to
tread qualit y,tiretracti onand temp eratur e
ch aract eristics. Thequalit ygr adin gassessmen tis
made bythemanuf acturerfollo wing speci/ cations
fr om theU. S. government. Thequalit ygr ade ofa
tir eis im print ed on theside wallof thetir e.
R R
ecommended tir ecommended
tirepr e
pr essur essur
e: e:
there commen ded
tir epr essur eis thetir epr essur especi/ed forth e
tir es mount edtotheve hicle atthefa ct or y.
The tireand informa tion table cont ains there com-
mende dtir epr essur esforcold tires, themaxi-
mum permissible loadandthemaximum permissi-
ble vehicle speed.
The tirepr essur eta ble cont ains there commen -
ded tirepr essur esforcold tires under various
oper ating condition s,i.e. loading and/or speedof
th eve hicle.
Incr Incr
eased v eased
vehicle w ehicle
weig htdue t eig
htdue to op o
op tion aleq tion
aleq uip- uip-
men t: men
t:thecombined weight ofall standar dand
op tional equipment availabl efo rth eve hicle,
re ga rdless ofwhe ther itis actuall yinst alled onthe
ve hicle ornot.
Rim : Rim
:th epar tof thewheel onwhic hth etir eis
inst alled. G G
A A
WR (Gr WR
(Gross Axle W oss
Axle Weight R eight
Rating): ating):
theGA WR is
th emaximum permissible axleload. Theactual
load onanaxle must neverex ceed thegr oss axle
we ight rating. Thegross axle weight rating canbe
fo und ontheve hicle identi/cation plateon the
B‑pi llaron thedr iver's side.
Speed r Speed
rating: ating:
thespeed rating ispar tof thetir e
ident i/cation.Itspeci/es thespeed rang efo r
whic hatir eis appr oved.
G G
VW (Gr VW
(Gross V oss
Vehicle W ehicle
Weight): eight):
thegr oss vehicle
we ight comprises thewe ight oftheve hicle includ-
ing fuel, tools, thespar ewheel, accessories inst al-
led, occupants, luggageand thetrailer draw bar
nose weight, ifapplica ble.Thegross vehicle weight
must notex ceed thegr oss vehicle weight rating
GV WR asspeci/ed ontheve hicle identi/cation
plat eon theB‑pillar onthedr iver's side.
G G
VWR (Gr VWR
(Gross V oss
Vehicle W ehicle
Weight R eight
Rating): ating):
theGV WR is
th emaximum permitt edgross weight ofthefull y
laden vehicle (weig htoftheve hicle includin gall
accessor ies,occupan ts,fuel, luggage and the
tr aile rdr aw bar nose weight ifapplica ble).The
gr oss vehicle weight rating isspec i/edon the
ve hicle identi/cation plateon theB‑pillar onthe
dr iver's side. Maximum
w Maximum
weight oft eight
ofthe laden v he
laden vehicle: ehicle:
themaxi-
mum weight isthesum ofthecurb weight ofthe
ve hicle, thewe ight oftheaccess ories, themaxi-
mum loadandthewe ight ofoptional equipment
inst alled atthefa ct or y.
Kilo pascal (kP Kilo
pascal (kPa) : a)
:me tric unit fortir epr essur e.
6.9 kPacor respond sto 1psi. Another unit fortir e
pr essur eis bar .100 kilopasc al(kP a)equals 1bar .
Load inde Load
index: x:
in addition totheload-bear inginde x,
th eload indexma yalso beimprint ed on theside
wa llof thetir e. This speci/es theload-bear ing
capac ityofthetir emor epr ecisel y.
Curb w Curb
weight: eight:
thewe ight ofave hicle withstandar d
eq uipme ntincl udin gth emaximum capacityof
fuel, oiland coolant. Italso includes theair condi-
tioning system and optional equipment ifth ese
ar einst alled ontheve hicle, butdoes notincl ude
passen gers or lugg age.
Maximum tir Maximum
tireload: e
load: themaximum tireload isthe
maximum permissible weight inkilog rams orlbs
fo rwhic hatir eis appr oved.
Maximum per Maximum
permissible tir missible
tirepr e
pr essur essur
e: e:
maximum
per missible tirepr essur efo rone tire. Wheels
andtires
369 369
*
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
Emer
g Emer
gency oper ency
operation mode ation
mode
St artin gth eve hicle. ...............................1 58
Emer g Emer
gency spar ency
sparewheel e
wheel
In0 ating ....... ....... ................................... 381
No tes... .................................................. 380
Em erg Em
ergenc yT en
cy Ten sion ing De en
sion ing De vices vi
ces
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Engine Engine
Engine number <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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St artin g(emer gency operation mode ).... 158
St artin g(R emo teOnlin e)........................ 159
Engin edat a Engin
edat a
Displa ying..............................................1 73
Engine number Engine
number....... ......................................388
Engine oil Engine
oil
Ad ditiv es..... ........................................... 392
Capacity.. .............................................. 393
Chec kingtheoil leve lusing theon-
boar dcom puter...... ...............................3 17
MB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval.. ................3 93
Quality..... ..............................................393
Re /lli ng.................................................. 318
En t En
ter er
ing/ e in
g/ exit ing lev xit
ing level el
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000F000F> 232Er
r Er
ror mes sage or
mes sage
see Disp lay mes sage
ESC (Electr ESC
(Electronic St onic
Stabili tyCon tr abili
tyCon trol) ol)
see ESP®
(Elect ronic Stabili tyProg ram)
ESP ESP
® ®
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000F000F000F> 194
Tr ailer stabili zation ................................. 194
ESP ESP
® ®
(Elect r (Elect
roni cSt onic
Stabili tyPr abili
tyProg r og
ram) am)
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Ext Ext
er er
ior lighting ior
lighting
Car <0046000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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Ext Ext
er er
ior lighting ior
lighting
see Lights
Ext Ext
er er
ior mir r ior
mir ror s or
s
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function.. ......... 147
Oper ating thememor yfunction .............. 110
Pa rking position....... .............................. 146 FF
F F
atigue det atigue
detection ection
see ATTEN TIONASSIS T
F F
ir s ir
st-aid kit t-ai
dkit (soT (s
oT sided) sid
ed)............. ....................331 Fla
con Fla
con
Ins erting/r emoving...... .......................... 152
Fla ttir e Fla
ttir e
Cha nging awh eel......... .......................... 374
MOEx tended tires.......... ........................332
No tes... .................. ................................ 332
TI RE FITkit.... ......... ................................. 334
Fl at to Flat
towing wing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats Floor
mats.. .................................................1 30
F F
oil cov oil
cover er
ing ing
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors................. 190
Fr Fr
ag r ag
rance ance
see Frag rance system
Fr Fr
ag r ag
rance syst ance
system em
Inser ting/ remo vingth e0aco n..... ...........1 52
Fr Fr
ee dr ee
driving mode iving
mode
St artin g.... ............................................. 240
Fr Fr
ee ee
soTw soTw
are ar
e..... ............................................ 36
Fr Fr
eq eq
uencies uencies
Tw o-w ayradio ........ ................................ 386
Fr Fr
ont airbag (dr ont
airbag (driv iv
er er
,fr ,
fr ont passeng ont
passeng er) er)
.............. 44 486486
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