lock MERCEDES-BENZ GLE 2021 Service Manual

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Mak esur eth at thesteer ing wheel can
mo vefreely ,bef oreto wing theve hicle
aw ay. *
NO
TEDama gedue toexcess ive tracti ve
po we r If
yo upull away shar ply, thetractiv epo we r
ma ybe toohigh andtheve hicles couldbe
damag ed. #
Pull away slo wlyand smoo thly. Lo
adi ng the vehicl efo rtr ans port #
Obser vetheno teson towing away
( / pag e330). #
Connec tth eto w bar totheto wing eyein
or der toload theve hicle.
% Youcan also attachth eto w bar tothetrailer
hitc h. #
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C. %
The automatic transm ission maybe locked
in posit ion005Dintheeve ntofdama getothe
electr ics.Toshif tto 005C ,pr ov ide theon-
boar delectr icalsystem withpo we r
( / pag e32 7). #
Load theve hicle ontoth etra nspor ter. #
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005D. #
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth e
ve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Onlysecur eth eve hicle bythewheels.
Ve hicl eswith ADSPL US (Adap tiveDam ping
Sy stem PLUS) &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent when
tr ansp orting vehicles withAd aptive
Dam pingSy stem PLUS
The reduced damping forc es on theve hicle
being transpor tedcan cause theve hicle/
tr ailer combination tostar tto swing.
As are sult, when transpor tingvehicles with
th eAd aptiveDam pingSy stem PLUS, the ve
hicle/tr ailercombination mayst ar tto skid.
Conseq uently,yo uco uld lose contro lof your
ve hicle. #
When transpor ting,ensur eth at:
R The vehicle hasbeen loaded onto
th etranspor tercor rectl y
R The vehicle issecur edatall four
wheel swit hsuit able tensi oni ng
st ra ps
R The maximum permissible speedof
35 mph(6 0km/h) isno texc eeded
when transpor ting *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle from secur‐
ing itincor rectl y #
Afterloa ding, theve hicle mustbe
secur edon allfour wheel s.Ot her wise,
th eve hicle could bedamag ed. #
Aminimum distance of8in (20 cm)
up wa rdsand 4in (10 cm) down wards
mus tbe kept tothetranspor tplatf orm. 332
Breakdo wnassis tance

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
andtires 363

Coolant
capacit y
Miss ingvalues werenotye tav ailable atthetime
of going topress. Model
Capacity
GLE 350
GLE 350 4MATIC 13.7 US qt
(1 3.0 lite rs)
GLE 4504MA TIC 20.0US qt
(1 8. 9liter s)
GLE 5804MA TIC 16.6 US qt
(1 5.7 lite rs) No
teson windshield washer fluid Obser
vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page37 5). &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
wind shieldwa sher concen trat e
Wi ndsh ield wa sher concen trat eis highl y
fl ammab le.Itcoul dign ite if it com esinto
con tact with hotengine component partsor
th eex haus tsy stem. #
Mak esur eth at no wind shieldwa sher
concen trat espills outnext to thefiller
open ing. *
NO
TEDama getotheex terior lighting
due touns uitable windshieldwa sher fluid Uns
uitable windshieldwa sher fluid maydam‐
ag eth eplas ticsur face oftheex terior light‐
ing. #
Onlyuse windshield washer fluid whic h
is also suitable foruse onplastic sur fa‐
ces, e.g.MBSumm erFitor MB Winter‐
Fit. *
NO
TEBlocked spr aynozzl escau sed by
mixing windshieldwa sher fluids #
Donotmix MBSum merFitand MBWin‐
te rFit withot her windshield washer flu‐
ids. Do
notuse distilled orde- ionizedwa teras thefill
le ve lsen sor maybe trigg ered erro neou sly.
Re comme ndedwindsh ield wa sher fluid:
R Abo vefreezing point:e.g. MBSummerFi t
R Belo wfreezing point:e.g. MBWinterFi t
Fo rth ecor rect mixi ngratio ,re ferto theinf orma‐
tion ontheantif reeze container .
Mix thewa sher fluid withth ewindshield washer
fl uid allyear round . Re
frig er ant No
teson refrig er ant
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page37 5). 38
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Tech nica lda ta

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Á Key NotDetected (red dis‐
pla ymessag e) *T
heSmar tKey canno tbe detected and mayno long erbe intheve hicle.
The Smar tKey isno long erintheve hicle andyouswit choffth eengine:
R Youcan nolongerst ar tth eengine.
R Youcan notcen trally lockth eve hicle. #
Ensur eth at theSmar tKey isin theve hicle.
If th eSmar tKey detection functi onhasa mal functi ondueto ast ro ng radio signal source: #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions. #
PlacetheSmar tKey inthemar kedspace forst ar tin gth eengine withth eSmar tKey (/ pag e15 1).
Pla cethe Key inthe
Marked SpaceSeeOpera -
tor's Manu al *S
mar tKey detection ismal functi oning. #
Chang eth elocation oftheSmar tKey intheve hicle. #
Place theSmar tKey inthemar kedspace forst ar tin gth eengine withth eSmar tKey (/ pag e15 1).
Á
Don't Forget YourKey *A
warning tone willal so sou nd. Thismes sage reminds youto take your Sm artK ey wit hyo uwhen youlea vethe
ve hicle. 392
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.
Do notcontinu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 0051
*A
tle as tone door isop en. #
Close alldo ors.
0066 *T
hehood isopen. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto driving withth ehood unlocked
The hood mayopen andblockyo ur vie w. #
Neverre lease thehood when driving. #
Beforeev erytrip, ensur eth at thehood isloc ked. #
Stop theve hicle immediat ely,pa ying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions. #
Close thehood.
0065 *T
hetailg ateis open . Disp
lay mess ages and warning/ indic ator lam ps 39
7

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions &
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tga spoisoning
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus tga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus tga ses can enterthe
ve hicle interior ifth eta ilg ateis open when theengine isrunning ,esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine beforeopening theta ilg ate. #
Neverdr ive wit hth eta ilg ateopen . #
Close theta ilg ate.
006F 2n dSeat Row, LeftNot
Loc ked *T
heleft-hand seatortheseat backres tin thesecon drow ofseats isno teng aged. #
Foldthecor responding seatbackres tbac kuntil iteng ages and push thero w of seat sbac k(/ page95 ). #
Mak esur eth at theseat iseng aged (/ page95).
006F
2nd Seat Row, Right Not
Lock ed *T
heright- hand seatortheseat backres tin thesecon drow ofseats isno teng aged. #
Foldthecor responding seatbackres tbac kuntil iteng ages and push thero w of seat sbac k(/ page95 ). #
Mak esur eth at theseat iseng aged (/ page95). 398
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

1,
2, 3...
4MA TIC...................................................... 171
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 171
12 Vbatt ery
see Battery(v ehi cle)
12 Vso cket
see Socket(1 2 V)
48 Von -bo ardelec tric al system
Operating safety .... ................................ 25
11 5V soc ket
see Socket(1 15 V)
360° Camer a.... ....................................... 231
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>231
Ope ning thecamer aco ver(r ear view
camer a)..... .......... ........... .....................235
Selecting avie w ..... ..... ...... .................. 235 A
A/C functio n
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating (MBUX mul‐
tim ediasystem) .............................. ..... 143
Swi tching on/of f(contr olpa nel )......... 143
ABS (Anti-lockBr ak ing System) .............1 83 Ac
celer ation
see Kickdo wn
Ac ciden tand break down manag e‐
men t
Mer cedesme connect.................... .....2 83
Ac ous ticlocking verificat ion signa l
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............67
Ac tiv eBli nd Spo tAs sist <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 244
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............247
Br ak eap plica tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> .............246
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>244
Sy stem limit ations ........................... ....2 44
Tr ailer operation .............................. .... 246
Ac tiv eBr ak eAs sist
Fu nctio n/no tes .................................... 187
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 192
Ac tiv eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC ........ 196
Ac tiveEmerg encyStop Assis t.............2 06
Ac tiveLa ne Chang eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 205
Ca lling upaspe ed <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 199
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>196
Incr easi ng/decr easingspeed ......... .....1 99
Re quiremen ts................................ ...... 199
Ro ute-based speedadap tatio n........... .201 St
eer ing wheel buttons ........................ 199
St or ing aspeed ................................... 199
Swi tching off/de activating ........... .......199
Swi tching on/a ctivating <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 199
Sy stem limit ations ...............................1 96
Ac tiv eEme rgency Stop Assis t...............2 06
Ac tiv eLan eCha ngeAs sist <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 205
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............206
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>205
Ac tiv eLan eKe eping Assist.................... 247
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............249
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating thewa rning .... 249
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>247
Se tting thesensit ivity.......................... 249
Sy stem limits ....................................... 247
Tr ailer operation .................................. 247
Ac tiv ePa rking Assis t.............................. 235
Cr oss Traf fic Aler t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ....240
Dr ive Aw ayAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 239
Exiti ngapa rking space .......................2 38
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>235
Ma neu vering assist anc e...................... 240
Pa rking ................................................ 237
Sy stem limit ations ...............................2 35 452
Index

PA
SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p.....4 6
Au tomatic fron tpass engerfr on tair‐
bag shutoff
see Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off
Au tomatic measures afte ran acciden t... 50
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............140
Au tomatic seat adjus tment
Se tting ........... ........... ...................... .....100
Au tomatic trans mis sion
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve r...... .................. ...167
Dr ive pr ogr am disp lay ............ ..............166
Dr ive pr ogr ams............ ........................ 164
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.................... 164
Eng aging drive po sitio n............ ........... 169
Eng aging neu tral ............ ...................... 168
Eng aging park position ........................ 168
Eng aging reve rsege ar .........................1 68
Kic kdo wn ....... ......................................170
Manual gearshif ting.............................1 69
St eer ing wheel paddle shifters ............ 169
Tr ans miss ionposit iondispla y.............. 167
Tr ans miss ionposit ions........................ 167 Axle
load
To wing atrailer .............................. ...... 386 B
Ba ck seat
see Thirdrow ofseats
Bag hook ................................................... 117
Baidu CarLife
see Smar tphoneintegr ation®
Ball neck
Ins talling .............................................. 251
BA S(Br akeAssis tSy stem) .....................1 84
Batt ery
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 68
Batt ery
see Battery(v ehi cle)
Batt ery(v ehi cle) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 328
Ch argi ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 327
Ch argi ng(Remo teOnline) ............... ..... 152
No tes ................................................... 324
No tes(s ta rting assis tance and
ch argin g) .............................................3 25
Re placing ............................................ 328 St
artin gassis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ......327
Bel t
see Seatbe lt
Bic ycle rack
Load capaci ty...................................... 385
Blind see Roller sunblin d
Blind SpotAssis t.....................................2 44
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............247
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 244
Sy stem limit ations ...............................2 44
Blo wer
see Clima tecontr ol
Br ak eAs sis tSy stem
see BAS(Br akeAssi stSystem)
Br ak efluid
No tes ................................................... 378
Br ak efo rc edis tribut ion
EB D(elec tronic brak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion )..................................................... 187
Br ak es
ABS (Anti-lock Braki ng System) ........... 183
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 187 Inde
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Tr
af fic Sign AssistInoper ative..... ......... 417
Tr ans miss ionMalfun ction Stop ........... 403
Up dat eFa iled ...................................... 395
Up dat eFa iled SoftwareRe mains
Un chang ed .......................................... 395
Up dat eSucc essfull yCom pleted .......... 395
Displa yon thewindsh ield
see Head- upDis play
Dis tance control
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
DI ST RO NIC
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Do or
Ch ild sa fety lock (rear door s).......... ...... 63
Loc king(emer gency key) ................ .......7 2
Opening (from theinside) ......................6 9
Po we rclosing function ..........................72
Un loc kin g(emer gency key) .................... 72
Un loc kin g(fr om theinside) ...................6 9
Door controlpan el.....................................1 4
Door controlpan el(rear passeng er
com partment) ............................................ 16 DO
T,Tire Iden tificat ionNumbe r(TI N) ... 350
Do wn hilldr ivin gass ista nc e
se eDSR
Dr aw bar
see Tow- bar system
Dr inking anddriving ................................ 155
Dr ive Awa yAssis t.... ................................ 239
Dr ive Awa yAssis t
see Protect ion agains tcollision
Dr ive position
Inser ting.......................................... ....1 69
Dr ive pr og ram dis pla y........... ............ ......166
Dr ive pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT
Dr iver's seat
see Seat
Dr iving safetysy stem .............................1 81
ABS (Anti-lock Braki ng System) ........... 183
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 187
BA S(Br akeAssi stSystem) ............... ... 184
Cameras ........................................ ...... 182 EBD
(electr oni cbr ak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion )..................................................... 187
ESP ®
Cr oss wind Assi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 186
ESP ®
trai le rst abiliz ation...................... 187
Of f-road ABS ....................................... 183
Ov ervie w ............................................. 182
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors.............. 182
Re sponsibili ty...................................... 181
ST EER CONTR OL............ ..................... 187
Dr ivin gsy stem
see 360° Camer a
see ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
see ActiveEmerg encyStop Assis t
see ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st
see ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist
see ActivePa rking Assist
see ActiveSpe edLimi tAssi st
see ActiveSt eer ing Assis t
see AIRMA TIC
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind SpotAssis t
see Cruise control
see Driving safetysy stem
see DSR Inde
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Se
tting theex terior lighting switch-
of fdela ytime ................................. ..... 130
St andi nglight s.....................................1 26
Switc hingthesur round lighting
on /of f.................................................. 131
Tu rn signal light................................... 127
Limit edWa rranty
Ve hicle ............................................. ...... 31
Limit ingtheopenin gang le(tailg ate) .......7 8
Liv eTr af fic Inf orma tion
Swit ching thetra ffic inf ormatio ndis‐
pla yon .......... .................................. .....2 78
Load index(tir es) .................................... 352
Load -bearing capacit y(tir es) ................. 352
Loading ..................................................... 117
Bag hook<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>....117
Car gotie-do wn rings <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...117
Coat hook ............................................ 118
Def initio ns ............ ...............................354
No tes ............ ....................................... 108
Ro oflugg agera ck <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 119
Load ing
see EASY-PAC Kloa d-secur ingkit Loadin
gguidel ines.................................. 108
Load inginforma tion table ...................... 345
Load s
Sec uring .............................................. 108
Loc king/u nlocking
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating theaut o‐
matic locking featur e.............................7 1
Emerg encykey ...................................... 72
KEYLESS- GO................................... .......70
Opening theta ilg ate .............................. 73
Un loc kin gand open ingdoor sfrom
th einside ..............................................6 9
Lo w-beam headla mps
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 126
Lo we ring theve hicl e
Re ar oftheve hicle ...............................2 15
Lu bricant additives
see Additiv es
Lu ggage
Sec uring .............................................. 108
Lu mbar support
se eLu mbar support(4-w ay)
Lu mbar support(4 -w ay)...........................9 4 M
MA GIC VISIONCONTR OL
Wi ndsh ield wipe rs <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 136
Maint enanc e
Ve hicle ................................................... 24
Maint enanc e
see ASSYSTPL US
Malfunct ion
Re stra int system .................................... 37
Malfunc tionmessag e
see Displa ymessa ge
Map ...........................................................2 77
Dis play ing onlin emap contents ........... 278
Dis play ing weather informat ion ...........2 78
Mo ving ................................................ 277
Sel ecting themap orient ation .............2 77
Se tting themap scale .......................... 277
Swi tching free wa yin fo rm atio n
on /of f.................................................2 77
Massag epr og ram
Ov ervie w ..............................................1 01
Re settin gth ese ttings .......................... 102 Inde
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