check oil MERCEDES-BENZ GLS 2021 Owners Manual

Obser
vethefo llo wing ifyo umus tdr ive th ro ugh
wa ter:
R Obser vethemaximum permissible ford ing
dep th(/ pag e403).
R Drive at wa lkin gpace atmos t,other wise
wa tercan entertheve hicle interior orengine
com partment .
R Vehicles trave ling infront ,or onc omin gve hi‐
cles, cancreat ewav eswhic hma yexc eed the
maximu mper missi bledep thofthewa ter.
The braking effect of thebr ak es isreduced afte r
fo rd ing. Brak ecar efull ywhile paying attent ion to
th etra ffic con dition sunt ilbr akin gpo we rhas
been fullyrestor ed. No
teson off-r oad driving &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifyo udo not
ke ep toline offallon inclines
If yo udr ive at an ang leor tur non anincline,
th eve hicle could slipside ways,tip and roll‐
ove r. #
Alw aysdr ive on inclines intheline of
fa ll(s traight upordown) and donot
tur n. &
WARNIN GRisk offire due toflammab le
mat erials onhotpar tsof theex haus t
sy stem
Flammable material suc has lea ves, grass or
twigs mayignit eif th ey come intocont act
wi th hotpar tsof theex haus tsy stem. #
When driving onunpavedro ads oroff-
ro ad, regular lych eckth eve hicle under‐
side. #
Remo vetrap pe dplants orother flam‐
mable material, inpar ticular . #
Ifth er eis damag e,con sult aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. When
driving off-r oad, sand, mudandwateror
wa termix edwithoil ma yget intoth ebr ak es.
This maylead toare duction inbraking effect or
tot albrak efa ilur eas are sult ofincr eased wear.
The brakin gch aract eristic swill vary dependin g
on themat erial that has entered thesy stem. Clean
thebr ak es afte rdr iving off-r oad .If yo u
th en notice reduced braking effect or hea r
scr aping nois es,have thebr ak esy stem checked
at aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Adaptyo ur
dr ivin gst yle to thech ang edbrakin gch aract eris‐
tic s.
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bydriving over
obs tacle s The
vehicle canbedamag edby:
R driving upont ohigh curbs orunpaved
ro ads.
R quickl ydr ivin gove robs tacle ssu ch as
cur bs, spee dbum psorpotholes.
R hea vyobject shittin gth eunderbody or
ch assis components. #
Donotdr ive ove robs tacle sth at coul d
damag eth eve hicle. #
Chec kth eve hicle regular lyfordama ge
dur ing off-r oad driving. #
Adjus tth eve hicle speed tosuit the
ro ad sur face condi tions. 17
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Driving and parking

R
freq uent operation inmount ainouste rrain or
on poor road sur faces
R whe nth eengine isoftenleft idling forlong
per iods
R oper ation inpar ticula rly dus tycond ition s
and /orif air -rec ircula tion mod eis freq uen tly
used
In these orsimilar operating conditions ,ha ve the
int erior airfilt er ,engin eair clean er,engin eoil
and oilfilt er etc. chang edmor efreq uent ly.The
tir es mus tbe checkedmor efreq uentl yif th e
ve hicle isoper ated under increased loads. Fur‐
th er information canbeobt ained ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. Batt
erydisconne ctionperiods The
ASSYSTPL US service interva ldisp lay
can onlycalculat eth eser vice dueda te when
th ebat tery isconnect ed. #
Notedown theser vice duedatedispla yedon
th eins trument displaybef orediscon necting
th ebatt ery(/ page32 1). Engine
compartment Opening/closing
thehood &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto driv‐
ing withth ehood unlocked
The hood mayopen andblockyo ur vie w. #
Neverre lease thehood when driving. #
Beforeev erytrip, ensur eth at thehood
is loc ked. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
when openingand closingthehood
The hood maysuddenl ydr op intoth eend
position .
Ther eis arisk ofinjur yfo ran yone inthe
hood's rang eof mo vement. #
Open orclose thehood onlywhen ther e
is nobody inthehood's rang eof mo ve‐
ment. &
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen open‐
ing thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine has
ove rheat edordur ing afire intheengine
com partmen t,yo uco uld come intoco ntact
wit hho tga ses orother escaping operating
fl uids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowthe
engine tocool down. #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine com‐
par tmen t,ke ep thehood closed and
call thefire ser vice. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomo ving
par ts
Com ponents intheengine compartmen tma y
con tinue running orstar tup sudden ly,ev en if
th eignition isswitc hedoff.
Mak esur eof thefo llo wing beforeper form ing
ta sk sin theengine compartmen t: #
Swi tchth eignition off. 322
Maintenanc eand care

#
Drain of fan yex cess engineoilthat has been
added. Todo so, con sult aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop.
R For Engine OilLevel Switch Ignition On #
Switc hon theignition tocheckth eengine oil
le ve l.
R Engine OilLeve lSyst emInoperat ive:The oil
le ve lsen sor isdef ective or notcon nected. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
R Engine OilLevel System Currently Unavail. #
Close thehood.
Re filling engine oil &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. theengine, the
ra diat orand partsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedin
th efo llo wing. &
WARNIN GRisk offire and injuryfrom
eng ineoil
If eng ineoilcom esintocon tact with hot
com ponent partsintheengine compart‐
ment ,it ma yignit e. #
Mak esur eth at no eng ineoilisspille d
ne xt to thefiller open ing. #
Allo wtheengine tocool offand thor‐
oughl yclean theengine oilfrom com po‐
nen tpar tsbef orest ar tin gth eve hicle. *
NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed byan
inc orrect oil filt er ,inc orrect oil oraddi‐
tiv es #
Donotus eengi neoilsor oil filt er s
whic hdo notcor respond tothespecif i‐
cation sex plicitl ypr escr ibed forth e
ser vice interva ls. #
Donotalt er theengine oiloroil filt er in
or der toachie velong erchang eint erva ls
th an presc ribed. #
Donotuse additiv es. #
Followtheins truction sin theser vice
int erva ldispla yre ga rding theoil
ch ang e. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed byrefilling too
muc hengine oil To
omuc hengine oilcan damag eth eengine
or thecat alytic converter . #
Have excess engineoilremo vedat a
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. %
Depending ontheengine, thecap maybe
ins talled intheengine compartmen tin dif‐
fe re nt locati ons. Ma
intena nce and care32
5

#
Turn cap 1cou nter-cloc kwiseand remo ve
it. #
Addengin eoil. #
Replace cap1and turnit cloc kwise untilit
eng ages. #
Chec kth eoil leve lag ain (/ page32 4). Chec
kingcoolant leve l &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. theengine, the
ra diat orand partsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedin
th efo llo wing. &
WARNIN GRisk ofscal ding from hot
cool ant
If yo uopen thecap, youco uld bescalded. #
Letth emo torcool down beforeopening
th ecap. #
When opening thecap, wearprotect ive
gl ove sand safetygl asses . #
Open thecap slowlyto release pres‐
sur e. #
Park theve hicle onaleve lsur face. #
Checkth ecoolant temp eratur edispla yin the
ins trumen tclus ter.
The coolant temp eratur emus tbe inthebo t‐
to m quarterof thete mp eratur edispla y. #
Slowly turncap 1cou nter-clo ckwise to
re lease overpressur e. 326
Maintenance andcare

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent from drivi ng with ove rheat edtires
Ov erheat edtires can burst. #
Reduce speed sothat thetir es cool down. Dec
rease Speed *A
tle as tone tireisov erheating. Theaffect ed tires aredispl ayed inred. At temp eratur esclose tothelimit value, the
tir es aredisp laye din yello w. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent from drivi ng with ove rheat edtires
Ov erheat edtires can burst. #
Reduce speed sothat thetir es cool down. Engine
oil Displa
ymessag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00B3 Check Engine OilLevel
(Add 1quart) *D
ispla ymess ageonl yfo rcer tainengi nes:
The engineoille ve lhas dropped totheminimum leve l.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withinsuf ficie ntengi neoil #
Avoid long journeys wit hins ufficie ntengi neoil. 458
Display mess ages and warning/ indic ator lam ps

00BD
CheckCoolan tLe velSee Oper‐
at or's Manual ...................................... 423
00B3 CheckEn gine OilLevel(A dd 1
qu art) .................................................. 458
: CheckLef tLo wBeam (exa m‐
ple) ....................................................... 414
0077 CheckTire s ................................ 456
00B2 CheckWa sher Fluid ...................4 22
00C4 Compressor IsCoo ling ...............437
ÿ Coolan tTo oHo tSt op Vehicle
Tu rn Engi neOff............ ........................ 423
00CE Current lyUn available Camera
Vi ew Restrict ed <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ......443
ç Currentl yUna vailable Radar
Sen sorsDir ty ...................................... 442
0025 Currentl yUna vailable See
Opera tor's Manua l...... .........................447
00E5 Currentl yUna vailable See
Opera tor's Manua l...... ........................ 448
Á Don't Forget Your Key.................4 13 00C4
Drive More Slowly ............ .......... 437
00B3 EngineOilLe velCann otBe
Mea sured <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>...460
00B3 Engine OilLevelLo wStop Vehi‐
cle Turn Engi neOff............ ..................459
00B3 EngineOilPr ess ureSt op
Switc hOf fEngin e................................ 460
00B3 EngineOil Reduce OilLevel........ 459
0075 Front LeftMalfunction Service
Re quired (exa mp le) .............................4 09
00B6 FuelLevelLo w ............................ 424
00B6 GasCap Loose ...........................4 24
0025 Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manua l..... ........................................... 448
00E5 Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manua l..... ........................................... 449
007A Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manua l..... ........................................... 450
0053 Inoper ative..... ............................4 51
î Inoper ative..... ............................4 44 :
Intell. Light System Inoperativ e.. 415
Á KeyNo tDe tected (red displ ay
messa ge).............................................4 13
Á KeyNo tDe tected (whit edis‐
pl ay messa ge)...................................... 412
0075 LeftSide Curtain Air bag Mal‐
func tion Service Required (exa mp le) ...4 09
00C5 Lowe ring <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ............435
ä Malfunctio nDr ive at Ma x.50
mp h............................................. 434, 435
: Malfunction SeeOper ator ’s
Manual .................................................4 14
î Max.Speed 25mph...................4 44
î Notin Cur r.Dr ive Pr og ............. ..444
Á ObtainaNe wKe y.......................4 12
ç Off..............................................4 45
00D9 Off....... .......................................443
0049 Parking Brak eSee Opera tor's
Manua l...... .......................................... 428
0077 PleaseCor rect Tire Pressur e...... 457 482
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