emergency towing MERCEDES-BENZ GLE COUPE 2021 Owners Manual

Area pe
rmeable toradio wav es on the
windscreen ................................................ .148
Infrared-reflective windscreen function ...... 14 9Climate control
........................................ 15 0
Overview of climate contro l systems ..........1 50
Operating the climate control sy stem ......... 151 Driving and pa
rking ................................. 16 2
Driving ........................................................ 16 2
DY NA MIC SELECT switch ............................1 77
Au tomatic transmission .............................. 180
Fu nction of the 4MATIC .............................. 185
Re fuelling .................................................... 185
Pa rking ........................................................ 191
Driving and driving sa fety sy stems .............1 98
Tr ailer hit ch................................................. 267
Bicycle rack function .................................. 272
Ve hicle towing instructions ........................ .274 Instrument display and on-board
compu
ter.................................................. 276
No tes on the instrument display and on-
board computer .......................................... 276
Instrument display overview ...................... .277
Overview of the buttons on thesteering
wheel ..........................................................2 78
Operating the on-board computer .............. 278
Overview of what is shown on the multi‐
function display .......................................... 280
Head-up display .......................................... 280 MBUX multimedia sy
stem ...................... 283
Overview and operation .............................. 283
Sy stem settings .......................................... 292
Na vigation .................................................. 296
Te lephone .................................................. .305
Mercedes me and apps .............................. 308
Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem ...... 317
Ra dio, media & TV...................................... 325
Sound settings ............................................ 331 Main
tenance and care ............................. 333
ASS YST PLUS service inter val display ........ 333 Engine compartment .................................. 334
Cleaning and care ......................................
.340 Breakdown assi
stance ............................ 349
Emergency ................................................. .349
Flat tyre ...................................................... 351
Battery (vehicle) ......................................... 357
To w- starting or towing away ....................... 362
Electrical fuses ........................................... 367 Wheels and tyres
..................................... 37 0
No tes on noise or unusual handling char‐
acteristics .................................................. .370
No tes on regular lyinspecting wheels and
tyres .......................................................... .370
No tes on snow chains ................................ 370
Ty re pressure .............................................. 371
Wheel change ............................................ .374
Emergency spare wheel .............................. 384
Collapsible spare wheel .............................. 386 Te
ch nical data .......................................... 389
No tes on tech nical da ta.............................. 389 Contents
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There is
the option of deactivating the
Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem and
using only the11 2 emer gency call sy stem (EU
eCall). Contact address for car rying out deacti‐
va tion of the Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sys‐
te m are the local dealers.
Mercedes-Benz recommends the activation of
th e Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem for
th efo llowing reasons:
R In emer gency situations when ab road, you
can also get support in a language you
speak.
R Several transmission tech nologies are used
to accelerate the transfer of the accident
data and impr overe liability of the transmis‐
sion.
R The Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem is
permanently logged in tothe mobile phone
networ k,which ensures faster placement of
th e emer gency call and faster transfer of the
accident data.
Measures forre scue, reco very or towing
aw ay can then be initiated in quickl y. R
With a Mercedes-Benz emer gency call, the
accident data is on lytrans ferred tothe pub‐
lic coordination cent rewith the appr oval of
th e cus tomer.
In theeve nt of an auto maticallytrig gered
emer gency call in which there is no voice
con tact, the accident data is transmit ted
immediately tothe public emer gency call
centre.
R Should the Mercedes-Benz emer gency call
centre not be available, the11 2 emer gency
call is car ried out automaticall y. Overview of emer
gency call sy stems Bo
th th e Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem
as well as the11 2 emer gency call sy stem (EU
eCall) can help toreduce the time between an
accident and the ar riva l of emer gency services
at the site of the accident. They help locate an
accident site in places that are dif ficult to
access.
Bo th emer gency call sy stems can initiate an
emer gency call au tomatically (/ page 320) or
manually . Only make emergency calls if
you or others are
in need of rescue. Do not make an emergency
call in theeve nt of a breakdown or a similar sit‐
uation.
Messages on the display
The following messages appear in the display of
bo th emer gency call sy stems:
R SOS NOT READY: the ignition is not on or
eCall is not available. This does not necessa‐
ri ly indica tecompl etefa ilure of the emer‐
ge ncy call sy stem. Emer gency calls call still
be transmitte d.
The display only refers to theve hicle and
does not take account of theav ailability of
mobile phone networ ksand the Mercedes-
Benz emer gency call centre.
The functional readiness of the emer gency
call sy stem on theve hicle can be seen when
th eSOS NOT READY display disappears once
th e ignition is switched on.
R 0053: The icon appears in the display during
an active emer gency call. MBUX multimedia sy
stem 319