2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE COUPE parking brake

may be inter
rupte d at any time if yousteer
slightly in the opposite direction or accelera te.
Sy stem limits
Either a course-cor recting brake application
appropria teto the driving situation, or none at
all, may occur in thefo llowing situations:
R Vehicles or obs tacles, e.g. crash ba rriers, are
located on bo thsides of your vehicle.
R Ave hicle approaches too closely on the side.
R You ha veadop ted a sporty driving style with
high cornering speeds.
R You brake or accelerate significantl y.
R A driving sa fety sy stem inter venes, e.g. ESP ®
or Active Brake Assi st.
R ESP ®
is deacti vated.
R A loss of tyre pressure or a defective tyre is
de tected.
R You are driving with a trailer and the electri‐
cal connection tothe trailer hitch has been
cor rectly es tablished. Ac
tivating/deactivating Blind Spot Assi stor
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi st
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance #
Activate or deacti vate Blind Spot Assist .
or #
Activate or deacti vate Act. Blind Spot Assist .
% Depending on theve hicle's equipment, Blind
Spot Assist or Active Blind Spot Assi stis
av ailable. Ac
tive Lane Keeping Assist Fu
nction of Active Lane Keeping Assist Ac
tive Lane Keeping Assist monitors the area in
front of your vehicle bymeans of multifunction
camera 1. It ser vesto protect you against unin‐
te ntional lyleaving your lane. You will be warned
by vibration pulses in thesteering wheel and gui‐ Driving and parking
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ded
bya course-cor recting brake application
ba ck into your lane.
Yo u are warned byvibration pulses in thesteer‐
ing wheel in thefo llowing circums tances:
R Active Lane Keeping Assist de tects a lane
marking.
R A front wheel drives overth is lane marking.
Yo u will also be guided back into your lane by
means of a course-cor recting brake application
if th efo llowing conditions are me t:
R Active Lane Keeping Assist de tects lane
markings on bo thedges of the lane.
R A front wheel drives over a solid lane mark‐
ing.
Yo u can activate or deactivate theAc tive Lane
Ke eping Assist warning.
The status of Active Lane Keeping Assist is dis‐
pla yed in the on-board computer:
R 00B0 (green): Active Lane Keeping Assist is
activated and operating.
R 00B0 (grey):Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist is
activated, but not operating. R
·: Active Lane Keeping Assist is deactiva‐
te d or there is a malfunction.
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist can neither reduce
th erisk of an accident if youfa ilto adapt your
driving style nor override the la wsof ph ysics. It
cannot take into account road, weather or traf fic
conditions. Active Lane Keeping Assist is only an
aid. You are responsible for maintaining a safe
dis tance totheve hicle in front, forve hicle
speed, for braking in good time and forst ay ing
in lane.
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist can bring theve hicle
back into the lane with a lane-cor recting brake
application. In the case of a broken lane marking
being de tected, a brake application will only be
made if a vehicle has been de tected in the adja‐
cent lane. Oncoming tra ffic can be de tected.
Ve hicles with Driving Assistance Package or
Driving Assistance Plus Package: overtaking
ve hicles and vehicles in adjacent lanes can also
be de tected.
Ve hicles without Driving Assistance Pack‐
age or Driving Assistance Plus Package: a
lane-cor recting brake application also takes place when, in addition
toa broken lane mark‐
ing, the edge of a firm road sur face is de tected
(e.g. central reser vation).
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist is available in the
speed range between 60 km/h and 200 km/h. If a lane-co
rrecting brake application occurs, dis‐
play 1appears in the multifunction displa y.
Sensitivity of Active Lane Keeping Assist
% The availability of thefo llowing function is
countr y-dependent. 290
Driving and parking

A lane-co
rrecting brake application also occurs
in theSensitive setting in thefo llowing situa‐
tions:
R Active Lane Keeping Assist de tects a solid
lane marking.
R A front wheel drives overth is lane marking.
Sy stem limits
No lane-cor recting brake application occu rsin
th efo llowing situations:
R You clear lyand actively steer, brake or accel‐
erate.
R You ha veswitched on the turn signal indica‐
to r (dependent on the situation).
R A driving saf ety sy stem inter venes, su chas
ESP ®
,Ac tive Brake Assi stor Active Blind
Spot Assi st.
R You ha veadop ted a sporty driving style with
high cornering speeds or high rates of accel‐
eration.
R When ESP ®
is deactivated. R
When driving with a trailer, the electrical con‐
nection tothe trailer has been cor rectly
es tablished.
R If a loss of tyre pressure or a defective tyre
has been de tected and displ ayed.
The sy stem may be impaired or may not function
in thefo llowing situations:
R Ifth ere is poor visibility, e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cient illumination of thero ad, if there are
highly variable shade conditions or in rain,
sno w,fog or heavy spr ay.
R Ifth ere is glare, e.g. from oncoming traf fic,
th e sun or reflections.
R Ifth e windscreen in the area of the multi‐
function camera is dirty, or if the camera is
mis ted up, damaged or co vered.
R Ifth ere are no lane markings, or se veral
unclear lane markings are present for one
lane, e.g. around roadwor ks.
R Ifth e lane markings are worn, dark or cov‐
ered. R
The dis tance totheve hicle in front is too
short and thus the lane markings cann otbe
de tected.
R Ifth e lane markings change quickl y,e.g.
lanes branch off, cross one ano ther or
mer ge.
R Ifth e car riag ewa y is very nar row and wind‐
ing.
Ve hicles without Driving Assistance Pack‐
age or Driving Assistance Plus Package:
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist uses radar sensors
to monitor se veral areas around theve hicle. If
th era dar sensors in there ar bumper are dirty or
co vered with sno w,the sy stem may be impaired
or may not function. If an obs tacle in the lane in
which you are driving has been de tected, no
lane-cor recting brake application occu rs.
Ac tivating/deactivating Active Lane Keeping
Assist
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Quick access
5 Active Lane Keeping Assist #
Activate or deacti vate the function. Driving and parking
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#
Secu rethe cable tothe trailer with cable ties
(only if you are using an adap ter cable). #
Make sure that the cable is alw ays slack for
ease of mo vement during cornering.
Under thefo llowing conditions, a message may
appear on the multifunction display even if the
trailer has been connected cor rectly:
R LEDs ha vebeen ins talled in the trailer light‐
ing sy stem
R The cur rent has fallen below the trailer light‐
ing sy stem's minimum cur rent (50 mA)
% Accessories can be connected tothe perma‐
nent po wer supp lyup to180 W and tothe
po we r supp lythat is swit ched on via the igni‐
tion loc k.
Un coupling a trailer &
WARNING Risk of being crushed and
becoming trapped when uncoupling a
trailer
When uncoupling a trailer wi than engaged
ine rtia-activated brake, your hand may become trapped between
theve hicle and the
trailer dr awbar. #
Do not uncouple trailers with an
engaged overrun brake. *
NO
TEDama gewhen uncoupling in a
st ate of overrun Uncou
pling in a state of overru n can dama ge
th eve hicle. #
Do not uncouple trailers with an
engaged overrun brake. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
when disconnecting the trailer cable
Ve hicles with le vel control sy stem: The
ve hicle may lo wer when the trailer cable is
disconnected.
This could result in you or other people
becoming trapped if your or their limbs are
between theve hicle body and the tyres or
underneath theve hicle. #
Make sure that nobody is unde rneath
th eve hicle or in the immediate vicinity
of the wheel ar ches when you discon‐
nect the trailer cable. *
NO
TEDama getothere ar bumper from
ins talling adap ter cables or adapte r plugs The
following parts could be damaged when
swiveling the ball neck fully electrically:
R Bumper
R Adapter cable
R Adapter plug #
Alw aysre mo vethe adap ter cable or
adapte r plug before swive lingthe ball
neck fully electrically. #
Secure the trailer against rolling away. #
Disconnect the electrical connection
between theve hicle and the trailer. #
Uncouple the trailer. #
Place the co ver cap on the ball head. 296
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Also shown on
the multifunction display:
0097 Gearshift
recommendation (/ page 196)
u Active Parking Assist (/ page276)
é Parking Assist PARKTRONIC deacti vated
( / page 264)
h Cruise control (/ page 225)
00CB Limiter (/
page 226)
ç Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
(/ page 232)
ê Active Brake Assi st (/ page 219)
à Active Steering Assist (/ page 238)
00B0 Ac
tive Lane Keeping Assist (/ page 289)
± Active Lane Change Assi st (/ page 240)
00D6 ECO
start/ stop function (/ page184)
00D9 HOLD function (/
page245)
00CE Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist (/ page145)
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus
(/ page 146)
ð Maximum permissible speed exceeded
(for cer tain countries only) Ve
hicles with Speed Limit Assis t:de tected
instructions and traf fic signs (/ page 282).
Ve hicles with Traf fic Sign Assis t:de tected
instructions and traf fic signs (/ page 284).
Fo r an overview of the indicator and warning
lamps, see (/ page 689). Ad
justing the in stru ment lighting #
Turn brightness control 1up or down.
The lighting of the instrument display and in
th e control elements of theve hicle interior is
adjus ted. Menus and submenus
Calling up functions on
the Service menu of
th e on-boa rdcompu ter On-board computer:
4 Service #
Toselect a function: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
Fu nctions on theService menu:
R Message memory (/ page 632)
R AdBlue: Adblue ®
ra nge and fill le vel
R Tyres:
- Check the tyre pressure with the tyre
pressure monitor (/ page 559)
- Restart the tyre pressure monitor
(/ page 560) 306
Instrument Display and on-board computer

Note
s on care of car parts &
WARNING Risk of entrapment if the
windscreen wipers are swit ched on while
th e windscreen is being cleaned
If th e windscreen wipers are set in motion
while you are cleaning the windscreen or
wiper blades, you can be trapped bythe
wiper arm. #
Alw ays switch off the windscreen wip‐
ers and the ignition before cleaning the
windscreen or wiper blades. &
WARNING Risk of bu rns from theta il‐
pipe and tailpipe trims
The exhaust tailpipe and tailpipe trims can
become very hot. If you come into contact with
these parts of theve hicle, you could
burn yourself. #
Alw ays be particular lycareful around
th eta ilpipe and theta ilpipe trims and
supervise children especially closely in
th is area. #
Allow vehicle parts tocool down before
to uching them. Obser
vethefo llowing information: Note
s on cleaning and car eA voiding vehicle damage
Wheels/rims Usewate r and acid-free wheel cleaners. R
Do not use acidic wheel cleaners toremo vebrake dust.
This could damage wheel bolts and brake components.
R Toavoid cor rosion of the brake discs and brakepads, drive
th eve hicle for a few minutes af ter cleaning before parking
it. The brake discs and brakepads warm up and dry out.
Wi ndo ws
Clean windowsinside and outside with a damp clo thand with
a cleaning agent recommended for Mercedes-Benz. Do not use dry clo
ths or abrasive or sol vent-based cleaning
agents toclean the inside of windo ws.
Wi per blades
Fold out the wiper blades and clean them using a damp clo th.D o not clean the wiper blades too of ten. Maintenance and care
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To
w- starting or towing away Pe
rm itted towing me thods Plug-in
hybrid: be sure toobser vethe no tes in
th e Supplement. You could otherwise failto rec‐
ognise dangers. Mercedes-Benz
recommends transporting your
ve hicle in the case of a breakdown, rath er than
to wing it away.
Fo rto wing, use a tow rope or tow bar with bo th
axles on the ground. Do not use tow bar sys‐
te ms. *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle due to tow‐
ing away incor rectly #
Obser vethe instructions and no tes on
to wing away. Pe
rm itted towing me thods Ve
hicle equipment/ towing
me thod Bo
th axles on thegr ound Fr
ont axle raised Re
ar axle raised
4MATIC vehicles Yes, maximum 50 km at 50 km/h No NoTo
wing away theve hicle with bo thaxles on
th egr ound #
Obser vethe no tes on the permitted towing
me thods (/ page549). #
Makesure that the battery is connected and
ch arge d. A dischar
ged battery has thefo llowing ef fects:
R the engine cann otbe star ted
R the electric parking brake cann otbe released
or applied
R the automatic transmission cann otbe shif ted
to position 005Cor005D %
Ifth e automatic transmission cann otbe shif‐
te dto position 005C, orthe multifunction dis‐
play in the instrument clus ter does not show
anything, theve hicle must be transpor ted
aw ay ( /page 551). A towing vehicle with
lifting equipment is requ ired forve hicle
transpor tation. Breakdown assi
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*
NO
TEDama gedue to to wing away at
exc essively high speeds or over long dis‐
ta nces The driv
etra in could be damaged when tow‐
ing at excessively high speeds or over long
dis tances. #
Atowing speed of 50 km/h must not
be exc eeded. #
Atowing dis tance of 50 km must not be
exc eeded. &
WARNING Risk of accident when towing
a ve hicle which is too heavy
If th eve hicle being tow- star ted or towed
aw ay is heavier than the permissible gross
mass, thefo llowing situations can occur:
R theto wing eye may become de tach ed.
R the car/t railer combination may swer ve
or eve nove rturn. #
If ano ther vehicle is tow- star ted or
to we daw ay, its weight must not exceed th
e permissible gross mass of your own
ve hicle. #
Information on the permissible gross mass of
th eve hicle can be found on theve hicle iden‐
tification plate (/ page615). #
Do not open the driver's door or front
passenger door as the automatic transmis‐
sion may otherwise shift toposition 005Dauto‐
maticall y. #
Fittheto wing eye (/ page 552). #
Fasten theto w bar.
* NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect connec‐
tion of theto w bar #
Onlyconnect theto w rope or tow bar to
th eto wing eyes. %
You can also attach theto w bar tothe trailer
hitch. #
Deactivate the automatic locking mechanism
(/ page 85). #
Do not activate the HOLD function. #
Deactivate tow- aw ay protection
(/ page 100). #
Deactivate Active Brake Assi st
( / page 225). #
Shift the automatic transmission toposition
005C(/ page193). #
Release the electric parking brake. &
WARNING Risk of accident due tolimi‐
te d saf ety-re lated functions during the
to wing process
Saf ety-re lated functions are limited or no lon‐
ge rav ailable in thefo llowing situations:
R the ignition is switched off.
R the brake sy stem or po werst eering sys‐
te m is malfunctioning.
R the energy supply or the on-board electri‐
cal sy stem is malfunctioning.
When your vehicle is then towe daw ay, signif‐
icantly more ef fort may be requ ired tosteer
and brake than is no rmally requ ired. #
Use a tow bar. 550
Breakdown assis tance