2021 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC43 Technical Service Bulletins

186 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2021 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC43. TSBs are notes manufacturers send to dealers about repair procedures for issues seen in the field. They are not recalls and do not by themselves mean a vehicle has a fault.

• 10227145Nov 17, 2022Body and structure. Complaint Staining on door trim strips and top and bottom trim elements on rear side windows Cause Damage to protective coating (due to poor original optimization of coating) of door beltline trim strips, door upper trim strips and side window trim element. Remedy 1. Check if the complaint cannot be rectified by polishing the trim bars with the polish. 2.
• 10227142Nov 7, 2022Steering. Complaint 1. Vibrations noticeable at steering wheel when front axle is excited when driving at a speed between 65 km/h and 130 km/h over an obstacle. • Driving over deeply recessed manhole covers • Driving over cross joints • Driving over extreme surface undulations 2. Permanent or long-lasting vibrations at specific speed or engine speed noticeable on steering wheel. • Roadway surface excitations when…
• 10225820Oct 24, 2022Body and structure. Complaint Staining on door trim strips and top and bottom trim elements on rear side windows Cause Damage to protective coating of door beltline trim strips, door upper trim strips and side window trim element due to strong alkaline detergent in car washes. Remedy 1. Check if the complaint cannot be rectified by polishing the trim bars with the polish. 2.
• 10222462Sep 12, 2022Steering. Complaint Malfunction of the electric steering column adjustment. The adjustment application by the driver does not correspond to the adjustment direction of the steering column. Cause Polarity reversal of the lines M20/1 (steering column adjustment motor, forward and backward) and M20/2 (steering column adjustment motor, upward and downward) results in a malfunction of the electric steering column adjustment.
• 10222461Sep 12, 2022Steering. Complaint Height adjustment of electric steering column adjustment jammed in the top/bottom adjustment position (e.g. with Easy Entry function). Cause Height adjustment moves to the top/bottom limit stop and jams. Remedy There are 2 repair procedures to follow depending on vehicle (differentiated according to model and vehicle manufacturing date) 1. Replace repair kit for steering column height adjustment 2…
• 10222481Sep 8, 2022Electrical system. Complaint Customer states after a bus sleep the SiriusXM category changes from "My Favorites" to "All Stations" or a different category. Sometimes, the "My Favorites" category will be unavailable for the entire drive cycle. Cause Current MBUX Multimedia System (A26/17) software release Remedy Software update of MBUX Multimedia System (A26/17) to E905.4 (in development). This document will be…
• 10219254Aug 26, 2022Electrical system. Complaint In an initial quick test, DTC B238A00 "Fan 2 of the control unit has malfunctioned" may be active and/or stored in the MBUX Multimedia System (A26/17) Cause Current MBUX Multimedia System (A26/17) software release Remedy If there is no customer complaint present, the DTC can be ignored. A future MBUX Multimedia System (A26/17) software release (E905.3) will prevent the DTC from occurring. This…
• 10217157Jul 14, 2022Electrical system, Equipment, Steering. Complaint Height adjustment of electric steering column adjustment jammed in the top/bottom adjustment position (e.g. with Easy Entry function). Cause Height adjustment moves to the top/bottom limit stop and jams. 1. Steering column height adjustment transmission 2. Seat control unit software Remedy There are 2 repair procedures to follow depending on vehicle (differentiated according to model and vehicle…
• 10217154Jul 11, 2022Suspension, Equipment. Complaint Thumping noise on rear axle shock absorber on rough road. Cause Until now the rear axle shock absorber support bushing was only available together with the rear axle shock absorber as a replacement part. In future, the rear axle shock absorber support bushing will be available individually as a replacement part to avoid any unnecessary shock absorber noise.
• 10217148Jul 7, 2022Engine cooling, Equipment. Mercedes-Benz AG (“MBAG”), the manufacturer of Mercedes-Benz vehicles, has determined that on certain Model Year 2021 CLA (118 platform), GLE/GLS (167 platform), C-Class (205 platform), E-Class (213 platform), GLA (247 platform), GLC (253 platform), AMG GT (290 platform) and G-Class (463 platform) model series vehicles, the installed ignition coils may not correspond to current specifications.
• 10215016Jun 30, 2022Electrical system. Mercedes-Benz AG (“MBAG”), the manufacturer of Mercedes-Benz vehicles, has determined that on certain Model Year (“MY”) 2020-2022 A-Class, C-Class, CLAClass, GLA-Class, GLB-Class, GLC-Class, GLE-Class, and GLS-Class (118, 167, 177, 205, 247, and 253 platform) vehicles, the mobile phone cradle control unit software does not correspond to the current series production specifications. It is therefore possible…
• 10214958Jun 13, 2022Steering. Complaint 1. Vibrations noticeable at steering wheel when front axle is excited when driving at a speed between 65 km/h and 130 km/h over an obstacle. • Driving over deeply recessed manhole covers • Driving over cross joints • Driving over extreme surface undulations 2. Permanent or long-lasting vibrations at specific speed or engine speed noticeable on steering wheel. • Roadway surface excitations when…
• 10213058May 20, 2022Equipment. Mercedes-Benz AG (“MBAG”), the manufacturer of Mercedes-Benz, has determined that on certain Model Year (“MY”) 2021 CLA-Class, GLA-Class, GLE-Class, GLS-Class, A-Class, C-Class, E-Class, GLB-Class, CLS-Class, and AMG GT 4-doors/Coupe (118, 167, 177, 190, 213, 238, 247, 257, and 290 platform). The possibility exists that the information regarding radar sensor MMRV1 may be incorrect, and therefore the printed…
• 10213048Apr 29, 2022Steering. Complaint 1. Vibrations noticeable in steering wheel when front axle is excited while driving at a speed above 40 mph over an obstacle. • Driving over deeply recessed manhole covers • Driving over cross joints • Driving over extreme surface undulations 2. Permanent or long-lasting vibrations at specific speed or engine speed noticeable on steering wheel. • Roadway surface excitations when DTR+Q is switched…
• 10210919Apr 27, 2022Electrical system. Mercedes-Benz AG (“MBAG”), the manufacturer of Mercedes-Benz, has determined that certain MY 2021-2022 CLA-Class, A-Class, CLS-Class, E-Class, GLA-Class, GLB-Class, GLC-Class (118, 177, 213, 238, 247, 253, and 257 platform) vehicles were manufactured without the HERMES control unit, as disclosed to the vehicle purchaser at the time of sale. As a result, the Mercedes Me Connect services including the emergency…
• 10210926Apr 1, 2022Electrical system, Wheels. Complaint Fault message (yellow) in instrument cluster and TPM warning lamp. Individual or all tire pressure sensors are not recognized. Tire pressure monitoring system nonfunctional / temporarily unavailable. Cause Tires with excessively-large radio signal attenuation interfere with transmission of the tire pressure sensors. Remedy Check if one of the following tires is installed: If one of the tires listed above…
• 10209877Mar 31, 2022Electrical system. Complaint The result from the XENTRY battery test does not match the current state of the battery. Cause The XENTRY battery tester uses the stored on-board electrical system data in the SAM module to access the health of the 12 volt battery. The XENTRY battery test may not take into account a single discharge event because the SAM cannot record the data if the battery is discharged. Note: A discharged battery does…
• 10208671Feb 4, 2022Electrical system, Equipment. Mercedes-Benz AG (“MBAG”), the manufacturer of Mercedes-Benz vehicles, has determined that on certain MY 2021-22 A-Class (177 platform), CLA-Class (118 platform), CLS-Class (257 platform), E-Class (213 and 238 platform), GLA-Class, GLBClass (247 platform), GLC-Class (253 platform), GLE-Class, GLS-Class (167 platform), and GT-Class (290 platform) vehicles, the software for the MBUX control unit does not…
• 10207198Jan 27, 2022Electrical system. Complaint The garage door hand transmitter cannot be initialized with the integrated garage door opener in the inside rearview mirror. Cause 1. The integrated garage door opener (GDO) is not compatible with the opening system installed in the garage. 2. The garage door drive uses a rolling code system. In contrast to the fixed code system, the LED in the mirror in this case flashes green after programming. 3.
• 10207199Jan 9, 2022Electrical system. Complaint The range of the integrated garage door opener (GTO) is too short. Cause 1. Vehicles equipped with infrared windows and/or a heated windshield may suffer from complaints involving low transmission power. 2. When comparing the range between the integrated GTO and the garage door hand transmitter, the garage door hand transmitter is tested outside the vehicle. 3. The garage door hand transmitter is being…
• 10206077Dec 8, 2021Engine cooling. "MY15+ M278 and M157 Equipped Vehicles with Fault Code ""P023400 – Boost Pressure is Too High"" "
• 10206067Dec 2, 2021Equipment, Electrical system. MBUX multimedia system: Map data does not match with your system/the navigation system cannot be activated
• 10205837Sep 30, 2021Electrical system, Back-over prevention (rear camera). Model series 190.4 Anti-theft alarm activates without obvious cause.
• 10205838Sep 17, 2021Other or unknown, Equipment, Electrical system. MBUX multimedia system control .
• 10205806Aug 30, 2021Equipment. Upon selecting navigation, the central display may show the following message: "Map data does not match with your system. Please insert a medium containing the corresponding map data". the navigation menu cannot be opened.
• 10205803Aug 27, 2021Equipment. The mobile phone address book may not be transferred completely to the multimedia system COMAND, Audio 20, or MBUX. The contact list may not be fully populated and in some instances, the call list will display telephone numbers but no names.
• 10205813Aug 24, 2021Electrical system. On vehicles with code 077 HERMES dummy module the following functions are restricted, unavailable.
• 10205814Aug 11, 2021Fuel system. Fuel filler flap opens slowly/switch flashes/tank is bleeding instrument cluster warning
• 10205811Aug 9, 2021Equipment. The customer may note that the Dashcam feature is inoperable with one of the following complaints.
• 10205810Aug 3, 2021Equipment. The customer may note that the Dashcam feature is inoperable with one of the following complaints.
• 10205809Aug 2, 2021Equipment. The customer may note that the Dashcam feature is inoperable with one of the following complaints:
• 10202527Jun 7, 2021Equipment, Transmission and drivetrain. Transmission diagnosis using th eIntelligent Predictive Repair (IPR) tool.
• 10202522Jun 4, 2021Electrical system, Engine. Vehicle does not start after charging process
• 10202514May 30, 2021Engine cooling, Fuel system. M17x.xxx Check Engine Light on with Misfire DTC's
• 10191277Mar 10, 2021Electrical system. In the quick test, faults P0A1402 and/or P0AB602 are stored in the Drive Unit, electrical fault or open circuit (signal error) in actuation system. Remedy: Replace both acceleration sensors for the engine mounts
• 10189402Feb 18, 2021Steering, Back-over prevention (rear camera), Electrical system. Complaint: Height adjustment of electric steering column adjustment jams in upper / lower adjustment position or it generates a cracking noise when exiting the upper /lower adjustment position (e.g. for Easy Entry function). Cause: Height adjustment runs into upper / lower limit stop and jams there or generates a breakaway cracking noise when exiting the jammed limit stop. Remedy: 1. Move fore/aft adjustment to the…

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