2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE SUV Owner's Manual

ve
hicle, orgiv es no conf irmation tothesy stem,
a wa rning tone sou nds inad ditio nto thevisual
wa rning mess age.
If th edr iver still does notre spond tothewa rn‐
ing, theBeginn ingEmer gencySt op messag e
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.Ifth edr iver
st ill does notre spond, ActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Creduces thespeed. Thevehicle is
deceler ated instag es toast ands till.
De pen dingon thecount ry,at speeds below
40 mph(60 km/h) thehazar dwa rning light s
switc hon aut omat ically.
When theve hicle isstatio nary,thefo llo wing
act ions arecar ried out :
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis end ed
R The vehicle isunloc ked.
R Ifpossible, anemer gency callis place dto
th eMer cedes- Benzemergency callcent er
The driver can cance lth edeceler ationatany
time byper form ing one ofthefo llo wing actions :
R Steer ing R
Braking oracceler ating
R Deact ivating ActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI C Fu
nction ofActiv eTr af fic Jam Assis t Ac
tiveTr af fic Ja m Assi sthelps youwhen intraf‐
fi c jams onmul ti-la neroads withsepar atero ad‐
wa ys by aut omat icallypullin gaw ay wit hin upto
60 seconds andwithmode rate steer ing maneu‐
ve rs.It or ients itselfus ing theve hicle infront
and lane markings. ActiveTr af fic Ja m Assi st
aut omat icallymain tains asaf edis tance from the
ve hicle infront and vehicles cuttingin.
Ac tiveTr af fic Ja m Assi strequ ires you, as the
dr iver ,to keep your han dson thesteer ing wheel
at all times sothat youar eable tointerve ne at
an ytime tocor rect thecour seoftheve hicle and
ke ep itin lane.
Obser vetheno teson driving systems andyour
re sponsibili ty;yo uma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers(/ page 181). Ac
tiveTr af fic Ja m Assi stact ivat es aut omat ically
when allofthefo llo wing condition sar eme t:
R Youar ein atraf fic jam onafree wa yor high -
spe edmajorro ad.
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va‐
te dand activ e(/ page19 9).
R ActiveBr ak eAssi stisavailable
(/ page18 7).
R ActiveSt eer ing Assis tis activ ated and activ e
(/ page205).
R ActiveTr af fic Ja m Assi stisact ivat ed
(/ page208).
R Youar etra veling nofaster than 35 mph
(60 km/ h).
The follo wing symbol isdispla yedin theins tru‐
ment clusterwhen thesy stem isactiv e: Dr
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Sy
stem limit s
The system limit ations ofActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Cand ActiveSt eer ing Assis tapply to
Ac tiveTr af fic Ja m Assi st(/ pag e203 ). Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gAc tiv eTr af fic Jam
Assis t Mult
imed iasystem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Quick Access #
Select .
Fu
nction ofHill StartAss ist Hill
StartAs sis tholds theve hicle fora shor t
time when pulling away on ahill under thefo l‐
lo wing condition s:
R The transmissio nis in posit ion005Bor005E.
R The elect ric pa rking brak eis released.
This gives youen ough timeto mo veyour foot
fr om thebr ak epedal totheaccelera torpeda l and
depr essitbef oreth eve hicle begins toroll
aw ay. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due totheve hicle rolling away
Af tera shor ttime, HillStartAs sis tno longer
holds theve hicle. #
Swif tly mo veyour foot from thebr ak e
pedal totheaccelera torpeda l.Do not
lea vetheve hicle when itis being held
by HillSt artAs sis t. HOLD
functi on HOLD
functi on
The HOL Dfun ction holds theve hicle atast and‐
st ill wit hout requ iring youto depr essthebr ak e
pedal, e.g.while waitin gin traf fic.
The HOLD functionisonly anaid. The responsi‐
bility forth eve hicle safely standi ngstill remains
wit hth edr iver .
Sy stem limit s
The HOL Dfun ction isonl yint end edtoprov ide
assis tance when drivi ng and isno ta su fficien t mean
sof saf eguar dingtheve hicle agains tro lling
aw ay when statio nary.
R The incline mustno tbe great erthan 30%.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe HOL Dfun ction &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto the
HOLD functio nbei ng activ ated whe nyo u
lea vetheve hicle
If th eve hicle isonl ybr ak ed withth eHOLD
func tion itcould, inthefo llo wing situat ions,
ro llaw ay:
R Ifth er eis amalfunct ioninthesy stem or
in thepo we rsupp ly.
R Ifth eHOLD function isdeactiv ated by
depr essing theaccelera torpeda lor brak e
peda l,e.g. byave hicle occupant. #
Alw ayssecur eth eve hicle agains tro ll‐
ing away bef oreyo ulea veit. Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle isstatio nary. 208
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R
The driver's door isclosed ortheseat belton
th edr iver's side isfastened.
R The engine isrunning orhasbe en automati‐
cally switc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/ stop
funct ion.
R The electr icpar king brak eis released.
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis de acti ‐
va ted.
R The transmis sionisin position 005B,005Eor005C.
Ac tiv atin gthe HOL Dfun ction #
Dep ress thebr ak epedal andafte ra shor t
time quickl ydepr essfurther until the00D9
displa yappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y. #
Release thebr ak epedal.
Deactiv atingtheHOLD function #
Depr esstheacceler ator pedal topull away.
or #
Depr essthebr ak epedal untilthe00D9 dis‐
pla ydisappear sfrom themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y. The
HOLD functionisdeactiv ated inthefo llo w‐
ing situat ions:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va‐
te d.
R The transmission isswitc hedtoposition 005D.
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
In thefo llo wing situat ions,th eve hicle isheld by
tr ans missi on positio n005D and /or bytheelectr ic
par king brak e:
R The seat beltisunf astened andthedr iver's
door isopened.
R The vehicle isswitc hedoff.
R Ther eis amalfunction inthesy stem orthe
po we rsupp lyis insuf ficie nt. AI
RMA TIC Fu
nction ofAIRMA TIC
Mer cedes- AMGvehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Yo uco uld other wise failto rec‐
ogni zedangers. AIRM
ATIC isan air suspe nsion system withva ria‐
ble dam pingfo rim prove ddr iving comfortand
ve hicle dynamics. Theall-round leve lcon trol sys‐
te m ensur esthebes tpossible suspension and
con stant grou nd clea rance, evenwi th aladen
ve hicle. When driving atspeed, theve hicle is
lo we redaut omatic allytoimprove driving safety
and toreduce fuelconsum ption. Youalso have
th eop tion ofmanually adjustingtheve hicle
le ve l.
AI RMA TICiscom prised ofthefo llo wing func‐
tion sand compone nts:
R Airsuspen sionwithaut omat icleve lcon trol
R Speed -dependentlo we ring
R Manua llysel ect ablehigh leve lse tting for
gr eat erground clearance whichcan be
adjus tedusing aleve lbutt on
R ADSPL US (Adap tiveDam ping System with
con stant adjus tment ofdam pingch aract eris‐
tic s) Dr
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Suspension
settings andvehicl eleve lper
dr ive pr og ram
Dr ive pr ogr am A and;:
R The susp ens ion se tting iscomf ortable.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l.
R When drivin gat speeds ofappr oximat ely
87 mph(1 40 km/h) orabo ve,th eve hicle is
lo we red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely
25 mph(40 km/h), theve hicle israised
ag ain.
Dr ive pr og ram C:
R The susp ension setting isfirm er.
R The vehicle islowe redto spor tle ve l.
Dr ive pr ogr am B:
R The suspen sionsetting iseve nfirm er.
R The vehicle islowe redto Spor t+ leve l.
Dr ive pr ogr am F (vehicle swit hout Off-ro ad
pac kage )
R The suspension setting issuit able foreasi ly
nego tiableof f-r oad terrain. 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(45 km/h), theve hicle israised.
Dr ive pr ogr am F (vehicle swit hOf f-ro ad
pac kage )
R The suspension setting issuit able foreasi ly
nego tiable of f-r oa dte rrain.
R The vehicle issetto off-r oad leve l+1 .
R When drivin gat speeds ofappr oximat ely
71 mp h(115 km/h) orabove, theve hicle is
lo we red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely
47 mp h(7 5 km/h), theve hicle israised.
G (vehicle swit hOf f-ro ad pac kage )
R The suspension setting issuit able fordif 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.
Ind ividual suspen sionsettings canbecalled up
in drive pr ogr am = (/page16 6).
Dif fere nces betw een differe nt vehicl eleve ls
com paredtothenor malle 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)
Of f-ro ad
le ve l+2 Una
vailable approximat ely
+2. 4in
(+60 mm) 21
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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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th
ewheel arch es when theve hicle is
being lowe red. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du eto theve hicle lowe ring
Ve hicl eswith AIRMA TICorleve lcontr ol:
when youunlo adlugg ageor lea vetheve hi‐
cle, theve hicle firs trises slightly andthen
re tur ns tothese tle ve lshor tly af te rw ards.
Yo uor anyone else inthevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody couldthus
bec ome trapped.
The vehicle canalso belowe redaf te rbeing
loc ked. #
When leaving theve hicle, makesur e
th at nobody isin thevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody . *
NO
TEDama gedue tovehicle lowe ring Pa
rts of thebody could bedamag edwhen
th eve hicle islowe red. #
Mak esur eth at ther ear eno obs tacle s
su ch ascur bsunde rneat hor inthe
immed iatevicin ityofthebody when the
ve hicle isbeing lowe red. Mer
cedes- AMGvehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Yo uco uld other wise failto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
Re quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R Vehicl eswithout Off-road package:th e
ve hicle isno tmo ving 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) andthe
re ar foglam pis no tswitc hedon. 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. 21
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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 If
th eelectr icalconnect iontothetra iler orbicy‐
cle rack ises tablished correctly:
R Uptoappr oximat ely18 .7 mp h(3 0km/h) :
th eof f-r oad leve l+1 can beselec tedre ga rd‐
less ofthedr ive pr og ram.
R From appr oximat ely18 .7 mp h(3 0km/h) :
th eve hicle issetto thenor mal leve lre ga rd‐
less ofthedr ive pr og ram. Ra
ising theve hicl e(v ehic leswith Off-road
pac kage) #
Push rock er switc h1 forw ards.
R Off-ro ad leve l+1: one indic ator lam p2
light sup con tinuousl ywhen theve hicle
has finis hed rising.
R Off-road leve l+2: twoindic ator lam ps2
light upcon tinuousl ywhen theve hicle
has finis hed rising. Dr
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R
Off-road leve l+3: thre eindicat orlam ps
2 light upcon tinuousl ywhen theve hicle
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 Off-ro ad leve l+3: when drivin gfa ster than
12 mp h(20 km/h) orwhen there ar foglam p
is switc hedon.
The vehicle islowe redto off-r oad leve l+2.
R Off-ro ad leve l+2:
- When drivin gfa ster than 50 mph
(80 km/ h).
- When driving brief lybe tween 40mph
(65 km/ h)and 50mph(8 0km/h).
The vehicle islowe redto off-r oad leve l+1 .
R Off-ro ad leve l+1:
- When drivin gfa ster than 71 mp h
(1 15 km/h) . -
Whe ndr ivi ng briefly be 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 ogram.
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.
Oper ation withatrailer orbicy clerack
If th eelectr icalconnect iontothetra iler orbicy‐
cle rack ises tablished correctl y:
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 ogr am.
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 ogr am.
R From appr oximat ely19 mp h(3 0km/h) :th e
ve hicle issetto thenor mal leve lre ga rdless
of thedr ive pr og ram.
Se tting theent ering/e xiting leve l(AIRMA TIC)
Re quirement s:
R The engin eis running .
R The vehicle ismo ving atspeeds lessthan
20 mph(3 0km/h) . 21
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