MERCEDES-BENZ GLE SUV 2022 Owners Manual

=
Shis t
he transfer case to the on-road position
HIGH RANGE.
= Deactivate DSR.
= Lower the vehicle level again to a level suitable
to the road conditions, e.g. to the normal
level.
= Apply the brakes to dry them aser fording.
= Check that the service brake is working nor-
mally aser a long downhill stretch.
= Clean the following components every time
aser driving oM-road:
- licence plate number
- headlamps and tail lamps
- tyres, wheels and wheel arches
- underbody
= Aser driving through sand, mud, water or
gravel, have the following components
checked and cleaned:
- brake disks and brakepads
- tyres and wheels
- axle joints ECO start/stop function
ECO start/stop function
%
Depending on the engine, the ECO start/stop
function is no
t available in all drive programs.
Observe the status display on the instrument
display concerning this.
% Plug-in hybrid: t
his function is not available.
The engine will be switched oM aut
omatically in
the following situations if all vehicle conditions for
an automatic engine stop are met:
= You brake the vehicle to a standstill in trans-
mission position h or i.
= Vehicles with a 48 V on-board electrical sys-
tem: you depress the brake pedal when travel-
ling at a low speed.
If the system has detected one of the following
situations, the engine will not stop:
= You stop at a stop sign and there is no vehicle
in front of you.
= The vehicle that stopped in front of you starts
up again. =
Y
ou manoeuvre, turn the steering wheel
sharply or engage reverse gear.
% If the system detects an intelligent stop inhibi-
t

or, e.g. a stop sign, the engine will not stop.
If you activate the HOLD function or engage
the park position j, the engine can be
switched oM in spite of an intelligent stop
inhibitor.
The engine will restart automatically in the follow-
ing cases:
= Y

ou engage transmission position h or k.
= You depress the accelerator pedal.
= The vehicle requires an automatic engine
start.
= You release the brake pedal.
= Vehicles with a 48 V on-board electrical sys-
tem:
- You release the brake pedal on a downhill
gradient and the vehicle does not roll.
- The vehicle rolls on a downhill gradient and
does not automatically enter glide mode at
20 km/h. 198
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ECO start/stop function symbols on the instru-
ment displa y:
= The è symbol (green) appears when the
vehicle is at a standstill: the engine was
switched oM by the ECO start/stop function.
= The ç symbol (yellow) appears when the
vehicle is at a standstill: not all vehicle condi-
tions for an engine stop have been met.
= Neither the è symbol nor the ç symbol
appears when the vehicle is at a standstill: an
intelligent stop inhibitor, e.g. a stop sign, has
been detected.
= The s symbol appears: the ECO start/stop
function is deactivated or there is a malfunc-
tion.
If the engine was switched oM by the ECO start/
stop function and you leave the vehicle, a warning
tone will sound and the engine will not be restar-
ted. In addition, the following display message will
appear on the instrument display:
Vehicle is operational Switch off ignition before
exiting If you do not switch
oM t he vehicle, it will automat-
ically be switched oM aser three minutes.
Switching the ECO start/stop function on/oM 
Press button 1.
A displa

y will appear on the instrument cluster
when you switch the ECO start/stop function
on/oM. %
s will be continuousl
y shown on the
instrument cluster while the ECO start/stop
function is deactivated. ECO display function
The ECO display summarises your driving charac-
t

eristics from the start of the journey to its com-
pletion and assists you in achieving the most eco-
nomical driving style.
You can inOuence consumption by doing the fol-
lowing:
= driving with particular care.
= driving in drive program 
= following the gearshis recommendations. Driving and parking
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The lettering in the segment will light up brightly,
t he outer edge will light up and the segment will
Nll up when the following driving style is adopted:
= 1 Steady speed
= 2 Gentle deceleration and rolling
= 3 Moderate acceleration
The lettering in the segment will be grey, the outer
edge will be dark and the segment will empty
when the following driving style is adopted:
= 1 Fluctuations in speed
= 2 Heavy braking
= 3 Sporty acceleration The ECO display will show you when you have
dr

iven economically:
= The three segments will Nll up completely at
the same time
= The edges around all three segments will light
up
The additional range achieved as a result of your
driving style in comparison with a driver with a
very sporty driving style will be shown in the
centre of display 4. The range displayed does
not indicate a Nxed reduction in consumption. ECO Assist function (vehicles with 48 V on-board
electr

ical system) For plug-in hybrids, note the ECO Assist informa-
tion
( page 203).
ECO Assist analyses data for the vehicle's expec-
ted route. This allows the system to optimally
adjust the driving style for the route ahead, save
fuel and recuperate.
ECO Assist is displayed on the Assistance
menu( page 330). 1
Event ahead
2 Distance display for the event ahead
3 "Foot oM t
he accelerator" prompt Displayable route events
1200
Driving and parking

The segments of distance display
2 sho w the
distance to the event ahead as follows:
= A few segments light up: the event ahead is
near.
= Many segments light up: the event ahead is
further away.
When the vehicle nears the event, ECO Assist will
calculate the optimal speed for maximum fuel
economy and recuperative energy based on the
distance, speed and gradient. The Foot off the
accelerator3 message appears in the instru-
ment display. The Nrst segments in front of the
vehicle will turn green. The remaining segments
will initially stay white. If you take your foot oM the
accelerator pedal in good time, the remaining seg-
ments on the display will successively turn green
until the event shown is reached. The drivetrain
will be set for maximum fuel economy. Recupera-
tion will charge the battery. Recuperation will be
adapted to the selected drive program.
The event will be shown for a short time aser it
has been passed. If there is no response to the
Foot off the accelerator prompt, the segments
will remain white. If the event involves a vehicle in front, all seg-
ments will immediat ely turn green once there is a
response to the Foot off the accelerator prompt.
For active ECO Assist in drive program ,
symbol 3 will appear on the instrument display
and on the head-up display beside transmission
position h. Symbol 3 will also appear when the
assistant display is not selected.
If the system does not intervene during the event
ahead, nothing will be displayed. The system will
be passive.
ECO Assist is active only in drive programs 
and A.
System limits
ECO Assist can function even more precisely if
the route is adhered to when route guidance is
active. The basic function is also available without
active route guidance. Not all information and
traPc situations can be foreseen. The quality
depends on the map data.
ECO Assist is only an aid. The driver is responsible
for keeping a safe distance from the vehicle in
front, for vehicle speed and for braking in good
time. The driver must be ready to brake at all times, irrespective of whether the system inter-
v enes.
The system may be impaired or may not function
in the following situations:
= If visibility is poor, e.g. due to insuPcient illu-
mination of the road, highly variable shade
conditions, rain, snow, fog or heavy spray.
= If there is glare, e.g. from oncoming traPc,
direct sunlight or reOections.
= If there is dirt on the windscreen in the area of
the multifunction camera or the camera is
misted up, damaged or obscured.
= If road signs are hard to detect, e.g. due to
dirt, snow or insuPcient lighting, or because
they are obscured.
= If the information on the navigation system's
digital map is incorrect or out of date.
= If signs are ambiguous, e.g. road signs in road-
works or in adjacent lanes. Driving and parking
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Regenerative brake system (plug-in hybrid)
Function of the regenerative brake system
Depending on t he selected recuperation level, the
electric motor is operated as an alternator when
in overrun mode and during braking in order to
charge the high-voltage battery while driving. As
soon as you take your foot oM the accelerator
pedal when the vehicle is in motion and in trans-
mission position h, recuperation in overrun
mode is initiated.
The higher the recuperation, the more sharply the
vehicle is braked when coasting and the more
electrical energy is fed into the high-voltage bat-
tery.
The deceleration in overrun mode may not be suf-
ficient depending on the driving conditions.
Decelerating to a standstill is not possible. Also
brake with the service brake if necessary. Always
adapt your speed to the driving conditions and
keep a suPcient distance.
The recuperative brake system has the following
characteristics: = supports braking with electronically controlled
brake force boosting =
con
verts the kinetic energy of the vehicle into
electric energy
% If you brake hard, the mechanical brake is
also used. This means t
hat the maximum
recuperative energy cannot be recovered. The
more you drive and brake in an anticipatory
manner, the more ePciently energy can be
recuperated.
System limits
The br
aking eMect of the electric motor during
recuperation in overrun mode may be reduced or
may not be available at all in the following situa-
tions:
= when the high-voltage battery charge level
increases
= if the high-voltage battery is not yet at a nor-
mal operating temperature
In these cases, the desired deceleration is set by
the brake control system.
Manually setting recuperative deceleration
% In the Î dr
ive program, you can use the
steering wheel gearshis paddles to manually adjust the intensity of recuperation in overrun
mode. %
When the vehicle is started again or transmis-
sion position h is eng

aged again, the stand-
ard setting is automatically set.
The following recuperation levels are available: = hX Int

elligent, anticipatory recuperation
with ECO Assist (standard setting)
( page 203, 200)
= hq No recuperation: the vehicle rolls freely
= h Normal recuperation 202
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=
hX Incr eased recuperation: strong deceler-
ation in overrun mode, e.g. for driving on
downhill gradients
= hXX Maximum recuperation: maximum
deceleration in overrun mode 
To increase recuperation: br
ieOy pull gearshis
paddle 1. 
To reduce recuperation: br
ieOy pull gearshis
paddle 2. 
Standard setting: pull and hold g
earshis pad-
dle 1 or 2 or engage transmission position
h again. The Instrument Display shows currently set recu-
per

ation level 1, for example, hX. Eco Assist function (plug-in hybrid)
%
The following function is country-dependent
and a

vailable only in conjunction with an inte-
grated hard drive navigation system.
ECO Assist is active only in drive programs A,
Î, Ï and , and onl

y in transmission
positions h or hX. Permanent manual gear-
shising p must be switched oM ( page 213).
ECO Assist analyses data for the vehicle's expec-
ted route. This allows the system to optimally
adjust the driving style for the route ahead, save
fuel and recuperate.
ECO Assist is displayed on the Assistance
menu( page 330). 1
Event ahead, e.g. roundabout
2 Distance display for the event ahead
3 "Foot oM t
he accelerator" prompt Displayable previous events
1 Driving and parking
203

The following events
1 can be de tected and dis-
played for the route section ahead:
= Vehicle in front
= Speed limit
= Downhill and uphill gradients
= Junctions and roundabouts
= Bends
The segments of distance display 2 show the
distance to the event ahead as follows:
= A few segments light up: the event ahead is
near.
= Many segments light up: the event ahead is
further away.
If ECO Assist is active, the "Foot oM the accelera-
tor" symbol 3 will appear on the instrument dis-
play and on the head-up display beside the trans-
mission position display.
When the vehicle nears an event, ECO Assist will
calculate the optimal speed for minimal energy
consumption based on the distance, speed and
gradient. The "Foot oM the accelerator" symbol 3
will appear on the instrument display. If you take your foot
oM t he accelerator pedal in
good time, the remaining segments on the display
will successively turn green until the event shown
is reached. The drivetrain will be set for minimal
energy consumption. The vehicle will recuperate
autonomously and thus charge the battery.
% You can also manually increase or reduce the
r
ecuperation in drive program Î. However,
ECO Assist is available only in the hX
setting (  page 202).
If there is no response to the "Foot oM t
he accel-
erator" prompt 3, the segments will remain
white.
The event will be shown for a short time aser it
has been passed.
If the event involves a vehicle in front, the symbol
will be shown in green as soon as there is a
response to "Foot oM the accelerator" prompt 3.
If the system does not intervene during the event
ahead, nothing will be displayed. The system will
be passive. System limits
EC

O Assist can function even more precisely if
the route is adhered to when route guidance is
active. The basic function is also available without
active route guidance. Not all information and
traPc situations can be foreseen. The quality
depends on the map data.
ECO Assist is only an aid. The driver is responsible
for keeping a safe distance from the vehicle in
front, for vehicle speed and for braking in good
time. The driver must be ready to brake at all
times, irrespective of whether the system inter-
venes.
The system may be impaired or may not function
in the following situations:
= If visibility is poor, e.g. due to insuPcient illu-
mination of the road, highly variable shade
conditions, rain, snow, fog or heavy spray.
= If there is glare, e.g. from oncoming traPc,
direct sunlight or reOections.
= If there is dirt on the windscreen in the area of
the multifunction camera or the camera is
misted up, damaged or obscured. 204
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=
If r oad signs are hard to detect, e.g. due to
dirt, snow or insuPcient lighting, or because
they are obscured.
= If the information on the navigation system's
digital map is incorrect, insuPcient or out of
date.
= If signs are ambiguous, e.g. road signs in road-
works or in adjacent lanes. Function of the route-based operating-mode strat-
egy (plug-in h

ybrid) %
The following function is country-dependent
and a

vailable only in conjunction with an inte-
grated navigation system.
The route-based operating-mode strategy is active
onl
y in drive programs A and . When
route guidance is active, data on the planned
route is analysed. This function can be activated
and deactivated in the multimedia system
(  page 349).
If the function is active, data on the further course
of the route is evaluated. This includes e.g. road
type, speed limitations and altitude data. The hybrid system then adapts the operating
s
trategy to the further course of the route:
= Use of electrical energy and the combustion
engine are adapted.
= State of charge of the high-voltage battery is
controlled accordingly.
= Electrical energy is reserved especially for
electric mode, e.g. urban route sections.
= The vehicle automatically selects the operat-
ing mode.
When the route-based operating-mode strategy is
activated, the energy Oow display shows the sta-
tus of the function as !

DYNAMIC SELECT switch
Function of the DYNAMIC SELECT switch
*
NOTE Mercedes-AMG vehicles 
Observe the notes in the Supplement.
Y
ou could otherwise fail to recognise
dangers. %
Depending on the engine and equipment, the
v
ehicle has diMerent drive programs.
Use the DYNAMIC SELECT switch to change
be
tween the following drive programs.
The drive program selected appears on the instru-
ment display.
Individual
= Individual settings
B Sport+ = Particularly sporty driving
= Driving with the combustion engine and rein-
forced boost eMect (plug-in hybrid) =
Em
phasises the vehicle's own oversteer and
understeer characteristics for an even more
active driving style
= Only suitable for good road conditions, a dry
road surface and a clear stretch of road
C Sport
= Continues to oMer stability but with a sporty
setup
= Enables the sporty driver to adopt a more
active driving style
= Driving with the combustion engine and rein-
forced boost eMect (plug-in hybrid)
= Only suitable for good road conditions, a dry
road surface and a clear stretch of road
A Comfort = Comfortable and economical driving
= Balance between traction and stability
= The selection of the matching drive type by
the hybrid system depends on the driving con-
ditions and the distance (plug-in hybrid)
= Recommended for all road conditions Î Electric
(plug-in h ybrid)
= Electric mode !

 Eco
=
P
articularly economical driving
= Balance between traction and stability
= Recommended for all road conditions
= Full development of all intelligent hybrid func-
tions and adaptation of the coasting charac-
teristics of the vehicle to traPc (plug-in hybrid)
= The selection of the matching drive type by
the hybrid system depends on the driving con-
ditions and the distance (plug-in hybrid)
1 Curve = Available only for vehicles with E!