2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE SUV suspension

All
mod els
Whee lbase 117.9 in
(2995 mm)
Maxi mum ground clearance
(s te el suspension ) 7.
9 in
(203 mm)
Maxi mum ground clearance
(AIR MATIC ) 9.2
in
(233 mm)
Mi nimu mgrou nd clearance
(AIR MATIC ) 5.7
in
(1 45 mm) We
ight sand loads Please
observethefo llo wing notesfo rth especi‐
fi ed vehicle data:
R Items ofoptional equipment increase the
curb weight andreduce thepa yload.
Ro ofload All
mod els
Maxim umroof load 220.5lb (100 kg) Of
f-road driving vehicl edata Fo
rding dep th
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bywaterwhen
fo rd ing Wa
tercan entertheengine compartmen t
and vehicle interior inthefo llo wing cases :
R The maxim umpermissib leford ing dep th
when drivin gth ro ugh standi ngwateris
ex ceed ed
R Abo wwav efo rm sdur ing ford ing
R Wateraccumu lates dur ing ford ing offlow ‐
ing water #
Donotexc eed themaximum permissi‐
ble ford ing dep thand drive slo wly
th ro ugh thewa ter. The
specif iedvalue indic ates themaximum per‐
missible ford ing dep thforve hicles that arere ady
to drive and forslo wdriving thro ugh standi ng
wa ter. Dr
iving thro ugh flow ing waterre duces theper‐
missible ford ing dep thdue totheaccumulation
of wa ter.
Obser vetheno teson off-r oad driving andford ‐
ing (/ page15 8). Mo
del
1 1
Fording
dep th
Ve hicl eswith steel sus‐
pens ion 19
.7 in(50 cm)
Ve hicl eswith AIRMA TIC
Ra ised leve l1 9.7in(50 cm) Te
ch nica lda ta 383

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
ä Malfunct ionDrive atMax.
50 mph *A
IRMA TICisfunctioning onlytoalimit edextent. The vehicle's handling charact eristic sma ybe affect ed. #
Drive in amanne rap propr iate forth ecur rent leve l,but donotex ceed 50mph(80 km/h). #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
E-A CTIVE BODYCONTROL
Funct ionLimited SeeOper-
ator's Manual *A
tle as tone mainfunctio nof theE- AC TIVE BODY CONTR OLsystem ismalfunct ioning.
The system isoutside theoper ating temp eratur era ng eor theon- boar delectr icalsystem voltag eis toolow.
* NO
TEThe vehicle's suspension anddam ping behaviorisrestrict ed. The vehicle body maytilt hea vilyto the
side during corner ing. #
Drive on car efully . #
Reduce speed consider ablybef oreta king abe nd. #
Avoid sudden steer ing movements. #
Drive on car eful ly. #
Reduce speed consider ablybef oreta king abe nd. #
Avoid sudden steer ing movements.
Once thecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent ,th esy stem will beavailable again. 41
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Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
* NO
TEThe vehicle's suspension anddam ping behaviorhaschang edsign ifican tly, theve hicle body maytilt
hea vilyto theside during corner ing. #
Reduce vehicle speed. Drive on car efull y. #
Reduce theve hicle speed consider ablybef oreta king acur ve. #
Avoid sudden steer ing movements. #
Continue driving careful lyand donotexc eed 50mph(80 km/h). #
Ifpossible, stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions andswitchth eignition offand onagain. #
Ifth edispla ymessag est ill appear s,con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
ä
Malfunction Stop *T
her eis aser ious malfunction affecting thehy draulics oftheE- AC TIVE BODY CONT ROLsy stem.
The system isdeactiv ated.
* NO
TEThe vehicle's driving charact eristic sha ve chang edsign ifican tly. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition s.Do not
con tinue drivin gunder anycir cums tances. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions.Do notcontinu edr ivi ng und eranycir‐
cums tances. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 41
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Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Ac
tiv eSe rvice System PLUS
see ASSYST PLUS
Ac tiv eSpe edLimit Assist <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 201
Disp lay <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 201
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>201
Ac tiv eSte ering Assis t.............................2 03
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............205
Ac tiveEmerg encyStop Assis t.............2 06
Ac tiveLa ne Chang eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 205
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>203
Sy stem limits ....................................... 203
Ac tiv eTr af fic Jam Assis t
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............208
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>207
Ad aptiv ecr uise contr ol
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Ad aptiv eHighb eamAssist
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>129
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 130
Ad diti ves.................................................. 377
Engi neoil............ .................................377
Fu el ..................................................... 377 Ad
diti ves(engine oil)
see Additiv es
Ad diti ves(fuel)
see Fuel
ADS PLUS dam ping system
see AIRMA TIC
Af ter-sales service center
see ASSYSTPL US
Air bag
Re duced protect ion ...............................4 4
Air cond itioning menu
Callin gup ........................................ .... 143
Air distribut ion
Se tting ............................................ .....1 42
Se tting (MBUX multimedi asy stem) ..... 144
Air freshen ersystem
see Perfume atomiz er
Air inle t
see Air-water duct
Air pressu re
see Tire pressur e
Air suspension
see AIRMA TIC Air
vents ................................................... 147
Ad jus ting (front) ............ ....................... 147
Ad jus ting (rea r) ............ ........................ 148
Glo vebox.............................................1 48
Air vents
see Airvents
Ai r-condi tioningsystem
see Climat econ trol
Air -recir cula tion mode............................ 145
Air -water duct .......................................... 308
Ke eping free ........................................3 08
Airb ag....... ..................................................42
Ac tivati on ........... ...................................37
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er)....4 2
Ins tallation locations .............................4 2
Knee airbag........................................... 42
Ov ervie w ..... .......................................... 42
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p.....4 6
Pr otect ion ..............................................4 3
Sid eairba g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 42
Wi ndo wcur tain airbag ...........................4 2
Air flow
Se tting .................................................1 42 Inde
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St
arting assistance
see Jump -star tconne ction
St arting theengine
see Vehicle
St arting-o ffaid
see Hillstar tassis t
ST EER CONT ROL
Fu nctio n/no tes .................................... 187
Ste ering wheel ........ ................................ 256
Ad jus ting (electr ica lly)............ .............105
Ad jus ting (manually)............ ................104
Butt ons <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>......256
St eer ing wheel heater.......................... 105
Ste ering wheel heater
Swit ching on/ off............................ .....1 05
Ste ering wheel padd leshif ters .............. 169
St orag ear eas
see Stor ag ecom partmen t
St orag ecom partmen t........... ..................110
Ar mr est<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>........110
Cen terconsole ........... ..........................110
Doo r............ ........................ .................110
Glo vebox.............................................1 10 St
orag ecom partmen ts
se eSt or ag ecom partmen t
St orag espa ces
USB ports...................................... ...... 110
St ow agear eas
see Load ing
St ow ageco mp artments
see Load ing
Sugg estion s
Conf iguring <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ................268
Sul fur conten t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>376
Sur round lighting
Switc hingon/of f...... ........................ ... 131
Sur round View
see 360° Camer a
Sur round viewcamer a
Ca re <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 312
Suspension Individual wheelcontrol(E- AC TIVE
BO DY CONTR OL) .................................2 20
Ro cking free mode (E-AC TIVE BODY
CO NTR OL) ........................................... 219 Se
tting thesuspension leve l(AI R‐
MA TIC) .................................................2 11
Se tting thesuspension leve l(E-
AC TIVE BODY CONTR OL) .....................2 20
Suspen sion
see AIRMA TIC
see E-AC TIVE BODY CONTR OL
Suspensi onleve l(AIRMA TIC)
Se tting .................................................2 11
Suspension leve l(E- AC TIVE BODY
CONT ROL)
Se tting .................................................2 20
Swi tch-of fdela ytime
Ext erior ....... ......................................... 130
Int erior ................................................. 132
Sync hronization function
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating (MBUX mul‐
tim ediasystem) ................................... 145
Swi tching on/of f(contr olpa nel )......... 144
Sy stem settings
Ov ervie wof thesy stem settings
menu ................................................... 269 47
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