2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE ECO mode

R
The curveinc linat ionfunc tion isdeact ivat ed.
Dr ive pr ogr am B
R The suspen sionsetting iseven firm er.
R The vehicle issetto Spor t+ leve l.
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isdeac tivated.
R The curveinc linat ionfunc tion isact ive.
Dr ive pr ogr am A
R The suspen sionsetting iscom fortable.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l.
R When drivin gat speeds ofappr oximat ely
87 mph(1 40 km/h) orabo ve,th eve hicle is
lo we red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely
25 mph(40 km/h), theve hicle israised.
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isact ive.
R The curveinc linat ionfunc tion isdeact ivat ed.
Dr ive pr ogr am N
R The suspen sionsetting iscom fortable.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l. R
When drivin gat speeds ofappr oximat ely
87 mph(1 40 km/h) orabo ve,th eve hicle is
lo we red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely
25 mph(40 km/h), theve hicle israised
ag ain.
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isact ive.
R The curveinc linat ionfunc tion isact ive.
Dr ive pr ogr am ;
R The suspen sionsetting iscom fortable.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l.
R When drivin gat speeds ofappr oximat ely
87 mph(1 40 km/h) orabo ve,th eve hicle is
lo we red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely
25 mph(40 km/h), theve hicle israised
ag ain.
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isdeac tivated.
R The curveinc linat ionfunc tion isdeact ivat ed. Dr
ive pr og ram F
R The susp ension setting issui table foreasi ly
nego tiableof f-r oad terrain.
R The vehicle issetto off-r oad leve l+1 .
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isdeac tivated.
R The curveinc linat ionfunc tion isdeact ivat ed.
R Recovery mode orindivi dualwhee lcontr ol
can beactiv ated.
R Vehicles without Off-road package :
- When driving atspeeds ofappr oximat ely
50 mph(8 0km/h) orabo ve,th eve hicle
is lowe red.
- When driving atspeeds belowappr ox‐
imat ely28 mph(45 km/h), theve hicle is
ra ised.
R Vehicles withOf f-road package :
- When driving atspeeds ofappr oximat ely
71 mp h(115 km/h) orabove ,th eve hicle
is lowe red.
- When driving atspeeds belowappr ox‐
imat ely47 mp h(7 5 km/h), theve hicle is
ra ised. Dr
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Dr
ive pr ogr am G
R The susp ens ion se tting issu itab lefordif ficul t
of f-r oa dte rrain.
R The vehicle issetto off-r oad leve l+1 .
R When drivin gat speeds ofappr oximat ely
50 mph(80 km/h) orabo ve,th eve hicle is
lo we red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely
28 mph(4 5km/h), theve hicle israised.
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isdeac tivated.
R The curveinc linat ionfunc tion isdeact ivat ed.
R Recovery mode orindivi dualwhee lcontr ol
can beactiv ated.
Dr ive pr ogr am =
R Youcan callupindivid ual suspe nsion set‐
tin gs her e. Ope
ratio nwi th atrail er or bicy cle ra ck
If th eelectr icalconnect iontothetrailer orbicy‐
cle rack ises tab lished correctly:
R Drive pr ogr am A, ;, N,=,
C andB: theve hicle remains atnor‐
mal leve lir re spectiv eof speed.
R The curveinc linat ionfunc tion isdeact ivat ed.
R Drive pr ogr am F andG: theve hicle
adop tsthenor mal leve lst ar tin gfrom a
spee dof 19 mp h(30 km/h).
Le veldif fere nces comparedtothenor mal
le ve l Ve
hicl e
le ve l Ve
hicl es
without Off-
ro ad pac kage Ve
hicl eswith
Of f-road pack‐
ag e
Ca rwa sh approximat ely
+3. 5in
(+90 mm) appr
oximat ely
+3. 5in
(+90 mm)
Of f-ro ad
le ve l+3 Una
vailable approximat ely
+3. 5in
(+90 mm) Ve
hicl e
le ve l Ve
hicl es
without Off-
ro ad pac kage Ve
hicl eswith
Of f-road pack‐
ag e
Of f-road
le ve l+2 Una
vailable approximat ely
+2. 4in
(+60 mm)
Of f-ro ad
le ve l+1 +2.
4in
(+60 mm) appr
oximat ely
+1 .2 in
(+30 mm)
Spor ta pproximat ely
-0 .6 in
(-1 5mm) appr
oximat ely
-0 .6 in
(-1 5mm)
Spor t+a pproximat ely
-1 .0 in
(-2 5mm) appr
oximat ely
-1 .0 in
(-2 5mm) Fu
nction ofRO AD SUR FACE SCAN
% This function isno tav ailable inall coun tries.
The ROAD SUR FACE SCAN function mon itor sth e
ro ad infron tof your vehicle using multifunction
camer a(/ page18 2). ROAD SUR FACE SCAN
de tects une venness inthero ad sur face, e.g. 21
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bum
ps,beforeth eve hicle drives over them.
Chassis movements arere duced anddriving
comf ortis incr eased.
RO AD SUR FACE SCAN isaut omat icallyact ivat ed
if th efo llo wing condition sar eme t:
R The drive pr ogr am A orN isselect ed.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l.
R Youar edr ivin gat aspee dbe tween 4mp h
(7 km/ h)and 112mp h(1 80 km/h) .
Sy stem limit s
RO AD SUR FACE SCAN can beimpair edinthe
fo llo wing situat ionsorcan stop funct ioning:
R Ifth ero ad isins ufficie ntlylit, e.g. atnigh t.
R Insno w,rain, fog, hea vyspr ay,if th er eis
gl ar e, indir ect sunlight oringrea tly varying
ambien tlight .
R Ifth ewindshield inthear ea ofmultifunc tion
camer a1 isdir ty,fo gg ed up, damag edor
co vered.
R Ifth ero ad sur face hasno optic stru ctur eor
re flect slight. R
Ifyo uar edr ivin gto oclose totheve hicle in
fr ont.
R Ifsections ofthero uteha ve ave ry small
ra dius ofcur vature.
R Dur ing abrupt driving maneuv ers, e.g. heavy
br aking orsudden acceleration.
Obser vetheno teson cleaning themultifunc tion
camer a(/ page31 2).
Fu nction ofreco very mode &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue totheve hi‐
cle moving upand down
Dur ing reco very mode, theve hicle movesup
and down and cancause injuries. #
When activating reco very mode, make
cer tain that no oneis in thevicinit yof
th eve hicle. *
NO
TERisk ofdama gedue totheve hicle
mo ving upand down When
free driving mode isactiv ated, the
ve hicle movesup and down. Vehicle parts
ma ybe damag edifth eunderbody bottoms
out. #
Mak esur eth at ther eis suf ficie nt
gr ou nd clearance whenro ck ing free
mode isact ivat ed. Re
covery mode isafunction ofthesuspension
whic hcan assis tth edr iver on loose surfaces
(e.g .sand ,sno w)whe nfreei ng ave hicle which
has become stuc k.
The vehicle body rock sin slo w,vertical motion s
when reco very mode hasbeen activated. This
te mp orarily puts thewheels undergreat erload,
whic hmeans they have inc reased tractionand
th eve hicle isfreed.
Yo ucan activat efree drivin gmod evia Off-ro ad
As sis t(/ page22 3). Dr
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When driving brief lybe tween 62mph
(1 00 km/ h)and 71mp h(115 km/h) .
The vehicle islowe redto thenor mal leve l.
R Aftersele cting adif fere nt drive pr ogr am
us ing theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthe
act ive dr ive pr og ram.
Oper ation withatraile ror bic ycle rack
If th eelectr icalconnect iontothetrailer orbicy‐
cle rack ises tablished correctly:
R Uptoappr oximat ely12 mp h(20 km/h): off-
ro ad leve ls +1 ,+2 and +3can beselec ted
re ga rdless ofthedr ive pr og ram.
R Uptoappr oximat ely19 mp h(30 km/h): off-
ro ad leve ls +1 and +2can beselec ted
re ga rdless ofthedr ive pr og ram.
R From appr oximat ely19 mp h(30 km/h): the
ve hicle issetto thenor mal leve lre ga rdless
of thedr ive pr og ram. Lo
we ring theve hicl e(v ehic leswith Off-road
pac kage) #
Pull rock er switc h1.
R Off-road leve l+3: theve hicle islowe red
to off-r oad leve l+2. Twoindicat orlam ps
2 light upcont inuously whentheve hicle
has finis hed lowe ring.
R Off-roa dleve l+2: theve hicle islowe red
to off-r oad leve l+1 .One indic ator lam p
2 light sup con tinuousl ywhen theve hi‐
cle has finis hed lowe ring.
R Off-roa dleve l+1: theve hicle islowe red
to thenor mal leve l.No indic ator lam p2
light sup when theve hicle hasfinis hed
lo we ring.
Yo ur sele ction issave d. The off-r oad leve lse t
re mains stor ed eve naf te rth eignition hasbeen
switc hedoff.
Se tting Off-road Assis t
Re quirement s:
R theve hicle isstatio nary
R theve hicle issetto off-r oad leve l1 or 2 R
theOf f-road orOff-road Plus (onlyve hicles
wit hOf f-road package )dr ive pr og ram has
been selected
R theignition isswitc hedon
R alldoor sand thehood areclosed
R thetransmission isno teng aged inposition
005D
R ther eis no trailer coupled
R theve hicle isoutdoor s
R thede tected late ra linc linat ionoftheve hicle
mus tno texc eed appr ox.15 °
R thesy stem iswit hin itsoper ating temp era‐
tur e
R theon- boar dvo ltag eis suf ficie ntly high
Mu ltimed iasystem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Offr oad Assist ant
Re covery mode
Re covery mode assiststh edr iver when pulling
aw ay on rough terrain, suchas san dor snow . #
Select Recove ryMod e. Dr
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Select Start .
Re covery mode isactiv ated. #
Select Stoptostop reco very mode.
Re covery mode isau tomatical lydeactiv ated in
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R youar eact uall ytrave ling faster than 9mp h
(1 5 km/ h)
R afte ra ru nning timeof30 seco nds
R itis de tected that an obj ect has hitthe
und erbody oftheve hicle hard
R notall conditions areme t
% Further information onreco very mode
(/ page21 9).
Ind ivid ua lwh eel con trol
Indi vidualwh eelcontr olena bles theve hicle leve l
to be setsepar ately foreac hwhee l. #
Select IndividualWheel Ctrl.. #
Setth eve hicle leve lfo rth edesir edwheel.
% Youcan also usetheto uc hdispl aytosetth e
le ve lfo rtw oor mor ewhee lsat thesame
time. #
Select Resettosetall wheels tothedef ault
se tting.
Individual wheelcontrol isaut omaticall ydeacti‐
va tedin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R youar etra veling faster than 9mp h
(1 5 km/ h)
R itis de tected that an obj ect has hitthe
und erbody oftheve hicle hard
R notall conditions areme t
% Further information onindividua lwheel con‐
tr ol (/ page220). Pa
rking Assis tPA RK TRONI C Fu
nction ofParking Assis tPA RK TRONI C
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis an elec tron ic
par kingassi stanc esy stem withultr asound. It
monit orsth ear ea around your vehicle using mul‐
tiple sensor son thefront bum perand onthe
re ar bum per.Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Csho ws
yo uth edis tance betwee nyo ur vehicle anda
de tected obs tacle visually and audibly . Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis on lyan aid. Itis
no ta subs titutefo ryo ur att entio nto thesur‐
ro und ings.The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu ver‐
ing and parking remains withyo u. Mak esur e
th at ther ear eno per sons, animals orobjec tsin
th emaneuv ering area while maneuv ering and
par king in/exitingpar king spaces.
In thest andar dse tting ,an intermit tent wa rning
to ne sou nds from adi st anc eof appr oximat ely
1. 0 ft (0.3 m)toan obs tacle infront and approx ‐
imat ely3. 3ft (1.0 m) toan obs tacle beh ind. A
continu ouswa rning tone sou nds from adi st anc e
of appr oximat ely0. 7ft (0.2 m).Using theWarn
Early AllAroun dse tting inthemultimedia sys‐
te m, thewa rning tones forfr ont and side impact
pr otect ion can besetto sound atagr eat erdis‐
ta nce ofapprox imat ely3. 3ft (1.0 m) infront and
2.0 ft(0.6 m)onthesides (/page228).
% The Warn EarlyAllAroun dse tting isalw ays
act ive at there ar oftheve hicle.
If Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis deac tiva ted,
Ac tivePa rking Assistis una vailable. 22
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R
Orang esegments: obstacle sat adi st anc e
be tween appr ox.1. 0 ft (0.3 m)and 2.0ft
(0.6 m)
R Redse gme nts: obstacle sat ave ry shor t
dis tance ofapprox .1. 0 ft (0.3 m)orless
When Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis operatio nal
and noobj ectis de tected, thesegment sof the
wa rning displa yar esho wningray . Guide
lines 1
Yello wlane markingth ecour sethetir es will
ta ke atthecur rent steer ing wheel angle
(dynamic)
2 Yello wguide line,vehicle width(dr iven sur‐
fa ce) dep endi ngon thecur rent steer ing
wheel angle(dynamic)
3 Redguide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 in (0.3 m)from there ar area
4 Markat adis tance ofappr ox.3.3 ft(1.0 m)
% When ActivePa rking Assistis act ive, lane
mar kings1 aredispla yedin green. The
guide linesinthemedia displaysho w
th edis tances toyour vehicle. Thedistances
ap ply toroad leve l.
In trailer mode, theguide linesaresho wnat
th eleve lof thetrailer hitch.
Tr aile rvie w(vehic leswith atraile rhitc h)
If yo usele cttrailer viewand notrailer isco upled
to theve hicle, thefo llo wing displa yappear s: 1
Yello wguide line,locat ingaid
2 Redguide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 in (0.3 m)from theball head ofthe
tr ai le rhi tc h
3 Ballhe ad ofthetrailer hitch Dr
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#
Donotch ang eth eball neckor the
tr ai le rhi tc h. The
values approvedby themanuf acturercan be
fo und ontheidentif ication platesand inthe
"T ec hn ical data"sec tionunde r"T ra iler hitch"for
th eto wing vehicle (/page385). &
WARNIN GSw erving oftheve hicle/
tr ailer combination duetoinc reased
spee d
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle/tr ailer
combination.
The vehicle/tr ailercombination mayeve ntip
ove r. #
Under nocircums tances should yo utry
to stra ight entheve hicle/tr ailercombi‐
nation byinc reasin gth espeed. #
Reduce your spee dand donotco unt er‐
st eer . #
Ifneces sary,appl yth ebr ak es. *
NO
TEDama getotheengine asare sult
of ove rheating #
Ifyo ure trof itatrai le rhi tc h, mod ifica ‐
tio ns totheengine cooling system may
be neces sary,dependin gon theve hicle
model.
When retrof itti ng atrai le rhi tc h, ob serveth e
fa stening pointson thech assis . Re
trof itti ng atrai le rhi tc his pe rm issible onlyif a
trailer loadisspec ified inyour vehicle docu‐
ments. Ifth is is no tth ecase, theve hicle isno t
appr ovedfo rtr ail er oper ation.
Fu rther information canbeobt ained ataqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop.
If th etrailer coupling isde tach able, itis esse n‐
tial tocom plywith theoper ating instruction sof
th etrailer coupling manufacturer.
Couple anduncouple thetrailer carefull y.Ifyo u
do notcon nectth etra iler totheto wing vehicle
cor rectl y,thetrailer maybecome detach ed. Obser
vethefo llo wing noteson theto ngu e
we ight :
R Donotuse ato ngu ewe ight that exceed sor
fa lls belo wtheper missible tongu ewe ight
R Use ato ngu ewe ight asclos eas possible to
th emaximum tongu ewe ight
Do notex ceed thefo llo wing values:
R Perm issible towing capac ity
R Perm issible rear axle load oftheto wing vehi‐
cle
R Perm issible gross mass oftheto wing vehicle
R Perm issible gross mass ofthetra iler
R Maximum permissible speedofthetra iler
En sur eth efo llo wing beforest ar tin gajo ur ne y:
R The tirepr essur eon there ar axle oftheto w‐
ing vehicle issetfo ra maximu mloa d
R The lighting ofthecon nect edtrailer isoper a‐
tion al
In theeve ntofincr eased rear axle load, theve hi‐
cle/tra ilercombination mayno texc eed amaxi‐
mum speed of62 mph(1 00 km/h) forre ason s 250
Drivin gand parking

Selec
tingwhat theHead -upDispla ysho ws (Ex
am ple)
1 Switc hestheHead-up Displayon/ off
2 Leftdispla yar ea
Na vig ation system
Inc lination ,gr adient andcompass
Av erag econ sum ption
G-me ter
3 Centraldispl ayarea
Se tspee din thedr iver assis tance system,
e.g. cruise control
Wa rnings from driver assis tance systems,
e.g. distance warning 4
Right displa yar ea
Tr af fic Sign Assist
ve hicle leve l
Dif fere ntia l
Assi stant displa y
5 Toadjus tth eposition ,br ightn essand lowe r
displa yar ea
6 Inde xpoint s
7 Lowe rdisp lay ar ea
Displa yar eas 2to4 that areno tre qu ired can
be hidden .
% Inaudio mode, thest atio nnam eor trac kwill
be sho wntemp orarily when theaudio source
is being activelyoper ated. Inaddition, the
lat estcalls willbedispla yedwhen thete le‐
phon elis ton theIns trument Displayis
activ elyoper ated. #
Toselect adispla y:swipe upwards on the
lef t-hand Touc hCon trol. #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol. Swit
ching theHead -upDispla yon/of fvia the
mu ltim edia system Multi
media system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Quick Access #
Select HUD.
The Head-up Displayis activ ated. 260
Instrument Displayand on-boar dcom puter