2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE SUV Owner's Manual

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hicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Ifan emer gency sparewheel is
ins talled, thetir epr essur emonit oring sys‐
te m canno tfunction reliabl y.Fo ra fe w
minut esafte ran emerg encysparewhee lis
ins talled, thesy stem mayst ill displa yth etir e
pr essur eof there mo vedwheel. Onlyre star t
th esy stem again when theemer gency spare
wheel hasbeen replaced withane wwheel.
Be sureto also obse rveth efo llo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page338)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page34 5)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page340)
R Noteson installing tires (/ page35 7) Inflating
theemer gency spar ewheel *
NO
TEOverhea ting dueto thetir einf la‐
tion compressor running toolong #
Donotru nth etir einf lation compressor
fo rlong erthan tenminu teswit hout
int erru ption. Re
quirement s:
Com plywit hth emanuf acturer'ssafetyno teson
th est icke rof theemer gency sparewheel andon
th etir einf lation compressor . #
Remo vesticke rwit hth elabel 50mph
(80 km/ h)fr om thetir einf lation compressor
housing andaffix it to theins trument cluster
wit hin thedr iver's field ofvision. #
Remo vethetir einf lation compressor from
th estor ag espace underthecar gocom part‐
ment floor (/ page31 9). #
Pullfi ller hose 1and plug 3out ofthetir e
inf lation compressor housing. #
Inser tplug 7offiller hose 1inthesoc ket
on thetir einf lation compressor andthen
tur nit until plug7eng ages. #
Unscr ew thecap from theva lve on theemer‐
ge ncy sparewheel. #
Screw union nut2offiller hose 1onto
va lve . #
Mak esur eon and offswitc h4 ofthetir e
inf lation compressor issetto 0. #
Inser tplu g3 inasoc ketin your vehicle.
R Cigarette light ersoc ket Wheels
andtires 36
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R
12Vsoc ket:(/ pag e12 1)
R Obse rveth eno teson thecig arette light er.
R Obser vetheno teson soc kets: (/ page 121) #
Press thest ar t/ stop butt ononce toswitc h
on thepo we rsupp ly.(/ page 150) #
Pres sOn /O ffswitc h4 onthetir einf lation
com pressor toI.
The tireinf lation compressor isswitc hedon.
The tireis inf lated. The tirepr essur eis
sho wnonmanome ter5. #
Pum pth etir eto thespecif iedtirepr essur e.
% The specif iedtirepr essur eis stat ed on the
label oftheemer gency sparewheel. #
When thespecif iedtirepr essur ehas been
re ac hed, press onand offswit ch4 onthe
tir einf latio ncom pres sor to0.
The tireinf lation compressor isswitc hedoff. #
Press thest ar t/ stop butt ontoswitc hof fth e
po we rsupp ly. #
Ifth etir epr essur eis higher than thespeci‐
fi ed pressur e,press pressur ere lease valve bu
tton 6 unti lth ecor rect tirepr ess ureha s
bee nre ac hed. #
Unscr ew unio nnut 2offiller hose 1from
th eva lve. #
Screw theva lve cap oftheemer gency spare
wheel ontoth eva lve ag ain. #
Storefiller hose 1and plug 3inthelowe r
section ofthetir einf lation compressor hous‐
ing. #
Storeth etir einf lation compressor inthe
ve hicle. Collapsible
sparewheel No
teson thecollap siblesparewheel &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent caused by
inc orrect whe eland tiredimensi ons
The wheelor tiresize andthetir etype ofthe
emer gency sparewheel orspar ewheel and
th ewheel tobe replaced maydif fer. Mount‐
ing anemer gency sparewheel/ sparewheel
ma yse verely im pa irth edr iving charact eris‐
tic s. To
preve nthazardous situa tions: #
Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle accor dinglyand
dr ive car efull y. #
Nevermount moreth an oneemer gency
spa rewheel orspar ewheel that dif fers
in size . #
Onlyuse anemer gency sparewheel or
spar ewheel ofadif fere nt size briefly. #
Donotsw itchof fESP ®
. #
>Ha vetheemer gency sparewheel or
spar ewheel ofadif fere nt size replaced
at thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop. Thenewwheel mustha ve the
cor rect dimensi ons. The
collapsib lespa rewheel isan emer gency
spa rewheel whichis onl ysuit able foruse fora
limi tedper iod oftime andinare strict ed manne r
in theeve ntofaflat tire(e. g.unt ilth enear est
wo rkshop).
The tireside walls arefo lded when intranspo rt
mode. Beforeuse, thecollapsible sparewheel 368
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has
tobe inflated withth eaccom panying com‐
pr essor .
Chec kth etir epr essur eof thecollapsible spare
wheel onceins talled. Correct thepr essur eas
neces sary.
The maximum permissible speedwithacollapsi‐
ble spar ewheel installed is50 mph(8 0km/h).
Do notins tallsno wch ains onthecollapsible
spar ewheel.
Re place thecollapsible sparewheel afte rsix
ye arsat thelat est,re ga rdless ofwe ar.
% Ve
hicl eswith atir epr ess urelos swa rn‐
ing system: Ifacollap siblesparewheel is
ins talled, thetir epr essur eloss warning sys‐
te m canno tfunction reliabl y.Onl yre star tth e
sy stem again when thecollapsible spare
wheel hasbeen replaced withane wwheel.
Ve hicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Ifacollap siblesparewheel isins tal‐
led thetir epr essur emonit oring system can‐
no tfunc tion reliabl y.Fo ra fe w min utes afte r
an emer gency sparewheel isins talled, the
sy stem mayst ill displa yth etir epr essur eof
th ere mo vedwheel. Onlyre star tth esy stem ag
ain when thecollapsible sparewheel has
been replaced withane wwheel.
Be sureto also obse rveth efo llo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page338)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page340) Re
mo ving the collapsi blespar ewh eel The
collaps ible sparewh eelis locat edund erthe
cargo compartment floor . #
Obser vetheinf ormation onmount ingtires
(/ page35 7). #
Open theta ilg ate. #
Open thecar gocom partmen tfloor . #
Remo vethecollapsible sparewheel. Inflating
thecollap siblesparewheel Re
quirement s:
R Mount thecollapsible sparewheel asdescr i‐
bed (/page36 4). R
Remo vethetir einf lation compressor from
th estor ag ewe llunder thetrunk floor
(/ page31 9).
* NO
TEDama getothecollapsible spare
wheel whenlowe ring theve hicle Lo
we ring theve hicle without prev iousl y
inf latin gth ecollapsible sparewheel can
damag eits rim. #
Inflateth ecollapsible sparewheel using
th etir einf lation compressor before
lo we ring theve hicle. *
NO
TEOverhea ting dueto thetir einf la‐
tion compressor running toolong #
Donotru nth etir einf lation compressor
fo rlong erthan tenminu teswit hout
int erru ption. Wheels
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#
Pull conn ector4 and thehose outofthe
housing. #
Unscr ew thecap from theva lve on thecol‐
lapsible sparewheel. #
Screw unio nnut 1ofthehose ontoth e
va lve.
Mak esur eon and offswitc h3 ofthetir e
inf lation compressor issetto 0. #
Inser tplu g4 intoth ecig arette light er
soc ketor intoa12 Vsoc ket(/ page 121) in
yo ur vehicle. #
Switc hon thepo we rsupp ly(/ pag e15 0). #
Pres sOn /O ffswitc h3 onthetir einf lation
com pressor toI.
The tireinf lation compressor isswitc hedon.
The tireis inf lated. The tirepr essur eis
sho wnonmanome ter2. #
Pum pth etir eto thespecif iedtirepr essur e.
% The specif iedtirepr essur eis print ed on the
ye llo wlabel ofthecollapsible sparewheel. #
When thespecif iedtirepr essur ehas been
re ac hed, press on/of fswit ch3 onthetir e
inf lation compressor to0. #
Ifth etir epr essur eis higher than thespeci‐
fi ed pressur e,press pressur ere lease valve
bu tton 5 unti lth ecor rect tirepr ess ureha s
bee nre ac hed. 37
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No
teson tech nical data
Mer cedes- AMGvehicl es:besur eto obser ve
th eno tesin theSupplement .Ot her wise, you
ma yfa ilto recogni zedangers.
Plu g-inhy brid: besur eto obser vetheno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
The data stat ed onlyapplies tovehicles with
st andar deq uipme nt.Yo ucan obtain further
inf ormation from anaut hor ized Mercedes- Benz
Cent er. Ve
hicl eele ctroni cs Tw
o-w ayradio s No
teson installing two-w ayradio s &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
im proper workon two-w ayradios
If tw o-w ayradios aremanipulat edorretrof it‐
te dincor rectl y,theelectr omagne ticradiation
fr om thetw o-w ayradios caninterfere wit h th
eve hicle electr onics andjeopar dizethe
oper ating safetyof theve hicle. #
Yousho uld have all workon electr ical
and electr oniccomponent scar ried out
at aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from incor ‐
re ct ope ratio nof two-w ayradios
If yo uoper atetw o-wa yra dios incor rectl yin
th eve hicle, theelectr omagne ticradiation
could interfere wit hth eon- boar delectr onics,
fo rex am ple, if:
R The tow- wa yra dio isno tcon nectedto an
ex terior ant enna
R Ifth eex terior ant enna isno tcor rectl y
mou nted orisno tof low reflect ion
This could jeopar dizetheoper ating safetyof
th eve hicle. #
Have thelow- reflect ion exterior
ant enna installed ataqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop. #
When operating two-w ayradios inthe
ve hicle, alwaysconn ectthem tothe
lo w- reflect ion exterior ant enna. *
NO
TEInva lidation oftheoper ating per‐
mit due tofailur eto com plywith the
ins truct ions forins tallation anduse The
oper atingper mit maybe inva lidat edif
th eins truction sfo rins tallation anduseof
tw o-w ayradios areno tobser ved. #
Onlyuse appr oved freq uency bands. #
Obser vethemaximum permissible out‐
put powe rin these freq uency bands. #
Onlyuse appr oved ant enn aposition s. Te
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Front roof area
2 Rear roof area
3 Rear fende rs
On vehicles withapanor amicsliding sunroof,
ins talling anant enn ato thefront orrear roof
ar ea isno tper mitt ed. On
there ar fende rs,it is recomme ndedthat you
ins tallth eant enn aon theside oftheve hicle
closes tto thecent erofthero ad.
Use Tech nica lSpe cifica tionISO/T S21 609 (Road
Ve hicles –"EMCs forins tallation ofafte rm arke t
ra dio freq uency transmit tingeq uipment ")when
re trof itti ng two-w ayradios. Complywithth e
leg alrequ iremen tsforde tach able parts.
If yo ur vehicle hasinstalling fortw o-w ayradio
eq uipment ,use thepo we rsupp lyand antenn a
con nectors prov ided inthepr e-ins tallation .
Obser vethemanuf acturer'ssupplement swhen
ins talling.
Tw o-w ayradio transmi ssion output
The maxi mum transm ission outpu t(PEAK) atthe
base oftheant enn amus tno texc eed theva lues
in thefo llo wing table. Fr
eq uency bandandmaxim um transm ission
out put Fr
eq uency band Maximumtransm is‐
sion output
Sho rtwa ve
3 -54 MHz 10
0W
4 m freq uency band
74 -88 MHz 30
W
2 m frequency band
14 4-17 4MHz 50
W
Te rres trial Trunk ed
Ra dio (TETRA)
380 -460 MHz 10
W
70 cm freq uency
band
420 -450 MHz 35
W
Tw o-w ayradio
(2G/3G/ 4G) 10
W 37
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The
follo wing canbeused intheve hicle without
re strictions :
R two-w ayradios withamaximum transmis sion
output ofup to100mW
R RFtransmi tter swit htransmi tter freq uenci es
in the380 -41 0MHz freq uency bandanda
maximu mtransmi ssionoutpu tof up to2W
(tr unk edradio system/T etra )
R mobil ephones (2G/3G/4G)
Ther ear eno restrictions whenpos itioning the
ant enn aon theoutside oftheve hicle forsome
wa vebands.
R Terres trial Trunk edRadio (TETRA)
R 70cm freq uency band
R 2G/3G/ 4G Ve
hicl eiden tificati onplat e,VIN and engine
number overview
Ve hicl eiden tificati onplat e Ve
hicle identif ication plate(US Aonl y)
1 Maximum permissible gross vehicle weight
2 Maxim umpermissib lefront axle load
3 Maxim umpermissib lerear axle load
4 Paint code
5 VIN (vehicle identificat ion numb er) Te
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Ve
hicle identif ication plate(Canada only)
1 Maximum permissible gross vehicle weight
2 Maxim umpermissib lefront axle load
3 Maxim umpermissib lerear axle load
4 Paint code
5 VIN (vehicle identificat ion numb er)
The maxim umpermissib legross vehicle weight
is made upoftheve hicle weight ,all vehicle
occupants, thefuel andtheload. Themaximum
gr oss axle weight rating isthemaximum weight
th at can becar ried on one axle (front orrear
axle ). Do
notexc eed themaximum permissible gross
ve hicle weight orthemaximum gross axle
we ight rating forth efront orrear axle .
VIN infront ofthefront seat 1
VIN (vehic leiden tificat ion num ber) Ad
diti onalplat es 1
Platewit hinf ormat ionabout emissionstest‐
ing, including confirm atio nof emis sions
guideli nesattheU. S. feder alleve las wellas
fo rCa lifor nia
2 Engine number stam ped intoth ecr ankc ase
3 VIN (vehicle identification number) asalabel
at thelowe redg eof thewindshield 37
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