2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV AMG Owner's Manual

Flat
tire TIR
EFIT kitstorage location The
TIREF ITkit islocat edunder thecar gocom‐
par tmen tfloor . 1
Tire seala ntbottle
2 Tire inflation compressor Br
eakdo wnassis tance 31

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

Oper
ating fluids Quali
tyand capaci tyof eng ineoil MB-F
reigabe 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 . Re
plac eme ntamoun t Mode
lR eplacement
am ount
Mer cede s-AMG GLS
63 4MA TIC+ 9.
5qt (9.0liter s) Coolant
capacit y Mod
el Capacity
Mer cede s-AMG GLS
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 werenotye tav 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) An
gleof approac h/d epartur e
The speci fied values aremaxim umvalues for
ve hicles that arere ady todrive.
Obser vetheno teson driving inmount ainous ter‐
ra in . Ang
leof approac h/dep artu re 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 theve hicle isready todrive
R thero ad sur faces condi tions andthus the
tr acti onarego od Te
ch nica lda ta 35

A
grad ient climbi ngability of100% corresponds
to an incline of45 °.
Obse rveth eno teson driving inmount ainous ter‐
ra in .
Missin gva lues werenotye tav 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 andload capacity *
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
Tech nica lda ta

#
Use ato ngu ewe ight that isas clo seas
poss ibletothemaximum permissible
to ngu ewe ight . *
NO
TEDama gecau sed bythebicy cle
ra ck comi ngloose Whe
nus ing abi cy cle rack ,bo th themaximal
to ngu ewe ight andthemaximal loadcapacity
should beobser ved. #
Donotexc eed theper missible load
capacity . Obser
vetheadditional noteson load capacity in
th eve hicle Operator's Manual.
To ngue weight Model
Maximumtongue
we ight
All models 617.3 lbs (280 kg) Missing
values werenotye tav ailable atthetime
of going topress. Load
capacit y Model
Maximumload
All models Pe
rm issible rear axle load (traile roper ation ) Miss
ingvalues werenotav ailable atthetime of
going topress.
Axle load Model
Axleload
All models Te
ch nica lda ta 37

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 systems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
ä Suspension warning lam p
(y ello w) The
yello wAMG ACTIVE adaptivespor tsuspension system warning lam pis lit.
*T her eis amalfunction intheAMG ACTIVE adaptivespor tsuspension system. #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. 38
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps