Further information on tested and approved
engine oils can be obtained from any Mercedes-
Benz Service Centre. Mercedes-Benz recom-
mends that you have the oil change carried out
at a qualified specialist workshop. Mercedes-
Benz approval is indicated on the oil container
by the inscription "MB-Freigabe" or "MB-
Approval" and the corresponding designation,
e.g. MB-Freigabe or MB-Approval 229.51.
You can call up an overview of approved engine
oils on the Internet at
http://bevo.mercedes-benz.com by entering
the designation, e.g. 229.5.
The table shows which engine oils have been
approved for your vehicle.
You can find the correct values for your model
with the help of the VIN on the vehicle identifi-
cation plate (
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page 434).
Petrol engines: in certain countries, different
engine oils can be used, provided that the main-
tenance intervals are reduced. For more infor-
mation, please contact a qualified specialist
workshop. Missing values were not available at
the time of going to print.
Petrol engines
MB-Freigabe or
MB-Approval
All models
229.5
Diesel engines with a
diesel particle filter
MB-Freigabe or
MB-Approval
GLE 250 d (166.004)
GLE 350 d 4MATIC
(166.024)
228.51, 229.31,
229.51, 229.52
Diesel engines without a
diesel particle filter
MB-Freigabe or
MB-Approval
GLE 250 d 4MATIC
(166.003)
228.31, 228.5,
228.51, 229.3,
229.31, 229.5,
229.51, 229.52
GLE 350 d 4MATIC
(166.023)
Mercedes
‑
AMG vehicles: use only SAE 0W-40
or SAE 5W-40 engine oils.
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If the engine oils listed in the table are not
available, you may add the following engine
oils until the next oil change:
R
Petrol engines: MB-Freigabe or MB-
Approval 229.1, 229.3 or ACEA A3
R
Diesel engines: MB-Freigabe or MB-
Approval 229.1, 229.3, 229.5 or ACEA C3
This must only be added once and the amount
must not be greater than 1.0 l.
Capacities
The following values refer to an oil change,
including the oil filter.
Missing values were not available at the time of
going to print.
Model
Replacement
amount
GLE 250 d 4MATIC
6.5 l
GLE 350 d 4MATIC
8.0 l
GLE 450 Sport AMG
4MATIC
GLE 500 4MATIC
8.5 l
Mercedes-AMG
vehicles
All other models
7.0 l
Additives
!
Do not use any additives with the engine oil.
This could damage the engine.
Engine oil viscosity
Viscosity describes the flow characteristics of a
fluid. If an engine oil has a high viscosity rating,
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