engine MERCEDES-BENZ GLC COUPE 2023 Workshop Manual

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ehicle ehicle
identi/cation ident
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ehicle ehicle
identi/cation ident
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hicle identi/cation plate(US Aonl y)
1 Maxim umpermissib legross vehicle weight
2 Maximum permissible front axle load
3 Maximum permissible rear axle load
4 Paint code
5 VIN (vehicle identi/cation number) Ve
hicle identi/cation plate(Canada only)
1 Maxim umpermissibl egr oss vehicle weight
2 Maximum permissible front axle load
3 Maximum permissible rear axle load
4 Paint code
5 VIN (vehicle identi/cation number)
The maximum permissible gross vehicle weight is
made upoftheve hicle weight, allvehicle occu-
pant s,thefuel and theload. Themaximum gross
axle weight rating isthemaximum weight that can
be car ried on one axle (front orrear axle). Te
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Do
notex ceed themaximum permissible gross
ve hicle weight orthemaximum gross axle weight
ra ting forth efront orrear axle.
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belo wt w
the fr he
front r ont
right -han dseat ight
-han dseat 1
Imprint ed VIN (vehicle identi/cation number)
2 Floor covering A A
ddi tiona lpla t ddi
tiona lpla tes es
1
Engine numberstam ped intoth ecr ankcase
2 Platewit hinf ormation aboutemissions test-
ing ,inc ludi ng con/r mati onofem issions
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fo rCalif ornia
3 VIN (vehicle identi/cationnumber) asalabel
at thelowe redg eof thewindshield OperOper
ating ating
0uids 0uids
NNo o
t t
es on oper es
on oper ating ating
0uids 0uids
*
N NO O
TE TE
Mer cedes- AMGvehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement.
Yo ucould other wise failto recogn ize
dang ers. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjuryfrom oper ating
0uids harmfu lto your healt h
Oper ating 0uids maybe poisonous andharm-
ful toyour healt h. #
Obser vethete xt on theor iginal contain-
er swhen using, stor ing ordisposing of
oper ating 0uids. #
Alwaysst or eoper ating0uids sealed in
th eir original container s. #
Alwayske ep childr enawa yfrom oper at-
in g 0uid s. 342342
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Chang eimmediat elyout ofclo thing that
has come intocont actwithfu el. Fle
xible -fuel vehicles canberefuel edwith thefo l-
lo wing fueltypes:
R unleaded gasolin e
R E85 fuel
R amixtu reofE85 fueland unleaded gasolin e
Fle xible -fuel vehicles canbeidenti/ed bythe
Et Et
hanol upt hanol
upto E85 o
E85 sticke ron theinside ofthefuel
/ller 0ap.
Depending onthecountr y,thefuels youcan use
in your vehicle maydi.er from theinf ormation in
th eOper ator's Manual. Thefuels that have been
appr oved foryo ur vehicle canbefound onthe
inst ruction labelontheinside ofthefuel /ller 0ap. FF
uel uel
InfInf
or or
mation onfuel q mation
onfuel quality f uality
for v or
vehicles wit ehicles
withg h
gaso- aso-
line engine line
engine
Obser vetheno teson oper ating0uids
(/ page342). *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag ecaused bythewr ong fuel Ev
en small amounts ofthewrong fuelcould
re sult indamag eto thefuel system, the
engine andtheemission controlsystem. #
Onlyre fuel with low- sulf urspar k-ignition
engine fuel.
This fuelmaycont ainupto10% ethanol byvol-
ume. Your vehicle issuit able foruse withE10
fuel.
Ne verre fuel with one ofthefo llo wing fuels:
R diesel
R Gasoline withmor eth an 10% ethanol by
vo lume, e.g.E15, E85,E100
R Gasoline withmor eth an 3% methanol by
vo lume, e.g.M15, M30, M85,M100
R Gasoline withadditiv escont aining metal
If yo uha ve acciden tally re fuel edwith the
wr ong fuel: #
Donotswitc hon theve hicle. #
Con sult aquali/ed specialistwo rkshop. If
th eav ailabl efu el isno tsu1cie ntlylo w in sulf ur,
it ma ypr oduce unpleasant odors.
Re fuel using onlyfuel that has atleas tth eoct ane
number speci/ed ontheinf ormation labelonthe
fuel /ller 0ap(/ page 152).
F F
or maxim umengine output: or
maxim umengine output: refuel using onlypr e-
mi um -gra de unleaded gasolin ewit han oct ane
num berofatleas t91 AKI/95 RON.
As ate mp orarymeasur e,ifth ere commen dedfuel
is no tav ailabl e,youma yalso refuel with regula r
unlea dedgasolin eof atleas t87 AKI/91 RON.
This mayre duce engineoutput andincrease fuel
consum ption.
Ne verre fuel using gasolin eof alowe rRO N.
* NO NO
TE TE
Prema tureengine wearthro ugh
unleaded regula rga solin e Im
pair ment ofthelong evity and perform ance
of theengine.
If unleaded premium grade gasolin eis una vail-
able andyouha ve torefuel using unleade d
re gula rga solin e: 344344
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Only/ll thefuel tank tohalf fullwit h
unl eaded regula rga solin eand re/ll as
soon asposs iblewit hun lea ded premi um
gr ade gasolin e. #
Donotdr ive at themaximum design
speed. #
Avoid sudden accelerationandengin e
speeds over3000 rpm. Fu
rther informatio non fuel isavailabl eat thefo l-
lo wing locations:
R Ataga sst ation
R Ataqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop
R Onthehttps://www .mbusa.com(USAonl y)
Inf Inf
or or
mation onadditiv mation
onadditiv esing es
ingasoline (v asoline
(vehicles with ehicles
with
g g
asoline engine) asoline
engine)
Obser vetheno teson oper ating0uids
(/ page342).
* NO NO
TE TE
Damag efrom use ofunsu itable
addit ives Ev
en small amoun tsof thewrong additivema y
lead tomalfun ctionsoccurring. #
Onlyadd cleaning additives recommen -
ded byMer cedes-Be nztothefuel. Mer
cedes-Benz recommen dsthat youuse brand-
name fuelswithadditiv es.
In some countr ies,thefuel availabl ema yno tha ve
su1cie ntaddit ives. Deposi tscould buildup inthe
fuel injection system asare sult .In this case, in
consult ationwithaMer cedes-Benz Service Cen-
te r,mix thefuel withth ecleaning additivere com-
mende dby Mer cedes-Be nz.Obs erve theno tes
and mixin gra tios indica tedon theta nk .
T T
ank cont ank
cont entand fuelr ent
and fuelrese rve eser
ve
To t To
tal fuel t al
fuel tank capacit y ank
capacit y Mod
el Mod
el
GL C300 4MATIC 17.4ga l(66.0 liter s) RR
eser v eser
ve fuel t e
fuel tank ank
ModelModel
GL C300 4MATIC 1.9gal(7.0 liter s) Engine
oil Engine
oil NNo o
t t
es on engine oil es
on engine oil
Obser vetheno teson oper ating0uids
(/ page342). *
N NO O
TE TE
Eng inedamag ecaused byan inco r-
re ct oil /lter,incor rect oil oradditi ves #
Donotuse engin eoils oroil /ltersot her
th an those whic hmee tth especi/c ations
necessar yfo rth epr escr ibed service
int erva ls. Te
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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
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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
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Allo wtheengine tocool down before
addin ganti freeze . #
Mak esur eth at no ant ifre eze spills out
ne xt to the/ller opening. #
Thor oughl yclean o.anyantifr eeze from
com ponent partsbef orestar ting the
ve hicle. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag ecaused byincor rect cool-
ant #
Onlyuse coolant that has been premix ed
wit hth ere qu ired antifr eeze protection.
Inf ormation oncoolant isavailabl eat thefo l-
lo wing locations:
R IntheMer cedes-Benz Speci/cation for
Oper ating Fluids 320.1
- Athttp s://be vo.mer cede s-benz.c om
- IntheMer cedes-Benz BeVoapp
R Ataqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop *
N NO O
TE TE
Overheati ngathigh outsi detemp er-
atur es If
an inappr opriatecoolant isused, thecooling
sy stem isno tsu1cien tly pr otect edagainst
ov erheating andcorrosion athigh outsi de
te mp eratur es. #
Onlyuse coolant approvedfo r
Mer cedes-Be nz. #
Obs erve theinst ruction sin the
Mer cedes-Be nzSpeci /cation sfo rOper -
ating Fluids 320.1. Ha
ve thecoolant regula rly re placed ataqua li/ed
specialist workshop.
Pr opor tionofant ifre eze concentr atein thecool-
ing system:
R Aminimum of50% (antifr eezeprotection down
to about -35°F(-37 °C))
R Amaximum of55% (antifre eze protection
do wn to-49°F (-45°C)) Cool
ant Cool
ant/lling /ll
ing q q
uantity uantity
Engine cooling cir Engine
cooling circuit cuit
(/llin g (/
llin gcap acitywit cap
acitywit hhea t- h
hea t-
ing) ing)
ModelModel
Capacity Cap
acity
GL C300 4MATIC 13.7USqt
(13.0 liter s) NNo o
t t
es on winds hieldw es
on winds hieldwas her as
her 0uid 0ui
d Obs
erve theno teson oper ating0uids
(/ page342). &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN G‑Risk of/reand injuryfrom
wind shield washer conce ntrate
Wi ndsh ieldwasher conce ntrate ishighl y0am-
mable. Itcould igniteif it comes intocont act
wit hho tengine component partsor the
ex haus tsy stem. #
Mak esur eth at no wind shield washer
conce ntrate spill sout next to the/ller
opening. Te
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DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Soluti ons Soluti
ons
Á
Key NotDetected (Red dis-
pla ymessag e) *T
heSmar tKey canno tbe detected and mayno long erbe intheve hicle.
If th eSmar tKey isno long erintheve hicle andyouswitc ho. theve hicle:
R Youcan nolong erstar tth eve hicle.
R Youcanno tcentr allyloc kth eve hicle. #
Ensu rethat theSmar tKey isin theve hicle.
If th eSmar tKey isin theve hicle andstill no tre cogn ized: #
Pullove rand stop theve hicle safelyas soon aspossibl e,paying attent ion toroad and tra1c cond itions. #
Place theSmar tKey intheslo tfo rst ar ting theengine withth eSmar tKey (/ pag e137).
The Smar tKey batt eryis we ak ordisc harged. #
Chec kth ebatt eryusing theindicat orlam p(/ page64). #
Replace theSmar tKey batt ery, ifnecessar y(/ page66).
Á Key Being Initialized Please
Wait *T
hevehicle isprocessin gin order toteac hin thene wSmar tKey . #
Waituntil process ingiscom plete. 356356
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DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Soluti ons Soluti
ons
Á
Don't Forget YourKey *A
warning tone willals osou nd. This message reminds youto take your Smar tKey withyo uwhen youlea vetheve hicle.
Pl ace theKey inthe
Ma rked SpaceSee Opera-
tor's Manua l *S
mar tKey detection ismalfu nctionin g. #
Chang eth elocation oftheSmar tKey intheve hicle. #
Place theSmar tKey inthemar kedspace forst ar ting theengine withth eSmar tKey (/ pag e137). LightsLights
DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Solut ions Solut
ions
:
Check LeftLow
Beam (exa mp le) *T
hecor respond inglight sour ceisdef ecti ve. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Visit aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop immed iately.
% LED light sources: thedispla ymessag efo rth ecor respond inglight appear sonl ywhen allthelight-emittin gdiodes
in thelight arefa ulty . Displa
ymessa gesand warning/in dicatorlam ps
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ehicle ehicle
DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Solution s Solution
s
0072
Vehicle ReadytoDrive
Switch theIgnition Off
Before Exiting *Y
ouarelea ving theve hicle inare ady -to-dr ive stat e. #
Getout oftheve hicle, secureit ag ains tro lling awayand take theSmar tKey wit hyo u. #
Ifyo udo notlea vetheve hicle, switcho. theelectr icalconsumer s,e.g. theseat heating. Other wise, the12‑ Vbat-
te ry ma ydisc hargeand star tin gth eengine maybe possible onlywit hth ehelp ofasecond battery(jum pstar t).
Head-up DisplayCurre ntly
Unavail ableSee Operator's
Manua l *T
heHead -upDispl ayistemp orarily una vailable. Possible causes:
R Malf unct ionsin thepo we rsuppl y
R Sign alint erfere nce #
Stop inaccor dance withth etra1c conditions andswitc hth eve hicle o.and onagain. #
Ifth edispla ymessag estill appear s,consult aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
Hea d-upDisp layInop era-
tive *T
heHead -upDispl ayhas aninternal erro r. #
Consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop. Displ
aymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps
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ymessag y
messag es P es
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causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
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ons
0066 *T
hehood isopen . &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tdue todriving withth ehood unlocked
The hood mayope nand blockyour vie w. #
Neverre lease thehood when driving. #
Beforeev erytrip, ensur eth at thehood isloc ked. #
Stop theve hicle immed iatelyin accor dance withth etra1c conditions. #
Close thehood.
0065 *T
hetailg ateis open. &
D D
AN AN
GER GER
Riskofexhaus tga spoison ing
Combu stion enginesemit poison ousexhaus tga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus tga ses can entertheve hicle
int erior ifth eta ilg ateis open when theengine isrunning, especiallyif th eve hicle isin mo tion. #
Alwaysswitc ho. theengine beforeopening theta ilg ate. #
Neverdr ive wit hth eta ilg ateopen. #
Close theta ilg ate. Displa
ymessa gesand warning/in dicatorlam ps
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