2019 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE SUV tow

Symbols
........................................................ 5At
agl ance .................................................... 6
Cockpit overview ............................................ 6
Overview of warning and indicator lamps .... .10
Overview of theove rhead control panel .......12
Door control panel and seat adjustment ....... 14
Control settings in there ar 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 ................................ 27
Qualified specialist workshop ....................... 28
Ve hicle registration ....................................... 28 Cor
rect use of theve hicle ............................29
Information on the REA CHregulation ........... 29
Implied warranty .......................................... .29
QR code forre scue card ...............................29
Data storage .................................................30
Copyright ...................................................... 32 Occupant saf
ety......................................... 33
Re stra int sy stem ...........................................33
Seat belts ..................................................... 35
Airbags ......................................................... 40
PRE-SAFE ®
sy stem ....................................... 47
Safely transporting children in theve hi‐
cle ................................................................48
No tes on pets in theve hicle .......................... 76 Opening and closing
.................................. 77
Ke y .............................................................. .77
Doo rs............................................................ 81
Load compartment ....................................... 86
Ro ller sunblinds ............................................ 91
Side windo ws................................................ 91
Sliding sunroof ............................................. 96
Anti-theft pr otection ................................... 102 Seats and
stowing ................................... 105
No tes on the cor rect driver's seat posi‐
tion ............................................................. 105
Seats .......................................................... 106
St eering wheel ............................................ 11 8
Easy entry and exitfeature ........................ .120
Operating the memory function .................. 121
St ow age areas ............................................ 12 2
Cup holders ................................................ 13 8
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
......................................... 147
Exterior lighting ........................................... 147
Interior lighting ........................................... 154
Wi ndsc reen wipers and windscreen
wa sher sy stem ............................................ 15 6
Mir rors ........................................................ 16 0
Operating the sun visors ............................. 16 3
Infrared reflective windscreen function ...... 16 42
Contents

Climate control
........................................ 16 5
Overview of climate contro l systems ..........1 65
Operating the climate control sy stem ......... 167 Driving and pa
rking .................................. 17 8
Driving ........................................................ 178
DY NA MIC SELECT switch ............................1 90
Au tomatic transmission .............................. 19 3
Tr ans fer case .............................................. 197
Fu nction of the 4MATIC .............................. 19 9
Re fuelling .................................................... 19 9
Pa rking ...................................................... .205
Driving and driving saf ety sy stems .............. 214
Tr ailer hit ch................................................. 291
Bicycle rack ................................................ 296
Ve hicle towing instructions ........................ .298 Instrument Display and on-board
comp uter.................................................. 299
Instrument display overview ...................... .299
Overview of the buttons on thesteering
wheel ..........................................................3 00
Operating the on-board computer .............. 300 Ad
justing the design of the instrument
display ........................................................ 302
Showing display conte nt onthe instru‐
ment clus ter ............................................... 303
Overview of displa yson the multifunc‐
tion display .................................................3 04
Ad justing the instrument lighting ............... 305
Menus and submenus ................................ 305
Head-up Display .......................................... 312 LINGU
ATRO NIC ......................................... 313
No tes on operating saf ety .......................... .313
Operation ....................................................3 13
Using LINGU ATRO NIC ef fectively ................ 316
Essential voice commands .......................... 317 MBUX multimedia sy
stem ...................... 332
Overview and operation .............................. 332
Sy stem settings .......................................... 366
Fit & Healt hy............................................... 376
Na vigation ................................................... 381
Te lephone .................................................. .423
Online and Internet functions ..................... 456
Media ........................................................ .465 Ra
dio .......................................................... 472
TV ............................................................... 475
Sound ......................................................... 483 Main
tenance and care ............................. 487
ASS YST PLUS service inter val display ........ 487
Engine compartment .................................. 488
Cleaning and care ...................................... .494 Breakdown assistance
............................503
Emergency .................................................. 503
Flat tyre ...................................................... 505
Battery (vehicle) .......................................... 512
To w- starting or towing away ........................ 517
Electrical fuses ........................................... 522 Wheels and tyres
..................................... 525
No tes on noise or unusual handling char‐
acteristics .................................................. .525
No tes on regularly inspecting wheels and
tyres ........................................................... 525
No tes on snow chains ................................ 525
Ty re pressure .............................................. 526 Contents
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1
Steering wheel gearshift paddles →
19 5
2 Combination swit ch →
14 9
3 DIRECT SELECT le ver →
19 0
4 Multimedia sy stem display →
336
5 Climate control sy stems →
167
6 Haza rdwa rning lights →
15 0
7 PASSENGER AIRB AGindicator lamps →
44
8 Glovecompa rtment →
124
9 Stow age compartment →
124
A Switches the control knob forvo lume and
sound on/off →
332
B Calls up navigation →
381
C Buttonfo r:
Calling up thera dio →
473
Calling up media →
468
D Calls up thete lephone →
425 E
Offroad control panel (vehicles with off- road
pac kage)
F Calls up favo urites →
351
G Calls up vehicle functions →
343
H Active Parking Assist →
276
I DYNA MIC SELECT switch →
191
J Control elements forth e multimedia sy stem →
336
K Start/ stop button →
17 9
L Control panel forth e multimedia sy stem →
300
M Adjusts thesteering wheel →
11 8
N Control panel for:
On-board computer →
300
Cruise contro l orvariable limiter →
229
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC →
235
O Diagno stics connection →
27
P Unloc ksthe bonn et →
488 At
aglance – Cockpit overview 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 heater on/off →
11 6 4
Head restra int height →
11 6
5 Adjusts the seat backrest →
11 7
6 Sets the seat fore -and-aft position →
109
7 Cup holder At
aglance – Control settings in there ar compartment 17

What
todo in theeve nt of an accident
1 QR code for accessing there scue card →
29
2 Safetyve sts →
503
3 Fire extinguisher →
505
4 Buttons forth e SOS emer gency call sy stem
and breakdown assis tance →
449
5 Haza rdwa rning lights →
15 0
6 Tocheck and top up operating fluids →
552
St arting assis tance →
516 7
Totow- start and tow aw ay →
51 8
8 Flat tyre →
505
9 Totow- start and tow aw ay →
51 8
A Fuelfiller flap with instruction labels for tyre
pressu re, fuel type and QR code for accessing
th ere scue card →
19 9
B Warning triangle →
504
C TIREFIT kit →
508
D First-aid kit (so ftsided) →
504 At
aglance – Emer gencies and breakdowns 19

Calling up
the Digital Owner's Manual
Multimedia sy stem:
, © .
Info .
Owner's Manual .
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 Animations: watch animations of selected
ve hicle functions.
R Messages: recei veadditional information
about the messages in the instrument dis‐
pla y.
R Bookmarks: gain 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 20
Digital Owner's Manual

As a
result, the operating saf ety of theve hi‐
cle could be af fected. #
Only connect equipment toa diagnos‐
tics connection in theve hicle which is
appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle byMercedes-
Benz. &
WARNING Risk of accident due to
objects in the driver's foot we ll
Objects in the driver's foot we ll may impede
pedal tr avel or block a depressed pedal.
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. 28
General no tes

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 front air‐
bag
Fr
ontal impact Knee airbag
Frontal impact Side impact airbag Side impact
Wi ndow airba gS ide impact,rollo ver,
frontal impact PRE-SAFE
®
Impulse
Side Side impactThe front passenger front airbag can only be
depl oyed in an accident if thePA SSENGER AIR
BA G OFF indicator lamp is off. If the front passenger seat is occupied, make sure, bo
th
before and during the journe y,that thest atus of
th e front passenger front airbag is cor rect
(→ page 44). &
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. Occ
upant saf ety35