2023 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC COUPE ESP

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Bef oreyo u/r st drive o., read this oper ator's
manual carefull yand familiar izeyourself withyo ur
ve hicle. Foryo ur ow nsa fety and along eroper at-
ing lifespa nof theve hicle, follo wtheinst ruction s
and warning notices inthis oper ator's manual.
Disr egarding them mayre sult indamag eto the
ve hicle orper sonal injury.
Damag eto theve hicle result ing from thedisr e-
ga rd oftheinst ruction sis no tco veredby the
Mer cedes-Be nzLimi tedWa rrant y.
The equipm entand produ ctdes cription ofyour
ve hicle mayva ry and depen dson thefo llo wing
fa ct or s:
R Mode l
R Order
R National version
R Availabi lity
Yo ur vehicle mayth er efor edi.er ,in individual
cases ,fr om that descr ibedandshownintheillus-
tr ations. Mer
cedes-Benz reser vesth eright tointr oduce
ch ang esinthefo llo wing areas:
R Design
R Equipment
R Tech nica lfe atur es
The follo wing documents areint egralpar tsof the
ve hicle:
R Digital oper ator's manu al
R Print ed oper ator's manu al
R Service bookle t
R Eq<0056004A0051004E0046004F0055000E0045004600510046004F00450046004F
0055> supplements
R Supplement arydocuments
Ke ep these documents intheve hicle atall time s.
Ensu rethat all docume ntsar ein theve hicle or
passed onintheev ent ofsale orrent al.
Mercede s-BenzUSA,LLC
Mercedes-Benz Canada,Inc.
A Daiml erCom pany
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1
Steer ing wheel paddle shiTers →
150
2 Combination switch →
117
3 Instr ument display →
222
4 DIRECT SELECT leve r →
148
5 Media display →
227
6 Climat econtr olsystems →
130
7 PASSENGE Rairba gind icat or lamp s →
46
8 MBUX multimedia system applica tioncallbut-
to n →
229
9 Hazar dwa rning light system →
118
A Glovebox →
101
B Stow agespace →
101
C Controlle rfo rvo lume andswitc hingsound
on/ o. →
227
D MBUX multimedia system on/ o.switc h →
227
E ActivePa rking Assist →
212
F ESP®
→
165 G
Touc hpad →
229
H ECOstar t/s topfun ction →
144
I Manual gearshiTing →
150
J Vehicle leve ladjustment →
197
K DYNAMI CSEL ECTsw itch →
147
L Start/ stop but ton →
136
M Contr olpanel forMBUX multimedia system →
223
N Electr icalsteer ing wheel adjustmen t →
94
St eer ing wheel heateron/ o.switc h →
95
O Contr olpanel:
On-boar dcom puter →
223
Cr uise contr ol →
171
Ac tiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C →
175
P Diagno sticsconnec tion →
25
Q Open hood →
272
R Elec tric par king brak e →
159
S Light switch →
116 At
aglan ce–Coc kpit
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1
L Distance warning →
412
2 00CC Powe rst eer ing →
405
3 003E003D Turn sign allights →
117
4 00B9 CheckEng ine →
406
5 Elect ric par king brak e(red) →
409
0049 USAonl y
0024 Canada only
6 Brak es (red) →
409
0027 USAonl y
004D Canada only
7 ÿ Coolan tte mp eratur e →
406
8 Coolant temp eratur edispla y →
222
9 00C6 Recuper ativeBr ak eSy stem, USAonl y →
409
004D Brak es (yello w), Canada only →
409 A
0024 Electricpar king brak e(yello w) →
409
B 0025 ABS →
412
C 0075 Restr aint system →
404
D 00E9 Seatbe lt →
404
E 0057 Highbe am →
117
F 0058 Lowbe am →
116
G 00B6 Reser vefuel with fuel /ller 0aploca tio n
ind icat or →
406
H Fuelleve l →
222
I 0060 Standi nglights →
116
J 005E Rear fogligh t →
117
K 0077 Tire pressur emonit oring system →
415
L 00BB ESP®
OFF →
412
M 00E5 ESP®
→
412 At
aglan ce–Indi catorand warning lamps(standar d)
9 9

1
003E003D Turn sign allights →
117
2 005E Rear fogligh t →
117
3 0057 Highbeam →
117
0058 Lowbea m →
116
0060 Standi nglights →
116
4 ÿ Coolan tte mp eratur e →
406
5 Coolant temp eratur edispla y →
222
6 L Distance warning →
412
7 00E9 Seatbelt →
404
8 0077 Tire pressur emonit oring system →
415
9 Ù Powe rst eer ing →
405
A 0024 Electricpar king brak e(yello w) →
409
B Electr icpar king brak e(red) →
409
0049 USAonl y
0024 Canada only C
0075 Restr aint system →
404
D Brak es (red ) →
409
0027 USAon ly
004D Canada only
E 00B6 Reser vefuel with fuel /ller 0aploca tio n
ind icat or →
406
F Fuelleve l →
222
G 00C6 Recuper ativeBr ak eSy stem, USAonl y →
409
004D Brak es (yello w), Canada only →
409
H 003D Electricalmalfu nction →
406
I 00B9 Enginediagn ostics →
406
J 0025 ABS →
412
K 00BB ESP®
OFF →
412
00E5 ESP®
→
412 At
aglan ce–Indi catorand warning lamps(wides creen cockpit)
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EnEn
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tal prot al
protection ection
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R ENVI
RONMENT ONMENT
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NOTE TE
Environment al
damag edue tooper ating condition sand
per sonal drivin gst yle The
pollutant emission oftheve hicle is
dir ectl yre lat ed tothewa yyo uoper ateth e
ve hicle.
Oper ateyo ur vehicle inan environme ntall y
re sponsi blemann ertohelp protect theen vi-
ro nment. Pleaseobs erve thefo llo wing recom-
mendat ionsonoper atingcondi tionsand per-
sonal drivi ng style.
Oper Oper
ating conditions: ating
conditions: #
Mak esur eth at thetir epr essur eis cor -
re ct. #
Donotcar ryanyunn ecessar ywe ight
(e.g. roof lugg agera ck sonce youno lon-
ge rneed them). #
Adher eto theser vice interva ls.
A regula rly ser viced vehicle willcont rib-
ut eto environment alprotection. #
Alwaysha ve maint enance workcar ried
out ataqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
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sonal dr sonal
drivi ng s ivi
ng sty ty
le: le:
#
Donotdepr esstheacceler ator pedal
when star ting theengine. #
Donotwa rm uptheve hicle while sta-
tion ary. #
Drive car efull yand maint ainasuit able
dist ance from theve hicle infront . #
Avoid freq uent, sudden accelerationand
br aking. #
Chang ege ar ingood timeanduseeach
ge ar onl yup to00C3 ofits maximum
engin espeed. #
Switc ho. theve hicle instation arytraf-
fi c, e.g .by using theEC Ostar t/s top
func tion. #
Drive in afu el- e1 cien tma nner .Ob serve
th eEC Odispla yfo ran economical driv-
ing style. EnEn
vir vir
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alissues andr al
issues andrecommendations ecommendations
It is recommen dedthat youre -use orrecy cle
mat erials instead ofjus tdisposi ngofthem.
The releva nt environme ntal guide linesandregula -
tions servetoprotect theen vironment andmust
be strictl yobser ved. MerMer
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GenuinePar ar
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+ ENVIR ENVIR
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ALNO AL
NOTE TE
Environment al
damag edue tonotusi ng recy cled recon-
diti oned compone nts Mer
cedes‑B enzAGo.er sre cy cled recondi -
tion edcom pone ntsand partswit hth esame
qu alit yas newpar ts.The same entitlemen t
fr om theLimit edWarrant yis valid asforne w
par ts. #
Use recy cled recondi tionedcom pone nts
and partsfrom Mer cedes‑B enzAG. 2020
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underbody
paneling.Thesematerials may
ignit eif th ey come intocont actwithho tpar ts
of theex haus tsy stem. #
Have theve hicle checkedand repair ed
immediat elyat aqu ali/ed special ist
wo rkshop.
or #
Ifdr ivi ng safetyis im pair edwhil econ -
tin uin gyo ur jour ney,pull overand stop
th eve hicle immed iately, while paying
att ent ion toroad and tra1c cond itions,
and cont actaqu ali/ed special istwo rk-
shop. DeclarDeclar
ationofconf ation
ofconf or or
mity f mity
for wir or
wir eless v eless
vehicle ehicle
com com
pone nts pone
nts US
A:"Radio based device sof this vehicle comply
wit hPa rt15 oftheFCC Rules. Oper ation issub-
ject tothefo llo wing twoconditions: 1)These devi- ces
mayno tcause harmful interfere nce, and2)
Thes ede vice smust accep tan yint erfere nce
re ceiv ed,includin gint erfere nce that ma ycause
und esiredoper ation.Chang esormodi/cations not
ex pressl yappr ovedby thepar tyresponsi blefor
com plian cecould void theuser ’saut hor ityto
oper ateth eeq uipment."
Canada: "Thisvehicle contains licen ce-exemp t
tr ansm itter( s)/r ecei ver(s) that com plywit hInn o-
va tion, Science andEconomic Development Can-
ada ’slicence-e xemp tRSS(s). Operation issubjec t
to thefo llo wing twoconditions: (1)These devices
ma yno tcause interfere nce. (2)Thes ede vice s
must accep tan yint erfere nce, including interfer-
ence that ma ycause undesiredoper ationof the
de vices." "Lesémetteur s/r écep teur sdans cette
vé hicule sontconforme aux CNR d’Innovatio n,
Sci ence set Dé veloppement économiqueCanada
applica blesauxappar eilsradio exem ptsde
licen ce.L’ex ploit ation estautorisée auxdeux con-
ditions suivantes:1) Ces appar eilsnedoiv entpas
pr oduir ede brouillag e;2) Ces appar eilsdoiv ent
accep terto ut brouillag era dioélectr ique subi,
même sile brouillag eest suscep tibled’en com-
pr ome ttrele fonctio nneme nt." Dia
gnos Dia
gnostic sconne ction tics
conne ction
The diagnostic sconne ctionis ate ch nica lint er-
fa ce intheve hicle. Itis used, forex am ple, during
re pair andmaint enance workor forre adin gout
ve hicle datain aspecial istwo rkshop. Diagnostic
de vice sshould ther efor eonl ybe connect edina
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tdue tocon-
nect ingdevice sto thediagnost icscon-
nection
If yo uconnect devices tothediagnost icscon-
nection oftheve hicle, thefunction ofvehicle
sy stems andoper atingsaf etyma ybe
im pair ed. #
Forsaf etyre asons, werecommen dth at
yo uuse and connect onlypr oducts
appr ovedby an aut hor izedMer cedes-
Ben zSe rvice Cent er. Gener
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Fo
rth efo llo wing, alwaysha ve your vehicle
ch eckedat an aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz Service
Cent er:
R Safety-re leva nt wo rks
R Serviceand maintena nce work
R Repair work
R Mod i/catio nsaswellas inst allations andcon-
ve rsions
R Workon electr oniccomponent s
Mer cedes‑Ben zre commen dsaMer cedes‑B enz
Ser vice Cent er. Cor
r Cor
rect use oft ect
use ofthe v he
vehicle ehicle
If yo ure mo veanywa rning stickers,yo uor other s
could failto recogn izecertain dang ers. Lea ve
wa rning stickers inposition.
Obser vethefo llo wing information inpar ticular
when driving your vehicle:
R thesaf etyno tesin this Oper ator's Manual,
ve hicle-spe ci/csuppl emen tsand further sup-
pleme ntar ydocume nts
R tech nica ldat afo rth eve hicle R
tra1c rules and ‑regulations
R laws and safetyst an da rdsper taining tomo tor
ve hicles Spo
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Util ityVehicle ehicle
&
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden twhen thecen-
te rof grav ity istoohigh
The vehicle mayst ar tto skid androllo verin
th eev ent ofsudden steer ing maneuv ers
and/or whentheve hicle' sspeed isno tadap-
te dto thero ad cond itions. #
Alwaysadap tyo ur speed anddriving
sty leto theve hicle' sdr ivi ng charact eris-
tics and tothepr ev ailin gro ad and
we ather cond itions. Util
ityvehicles have asigni/cantl yhighe rro llo ver
ra te than other types ofvehicles.
If th is type ofvehicle isno tdr iven safely, an acci-
den tcan occur ,th eve hicle canrollove rand
occupants cansu.er serious oreven fata linju-
ri es. In
aro llo vercr ash, anunbelt edper son issign i/-
can tly mor elik elyto die than aper son wearing a
seat belt.
Yo uand allvehicle occupan tsshould alwayswe ar
yo ur seat belts. NNo o
t t
es f es
for per or
per sons wit sons
withelectr h
electr onicmedical aids onic
medical aids
Mer cedes-Benz AGcann ot,despit ecar efull y
de veloping vehicle systems, completely rule out
th eint eraction ofvehicle systems withelect ronic
med icalaid ssuc has cardiac pacema kers.
In addit ion,th er ear ecom ponents installed inthe
ve hicle that, rega rdless oftheoper ating status of
th eve hicle, cangener atema gne tic/elds onapar
wit hper manent magne ts.Thes e/e lds canbe
fo und, forex am ple, inthear ea around themulti-
media andsound system oralso inthear ea ofthe
seats, dependingon theve hicle equipme nt.
Fo rth is reason, thefo llo wing canoccur inisolat ed
cases ,depending ontheaids used:
R Medical aidsmalfunctionin g
R Adversehealt he.ect s Gener
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er er
sonal data sonal
data
Ev eryve hicle isidenti/ed byauni que vehicle
identi/cation number.Depen dingon thecountr y,
th is vehicle identi/cation numbercan beused by,
fo rex am ple, government alaut hor ities todeter-
mine theidentity oftheow ner .Ther ear eot her
possibi lities touse datacollect edfrom theve hicle
to identify theow ner ordriver ,suc has thelicense
plat enumber .
Ther efor e, dat age ner ated orproce ssed bycont rol
units maybe attr ibut able toaper son or,und er
cer tain conditions, becomeattribut able toaper -
son. Depe nding on whic hve hicle dataar eav aila-
ble, itma ybe possibl eto mak einf erences about,
fo rex am ple, your driving behavior,yo ur location,
yo ur routeor your use patterns.
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the disclos ur he
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If leg allyre qu ired todo so, manuf acturersar e, in
indivi dualcases, legallyoblig edtoprov ide govern-
ment alenti ties, upon requ est and totheex tent
re qu ired, datastor ed bythemanuf acturer.Fo r
ex am ple, this ma ybe thecase during theinve sti -
ga tion ofacr imina lo.e nse. Go
vernment alenti ties areth emsel ves, in ind ivid-
ual cases andwithin theapplicable legalframe-
wo rk,aut hor izedto read out datafrom theve hi-
cle. Inthecase ofan accident, information that
can help withan inve sti gation can, ther efor e, be
ta ke nfrom theair bag contr olunit, forex am ple.
Oper Oper
ationaldat atio
naldatain t a
in the v he
vehicle ehicle
This isdat are ga rding theoper ation oftheve hicle,
whic hha ve been processed bycont rolunits.
This includes thefo llo wing data,forex am ple:
R vehicle status informatio nsuc has thespeed,
longitudin alacceler ation,lateral acceler ation,
number ofwheel revo lutions orthefa stene d
se at belts di sp lay
R ambient cond itio ns ,su ch astemp eratur e,rain
sensor ordist ance sensor
Gener ally,theuse ofthese datais temp orary;
th ey will notbe stor ed beyond theper iod ofoper -
ation andwillonlybe processed within theve hicle
itse lf. Con trol uni tsoTen containdatamemor ies
fo rve hicle keys,fo rex am ple. Theiruse permits
th ete mp oraryor per manent document ationof
te ch nica linf orma tion abouttheve hicle' soper at- ing
stat e, com pone ntloads, maintenanc ere qu ire-
ments andtech nica leve nts orma lfunct ions.
Dep ending ontheve hicle equipmen t,thefo llo w-
ing dataar estor ed:
R oper ating status ofsystem com ponents, such
as /ll leve ls, tirepr essur eor batt eryst atus
R malfunctions orfaults inimpor tant system
com pone nts,suchas ligh tsor brak es
R system reactio nsinspecial drivi ng situ atio ns,
suc has air bag deployment ortheint erve ntion
of stabi lity cont rolsy stems
R information onevents leading tovehicle dam-
ag e
In cer tain cases ,it ma ybe requ ired tostor eda ta
th at wo uld have other wise been usedonlyte mp o-
ra rily .This maybe thecase ifth eve hicle has
de tected amalfu nction, forex am ple.
If yo uuse services, suchas repair services and
maint enance work,st or ed oper ation aldat aas
we llas theve hicle identi/cation numbercan be
re ad out and used. Theycan beread out by
ser vice networkem ployees, suchas workshops
and manu factur ersor third par ties, suchas break - 3030
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