ECO mode MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV 2021 AMG Owner's Manual

Oper
ator's Manua l
This Supplement prov ides informatio non allthe
im por tant func tions ofyour AM Gve hicle that are
eit her notdesc ribed ordifferfr om thedescr ip‐
tion sin theve hicle Operator's Manual. This
inf ormation supplements orreplaces thecor re‐
sponding sectionsintheve hicle Operator's Man‐
ual. Under nocircums tances does theSupple‐
ment replace theOper ator's Manual.
This Supplement describesallmodels, and
st andar dand optio nal equipme ntforyo ur vehi‐
cle, asavailable atthetime ofgoing topress.
Countr y-specif icdif fere nces arepo ssi ble. Bea r
in mind that your vehicle mayno tfe atur eall
fun ction sdesc ribed here.This isalso thecase
fo rsy stems andfunc tionsre leva nt tosaf ety.
Ther efor e, theeq uipment onyour vehicle may
dif ferfr om that inthedescr iption sand illustra‐
tion s.
The original purchase contract documen tation
fo ryo ur vehicle contains alis tof all ofthesy s‐
te ms inyour vehicle. Should
youha ve anyqu estion scon cerning
eq uipment andoper ation, please consult an
aut hor ized Mercedes- BenzCenter.
The Oper ator's Manual, theSupplement andthe
Maint enance Bookletar eim por tant docum ents
and should be kept intheve hicle. Oper
ating safety &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto mal‐
functions orsystem failur es
To avo idmalfun ctions orsystem failur es: #
Alw aysha ve thepr escr ibed service and
maint enanc ewo rkas wellan yre qu ired
re pair scar ried out ataqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent orinju rydue
to inc orrect mod ifica tions onelectr onic
com pone ntparts
Modif ication ofelectr oniccomponent s,their
sof twareor wir ing could impair their func tion and/or
thefunc tion ofother networke dcom‐
ponen tpar tsor saf ety-re leva nt systems.
This canendang ertheoper ating safetyof the
ve hicle. #
Neverta mp erwit hth ewir ing and elec‐
tr onic componen tpar tsor their soft‐
wa re. #
Yousho uld have all workon electr ical
and electr oniccomponent scar ried out
at aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Obser
vethe"On-boar delectr onics"sect ionin
"T ec hnical data"intheve hicle Operator's Man‐
ual. &
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. Gener
alno tes 7

%
Toper manen tly shif tth ege arsman uallyin
dr ive pr og ram = using thesteer ing wheel
ge arshif tpaddles ,selec tth eM (Manual) set‐
ting forth etra nsmiss ion.
* NO
TEDama getotheengine duetoshif t‐
ing uptoolat e The
automatic transmission doesnotshif tup
in manual modeeven when theengine' slim‐
iting speed isreac hed.
The fuel suppl yis int erru pte din order topre‐
ve nt theengine from overrev ving. #
Shif tup bef oreth eengine speedrea‐
ch es there dar ea intheta ch ome ter. #
Toshif tup: pull steer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 2. #
Toshif tdo wn: pullsteer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 1. If
th eengine speedistoohigh ortoolow, you
canno tch ang ege ar usin gth esteer ing wheel
ge arshif tpaddles .In this case, segme nts1
light upred. Gear
shiftre comm endation The
gearshif tre comme ndation assists youin
adop tingan eco nomic aldrivin gst yle. #
Ifge arshif tre comme ndation mess age1
ap pea rson themultifunc tiondispla y,shif tto
th ere comme ndedgear. Using
kickdow n #
Maximum acceleration: depress theaccel‐
er ator pedal beyond thepr essur epoint .
The automatic transmiss ionshiftsup tothene xt
ge ar when themaximum enginespeedis
re ac hed toprotect theengine from overrev ving. Dr
iving andparking 13

%
Ifyo uha ve act ivat ed man ualgearshif ting
wit hth ebutt oninthecent ercon sole, the
tr ans missi on does notre act tothekic k‐
do wn. Glide
mode function Wi
th an ant icip ator ydr ivin gst yle, glide mode
helps youto reduce fuelconsum ption.
Glide mode isch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R thecombus tionengine isdiscon nectedfrom
th edr ivet ra in and theve hicle continues to
ro ll.
R thecombus tionengine isswitc hedoff.All of
th eve hicle functionsremain active.
R theJ symbol appearsin themultifunc ‐
tion displa y.
Glide mode isact ivat ed ifth efo llo wing condi‐
tion sar eme t:
R theEC Ostar t/ stop funct ionisswitc hedon.
R drive pr ogr am = isselect edwithth edr ive
se tting "Moder ate" or"Reduced".
R thespeed iswit hin asuit able rang e. R
thero ad's courseissuit able, e.g.no steep
uphill ordownhill inclinesortight bends.
R thech arge leve lof thebatt eryis suf ficie nt.
R youar eno longerdepressing theaccelera tor
or brak epedal.
Glide mode isdeactiv ated again ifone ofthe
condi tions isno long erme t. Dr
ivi ng and drivi ng safetysy stems Fu
nctions ofESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityPro‐
gr am) &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
mal functi oning
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
canno tcar ry
out vehicle stabiliz ation.Inaddit ion,ot her
dr iving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. Yo
ucan selectbetween thefo llo wing modes of
ES P®
:
R ESP®
ON
R ESP®
SPO RT
R ESP ®
OFF
Ch arac terist ics when ESP®
is activ ated
ES P®
mon itor sand improv es driving stabilit yand
tr act ion,par ticular lyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R When pulling away on awe tor slip pe ry road.
R When brakin g.
R Vehicl eswith traile rhitc h:intrail er oper a‐
tion from spee dsof40 mph(65 km/h), ifth e
ve hicle/tr ailercombination beginstosw ay
fr om side toside.
R Instro ng side winds when youar edr ivin g
fa ster than 47 mp h(7 5 km/h).
ESP ®
can stabiliz eth eve hicle byinterve ning in
th efo llo wing ways:
R One ormor ewheels arebr ak ed.
R The engine outputisadap tedaccor dingto
th esituation . 14
Driving and parking

R
The vehicle islowe redto thelow leve l(-1 )
when drivin gat speeds of75 mph
(1 20 km/ h)or abo ve.
R The vehicle isonce again raised tothenor‐
mal leve l(0) inthefo llo wing situat ions:
- youar edr ivin gat less than 50 mph
(80 km/ h).
- youar edr ivin gfo ran extende dpe riod of
time atless than 75 mph(120 km/h) .
R 4MA TIC+ isdyna mical lysync hronized.
Dr ive pr ogr ams C andB:
R The suspension settin gis eve nfirm er.
R The vehicle issetto thelow leve l(-1 ).
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo u
ar etra veling athigher speeds.
R 4MA TIC+ ismor edynamic allysync hroniz ed.
Dif fere nces betwee ndiffer ent vehicle leve ls
com paredtothenor mal leve l(0):
R High leve l(+1): approximat ely+2. 2in
(+55 mm) R
Lowleve l(-1): approximat ely-0 .4 in
(-1 0mm)
In addition ,yo ucan selectthese tting ineve ry
dr ive pr og ram via theä rock er switc hin the
cent erconso le.Af tera dr ive pr ogr am is
ch ang ed, theaut omatic suspension setting of
th edr ive pr ogr am isreact ivat ed.
AMG active ad aptiv espor tsus pens ionsys‐
te m, selecti ng the suspen sion settin g
In CO MF ORT mode,thedr iving charact eristic s
of your vehicle arecomf ortable. Select this sus‐
pens ionsetting ifyo upr efer aco mf ortable driv‐
ing style.
SPORT driving mode ensuresafirm ersuspen‐
sion. Select this suspen sionsetting when
em ploying aspor tydrivin gst yle, e.g. onwinding
count ryroads.
SPOR T+drivin gmode ensures ave ry firm sus‐
pension. #
Pull rock er switc h1.
The currentl ysel ect edsuspe nsion setting is
sho wnasadi spl aymessa geinthemedia dis‐
pla y. 18
Driving and parking

Oper
ating fluids Quali
tyand capaci tyof eng ineoil MB-F
reigabe orMB- Appr oval Model
Engineoilspec ifica‐
tion s
Mer cedes -AMG GLS
63 4MA TIC+ 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.
Onl yuse SAE0W -40 orSA E5W -40 engineoils.
The follo wing values referto an oilchang e,
inc ludin gth eoil filt er . Re
plac eme ntamoun t Mode
lR eplacement
am ount
Mer cede s-AMG GLS
63 4MA TIC+ 9.
5qt (9.0liter s) Coolant
capacit y Mod
el Capacity
Mer cede s-AMG GLS
63 4MA TIC+ 17
.0 US qt
(1 6.1 lite rs) 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 s2 .8±0.4 oz
(80 ±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 Te
ch nica lda ta 33

Missing
values werenotye tav ailable atthetime
of going topress.
Height whenopened Model
1 1
Height
when
opened* 2 2
Head‐
ro om*
All mode ls 86.7in
(22 02mm) *When
there ar-en dlowe ring isacti vated, the
va lues arecor responding lylowe r. Ve
hicl edimens ions All
models
Ve hicle length2 06.4in
(52 43 mm)
Ve hicle widthincluding out‐
side mirrors 84
.8in
(2 15 6mm)
Ve hicle widthexc luding out‐
side mirrors 79.9
in
(2030 mm)
Maxi mum vehicle height 70.1in
(1 78 2mm)
Whee lbase 123.4 in
(3 13 5mm)
Minimu mground clearance 9.8in
(250 mm) We
ight sand loads Please
note that forth especif iedvehicle data:
R Items ofoptional equipment increase the
curb weight andreduce thepa yload. 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 34
Tech nica lda ta

Coolant
(engine)
Capacit y.......................................... ...... 33 D
Dash board
see Cockpit
Dealer ship
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
Displa ymessag es
ä Malfunction Drive at Max. 50
mp h.......................................................3 8
Dr ag Race
Se tting ............................................ .......2 8
Dr ive pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT
Dr iving safetysy stem
ES P®
(Ele ctro nic Stabilit yPr og ram) .......14
Dr ivin gsy stem
AMG active adap tivespor tsuspen ‐
sion system ...........................................1 7
Dr ivin gtips
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle .......1 0 DY
NA MIC SELECT ......................................12
Dr ive pr ogr ams............. ......................... 12
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Au tomatic engine star t.......................... 11
Au tomatic engine stop ........................... 11
Me thod ofoper ation .............................. 11
Emo tion Start
St artin gth eve hicle ........................ .......1 0
Engine ECOstar t/ stop funct ion.................. ...... 11
Engine oil
Capacit y.......................................... ...... 33
MB- Freig abe orMB- Appr oval .......... .......3 3
Qua lity .......... ........................................ .33
Te mp eratur e(on- boar dcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 1
ESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityProg ram)
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ........... ...16
ESP ®
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Fu nctio n/no tes .....................................1 4 St
atus displa y(on -boardcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 1
ESP ®
SPOR T
Fu nctio n/no tes .....................................1 4 G
G-me ter(o n-b oard comp uter,Pe r‐
fo rm ance menu) ........................................ 21
Gear displa y(on -boar dcom puter,Pe r‐
fo rm ance menu) ........................................ 21
Gear shiftre comm endation ...................... 13
Glide mode ................................................. 14 H
Head-up Display
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In stru men tdis pla y
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