#
Push handle 1.
The red0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indica‐
to rlam papp earsin theins trument cluster.
% The electr icpar king brak eis onl ysecur ely
applied ifth eindicat orlam pis lit con tinu‐
ously .
Re leasing #
Swit chon theignition . #
Pull handle 1.
The red0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indica‐
to rlam pin theins trument clustergoes out.
Emer gency braking #
Press and hold handle 1.
As long astheve hicle isdriving, thePlease
Release ParkingBrak emessag eis displa yed.
When theve hicle hasbeen brak ed toa
st ands till,th eelectr icpar king brak eis
applied. Thered0049 (USA)or0024 (Can‐
ada) indicat orlam pappear sin theins tru‐
ment cluster. Inf
orma tion ondetectin gda ma geon a
pa rked vehicl e If
acolli sion isde tected whe nth eto w- aw ay
alar misarmed onaloc kedve hicle, youwill
re cei veano tificat ion inthemultimedia system
when youswit chon theignition .
Yo uwill recei veinformatio nabout thefo llo wing
point s:
R The area oftheve hicle that ma yha ve been
damag ed.
R The forc eof theim pact.
The follo wing situat ionscanlead toinadv ertent
acti vatio n:
R Thepa rked vehicle ismo ved, e.g. inatw o-
st or yga rage .
% Dea ctivateth eto w- aw ay alar minorder to
pr eve ntina dvertent acti vatio n.Ifyo udeac ti‐
va te theto w- aw ay alar m,damag ede tection
wi llal so be dea ctivated.
% Inthecase ofsevere batt erydisc harging,
th efunc tion forde tecting damag eon a pa
rked vehicle isaut omaticall ydeactiv ated
to facil itat eth ene xt engine star t.
Sy stem limit s
De tection maybe restrict ed inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R The vehicle isdamag edwithout impact, e.g.
if an outside mirroris torn offor thepaint is
damag edbyake y.
R Impact occur sat low speed .
R The electr icpar king brak eis no tappl ied. No
teson par king theve hicl efo ran extended
per iod If
yo ulea vetheve hicle parkedfo rlong erthan
fo ur we eks,thebatt eryma ybe damag edby
hea vydisc harging.
If yo ulea vetheve hicle parkedfo rlong erthan six
we eks,itma ysuf ferdisu sedama ge.
% Further information canbeobt ained ata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 17
6
Driving and parking
%
Have thedispla yre pair edorreplaced if,for
ex am ple, pixelerro rs consi derablyrestrict its
us e. 360
°came ra Fu
nction ofthe360° Camera
The 360°Camera isasy stem that con sistsof
fo ur cam eras. The cam eras coverth eimmediat e
ve hicle surround ings.The system assis tsyou,
e.g .when parkingor atexits withre duced visibil‐
ity .
The 360°Camer ais onl yan aid and maysho wa
dis torted viewof obs tacle s,sho wthem incor ‐
re ctly ornotsho wthem atall. Itis no ta subs ti‐
tut efo ryo ur att entio nto thesur roundi ngs.The
re sponsibili tyforsaf emaneu vering and parking
re mains withyo u. Mak esur eth at ther ear eno
per sons, animals orobjec tsetc., inthemaneu‐
ve ring area while ma neu vering and parking.
The system evaluat esimag esfrom thefo llo wing
cameras:
R Rear vie wcam era
R Front camer a R
Twoside camer asintheoutside mirrors
Vi ew sof the360° Camera
Yo ucan selectfrom differe nt vie ws: 1
Wide-ang levie w, front
2 Topvie wwit himag efrom thefront camer a
3 Topvie wwit himag esfrom theside camer as
in theoutside mirrors
4 Wide-ang levie w, rear
5 Topvie wwit himag efrom there ar vie wcam ‐
er a
6 Topvie wwit htrailer view(vehicles witha
tra iler hitch) To
pvie w 1
Lane indicati ngthero uteth eve hicle will
ta ke atthecur rent steer ing wheel angle
2 Warning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C
3 Your vehicle from above
The color oftheindividual segmentsof wa rning
displa y2 isbased onthedis tance tothede tec‐
te dobs tacle :
R Yello wsegment s:obs tacle sat adi st anc e
be tween appr ox.2.0 ft(0.6 m)and 3.3ft
(1 .0 m) 21
8
Driving and parking
When
theelectr icalconnect ionises tablished
be tween theve hicle andthetra iler ,th edispla y
ch ang estotheside camer avie w.
This viewsuppor tsmaneuv ering procedur eswit h
a trailer .
Side viewof themir rorca mer as
The side sof theve hicle canbeseen inthis vie w. 1
Guide lineofextern al vehicle dimensions
wit houtside mirrors folded out
2 Markerof thewheel contact poi nts
Sy stem failur e
If th e360° Camer ais no tre ady foroper ation,
th efo llo wing mess ageappear sin themultimedia
sy stem: Sy
stem limit s
The 360° Camera willnotfun ction orwill only
par tiall yfun ction inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The door sar eopen .
R The side mirrors arefo lded in.
R The tailg ateis open .
R Ther eis hea vyrain, sno wor fog.
R The ambient lightcondit ionsarepoor ,e.g. at
night.
R The camer alens isobs truct ed, dirtyor fog‐
ge dup.
R Ifcamera sor vehicle component sin whic h
th ecamer asareins talled aredamag ed.In 220
Drivin gand parking
Bli
nd Spo tAssi stand ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
ar eon lyaids. Theyma yfa ilto detect some vehi‐
cles andareno subs titutefo ratt entiv edr iving.
Alw aysensur eth at ther eis suf ficie ntdist anc eto
th eside forot her road user sand obstacle s.
Exi twa rning
The exitwa rning isan addition alfunc tion of
Blin dSpo tAss istand canwarnvehicle occu‐
pants about approaching vehicles whenleaving
th eve hicle when statio nary. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite exit
wa rning
The exitwa rning react snei ther tostatio nary
obj ect sno rto vehicles approaching youat a
gr eat lydif fere nt spe ed.
As are sult, theex itwa rning cannotwa rn
dr iver sin these situation s. #
Alw ayspa ypar ticular attention tothe
tr af fic situ ation whe nope ning thedoor s
and makesur eth er eis suf ficie ntcle ar‐
ance . If
th er eis ave hicle inthemonit oring rang e, this
is indic ated intheoutside mirror.If ave hicle
occupant opensthedoor ontheside withth e
wa rning, awa rning tone sou nds and thewa rning
lam pin theoutside mirrorst ar ts to flash.
This addit ionalfun ction ison lyavailable when
Blin dSpo tAs sis tis act ivat ed and uptoamax i‐
mum ofthre eminut esafte rth eignition has
been switchedoff.The exitwa rning isno long er
av ailable once thewa rning lam pin theoutside
mir rorflashes thre etimes.
The exitwa rning isonl yan aid and nota subs ti‐
tut efo rth eatt ent ion ofvehicle occupants. The
re sponsibili tyforopening andclosi ngthedoor s
and forlea ving theve hicle remains withth eve hi‐
cle occupants.
Sy stem limit s
Blin dSpo tAs sis tand ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
ma ybe limi tedin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R ifth er eis dir ton thesensor sor thesensor s
ar eobscur ed
R inpoor visibility ,e.g. due tofog, hea vyrain or
sno w R
ifth er ear enar row vehicles, e.g.bicycles or
mo torbik es
R ifth ero ad has very wide ornar row lanes
R ifve hicles areno tdr iving inthemiddle of
th eir lane
Wa rnings maybe issued inerro rwhen driving
close tocrash barrier sor similar solidlanebor‐
der s.Alw aysmak esur eth at ther eis suf ficie nt
di st anc eto theside forot her traf fic or obs ta‐
cle s.
Wa rnings maybe interru pte dwhen driving along‐
side long vehicles, forex am ple truc ks,fo ra pr o‐
long edtime.
Blind SpotAssis tis no toper ationa lwhen reve rse
ge ar iseng aged.
Blin dSpo tAs sis tis no toperation alwhen a
trailer iscoup ledtotheve hicle andtheelectr ical
con nect ionhas been correctl yes tablished.
The exitwa rning maybe limit edinthefo llo wing
situat ions:
R when thesensor sar eco veredby adjac ent
ve hicles innar row par kingspac es
R when people approachth eve hicle 232
Driving andparking
The
follo wing settings aremade whencarwash
mode isactiv ated:
R The outside mirrors arefo lded in.
R The rain sen sor isdeact ivat ed topreve nt
au tomatic initiationofthewindshield washer
sy stem.
R The rear wind owwiper isdeact ivat ed.
R Ifopen ,th ewindo wsand thesliding sunroof
ar eclosed.
R The aircon ditionin gsy stem issetto air-reci r‐
culat ionmode .
R Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis deac tiva ted.
R Vehicl eswith 360° Camer a:theimag e
fr om thefront issho wnafte rabo uteigh tsec‐
onds.
R Vehicl eswith AIRMA TICorE-AC TIVE
BO DY CONT ROL:theve hicle israised tothe
maximu mpossi blechassis leve l
( / pag e208) .
If one ofthese settings cann otbe car ried out,
th is will beindic ated by% behind there spec‐
tiv ese ttin g. Fr
om aspeed exceeding 12mp h(20 km/h) car
wa sh mode isdeactiv ated aut omatically .
When carwash mode isdeactiv ated thefo llo w‐
ing settings arere se t:
R The outside mirrors fold out.
R The rain sen sor isact ivat ed.
R The rear wind owwiper isact ivat ed.
R The aircon ditionin gsy stem issetto fresh air
mode.
R Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis rese tto the
pr ev iousl yselec tedse tting.
R The windo wsand thesliding sunroofremain
closed .
R Vehicl eswith 360° Camer a:theimag e
fr om thefront isswitc hedofffr om aspeed of
11 mp h(1 8 km/h).
R Vehicl eswith AIRMA TICorE-AC TIVE
BO DY CONT ROL:theve hicle islowe redto
th epr ev iousl yse tch assis leve l. Inf
orma tion onusing apo we rwa sher &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenus ing
hig h-pr essurecle ani ng equipm entwith
ro und -spr ay nozzl es
The waterje tfr om aro und -spr ay nozzl e(d irt
gr ind er) maycau sedama getotires and sus‐
pe nsi on components that isno tvisi ble.
Com ponentsdamag edinthis wa yma yfa il
une xpec tedly. #
Donotus ehigh- pres su re cle ani ng
eq uipme ntwith round -spr ay nozzl esto
cle an your vehicle. #
Damag edtires orsuspension compo‐
nent smus tbe replaced immediat ely. To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle, observethefo l‐
lo wing when usingapo we rwa sher :
R Keep theSmar tKey atleas t10 ft(3 m) away
fr om theve hicle. Other wise theta ilg ate
could openunintentio nally.
R Maint ainadis tance ofat leas t11 .8 in
(30 cm) totheve hicle. 428
Maintenance andcare
Heig
htwhe nopen ed Model
1 1
Heig ht
whe n
open ed 2 2
Head‐
ro om
All mode ls 87.9 in
(223 2mm) 77
.0 in
(1 956 mm) Ve
hicl edimens ions All
models
Ve hicle length1 86.7in
(4 74 2mm)
Ve hicle widthincluding out‐
side mirrors 82.5
in
(2096 mm)
Ve hicle height 63.9in
(1 622 mm)
Wheelbase 113.1 in
(28 73mm)
Tu rning radius 38.71ft
(1 1. 80 m) We
ight sand loads Please
observethefo llo wing notesfo rth especi‐
fi ed vehicle data:
R Items ofoptional equipment increase the
curb weight andreduce thepa yload.
Ro ofload All
mod els
Maxim umroof load 165lb (75 kg ) Tr
aile rhitc h Gene
ralno teson thetrailer hitch Modif
ications totheengine cooling system may
be neces sary,dependin gon theve hicle model.
The retrof itti ng ofatrai le rhi tc his only perm issi‐
ble ifato wing capac ityisspec ified inyour vehi‐
cle documents.
Fu rther information canbeobt ained ataqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop. Pe
rm issible trailer load The
tongu ewe ight isno tinc luded intheto wing
capac ity.
Missi ngvalues werenotav ailable atthetime of
going topress.
Pe rm issible towing capacit y,brak ed (at a
minim umstar t-of fgr adeabi lityof12%) Model
Perm issible towing
cap acit y,brak ed
GL C300
GL C300 4MATIC Pe
rm issible towing capacit y,unbr aked Model
Perm issible towing
cap acit y,unbr aked
GL C300
GL C300 4MATIC Te
ch nica lda ta 50
1
Sou
ndsettings <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 384
Tr ans ferred vehicle data......................3 86
Ashtr ay
Fr ont cent erconsole ........................... 120
Using ............... .................................... 121
Assis tance
Men u(on -boardco mp uter) .................. 247
Assis tance systems
see Drivin gsaf etysy stem
ASS YSTPL US <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011>419
Batt erydi sconnecti onper iods............. 420
Disp laying theser vice duedate........... 419
Fu nctio n/no tes .................................... 419
Re gular maint enance work <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 419
Speci alser vice requ iremen ts...............4 19
ATA (anti-thef tala rm system) .................. 85
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating theint erior
mo tion sensor ....................................... 88
Ar ming/ disarming theto w- aw ay
alar m.....................................................8 7
Dea ctivating thealar m.......................... 86
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 85
Fu nctio nof theint erior motion sensor ..87
The tow- aw ay alar mfun ction .......... .......8 6 AT
TENTI ONASSIST <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 227,22 9
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>227
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011>229
Sy stem limit ations ........................... ....2 27
At tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Au gment edreality
see Routeguidan cewithaugme nted realit y
Au thorized Mercedes- BenzCenter
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
Au thorized workshop
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Au tomatic distanc eco ntr ol
se eAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Au tomatic drivin glights ........... ............ ..129
Au tomatic engine star t(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> .......154
Au tomatic engine sto p(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> .......154
Au tomatic fron tpass engerfr on tair‐
bag shutoff <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 42,44
Fu nctio nof theaut omatic front
passeng erfront airbag shutoff......... ..... 42 PA
SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p.....4 4
Au tomatic fron tpass engerfr on tair‐
bag shutoff
see Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............139
Au tomatic seat adjus tment
Se tting ............ .......................................95
Au tomatic trans mis sion
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve r..... ...................... 161
Dr ive pr ogr am disp lay ............ ..............160
Dr ive pr ogr ams............ ........................ 159
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.................... 159
Eng aging drive po sitio n............ ........... 163
Eng aging neu tral ............ ...................... 162
Eng aging park position ........................ 163
Eng aging reve rsege ar .........................1 62
Kic kdo wn ....... ......................................165
Manual gearshif ting.............................1 63
St eer ing wheel paddle shifters ............ 163
Tr ans miss ionposit iondispla y.............. 161
Tr ans miss ionposit ions.........................1 61 Inde
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1
Chec
kingth eoil leve lusing theon-
boar dcom puter .............................. ..... 423
MB- Freig abe orMB- Appr oval ...............4 97
Qua lity .......... ....................................... 497
To pping up.... .......................................4 23
Ent ering charact ers ....... .......................... 301
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 301
On theto uc hsc reen (media display)....3 06
Se tting theke yboar d............................ 310
EQ boos t
Operating safety .................................... 22
ESC (Elect ronic Stabil ityContr ol)
see ESP®
(Electr onicStabilit yPr og ram)
ESP ®
Cr osswi ndAssis t..... ............................ 183
Tr ailer stabiliz ation.............................. 184
ESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityProg ram) ...... 179
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ........... .183
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 179
Ext erior light ing
Car e.................................................... 433
Ext erior light ing
see Ligh ts Ext
erior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 137, 138
Anti-g lare mode (automatic) .......... ......1 38
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function ........ 139
Fo lding in/out .....................................1 37
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion ........... 101
Pa rking posit ion.............................. .....1 38
Se tting ................................................. 137
Ext ernal device
Loc king(c hild safetyloc k) ...................3 15
Ey eg lass escom partmen t........... ............104 F
Fa tig ue detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Favo rite s
Ad ding .................................................2 95
Ad ding ades tination ...........................3 32
Ca lling up ....... ................................... ..295
Dele ting .......................................... ..... 296
Home address ................................. ....3 32
Mo ving ................................................ 296
Ov ervie w ....... ................................... ...295
Re nam ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>296
Wo rkaddr ess .................................. .... 332 Flacon
Inser ting/r emo ving.............................1 45
Flat tire ....... ..............................................437
Cha nging awhe el....... .........................483
MOExt ended tires ....... .........................438
No tes ................................................... 437
TIREFIT kit...........................................4 39
Flat towing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats................................................ 126
Fo ilco vering
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors.............. 177
Fr ag rance
see Perfume atomiz er
Fr ee sof tware ............................................ 30
Fr eq uencies
Tw o-w ayradio ...................................... 491
Fr eq uency band
Dialin g(on -boardcom puter) ................ 250
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er).....3 9
Fr ont passeng erseat
see Seat In
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