towing capacity MERCEDES-BENZ GLK-Class 2015 X204 Owner's Manual

Maximum loaded vehicle weight
(definition) .....................................3
53
Maximum load on a tire (defini-
tion) ............................................... 354
Maximum permissible tire pres-
sure (definition) ............................ .353
Maximum tire load ......................... 346
Maximum tire load (definition) ....... 353
MOExtended tires .......................... 334
Optional equipment weight (defi-
nition) ............................................ 354
PSI (pounds per square inch) (def-
inition) .......................................... .354
Replacing ....................................... 355
Service life ..................................... 334
Sidewall (definition) ....................... 354
Speed rating (definition) ................ 353
Storing .......................................... .355
Structure and characteristics
(definition) ..................................... 352
Summer tires ................................. 334
Temperature .................................. 348
TIN (Tire Identification Number)
(definition) ..................................... 354
Tire bead (definition) ..................... .354
Tire pressure (definition) ................ 354
Tire pressures (recommended) ...... 352
Tire size (data) ............................... 360
Tire size designation, load-bearing capacity, speed rating .................... 349
Tire tread ....................................... 333
Tire tread (definition) ..................... 354
Total load limit (definition) ............. 355
Traction ......................................... 347
Traction (definition) ....................... 354
Tread wea r..................................... 347
TWR (permissible trailer drawbar
noseweight) (definition) ................. 354
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Standards ...................................... 347
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Standards (definition) .................... 352
Wear indicator (definition) ............. 355
Wheel and tire combination ........... 362
Wheel rim (definition) .................... 352
see Flat tire
Top Tether ............................................ 65 Towing a trailer
Active Parking Assist ..................... 193
Cleaning the trailer tow hitch ......... 310
Coupling up a traile r...................... 215
Decoupling a trailer ....................... 216
Driving tips .................................... 212
Important safety notes .................. 212
Installing the ball coupling ............. 214
Lights display message .................. 243
Mounting dimensions .................... 381
Power supply ................................. 217
Removing the ball coupling ............ 217
Storing the ball coupling ................ 217
Trailer load s................................... 381
Towing away
Important safety guidelines ........... 325
Installing the towing eye ................ 326
Removing the towing eye ............... 326
With both axles on the ground ....... 327
With the rear axle raised ................ 327
Tow-starting
Emergency engine starting ............ 328
Important safety notes .................. 325
Trailer coupling
see Towing a trailer
Trailer loads and drawbar nose-
weights ............................................... 216
Trailer towing Active Blind Spot Assist ................. 210
Active Lane Keeping Assist .... 207, 212
Blind Spot Assist ............................ 205
PARKTRONIC ................................. 188
Permissible trailer loads and
drawbar noseweights ..................... 216
Transfer case ..................................... 162
Transmission see Automatic transmission
Transmission position display ......... 157
Transmission position display
(DIRECT SELECT lever) ...................... 157
Transporting the vehicle .................. 327
Trim pieces (cleaning instruc-
tions) .................................................. 311
Trip computer (on-board com-
puter) .................................................. 223 Index
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Determining the correct load limit
Step-by-step instructions The following steps have been developed as
required of all manufacturers under Title 49,
Code of U.S. Federal Regulations, Part 575
pursuant to the "National Traffic and Motor
Vehicle Safety Act of 1966".
X Step 1: Locate the statement "The com-
bined weight of occupants and cargo
should never exceed XXX kg or XXX lbs." on your vehicle’s Tire and Loading Information
placard.
X Step 2: Determine the combined weight of
the driver and passengers that will be riding
in your vehicle.
X Step 3: Subtract the combined weight of
the driver and passengers from XXX kilo-
grams or XXX lbs.
X Step 4: The resulting figure equals the
available amount of cargo and luggage load
capacity. For example, if the "XXX" amount
equals 1400 lbs and there will be five 150
lbs passengers in your vehicle, the amount
of available cargo and luggage load capa-
city is 650 lbs (1 400 - 750 (5 x 150) = 650
lbs).
X Step 5: Determine the combined weight of
luggage and cargo being loaded on the
vehicle. That weight may not safely exceed
the available cargo and luggage load capa- city calculated in step 4.
X Step 6 (if applicable): If your vehicle will
be towing a trailer, load from your trailer
will be transferred to your vehicle. Refer to
this Operator's Manual to determine how
this reduces the available cargo and lug-
gage load capacity of your vehicle
(Y page 346). 344
Loading the vehicleWheels and
tires