments: obstacles at a di stance
between appr ox. 0.3 m and 0.6 m
R Red segments: obstacles at a very short
dis tance of appr ox. 0.3 m or less
When Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is operational
and no object is de tected, the segments of the
wa rning display are shown in gr ey. Driving and pa
rking 225

Guide lines
1
Yellow lane marking the course the tyres will
ta ke atthe cur rent steering wheel angle
(dynamic)
2 Yellow guide line, vehicle width (driven sur‐
fa ce) depending on the cur rent steering
wheel angle (dynamic)
3 Red guide line at a dis tance of appr oximately
0.3 m from there ar area
4 Mark at a distance of appr ox.1. 0 m
% When Active Parking Assist is active, lane
markings 1are displa yed in green. The guide lines in
the media display show
th e dis tances to yourvehicle. The dis tances
apply toroad le vel.
In trailer mode, the guide lines are shown at
th e le vel of the trailer hitch.
Tr ailer view (vehicles with a trailer hitch)
If yo u select trailer view and no trailer is coupled
to theve hicle, thefo llowing display appears: 1
Yellow guide line, locating aid
2 Red guide line at a dis tance of appr oximately
0.3 m from the ball head of the trailer hitch
3 Ball head of the trailer hitch When
the electrical connection is es tablished
between theve hicle and the trailer, the display
ch anges tothe side camera vie w.
This view supports manoeuvring procedures with
a trailer.
Side view of the mir ror cameras
The sides of theve hicle can be seen in this vie w. 226
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Ending an unin
tentionally triggered manual
Mercedes-Benz emer gency call #
On the multifunction steering wheel:
select ~. Data transfer of
the Mercedes-Benz emer‐
ge ncy call sy stem In
theeve nt of an auto matic or manual emer‐
ge ncy call thefo llowing data is transmitte d,for
ex ample:
R Vehicle's GPS position data
R GPS position data on thero ute
(a few hund red metres before the incident)
R Direction of tra vel
R Vehicle identification number
R Vehicle drive type
R Number of people de term ined tobe in the
ve hicle
R Whe ther Mercedes me connect is available
or not
R Whe ther the emer gency call was initiated
manually or automatically R
Time of the accident
R Language setting on the multimedia sy stem
Fo r accident clarification purposes, thefo llowing
measures can be take n up toan hour af terthe
emer gency call has been initia ted:
R The cur rent vehicle position can be de ter‐
mined.
R Avo ice connection totheve hicle occupants
can be es tablished.
% ForRu ssia: various functions, e.g. receiving
traf fic information, cannot be per form ed for
up totwo hou rsafte r sending an emer gency
call. Self diagnosis function of the eme
rgency call
sy stem Yo
ur car verifies the operability of the emer‐
ge ncy call sy stem each time the ignition is ON.
In case of sy stem failure, you will be informed
with text messa geon the instrument clus ter and
with red indicator SOS NOT READY onthe dis‐
pla y. Please, make sure,
that during 30 seconds af ter
switching ignition ON there d indicator SOS
NOT READY inthe upper right corner of display
is switched OFF, this means the emer gency call
sy stem passed diagnostics successfully. St
arting/ending ERA-GLONASS test mode Re
quirements:
R The star ter battery is suf ficiently charge d.
R The ignition is switched on.
R The vehicle has been stationary for at least
one minute.
% The test mode is cur rently available in the
fo llowing countries, forex ample:
R Russia
R Belarus
R Kazakh stan
R Armenia
R Kyrgyzs tan 288
MBUX multimedia sy stem

#
Tostart thete st mode: press and hold the
~ button on the multifunction steering
wheel for at least five seconds.
The test mode is star ted and automatically
ends af terth e language test has been per‐
fo rm ed. #
Toend thete st mode manuall y:switch off
th e ignition.
The test mode is ended. Ra
dio, media & TV Overview of
the symbols and functions in the media menu Symbol
DesignationFunction
6 PlayS electtostart or continue playbac k.
8 Rest Selecttopause the playbac k.
: Repeat a trac kS electtorepeat the cur rent track or the active pla ylist.
R Select once: the active pla ylist is repeated.
R Select twice: the cur rent track is repeated.
R Select thre e times: the function is deactivated. MBUX multimedia sy
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ASS
YST PLUS se rvice inter val display Fu
nction of the ASS YST PLUS se rvice inter val
displ ay The ASS
YST PLUS service inter val display on the
instrument display pr ovides information on the
re maining time or dis tance be fore the next
service due date.
Yo u can hide this service display using the back
button on the left-hand side of thesteering
wheel.
Depending on how theve hicle is used, the
ASS YST PLUS service inter val display may
shor tenth e service inter val, e.g. in thefo llowing
cases:
R mainly short-dis tance driving
R when the engine is of ten le ftidling for long
periods
R intheeve nt of frequent cold start phases
R vehicles with a diesel particulate filter: in
th eev ent of frequently inter rupted rege nera‐
tion of the diesel particulate filter Mercedes-Benz
recommends avoiding such
operating conditions.
Yo u can obtain information concerning the serv‐
icing of your vehicle from a qualified specialist
wo rkshop, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz Service Centre. Displaying
the service due da te On-board computer:
4 Service 5
ASSYST PLUS
The next service due date is displa yed. #
Toexitth e displa y:press the back button
on the left-hand side of thesteering wheel.
Bear in mind thefo llowing related topic:
R Operating the on-board computer
(/ page 250). Information on
regular maintenance work *
NO
TEPremature wearthro ugh failure to
obser veservice due dates Maintenance
workwhich is not car ried out at
th eright time or incomple tely can le adto
inc reased wear and damage totheve hicle. #
Adhere tothe prescribed service inter‐
va ls. #
Alw ays ha vethe prescribed mainte‐
nance workcar ried out at a qualified
specialist workshop. Special service
requ irements The prescribed service inter
val is based on nor‐
mal operation of theve hicle. Maintenance work
will need tobe per form ed more of ten if theve hi‐
cle is operated under arduous conditions or
increased loads.
The ASS YST PLUS service inter val display is only
an aid. The driver of theve hicle bears responsi‐
bility as rega rdsto whe ther maintenance work
needs tobe per form ed more of tenth an speci‐ Main
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