Motor oil for Mercedes-Benz GL-Class

Type the engine variant of your Mercedes-Benz GL-Class to see the right engine oil and the manufacturer approvals.

Which engine do you drive?

Fuel and model year are enough - only the matching engines stay.

The power is on your registration certificate, field P.2 (in kW).

Both numbers are on the German registration certificate part I, fields 2.1 and 2.2.

Oils for Mercedes-Benz GL-Class

Fill quantity and viscosity by engine of the Mercedes-Benz GL-Class

EngineModel yearsViscosityFill quantity
GL 400 4MATIC2014–20150W-40, 5W-30, 5W-406.5 L
GL 450 4MATIC2013–20150W-40, 5W-30, 5W-408.5 L
GL 350 BlueTEC 4MATIC2012–20150W-30, 0W-40, 5W-30, 5W-408 L
GL 350 CDI 4MATIC2012–20150W-30, 0W-40, 10W-40, 5W-30, 5W-408 L
GL 350 CDI 4MATIC DPF2012–20150W-30, 0W-40, 5W-30, 5W-408 L
GL 500 4MATIC2012–20150W-40, 5W-30, 5W-408.5 L
GL 550 4MATIC2012–20150W-40, 5W-30, 5W-408.5 L
GL 63 AMG (386 kW)2012–20150W-40, 5W-408.5 L
GL 63 AMG (410 kW)2012–20150W-40, 5W-408.5 L
GL 350 BlueTEC 4MATIC2011–20150W-30, 0W-40, 5W-30, 5W-408 L
GL 450 4MATIC2011–20150W-40, 5W-30, 5W-408.5 L
GL 550 4MATIC2011–20150W-40, 5W-30, 5W-408.5 L
GL 350 CDI 4MATIC BlueEFFICIENCY2010–20120W-30, 0W-40, 5W-30, 5W-408.5 L
GL 350 BlueTEC 4MATIC2009–20120W-30, 5W-308.5 L
GL 350 CDI 4MATIC BlueEFFICIENCY2009–20100W-30, 0W-40, 5W-30, 5W-408.5 L
GL 450 4MATIC2009–20120W-30, 0W-40, 10W-40, 5W-30, 5W-409 L
GL 450 CDI 4MATIC2009–20120W-30, 0W-40, 5W-30, 5W-4011.5 L
GL 500 4MATIC2009–20120W-30, 0W-40, 10W-40, 5W-30, 5W-409 L
GL 550 4MATIC2009–20120W-30, 0W-40, 10W-40, 5W-30, 5W-409 L
GL 320 BlueTEC 4MATIC2007–20090W-30, 5W-308.5 L
GL 320 CDI 4MATIC2007–20090W-30, 0W-40, 10W-40, 5W-30, 5W-408.5 L
GL 320 CDI DPF 4MATIC2007–20090W-30, 0W-40, 5W-30, 5W-408.5 L
GL 420 CDI 4MATIC2007–20090W-30, 0W-40, 10W-40, 5W-30, 5W-4011.5 L
GL 420 CDI DPF 4MATIC2007–20090W-30, 0W-40, 5W-30, 5W-4011.5 L
GL 450 4MATIC2007–20090W-30, 0W-40, 10W-40, 5W-30, 5W-409 L
GL 500 4MATIC2007–20090W-30, 0W-40, 10W-40, 5W-30, 5W-409 L
GL 550 4MATIC2007–20090W-30, 0W-40, 10W-40, 5W-30, 5W-409 L
GL 320 CDI 4MATIC2006–20070W-30, 0W-40, 10W-40, 15W-40, 5W-30, 5W-408.5 L
GL 320 CDI DPF 4MATIC2006–20070W-30, 0W-40, 5W-30, 5W-408.5 L
GL 420 CDI DPF 4MATIC2006–20070W-30, 0W-40, 5W-30, 5W-4011.5 L
GL 450 4MATIC2006–20070W-30, 0W-40, 10W-40, 5W-30, 5W-408.5 L
GL 500 4MATIC2006–20070W-30, 0W-40, 10W-40, 5W-30, 5W-408.5 L

Fill quantity including an oil filter change, taken from our vehicle data. The change interval is set by your service book, not by the oil.

Other fluids for the Mercedes-Benz GL-Class

FluidRequirement
Manual gearbox & axle oilMB 236.12, MB 236.14
Automatic transmission fluid (ATF)MB 236.12, MB 236.14
Axle & differential oil85W-90, API GL5, MIL-L 2105 D
Brake fluidFMVSS 116 DOT 3, FMVSS 116 DOT 4
Coolant & antifreezeMB 325.5, MB 325.6
Power steering fluidMB 236.3, Dexron II D

Which viscosity does a Mercedes-Benz GL-Class need?

We cover 32 engine variants of the Mercedes-Benz GL-Class. The most commonly approved grades are 0W-40, 5W-30, 5W-40 and 0W-30. Fill quantity ranges from 6.5 to 11.5 litres depending on the engine.

Which approvals does Mercedes-Benz require?

Mercedes-Benz mostly calls for the approvals MB 229.5, MB 229.31, MB 229.51 and MB 229.52. An oil without the right approval can cost you a warranty claim.