Mercedes-Benz GLC : Driving and parking / Function of the 4MATIC
4MATIC ensures that all four wheels are driven.
Together with ESP® and 4ETS, 4MATIC improves
the traction of your vehicle whenever a driven
wheel spins due to insufficient traction.
If you fail to adapt your driving style, 4MATIC can
neither reduce the risk of an accident nor override
the laws of physics. 4MATIC cannot take
account of road, weather and traffic conditions.
4MATIC is only an aid. You are responsible especially
for maintaining a safe distance from the
vehicle in front, for vehicle speed, for braking in
good time and for staying in lane.
In wintry road conditions, the maximum
effect of 4MATIC can be achieved only if you
use winter tires (M+S tires), with snow
chains if necessary.
Using kickdown
Maximum acceleration:
depress the accelerator
pedal beyond the pressure point.
To protect against engine overrev, the automatic
transmission shifts up to the next gear when
maximum engine speed has been reached...
Refueling the vehicle
WARNING Risk of fire or explosion from
fuel
Fuels are highly flammable.
Fire, open flames,
smoking and creation
of sparks must be avoided...
Other information:
Electronic control units are installed in your vehicle.
Control units process data which, for example,
they receive from vehicle sensors, generate
themselves or exchange between themselves.
Some control units are required for the safe
operation of your vehicle, some assist you when
driving, such as driver assistance systems, while
others enable comfort or infotainment functions...
Vehicles with automatic transmission
NOTE Damage to the automatic transmission
due to tow starting
The automatic transmission may be damaged
in the process of tow starting vehicles with
automatic transmission.
Vehicles with automatic
transmission
must not be tow started...