2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS load capacity

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Obser vethech ang edvehicle heightwit h
add-o nro of equipment . NNo o
t t
es on dr es
on drivin gwit ivin
gwit har h
aroof load, tr oof
load, trailer orfull y ailer
orfull y
laden v laden
vehicle ehicle
When drivin gwit haloaded roof lugg agera ck or
tr ailer aswellas withafull yladen orfull yoccu-
pied vehicle, theve hicle' sdr ivi ng and steer ing
ch aract eristics chang e.
Yo ushould bearthefo llo wing inmind:
R Donotex ceed theper missible roof load and
to wing capacity .Also obser vethete ch nica l
dat ain thepr int ed Oper ator's Manual.
R Evenl ydistr ibuteth ero of load, andplace
hea vyobjects atthebo ttom. Also complywit h
th eno teson loadin gth eve hicle
(/ page124) .
R Drive att ent ivel y, and avoidsuddenl ypulling
awa y,braking andsteer ing aswellas rapid
cor ner ing.
No t No
tes on dr es
on driving onsalt-tr iving
onsalt-tr eat eat
edr ed
roads oads
The braking e.ect islimit edon salt-tr eatedroads. Ther
efor e, obser vethefo llo wing notes:
R Due tosalt build-up onthebr ak ediscs and
br ak epads, thebr aking distance canincrease
consider ablyor result inbraking onlyon one
side
R Main tain amuc hgr eat ersaf edist ance tothe
ve hicle infront
To remo vesalt build-up :
R Brak eoccasion allywhile paying attent ion to
th etra1c conditions
R Carefull ydepr essthebr ak epedal attheend
of thejour neyand when star ting thene xt jour -
ne y
N No o
t t
es on h es
on hydr ydr
oplaning oplaning
Hydr oplaning cantake place onceacer tain
amount ofwa terhas accumula tedon thero ad
sur face.
Obser vethefo llo wing notesdur ing heavyprecipi -
ta tion orincondi tions inwhi chhydroplaning may
occur :
R Reduce speed
R Avoid tireru ts R
Avoid sudden steer ing movements
R Brak ecar eful ly
% Also observe theno teson regula rly ch ecking
wheels andtires (/ page370).
N No o
t t
es on dr es
on driving t iving
thr hr
ough w ough
wat at
er on t er
on the r he
road sur- oad
sur-
f f
ace ace
Wa terwhic hhas entered intoth eve hicle can
damag eth eengine, electricsand transmission.
Wa tercan also entertheair intakeof theengine
and cause engine damage.
Obser vethefo llo wing ifyo umust drive th ro ugh
wa ter:
R Obser vethemaximum permissible ford ing
dep th(/ pag e418).
R Drive at amaximum speedof6mp h
(10 km/h );wa tercan other wise enterthe
ve hicle interior oreng inecom partmen t.
R Vehicles trave ling infront, oroncoming vehi-
cles, cancreat ewa veswhic hma yex ceed the
maximum permissible depthofthewa ter.
The brak ing e.ect ofthebr ak es isreduced aTer
fo rd ing. Brak ecar efull ywhile paying attention to Dr
iving andparking
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W W
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) . &
W W
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

to
tread qualit y,tiretracti onand temp eratur e
ch aract eristics. Thequalit ygr adin gassessmen tis
made bythemanuf acturerfollo wing speci/ cations
fr om theU. S. government. Thequalit ygr ade ofa
tir eis im print ed on theside wallof thetir e.
R R
ecommended tir ecommended
tirepr e
pr essur essur
e: e:
there commen ded
tir epr essur eis thetir epr essur especi/ed forth e
tir es mount edtotheve hicle atthefa ct or y.
The tireand informa tion table cont ains there com-
mende dtir epr essur esforcold tires, themaxi-
mum permissible loadandthemaximum permissi-
ble vehicle speed.
The tirepr essur eta ble cont ains there commen -
ded tirepr essur esforcold tires under various
oper ating condition s,i.e. loading and/or speedof
th eve hicle.
Incr Incr
eased v eased
vehicle w ehicle
weig htdue t eig
htdue to op o
op tion aleq tion
aleq uip- uip-
men t: men
t:thecombined weight ofall standar dand
op tional equipment availabl efo rth eve hicle,
re ga rdless ofwhe ther itis actuall yinst alled onthe
ve hicle ornot.
Rim : Rim
:th epar tof thewheel onwhic hth etir eis
inst alled. G G
A A
WR (Gr WR
(Gross Axle W oss
Axle Weight R eight
Rating): ating):
theGA WR is
th emaximum permissible axleload. Theactual
load onanaxle must neverex ceed thegr oss axle
we ight rating. Thegross axle weight rating canbe
fo und ontheve hicle identi/cation plateon the
B‑pi llaron thedr iver's side.
Speed r Speed
rating: ating:
thespeed rating ispar tof thetir e
ident i/cation.Itspeci/es thespeed rang efo r
whic hatir eis appr oved.
G G
VW (Gr VW
(Gross V oss
Vehicle W ehicle
Weight): eight):
thegr oss vehicle
we ight comprises thewe ight oftheve hicle includ-
ing fuel, tools, thespar ewheel, accessories inst al-
led, occupants, luggageand thetrailer draw bar
nose weight, ifapplica ble.Thegross vehicle weight
must notex ceed thegr oss vehicle weight rating
GV WR asspeci/ed ontheve hicle identi/cation
plat eon theB‑pillar onthedr iver's side.
G G
VWR (Gr VWR
(Gross V oss
Vehicle W ehicle
Weight R eight
Rating): ating):
theGV WR is
th emaximum permitt edgross weight ofthefull y
laden vehicle (weig htoftheve hicle includin gall
accessor ies,occupan ts,fuel, luggage and the
tr aile rdr aw bar nose weight ifapplica ble).The
gr oss vehicle weight rating isspec i/edon the
ve hicle identi/cation plateon theB‑pillar onthe
dr iver's side. Maximum
w Maximum
weight oft eight
ofthe laden v he
laden vehicle: ehicle:
themaxi-
mum weight isthesum ofthecurb weight ofthe
ve hicle, thewe ight oftheaccess ories, themaxi-
mum loadandthewe ight ofoptional equipment
inst alled atthefa ct or y.
Kilo pascal (kP Kilo
pascal (kPa) : a)
:me tric unit fortir epr essur e.
6.9 kPacor respond sto 1psi. Another unit fortir e
pr essur eis bar .100 kilopasc al(kP a)equals 1bar .
Load inde Load
index: x:
in addition totheload-bear inginde x,
th eload indexma yalso beimprint ed on theside
wa llof thetir e. This speci/es theload-bear ing
capac ityofthetir emor epr ecisel y.
Curb w Curb
weight: eight:
thewe ight ofave hicle withstandar d
eq uipme ntincl udin gth emaximum capacityof
fuel, oiland coolant. Italso includes theair condi-
tioning system and optional equipment ifth ese
ar einst alled ontheve hicle, butdoes notincl ude
passen gers or lugg age.
Maximum tir Maximum
tireload: e
load: themaximum tireload isthe
maximum permissible weight inkilog rams orlbs
fo rwhic hatir eis appr oved.
Maximum per Maximum
permissible tir missible
tirepr e
pr essur essur
e: e:
maximum
per missible tirepr essur efo rone tire. Wheels
andtires
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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
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

TT
T T
able able
see Folding table
T T
ailg ailg
ate at
e
Closing. ................................................... 79
Emer gency release ................................... 83
HANDS-FR EEACCESS........... .................. 82
Limiting theopening angle........ ............... 83
Opening...... ............................................. 78
Opening dimensions..... ......................... 416
Unloc king(mec hanical key)...................... 84
T T
ailp ipes(car ailp
ipes(car e) e)
...... .......................................3 46
T T
ank cont ank
cont ent ent
Fu el..... .................................................. 411
Re ser ve(fuel).........................................4 11
T T
ec ec
hnical data hnical
data
Axle load(trailer operation) .................... 422
Com ponen t-speci/ cinf ormation........ ....406
Inf ormation........ ....................................404
No tes(tr ailer hitch)... ............................. 420
Re gula tory radio identi/ cation (Indo-
nesia). ................................................... 406
Re gula tory radio identi/ cation of
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000F> 406Re
gula tory radio information .................. 406
To ngue weight...... .................................. 421
To wing capacity (trailer operation ).......... 420
T T
eleph one eleph
one
Connecti ngamobi lepho ne(Pass key).... 315
Con necti ng amobi lephon e(Se cure
Si mp lePa iring)...... .................................315
Fu nctio nsinthete lephone menu...... ......315
No tes... .................................................. 312
No teson wireless chargin g(mobil e
phon e)... ................................................ 144
Oper atingmodes ................................... 314
Te lephone menuoverview... ...... .............3 14
Wi reless chargin g(mobil ephon ein
th ere ar passen gercom partment) .......... 146
Wi reless chargin g(mobil ephon e)... ........ 145
T T
elep hon elep
honyoper y
oper atingmodes atin
gmodes
Blu etoo th®
telephon y......... ....................314
T T
em em
per per
atur e atur
e
Se tting theve hicle interior temp era-
tur e..... .................................................. 164
T T
em em
per per
atur atur
egr e
gr ade ade
.............................. ......... 381
Them es Them
es
Fa steni ng. ..............................................2 97 Thir Thir
dro d
ro w of seats w
of seats
Fo lding backth ebac krest ontheth ird
ro w of seats ...........................................1 32
Fo lding thebac krest ontheth ird ro w
of seats forw ards ................................... 131
Ge tting in/ out.. ...................................... 104
Thr Thr
oug h-lo adin gf oug
h-lo adin gfeatu re eatur
e
see Seats
see Thirdro w of seats
TIN (T TIN
(Tir ir
e e
Identi/cation Identi/cation
Number) Number
)... ................. 382
T T
ir ir
e and Loadin gInf e
and Loadin gInf or or
matio nplacar d matio
nplacar d... ......... 376
T T
ir ir
e c e
char har
act act
er er
is is
tics tics
....................................... 384
T T
ir ir
e e
in0ation in0ation
com com
pr pr
essor essor
see TIREFIT kit
T T
ir ir
e inf e
inf or or
matio nt matio
ntable able.
..................................3 76
T T
ir ir
e labeling e
labeling
Char acteristics .......................................384
DO T,Tire Identi/cation Number(TIN) .....3 82
Load index......... ....................................384
Load-bear ingcapa city....... ..................... 384
Maximum tireload..... ............................ 383
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000F> 381
Speed ra<0055004A004F0048000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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Tr
ead weargrade ................................... 381
Un familiar handling .............................. .. 370
T T
oll syst oll
system em
Wi ndsh ield....... ...................................... 163
T T
ongue w ongue
weigh t eigh
t......... .....................................421
T T
ool ool
see Vehicle tool kit
T T
op Tet op
Tether her.
..................................................... 62
T T
ouc ouc
hCon tr h
Con trol ol
On- boar dcom puter................................ 284
Oper ating.... .......................................... 291
T T
ouc ouc
hpad hpad
Oper ating.... .......................................... 291
T T
ouc ouc
hscr hscr
een een
Oper ating.... .......................................... 291
To w To
w-a wa -a
wa yalar m y
alar m
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Fu nctio n........... ....................................... 94
To w To
w-bar syst -bar
system em
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To w To
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............367
To To
wing away wing
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o o
wing eye wing
eye
Ins talling... ............ .................................366
St orag elocation.. ................................... 366
To To
wing met wing
methods hods
...........................................3 62
Tr Tr
actio ngr actio
ngr ade ade
..............................................3 81
Tr Tr
a1c a1c
inf inf
or or
matio n matio
n
Swi tching onthedispla y........ .................309
Tr Tr
a1c a1c
light dat lig
ht dat aser a
ser vice vice
Displ ayintheInstr ument Display........... 239
Tu rning thedispla yon/ o...... .................241
Tr Tr
a1c a1c
Sign Assis t Si
gn Assis t
Fu nctio n/no tes... ................................... 238
Se tting.... ............................................... 239
Sy stem limits... ...... ................................ 238
Tr Tr
ailer hitch ailer
hitch
At tach ing theball neck....... ................... 279
Car e..... ................................................. 346
Coupling up/uncoupling atrailer...... ......2 80
Gener alno tes... .....................................4 20
No tes... .................. ................................ 277
Tr Tr
ailer oper ailer
operation atio
n
Ac tiveBlind SpotAssi <00540055000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F> 243
Ac tiveLane Keeping Assist.. ................... 244
At tach ing theball neck....... ................... 279 Coupling
up/uncoupling atrailer...... ......2 80
No tes... .................................................. 277
T T
r r
ai le rst ai
le rst ab iliza tion ab
iliza tion
Fu nctio n/no tes... ................................... 213
Tr Tr
ailer to ailer
tow hitc h w
hitc h
Axle load................................................ 422
To ngue weight...... .................................. 421
To wing capacity .....................................4 20
Tr Tr
ansf ansf
ercase er
case
HIGH RANG E... ...................................... 197
LO WRAN GE...... ....................................1 97
ShiTin g....... ....... ....................................198
Tr Tr
ansmi ssion ansmi
ssion
Eng agin gneu tral.... ................................ 193
Tr Tr
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Tr Tr
anspo r anspo
rtin g tin
g
ve hicle ............... .................................... 365
Tr Tr
ead w ead
wear gr ear
grade ade
......................................... 381
Tr Tr
im element (Car im
element (Care) e)...
...... ............................. 347
Tr Tr
unk lid unk
lid
see Tailg ate
T T
uneIn uneIn
Calling up.............................................. 331 Inde
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