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
#
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
orMB-
Appro v Appro
val al
GL C300 4MATIC 229.51,229.5 2,
229.6 1,229.7 1,
229.7 21)
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). &
W W
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). &
W W
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
Te
ch nica ldat a
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
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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ing light ing
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Cor r Cor
rect use ect
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000F000F000F000F> 27
Co v Co
ver er,
Roller sunblind. ................................... 80
Cr Cr
oss oss
Tr Tr
a1c a1c
Alert Aler
t,Cr oss tra1 cwa rning... ....216
Cr Cr
ossw indAssist ossw
indAssist ,ESP ®
...... ..........................166
Cr Cr
uise contr uise
control ol
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000F000F000F000F> 171
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000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F> 171
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
ast a
stor or
ag e ag
e
Dat apr otection ri<0048004900550054000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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000F> .32
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
ytime r ytime
runnin glam unnin
glam ps ps
,Da ytime running
lam pmod e
Ac tivating/dea ctivating <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F> 121
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
Eng aging neutral.<000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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000F000F000F> 149
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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Emer
g Emer
gency key ency
key
Door..... ................................................... 70
Ta ilg ate...... .............................................. 76
Emer g Emer
gency oper ency
operation mode ation
mode
St artin gth eve hicle. ...............................1 37
Emer g Emer
gency spar ency
sparewheel e
wheel
In0 ating ....... .......................................... 336
Emer g Emer
gency st ency
stop assist op
assist ant ant
,Ac tiveEmer -
ge ncy Stop Assist .........................................1 81
Emer g Emer
gency syst ency
system em
....... ................................260
Emer g Emer
gency T ency
Tensioning De ensioning
Devices vices
Deplo yment........ .....................................36
Engine Engine
Emer gency operation <004E005000450046000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F> 137
Emer gency star <0055000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F> ................... 302
Engine number.............. .........................341
St artin gassis tance........... .....................294
Switc hingo.,star t/s topbutt on... .......... 154
Engin edat a Engin
edat a
Displa ying.............................................. 147
DY NAMI CSEL ECT... ...............................1 47
Engine number Engine
number....... ......................................341 Engine
oil Engine
oil
Ad ditiv es..... ............ ............................... 345
Capacity.. ................ .............................. 346
Chec kingtheoil leve lusing theoil
dipstic k....... ........................................... 274
Chec kingtheoil leve lusing theon-
boar dcom puter...... ...............................2 75
MB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval.. ................3 46
Quality..... ..............................................346
Re /lling ............................ ...................... 275
En En
vir vi
ron men t on
men tal prot al
protection ection....
......................... .. 20
En En
vir vir
onment onment
all all
yfr y
friendl iendl
ydr y
dr iving iving.
.....................2 0
Er r Er
ror messag e or
messag e
Ins trument cluster.. ................................ 351
ESC ESC,
Electr onicStabili tyCon trol ... ................1 65
ESP ESP
® ®
,Electr onicStabili tyProg ram
Ac tivating/dea ctivating <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F> 166,167
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000F000F000F000F> 166
Fu nctio n.......... ...................................... 165
Tr ailer stabili zation ................................. 166
Ev Ev
ent Dat ent
DataR a
Recor ecor
der der
...................................... 33
Exiti ngapar Exiti
ngapar king space king
space ................................ 206 Ext Ext
er er
ior lightin g ior
lightin g
Car e...................................................... 282
Ext Ext
er er
ior mir r ior
mir ror s or
s
Pa rking position....... .............................. 127 FF
F F
act act
or or
yse y
se ttings ttings
MBUX... .................................................239
F F
ir s ir
st aid t
aid
Fi rs t-aid kit(soT side <0045000A000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F> 287
F F
ir s ir
st-aid kit t-aid
kit(soT (s
oT side d) side
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000F> 287
Flac on Flac
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000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F> 133
Flat tire Flat
tire
Cha nging awhe <0046004D000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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000F000F000F000F000F> 330
MOEx tended........ ..................................288
No tes... .................. ................................ 287
TI RE FITkit.... ......... ................................. 289
Fl at to Flat
towing wing
,To w bar system
Pul ling/ towing.. .....................................2 20
Floor mats Floor
mats............................ .......................114
F F
oil cov oil
cover er
ing ing
On camer a/sensor s.<000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F> 162
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors................. 162 428428
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