MERCEDES-BENZ GLS 2020 Owners Manual

Inf
ormation oncoolant isavailable atthefo l‐
lo wing locations:
R IntheMer cedes- BenzSpecif ication sfo r
Oper ating Fluids 310.1:
- Athttps: //bevo.mer cedes-b enz.com
- IntheMer cedes- BenzBeVoapp
R Ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop *
NO
TEOverhea ting athigh outsid ete m‐
per atur es If
an inapp ropr iat ecoolant isused, the
engine cooling system isno tsuf ficie ntlypr o‐
te cted agains tov erheating andcorrosion at
high outside temp eratur es. #
Alw aysuse coolant approvedby
Mer cedes-Ben z. #
Obser vetheins truction sin the
Mer cedes-Ben zSpecif ications forOper‐
ating Fluids310.1. Ha
ve thecoolant regular lyreplaced ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. The
propor tionofcor rosion inhibit or/antifr eeze
concen trat ein theengine cooling system should
be:
R Aminimum of50% (antifr eezeprotect ion
do wn toappr oximat ely-3 5°F (-37°C))
R Amaxim umof55% (antifreeze protect ion
do wn to-49 °F(-45 °C))
Co olant capacity Mode
lC apacity
GL S450 4MATIC 20.0USqt
(1 8.9 liter s)
GL S580 4MATIC 16.6 US qt
(1 5.7 lite rs) Mer
cede s‑Maybac hC apacity
Mer cedes -Maybach
GL S60 04MA TIC 20
.0US qt
(1 8. 9liter s) No
teson windshield washer fluid Obser
vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page55 4). &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
wind shieldwa sher concen trat e
Wi ndsh ield wa sher concen trat eis highly
fl ammab le.Itcoul dign ite if it com esinto
con tact with hotengine component partsor
th eex haus tsy stem. #
Mak esur eth at no wind shieldwa sher
concen trat espills outnext to thefiller
open ing. *
NO
TEDama getotheex terior lighting
due touns uitable windshieldwa sher fluid Uns
uitable windshieldwa sher fluid maydam‐
ag eth eplas ticsur face oftheex terior light‐
ing. #
Onlyuse windshield washer fluid whic h
is also suitable foruse onplastic sur fa‐
ces, e.g.MBSumm erFitor MB Winter‐
Fit. Te
ch nica lda ta 559

*
NO
TEBlocked spr aynozzl escau sed by
mixing windshieldwa sher fluids #
Donotmix MBSum merFitand MBWin‐
te rFit withot her windshield washer flu‐
ids. Do
notuse distilled orde- ionizedwa teras thefill
le ve lsen sor maybe trigg ered erro neou sly.
Re comme ndedwindsh ield wa sher fluid:
R Abo vefreezing point:e.g. MBSummerFi t
R Belo wfreezing point:e.g. MBWinterFi t
Fo rth ecor rect mixi ngratio ,re ferto theinf orma‐
tion ontheantif reeze container .
Mix thewa sher fluid withth ewindshield washer
fl uid allyear round . Re
frig er ant No
teson refrig er ant
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page55 4). *
NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect refrig er‐
ant If
anon-appr ovedre frig er ant isuse d,thecli‐
mat econ trol system maybe damag ed. #
Onlyuse there frig er ant R‑134a. *
NO
TEDama getotheclimat econ trol
sy stem due toinc orrect refrig er ant com‐
pr essor oil #
Onlyuse refrig er ant com pressor oilthat
has been approvedby Mer cedes-Ben z. #
Donotmix theappr ovedre frig er ant
com pressor oilwithadif fere nt refrig er‐
ant com pressor oil. Wo
rkon theclimat econ trol system maybe car‐
ri ed out onlyby aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
All appli cable regulations, aswellas SAEstand‐
ar dJ63 9,mus tbe adher edto.
The information labelontheclimat econ trol sys‐
te m forth ere frig er ant type andthere frig er ant
com pressor oilisloca tedon theinside ofthe
hood. 1
Hazar dand service warning symbols
2 Refrig er ant filling capac ity
3 Applic ablestandar ds
4 PAGoil item num ber
5 GWP(Global Warming Potential) ofthere frig‐
er ant used
6 Refrig er ant type
Symbo ls1 indica tethefo llo wing:
R Possible dangers
R The need tohave ser vice workcar ried out at
a qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop only 560
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Re
frig er ant filling capacity
Fi lling capacityforre frig er ant and PAGoil Model
Refrig er ant
All model s2 3.9±0.4 oz
(680 ±10 g) Model
PAGoil
All model s3 .8±0.4 oz
(1 10 ±10 g) Ve
hicl edata Ve
hicl edimens ions The
heightsspeci fied mayva ry as are sult ofthe
fo llo wing fact or s:
R Tire s
R Load
R Conditio nof thesuspension
R Option aleq uipment Height
whenopened Model
1 1
Height
when
opened* 2 2
Head‐
ro om*
Ve hicl eswith AIR‐
MA TIC 84
.4in
(2 14 4mm)
- 87 .9 in
(223 4mm) 75
.9 in
(1 929 mm)
- 79.4 in
(20 19mm)
Ve hicl eswith Off-
ro ad pac kage 84
.4in
(2 14 4mm)
- 89.5 in
(22 74mm) 75
.9 in
(1 929 mm)
- 81 .0 in
(205 9mm) Mer
cedes ‑Ma ybac h
1 1
Hei ght
whe n
ope ned* 2 2
Hea d‐
ro om*
All mode ls 85.0in
(2 15 9mm)
- 87 .9 in
(223 4mm) 76
.5 in
(1 94 4mm)
- 79.4 in
(20 19mm) Te
ch nica lda ta 56
1

*When
there ar-en dlowe ring isacti vated, the
va lues arecor responding lylowe r.
Ve hicl edimens ions All
models
Ve hicle length2 05.0in
(520 7mm)
Ve hicle length,AMG Styling 205.2in
(52 13mm)
Ve hicle widthincluding out‐
side mirrors 84
.9in
(2 15 7mm)
Ve hicle widthexc luding out‐
side mirrors,min. tomax. 77
.0 in
(1 956 mm) -
79.9 in
(203 0mm)
Ma ximu mvehicle height (AIR‐
MA TIC) 74
.3 in
(1 888 mm)
Ma ximu mvehicle height (Off-
ro ad pac kage ) 75
.9 in
(1 928 mm) Al
lmode ls
Mini mum vehicle height (high‐
wa ydr ivin gleve l) 71
.7 in
(1 823 mm) -
72 .3 in
(1 838 mm)
Whe elba se 123.4 in
(3 13 5mm)
Maxi mum ground clearance
(AIR MATIC ) 10
.1in
(259 mm)
Maxim umground clearance
(Of f-ro ad pac kage ) 11
.3 in
(289 mm)
Mini mum grou nd clearance
(AIR MATIC /Of f-roa dpa ckag e) 6.
8in
(1 74 mm) Mer
cede s‑Maybac h
Ve hicle length2 04.9in
(5205 mm)
Ve hicle widthincluding out‐
side mirrors 84
.9in
(2 15 7mm) Mer
cedes‑Ma ybach
Ve hicle widthexc luding out‐
side mirrors,min. tomax. 79.9
in
(2030 mm)
Maximu mvehicle height 74.3 in
(1 888 mm)
Mini mum vehicle height (high‐
wa ydr ivin gleve l) 72
.3 in
(1 838 mm)
Whe elba se 123.4 in
(3 13 5mm)
Maxi mum ground clearance 8.2in
(2 10 mm) We
ight sand loads Please
note that forth especif iedvehicle data:
R Items ofoptional equipment increase the
curb weight andreduce thepa yload. 562
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Ro
ofload All
mod els
Maxim umroof load 220lb(100 kg) Ru
nning board All
models
Maximum load 440lb (200 kg) Of
f-road driving Fo
rding dep th
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bywaterwhen
fo rd ing Wa
tercan entertheengine compartmen t
and vehicle interior if:
R youexc eed themaximum permissible
fo rd ing dep thwhen drivin gth ro ugh stand‐
ing water
R abo wwav efo rm sdur ing ford ing R
wateraccumu lates dur ing ford ing offlow ‐
ing water #
Donotexc eed themaximum permissi‐
ble ford ing dep thand drive slo wly
th ro ugh thewa ter. The
specif iedvalue indic ates themaximum per‐
missible ford ing dep thfor:
R Vehicles that arere ady todrive
R Slowdriving thro ugh standi ngwater
Dr iving thro ugh flow ing waterre duces theper‐
missible ford ing dep thdue totheaccumulation
of wa ter.
Obser vetheno teson off-r oad driving andford ‐
ing (/ page18 9). Model
1 1
Fording
dep th
Ve hicl eswith AIRMA TIC
Ra ised leve l1 9.7in(50 cm)
Ve hicl eswith Off-road
pac kage
Of f-road leve l11 9.7in(50 cm) Te
ch nica lda ta 563

Model
1 1
Fording
dep th
Of f-road leve l21 9.7in(50 cm)
Of f-road leve l32 3.6in(60 cm) Mer
cedes‑Ma ybach
1 1
Fording
dep th
Ra ised leve l1 9.7in(50 cm) Appr
oach/depar tureang le
The speci fied values aremaxim umvalues for
ve hicles that arere ady todrive.
Obser vetheno teson driving inmount ainous ter‐
ra in . App
roac h/depar tureang le All
model s(v ehi‐
cle swi thout
AMG Styling) 1 1
Front 2 2
Rear
Ve hicl eswith
AI RMA TIC*
Nor mal leve l2 3°20°
Ra ised leve l2 7°24°
Ve hicl eswith
Of f-road package
Nor mal leve l2 3°20° All
model s(v ehi‐
cle swi thout
AMG Styling) 1 1
Front 2 2
Rear
Of f-road leve l12 5° 22°
Of f-road leve l22 7° 24°
Of f-road leve l32 9° 26° All
model s(v ehi‐
cle swi th AMG
St yling) 1 1
Front 2 2
Rear
Ve hicl eswith
AI RMA TIC
Nor mal leve l2 1°-22° 20°-21 °
Ra ised leve l2 5°24°
Ve hicl eswith
Of f-road package
Nor mal leve l2 1°-22° 20°-21 °
Of f-road leve l12 3°-24 °2 2°-23° 56
4
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All
mod els(vehi‐
cles withAMG
St yling) 1 1
Front 2 2
Rear
Of f-road leve l22 5° 24°
Of f-road leve l32 7°-28° 25°-26° Mer
cedes‑Ma y‐
bac h 1 1
Front 2 2
Rear
Nor mal leve l2 4°21°
Ra ised leve l2 7°25° *Depend
ingonthetir esize.
Maxim umgradien tcli mbing ability
The vehicle's gradient climbing abilitydepends
on thewe ight distribution intheve hicle, thete r‐
ra in con dition sand thero ad sur face condi tions.
The specified va lue applies when:
R The vehicle isready todrive
R The LOWRAN GEoff-r oad gear ofthetra ns‐
fe rcase iseng aged R
The road sur faces condi tions andthus the
tr acti onarego od
A grad ient climbi ngability of100% corresponds
to an incline of45 °.
Obse rveth eno teson driving inmount ainous ter‐
ra in . Model
Maximumgra‐
dien tcli mbing
abil ity
Ve hicl eswithout Off-
ro ad pac kage 80%
Ve hicl eswith Off-road
pac kage
When LOWRANGE off-
ro ad gear iseng aged 10
0% Mer
cedes‑Ma ybachM aximumgra‐
dien tcli mbing
abil ity
All mode ls 80% Tr
aile rhitc h Gene
ralno teson thetrailer hitch Modif
ications totheengine cooling system may
be neces sary,dependin gon theve hicle model.
The retrof itti ng ofatrai le rhi tc his only perm issi‐
ble ifato wing capac ityisspec ified inyour vehi‐
cle documents.
Fu rther information canbeobt ained ataqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop. To
wing capacit y The
tongu ewe ight isno tinc luded intheto wing
capac ity. Mod
el Towing capacit y,
br ak ed
All models 7716 .2 lbs(3 500 kg) Mer
cede s‑Maybac hT owing capa city,
br ak ed
All models 7716 .2 lbs(3 500 kg) Te
ch nica lda ta 565

Maximum
tongue weight *
NO
TEDama gecau sed bythetrailer
comin gloose If
th eto ngu ewe ight used istoolow, the
tr ai le rma ycome loose . #
The tongu ewe ight mustno tbe belo w
11 0.2 lb(50 kg). #
Use ato ngu ewe ight that isas clo seas
poss ibletothemaximum permissible
to ngu ewe ight . To
ngue weight Model
Maximumtongue
we ight
All models 617.3 lbs (280 kg) Mer
cede s‑Maybac hM aximum tongue
we ight
All models 617.3 lbs (280 kg) Pe
rm issible rear axle load (traile roper ation ) Miss
ingvalues werenotav ailable atthetime of
going topress.
Axle load Model
Axleload
All models 4078 .5 lbs(1 850 kg) Mer
cede s‑Maybac hA xleload
All models 566
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Disp
laymes sages Int
roducti on No
teson displa ymessag es
Displa ymessag esappear onthemultifunc tion
displa y.
Dis play messa geswit hgr aphic symbols aresim‐
plif ied intheOper ator's Manual andmaydif fer
fr om thesymbols onthemultifunc tiondispla y.
The multifunct iondispla ysho wshigh-pr iority dis‐
pla ymessag esinred. Cer tain displa ymess ages
ar eacc ompanied byawa rning tone.
Pl ea se act inacco rdanc ewit hth edispla ymes‐
sag esand follo wtheadditional notesin the
Oper ator's Manual .
Fo rsome display messa ges,asymbol willalso
be sho wn:
R Õ Further information
R 00A4 Hidedispla ymessag e
Yo ucan selectthedesir edsymbol byswiping
lef tor right onthelef t-hand Touc hCon trol.
Pr ess theÕ symbol tosho wfur ther information on
themultifunc tiondispla y.Press the00A4
symbol tohide thedispla ymessag e.
Yo ucan hide low- prior ity displa ymessag esby
pr essing theP buttonorthelef t-hand Touc h
Con trol. The displ aymessa geswill then be
st or ed inthemessag ememor y.
Re ctify thecause ofadispla ymessag eas
qu ickl yas possible .
High- prior ity displa ymess ages can notbe hid‐
den. Themultif unction displa ysho wsthese dis‐
pla ymessag escon tinuousl yuntil thecause of
th edispla ymessag ehas been rectif ied.
Cal ling up stor ed disp laymess ages
On -bo ardcom puter:
4 Service5
1Mess age
If th er ear eno displa ymessag es,NoMessages
will appear onthemultifunc tiondispla y. #
Scrollth ro ugh thedispla ymessag esby swip‐
ing upw ards ordown wardson thelef t-hand
To uc hCon trol. #
Toexitth emess agemem ory: press the
P button. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 56
7

Occupant
safety Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0075 SRS Malfunct ionServic e
Required *T
herestra int system ismalfunct ioning(/page36). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomalfu nctions inthere stra int system
If th ere stra int system ismalfunct ioning,restra int system com ponen tsma ybe trigg ered unint entionally orma y
no tdeplo yas intended during anacciden t.This mayaf fect theEmer gency Tensi oni ng Device sor airba gs, for
ex am ple. #
Have there stra int system checkedand repair edimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Re
cogni tionofare stra int system malfunct ion:
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam pdoes notlight upwhen theignition isswitc hedon.
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam plight sup con tinuousl yor repeat edlydur ing ajour ney. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
0075
Front LeftMalfuncti on
Servi ceRequire d(exa mp le) *T
hecor responding restra int system ismalfunct ioning(/page36). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomalfu nctions inthere stra int system
If th ere stra int system ismalfunct ioning,restra int system com ponen tsma ybe trigg ered unint entionally orma y
no tdeplo yas intended during anacciden t.This mayaf fect theEmer gency Tensi oni ng Device sor airba gs, for
ex am ple. #
Have there stra int system checkedand repair edimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 568
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps