2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE SUV Owner's Manual

All
mod els
Whee lbase 117.9 in
(2995 mm)
Maxi mum ground clearance
(s te el suspension ) 7.
9 in
(203 mm)
Maxi mum ground clearance
(AIR MATIC ) 9.2
in
(233 mm)
Mi nimu mgrou nd clearance
(AIR MATIC ) 5.7
in
(1 45 mm) We
ight sand loads Please
observethefo llo wing notesfo rth especi‐
fi ed vehicle data:
R Items ofoptional equipment increase the
curb weight andreduce thepa yload.
Ro ofload All
mod els
Maxim umroof load 220.5lb (100 kg) Of
f-road driving vehicl edata Fo
rding dep th
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bywaterwhen
fo rd ing Wa
tercan entertheengine compartmen t
and vehicle interior inthefo llo wing cases :
R The maxim umpermissib leford ing dep th
when drivin gth ro ugh standi ngwateris
ex ceed ed
R Abo wwav efo rm sdur ing ford ing
R Wateraccumu lates dur ing ford ing offlow ‐
ing water #
Donotexc eed themaximum permissi‐
ble ford ing dep thand drive slo wly
th ro ugh thewa ter. The
specif iedvalue indic ates themaximum per‐
missible ford ing dep thforve hicles that arere ady
to drive and forslo wdriving thro ugh standi ng
wa ter. Dr
iving thro ugh flow ing waterre duces theper‐
missible ford ing dep thdue totheaccumulation
of wa ter.
Obser vetheno teson off-r oad driving andford ‐
ing (/ page15 8). Mo
del
1 1
Fording
dep th
Ve hicl eswith steel sus‐
pens ion 19
.7 in(50 cm)
Ve hicl eswith AIRMA TIC
Ra ised leve l1 9.7in(50 cm) Te
ch nica lda ta 383

Ang
leof approac h/d epartur e
The speci fied values aremaxim umvalues for
ve hicles that arere ady todrive.
Obser vetheno teson driving inmount ainous ter‐
ra in (/ page15 8). Ang
leof approac h/de parture Al
lmode ls(vehi ‐
cl es without
AMG Styling) 1 1
Front 2 2
Rear
Ve hicl eswith
st eel susp en‐
sion* 25
°2 4°-25°
Ve hicl eswith
AI RMA TIC*
Nor mal leve l2 2°-25° 22°-24 °
Ra ised leve l2 8°-30° 26°-28° All
model s(v ehi‐
cle swi th AMG
St yling) 1 1
Front 2 2
Rear
Ve hicl eswith
st eel susp ension 21
°2 4°
Ve hicl eswith
AI RMA TIC All
models (vehi‐
cle swith AMG
St yling) 1 1
Front 2 2
Rear
Nor mal leve l2 1°24°
Ra ised leve l2 5°27° *Depending
onthetir esize.
Maxim umgradien tcli mbing ability
The vehicle's gradient climbing abilitydepends
on thewe ight distribution intheve hicle, thete r‐
ra in con dition sand thero ad sur face condi tions.
The specified va lue applies inthefo llo wing
cases :
R theve hicle isready todrive
R thero ad sur face condi tions andthus tract ion
ar egood
A gradien tclim bingabilit yof 100% corresponds
to an incline of45 °.
Obse rveth eno teson driving inmount ainous ter‐
ra in (/ page15 8). 38
4
Tech nica lda ta

Model
Maximumgra‐
dien tcli mbing
abil ity
All mode ls 80%Tr
aile rhitc h Gene
ralno teson thetrailer hitch Modif
ications totheengine cooling system may
be neces sary,dependin gon theve hicle model.
The retrof itti ng ofatrai le rhi tc his only perm issi‐
ble ifato wing capac ityisspec ified inyour vehi‐
cle documents.
Fu rther information canbeobt ained ataqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop. Pe
rm issible towing capacit y Miss
ingvalues werenotye tav ailable atthetime
of going topress.
The tongu ewe ight isno tinc luded intheto wing
capac ity. Mod
el Perm issible towing
cap acit y,brak ed
GLE 350 5952.4lbs(2700 kg)
All 4MA TICmod els7 716.2 lbs(3500 kg) Model
Perm issible towing
cap acit y,unbr aked
All model s Maximum
tongue weight andload capacity *
NO
TEDama gecau sed bythetrailer
comin gloose If
th eto ngu ewe ight used istoolow, the
tr ai le rma ycome loose . #
Theto ngu ewe ight mustno tbe belo w
11 0.2 lbs(50 kg). #
Use ato ngu ewe ight that isas clo seas
poss ibletothemaximum permissible
to ngu ewe ight . *
NO
TEDama gecau sed bythebicy cle
ra ck comi ngloose Whe
nus ing abi cy cle rack ,bo th themaximal
to ngu ewe ight andthemaximal loadcapacity
should beobser ved. #
Donotexc eed theper missible load
capacity . Obser
vetheadditional noteson load capacity .
To ngue weight Model
Maximumtongue
we ight
GLE 350 476.2 lbs(216 kg)
All 4MA TICmod els6 17.3 lbs(280 kg) Missing
values werenotye tav ailable atthetime
of going topress.
Load capacit y Model
Maximumload
All models Te
ch nica lda ta 385

Pe
rm issible rear axle load (traile roper ation ) Pe
rm issible rear
axle load during
tr aile roper ation
5-se at/7-se atvehi‐
cle s
GLE 350 3417.1 lbs (1550 kg)/
3593.5 lbs(1630 kg)
GLE 3504MA TIC 3637.6 lbs
(1 650 kg)/
363 7.6 lbs (1650 kg)
GLE 4504MA TIC 3703.7 lbs
(1 680 kg)/
37 80.9 lbs(171 5kg )
GLE 5804MA TIC 3747.8 lbs
(1 700 kg)/
37 47.8 lbs(1 700 kg) 386
Tech nica lda ta

Disp
laymes sages Int
roducti on No
tesabout displaymessag es
Displa ymessag esappear onthemultifunc tion
displa y.
Dis play messa geswit hgr aphic symbols aresim‐
plif ied intheOper ator's Manual andmaydif fer
fr om thesymbols onthemultifunc tiondispla y.
The multifunct iondispla ysho wshigh-pr iority dis‐
pla ymessag esinred. Cer tain displa ymess ages
ar eacc ompanied byawa rning tone.
Pl ea se act inacco rdanc ewit hth edispla ymes‐
sag esand follo wtheadditional notesin the
Oper ator's Manual .
Fo rsome display messa ges,asymbol willalso
be sho wn:
R Õ Further information
R 00A4 Hidedispla ymessag e
Wi th thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol, youcan select
th ere spectiv esymbol byswiping tothelef tor
ri ght. Press theÕ symbol tosho wfur ther infor‐ mation
onthemultifunc tiondispla y.Press the
00A4 symbol tohide thedispla ymessag e.
Yo ucan hide low- prior ity displa ymessag esby
pr essing theP buttonorthelef t-hand Touc h
Con trol. The displ aymessa geswill then be
st or ed inthemessag ememor y.
Re ctify thecause ofadispla ymessag eas
qu ickl yas possible .
High- prior ity displa ymess ages can notbe hid‐
den. Themultif unction displa ysho wsthese dis‐
pla ymessag escon tinuousl yuntil thecause of
th edispla ymessag ehas been rectif ied.
Cal ling up save ddispl aymes sages
On-b oard com puter:
4 Service5
1Mes sage
If th er ear eno displa ymessag es,NoMessages
will appear onthemultifunc tiondispla y. #
Scrollth ro ugh thedispla ymessag esby swip‐
ing upw ards ordown wardson thelef t-hand
To uc hCon trol. #
Toexitth emess agemem ory: press the
P button. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 38
7

Occupant
safety Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0075 SRS Malfunct ionServic e
Required *T
herestra int system ismalfunct ioning(/page37 ). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomalfu nctions inthere stra int system
Com ponen tsinthere stra int system maybe activ ated unint entionally ornotdeplo yas planned inan acciden t. #
Have there stra int system checkedand repair edimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 0075
Front LeftMalfunction
Service Required(exa mp le) *T
hecor responding restra int system ismalfunct ioning(/page37 ). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomalfu nctions inthere stra int system
Com ponen tsinthere stra int system maybe activ ated unint entionally ornotdeplo yas planned inan acciden t. #
Have there stra int system checkedand repair edimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 0075
Left Side Curtain Airbag
Malfunction Service
Requ ired(exa mp le) *T
hecor responding windowcur tain airbag ismalfun ctionin g(/ page37 ). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj urydue toamalf unctionin thewindo wcur tain airbag
The windo wcur tain airbag mightbetrigg ered unin tentio nallyor might notbe trigg ered atall intheev ent ofan
acciden t. #
Have thewindo wcur tain airbag checkedand repair edimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 388
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Fron tPassenger AirbagDis-
abled SeeOperator' sMan-
ual *T
hefront passeng erairbag hasbeen disabl edeve nth ough anadult oraper son ofadult statur eis on thefront
passeng erseat. Ifadditional forc es areapplied totheseat, thewe ight thesy stem detects maybe toolow. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj urydue toadisable dfron tpasse nger airbag
If th efront passeng erairbag isdisabled, thefront passeng erairbag willnotbe deplo yedin theev ent ofan acci‐
dent andcann otper form itsintended protect ive func tion.
A per son inthefront passeng erseat could then, forex am ple, com eint ocon tact with theve hicle's interior ,
especially ifth eper son issitt ing tooclose tothecoc kpit. #
Mak esur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest atus ofthefront passeng erairbag iscor rect. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions. #
Checkth est atus oftheaut omatic front passeng erairbag actuation (/page46). #
Ifneces sary,consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
Front Passeng erAirb ag
Enabl edSee Operator 's
Manu al *T
hefront passeng erairbag isenabled whiletheve hicle isin mo tion:
R evenwh en ach ild, aper son ofsmaller statur eor an obj ect weighin gless than thesy stem weight thre shold is
locat edon thefront passeng erseat
R even when thefront passeng erseat isno toccupied
The system mayde tect obje ctsorforc es that areaddin gto thewe ight applied totheseat. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 389

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj urywhen usingach ild restra int system while thefront passeng erairbag
is enabled
If yo usec ureach ild inach ild restra int system onthefront passeng erseat andthefront passeng erairbag is
enabled, thefront passeng erairbag maydeplo yin theeve ntofan acci dent.
The child could bestru ck bytheairbag. #
Both bef oreand during thejour ney,ensur eth at thest atus ofthefront passeng erairbag iscor rect.
NEVER useach ild restra int system facing tothere ar on aseat withan ACTIV ATED FRONT AIRBAG. DEATHor
SERIOU SINJU RYtothech ild can occur. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions. #
Checkth est atus oftheaut omatic front passeng erairbag actuation (/page46). #
Ifneces sary,consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
PRE-S AFEInoperat iveSee
Operator's Manual *
The PRE‑S AFE®
funct ionsaremalfunct ioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
PRE-SA FEImpulse Side
Inoperative SeeOperator's
Manual *
The PRE‑S AFE®
Im pulse Sidesystem ismalfunct ioningorinoper ativeaf te rha ving alread ybeen trigg ered. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 390
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps