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The datasho wnintheimag eis ex am ple data.
This informatio ndescr ibesthetype oftirecor d
and thenumber oflaye rs inside wall1 and
under tiretread 2. TT
ir ir
e size designation, load-bear e
size designation, load-bearingcapac ity ing
capac ity,speed ,
speed
r r
ating andload index ating
andload index &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yth ro ugh exceed-
ing thespeci/ed tireload-bear ingcapa-
city ortheper missible speedrating
Ex ceed ingthespeci/ed tireload rating orthe
per missible speedrating maylead totiredam -
ag eand tothetir es bur stin g. #
Ther efor e, onl yuse tiretypes andsizes
appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle model . #
Obser vethetir eload rating andspee d
ra ting requ ired foryo ur vehicle. 1
Firs tle tter( s)
2 Nominal tirewidt hin milli meters
3 Aspe ctratio in%
4 Tire code
5 Rim diame ter
6 Load-be aring inde x
7 Speed rating
8 Load index
% The datasho wnintheillust ration isex am ple
dat a.
Inf ormatio nabout readin gtir edat acan be
obt aine dfrom anyqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. 366366
Wheel
sand tires
br
ak esy stem and inthewheel suspension
ma ybe damag ed. #
Alwaysre place wheels andtires with
ones that ful/ll thespeci/c ationsof the
or iginal part.
Fo rwheels, payatt ention tothefo llo wing:
R Designation
R Type
Fo rtir es, payatt ention tothefo llo wing:
R Designation
R Manuf acturer
R Type &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinju rythro ugh exceed-
ing thespeci/ed tireload-bear ingcapa-
city ortheper missible speedrating
Ex ceed ingthespeci/ed tireload rating orthe
per missible speedrating maylead totiredam -
ag eand tothetir es bur stin g. #
Ther efor e, onl yuse tiretypes andsizes
appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle model . #
Obser vethetir eload rating andspee d
ra ting requ ired foryo ur vehicle. *
N NO O
TE TE
Vehicle andtiredamag eth ro ugh
tir etypes andsizes that have notbee n
app rove d Fo
rsaf etyre asons, onlyuse tires, wheels and
accessor ieswhic hha ve been speciall y
appr oved byMer cedes-Be nzforyo ur vehicle.
These tires arespecial lyadap tedto theactiv e
saf etysy stem s,such asABS,ESP ®
and
4MA TIC,andmarkedas follo ws :
R MO =Mer cedes-Be nzOrigina l
R MOE =Mer cedes-Be nzOrigina lEx tended
(r un -0at tireonl yfo rcer tain wheels)
R MO1 =Mer cedes-Benz Original (onlycer -
ta in AMG tires)
Ot her wise, certain proper ties, suchas han-
dling charact eristics, vehicle noiseemissi ons,
consu mption, etc. could beadv ersel ya.ec- te
d. Further mor e,other tiresize scould result
in thetir es rubbing against thebody andaxle
com ponents whenloaded. Thiscould result in
damag eto thetir eor theve hicle.
Onl yuse tires, wheels andaccessor iesthat
ha ve been checkedand recommen dedby
Mer cedes-Be nz. *
N NO O
TE TE
Risk todriving safetyfrom retrea-
ded tires Re
tread edtires areneit her tested norre com-
mende dby Mer cedes-Be nz,sinc epr ev ious
damag ecanno talw aysbe detected on retrea-
ded tires.
Fo rth is reason drivi ng safetycann otbe guar -
ant eed. #
Donotuse used tires ifyo uha ve no
inf orma tion abouttheir prev ious usage. Wheels
andtires
371 371
R
12Vsoc ket:(/ page 126)
R Obser vetheno teson thecig arette light erin
th eDigit alOper ator's Manual
R Obser vetheno teson soc kets: (/ page126) #
Press thestar t/s topbutt ononce toswitc hon
th epo we rsuppl y(/ page156). #
Press onand o.switc h4 onthetir ein0 ation
com pressor toI I
.
The tirein0a tio nco mpr esso ris swi tche don .
The tireis in0a ted. The tirepr essur eappear s
on manome ter5. #
Pum pth etir eto thespeci/ed tirepr essur e.
% The speci/ed tirepr essur eis stat ed on the
label oftheemer gency sparewheel. #
When thespeci/ed tirepr essur ehas been
re ac hed, press onand o.switc h4 onthe
tir ein0 ation com press orto0 0
.
The tirein0a tio nco mpr esso ris swi tche do.. #
Press thestar t/s topbutt ontoswitc ho. the
po we rsuppl y. #
Ifth etir epr essur eis higher than thespeci/ed
pr essur e,press pressur ere lease valve butt on 6
until thecor rect tirepr essur ehas been
re ac hed. #
Unscr ew union nut2of/ller hose 1from
th eva lve. #
Screw theva lve cap oftheemer gency spare
wheel ontoth eva lve ag ain. #
Stow /ller hose 1and plug3 inthelowe r
secti onofthetir ein0 ation compressor hous-
ing. #
Stow thetir ein0 ation compressor intheve hi-
cle. Coll
apsibl espar Coll
apsibl espar ewheel e
wheel NNo o
t t
es on t es
on the collap siblespar he
collap siblesparewheel e
wheel &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tcaused by
incor rect wheel andtiredimen sions
The wheel ortiresizes andthetir etype ofthe
emer gency sparewheel orspar ewheel and
th ewheel tobe replaced maydi.er .The emer -
ge ncy sparewheel orspar ewheel cansigni/-
cantl yim pair drivi ng charact eristics ofthe
ve hicle. To
prev ent hazar dous situations: #
Drive car efull y. #
Neverinst allmor eth an one emer gency
spa rewheel orspar ewheel that di.er s
in size . #
Onlyuse anemer gency sparewheel or
spar ewheel brie0y . #
Donotdeacti vate ESP ®
. #
Have theemer gency sparewheel or
spar ewheel ofadi.er entsize replaced
at thenear estquali/ed special istwo rk-
shop. Thenewwheel mustha ve thecor -
re ct dimen sions. The
collapsib lespar ewheel isan emer gency
spa rewheel whichis onl ysuit able foruse fora
limit edper iod oftime andinare str icte dmanner
in theev ent ofa0at tire(e.g. untilthenear est
wo rkshop).
The tireside wallsarefo lded when intranspor t
mode. Beforeuse, thecollapsible sparewheel has
to be in0a tedwit hth eaccom panying compressor . 382382
Wheels
andtires
If
unl eaded premiu mgrade gasolin eis una vail-
able andyouha ve torefuel using unleade d
re gula rga solin e: #
Only/ll thefuel tank tohalf fullwit h
unl eaded regula rga solin eand re/ll as
soon asposs iblewit hun lea ded premi um
gr ade gasolin e. #
Donotdr ive at themaximum design
speed. #
Avoid sudden accelerationandengin e
speeds over3000 rpm. Fu
rther informatio non fuel isavailabl eat thefo l-
lo wing locations:
R Ataga sst ation
R Ataqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop
R Onthehttps//www .mbusa.com (USAonl y)
N No o
t t
es on additiv es
on additiv esing es
ingasoline (v asoline
(vehicles wit ehicles
witha h
a
g g
asoline engine) asoline
engine)
No tetheinst ruction sabout operating0uids
(/ page389). *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag efrom use ofunsui table
additiv es Ev
en small amounts ofthewrong additivema y
lead tomalfun ctionsoccurring. #
Onlyadd cleaning additives recommen -
ded byMer cedes-Be nztothefuel. Mer
cedes-Benz recommen dsthat youuse brand-
name fuelswithadditiv es.
In some countr ies,thefuel availabl ema yno tha ve
su1cie ntaddit ives. Deposi tscould buildup inthe
fuel injection system asare sult .In this case, in
consult ationwithan aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz
Cent er,mix thefuel withth ecleaning additivere c-
ommen dedbyMer cedes-Be nz.Obs erve theno tes
and mixin gra tios indica tedon theta nk .
T T
ank cont ank
cont entand fuelr ent
and fuelrese rve eser
ve
F F
uel t uel
tank tot ank
total capacit y al
capacit y Mod
el Mod
el
All model s2 2.5gal(85.0 liter s) RR
eser v eser
ve fuel t e
fuel tank ank
ModelModel
All models 2.4gal(9.0 liter s) Engine
oil Engine
oil NNo o
t t
es on engine oil es
on engine oil
Obser vetheno teson oper ating0uids
(/ page389). 392392
Te
ch nica ldat a
*
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
R
Ama xim um of55% (antifr eeze protection
do wn to-49°F (-45°C))
Cool antcapacity Cool
antcapacity
Cool ant(engine ) Cool
ant(engine ) ModelModel
Capacity Cap
acity
GLE 350
GLE 3504MATIC 13.7
USqt
(13.0 liter s)
GLE 4504MATIC 20.0USqt
(18.9 liter s)
GLE 5804MATIC 16.6USqt
(15.7 liter s) NNo o
t t
es on winds hieldw es
on winds hieldwas her as
her 0uid 0ui
d Obs
erve theno teson oper ating0uids
(/ page389). &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN G‑Risk of/reand injuryfrom
wind shield washer conce ntrate
Wi ndsh ieldwasher conce ntrate ishighl y0am-
mable. Itcould igniteif it comes intocont act
wit hho tengine component partsor the
ex haus tsy stem. #
Mak esur eth at no wind shield washer
conce ntrate spill sout next to the/ller
opening. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theex terior lightin gdue
to unsuit ablewindshield washer 0uid Un
suit able windshield washer 0uidmaydam-
ag eth eplastic surface oftheex terior lightin g. #
Onlyuse windshield washer 0uidwhichis
also suitable foruse onplastic surfaces,
e.g .MB Sum merF itor MB WinterF it. *
N NO O
TE TE
Bloc kedspr aynozzles cause dby
mixing windshield washer 0uids #
Donotmix MBSummerF itand MBWin-
te rF itwit hot her wind shield washer 0u-
ids. Do
notuse distilled orde-i onized water. Ot her -
wise, the/ll leve lsensor maybe trigg ered erro ne-
ous ly.
Re commen dedwindshi eldwasher 0uid:
R Above freez ing point :e.g. MBSum merFit
R Below freez ing point :e.g. MBWinterF it
Fo rth ecor rect mixin gra tio, referto theinf orma-
tion ontheantifr eeze container .
Mix washer 0uidwithwind shield washer 0uidall
ye ar round. RR
efr efr
ig ig
er er
ant ant
NNo o
t t
es on r es
on refr efr
ig ig
er er
ant ant
Obser vetheno teson oper ating0uids
(/ page389) . Te
ch nica ldat a
395 395
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
DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Soluti ons Soluti
ons
ç
Suspende d *I
fyo udepr esstheacceler ator pedal beyond these tting ofActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C,thesy stem will switc hto
passiv emode (/page200 ).
ç Off *A
ctiv eDis tance AssistDIS TRON ICwa sdeacti vated. Ifawa rning tone alsosou nds, ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C
has deactivated aut oma tically (/ page203) .
Act ive Dist ance Assist Cur-
rent lyUnavailable See
Operator 'sManual *A
ctiv eDis tance AssistDIS TRON ICistemp orarily una vailable.
The ambient conditions areoutside thesy stem limits (/page200).
As soon astheambient conditions arewit hin thesy stem limits, thesy stem will become availabl eag ain. #
Drive on.
or #
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear ,st op theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra1c conditions andrestar t
th eve hicle.
Active DistanceAssistInop -
era tive *A
ctiveDis tance AssistDIS TRON ICisma lfunct ioning .
Ot her driving systems anddriving safety systems mayals obe mal functioning. #
Drive on. 428428
Disp
lay mes sagesand warning/in dicatorlam ps