larrypmyers

The gauge on my vehicle is calibrated in C rather than F. Attempted to reconfigure it to F, but no luck.

Spoke with the dealer who told me all GLC temp. gauges are in C.

mikbar2

So are the C300's.

Mikeyking

Europe are starting to convert the rest of the world to Celsius

Next, we'll get 'colour' and 'metre' spelt correctly

larrypmyers

I can't wait for tyre.

larrypmyers

Having lived in Europe for many years I am ok with the metric system of measurement.

But looking at a speedo in mph and a temp gage in centigrade is kind of screwed up.

SteveE400

Unless I've missed a lot, MB has kept their coolant temp gauges in Celsius degrees for decades. My 1988 190E was that way, and both of our 2015's are as well. Just get used to where the needle should be and use the gauge as I think it was meant to be used - as a relative measure. I'm sure the gauge is not of lab quality/accuracy, but as long as you know the "normal" range for your engine and the maximum for it, you should be fine.


The simple conversion formula I've always used is;
(1.8 X (Degrees Celsius))+32 = Degrees Fahrenheit


So, 100 Degrees C = 212 Degrees F.


Cheer up, it could be worse. In my old W201 (the 190E), the temperature wheels for the climate control were also in Celsius.

dieseldoc

I am a physician. Everything is now metric. Does not bother me.

ay55

can anyone tell the exact temperature in tens without counting the dash from the left? The number 80 sits on two dashes, though it looks more reasonable to me that it corresponds to the left one.


Because I cannot really tell what temperature is right, I basically just make sure it stays in the middle range without really reading the number.

HouseBuilder328

Agree with you - but like SteveE400 said, my friend's early 1990's MB sedan has the temp gauge in C, and the speedometer in the usual MPH.

But the main question, is the temperature gauge on the GLC a "dummy" gauge that only has 2 readings -normal and then goes to the hot range when overheating? Lots of American cars have "dummy" gauges that you cannot actually monitor relative temperatures. I hope that's not the case here. Cars are becoming more "dummy-like" because they know most people don't care about stuff and only want to know when something is "really wrong"

SteveE400

I really doubt that the gauge is a "go/no-go" device. Think of how your car warms up. Do you see the gauge gradually move from very cold through other temps to normal range? If yes, then I submit to you that this is really a temperature gauge, not an idiot light with a needle. It is not a lab quality gauge, but it is a good relative indicator of how hot or cold your coolant is.