2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE COUPE Owner's Manual

Ne
verre fuel using gasoline withan eve nlowe r
RO N.
* NO
TEPrema ture wearthro ugh unleaded
re gular gasoline Un
leade dre gular gasoline cancause the
engine towe armor equ ickl yand impair lon‐
ge vity and perform anc e.
If unle aded premium grade gasoline is
una vailable andyouha ve torefuel using
unle adedre gular gasoline: #
Onlyfill th efuel tank tohalf fullwith
unleaded regular gasoline andrefill as
soon aspossible withunleaded pre‐
mium grade gasoline. #
Donotdr ive at themaximum design
speed. #
Avoid sudden accelerationengine
speeds over3000 rpm. Fu
rther information onfuel isavailable atthefo l‐
lo wing locations:
R ataga sst atio n R
ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
R onthehtt ps:/ /www .mbusa.c om(USAonl y)
Inf ormat iononadd itivesingasoline
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page35 7).
* NO
TEDama gefrom use ofunsu itabl e
add itives Ev
en smal lamou ntsofthewr ong additiv e
ma ylead tomalfu nctions occurring. #
Only addcle ani ng additiv es recomme n‐
ded byMer cedes-Ben zto thefuel. Mer
cedes- Benzrecomme ndsthat youuse fuel
br and sth at have addit ives.
In som ecoun tries, thefuel available mayno t
ha ve suf ficie ntadditiv es. Residue could buildup
in thefuel injec tionsystem asare sult. Inthis
case, incon sult ation withan aut hor ized
Mer cedes -Benz Cent er,th efuel maybe mix ed
wit hth ecleanin gadditiv ere comme ndedby
Mer cedes-Ben z.Be sureto obser vetheno tes
and mixing ratio ssp eci fied on thecon tainer . Ta
nk cont entand fuel reser ve
The totalcapac ityofthefuel tank mayva ry,
dependin gon theve hicle equipment.
Missing values werenotav ailable atthetime of
going topress.
Capacit y Model
Total cap acity
Al lmo dels Mod
el ofwhi chreser ve
fuel
All model s Eng
ineoil No
teson engine oil
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
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*
NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed byan
inc orrect oil filt er ,inc orrect oil oraddi‐
tiv es #
Donotus eengi neoilsor oil filt er sot her
th an those whic hmee tth especif ica‐
tion sneces saryfo rth epr escr ibed
ser vice interva ls. #
Donotalt er theengine oiloroil filt er in
or der toachie velong erchang eint erva ls
th an presc ribed. #
Donotuse additiv es. #
Have theengine oilchang edafte rth e
pr escr ibed interva ls. Mer
cedes -Benz recomme ndsthat youha ve the
oil chang ecar ried out ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop.
Quality andcapacity ofengine oil
Missing values werenotav ailable atthetime of
going topress.
MB- Freig abe orMB -Appr oval Gasol
ineeng inesE ngineoilspecif ica‐
tions
All models The
follo wing values referto an oilchang e,
inc ludin gth eoil filt er .
Missin gva lues werenotav ailable atthetime of
going topress.
Capa city Model
Capacity
All models No
teson brak efluid Obser
vetheno teson oper ating fluids
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WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto
va por pockets form ing inthebr ak esy s‐
te m
The brak efluid constantly absor bsmoi stur e
fr om theair .This lowe rstheboiling pointof
th ebr ak efluid. Ifth eboiling pointistoolow,
va por pockets ma yfo rm inthebr ak esy stem
when thebr ak es areapplied hard.
This causes thebr aking effect to be
im pair ed. #
Have thebr ak efluid rene we dat the
specif iedinterva ls. Ha
ve thebr ak efluid regular lyreplaced ata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Onl yuse abr ak efluid appr ovedby Mer cedes-
Benz accor dingtoMB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval
33 1.0. 360
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Coolant
No
teson coolant
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
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WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
ant ifreez e
If ant ifreez ecom esintocon tact with hot
com ponent partsintheengine compart‐
ment ,it ma yignit e. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down before
ad ding anti freeze . #
Makesur eth at no ant ifreez espills out
ne xt to thefiller open ing. #
Thor oughl yclean offan yant ifreeze
fr om com pone ntpar tsbef orest ar tin g
th eve hicle. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed byinc orrect cool ‐
ant #
Onlyad dcool antthat has been pre‐
mix edwithth ere qu ired ant ifreeze pro‐
te ction.
Inf ormati ononcool antisavailable atthefo l‐
lo wing locations:
R IntheMer cedes- BenzSpecif ication sfo r
Oper ating Fluids 310.1:
- Athttps: //bevo.mer cedes-b enz.com
- IntheMer cedes- BenzBeVoapp
R Ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop *
NO
TEOverhea ting athigh outsid ete m‐
per atur es If
an inapp ropr iat ecoolant isused, the
engine cooling system isno tsuf ficie ntlypr o‐
te cted agains tov erheating andcorrosion at
high outside temp eratur es. #
Alw aysuse coolant approvedby
Mer cedes-Ben z. #
Obser vetheins truction sin the
Mer cedes-Ben zSpecif ications forOper‐
ating Fluids310.1. Ha
ve thecoolant regular lyreplaced ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop.
The propor tionofcor rosion inhibit or/antifr eeze
concen trat ein theengine cooling system should
be:
R Aminimum of50% (antifr eezeprotect ion
do wn toappr oximat ely-3 5°F (-37°C))
R Amaxim umof55% (antifreeze protect ion
do wn to-49 °F(-45 °C))
Co olant capacity
Mi ssi ng values werenotav ailable atthetime of
going topress. Model
Capacity
All models Te
ch nica lda ta 36
1

No
teson windshield washer fluid Obser
vetheno teson oper ating fluids
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WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
wind shieldwa sher concen trat e
Wi ndsh ield wa sher concen trat eis highly
fl ammab le.Itcoul dign ite if it com esinto
con tact with hotengine component partsor
th eex haus tsy stem. #
Mak esur eth at no wind shieldwa sher
concen trat espills outnext to thefiller
open ing. *
NO
TEDama getotheex terior lighting
due touns uitable windshieldwa sher fluid Uns
uitable windshieldwa sher fluid maydam‐
ag eth eplas ticsur face oftheex terior light‐
ing. #
Onlyuse windshield washer fluid whic h
is also suitable foruse onplastic sur fa‐
ces, e.g.MBSumm erFitor MB Winter‐
Fit. *
NO
TEBlocked spr aynozzl escau sed by
mixing windshieldwa sher fluids #
Donotmix MBSum merFitand MBWin‐
te rFit withot her windshield washer flu‐
ids. Do
notuse distilled orde- ionizedwa teras thefill
le ve lsen sor maybe trigg ered erro neou sly.
Re comme ndedwindsh ield wa sher fluid:
R Abo vefreezing point:e.g. MBSummerFi t
R Belo wfreezing point:e.g. MBWinterFi t
Fo rth ecor rect mixi ngratio ,re ferto theinf orma‐
tion ontheantif reeze container .
Mix thewa sher fluid withth ewindshield washer
fl uid allyear round . Re
frig er ant No
teson refrig er ant
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page35 7). *
NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect refrig er‐
ant If
anon-appr ovedre frig er ant isuse d,thecli‐
mat econ trol system maybe damag ed. #
USA/China: UseonlyR‑1 34a refrig er‐
ant. #
Canada: UseonlyR‑1 234yf refrig er ant. *
NO
TEDama getotheclimat econ trol
sy stem due toinc orrect refrig er ant com‐
pr essor oil #
Onlyuse refrig er ant com pressor oilthat
has been approvedby Mer cedes-Ben z. #
Donotmix theappr ovedre frig er ant
com pressor oilwithadif fere nt refrig er‐
ant com pressor oil. Wo
rkon theclimat econ trol system maybe car‐
ri ed out onlyby aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
All appli cable regulations, aswellas SAEstand‐
ar dJ63 9,mus tbe adher edto.
The information labelontheclimat econ trol sys‐
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com
press oroil isloca tedon theinside ofthe
hood. Inf
ormation label(exa mp le–US A/China)
1 Hazardand service warning symbols
2 Refrig er ant filling capac ity
3 Applic ablestandar ds
4 PAGoil par tnum ber
5 GWP(Global Warming Potential) ofthere frig‐
er ant used
6 Refrig er ant type Inf
ormation label(exa mp le–Canada)
1 Hazardand service warning symbols
2 Refrig er ant filling capac ity
3 Applic ablestandar ds
4 PAGoil par tnum ber
5 GWP(Global Warming Potential) ofthere frig‐
er ant used
6 Refrig er ant type
Symbo ls1 indica tethefo llo wing:
R Possible dangers
R The need tohave ser vice workcar ried out at
a qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop only Re
frig er ant filling capacity
Fi lling capacityforre frig er ant and PAGoil Model
Refrig er ant
All model s Model
PAGoil
All model s Ve
hicl edata Ve
hicl edimens ions The
heightsspeci fied mayva ry as are sult ofthe:
R Tire s
R Load
R Conditio nof thesuspension
R Option aleq uipment Te
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Missing
values werenotav ailable atthetime of
going topress.
Height whenopened 11
Height
when
opened* 2 2
Head‐
ro om*
Ve hicl eswith steel
susp ension 90
.8in
(23 07mm) 77
.6 in
(1 97 1mm)
Ve hicl eswith AIR‐
MA TIC 89.2
in
(2266 mm)
- 92. 1in
(234 1mm) 76
.0 in
(1 93 1mm)
- 78 .9 in
(200 6mm) *Wh
enthere ar-en dlowe ring isacti vated, the
va lues arecor responding lylowe r.
Ve hicl edimens ions All
models
Ve hicle length
Ve hicle widthincluding out‐
side mirrors 84
.9in
(2 15 7mm)
Ve hicle widthexc luding out‐
side mirrors,min. tomax. 79.
1in
(20 10 mm) -
79.4 in
(20 18mm)
Ve hicle height (ste el suspen‐
sion) 68.
1in
(1 73 0mm)
Maxi mum vehicle height (AIR‐
MA TIC) 69.5
in
(1 76 6mm)
Whee lbase 115.5 in
(2935 mm)
Maxi mum ground clearance
(s te el suspension ) 8.
1 in
(206 mm) All
models
Maximum ground clearance
(AIRMA TIC) 9.8
in
(2 49 mm)
Minimum ground clearance
(AIRMA TIC) 6.8
in
(1 74 mm) We
ight sand loads Please
note that forth especif iedvehicle data:
R Items ofoptional equipment increase the
curb weight andreduce thepa yload.
Ro ofload All
mod els
Maxim umroof load 165.4 lb(75 kg ) Maximum
designspeeds The
follo wing values onlyappl yto vehicles with
th eAMG Driver's Packag e. 36
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Maximum
designspee ds Mer
cede s-AMG GLE63S
4MA TIC+
1s tge ar 33mph(5 4km/h)
2nd gear 55mph(9 0km/h)
3r dge ar 80mph(129 km/h)
4t hge ar 111mph(178 km/h)
5t hge ar 149mp h(2 40 km/h)
6t hge ar 155mp h(250 km/h)
7t hge ar 155mp h(250 km/h)
8t hge ar 174mp h(2 80 km/h)
9t hge ar 174mp h(2 80 km/h) Of
f-road drivi ng vehicl edata Fo
rding dep th
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bywaterwhen
fo rd ing Wa
tercan entertheengine compartmen t
and vehicle interior inthefo llo wing cases :
R The maxim umpermissib leford ing dep th
when drivin gth ro ugh standi ngwateris
ex ceed ed
R Abo wwav efo rm sdur ing ford ing
R Wateraccumu lates dur ing ford ing offlow ‐
ing water #
Donotexc eed themaximum permissi‐
ble ford ing dep thand drive slo wly
th ro ugh thewa ter. The
specif iedvalue indic ates themaximum per‐
missible ford ing dep thforve hicles that arere ady
to drive and forslo wdriving thro ugh standi ng
wa ter. Dr
iving thro ugh flow ing waterre duces theper‐
missible ford ing dep thdue totheaccumulation
of wa ter.
Obser vetheno teson off-r oad driving andford ‐
ing (/ page15 1). Mo
del
1 1
Fording
dep th
Ve hicl eswith steel sus‐
pens ion 19
.7 in(50 cm)
Ve hicl eswith AIRMA TIC
Ra ised leve l1 9.7in(50 cm) Te
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App
roac h/depar tureang le
The speci fied values aremaxim umvalues for
ve hicles that arere ady todrive.
Obser vetheno teson driving inmount ainous ter‐
ra in (/ page15 1). All
mode ls
1 1
Front 2 2
Rear
Ve hicl eswith
st eel susp en‐
sion* 21
°2 2°
Ve hicl eswith
AI RMA TIC* All
models
1 1
Front 2 2
Rear
Nor mal leve l2 1°21°
Ra ised leve l2 4°24° *Depending
onthetir esize
Maxim umgradien tcli mbing ability
The vehicle's gradient climbing abilitydepends
on thewe ight distribution intheve hicle, thete r‐
ra in con dition sand thero ad sur face condi tions.
The specified va lue applies inthefo llo wing
cases :
R The vehicle isready todrive
R The road sur face condi tions andthus trac‐
tio nar egood
A gradient climbingabilit yof 100% corresponds
to an incline of45 °.
Obse rveth eno teson driving inmount ainous ter‐
ra in (/ page15 1). Model
Maximumgra‐
dien tcli mbing
abil ity
All mode ls 80% Tr
aile rhitc h Gene
ralno teson thetrailer hitch Modif
ications totheengine cooling system may
be neces sary,dependin gon theve hicle model.
The retrof itti ng ofatrai le rhi tc his only perm issi‐
ble ifato wing capac ityisspec ified inyour vehi‐
cle documents.
Fu rther information canbeobt ained ataqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop. Pe
rm issible trailer load The
tongu ewe ight isno tinc luded intheto wing
capac ity. 366
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