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2015 GL350 bluetec stutter accelerating on cold engine

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Old Aug 5, 2020 | 08:12 PM
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2015 GL350 bluetec stutter accelerating on cold engine

Hi guys,

My car stutter accelerating during the first few minutes (which I see rpm flickers up and down), but it drives normal after that. What could be a possible problem? There's no CEL light yet.

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Old Aug 6, 2020 | 05:52 PM
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We've only had our 2015 GL350 for a few months and it does the same thing with it's cold. I assumed it was normal, but I'd love to know if there's something I need to fix. What's everyone else's experience?

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Old Aug 6, 2020 | 07:19 PM
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We bought our 2014 GL350 new and it's still going strong with a little over 70K mi.

The diesel engine obviously "smooths out" (noise and vibration) once it warms up but I've never seen any stuttering or unexplained RPM variations, ever. And the MB engine is not rough when cold, it's just a subtle improvement.

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2013 GL350. Same as previous post, smooth, no variations on cold start.
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Old Mar 4, 2021 | 09:59 AM
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I recently bought GL350 and experiencing the same issue. Its not significant but a minor resistance while accelerating at cold start.

Any suggestions?
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Old Mar 5, 2021 | 10:57 AM
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I had similar experience when the glow plug module went bad.
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