ESP MERCEDES-BENZ GLE 2021 Owner's Manual

alw
aysre stra in theobjec tsthey cont ain in
th eev ent ofan acciden t.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe tossed about inthese or
similar situation s. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr oject from stow agespac es,parcel
ne ts or stow agene ts. #
Close theloc kable stow agespac es
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. #
Stow and secureobj ect sth at arehea vy,
har d,poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile or
to olar ge inthecar gocom partmen t. &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk ofacci dent orinju ry
when usingthecup holder whilethe
ve hicle ismo ving
The cup holder cannotsecur econt ainer s
while theve hicle ismo ving. If
yo uuse acup hold erwhile theve hicle is
mo ving, thecon tainer maybe flung aroun d
and liquids maybe spill ed.The vehicle occu‐
pants maycome intocont actwithth eliq uid
and ifit is ho t,th ey cou ldbe scal ded.Yo u
cou ldbe dist ra cted from traf fic condi tions
and youma ylose contro lof theve hicle. #
Onlyuse thecup holder whentheve hi‐
cle isstatio nary. #
Onlyuse thecup holder forcont ainer s
of theright size. #
Close thecon tainer ,par ticular lyifth e
liq uid isho t. *
NO
TEDama getothecup holder When
there ar armr estis folded backth ecup
holder couldbecome damaged. #
Onlyfo ld there ar armr estbac kwhen
th ecup holder isclosed. *
NO
TEDama getothere ar armr estdue to
body weight When
folded out,there ar armr estcan be
damag edbybody weight . #
Donotsit orsuppor tyo urself onthe
re ar seat armr est. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toan open
car gocom partment floor
If yo udr ive wit hth ecar gocom partmen tfloor
open, object scould beflung aroun dand hit
ve hicle occupants asare sult. Thereis arisk
of injur y,par ticular lyin theeve ntofsudd en
br aki ng orasu dd en chang ein dir ect ion. #
Alw aysclose thecar gocom partmen t
fl oor beforeajour ney. &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
ho tcig arette light er
Yo ucan burnyo urself ifyo uto uc hth eho t
heating element orthesoc ketof thecig a‐
re tte light er. Sea
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In
addi tion, flammab lemat erials mayign ite
if:
R youdr op theho tcig arette light er
R ach ild holds theho tcig arette light erto
object s,forex am ple #
Alw ayshold thecig arette light erby the
knob . #
Alw aysmak esur eth at thecig arette
light erisout ofreac hof childr en. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom theta il‐
pipe andtailpipe trims
The exhaus tta ilpipe andtailpipe trims can
becom eve ry hot.Ifyo uco me intoco ntact
wit hth ese partsof theve hicle, youco uld
bur nyo urself . #
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. The
driving charact eristic sof your vehicle are
dependent onthedis tribution oftheload within
th eve hicle. Yousho uld bear thefo llo wing in
min dwhen loading theve hicle:
R Neverex ceed theper missible gross mass or
th egr oss axle weight rating forth eve hicle
(including occupants). Thevalues arespec i‐
fi ed on theve hicle identif ication plateon the
ve hicle's B-pillar.
R The load mustno tpr otru de abo vetheupper
edg eof theseat backres ts.
R Alw aysuse thepar tition netwhen transpor t‐
ing objec tsinthecar gocom partmen t.
R Alw aysplace theload behind unoccupied
seats ifpossible.
R Secur eth eload using thetie-do wneyes and
dis tribut eth eload evenly. St
ow agespace sin theve hicl eint erior Ov
ervie wof thefront storage com partmen ts 1
Stor ag espace inthedoor s
2 Stor ag ecom partmen tin thear mr estwit h
USB ports(depending onvehicle equipment)
3 Stor ag e/t elephone compartmen twit hcup
holder inthecent ercon sole atfront
4 Glovebox 11
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Sea tsand stow ing

#
Movethedr iver's orfront passeng erseat for‐
wa rds, ifnecessar y. #
Tofold thelef tand right seat backres ts
fo rw ards: ifnecessa ry,inser tth ehead
re stra int sfo rth eseat backres ts
(/ page98). #
Pull release leve r1. #
Foldthecor responding seatbackres tfo r‐
wa rds. #
Tofold thecent erseat backres tfo r‐
wa rds: press release catch3. #
Foldseat backres t2 forw ards.
% Obse rveth efo llo wing recomme ndations :
R Ifyo uwish tofold onl yone oftheout er
seat backres ts forw ards, itis recomme n‐ ded
that youfo ld theright seat backres t
fo rw ards.
R Ifyo uwish tofold one oftheout erseat
bac kres ts forw ards toge ther wit hth e
cent ersea tba ckrest,it is recomme nded
th at youfo ld thelef tand cent erseat
bac kres ts forw ards.
Fo lding there ar seats forw ards ele ctrical ly
If aseat inthesecon dro w of seat sis no t
eng aged and locked, this will besho wnonthe
multifu nctiondisplay on theins trument cluster. #
Ensu rethat thecent erseat backres tis in an
upr ight position . 11
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Sea tsand stow ing

Coat
hook onthetailg ate 1
Coat hook ontheta ilg ate
Coat hooksar eno tsuit able forhea vyobjects.
Use thecoat hooksonl yfo rlig ht objects suchas
jac kets. EA
SY-PAC Kload -secu ring kit No
teson thesnap -inmod uleforthe cargo
com partmen t(t el es co pic rods)
The EASY-PA CK load-s ecuringkitallo wsyouto
use your car gocomp artm ent fora va riet yof pur‐
pos es.The comp onent sar elocat edinthestow ‐
ag espac eunde rth ecar gocom partmen tfloor . 1
Telesco picrodwit hmount ingelement sand
holder s
Ins talling ate lescopic rod &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toan open
car gocom partment floor
If yo udr ive wit hth ecar gocom partmen tfloor
open, object scould beflung aroun dand hit
ve hicle occupants asare sult. Thereis arisk
of injur y,par ticular lyin theeve ntofsudd en
br aki ng orasu dd en chang ein dir ect ion. #
Alw aysclose thecar gocom partmen t
fl oor beforeajour ney. #
Open thecar gocom partmen tfloor . #
Attach holder s1 inthedesir edposition at
th eside ofthecar gocom partmen tfloor . #
Close thecar gocom partmen tfloor . 11
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Sea tsand stow ing

Ov
ervie wof USB ports Depen
dingontheve hicle equipment, theve hicle
has thefo llo wing USBports:
R Inthestor ag ecom partmen tof thecoc kpit
ar mr est(/ page11 0)
R Inthefront cent ercon sole next to themobile
phone stor ag ecom partmen t
R Inthere ar passe nger com partment center
conso le
R Vehicles withth re erow sof seats: between
th eseats oftheth ird row ofseats
If th eignition isswitc hedonyoucan charge USB
de vices, e.g.mobile phones, atUSB ports.The
ch argin gvo ltag eis appr oximat ely5 V (up to
3 A). Wi
reless chargin gof themobil eph one and
connecti onwit hth eex terior ant enna No
teson wir elessl ych argin gth emobil e
ph one &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dincor rectl y
If obje ctsintheve hicle interior arestowe d
inc orrectly ,th ey can slide orbe throw n
ar oun dand hitvehicle occupants. Inaddi‐
tion, cupholder s,open stow agespac esand
mobi lephon ere cep tacle scanno tal wa ys
re tain all obje ctswit hin.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sso that they can‐
no tbe throw nar ou nd insuch situa‐
tions. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr otru de from stow agespac es,parcel
ne ts or stow agene ts. #
Close theloc kable stow agespac es
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. #
Alw aysst ow and securehea vy,har d,
poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile orbulky
objec tsinthetrunk/ cargocom part‐
ment . Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk offire from placing
objects inthemobile phonestor ag e
com partmen t
Placing other object sin themobile phone
st or ag ecom partmen tcould constituteafire
hazar d. #
Apar tfr om amobile phone, donot
place anyot her object sin themobile
phone stor ag ecom partmen t,especiall y
th ose made ofme tal. Seat
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Malfunctions
detected during thech argin g
pr oce ssaresho wninthemultimedia system
displa y.
% The mat canberemo vedfo rclea ning, e.g.
usi ng clea n,luk ewa rmwater. Ins
tallin g/remo ving thefloor mats &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
object sin thedr iver's foot we ll
Obj ectsin thedr iver's foot we llma yim pede
pedal trav el or bloc kadepr essed pedal.
This jeopar dizestheoper ating androad
saf etyof theve hicle. #
Stow allobj ect sin theve hicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intoth edr iver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alw aysins tallth efloor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur e
th at ther eis alw ayssuf ficie ntroom for
th epedals. #
Donotuse loose floor mats anddonot
place floor mats ontopof one another. Ins
talling floormat s #
Movethecor responding seatbackwards and
la y th efloor mat inthefo ot we ll. #
Press studs 1onto holder s2. #
Adjus tth ecor responding seat. %
Vehicl eswith ath ird ro w of sea ts:to
ins tallth efloor mats ontheth ird ro w of
seat s,slide thecor responding seatonthe
second rowofseats forw ards.
Re mo ving floor mats #
Toremo ve:pu llth efloor mat offth eholder s
2. #
Remo vethefloor mat.
% Vehicl eswith ath ird ro w of sea ts:to
re mo vethefloor mats ontheth ird row of
seats, slidethecor responding seatonthe
second rowofseats forw ards. Seat
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Ext
erior light ing Inf
orma tion abou tlight ingsystems andyour
re sponsibility The
various lighting systems oftheve hicle are
onl yaids. Thedriver oftheve hicle isresponsible
fo rcor rect vehicle illumination inaccor dance
wit hth epr eva iling light andvisibilit ycon dition s,
leg alrequ iremen tsand traf fic situ ation. Li
ght switch Ope
ratin gthe light switch 0047
0063 Left-ha ndstandi nglam ps
0048 0064 Right-hand standi nglam ps
0049 0060 Parking lam psand licen seplat elam p
004A 0058 Automatic driving lights(pr efer redlight
switc hposition ) 004B
0058 Lowbeam/high beam
6 005E Switchesthere ar foglight on/of f
When low beam isactiv ated, the0060 indicat or
lam pfo rth epar king lampswill bedeactiv ated
and replaced bythe0058 low- beam indicat or
lam p. #
Alw ayspar kyo ur vehicle safely using suffi‐
cie ntlighti ng,inacco rdanc ewit hth ere le‐
va nt lega lst ipulation s.
* NO
TEBatt erydi sc ha rging byoper ating
th est andi nglight s Oper
atingth est andi nglight sove ra per iod of
hour sputs ast ra in on thebatt ery. #
Wher epossible, switchon the
ri ght 0064 orleft0063 parking light. In
theeve ntofsevere batt erydisc harging, the
par kinglam psorstandi nglam pswill be
swit ched offaut omaticall yto facil itat eth ene xt
engine star t. 12
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Light andvisib ility

High
beam #
Toswitc hon: turnth elight switc hto the
0058 or0058 position. #
Push thecombin ationswitchin thedir ect ion
of arrow 1.
When thehigh beam isactiv ated, the0058
indicat orlam pfo rlo w bea misdea ctivated
and replaced bythe0057 indicat orlam pfo r
high beam. #
Toswitc hof f:push thecombin ationswitch
in thedir ect ion ofarrow 1orpull itin the
dir ect ion ofarrow 3.
High-be amflasher #
Pullth ecombin ationswitchin thedir ect ion
of arrow 3.
Tu rn signal light #
Toindicat ebr iefl y:push thecombin ation
switc hbr ief lyto thepoint ofresis tance inthe
dir ect ion ofarrow 2or4.
The corresponding turnsignal lightwillflash
th re etimes. #
Toindicat eper manentl y:push thecombi‐
nation switchbe yond thepoint ofresis tance
in thedir ect ion ofarrow 2or4.
Ve hicles withAc tiveLa ne Chang eAssi st:
R Indicat oroper ation activated bythedr iver
can extend forth edur ation ofthelane
ch ang e.
R Ifth edr iver indicat eddirect lybef orehand
but alane chang ewa sno timmediat ely
possible ,th etur nsignal indicat orma y
activ ateaut omaticall y. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe hazar dwa rning
light s #
Press butt on1.
The hazar dwa rning light swill switc hon aut o‐
matic allyif:
R The airbag hasbeen deployed.
When theindicat orisactiv ated, thehazar dwa rn‐
ing light sar eint erru pte d. 12
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Light andvisib ility

Cor
nering light Cor
nering light function The
corner ing light improve sth eillumination of
th ero ad ove ra wid eang lein thetur ning direc‐
tion ,enabling better visibility ontight curves, for
ex am ple. Itcan beact ivat ed onlywhen thelow
beam isswitc hedon.
The func tion isactiv eunder thefo llo wing condi‐
tion s:
R Atspeeds below25 mph(4 0km/h) when
th etur nsignal lightisswitc hedonorthe
st eer ing wheel istur ned R
Atspeeds between 25mph(4 0km/h) and
45 mph(7 0km/h) whenth esteer ing wheel
is tur ned
Ro undabout andintersec tion functi on:the
cor ner ing light willbe acti vatedon both sides
based onanevaluatio nof theve hicle's current
GP Spo sitio n.Itwi llre main activeuntil afte rth e
ve hicle hasleftth ero und about ortheint ersec‐
tion . Ad
aptiv eHighb eamAssist Ad
aptiv eHighb eamAssistfuncti on &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis t
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tdoes notre act to:
R Road user swit hout lights,e.g .pedes ‐
tr ians
R Road user swit hpoor lighting,e.g .
cy clis ts
R Road user swhos elight ingisobs truct ed,
e.g .by abar rier On
very rare occasions, AdaptiveHig hbeam
As sis tma yfa ilto recogni zeother road user s
wit hth eir ownlighti ng,orma yre cogni ze
th em toolat e.
In these, orinsimilar situation s,theaut o‐
matic highbeam willnotbe deactiv ated or
will beactiv ated despit eth epr esenc eof
ot her road user s. #
Alw aysobser vethero ad and traffic
condi tions carefu llyand switchof fth e
high beam ingood time. Sy
stem limit s
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tcan notta ke into
acc ount road, weather ortraf fic condi tions.
De tection maybe restrict ed inthefo llo wing
cases :
R Inpoor visibilit y,e.g. fog, hea vyrain or sno w
R Ifth er eis dir ton thesensor sor thesensor s
ar eobscur ed
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tis on lyan aid. Youar e
re sponsible foradju sting theve hicle's lighting to Light
andvisib ility 12
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Ad
jus tingthe outsi de mir rors #
Press butt on1 or3 toselect theoutside
mir rorto be adjus ted. #
Press butt on4 toadjus tth eposition ofthe
mir rorgl ass.
Eng agin gth eout side mirrors
If an outsid emir rorhas been forc ibl ydisen ‐
ga ge d, proceed asfollo ws . #
Vehicles without electr icallyfo lding outside
mir rors:manu ally mo vetheoutside mirror
int oth ecor rect pos ition. #
Vehicles withelectr icallyfo lding outsidemir‐
ro rs:pr ess and holdbu tton 2.
Yo uwill hear aclic kand themir rorwil lau di‐
bl yclic kint opla ce. The outsi demir rorwil l
no wbe setto thecor rect pos ition. Au
tomatic anti-glar emir rors functio n &
WARNIN GRisk ofaci dbu rnsand poi‐
soning duetotheanti- glar emir rorelec‐
tr olyt e
Electr olytema yescap eif th eglass inan
aut omat icant i-glar emir rorbr eak s.
The electr olyteis hazardous tohealt hand
causes irrita tio n.Itmu stnotcome intocon‐
ta ct with your skin, eye s,respir ator yor ga ns
or clo thing orbe swallo wed. #
Ifyo uco me intoco ntact withelec tro‐
ly te ,obser vethefo llo wing:
R Imm ediat elyrinse theelectr olyte
fr om your skin wit hwa terand seek
medica latt ention.
R Ifelectr olyt ecomes intocont act
wit hyo ur eyes, immediat elyrinse
th em thor oughly withclean water
and seek medicalattent ion.
R Ifth eelectr olyt eis sw allo wed,
immediat elyrinse your mout hout
th or oughl y.Do notind uce vomiting.
Seek medica latt ention immedi ately . R
Immedia tely ch ang eout ofclo thing
whic hhas been contaminat edwith
electr olyt e.
R Ifan allergic react ion occurs, seek
medi calattent ion imm ediat ely. The
inside rear vie wmir rorand theoutside mir‐
ro ron thedr iver's side willautomatic allygo into
anti- glar emode iflight from aheadlam phit sth e
sensor ontheinside rear vie wmir ror.
Sy stem limit s
The system will notgo intoanti- glar emode if:
R The engineisswit ched off.
R Reversege ar iseng aged.
R The interior light ingisswit ched on. Fr
ont- passeng erout side mirrorpar kingpos i‐
tio nfun ction %
The parking posit ionisavailable onlyin vehi‐
cles withamemor yfunct ion.
The parking position makespar king easier . Light
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