Mercedes Benz GLC Class owners manual page 180

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178 Driving tips Thethreeinnerareasdisplaythecurrentdriv-For further information on the ECO display, ing style and light up green as a result of asee (Y page 244). particularly economical driving style. Dependingonthedrivingsituation,uptotwoBraking areas may light up simultaneously. At the beginning of the journey, the threeImportant safety notes outerareasareemptyandfillupasaresultof parkingeconomicaldriving. A higher level indicates aGWARNING moreeconomical driving style. If the threeIf you shift down on a slippery road surface in outer areas are completely filled at the samean attempt to increase the engine's braking andtime, the driver has adopted the most eco-effect, the drive wheels could lose their grip. nomicaldrivingstylefortheselectedsettingsThere is an increased danger of skidding and and prevailing conditions. The ECO displayaccidents. Drivingborder lights up. Donotshift down for additional engine brak- The ECOdisplay does not indicate the actualing on a slippery road surface. fuel consumption. The additionally achieved range displayed under Bonus fr. StartDownhill gradients doesnotindicateafixedconsumptionreduc- tion. !Onlongandsteepgradients,youmust In addition to driving style, the actual con-reduce the load on the brakes by shifting sumption is affected by other factors, suchearlytoalowergear.Thisallowsyoutotake as: advantageoftheenginebrakingeffectand Rload helps avoid overheating and excessive wear of the brakes. Rtire pressure Whenyoutakeadvantageoftheengine Rcoldstart braking effect, a drive wheel may not turn Rchoiceofroute for some time, e.g. on a slippery road sur- Relectrical consumers switched on face. This could cause damage to the drive ThesefactorsarenotincludedintheECOdis-train. This typeofdamageisnotcoveredby play. the Mercedes-Benz warranty. AneconomicaldrivingstylespeciallyrequiresHeavyandlightloads driving at moderate engine speeds. Achieving a higher value in the categoriesGWARNING "Acceleration" and "Constant": If you rest your foot on the brake pedal while Robservethegearshift recommendations.driving,thebrakingsystemcanoverheat.This Rdrive in drive program E. increasesthestoppingdistanceandcaneven Onlongjourneysataconstantspeed,e.g.oncause the braking system to fail. There is a the highway, only the outer area for "con-risk of an accident. stant" will change. Neverusethebrakepedalasafootrest.Never TheECOdisplaysummarizesthedrivingstyledepress the brake pedal and the accelerator fromthestartofthejourneytoitscompletion.pedal at the same time. Therefore,therearemoremarkedchangesin!Depressingthebrakepedalconstantly the outer areas at the start of a journey. Onresults in excessive and premature wear to longerjourneys,therearefewerchanges.Forthe brake pads. moremarkedchanges,performamanualrest (Y page 245).

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