MERCEDES-BENZ GLE SUV 2021 Owner's Manual

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Turn mounting elements2to006E . #
Inser tmounting elements2intoholde rs
1 . #
Extend telesco picrod3. #
Inser tte lesco picrod3 intomount ingele‐
ment s2. #
Turn both mounting elements2to0037
unt ilyo ufe el them engage. Loc
king andunloc kingthecar gocom part‐
men tflo or #
Turn theemer gency keya qu artertur ncloc k‐
wis e0048 (to loc k)or count er-cloc kwise 0047(to
unloc k). At
tac hin garo of lugg agera ck &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
exc eeding themaximum roof load
The vehicle centerofgrav ity and theusual
dr iving charact eristic sas wellas thesteer ing
and braking charact eristic salt er.
If yo uexc eed themaximum roof load, the
dr iving charact eristic s,as wellas steer ing
and braking, willbegreatl yim pair ed. #
Neverexc eed themaximum roof load
and adjus tyo ur drivin gst yle. Yo
uwill find informa tionon themaximum roof
load inthe"T ec hnical data"sect ion.
* NO
TEVehicle damag efrom non-
appr ovedro of lugg agera ck s The
vehicle could bedamag edbyroof lug‐
ga ge rack sth at have notbe en tested and
appr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz. #
Use onlyro of lugg agera ck ste sted and
appr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz. Seats
andstow ing 11
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Dep endingontheve hicle equipment,
ensur eth at thesliding sunroofcan be
full yra ised when thero of lugg agera ck
is ins talled. #
Depe ndingon theve hicle equipment,
ensur eth at theta ilg atecan befully
open edwhen thero of lugg agera ck is
ins talled. #
Position theload onthero of lugg age
ra ck insuc hawa yth at theve hicle will
no tsus tain damag eev en when itis in
mo tion . *
NO
TEDama getothepanor amaroof wit h
po we rtilt/sli dingpanel duetonon-
ap prove dro of lugg agera ck s The
panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sli ding
panel maybe dama gedby thero of lugg age
ra ck ifyo uatt em pttoopen itwhen usinga
ro of lugg agera ck notte sted and appr oved
fo rMer cedes-Benz. #
When aro of lugg agera ck isins talled,
open thepanor amaroof wit hpo we r
til t/sl iding panel only ifth is has been te
sted and appr oved forMer cedes-
Benz.
The panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sli ding
panel maybe raised toallo wventil ation of
th eve hicle interior . #
Secur eth ero of rack tothero of railing. #
Obser vethemanuf acturer'sinstallation
ins truct ions . Cup
holder Switc
hingthecooling orheat ingfunction for
th ete mp eratur e-cont rolled cup holder onor
of f &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryby touc hin gth e
heating elements
The cup holder's heatingelements maybe
ve ry hot.
Yo ucan burnyo urself onthem. #
Donotto uc hth ecup holder's hotheat‐
ing element s. #
Ensur eth at no childr encan access the
cup holder 'sho thea ting eleme nts. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. *
NO
TEDama getoobject sin thete mp era‐
tur e-co ntro lled cup holder If
yo uplac eobj ect sint oth ete mp eratur e-
con trolled cupholder ,th ey ma ybecome
dama ged. #
Donotplace objectsint oth ete mp era‐
tur e-co ntro lled cup holder . 12
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Sea tsand stow ing

Cup
holde rin thefront cent ercons ole #
Toswitc hon: oncup holder 1,press but‐
to n2 repeat edly until theblue (keep cool)
or red(keep warm)indic ator lam pon thebut‐
to nlights up.
If yo uuse theheating function,th eme tal
inse rtof thecup holder isheat ed.Onc ea
cer tain temp eratur ehas been reac hed, the
wa rning lam plight sup. Donotre ac hint oth e cup
holder 'sme talinse rtwhen thewa rning
lam pis lit. #
Toswitc hof f:pr ess butt on2 repeat edly
until theindicat orlam pon thebutt ongoes
out.
% Clean there mo vable rubber matonlywit h
clean, lukewa rmwaterand thecup holder
onl ywit hasof tclo th. Soc
kets Us
ingthe 12Vso cket inthefront cent er
console Re
quirement s:
R Onlycon nectde vices uptoamax imum of
24 0W (20 A).
Dependi ngon theve hicle equipment, theve hicle
has thefo llo wing 12Vsoc kets:
R Inthestor ag ecom partmen tin thefront cen‐
te rconsole
R Inthecar gocom partmen t Ex
am ple: 12Vsoc ketin thestor ag ecom partmen t
in thefront cent ercons ole #
Liftup cap 1ofthesoc ketand insertth e
plug ofthede vice.
If yo uha ve connect edade vice tothe12 V
soc ket,leave theco verof thestor ag ecom part‐
ment open. Seats
andstow ing 12
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Using
the11 5V soc ketin the rear passe nger
co mp artment &
DANG ER Risk offata linj urydue todam‐
ag ed con nectingcables orsoc kets
Yo uco uld recei vean elec tric shoc kif th e
connecti ngcab leor the11 5V po we rsoc ket
is pulled outofthetrim orisdamag edor
we t. #
Use only conne ctingcablesth at aredr y
and free ofdamag e. #
When theignition isswitc hedoff,mak e
sur eth at the11 5V po we rsoc ketis dry. #
Immedia tely ha ve the11 5V po we r
soc ketch eckedor replaced ataqu ali‐
fi ed specialized workshop ifit is dam‐
ag ed orhas been pulledout ofthetrim. #
Neverplu gth econ nect ingcable intoa
11 5V po we rsoc ketth at isdamag edor
has been pulled outofthetrim. &
DANG ER Risk offata linj urydue toinc or‐
re ct handli ngofthesoc ket
Yo uco uld recei vean elec tric shoc kin par tic‐
ular :
R Ifyo ure ac hint oth esoc ket.
R Ifyo uins ertuns uitable devic es orobj ect s
int oth esoc ket. #
Donotre ac hint oth esoc ket. #
Only conne ctsuitab lede vic es tothe
soc ket. Re
quirement s:
R Onlycon nectde vices withasuit able plug
whic hcon form sto thest andar dsspec ific to
th ecount ryyouar ein.
R Onlyco nne ctdevice sup toamax imum of
15 0wa tts (1.30 A).
R Donotus emu ltiple soc ketou tle ts.
Dep endingontheve hicle equipment, thedesign
of thecent ercon sole andstor ag ecom partmen t
ma ydif fer. #
Mer cedes-Ma ybachve hicles withindividua l
re ar seat s:open thestor ag ecom partmen tof
th ecent ercon sole ofthere ar passe nger
com partment . #
Open flap 3. #
Inser tth eplug ofthede vice into11 5V
soc ket1.
Wh entheon- boar delectr icalsystem voltag e
is suf ficie nt, indi catorlamp 2light sup. 12
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Sea tsand stow ing

Ov
ervie wof USB ports Depen
dingontheve hicle equipment, theve hicle
has thefo llo wing USBports:
R Inthestor ag ecom partmen tof thecoc kpit
ar mr est(/ page11 0)
R Inthefront cent ercon sole next to themobile
phone stor ag ecom partmen t
R Inthere ar passe nger com partment center
conso le
R Vehicles withth re erow sof seats: between
th eseats oftheth ird row ofseats
If th eignition isswitc hedonyoucan charge USB
de vices, e.g.mobile phones, atUSB ports.The
ch argin gvo ltag eis appr oximat ely5 V (up to
3 A). Wi
reless chargin gof themobil eph one and
connecti onwit hth eex terior ant enna No
teson wir elessl ych argin gth emobil e
ph one &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dincor rectl y
If obje ctsintheve hicle interior arestowe d
inc orrectly ,th ey can slide orbe throw n
ar oun dand hitvehicle occupants. Inaddi‐
tion, cupholder s,open stow agespac esand
mobi lephon ere cep tacle scanno tal wa ys
re tain all obje ctswit hin.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sso that they can‐
no tbe throw nar ou nd insuch situa‐
tions. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr otru de from stow agespac es,parcel
ne ts or stow agene ts. #
Close theloc kable stow agespac es
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. #
Alw aysst ow and securehea vy,har d,
poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile orbulky
objec tsinthetrunk/ cargocom part‐
ment . Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk offire from placing
objects inthemobile phonestor ag e
com partmen t
Placing other object sin themobile phone
st or ag ecom partmen tcould constituteafire
hazar d. #
Apar tfr om amobile phone, donot
place anyot her object sin themobile
phone stor ag ecom partmen t,especiall y
th ose made ofme tal. Seat
sand stow ing 12
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NO
TEDama getoobject scaused by
placing them inthemobile phonestor‐
ag ecom partmen t If
object sar eplaced inthemobile phone
st or ag ecom partmen t,th ey ma ybe dama ged
by electr omagne ticfields. #
Donotplace credit cards, datast or ag e
de vices, skipasses orother object s
sensitiv eto electr omagne ticfields in
th emobile phonestor ag ecom part‐
ment . *
NO
TEDama getothemobile phone
st ow agecom partment caus edbyliquids If
liq uids enterthemobile phonestow age
com partment ,th ecom partmen tma ybe
damag ed. #
Ensur eth at no liquids enterthemobile
phone stow agecom partment . Alw
aysobser vetheno tesfo rper sons withelec‐
tr onic medica laid s(/ page29). R
Dependi ngon theve hicle equipment, the
mobil ephone isconnect edtotheve hicle's
ex terior ant enna viathech argin gmodul e.
R The chargin gfun ction and wireless connec‐
tio nof themobile phonetotheve hicle's
ex terior ant enna areonl yav ailable ifth eigni‐
tion isswitc hedon.
R Small mobile phones mayno tbe able tobe
ch arge din eve ryposition ofthemobile
phone stor ag ecom partmen t.
R Largemobil ephones whichdo notre st flat in
th emobile phonestor ag ecom partmen tma y
no tbe able tobe charge dor con nectedwit h
th eve hicle's exterior ant enna.
R The mobile phonemayheat updur ing the
ch argin gpr oce ss.This mayalso depen don
th eapplications (apps)currently open inthe
bac kground .
R Toensur emor eef ficie ntchargin gand con‐
nec tionwit hth eve hicle's exterior ant enna,
re mo vethepr otect ive co verfr om themobile
phone. Protect ive co vers whic har enec es‐
sar yfo rwir eles sch argin gar eex clu ded . Wi
reless chargin gof amobi lephone inthe
coc kpit Re
quirement s:
R The mobile phoneis suit able forwir eles s
ch argin g.
% Alis tof com patible mobi lephon escan be
fo und at:ht tp s:// www .merced es-ben z-
mob ile.com/ #
Plac eth emobile phoneasclose tothecen‐
te rof mat 1aspossi blewithth edispla y
fa cing upwa rds.
When amessag eis sho wninthemultimedia
sy stem, themobile phoneisbeing charge d. 12
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Sea tsand stow ing

Malfunctions
detected during thech argin g
pr oce ssaresho wninthemultimedia system
displa y.
% The mat canberemo vedfo rclea ning, e.g.
usi ng clea n,luk ewa rmwater. Ins
tallin g/remo ving thefloor mats &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
object sin thedr iver's foot we ll
Obj ectsin thedr iver's foot we llma yim pede
pedal trav el or bloc kadepr essed pedal.
This jeopar dizestheoper ating androad
saf etyof theve hicle. #
Stow allobj ect sin theve hicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intoth edr iver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alw aysins tallth efloor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur e
th at ther eis alw ayssuf ficie ntroom for
th epedals. #
Donotuse loose floor mats anddonot
place floor mats ontopof one another. Ins
talling floormat s #
Movethecor responding seatbackwards and
la y th efloor mat inthefo ot we ll. #
Press studs 1onto holder s2. #
Adjus tth ecor responding seat. %
Vehicl eswith ath ird ro w of sea ts:to
ins tallth efloor mats ontheth ird ro w of
seat s,slide thecor responding seatonthe
second rowofseats forw ards.
Re mo ving floor mats #
Toremo ve:pu llth efloor mat offth eholder s
2. #
Remo vethefloor mat.
% Vehicl eswith ath ird ro w of sea ts:to
re mo vethefloor mats ontheth ird row of
seats, slidethecor responding seatonthe
second rowofseats forw ards. Seat
sand stow ing 12
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Ext
erior light ing Inf
orma tion abou tlight ingsystems andyour
re sponsibility The
various lighting systems oftheve hicle are
onl yaids. Thedriver oftheve hicle isresponsible
fo rcor rect vehicle illumination inaccor dance
wit hth epr eva iling light andvisibilit ycon dition s,
leg alrequ iremen tsand traf fic situ ation. Li
ght switch Ope
ratin gthe light switch 0047
0063 Left-ha ndstandi nglam ps
0048 0064 Right-hand standi nglam ps
0049 0060 Parking lam psand licen seplat elam p
004A 0058 Automatic driving lights(pr efer redlight
switc hposition ) 004B
0058 Lowbeam/high beam
6 005E Switchesthere ar foglight on/of f
When low beam isactiv ated, the0060 indicat or
lam pfo rth epar king lampswill bedeactiv ated
and replaced bythe0058 low- beam indicat or
lam p. #
Alw ayspar kyo ur vehicle safely using suffi‐
cie ntlighti ng,inacco rdanc ewit hth ere le‐
va nt lega lst ipulation s.
* NO
TEBatt erydi sc ha rging byoper ating
th est andi nglight s Oper
atingth est andi nglight sove ra per iod of
hour sputs ast ra in on thebatt ery. #
Wher epossible, switchon the
ri ght 0064 orleft0063 parking light. In
theeve ntofsevere batt erydisc harging, the
par kinglam psorstandi nglam pswill be
swit ched offaut omaticall yto facil itat eth ene xt
engine star t. 12
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Light andvisib ility

The
exterior lighting (exc ep tst andi ngand park‐
ing lam ps) will swit choffaut omaticall ywhen the
dr iver's door isopened.
R Obser vetheno teson sur round lighting
(/ page13 1).
Au tomatic drivin glights function
The parking lam ps,low beam anddaytime run‐
ning lamp sar eswitc hedonaut omaticall y
depending ontheignition status andtheambi‐
ent light. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenth elow
beam isswitc hedoffin poor visibility
When thelight switc his setto 0058 ,th elow
beam mayno tbe switc hedonaut omaticall y
if th er eis fog, sno wor other causes ofpoor
visibili tysuc has spr ay. #
Insuc hcases, turnth elight switc hto
0058 . The
automatic driving lights areonl yan aid. You
ar ere sponsible forve hicle lighting. Switc
hingthere ar foglam pson oroff
Re quirement s:
R The light switc his in the0058 or0058 posi‐
tion . #
Press the 005E button.
Please observethecount ry-spe cificlaws onthe
use ofrear foglam ps.
% Vehicles withAIRMA TICorE-AC TIVE BODY
CO NTR OLwithof f-r oad package :wh en the
re ar foglam pis switc hedon,off-r oad leve l
+3 willno tbe available. Ifth ere ar foglam p
is switc hedonand off-r oad leve l+3 isact i‐
va ted, theve hicle willbelowe redto off-r oad
le ve l+2. Oper
ating thecombin ation switc hfo rthe
li ghts 1
Highbe am
2 Turn signal light,right
3 High-beam flasher
4 Turn signal light,left #
Use thecombin ationswitchto act ivat eth e
desir edfunc tion. Light
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High
beam #
Toswitc hon: turnth elight switc hto the
0058 or0058 position. #
Push thecombin ationswitchin thedir ect ion
of arrow 1.
When thehigh beam isactiv ated, the0058
indicat orlam pfo rlo w bea misdea ctivated
and replaced bythe0057 indicat orlam pfo r
high beam. #
Toswitc hof f:push thecombin ationswitch
in thedir ect ion ofarrow 1orpull itin the
dir ect ion ofarrow 3.
High-be amflasher #
Pullth ecombin ationswitchin thedir ect ion
of arrow 3.
Tu rn signal light #
Toindicat ebr iefl y:push thecombin ation
switc hbr ief lyto thepoint ofresis tance inthe
dir ect ion ofarrow 2or4.
The corresponding turnsignal lightwillflash
th re etimes. #
Toindicat eper manentl y:push thecombi‐
nation switchbe yond thepoint ofresis tance
in thedir ect ion ofarrow 2or4.
Ve hicles withAc tiveLa ne Chang eAssi st:
R Indicat oroper ation activated bythedr iver
can extend forth edur ation ofthelane
ch ang e.
R Ifth edr iver indicat eddirect lybef orehand
but alane chang ewa sno timmediat ely
possible ,th etur nsignal indicat orma y
activ ateaut omaticall y. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe hazar dwa rning
light s #
Press butt on1.
The hazar dwa rning light swill switc hon aut o‐
matic allyif:
R The airbag hasbeen deployed.
When theindicat orisactiv ated, thehazar dwa rn‐
ing light sar eint erru pte d. 12
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Light andvisib ility