2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE COUPE climate control

Area pe
rmeable toradio wav es on the
windscreen ................................................ .148
Infrared-reflective windscreen function ...... 14 9Climate control
........................................ 15 0
Overview of climate contro l systems ..........1 50
Operating the climate control sy stem ......... 151 Driving and pa
rking ................................. 16 2
Driving ........................................................ 16 2
DY NA MIC SELECT switch ............................1 77
Au tomatic transmission .............................. 180
Fu nction of the 4MATIC .............................. 185
Re fuelling .................................................... 185
Pa rking ........................................................ 191
Driving and driving sa fety sy stems .............1 98
Tr ailer hit ch................................................. 267
Bicycle rack function .................................. 272
Ve hicle towing instructions ........................ .274 Instrument display and on-board
compu
ter.................................................. 276
No tes on the instrument display and on-
board computer .......................................... 276
Instrument display overview ...................... .277
Overview of the buttons on thesteering
wheel ..........................................................2 78
Operating the on-board computer .............. 278
Overview of what is shown on the multi‐
function display .......................................... 280
Head-up display .......................................... 280 MBUX multimedia sy
stem ...................... 283
Overview and operation .............................. 283
Sy stem settings .......................................... 292
Na vigation .................................................. 296
Te lephone .................................................. .305
Mercedes me and apps .............................. 308
Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem ...... 317
Ra dio, media & TV...................................... 325
Sound settings ............................................ 331 Main
tenance and care ............................. 333
ASS YST PLUS service inter val display ........ 333 Engine compartment .................................. 334
Cleaning and care ......................................
.340 Breakdown assi
stance ............................ 349
Emergency ................................................. .349
Flat tyre ...................................................... 351
Battery (vehicle) ......................................... 357
To w- starting or towing away ....................... 362
Electrical fuses ........................................... 367 Wheels and tyres
..................................... 37 0
No tes on noise or unusual handling char‐
acteristics .................................................. .370
No tes on regular lyinspecting wheels and
tyres .......................................................... .370
No tes on snow chains ................................ 370
Ty re pressure .............................................. 371
Wheel change ............................................ .374
Emergency spare wheel .............................. 384
Collapsible spare wheel .............................. 386 Te
ch nical data .......................................... 389
No tes on tech nical da ta.............................. 389 Contents
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1
Steering wheel gearshift paddles →
183
2 Combination swit ch →
13 5
3 Instrument display →
277
4 DIRECT SELECT le ver →
180
5 Media display →
283
6 Climate contro l systems →
151
7 002F Hazardwa rning light sy stem →
13 5
8 PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamps →
50
9 Glovecompa rtment →
11 7
A Stow age compartment →
11 7
B 0063 Controller forvo lume and switching
sound on/off →
283
00D0 Switches the MBUX multimedia sy stem
on/off →
283
C z Calls up navigation →
285
D | Calls up radio or media →
285
E 002B Calls up thete lephone →
285 F
Swit chpanel for:
ä Individual wheel control →
24 5
0063 Manual gearshifting →
183
¿ AIRMATIC or →
237
¿ E-AC TIVE BODY CONTROL →
24 2
00BB Activating/deactivating ESP ®
→
201
î Downhill Speed Regulation →
218
G ß Calls up favo urites →
285
H y Calls up vehicle functions →
285
I c Active Parking Assist →
261
J DYNA MIC SELECT switch →
178
K Touchpad →
285
L Start/ stop button →
16 3
00D6 ECOstart/ stop function →
174
M Control panel forth e MBUX multimedia sys‐
tem →
278
N Adjusts thesteering wheel manually →
11 0 At
aglance – Cockpit 7

1
Rear climate control operating unit →
151
2 Stow age compartment in the cent reconsole
230 V soc ket →
12 8 3
w Switches there ar seat heating on/off →
108
4 Cup holder At
aglance – Control settings in there ar passenger compartment 17

data can also be used
toexamine the cus tom‐
er's warranty and guarantee claims.
Fa ult memories in theve hicle can be reset by a
service outlet or at your requ est as part of repair
or maintenance work.
Con venience and inf otainment functions
Yo u can store con venience settings and individ‐
ual settings in theve hicle and change or reset
th em at any time.
Depending on theve hicle equipment, this
includes thefo llowing settings, forex ample:
R seat and steering wheel positions
R suspension and climate control settings
R individual settings, such as interior lighting
Depending on the selected equipment, you can
import data into vehicle inf otainment functions
yo urself.
Depending on theve hicle equipment, this
includes thefo llowing data, forex ample:
R multimedia data, such as music, films or pho‐
to sfo r playback in an integrated multimedia
sy stem R
address book data for use in connection with
an integrated hands-free sy stem or an inte‐
grated navigation sy stem
R entered navigation destinations
R data about the use of Internet services
These data for con venience and inf otainment
functions may be sa ved locally in theve hicle or
th ey may be located on a device which you ha ve
connected totheve hicle, such as a smartphone,
USB flash drive or MP3 pla yer.If yo u ha ve
entered these data yourself, you can dele tethem
at any time.
This data is transmit ted from theve hicle tothird
parties only at your requ est. This applies, in par‐
ticular, when you use online services in accord‐
ance with the settings that you ha veselected.
Smartphone integ ration (e.g. Android Autoor
Apple CarPlay ®
)
If yo ur vehicle is accordingly equipped, you can
connect your smartphone or ano ther mobile end
device totheve hicle. You can then control them
by means of the control elements integrated in
th eve hicle. Images and audio from the smart‐ phone can be output via
the multimedia sy stem.
Cer tain information is simultaneously transfer‐
re dto yo ur smartphone. Depending on the type
and integration, this includes position data, day/
night mode and other general vehicle statuses.
Fo r more information please consult the Owner's
Manual of theve hicle/inf otainment sy stem.
This integration allo wsthe use of selected
smartphone apps, such as navigation or music
pla yer apps. There is no fur ther interaction
between the smartphone and theve hicle; in par‐
ticular, vehicle data is not directly accessible.
The type of additional data processing is de ter‐
mined bythe pr ovider of the app being used.
Which settings you can make, if an y,depends on
th e specific app and the operating sy stem of
yo ur smartphone. Online services
Wi
reless network connection
If yo ur vehicle has a wireless network connec‐
tion, it enables data tobe exc hanged between
yo ur vehicle and additional sy stems. The wire‐
less network connection is made possible bythe Gene
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#
Toswitch on/off: press button1–5
accordingly.
Control panel in there ar passenger comp art‐
ment 1
003D Rear reading lamp #
Toswitch on/off: press button1. Ad
justing the ambient lighting Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Lights
5 Ambient lighting
Setting the colour #
Select Colour. #
Set the desired colour.
Ad justing the brightness #
Select Brightness .
Ad just the brightness.
Ac tivating the brightness for zones #
Select Brightness . #
Select Brightness zones .
Ac tivating multi-coloured lighting #
Select Colour. #
Select Multi-colour. #
Select a colour combination. Ac
tivating multi-coloured animation #
Select Colour. #
Select Multi-colour animat..
The chosen colour combination will change
at predefined inter vals.
Ac tivating welcome lighting #
Select Colour. #
Select Welcome.
When theve hicle is unloc ked, a special ambi‐
ent lighting sequence will run.
Ac tivating dependency on air conditioning
settings #
Select Colour. #
Select Climate.
If ch anges are made tothete mp erature set‐
ting in theve hicle, the colour of the ambient
lighting will change brief ly. Light and sight
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Overview of climate control sy
stems Note
s on climate control An interior air
filter in combination with the pre‐
fi lter in the engine compartment must alw ays be
used so that the air conditioning sy stem, pollu‐
tion le vel monitoring and the air filtration work
cor rectl y.Use filters recommended and
appr ovedby Mercedes-Benz. Alw ays ha vemain‐
te nance workcar ried out at a qualified specialist
wo rkshop. Overview of
the air conditioning control
panel The indicator lamps on
the buttons indicate that
th e cor responding function is activated.
Plug-in hybrid: be sure toobser vethe no tes in
th e Supplement. You could otherwise failto rec‐
ognise dangers. THERMATIC air conditioning control panel wi
th sta‐
tionary heater (e xamp le)
1 0082 Setsthete mp erature on the driver's
side
2 A Calls up / exits the air conditioning
menu
Pressing and holding (appr ox.fo ur seconds):
re sets climate contro lto the basic settings
3 H Setsthe air flow or switches off climate
control
4 0058 Sets climate control toautomatic
mode (/ page152)
5 0064 Demists the windscreen 6
006C Switches there ar wind owheater
on/off
7 0072 Switches air-recirculation mode on/off
(/ page 153)
8 0056 Switches the A/C function on/off
(/ page 151)
Switches residual heat on/off (/ page153)
9 Vehicles with THERMATIC or
THERMOTRONIC contro l panel withoutsta‐
tionary heater: 0switches synchronisa‐
tion on/off (/ page152)
Ve hicles with THERMATIC or
THERMOTRONIC contro l panel withstation‐
ary heater: 003Bswitches stationary heater
on/off (/ page155)
A 0082 Setsthete mp erature on the front
passenger side 15 0
Climate cont rol

Overview of
there ar operating unit 1
Sets thete mp erature, left
2 Sets the air distribution, left
3 Sets climate control toautomatic mode
(/ page 152)
4 Setting the air flow
5 Switches climate control on/off
(/ page 151)
Switches there sidual heat on/off
(/ page 153)
6 Sets the air distribution, right
7 Sets thete mp erature, right Operating
the clima tecont rol sy stem Switching clima
tecont rol on/off #
Toswitch on: setthe air flow toleve l 1 or
higher using theH button. #
Toswitch off: setthe air flow toleve l 0 using
th eH button.
If climate control is switched off, the windo ws
may mist up more quickl y.Switch climate con‐
trol off only briefl y. Switching
the clima tecont rol in there ar
on/off #
Press button 5.
% When clima tecontrol in the second seat row
is switched off, the indicator lamp is activa‐
te d and OFFis shown on there ar displa y. Switching
the A/C function on/off using the
air conditioning control panel The A/C function heats, cools and dehumidi
fies
th eve hicle's interior air. #
Press the0056 button.
Switch off the A/C function only brief ly;ot her‐
wise, the windo wsmay mist up more quickl y.
Condensation may drip from the underside of
th eve hicle when cooling mode is active. This is
not indicative of a fault. Calling up
the air conditioning menu Calling up
the air conditioning menu using
th e multimedia sy stem #
Select one of thete mp erature displa ysatthe
lo we r edge of the media displa y.
Calling up the air-conditioning menu using
th e but ton on the clima tecont rol panel #
Press the! button on the climate control
panel. Ac
tivating/deactivating the A/C function via
the multimedia sy stem The A/C function heats, cools and dehumidifies
th
eve hicle's interior air. Climate control
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#
Call up the air-conditioning menu
(/ page 151). #
Select First row of seats .#
Select A/C. Setting climate control
toautomatic mode In auto
matic mode, the set temp erature is con‐
trolled and maintained at a const ant levelby the
air suppl y. #
Press the0058 button. #
Toswitch tomanual mode: pressthe 0058
button.
In automatic mode, you can choose between five
dif fere nt air quantities using theH button.
Au tomatic mode is retained. Au
tomatically controlling the climate control
in the rear In auto
matic mode, the set temp erature is regu‐
lated bythete mp erature of the dispensed air
and the air flow. #
Press the0058 button (/ page151). Setting
the air distribution #
Call up the air conditioning menu
(/ page 151). #
Select a rowof seats. #
Toset the air distribution: select 0061,
009C or009B. #
Set the air flow.
% Several air distribution options can be selec‐
te d at the same time, forex ample toset the
climate control forth e windscreen and the
fo ot we lls simultaneousl y.
The 0061 climate contro lfo rth e windscreen
can only be selected forth efirs t seat row. Setting climate control
for the rear
passenger comp artment (multimedia sys‐
te m) Setting the
temperature #
Call up the air conditioning menu
(/ page 151). #
Select Second row of seats . #
Set thete mp erature.
Setting the airflow #
Call up the air conditioning menu
(/ page 151). #
Select Second row of seats . #
Set the air flow.
Controlling there ar climate control automat‐
ical ly #
Select REAR AUTO .
Re ar climate control is controlled automati‐
call y.
Deactivating rear climate control #
Select REAR OFF.
Re ar climate control is deactivated. Ac
tivating/deactivating the climate control
syn chro nisation function via the air condi‐
tioning control panel Climate control can be set centrally using
the
synchronisation function. The temp erature and 15 2
Climate cont rol