2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV ground clearance

The
HOLD functionisdeactiv ated inthefo llo w‐
ing situat ions:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va‐
te d.
R The transmiss ionisswitc hedtoposition 005D.
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
In thefo llo wing situat ions,th eve hicle isheld by
tr ans missi on positio n005D and /or bytheelectr ic
par king brak e:
R The seat beltisunf astened andthedr iver's
door isopened.
R The vehicle isswitc hedoff.
R Ther eis amalfunction inthesy stem orthe
po we rsupp lyis insuf ficie nt. AI
RMA TIC Fu
nction ofAIRMA TIC
Mer cedes- AMGvehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Yo uco uld other wise failto rec‐
ogni zedangers. AIRM
ATIC isan air suspe nsion system withan
all-r ound leve lcon trol system, whic halso
ensur esthebes tpossible suspension andcon‐
st ant grou nd clea rance, evenwi th aladen vehi‐
cle. When driving atspeed, theve hicle islow‐
er ed aut omaticall yto improv edr iving safetyand
to reduce fuelconsum ption. Youalso have the
op tion ofmanuall yadjus tingtheve hicle leve l.
AI RMA TICiscom prised ofthefo llo wing func‐
tion sand compone nts:
R All-round airsuspe nsion
R Spe ed-depen dentlo we ring
R Manua llysel ect ablehigh leve lse tting for
gr eat erground clearance whichcan be
adjus tedusing aleve lbutt on
R Vehicl eswith ADSPL US: alsoAd aptive
Dam pingSy stem withcon stant adjus tment
of dam pingch aract eristic sfo rim prov ed driv‐
ing comf ort
Suspension settings andvehicl eleve lper
dr ive pr og ram
Dr ive pr ogr am A and;:
R The susp ens ion se tting iscomf ortable. R
The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l.
R When drivin gat speeds ofappr oximat ely
87 mph(1 40 km/h) orabo ve,th eve hicle is
lo we red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely
25 mph(4 0km/h), theve hicle israised
ag ain.
Dr ive pr ogr am £ (Mercedes -Maybac hve hi‐
cles only):
R The suspension settin gis very comf ortable.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l.
R When drivin gat speeds ofappr oximat ely
87 mph(1 40 km/h) orabo ve,th eve hicle is
lo we red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely
25 mph(40 km/h), theve hicle israised
ag ain.
Dr ive pr og ram C:
R The susp ension setting isfirm er.
R The vehicle islowe redto spor tle ve l. Dr
ivin gand parking229

Heig
htwhe nopen ed Model
1 1
Heig ht
whe n
open ed* 2 2
Head‐
ro om*
Ve hicl eswith AIR‐
MA TIC 84
.4in
(2 14 4mm)
- 87 .9 in
(223 4mm) 75
.9 in
(1 929 mm)
- 79.4 in
(20 19mm)
Ve hicl eswith Off-
ro ad pac kage 84
.4in
(2 14 4mm)
- 89.5 in
(22 74mm) 75
.9 in
(1 929 mm)
- 81 .0 in
(205 9mm) Mer
cedes ‑Ma ybac h
1 1
Hei ght
whe n
ope ned* 2 2
Head ‐
ro om*
All mode ls 85.0in
(2 15 9mm)
- 87 .9 in
(223 4mm) 76
.5 in
(1 94 4mm)
- 79.4 in
(20 19mm) *When
there ar-en dlowe ring isacti vated, the
va lues arecor responding lylowe r.
Ve hicl edimens ions All
models
Ve hicle length2 05.0in
(520 7mm)
Ve hicle length,AMG Styling 205.2in
(52 13mm)
Ve hicle widthincluding out‐
side mirrors 84
.9in
(2 15 7mm)
Ve hicle widthexc luding out‐
side mirrors,min. tomax. 77
.0 in
(1 956 mm) -
79.9 in
(2030 mm)
Ma ximu mvehicle height (AIR‐
MA TIC) 74
.3 in
(1 888 mm)
Ma ximu mvehicle height (Off-
ro ad pac kage ) 75
.9 in
(1 928 mm) Al
lmode ls
Mini mum vehicle height (high‐
wa ydr ivin gleve l) 71
.7 in
(1 823 mm) -
72 .3 in
(1 838 mm)
Whe elba se 123.4 in
(3 13 5mm)
Maxi mum ground clearance
(AIR MATIC ) 10
.1in
(259 mm)
Maxim umground clearance
(Of f-ro ad pac kage ) 11
.3 in
(289 mm)
Mini mum grou nd clearance
(AIR MATIC /Of f-roa dpa ckag e) 6.
8in
(1 74 mm) Mer
cede s‑Maybac h
Ve hicle length2 04.9in
(5205 mm)
Ve hicle widthincluding out‐
side mirrors 84
.9in
(2 15 7mm) 402
Tech nica lda ta

Mer
cede s‑Maybac h
Ve hicle widthexc luding out‐
side mirrors,min. tomax. 79.9
in
(2030 mm)
Maximu mvehicle height 74.3 in
(1 888 mm)
Mini mum vehicle height (high‐
wa ydr ivin gleve l) 72
.3 in
(1 838 mm)
Whe elba se 123.4 in
(3 13 5mm)
Maxi mum ground clearance 8.2in
(2 10 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 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 ‐
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