marcanders

I have a new to me 2021 GLE63s and want to do my own oil change. Do I drain it out the bottom or suck it out the dip stick tube like I do on my 2013 ML350?

Sparky66

It drains out of the bottom. Canister filter. Here is a link to it someone did. I do mine. Simple enough. 10 qts if I recall. After you start it up you have to go into the "workshop" and enter it was changed and the spec oil used and that is also where you check the level. (Digital only)
There is a write up in the AMG GLE forum. You have to scroll down to get to the 63. It starts out as a write up on a 53

https://mbworld.org/forums/gle63s-gl...g-gle53-2.html

Here is a pic of what it looks like on the 63

Crito

Man that's one fancy oil pan with it's torx bolts and hex drain plug with what looks like a copper crush washer. My tools almost don't feel worthy of wrenching on something like that. I'd probably do sumtin' stoopid and use an aluminum crush washer and void the warranty.

jkaetz

Not difficult, the drain plug is a . A standard torx will likely strip the plug. I replaced the crush washer but it could likely be reused so long as you don't go crazy tightening it. The filter housing has a drain plug (10mm hex) but I found it to be very slow and still pour out the sides when I removed the filter so I probably won't waste time with it again. If you aren't using a lift you'll need to remove the skid plates. Start with the front one, it has about a dozen 13mm bolts holding it on. The two front middle bolts are slotted so you can slide the plate back after removing the rest of the bolts and loosening those two. The mid skid plate only has about 6 bolts but is hooked at the front. You'll also need to remove 4 10mm bolts from the plastic cover behind it to fully release it. Both of these pieces are heavy so be careful. If you have a lift things are a bit simpler as you can simply let the middle plate hang once you release it. I overfilled the first time as I read the capacity wrong. In the workshop menu it would read the level in real time and with .1L precision. Told me there were 10L in the engine instead of 9.5L immediately but it took almost 10 days of driving before the "Reduce oil level" message was displayed. I simply removed the filter drain plug and allowed .5L to drain out. Next time I'll get the right amount to start with. Good to know the level sensor is accurate though since there is no dipstick. I used Motul's 8100 EFE 5w-30. It carries MB's 229.52 spec, also works in our ML, and can be had from Amazon for a reasonable price.

More good oil change references found below.
https://mbworld.org/forums/gls-class...ml#post8221975