2016 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE Owners Manual

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Collision Preven ‐
tio n Assist Plu s
Currently Unavaila‐
ble See Operator' s
Manual COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLU S is temporarily no t operational.
Possibl e causes are: R
th e radar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to elec -
tromagneti c radiation emitted by nearby TV or radi o station s or
other source s of electromagneti c radiation .R
th e system is outside th e operating temperature range.R
th e on-boar d voltag e is to o low.
Whe n th e causes state d abov e no longer apply, th e display message
disappears.
COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLU S is operational again .
If th e display message does no t disappear :X
Pull ove r and stop th e vehicl e safely as soo n as possible, payin g
attention to roa d and traffic conditions.X
Secur e th e vehicl e against rollin g away ( Y
page 178).X
Restart th e engine.
Collision Preven ‐
tio n Assist Plu s
Inoperative COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLU S is temporarily inoperative due
to a malfunction . Adaptive Brake Assis t may also hav e failed.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
PRE-SAFE Inopera‐
tiv e See Operator' s
Manual Importan t function s of PRE-SAF E ®
hav e failed. Al l other occupant
safet y systems , e.g. air bags , remain available.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
PRE-SAFE Functions
Currently Limite d
See Operator' s Man ‐
ual PRE ‑ S AF E ®
PLU S or PRE ‑ SAFE ®
Brake is temporarily inoperative.
Possibl e causes are: R
function is impaire d due to heav y rain or snow.R
th e radar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to elec -
tromagneti c radiation emitted by nearby TV or radi o station s or
other source s of electromagneti c radiation .R
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: ES P ®
is deactivatedR
th e system is outside th e operating temperature range.R
th e on-boar d voltag e is to o low.
Whe n th e causes state d abov e no longer apply, th e display message
disappears.
PRE ‑ S AF E ®
PLU S and PRE ‑ S AF E ®
Brake are operational again .
If th e display message does no t disappear :X
Pull ove r and stop th e vehicl e safely as soo n as possible, payin g
attention to roa d and traffic conditions.X
Secur e th e vehicl e against rollin g away ( Y
page 178).X
Restart th e engine.X
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: switch ES P ®
on again ( Y
page 72) .Display messages 28 7
On-board computer and displays Z

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
PRE-SAFE Functions
Limite d See Opera‐
tor's Manual PRE ‑ S AF E ®
PLU S or PRE ‑ SAFE ®
Brake is unavailable due to a mal-
function . BA S PLU S wit h Cross-Traffic Assis t may also hav e failed.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
Radar Sensor s Dirty
See Operator' s Man ‐
ual At least on e of th e followin g drivin g systems or drivin g safet y systems
is temporarily restricted or inoperative: R
PRE-SAF E ®
PLU SR
PRE-SAF E ®
BrakeR
COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLU SR
DISTRONI C PLU S wit h Steering Assis t and Stop&Go Pilo tR
Active Lan e Keepin g Assis tR
Active Blind Spot Assis t
If th e radar sensor system in fron t is dirty, Active Blind Spot Assis t will
no t perfor m a course-correcting brak e application .
Possibl e causes are: R
th e sensor s in th e radiato r trim and/o r in th e bumpers are dirtyR
th e function of th e drivin g system and/o r drivin g safet y system is
impaire d due to heav y rain or snow.
A warning tone also sounds.
Whe n th e causes state d abov e no longer apply, th e display message
disappears. Al l drivin g systems and drivin g safet y systems are oper -
ative again .
If th e display message does no t disappear :X
Pull ove r and stop th e vehicl e safely as soo n as possible, payin g
attention to roa d and traffic conditions.X
Secur e th e vehicl e against rollin g away ( Y
page 178).X
Switc h off th e engine.X
Clean th e sensor s in th e followin g location s ( Y
page 365):R
in th e radiato r trimR
in th e fron t bumperR
in th e rear bumper, particularly in th e middle of th e rear bumperX
Restart th e engine.
The display message disappears.
u SRS Malfunction Ser ‐
vic e Required The restrain t system is faulty.
The u warning lamp also lights up in th e instrumen t cluster.
G WARNIN G
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be triggered
unintentionally or, in th e event of an accident, may no t be triggered .
There is an increased ris k of injury.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
Fo r further information about th e restrain t system, see ( Y
page 44) .288
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Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
u Front Lef t Malfunc‐
tio n Servic e
Required or F ron t
Right Malfunction
Servic e Required The restrain t system has malfunctioned at th e fron t on th e lef t or right .
The u warning lamp also lights up in th e instrumen t cluster.
G WARNIN G
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be triggered
unintentionally or, in th e event of an accident, may no t be triggered .
There is an increased ris k of injury.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
u Rea r Lef t Malfunc‐
tio n Servic e
Required or Rea r
Right Malfunction
Servic e Required The restrain t system has malfunctioned at th e rear on th e lef t or right .
The u warning lamp also lights up in th e instrumen t cluster.
G WARNIN G
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be triggered
unintentionally or, in th e event of an accident, may no t be triggered .
There is an increased ris k of injury.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
u Rea r Center Malfunc‐
tio n Servic e
Required The restrain t system has malfunctioned at th e rear center. The u
warning lamp also lights up in th e instrumen t cluster.
G WARNIN G
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be triggered
unintentionally or, in th e event of an accident, may no t be triggered .
There is an increased ris k of injury.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
u Lef t Sid e Curtai n
Airbag Malfunction
Servic e
Required or R igh t
Sid e Curtai n Airbag
Malfunction Servic e
Required There is a malfunction in th e left-han d or right-hand window curtai n air
bag. The u warning lamp also lights up in th e instrumen t cluster.
G WARNIN G
The lef t or right window curtai n air bag may either be triggered unin-
tentionally or, in th e event of an accident, may no t be triggered .
There is an increased ris k of injury.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop immediately. Display messages 28 9
On-board computer and displays Z

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Front Passenger Air ‐
bag Disabled See
Operator' s Manual The front-passenger air bag is deactivated during th e journey, eve n
though : R
an adult
or R
a person of th e correspondin g statur e is on th e front-passenger seat
If additional force s are applie d to th e seat , th e system may interpret
th e occupant's weigh t as lower than it actually is.
G WARNIN G
The front-passenger air bag does no t deploy during an accident.
There is an increased ris k of injury.X
Pull ove r and stop th e vehicl e safely as soo n as possible, payin g
attention to roa d and traffic conditions.X
Secur e th e vehicl e against rollin g away ( Y
page 178).X
Switc h th e ignition off .X
Hav e th e occupant get out of th e vehicle.X
Kee p th e seat unoccupied , close th e front-passenger door and
switch on th e ignition .X
Observ e th e PASSENGER AI R BA G indicator lamp s in th e center
console and th e multifunction display and chec k th e following:
Seat unoccupied and ignition switched on :R
a self-diagnosis is carrie d out . The PASSENGER AI R BA G OF F and
PASSENGER AI R BA G ON indicator lamp s mus t ligh t up simulta-
neousl y for approximately six seconds R
th e PASSENGER AI R BA G OF F indicator lamp mus t then ligh t up
and remain lit after th e self-di agnosis . If th e indicator lamp is on ,
OCS (Occupant Classification System) has disabled th e front-
passenger fron t air bag ( Y
page 52 )R
th e Front Passenger Airbag Enable d See Operator' s
Manual or Front Passenger Airbag Disabled See Opera‐
tor's Manual display message s mus t no t be shown in th e mul-
tifunction display X
Wait for a period of at least 60 seconds until th e necessar y system
checks hav e been completed.X
Mak e sur e that th e display message s do no t appear in th e multi-
function display.
If these condition s are fulfilled , th e front-passenger seat can be occu-
pied again . Whether th e PASSENGER AI R BA G OF F or ON indicator
lamp remain s lit or goe s out depend s on how OCS classifies th e occu-
pant.
If th e condition s are no t fulfilled , th e system is no t operating correctly.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
Fo r further information about th e Occupant Classification System, see
( Y
page 52) .290
Display messages
On-board computer and displays

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Front Passenger Air ‐
bag Enable d See
Operator' s Manual The front-passenger air bag is enabled during th e journey, eve n
though : R
a child, a small adult or an objec t weighing less than th e system' s
weigh t threshold is locate d on th e front-passenger seat
or R
th e front-passenger seat is unoccupied
The system may detec t objects or force s applyin g additional weigh t on
th e seat .
G WARNIN G
The air bag may deploy unintentionally.
There is an increased ris k of injury.X
Pull ove r and stop th e vehicl e safely as soo n as possible, payin g
attention to roa d and traffic conditions.X
Secur e th e vehicl e against rollin g away ( Y
page 178).X
Switc h th e ignition off .X
Ope n th e front-passenger door .X
Remove th e child and th e child restrain t system from th e front-
passenger seat .X
Mak e sur e that there are no objects on th e seat addin g to th e
weight.
The system may otherwise detec t th e additional weigh t and inter-
pre t th e seat occupant's weigh t as greate r than it actually is.X
Kee p th e seat unoccupied , close th e front-passenger door and
switch on th e ignition .X
Observ e th e PASSENGER AI R BA G indicator lamp s in th e center
console and th e multifunction display and chec k th e following:
Seat unoccupied and ignition switche d on :R
a self-diagnosis is carrie d out . The PASSENGER AI R BA G OF F and
PASSENGER AI R BA G ON indicator lamp s mus t ligh t up simulta-
neousl y for approximately six seconds R
th e PASSENGER AI R BA G OF F indicator lamp mus t then ligh t up
and remain lit after th e self-diagnosis . If th e indicator lamp is on ,
OCS has disabled th e front-passenger fron t air bag ( Y
page 52)R
th e Front Passenger Airbag Enable d See Operator' s
Manual or Front Passenger Airbag Disabled See Opera‐
tor's Manual display message s mus t no t be shown in th e mul-
tifunction display X
Wait for a period of at least 60 seconds until th e necessar y system
checks hav e been completed.X
Mak e sur e that th e display message s do no t appear in th e multi-
function display.
If these condition s are fulfilled , th e front-passenger seat can be occu-
pied again . Whether th e PASSENGER AI R BA G OF F or ON indicator
lamp remain s lit or goe s out depend s on how OCS classifies th e occu-
pant.
If th e condition s are no t fulfilled , th e system is no t operating correctly.Display messages 29 1
On-board computer and displays Z

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P SolutionsX
Visit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
Fo r further information about th e Occupant Classification System, see
( Y
page 52).
Lights
i Vehicles wit h LE D bulbs in th e ligh t clusters :
The display message for th e correspondin g lamp only appear s when all of th e LEDs in th e lamp
hav e failed.
Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
I Check Lef t Corner ‐
ing Light or Check
Right Cornering
Light The lef t or right-hand cornering ligh t is defective.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
I Check Lef t Low Bea m
or Check Right Low
Bea m The lef t or right-hand low-beam headlamp is defective. X
Halogen headlamp : replace th e bulb ( Y
page 119).X
LED headlamps: consult a qualified specialist workshop .
I Check Traile r Right
Tai l Lam p The lef t and/o r right-hand trailer tai l lamp is faulty.X
Consult th e manufacturer' s operating instructions.
I Check Traile r Lef t
Tur n Signal or
Check Traile r Right
Tur n Signal The lef t or right-hand trailer tur n signal lamp is defective.X
Consult th e manufacturer' s operating instructions.
I Check Traile r Brake
Lam p The trailer brak e lamp is defective.X
Consult th e manufacturer' s operating instructions.
I Check Rea r Lef t
Tur n Signal or
Check Rea r Right
Tur n Signal The rear left-han d or rear right-hand tur n signal is defective.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .292
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On-board computer and displays

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Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
I Check Front Lef t
Tur n Signal or
Check Front Right
Tur n Signal The fron t left-han d or fron t right-hand tur n signal is defective.X
Halogen headlamp : replace th e bulb ( Y
page 119).X
LED headlamps: consult a qualified specialist workshop .
I Check Lef t Mirror
Tur n Signal or
Check Right Mirror
Tur n Signal The tur n signal in th e left-han d or right-hand exterio r mirror is defec -
tive. X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
I Check Center Brake
Lam p The high-mounte d brak e lamp is faulty.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
I Check Lef t Brake
Lam p or Check Right
Brake Lam p The lef t or right-hand brak e lamp is defective.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
I Check Lef t Tai l and
Brake Lamps or
Check Right Tai l
and Brake Lamps The lef t or right-hand tai l lamp/brake lamp is defective.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
I Check Lef t Hig h
Bea m or Check Right
Hig h Bea m The lef t or right-hand high beam is defective. X
Halogen headlamp : replace th e bulb ( Y
page 119).X
LED headlamps: consult a qualified specialist workshop .
I Licens e Plate Lam p The lef t or right-hand license plat e lamp is faulty.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
I Rea r Fog Lam p The rear fog lamp is faulty. X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
I Check Front Lef t
Parkin g Lam p or
Check Front Right
Parkin g Lam p The fron t lef t or fron t right parking or standing lamp is defective.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
I Backup Light The backup lamp is defective. X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .Display messages 29 3
On-board computer and displays Z

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Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
I Check Front Lef t
Sidemarke r Lam p or
Check Front Right
Sidemarke r Lam p The fron t left-han d or fron t right-hand side marke r lamp is faulty.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
I Check Lef t Tai l
Lam p or Check Right
Tai l Lam p The lef t or right-hand tai l lamp is defective.
or
The rear left-han d or rear right-hand side marke r lamp is faulty.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
I Check Lef t Daytim e
Runnin g Light or
Check Right Daytim e
Runnin g Light The lef t or right-hand daytime runnin g lamp is faulty.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
I Active Headlamps
Inoperative The active ligh t function is faulty.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
I Malfunction See
Operator' s Manual The exterio r lighting is defective. X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
Vehicles wit h trailer to w hitch : a fus e may hav e blown .X
Pull ove r and stop th e vehicl e safely as soo n as possible, payin g
attention to roa d and traffic conditions.X
Secur e th e vehicl e against rollin g away ( Y
page 178).X
Chec k th e fuses ( Y
page 384).X
If necessary, replace th e blown fuse. Observ e th e warning notes.
If th e multifunction display still shows th e display message :X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
I Malfunction See
Operator' s Manual The exterio r lighting is faulty. X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
I Aut o Lam p Function
Inoperative The ligh t sensor is defective. X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
I Switch Off Lights You leav e th e vehicl e and th e lights are switched on . A warning tone
also sounds. X
Turn th e ligh t switch to th e X position .294
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