2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV wheel

ESP
®
is acti vatedeve rytim eth eengine isstar‐
te dre ga rdless ofwhe ther ESP®
wa sin ESP ®
SPOR Tor deactiv ated bef oreth eengine was
switc hedoff.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam pflashes inthe
ins trumen tclus ter,one orseveralve hicle wheels
has reac hed itsgrip limit :
R Adaptth edr iving style to suit thepr ev ailin g
ro ad and weather condition s.
R Donotdeac tivateES P®
unde ran ycir cum ‐
st anc es.
R Onlydepr esstheacceler ator pedal asfaras
is necessar y.
Cha racter istics ofESP ®
SPOR T &
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 anacci‐
dent. #
ActivateESP ®
SPO RTonlyin thecir‐
cums tances descr ibed below. When
ESP®
SPOR Tis activ ated, the00BB and
Æ warning lam pslight upcon tinuousl yin the
ins trumen tclus ter.
Sel ect ESP ®
SPOR Twh en theve hicle's own
ove rste er ing and under steer ing charact eristic s
ar edesir ed,e.g.on desig natedroads.
Dr ivin gwit hES P®
SPO RTorwit hESP ®
deactiv a‐
te dre qu ires an extreme lyqu alif ied and exper i‐
enc eddriver .
If ES P®
SPOR Tis activ ated and one ormor e
wheels star tto spin, the00E5 ESP®
wa rning
lam pon theins trument clusterflashes .ES P®
th en onlyst abiliz estheve hicle toalimit ed
deg ree.
ES P®
SPOR Talso hasthefo llo wing charact eris‐
tic s:
R ESP®
on lyimpr oves driving stabilit yto alimi‐
te ddeg ree.
R ETS/4 ETStraction control isstill act ive.
R The engin e'storq ue ison lyrestrict ed toa
limit eddeg reeand thedr ive wheels canspin. The
spinn ingofthewheels results inacut‐
ting action forbe tter traction onloose surfa‐
ces.
R ESP ®
continu estoprov ide assis tance when
th ebr ak es arefirm lyapplied .
R Vehicl eswith traile rhitc h:stabiliz ationof
th eve hicle/tr ailercombination isno long er
activ e.
R Crosswind Assistis no long eractiv e.
Char acteristics when ESP®
is deactiv ated &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
dea ctivated
If yo udeac tivateES P®
,ES P®
can notcar ry
out vehicle stabiliz ation. #
ESP®
shoul don lybe deactiv ated inthe
fo llo wing situat ions. When
ESP®
is deact ivat ed, the00BB and¤
wa rning lam pslight upcon tinuousl yin the
ins trumen tclus ter. Dr
iving and parking 15

Dea
ctivating ESP ®
ha sth efo llo wing effects:
R Driving stabilit ywill nolongerbe improve d.
R The drive wheels couldspin.
R ETS/4 ETStra ction control isstill act ive.
R Vehicl eswith traile rhitc h:stabiliz ationof
th eve hicle/tr ailercombination isno long er
activ e.
R Crosswind Assistis no long eractiv e.
% Even when ESP®
is deactiv ated, youar est ill
assis tedby ESP ®
wh en braki ng hard.
It ma ybe bes tto act ivat eES P®
SPO RTordeacti‐
va te ESP ®
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R When usingsnowch ains .
R Indeep snow .
R Onsand orgrave l.
% Spin ningth ewheels results inacutting
action, whichenhances traction.
% ActivateESP ®
as soo nas thesituation s
descr ibedaboveno long er apply .ESP ®
wi ll
ot her wise notbe able tostabiliz eth eve hicle if
th eve hicle star ts to skid orawheel star ts
to spin.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam plight sup con tinu‐
ousl yeve nwh en ESP ®
is acti vated, ES P®
is no t
av ailable duetoamalf unction.
Obse rvean yinf ormation whichma ybe displa yed
in theins trument cluster:
R Indicat orand warning lam ps
R Disp lay mess ages
ET S/4ET S(Electr onicTractio nSy stem)
ET S/ 4ETS tracti oncontr olispa rtof ESP ®
.
ET S/4 ETScan improv eth eve hicle's traction by
int erve ning inthefo llo wing ways:
R The drive wheels arebr ak ed individually if
th ey spin.
R Mor edr ive to rq ue istransf erredto thewheel
or wheels withtraction . Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gES P®
(E lectr onicSta‐
bil ity Prog ram) #
Toactiv ateESP ®
SPORT :br ief lypull rock er
switc h1.
The 00BB andÆ warning lam psappear in
th eins trument cluster. 16
Driving and parking

#
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

Se
tting theve hicl eleve l &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent because
ve hicle leve lis toohigh
Dr iving charact eristic sma ybe impair ed.
The vehicle candrift outw ards, forex am ple,
when steer ing orcor ner ing. #
Choose ave hicle leve lwhic his suit ed
to thedr iving style and thero ad sur face
condi tions. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Whe nlowe ring theve hicle, people could
become trapped ifth eir limbs arebe tween
th eve hicle body andthetir es orunder neath
th eve hicle. #
Mak esur eno one isunder neathth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicinit yof
th ewheel arch es when theve hicle is
being lowe red. Re
quirement s: R
The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R The vehicle mustno tbe mo ving faster than
40 mph(6 5km/h). #
Toraise theve hicl e:pus hro ck er switc h1
fo rw ards. #
Tolowe rthe vehicl e:pul lro ck er switc h1.
The select edvehicle leve lappear sin themedia
displa y. When
indicat orlam p2 lights up,then these t
ve hicle leve ldoes notcor respond tothest and‐
ar dleve lof theselect eddrive pr og ram.
The vehicle sets itself tothest andar dleve lof the
select eddrive pr ogra mwhen youswit chdrive
pr ogr ams. Fu
nction oftheAMG steer ing-wh eelbut‐
to ns The
AMG steer ing-wheel buttons aretw oaddi‐
tion alcon trol element son thesteer ing wheel.
Yo ucan assig ntw ove hicle functionsofyour
ch oice tothelef tcon trol element .Yo ucan Dr
ivin gand parking 19

Ov
ervie wof thetir e-c han getool kit
Apar tfr om some country- specif icvariant s,vehi‐
cles areno teq uipped withatir e-c hang eto ol kit.
Fo rmor einf ormation onwhi chtire-c hangi ng
to ols arere qu ired and appr oved forper form ing a
wheel chang eon your vehicle, consult aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop.
Re quired tire-c hang eto ols mayinclude, for
ex am ple:
R Jack
R Choc k
R Lugwr enc h
R Alignmen tbolt
Ti re -cha ngeto ol kit 1 islocat edunder the
cargo compartment floor . The
tire-c hang eto ol kit includes thefo llo wing:
R Jack
R Lugwr enc h
R Wheel studs
R Extensi on attachme ntforwhee lst uds, ifne c‐
ess ary(depe nding onvehicle version)
R Folding choc k
R Ratche twr enc h Ch
ang ingawh eel #
Besure toalso obse rveth eno teson chang ‐
ing awheel intheOper ator's Manual ofyour
ve hicle.
Ve hicl eswith AMG Driver's Packag e: &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent caused by
non-a pprove dtir etypes
If yo uuse tiretype sth at have notbe en adap‐
te dto chang esmade tothefa ct or yspe ed
li mit, this can have thefo llo wing consequen‐
ces:
R The tires areno tsuit able forhigh speeds
and thecor responding driving dynamics.
R The tires wearune venlyand affect the
ro adw orthines sof theve hicle.
R ABS ,ESP ®
and cruise controlopera tion
ar ere strict ed.
Thi scan jeop ardize road safety. #
Onlyuse tiretypes that have been
appr ovedfo rth emaximum permissible
speed setand theve hicle. 32
Wheels andtires

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
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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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T
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.............................................. 29
Te mp eratur e
En gine oil(on -boardcom puter,Pe r‐
fo rm anc emen u).................................... 21
Tr ans miss ionoil(on -boardcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 1
Ti re inf lation com pressor
see TIREF ITkit
Ti re -chang eto ol kit
Ov ervie w .............. .......................... .......3 2
TIRE FITkit <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 31
St or ag elocation .............................. ...... 31
Ti re s
Mounting ............... ........................ ........ 32
Re mo ving ..............................................3 2
To ngue weight ...........................................3 6 To
ol
see Vehicle tool kit
To rque (on -boar dco mp uter,Pe rfor m‐
ance menu )................................................ 21
Tr ac kRa ce
Se tting ............................................ .......2 5
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>8
Eq uipme nt<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011>7
Limi tedWa rrant y.....................................9
Qua lified speci alistwo 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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00110011001100110011001100110011> 34Ma
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
Ve hicl eto ol kit ...........................................3 1
TIREFIT kit..............................................3 1 W
Wa rm-up (on-bo ardco mp uter,Pe r‐
fo rm ance menu) ........................................ 21
Wa rning/indicat orlam p
ä Suspen sionwarning lam p(yel‐
lo w) .......................................................3 8
Wa rranty ...................................................... 9
Whee ls
Mou nting ............................................... 32
Re mo ving ..............................................3 2
Wo rkshop
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop 44
Index