2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS width

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Remo vetheemer gency key(/ page72) . #
Inse rttheemer gency keyas faras itwill go
int oopening 1intheco ver. #
Pull and holdthedoor handle. #
Pull theco veron theemer gency keyas
str aigh tas possible awa yfrom theve hicle until
it re leases. #
Release thedoor handle. #
T T
o unloc o
unloc k: k:
tur nth eemer gency keycoun ter-
cloc kwise toposition 0047. #
T T
o loc o
loc k: k:
tur nth eemer gency keycloc kwise to
position 0047. #
Carefull ypr ess theco veront oth eloc kcy lin-
der until iteng ages and isseat ed/rml y. RR
unning boar unning
boards ds
OperOper
ation oft ation
ofthe r he
running boar unning
boards ds
MerMer
cedes-Ma cedes-Ma
ybac ybac
hv h
vehicles: ehicles:
theve hicle iseq uip-
ped withelect ricall yex tendab lerunning boards. If
yo uha ve select edtheaut omatic modeinthemul-
timedia system, (/page78) theru nning board
will extend automa tically on there specti veside
when adoor isopen ed.When theru nning boards
ar eex tended ,ch eckth eex cess widthof theve hi-
cle.
Yo ucan extend orretract theru nning boards
manuall yfo rcleaning (/page78).
% The running boardswill extend and retract
onl yif th eve hicle isstation ary.
In thefo llo wing cases ,th eru nning boardswill
re tract automa tically:
R Ifyo uselect ano.- road drive pr og ram
( / pag e188).
R Ifyo uactiv atecar wash mode (/page343) .
R Ifth eoutside mirrors fold inaut omaticall y
(/ page163). Opening
andclosing
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Youcan open theco verof there ar vie wcam-
er amanu ally(/ page267) .
The guide lines inthemedia displaysho wthedis-
ta nces toyour vehicle. Thedistances displa yed
onl yappl yto road leve l.
Depending ontheve hicle equipme nt,yo ucan
select from thefo llo wing views:
R Nor malvie w
R Wide-angle view
R Trailer view
The area behin dth eve hicle isdispl ayedas amir -
ro rimag e,as intheinside rear vie wmir ror.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
without P hout
Par ar
king Assis king
Assist P t
PARK ARK
TR TR
ONIC ONIC
The follo wing camer avie ws areav ailabl ein the
multimed iasystem: Nor
mal view
1 Yellowguide line,vehicle width(dr iven sur-
fa ce) depen dingonthecur rent steer ing angle
(d yna mic )
2 Yellowguide lineatadist ance ofappr ox-
imat ely3.3 T(1.0 m)from there ar area
3 Yellowlanes marking thecour sethetir es will
ta ke withth ecur rent steer ing angle (dyna mic )
4 Bum per
5 Redguide lineatadist ance ofappr oximat ely
1.0 in(0.3 m)from there ar area Wi
de-angle view Tr
ailer view(vehicle swit hatrailer hitch)
1 Yellowguide line,locating aid 262262
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iving andparking

2
Redguide lineatadist ance ofappr oximat ely
1.0 T(0.3 m)from theball head ofthetrailer
hitc h
3 Ball head ofthetrailer hitch
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withP h
Par ar
king Assis king
Assist P t
PARK ARK
TR TR
ONIC ONIC
The follo wing camer avie ws areav ailabl ein the
multimed iasystem: Nor
mal view
1 Yellowlanes marking thecour sethetir es will
ta ke withth ecur rent steer ing angle (dyna mic )
2 Yellowguide line,vehicle width(dr iven sur-
fa ce) depen dingonthecur rent steer ing angle
(d yna mic ) 3
Redguide lineatadist ance ofappr oximat ely
1.0 in(0.3 m)from there ar area
4 Yellowwa rning indicat orofParking Assist
PA RK TRON IC: obst acles atadist ance
be tween approximat ely2.0 T(0.6 m)and
3.3 T(1.0 m)
5 Redwa rning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRON IC: obst acles areve ry close
(appr oximat ely1.0 T(0.3 m)orless)
6 Orang ewa rning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRON IC: obst acles areamed iumdis-
ta nce away(be tween appr oximat ely1.0 T
(0.3 m)and 2.0T(0.6 m)) Wi
de-angle view Tr
ailer view(vehicle swit hatrailer hitch)
1 Yellowguide line,locating aid
2 Redguide lineatadist ance ofappr oximat ely
1.0 T(0.3 m)from theball head ofthetrailer
hitc h
3 Ball head ofthetrailer hitch
Sy st Sy
stem f em
failur e ailur
e
If th ere ar vie wcamer ais no toper ational, thefo l-
lo wing displa yappear sin themultimedia system. Dr
iving andparking
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3
Topvie wwit himag esfrom theside camer as
in theoutside mirrors
4 Wide-angle view, rear
5 Topvie wwit himag efrom there ar vie wcam-
er a
6 Topvie wwit htrailer view(vehicles witha
tr ailer hitch)
T T
op view op
view 1
Lane indicating thero uteth eve hicle willtake
at thecur rent steer ing wheel angle
2 Warning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRON IC
3 Your vehicle from above The
coloroftheindividual segments ofwa rning
displa y2 isbased onthedist ance tothede tec-
te dobst acle:
R Y Y
ello ello
wsegments: w
segments: obstacles atadist ance
be tween appr ox.2.0 T(0.6 m)and 3.3T
(1.0 m)
R Or Or
ang ang
esegme nts: e
segme nts:obstacles atadist ance
be tween approx. 1.0 T(0.3 m)and 2.0T
(0.6 m)
R R R
ed segm ents: ed
segm ents:obs tacles atave ry shor tdis-
ta nce ofapp rox. 1.0 T(0.3 m)orless
When Parking Assist PARK TRON ICisope rational
and noobjec tis de tected, thesegments ofthe
wa rning displa yar esho wningray . Guide
lines Guide
lines 1
Yellowlane marking thecour sethetir es will
ta ke atthecur rent steer ing wheel angle
(d yna mic )
2 Yellowguide line,vehicle width(dr iven sur-
fa ce) depen dingonthecur rent steer ing wheel
angle (dyna mic )
3 Redguide lineatadist ance ofappr oximat ely
1.0 in(0.3 m)from there ar area
4 Markat adis tance ofapp rox. 3.3 T(1.0 m)
% When ActivePa rking Assist isactiv e,lanes 1
ar edispla yedin green. Dr
iving andparking
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Ensur eth er eis su1cien tgr ound clear-
ance between theunderbody andthe
guide rails ofthecar wash. #
Ensur eth at theclear ance widthof the
car wash, inpar ticu larthewidt hof the
guide rails, issu1cien t. To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle when usingacar
wa sh, ensu rethefo llo wing beforehand:
R ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cis deac tiva-
te d.
R The HOLD function isswitc hedo..
R The surround viewcamer aor there ar vie w
camer ais switc hedo..
R The side windowsand slidingsunr oofarecom-
ple tely closed.
R The outsi demir rors arefo lded in.
R The blowerfo rth eve ntila tion/h eating is
sw itched o..
R The wind shield wipersw itchis in pos ition005A.
R The Smar tKey isat aminimum distance of
10 T(3 m) away from theve hicle. Other wise
th eta ilg atecould openunintentionall y. R
Inaut omati ccar washes withcon veyorsys-
te ms:
- Neut ral005C iseng aged.
- Ifyo uwo uld liketo lea vetheve hicle while
it is bein gwa shed, makesur eth eSmar t-
Ke yis locat edintheve hicle. Thepark
posit ion005Disother wise automati cally
eng aged.
% Toprev ent damag eto thetir es and wheels,
dr ive str aight andinto thecent eroftheguide
ra ils ofthecar wash.
% If,aTer thecar wash, youre mo vethewa x
fr om thewindshield andwiper rubber s,this
will prev ent smear ingand reduce wiper noise.
A A
ut ut
omatic carw omatic
carwash mode ash
mode
In car wash mode, theve hicle isprepar edfordr iv-
ing intoth eaut omatic carwash. Car wash mode
can beactiv ated ataspeed ofup to12 mph
(20 km/h )(/ pag e343).
The follo wing settings aremade whencarwash
mode isactiv ated:
R The outsi demir rors arefo lded in. R
Toprev ent thewindshield washer system from
st ar tin gup aut omati cally,thera in sensor is
deactiv ated.
R The rear wind owwiper isdeacti vated.
R Mer Mer
cedes-Ma cedes-Ma
ybac ybac
hv h
vehicles: ehicles:
theru nning
boa rdsar ere tract ed.
R The aircondi tioning system isse tto air-recir -
culat ionmode.
R Parking Assist PARK TRON ICisdea ctivated.
R V V
ehi cleswit ehi
cleswit hsur r h
sur round vie ound
viewca mer w
ca mer a: a:
thefront
imag eis activ ated aTer approx.eight seconds.
R V V
ehic leswit ehic
leswithAIRMA h
AIRMA TIC: TIC:
theve hicle israised
to themaximum possiblechassis
le ve l(/ page249).
If rising take slon gerth an 25 secon ds,thefo l-
lo wing messa geappear son themultifun ction
displa y:
Preparation forAutom aticCarWash Incom-
plete SeeMedia Display .AT ersome time,the
ve hicle automati callycont inuesrising .
R V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit hE- A h
E- ACTIVE BOD CTIVE
BODYC Y
CONTR ONTR
OL: OL:
the
ve hicle israised tothemaximum possible
ch assis leve l(/ pag e257). 342342
Maint
enance andcare

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N N
O O
TE TE
Possible wheel andtiredamag e
when drivi ng ove robst acles Lar
gewheels have asmalle rsecti onwidt h.As
th esection widthdecr eases, therisk of
wheels andtires bein gdamag edwhen drivi ng
ov er obst acles increases. #
Avoid obst acles ordrive especiall ycar e-
full y. #
Reduce your speed whendriving over
curbs, speedbumps,manhole covers
and potholes. #
Avoid particular lyhigh curbs. *
N NO O
TE TE
Possible wheel andtiredamag e
when parking oncurbs orinpo tholes Pa
rking oncurbs orinpo tholes maydamag e
th ewheels andtires. #
Ifpossible, parkonl yon 0at surfaces. #
Avoid curbs andpotholes when parking. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto electr oniccomponent
par tsfrom theuse oftire-mounting tools VV
ehicles wit ehicles
withatir h
atir epr e
pr essur essur
emonit e
monit or or
ing sy ing
sys- s-
t t
em: em:
Electr oniccomponent partsarelocat ed
in thewheel. Tire -mounti ngtools should not
be used inthear ea oftheva lve.
This could other wise damag eth eelectr onic
com ponent parts. #
Have thetir es chang edataqu ali/ed
special istwo rkshop only. *
N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageto summer tires atlow
ambien tte mp eratur es At
low ambient temp eratur es,tear scould form
when drivi ng withsummer tires, causin gper -
manen tdamag eto thetir es. #
Attemp eratur esbelo w45 °F(7°C) use
004D M+Stires. Ac
cessor ypar tswhic har eno tappr oved foryo ur
ve hicle byMer cedes-Be nz,orwh ich ar eno tuse d
cor rectl y,can impair theoper ating safety. Bef
orepurc hasing and using non-a pprovedacces-
sor ies, visit aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop and
inquir eabout:
R Suitabili ty
R Legalstipul ation s
R Factor yre commen dations &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden twit hhigh per-
fo rm ance tires
The special tiretread incombin ationwit hth e
op timize dtir ecom pound means that therisk
of skiddin gand hydroplaning onwetro ads is
incr eased.
In addit ion,th etir egr ip isgre atlyre duced ata
lo w outside temp eratur eand tireru nning tem-
per atur e. #
Swit chon theESP ®
and adap tyo ur driv-
ing styleaccor dingly. #
Use 004D M+Stires atout side temp era-
tur es ofless than 50 °F(10 °C). #
Onlyuse thetir es forth eir intended pur-
pose. 390390
Wheels
andtires

Heigh
twh en ope ned andheadr Heigh
twh en ope ned andheadroom (Mer oom
(Merced es- ced
es-
Ma Ma
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wh en wh
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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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ehicle ehicle
DisplaDispla
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messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Solution s Solution
s
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pleted *I
nst allatio nof thesoTw areupdat ehas been success fullycom pleted(/ page298).
Upda teFail edSoftware
Rema insUnchanged *A
ner ro roccur reddur ing installation ofthesoTw areupdat e(/ page298).
The prev ious soTw arere lease remains inplace.
Upda teFail ed
*Aner ro roccur reddur ing installation ofthesoTw areupdat e(/ page298).
Mak eaMer cedes mecall viatheove rhead contr olpanel (/page316).
0072
Vehicle ReadytoDrive
Switch theIgnition Off
Before Exiting *Y
ouarelea ving theve hicle inare ady -to-dr ive stat e. #
Getout oftheve hicle, secureit ag ains tro lling awayand take theSmar tKey wit hyo u. #
Ifyo udo notlea vetheve hicle, switcho. theelectr icalconsumer s,e.g. theseat heating. Other wise, the12‑ Vbat-
te ry ma ydisc hargeand star tin gth eengine maybe possible onlywit hth ehelp ofasecond battery(jum pstar t).
Running BoardsNotRetrac-
ted Pay Attention to
Excess WidthofVehicle *M
ercedes-Ma ybachve hicles: theru nning boardsar eno tre tract ed.
R The running boardscan beretract ed via themultimedia system onlywhen theve hicle isstatio nary(/ page78) .
R The running boardsand theside skirtmust befree ofdir t,ice and snow.Other wise, they areunab leto retract. #
Clea nth eru nning boards(/ page346). 432432
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aymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps