2019 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE COUPE park assist

Ra
ising theve hicle #
Push rocker switch 1forw ards.
Indicator lamp 2flashes while theve hicle is
being raised and lights up continuously when
it has finished rising.
The vehicle is raised tooff-road le vel +1. Yo
ur selection is sa ved. The off-road le vel +1 set
re mains stored even af terth e ignition has been
switched off.
% Operation with a trailer or bicycle rack:if
yo u are driving at speeds greaterth an
30 km/h, theve hicle rises tothe normal
le ve l in the drive prog rams Sport or Sport +
if th e electrical connection has been cor‐
re ctly es tablished.
The vehicle is lo wered again in thefo llowing sit‐
uations:
R When driving fasterthan 80 km/h.
R When driving brief ly between 65 km/ h and
80 km/h.
R Operation with a trailer or bicycle rack: if
yo u are driving at speeds greaterth an
30 km/h, theve hicle lo wersto the normal
le ve l if the electrical connection has been
cor rectly es tablished.
R After selecting a dif fere nt drive program
using theDY NA MIC SELECT switch.
In this case, theve hicle is adjus tedto the height
of the active drive program. Lo
weri ngtheve hicle #
Pull rock er switch 1.
Indicator lamp 2goes out when the lo wer‐
ing process is comple te.
The vehicle is adjus tedto the height of the
active drive program.
% Operation with a trailer or bicycle
rack:
th eve hicle lo wersto the normal le vel if the
electrical connection has been cor rectly
es tablished.
Setting Off-road Assist
Re quirements:
R theve hicle is stationary
R theve hicle is set tooff-road le vel 1 or 2
R the Off-road or Off-road Plus (only vehicles
with Off-road pac kage ) drive program has
been selected
R the ignition is switched on
R all doors and the bonn etare closed
R the transmission is not engaged in position
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theve hicle is outdoors
R the de tected la tera l inclination of theve hicle
must not exceed appr ox.15 °
R the sy stem is within its operating temp era‐
ture
R the on-board voltage is suf ficiently high
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Offroad Assist
Re covery mode
Re covery mode assi ststh e driver when pulling
aw ay on rough terrain, such as sand or sn ow.#
Select Free driving mode. #
Select Start.
Re covery mode is activated. #
Select Stoptostop reco very mode.
Re covery mode is auto maticallydeactivated in
th efo llowing situations:
R you are actually tr avelling fasterthan
15 km/h
R afte r a running time of 30 seconds R
it is de tected that an object has hit the
underbody of theve hicle hard
R not all conditions are met
% Further information on reco very mode
(/ page 261).
Individual wheel control
Individual wheel control enables theve hicle le vel
to be set separately for each wheel. #
Select Individual wheel control. #
Set theve hicle le velfo rth e desired wheel.
% You can also use theto uch displ aytoset the
le ve lfo r two or more wheels at the same
time. #
Select Resettoset all wheels tothe default
setting.
Individual wheel control is automatically deacti‐
va ted in thefo llowing situations:
R you are tra velling fasterthan 15 km/h
R it is de tected that an object has hit the
underbody of theve hicle hard
R not all conditions are met %
Further information on individual wheel con‐
trol (/ page 261). Pa
rking Assist PARKTRONIC Fu
nction of Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC is an electronic
parking assi stance sy stem with ultrasound. It
monitors the area around your vehicle using six
sensors on the front bumper and six sensors on
th ere ar bumper. Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
sho wsyouth e dis tance between your vehicle
and a de tected obs tacle visually and audibly.
Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC is on lyan aid. It is
not a substitute foryo ur attention tothe sur‐
ro undings. The responsibility for safe manoeu‐
vring and parking remains with you. Make sure
th at there are no persons, animals or objects in
th e manoeuvring area while manoeuvring and
parking in/exiting parking spaces.
In thest andard setting, an intermit tent wa rning
to ne sounds from a di stance of appr oximately
0.3 m toan obs tacle in front and appr oximately
1. 0 m toan obs tacle behind. A continuous warn‐ 264
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tone sounds from a di stance of appr ox‐
imately 0.2 m. Using theWarn early all-round
setting in the multimedia sy stem, thewa rning
to nes for front and side impact pr otection can
be set tosound at a greater dis tance of appr ox‐
imately 1.0 m in front and 0.6 m on the sides
(/ page 269).
% The Warn early all-round setting is always
active in there ar of theve hicle.
If Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC is deacti vated,
Ac tive Parking Assist is una vailable. Pa
rking Assist PARKTRONIC displ ayinthe
mu ltimedia sy stem Ve
hicles with Active Parking Assist without a
360° Camera Ve
hicles with Active Parking Assist and a 360°
Camera
If Ac tive Parking Assist is deactivated and an
obs tacle is de tected in the path of theve hicle, a
pop-up window forPa rking Assist PARKTRONIC
1 appears in the multimedia sy stem at speeds
below 10km/h.
The colour of the individual segments of the
wa rning display is based on the dis tance tothe
de tected obs tacle:
R Yellow segments: obstacles at a di stance of
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Orange segments: obstacles at a di stance
between appr ox. 0.3 m and 0.6 m
R Red segments: obstacles at a very short
dis tance of appr ox. 0.3 m or less
Dis play of Active Park ing Assist PARKTRONIC
in the head-up displ ayOptionally, obs
tacles de tected byActive Parking
Assist PARKTRONIC from a dis tance of appr ox‐
imately 1.0 m in front 2and 0.6 m on the sides
3 can also be displa yed in the head-up displa y.Sy
stem limits
Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC does not necessa‐
ri ly take into account thefo llowing obs tacles:
R Obs tacles bel ow the detection range, e.g.
pe rsons, animals or objects.
R Obs tacles ab oveth e de tection range, e.g.
ove rhanging loads, overhangs or loading
ra mp s of lor ries.
The sensors must be free of dirt, ice and slush.
Otherwise, they may not function cor rectly.
Clean the sensors regularly, especially af ter driv‐
ing off-road, taking care not toscratch or dam‐
age them.
Ve hicles with trailer hitch: Parking Assist
PA RKTRONIC is deacti vatedfo rth ere ar zone
when you es tablish an elect rical connection
between your vehicle and a trailer. Problems with
Parking Assist PARKTRONIC Ve
hicles without 360° Camera Ve
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Problem
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
Re ar 1 or all-round 2segments light
up red. The ésymbol appears in
th e multifunction displa y.Pa
rking Assist PARKTRONIC is malfunctioning and has been deacti vated due tosignal inter fere nce. #
Start theve hicle again. #
Check if Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is working at a dif fere nt location.
Re ar 1 or all-round 2segments light
up red. At the same time, a warning
to ne sounds for appro ximately two sec‐
onds everytime theve hicle is star ted.
The é symbol appears in the multi‐
function displa y. The sensors are dirty. #
Clean the sensors and obser vethe no tes on care of vehicle parts (/ page 509).
Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC has been deacti vated due toa malfunction. #
Start theve hicle again. #
Ifth e problem persists, consult a qualified specialist workshop. Fu
nction of the passive side impact pr otec‐
tion
Pa ssive side impact pr otection is an additional
Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC function which
wa rnsth e driver about obs tacles at the side of
th eve hicle. A warning is issued when obs tacles
are de tected between the front and rear de tec‐
tion range. In order for an object on the side to
be de tected, the sensors in the front and rear
bumper must firs t de tect the object while you
are driving past it. During
the parking procedure or manoeuvring,
objects are de tected as theve hicle drives past.
If yo usteer in the direction of a de tected obs ta‐
cle and there is a risk of a lateral collision, a
wa rning is issued. The segments on the sides
light up yellow or red, depending on the dis tance
to the obs tacle. Segment colour depending on distance
Colour Lateral distance
Ye llo wA pprox. 30 - 60 cm
Re dA pprox. < 30 cm In order
for lateral front or rear segments tobe
displa yed, theve hicle must firs t tr ave l a dis tance
of at least half of theve hicle length. Once the
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the lateral front and rear segments can be dis‐
pla yed. Ve
hicles without 360° Camera
1 Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is on ly opera‐
tional in the front and rear
2 Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is operational
and can also warnthe driver about obs tacles
at the side of theve hicle
3 Obstacle de tected at the front right (yellow)
and rear (red) Ve
hicles with 360° Camera
1 Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is on ly opera‐
tional in the front and rear
2 Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is operational
and can also warnthe driver about obs tacles
at the side of theve hicle
3 Obstacle de tected at the front right (red)
Sa ved obs tacles on the sides are dele ted in the
fo llowing situations, forex ample:
R You park theve hicle and switch off the igni‐
tion.
R You open the doors. Af
terth e engine is restar ted, obs tacles on the
sides must be de tected again before a new
wa rning can be issued.
Sy stem limits
The sy stem limits forPa rking Assist
PA RKTRONIC apply topassive side impact pro‐
te ction.
The following objects are not de tected, forex am‐
ple:
R Pedestrians who approach theve hicle from
th e side
R Objects placed next totheve hicle
Ac tivating/deactivating Parking Assist
PA RKTRONIC
* NO
TERisk of an accident from objects
at close range Pa
rking Assist PARKTRONIC may not de tect
cer tain objects at close range. #
When pa rking or manoeuvring theve hi‐
cle, pay particular attention toany
objects which are abo veor below the
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The
vehicle or other objects could oth‐
erwise be damaged. If
th eé symbol is shown in the multifunction
displa y,Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC is not
active.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Settings 5
Quick access
5 PARKTRONIC #
Activate or deacti vate the function.
% Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is automatical ly
activated when theve hicle is star ted.
Ad justing the warning tones of Parking
Assist PARKTRONIC
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Camera & parking 5
Set warning tone
Ad justing the volume of thewa rning tones #
Select Warning tone volume. #
Set a value. Ad
justing the pitch of the warning tones #
Select Warning tone pitch. #
Set a value.
Specifying thest arting point for the warning
to nes
Yo u can specify whe ther thePa rking Assist
PA RKTRONIC warning tones should commence
when theve hicle is fur ther aw ay from an obs ta‐
cle. #
Select Warn early all-round. #
Activate or deacti vate the function.
Ac tivating/deactivating audio fadeout
Yo u can specify whe ther thevo lume of a media
source in the multimedia sy stem is tobe
re duced when Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
sounds a warning tone. #
Select Audio fadeout during warning tones. #
Activate or deacti vate the function. Fu
nction of Trailer Manoeuvring Assist
* NO
TEDama getotraile rswith a stabilisa‐
tion device against swerving In
the case of trailers with a stabilisation
device against swerving, the trailer or trailer
to w hit chcould be damaged. #
If a trailer coupling wi thTrailer Manoeu‐
vring Assist is used, on lyuse trailers
without a stabilisation device against
swerving. *
NO
TEDama gedue to ov erhanging loads
in front or dr awbar ins tallations The
vehicle and the trailer may be damaged
during manoeuvring due toove rhanging
loads at the front of the trailer or dr awbar
ins tallations. #
Pay attention to overhanging loads or
dr aw bar ins tallations while manoeu‐
vring. Tr
ailer Manoeuv ring Assi stassists you when
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This helps
youto orient yourself and to avoid
obs tacles when reve rsing.
The reve rsing camera is only an aid. It is not a
substitute foryo ur attention tothe sur roundings.
The responsibility for safe manoeuvring and
parking remains with you. Make sure that there
are no persons, animals or objects etc., in the
manoeuvring area while manoeuvring and park‐
ing.
The guide lines in the media display show the
dis tances to yourvehicle. The dis tances dis‐
pl ay ed only apply toroad le vel.
Depending on theve hicle equipment, you can
select from thefo llowing vie ws:
R Normal view
R Wide-angle view
R Trailer view
The area behind theve hicle is displa yed as a
mir ror image, as in the inside rearview mir ror.
Ve hicles without Active Parking Assist
The following camera vie wsare available in the
multimedia sy stem: Normal view
1 Yellow guide line, vehicle width (driven sur‐
fa ce) depending on the cur rent steering
wheel angle (dynamic)
2 Yellow guide line at a dis tance of appr ox‐
imately 1.0 m from there ar area
3 Yellow lane marking the course the tyres will
ta ke atthe cur rent steering wheel angle
(dynamic)
4 Bumper
5 Red guide line at a dis tance of appr oximately
0.3 m from there ar area Wi
de-angle view Tr
ailer view (vehicles with a trailer hit ch)
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