engine MERCEDES-BENZ GLE COUPE 2021 User Guide

Ste
ering wheel Ad
justing the steering wheel manually &
WARNING Risk of injury ifve hicle set‐
tings are adjus ted while theve hicle is in
motion
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle in par‐
ticular in thefo llowing situations:
R Ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra ints, thesteering wheel or the mir‐
ro r while theve hicle is in motion.
R Ifyo ufast enyour seat belt while theve hi‐
cle is in motion. #
Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, head restra ints, steering
wheel and mir ror in particular and fas‐
te nyo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment forch il‐
dren when adjusting thesteering wheel
Children could injure themselves if they
adjust thesteering wheel. #
Never lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle. #
Tounlo ck:push release le ver1 down as
fa r as it will go. #
Adjust height 2and di stance 3tothe
st eering wheel. #
Tolock: pushrelease le ver1 up as far as it
will go. #
Check and make sure that thesteering col‐
umn is loc kedby moving thesteering wheel. Ad
justing the steering wheel electrically The
steering wheel can be adjus ted when the
ignition is switched off. 11 0
Seats and stowing

#
Brief lypress theV memory button and
th en press preset position button 0037,
T orU within thre e seconds.
An acoustic signal sounds. The settings are
st ored. #
Tocall up: press and brief lyhold preset posi‐
tion button 0037,TorU.
Af terre leasing the button, all sy stems are
mo ved into thestored position. St
ow age areas Note
s on loading theve hicle &
DANG ER Risk of exhaust gas poisoning
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses such as carbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter theve hicle interior if theta il‐
gate is open when the engine is running,
especially if theve hicle is in motion. #
Alw ays switch off the engine before
opening theta ilgate. #
Never drive with theta ilgate open. &
WARNING Risk of injury from unsecured
items in theve hicle
If objects, luggage or loads are not secured
or not secured suf ficientl y,they could slip,
tip ove r or be throw n around and thereby hit
ve hicle occupants.
There is a risk of injur y,particularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or a sudden change
in direction. #
Alw aysstow objects in such a wayth at
th ey cannot be thro wn around. #
Before the journe y,secure objects, lug‐
ga ge or loads against slipping or tipping
ove r. &
WARNING Risk of injury duetoobjects
being stowed incor rectly
If objects in theve hicle interior are stowed
incor rectly, they can slide or be thrown
around and hit vehicle occupants. In addi‐
tion, cup holders, open stowage spaces and
mobile phone brac kets cann otalw aysre tain
all objects they contain. The
reis a risk of injur y,particularly in the
ev ent of braking manoeuvres or abrupt
ch anges in direction. #
Alw aysstow objects so that they can‐
not be throw n around in su chsitua‐
tions. #
Alw ays make sure that objects do not
pr otru de from stowage spaces, luggage
nets or stowage nets. #
Close the loc kable stow age spaces
before starting a journe y. #
Stow and secure objects that are heavy,
hard, poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or
to o lar geinthe load compartment. &
WARNING Risk of accident from objects
in the driver's foot we ll and front-
passen gerfo ot we ll
Objects in the driver's foot we ll and front-
passen gerfo ot we ll may impede pedal tr avel
or block a depressed pedal.
This jeopardises the operating and road
saf ety of theve hicle. 11 4
Seats and stowing

004B
0058 Low beam/high beam
6 005E Switches there ar fog light on/off
When low beam is activated, the0060 indicator
lamp forth est anding lights will be deactivated
and replaced bythe0058 low- beam indicator
lamp. #
Alw ays park your vehicle safely using suf fi‐
cient lighting, in acco rdance with there le‐
va nt le galst ipulations.
* NO
TEBattery discharging byoperating
th est anding lights Operating
thest anding lights over a period of
hours puts a stra in on the batter y. #
Where possible, switch on the
ri ght 0064 or left 0063parking light. Fo
rve hicles that are wider than two metres or
lon gerth an six metres, sin gle-sided parking
lighting is not permitted in some count ries. In
th is case, thest anding lights are also swit ched
on in the parking lights position. If
th e battery is insuf ficiently charge d, thest and‐
ing lights or parking lights will be swit ched off
automatically tofacilitate the next engine start.
The exterior lighting (e xcept standing and park‐
ing lights) will swit choff automatically when the
driver's door is opened.
R Obser vethe no tes on sur round lighting
(/ page 140).
Au tomatic driving lights function
The standing lights, low beam and daytime run‐
ning lights are switched on au tomatically
depending on the ignition status and the light
conditions. &
WARNING Risk of accident when the
dipped beam is switched off in poor visi‐
bility
When the light switch is set to0058 ,the
dipped beam may not be switched on auto‐
matically if there is fog, snow or other causes
of poor visibility such as spr ay. #
In such cases, turn the light switch to
0058 . The automatic driving lights are only an aid.
Yo u
are responsible forve hicle lighting.
Switching there ar fog lights on or off
Re quirements:
R The light switch is in the0058 or0058 posi‐
tion. #
Press the 005E button.
Please obser vethe count ry-specific la wsonthe
use of rear fog lamps.
% Vehicles with AIRMATIC or E- ACTIVE BODY
CO NTROL with off-road pac kage : when the
re ar fog light is switched on, off-road le vel
+3 will not be available. If there ar fog light is
switched on and off-road le vel +3 is activa‐
te d, theve hicle will be lo weredto off-road
le ve l +2. 134
Light and sight

Switching off
#
Switch off the high beam using the combina‐
tion switch. Setting
the low beam (vehicles with MULTI‐
BEAM LED headlamps only) Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Lights
5 Dipped-beams #
Select Right-side traffic, Left-side trafficor
Automatic. Setting
theex terior lighting switch-off delay
time Re
quirements:
R The light switch is in the0058 position. Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Lights
5 Ext. light. del. sw. off #
Set the switch-off delay time.
When theve hicle engine is switched off, the
ex terior lighting will be activated forth e set
time. Switching
the sur round lighting on/off Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Lights
5 Surround lighting
When Surround lighting is active,theex terior
lighting lights up for 40 seconds af terth eve hicle
is unloc ked. When youstart theve hicle, the sur‐
ro und lighting is deactivated and the automatic
driving lights are activated.
Illuminated running boards: whenthe sur‐
ro und lighting is swit ched on, the illumination of
th eru nning boards is acti vated when a door is
opened. If the door is not closed, theru nning
board cou rtesy lighting is automatically deactiva‐
te d af ter 40 seconds. #
Activate or deacti vate the function. Interior lighting
Ad
justing the in terior lighting Fr
ont overhead control panel 1
003D Front left reading lamp
2 0033 Automatic interior lighting control
3 004A Front interior lighting
4 0042 Rear interior lighting
5 003D Front right reading lamp 14 0
Light and sight

#
Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, head restra ints, steering
wheel and mir ror in particular and fas‐
te nyo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of accident due tomis‐
judgement of dis tance when using the
outside mir ror
The outside mir rors reflect objects on a
smaller scale. The objects in view are in fact
closer than they appear. #
Therefore, alw ays look over your shoul‐
der in order toensure that you are
aw are of the actual dis tance between
yo u and thero ad users driving behind
yo u. Fo
lding the outside mir rors in/out #
Brief lypress button 2.
% Ifth e battery has been disconnected or has
dischar ged, the outside mir rors must be
mo ved briefly using button 2. Onlythen will
th e automatic mir rorfo lding function work
proper ly. Ad
justing the outside mir rors #
Press button 1or3 toselect the outside
mir rorto be adjus ted. #
Press button 4toadjust the position of the
mir rorgl ass.
Engaging the outside mir rors
If an outside mir ror has been forc ibly disen‐
ga ge d, proceed as follo ws. #
Vehicles without electrically folding outside
mir rors: manually mo vethe outside mir ror
into the cor rect position. #
Vehicles with electrically folding outside mir‐
ro rs: press and hold button 2.
Yo u will hear a click and the mir ror will audi‐
bly click into place. The outside mir ror will
now be set tothe cor rect position. 14 6
Light and sight

Au
tomatic anti-dazzle mir rors function &
WARNING Risk of acid burn s and poi‐
soning due tothe anti-dazzle mir ror elec‐
trolyte
Electrolyte may escape if theglass in an
automatic anti-dazzle mir ror breaks.
The electrolyte is hazardous tohealth and
causes ir rita tion. It mu stnot come into con‐
ta ct with your skin, eyes,respiratory or gans
or clo thing or be swallo wed. #
Ifyo u come into contact with electro‐
ly te , obser vethefo llowing:
R Immediately rinse the electrolyte
from your skin with water and seek
medical attention.
R If electrolyte comes into contact
with your eyes, immediately rinse
th em thoroughly with clean water
and seek medical attention.
R Ifth e electrolyte is swallo wed,
immediately rinse your mouth out
th oroughl y.Do not induce vomiting.
Seek medical attention immediately. R
Immedia tely ch ange out of clo thing
which has been con taminated with
electrolyte.
R If an allergic reaction occurs, seek
medical attention immediatel y. The inside
rear-view mir ror and the outside mir‐
ro r on the driver's side will automatically go into
anti-dazzle mode if light from a headlamp hits
th e sensor on the inside rear-view mir ror.
Sy stem limits
The sy stem will not go into anti-dazzle mode if:
R The engine is switched off.
R Reversege ar is engaged.
R The interior lighting is swit ched on. Fr
ont-passenger outside mir ror parking posi‐
tion function %
The pa rking position is available on ly invehi‐
cles with a memory function.
The parking position makes parking easier. In
thefo llowing situations, the front-passen ger
outside mir ror will swive l downwards in the
direction of there ar wheel on the front passeng‐
er's side:
R the parking position is stored (/ page148)
R The front-passenger mir ror is selected
R Reversege ar is engaged.
The front-passenger outside mir ror will mo ve
back toits original position in thefo llowing sit‐
uations:
R You shift the transmission toano ther trans‐
mission position
R You are tra velling at speeds greaterth an
15 km/h
R You press the button forth e outside mir ror
on the driver's side Light and sight
147

Overview of climate control sy
stems Note
s on climate control An interior air
filter in combination with the pre‐
fi lter in the engine compartment must alw ays be
used so that the air conditioning sy stem, pollu‐
tion le vel monitoring and the air filtration work
cor rectl y.Use filters recommended and
appr ovedby Mercedes-Benz. Alw ays ha vemain‐
te nance workcar ried out at a qualified specialist
wo rkshop. Overview of
the air conditioning control
panel The indicator lamps on
the buttons indicate that
th e cor responding function is activated.
Plug-in hybrid: be sure toobser vethe no tes in
th e Supplement. You could otherwise failto rec‐
ognise dangers. THERMATIC air conditioning control panel wi
th sta‐
tionary heater (e xamp le)
1 0082 Setsthete mp erature on the driver's
side
2 A Calls up / exits the air conditioning
menu
Pressing and holding (appr ox.fo ur seconds):
re sets climate contro lto the basic settings
3 H Setsthe air flow or switches off climate
control
4 0058 Sets climate control toautomatic
mode (/ page152)
5 0064 Demists the windscreen 6
006C Switches there ar wind owheater
on/off
7 0072 Switches air-recirculation mode on/off
(/ page 153)
8 0056 Switches the A/C function on/off
(/ page 151)
Switches residual heat on/off (/ page153)
9 Vehicles with THERMATIC or
THERMOTRONIC contro l panel withoutsta‐
tionary heater: 0switches synchronisa‐
tion on/off (/ page152)
Ve hicles with THERMATIC or
THERMOTRONIC contro l panel withstation‐
ary heater: 003Bswitches stationary heater
on/off (/ page155)
A 0082 Setsthete mp erature on the front
passenger side 15 0
Climate cont rol

air distribution setting
forth e driver's side will be
adop ted automatically for all clima tecontrol
zones. #
Press the0 button.
The synchronisation function will be deactivated
if th e settings for one of theot her climate zones
are changed. Ac
tivating/deactivating the climate control
syn chro nisation function via the multimedia
sy stem Climate control can be set centrally using
the
synchronisation function. The driver's settings
fo rte mp erature, air quantity and air distribution
are adop ted automatically for all clima tezones. #
Call up the air conditioning menu
(/ page 151). #
Select First row of seats . #
Select SYNC. Demisting the windo
ws Wi
ndo wsmis ted up on the inside #
Press the0058 button. #
Ifth e windo wscontinue tomist up: press the
0064 button.
Wi ndo wsmis ted up on the outside #
Switch on the windscreen wipers. #
Press the0058 button. Switching air-recirculation mode on/off
#
Press the0072 button.
The interior air will be recirculated.
Air-reci rculation mode automatically swit ches to
fresh air mode af ter some time.
% If air-recirculation mode is switched on, the
windo wsmay mist up more quickl y.Switch
on air- recirculation mode only brie fly. Switches
there sidual heat on/off Re
quirements:
R theve hicle is par ked.
It is possible tomake use of there sidual heat
from the engine tocontinue heating or ventilat‐
ing the front compartment of theve hicle for
appr oximately 30 minutes, depending on the
te mp erature set. #
Toactivate: press button 0056.
Re sidual heat will be switched off automaticall y. Switching
there sidual heat in there ar
on/off Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is par ked.
When there sidual heat of the engine is activated
in there ar compartment, you can heat or venti‐
la te there ar compartment for appro ximately
30 minutes. #
Press button 5(/ page 151). Clima
tecontrol 15 3

#
Alw ays switch thest ationary heater off
in enclosed spaces without an air
ex traction sy stems, e.g. in garage s. #
Keep theta ilpipe and the area around
th eve hicle free from snow when the
engine or thest ationary heater are run‐
ning. #
Open a window on the windward side of
th eve hicle toensure an adequate sup‐
ply of fresh air. &
WARNING Risk offire due tohot station‐
ary heater components and exhaust
ga ses
Flammable materials such as lea ves, grass or
twigs may ignite. #
When thest ationary heater is swit ched
on, make sure that:
R hot vehicle parts do not come into
contact with flammable materials.
R theex haust gas can flow out of the
st ationary heater exhaust pipe
unhindered. R
theex haust gas does not come into
contact with flammable materials. *
NO
TEBattery discharge caused bysta‐
tionary heater or stationary ventilation
operation Ope
rating thest ationary heater or stationary
ve ntilation drains the batter y. #
After heating or ventilating theve hicle
twice, drive for a longer period of time. Re
quirements:
R The fuel tank is su fficiently full.
% Please no tethat if theta nk fill le vel is too
lo w, it can result in function restrictions dur‐
ing auxiliary heating operation. #
Set the desired temp erature using the0082
button. #
Press the003B button.
The red or blue indicator lamp on the003B
button will light up or go out. Indicator lamp colours:
R Blue: stationary ventilation is switched on.
R Red:thest ationary heater is swit ched on.
R Yello w: the departure time has been prese‐
lected.
The stationary heater/ ventilation will switch off
au tomatically af ter 50 minutes.
Operation using the app: thest ationary
heater/ ventilation can also be operated via the
Mercedes me connect app. You can find fur ther
information in the separate Owner's Manual at
https://moba.i.daimler.com/mar kets/ece-r ow/
baix/cars/connectme/en_GB/#emotions/
St artseite.html.
Setting thest ationary heater/ventilation via
th e multimedia sy stem #
Tocall up the air conditioning menu
(/ page 151). #
Select Auxiliary heating.
Selecting the departure time #
Select the time TIME A: XX, TIME B: XXor
TIME C: XX. 15 6
Climate cont rol

Switching off immediately
#
Press and hold the0078 button.
Overview of there mo tecont rol displa ys(sta‐
tiona ryheater/ventilation) 1
Stationary ventilation switched on
2 Stationary heater swit ched on
3 Selected departure time
4 Remaining time forth est ationary heater/
ve ntilation (in minu tes)
5 Stationary heater/ ventilation acti ve
6 Departure time acti vated
7 Signal stre ngth Fu
rther possible displa ys:
R Time: the activated departure time.
R Zero minutes: theru nning time forth est a‐
tionary heater is extended because the
engine has not yetre ached operating tem‐
perature when it is star ted.
R OFF: thest ationary heater/ ventilation is
switched off.
Re placing the remo tecont rol bat tery (sta‐
tiona ryheater) &
DANG ER Risk of fata l injuries if batteries
are swallo wed
Batteries contain toxic and cor rosive sub‐
st ances. Swallowing bat teries may cause
se vere internal burns within two hours.
There is a risk of fatal injur y. #
Keep batteries out of there ach of chil‐
dren. #
Ifth e co ver and/or lid of the battery
compartment does not close securel y, do not use
theke y and keep it away
from children. #
If batteries are swallo wed, seek medical
attention immediately. +
ENVIRONMEN
TALNO TEEnvironmental
dama gedue toimproper disposal of bat‐
te ries Batteries conta
intoxic and cor ro‐
sive subs tances. #
Ta
ke dischar ged batteries to a
qu alified specialist workshop or to a
collection point for used batteries. Re
quirements:
R One CR2450 lithium battery 15 8
Climate cont rol