2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC tow

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
To appl y: #
Swi tchth eignition off.
The electr icpar king brak ewill beapplied automaticall y.
If yo udo notwa nttheelectr icpar king brak eto be applied, e.g.atan aut omatic carwash orwhen theve hicle is
being towe d,lea vetheignition switchedon.This does notinclude having theve hicle towe dwit hth ere ar axle
ra ised.
If th eelectr icpar king brak eis no tapplied automaticall y: #
Switc hth eignition offand switc hit bac kon. #
Release andthen apply theelectr icpar king brak emanuall y(/ page16 9).
If it is still no tpossible toappl yth eelectr icpar king brak e: #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Wher enecessar y,also secureth epar kedve hicle agains tro lling away.
To release: #
Ifth econ ditions forau tomatic release arefulf illed andtheelectr icpar king brak eis no tre leased automat ically,
re lease theelectr icpar king brak emanuall y(/ page16 9).
If it is still no tpossible torelease theelectr icpar king brak e: #
Donotcon tinue driving. Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 382
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Blind SpotAssist Current ly
Unavailable SeeOperator' s
Manual *B
lind SpotAss istis temp orarily una vailable.
The system limits have been reac hed (/page20 2).
On ce thecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent ,th esy stem will beavailable again. #
Drive on .
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 twill beuna 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 (/page20 2).
On ce thecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent ,th esy stem will beavailable again. #
Drive on .
or Dis
playmes sagesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 39
1

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
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 stwill beuna vailable. #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol and ackn ow ledg eth edispla ymessag e.
Act ive Lane Keeping Assist
Current lyUnavailable See
Operator 'sManual *A
ctiveLane Keeping Assistis temp orarily una vailable.
The ambien tcon dition sar eouts idethesy stem limits (/page205).
As soon astheambient conditions arewit hin thesy stem limits, thesy stem will become available again.
Ve hicl eswith Activ eSte ering Assis t:The camer avie wma ybe limit edbythewindshield. #
Drive on.
Ve hicl eswith Activ eSte ering Assis t:Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear : #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition s. #
Clean thewindshield.
Act ive Lane Keeping Assist
Inoper ative *A
ctiveLane Keeping Assistis malfunct ioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 392
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Amb
ientlighting
Se tting (mult imediasystem).. ................1 26
Andr oidAuto
see Smar tphone integr ation
Animals Pets intheve hicle ................................... 65
Anti-loc kbr aking system
see ABS(An ti-loc kBr akin gSy stem)
Anti-skid chains
see Snowch ains
Anti -thef tpr otection
Imm obiliz er...................................... ........ 86
Anticip ator yoccupa ntprotection
see PRE- SAFE®
(anticip ator yoccu‐
pa nt protect ion)
see PRE-S AFE®
PL US (antic ipatory
occupant protect ion plus)
Apple CarPla y®
see Smar tphon eint egr ation
Assis tance systems
see Drivin gsaf etysy stem
ASS YSTPL US
Batt erydi sconne ctionpe riods... ............ 281 Displa
yingtheser vice duedate............ 280
Fu nctio n/no tes.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 280
Re gular maint enance work<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 280
Spec ialser vice requ iremen ts............ .... 280
ATA (anti-thef tala rm system)
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating theint erior
mo tion sensor .................................... ..... 89
Ar ming/ disarming theto w- aw ay alar m... 88
Dea ctivating thealar m............................ 87
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>86
Fu nctio nof theint erior motion sensor ....8 8
The tow- aw ay alar mfun ction ............ .......8 7
AT TENTI ONASSIST
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011>178
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 180
Sy stem limit ations. ........................... ..... 178
At tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
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..... ...................... 122
Au tomatic engine star t(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> .....152
Au tomatic engine sto p(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> .....152
Au tomatic fron tpass engerfr on tair‐
bag shutoff
Fu nctio nof theaut omatic front
passeng erfront airbag shutoff................ 46
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p....... 48
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........... ..............134
Au tomatic trans mis sion
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve r..... ........................ 157
Dr ive pr og ram disp lay. <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 156
Dr ive pr og rams...... ................................154
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h...................... 154
Eng aging drive po sitio n............ .............159
Eng aging neutr al....... .............................158
Eng aging par kposi tion......... .................158 428
Index

Con
venience closing featur e....... ...............80
Con venience opening ..................................8 0
Coolant (engine)
Capacit y.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 357
Ch eckleve l............................................ 286
No tes... .................................................3 56
Co oling
see Clima tecontr ol
Co pyrights
Licen se............................................ ........ 36
Tr ademar ks<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 36
Co rnering light ...........................................1 24
Cr oss Traf fic Aler t..... ................................ 228
Cr osswind Assist
Fu nctio n/no tes.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 175
Cr uise contr ol
Ac tivati ng........... ....................................181
Butt ons<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>........181
Callin gup aspee d.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 181
Dea ctivating............ ...............................181
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>180
Re quiremen ts:.......................................1 81
Sel ecting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 181 Se
tting aspe <0048004700110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 181
St or ing aspeed... .............................. ..... 181
Sy stem limit ations. ........................... ..... 180
Cus tomer Assist ance Center (CAC )........... 30
Cus tomer Relat ions Depar tment. .............. 30 D
Dashboa rd
see Cockpit
Data acquisition
Ve hicle. ............................................. .......3 1
Data protection rights
Dat ast or ag e... ......................................... 34
Data storage
Dat apr otect ion rights ........................ ..... 34
Elect ronic contr oluni ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ..31
Online services...... ..................................3 4
Ve hicle. ............................................. .......3 1
Da ytim eru nning lampmode
see Daytime running lights
Da ytime running lights
Switc hingon/o ff<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 125
Deact ivat ing theala rm (ATA )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 87Deale
rship
see Qualified speci alist wo rkshop
Dec laration ofconf ormity
Wi reless vehicle component s.................. 26
Dec orativ efo il(cleaning instructions) .... 290
Def initions (tiresand loading ).. ...............3 33
De stinat ionentr y
En tering aPOI oraddress <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 254
De tectin ginat tentiv eness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnos ticsconnec tion.............................. 27
Digita lOp erator' sMa nua l..........................2 0
Dingh yto wing
see Tow- bar system
DIRECT SELECT leve r
Eng aging drive po sitio n............ .............159
Eng aging neutr al....... .............................158
Eng aging par kposi tion......... .................158
Eng aging park position automatic ally....1 58
Eng aging reve rsege ar. .......................... 158
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>157
Disp lay(car e).............................................2 92 432
Index

Á
KeyNo tDe tected (red displ ay
messa ge)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 368
Á KeyNo tDe tected (whit edis‐
pl ay messa ge)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 367
0075 LeftSid eCu rtain Airbag Mal‐
fun ction ServiceRe quired (Exam ple) .....3 64
00C5 Lowe ring.............. <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 394
ä Malfunctio nDr ive at Ma x.50
mp h<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 393
: Malfunction SeeOperator’s
Manual... ............................................... 369
00C4 Max.Speed 12mp h<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 395
î Max.Spee d25 mph<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 388
î Notin theCur rent Drive Pr o‐
gr am <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> .....388
Á Obtain aNe wKe y<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 367
ç Off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 387
00D9 Off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 385
0049 Parking Brak eSee Opera tor's
Manua l........ ................ ..........................380 0077
PleaseCor rect Tire Pressur e... ..... 405
0049 Please Release Parking Brak e.. .... 383
006F Rear Lef tBac kres tNo t
La tched (exa mp le).................................3 74
Á Replace KeyBat tery <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 367
003D SeeOperator's Manua l......... .......4 02
0075 SRSMalfunction Service
Re quired ................................................ 364
Ù Steer ing Malfunct ionIncreased
Ph ysical Effort See Operator's Manua l.. 372
Ù Steer ing Malfunct ionStop
Immediat elySee Oper ator's Manual ...... 373
003D Stop Vehicle LeaveEngi neRun‐
ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ....403
003D Stop Vehicle SeeOper ator's
Manual... ............................................... 402
00C4 Stop Vehicle Vehicle TooLo w....... 394
ç Suspended ................................... 387
: SwitchOf fLights.... ......................3 70
: SwitchOn Head lamp s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 370 0049
Turn On theIgnit iontoRelease
th ePa rking Brak e..................................3 84
0072 Vehicle Ready toDrive Swi tch
th eIgnit ionOffBef oreEx iting ................3 72
00C4 Vehicle Rising Please Wait............ 395
00C4 Vehicle Rising ...............................3 95
0077 Warning Tire Malfunction. ............ 405
0077 Wheel Sensor(s) Missing..............4 04
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.......3 91
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stInoper ative.... .. 392
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAss t.No tAv ailable
When Towing aTr ailer SeeOpera‐
to r's Manua l......... ................................. 392
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stFunctio nsCur‐
re ntl yLim ited See Operator's Manua l...399
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stFunctio nsLim i‐
te dSee Oper ator's Manual. .................. 400
Ac tiveDis tance AssistCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.......3 87 43
4
Inde x

PRE-S
AFEInoper ativeSee Oper a‐
to r's Manua l........ ...... ............................ 366
Ra dar SensorsDir tySee Oper ator's
Manual. .................................................4 00
Re versing NotPo ssible Service
Re quired ................................................ 379
Ru nFla tIndi catorInop erati ve............... 408
Ser vice Required Do NotShif tGear s
Vi sit Dealer.... ......... ...............................3 78
St op Vehicle LeaveEngi neRunning
Wa itTrans miss ionCoolin g.. ...................3 79
Ti re Press. Monit orCur rently
Un available ............................................ 403
Ti re Press. Monit orInopera tive... ..........4 03
Ti re Pressur eMonit orInopera tiveNo
Wheel Sensors.. ...... .............................. 404
Ti re sOv erheat ed................................... 406
To Dese lect Por N, Dep ress Brak e
and StartEn gin e.. .. ................................ 378 To
switc hengine off,pr ess and hold
St art/ Stop butt onforat lea st3
secs. orpress 3times...... ..................... 375
Tr af fic Sign AssistCamer aVi ew
Re strict ed See Operator's Manua l......... 390
Tr af fic Sign AssistCur rently Unavail‐
able SeeOperat or'sMan ual.................. 390
Tr af fic Sign AssistInoper ative..... .......... 390
Tr ans miss ionMalfun ction Stop..... ........ 379
Disp layon thewindsh ield
see Head- upDis play
Dis tance control
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
DI ST RO NIC
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Do or
Ch ild sa fety lock (rear door s)............ ...... 63
Loc king(emer gency key). ................ ........ 72
Opening (from inside)... ........................... 70
Un loc kin g(emer gency key). .............. ...... 72
Un loc kin g(fr om insid e).................... .......7 0
Door controlpan el....................................... 16 DO
T,Tire Iden tificat ionNumbe r(TI N)..... 329
Do wn hilldr ivin gass ista nc e
se eDSR
Dr aw bar
see Tow- bar system
Dr inking anddriving... ...............................1 46
Dr ive Awa yAssis t.... .................................. 227
Dr ive Awa yAssis t
see Protect ion agains tcollision
Dr ive position
Inser ting.. ..............................................1 59
Dr ive pr og ram dis pla y........... .................... 156
Dr ive pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT
Dr iver's seat
see Seat
Dr iving safetysy stem
AB S(An ti-loc kBr akin gSy stem) .............1 73
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 194
BA S(Br akeAssi stSystem) ..................... 174
Cameras. ...............................................1 71 436
Index