2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC tow

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Turn mounting elements2to006E . #
Inser tmounting elements2intoth ehold‐
er s1. #
Extend telesco picrod3. #
Inser tte lesco picrod3 intomount ingele‐
ment s2. #
Turn both mounting elements2to0037
unt ilyo ufe el them engage. Loc
king andunloc kingthecar gocom part‐
men tflo or #
Turn theemer gency keya qu artertur ncloc k‐
wis e0048 (to loc k)or count er-cloc kwise 0047(to
unloc k). At
tac hin garo of lugg agera ck &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
exc eeding themaximum roof load
The vehicle centerofgrav ity and theusual
dr iving charact eristic sas wellas thesteer ing
and braking charact eristic salt er.
If yo uexc eed themaximum roof load, the
dr iving charact eristic s,as wellas steer ing
and braking, willbegreatl yim pair ed. #
Neverexc eed themaximum roof load
and adjus tyo ur drivin gst yle. Yo
uwill find informa tionon themaximum roof
load inthe"T ec hnical data"sect ion.
* NO
TEDama getothepanor amaroof wit h
po we rtilt/sli dingpanel duetonon-
ap prove dro of lugg agera ck s The
panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sli ding
panel maybe dama gedby thero of lugg age
ra ck ifyo uatt em pttoopen itwhen usinga
ro of lugg agera ck notte sted and appr oved
fo rMer cedes-Benz. Seats
andstow ing 11
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When aro of lugg agera ck isins talled,
open thepanor amaroof wit hpo we r
til t/sl iding panel only ifth is has been
te sted and appr oved forMer cedes-
Benz.
The panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sli ding
panel maybe raised toallo wventil ation of
th eve hicle interior . No
teson driving witharo of load
R Distribut ero of load andcargoevenl yand
place heavyobjec tsat thebo ttom. You
should alsoobser vetheno teson loadi ngthe
ve hicle (/page10 2).
R Drive car efu lly,av oiding abruptpulling away,
br aking andsteer ing, aswellas fast cor ner‐
ing.
R Whe ntransp orting roof loads andwhen the
ve hicle isfully loaded orfull yoccupied,
select drive pr ogr ams ; andA. These
ar edesigned tofocus onstabilit y
(/ page15 4). #
Secu rethero of lugg agera ck tothero of rail‐
ing. #
Obser vethemanuf acturer'sinstallation
ins truct ions . Soc
kets Us
ingthe 12Vso cket Re
quirement s:
R Onlyde vices uptoamax imum of180W
(1 5 A) areper missi ble.
Dependi ngon theve hicle equipment, theve hicle
has thefo llo wing 12Vsoc kets:
R Inthestor ag ecom partmen tin thefront cen‐
te rconsole
R Inthefront passeng erfoot we ll
R Inthestor ag ecom partmen tin thecent er
con sole ofthere ar passe nger com partment
R Inthecar gocom partmen t Ex
am ple: 12Vsoc ketin thestor ag ecom partmen t
in thefront cent ercons ole #
Foldup soc ketcap 1. #
Inse rttheplug ofthede vice.
If yo uha ve connect edade vice tothe12 V
soc ket,leave theco verof thestor ag ecom part‐
ment open. 11
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Sea tsand stow ing

Using
the11 5V soc ketin the rear passe nger
co mp artment &
DANG ER Risk offata linj urydue todam‐
ag ed con nectingcables orsoc kets
Yo uco uld recei vean elec tric shoc kif th e
connecti ngcab leor the11 5V po we rsoc ket
is pulled outofthetrim orisdamag edor
we t. #
Use only conne ctingcablesth at aredr y
and free ofdamag e. #
When theignition isswitc hedoff,mak e
sur eth at the11 5V po we rsoc ketis dry. #
Immedia tely ha ve the11 5V po we r
soc ketch eckedor replaced ataqu ali‐
fi ed specialized workshop ifit is dam‐
ag ed orhas been pulledout ofthetrim. #
Neverplu gth econ nect ingcable intoa
11 5V po we rsoc ketth at isdamag edor
has been pulled outofthetrim. &
DANG ER Risk offata linj urydue toinc or‐
re ct handli ngofthesoc ket
Yo uco uld recei vean elec tric shoc kin par tic‐
ular :
R Ifyo ure ac hint oth esoc ket.
R Ifyo uins ertuns uitable devic es orobj ect s
int oth esoc ket. #
Donotre ac hint oth esoc ket. #
Only conne ctsuitab lede vic es tothe
soc ket. Ma
kesur eth at no liquids getint oth e11 5V
soc ket.
Wh enthe11 5V soc ketis no tin use, keep the
soc ketflap closed.
Re quirement s:
R The device iseq uipped withasuit able plug
whic hcon form sto thest andar dsspec ific to
th ecount ryyouar ein.
R Ade vic eup toamax imum of150W (1.3 A)
is use d.
R Donotuse multiplesoc ketou tle ts. #
Open soc ketflap 3. #
Inser tth eplug ofthede vice into11 5V
soc ket1.
Wh entheon- boar delectr icalsystem voltag e
is suf ficie nt, indi catorlamp 2light sup. Seat
sand stow ing 11
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USB
portin there ar passe nger comp artment Yo
ucan charge aUS Bde vic e,suc has amobi le
phon e,at theUSB portsusing asuit able charg‐
ing cable .
The devic es can becharge dwit h5 V (up to3A)
and whenth eignition isswitc hedon. Wi
reless chargin gof themobil eph one and
connecti onwit hth eex terior ant enna No
teson wir elessl ych argin gth emobil e
ph one &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dincor rectl y
If obje ctsintheve hicle interior arestowe d
inc orrectly ,th ey can slide orbe throw n
ar oun dand hitvehicle occupants. Inaddi‐
tion, cupholder s,open stow agespac esand
mobi lephon ere cep tacle scanno tal wa ys
re tain all obje ctswit hin.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sso that they can‐
no tbe throw nar ou nd insuch situa‐
tions. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr otru de from stow agespac es,parcel
ne ts or stow agene ts. #
Close theloc kable stow agespac es
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. #
Alw aysst ow and securehea vy,har d,
poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile orbulky
objec tsinthetrunk/ cargocom part‐
ment . Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk offire from placing
objects inthemobile phonestor ag e
com partmen t
Placing other object sin themobile phone
st or ag ecom partmen tcould constituteafire
hazar d. #
Apar tfr om amobile phone, donot
place anyot her object sin themobile phone
stor ag ecom partmen t,especiall y
th ose made ofme tal. *
NO
TEDama getoobject scaused by
placing them inthemobile phonestor‐
ag ecom partmen t If
object sar eplaced inthemobile phone
st or ag ecom partmen t,th ey ma ybe dama ged
by electr omagne ticfields. #
Donotplace credit cards, datast or ag e
de vices, skipasses orother objects
sensitiv eto electr omagne ticfields in
th emobile phonestor ag ecom part‐
ment . *
NO
TEDama getothemobile phone
st ow agecom partment caus edbyliquids If
liq uids enterthemobile phonestow age
com partment ,th ecom partmen tma ybe
damag ed. #
Ensur eth at no liquids enterthemobile
phone stow agecom partment . 11
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Sea tsand stow ing

The
follo wing noteson wirelessl ych argin gth e
mobil ephone mustbe obser ved:
R Depen dingontheve hicle equipment, the
mobil ephone isconnect edtotheve hicle's
ex terior ant enna viathech argin gmodul e.
R The chargin gfun ction and wireless connec‐
tio nof themobile phonetotheve hicle's
ex terior ant enna areonl yav ailable ifth eigni‐
tion isswitc hedon.
R Small mobile phones mayno tbe able tobe
ch arge din eve ryposition ofthemobile
phone stor ag ecom partmen t.
R Largemobil ephones whichdo notre st flat in
th emobile phonestor ag ecom partmen tma y
no tbe able tobe charge dor con nectedwit h
th eve hicle's exterior ant enna.
R The mobile phonemayheat updur ing the
ch argin gpr oce ss.This maypar ticular ly
de pend ontheapplications (apps)currentl y
op en inthebac kground .
R Toensur emor eef ficie ntchargin gand con‐
nec tionwit hth eve hicle's exterior ant enna,
re mo vethepr otect ive co verfr om themobile phone.
Protect ive co vers whic har enec es‐
sar yfo rwir eles sch argin gar ean exc eption . Wi
relessl ych argin gamobi lephone Re
quirement s:
R The mobile phoneis suit able forwir eles s
ch argin g.
A lis tof com patible mobi lephon escan be
fo und at:ht tp s:// www .merced es-ben z-
mob ile.com/. #
Plac eth emobile phoneasclose tothecen‐
te rof mat 1aspossi blewithth edispla y
fa cing upwa rds.
When amessag eis sho wninthemultimedia
sy stem, themobile phoneisbeing charge d.
Malfunct ionsduring thech argin gpr oce ssare
sho wninthemedia display.
% The mat canberemo vedby theta bfo r
cle ani ng, e.g. using clean, luke wa rm water. Ins
tallin g/remo ving thefloor mats &
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 Seats
andstow ing 11
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th
at ther eis alw ayssuf ficie ntroom for
th epedals. #
Donotuse loose floor mats anddonot
place floor mats ontopof one another. Ins
talling floormat s #
Slide thecor responding seatbackwards and
la y th efloor mat inthefo ot we ll. #
Press studs 1onto holder s2. #
Adjus tth ecor responding seat.
Re mo ving floor mats #
Pullth efloor mat offholder s2. #
Remo vethefloor mat. 12
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Sea tsand stow ing

Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen brok en in
(/ page14 5).
R Theve hicle andtires arein good condition.
R Youar eon ahigh -grip ro adw ay.
R The engine andtransmission areat nor mal
oper ating temp eratur e.
* NO
TEIncr eased weardue tooptimized
acceler ation When
pulling away wit hop tim ized acceler a‐
tio n,all com ponentsof thedr ivet ra in are
subje cted toave ry high load.
This canlead toinc reased component wear. #
Donotalw ayspull away wit hop tim ized
acc eleration. #
Engage the005B drive position (/page15 9). #
Movethesteer ing wheel tothest ra ight -
ahead position. #
Selec tth espor tiestav ailable drive pr ogram
B orC(/ page15 6). #
Dea ctivateESP ®
(/ page 176). #
Dep ress and hold thebr ak epedal firm lywith
yo ur leftfo ot . #
With your right foot ,full ydepr esstheaccel‐
er ator pedal. #
Afterno mor eth an five seconds, take your
lef tfo ot quickl yof fth ebr ak e, but keep the
acc elerat orpedal depresse d.
The vehicle pullsaway atmax imum acceler a‐
tio n. #
Swit chon ESP ®
once theaccelera tionproce‐
dur eis com plete.
Endin gop tim ized acceler ation #
Remo veyour foot from theacceler ator pedal. #
React ivat eth eES P®
.
% Afteryo upull away wit hop tim ized accelera‐
tio n,com ponentsof thedr ivet ra in can
becom eve ry hot,whic hmeans that opti‐
miz edacc eleration values maybe reac hed
ag ain onlyafte ra fe w min utes. No
teson driving &
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. 14
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Driving and parking

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Keep theve hicle SmartKey out ofreac h
of childr en. Use
theDIRE CTSELECT leve rto switc hth e
tr ans missi on positio n.The current trans mis sion
po sitio nis displ ayed inthemultifunc tiondispla y. 005D
Park position
005E Reversege ar 005C
Neut ral
005B Drive po sitio n
En gaging reve rsege ar R #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andpush the
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve rupw ards pas tth efirs t
point ofresis tance.
En gaging neutr alN #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andpush the
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve rup ordown tothefirs t
point ofresis tance.
% Toshif tint oneutr al005C withth eignition on,
push theselect orleve rup ordown forse v‐
er al seconds tothefirs tpo int ofresis tance.
Sub sequently releasing thebr ak epedal will
allo wyo uto mo vetheve hicle freel y,e.g. topush
it or tow itaw ay.
Pr ocee das follo ws ifyo uwa nttheaut oma tic
tr ansm ission toremain inne utr al005C 005C,
evenif
th eignit ionisswitc hedoffor thedr iver' s
door isopened : #
Dep ress thebr ak epedal andengageneutral
005C when thecar isstatio nary. #
Release thebr ak epedal. #
Switc hth eignition off.
% Ifyo uth en exitth eve hicle leaving the
Smar tKey intheve hicle, theaut omatic trans‐
mission remains inneutr al005C.
Eng aging parkpositio nP #
Obser vetheno teson par king theve hicle
(/ page16 3). #
Depr essthebr ak epedal untiltheve hicle
comes toast ands till. #
When theve hicle isat ast ands till,pr ess but‐
to n005D.
Whe nth etransmission positiondisplay
sho ws005D,th epar kposition iseng aged. Ifno
tra nsmiss ionposition display005D appear s,
secur eth eve hicle topreve ntitfrom rolling
aw ay.
% Dep endingonthesituation ,it ma yta ke a
shor ttime until005Diseng aged. Ther efor e,
alw ayspa yatt ention tothetra nsmiss ion
position display. 15
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Driving and parking