2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS Owners Manual

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N N
O O
TE TE
Dam agedue toincor rect refrig er ant If
anon- appro vedre frig er ant isus ed ,th ecli-
mat econtr olsystem maybe damag ed. #
US US
A: A:
use onlyR‑134a refrig er ant . #
Canad a: Ca
nad a:useonl yR‑12 34yfre frig er ant . *
N NO O
TE TE
Dama getotheclimat econtr olsys-
te m due toincor rect refrig er ant comp res-
sor oil #
Onlyuse refrig er ant comp ressor oilthat
has been approvedby Mer cedes-Be nz. #
Donotmix theappr ovedre frig er ant
co mp ressor oilwithadi.er entrefrig er -
ant comp ressor oil. Wo
rkon theclimat econtr olsystem maybe car -
ri ed out onlyby aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
All applic ableregula tions ,as wellas SAEstandar d
J639, mustbeadher edto.
The informa tion labelforth eclimat econtr olsys-
te m rega rding there frig er ant type and there frig-
er ant comp ressor oil(PAG oil) islocat edon the
inside ofthehood. Inf
ormation label(exa mp le–US A/China)
1 Hazar dand service warning symbo ls
2 Refrig er ant /llin gca pa city
3 Applicab lestand ards
4 PAGoil par tnumber
5 GWP(gl oba lwa rming potential )of there frig er -
ant used
6 Refrig er ant type Inf
orma tionlabe l(e xa mp le–Canada)
1 Hazar dand service warning symbo ls
2 Refrig er ant /llin gca pa city
3 Applicab lestand ards
4 PAGoil par tnumber
5 GWP(gl oba lwa rming potential )of there frig er -
ant used
6 Refrig er ant type
Sym bols1 indicat eth efo llo wing:
R Possible dangers
R The needto have ser vice workcar ried out ata
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop only Te
ch nica ldat a
415 415

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
All models 34.6±0.4 oz
(980 ±10 g) RR
efr efr
ig ig
er er
ant ant
/lling /lling
capacity (Mer capacity
(Mercedes-M a cedes-M
aybac ybac
h) h)
ModelModel
Mer cedes-M aybac h
GL S600 4MATIC 34.6
±0.4 oz
(980 ±10 g) FF
illing capacity f illing
capacity for PA or
PAGoil G
oil ModelModel
GL S450 4MATIC 5.0±0.4 oz
(140 ±10 g)
GL S580 4MATIC 5.0±0.4 oz
(140 ±10 g) FF
illin gcapacity f illin
gcapacity for PA or
PAGoil (Mer G
oil (Mer cedes-M a cedes-M
aybac ybac
h) h)
ModelModel
Mer cedes-M aybac h
GL S600 4MATIC 2.9
±0.4 oz
(80 ±10 g) VV
ehicle data ehicle
data VV
ehicle dimensions ehicle
dimensions The
heights speci/ed mayva ry as are sult ofthe
fo llo wing fact or s:
R Tire s
R Load
R Condition ofthesuspension
R Optional equipment Height
whenopened andheadr Height
whenopened andheadr oom oom
ModelModel
1 1
Height Height
when when
opened* opened*
2 2
Head- Head-
r r
oom* oom*
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withAIR - h
AIR -
MA MA
TIC TIC
84.4
in
(2144 mm)
- 87.9 in
(2234 mm) 75.9
in
(1929 mm)
- 79.4 in
(2019 mm)
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
with h
O.- O.-
r r
oad oad
pack pac
kag ag
e e
84.4
in
(2144 mm)
- 89.5 in
(2274 mm) 75.9
in
(1929 mm)
- 81.0 in
(2059 mm) 416416
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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

WW
eights andloads eights
andloads Please
note that forth especi/ed vehicle data:
R Items ofoption aleq uipme ntincr ease thecurb
we ight andreduce thepa yload.
R Vehicle-spe ci/cweight information canbe
fo und ontheve hicle identi/cation plate
(/ page407) .
R R
oof load oof
load All
model s All
model s
Maxim umroof load 220lb(100 kg) RR
unni ngboar d unni
ngboar d All
models All
models
Maximum load 440lb(200 kg) O.-rO.-r
oad oad
dr dr
ivin g ivin
g 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 thfor:
R Vehicles that arere ady todrive
R slowdriving thro ugh standing water 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
(/ page182). FF
or or
ding depth ding
depth Mode
l Mode
l 1 1
F F
or or
ding depth ding
depth
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withAIRMA h
AIRMA TIC TIC
Ra ised leve l1 9.7in(50 cm)
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
with h
O.- r O.-
road oad
pac k pac
kag ag
e e418418
Te
ch nica ldat a

Mode
l Mode
l 1 1
F F
or or
ding depth ding
depth
O.-r oadleve l11 9.7in(50 cm)
O.- road leve l21 9.7in(50 cm)
O.- road leve l32 3.6in(60 cm) FF
or or
ding dept ding
depth (Mer h
(Mer cedes‑Ma cedes‑Ma
ybac ybac
h) h)
MerMer
cedes-Ma cedes-Ma
ybac ybac
hGL S h
GL S
600 4MA 600
4MATIC TIC
1 1
F F
or or
ding depth ding
depth
Ra ised leve l1 9.7in(50 cm) Angle
ofappr Angle
ofappr oac oac
h/depar h/depar
ture tur
e
The speci/ edvalues aremaximum values forve hi-
cles that arere ady todrive.
Obser vetheno teson drivi ng inmoun tainous ter-
ra in (/ page182). Angle
ofappr Angle
ofappr oac oac
h/depar h/depar
tur tur
e(v e
(vehicles wit ehicles
without hout
AMG S AMG
Sty ty
ling) ling)
All
models All
models 1 1
Fr Fr
ont ont
2 2
R R
ear ear
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withAIR - h
AIR -
MA MA
TIC* TIC*
Nor mal leve l2 3°20°
Ra ised leve l2 7°24°
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
with h
O.- O.-
r r
oad oad
pack pac
kag ag
e e
Nor mal leve l2 3°20° All
models All
models 1 1
Fr Fr
ont ont
2 2
R R
ear ear
O.-r oadleve l12 5° 22°
O.- road leve l22 7° 24°
O.- road leve l32 9° 26° Angle
ofappr Angle
ofappr oac oac
h/depar h/depar
tur tur
e(v e
(vehicles wit ehicles
withAMG h
AMG
S S
ty ty
ling) ling)
All
models All
models 1 1
Fr Fr
ont ont
2 2
R R
ear ear
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withAIR - h
AIR -
MA MA
TIC TIC
Nor mal leve l2 1°-22° 20°-21°
Ra ised leve l2 5°24°
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
with h
O.- O.-
r r
oad oad
pack pac
kag ag
e e
Nor mal leve l2 1°-22° 20°-21°
O.- road leve l12 3°-24° 22°-23° Te
ch nica ldat a
419 419

All
mod els All
mod els 1 1
Fr Fr
ont ont
2 2
R R
ear ear
O.-r oadleve l22 5° 24°
O.- road leve l32 7°-28° 25°-26° Angle
ofappr Angle
ofappr oac oac
h/depar h/depar
tur tur
e(Mer e
(Mer cedes‑Ma y- cedes‑M
ay-
bac bac
h) h)
MerMer
cedes-Ma y- cedes-M
ay-
bac bac
hGL h
GL S600 S
600
4MA 4MA
TIC TIC
1 1
Fr Fr
ont ont
2 2
R R
ear ear
Nor mal leve l2 4°21°
Ra ised leve l2 7°25° *Depending
onthetir esize.
Maximum gr Max
imumgradien tclimb ingabili ty adien
tclimb ingabili ty
The vehicle' sgr adien tclimb ingabili tydepen dson
th ewe ight distr ibution intheve hicle, thete rrain
cond itions and thero ad sur face condi tions.
The speci/ed value applies when:
R The vehicle isready todrive
R The L L
O O
W RAN W
RAN GE GE
o.-road gear ofthetransf er
case iseng aged R
The road sur face condi tionsand thus thetrac-
tion aregood
A gradien tclimb ingabili tyof 100% correspond sto
an incl ine of45°.
Obser vetheno teson drivi ng inmoun tainous ter-
ra in (/ page182).
Gr Gr
adient climbing ability adient
climbing ability ModelModel
Maximumgr Max
imumgradi- adi-
ent climb ingabil- ent
climb ingabil-
ity ity
V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit hout hout
O.-r O.-r
oad oad
pac k pac
kag ag
e e
80%
V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit h h
O.-r O.-r
oad oad
pac k pac
kag ag
e e
When LOWRAN GEo.-road
ge ar iseng aged 100% GrGr
adien tclimb ingabili ty(Mer adien
tclimb ingabili ty(Mer cedes‑ Ma cedes‑
Maybac ybac
h) h)
Mod
el Mod
el Maximumgr Max
imum gradi- adi-
ent climb ingabil- ent
climb ingabil-
ity ity
Mer cedes- Maybac hGL S
600 4MATIC 80% 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 The
tongue weight isno tincluded intheto wing
capacity . 420420
Te
ch nica ldat a

Miss
ingvalues werenotav ailabl eat thetime of
going topress.
T T
o o
wing capacity wing
capacity ,br ,
br ak ak
ed ed
Model
ToMode
lT owing capacity wing
capacity
All model s TT
o o
wing capacity wing
capacity ,br ,
br ak ak
ed (Mer ed
(Mer cedes- Ma cedes-
Maybac ybac
h) h)
Mode
lT oMode
lT owing capacity wing
capacity
Mer cedes- Maybac h
GL S600 4MATIC 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. Obser
vetheadditional noteson load capacit y.
T T
ong uew ong
ueweig ht eig
ht Mode
l Mode
l Maximumt Maximu
mtong ue ong
ue
w w
eig ht eig
ht
All model s6 17.3lbs(280 kg) TT
ongue w ongue
weight (Mer eight
(Mercedes‑Ma cedes‑Ma
ybac ybac
h) h)
ModelModel
Maximumt Maximum
tongue ongue
w w
eight eight
Mer cedes-Ma ybach
GL S600 4MATIC 617.3
lbs(280 kg) 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) Te
ch nica ldat a
421 421

Load
capacity(Mer Load
capacity(Mer cedes -Ma cedes
-Maybac yba
ch) h)
MerMer
cedes -Ma cedes
-Maybach ybac
h
GL GL
S600 4MA S
600 4MATIC TIC
Maxi
mum load Maxi
mum load
When attachin gth e
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)
TT
r r
ailer oper ailer
operation axleload ation
axleload ModelModel
Axleload Axle
load
All models 4078.5lbs(1850 kg) TT
r r
ailer oper ailer
operation axleload (Mer ation
axleload (Mercedes-Ma cedes-Ma
ybac ybac
h) h)
ModelModel
Axleload Axle
load
Mer cedes-Ma ybach
GL S600 4MATIC 4078.5
lbs(1850 kg) 422422
Te
ch nica ldat a