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Ro
ofload Mod
el Maximumroof load
All mode ls 165.4 lb(75 kg ) Of
f-road driving Fo
rding dep th
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bywaterwhen
fo rd ing Wa
tercan entertheengine compartmen t
and vehicle interior inthefo llo wing cases :
R The maxim umpermissib leford ing dep th
when drivin gth ro ugh standi ngwateris
ex ceed ed
R Abo wwav efo rm sdur ing ford ing
R Wateraccumu lates dur ing ford ing offlow ‐
ing water #
Donotexc eed themaximum permissi‐
ble ford ing dep thand drive slo wly
th ro ugh thewa ter. The
specif iedvalue indic ates themaximum per‐
missible ford ing dep thforve hicles that arere ady
to drive and forslo wdriving thro ugh standi ng
wa ter.
Dr iving thro ugh flow ing waterre duces theper‐
missible ford ing dep thdue totheaccumulation
of wa ter.
Obser vetheno teson off-r oad driving andford ‐
ing (/ page14 9). Model
1 1
Fording
dep th
Al lmodels 11.8 in(30 cm) An
gleof approac h/d epartur e
The speci fied values 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 (/ page14 9). Mo
del
1 1
Front 2 2
Rear
All mode ls 29.6°23.6°360
Tech nica lda ta
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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 (/ page14 9).
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. To
wing capacit y The
tongu ewe ight isno tinc luded intheto wing
capac ity.
Missi ngvalues werenotav ailable atthetime of
going topress. To
wing capacit y,brak ed (at aminim umstar t-
of fgr adeabi lityof12%) Model
Towing capacit y,
br ak ed
GL C300
GL C300 4MATIC To
wing capacit y,unbr aked Model
Towing capacit y,
unbr aked
GL C300
GL C300 4MATIC Maximal
tongue weight andload capacity *
NO
TEDama gecau sed bythetrailer
comin gloose If
th eto ngu ewe ight used istoolow, the
tr ai le rma ycome loose . Te
ch nica lda ta 36
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Á Key NotDetected (red dis‐
pla ymessag e) *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 trally lockth 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 e14 3).
Á Don't ForgetYour Key *A
warning tone also sou nds. Thismes sage reminds youto take your Sm artK ey wit hyo uwhen youlea vetheve hicle.
Place theKey inthe
Marked SpaceSeeOpera-
tor's Manual *S
mar tKey detection ismal functi oning. #
Chang eth elocation oftheSmar tKey intheve hicle. #
Place theSmar tKey inthemar kedspace forst ar tin gth eengine withth eSmar tKey (/ pag e14 3). 36
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Dis play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0065 *T
hetailg ateis open . &
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tga spoisoning
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus tga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus tga ses can enterthe
ve hicle interior ifth eta ilg ateis open when theengine isrunning ,esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine beforeopening theta ilg ate. #
Neverdr ive wit hth eta ilg ateopen . #
Close theta ilg ate.
006F Rear LeftBackrest Not
Latc hed (exa mp le) *T
heseat backres tof thecor responding seatisno teng aged. #
Foldtheseat backres tbac kuntil iteng ages.
00B2 Check Washer Fluid *T
hewasher fluid leve lin thewa sher fluid reser voirhas dropped belowtheminimum. #
Addwa sher fluid (/ page28 7). 37
4
Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps
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Engine
Displa
ymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
To switch engine off,press
and hold Start/S topbut-
ton foratleast 3secs. or
press 3times. *Y
ouhave pressed thest ar t/ stop butt onwhile theve hicle isin mo tion. #
Information aboutswitchingoffth eengine whiledriving (/page14 2).
00BD
Che ckCoo lant Level See
Opera tor'sManu al *T
hecoolant leve lis toolow.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gedue toinsuf ficie ntcool ant #
Avoid long journeys wit hins ufficie ntcool ant. #
Addcoolant (/page286 ). #
Have theengine cooling system checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
ÿ
Coola ntToo HotStop Vehi-
cle Turn Engine Off *T
hecoolant istooho t. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions andswitchof fth eengine. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 37
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnswhen opening thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine hasoverheat edorwhen ther eis afire intheengine compartmen t,th e
fo llo wing situat ionsmayocc ur:
R Youco uld come intoco ntact withho tga ses.
R Youco uld come intoco ntact withot her hot,escaping operating fluids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowtheove rheat edengine tocool down. #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine compartmen t,ke ep thehood closed andcallthefire ser vice. #
Waitunt ilth eengine hascooled down. #
Mak esur eth at theair supply tothera diat orisno tobs truct ed. #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Indoing so,ensur eth at
th ecoolant temp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dmar king.
ÿ *T
hefanmo toris faulty . #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Indoing so,ensur eth at
th ecoolant temp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dmar king. 37
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Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
To Deselect Por N,
Depress BrakeandStart
En gine *
Yo uha ve attem pte dto shif tth etra nsmiss ionout ofpar kposition 005Dorneutral 005Cand intoano ther tra nsmiss ion
position . #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Startth eengine. #
Chang eth etra nsmiss ionposition .
Apply Braketo Shift to'R' *
Youha ve attem pte dto select transmission position005E. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Select transmiss ionposition 005E.
Driver 'sDoor Open &
Transm issionNotinPRisk
of Vehicle RollingAway *
The driver's door isno tfully closed andtransmiss ionposition 005B,005Eorneutr al005C isselect ed. #
Select parkposition 005Dwhen switchingoffth eve hicle.
N Permanent lyAct ive Risk
of Rolli ngAway *
Neutr al005C has been select edwhile theve hicle isrolling orwhile youar edr ivin g. #
Depress thebr ak epedal tostop. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontopar kposition 005Dwhile theve hicle isstatio nary. #
Tocontinu edr ivi ng, select transm ission position 005B or005E.
Servi ceRequire dDo Not
Shif tGe ars VisitDeal er *T
hetransmission ismalfunctionin g.Itis no long erpossible tochang eth etra nsmiss ionposition . #
When transmiss ionposition 005Bisselect ed,consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop anddonotch ang eth etra ns‐
mission position. 37
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Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Forall other transmission positions,parkth eve hicle safely. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop orbreakdo wnservice.
Reversing NotPossible
Service Required *
The transmission ismalfunctioning. Thetransmission position005Ecanno tbe select ed. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Transmission Malfunction
Stop *
The transmission ismalfunctioning. Thetransmission shiftsto neu tral 005C automatical ly. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Engage par kposition 005D. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Stop Vehicle LeaveEngine
Running WaitTransmission
Cooli ng *T
hetransmission isove rheating. Pullingaway ma ybe temp orarily im pair edornotpossible. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions.Do notcontinu edr ivi ng und eranycir‐
cums tances. #
Lea vetheengine running . #
Waitunt ilth edispla ymessag edisappear sbef orepulling away.
Auxi liar yBatte ryMa lfunc-
tio n *T
heauxilia rybatt eryfo rth etra nsmiss ionisno long erbeing charge d. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Untilthen, alwaysselect parkposition 005Dmanually beforeyo uswit choffth eengine. #
Beforelea ving theve hicle, apply theelectr icpar king brak e. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 37
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