*
N N
O O
TE TE
Engine damageca use dby an inco r-
re ct oil /lter,incor rect oil oradditi ves #
Donotuse engin eoils oroil /ltersot her
th an those whic hmee tth especi/c ations
necessar yfo rth epr escr ibed service
int erva ls. #
Donotalt er theengine oiloroil /lter in
or der toachie velong erchang eint erva ls
th an prescr ibed. #
Donotuse addit ives. #
Have theengine oilchang edaTer the
pr escr ibed interva ls. Mer
cedes-Benz recommen dshavin gth eoil
ch ang edataqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
Onl yuse engineoils appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle by
Mer cedes-Be nz. Qua
lityand capac ityofengine oil Qua
lityand capac ityofengine oil
Engine oil Engine
oilspe ci/cation s spe
ci/cation s(g (g
as oline engines ) as
oline engines ) Mode
l Mode
l MB-Fr MB-F
reig eig
abe orMB- abe
orMB-
Appro v Appro
val al
GLE 4504MATIC 229.51,229.5 2,
229.6 1,229.7 1
229.7 2*
GLE 5804MATIC 229.52
229.6 1*
All other model s2 29.51,229.52,
229.61
229.71* *
Re commen dedforlo we stpo ssible fue lco n-
su mp tion (lowe stSA Eviscosity classineac h
case; observepossible restr iction sof the
appr ovedSA Eviscosity classes).
To achie vethelowe stpo ssible fue lco nsum ption,
it is recommen dedtouse theengine oilspeci/c a-
tion smar kedin theta ble forth elowe stSA Evis- cosity
class.Possible restr iction sof theappr oved
SA Eviscosity classesmustbe obser ved.
The follo wing values referto an oilchang e,incl ud-
ing theoil /lter.
Engine oil Engine
oil/lling /lling
capac ity capac
ity ModelModel
Capacity Capacity
GLE 4504MATIC About 9.0 USqt
(8.5 liter s)
GLE 5804MATIC About 10.0 USqt
(9.5 liter s)
All other model sA bout7.4USqt
(7.0 liter s) NNo o
t t
es on br es
on brak ak
e e
0uid 0uid
No
tetheinst ruction sabout operating0uids
(/ page389). Te
ch nica ldat a
393 393
FF
illing capac ityf illing
capac ityfor r or
refr efr
ig ig
er er
ant and PA ant
and PAGoil G
oil
R R
efr efr
ig ig
er er
ant ant
/lling /lling
capacity capacity
ModelModel
Capacity Capacity
All models 24.0±0.4 oz
(680 ±10 g) FF
illin gcapacity f illin
gcapacity for PA or
PAGoil G
oil ModelModel
Capacity Capacity
GLE 4504MATIC
GLE 5804MATIC 4.9
±0.4 oz
(140 ±10 g)
All other model s4 .6±0.4 oz
(130 ±10 g) VV
ehic ledat a ehic
ledat a VV
ehic ledime nsions ehic
ledime nsions The
heigh tsspec i/edma yva ry as are sult ofthe
fo llo wing fact or s:
R Tire s
R Load R
Condition ofthesuspension
R Optional equipment Height
whenopened Height
whenopened 11
Height Height
when when
opened* opened*
2 2
Head- Head-
r r
oom* oom*
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withst h
steel eel
suspension suspension
87.2
in
(2217 mm)
- 87.4 in
(2219 mm) 78.1
in
(1986 mm)
- 78.3 in
(1988 mm)
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withAIR - h
AIR -
MA MA
TIC TIC
84.8
in
(2153 mm)
- 89.1 in
(2263 mm) 75.6
in
(1922 mm)
- 80.0 in
(2032 mm) *When
there ar-en dlowe ring isac tivated, theva l-
ues arecor respond inglylowe r.
V V
ehicle dimensions ehicle
dimensions All
models All
models
Ve hicle length1 93.9in
(4924 mm)
Ve hicle length, AM GStyling 194.1in
(4930 mm) Te
ch nica ldat a
397 397
All
mod els All
mod els
Ve hicle widthincl udin gouts ide
mir rors 84.9
in
(2157 mm)
Ve hicle height 70.2in
(1782 mm)-
70. 7in
(1795 mm)
Maxim umvehicle height(AIR -
MA TIC) 72.
7in
(1848 mm)
Wheel base 117.9in
(2995 mm)
Maxim umground clearance
(st eel suspension) 7.9
in
(203 mm)
Maximum ground clearance
(AIRMA TIC) 9.2
in
(233 mm)
Mini mum ground clearance
(AIRMA TIC) 5.7
in
(145 mm)
Tu rning radius 39.44T
(12.02 m) WW
eights andloads eights
andloads Please
observethefo llo wing notesfo rth especi-
/ed vehicle data:
R Items ofoption aleq uipme ntincr ease thecurb
we ight andreduce thepa yload. O.-rO.-r
oad oad
dr dr
ivin gv ivin
gvehicle data ehicle
data FF
or or
ding depth ding
depth
* NO NO
TE TE
Dama gecaused bywaterwhen
fo rd ing In
thefo llo wing cases watercan pene trat eint o
th eengine compartment andvehicle interior :
R The maximum permissibl efo rd ing dep this
ex ceeded whendrivi ng throu ghstandi ng
wa ter.
R When driving thro ugh thewa tera bo w
wa ve form s.
R Wateraccumula teswhen drivi ng thro ugh
ru nning water. #
Donotex ceed themaximum permissible
fo rd ing dep thand drive slo wly thro ugh
th ewa ter. The
speci/ed value indicat esthemaximum per-
missible ford ing dep thforve hicles that arere ady
to drive and forslo wdriving thro ugh standing
wa ter.
Dr iving thro ugh 0owing waterre duces theper mis-
sible ford ing dep thdue totheaccumulation of
wa ter.
Obser vetheno teson o.-r oad drivi ng and ford ing
(/ page165). 398398
Te
ch nica ldat a
FF
or or
ding depth ding
depth Mode
l Mode
l 1 1
F F
or or
ding depth ding
depth
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withst h
steel suspen- eel
suspen-
sion sion
19.7
in(50 cm)
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withAIRMA h
AIRMA TIC TIC
Ra ised leve l1 9.7in(50 cm) Angle
ofappr Angle
ofappr oac oac
h/depar h/depar
ture tur
e
The speci/ edvalues aremaximum values forve hi-
cles that arere ady todrive.
Obser vetheno teson drivi ng inmoun tainous ter-
ra in (/ page165). Angle
ofappr Angle
ofappr oac oac
h/depar h/depar
tur tur
e(v e
(vehicles wit ehicles
without hout
AMG S AMG
Sty ty
ling) ling)
All
models All
models 1 1
Fr Fr
ont ont
2 2
R R
ear ear
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withst h
steel eel
suspension* suspension*
25°
24°-25°
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withAIR - h
AIR -
MA MA
TIC* TIC*
Nor mal leve l2 2°-25° 22°-24°
Ra ised leve l2 8°-30° 26°-28° Angle
ofappr Angle
ofappr oac oac
h/depar h/depar
tur tur
e(v e
(vehicles wit ehicles
withAMG h
AMG
S S
ty ty
ling) ling)
All
models All
models 1 1
Fr Fr
ont ont
2 2
R R
ear ear
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withst h
steel eel
suspension suspension
21°
24°
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withAIR - h
AIR -
MA MA
TIC TIC
Nor mal leve l2 1°24°
Ra ised leve l2 5°27° *Depending
onthetir esize.
Maximum gr Max
imumgradien tclimb ingabili ty adien
tclimb ingabili ty
The vehicle' sgr adien tclimb ingabili tydepen dson
th ewe ight distr ibution intheve hicle, thete rrain
cond itions and thero ad sur face condi tions.
The speci/ed value applies inthefo llo wing cases :
R The vehicle isready todrive
R The road sur face condi tionsand thus traction
ar egood
A gradien tclimb ingabili tyof 100% correspond sto
an incl ine of45°.
Obser vetheno teson drivi ng inmoun tainous ter-
ra in (/ page165).
Gr Gr
adient climbing ability adient
climbing ability ModelModel
Maximumgr Max
imum gradi- adi-
ent climb ingabil- ent
climb ingabil-
ity ity
All model s8 0% Te
ch nica ldat a
399 399
DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es es
IntrIntr
oduction oduction
NNo o
t t
es about displa es
about displaymessag y
messag es es
Displa ymessag esappear ontheinst rument dis-
pla y.
Displa ymessag eswithgr aphic symbols aresim-
pli/ed intheOper ator's Manual andmaydi.er
fr om thesymbols ontheinst rument displa y.The
instr umentdis pla ysh ow shigh- prior ity displa y
messag esinred. Cer tain displa ymessa gesar e
accom paniedbyawa rning tone.
Plea seactin accor danc ewit hth edispla ymes-
sag esand follo wtheadditional notesin theOper -
at or's Manual.
Fo rsome displaymessag es,symbols willalso be
sho wn:
R Õ Further informatio n
R 00A4 Hidedispl aymessag e
Wi th theleT-h andTouc hContr ol,youcan select
th ere specti vesymbol byswipin gto theleT or
ri ght. Press ing Õ displa ysfur ther information onth
emedia display.Press the00A4 symbol tohide
th edispla ymessag e.
Yo ucan hide low- prior ity displa ymessag esby
pr essing thebac kbutt onP ortheleT-h and
To uc hContr ol.The displa ymessa geswill then be
st or ed inthemessag ememor y.
Re ctif yth ecause ofadispla ymessag eas quickl y
as possible.
High-pr iority displa ymessa gescann otbe hidden.
The instrument displaywill showthese displa y
messag esper manentl yuntil thecause ofthedis-
pla ymessag ehas been recti/ed.
Callin gup sav Callin
gup saved displa ed
displa ymessag y
messag es es
On- boar dcom puter:
4 Service5
1Mes sage
If th er ear eno displa ymessag es,No Messag es
will appear ontheinst rument displa y. #
Scroll thro ugh thedispla ymessag esby swip-
ing upw ards ordown wardson theleT-h and
To uc hContr ol. #
T T
o e o
exit t xit
the messa g he
messa ge memor y e
memor y: :
pr ess thebac k
butt onP. 402402
Displa
ymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps
Occupant
safe Occupant
safety ty
DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Solut ions Solut
ions
0075
SRS Malfunction Service
Req uired *T
herestr aint system isma lfunc tion ing (/ page 39). &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur ydue tomalfun ctionsinthere str aint system
Co mp onent sin there str aint system maybe acti vatedunint ention allyor notdeplo yas planned inan accident. #
Have there str aint system checkedand repair edimmediat elyat aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. 0075
Front LeftMalfunction
Servi ceRequire d(exa mp le) *T
hecor respond ingrestr aint system isma lfunc tion ing (/ page 39). &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur ydue tomalfun ctionsinthere str aint system
Co mp onent sin there str aint system maybe acti vatedunint ention allyor notdeplo yas planned inan accident. #
Have there str aint system checkedand repair edimmediat elyat aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. 0075
Left SideCu rtai nAirb ag
Ma lfunction Service
Re quire d(exa mp le) *T
hecor respond ingrestr aint system isma lfunc tion ing (/ page 39). &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yor fata linjur ydue toamalf unct ioninthewindo wcur tain airbag
The windo wcur tain airbag mightbetrigg ered unint entionall yor might notbe trigg ered atall intheev ent ofan
accident. #
Have thewindo wcur tain airbag checkedand repair edimmediat elyat aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. Displ
aymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps
403 403
DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Soluti ons Soluti
ons
Front PassengerAirbag Dis-
abl ed See Opera tor'sMan-
ual *T
hefront passen gerairbag hasbeen disabled even though anadult oraper son ofadult buildison thefront passeng er
seat. Ifadditional forc es areapplied totheseat, thewe ight thesy stem detects maybe toolow. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofinjur yor fata linjur ydue toadisabl edfront passen gerairbag
If th efront passeng erairbag isdisabled, thefront passeng erairbag willnotbe deplo yedin theeve ntofan accid ent
and canno tper form itsintended protectiv efunction .
A per son inthefront passeng erseat could then, forex am ple, come intocont actwithth eve hicle' sint erior ,espe-
ciall yif th eper son issitting tooclose tothecoc kpit. #
Mak esur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thestatus ofthefront passeng erairbag iscor rect. #
Stop theve hicle immed iatelyin accor dance withth etra1c conditions. #
Mak esur eth at no objects aretrapped underthefront passeng erseat. #
Chec kth estatus ofaut omatic front passeng erairbag shuto.(/ page49). #
Ifnecessar y,consul ta qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop immed iately.
Front Passeng erAirb ag
Enabl edSee Operator 's
Manu al *T
hefront passen gerairbag willbeenabled whiletheve hicle isin mo tion inthefo llo wing situations:
R Even when ach ild, aper son ofsmaller statur eor an object weighing lessthan thesy stem weight thre shold isloca-
te don thefront passeng erseat
R Even when thefront passeng erseat isno toccupied
The system mayde tect obje ctsorforc es that areaddin gto thewe ight applied totheseat. 404404
Displa
ymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps
DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Soluti ons Soluti
ons
Pla cethe Key inthe
Marked SpaceSeeOpera -
tor's Manua l *S
mar tKey detection ismalfu nctionin g. #
Chang eth elocation oftheSmar tKey intheve hicle. #
Place theSmar tKey inthemar kedspace forst ar ting theengine withth eSmar tKey (/ pag e158). LightsLights
DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Solut ions Solut
ions
:
Check LeftLow
Beam (exa mp le) *T
hecor respond inglight sour ceisdef ecti ve. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Visit aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop immed iately.
% LED light sources: thedispla ymessag efo rth ecor respond inglight appear sonl ywhen allthelight-emittin gdiodes
in thelight arefa ulty .
: Malfu nction See Opera-
tor’s Manual *T
heexterior lightin gis malfunct ioning. #
Consult aquali/ edspecialist workshop. 408408
Displ
aymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps