2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE COUPE light

The
additional rang eac hieve das are sult ofyour
dr ivin gst yle in com parison withadr iver wit ha
ve ry spor tydriving style will besho wninthe
cent erofdispl ay4 .The rang edispl aye ddoes
no tindicat eafixe dre duction incon sum ption. ECO
Assis tfunct ion Ve
hicl eswith a48 Von-b oardele ctrical sys‐
te m (EQ Boo sttech nology):
EC OAssis tanalyz esdat afo rth eve hicle's expec‐
te dro ute. This allowsthesy stem tooptimally
adjus tth edr iving style fo rth ero uteahead, save
fuel andrecup erate. Ifth esy stem detects an
eve ntahead, e.g .a spe edlimit oraro unda bout,
it will appear onthemultifunc tiondispla y.The
fo llo wing symbols canbedispla yed: Ex
am ples ofan eve ntahead 1
Event ahead
2 Distance displ ayforth eev ent ahead
3 "Foo tof fth eacceler ator" prom pt Dis
tance displ aysegments 2showthedis‐
ta nce totheeve ntaheadas follo ws :
R Afew segm entslight up:theeve ntaheadis
nea r.
R Man ysegments lightup:theeve ntaheadis
fur ther aw ay.
When theve hicle nearsth eeve nt,ECOAssi st
will calc ulateth eop timal speed formaximu m
fuel econom yand recup erati ve ener gybased on
th edis tance, speedand downh ill gr ad ient. The
Foo toff the Accel erator3 mes sage appear sin
th emultifunc tiondispla y.The firs tse gme ntsin
fr ont oftheve hicle willturngr een. Theremain‐
ing segments willinitia lly st ay whit e.Ifth edr iver
ta ke sth eir foot offth eaccelera torpeda lin good
time, there maini ngsegments onthedispla ywill
success ivel ytur ngr een until theeve ntsho wnis
re ac hed. Thedrivet ra in will besetfo rmaximu m
fuel econom y.Re cup erati on willch arge thebat‐
te ry.Re cup erati on willbe adaptedto theselec‐
te ddr ive pr ogr am.
The eventwillbe sho wnfora shor ttime afte rit
has been passed.Ifth er eis no response tothe 15
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Foot
offthe Accele ratorprom pt,th esegment s
will remain white.
If th eeve ntinvo lves ave hicle infront, allseg‐
ments willimmediat elytur ngr een once ther eis
a re sponse totheFoot offthe Accelerator
pr om pt.
Fo ractiv eEC OAssis tin drive pr ogr am ;,
symb ol3 willapp ear onthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla yand ontheHead-up Displaybeside trans‐
mission position 005B.Symbol 3will also appear
when theassis tant displ ayisno tselec ted.
If th esy stem does notint erve ne during the
eve ntahead, nothing will bedispla yed. The sys‐
te m ispass ive.
EC OAssis tis activ eonl yin drive pr ogr ams ;
and A.
Sy stem limit s
EC OAs sis tcan function evenmor epr eci sely if
th ero uteis adher edtowhen routeguidan ceis
act ive. The basic function isalso available with‐
out active ro uteguidan ce.Notall informat ion
and traffic situ ations canbefore seen. Thequal‐
ity depen dson themap data. EC
OAssis tis onl yan aid. Thedriver isresponsi‐
ble forke eping asaf edis tance from theve hicle
in front, forve hicle speed andforbr aking in
good time. Thedriver mus tbe ready tobrak eat
all times irre spectiv eof whe ther thesy stem
int erve nes.
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifth er eis poor visibility ,e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cie ntillu mina tionofthero ad, high lyvariable
shade condition s,rain, sno w,fogor hea vy
spr ay.
R Ifth er eis glar e, e.g .fr om oncom ingtraf fic,
di re ct sunli ght orreflect ions.
R Ifth er eis dir ton thewindshield inthear ea
of themultifunc tioncamer aor thecamer ais
fo gg ed up, damag edorobscur ed.
R Iftraf fic sig ns areha rd todiscer n,e.g. due to
dir t,sno wor insuf ficie ntlighti ng,orbeca use
th ey areobsc ured.
R Ifth einf ormation onthena vig ation system's
digit almap isincor rect or outof date.
R Ifsigns areambi guou s,e.g. traf fic sig ns in
ro adw orks orinadjacent lanes. DY
NA MIC SELECT switch Fu
nction oftheDY NA MIC SELECT switch Mer
cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Yo uco uld other wise failto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
% Depe nding ontheengine andequipment,
th eve hicle hasdiffere nt drive pr ogr ams.
Use theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hto chang e
be tween thefo llo wing drive pr ogr ams:
= (Individ ual):indiv idual settings
B (Sport+): particular lyspor tydrivin gst yle
C (Sport):spor tydrivin gst yle
A (Comfort): com fortable andeconomic al
dr ivin gst yle
; (Eco):particular lyecon omicaldrivin g
st yle
N (CURVE):comfortable drivin gwit hcur ve
inc linat ionfunc tion (vehicle swit h
E‑ AC TIVE BODY CONTR OL)
F Offroad: driving onless demandi ngoff-
ro ad terrain Dr
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Pa
rking Pa
rking theve hicl e &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
cau sed byan insufficie ntlysecu redve hi‐
cle rolling away
If th eve hicle isno tsecur elyparkedsuf fi‐
cie ntly ,it can rollaw ay inan unc ontrolled
wa yev en ataslight downhill gradient. #
Onuphill ordownhill gradients, turnth e
fr ont whee lsso that theve hicle rolls
to wa rdsth ecurb ifit star ts mo ving. #
App lythepar king brak e. #
Switc hth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005D. &
WARNIN GRisk offire cau sed byhot
ex haus tsy stem parts
Flammable materials suchas lea ves, grass or
twigs mayignit e. #
Park theve hicle sothat no flammab le
mat erial can com eint ocon tact with hot
ve hicle component s. #
Inpar ticular ,do notpar kon drygr ass‐
land orhar vested grain fields. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarelef tunsuper visedintheve hi‐
cle, they cou ld,in pa rticular :
R Open doors,ther eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R Getout and bestru ck byoncom ingtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion, forex am ple by:
R Releasing thepar king brak e.
R Chang eth etransmission position.
R Startth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Keep theSmar tKey out ofreac hof chil‐
dr en. *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle duetoit
ro lling away #
Alw ayssecur eth eve hicle agains tro ll‐
ing away. Dr
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R
The vehicle hasbeen parkedoutside the
ga rage oroutside thera ng eof mo vement of
th edoor .
R The engine isswitc hedoff.
R The ignition isswitc hedon.
% The garage door opener function isalw ays
av ailable whentheignition isswitc hedon. #
Chec kif th etra nsmit terfr eq uency ofthe
re mo tecontr olha sth efreq uency rang eof
280 to868 MHz.
Ra dio equipment approval num ber:
R NZLM UAHL5 (USA)
R 4112 A-MU AHL5 (Canada ) #
Press and hold button1, 2or3 that you
wish toprog ram.
Indicat orlam p4 flashes yello w.
% Itcan take up to20 seconds beforeth eindi‐
cat orlam pflashes yello w. #
Release thepr ev iousl ypr essed button.
Ind icat orlam p4 con tinues toflash yello w. #
Point remo tecontr ol5 from adi st anc eof
0. 4in (1 cm )to 3in (8 cm) towa rdsbutt on
1, 2or3. #
Press and hold button6 ofremo tecontr ol
5 unti lone ofthefo llo wing signalsappear s:
R Indicat orlam p4 light sup green contin‐
uousl y.Progr amming iscom plete.
R Indicat orlam p4 flashes green .Pr o‐
gr ammi ngwassuccessful. Addition ally, sync
hronization ofthero lling code with
th edoor system mus talso becar ried out. #
Ifindicat orlam p4 does notlight uporflash
gr ee n: repeat thepr ocedur e. #
Release allofthebutt ons.
% The remo tecontr olforth edoor drive is no t
included inthescope ofdeliv eryof the
ga rage door opener .
Sync hronizing thero lling code
Re quirement s:
R The door system uses aro lling code.
R The vehicle mustbe within rang eof the
ga rage door ordoor drive.
R The vehicle aswellas per son sand obje cts
ar elocat edouts idethera ng eof mo vement
of thedoor . #
Press thepr ogr amming buttononthedoor
dr ive unit.
Init iateth ene xt step within appr oximat ely
30 seco nds. Dr
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#
Press prev iousl ypr og rammed button1, 2
or 3 repeat edlyuntil thedoor closes.
When thedoor closes, progr amming iscom‐
ple ted.
% Please alsoread theoper ating instruction s
fo rth edoor drive.
Tr oublesh ooting when prog rammin gthe
re mo tecont rol #
Chec kif th etra nsmit terfr eq uency ofremo te
contr ol5 issu ppo rted. #
Replace thebatt eries inremo tecontr ol5. #
Hold remo tecontr ol5 atvarious angles
fr om adis tance of0.4 in(1 cm) to3in
(8 cm) front oftheinside rear vie wmir ror.
Yo usho uld test eve ryposition forat lea st
25 seconds beforetrying ano ther position . #
Hold remo tecontr ol5 atthesame angles
at various distances infront oftheinside
re ar vie wmir ror.Yo usho uld test eve ryposi‐
tion forat lea st25 seconds beforetrying
ano ther position . #
Notethat som ere mo tecontr olstransm it
only fora limi tedper iod, press butt on6 on re
mo tecontr ol5 again bef oretransm ission
ends . #
Align theant enn aline ofthedoor opener unit
wit hth ere mo tecontr ol.
% Supportand additiona linf ormati ononpro‐
gr amm ing:
R Ontheto llfree Hom eLink®
Ho tlin eon
1- 800 -355- 3515
R OntheInt erne tat htt ps:/ /
www .homelin k.com/me rcedes
Opening orclosing thega rage doo r
Re quirement s:
R The corresponding buttonisprogr ammed to
oper ateth edoor . #
Press and hold buttons 1,2or3 until
th edoor opens orcloses. #
Ifindicat orlam p4 flashes yello wafte r
appr oximat ely20 seco nds:pr ess and hold
th epr ev iousl ypr essed buttonagain untilth e
door opens orcloses. Clear
ingthega rage doo rope nermemo ry #
Press and hold buttons 1and 3.
Indicat orlam p4 lights upyello w. #
Ifindicat orlam p4 flashes gree n: release
butt ons 1and 3.
The entire memo ryhas been deleted. Electr
icpar king brak e Electr
icpar king brak efunction (applying
aut omat ically) &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarelef tunsuper visedintheve hi‐
cle, they cou ld,in pa rticular :
R Open doors,ther eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R Getout and bestru ck byoncom ingtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple. 17
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Fu
nctions ofOff-road ABS %
Off-road ABS isactiv ated aut omaticall ywhen
yo usele cttheF drive pr ogr am.
Of f-road ABS isspeciall yadap tedfo rdr iving off-
ro ad:
R The fron twheels lockcy clic allydur ing brak‐
ing .
R The brakin gdis tance issho rtened duetothe
digging- ineffect.
Sy stem limit s
R Off-ro ad ABSfun ction sat spee dsbelo w
25 mph(40 km/h).
R IfOf f-road ABS interve nes, theability tosteer
ma ybe restrict ed. Fu
nction ofBA S The
Brak eAssis tSy stem (BAS )suppor tsyour
eme rgency braking situation withadditional
br ak efo rc e. If
yo udepr essthebr ak epedal quickl y, BA Sis
acti vated:
R BASau tomatical lyboos tsthebr ak epr es‐
sur e.
R BAScan shorten thebr aking distance.
R ABS preve nts thewheels from locking .
The brak es will func tion asusual onceyo u
re lease thebr ak epedal. BASis dea ctivated. Fu
nctions ofESP ® &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
dea ctivated
If yo udeac tivateES P®
,ES P®
can notcar ry
out vehicle stabiliz ation. #
ESP®
shoul don lybe deactiv ated inthe
fo llo wing situat ions. Mer
cedes- AMGvehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Yo uco uld other wise failto rec‐
ogni zedangers. The
Electr onicStabilit yPr ogram (ESP®
)can
mon itor and improve driving stabilit yand trac‐
tio nin thefo llo wing situat ionswithin physical
limit s:
R When pulling away on awe tor slip pe ry road.
R When brakin g.
If th eve hicle deviat esfrom thedir ect ion desir ed
by thedr iver ,ES P®
can stabiliz eth eve hicle by
int erve ning inthefo llo wing ways:
R One ormor ewheels arebr ak ed.
R The engine outputisadap tedaccor dingto
th esituation .
ES P®
is deactiv ated ifth e00BB ESP®
OFF warn‐
ing lam plight sup con tinuousl yin theins trument
clus ter:
R Driving stabilit ywill nolongerbe improve d.
R The drive wheels couldspin.
R ETS/4 ETStra ction control isstill act ive.
% When ESP®
is deact ivat ed, youar est ill assis‐
te dby ESP ®
wh en braki ng. 17
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If
th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam pflashes inthe
ins trumen tclus ter,one orseveralve hicle wheels
has reac hed itsgrip limit :
R Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle to suit thecur rent
ro ad and weather condition s.
R Donotdeac tivateES P®
.
R Onlydepr esstheaccelera torpeda las faras
is necessar ywhen pulling away.
It can beadv antageous todeactiv ateES P®
in the
fo llo wing situat ionstoimprove tracti on:
R Whenusing snowch ains .
R Indeep snow .
R Onsand orgrave l.
% Spin ningth ewheels results inacutting
action, whichenhances traction.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam plight sup con tinu‐
ousl y,ESP ®
is no tav ailable duetoamalf unction.
Obse rveth efo llo wing informatio n:
R Indicat orand warning lam ps(/ page41 7)
R Display messa ges(/ page368) ET
S/4ET S(Ele ctronic Tractio nSy stem)
ET S/ 4ETS tracti oncontr olispa rtof ESP ®
and
mak esitpossible topull away and accelerat eon
a slippe ryroad.
If yo usele cttheF drive pr og ram, aspecia l
ET Ssy stem specif icallysuit edtooff-r oad terrain
is aut omat icallyact ivat ed.
ET S/ 4ETS can improve theve hicle's traction by
int erve ning inthefo llo wing ways:
R The drive wheels arebr ak ed individually if
th ey spin.
R Mor edr ive to rq ue istrans ferred tothewheel
or wheels withtra ction.
ESP ®
modes
Depen dingontheselect eddrive pr og ram, the
appr opriateES P®
mode willbeact ivat ed aut o‐
mat icall y.ESP ®
ad apts to differe nt we ather and
ro ad con dition sas wellas thedr iver's prefer red
dr iving style. Youcan selectthedr ive pr ogr ams
using theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h
(/ page15 8). ES
P®
Com fort
R active in drive pr ograms A,;and
N
R balan cebetween tract ion and stabilit y
R recomme ndedforall road sur face condi tions
R suitab leforbo th dryand difficul tro ad con di‐
tio ns,suc has snow orice, orwhen thero ad
is we tfr om rain
ESP ®
Spor t
R active in drive pr og ram C
R continues toofferst abilit ybut withaspor ty
se tup
R allowsthespor tydriver amor eactiv edr iving
st yle
R onlysuit able forgood road con dition s,adr y
ro ad sur face and acle arstre tchof road
ESP ®
Spo rt+
R active in drive pr ogram B
R emphasi zesth eve hicle's ownove rste er ing
and under steer ing charact eristic sfo ra mor e
activ edr iving style Dr
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onlysuit able forgood road con dition s,adr y
ro ad sur face and acle arstre tchof road
Of f-ro ad ESP ®
R activ ein drive pr ogr am F
R interve nes late rif th er eis ove rste er ing or
under steer ing, thus improv ing tract ion
R suit able foreasi lynego tiableof f-r oad terrain
suc has dirttr ac ks,gr ave lor sandy surfaces Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gES P®
(E lectr onicSta‐
bil ity Prog ram) Mu
ltimed iasystem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Quick Access
% ESP®
can onlybe activ ated/deact ivat ed
using quick acc ess when atleas tone other
funct ionisavailable inqu ick acc ess. ESP®
can other wise befound intheAssist ance
menu.
Mer cedes‑AMG vehicl es:
obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Yo uco uld other wise failto rec‐
ogni zedangers. #
Sele ctESP . #
Sele ctOn or00BB Off.
ESP ®
is dea ctivated ifth e00BB ESP®
OFF warn‐
ing lam plight sup con tinuousl yin theins trument
clus ter.
Obser vetheinf ormation onwarning lam psand
displa ymess ages whic hma ybe sho wninthe
ins trumen tclus ter. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gES P®
(v ehi cles with
E- Ac tiv eBody Contr ol) Mer
cedes -AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Yo uco uld other wise failto rec‐
ogni zedangers. #
Pullro ck er switc h1.
ES P®
is deactiv ated ifth e00BB ESP®
OFF warn‐
ing lam plight sup con tinuousl yin theins trument
clus ter.
Obser vetheinf ormation onwarning lam psand
displa ymess ages whic hma ybe sho wninthe
ins trumen tclus ter. 17
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