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
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