*
N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageto thedr ivet ra in and
engine whenpulling away #
Donotwa rm uptheengine whilethe
ve hicle isstation ary. Pull awayimme di-
at ely. #
Avoid high engin espeeds anddrivin gat
full thro ttle until theengine hasreac hed
its oper atingte mp eratur e. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto thecat alytic converter
due tonon-c ombusted fuel The
engine isno tru nning smoothly and ismis-
/r ing.
No n-combus tedfuel mayget intoth ecat alytic
con verter . #
Onlydepr esstheacceler ator pedal
slightl y. #
Have thecause recti/ed immedi atelyat
a qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. *
N NO O
TE TE
Reduced batterylif e due tofreq uen t
sh ort-d istanc etrips The
12Vba tter yma yno tbe su1c iently
ch arge dwhen theve hicle isused onlyfo r
shor t-dista nce trips .This reduces thelife of
th ebatt ery. #
Drive long erdist ances regula rly to
ch arge thebatt ery. *
N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageto theve hicle duetonot
obs erving themaximum permitt edhead-
ro om clear ance If
th eve hicle heightisgre ater than themaxi-
mum permitt edheadr oomclearance, thero of
and other partsof theve hicle maybe dam-
ag ed. #
Obser vethesign post edheadr oomclear-
ance. #
Ifth eve hicle heightisgreat erthan the
per mitt edheadr oomclearance, donot
ent er. #
Obser vethech ang edvehicle heightwit h
add-o nro of equipment. NNo o
t t
es on dr es
on drivin gwit ivin
gwit har h
aroof load, tr oof
load, trailer orfull y ailer
orfull y
laden v laden
vehicle ehicle
When youdr ive wit haloaded roof lugg agera ck or
tr ailer aswellas withafull yladen orfull yoccu-
pied vehicle, theve hicle' sdr ivi ng and steer ing
ch aract eristics willchang e.
Yo ushould bearthefo llo wing inmind:
R Donotex ceed theper missible roof load and
to wing capacity .Also obser vethete ch nica l
dat ain thepr int ed Oper ator's Manual.
R Evenl ydistr ibuteth ero of load, andplace
hea vyobjects atthebo ttom. Also complywit h
th eno teson loadin gth eve hicle (/page97).
R Drive att ent ivel y, and avoidsuddenl ypulling
awa y,braking andsteer ing aswellas rapid
cor ner ing.
No t No
tes on dr es
on driving onsalt-tr iving
onsalt-tr eat eat
edr ed
roads oads
Br aking perform ance willbelimi tedon salt-tr ea-
te dro ads. 142142
Dr
iving and parking
#
Donotmodify theball neckor thetrailer
hitc h. The
values approvedby themanuf acturerare
giv en on theident i/cationplat esand inthe"Tec h-
nical data"section under"Tra iler hitc h"forth e
to wing vehicle (/page350) . &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GSw ervin gof theve hicle/ trailer
combin ationduetoincr eased speed
Yo ucould losecontr olof theve hicle/ trailer
combin ation.
The vehicle/ trailer combin ationmayev en tip
ov er. #
Under nocircumst ances should youtry
to str aigh tenth eve hicle/ trailer combi-
nat ion byincr easing thespeed. #
Reduce your speed anddonotcount er-
st eer . #
Ifnecessar y,appl yth ebr ak es. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theengine asare sult of
ove rheating #
Ifyo ure tro/t atrai le rhi tc h, mo di/ca -
tio ns totheengine cooling system may
be necessar y,depending ontheve hicle
model .
When retro/tti ngatrai le rhi tc h, ob serveth e
fa steni ng point son thech assis. Re
tro/tti ngatrai le rhi tc his pe rm issible onlyif a
tr ailer loadisspeci/ edinyour vehicle docume nts.
If th is isno tth ecase, theve hicle isno tappr oved
fo rtr ailer operation.
Fu rther informatio ncan beobt aine dat aquali/ed
special istwo rkshop.
Fo ra de tach able trailer coupl ing,it is essen tialto
com plywit hth eoper ating instruction sof the
tr aile rcoup lingmanuf acturer.
Couple anduncouple thetrailer carefull y.Ifyo u
do notconnect thetrailer totheto wing vehicle
cor rectl y,thetrailer maybecome detach ed. Obser
vethefo llo wing noteson theto ngue weight:
R Donotuse ato ngue weight that exceeds or
fa lls belo wtheper missible tongue weight
R Use ato ngue weight asclose aspossible to
th emaximum tongue weight
Do notex ceed thefo llo wing values:
R Perm issible towing capacity
R Perm issible rear axle load ontowing vehicle
R Perm issible gross weight oftheto wing vehicle
R Perm issible gross weight ofthetrailer
R Maximum permissible speedofthetrailer
Ensur eth efo llo wing beforestar ting ajour ney:
R The tirepr ess ureon there ar axle oftheto w-
ing vehicle isse tfo ra maximum load
R The lighting oftheconnect edtrailer isoper a-
tional
R V V
ehicles wit ehicles
without LEDheadlam hout
LEDheadlam psorMUL ps
orMUL TI- TI-
BEAM LEDheadlam BEAM
LEDheadlam ps: ps:
theheadlam pshave
been setcor rectl y
In theeve ntofincrease dre ar axle load, thecar/
tr ailer combination mustnotex ceed amaximum Dr
iving and parking
217 217
to
tread qualit y,tiretracti onand temp eratur e
ch aract eristics. Thequalit ygr adin gassessmen tis
made bythemanuf acturerfollo wing speci/ cations
fr om theU. S. government. Thequalit ygr ade ofa
tir eis print ed on theside wallof thetir e.
R R
ecommended tir ecommended
tirepr e
pr essur essur
e: e:
there commen ded
tir epr essur eis thetir epr essur especi/ed forth e
tir es mount edon theve hicle atthefa ct or y.
The tireand informa tion placard cont ains there c-
ommen dedtirepr essur efo rcold tires, themaxi-
mum permissible loadandthemaximum permissi-
ble vehicle speed.
The tirepr essur eta ble cont ains there commen -
ded tirepr essur efo rcold tires under various oper -
ating condition s,i.e. loading and/or speedofthe
ve hicle.
Incr Incr
eased v eased
vehicle w ehicle
weig htdue t eig
htdue to op o
op tion aleq tion
aleq uip- uip-
men t: men
t:thecombined weight ofall standar dand
op tional equipment availabl efo rth eve hicle,
re ga rdless ofwhe ther itis actuall yinst alled onthe
ve hicle ornot.
Rim : Rim
:th epar tof thewheel onwhic hth etir eis
inst alled. G G
A A
WR (Gr WR
(Gross Axle W oss
Axle Weight R eight
Rating): ating):
theGA WR is
th emaximum gross axle weight rating. Theactu al
load onanaxle must neverex ceed thegr oss axle
we ight rating. Thegross axle weight rating canbe
fo und ontheve hicle identi/cation plateon the
B‑pi llaron thedr iver's side.
Speed r Speed
rating: ating:
thespeed rating ispar tof thetir e
ident i/cation.Itspeci/es thespeed rang efo r
whic hatir eis appr oved.
G G
VW (Gr VW
(Gross V oss
Vehicle W ehicle
Weight): eight):
thegr oss vehicle
we ight comprises thewe ight oftheve hicle includ-
ing fuel, tools, thespar ewheel, anyaccess ories
inst alled, occupants, luggageand thetrailer nose-
we ight, ifapplica ble.Thegross vehicle weight
must notex ceed thegr oss vehicle weight rating
GV WR asspeci/ed ontheve hicle identi/cation
plat eon theB‑pillar onthedr iver's side.
G G
VWR (Gr VWR
(Gross V oss
Vehicle W ehicle
Weight R eight
Rating): ating):
theGV WR is
th emaximum permitt edgross weight ofthefull y
laden vehicle (weig htoftheve hicle includin gall
accessor ies,occupan ts,fuel, luggage and the
tr aile rdr aw bar nose weight ifapplica ble).The
gr oss vehicle weight rating isspec i/edon the
ve hicle identi/cation plateon theB‑pillar onthe
dr iver's side. Maximum
w Maximum
weight oft eight
ofthe laden v he
laden vehicle: ehicle:
themaxi-
mum weight isthesum ofthecurb weight ofthe
ve hicle, thewe ight oftheaccess ories, themaxi-
mum loadandthewe ight ofoptional equipment
inst alled atthefa ct or y.
Kilo pascal (kP Kilo
pascal (kPa) : a)
:me tric unit fortir epr essur e.
6.9 kPacor respond sto 1psi. Another unit fortir e
pr essur eis bar .100 kilopasc al(kP a)equals 1bar .
Load inde Load
index: x:
in addition totheload-bear inginde x,
th eload indexma yalso beprint ed on theside
wa llof thetir e. This speci/es theload-bear ing
capac ityofthetir emor epr ecisel y.
Curb w Curb
weight: eight:
thewe ight ofave hicle withstandar d
eq uipme ntincl udin gth emaximum capacityof
fuel, oiland coolant. Italso includes theair condi-
tioning system and optional equipment ifth ese
ar einst alled ontheve hicle, butdoes notincl ude
passen gers or lugg age.
Maximum tir Maximum
tireload: e
load: themaximum tireload isthe
maximum permissible weight inkilog rams orlbs
fo rwhic hatir eis appr oved.
Maximum per Maximum
permissible tir missible
tirepr e
pr essur essur
e: e:
maximum
per missible tirepr essur efo rone tire. 324324
Wheels
andtires
5
GWP(gl oba lwa rming potential )of there frig er -
ant used
6 Refrig er ant type Inf
orma tionlabe l(e xa mp le–Canada)
1 Hazar dand service warning symbo ls
2 Refrig er ant /llin gca pa city
3 Applicab lestand ards
4 PAGoil par tnumber
5 GWP(gl oba lwa rming potential )of there frig er -
ant used
6 Refrig er ant type Sym
bols1 indicat eth efo llo wing:
R Possible dangers
R Havin gmaint enanceworkcar ried out ata
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop
F F
illi ng capacit yf illi
ng capacit yfor r or
ref r ef
rig ig
er er
ant and PA ant
and PAGoil G
oil
R R
efr efr
ig ig
er er
ant ant
/lling /lling
capacity capacity
ModelModel
GL C300 4MATIC 22.2±0.4 oz
(630 ±10 g) FF
illin gcapacity f illin
gcapacity for PA or
PAGoil G
oil ModelModel
GL C300 4MATIC 2.8±0.4 oz
(80 ±10 g) VV
ehicle data ehicle
data VV
ehicle dimensio ns ehicle
dimensio ns The
heights speci/ed mayva ry as are sult ofthe
fo llo wing fact or s:
R tires
R load
R condi tionofthesuspension
R optional equipment 1
Height whenopened
2 Headr oom Te
ch nica ldat a
349 349
Heigh
twh en ope ned andheadr Heigh
twh en ope ned andheadroom oom
Mode
l Mode
l 1 1
Heigh t Heigh
t
wh en ope ned wh
en ope ned 2 2
Hea dr Hea
droom oom
GL C300
4MA TIC 87.9
in
(2 232 mm) 77.0
in
(1 956 mm) VV
eh icledim ensions eh
icledim ensions GLGL
C300 4MA C
300 4MATIC TIC
Ve hicle length1 86.3in(4731 mm)
Ve hicle widthincl ud-
ing outs idemirrors 82.5
in(2096 mm)
Ve hicle height 63.9in (1622 mm)
Wheel base 113.1in (2873 mm)
Tu rning circle 38.71T(11.80 m) WW
eights andloads eights
andloads Bear
inmind that items ofoptio nal equipme nt
incr ease thecurb weight andreduce thepa yload. Ve
hicle-spe ci/cweight information canbefound
on theve hicle identi/cation plate. Maxim
umdesig nspeeds Maxim
umdesig nspeeds NNo o
t f t
for Mer or
Mer cedes- cedes-
AMGv AM
Gvehicle s: ehicle
s:
Missi ngvalues werenotav ailabl eat thetime of
going topress.
Maximum per Maximum
permissible speed missible
speed
All models TT
r r
ailer hitch ailer
hitch GenerGener
alno t al
no tes on t es
on the tr he
trailer hitch ailer
hitch Modi/ca
tionsto thecooling system maybe nec-
essar y,depending ontheve hicle model .Re tro/t-
ting atrai le rhi tc his pe rm issible onlyif ato wing
capacity isspeci/ed inyour vehicle docume nts.
Fu rther informatio ncan beobt aine dat aquali/ed
special istwo rkshop. 350350
Te
ch nica ldat a
Con
v Con
venience closing enience
closing...... ................................78
Con v Con
venience opening enience
opening.. ................................... 78
Coolant Coolant......
..................................................346
Coolant (engine) Coolant
(engine)
Capacity....... ......................................... 347
Cop Cop
yr yr
ight ight
License...... .............................................. 34
Cop Cop
yr yr
ights ights
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Cor Cor
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Co v Co
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Roller sunblind. ................................... 80
Cr Cr
oss oss
Tr Tr
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Alert Aler
t,Cr oss tra1 cwa rning... ....216
Cr Cr
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indAssist ,ESP ®
...... ..........................166
Cr Cr
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control ol
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Fu nctio n.......... ...................................... 170
Re quirements....... ................................. 171
Se tting aspeed......... ............................. 171
St oring aspeed.... .................................. 171 Cust Cust
omer Assist omer
Assist anceCent ance
Center(CA er
(CAC) C)
.... ............ 28
Cust Cust
omer R omer
Relations Depar elations
Department tment
.....................2 8 DD
Dam Dam
ping syst ping
system ADS PL em
ADS PLUS US
.......................... 196
Dashboar d Dashboar
d
Coc kpit. .....................................................6
Dashca m Dashca
m
Selectin gaUSB device... ....................... 248
St artin g/ stoppin gavid eo recor ding .......2 48
Dat Dat
apr a
pr ocess ingint ocess
inginthe v he
vehicle ehicle
........................29
Dat Dat
apr ot a
pr otection r ection
rights ights.
................................... 32
Dat Dat
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Electr oniccontr olunit s.... ........................ 29
Ev ent DataRe cor der ................................ 33
MB UX mult imedia system/M ercedes
me conn ect............................................. 33
Onli neser vices ...... ..................................3 2
Da Da
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,Da ytime running
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Deac tiv Deac
tivating t ating
the alarm he
alar m... ........................... ..... 84 Deale
r Deale
rship ship
........................ ............................. 26
Declar Declar
ationofconf ation
ofconf or or
mity mity
Wi reless vehicle componen ts... ................2 5
Decor Decor
ativ ativ
ef e
foil oil
.... ............ .............................. 281
De/nit ions De/nit
ions
Ti re sand loadin g.................................... 323
Des Destination
entry tination
entry........... ..............................242
De t De
tecting inatt ecting
inattentiv entiv
eness eness,
AT TEN TIONASSIS T.......... ............................169
Diagnos Diagnostics
connection tics
connection .................................. 25
Digit Digit
alOper al
Oper at at
or's Manual or's
Manual ...............................18
Dingh Dingh
yto y
to wing wing
,To w bar system
Pul ling/ towing.. ...... ...............................2 20
DIRECT SELECT lev DIRECT
SELECT lever er
Au tomatic transmission .......................... 148
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Eng aging parkpos ition automa tically. ..... 149
Eng aging reve rsege ar.. .......................... 149
Fu nctio n.......... ...................................... 148
Gea rshiT recommen dation..................... 151
Manu alge arshiTing ................................ 150
Se lect ingparkposit ion........................... 149 422422
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