ignition MERCEDES-BENZ GLE 2021 Owner's Guide

R
Off-road leve l+3: thre eindicat orlam ps
2 light upcon tinuousl ywhen theve hicle
has finis hed rising.
Yo ur sele ction issave d. The off-r oad leve lse t
re mains stor ed eve naf te rth eignition hasbeen
switc hedoff.
The vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R Off-ro ad leve l+3: when drivin gfa ster than
12 mp h(20 km/h) orwhen there ar foglam p
is switc hedon.
The vehicle islowe redto off-r oad leve l+2.
R Off-ro ad leve l+2:
- When drivin gfa ster than 50 mph
(80 km/ h).
- When driving brief lybe tween 40mph
(65 km/ h)and 50mph(8 0km/h).
The vehicle islowe redto off-r oad leve l+1 .
R Off-ro ad leve l+1:
- When drivin gfa ster than 71 mp h
(1 15 km/h) . -
Whe ndr ivi ng briefly be tween 62mph
(1 00 km/ h)and 71mp h(115 km/h) .
The vehicle islowe redto thenor mal leve l.
R Aftersele cting adif fere nt drive pr ogr am
us ing theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthe
act ive dr ive pr ogram.
Lo we ring theve hicl e(v ehic leswith Off-road
pac kage) #
Pull rock er switc h1.
R Off-road leve l+3: theve hicle islowe red
to off-r oad leve l+2. Twoindicat orlam ps
2 light upcont inuously whentheve hicle
has finis hed lowe ring.
R Off-roa dleve l+2: theve hicle islowe red
to off-r oad leve l+1 .One indic ator lam p
2 light sup con tinuousl ywhen theve hi‐
cle has finis hed lowe ring.
R Off-roa dleve l+1: theve hicle islowe red
to thenor mal leve l.No indic ator lam p2
light sup when theve hicle hasfinis hed
lo we ring. Yo
ur sele ction issave d. The off-r oad leve lse t
re mains stor ed eve naf te rth eignition hasbeen
switc hedoff.
Oper ation withatrailer orbicy clerack
If th eelectr icalconnect iontothetra iler orbicy‐
cle rack ises tablished correctl y:
R Uptoappr oximat ely12 mp h(20 km/h): off-
ro ad leve ls +1 ,+2 and +3can beselec ted
re ga rdless ofthedr ive pr ogr am.
R Uptoappr oximat ely19 mp h(30 km/h): off-
ro ad leve ls +1 and +2can beselec ted
re ga rdless ofthedr ive pr ogr am.
R From appr oximat ely19 mp h(3 0km/h) :th e
ve hicle issetto thenor mal leve lre ga rdless
of thedr ive pr og ram.
Se tting theent ering/e xiting leve l(AIRMA TIC)
Re quirement s:
R The engin eis running .
R The vehicle ismo ving atspeeds lessthan
20 mph(3 0km/h) . 21
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When leaving theve hicle, makesur e
th at nobody isin thevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody . Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R Vehicl eswithout Off-road package:th e
ve hicle isbeing driven no faster than 40 mph
(65 km/ h).
R Vehicl eswith Off-road package:
- Off-road leve l+1: theve hicle isno tmo v‐
ing faster than 62 mph(1 00 km/h) .
- Off-road leve l+2: theve hicle isno tmo v‐
ing faster than 40 mph(65 km/h).
- Off-road leve l+3: theve hicle isno tmo v‐
ing faster than 12 mp h(2 0km/h) . Ra
ising theve hicl e(v ehic leswithout Off-
ro ad pac kage) #
Push rock er switc h1 forw ards.
In dicat orlam p2 flashes whiletheve hicle is
being raised andlight sup con tinuousl ywhen
it has finis hed rising. Yo
ur sele ction issave d. The off-r oad leve lse t
re mains stor ed eve naf te rth eignition hasbeen
switc hedoff.
The vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R When drivin gfa ster than 50 mph(80 km/h).
R When driving brief lybe tween 40mph
(65 km/ h)and 50mph(80 km/h).
R Aftersele cting adif fere nt drive pr ogr am
us ing theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthe
act ive dr ive pr og ram.
Lo we ring theve hicl e(v ehic leswithout Off-
ro ad pac kage) #
Pull rock er switc h1.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthe
act ive dr ive pr ogram.
Oper ation withatrailer orbicy clerack Dr
iving and parking 22
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If
th eelectr icalconnect iontothetra iler orbicy‐
cle rack ises tablished correctly:
R Uptoappr oximat ely18 .7 mp h(3 0km/h) :
th eof f-r oad leve l+1 can beselec tedre ga rd‐
less ofthedr ive pr og ram.
R From appr oximat ely18 .7 mp h(3 0km/h) :
th eve hicle issetto thenor mal leve lre ga rd‐
less ofthedr ive pr og ram. Ra
ising theve hicl e(v ehic leswith Off-road
pac kage) #
Push rock er switc h1 forw ards.
R Off-ro ad leve l+1: one indic ator lam p2
light sup con tinuousl ywhen theve hicle
has finis hed rising.
R Off-road leve l+2: twoindic ator lam ps2
light upcon tinuousl ywhen theve hicle
has finis hed rising. R
Off-road leve l+3: thre eindicat orlam ps
2 light upcon tinuousl ywhen theve hicle
has finis hed rising.
Yo ur sele ction issave d. The off-r oad leve lse t
re mains stor ed eve naf te rth eignition hasbeen
switc hedoff.
The vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R Off-ro ad leve l+3: when drivin gfa ster than
12 mp h(20 km/h).
The vehicle islowe redto off-r oad leve l+2.
R Off-ro ad leve l+2:
- When drivin gfa ster than 50 mph
(80 km/ h).
- When driving brief lybe tween 40mph
(65 km/ h)and 50mph(8 0km/h).
The vehicle islowe redto off-r oad leve l+1 .
R Off-ro ad leve l+1:
- When drivin gfa ster than 71 mp h
(1 15 km/h) . 22
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When driving brief lybe tween 62mph
(1 00 km/ h)and 71mp h(115 km/h) .
The vehicle islowe redto thenor mal leve l.
R Aftersele cting adif fere nt drive pr ogr am
us ing theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthe
act ive dr ive pr og ram.
Oper ation withatraile ror bic ycle rack
If th eelectr icalconnect iontothetrailer orbicy‐
cle rack ises tablished correctly:
R Uptoappr oximat ely12 mp h(20 km/h): off-
ro ad leve ls +1 ,+2 and +3can beselec ted
re ga rdless ofthedr ive pr og ram.
R Uptoappr oximat ely19 mp h(30 km/h): off-
ro ad leve ls +1 and +2can beselec ted
re ga rdless ofthedr ive pr og ram.
R From appr oximat ely19 mp h(30 km/h): the
ve hicle issetto thenor mal leve lre ga rdless
of thedr ive pr og ram. Lo
we ring theve hicl e(v ehic leswith Off-road
pac kage) #
Pull rock er switc h1.
R Off-road leve l+3: theve hicle islowe red
to off-r oad leve l+2. Twoindicat orlam ps
2 light upcont inuously whentheve hicle
has finis hed lowe ring.
R Off-roa dleve l+2: theve hicle islowe red
to off-r oad leve l+1 .One indic ator lam p
2 light sup con tinuousl ywhen theve hi‐
cle has finis hed lowe ring.
R Off-roa dleve l+1: theve hicle islowe red
to thenor mal leve l.No indic ator lam p2
light sup when theve hicle hasfinis hed
lo we ring.
Yo ur sele ction issave d. The off-r oad leve lse t
re mains stor ed eve naf te rth eignition hasbeen
switc hedoff.
Se tting Off-road Assis t
Re quirement s:
R theve hicle isstatio nary
R theve hicle issetto off-r oad leve l1 or 2 R
theOf f-road orOff-road Plus (onlyve hicles
wit hOf f-road package )dr ive pr og ram has
been selected
R theignition isswitc hedon
R alldoor sand thehood areclosed
R thetransmission isno teng aged inposition
005D
R ther eis no trailer coupled
R theve hicle isoutdoor s
R thede tected late ra linc linat ionoftheve hicle
mus tno texc eed appr ox.15 °
R thesy stem iswit hin itsoper ating temp era‐
tur e
R theon- boar dvo ltag eis suf ficie ntly high
Mu ltimed iasystem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Offr oad Assist ant
Re covery mode
Re covery mode assiststh edr iver when pulling
aw ay on rough terrain, suchas san dor snow . #
Select Recove ryMod e. Dr
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%
The cont rast of thedispla yma ybe impair ed
by abr upt,dir ect sunlight orby other light
sour ces, e.g.when driving outofaga rage .In
th is case, paypar ticular attent ion.
% Have thedispla yre pair edorreplaced if,for
ex am ple, pixelerro rs consi derablyrestrict its
us e.
See theno teson cleaning thesur round view
cam era(/ page31 2).
Se lec tingaview forthe surround viewcam‐
er a #
Shif tto reve rsege ar. #
Select thedesir edviewin themultimedia
sy stem (/ page23 1). #
If,afte rshif ting toreve rsege ar,th eimag eof
th ere ar vie wcam erais no tsho wn: switchoff
th eignition ,pr ess and hold thec button,
switc hon theignition andengagere ve rse
ge ar again. Open
ingthecam eraco verof the rear vie w
camer a
Mul timedi asy stem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Camera &Parkin g #
Select OpenCamera Cover.
% The camer aco vercloses automatical lyafte r
some timeorafte ran ignitio ncy cle. Ac
tiv ePa rking Assis t Fu
nction ofActiv ePa rking Assis t
Ac tivePa rking Assistis an elect ronic parking
assis tance system that aut omat icallysear ches
fo rand measu respar king spaces onboth sides
of theve hicle when trave ling forw ards up to
appr ox.22 mph(35 km/h).
Ac tivePa rking Assistpr ov ides assis tance when
ch ang inggear,acc eler ating,brakin gand steer‐
ing theve hicle.
If all requ iremen tsareme t,th eÇ displa y
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.The system
th en independen tly locat esand measur espar al‐ lel
and perpendicular parking spaces onboth
sides oftheve hicle.
When ActivePa rking Assisthas detected parking
spaces ,th eÈ displa yappear sin themulti‐
func tion displa y.The arro ws sho won whic hside
of thero ad detected parking spaces arelocat ed.
The yar eth en sho wninthemedia display.The
par king space and,ifnecessar y,thepar king
dir ect ion can beselect edasdesir ed.Active
Pa rking Assistcalc ulatesasuit able vehicle path,
switc hesonthetur nsignal indicat orand assis ts
yo uin par kingand exitin gth epar king space.
Ac tivePa rking Assistis onl yan aid. Itis no ta
subs titutefo ryo ur att entio nto thesur round ings.
The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu vering and
pa rking remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at no
per son s,anim alsorobj ect set c. arein the
maneu vering rang e.
If one ofthefo llo wing actions iscar ried out,
Ac tivePa rking Assistis can celed:
R Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis deac tiva ted.
R Youbegin steer ing.
R Youappl yth epar king brak e. Dr
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Swi
ping tothelef tof right :selects thepr ev i‐
ous ornext radio statio n/music trac k
3 © Callsupthehome screen
4 Touc hpad #
Toselect amenu option: swipe andpress. #
Touse handwr itingrecognit ion:write a
ch aract eron theto uc hpad. #
Toopen orclose theNo tificatio nsCen‐
te r: swip edo wn orup withtw ofing ers. #
Tozoo minand outofthe map: movetwo
fi ng ersto get her orapar t. Calling
upapplications usingbuttons 1
y Callsup vehicle functions
2 z Callsup navig ation
3 | Callsup radio ormedia
4 002B Callsupthete lephon e
5 ß Press brief ly:cal lsup favo rite s
Pr ess and hold: addsafa vo rite or theme #
Alternativ ely,tap © ontheto uc hsc reen.
or #
Press the© buttonontheTo uc hCon trol
or on theto uc hpad.
The hom esc reen appear s. #
Call uptheapplication (/page262). Fu
nctions oftheVo ice Contr olSy stem Wi
th theVo ice Cont rolSy stem, various applica‐
tions intheMBUX multimedia system areoper a‐
ble using voice input. TheVoice Cont rolSy stem
is oper ational approximat elyth irty seco ndsafte r
th eignition isswitc hedonand isavailable for
th edr iver's seat andfront passeng erseat.
The follo wing multim ediasystem applications
can beoper ated:
R Navig ation
R Telephon e
R Radio and TV
R Media player
R Messag es
R Vehicle functions 26
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Author izing andde-aut horizing devices
R Time &dat e
R Langu age
R Units fordis tance
R Softwareup dates
R Dat aim po rt/e xpor t
R PIN protect ion
R System Reset Inf
ormat iononimpor tant system updates Im
por tant system updat esma ybe neces saryfo r
th esecur ityofyour mult imed iasystem's data.
Ins tallth ese updat es,orelse thesecur ityofyour
mult imed iasystem cann otbe ensur ed.
A sy stem updat econ sistsof thre esteps:
R Downloading orcop ying ofthedat are qu ired
fo rins tallation
R Installation ofthedo wnloaded system updat e
R Activati on ofthedo wnloaded system updat e
by restar tin gth esy stem %
Ifaut omatic softwareupdat esareactiv ated,
th esy stem updat eswill bedownloaded auto‐
maticall y.
The multimedia system prov ides amess age
when asy stem updat eis available.
Yo uha ve thefo llo wing selectionoption s:
R Accept andInstall
The system updat ewill bedownloaded inthe
bac kground .
R Infor mat ion
In fo rm atio nabout thepending system
updat eis displa yed.
R Later
The system updat ecan bedownloaded man‐
uall yat alat er time.
Deep system updates
Dee psy stem updat esaccess vehicle orsystem
se ttings andcanther efor eonl ybe car ried out
when theve hicle isstatio naryand theignition is
switc hedoff.
If th edo wnload ofadeep system updat eis com‐
ple tedand thedo wnloaded system updat eis re
ady forins tallation ,yo uwill beinformed ofthis
af te rth ene xt ignition cycle, forex am ple.
% Park theve hicle safely inasuit able location
bef orest ar tin gth eins tallation .
Re quiremen tsforth eins tallation :
R The ignit ionisswitc hedoff.
R Notesand warnings have been read and
acc epted.
R The elect ric pa rking brak eis applied.
If all requ iremen tshave been fulfilled, thedo wn‐
loaded system updat eis ins talled. Themultim e‐
dia system cann otbe oper ated while thedo wn‐
loaded system updat eis being installed and
ve hicle functionsarere strict ed.
If er ro rs should occurduring theins tallation ,th e
multime diasystem automatic allyatt em ptsto
re stor eth epr ev ious version. Ifre stor ation ofthe
pr ev ious version isno tpossible ,a symbol
appear son themedia display.Con sult aqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop toresolv eth epr oblem. 27
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Yo
ucan find informa tionon thefo llo wing topics:
R Activati on ofMe rcedes meconnect
R Oper ating theve hicle
R Near estaut hor ized Mercedes-Ben zCent er
R Other products andservices from Mer cedes-
Benz
Dat ais transf erreddur ing thecon nect iontothe
Mer cedes-Ben zCus tomer Cent er(/ page286).
Call ingtheMer cedes- BenzCustomer Center
usi ng the multi mediasy stem
Re quirement s:
R Access toaGSM networkis available.
R The contract partner' sGSM networkco ver‐
ag eis available inthere spectiv ere gion.
R The ignition mustbe switc hedonsothat
ve hicle datacan betransf erredaut omati‐
cally . Multimedia
system:
4 © 5
Phone 5
g #
Call Mercedes meconnect.
Af terconf irmation, themultimedia system
sends there qu ired vehicle data.The data
tr ansf erissho wninthemedia display.
Then, youcan selectaser viceand beconn ect ed
to aspec ialistat theMer cedes- BenzCustomer
Cent er.
% Insome countr ies,orifth eConcier ge
Ser vice isacti ve,yo uwill beconn ect ed
dir ect lywith theMer cedes- BenzCustomer
Cent er.
The Concierg eSer vice isno tav ailable inall
coun tries. Moreinf ormat ionabout Mercedes
me connectser vices can beobt aine din the
Mer cedes mePortal: http s://
me. secure.m erced es-ben z.com
Calli ngtheMer cedes- BenzCustomer Center
af te raut omat icac ciden tor break down
de tection
Re quirement s: R
The vehicle hasdetected anacci dent or
br ea kdo wnsitu ation.
R The vehicle isstatio nary.
R The hazar dwa rning light sar eswitc hedon.
% This function isno tav ailable inall coun tries.
The vehicle candetect acci dent orbrea kdo wn
situ ations undercer tain cir cums tances.
In theeve ntan acci dent or brea kdo wnisde tec‐
te d, theemer gency guide sho wssafetyno tesin
th emultimedia system displa y.
Af terqu itting theemer gency guide displ ayon
th emultimedia system, apr om ptappear sask ing
whe ther youwish toget suppor tfr om the
Mer cedes-Ben zCus tomer Cent er. #
Select Call.
R Afteryo ur agr eem ent,or ifth eMer cedes
me connect service "Acciden tand Break‐
do wn Manag ement"is activ e,theve hicle
dat ais transf erredaut omatic ally
(/ page283).
R The Mercedes- BenzCus tomer Cent er
ta ke syo ur call and orga nize sth ebr eak‐
do wn and acciden tassis tance. MBUX
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Yo
uma ybe charge dfo rth ese services.
% Depen dingonthese verity of theacciden t,
an aut omatic emergency callcan beiniti‐
at ed .Thi sha spr iority over all other activ e
calls.
% Inaddition, ifth eMer cedes meconnect
ser vice "Telediagnos tics"is activ e,asimilar
pr om ptcan appea raf te ra dela yin theeve nt
of abr ea kdo wn. Ifyo uar ealr eady incontact
wit hth eMer cedes- BenzCustomer Cent eror
ha ve already recei vedsuppor t,th is prom pt
can beigno redor declined.
% Ifyo uans werth epr om ptforsupp ortfr om
th eMer cedes- BenzCustomer Cent erwit h
Later, themessag ewill behidden and
appear again later.
The prom pttrig ge redby theMer cedes me
con nect service "Telediagnos tics",can either
be con firm ed ordeclined. Afterbeing
decli ned, this will notbe sho wnagain.
Ar ranging aser vice appointment viaa
Mer cedes mecall
If yo uha ve act ivat ed themaint enanc emanag e‐
ment service, releva nt vehicle datais transf erred aut
omat icallyto theMer cedes- BenzCustomer
Cent er.Yo uwill then recei veindiv idual recom‐
mend ations rega rding themaint enanc eof your
ve hicle.
Re gardless ofwhe ther youha ve conse nted to
th emaint enanc emanag ement service, themulti‐
media system reminds youaf te ra cer tain
amount oftim eth at aser viceis due. Apr om pt
appear sask ing ifyo uwo uld liketo mak ean
app ointment. #
Toarra ng easer vice appointment :select
Call .
Af teryo ur agr eem ent,th eve hicle datais
tr ansf erredand theMer cedes- Benzcustomer
cent ertake syo ur prefer redappointm ent
dat e.The information isthen sent toyour
desir edser viceout let.
This willcontact youto conf irm theappoint‐
ment andifneces sarycon sult about the
de tails.
% Ifyo usele ctLat erafte rth eser vice messag e
appear s,themessag eis hidden andreap‐
pear sat alat er tim e. Tr
ansf erre ddata during aMer cedes mecall
If yo uini tiat easer vicecall usin gMer cedesme,
dat ais transf erredto enable targeted advice and
an efficie ntser vice .
The follo wing requ iremen tsmus tbe fulf illed for
th etransf erofthedat a:
R The ignition isswitc hedon.
R The requ ired dat atransf ertech nol ogy issu p‐
po rted bythemobile service operator.
R The qualit yof themobile connect ionissuf fi‐
cie nt.
Mu lti-sta ge trans ferdepe ndsonthefo llo wing
fa ct or s:
R Reason forth einitiat ionofthecall
R The available mobilephon etransm ission
te ch nol ogy .
R The activatedMer cedes meconnectser v‐
ices.
R The service select edinthevo ice con trol sys‐
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tailed inthe"Mer cedes- Benzemergency call
sy stem datatra nsmiss ion"sectionthat follo ws
( / pag e292).
To disable eCall,acus tomer mustvisit an
au thor ized Mercedes-B enzService depar tment
to deactiv ateth eve hicle's communication mod‐
ule.
Deactiv ationofthis mod ulepreve nts the
act ivat ion ofanyand allMer cedes mecon‐
nect services. Afterthe deactivatio nof
eC all,aut omati ceme rgency calland manua l
emer gency callwill notbe availab le.
The igniti onmus tbe swi tched onbef orean auto‐
matic emergency callcan bemade.
% eCallis acti vatedat thefa ct or y.
% eCall canbedeactiv ated byan aut hor ized
Mer cedes-Ben zdealer .Please note that in
th eeve ntow ner shipof theve hicle istrans‐
fe rred toano ther ow ner inits deacti vated
st at e, eCall willremain deactivated unles s
th ene wow ner visits an author ized
Mer cedes-B enzdealer shiptoreact ivat eth e
sy stem. Ov
ervie wof theMer cedes- Benzemergency
call system eCall
canhelp toreduce thetime between an
acciden tand thear riva lof emer gency service s
at thesit eof theacciden t.Ithelps locatean
acciden tsit ein places that aredif ficul tto
acc ess. However,eve nif ave hicle iseq uipped
wit heCal l,th is does notmean thesy stem isON.
As suc h,eCall doesnotre place dialing 911in the
eve ntofan acci dent.
An eme rgency callcan bemade automatical ly
( / pag e290) ormanuall y(/ page29 1) Onl y
mak eemer gency callsifyo uor other sar ein
need ofrescue.
Onl ymak eemerg encycallsifyo uor other sar e
in need ofrescue. Donotmak ean emerg ency
call intheeve ntofabr ea kdo wnorasimil arsit‐
ua tio n.
Mes sageson the displa y
SOS NOT READY :th eignition isno ton oreCall
no tav ailable.
Dur ing anact ive emer gency call,0053 appe ars
in thedispla y. Yo
ucan find mor einf orma tionon there gional
av ailabilit yof eCall at:ht tp s:// www .merced es-
ben z-mobi le.com /extra /eca ll/
% Ifth er eis amalfunct ionintheMer cedes-
Benz emergency callsy stem (e.g. afa ult with
th espeak er,micr ophone, airbag,SOSbut‐
to n), acor responding messageappea rsin
th emultifunc tiondispla yof theins trument
clus ter. Tr
igg ering anaut omat icMer cedes‑B enz
emer gency call Re
quirement s:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon.
R The star terbatt eryis suf ficie ntly charge d.
The Mercedes‑ Benzemer gency callsy stem trig‐
ge rs an emer gency callau tomatical lyin thefo l‐
lo wing cases :
R Afteractiv ation ofthere stra int systems such
as airbags orEmer gency Tensi oni ng Device s
af te ran accide nt
R Afteran automatical lyinitia tedemer gency
st op byActiveEmerg encyStop Assis t 290
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