engine coolant MERCEDES-BENZ GLS 2022 Owners Manual

1
003E003D Turn sign allights →
149
2 0075 Restr aint system →
480
3 00BB ESP®
OF F →
491
00E5 ESP®
→
491
4 005E Rear foglam p →
149
5 0057 Highbeam →
149
0058 Lowbea m →
148
0060 Parking lamps →
148
6 ÿ Coolant temp eratur e →
482
7 Coolant temp eratur edispla y →
283
8 0024 Electricpar king brak e(yello w) →
486
9 00C6 Recuper ativeBr ak eSy stem, USAonl y →
486
004D Brak es (yello w), Canada only →
486
A 003D Electricalmalfu nction →
482
B L Distance warning →
489
C 0025 ABS →
491 D
Ù Powe rst eer ing →
481
E 0077 Tire pressur emonit oring system →
493
F 00B6 Reser vefuel with fuel /ller 0aploca tio n
ind icat or →
482
G Fuelleve l →
283
H Electr icpar king brak e(red) →
486
0049 USAonl y
0024 Canada only
I Brak es (red) →
486
0027 USAonl y
004D Canada only
J 00E9 Seatbelt →
480
K 00B9 CheckEngine →
482
L ä Suspension (red) →
489
ä Suspension (yello w) →
489 At
aglan ce–Indi catorand warning lamps
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#
Turn cap 1count er-cloc kwise andremo veit. #
Addengin eoil. #
Replace cap1and turnit cloc kwise untilit
eng ages. #
Chec kth eoil leve lag ain (/ page337). ChecChec
kingt king
the coolant lev he
coolant level el
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur ydue tomo ving
par ts
Com ponen tsintheengine compartment may
continue torunor star tune xpectedl yev en
when thedr ive sy stem isswitc hedo..
Obser vethefo llo wing ifyo umust open the
hood: #
Switcho. theve hicle. #
Neverto uc hth edang erzones surround-
ing moving components, e.g.thero tation
ar ea ofthefa n. #
Remo vejewe leryand watches . #
Keep items ofclo thing and hair away
fr om moving parts. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofbur nsfrom hotcom po-
nen tpar tsintheengine compartment
Cer tain com ponent partsintheengine com-
par tment canbevery hot,e.g .th eengine, the
cooler andpartsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allow theengine tocool down and only
to uc hcom ponent partsdescr ibedinthe
fo llo wing. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofscalding from hotcool-
ant
If yo uopen thecap, youcould bescalde d. #
Letth emo torcool down beforeopening
th ecap. #
When opening thecap, wearprotectiv e
glo vesand safetygl asses. #
Open thecap slowly torelease pressur e. Maint
enance andcare
339 339

#
Park theve hicle onaleve lsur face. #
Chec kth ecoolant temp eratur edispla yin the
inst rument cluster.
The coolant temp eratur emust beinthebo t-
to m quarterof thete mp eratur edispla y. #
Slowly turncap 1count er-cloc kwiseto
re lease overpressur e. #
Con tinue turnin gcap 1coun ter-cloc kwise
and remo veit.
The coolant leve lis cor rect inthefo llo wing cases :
R Ifth eengine iscold, thecoolant isup to
mar kerbar 2.
R Ifth eengine iswa rm,th ecoolant isup to
0.6 in(1.5 cm)overth emar kerbar 2. #
Ifnecessar y,add coolan tth at has been
appr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz.
% Further informatio non coolan t(/ page413) RR
e/lli ng e/lli
ngt t
he wind shield w he
wind shield washer syst asher
system em
&
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofbur nsfrom hotcom po-
nen tpar tsintheengine compartment
Cer tain com ponent partsintheengine com-
par tment canbevery hot,e.g .th eengine, the
cooler andpartsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allow theengine tocool down and only
to uc hcom ponent partsdescr ibedinthe
fo llo wing. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
G‑Risk of/reand injur yfrom
windshield washer conce ntrate
Wi ndsh ieldwasher conce ntrate ishighl y0am-
mable. Itcould igniteif it comes intocont act
wit hho tengine component partsor the
ex haus tsy stem. #
Mak esur eth at no wind shield washer
conce ntrate spill sout next to the/ller
opening. 340340
Maint
enance andcare

NN
o o
t t
es on br es
on brak ak
e e
0uid 0uid
No
tetheinst ruction sabout operating0uids
(/ page408). &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofan acciden tdue to
va por pockets form ing inthebr ak esy stem
The brak e0uid const antlyabsorbs moisture
fr om theair .This lowe rstheboiling pointof
th ebr ak e0uid. Ifth eboiling pointistoolow,
va por pockets ma yfo rm inthebr ak esy stem
when thebr ak es areapplied hard.
This causes thebr aking e.ect tobe impair ed. #
Have thebr ak e0uid rene we dat the
speci/ed interva ls. Ha
ve thebr ak e0uid replaced regula rly at aqu ali-
/ed special istwo rkshop.
Onl yuse abr ak e0uid approvedby Mer cedes-
Benz accor ding toMB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval
331. 0. Coolan
t Coolan
t NNo o
t t
es on coolan t es
on coolan t
Obser vetheno teson oper ating0uids
(/ page408). &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN G‑Risk of/reand injuryfrom
ant ifre eze
If antifr eeze comes intocont actwithho tcom-
ponent partsintheengine compartment, it
ma yignit e. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down before
addin ganti freeze . #
Mak esur eth at no ant ifre eze spills out
ne xt to the/ller opening. #
Thor oughl yclean o.anyantifr eeze from
com ponent partsbef orestar ting the
ve hicle. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag ecaused byincor rect cool-
ant #
Onlyuse coolant that has been premix ed
wit hth ere qu ired antifr eeze protection. Inf
ormation oncoolant isavailabl eat thefo l-
lo wing locations:
R IntheMer cedes-Benz Speci/cation for
Oper ating Fluids 320.1
- Athttp s://be vo.mer cede s-benz.c om
- IntheMer cedes-Benz BeVoapp
R Ataqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop *
N NO O
TE TE
Overheati ngathigh outsi detemp er-
atur es If
an inappr opriatecoolant isused, theengine
cooling system isno tsu1cien tly pr otect ed
ag ainst overheating andcorrosion athigh out-
side temp eratur es. #
Onlyuse coolant approvedby Mer cedes-
Benz. #
Obs erve theinst ruction sin the
Mer cedes-Be nzSpeci /cation sfo rOper -
ating Fluids 320.1. Ha
ve thecoolant regula rly re placed ataqua li/ed
specialist workshop. Te
ch nica ldat a
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Pr
opo rtion ofantifr eeze concentr atein theengine
cooling system:
R Aminimum of50% (antifr eezeprotection down
to about -35°F(-37 °C))
R Amaximum of55% (antifre eze protection
do wn to-49°F (-45°C))
Cool antcapacity Cool
antcapacity
Engine coolant Engine
coolant ModelModel
Capacity Cap
acity
GL S450 4MATIC 20.0USqt
(18.9 liter s)
GL S580 4MATIC 16.6USqt
(15.7 liter s) Engine
coolant (Mer Engine
coolant (Mercedes-Ma cede
s-Ma ybac yba
ch) h)
ModelModel
Capacity Cap
acity
Mer cede s-Ma ybach
GL S600 4MATIC 16.6
USqt
(15.7 liter s) NNo o
t t
es on windshield w es
on windshield washer asher
0uid 0uid
Obser
vetheno teson oper ating0uids
(/ page408). &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN G‑Risk of/reand injuryfrom
wind shield washer conce ntrate
Wi ndsh ieldwasher conce ntrate ishighl y0am-
mable. Itcould igniteif it comes intocont act
wit hho tengine component partsor the
ex haus tsy stem. #
Mak esur eth at no wind shield washer
conce ntrate spill sout next to the/ller
opening. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theex terior lightin gdue
to unsuit ablewindshield washer 0uid Un
suit able windshield washer 0uidmaydam-
ag eth eplastic surface oftheex terior lightin g. #
Onlyuse windshield washer 0uidwhichis
also suitable foruse onplastic surfaces,
e.g .MB Sum merF itor MB WinterF it. *
N NO O
TE TE
Bloc kedspr aynozzles cause dby
mixing windshield washer 0uids #
Donotmix MBSummerF itand MBWin-
te rF itwit hot her wind shield washer 0u-
ids. Do
notuse distilled orde-i onized water. Ot her -
wise, the/ll leve lsensor maybe trigg ered erro ne-
ous ly.
Re commen dedwindshi eldwasher 0uid:
R Above freez ing point :e.g. MBSum merFit
R Below freez ing point :e.g. MBWinterF it
Fo rth ecor rect mixin gra tio, referto theinf orma-
tion ontheantifr eeze container .
Mix washer 0uidwithwind shield washer 0uidall
ye ar round. RR
efr efr
ig ig
er er
ant ant
NNo o
t t
es on r es
on refr efr
ig ig
er er
ant ant
Obser vetheno teson oper ating0uids
(/ page408) . 414414
Te
ch nica ldat a

Engi
ne Engi
ne DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/consequences and uences
and0050 0050
Solu tions Solu
tions
To swi tch engine off,pres s
and holdStart/Stop but-
ton foratlea st3seconds
or pres s3 times. *Y
ouhave pressed thestar t/s topbutt onwhile theve hicle isin mo tion . #
Informatio nabout switchingo.theve hicle while drivi ng (/ page174).
Ca nnot Start Engine See
Ope rator'sManua l *T
hevehicle cannotbe star ted. #
Switc hth eve hicle o.and switc hit bac kon #
Ifth edispla ymessag estill appear s,consult aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
00BD
Ch eck Coolant Leve lSee
Ope rator'sManua l *T
hecoolan tle ve lis toolow.
* N N
O O
TE TE
Engine damagedue toinsu1c ientcoolant #
Avoid long journeys wit hinsu1cient coolant. #
Addcoolant (/page339). #
Have theengine cooling system checkedat aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. Displ
aymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps
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DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Soluti ons Soluti
ons
ÿ
Cool antToo HotStop Vehi-
cle Turn Engine Off *T
hecoolan tis tooho t. #
Stop immediat elyin accor dance withth etra1c conditions andswitc ho. theve hicle. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofbur nswhen openingthehood
If yo uopen thehood intheev ent ofan ove rheat edengine or/rein theengine compartment, thefo llo wing situa-
tions mayoccur :
R Youma ycome intocont actwithho tga ses.
R Youma ycome intocont actwithot her escapin gho toper ating0uids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowtheengine tocool down. #
Intheev ent ofa/r ein theengine compartment, keep thehood closed andcallthe/r eser vice. #
Waituntil theengine hascooled down. #
Mak esur eth at theair suppl yto thera diat orisno tobstr ucted. #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estquali/ed special istwo rkshop. Indoin gso, ensu rethat the
coolant temp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dmar king.
ÿ *T
her eis amalf unct ionintheengine cooling system. #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estquali/ed special istwo rkshop. Indoin gso, ensu rethat the
coolant temp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dmar king. 440440
Displa
ymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps

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ar ar
nin gand indicat nin
gand indicat orlam or
lam ps ps
OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof ind icat w
of ind icat orand w or
and war ar
nin glam nin
glam ps ps
Som
esy stems willperform aself -tes twhen the
ve hicle isswitc hedon.Som eind icat orand warn-
ing lampsma ybr ie0y light upor0as h.This beha v-
ior isnon-cr itical.These indicat orand warning
lam psindicat eamalfunction onlyif th ey light up
or 0as haTer theve hicle hasbeen star tedor dur -
ing ajour ney.
Ins Ins
tr tr
umen tdispl ay ument
display Depending
onthedispla yse tting ,th epositions of
th eindicat orlam pson theinst rument displa yma y
di.er from theex am ple shown. Indi
cat Indi
catorand w or
and war ar
nin glam nin
glam ps: ps:
0075 Restr aint system (/ page 480)
00E9 Seatbelt(/page480)
Ù Powe rst eer ing (/ page481)
ÿ Coolanttemp eratur e(/ page482)
00B9 Enginediagnost ics(/ page482)
003D Electricalmalfunction (/page482)
00B6 Reser vefuel with fuel /ller 0aploca -
tio nind icat or (/ page 482)
0049 USA:electr icpar king brak e(red)
(/ page486)
0024 Canada:electricpar king brak e(red)
(/ page486)
0024 Electricpar king brak e(yello w)
(/ page486)
00C6 USA:Recuper ativeBr ak eSy stem
(/ page486)
004D Canada:brak es (yello w)
(/ page486)
0027 USA:brak es (red) (/ page486)
004D Canada:brak es (red) (/ page486) L
Distance warning (/ page489)
Ó ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ page489)
ê ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ page489)
ä AIRMATIC/E- ACTIV EBOD YCO NTR OL
(/ page489 )
0025 ABS(/ page491 )
00E5 ESP®
(/ page491 )
00BB ESP®
OFF (/page491 )
0077 Tire pressur emonit oring system
(/ page493)
0060 Parking lights (/page148)
0058 Lowbeam (/page148)
0057 Highbeam (/page149)
003E003D Turn sign allights (/ page149)
005E Rear fogligh t(/ page148) Dis
playmes sage sand warning/in dicatorlam ps
479 479

Engi
ne Engi
ne WW
ar ar
nin g/i ndicat nin
g/i ndicat orlam pP or
lam pP ossiblecauses/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Solut ions Solut
ions
ÿ
Coolant warning lamp(red) *T
he redcoolant warning lampis lit while theengine isrunning.
Po ssible causes:
R The temp eratur esensor ismalfunctionin g
R The coolant leve lis toolow
R The airsuppl yto thera diat orisobstr ucted
R The radiat orfan is faulty
R The engine coolant pumpis faulty
If th er eis an additional warning tone, thecoolant temp eratur ehas exceeded themaximum permissible temp eratur e. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbur nswhen opening thehood
If yo uopen thehood intheev ent ofan overheat edengine or/rein theengine compartment, thefo llo wing situations
ma yoccur :
R Youma ycome intocont actwithho tga ses.
R Youma ycome intocont actwithot her escapin gho toper ating0uids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowtheengine tocool down. #
Intheev ent ofa/r ein theengine compartment, keep thehood closed andcallthe/r eser vice. #
Stop immediat elyin accor dance withth etra1c conditions andswitc ho. theve hicle. Donotcont inuedr ivi ng . 482482
Displ
aymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps

WW
ar ar
nin g/ind icat nin
g/ind icat orlam pP or
lam pP ossiblecauses/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Solut ions Solut
ions #
Notethemessag eson theinstr ument display.
If t If
the coolan tt he
coolan ttem em
per per
atur atur
edispl a e
displ ay is at t y
is at the low he
lower end oft er
end ofthe t he
tem em
per per
atur atur
escale: e
scale: #
Con sult aquali/ed specialistwo rkshop.
If t If
the coolan tt he
coolan ttem em
per per
atur atur
edispla e
displa yis at t y
is at the upper endoft he
upper endofthe t he
tem em
per per
atur atur
escale: e
scale: #
Exit theve hicle andkeep asaf edist ance from ituntil theengine hascooled down. #
Chec kth ecoolant leve l(/ page339). #
Mak esur eth at theair suppl yto thera diat orisno tobstr ucted. #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estquali/ed special istwo rkshop. Indoin gso, ensu rethat the
coolant temp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dar ea.
ÿ Coolant warning lamp(yel-
lo w) *T
he yello wcoolant warning lampis lit while theengine isrunning.
Po ssible causes:
R The temp eratur esensor ismalfunctionin g
R The charge air,tr ansmi ssionoilorbatt erycooli ngisfaulty
R The radiat orshutt ersar ebloc kedor def ectiv e #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estquali/ed special istwo rkshop. Displ
aymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps
483 483