2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE COUPE ESP

Ac
tiv atin gor deac tivatin gthe child safety
loc kfo rthe rear side windo ws #
Toactiv ate/ deacti vate:pr ess button 2.
The rear side windowcan beope ned or
clos edinthefo llo wing cases :
R indic ator lam p1 islit:via theswitc hon
th edr iver's door R
Indic ator lam p1 isoff:via theswitc hon
th ecor responding rear door ordriver' s
door . No
teson pets intheve hicl e &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due toanim alsleftuns ecur edorunat ‐
te nde din theve hicle
If yo ulea veanim alsintheve hicle unatten‐
ded orunsecur ed,they cou ldpos siblypress
do wn butt ons orswitc hes.
Ther ebyan animal may:
R activ ateve hicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple
R swit chsystems onoroffand endang er
ot her road user s
Uns ecur edanimals maybe throw nar ou nd in
th eve hicle intheeve ntofan acci dent or
su dd en steer ing and braking maneuv erand
injur eve hicle occupants inthepr ocess. #
Neverlea veanim alsintheve hicle unat‐
te nde d. #
Alw ayscor rectly secu reanim alswhile
dr ivin g,forex am ple usin gasuit able
anim alcar rier . 64
Occupant safety

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Inser tth eemer gency keyas faras itwil lgo
int oopening 1intheco ver. #
Pull and hold thedoor handle. #
Pull theco veron theemer gency keyas
st ra ight aspossible away from theve hicle
until itre leases. #
Release thedoor handle. #
Tounlo ck:tur nth eemer gency keyco unt er-
clo ckwise toposition 0047. #
Toloc k:tur nth eemer gency keyclo ckwise to
position 0047. #
Carefully press theco veront oth eloc kcyli n‐
der until iteng ages and isseat edfirm ly. Car
gocom partmen t Ope
ning the tailga te &
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tga spoisoning
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can entertheve hicle interior ifth eta il‐
ga te isopen when theengine isrunning ,
esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine before
opening theta ilg ate. #
Neverdr ive wit hth eta ilg ateopen . *
NO
TEDama getotheta ilg atecaused by
obs tacle sab ove theve hicle The
tailg ateswing sre ar wa rdsand upwards
when itis opened. #
Mak esur eth at ther eis suf ficie ntspa ce
beh indand above theta ilg ate. 72
Opening andclosing

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Tointerru pt con venience closing: release
th eß button. #
Toclose thero ller sunblind s:press and
hold theß buttonagain.
% Con venie nce closing can also be operated
wi th KEYLESS- GO(/ page69). Pr
oble mswith theside windo ws &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped or
fa tal lyinju re difre ve rsing protect ion is
no tactiv ated
If yo uclo seaside windowagain imm ediat ely
af te rit has been blocked, theside windo w
will close withincr eased ormaximum forc e.
The reve rsing func tion isthen notactiv eand
body partsma ybecome trapped. #
Mak esur eth at no par tsof thebody are
in theclosing area. #
Tostop theclosing process, release the
butt onorpress thebutt onagain to
re open theside windo w. A
sid ewind owcann otbe closed andyoucan‐
no tsee thecaus e. #
Chec kto see whether anyobjec tsarein the
windo wguide. #
Adjus tth eside windo ws.
Ad jus tingthe side windo ws
If aside windo wisobs truct eddur ing closing and
re opens again immediat ely: #
Immediat elyaf te rth is, pull thecor respond‐
ing butt onagain until theside windo whas
closed andhold thebutt onforat lea stone
mor esecond (re-adjus tment).
The side windo wwill beclosed without the
aut omat icreve rsing func tion.
If th eside windo wisobs truct edagain and
re opens again immediat ely: #
Immediat elyaf te rth is, pull thecor respond‐
ing butt onagain until theside windo whas
closed andhold thebutt onforat lea stone
mor esecond (follo w-up adjustm ent).
The side windowwill beclos edwithout the
aut omat icreve rsing func tion. Th
eside windo wscann otbe opened or
closed usingthecon venience opening fea‐
tur e.
R The Smar tKey batt eryis we ak ordisc harged. #
Chec kth ebatt eryusing theindicat orlam p
and replace ifnec essar y(/ page67 ). Sliding
sunroof Opening
andclosing theslidi ngsunr oof %
The term "slidin gsun roof" also refers to the
panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sli dingpanel . &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nth esliding sunroofisbeing opened
and closed
Body partsma ybecome trapped inthera ng e
of mo vement. #
Dur ing opening andclosing, makesur e
th at no body partsarein thera ng eof
mo vement. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif
somebody becomestrapped. 80
Openin gand closing

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Ifth edr iver's seat andsteer ing wheel posi‐
tion calculat edbytheve hicle isno tpr actical
or comf ortable, itcan bemanuall ych ang ed
at anytim evia thebutt ons.
The exterior mir rors areno tse tvia this func ‐
tion .Ins tead, they have tobe setmanually
via theswitc hes.
% Youcan also maketh ese settings viathe
Mer cedes meportalfo ryo ur user profile. By
syn chronis ing thepr ofiles intheve hicle and
th eMer cedes meconnect profiles, youcan
car ryove rth ese settings foryo ur vehicle.
Fu rther information aboutsynchronising
user profiles .
Se tting theeasy entryand exitfeatur e #
Select Steering Wheel& Seat ,Steering
Whee lOnly orOff.
% Ifyo uuse anind ivid ual user profile and have
se tyo ur body size,this inf ormatio nis car ried
ove rfo rth eeasy entryand exitfeatur e.This
caus esthedr iver's seat andsteer ing wheel
to aut omat icallymo veintoth ecor rect pos i‐
tion . Ov
ervie wof massag epr og rams R
Hot Relaxing BackCo mbi nati onofheat and
ma ssa ge.It star ts by massa gingthebac k.In
addi tion, warm pressur epoint sbecome
no ticeable, star tin gin thepel vic area.
R Hot Relaxing Shoulder Combination ofheat
and massag e.Itstar ts by massa gingthe
shoulde rs.In addition, warm pressur epoint s
become noticeable, star tin gin thepel vic
ar ea.
R Activating Massage Activati ng ma ssa gewith
upw ard-m oving massag ewa ves.
R Classic Massage Relaxin gbac kmassag e.
R Wave Massage Regener ating ma ssa gevia
massa gewav esacr oss thebac kand inthe
seat cushion.
R Mobili zingMassage MobilizingMassag ewit h
upw ard-mo vingmassag ewav es.Can pro‐
mo tedeeper respir ation andhence improv e
cir cul ation and blood press ure.
R Active Workout,Backre stand Active Work-
ou t,Cu shi on The seprogr ams requ ire yo ur
co operation .Alt ernat ing between tensi ng and
releasing helpstoimprov eblood flow to
yo ur musc les.Press agains ta pr ess urepoin t
as soo nas youfe el it. Selecting
thema ssag epr og ram forthe fron t
se ats Mu
ltimed iasystem:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Massage #
Select amassag epr ogr am (/ page95). #
Startth epr ogr am forth edesir edseat 0065. #
Tosetth ema ssag eint ensit y:switc hHigh
Inten sityonoroff.
% Forth ere ar seat s,themassag epr og ram can
be sele cted on thefo llo wing device s(if avail‐
able):
R Onthere ar displa ys
The selection canbemade forth ere ar
seat son thesecon dand third row sof
seats.
R OntheMBUX rear table t Seats
andstow ing 95

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Brief lypress theV memor ybutt onand
th en press prese tposition 0037,Tor
U within thre esecon ds.
An acous ticsignal sounds. Thesettings are
st or ed. #
Tocall up:pr ess and brief lyhold prese tposi‐
tion button0037, TorU.
Af terre leasing thebutt on,allsystems are
mo vedint oth estor ed position. St
ow agear eas No
teson loading theve hicl e &
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tga spoisoning
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can entertheve hicle interior ifth eta il‐
ga te isopen when theengine isrunning ,
esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine before
opening theta ilg ate. #
Neverdr ive wit hth eta ilg ateopen . &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom unsecu red
it ems intheve hicle
If object s,lugg ageor loads areno tsecur ed
or notsecur edsuf ficie ntly,they cou ldslip,
tip ove ror be throw nar ou nd and ther eb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around . #
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dincor rectl y
If yo udo notadeq uatelyst ow object sin the
ve hicle interior ,th ey cou ldslipor be tossed
ar ound andther eb yst rike vehicle occupants.
In addition, cupholder s,open stow age
spac esand mobi lephon ebr ac kets cann ot alw
aysre stra in theobjec tsthey cont ain in
th eev ent ofan acciden t.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe tossed about inthese or
similar situation s. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr oject from stow agespac es,parcel
ne ts or stow agene ts. #
Close theloc kable stow agespac es
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. #
Stow and secureobj ect sth at arehea vy,
har d,poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile or
to olar ge inthecar gocom partmen t. &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk ofacci dent orinju ry
when usingthecup holder whilethe
ve hicle ismo ving
The cup holder cannotsecur econt ainer s
while theve hicle ismo ving. 10
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Sea tsand stow ing

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
sand stow ing 10
3

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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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Sea tsand stow ing

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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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Sea tsand stow ing