2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS COUPE AMG Owner's Manual

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Mer cedes- AMGCLS53
4MA TIC+ 74
.0 in
(1 880 mm) Ve
hicl edimens ions Mer
cedes- AMG CLS53
4MA TIC+
Ve hicle length1 96.9in
(500 1mm)
Ve hicle widthincluding out‐
side mirrors 81
.5 in
(2069 mm)
Ve hicle height 56.0in
(1 422 mm)
Wheelbase 115.7 in
(2939 mm)
Tu rning radius 40.85ft
(1 2.4 5m) We
ight sand loads Please
observethefo llo wing notesfo rth especi‐
fi ed vehicle data:
R Items ofoptional equipment increase the
curb weight andreduce thepa yload. Ro
ofload Mer
cedes- AMGCLS53
4MA TIC+
Maxim umroof load 220lb
(1 00 kg) Maximum
designspeeds The
follo wing values onlyappl yto vehicles with
th eAMG Driver's Packag e.
Ma xim um desi gnspee ds Mer
cedes -AMG CLS53
4MA TIC
1s tge ar 30mph(4 9km/h)
2nd gear 50mph(81 km/h)
3r dge ar 72mph(116 km/h)
4t hge ar 102mp h(1 60 km/h)
5t hge ar 134mp h(216 km/h)
6t hge ar 162mp h(2 50 km/h) Te
ch nica lda ta 39

Mer
cede s-AMG CLS53
4MA TIC
7t hge ar 162mp h(2 50 km/h)
8t hge ar 162mp h(2 50 km/h)
9t hge ar 162mp h(2 50 km/h) 40
Tech nica lda ta

Disp
laymes sages Dr
ivin gsy stems Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
ä Malfunct ionDrive atMax.
50 mph *T
heAMG adaptivespor tsuspension system ismalfunct ioning.Thevehicle's handling charact eristic sma ybe affec‐
te d. #
Donotdr ive at speeds great erthan 50 mph(80 km/h). #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Wa
rning and indicat orlam ps Dr
iving safetysy stems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00BB ESP ®
OFF warning lam p The
yello wES P®
OFF warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
* ESP ®
is de acti vated. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 41

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding whe ndr ivi ng with ESP ®
de acti vated
If ESP ®
is deactiv ated, ESP ®
canno tcar ryout vehicle stabiliz ation.The availabilit yof fur ther driving safetysy s‐
te ms isals olimi ted. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Onlydeactiv ateESP ®
foras long asthesituation requ ires.
If ES P®
can notbe act ivat ed, ESP®
is malfun ctionin g. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Obser vetheno teson deactiv atingESP®
(/ page15 ).
Æ
ES P®
SPOR Twa rning lam p ES
P®
SPO RTisact ivat ed while theengine isrunning .
* Whe nESP ®
SPOR Tis acti vated, ES P®
will stabiliz eth eve hicle onlyto alimit edextent. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
SPOR Tis us ed incor rectly
Whe nyo uact ivat eES P®
SP OR T,ther eis an incr eased risk ofskidding andhaving anaccident. #
ActivateESP ®
SPO RTonlyin thecir cums tances descr ibed below. #
Obser vetheno teson activ ating ESP®
SPOR T(/page15 ). 42
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Dr
ivin gsy stems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
ä Suspension warning lam p The
yello wAMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsystem warning lam pis lit.
*T her eis amalfunction intheAMG adaptivespor tsuspension system. #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 43

A
Ac celer ation
see Kickdo wn
AMG DRIVEUNI T............ ........................ ........ 21
Menu (on-boar dcom puter) .................... 23
St eer ing-wheel buttons .......................... 21
AMG adaptiv espo rtsuspension sys‐
te m ........... ........... .......................................20
Sel ecti ngthesuspension setting ........... 20
Se tting ............................................. ...... 20
Suspension .................................... ........ 17
AMG DRIVEUN IT
see AMGPe rfor mance steer ing wheel
AMG Perfor ma nce adjust able exhaus t
sy stem ........................................................ 12
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 11
Oper ating ............ ................................... 12
AMG Perfor ma nce steer ing wheel ...........2 1
AMG TRAC KPA CE
Conf iguring ............ ................................ 32
Drag Race <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>30
Ge ner alinf ormati on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ..29 Te
leme try displa y............................ .......3 1
Tr ac kRa ce <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>29
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 ...............................................14
Manual gearshif ting...............................1 3
Oil temp eratur e(on- boar dcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 4
St eer ing wheel paddle shifters .............. 13 B
Boo stpres sur e(o n-bo ardco mp uter,
Pe rfor ma nce menu )...................................2 4 Br
ak es
Ne w/r eplace dbr ak epa ds/b rake
discs ...................................................... 10
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle .......1 0 C
Cha nging awheel
Moun tingane wwheel .......................... 35
Ra ising theve hicle ................................ 36
Re mo ving awhee l..... ............................ 35
Changi nggears ....... ................................... 13
Manually ................................................ 13
Choc k.........................................................3 5
St or ag elocation .................................... 35
Choc k
see Choc k
Climat econtr ol
Filling capacity forPA Goil .....................3 8
Re frig er ant filling capac ity.....................3 8
Coc kpit .........................................................4
Ov ervie w .................................................4
Comf ortmod e
see AMGadap tivespor tsuspe nsion system 44
Index

Com
puter
see On-boar dcom puter
Cool ant(engi ne)
Filling capacity ...................................... 38 D
Dashboar d
see Cockpit
Deale rship
see Qualified speci alist wo rkshop
Displa ymessag es
ä Malfunction Drive at Max. 50
mp h.......................................................4 1
Dr ag Race
Se tting .......... .................................. .......3 0
Dr ive pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT
Dr iving safetysy stem
ES P®
(Ele ctro nic Stabilit yPr og ram) .......15
Dr ivin gsy stem
AMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsys‐
te m ..... ..... ........................................ ......1 7 Dr
ivin gtips
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle .......1 0
Dyna micda ta
Di spla ying ...................................... ........ 12
DY NA MIC SELECT ......................................12
Dr ive pr ogr ams............. ......................... 12
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>12 E
E1 0 .............................................................. 37
ECO star t/s topfunc tion<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 11
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.......................................... ...... 38
MB- Freig abe orMB- Appr oval .......... .......3 8
Qua lity .......... ........................................ .38 Te
mp eratur e(on- boar dcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 4
ESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityProg ram)
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............17
ESP ®
SPO RT<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 15
Fu nctio n/no tes .....................................1 5
St atus displa y(on -boardcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 4
ESP ®
SPOR T
Fu nctio n/no tes .....................................1 5 F
Fu el
E1 0 ........................................................ 37
Fle xibl efue lve hicles .............................. 37
Fu elreser ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 38
Ga sol ine <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 37
Qua lity(gaso line ).......... .........................37
Sul fur cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 37
Ta nk cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>38 G
G-me ter(o n-b oard comp uter,Pe r‐
fo rm ance menu) ........................................ 24 Inde
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Gasoli
ne............... ...................................... 37
Gear displa y(on -boar dcom puter,Pe r‐
fo rm ance menu) ........................................ 24
Gear shiftre comm endation ...................... 14
Glide mode ................................................. 14 H
Head-up Display
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 27I
Ins trum ent displa y
AM Gdispl ays ......... ................................ 23 J
Jac k
St or ag elocation .............................. ...... 35 K
Kic kdo wn ................................................... 14
Using .................. ................................... 14 L
Limit edWa rranty
Ve hicle ............................................. ........ 9 M
Maximum speeds...................................... 39
Menu (on-boar dcom puter)
AMG displa ys<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 23
Ov ervie w <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 23
Pe rfor mance .................................... 23, 24 N
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicl e...... ...10 O
On-boar dcom puter................................... 23
AMG menu ............................................ 23
Menu overview ................................ ...... 23
Opera ting.............................................. 23
Pe rfor mance menu........................ .. 23, 24
Oper ating fluids
Fu el(gasoline) ................................. ...... 37 Oper
ating safety
Inf ormation .............................................. 7
Oper ating system
see On-bo ardcom puter
Oper ator' sMan ual
Ve hicle equipment ................................... 7 P
Pe rfor ma nce (on-boa rdcom puter,
Pe rfor ma nce menu )...................................2 4
Po we rout put (on-b oard comp uter,
Pe rfor ma nce menu )...................................2 4 Q
Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop .................... 8 R
RA CETIMER (on-boardcom puter,Pe r‐
fo rm ance menu) ........................................ 26
Re ser ve
Fu el .......................................................3 8
Ro ofload .................................................... 39 46
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