mirror MERCEDES-BENZ GLE SUV 2021 Owner's Manual

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Opens thedoor →
69
2 Locks/unl ocks theve hicle →
70
3 Setsthememor yfunc tion →
107
4 Adjus tstheseats electrically →
91
5 Switches theseat heating on/off →
102
6 Switches theseat ventil ation on/o ff →
103
7 Adjus tsthefront passeng erseat from the
dr iver's seat →
93
8 Opens/ closestheta ilg ate →
73
9 Opens/closes theright side windo w →
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Opens/closes there ar right side windo w →
78
B Child safetyloc kfo rth ere ar side windows →
64
C Opens/closes there ar leftside window →
78
D Opens/closes thelef tside windo w →
78
E Oper ates theoutside mirrors →
138
F Adjus tsthe4-w aylumbar support →
94
G Seatad jus tment using themultimedia system →
100
H Adjus tsthehead restra int s →
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aglanc e– Do orcon trol pane land seat adjus tment 15

Ins
tallin g #
Inser tth ehead restra int suc hth at the
no tches onthebar areon thelef twhen
vie we din thedir ect ion oftra vel. #
Push thehead restra int down untilit
eng ages. #
Foldthere ar seat backres tbac kunt ilit
eng ages. Conf
iguringtheseat settings Multi
media system:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Seat Comfort
Ad jus tingthe backres tco ntou rin the lumb ar
re gion oftheseat backres t(lum bar) #
Sele ctLumbar . #
Sele ctthese ttings Z forth edesir edseat. #
Adjus tth eair cushions .
Ad jus tingthe backres tsi de bolste rs #
Select SideBol sters . #
Adjus tth eair cushion forth edesir edseat. Se
tting theseat heatingbala nce #
Sele ctSeat HeatingBalan ce. #
Adjus tth eheat distribution forth edesir ed
seat. Se
tting automat icseat adjustm ent &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du ring adjus tment ofthedr iver's seat
af te rcall ing upadr iver profile
Selecting apr ofile ma ytrigg eran adju stment
of thedr iver's seat totheposition save d
und erthepr ofile. Youor other vehicle occu‐
pants couldbeinjur edinthepr ocess. #
Mak esur eth at when theposition of
dr iver's seat isbeing adjustedusing the
multime diasystem, nopeople orbody
par tsarein theseat's rang eof mo ve‐
ment.
If th er eis arisk ofsomeone becoming trap‐
ped, stop theadjus tmentpr ocess immedi‐
at ely: #
a)Tapth ewa rning mess ageon the
media display.
or #
b)Press amemor yposition buttonora
seat adjus tmentswitc hon thedr iver's
door .
The adjus tmentpr ocess isstopped. Re
quirement s:
R Adaptin gth edr iver's seat andsteer ing wheel
position tothebody size:automatic seat
adjus tmenthas been switchedon.
Multimedia system:
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Set ting s5
Vehicle
5 Autom aticSeat Adjustmen t
Switc hingautomat icseat adjustm ent on/of f
When theactiv euser profile isch ang edwhile
th eve hicle isstatio nary,thedr iver's seat, steer‐
ing wheel, outside mirrors and seat contour will
aut omat icallybe adap tedto thedr iver . #
Select OnorOff. 10
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Sea tsand stow ing

R
Outside mirrors
R Hea d-up Display
R Steer ing column
R Seat contour #
Setall systems tothedesir edposition . #
Brief lypress theV memor ybutt onand
th en press prese tposition 0037,Tor
U within thre esecon ds.
An acous ticsignal sounds. Thesettings are
st or ed. #
Tocall up:pr ess and brief lyhold prese tposi‐
tion button0037, TorU.
Af terre leasing thebutt on,allsystems are
mo vedint oth estor ed position. St
ow agear eas No
teson loading theve hicl e &
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tga spoisoning
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can entertheve hicle interior ifth eta il‐
ga te isopen when theengine isrunning ,
esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine before
opening theta ilg ate. #
Neverdr ive wit hth eta ilg ateopen . &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom unsecu red
it ems intheve hicle
If object s,lugg ageor loads areno tsecur ed
or notsecur edsuf ficie ntly,they cou ldslip,
tip ove ror be throw nar ou nd and ther eb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around. #
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dincor rectl y
If yo udo notadeq uatelyst ow object sin the
ve hicle interior ,th ey cou ldslipor be tossed
ar ound andther eb yst rike vehicle occupants.
In addition, cupholder s,open stow age
spac esand mobi lephon ebr ac kets cann ot 10
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Sea tsand stow ing

#
Foldthewiper arm from there placemen t
position backont oth ere ar wind ow. Mir
rors Oper
ating theout side mirrors &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
adjus tingve hicle settin gswhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ionsinpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int s,thesteer ing wheel orthemir‐
ro rwhi letheve hicle isin mo tion.
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion. #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int s,the
st eer ing wheel andthemir rorand fas‐
te nyo ur seat belt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto mis‐
judgment ofdis tance when using the
fr ont-passe nger mir ror
The outside mirroron thefront passeng er
side reflect sobjec tson asmaller scale. #
Ther efor e, alw ayslook over your sho ul‐
der inorder toensur eth at youar e
aw areof theactual distance betwee n
yo uand thero ad user sdr ivin gbehin d
yo u. Fo
lding theout side mirrors in/out #
Brief lypress butt on2.
% Ifth ebatt eryhas been discon nectedorhas
disc harged, theoutside mirrors mus tbe
mo vedbr ief lyusing button2. Onlyth en will
th eaut omatic mirrorfo lding function work
pr oper ly. 13
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Light andvisib ility

Ad
jus tingthe outsi de mir rors #
Press butt on1 or3 toselect theoutside
mir rorto be adjus ted. #
Press butt on4 toadjus tth eposition ofthe
mir rorgl ass.
Eng agin gth eout side mirrors
If an outsid emir rorhas been forc ibl ydisen ‐
ga ge d, proceed asfollo ws . #
Vehicles without electr icallyfo lding outside
mir rors:manu ally mo vetheoutside mirror
int oth ecor rect pos ition. #
Vehicles withelectr icallyfo lding outsidemir‐
ro rs:pr ess and holdbu tton 2.
Yo uwill hear aclic kand themir rorwil lau di‐
bl yclic kint opla ce. The outsi demir rorwil l
no wbe setto thecor rect pos ition. Au
tomatic anti-glar emir rors functio n &
WARNIN GRisk ofaci dbu rnsand poi‐
soning duetotheanti- glar emir rorelec‐
tr olyt e
Electr olytema yescap eif th eglass inan
aut omat icant i-glar emir rorbr eak s.
The electr olyteis hazardous tohealt hand
causes irrita tio n.Itmu stnotcome intocon‐
ta ct with your skin, eye s,respir ator yor ga ns
or clo thing orbe swallo wed. #
Ifyo uco me intoco ntact withelec tro‐
ly te ,obser vethefo llo wing:
R Imm ediat elyrinse theelectr olyte
fr om your skin wit hwa terand seek
medica latt ention.
R Ifelectr olyt ecomes intocont act
wit hyo ur eyes, immediat elyrinse
th em thor oughly withclean water
and seek medicalattent ion.
R Ifth eelectr olyt eis sw allo wed,
immediat elyrinse your mout hout
th or oughl y.Do notind uce vomiting.
Seek medica latt ention immedi ately . R
Immedia tely ch ang eout ofclo thing
whic hhas been contaminat edwith
electr olyt e.
R Ifan allergic react ion occurs, seek
medi calattent ion imm ediat ely. The
inside rear vie wmir rorand theoutside mir‐
ro ron thedr iver's side willautomatic allygo into
anti- glar emode iflight from aheadlam phit sth e
sensor ontheinside rear vie wmir ror.
Sy stem limit s
The system will notgo intoanti- glar emode if:
R The engineisswit ched off.
R Reversege ar iseng aged.
R The interior light ingisswit ched on. Fr
ont- passeng erout side mirrorpar kingpos i‐
tio nfun ction %
The parking posit ionisavailable onlyin vehi‐
cles withamemor yfunct ion.
The parking position makespar king easier . Light
andvisibili ty13
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In
thefo llo wing situat ions,th efront -passen ger
outside mirrorwil lswiv eldo wn wardsin the
dir ect ion ofthere ar wheel onthefront passeng‐
er's side:
R The parking position isstor ed (/ page14 0)
R Thefron t-pa ssenger mirror isselect ed
R Reversege ar iseng aged.
The fron t-passe nger out side mirrorwil lmo ve
bac kto its original positioninthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R Youshif tth etra nsmiss iontoano ther tra ns‐
mission position
R Youar etrav eling atspeeds great erthan
9 mp h(1 5 km/h)
R Youpr ess thebutt onforth eoutside mirror
on thedr iver's side St
oring and calling upthepa rking posit ionof
th efront- passeng erout side mirror Sto
ring #
Select thefront -passen geroutsi demir ror
usin gbut ton1. #
Eng agere ve rsege ar. #
Movethefront -passen geroutsi demir rorint o
th edesir edpar king position usingbutton2. Calling
up #
Select thefront -passen geroutsi demir ror
usin gbut ton1. #
Eng agere ve rsege ar.
The fron t-passe nger out side mirrorwil lmo ve
to thestor ed par king position. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe automati cmir ror
fo lding function Multime
diasystem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Vehicle #
Switc hAutom aticFolding onoroff. 14
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Light andvisib ility

#
Push handle 1.
The red0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indica‐
to rlam papp earsin theins trument cluster.
% The electr icpar king brak eis onl ysecur ely
applied ifth eindicat orlam pis lit con tinu‐
ously .
Re leasing #
Swit chon theignition . #
Pull handle 1.
The red0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indica‐
to rlam pin theins trument clustergoes out.
Emer gency braking #
Press and hold handle 1.
As long astheve hicle isdriving, thePlease
Release ParkingBrak emessag eis displa yed.
When theve hicle hasbeen brak ed toa
st ands till,th eelectr icpar king brak eis
applied. Thered0049 (USA)or0024 (Can‐
ada) indicat orlam pappear sin theins tru‐
ment cluster. Inf
orma tion oncollisio nde tection ona
pa rked vehicl e If
acolli sion isde tected whe nth eto w- aw ay
alar misarmed onaloc kedve hicle, youwill
re cei veano tificat ion inthemultimedia system
when youswit chon theignition .
Yo uwill recei veinformatio nabout thefo llo wing
point s:
R The area oftheve hicle that ma yha ve been
damag ed.
R The forc eof theim pact.
The follo wing situat ionscanlead toinadv ertent
acti vatio n:
R The parked vehicle ismo ved, e.g. inatw o-
st or yga rage .
% Dea ctivateth eto w- aw ay alar minorder to
pr eve ntina dvertent acti vatio n.Ifyo udeac ti‐
va te theto w- aw ay alar m,collision detection
wi llal so be dea ctivated.
% Ifth ebatt eryis se verely disc ha rged ,th e
function forde tecting acoll ision onapa rked ve
hicle isaut omaticall ydeactiv ated tofacil i‐
ta te thene xt engine star t.
Sy stem limit s
De tection maybe restrict ed inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R The vehicle isdamag edwithout impact, e.g.
if an outside mirroris torn offor thepaint is
damag edbyake y
R Animpact occursat low spee d
R The electric par kingbr ak eis no tapplied No
teson par king theve hicl efo ran extended
per iod If
yo ulea vetheve hicle parkedfo rlong erthan six
we eks,itma ysuf ferdama gethro ugh disus e.
The 12Vbatt eryma yalso beimpair edordam‐
ag ed byhea vydisc harging.
% Further information canbeobt ained ata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Plug-in hybrid: obser vetheno teson thehigh-
vo ltag ebatt eryin theSupplement .Ot her wise,
yo uma yfa ilto recogni zedangers. 18
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Driving and parking

ta
ke intoacc ount road, weather ortraf fic condi ‐
tions . In
fo rm ation onvehicl esen sorsand camer as 1
Camer asintheoutside mirrors
2 Multifunction camera 3
Front camer a
4 Ultrasonic sensors
5 Rear vie wcam era
% Depen dingon theve hicle's equipment, the
ra dar sensor sar eint egratedbehind the
bum persand/or behindthera diat orgrill.
Some driving anddriving safetysy stems use
camer asas wellas radar orultr asonic sensors
to monit orthear ea infront of,behind ornext to
th eve hicle.
Ke ep thear eas around thesensor sand camer as
fr ee ofdir t,ice orslush (/page31 2). The cam‐
er as and sensor smus tno tbe covered, forex am‐
ple bybicy clerack s, overhanging loads,sticke rs,
fo ilor foils toprotect agains tst one chipping .
Ad dition allicense platebr ac kets can impai rth e
function oftheultr asonic sensors,in par ticular .
In theeve ntofdama georase vere impact inthe
ar ea ofthesensor s,ha ve thefunc tion ofthe
sensor sch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop. Have damag eor stone chipping inthear ea
of thecamer asrepair edataqu alif ied spec ialist wo
rkshop. Ifth esensor sor camer asaredam‐
ag ed, some driving systems anddriving safety
sy stems mayno long erfunc tion proper ly. Ov
ervie wof driving systems anddriving
saf etysy stems R
ABS(Ant i-lockBra king System)
(/ page18 3)
R Off-ro ad ABS(/ page18 3)
R BAS(Bra keAssis tSyst em) (/page18 4)
R ESP ®
(El ectr onic Stability Program)
(/ page18 4)
R ESP ®
Cr ossw indAssis t(/ page18 6)
R ESP ®
trai le rst abiliz ation(/ page18 7)
R EBD (Ele ctroni cBrak efor ce Dis tribution)
(/ page18 7)
R STEER CONTR OL(/ page 187)
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e18 7)1
R Cruis econtr ol(/ page 192)
1 Thisfunctio nincl udes subfu nctio nswhi chareonl yav ailable incon junction withth eDr iving Assistance Packag e. 18
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Driving and parking

immed
iateve hicle surround ings.The system
assis tsyou, e.g .when parkingor atexits with
re duced visibility .
The views ofthesur round viewcam eraar e
alw aysav ailable whendrivin gfo rw ards up toa
speed ofappr ox.10 mph(1 6 km/h) andwhen
bac king up.
The surround viewcam erais on lyan aid and
ma ysho wadis torted viewof obs tacle s,sho w
th em incor rectly ornotsho wthem atall. Itis no t
a subs titutefo ryo ur att entio nto thesur round‐
ing s.The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu vering and
pa rking remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at ther e
ar eno per sons, animals orobjec tsetc., inthe
maneu vering area while ma neu vering and park‐
ing.
The system evaluat esimag esfrom thefo llo wing
cameras:
R Rear vie wcam era
R Front camer a
R Twoside camer asintheoutside mirrors
% Youcan open theco verof there ar vie wcam ‐
er aman ually(/ page23 5). Vi
ew sof thesur round viewcamer a
Yo ucan selectfrom differe nt vie ws: 1
Wide-ang levie w, front
2 Topvie wwit himag efrom thefront camer a
3 Topvie wwit himag esfrom theside camer as
in theoutside mirrors
4 Wide-ang levie w, rear
5 Topvie wwit himag efrom there ar vie wcam ‐
er a
6 Topvie wwit htrailer view(vehicles witha
tra iler hitch) To
pvie w 1
Lane indicati ngthero uteth eve hicle will
ta ke atthecur rent steer ing wheel angle
2 Warning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C
3 Your vehicle from above
The color oftheindividual segmentsof wa rning
displa y2 isbased onthedis tance tothede tec‐
te dobs tacle :
R Yello wsegment s:obs tacle sat adi st anc e
be tween appr ox.2.0 ft(0.6 m)and 3.3ft
(1 .0 m) 232
Driving andparking

When
theelectr icalconnect ionises tablished
be tween theve hicle andthetra iler ,th edispla y
ch ang estotheside camer avie w.
This viewsuppor tsmaneuv ering procedur eswit h
a trailer .
Side viewof themir rorca mer as
The side sof theve hicle canbeseen inthis vie w. 1
Guide lineofextern al vehicle dimensions
wit houtside mirrors folded out
2 Markerof thewheel contact poi nts
Sy stem failur e
If th esy stem isno tre ady foroper ation, thefo l‐
lo wing mess ageappear sin themedia display: Sy
stem limit s
The surround viewcam erawill notfun ction or
will onlypa rtiall yfunc tion inthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R The door sar eopen .
R The outs idemirrors arefo lded in.
R The tailg ateis open .
R Ther eis hea vyrain, sno wor fog.
R The ambient lightcondit ionsarepoor ,e.g. at
night.
R Camer as,orvehicle component sin whic h
th ecamer asareins talled, aredamag ed,dirty
or covered. Obser vetheinf ormation onvehi‐
cle sensor sand camer as(/ page18 2).
% Donotuse thesur round viewcam eraund er
suc hcir cum stanc es.Youco uld other wise
injur eot her sor collide withobject swhen
par king theve hicle.
Fo rte ch nica lre ason s,thest andar dheigh tof the
ve hicle maybe altered ifth eve hicle iscar rying a
hea vyload andcanresult ininaccur aciesinthe
guide linesandinthedispla yof thege ner ated
ima ges. 23
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Driving andparking