2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE fuel

Re
fueli ng Re
fueli ngtheve hicl e &
WARNIN GRisk offire or explosion from
fuel
Fu els arehighly flammab le. #
Fire,open flames ,smo kingand creat ion
of spar ksmus tbe avo ided. #
Swit choffth eignition and,ifav ailable,
th est atio naryheat er,bef oreand while
re fuel ingtheve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom fuels
Fu els arepoisonous andhazar dous toyour
healt h. #
Donotsw allo wfuel orletit co me into
co ntact withsk in, eyes orclo thing. #
Donotinhale fuelvapor . #
Keep childr enaway from fuel. #
Keep door sand windo wsclos edduring
th ere fuel ingprocess. If
yo uor other people comeintocont actwith
fuel, obser vethefo llo wing: #
Imm ediat elyrinse fuelof fyo ur skin wit h
soap andwater. #
Iffuel comes intocont actwithyo ur
ey es, immediat elyrinse them thor‐
oughl ywit hclean water.Seek medical
att entio nimm ediately . #
Ifyo usw allo wfuel, seek medicalatten‐
tio nimm ediat ely. Do notind uce vomit‐
ing. #
Cha ngeimmedi ately out ofclo thing that
has com eint ocon tact with fuel . &
WARNIN GRisk offire and explosion due
to electr ostatic charge
Ele ctrostatic charge can ignitefuel vapor . #
Beforeyo uopen thefuel filler cap or
ta ke hold ofthepum pnoz zle, touc hth e
me tallic vehicle body. #
Toavo idcreatin gano ther electr ostatic
ch arge ,do notget intoth eve hicle again
dur ing there fuel ingprocess. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed bythewr ong fuel Ve
hicles withaga soline engine:
Ev en small amounts ofthewr ong fuelcould
re sult indamag eto thefuel system, the
engine andtheemission control system. #
Onlyre fuel withlow- sulfur unleade d
fuel.
This fuelmaycont ainupto10%ethanol. Your
ve hicle issuit able foruse withE1 0fuel .
Ne verre fuel withone ofthefo llo wing fuels:
R Dies el
R Gasoline withmor eth an 10%ethanol by
vo lume, e.g.E15, E8 5,E100
R Gasoline withmor eth an 3% methano lby
vo lume, e.g.M15,M30 ,M85 ,M1 00
R Gasoline withadditiv escon tainin gme tal 17
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Driving and parking

If
yo uha ve acc iden tally re fuel edwithth e
wr ong fuel: #
Donotswit chtheignition on. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. *
NO
TEDo notus ediese lto refuel vehi‐
cles withaga soline engine If
yo uha ve acc iden tally re fuel edwithth e
wr ong fuel:
R Donotswit chtheignition on.Other wise
fuel canentertheengine.
Ev en small amounts ofthewr ong fuel
could result indamag eto thefuel system
and theengine. Therepair costsarehigh. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Have thefuel tank and fuellines
dr ained complet ely . *
NO
TEDama getothefuel system caused
by ove rfilled fueltank s #
Only fill th efuel tank unti lth epum p
noz zleswitc hesoff.
If yo uha ve added toomuc hfuel because ofa
def ectiv efilling pump,forins tan ce: #
Donotswi tchth eignition on. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. *
NO
TEFuelma yspr ayout when you
re mo vethefuel pum pnoz zle #
Onlyfill th efuel tank unti lth epum p
noz zleswitc hesoff. Re
quirement s:
Plug- in-hybrid:forve hicles withaga soline
engine, observetheno tesin theSupplement .
Yo uco uld other wise failto recogni zedangers.
R The vehicle isunloc ked. %
Donotge tint oth eve hicle again during the
re fuel ingprocess. Other wise,ele ctrostatic
ch arge cou ldbu ild up again.
Obs erve theno teson oper ating fluids andfuel.
On lyrefuel withfuel that has atleas tth eoct ane
number specifiedintheinf ormation labelinthe
fuel filler flap. Other wise, engineoutput can be
re duced andfuel consum ption increased. Dr
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1
Fuelfiller flap
2 Brac ketfo rfuel filler cap
3 Tire pressur eta ble
4 QRcode forre scue card
5 Fueltype #
Press onthebac kar ea offuel filler flap 1. #
Turn thefuel filler cap coun ter-cloc kwiseand
re mo veit. #
Insertth efuel filler cap from aboveinto
br ac ket2. #
Comp lete ly inse rtthepum pnoz zleintoth e
ta nk filler neck,hook inplace andrefuel . #
Onlyfill th efuel tank unti lth epum pnoz zle
switc hesoff. #
Replace thecap onthefiller neckand turn
cloc kwise untilit eng ages audibl y. #
Close fuelfiller flap 1.
% Close thefuel filler flap bef oreloc kin gth e
ve hicle. 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. 17
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Driving and parking

Ot
her featur esofActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI C:
R Adjus tsthedr iving style depending onthe
select eddrive pr ogr am (fuel efficie nt, com‐
fo rtable ordynam ic)
R Initi at es acc eleration tothestor ed speed if
th etur nsignal indicat orisswitc hedonto
ch ang eto theove rtakin glane
R Vehicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc ePa ck‐
ag e:
- React sto statio naryve hicles detected in
urb anspe edrang es (exc ep tbicy cles and
mo torcyc les)
- Take sone-sided overtakin gre strictions
int oacco untonfree wa ys oron multi-lane
ro ads withsepar atero adw ays(countr y-
dependen t)
Ve hicl eswith Activ ePa rking Assis tand Driv‐
ing Assis tance Packag e:ifth eve hicle has
been brak ed toast ands tillon mult i-lane,sepa‐
ra te roadw aysby ActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI C,itcan automatical lyfollo wtheve hi‐
cle infront, driving offag ain within 30seconds. If
acr itical situation isde tected whe ndr ivi ng off,
a vis ualand acoustic warning isgiv en indic ating
th at thedr iver mus tno wtake contr olof theve hi‐
cle. The vehicle isno tacceler ated anyfur ther.
Obser vetheno teson driving systems andyour
re sponsibili ty;yo uma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers(/ page 181).
Ac tiv eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC displa ysin
th eins trum ent clus ter Assi
stant displa y
1 Route-based speedadap tatio n:typ eof route
eve nt(/ page 201)
2 Vehicle infront 3
Distance indicator
4 Setspe cified dist anc e
5 ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi stlane chang edis‐
pla y
Pe rm anen tst atus displa yof Activ eDi stance
Ass istDI ST RO NIC
R k (white ):Ac tiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Csel ect ed,sp eci fied distance set
R k (green): ActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Cacti ve,specif ieddistance setand
ve hicle detected
R r: Route-based speedadap tatio nacti ve
( / pag e20 1).
The stor ed speed issho wnalong withth eper‐
manen tst atus displa yand highlight edon the
speedome ter.When ActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Cis pa ssi ve,th espeed isgray ed out.
% Onfree wa ys orhigh-speed major roads, the
gr een ç vehicle symbol isdispla yedcy cli‐
cally when theve hicle isready topull away. Dr
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R
The driver's door isclosed ortheseat belton
th edr iver's side isfastened.
R The engine isrunning orhasbe en automati‐
cally switc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/ stop
funct ion.
R The electr icpar king brak eis released.
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis de acti ‐
va ted.
R The transmis sionisin position 005B,005Eor005C.
Ac tiv atin gthe HOL Dfun ction #
Dep ress thebr ak epedal andafte ra shor t
time quickl ydepr essfurther until the00D9
displa yappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y. #
Release thebr ak epedal.
Deactiv atingtheHOLD function #
Depr esstheacceler ator pedal topull away.
or #
Depr essthebr ak epedal untilthe00D9 dis‐
pla ydisappear sfrom themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y. The
HOLD functionisdeactiv ated inthefo llo w‐
ing situat ions:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va‐
te d.
R The transmission isswitc hedtoposition 005D.
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
In thefo llo wing situat ions,th eve hicle isheld by
tr ans missi on positio n005D and /or bytheelectr ic
par king brak e:
R The seat beltisunf astened andthedr iver's
door isopened.
R The vehicle isswitc hedoff.
R Ther eis amalfunction inthesy stem orthe
po we rsupp lyis insuf ficie nt. AI
RMA TIC Fu
nction ofAIRMA TIC
Mer cedes- AMGvehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Yo uco uld other wise failto rec‐
ogni zedangers. AIRM
ATIC isan air suspe nsion system withva ria‐
ble dam pingfo rim prove ddr iving comfortand
ve hicle dynamics. Theall-round leve lcon trol sys‐
te m ensur esthebes tpossible suspension and
con stant grou nd clea rance, evenwi th aladen
ve hicle. When driving atspeed, theve hicle is
lo we redaut omatic allytoimprove driving safety
and toreduce fuelconsum ption. Youalso have
th eop tion ofmanually adjustingtheve hicle
le ve l.
AI RMA TICiscom prised ofthefo llo wing func‐
tion sand compone nts:
R Airsuspen sionwithaut omat icleve lcon trol
R Speed -dependentlo we ring
R Manua llysel ect ablehigh leve lse tting for
gr eat erground clearance whichcan be
adjus tedusing aleve lbutt on
R ADSPL US (Adap tiveDam ping System with
con stant adjus tment ofdam pingch aract eris‐
tic s) Dr
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If
indicat orlam p2 flashes twiceand there ar of
th eve hicle does notlo we r: #
Mak esur eth at there qu iremen tsareme t.
% Lowe ring there ar oftheve hicle allowsthe
ve hicle tobe loaded moreeasil y.Obser ve
th eno teson loadi ngtheve hicle when doing
th is (/ page10 8).
Ra ising there ar oftheve hicl e #
Che ckifth ebatt eryis suf ficie ntly charge d. If
nec essar y,star tth eengine. #
Pull switc h1 brief ly.
Indic ator lam p2 goes out.
The vehicle willberaised tothecur rently
sel ect edleve l.
% The vehicle isaut omaticall yse tto theleve l
of themos tre cently select eddrive pr ogr am
if yo udr ive at spee dsgreat erthan 1.2 mp h
(2 km/ h).
If th eve hicle canno tbe raised: #
Ensur eth at thebatt eryis suf ficie ntly
ch arge d; ifnec essar y,star tth eengine.
The raising proces scon tinues. E-
AC TIVE BODY CONT ROL Fu
nction ofE-AC TIVE BODY CONT ROL
E- AC TIVE BODY CONTR OLisan electr ohydr aulic
suspe nsion system withva riable dampingfo r
im prov ed driving comfort.The all-round leve l
contr olsystem ensur esthebes tpossible sus‐
pension andconstant groun dcle aranc e,eve n
wit haladen vehicle. When driving atspeed, the
ve hicle islowe redaut omatic allytoimprove driv‐
ing safetyand toreduce fuelconsum ption. The
suspen sionsetting isadjus teddependin gon the
ro ad sur face, vehicle loadandthedr ive pr ogr am
select ed.
The ROAD SUR FACE SCAN function detects
ar ea sof une venness inthero ad bef oreyo udr ive
ove rth em bymeans ofamultifu nctioncamera.
This reduces chassis movements.
The dam ping isadju sted individually toeac h
wheel anddepends onthefo llo wing fact or s:
R Driving style, e.g. spor ty
R Road con dition ,e.g .bum ps
R Drive pr ogram E-
AC TIVE BODY CONTR OLiscom prised ofthe
fo llo wing functionsand compone nts:
R Vehicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc ePa ck‐
ag e:RO AD SUR FACE SCAN
R Cur veinc linat ionfunc tion CURVE
R Recovery mode
R Individ ualwhee lcontr ol
R Airsusp ension withau tomatic leve lcon trol
R Speed -dependentlo we ring toreduce fuel
con sum ption
R Manual leve ladjus tment
R ADSPL US (Adap tiveDam ping System with
con stant adjus tment ofdam pingch aract eris‐
tic s)
R DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc hand leve lbutt on.
Susp ension settings andvehicl eleve lper
dr ive pr og ram
Dr ive pr og ram C
R The susp ension setting isfirm er.
R The vehicle issetto Spor tle ve l.
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isdeac tivated. 21
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Driving and parking

Ins
trum ent Disp layove rview 1
Displa ycon tent on left (exa mp le:speedom e‐
te r): spee dome ter/time /date/tripcom‐
put erFrom StartandFrom Reset/rang e/
au dio/a ngleof incline andapproac h/d epar‐
tur e
The segm entson thespeedome terindica te
th est atus ofthefo llo wing systems: cruise con
trol/limit er/Active Dis tance Assist
DIS TRONI C
2 Outside temp eratur e
3 Digit alspeedome ter
4 Time
5 Displa ycont entonright (exa mp le:tac home‐
te r): tach ome ter/a verage fuel
consum ption/ ECOdispla y/navigation /G- me
ter/assi stant displa y/4MATIC/ suspe n‐
sion (equipme nt-de pen dent)
The fuel suppl ywill beinterru pted toprotect
th eengine whenthere dmar kon theta ch ‐
ome ter(o ve rrev ving rang e) isreac hed.
6 Inde xpoin ts
Thes esho wtheselect eddispla yor menu
con tent. Ins
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Coolan tte mp eratur edispla y
The coolant temp eratur edispla yis per mitt ed
to rise to248°F during normal oper ation.
Ve hicles with48 Von-boar delectr icalsys‐
te m: POWER andCHARGE displ ay(elect rical
dr ive su ppo rtand recup erati on powe rof the
electr icmo tor)
8 Select eddrive pr ogr am
9 Select edtransmiss ionposi tion
A Multifunction display (e xa mp le:standar ddis‐
pla yfo rtr ip) :Assis tance/T elep hone /Naviga‐
tion /Trip/Media/R adio/Stylesanddis‐
pla ys/Ser vice
B Fuelleve l,fuel filler flap locatio nind icat or,
ra ng e Ov
erview ofthebut tons on thest eer ing
wheel 1
P Back/Hom ebutt on,on-boar dcom ‐
put er
Pr ess and hold: showsstandar ddispla y
2 Touc hCon trol, on-bo ardco mp uter
3 Con trol pan elforcr uis econtr olor Active
Dis tance AssistDIS TRONI C 4
Contr olpa nel forMBUX multimediasy stem:
£ Voice Cont rolSy stem
ß Displa ysfavo rite s
VO L:contr olknob, adjuststhevo lume or
switc hesthesound off0063 (press)
0061 Makes/acc epts acall
0076 Rejects /end sa cal l
5 00E2 Calls up thehome screen
6 Touc hCon trol mult imed iasystem
7 G Backbutt on
8 Brightn esscontrol to adjus tth elighting in
th eIns trument Displayand inthecon trol
element sof theve hicle interior Oper
ating theon-boa rdcom puter
Obser vetheleg alrequ iremen tsforth ecount ry
in whic hyo uar ecur rently drivi ng when operat‐
ing theon- boar dcom puter. 256
Instrument Displayand on-boar dcom puter