*
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
&
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofan accid ent due to
va por pockets form ing inthebr ak esy stem
The brak e0uid const antlyabsorbs moisture
fr om theair .This lowe rstheboiling pointof
th ebr ak e0uid. Ifth eboiling pointistoolow,
va por pockets ma yfo rm inthebr ak esy stem
when thebr ak es areapplied hard.
This causes thebr aking e.ect tobe impair ed. #
Have thebr ak e0uid rene we dat the
speci/ed interva ls. Ha
ve thebr ak e0uid replaced regula rly at aqu ali-
/ed special istwo rkshop.
Onl yuse abr ak e0uid approvedby Mer cedes-
Benz accor ding toMB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval
331. 0. Coolan
t Coolan
t NNo o
t t
es on coolan t es
on coolan t
Obser vetheno teson oper ating0uids
(/ page389). &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN G‑Risk of/reand injuryfrom
ant ifre eze
If antifr eeze comes intocont actwithho tcom-
ponent partsintheengine compartment, it
ma yignit e. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down before
addin ganti freeze . #
Mak esur eth at no ant ifre eze spills out
ne xt to the/ller opening. #
Thor oughl yclean o.anyantifr eeze from
com ponent partsbef orestar ting the
ve hicle. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag ecaused byincor rect cool-
ant #
Onlyuse coolant that has been premix ed
wit hth ere qu ired antifr eeze protection.
Inf ormation oncoolant isavailabl eat thefo l-
lo wing locations:
R IntheMer cedes-Benz Speci/cation for
Oper ating Fluids 320.1 -
Athttp s://be vo.mer cede s-benz.c om
- IntheMer cedes-Benz BeVoapp
R Ataqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop *
N NO O
TE TE
Overheati ngathigh outsi detemp er-
atur es If
an inappr opriatecoolant isused, theengine
cooling system isno tsu1cien tly pr otect ed
ag ainst overheating andcorrosion athigh out-
side temp eratur es. #
Onlyuse coolant approvedby Mer cedes-
Benz. #
Obs erve theinst ruction sin the
Mer cedes-Be nzSpeci /cation sfo rOper -
ating Fluids 320.1. Ha
ve thecoolant regula rly re placed ataqua li/ed
specialist workshop.
Pr opor tionofant ifre eze concentr atein theengine
cooling system:
R Aminimum of50% (antifr eezeprotection down
to about -35°F(-37 °C)) 394394
Te
ch nica ldat a
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
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ch nica ldat a
395 395
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
TT
r r
ailer hitch ailer
hitch Gene
r Gene
ral no t al
no tes on t es
on the tr he
trailer hitch ailer
hitch Modi/cations
totheengine cooling system may
be necessar y,depending ontheve hicle model .
The retro/tti ngofatrai le rhi tc his on lyper missi-
ble ifato wing capacity isspeci/ed inyour vehicle
docume nts.
Fu rther informatio ncan beobt aine dat aquali/ed
special istwo rkshop. TT
o o
wing capacit y wing
capacit y Missi
ngvalues werenotav ailabl eat thetime of
going topress.
The tongue weight isno tincluded intheto wing
capacity .
T T
o o
wing capacity wing
capacity ,br ,
br ak ak
ed ed
Mode
lT oMode
lT owing capacity , wing
capacity ,
br br
ak ak
ed ed
All model s Maximu
mt Maximu
mtong uew ong
ueweig htand load capacity eig
htand load capacity *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag ecaused bythetrailer com-
ing loose If
th eto ngue weight used istoolow, thetrailer
ma ycome loose. #
The tongue weight must notbe belo w
110.2 lbs(50 kg). #
Use ato ngue weight that isas close as
possibl eto themaximum permissible
to ngue weight. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag ecaused bythebicy clerack
coming loose When
usingabicy clerack ,bo th themaxima l
to ngue weight andthemaxima lload capac ity
should beobser ved. #
Donotex ceed theper missible load
capac ity. Missing
values werenotav ailabl eat thetime of
going topress. T T
ongue w ongue
weight eight
ModelModel
Maximumt Maximum
tongue ongue
w w
eight eight
All models Load
capacity Load
capacity All
models All
models Maximumload Maximum
load
When attaching the
bicy clerack totheball
head 165.3
lbs(75 kg)
When attaching the
bicy clerack totheball
head andadditionall y
to theguide pin 220.5
lbs(100 kg) PP
er er
missible r missible
rear axle load (tr ear
axle load (trailer oper ailer
operation) ation)
Missing
values werenotav ailabl eat thetime of
going topress. 400400
Te
ch nica ldat a
DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Soluti ons Soluti
ons
Á
Key NotDetected (red dis-
pla ymessag e) *T
heSmar tKey canno tbe detected and mayno long erbe intheve hicle.
The Smar tKey isno long erintheve hicle andyouswitc ho. theve hicle:
R Youcan nolong erstar tth eve hicle.
R Youcanno tcentr allyloc kth eve hicle. #
Ensu rethat theSmar tKey isin theve hicle.
If th eSmar tKey detection function hasamalfu nctiondue toast ro ng radio signal source: #
Stop theve hicle immed iatelyin accor dance withth etra1c conditions. #
Place theSmar tKey inthemar kedspace forst ar ting theengine withth eSmar tKey (/ pag e158).
Á
Don't Forget YourKey *A
warning tone willals osou nd. This message reminds youto take your Smar tKey withyo uwhen youlea vetheve hicle.
Á
Key BeingIniti alize dPlea se
Wa it *T
hevehicle isprocessin gin order toteac hin thene wSmar tKey . #
Waituntil process ingiscom plete. Displa
ymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps
407 407
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
VV
ehicle ehicle
DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Solution s Solution
s
Update Successfull yCom-
pleted *I
nst allatio nof thesoTw areupdat ehas been success fullycom pleted(/ page278).
Upda teFail edSoftware
Rema insUnchanged *A
ner ro roccur reddur ing installation ofthesoTw areupdat e(/ page278).
The prev ious soTw arere lease remains inplace.
Upda teFail ed
*Aner ro roccur reddur ing installation ofthesoTw areupdat e(/ page278).
Mak eaMer cedes mecall viatheove rhead contr olpanel (/page296).
0072
Vehicle ReadytoDrive
Switch theIgnition Off
Before Exiting *Y
ouarelea ving theve hicle inare ady -to-dr ive stat e. #
Getout oftheve hicle, secureit ag ains tro lling awayand take theSmar tKey wit hyo u. #
Ifyo udo notlea vetheve hicle, switcho. theelectr icalconsumer s,e.g. theseat heating. Other wise, the12‑ Vbat-
te ry ma ydisc hargeand star tin gth eengine maybe possible onlywit hth ehelp ofasecond battery(jum pstar t).
Head-up DisplayCurre ntly
Unavail ableSee Operator's
Manua l *T
heHead -upDispl ayistemp orarily una vailable. Possible causes:
R Malf unct ionsin thepo we rsuppl y
R Sign alint erfere nce #
Stop inaccor dance withth etra1c conditions andswitc hth eve hicle o.and onagain. Displ
aymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps
411 411