MERCEDES-BENZ GLE 2017 Owners Manual

X
To select a preset list or station list: press
and briefly hold the c or d button until
the preset list or station list in the desired
frequency range is shown in the multifunction
display. X
To select a station: briefly press c
or d .
i SIRIUS XM satellite radio functions like a
normal radio.
For more information on radio operation, see
"Satellite radio" in the separate operating
instructions.
Operating an audio player or audio
media
Audio data from various audio devices or media
can be played, depending on the equipment
installed in the vehicle. X
Switch on the multimedia system and select
audio CD or MP3 mode; see the separate
operating instructions. X
Press the Y or e button on the steering
wheel to select the Audio menu.X
To select the next/previous track: briefly
press the c or d button.X
To select a track from the track list (rapid
scrolling): press and hold the c or d
button until desired track C has been
reached.
If you press and hold c or d , the rapid
scrolling speed is increased. Not all audio
drives or data carriers support this function.
If track information is stored on the audio device
or medium, the multifunction display will show
the number and title of the track. The current
track does not appear in audio AUX mode
( Aux iliary audio mode: external audio source
connected). Video DVD operation X
Switch on the multimedia system and select
video DVD; see the separate operating
instructions. X
Press the Y or e button on the steering
wheel to select the Audio menu.X
To select the next or previous scene:
briefly press the c or d button.X
To select a scene from the scene list
(rapid scrolling): press and hold the c
or d button until desired scene C has
been reached.
Telephone menu
Introduction
G WARNING
If you operate information systems and com-
munication equipment integrated in the vehi-
cle while driving, you will be distracted from
traffic conditions. You could also lose control
of the vehicle. There is a risk of an accident.
Only operate the equipment when the traffic
situation permits. If you are not sure that this
is possible, park the vehicle paying attention
to traffic conditions and operate the equip-
ment when the vehicle is stationary.
When telephoning, you must observe the legal
requirements for the country in which you are
currently driving. X
Switch on the mobile phone (see the manu-
facturer’s operating instructions). X
Switch on the multimedia system (see sepa-
rate operating instructions). X
Establish a Bluetooth ®
connection to the mul-
timedia system; see the separate operating
instructions. X
Press the Y or e button on the steering
wheel to select the Tel menu.Menus and submenus 229
On-board computer and displays Z

You will see one of the following display mes-
sages in the multifunction display: R
Phone READY or the name of the network
provider: the mobile phone has found a net-
work and is ready to receive. R
Phone No Service : there is no network
available or the mobile phone is searching for
a network.
Accepting a call If someone calls you when you are in the Tel
menu, a display message appears in the multi-
function display.
You can accept a call at any time regardless of
the menu selected. X
Press the a button on the steering wheel
to accept an incoming call.
Rejecting or ending a call You can end or reject a call even if you are not in
the Tel menu.X
Press the v button on the steering wheel
to reject or end a call.
Selecting an entry from the telephone
book X
Press the Y or e button on the steering
wheel to select the Tel menu.X
Press the c , d or v button to
switch to the phone book. X
Authorize access to the phone book on the
phone. X
Press the c or d button to select the
desired name.
or X
To start rapid scrolling: press and hold the
c or d button for longer than one sec-
ond.
Rapid scrolling stops when you release the
button or reach the end of the list. X
If only one telephone number is stored for
a name: press the a or v button to
start dialing.
or X
If there is more than one number for a
particular name: press the a or v
button to display the numbers. X
Press the c or d button to select the
number you want to dial. X
Press the a or v button to start dialing.
or X
To exit the telephone book: press the v
or 8 button.
Redialing The on-board computer saves the last names or
numbers dialed in the redial memory. X
Press the Y or e button on the steering
wheel to select the Tel menu.X
Press the a button to switch to the redial
memory. X
Press the c or d button to select the
desired name or number. X
Press the a or v button to start dialing.
or X
To exit the redial memory: press the v
or 8 button.
Assistance menu
Introduction Depending on the equipment installed in the
vehicle, you have the following options in the
DriveAssist menu: R
Displaying the assistance graphic
( Y
page 231) R
Activating or deactivating Steering Pilot
( Y
page 231) R
Activating or deactivating Active Brake Assist
( Y
page 231) R
Activating or deactivating Active Brake Assist
with cross-traffic function ( Y
page 231)R
Activating/deactivating ATTENTION ASSIST
( Y
page 231) R
Activating/deactivating Blind Spot Assist or
Active Blind Spot Assist ( Y
page 232)R
Activating/deactivating Lane Keeping Assist
or Active Lane Keeping Assist ( Y
page 232)230
Menus and submenus
On-board computer and displays

Displaying th e assistance graphicX
Press th e Y or e butto n on th e steerin g
whee l to selec t th e DriveAssist menu.X
Press c or d to selec t Assistanc e
Graphi c .X
Confir m by pressing v on th e steerin g
wheel.
The multifunction display shows th e Distanc e
Pilo t DISTRONIC distanc e display in th e assis-
tanc e graphi c display.
The assistanc e graphi c displays th e status of
and information from th e followin g drivin g
systems or drivin g safet y systems :R
Traffic Sign Assis t ( Y
page 200)R
Distanc e Pilo t DISTRONIC ( Y
page 168)R
Active Brak e Assis t ( Y
page 64)R
Active Brak e Assis t wit h cross-traffic func-
tion ( Y
page 70 )R
ATTENTION ASSIST ( Y
page 199)R
Lan e Keepin g Assis t ( Y
page 203) or Active
Lan e Keepin g Assis t ( Y
page 207)R
DS R ( Y
page 210)R
Off-road program (vehicles wit h Off-Road
Engineerin g package) ( Y
page 212)R
Rear window wipe r ( Y
page 115)X
Press d to display th e ATTENTION ASSIST
assessment.
Activating or deactivating Steering Pilo tX
Press th e Y or e butto n on th e steerin g
whee l to selec t th e DriveAssist menu.X
Press c or d to selec t Steering
Pilot .X
Confir m by pressing v on th e steerin g
wheel.
The curren t selection appears .X
To activate/deactivate : press th e v but -
to n again .
Whe n th e Steerin g Pilo t is activated, th e mul-
tifunction display displays a Steering Pilot
On message. Further information about Distanc e Pilo t
DISTRONIC wit h Steerin g Pilo t ( Y
page 174).
Activating or deactivating Active Brak e
Assis t You can use these function s to activate/deac -
tivat e Active Brak e Assis t or , on vehicles wit h
th e Driving Assistanc e package, to activat e or
deactivat e Active Brak e Assis t wit h cross-traffic
function . X
Press th e Y or e butto n on th e steerin g
whee l to selec t th e DriveAssist menu.X
Press th e c or d butto n to selec t
Brake Assist . X
Press v to confirm .
The curren t selection appears .X
To activate/deactivate : press th e v but -
to n again .
Whe n Active Brak e Assis t or Active Brak e
Assis t wit h cross-traffic function is deactiva-
ted, th e

Activating/deactivating Blind Sp ot
Assist X
Press th e Y or e butto n on th e steering
whee l to select th e DriveAssist menu.X
Press th e c or d butto n to select
Blind Spo t Assist .X
Confir m by pressing v on th e steering
wheel.
The curren t selection appears.X
To activate/deactivate: press th e v but -
to n again .
Fo r further information about Blind Spot Assist,
see ( Y
page 201).
Fo r further information about Active Blind Spot
Assist, see ( Y
page 204).
Activating/deactivating Lane Keeping
Assist X
Press th e Y or e butto n on th e steering
whee l to select th e DriveAssist menu.X
Press th e c or d butto n to select
Lan e Keepin g Assist .X
Press v to confirm .
The curren t selection appears.X
Press v to confirm .X
Press th e d or c butto n to set Off ,
Standard or Adaptive .
When Lan e Keepin g Assis t or Active Lan e
Keepin g Assis t is activated, th e multifunction
display shows th e lan e marking s as bright
lines in th e assistanc e graphic .X
Press th e v butto n to sav e th e setting .
Fo r further information about Lan e Keepin g
Assist, see ( Y
page 203).
Fo r further information about Active Lan e Keep-
ing Assist, see ( Y
page 207).
Service menu
Int rod uction
Dependin g on th e equipmen t installed in th e
vehicle, you hav e th e followin g option s in th e
Serv. menu: R
Callin g up display message s in message
memory ( Y
page 238) R
Restarting th e tire pressur e loss warning sys-
te m ( Y
page 348) or checking th e tire pres-
sur e electronically ( Y
page 350)R
Callin g up th e servic e due dat e
( Y
page 318)
Settings menu
Int rod uction Dependin g on th e equipmen t installed in th e
vehicle, In th e Sett. men u you hav e th e follow-
ing options: R
Changin g th e instrumen t cluste r setting s
( Y
page 232) R
Changin g th e ligh t setting s ( Y
page 233)R
Changin g th e vehicl e setting s ( Y
page 233)R
Changin g th e convenience setting s
( Y
page 234) R
Restoring th e factory setting s ( Y
page 235)
Inst ru ment cluster submenu
Selecting th e distance uni tThe Displa y Uni t Speedometer / Odome‐
ter : function allows you to choos e whether
certain displays appear in kilometers or mile s in
th e multifunction display. X
Press th e Y or e butto n on th e steering
whee l to select th e Sett. menu.X
Press th e d or c butto n to select th e
Instrumen t Cluste r submenu.X
Press v to confirm .X
Press th e d or c butto n to select th e
Displa y Uni t Speedometer / Odometer
function .
You will see th e selected setting : km or miles .X
Press th e v butto n to sav e th e setting .
The selected uni t of measuremen t for distanc e
applie s to : R
Digital speedometer in th e Tri p men uR
Odometer and th e trip odometerR
Tri p computer R
Curren t consumption and th e rangeR
Navigation instruction s in th e Nav i men uR
Cruis e control232
Menus and submenus
On-board computer and displays

R
Distance Pilot DISTRONIC R
ASSYST PLUS service interval display
Selecting permanent display The Permanent Display: function allows you
to choose whether the multifunction display
always shows the outside temperature or the
speed.
The speed display is inverse to the speedome-
ter. X
Press the Y or e button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett. menu.X
Press the d or c button to select the
Instrument Cluster submenu.X
Confirm by pressing v on the steering
wheel. X
Press the d or c button to select the
Permanent Display: function.
The current setting, Outside Temperature ,
Speedometer [km/h] or Speedometer
[mph] appears.X
To change the setting: press v again.
Light submenu
Setting the daytime running lamps This function is not available in Canada. X
Press the Y or e button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett. menu.X
Press the d or c button to select the
Light submenu.X
Press v to confirm.X
Press d or c to select the Daytime
Running Lights function.
If the Daytime Running Lights function has
been switched on, the cone of light and the

X
Press the d or c button to select the
Acoustic Lock function.
If the Acoustic Lock function is activated,
the 7 symbol in the multifunction display
lights up orange. X
Press the v button to save the setting.
Convenience submenu Activating/deactivating the EASY-
ENTRY/EXIT feature
G WARNING
When the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature adjusts
the steering wheel, you and other vehicle
occupants – particularly children – could
become trapped. There is a risk of injury.
While the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature is mak-
ing adjustments, make sure that no one has
any body parts in the sweep of the steering
wheel.
If somebody becomes trapped: R
press one of the memory function position
buttons, or R
move the switch for steering wheel adjust-
ment in the opposite direction to that in
which the steering wheel is moving.
The adjustment process is stopped. X
Press the Y or e button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett. menu.X
Press the d or c button to select the
Convenience submenu.X
Press v to confirm.X
Using d or c , select the Easy Entry/
Exit function.
If the Easy Entry/Exit function is activated,
the vehicle steering wheel is displayed in
orange in the multifunction display. X
Press the v button to save the setting.
Further information on the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT
feature ( Y
page 101).
Switching the seat belt adjustment on/off X
Press the Y or e button on the steering
wheel to select the Settings menu.X
Press the d or c button to select the
Convenience submenu.X
Press v to confirm. X
Press the d or c button to select the
Belt Adjustment function.
If the Belt Adjustment function is activated,
the vehicle seat belt is shown in orange in the
multifunction display. X
Press the v button to save the setting.
For further information on belt adjustment, see
( Y
page 45).
Switching the fold-in mirrors when lock-
ing feature on/off This function is only available when the vehicle is
equipped with the electrical fold-in function.
When you activate the Auto. Mirror Folding
function, the exterior mirrors are folded in when
the vehicle is locked. The exterior mirrors fold
out automatically again as soon as you unlock
the vehicle. X
Press the Y or e button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett. menu.X
Press the d or c button to select the
Convenience submenu. X
Press v to confirm. X
Press the d or c button to select the
Auto. Mirror Folding function.
If the Auto. Mirror Folding function is
switched on, the multifunction display shows
the exterior mirror in orange. X
Press the v button to save the setting.
If you have switched the Auto. Mirror Fold‐
ing on and you fold the exterior mirrors in using
button C , they will not fold out automatically
( Y
page 103).
You can then only fold out the exterior mirrors
using button C .234
Menus and submenus
On-board computer and displays

Restoring the factory settings X
Press the Y or e button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett. menu.X
Press the d or c button to select the
Factory Setting submenu.X
Press v to confirm.
The Reset All Settings? message
appears. X
Press the d or c button to select No or
Yes .X
Press v to confirm the selection.
If you select Yes , the multifunction display
shows a confirmation message.
If you want to reset the Daytime Running
Lights function in the Light submenu, you
must turn the SmartKey to position 1 in the igni-
tion lock.
ON&OFFROAD menu X
Press the Y or e button on the steering
wheel to select the ON&OFFROAD menu.
You can view the current off-road program set-
tings in the ON&OFFROAD menu:R
Vehicles with the Off-Road Engineering pack-
age ( Y
page 212)R
Vehicles without the Offroad Engineering
package ( Y
page 211)
AMG menu (Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
Warm-up
C
Digital speedometer
D
Gear indicator

RACETIMER Displaying and starting RACETIMER The RACETIMER is only intended for use on a
closed race circuit. Do not use the function on
public roads.
C
LapD
RACETIMER
You can start the RACETIMER when the engine is
running or if the SmartKey is in position 2 in the
ignition lock. X
Press the Y or e button on the steering
wheel to select the AMG menu.X
Press the c button repeatedly until the
RACETIMER is shown. X
To start: press the v button to start the
RACETIMER.
Displaying the intermediate time
X
Press the Y or e button to select
Interm. Time .X
Press v to confirm.
The intermediate time is displayed for five
seconds. Starting a new lap
C
RACETIMER D
Fastest lap time (best lap)

If you switch off the engine, the RACETIMER is
reset to "0" after 30 seconds. All laps are
deleted.
You cannot delete individual stored laps. If you
have stopped 16 laps, the current lap does not
have to be reset. X
Reset the current lap. X
Press v to confirm Reset .
Reset Race Timer? appears in the multi-
function display. X
Press the d button to select Yes and press
the v button to confirm.
All laps are deleted.
Overall statistics
C
RACETIMER overall evaluationD
Total time driven

When you stop and park the vehicle, please observe the notes on: R
HOLD function ( Y
page 179)R
Parking ( Y
page 153)
Hiding display messages X
Press the v or 8 button on the steering wheel.
The multifunction display hides the display message.
High-priority display messages are shown in red in the multifunction display. Some high-priority
display messages cannot be hidden.
The multifunction display shows these messages continuously until the causes for the messages
have been remedied.
Message memory The on-board computer saves certain display messages in the message memory . You can call up
the display messages: X
Press Y or e on the steering wheel to select the Serv. menu.
If there are display messages, the multifunction display shows 2 Messages , for example.X
Press the c or d button to select the entry, e.g. 2 messages .X
Press v to confirm.X
Press the c or d button to scroll through the display messages.
When the ignition is switched off, all display messages are deleted, apart from some high-priority
display messages. Once the causes of the high-priority display messages have been rectified, the
corresponding display messages are also deleted.238
Display messages
On-board computer and displays