2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS ground clearance

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Ifyo uar edr iving ataspeed great erthan
2.5 mph(4 km/h) .
If yo uha ve select edtheaut omatic modeinthe
multimed iasystem and youmanuall yex tend the
ru nning boardswhen thedoor sar eclosed, the
ru nning boardswill remain extended .Ev en ifyo u
open adoor andthen close itag ain, theru nning
boa rdswill remain extended .Au tomatic mode will
be reactiv ated onlywhen youar edr iving ata
speed great erthan 2.5 mph(4 km/h) . &
W W
AR NING AR
NING Riskofinjurywhen extending
or retracti ngtheru nning boards
The running boardsex tend attheside during
ex tensio n.Dur ingretracti on, theru nning
boa rdsar eint egratedin theside skirt.Pa rts of
th ebody could become trapped. Therema y
be people inthera ng eof mo vement. Thereis
a risk ofinjury. #
Alwaysensu rethat ther ear eno people
wit hin thera ng eof mo vement oftheru n-
ning boards. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theru nning boardsdur -
ing extensio nor retracti on The
running boardsex tend attheside during
ex tensio n.Dur ingretracti on, theru nning
boa rdsar eint egratedin theside skirt. #
Mak esur eth at ther eis su1cien tspace
dur ing extensio nand retracti on. *
N NO O
TE TE
Dam ageto theve hicle body or
und erbod ydue tolow ground clearance The
running boardsar eatt ached totheve hicle
body viatheunderbody .This limits thegr ound
clear ance. #
Drive ove robst acles, suchas curbs, par-
ticular lycar efully and slowly. Obser
vethecor respond ingdispla ymessag esin
th einst rument cluster(/ page423). ExtExt
endin gand re ending
andretr tr
acti ngt acti
ngthe r he
running boar unning
boards via ds
via
t t
he multim ediasyst he
multim ediasystem em
Multime
diasystem:
4 © 5
Set tings 5
Vehicle
5 SID ERUNNING BOARD #
Select Exten dor Retract.
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oma ticall oma
tically e y
ext xt
ending andre ending
andretr tr
acti ngt acti
ngthe r he
run- un-
ning boar ning
boards ds
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Activateor dea ctivateAUTOM ATICEXTEN-
SION .
% This equipme ntisavailabl eonl yfo rMer cedes-
Ma ybac hve hicles. CarCar
gocom go
com par par
tmen t tmen
t Open
ingt Open
ingthe t he
tailg ailg
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AN AN
GER GER
Riskofpoison ingfrom exhaus t
ga ses
Combu stion enginesemit poison ousexhaus t
ga ses, suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can entertheve hicle interior ifth eta il- 7878
Opening
andclosing

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Engi neoilleve l:/ll engine oiltothemaximum
le ve lto ensur efull gradeabi lity(/ page337)
R Tire -cha ngeto ol kit and sparewheel
R Tire sand wheels
% Further informatio nabout special all-terrain
tir es forre tro/tti ngcan beobtained from a
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
O.-r O.-r
oad oad
dr dr
ivi ng ivi
ng
Re ad this section beforedr iving your vehicle o.-
ro ad. Practice bydriving overmor ege ntle o.-road
te rrain /rst.
R Obser vetheno teson thecr oss-countr yABS
(/ page211).
R Ifnecessar y,select theF orG drive
pr og ram (vehicles withO.-r oadpackage )
bef oredr iving o.-road (/ page190).
R Beforedr ivi ng o.-r oad, shiTthetransf ercase
to theL L
O O
W RAN W
RAN GE GE
o.-road gear (vehicle swit h
O.-r oadpackage )(/ page198 ).
R Select ave hicle leve lsuit able foro.- road ter-
ra in (/ page249). Toavo iddamaging the ve
hicle, makesur eth er eis alw ayssu1cie nt
gr ound clearance.
R Alwayske ep theengine running andingear
when drivi ng on downhil lgr adien tsand
emban kments.Obser vetheno teson drivi ng in
moun tainous terrain.
R Donotdr ive on unkn ownte rrain that isno t
easil yvisi ble and stay on mar kedro utes.
R Alwayske ep thedoor sand windo wsclosed
while theve hicle isin mo tion .
R Deact ivat eAc tiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C
and cruise control.
R Adaptyo ur driving styleto thete rrain.
R Donotuse theHOLD function onsteep down-
hill oruphill gradien tswit hslipp eryor loose
sur faces.
Dr Dr
iving on sand ivi
ng on sand
When drivi ng on sand, alsoobser vethefo llo wing
inst ruction s:
R Select theF drive pr og ram.
R Sele ctahigher vehicle leve l.
R ShiT toalowe rge ar. R
Drive qu ickl yto ove rcome thero lling resis t-
ance; theve hicle mayot her wise digitselfin.
R Drive in thetrac ks ofother vehicles ifpossi-
ble. Makesur eth at thefo llo wing prereq uisit es
ar eme t:
- The tireru ts areno tto odeep
- The sand is/rm enough
- The ground clearance issu1cient
F F
or or
ding ding
Also obser vethefo llo wing information whenford -
ing:
R V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withAIR BOD h
AIR BOD YC Y
CONTR ONTR
OL: OL:
select the
highe stpossibl eve hicle leve l(/ page249).
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withE- A h
E- ACTIVE BOD CTIVE
BODYC Y
CONTR ONTR
OL: OL:
select thehighest possible vehicle leve l
( / pag e257).
R Drive no faster than 6mp h(1 0km /h).
R Observeth emaximum permissible ford ing
dep th(/ pag e418).
R Switc ho. automatic climatecontr ol
(/ page166). Dr
iving andparking
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sum
ption. Youalso have theop tion ofmanuall y
adjusti ngtheve hicle leve l.
AIRMA TICiscom prised ofthefo llo wing functions
and com ponents:
R All-r ound airsuspension
R Speed-dependent lowe ring
R Manua lly sel ect ablehigh leve lse tting for
gr eat erground clearance whichcan beadjus-
te dusing aleve lbutt on
R V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withADS PL h
ADS PLUS: US:
also AdaptiveDam p-
ing System withcons tant adju stment ofdam p-
ing charact eristics forim prove ddr iving com-
fo rt
Sus pensi on se Sus
pensi on setting and v tti
ng and veh icle lev eh
icle level pe rdr el
pe rdr iv iv
e pr e
pro- o-
gr gr
am am
Dr ive pr og ram A and;:
R The suspension settin gis comf ortable.
R The vehicle isse tto thenor mal leve l.
R When driving atspeeds aboveappr oximat ely
87 mph(1 40 km/h),th eve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely
25 mph(4 0km /h),th eve hicle israised again. Dr
ive pr og ram £ (Mercedes-Ma ybachve hicles
onl y):
R The suspen sionsetting isvery comf ortable.
R The vehicle isse tto thenor mal leve l.
R When driving atspeeds aboveappr oximat ely
87 mph(1 40 km/h),th eve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely
25 mph(4 0km /h),th eve hicle israised again.
Dr ive pr og ram C:
R The suspension settin gis /rmer .
R The vehicle islowe redto spor tle ve l.
Dr ive prog ram B:
R The suspension settin gis even /rmer .
R The vehicle islowe redto Spo rt+leve l.
Dr ive pr og ram F (vehicles without O.-road
pac kage ):
R The suspe nsion settin g is suit able foreasil y
nego tiable o.-road terrain.
R The vehicle isse tto o.-r oad leve l+1. R
When driving atspeeds aboveappr oximat ely
50 mph(8 0km /h),th eve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely
28 mph(45 km/h) ,th eve hicle israised.
Dr ive pr og ram F (vehicles withO.-r oadpack-
ag e):
R The suspen sionsetting issuit able foreasil y
nego tiable o.-road terrain.
R The vehicle isse tto o.-r oad leve l+1.
R When driving atspeeds aboveappr oximat ely
71 mph(115 km/h) ,th eve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely
47 mph(7 5km /h),th eve hicle israised.
Dr ive prog ram G (vehicles withO.-r oadpack-
ag e):
R The suspen sionsetting issuit able fordi1cult
o.- road terrain.
R The vehicle isse tto o.-r oad leve l+1.
R When driving atspeeds aboveappr oximat ely
50 mph(8 0km /h),th eve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely
28 mph(45 km/h) ,th eve hicle israised. Dr
iving andparking
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#
Appl yth eelectr icpar king brak e. #
ShiT thetransmission toposition 005D
(/ page194). #
Pull button1 inthecar gocom partment trim
br ie0y .
Indicat orlam p2 0ash esuntil theve hicle has
been lowe red.
The vehicle islowe redat there ar axle by
appr ox.1.5 in(40 mm). When theve hicle has
been lowe red, indicat orlam p2 remains lit.
Lo we ring isint erru pted inthefo llo wing situations:
R Ave hicle doorisopen ed.
R Switch1 ispull edagain.
R The vehicle isbein gdr iven faster than 1.2 mph
(2 km/h ).
% The vehicle isaut omati callyse tto theleve lof
th eselect eddrive pr og ram ifyo udr ive at
speeds great erthan 1.2 mph (2km/h) .
If ind icat orlam p2 0ashes twiceandthere ar of
th eve hicle does notlo we r: #
Mak esur eth at there qu irements areme t. %
Lowe ring there ar oftheve hicle allowsthe
ve hicle tobe loaded moreeasil y.Obser vethe
no teson loadin gth eve hicle when doingth is
(/ page124).
R R
aising t aising
the r he
rear oft ear
ofthe v he
vehicle ehicle
#
Chec kif th ebatt eryis su1cien tly ch arge d. If
necessar y,star tth eengine. #
Pull switc h1 brie0y .
Indicat orlam p2 goes out.
The vehicle willberaised tothecur rentl y
sel ect edleve l.
% The vehicle isaut omati callyse tto theleve lof
th eselect eddrive pr og ram ifyo udr ive at
speeds great erthan 1.2 mph (2km/h) .
If th eve hicle cannotbe raised: #
Ensur eth at thebatt eryis su1cien tly ch arge d;
if necessar y,star tth eengine.
The raising process continues. E-
A E-
ACTIVE BOD CTIVE
BODYC Y
CONTR ONTR
OL OL
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unction ofE-A unction
ofE-ACTIVE BOD CTIVE
BODYC Y
CONTR ONTR
OL OL
E- AC TIV EBOD YCO NTR OLisan electrohydr auli c
suspe nsion system withva riable dampingfo r
im prove ddr iving comfort.The all-round leve lcon-
tr ol system ensur esthebest possible suspension
and const antground clearance, even withaladen
ve hicle. When drivi ng atspeed, theve hicle islow-
er ed aut omaticall yto improve driving safetyand
to reduce fuelconsum ption. Thesuspension set-
ting isadjust eddepending onthero ad sur face,
ve hicle loadandthedr ive pr og ram select ed.
The ROAD SURF ACESC AN function detects areas
of une venness inthero ad bef oreyo udr ive ove r
th em bymeans ofamultif unctioncamer a.This
re duces chassis movements.
The dam ping isadjus tedindivi duallyto eac h
wheel anddepends onthefo llo wing fact or s:
R Driving style, e.g. spor ty
R Road cond ition, e.g.bum ps
R Drive pr og ram Dr
iving andparking
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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
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