ground clearance MERCEDES-BENZ GLS 2020 Owners Manual

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The ground clearance issuf ficie nt
Mer cedes -AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
Fo rding
Also obser vethefo llo wing informatio nwhen
fo rd ing:
R Drive at no mor eth an 6mp h(1 0 km/h).
R Obser vethemaximum permissible ford ing
dep th(/ pag e563).
R Switc hof faut omatic climatecon trol
(/ page17 3).
R Ensur eth at abo wwav edoes notfo rm asyou
dr ive.
R Donotst op inthewa terand donotswi tch
of fth eengine. Ensur eth eEC Ostar t/ stop
funct ionisswitc hedoff(/ page19 4).
Dr ivi ng inmount ainousterrain Also
observeth efo llo wing informatio nwhen
dr ivin gin moun tainous terrain:
R Obse rveth eva lues oftheappr oach/depar‐
tur eang leand ofthemaximum gradient
(/ page563).
R Avoid high engine speeds.
R Use thebr aking powe rof theengine when
dr iving downhill.
R Shif tto alowe rge ar on uphill gradien tsand
on long,steep downhill gradients.
R ActivateDSR before driving downhill, ifnec ‐
essar y(/ page233).
Chec klistaf te rdr ivin gof f-r oad
Dr iving off-r oa dplace sgr ea terdema ndsonyour
ve hicle than drivin gon norm alroads. Chec kth e
ent ire ve hicle fordama geand fore ign bodies
ev erytime afte rdr iving off-r oad .Fo reign bodies
in thewheels ordrivet ra in can lead toimbalan‐
ces and ther efor evibr ations.
R Ifth eF orG drive pr og ram issele c‐
te d: select another drive pr ogr am.
R Shif tth etra nsf ercase totheon- road posi‐
tio nHIGH RANGE. R
Swit chDSR off.
R Lowe rth eve hicle leve lag ain toaleve lsuit a‐
ble tothero ad con dition s,e.g .to thenor mal
le ve l.
R Appl yth ebr ak es todryth em afte rfo rd ing.
R Chec kth at theser vice brak eis wo rking nor‐
mall yaf te ra long downhil lst re tch.
R Clea nth efo llo wing compone ntseve rytim e
af te rdr iving off-r oad :
- License platenum ber
- Hea dlamps andtaillam ps
- Tire s, wheels andwheel arch es
- Underbody
R Afterdr iving thro ugh sand,mud, wateror
gr ave l,ha ve thefo llo wing compone nts
ch eckedand cleaned:
- Brak ediscs andbrak epads
- Tire sand wheels
- Axle joints Dr
iving andparking 19
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R
The electr icpar king brak eis released.
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis de acti ‐
va ted.
R The transmiss ionisin position 005B,005Eor005C.
Ac tiv atin gthe HOL Dfun ction #
Dep ress thebr ak epedal andafte ra shor t
time quickl ydepr essfurther until the00D9
displa yappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y. #
Release thebr ak epedal.
Deactiv atingtheHOLD function #
Depr esstheacceler ator pedal topull away.
or #
Depr essthebr ak epedal untilthe00D9 dis‐
pla ydisappear sfrom themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y.
The HOLD functionisdeactiv ated inthefo llo w‐
ing situat ions:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va‐
te d. R
The transmission isswitc hedtoposition 005D.
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
In thefo llo wing situat ions,th eve hicle isheld by
tr ans missi on positio n005D and /or bytheelectr ic
par king brak e:
R The seat beltisunf astened andthedr iver's
door isopened.
R The vehicle isswitc hedoff.
R Ther eis amalfunction inthesy stem orthe
po we rsupp lyis insuf ficie nt. AI
RMA TIC Fu
nction ofAIRMA TIC
AIRMA TICisan air suspension system withan
all-r ound leve lcon trol system, whic halso
ensur esthebes tpossible suspension andcon‐
st ant grou nd clea rance, evenwi th aladen vehi‐
cle. When driving atspeed, theve hicle islow‐ er
ed aut omaticall yto improv edr iving safetyand
to reduce fuelconsum ption. Youalso have the
op tion ofmanuall yadjus tingtheve hicle leve l.
AI RMA TICiscom prised ofthefo llo wing func‐
tion sand compone nts:
R All-round airsuspe nsion
R Spe ed-depen dentlo we ring
R Manua llysel ect ablehigh leve lse tting for
gr eat erground clearance whichcan be
adjus tedusing aleve lbutt on
R Vehicl eswith ADSPL US: alsoAd aptive
Dam pingSy stem withcon stant adjus tment
of dam pingch aract eristic sfo rim prov ed driv‐
ing comf ort 250
Driving andparking

*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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