2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE SUV seats

Symbols
........................................................ 5 At
agl ance ....................................................6
Coc kpit ....... ..................... ..................... ..........6
Indica torand warning lam ps.........................1 0
Ov erhead controlpanel ................................ 12
Doo rcontr olpa nel and seatad jus tment .......14
Con trol setting sin there ar passe nger
com partment ................................................ 16
Emerg enciesand brea kdo wns ............ .......... 18 Digita
lOp erator' sMa nua l......................... 20
Callin gup theDigit alOper ator's Manual ...... 20 Gener
alno tes... .......................................... 22
Pr otect ing theen vironmen t... ....................... 22
Mer cedes- BenzGenuineP arts ......... .............. 23
Oper ator's Manual ........................... .............2 3
Ser vice andvehicle operation ......... .............. 24
Oper ating safety...........................................2 5
Decl arati on ofconf ormity forwireless
ve hicle component s... ................................... 27
Dia gno stics con nection ................................ 27 Qua
lified speci alistwo rkshop ....................... 28
Cor rect useof theve hicle ............................2 9
Spor tUtil ityVehicle ........................ .............. 29
No tesfo rper sons withelectr onicmedi‐
cal aids..... ........................................ ............ 29
Pr oble mswithyo ur vehicle ............... ............ 29
Re por tingsaf etydef ects ...............................3 0
Limit edWarrant y.......................................... 31
QR code forre scue card... ............... .............3 1
Dat ast or ag e... ..............................................3 1
Cop yright ...................................................... 34 Occup
antsafety.... .....................................36
Re stra int system .............................. .............3 6
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PR E-S AFE ®
sy stem ....................................... 49
Au tomatic measu resaf te ran accide nt..... .... 50
Saf elytranspor tingchildr enintheve hi‐
cle ...... ........................................................... 51
No teson pets intheve hicle ............ .............6 4 Opening
andclosing .................................. 66
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ca rgocom partmen t... ..................................7 3
Sid ewi ndo ws<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Sli ding sunroof <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ro ller sun blinds ...........................................8 6
Anti-t heftpr otect ion .....................................8 7 Seats
andstowing ...................................... 91
No teson thecor rect driver's seatpos i‐
tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Sea ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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St eer ing wheel ............................................ 104
Eas yentr yand exitfeatur e.........................1 06
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion .................. 107
St ow agear eas ............................................ 108
Cup holder.................................................. 120
Soc kets ........... ............................................ 121
Wi reless chargin gof themobile phone
and connect ionwithth eex terior ant enna ..123
Ins talling/ remo ving thefloor mats .............1 25 Lig
htand visibility ....... ............................ 126
Ext eriorlighti ng............. .............................126
Int erior ligh ting ........................................... 131 2
Contents

1
Opens thedoor →
69
2 Locks/unl ocks theve hicle →
70
3 Setsthememor yfunc tion →
107
4 Adjus tstheseats electrically →
91
5 Switches theseat heating on/off →
102
6 Switches theseat ventil ation on/o ff →
103
7 Adjus tsthefront passeng erseat from the
dr iver's seat →
93
8 Opens/ closestheta ilg ate →
73
9 Opens/closes theright side windo w →
78 A
Opens/closes there ar right side windo w →
78
B Child safetyloc kfo rth ere ar side windows →
64
C Opens/closes there ar leftside window →
78
D Opens/closes thelef tside windo w →
78
E Oper ates theoutside mirrors →
138
F Adjus tsthe4-w aylumbar support →
94
G Seatad jus tment using themultimedia system →
100
H Adjus tsthehead restra int s →
97 At
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Re
stra int system Pr
otection prov ided bythere stra int system The
restra int system includes thefo llo wing com‐
pone nts:
R Seat beltsystem
R Airbags
R Child restra int system
R Child seatsecur ingsystems
The restra int system can help preve nttheve hi‐
cle occupants from coming intocont actwith
par tsof theve hicle interior intheev ent ofan
acciden t.In theev ent ofan acciden t,th e
re stra int system can also reduce thefo rc es to
whic hth eve hicle occupants aresubject ed.
A seat beltcanonlypr ov ide thebes tle ve lof pro‐
te ction ifit is wo rncor rectl y.Dep endingonthe
de tected acci dent situation, Emerg encyTensi on‐
ing Device sand /or airba gssupp lement thepr o‐
te ction offere dby acor rectl ywo rnseat belt.
Emer gency Tensi oni ng Device sand /or airba gs
ar eno tde ploy ed ineve ryacc iden t. In
order forth ere stra int system toprov ide the
int ended leve lof protect ion, eachve hicle occu‐
pant mustobser vethefo llo wing informatio n:
R Fasten seat belts correctl y.
R Sitinan almos tup right seat position with
th eir bac kag ains tth eseat backres t.
R Sitwithth eir feet resting onthefloor ,if pos‐
sible.
R Alw ayssecur eper sons under 5ft (1.50 m)
ta llin an addition alrestra int system suitable
fo rMer cedes-Benz vehicles.
Ho wever,no system available toda ycan com‐
ple tely elim inat einj uries and fata lities ineve ry
acc iden tsit uatio n.Inpar ticular ,th eseat belt
and airbag gener ally do notpr otect agains t
objec tspene trating theve hicle from theoutside.
It is also notpossible tocom plet elyru le out the
ri sk ofinjur ycaused bytheairbag deploying. Re
duce dre stra int system protection &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
modif icationstothere stra int system
Ve hicle occupants mayno long erbe protec‐
te das intended ifalt erations aremade tothe
re stra int system. #
Neveralt er thepar tsof there stra int
sy stem. #
Neverta mp erwit hth ewir ing orany
electr oniccomponen tpar tsor their
sof tware. If
it is neces saryto modify theve hicle toacc om‐
modat eaper son withdisabil ities, con tact an
au thor ized Mercedes-B enzCent erforde tails.
US Aonl y:forde tails, con tact ourCu stomer
Assis tance Center on 1-800-F OR-MER Cedes
(1‑80 0‑367‑63 72). Re
stra int system functiona lity When
theignition isswitc hedon,aself-t estis
per form ed, during whic hth e0075 restra int sys‐ 36
Occupant safety

In
order forth ecor rectly wornseat belttopro‐
vide theint ended leve lof protect ion, eachve hi‐
cle occupant mustobser vethefo llo wing infor‐
matio n:
R The seat beltmustno tbe twis tedand must
fi t tig htly and snuglyacr oss thebody .
R The seat beltmustbe routed acr oss thecen‐
te rof theshoulder andaslow do wn across
th ehips aspossible.
R The shoulder sectionoftheseat beltshould
no tto uc hyo ur neck nor berouted und er
yo ur arm or behin dyo ur bac k.
R Avoid wearing bulk yclo thing, e.g. awint er
coat .
R Push thelap belt down asfaras possi ble
acr oss your hips andpulltight wit hth eshoul‐
der sect ionofthebelt. Neverro uteth elap
belt across your abdom en.
Pr egn ant women mustals ota ke par ticular
car ewit hth is.
R Neverro uteth eseat beltacross shar p,poin‐
te d, abr asiv eor fragile objec ts. R
Onlyone person should useeachseat beltat
an yone time. Neverall ow babies andchil‐
dr en totrave lsitt ing onthelap ofano ther
ve hicle occupant.
R Neversecur eobjects withaseat beltifth e
seat beltisalso being usedbyone ofthe
ve hicle's occupants. Alwaysobser vethe
ins truct ions forloa ding theve hicle when
secur ingobject s,lugg ageor loads
(/ page10 8).
Als oensu rethat no obj ect s,e.g .a cus hion ,
ar eev er placed between aper son and the
seat.
The seat belts onthefo llo wing seats areeq uip‐
ped withaspec ialseat beltretract or:
R Front passeng erseat
R Rear seat s
Ac tivateor deacti vate thespecial seatbelt
re tract or(/ page 55).
If ch ildr enaretrav eling intheve hicle, besur eto
obser vetheins truction sand safetyno teson
"Chi ldren intheve hicle" (/page52). Limitations
ofthepr otection prov ided bythe
seat belt &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
an incorrect sea tpos ition
The seatbel tdoe sno tof ferth eint ended
le ve lof protect ion ifyo uha ve notmo vedth e
seat backres tto an almos tve rtical posit ion.
Yo uco uld slip beneathth eseat beltand
injur eyo urself . #
Adjus tth eseat proper lybef orecom‐
menc ingyour jour ne y. #
Alw aysensur eth at theseat backres tis
in an almos tve rtical posit ionand that
th eshoulder beltisrouted acr oss the
cent erofyour sho ulder . &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hwhen
additional restra int systems areno tused
fo rper sons withasmal lerstatur e
Pe rsons under 5ft (1.50 m)ta llcan notwe ar
th eseat beltcorrectly without asuit able
additional restra int system. Occ
upant safety 39

ot
her wise beinthedeplo yment area ofthe
airbag s.
R Alw ayske ep your feet on thefloor .Do not
put your feet on thecoc kpit, forex am ple.
Yo ur feet ma yot her wise beinthedeplo y‐
ment area oftheairbag.
R Ifch ildr enaretrave ling intheve hicle,
obser vetheadditional notes(/ page52).
R Alw aysst ow and secureobj ect scor rectl y.
Objects intheve hicle interior maypr ev ent an
airbag from func tioningcorrectl y.Eac hve hicle
occupant mustalw aysmak esur eof thefo llo w‐
ing inpar ticular :
R Ther ear eno people, animals orobje cts
be tween theve hicle occupants andanair‐
bag.
R Ther ear eno object sbe tween theseat, door
and door pillar (B-pillar).
R Ther ear eno har dobjec ts,e.g. coat hangers,
hanging onthegr ab handles orcoat hooks.
R Ther ear eno accessor ypar ts,suc has mobile
na vig ation devices, mobile phones orcup
holder s,att ached totheve hicle within the deplo
yment area ofan airbag, e.g.onthe
coc kpit, onthedoor ,on theside windo wor
on theside walltrim.
In addition ,no con nectingcables, tensi oni ng
st ra ps orretainin gst ra ps mus tbe routed or
att ached totheve hicle within thedeplo y‐
ment area ofan airbag. Alwayscom plywith
th eaccessor ymanuf acturer'sinstallation
ins truct ions and, inpar ticular ,th eno teson
suit able places forins tallation .
R Ther ear eno hea vy,shar p-edg edorfra gile
obje ctsin thepoc kets of your clo thing. Store
suc hobject sin asuit able place. Limit
edprotection prov ided byairbags &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomodif i‐
cations totheco verof an airb ag
If yo umod ifytheco verof an airb agoraffix
object ssuc has sticke rs to it,theairbag may
no long erfunc tion correctly . #
Nevermodify theco verof an airb agand
do notaf fix obje ctstoit. The
installation locationofan airbag isident ified
by theairbag symbol (/page42). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
th euse ofunsuit ableseat covers
Due touns uitable seat covers,th eairbags
cann otprotect vehicle occupants asinten‐
ded.
In addition, theoper ation oftheaut omatic
fr ont passeng erairbag shutoffcould be
re strict ed. #
Yousho uld onlyuse seat covers that
ha ve been approved forth ecor respond‐
ing seats byMer cedes-Ben z. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomalfu nc‐
tioning sensorsin thedoor
The func tion oftheairbags canbeimpair ed
due tomodif icationsorincor rect wo rkper‐
fo rm ed on thedoor sor door trim, orifth e
door sar edamag ed. #
Nevermodify thedoor sor par tsof the
door s. 44
Occupant safety

R
Swi tching offth efuel supply
R Unloc kin gth eve hicle doors
R Lowe ring theside windo ws
R Display ing theemer gency guide in themulti‐
media system displa y
R Switc hingontheint erior lighting
Fu nction ofthepos t-collision brak e
Dep endingontheacciden tsituation ,th epos t-
collision brak ecan minimiz eth ese verity of afu r‐
th er collision oreve navo idit.
If an acc ident isde tected, thepos t-collision
br ak ecan implement automatic braking. When
th eve hicle hascome toast ands till,th eelectr ic
par king brak eis aut omaticall yapplied.
The driver can canc elaut omatic braking bytak‐
ing thefo llo wing actions :
R Brakin gmor est ro ng lythan aut omat icbrak‐
ing
R Fully depr essin gth eaccelera torpeda lwit h
fo rc e Saf
elytranspor tingchildr enintheve hicl e Alw
aysobser vewhen childr enaretrave ling
in theve hicl e %
Also strictly observe thesaf etyno tesfo rth e
specif icsituation. Inthis wa yyo ucan recog‐
nize potentia lri sk sand avoiddang ersif ch il‐
dr en aretrav eling intheve hicle
(/ page52).
Be dilig ent
Bear inmind that neg ligenc ewhen securing the
ch ild inthech ild restra int system mayha ve ser i‐
ous conseq uences. Alwaysbe dilig entinsecur‐
ing ach ild car efull ybef oreeve ryjou rney .
To improve protect ion forch ildr enyoung erthan
tw elv eye arsold orunde r5 ft (1.50 m)inheight ,
Mer cedes- Benzre comme ndsyouobse rveth e
fo llo wing informatio n:
R Alw ayssecur eth ech ild inach ild restra int
sy stem suitable forth is Mer cedes -Benz vehi‐
cle.
R The child restra int system mus tbe appr opri‐
at eto theag e, we ight andsize ofthech ild. R
The vehicle seatmustbe suit able forins tal‐
ling ach ild restra int system.
Ac cid ent statis ticssho wthat childr ensecur ed
on there ar seat sar ege ner ally saf erthan chil‐
dr en secur edon thefront seats. Forth is reason ,
Mer cedes-Ben zst ro ng lyadvis esthat youins tall
a ch ild restra int system onare ar seat .
Th ege ner icterm child restra int system
The gener icterm child restra int system isused
in this Opera tor's Manua l.A ch ild restra int sys‐
te m is, forex am ple:
R abab ycar seat
R are ar wa rd-faci ng child seat
R afo rw ard-f acin gch ild seat
R ach ild boos terseat withabac kres tand seat
belt guide
Mer cedes-Benz recomme ndsusing ach ild
boos terseat withabac kres t.
The child restra int system mus tbe appr opriate
to theag e, we ight andsize ofthech ild. Occ
upant safety 51

#
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

slightly
bytheiner tiareel and cann otbe
immediat elyfastened again. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor d‐
ance withth etraf fic condi tions. #
Activateth especial seatbeltretract or
ag ain and correctl ysecu rethech ild
re stra int system. When
enabled, thech ild seat safetyfe atur e
ens ures that theseat belts ofthefront
passeng erseat andrear seat sdo notslac ken
once thech ild restra int system issecur ed.
The seat belts onthefo llo wing seats areeq uip‐
ped withach ild seat safetyfe atur e:
R Front passeng erseat
R Rear seat s #
Toins tall ach ild restra int system: when
ins talling ach ild restra int system, always
obser vethemanuf acturer'sinstallation and
opera tingins truct ions aswellas theinf orma‐
tion inthis Oper ator's Manual. #
Pull theseat beltsmoo thly from theseat belt
outle t. #
Engage theseat belttongu ein theseat belt
buc kle. #
Toactiv ateth ech ild seat safetyfe atur e:
pul lth eseat beltoutfully andletth einer tia
re el retract itag ain.
Wh enthech ild seat safetyfe atur eis act iva‐
te d, youwill hear ara tche ting sound. #
Push thech ild restra int system down until
th eseat beltsitstight ly. #
Todeac tivatethe child seat safetyfe a‐
tur e:press there lease buttonoftheseat
belt buckle. #
Hold theseat belttongu eand guide ba ck to
th eseat beltoutle t. Ins
talling aLA TC H-type (ISOFI X)child
re stra int system onthere ar seat Ins
tallingaLA TC H-type (ISOFI X)child
re stra int system onthere ar seat &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifth ere ar
ben chseat, rear seat andseat backres t
ar eno teng aged
The rear ben chseat, rear seat andseat back‐
re st ma yfo ld forw ards, evenwh en youar e
dr ivin g.
R Asare sult, theve hicle occupant willbe
pushed intoth eseat beltwithincr eased
fo rc e. The seat beltwillnotbe able to
pr otect asintended andcould cause
additional injury.
R Objects orloads inthetrunk orcar go
com partmen twill notbe restra ined by
th eseat backres t. #
Mak esur eth at there ar ben chseat, the
re ar seat andtheseat backres tar e
eng aged bef oreeve rytrip . 56
Occupant safety