MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV 2020 Owner's Manual

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teson tech nical data
Mer cedes- AMGvehicl es:besur eto obser ve
th eno tesin theSupplement .Ot her wise, you
ma yfa ilto recogni zedangers.
The data stat ed onlyapplies tovehicles with
st andar deq uipme nt.Yo ucan obtain further
inf ormation from anaut hor ized Mercedes- Benz
Cent er. Ve
hicl eele ctroni cs Tw
o-w ayradio s No
teson installing two-w ayradio s &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
im proper workon two-w ayradios
The elect romagne ticradiation from two-w ay
ra dios caninterfere wit hth eon- boar delec‐
tr onics ifRF transmit ters areman ipulat edor
re trof itt ed inco rrect ly.
This could jeopar dizetheoper ating safetyof
th eve hicle. #
Yousho uld have all workon electr ical
and electr oniccomponent scar ried out
at aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from incor ‐
re ct ope ratio nof two-w ayradios
If yo uoper atetw o-wa yra dios incor rectl yin
th eve hicle, theelectr omagne ticradiation
could interfere wit hth eon- boar delectr onics,
e.g. :
R ifth etw o-w ayradio isno tcon nectedto
an exterior ant enna
R ifth eex terior ant enna isno tcor rectly
mou nted orisno tof low reflect ion
This could jeopar diestheoper ating safetyof
th eve hicle. #
Have thelow- reflect ion exterior
ant enna installed ataqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop. #
When operating two-w ayradios inthe
ve hicle, alwaysconn ectthem tothe
lo w- reflect ion exterior ant enna. *
NO
TEInva lidation oftheoper ating per‐
mit due tofailur eto com plywith the
ins truct ions forins tallation anduse The
oper atingper mit maybe inva lidat edif
th eins truction sfo rins tallation anduseof
tw o-w ayradios areno tobser ved. #
Onlyuse appr oved freq uency bands. #
Obser vethemaximum permissible out‐
put powe rin these freq uency bands. #
Onlyuse appr oved ant enn aposition s. 550
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Front roof area
2 Rear roof area
3 Rear fende rs
On vehicles withapanor amicsliding sunroof,
ins talling anant enn ato thefront orrear roof
ar ea isno tper mitt ed. On
there ar fende rs,it is recomme ndedthat you
ins tallth eant enn aon theside oftheve hicle
closes tto thecent erofthero ad.
Use Tech nica lSpe cifica tionISO/T S21 609 (Road
Ve hicles –"EMCs forins tallation ofafte rm arke t
ra dio freq uency transmit tingeq uipment ")when
re trof itti ng two-w ayradios. Complywithth e
leg alrequ iremen tsforde tach able parts.
If yo ur vehicle hasinstalling fortw o-w ayradio
eq uipment ,use thepo we rsupp lyand antenn a
con nectors prov ided inthepr e-ins tallation .Be
sur eto obser vethemanuf acturer'ssupplement s
when installing.
Tw o-w ayradio transmi ssion output
The maxi mum transm ission outpu t(PEAK) atthe
base oftheant enn amus tno texc eed theva lues
in thefo llo wing table. Fr
eq uency bandandmaxim um transm ission
out put Fr
eq uency band Maximumtransm is‐
sion output
Sho rtwa ve
3 -54 MHz (1
00 W)
4 m freq uency band
74 -88 MHz (30
W)
2 m frequency band
14 4-17 4MHz (50
W)
tr unk edradio sys‐
te m/T etra
380 -460 MHz (1
0 W)
70 cm freq uency
band
420 -450 MHz (35
W)
Tw o-w ayradio
(2G/3G/ 4G) (1
0 W) Te
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The
follo wing canbeused intheve hicle without
re strictions :
R Two-w ayradios withamaximum transmis ‐
sion output ofup to100mW
R RFtransmi tter swit htransmi tter freq uenci es
in the380 -41 0MHz freq uency bandanda
maximu mtransmi ssionoutpu tof up to2W
(tr unk edradio system/T etra )
R Mobile phones (2G/3G/4G)
Ther ear eno restrictions whenpos itioning the
ant enn aon theoutside oftheve hicle forsome
wav ebands.
This applies tothefo llo wing wavebands:
R Trunk edradio system/T etra
R 70cm freq uency band
R 2G/3G /4G Ve
hicl eiden tificati onplat e,VIN and engine
number overview
Ve hicl eiden tificati onplat e Ve
hicle identif ication plate(US Aonl y)
1 Maximum permissible gross vehicle weight
2 Maxim umpermissib lefront axle load
3 Maxim umpermissib lerear axle load
4 Paint code
5 VIN (vehicle identificat ion numb er) 552
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hicle identif ication plate(Canada only)
1 Maximum permissible gross vehicle weight
2 Maxim umpermissib lefront axle load
3 Maxim umpermissib lerear axle load
4 Paint code
5 VIN (vehicle identificat ion numb er)
The maxim umpermissib legross vehicle weight
is made upoftheve hicle weight ,all vehicle
occupants, thefuel andtheload. Themaximum
gr oss axle weight rating isthemaximum weight
th at can becar ried on one axle (front orrear
axle ). Do
notexc eed themaximum permissible gross
ve hicle weight orthemaximum gross axle
we ight rating forth efront orrear axle .
VIN infront ofthefront seat 1
VIN (vehic leiden tificat ion num ber) Ad
diti onalplat es 1
Platewit hinf ormat ionabout emissionstest‐
ing, including confirm atio nof emis sions
guideli nesattheU. S. feder alleve las wellas
fo rCa lifor nia
2 Engine number stam ped intoth ecr ankc ase
3 VIN (vehicle identification number) asalabel
at thelowe redg eof thewindshield Te
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Oper
ating fluids No
teson oper ating fluids Mer
cedes- AMG vehicl es:besur eto obser ve
th eno tesin theSupplement .Ot her wise, you
ma yfa ilto recogni zedangers. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom oper ating
fl uids harmfulto your healt h
Oper atingfluids maybe pois onous and harm‐
ful toyour healt h. #
Obs erve thete xt on theor iginal con‐
ta iner swhen using, stor ing ordisposing
of oper ating fluids. #
Alw aysst or eoper ating fluids seale din
th eir original container s. #
Alw ayske ep childr enaway from oper at‐
ing fluids. +
ENV
IRON MEN TALNO TEEnvironme ntal
po lluti on cau sed byenvironmen tally irre ‐
sponsible disposal #
Dispose ofoper ating fluids inan envi‐
ro nment ally responsible manner. Oper
ating fluids include thefo llo wing:
R Fuels
R Lubricant s
R Coolant
R Brak efluid
R Windsh ield wa sher fluid
R Climat eco ntro lsy stem refrig er ant
Only useprodu ctsapp rove dby Mer cedes-Ben z.
Damag ecaused bytheuse ofproducts that have
no tbe en approve dis no tco veredby the
Mer cedes-Ben zwa rrant yor good willgestur es.
Yo ucan iden tifyoper atingfluids approvedby
Mer cedes-Ben zby thefo llo wing inscript ions on
th econ tainer :
R MB- Freig abe (e.g. MB-Freig abe 229. 51) R
MB- Appr oval (e. g.MB- Approva l229 .51)
Fu rther information onappr ovedoper ating fluids
is available atthefo llo wing locations:
R IntheMer cedes- BenzSpecif ication sfo r
Oper ating Fluids byent ering thedesignation
- Athttps: //bevo.mercedes-b enz.com
- IntheMer cedes- BenzBeVoapp
R Ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop &
WARNIN GRisk offire or explosion from
fuel
Fu els arehighl yflammab le. #
Fire,open flames ,smo kingand creat ion
of spar ksmus tbe avo ided. #
Swit choffth eignition and,ifav ailable,
th est atio naryheat er,bef oreand while
re fuel ingtheve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom fuels
Fu els arepoisonous andhazar dous toyour
healt h. 55
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Donotsw allo w fuel or letit come into
cont actwith skin, eyes orclo thing. #
Donotinhale fuelvapor . #
Keep childr enaway from fuel. #
Keep door sand windo wsclos edduring
th ere fuel ingprocess.
If yo uor other people comeintocont actwith
fuel, obser vethefo llo wing: #
Imm ediat elyrinse fuelof fyo ur skin wit h
soap andwater. #
Iffuel comes intocont actwithyo ur
ey es, immediat elyrinse them thor‐
oughl ywit hclean water.Seek medical
att entio nimm ediately . #
Ifyo usw allo wfuel, seek medicalatten‐
tio nimm ediat ely. Do notind uce vomit‐
ing. #
Cha ngeimmedi ately out ofclo thing that
has com eint ocon tact with fuel . Fu
el No
teson fuel grades forve hicl eswith aga s‐
oline engine
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
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* NO
TEDama gecau sed bythewr ong fuel Ev
en small amounts ofthewr ong fuelcould
re sult indamag eto thefuel system, the
engine andtheemission control system. #
Onlyre fuel withlow- sulfur unleade d
fuel.
This fuelmaycont ainupto10%ethanol by
vo lume. Your vehicle issuit able foruse with
E1 0fuel .
Ne verre fuel withone ofthefo llo wing fuels:
R Dies el
R Gasoline withmor eth an 10%ethanol by
vo lume, e.g.E15, E8 5,E100
R Gasoline withmor eth an 3% methano lby
vo lume, e.g.M15,M30 ,M85 ,M1 00 R
Gasoline withadditiv escon tainin gme tal
If yo uha ve acc iden tally re fuel edwithth e
wr ong fuel: #
Donotswit chon theignition . #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. If
th eav ailable fuelisno tsuf ficie ntly low in sul‐
fur ,th is can produce unpleasant odors.
Onl yre fuel withfuel that has atleas tth eoct ane
number specifiedintheins truction labelinthe
fuel filler flap (/ page20 6). This mayre duce
engin eoutput andincrease fuelconsum ption.
If yo uwa ntmaxim umengine output:onl y
re fuel withunle adedpr emiu mgrade gasoline
wit han oct ane number ofat leas t91 AKI/
95 RON.
As ate mp orarymeasur e,ifth ere comme nded
fue lis no tav ailable, youma yalso refuel with
unle adedre gular gasoline withat leas t87 AKI/
91 RON.Thisma yre duce engineoutput and
incr ease fuelconsum ption.
Ne verre fuel using gasoline withan eve nlowe r
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NO
TEPrema ture wearcaus edbyunle a‐
ded regular gasoline Un
leade dre gular gasoline cancause the
engine towe armor equ ickl yand impair lon‐
ge vity and perform anc e.
If unle aded premium grade gasoline is
una vailable andyouha ve torefuel using
unle adedre gular gasoline: #
Onlyfill th efuel tank tohalf fullwith
unleaded regular gasoline andrefill as
soon aspossible withunleaded pre‐
mium grade gasoline. #
Donotdr ive at themaximum speed. #
Avoid sudden accelerationandengine
speeds over3,000 rpm. Fu
rther information onfuel isavailable atthefo l‐
lo wing locations:
R Ataga sst atio n
R Ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
R USAonly: athttp: //www .mbusa.com Inf
ormat iononaddit ives ingasoline
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page55 4).
* NO
TEDama gefrom use ofunsu itabl e
add itives Ev
en smal lamou ntsofthewr ong additiv e
ma ylead tomalfu nctions occurring. #
Only addcle ani ng additiv es recomme n‐
ded byMer cedes-Ben zto thefuel. Mer
cedes- Benzrecomme ndsthat youuse fuel
br and sth at have addit ives.
In som ecoun tries, thefuel available mayno t
ha ve suf ficie ntadditiv es. Residue could buildup
in thefuel injec tionsystem asare sult. Inthis
case, incon sult ation withan aut hor ized
Mer cedes -Benz Cent er,th efuel maybe mix ed
wit hth ecleanin gadditiv ere comme ndedby
Mer cedes-Ben z.Be sureto obser vetheno tes
and mixing ratio ssp eci fied on thecon tainer .
Ta nk cont entand fuel reser ve
Missing values werenotav ailable atthetime of
going topress. The
totalcapac ityofthefuel tank mayva ry,
dependin gon theve hicle equipment.
Capacity Model
Total cap acity
Al lmo dels 23.8gal(90. 0liter s) Model
ofwhic hre ser ve
fuel
All model s2 .4gal(9. 0liter s) Mer
cedes‑M aybac hT otal capac ity
All mode ls Mer
cedes‑Ma ybacho fwhic hre ser ve
fuel
All model s Eng
ineoil No
teson engine oil
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
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NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed byan
inc orrect oil filt er ,inc orrect oil oraddi‐
tiv es #
Donotus eengi neoilsor oil filt er sot her
th an those whic hmee tth especif ica‐
tion sneces saryfo rth epr escr ibed
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. #
Have theengine oilchang edafte rth e
pr escr ibed interva ls. Mer
cedes -Benz recomme ndsthat youha ve the
oil chang ecar ried out ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop.
Fu rther information onengine oiland oilfilt er sis
av ailable atthefo llo wing locations:
R IntheMer cedes- BenzSpecif ication sfo r
Oper ating Fluids byent ering thedesignation
- Athttps: //bevo.mer cedes-b enz.com
- IntheMer cedes- BenzBeVoapp
R Ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
Quality andcapacity ofengine oil
MB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval Gasol
ineeng ine Engineoilspec ifica‐
tion s
GL S450 4MATIC 229.51,229.52,
229.6 1
229.7 1*
GL S580 4MATIC 229.52
229.6 1* MB-F
reigabe orMB- Appr oval Mer
cedes‑Ma ybachE ngine oilspecif ica‐
tions
Mer cedes- Maybac h
GL S600 4MATIC 229.
5 *
Re comme ndedforlo we stpossible fuelcon‐
sum ption (lowe stSA Evis cos ityclassineach
case ;obs erve possible restrictions ofthe
appr ovedSA Evis cos ityclasse s).
To achie vethelowe stpossible fuelconsum ption,
it is recomme ndedtouse theengine oilspecif i‐
cation smar kedin theta ble forth elowe stSA E
viscosi tyclass .Po ssible restrictions ofthe
appr ovedSA Evis cos ityclasse smu stbe
obser ved.
Mer cedes-Ma ybachGLS 6004MATIC:Only
use SAE0W -40 orSA E5W -40 engineoils.
The follo wing values referto an oilchang e,
inc ludin gth eoil filt er . Te
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Cap
acity Mod
el Capacity
GL S45 04MA TIC 8.9qt (8.5liter s)
GL S58 04MA TIC 10.0 qt (9.5 lite rs) Mer
cede s‑Maybac hC apacity
Mer cedes -Maybach
GL S60 04MA TIC 10
.0 qt (9.5 lite rs) No
teson brak efluid Obser
vetheno teson oper ating fluids
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WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto
va por pockets form ing inthebr ak esy s‐
te m
The brak efluid constantly absor bsmoi stur e
fr om theair .This lowe rstheboiling pointof
th ebr ak efluid. Ifth eboiling pointistoolow,
va por pockets ma yfo rm inthebr ak esy stem
when thebr ak es areapplied hard. This
causes thebr aking effect to be
im pair ed. #
Have thebr ak efluid rene we dat the
specif iedinterva ls. Ha
ve thebr ak efluid regular lyreplaced ata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Onl yuse brak efluid appr ovedby Mer cedes-Ben z
accor dingtoMB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval 33 1.0.
Yo ucan obtain further information onbrak efluid
in thefo llo wing places:
R IntheMer cedes- BenzSpecif ication sfo r
Oper ating Fluids
- Athttps: //bevo.mercedes-b enz.com
- IntheMer cedes- BenzBeVoapp
R Ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop Cool
ant No
teson coolant
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page55 4). &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
ant ifreez e
If ant ifreez ecom esintocon tact with hot
com ponent partsintheengine compart‐
ment ,it ma yignit e. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down before
ad ding anti freeze . #
Makesur eth at no ant ifreez espills out
ne xt to thefiller open ing. #
Thor oughl yclean offan yant ifreeze
fr om com pone ntpar tsbef orest ar tin g
th eve hicle. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed byinc orrect cool ‐
ant #
Onlyad dcool antthat has been pre‐
mix edwithth ere qu ired ant ifreeze pro‐
te ction. 558
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