2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE COUPE flat tire

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ndsh ield wipe rand windsh ield wa sher
sy stem ........................................................ 128
Mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ar ea perm eable toradio wav eson the
winds hield.................................................. 134
Infr ared-r eflectiv ewindshi eldfunction ........ 134 Clim
atecontr ol........................................ 135
Ov ervie wof climat econt rolsy stems ..........1 35
Oper ating theclimat econ trol system ......... 136 Dr
ivin gand parking ................................. 143
Dr iving ............ ............ ........................ ........143
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h... ............... ..........1 57
Au tomatic transmiss ion.................... .......... 160
Fu nctio nof the4MA TIC.................. ............ 164
Re fuel ing...... ............................................... 164
Pa rking ........................................................ 167
Dr iving and drivi ng safety systems .............. 174
Tr ailer hitch <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ve hicle towing instruct ions .........................2 40 Ins
trument Displa yand on-b oard
co mp uter ...... ............................................241
No teson theIns trument Displayand on-
boar dcom puter.............................. ............ 241
Ins trument Displayove rview .......................2 42
Ov ervie wof thebutt ons onthesteer ing
wheel ..........................................................2 43
Oper ating theon- boar dcom puter.............. 243
Ov ervie wof what issho wnonthemulti‐
func tion displa y... ....................................... 245
Hea d-up Display ............ .............................245 MBUX
multimedia system ....................... 24 8
Ov ervie wand oper ation .................. ............ 248
Sy stem settings .............................. ............ 256
Na vig ation .......................................... ........259
Te lephon e........................................ ...........2 66
Mer cedes meand apps....... .............. .........269
Mer cedes -Benz emergency callsy stem ...... 276
Ra dio &media .................................. .......... 280
Sound settings ............................................ 287 Maint
enance andcare............................. 288
AS SYST PLUS service interva ldispla y........ 288 En
gine compartment .................................. 289
Cleanin gand care.......................................2 95 Br
eakdo wnassi stance ............................ 303
Flat tire....... ................................................ 303
Batt ery(v ehi cle) ....... .................................. 307
To w star tin gor towing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ele ctrica lfu ses ............ ................................317 Wheel
sand tires ...... ................................320
No teson noise orunusua lhandling char‐
act eristic s...................................................3 20
No teson regular lyinsp ecting wheels and
tir es ............................................................ 320
No teson sno wch ains .................................3 21
Ti re pressur e...............................................3 21
Loadi ngtheve hicle .................................... 326
Ti re labeling ................................................ 331
Def inition ofterm sfo rtir es and loading ..... 336
Cha nging awhee l..... .................................. 339
Emerg encysparewhee l..... ......................... 348
Col lapsibl espar ewhee l..... ......................... 350 Cont
ents 3

1
QRcode foraccessi ngthere scue card →
31
2 mebutt onand SOS button →
271
3 Chec kingand addin goperatin gfluids →
357
St artin gassis tance →
311
4 Tow- star tin gand towing away →
314
5 Flattir e →
303 6
Haza rdwa rning lam ps →
123
7 Fuelfiller flap withins truct ion labels fortir e
pr essu re,fuel type andQRcode foraccessi ng
th ere scue card →
164
8 Tow- star tin gand towing away →
314
9 TIREFIT kit →
303 At
aglanc e– Em erge ncie sand brea kdo wns 19

Flat
tire No
tesin theeve ntofaflat tire &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto aflat
tir e
A flat tirese verely affects thedr iving charac‐
te rist ics aswellas thesteer ing and braking
of theve hicle.
Ti re swith outrun-flat charact eristics : #
Donotdr ive wit haflat tire. #
Chan getheflat tireimm ediat elywit han
emer gency sparewheel orspar ewheel.
Alt ernat ivel y, consu ltaqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop.
Ti re swith run-flat charact eristics : #
Obse rveth einf ormation andwarning
no teson MOExt ended tires (run-f lat
tir e). In
theeve ntofaflat tire, thefo llo wing option s
ar eav ailable dependingon your vehicle's equip‐
ment :
R Vehicl eswith aTIREF ITkit: youcan repair
th etir eso that itis poss ibletocontinu eth e
jou rney fora shor tper iod oftime. Todo this,
use theTIREFI Tkit (/ page303).
R Vehicl eswith Mercedes meconne ct:yo u
can makeacal lfo rbr eakdo wnassi stanc evia
th eove rhead control panel inthecase ofa
br eakdo wn(/ page27 1).
R Allvehicl es:chang eth ewheel
(/ page343).
% The emer gency sparewheel isonl yav ailable
in cer tain coun tries. TIR
EFIT kitstorage location The
TIREF ITkit islocat edunder thecar gocom‐
par tmen tfloor . 1
Tire seala ntbottle
2 Tire inflation compressor Using
theTIR EFIT kit Re
quirement s:
R Tire seala ntbottle and tireinf lation compres‐
sor (/ page303).
R TIREFIT sticke r
R Gloves(depending ontheve hicle equipment)
Yo ucan useTIRE FITtir esealan tto seal perfora ‐
tio nda ma geofup to0.16 in(4 mm), particular ly
th ose inthetir econ tact surface. Youcan use Br
eak down assis tance 30
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TIREFIT
inoutside temp eratur esdown to-4 °F
(-20 °C). &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenus ing
tir esea lant
The tiresea lant ma ybe una ble to seal the
tir epr op erly,especiall yin thefo llo wing
cases :
R Ther ear ecut sor punc tures inthetir e
larg erthan damag epr ev iousl ymen ‐
tion ed.
R The wheel rim isdama ged.
R Youha ve driven atvery low tirepr essur e
or on aflat tire. #
Donotcon tinue drivin g. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryand poiso ning
fr om tiresealan t
The tiresealan tis har mfuland caus esirrita ‐
tio n.Do notal lo w itto come intocont act
wi th theskin ,ey es orclo thing, and donot sw
allo wit. Do notinhale tiresealant fumes.
Ke ep thetir esealant away from childr en.
If yo uco me intoco ntact withth etir esealant,
obser vethefo llo wing: #
Rinse offth etir esealant from your skin
imm ediat elyusin gwa ter. #
Iftir eseal antgets int oyo ur eyes, thor‐
oughl yrinse outth eey es using clean
wa ter. #
Iftir eseal anthas been swallowe d,
immediat elyrinse outth emout hth or‐
oughl yand drink plenty ofwa ter.Do not
ind uce vomiting andseek medica l
att ention immedi ately . #
Cha ngeout ofanyclo thes con tamina‐
te dwit htir esealant immediat ely. #
Ifall ergic react ionsocc ur,seek medical
att ent ion imm ediat ely. *
NO
TEOverhea ting dueto thetir einf la‐
tion compressor running toolong #
Donotru nth etir einf lation compressor
fo rlong erthan tenminu teswit hout
int erru ption. Com
plywit hth emanuf acturer'ssafetyno teson
th est icke ron thetir einf lation compressor .
Ha ve thetir esealant bottle replaced inaqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop everyfive years. #
Donotre mo veanyfo re ign obje ctswhic h
ha ve ent ered thetir e. 30
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Breakdo wnassis tance

#
Affix pa rt1 oftheTIREFI Tst icke rto the
ins trumen tclus terwit hin thedr iver's field of
vision. #
Affix pa rt2 oftheTIREFI Tst icke rnear the
va lve on thewheel withth efa ulty tire. #
Pull plug 4withcabl eand hose5 out of
th etir einf lation compressor housing. #
Push plugofhose 5intoflang e6 oftire
sealan tbo ttle 1 untilth eplug engages. #
Place tiresealant bottle 1 head down wards
int ore cess 2ofthetir einf lation compres‐
sor . #
Remo vethecap from valve 7 onthefa ulty
tir e. #
Screw filling hose 8ontova lve 7. #
Insertplug 4intoa12 Vsoc ketin your
ve hicle. #
Switc hon theignition . #
Switc hon thetir einf lation compressor using
On/ Offswitc h3.
The tireis inf lated. First,tir esealant ispum‐
ped intoth etir e. The pressur ema ybr ief ly
ri se toappr oximat ely500 kPa(5 bar/7 3psi).
Do notswitc hof fth etir einflat ioncom pres‐
sor during this pha se. #
Letth etir einf lation compressor runfo ra
maximu mof tenminu tes.
The tireshould then have attaine datir e
pr essur eof at leas t20 0kP a(2. 0bar/
29 psi).
If tir esealan tleak sout ,mak esur eyo ucle an the
af fect ed area asquickl yas possible .It is prefer a‐
ble touse clean water.
If yo uge ttir ese alant onyour clo thing, have it
clean edassoon aspossible withper chlor oethy‐
len e.
If, afte rte nminut es,atir epr essur eof
200 kPa(2.0 bar/29 psi)hasnotbeen
attained: #
Switc hof fth etir einf lation compressor . Br
eakdo wnassis tance 30
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No
teson sno wch ains
* NO
TEDama getocom pone ntsofthe
ve hicle body orchassis duetofitt ed
sno wch ains If
yo ufit sno wch ains tothefront wheels of
4MA TICvehicles, youma ydamag eco mp o‐
nent sof theve hicle body orchassis . #
Onlyfit sno wch ains tothere ar wheels
of 4MA TICvehicles. R
Sno wch ains areon lype rm issible forcer tain
wheel/t ire com binat ions.Yo ucan obtain
inf ormat ionabout this from anaut hor ized
Mer cedes -Benz Cent er.
R Forsaf etyre ason s,on lyuse snow chains that
ha ve been specif icallyapproved foryo ur
ve hicle byMer cedes-Ben z,or sno wch ains
wit hth esame qualit yst andar d.
R Ifsn ow chains areins talled, themaximum
per missible speedis30 mph(50 km/h).
R Vehicl eswith Activ ePa rking Assis t:Do
no tuse ActivePa rking Assistwhen snow
ch ains areins talled. R
Vehicl eswith AIRMA TICorE-AC TIVE
BO DY CONT ROL:Ifsn ow chains areins tal‐
led, onlydr ive at raised vehicle leve l.
% Youcan deac tivateES P®
to pull away
( / pag e17 8). This allo ws thewheels to
spin, achie ving anincr eased driving forc e. Ti
re pres sur e No
teson tirepr essur e &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto insuf ‐
fi cie ntor excess ive tir epr ess ure
Under inflate dor ove rinf late dtir es pose the
fo llo wing risk s:
R The tires ma ybur st,especiall yas the
load andvehicle speed increase.
R The tires ma ywe arexc essiv elyand/or
une venly, whic hma ygr ea tly impair tire
traction .
R The drivin gch aract eristic s,as wellas
st eer ing and braking, maybe greatl y
im pair ed. #
Com plywithth ere comme ndedtire
pr ess ureand checkth etir epr essur eof
all tires including thespar ewheel regu‐
lar ly:
R atleas tonce amont h
R when theload chang es
R beforeembar kingon alon gerjour ney
R ifoper ating conditions chang e,e.g .of f-
ro ad drivin g #
Adjus tth etir epr essur eas neces sary. Ti
re pressur ewhic his toohigh ortoolow can:
R Shor tenth eser vice life of thetir es.
R Cause increased tiredamag e.
R Adversely affect drivi ng charact eristic sand
th us drivin gsaf ety, e.g. due tohydroplaning. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto
insuf ficie nttirepr ess ure
Ti re swit hpr essur eth at istoolow can over‐
heat andburstas are sult. Wheels
andtires 32
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Chec
kingtirepr essu resmanu ally #
Read thetir epr essur efo rth ecur rent operat‐
ing cond itions from theTire and Loadi ng
In fo rm atio nplacar dor thetir epr essur e
ta ble. Obser vetheno teson tirepr essur e. #
Remo vetheva lve cap ofthetir eto be
ch ecked. #
Press thetir epr essur ega ug esec urelyon to
th eva lve. #
Read thetir epr essur e. #
Ifth etir epr essur eis lowe rth an there com‐
mend edvalue, increase thetir epr essur eto
th ere comme ndedvalue. #
Ifth etir epr essur eis higher than there com‐
mend edvalue, release air.To do so, press
do wn theme talpin intheva lve, e.g. using
th etip ofapen forex am ple. Then checkth e
tir epr es su re again usin gth etir epr essur e
ga ug e. #
Screw theva lve cap ontoth eva lve.
Fu rther relat ed subje cts:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page32 1) R
Tire pressur eta ble (/ page323 )
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page32 6) Ti
re pres sur emoni toring system Fu
nction ofthetir epr essur emoni toring sys‐
te m &
DANG ER Risk ofacc iden tdue toinc or‐
re ct tirepr ess ure
Eac htir e, incl uding thespar e(if prov ided),
should becheckedmont hlywhen coldand
inf lated totheinf lation pressur ere comme n‐
ded bytheve hicle manuf actureron theve hi‐
cle placar dor tireinf lation pressur elabel .(If
yo ur vehicle hastires ofadif fere nt size than
th esize indicat edon theve hicle placar dor
tir einf lation pressur elabel ,yo usho uld deter‐
mine thepr oper tireinf lation pressur efo r
th ose tires.)
As anadded safetyfe atur e,your vehicle has
been equipped withatir epr essur emonit or‐
ing system (TPMS) that illumin ates alow tire pr
essur ete lltale when oneormor eof your
tir es issign ifican tly und er-in flat ed. Accor d‐
ing ly,whe nth elow tirepr essur ete lltale illu‐
min ates, yousho uld stop and checkyo ur
tir es assoo nas poss ible, andinflateth em to
th epr oper pressur e.Driving onasignif i‐
cant lyunder -inflated tirecauses thetir eto
ove rheat and canlead totirefa ilur e.Un der -
inf lation alsoreduces fuelefficie ncy and tire
tr ea dlife ,and mayaf fect theve hicle's han‐
dling andstopping ability.Please note that
th eTPMS isno ta subs titutefo rpr oper tire
maint enance, anditis thedr iver's responsi‐
bility tomaint aincorrect tirepr ess ure, eve n
if under -inflatio nhas notre ac hed theleve lto
tr ig ge rill umina tionoftheTPMS low tirepr es‐
sur ete lltale.
Yo ur vehicle hasalso been equipped witha
TPMS malfunction indicatortoindic ateth at
th esy stem isno toper ating proper ly.The
TPMS malfunct ionindicat oriscombin edwith
th elow tirepr essur ete lltale. When thesy s‐
te m detects amal functi on,theindicat or
lam pwill flash forapp roxima tely one minu te 32
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Wheels andtires

and
one-h alftim esaswellon thego vernment
te st trac kas atir egr ad ed 100.
The relativ eper form anc eof tires depen dsupon
th eactual conditions oftheir use, howe ver,and
ma ydepar tsign ifican tly from thenor mdue to
va riatio nsindrivin ghabit s,ser vicepr act icesand
dif fere nces inroad charact eristic sand climate
con dition s.
Tr actio ngr ade &
DANG ER Risk ofacc iden tdue toinade‐
qu atetract ion
The tract ion grade assig nedtothis tireis
based onstra ight -ahead brakin gtract ion
te sts, and does notinclude either acceler a‐
tion, corner ing, hydroplaning orpeak traction
ch aract eristic s. #
Alw aysadap tyo ur drivin gst yle and
dr ive at aspeed tosuit thepr ev ailin g
traf fic and weather condition s. *
NO
TEDama getothedr ivet ra in from
wheelspin #
Avoid wheelspin. The
traction classes, from highes tto lowe st,ar e
AA ,A, Band C.Tho segrad es repr esent thetir e's
ability tostop onwetpa vement asmeasu red
unde rco ntro lled condition son spec ified govern‐
ment test sur faces ofasp haltand concr ete. A
tir emar kedC ma yha ve poor traction perform ‐
anc e.
Te mp eratur egr ade &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from tire
ove rheating andtirefa ilur e
The temp eratur egr ade forth is tireis es tab‐
lished fora tir eth at isproper lyinflat ed and
no tove rloaded. Excessiv espeed, underinfla‐
tion, orexc essiv eloading, either separ ately
or incombin ation,cancause excessiv eheat
build-up andpossible tirefa ilur e. #
Obser vethere comme ndedtirepr es‐
su resand regular lych eckth etir epr es‐ sur
eof all tires including thespar e
wheel. #
Adjus tth etir epr essur eas neces sary. The
temp eratur egr ades areA (the highes t),B
and C.The yre pr esent thetir e's resis tance tothe
ge ner ation ofhea tand itsability todissipat e
heat when tested under controlled conditions on
a specif iedindoor laborator yte st wheel. Sus‐
ta ined hightemp eratur ecan cause themat erial
of thetir eto deg ener ateand reduce tirelife, and
exc essiv ete mp eratur ecan lead tosudden tire
fa ilur e.Grade Ccor responds toaleve lof per‐
fo rm anc ewhic hall passe nger car tires mus t
mee tunde rth eFe der alMo torSaf etySt andar d
No. 109. Grade sB and Arepr esent higher leve ls
of per form anc eon thelabor ator yte st wheel
th an theminimum requ ired bylaw. DO
T,Tire Iden tificat ionNumbe r(TI N) US
tirere gulations stipulat eth at eve rytire man‐
uf actu reror retrea de rmu stimprint aTIN inor
on theside wallof eac htir epr oduced. 332
Wheels andtires