tow MERCEDES-BENZ GLE 2022 Service Manual

If
yo uno long errequ ire th efo lded-do wnrear seat
bac kres tas aload area, fold thebac krest back
int oplace.
Mak esur eth at there dmar king oftheloc kve ri/-
catio nindic ator isno longervisible. Other wise,
th eseat backrest will notbe locked.
Depending ontheve hicle equipme nt,a messag e
will bedispl ayedon theinst rument clusterins tead
of there dloc kve ri/catio nindic ator .
F F
old ing t old
ing the r he
rear seat sf ear
seat sfor w or
war ar
ds mec ds
mec hanically hanical
ly
Depending ontheve hicle equipme nt,yo ucan fold
th eout erseat backrests forw ards mec hanical ly. #
Movethedr iver's orfront passeng erseat for-
wa rds, ifnece ssary. #
T T
o f o
fold t old
the he
leT leT
and r and
right seat bac ight
seat backr kr
es est
sf ts
for - or
-
w w
ar ar
ds: ds:
ifnecessar y,inser tth ehead restr aints
fo rth eseat backrests (/page101). #
Pull release leve r1. #
Foldthecor respond ingseat backres tfo r-
wa rds. #
Foldthere ar seat armr estbac kif nece ssary. #
T T
o f o
fold t old
the cent he
cent erseat bac er
seat backr kr
es est
f t
for w or
war ar
ds: ds:
pr ess release catch3. #
Foldseat backrest 2forw ards.
Obser vethefo llo wing recommen dations:
R Ifyo uwish tofold onl yone oftheout erseat
bac krests forw ards, itis recommen dedthat
yo ufo ld theright seatbac krest forw ards. Se
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R
Ifyo uwish tofold one oftheout erseat backr-
ests forw ards toget her withth ecent erseat
bac krest, itis recommen dedthat youfo ld the
leT and cent erseat backrests forw ards.
F F
oldi ngt oldi
ngthe r he
rear seats f ear
seats for w or
war ar
ds elect r ds
elect ricall y icall
y
If aseat inthesecond row of seats isno teng aged
and locked, this will besho wnonthemultifun c-
tion displa yon theinst rument cluster. #
Ensur eth at thecent erseat backrest isin an
upr ight position. #
T T
o f o
fold t old
the he
leT leT
orr or
right seat bac ight
seat backr kr
es est
f t
for - or
-
w w
ar ar
ds: ds:
brie0y press one ofbutt ons 1.
The head restr aint inthere ar passen gercom-
par tment willmoveintoasuit able position.
The rear seat willfold forw ards. The cent er
seat backres twill fold forw ards toget her with
th eleT seat backrest. Obser
vethefo llo wing recommen dations:
R Ifyo uwish tofold onl yone oftheout erseat
bac krests forw ards, itis recommen dedthat
yo ufo ld theright seatbac krest forw ards.
R Ifyo uwish tofold one oftheout erseat backr-
ests forw ards toget her withth ecent erseat
bac krest, itis recommen dedthat youfo ld the
leT and cent erseat backrests forw ards.
F F
oldi ngbac oldi
ngbac kt k
the r he
rear seat bac ear
seat backr kr
es t es
t
* NO NO
TE TE
Damag ecaused bytrapp ingthe
seat beltwhen folding backth eseat back-
re st Th
ese at beltco uld be come trap pe dan dth us
damag edwhen theseat backrest isfolded
bac k. #
Mak esur eth at theseat beltisno ttr ap-
ped when folding backth eseat backrest. 116116
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FF
olding bac olding
backt k
the r he
rear seat mec ear
seat mechanicall y hanicall
y #
Movethedr iver's orfront passeng erseat for-
wa rds, ifnece ssary. #
Swivelseat backrest 1backuntil iteng ages. #
Mak esur eth at there dmar king oftheloc k
ve ri/catio nindic ator isno longervisible. Oth-
er wise, theseat backrest will notbe locked. F F
olding bac olding
backt k
the r he
rear seat electr ear
seat electr ically icall
y #
LeT LeT
orr or
right seat bac ight
seat backr kr
est est: :
br ie0y pullone of
butt ons 1.
The rear seat willfold bac k.The cent ersea t
bac krest willfo ld bac kto get her withth eleT-
han dseat backrest.
If aseat backrest isno teng aged and locked,
th is will besho wnonthemultifun ctiondispla y
on theinst rument cluster. F F
olding t olding
the seat bac he
seat backr kr
es est
ont t
on the t he
thir hir
dro d
ro w of w
of
seats f seats
for w or
war ar
ds ds
R R
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The seats andtheseat backrests onthesec-
ond row of seats have been movedfo rw ards
su1cie ntly. #
Pull release catch1 forth eseat backrest
fo rw ards. #
Foldtheseat backrest forw ards. Se
ats and stow ing
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FF
olding bac olding
backt k
the seat bac he
seat backr kr
es est
ont t
on the t he
thir hir
dro d
ro w of w
of
seats seats
R R
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The seats andtheseat backrests onthesec-
ond row of seats have been movedfo rw ards
su1cie ntly. #
Swingtheseat backrest backuntil itaudibl y
eng ages. EAS
Y EAS
Y-P AC -P
AC Kca r K
ca rgo com go
compa r pa
rtme ntcov tme
ntcover and par er
and parti- ti-
tio ning ne tio
ning netca sse t
ca ssett e tt
e NNo o
t t
es on t es
on the car he
cargo com go
compa r pa
rtme ntcov tme
ntcover er
&
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofinjur yor dea thdue to
poor lysecur edobj ects
The cargocom partmen tco veralone canno t
secur eor restr ain he avyobj ect s,items oflug -
ga ge orhea vyloads.
Yo ucould behit byan unse curedload, partic-
ular lyin theev ent ofabr uptch ang esindir ec-
tio n,sudde nbr aking oran acciden t. #
Alwaysst ow objects insuc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn aroun d. #
Secur eobje cts,luggage orloads agains t
slipping ortipping over,e.g. byusing tie
do wns, even ifyo uar eusing thecar go
com partment cover. *
N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageto thecar gocom partment
co verwhen loading theve hicle The
cargocom partmen tco verma ybe dam-
ag ed when theve hicle isbein gloaded . #
Donotplace anyobj ects abovethe
lo we redg eof theside windo wsoron the
car gocom partmen tco ver. ExtExt
endin g/re endin
g/retr tr
acting t acting
the car he
car gocom go
com par par
tmen t tmen
t
co v co
ver er
Ext Ext
endin g endin
g #
Pull thecar gocom partment coverbac kby
gr ab handl e1 and hook itint obr ac kets 2
on theleT and right. 118118
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RR
e e
tr tr
acti ng acti
ng #
Release thecar gocom partment coverfr om
br ac kets 2 ontheleT and right. #
Guid eth ecar gocom partment coverfo rw ards
usin ggr ab handl e1 untilit is fully re tract ed.
The rolled-up cargocom partment covercan be
used intwopositions:
R Folded 45°upwards forloading (fold down
bef orecommencing your jour ney)
R Hor izont alposition
Inst Inst
alling/r alling/r
emo emo
ving t ving
the car he
car gocom go
com par par
tment cov tment
cover er
R R
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The cargocom partment coveris rolled up. R R
emo emo
ving t ving
the car he
car gocom go
com par par
tment cov tment
cover er
#
Press end cap1ontheleT orright inwa rds. #
Pullout thecar gocom partment coverbac k-
wa rds.
S S
t t
or or
ing t ing
the car he
car gocom go
com par par
tmen tco v tmen
tco ver er
Depen dingon theve hicle variant ,th ecar gocom-
par tment covercan bestor ed under thecar go
com partment 0oor. #
Open thecar gocom partment 0oor. #
T T
o inser t o
inser t: :
place thecar gocom partment cover
in brac kets 1, /rst on theleT and then the
ri ght. Com plywit hth einst ruction son the
ve hicle toensur eit is seat edcor rectl y. #
T T
o r o
remo v emo
ve: e:
push thecar gocom partment
co verslightl yto theleT using grab handl e2. #
Remo vethecar gocom partment coverfr om
br ac kets 1, /rst on theright and then on the
leT. Seats
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Ins
t Ins
talli ng t alli
ng the car he
car gocom go
com par par
tme ntcov tme
ntcover er
#
Inser tth ecar gocom partment coverin brac k-
et s1 ontheleT and right.
The end caps ofthecar gocom partment cover
will engageaudibl y.
Ins t Ins
talli ng/r alli
ng/remo emo
vingt vin
gthe par he
par tition ing ne tit
ion ing netcasse t
casse tte tt
e
R R
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The partition ing nethas been rolled up. R R
emo emo
ving ving
#
Press button1 ontheleT orright. #
Remo vethepar titionin gne tcass ette by liTing
it upw ards. Inst Inst
alling alling
#
With tab1 facing backwards, push thepar ti-
tioning netcass ette intobr ac kets 2.
The partitioning netcas sette will engage. 120120
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#
Ensur eth at redloc kve ri/catio nindic ator s3
on theleT and right areno long ervisib le.Oth-
er wis e,thepar titionin gne tcass ette will not
be locked. A A
tt tt
ac ac
hing t hing
the par he
par tition ingnet tition
ingnet &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
poor lysecur edobj ects
The partition ing netalon ecann otsecur eor
re str ain he avyobj ect s,items oflug gage or
hea vyloads.
Yo ucould behit byan unse curedload, partic-
ular lyin theev ent ofabr uptch ang esindir ec-
tio n,sudde nbr aking oran acciden t. #
Alwaysst ow objects insuc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn aroun d. #
Secur eobj ects, luggage orloads agains t
slipping ortipping over,e.g. byusing tie
do wns, even ifyo uar eusing thepar ti-
tioning net. Fo
rsaf etyre asons, alwaysuse apar tition ing net
when transpor tingaload.
Damag edpar tition ing nets can nolongerful/ll
th eir protectiv efunction sand must bereplaced.
Vi sit aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. #
Guide thepar tition netupw ards using tab1. #
Hook thepar tition netint oholder s2 onthe
leT and right. OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof t w
of the tie-do he
tie-do wney wn
eyes int es
inthe car he
car gocom- go
com-
par par
tment tment
Obser
vetheno teson loadin gth eve hicle
(/ page111). Se
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1
Tie-do wneyes OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof bag hook s w
of bag hook s &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur ywhen usingbag
hook swit hhea vyobjects
The bag hook scanno tre str ain he avyobj ect s
or items oflug gage . Objects
oritems oflugg agema ybe 0ung
ar ound andhitvehicle occupan ts. #
Onlyhang light obj ects onthebag
hook s. #
Neverhang hard,shar p-edg edorfragile
objects onthebag hook s. Obser
vetheno teson loadin gth eve hicle
(/ page111).
Su bje ctthebag hook sto amaximum loadof
6.6 lbs(3kg)and donotatt achan ygood sto
th em. 1
Bag hook 122122
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Coat
hook ont Coat
hook onthe t he
tailg ailg
ate at
e 1
Coat hook ontheta ilg ate
Coat hooksar eno tsuit able forhea vyobjects.
Use thecoat hooksonl yfo rlight objects suchas
jac kets. EAS
Y EAS
Y-P AC -P
AC Kloa d-s ecur K
loa d-s ecuring kit ing
kit NNo o
t t
es on t es
on the sna p-inmo dulef he
sna p-inmo dulefor t or
the car he
cargo com- go
com-
pa r pa
rtme nt(t tme
nt(tele scopi cr ele
scopi crods ) ods
)
The EASY-PA CK load -sec uring kitallo wsyouto
use your car gocom partment fora va riet yof pur -
pose s.The com ponents arelocat edinthestow -
ag espace underthecar gocom partment 0oor. 1
Telescopic rodwit hmountin gelements and
holder s
Inst Inst
alling at alling
atelescopic r elescopic
rod od
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinju rydue toan open
car gocom partmen t0oor
If yo udr ive wit hth ecar gocom partment 0oor
open, objects couldbe0un gar ound andhit
ve hicle occupan tsas are sult .Ther eis arisk
of injury, par ticular lyin theev ent ofsudden
br aking orasudden chang ein dir ecti on. #
Alwaysclose thecar gocom partment
0oor beforeajour ney. #
Open thecar gocom partment 0oor. #
Attach holder s1 inthedesir edposition to
th eside ofthecar gocom partment 0oor. #
Close thecar gocom partment 0oor. Seats
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#
Turn mounti ngelement s2 to006E . #
Inser tmoun tingelem ents2 intoholde rs1 . #
Extend telescopic rod3. #
Inser tte lescopic rod3 intomountin gele-
ments 2. #
Turn both mounti ngelement s2 to0037 until
yo ufe el them engage. LocLoc
king andunloc king
andunloc kingt king
the car he
car gocom go
com par par
tment tment
0oor 0oor
#
Turn theemer gency keya qu artertur ncloc k-
wise 0048(to loc k)or coun ter-cloc kwise 0047(to
unl ock). AA
tt tt
ac ac
hing ar hing
aroof lugg oof
lugg ag ag
er e
rac k ac
k &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tdue toexceed-
ing themaximum roof load
The vehicle centerofgrav ity and theusual
dr iving charact eristics aswellas thesteer ing
and braking charact eristics alter.
If yo uex ceed themaximum roof load, thedr iv-
ing charact eristics, aswellas steer ing and
br aking, willbegreatl yim pair ed. #
Neverex ceed themaximum roof load
and adjus tyo ur driving style. Yo
uwill /ndinf ormation onthemaximum roof
load inthe"Tec hnical data"section.
* N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theve hicle duetonot
obs erving themaximum permitt edhead-
ro om clear ance If
th eve hicle heightisgre ater than themaxi-
mum permitt edheadr oomclearance, thero of
and other partsof theve hicle maybe dam-
ag ed. 124124
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ats and stow ing