2019 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE COUPE steering wheel adjustment

Re
leasing a seat belt #
Press there lease button in the seat belt
buckle and guide the seat belt back with the
seat belt tongue. Ac
tivating/deactivating seat belt adjustment
via the multimedia sy stem Multimedia sy
stem:
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Settings 5
Vehicle #
Activate or deacti vate Belt adjustment. Seat belt
warning function for the driver and
front passen gerThe
ü seat belt warning lamp in the instru‐
ment display is a reminder that all vehicle occu‐
pants must weartheir seat belts cor rectly.
In addition, a warning tone may sound.
As soon as the driver and front passenger fasten
th eir seat belts, the seat belt warning goes out. Fu
nction of there ar seat belt status display The
rear seat belt status display is on lyavailable
fo r cer tain countries. The
rear seat belt status display informs you
which rear seat belt is not fastened.
Yo u can immediately dismiss there ar seat belt
st atus display using the back button on the left-
hand side of thesteering wheel (/ page 305).
If a vehicle occupant unfas tens a seat belt in the
re ar while theve hicle is motion, there ar seat
belt status display appears again.
In addition, an acoustic warning tone may sound.
In this case, there ar seat belt status display cannot be hidden using
the back button on the
left-hand side of thesteering wheel. Airbags
Overview of airbags
1
Driver's knee airbag
2 Driver's airbag
3 Front passenger airbag
4 Window airbag
5 Side airbag
The ins tallation location of an airbag is identified
by the AIRB AGsymbol. 42
Occupant saf ety

Seats
Ad
justing the front seat &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th e seats are adjus tedby children
Children could become trapped if they adjust
th e seats, particularly when unattended. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle.
This also applies tothe digital vehicle
ke y if the "Digital Vehicle Key" function
is activated via Mercedes me connect. #
Never lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. The seats can be adjus
ted when the ignition is
switched off. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
when adjusting the seats
When you adjust a seat, you or other vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the
seat guide rail. #
When adjusting a seat, make sure that
no one has any body parts in the sweep
of the seat. Obser
vethe saf ety no tes on "Airbags" and "Chil‐
dren in theve hicle". &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh adjust‐
ing vehicle settings while theve hicle is in
motion
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra ints, thesteering wheel or the mir‐
ro r while theve hicle is in motion
R ifyo ufast enyour seat belt while theve hi‐
cle is in motion #
Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, the head restra ints, the
st eering wheel or the mir ror and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th e seat height is adjus ted carelessly
If yo u adjust the seat height carelessly, you
or other vehicle occupants could be trapped
and thereby injured.
Children in particular could acciden tally
press the electrical seat adjustment buttons
and become trapped. #
While moving the seats, make sure that
hands or other body parts do not get
under the le ver assembly of the seat
adjustment sy stem. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tohead
re stra ints which are not fitted or are
adjus ted inco rrectly
If head restra ints are not fitted or are adjus‐
te d incor rectl y,they cannot pr ovide pr otec‐
tion as intended.
There is an increased risk of injury in the
head and neck area, e.g. in theeve nt of an
accident or when braking. Seats and
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#
Push release knob 1inthe direction of the
ar row and pull out the head restra int.
Fi tting #
Inse rtthe head restra int such that the
notches on the bar are on the left when
vie we d in the direction of tra vel. #
Push the head restra int down until it
engages. #
Foldthere ar seat backrest back until it
engages. Configuring
the seat settings Multimedia sy
stem:
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Comfort 5
Seat comfort
Ad justing the backrest contour in the lumbar
re gion of the seat backrest (lumbar) #
Select Lumbar . #
Select the settings Zforth e desired seat. #
Adjust the air cushions. Ad
justing the backrest side bols ters #
Select Side bolsters . #
Adjust the air cushion forth e desired seat.
Setting the seat heating balance #
Select Seat heating balance. #
Adjust the heat distribution forth e desired
seat. Setting automatic seat adjustment
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
du ring adjustment of the driver's seat
af te r calling up a driver profile
Selecting a profile may trigger an adju stment
of the driver's seat tothe position sa ved
under the profile. You or other vehicle occu‐
pants could be injured in the process. #
Make sure that when the position of
driver's seat is being adjus ted using the
multimedia sy stem, no people or body
parts are in the seat's range of mo ve‐
ment. If
th ere is a risk of someone becoming trap‐
ped, stop the adjustment process immedi‐
ately: #
a)Tapth ewa rning message on the
media displa y.
or #
b) Press a memory position button or a
seat adjustment switch on the driver's
door.
The adjustment process is stopped. Re
quirements for adjusting the driver's seat
and steering wheel position tobody size:
R Automatic seat adju stment is switched on.
Multimedia sy stem:
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Settings 5
Vehicle
5 Auto. seat adjustment
Switching automatic seat adjustment on/off
When the active user profile is changed while
th eve hicle is stationar y,the driver's seat, steer‐
ing wheel, outside mir rors and seat con tour will
automatically be adap tedto the driver. 11 4
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Select OnorOff.
% This setting is available on lyfor individual
user profiles. Forth e guest profile, auto‐
matic seat adjustment cann otbe switched
on or off. Further information about user
profiles (/ page 353).
Ad justing driver's seat and steering wheel
position tobody size
The vehicle calculates a suitable driver's seat
and steering wheel position on the basis of the
driver's body size and sets this directly. #
Select SEAT POSITIONING .#
Toset the unit of measurement: selectcm
or ft/in. #
Set the size using the scale. #
Select Start positioning.
The driver's seat and steering wheel position
is adjus tedto the body size that has been
set.
% Ifth e driver's seat and steering wheel posi‐
tion calculated bytheve hicle is not practical
or comfor table, it can be manually changed
at any time via the control buttons. The outside mir
rors are not set via this func‐
tion. Ins tead, they have tobe set manually
via the switches.
% You can also make these settings via the
Mercedes me por talfo ryo ur user profile. By
syn chro nising the profiles in theve hicle and
th e Mercedes me connect profiles, you can
car ryove rth ese settings foryo ur vehicle.
Fu rther information about synchronising
user profiles (/ page 355).
Setting the easy entry and exitfeature #
Select Steer. wheel and seat, Steering wheel
only orOff.
% Ifyo u use an individual user profile and ha ve
set your body size, this information is car ried
ove rfo rth e easy entry andexitfeature. This
causes the driver's seat and steering wheel
to automatically mo veinto the cor rect posi‐
tion (/ page 354). Selecting
the massage prog ramme for the
front seats Multimedia sy
stem:
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Comfort 5
Massage #
Select a massage programme . #
Start the program forth e desired seat ;. #
Toset the massage intensit y:switch High
intensity on or off .
% Forth ere ar seats, the massage prog rammes
can be selected on thefo llowing devices (if
av ailable):
R onthere ar displa ys (/page 491)
The selection can be made forth ere ar
seats on the second and third row s of
seats.
R onthe MBUX rear tablet
The selection is made in the same way as
on there ar displa ysforth ere ar seats on
th e second rowof seats. Seats and
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Ad
justing the steering wheel electrically The
steering wheel can be adjus ted when the
ignition is switched off. 1
Adjusts the dis tance tothesteering wheel
2 Adjusts the height #
Save the settings with the memory function
(/ page 121). Switches
thest eering wheel heater on or off Re
quirements:
R The ignition is switched on. #
Toswitch on: pushthe switch toposition
1.
The indicator lamp 3lights up. #
Toswitch off: pushthe switch toposition
2.
Indicator lamp 3goes out.
When you swit ch the ignition off, thesteering
wheel heater switches off. Easy entry and
exitfeature Using
the easy entry and exitfeature &
WARNING Risk of accident when pulling
aw ay during the adjustment process of
th e easy exitfeature
‑ If you pull away while the easy entry and
ex itfeature is making adjustments, you could
lose cont rol of theve hicle. #
Alw ayswa it until the adjustment proc‐
ess is comple tebefore pulling away. Seats and
stowing 11 9

&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
while adjusting the easy entry andexit
fe ature
When the easy entry andexitfeature adjusts
th esteering wheel and the driver's seat, you
and other vehicle occupants – particular ly
ch ildren – could become trapped. #
During the adjustment process forthe
easy entry andexitfeature, make sure
th at no one has any body parts in the
sweep of thesteering wheel or the driv‐
er's seat.
If th ere is a risk of becoming trapped bythe
st eering wheel: #
Movethe adjustment le ver of thesteer‐
ing wheel.
The adjustment process is stopped.
If th ere is a risk of becoming trapped bythe
driver's seat: #
Press the seat adjustment switch.
The adjustment process is stopped. #
Never lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle.
This also applies tothe digital vehicle
ke y if the "Digital Vehicle Key" function
is activated via Mercedes me connect. Ve
hicles with memory function: you can stop
th e adjustment process bypressing one of the
memory function position switches. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
du ring acti vation of the easy entry and
ex itfeature bychildren
If ch ildren activate the easy entry andexit
fe ature, they can become trapped, pa rticu‐
lar lywhen unat tended. #
Never lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle. This also applies
tothe Digital Vehicle Key if the
"Digital Vehicle Key" function is activated via
Mercedes me connect.
If th e easy entry andexitfeature is active, the
st eering wheel will mo veupwards and the driv‐
er's seat will mo veback in thefo llowing situa‐
tions:
R you swit chthe ignition off with the driver's
door open
R you open the driver's door with the ignition
switched off
% The steering wheel will mo veupwards on lyif
it is not already as high as it will go. The driv‐
er's seat will mo vebackwards only if it is not
already in there armost position.
The driver's seat backrest will mo vefor‐
wa rds only if it is not already in the front‐
most position.
The steering wheel and the driver's seat will
mo veback tothe last drive position in thefo l‐
lowing cases:
R you swit chthe po wer supp lyor the ignition
on when the driver's door is closed 12 0
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#
Touch and hold an application on the
to uchsc reen until symbols appear. #
Tap on = or; and mo vethe applica‐
tion in the menu. #
Tap on ø. Profile
Note
s on profiles &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
du ring adjustment of the driver's seat
af te r calling up a driver profile
Selecting a profile may trigger an adju stment
of the driver's seat tothe position sa ved
under the profile. You or other vehicle occu‐
pants could be injured in the process. #
Make sure that when the position of
driver's seat is being adjus ted using the
multimedia sy stem, no people or body
parts are in the seat's range of mo ve‐
ment. If
th ere is a risk of someone becoming trap‐
ped, stop the adjustment process immedi‐
ately: #
a)Tapth ewa rning message on the
media displa y.
or #
b) Press a memory position button or a
seat adjustment switch on the driver's
door.
The adjustment process is stopped. The driver's seat is equipped with an anti-entrap‐
ment feature.
If th e driver's door is open, the driver's seat will
not be set af ter calling up the driver's profile.
Overview of profiles
Using the multimedia sy stem up toseven pro‐
fi les can be created in theve hicle.
Profiles store your personal vehicle settings and
settings forth e multimedia sy stem.
If th eve hicle is used byseveral drivers, the
driver can select their profile before the journe y,
without changing the settings of other drivers. Yo
u can select the profile:
R When entering (/ page 356)
R Using the home screen (/ page 341)
The profile settings are activated as soon as a
profile is selected.
% When you call up your profile, the driver's
seat, steering wheel and outside mir rors can
be set.
If yo u call up your profile when driving then
th e driver's seat position will not be adjus‐
te d.
Yo u can cancel the setting process with the
fo llowing actions:
R Tap on thePositioning seat and steering
wheel. Please tap to cancel. warning on
th e media displa y.
R Press one of the seat operating buttons
in the driver's door. MBUX multimedia sy
stem 353

Setting
the map scale
see Map
Shift paddles see Steering wheel gearshift paddles
Shifting gears
Gea rshift recommendation .................. 200
Sho rtmessages
see Messa ges
Side impact airbag .................................... 42
Side impact pr otection .......................... .267
Side windo ws............................................. 93
Au tomatic function ................................ 95
Child saf ety lock in there ar .................. .76
Closing .................................................. 93
Closing using theke y ............................ 96
Con venience closing ............................. 96
Co nvenience opening ............................95
Opening .................................................93
Opening with theke y ............................ .95
Problem .................................................96
Ra in-closing feature .............................. .95
Sliding sunroof .......................................... 97
Au tomatic functions ............................ 100Closing ..................................................
97
Closing using theke y ............................ 96
Opening ................................................ .97
Opening with theke y ............................ .95
Problem ............................................... 101
Ra in closing function .......................... .100
Smartphone Locking theve hicle ................................ 84
Un locking theve hicle ............................84
Smartphone see Android Auto
see Apple CarPlay ®
see Mercedes-Benz Link
see Telephone
Snow chains ............................................ 534
Soc ket (12 V) ............................................ 141
Fr ont centre console ............................ 141
Load compartment .............................. 14 2
Soc ket (230 V) ......................................... 141
Re ar .................................................... .141
Software update ...................................... 382
Impor tant sy stem updates .................. 383
Information .......................................... 382
Pe rforming .......................................... 382 Sound
PRE-SAFE ®
Sound ................................. 50
Wheels and tyres ................................. 534
Sound see Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem
see Tone settings
Sound settings Adjusting the balance/fader ............... 487
Ad justing treble, mid-range and bass
settings ............................................... 486
Au tomatic volume adjustment ............ .486
Spare wheel see Collapsible spa rewheel
see Emer gency spa rewheel
Spectacles compa rtment ........................ 124
Speech dialogue sy stem
see LINGU ATRO NIC
Speed Limit Assist .................................. 286
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 286
Setting .................................................2 87
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 86
Speed limitation for winter tyres
Setting ................................................. 234 682
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