2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC SUV Owner's Manual

Model
1 1
Fording
dep th
Al lmodels 11.8 in(30 cm) Appr
oach/de partureang le
The specified va lues aremaxim umvalues for
ve hicles that arere ady todrive.
On vehicles withAIR BODY CONTR OL,load sup
to themaximum permissible loadhave no influ‐
ence ontheappr oach/depar tureang le.
Obser vetheno teson driving inmount ainous ter‐
ra in (/ page16 0). Mo
del
1 1
Front 2 2
Rear
All mode ls 29.6°23.6° Maximum
gradien tcli mbing ability
The vehicle's gradient climbing abilitydepends
on thewe ight distribution intheve hicle, thete r‐
ra in con dition sand thero ad sur face condi tions.
The specified va lue applies inthefo llo wing
cases :
R The vehicle isready todrive
R The road sur face condi tions andthus trac‐
tio nar egood A
gradient climbingabilit yof 100% corresponds
to an incline of45 °.
Obse rveth eno teson driving inmount ainous ter‐
ra in (/ page16 0).
Mi ssing va lues werenotav ailable atthetime of
going topress. Model
Maximumgra‐
dien tcli mbing
abil ity
All mode ls 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. Te
ch nica lda ta 503

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 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 C300
GL C300 4MATIC Pe
rm issible rear axle load (traile roper ation ) Miss
ingvalues werenotav ailable atthetime of
going topress.
Axle load Model
Axleload
GL C300
GL C300 4MATIC 50
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Tech nica lda ta

Disp
laymes sages Int
roducti on No
teson displa ymessag es
Displa ymessag esappear onthemultifunc tion
displa y.
Dis play messa geswit hgr aphic symbols aresim‐
plif ied intheOper ator's Manual andmaydif fer
fr om thesymbols onthemultifunc tiondispla y.
The multifunct iondispla ysho wshigh-pr iority dis‐
pla ymessag esinred. Cer tain displa ymess ages
ar eacc ompanied byawa rning tone.
Pl ea se act inacco rdanc ewit hth edispla ymes‐
sag esand follo wtheadditional notesin the
Oper ator's Manual .
Fo rsome display messa ges,asymbol willalso
be sho wn:
R Õ Further information
R 00A4 Hidedispla ymessag e
Yo ucan selectthedesir edsymbol byswiping
lef tor right onthelef t-hand Touc hCon trol.
Pr ess theÕ symbol tosho wfur ther information on
themultifunc tiondispla y.Press the00A4
symbol tohide thedispla ymessag e.
Yo ucan hide low- prior ity displa ymessag esby
pr essing theP buttonorthelef t-hand Touc h
Con trol. The displ aymessa geswill then be
st or ed inthemessag ememor y.
Re ctify thecause ofadispla ymessag eas
qu ickl yas possible .
High- prior ity displa ymess ages can notbe hid‐
den. Themultif unction displa ysho wsthese dis‐
pla ymessag escon tinuousl yuntil thecause of
th edispla ymessag ehas been rectif ied.
Cal ling up stor ed disp laymess ages
On -bo ardcom puter:
4 Service5
1Mess age
If th er ear eno displa ymessag es,NoMessages
will appear onthemultifunc tiondispla y. #
Scrollth ro ugh thedispla ymessag esby swip‐
ing upw ards ordown wardson thelef t-hand
To uc hCon trol. #
Toexitth emess agemem ory: press the
P button. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 505

Occupant
safety Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0075 SRS Malfunct ionServic e
Required *T
herestra int system ismalfunct ioning(/page34). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomalfu nctions inthere stra int system
If th ere stra int system ismalfunct ioning,restra int system com ponen tsma ybe trigg ered unint entionally orma y
no tdeplo yas intended during anacciden t.This mayaf fect theEmer gency Tensi oni ng Device sor airba gs, for
ex am ple. #
Have there stra int system checkedand repair edimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Re
cogni tionofare stra int system malfunct ion:
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam pdoes notlight upwhen theignition isswitc hedon.
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam plight sup con tinuousl yor repeat edlydur ing ajour ney. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
0075
Front LeftMalfuncti on
Servi ceRequire d(exa mp le) *T
hecor responding restra int system ismalfunct ioning(/page34). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomalfu nctions inthere stra int system
If th ere stra int system ismalfunct ioning,restra int system com ponen tsma ybe trigg ered unint entionally orma y
no tdeplo yas intended during anacciden t.This mayaf fect theEmer gency Tensi oni ng Device sor airba gs, for
ex am ple. #
Have there stra int system checkedand repair edimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 506
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Re cogni tionofare stra int system malfunct ion:
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam pdoes notlight upwhen theignition isswitc hedon.
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam plight sup con tinuousl yor repeat edlydur ing ajour ney. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
0075
Left Side Curta inAirbag
Malfu nction Service
Req uired(exa mp le) *T
hecor responding windowcur tain airbag ismalfun ctionin g(/ page34). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj urydue tomalfu nctions inthewindo wairbag
If th ewindo wairbag ismalfunct ioning,itmight betrigg ered unint entionall yor might notbe trigg ered atall in
th eeve ntofan acci dent with high deceler ation. #
Have thewindo wairbag checkedand repair edimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
Front Passeng erAirb agDis-
ab led See Operator 'sMan-
ua l *T
hefront passeng erairbag hasbeen disabl edeve nth ough anadult oraper son withan adult statur eis on thefront
passeng erseat. Ifadditional forc es areapplied totheseat, thewe ight thesy stem detects maybe toolow. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj urydue toadisable dfron tpasse nger airbag
If th efront passeng erairbag isdisabled, thefront passeng erairbag willnotbe deplo yedin theev ent ofan acci‐
dent andcann otper form itsintended protect ive func tion. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 50
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
A per son inthefront passeng erseat could then, forex am ple, com eint ocon tact with theve hicle's interior ,
especially ifth eper son issitt ing tooclose tothecoc kpit. #
Mak esur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest atus ofthefront passeng erairbag iscor rect. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions. #
Checkth est atus oftheaut omatic front passeng erairbag actuation (/page45). #
Ifneces sary,consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
Front Passeng erAirb ag
Enabl edSee Operator 's
Manu al *T
hefront passeng erairbag isenabled whiletheve hicle isin mo tion:
R evenwh en ach ild, aper son ofsmall statur eor an obj ect weighin gless than thesy stem weight thre shold is
locat edon thefront passeng erseat
R even when thefront passeng erseat isno toccupied
The system mayde tect obje ctsorforc es that areaddin gto thewe ight applied totheseat. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj uryif ach ild restra int system isused while thefront passeng erfront
airbag isenabled
If yo usec ureach ild inach ild restra int system onthefront passeng erseat andthefront passeng erairbag is
enabled, thefront passeng erairbag candeplo yin theeve ntofan acci dent.
The child could bestru ck bytheairbag. #
Ensur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest atus ofthefront passeng erairbag iscor rect. 508
Display mess ages and warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
NEVE Ruse are ar wa rdfacing child restra int onaseat protect edbyan ACTIVE AIRBAGinfront ofit,DE ATHor
SERIOU SINJU RYtotheCH ILD can occur . #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions. #
Checkth est atus oftheaut omatic front passeng erairbag actuation (/page45). #
Ifneces sary,consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
PRE-S AFEInoperat iveSee
Operator's Manual *
The PRE‑S AFE®
funct ionsaremalfunct ioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Smar
tKey Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Á Obtain aNew Key *T
heSmar tKey nee dstobe replaced. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 509

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Á Replace KeyBattery *T
heSmar tKey batt eryis disc harged. #
Replace thebatt ery(/ page67 ).
Á
Key NotDetected (whit e
displa ymessag e) *T
heSmar tKey iscur rently undetect ed. #
Chang eth elocation oftheSmar tKey intheve hicle. #
Ifth eSmar tKey isstill no tre cogni zed,place itin themar kedspace forst ar tin gwit hth eSmar tKey
( / pag e15 3).
Á
Ke yNo tDete cted (red dis‐
pl ay messa ge) *T
heSmar tKey canno tbe detected and mayno long erbe intheve hicle.
The Smar tKey isno long erintheve hicle andyouswit choffth eengine:
R Youcan nolongerst ar tth eengine.
R Youcan notcen trall yloc kth eve hicle. #
Ensur eth at theSmar tKey isin theve hicle.
If th eSmar tKey detection functi onhasa mal functi ondueto ast ro ng radio signal source: #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions. #
PlacetheSmar tKey inthemar kedspace forst ar tin gth eengine withth eSmar tKey (/ pag e15 3). 51
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Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps