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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