light MERCEDES-BENZ GL SUV 2012 Owners Manual

Securing the vehicle on level ground
X
On level ground: place chocks or oth er
su itabl eitem sunder the front and rea rof
the whee lthat is diagonally opposite the
whee lyou wish to change. Securing the vehicle on slight downhill gradients
X On ligh tdownhill gradients: place
chocks or other suitabl eitems in front of
the wheels of the front and rear axle.
Raisin gthe vehicle G
WARNING
If you do not positio nthe jac kcorrectly at the
appropriate jackin gpoint of the vehicle, the
jac kc ould tip over with the vehicle raised.
There is arisk of injury.
Only position the jack at the appropriate jack-
ing point of the vehicle. The base of the jack
must be positioned vertically, directly under
the jackin gpoint of the vehicle.
! AMG vehicles equipped with the
"Minispare" emergency spare wheel:
Use the "Minispare" emergency spare wheel
only on th erear axle.Ift he
"Minispare" emergenc yspare wheel is
mounted on the front axle, it could damage
the brak esystem.
If at yre on the front axle is faulty, an intact
whee lfrom th erear axle must first be
replaced by the "Minispare" emergency
spare wheel. The faulty tyr eonthe front
axl es hould then be replaced by the intact
tyr efrom th erear axle.
Be sure to observ ethe instruction label on
the "Minispare" emergenc yspare wheel.
The following must be observed when raising
the vehicle:
R to raise the vehicle, only use the vehicle-
specifi cjack that has been tested and
approved by Mercedes-Benz .Ifthe jac kis
used incorrectly, it could tip over while the
vehicle is raised.
R the jack is designed only to raise and hold
the vehicle for ashort tim ewhile awheel
is being changed. It is not suited for per-
forming maintenance wor kunder the vehi-
cle.
R avoid changing the wheel on uphil land
downhil lslopes.
R before raising the vehicle, secure it from
rolling away by applying the parkin gbrake
and inserting whee lchocks. Never disen-
gage the parkin gbrake whil ethe vehicle is
raised.
R the jac kmust be placed on afirm ,flat and
non-slip surface. On aloose surface, a
large, load-bearing underlay must be used.
On aslippery surface, anon-slip underlay
must be used, e.g. rubber mats.
R do not use wooden block sorsimilar
objects as ajack underlay .Otherwi se,the
jack wil lnot be able to achiev eits load-
bearing capacity due to the restricted
height.
R mak esure that the distanc ebetween the
underside of the tyr es andthe grou nddoes
not exceed 3cm. 406
Changing
awheelWheels and tyres

Tyres
GL 35 0BlueTEC 4MATIC Summ
ertyres
R19 Tyres Light-alloy whe
els BA: 275/55
R19111 V 1 BA
:8.5 Jx19H2ET62 R20
Tyres Light-allo
ywheels BA: 275/50
R20109 W1 BA: 8.5
Jx20H2ET62 R21
Tyres Light-alloy wheels
BA: 295/40 ZR 21 111
YXL1 BA: 10.0
Jx21H2ET46 All-weather tyres
R18
Tyres Light-alloy wheels
BA: 265/60
R18110HM +S BA: 8.0
Jx18H2ET56.5 All-terrain tyres
R18
Tyres Light-alloy wheels
BA: 265/60
R18110HM +S BA: 8.0
Jx18H2ET56.5 R19
Tyres Light-alloy wheels
BA: 275/55
R19111HM +S1 BA: 8.5
Jx19H2ET62 Winter tyres
R18
Tyres Light-alloy wheels
BA: 265/60
R18110HM +Si BA: 8.0
Jx18H2ET56.5 1
Use of sno wchains is not permitted. Observe the notes under "Snow chain s". Whee
land tyre combinations
411Wheels and tyres Z

R19
Tyres Light-allo
ywheels BA: 265/55
R19109HM +Si BA: 8.5
Jx19H2ET62 GL 35
0CDI 4M ATIC Summer tyres
R19
Tyres Light-alloy wheels
BA: 275/55
R19111 V1 BA: 8.5
Jx19H2ET62 R20
Tyres Light-alloy wheels
BA: 275/50
R20109 W1 BA: 8.5
Jx20H2ET62 R21
Tyres Light-alloy wheels
BA: 295/40 ZR 21 111
YXL1 BA: 10.0
Jx21H2ET46 All-weather tyres
R18
Tyres Light-alloy wheels
BA: 265/60
R18110HM +S BA: 8.0
Jx18H2ET56.5 All-terrain tyres
R18
Tyres Light-alloy wheels
BA: 265/60
R18110HM +S BA: 8.0
Jx18H2ET56.5 R19
Tyres Light-alloy wheels
BA: 275/55
R19111HM +S1 BA: 8.5
Jx19H2ET62 1
Use of snow chains is no tpermitted. Observe the notes under "Snow chains". 412
Wheel and tyre combinationsWheels and tyres

Winter tyres
R18
Tyres Light-alloy wheels
BA: 265/60
R18110HM +Si BA: 8.0
Jx18H2ET56.5 R19
Tyres Light-alloy wheels
BA: 265/55
R19109HM +Si BA: 8.5
Jx19H2ET62 GL 50
04MATI CBlueEFFICIENCY Summer tyres
R19
Tyres Light-alloy wheels
BA: 275/55
R19111 V1 BA: 8.5
Jx19H2ET62 R20
Tyres Light-alloy wheels
BA: 275/50
R20109 W1 BA: 8.5
Jx20H2ET62 R21
Tyres Light-alloy wheels
BA: 295/40 ZR 21 111
YXL1 BA: 10.0
Jx21H2ET46 All-terrain tyres
R19
Tyres Light-alloy wheels
BA: 275/55
R19111HM +S1 BA: 8.5
Jx19H2ET62 Winter tyres
R19
Tyres Light-alloy wheels
BA: 265/55
R19109HM +Si BA: 8.5
Jx19H2ET62 1
Use of snow chains is no tpermitted. Observe the notes under "Snow chains". Wheel and tyre combinations
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GL 63 AMG
Summer tyres
R21
Tyres Light-alloy wheels
BA: 295/40 ZR 21 111
YXL1 BA: 10.0
Jx21H2ET46 Winter tyres
R20
Tyres Light-alloy wheels
BA: 275/45
R20110VXLM +Si BA: 9.0
Jx20H2ET41 Emergency spare wheel
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
The wheel/tyr edimensions and the tyre type
of the spare wheel/emergency spare wheel
and the whee ltobereplaced may differ. Fit-
ting aspare wheel/emergency spare wheel
may severely impair the driving characteris-
tics. There is arisk of accident.
To prevent hazardous situations:
R Adapt you rdriving style accordingl yand
drive carefully.
R Never fit more than one spare whe el/emer-
gency spare whe elif the dimesions are dif-
ferent to those of the whee lbeing replaced.
R Only use aspare wheel/emergency spare
whee lbriefl yift he dimesions ar ediffer ent
to thos eofthe wheel being repl aced.
R Do not switch off ESP ®
.
R Hav ethe spar ewheel/emergency spare
wheel in question repl aced at the nearest
qualified specialist workshop .Make sure
that the wheel/ty redimension sand tyre
type are correct.
! AMG vehicles equipped with the
"Minis pare"emergency spare wheel:
Use the "Minispare" emergency spare wheel
only on th ereara xle.Ift he
"Mini spare" eme rgency spar ewheel is
mou nted on th efront axle, it could damage
the brake system.
If at yre on the front axl eisfaulty ,anintact
whee lfrom th ereara xlem ustfirst be
replaced by th e"Minispare" emergency
spare wheel. The faulty tyre on the front
axl es hould then be replaced by the int act
tyre from the rea raxle.
Be sure to observe the instructio nlabel on
the "Minispare" emergenc yspar ew heel.
When usin ganemergenc yspar ew heel or
spar ewheel of adifferent size, you must not
excee dthe maximu mspee dof80k m/h.
Snow chain smust not be fitted to emergency
spare wheels. General notes
Fittin gthe emergency spar ewheel is descri-
bed in "Fi ttin gaW heel" (Y page 405).
You should regularly chec kthe pressur eof
the emergency spare wheel, particularly prior
to long trips, and correct the pressure as nec-
essary (Y page 399). The applicable value is
found on the whee loru nder "Technical data"
(Y pag e417).
1 Use of sno wchains is not permitted. Observ ethe notes under "Snow chains". 414
Emergency spar
ewheelWheels and tyres

Technical data
"Minispare "emergency spare whe elTyres Light-allo
ywheels T1
65/90 R19 119 M
Tyre pressure: 420 kPa (4.2 bar/61 psi) 4.5
Bx19H2ET40 Emergenc
yspare wheel
417Wheelsand tyres Z