2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS cooling

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Vehicles withth re ero ws ofseats: totheright
and leTnext to theseat
If th eve hicle isswitc hedonyoucan charge USB
de vic es, e.g.mobil ephon es,atUSB ports.The
ch argin gvo ltag eis appr oximat ely5 V (up to3A). RR
efr efr
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at at
or box or
box Using
t Using
the r he
refr efr
ig ig
er er
at at
or box or
box &
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ARNING ARNING
Riskof/redue toaco vered
ve nt grille onthere frig er ator box
If yo uco verth eve nt grille forth ere frig er ator
bo x,itma yove rheat. #
Alwaysmak esur eth at theve nt grille is
no tco vered. The
vent grille forth ere frig er ator boxis in the
tr unk .
This equipme ntisavailabl eonl yfo rMer cedes-
Ma ybac hve hicles.
The refrig er ator boxca nbe ar ama ximu mload of
7.7 lb(3.5 kg). St
oreonl yplasti cbo ttles intheupper compart-
ment ofthere frig er ator box.The contents ofthe
bo ttle must beno mor eth an 17 0.oz. (0.5 liter s).
If yo udo notneed touse there frig er ator boxfo r
an extended period,sw itchit o. ,defrost itand
cle an it.AT erdoi ng so, leavethelid open fora
time.
Mor econdensation mayoccur during intensiv e
use. Cleaning maybe requ ired.
The refrig er ator boxwi llre duce itscooling capa-
city orswitc ho. inthefo llo wing cases :
R Tooman yelectr icalconsumer sar etur ned on.
R The star terbatt eryis no tsu1cien tly ch arge d.
If th is isthecase, theindicat orlam pswill 0ash on
th ebutt onforswitc hingthere frig er ator boxon
and o..The cooling func tionwi llau tomaticall y
switc hbac kon assoon asther eis su1cien tvo lt-
ag e.
% Toinst allthere frig er ator boxin thecar go
com partment orremo veit,please contacta
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. Ex
am ple: vehicles withind ividual rear seats #
Vehicles with5-se ater variant: fold do wn the
re ar armr est. #
Pullhandl eon stor ag ebo x1 and fold do wn
th eco verof stor ag ebo x2. Seats
andstow ing
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Ex
am ple: vehicles withind ividual rear seats #
T T
o open : o
open :pull thehandle onrefrig er ator box
1 and fold do wn theco verof there frig er ator
bo x. #
T T
o sw itc o
sw itchon: h
on: pres sbut ton2 repeat edlyuntil
an indicat orlam p(lo wcooling) lightsuportwo
indicat orlam ps(high cooling) lightup. #
T T
o switc o
switc h h
o.: o.:
press button2 repeat edlyuntil
bo th indicat orlam psgo out. WW
ir ir
eless c eless
char har
ging oft ging
ofthe mobile phoneandcon- he
mobile phoneandcon-
nection wit nection
witht h
the e he
ext xt
er er
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antenna enna
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t t
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on wirelessl elessl
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char har
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the mobile phone he
mobile phone &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur ydue toobjects
being stowe dincor rectl y
If obje ctsintheve hicle interior arestowe d
incor rectl y,they can slide orbe thro wn aroun d
and hitvehicle occupan ts.Inaddit ion,cup
holder s,open stow agespaces andmobil e
phon ere cep tacles canno talw aysre tain all
objects within.
Ther eis arisk ofinjury, par ticular lyin the
eve ntofsud den brak ing orasud den chang e
in dir ecti on. #
Alwaysst ow objects sothat they canno t
be thro wn aroun din suc hsitu ation s. #
Alwaysmak esur eth at obj ects donot
pr otru de from stow agespaces, parcel
ne ts or stow agene ts. #
Close theloc kable stow agespaces
bef orestar tin gajou rney . #
Alwaysst ow and secur ehea vy,har d,
poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile orbulky
objects inthetrunk/car gocom part-
ment. Obser
vetheno teson loadin gth eve hicle. &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk of/refrom placin gobj ects
in themobile phonestor ag ecom partment
Placing other objects inthemobile phone
st or ag ecom partment couldconstit utea/r e
hazar d. #
Apar tfr om amobile phone, donotplace
an yot her objects inthemobile phone
st or ag ecom partment, especiall yth ose
made ofme tal. 144144
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andstow ing

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rear oper ear
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unit Ex
am ple: USA
1 Setsthete mp eratur e,leT
2 Setstheair distr ibution, leT
3 Setsclimat econtr olto aut omati cmode
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4 Setstheair0o w
5 Switc hesclimat econtr olon/ o.
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Switc hesresidual heaton/o. (/page167)
6 Setstheair distr ibution, right
7 Setsthete mp eratur e,right The
settings forth esecond andthird ro w of seats
(eq uipme nt-dep ende nt)can bemade viathere ar
oper atinguni t,themultimedia system
(/ page166) ortheMBUX rear table tdepending
on theve hicle' seq uipme nt. OperOper
atingt atin
gthe climat he
climat econt r e
cont rol syst ol
system em
Swi
tc Swi
tching climat hing
climat econt r e
cont rol ol
on/o. on/o.
#
T T
o switc o
switc hon: h
on: setth eair0o wto leve l1 or
higher usingtheH button. #
T T
o switc o
switc h h
o.: o.:
setth eair0o wto leve l0 using
th eH button.
If climat econtr olisswitc hedo.,thewindo ws
ma yfo gup mor equ ickl y. Swi tchclim ateco ntrol
o. onlybr ie0 y. Swi
tc Swi
tching t hi
ng the clim at he
clim ateco ntr e
co ntrol int ol
inthe r he
rea r ea
r
pa sseng pa
sseng ercom er
compa r pa
rtme nt tme
nton/o. on/o.
#
Press button 5.
% Whe ncli mat econ trol inthesecond seatrow
is switc hedo.,theindicat orlam pis activ ated
and OFF OFF
issho wnonthere ar displ ay. Swi
tc Swi
tching t hi
ng the A/C function he
A/C functionon /o. on/o.
using t usi
ng the air he
air
con dition ing con tr con
dition ing con trol pan el ol
pan el Th
eA/ Cfunc tionhe ats, co olsand dehumidi/e s
th eve hicle' sint erior air. #
Press the0056 button.
Switc ho. theA/C function onlybr ie0y ;ot her -
wise, thewindo wsmayfo gup mor equ ickl y.
Condensation maydr ip from theunder sideofthe
ve hicle when coolingmode isactiv e.This isno t
ind icati veofamalfunct ion. Calling
upt Calling
upthe air condition ingmenu he
air condition ingmenu Calling
upt Calling
upthe air condition ingmenu usingt he
air condition ingmenu usingthe he
multimedia syst multimedia
system em
#
Select oneofthete mp eratur edispla ysatthe
lo we redg eof themedia display. Climat
econtr ol
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vidual suspe nsion setting scan becalle dup in
dr ive pr og ram = (/page191) .
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O.-r O.-r
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ehicles with ehicles
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pack- pac
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+3.5 in
(+90 mm) Appr
ox.+3.5 in
(+90 mm)
O.- road
le ve l+3 Una
vailable Approx.+3.5 in
(+90 mm)
O.- road
le ve l+2 Una
vailable Approx.+2.4 in
(+60 mm) VV
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vel el
V V
ehic leswit ehic
leswith- h-
out out
O.-r O.-
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pac k pac
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ehic leswith ehic
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pack- pac
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O.-r oad
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cedes-
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cles: approx.
+2.0 in
(+50 mm)
All other mod-
els: appr ox.
+2.4 in
(+60 mm) Appr
ox.+1.2 in
(+30 mm)
Spor tA pprox.-0.6 in
(-15 mm) Appr
ox.-0.6 in
(-15 mm)
Spor t+A pprox.-1.0 in
(-25 mm) Appr
ox.-1.0 in
(-25 mm) If
th eentr y/exitleve lfunction isactiv ated, the
ve hicle islowe redto theSpor t+ leve lto facilit ate
ent ering /exitin gth eve hicle. When drivi ng at
speeds ofappr oximat ely19 mph(3 0km /h)or
ab ove ,th eentr y/exitleve lis deactiv ated and the
ve hicle israised (/page252). Oper Oper
ation wit ation
withatr h
atrailer orbicy ailer
orbicy cler cle
rac k ac
k
If transpor teq uipment, forex am ple atrailer or
bicy clerack ,is att ached tothetrailer hitchand
th eelectr icalconnection hasbeen correctl y
es tablished:
R Indrive prog ram F andG, theve hicle
adop tsthenor mal leve lst ar ting from aspeed
of 19 mph(3 0km /h).
R Inallot her drive pr og rams, theve hicle
re mains atnor mal leve lir re spect ive of speed.
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
AIR MATIC mayno tbe availabl eor have onl ylimi-
te dav ailabi lityin thefo llo wing cases :
R The overheating protection hasbeen activated
due tofreq uen tle ve lch ang eswithin ashor t
time .The 00C4 warning lampappear sin the
multif unctiondispla y.
ATe rth ecooling phase,thesy stem isag ain
av ailabl ewit hout restr iction . 24
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iving andpa rking

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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent due tounsuit a-
ble ball neck
If yo uinst allan unsuit ableballneck,thetrailer
hitc hand there ar axle maybe overloaded.
This cansigni/can tly im pair thedr iving char-
act eristics and thetrailer maybecome loose.
Ther eis arisk offata linjur y. #
Onlyins talla ball neckth at com plies
wit hth eper missible dimensions andis
designed forth ere qu irements oftrailer
oper ation. #
Donotmodify theball neckor thetrailer
hitc h. The
values approvedby themanuf acturercan be
fo und ontheident i/cationplat esand inthe"Tec h-
nical data"section under"Tra iler hitc h"forth e
to wing vehicle (/page420) . &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GSw ervin gof theve hicle/ trailer
combin ationduetoincr eased speed
Yo ucould losecontr olof theve hicle/ trailer
combin ation. The
vehicle/ trailer combin ationmayev en tip
ov er. #
Under nocircumst ances should youtry
to str aigh tenth eve hicle/ trailer combi-
nat ion byincr easing thespeed. #
Reduce your speed anddonotcount er-
st eer . #
Ifnecessar y,appl yth ebr ak es. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theengine asare sult of
ove rheating #
Ifyo ure tro/t atrai le rhi tc h, mo di/ca -
tio ns totheengine cooling system may
be necessar y,depending ontheve hicle
model .
When retro/tti ngatrai le rhi tc h, ob serveth e
fa steni ng point son thech assis. Re
tro/tti ngatrai le rhi tc his pe rm issible onlyif a
tr ailer loadisspeci/ edinyour vehicle docume nts.
If th is is no tth ecase, theve hicle isno tappr oved
fo rtr ailer operation. Fu
rther informatio ncan beobt aine dat aquali/ed
special istwo rkshop.
Fo ra de tach able trailer coupl ing,it is essen tialto
com plywit hth eoper ating instruction sof the
tr aile rcoup lingmanuf acturer.
Couple anduncouple thetrailer carefull y.Ifyo u
do notconnect thetrailer totheto wing vehicle
cor rectl y,thetrailer maybecome detach ed.
Obser vethefo llo wing noteson theto ngue weight:
R Donotuse ato ngue weight that exceeds or
fa lls belo wtheper missible tongue weight
R Use ato ngue weight asclose aspossible to
th emaximum tongue weight
Do notex ceed thefo llo wing values:
R Perm issible towing capacity
R Perm issible rear axle load oftheto wing vehi-
cle
R Perm issible gross weight oftheto wing vehicle
R Perm issible gross weight ofthetrailer
R Maximum permissible speedofthetrailer 278278
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iving andparking

NN
o o
t t
es on br es
on brak ak
e e
0uid 0uid
No
tetheinst ruction sabout operating0uids
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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
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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
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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
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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
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ig ig
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t t
es on r es
on refr efr
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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-
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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
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ch nica ldat a