Just curious, does anyone do common maintenance on their GLE's? Oil changes, brake pads, etc? I do almost all of the work on my Fords but this beast is a new animal.

Thanks!

C

No one?

I just did my first oil and filter change on my 2021 GLE63S.

Thank God there are no more plastic oil pans or plugs on this engine, although the filter housing is the same plastic as before.

Service Manual had no indication of oil capacity at time of printing, and I couldn't find any updates.

A little weird not having a dipstick to check level, and the level indicator in the display seems to have a mind of its own. Sometimes it shows half a quart low, sometimes full.

Close to 10 quarts came out, so I just put the same back in.

Easy Job.

I did my own brake pads and fluid bleeding on my 2018 C63S Coupe.

I'll need to do the same on this 2021 GLE63S eventually, but I also will need to research
if there are special/different procedures now, given that these brakes are regenerative.

front brakes are fairly typical if you've done brakes before... rear brakes there is a procedure to back out the emergency brake...

It's here on this site somewhere, under my user, if ya cant find it ping me and ill go look...

oil changes ? i gotta guy, aka im to lazy to do it and then dispose of the oil etc

Yes thanks.

I am familiar with the procedure for the rear emergency brake retraction in order to change the rear brake pads. That was on my 2018 C 63S as well.

What I was referring to are the new regenerative brakes on the 2021 GLE 63S.

There may be no difference, but I will research it just in case. Wouldn’t want to mess up a system like that (or injure myself like one can with electronic brakes), by not first disabling that system or performing some other procedure.

I suspect (and could be wrong - but doubt it) that the demographic found on this forum doesn't do much of this. Sure, there will be exceptions. I certainly do mine, at least oil, oil filter and air filter changes. I'll likely let the dealer handle brakes, etc.

Yes, I do the brakes and maintenance on my 63. The rear brake pads wear out every 10k miles so I'm really good at changing them out quickly. Also, I use a topsider for oil changes. It's not the cost of maintenance but more of the time required to take it in. It's faster for me to do myself and time is money. The side benefit is that DIY'ng is also a huge money saver since you don't have to pay someone else for the labor or the parts markup.

Weirdo that I am-I don't use top-siders, as I send my oil in for analysis to Blackstone (and chart/graph it). There is only one proper way to take an oil sample (says the ****-rententive freak)...and in fairness, a top sider can't be used on this engine. Ever since BMW (then followed by Mercedes) eliminated dip sticks, that method is toast. I wish they'd have left dipsticks (even as a redundant measure) with the automated mode od measurement. I'm not happy unless I can ensure I'm a hair BELOW full.

LOL!

I'd love to see more discussion on this topic,how to's and part numbers; I'm not holding my breath though.

Well I am going to take a stab at most of it. I have all of the tools and do it with my other vehicles. I’ll post any and all work as I do it.

I'm also one planning on doing basic filters and oil/filter changes myself. Dealer for the brakes and brake fluid though - I'm not sure I trust myself with the performance brakes /calipers in my driveway. I look forward to everyone's tips/pics/part numbers etc. & I'll contribute as well. Can't justify the cost of the maintenance package for 4 years when I figure the costs of what I can do myself vs paying for (brakes) as needed.

From my reading the gle53 takes 9 qts oil with filter change. Is that correct? I tend to be a 5k-6k interval guy. Too frequent for this engine?

Thanks.

The brakes are a breeze as a driveway DIY. Huge time and money saver doing it yourself.

I wouldn't think 5k-6k would be an issue. Oil is the life blood of an engine.

C

I'd love to see how this goes. Any differences between a brake change on a Benz vs other manufacturers?

Thanks!

C

The GLE53 does take 9 Qts. I plan to put in about 8.25-8.5 and nurse it up in small increments until it tells me it is full (a short run, check it, etc.) I wish there was a dip stick as well. I tend to "way overkill" on frequency - but I'm hurting nobody. I don't care that it costs more; the piece of mind is worth it. I usually send samples into Blackstone Labs; I'm kind of a nerd like that...

Probably easier than most. The rears are more difficult than the front but still a breeze. Remove top and bottom caliper bolt, remove the caliper, slide the old pads off, compress the brake pistons, slide new pads on, put the caliper back on, bolt back up and you are done. I can do each axel in around 15- 20 min and less if I had a lift.

Have done the brakes on my wife's GLE 350 but have some apprehension with the brakes on my 63s.

Same process?

Ramps arrived to make the OC easier for me. Under 2k on the odo, will likely drain it soon before 3k and try out the ramps and the whole bottom wind plate r&r process etc - got the filters and oem drain screws from fp euro already waiting.

Do you use rear axle ramps also? How do you drain the oil with the vehicle level? Or is that not a concern?

Good question,
I am not sure yet if the drain plug/ plastic screw/bolt is in the rear of the pan or not. First time underneath with all the bottom cladding removed will tell me this. If someone knows already, please tell us.

If it is near the back of the pan, the small 6.6inch lift from the ramps really does not bother me - should get the oil out just fine. If the drain bolt is not in an ideal place and a more level position would be better for getting best drainage, I can simply back the car into my driveway (it is on a slope upwards to the garage) and then when I drive towards the street and up on the ramps, the front end will be level with the back of the car. I am not using rear ramps. I do have wheel chocks for the rears. I will try to take some pics in a few weeks when I do the change and report back.

Pretty sure it’s 10qt on the 63 engine.

Like to see the link for the rear brake procedure.

My 2021 GLE63S was delivered from the dealer as a CPO with 5,100 miles and the oil almost 1 qt too high! Their tech had changed it as part of the certification process. I found out when the warning dialog box came up just a mile after starting out on my first drive. The manual(s) do not state how much oil to put in after a filter replacement & drain.

I would suggest adding 8.5 qts then check the level after running the engine a couple minutes.

From my MY2022 AMG manual, but iirc the 63s engine is pretty much identical from 21 to 22.