2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE COUPE Owner's Manual

Ve
hicl eswithout leve lcontr ol:theball head
height willchang edepen dingon theve hicle's
load. Inthis case, useatrailer withaheight -
adjus table draw bar .
Coupling upatrailer
* NO
TEDama getothest ar terbatt erydue
to full disc harg e Cha
rging thetra iler batt eryusing thepo we r
supply ofthetra iler can damag eth est ar ter
batt ery. #
Donotus eth eve hicle's powe rsupp ly
to charge thetrailer battery. Inf
ormation abouta suit ablebal lnec kfo r
Mer cedes-Ben zve hicles canbeobt ained from a
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop, e.g.anaut hor ized
Mer cedes-Benz Center. #
Remo vetheco vercap from theball neck
mount andstor eit in asaf eplace
(/ page23 7). #
Position thetra iler onaleve lsur face beh ind
th eve hicle andcouple itup totheve hicle. #
Establish theelectr icalconnect ionbetween
th eve hicle andthetra iler .
% Access oriescan beconnect edtotheper ma‐
nen tpo we rsupp lyup to180W and tothe
po we rsupp lythat isswit ched on via theigni‐
tion lock.
Un coup lingatrailer &
WARNIN GRisk ofbei ng crus hed and
beco ming trap ped whenunco upling a
tr ai le r
Whe nunco upling atrai le rwi th an eng aged
ine rtia-ac tivated brak e, your han dma y
bec ome trapped between theve hicle andthe
tr ai le rdr aw bar . #
Donotuncouple trailer swit han
eng aged ove rrunbr ak e. *
NO
TEDama gewhen uncouplin gin a
st at eof ove rrun Unc
oupling inast at eof overru ncan dama ge
th eve hicle. #
Donotuncouple trailer swit han
eng aged ove rrunbr ak e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe ndisconnecti ngthetrailer cable
Ve hicl eswith leve lcontr olsystem: The
ve hicle maylo we rwhen thetra iler cable is
discon nected.
This could result inyouor other people
becoming trapped ifyo ur or their limbs are
be tween theve hicle body andthetir es or
under neathth eve hicle. #
Mak esur eth at nobody isunde rneat h
th eve hicle orintheimmediat evicin ity
of thewheel arch es when youdisc on‐
ne ct thetrailer cable. #
Disc onnect theelectr icalconnect ion
be tween theve hicle andthetra iler . #
Uncou ple th etra iler . #
Place theco vercap ontheball neckmount . Dr
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hicl eto wing instruct ions
The vehicle isno tsuit able forth euse oftow bar
sy stems that areused forflat towing ording hy
to wing, forex am ple. Attach ing and using tow bar
sy stems canlead todamag eon theve hicle.
When youar eto wing ave hicle withto w bar sys‐
te ms, safedr iving charact eristic scan notbe
guar anteed forth eto wing vehicle ortheto we d
ve hicle. Thevehicle-tr ailercombination may
sw erve from side toside. Complywithth eper‐
mitt edtowing methods (/page31 3) andth e
ins truct ions forto wing withbo th axle son the
gr ou nd (/ page 314). 24
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Driving and parking

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teson theIns trum ent Displa yand on-
boar dcom puter &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto an
In stru ment Displa ymalfu nction
If th eIns trument Displayhas failed ormal‐
func tioned,thefunc tion restrictions applying
to saf etyre leva nt systems areno tvisible.
The oper ating safetyof your vehicle maybe
im pair ed. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have theve hicle checkedimmediat ely
at aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. &
WARNIN GRisk ofdist ra ction from infor‐
mati onsystems andcomm unication s
eq uipment
If yo uoper ateinf ormat ionand comm unic a‐
tio neq uipme ntintegratedin theve hicle
when driving, youwill bedistract ed from the
tr af fic situ ation. Thiscou ldalso cau seyouto
lose control of theve hicle. #
Onlyoper ateth is eq uipmen twhen the
tr af fic situ ation per mits. #
Ifyo ucan notbe sur eof this, stop the
ve hicle whilstpa ying attention toroad
and traffic condi tions andoperate the
eq uipment withth eve hicle statio nary. Yo
umus tobse rveth eleg alrequ iremen tsforth e
cou ntryin whi chyouar ecur rentl ydr ivi ng when
op erati ng theon- boar dcom puter.
The on-boar dcom putersho wsonlydispla ymes‐
sag esand warnings from spec ific systems on
th emultifunc tiondispla y.Yo umus tth er efor e
ensur eth at your vehicle isalw aysre liable.
If th eoper ating safetyof your vehicle is
im pair ed,parkth eve hicle immediat elyand
saf ely. Con tact aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Mer cedes- AMGvehicl es:besur eto obser ve
th eno tesin theSupplement .Yo uco uld other‐
wise failto recogni zedangers. Ins
trume ntDisp lay and on-bo ardcom puter 24
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Ins
trum ent Disp layove rview 1
Displa ycon tent on left (exa mp le:speedom e‐
te r): spee dome ter/time /date/tripcom‐
put erFrom StartandFrom Reset/rang e/
au dio/a ngleof incline andapproac h/d epar‐
tur e
The segm entson thespeedome terindica te
th est atus ofthefo llo wing systems: cruise con
trol/limit er/Active Dis tance Assist
DIS TRONI C
2 Outside temp eratur e
3 Digit alspeedome ter
4 Time
5 Displa ycont entonright (exa mp le:tac home‐
te r): tach ome ter/a verage fuel
consum ption/ ECOdispla y/navigation /G- me
ter/assi stant displa y/4MATIC/ suspe n‐
sion (equipme nt-de pen dent)
The fuel suppl ywill beinterru pted toprotect
th eengine whenthere dmar kon theta ch ‐
ome ter(o ve rrev ving rang e) isreac hed.
6 Inde xpoin ts
Thes esho wtheselect eddispla yor menu
con tent. 24
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Instrument Displayand on-boar dcom puter

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Coolan tte mp eratur edispla y
The coolant temp eratur edispla yis per mitt ed
to rise to248°F during normal oper ation.
Ve hicles with48 Von-boar delectr icalsys‐
te m: POWER andCHARGE displ ay(elect rical
dr ive su ppo rtand recup erati on powe rof the
electr icmo tor)
8 Select eddrive pr ogr am
9 Select edtransmiss ionposi tion
A Multifunction display (e xa mp le:standar ddis‐
pla yfo rtr ip) :Assis tance/T elep hone /Naviga‐
tion /Trip/Media/R adio/Stylesanddis‐
pla ys/Ser vice
B Fuelleve l,fuel filler flap locatio nind icat or,
ra ng e Ov
erview ofthebut tons on thest eer ing
wheel 1
P Back/Hom ebutt on,on-boar dcom ‐
put er
Pr ess and hold: showsstandar ddispla y
2 Touc hCon trol, on-bo ardco mp uter
3 Con trol pan elforcr uis econtr olor Active
Dis tance AssistDIS TRONI C 4
Contr olpa nel forMBUX multimediasy stem:
£ Voice Cont rolSy stem
ß Displa ysfavo rite s
VO L:contr olknob, adjuststhevo lume or
switc hesthesound off0063 (press)
0061 Makes/acc epts acall
0076 Rejects /end sa cal l
5 00E2 Calls up thehome screen
6 Touc hCon trol mult imed iasystem
7 G Backbutt on
8 Brightn esscontrol to adjus tth elighting in
th eIns trument Displayand inthecon trol
element sof theve hicle interior Oper
ating theon-boa rdcom puter
Obser vetheleg alrequ iremen tsforth ecount ry
in whic hyo uar ecur rently drivi ng when operat‐
ing theon- boar dcom puter. Ins
trument Displayand on-boar dcom puter 24
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The
on-boar dcom puterisoper ated using the
lef t-hand Touc hCon trol and thelef t-hand back/
home button.
When theon- boar dcom puterisbeing operated,
dif fere nt aco ustic signa lswillsou ndasoperati ng
fe edbac k,e.g. when theend ofalis tis reac hed
or when youar esc rolling thro ugh alis t.
The follo wing menusareav ailable:
R Assist anc e
R Phon e
R Navi gation
R Trip
R Radio R
Media
R Design s& Dis p.
R Service
% Youcan find informa tionab ou tth epossible
se ttings andselect ionsonthemenus inthe
Dig ital Op erator' sMa nua l. #
Tocall upthemenu bar:brief lypress the
lef t-hand backbutt onunt ilth emenu baris
displa yed.
% Ve
hicl eswithout Activ eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC :pr ess the00E2 buttontocal l
up themenu baroftheon- boar dcom puter. #
Toscr ollinthemenu bar:swipe leftor
ri ght onthelef t-hand Touc hCon trol. #
Tocall upamen u,sub men uor poss ible
se ttings onthemenu ,or conf irm aselec‐
tion orsetting: press thelef t-hand Touc h
Con trol. #
Toscr ollthrough displa ysorlists on the
menu ,or select displaycont ent,afun c‐
tion, anentr yor adisp lay: swipe upwards or
down wardson thelef t-hand Touc hCon ‐
tr ol. #
Toexitasubm enu:press thelef t-hand back
butt on.
Selecting theHead -upDispla y #
Toswitc hon theHead -upDispla y:switc h
on theHead-up Displayvia themultimedia
sy stem oractiv ateit in themenu barbyswip‐
ing upw ards on thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol.
The Head -upDisplaymen uhas been selec‐
te don theHead-up Display. #
Toswitc hto theHead -upDispla y:press
th elef t-hand Touc hCon trol or swipe
upw ards on thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol. #
Toselect whattheHead -upDispla y
sho ws:sw ipe up wa rdsor down wardson the
lef t-hand Touc hCon trol.
Fu ll-scr eenmenu s
Yo ucan displ aythefo llo wing menusinfull on
th eIns trument Display:
R Assist ance
R Trip 24
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R
Naviga tion #
Onthecor responding menu,usethelef t-
hand Touc hCon trol to scr olltotheend ofthe
lis t. #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol.
The selected men uwill bedispl ayedin full. Ov
ervie wof what issho wnonthemu lti‐
fun ction display
Als osho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla y:
u ActivePa rking Assist(/ page22 4)
é Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cdeac tiva ‐
te d(/ page21 5)
h Cruise contr ol(/ page18 5)
ç ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 188)
ê ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e18 0)
à ActiveSt eer ing Assis t(/ page19 5) Ac
tiveTr af fic Ja m Assi st
( / pag e19 9)
00B0 Ac
tiveLa ne Keeping Assist
(/ page233)
± ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st
( / pag e19 7)
00D6 EC
Ostar t/ stop funct ion
(/ page15 3)
00D9 HOLD
function (/page200)
00CE Ad
aptiveHig hbeam Assis t
(/ page12 4)
Ve hicl eswith Traf fic Sign Assis t:De tected
ins tructi ons and traf fic sig ns (/ page 229) .
Fo ran overvie wof theindicat orand warning
lam ps,see (/page41 7). Head-up
Displa y Fu
nction oftheHead -upDispla y The
Head- upDis playpr oje ctsth efo llo wing infor‐
matio nabo vethecoc kpit intoth edr iver's field
of vision:
R Driving speed
R Information from thena vig ation system
R Information from thedr iving systems and
dr iving safetysy stems
R Some warning mess ages
Depe ndingon theve hicle's equipment, differe nt
cont entcan besho wnintheth re edispla yar eas
of theHead-up Display(/ page24 6). In
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Disp
laycont ent 1
Navig ation instructions
2 Current speed
3 Detected instructi ons and traf fic sig ns
4 Setspe edinthedr iving system (e.g. cruise
con trol)
Sy stem limit s
The visib ilityofthedispla yswill beaffect ed by
th efo llo wing condition s:
R Seat position
R Imag eposit ionsetting
R Ambient light R
Wetro ad
R Objectson thedispla yco ver
R Polar izat ion insung lasses
% Inextreme sunli ght, sectio nsofthedispla y
ma yappear washed out.Youcan correct this
by switc hingtheHead-up Displayof fand on
ag ain. Se
tting theHead -upDispla yusing theon-
boar dcom puter On-boar
dcom puter:
4 HEAD-UP DISPLA Y
The follo wing Head- upDisp lay se ttings canbe
selec ted:
R Position
R Brightness
R Displa ys
R Messag es
R Assis tance status
R Telephon e
R Audio R
Voice Cont rolSy stem #
Tochoose ase tting: swipe totheright on
th elef t-hand Touc hCon trol.
The Setting smen u5 will besele cted. #
Tocall uptheSe ttings menu :pr ess the
lef t-hand Touc hCon trol. #
Toadjus tth eposit ion:swipe upwards or
do wn wardson thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol. #
Toadjus tth ebr ight ness: swipe tothelef t
or right onthelef t-hand Touc hCon trol. #
Tosetmessag es,assis tance status, tele‐
phone, audioand theVo ice Contr olSy s‐
te m: pres sth elef t-hand Touc hCon trol.
The listof setting optio ns will bedispl ayed. #
Swipe upwards ordown wardson thelef t-
hand Touc hCon trol and selectase tting by
pr essing thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol. 24
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