2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE SUV seats

In
addi tion, flammab lemat erials mayign ite
if:
R youdr op theho tcig arette light er
R ach ild holds theho tcig arette light erto
object s,forex am ple #
Alw ayshold thecig arette light erby the
knob . #
Alw aysmak esur eth at thecig arette
light erisout ofreac hof childr en. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom theta il‐
pipe andtailpipe trims
The exhaus tta ilpipe andtailpipe trims can
becom eve ry hot.Ifyo uco me intoco ntact
wit hth ese partsof theve hicle, youco uld
bur nyo urself . #
Alw aysbe par ticular lycareful arou nd
th eta ilpipe andtheta ilpipe trims and
super visechildr enespec iallycloselyin
th is area. #
Allo wvehicle partsto cool down before
to uc hin gth em. The
driving charact eristic sof your vehicle are
dependent onthedis tribution oftheload within
th eve hicle. Yousho uld bear thefo llo wing in
min dwhen loading theve hicle:
R Neverex ceed theper missible gross mass or
th egr oss axle weight rating forth eve hicle
(including occupants). Thevalues arespec i‐
fi ed on theve hicle identif ication plateon the
ve hicle's B-pillar.
R The load mustno tpr otru de abo vetheupper
edg eof theseat backres ts.
R Alw aysuse thepar tition netwhen transpor t‐
ing objec tsinthecar gocom partmen t.
R Alw aysplace theload behind unoccupied
seats ifpossible.
R Secur eth eload using thetie-do wneyes and
dis tribut eth eload evenly. St
ow agespace sin theve hicl eint erior Ov
ervie wof thefront storage com partmen ts 1
Stor ag espace inthedoor s
2 Stor ag ecom partmen tin thear mr estwit h
USB ports(depending onvehicle equipment)
3 Stor ag e/t elephone compartmen twit hcup
holder inthecent ercon sole atfront
4 Glovebox 11
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Sea tsand stow ing

Thr
oug h-loadin gfa cilit yto car gocom part‐
men t Fo
lding there ar seat backres tfo rw ards &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nad jus ting theseats
When youadj usta seat ,yo uma ytrap your‐
self orave hicle occupant. #
When adjustingaseat, makesur eth at
no onehas anybody partsinthesw eep
of theseat. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifth eseat
and seat backres tar eno teng aged
The seat andseat backres tcan fold for‐
wa rds.
Ther eis arisk ofthefo llo wing, inpar ticular :
R The vehicle occupant maybe pressed
ag ains tth eseat belt. Theseat beltwill
no tbe able toprotect asintended and
could cause additional injury. R
Ach ild restra int system will nolong erbe
pr oper lysuppor tedor position edand will
no long erfulf illits func tion asintended.
R The seat backres twill notbe able restra in
obje ctsor goods inthecar gocom part‐
ment .
Alw aysensur eth at theseat andseat back‐
re st areeng aged, inpar ticular :
R Beforeper son stra velin theve hicle while
sitting onaseat withth eeasy entryand
ex itfeatur e
R Afteryo uha ve adjus tedth eseat
R Afterth eeasy entryand exitfeatur ehas
been used
R Afterth ecar gocom partmen tenlar ge‐
ment hasbeen folded forw ards Alw
aysensur eth at all vehicle occupants have
th eir seat belts fastened correctly and aresitti ng
pr ope rly. Pa rticular attent ion mus tbe paid to
ch ildr en. If
yo uno longerre qu ire th efo lded-d ownre ar
seat backres tas aload area, fold thebac kres t
bac kint oplace.
Mak esur eth at there dmar kingof theloc kve rifi‐
cati onindi catorisno long ervis ible.Ot her wise,
th eseat backres twill notbe locked.
Depen dingontheve hicle equipment, amessag e
will bedispla yedon theins trument cluster
ins tead ofthere dloc kve rificati onindi cator.
Fo lding there ar seats forw ards mec hanic ally
% Dependi ngon theve hicle equipment, you
can fold theout erseat backres ts forw ards
mec hanicall y. Sea
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Movethedr iver's orfront passeng erseat for‐
wa rds, ifnecessar y. #
Tofold thelef tand right seat backres ts
fo rw ards: ifnecessa ry,inser tth ehead
re stra int sfo rth eseat backres ts
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Pull release leve r1. #
Foldthecor responding seatbackres tfo r‐
wa rds. #
Tofold thecent erseat backres tfo r‐
wa rds: press release catch3. #
Foldseat backres t2 forw ards.
% Obse rveth efo llo wing recomme ndations :
R Ifyo uwish tofold onl yone oftheout er
seat backres ts forw ards, itis recomme n‐ ded
that youfo ld theright seat backres t
fo rw ards.
R Ifyo uwish tofold one oftheout erseat
bac kres ts forw ards toge ther wit hth e
cent ersea tba ckrest,it is recomme nded
th at youfo ld thelef tand cent erseat
bac kres ts forw ards.
Fo lding there ar seats forw ards ele ctrical ly
If aseat inthesecon dro w of seat sis no t
eng aged and locked, this will besho wnonthe
multifu nctiondisplay on theins trument cluster. #
Ensu rethat thecent erseat backres tis in an
upr ight position . 11
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Tofold thelef tor right seat backres tfo r‐
wa rds: brief lypress one ofbutt ons 1.
The head restra int inthere ar passe nger
com partment movesint oasuit able position.
The rear seat folds forw ards. The centerseat
bac kres tfo lds forw ards toget her withth elef t
seat backres t. %
Obser vethefo llo wing recomme ndations :
R Ifyo uwish tofold onl yone oftheout er
seat backres ts forw ards, itis recomme n‐
ded that youfo ld theright seat backres t
fo rw ards.
R Ifyo uwish tofold one oftheout erseat
bac kres ts forw ards toge ther wit hth e
cent ersea tba ckrest,it is recomme nded
th at youfo ld thelef tand cent erseat
bac kres ts forw ards.
Fo lding backth ere ar seat backres t
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bytrap ping the
seat beltwhen folding backth eseat
bac kres t The
seat beltcould become trapped andthus
damag edwhen theseat backres tis folded
bac k. #
Mak esur eth at theseat beltisno ttra p‐
ped when folding backth eseat back‐
re st. Fo
lding backth ere ar seat mechanic ally #
Movethedr iver's orfront passeng erseat for‐
wa rds, ifnecessar y. #
Swi ngsea tba ckrest 1 bac kuntil it
eng ages. #
Mak esur eth at there dmar kingof theloc k
ve rificati onindi catorisno long ervis ible.Ot h‐
er wi se, theseat backres twill notbe locked. Seats
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Fo
lding backth ere ar seat electrical ly #
Leftor right seat backres t:brief lypull one
of butt ons 1.
The rear seat folds bac k.The cent erseat
bac kres tfo lds bac kto ge ther wit hth elef t-
hand seatbackres t.
If aseat backres tis no teng aged and locked,
th is will besho wnonthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla yon theins trument cluster. Fo
lding theseat backres ton theth ird ro w of
sea tsforw ards
Re quirement s:
R The seats andtheseat backres ts on thesec‐
ond row of seat sha ve been movedfo rw ards
suf ficie ntly . #
Pullre lease catch1 forth eseat backres t
fo rw ards. #
Foldtheseat backres tfo rw ards.
Fo lding backth eseat backres ton theth ird
ro w of sea ts
Re quirement s: R
The seats andtheseat backres ts on thesec‐
ond row of seat sha ve been movedfo rw ards
suf ficie ntly . #
Swi ngtheseat backres tbac kuntil itaudibl y
eng ages. EAS
Y-PA CK cargocom partmen tco verand
par tition netca ssette No
teson thecar gocom partmen tco ver &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
poor lysecur edobjec ts
The cargocom partmen tco veralo ne canno t
secur eor restra in hea vyobje cts, items of
lugg ageor hea vyloads.
Yo uco uld behit byan uns ecur edload, par‐
tic ular lyin theev ent ofabr uptch ang esin
dir ect ion,sudden brakin gor an acc iden t. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around. #
Sec ureobj ect s,lugg ageor loads
ag ains tslippin gor tipp ingover,e.g. by 11
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Ov
ervie wof thetie- down eyes inthecar go
com partmen t Ob
serveth eno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
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Cargo tie-do wnrings Ov
erview ofbag hook s &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rywhen usingbag
hook swit hhea vyobj ect s
The bag hook scan notre stra in hea vyobje cts
or items oflugg age.
Obj ectsor items oflugg agema ybe flung
ar oun dand hitvehicle occupants. #
Onlyhang lightobject son thebag
hook s. #
Neverhang hard,shar p-edg edorfragi le
objects onthebag hook s. Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
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Subject thebag hook sto amax imum loadof
6. 6lbs (3kg)and donotatt achan ygoods to
th em. 1
Bag hook Seats
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Turn mounting elements2to006E . #
Inser tmounting elements2intoholde rs
1 . #
Extend telesco picrod3. #
Inser tte lesco picrod3 intomount ingele‐
ment s2. #
Turn both mounting elements2to0037
unt ilyo ufe el them engage. Loc
king andunloc kingthecar gocom part‐
men tflo or #
Turn theemer gency keya qu artertur ncloc k‐
wis e0048 (to loc k)or count er-cloc kwise 0047(to
unloc k). At
tac hin garo of lugg agera ck &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
exc eeding themaximum roof load
The vehicle centerofgrav ity and theusual
dr iving charact eristic sas wellas thesteer ing
and braking charact eristic salt er.
If yo uexc eed themaximum roof load, the
dr iving charact eristic s,as wellas steer ing
and braking, willbegreatl yim pair ed. #
Neverexc eed themaximum roof load
and adjus tyo ur drivin gst yle. Yo
uwill find informa tionon themaximum roof
load inthe"T ec hnical data"sect ion.
* NO
TEVehicle damag efrom non-
appr ovedro of lugg agera ck s The
vehicle could bedamag edbyroof lug‐
ga ge rack sth at have notbe en tested and
appr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz. #
Use onlyro of lugg agera ck ste sted and
appr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz. Seats
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Cup
holde rin thefront cent ercons ole #
Toswitc hon: oncup holder 1,press but‐
to n2 repeat edly until theblue (keep cool)
or red(keep warm)indic ator lam pon thebut‐
to nlights up.
If yo uuse theheating function,th eme tal
inse rtof thecup holder isheat ed.Onc ea
cer tain temp eratur ehas been reac hed, the
wa rning lam plight sup. Donotre ac hint oth e cup
holder 'sme talinse rtwhen thewa rning
lam pis lit. #
Toswitc hof f:pr ess butt on2 repeat edly
until theindicat orlam pon thebutt ongoes
out.
% Clean there mo vable rubber matonlywit h
clean, lukewa rmwaterand thecup holder
onl ywit hasof tclo th. Soc
kets Us
ingthe 12Vso cket inthefront cent er
console Re
quirement s:
R Onlycon nectde vices uptoamax imum of
24 0W (20 A).
Dependi ngon theve hicle equipment, theve hicle
has thefo llo wing 12Vsoc kets:
R Inthestor ag ecom partmen tin thefront cen‐
te rconsole
R Inthecar gocom partmen t Ex
am ple: 12Vsoc ketin thestor ag ecom partmen t
in thefront cent ercons ole #
Liftup cap 1ofthesoc ketand insertth e
plug ofthede vice.
If yo uha ve connect edade vice tothe12 V
soc ket,leave theco verof thestor ag ecom part‐
ment open. Seats
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