MERCEDES-BENZ GLE 2022 Owners Manual

If
th er eis arisk ofbecomi ngtrapped bythe
st ee ring wheel: #
Movetheadjustmen tle ve rof thesteer -
ing wheel.
The adjustmen tpr ocess willbestopped.
If th er eis arisk ofbecomi ngtrapped bythe
dr iver's seat: #
Press theseat adjustmen tswitc h.
The adjustmen tpr ocess willbestopped. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. #
When leavingth eve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. VV
ehicle swit ehicle
swit hmemor h
memor yfu nct ion: y
fu nct ion:Yo ucan stop the
adju stmen tpr ocess bypressing oneofthemem-
or yfunction positionswitches. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped if
ch ildr enactiv ateth eeasy entryand exit
fe atur e‑
Child rencou ldbec ome trapp edifth ey acti-
va te theeasy entry‑and exitfeatur e,par ticu -
lar lywhen unattended . #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. #
When leavingth eve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. If
th eeasy entryand exitfeatur eis activ e,the
st ee ring wheel willmo veupw ards and thedr iver's
seat willmovebac kin thefo llo wing situations:
R Youswitc ho. theve hicle when thedr iver's
door isopen.
R Youopen thedr iver's door when theve hicle is
switc hedo..
% The steer ing wheel willthen mo veupw ards
onl yif it is no talr eady ashigh asitwill go.
The driver's seat willthen mo vebac kwards
onl yif it is no talr eady atthere ar oftheseat
adjustmen tra ng e. The
driver's seatbac krest willth en mo vefor-
wa rdsonl yif it is no talr eady inthefo re most
position .
The steer ing wheel andthedr iver's seat willmove
bac kto thelast drive position inthefo llo wing
cases :
R Youswitc hth epo we rsuppl yor theve hicle on
when thedr iver's door isclosed
R Youclose thedr iver's door when theve hicle is
switc hedon.
The lastdr ive posit ionwill besavedwhen:
R Youswitc ho. theve hicle.
R V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit hmemor h
memor yfu nct ion: y
fu nct ion:Yo ucall upthe
seat setting svia thememor yfunction .
R V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withmemor h
memor yfunction : y
function :Yo usa ve the
seat setting svia thememor yfunction .
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withmemor h
memor yfunction : y
function :Pr ess one ofthe
memor yfun ction position buttons tostop the
adju stmen tpr ocess. Se
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Memo
r Memo
ry functi on y
functi on FF
uncti onoft uncti
onofthe mem or he
mem oryfuncti on y
functi on &
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofan accid ent ifth emem-
or yfunction isused while driving
If yo uuse thememor yfunction onthedr iver's
side while driving, youcould losecontr olof
th eve hicle asare sult oftheadjustmen ts
being made. #
Onlyuse thememor yfunction onthe
dr iver's side when theve hicle isstation -
ar y. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofentr apm entwhen
adju sting theseat withth ememor yfunc-
tion
When thememor yfunction adjuststheseat,
yo uand other vehicle occupan ts–par ticu larly
ch ildr en–could become trapped. #
Duringtheadjustmen tpr ocess ofthe
memor yfun ction, makesur eth at no one has
anybody partsinthesw eep ofthe
seat. #
Ifsomeon ebecome strapped, press a
pr ese tposit ionbutt onorseat adjust-
ment switchimmed iately. &
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofentr apm entifth emem-
or yfunction isactiv ated bychildr en
Childr encould become trapped ifth ey acti-
va te thememor yfunction ,par ticular lywhen
unat tended . #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. #
When leavingth eve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. Yo
ucan usethememor yfunction whentheigni-
tion isswitc hedo..
Seat adjustmen tsforup tothre epeople canbe
st or ed and called upusing thememor yfunction .
Yo ucan save setting sfo rth efo llo wing systems:
R Front seat
R Outside mirrors R
Hea d-up displa y
R Steer ing column
R Seat contour OperOper
ating t ating
the memor he
memor yfunction y
function SS
t t
or or
ing ing
#
Setth edesir edposition forall systems. 110110
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#
Brie0y press theV memor ybutt onand
th en press prese tposition button0037, T
or U within thre eseconds.
An acoustic signalsounds. Thesetting sar e
st or ed. #
T T
o call up: o
call up:press and brie0y hold prese tposi-
tion button0037, TorU.
ATer releasing thebutt on,allsystems are
mo vedint oth estor ed position. SS
t t
o o
w w
ag ag
ear e
ar eas eas
NNo o
t t
es on loading t es
on loading the v he
vehicle ehicle
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D D
AN AN
GER GER
Riskofpoisoning from exhaus t
ga ses
Combu stion enginesemit poison ousexhaus t
ga ses, suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can entertheve hicle interior ifth eta il-
ga te isopen when theve hicle isrunning,
esp eciallyif th eve hicle isin mo tion . #
Alwaysswitc ho. theve hicle before
open ingtheta ilg ate. #
Neverdr ive wit hth eta ilg ateopen. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yfrom unsecur ed
it ems intheve hicle
If obj ects, luggage orloads areno tsecur edor
no tsecur edsu1cient ly,th ey could slip,tip
ov er or be thro wn aroun dand ther eb yhit vehi-
cle occupan ts.
Ther eis arisk ofinjury, par ticular lyin the
eve ntofsud den brak ing orasud den chang e
in dir ecti on. #
Alwaysst ow objects insuc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn aroun d. #
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobj ects, lug-
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofinjur ydue toobjects
being stowe dincor rectl y
If obje ctsintheve hicle interior arestowe d
incor rectl y,they can slide orbe thro wn aroun d
and hitvehicle occupan ts.Inaddit ion,cup
holder s,open stor ag espaces andmobil e
phone recep tacles canno talw aysre tain all
objects within. Ther
eis arisk ofinjury, par ticular lyin the
eve ntofsud den brak ing orabr uptch ang esin
dir ecti on. #
Alwaysst or eobj ects suchth at they can-
no tbe thro wn aroun din suc hsitu ation s. #
Alwaysmak esur eth at obj ects donot
pr otru de from stor ag espaces, parcel
ne ts or stor ag ene ts. #
Close theloc kable stor ag espaces before
st ar ting ajour ney. #
Stow and secur eobj ects that arehea vy,
har d,poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile ortoo
lar ge inthecar gocom partment. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident from objects in
th edr iver's foot we lland front-passeng er
fo ot we ll
Objects inthedr iver's foot we lland front-
pass engerfoot we llma yim pede pedal trav el or
bloc kadepr essed pedal.
This jeopar dizestheoper ating androad safety
of theve hicle. Se
ats and stow ing
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#
Stow allobj ects intheve hicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intoth edr iver's
fo ot we llor front-passeng erfoot we ll. #
Alwaysins tallth e0oor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur eth at
th er eis alw ayssu1cie ntclear ance for
th epedals. #
Donotuse loose 0oormats anddonot
la y multiple 0oormats ontopof one
ano ther. VV
ehicles wit ehicles
withaut h
aut omatic fr omatic
front passeng ont
passeng erairbag er
airbag
shut shut
o.: o.:
Objects trapped underthefront
passeng erseat mayint erfere wit hth efunction of
th eaut omatic front passeng erairbag shuto.or
damag eth esy stem. Please observetheno teson
th efunction oftheaut omatic front passeng erair-
bag shuto.(/ page47). &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
G‑Risk ofaccident orinjur y
when usingthecup holder whiletheve hi-
cle ismo ving
The cup holder cannotsecur econt ainers
while theve hicle ismo ving. If
yo uuse acup holder whiletheve hicle is
mo ving,thecont ainer maybe 0un gar ound
and liquids maybe spilled. Thevehicle occu-
pant sma ycome intocont actwithth eliq uid
and ifit is ho t,they could bescalded. You
could bedistract ed from tra1c condi tionsand
yo uma ylose contr olof theve hicle. #
Onlyuse thecup holder whentheve hicle
is station ary. #
Onlyuse thecup holder forcont ainer sof
th eright size. #
Clos eth econt ainer ,par ticular lyifth e
liq uid isho t. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto thecup holder When
there ar armr estis folded backth ecup
holder couldbecome damaged. #
Onlyfo ld there ar armr estbac kwhen the
cup holder isclosed. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto there ar armr estdue to
body weight When
folded out,there ar armr est can be
damag edbybody weight. #
Donotsit orsuppor tyo urself onthere ar
seat armr est. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjurydue toan open
car gocom partmen t0oor
If yo udr ive wit hth ecar gocom partment 0oor
open, objects couldbe0un gar ound andhit
ve hicle occupan tsas are sult .Ther eis arisk
of injury, par ticular lyin theev ent ofsudden
br aking orasudden chang ein dir ecti on. #
Alwaysclose thecar gocom partment
0oor beforeajour ney. &
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ARNI NG ARNI
NG‑Risk of/reand injur yfrom hot
cig arette light er
Yo ucan burnyo urself ifyo uto uc hth eho t
heating element orthesoc ketof thecig arette
light er. 112112
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In
addit ion,0ammable materials mayign ite if:
R youdr op theho tcig arette light er
R ach ild holds theho tcig arette light erto
objects, forex am ple #
Alwayshold thecig arette light erby the
knob. #
Alwaysmak esur eth at thecig arette
light erisout ofreac hof childr en. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofbur nsfrom theta ilpipe
and tailpipe trims
The exhaus tta ilpipe andtailpipe trims can
become very hot.Ifyo ucome intocont act
wit hth ese partsof theve hicle, youcould burn
yo urself. #
Alwaysbe par ticu larlycar efular ound the
ta ilpipe andtheta ilpipe trims and super -
vise childr enespecia lly closel yin this
ar ea. #
Allo wvehicle partsto cool down before
to uc hing them. The
driving charact eristics ofyour vehicle are
depen denton thedistr ibution oftheload within
th eve hicle. Youshould bearthefo llo wing inmind
when loading theve hicle:
R Neverex ceed theper missible gross mass or
th egr oss axle weight rating forth eve hicle
(incl udin goccupan ts).The values arespeci/ ed
on theve hicle identi/cation plateon theve hi-
cle's B-pill ar.
R The load mustno tpr otru de abo vetheupper
edg eof theseat backrests.
R Alwaysuse thepar titionin gne twhen trans-
por ting objects inthecar gocom partment.
R Alwaysplace theload behind unoccupied
seats ifpossible.
R Secur eth eload using thetie-do wneyes and
distr ibuteth eload evenly. No
teson drivi ng witharo of load
R Evenl ydist ribut eth ero of load, andplace
hea vyobjects atthebo ttom. Also complywit h
th eno teson loadin gth eve hicle.
R Drive att ent ivel y, and avoidsuddenl ypulling
awa y,braking andsteer ing aswellas rapid
cor ner ing.
R When transpor tingroof loads andwhen the
ve hicle isfully loaded orfully occupi ed,select
dr ive pr og rams ; andA. Theseare
design edtofocus onstabilit y(/ page171 ).
% Formor einf ormation onstow agecom part-
men tsand stow agear eas, please referto the
Digit alOper ator's Manual. Seats
andstow ing
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SS
t t
o o
w w
ag ag
espaces int e
spaces inthe v he
vehicle int ehicle
inter er
ior ior
OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof t w
of the fr he
front stow ont
stow ag ag
ecom e
com par par
tmen ts tmen
ts 1
Stow agespaces inthedoor s
2 Stow agecom partmen tin thear mr est with
USB ports(depending onvehicle equipme nt)
3 Stow age/t elep hone compartmen twit hcup
holder inthefront cent erconsole
4 Glovebox ThrThr
ough-loading f ough-loading
facility t acility
to car o
car gocom go
com par par
tment tment
FF
olding t olding
the r he
rear seat bac ear
seat backr kr
es est
f t
for w or
war ar
ds ds
&
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped when
adjus tingtheseats
When youadjust aseat, youma ytrap yourself
or ave hicle occupan t. #
When adjusting aseat, makesur eth at
no one hasanybody partsinthesw eep
of theseat. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident ifth eseat and
seat backrest areno teng aged
The seat andseat backrest can fold forw ards.
Ther eis arisk ofthefo llo wing, inpar ticular :
R The vehicle occupan tma ybe pressed
ag ains tth eseat belt. Theseat beltcanno t
pr otect asintended andcould cause addi-
tional injury. R
Ach ild restr aint system willno long er be
prope rly supp ortedor positioned andwill
no long erful/ll itsfun ction asintended.
R The seat backrest will notbe able restr ain
ob jec tsor good sin thecar gocom part-
ment.
Alw aysensu rethat theseat andseat backrest
ar eeng aged, inpar ticular :
R Beforeper sons trav el in theve hicle while
sitt ing onaseat withth eeasy entryand
ex itfeatur e
R ATer theseat hasbeen adjust ed.
R ATer theeasy entryand exitfeatur ehas
been used
R ATer thecar gocom partment enlargement
has been folded forw ards Alw
aysensu rethat all vehicle occupan tshave
th eir seat belts fastened correctl yand aresitt ing
pr oper ly.Pa rticular attention mustbepaid tochil-
dr en. 114114
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If
yo uno long errequ ire th efo lded-do wnrear seat
bac kres tas aload area, fold thebac krest back
int oplace.
Mak esur eth at there dmar king oftheloc kve ri/-
catio nindic ator isno longervisible. Other wise,
th eseat backrest will notbe locked.
Depending ontheve hicle equipme nt,a messag e
will bedispl ayedon theinst rument clusterins tead
of there dloc kve ri/catio nindic ator .
F F
old ing t old
ing the r he
rear seat sf ear
seat sfor w or
war ar
ds mec ds
mec hanically hanical
ly
Depending ontheve hicle equipme nt,yo ucan fold
th eout erseat backrests forw ards mec hanical ly. #
Movethedr iver's orfront passeng erseat for-
wa rds, ifnece ssary. #
T T
o f o
fold t old
the he
leT leT
and r and
right seat bac ight
seat backr kr
es est
sf ts
for - or
-
w w
ar ar
ds: ds:
ifnecessar y,inser tth ehead restr aints
fo rth eseat backrests (/page101). #
Pull release leve r1. #
Foldthecor respond ingseat backres tfo r-
wa rds. #
Foldthere ar seat armr estbac kif nece ssary. #
T T
o f o
fold t old
the cent he
cent erseat bac er
seat backr kr
es est
f t
for w or
war ar
ds: ds:
pr ess release catch3. #
Foldseat backrest 2forw ards.
Obser vethefo llo wing recommen dations:
R Ifyo uwish tofold onl yone oftheout erseat
bac krests forw ards, itis recommen dedthat
yo ufo ld theright seatbac krest forw ards. Se
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R
Ifyo uwish tofold one oftheout erseat backr-
ests forw ards toget her withth ecent erseat
bac krest, itis recommen dedthat youfo ld the
leT and cent erseat backrests forw ards.
F F
oldi ngt oldi
ngthe r he
rear seats f ear
seats for w or
war ar
ds elect r ds
elect ricall y icall
y
If aseat inthesecond row of seats isno teng aged
and locked, this will besho wnonthemultifun c-
tion displa yon theinst rument cluster. #
Ensur eth at thecent erseat backrest isin an
upr ight position. #
T T
o f o
fold t old
the he
leT leT
orr or
right seat bac ight
seat backr kr
es est
f t
for - or
-
w w
ar ar
ds: ds:
brie0y press one ofbutt ons 1.
The head restr aint inthere ar passen gercom-
par tment willmoveintoasuit able position.
The rear seat willfold forw ards. The cent er
seat backres twill fold forw ards toget her with
th eleT seat backrest. Obser
vethefo llo wing recommen dations:
R Ifyo uwish tofold onl yone oftheout erseat
bac krests forw ards, itis recommen dedthat
yo ufo ld theright seatbac krest forw ards.
R Ifyo uwish tofold one oftheout erseat backr-
ests forw ards toget her withth ecent erseat
bac krest, itis recommen dedthat youfo ld the
leT and cent erseat backrests forw ards.
F F
oldi ngbac oldi
ngbac kt k
the r he
rear seat bac ear
seat backr kr
es t es
t
* NO NO
TE TE
Damag ecaused bytrapp ingthe
seat beltwhen folding backth eseat back-
re st Th
ese at beltco uld be come trap pe dan dth us
damag edwhen theseat backrest isfolded
bac k. #
Mak esur eth at theseat beltisno ttr ap-
ped when folding backth eseat backrest. 116116
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FF
olding bac olding
backt k
the r he
rear seat mec ear
seat mechanicall y hanicall
y #
Movethedr iver's orfront passeng erseat for-
wa rds, ifnece ssary. #
Swivelseat backrest 1backuntil iteng ages. #
Mak esur eth at there dmar king oftheloc k
ve ri/catio nindic ator isno longervisible. Oth-
er wise, theseat backrest will notbe locked. F F
olding bac olding
backt k
the r he
rear seat electr ear
seat electr ically icall
y #
LeT LeT
orr or
right seat bac ight
seat backr kr
est est: :
br ie0y pullone of
butt ons 1.
The rear seat willfold bac k.The cent ersea t
bac krest willfo ld bac kto get her withth eleT-
han dseat backrest.
If aseat backrest isno teng aged and locked,
th is will besho wnonthemultifun ctiondispla y
on theinst rument cluster. F F
olding t olding
the seat bac he
seat backr kr
es est
ont t
on the t he
thir hir
dro d
ro w of w
of
seats f seats
for w or
war ar
ds ds
R R
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The seats andtheseat backrests onthesec-
ond row of seats have been movedfo rw ards
su1cie ntly. #
Pull release catch1 forth eseat backrest
fo rw ards. #
Foldtheseat backrest forw ards. Se
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FF
olding bac olding
backt k
the seat bac he
seat backr kr
es est
ont t
on the t he
thir hir
dro d
ro w of w
of
seats seats
R R
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The seats andtheseat backrests onthesec-
ond row of seats have been movedfo rw ards
su1cie ntly. #
Swingtheseat backrest backuntil itaudibl y
eng ages. EAS
Y EAS
Y-P AC -P
AC Kca r K
ca rgo com go
compa r pa
rtme ntcov tme
ntcover and par er
and parti- ti-
tio ning ne tio
ning netca sse t
ca ssett e tt
e NNo o
t t
es on t es
on the car he
cargo com go
compa r pa
rtme ntcov tme
ntcover er
&
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofinjur yor dea thdue to
poor lysecur edobj ects
The cargocom partmen tco veralone canno t
secur eor restr ain he avyobj ect s,items oflug -
ga ge orhea vyloads.
Yo ucould behit byan unse curedload, partic-
ular lyin theev ent ofabr uptch ang esindir ec-
tio n,sudde nbr aking oran acciden t. #
Alwaysst ow objects insuc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn aroun d. #
Secur eobje cts,luggage orloads agains t
slipping ortipping over,e.g. byusing tie
do wns, even ifyo uar eusing thecar go
com partment cover. *
N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageto thecar gocom partment
co verwhen loading theve hicle The
cargocom partmen tco verma ybe dam-
ag ed when theve hicle isbein gloaded . #
Donotplace anyobj ects abovethe
lo we redg eof theside windo wsoron the
car gocom partmen tco ver. ExtExt
endin g/re endin
g/retr tr
acting t acting
the car he
car gocom go
com par par
tmen t tmen
t
co v co
ver er
Ext Ext
endin g endin
g #
Pull thecar gocom partment coverbac kby
gr ab handl e1 and hook itint obr ac kets 2
on theleT and right. 118118
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