R
When theengine isoTen leTidling forlong
per iods
R Oper ation inpar ticular lydust ycondition s
and/or ifair -recir culation modeisfreq uentl y
used
In these orsimilar operating conditions, have the
int erior air/lter,air /lter,engine oiland oil/lter,
fo rex am ple, chang edmor efreq uen tly. Ifsubj ect
to incr eased stress, checkth etir es mor e.Further
inf ormatio ncan beobt aine dat aquali/ed special-
is two rkshop. Bat
t Bat
ter er
ydiscon nectionper y
discon nectionperiods iods
The
ASSYST PLUS service interva ldispla ycan cal-
culat eth eser vice duedateonl ywhen thebatt ery
is connect ed. #
Displa yand note down theser vice duedate
on theinst rument displa ybef oredisconne ct-
ing thebatt ery(/ page271). Engine
com Engine
compar par
tment tment
Opening
andclosing t Opening
andclosing the hood he
hood &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetodriving
wit hth ehood unlocked
The hood mayope nand blockyour vie w. #
Neverre lease thehood when driving. #
Beforeev erytrip, ensur eth at thehood is
loc ked. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident andinjury
when openingand closin gth ehood
The hood maysuddenl ydr op intoth eend
position.
Ther eis arisk ofinjuryfo ran yone inthe
hood's rang eof mo vement. #
Donotopen orclose thehood ifth er eis
a per son inthehood's rang eof mo ve-
ment. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbur nswhen openin gth e
hood
If yo uopen thehood intheev ent ofan ove r-
heat edeng ineor/rein theengine compart-
ment, thefo llo wing situations mayoccur :
R Youma ycome intocont actwithho tga ses.
R Youma ycome intocont actwithot her
escapin gho toper ating0uids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowthe
engine tocool down. #
Intheev ent ofa/r ein theengine com-
par tment, keep thehood closed andcall
th e/r eser vice. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur ydue tomo ving
par ts
Com ponen tsintheengine compartment may
continue torunor star tune xpectedl yev en
when thedr ive sy stem isswitc hedo..
Obser vethefo llo wing ifyo umust open the
hood: 272272
Main
tenanc eand care
#
Switcho. theve hicle. #
Neverto uc hth edang erzones surround-
ing moving components, e.g.thero tation
ar ea ofthefa n. #
Remo vejewe leryand watches . #
Keep items ofclo thing and hair away
fr om moving parts. &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjuryfrom touc hing live
com ponents
The ignition system and thefuel injection sys-
te m oper atewit hahigh voltag e. Youcould
re ceiv ean elect ric shoc k. #
Neverto uc hcom ponents oftheignition
sy stem orfuel injection system when the
ve hicle isswitc hedon. The
livecom pone ntsincl ude thefo llo wing, for
ex am ple:
R Ignition coils
R Fuelinject ors R
Electr iclines totheignition coilsandthefuel
inject ors &
W W
ARNING ARNING
Riskofbur nsfrom hotcom po-
nent partsintheengine compartment
Cer tain com ponent partsintheengine com-
par tment canbevery hot,e.g .th eengine, the
cooler andpartsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allow theengine tocool down and only
to uc hcom ponent partsdescr ibedinthe
fo llo wing. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yfrom using the
wind shield wiperswhen thehood isopen
If th ewindshield wipersst ar tmo ving when the
hood isopen ,yo ucould betrapped bythe
wiper linkage . #
Alwaysswitc ho. thewindshield wipers
and theve hicle /rst ifyo uneed toopen
th ehood. Opening
t Opening
the hood he
hood #
Torelease thehood, pullonhandle 1. Maint
enance andcare
273 273
#
Push handle 1ofthehood catchupw ards
and liTthehood untilitopens automaticall y.
Closing t Closing
the hood he
hood #
Lowe rth ehood toaheig htofaroun d8 in
(20 cm) andthen allo witto fall, appl ying alit-
tle forc eas youletit go. #
Ifth ehood canstillbeliTed slightl y,open the
hood again and close itwit halit tle mor efo rc e
until iteng ages cor rectl y. Engi
neoil Engi
neoil ChecChec
kingt king
the eng ineoillev he
eng ineoillevel using t el
using the oildips he
oildips tick tic
k &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbur nsfrom hotcom po-
nen tpar tsintheengine compartment
Cer tain com ponent partsintheengine com-
par tment canbevery hot,e.g .th eengine, the
cooler andpartsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allow theengine tocool down and only
to uc hcom ponent partsdescr ibedinthe
fo llo wing. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements ements
R The engine hasanoildipstic k.Ifno t,the
engine oilleve lcan becheckedonl ywit hth e
on-boar dcom puter(/ page275) .
Dependin gon theengine, theoil dipstic kma ybe
inst alled intheengine compartment indi.er ent
locations. The
waiting time beforech ecking theoil leve l
when theengine isat nor mal oper ating temp era-
tur eis /veminut es. #
Park theve hicle onaleve lsur face. #
Pulloil dips tick1 out and wipe o.. 274274
Main
tenanc eand care
#
Slowly slide oildips tick1 intoth eguide tube
to thestop, and pullitout again aTer approx-
imat elyth re eseconds.
R Oilleve lis cor rect: oilleve lis be tween 2
and 3.
R Oilleve lto olow: oil leve lis at 3 orbelo w.
R Oilleve lto ohigh: oilleve lis abo ve2 . #
Ifth eoil leve lis toolow, add 1.1USqt(1liter)
of eng ineoil. #
Ifth eoil leve lis toohigh, drain o.excess
eng ineoil.Visit aqu ali/ed special istwo rk-
shop.
Chec Chec
kingt king
the eng ineoillev he
eng ineoillevel usin gt el
usin gthe on- boar d he
on- boar d
com com
put put
er er
R R
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The enginehas been warmed up.
R The vehicle ispar kedon aleve lsur face.
R The engineisrunning atidle speed.
R The hoodis clo sed .
The engine oilleve lis de term ined during driving.
De term ining theengine oilleve lcan take up to 30
minut eswithanor mal driving styleand even
long erwit han activ edr iving style.
On-boar dcom puter:
4 Service 5
Engine OilLevel
One ofthefo llo wing messa geswill appear onthe
inst rument displa y:
R Measuring EngineOil Level... :meas urement
of theoil leve lis no tye tpos sible. #
Repeat there qu est aTer amaximum of
30 minut es'driving.
R Engine OilLevel OKand thebar displa yfo r
indicating theoil leve lon theinst rument dis-
pla yis green and isbe tween "min" and"max":
th eoil leve lis cor rect.
R Engine OilLeve lAdd 1.0land thebar displa y
fo rindicating theoil leve lon theinst rument
displa yis orang eand isbelo w"min": #
Add1.1 USqt(1l)of engin eoil.
R Red uce Engine OilLevel andthebar displa y
fo rindicating theoil leve lon theinst rument
displa yis orang eand isabo ve"max": #
Drain o.anyex cess engineoilthat has been
added. Todo so, consult aqua li/ed specialist
wo rkshop.
R For Engine OilLeve lSwi tch Ignition On #
Switchon theve hicle tocheckth eengine oil
le ve l.
R Engine OilLevel System Inoperative: Theoil
le ve lsensor isdef ectiv eor notconnect ed. #
Consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop.
R Engine OilLeve lSys tem Currentl yUnav ail. #
Close thehood.
T T
op upengine oil op
upengine oil &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbur nsfrom hotcom po-
nent partsintheengine compartment
Cer tain com ponent partsintheengine com-
par tment canbevery hot,e.g .th eengine, the
cooler andpartsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allow theengine tocool down and only
to uc hcom ponent partsdescr ibedinthe
fo llo wing. Maint
enance andcare
275 275
&
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk of/reand injur yfrom
engine oil
If engine oilcom esintocont actwit hho tcom -
ponent partsintheengine compartment, it
ma yignit e. #
Mak esur eth at no eng ineoilisspill ed
ne xt to the/ller opening. #
Allo wtheengine tocool o.and thor -
oughl yclean theengine oilfrom com po-
nent partsbef orestar ting theve hicle. *
N NO O
TE TE
Eng inedamag ecaused byan inco r-
re ct oil /lter,incor rect oil oradditi ves #
Donotuse engin eoils oroil /lterswhic h
do notcor respond tothespeci/c ations
ex plicitl ypr escr ibed forth eser vice inter-
va ls. #
Followtheinst ruction son theser vice
int erva ldispla yfo rch ang ingtheengine
oil and obser vethepr escr ibed chang e
int erva ls. #
Donotuse additiv es. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag ecaused byre/ll ing too
muc hengi neoil To
omuc hengin eoil can damag eth eengine or
th ecat alytic converter . #
Have excess engineoilremo vedat a
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. %
Depen dingon drivi ng style, theve hicle con-
sumes upto0.9 USqt(0.8 liter s) of oil per
600 miles (1,000 km).Theoilconsum ption
ma ybe higher than this when theve hicle is
ne wor ifyo ufreq uentl ydr ive at high engine
speeds. #
Turn cap 1count er-cloc kwise andremo veit. #
Addengin eoil. #
Replace cap1and turnit cloc kwise untilit
eng ages. #
Chec kth eoil leve lag ain (/ page274). 276276
Maint
enance andcare
R
Donotpolish theve hicle andalloywheels.
R Use onlycar washes that cor respond tothe
lat est engineer ingstandar ds.
R Donotuse anycar wash prog ram wit ha/nal
ho twa xtreatme nt.
R Donotuse pain tclean ers, bu1ng orpoli shing
pr oduct sor glo sspreser vers,e.g .wa x.
In theev ent ofpaintw orkdamag e:
R Alwaysha ve paintw orkre pair scar ried out ata
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
R Mak esur eth era dar sensor sfun ction
(/ page162). NNo o
t t
es on cleaning decor es
on cleaning decorativ ativ
ef e
foils oils
Obser
vetheno teson matt e/nish carein the
"No teson pain twork/mat te/nish paintwo rkcar e"
ch ap ter(/ page280 ).The yalso applyto matt e
decor ativefo ils.
Obser vetheno teson clean ingdecor ativefo ils to
avo iddamag e. Cleaning Cleaning
R Forcleaning, useplenty ofwa terand amild
cleaning agent without additiv esorabr asiv e
subst ances (e.g.acar sham pooappr ovedfo r
Mer cedes-Be nz).
R Remo vedirtas soon aspossible. Avoid rub-
bing toohar din order tonotirre par ablydam-
ag eth edecor ativefo il.
R Ifth er eis dir ton the/n ish orifth edecor ative
fo ilis dull: UsethePa int Cleaner recommen -
ded andappr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz.
R Insect remains: Soakwithinsect remo verand
ri nse o.thetreat edareas aTer wards.
R Birddr oppin gs:Soak withwa terand rinse o.
aT erwa rds.
R Topreve ntwa terst ains, drya fo il-wr apped
ve hicle withasoT, absorbe ntclo thaTer every
car wash.
Av Av
oiding damag oiding
damag et e
to t o
the decor he
decor ativ ativ
ef e
foil oil
R The service life and color ofdecor ativefo ils
ar eim pair edby:
- Sunl ight
- Temp eratur e(e.g. hotair blower) -
Weather cond itions
- Stone chippings anddirt
- Chemica lcleaning agents
- Oilypr oducts
R Donotuse polish onmatt edecor ativefo il.
Po lishing willhave thee.ect ofshining the
fo il-wr apped surface.
R Donottr eat matt eor stru ctur eddecor ative
fo ils wit hwa x.Pe rm anen tst ains mayoccur .
Scr atches, corrosiv edeposi ts,areas a.ect edby
cor rosion anddamag ecaused byincor rect car e
canno talw aysbe com pletely repair ed.Inthis
case, contactaqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
Yo ucan obtain mor einf ormation oncar eand
cleaning agents from themanuf acturer.
In thecase offoil-wr apped surfaces, optical di.er -
ences mayoccur between thesur faces that we re
no tpr otect edbyadecor ativefo ilaTer remo vinga
decor ativefo il.
% Have workor repair sto decor ativefo ils car -
ri ed out ataqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop
(e.g .in an aut hor izedMer cedes- BenzSe rvice
Cent er). Maint
enance andcare
281 281
#
Only/ll thefuel tank tohalf fullwit h
unl eaded regula rga solin eand re/ll as
soon asposs iblewit hun lea ded premi um
gr ade gasolin e. #
Donotdr ive at themaximum design
speed. #
Avoid sudden accelerationandengin e
speeds over3000 rpm. Fu
rther informatio non fuel isavailabl eat thefo l-
lo wing locations:
R Ataga sst ation
R Ataqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop
R Onthehttps://www .mbusa.com(USAonl y)
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or or
mation onadditiv mation
onadditiv esing es
ingasoline (v asoline
(vehicles with ehicles
with
g g
asoline engine) asoline
engine)
Obser vetheno teson oper ating0uids
(/ page342).
* NO NO
TE TE
Damag efrom use ofunsu itable
addit ives Ev
en small amoun tsof thewrong additivema y
lead tomalfun ctionsoccurring. #
Onlyadd cleaning additives recommen -
ded byMer cedes-Be nztothefuel. Mer
cedes-Benz recommen dsthat youuse brand-
name fuelswithadditiv es.
In some countr ies,thefuel availabl ema yno tha ve
su1cie ntaddit ives. Deposi tscould buildup inthe
fuel injection system asare sult .In this case, in
consult ationwithaMer cedes-Benz Service Cen-
te r,mix thefuel withth ecleaning additivere com-
mende dby Mer cedes-Be nz.Obs erve theno tes
and mixin gra tios indica tedon theta nk .
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ank cont ank
cont entand fuelr ent
and fuelrese rve eser
ve
To t To
tal fuel t al
fuel tank capacit y ank
capacit y Mod
el Mod
el
GL C300 4MATIC 17.4ga l(66.0 liter s) RR
eser v eser
ve fuel t e
fuel tank ank
ModelModel
GL C300 4MATIC 1.9gal(7.0 liter s) Engine
oil Engine
oil NNo o
t t
es on engine oil es
on engine oil
Obser vetheno teson oper ating0uids
(/ page342). *
N NO O
TE TE
Eng inedamag ecaused byan inco r-
re ct oil /lter,incor rect oil oradditi ves #
Donotuse engin eoils oroil /ltersot her
th an those whic hmee tth especi/c ations
necessar yfo rth epr escr ibed service
int erva ls. Te
ch nica ldat a
345 345
#
Donotalt er theengine oiloroil /lter in
or der toachie velong erchang eint erva ls
th an prescr ibed. #
Donotuse addit ives. #
Have theengine oilchang edaTer the
pr escr ibed interva ls. Mer
cedes-Benz recommen dshavin gth eoil
ch ang edataqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
Onl yuse engineoils appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle by
Mer cedes-Be nz.
Qua lityand capac ityofengine oil Qua
lityand capac ityofengine oil
Engine oil Engine
oilspe ci/cation spe
ci/cation Mode
l Mode
l MB-Fr MB-F
reig eig
abe orMB- abe
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GL C300 4MATIC 229.51,229.5 2,
229.6 1,229.7 1,
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1) recommended forlo we stpos sible fuel consu mption (lowe stSA E
viscosity classineac hcase; observepossible restr ictio ns ofthe
appro vedSA Eviscosity classes) To
achie vethelowe stpo ssible fue lco nsum ption,
it is recommen dedtouse theengine oilspeci/c a-
tion smar kedin theta ble forth elowe stSA Evis-
cosity class.Possible restr iction sof theappr oved
SA Eviscosity classesmustbeobser ved.
Engin eoil Engin
eoil /lling /lling
capacity capacity
ModelModel
Capacity Capacity
GL C300 4MATIC 6.3USqt(6.0 liter s) The
speci/ed /llingcapacity refers to an oil
ch ang ewit hth eoil /lter. NNo o
t t
es on br es
on brak ak
e e
0uid 0uid
Obser
vetheno teson oper ating0uids
(/ page342). &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofan acciden tdue to
va por pockets form ing inthebr ak esy stem
The brak e0uid const antlyabsorbs moisture
fr om theair .This lowe rstheboiling pointof
th ebr ak e0uid. Ifth eboiling pointistoolow, va
por pockets ma yfo rm inthebr ak esy stem
when thebr ak es areapplied hard.
This causes thebr aking e.ect tobe impair ed. #
Have thebr ak e0uid rene we dat the
speci/ed interva ls. Ha
ve thebr ak e0uid regula rly re placed ataqu ali-
/ed special istwo rkshop.
Onl yuse abr ak e0uid approvedby Mer cedes-
Benz accor ding toMB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval
331. 0. Coolan
t Coolan
t NNo o
t t
es on coolan t es
on coolan t
Obser vetheno teson oper ating0uids
(/ page342). &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN G‑Risk of/reand injuryfrom
ant ifre eze
If antifr eeze comes intocont actwithho tcom-
ponent partsintheengine compartment, it
ma yignit e. 346346
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ch nica ldat a