2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE SUV wheel

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agl ance ....................................................4
Coc kpit ....... ..................... ..................... ..........4 Gene
ralno tes... ............................................ 7
Oper ator's Manual ........................... ............... 7
Oper ating safety.............................................7
Qua lified speci alistwo rkshop .........................8
Cor rect useof theve hicle ...............................9
Limit edWarrant y............................................ 9 Dr
iving andparking ................................... 10
Dr iving ............ ........................ ............ .......... 10
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h... ........................... 12
Au tomatic transmiss ion................................ 13
Dr iving and drivi ng safety systems ................1 5
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No teson theIns trument Displayand on-
boar dcom puter.............................. .............. 23
Calling updispla yson thePe rfor mance
menu ................................................ ............ 23
Fu nctio nof theHead-up Display... ................2 5 MBUX
multimedia system ......................... 27
AMG TRAC KPA CE ........................................ 27 Br
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Ov ervie wof thetir e-c hang eto ol kit .............. 30
Changing awheel ......................................... 30 Te
ch nical data............................................ 32
Oper ating fluids .............................. .............. 32
Ve hicle data... ............................................... 34
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laymes sagesand warning/indi‐
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Displa ymessag es.........................................3 9
Wa rning and indic ator lam ps........................ 39 Inde
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Contents

1
Steer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles →
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2 Comb inationswit ch
3 Instrument Display →
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4 DIRECT SELECT leve r
5 Media display
6 Climat econt rolsy stems
7 Hazar dwa rning light s
8 PASSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p
9 Glovebox
A Stow agecom partment
B Control kn ob forvo lume andswitc hingsound
on/ off
C Calls upnavig ation
D Calls upthera dio
Calls upmedia
E Calls upthete lephon e
F Cont rolpanel for: Manual
gearshif ting →
13
Ac tivates /de activatesESP ®
→
15
Se tstheve hicle leve l →
21
AMG adaptivespo rtsuspension system →
18
AMG Perfor mance exhaus tsy stem →
11
G Calls upfavo rite s
H Calls upvehicle functions
I ActivePa rking Assist
J DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h →
12
K Touc hpad
L Start/ stop butt on →
10
ECO star t/ stop funct ion →
11
M MBUX multimedia system control panel
N AMG steer ing-wheel buttons →
22
O Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel mechanicall y
P Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel electrically
Switc hesthesteer ing wheel heateron/ off At
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&
WARNIN GRisk offire due toflammab le
mat erials onhotpar tsof theex haus t
sy stem
Flammable material suc has lea ves, grass or
twigs mayignit eif th ey come intocont act
wi th hotpar tsof theex haus tsy stem. #
When driving onunpavedro ads oroff-
ro ad, regular lych eckth eve hicle under‐
side. #
Remo vetrap pe dplants orother flam‐
mable material. #
Ifth er eis damag e,con sult aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle In
thefo llo wing situat ions,in par ticular ,th er e
is arisk ofdamag eto theve hicle:
R The vehicle becomes grounded, e.g.ona
high curb oran unpavedro ad R
The vehicle isdriven toofa st over an
obs tacle ,e.g. acurb ,spe edbump orpot‐
hole
R Ahea vyobject strike sth eunderbody or
ch assis components
In situatio nssuc has this, thebody ,th e
und erbody ,ch assis components,wheels or
tir es coul dbe damag edwithout thedamag e
being visible. Componen tsdamag edinthis
wa ycan unexpec tedly failor ,in thecase of
an acciden t,ma yno tabsorb theloads that
ar ise asintend ed.
If th eunderbody panelingisdamag ed,flam‐
mable materials suchas lea ves, grass or
twigs cancollect between theunderbody and
th eunderbody paneling.Thesematerials may
ignit eif th ey come intocont actwith hot
par tson theex haus tsy stem. #
Have theve hicle checkedand repair ed
immediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop.
or #
Ifdr iving safetyis im pair edwhile con‐
ti nui ng your jour ne y,pull over and stop
th eve hicle immediat elyin accor dance
wit hth etraf fic condi tions,and cont act
a qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Qualif
iedspecialis two rkshop
An author ized Mercedes-B enzCent erisaqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop. Ithas theneces sary
special skills,tools and qualif icat ionsto cor‐
re ctly carryout thewo rkrequ ired on your vehi‐
cle. This particular lyapplies tosaf ety-re leva nt
wo rks.
Fo rth efo llo wing, alwaysha ve your vehicle
ch eckedat an aut hor ized Mercedes- BenzCen‐
te r:
R safety-re leva nt wo rks
R service andmaint enance work
R repair work
R modif icationsaswellas installation sand
con versions
R workon electr oniccomponent s 8
Gener alno tes

Dr
ivin g Br
eak ing- inno tes To
preser vetheengine during thefirs t
1, 000 miles(1 ,500 km):
R drive at varying road spee dsand engine
spee ds.
R donotdr ive fa ster than 85 mph(1 40 km/h) .
R allo w theengine toreac hamax imum engine
spee dof 4,5 00 rpm (4,500 rpm) onlybr ief ly.
R drive th eve hicle indrive pr ogr am A.
R chang ege ar bef oreth eta ch ome terneedl eis
00C3 ofthewa yto there dar ea oftheta ch ome‐
te r.
R donotshif tdo wn age ar man uallyin order to
br ak e.
R avoidoverstra inin gth eve hicle, e.g.driving at
full thro ttle .
R donotde pres sth eaccelera torpeda lpas t
th epr essur epoint (kickdo wn).
R onlyincr ease theengine speedgradually and
acceler ateth eve hicle tofull spee daf te r
1, 000 miles(1 ,500 km). This
also app lieswhe nth eengine orpar tsof the
dr ivet ra in have been replaced.
Please alsoobser vethefo llo wing breakin g-in
no tes:
R Incer tain drivin gand drivin gsaf etysy stems,
th esensor sadjus taut omaticall ywhile acer‐
ta in dis tance isbe ing driven afte rth eve hicle
has been delivered orafte rre pair s.Fu llsy s‐
te m effectiv enes sis no tre ac hed untilth e
end ofthis teac h-in proce ss.
R Brak epads ,br ak edisc sand tires that are
eit her newor have been replaced onlyac h‐
ie ve optimum braking effect and grip afte r
se veralhundr edkilom eter sof driving. Com‐
pensat efo rth ere duced braking effect by
appl ying grea terfo rc eto thebr ak epedal. Fu
nction ofEmo tion Start #
Startth eve hicle withth est ar t/ stop butt on
and simult aneousl ypull one ofsteer ing
wheel gearshif tpaddles 1or2.
R The idlespee dis inc reased brief lywhen
st ar tin gth eengine.
R The exhaus tga sflaps areopen ed(spo rty
ch aract eristic )(/ page11 ).
Obser vetheno teson star tin gth eve hicle inthe
ve hicle Operator's Manual. 10
Driving and parking

Oper
ation oftheECO star t/s topfunc tion The
engineisau tomatical lyswitc hedoffif th e
fo llo wing condition sar eme t:
R Ifall vehicle conditions foran automatic
engine stop areme t.
R Youbr ak eth eve hicle toast ands tillin trans‐
miss ionposit ion005Bor005C.
R Youdepr essthebr ak epedal whendriving at
speeds below15 mp h(20 km/h).
The engine isrestar tedaut omatic allyif:
R Youre lease thebr ak epedal intra nsmiss ion
position 005Bwhen theHOLD function isno t
activ e.
R Youshif tfr om transm issionposi tion005D.
R Youen gage trans missi on positio n005B or005E.
R Youdepr esstheacceler ator pedal.
R Youper man ently act ivat eman ualgearshif t‐
ing .
R Youpull thelef t-hand steer ing wheel gear‐
shif tpaddle.
R Anautomat iceng inestar tis nec essar y. If
th eengine wasswitc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/
st op funct ionand youlea vetheve hicle, awa rn‐
ing tone sou nds and theengine isno tre star ted.
The Vehicle ReadytoDriv eSwitc hthe Ignit ion
Off Befor eEx iting displa ymessag ealso appear s
in themultifunc tiondispla y.Ifyo udo notswit ch
of fth eignition ,th eignition isaut omaticall y
switc hedoffaf te rone minut e. AMG
Perfor ma nce exhaus tsy stem Fu
nction oftheAMG Perfor ma nce exhaus t
sy stem
Chang ingtheposition oftheex haus tga sflaps
allo wsyouto select thesound charact eristic sof
th eAMG Perfor mance exhaus tsy stem:
R Closed exhaus tga sflaps: comfort ch aract er‐
is tic (balan ced)
R Open exhaus tga sflaps: sportycharact eristic
(po werful) Ope
ratin gthe AMGPe rfor ma nce exhaus t
sy stem #
Pull rock er switc h1.
The spor tycharact eristic (Powe rful) issele c‐
te dwhen indicat orlam p2 lights up. Dr
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DY
NA MIC SELECT switch Fu
nction oftheDY NA MIC SELECT switch %
This chap terdescr ibesthefunc tion ofthe
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hfo rth e
Mer cede s‑AMG GLE534MA TIC+ .
Use theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hto chang e
be tween thefo llo wing drive pr og rams:
ë (Sand) :of f-r oad driving, onfine, loose
gr ou nd
F (Tra il): off-r oad driving ,no ton firm road
sur faces
o (Slippe ry):op tim ized pulling away and
dr ivin gch aract eristic sin wint ryand slip‐
per yro ad con dition s
= (Individual):ind ividual setting s
A (Comfort): com fortable andeconomic al
dr ivin gst yle
C (Sport):spor tydrivin gst yle
B (Sport+): particular lyspor tydrivin gst yle Mer
cedes- AMGrecomme ndsselecting thedr ive
pr ogr am A when incity traffic or stop-and-go
tr af fic.
Depe nding onthedr ive pr og ram sele cted, the
fo llo wing vehicle charact eristic swill chang e:
R Drive
- Engin eand trans miss ionman agemen t
- ActiveDis tan ceAssi stDIS TRONI C
R AMG Dynamics
- The agility functio nsareau tomatical ly
select eddepending onthedr ive pr og ram.
- The steer ing, shifttimin gpoint ,all-wheel
dr ive and stabiliz ationfun ction sar eadap‐
te dto theselect eddrive pr og ram.
R Suspe nsion
- Vehicle leve l
- Sus pens ion se tting
R Position oftheex haus tga sflaps
R Availabilit yof glide mode %
Youcan also chang eth efo llo wing vehicle
ch aract eristic susin gth ebutt ons inthecen‐
te rconsole:
R Position oftheex haus tga sflaps
R Sus pen sion Fu
nction oftheDY NA MIC SELECT switch %
This chap terdescr ibesthefunc tion ofthe
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hfo rth e
Mer cede s‑AMG GLE634MA TIC+ and
GLE 63S4MA TIC+ .
Use theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hto chang e
be tween thefo llo wing drive pr og rams:
o (Slipper y):optimized pulling away and
dr ivin gch aract eristic sin wint ryand slip‐
per yro ad con dition s
= (Individual):ind ividual setting s
A (Comfort): com fortable andeconomic al
dr ivin gst yle
C (Sport):spor tydrivin gst yle
B (Sport+): particular lyspor tydrivin gst yle 12
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I
(RACE): drivin glik eon ara ce trac k
(Me rcedes‑A MGGLE 63S4MA TIC+)
ë (Sand): driving inless demanding off-r oad
te rrain, optim izedfo rdr iving onsand
F (Trial): driving inless dema nding off-r oad
te rrain, optim izedfo rdr iving onunpaved
ro ads and loosegr oun d
The I (RACE) drive pr og ram ma yno tbe
used onnor mal roads. I (RACE) mus ton ly
be activ ated and used ondedicat edrace cir‐
cui ts, noton public roads.
Mer cedes-AM Grecomme ndsselecting thedr ive
pr ogr am A when incity traffic or stop-and-go
tr af fic.
Depe nding onthedr ive pr og ram sele cted, the
fo llo wing vehicle charact eristic swill chang e:
R Drive
- Engin eand trans miss ionman agemen t
- ActiveDis tan ceAssi stDIS TRONI C
R AMG Dynamics
- The agility functio nsareau tomatical ly
select eddepending onthedr ive pr og ram. -
The steer ing, shifttimin gpoint andstabi‐
lizat ionfunction sar eadap tedto the
select eddrive pr ogr am.
- When ESP®
is activ ated, agili tyfunction
Pr ois select edindrive pr ogr am I
(RA CE). TheMasterfunction isau tomati‐
cally selected when ESP®
is dea ctivated.
R Position oftheex haus tga sflaps
R Sus pen sion
R 4MA TIC+ all-wheel drive
R The I(R ACE)drive pr og ram has thefo l‐
lo wing proper ties:
- The vehicle exhibits driving charact eris‐
tic ssuit edforra ce circui ts.
- Allvehicle systems aredesigned formaxi‐
mum sportiness.
- The susp ension hasapar ticula rly tight
susp ension anddam pingsy stem.
- Glide mode isno tav ailable.
- The spor tycharact eristic (Powe rful) is
act ivat ed when theex haus tsy stem is
activ ated. %
Youcan chang eth efo llo wing vehicle charac‐
te rist ics using thebutt ons inthecent ercon ‐
sole:
R Position oftheex haus tga sflaps
R Sus pen sion Au
tomatic trans mis sion Man
ualgearshif ting Dr
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#
Toactiv ate/ deacti vate:pu llro ck er switc h
1.
If indicat orlam p2 islit, manual gearshif t‐
ing isact ivat ed. The current gear isdispla yed
in themultifunc tiondispla y.
% Toper manen tly shif tth ege arsman uallyin
dr ive pr og ram = using thesteer ing wheel
ge arshif tpaddles ,selec tth eM (Manual) set‐
ting forth etra nsmiss ion.
* NO
TEDama getotheengine duetoshif t‐
ing uptoolat e The
automatic transmission doesnotshif tup
in manual modeeven when theengine' slim‐
iting speed isreac hed.
The fuel suppl yis int erru pte din order topre‐
ve nt theengine from overrev ving. #
Shif tup bef oreth eengine speedrea‐
ch es there dar ea intheta ch ome ter. #
Toshif tup: pull steer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 2. #
Toshif tdo wn: pullsteer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 1. If
th eengine speedistoohigh ortoolow, you
canno tch ang ege ar usin gth esteer ing wheel
ge arshif tpaddles .In this case, segme nts1
light upred. Gear
shiftre comm endation The
gearshif tre comme ndation assists youin
adop tingan eco nomic aldrivin gst yle. #
Ifge arshif tre comme ndation mess age1 is
sho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla y,shif tto
th ere comme ndedgear. 14
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