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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. 384384
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
389 389
#
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
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 speed. #
Avoid sudden accelerationandengin e
speeds over3,000 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 USAonl y:at http ://www .mbusa.com
N No o
t t
es on addit iv es
on addit ives ing es
ingasolin e(v asolin
e(vehicle swit ehicle
swit ha h
a
g g
asolin eeng ine) asolin
eeng ine)
No tetheinst ruction sabout operating0uids
(/ page408). *
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 3.8gal(90.0 liter s) FF
uel t uel
tank tot ank
total capacit y(Mer al
capacit y(Mer cedes- Ma cedes-
Maybac ybac
h) h)
Mod
el Mod
el
Mer cedes- Maybac h
GL S600 4MATIC 23.
8ga l(90.0 liter s) RR
eser v eser
ve fuel t e
fuel tank ank
ModelModel
All models 2.4gal(9.0 liter s) FF
uel t uel
tank r ank
reser v eser
ve (Mer e
(Mer cedes-Ma cedes-Ma
ybac ybac
h) h)
ModelModel
Mer cedes-Ma ybach
GL S600 4MATIC 3.2
gal(12.0 liter s) Engine
oil Engine
oil NNo o
t t
es on engine oil es
on engine oil
Obser vetheno teson oper ating0uids
(/ page408). Te
ch nica ldat a
411 411
*
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 Mode
l Mode
l MB-Fr MB-F
reig eig
abe orMB- abe
orMB-
Appro v Appro
val al
GL S450 4MATIC 229.51,229.5 2,
229.6 1,229.7 1
229.7 2*
GL S580 4MATIC 229.52
229.6 1* Engine
oil Engine
oilspe ci/cation s spe
ci/cation s(Mer (Mercede
s‑Ma ced
es‑Ma ybac yb
ac h) h)
Mode
l Mode
l MB-Fr MB-F
reig eig
abe orMB- abe
orMB-
Appro v Appro
val al
Mer cedes-Ma ybac h
GL S600 4MATIC 229.5 *
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 classesmustbeobser 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
GL S450 4MATIC 8.9USqt(8.5 liter s)
GL S580 4MATIC 10.0USqt(9.5 liter s) Engine
oilcapac ity(Mer Engine
oilcapac ity(Mer cedes-Ma cedes-Ma
ybac ybac
h) h)
ModelModel
Capacity Capacity
Mer cedes-Ma ybach
GL S600 4MATIC 10.0
USqt(9.5 liter s) 412412
Te
ch nica ldat a
Pr
opo rtion ofantifr eeze concentr atein theengine
cooling system:
R Aminimum of50% (antifr eezeprotection down
to about -35°F(-37 °C))
R Amaximum of55% (antifre eze protection
do wn to-49°F (-45°C))
Cool antcapacity Cool
antcapacity
Engine coolant Engine
coolant ModelModel
Capacity Cap
acity
GL S450 4MATIC 20.0USqt
(18.9 liter s)
GL S580 4MATIC 16.6USqt
(15.7 liter s) Engine
coolant (Mer Engine
coolant (Mercedes-Ma cede
s-Ma ybac yba
ch) h)
ModelModel
Capacity Cap
acity
Mer cede s-Ma ybach
GL S600 4MATIC 16.6
USqt
(15.7 liter s) NNo o
t t
es on windshield w es
on windshield washer asher
0uid 0uid
Obser
vetheno teson oper ating0uids
(/ page408). &
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
(/ page408) . 414414
Te
ch nica ldat a
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
ç
Suspende d *I
fyo udepr esstheacceler ator pedal beyond these tting ofActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C,thesy stem will switc hto
passiv emode (/page220 ).
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 (/ page222) .
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 (/page220).
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. 452452
Disp
lay mes sagesand warning/in dicatorlam ps