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
NN
o o
t t
es on br es
on brak ak
e e
0uid 0uid
No
tetheinst ruction sabout operating0uids
(/ page408). &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofan acciden tdue 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
(/ page408). &
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. Te
ch nica ldat a
413 413
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
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
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
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 e175).
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. 428428
Displa
ymessa gesand warning/in dicatorlam ps
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 e175). 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. Displ
aymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps
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