2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE SUV lock

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Opening orclosing thega rage doo r
Re quirement s:
R The corresponding buttonisprogr ammed to
oper ateth edoor . #
Press and hold buttons 1,2or3 until
th edoor opens orcloses. #
Ifindicat orlam p4 flashes yello wafte r
appr oximat ely20 seco nds: press and hold
th epr ev iousl ypr essed buttonagain untilth e
door opens orcloses.
Clear ingthega rage doo rope nermemo ry #
Press and hold buttons 1and 3.
Indicat orlam p4 lights upyello w. #
Ifindicat orlam p4 flashes gree n: release
butt ons 1and 3.
The entire memo ryhas been deleted. Electr
icpar king brak e Electr
icpar king brak efunction (applying
aut omat ically) &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarelef tunsuper visedintheve hi‐
cle, they cou ld,in pa rticular :
R Open doors,ther eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R Getout and bestru ck byoncom ingtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion, forex am ple by:
R Releasing thepar king brak e.
R Chang eth etransmission position.
R Startth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Keep theSmar tKey out ofreac hof chil‐
dr en. The
elect ric pa rking brak eis applied ifth etra ns‐
mission isin position 005Dand one ofthefo llo w‐
ing con dition sis fulf illed:
R The engin eis switc hedoff.
R The seat belttongu eis no tins ertedin the
seat beltbuckleofthedr iver's seat andthe
dr iver's door isopened.
R The transf ercase isin theLOW RANGEpos i‐
tion.
% Toprev ent application: pullthehandle ofthe
electr icpar king brak e.
In thefo llo wing situat ions,th eelectr icpar king
br ak eis also applied:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis bring ing
th eve hicle toast ands till. 17
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ke intoacc ount road, weather ortraf fic condi ‐
tions . In
fo rm ation onvehicl esen sorsand camer as 1
Camer asintheoutside mirrors
2 Multifunction camera 3
Front camer a
4 Ultrasonic sensors
5 Rear vie wcam era
% Depen dingon theve hicle's equipment, the
ra dar sensor sar eint egratedbehind the
bum persand/or behindthera diat orgrill.
Some driving anddriving safetysy stems use
camer asas wellas radar orultr asonic sensors
to monit orthear ea infront of,behind ornext to
th eve hicle.
Ke ep thear eas around thesensor sand camer as
fr ee ofdir t,ice orslush (/page31 2). The cam‐
er as and sensor smus tno tbe covered, forex am‐
ple bybicy clerack s, overhanging loads,sticke rs,
fo ilor foils toprotect agains tst one chipping .
Ad dition allicense platebr ac kets can impai rth e
function oftheultr asonic sensors,in par ticular .
In theeve ntofdama georase vere impact inthe
ar ea ofthesensor s,ha ve thefunc tion ofthe
sensor sch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop. Have damag eor stone chipping inthear ea
of thecamer asrepair edataqu alif ied spec ialist wo
rkshop. Ifth esensor sor camer asaredam‐
ag ed, some driving systems anddriving safety
sy stems mayno long erfunc tion proper ly. Ov
ervie wof driving systems anddriving
saf etysy stems R
ABS(Ant i-lockBra king System)
(/ page18 3)
R Off-ro ad ABS(/ page18 3)
R BAS(Bra keAssis tSyst em) (/page18 4)
R ESP ®
(El ectr onic Stability Program)
(/ page18 4)
R ESP ®
Cr ossw indAssis t(/ page18 6)
R ESP ®
trai le rst abiliz ation(/ page18 7)
R EBD (Ele ctroni cBrak efor ce Dis tribution)
(/ page18 7)
R STEER CONTR OL(/ page 187)
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e18 7)1
R Cruis econtr ol(/ page 192)
1 Thisfunctio nincl udes subfu nctio nswhi chareonl yav ailable incon junction withth eDr iving Assistance Packag e. 18
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R
DSR (Dow nhillSpe edRegulatio n)
(/ page 194)
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 196)1
R ActiveSpe edLimi tAssi st(/ pag e20 1)2
R Route-based speedadap tatio n
(/ page 201)2
R ActiveSt eer ing Assis t(/ page203) 2
R ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st(/ pag e205 )2
R ActiveEmerg encyStop Assis t(/ page206) 2
R ActiveTr af fic Ja m Assi st(/ pag e20 7)2
R Hill StartAs sis t(/ page20 8)
R HOL Dfun ction (/ page20 8)
R AIRMA TIC(/ page20 9)
R E-AC TIVE BODY CONTR OL(/ page21 6)
R Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C(/ page22 4)
R Rear vie wcam era(/ page22 9) R
Surround viewcam era(/ page23 1)
R ActivePa rking Assist(/ page235 )
R ATTENTION ASSIST(/ page24 1)
R Traf fic Sign Assist(/ pag e24 2)1
R Blind Spo tAssi stand ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
wit hex itwa rning (/ page24 4)1
R ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist(/ page24 7)3 Fu
nction ofABS The
Anti-loc kBr ak eSy stem (ABS )re gulat esthe
br ak epr essur ein critical driving situation s:
R Dur ing braking, e.g.atfull brak eapplication
or insuf ficie nttiretracti on, thewheels are
pr eve nted from lock ing.
R Vehicle steer ability whilebraking isensur ed.
If ABS interve nes when braki ng, youwill feel a
pulsing inthebr ak epedal. Thepulsating brak e
pedal canbeanindicat ionofhazar dous road con
dition sand canserveas are minder totake
ex tra car ewh ile dr ivi ng. Fu
nctions ofOff-road ABS %
Off-road ABS isactiv ated aut omaticall ywhen
yo usele cttheF orG drive pr ogr am.
Of f-road ABS isspeciall yadap tedfo rdr iving off-
ro ad:
R The fron twheels lockcy clic allydur ing brak‐
ing .
R The brakin gdis tance issho rtened duetothe
digging- ineffect.
Sy stem limit s
R Off-ro ad ABSfun ction sat spee dsbelo w
25 mph(40 km/h).
R IfOf f-road ABS interve nes, theability tosteer
ma ybe restrict ed.
1 Thi sfuncti onincl udes sub functi onswhichareonl yav ailable incon junction withth eDr iving Assistance Packag e.
2 This function iscoun try- dependen tand onlyav ailable incon junction withth eDr iving Assistance Packag e.
3 This function includes subfun ction swhic har eonl yav ailable incon junction withth eDr iving Assistance Packag eor onl yav ailable dependingonthecount ry. Dr
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Fu
nction ofBA S The
Brak eAssis tSy stem (BAS )suppor tsyour
eme rgency braking situation withadditional
br ak efo rc e.
If yo udepr essthebr ak epedal quickl y, BA Sis
acti vated:
R BASau tomatical lyboos tsthebr ak epr es‐
sur e.
R BAScan shorten thebr aking distance.
R ABS preve nts thewheels from locking .
The brak es will func tion asusual onceyo u
re lease thebr ak epedal. BASis dea ctivated. Fu
nctions ofESP ® &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
dea ctivated
If yo udeac tivateES P®
,ES P®
can notcar ry
out vehicle stabiliz ation. #
ESP®
shoul don lybe deactiv ated inthe
fo llo wing situat ions. Mer
cedes- AMGvehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Yo uco uld other wise failto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
The Electr onicStabilit yPr ogram (ESP®
)can
mon itor and improve driving stabilit yand trac‐
tio nin thefo llo wing situat ionswithin physical
limit s:
R When pulling away on awe tor slip pe ry road.
R When brakin g.
If th eve hicle deviat esfrom thedir ect ion desir ed
by thedr iver ,ES P®
can stabiliz eth eve hicle by
int erve ning inthefo llo wing ways:
R One ormor ewheels arebr ak ed.
R The engine outputisadap tedaccor dingto
th esituation .
ES P®
is deactiv ated ifth e00BB ESP®
OFF warn‐
ing lam plight sup con tinuousl yin theins trument
clus ter:
R Driving stabilit ywill nolongerbe improve d.
R The drive wheels couldspin.
R ETS/4 ETStra ction control isstill act ive. %
When ESP®
is deact ivat ed, youar est ill assis‐
te dby ESP ®
wh en braki ng.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam pflashes inthe
ins trumen tclus ter,one orseveralve hicle wheels
has reac hed itsgrip limit :
R Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle to suit thecur rent
ro ad and weather condition s.
R Donotdeac tivateES P®
.
R Onlydepr esstheaccelera torpeda las faras
is necessar ywhen pulling away.
It can beadv antageous todeactiv ateES P®
in the
fo llo wing situat ionstoimprove tracti on:
R Whenusing snowch ains .
R Indeep snow .
R Onsand orgrave l.
% Spin ningth ewheels results inacutting
action, whichenhances traction.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam plight sup con tinu‐
ousl y,ESP ®
is no tav ailable duetoamalf unction.
Obse rveth efo llo wing informatio n:
R Indicat orand warning lam ps(/ page438 ) 18
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#
Establish theelectr icalconnect ionbetween
th eve hicle andthetra iler .
% Access oriescan beconnect edtotheper ma‐
nen tpo we rsupp lyup to180W and tothe
po we rsupp lythat isswit ched on via theigni‐
tion lock.
Un coup lingatrailer &
WARNIN GRisk ofbei ng crus hed and
beco ming trap ped whenunco upling a
tr ai le r
Whe nunco upling atrai le rwi th an eng aged
ine rtia-act ivat ed brak e, your han dma y
bec ome trapped between theve hicle andthe
tr ai le rdr aw bar . #
Donotuncouple trailer swit han
eng aged ove rrunbr ak e. *
NO
TEDama gewhen uncouplin gin a
st at eof ove rrun Unc
oupling inast at eof overru ncan dama ge
th eve hicle. #
Donotuncouple trailer swit han
eng aged ove rrunbr ak e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe ndisconnecti ngthetrailer cable
Ve hicl eswith leve lcontr olsystem: The
ve hicle maylo we rwhen thetra iler cable is
discon nected.
This could result inyouor other people
becoming trapped ifyo ur or their limbs are
be tween theve hicle body andthetir es or
under neathth eve hicle. #
Mak esur eth at nobody isunde rneat h
th eve hicle orintheimmediat evicinit y
of thewheel arch es when youdisc on‐
ne ct thetrailer cable. #
Disc onnect theelectr icalconnect ion
be tween theve hicle andthetra iler . #
Uncou ple th etra iler . #
Place theco vercap ontheball neckmount . Ve
hicl eto wing instruct ions
The vehicle isno tsuit able forth euse oftow bar
sy stems that areused forflat towing ording hy
to wing, forex am ple. Attach ing and using tow bar
sy stems canlead todamag eon theve hicle.
When youar eto wing ave hicle withto w bar sys‐
te ms, safedr iving charact eristic scan notbe
guar anteed forth eto wing vehicle ortheto we d
ve hicle. Thevehicle-tr ailercombination may
sw erve from side toside. Complywithth eper‐
mitt edtowing methods (/page329) andthe
ins truct ions forto wing withbo th axle son the
gr ou nd (/ page 330). Dr
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R
freq uent operation inmount ainouste rrain or
on poor road sur faces
R whe nth eengine isoftenleft idling forlong
per iods
R oper ation inpar ticula rly dus tycond ition s
and /orif air -rec ircula tion mod eis freq uen tly
used
In these orsimilar operating conditions ,ha ve the
int erior airfilt er ,engin eair clean er,engin eoil
and oilfilt er etc. chang edmor efreq uent ly.The
tir es mus tbe checkedmor efreq uentl yif th e
ve hicle isoper ated under increased loads. Fur‐
th er information canbeobt ained ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. Batt
erydisconne ctionperiods The
ASSYSTPL US service interva ldisp lay
can onlycalculat eth eser vice dueda te when
th ebat tery isconnect ed. #
Notedown theser vice duedatedispla yedon
th eins trument displaybef orediscon necting
th ebatt ery(/ page30 1). Engine
compartment Opening/closing
thehood &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto driv‐
ing withth ehood unlocked
The hood mayopen andblockyo ur vie w. #
Neverre lease thehood when driving. #
Beforeev erytrip, ensur eth at thehood
is loc ked. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
when openingand closingthehood
The hood maysuddenl ydr op intoth eend
position .
Ther eis arisk ofinjur yfo ran yone inthe
hood's rang eof mo vement. #
Open orclose thehood onlywhen ther e
is nobody inthehood's rang eof mo ve‐
ment. &
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen open‐
ing thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine has
ove rheat edordur ing afire intheengine
com partmen t,yo uco uld come intoco ntact
wit hho tga ses orother escaping operating
fl uids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowthe
engine tocool down. #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine com‐
par tmen t,ke ep thehood closed and
call thefire ser vice. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomo ving
par ts
Com ponents intheengine compartmen tma y
con tinue running orstar tup sudden ly,ev en if
th eignition isswitc hedoff.
Mak esur eof thefo llo wing beforeper form ing
ta sk sin theengine compartmen t: #
Swi tchth eignition off. 302
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Pe
rm itted towing methods Ve
hicl eeq uipment/ towing
me thod Bo
th axle son thegr ound Fr
ont axle raised Re
ar axle raised
4MA TICvehicles Yes,maximum 31mile s(50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h) No
No
Ve hicles withre ar wheel driveY es,maximum 31mile s(50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h) No
Yes,ifth esteer ing wheel isfixe din
th ecent erposition withast eer ing
wheel lock. To
tow wit hara ised axle: towing should be
per form ed byato wing company. To
wing away theve hicl ewith both axle son
th egr ound #
Obser vetheno teson theper mitt edtowing
me thods (/page329). #
Mak esur eth at thebatt eryis con nect edand
ch arge d. A
disc hargedbatt eryhas thefo llo wing effects:
R The enginecanno tbe star ted
R The electr icpar king brak ecann otbe
re leased orapplied
R The automat ictransmiss ioncannotbe shif‐
te dto position 005Cor005D
% Ifth eaut omatic transmiss ioncann otbe shif‐
te dto position 005C,orthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla yin theins trument clusterdoes notsho w an
ything, theve hicle mustbe transpor ted
aw ay (/ pag e332). Atowing vehicle with
lif ting equipment isrequ ired forve hicle
tr anspor tatio n. 33
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Brea kdo wnassist anc e

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NO
TEDama gedue totowing away at
exc essiv elyhigh speeds orove rlong dis‐
ta nces The
drivet ra in could bedamag edwhen tow‐
ing atexc essiv elyhigh speeds orover long
dis tances. #
Atowing speed of30 mph(50 km/h)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. #
Atowing distan ceof30 miles(50 km)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whento wing
a ve hicle whichis toohea vy
If th eve hicle being tow- star tedor towe d
aw ay ishea vier than theper missible gross
mass ofyour vehicle, thefo llo wing situat ions
can occur:
R The towing eyema ybecome detach ed.
R The vehicle/tr ailercombination may
sw erve oreve nov ertur n. #
Ifano ther vehicle istow- star tedor
to we daw ay,its weight mustno texc eed th
eper missible gross mass ofyour ow n
ve hicle. #
Information ontheper missible gross mass of
th eve hicle canbefound ontheve hicle iden‐
tif ication plate(/ page37 3). #
Donotop en thedr iver's door orfront
passeng erdoor astheaut omatic transmis‐
sion mayot her wise shiftto position 005Dauto‐
matic ally. #
Installth eto wing eye(/ page334). #
Fasten theto w bar .
* NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect connec‐
tion oftheto w bar #
Onlyconnect theto w rope ortow bar to
th eto wing eyes. %
Youcan also attachth eto w bar tothetrailer
hitc h. #
Deact ivat eth eaut omatic locking mechanism
(/ page71 ). #
Donotactiv ateth eHOLD function. #
Deact ivat eth eto w- aw ay alar m(/ page89) . #
Deact ivat eAc tiveBr ak eAssi st
( / pag e19 2). #
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C(/ page16 8). #
Release theelectr icpar king brak e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto limi‐
te dsaf ety-re lat ed func tionsdur ing the
to wing proce ss
Saf ety-re lat ed func tionsar elimit edorno lon‐
ge rav ailable inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R theignition isswitc hedoff.
R thebr ak esy stem orpowe rst eer ing sys‐
te m ismalfu nctioning.
R theener gysupply ortheon- boar delectr i‐
cal system ismalfunct ioning.
When your vehicle isthen towe daw ay,signif ‐
icant lymor eef fort ma ybe requ ired tosteer
and brak eth an isno rm allyre qu ired. #
Use ato w bar . Br
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