2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE SUV wheel

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Adjus the ight 2 and dist anc e3 tothe
st eer ing wheel. #
Toloc k:push release leve r1 upasfaras it
wil lgo. #
Chec kand makesur eth at thesteer ing col‐
umn isloc kedby mo ving thesteer ing wheel. Ad
jus tingthe steer ing wheel electrically The
steer ing wheel canbeadjus tedwhen the
ignit ionisswitc hedoff. 1
Toadjus tth edis tance tothesteer ing wheel
2 Toadjus tth eheight #
Save these ttings withth ememor yfunc tion
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hingthest eer ing wheel heateron oroff Re
quirement s: R
The ignit ionisswitc hedon. #
Toswitc hon: push theswitc hto position
1.
Indic ator lam p3 lights up. #
Toswitc hof f:push theswitc hto position
2.
Indic ator lam p3 goes out. Seats
andstow ing 10
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When
youswit chtheignition off,th esteer ing
wheel heaterswitc hesoff. Easy
entryand exitfeatur e Usi
ngtheeasy entryand exitfeatur e &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenpu lling
aw ay dur ing theadjus tmentpr ocess for
th eeasy exitfeatur e
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle. #
Alw ayswa itunt ilth eadjus tmentpr oc‐
ess iscom pletebef orepulling away. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whi lead jus ting theeasy entryand exit
fe atur e
Yo uand other vehicle occupants could
become trapped. #
Ensur eth at no-one has abody partin
th era ng eof mo vement oftheseat or
st eer ing wheel. #
Ifsomeon ebecomes trapped, movethe
st eer ing wheel adjustmentle ve r.
The adjus tmentpr ocess willbestop‐
ped.
If th er eis arisk ofbecoming trapped bythe
dr iver's seat: #
Press theseat adjus tmentswitc h.
The adjus tmentpr ocess willbestop‐
ped. Ve
hicl eswith memor yfuncti on:Youcan stop
th eadjus tmentpr ocess bypressing oneofthe
memor yfunction position switc hes. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du ring acti vatio nof theeasy entryand
ex itfeatur eby childr en
If ch ildr enact ivat eth eeasy entryand exit
fe atur e,they can beco metrap ped ,pa rticu‐
lar lywhen unattende d. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. If
th eeasy entryand exitfeatur eis act ive, the
st eer ing wheel willmoveupw ards and thedr iv‐
er's seat willmovebac kin thefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R Youswit chtheignition offwit hth edr iver's
door open.
R Youopen thedr iver's door withth eignition
switc hedoff.
% The steer ing wheel willthen mo veupw ards
on lyifit is no talr eady ashigh asitwill go.
The driver' sseat willthen mo vebac kwards
onl yif it is no talr eady inthere ar mos tposi‐
tio n.
The driver' sseat backres twill then mo vefor‐
wa rdsonly ifit is no talr eady inthefront ‐
mos tposition . 10
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Sea tsand stow ing

The
steer ing wheel andthedr iver's seat will
mo vebac kto thelas tdr ive position inthefo l‐
lo wing cases :
R Youswit chthepo we rsupp lyor theignition
on when thedr iver's door isclosed.
R Youclo sethedr iver's door withth eignition
switc hedon.
The lastdr ive position willbesave dwhen:
R Youswit chtheignition off.
R Vehicl eswith memor yfuncti on:Youcall
up theseat settings viathememor yfunc tion.
R Vehicl eswith memor yfuncti on:Yousa ve
th eseat settings viathememor yfunc tion.
Ve hicl eswith memor yfuncti on:Press one of
th ememor yfunc tion position buttons tostop
th eadjus tmentpr ocess. Oper
ating themem oryfun ction &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent ifth e
memor yfunction isused whiledr iving
If yo uuse thememor yfunc tion onthedr iv‐
er's side while driving, youco uld lose contro l
of theve hicle asare sult oftheadjus tments
being made. #
Onlyuse thememor yfunc tion onthe
dr iver's side when theve hicle isstatio n‐
ar y. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment whense t‐
ting theseat withth ememor yfunc tion
When thememor yfunc tion adjus tstheseat,
yo uand other vehicle occupants –par ticu‐
lar lych ildr en–could becom etrapped. #
Dur ing theadjus tmentpr ocess ofthe
memor yfunction, makesur eth at no
on ehas anybody partsinthesw eep of
th eseat. #
Ifsomeon ebecomes trapped, press a
pr ese tposition buttonorseat adjus t‐
ment switchimmediat ely. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment ifth e
memor yfunction isactiv ated bychildr en
Childr encould becom etrapped ifth ey act i‐
va te thememor yfunc tion,par ticular lywhen
unatt ended. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. Yo
ucan usethememor yfunc tion when theigni‐
tion isswitc hedoff.
St oring
Seat adjus tment sfo rup tothre epeople canbe
st or ed and called upusing thememor yfunc tion.
Yo ucan save settin gsforth efo llo wing systems:
R Front seat Seats
andstow ing 10
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Cor
nering light Cor
nering light function The
corner ing light improve sth eillumination of
th ero ad ove ra wid eang lein thetur ning direc‐
tion ,enabling better visibility ontight curves, for
ex am ple. Itcan beact ivat ed onlywhen thelow
beam isswitc hedon.
The func tion isactiv eunder thefo llo wing condi‐
tion s:
R Atspeeds below25 mph(4 0km/h) when
th etur nsignal lightisswitc hedonorthe
st eer ing wheel istur ned R
Atspeeds between 25mph(4 0km/h) and
45 mph(7 0km/h) whenth esteer ing wheel
is tur ned
Ro undabout andintersec tion functi on:the
cor ner ing light willbe acti vatedon both sides
based onanevaluatio nof theve hicle's current
GP Spo sitio n.Itwi llre main activeuntil afte rth e
ve hicle hasleftth ero und about ortheint ersec‐
tion . Ad
aptiv eHighb eamAssist Ad
aptiv eHighb eamAssistfuncti on &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis t
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tdoes notre act to:
R Road user swit hout lights,e.g .pedes ‐
tr ians
R Road user swit hpoor lighting,e.g .
cy clis ts
R Road user swhos elight ingisobs truct ed,
e.g .by abar rier On
very rare occasions, AdaptiveHig hbeam
As sis tma yfa ilto recogni zeother road user s
wit hth eir ownlighti ng,orma yre cogni ze
th em toolat e.
In these, orinsimilar situation s,theaut o‐
matic highbeam willnotbe deactiv ated or
will beactiv ated despit eth epr esenc eof
ot her road user s. #
Alw aysobser vethero ad and traffic
condi tions carefu llyand switchof fth e
high beam ingood time. Sy
stem limit s
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tcan notta ke into
acc ount road, weather ortraf fic condi tions.
De tection maybe restrict ed inthefo llo wing
cases :
R Inpoor visibilit y,e.g. fog, hea vyrain or sno w
R Ifth er eis dir ton thesensor sor thesensor s
ar eobscur ed
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tis on lyan aid. Youar e
re sponsible foradju sting theve hicle's lighting to Light
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Foldthewiper arm from there placemen t
position backont oth ere ar wind ow. Mir
rors Oper
ating theout side mirrors &
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 ofacci dent dueto mis‐
judgment ofdis tance when using the
fr ont-passe nger mir ror
The outside mirroron thefront passeng er
side reflect sobjec tson asmaller scale. #
Ther efor e, alw ayslook over your sho ul‐
der inorder toensur eth at youar e
aw areof theactual distance betwee n
yo uand thero ad user sdr ivin gbehin d
yo u. Fo
lding theout side mirrors in/out #
Brief lypress butt on2.
% Ifth ebatt eryhas been discon nectedorhas
disc harged, theoutside mirrors mus tbe
mo vedbr ief lyusing button2. Onlyth en will
th eaut omatic mirrorfo lding function work
pr oper ly. 13
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Light andvisib ility

In
thefo llo wing situat ions,th efront -passen ger
outside mirrorwil lswiv eldo wn wardsin the
dir ect ion ofthere ar wheel onthefront passeng‐
er's side:
R The parking position isstor ed (/ page14 0)
R Thefron t-pa ssenger mirror isselect ed
R Reversege ar iseng aged.
The fron t-passe nger out side mirrorwil lmo ve
bac kto its original positioninthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R Youshif tth etra nsmiss iontoano ther tra ns‐
mission position
R Youar etrav eling atspeeds great erthan
9 mp h(1 5 km/h)
R Youpr ess thebutt onforth eoutside mirror
on thedr iver's side St
oring and calling upthepa rking posit ionof
th efront- passeng erout side mirror Sto
ring #
Select thefront -passen geroutsi demir ror
usin gbut ton1. #
Eng agere ve rsege ar. #
Movethefront -passen geroutsi demir rorint o
th edesir edpar king position usingbutton2. Calling
up #
Select thefront -passen geroutsi demir ror
usin gbut ton1. #
Eng agere ve rsege ar.
The fron t-passe nger out side mirrorwil lmo ve
to thestor ed par king position. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe automati cmir ror
fo lding function Multime
diasystem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Vehicle #
Switc hAutom aticFolding onoroff. 14
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Light andvisib ility

Please
alsoobser vethefo llo wing breakin g-in
no tes:
R incer tain drivin gand drivin gsaf etysy stems,
th esensor sadjus taut omaticall ywhile acer‐
ta in dis tan ceisbei ng driven afte rth eve hicle
has been delivered orafte rre pair s.Fu llsy s‐
te m effectiv enes sis no tre ac hed untilth e
end ofthis teac h-in proce ss.
R brak epads, brak edisc sand tires that are
eit her newor have been replaced onlyac h‐
ie ve optimum braking effect and grip afte r
se veralhundr edmiles ofdrivin g.Com pen‐
sat efo rth ere duced braking effect by appl y‐
ing grea terfo rc eto thebr ak epedal. No
teson optimiz edacceler ation If
all necess aryre qu iremen tsand activation con‐
dition sar efulf illed, thebes tpossible accelera‐
tion canbeachie vedfrom ast ands till.
Do notuse theop timiz edaccelera tiononpublic
ro ads. Individ ualwheels couldspin andyou
cou ldlos econtr olof theve hicle. Thereis an
incr eased risk ofskidding and/oraccident. Be
sureto obser vethesaf etyno tesand informa‐
tion onESP ®
(/ page18 4). Pu
lling away wit hop timi zed accel eration &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and having
an acci dent from whe elsspi nning
Whe nyo uuse optim izedacc eler ation,ind i‐
vidual wheelsco uld spin andyouco uld lose
co ntro lof theve hicle.
If ESP ®
is deactiv ated, ther eis arisk ofskid‐
ding andaccident. #
Mak esur eth at no per son sor obs tacles
ar ein theclose vicinit yof your vehicle. Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen brok en in
(/ page15 3).
R The vehicle andtires arein good condition.
R Youar eon ahigh -grip ro adw ay.
R The engine andtransmission areat nor mal
oper ating temp eratur e. *
NO
TEIncr eased weardue tooptimized
acceler ation When
pulling away wit hop tim ized acceler a‐
tio n,all com ponentsof thedr ivet ra in are
subje cted toave ry high load.
This canlead toinc reased component wear. #
Donotalw ayspull away wit hop tim ized
acc eleration. #
Engage the005B drive position (/page16 9). #
Movethesteer ing wheel tothest ra ight -
ahead position. #
Selec tth espor tiestav ailable drive pr ogram
B orC(/ page16 6). #
Deactiv ateESP ®
(/ page18 6). #
Depr essand hold thebr ak epedal firm lywith
yo ur leftfo ot . #
With your right foot ,full ydepr esstheaccel‐
er ator pedal. 15
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Driving and parking

&
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and ofan
acci dent dueto shif ting down onslipper y
ro ad sur faces
If yo ushif tdo wn onslipp eryro ad sur faces to
inc rease theengine braking effect, thedr ive
wheels maylose traction . #
Donotshif tdo wn onslipper yro ad sur‐
fa ces toinc rease theengine braking
ef fect. &
DANG ER Risk offata linj urydue topoi‐
sonous exhaus tga ses
If th eta ilpipe isbloc kedor suf ficie ntventil a‐
tio nis no tpo ssi ble, po isonou sex haus tga ses
suc has carbon monoxidemayent ertheve hi‐
cle. This isthecase when theve hicle
becomes stuc kin snow ,fo rex am ple. #
Keep theta ilpipe andthear ea around
th eve hicle free from snowwhen the
engine orthest atio naryheat erareru n‐
ning . #
Ope nawi ndo won theside oftheve hi‐
cle facing away from thewind toensur e
an adeq uatesupply offresh air. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tobeing under theinf luence ofalco‐
hol and drugs while driving
Dr iving when under theinf luence ofalcohol
and/or drugs isan extreme lydang erous
combin ation.Even small quant ities ofalco hol
or drugs mayaf fect your reflexe s,per cep tion
and judgment.
The probabi lityofaser ious oreven fata lacc i‐
dent greatl yinc reases ifyo udr ive when
und ertheinf luence ofalcohol ordrugs. #
Donotdr ink alcohol ortake drugs while
dr iving, anddonotallo wan yone to
dr ive who hasbeen drink ing alcohol or
ta king drug s. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto the
br ak esy stem overheating
If yo ulea veyour foot on thebr ak epedal
when driving, thebr ak esy stem mayov er‐
heat.
This increases thebr aking distance and the
br ak esy stem mayeve nfa il. #
Neveruse thebr ak epedal asafo ot re st. #
Donotde press thebr ak epedal andthe
acc elerat orpedal atthesame time
while driving. *
NO
TEEngi nedama gedue toexcess ively
hig hengi nespe eds The
enginewillbe damag edifyo udr ive wit h
th eengine intheov errevving rang e. #
Donotdr ive wi th theengine intheove r‐
re vving rang e. 15
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Driving and parking