2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE SUV ECU

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Push handle 1.
The red0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indica‐
to rlam papp earsin theins trument cluster.
% The electr icpar king brak eis onl ysecur ely
applied ifth eindicat orlam pis lit con tinu‐
ously .
Re leasing #
Swit chon theignition . #
Pull handle 1.
The red0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indica‐
to rlam pin theins trument clustergoes out.
Emer gency braking #
Press and hold handle 1.
As long astheve hicle isdriving, thePlease
Release ParkingBrak emessag eis displa yed.
When theve hicle hasbeen brak ed toa
st ands till,th eelectr icpar king brak eis
applied. Thered0049 (USA)or0024 (Can‐
ada) indicat orlam pappear sin theins tru‐
ment cluster. Inf
orma tion oncollisio nde tection ona
pa rked vehicl e If
acolli sion isde tected whe nth eto w- aw ay
alar misarmed onaloc kedve hicle, youwill
re cei veano tificat ion inthemultimedia system
when youswit chon theignition .
Yo uwill recei veinformatio nabout thefo llo wing
point s:
R The area oftheve hicle that ma yha ve been
damag ed.
R The forc eof theim pact.
The follo wing situat ionscanlead toinadv ertent
acti vatio n:
R The parked vehicle ismo ved, e.g. inatw o-
st or yga rage .
% Dea ctivateth eto w- aw ay alar minorder to
pr eve ntina dvertent acti vatio n.Ifyo udeac ti‐
va te theto w- aw ay alar m,collision detection
wi llal so be dea ctivated.
% Ifth ebatt eryis se verely disc ha rged ,th e
function forde tecting acoll ision onapa rked ve
hicle isaut omaticall ydeactiv ated tofacil i‐
ta te thene xt engine star t.
Sy stem limit s
De tection maybe restrict ed inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R The vehicle isdamag edwithout impact, e.g.
if an outside mirroris torn offor thepaint is
damag edbyake y
R Animpact occursat low spee d
R The electric par kingbr ak eis no tapplied No
teson par king theve hicl efo ran extended
per iod If
yo ulea vetheve hicle parkedfo rlong erthan six
we eks,itma ysuf ferdama gethro ugh disus e.
The 12Vbatt eryma yalso beimpair edordam‐
ag ed byhea vydisc harging.
% Further information canbeobt ained ata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Plug-in hybrid: obser vetheno teson thehigh-
vo ltag ebatt eryin theSupplement .Ot her wise,
yo uma yfa ilto recogni zedangers. 18
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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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Fu
nction ofESP ®
trailer stabil izatio n &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent inpoo rro ad
and weather condition s
In poor road and weather condition s,the
tr ai le rst abiliz ationcan notpr eve ntlurc hing of
th eve hicle/tr ailercombination. Trailer swit h
a high centerof grav ity ma ytip over bef ore
ES P®
de tects this. #
Alw aysadap tyo ur drivin gst yle to suit
th ecur rent road and weather condi‐
tio ns. When
drivin gwit hatrailer ,ES P®
can stabiliz e
yo ur vehicle ifth etrailer begins tosw erve from
side toside:
R ESP ®
traile rst abiliz ationis act ive abo ve
speeds of40 mph(65 km/h).
R Slight swerving isreduced bymeans ofata r‐
ge ted, individual brak eapplication onone
side. R
Intheeve ntofsevere sw erving, theengine
output isalso reduced andallwheels are
br ak ed.
ES P®
tra iler stabiliz ationma ybe impair edor
ma yno tfun ction if:
R The trailer isno tcon nectedcor rectl yor is
no tde tected prope rly by theve hicle. Fu
nction ofEBD Elect
ronic Brea kfor ce Dis trib uti on (EBD) isch ar‐
act erize dby thefo llo wing:
R Mon itor ing and regulating thebr ak epr essur e
on there ar wheels .
R Improve ddr iving stabilit ywhen brakin g,
espe ciallyon ben ds. Fu
nction ofSTEER CONT ROL ST
EER CONTR OLhelpsyo uby trans mitting a
no tice ablesteer ing forc eto thesteer ing wheel in
th edir ect ion requ ired forve hicle stabiliz ation. This
steer ing recomme ndation isgiv en particu‐
lar lyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Both right wheels orboth leftwheels areon
a we tor slip pe ry road sur face whe nyo u
br ak e.
R The vehicle star ts to skid.
Sy stem limit s
ST EER CONTR OLmaybe impa ired orma yno t
fu nctio nin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R ESP®
is deact ivat ed.
R ESP®
is malfun ctionin g.
R The steer ing ismalfunct ioning.
If ES P®
is malfunct ioning,youwill beassis ted
fur ther by theelectr icpo we rst eer ing. Fu
nction ofActiv eBr ak eAs sist Ac
tiveBr ak eAssi stconsi stsof thefo llo wing
func tions:
R Distance warning func tion
R Autonomo usbraki ng func tion Dr
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Ac
tiv atin gcr uis eco ntr ol #
Press rock er switc h1 upM ordown
N.
The current spe edisstor ed and maint ained
by theve hicle.
or #
Select Jwithth elef tro ck er switc h.
The lastst or ed speed iscalled upand main‐
ta ined bytheve hicle.
If th elas tst or ed speed hasprev iousl ybeen
dele ted, thecur rent vehicle speed isstor ed.
% When youswit choffth eve hicle, thelas t
speed stor ed isclear ed.
Incr easing/decr easingthesto redspe ed #
1mp h(1 km/h) :pr ess rock er switc h1 up
M ordown N tothepr essur epoint .
or #
5mp h(1 0 km/h) :pr ess rock er switc h1 up
M ordown N beyond thepr essur e
point .
or #
Accel erateth eve hicle tothedesir edspeed
and press rock er switc h1 upM.
Ad opting ade tected spee d #
Activatecr uise contr olor theva riable limiter. #
Ifatraf fic sig nha sbee nde tected and isdis‐
pl ay ed intheins trument cluster: select J
wit hth elef tro ck er switc h.
The maximum permissible speedshownby
th etraf fic sig nis stor ed and theve hicle
maint ainsordoes notexc eed this speed.
Deactiv ating cruise contr ol #
Selec tO withth elef tro ck er switc h.
Deactiv atingcruise contr ol #
Select Nwithth eright rock er switc h.
% Ifyo ubr ak e, deac tivateES P®
or ifES P®
int erve nes, cruise contr olisde acti vated. DSR
(Downhill Speed Regulat ion) Fu
nction ofDSR (Downhill Speed Regulat ion)
DS Ris an aid toassis tyo uwhen drivin gdo wn‐
hill. Itke eps thespeed oftrav el at theselect ed ta
rget speed. Thesteeper thedo wnhill gradient,
th egr eat ertheDS Rbr aking effect on theve hi‐
cle. Onflat stre tche sof road and uphill gradi‐
ent s,theDS Rbr ak es theve hicle minimally or
no tat all.
When DSRisactiv ated and thetransmission isin
position 005B,005Eor005C, DSRcon trols thedr iving
speed. Thetarget speed canbesetto ava lue
be tween 1mp h(2 km/h) and11mp h
(1 8 km/ h).Bybraking oracceler ating,youcan
dr ive at ahigh eror lowe rspee dth an theta rget
speed atanytime.
DSR isdeactiv ated aut omaticall yif yo udr ive at
spee dsgreat erthan 28 mph(45 km/h) orselect
dr ive pr ogr am C orB. Theî Offmes‐
sag eth en appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
The status indicat orinthemultifunc tiondispla y
disappear s.Yo ualso hear awa rning tone. 19
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No
teson DSR &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and accident
whe nDSR isacti vatedon slipper yro ad
sur faces
If th edr iven speed andtheta rget speed dif‐
fe r, th ewheels maylose traction . #
Take intoacc ount thero ad sur face and
th edif fere nce betwee nth edr iving
speed andtarget speed beforeactiv at‐
ing DSR. Obser
vetheno teson driving systems andyour
re sponsibili ty;yo uma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers(/ page 181).
Yo uar ealw aysre sponsible forke eping control of
th eve hicle andforasse ssing whether thedo wn‐
hill gradient canbenego tiated. Depen dingon
ro ad sur face and tires, DSR mayno tal wa ys be
able tokeep tothetar getsp ee d. Sel ect ata rget
speed suitable forth een vironmen talcon dition s
and also applyth ebr ak es yourself ifre qu ired. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gDS R(vehi cles with
Of f-road package orE-Ac tiv eBody Contr ol)
Re quirement s:
R Youar edr ivin gat 24 mp h(40 km/h) or
slo wer.
If th ecur rent vehicle speed istoohigh, the
Max. Speed 24mph messag eappear sin the
multifu nctiondisplay.
R Youha ve notsel ect eddrive pr ogr am C or
B.
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis de acti ‐
va ted. #
Toactiv ate: pul lro ck er switc h1.
Indic ator lam p2 lights up.
The î symbol appearsin themultifunc ‐
tion displa y. #
Todeac tivate: pullro ck er switc h1.
Indic ator lam p2 and theî symbol go
out. Dr
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Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gDS R(D ow nhill Speed
Re gulat ion)(vehicles without Off-road pack‐
ag e)
Re quirement s:
R Youar edr ivin gat 24.8 mp h(4 0km/h) or
slo wer.
If th ecur rent vehicle speed istoohigh, the
Max. Speed 24mph messag eappear sin the
multifu nctiondisplay.
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis de acti ‐
va ted.
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Set ting s
5 Sch nellzugrif f(Quic kaccess) #
Select îDSR.
The î DSRsymbol appearsin themulti‐
func tion displa ywhen thefunc tion isactiv a‐
te d. Changing
thetar getspe ed #
Toincr ease/r educethetar getspe ed:
pr ess rock er switc h1 upM ordown
N tothepoint ofresis tance.
The select edtarget speed increases or
decr eases by1mp h(1 km/h) andappea rs
alon gwit hth eî symbol inthemultifunc ‐
tion displa y. Ac
tiv eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC Fu
nction ofActiv eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cma intains the
se tspeed onfree-f lowing roads. Ifve hicles in
fr ont arede tected, these tdis tance isma in‐
ta ined, ifnec essar y,unt ilth eve hicle comes toa
halt. Thevehicle acceler ates orbrak es depend‐
ing onthedis tance totheve hicle infront and
th ese tspeed. Thespeed anddistance tothe
ve hicle infront arese tand save dusing the
st eer ing wheel.
Av ailable speedra ng e:
R Vehicl eswithout Drivin gAss istanc ePa ck‐
ag e:15 mp h(20 km/h) -12 0mp h
(200 km/h)
R Vehicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc ePa ck‐
ag e:15 mp h(2 0km/h) -13 0mp h
(2 10 km/h)
% Plug- inhybrid: theadjus table setspeed can
be reduced duetotheselect eddrive pr o‐
gr am. Obser vethere leva nt notesin theSup‐
plement . 19
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#
Press theH button.
Ac tiv atin gAc tiv eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC #
Toactiv atewi thout ast or ed speed :pr ess
ro ck er switc h1 upM ordown N, or
select Jwithth elef tro ck er switc h.
or #
Toactiv atewi th ast or ed speed :selec t
J withth elef tro ck er switc h. #
Remo veyour foot from theacceler ator pedal.
The current spe edisstor ed and maint ained
by theve hicle.
Ad opting ade tected spee dlim it #
ActivateAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C. #
Ifatraf fic sig nha sbee nde tected and isdis‐
pl ay ed intheins trument cluster: select J
wit hth elef tro ck er switc h.
The maximum permissible speedonthetraf‐
fi c sig nis ad op tedas thestor ed speed. The
ve hicle adaptsits speed tothat oftheve hicle
in front, butonlyup tothestor ed speed.
Pulling away wit hAc tiv eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC #
ActivateAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
and remo veyour foot from thebr ak epedal. #
Select Jwithth elef tro ck er switc h.
or #
Depr esstheacceler ator pedal brief lyand
fi rm ly.
The funct ionsofActiveDis tan ceAssi st
DIS TRONI Cconti nuetobe car ried out.
Deactiv atingActiv eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto Active
Dis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cstill being
act ivat ed when youlea vethedr iver's
seat
If yo ulea vethedr iver's seat while theve hicle
is being brak ed byActiveDis tan ceAssi st
DIS TRONI Conly ,th eve hicle canrollaw ay. #
Alw aysdeactiv ateAc tiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI Cand secureth eve hi‐
cle topreve ntitfrom rolling away
bef oreyo ulea vethedr iver's seat. #
Select Owithth elef tro ck er switc h. %
Ifyo ubr ak e, deac tivateES P®
or ifES P®
int erve nes, ActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Cis de acti vated.
Incr easing ordecr easing thespeed #
1mp h(1 km/h) :pr ess rock er switc h1 up
M ordown N tothepr essur epoint .
or #
5mp h(1 0 km/h) :pr ess rock er switc h1 up
M ordown N beyond thepr essur e
point .
or #
Accel erateth eve hicle tothedesir edspeed
and press rock er switc h1 upM.
Changing thespecif ieddistance totheve hi‐
cle infront #
Toreduce thespecified distance: press
th eright rock er switc hup (Ñ). #
Toincr ease thespecif ieddistance: press
th eright rock er switc hdo wn (Ò). 200
Driving andparking

ve
hicle, orgiv es no conf irmation tothesy stem,
a wa rning tone sou nds inad ditio nto thevisual
wa rning mess age.
If th edr iver still does notre spond tothewa rn‐
ing, theBeginn ingEmer gencySt op messag e
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.Ifth edr iver
st ill does notre spond, ActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Creduces thespeed. Thevehicle is
deceler ated instag es toast ands till.
De pen dingon thecount ry,at speeds below
40 mph(60 km/h) thehazar dwa rning light s
switc hon aut omat ically.
When theve hicle isstatio nary,thefo llo wing
act ions arecar ried out :
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis end ed
R The vehicle isunloc ked.
R Ifpossible, anemer gency callis place dto
th eMer cedes- Benzemergency callcent er
The driver can cance lth edeceler ationatany
time byper form ing one ofthefo llo wing actions :
R Steer ing R
Braking oracceler ating
R Deact ivating ActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI C Fu
nction ofActiv eTr af fic Jam Assis t Ac
tiveTr af fic Ja m Assi sthelps youwhen intraf‐
fi c jams onmul ti-la neroads withsepar atero ad‐
wa ys by aut omat icallypullin gaw ay wit hin upto
60 seconds andwithmode rate steer ing maneu‐
ve rs.It or ients itselfus ing theve hicle infront
and lane markings. ActiveTr af fic Ja m Assi st
aut omat icallymain tains asaf edis tance from the
ve hicle infront and vehicles cuttingin.
Ac tiveTr af fic Ja m Assi strequ ires you, as the
dr iver ,to keep your han dson thesteer ing wheel
at all times sothat youar eable tointerve ne at
an ytime tocor rect thecour seoftheve hicle and
ke ep itin lane.
Obser vetheno teson driving systems andyour
re sponsibili ty;yo uma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers(/ page 181). Ac
tiveTr af fic Ja m Assi stact ivat es aut omat ically
when allofthefo llo wing condition sar eme t:
R Youar ein atraf fic jam onafree wa yor high -
spe edmajorro ad.
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va‐
te dand activ e(/ page19 9).
R ActiveBr ak eAssi stisavailable
(/ page18 7).
R ActiveSt eer ing Assis tis activ ated and activ e
(/ page205).
R ActiveTr af fic Ja m Assi stisact ivat ed
(/ page208).
R Youar etra veling nofaster than 35 mph
(60 km/ h).
The follo wing symbol isdispla yedin theins tru‐
ment clusterwhen thesy stem isactiv e: Dr
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