App roa ch/depa rt ure angle
When th e vehicl e is loade d and read y to drive, it
has a full tank, all fluid s hav e been refilled and
th e driver is in th e vehicle.
On vehicles wit h AI R BODY CONTROL loads up
to th e maximum permissibl e load hav e no influ-
ence on approac h and departur e angles.
Maximum gradient-cli mb ing capabil-
ity Not e that th e vehicle's gradient-climbing capa-
bilit y depend s on th e off-road condition s and th e
road surfac e conditions.
If th e load on th e fron t axl e is reduce d when
pullin g away on a steep uphil l slope, th e fron t
wheels hav e a tendency to spin . Accelerate
carefully and mak e sur e that th e wheels do no t
spin when drivin g on steep terrain .
Trailer tow hitch
Trailer loads
Per mi ssible trailer load, braked (at a
mi nimum gradient-cli mb ing capability
of 12% fr om a standstill)
Model
All models
3500 lb (1588 kg)
Maximum drawbar noseweight
! Use a drawbar noseweight as close as pos -
sibl e to th e maximum permissibl e nose-
weight. Do no t use a noseweight of less than
50 kg, otherwise th e trailer may come loose. Not e that th e payload and th e rear axl e load
are reduce d by th e actual payload .
The drawbar load reduce s th e permissibl e over-
all load and rear axl e load.
The drawbar load act s from abov e onto th e ball
head on th e trailer to w hitch .
The drawbar noseweight is no t included in th e
trailer load.
Model Permissible nose-
weigh t
All models
28 0 lbs (12 7 kg)
The actual noseweight may no t be higher than
th e value whic h is given . The value can be foun d
on th e trailer to w hitch or trailer identification
plates. The lowes t weigh t applies.
The maximum permissibl e trailer drawbar nose-
weigh t is th e maximum weigh t wit h whic h th e
trailer drawbar can be loaded. The permissibl e
trailer drawbar noseweight is th e limi t for
Mercedes-Benz-approved trailer couplings.
Per mi ssible rear axle load when tow-
ing a trailer Missing value s were no t available at time of
goin g to print .
Model Permissible axle
load
Mercedes-AMG
GLC 43 4MATIC 2822 lbs (1280 kg)
Mercedes-AMG
GLC 63 4MATIC+/
GLC 63 S 4MATIC+ 2910 lbs (1320 kg)
All other models384
Trailer tow hitch
Technical data
