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

1
Steer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles →
12
2 Comb inationswit ch
3 Instrument Display →
21
4 DIRECT SELEC Tleve r
5 Media display
6 Climat econt rolsy stems
7 Hazar dwa rning light system
8 PASSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam ps
9 Glovebox
A Stor ag ecom partmen t
B Contr ollerforvo lume andswitc hingsound
on/ off
C Calls upnavig ation
D Calls upradio ormedia
E Calls upthete lephon e
F Cont rolpanel for:
Manual gearshif ting →
12 Ac
tivates /de activatesESP ®
→
14
Se tstheve hicle leve l →
19
AMG adaptivespo rtsuspension system →
17
AMG Perfor mance exhaus tsy stem →
11
G Calls upfavo rite s
H Calls upvehicle functions
I ActivePa rking Assist
J DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h →
12
K Touc hpad
L Start/ stop butt on →
10
ECO star t/ stop funct ion →
11
M Control pan elforth eMBUX multimedia sys‐
te m
N AMG steer ing-wheel buttons →
19
O Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel mechanicall y
P Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel electrically
Switc hesthesteer ing wheel heateron/ off At
aglanc e– Coc kpit 5

#
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

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

ch
ang ebe tween theav ailable function sby
pr essing displaybutt ons 2repeat edly.The cur‐
re ntly select edfunc tions aredispl ayed indispla y
butt ons 2.
The follo wing functionsar eav ailable:
R ESP®
(/ page14 )
R AMG ACTIVE adaptivespor tsuspension sys‐
te m (/ page17 )
R AMG Perfor mance exhaus tsy stem
(/ page11 )
R ECO star t/ stop funct ion(/ page11 )
R Manual gearshif ting(/ page12 )
R AMG Dynamics(/ page 12)
If yo uha ve assig nedafun ction toone ofdispla y
butt ons 2,youcan oper ateth is func tion with
cor responding button1.
The assignment ofdispla ybutt on2 remains
st or ed eve naf te ra ne wengine star t,but the
oper ating status ofthere spectiv efunction is
re se tto thebasic setting.
Yo ucan chang ebe tween thedr ive pr og rams
wit hstabiliz erbar actuat or3. The selec ted dr
ive pr og ram app earsin disp lay butt on4. By
pr essing display butt on4, youcan direct ly
acc ess thedr ive pr ogr am = (Individua l)
(/ page12 ). 20
Driving andparking

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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Disp
laymes sages Dr
ivin gsy stems Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
ä Malfunct ionDrive atMax.
50 mph *T
heAMG activeadap tivespor tsuspension system ismalfunct ioning.Thevehicle's handling charact eristic sma ybe
af fect ed. #
Donotdr ive at spe eds grea terth an 50 mph(80 km/h). #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Wa
rning and indicat orlam ps Dr
iving systems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
ä Suspension warning lam p
(y ello w) The
yello wAMG ACTIVE adaptivespor tsuspension system warning lam pis lit.
*T her eis amalfunction intheAMG ACTIVE adaptivespor tsuspension system. #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. 38
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

A
Ac celer ation
see Kickdo wn
AMG Men u(on -boardcom puter) .................... 21
St eer ing wheel control element ...... .......1 9
St eer ing-wheel buttons .......................... 19
AMG active ad aptiv espo rtsuspen‐
sion system
Sele cting thesuspension setting ........... 18
Sus pens ion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 17
AMG adaptiv espo rtsuspension sys‐
te m
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 19
AMG Perfor ma nce adjust able exhaus t
sy stem ........................................................ 11
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 11
Oper ating ...... ......................................... 11
AMG Perfor ma nce steer ing wheel ...........1 9
AMG TRAC KPA CE
Conf iguring ............................................ 29
Drag Race <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>28
Ge ner alinf ormati on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ..25 Te
leme try displa y............................ ...... 29
Tr ac kRa ce <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>25
Au thorized Mercedes- BenzCenter
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
Au thorized workshop
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Au tomatic engine star t(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> ..........11
Au tomatic engine sto p(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> ..........11
Au tomatic trans mis sion
Dr ive pr ogr ams............ ........................ ..12
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h......................1 2
Kic kdo wn ...............................................13
Manual gearshif ting...............................1 2
Oil temp eratur e(on- boar dcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 1
St eer ing wheel paddle shifters .............. 12
Axle load
To wing atrailer .............................. ........ 37 B
Boo stpres sur e(o n-bo ardco mp uter,
Pe rfor ma nce menu )...................................2 1
Br ak es
Ne w/r eplace dbr ak ep ads/br ake
di scs <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 10
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle .......1 0 C
Cha nging awheel
Moun tingane wwheel .......................... 32
Re mo ving awhee l..... ............................ 32
Changi nggears ....... ................................... 12
Manually ................................................ 12
Choc k.........................................................3 2
St or ag elocation .................................... 32
Choc k
see Choc k
Climat econtr ol
Filling capacity forPA Goil .....................3 3
Re frig er ant filling capac ity.....................3 3
Coc kpit .........................................................4
Ov ervie w .................................................4 Inde
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J
Jac k
St or ag elocation .................................... 32 K
Kic kdo wn ................................................... 13
Using ............ ......................................... 13 L
Limit edWa rranty
Ve hicle ..................................................... 9 M
Menu (on-boar dcom puter)
AMG displa ys<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 21
Pe rfor mance .......................................... 21 N
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicl e...... ...10 O
On-boar dcom puter
AMG menu ............................................. 21 Pe
rfor mance menu........................ ........ 21
Oper ating safety
Inf ormation ...................................... ........ 7
Oper ator's Manual
Ve hicle equipment ........................... ........ 7 P
Pe rfor ma nce (on-boa rdcom puter,
Pe rfor ma nce menu )...................................2 1
Po we rout put (on-b oard comp uter,
Pe rfor ma nce menu )...................................2 1 Q
Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop .................... 8 R
Ro ofload .................................................... 34 S
Select ingage ar
see Changing gears
Ser vice center
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop SETUP
(on-boar dcom puter,Pe rfor m‐
ance menu )................................................ 21
Shif tpadd les
see Steer ing wheel paddle shifters
Shif ting gears
Gea rshif tre comme ndation <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 13
Specialis two rkshop .................................... 8
Spor tsexhaus t
see AMG Perfor mance adjustable
ex haus tsy stem
St art/S topbutt on
Emo tion Start........................................ 10
St art/s topfunc tion
see ECOstar t/ stop funct ion
Ste ering wheel padd leshif ters ................ 12
Suspension AMG activeadap tivespor tsuspen‐
sion system ...........................................1 7
Sel ecting thesuspension setting ........... 18
Se tting thesuspension leve l.................. 19
Suspension leve l
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 19 Inde
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