fuel MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV 2021 AMG Owner's Manual

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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

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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

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Todeac tivateES P®
:pu lland holdro ck er
switc h1 until the00BB and¤ warning
lam psappear intheins trument cluster. #
Toactiv ateESP ®
:br ief lypul lro ck er switc h
1.
The 00BB, Æand¤ warning lam psgo
out.
Obser vetheinf ormation onwarning lam psand
displa ymess ages whic hma ybe sho wninthe
ins trumen tclus ter. AMG
active ad aptiv espo rtsuspension sys‐
te m Fu
nction oftheAMG ACTIVE adaptivespo rt
suspension system
The AMG ACTIVE adaptivespor tsuspension sys‐
te m isan air susp ension system withva riable
dam pingfo rim prove ddr iving charact eristic s.
The all-roundleve lcon trol system ensur esthe
bes tpossible suspension andconstant grou nd
cl ea rance, evenwi th aladen vehicle. When driv‐
ing atspeed, theve hicle islowe redaut omati‐
call yto improv edr iving safetyand toreduce fuel con
sum ption. Youalso have theop tion ofman‐
uall yadjus tingtheve hicle leve l.
The dam ping issetindiv iduall yfo reac hwhee l
and isaffect ed bythefo llo wing fact or s:
R Driving style, e.g. spor ty
R Road con dition ,e.g .bum ps
R The individual selectionof Spo rt,Spor t+ or
COMF ORT
AMG ACTIVE adaptivespor tsuspension system
includes thefo llo wing compone ntsand func ‐
tion s:
R Airsuspen sionwithva riable spring rate and
aut omat icleve lcon trol
R Speed -dependentlo we ring toreduce fuel
con sum ption
R Manuall yselec table high-le velse tting for
gr eat erground clearance
R ADS PLUS (Adap tiveDam ping System with
con stant dam pingfo rc eadjus tment)
R DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc hand leve lbutt on.
R Rocker switc hfo rsusp ension settings Suspens
ionsettings andvehicl eleve lper
dr ive pr og ram
Dr ive pr ogr am ë:
R The susp ens ion se tting andtheall-wheel
dr ive 4MA TIC+ areadap tedfo rspor typer‐
fo rm anc eon fine, loose surfaces .
R The vehicle issetto thehigh leve l(+1) .
R The vehicle islowe redto thenor mal leve l(0)
when drivin gat speeds of43 mph(70 km/h)
or abo ve.
Dr ive pr ogr am F:
R The susp ens ion se tting andtheall-wheel
dr ive 4MA TIC+ areadap tedfo rdr iving in
ar eas withno firm road sur faces.
R The vehicle issetto thehigh leve l(+1) .
R The vehicle islowe redto thenor mal leve l(0)
when drivin gat speeds of43 mph(7 0km/h)
or abo ve.
Dr ive pr og rams o andA:
R The susp ension setting iscomf ortable.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l(0). Dr
ivin gand parking 17

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
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