GLS63 in Snow
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GLS63 in Snow
I drove my GLS63 in snow the other day. On unplowed streets it was almost undrivable. The truck slid every time I braked especially on hills. Have others experienced this issue? I realize I should have winter tires but I have never experienced this poor winter performance in a 4WD.
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thinking about these once the GLS 450 is delivered -
https://www.nokiantires.com/winter-t...liitta-r2-suv/
any opinion?
seems tough to find winter tires for the GLS450 spec'd at 19"
https://www.nokiantires.com/winter-t...liitta-r2-suv/
any opinion?
seems tough to find winter tires for the GLS450 spec'd at 19"
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From personal experience, I will def say there is no comparison between an "all season" and dedicated winter tires. We have Michelin X-Ice2 on our current SUV and we had Michelin all-season before that.
I'll never drive all-season in Winter again.
We asked the dealer if they can provide winter tires on the car before delivery, but they refused.
So now we have to shop for dedicated winter tires and swap out the factory installed all-season once the car arrives.
I'll never drive all-season in Winter again.
We asked the dealer if they can provide winter tires on the car before delivery, but they refused.
So now we have to shop for dedicated winter tires and swap out the factory installed all-season once the car arrives.
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Y, thanks, been checking that and many other sites.
Tirerack has zero winter options for a GLS 450 at 19" - checked either by model selection (2016 GL and 2017 GLS), size and wheel diameter. They give no choice for 275/55R19 in winter. All 19" options are Summer/Touring/All season.
When you search under Winter/Snow tires at Tirerack (275/55R19) you get "WE'RE SORRY. There are no tires in the size you selected."
They do have a few winter/snow choices in 20", but not in 19".
If we had to buy a separate set of 20" rims, I'd rather put summer tires on the 20"s and winter tires on the 19"s.
Tirerack has zero winter options for a GLS 450 at 19" - checked either by model selection (2016 GL and 2017 GLS), size and wheel diameter. They give no choice for 275/55R19 in winter. All 19" options are Summer/Touring/All season.
When you search under Winter/Snow tires at Tirerack (275/55R19) you get "WE'RE SORRY. There are no tires in the size you selected."
They do have a few winter/snow choices in 20", but not in 19".
If we had to buy a separate set of 20" rims, I'd rather put summer tires on the 20"s and winter tires on the 19"s.
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I live in Toronto. And since we always change cars every few months I don't bother getting snow tires for the GLS. But it's been fine. I haven't had any issues. I will say that winter tires are a lot better but I haven't had any concerns with the 21" on our GLS/GL with the all season tires thus far. Just don't be an idiot on the roads is all.
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I live in Toronto. And since we always change cars every few months I don't bother getting snow tires for the GLS. But it's been fine. I haven't had any issues. I will say that winter tires are a lot better but I haven't had any concerns with the 21" on our GLS/GL with the all season tires thus far. Just don't be an idiot on the roads is all.
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But I just love the look of the 63 and still long for one. May I ask, is there an on-screen adjustment for the bottom seat bolsters in the 63? In other words, can the thigh bolsters be adjusted (relaxed or flattened) like you can adjust the back seat bolsters?
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I've owned two GL550's and now own a GLS550 and I've never had a problem driving in snow. I considered a GLS63 this time around but my dealer cautioned I would need to buy a separate set of winter wheels and tires because the tires that come with the 63 are not designed for snow or ice.
But I just love the look of the 63 and still long for one. May I ask, is there an on-screen adjustment for the bottom seat bolsters in the 63? In other words, can the thigh bolsters be adjusted (relaxed or flattened) like you can adjust the back seat bolsters?
But I just love the look of the 63 and still long for one. May I ask, is there an on-screen adjustment for the bottom seat bolsters in the 63? In other words, can the thigh bolsters be adjusted (relaxed or flattened) like you can adjust the back seat bolsters?
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I purchased a 2016 GL63 about two months ago and had the dealer put Conti DWS06 all season tires on prior to delivery. Stock tires on all 63's are summer high-performance tires only. No issues in snow with the DWS06.
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I drove my GLS63 in snow the other day. On unplowed streets it was almost undrivable. The truck slid every time I braked especially on hills. Have others experienced this issue? I realize I should have winter tires but I have never experienced this poor winter performance in a 4WD.
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get a dedicated set of winters for winter and your ride will be unstoppable. put them on mid Nov, take them off mid March. your benz dealer will take your tires on/off for you at a price of between say 90 and 200 dollars each time you put them on/take them off.
store the tires with the dealer or buy a tire rack from tire rack.com to store them yourself.
i have these on my 550 and sure, the all seasons are serviceable in snow and ice, but night and day difference in confidence in braking having winters on.
the cost as far as the tires go is marginal. you put less miles on your summers because you aren't using them in the winter, you put less miles on the winters cause you don't use them in the other seasons. the added cost is taking them on/off and the cost of a tire rack.
picture of tires and tire rack below:
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read up on those stock tires or ask Mercedes what their recommendations are for snow driving, all info is in the manual which I recommend you read for inclement weather driving
here it is from 2016 glsSUV manual free online:
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per this previous GLS thread on snow tires here, I intend to go with Nokian
Hakkapeliitta rather than Pirelli on our GLS 450.
https://mbworld.org/forums/gls-class...ml#post6693200
The Nokian seem to be available through a local Mavis/STS shop in our neighborhood. Will post here once we go through the purchase and install.
Hakkapeliitta rather than Pirelli on our GLS 450.
https://mbworld.org/forums/gls-class...ml#post6693200
The Nokian seem to be available through a local Mavis/STS shop in our neighborhood. Will post here once we go through the purchase and install.
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The GLS63 always comes with summer performance tires. They're definitely not meant for snow. I'm expecting delivery of my 2017 in a couple weeks and will be putting these on immediately:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....G&autoModClar=
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....G&autoModClar=
