2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE SUV airbag off

no
tins tallth ere ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onthefront passeng erseat.
Ins tead, installth ere ar wa rd-faci ng child
re stra int system onasuit able rear seat .
Af terin st alli ng afo rw ard-f acin gch ild
re stra int system onthefront passeng er
seat :depen dingonthech ild restra int system
and thest atur eof thech ild, PASSENGER AIR
BA GOF Fma ybe litcon tinuousl yor be off.
Alw aysobser vethefo llo wing informatio n. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
inc orrect pos itioning ofthefo rw ard-
fa cing child restra int system
If yo usec ureach ild inafo rw ard-f acin gch ild
re stra int system onthefront passeng erseat
th at isposit ioned tooclose tothecoc kpit, in
th eev ent ofan acciden t,th ech ild could:
R com eint ocon tact with theve hicle inte‐
ri or ifth ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find i‐
cat orlam pis lit,fo rex am ple
R bestru ck bytheairbag ifth ePA SSENGER
AIR BAGOF Find icat orlam pis off. #
Alw aysmo vethefront passeng erseat
as farbac kas possi bleand fully retract
th eseat cushion lengthadjus tment.
While doing so,alwaysmak esur eth at
th eshoulder beltstra pis cor rectl y
ro uted from theseat beltoutle tof the
ve hicle totheshoulder beltguide on
th ech ild restra int system. Theshoulder
belt stra pmus tbe routed forw ards and
do wn wardsfrom theseat beltoutle t.If
neces sary,adjus tth eseat beltoutle t
and thefront passeng erseat accor d‐
ing ly. #
Alw ayscom plywit hth ech ild restra int
sy stem manuf acturer'sinstallation
ins truct ions . When
installing ach ild restra int system onthe
fr ont passeng ersea t,obse rveth eve hicle-spe‐
cif icinf ormation (/page61 ).
If aper son issit tin gon thefront passeng er
seat :PA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Fma ybe litcon ‐
tin uousl yor be off,depen dingon theper son's
st atur e. A
per son onthefront passeng erseat must
alw aysobser vethefo llo wing informatio n:
R Ifth efront passeng erseat isoccupied byan
adult oraper son withast atur ecor respond‐
ing tothat ofan adult ,th ePA SSENGER AIR
BA GOF Find icat orlam pmus tbe off.This
ind icat esthat thefront passeng erairbag is
enabled.
If th ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pis lit con tinuousl y,an adult orper son
wit habuild corresponding tothat ofan adult
shoul dno tuse thefront passeng erseat.
Ins tead, they should useare ar seat .
R Ifth efront passeng erseat isoccupied bya
per son ofsmaller statur e(e. g.ate enag eror
small adult), thePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF F
ind icat orlam peit her light sup con tinuousl y
or remains off,depe nding ontheclassif ica‐
tion .
- Ifth ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pis off:mo vethefront passeng er
seat asfarbac kas possi ble,ortheper‐
son ofsmaller statur eshoul duse are ar
seat . 48
Occupan tsaf ety

#
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Keep theSmar tKey out ofreac hof chil‐
dr en. &
WARNIN GRisk offata linj urydue to
ex posur eto extreme heat or col din the
ve hicle
If people –par ticular lych ildr en–ar e
ex posed toextreme temp eratur esover an
ex tende dpe riod oftime, ther eis arisk of
ser ious oreve nfa ta linj ury. #
Neverlea veanyone –pa rticular lych il‐
dr en –unat tende din theve hicle. #
Neverlea veanim alsintheve hicle unat‐
te nde d. Ov
erview ofsuita bleseat sin theve hicl efo r
ins talling ach ild restra int system Lef
t/right rear seat
Second rowofseats, prefer redsecur ingsystem:
® LATC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild seat secur ing
sy stem
¯ Alsosecur eTo pTe ther ifpr esent
(/ page59)
Alt ernativ esecur ingsystem:
0076 Ve
hicle seatbelt
Thir drow ofseats (ifpresent), securingsystem:
0076 Ve
hicle seatbelt
Fr ont passeng erseat
Sec uring system:
0076 Ve
hicle seatbelt
Be sureto obser ve:
R Ifth efront passeng erseat isoccupied,
ensur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,
th at thest atus ofthefront passeng erairbag is
cor rect forth ecur rent situa tion
(/ page 46).
R Obse rveth eno teson aut omatic front
passeng erairba gshut off(/ page45)
Cent errear seat
Cent errear seat (secondseat row)– secur ing
sy stem:
0076 Ve
hicle seatbelt
¯ Alsosecur eTo pTe ther ifpr esent
(/ page59) Ac
tiv atin gor deac tivatin gthe child seat
saf etyfe atur eof theseat belt &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hif a
seat beltisunf astened while th eve hicle
is in mo tion
If th eseat beltisreleased whiletheve hicle is
in mo tion, thech ild safetyloc kis deac tiva ted
and thech ild restra int system isno long er
cor rectly secu red. The seat beltisretract ed Occu
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wr
ong direct ion. Wher eposs ible, adjus tth e
seat cushion inclination accordingly.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tno tbe put
under stra in by thehead restra int .Ad jus t
th ehead restra int sacc ording ly.
0073 Mak
esur eth at thech ild's feet do notto uc h
th efront seat. Ifneces sary,mo vethefront
seat slightl yfo rw ards.
The seat beltson thefo llo wing seats areeq uip‐
ped withaspec ialseat beltretract or:
R Front passeng erseat
R Rear seat s
When enabled,thespecial seatbeltretract or
ens ures that theseat belts ofthefront
passeng erseat andrear seat sdo notslac ken
once thech ild restra int system issecur ed
(/ page55). #
Installth ech ild restra int system.
The entire base ofthech ild restra int system
mus talw aysre st on thesitt ing surface ofthe
re ar seat . #
Alw aysmak esur eth at theshoulder belt
st ra pis cor rectly routed from theseat belt outle
tof theve hicle totheshoulder belt
guide onthech ild restra int system.
The shoulder beltstra pmus tbe routed for‐
wa rdsand down wardsfrom theseat beltout‐
le t.
No teson rear wa rd-faci ng and forw ard-f acin g
ch ild restra int systems onthefront
pa sseng erseat &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hwhen
using are ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem while thefront passeng erairbag
is enabled
If yo usec ureach ild inare ar wa rd-faci ng
ch ild restra int system onthefront passeng er
seat andthePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find i‐
cat orlam pis off,th efront passeng erairbag
can deplo yin theev ent ofan acciden t.
The child could bestru ck bytheairbag.
Alw aysensur eth at thefront passeng erair‐
bag isdisabled. ThePASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicat orlam pmus tbe lit. NEVER
useare ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onaseat withan ENABL EDFRONT
AIRB AG;DE ATHor SERIOU SINJU RYtothe
CH ILD can occur . Obser
vethespecif icins truction sfo rre ar wa rd-
fa cing andforw ard-f acin gch ild restra int systems
(/ page62).
Alw aysobser vethest atus ofthefront passeng er
airbag onthePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find ica‐
to rlam p:
R When using are ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onthefront passeng erseat, thefront
passeng erairbag mustalw aysbe disabl ed.
This isonl yth ecase ifth ePA SSENGER AIR
BA GOF Find icat orlam pis lit con tinuousl y
(/ page46) .
R Ifth ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pis off,th efront passeng erairbag isena‐
bled. Thefront passeng erairbag maydeplo y
dur ing anacciden t. Occ
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#
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. Yo
ucan adjustth eseats when theignition is
switc hedoff. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nad jus ting theseat
When youadj usta seat ,yo uor other vehicle
occupants couldbecome trapped, e.g.onthe
seat guide rail. #
When adjustingaseat, makesur eth at
no onehas anypar tof their body within
th esw eep oftheseat. Obser
vethesaf etyno teson "Airbags" and"Chil‐
dr en intheve hicle". &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
adjus tingve hicle settin gswhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ionsinpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int s,thesteer ing wheel orthemir‐
ro rwhi letheve hicle isin mo tion.
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion. #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int s,the
st eer ing wheel andthemir rorand fas‐
te nyo ur seat belt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseat height isadjus tedcar elessl y
If yo uadj ustth eseat height carelessly ,yo u
or other vehicle occupants couldbetrapped
and ther eb yinjur ed. Childr
eninpar ticular couldacciden tally
pr ess theelectr icalseat adjus tmentbutt ons
and become trapped. #
While moving theseats, makesur eth at
han dsorother body partsdo notget
und ertheleve rasse mbly oftheseat
adjus tmentsy stem. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tohead
re stra int sno tbeing installed orbeing
adjus tedincor rectl y
If hea dre stra int sha ve notbe en installed or
ha ve notbe en adjus tedcor rectly ,th er eis an
incr eased risk ofinjur yin thehead andneck
ar ea, e.g. intheev ent ofan acciden tor when
br aking. #
Alw aysdr ive wit hth ehead restra int s
ins talled. #
Beforedr ivin gof f,mak esur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupant that thecent erofthe
head restra int suppor tsthebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. 92
Seatsand stow ing

AIRM
ATIC .................................................2 09
Se tting ................................................. 211
Sus pens ion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 209
Al ar m
see Panic alar m
Al ar m system
see ATA(anti-t heftal ar m system)
All-wheel drive
see 4MA TIC
Ambient lighting
Se tting (multimedia system) ................1 32
Andr oidAuto
see Smar tphone integr ation ®
Animals Pets intheve hicle ................................. 64
Ant i-loc kbr ak ing system
see ABS(An ti-loc kBraking System)
Anti-skid chains
see Snowch ains
Anti -thef tpr otection
Imm obiliz er............................................ 87 Ant
icip ator yoccup antprotection
see PRE- SAFE®
(anticip ator yoccu‐
pa nt protect ion)
see PRE-S AFE®
PL US (antic ipatory
occupant protect ion plus)
Apple CarPla y
see Smar tphon eint egr ation ®
Assis tance systems
see Drivin gsaf etysy stem
ASS YSTPL US <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>301
Batt erydi sconne ctionpe riods .............3 02
Displ aying theser vice duedate........... 301
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 301
Re gular maint enance work <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 301
Spec ialser vice requ iremen ts.............. 301
ATA (anti-thef tala rm system) .................. 88
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating theint erior
mo tion sensor ....................................... 90
Ar ming/ disarming theto w- aw ay
alar m.............................................. .......8 9
Dea ctivating thealar m..................... ..... 88
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>88
Fu nctio nof theint erior motion sensor ..89
The tow- aw ay alar mfun ction .......... .......8 9 AT
TENTI ONASSIST <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 241, 242
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>241
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 242
Sy stem limit ations ...............................2 41
At tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Au thorized Mercedes- BenzCenter
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
Au thorized workshop
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Au tomatic carwa sh mode
Ac tivati ng ........... ..................................310
Au tomatic distanc eco ntr ol
se eAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Au tomatic drivin glights ........... ..............127
Au tomatic engine star t(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> ........160
Au tomatic engine sto p(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> ........160
Au tomatic fron tpass engerfr on tair‐
bag shutoff <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 45,46
Fu nctio nof theaut omatic front
passeng erfront airbag shutoff.............. 45 45
4
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PA
SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p.....4 6
Au tomatic fron tpass engerfr on tair‐
bag shutoff
see Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off
Au tomatic measures afte ran acciden t... 50
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............140
Au tomatic seat adjus tment
Se tting ........... ........... ...................... .....100
Au tomatic trans mis sion
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve r...... .................. ...167
Dr ive pr ogr am disp lay ............ ..............166
Dr ive pr ogr ams............ ........................ 164
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.................... 164
Eng aging drive po sitio n............ ........... 169
Eng aging neu tral ............ ...................... 168
Eng aging park position ........................ 168
Eng aging reve rsege ar .........................1 68
Kic kdo wn ....... ......................................170
Manual gearshif ting.............................1 69
St eer ing wheel paddle shifters ............ 169
Tr ans miss ionposit iondispla y.............. 167
Tr ans miss ionposit ions........................ 167 Axle
load
To wing atrailer .............................. ...... 386 B
Ba ck seat
see Thirdrow ofseats
Bag hook ................................................... 117
Baidu CarLife
see Smar tphoneintegr ation®
Ball neck
Ins talling .............................................. 251
BA S(Br akeAssis tSy stem) .....................1 84
Batt ery
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 68
Batt ery
see Battery(v ehi cle)
Batt ery(v ehi cle) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 328
Ch argi ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 327
Ch argi ng(Remo teOnline) ............... ..... 152
No tes ................................................... 324
No tes(s ta rting assis tance and
ch argin g) .............................................3 25
Re placing ............................................ 328 St
artin gassis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ......327
Bel t
see Seatbe lt
Bic ycle rack
Load capaci ty...................................... 385
Blind see Roller sunblin d
Blind SpotAssis t.....................................2 44
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............247
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 244
Sy stem limit ations ...............................2 44
Blo wer
see Clima tecontr ol
Br ak eAs sis tSy stem
see BAS(Br akeAssi stSystem)
Br ak efluid
No tes ................................................... 378
Br ak efo rc edis tribut ion
EB D(elec tronic brak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion )..................................................... 187
Br ak es
ABS (Anti-lock Braki ng System) ........... 183
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 187 Inde
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App
lyBrak eto Shif tto 'R' ...................4 02
Apply Brak eto Shif tto Dor R............ ..402
Au xiliary Batt eryMal functi on.............. 403
Begi nning Emergency Stop .................. 414
Bli nd Spo tAssi stCur rentl yUna vaila‐
ble See Opera tor's Manua l...... ............ 415
Bli nd Spo tAssi stInoper ative..... .......... 416
Bli nd Spo tAssi stNo tAv ailable When
To wing aTr ailer SeeOperat or'sMan ‐
ual ................ ........................................ 416
Cann otStartEn gin eSee Operat or's
Man ual................................................ 430
Chec kTire Pressur eSoon ...................4 34
Che ckTire Pressur eThen Restar t
Ru nFla tIndi cator <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> .......435
Cr uise Contr olInop erati ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 422
Cr uise Contr olOff<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 422
Decr ease Spee d<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 434
Dr iver' sDoor Open& Trans miss ion
No tin PRisk ofVehicle Rolling Away ..402 Engine
CanNo wBe Started .................4 31
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Disabled See
Oper ator's Manual ...............................3 89
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Enabled See
Oper ator's Manual ...............................3 89
Hazard Warning Flashe rsMalfunc‐
tioning .................................................3 95
Mer cedes meconnect Services Limi‐
te dSee Oper ator's Manual .................. 427
N Pe rm anen tly Ac tiveRi sk ofRo lling
Aw ay <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 402
Only Shiftto 'P' when Vehicle isSta‐
tio nar y.................................................4 01
Place theKe yin theMar kedSpace
See Oper ator's Manual ........................ 392
PRE-S AFEImpulse SideInoperativ e
See Oper ator's Manual ........................ 390
PRE-S AFEInoperativ eSee Oper a‐
to r's Manua l...... .................................. 390 Re
versing NotPo ssible Service
Re quired .............................................. 403
Ru nFla tIndi catorInop erati ve ............. 435
Ser vice Required Do NotShif tGear s
Vi sit Dealer .......................................... 403
St op Vehicle LeaveEngi neRunning
Wa itTrans miss ionCoolin g.................. 403
Ti re Press. Monit orCur rently
Un available .......................................... 431
Ti re Press. Monit orInopera tive ............ 431
Ti re Pressur eMonit orInopera tiveNo
Wheel Sensors .................................... 432
Ti re sOv erheat ed................................. 433
To Dese lect Por N, Dep ress Brak e
and StartEn gin e.................................. 402
To switc hengine off,pr ess and hold
St art/ Stop butt onforat lea st3sec‐
onds orpress 3times. .........................399
Tr af fic Sign AssistCur rently Unavail‐
able SeeOperat or'sMan ual.................4 17 462
Index

Mer
cede s-AMG vehicl es
No tes ............ ....................................... 150
Mer cede s-Benz emergency callsys‐
te m ........... ........... .....................................289
Au tomatic emerg encycall............... .... 290
Inf ormation .......... .............................. ..289
Inf ormation ondat atransf er............... 292
Manua lemer gency call<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 291
Ov ervie w <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>290
Mer cedes -Ben zLi nk
see Sma rtphone integratio n®
Me ssag e(mu ltifun ction displa y)
se eDis play messa ge
Messag ememor y...... .............................. 387
Mir rors
see Exterior mir rors
Mobi lephone
Wi reless chargin g................................ 124
Mobi lephone
see Smar tphone integr ation ®
see Telephon e
Model series
see Vehicle identif ication plate MOExt
ended tires .................................... 318
Multifunc tioncamer a
RO AD SUR FACE SCAN .................... .....2 18
Multifunc tiondispla y
Ov ervie wof thedispla ys<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 258
Multi functionst eer ing wheel
Ov ervie wof butt ons ............................ 256
Mul tifunct ionsteer ing wheel
see Steer ing wheel
Mult imedia system
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating DSR ........... ....196
Collis iondetection (parked vehicle) ..... 180
Multimedia system
see Display(mult imedia system)
see MBUX Interior Assis tant (mu lti‐
med iasystem)
see MBUX multimedia system
see Touc hpad N
Na vig ation
No tes ................................................... 272
Ov ervie w .......................................... ....2 74 Sho
wing/hi ding themenu ...................2 73
Swi tching on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 273
Na vig ation
see Destination entry
see Map
see Route
Ne utr al
Inser ting.............................................. 168
No tes ........................................................ 154
Op timized acceleration........................ 154
No teson breaking-in ane wve hicl e...... .153 O
Occ upant safety
see Airbag
see Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off
see Automatic measu resaf te ran accide nt
see Pets intheve hicle
see Post-col lisi on brak e
see PRE-S AFE ®
(antici patory occu‐
pant protect ion)
see PRE-S AFE®
Im pulse Side Inde
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