2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE SUV radio

Area permeable
to radiowav es on the
windscreen Ra
dio-contro lled equipment, such as toll sys‐
te ms, can be mounted only on areas 1ofthe
windscreen that are permeable toradio wav es.
Areas permeable toradio wav es1 are best visi‐
ble from outside theve hicle when the wind‐
screen is illuminated with an extern al light
source.
No tethis position forve hicles with:
R Windsc reen heating
R Infra redre flective windscreen Infrared-reflective windscreen function
The infra red-reflective windscreen is coated and
re duces the build-up of heat in theve hicle inte‐
ri or.
The coating shields theve hicle interior from
ra dio waves. 16 0
Light and sight

7
Coolant temp erature display
During normal operation, the coolant tem‐
perature display is permitted torise to
12 0°C.
Ve hicles with 48 V on-board electrical sys‐
te m: POWER and CHARGE displ ay(elect rical
drive support andrecuperation po wer of the
electric mo tor)
8 Selected drive program
9 Selected transmission position
A Multifunction display (e xamp le:standard dis‐
play for trip): Assis tance / Telephone / Navi‐
ga tion / Trip / Media / Radio / Styles and
displa ys/ Service
B Fuel le vel, fuel filler flap location indicator,
ra nge Overvi
ewofthe but tons on thest eering
wheel 1
P Back/Home button, on-board com‐
puter
Press and hold: sho wsstandard display
2 Touch Control, on-board co mputer
3 Control panel for cruise control/limiter or
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC 4
Control panel for MBUX multimedia sy stem:
£ LINGU ATRO NIC
ß Displa ysfavo urites
VO L: control knob, adjusts thevo lume or
switches the sound off 0063(press)
0061 Makes/accepts a call
0076 Rejects/ends a call
5 00E2 Calls up the home screen
6 Touch Control multimedia sy stem
7 G Back button
8 Brightness control toadjust the lighting in
th e Instrument Display and in the control
elements of theve hicle interior Operating
the on-boa rdcompu ter
Obser vethe legal requ irements forth e count ry
in which you are cur rently driving when operat‐
ing the on-board computer. 294
Instrument display and on-board computer

The on-board computer is operated using
the
left-hand Touch Control and the left-hand back/
home button.
When the on-board computer is being operated,
dif fere nt acoustic signals will sound as operating
fe edbac k,e.g. when the end of a list is reached
or when you are sc rolling thro ugh a list.
The following menus are available:
R Assistance
R Telephone
R Navigation
R Trip
R Radio R
Media
R Styles & display
R Service
% You can find information about the possible
settings and selections on the menus in the
Digital Owner's Manual. #
Tocall up the menu bar: briefly pressthe
left-hand back button until the menu bar is
displa yed.
% Ve
hicles without Active Di stance Assist
DISTRO NIC:press the00E2 button tocall
up the menu bar of the on-board computer. #
Toscroll on the menu bar: swipe left or
ri ght on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Tocall up a menu, submenu or possible
settings on the menu, or confirm a selec‐
tion or setting: pressthe left-hand Touch
Control. #
Toscroll through displa ysor lists on the
menu, or select display content, a func‐
tion, an entry or a displa y:swipe upwards or down
wards on the left-hand Touch Con‐
trol. #
Toexit a submenu: pressthe left-hand back
button.
Selecting the head-up display #
Toswitch on the head-up displa y:switch
on the head-up display via the multimedia
sy stem or activate it on the menu bar by
swiping upwards on the left-hand Touch Con‐
trol.
The head-up displ aymenu will be selected on
th e head-up displa y. #
Toswitch tothe head-up displa y:press
th e left-hand Touch Control or swipe
upwards on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Toset theth ree display ranges of the
head-up displa y:swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control.
Fu ll-screen menus
Yo u can displ aythefo llowing menus full-screen
on the instrument display:
R Assistance Instrument display and on-board computer
295

Overview and operation
Note
s onthe MBUX multimedia sy stem &
WARNING Risk of dist raction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, you will be distracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y. Yo
u must obse rveth e legal requirements forthe
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
operating the multimedia sy stem. Overview of
the MBUX multimedia sy stem 1
Touch Control and cont rol panel forthe
MBUX multimedia sy stem
2 Media display with touch functionality
3 Touchpad
4 Controller
Turn: adjusts thevo lume Press brief
ly: switches the mute function
on/off
Press and hold: switches the MBUX multime‐
dia sy stem or media display on or off
5 Buttons for navigation, radio/media and
te lephone
6 Buttons forve hicle functions/sy stem set‐
tings and favo urites/ themes
Fu rther operating options:
R Conducting a voice dialogue with LINGUA‐
TRONIC.
R Operating functions con tact-free with the
MBUX Interior Assis tant.
% You can find fur ther information about oper‐
ation as well as about applications and serv‐
ices in the Digital Owner's Manual.
Anti-theft pr otection
This device is equipped with tech nical pr ovisions
to protect it against theft. More de tailed informa‐
tion about anti-theft pr otection can be obtained
at a qualified specialist workshop. MBUX multimedia sy
stem 299

#
Tozoom in and out of the map: movetwo
fi ngers toget her or apart. #
Tocall up thegl obal menu: press and hold
on theto uchsc reen until theOPTIONS menu
appears.
Using theto uchpad 1
G Returns tothe pr evious display
2 ~ Calls up the audio control menu Swiping
tothe left of right: selects the pr evi‐
ous or next radio station/music track
3 © Calls up the home screen
4 Touchpad #
Toselect a menu option: swipe and press. #
Touse handwriting recognition: write a
ch aracter on theto uchpad. #
Toopen or close theNo tifications
Centre: swipe down or up with twofingers. #
Tozoom in and out of the map: movetwo
fi ngers toget her or apart. Calling up applications using buttons 1
y Calls up vehicle functions
2 z Calls up navigation
3 | Calls up radio or media
4 002B Calls up thete lephone
5 ß Press brief ly: calls up favo urites
Press and hold: adds a favo urite or theme #
Alternatively, tap© ontheto uchsc reen. #
Call up the application (/ page 300).302
MBUX multimedia sy stem

Fu
nctions of LINGU ATRO NIC &
WARNING Risk of dist raction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, you will be distracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y. Fo
ryo ur ow n sa fety, al ways obser vethefo llow‐
ing points when operating mobile communica‐
tions equipment and especially your voice con‐
trol sy stem:
R Obser vethe legal requ irements forth e coun‐
try in which you are driving. R
Ifyo u use thevo ice control sy stem in an
emer gency your voice can change and your
te lephone call, e.g. an emer gency call, can
th ereby be unnecessarily dela yed.
R Familiarise yourself with thevo ice control
sy stem functions before starting the journe y.
Wi th LINGU ATRO NIC, various applications in the
MBUX multimedia sy stem are operable using
vo ice input. LINGU ATRO NIC is operational
appr oximately thirty seconds af terth e ignition is
switched on and is available forth e driver's seat
and front passenger seat.
The following multimedia sy stem applications
can be operated:
R Telephone
R Text messa geand e-mail
R Navigation
R Address book
R Radio
R Media
R TV
R Vehicle functions St
arting LING UATRONIC #
Press rocker switch 1up.
or #
Say "Hello Mercedes". MBUX multimedia sy
stem 303

&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
du ring adjustment of the driver's seat
af te r calling up a driver profile
Selecting a user profile may trigger an
adju stment of the driver's seat tothe posi‐
tion sa ved under the user profile. You or
ot her vehicle occupants could be injured in
th e process. #
Make sure that when the position of
driver's seat is being adjus ted using the
multimedia sy stem, no people or body
parts are in the seat's range of mo ve‐
ment.
If th ere is a risk of someone becoming trap‐
ped, stop the adjustment process immedi‐
ately: #
a)Tapth ewa rning message on the
media displa y.
or #
b) Press a memory position button or a
seat adjustment switch on the driver's
door.
The adjustment process will be stop‐
ped. The driver's seat is equipped with an access pre‐
ve
nter.
If th e driver's door is open, the driver's seat will
not be set af ter calling up the driver's profile.
Profiles store your vehicle settings and settings
fo rth e multimedia sy stem. If theve hicle is used
by several drivers, the driver can select their
ow n profile wi thout changing thestored profile
settings of other drivers.
% Information on profiles from Mercedes me
connect can be found in the Digital Opera‐
to r's Manual.
Ve hicle settings are, forex ample, driver's seat,
st eering wheel and mir ror settings, clima tecon‐
trol and ambient lighting. Forth e settings of the
multimedia sy stem, you can select, forex ample,
ra dio stations, pr evious destinations as well as
th emes, suggestions and favo urites. Fo
rre cur ring driving situations, su chas long
drives on the mo torw ay,yo u can sa veyour pre‐
fe rred settings in a theme in theve hicle. In a
th eme you can sa vethe display of the digital
map, your prefer redra dio station and prefer red
drive prog ram, forex ample.
The vehicle can learn the habits of the driver. It
th en of fers suggestions forth e most probable
navigation destinations, media sources, radio
st ations or con tacts. The pre-requirements for
th at are the selection of a profile, your consent
to there cording of data and sufficient collected
da ta.
Fa vourites pr ovide quick access toapplications
th at are used of ten. You can select favo urites
from categories or add them directly toan appli‐
cation. MBUX multimedia sy
stem 307

Obser
vethe additional information on stowing
mobile communications devices cor rectly:
R Loading theve hicle (/ page119)
Blue tooth ®
connection:
The menu view and theav ailable functions in the
te lephone menu are in part dependent on the
Blu etoo th®
profile of the connected mobile
phone. Full functionality is only available if the
mobile phone supports bo thofthefo llowing
Blue tooth ®
profiles:
R PBAP (Phone Book Access Profile)
- The contacts on the mobile phone are
shown automatically on the multimedia
sy stem.
R MAP (Message Access Profile)
- The mobile phone message functions can
be used on the multimedia sy stem.
Ir re spective of this, Blue tooth ®
audio functional‐
ity can byused with any mobile radio unit.
Fo r information on thera nge of functions of the
mobile radio unit tobe connec ted, see the man‐
ufacturer's operating instructions. Ne
twork connection:
The following cases can lead tothe call being
disconnected while theve hicle is in motion:
R You swit chinto a transmission/reception
st ation, in which no communication channel
is free.
R The SIM card used is not compatible with the
network available
R A mobile phone with "Twincard" is logged
into the network with the second SIM card at
th e same time
The multimedia sy stem supports calls in HD
Vo ice ®
for impr oved speech qualit y.Arequ ire‐
ment forth is is that the mobile phone and the
mobile phone network pr ovider of the person
yo u are calling suppo rtHD Voice ®
.
Depending on thequ ality of the connection, the
vo ice quality may fluctuate.
Fu rther information can be obtained from a
Mercedes-Benz service centre or at: https://
www.mercedes-benz.com/connect 322
MBUX multimedia sy stem