MERCEDES-BENZ GLE 2018 Owners Manual

There is a short delay before a change in outside
temperature appears in the multifunction dis-
play.
Coolant temperature gauge
G WARNING
Opening the hood when the engine is over-
heated or when there is a fire in the engine
compartment could expose you to hot gases
or other service products. There is a risk of
injury.
Let an overheated engine cool down before
opening the hood. If there is a fire in the
engine compartment, keep the hood closed
and contact the fire department.
! A display message is shown if the coolant
temperature is too high.
If the coolant temperature is over 248 ‡
(120 †), do not continue driving. The engine
will otherwise be damaged.
All vehicles except PLUG-IN HYBRID: the
coolant temperature display is on the instru-
ment cluster on the right-hand side ( Y
page 37).
Under normal operating conditions and with the
specified coolant level, the coolant temperature
may rise to 248 ‡ (120 †). Operating the on-board computer
Overview
C
Multifunction display D
Right control panel

Left control panel Y
e R
Calls up the menu and menu bar
c
d Press briefly: R
Scrolls in lists R
Selects a submenu or function R
In the Audio menu: selects the
previous or next station, when the
preset list or station list is active,
or the previous or next audio track
or video scene R
In the Tel (Telephone) menu:
switches to the phone book and
selects a name or telephone num-
ber
c
d Press and hold: R
In the Audio menu: selects a pre-
set list or a station list in the
desired frequency range or an
audio track or video scene using
rapid scrolling R
In the Tel (Telephone) menu:
starts rapid scrolling if the phone
book is open
v R
Confirms the selection or display
message R
In the Tel (Telephone) menu:
switches to the phone book and
starts dialing the selected number
8 Press briefly: R
Back R
Switches off voice-operated con-
trol for navigation or the Voice
Control System R
Hides display messages or calls up
the last Trip menu function usedR
Exits the telephone book/redial
memory
8 Press and hold: R
Calls up the standard display in the
Trip menu Right control panel v R
Rejects or ends a call R
Exits the telephone book/redial
memory
a R
Makes or accepts a call R
Switches to the redial memory

i Set the time using the multimedia system;
see the Digital Operator's Manual.
Possible displays in the multifunction dis-
play: R

ECO display The ECO display is not available for Mercedes-
AMG vehicles. X
Press the Y or e button on the steering
wheel to select the Trip menu.X
Press the c or d button to select ECO
DISPLAY .
If the ignition remains switched off for longer
than four hours, the ECO display will be auto-
matically reset.
For more information on the ECO display, see
( Y
page 160).
Displaying the range and current fuel
consumption
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: the menu displays
only the approximate range C .X
Press the Y or e button on the steering
wheel to select the Trip menu.
Digital speedometer X
Press the Y or e button on the steering
wheel to select the Trip menu.X
Press the c or d button to select the
digital speedometer.
A gear shift recommendation

Route guidance active No change of direction announced
C
Distance to destinationD
Distance to the next change of direction

Audio menu
Selecting a ra dio station
C
Active station listD
Station frequency wit h memory position
The multifunction display shows station D wit h
station frequency or station name. The preset
position is only displayed alon g wit h station D if
this has been stored. You can store TV chan-
nels D in th e multimedia system.X
Switc h on th e multimedia system and select
radi o (see th e Digital Operator' s Manual).X
Press th e Y or e butto n on th e steering
whee l to select th e Audio menu.X
To select a preset list or station list : press
and briefl y hold th e c or d butto n until
th e preset list or station list in th e desired
frequency range is shown in th e multifunction
display. X
To select a station: briefl y press c
or d .
i SIRIUS XM satellit e radi o function s lik e a
normal radio.
Fo r mor e information on radi o operation , see
"Satellit e radio" in th e Digital Operator' s Man -
ual.
Operating an audio player or audio
media Audio dat a from various audio device s or media
can be played , depending on th e equipmen t
installed in th e vehicle. X
Switc h on th e multimedia system and select
CD or MP3 mod e (see th e Digital Operator' s
Manual). X
Press th e Y or e butto n on th e steering
whee l to select th e Audio menu.X
To select th e next/previou s track : briefl y
press th e c or d button.X
To select a track from th e track list (rapid
scrolling): press and hold th e c or d
butto n until desired track C has been
reached.
If you press and hold c or d , th e rapi d
scrollin g spee d is increased. Not all audio
drives or dat a carriers support this function .
If track information is store d on th e audio device
or medium, th e multifunction display will sho w
th e number and titl e of th e track . The curren t
track does no t appear in audio AU X mod e
( Aux iliar y audio mode: external audio source
connected).
Video DVD operation X
Switc h on th e multimedia system and select
video DV D (see th e Digital Operator' s Man -
ual). X
Press th e Y or e butto n on th e steering
whee l to select th e Audio menu.X
To select th e next or previou s scene:
briefl y press th e c or d button.X
To select a scene from th e scene list
(rapid scrolling): press and hold th e c
or d butto n until desired scen e C has
been reached.234
Menus and submenus
On-board computer and displays

Telephone menu
Introduction
G WARNING
If you operate information systems and com-
munication equipment integrated in the vehi-
cle when driving, you may be distracted from
the traffic situation. You could also lose con-
trol of the vehicle. There is a risk of an acci-
dent.
Only operate this 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 the
Digital Operator's Manual) X
Establish a Bluetooth ®
connection to the mul-
timedia system (see the Digital Operator's
Manual). X
Press the Y or e button on the steering
wheel to select the Tel menu.
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 phone 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.Menus and submenus 235
On-board computer and displays Z

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 236)R
Activating/deactivating the Traffic Sign
Assist display ( Y
page 236)R
Activating or deactivating Steering Pilot
( Y
page 236)R
Activating or deactivating Active Brake Assist
( Y
page 237)R
Activating or deactivating Active Brake Assist
with cross-traffic function ( Y
page 237)R
Activating/deactivating ATTENTION ASSIST
( Y
page 237)R
Activating/deactivating Blind Spot Assist or
Active Blind Spot Assist ( Y
page 237)R
Activating/deactivating Lane Keeping Assist
or Active Lane Keeping Assist ( Y
page 237)
Displaying the assistance graphic
X
Press the Y or e button on the steering
wheel to select the DriveAssist menu.X
Press c or d to select Assistance
Graphic .X
Confirm by pressing v on the steering
wheel.
The multifunction display shows the Distance
Pilot DISTRONIC distance display in the assis-
tance graphic display.
The assistance graphic displays the status of
and information from the following driving
systems or driving safety systems: R
Traffic Sign Assist ( Y
page 203)R
Distance Pilot DISTRONIC ( Y
page 171)R
Active Brake Assist ( Y
page 67)R
Active Brake Assist with cross-traffic func-
tion ( Y
page 73) R
ATTENTION ASSIST ( Y
page 202)R
Lane Keeping Assist ( Y
page 206) or Active
Lane Keeping Assist ( Y
page 210)R
DSR ( Y
page 213) R
Off-road program (vehicles with Off-Road
Engineering package) ( Y
page 215)R
Rear window wiper ( Y
page 118)X
Press d to display the ATTENTION ASSIST
assessment.
Traffic Sign Assist You can switch the Traffic Sign Assist message
function on or off in the Traffic Sign Assist
menu. When the function is activated, detected
traffic signs and information appear in the mul-
tifunction display for five seconds. X
Press the Y or e button on the steering
wheel to select the DriveAssist menu.X
Press the c or d button to select
Traffic Sign Assist .X
Confirm by pressing v on the steering
wheel.
The current selection appears. X
To activate/deactivate the message func-
tion: press the v button again.
For further information about Traffic Sign Assist,
see ( Y
page 203).
Activating or deactivating Steering Pilot X
Press the Y or e button on the steering
wheel to select the DriveAssist menu.X
Press c or d to select Steering
Pilot . X
Confirm by pressing v on the steering
wheel.
The current selection appears. X
To activate/deactivate: press the v but-
ton again.
When the Steering Pilot is activated, the mul-
tifunction display displays a Steering Pilot
On message.
Further information about Distance Pilot
DISTRONIC with Steering Pilot ( Y
page 177).236
Menus and submenus
On-board computer and displays

Activating/deactivating Active Brake
Assist You can use these function s to activate/deac -
tivat e Active Brake Assis t or, on vehicles wit h
th e Drivin g Assistance package, to activat e or
deactivat e Active Brake Assis t wit h cross-traffic
function .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
Brake Assist .X
Press v to confirm .
The curren t selection appears.X
To activate/deactivate: press th e v but -
to n again .
When Active Brake Assis t or Active Brake
Assis t wit h cross-traffic function is deactiva-
ted, th e

Settings menu
Introduction Depending on the equipment installed in the
vehicle, In the Sett. menu you have the follow-
ing options: R
Changing the instrument cluster settings
( Y
page 238)R
Changing the light settings ( Y
page 238)R
Changing the vehicle settings ( Y
page 239)R
Changing the convenience settings
( Y
page 239)R
Restoring the factory settings ( Y
page 240)
Instrument cluster submenu Selecting the distance unit The Display Unit Speedometer / Odome‐
ter: function allows you to choose whether
certain displays appear in kilometers or miles in
the multifunction display. 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
Press v to confirm.X
Press the d or c button to select the
Display Unit Speedometer / Odometer
function.
You will see the selected setting: km or miles .X
Press the v button to save the setting.
The selected unit of measurement for distance
applies to: R
Digital speedometer in the Trip menuR
Odometer and the trip odometer R
Trip computer R
Current consumption and the range R
Navigation instructions in the Navi menuR
Cruise control 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