Fording
depth Off-road level 3 60 cm
Mercedes-AMG vehicles
Further information about off-road fording
(Y page 175). Approach/departure angle
The table shows approach and departure
angles :and ;when the vehicle is loaded and
ready to drive.
For vehicles with steel springs, loaded and ready
to drive means: a full tank, all fluids topped up
and the driver is in the vehicle.
On vehicles with the AIRMATIC package or the
ON&OFFROAD package, loads up to the maxi-
mum permissible load have no influence on
approach and departure angles.
All vehicles (except vehicles with AMG body- styling) : : ;
;
Vehicles without the Off-
Road Engineering pack-
age
Normal level 25° 20°
Raised level 30° 25°
Vehicles with the Off-
Road Engineering pack-
age
Normal level 25° 20°
Off-road level 1 28° 23° : : ;
;
Off-road level 2 30° 25°
Off-road level 3 33° 27°
Mercedes-AMG vehicles
Normal level (in sports
mode with AMG RIDE CON-
TROL) 19° 19°
Raised level 22° 21°
Vehicles with AMG bodystyling
: : ;
;
Vehicles without the Off-
Road Engineering pack-
age
Normal level 22° 20°
Raised level 27° 25°
Vehicles with the Off-
Road Engineering pack-
age
Normal level 22° 20°
Off-road level 1 25° 23°
Off-road level 2 27° 25°
Off-road level 3 29° 27°
For further information about approach/depar-
ture angles, see (Y
page 179). Maximum gradient-climbing capabil-
ity
Note that the vehicle's gradient-climbing capa-
bility depends on the off-road conditions and the road surface conditions.
Vehicles with the ON&OFFROAD package:
the maximum gradient climbing ability is 100 %
when the LOW RANGE off-road gear is selected.
Vehicles without the ON&OFFROAD pack-
age: the maximum gradient climbing ability is
80 %.
Carefully depress the accelerator pedal and
make sure that the wheels do not spin when
driving on steep terrain. Vehicle data for off-road driving
389Technical data Z
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If the load on the front axle is reduced when
pulling away on a steep uphill slope, the front
wheels have a tendency to spin. 4ETS recog-
nises this and brakes the wheels accordingly. The rear wheel torque is increased and it is
easier to pull away.
For further information about maximum gradi-
ent-climbing capability, see (Y page 180).Trailer tow hitch
Trailer loads
Trailer loads, noseweights and axle
loads !
Use a drawbar noseweight as close as pos-
sible to the maximum permissible nose-
weight. Do not use a noseweight of less than
50kg, otherwise the trailer may come loose.
Note that the payload and the rear axle load
are reduced by the actual payload.
Missing values were not available at the time of going to print. GLS 400 4M
ATIC Permissible trailer load,
unbraked
750 kg
Permissible trailer load,
braked (at a minimum gra-
dient-climbing capability
of12%from a standstill)
3500 kg
Maximum drawbar nose-
weight (the drawbar nose-
weight is not included in
the trailer load)
140 kg
Permissible rear axle load
during trailer towing
1925 kg
GLS 500 4M
ATIC Permissible trailer load,
unbraked
750 kg
Permissible trailer load,
braked (at a minimum gra-
dient-climbing capability
of12%from a standstill)
3500 kg GLS 500 4M
ATIC Maximum drawbar nose-
weight (the drawbar nose-
weight is not included in
the trailer load)
140 kg
Permissible rear axle load
during trailer towing
1900 kg
Mercedes‑A
MG GLS 63 4 MATIC Permissible trailer load,
unbraked
Permissible trailer load,
braked (at a minimum gra-
dient-climbing capability
of12%from a standstill)
Maximum drawbar nose-
weight (the drawbar nose-
weight is not included in
the trailer load)
Permissible rear axle load
during trailer towing
GLS 350 d 4
MATIC
(166.824) Permissible trailer load,
unbraked
750 kg
Permissible trailer load,
braked (at a minimum gra-
dient-climbing capability
of12%from a standstill)
3500 kg
Maximum drawbar nose-
weight (the drawbar nose-
weight is not included in
the trailer load)
140 kg
Permissible rear axle load
during trailer towing
1955 kg390
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