MERCEDES-BENZ GLE 2016 Owners Manual

Hybrid drive system Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
r Vehicle Operational
Switch the Ignition
Off Before Exiting PLUG-IN HYBRID vehicles:
You are exiting the vehicle when it is in a ready-to-drive state. The
READY indicator in the multifunction display is on. A warning tone also
sounds.
If you leave the vehicle: X
Secure the vehicle against rolling away ( Y
page 178).X
Switch off the ignition and remove the SmartKey.
If you do not leave the vehicle: X
Switch off the electrical consumers, e.g. automatic climate control,
seat heating.
Please note the following: the electrical consumers are supplied by the
12 V battery. If the vehicle is left in a ready-to-drive state for an exten-
ded period, it will switch off once the 12 V battery is almost empty. It
will then only be possible to start the vehicle using a second battery
(jump-starting).
Change the current
drive program
before changing the
operating
mode or Exit manual
drive program M
before changing the
operating mode PLUG-IN HYBRID vehicles:
You have attempted to change the operating mode when in automatic
drive program Sport, Individual (with activated Sport characteristics)
or manual drive program M .X
Select the Comfort, Slippery or Individual (with activated Comfort or
Eco characteristics) drive program ( Y
page 152).X
Select the preferred operating mode HYBRID , E-MODE , E-SAVE or
CHARGE ( Y
page 246).
E-MODE Currently
Unavailable PLUG-IN HYBRID vehicles:
The condition of charge of the high-voltage battery has dropped to the
lower limit and the E-MODE operating mode has been switched off.
Driving with the internal combustion engine is activated and the oper-
ating mode switches to the basic HYBRID setting.X
Continue driving using the internal combustion engine.
You can switch to the E-SAVE or CHARGE operating mode as
required ( Y
page 246).
If you select CHARGE , the high-voltage battery is charged.
Once the charge level display for the high-voltage battery has
increased slightly, you can switch to the E-MODE operating mode
again. Display messages 299
On-board computer and displays Z

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Onl y E-MODE Availa ‐
ble Power Limite d
Refuel Immediately PLUG-I N HYBRID vehicles:
The fuel tan k has been run dry and th e combustion engin e has been
switched off .
A warning tone also sounds.
The vehicl e will be powered by electrical energ y only. Performance is
restricted and th e vehicl e may accelerate mor e slowly than normal.X
Refue l at th e neares t gas station without fail .
In th e "Total range and electric range" menu, you can display th e
approximat e range of th e vehicl e ( Y
page 250).
Withou t starting
engine again, con ‐
sul t workshop You canno t start th e engin e again due to a malfunction .
A warning tone also sounds.
If th e engin e is running:X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
If you switch off th e engine:X
Secur e th e vehicl e against rollin g away ( Y
page 178).X
Notify a qualified specialist workshop or breakdown service.
á Towing Not Permit ‐
ted See Operator' s
Manual The hybrid drive system is faulty. X
Hav e th e vehicl e transporte d on a transporte r or trailer to th e near-
est qualified specialist workshop .

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LOW RANGE Max .
Speed 25 mph You hav e exceeded th e maximum speed for th e gearshift process.X
Drive mor e slowly.
The gear chang e is made .
LOW RANGE Max .
Speed 40 mph You hav e exceeded th e maximum speed for th e gearshift process.X
Drive mor e slowly.
The gear chang e is made .
LOW RANGE Shift to
Position N Briefl y You hav e reduce d th e vehicl e speed, but th e automatic transmission
is no t in position N .X
Briefly shift th e automatic transmission to position N .
LOW RANGE Shifting
Canceled Please
Reactivat e The gearshift process has been canceled. X
Repeat th e gearshift process.

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Lan e Keepin g Assist
Currently Unavaila‐
ble See Operator' s
Manual or A ctive Lan e
Keepin g Assist Cur ‐
rently Unavailable
See Operator' s Man ‐
ual Lan e Keepin g Assis t or Active Lan e Keepin g Assis t is deactivated and
temporarily inoperative.
Possibl e causes are: R
th e windshield in th e camera' s field of vision is dirty.R
visibilit y is impaire d due to heav y rain , snow or fog .R
there hav e been no lan e marking s for an extended period.R
th e lan e marking s are worn, dark or covered, e.g. by dir t or snow.
Whe n th e causes state d abov e no longer apply, th e display message
disappears.
Lan e Keepin g Assis t or Active Lan e Keepin g Assis t is operational
again .
If th e display message does no t disappear :X
Pull ove r and stop th e vehicl e safely as soo n as possible, payin g
attention to roa d and traffic conditions.X
Secur e th e vehicl e against rollin g away ( Y
page 178).X
Clean th e windshield.
Lan e Keepin g Assist
Inoperative or A ctive
Lan e Keepin g Assist
Inoperative Lan e Keepin g Assis t or Active Lan e Keepin g Assis t is defective.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
Blind Spo t Assist
Currently Unavaila‐
ble See Operator' s
Manual or A ctive
Blind Spo t Assist
Currently Unavaila‐
ble See Operator' s
Manual Blind Spot Assis t or Active Blind Spot Assis t is temporarily inoperative.
Possibl e causes are: R
th e radar sensor system is outside th e operating temperature
range. R
th e radar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to elec -
tromagneti c radiation emitted by nearby TV or radi o station s or
other source s of electromagneti c radiation .
The yellow c indicator lamp s also ligh t up in th e exterio r mirrors.
Whe n th e causes state d abov e no longer apply, th e display message
disappears.
Blind Spot Assis t or Active Blind Spot Assis t is operational again .
If th e display message does no t disappear :X
Pull ove r and stop th e vehicl e safely as soo n as possible, payin g
attention to roa d and traffic conditions.X
Secur e th e vehicl e against rollin g away ( Y
page 178).X
Restart th e engine. Display messages 30 5
On-board computer and displays Z

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Blind Spo t Assist
Not Available Whe n
Towing a Traile r
See Operator' s Man ‐
ual or A ct. Blind
Spo t Assist Not
Available Whe n Tow ‐
ing a Traile r See
Operator' s Manual Blind Spot Assis t or Active Blind Spot Assis t is deactivated while tow-
ing a trailer .
You hav e established th e electrical connection between th e trailer and
your vehicle. X
Press v on th e steering whee l to confirm th e display message .
Blind Spo t Assist
Inoperative or A ctive
Blind Spo t Assist
Inoperative Blind Spot Assis t or Active Blind Spot Assis t is defective.
The yellow c indicator lamp s also ligh t up in th e exterio r mirrors.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
Par k Assist Canceled The driver's door is open .X
Repeat th e parking gap measuremen t and parking process wit h th e
driver's door closed .
You hav e inadvertentl y touched th e multifunction steering whee l while
steering intervention was active .X
Whil e steering intervention is active , mak e sur e that th e multifunc-
tion steering whee l is no t touched unintentionally.
The vehicl e has started to skid and ES P ®
has intervened.X
Use Active Parking Assis t again later ( Y
page 213).
Par k Assist Inoper ‐
ative PARKTRONI C is malfunctioning or faulty.X
Follow th e instruction s and helpful hints in th e "Problem s wit h
PARKTRONIC" section ( Y
page 213).
If th e multifunction display still shows th e display message :X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
Active Parking Assis t is unavailable or faulty.X
Switc h off th e ignition and restar t th e engine.
If Active Parking Assis t continues to be unavailable (the ] symbol
does no t appear in th e multifunction display):X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
Par k Assist Finished The vehicl e is parked. A warning tone also sounds.
The display message disappear s automatically.
DISTRONIC PLU S Off DISTRONI C PLU S has been deactivated.
If a warning tone also sounds, DISTRONI C PLU S has switched itself off .
( Y
page 193)
DISTRONIC PLU S Now
Available DISTRONI C PLU S is operational again after having been temporarily
unavailable . You can no w reactivat e DISTRONI C PLU S ( Y
page 193).306
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Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
DISTRONIC PLU S Cur ‐
rently Unavailable
See Operator' s Man ‐
ual DISTRONI C PLU S is temporarily inoperative.
Steering Assis t and Stop&Go Pilo t are temporarily inoperative.
Possibl e causes are: R
function is impaire d due to heav y rain or snow.R
th e radar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to elec -
tromagneti c radiation emitted by nearby TV or radi o station s or
other source s of electromagneti c radiation .R
th e system is outside th e operating temperature range.R
th e on-boar d voltag e is to o low.
A warning tone also sounds.
Whe n th e causes state d abov e no longer apply, th e display message
disappears.
DISTRONI C PLU S is operational again .
If th e display message does no t disappear :X
Pull ove r and stop th e vehicl e safely as soo n as possible, payin g
attention to roa d and traffic conditions.X
Secur e th e vehicl e against rollin g away ( Y
page 178).X
Restart th e engine.
DISTRONIC PLU S Inop‐
erativ e DISTRONI C PLU S is defective.
The followin g may hav e also failed:R
BA S PLU S wit h Cross-Traffic Assis tR
PRE-SAF E ®
BrakeR
Steering Assis t and Stop&Go Pilo t
A warning tone also sounds. X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
DISTRONIC PLU S Sus ‐
pended You hav e depressed th e accelerato r pedal . DISTRONI C PLU S is no
longer controllin g th e speed of th e vehicle.X
Remove your foo t from th e accelerato r pedal .
DISTRONIC PLU S
- - - mph An activation condition for DISTRONI C PLU S is no t fulfilled .X
Chec k th e activation condition s for DISTRONI C PLU S ( Y
page 193).Display messages 30 7
On-board computer and displays Z

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DTR+: Steering
Assist . Currently
Unavailable See
Operator' s Manual Steering Assis t and Stop&Go Pilo t are temporarily inoperative.
Possibl e causes are: R
th e windshield in th e camera' s field of vision is dirty.R
visibilit y is impaire d due to heav y rain , snow or fog .R
there hav e been no lan e marking s for an extended period.R
th e lan e marking s are worn, dark or covered, e.g. by dir t or snow.
Whe n th e causes state d abov e no longer apply, th e display message
disappears.
Steering Assis t and Stop&Go Pilo t are operative again .
If th e display message does no t disappear :X
Pull ove r and stop th e vehicl e safely as soo n as possible, payin g
attention to roa d and traffic conditions.X
Secur e th e vehicl e against rollin g away ( Y
page 178).X
Clean th e windshield.
DTR+: Steering
Assist . Inoperative Steering Assis t and Stop&Go Pilo t are faulty.
However, th e DISTRONI C PLU S function s are still available.
A warning tone also sounds. X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
Cruise Contro l Inop‐
erativ e Cruis e control is malfunctioning .X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
Cruise Contro l
--- mph R
A condition for activating cruise control has no t been met .
You hav e tried to store a speed belo w 20 mph (30 km/h), for exam-
ple. R
ES P ®
is deactivated. The yellow ES P ®
OF F warning lamp is lit .X
If condition s permit , drive faste r than 20 mph (30 km/h ) and store
th e speed.
or X
Chec k th e activation condition s for cruise control ( Y
page 191).
or X
Reactivat e ES P ®
( Y
page 72) .
Cruise Contro l Off Cruis e control has been deactivated.
If a warning tone also sounds, cruise control has deactivated auto -
matically ( Y
page 191).308
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