2020 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 GenuineParts ....................... 23
Owner's Manual ............................................ 24
Operating saf ety .......................................... .24
Declaration of Conformity ............................ 26
Diagno stics connection ................................ 31
Qualified specialist workshop ....................... 31Ve
hicle registration ....................................... 32
Cor rect use of theve hicle ............................32
Information on the REA CHregulation ........... 32
No tesfo r persons with electronic medi‐
cal aids ......................................................... 32
Implied warranty .......................................... .33
QR code forre scue card ...............................33
Data storage .................................................33
Copyright ...................................................... 35 Occupant saf
ety......................................... 36
Re stra int sy stem ...........................................36
Seat belts ..................................................... 38
Airbags ......................................................... 42
PRE-SAFE ®
sy stem ....................................... 50
Au tomatic measu res af ter an accident ......... 51
Safely transporting children in theve hi‐
cle ................................................................52
No tes on pets in theve hicle .........................77 Opening and closing
.................................. 79
Ke y .............................................................. .79
Doo rs............................................................ 82
Load compa rtment ....................................... 87Side windo
ws............................................... 92
Sliding sunroof ............................................. 95
Anti-theft pr otection .....................................98 Seats and
stowing ................................... 102
No tes on the cor rect driver's seat posi‐
tion ............................................................. 102
Seats .......................................................... 102
St eering wheel ............................................ 11 3
Easy entry and exitfeature .......................... 11 5
Operating the memory function .................. 11 6
St ow age areas ............................................ .117
Cup holders ................................................ 131
Ashtr ayand cigar ette lighter ...................... .133
Soc kets ....................................................... 13 4
Wi reless charging of the mobile phone
and connection with theex terior aerial ...... 13 6
Fitting/removing thefloor mats ................. 13 8 Light and sight
......................................... 14 0
Exterior lighting .......................................... 14 0
Interior lighting ........................................... 14 9
Wi ndsc reen wipers and windscreen
wa sher sy stem ............................................ 15 02
Contents

Mir
rors ........................................................ 154
Operating the sun visors ............................. 157
Area pe rmeable toradio wav es on the
windscreen ................................................ .157
Infrared-reflective windscreen function ...... 15 8Climate control
........................................ 15 9
Overview of climate contro l systems ..........1 59
Operating the climate control sy stem ......... 161 Driving and pa
rking .................................. 17 3
Driving ........................................................ 173
DY NA MIC SELECT switch ........................... 189
Au tomatic transmission .............................. 19 2
Fu nction of the 4MATIC .............................. 197
Re fuelling .................................................... 197
Pa rking ...................................................... .203
Driving and driving saf ety sy stems .............. 212
Tr ailer hit ch................................................ 292
Bicycle rack function .................................. 297
Ve hicle towing instructions ........................ .299 Instrument Display and on-board
comp
uter.................................................. 300
Instrument display overview ...................... .300
Overview of the buttons on thesteering
wheel ..........................................................3 01
Operating the on-board computer .............. 301
Ad justing the design of the instrument
display ........................................................ 303
Showing display conte nt onthe instru‐
ment clus ter ............................................... 304
Overview of what is shown on the multi‐
function display .......................................... 305
Ad justing the instrument lighting ............... 306
Menus and submenus ................................ 306
Head-up Display .......................................... 313 LINGU
ATRO NIC ......................................... 315
No tes on operating saf ety .......................... .315
Operation ....................................................3 15
Using LINGU ATRO NIC ef fectively ................ 318
Essential voice commands .......................... 319 MBUX multimedia sy
stem ...................... 335
Overview and operation .............................. 335 Sy
stem settings .......................................... 370
Fit & Healt hy............................................... 381
Na vigation .................................................. 387
Te lephone .................................................. .432
Online and Internet functions ..................... .474
Media ......................................................... 484
Ra dio .......................................................... 493
TV ............................................................... 496
Sound ......................................................... 504
MBUX Rear En tertainment Sy stem .............5 08 Maintenance and care
..............................517
ASS YST PLUS service inter val display ........ .517
Engine compartment ................................... 51 8
Cleaning and care ...................................... .524 Breakdown assistance
............................535
Emergency .................................................. 535
Flat tyre ...................................................... 537
Battery (vehicle) ......................................... 543
To w- starting or towing away ....................... 549
Electrical fuses ........................................... 553 Contents
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1
Steering wheel gearshift paddles →
194
2 Combination swit ch →
14 2
3 Instrument display →
300
4 DIRECT SELECT le ver →
19 2
5 Media display →
338
6 Climate contro l systems →
161
7 Haza rdwa rning light sy stem →
14 3
8 PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamps →
47
9 Glovecompa rtment →
11 9
A Stow age compartment →
11 9
B Control knob forvo lume and switching sound
on/off →
335
C Calls up navigation →
387
D Calls up thera dio →
494
Calls up media →
487
E Calls up thete lephone →
433
F Cont rol panel for: Individual wheel control
→
257
Manual gearshifting →
194
AIRMATIC or →
24 6
E- AC TIVE BODY CONTROL →
252
Ac tivating/deactivating ESP ®
→
214
Downhill Speed Regulation →
230
G Calls up favo urites →
357
H Calls up vehicle functions →
348
I Active Parking Assist →
276
J DYNA MIC SELECT switch →
19 0
K Touchpad →
338
L Start/ stop button →
174
ECO start/ stop function →
187
M Control panel forth e MBUX multimedia sys‐
tem →
338
N Adjusts thesteering wheel mechanically →
11 3
O Adjusts thesteering wheel electrically →
11 4 At
aglance – Cockpit 7

1
Rear climate control control panel →
16 0
2 Stow age compartment in the cent reconsole →
11 9
230 V soc ket →
13 4 3
Switches there ar seat heating on/off →
111
4 Cup holder →
13 2 At
aglance – Control settings in there ar passenger compartment 17

1
QR code for accessing there scue card →
33
2 Safetyve sts →
535
3 Fire extinguisher →
536
4 me button and SOS button →
460
5 Tocheck and top up operating fluids →
617
St arting assis tance →
547
6 Totow- start and tow aw ay →
549
7 Flat tyre →
537 8
Haza rdwa rning lights →
14 3
9 Fuelfiller flap with instruction labels for tyre
pressu re, fuel type and QR code for accessing
th ere scue card →
197
A Totow- start and tow aw ay →
549
B Warning triangle →
535
C First-aid kit (so ftsided) →
536
D TIREFIT kit →
539 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 theve hicle and the multi‐
media 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 theve 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
an ent ryon theta b bar in the multimedia sys‐
te m: 20
Digital Owner's Manual

Diagnostics connection
The diagnostics connection is on ly intended for
th e connection of diagnostic devices at a quali‐
fi ed specialist workshop. &
WARNING Risk of accident due tocon‐
necting devices tothe diagnostics con‐
nection
If yo u connect equipment toa diagnostics
connection in theve hicle, it may af fect the
operation of vehicle sy stems.
As a result, the operating saf ety of theve hi‐
cle could be af fected. #
Only connect theve hicle diagnostics
connection todevices which ha vebeen
te sted with rega rd totheir use and are
considered safe. &
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
Plug-in hybrid: obser vethe no tes in the Supple‐
ment. Otherwise, you may failto recognise dan‐
ge rs.
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 General no
tes31

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