2024 Mercedes GLC Seats User Guide

2024 Mercedes GLC Seats User Guide

2024 Mercedes GLC seats with quality materials and modern technologies offer excellent support and adjustment for a great ride. Enjoy customized comfort, safety, and elegance.

2023 Mercedes GLC Specs, Price, Features and Mileage (Brochure)

Notes on the correct driver’s seat position

WARNING Risk of accident due to adjusting the vehicle settings while the vehicle is in motion

You could lose control of the vehicle in the following situations in particular:

• If you adjust the driver’s seat, the head restraint, the steering wheel or the mirror while the vehicle is in motion
• If you fasten your seat belt while the vehicle is in motion
• Before starting the vehicle: in particular, adjust the driver’s seat, head restraint, steering wheel and mirror, and fasten your seat belt.

Ensure the following when adjusting steering wheel 1, seat belt 2 and driver’s seat 3:

• You are sitting as far away from the driver’s airbag as possible, considering the following points:
• You are sitting in an upright position
• Your thighs are slightly supported by the seat cushion
• Your legs are not fully extended and you can depress the pedals properly
• The back of your head is supported at eye level by the centre of the head restraint
• You can hold the steering wheel with your arms slightly bent
• You can move your legs freely
• You can see all the displays on the driver display clearly
• You have a good overview of the traffic conditions
• Observe the notes on correctly fastening the seat belt

Notes on grab handles

WARNING Risk of injury due to excessive load on the grab handles

If you apply your full body weight to the grab handle or pull it abruptly, the grab handle may be damaged or come loose from its anchor age. This may result in injuries.

• Use the grab handles only to stabilize the seating position or to assist in getting in and out of the seat.

Seats

Adjusting the front seat with manual and electric seat adjustment

WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if the seats are adjusted by children

Children could become trapped if they adjust the seats, particularly when unattended.

• When leaving the vehicle, always take the SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle.
• Never leave children unattended in the vehicle.

You can adjust the seats when the vehicle is switched off.

WARNING Risk of becoming trapped when adjusting the seat

When you adjust a seat, you or other vehicle occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the seat guide rail.

•  When adjusting a seat, make sure that no one has any part of their body within the sweep of the seat.

Observe the safety notes on “Airbags” and “Children in the vehicle”.

WARNING Risk of accident due to the driver’s seat not being engaged

The driver’s seat may move unexpectedly while driving.

This could cause you to lose control of the vehicle.

• Always make sure that the driver’s seat is engaged before starting the vehicle.

WARNING Risk of accident due to adjusting the vehicle settings while the vehicle is in motion

You could lose control of the vehicle in the following situations in particular:

• If you adjust the driver’s seat, the head restraint, the steering wheel or the mirror while the vehicle is in motion
• If you fasten your seat belt while the vehicle is in motion
• Before starting the vehicle: in particular, adjust the driver’s seat, head restraint, steering wheel and mirror, and fasten your seat belt.

WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if the seat height is adjusted carelessly

If you adjust the seat height carelessly, you or other vehicle occupants could be trapped and thereby injured.

Children in particular could accidentally press the electrical seat adjustment buttons and become trapped.

• While moving the seats, make sure that hands or other body parts do not get under the lever assembly of the seat adjustment system.

WARNING Risk of injury due to head restraints not being installed or being adjusted incorrectly

If head restraints have not been installed or have not been adjusted correctly, there is an increased risk of injury in the head and neck area, e.g. in the event of an accident or when braking.

• Always drive with the head restraints installed.
• Before driving off, make sure for every vehicle occupant that the center of the head restraint supports the back of the head at about eye level.

Adjust the head restraint fore-and-aft position so that it is as close as possible to the back of your head.

WARNING Risk of injury or death due to an incorrect seat position

The seat belt does not offer the intended level of protection if you have not moved the seat backrest to an almost vertical position.

In particular, you could slip beneath the seat-belt and become injured.

• Adjust the seat properly before beginning your journey.
• Always ensure that the seat backrest is in an almost vertical position and that the shoulder belt is routed across the center of your shoulder.

WARNING Risk of potentially fatal injuries due to objects trapped under the front passenger seat

Objects trapped under the front passenger seat may interfere with the function of the automatic front passenger air bag shutoff or damage the system.

• Do not stow any objects under the front passenger seat.
• When the front passenger seat is occupied, ensure that no objects have become trapped beneath the front passenger seat.

NOTE Damage to the seats when adjusting

The seats may be damaged by objects when adjusting the seats.

• When adjusting the seats, make sure that there are no objects in the footwell, under or behind the seats.

NOTE Damage to the headliner when making adjustments

The headliner may be damaged when adjusting the front seats.

• Adjust the head restraints first before adjusting the height of the respective seat.

1. Seat backrest inclination
2. Seat height
3. Seat cushion inclination
4. Seat cushion length
5. Seat fore-and-aft position
   • To adjust the seat fore-and-aft position: lift lever 5 and slide the seat into the desired position.
   • Make sure that the seat is engaged.

Adjusting the front seat fully electrically
The switches for adjusting the seats do not move. You will therefore receive no direct feedback on the switch while pressing it. Feedback is provided only by the movement of the seat.

1. Head restraint height
2. Seat height
3. Seat cushion inclination
4. Seat cushion length
5. Seat fore-and-aft position
6. Seat backrest inclination

• Save the settings with the memory function

The head restraint height will be adjusted automatically when you adjust the seat height or the seat fore-and-aft position.

Adjusting the 4-way lumbar support

1. Higher
2. Softer
3. Lower
4. Firmer

• Use buttons 1 to 4 to adjust the contour of the backrest.

Head restraints

Adjusting the head restraints on the front seats

WARNING Risk of accident due to adjusting the vehicle settings while the vehicle is in motion

You could lose control of the vehicle in the following situations in particular:

• If you adjust the driver’s seat, the head restraint, the steering wheel or the mirror while the vehicle is in motion
• If you fasten your seat belt while the vehicle is in motion
• Before starting the vehicle: in particular, adjust the driver’s seat, head restraint, steering wheel and mirror, and fasten your seat belt.

WARNING Risk of injury due to incorrectly adjusted head restraints

If head restraints have not been adjusted correctly, there is an increased risk of injury in the head and neck area, e.g. in the event of an accident or sudden braking.

• Before driving off, make sure for every vehicle occupant that the center of the head restraint supports the back of the head at about eye level.

Adjust the head restraint fore-and-aft position so that it is as close as possible to the back of your head.

Seats with manual and electric seat adjustment

• Take hold of the head restraint on both sides and press release knob 1.
• To move forwards or backwards: pull the head restraint forwards or push it backwards.
• To move upwards or downwards: push the head restraint upwards or downwards.
• Let go of release knob 1.

Seats with electric seat adjustment

• Take hold of the head restraint on both sides and press release knob 1.
• To move forwards or backwards: pull the head restraint forwards or push it backwards.
• Let go of release knob 1.
• To move upwards or downwards: adjust the head restraint using the buttons on the door operating unit

Adjusting the head restraints of the rear seats manually

Move all head restraints up at least to the first detent, even in the steeper seating position (cargo position). If a head restraint is in the lowest, non-locked position, the respective seat must not be used.

• To raise: push release knob 1 in the direction of the arrow and pull the head restraint up until it engages.
• To lower: press release knob 1 in the direction of the arrow and push the head restraint down until it engages.

Installing/removing the rear seat head restraints

Removing

• Release the rear seat backrest and fold it forward slightly
• Press release knob 2 and pull the head restraint upwards as far as it will go. Release knob 1 will extend.
• Push both release knobs 1 and 2 at the same time in the direction of the arrow and pull out the head restraint.
• Fold the rear seat backrest back until it engages.
  Installing
• Release the rear seat backrest and fold it forward slightly
• Insert the head restraint such that the notches on the bar are on the left when viewed in the direction of travel.
• Push the head restraint down until it engages.
• Fold the rear seat backrest back until it engages.

Configuring the seat settings

Multimedia system:

Adjusting the air cushions

• In the corresponding menu, adjust the air cushions for the Lumbar or Side Bolsters.

Setting the seat heating balance

• Select Heating Settings.
• Select Seat Heating Balance.
• Adjust the heat distribution for the desired seat.

Setting automatic seat adjustment

WARNING Risk of becoming trapped during adjustment of the driver’s seat after calling up a driver profile

Selecting a user profile may trigger an adjustment of the driver’s seat to the position saved under the user profile. You or other vehicle occupants could be injured in the process.

• Make sure that when the position of the driver’s seat is being adjusted using the multimedia system, no people or body parts are in the seat’s range of movement.

If there is a risk of someone becoming trapped, immediately stop the adjustment process by:

• Pressing the warning message on the central display.
  or
• Pressing a position button of the memory function or a seat adjustment switch in the driver’s door.

The adjustment process is stopped.

Multimedia system:

Manually adjusting driver’s seat and steering wheel position to body size
The vehicle calculates a suitable driver’s seat and steering wheel position based on the driver’s body size and sets this directly.

• To set the unit of measurement: select cm or ft/in.
• Set the size using the scale.
• Select Start Positioning.
  The driver’s seat and steering wheel position is adjusted to the body size that has been set.

You can also configure these settings via the Mercedes me user account for your user profile. By synchronizing the profiles in the vehi-cle and the Mercedes me connect profiles, you can carry over these settings for your vehicle. Further information about synchronising user profiles.

If the driver’s seat and steering wheel position calculated by the vehicle is not practical or comfortable, it can be manually adapted at any time via the control buttons. The outside mirrors are not set via this func-tion. Instead, they have to be set manually via the operating switches.

Overview of massage programs

• Classic Massage: Relaxing back massage
• Mobilizing Massage Mobilizing massage with upward-moving relaxing waves. Can promote slower, deeper respiration. This can improve the supply of oxygen to cells and the brain.
• Activating Massage: Activating massage with upward-moving relaxing waves
• Relaxing Massage: Relaxing back massage with increasing wave motions and then soothing movements
• Deep Waves: Wave-like movements in the cushion can promote blood flow and metabolic processes in the lower back and legs
• Deep Workout: Wave-like movements in the cushion are combined with wave movements from the backrest and can stimulate blood circulation and metabolism in the lower back, buttocks and legs

The Deep Waves and Deep Workout programs are only available on the driver’s seat.

Selecting the massage program for the front seats

Multimedia system:

• Select Massage.
• Select a massage program
• Start the program for the desired seat
• To set the massage intensity: switch Intensive on or off .
• To stop the massage: select

The availability of this function is dependent

Resetting seat settings

Multimedia system:

• Select Reset.
• Select for the desired seat. The settings for the selected seat are reset.

Switching the seat heating on/off

WARNING Risk of burns due to repeatedly switching on the seat heating

Repeatedly switching on the seat heating can cause the seat cushion and seat backrest pad-ding to become very hot.

In particular, the health of persons with limited temperature sensitivity or a limited ability to react to high temperatures may be affected or they may even suffer burn-like injuries.

• Do not repeatedly switch on the seat heating.

To protect against overheating, the seat heating may be temporarily deactivated after it has been switched on repeatedly.

NOTE Damage to the seats caused by objects or documents when the seat heating is switched on

When the seat heating is switched on, overheating may occur due to objects or documents placed on the seats, e.g. seat cushions or child seats. This could cause damage to the seat surface.

• Make sure that no objects or documents are on the seats when the seat heating is switched on.

Requirements

• The power supply is switched on.

• Press button 1 for the respective seat repeatedly until the desired heating level is reached.

Depending on the heating level, up to three indicator lamps will light up. If all indicator lamps are off, the seat heating is switched off.

The seat heating will automatically switch down from the three heating levels after around 8, 10 and 20 minutes until the seat heating is switched off.

If you switch the power supply off and on again within 20 minutes, the previous setting of the seat heating for the driver’s seat will remain active.

Switching the seat ventilation on/off

Requirements

• The power supply is switched on.

• Press button 1 for the respective seat repeatedly until the desired blower setting is reached.
  Depending on the blower setting, up to three indicator lamps will light up. If all indicator lamps are off, the seat ventilation is switched off.

If you switch the power supply off and on again within 20 minutes, the previous seat ventilation setting for the driver’s seat will remain active.

FAQ’s

Useful Links

View PDF:2023 Mercedes GLC Specs, Price, Features and Mileage (Brochure)

2024 Mercedes GLC Warning Lights and Indicators Guide

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