Emer
g Emer
gency spar ency
sparewheel e
wheel NNo o
t t
es on t es
on the emer g he
emer gency spar ency
sparewheel e
wheel &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident causedby
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 emer gency sparewheel isfastene din the
car gocom partmen tunde rth ecar gocom part-
ment 0oor.
% Notfo rMer cedes-Ma ybachve hicles.
Obser vethefo llo wing noteson installing anemer -
ge ncy sparewheel:
R The maximum permissibl espeed withan
emer gency sparewheel installed is50 mph
(80 km/h ).
R Donoteq uip theemer gency sparewheel with
sno wch ains.
R Replace theemer gency sparewheel aTersix
ye arsat thelat est, rega rdless ofwe ar.
R Chec kth etir epr essur eof theemer gency
spa rewheel installed. Correct thepr essur eas
necessar y.
% The speci/ed tirepr ess ureis stat ed on the
label oftheemer gency sparewheel.
% V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit hatir h
atir epr e
pr essur essur
emoni t e
moni tor or
ing sy ing
sys- s-
t t
em: em:
Ifan emer gency sparewheel isinst alled, th
etir epr essur emonit oring system canno t
function reliabl y.Fo ra few minut esaTer an
emer gency sparewheel isins talled, thesy s-
te m ma yst ill displa yth etir epr essur eof the
re mo vedwheel. Onlyre star tth esy stem again
when theemer gency sparewheel hasbeen
re placed withane wwheel.
Be sureto also obser vethefo llo wing further rela-
te dsubjects:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page371)
R Tire and Loadi ngInformatio nplacar d
(/ page376)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page373)
R Noteson installing tires (/ page388)
R Inst alling anemer gency sparewheel
(/ page392) Wheels
andtires
399 399
In0atingIn0ating
t t
he emer g he
emer genc yspar enc
yspar ewheel e
wheel *
N NO O
TE TE
Overheati ngdue tothetir ein0 ation
com pressor running toolong #
Donotru nth etir ein0 ation compressor
fo rlong erthan tenminut eswithou tint er-
ru ption. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
The emer gency sparewheel hasbeen installed
cor rectl y.(/ pag e392)
Com plywit hth emanuf acturer'ssafetyno teson
th estic kerof theemer gency sparewheel andon
th etir ein0 ation compressor . #
Remo vethestic kerwit hth elabel 50mph
(80 km/h )fro mthetir ein0 ation compressor
housing anda1x itto theinst rument cluster
wit hin thedr iver's /eld ofvision. #
Remo vethetir ein0 ation compressor from the
st ow agespace underthetrunk 0oor .
(/ page353) #
Pull /ller hose 1and plug 3out ofthetir e
in0 ation compressor housing. #
Inser tplug 7of/ller hose 1inthesoc ket
on thetir ein0 ation compressor andthen turn
it until plug7engages. #
Unscr ewthecap from theva lve on theemer -
ge ncy sparewheel. #
Screw union nut2of/ller hose 1ontoth e
va lve. #
Mak esur eon and o.switc h4 ofthetir e
in0 ation compressor isse tto 0 0
. #
Inser tplug 3inasoc ketin your vehicle.
R 12Vsoc ket:(/ page 140) R
Obser vetheno teson soc kets: (/ page140) #
Press thestar t/s topbutt ononce toswitc hon
th epo we rsuppl y(/ page173). #
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. 400400
Wheel
sand tires
#
Uns crew union nut2of/ller hose 1from
th eva lve. #
Screw theva lve cap oftheemer gency spare
wheel ontoth eva lve ag ain. #
Stow /llerhose 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 .Chec
kth etir epr essur eof thecollapsible spare
wheel onceinstalled. Correct thepr essur eas
necessar y.
The maxim um permis siblespe edwithacol lapsi-
ble sparewheel installed is50 mph(8 0km /h).
Do noteq uip th ecollapsible sparewheel with
sno wch ains.
Re place thecollapsible sparewheel aTersixyears
at thelat est, rega rdless ofwe ar.
% V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit hatir h
atir epr e
pr essur essur
emoni t e
moni tor or
ing sy ing
sys- s-
t t
em: em:
Ifacollap siblesparewheel isins talled
th etir epr essur emonit oring system canno t
function reliabl y.Fo ra few minut esaTer an
emer gency sparewheel isins talled, thesy s-
te m ma yst ill displa yth etir epr essur eof the
re mo vedwheel. Onlyre star tth esy stem again
when thecollapsible sparewheel hasbeen
re placed withane wwheel.
Be sureto also obser vethefo llo wing further rela-
te dsubjects:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page371)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page373) Wheels
andtires
401 401
RR
emo emo
ving t ving
the collapsible spar he
collapsible sparewheel e
wheel The
collapsible sparewheel islocat edunder the
car gocom partmen t0oor . #
Obser vetheinf ormation onmounting tires
(/ page388). #
Open theta ilg ate. #
Open thecar gocom partment 0oor. #
Remo vethecollapsible sparewheel.
Mer Mer
cedes‑Ma cedes‑Ma
ybac ybac
hv h
vehicles ehicles
W W
it it
hout r hout
refr efr
ig ig
er er
at at
or bo or
box: x:
The collapsible spare
wheel islocat edinthecollapsible sparewheel
bag onthecar gocom partment 0oor. #
Obser vetheinf ormation onmounting tires
(/ page388). #
Open thecar gocom partment. #
Loosen thelashing straps. #
Unhook there taining spring hook sof thelash-
ing straps from thebr ac kets. #
Remo vethecollapsible sparewheel bag
to get her withth ecollapsible sparewheel. #
Open thecollapsible sparewheel bagand
re mo vethecollapsible sparewheel.
W W
it it
h r h
refr efr
ig ig
er er
at at
or bo or
box: x:T
he collapsible sparewheel
is locat edinthecollapsible sparewheel bag
inside theopen cargocom partment 0oor. #
Obser vetheinf ormation onmounting tires
(/ page388). #
Open thecar gocom partment. #
Loosen thelashing straps. #
Unhook there taining spring hook sof thelash-
ing straps from thebr ac kets. #
Remo vethecollapsible sparewheel bag
to get her withth ecollapsible sparewheel. #
Open thecollapsible sparewheel bagand
re mo vethecollapsible sparewheel. In0
atin g In0
atin gt t
he collapsible spar he
collapsible sparewheel e
wheel RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R Mount thecollapsible sparewheel asdescr i-
bed (/page397). R
Remo vethetir ein0 atio ncom pressor from the
st or ag esp ac eund erthetrunk 0oor
(/ page353).
* N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto thecollapsible spare
wheel whenlowe ring theve hicle Lo
we ring theve hicle without prev iousl yin0 at-
ing thecollapsible sparewheel candamag eits
ri m. #
In0a tethecollapsible sparewheel using
th etir ein0 ation compressor beforelow-
er ing theve hicle. *
N NO O
TE TE
Overheati ngdue tothetir ein0 ation
com pressor running toolong #
Donotru nth etir ein0 ation compressor
fo rlong erthan tenminut eswithou tint er-
ru ption. 402402
Wheels
andtires
#
Pull conn ector4 and thehose outofthe
housin g. #
Unscr ew thecap from theva lve on thecol-
lapsible sparewheel. #
Screw union nut1ofthehose ontoth e
va lve. #
Mak esur eon and o.switc h3 ofthetir e
in0 ation compressor isse tto 0 0
. #
Inser tconn ector4 intoth ecig arette light er
soc ketor intoa12 Vsoc ket(/ page140) in
yo ur vehicle. #
Switchon thepo we rsuppl y(/ page173). #
Press onand o.switc h3 onthetir ein0 ation
com pressor toI I
.
The tirein0a tio nco mpr esso ris swi tche don .
The tireis in0a ted. The tirepr essur eis sho wn
on manome ter2. #
Pum pth etir eto thespeci/ed tirepr essur e.
% The speci/ed tirepr essur eis print ed on the
ye llo wlabel ofthecollapsible sparewheel. #
When thespeci/ed tirepr essur ehas been
re ac hed, press onand o.switc h3 onthe
tir ein0 ation com press orto0 0
. #
Ifth etir epr essur eis higher than thespeci/ed
pr essur e,press pressur ere lease valve butt on
5 until thecor rect tirepr essur ehas been
re ac hed. Wheel
sand tires
403 403
Heigh
twh en ope ned andheadr Heigh
twh en ope ned andheadroom (Mer oom
(Merced es- ced
es-
Ma Ma
ybac yb
ac h) h)
Mode
l Mode
l 1 1
Heigh t Heigh
t
wh en wh
en
ope ned* ope
ned* 2 2
Hea d- Hea
d-
r r
oom * oom
*
Mercedes -Maybac h
GL S600 4MATIC 85.0
in
(2 159 mm)
- 87.9 in
(2 234 mm) 76.5
in
(1 944 mm)
- 79.4 in
(2 019 mm) *Wh
enthere 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 length2 05.0in
(5207 mm)
Ve hicle length, AM GStyling 205.2in
(5213 mm)
Ve hicle widthincl udin gouts ide
mir rors 84.9
in
(2157 mm) All
models All
models
Maximum vehicle height(AIR -
MA TIC) 74.
3in
(1888 mm)
Maxim umvehicle height(O.-
ro ad pac kage ) 75.9
in
(1928 mm)
Minimum vehicle height(high-
wa ydr ivin g leve l) 71.7
in
(1823 mm)-
72.3 in
(1838 mm)
Wheelbas e1 23.4in
(3135 mm)
Maximum ground clearance
(AIRMA TIC) 10.1
in
(259 mm)
Maximum ground clearance
(O.- road pac kage ) 11.3
in
(289 mm)
Minimum ground clearance
(AIR MATIC/ O.-roadpackage ) 6.8
in
(174 mm)
Tu rning radius 41.1T
(12.52 m) VV
ehicle dimensions (Mer ehicle
dimensions (Mercedes‑Ma cedes‑Ma
ybac ybac
h) h)
MerMer
cedes-Ma cedes-Ma
ybac ybac
hGL h
GL S600 S
600
4MA 4MA
TIC TIC
Ve hicle length2 04.9in
(5205 mm)
Ve hicle widthincl udin goutsi de
mir rors 84.9
in
(2157 mm)
Maximum vehicle height 74.3in
(1888 mm)
Min imum vehicle height(high-
wa ydr ivin g leve l) 72.3
in
(1838 mm)
Wheelbas e1 23.4in
(3135 mm)
Maximum ground clearance 8.2in
(210 mm)
Mini mum ground clearance 5.3in
(135 mm)
Tu rning radius 41.1T
(12.52 m) Te
ch nica ldat a
417 417
DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Soluti ons Soluti
ons
Active Steering AssistCur-
rently Unavai lableSee
Opera tor'sManua l *A
ctiveSt eer ing Assist istemp orarily una vailable.
The ambient conditions areoutside thesy stem limits (/page229).
As soon astheambient conditions arewit hin thesy stem limits, thesy stem will become availabl eag ain. #
Drive on #
Chec kth etir epr essur eif necessar y.
Active SteeringAssistInop -
era tive *A
ctiveSt eer ing Assist ismalfunctionin g.Ac tiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cremains availabl e. #
Drive on
or #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra1c conditions andrestar tth eve hicle. #
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear :consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop.
Active SteeringAsst. Cur-
rentl yUnav ailabl e Due to
Mu ltiple Emerg encyStops *A
ctiveSt eer ing Assist istemp orarily una vailable duetomultipl eemer gency stops . #
Take ove rth esteer ing and stop inaccor dance withth etra1c conditions. #
Switc hth eve hicle o.and switc hit bac kon
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assist isavailabl eonce more.
Begi nning Emerg encyStop
*Your hands areno ton thesteer ing wheel. Anemer gency stop isbeing initiated(/ page231). #
Put your hands backon thesteer ing wheel.
Yo ucan cancel thedeceler ationatanytime byper form ing one ofthefo llo wing actions:
R Steer ing 454454
Displa
ymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps
DrDr
iving safe iving
safety syst ty
systems ems
DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Soluti ons Soluti
ons
0025
00E5
Cu rrently UnavailableSee
Opera tor'sManua l *
ABS andESP®
arete mp orarily una vailable.
Ot her driving systems anddriving safetysy stems (e.g.BAS )ma yalso betemp orarily una vailable.
The brak esy stem will continue tooper atenor mall y.Brak ing dist ancema yinc rease inan emer gency brak ing situatio n. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofskiddi ngifABS andESP®
aremal functio ning
The wheels mayloc kdur ing brak ing and ESP®
does notper form anyve hicle stabili zation .
The steer abili tyand braking charact eristics arehea vilyim pair edand thebr aking distance mayincr ease. Inaddi-
tion, other drivi ng safetysy stem sar esw itch ed o.. #
Drive car efull yon asuit able stretch ofroad, making slightsteer ing movements ataspeed above19 mph
(30 km/h ). #
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear ,consult aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop immed iately. Dr ive car e-
full y. Displa
ymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps
465 465