Mercedes GLE Trailer Hitch Buyer’s Guide (Canada)

Shopping a trailer hitch for a Mercedes-Benz GLE or the earlier ML350 in Canada? Start with the door-sticker year, then open the live CURT card that lists that badge. CURT 13294 is the deepest GLE350 Class 3 hitch we keep in stock here for listed mid-cycle years on the live card, and CURT 13411 covers listed 2012 through 2015 ML350 years plus overlapping GLE350 and GLE43 windows shown on that card. Both use a two inch receiver. Wiring is a separate carton, and we do not invent a GLE-only four-flat when the shelf does not carry one. Confirm ratings on each live product card, and keep GLC on its own guide when that badge is on the door.

Built for Canadian Mercedes-Benz GLE and ML owners and shops. Free shipping on CURT towing gear from Lots of Parts when the SKU is live on this store. New to hitch shopping? Start with the buying guide, how to choose a hitch, and what hitch class do I need. Prefer the full index? Open the towing guides hub.

Watch these CURT videos first

All four videos are from the official CURT YouTube channel (@curtmfg). Use them for class selection, install habits, wiring basics, and ball-mount height before you dig into the GLE and ML cards below.

If an embed does not load, use the YouTube link under the card.

How to Select a Trailer Hitch

CURT · Hitch class basics

Why a mid-size Mercedes SUV often lands on a Class 3 two inch receiver when the door sticker and hitch card agree.

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Trailer Hitch Installation Techniques

CURT · Install habits

Torque and hardware habits that keep a concealed Class 3 install clean under an SUV fascia.

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How to Connect a Trailer Wiring Harness

CURT · Wiring basics

Wiring is still a separate carton. We stay honest when a GLE-only four-flat is not on this shelf.

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How to Choose a Ball Mount and Trailer Ball

CURT · Ball-mount height

Drop versus rise so a trailer sits level behind a GLE or ML bumper instead of riding nose-down on cottage ramps.

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Which CURT hitch fits your GLE or ML350

CURT 13294 is the GLE hitch we stock deepest for listed mid-cycle GLE350 years on the live card. It is a Class 3 hitch with a two inch receiver. The live description lists about seven thousand five hundred pounds gross trailer weight and seven hundred fifty pounds tongue weight for that fitment, but always confirm the numbers on the product card before you load. The live card can also list overlapping GLE43 years, so match your door sticker there instead of guessing from a neighbour’s SUV.

CURT 13411 is the ML-to-GLE bridge card. The live description lists about seven thousand pounds gross trailer weight and seven hundred pounds tongue weight, with weight-distribution notes on that card. It covers listed 2012 through 2015 ML350 years and overlapping GLE350 and GLE43 windows shown on the same page. Open both cards when your year sits near the ML-to-GLE rename, then buy the one that still lists your exact badge.

Class 3 · GLE350 shelf CURT 13294 Deepest dedicated GLE350 Class 3 hitch qty on this shelf with a two inch receiver. Confirm your year and badge on the live card before you order. Class 3 · ML350 and GLE bridge CURT 13411 Listed 2012 through 2015 ML350 Class 3 hitch with overlapping GLE350 and GLE43 windows on the live card. Two inch receiver. Confirm year before you buy.

Parts-counter notes before you click buy

Topic What we tell shoppers
Class 3 reality Both 13294 and 13411 are Class 3 with a two inch tube. Match pins, locks, covers, and ball mounts to that opening. Confirm ratings on the live hitch card.
ML versus GLE rename Mercedes renamed ML to GLE. Use the door sticker, then open the live card that still lists your year and badge. Do not assume every GLE year shares one SKU.
Wiring gap We do not invent a GLE-only four-flat when the shelf does not carry one. Open the wiring harness guide for Canada plug basics, then confirm any harness card year by year.
Receiver size Two inch accessories fit these Class 3 tubes. See the receiver size guide.
Door sticker Hitch class is not the Mercedes tow limit. Read the door sticker and owner manual before you load tongue weight. See hitch versus vehicle tow rating.
Related shelves Keep GLC on its own guide when that badge is on the door.
Install habits 13294 lists about sixty minutes and an advanced install note on the live card. 13411 lists about forty minutes with a novice note. Recheck hardware after the first trips. See hitch bolt torque tips.
Factory receiver If the SUV already has a factory hitch, open factory hitch keep or replace before you buy a second receiver.

Year pages we publish for ML350 and GLE350

Year jumps we publish for ML350, GLE-Class, and GLE350. Open the lander that matches the model year on your door sticker, then confirm the live hitch card still lists that year.

These are the Mercedes ML350 and GLE hitch year pages we publish today. Confirm product-card years before you buy. We do not invent hitch SKUs for years that are not on the live cards.

Deep stock

CURT 13294

Class 3 GLE350 hitch with a two inch receiver. Confirm listed years on the live card.

ML bridge

CURT 13411

Class 3 card for listed ML350 years plus overlapping GLE windows shown on that page.

Receiver

Two inch

Buy pins, locks, covers, and ball mounts that match this opening, not a one and one quarter inch guess.

Honest gap

Wiring shelf

We do not invent a GLE-only four-flat when the live shelf does not carry one.

SUV cargo and trailer reality

Most GLE and ML hitch shoppers in Canada want a bike rack, cargo carrier, or a modest trailer when the door sticker agrees. That is often a Class 3 conversation on a two inch tube. Confirm tongue weight with tongue weight explained. For ball-mount height, open ball mount guide and how to measure ball mount drop.

Step 1Confirm year

Match the door sticker to CURT 13294 or 13411 and confirm your badge on the live card.

Step 2Respect the door sticker

Hitch rating is not automatically the Mercedes tow rating. Read the sticker and owner manual.

Step 3Match accessories

Two inch pin, lock, cover, and ball mount. Recheck lights before the first trip.

Shop CURT 13294

Class 3 GLE350 hitch with a two inch receiver. Deepest dedicated GLE hitch qty on this shelf.

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Shop CURT 13411 for listed ML350 years and overlapping GLE windows on that card.

Hitch versus vehicle tow rating when the door sticker and hitch card disagree in your head.

Wiring harness guide for four-flat basics.

First tow day checklist before you leave the yard.

Back to the towing guides hub.

CURT hitch cards linked above are live on Lots of Parts for Canadian shipping when the SKU shows available. Confirm year fitment and ratings on each product page before you buy. We do not invent GLE or ML hitch or harness SKUs that are not on the live shelf.