2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE SUV trailer

Multimedia
system:
4 © 5
Set ting s
5 Sch nellzugrif f(Quic kaccess) #
Select LowerWhenGettingIn On .
The vehicle islowe redto low leve l-2 tofacil i‐
ta te ent ering and exitin g.
% The availabilit yof this func tion depen dson
th eve hicle equipment.
% Further information onAIRMA TIC
(/ page209).
Lo we ring and raising there ar oftheve hicl e &
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 evicinit yof
th ewheel arch es when theve hicle is
being lowe red. Re
quirement s:
R Allvehicle doorsar eclosed
R Ther eis no trailer coupled
R Ther eis no bicy clerack installed
R The batteryis suf ficie ntly charge d; ifnec es‐
sar y,star tth eengine
Lo we ring there ar oftheve hicl e #
Apply theelectr icpar king brak e. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005D
(/ page16 8). #
Pullswi tch1 intheright-h andcargocom‐
par tmen ttr im brief ly.
Indicat orlam p2 flashes untilth eve hicle
has been lowe red.
The vehicle islowe redat there ar axle by
appr ox.1. 5 in (40 mm) .When theve hicle has
been lowe red, indicat orlam p2 remains lit.
When there ar oftheve hicle hasbeen com‐
ple tely lowe red, indicat orlam p2 remains
lit.
Lo we ring isint erru pte din thefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R Ave hicle doorisopened
R Switc h1 ispulle dag ain
R The vehicle isbeing driven faster than
1. 2 mp h(2 km/h).
% 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). Dr
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Dr
ive pr ogr am G
R The susp ens ion se tting issu itab lefordif ficul t
of f-r oa dte rrain.
R The vehicle issetto off-r oad leve l+1 .
R When drivin gat speeds ofappr oximat ely
50 mph(80 km/h) orabo ve,th eve hicle is
lo we red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely
28 mph(4 5km/h), theve hicle israised.
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isdeac tivated.
R The curveinc linat ionfunc tion isdeact ivat ed.
R Recovery mode orindivi dualwhee lcontr ol
can beactiv ated.
Dr ive pr ogr am =
R Youcan callupindivid ual suspe nsion set‐
tin gs her e. Ope
ratio nwi th atrail er or bicy cle ra ck
If th eelectr icalconnect iontothetrailer orbicy‐
cle rack ises tab lished correctly:
R Drive pr ogr am A, ;, N,=,
C andB: theve hicle remains atnor‐
mal leve lir re spectiv eof speed.
R The curveinc linat ionfunc tion isdeact ivat ed.
R Drive pr ogr am F andG: theve hicle
adop tsthenor mal leve lst ar tin gfrom a
spee dof 19 mp h(30 km/h).
Le veldif fere nces comparedtothenor mal
le ve l Ve
hicl e
le ve l Ve
hicl es
without Off-
ro ad pac kage Ve
hicl eswith
Of f-road pack‐
ag e
Ca rwa sh approximat ely
+3. 5in
(+90 mm) appr
oximat ely
+3. 5in
(+90 mm)
Of f-ro ad
le ve l+3 Una
vailable approximat ely
+3. 5in
(+90 mm) 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+2 Una
vailable approximat ely
+2. 4in
(+60 mm)
Of f-ro ad
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) Fu
nction ofRO AD SUR FACE SCAN
% This function isno tav ailable inall coun tries.
The ROAD SUR FACE SCAN function mon itor sth e
ro ad infron tof your vehicle using multifunction
camer a(/ page18 2). ROAD SUR FACE SCAN
de tects une venness inthero ad sur face, e.g. 21
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When leaving theve hicle, makesur e
th at nobody isin thevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody . Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R Vehicl eswithout Off-road package:th e
ve hicle isbeing driven no faster than 40 mph
(65 km/ h).
R Vehicl eswith Off-road package:
- Off-road leve l+1: theve hicle isno tmo v‐
ing faster than 62 mph(1 00 km/h) .
- Off-road leve l+2: theve hicle isno tmo v‐
ing faster than 40 mph(65 km/h).
- Off-road leve l+3: theve hicle isno tmo v‐
ing faster than 12 mp h(2 0km/h) . Ra
ising theve hicl e(v ehic leswithout Off-
ro ad pac kage) #
Push rock er switc h1 forw ards.
In dicat orlam p2 flashes whiletheve hicle is
being raised andlight sup con tinuousl ywhen
it has finis hed rising. Yo
ur sele ction issave d. The off-r oad leve lse t
re mains stor ed eve naf te rth eignition hasbeen
switc hedoff.
The vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R When drivin gfa ster than 50 mph(80 km/h).
R When driving brief lybe tween 40mph
(65 km/ h)and 50mph(80 km/h).
R Aftersele cting adif fere nt drive pr ogr am
us ing theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthe
act ive dr ive pr og ram.
Lo we ring theve hicl e(v ehic leswithout Off-
ro ad pac kage) #
Pull rock er switc h1.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthe
act ive dr ive pr ogram.
Oper ation withatrailer orbicy clerack Dr
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When driving brief lybe tween 62mph
(1 00 km/ h)and 71mp h(115 km/h) .
The vehicle islowe redto thenor mal leve l.
R Aftersele cting adif fere nt drive pr ogr am
us ing theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthe
act ive dr ive pr og ram.
Oper ation withatraile ror bic ycle rack
If th eelectr icalconnect iontothetrailer orbicy‐
cle rack ises tablished correctly:
R Uptoappr oximat ely12 mp h(20 km/h): off-
ro ad leve ls +1 ,+2 and +3can beselec ted
re ga rdless ofthedr ive pr og ram.
R Uptoappr oximat ely19 mp h(30 km/h): off-
ro ad leve ls +1 and +2can beselec ted
re ga rdless ofthedr ive pr og ram.
R From appr oximat ely19 mp h(30 km/h): the
ve hicle issetto thenor mal leve lre ga rdless
of thedr ive pr og ram. Lo
we ring theve hicl e(v ehic leswith Off-road
pac kage) #
Pull rock er switc h1.
R Off-road leve l+3: theve hicle islowe red
to off-r oad leve l+2. Twoindicat orlam ps
2 light upcont inuously whentheve hicle
has finis hed lowe ring.
R Off-roa dleve l+2: theve hicle islowe red
to off-r oad leve l+1 .One indic ator lam p
2 light sup con tinuousl ywhen theve hi‐
cle has finis hed lowe ring.
R Off-roa dleve l+1: theve hicle islowe red
to thenor mal leve l.No indic ator lam p2
light sup when theve hicle hasfinis hed
lo we ring.
Yo ur sele ction issave d. The off-r oad leve lse t
re mains stor ed eve naf te rth eignition hasbeen
switc hedoff.
Se tting Off-road Assis t
Re quirement s:
R theve hicle isstatio nary
R theve hicle issetto off-r oad leve l1 or 2 R
theOf f-road orOff-road Plus (onlyve hicles
wit hOf f-road package )dr ive pr og ram has
been selected
R theignition isswitc hedon
R alldoor sand thehood areclosed
R thetransmission isno teng aged inposition
005D
R ther eis no trailer coupled
R theve hicle isoutdoor s
R thede tected late ra linc linat ionoftheve hicle
mus tno texc eed appr ox.15 °
R thesy stem iswit hin itsoper ating temp era‐
tur e
R theon- boar dvo ltag eis suf ficie ntly high
Mu ltimed iasystem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Offr oad Assist ant
Re covery mode
Re covery mode assiststh edr iver when pulling
aw ay on rough terrain, suchas san dor snow . #
Select Recove ryMod e. Dr
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stem limit s
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cdoes notne cessa‐
ri ly take intoacc ount thefo llo wing obstacle s:
R Obs tacle sbel ow thede tection rang e, e.g .
pe rsons, animals orobject s.
R Obs tacle sab oveth ede tection rang e, e.g .
ove rhang ingloads, overhang sor loadin g
ra mp sof truc ks.
The sensor smus tbe free ofdir t,ice and slush.
Ot her wise, they ma yno tfunction correctly .
Cl ea nth esensor sre gular ly,especially afte rdr iv‐
ing off-r oad ,ta king careno tto scr atc hor dam‐
ag eth em.
Ve hicl eswith traile rhitc h:Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cis deac tiva tedfo rth ere ar zone
when youes tablish anelect rical connecti on
be tween your vehicle andatrailer . Pr
oblems withParking Assis tPA RK TRONI C Ex
am ple: vehicles withsur round viewcam era
When rear segm ents1 orall-r oundsegm ents
2 light upredand theé symbol appearsin
th emultifunc tiondispla y,Pa rking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cma yha ve been deactiv ated due to
signal interfere nce. Startth eve hicle again and
ch eckif Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis wo rking
at adif fere nt locati on. If
awa rning tone also sou nds forapp roxima tely
tw ose co nd seve rytim eth eve hicle isstar ted, it
ma ybe due toone ofthefo llo wing causes:
R Thesensor sar edir ty:clean thesensor s
and obser vetheno teson car eof vehicle
par ts(/ page31 2).
R Parking Assis tPA RK TRONI Chas been
deac tivated due toamalfunc tion:re star t
th eve hicle. Ifth epr oblem persists, con sult a
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Fu nction ofthepa ssiv eside impact protec‐
tion
Pa ssiv eside impact protect ion isan additional
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cfun ction whic h
wa rnsth edr iver about obstacle sat theside of
th eve hicle. Awa rning isissued whenobstacles
ar ede tected between thefront and rear detec‐
tion rang e. In orde rfo ran object ontheside to
be detected, thesensor sin thefront and rear
bum permus tfirs tde tect theobjec twhile you
ar edr ivin gpas tit.
Dur ing thepar king procedur eor when maneu‐
ve ring, objects arede tected astheve hicle drives
pas t.Ifyo usteer inthedir ect ion ofade tected 226
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tiv atin g/deac tivatin gaudi ofa deo ut
Yo ucan spec ifywhe ther thevo lume ofamedia
sour ceinthemultimedia system isto be
re duced whenParking AssistPA RK TRONI C
soun dsawa rning tone. #
Select Aud ioFad eou tDuri ngWa rning Tones. #
Activateor deacti vate thefunc tion. Re
versing camer a Fu
nction ofthere ar vie wcamer a
When youen gage reve rsege ar,th eimag efrom
th ere ar vie wcam erais sho wninthemedia dis‐
pla y.Dyna micguide lines showthepat hth e
ve hicle willtake wit hth ecur rent steer ing ang le.
This helps youto orient yourself and toavoid
obs tacle swhe nba cking up.
The rear vie wcam erais on lyan aid. Itis no ta
subs titutefo ryo ur att entio nto thesur round ings.
The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu vering and
pa rking remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at ther e
ar eno per sons, animals orobjec tsetc., inthe
maneu vering area while ma neu vering and park‐
ing. %
Youcan open theco verof there ar vie wcam ‐
er aman ually(/ page23 5).
The guide linesin themedia displaysho wthe
dis tances toyour vehicle. Thedistances dis‐
pl aye donl yapply toroad leve l.
Depe ndingon theve hicle equipment, youcan
sele ctfrom thefo llo wing views:
R Normalvie w
R Wide-ang levie w
R Trailer view
The area behin dth eve hicle isdispla yedas a
mir rorimag e,as intheinside rear vie wmir ror.
Ve hicl eswithout Activ ePa rking Assis t
The follo wing camer avie ws areav ailable inthe
multime diasystem: Nor
mal view
1 Yello wguide line,vehicle width(dr iven sur‐
fa ce) dep endi ngon thecur rent steer ing
ang le(dynamic)
2 Yello wguide lineatadis tance ofapprox ‐
imat ely3. 3ft (1.0 m) from there ar area
3 Yello wlanes markingth ecour sethetir es
will take wit hth ecur rent steer ing ang le
(dynamic)
4 Bum per
5 Redguide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 in (0.3 m)from there ar area Dr
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de-ang levie w Tr
ailer view(vehic leswithatrailer hitch)
1 Yello wguide line,locat ingaid 2
Redguide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 in (0.3 m)from theball head ofthe
tr ai le rhi tc h
3 Ballhe ad ofthetrailer hitch
Ve hicl eswith Activ ePa rking Assis t
The follo wing camera views areav ailable inthe
multime diasystem: Nor
mal view
1 Yello wlanes markingth ecour sethetir es
will take wit hth ecur rent steer ing ang le
(dynamic) 2
Yello wguide line,vehicle width(dr iven sur‐
fa ce) dep endi ngon thecur rent steer ing
ang le(dynamic)
3 Redguide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 in (0.3 m)from there ar area
4 Yello wwa rning indic ator ofParking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles atadis tance
be twee nap prox imat ely2. 0ft (0.6 m)and
3.3 ft(1.0 m)
5 Redwa rning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles areve ry clos e
(a ppr oximat ely1. 0 ft (0.3 m)orless)
6 Orang ewa rning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles areamed iumdis‐
ta nce away (be tween appr oximat ely1. 0 ft
(0.3 m)and 2.0ft(0.6 m)) 230
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Wi
de-ang levie w Tr
ailer view(vehic leswithatrailer hitch)
1 Yello wguide line,locat ingaid 2
Redguide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 in (0.3 m)from theball head ofthe
tr ai le rhi tc h
3 Ballhe ad ofthetrailer hitch
Sy stem failur e
If th ere ar vie wcam erais no toper ational, the
fo llo wing displa yappear sin themultimedia sys‐
te m. Sy
stem limit s
The rear vie wcam erawill notfun ction orwill
on lypa rtiall yfunc tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The tailg ateis open .
R Ther eis hea vyrain, sno wor fog.
R The ambient lightcondit ionsarepoor ,e.g. at
night.
R Camer as,orvehicle component sin whic h
th ecamer asareins talled, aredamag ed,dirty or
covered. Obser vetheinf ormation onvehi‐
cle sensor sand camer as(/ page18 2).
% Donotus eth ere ar vie wcam erain these
types ofsituation .Yo uco uld other wise injure
ot her sor collide withobject swhen parking
th eve hicle.
Fo rte ch nica lre ason s,thest andar dheigh tof the
ve hicle maybe altered ifth eve hicle iscar rying a
hea vyload andcanresult ininaccur aciesinthe
guide linesandinthedispla yof thege ner ated
ima ges.
% The cont rast of thedispla yma ybe impair ed
by direct sunlight orby other light sources,
e.g. when driving outofaga rage .In this
case, paypar ticular attent ion.
% Have thedispla yre pair edorreplaced if,for
ex am ple, pixelerro rs consi derablyrestrict its
us e. 360
°came ra Fu
nction ofthesur round viewcamer a
The surround viewcam erais asy stem that con ‐
sis tsof four cam eras. The cam eras coverth e Dr
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