2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV suspension

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Todeac tivateES P®
SPO RT:br iefly pull
ro ck er switc h1.
The 00BB andÆ warning lam psinthe
ins trumen tclus tergo out. #
Todeac tivateES P®
:pu lland holdro ck er
switc h1 until the00BB warning lam pand
th eESP OFF messag eappear intheins tru‐
ment cluster. #
Toactiv ateESP ®
:br ief lypul lro ck er switc h
1.
The 00BB warning lam pand theESP OFF
messag ego out intheins trument cluster.
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 ad aptiv espor t
susp ension system
The AMG active adap tivespor tsuspen sionsys‐
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
The AMG activeadap tivespor tsuspens ionsys‐
te m includ esthefo llo wing compone ntsand
func tions:
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 Suspen sionsetting butt on Dr
ivin gand parking 17

Dr
ive pr og ramC haracteristics
o (Slipper y)
A (Comfort) R
The susp ension setting iscomf ortab le.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l(0).
R The vehicle islowe redto thelow leve l(-1 )when drivin gat speeds above75 mph(120 km/h).
R The vehicle isonce again raised tothenor mal leve l(0) inthefo llo wing situat ions:
- Youar edr ivin gat less than 50 mph(8 0km/h).
- Youar edr ivin gfo ran extende dpe riod oftime atless than 75 mph(120 km/h) .
R 4MA TIC+ isdyna mical lysync hronized.
C (Spor t)
B (Spor t+) R
The suspension settin gis even firm er.
R The vehicle issetto thelow leve l(-1 ).
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo uar etrav eling athigher speeds.
R 4MA TIC+ ismor edynamically synchroniz ed. Dif
fere nces betwee ndiffer ent vehicle leve ls
com paredtothenor mal leve l(0):
R High leve l(+1): approx.+2.2 in(+55 mm)
R Lowleve l(-1): approx.-0.4 in(-1 0mm)
In addition, youcan selectthemode ineve ry
dr ive pr og ram indivi dually via theAMG active adap
tivespor tsuspension system butt oninthe
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. Dr
iving andparking 19

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
ch nica lda ta 33

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

Dr
ivin gsy stems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
ä Suspension warning lam p The
yello wAMG active adap tivespor tsuspen sionsystem warning lam pis lit.
*T her eis amalfunction intheAMG activeadap tivespor tsuspension system. #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. 40
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

A
Ac celer ation
see Kickdo wn
AMG Men u(on -boardcom puter) .................... 22
St eer ing wheel control element ...... .......2 1
St eer ing-wheel buttons .......................... 21
AMG active ad aptiv espo rtsuspen‐
sion system
Sele cting thesuspension setting ........... 19
Sus pens ion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 17
AMG adaptiv espo rtsuspension sys‐
te m
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 20
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 ...........2 1
AMG TRAC KPA CE
Conf iguring ............................................ 30
Drag Race <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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0011>29
Ge ner alinf ormati on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ..26 Te
leme try displa y............................ ...... 30
Tr ac kRa ce <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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0011>26
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 2
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 ).................................. 22
Br ak es
Ne w/r eplace dbr ak epads/ brak e
disc s...................................................... 10
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle .......1 0 C
Cha nging gears ....... ................................... 12
Manually ................................................ 12
Clim atecontr ol
Fillin gcapac ityforPA Goil .....................3 3
Re frig er ant filling capac ity.....................3 3
Coc kpit .........................................................4
Ov ervie w .................................................4
Coolant (engine)
Capacit y................................................ 33 D
Dash board
see Cockpit In
de x 41

Suspension
AMG activeadap tivespor tsuspen‐
sion system ...........................................1 7
Sel ecting thesuspension setting ........... 19
Se tting thesuspension leve l.................. 20
Susp ension leve l
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 20T
Ta nk cont ent
Fu el .......................................................3 3
Re ser ve(fuel) ........................................ 33
Te ch nical data
Ax leload (trailer operation) ...................3 7
No tes(tr aile rhitc h)...............................3 6
To ngu ewe ight .......................................3 6
To wing capac ity(trailer operation )........ 36
Te leme try disp lay
Calling up........................................ ...... 30
Te mp eratur e
En gine oil(on -boardcom puter,Pe r‐
fo rm anc emen u)............................ ........ 22
Tr ans miss ionoil(on -boardcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 2 To
ngue weight ...........................................3 6
To rque (on -boar dco mp uter,Pe rfor m‐
ance menu )................................................ 22
Tr ac kRa ce
Se tting ............................................ .......2 6
Tr aile rto w hit ch
Axle load <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>........37
Gene ralno tes ........................................3 6
To ngu ewe ight .......................................3 6
To wing capac ity.....................................3 6
Tr unk lid
Openi ngdime nsions .............................. 33 V
Ve hicl e
Cor rect use <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>9
Eq uipme nt<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011>7
Limi tedWa rrant y.....................................9
Qua lified specialistwo rkshop .................. 8
St artin g(Em otion Start) .................. .......1 0
Ve hicl edata
Ang leof app roac h/d epar ture................ 34
Fo rding dep th<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ma ximu mgrad ient-cli mbingcap ability ..34 Ro
ofload ............................................... 34
Tu rning circle .........................................3 3
Ve hicle height ........................................3 3
Ve hicle length........................................3 3
Ve hicle width......................................... 33
Wheelbase ............................................. 33
Ve hicl edimens ions...... ............................. 33 W
Wa rm-up (on-bo ardco mp uter,Pe r‐
fo rm ance menu) ........................................ 22
Wa rning/indicat orlam p
00BB ESP®
OFF warning lam p...............3 8
Æ ESP®
SPO RTwarning lam p...........3 9
ä Suspens ion wa rning lam p............ 40
Wa rranty ...................................................... 9
Wo rkshop
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop 44
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