MERCEDES-BENZ GLE COUPE 2019 Owners Manual

Plastic hub cap
#
Toremo ve:turn the cent recover of the hub
cap anti-clockwise and remo vethe hub cap. #
Tofit: make sure that the cent recover of the
hub cap is turned anti-clockwise. #
Position the hub cap and turn the cent re
co ver clockwise until the hub cap engages
ph ysically and audibly.
Aluminium hub cap #
Toremo ve:position soc ket2 on hub cap
1. %
The soc ket can be found in the tyre-change
to ol kit. #
Position wheel spanner 3on soc ket2. #
Using wheel spanner 3, turn hub cap1
anti-clo ckwise and remo veit. #
Tofit: position hub cap 1and turn until it is
comple tely flush with the wheel. #
Position soc ket2 on hub cap 1. #
Attach wheel spanner 3tosoc ket2 and
tighten the hub cap clockwise.
Specified tightening torq ue: 25 Nm. Ra
ising theve hicle when changing a wheel Re
quirements:
R There are no persons in theve hicle.
R The vehicle has been prepared for a wheel
ch ange (/ page547).
Impo rtant no tes on using the jack:
R Use only a vehicle-specific jack that has
been appr ovedby Mercedes-Benz toraise
th eve hicle. R
The jack is only designed forra ising and
holding theve hicle for a short time while a
wheel is being changed and not for mainte‐
nance workunder theve hicle.
R The jack must be placed on a firm ,fl at and
non-slip sur face. If necessar y,use a lar ge,
fl at, load-bearing, non-slip unde rlay.
R The foot ofthe jack must be positioned verti‐
cally under the jack support point. Ru
les of conduct when theve hicle is raised:
R Never place your hands or feet under the
ve hicle.
R Never lie under theve hicle. 548
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R
Do not start the engine and do not release
th e electric parking brake.
R Do not open or close any doors or theta il‐
ga te. #
Using the wheel wrench, loosen the wheel
bolts on the wheel you wish tochange by
about one full turn. Do not unscr ewthe bolts
comple tely. Po
sition of jack support points &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom incor rect
positioning of the jack
If yo u do not position the jack cor rectly at
th e appropriate jacking point of theve hicle,
th e jack could tip with theve hicle raised. #
Only position the jack at the appropri‐
ate jacking point of theve hicle. The
base of the jack must be positioned
ve rtically under the jacking point of the
ve hicle. *
NO
TEVehicle damage from the jack If
yo u do not position the jack cor rectly at
th e appropriate jack support point of the
ve hicle, the jack could tip over with theve hi‐
cle raised. #
The jack is designed exclusively for
jacking up theve hicle at the jack sup‐
port points. #
Take thera tchet ring spanner out of the tyre-
ch ange tool kit and place it on the he xagon
nut of the jack so that the letters "AUF" are
visible. Wheels and tyres
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#
Position jack 2at jack support point 1.#
Turn ratchet ring spanner 3clockwise until
jack 2sits comple tely on ja cksupport point
1 and the base of the jack lies evenly on
th e ground. #
Continue toturn ratchet ring spanner 3
until the tyre is raised a maximum of 3 cm
off the ground. #
Loosen and remo vethe wheel (/ page 550). Re
moving a wheel Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is raised (/ page548).
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: observeth e no tes in
th e Supplement. Otherwise, you may failto rec‐
ognise dangers.
When changing a wheel, avoid applying any force
to the brake discs, since this could impair the
le ve l of com fort when braking.
* NO
TEDama getothre ading from dirt on
wheel bolts #
Do not place wheel bolts in sand or on
a dirty sur face. #
Comp lete ly unscr ewthe wheel bolts. #
Remo vethe wheel. #
Fitthe new wheel (/ page 550). Fi
tting a new wheel Re
quirements: R
The wheel is remo ved (/ page 550).
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: observeth e no tes in
th e Supplement. Otherwise, you may failto rec‐
ognise dangers. &
WARNING Risk of accident from losing a
wheel
Oiled, greased or damaged wheel bolt/wheel
nut thre ads or wheel hub/wheel mounting
bolt thre ads can cause the wheel bolts/
wheel nuts tocome loose.
As a result, you could lose a wheel while driv‐
ing. #
Never oil or grease theth re ads. #
Intheeve nt of dama getotheth re ads,
con tact a qualified specialist workshop
immediatel y. #
Have the damaged wheel bolts or dam‐
aged hub thre ads replaced. #
Do not continue driving. #
Obser vethe information on thech oice of
tyres (/ page542). 550
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Fo
r tyres with a specified direction of rotat ion,
an ar rowonthe side wall of the tyre indicates
th e cor rect di rection of rotation. Obse rvethe
direction of rotation when fitting. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom tightening
wheel bolts and nuts
If yo u tighten the wheel bolts or wheel nuts
when theve hicle is raised, the jack could tip. #
Only tighten wheel bolts or wheel nuts
when theve hicle is on the ground. #
Be sure toobser vethe instructions and
saf ety no tes on "Changing a wheel"
(/ page 542). #
For saf etyre asons, on lyuse wheel bolts
which ha vebeen appr ovedby Mercedes-
Benz and forth e wheel in question. #
Tighten the wheel bolts evenly in a diagonal
pattern in the order indicated until they are
fi nger-tight. #
Ifth e collapsible emer gency spa rewheel has
been fitted, infla tethe collapsible emer gency
spa rewheel (/ page 556). #
Lowe rth eve hicle (/ page 551). Lo
weri ngtheve hicle af ter a wheel change Re
quirements:
R The new wheel has been fitted
(/ page 550).
Obse rveth e information on tyre pressure
(/ page 535). #
Place thera tchet ring spanner onto the he xa‐
gon nut of the jack so that the lettering "AB"
is visible. #
Tolowe r the vehicle: turnthera tchet ring
spanner of the jack anti-clockwise. #
Tighten the wheel bolts evenly in a diagonal
pattern in the order indicated 1to5 with
a maximum of 80 Nm. #
Then tighten the wheel bolts evenly in a diag‐
onal pattern in the order indicated 1to5
to the specified tightening torque of 150 Nm. &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh incor‐
re ct tigh tening torque
The wheels could come loose if the wheel
bolts or wheel nuts are not tightened tothe
prescribed tightening torque. Wheels and
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#
Make sure the wheel bolts or wheel
nuts are tightened tothe prescribed
tightening torque. #
Ifyo u are not sure, do not mo vethe
ve hicle. Consult a qualified specialist
wo rkshop and ha vethe tightening tor‐
qu ech ecked immediately. #
Check the tyre pressure of the newly moun‐
te d wheel and adjust according ly.#
Vehicles with a tyre pressure monitoring
sy stem: restart the tyre pressure monitoring
sy stem (/ page 538).
Exception: the new wheel is an emer gency
spa rewheel. Emer
gency spare wheel Note
s onthe emer gency spare wheel &
WARNING Risk of accident caused by
incor rect wheel and tyre dimensions
The wheel or tyre size and the tyre type of
th e emer gency spa rewheel or spare wheel
and the wheel tobe replaced may dif fer.
Mounting an emer gency spa rewheel/spare
wheel may se verely impair the driving char‐
acteristics.
To preve nt hazardous situations: #
Adapt your driving style according lyand
drive carefull y. #
Neverfit more than one emer gency
spa rewheel or spare wheel that dif fers
in size. #
Only use an emer gency spa rewheel or
spare wheel of a dif fere nt size brie fly. #
Do not switch off ESP ®
. #
Have the emer gency spa rewheel or
spare wheel of a dif fere nt size replaced
at the nearest qualified specialist work‐ shop. The new wheel must ha
vethe
cor rect dimensions. Check
the tyre pressure of the emer gency spa re
wheel fitted. Co rrect the pressure as necessar y.
The maximum permissible speed with an emer‐
ge ncy spa rewheel fitted is 80 km/h.
Do not fit th e emer gency spa rewheel with sn ow
ch ains.
Re place the emer gency spa rewheel af ter six
ye ars at the latest, rega rdless of wear.
% Ve
hicles with a tyre pressure monitoring
sy stem: if an emer gency spa rewheel is fit‐
te dth e tyre pressure monitoring sy stem can‐
not function reliabl y.Fo r a few minutes af ter
an emer gency spa rewheel is fitted, the sys‐
te m may still display the tyre pressure of the
re mo ved wheel. Only restart the sy stem
again when the emer gency spa rewheel has
been replaced with a new wheel.
Be sure toalso obse rveth efo llowing fur ther
re lated subjects:
R Notes on tyre pressure (/ page 535)552
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R
Tyre pressure table (/ page 536) Re
moving the eme rgency spa rewheel The eme
rgency spare wheel is located under the
load compartment floor. #
Obser vethe information on mounting tyres
(/ page 542). #
Open theta ilgate. #
Open the load compartment floor
(/ page 134). #
Remo vethe emer gency spa rewheel bag with
th e emer gency spa rewheel. #
Open the emer gency spa rewheel bag and
re mo vethe emer gency spa rewheel. Inflating
the emer gency spare wheel *
NO
TEOverheating due tothe tyre infla‐
tion compressor running too long #
Do not runth e tyre inflation compres‐
sor for longer than ten minu tes without
inter ruption. Re
quirements:
R Comply with the manufacturer's saf ety no tes
on thest icke r of the emer gency spa rewheel
and on the tyre inflation compressor.
R Remo vethe tyre inflation compressor from
th estow age space under the luggage com‐
partment floor (/ page516). #
Remo vesticke r1 from the tyre inflation
compressor housing and af fix it tothe instru‐
ment clus ter within the driver's field of
vision. #
Pull filler hose 2and plug 4out of the tyre
inflation compressor housing. #
Insert plug 8offiller hose 2inthe soc ket
on the tyre inflation compressor and then
turn it until plug 8engages. #
Unscr ew the cap from theva lve on the emer‐
ge ncy spa rewheel. #
Screw union nut 3offiller hose 2onto the
va lve. #
Make sure on and off switch 5ofthe tyre
inflation compressor is set to0. #
Insert plug 4in a soc ket in your vehicle.
R Cigar ette lighter soc ket: ( / page 140) Wheels and tyres
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R
12V soc ket: ( / page 141)
R Obse rveth e no tes on the cigar ette lighter:
(/ page 140)
R Obse rveth e no tes on soc kets: (/ page 141) #
Turn theke yto position 1inthe ignition
loc k. #
Press on and off switch 5onthe tyre infla‐
tion compressor toI.
The tyre inflation compressor is switched on.
The tyre is inflated. The tyre pressure is
shown on manome ter6. #
Pump the tyre tothe specified tyre pressure.
The specified tyre pressure is stated on the
label of the emer gency spa rewheel. #
When the specified tyre pressure has been
re ached, press on and off swit ch5 onthe
tyre inflation compressor to0.
The tyre inflation compressor is switched off. #
Turn theke yto position ginthe ignition
loc k. #
Ifth e tyre pressure is higher than the speci‐
fi ed pressure, press pressure release valve bu
tton 7until the cor rect tyre pressure has
been reached. #
Unscr ew union nut 3offiller hose 2from
th eva lve. #
Screw theva lve cap of the emer gency spa re
wheel onto theva lve again. #
Stow filler hose 2and plug 4inthe lo wer
section of the compressor housing. #
Stow th e tyre inflation compressor in the
ve hicle. Collapsible spare wheel
Note
s onthe collapsible spa rewheel &
WARNING Risk of accident caused by
incor rect wheel and tyre dimensions
The wheel or tyre size and the tyre type of
th e emer gency spa rewheel or spare wheel
and the wheel tobe replaced may dif fer.
Mounting an emer gency spa rewheel/spare
wheel may se verely impair the driving char‐
acteristics. To
preve nt hazardous situations: #
Adapt your driving style according lyand
drive carefull y. #
Neverfit more than one emer gency
spa rewheel or spare wheel that dif fers
in size. #
Only use an emer gency spa rewheel or
spare wheel of a dif fere nt size brie fly. #
Do not switch off ESP ®
. #
Have the emer gency spa rewheel or
spare wheel of a dif fere nt size replaced
at the nearest qualified specialist work‐
shop. The new wheel must ha vethe
cor rect dimensions. The collapsible spa
rewheel is an emer gency
spa rewheel which is only suitable for use for a
limi ted period of time and in a restricted manner
in theeve nt of a flat tyre (e.g. until the nearest
wo rkshop).
The tyre side walls are folded when in transpo rt
mode. Before use, the collapsible spare wheel 554
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has
tobe inflated with the accompanying com‐
pressor.
Check the tyre pressure of the collapsible spare
wheel once fitted. Co rrect the pressure as nec‐
essar y.
The maximum permissible speed with a collapsi‐
ble spare wheel fitted is 80 km/h.
Do not fit snow chains with the collapsible spare
wheel.
Re place the collapsible spare wheel af ter six
ye ars at the latest, rega rdless of wear.
% Ve
hicles with a tyre pressure monitoring
sy stem: if a collapsible spare wheel is fitted
th e tyre pressure monitoring sy stem cann ot
function reliably. For a few minutes af ter an
emergency spare wheel is fitted, the sy stem
may still display the tyre pressure of the
re mo ved wheel. Only restart the sy stem
again when the collapsible spare wheel has
been replaced with a new wheel.
Be sure toalso obse rveth efo llowing fur ther
re lated subjects:
R Notes on tyre pressure (/ page 535)R
Tyre pressure table (/ page 536)
Note s onvehicles with a Burmes ter sound
sy stem &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor death due to
an unsecured collapsible spare wheel
If th e collapsible spare wheel is not secured
cor rectly, it can slip, tip over or be thrown
around.
Ve hicle occupants could be hit byan unse‐
cured collapsible spare wheel and be seri‐
ously injured as a result, particular lywhen
accelerating, braking, abruptly changing
direction or in theev ent of an accident. #
Alw aysst ore the collapsible spare
wheel in the emer gency spa rewheel
bag and attach it tothe brac ket in the
load compartment. #
Alw ays ensure that the lashing stra ps
on the emer gency spa rewheel bag are
safely secured on there ar tie-down
ey es on the load compartment floor. Depending on
theve hicle's equipment, the col‐
lapsible spare wheel is located in an emer gency
spa rewheel bag on a brac ket in the load com‐
partment. The collapsible spare wheel in the
emer gency spa rewheel bag and the brac ket are
lashed wi thstra ps and secured using there ar
tie-down eyes on the load compartment floor. Re
moving the collapsible spare wheel Ve
hicles without a Burmes ter sound sy stem
The collapsible spare wheel is located under the
load compartment floor. #
Obser vethe information on mounting tyres
(/ page 542). #
Open theta ilgate. #
Open the load compartment floor
(/ page 134). #
Remo vethe collapsible spare wheel.
Ve hicles with a Burmes ter sound sy stem
The collapsible spare wheel is secured in the col‐
lapsible spare wheel bag in the load compart‐
ment. Wheels and tyres
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#
Obser vethe information on mounting tyres
(/ page 542). #
Open the load compartment. #
Detach the securing stra ps. #
Unhook there taining spring hooks of the
securing stra ps from the brac kets. #
Remo vethe collapsible spare wheel bag
to ge ther with the collapsible spare wheel. #
Open the collapsible spare wheel bag and
re mo vethe collapsible spare wheel. Inflating
the collapsible spa rewheel Re
quirements:
R Mount the collapsible spare wheel as descri‐
bed (/ page 550).
R Remo vethe tyre inflation compressor from
th estow age space under the boot floor
(/ page 516). *
NO
TEDama getothe collapsible spare
wheel when lo wering theve hicle Lo
we ring theve hicle without pr eviously
inflating the collapsible spare wheel can
damage its rim. #
Inflate the collapsible spare wheel using
th e tyre inflation compressor before
lo we ring theve hicle. *
NO
TEOverheating due tothe tyre infla‐
tion compressor running too long #
Do not runth e tyre inflation compres‐
sor for longer than ten minu tes without
inter ruption. #
Pull connec tor4 and the hose out of the
housing. #
Unscr ew the cap from theva lve on the col‐
lapsible spare wheel. #
Screw union nut 1ofthe hose onto the
va lve.
Make sure on and off switch 3ofthe tyre
inflation compressor is set to0. #
Insert plug 4into the cigar ette lighter
soc ket (/ page 140) or into a 12V soc ket
( / page 141) in your vehicle. #
Switch on the po wer supp ly (/ page 179). 556
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#
Press on and off switch 3onthe tyre infla‐
tion compressor toI.
The tyre inflation compressor is switched on.
The tyre is inflated. The tyre pressure is
shown on manome ter2. #
Pump the tyre tothe specified tyre pressure.
The specified tyre pressure is printed on the
ye llow label of the collapsible spare wheel. #
When the specified tyre pressure has been
re ached, press on and off swit ch3 onthe
tyre inflation compressor to0. #
Ifth e tyre pressure is higher than the speci‐
fi ed pressure, press pressure release valve
bu tton 5until the cor rect tyre pressure has
been reached. Wheels and tyres
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