2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE COUPE Owner's Manual

If
yo uuse acup hold erwhile theve hicle is
mo ving, thecon tainer maybe flung aroun d
and liquids maybe spill ed.The vehicle occu‐
pants maycome intocont actwithth eliq uid
and ifit is ho t,th ey cou ldbe scal ded.Yo u
cou ldbe dist ra cted from traf fic condi tions
and youma ylose contro lof theve hicle. #
Onlyuse thecup holder whentheve hi‐
cle isstatio nary. #
Onlyuse thecup holder forcont ainer s
of theright size. #
Close thecon tainer ,par ticular lyifth e
liq uid isho t. *
NO
TEDama getothecup holder When
there ar armr estis folded backth ecup
holder couldbecome damaged. #
Onlyfo ld there ar armr estbac kwhen
th ecup holder isclosed. *
NO
TEDama getothere ar armr estdue to
body weight When
folded out,there ar armr estcan be
damag edbybody weight . #
Donotsit orsuppor tyo urself onthe
re ar seat armr est. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toan open
car gocom partment floor
If yo udr ive wit hth ecar gocom partmen tfloor
open, object scould beflung aroun dand hit
ve hicle occupants asare sult. Thereis arisk
of injur y,par ticular lyin theeve ntofsudd en
br aki ng orasu dd en chang ein dir ect ion. #
Alw aysclose thecar gocom partmen t
fl oor beforeajour ney. &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
ho tcig arette light er
Yo ucan burnyo urself ifyo uto uc hth eho t
heating element orthesoc ketof thecig a‐
re tte light er. In
additio n,flammab lemat erials mayign ite
if:
R youdr op theho tcig arette light er
R ach ild holds theho tcig arette light erto
object s,forex am ple #
Alw ayshold thecig arette light erby the
knob . #
Alw aysmak esur eth at thecig arette
light erisout ofreac hof childr en. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom theta il‐
pipe andtailpipe trims
The exhaus tta ilpipe andtailpipe trims can
becom eve ry hot.Ifyo uco me intoco ntact
wit hth ese partsof theve hicle, youco uld
bur nyo urself . #
Alw aysbe par ticular lycareful arou nd
th eta ilpipe andtheta ilpipe trims and
super visechildr enespec iallycloselyin
th is area. Seat
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Allow vehicle partsto cool down before
to uc hin gth em. The
driving charact eristic sof your vehicle are
dependent onthedis tribution oftheload within
th eve hicle. Yousho uld bear thefo llo wing in
min dwhen loading theve hicle:
R Neverex ceed theper missible gross mass or
th egr oss axle weight rating forth eve hicle
(including occupants). Thevalues arespec i‐
fi ed on theve hicle identif ication plateon the
ve hicle's B-pillar.
R The load mustno tpr otru de abo vetheupper
edg eof theseat backres ts.
R Alw aysuse thepar tition netwhen transpor t‐
ing objec tsinthecar gocom partmen t.
R Alw aysplace theload behind unoccupied
seats ifpossible.
R Secur eth eload using thetie-do wneyes and
dis tribut eth eload evenly. St
ow agespace sin theve hicl eint erior Ov
ervie wof thefront storage com partmen ts 1
Stor ag espace inthedoor s
2 Stor ag ecom partmen tin thear mr estwit h
USB ports(depending onvehicle equipment)
3 Stor ag e/t elephone compartmen twit hcup
holder inthecent ercon sole atfront
4 Glovebox Thr
ough-load ingfeatur ein there ar ben ch
seat (EASY-PA CK Quic kfold) Fo
lding there ar seat backres tfo rw ards &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nad jus ting theseats
When youadj usta seat ,yo uma ytrap your‐
self orave hicle occupant. #
When adjustingaseat, makesur eth at
no onehas anybody partsinthesw eep
of theseat. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifth eseat
and seat backres tar eno teng aged
The seat andseat backres tcan fold for‐
wa rds.
Ther eis arisk ofthefo llo wing, inpar ticular :
R The vehicle occupant maybe pressed
ag ains tth eseat belt. Theseat beltwill
no tbe able toprotect asintended and
could cause additional injury. 10
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R
Ach ild restra int system will nolong erbe
pr oper lysuppor tedor position edand will
no long erfulf illits func tion asintended.
R The seat backres twill notbe able restra in
obje ctsor goods inthecar gocom part‐
ment .
Alw aysensur eth at theseat andseat back‐
re st areeng aged, inpar ticular :
R Beforeper son stra velin theve hicle while
sitting onaseat withth eeasy entryand
ex itfeatur e
R Afteryo uha ve adjus tedth eseat
R Afterth eeasy entryand exitfeatur ehas
been used
R Afterth ecar gocom partmen tenlar ge‐
ment hasbeen folded forw ards Alw
aysensur eth at all vehicle occupants have
th eir seat belts fastened correctl yand aresitti ng
pr ope rly. Pa rticular attent ion mus tbe paid to
ch ildr en. If
yo uno longerre qu ire th efo lded-d ownre ar
seat backres tas aload area, fold thebac kres t
bac kint oplace.
Mak esur eth at there dmar kingof theloc kve rifi‐
cati onindi catorisno long ervis ible.Ot her wise,
th eseat backres twill notbe locked.
Fo lding there ar seats forw ards mec hanic ally
* NO
TEDama getotheheadliner whenthe
re ar seat backres ts arefo lded forw ards
and backwards The
headlin ercoul dbe damag edwhen the
seat backres ts arefo lded forw ards and back‐
wa rds. #
Beforeyo ufo ld theseat backres ts for‐
wa rdsand backwards, inser tth ehead
re stra int s. #
Press theseat belttongu eof sea tbe lt1
int oma rked position 2. Seats
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Movethedr iver's orfront passeng erseat for‐
wa rds, ifnecessar y. #
Tofold thelef tand right seat backres ts
fo rw ards: inser tth ehead restra int sfo rth e
seat backres ts (/ page93). #
Pull release leve r1. #
Foldthecor responding seatbackres tfo r‐
wa rds. #
Tofold thecent erseat backres tfo r‐
wa rds: press release catch3. #
Foldseat backres t2 forw ards.
% Obse rveth efo llo wing recomme ndations :
R Ifyo uwish tofold onl yone oftheout er
seat backres ts forw ards, itis recomme n‐
ded that youfo ld theright seat backres t
fo rw ards. R
Ifyo uwish tofold one oftheout erseat
bac kres ts forw ards toge ther wit hth e
cent ersea tba ckrest,it is recomme nded
th at youfo ld thelef tand cent erseat
bac kres ts forw ards.
Fo lding backth ere ar seat backres t
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bytrap ping the
seat beltwhen theseat backres tis fol‐
ded back The
seat beltcould becom etrapped andthus
damag edwhen theseat backres tis folded
bac k. #
Ensu rethat theseat belttongu eha s
be en insertedat theside inthemar ked
position . *
NO
TEDama getotheheadliner whenthe
re ar seat backres ts arefo lded forw ards
and backwards The
headlin ercoul dbe damag edwhen the
seat backres ts arefo lded forw ards and back‐
wa rds. 10
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#
Beforeyo ufo ld theseat backres ts for‐
wa rdsand backwards, inser tth ehead
re stra int s. Fo
lding backth ere ar seat mechanic ally #
Movethedr iver's orfront passeng erseat for‐
wa rds, ifnecessar y. #
Swi ngsea tba ckrest 1 bac kuntil it
eng ages. #
Mak esur eth at there dmar kingof theloc k
ve rificati onindi catorisno long ervis ible.Ot h‐
er wi se, theseat backres twill notbe locked. Collapsible
cargocom partment cover No
teson thecollap siblecargocom partmen t
co ver &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
poor lysecur edobjec ts
The cargocom partmen tco veralo ne canno t
secur eor restra in hea vyobje cts, items of
lugg ageor hea vyloads.
Yo uco uld behit byan uns ecur edload, par‐
tic ular lyin theev ent ofabr uptch ang esin
dir ect ion,sudden brakin gor an acc iden t. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around . #
Sec ureobj ect s,lugg ageor loads
ag ains tslippin gor tipp ingover,e.g. by
usin gtie downs ,eve nif yo uar eusin g
th ecar gocom partmen tco ver. *
NO
TEDama getothecollapsible cargo
com partmen tco verwhen theve hicle is
being loaded When
theve hicle isbeing loaded, thecol‐
lapsible cargocom partmen tco verma ybe
dama ged. #
Donotplace anyobjec tsabo vethe
lo we redg eof theside windo wsoron
th ecollapsible cargocom partmen t
co ver. Un
folding thecollap siblecargocom part‐
men tco ver Sea
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#
Liftcolla psibl ecar gocom partment cover1
by thehandle, unfold itin thedir ect ion ofthe
ar row and place iton theedg e.
Fo lding upthecollap siblecargocom part‐
men tco ver #
Liftcolla psibl ecar gocom partment cover1
by thehandle, guideitforw ards inthedir ec‐
tion ofthear row untilit has comp lete ly fol‐
ded upand stow itaw ay inthefo lded stat e.
Ins tallin gand remo ving the collapsi bleca rgo
com partmen tco ver
Re quirement s: R
The collapsible cargocom partment coveris
fo lded up.
Re mo ving the collapsi bleca rgocom part‐
men tco ver #
Pull collapsible cargocom partmen tco ver1
to wa rdsth ere ar by thebo ttom, folded-up
sect ionand remo veitin thedir ect ion ofthe
ar row from brac kets 2 onthelef tand right. Ins
talling thecollap siblecargocom partmen t
co ver #
Place collapsible cargocom partmen tco ver
2 onedg e1. #
Place collapsible cargocom partmen tco ver
2 intoth ebr ac kets on thelef tand right 3 10
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and
push itforw ards inthedir ect ion ofthe
ar row .
The end caps ofthecollapsible cargocom‐
par tmen tco verwil leng age. Ov
ervie wof thetie- down eyes inthecar go
com partmen t Ob
serveth eno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
(/ page10 2). 1
Cargo tie-do wnrings Ov
erview ofbag hook s &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rywhen usingbag
hook swit hhea vyobj ect s
The bag hook scan notre stra in hea vyobje cts
or items oflugg age. Obj
ectsor items oflugg agema ybe flung
ar oun dand hitvehicle occupants. #
Onlyhang lightobject son thebag
hook s. #
Neverhang hard,shar p-edg edorfragi le
objects onthebag hook s. Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
(/ page10 2).
Subject thebag hook sto amax imum loadof
6. 6lbs (3kg)and donotatt achan ygoods to
th em. Seats
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Bag hook Co
athoo kon the tailgat e 1
Coathoo kon theta ilg ate
Coat hooksar eno tsuit able forhea vyobjects.
Use thecoat hooksonl yfo rlig ht objects suchas
jac kets. Us
ingthe coat hooksin the rear passen ger
com partmen t #
Pres scoa thoo ks1 atthebo ttom.
Coat hook 1extends.
% Obs erve theno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
(/ page10 2). EA
SY-PAC Kload -secu ring kit No
teson thesnap -inmod uleforthe cargo
com partmen t(t el es co pic rods)
The EASY-PA CK load-s ecuringkitallo wsyouto
use your car gocomp artm ent fora va riet yof pur‐ 11
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