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
387 387
*
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
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
Re
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Elec tr Elec
troh oh
ydr ydr
auli csus pensi on auli
csus pensi on
see E-AC TIV EBOD YCO NTR OL
Elec tr Elec
troni cSt onic
Stabili tyPr abili
tyProg r og
ram am
see ESP®
(Elect ronic Stabili tyProg ram)
Emer g Emer
gency ency
Assis tance overview... ...... ........................ 18
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Re 0ectiv esaf etyve st.... .........................3 50
Re mo vingth ewa rning triangle.......... .....350
Se tting upthewa rning triangle.......... .....351
Emer g Emer
gency br ency
braking aking
......................................207
Emer g Emer
gency br ency
braking aking
see BAS (BrakeAssi stSystem)
Emer g Emer
gen cy call en
cy call
see Mercedes-Benz emergency callsy stem
Eme rg Emer
gency key ency
key
Loc king/unloc kingthedoor s....... ............ 76
Emer g Emer
gency oper ency
operation mode ation
mode
St artin gth eve hicle. ...............................1 75
Emer g Emer
gency r ency
release elease
Ta ilg ate....... .............................................83 Emer
g Emer
gency spar ency
sparewheel e
wheel
In0 ating ...... ...........................................4 00
No tes... .................. ................................ 399
Em erg Em
ergenc yT en
cy Ten sion ing De en
sion ing De vices vi
ces
Ac tivation <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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Engine Engine
Engine number <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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000F000F000F000F000F000F000F> 407
St artin g(emer gency operation mode ).... 175
St artin g(R emo teOnlin e)........................ 176
Engin edat a Engin
edat a
Displa ying................... ........................... 191
Engin enumber Engin
enumber... .......................................... 407
Engin eoil Engin
eoil
Ad ditiv es..... ........................................... 411
Capacity ................ ................................ 412
Chec kingtheoil leve lusing theon-
boar dcom puter..... ................................ 337
MB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval.... .............. 412
Quali ty... ............... ................................. 412
Re /lling .................................................. 338
En t En
ter er
ing/ e in
g/ exit ing lev xit
ing level el
Se ttin g.. .................................................2 52
Er r Er
ror messa ge or
messag e
see Displa ymessag e ESC
(Electr ESC
(Electr onicSt onic
Stabili tyCon tr abili
tyCon trol) ol)
see ESP®
(Elect ronic Stabili tyProg ram)
ESP ESP
® ®
Cr osswind Assist.................................... 213
Tr ailer stabili zation ................................. 213
ESP ESP
® ®
(Elect r (Elect
roni cSt onic
Stabili tyPr abili
tyProg r og
ram) am)
Ac tivating/dea ctiv<00420055004A004F0048000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F> 214
Fu nctio n/no tes... ................................... 212
Ext Ext
end able r end
able runn ingboar unn
ingboar ds ds
............................. 77
Ext Ext
end able st end
able step ep
see Running boards
Ext Ext
er er
ior light ing ior
light ing
Car e...................................................... 346
Ext Ext
er er
ior light ing ior
light ing
see Light s
Ext Ext
er er
ior mir r ior
mir ror s or
s
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function. .......... 163
Oper ating thememor yfunction .............. 120
Pa rking position....... .............................. 162 FF
F F
atigue det atigue
detection ection
see ATTEN TIONASSIS T 508508
Ind
ex