sensor MERCEDES-BENZ GLE 2021 Owner's Guide

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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
enance andcare 31
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pr
essur ete lltale when oneormor eof your
tir es issign ifican tly und er-in flat ed. Accor d‐
ing ly,whe nth elow tirepr essur ete lltale illu‐
min ates, yousho uld stop and checkyo ur
tir es assoo nas poss ible, andinflateth em to
th epr oper pressur e.Driving onasignif i‐
cant lyunder -inflated tirecauses thetir eto
ove rheat and canlead totirefa ilur e.Un der -
inf lation alsoreduces fuelefficie ncy and tire
tr ea dlife ,and mayaf fect theve hicle's han‐
dling andstopping ability.Please note that
th eTPMS isno ta subs titutefo rpr oper tire
maint enance, anditis thedr iver's responsi‐
bility tomaint aincorrect tirepr ess ure, eve n
if under -inflatio nhas notre ac hed theleve lto
tr ig ge rill umina tionoftheTPMS low tirepr es‐
sur ete lltale.
Yo ur vehicle hasalso been equipped witha
TPMS malfunction indicatortoindic ateth at
th esy stem isno toper ating proper ly.The
TPMS malfunct ionindicat oriscombin edwith
th elow tirepr essur ete lltale. When thesy s‐
te m detects amal functi on,theindicat or
lam pwill flash forapp roxima tely one minu te and
then remain continuously illumina ted.
This sequence willcontinue upon subseq uent
ve hicle star t-ups aslon gas themalfunct ion
ex ists.
When themalfunct ionindicat orisillumina‐
te d, thesy stem mayno tbe able todetect or
sig nal low tirepr ess ureas intende d.TPM S
mal functi onsmayoccu rfo ra va riet yof rea‐
son s,inc ludin gth eins tallation ofreplace‐
ment oralternat etir es orwheels ontheve hi‐
cle that prev ent theTPMS from func tioning
pr oper ly.
Alw aysch eckth eTPMS malfunct iontelltale
af te rre placing oneormor etir es orwheels
on your vehicle toensur eth at there place‐
ment oralternat etir es and wheels allowthe
TPMS tocontinu eto function proper ly. The
system checks thetir epr essur eand thetir e
te mp eratur eof thetir es installed totheve hicle
by means ofatir epr essu resensor .
The tirepr essur eand thetir ete mp eratur e
appear inthemultifunc tiondispla y
(/ page343). If
th er eis asubs tantia lpr ess ureloss orifth e
tir ete mp eratur eis exc essiv e,youwill bewarned
in thefo llo wing ways:
R viadisp lay messa ges(/ page43 1)
R viathe0077 warning lam pin theins trument
clus ter(/ page450)
The tirepr essu remonit oring system isonl yan
aid. Itis thedr iver's responsibili tyto setth etir e
pr essur eto there comme ndedcoldtirepr ess ure
su itab leforth eoper ating situation .
In mos tcases, thetir epr essur emonit oring sys‐
te m wil lau tomatical lyupdat eth ene wrefere nce
va lues afte ryo uha ve chang edthetir epr essur e.
Yo ucan ,ho we ver,also updat eth ere fere nce val‐
ues byrestar tin gth etir epr essur emonit oring
sy stem manually (/page343).
Sy stem limit s
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R thetir epr essur ehas been setincor rectly
R ther eis asudden pressur eloss caused, for
ex am ple, byafo re ign obje ctpene trating the
tir e 34
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Wheels andtires

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

Light
s Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
: Check LeftLow
Beam (exa mp le) *T
hecor responding lightsourceisfaulty . #
Drive on car efull y. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
% LED lightsour ces: thedispla ymessag efo rth ecor responding lightappea rsonl ywhen allthelight- emitt ing
diodes inthelight arefa ulty .
: Malf unctionSee Oper a-
to r’s Man ual *T
heexterior lighting ismalfunct ioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
: Automatic HeadlampMode
Inoperative *T
helight sensor ismalfunctionin g. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 393

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
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00C7
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Radar SensorsDirty *T
heradar sensor system ismalfunct ioning.Possible causes:
R dirton thesensor s
R hea vyrain or sno w
R extende dcou ntrydr ivi ng without other traf fic, e.g. inthedeser t
Dr iving systems anddriving safetysy stems maybe malfunct ioningortemp orarily una vailable.
Onc eth ecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent ,th edr iving systems anddriving safetysy stems willbeavailable
ag ain.
If th edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear : #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions. #
Clea nallsenso rs(/ pag e31 2). #
Restar tth eengine. 41
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Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Connec ta suit able charge rapp rove dfo rMer cedes-Benz withsuf ficie ntcharge output tothejum p-start connec‐
tion pointofthe12 Vbatt ery(/ page32 7).
The 48Vbatt eryis ch arge dvia thevo ltag econ verter intheve hicle.
Engin eCan Now BeStart ed *T
he48 Vbatt eryhas been charge daut omatic allyviathevo ltag econ verter . #
Startth eengine anddrive th eve hicle fora whi leto charge the12 Vbatt eryand the48 Vbatt ery. Ti
re pres sur emoni tor Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Tire Press. MonitorCur-
rent lyUnavailable *T
her eis int erfere nce from apo we rful radio signal source.Asare sult, nosignals from thetir epr essur esensor are
being recei ved. The tirepr essur emonit oristemp orarily una vailable. #
Drive on.
The tirepr essur emon itor will restar taut omat icallyas soon asthecause hasbeen rectif ied.
Tir ePre ss. Moni torInope ra-
tive *T
hetirepr essur emonit orismalfunctionin g. &
WARNIN GThe reisarisk ofan accident ifth etir epr essur emonit oring system ismalfunct ioning
The tirepr essur emonit oring system cann otissue awa rning ifth er eis pressur eloss inone ormor eof thetir es.
Ti re swit hinsuf ficie nttirepr ess urema yim pa irth edr iving charact eristic sas wellas steer ing and braking. #
Have thetir epr essur emonit oring system checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 43
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Tire Pressure MonitorInop-
erative NoWheel Sensors *T
hewheels installed donotha ve suit able tirepr essur esensor s.The tirepr essur emonit orisdeactiv ated. #
Installwheels withsuit able tirepr essur esen sors.
0077 Wheel Sensor(s )Missin g *T
her eis no signal from thetir epr essur esensor ofone ormor ewheels. Nopressur eva lue isdispla yedfo rth eaf fec‐
te dtir e. #
Have thefa ulty tirepr ess uresen sor replaced ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
0077 Check Tires *T
hetirepr essur ein one ormor etir es has dropped significantl y.The wheel position willbedispla yed. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto insuf ficie nttirepr ess ure
R The tires can burst.
R The tires can wearexc essiv elyand/or unevenly.
R The driving charact eristic sas wellas thesteer ing and braking maybe greatl yim pair ed.
Yo uco uld then lose control of theve hicle. #
Obser vethere comme ndedtirepr ess ures. #
Adjus tth etir epr essur eif neces sary. #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition s. #
Chec kth etir epr essur e(/ page338) andthetir es. 432
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Engine
Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
ÿ Coolant warning lam p The
redcoolant warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
*P oss ible cau ses:
R The temp eratur esensor ismalfunct ioning
R The coolant leve lis toolow
R The airsupply tothera diat orisobs truct ed
R The radiat orfanis faulty
If th er eis an additional warning tone, thecoolant temp eratur ehas exceeded themaximum permissible temp eratur e. &
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen opening thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine hasoverheat edordur ing afire intheengine compartmen t,yo uco uld
co me intoco ntact withho tga ses orother escaping operating fluids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowtheengine tocool down. #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine compartmen t,ke ep thehood closed andcallthefire ser vice. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely and switc hof fth eengine, paying attent ion toroad and traffic condi tions.Do
no tcontinu edr ivi ng. #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y.
If th ecoolant temp eratur edispla yis at thelowe rend ofthete mp eratur escale: 44
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Dis play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

AIRM
ATIC .................................................2 09
Se tting ................................................. 211
Sus pens ion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 209
Al ar m
see Panic alar m
Al ar m system
see ATA(anti-t heftal ar m system)
All-wheel drive
see 4MA TIC
Ambient lighting
Se tting (multimedia system) ................1 32
Andr oidAuto
see Smar tphone integr ation ®
Animals Pets intheve hicle ................................. 64
Ant i-loc kbr ak ing system
see ABS(An ti-loc kBraking System)
Anti-skid chains
see Snowch ains
Anti -thef tpr otection
Imm obiliz er............................................ 87 Ant
icip ator yoccup antprotection
see PRE- SAFE®
(anticip ator yoccu‐
pa nt protect ion)
see PRE-S AFE®
PL US (antic ipatory
occupant protect ion plus)
Apple CarPla y
see Smar tphon eint egr ation ®
Assis tance systems
see Drivin gsaf etysy stem
ASS YSTPL US <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>301
Batt erydi sconne ctionpe riods .............3 02
Displ aying theser vice duedate........... 301
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 301
Re gular maint enance work <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 301
Spec ialser vice requ iremen ts.............. 301
ATA (anti-thef tala rm system) .................. 88
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating theint erior
mo tion sensor ....................................... 90
Ar ming/ disarming theto w- aw ay
alar m.............................................. .......8 9
Dea ctivating thealar m..................... ..... 88
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>88
Fu nctio nof theint erior motion sensor ..89
The tow- aw ay alar mfun ction .......... .......8 9 AT
TENTI ONASSIST <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 241, 242
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>241
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 242
Sy stem limit ations ...............................2 41
At tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Au thorized Mercedes- BenzCenter
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
Au thorized workshop
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Au tomatic carwa sh mode
Ac tivati ng ........... ..................................310
Au tomatic distanc eco ntr ol
se eAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Au tomatic drivin glights ........... ..............127
Au tomatic engine star t(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> ........160
Au tomatic engine sto p(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> ........160
Au tomatic fron tpass engerfr on tair‐
bag shutoff <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 45,46
Fu nctio nof theaut omatic front
passeng erfront airbag shutoff.............. 45 45
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0075
SRSMalfunction Service
Re quired .............................................. 388
Ù Steer ing Malfunct ionIncreased
Ph ysical Effort See Operator's Man‐
ua l..... .......... ........... ............................. 396
Ù Steer ing Malfunct ionStop
Immediat elySee Oper ator's Manual ...396
003D Stop Vehicle LeaveEngi neRun‐
ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011>...429
003D Stop Vehicle SeeOper ator's
Manual ......... ....................................... 429
ç Suspended ................................. 421
: SwitchOf fLights ........................ 394
: SwitchOn Headlam ps................3 94
0049 Turn On theIgnit iontoRelease
th ePa rking Brak e................................ 408
0072 Vehicle Ready toDrive Swi tch
th eIgnit ionOffBef oreEx iting .............3 96
00C4 Vehicle Rising Please Wait.......... 413
00C4 Vehicle Rising .............................. 411 0077
Warning Tire Malfunction ........... 433
0077 Wheel Sensor(s) Missing............ 432
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 16
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stInoper ative..... 416
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAss t.No tAv ailable
When Towing aTr ailer SeeOpera‐
to r's Manua l...... ................................... 417
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stFunctio nsCur‐
re ntl yLim ited See Operator's Man‐
ua l...... ................................................. 426
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stFunctio nsLim i‐
te dSee Oper ator's Manual .................. 427
Ac tiveDis tance AssistCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 21
Ac tiveDis tance AssistInoper ative..... ..421
Ac tiveDis tance AssistNo wAv ailable ..421
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping AssistCur rentl y
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 15 Ac
tiveLa ne Keeping AssistInopera‐
tiv e .......................................................4 15
Ac tivePa rking Assistand
PA RK TRONI CInoper ative See Opera‐
to r's Manua l..... ....................................4 17
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tCur rentl y
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 13
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tInoperativ e........ 414
Ac tiveSt eer ing Asst.Cur rentl y
Un available DuetoMultiple Emer‐
ge ncy Stops ......................................... 414
Ac tiveSt op &Go Assis tCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 15
Ac tiveSt op &Go Assis tInoper ative
See Oper ator's Manual ........................ 415
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....3 95
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tIn oper a‐
tiv e ...................................................... 395
App lyBrak eto Shif tfr om 'P' ............... 401 Inde
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