2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV AMG Owner's Manual

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tting theTR AC KPA CE displa yin theHead -
up Displa y #
Sele ctHUD Content. #
Activateor deacti vate thedesir edcon tents.
The cont ents intheHead-up Displayar e
adap ted.
% Forfur ther information ontheHead-up Dis‐
pla y,see (/page24 ).
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A sca lewith values from 0to 85 issho wn. #
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Oper
ating fluids Fu
el Inf
orma tion onfuel grades forMe rcedes-
AMG vehicl es
Obser vetheinf ormation onoper ating fluids in
th eve hicle Operator's Manual.
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bythewr ong fuel Ev
en small amounts ofthewr ong fuelcould
re sult indamag eto thefuel system, the
engine andtheemission control system. #
Onlyre fuel withlow- sulfur unleade d
fuel.
This fuelmaycont ainupto10%ethanol by
vo lume. Your vehicle issuit able foruse with
E1 0fuel .
Ne verre fuel withone ofthefo llo wing fuels:
R Dies el
R Gasoline withmor eth an 10%ethanol by
vo lume, e.g.E15, E8 5,E100 R
Gasoline withmor eth an 3% methano lby
vo lume, e.g.M15,M30 ,M85 ,M1 00
R Gasoline withadditiv escon tainin gme tal
If yo uha ve acc iden tally re fuel edwithth e
wr ong fuel: #
Donotswit chtheignition on. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. If
th eav ailable fuelisno tsuf ficie ntly low in sul‐
fur ,th is can produce unpleasant odors.
Onl yre fuel using unle adedpr emiu mgrade gaso‐
line withat leas t91 AKI/95 RON.
As ate mp orarymeasur e,ifth ere comme nded
fue lis no tav ailable, youma yalso useunle aded
re gular gasoline whichhas atleas tth eoct ane
number specifiedintheinf ormation labelinthe
fuel filler flap (see theve hicle Operator's Man‐
ual) .
Ne verre fuel using gasoline withan eve nlowe r
RO N. *
NO
TEPrema ture wearthro ugh unleaded
re gular gasoline Un
leade dre gular gasoline cancause the
engine towe armor equ ickl yand impair lon‐
ge vity and perform anc e.
If unle aded premium grade gasoline is
una vailable andyouha ve torefuel using
unle adedre gular gasoline: #
Onlyfill th efuel tank tohalf fullwith
unleaded regular gasoline andfill up as
soon aspossible withunleaded pre‐
mium grade gasoline. #
Donotdr ive at themaximum design
speed. #
Avoid sudden accelerationandengine
speeds over3000 rpm. Fu
rther information onfuel isavailable atthefo l‐
lo wing locations:
R Ataga sst atio n
R Ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
R Onthehtt ps:/ /www .mbusa.c om(USAonl y) 32
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Ta
nk cont entand fuel reser ve
Cap acity Mod
el Total cap acity
Al lmo dels 23.8gal(90. 0liter s) Model
ofwhic hre ser ve
fuel
All model s3 .1ga l(1 2. 0liter s) Qua
lityand capa cityofengine oil MB
-Fre igabe 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 .
Capa city Model
Capacity
Mer cedes -AMG GLS
63 4MA TIC+ 9.5
qt(9.0 liter s) Cool
antcapacity Model
Capacity
Mer cedes- AMGGLS
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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Missing
values werenotav 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
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R
wateraccumu lates dur ing ford ing offlow ‐
ing water #
Donotexc eed themaximum permissi‐
ble ford ing dep thand drive slo wly
th ro ugh thewa ter. The
specif iedvalue indic ates themaximum per‐
missible ford ing dep thfor:
R Vehicles that arere ady todrive
R Slowdriving thro ugh standi ngwater
Dr iving thro ugh flow ing waterre duces theper‐
missible ford ing dep thdue totheaccumulation
of wa ter.
Obser vetheno teson off-r oad driving andford ‐
ing . Model
1 1
Fording
dep th
Al lmodels 19.7 in(50 cm) Appr
oach/de partureang le
The specified va lues aremaxim umvalues for
ve hicles that arere ady todrive.
Obser vetheno teson driving inmount ainous ter‐
ra in . App
roac h/depar tureang le Model
1 1
Front 2 2
Rear
All mode ls 19°1 8° *Depend
ingonthetir esize.
Maxim umgradien tcli mbing ability
The vehicle's gradient climbing abilitydepends
on thewe ight distribution intheve hicle, thete r‐
ra in con dition sand thero ad sur face condi tions.
The specified va lue applies when:
R The vehicle isready todrive
R The road sur faces condi tions andthus the
tr acti onarego od Te
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A
grad ient climbi ngability of100% corresponds
to an incline of45 °.
Obse rveth eno teson driving inmount ainous ter‐
ra in .
Missin gva lues werenotav ailable atthetime of
going topress. Model
Maximumgra‐
dien tcli mbing
abil ity
All mode ls Maximum
designspee ds The
follo wing values onlyappl yto vehicles with
th eAMG Driver's Packag e.
Ma xim um desi gnspee ds Mer
cedes -AMG GLS
63 4MA TIC+
1s tge ar 33mph(5 4km/h)
2nd gear 56mph(90 km/h) Mer
cedes- AMGGLS
63 4MA TIC+
3r dge ar 80mph(129 km/h)
4t hge ar 110mp h(178 km/h)
5t hge ar 149mp h(2 40 km/h)
6t hge ar 174mp h(280 km/h)
7t hge ar 174mp h(280 km/h)
8t hge ar 174mp h(280 km/h)
9t hge ar 174mp h(280 km/h) Tr
aile rhitc h Gene
ralno teson thetrailer hitch Modif
ications totheengine cooling system may
be neces sary,dependin gon theve hicle model.
The retrof itti ng ofatrai le rhi tc his only perm issi‐
ble ifato wing capac ityisspec ified inyour vehi‐
cle documents. Fu
rther information canbeobt ained ataqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop. To
wing capacit y The
tongu ewe ight isno tinc luded intheto wing
capac ity.
Missi ngvalues werenotav ailable atthetime of
going topress. Model
Towing capacit y,
br ak ed
All models Maxim
umtongue weight *
NO
TEDama gecau sed bythetrailer
comin gloose If
th eto ngu ewe ight used istoolow, the
tr ai le rma ycome loose . #
Theto ngu ewe ight mustno tbe belo w
11 0.2 lb(50 kg). 36
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#
Use ato ngu ewe ight that isas clo seas
poss ibletothemaximum permissible
to ngu ewe ight . To
ngue weight Model
Maximumtongue
we ight
All models 617.3 lbs (280 kg) Pe
rm issible rear axle load (traile roper ation ) Miss
ingvalues werenotav ailable atthetime of
going topress.
Axle load Model
Axleload
All models 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 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. 38
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps