I have a 2012 GL350 Bluetec (Diesel). It is very hard to find information on the power steering fluid used in this vehicle.
My owner's manual simply says "MB Power steering fluid or approved Dexron III ATF"
Can anyone help me with this? I am trying to refill the power steering fluid on my car.

 

The specific Mercedes specification number for the power steering fluid recommended for your car (Diesel) is MB 345.0.

Look for compliance with that number on the bottles or websites of the manufacturers. Or buy it from Mercedes.

 

Its a little tricky, depends on if you have the speed sensitive steering option code 213 I believe.

Go to FCP Euro`s website and there is a link there for another website, lastvin.com I believe, checks your VIN and tells you what options you have. I searched the same thing quite a while and figure out my 2012 550 does not have the speed sensitive steering (Option 213) and that calls for MB Power steering fluid, which I sourced from Amazon for a fair price.

If you happen to have the speed sensitive system then you can use CHF11s.

 

The following is what I have. Would you help me to determine if mine has the speed sensitive one?

Code Description
150A IMITATION LEATHER
154A IMITATION LEATHER - BROWN
212B OP. INSTRUCT. AND MAINT. BOOKLET-ENGL. FOR USA/CAN
218 REAR-VIEW CAMERA
220 PARKTRONIC SYSTEM (PTS)
232 GARAGE DOOR OPENER WITH 284 - 390 MHZ FREQUENCY
234 BLIND SPOT ASSISTANT
240 LED DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS
242 ELECTRICALLY ADJUSTABLE RIGHT DRIVER SEAT W MEMORY
249 INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR MIRROR,AUTOMATICALLY DIMMING
275 MEMORY PACKAGE (DRIVER SEAT, STRG. COL., MIRROR)
280 LEATHER STEERING WHEEL AND LEATHER GEAR SHIFT KNOB
284B AIRBAG LABEL - ENGLISH FOR USA
293 SIDEBAG IN REAR LEFT AND RIGHT
294 KNEE AIRBAG
299 PRESAFE
301 ASHTRAY PACKAGE
342B INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/HU LANGUAGE - AMERICAN
345 RAIN SENSOR
359 TELEAID USA
414 ELECTRIC TILT/SLIDE SUNROOF IN GLASS VERSION
427 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 7-SPEED
438 CRASH-ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINTS (CAK)
441 VITAL SENSOR ON STEERING WHEEL
443 HEATED STEERING WHEEL
461 INSTRUMENT WITH MILES IND. AND ENGLISH LEGEND
474 DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER
475 TIRE PRESSURE CONTROL
489 AIRMATIC DUAL CONTROL / AIR SUSPENSION SEMI-ACTIVE
494 U.S. VERSION
500 ELECTRIC FOLDING OUTSIDE MIRROR
512 COMAND APS WITH DVD CHANGER
517 DIGITAL RADIO STANDARD HD (HIGH DEFINITION)
518 UNIVERSAL COMMUNICATIONS INTERFACE (UCI)
550 TRAILER COUPLING
551 BASIC ANTITHEFT ALARM SYSTEM (ATA)
580 AIR CONDITIONER
600 HEADLAMPS - CLEANING EQUIPMENT
615 BI-XENON HEADLICHT W.ACTVIE CURVELIGHT RIGHT-DRIVE
636 DELETION - WARNING TRIANGLE
650U CALCITE WHITE - STANDARD FINISH
666 PRODUCT PROT.F.TRANSPORT VEH. W/O TIE-DOWN HOOKS
673 HIGH-CAPACITY BATTERY
705L UNITED STATES (USA)
720 ROOF RAILING
723 TRUNK COVERING
731 TRIM PIECES - WOOD BURRED WALNUT VENEER
763 RADIO REMOTE CONTROL WITH PANIC SWITCH (315 MHZ)
7XXL NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA
802
840 DARK TINTED GLASS
845 THIRD SEAT ROW, ELECTRICALLY FOLDABLE
848 ELEC. SIDE WINDOWS
873 SEAT HEATER FOR LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT SEATS
889 KEYLESS - GO
890 AUTOMATIC REAR-END DOOR
900 EXTERIOR CHROME PACKAGE
989 IDENTIFICATION LABEL UNDER WINDSHIELD
A05 TRANSMISSION ALL-WHEEL CAPABLE
A21 SHIFT BY WIRE
A22 NEW CONVERTER GENERATION
A49 CONVERTER WITH 3 FRICTION DISKS
A52 R- VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY WITH VGS 3
A89 REDUCED-FRICTION
B12 WHEEL REPLACEMENT TOOL
F164 SERIES 164
FV SEDAN ELONGATED
G902 TRANSMISSION CODE VERSION 02
GA AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HA REAR AXLE
J1A NAT2 WITH OPTIMIZED DSM
J52 ADDITIONAL CODE FOR DAMPING MAT
J58 RIGHT BRACKET
K15 CONTROL CODE FOR SERVICE INTERVAL 15000 KM
L LEFT-HAND STEERING
M019 SERVICE REPOSITIONED
M30 DISPLACEMENT 3.0 LITER
M642 V6 DIESEL ENGINE OM642
R02 ALL SEASON TYRES
R33 LIGHT ALLOY WHEEL 5 DBL-SPOKE DESIGN 20" ALL-ROUND
R66 TIRE WITH RUN-FLAT PROPERTIES
U10 FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WITH WEIGHT SENSING
U12 FLOOR MATS - VELOUR
U38 LEATHER-CLAD INST. PANEL + BELTLINE (REAL LEATHER)
U41 FUEL - WATER SEPARATOR AND LUBRICATION PACKAGE
U42 DIESEL EXHAUST TREATMENT BLUETEC SCR GENERATION 1
U71 DVD PLAYER WITH REGIONAL CODE 1, USA
U80 115 V SOCKET
V71 SPEED- + LOADINDEX 109H
VL FRONT AXLE HALF, LEFT
VR FRONT AXLE HALF, RIGHT

 

I don`t see 213 there, below is my E350`s datacard and that car has speed sensitive steering


Code Description
062 YOM 10/1 GROUP 2
100A IMITATION LEATHER
101A IMITATION LEATHER - BLACK/ANTHRACITE
108 CONTROL CODE MARKETING
1U2 SNOW GRID
212B OP. INSTRUCT. AND MAINT. BOOKLET-ENGL. FOR USA/CAN
213 SPEED-SENSITIVE POWER STEERING/VARIO STEERING
218 REAR-VIEW CAMERA
230 PARKING GUIDANCE
232 GARAGE DOOR OPENER WITH 284 - 390 MHZ FREQUENCY
236 ADAPTIVE REAR INTERIOR LIGHT
249 INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR MIRROR,AUTOMATICALLY DIMMING

 

Why do you need to fill power steering fluid?

 

The levels are low below the minimum stated in the cap.

 

By how much and why is that?
Is there a leak?