MERCEDES-BENZ GLC 2022 Owners Manual

Of
f-road driving Fo
rding dep th
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bywaterwhen
fo rd ing In
thefo llo wing cases watercan pene trat e
int oth eengine compartmen tand vehicle
int erior :
R The maximum permissible ford ing dep th
is exc eeded whendriving thro ugh stand‐
ing water.
R When driving thro ugh thewa tera bo w
wa ve form s.
R Wateraccumu lates when driving thro ugh
ru nning 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 (/ page15 0). Mo
del
1 1
Fording dep th
Al lmodels 11.8 in(30 cm) An
gleof approac h/d epartur e
The speci fied values 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 (/ page15 0). Mo
del
1 1
Front 2 2
Rear
GL C300 29.3°23.5°
GL C300 4MATIC 30.7° 24.9° Maxi
mum 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. Te
ch nica lda ta 359

The
given value applies tovehicles inaro adw or‐
th yco nd ition onagoo dro ad sur face and ,th er e‐
fo re ,wit hgood traction.
A gradient climbin gability of100% corresponds
to an incline of45 °.
Obse rveth eno teson driving inmount ainous ter‐
ra in (/ page15 0).
Mi ssing va lues werenotav ailable atthetime of
going topress. Model
Maximumgradien t
cli mbing ability
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. To
wing capacit y The
tongu ewe ight isno tinc luded intheto wing
capac ity.
Missi ngvalues werenotav ailable atthetime of
going topress.
To wing capacit y,brak ed (at aminim umstar t-
of fgr adeabi lityof12%) Model
Towing capacit y,
br ak ed
GL C300
GL C300 4MATIC To
wing capacit y,unbr aked Model
Towing capacit y,
unbr aked
GL C300
GL C300 4MATIC Maximum
tongue weight andload capacity *
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.
To ngue weight Model
Maximum
to ngue
we ight
GL C300
GL C300 4MATIC 360
Tech nica lda ta

Load
capacit y Mod
el Maximum
load
All model s Pe
rm issible rear axle load (traile roper ation ) Miss
ingvalues werenotav ailable atthetime of
going topress. Model
Axleload
GL C300
GL C300 4MATIC Te
ch nica lda ta 36
1

Disp
laymes sages Int
roducti on No
tesabout displaymessag es
Displa ymessag esappear onthemultifunc tion
displa y.
Dis play messa geswit hgr aphics aresim plified in
th eOper ator's Manual andmaydif ferfr om the
appearance onthemultifunc tiondispla y.The
multifunct iondispla ysho wshigh-pr iority displa y
messag esinred. Cer tain displa ymess ages are
acc 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
Wi th thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol, youcan select
th ere spectiv esymbol byswiping tothelef tor
ri ght. Press theÕ symbol tosho wfur ther infor‐ mation
onthemedia display.Press the00A4
symbol tohide thedispla ymessag e.
Yo ucan hide low- prior ity displa ymessag esby
pr essing theP backbutt onorthelef t-hand
To uc hCon trol. The displ aymessa geswill then
be stor 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 save ddispl aymes sages
On-b oard com puter:
4 Service5
1Mes sage
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
bac kbutt onP. 362
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Occupant
safety Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0075 SRS Malfunct ionServic e
Required *T
herestra int system ismalfunct ioning(/page38). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomalfu nctions inthere stra int system
Com ponen tsinthere stra int system maybe activ ated unint entionally ornotdeplo yas planned inan acciden t. #
Have there stra int system checkedand repair edimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 0075
Front LeftMalfunction
Service Required(exa mp le) *T
hecor responding restra int system ismalfunct ioning(/page38). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomalfu nctions inthere stra int system
Com ponen tsinthere stra int system maybe activ ated unint entionally ornotdeplo yas planned inan acciden t. #
Have there stra int system checkedand repair edimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 0075
Left Side Curtain Airbag
Malfunction Service
Requ ired(exa mp le) *T
hecor responding restra int system ismalfunct ioning(/page38). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj urydue toamalf unctionin thewindo wcur tain airbag
The windo wcur tain airbag mightbetrigg ered unin tentio nallyor might notbe trigg ered atall intheev ent ofan
acciden t. #
Have thewindo wcur tain airbag checkedand repair edimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 363

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Fron tPassenger AirbagDis-
abled SeeOperator' sMan-
ual *T
hefront passeng erairbag hasbeen disabl edeve nth ough anadult oraper son ofadult 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.
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. #
Makesur eth at no obj ect sar etrapped underth efront passeng erseat. #
Chec kth est atus ofaut omat icfron tpasse nger airbag actuatio n(/ page48) . #
Ifnec essar y,consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
Front Passeng erAirb ag
Enabl edSee Operator 's
Manu al *T
hefront passeng erairbag willbeenabled whiletheve hicle isin mo tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R Even when ach ild, asmall adultoran obje ctwe ighin gless than thesy stem weight thre shold islocat edon the
fr ont passeng ersea t
R Even when thefront passeng erseat isno toccupied
The system mayde tect obje ctsorforc es that areaddin gto thewe ight applied totheseat. 36
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Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hwhen usingach ild restra int system while thefront passeng erairbag is
enabled
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.
NEVER useare ar wa rdfacing child restra int onaseat protect edbyan ACTIVE AIRBAGinfront ofit,DE ATHor
SERIOU SINJU RYtotheCH ILD can occur . #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions. #
Makesur eth at no obj ect sar etrapped underth efront passeng erseat. #
Chec kth est atus ofaut omat icfron tpasse nger airbag actuatio n(/ page48) . #
Ifnec essar y,consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
PRE-S AFEInoperat iveSee
Operator's Manual *
The PRE‑S AFE®
funct ionsaremalfunct ioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 365

Smar
tKey Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Á Obtain aNew Key *H
aveSmar tKey replaced. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Á Repla ceKey Battery *T
heSmar tKey batt eryis disc harged. #
Replace thebatt ery(/ page68).
Á Key NotDetected(whit e
displa ymessag e) *T
heSmar tKey iscur rentl yund etect ed. #
Chang eth elocation oftheSmar tKey intheve hicle. #
Ifth eSmar tKey isstill no tre cogni zed,place itin themar kedspace forst ar tin gwit hth eSmar tKey
( / pag e14 3). 366
Displaymessa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Á Key NotDetected (red dis‐
pla ymessag e) *T
heSmar tKey canno tbe detected and mayno long erbe intheve hicle.
The Smar tKey isno long erintheve hicle andyouswit choffth eengine:
R Youcan nolongerst ar tth eengine.
R Youcan notcen trally lockth eve hicle. #
Ensur eth at theSmar tKey isin theve hicle.
If th eSmar tKey detection functi onhasa mal functi ondueto ast ro ng radio signal source: #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions. #
PlacetheSmar tKey inthemar kedspace forst ar tin gth eengine withth eSmar tKey (/ pag e14 3).
Á Don't ForgetYour Key *A
warning tone willal so sou nd. Thismes sage reminds youto take your Sm artK ey wit hyo uwhen youlea vethe
ve hicle.
Place theKey inthe
Marked SpaceSeeOpera-
tor's Manual *S
mar tKey detection ismal functi oning. #
Chang eth elocation oftheSmar tKey intheve hicle. #
Place theSmar tKey inthemar kedspace forst ar tin gth eengine withth eSmar tKey (/ pag e14 3). Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 36
7

Light
s Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
: Check LeftLow
Beam (exa mp le) *T
hecor responding lightsourceisdef ectiv e. #
Drive on car efully . #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
% LED lightsour ces: thedispla ymessag efo rth ecor responding lightappea rsonl ywhen allthelight- emitt ing
diodes inthelight arefa ulty .
: Malf unctionSee Oper a-
to r’s Man ual *T
heexterior lighting ismalfunct ioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
: Automatic HeadlampMode
Inoperative *T
helight sensor forau tomatic driving lightsismalfu nctioning. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 368
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps