2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC COUPE towing

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yguar anteed withan AGMbatt eryor lith‐
ium-ion battery. Fo rsaf etyre ason s,
Mer cedes-Ben zre comme ndsthat youon ly
use batteries whic hha ve been tested and
appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle byMer cedes-Ben z.
R Carryove rde tach able parts,suc has vent
hos es,elbo wfitting orterm inal covers from
th ebatt erybeing replaced.
R Mak esur eth at theve nt hos eis alwa ys con‐
nect edtotheor iginal opening ontheside of
th ebatt ery. Ins
tallan yex istin gor supplied cellcaps.
Ot her wise, gases orbatt eryacid could
escape.
R Mak esur eth at detach able partsarere con‐
nect edinthesame way. To
w star ting ortowing away Pe
rm itted towing methods Mer
cede s-Ben zre comme ndstransp orting your
ve hicle inthecase ofabr eakdo wn,rath er than
to wing itaw ay. Fo
rto wing, useato w rope ortow bar withbo th
axle son thegr ound. Donotuse tow bar sys‐
te ms.
* NO
TEDama getotheve hicle duetotow‐
ing away inc orrectl y #
Obs erve theins truction sand noteson
to wing away. Br
ea kdo wnassista nce 44
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Pe
rm itted towing methods Ve
hicl eeq uipment/ towing
me thod Bo
th axle son thegr ound Fr
ont axle raised Re
ar axle raised
Ve hicles withmanual transmission Yes,maximum 31mile s(50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h) Ye
s,maximum 31mile s(50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h) Ye
s,maximum 31mile s(50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h)
Ve hicles withaut omatic transmis‐
sion Ye
s,maximum 31mile s(50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h) No
Yes,ifth esteer ing wheel isfixe din
th ecent erposition withast eer ing
wheel lock.
4MA TICvehicles Yes,maximum 31mile s(50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h) No
NoTo
wing withara ised axle: towing should be
per form ed byato wing company. To
wing theve hicl ewith both axle son the
gr ound #
Obser vetheno teson theper mitt edtowing
me thods (/page44 9). #
Makesur eth at thebatt eryis con nect edand
ch arge d.
Obser vethefo llo wing pointswhen thebatt eryis
disc harged:
R The engin ecann otbe star ted
R The electr icpar king brak ecann otbe
re leased orapplied R
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
The automatic transmiss ioncanno tbe shif‐
te dto position 005Cor005D. 450
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%
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:If
th eaut omatic transmiss ioncann otbe shif‐
te dto position 005C,orthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla yin theins trument clusterdoes notsho w
an ything, have theve hicle transpor tedaw ay
( / pag e452). Atowing vehicle withlifting
eq uipment isrequ ired forve hicle transpor ta‐
tio n.
* NO
TEDama gedue totowing away at
exc essiv elyhigh speeds orove rlong dis‐
ta nces The
drivet ra in could bedamag edwhen tow‐
ing atexc essiv elyhigh speeds orover long
dis tances. #
Atowing speed of30 mph(50 km/h)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. #
Atowing distan ceof30 miles(50 km)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whento wing
a ve hicle whichis toohea vy
If th eve hicle being tow- star tedor towe d
aw ay ishea vier than theper missible gross
mass ofyour vehicle, thefo llo wing situat ions
can occur:
R The towing eyema ybecome detach ed.
R The vehicle/tr ailercombination may
sw erve oreve nov ertur n. #
Ifano ther vehicle istow- star tedor
to we daw ay,its weight mustno texc eed
th eper missible gross mass ofyour ow n
ve hicle. If
ave hicle mustbe tow- star tedor towe daw ay,
its per missib legross weight mustno texc eed the
per missible gross weight oftheto wing vehicle. #
Information ontheper missible gross mass of
th eve hicle canbefound ontheve hicle iden‐
tif ication plate(/ page492). #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:Do
no topen thedr iver's door orfront passeng er door
,ot her wise theaut omatic transmiss ion
aut omaticall yshif tsto position 005D. #
Installth eto wing eye(/ page453). #
Fasten theto w bar .
* NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect connec‐
tion oftheto w bar #
Onlyconnect theto w rope ortow bar to
th eto wing eyes. #
Deact ivat eth eaut omatic locking mechanism
(/ page70). #
Donotactiv ateth eHOLD function. #
Deact ivat eth eto w- aw ay alar m(/ page87 ). #
Deac tivateAc tiveBr ak eAssi st
( / pag e18 9). #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak e. Br
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto limi‐
te dsaf ety-re lat ed func tionsdur ing the
to wing proce ss
Saf ety-re lat ed func tionsar elimit edorno lon‐
ge rav ailable inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R theignition isswitc hedoff.
R thebr ak esy stem orpowe rst eer ing sys‐
te m ismalfu nctioning.
R theener gysupply ortheon- boar delectr i‐
cal system ismalfunct ioning.
When your vehicle isthen towe daw ay,signif ‐
icant lymor eef fort ma ybe requ ired tosteer
and brak eth an isno rm allyre qu ired. #
Use ato w bar . #
Mak esur eth at thesteer ing wheel can
mo vefreely ,bef oreto wing theve hicle
aw ay. *
NO
TEDama gedue toexcess ive tracti ve
po we r If
yo upull away shar ply, thetractiv epo we r
ma ybe toohigh andtheve hicles couldbe
damag ed. #
Pull away slo wlyand smoo thly. Lo
adi ng the vehicl efo rtr ans port #
Obser vetheno teson towing away
( / pag e450). #
Connec tth eto w bar totheto wing eyein
or der toload theve hicle.
% Youcan also attachth eto w bar tothetrailer
hitc h. #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C.
% Ve
hicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
The automatic transmiss ionmaybe locked
in posit ion005Dintheeve ntofdama getothe
electr icalsystem. Toshif tto 005C ,pr ov ide the on-boar
delectr icalsystem withpo we r
( / pag e44 7). #
Load theve hicle ontoth etra nspor ter. #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005D. #
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth e
ve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Onlysecur eth eve hicle bythewheels.
AMG vehicl eswith ADSPL US (Adap tive
Dam ping System PLUS) &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent when
tr ansp orting vehicles withAd aptive
Dam pingSy stem PLUS
The reduced damping forc es on theve hicle
being transpor tedcan cause theve hicle/
tr ailer combination tostar tto swing.
As are sult, when transpor tingvehicles with
th eAd aptiveDam pingSy stem PLUS, the
ve hicle/tr ailercombination mayst ar tto skid.
Conseq uently,yo uco uld lose contro lof your
ve hicle. 452
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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
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Act ive Lane Keeping Assist
Inoperat ive *A
ctiveLane Keeping Assistis malfunct ioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Blind SpotAssist Currently
Unavaila bleSee Operator's
Manual *B
lind SpotAss istis temp orarily una vailable.
The system limits have been reac hed (/page23 1). #
Drive on .
On ce thecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent ,th esy stem will beavailable again.
or #
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear ,st op theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition sand restar t
th eengine. #
Ifneces sary,cle an there ar bum per.If th ebum perisespeciall ydir ty,th esensor sin thebum permaybe mal‐
func tioning.
Blind SpotAssist Inopera-
tive *B
lind SpotAss istis malfun ctionin g. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Blind SpotAssist NotAvail-
able When Towing aTrailer
See Operator's Manual *W
hen youes tablish theelectr icalconnect iontothetra iler ,Blind SpotAssis tis una vailable. #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol and ackn ow ledg eth edispla ymessag e.
Act ive Blind SpotAssist
Current lyUnavailable See
Operator 'sManual *A
ctiv eBli nd Spo tAssi stistemp orarily una vailable.
The system limits have been reac hed (/page23 1). 52
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Dis playmes sagesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Drive on.
Onc eth ecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent ,th esy stem will beavailable again.
or #
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear ,st op theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition sand restar t
th eengine.
Act ive Blind SpotAssist
Inoper ative *A
ctiveBli nd Spo tAssi stismalfun ctionin g. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Act ive Blind SpotAsst. Not
Availabl eWhen Towing a
Trailer SeeOperator's Man-
ual *W
hen youes tablish theelectr icalconnect iontothetra iler ,Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stisuna vailable. #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol and ackn ow ledg eth edispla ymessag e.
Traffic SignAssist Cur-
rent lyUnavailable See
Operator 'sManual *T
raffic Sign Assistis temp orarily una vailable. #
Drive on.
Onc eth ecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent ,th esy stem will beavailable again.
Traf ficSig nAs sist Inoper a-
tiv e *T
raffic Sign Assistis malfun ctionin g. #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition sand restar tth eengine. #
Ifth edispla ymessag econ tinues tobe displa yed, con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 525

De
tectin ginat tentiv eness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnos ticsconnec tion............................2 4
Digita lOp erator' sMa nua l.........................1 8
Digita lsp eed ome ter ............ ....................247
Dingh yto wing
see Tow- bar system
DIRECT SELECT leve r............ ...................161
Eng aging drive po sitio n............ ........... 163
Eng aging neu tral ............ ...................... 162
Eng aging park position ........................ 163
Eng aging park position automatic ally .. 163
Eng aging reve rsege ar .........................1 62
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>161
Disp lay
Car e................................................ .... 435
Disp lay(m ult imedi asy stem) .................2 79
Home screen ....................................... 276
Oper ating ...... ...................................... 279
Se tting acoustic ope rating feedbac k... 279
Se ttings <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 310
Disp lay(on- boardcom puter)
Dis play son themultifunc tiondispla y.. 245 Disp
laycont ent
Se tting theadditional value rang e ....... 245
Disp laymes sage.....................................5 03
Ca lling up (on-boa rdcom puter) ..... ......5 03
No tes .................................................. 503
Displa ymessag es
00B2 ---mp h.....................................5 28
ç ---mp h.....................................5 26
003D12 VBatt erySee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 530
003D48 VBatt erySee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 532
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....5 24
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stInoper ative.... 525
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAss t.No tAv ailable
When Towing aTr ailer SeeOpera‐
to r's Manua l...... .................................. 525
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stFunctio nsCur‐
re ntl yLim ited See Operator's Man‐
ua l...... .................................................. 517 Ac
tiveBr ak eAssi stFunctio nsLim i‐
te dSee Oper ator's Manual .................. 517
Ac tiveDis tance AssistCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....5 27
Ac tiveDis tance AssistInoper ative.... .. 527
Ac tiveDis tance AssistNo wAv ailable
.. ...........................................................5 27
0049 ActiveHea dlamps Inoperati ve ..... 551
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping AssistCur rentl y
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....5 23
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping AssistInopera‐
tiv e ...................................................... 524
Ac tivePa rking Assistand
PA RK TRONI CInoper ative See Opera‐
to r's Manua l..... ................................... 520
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tCur rentl y
Un available DuetoMultiple Emer‐
ge ncy Stops ......................................... 523
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tCur rentl y
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....5 22 Inde
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