MERCEDES-BENZ GLE SUV 2021 Owners Manual

Fu
nction oftheto w- aw ay alar m %
This function mayno tbe available inall
coun tries.
An audible andvisual alarmistrigg ered ifan
alt eratio nto your vehicle's angleof inclination is
de tected whi letheto w- aw ay alar misarmed.
The tow- aw ay alar misaut omat icallyar med afte r
appr oximat ely60 seco nds:
R afte rloc king theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R afte rloc king theve hicle using KEYLES S-GO
The tow- aw ay alar mison lyarmed when thefo l‐
lo wing compone ntsar eclos ed:
R thedoor s
R theta ilg ate
The tow- aw ay alar misaut omat icallydeac tiva‐
te d:
R afte rpr essing theÜ or008B buttonon
th eSmar tKey
R afte rpr essing thest ar t/ stop butt onwithth e
Smar tKey inthestow agecom partment
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afte runloc kingtheve hicle using KEYLES S-
GO
R when usingHAND S-FREE ACCES S
In fo rm atio non collision detection onapa rked
ve hicle (/page18 0). Ar
min g/dis armin gthe tow- aw ay alar m Mul
timedi asy stem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Quick Access #
Arm or disar mTow-away Protection.
The tow- aw ay alar misarmed again inthefo llo w‐
ing cases :
R The vehicle isunloc kedag ain.
R Adoor isopened.
R The vehicle isloc kedag ain.
% Ifqu ick acc ess isuna vailable, selectth e
Vehicle submenu intheSet ting smain menu
to arm or disar mtheto w- aw ay alar m. Fu
nction oftheint erior motion sensor %
This function mayno tbe available inall
coun tries.
When theint erior motion sensor isactiv ated, a
visual andaudible alarmistrigg ered ifmo ve‐
ment isde tected intheve hicle interior .
The interior motion sensor isactiv ated aut omati‐
cally afte rapp roxima tely tenseco nds:
R afte rloc king theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R afte rloc king theve hicle using KEYLES S-GO
The interior motion sensor isonl yactiv ated
when thefo llo wing compone ntsar eclos ed:
R thedoor s
R theta ilg ate
The interior motion sensor isaut omat icallydeac‐
tiv ated:
R afte rpr essing theÜ or008B buttonon
th eSmar tKey
R afte rpr essing thest ar t/ stop butt onwithth e
Smar tKey inthestor ag ecom partmen t
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ngand closi ng 89

R
afte runloc kingtheve hicle using KEYLES S-
GO
R when usingHAND S-FREE ACCES S
The follo wing situat ionscanlead toafa lse
alar m:
R movingobje ctssuc has masc otsin theve hi‐
cle interior
R when theside windo wisopen
R when thesliding sunroofisopen
R when thepanor amicsliding sunroofisopen Ar
ming/deact ivating theint erior motion sen‐
sor Multi
media system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Quick Access #
Activateor deacti vate Interior MotionSen-
sor.
The interior motion sensor isactiv ated again in
th efo llo wing cases :
R The vehicle isunloc kedag ain.
R Adoor isopened. R
The vehicle isloc kedag ain.
% Ifqu ick acc ess isuna vailable, selectth e
Vehicle menuunder Settings toact ivat eor
deac tivateth eint erior motion sensor . 90
Openin gand closing

No
teson thecor rect driver' sseat position &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
adjus tingve hicle settin gswhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ionsinpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int s,thesteer ing wheel orthemir‐
ro rwhi letheve hicle isin mo tion.
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion. #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int s,the
st eer ing wheel andthemir rorand fas‐
te nyo ur seat belt. En
sur eth efo llo wing when adjustingst eer ing
wheel 1,seat belt2and driver's seat 3:
R Youar esit tin gas faraw ay from thedr iver's
airbag aspossible, taking thefo llo wing
point sint ocon sider ation .
R Youar esit tin gin an upr ight position
R Your thighs areslight lysuppor tedby theseat
cushion R
Your legs areno tfull yex tende dand youcan
depr essthepedals proper ly
R The backof your head issuppo rted ateye
le ve lby thecent erofthehead restra int
R Youcan hold thesteer ing wheel withyo ur
ar ms sligh tly ben t
R Youcan moveyour legs freel y
R Youcan seeallthedispla yson theins tru‐
ment clusterclea rly
R Youha ve agood overvie wof thetra ffic con ‐
dition s
R Your seat beltsitssn ug lyag ains tyo ur body
and pass esacr oss thecent erofyour sho ul‐
der and across your hips inthepelvic area Seats
Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseats areadjus tedby childr en
Childr encould becom etrapped ifth ey adjus t
th eseats, particular lywhen unattende d. Sea
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#
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. Yo
ucan adjustth eseats when theignition is
switc hedoff. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nad jus ting theseat
When youadj usta seat ,yo uor other vehicle
occupants couldbecome trapped, e.g.onthe
seat guide rail. #
When adjustingaseat, makesur eth at
no onehas anypar tof their body within
th esw eep oftheseat. Obser
vethesaf etyno teson "Airbags" and"Chil‐
dr en intheve hicle". &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
adjus tingve hicle settin gswhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ionsinpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int s,thesteer ing wheel orthemir‐
ro rwhi letheve hicle isin mo tion.
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion. #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int s,the
st eer ing wheel andthemir rorand fas‐
te nyo ur seat belt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseat height isadjus tedcar elessl y
If yo uadj ustth eseat height carelessly ,yo u
or other vehicle occupants couldbetrapped
and ther eb yinjur ed. Childr
eninpar ticular couldacciden tally
pr ess theelectr icalseat adjus tmentbutt ons
and become trapped. #
While moving theseats, makesur eth at
han dsorother body partsdo notget
und ertheleve rasse mbly oftheseat
adjus tmentsy stem. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tohead
re stra int sno tbeing installed orbeing
adjus tedincor rectl y
If hea dre stra int sha ve notbe en installed or
ha ve notbe en adjus tedcor rectly ,th er eis an
incr eased risk ofinjur yin thehead andneck
ar ea, e.g. intheev ent ofan acciden tor when
br aking. #
Alw aysdr ive wit hth ehead restra int s
ins talled. #
Beforedr ivin gof f,mak esur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupant that thecent erofthe
head restra int suppor tsthebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. 92
Seatsand stow ing

Do
notint erch ang eth ehead restra int sof the
fr ont and rear seat s.Ot her wise, youwill notbe
able toadjus tth eheight andangleof thehead
re stra int scor rectl y.
Ad jus tth ehead restra int fore -and -aftpos ition so
th at itis as clo seasposs ibletothebac kof your
head. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
an incorrect sea tpos ition
The seatbel tdoe sno tof ferth eint ended
le ve lof protect ion ifyo uha ve notmo vedth e
seat backres tto an almos tve rtical posit ion.
Yo uco uld slip beneathth eseat beltand
injur eyo urself . #
Adjus tth eseat proper lybef orecom‐
menc ingyour jour ne y. #
Alw aysensur eth at theseat backres tis
in an almos tve rtical posit ionand that
th eshoulder beltisrouted acr oss the
cent erofyour sho ulder . 1
Head restra int height
2 Seat backres tinc linat ion
3 Seat height
4 Seat cushio nlengt h
5 Seat cushio ninc linat ion
6 Seat fore -and -aftpos ition #
Save these ttings withth ememor yfunc tion
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jus tingthe fron tpass engerse at elec tri‐
ca lly from the driver' sse at Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyis swi tched on. Yo
ucan callupthefo llo wing functionsfo rth e
fr ont passeng ersea t:
R Sea tad jus tment Sea
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R
Sea thea ting
R Sea tve ntil ation
R Mem oryfunc tion #
Toselect thefront passeng erseat :pr ess
butt on1.
When theindicat orlam plights up,thefront
passeng erseat isselect ed. #
Adjus tth efront passeng erseat using the
butt ons onthedr iver's side door control
panel. #
Select thedr iver' sseat :pr ess butt on1
ag ain.
When theindicat orlam pgoes out,thedr iv‐
er's seat hasbeen select ed. Ad
jus tingthe 4-waylum bar support 1
Higher
2 Softer
3 Lowe r
4 Firmer #
Usingbuttons 1to4 ,adjus tth econ tour
of thebac kres tindividuall yto suit your bac k. Ad
jus tingthe rear seats electrical ly The
middle seatbackres tis adjus tedto ge ther
wit hth elef tseat. 1
Head restra int height
2 Seat backres tinc linat ion
3 Seat fore -and -aftpos ition 94
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Fo
lding there ar seats forw ards ele ctrical ly &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nad jus ting theseats
When youadj usta seat ,yo uma ytrap your‐
self orave hicle occupant. #
When adjustingaseat, makesur eth at
no onehas anybody partsinthesw eep
of theseat. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifth eseat
and seat backres tar eno teng aged
The seat andseat backres tcan fold for‐
wa rds.
Ther eis arisk ofthefo llo wing, inpar ticular :
R The vehicle occupant maybe pressed
ag ains tth eseat belt. Theseat beltwill
no tbe able toprotect asintended and
could cause additional injury.
R Ach ild restra int system will nolong erbe
pr oper lysuppor tedor position edand will
no long erfulf illits func tion asintended. R
The seat backres twill notbe able restra in
obje ctsor goods inthecar gocom part‐
ment .
Alw aysensur eth at theseat andseat back‐
re st areeng aged, inpar ticular :
R Beforeper son stra velin theve hicle while
sitting onaseat withth eeasy entryand
ex itfeatur e
R Afteryo uha ve adjus tedth eseat
R Afterth eeasy entryand exitfeatur ehas
been used
R Afterth ecar gocom partmen tenlar ge‐
ment hasbeen folded forw ards &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toseat
bac kres tfo lded forw ards
If th ere ar seat backres tis folded forw ards,
per son sin theth ird ro w of seat scould col‐
lide withpar tsof theseat adjus tmentmec h‐
anism, inpar ticular intheev ent ofan acci‐
dent ,sudden braking oran abr uptch ang eof
dir ect ion. #
Ifth er eis aper son intheth ird row of
seats, there ar seat infron tof that per‐
son mustbe folded backint oth edr iv‐
ing position beforest ar tin gth ejour ney. #
People intheth ird ro w of seat smus t
no tplace their legs onare ar seat back‐
re st that has been folded forw ards. Alw
aysensur eth at all vehicle occupants have
th eir seat belts fastened correctl yand aresitti ng
pr ope rly. Pa rticular attent ion mus tbe paid to
ch ildr en.
If yo uno longerre qu ire th eseat backres tto be
fo lded down forloa ding orforge tting inand out,
fo ld itbac kint oplace. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseat isno teng aged
The seat does noteng agewhen folded for‐
wa rds. The seat canfold bac kwards une x‐
pect edly,e.g. when acceler ating,braking or
in theev ent ofan abr uptch ang eof dir ect ion
or an acc iden t. Seat
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Pe
ople intheseat's sweep canbecome trap‐
ped. #
Ifaseat isfolded forw ards, alwaysfo ld
it bac kbef oredr ivin gof f. #
Mak esur eth at theseat iseng aged. If
aseat onthesecon drow ofseats isno t
eng aged, this will besho wnonthemultifunc tion
displa yon theins trument cluster.
Re quirement s:
R The area intowhic hth eseat isfolded is
clear .
R The seat hasbeen folded up(/ page11 3).
R Vehicles withcomf ortseating: thecent er
ar mr estis folded up.
R Vehicles withan extende dcent erconso le:
th estor ag ecom partmen tin thecent ercon ‐
sole isclosed .
R Vehicles withacent erseat backres t:the
cent ersea tba ckrest isin an upr ight posit ion
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ucan fold theseats onthesecon drow of
seats forw ards forth efo llo wing situat ions:
R Vehicles withath ird ro w of seat s:forge tting
in or out
R Foreasi eraccess tothecar gocom partmen t
Ve hicles withacent erseat backres t:thecent er
seat folds forw ards and backwards toge ther wit h
th elef t-hand seat. #
Tofold theseat intoth efront posit ion:
br ief lypull onbutt on1.
The head restra int movesdo wn wards. The
seat backres tmo vesint oth efront position .
The seat fore -and -aftad jus tment movesfo r‐
wa rdsuntil theseat isunloc ked. The seat will
th en tip forw ards. #
Tofold theseat back:press and hold but‐
to n1 unti lth ere ar seat engages audibl y.
The seat willtiltdown wardsand stop inthe
fr ont posi tion. Theseatbac kres twil lre main
in thecar goposition . #
Tointerru pt thefo lding procedur ebef ore
eng agemen t,letgo ofbutt on1. Tocontinu e
th efo lding procedur e,press and hold button
1 again. #
Setth eseat backres tinclin ation andseat
fo re -and -aftad jus tment using thebutt ons on
th edoor .
% Toinc rease thesize ofthecar gocom part‐
ment ,yo ucan movetheseat backres ts int o
th ecar gocom partmen tfloor position
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Fo
lding there ar seats forw ards mec hanic ally
(eme rgency release)
The release loops arelocat edon theout ersides
and backsoftheseats onthesecon drow of
seats. Side
release loops Re
lease loops onthere ar sides #
Pull one ofthere lease loops 1. #
Foldtheseat backres tfo rw ards. #
Beforecom men cingyo ur jour ne y,mak esur e
th at theseat backres tand there ar ben ch
seat areeng aged. Head
restra ints Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at head restra ints man‐
uall y &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
adjus tingve hicle settin gswhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ionsinpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int s,thesteer ing wheel orthemir‐
ro rwhi letheve hicle isin mo tion.
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion. #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int s,the
st eer ing wheel andthemir rorand fas‐
te nyo ur seat belt. Sea
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tohead
re stra int sno tbeing installed orbeing
adjus tedincor rectl y
If hea dre stra int sha ve notbe en installed or
ha ve notbe en adjus tedcor rectly ,th er eis an
incr eased risk ofinjur yin thehead andneck
ar ea, e.g. intheev ent ofan acciden tor when
br aking. #
Alw aysdr ive wit hth ehead restra int s
ins talled. #
Beforedr ivin gof f,mak esur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupant that thecent erofthe
head restra int suppor tsthebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. Do
notint erch ang eth ehead restra int sof the
fr ont and rear seat s.Ot her wise, youwill notbe
able toadjus tth eheight andangleof thehead
re stra int scor rectl y.
Ad jus tth ehead restra int fore -and -aftpos ition so
th at itis as clo seasposs ibletothebac kof your
head. #
Toraise: pullthehead restra int up. #
Tolowe r:press release knob 1 inthedir ec‐
tion ofthear row and push thehead restra int
do wn. #
Tomo veforw ard: press release knob 2
and pullthehead restra int forw ard. #
Tomo vebac kwards: press release knob 2
and push thehead restra int bac kwards. Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at lux uryhe ad
re stra ints mechanica lly #
Tomo veforw ard: press release knob 1
and pullthehead restra int forw ard. #
Tomo vebac kwards: press release knob 1
and push thehead restra int bac kwards.
Ad jus tingthe head restra ints ofthere ar
seats mechanic ally
Dependi ngon theve hicle equipment, youcan
adj ustth ehead restra int sin there ar passe nger
com partment . 98
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