2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV spare wheel

R
R
emo
emo ving t
ving t he collapsible spar
he collapsible spar e wheel
e wheelV V
ehicles wit ehicles wit hout a Bur
hout a Burmest
mester sound syst
er sound syst em
em
The collapsible spare wheel is located under the
load compartment 0oor. #
Obser vethe information on mounting tyres
(/ page 404). #
Open theta ilgate. #
Open the load compartment 0oor. #
Remo vethe collapsible spare wheel.
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h a Bur
h a Burmest
mester sound syst
er sound syst em
em
The collapsible spare wheel is secured in the col-
lapsible spare wheel bag in the load compart-
ment. #
Obser vethe information on mounting tyres
(/ page 404). #
Open the load compartment. #
Loosen the lashing straps. #
Unhook thereta ining spring hooks of the lash-
ing straps from the brac kets. #
Remo vethe collapsible spare wheel bag
to get her with the collapsible spare wheel. #
Open the collapsible spare wheel bag and
re mo vethe collapsible spare wheel.
Mer
Mer cedes‑Ma
cedes‑Ma ybac
ybach v
h vehicles
ehicles
W
W it
ithout r
hout r efr
efrig
iger
er at
ator bo
or bo x:
x:the collapsible spare
wheel is located in the collapsible spare wheel
bag on the load compartment 0oor. #
Obser vethe information on mounting tyres
(/ page 404). #
Open the load compartment. #
Loosen the lashing straps. #
Unhook thereta ining spring hooks of the lash-
ing straps from the brac kets. #
Remo vethe collapsible spare wheel bag
to get her with the collapsible spare wheel. #
Open the collapsible spare wheel bag and
re mo vethe collapsible spare wheel.
W
W it
ith r
h r efr
efr ig
iger
er at
ator bo
or bo x:
x:the collapsible spare wheel
is located in the collapsible spare wheel bag
inside the open load compartment 0oor. #
Obser vethe information on mounting tyres
(/ page 404). #
Open the load compartment. #
Loosen the lashing straps. #
Unhook thereta ining spring hooks of the lash-
ing straps from the brac kets. #
Remo vethe collapsible spare wheel bag
to get her with the collapsible spare wheel. #
Open the collapsible spare wheel bag and
re mo vethe collapsible spare wheel. In0ating In0ating
t the collapsible spar
he collapsible spar e wheel
e wheel R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R Mount the collapsible spare wheel as descri-
bed (/ page 413).
R Remo vethe tyre in0ation compressor from the
st ow age space under the luggage compart-
ment 0oor (/ page 383).
* NO
NO TE
TEDamage tothe collapsible spare
wheel when lo wering theve hicle Lo
we ring theve hicle without pr eviously in0at-
ing the collapsible spare wheel can damage its
ri m. 418
418
Wheels and tyres

#
In0ate the collapsible spare wheel using
th e tyre in0ation compressor before lo w-
ering theve hicle. *
N
NO OTE
TE Overheating due tothe tyre in0ation
compressor running too long #
Do not runth e tyre in0ation compressor
fo r longer than ten minutes without inter-
ru ption. #
Pull connector 4and the hose out of the
housing. #
Unscr ewthe cap from theva lve on the col-
lapsible spare wheel. #
Screw union nut 1ofthe hose onto the
va lve. #
Make sure on and o. switch 3ofthe tyre
in0ation compressor is set to 00. #
Insert connector 4into the cigar ette lighter
soc ket or into a 12 V soc ket (/ page 152) in
yo ur vehicle. #
Switch on the po wer supply (/ page 190). #
Press on and o. switch 3onthe tyre in0a-
tion compressor to II.
The tyre in0a tion compressor is switched on.
The tyre is in0ated. The tyre pressure is shown
on manom eter 2. #
Pump the tyre tothe speci/ed tyre pressure.
% The speci/ed tyre pressure is printed on the
ye llow label of the collapsible spare wheel. #
When the speci/ed tyre pressure has been
re ached, press on and o. switch 3onthe
tyre in0ation compressor to 00. #
Ifth e tyre pressure is higher than the speci/ed
pressure, press pressure release valve button
5 until the cor rect tyre pressure has been
re ached. Wheels and tyres
419 419

Mounting dimensions
Mounting dimensions
1
Fastening points
2 Overhang dimension
3 Rear axle cent reline The
overhang dimension and fastening points are
va lid for a trailer hitch installed at thefa ctor y.
Ov Ov er erhang dimension leng th
hang dimension length Model Model
2 2Ov
Over
erhang
hang
dimension
dimension
All model s1 257 mm Ov
Ov
er
erhang dimension lengt
hang dimension lengt h (Mer
h (Mercedes-Ma
cedes-Ma ybac
ybach)
h) Model
Model
2
2Ov
Over
erhang
hang
dimension
dimension
Mercedes-Maybach GLS 480
Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600
4MATIC 1257 mm T T
o
o wing capacity
wing capacity Yo
u will /n dvehicle-speci/c weight information in
th eve hicle documents.
The tongue weight is not included in theto wing
capacity. Missing
values werenot available at the time of
going topress.
T
T o
o wing capacity
wing capacity , br
, brak
aked
ed Model
To
Mode lT owing capacity (at a
wing capacity (at a
minimum
minimum st
star
ar t-o.
t-o. gr
gra-
a-
deability of 12%)
deability of 12%)
All model s3 500 kg (3300 kg) T
T
o
o wing capacity
wing capacity , br
, brak
aked (Mer
ed (Mer cedes-Ma
cedes-Ma ybac
ybach)
h) Model
To
Mode lT owing capacity (at a
wing capacity (at a
minimum
minimum st
star
ar t-o.
t-o. gr
gra-
a-
deability of 12%)
deability of 12%)
Mercedes-Maybach
GLS 480
Mercedes-Maybach
GLS 600 4MATIC 3500 kg (3300 kg) *Me
rcedes GLS or Mercedes-Maybac hGLS with
one or more of thefo llowing features: E- ACTIVE
BODY CONTROL, OFF-R OADPA CK AG E, UNDER-
RIDE GUARD, HIGH-END-SOUND, EMERGENCY
SPARE WHEEL / COLLAPSIBLE SPARE WHEEL Te
ch nical data
439 439

T
T
o
o wing capacity
wing capacity , unbr
, unbrak
aked
ed Mode
lT o
Mode lT owing capacity
wing capacity
All model s7 50 kgT
T
o
o wing capacity
wing capacity , unbr
, unbrak
aked (Mer
ed (Mer cedes-Ma
cedes-Ma ybac
ybach)
h) Model
To
Mode lT owing capacity
wing capacity
Mercedes-Maybach
GLS 480
Mercedes-Maybach
GLS 600 4MATIC 750 kgMaximum t Maximum t
ongue w
ongue weight and load capacity
eight and load capacity *
N
NOOTE
TE Damage caused bythe trailer com-
ing loose If
th eto ngue weight used is too lo w,the trailer
may come loose. #
The tongue weight must not be below
50 kg. #
Use a tongue weight that is as close as
possible tothe maximum permissible
to ngue weight. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damage caused bythe bicycle rack
coming loose When using a bicycle
rack , bo th th e maximal
to ngue weight and the maximal load capacity
should be obser ved. #
Do not exceed the permissible load
capacity. Yo
u will /n dvehicle-speci/c weight information in
th eve hicle documents.
Obser vethe additional no tes on load capacity
(/ page 304).
Missing values werenot available at the time of
going topress.
T T ongue w ongue w eight
eight Model
Model
Maximum t
Maximum tongue
ongue
w
w eight
eight
All models 140 kg (132 kg)* T
T
ongue w
ongue w eight (Mer
eight (Mer cedes‑Ma
cedes‑Maybac
ybach)
h) Model
Model
Maximum t
Maximum tongue
ongue
w
w eight
eight
Mercedes-Maybach
GLS 480
Mercedes-Maybach
GLS 600 4MATIC 140 kg (132 kg)* *Mercedes GLS or Mercedes-Maybac
hGLS with
one or more of thefo llowing features: E- ACTIVE
BODY CONTROL, OFF-R OADPA CK AG E, UNDER-
RIDE GUARD, HIGH-END-SOUND, EMERGENCY
SPARE WHEEL / COLLAPSIBLE SPARE WHEEL 440 440
Te
ch nical data

Load capacity
Load capacity
All models
All models
Maximum load
Maximum load
When attaching the
bicycle rack tothe ball
head 75 kg
When attaching the
bicycle rack tothe ball
head and additionally
to the guide pin 100 kgLoad capacity (Mer Load capacity (Mer
cedes-Ma cedes-Maybac
ybach)
h) Mer
Mer
cedes-Ma
cedes-Ma ybach
ybach
GL
GL S 480
S 480
Mer
Mer cedes-Ma
cedes-Ma ybach
ybach
GL
GL S 600 4MA
S 600 4MA TIC
TIC Maximum load
Maximum load
When attaching the
bicycle rack tothe ball
head 75 kg
When attaching the
bicycle rack tothe ball
head and additionally
to the guide pin 100 kg P P
er
er missible r
missible r ear axle load (tr
ear axle load (tr ailer oper
ailer operation)
ation) Missing
values werenot available at the time of
going topress.
T
T r
railer oper
ailer oper ation axle load
ation axle load Model P
Model P
er
ermissible r
missible r ear axle load dur-
ear axle load dur-
ing tr
ing tr ailer oper
ailer oper ation
ation
To
To wing capacity
wing capacity
3500 k
3500 kg ( g (3300 k3300 kg)* g)*
GLS 450
4MATIC 1920 kg (1960 kg)
GLS 580
4MATIC 1900 kg (1950 kg)
All other mod-
els 1930 kg (1970 kg) T T
r
r ailer oper
ailer oper ation axle load (Mer
ation axle load (Mer cedes-Ma
cedes-Maybac
ybach)
h) Mode
lP
Mode lP er
ermissible r
missible r ear axle load dur-
ear axle load dur-
ing tr
ing tr ailer oper
ailer oper ation
ation
To To wing capacity wing capacity
3500 k
3500 kg ( g (3300 k3300 kg)* g)*
Mercedes-
Maybach GLS
480
Mercedes-
Maybach GLS
600 4MATIC 1900 kg (1900 kg) *Me
rcedes GLS or Mercedes-Maybac hGLS with
one or more of thefo llowing features: E- ACTIVE
BODY CONTROL, OFF-R OADPA CK AG E, UNDER-
RIDE GUARD, HIGH-END-SOUND, EMERGENCY
SPARE WHEEL / COLLAPSIBLE SPARE WHEEL Te
ch nical data
441 441

Smar
Smar
tphone int
tphone int egr
egration
ation
Overview................................................ 348
Sno
Sno w c
w chains
hains................................................ 400
Soc ke
Soc ket (12 V)
t (12 V)
Using..................................................... 152
Soc ke
Soc ket (230 V)
t (230 V)
Re ar....................................................... 152
SoTw
SoTw are
areupdate
update
System updates.................................... .324
Sound
Sound
PRE-SAFE ®
Sound................................... 55
Sound menu
Sound menu Functions overview................................ 362
Spar
Spar e wheel
e wheel
see Collapsible spare wheel
see Emer gency spa rewheel
Specialis
Specialis t w t work
ork shop
shop
see Quali/ed specialist workshop
Speci/c
Speci/c absorp
absorption r
tion r ate
ate................................. 27
Speed Limit Assist
Speed Limit Assist
Function/no tes...................................... 258
Setting................................................... 259
System limitations.................................. 258 Speed limit f
Speed limit f or wint
or winter tyr
er tyres
es
Setting................................................... 241
St
St andb
andb y mode
y mode
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 229
Fu nction................................................ 228
St
St anding lights
anding lights............................................ .160
St
St ar
art-o.
t-o. assist
assist
see Optimised acceleration
St
St ar
art/st
t/st op butt
op butt on
on
Pa rking theve hicle................................. 222
St arting theve hicle............................... .191
Switching on the po wer supply/vehicle.. 190
St
St ar
art/st
t/st op function
op function
see ECO start/stop function
St
St art
art er batt
er batt ery
ery
Charging (Remo teOnline)..................... .192
St
St ar
arting
ting
see Vehicle
St
St ar
arting assist
ting assist ance
ance
see Jump-start connection
St
St ar
arting-o.
ting-o. aid
aid
see Hill Start Assist S
S
t
tationar
ationar y heat
y heater/v
er/ventilation
entilation
Ac tivating/deactivating (control panel)... 183
Displa ys(remo tecont rol)....................... 186
Problems (remo tecont rol)...................... 186
Setting (MBUX multimedia system)......... 185
Setting (remo tecont rol)......................... 185
S
S TEER C
TEER C ONTR
ONTROL
OL
Fu nction/no tes...................................... 235
St St eer eer ing wheel
ing wheel
Ad justing (electrically)............................ 128
Ad justing (manual ly)............................... 127
Buttons.................................................. 310
Care...................................................... 378
St eering wheel heater............................ 129
St
St eer
eer ing wheel
ing wheel g
gear
ear shiT
shiT paddles
paddles .................. 211
St
St eer
eer ing wheel heat
ing wheel heat er
er
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 129
St
St ep
ep
see Running boa rds
St ow
St owag age ar
e ar eas
eas
see Loading
see Stow age space
St ow
St owag age com e com par
partment
tment
Fo lding table.......................................... 138 Index
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