New Mercedes-Benz GL-Class Details

Press Release

Page 1 – Overview
Page 2 – Model range & equipment
Page 3 – At a glance
Page 4 – Body & Interior
Page 5 – Safety
Page 6 – Drivetrain & Chassis
Page 7 – Design
Page 8 – Technical data
Page 9 – Technical data

Model range and equipment:* A complete range

The new GL-Class comprises four powerful models. Extensive standard specification ensures safety, comfort and a high level of practicality for everyday driving. This starts with the 165 kW/224 hp GL 320 CDI, whose equipment includes:

• "ARTICO" man-made leather up-holstery combination in grey, black or beige

• 1/3:2/3 split-folding rear bench seat bench, folds to create a flat load surface

• 10-way electrically adjustable front seats, driver's seat with lumbar support

• 12-volt sockets in dashboard, at centre seat row and in luggage compartment

• 5-spoke alloy wheels with 265/60 R 18 tyres

• 7G-TRONIC seven-speed automatic transmission

• Adaptive front airbags for driver and front passenger, sidebags for driver and front passenger, windowbags for passengers in all seat rows

• AIRMATIC air suspension with Adaptive Damping System (ADS)

• Audio 20 radio with CD player and eight loudspeakers

• Bird's-eye poplar wood interior trim

• Black roof rails

• Bumpers, side rub strips and exterior mirrors and door handles body-coloured with chrome inserts

• Compass

• Cruise control with SPEEDTRONIC variable speed limiter

• DIRECT SELECT steering-wheel gearshift buttons and steering-column gear selector

• Dynamic handling systems ESP®, BAS, 4-ETS, DSR and ABS (with special off-road ABS mode)

• EASY-PACK load compartment cover and safety net

• Eight load-securing rings in load compartment

• Electrically adjustable heated exte-rior mirrors, body-coloured, with integrated indicator repeaters and ambient lighting

• Entry/exit lights in doors, reflector in tailgate

• Front and rear fog lamps

• Front armrest with twin compartments and ventilation for rear passengers

• Green-tinted windows all round

• Headlamp Assist

• Instrument cluster with two tubular dials and multifunction display

• ISOFIX child seat attachment points in second and third seat rows

• Lockable and illuminated glove compartment

• Locking system comprising electronic key with infrared remote control and electronic immobiliser

• Luggage nets on front seat backs and in front passenger footwell

• Multifunction leather steering wheel

• OFF-ROAD PRO package with "shift-on-the-move" low range, multi-disc centre and rear differential locks (with up to 100% locking action), modified AIRMATIC (max. ground clearance 307 mm, max. fording depth 600 mm), additional underguard, manual mode for 7G-TRONIC.

• Permanent all-wheel drive

• Power windows (4)

• Rear panoramic sunroof over third seat row

• Speed-sensitive power steering

• Stainless-steel scratch guard on rear bumper

• Steering column manually adjustable for reach and height

• Stowage space under load floor (if vehicle is equipped with Tirefit)

• Sun visors with illuminated vanity mirror on both sides

• THERMATIC automatic climate control

• Three-point seat belts on all seats, driver and front passenger belts with adaptive tensioners and force limiters, belts on outer centre-row seats with tensioners and force limiters, third-row seats with tensioners

• TIREFIT (optional: no-cost emergency spare wheel)

• Two cup holders per seat row

• Tyre pressure loss warning system

• Windscreen wiper/washer system with rain sensor

The standard specification of the 225kW/306 hp V8-engined GL 420 CDI and the 250 kW/340 hp V8 petrol-engined GL 450 also includes:

• 8.5 J x 19 light-alloy wheels with 275/55 R 19 tyres

• Automatically dimming interior and exterior mirrors

• Burr walnut wood interior trim

• Heated front seats

• Multicontour seats with memory function for driver and front passenger, also with electrically adjustable head restraints and electrically adjustable steering column

• Multi-zone THERMOTRONIC

Additional standard specification on top-of-the-line 5.5-litre V8 GL 500 (285 kW/388 hp):

• Bi-xenon headlamps with Active Light System, cornering light function and high-pressure cleaning system

• Heated second-row seats

• "Light birch" wood interior trim

• Nappa leather upholstery

• PARKTRONIC

• Remote-control electrohydraulic EASY-PACK tailgate

Optional equipment available for all models includes:

• PRE-SAFE

• Sidebags for second seat row

• DISTRONIC proximity control

• Tyre pressure monitoring system

• COMAND APS with integrated radio, CD/DVD player, DVD navigation, telephone operation and off-road menu, combinable with TV tuner and reversing camera

• Rear-seat entertainment system with 7-inch LCD monitors in the back of the front head restraints, audio/video DVD player, TV tuner, remote control and connection for games consoles or digital camera

• LINGUATRONIC voice control system

• Additional rear air conditioning unit

• Heated multifunction leather steering wheel

• KEYLESS-GO

• External spare wheel carrier

• Chrome package: stainless-steel underguard front and rear, high-gloss chrome-look roof rails and cross bar

*Selected items only