# 2008 Mercedes-Benz GL-Class - Maintenance questions

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-mercedes-benz-gl-class-maintenance-questions/142207>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** mercedes-benz\
**Created:** [June 14, 2019, 12:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-mercedes-benz-gl-class-maintenance-questions/142207 "2019-06-14T00:36:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![BobDavidson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aca169/32.png) [@BobDavidson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BobDavidson)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2019, 12:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-mercedes-benz-gl-class-maintenance-questions/142207/1 "2019-06-14T00:36:18Z")

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My wife’s car. 6000 miles. What maintenance is required? Oil change interval? Radiator fluid? Etc.?

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2019, 12:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-mercedes-benz-gl-class-maintenance-questions/142207/2 "2019-06-14T00:40:49Z")

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That info will be found in your owners manual and how does a 2008 only have 6000 miles.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2019, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-mercedes-benz-gl-class-maintenance-questions/142207/3 "2019-06-14T12:26:29Z")

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If this is a 2008, and only has 6k miles, nearly every fluid in the car needs changing starting with the brake fluid. Oil changes every year regardless of miles driven, 5 years max on coolant, 3 years max on brake fluid. Transmission fluid and differential fluid are the only ones I’d ignore.