MERCEDES-BENZ GLE SUV 2021 Owner's Manual

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Bef oreyo ufirs tdr ive of f,re ad this Oper ator's
Manual carefull yand famili arize yourself with
yo ur vehicle. Foryo ur ow nsa fety and along er
op erati ng life span oftheve hicle, follo wthe
ins truct ions andwarning notic es inthis Opera ‐
to r's Manua l.Disr egarding them maylead to
damag eto theve hicle orinjur yto people.
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agl ance ....................................................6
Coc kpit ....... ..................... ..................... ..........6
Indica torand warning lam ps.........................1 0
Ov erhead controlpanel ................................ 12
Doo rcontr olpa nel and seatad jus tment .......14
Con trol setting sin there ar passe nger
com partment ................................................ 16
Emerg enciesand brea kdo wns ............ .......... 18 Digita
lOp erator' sMa nua l......................... 20
Callin gup theDigit alOper ator's Manual ...... 20 Gener
alno tes... .......................................... 22
Pr otect ing theen vironmen t... ....................... 22
Mer cedes- BenzGenuineP arts ......... .............. 23
Oper ator's Manual ........................... .............2 3
Ser vice andvehicle operation ......... .............. 24
Oper ating safety...........................................2 5
Decl arati on ofconf ormity forwireless
ve hicle component s... ................................... 27
Dia gno stics con nection ................................ 27 Qua
lified speci alistwo rkshop ....................... 28
Cor rect useof theve hicle ............................2 9
Spor tUtil ityVehicle ........................ .............. 29
No tesfo rper sons withelectr onicmedi‐
cal aids..... ........................................ ............ 29
Pr oble mswithyo ur vehicle ............... ............ 29
Re por tingsaf etydef ects ...............................3 0
Limit edWarrant y.......................................... 31
QR code forre scue card... ............... .............3 1
Dat ast or ag e... ..............................................3 1
Cop yright ...................................................... 34 Occup
antsafety.... .....................................36
Re stra int system .............................. .............3 6
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PR E-S AFE ®
sy stem ....................................... 49
Au tomatic measu resaf te ran accide nt..... .... 50
Saf elytranspor tingchildr enintheve hi‐
cle ...... ........................................................... 51
No teson pets intheve hicle ............ .............6 4 Opening
andclosing .................................. 66
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ca rgocom partmen t... ..................................7 3
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Ro ller sun blinds ...........................................8 6
Anti-t heftpr otect ion .....................................8 7 Seats
andstowing ...................................... 91
No teson thecor rect driver's seatpos i‐
tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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St eer ing wheel ............................................ 104
Eas yentr yand exitfeatur e.........................1 06
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion .................. 107
St ow agear eas ............................................ 108
Cup holder.................................................. 120
Soc kets ........... ............................................ 121
Wi reless chargin gof themobile phone
and connect ionwithth eex terior ant enna ..123
Ins talling/ remo ving thefloor mats .............1 25 Lig
htand visibility ....... ............................ 126
Ext eriorlighti ng............. .............................126
Int erior ligh ting ........................................... 131 2
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ndsh ield wipe rand windsh ield wa sher
sy stem ........................................................ 133
Mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ar ea perm eable toradio wav eson the
winds hield...................................................1 41
Infr ared-r eflectiv ewindshi eldfunction ........ 141 Clim
atecontr ol........................................ 142
Ov ervie wof climat econt rolsy stems ..........1 42
Oper ating theclimat econ trol system ......... 143 Dr
ivin gand parking ................................. 150
Dr iving ............ ............ ........................ ........150
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h... ............... ..........1 64
Au tomatic transmiss ion.............................. 167
Fu nctio nof the4MA TIC.............................. 171
Re fuel ing...... ............................................... 172
Pa rking ........................................................ 174
Dr iving and drivi ng safety systems .............. 181
Tr ailer hitch <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ve hicle towing instruct ions .........................2 53 Ins
trument Displa yand on-b oard
co mp uter ...... ............................................254
No teson theIns trument Displayand on-
boar dcom puter.............................. ............ 254
Ins trument Displayove rview ...................... 255
Ov ervie wof thebutt ons onthesteer ing
wheel ..........................................................2 56
Oper ating theon- boar dcom puter.............. 256
Ov ervie wof what issho wnonthemulti‐
func tion displa y... ....................................... 258
Head-up Display... ...................................... 258 MBUX
multimedia system ....................... 26 1
Ov ervie wand oper ation .................. ............ 261
Sy stem settings .............................. ............ 269
Na vig ation .......................................... ........272
Te lephon e........................................ ...........2 79
Mer cedes meand apps....... .............. .........282
Mer cedes -Benz emergency callsy stem ...... 289
Ra dio &media .................................. .......... 293
Sound settings ...........................................3 00 Maint
enanceand care....... ......................30 1
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla y.........3 01 Engi
necompar tment............ ...................... 302
Cl ea ning andcare............ ...........................308 Br
eak down assista nc e............ .................316
Emerg ency............. .....................................316
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Batt ery(v ehi cle) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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To w star tin gor towing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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No teson noise orunusua lhandling char‐
act eristic s...................................................3 37
No teson regular lyinsp ecting wheels and
tir es ............................................................ 337
No teson sno wch ains ................................ 338
Ti re pressur e.............................................. 338
Loading theve hicle .................................... 345
Ti re labeling ................................................ 349
Def inition ofterm sfo rtir es and loading ..... 354
Cha nging awhee l..... .................................. 357
Emer gency sparewheel .............................. 366
Collapsible sparewheel .............................. 368 Cont
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ch nical data.......................................... 371
No teson tech nica lda ta <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ve hicle electr onics ......... .................. ........... 371
Ve hicle identif ication plate,VIN and
engine number overview .................. ...........3 73
Oper ating fluids ............ .................. ............ 375
Ve hicle data... ............................................. 382
Tr ailer hitch <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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spl aymes sagesand warning/indi‐
cat orlam ps.............................................. 387
Displa ymessag es.......................................3 87
Wa rning and indic ator lam ps...................... 438 Inde
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In
this Oper ator's Manual, youwill find thefo l‐
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DANG ER Dan gerdue tonotob ser ving
th ewa rning notic es
Wa rning notic es draw your att entio nto haz‐
ar ds that ma yend angeryour healt hor life, or
th ehealt hor life of other s. #
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These symbols indicateuseful instructions
or fur ther information that coul dbe helpf ul
to you.
# Instru ction
(/ page)F urther information onato pic
Display Inf
ormation onthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla y/media display
4 Highestmenu leve l,whic his to be
select edinthemultimedia system
5 Releva nt subme nus,wh ich ar eto be
select edinthemultimedia system
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Ataglanc e– Coc kpit

1
Steer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles →
169
2 Comb inationswit ch →
127
3 Instrument Display →
255
4 DIRECT SELECT leve r →
167
5 Media display →
261
6 Climat econt rolsy stems →
143
7 Haza rdwa rning light system →
128
8 PASSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam ps →
46
9 Glovebox →
110
A Stor ag ecom partmen t →
110
B Controller forvo lume andswitc hingsound
on/ off →
261
Swit ches theMBUX multimedia system
on/ off →
261
C Calls upnavig ation →
263
D Calls upradio ormedia →
263
E Calls upthete lephon e →
263 F
Cont rolpanel for:
Individu alwheel control(vehicle swit hout off-
ro ad pac kage )or →
220
Manual gearshif ting →
169
AIR MATIC or →
209
E- AC TIVE BODY CONTR OL →
216
Ac tivates /de activatesESP ®
→
184
Do wnh ill Spe edRegulation →
194
G Calls upfavo rite s →
263
H Calls up vehicle functions →
263
I ActivePa rking Assist →
237
J DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h →
166
K Touc hpad →
263
L Start/ stop butt on →
151
ECO star t/ stop funct ion →
162
M Control pan elforth eMBUX multimedia sys‐
te m →
256 At
aglanc e– Coc kpit 7

N
Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel mechanicall y →
104
O Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel electrically →
105
Swi tches thesteer ing wheel heateron/ off →
105
P Control pan el:
On -bo ardco mp uter →
256
Cr uise contro l →
193 Ac
tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C →
199
Q Diagno stics con nection →
27
R Opens thehood →
302
S Elect ric pa rking brak e →
178
T Light switch →
126 8
Ataglanc e– Coc kpit