2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE SUV wheel

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Donotpo int thenoz zleofthepo we rwa sher
dir ectl yat sensitiv epar tssuc has tires, gaps,
elect rical com pone nts,batter ies, light sour‐
ces and ventil ation slot s. Wa
shing theve hicl eby hand Obser
vetheleg alrequ iremen ts,e.g. inanumb er
of coun tries, washing byhand isonl yper mitt ed
in specially designatedwash bays. #
Use amild cleaning agent, e.g.carsham poo. #
Washtheve hicle withluk ewa rmwaterusi ng
a sof tcar spong e.When doingso,donot
ex pose theve hicle todirect sunlight . #
Carefully hosetheve hicle offwit hwa terand
dr yusi ng ach amois .Ta ke car eno tto point
th ewa terje tdir ectl yto wa rdsth eair inle t
gr ille belo wthehood. No
teson paint work/ma tte finish paint work
car e Obse
rveth eno teson cleaning andcareto avo id
damagin gth epaintw orkand interfering with the
dr iver assis tance systems. Pa
int
R Insect remains: soakwithinsect remo verand
ri nse offth etreat edareas afte rw ards.
R Birddr oppin gs:soak withwa terand rinse off
af te rw ards.
R Tree resin, oils, fuels andgreases: remo veby
ru bbing gentl ywi th aclo thsoak edinpe tro‐
leum ether orlight erfluid.
R Coolan tand brak efluid: remo vewit hadam p
clo thand clean water.
R Tarst ains :use tarremo ver.
R Wax:usesilicone remo ver.
R Donotatt achsticke rs,fi lms orsimilar mate‐
ri als. Onlyha ve film attached tothebum per
at aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely, wher eposs ible.
Mat tefinish
R Onlyuse carepr oducts approvedfo r
Mer cedes-Ben z.
R Donotatt achsticke rs,fi lms orsimilar mate‐
ri als. Onlyha ve film attached tothebum per
at aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. R
Donotpolish theve hicle andalloywheels.
R Onlyuse carwashes that cor respond tothe
lat estengin eering standar ds.
R Donotuse carwash progr ams withafinal
ho twa xtrea tment.
R Donotus epa int cleane rs,buf fing orpolish‐
ing prod ucts ,gl oss preser vers,e.g. wax.
In theev ent ofpaintw orkdamag e:
R Alw aysha ve paintw orkre pair scar ried out at
a qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
R Mak esur eth era dar sensor sfunc tion
(/ page18 2). No
teson cleaning decorativefo ils Obser
vetheno teson matt efinis hcar ein the
ch ap ter"No teson paintw ork/matt efinis hpa int‐
wo rkcar e"(/ page 311). The yal so app lyto
matt edecor ativefo ils.
Obser vetheno teson cleaning decorativefo ils to
avo idvehicle damag e. Maint
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Alw aysbe par ticular lycareful arou nd
th eta ilpipe andtheta ilpipe trims and
super visechildr enespec iallycloselyin
th is area. #
Allo wvehicle partsto cool down before
to uc hin gth em. Obser
vetheno teson cleaning andcareof the
fo llo wing vehicle partsto avoid damag e.
Wheels/r ims
R Use waterand acid-free whee lclea ners.
R Donotuse acidicwhee lclea nersto remo ve
br ak edus t.This could damag ewheel bolts
and brak ecom ponen ts.
R Toavo idcor rosion ofthebr ak ediscs and
br ak epads, drive th eve hicle fora fe w
minut esafte rclea ning beforepar king it.The
br ak ediscs andbrak epad swa rm upand dry
out .
Wi ndo ws
R Clean windowsinside andouts idewitha
dam pclo thand withacle anin gag ent recom‐
mend edforMer cedes-Benz. R
Donotuse dryclo thsor abr asiv eor sol vent-
ba sed cleani ng agents tocle an theinside of
windo ws.
Wi per blades
R Foldout thewiper blades andclean them
using adam pclo th.
R Donotcle an thewiper blades tooof ten.
Ex terior light ing
R Clean thelenses withawe tsp ong eand mild
cle ani ng agent, e.g.car shampoo.
R Onlyuse cleaning agents orcleaning cloths
th at aresuit able forpla stic lens es.
Sensor s
R Clean thesensor sin thefront and rear
bum perand inthera diat orgrill wit hasof t
clo thand carsham poo.
R When usingapo we rwa sher ,maint ainamini‐
mum distance of11.8 in(30 cm).
Ru nning boards
R Use waterand acid-free clea ning agents.
R Donotclea nth ealuminum trim inser tof the
ru nning board with alk aline oracidi ccle anin g ag
ent ssuc has wheel cleaner s.Do notuse
acidi cwheel cleaner sto remo vebrak edus t.
The aluminum trim inser tscould other wise
be damag ed.
Re ar vie wcamer aand surround viewcamer a
R Open thecamer aco verwit hth emultimedia
sy stem (/ page235).
R Use clean waterand asof tclo thtocle an the
came ralens .
R Donotuse apo we rwa sher .
Ta ilpip es
R Clean withaclean ingagent recomme nded
fo rMer cedes-Benz, especiallyin thewint er
and afte rwa shing theve hicle.
R Donotuse acidic cleaning agents.
Tr aile rhitc h
R Remo vetrace sof rust on theball, e.g.witha
wir ebr ush.
R Remo vedirtwit halint- free cloth.
R Afterclea ning, oilorgrease theball head
lightl y. Maint
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Fir
st-ai dkit (softsided) 1isin thecar gocom‐
par tmen tin thelef t-hand orright- hand stor ag e
ne t,depending onthemodel. Flat
tire No
tesin theeve ntofaflat tire &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto aflat
tir e
A flat tirese verely affects thedr iving charac‐
te rist ics aswellas thesteer ing and braking
of theve hicle.
Ti re swith outrun-flat charact eristics : #
Donotdr ive wit haflat tire. #
Chan getheflat tireimm ediat elywit han
emer gency sparewheel orspar ewheel.
Alt ernat ivel y, consu ltaqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop.
Ti re swith run-flat charact eristics : #
Obse rveth einf ormation andwarning
no teson MOExt ended tires (run-f lat
tir e). In
theeve ntofaflat tire, thefo llo wing option s
ar eav ailable dependingon your vehicle's equip‐
ment :
R Vehicl eswith MOExt endedtir es: itis pos‐
sibl eto continu eth ejour neyfo ra shor t
per iod oftime. Makesur eyo uobse rveth e
no teson MOExt ended tires (run-f lattires)
(/ page31 8).
R Vehicl eswith aTIREF ITkit :yo ucan repair
th etir eso that itis poss ibletocontinu eth e
jou rney fora shor tper iod oftime. Todo this,
use theTIREFI Tkit (/ page320).
R Vehicl eswith Mercedes meconne ct:you
can makeacal lfo rbr eakdo wnassi stanc evia
th eov erhead control panel inthecase ofa
br eakdo wn(/ page28 4).
R Allvehicl es:chang eth ewheel
(/ page36 1).
% The emer gency sparewheel isonl yav ailable
in cer tain coun tries. No
teson MOExt ended tires (run-fl attires) &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whendr ivi ng
in limp -hom emod e
Whe ndr ivi ng ineme rgency modeth ehan‐
dling charact eristic sar eim pair ed. #
Donotexc eed thespecif iedmaximum
speed oftheMOEx tende dtir es. #
Avoid anyabr uptst eer ing and driving
maneuv ersas wellas drivin gove r
obs tacle s(cu rbs, pothol es, off-r oa d).
Thi sap plies, in pa rticular ,to aloaded
ve hicle. #
Stop driving intheemer gency mod eif
yo uno tic e:
R Ban gingno ise
R Vehicle vibration
R Smok ewhic hsmells likeru bber
R Contin uousESP®
int erve ntio n
R Crac ks inthetir eside walls #
Afterdr iving inemerg encymode, have
th erims checkedby aqu alif ied spec ial‐ 31
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hicl eswith threero ws ofseat s 1
Tire seala ntbottle
2 Tire inflation compressor Using
theTIR EFIT kit Re
quirement s:
R Tire seala ntbottle and tireinf lation compres‐
sor (/ page31 9).
R TIRE FITst icke r
R Gloves(depending ontheve hicle equipment)
Yo ucan useTIRE FITtir esealan tto seal perfora ‐
tio nda ma geofup to0.16 in(4 mm), particular ly th
ose inthetir econ tact surface. Youcan use
TIRE FITin out side temp eratur esdown to-4 °F
(-20 °C). &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenus ing
tir esea lant
The tiresea lant ma ybe una ble to seal the
tir epr op erly,es pe cia llyinthefo llo wing
cases :
R Ther ear ecut sor punc tures inthetir e
lar gerth an damag epr ev iousl ymen ‐
tion ed.
R The wheel rim isdama ged.
R Youha ve driven atvery low tirepr essur e
or on aflat tire. #
Donotcon tinue drivin g. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryand poiso ning
fr om tiresealan t
The tiresealan tis har mfuland caus esirrita ‐
tio n.Do notal lo w itto come intocont act wi
th theskin ,ey es orclo thing, and donot
sw allo wit. Do notinhale tiresealant fumes.
Ke ep thetir esealant away from childr en.
If yo uco me intoco ntact withth etir esealant,
obser vethefo llo wing: #
Rinse offth etir esealant from your skin
imm ediat elyusin gwa ter. #
Iftir eseal antgets int oyo ur eyes, thor‐
oughl yrinse outth eey es using clean
wa ter. #
Iftir eseal anthas been swallowe d,
immediat elyrinse outth emout hth or‐
oughl yand drink plenty ofwa ter.Do not
ind uce vomiting andseek medica l
att ention immedi ately . #
Cha ngeout ofanyclo thes con tamina‐
te dwit htir esealant immediat ely. #
Ifall ergic react ionsocc ur,seek medical
att ent ion imm ediat ely. 320
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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. Com
plywit hth emanuf acturer'ssafetyno teson
th est icke ron thetir einf lation compressor .
Ha ve thetir esealant bottle replaced inaqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop everyfive years. #
Donotre mo veanyfo re ign obje ctswhic h
ha ve ent ered thetir e. #
Affix pa rt1 oftheTIREFI Tst icke rto the
ins trumen tclus terwit hin thedr iver's field of
vision. #
Affix pa rt2 oftheTIREFI Tst icke rnear the
va lve on thewheel withth efa ulty tire. #
Pull plug 4withcabl eand hose5 out of
th etir einf lation compressor housing. #
Push plugofhose 5intoflang e6 oftire
sealan tbo ttle 1 untilth eplug engages. #
Place tiresealant bottle 1 head down wards
int ore cess 2ofthetir einf lation compres‐
sor . #
Remo vethecap from valve 7 onthefa ulty
tir e. #
Screw filling hose 8ontova lve 7. #
Insertplug 4intoa12 Vsoc ketin your
ve hicle. #
Switc hon theignition . Br
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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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#
Mak esur eth at thesteer ing wheel can
mo vefreely ,bef oreto wing theve hicle
aw ay. *
NO
TEDama gedue toexcess ive tracti ve
po we r If
yo upull away shar ply, thetractiv epo we r
ma ybe toohigh andtheve hicles couldbe
damag ed. #
Pull away slo wlyand smoo thly. Lo
adi ng the vehicl efo rtr ans port #
Obser vetheno teson towing away
( / pag e330). #
Connec tth eto w bar totheto wing eyein
or der toload theve hicle.
% Youcan also attachth eto w bar tothetrailer
hitc h. #
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C. %
The automatic transm ission maybe locked
in posit ion005Dintheeve ntofdama getothe
electr ics.Toshif tto 005C ,pr ov ide theon-
boar delectr icalsystem withpo we r
( / pag e32 7). #
Load theve hicle ontoth etra nspor ter. #
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005D. #
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth e
ve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Onlysecur eth eve hicle bythewheels.
Ve hicl eswith ADSPL US (Adap tiveDam ping
Sy stem PLUS) &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent when
tr ansp orting vehicles withAd aptive
Dam pingSy stem PLUS
The reduced damping forc es on theve hicle
being transpor tedcan cause theve hicle/
tr ailer combination tostar tto swing.
As are sult, when transpor tingvehicles with
th eAd aptiveDam pingSy stem PLUS, the ve
hicle/tr ailercombination mayst ar tto skid.
Conseq uently,yo uco uld lose contro lof your
ve hicle. #
When transpor ting,ensur eth at:
R The vehicle hasbeen loaded onto
th etranspor tercor rectl y
R The vehicle issecur edatall four
wheel swit hsuit able tensi oni ng
st ra ps
R The maximum permissible speedof
35 mph(6 0km/h) isno texc eeded
when transpor ting *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle from secur‐
ing itincor rectl y #
Afterloa ding, theve hicle mustbe
secur edon allfour wheel s.Ot her wise,
th eve hicle could bedamag ed. #
Aminimum distance of8in (20 cm)
up wa rdsand 4in (10 cm) down wards
mus tbe kept tothetranspor tplatf orm. 332
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#
Secu retheve hicle onallfour wheel saf te r
loading .
4MA TICvehicl es/vehicl eswith automatic
tr ansmiss ion #
Mak esur eth at thefront and rear axle scom e
to rest on thesame transpor tatio nve hicle.
* NO
TEDama getothedr ivet ra in due to
inc orrect pos itioning #
Donotpos ition theve hicle abovethe
connecti onpointofthetranspor tve hi‐
cle. To
wing eyesto rage location Ve
hicl eswith tworo ws ofseat s To
wing eye1 islocat edunder thecar gocom‐
par tmen tfloor withth etir e-c hang eto ol kit. Ve
hicl eswith threero ws ofseat s To
wing eye1 islocat edunder thecar gocom‐
par tmen tfloor . Br
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