2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE SUV Owner's Manual

Smar
tKey Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Á Obtain aNew Key *T
heSmar tKey nee dstobe replaced. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Á Repla ceKey Battery *T
heSmar tKey batt eryis disc harged. #
Replace thebatt ery(/ page68).
Á Key NotDetected(whit e
displa ymessag e) *T
heSmar tKey iscur rentl yund etect ed. #
Chang eth elocation oftheSmar tKey intheve hicle. #
Ifth eSmar tKey isstill no tre cogni zed,place itin themar kedspace forst ar tin gwit hth eSmar tKey
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Á Key NotDetected (red dis‐
pla ymessag e) *T
heSmar tKey canno tbe detected and mayno long erbe intheve hicle.
The Smar tKey isno long erintheve hicle andyouswit choffth eengine:
R Youcan nolongerst ar tth eengine.
R Youcan notcen trally lockth eve hicle. #
Ensur eth at theSmar tKey isin theve hicle.
If th eSmar tKey detection functi onhasa mal functi ondueto ast ro ng radio signal source: #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions. #
PlacetheSmar tKey inthemar kedspace forst ar tin gth eengine withth eSmar tKey (/ pag e15 1).
Pla cethe Key inthe
Marked SpaceSeeOpera -
tor's Manu al *S
mar tKey detection ismal functi oning. #
Chang eth elocation oftheSmar tKey intheve hicle. #
Place theSmar tKey inthemar kedspace forst ar tin gth eengine withth eSmar tKey (/ pag e15 1).
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Don't Forget YourKey *A
warning tone willal so sou nd. Thismes sage reminds youto take your Sm artK ey wit hyo uwhen youlea vethe
ve hicle. 392
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Light
s Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
: Check LeftLow
Beam (exa mp le) *T
hecor responding lightsourceisfaulty . #
Drive on car efull y. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
% LED lightsour ces: thedispla ymessag efo rth ecor responding lightappea rsonl ywhen allthelight- emitt ing
diodes inthelight arefa ulty .
: Malf unctionSee Oper a-
to r’s Man ual *T
heexterior lighting ismalfunct ioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
: Automatic HeadlampMode
Inoperative *T
helight sensor ismalfunctionin g. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
: Act ive Headlamps Inopera-
tive *T
heactiv eheadla mpsar emalfunctioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
: Switch OnHeadla mps *Y
ouaredr iving without low- beam headlam ps. #
Turn thelight switc hto the0058 or0058 position .
:
Switc hOff Lights *Y
ouarelea ving theve hicle andthelights arest ill switc hedon. #
Turn thelight switc hto the0058 position .
: Int ell. Light System Inoper-
ative *T
heIntellig entLight System ismalfunct ioning.Thelighting system continues tofunction proper lywit hout thefunc ‐
tion sof theInt ellig entLight System. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 39
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Adaptive Highbeam Assist
Currently Unavailable See
Operator' sManual *A
dap tiveHighbeam Assistis temp orarily una vailable.
The system limits have been reac hed (/page12 9). #
Drive on.
Once thecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent ,th esy stem will beavailable again. TheAdap tiveHig hbeam
As sist Now Available displaymes sagewill appear .
Adap tiveHig hbeam Assist
In oper ative *A
daptiveHighbeam Assistis malfunc tioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Hazard Warning Flashers
Malfunctioning *T
hehazar dwa rning lam pswitc his malfun ctionin g. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Ve
hicl e Dis
playmessag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Update Successfully Com-
pleted *I
nstallation ofthesof twareupdat ehas been success fullycompleted(/ page27 0).
Up dat eFa iledSoftw are
Re mai nsUncha nged *A
ner ro roccur reddur ing installation ofthesof twareupdat e(/ page27 0).
The prev ious softwareve rsion remains inpla ce.
Upda teFail ed *A
ner ro roccur reddur ing installation ofthesof twareupdat e(/ page27 0). Displ
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Mak eaMer cedes mecall viatheov erhead control panel (/page28 4).
0072 Vehicle ReadytoDrive
Switc hthe Ignit ionOff
Befor eEx iting *Y
ouarelea ving theve hicle when itis in are ady -to- dr ive st at e. #
When youlea vetheve hicle, switchof fth eignition ,secur eth eve hicle agains tro lling away and taketh eSmar t‐
Ke ywit hyo u. #
Ifyo udo notlea vetheve hicle, switchof fth eelectr icalconsumer s,e.g. theseat heating. Other wise, the12 V
batt eryma ydisc hargeand itwill then be possible tostar tth eve hicle onlywit hth eaid ofasecon dbatt ery
(s ta rting assis tance) .
Ù Stee ringMalfunctio n
Incre ased Phy sical Effor t
See Operator'sManua l *T
hepowe rst eer ing assis tance isma lfunctio ning. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto altered steer ing charact eristic s
If th epo we rassi stanc eof thesteer ing fails par tiall yor com pletely,yo uwill need touse morefo rc eto steer . #
Ifsaf esteer ing ispossible, drive on car efully . #
Visit orconsult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. Ù
Steer ingMalfunction Stop
Imme diate lySee Opera-
tor's Manua l *T
hesteer ing ismalfunct ioning.Steer ing capability issignif icantlyim pair ed. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifsteer ing capability isim pair ed
If th esteer ing does notfunc tion asintended, theve hicle's operating safetyis jeopar dized. 396
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.
Do notcontinu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 0051
*A
tle as tone door isop en. #
Close alldo ors.
0066 *T
hehood isopen. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto driving withth ehood unlocked
The hood mayopen andblockyo ur vie w. #
Neverre lease thehood when driving. #
Beforeev erytrip, ensur eth at thehood isloc ked. #
Stop theve hicle immediat ely,pa ying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions. #
Close thehood.
0065 *T
hetailg ateis open . Disp
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
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DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tga spoisoning
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus tga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus tga ses can enterthe
ve hicle interior ifth eta ilg ateis open when theengine isrunning ,esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine beforeopening theta ilg ate. #
Neverdr ive wit hth eta ilg ateopen . #
Close theta ilg ate.
006F 2n dSeat Row, LeftNot
Loc ked *T
heleft-hand seatortheseat backres tin thesecon drow ofseats isno teng aged. #
Foldthecor responding seatbackres tbac kuntil iteng ages and push thero w of seat sbac k(/ page95 ). #
Mak esur eth at theseat iseng aged (/ page95).
006F
2nd Seat Row, Right Not
Lock ed *T
heright- hand seatortheseat backres tin thesecon drow ofseats isno teng aged. #
Foldthecor responding seatbackres tbac kuntil iteng ages and push thero w of seat sbac k(/ page95 ). #
Mak esur eth at theseat iseng aged (/ page95). 398
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