engine MERCEDES-BENZ GLE 2017 Owners Manual

All other mod els
Vehicle width including
exteri or mir ror s 84.3 in
(2141 mm)
Maximum vehicle height
(steel suspension) 70.7 in
(1796 mm)
Maximum vehicle height
(AIRM ATIC package) 71.6 in
(1818 mm)
Maximum vehicle height
(ON&OFFROAD package) 72.8 in
(1848 mm)
Mini mu m vehicle height
69.2 in
(1758 mm)
Wh eelbase
114.8 in
(2915 mm)
Maximum ground clear-
ance (steel suspension) 8.0 in
(202 mm)
Maximum ground clear-
ance (AIRM ATIC package) 10.0 in
(255 mm)
Maximum ground clear-
ance (ON&OFFROAD pack-
age) 11.2 in
(285 mm)
Mini mu m ground clear-
ance 7.1 in
(180 mm)
Tu rn ing ra dius
38.7 ft
(11.80 m)
Maximum roof load
220 lb
(100 kg)
Model Vehicle
length
GLE 400 4MATIC
189.5 in
(4813 mm)
All other mod els
(4819 mm)
Vehicle data for off-road driving
Fording depth
! The dept h of water must not exceed the
value spec ifie d in the table. Note that the
poss ible for din g dept h is less in flowing water. C
Fording depth
On vehicles wit h the AIRMATIC package or the
Off-Road Engineering package, loads up to the
maximum permissible load have no influence on
fording capab ilit y.
Missing values were not availab le at the time of
going to print.
Ford ing
depth
Steel-sprung vehicles
19 .7 in
(50 cm)
Vehicles with th e AIRMATIC
package
Raised level 19 .7 in
(50 cm)
Vehicles with th e Off-Road
Engineeri ng package
Off-road level 1 19 .7 in
(50 cm)
Off-road level 2 19 .7 in
(50 cm)
Off-road level 3 23 .6 in
(60 cm)
Mercedes-AMG vehicles
Raised level 19 .7 in
(50 cm)
For more information about off-road fording, see
( Y
page 161).382
Vehicle data for off-road driving
Technical data

App roa ch/depa rt ure angle
All vehicles (excep t vehicles wit h AMG body-
styling)
C D
Steel-sprung vehi-
cles 26 ° 26 °
Vehicles wit h
theAIRMATICpack-
age
Normal level 23 ° 24 °
Raised level 29 ° 28 °
Vehicles wit h th e
Off-Road Engineer -
ing package
Normal level 23 ° 24 °
Off-road level 1 26 ° 26 °
Off-road level 2 29 ° 28 °
Off-road level 3 30 ° 29 °
Mercedes-AMG
vehicles
Normal level (in sport
mod e wit h AM G
adaptive sport sus-
pension system acti-
vated) 21 ° 24 °
Raised level 23 ° 24 ° Vehicles wit h AMG bodystylin g
C D
Steel-sprung vehi-
cles 23 ° 26 °
Vehicles wit h
theAIRMATICpack-
age
Normal level 22 ° 24 °
Raised level 26 ° 28 °
Vehicles wit h th e
Off-Road Engineer -
ing package
Normal level 22 ° 24 °
Off-road level 1 24 ° 26 °
Off-road level 2 26 ° 28 °
Off-road level 3 28 ° 29 °
Fo r further information about approach/depar -
tur e angles, see ( Y
page 165).
Maximum gradient-cli mb ing capabil-
ity Not e that th e vehicle's gradient-climbin g capa-
bilit y depend s on th e off-road condition s and th e
road surfac e conditions.
Vehicles wit h th e Off-Road Engineering
package: th e maximum gradien t climbin g abil-
it y is 10 0 % when th e LOW RANGE off-road gear
is selected.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: th e maximum gradi-
en t climbin g abilit y is 80 %.
Vehicles withou t th e Off-Road Engineering
package: th e maximum gradien t climbin g abil-
it y is 80 %.
GLE 550 e 4MATIC: th e maximum gradien t
climbin g abilit y is 50 %.
Accelerate carefully and mak e sur e that th e
wheels do no t spin when drivin g on steep ter-
rain .
i If th e load on th e fron t axl e is reduce d when
pullin g away on a steep uphil l slope, th e fron t
wheels hav e a tendency to spin . 4ETS recog-
nizes this and brakes th e wheels accordingly.Vehicle data for off-road driving 383
Technical data Z