2023 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC COUPE Owners Manual

This
couldresult ina/r e. #
Alwaysre place faulty fuses withspeci-
/ed newfuses containing thecor rect
am per age. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag edue toincor rect fuse s Using
incorrect fuse scan result indamag eto
electr icalcom ponents orsystems ortheir
function sbeing consider ablyre str icte d. #
Use onlyfuses approvedfo rMer cedes-
Benz withth ere specti vespeci/ed fuse
ra ting. Blo
wn fuses mustbereplaced withfuses ofthe
same rating, whichyoucan recogn izebythecolor
and thelabel. Thefuse ratings andfurther infor-
mation tobe obser vedcan befound inthefuse
assignment diagram.
F F
use assignmen tdiag r use
assignmen tdiag ram: am:
onthefuse boxin the
car gocom partmen t(/ page305) . *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eor malfu nctions caused by
moist ure Mois
turema ycause damag eto theelectr ical
sy stem orcause itto malfun ction. #
When thefuse boxis open, makesur e
th at no mois turecan enterthefuse box. #
When closing thefuse box,mak esur e
th at theseal ofthelid ispositioned cor-
re ctl yon thefuse box. If
th ene wly inser tedfuse alsoblows,ha ve the
cause traced andrecti/ed ataqu ali/ed special ist
wo rkshop.
Ensur eth efo llo wing beforere placing afuse:
R The vehicle issecur edagains tro lling away.
R Allelec trica lcons umersareswitc hedo..
R The vehicle isswitc hedo..
The elect rical fuse sar elocat edinvarious fuse
bo xes:
R Fuse boxin theengine compartment onthe
dr iver's side (/page303) R
Fuse boxon thedr iver's side ofthecoc kpit
(/ page304)
R Fuse boxin thefront passeng erfoot we ll
(/ page304)
R Fuse boxin thecar gocom partment onthe
ri ght-h andsideof theve hicle, when viewe din
th edir ection oftrave l(/ page305) Opening
andclosing t Opening
andclosing the fuse bo he
fuse boxin t x
in the engine he
engine
com com
par par
tment tment
RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements ements
R Adr yclo thand ascr ewdriver areto hand.
Obser vetheno teson elect rical fuse s
(/ page302) .
Openi ng Openi
ng &
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AR NING AR
NING Riskofinjuryfrom using the
wind shield wiperswhen thehood isopen
If th ewindshield wipersst ar tmo ving when the
hood isopen ,yo ucould betrapped bythe
wiper linkage . Br
ea kd ow nas sist anc e
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#
Alwaysswitc ho. thewindshield wipers
and theve hicle /rst ifyo uneed toopen
th ehood. #
Turn retaining clip2oncover1 aqu arter-
tur ncount er-cloc kwise. #
Foldcover1 upinthedir ection ofthear ro w. #
Remo veanymois turepr esen tfr om thefuse
bo xusing adr yclo th. #
Uns crew screws3 and remo vefus ebo xlid
4 from theto p.
Closing Closing
#
Chec kwhe ther theseal ispositioned correctl y
in lid 4. #
Inser tlid 4 intoth ebr ac ketat there ar ofthe
fus ebo x. #
Folddo wn lid4 ofthefuse boxand tight en
scr ews3. #
Folddo wn cover1. #
Turn retaining clip2oncover1 aqu arter-
tur ncloc kwise. #
Clos eth ehood. Opening
andclosing t Opening
andclosing the fuse bo he
fuse boxin t x
in the coc he
coc kpit kpit
R
Obser vetheno teson elect rical fuse s
(/ page302) .
The fuse boxis on thedr iver's side ontheside of
th ecoc kpit under aco ver. #
Toopen andclose it,consult anaut hor ized
Mer cedes-Ben zCent er. Opening
andclosing t Opening
andclosing the fuse bo he
fuse boxin t x
in the fr he
front ont
passeng passeng
erf er
foo oo
tw tw
ell ell
Obser
vetheno teson elect rical fuse s
(/ page302). 304304
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eakdo wnassist ance

#
T T
o open: o
open: opencover1 inthedir ection ofthe
ar ro w and remo veit. #
T T
o close: o
close: reinser tco ver1. Opening
andclosing t Opening
andclosing the fuse bo he
fuse boxin t x
in the car he
car go go
com com
par par
tment tment
Obser
vetheno teson elect rical fuse s
(/ page302). #
Open thecar gocom partment 0oor. #
T T
o open: o
open: fold cover1 upinthedir ection of
th ear ro w.
The fuse assignm entdiagram ison theside ofthe
fus ebo x. #
T T
o clos e: o
clos e: fold do wn cover1. Br
eakdo wnassist ance
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NN
o o
t t
es on noise orunusual handling c es
on noise orunusual handling char har
act act
er er
is- is-
tics tics
Mak esur eth er ear eno vibr ations, noisesor
unusual handling charact eristics when theve hicle
is in mo tion .This mayind icat eth at thewheels or
tir es aredamag ed.Hidden tiredamag ecould also
be causing theunusual handling charact eristics.
If yo ususpec tth at atir eis def ecti ve,re duce your
speed immediat elyand have thetir es and wheels
ch eckedat aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. NNo o
t t
es on r es
on regu larl egu
larly insp ectingwheels andtir y
insp ectingwheels andtires es
&
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjuryth ro ugh damag ed
tir es
Damag edtires can cause tirepr essur eloss. #
Chec kth etir es regula rly fo rsigns of
damag eand replace anydamag edtires
immediat ely. &
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofhydroplaning dueto
insu1c ienttiretread
Ins u1cient tiretread willresult inreduced tire
gr ip.
In hea vyrain or slush therisk ofhydroplaning
is incr eased, inpar ticular wherespeed isno t
adap tedto suit theconditions. #
Thus, youshould regula rly ch eckth e
tr ead depthand thecondition ofthe
tr ead across theentir ewidt hof all tires.
Minimum tread depthfor:
R Sum mertir es :00CE in(3 mm )
R M+S tires :00CFin (4mm ) #
Forsaf etyre asons, replace thetir es
bef oreth eleg ally-pr escr ibed limitforth e
minimum tread depthisreac hed. Car
ryout thefo llo wing checks on allwheels regu-
lar ly,at leas tonce amonth oras requ ired ,fo r
ex am ple, prior toalon gjou rney ordrivin go.-
ro ad:
R Chec kth etir epr essur e(/ page307). R
Visuall yinsp ectwheels andtires fordamag e.
R Chec kth eva lve caps.
R Visual checkof thetir etread depthand the
tir econt actsurface acr oss theentir ewidt h.
The minimum tread depthforsummer tires is
00CE in(3 mm) andforwint ertires 00CF in(4 mm). Six
mar ks1 showwher eth ebar indicat ors
(ar row) areint egratedint oth etir etread. Theyar e
visible onceatir etread depthofappr oximat ely
00CD in(1.6 mm) hasbeen reac hed. 306306
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sand tires

NN
o o
t t
es on sno es
on sno wc w
chains hains
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetoincor -
re ctl yins talled snowch ains
If yo uha ve inst alled snowch ains onthefront
wheels, they ma ydr ag agains tth eve hicle
body orchassis components. #
Neverinst allsno wch ains onthefront
wheels. #
Onlyinst allsno wch ains onthere ar
wheels inpair s. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto com pone ntsoftheve hi-
cle body orchassis duetomount edsno w
ch ains If
yo umount snowch ains tothefront wheels
of 4MA TICvehicles, youma ydamag ecom po-
nents oftheve hicle body orchassis. #
Onlymoun tsno wch ains tothere ar
wheels of4MA TICvehicles. Obser
vethefo llo wing noteswhen usingsno w
ch ains:
R Snow chains areonl yper missib leforcer tain
wheel/tir ecombinations. Youcan obtain infor-
mation aboutthis from aaut hor ized
Mer cedes-Benz Service Cent er.
R Forsaf etyre asons, onlyuse snowch ains that
ha ve been speci/call yappr ovedfo ryo ur vehi-
cle byMer cedes-Be nz,orsno wch ains with
th esame qualit yst andar d.
R Com plywit hth einst allation instruction sof the
sno wch ain manu factur er.
R Ifsno wch ains areins talled, themaximum per-
missible speedis30 mph(5 0km /h).
R V V
eh icle swi t eh
icle swi th A h
Act iv ct
ive P e
Par ar
king Assist ki
ng Assist : :
do notus e
Ac tivePa rking Assist whensnowch ains are
ins talled.
R V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withlev h
level contr el
contr ol: ol:
ifsno wch ains are
ins talled, onlydr ive at raised vehicle leve l
( / pag e197).
% Youcan deactiv ateESP ®
to pull away
( / pag e166). Thisallowsthewheels tospin ,
ac hie vingan incr eased drivi ng forc e. TT
ir ir
e pr e
pr essur e essur
e NNo o
t t
es on tir es
on tirepr e
pr essur e essur
e &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetoinsu1-
cient orexcessiv etir epr essur e
Un der in0a tedor ove rin0at edtire spose inpar -
ticu larthefo llo wing risk s:
R The tires can burst.
R The tires can wearexcessiv elyand/ or
une venly.
R The driving charact eristics aswellas the
st ee ring and brak ing charact eristics may
be greatl yim pair ed. #
Com plywit hth ere commen dedtirepr es-
sur esand checkth etir epr essur eof all
tir es, including thespar ewheel, regu-
lar ly:
R Mont hly
R Whe nth eload chang es
R Beforeembar kingonalon gerjour ney Wheels
andtires
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R
Ifoper atingcond itions chang e,e.g .o.-
ro ad drivi ng #
Adjust thetir epr essur e,ifnecessar y. Ti
re pressur ewhic his toohigh ortoolow can:
R Shor tenth eser vice life of thetir es.
R Cause increased tiredamag e.
R Adverselya.ect driving charact eristics and
th us driving safety, e.g. duetohydroplaning . &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetotoolow
a tir epr essur e
Ti re swit hpr essur eth at istoolow can over-
heat andburstas aconse quence.
In addition, they also su.er from irre gula r
we ar,whic hcan signi/cantl yim pair thebr ak -
ing proper tiesand thehandling charact eris-
tics. #
Avoid excessiv elylo w tirepr essur e. Ti
re pressur ewhic his toolow can cause:
R Tire def ects asare sult ofoverheating R
Impair edhandling charact eristics
R Irre gula rwe ar
R Incr eased fuel consu mption &
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ARNING ARNING
Riskofacc ident duetotoohigh
a tir epr essur e
Ti re swit hex cessiv elyhigh pressur ecan burst.
In additi on,they also su.er from irre gula r
we ar,whic hcan signi/cantl yim pair thebr ak -
ing proper tiesand thehandling charact eris-
tics. #
Avoid excessiv elyhigh tirepr essur es. Ti
re pressur ewhic his toohigh cancause:
R Incr eased braking distance
R Impair edhandling charact eristics
R Irre gula rwe ar
R Impair eddrivi ng comf ort
R Suscep tibilityto damag e &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetorepea-
te dpr essur edr op inthetir es
The wheels, valves ortires could bedamag ed.
To olow atir epr essur ecan lead tothetir es
bur stin g. #
Examine thetir es forfo re ign objects. #
Chec kwhe ther thetir ehas apunctur eor
th eva lve has aleak . #
Ifyo uar eunable torectif yth edamag e,
cont actaqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. Yo
ucan /ndinf ormation ontirepr essur efo rth e
ve hicle' sfa ct or y-inst alled tires on thefo llo wing
labels:
R Tire and loadi nginformatio nplacar don the
B‑pi llarof your vehicle (/page314) .
R Tire pressur eta ble ontheinside ofthefuel
/ller 0ap(/page309).
Obser vethemaximum tirepr essur e
(/ page320).
Use asuit able pressur ega ug eto checkth etir e
pr essur e.The outerappear anceofatir edoes not 308308
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andtires

per
mit anyre liable conclusion aboutthetir epr es-
sur e.
Onl ycor rect thetir epr essur ewhen thetir es are
cold. Conditions forcold tires:
R The vehicle hasbeen parkedwit hth etir es out
of dir ect sunlight forat least thre ehour s.
R The vehicle hastrav eled lessthan 1mile
(1.6 km).
The vehicle' stir es heat upwhen drivi ng .As the
te mp eratur eof thetir es incr eases, sotoodoes
th etir epr essur e.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withatir h
atir epr e
pr essur essur
emonit e
monit or or
ing syst ing
system: em:
yo ucan also checkth etir epr essur eusing theon-
boar dcom puter(/ page311).
The tirepr essur ere commen dedforincr eased
load/speed inthetir epr essur eta ble can a.ect
th eride comf ort. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetounsuit a-
ble acces sories ontireva lves
If yo umount unsuitableacces sories ontotir e
va lves, thetir eva lves ma ybe ove rloaded and malfunct
ion,whic hcan cause tirepr essur e
loss. #
Onlyscr ew stan da rd valve caps orvalve
caps speci/call yappr ovedby Mer cedes-
Benz foryo ur vehicle ontoth etir eva lve. NNo o
t t
es on to es
on towing atr wing
atrailer ailer
Alw aysin0at eth ere ar axle tires tothere commen -
ded tirepr essur eon thetir epr essur eta ble for
incr eased load. TT
ir ir
e pr e
pr essur essur
et e
table able
The
tirepr essur eta ble ison theinside ofthefuel
/ller 0ap.
% The datasho wnintheimag esisex am ple
dat a. The
tirepr essur eta ble showsthere commen ded
tir epr essur efo rall tires appr ovedfo rth is vehicle.
The recommen dedtirepr essur esareva lid for
cold tires unde rva rious oper ating condition s
accor dingtotheload and/or speedoftheve hi-
cle.
If one ormor etir esize spr ecede atir epr essur e,
th efo llo wing tirepr essur einf ormation isonl yva lid
fo rth ose tiresizes andtheir respect ive load con-
diti on.
The load cond itions "partiallyladen" and"fully
laden" arede/n edintheta ble fordi.er entnum-
ber sof passeng ersand amounts oflugg age. The
actual number ofseats maydi.er from this. Wheels
andtires
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Som
etir epr es su re tables onlysho wtherim diam-
et er inst ead ofthecom pletetiresize, e.g.R18 R18
.
The rim diame teris par tof thetir esize andcan
be found onthetir eside wall(/ page321).
R Tire and loadi nginformatio nplacar d
(/ page314)
R Maxim umtirepr essur e(/ page320) ChecChec
kingt king
the tir he
tirepr e
pr essur essur
emanu ally e
manu ally #
Read thetir epr essur ere commen dedforth e
cur rent ope rating condi tions from thetir eand
loading information placardor thetir epr es-
sur eta ble. Obser vetheno teson tirepr essur e. #
Remo vetheva lve cap ofthetir eto be
ch ecked. #
Press thetir epr essur ega ug esecur elyont o
th eva lve. #
Read thetir epr essur e. #
Ifth etir epr essur eis lowe rth an there com-
mende dva lue, increase thetir epr essur eto
th ere commen dedvalue. #
Ifth etir epr essur eis higher than there com-
mende dva lue, release air.To do so, press
do wn theme talpin intheva lve, e.g. using the
tip ofapen. Then checkth etir epr essur e
ag ain using thetir epr essur ega ug e. #
Screw theva lve cap ontoth eva lve.
Fu rther relat ed subjects:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page307)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page309) R
Tire and loadi nginformatio nplacar d
(/ page314) TT
ir ir
e pr e
pr essur essur
emoni t e
moni tor or
ing syst ing
system em
FF
unct ionoft unct
ionofthe tir he
tirepr e
pr essur essur
emoni t e
moni tor or
ing syst ing
system em
&
D D
AN AN
GER GER
Riskofacciden tdue toincor rect
tir epr essur e
Eac htir e, incl udin gth espar e(if pro vided),
should becheckedmont hlywhen coldand
in0a tedto thein0 ation pressur ere commen -
ded bytheve hicle manu factur eron theve hi-
cle placar dor tirein0ation pressur elabel .(If
yo ur vehicle hastires ofadi.er entsize than
th esize indicat edon theve hicle placar dor
tir ein0ation pressur elabel ,yo ushould deter-
mine thepr oper tirein0 ation pressur efo r
th ose tires.)
As anadded safetyfe atur e,your vehicle has
been equipped withatir epr essur emoni toring
sy stem (TPMS) that illu min ates alow tirepr es-
sur ete lltale when oneormor eof your tires is
sign i/ca ntly under -in0at ed. Accor ding ly,when 310310
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sand tires