MERCEDES-BENZ GLS 2022 Owners Manual

br
ak esy stem and inthewheel suspension
ma ybe damag ed. #
Alwaysre place wheels andtires with
ones that ful/ll thespeci/c ationsof the
or iginal part.
Fo rwheels, payatt ention tothefo llo wing:
R Designation
R Type
Fo rtir es, payatt ention tothefo llo wing:
R Designation
R Manuf acturer
R Type &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinju rythro ugh exceed-
ing thespeci/ed tireload-bear ingcapa-
city ortheper missible speedrating
Ex ceed ingthespeci/ed tireload rating orthe
per missible speedrating maylead totiredam -
ag eand tothetir es bur stin g. #
Ther efor e, onl yuse tiretypes andsizes
appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle model . #
Obser vethetir eload rating andspee d
ra ting requ ired foryo ur vehicle. *
N NO O
TE TE
Vehicle andtiredamag eth ro ugh
tir etypes andsizes that have notbee n
app rove d Fo
rsaf etyre asons, onlyuse tires, wheels and
accessor ieswhic hha ve been speciall y
appr oved byMer cedes-Be nzforyo ur vehicle.
These tires arespecial lyadap tedto theactiv e
saf etysy stem s,such asABS,ESP ®
and
4MA TIC,andmarkedas follo ws :
R MO =Mer cedes-Be nzOrigina l
R MOE =Mer cedes-Be nzOrigina lEx tended
(r un -0at tireonl yfo rcer tain wheels)
R MO1 =Mer cedes-Benz Original (onlycer -
ta in AMG tires)
Ot her wise, certain proper ties, suchas han-
dling charact eristics, vehicle noiseemissi ons,
consu mption, etc. could beadv ersel ya.ec- te
d. Further mor e,other tiresize scould result
in thetir es rubbing against thebody andaxle
com ponents whenloaded. Thiscould result in
damag eto thetir eor theve hicle.
Onl yuse tires, wheels andaccessor iesthat
ha ve been checkedand recommen dedby
Mer cedes-Be nz. *
N NO O
TE TE
Risk todriving safetyfrom retrea-
ded tires Re
tread edtires areneit her tested norre com-
mende dby Mer cedes-Be nz,sinc epr ev ious
damag ecanno talw aysbe detected on retrea-
ded tires.
Fo rth is reason drivi ng safetycann otbe guar -
ant eed. #
Donotuse used tires ifyo uha ve no
inf orma tion abouttheir prev ious usage. Wheels
andtires
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*
N N
O O
TE TE
Possible wheel andtiredamag e
when drivi ng ove robst acles Lar
gewheels have asmalle rsecti onwidt h.As
th esection widthdecr eases, therisk of
wheels andtires bein gdamag edwhen drivi ng
ov er obst acles increases. #
Avoid obst acles ordrive especiall ycar e-
full y. #
Reduce your speed whendriving over
curbs, speedbumps,manhole covers
and potholes. #
Avoid particular lyhigh curbs. *
N NO O
TE TE
Possible wheel andtiredamag e
when parking oncurbs orinpo tholes Pa
rking oncurbs orinpo tholes maydamag e
th ewheels andtires. #
Ifpossible, parkonl yon 0at surfaces. #
Avoid curbs andpotholes when parking. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto electr oniccomponent
par tsfrom theuse oftire-mounting tools VV
ehicles wit ehicles
withatir h
atir epr e
pr essur essur
emonit e
monit or or
ing sy ing
sys- s-
t t
em: em:
Electr oniccomponent partsarelocat ed
in thewheel. Tire -mounti ngtools should not
be used inthear ea oftheva lve.
This could other wise damag eth eelectr onic
com ponent parts. #
Have thetir es chang edataqu ali/ed
special istwo rkshop only. *
N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageto summer tires atlow
ambien tte mp eratur es At
low ambient temp eratur es,tear scould form
when drivi ng withsummer tires, causin gper -
manen tdamag eto thetir es. #
Attemp eratur esbelo w45 °F(7°C) use
004D M+Stires. Ac
cessor ypar tswhic har eno tappr oved foryo ur
ve hicle byMer cedes-Be nz,orwh ich ar eno tuse d
cor rectl y,can impair theoper ating safety. Bef
orepurc hasing and using non-a pprovedacces-
sor ies, visit aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop and
inquir eabout:
R Suitabili ty
R Legalstipul ation s
R Factor yre commen dations &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden twit hhigh per-
fo rm ance tires
The special tiretread incombin ationwit hth e
op timize dtir ecom pound means that therisk
of skiddin gand hydroplaning onwetro ads is
incr eased.
In addit ion,th etir egr ip isgre atlyre duced ata
lo w outside temp eratur eand tireru nning tem-
per atur e. #
Swit chon theESP ®
and adap tyo ur driv-
ing styleaccor dingly. #
Use 004D M+Stires atout side temp era-
tur es ofless than 50 °F(10 °C). #
Onlyuse thetir es forth eir intended pur-
pose. 390390
Wheels
andtires

Obser
vethefo llo wing when selecting, installing
and replacing tires:
R Further mor e,theuse ofcer tain tiretypes in
cer tain regions andareas ofoper ationca nbe
high lybene/cia l.
R Onlyuse tires and wheels ofthesame type
(summer tires, wint ertires, MOExt ended tires)
and thesame make.
R Onlyinst allwheels ofthesame sizeonone
axle (leTandright) .
It is onl yper mis sibleto inst alladi.er ent
wheel sizeintheev ent ofa0at tirein order to
dr ive to thespecialist workshop.
R V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit hatir h
atir epr e
pr essur essur
emoni t e
moni tor or
ing sy ing
sys- s-
t t
em: em:
Allinstalled wheels mustbeequipped
wit hfunctionin gsensor sfo rth etir epr essur e
monit oring system.
R Attemp eratur esbelo w45 °F(7°C) use win-
te rtir es orall-season tires mar ked004D M+S
fo rall wheels.
Wi nter tires prov ide thebest possible grip in
wintr yroad conditions. R
ForM+S tires, onlyuse tires withth esame
tr ead.
R Obser vethemaximum permissible speedfor
th eM+S tires inst alled.
If th etir e's maximum speedisbelo wthat of
th eve hicle, this must beindicat edbyan
appr opriatelabel inthedr iver's /eld ofvision.
R Break inne wtires atmoder atespeeds forth e
/r st 60 miles (100km).
R Replace thetir es aTer sixyearsat thelat est,
re ga rdless ofwe ar.
R When r When
replaci ngwit eplaci
ngwithtir h
tir es t es
that dono hat
donotf t
featu r eatu
re e
r r
un-0at un-0at
c c
har har
act act
er er
is is
tics: tics:
vehicles with
MOExt endedtires areno teq uipp edwitha
TIR EFIT kitatthefa ct or y. Eq uip theve hicle
wit haTIR EFIT kitaTer replacing withtir es that
do notfe atur eru n-0at charact eristics, e.g.
wint ertires.
Fo rmor einf ormation onwheels andtires, cont act
a qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
Be sureto also obser vethefo llo wing further rela-
te dsubjects:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page371) R
Tire and Loadi ngInformatio nplacar d
(/ page376)
R Tire size desig nation,load- bearingcapacit y,
speed rating andload index(/ page384)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page373)
R Noteson theemer gency sparewheel
(/ page399) NNo o
t t
es on rot es
on rotatin gt atin
gthe wheels he
wheels &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjuryth ro ugh di.er ent
wheel sizes
Ro tating thefront and rear wheels can
se verely im pair thedr iving charact eristics.
The wheel brak es orsuspen sioncomponen ts
ma yalso bedamag ed. #
Rotate front and rear wheels onlyif th e
wheels andtires areof thesame dimen-
sions. The
wearpatt erns on thefront and rear wheels
di.er :
R Front wheels wearmor eon thetir eshoulder Wheels
andtires
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R
Rear wheels wearmor ein thecent erofthe
tir e
Do notdr ive wit htir es that have toolittle tread
dep th.This signi/ can tly re duces traction onwet
ro ads (hydr oplan ing).
On vehicles that have thesame sizefront and rear
wheels, rotate thewheels accordingtotheint er-
va ls in thetir emanuf acturer'swarrant ybook in
yo ur vehicle docume nts. Ifth is is no tav ailabl e,
ro tate thetir es every3,000 to6,000 miles
(5,000 to10,000 km),depending onthewe ar.
Ensu rethat thedir ection ofrotation ismai n-
ta ined.
Obser vetheinst ruction sand safetyno teson
"Chang ingawheel" whendoingso (/ page392). NNo o
t t
es on st es
on stor or
ing wheels ing
wheels When
stor ing wheels, observethefo llo wing notes:
R ATer remo vingwheels, stor eth em inacool,
dr yand prefer abl ydar kplace.
R Protect thetir es from cont actwithoil, grease
or fuel. OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof t w
of the tir he
tire-c e-c
hang hang
et e
tool kit ool
kit Apar
tfr om some country-sp eci/c variant s,vehi-
cles areno teq uipp edwithatir e-c hang eto ol kit.
Fo rmor einf ormation onwhic hto ols arere qu ired
and appr ovedto per form awheel chang eon your
ve hicle, consu ltaqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
Re quired tire-c hanging tools mayinclude, for
ex am ple:
R Jack
R Choc k
R Lugwr enc h
Ti re -cha ngeto ol kit 1 islocat edunder thecar go
com partment 0oor.
% Depending onthemodel, thetir ech ang eto ol
kit maybe locat edinother posit ionsund er
th ecar gocom partment 0oor. The
tire-c hang eto ol kit includes thefo llo wing:
R Jack
R Lugwr enc h
R Whe elstuds
R Extensio natt achme ntforwheel studs, ifnec-
essar y(depending onvehicle version)
R Folding choc k
R Ratche twr enc h PrPr
epa r epa
ring t ing
the v he
vehic lef ehic
lefor awhe elc or
awhe elchang e hang
e RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements : ements
:
R The vehicle isno ton aslope. 392392
Wheel
sand tires

R
The vehicle ison solid ,non -slipper yand leve l
gr ound.
R The requ ired tire-c hang eto ol kit isavailabl e.
% Ifyo ur vehicle isno teq uipp edwithth etir e-
ch ang eto ol kit, consult aqu ali/ed special ist
wo rkshop to/nd outabou tsui table tools. #
Appl yth eelectr icpar king brak emanuall y. #
Movethefront wheels tothestr aight-ahead
position. #
ShiT thetransmission toposition 005D. #
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withlev h
level contr el
contr olsyst ol
system: em:
Setth e
nor malve hicle leve l(/ page249). #
Switc ho. theve hicle. #
Mak esur eth at theve hicle cannotbe star ted. #
Place choc ks orother suitable items underthe
fr ont and rear ofthewheel that isdiag onal ly
opposit eth ewheel youwish tochang e. #
Raise theve hicle (/page394).
A A
ddit ionally ddit
ionally, f ,
for Mer or
Mer cedes- Ma cedes-
Maybac ybac
hv h
vehicle s: ehicle
s: #
Retract theru nning boards(/ page78) #
Toremo veston ech ipping protectiv eco vers
2 : #
Loosen expansion rive t1 and pullitout. #
Folddo wn and remo veston ech ipping protec-
tiv eco vers 2 . RR
emo emo
ving andinst ving
andinstalling t alling
the wheel tr he
wheel trim/hub caps im/hub
caps RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The vehicle isprepar edfora wheel chang e
(/ page392) .
Plas Plas
tichub cap tic
hub cap #
T T
o r o
remo v emo
ve: e:
tur nth ecent ercoverof thehub
cap count er-cloc kwise andremo vethehub
cap. #
T T
o inst o
inst all: all:
mak esur eth at thecent ercoverof
th ehub capistur ned count er-cloc kwise. #
Positi on thehub capand turnth ecent ercover
cloc kwise untilth ehub capengages physicall y
and audibl y. Wheels
andtires
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Alum
inum hubcap Alum
inum hubcap #
T T
o r o
remo v emo
ve: e:
pos itionsoc ket2 from thetir e-
ch ang eto ol kit on hub cap1. #
Positi on wheel wrenc h3 onsoc ket2. #
Usingwhe elwr enc h3, turnhub cap1
count er-cloc kwiseand remo veit. #
T T
o inst o
inst all: all:
follo wtheinst ruction sabo vein
re ve rseor der .
% Speci/ ed Speci/
edtight tight
ening t ening
torq orq
ue: ue:
18lb-T (25Nm) . RR
aising t aising
the v he
vehicle whenc ehicle
whenchanging awheel hanging
awheel RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R Ther ear eno per sons intheve hicle.
R The vehicle hasbeen prepar edfora wheel
ch ang e(/ page392) .
Im por tant noteson usin gth ejac k:
R Use onlya ve hicle-spe ci/cjackth at has been
appr ovedby Mer cedes-Be nztoraise theve hi-
cle.
R The jackis onl ydesig nedforra ising andhold-
ing theve hicle fora shor ttime while awheel
is being chang edand notfo rmaint enance
wo rkunder theve hicle.
R The jackmus tbe placed ona/r m, 0at and
non -slipsur face. Ifnecessar y,use alar ge,0at,
load- bearing,non -slipund erlay.
R The foot ofthejac kmust bepositioned verti-
call yunder thejac ksuppor tpoint. Ru
les ofconduct whentheve hicle israised:
R Neverplace your hands orfeet under theve hi-
cle.
R Neverlie under theve hicle.
R Donotst ar tth eve hicle anddonotre lease the
electr icpar king brak e.
R Donotopen orclose anydoor sor theta ilg ate. 394394
Wheels
andtires

#
Using thelug wrenc h,loosen thewheel bolts
on thewheel youwish tochang eby about one
fu lltur n.Do notunscr ewthescr ewscom-
ple tely. Po
siti on ofjac ksuppor tpoin ts &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjuryfrom inco rrect
positioning ofthejac k
If yo udo notposition thejac kcor rectl yat the
appr opriatejac king pointof theve hicle, the
jac kco uld tipwith theve hicle raised. #
Onlyposition thejac kat theappr opriate
jac king point oftheve hicle. Thebase of
th ejac kmust bepositioned verticall y
under thejac king point oftheve hicle. *
N NO O
TE TE
Vehicle damag efrom thejac k If
yo udo notposition thejac kcor rectl yat the
appr opriatejac ksuppor tpoin tof theve hicle,
th ejac kcould tipove rwit hth eve hicle raised. #
The jackis designed exclusiv elyfo rjac k-
ing uptheve hicle atthejac ksuppor t
points. #
Take thera tche twr enc hout ofthetir e-c hang e
to ol kit and place iton thehe xagon nutofthe
jac kso that theletter s"A UF" arevisible. Wheels
andtires
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#
Positi on suppor t2 ofjac k4 onjacksup-
por tpoin t1. #
Turn ratche twr enc h3 cloc kwiseuntil jack
supp ort2 sits com pletely on jacking point
1 and thebase ofthejac klies evenlyon the
gr ound. #
Contin uetotur nra tche twr enc h3 until the
tir eis raised amaximum of1.2 in(3 cm) o.
th egr ound. #
Loosen andremo vethewheel (/page396).
Mer Mer
cedes-Ma cedes-Ma
ybac ybac
hv h
vehicles: ehicles:
RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The running boardsar ere tract ed (/ page78) R
The stone chipping protectiv eco vers are
re mo ved(/ page392) #
Positi on suppor t2 ofjac k4 onjacksup-
por tpoin t1. #
Turn ratche twr enc h3 cloc kwiseuntil jack
2 sits com pletely on jacking point 1and
th ebase ofthejac klies evenlyon thegr ound. #
Contin uetotur nra tche twr enc h3 until the
tir eis raised amaximum of1.2 in(3 cm) o.
th egr ound. #
Loosen andremo vethewheel (/page396). RR
emo emo
ving awheel ving
awheel RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The vehicle israised (/page394).
* NO NO
TE TE
Mer cedes- AMGvehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement.
Yo ucould other wise failto recogn ize
dang ers. NNo o
t t
e on AM Gv e
on AM Gvehicles: ehicles:396396
Wheels
andtires

When
chang ingawheel, avoidappl ying anyfo rc e
to thebr ak ediscs, asthis could impair theleve lof
comf ortwhen braking.
* N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto thre adin gfrom dirton
wheel bolts #
Donotplace wheel boltsin sand oron a
dir tysur face. #
Com pletely unscr ewthewheel bolts. #
Remo vethewheel. InstInst
alling ane alling
ane wwheel w
wheel RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The wheel that isto be replaced isremo ved
( / pag e396).
* NO NO
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 ofacciden tfr om losin ga
wheel
Oiled, greased ordamag edwheel bolt/wheel
nut thre ads orwheel hub/wheel mounting
bolt thre ads can cause thewheel bolts/wheel
nuts tocome loose. #
Neveroil orgrease theth re ads. #
Intheev ent ofdamag eto theth re ads,
cont actaqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop
immed iately. #
Have thedamag edwheel boltsordam-
ag ed hub thre ads replaced. #
Donotcontinu edr iving . #
Obser vetheinf ormation onthech oice oftires
(/ page388).
Fo rtir es withaspeci/ eddirection ofrotation, an
ar ro w on theside wallof thetir eindicat esthecor -
re ct directio nof rotation. Observe thedir ection of
ro tation wheninst alling.
N No o
t t
e on AMG v e
on AMG vehic les: ehic
les: #
Place thewheel tobe installed onthewheel
hub andpush iton. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yfrom tight ening
wheel boltsandnuts
If yo utight enthewheel boltsorwheel nuts
when theve hicle israised, thejac kcould tip. #
Onlytight enwheel boltsorwheel nuts
when theve hicle ison thegr ound. #
Obser vetheinst ruction sand safetyno teson
"Chang ingawheel" (/page388) . #
Forsaf etyre asons, onlyuse wheel boltswhic h
ha ve been approved byMer cedes-Be nzand
fo rth ewheel inqu estion .
* N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto paintw orkof thewheel
ri m when screwing inthe/r st wheel bolt If
th ewheel hastoomuc hpla ywhen screwing
in the/r st wheel bolt,th ewheel rim paint can
be damag ed. Wheels
andtires
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#
Press thewheel /rml yag ainst thewheel
hub when screwing inthe/r st wheel
bolt. #
Tight enthewheel boltsevenl yin adiagonal
patt ernin theor der indicat eduntil they are
/ng er-tight . #
Ifth ecollapsible sparewheel hasbeen instal-
led, in0ateth ecollapsible sparewheel
(/ page402). #
Lowe rth eve hicle (/page398). Lo
w Lo
wer er
ing t ing
the v he
vehicle ehicle
aTer aTer
awheel c a
wheel chang e hang
e RR
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The newwheel hasbeen installed
(/ page397).
Obser vetheinf ormation ontirepr essur e
(/ page371). #
Place thera tche twr enc hont oth ehe xag on
nut ofthejac kso that theletter ing "AB" isvisi-
ble. #
T T
o low o
lower t er
the v he
vehicle: ehicle:
turnth era tche twr enc h
of thejac kcount er-cloc kwise. #
Tight enthewheel boltsevenl yin adiagonal
patt ernin theor der indicat ed1 to5 witha
maximum of59 lb-T (80Nm) . #
Then tighten thewheel boltsevenl yin adiago-
nal patt ernin theor der indicat ed1 to5 to
th especi/ed tightening torq ue of11 1lb-T
(1 50 Nm) . &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjur yth ro ugh incor rect
tig htenin gto rq ue
Th ewheels couldcome looseifth ewheel
bolts orwheel nutsareno ttight ened tothe
pr escr ibed tightening torq ue . #
Makesur eth ewheel boltsorwheel nuts
ar etight ened tothepr escr ibed tighten-
ing torq ue . #
Ifyo uar eno tsur e,do notmo vetheve hi-
cle. Consult aqu ali/ed special istwo rk-
shop andhave thetight ening torq ue
ch eckedimmediat ely. #
Chec kth etir epr essur eof thene wly mount ed
wheel andadjus taccor dingly.
% The follo wing does notappl yif th ene wwheel
is an emer gency sparewheel. #
V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit hatir h
atir epr e
pr essur essur
emoni t e
moni tor or
ing sy ing
sys- s-
t t
em: em:
Restar tth etir epr essur emonit oring sys-
te m (/ page376). 398398
Wheels
andtires