Nor
malvie w
1 Yellowguide line,vehicle width(dr iven sur-
fa ce) depen dingonthecur rent steer ing angle
(d yna mic )
2 Yellowguide lineatadist ance ofappr ox-
imat ely3.3 T(1.0 m)from there ar area
3 Yellowlanes marking thecour sethat thetir es
will take withth ecur rent steer ing angle
(d yna mic )
4 Bum per
5 Redguide lineatadist ance ofappr oximat ely
1.0 in(0.3 m)from there ar area Wi
de-angle view Tr
ailer view(vehicle swit hatrailer hitch)
1 Yellowguide line,locating aid 2
Redguide lineatadist ance ofappr oximat ely
1.0 T(0.3 m)from theball head ofthetrailer
hitc h
3 Ball head ofthetrailer hitch
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ehicles wit ehicles
withP h
Par ar
king Assis king
Assist P t
PARK ARK
TR TR
ONIC ONIC
The follo wing camer avie ws areav ailabl ein the
multimed iasystem: Nor
mal view
1 Yellowlanes marking thecour sethat thetir es
will take withth ecur rent steer ing angle
(d yna mic ) Dr
iving andparking
201 201
2
Yellowguide line,vehicle width(dr iven sur-
fa ce) depen dingonthecur rent steer ing angle
(d yna mic )
3 Redguide lineatadist ance ofappr oximat ely
1.0 in(0.3 m)from there ar area
4 Yellowwa rning indicat orofParking Assist
PA RK TRON IC: obst acles atadist ance
be tween approximat ely2.0 T(0.6 m)and
3.3 T(1.0 m)
5 Redwa rning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRON IC: obst acles areve ry close
(appr oximat ely1.0 T(0.3 m)orless)
6 Orang ewa rning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRON IC: obst acles areamed iumdis-
ta nce away(be tween appr oximat ely1.0 T
(0.3 m)and 2.0T(0.6 m)) Wi
de-angle view Tr
ailer view(vehicle swit hatrailer hitch)
1 Yellowguide line,locating aid 2
Redguide lineatadist ance ofappr oximat ely
1.0 T(0.3 m)from theball head ofthetrailer
hitc h
3 Ball head ofthetrailer hitch
Sy st Sy
stem f em
failur e ailur
e
If th ere ar vie wcamer ais no toper ational, thefo l-
lo wing displa yappear sin themultimedia system. Sy
st Sy
stem limits em
limits
The rear vie wcamer awill notfu nct ion orwill func-
tio nonl ypar tiallyin thefo llo wing situations:
R The tailg ateis open.
R Ther eis hea vyrain, sno wor fog.
R The amb ient lightis poo r,e.g. at night.
R Camer as–or theve hicle compone ntsin
whic hth ecamer asareinst alled –ar edam-
ag ed, dirtyor covered. Obser vetheinf orma-
tion onvehicle senso rsand camer as
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Dr
iving and parking
TT
op view op
view 1
Lane indicatin gth ero uteth at theve hicle will
ta ke atthecur rent steer ing wheel angle
2 Warning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRON IC
3 Your vehicle from above
The coloroftheindividual segments ofwa rning
displa y2 isbased onthedist ance tothede tec-
te dobst acle:
R Y Y
ello ello
wsegments: w
segments: obstacles atadist ance
be tween appr ox.2.0 T(0.6 m)and 3.3T
(1.0 m) R
Or Or
ang ang
esegme nts: e
segme nts:obstacles atadist ance
be tween approx. 1.0 T(0.3 m)and 2.0T
(0.6 m)
R R R
ed segm ents: ed
segm ents:obs tacles atave ry shor tdis-
ta nce ofapp rox. 1.0 T(0.3 m)orless
When Parking Assist PARK TRON ICisope rational
and noobjec tis de tected, thesegments ofthe
wa rning displa yar esho wningray . Guide
lines Guide
lines 1
Yellowlane marking thecour sethat thetir es
will take atthecur rent steer ing wheel angle
(d yna mic )
2 Yellowguide line,vehicle width(dr iven sur-
fa ce) depen dingonthecur rent steer ing wheel
angle (dyna mic )
3 Redguide lineatadist ance ofappr oximat ely
1.0 in(0.3 m)from there ar area
4 Markat adis tance ofapp rox. 3.3 T(1.0 m)
% When ActivePa rking Assist isactiv e,lanes 1
ar edispla yedin green. 204204
Dr
iving andparking
*
N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageca use dby aut omati cbr ak -
ing If
one ofthefo llo wing functions isactiv ated,
th eve hicle brak es aut omati callyin cer tain sit-
uations:
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st
R ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C
R HOLD function
R ActivePa rking Assist
To avo iddamag eto theve hicle, deactivat e
th ese systems inthefo llo wing orsimilar situa-
tions: #
Duringtowing . #
Inacar wash. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag edue tounsuit ablecarwash #
Beforedr ivi ng intoacar wash mak esur e
th at thecar wash issuit able forth eve hi-
cle dimen sions. #
Ensu rether eis su1cien tgr ound clear-
ance between theunderbody andthe
guide rails ofthecar wash. #
Ensur eth at theclear ance widthof the
car wash, inpar ticu larthewidt hof the
guide rails, issu1cien t. To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle when usingacar
wa sh, ensu rethefo llo wing beforehand:
R ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cis dea ctiva-
te d.
R The HOLD function isswitc hedo..
R The 360° Camer aor there ve rsing camer ais
switc hedo..
R The side windo wsand slidingsunr oofarecom-
ple tely closed.
R The blowerfo rth eve ntila tion andheating is
sw itched o..
R The wind shield wipersw itchis in pos ition005A.
R The keyis at amin imumdis tance of10 T
(3 m) awa yfrom theve hicle. Other wise the
ta ilg atecould openunintentionall y.
R Forcar washes withacon veyo rsy stem: -
Neutr al005C iseng aged.
- Ifyo uwo uld liketo lea vetheve hicle while
it is bein gwa shed, makesur eth eke yis
locat edintheve hicle. Park position 005Dis
ot her wise automati callyeng aged.
% If,aTer thecar wash, youre mo vethewa x
fr om thewindshield andwiper rubber s,this
will prev ent smear ingand reduce wiper noise. InfInf
or or
mation onusing apo w mation
onusing apo wer w er
washer asher
&
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofan accident whenusing
po we rwa sher swit hro und-spr aynozzles
The waterje tcan cause extern all yin visi ble
damag e.
Com ponentsdamag edinthis wa yma yun ex-
pect edlyfa il. #
Donotuse apo we rwa sher withro und-
spr aynozzles . #
Have damag edtires orchassis parts
re placed immediat ely. Maint
enanc eand care
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br
ak esy stem and inthewheel suspension
ma ybe damag ed. #
Alwaysre place wheels andtires with
ones that ful/ll thespeci/c ationsof the
or iginal part.
Fo rwheels, payatt ention tothefo llo wing:
R Designation
R Type
Fo rtir es, payatt ention tothefo llo wing:
R Designation
R Manuf acturer
R Type &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinju rythro ugh exceed-
ing thespeci/ed tireload-bear ingcapa-
city ortheper missible speedrating
Ex ceed ingthespeci/ed tireload rating orthe
per missible speedrating maylead totiredam -
ag eand tothetir es bur stin g. #
Ther efor e, onl yuse tiretypes andsizes
appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle model . #
Obser vethetir eload rating andspee d
ra ting requ ired foryo ur vehicle. *
N NO O
TE TE
Vehicle andtiredamag ecaused by
non-a pprovedtir etypes andsizes Fo
rsaf etyre asons, onlyuse tires, wheels and
accessor ieswhic hha ve been speciall y
appr oved byMer cedes-Be nzforyo ur vehicle.
These tires arespecial lyadap tedto theactiv e
saf etysy stem s,such asABS,ESP ®
and
4MA TIC,andmarkedas follo ws :
R MO =Mer cedes-Be nzOrigina l
R MOE =Mer cedes-Be nzOrigina lEx tended
(r un -0at tires onl yfo rcer tain wheels)
R MO1 =Mer cedes-Benz Original (onlycer -
ta in AMG tires)
Ot her wise, certain proper ties, suchas han-
dling charact eristics, vehicle noiseemissi ons,
consu mption, etc. could beadv ersel ya.ec-
te d. Further mor e,other tiresize scould result in
thetir es rubbing against thebody andaxle
com ponents whenloaded. Thiscould result in
damag eto thetir eor theve hicle.
Onl yuse tires, wheels andaccessor iesthat
ha ve been checkedand recommen dedby
Mer cedes-Be nz. *
N NO O
TE TE
Risk todriving safetyfrom retrea-
ded tires Re
tread edtires areneit her tested norre com-
mende dby Mer cedes-Be nz,sinc epr ev ious
damag ecanno talw aysbe detected on retrea-
ded tires.
Fo rth is reason drivi ng safetycann otbe guar -
ant eed. #
Donotuse used tires ifyo uha ve no
inf orma tion abouttheir prev ious usage. *
N NO O
TE TE
Possible wheel andtiredamag e
when drivi ng ove robst acles Lar
gewheels have asmalle rsecti onwidt h.As
th esection widthdecr eases, therisk of 326326
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sand tires
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.
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special istwo rkshop. 350350
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We ights....... .......................................... 350
Wheelbas e....... ......................................349
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star t ar
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equipment uipment
......................................... 21
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identi/cation ident
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VIN................ 341
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identi/cation ident
i/cation plate plat
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Model type......... ................................... 341
Pa int code......... .................................... 341
VIN....... .................................................341
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ehicle int ehicle
inter er
ior ior
Cooling/heating (Remo teOnlin e)...........1 37
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TI RE FIT kit.............. ................................ 288
To wing eye..... .......... .............................. 301
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ofgravity vity
.......... ......27
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VI N VI
N, Vehicle identi/cation number
Eng inecom partmen t.............................. 341
Iden ti/cat ion plat e....... .......................... 341
Seat..... ..................... .............................341
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Fu nctio n........... .......... ........................... 230
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ning/indica t ning/indica
tor lam p or
lam p
0025 ABSwarning lamp....... .................. 412
004D Brak esy stem warning lamp
(Canada only)...... ................................... 411
0027 Brak ewa rning lamp(US Aonl y)..... 411
004D Brak es warning lamp(yello w)
(Canada only)...... ................................... 410
ÿ Coolant warning lamp........ ........... 406
0024 Electricpar king brak eindicat or
lam p(red) (Canada only)...... .................. 409
0049 Electricpar king brak eindicat or
lam p(red) (USAonl y)...... ....................... 409
003D Electricalmalfunction warning
lam p........ .............................................. 408
00B9 Engine diagnosis warning lamp...... 407
00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp................ 414
00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp0as hes ...... ..... 413
00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamplights up...... ...413
00B6
Fu elreser vewarning lamp0as hes ...... ...408 Inde
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