2019 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE COUPE tow

Symbols
........................................................ 5At
agl ance .................................................... 6
Cockpit ........................................................... 6
Indica tor and warning lamps ........................ .10
Overhead contro l panel ................................ 12
Door control panel and seat adjustment ....... 14
Control settings in there ar passenger
compartment ................................................ 16
Emergencies and breakdowns ...................... 18Digital Owner's Manual
.............................20
Calling up the Digital Owner's Manual ..........20 Genera
l notes............................................. 22
Pr otection of the environment ......................22
Ta ke -ba ckof end-of-life vehicles ...................22
Mercedes-Benz Genuine Parts ......................23
Owner's Manual ............................................ 24
Operating saf ety .......................................... .24
Declaration of Conformity ............................ 26
Diagno stics connection ................................ 30
Qualified specialist workshop ....................... 31Ve
hicle registration ....................................... 31
Cor rect use of theve hicle ............................32
Information on the REA CHregulation ........... 32
Implied warranty .......................................... .32
QR code forre scue card ...............................32
Data storage .................................................33
Copyrights .................................................... 35 Occupant saf
ety......................................... 36
Re stra int sy stem ...........................................36
Seat belts ..................................................... 38
Airbags ......................................................... 42
PRE-SAFE ®
sy stem ....................................... 50
Safely transporting children in theve hi‐
cle ................................................................. 51
No tes on pets in theve hicle .......................... 76 Opening and closing
.................................. 78
Ke y .............................................................. .78
Doo rs............................................................ 82
Load compa rtment ....................................... 88
Side windo ws............................................... 93
Sliding sunroof .............................................. 97
Ro ller sunblinds .......................................... 103Anti-theft pr
otection ................................... 104 Seats and
stowing ................................... 108
No tes on the cor rect driver's seat posi‐
tion ............................................................. 108
Seats .......................................................... 109
St eering wheel ............................................ 11 8
Easy entry and exitfeature .......................... 11 9
Operating the memory function .................. 121
St ow age areas ............................................ 12 2
Cup holders ................................................ 137
Ashtr ayand cigar ette lighter ...................... .140
Soc kets ....................................................... 141
Wi reless charging of the mobile phone
and connection with theex terior aerial ...... 14 3
Fitting/removing thefloor mats ................. 14 5 Light and sight
......................................... 14 6
Exterior lighting .......................................... 14 6
Interior lighting ........................................... 15 5
Wi ndsc reen wipers and windscreen
wa sher sy stem ............................................ 15 6
Mir rors ........................................................ 16 0
Operating the sun visors ............................. 16 32
Contents

Area pe
rmeable toradio wav es on the
windscreen ................................................ .163
Infrared-reflective windscreen function ...... 16 4Climate control
........................................ 16 5
Overview of climate contro l systems ..........1 65
Operating the climate control sy stem ......... 167 Driving and pa
rking ................................. 17 9
Driving ........................................................ 17 9
DY NA MIC SELECT switch ............................1 94
Au tomatic transmission .............................. 197
Fu nction of the 4MATIC .............................. 201
Re fuelling ................................................... 202
Pa rking ...................................................... .208
Driving and driving saf ety sy stems .............. 217
Tr ailer hit ch................................................ 296
Bicycle rack function .................................. 301
Ve hicle towing instructions ........................ .303 Instrument Display and on-board
comp uter.................................................. 304
Instrument display overview ...................... .304 Overview of
the buttons on thesteering
wheel ..........................................................3 05
Operating the on-board computer .............. 305
Ad justing the design of the instrument
display ........................................................ 307
Showing display conte nt onthe instru‐
ment clus ter ............................................... 307
Overview of displa yson the multifunc‐
tion display .................................................3 09
Ad justing the instrument lighting ................3 10
Menus and submenus ................................. 310
Head-up Display .......................................... 317 LINGU
ATRO NIC ......................................... 319
No tes on operating saf ety .......................... .319
Operation ................................................... 320
Using LINGU ATRO NIC ef fectively ............... 322
Essential voice commands ........................ .323 MBUX multimedia sy
stem ...................... 339
Overview and operation .............................. 339
Sy stem settings .......................................... 374
Na vigation .................................................. 384
Te lephone .................................................. .426 Online and Internet functions ..................... 466
Media .......................................................... 475
Ra dio .......................................................... 483
Sound .........................................................4 86
Re ar Seat En tertainment Sy stem ................4 88 Maintenance and care
.............................495
ASS YST PLUS service inter val display ........ 495
Engine compartment .................................. 496
Cleaning and care ...................................... .502 Breakdown assi
stance ............................. 513
Emergency ................................................. .513
Flat tyre ....................................................... 51 5
Battery (vehicle) .......................................... 521
To w- starting or towing away ....................... 527
Electrical fuses ........................................... 531 Wheels and tyres
..................................... 534
No tes on noise or unusual handling char‐
acteristics .................................................. .534
No tes on regularly inspecting wheels and
tyres ........................................................... 534 Contents
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1
Steering wheel gearshift paddles →
19 9
2 Combination swit ch →
14 8
3 Instrument display →
304
4 DIRECT SELECT le ver →
194
5 Media display →
342
6 Climate contro l systems →
167
7 Haza rdwa rning lights →
14 9
8 PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamps →
47
9 Glovecompa rtment →
124
A Stow age compartment →
12 3
B Control knob forvo lume and switching sound
on/off →
339
C Calls up navigation →
384
D Calls up thera dio →
484
Calls up media →
478
E Calls up thete lephone →
428
F Cont rol panel for: Individual wheel control
→
261
Manual gearshifting →
19 9
AIRMATIC or →
251
E- AC TIVE BODY CONTROL →
255
Ac tivating/deactivating ESP ®
→
219
Downhill Speed Regulation →
234
G Calls up favo urites →
360
H Calls up vehicle functions →
352
I Active Parking Assist →
280
J DYNA MIC SELECT switch →
19 5
K Touchpad →
342
L Start/ stop button →
180
M MBUX multimedia sy stem control panel →
342
N Adjusts thesteering wheel mechanically →
11 8
O Adjusts thesteering wheel electrically →
11 9
Switches thesteering wheel heater on/off →
11 9
P Control panel for: At
aglance – Cockpit 7

1
Climate cont rolre ar operating unit →
16 6
2 Stow age compartment in the cent reconsole →
124
230 V soc ket →
141 3
Switches there ar seat heating on/off →
11 6
4 Cup holder →
13 8 At
aglance – Control settings in there ar passenger compartment 17

1
QR code for accessing there scue card →
32
2 Safetyve sts →
513
3 Fire extinguisher →
514
4 Buttons forth e SOS emer gency call sy stem
and breakdown assis tance →
459
5 Tocheck and top up operating fluids →
562
St arting assis tance →
525
6 Totow- start and tow aw ay →
527
7 Flat tyre →
51 5 8
Haza rdwa rning lights →
14 9
9 Fuelfiller flap with instruction labels for tyre
pressu re, fuel type and QR code for accessing
th ere scue card →
202
A Totow- start and tow aw ay →
527
B Warning triangle →
513
C First-aid kit (so ftsided) →
514
D TIREFIT kit →
517 At
aglance – Emer gencies and breakdowns 19

Calling up
the Digital Owner's Manual
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Info 5
Owner's Manual 5
Õ The Digital Owner's Manual describes
the func‐
tion and operation of:
R theve hicle
R the multimedia sy stem #
Select one of thefo llowing menu items in the
Digital Owner's Manual:
R Search: sea rchfo rke ywords in order tofind
qu ick answers toquestions about the opera‐
tion of theve hicle. R
Quick start: find thefirs tst eps towa rds set‐
ting up your vehicle.
R Tips: find information that prepares youfor
cer tain eve ryday situations with your vehicle.
R Messages: recei veadditional information
about the messages in the instrument dis‐
pla y.
R Bookmarks :ga in access to your personally
sa ve d bookmar ks.
R Language: select the language forth e Digital
Owner's Manual. 1
Back
2 Adds bookmar ks 3
Picture
4 Contents section
5 Directions of mo vement of contents section
6 Menu
Some sections in the Digital Owner's Manual,
e.g. warning no tes, can be opened and closed.
Ad ditional methods of calling up the Digital
Owner's Manual:
Di rect access: openthere qu ired con tent in the
Digital Owner's Manual bypressing and holding
an ent ryon theta b bar in the multimedia sys‐
te m: 20
Digital Owner's Manual

This jeopardises
the operating and road
saf ety of theve hicle. #
Stow all objects in theve hicle securely
so that they cannot getinto the driver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alw aysfit th efloor mats securely and
as prescribed in order toensure that
th ere is alw ays suf ficient room forthe
pedals. #
Do not use loose floor mats and do not
place floor mats on top of one ano ther. *
NO
TEBattery discharging from using
devices connected tothe diagnostics
connection Using devices at
the diagnostics connection
drains the batter y. #
Check thech arge leve l of the batter y. #
Ifth ech arge leve l is lo w,charge the
batter y,e.g. bydriving a considerable
dis tance. Connecting equipment
tothe diagnostics con‐
nection can lead toemissions monitoring infor‐
mation being reset, forex ample. This may lead
to theve hicle failing tomeet therequ irements of
th e next emissions inspection during the main
inspection. Qualified specialist
workshop
A qu alified specialist workshop has the neces‐
sary special skills, tools and qualifications to
cor rectly car ryout any necessary workon your
ve hicle. This particularly applies tosaf ety-re le‐
va nt wo rks.
Alw ays ha vethefo llowing workcar ried out on
yo ur vehicle at a qualified specialist workshop:
R safety-re leva nt wo rks
R service and maintenance work
R repair work
R modifications as well as ins tallations and
con versions
R workon electronic components R
vehicles with 48 V on-board electrical
sy stem (EQ boost tech nology): workon
high voltage components of the 48 V on-
board electrical sy stem
Mercedes‑Benz recommends a Mercedes‑Benz
service centre. Ve
hicle registration
Mercedes-Benz may ask its service centres to
car ryout tech nical inspections on cer tain vehi‐
cles. The quality or saf ety of theve hicle is
impr oved as a result of the inspection.
Mercedes-Benz can only inform you about vehi‐
cle checks if Mercedes-Benz has your registra‐
tion data.
It is possible that your vehicle has not yet been
re gis tere d in your name in thefo llowing cases:
R ifyo ur vehicle was not pur chased at an
authorised specialist dealer.
R ifyo ur vehicle has not yet been examined at
a Mercedes-Benz service centre. Gene
ral no tes 31

The co
mponents of there stra int sy stem can
be activated or deplo yed independently of
each other: Component De
tected deploy‐
ment situation
Seat belt tensioner sFrontal impact, rear
impact, side impact,
ro llo ver Driver's airbag, front
passenger airbag
Fr
ontal impact Knee airbag
Frontal impact Side airbag
Side impact
Wi ndow airba gS ide impact,rollo ver,
frontal impact PRE-SAFE
®
Impulse
Side Side impactThe front passenger airbag can only be depl
oyed
in an accident if thePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF
indicator lamp is off. If the front passenger seat
is occupied, make sure, bo thbefore and during th
e journe y,that thest atus of the front
passenger airbag is cor rect (/ page 47). &
WARNING Rick of burns from hot airbag
components
The airbag parts are hot af ter an airbag has
been depl oyed. #
Do not touch the airbag parts. #
Have a deplo yed airbag replaced at a
qu alified specialist workshop as soon
as possible. Mercedes-Benz
recommends that you ha vethe
ve hicle towe dto aqu alified specialist workshop
af te r an accident. Take this into account, partic‐
ularly if a seat belt tensioner is trig gered or an
airbag deplo yed.
If th e seat belt tensioners are trig gered or an air‐
bag is deplo yed, you will hear a bang, and a
small amount of powder may also be released:
R The bang will not generally af fect your hear‐
ing.
R Ingeneral, the powder released is not haz‐
ardous tohealth but may cause short-term breathing dif
ficulties topersons suf fering
from as thma or other pulmonary conditions.
Pr ov ided it is safe todo so, lea vetheve hicle
immediately or open the window in order to
pr eve nt brea thing dif ficulties. Seat belts
Pr
otection pr ovided bythe seat belt Alw
aysfast enyour seat belt co rrectly before
st arting a journe y.A seat belt can only pr ovide
th e best le vel of pr otection if it is worncor rectly. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor death due to
incor rectly fastened seat belt
If th e seat belt is not worncor rectly, it can‐
not per form its intended pr otective function.
In addition, an incor rectly fastened seat belt
can also cause injuries, forex ample, in the
ev ent of an accident or when braking or
ch anging direction sudden ly.38
Occupant saf ety