2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE SUV light

If
Traf fic Sign Assi stcannot de term ine the maxi‐
mum permissible speed (e.g. due tomissing
signs), thefo llowing display appears in the
Instrument Display: This is display
ed continuously if theve hicle is in
a country where Traf fic Sign Assi stis not sup‐
por ted. Traf fic Sign Assi stis not available in all
countries.
% Also obse rveth e information on display mes‐
sages in Traf fic Sign Assi st (/ page 425).
Wa rning when app roaching pedestrian cross‐
ings (vehicles with Driving AssistancePack‐
age)
The sy stem can warnyou if you approach a
pedestrian crossing with your vehicle. The ¯
Watch for pedestrians message appearsinthe
instrument clus ter.
The warning occurs only if appropriate traf fic
signs or lane markings are de tected and pedes‐
trians are present in the danger zone. Sy
stem limits
The sy stem may be impaired or may not function
particular lyin thefo llowing situations:
R Ifth ere is poor visibility, e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cient illumination of thero ad, if there are
highly variable shade conditions or in rain,
sno w,fog or heavy spr ay.
R Ifth ere is glare, e.g. from oncoming traf fic,
di re ct sunlight or reflections.
R Ifth e windscreen in the area of the multi‐
function camera is dirty, or if the camera is
mis ted up, damaged or co vered.
R Ifth e tra ffic signs are hard todetect, e.g. due
to dirt, snow or insuf ficient lighting, or
because they are co vered.
R Ifth e information in the navigation sy stem's
digital map is incor rect or out-of-da te.
R Ifth e signs are ambiguous, e.g. road signs in
ro adwor ksor in adjacent lanes.
R Ifyo u turn sharply when passing traf fic signs
outside the camera's field of vision. Setting
Traf fic Sign Assist
Requ irements:
R Only vehicles with Driving Assistance
Pa ckage:
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC and ECO
Assi stmust be activated forth e automatic
adoption of speed limits.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Traffic Sign Assist
Ac tivating or deactivating automatic adop‐
tion of speed limits (only vehicles with Driv‐
ing Assistance Package) #
Select Adopt limit. #
Switch the function on or off.
The speed limits de tected byTraf fic Sign
Assi stare automatically adop tedby Active
Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC.
% If one of thefo llowing sy stems is activated,
th e de tected speed can be manually adop ted
as the speed limit:
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R
Cruise control
R Variable limiter
Fu rther information about Active Dis tance
Assi stDISTRONIC: (/ page 227).
Displaying de tected traf fic signs in the
media display #
Select Display in head unit .#
Swit chthe function on or off.
Setting the type of warning #
Select Visual & audible ,Visual orOff .
Setting thewa rning threshold
This value de term ines the speed at which a
wa rning is issued when exceeded. #
Select Warning threshold. #
Set the desired speed. Blind Spot Assist and
Active Blind Spot
Assi stwith exitwa rning Fu
nction of Blind Spot Assist and Active
Blind Spot Assi stwith exitwa rning
Blind Spot Assist and Active Blind Spot Assi st
use two lateral, rear-facing radar sensors to
monitor the area up to40 m behind and 3 m
next toyour vehicle.
If a vehicle is de tected at speeds abov e approx‐
imately 12km/h and this vehicle subsequently
enters the monitoring range di rectly next to your
ve hicle, thewa rning lamp in the outside mir ror
lights up red.
Pe rm anent status display in the instrument clus‐
te r:
R ¸ (gre y): sy stem is activated but inopera‐
tive
R ¸ (green): sy stem is activated and opera‐
tional
If a vehicle is de tected close toyour vehicle and
yo u swit chon the turn signal indicator in the cor‐
re sponding direction, a double warning tone
sounds and there dwa rning lamp in the outside mir
rorflashes. If the turn signal indicator
re mains switched on, all other de tected vehicles
are indicated only bytheflashing of thered
wa rning lamp.
If yo uove rtake a vehicle quickl y,no warning is
given. &
WARNING Risk of accident despite Blind
Spot Assi st
Blind Spot Assi stdoes not react tovehicles
approaching and overtaking you at a greatly
di fferent speed.
Blind Spot Assist cann otwa rndrivers in this
situation. #
Alw ays pay careful attention tothe traf‐
fi c situation and maintain a safe dis‐
ta nce at the side of theve hicle. Obser
vethe no tes on driving sy stems and your
re sponsibility; you may otherwise failto recog‐
nise dangers (/ page 211).
Exit warning
The exitwa rning is an additional function of
Blind Spot Assist and can warnvehicle occu‐ Driving and parking
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Fu
nction of brake application (Active Blind
Spot Assist)
If Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stdetects a risk of a side
impact in the monitoring range, a cou rse-cor‐
re cting brake application is car ried out. This is
designed tohelp youavo id a collision.
The course-cor recting brake application is availa‐
ble in the speed range between appr oximately
30 km/h and 200 km/h. &
WARNING Risk of accident despite
brake application of Active Blind Spot
Assi st
A cou rse-co rrecting brake application cann ot
alw ays pr event a collision. #
Alw aysst eer, brake or accelera teyour‐
self, especially if Active Blind Spot
Assi stwa rnsyo u or makes a course-
co rrecting brake application. #
Alw ays maintain a safe dis tance at the
sides. If a course-cor
recting brake application occurs,
th ere dwa rning lamp flashes in the outside mir‐
ro r and a warning tone sounds. In addition, a dis‐
pl ay 1 indicating the danger of a side collision
appears in the multifunction displa y.
In rare cases, the sy stem may make an inappro‐
priate brake application. This brake application
may be inter rupte d at any time if yousteer
slightly in the opposite direction or accelera te.
Sy stem limits
No tethe sy stem limitations of Active Blind Spot
Assi st;yo u may otherwise not recognise the
dangers (/ page245). Either a cou
rse-co rrecting brake application
appropriate tothe driving situation, or none at
all, may occur in thefo llowing situations:
R Vehicles or obs tacles, e.g. crash barr iers, are
located on bo thsides of your vehicle.
R Ave hicle approaches too closely on the side.
R You ha veadop ted a sporty driving style with
high cornering speeds.
R You brake or accelerate significantl y.
R A driving sa fety sy stem inter venes, e.g. ESP ®
or Active Brake Assi st.
R ESP ®
is deacti vated.
R A loss of tyre pressure or a defective tyre is
detected.
R You are driving with a trailer and the electri‐
cal connection tothe trailer hitch has been
cor rectly es tablished.
Ac tivating/deactivating Blind Spot Assi stor
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi st
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance #
Activate or deacti vate Blind Spot Assist . Driving and park
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Standard
setting
R Lane markings weredetected on bo thsides
of the lane. The front wheel drives over a
continuous lane marking.
R A lane marking and the edge of a firm road
sur face weredetected. The front wheel
drives over a lane marking on the edge of the
fi rm road sur face.
R A lane marking and an oncoming vehicle
we redetected. The front wheel drives over
th e lane marking.
Sensitive setting
R All situations described under theStandard
setting.
R A continuous lane marking was de tected and
driven over with the front wheel.
% A brake application may be inter rupte d at
any time if yousteer slightly in the opposite
direction. Conditions
for a course-cor recting brake
application (vehicles with Driving Assistance
Pa ckage)
Depending on the setting, a course-cor recting
brake application occu rsinthefo llowing situa‐
tions (/ page 250).
% The availability of this setting is dependent
on the count ry. If the function is activated in
count ries in which this setting is notavaila‐
ble, a lane-cor recting brake application is ini‐
tia ted in all situations described under Sen-
sitive.
Standard setting
R A lane marking and an approaching vehicle,
an ove rtaking vehicle or vehicles driving par‐
allel to yo urvehicle weredetected in the
adjacent lane. The front wheel drives over
th e lane marking.
Sensitive setting
R The situations described under theStandard
setting.
R A continuous lane marking was de tected and
driven over with the front wheel. %
A brake application may be inter rupte d at
any time if yousteer slightly in the opposite
direction.
Sy stem limits
No lane-cor recting brake application occurs in
th efo llowing situations:
R You clear lyand actively steer, brake or accel‐
erate.
R If a driving saf ety sy stem inter venes, su chas
ESP ®
,Ac tive Brake Assi stor Active Blind
Spot Assi st.
R You ha veadop ted a sporty driving style with
high cornering speeds or high rates of accel‐
eration.
R When ESP ®
is deactivated.
R When driving with a trailer, the electrical con‐
nection tothe trailer has been cor rectly
es tablished.
R If a loss of tyre pressure or a defective tyre is
detected and display ed.
If yo u deactivate theAc tive Lane Keeping Assist
wa rning and the lane markings cann otbe clearly Driving and parking
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&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
due totheve hicle lo wering
Ve hicles with AIRMATIC or le vel control:
when you unload luggage or lea vetheve hi‐
cle, theve hicle firs trises slightly and then
re turns tothe set le vel shortly af terw ards.
Yo u or an yone else in the vicinity of the
wheel ar ches or the underbody could thus
become trapped.
The vehicle can also be lo wered af ter being
loc ked. #
When leaving theve hicle, make sure
th at nobody is in the vicinity of the
wheel ar ches or the underbody. *
NO
TEDama gedue tovehicle lo wering Pa
rts of the body could be damaged when
th eve hicle is lo wered. #
Make sure that there are no obs tacles
such as kerbs underneath or in the
immediate vicinity of the body when the
ve hicle is being lo wered. *
NO
TEMercedes-AMG vehicles #
Obser vethe no tes in the Supplement.
Yo u could otherwise failto recognise
dangers. Re
quirements:
R The vehicle has been star ted.
R Vehicles without Off-road pac kage: the
ve hicle is not moving fasterthan 65 km/h.
R Vehicles with Off-road pac kage:
- Off-road le vel +1: theve hicle is not mov‐
ing fast erthan 100 km/h.
- Off-road le vel +2: theve hicle is not mov‐
ing faster than 65 km/h.
- Off- road le vel +3: theve hicle is not mov‐
ing fast erthan 20 km/h and there ar fog
lamp is not switched on. Ra
ising theve hicle (vehicles without Off-
ro ad pac kage) #
Push rocker switch 1forw ards.
Indicator lamp 2flashes while theve hicle is
being raised and lights up continuously when
it has finished rising. Driving and parking
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Yo
ur selection is sa ved. The off-road le vel set
re mains stored even af terth e ignition has been
switched off.
The vehicle is lo wered again in thefo llowing sit‐
uations:
R When driving fasterthan 80 km/h.
R When driving brief ly between 65 km/ h and
80 km/h.
R After selecting a dif fere nt drive program
using theDY NA MIC SELECT switch.
The vehicle is adjus tedto the height of the
active drive prog ram.
Lo weri ngtheve hicle (vehicles without Off-
ro ad pac kage) #
Pull rock er switch 1.
The vehicle is adjus tedto the height of the
active drive program.
Operation with a trailer or bicycle rack
If th e electrical connection has been cor rectly
es tablished tothe trailer or bicycle rack:
R From appr ox. 30 km/h: off-road le vel +1 can
be selec ted, rega rdless of drive program. R
From appr ox. 30 km/h: theve hicle is adjus‐
te dto normal le vel,re ga rdless of drive pro‐
gram.
Ra ising theve hicle (vehicles with Off-road
pac kage) #
Push rocker switch 1forw ards.
R Off- road le vel +1: one indicator lamp 2
lights up continuously when theve hicle
has finished rising.
R Off-road le vel +2: two indicator lamps 2
light up continuously when theve hicle
has finished rising.
R Off-road le vel +3: thre e indicator lamps
2 light up continuously when theve hicle
has finished rising.
Yo ur selection is sa ved. The off-road le vel set
re mains stored even af terth e ignition has been
switched off.
The vehicle is lo wered again in thefo llowing sit‐
uations:
R Off-ro ad level +3: when driving fasterthan
20 km/h or when there ar fog lamp is
switched on.
The vehicle is lo weredto off-road le vel +2.
R Off-ro ad level +2:
- When driving faster than 80 km/h. 254
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-
When driving briefly between 65 km/h
and 80 km/h.
The vehicle is lo weredto off-road le vel +1.
R Off-ro ad level +1:
- When driving fasterthan 115 km/h.
- When driving brief lybetween 100 km/h
and 115 km/h.
The vehicle is lo weredto the normal le vel.
R After selecting a dif fere nt drive program
using theDY NA MIC SELECT switch.
The vehicle is adjus tedto the height of the
active drive program.
Lo weri ngtheve hicle (vehicles with Off-road
pac kage) #
Pull rock er switch 1.
R Off-road le vel +3: theve hicle is lo wered
to off-road le vel +2. Two indicator lamps
2 light up continuously when theve hicle
has finished lo wering.
R Off-road le vel +2: theve hicle is lo wered
to off-road le vel +1. One indicator lamp 2
lights up continuously when theve hi‐
cle has finished lo wering.
R Off-road le vel +1: theve hicle is lo wered
to the normal le vel.No indicator lamp 2
lights up when theve hicle has finished
lo we ring.
Yo ur selection is sa ved. The off-road le vel set
re mains stored even af terth e ignition has been
switched off.
Operation with a trailer or bicycle rack
If th e electrical connection has been cor rectly
es tablished tothe trailer or bicycle rack:
R Uptoappr ox. 20 km/h: off-road le vels +1,
+2 and +3 can be selecte d,rega rdless of the
drive program.
R Uptoappr ox. 30 km/h: off-road le vels +1
and +2 can be selecte d,rega rdless of the
drive prog ram.
R From appr ox. 30 km/h: theve hicle is adjus‐
te dto normal le vel,re ga rdless of the drive
prog ram. Setting
the entering and exiting le vel (AIR‐
MATIC)
Re quirements:
R The engine is running.
R The vehicle is moving at speeds below
30 km/h.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings
5 Schnellzugriff (Quick access) #
Select Lower when entering On.
The vehicle is lo weredto low le vel -2 tofacili‐
ta te entering and exiting.
% The availability of this function depends on
th eve hicle equipment.
% Further information on AIRMATIC
(/ page 250). Driving and parking
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Operation with a trailer or bicycle
rack
If th e electrical connection has been cor rectly
es tablished tothe trailer or bicycle rack:
R Drive program A,;, N,=,
C andB: theve hicle remains at nor‐
mal le vel ir respective of speed.
R The cur veinclination function is deactivated.
R Drive program FandG: theve hicle
adopts the normal le velst arting from a
speed of 30 km/h.
Le vel dif fere nces compared tothe normal
le vel Ve
hicle
le vel Ve
hicles
without Off-
ro ad pac kage Ve
hicles with
Off-road pack‐
age
Car wash Appr ox.
+90 mm Appr
ox.
+90 mm
Off-road
le ve l +3 Una
vailable Appr ox.
+90 mm
Off-road
le ve l +2 Una
vailable Appr ox.
+60 mm Ve
hicle
le vel Ve
hicles
without Off-
ro ad pac kage Ve
hicles with
Off-road pack‐
age
Off-road
le ve l +1 +60 mm Appr
ox.
+30 mm
Spor tA pprox.
-15 mm App
rox.
-15 mm
Spo rt+A pprox.
-25 mm App
rox.
-25 mm Fu
nction of ROAD SUR FACE SCAN
% This function is not available in all countries.
The ROAD SUR FACE SCAN function monitors the
ro ad in front of your vehicle using a multifunc‐
tion camera (/ page212). ROAD SUR FACE
SCAN de tects une venness in thero ad sur face,
e.g. bu mps, before theve hicle drives overth em.
Chassis mo vements are reduced and driving
comfort is increased.
RO AD SUR FACE SCAN is automatically activated
if th efo llowing conditions are me t:
R Drive prog ram A orN is selected. R
The vehicle is set tothe normal le vel.
R You are driving at a speed between 7 km/h
and 180 km/h.
Sy stem limits
RO AD SUR FACE SCAN can be impaired in the
fo llowing situations or can stop functioning:
R Ifth e car riag ewa y is insuf ficiently lit, e.g. at
night.
R In sno w,rain, fog, heavy spr ay, if there is
gl are, in direct sunlight or in great lyvarying
light conditions.
R Ifth e windscreen in the area of multifunction
camera is dirty, mis ted up, damaged or cov‐
ered.
R Ifth ero ad sur face has no optic stru cture or
re flects light.
R Ifyo u are driving too close totheve hicle in
front.
R If sections of thero ute ha veave ry small
ra dius of cur vature.
R During ab rupt driving manoeuvres, e.g. heavy
braking or sudden acceleration. Driving and parking
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