2017 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE COUPE Owner's Manual

There is a short delay before a change in outside
temperature appears in the multifunction dis-
play.
Coolant temperature gauge
GWARNING
Opening the hood when the engine is over-
heated or when there is a fire in the engine
compartment could expose you to hot gases
or other service products. There is a risk of
injury.
Let an overheated engine cool down before
opening the hood. If there is a fire in the
engine compartment, keep the hood closed
and contact the fire department.
!A display message is shown if the coolant
temperature is too high.
If the coolant temperature is over 248 ‡
(120 †), do not continue driving. The engine
will otherwise be damaged.
The coolant temperature gage is in the instru-
ment cluster on the right-hand side (
Ypage 33).
Under normal operating conditions and with the
specified coolant level, the coolant temperature
may rise to 248 ‡ (120 †).
Operating the on-board computer
Overview
:Multifunction display
;Right control panel
=Left control panel
XTo activate the on-board computer: turn
the SmartKey to position 1in the ignition lock.
You can control the multifunction display and
the settings in the on-board computer using the
buttons on the multifunction steering wheel.
Vehicles with the COMAND multimedia system:
you can find further information on the Voice
Control System in the separate operating
instructions.
Vehicles with the Audio 20 multimedia system:
you can find further information on voice-oper-
ated navigation in the manufacturer's operating
instructions.
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On-board computer and displays
Z

Left control panel
=
;RCalls up the menu and menu bar
9
:Press briefly:
RScrolls in lists
RSelects a submenu or function
RIn theAudiomenu: selects the
previous or next station, when the
preset list or station list is active,
or an audio track or video scene
RIn the Tel(telephone) menu:
switches to the phone book and
selects a name or telephone num-
ber
9
:Press and hold:
RIn the Audiomenu: selects a pre-
set list or a station list in the
desired frequency range, or an
audio track or video scene using
rapid scrolling
RIn the Tel(Telephone) menu:
starts rapid scrolling if the phone
book is open
aRConfirms the selection or display
message
RIn the Tel(Telephone) menu:
switches to the phone book and
starts dialing the selected number
%Press briefly:
RBack
RSwitches off voice-operated navi-
gation or the Voice Control System
RHides display messages or calls up
the last Tripmenu function used
RExits the telephone book/redial
memory
%Press and hold:
RCalls up the standard display in the
Tripmenu
Right control panel
~RRejects or ends a call
RExits the telephone book/redial
memory
6RMakes or accepts a call
RSwitches to the redial memory
W
XRAdjusts the volume
8RMute
?RSwitches on voice-operated navi-
gation or the Voice Control System
Multifunction display
:Permanent display: outside temperature or
speed (Ypage 215)
;Time
=Text field
?Menu bar
ADrive program (Ypage 134)
BTransmission position (Ypage 134)
XTo display menu bar ?: press the=
or ; button on the steering wheel.
If you do not press any other button, menu
bar ?fades out after a few seconds.
Text field =shows the selected menu or sub-
menu as well as display messages.
iSet the time using the multimedia system;
see the Digital Operator's Manual.
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On-board computer and displays

Possible displays in the multifunction dis-
play:
RZGearshift recommendation, when shifting
manually (Ypage 136)
Rj Parking Pilot (Ypage 177)
RCRUISECruise control (Ypage 157)
R_ Adaptive Highbeam Assist
(Ypage 108)
Rè ECO start/stop function (Ypage 129)
RëHOLD function (Ypage 167)
RaDistance Pilot DISTRONIC Steering Pilot
(Ypage 214)
RDSRDownhill Speed Regulation
(Ypage 168)
Menus and submenus
Menu overview
Press the =or; button on the steering
wheel to call up the menu bar and select a menu.
Operating the on-board computer (
Ypage 207).
Depending on the equipment installed in the
vehicle, you can call up the following menus:
RTripmenu (Ypage 209)
RNavimenu (navigation instructions)
(Ypage 210)
RAudiomenu (Ypage 211)
RTelmenu (telephone) (Ypage 212)
RDriveAssistmenu (assistance)
(Ypage 213)
RServ.menu (Ypage 213)
RSett.menu (settings) (Ypage 215)
RAMGmenu (Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
(Ypage 218)
Trip menu
Standard display
XPress and hold the %button on the steer-
ing wheel until the Tripmenu with trip odom-
eter :and odometer ;appears.
Trip computer "From Start" or "From
Reset"
:Distance
;Driving time
=Average speed
?Average fuel consumption
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Tripmenu.
XPress the9or: button to select
From startor From reset.
The values in the From
Startsubmenu are cal-
culated from the start of a journey, while the
values in the From Reset
submenu are calcu-
lated from the last time the submenu was reset
(
Ypage 210).
The From Start
trip computer is automatically
reset if:
Rthe ignition has been switched off for more
than four hours.
R999 hours have been exceeded.
R9,999 miles have been exceeded.
The From reset
trip computer is automatically
reset if the value exceeds 9,999 hours or
99,999 miles.
ECO display
The ECO display is not available for Mercedes-
AMG vehicles.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Tripmenu.
XPress the9or: button to select ECODISPLAY.
If the ignition remains switched off for longer
than four hours, the ECO display will be auto-
matically reset.
For more information on the ECO display, see
(
Ypage 149).
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On-board computer and displays
Z

Displaying therange an dcurrent fuel
consumption
Mercedes-AMG vehicles :th emen uonly dis -
plays approximat erange :.
XPress th e= or; buttonon th esteerin g
whee lto selec tth eTri pmenu.
Digital speedometer
XPress th e= or; buttonon th esteerin g
whee lto selec tth eTri pmenu.
XPress th e9 or: buttonto selec tth e
digita lspeedometer.
A gear shift recommendation Zcan also
appear.
Observ eth einformation on gearshift recom -
mendation Zwhen shiftin gmanually
(
Ypage 136).
Mercedes-AMG vehicles : agearshift recom -
mendation is shown in th estatus bar of th e
multifunction display and no tin th edigita l
speedometer display.
Resetting value s
XPress the= or; buttonon th esteerin g
whee lto selec tth eTri pmenu.
XPress th e9 or: buttonto selec tth e
function that you wish to reset .
XPressato confirm your selection .
XPress:to selec tYesand press ato
confirm .
You can reset th evalues of th efollowin gfunc-
tions:
RTrip odometer
R"From Start "trip compute r
R"From Reset" trip compute r
RECOdisplay
If you reset th evalues in th eEC Odisplay, th e
values in th e"From Start "trip compute rare also
reset .If you reset th evalues in th e"From Start "trip computer, th
evalues in th eEC Odisplay are
also reset .
Navigation syste mmenu
Displaying navigation instructions
In th eNav imenu, th emultifunction display
shows navigation instructions.
Observ eth eadditional information on naviga-
tion in th eseparat emultimedia system operat -
in g instructions.
XSwitc hon th emultimedia system (se esepa-
rat eoperatin ginstructions).
XPress th e= or; buttonon th esteerin g
whee lto selec tth eNav imenu.
Route guidance not active
:Direction of trave l
;Currentroad
Route guidance active
No change of direction announced
:Distanc eto destination
;Distanc eto th enext chang eof direction
=Curren troad
?"Follow th eroad's course" symbol
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On-board computer and displays

Change of direction announced without a
lane recommendation
:Road into which the change of direction
leads
;Distance to change of direction and visual
distance display
=Change-of-direction symbol
When a change of direction is to be made, you
will see symbol =for the change of direction
and distance graphic ;. The distance indicator
shortens towards the top of the display as you
approach the point of the announced change of
direction. The change of direction starts once
the distance display reaches zero.
Change of direction announced with a
lane recommendation
:Road into which the change of direction
leads
;Distance to change of direction and visual
distance display
=Lanes not recommended
?Recommended lane and new lane during a
change of direction
AChange-of-direction symbol
On multilane roads, lane recommendations can
be displayed for the next change of direction if
the digital map supports this data. During the
change of direction, new lanes may be added.
Lane not recommended =: you will not be able
to complete the next change of direction if you
stay in this lane.
Recommended lane and new lane during a
change of direction ?: in this lane you will be
able to complete the next two changes of direc-
tion without changing lane.
Other status indicators of the naviga-
tion system
The navigation system displays additional infor-
mation and the vehicle status.
Possible displays:
RNew Route...or Calculating Route...
A new route is calculated.
RRoad Not Mapped
The vehicle position is inside the area of the
digital map but the road is not recognized, e.g.
newly built streets, car parks or private land.
RNo Route
No route could be calculated to the selected
destination.
RO
You have reached the destination or an inter-
mediate destination.
Audio menu
Selecting a radio station
:Active station list
;Station frequency with memory position
The multifunction display shows station ;with
station frequency or station name. The preset
position is only displayed along with station ;if
this has been stored. You can store TV chan-
nels ;in the multimedia system.
XSwitch on the multimedia system and select
radio; see the separate operating instruc-
tions.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Audiomenu.
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On-board computer and displays
Z

XTo select a preset list or station list:press
and briefly hold the 9or: button until
the preset list or station list in the desired
frequency range is shown in the multifunction display.
XTo select a station: briefly press9
or :.
iSIRIUS XM satellite radio functions like a
normal radio.
For more information on radio operation, see
"Satellite radio" in the separate operating
instructions.
Operating an audio player or audio
media
Audio data from various audio devices or media
can be played, depending on the equipment
installed in the vehicle.
XSwitch on the multimedia system and select
audio CD or MP3 mode; see the separate
operating instructions.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Audiomenu.
XTo select the next/previous track: briefly
press the 9or: button.
XTo select a track from the track list (rapid
scrolling): press and hold the 9or:
button until desired track :has been
reached.
If you press and hold 9or:, the rapid
scrolling speed is increased. Not all audio
drives or data carriers support this function.
If track information is stored on the audio device
or medium, the multifunction display will show
the number and title of the track.
Video DVD operation
XSwitch on the multimedia system and select
video DVD; see the separate operating
instructions.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Audiomenu.
XTo select the next or previous scene:
briefly press the9or: button.
XTo select a scene from the scene list
(rapid scrolling): press and hold the 9
or : button until desired scene :has
been reached.
Telephone menu
Introduction
GWARNING
If you operate information systems and com-
munication equipment integrated in the vehi-
cle while driving, you will be distracted from
traffic conditions. You could also lose control
of the vehicle. There is a risk of an accident.
Only operate the equipment when the traffic
situation permits. If you are not sure that this
is possible, park the vehicle paying attention
to traffic conditions and operate the equip-
ment when the vehicle is stationary.
When telephoning, you must observe the legal
requirements for the country in which you are
currently driving.
XSwitch on the mobile phone (see the manu-
facturer’s operating instructions).
XSwitch on the multimedia system (see sepa-
rate operating instructions).
XEstablish a Bluetooth®connection to the mul-
timedia system; see the separate operating
instructions.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Telmenu.
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On-board computer and displays

You will see one of the following display mes-
sages in the multifunction display:
RPhone READYor the name of the network
provider: the mobile phone has found a net-
work and is ready to receive.
RPhone No Service: there is no network
available or the mobile phone is searching for
a network.
Accepting a call
If someone calls you when you are in the Telmenu, a display message appears in the multi-
function display.
You can accept a call at any time regardless of
the menu selected.
XPress the6button on the steering wheel
to accept an incoming call.
Rejecting or ending a call
You can end or reject a call even if you are not in
the Telmenu.
XPress the ~button on the steering wheel
to reject or end a call.
Selecting an entry from the telephone
book
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Telmenu.
XPress the9,:ora button to
switch to the phone book.
XAuthorize access to the phone book on the
phone.
XPress the 9or: button to select the
desired name.
or
XTo start rapid scrolling: press and hold the
9 or: button for longer than one sec-
ond.
Rapid scrolling stops when you release the
button or reach the end of the list.
XIf only one telephone number is stored for
a name: press the 6ora button to
start dialing.
or
XIf there is more than one number for a
particular name: press the6ora
button to display the numbers.
XPress the 9or: button to select the
number you want to dial.
XPress the 6ora button to start dialing.
or
XTo exit the telephone book: press the~
or % button.
Redialing
The on-board computer saves the last names or
numbers dialed in the redial memory.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Telmenu.
XPress the6button to switch to the redial
memory.
XPress the 9or: button to select the
desired name or number.
XPress the 6ora button to start dialing.
or
XTo exit the redial memory: press the~
or % button.
Assistance menu
Introduction
Depending on the equipment installed in the
vehicle, you have the following options in the
DriveAssist
menu:
RDisplaying the assistance graphic
(Ypage 214)
RActivating or deactivating Steering Pilot
(Ypage 214)
RActivating or deactivating Active Brake Assist
(Ypage 214)
RActivating or deactivating Active Brake Assist with cross-traffic function (Ypage 214)
RActivating/deactivating ATTENTION ASSIST
(Ypage 214)
RActivating/deactivating Blind Spot Assist or
Active Blind Spot Assist (Ypage 214)
RActivating/deactivating Lane Keeping Assist
or Active Lane Keeping Assist (Ypage 215)
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On-board computer and displays
Z

Displaying theassistance graphic
XPress th e= or; buttonon th esteerin g
whee lto selec tth eDriveAssistmenu.
XPress 9or: to selec tAssistanc eGraphic.
XConfirmby pressing aon thesteerin g
wheel.
The multifunction display shows th eDistanc e
Pilo tDISTRONIC distanc edisplay in th eassis-
tanc egraphi cdisplay.
The assistanc egraphi cdisplays th estatus of
and information from th efollowin gdrivin g
systems or drivin gsafet ysystems :
RTraffic Sign Assis t (Ypage 190)
RDistancePilo tDISTRONIC (Ypage 159)
RActive BrakeAssis t (Ypage 62)
RActive Brak eAssis twit hcross-traffic func-
tion (Ypage 67 )
RATTENTION ASSIST (Ypage 189)
RLaneKeepin gAssis t (Ypage 193) or Active
Lan eKeepin gAssis t (Ypage 197)
RDSR (Ypage 168)
XPress :to display th eATTENTION ASSIST
assessment.
Activating/deactivating Steering Pilo t
XPress the= or; buttonon th esteerin g
whee lto selec tth eDriveAssistmenu.
XPress 9or: to selec tSteeringPilot.
XConfir mby pressing aon thesteerin g
wheel.
The curren tselection appears .
XTo activate/deactivate :press th ea but-
to nagain .
Whe nth eSteerin gPilo tis activated, th emul-
tifunction display displays aSteering
PilotOnmessage.
Further information about Distanc ePilo t
DISTRONIC wit hSteerin gPilo t (
Ypage 165).
Activating or deactivating Active Brak e
Assis t
You can use these function sto activate/deac -
tivat eActive Brak eAssis tor ,on vehicles wit h
th eDriving Assistanc epackage, to activat eor
deactivat eActive Brak eAssis twit hcross-traffic
function .
XPress the= or; buttonon th esteerin g
whee lto selec tth eDriveAssistmenu.
XPress th e9 or: buttonto selec t
Brake Assist.
XPress ato confirm .
The curren tselection appears .
XTo activate/deactivate :press th ea but-
to nagain .
Whe nActive Brak eAssis tor Active Brak e
Assis twit hcross-traffic function is deactiva-
ted, th eæ symbol appears in th emulti-
function display in th eassistanc egraphi cdis -
play.
Further information on Active Brak eAssis t
(
Ypage 62) and Active Brak eAssis twit hcross -
traffic function (Ypage 67).
Activating/deactivating ATTENTIO N
ASSIS T
XPress th e= or; buttonon th esteerin g
whee lto selec tth eDriveAssistmenu.
XPress th e9 or: buttonto selec t
Attention Assist.
XPress th ea button.
The curren tselection appears .
XPressato confirm .
XPress the: or9 buttonto set Off,
Standardor Sensitive.
XPress th ea buttonto sav eth esetting .
Whe nATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated, th e
é symbol appears in th emultifunction dis -
play in th eassistanc egraphics display.
Fo rfurther information about ATTENTION
ASSIST ,see (
Ypage 189).
Activating/deactivating Blind Spot
Assist
XPress th e= or; buttonon th esteerin g
whee lto selec tth eDriveAssistmenu.
XPress th e9 or: buttonto selec t
Blind Spo tAssist.
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On-board computer and displays