flat tire MERCEDES-BENZ GLE SUV 2021 User Guide

In
addi tion, thetir egr ip isgreatl yre duced at
a low outside temp eratur eand tireru nning
te mp eratur e. #
ActivateESP ®
and adaptyo ur drivin g
st yle accor dingly. #
Use M+S tires atoutside temp eratur es
belo w50 °F(10 °C). #
Onlyuse thetir es forth eir intended pur‐
pose. Obser
vethefo llo wing when selecting,ins talling
and replacing tires:
R Further mor e,theuse ofcer tain tiretypes in
cer tain regions andareas ofoper ation can
be highl ybenef icial.
R Onlyuse tires and wheels ofthesame type
(summer tires, wint ertires, MOEx tende d
tir es) and thesame make.
R Onlyins tallwheels ofthesame sizeonone
axle (leftand right).
It is onl yper missible toins talla dif fere nt
wh eelsi ze intheeve ntofaflat tirein order
to drive to thespecialis two rkshop. R
Vehicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Allinstalled wheels mustbe equip‐
ped withfunc tioningsensorsfo rth etir e
pr essur emonit oring system.
R Attemp eratur esbelo w45 °F(7°C) use win‐
te rtir es orall-seaso ntir es mar kedM+S for
all wheels .
Wi nter tires bearing the004D snowflak esym‐
bol inaddition totheM+S marking prov ide
th ebes tpossible grip inwintr yro ad con di‐
tio ns.
R ForM+S tires, onlyuse tires wit hth esame
tr ead.
R Obser vethemaximum permissible speedfor
th eM+S tires installed.
If th etir e's maximum speedisbelo wthat of
th eve hicle, this mus tbe indic ated byan
appr opriatelabel inthedr iver's field of
vision.
R Break inne wtires atmoder atespeeds for
th efirs t60 miles(1 00 km) .
R Replace thetir es afte rsix yearsat thelat est,
re ga rdless ofwe ar. R
Wh enreplac ingwith tires that donotfe a‐
tur eru n-flat charact eristics :ve hicles with
MOExt ended tires areno teq uipped witha
TIREFIT kitatthefa ct or y. Eq uip th eve hicle
wit haTIREFIT kitafte rre placing withtir es
th at do notfe atur eru n-f latch aract eristic s,
e.g .wint ertires.
Fo rmor einf ormation onwhee lsand tires, con‐
ta ct aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Be sureto also obse rveth efo llo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page338)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page34 5)
R Tire size designation, load-bearing cap acity,
spe edrating andload index(/ pag e352 )
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page340)
R Noteson theemer gency sparewheel
(/ page36 6) Wheels
andtires 359

#
Press thewheel firm lyag ains tth e
wheel hubwhen screwing onthefirs t
wheel bolt. #
Tight enthewheel boltsevenlyin adi ag ona l
pa tter nin theor der indicat eduntil they are
fi ng er-tig ht. #
Ifth ecollapsible sparewheel hasbeen
ins talled, inflateth ecollapsible sparewheel
(/ page369). #
Lowe rth eve hicle (/page365). Lo
we ring theve hicl eaf te ra wh eelch ang e Re
quirement s:
R The newwheel hasbeen installed
(/ page36 4).
Obser vetheinf ormation ontirepr essur e
(/ page338). #
Place thera tche twr enc hont oth ehe xagon
nut ofthejac kso that theletter ing "AB" is
visible. #
Tolowe rthe vehicl e:tur nth era tche t
wr enc hof thejac kcount er-cloc kwise. #
Tight enthewheel boltsevenlyin adi ag ona l
pa tter nin theor der indicat ed1 to5 with
a max imum of59 lb-ft(80 Nm). #
Then tighten thewheel boltsevenlyin adi ag ‐
ona lpa tter nin theor der indicat ed1 to5
to thespecif iedtight ening torq ue of111 lb-ft
(1 50 Nm). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rythro ugh incor‐
re ct tigh tening torq ue
Th ewh eelscou ldcome looseifth ewheel
bolts orwheel nutsareno ttight ened tothe
pr escr ibed tighteningto rq ue. #
Makesur eth ewheel boltsorwheel
nuts aretight ened tothepr escr ibed
tight ening torq ue. #
Ifyo uar eno tsur e,do notmo vethe
ve hicle. Consult aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop andhave thetight ening tor‐
qu ech eckedimmediat ely. #
Chec kth etir epr essur eof thene wlymoun‐
te dwheel andadjus taccor dingly. #
Vehicl eswith tirepr ess urelos swa rning
sy stem: Restar tth etir epr essur eloss warn‐
ing system (/ page34 4).
Ex cep tion: thene wwheel isan emer gency
spa rewheel. Wheels
andtires 365

Ve
hicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Ifan emer gency sparewheel is
ins talled, thetir epr essur emonit oring sys‐
te m canno tfunction reliabl y.Fo ra fe w
minut esafte ran emerg encysparewhee lis
ins talled, thesy stem mayst ill displa yth etir e
pr essur eof there mo vedwheel. Onlyre star t
th esy stem again when theemer gency spare
wheel hasbeen replaced withane wwheel.
Be sureto also obse rveth efo llo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page338)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page34 5)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page340)
R Noteson installing tires (/ page35 7) Inflating
theemer gency spar ewheel *
NO
TEOverhea ting dueto thetir einf la‐
tion compressor running toolong #
Donotru nth etir einf lation compressor
fo rlong erthan tenminu teswit hout
int erru ption. Re
quirement s:
Com plywit hth emanuf acturer'ssafetyno teson
th est icke rof theemer gency sparewheel andon
th etir einf lation compressor . #
Remo vesticke rwit hth elabel 50mph
(80 km/ h)fr om thetir einf lation compressor
housing andaffix it to theins trument cluster
wit hin thedr iver's field ofvision. #
Remo vethetir einf lation compressor from
th estor ag espace underthecar gocom part‐
ment floor (/ page31 9). #
Pullfi ller hose 1and plug 3out ofthetir e
inf lation compressor housing. #
Inser tplug 7offiller hose 1inthesoc ket
on thetir einf lation compressor andthen
tur nit until plug7eng ages. #
Unscr ew thecap from theva lve on theemer‐
ge ncy sparewheel. #
Screw union nut2offiller hose 1onto
va lve . #
Mak esur eon and offswitc h4 ofthetir e
inf lation compressor issetto 0. #
Inser tplu g3 inasoc ketin your vehicle.
R Cigarette light ersoc ket Wheels
andtires 36
7

R
12Vsoc ket:(/ pag e12 1)
R Obse rveth eno teson thecig arette light er.
R Obser vetheno teson soc kets: (/ page 121) #
Press thest ar t/ stop butt ononce toswitc h
on thepo we rsupp ly.(/ page 150) #
Pres sOn /O ffswitc h4 onthetir einf lation
com pressor toI.
The tireinf lation compressor isswitc hedon.
The tireis inf lated. The tirepr essur eis
sho wnonmanome ter5. #
Pum pth etir eto thespecif iedtirepr essur e.
% The specif iedtirepr essur eis stat ed on the
label oftheemer gency sparewheel. #
When thespecif iedtirepr essur ehas been
re ac hed, press onand offswit ch4 onthe
tir einf latio ncom pres sor to0.
The tireinf lation compressor isswitc hedoff. #
Press thest ar t/ stop butt ontoswitc hof fth e
po we rsupp ly. #
Ifth etir epr essur eis higher than thespeci‐
fi ed pressur e,press pressur ere lease valve bu
tton 6 unti lth ecor rect tirepr ess ureha s
bee nre ac hed. #
Unscr ew unio nnut 2offiller hose 1from
th eva lve. #
Screw theva lve cap oftheemer gency spare
wheel ontoth eva lve ag ain. #
Storefiller hose 1and plug 3inthelowe r
section ofthetir einf lation compressor hous‐
ing. #
Storeth etir einf lation compressor inthe
ve hicle. Collapsible
sparewheel No
teson thecollap siblesparewheel &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent caused by
inc orrect whe eland tiredimensi ons
The wheelor tiresize andthetir etype ofthe
emer gency sparewheel orspar ewheel and
th ewheel tobe replaced maydif fer. Mount‐
ing anemer gency sparewheel/ sparewheel
ma yse verely im pa irth edr iving charact eris‐
tic s. To
preve nthazardous situa tions: #
Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle accor dinglyand
dr ive car efull y. #
Nevermount moreth an oneemer gency
spa rewheel orspar ewheel that dif fers
in size . #
Onlyuse anemer gency sparewheel or
spar ewheel ofadif fere nt size briefly. #
Donotsw itchof fESP ®
. #
>Ha vetheemer gency sparewheel or
spar ewheel ofadif fere nt size replaced
at thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop. Thenewwheel mustha ve the
cor rect dimensi ons. The
collapsib lespa rewheel isan emer gency
spa rewheel whichis onl ysuit able foruse fora
limi tedper iod oftime andinare strict ed manne r
in theeve ntofaflat tire(e. g.unt ilth enear est
wo rkshop).
The tireside walls arefo lded when intranspo rt
mode. Beforeuse, thecollapsible sparewheel 368
Wheels andtires

has
tobe inflated withth eaccom panying com‐
pr essor .
Chec kth etir epr essur eof thecollapsible spare
wheel onceins talled. Correct thepr essur eas
neces sary.
The maximum permissible speedwithacollapsi‐
ble spar ewheel installed is50 mph(8 0km/h).
Do notins tallsno wch ains onthecollapsible
spar ewheel.
Re place thecollapsible sparewheel afte rsix
ye arsat thelat est,re ga rdless ofwe ar.
% Ve
hicl eswith atir epr ess urelos swa rn‐
ing system: Ifacollap siblesparewheel is
ins talled, thetir epr essur eloss warning sys‐
te m canno tfunction reliabl y.Onl yre star tth e
sy stem again when thecollapsible spare
wheel hasbeen replaced withane wwheel.
Ve hicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Ifacollap siblesparewheel isins tal‐
led thetir epr essur emonit oring system can‐
no tfunc tion reliabl y.Fo ra fe w min utes afte r
an emer gency sparewheel isins talled, the
sy stem mayst ill displa yth etir epr essur eof
th ere mo vedwheel. Onlyre star tth esy stem ag
ain when thecollapsible sparewheel has
been replaced withane wwheel.
Be sureto also obse rveth efo llo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page338)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page340) Re
mo ving the collapsi blespar ewh eel The
collaps ible sparewh eelis locat edund erthe
cargo compartment floor . #
Obser vetheinf ormation onmount ingtires
(/ page35 7). #
Open theta ilg ate. #
Open thecar gocom partmen tfloor . #
Remo vethecollapsible sparewheel. Inflating
thecollap siblesparewheel Re
quirement s:
R Mount thecollapsible sparewheel asdescr i‐
bed (/page36 4). R
Remo vethetir einf lation compressor from
th estor ag ewe llunder thetrunk floor
(/ page31 9).
* NO
TEDama getothecollapsible spare
wheel whenlowe ring theve hicle Lo
we ring theve hicle without prev iousl y
inf latin gth ecollapsible sparewheel can
damag eits rim. #
Inflateth ecollapsible sparewheel using
th etir einf lation compressor before
lo we ring theve hicle. *
NO
TEOverhea ting dueto thetir einf la‐
tion compressor running toolong #
Donotru nth etir einf lation compressor
fo rlong erthan tenminu teswit hout
int erru ption. Wheels
andtires 369

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0077 Please Correct TirePres-
sure *T
hetirepr essur eis toolow in at leas tone ofthetir es, orthedif fere nce intirepr ess urebe twee nth eindividual
wheels istoogr eat. #
Chec kth etir epr essur eand add air,if neces sary. #
When thetir epr essur eis cor rect, restar tth etir epr essur emonit oring system (/ page343).
0077
Warning TireMalfunct ion *T
hetirepr essur ein one ormor etir es has dropped suddenly .The wheel position willbedispla yed. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent from drivi ng with aflat tire
R The tires can overheat and cause afire .
R The driving charact eristic sas wellas thesteer ing and braking maybe greatl yim pair ed.
Yo uco uld then lose control of theve hicle. #
Donotdr ive on withaflat tire. #
Obse rveth eno teson flat tires. No
teson flat tires (/ page31 8). #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition s. #
Chec kth etir es.
Tires Overheat ed *A
tle as tone tireisov erheating. Theaffect ed tires aredispl ayed inred. At temp eratur esclose tothelimit value, the
tir es aredisp laye din yello w. Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 433

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto insuf ficie nttirepr ess ure
R The tires can burst.
R The tires can wearexc essiv elyand/or unevenly.
R The driving charact eristic sas wellas thesteer ing and braking maybe greatl yim pair ed.
Yo uco uld then lose control of theve hicle. #
Obser vethere comme ndedtirepr ess ures. #
Adjus tth etir epr essur eif neces sary. #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition s. #
Chec kth etir epr essur e(/ page338) andthetir es. #
When thetir epr essur eis cor rect, restar tth etir epr essur eloss warning system (/ page34 4).
Check TirePressure Then
Restart RunFlatIndic ator *C
anada only:
The tirepr essur eloss warning system gener ated adi spl aymessa geand hasnotbeen restar tedsinc e. #
When thetir epr essur eis cor rect, restar tth etir epr essur eloss warning system (/ page34 4).
Run FlatIndic atorInoper a-
tive *C
anada only:
The tirepr essur eloss warning system ismalfunct ioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 435

BA
S(Br akeAssi stSystem) ............... ... 184
Dr iving tips............ ..............................155
EBD (electr oni cbr ak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion )........................ ............................. 187
HOLD functio n............ .........................208
Limi tedbr aking effect (sa lt-tr eated
ro ads) .................................................. 155
Ne w/r epla ced brak epad s/brake
discs ........................ ............................ 153
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle ..... 153
Po st-col lisi on brak e <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ....50
Br aki ng ass ista nc e
see BAS(Br akeAssi stSystem)
Br eakdo wn
Changing awheel ................................ 361
Ov ervie wof thehelp functions...... ........ 18
Ro adside Assis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> .....24
To w- star tin g........................................ 334
To wing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 330
Tr ans portingth eve hicle ......................3 32
Br eakdo wn
see Flat tire
Butt ons
St eer ing wheel .................................... 256 C
Calls Mer cedes me...................................... 284
Camer a..................................................... 218
Cam era
see 360° Camera
see Rear vie wcam era
Car key
see Smar tKey
Car wash
see Care
Car wash (car e)....................................... 308
Car -to-X -Commu nication
Displa yinghazar dwa rnings ............ .....2 78
Car e...........................................................3 14
Air -water duct <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 308
Au tomatic carwash ........................ ..... 308
Car pet............................................. ..... 314
Deco rativ efo il ................................ ...... 311
Dis play <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 314
Ext eriorlighti ng............. .......................312
Hea dliner ............ ................................. 314
Pa int wo rk <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 311 Plas
tictrim .......................................... 314
Po we rwa sher ...................................... 310
Re alwo od/tr imelements .................... 314
Re ar vie wcam era ................................ 312
Ru nning boards <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ............312
Sea tbel ts <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 314
Sea tco ver..... ....................................... 314
Senso rs<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 312
Sur round viewcam era .........................3 12
Ta ilpipes ...............................................3 12
Tr ailer hitch <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 312
Wa shing byhand ..................................3 11
Wheels/r ims........................................3 12
Wi ndo ws <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 312
Wi per blades ........................................ 312
Car gocom partmen tco ver
Ext end ing/retra cting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 115
No tes ................................................... 114
Re mo ving/ins talling .............................1 15
Car gocom partmen tflo or
Lo cking/ unloc king...............................1 19
Car gotie- down rings ...............................1 17
Car pet(Car e)............................................ 314
Cha ngeof address .................................... 25 456
Inde x

Emer
gency braking ................................. 180
Emer gency braking
see BAS(Br akeAssi stSystem)
Emer gency callsystem
see Mercede s-Benz emer gency callsy stem
Emer gency engine star t....... .................. 334
Emer gency key
Loc king adoor ....................................... 72
Un loc kin gadoor ...................................7 2
Emer gency oper ation mode
St artin gth eve hicle .............................. 151
Emer gency spar ewheel .........................3 66
Inf lating .............. ................................. 367
No tes .................................................. 366
Emer gency Tensioning Devices
Ac tivati on ........... ...................................37
Engine ECOstar t/ stop funct ion......................1 60
Engine number....... .............................373
St artin g(eme rgency operation
mode) .................................................. 151
St artin g(R emo teOnline) ............... ...... 153
St artin g(sta rt/s topbutt on) .................1 51 St
artin gassis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> .....327
Swi tching off(s ta rt/s topbutt on) .... .....1 74
Engine data
Dis playing ...................................... ...... 166
Engine number ........................................ 373
Engine oil.................................................3 05
Ad ditiv es........................................ ...... 377
Capaci ty.......................................... .... 378
Chec kingth eoil leve lusing theon-
boar dcom puter .............................. ..... 304
MB- Freig abe orMB- Appr oval .......... .....3 78
Qua lity .......... ....................................... 378
To pping up...........................................3 05
Ent ering /exitin gleve l
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 214
EQ boos t
Operating safety .................................... 25
ESC (Elect ronic Stabil ityContr ol)
see ESP®
(Electr onicStabilit yPr og ram)
ESP ®
Cr osswi ndAssis t..... ............................ 186
Tr ailer stabiliz ation...............................1 87 ESP
®
(Electr onicStabil ityProg ram) ...... 184
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............186
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 184
Ext erior light ing
see Ligh ts
Ext erior light ing(Car e)............................ 312
Ext erior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 138, 139
Anti-g lare mode (automatic) ................1 39
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function ........ 140
Fo lding in/out .....................................1 38
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion ........... 107
Pa rking posit ion...................................1 39
Se tting ................................................. 138 F
Fa tig ue detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Fi rs t-aid kit(sof tsi ded) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ...317
Flacon Inser ting/r emo ving.............................1 46
Flat tire ....... .............................................. 318
Chan gingawheel ................................ 361
MOE xten ded tires ................................ 318 Inde
x465

No
tes ..................... .............................. 318
TIREFIT kit...........................................3 20
Flat towing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats................................................ 125
Fo ilco vering
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors.............. 182
Fr ag rance
see Perfume atomiz er
Fr ee driving mode
St artin g...............................................2 23
Fr ee sof tware .......... .................................. 34
Fr eq uencies
Tw o-w ayradio ................................ ...... 372
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er).....4 2
Fr ont passeng erseat ................................ 93
Ad jus ting from thedr iver's seat ...... ...... 93
Fr ont passeng erseat
see Seat
Fu el ...........................................................3 77
Ad ditiv es.............. .......................... ...... 377
E1 0 ............ ..........................................376 Fu
elreser ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 377
Gasolin e.......................................... .....3 76
Qua lity(gaso line ).......... .................... ...376
Re fuel ing .............................................. 172
Sul fur cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 376
Ta nk cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ..............377
Fu nction seat
see Door controlpanel
Fu nction seat(rear passeng ercom‐
par tment)
see Seat (rear passeng ercom partmen t)
Fu ses ........................................................ 334
Bef orere placing afuse .................. ...... 334
Dashboar dfuse box............................ 336
Fu se assignment diagram...................3 34
Fu se boxin thecar gocom partmen t....3 36
Fu se boxin theengine compartmen t.. 335
Fu se boxin thefront -passen gerfo ot ‐
we ll................................................ ...... 336
No tes .................................................. 334
Fu ses
see Fuses G
Gar agedoor opener
Clea ring thememor y........................... 178
Opening orclosing thedoor ................1 78
Pr ogr amming buttons .......................... 176
Re sol ving problems ............................. 177
Sync hronizi ngthero lling code .............1 77
Gasoli ne....................................................376
Gasoli nestation price s....... .................... 278
Gear shiftre comm endation .................... 170
Genuin epar ts............................................ 23
Glide mode ............................................... 171
Glo vebox
Air vent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 148 H
Handbr ake
see Electr icpar king brak e
Handlin gch aract eristics (unus ual)....... 337
HAND S-FREEAC CESS ................................ 76
Hazar dwa rning light s.............................1 28 466
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