General notes
When they leave the factory, vehicles are not equipped with the tools needed to change a wheel, such as a jack or lug wrench. Some tools for changing a wheel are specific to the vehicle. To obtain tools approved for your vehicle, contact a qualified specialist workshop.
The vehicle tool kit contains:
R Vehicle tool kit bag with:
- a fuse extractor
- an Allen key, e.g. to operate the sliding
roof manually in an emergency
- a pump lever for the vehicle jack
- a screwdriver
- a lug wrench
R Jack
Vehicle tool kit

The vehicle tool kit is under the cover in the footwell in front of the rear bench seat.
► Fold cover 1 to the side.
► Pull vehicle tool kit 2 out by the tab.
Jack
Make sure that, while installing the vehicle jack, there are no cables on the holder, in order to avoid them becoming trapped.

The jack is located under the rear bench seat on the right-hand side when viewed in the direction of travel.
► Fold rear bench seat forwards.
► Open cover 1.
► Pull bar 3 upwards and detach from tab 4.
► Remove jack 2.
Tires
GL 350 BlueTEC 4MATIC
All-weather tires
R 19
R 20
All-terrain tires
R 18
R 19
Winter tires
R 18
3 Use of snow chains not permitted. Observe the notes under "Snow chains".
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Steering wheel paddle shifters
In the automatic drive program, you can
restrict or derestrict the shift range by using
steering wheel paddle shifters 1 and 2
.
In the manual drive program you can change
gears manually usin ...
Coolant
Important safety notes
WARNING
Antifreeze is highly flammable. Fire, open
flames and smoking are prohibited when
handling antifreeze.
If antifreeze comes into contact with hot
engine parts, it ...