2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE SUV Owner's Manual

Thr
oug h-loadin gfa cilit yto car gocom part‐
men t Fo
lding there ar seat backres tfo rw ards &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nad jus ting theseats
When youadj usta seat ,yo uma ytrap your‐
self orave hicle occupant. #
When adjustingaseat, makesur eth at
no onehas anybody partsinthesw eep
of theseat. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifth eseat
and seat backres tar eno teng aged
The seat andseat backres tcan fold for‐
wa rds.
Ther eis arisk ofthefo llo wing, inpar ticular :
R The vehicle occupant maybe pressed
ag ains tth eseat belt. Theseat beltwill
no tbe able toprotect asintended and
could cause additional injury. R
Ach ild restra int system will nolong erbe
pr oper lysuppor tedor position edand will
no long erfulf illits func tion asintended.
R The seat backres twill notbe able restra in
obje ctsor goods inthecar gocom part‐
ment .
Alw aysensur eth at theseat andseat back‐
re st areeng aged, inpar ticular :
R Beforeper son stra velin theve hicle while
sitting onaseat withth eeasy entryand
ex itfeatur e
R Afteryo uha ve adjus tedth eseat
R Afterth eeasy entryand exitfeatur ehas
been used
R Afterth ecar gocom partmen tenlar ge‐
ment hasbeen folded forw ards Alw
aysensur eth at all vehicle occupants have
th eir seat belts fastened correctly and aresitti ng
pr ope rly. Pa rticular attent ion mus tbe paid to
ch ildr en. If
yo uno longerre qu ire th efo lded-d ownre ar
seat backres tas aload area, fold thebac kres t
bac kint oplace.
Mak esur eth at there dmar kingof theloc kve rifi‐
cati onindi catorisno long ervis ible.Ot her wise,
th eseat backres twill notbe locked.
Depen dingontheve hicle equipment, amessag e
will bedispla yedon theins trument cluster
ins tead ofthere dloc kve rificati onindi cator.
Fo lding there ar seats forw ards mec hanic ally
% Dependi ngon theve hicle equipment, you
can fold theout erseat backres ts forw ards
mec hanicall y. Sea
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Movethedr iver's orfront passeng erseat for‐
wa rds, ifnecessar y. #
Tofold thelef tand right seat backres ts
fo rw ards: ifnecessa ry,inser tth ehead
re stra int sfo rth eseat backres ts
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Pull release leve r1. #
Foldthecor responding seatbackres tfo r‐
wa rds. #
Tofold thecent erseat backres tfo r‐
wa rds: press release catch3. #
Foldseat backres t2 forw ards.
% Obse rveth efo llo wing recomme ndations :
R Ifyo uwish tofold onl yone oftheout er
seat backres ts forw ards, itis recomme n‐ ded
that youfo ld theright seat backres t
fo rw ards.
R Ifyo uwish tofold one oftheout erseat
bac kres ts forw ards toge ther wit hth e
cent ersea tba ckrest,it is recomme nded
th at youfo ld thelef tand cent erseat
bac kres ts forw ards.
Fo lding there ar seats forw ards ele ctrical ly
If aseat inthesecon dro w of seat sis no t
eng aged and locked, this will besho wnonthe
multifu nctiondisplay on theins trument cluster. #
Ensu rethat thecent erseat backres tis in an
upr ight position . 11
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#
Tofold thelef tor right seat backres tfo r‐
wa rds: brief lypress one ofbutt ons 1.
The head restra int inthere ar passe nger
com partment movesint oasuit able position.
The rear seat folds forw ards. The centerseat
bac kres tfo lds forw ards toget her withth elef t
seat backres t. %
Obser vethefo llo wing recomme ndations :
R Ifyo uwish tofold onl yone oftheout er
seat backres ts forw ards, itis recomme n‐
ded that youfo ld theright seat backres t
fo rw ards.
R Ifyo uwish tofold one oftheout erseat
bac kres ts forw ards toge ther wit hth e
cent ersea tba ckrest,it is recomme nded
th at youfo ld thelef tand cent erseat
bac kres ts forw ards.
Fo lding backth ere ar seat backres t
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bytrap ping the
seat beltwhen folding backth eseat
bac kres t The
seat beltcould become trapped andthus
damag edwhen theseat backres tis folded
bac k. #
Mak esur eth at theseat beltisno ttra p‐
ped when folding backth eseat back‐
re st. Fo
lding backth ere ar seat mechanic ally #
Movethedr iver's orfront passeng erseat for‐
wa rds, ifnecessar y. #
Swi ngsea tba ckrest 1 bac kuntil it
eng ages. #
Mak esur eth at there dmar kingof theloc k
ve rificati onindi catorisno long ervis ible.Ot h‐
er wi se, theseat backres twill notbe locked. Seats
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Fo
lding backth ere ar seat electrical ly #
Leftor right seat backres t:brief lypull one
of butt ons 1.
The rear seat folds bac k.The cent erseat
bac kres tfo lds bac kto ge ther wit hth elef t-
hand seatbackres t.
If aseat backres tis no teng aged and locked,
th is will besho wnonthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla yon theins trument cluster. Fo
lding theseat backres ton theth ird ro w of
sea tsforw ards
Re quirement s:
R The seats andtheseat backres ts on thesec‐
ond row of seat sha ve been movedfo rw ards
suf ficie ntly . #
Pullre lease catch1 forth eseat backres t
fo rw ards. #
Foldtheseat backres tfo rw ards.
Fo lding backth eseat backres ton theth ird
ro w of sea ts
Re quirement s: R
The seats andtheseat backres ts on thesec‐
ond row of seat sha ve been movedfo rw ards
suf ficie ntly . #
Swi ngtheseat backres tbac kuntil itaudibl y
eng ages. EAS
Y-PA CK cargocom partmen tco verand
par tition netca ssette No
teson thecar gocom partmen tco ver &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
poor lysecur edobjec ts
The cargocom partmen tco veralo ne canno t
secur eor restra in hea vyobje cts, items of
lugg ageor hea vyloads.
Yo uco uld behit byan uns ecur edload, par‐
tic ular lyin theev ent ofabr uptch ang esin
dir ect ion,sudden brakin gor an acc iden t. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around. #
Sec ureobj ect s,lugg ageor loads
ag ains tslippin gor tipp ingover,e.g. by 11
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usin
gtie downs ,eve nif yo uar eusin g
th ecar gocom partmen tco ver. *
NO
TEDama getothecar gocom part‐
ment coverwhen loading theve hicle The
cargocom partment coverma ybe dam‐
ag ed when theve hicle isbeing loaded. #
Donotplace anyobject sabo vethe
lo we redg eof theside windo wsoron
th ecar gocom partmen tco ver. Ext
endin g/retra ctin gth ecar gocom part‐
men tco ver #
Toextend: pull thecar gocom partmen t
co verbac kby grab handle 1and clipitint o
th ebr ac kets on thelef tand right 2.
Re tracti ng #
Remo vethecar gocom partmen tco verfr om
th ebr ac kets on thelef tand right. #
Guide thecar gocom partmen tco verfo r‐
wa rdsusing thegr ab handle untilitis fully
re tract ed.
Th ero lled-up cargocom partment covercan be
used intwoposi tions:
R Folded 45°upwards forloa ding (fold down
bef orecommencing your jour ne y)
R Hor izontal posi tion
Ins tallin gor remo ving the cargocom part‐
men tco ver
Re quirement s:
R The cargocom partment coveris rolled up. Seat
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Re
mo ving the cargocom partmen tco ver #
Press end cap1onthelef tor right
in wa rds. #
Pull outthecar gocom partmen tco verbac k‐
wa rds. St
oring thecar gocom partmen tco ver
Dep endingontheve hicle variant ,th ecar go
com partmen tco vercan bestor ed under the
cargo compartment floor . #
Open thecar gocom partmen tfloor . #
Toinser t:firs tpl ace thecar gocom partmen t
co verin brac kets 1 onthelef tand then the
ri ght. Com plywithth eins truction son the
ve hicle toensur eacor rect sea t. #
Toremo ve:ge ntly push thecar gocom part‐
ment coverto thelef tusing grab handle 2. #
Remo vethecar gocom partmen tco verfr om
br ac kets 1 ontheright and then thelef t. Ins
talling thecar gocom partmen tco ver #
Place thecar gocom partmen tco verin brac k‐
et s1 onthelef tand right.
The end caps ofthecar gocom partmen t
co vereng ageau dib ly. 11
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Ov
ervie wof thetie- down eyes inthecar go
com partmen t Ob
serveth eno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
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Cargo tie-do wnrings Ov
erview ofbag hook s &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rywhen usingbag
hook swit hhea vyobj ect s
The bag hook scan notre stra in hea vyobje cts
or items oflugg age.
Obj ectsor items oflugg agema ybe flung
ar oun dand hitvehicle occupants. #
Onlyhang lightobject son thebag
hook s. #
Neverhang hard,shar p-edg edorfragi le
objects onthebag hook s. Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
(/ page10 8).
Subject thebag hook sto amax imum loadof
6. 6lbs (3kg)and donotatt achan ygoods to
th em. 1
Bag hook Seats
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Coat
hook onthetailg ate 1
Coat hook ontheta ilg ate
Coat hooksar eno tsuit able forhea vyobjects.
Use thecoat hooksonl yfo rlig ht objects suchas
jac kets. EA
SY-PAC Kload -secu ring kit No
teson thesnap -inmod uleforthe cargo
com partmen t(t el es co pic rods)
The EASY-PA CK load-s ecuringkitallo wsyouto
use your car gocomp artm ent fora va riet yof pur‐
pos es.The comp onent sar elocat edinthestow ‐
ag espac eunde rth ecar gocom partmen tfloor . 1
Telesco picrodwit hmount ingelement sand
holder s
Ins talling ate lescopic rod &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toan open
car gocom partment floor
If yo udr ive wit hth ecar gocom partmen tfloor
open, object scould beflung aroun dand hit
ve hicle occupants asare sult. Thereis arisk
of injur y,par ticular lyin theeve ntofsudd en
br aki ng orasu dd en chang ein dir ect ion. #
Alw aysclose thecar gocom partmen t
fl oor beforeajour ney. #
Open thecar gocom partmen tfloor . #
Attach holder s1 inthedesir edposition at
th eside ofthecar gocom partmen tfloor . #
Close thecar gocom partmen tfloor . 11
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