light MERCEDES-BENZ GLE 2021 Owners Manual

#
Alw aysbe par ticular lycareful arou nd
th eta ilpipe andtheta ilpipe trims and
super visechildr enespec iallycloselyin
th is area. #
Allo wvehicle partsto cool down before
to uc hin gth em. Obser
vetheno teson cleaning andcareof the
fo llo wing vehicle partsto avoid damag e.
Wheels/r ims
R Use waterand acid-free whee lclea ners.
R Donotuse acidicwhee lclea nersto remo ve
br ak edus t.This could damag ewheel bolts
and brak ecom ponen ts.
R Toavo idcor rosion ofthebr ak ediscs and
br ak epads, drive th eve hicle fora fe w
minut esafte rclea ning beforepar king it.The
br ak ediscs andbrak epad swa rm upand dry
out .
Wi ndo ws
R Clean windowsinside andouts idewitha
dam pclo thand withacle anin gag ent recom‐
mend edforMer cedes-Benz. R
Donotuse dryclo thsor abr asiv eor sol vent-
ba sed cleani ng agents tocle an theinside of
windo ws.
Wi per blades
R Foldout thewiper blades andclean them
using adam pclo th.
R Donotcle an thewiper blades tooof ten.
Ex terior light ing
R Clean thelenses withawe tsp ong eand mild
cle ani ng agent, e.g.car shampoo.
R Onlyuse cleaning agents orcleaning cloths
th at aresuit able forpla stic lens es.
Sensor s
R Clean thesensor sin thefront and rear
bum perand inthera diat orgrill wit hasof t
clo thand carsham poo.
R When usingapo we rwa sher ,maint ainamini‐
mum distance of11.8 in(30 cm).
Ru nning boards
R Use waterand acid-free clea ning agents.
R Donotclea nth ealuminum trim inser tof the
ru nning board with alk aline oracidi ccle anin g ag
ent ssuc has wheel cleaner s.Do notuse
acidi cwheel cleaner sto remo vebrak edus t.
The aluminum trim inser tscould other wise
be damag ed.
Re ar vie wcamer aand surround viewcamer a
R Open thecamer aco verwit hth emultimedia
sy stem (/ page235).
R Use clean waterand asof tclo thtocle an the
came ralens .
R Donotuse apo we rwa sher .
Ta ilpip es
R Clean withaclean ingagent recomme nded
fo rMer cedes-Benz, especiallyin thewint er
and afte rwa shing theve hicle.
R Donotuse acidic cleaning agents.
Tr aile rhitc h
R Remo vetrace sof rust on theball, e.g.witha
wir ebr ush.
R Remo vedirtwit halint- free cloth.
R Afterclea ning, oilorgrease theball head
lightl y. Maint
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R
Obser vetheno teson car ein thetrailer hitch
manuf acturer'soper ating instruction s.
R Donotclean theball neckwit hapo we r
wa sher orsolv ent. No
teson car eof theint erior &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom plastic
par tsbreakin gof faf te rth euse ofsol‐
ve nt-ba sedcarepr od ucts
Ca reand cleanin gpr oduc tscon tainin gsol‐
ve nts can causesurfaces inthecoc kpit to
become porous. When theairbags are
deplo yed, plas ticpar tsma ybr eak away. #
Donotus ean ycar eor cle ani ng prod ‐
ucts containing solvents tocle an the
coc kpit. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
bleac hedseat belts
Bleac hingordyeing seat belts canseverely
we aken them. This
can, forex am ple, caus eseat beltsto
te ar or failin an acc ident . #
Neverblea chordyeseat belts. Obser
vetheno teson cleaning andcareto avo id
ve hicle damag e.
Seat belts
R Clea nwit hluk ewa rmand soap ywa ter.
R Donotus ech emical cleaningag ent s.
R Donotdr yseat belts byheating them toove r
17 6°F (80 °C) orexposing them todirect
sunlight .
Displa y
R Switc hof fth edispla yand letit cool down.
R Clean thesur face car efu llywith amic rofiber
clo thand asuit able displa ycar epr oduc t
(TF T/L CD).
R Donotuse anyot her agents.
Plas tictrim
R Clea nwit hadam pmicr ofiber cloth.
R Forhea vysoil ing: useacar epr odu ctrecom‐
mend edforMer cedes-Benz. R
Donotatt achsticke rs,fi lms orsimilar mate‐
ri als.
R Donotallo wcos metics,ins ect repellent or
sun cream tocome incont actwith theplas‐
tic trim.
Re alwo od/t rim eleme nts
R Clea nwi th amic rofiber cloth.
R Blackpiano-lac quer look: clean withadam p
clo thand soap ywa ter.
R Forhea vysoil ing: useacar epr odu ctrecom‐
mend edforMer cedes-Benz.
R Donotuse solvent-based cleaning agents,
poli shes orwa xes.
Headliner
R Clea nwit habr ush ordrysham poo.
Car pet
R Use acar petand textil ecle ani ng agent rec‐
omme ndedforMer cedes-Benz.
Genui neleather seatcovers
R Clean withadam pclo thand then wipe witha
dr yclo th. 31
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Maint enance andcare

*
NO
TEDama ging thebatt eryth ro ugh
ove rvolt age When
chargin gusin gabat tery charge rwit h‐
out amaximu mchargin gvo ltag e, thebatt ery
or theve hicle electr onics maybe damag ed. #
Onlyuse batterych arge rs wit hamax i‐
mum chargin gvo ltag eof 14.8 V. All
other vehicl es
When chargin gth ebatt eryand during star tin g
assis tance, alwa ys use thejum p-start connec‐
tion pointintheengine compartmen t.
* NO
TEDama ging thebatt eryth ro ugh
ove rvolt age When
chargin gusin gabat tery charge rwit h‐
out amaximu mchargin gvo ltag e, thebatt ery
or theve hicle electr onics maybe damag ed. #
Onlyuse batterych arge rs wit hamax i‐
mum chargin gvo ltag eof 14.8 V. &
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion from hydro‐
ge nga signiting
Ther eis adang erofhydrog en gasigniting
when chargin gth ebatt eryif th er eis ashor t
cir cuit orspar ksstar tto form . #
Mak esur eth at thepositiv ete rm inal of
th econ nect edbatt erydoes notcome
int ocon tact with vehicle parts. #
Neverpla ceme talobje ctsor tools ona
batt ery. #
The descr ibedorder ofthebatt ery
clam psmus tbe obser vedwhen con‐
nec tingand discon nectingth ebatt ery. #
When giving star tin gassis tance, alwa ys
mak esur eth at youon lyconnect bat‐
te ry term inals withident icalpolar ity. #
Dur ing star tin gassis tance, youmus t
obse rveth edescr ibedorder forcon‐
necting anddisconnecting thejum per
cable. #
Donotcon nect ordiscon nectthebat‐
te ry cla mp swhile theengine isrunning . &
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion during
ch argin gpr oce ssand star tin gassis tance
Dur ing thech argin gpr oce ssand star tin g
assis tance, thebatt eryma yre lease anexplo‐
siv ega smixtur e. #
Avoid fire ,open flames ,cr eat ing spar ks
and smoking. #
Mak esur eth er eis suf ficie ntventil a‐
tio n. #
Donotle an ove ra batt ery. &
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion from afro‐
zen battery
A disc hargedbatt eryma yfreeze attemp era‐
tur es slightl yabo veorbelo wfreezing point.
Dur ing star tin gassis tance orbatter ych arg‐
ing ,bat tery gascan bereleased. #
Alw aysallo wabatt eryto thaw before
ch argin git or per form ing star tin gassis ‐
ta nce. 32
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Brea kdo wnassist anc e

Ex
am ple: eng inecompar tment #
Slide cover1 ofposi tiveclam p2 onthe
jum p-starting con nection point inthedir ec‐
tion ofthear row . #
Con nect posi tiveclam p2 onyour vehicle to
th epositiv epole ofthedonor batteryusing
th ejum per cable/c harging cable. Always begin
withpositiv eclam p2 onyour ow n
ve hicle firs t. #
During star ting assistance :st ar tth e
engine ofthedonor vehicle andrunat idle
spe ed. #
Connect theneg ativepole ofthedonor bat‐
te ry and grou nd point 3 ofyour ow nve hicle
by usin gth ejum per cable/c harging cable.
Begin withth edonor batteryfirs t. #
During star ting assistance :st ar tth e
engine ofyour ow nve hicle. #
Dur ing thech argin gpr oc ess :st ar tth e
ch argin gpr oce ss. #
Dur ing star ting assistance :le tth eengines
ru nfo rse veralmin utes. #
Dur ing star ting assistance :bef oredis con‐
necting thejum per cable, switchon anelec‐
tr ical consumer inyour ow nve hicle, e.g.the
re ar wind owheat eror lighting.
When thest ar tin gassis tance/c harging proce ss
is com plet e, per form thefo llo wing steps: #
First,re mo vethejum per cable/c harging
cable from ground point 3and theneg ative
pole ofthedonor battery, then from positiv e
clam p2 and thepositiv epole ofthedonor
batt ery. Begi nea ch tim ewi th thecon tacts
on your ow nve hicle firs t. #
Afterre mo ving thejum per cable/c harging
cable, closecover1 ofposi tiveclam p2.
Fu rther information canbeobt ained ataqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop. Re
plac ingthe 12Vbatt ery #
Obs erve theno teson the12 Vbatt ery
(/ page32 4).
Mer cedes-Benz recomme ndsthat youha ve the
12 Vbatt eryre placed ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop, e.g.atan aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz
Cent er. 328
Breakdo wnassis tance

Obser
vethemaximum tirepr essur e
(/ page35 1).
Use asuit able pressur ega ug eto checkth etir e
pr essur e.The outerappear anceofatir edoes
no tper mit anyre liable conclusion aboutthetir e
pr essur e.
Onl ycor rect tirepr ess ure whe nth etir es are
cold. Condition sfo rcold tires:
R The vehicle hasbeen parkedwit hth etir es
out ofdir ect sunlight forat lea stthre ehour s.
R The vehicle hastrave led less than 1mile
(1 .6 km ).
The vehicle's tires heat upwhen driving. Asthe
te mp eratur eof thetir es incr eases, sotoodoes
th etir epr essur e.
Ve hicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring sys‐
te m: Youcan also checkth etir epr essur eusing
th eon- board computer.
The tirepr essur ere comme ndedforincr ease d
loa d/spee din thetir epr essur eta ble can affect
th eride comf ort. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
uns uitable accessories ontireva lve
If yo umoun tuns uitable accessories onto tire
va lves, thetir eva lves ma ybe ove rloaded and
malfunct ion,whic hcan cause aloss oftire
pr essur e.Afterm arke ttir epr es su re monit or‐
ing systems willcause thetir eva lve to
re main open, depending onthedesign. This
can also result inaloss oftirepr essur e. #
Onlyscr ew standar dva lve caps orvalve
cap sspe cifica llyapprove dby
Mer cedes-Ben zfo ryo ur vehicle onto
th etir eva lve. No
teson towing atrail er
Alw aysinf lateth ere ar axle tires tothere com‐
mend edtirepr ess ureon thetir epr essur eta ble
fo rincr ease dloa d. Ti
re pres sur etab le The
tirepr ess ureta ble ison theinside ofthe
fuel filler flap. %
The datasho wnintheimag esisexam ple
dat a. If
on eor mor etir esiz es prece deatir epr essur e,
th efo llo wing tirepr essur einf ormatio nis onl y
va lid forth ose tiresizes andtheir respectiv e
load condition.
The load conditions "partially laden" and"fully
laden" aredef ined intheta ble fordif fere nt num ‐
be rs of passeng ersand amounts oflugg age. The
actual number ofseats maydif ferfr om this. 34
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Wheels andtires

Pr
eceding letter 1 1:
R Without :passeng ervehicle tires accor dingto
Eur opeanma nuf actu ring standar ds.
R "P": passe nger vehicle tires accor dingtoUS
manuf acturingstandar ds.
R "LT": light truc ktir es acc ordin gto US manu‐
fa ctur ingstandar ds.
R "T": com pact emer gency sparewheels with
high tirepr essur eth at areon lyde signe dfo r
te mp orar yuse inan emer gency .
As pec tra tio 3 3:
Ra tio betwee ntir ehe ight and tirewi dthin pe r‐
cent (tire height divided bytirewi dth).
Tir eco de 4 4
(tire type ):
R "R"ra dial tire
R "D": bias plytire
R "B": bias beltedtires
R "ZR": radial tirewit hamaximum speedabove
14 9mp h(2 40 km/h) (optional) Rim
diame ter5 5:
The diam eter ofthebead seat(notth ediame ter
of therim flang e).The rim dia me teris specif ied
in inc hes (in).
Load-be aring inde x6 6:
Numer icalcode that spec ifies themaximum
load-bear ingcapacity ofatir e(e.g. "91" cor re‐
sponds to1356 lbs (615 kg)).
The load-bear ingcapacity ofthetir emus tbe at
leas thalf theper missible axleload ofyour vehi‐
cle. Donotove rload thetir es by exc eeding the
specif iedload limit.
See also:
R Maximum permissible loadontheTire and
Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d(/ page34 5)
R Max imum tireload (/page35 1)
R Load index
Speed ratin g7 7:
Spe cifiesth eappr oved maximum speedofthe
tir e. %
Anelectr onicsp ee dlimi terpr eve nts your
ve hicle from exceeding aspeed of130mp h
(2 10 km/h) .
Ma kesur eth at your tires have there qu ired
speed rating .Yo ucan obtain informat iononthe
re qu ired speed rating from anauthor ized
Mer cedes-B enzCent er.
Summ ertires Inde
xS peedra tin g
Qu pto 100mp h(1 60 km/h)
Ru pto 106mp h(170 km/h)
Su pto 112mp h(1 80 km/h)
Tu pto 118mp h(1 90 km/h)
Hu pto 130mp h(210 km/h)
Vu pto 149mp h(2 40 km/h)
Wu pto 168mp h(2 70 km/h)
Yu pto 186mp h(3 00 km/h) Whee
lsand tires 353

Inde
xS peedra tin g
ZR ...Y 4
upto186mp h(3 00 km/h)
ZR ...(..Y) 4
over18 6mp h(3 00 km/h)
ZR 4
over14 9mp h(2 40 km/h) R
Specifying thespeed rating asthe"ZR" index
in tirecode 4isop tion alfortir es up to
18 6mp h(3 00 km/h) .
R Ifyo ur tireco de 4 includes "ZR"andther e
is no speed rating 7,find outwh atthemax‐
imum speed isfrom thetir emanuf acturer.
R Ifload-bear inginde x6 and speed rating 7
ar ein brac kets, themaximum speedrating of
yo ur tireis abo ve186mp h(300 km/h). To
fi nd outth emaximum speed,askthetir e
manuf acturer. All-w
eather tires and wint ertires Inde
xS peedra tin g
Q M+S 5
upto100mp h(1 60 km/h)
T M+S 5
upto118mp h(190 km/h)
H M+S 5
upto130mp h(210 km/h)
V M+S 5
upto149mp h(2 40 km/h) Wi
nter tires bear the004D snowflak esymbol
and fulfillthere qu iremen tsof theRu bber Manu‐
fa ctur ersAssoci ation (RMA) andtheRu bber
Assoc iation ofCanada (RAC)rega rding thetir e
tra ction onsno w.
Load index8 8:
R Nospec ificat ion given: standar dload (SL)
tir e
R "XL" or"Ex tra Load": extra load tireor rein‐
fo rc ed tire
R "Light Load": lightloadtire R
"C", "D", "E":aload rang eth at depen dson
th emaximum loadthat thetir ecan carryata
cer tain pressur e Def
inition ofterm sfo rtir es and loadin g
Ti re stru ctu reand charact eristics :descr ibes
th enumber oflaye rs or thenumber ofrubber -
coat edbelts inthetir econ tact surface and the
tir ewa ll.These aremade ofsteel, nylon, poly‐
es terand other materials.
Bar: metric unit fortir epr essu re.
14 .5038 pounds persquar einc h(p si) and
10 0kilop ascal(kP a)istheeq uiv alent ofone bar.
DO T(Depar tment ofTranspo rtation ):DO T-
mar kedtir es fulf illthere qu iremen tsof the
US Depar tment ofTrans portatio n.
Av erag ewe ight oftheve hicl eoc cupants: the
num berof vehicle occupants forwhi chtheve hi‐
cle isdesigned, multiplied by150lb (68 kg).
4 "ZR" stat ed inthetir ecode.
5 Or "M+S 004D" forwint ertires 35
4
Wheel sand tires

Ve
hicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Ifan emer gency sparewheel is
ins talled, thetir epr essur emonit oring sys‐
te m canno tfunction reliabl y.Fo ra fe w
minut esafte ran emerg encysparewhee lis
ins talled, thesy stem mayst ill displa yth etir e
pr essur eof there mo vedwheel. Onlyre star t
th esy stem again when theemer gency spare
wheel hasbeen replaced withane wwheel.
Be sureto also obse rveth efo llo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page338)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page34 5)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page340)
R Noteson installing tires (/ page35 7) Inflating
theemer gency spar ewheel *
NO
TEOverhea ting dueto thetir einf la‐
tion compressor running toolong #
Donotru nth etir einf lation compressor
fo rlong erthan tenminu teswit hout
int erru ption. Re
quirement s:
Com plywit hth emanuf acturer'ssafetyno teson
th est icke rof theemer gency sparewheel andon
th etir einf lation compressor . #
Remo vesticke rwit hth elabel 50mph
(80 km/ h)fr om thetir einf lation compressor
housing andaffix it to theins trument cluster
wit hin thedr iver's field ofvision. #
Remo vethetir einf lation compressor from
th estor ag espace underthecar gocom part‐
ment floor (/ page31 9). #
Pullfi ller hose 1and plug 3out ofthetir e
inf lation compressor housing. #
Inser tplug 7offiller hose 1inthesoc ket
on thetir einf lation compressor andthen
tur nit until plug7eng ages. #
Unscr ew thecap from theva lve on theemer‐
ge ncy sparewheel. #
Screw union nut2offiller hose 1onto
va lve . #
Mak esur eon and offswitc h4 ofthetir e
inf lation compressor issetto 0. #
Inser tplu g3 inasoc ketin your vehicle.
R Cigarette light ersoc ket Wheels
andtires 36
7

R
12Vsoc ket:(/ pag e12 1)
R Obse rveth eno teson thecig arette light er.
R Obser vetheno teson soc kets: (/ page 121) #
Press thest ar t/ stop butt ononce toswitc h
on thepo we rsupp ly.(/ page 150) #
Pres sOn /O ffswitc h4 onthetir einf lation
com pressor toI.
The tireinf lation compressor isswitc hedon.
The tireis inf lated. The tirepr essur eis
sho wnonmanome ter5. #
Pum pth etir eto thespecif iedtirepr essur e.
% The specif iedtirepr essur eis stat ed on the
label oftheemer gency sparewheel. #
When thespecif iedtirepr essur ehas been
re ac hed, press onand offswit ch4 onthe
tir einf latio ncom pres sor to0.
The tireinf lation compressor isswitc hedoff. #
Press thest ar t/ stop butt ontoswitc hof fth e
po we rsupp ly. #
Ifth etir epr essur eis higher than thespeci‐
fi ed pressur e,press pressur ere lease valve bu
tton 6 unti lth ecor rect tirepr ess ureha s
bee nre ac hed. #
Unscr ew unio nnut 2offiller hose 1from
th eva lve. #
Screw theva lve cap oftheemer gency spare
wheel ontoth eva lve ag ain. #
Storefiller hose 1and plug 3inthelowe r
section ofthetir einf lation compressor hous‐
ing. #
Storeth etir einf lation compressor inthe
ve hicle. Collapsible
sparewheel No
teson thecollap siblesparewheel &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent caused by
inc orrect whe eland tiredimensi ons
The wheelor tiresize andthetir etype ofthe
emer gency sparewheel orspar ewheel and
th ewheel tobe replaced maydif fer. Mount‐
ing anemer gency sparewheel/ sparewheel
ma yse verely im pa irth edr iving charact eris‐
tic s. To
preve nthazardous situa tions: #
Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle accor dinglyand
dr ive car efull y. #
Nevermount moreth an oneemer gency
spa rewheel orspar ewheel that dif fers
in size . #
Onlyuse anemer gency sparewheel or
spar ewheel ofadif fere nt size briefly. #
Donotsw itchof fESP ®
. #
>Ha vetheemer gency sparewheel or
spar ewheel ofadif fere nt size replaced
at thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop. Thenewwheel mustha ve the
cor rect dimensi ons. The
collapsib lespa rewheel isan emer gency
spa rewheel whichis onl ysuit able foruse fora
limi tedper iod oftime andinare strict ed manne r
in theeve ntofaflat tire(e. g.unt ilth enear est
wo rkshop).
The tireside walls arefo lded when intranspo rt
mode. Beforeuse, thecollapsible sparewheel 368
Wheels andtires

#
Pull conn ector4 and thehose outofthe
housing. #
Unscr ew thecap from theva lve on thecol‐
lapsible sparewheel. #
Screw unio nnut 1ofthehose ontoth e
va lve.
Mak esur eon and offswitc h3 ofthetir e
inf lation compressor issetto 0. #
Inser tplu g4 intoth ecig arette light er
soc ketor intoa12 Vsoc ket(/ page 121) in
yo ur vehicle. #
Switc hon thepo we rsupp ly(/ pag e15 0). #
Pres sOn /O ffswitc h3 onthetir einf lation
com pressor toI.
The tireinf lation compressor isswitc hedon.
The tireis inf lated. The tirepr essur eis
sho wnonmanome ter2. #
Pum pth etir eto thespecif iedtirepr essur e.
% The specif iedtirepr essur eis print ed on the
ye llo wlabel ofthecollapsible sparewheel. #
When thespecif iedtirepr essur ehas been
re ac hed, press on/of fswit ch3 onthetir e
inf lation compressor to0. #
Ifth etir epr essur eis higher than thespeci‐
fi ed pressur e,press pressur ere lease valve
bu tton 5 unti lth ecor rect tirepr ess ureha s
bee nre ac hed. 37
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Wheels andtires