2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE SUV isofix

Obser
velaws and legalrequ irement s
Alw aysobser vetheleg alrequ iremen tswhen
using ach ild restra int system intheve hicle.
Obser vestandar dsforch ild restra int sys‐
te ms
All child restra int systems mustmee tth efo llo w‐
ing standar ds:
R U.S. Feder alMo torVe hicle SafetySt andar ds
21 3and 225
R Canadi anMo torVe hicle SafetySt andar ds
21 3and 210.2
Conf irmatio nth at thech ild restra int system
com plies withth est andar dscan befound onan
ins truct ion label onthech ild restra int system.
This confirm atio ncan also befound intheins tal‐
lation instruct ions that areinc luded withth e
ch ild restra int system. De
tectin grisk s,avo iding danger Secur
ingsystems forch ild restra int systems
in theve hicl e
Only usethefo llo wing secur ingsystems forch ild
re stra int systems:
R theLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )mou nting brac kets
R theve hicle's seatbeltsystem
R theTo pTe ther anc horages
Ins talling aLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild restra int
sy stem isprefer red.
Sim plyattaching tothesecur ingrings onthe
ve hicle canreduce therisk ofins talling thech ild
re stra int system incor rectly .
Whe nsecu ring ach ild withth eint egr ated seat
belt oftheLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild restra int
sy stem, alwayscom plywit hth eper missible
gr oss weight forth ech ild and child restra int sys‐
te m (/ page56).
A boos terseat maybe necessar yto achie ve
pr oper seatbeltposition ingforch ildr enove r
40 lbs (18 kg )in we ight orunt ilth ey reac ha heigh
twher eath re e-point seatbeltcanbefas‐
te ned prop erly wit hout aboos terseat.
Mer cedes-Benz recomme ndsasu itab lech ild
boos terseat withabac kres tand seat beltguide.
Ad vantag eof are ar wa rd-faci ng child
re stra int system
It is prefer able totrans portabab yor asmall
ch ild inasuit able rear wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem. Inthis case, thech ild sits intheoppo‐
sit edir ect ion tothedir ect ion oftrave land faces
ba ckwa rds.
Babies andsmall childr enhave com parativ ely
we ak nec kmusc lesinrelation tothesize and
we ight oftheir head. Therisk ofinjur yto thecer‐
vical spine during anacciden tcan bereduced in
a re ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int system. 52
Occupant safety

Alw
ayssecur each ild restra int system cor‐
re ctl y &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
inc orrect ins tallation ofthech ild
re stra int system
The child can then notbe protect edor
re stra ined asintended . #
Besureto com plywith themanuf actur‐
er's installation instruct ions forth e
ch ild restra int system and itscor rect
us e. #
Makesur eth at theent ire base ofthe
ch ild restra int system alwaysre stson
th esitt ing surface oftheseat. #
Neverpla ceobjects (e.g.cushi ons)
under orbehi ndthech ild restra int sys‐
te m. #
Use child restra int systems onlywit h
th eor iginal coverdesi gned forth em. #
Alw aysre place damag edcovers wit h
ge nui ne covers. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
uns ecur edchild restra int systems inthe
ve hicle
If th ech ild restra int system isincor rectl y
ins talled ornotsecur ed,itcan com eloose.
The child restra int system could beflung
ar oun dand hitvehicle occupants. #
Alw aysins tallch ild restra int systems
cor rectl y,eve nwh en notin use. #
Alw ayscom plywit hth ech ild restra int
sy stem manuf acturer'sinstallation
ins truct ions . R
Alw aysobser vethech ild restra int system
manuf acturer'sinstallation andopera ting
ins truct ions aswellas theve hicle-specif ic
inf ormation:
- Installing theLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild
re stra int system onthere ar seat
(/ page56).
- Sec uring thech ild restra int system with
th eseat beltonthere ar seat
(/ page60). -
Sec uring thech ild restra int system with
th eseat beltonthefront passeng erseat
(/ page62). Obser vethespecif ic
ins truction sfo rth ere ar wa rd-faci ng and
fo rw ard-f acin gch ild restra int systems
(/ page61 ).
If th efront passeng erseat isoccupied,
ensur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour‐
ne y,that thest atus ofthefront
passeng erairbag iscor rect forth ecur‐
re nt situa tion(/ page 46).
R Obse rveth ewa rning labels intheve hicle
int erior and onthech ild restra int system.
R Also secur eTo pTe ther ifpr esent .
Do notalt er thech ild restra int system &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomodif i‐
cations tothech ild restra int system
The child restra int system can nolong er
func tion proper ly.Thi spos esan incr eased
ri sk ofinjur y. #
Nevermodify ach ild restra int system. Occ
upant safety 53

#
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. &
WARNIN GRisk offata linj urydue to
ex posur eto extreme heat or col din the
ve hicle
If people –par ticular lych ildr en–ar e
ex posed toextreme temp eratur esover an
ex tende dpe riod oftime, ther eis arisk of
ser ious oreve nfa ta linj ury. #
Neverlea veanyone –pa rticular lych il‐
dr en –unat tende din theve hicle. #
Neverlea veanim alsintheve hicle unat‐
te nde d. Ov
erview ofsuita bleseat sin theve hicl efo r
ins talling ach ild restra int system Lef
t/right rear seat
Second rowofseats, prefer redsecur ingsystem:
® LATC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild seat secur ing
sy stem
¯ Alsosecur eTo pTe ther ifpr esent
(/ page59)
Alt ernativ esecur ingsystem:
0076 Ve
hicle seatbelt
Thir drow ofseats (ifpresent), securingsystem:
0076 Ve
hicle seatbelt
Fr ont passeng erseat
Sec uring system:
0076 Ve
hicle seatbelt
Be sureto obser ve:
R Ifth efront passeng erseat isoccupied,
ensur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,
th at thest atus ofthefront passeng erairbag is
cor rect forth ecur rent situa tion
(/ page 46).
R Obse rveth eno teson aut omatic front
passeng erairba gshut off(/ page45)
Cent errear seat
Cent errear seat (secondseat row)– secur ing
sy stem:
0076 Ve
hicle seatbelt
¯ Alsosecur eTo pTe ther ifpr esent
(/ page59) Ac
tiv atin gor deac tivatin gthe child seat
saf etyfe atur eof theseat belt &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hif a
seat beltisunf astened while th eve hicle
is in mo tion
If th eseat beltisreleased whiletheve hicle is
in mo tion, thech ild safetyloc kis deac tiva ted
and thech ild restra int system isno long er
cor rectly secu red. The seat beltisretract ed Occu
pant safety 55

If
th eseat backres tis no teng aged and lockedin
place, this will besho wnonthemultifunc tion
displa yon theins trument cluster(fold rear seat
bac kelec tricall y)or there dloc kve rificati onindi ‐
cat orwillbe visible (fold rear seat backmec hani‐
call y). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hif th e
per missible gross mass ofthech ild and
ch ild restra int system isexc eeded
To omuc hload maybe placed ontheLA TC H-
type (ISOFIX )ch ild seat secur ingsystems
and thech ild ma yno tbe restra ined inthe
ev ent ofan acciden t,forex am ple. #
Ifth ech ild and thech ild restra int sys‐
te m toget her weigh mor eth an theper‐
missible gross mass of73 lb(33 kg),
use onlya LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild
re stra int system that sec ures thech ild
wit hth eve hicle seatbelt. #
Also secur eth ech ild restra int system
wit hth eTo pTe ther belt, ifav ailable. Alw
ayscom plywit hth einf ormation aboutthe
mass ofthech ild restra int system:
R inthemanuf acturer'sinstallation andoper at‐
ing instruct ions forth ech ild restra int system
used
R onalabel onthech ild restra int system, if
pr esent
Re gular lych eckth at theper missible gross mass
of thech ild and child restra int system isstill
com plied with.
When installing ach ild restra int system, obser ve
th efo llo wing:
0073 Alw
aysobser vethecor rect useof theseats
and consider their suit ability foratt aching a
ch ild restra int system.
0073 Alw
ayscom plywithth emanuf acturer's
ins tallation andoper atingins truct ions for
th ech ild restra int system used.
0073 Mak
esur eth at thech ild's feet do notto uc h
th efront seat. Ifneces sary,mo vethefront
seat slightl yfo rw ards. ®
When installing aLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )
ch ild restra int system, also obser vethefo llo w‐
ing:
0073 When
usingaGr oup 0/0+ babycar seat
and aGr oup Ire ar wa rd-faci ng child
re stra int system onare ar seat :adju st
th efront seat sothat theseat does not
to uc hth ech ild restra int system.
0073 When
usingaGr oup Ifo rw ard-f acin g
ch ild restra int system: remo vethehead
re stra int from there spectiv eseat, ifpossi‐
ble. Inaddition, thebac kres tof thech ild
re stra int system mus tlie asflat as poss ible
ag ains tth ebac kres tof theve hicle seat.
Af terth ech ild restra int system has been
re mo ved, replace thehead restra int immed i‐
at elyand adjus tall head restra int scor ‐
re ctly .
0073 Fo
rcer tain child restra int systems inwe ight
gr oup IIor III,th er ema ybe restrictions on
th emaximum sizesetting, e.g. due topossi‐
ble con tact with thero of.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tno tbe
ins talled between thero of and theseat Occ
upant safety 57

cus
hionand /or beinstalled facing the
wr ong direct ion. Wher eposs ible, adjus tth e
seat cushion inclination accordingly.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tno tbe put
under stra in by thehead restra int .Ad jus t
th ehead restra int sacc ording ly. #
Beforeev eryjour ney,mak esur eth at the
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild restra int system is
eng aged inbo th mounting brac kets inthe
ve hicle.
* NO
TEDama getotheseat beltforth e
cent ersea tdu ring installation ofthe
ch ild restra int system #
Mak esur eth at theseat beltisno ttra p‐
ped. Ve
hicl eswith rigid rear seats: 1
LATC H-type (ISOFIX )mou nting brac ket #
Remo veand stor eaw ay covers 1 ofthe
mounting brac kets intheve hicle. #
Attach theLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild
re stra int system toboth mounting brac kets
in theve hicle. #
Afterre mo ving thech ild restra int system,
re att achco vers 1 .
Ve hicl eswith adjus tablere ar seats: #
Folduphols tere dlining 1upw ards. #
Turn thesuppor ton thebac kof uphols tere d
linin g1 by90°.
Up hols tere dlining 1will remain folded
upw ards. 58
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#
Attach theLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild
re stra int system toboth mounting brac kets
2 intheve hicle. Secur
ingaTo pTe ther &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hif th e
re ar seat backres ts areno tloc kedaf te r
ins talling TopTe ther belts
The rear seat backres ts ma yfo ld forw ards
when drivin g.
In this case, child restra int systems mayno
long erper form their intended protect ive
func tion.Ad dition alinj uries mayalso be
caused. #
Alw aysloc kre ar seat backres ts afte r
ins talling TopTe ther belts. #
Payatt ention totheloc kve rificati on
indi cator. If
th eseat backres tis no teng aged and lockedin
place, this will besho wnonthemultifunc tion
displa yon theins trument cluster(fold rear seat
bac kelec tricall y)or there dloc kve rificati onindi ‐ cat
orwillbe visible (fold rear seat backmec hani‐
call y).
¯ Ifth ech ild restra int system iseq uipped
wit haTo pTe ther belt :
The risk ofinjur ycan bereduced byaTo p
Te ther.The TopTe ther belt enables an
additional connect ionbetween thech ild
re stra int system attached withLA TC H-
type (ISOFIX )and theve hicle. #
Ifnecessar y,slide head restra int 1 upw ards
(/ page98). #
Installth eLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild restra int
sy stem withTo pTe ther.Com plywit hth e
ch ild restra int system manuf acturer'sinstal‐
lation instruct ions . #
Guide TopTe ther belt 5under head
re stra int 1 between thetw ohead restra int
bar s. #
Ifcar gocom partment cover3 isins talled,
guide TopTe ther belt 5down wards
be tween cargocom partmen tco ver3 and
seat backres t2. Occupa
ntsaf ety 59

Cha
ngeof ow ner ship ................................ 25
Changing awheel
Pr epar ation .......................................... 361
Ra ising theve hicle ........................... ... 362
Changing awheel
see Emer gency sparewheel
Chan ginggears ....... ................................. 169
Manually ..............................................1 69
Chang inghub caps .................................. 361
Char ging
Batt ery(v ehi cle) .................................. 327
Mobi lephone (wireless) .................. .....1 23
USB port....... ....... ............................ ....123
Child safetyloc k
Re ar door s.............................................6 3
Re ar side windows <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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0011> 64
Child seat
At tach ing (notes) ................................... 55
Basic instructions ..................................5 1
Fr ont- passeng erseat (notes) ......... ........ 61
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )(ins talling) ...... ...... 56
No teson risk sand dang ers ...................5 2
Secu ring on thefront passeng erseat ....6 2 Secu
ring on there ar seat .............. ........ 60
To pTe ther ....................................... .......5 9
Child ren
Av oiding dangersin theve hicle .............5 2
Basi cins tructi ons <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> ..............51
Speci alsea tbel tre tract or ........... .......... 55
Ch ock ........... ............................................ 360
St or ag elocation .............................. ....3 60
Cho ck
see Choc k
Cleani ng
see Care
Climat econtr ol........................................1 42
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............143
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating (rea rop erat‐
ing unit)........... ....................................143
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating theA/C
func tion (cont rolpanel) .......................1 43
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating theA/C
func tion (MBUX multimedia system) ...143
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating thesync hro‐
nizat ionfunc tion (cont rolpanel) .......... 144 Ac
tivati ng/d eactiv ating thesync hro‐
nizat ionfunc tion (MBUX multimedia
sy stem) ................................................ 145
Air -reci rculati onmod e.........................1 45
Au tomatic control..... ...........................144
Au tomatical lycontr olling (rear oper‐
ating unit) ............................................ 144
Callin gup theair con ditionin gmenu ...143
Con trol pan elfor3-zone automatic
clima tecontr ol<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ........142
Con trol pan elfordua l-zone auto‐
matic climatecontr ol<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 142
Defr osting thewindshield .................... 142
Fil ling cap acityforPA Goil ...................3 82
Fr ont airvents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> .............147
Glo veboxair vent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ........148
Inser ting/r emoving theflacon (fra‐
gr anc esy stem) .................................... 146
Ionization ............................................. 146
No te <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 142
Re ar air vents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ..............148
Re ar oper atingunit .............................. 143
Re frig er ant .......................................... 380
Re frig er ant filling capac ity...................3 82
Re mo ving condensatio nfrom the
windo ws<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 145 Inde
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