2015-2021 Mercedes GLC Class SUV Instrument Display and on-board computer User Manual

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Instrument Display and on-board computer for Your Mercedes GLC Class SUV First generation (2015-2021)

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Instrument Display (standard)  
Instrument Display in the Widescreen Cock‐  
pit  
Instrument Display overview  
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: be sure to observe  
the notes in the Supplement. Otherwise, you  
may fail to recognize dangers.  
Plug-in hybrid: be sure to observe the notes in  
the Supplement. Otherwise, you may fail to rec‐  
ognize dangers.  
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WARNING Risk of accident due to an  
instrument display malfunction  
If the Instrument Display has failed or mal‐  
functioned, you may not recognize function  
restrictions applying to safety relevant sys‐  
tems.  
The operating safety of your vehicle may be  
impaired.  
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Speedometer  
Multifunction display  
Tachometer  
Coolant temperature gauge  
Fuel level and fuel filler flap location indica‐  
tor  
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Speedometer  
Multifunction display  
Area for additional values  
Coolant temperature gauge  
Fuel level and fuel filler flap location indica‐  
tor  
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Drive on carefully.  
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Have the vehicle checked immediately  
at a qualified specialist workshop.  
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display for additional values (/ page 255).  
The segments on speedometer 1 indicate the  
system status for the following:  
If the operating safety of your vehicle is  
impaired, park the vehicle immediately and  
safely. Contact a qualified specialist workshop.  
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Cruise control (/ page 197)  
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Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC  
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Control panel for cruise control or Active  
Distance Assist DISTRONIC  
Control panel for MBUX multimedia system:  
£ Voice Control System  
ß Displays favorites  
VOL: control knob, adjusts the volume or  
switches the sound off 8 (press)  
6 Makes/accepts a call  
~ Rejects/ends a call  
ò Calls up the home screen  
Touch Control multimedia system  
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Before opening the hood, allow the  
engine to cool down.  
In the event of a fire in the engine com‐  
partment, keep the hood closed and  
call the fire service.  
(/ page 201)  
NOTE Engine damage due to excessively  
high engine speeds  
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The engine will be damaged if you drive with  
the engine in the overrevving range.  
Overview of the buttons on the steering  
wheel  
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Do not drive with the engine in the over‐  
revving range.  
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The fuel supply will be interrupted to protect the  
engine when the red mark on the tachometer  
(overrevving range) is reached.  
During normal operating conditions, coolant  
temperature display 4 may rise to the red  
mark.  
Operating the on-board computer  
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: observe the notes in  
the Supplement. Otherwise, you may fail to rec‐  
ognize dangers.  
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WARNING Danger of burns when open‐  
ing the hood  
If you open the hood when the engine has  
overheated or during a fire in the engine  
compartment, you could come into contact  
with hot gases or other escaping operating  
fluids.  
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¤ Back/Home button (press and hold),  
on-board computer  
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Touch Control, on-board computer  
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DriveAssist  
Trip  
Navigation  
Radio  
Media  
Phone  
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WARNING Risk of distraction from infor‐  
mation systems and communications  
equipment  
If you operate information and communica‐  
tion equipment integrated in the vehicle  
when driving, you will be distracted from the  
traffic situation. This could also cause you to  
lose control of the vehicle.  
Head-up Disp.  
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Only operate this equipment when the  
traffic situation permits.  
the Widescreen Cockpit: Designs  
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If you cannot be sure of this, stop the  
The menus can be called up from the menu bar  
on the multifunction display.  
vehicle whilst paying attention to road  
and traffic conditions and operate the  
equipment with the vehicle stationary.  
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To call up the menu bar: press back button  
on the left 1 until the menu bar is dis‐  
The on-board computer is operated using left-  
hand Touch Control 2 and the left-hand back/  
home button 1.  
When the on-board computer is being operated,  
different acoustic signals will sound as operating  
feedback, e.g. when the end of a list is reached  
or when you are scrolling through a list.  
played.  
Observe the legal requirements for the country  
in which you are currently driving when operat‐  
ing the on-board computer.  
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on the multifunction display (/ page 256).  
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Press the ò button to call up the menu  
bar of the on-board computer.  
The following menus are available:  
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Service  
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Setting the design  
Setting the area for additional values  
On-board computer:  
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Designs  
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with a Widescreen Cockpit.  
The following designs can be selected:  
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Classic  
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Sport  
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Progressive  
To scroll in the menu bar: swipe left or  
right on left-hand Touch Control 2.  
To call up a menu or confirm a selection:  
press left-hand Touch Control 2.  
To scroll through displays or lists on the  
menu: swipe upwards or downwards on left-  
hand Touch Control 2.  
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To select a design: swipe upwards or down‐  
wards on the left-hand Touch Control.  
Press the left-hand Touch Control.  
The Instrument Display will be shown in the  
selected design.  
G-meter (example)  
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Area for additional values  
Index points  
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To select display content: swipe to the  
right on the left-hand Touch Control.  
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To call up a submenu or confirm a selec‐  
Swipe upwards or downwards on the left-  
hand Touch Control to select display content.  
When display content is selected, the area  
for additional values 1 will briefly be high‐  
lighted.  
tion: press left-hand Touch Control 2.  
To exit a submenu: press back button on  
the left 1.  
Index points 2 will display the selected list  
item.  
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The following display content can be selected in  
Further displays on the multifunction display:  
Gearshift recommendation (/ page 171)  
ë Active Parking Assist activated  
(/ page 234)  
Overview of displays on the multifunction  
display  
the Classic and Sport designs:  
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Tachometer  
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Navigation  
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Parking Assist PARKTRONIC deactivated  
ECO display  
Consumption  
G-meter  
(/ page 224, 223, 224)  
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Cruise control (/ page 197)  
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î DSR (/ page 199)  
ç Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC  
(/ page 201)  
The following content can be selected in the Pro-  
gressive design:  
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date  
Navigation  
ECO display  
Consumption  
Active Brake Assist(/ page 197)  
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è Active Steering Assist (/ page 207)  
Active Lane Keeping Assist (/ page 245)  
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± Active Lane Change Assist (/ page 209)  
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G-meter  
ECO start/stop function (/ page 162)  
HOLD function (/ page 213)  
Adaptive Highbeam Assist (/ page 133)  
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Outside temperature  
Time  
Display section  
Transmission position  
Drive program  
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Vehicles with Traffic Sign Assist: Detected  
instructions and traffic signs (/ page 240).  
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Engine Oil Level: engine oil level  
Adjusting the instrument lighting  
Menus and submenus  
Calling up functions on the service menu of  
the on-board computer  
Calling up displays on the Assistance menu  
On-board computer:  
On-board computer:  
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DriveAssist  
Service  
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The following displays are available on the Assis‐  
tance menu:  
To select a function: swipe upwards or  
downwards on the left-hand Touch Control.  
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Assistant display  
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Press the left-hand Touch Control.  
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Attention level (/ page 238)  
Functions on the Servicemenu:  
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Message memory (/ page 505)  
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To switch between the displays: swipe  
upwards or downwards on the left-hand  
Touch Control.  
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Tires:  
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Restart the tire pressure loss warning  
system (/ page 466)  
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Check the tire pressure with the tire pres‐  
sure monitor (/ page 464)  
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Turn brightness control 1 up or down.  
The lighting of the Instrument Display and in  
the control elements of the vehicle interior is  
adjusted.  
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Restart the tire pressure monitor  
(/ page 465)  
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ASSYST PLUS: call up the service due date  
(/ page 420)  
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Vehicles with a Widescreen Cockpit: Cool-  
ant: coolant temperature display  
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Calling up displays on the Trip menu  
Status displays on the assistant display:  
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Û ATTENTION ASSIST: deactivated  
Light lane markings: Active Lane Keeping  
Assist enabled  
On-board computer:  
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Trip  
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Green lane markings: Active Lane Keeping  
Assist active  
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¸ Gray radar waves next to vehicle: Blind  
Spot Assist or Active Blind Spot Assist ena‐  
bled  
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¸ Green radar waves next to vehicle:  
Blind Spot Assist or Active Blind Spot Assist  
active  
Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC displays  
(/ page 201)  
Trip computer (example)  
Total distance  
Driving time  
Average speed  
Average fuel consumption  
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Standard display (example)  
Trip distance  
Total distance  
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Active Lane Change Assist displays  
(/ page 209)  
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in the left-hand area of the Instrument Dis‐  
play.  
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To select a display: swipe upwards or down‐  
wards on the left-hand Touch Control.  
Displays on the Trip menu:  
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Standard display  
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Range and current fuel consumption  
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Calling up navigation instructions on the on-  
board computer  
If there is only a small amount of fuel left in  
the fuel tank, the display will show a vehicle  
being refueled instead of the range.  
ECO display(/ page 165)  
Trip computer From Start and From Reset  
Digital speedometer  
To select the function to be reset: swipe  
upwards or downwards on the left-hand  
Touch Control.  
Press the left-hand Touch Control.  
Select Yes .  
On-board computer:  
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Navigation  
Press the left-hand Touch Control.  
If you press and hold the left-hand Touch Con‐  
trol, the values of the function will be reset  
immediately.  
Resetting values on the trip menu of the on-  
board computer  
On-board computer:  
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Trip  
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differ. Therefore, observe the menu overview  
for the Instrument Display (/ page 253).  
You can reset the values of the following func‐  
tions:  
Example: no change of direction announced  
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Distance to the next change of direction  
Distance to the next destination  
Estimated arrival time at next destination  
Current road  
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Trip distance  
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Trip computer From Start and From Reset  
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ECO display (/ page 165)  
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If route guidance has already been activated,  
a query will appear asking whether you wish  
to end the current route guidance.  
Select Yes.  
Press the left-hand Touch Control.  
Route guidance will start.  
Road Not Mapped: the road is unknown, e.g.  
for newly built roads.  
No Route: no route could be calculated to  
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the selected destination.  
Off Map: the map for the current location is  
not available.  
Area of Destination Reached: you have  
reached the area of the destination.  
O: you have reached the destination or an  
intermediate destination.  
Example: change of direction announced  
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Distance to the change of direction  
Road to which the change of direction leads  
Change-of-direction symbol  
Recommended lane (white)  
Possible lane  
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To exit the menu: press the back button on  
the left.  
Vehicles with the MBUX multimedia system:  
You can also start navigation to one of the  
recent destinations on the Navigation menu:  
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Press the left-hand Touch Control.  
To select a destination: swipe upwards or  
downwards on the left-hand Touch Control.  
Press the left-hand Touch Control.  
Route guidance will start.  
Lane not recommended (dark gray)  
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Further possible displays on the Navigation  
menu:  
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Direction of Travel: display of direction of  
travel and road currently being traveled on.  
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New Route... or Calculating Route...: a new  
route is being calculated.  
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Selecting radio stations using the on-board  
computer  
Operating media playback using the on-  
board computer  
To select a radio station: swipe upwards or  
downwards on the left-hand Touch Control.  
On-board computer:  
On-board computer:  
Selecting the frequency range or memory  
preset  
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Radio  
Media  
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Press the left-hand Touch Control.  
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To select the frequency range/station  
preset: swipe upwards or downwards on the  
left-hand Touch Control.  
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Press the left-hand Touch Control.  
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Memory preset  
Channel name  
Name of track  
Name of artist  
Media source  
Track number and current track  
Name of artist  
Name of album  
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To change tracks on an active media  
source: swipe upwards or downwards on the  
left-hand Touch Control.  
When you select a station from the memory pre‐  
sets, the preset will appear next to the station  
name. When you select a saved station in the  
frequency range, an asterisk will appear next to  
the station name.  

Related Topics

Instrument Display overview
Overview of the buttons on the steering wheel
Operating the on-board computer
Setting the design
Setting the area for additional values
Overview of displays on the multifunction display
Adjusting the instrument lighting
Menus and submenus
Head-up Display