2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC SUV towing

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........................................................ 4 Gener
alno tes... ............................................ 5
Oper ator's Manual ......... .................. ............... 5
Pr otect ing theen vironmen t... .........................5
Oper ating safety.............................................5
Qua lified speci alistwo rkshop .........................6
Cor rect useof theve hicle ...............................6
Limit edWarrant y............................................ 6
No teson plug-in hybrid oper ation ...................7
Dis conne ctingthehy brid system man‐
ually ................................................................8
Callin gup theDigit alOper ator's Manual ........ 9 Occupant
safety.... .... ................................. 11
Re stra int system .............................. .............1 1 Clim
atecontr ol........................................... 12
Con trol pan elove rview fordua l-zone
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Ov ervie wof thecon trol panel for3-zone
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Pr e-ent ryclimat econtr olvia Smar tKey ........ 13Pr
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Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating immed iate pre-
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trum ent Disp layand on-b oard
com puter............ ......................... ................17
No teson theIns trument Displayand on-
boar dcom puter.............................. .............. 17
Fu nctio nof thepo we rdisp lay of the
electr icmo tor..... .............................. ............ 17
Fu nctio nof thepo we rme ter..... .................... 18
Dis play ing thepo we rme ter..... .....................1 8 Vo
ice Contr olSy stem ................................ 19
Ov ervie wof vehicle voice com mand s...........1 9 MBUX
multimedia system ......................... 21
Con figur ing settings forplu g-in hybrid
ve hicles ......................................................... 21
Fu nctio nsoftheener gyflow displa y.............2 1
Sho wing theener gyflow displa y...... .............2 1 Dr
ivin gand parking ................................... 23
Dr iving .......................................................... 23
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h... .......................... 25
Dr iving anddriving safetysy stems ............... 28
Re gener ative brak esy stem ........................... 28
Chargin gth ehigh-v oltagebatt ery... .............. 30
Re fuel ing...... ................................................ 38 Br
eakdo wnassis tance...... ........................ 40
No teson star tin gassis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Pe rm itted towing methods ........................... 40 Te
ch nical data............................................ 42
Oper ating fluids ............................................ 42
Ve hicle data... ............................................... 42
Tr ailer hitch <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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spl aymes sagesand warning/indi‐
cat orlam ps................................................ 45
Displa ymessag es.........................................4 5
Wa rning and indic ator lam ps........................ 53 2
Contents

No
teson star ting assistance
Obse rveth einf ormation onstar tin gassis tance
in theve hicle Operator's Manual.
If yo ur vehicle hasbeen star tedwit hstar tin g
assis tance, itma yno tbe possi ble to use the
electr icdrive fo rapp roxima tely 30 minu tes.
St artin gassis tance isno tconsi deredto be a
nor mal oper ating condition .
Jum per cables andfurther information rega rding
st ar tin gassis tance canbeobt aine dat anyqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop. 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. Obser
vetheinf ormation ontowing andtrans‐
por tingth eve hicle intheve hicle Operator's
Manual.
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
Plug-in hybrid vehicles 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,ifth esteer ing wheel isfixe din
th ecent erposition withast eer ing
wheel lock. 40
Breakdo wnassis tance

Onl
ytranspor tingisper mitt edinthefo llo wing
situat ions:
R The multif unction displa yis no two rking
or
R The á displa ymess ageappear s
Ex cep tion: ifth eve hicle islocat edinadang er
zone, itcan bereco veredfrom thedang erzon e
despit eth edispla ymessag eor thedispla yno t
wo rking.
It mus tno tbe towe dfur ther than 164ft (50 m)
wit hbo th axle son thegr ound. Atowing speed of
6 mp h(1 0 km/h) mustno tbe exc eeded. Beyond
th ese limits, onlytra nspor tingisper mitt ed. Br
eakdo wnassis tance 41

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 C350 e4MA TIC Pe
rm issible towing capacit y,unbr aked Model
Perm issible towing
cap acit y,unbr aked
GL C350 e4MA TIC Maximum
tongue weight *
NO
TEDama gecau sed bythetrailer
comin gloose If
th eto ngu ewe ight used istoolow, the
tr ai le rma ycome loose . #
Theto ngu ewe ight mustno tbe belo w
11 0.2 lbs(50 kg). #
Use ato ngu ewe ight that isas clo seas
poss ibletothemaximum permissible
to ngu ewe ight . Missin
gva lues werenotav ailable atthetime of
going topress.
Maxim umtongue weight Model
Maximum
to ngue
we ight
GL C350 e4MA TIC Pe
rm issible rear axle load (traile roper ation ) Miss
ingvalues werenotav ailable atthetime of
going topress.
Axle load Model
Axleload
GL C350 e4MA TIC 44
Tech nica lda ta

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Charging FaultChange
Charging ModeSeeOpera-
tor's Manual *T
hechargin gpr oce sscan notbe star teddue toamalf unction. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Not Possible toUnlock
Charger CableSee Opera-
tor's Manual *T
hechargin gcable connectorcanno tbe remo vedfrom thech argin gst atio n'ssoc ket. #
Pres sth eEME RGENC YOFF switchon thech argin gst atio n.
If th ech argin gcable connectorcanno tbe remo vedaf te rth at: #
Requestser vice personn elfrom theoper ator ofthech argin gst atio nvia theemer gency callbu tton attached to
th ech argin gst atio nor theemer gency callnum bers.
00E5 Charg erCable Connected *Y
oucann otpull away while thech argin gcable iscon nected. #
Disc onnect thech argin gcable from theve hicle (/page38).
á
Towing NotPermitted See
Operator's Manual *T
hehybrid system ismalfunct ioning. #
Have theve hicle transpor tedonl yusing atranspor teror trail er (/ page40). 48
Displa ymessa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Immedia
tepre-en try climat econ trol .....1 5
Pr e-ent ryclimat econtr olat dep ar‐
tur etime <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Pr e-ent ryclimat econtr olvia Smar t‐
Ke y.............. .......................................... 13
Re ar oper atingunit ................................ 12
Re frig er ant filling capac ity.............. .......4 2
Se tting theair distribution ..................... 12
Se tting theair flow <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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0011> 12
Se tting thete mp eratur e........................ 12
Swi tching there ar wind owdefr oster
on/of f....................................................1 2
Coolant (engine)
Fillin gcapac ity...................................... 42
Cooling see Climat econ trol
Cr uise contr ol
Max imum designspeed .................. .......2 5 D
Deale rship
see Qualified speci alist wo rkshop
De tac hing thech argin gcabl e
see Plug-in hybrid oper ation Digital
Operator's Manu al.......................... 9
Displa ymessag es
ò Acous ticPresence Indicator
Inoper ative............................................ 49
00E5 ChargerCa ble Connect ed...... ...... 48
00D7 Engine willno tre star tSer vice
re qu ired .................................................5 1
00D7 High-Volt. Bat. Overheat ed
St op, everyo ne getou t,ou tdo orsif
po ssi ble. ........... .....................................49
003B Inoperati ve Char geHV Batt ery ..... 46
003B Inoperativ eHig h-Vo ltag eBat ‐
te ry Char gingNo tCom plete <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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00D7 Malfunction Service Required .......5 1
0080 Malfunction ..................................5 0
00D7 Malfunction ..................................5 0
00B4 Please WaitDepr essur izingTa nk ..51
003B Pre-ent ryClimat eCon trol via
Ke yAv ailable Again AfterEngine Start.. 46 003B
Pre-e ntry Climat eCon trol via
Ke yIn operativ eHig h-vo ltag eBat tery
Lo w ..... ...................................................4 7
0080 Reduced Drive Sy stem Per‐
fo rm anc eSee Oper ator' sMan ual.......... 50
0075 SRSMalfun ction Service
Re quired ................................................ 45
00B4 Tank isDep ressur ized Ready
fo rRe fuel ing .......................................... 52
00B4 Tank Ventil ation Malfunctio n
Ser vice Required ...................................5 2
á Towing NotPe rm itted See
Opera tor's Manua l..... ............................ 48
"Electr ic"Drive Pr ogr am Current ly
Un available ............................................ 49
Char gingFa ult Chan geChar ging
Mode SeeOperat or'sMan ual................ 48
Char gingMode Currently Unavailable
Tr yAg ain orChan geChar gingMode .....4 7 Inde
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Limit edWa rranty
Ve hicle ..................................................... 6
Limit er
Maximum designspeed .................. .......2 5 M
Malfunc tion
Re stra int system .............................. ...... 11
Maximum designspee d...... ...................... 25
Multimedia system
Conf iguringdrive pr ogram I............ .......2 8 O
Oper ating safety
Inf ormation .............................................. 5
Oper ator's Manual
Ve hicle equipment ........................... ........ 5
Oper ator's Manual (digital) ........................ 9
Outpu t
see Powe rme ter P
Pe rm itted towing methods .......................4 0
Plug-in hybrid oper ation ........................... 38
Char ging cable control panel ......... ........ 33
Char ging thehigh-v oltagebatt eryat
a ch argin gst atio n(mod e3) ...................3 5
Char gingth ehigh-v oltagebatt eryat
a wa llbo x(mode 3).......................... ...... 35
Char ging thehigh-v oltagebatt eryat
th emains socket(mo de2) ........... ......... 32
Co nfigur ing setting svia themultime‐
dia system ....................................... ...... 21
Dis play ing ECOAss ist .................... ........ 24
Dis play ing thepo we rme ter ..... .............. 18
Endi ngthech argin gpr oce ss.................3 8
Energy flow displa y........................ ........ 21
Hap ticaccel erator ped al............ ........... 24
Indicat orlam pson vehicle socket.......... 31
Manual switch-offof thehy brid system ...8
No teson plug-in hybrid oper ation ...........7
No teson thehigh-v oltagebatt ery ......... 30
Po we rdisp lay ..... .............................. ..... 17
Po we rme ter ..... .............................. ....... 18
Ro ute-based operatin g-mod est ra tegy ... 24 Se
tting themaximum possiblecharg‐
ing current <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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St artin gth ech argin gpr oce ss...............3 6
Po we rdis pla y
Fu nctio n/no tes ...................................... 17
Po we rme ter ............ .................................. 18
Fu nctio n/no tes .....................................1 8
Pr e-entr yclimat econtr ol(immediat e)....1 5
Pr e-entr yclimat econtr olat depar ‐
tur etime
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Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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001100110011> 15
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Pr e-entr yclimat econtr olvia Smar t‐
Ke y
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Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Pr og ram
see DYNA MIC SELE CT
Pr otecting theen vir onmen t
No tes .......................................................5 Inde
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