MERCEDES-BENZ GLC 2020 Owners Manual

Ha
ve thebr ak efluid regular lyreplaced ata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Onl yuse brak efluid appr ovedby Mer cedes-Ben z
accor dingtoMB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval 33 1.0.
Yo ucan obtain further information onbrak efluid
in thefo llo wing places:
R intheMer cedes- BenzSpecif ication sfo r
Oper ating Fluids
- athttp: //be vo.mercedes-b enz.com
- intheMer cedes- BenzBeVoApp
R ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop Cool
ant No
teson coolant
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page49 6). &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
ant ifreez e
If ant ifreez ecom esintocon tact with hot
com ponent partsintheengine compart‐
ment ,it ma yignit e. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down before
ad ding anti freeze . #
Makesur eth at no ant ifreez espills out
ne xt to thefiller open ing. #
Thor oughl yclean offan yant ifreeze
fr om com pone ntpar tsbef orest ar tin g
th eve hicle. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed byinc orrect cool ‐
ant #
Onlyad dcool antthat has been pre‐
mix edwithth ere qu ired ant ifreeze pro‐
te ction.
Inf ormati ononcool antisavailable atthefo l‐
lo wing locations:
R IntheMer cedes- BenzSpecif ication for
Oper ating Fluids 310.1
- Athttp: //be vo.mer cedes-b enz.com
- IntheMer cedes- BenzBeVoapp
R Ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop *
NO
TEOverhea ting athigh outsid ete m‐
per atur es If
an inapp ropr iat ecoolant isused, the
engine cooling system isno tsuf ficie ntlypr o‐
te cted agains tov erheating andcorrosion at
high outside temp eratur es. #
Alw aysuse coolant approvedby
Mer cedes-Ben z. #
Obser vetheins truction sin the
Mer cedes-Ben zSpecif ications forOper‐
ating Fluids310.1. Ha
ve thecoolant regular lyreplaced ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop.
The propor tionofcor rosion inhibit or/antifr eeze
concen trat ein theengine cooling system should
be:
R aminimum of50% (antifr eezeprotect ion
do wn toappr oximat ely-3 5°F (-37°C))
R amaxim umof55% (antifreeze protect ion
do wn to-49 °F(-45 °C)) Te
ch nica lda ta 499

Coolant
capacit y
Coolant capacit y Mod
el Capacity
All mode ls 9.5US qt(9.0liter s) No
teson windshield washer fluid Obser
vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page49 6). &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
wind shieldwa sher concen trat e
Wi ndsh ield wa sher concen trat eis highly
fl ammab le.Itcoul dign ite if it com esinto
con tact with hotengine component partsor
th eex haus tsy stem. #
Mak esur eth at no wind shieldwa sher
concen trat espills outnext to thefiller
open ing. *
NO
TEDama getotheex terior lighting
due touns uitable windshieldwa sher fluid Uns
uitable windshieldwa sher fluid maydam‐
ag eth eplas ticsur face oftheex terior light‐
ing. #
Onlyuse windshield washer fluid whic h
is also suitable foruse onplastic sur fa‐
ces, e.g.MBSumm erFitor MB Winter‐
Fit. *
NO
TEBlocked spr aynozzl escau sed by
mixing windshieldwa sher fluids #
Donotmix MBSum merFitand MBWin‐
te rFit withot her windshield washer flu‐
ids. Do
notuse distilled orde- ionizedwa teras thefill
le ve lsen sor maybe trigg ered erro neou sly.
Re comme ndedwindsh ield wa sher fluid:
R Abo vefreezing point:e.g. MBSummerFi t
R Belo wfreezing point:e.g. MBWinterFi t Fo
rth ecor rect mixi ngratio ,re ferto theinf orma‐
tion ontheantif reeze container .
Mix thewa sher fluid withth ewindshield washer
fl uid allyear round . Re
frig er ant No
teson refrig er ant
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page49 6).
* NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect refrig er‐
ant If
anon-appr ovedre frig er ant isuse d,thecli‐
mat econ trol system maybe damag ed. #
Onlyuse there frig er ant R‑134a *
NO
TEDama getotheclimat econ trol
sy stem due toinc orrect refrig er ant com‐
pr essor oil #
Onlyuse refrig er ant com pressor oilthat
has been approvedby Mer cedes-Ben z. 500
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#
Donotmix theappr ovedre frig er ant
com pressor oilwithadif fere nt refrig er‐
ant com pressor oil. Wo
rkon theclimat econ trol system maybe car‐
ri ed out onlyby aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
All appli cable regulations, aswellas SAEstand‐
ar dJ63 9,mus tbe adher edto.
The instruction labelontheclimat econ trol sys‐
te m forth ere frig er ant type andthere frig er ant
com pressor oilisloca tedon theinside ofthe
hood. 1
Hazar dand service warning symbols
2 Refrig er ant filling capac ity 3
Applic ablestandar ds
4 PAGoil par tnum ber
5 Refrig er ant type
Symbo ls1 warnofthefo llo wing:
R Possible dangers
R Having service workcar ried out ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop
Re frig er ant filling capacity
Fi lling capacityforre frig er ant and PAGoil Model
Refrig er ant
All model s2 2.2±0.4 oz
(630 ±10 g) Model
PAGoil
All model s2 .8±0.4 oz
(80 ±10 g) Ve
hicl edata Ve
hicl edimens ions The
heightsspeci fied mayva ry as are sult ofthe
fo llo wing fact or s:
R Tire s
R Load
R Conditio nof thesuspension
R Option aleq uipment Te
ch nica lda ta 50
1

Heig
htwhe nopen ed Model
1 1
Heig ht
whe n
open ed 2 2
Head‐
ro om
All mode ls 84.5in
(2 14 6mm) 78
.4 in
(1 992 mm) Ve
hicl edimens ions All
models
Ve hicle length1 84.0in
(466 9mm)
Ve hicle widthincluding out‐
side mirrors 82.5
in
(2096 mm)
Ve hicle height 65.3in
(1 659 mm)
Wheelbase 113.1 in
(28 73mm)
Tu rning radius 38.71ft
(1 1. 80 m) We
ight sand loads Please
observethefo llo wing notesfo rth especi‐
fi ed vehicle data:
R Items ofoptional equipment increase the
curb weight andreduce thepa yload.
Ro ofload All
mod els
Maxim umroof load 165.4 lb(75 kg ) Of
f-road driving Fo
rding dep th
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bywaterwhen
fo rd ing Wa
tercan entertheengine compartmen t
and vehicle interior inthefo llo wing cases :
R The maxim umpermissib leford ing dep th
when drivin gth ro ugh standi ngwateris
ex ceed ed R
Abo wwav efo rm sdur ing ford ing
R Wateraccumu lates dur ing ford ing offlow ‐
ing water #
Donotexc eed themaximum permissi‐
ble ford ing dep thand drive slo wly
th ro ugh thewa ter. The
specif iedvalue indic ates themaximum per‐
missible ford ing dep thforve hicles that arere ady
to drive and forslo wdriving thro ugh standi ng
wa ter.
Dr iving thro ugh flow ing waterre duces theper‐
missible ford ing dep thdue totheaccumulation
of wa ter.
Obser vetheno teson off-r oad driving andford ‐
ing (/ page16 0). 502
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Model
1 1
Fording
dep th
Al lmodels 11.8 in(30 cm) Appr
oach/de partureang le
The specified va lues aremaxim umvalues for
ve hicles that arere ady todrive.
On vehicles withAIR BODY CONTR OL,load sup
to themaximum permissible loadhave no influ‐
ence ontheappr oach/depar tureang le.
Obser vetheno teson driving inmount ainous ter‐
ra in (/ page16 0). Mo
del
1 1
Front 2 2
Rear
All mode ls 29.6°23.6° 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 (/ page16 0).
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. Te
ch nica lda ta 503

Pe
rm issible trailer load The
tongu ewe ight isno tinc luded intheto wing
capac ity.
Missi ngvalues werenotav ailable atthetime of
going topress.
Pe rm issible towing capacit y,brak ed (at a
minim umstar t-of fgr adeabi lityof12%) Model
Perm issible towing
cap acit y,brak ed
GL C300
GL C300 4MATIC Pe
rm issible towing capacit y,unbr aked Model
Perm issible towing
cap acit y,unbr aked
GL C300
GL C300 4MATIC Maximum
tongue weight *
NO
TEDama gecau sed bythetrailer
comin gloose If
th eto ngu ewe ight used istoolow, the
tr ai le rma ycome loose . #
Theto ngu ewe ight mustno tbe belo w
11 0.2 lbs(50 kg). #
Use ato ngu ewe ight that isas clo seas
poss ibletothemaximum permissible
to ngu ewe ight . Missin
gva lues werenotav ailable atthetime of
going topress.
Maxim umtongue weight Model
Maximum
to ngue
we ight
GL C300
GL C300 4MATIC Pe
rm issible rear axle load (traile roper ation ) Miss
ingvalues werenotav ailable atthetime of
going topress.
Axle load Model
Axleload
GL C300
GL C300 4MATIC 50
4
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Disp
laymes sages Int
roducti on No
teson displa ymessag es
Displa ymessag esappear onthemultifunc tion
displa y.
Dis play messa geswit hgr aphic symbols aresim‐
plif ied intheOper ator's Manual andmaydif fer
fr om thesymbols onthemultifunc tiondispla y.
The multifunct iondispla ysho wshigh-pr iority dis‐
pla ymessag esinred. Cer tain displa ymess ages
ar eacc ompanied byawa rning tone.
Pl ea se act inacco rdanc ewit hth edispla ymes‐
sag esand follo wtheadditional notesin the
Oper ator's Manual .
Fo rsome display messa ges,asymbol willalso
be sho wn:
R Õ Further information
R 00A4 Hidedispla ymessag e
Yo ucan selectthedesir edsymbol byswiping
lef tor right onthelef t-hand Touc hCon trol.
Pr ess theÕ symbol tosho wfur ther information on
themultifunc tiondispla y.Press the00A4
symbol tohide thedispla ymessag e.
Yo ucan hide low- prior ity displa ymessag esby
pr essing theP buttonorthelef t-hand Touc h
Con trol. The displ aymessa geswill then be
st or ed inthemessag ememor y.
Re ctify thecause ofadispla ymessag eas
qu ickl yas possible .
High- prior ity displa ymess ages can notbe hid‐
den. Themultif unction displa ysho wsthese dis‐
pla ymessag escon tinuousl yuntil thecause of
th edispla ymessag ehas been rectif ied.
Cal ling up stor ed disp laymess ages
On -bo ardcom puter:
4 Service5
1Mess age
If th er ear eno displa ymessag es,NoMessages
will appear onthemultifunc tiondispla y. #
Scrollth ro ugh thedispla ymessag esby swip‐
ing upw ards ordown wardson thelef t-hand
To uc hCon trol. #
Toexitth emess agemem ory: press the
P button. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 505

Occupant
safety Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0075 SRS Malfunct ionServic e
Required *T
herestra int system ismalfunct ioning(/page34). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomalfu nctions inthere stra int system
If th ere stra int system ismalfunct ioning,restra int system com ponen tsma ybe trigg ered unint entionally orma y
no tdeplo yas intended during anacciden t.This mayaf fect theEmer gency Tensi oni ng Device sor airba gs, for
ex am ple. #
Have there stra int system checkedand repair edimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Re
cogni tionofare stra int system malfunct ion:
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam pdoes notlight upwhen theignition isswitc hedon.
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam plight sup con tinuousl yor repeat edlydur ing ajour ney. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
0075
Front LeftMalfuncti on
Servi ceRequire d(exa mp le) *T
hecor responding restra int system ismalfunct ioning(/page34). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomalfu nctions inthere stra int system
If th ere stra int system ismalfunct ioning,restra int system com ponen tsma ybe trigg ered unint entionally orma y
no tdeplo yas intended during anacciden t.This mayaf fect theEmer gency Tensi oni ng Device sor airba gs, for
ex am ple. #
Have there stra int system checkedand repair edimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 506
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Re cogni tionofare stra int system malfunct ion:
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam pdoes notlight upwhen theignition isswitc hedon.
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam plight sup con tinuousl yor repeat edlydur ing ajour ney. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
0075
Left Side Curta inAirbag
Malfu nction Service
Req uired(exa mp le) *T
hecor responding windowcur tain airbag ismalfun ctionin g(/ page34). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj urydue tomalfu nctions inthewindo wairbag
If th ewindo wairbag ismalfunct ioning,itmight betrigg ered unint entionall yor might notbe trigg ered atall in
th eeve ntofan acci dent with high deceler ation. #
Have thewindo wairbag checkedand repair edimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
Front Passeng erAirb agDis-
ab led See Operator 'sMan-
ua l *T
hefront passeng erairbag hasbeen disabl edeve nth ough anadult oraper son withan adult statur eis on thefront
passeng erseat. Ifadditional forc es areapplied totheseat, thewe ight thesy stem detects maybe toolow. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj urydue toadisable dfron tpasse nger airbag
If th efront passeng erairbag isdisabled, thefront passeng erairbag willnotbe deplo yedin theev ent ofan acci‐
dent andcann otper form itsintended protect ive func tion. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 50
7

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
A per son inthefront passeng erseat could then, forex am ple, com eint ocon tact with theve hicle's interior ,
especially ifth eper son issitt ing tooclose tothecoc kpit. #
Mak esur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest atus ofthefront passeng erairbag iscor rect. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions. #
Checkth est atus oftheaut omatic front passeng erairbag actuation (/page45). #
Ifneces sary,consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
Front Passeng erAirb ag
Enabl edSee Operator 's
Manu al *T
hefront passeng erairbag isenabled whiletheve hicle isin mo tion:
R evenwh en ach ild, aper son ofsmall statur eor an obj ect weighin gless than thesy stem weight thre shold is
locat edon thefront passeng erseat
R even when thefront passeng erseat isno toccupied
The system mayde tect obje ctsorforc es that areaddin gto thewe ight applied totheseat. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj uryif ach ild restra int system isused while thefront passeng erfront
airbag isenabled
If yo usec ureach ild inach ild restra int system onthefront passeng erseat andthefront passeng erairbag is
enabled, thefront passeng erairbag candeplo yin theeve ntofan acci dent.
The child could bestru ck bytheairbag. #
Ensur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest atus ofthefront passeng erairbag iscor rect. 508
Display mess ages and warning/ indic ator lam ps