MERCEDES-BENZ GLE 2021 Owners Manual

In
addi tion, thetir egr ip isgreatl yre duced at
a low outside temp eratur eand tireru nning
te mp eratur e. #
ActivateESP ®
and adaptyo ur drivin g
st yle accor dingly. #
Use M+S tires atoutside temp eratur es
belo w50 °F(10 °C). #
Onlyuse thetir es forth eir intended pur‐
pose. Obser
vethefo llo wing when selecting,ins talling
and replacing tires:
R Further mor e,theuse ofcer tain tiretypes in
cer tain regions andareas ofoper ation can
be highl ybenef icial.
R Onlyuse tires and wheels ofthesame type
(summer tires, wint ertires, MOEx tende d
tir es) and thesame make.
R Onlyins tallwheels ofthesame sizeonone
axle (leftand right).
It is onl yper missible toins talla dif fere nt
wh eelsi ze intheeve ntofaflat tirein order
to drive to thespecialis two rkshop. R
Vehicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Allinstalled wheels mustbe equip‐
ped withfunc tioningsensorsfo rth etir e
pr essur emonit oring system.
R Attemp eratur esbelo w45 °F(7°C) use win‐
te rtir es orall-seaso ntir es mar kedM+S for
all wheels .
Wi nter tires bearing the004D snowflak esym‐
bol inaddition totheM+S marking prov ide
th ebes tpossible grip inwintr yro ad con di‐
tio ns.
R ForM+S tires, onlyuse tires wit hth esame
tr ead.
R Obser vethemaximum permissible speedfor
th eM+S tires installed.
If th etir e's maximum speedisbelo wthat of
th eve hicle, this mus tbe indic ated byan
appr opriatelabel inthedr iver's field of
vision.
R Break inne wtires atmoder atespeeds for
th efirs t60 miles(1 00 km) .
R Replace thetir es afte rsix yearsat thelat est,
re ga rdless ofwe ar. R
Wh enreplac ingwith tires that donotfe a‐
tur eru n-flat charact eristics :ve hicles with
MOExt ended tires areno teq uipped witha
TIREFIT kitatthefa ct or y. Eq uip th eve hicle
wit haTIREFIT kitafte rre placing withtir es
th at do notfe atur eru n-f latch aract eristic s,
e.g .wint ertires.
Fo rmor einf ormation onwhee lsand tires, con‐
ta ct aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
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 size designation, load-bearing cap acity,
spe edrating andload index(/ pag e352 )
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page340)
R Noteson theemer gency sparewheel
(/ page36 6) Wheels
andtires 359

No
teson rotat ing whee ls &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rythro ugh differ‐
ent whee lsizes
Int erch ang ingthefront and rear wheels ifth e
wheels ortires have differe nt dimens ions
ma yse verely im pa irth edr iving charact eris‐
tic s.
The wheel brak es orwheel suspension com ‐
pon entsma yalso bedamag ed. #
Rotate front and rear wheels onlyifth e
wheels andtires areof thesame dimen‐
sions. The
wearpat tern son thefront and rear wheels
dif fer:
R Front wheels wearmor eon theshoulder of
th etir e
R Rear wheels wearmor eat thecent erofthe
tir e
Do notdr ive wi th tires that have toolittle tread
dep th.Thi ssig nifica ntlyre duces traction onwet
ro ads (hydr oplan ing). On
vehicles that have thesame sizefront and
re ar wheels ,ro tat eth ewheels accordingtothe
int erva ls in thetir emanuf acturer'swarrant y
book inyour vehicle documents. Ifth is is no t
av ailable, rotate thetir es every
3,000 to6,000 miles(5 ,000 to10,000 km),
dependin gon thewe ar.En sur eth at thedir ect ion
of rotatio nis ma intained .
Ob serveth eins truction sand safetyno teson
"Cha nging awheel" whendoing so
(/ page36 1). No
teson sto ring wheels When
stor ing wheels, observethefo llo wing
no tes:
R Afterre mo ving whee ls,stor eth em inacool,
dr yand prefer ably darkplace.
R Protect thetir es from contact with oil, grease
or fuel. Ov
ervie wof thetir e-c han getool kit Apar
tfr om some country- specif icvariant s,vehi‐
cles areno teq uipped withatir e-c hang eto ol kit. Fo
rmor einf ormation onwhi chtools are
re qu ired and appr ovedto per form awheel
ch ang eon your vehicle, consult aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop.
Re quired tire-c hang eto ols mayinclude, for
ex am ple:
R Jack
R Choc k
R Lugwr enc h
Ti re -cha ngeto ol kit 1 islocat edunder the
cargo compartment floor . The
tire-c hang eto ol kit includes thefo llo wing:
R Jack 360
Wheels andtires

R
Lugwr enc h
R Wheel studs
R Extensi on attachme ntforwhee lst uds, ifne c‐
ess ary(depe nding onvehicle version)
R Folding choc k
R Ratche twr enc h Pr
epa ring theve hicl efo ra wh eelch ang e Re
quirement s:
R The requ ired tire-c hang eto ol isavailable. If
yo ur vehicle isno teq uipped withth etir e-
ch ang eto ol kit, consult aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop tofind outab ou tsu itab letools.
R The vehicle isno ton aslope.
R The vehicle ison solid, non-slipper yand leve l
gr ound. #
Appl yth eelectr icpar king brak emanually . #
Movethefront wheels tothest ra ight -ahead
posit ion. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005D. #
Vehicl eswith leve lcontr olsystem: Setth e
nor malve hicle leve l(/ page21 1). #
Swi tchof fth eengine. #
Mak esur eth at theengine cannotbe star ted. #
Place choc ks orother suitable items under
th efront and rear ofthewheel that isdiago‐
nall yoppos ite th ewheel youwish tochang e. #
Raise theve hicle (/page362). Re
mo ving and inst alli ng hub caps Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle isprepar edfora whee lch ang e
(/ page36 1).
Pla stic hub cap #
Toremo ve:tur nth ecent ercoverof thehub
cap count er-cloc kwise andremo vethehub
cap. #
Toins tall: makesur eth at thecent ercover
of thehub capistur ned count er-cloc kwise. #
Position thehub capand turnth ecent er
co vercloc kwise untilthehub capengages
ph ysicall yand audibly . Alum
inum hubcap #
Toremo ve:po sitio nsoc ket2 from thetir e-
ch ang eto ol kit onhub cap1. #
Position wheel wrenc h3 onsoc ket2. #
Usingwheelwr enc h3, turnhu bcap 1
cou nter-clo ckwise andremo veit. #
Toins tall: follo wtheins truction sabo vein
re ve rseor der .
% Specif iedtight ening torq ue: 18lb-f t
(25 Nm). Wheels
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1

Ra
ising theve hicl ewhe nch angi ngawhe el Re
quirement s:
R Ther ear eno per sons intheve hicle.
R The vehicle hasbeen prepar edfora whee l
ch ang e(/ page36 1).
Im por tant noteson using thejac k:
R Use onlya ve hicle-specif icjac kth at has
been approvedby Mer cedes-Ben zto raise
th eve hicle.
R The jackis onl ydesigned forra ising and
holdin gth eve hicle fora shor ttime whilea
whee lis being chang edand notfo rmaint e‐
nance workund ertheve hicle.
R The jackmus tbe placed onafirm ,fl at and
no n-slip surface. Ifneces sary,use alar ge,
fl at, load- bearing,no n-slip unde rlay .
R The foot ofthejac kmus tbe position edverti‐
call yunder thejac ksuppor tpoint . Ru
les ofcon duct when theve hicle israised:
R Neverpla ceyour han dsorfeet und erthe
ve hicle.
R Neverlie under theve hicle.
R Donotst ar tth eengine anddonotre lease
th eelectr icpar king brak e.
R Donotopen orclose anydoor sor theta il‐
ga te. #
Using thelug wrenc h,loosen thewheel bolts
on thewheel youwish tochang eby about
on efull turn.Do notuns crew thebolts com‐
ple tely. 36
2
Wh eelsand tires

Po
sition ofjac ksuppor tpoints &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom incor rect
pos itioning ofthejac k
If yo udo notposi tionth ejac kcor rectl yat
th eappr opriatejac king point oftheve hicle,
th ejac kcould tipwithth eve hicle raised. #
Onlyposit ionthejac kat theappr opri‐
at ejac king point oftheve hicle. The
base ofthejac kmus tbe position ed
ve rticall yunder thejac king point ofthe
ve hicle. *
NO
TEVehicle damag efrom thejac k If
yo udo notposi tionth ejac kcor rectl yat
th eappr opriatejac ksuppor tpoint ofthe
ve hicle, thejac kcould tipove rwit hth eve hi‐
cle raised. #
The jackis design edexclu sively for
jac king uptheve hicle atthejac ksup‐
por tpoint s. #
Take thera tche twrenc hou tof thetir e-
ch ang eto ol kit and place iton thehe xagon
nut ofthejac kso that theletter s"A UF" are
visible. #
Position jack2 atjac ksuppor tpoint 1. #
Turn ratche twr enc h3 clockwise untiljac k
2 sitscom pletely on jacksuppor tpoint 1
and thebase ofthejac klies evenlyon the
gr ou nd . #
Con tinue totur nra tche twr enc h3 unti lth e
tir eis raised amaxim umof1.2 in (3 cm) off
th egr ound. #
Loosen andremo vethewheel (/page36 4). Wheels
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Re
mo ving awh eel Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle israised (/page362).
Mer cedes- AMGvehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Yo uco uld other wise failto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
Whe nch ang ingawheel, avoid applying anyfo rc e
to thebr ak ediscs, sincethis could impair the
le ve lof com fort when brakin g.
* NO
TEDama getothre adin gfrom dirton
wheel bolts #
Donotplace wheel boltsin san dor on
a dir tysur face. #
Comp lete ly uns crew thewheel bolts. #
Remo vethewheel. Mounting
ane wwheel Re
quirement s:
R The wheel isremo ved(/ page36 4). Mer
cedes- AMGvehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yno tre cog‐
nize dangers. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from losing a
whe el
Oil ed, grea sed ordamag edwhe elbol t/whe el
nut thre ads orwheel hub/wheel mounting
bolt thre ads can caus eth ewheel bolts/
wheel nutstocome loose.
As are sult, youco uld lose awheel whiledriv‐
ing . #
Neveroil orgrease theth re ads. #
Intheeve ntofdama getotheth re ads,
con tact aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
immediat ely. #
Have thedamag edwheel boltsordam‐
ag ed hub thre ads replaced. #
Donotcon tinue driving. #
Obser vetheinf ormation onthech oice of
tir es (/ page35 7). Fo
rtir es wit haspecif ieddirection ofrotatio n,an
ar ro w on theside wallof thetir eindicat esthe
cor rect dire ction ofrotatio n.Ob serveth edir ec‐
tion ofrotatio nwh en installing. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom tight ening
whee lbol tsand nuts
If yo utig hten thewheel boltsorwheel nuts
when theve hicle israised, thejac kcould tip. #
Onlytight enwheel boltsorwheel nuts
when theve hicle ison thegr ound. #
Besureto obser vetheins truction sand
saf etyno teson "Cha nging awheel"
(/ page35 7). #
Forsaf etyre ason s,on lyuse wheel bolts
whic hha ve been approvedby Mer cedes-
Benz andforth ewheel inqu estion .
* NO
TEDama getopaintw orkof thewheel
ri m when screwing onthefirs twh eelbo lt If
th ewheel hastoomuc hpla ywhen screw‐
ing inthefirs twh eelbo lt, thewheel rim pai nt
can bedama ged. 36
4
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#
Press thewheel firm lyag ains tth e
wheel hubwhen screwing onthefirs t
wheel bolt. #
Tight enthewheel boltsevenlyin adi ag ona l
pa tter nin theor der indicat eduntil they are
fi ng er-tig ht. #
Ifth ecollapsible sparewheel hasbeen
ins talled, inflateth ecollapsible sparewheel
(/ page369). #
Lowe rth eve hicle (/page365). Lo
we ring theve hicl eaf te ra wh eelch ang e Re
quirement s:
R The newwheel hasbeen installed
(/ page36 4).
Obser vetheinf ormation ontirepr essur e
(/ page338). #
Place thera tche twr enc hont oth ehe xagon
nut ofthejac kso that theletter ing "AB" is
visible. #
Tolowe rthe vehicl e:tur nth era tche t
wr enc hof thejac kcount er-cloc kwise. #
Tight enthewheel boltsevenlyin adi ag ona l
pa tter nin theor der indicat ed1 to5 with
a max imum of59 lb-ft(80 Nm). #
Then tighten thewheel boltsevenlyin adi ag ‐
ona lpa tter nin theor der indicat ed1 to5
to thespecif iedtight ening torq ue of111 lb-ft
(1 50 Nm). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rythro ugh incor‐
re ct tigh tening torq ue
Th ewh eelscou ldcome looseifth ewheel
bolts orwheel nutsareno ttight ened tothe
pr escr ibed tighteningto rq ue. #
Makesur eth ewheel boltsorwheel
nuts aretight ened tothepr escr ibed
tight ening torq ue. #
Ifyo uar eno tsur e,do notmo vethe
ve hicle. Consult aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop andhave thetight ening tor‐
qu ech eckedimmediat ely. #
Chec kth etir epr essur eof thene wlymoun‐
te dwheel andadjus taccor dingly. #
Vehicl eswith tirepr ess urelos swa rning
sy stem: Restar tth etir epr essur eloss warn‐
ing system (/ page34 4).
Ex cep tion: thene wwheel isan emer gency
spa rewheel. Wheels
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#
Vehicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Restar tth etir epr essur emonit oring
sy stem (/ page343).
Ex cep tion: thene wwheel isan emer gency
spa rewheel. Emer
gency spar ewheel No
teson theemer gency spar ewheel &
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. The
emer gency sparewheel orspar ewheel can
sign ifican tly im pair drivin gch aract eristic sof
th eve hicle.
To preve nthazardous situa tions: #
Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle accor dinglyand
dr ive car efull y. #
Neverins tallmor eth 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 ®
. #
Have theemer 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 eme rgency sparewheel isfastened in
th ecar gocom partmen tunder thecar go
com partmen tfloor .
% Notfo rMer cedes-Ma ybachvehicles.
Obser vethefo llo wing noteson remo ving an
emerg encysparewhee l:
R Beforestow ing theemer gency sparewheel,
mak esur eth er eis no air leftin thetir e.
If neces sary,allo wtheair toescape.
R Torelease airfrom thetir e: remo vethe
va lve cap ofthetir e. R
Press down theme talinse rtin theva lve
using apoint edobje ct,e.g. apen.
R Screw theva lve cap ontoth eva lve.
Obser vethefo llo wing noteson installing an
emer gency sparewheel:
R Chec kth etir epr essur eof theemer gency
spa rewheel installed. Correct thepr essur e
as neces sary.
R The maximum permissible speedwithan
emer gency sparewheel installed is50 mph
(80 km/ h).
R Donotins tallsno wch ains ontheemer gency
spa rewheel.
R Replace theemer gency sparewheel afte rsix
ye arsat thelat est,re ga rdless ofwe ar.
% Ve
hicl eswith atir epr ess urelos swa rn‐
ing system: Ifan emer gency sparewheel is
ins talled, thetir epr essur eloss warning sys‐
te m canno tfunction reliabl y.Onl yre star tth e
sy stem again when theemer gency spare
wheel hasbeen replaced withane wwheel. 366
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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
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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
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