2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE warning

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Situ ation-de pendentbraki ng assis tance
R Vehicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc ePa ck‐
ag e:Evasi ve Steer ing Assis tand corner ing
func tion
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stcan helpyo uto minimize the
ri sk ofacollision withve hicles, cyclis tsor
pedes trians, orreduce theef fects ofsuch acol li‐
sion .
If Ac tiveBr ak eAssi sthas detected arisk ofcolli‐
sion, awa rning tone sou nds and theL dis‐
ta nce warning lam plight sup intheins trument
clus ter.
Ve hicl eswith PRE-S AFE®
:depe nding onthe
cou ntry,an addit ionalhap ticwarning occursin
th efo rm ofslight, repeat edtensi oni ng ofthe
seat belt.
If yo udo notre act tothewa rning, autono mous
br akin gcan beinit iated incritic alsituat ions.
In espec iallycr itic alsituat ions,Ac tiveBr ak e
Assi stcan initia te aut onomo usbrakin gdir ect ly.
In this case, thewa rning lam pand warning tone
occu rsi mu ltane ously with thebr aking applica‐
tion . If
yo uappl yth ebr ak eyo urself inacr itical situa‐
tio nor appl yth ebr ak edur ing autonomous brak‐
ing, situation -dependen tbr aking assistance
occu rs.The brak epr ess ureincr eases uptomax‐
imum full-sto pbr aking ifnec essar y.
Obser vetheno teson driving systems andyour
re sponsibili ty;yo uma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers(/ page 181). If
aut onom ous brak ing or situa tion-de pende nt
br aki ng assist anc ehas occurred, displa y1
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla yand then
aut omaticall ygoes outafte ra shor ttime.
If th eaut onomous braking function orthesitua‐
tion -dependen tbr aking assistance istrig ge red, additional
preve ntiv emea suresfo roccupa nt
pr otect ion (PRE-S AFE®
)ma yalso beinitiat ed. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent caused by
limit eddetection perform anc eof Active
Br ak eAssi st
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stcanno tal wa ys cle arly
ident ifyobje ctsand complextraf fic situ a‐
tions . #
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation; donotre ly on ActiveBr ak e
Assi stalon e.Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stisonl y
an aid. Thedriver isresponsible for
maint ainingasuf ficie ntly safedist anc e
to theve hicle infront, vehicle speed
and forbr aking ingood time. #
Beprepa redto brak eor sw erve ifnec ‐
essar y. Als
oob ser vethesy stem limits ofActiveBr ak e
Assi st. 18
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Driving and parking

The
indiv idua lsub func tions areav ailab lein
va rious speed rang es:
The distance warning func tion canissue awa rn‐
ing inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R From appr oximat ely4 mp h(7 km/h), ifyo ur
ve hicle iscritically closetoave hicle, cyclis t
or pedes trian, youwill hear anintermit tent
wa rning tone and theL distance warning
lam plight sup intheins trument cluster.
Ve hicl eswith PRE-S AFE®
:depe nding on
th ecount ry,an addition alhap ticwarning
occ ursin thefo rm ofslight, repeat edten‐
si oni ng oftheseat belt.
Br ak eimmediat elyortake evasiv eact ion,pr ov i‐
ded itis saf eto do soand thetraf fic situ ation
al lo ws this. Dis
tance warning funct ion(vehicles without
Dr iving Assistance Packag e)
The distance warning func tion canaidyouin the
fo llo wing situat ionswithan intermit tent wa rning
to ne and awa rning lam p:
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely15 5mp h
(250 km/h)when approaching vehicles
ahead
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely50 mph
(80 km/ h)when approaching statio naryve hi‐
cles, moving pedes trians andcyclis tsahead
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely37 mph
(60 km/ h)when approaching crossin g
cy clis ts
Dis tance warning funct ion(vehicles with
Dr iving Assistance Packag e)
The distance warning func tion canaidyouin the
fo llo wing situat ionswithan intermit tent wa rning
to ne and awa rning lam p:
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely15 5mp h
(250 km/h)when approaching vehicles
ahead R
atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely62 mph
(1 00 km/ h)when approaching statio nary
ve hicles
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely50 mph
(80 km/ h)when approaching moving pedes‐
tr ians andcyclis tsahead
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely43 mph
(70 km/ h)when approaching statio nary
pedes trians ,cr oss ing vehicles andstatio nary
and cross ing cyclis ts
Au tonomous braking function (vehicles with‐
out Driving Assistance Packag e)
If th eve hicle istrave ling atspeeds above
appr oximat ely4 mp h(7 km/h), theaut onomous
br aking function mayint erve ne inthefo llo wing
situat ions:
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely12 4mp h
(200 km/h)when approaching vehicles
ahead
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely50 mph
(80 km/ h)when approaching cyclis tsahead Dr
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Incom plextraf fic situ ations whereobject s
cann otalw aysbe clear lyidentif ied.
R Ifpedes trians orvehicles movequickl yint o
th esensor detection rang e.
R Ifpe destrians arehidde nby other object s.
R Ifth etypical outline ofapedes trian cann ot
be distinguished from thebac kground.
R Ifapedes trian isno tde tected assuch ,e.g.
due tospecial clothing orother object s.
R Onbends withatight radius.
% The ActiveBr ak eAssi stsensor sadjus taut o‐
matically whileacer tain dis tance isbe ing
dr iven afte rth eve hicle hasbeen delivered.
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stisuna vailable oronl y
par tiall yav ailable during this teac h-in per iod. Se
tting Activ eBr ak eAs sist Re
quirement s:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon. Multime
diasystem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Act ive Brak eAssist #
Select thedesir edsetting.
The setting isretained when theengine is
ne xt star ted.
Deactiv atingActiv eBr ak eAs sist
% Itis recomme ndedthat youalw ayslea ve
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stact ivat ed. #
Select Off.
The distance warning func tion,th eaut ono‐
mous braking function andtheEv asiv eSt eer‐
ing Assis tar edeactiv ated.
When theve hicle isne xt star ted, themiddle
se tting isaut omaticall yselect ed.
% IfAc tiveBr ak eAssi stisdeact ivat ed, the
00D4 symbol appearsinthest atus barofthe
multifu nctiondisplay. Speed
controlcruise contr ol Fu
nction ofcruise contr ol
Plug-in hybrid: obser vetheno tesin theSupple‐
ment .Yo uco uld other wise failto recogni zedan‐
ge rs.
Cr uise contro lre gulat esthespeed totheva lue
selec tedby thedr iver .
If yo uacc elerat eto ove rtak e, forex am ple, the
st or ed speed isno tdele ted. Ifyo ure mo veyour
fo ot from theacceler ator pedal afte rove rtakin g,
cr uise control will resume speed regulation back
to thestor ed speed.
Cr uise controlis oper ated using thecor respond‐
ing steer ing wheel buttons. Youcan stor ean y
speed above15 mp h(2 0km/h) uptothemaxi‐
mum design speed.
Obser vetheno teson driving systems andyour
re sponsibili ty;yo uma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers(/ page 181).
Mer cedes‑A MGvehicl es:Cruis econtr olis
av ailable uptoamax imum speedof 155mp h
(250 km/h). 19
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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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WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto insuf ‐
fi cie ntdece lera tio nby ActiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI C
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cbrak es
yo ur vehicle withup to50% ofthepossible
deceler ation.Ifth is decele ratio nis no tsu ffi‐
cien t,Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
al er ts youwit havis ual and acoustic warning. #
Adjus tyo ur spee dand main tain asuit a‐
ble distance from theve hicle infront. #
Brak eth eve hicle yourself and/or take
ev asiv eact ion. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifde tection
functi onofActiveDis tan ceAssi st
DIS TRONI Cis impai red
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cdo es not
re act orhas alimit edreact ion:
R when drivin gon adif fere nt lane orwh en
ch ang inglane s R
topedes trians, animals, bicycles orsta‐
tio nar yve hicles, orune xpect edobs tacle s
R tocom plex traf fic condi tions
R tooncom ingvehicles andcrossing traf fic
As are sult, ActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Cma ynei ther giv ewa rnings nor
int erve ne insuch situations. #
Alw aysobser vethetra ffic con dition s
car efull yand react accordin gly. Oper
ating Activ eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC
Re quirement s:
R The elect ric pa rking brak eis released.
R ESP®
is act ivat ed and isno tint erve ning .
R The trans mis sion isin po sitio n005B.
R The driver' sdo or isclo sed .
R Checkof thera dar sensor system has been
success fullycompleted.
R Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis no tbein g
used topar kth eve hicle ortoexitfrom a
par kingspace.
R DSRis deact ivat ed. R
Vehicl eswith Off-road package:th eG
dr ive pr ogr am isdeactiv ated. #
Tooper ateAc tiv eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC :press thero ck er switc hon the
st eer ing wheel control unit upordown tothe
desir edposition .
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gAc tiv eDi stance
Ass istDI ST RO NIC Dr
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ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va‐
te d.
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Route-based Speed #
Activateor deacti vate thefunc tion.
When thefunc tion isactiv e,theve hicle
speed isadjus teddependin gon thero ute
eve nts ahead.
% Further information onthero ute-based
spee dadap tatio n(/ page 201). Ac
tiv eSte ering Assis t Fu
nction ofActiv eSte ering Assis t
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tis onl yav ailable uptoa
speed of130mp h(210 km/h) .The system helps
yo uto stay inthecent erofthelane bymeans of
moder atesteer ing interve ntio ns.Dep endingon
th espeed driven, ActiveSt eer ing Assis tuses the
ve hicles ahead andlane markings asare fer‐
ence.
% Dependi ngon thecount ry,in thelowe r
speed rang eAc tiveSt eer ing Assis tcan use th
esur round ingtraf fic as are fere nce. Ifnec‐
ess ary, Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tcan then also
pr ov ide assis tance when drivi ng outsid eth e
cent erofthelane, forex am ple toform are s‐
cue lane.
If th ede tection oflane mar kings andvehicles
ahead isim pair ed,ActiveSt eer ing Assis t
switc hestopassiv emode. Thesystem prov ides
no suppor tin this case.
St atus displa yof Activ eSte ering Assis tin
th emu ltifunct iondisp lay
R Ø (gra y): act ivat ed and pass ive
R Ø (green ):act ivat ed and active
R Ø (red): system limits detected
R Ø (whit e,redhands): "handsonthesteer‐
ing wheel" prom pt
% During thetransition from activ eto passiv e
st atus ,th eØ symbol issho wnas
enlar gedand flashin g.On ce thesy stem is
passiv e,theØ symbol issho wnasgray in
th emultifunc tiondispla y.
% Dep endingontheselect edvehicle settin gs,
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tma ybe una vailable. Ste
ering and touc hde tection
The driver isrequ ired tokeep their hands onthe
st eer ing wheel atall times andbeable tointer‐
ve ne atanytime tocor rect thecour seofthe
ve hicle andkeep itin lane. Thedriver mus t
ex pect ach ang efrom active to passiv emode or
vice versaat anytim e. If
th esy stem detects that thedr iver has not
st eer edtheve hicle fora consider ableper iod of
time orhas remo vedth eir hands from thesteer‐
ing wheel, display1 appear s.Ifth edr iver still
does notst eer theve hicle, awa rning tone
sou nds inad ditio nto thevisual warning mes‐
sag e. Dr
ivin gand parking203

If
th edr iver does notre act tothis wa rning fora
consider ableper iod, anemerg encystop isiniti‐
at ed (/ page206).
The warning isno tissued orisstopped whenthe
dr iver giv es con firm atio nto thesy stem:
R The driver steer sth eve hicle.
R The driver presses ast eer ing wheel buttonor
oper ates Touc hCon trol.
If Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tde tects that asy stem
limit hasbeen reac hed, avisual warning is
issued andawa rning tone sou nds.
Obs erve theno teson driving systems andyour
re sponsibili ty;yo uma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers(/ page 181).
Sy stem limit s
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis thas alimit edsteer ing tor‐
qu efo rlat eral gui dance. Insome cases, the
st eer ing interve ntio nis no tsu fficien tto keep the
ve hicle inthelane ortodrive th ro ugh exits. The
system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing instances:
R The reispoor visibilit y,e.g. due tosno w,rain,
fo g, hea vyspr ay,gr eatl yva rying ambien t
light orstro ng sha dows onthero ad.
R Ther eis glar e, e.g .fr om oncom ingtraf fic,
di re ct sunli ght orreflect ions.
R Insuf ficie ntroad illumin ation.
R The wind shieldisdir ty,fo gg ed up, damag ed
or coveredin thevicinit yof thecamer a,e.g.
by ast icke r.
R No, orseveral,unc lear lane markingsare
pr esen tfo rone lane, orthemar king sch ang e
qu ickl y, forex am ple, inacon stru ction area
or intersecti ons.
R The lane mar kings arewornaw ay,dar kor
co veredup, e.g. bydirtor sno w.
R Ifth edis tance totheve hicle infront istoo
shor tand thus thelane marking scann otbe
de tected.
R The road isnar row and wind ing.
R Ther ear eobs tacle son thelane orprojec ting
out intoth elane, suchas objec tmar kers. The
system does notpr ov ide assis tance inthe
fo llo wing condition s:
R Ontigh tcur vesand when turning.
R When crossing intersections.
R Atround about sor tollst atio ns.
R When towing atrailer .
R When thetir epr essur eis toolow. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifAc tive
St eer ing Assis tune xpect edlyst ops func‐
tionin g
If th esy stem limits ofActiveSt eer ing Assis t
ar ere ac hed ther eis no guar anteethat the
sy stem will remain activeor wil lke ep the
ve hicle inlane. #
Alw ayske ep your han dson thesteer ing
wheel andobser vethetra ffic car efull y. #
Alw aysst eer theve hicle paying atten‐
tion totraf fic condi tions. 20
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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+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) If
th eent ry/e xit leve lfunc tion isact ivat ed, the
ve hicle issetto theSpor t+ leve lto facil itat e
ent ering/e xiting theve hicle. When driving at
speeds ofappr oximat ely19 mp h(3 0km/h) or
abo ve,th eent ry/e xit leve lis deact ivat ed and
th eve hicle israised (/page21 4). Op
eration withatrail er or bicy cle ra ck
If th eelectr icalconnect iontothetra iler orbicy‐
cle rack ises tablished correctl y:
R Drive pr ogr am A, ;,=,Cand
B: theve hicle remains atnor mal leve l
ir re spectiv eof speed.
R Drive pr ogra mF andG: theve hicle
adop tsthenor mal leve lst ar tin gfrom a
spee dof 19 mp h(30 km/h).
Sy stem limit s
AI RMA TICmayno tbe available orhave onl ylimi‐
te dav ailabilit yin thefo llo wing cases :
R The overheating protect ion has been activa‐
te ddue tofreq uent leve lch ang eswit hin a
shor ttim e.The 00C4 warning lam pappear s
in themultifunc tiondispla y.
Af terth ecooling phase,thesy stem isag ain
av ailable without restriction. Se
tting thevehicl eleve l(v ehicles withAIR‐
MA TIC) &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent because
ve hicle leve lis toohigh
If yo udr ive at ahigh ervehicle leve l,th edr iv‐
ing charact eristic sma ybe impair eddue to
th ehigher vehicle centerofgrav ity .
The vehicle candrift outw ards, forex am ple,
when steer ing orcor ner ing. #
Alw aysch oose ave hicle leve lwhic his
suit edtothedr iving style and thero ad
sur face condi tions. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Whe nlowe ring theve hicle, people could
become trapped ifth eir limbs arebe tween
th eve hicle body andthetir es orunder neath
th eve hicle. #
Mak esur eno one isunder neathth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicin ityof Dr
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