suspension MERCEDES-BENZ GLE COUPE 2021 AMG Owner's Manual

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Steer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles →
13
2 Comb inationswit ch
3 Instrument Display →
23
4 DIRECT SELECT leve r
5 Media display
6 Climat econt rolsy stems
7 Hazar dwa rning light s
8 PASSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p
9 Glovebox
A Stow agecom partment
B Control kn ob forvo lume andswitc hingsound
on/ off
C Calls upnavig ation
D Calls upthera dio
Calls upmedia
E Calls upthete lephon e
F Cont rolpanel for: Manual
gearshif ting →
13
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ESP ®
→
15
Se tstheve hicle leve l →
21
AMG adaptivespo rtsuspension system →
18
AMG Perfor mance exhaus tsy stem →
11
G Calls upfavo rite s
H Calls upvehicle functions
I ActivePa rking Assist
J DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h →
12
K Touc hpad
L Start/ stop butt on →
10
ECO star t/ stop funct ion →
11
M Control pan elforth eMBUX multimedia sys‐
te m
N AMG steer ing-wheel buttons →
22
O Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel mechanicall y
P Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel electrically At
aglanc e– Coc kpit 5

DY
NA MIC SELECT switch Fu
nction oftheDY NA MIC SELECT switch %
This chap terdescr ibesthefunc tion ofthe
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hfo rth e
Mer cede s‑AMG GLE534MA TIC+ .
Use theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hto chang e
be tween thefo llo wing drive pr og rams:
o (Slipper y):optimized pulling away and
dr ivin gch aract eristic sin wint ryand slip‐
per yro ad con dition s
= (Individual):ind ividual setting s
A (Comfort): com fortable andeconomic al
dr ivin gst yle
C (Sport):spor tydrivin gst yle
B (Sport+): particular lyspor tydrivin gst yle
ë (Sand):dr ivin gin less deman dingoff-ro ad
te rrain, optim izedfo rdr iving onsand
F (Tra il): driving inless demand ingoff-r oad
te rrain, optim izedfo rdr iving onunpaved
ro ads and loosegr oun d Mer
cedes-AM Grecomme ndsselecting thedr ive
pr ogr am A when incity traffic or stop-and-go
tr af fic.
Depe nding onthedr ive pr og ram sele cted, the
fo llo wing vehicle charact eristic swill chang e:
R Drive:
- Engin eand trans miss ionman agemen t
- ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
R AMG Dynamics:
- The agility functio nsareau tomatical ly
sele cted depe nding onthedr ive pr og ram.
- The steer ing, shifttimin gpoint ,all-wheel
dr ive and stabiliz ationfun ction sar eadap‐
te dto theselect eddrive pr ogr am.
R Suspension :
- Vehicle leve l
- Sus pens ion tuni ng
R Position oftheex haus tga sflaps
R Availabilit yof glide mode %
Youcan also chang eth efo llo wing vehicle
ch aract eristic susin gth ebutt ons inthecen‐
te rconsole:
R Position oftheex haus tga sflaps
R Sus pen sion Fu
nction oftheDY NA MIC SELECT switch %
This chap terdescr ibesthefunc tion ofthe
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hfo rth e
Mer cede s‑AMG GLE634MA TIC+ and
GLE 63S4MA TIC+ .
Use theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hto chang e
be tween thefo llo wing drive pr og rams:
o (Slipper y):optimized pulling away and
dr ivin gch aract eristic sin wint ryand slip‐
per yro ad con dition s
= (Individual):ind ividual setting s
A (Comfort): com fortable andeconomic al
dr ivin gst yle
C (Sport):spor tydrivin gst yle
B (Sport+): particular lyspor tydrivin gst yle 12
Driving and parking

Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gES P®
(E lectr onicSta‐
bil ity Prog ram) #
Toactiv ateESP ®
SPORT :br ief lypull rock er
switc h1.
The 00BB andÆ warning lam psappear in
th eins trument cluster. #
Todeac tivateES P®
SPO RT:br iefly pull
ro ck er switc h1.
The 00BB andÆ warning lam psinthe
ins trumen tclus tergo out. #
Todeac tivateES P®
:pu lland holdro ck er
switc h1 until the00BB warning lam pand
th eESP OFF messag eappear intheins tru‐
ment cluster.
% Mer cede s-AMG GLE63S4MA TIC+ :when
yo udeac tivateES P®
in theI (RACE)
dr ive pr ogr am, AMG Dynamic saut omaticall y
switc hestotheMas terle ve l. #
Toactiv ateESP ®
:br ief lypul lro ck er switc h
1.
The 00BB warning lam pand theESP OFF
messag ego out intheins trument cluster.
Obser vetheinf ormation onwarning lam psand
displa ymess ages whic hma ybe sho wninthe
ins trumen tclus ter. AMG
active ad aptiv espo rtsuspension sys‐
te m Fu
nction oftheAMG active ad aptiv espor t
susp ension system
The AMG active adap tivespor tsuspen sionsys‐
te m isan air susp ension system withva riable
dam pingfo rim prov ed driving charact eristic s.
The all-roundleve lcon trol system ensur esthe
bes tpossible suspension andconstant groun d
cle aranc e,even withaladen vehicle. When driv‐
ing atspeed, theve hicle islowe redaut omati‐
cally toimprove driving safetyand toreduce fuel
con sum ption. Youalso have theop tion ofman‐
ually adjus tingtheve hicle leve l.
The dam ping issetindiv iduall yfo reac hwhee l
and isaffect ed bythefo llo wing fact or s:
R Driving style, e.g. spor ty
R Road con dition ,e.g .bum ps
R The individual selectionof Spo rt,Spor t+ or
Comf ort 18
Driving and parking

The
AMG activeadap tivespor tsuspension sys‐
te m includ esthefo llo wing compone ntsand
func tions:
R Airsuspen sionwithva riable spring rate and
aut omat icleve lcon trol R
Speed -dependentlo we ring toreduce fuel
con sum ption
R Manuall yselec table high-le velse tting for
gr ea tergr ound clearance R
ADS PLUS (Ada ptive Dam ping System with
con stant dam pingfo rc eadjus tment)
R DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc hand leve lbutt on
R Suspen sionsetting butt on
Char acteristics perdrive pr og ram Dr
ive pr og ramC haracteristics
ë (Sand) R
The susp ension setting andtheall-wheel drive 4MA TIC+ areadap tedfo rspor typer form anc eon fine, loose
su rfaces .
R The vehicle issetto thehigh leve l(+1) .
R The vehicle islowe redto thenor mal leve l(0) when drivin gat speeds above43 mph(70 km/h).
F (Tra il) R
The suspen sionsetting and theall-wheel drive 4MA TIC+ areadap tedfo rdr iving inareas withno firm road sur‐
fa ces.
R The vehicle issetto thehigh leve l(+1) .
R The vehicle islowe redto thenor mal leve l(0) when drivin gat speeds above43 mph(70 km/h). Dr
iving andparking 19

Dr
ive pr og ramC haracteristics
o (Slipper y)
A (Comfort) R
The susp ension setting iscomf ortable.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l(0).
R The vehicle islowe redto thelow leve l(-1 )when drivin gat speeds above75 mph(120 km/h).
R The vehicle isonce again raised tothenor mal leve l(0) inthefo llo wing situat ions:
- Youar edr ivin gat less than 50 mph(8 0km/h).
- Youar edr ivin gfo ran extende dpe riod oftime atless than 75 mph(120 km/h) .
R 4MA TIC+ isdyna mical lysync hronized.
C (Spor t)
B (Spor t+)
I (RACE) R
The suspension settin gis even firm er.
R The vehicle issetto thelow leve l(-1 ).
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo uar etra veling athigher speeds.
R 4MA TIC+ ismor edynamic allysync hroniz ed. Dif
fere nces betwee ndiffer ent vehicle leve ls
com paredtothenor mal leve l(0):
R High leve l(+1): approx.+2.2 in(+55 mm)
R Lowleve l(-1): approx.-0.4 in(-1 0mm)
In addition, youcan selectthemode ineve ry
dr ive pr og ram indivi dually via theAMG active adap
tivespor tsuspension system butt oninthe
cent erconso le.Af tera dr ive pr ogr am is
ch ang ed, theaut omatic suspension setting of
th edr ive pr ogr am isreact ivat ed. AMG
active ad aptiv espor tsus pens ionsys‐
te m, selecti ng the suspen sion settin g
In CO MF ORT mode,thedr iving charact eristic s
of your vehicle arecomf ortable. Select this sus‐
pens ionsetting ifyo upr efer aco mf ortable driv‐
ing style. 20
Driving andparking

Wa
rm-up (exa mp le)
1 Digit alspeedom eter
2 Engine oiltemp eratur e
3 Trans miss ionoiltemp eratur e
4 Boos tpr essur e
If th eengine ortransmission isno tat nor mal
oper ating temp eratur e,themultifunc tiondispla y
will showtemp eratur e2 or3 inblue. Avoid using
thefull engine powe routpu tdur ing this
tim e. En
gine data(e xa mp le)
1 Current powe routpu t
2 Current torq ue
Wh encur rent powe routpu t1 orcur rent torq ue
2 reac hes themaximum value, thedigit alvalue
will brief lybe statio nary.The bardispla ywill
cont inue. SETU
Pin Mer cedes- AMGvehicles (exa mp le)
1 Drive sy stem setting:
Re duced/Moder ate/Spo rt
2 Trans miss ionposit ion:
D/ M
3 AMGDY NA MICS:
Base/A dvanced
4 Suspension tuning:
Comf ort/S port/S port+
5 Exhaus tsy stem:
Balanced/ Powe rful 24
Instrument Displayand on-boar dcom puter

Re
frig er ant filling capacity Fi
lling capacityforre frig er ant and PAGoil Model
Refrig er ant
All model s2 3.9±0.4 oz
(680 ±10 g) Model
PAGoil
Mer cedes- AMG
GLE 534MA TIC+ 4.2
±0.4 oz
(1 20 ±10 g)
Mer cedes- AMG
GLE 63S4MA TIC+ 2.8
±0.4 oz
(80 ±10 g) Ve
hicl edata Ve
hicl edimens ions The
heightsspeci fied mayva ry as are sult ofthe:
R Tire s
R Load
R Conditio nof thesuspension
R Option aleq uipment Missing
values werenotav ailable atthetime of
going topress.
Height whenopened Model
1 1
Height
when
opened* 2 2
Head‐
ro om*
All mode ls *When
there ar-en dlowe ring isacti vated, the
va lues arecor responding lylowe r. Ve
hicl edimens ions All
models
Ve hicle length1 95.3in
(496 1mm)
Ve hicle widthincluding out‐
side mirrors 84
.8in
(2 15 6mm)
Ve hicle widthwit hout outside
mir rors 79.4
in
(20 18mm)
Ve hicle height 67.7 in
(1 72 0mm)
Whee lbase 115.5 in
(2935 mm)
Maxi mum ground clearance
Mi nimu mgrou nd clearance We
ight sand loads Please
note that forth especif iedvehicle data:
R Items ofoptional equipment increase the
curb weight andreduce thepa yload. 38
Tech nica lda ta

Disp
laymes sages Dr
ivin gsy stems Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
ä Malfunct ionDrive atMax.
50 mph *T
heAMG activeadap tivespor tsuspension system ismalfunct ioning.Thevehicle's handling charact eristic sma ybe
af fect ed. #
Donotdr ive at spe eds grea terth an 50 mph(80 km/h). #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 42
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00BB
Æ ESP
®
SPOR Tis activ ated while theengine isrunning .
* Whe nESP ®
SPOR Tis acti vated, ES P®
will stabiliz eth eve hicle onlyto alimit edextent. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
SPOR Tis us ed incor rectl y
Whe nyo uact ivat eES P®
SP OR T,ther eis an incr eased risk ofskidding andhaving anaccident. #
ActivateESP ®
SPO RTonlyin thecir cums tances descr ibed below. #
Obser vetheno teson activ ating ESP®
SPOR T(/page15 ). Dr
iving systems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
ä Suspension warning lam p The
yello wAMG active adap tivespor tsuspen sionsystem warning lam pis lit.
*T her eis amalfunction intheAMG activeadap tivespor tsuspension system. #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. 44
Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

A
Ac celer ation
see Kickdo wn
AMG Men u(on -boardcom puter) .................... 23
St eer ing wheel control element ...... .......2 2
St eer ing-wheel buttons .........................2 2
AMG active ad aptiv espo rtsuspen‐
sion system
Sele cting thesuspension setting ........... 20
Suspension ............................................ 18
AMG adaptiv espo rtsuspension sys‐
te m
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 21
AMG Perfor ma nce adjust able exhaus t
sy stem ........................................................ 11
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 11
Oper ating ...... ......................................... 11
AMG Perfor ma nce steer ing wheel ...........2 2
AMG TRAC KPA CE
Conf iguring ............................................ 31
Dr ag Race <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>30
Ge ner alinf ormati on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ..27 Te
leme try displa y............................ .......3 1
Tr ac kRa ce <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>27
Au thorized Mercedes- BenzCenter
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
Au thorized workshop
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Au tomatic engine star t(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> ..........11
Au tomatic engine sto p(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> ..........11
Au tomatic trans mis sion
Dr ive pr ogr ams............ ........................ ..12
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h......................1 2
Kic kdo wn ...............................................15
Manual gearshif ting...............................1 3
Oil temp eratur e(on- boar dcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 3
St eer ing wheel paddle shifters .............. 13
Axle load
To wing atrailer .............................. ........ 41 B
Boo stpres sur e(o n-bo ardco mp uter,
Pe rfor ma nce menu ).................................. 23
Br ak es
Ne w/r eplace dbr ak epads/ brak e
disc s...................................................... 10
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle .......1 0 C
Cha nging awheel
Re mo ving awhee l..... ............................ 34
Changi nggears ....... ................................... 13
Manually ................................................ 13
Choc k.........................................................3 4
St or ag elocation .................................... 34
Choc k
see Choc k
Climat econtr ol
Filling capacity forPA Goil .....................3 8
Re frig er ant filling capac ity.....................3 8
Coc kpit .........................................................4
Ov ervie w .................................................4 Inde
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