2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE SUV Owners Manual

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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
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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
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Overview of
the MBUX Interior Assistant &
WARNING Risk of injury fromthe cam‐
era's laser radiation
This product uses a classification 1 laser sys‐
te m. If the housing is opened or damaged,
laser radiation may damage your retina. #
Do not open the housing. #
Alw ays ha vemaintenance workand
re pairs car ried out byaqu alified spe‐
cialist workshop. This device is a class 1 laser product in accord‐
ance with DIN EN 60825-1:20
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The camera is located in theove rhead control
panel.
If th eve hicle is fitted wi th the MBUX Interior
Assis tant, selected functions of the multimedia sy
stem can be operated conta ct-free. The MBUX
Interior Assi stant can dif fere ntia tebetween
driver and front passenger interactions and
de tects specific hand positions (poses).
Sy stem limits, display messages and no tes
fo rre ctification
The sy stem may be impaired or may not function
in thefo llowing situations:
R The camera in theove rhead control panel
may heat up due tooperating conditions. As
a re sult the camera may switch off temp ora‐
ri ly , particular lyduring longer periods of
operation and at high outside temp eratures.
Do not touch or co verth e camera and wait
until the camera has cooled down and is
av ailable again. R
The camera is co vered or dirty, mis ted up or
scratched.
Wa it until the camera has cooled down
before cleaning the camera lens.
Clean the outside of the camera lens with a
dry or damp cotton clo th. Do not use microfi‐
bre clo ths. Do notremo vethe co ver when
cleaning.
R Recognition can be impaired byreflective
clo thing, an adverse colour of clo thing or by
accesso ries, forex ample.
R Clothing being worn(hat, shawl, scarf) may
be limiting the de tection area of the camera.
Ke ep the camera's field of vision clear.
R The camera is not operational.
Consult a Mercedes-Benz service cent re.304
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The MBUX In
terior Assistant supports thefo llowing interactions: Interaction area
Interaction Description
In front of the media display or
abo vetheto uchpad Pr
ox imity tothe control element The Interior Assis tant recognises the approach of the hand towa rds a con‐
trol element.
Depending on the active application, the display will be adjus ted in the
media displa y.Some functions di fferentiate between driver and front
passenger.
No specific hand position is requ ired.
Abo vethe cent reconsole Defined pos eAfavo urite is called up with a defined pose.
Bel ow the inside rearview mir rorB rief up and down mo vements With brief vertical up and down mo vements below the inside rearview mir‐
ro rth ere ading light forth e driver or the front passenger is switched on and
off.
Abo vethe front passenger seat Stretching out a hand ab ovethe
front passenger seat By
stre tching out a hand ab ovethe front passenger seat the sear chlight is
switched on. If you withdraw a hand from this area, the sear chlight is
switched off again. MBUX multimedia sy
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Switching
there ading light and sear chlight
and on or off Re
quirements:
R For the reading light: the function is availa‐
ble when it is dar k.
R The hand mo vement take s place in the inter‐
action area below the inside rearview mir ror.
R For the sear chlight: the function is availa‐
ble when it is dar k.
R The hand mo vement take s place in the inter‐
action area abo vethe front passenger seat.
R The seat belt on the front passenger seat
must notbe inser ted in the seat belt buckle. Switching
there ading light on and off #
Brief lymo vea hand up or down beneath the
inside rearview mir ror.
The reading light is swit ched on or off forthe
driver or the front passenger. Switching
the sear chlight on and off #
Toswitch on: reach across the front
passenger seat with a hand.
The sear chlight is switched on forth e driver. #
Toswitch off: take a hand back away from
th e front passenger seat.
The sear chlight is switched off again. Information on profiles,
themes, suggestions
and favo urites Fo
r electrical lyadjus table seats obser vethefo l‐
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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‐
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Configuring profiles,
themes and sugges‐
tions Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
f Profiles
Creating a new profile #
Select 0081Create profile .#
Select an avatar. #
Enterth e name and confi rmwith 0076. #
Select Continue 0048. #
Select Current settings. #
Select Save. #
Activate Blu etoo th®
and select Connect
phone, toconnect a mobile phone wi th the
user profile . #
Select Finished.
Selecting profile options #
Select 0062for a profile.
The following functions are available:
R Editing, resetting or deleting a profile
R Resetting themes or favo urites R
Con figuring suggestions
Configuring suggestions #
Select 0062for a profile. #
Select Suggestions settings . #
Switch Allow destination suggestions, Allow
music suggestions andAllow contact sugges-
tions on or off. #
Todeactivate the learning function for
one da y:activate Deact. learn. for 24h .
Fo r24 hours no new actions will be trained
and no data recorded forth e active profile.
Suggestions will continue tobe shown.
Example: if the option is switched on and a
ro ute toa new destination has been calcula‐
te d, this destination would not be take n into
account forth e learning function.
Creating new themes #
Select ©. #
Select THEMES . #
Select 0081Set theme.
The settings which are sa ved in theth eme
are shown. #
Select Continue 0048. #
Select AudioandNavigation (Navigation) and
st ore the active settings in theth eme. #
Select Continue 0048. #
Select an entry screen. #
Select Continue 0048. #
Select an image. #
Enter the names into the entry field and con‐
fi rm with 0076. #
Select Save. Sy
stem settings Overview of
the sy stem settings menu In
the sy stem settings menu, you can make set‐
tings in thefo llowing menus and control ele‐
ments:
R Display
- Styles
- Instrument lighting
- Display brightness 308
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Edge lighting
- Day/night design
R Control elements
- Keyboard language and handwriting rec‐
ognition
- Sensitivity of theto uchpad
- Sensitivity of theTo uch Controls
R LINGU ATRO NIC
R Sound
- Enter tainment
- Navigation and traf fic announcements
- Telephone
- Voice amplification tothere ar
R Connectivity
- Wi-Fi, Blu etoo th®
, NFC
R Time & date
R Language
R Units for dis tance
R Software upda tes
R Data impo rt/export R
PIN pr otection
R System Reset Information on important sy
stem updates Impor
tant sy stem updates may be necessary for
th e security of your multimedia sy stem's data.
Ins tallth ese updates, or else the security of your
multimedia sy stem cann otbe ensured.
A sy stem update consists of thre esteps:
R Downloading or copying of the data requ ired
fo r ins tallation
R Installation of the downloaded sy stem update
R Activation of the downloaded sy stem update
by restarting the sy stem
% If automatic software updates are activated,
the sy stem updates will be downloaded auto‐
maticall y.
The multimedia sy stem pr ovides a message
when a sy stem update is available.
Yo u ha vethefo llowing selection options:
R Accept and install The sy
stem update will be downloaded in the
bac kground.
R Information
Info rm ation about the pending sy stem
update is displa yed.
R Later
The sy stem update can be downloaded man‐
ually at a later time.
Deep sy stem updates
Deep sy stem updates access vehicle or sy stem
settings and can therefore only be car ried out
when theve hicle is stationary and the ignition is
switched off.
If th e download of a deep sy stem update is com‐
ple ted and the downloaded sy stem update is
re ady for ins tallation, you will be informed of this
af te rth e next ignition cycle, forex ample.
% Park theve hicle safely in a suitable location
before starting the ins tallation.
Re quirements forth e ins tallation:
R The ignition is switched off. MBUX multimedia sy
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