2018 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE COUPE Owner's Manual

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The yellow!warning lamp and th ered F (USAonly) or !
(Canada only) indicator lamp ligh tup.
The electric parking brak eis malfunctioning .
To release:
XSwitc hoff th eignition and tur nit bac kon .
XReleas eth eelectric parking brak emanually.
or
XReleas eth eelectric parking brak eautomatically (Ypage 157).
If th eelectric parking brak estill canno tbe released:
XDo no tdrive on .
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
The redF(USAonly) or !(Canada only) indicator lamp flashes
and th eyellow !warning lamp lights up.
The electric parking brak eis malfunctioning .
To release:
XSwitc hoff th eignition and tur nit bac kon .
XReleas eth eelectric parking brak emanually.
To apply :
XSwitchoff th eignition and tur nit bac kon .
XApply th eelectric parking brak emanually.
If th ered F (USAonly) or !(Canada only) indicator lamp con-
tinue sto flash:
XDo no tdrive on .
XSecureth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 372).
XShift th etransmission to position j.
XTurn th efron twheels toward sth ecurb.
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
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The yellow!warning lamp lights up. The red F(USAonly)
or ! (Canada only) indicator lamp flashes for about te nseconds
after th eelectric parking brak ehas been applie dor released. It then
goe sout or remain slit .
The electric parking brak eis malfunctioning .
XSwitchoff th eignition and tur nit bac kon .
XApply th eelectric parking brake.
If it is no tpossibl eto engage th eelectric parking brake:
XShift th etransmission to position j.
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
If it is no tpossibl eto release th eelectric parking brake:
XReleas eth eelectric parking brak eautomatically (Ypage 157).
If th eelectric parking brak estill canno tbe released:
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
The yellow!warning lamp lights up. If you manually apply or
release th eelectric parking brake, th ered F (USAonly) or !
(Canada only) indicator lamp flashes .
The electric parking brak eis malfunctioning .It is no tpossibl eto apply
th eelectric parking brak emanually.
XShift th etransmission to position j.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
F(USA
only)
!(Canada
only)
Parkin gBrake Inop‐
erativ e
The yellow !warning lamp lights up. The red F(USAonly)
or ! (Canada only) indicator lamp flashes for about te nseconds
after th eelectric parking brak ehas been applie dor released. It then
goe sout or remain slit .
The electric parking brak eis malfunctioning ,e.g. because of over-
voltag eor undervoltage.
XRemove th ecaus efor th eovervoltage or undervoltage, e.g. by
charging th ebattery or restarting th eengine.
XEngage or release th eelectric parking brake.
If it remain simpossible to apply or release th eelectric parking brake:
XSwitc hoff th eignition and tur nit bac kon .
XEngage or release th eelectric parking brake.
If th eelectric parking brak estill canno tbe released:
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
If th eelectric parking brak estill canno tbe applied:
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
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The yellow!warning lamp lights up and th ered F (USAonly)
or ! (Canada only) indicator lamp flashes .
It is no tpossibl eto apply th eelectric parking brak emanually.
XShift th etransmission to position j.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
$(USAonly)
J(Canada only)
Check Brake Fluid
Level
There is no tenough brak efluid in th ebrak efluid reservoir .In addition ,
th e$ (USAonly) or J(Canada only) warning lamp lights up in
th einstrumen tcluste rand awarning tone sounds.
GWARNIN G
The braking effec tmay be impaired.
There is aris kof an accident.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions. Do no tcontinu edrivin g
under any circumstances.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 156).
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
XDo notadd brak efluid .This does no tcorrec tth emalfunction .
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CheckBrakePadWear
The brak epads/linings hav ereached their wear limit.
US Aonly: th e$ red brak esystem warning lamp is lit while th e
engin eis running.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
G
Inoperative
Oneor mor emain features of th embrace system are malfunctioning .
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
ActiveBrakeAssistFunctionsCurrentlyLimitedSee Opera‐tor's Manual
Active Brake Assis twit hcross-traffic function is temporarily inopera-
tive.
Possibl ecauses are:
RThe radar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to
electromagneti cradiation emitted by nearby TV or radi ostation sor
other source sof electromagneti cradiation .
RThe system is outside th eoperating temperature range.
RThe on-boar dvoltag eis to olow.
Whe nth ecauses state dabov eno longer apply, th edisplay message
disappears.
Active Brake Assis twit hcross-traffic function or PRE ‑S AF E
®PLU Sis
functional again .
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 156).
XRestart th eengine.
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ActiveBrakeAssistFunctionsCurrentlyLimitedSee Opera‐tor's Manual
Active Brake Assis tis unavailable due to amalfunction .Adaptive
Brake Assis tmay also hav efailed.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
PRE-SAFE Inopera‐tiv eSeeOperator' sManual
Importantfunction sof PRE-SAF E®havefailed. Al lother occupant
safet ysystems ,e.g. air bags ,remain available.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
ActiveBrakeAssistFunctionsCurrentlyLimite dSee Opera‐tor's Manual
Active Brake Assis tor PRE‑ SAFE®PLUSis temporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses are:
RFunction is impaire ddue to heav yrain or snow.
RThe radar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to
electromagneti cradiation emitted by nearby TV or radi ostation sor
other source sof electromagneti cradiation .
RMercedes-AMG vehicles: ES P®is deactivated.
RThe system is outside theoperating temperature range.
RThe on-boar dvoltag eis to olow.
Whe nth ecauses state dabov eno longer apply, th edisplay message
disappears.
Active Brake Assis tor PRE‑ SAFE
®PLUSis operative again .
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 156).
XRestart th eengine.
XMercedes-AMG vehicles: switch ES P®on again(Ypage 71).
ActiveBrakeAssistFunctions Limite dSee Operator'sMan ‐ual
Active Brake Assis twit hcross-traffic function or PRE ‑S AF E®PLU Sis
no tavailable due to amalfunction .
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop immediately.
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RadarSensorsDirtySee Operator' sMan ‐ual
The radar sensor system is malfunctioning .
Possibl ecauses are:
Rdir ton sensor s
Rheavyrain or snow
Rwhen drivin gon inter-urban roads without traffic or infrastructure,
e.g. in desert-like area s
At least on edrivin gsystem or drivin gsafet ysystem is malfunctioning
or is temporarily unavailable :
RPRE-SAFE®PLUS
RActive Brake Assis t
RActive LaneKeepin gAssis t
RActive Blind Spot Assis t
RDistancePilo tDISTRONI C
If th eradar sensor system in fron tis dirty, Active Blind Spot Assis twill
no tperfor m acourse-correcting brak eapplication .
A warning tone also sounds.
Once th ecaus eof th eproblem is no longer present, th edrivin gand
drive safet ysystems will be available again .The display message dis-
appears.
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 156).
XSwitchoff th eengine.
XClean all sensor s (Ypage 330).
XRestart theengine.
The display message disappears.
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SRSMalfunctionSer ‐viceRequired
The restrain tsystem is malfunctioning .
The 6 warning lamp also lights up in th einstrumen tcluster.
GWARNIN G
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be triggered
unintentionally or, in th eevent of an accident, may no tbe triggered .
There is an increased ris kof injury.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
Fo rfurther information about th erestrain tsystem, see (
Ypage 44).
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Front Lef tMalfunc‐tio nServic eRequiredorFrontLef tMalfunctionServic eRequired
The restrain tsystem has malfunctioned at th efron ton th elef tor right .
The 6 warning lamp also lights up in th einstrumen tcluster.
GWARNIN G
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be triggered
unintentionally or, in th eevent of an accident, may no tbe triggered .
There is an increased ris kof injury.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
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RearLef tMalfunc‐tio nServic eRequiredorRea rLeftMalfunctionServic eRequired
The rear left-han dor right-hand restrain tsystem is malfunctioning .
The 6 warning lamp also lights up in th einstrumen tcluster.
GWARNIN G
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be triggered
unintentionally or, in th eevent of an accident, may no tbe triggered .
There is an increased ris kof injury.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
6
Rea rCenterMalfunc‐tionServic eRequired
The rear center restrain tsystem is malfunctioning .The 6 warning
lamp also lights up in th einstrumen tcluster.
GWARNIN G
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be triggered
unintentionally or, in th eevent of an accident, may no tbe triggered .
There is an increased ris kof injury.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
6
Lef tSid eCurtai nAirbag MalfunctionServiceRequiredor
Right Sid eCurtai n
Airbag MalfunctionServiceRequired
The left-han dor right-hand window curtai nair bag is malfunctioning .
The 6 warning lamp also lights up in th einstrumen tcluster.
GWARNIN G
The lef tor right window curtai nair bag may either be triggered unin-
tentionally or, in th eevent of an accident, may no tbe triggered .
There is an increased ris kof injury.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
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FrontPassengerAir‐bag Disabled SeeOperator' sManual
The front-passenger fron tair bag is deactivated during th ejourney,
eve nthough :
Ran adult
or
Raperson of th ecorrespondin gstatur eis on th efront-passenger seat
If additional force sare applie dto th eseat ,th esystem may interpret
th eoccupant's weigh tas lower than it actually is.
GWARNIN G
The front-passenger air bag does no tdeploy during an accident.
There is an increased ris kof injury.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 156).
XSwitchth eignition off .
XHaveth eoccupant on th efront-passenger seat get out of th evehi-
cle .
XKee pth eseat unoccupied ,close th efront-passenger door and
switch on th eignition .
XObserveth ePASSENGER AI RBA Gindicator lamp sin th ecenter
console and th emultifunction display and chec kth efollowing:
Seat unoccupied and ignition switched on :
Raself-diagnosis is carrie dout .The PASSENGER AI RBA GOF Fand
PASSENGER AI RBA GON indicator lamp smus tligh tup simulta-
neousl yfor approximately six seconds.
Rth ePASSENGER AI RBA GOF Findicator lamp mus tthen ligh tup
and remain lit after th eself-diagnosis .If th eindicator lamp is on ,
OCS (Occupant Classification System) has deactivated th efront-
passenger fron tair bag (
Ypage 52)
RtheFront Passenger Airbag Enable dSee Operator' sManualorFront Passenger Airbag Disabled See Opera‐tor'sManualdisplay message smus tno tbe shown on th emul-
tifunction display.
XWait for aperiod of at least 60 seconds until th enecessar ysystem
checks hav ebeen completed.
XMak esur ethat th edisplay message sdo no tappear in th emulti-
function display.
If these condition sare fulfilled ,th efront-passenger seat can be occu-
pied again .Whether th ePASSENGER AI RBA GOF For ON indicator
lamp remain slit or goe sout depend son how OCS classifies th eoccu-
pant.
If th econdition sare no tfulfilled ,th esystem is no toperating correctly.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
Fo rfurther information about th eOccupant Classification System, see
(
Ypage 52).
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FrontPassengerAir‐bag Enable dSeeOperator' sManual
The front-passenger fron tair bag is enabled during th ejourney, eve n
though :
Rachild, asmall adult or an objec tweighing less than th esystem' s
weigh tthreshold is locate don th efront-passenger seat
or
Rth efront-passenger seat is unoccupied
The system may detec tobjects or force sapplyin gadditional weigh ton
th eseat .
GWARNIN G
The front-passenger fron tair bag may deploy unintentionally.
There is an increased ris kof injury.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 156).
XSwitchth eignition off .
XOpenth efront-passenger door .
XRemove thechild and th echild restrain tsystem from th efront-
passenger seat .
XMakesur ethat there are no objects on th eseat addin gto th e
weight.
The system might otherwise detec tth eadditional weigh tand inter-
pre tth eseat occupant's weigh tas greate rthan it actually is.
XKee pth eseat unoccupied ,close th efront-passenger door and
switch on th eignition .
XObserveth ePASSENGER AI RBA Gindicator lamp sin th ecenter
console and th emultifunction display and chec kth efollowing:
Seat unoccupied and ignition switched on :
Raself-diagnosis is carrie dout .The PASSENGER AI RBA GOF Fand
PASSENGER AI RBA GON indicator lamp smus tligh tup simulta-
neousl yfor approximately six seconds.
Rth ePASSENGER AI RBA GOF Findicator lamp mus tthen ligh tup
and remain lit after th eself-diagnosis .If th eindicator lamp is on ,
OCS has disabled th efront-passenger fron tair bag (
Ypage 52)
RtheFront Passenger Airbag Enable dSee Operator' sManualorFront Passenger Airbag Disabled See Opera‐tor'sManualdisplay message smus tno tbe shown on th emul-
tifunction display.
XWait for aperiod of at least 60 seconds until th enecessar ysystem
checks hav ebeen completed.
XMak esur ethat th edisplay message sdo no tappear in th emulti-
function display.
If these condition sare fulfilled ,th efront-passenger seat can be occu-
pied again .Whether th ePASSENGER AI RBA GOF For ON indicator
lamp remain slit or goe sout depend son how OCS classifies th eoccu-
pant.
If th econdition sare no tfulfilled ,th esystem is no toperating correctly.
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