Mercedes-Benz GLC Series Operator's Manual page 172

170 Driving and parking
Information on collision detection on a
parked vehicle
If a collision is detected when the tow-away
alarm is armed on a locked vehicle, you will
receive a notification in the multimedia system
when you switch on the ignition.
You will receive information about the following
points:
The area of the vehicle that may have been
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damaged.
The force of the impact.
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The following situations can lead to inadvertent
activation:
The parked vehicle is moved, e.g. in a two-
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story garage.
% Deactivate the tow-away alarm in order to
prevent inadvertent activation. If you deacti‐
vate the tow-away alarm, collision detection
will also be deactivated.
% If the battery is severely discharged, the
function for detecting a collision on a parked
vehicle is automatically deactivated to facili‐
tate the next engine start.
System limits
Detection may be restricted in the following sit‐
uations:
The vehicle is damaged without impact, e.g.
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if an outside mirror is torn off or the paint is
damaged by a SmartKey
An impact occurs at low speed
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The electric parking brake is not applied
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Notes on parking the vehicle for an extended
period
If you leave the vehicle parked for longer than six
weeks, it may suffer damage through disuse.
The 12 V battery may also be impaired or dam‐
aged by heavy discharging.
% Further information can be obtained at a
qualified specialist workshop.
* NOTE Plug-in hybrid
Observe the notes about the high-volt‐
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age battery in the Supplement. You
could otherwise fail to recognize dan‐
gers.
Standby mode (extension of the starter bat‐
tery's period out of use)
Standby mode function
% This function is not available for all models.
If standby mode is activated, energy loss will be
minimized during extended periods of non-oper‐
ation.
Standby mode is characterized by the following:
The starter battery is preserved.
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The maximum non-operational time appears
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in the media display.
The connection to online services is interrup‐
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ted.
The ATA (anti-theft alarm system) is unavaila‐
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ble.