2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE SUV buttons

Mir
rors ........................................................ 157
Area pe rmeable toradio wav es on the
windscreen ................................................ .160
Infrared-reflective windscreen function ...... 16 0Climate control
......................................... 161
Overview of climate contro l systems ........... 161
Operating the climate control sy stem ......... 16 2 Driving and pa
rking .................................. 17 3
Driving ........................................................ 173
DY NA MIC SELECT switch ........................... 188
Au tomatic transmission .............................. 19 2
Tr ans fer case .............................................. 19 6
Fu nction of the 4MATIC .............................. 19 8
Re fuelling .................................................... 19 8
Pa rking ...................................................... .205
Driving and driving saf ety sy stems .............. 211
Tr ailer hit ch................................................ 283
Bicycle rack function .................................. 289
Ve hicle towing instructions ........................ .291 Instrument display and on-board
compu
ter.................................................. 292
No tes on the instrument display and on-
board computer .......................................... 292
Instrument display overview ...................... .293
Overview of the buttons on thesteering
wheel ..........................................................2 94
Operating the on-board computer .............. 294
Overview of what is shown on the multi‐
function display .......................................... 296
Head-up display .......................................... 296 MBUX multimedia sy
stem ...................... 299
Overview and operation .............................. 299
Sy stem settings .......................................... 308
Na vigation ................................................... 312
Te lephone .................................................. .321
Mercedes me and apps .............................. 324
Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem ...... 333
Ra dio, media & TV...................................... 341
Sound settings ............................................ 347 Main
tenance and care ............................. 349
ASS YST PLUS service inter val display ........ 349 Engine compartment .................................. 350
Cleaning and care ......................................
.356 Breakdown assi
stance ............................ 365
Emergency ................................................. .365
Flat tyre ...................................................... 367
Battery (vehicle) .......................................... 374
To w- starting or towing away ....................... 379
Electrical fuses ........................................... 384 Wheels and tyres
..................................... 387
No tes on noise or unusual handling char‐
acteristics .................................................. .387
No tes on regular lyinspecting wheels and
tyres .......................................................... .387
No tes on snow chains ................................ 387
Ty re pressure .............................................. 388
Wheel change ............................................ .391
Emergency spare wheel .............................. 401
Collapsible spare wheel .............................. 403 Te
ch nical data .......................................... 406
No tes on tech nical da ta.............................. 406 Contents
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indicator lamp 1is off: via the switch on
th e cor responding rear door or driver's
door Note
s on pets in theve hicle &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due toanimals left unsecured or unat‐
te nded in theve hicle
If yo u lea veanimals in theve hicle unatten‐
ded or unsecured, they could press buttons
or switches, for ins tance.
An animal may:
R acti vate ve hicle equipment and become
trapped, forex ample
R swit chsystems on or off and endanger
ot her road users
Un secured animals may be throw n about the
ve hicle in theev ent of an accident, or sudden
st eering and braking manoeuvres, and injure
ve hicle occupants. #
Never lea veanimals unat tended in the
ve hicle. #
Alw ays cor rectly secu reanimals while
driving, e.g. using a suitable animal car‐
ri er. Occupant saf
ety75

Ac
tivating/deactivating the acoustic lo cking
ve rification signal Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle #
Activate or deacti vate Acoustic lock .
% Please no
te:
The selected setting forth e acoustic locking
ve rification signal must comply wi th there le‐
va nt national road and traf fic re gulations. In
some countri es, including German y,using
th e acoustic locking verification signal is for‐
bidden bytraf fic la ws(in accordance with
§16 Para. 1 and §30 Para. 1 of the German
national road traf fic re gulations). The driver
of theve hicle must comply with these regu‐
lations. In countri es wherethe use of this
function is forbidden, this function is not
activated in theve hicle and must not be acti‐
va ted. Changing
the unlocking settings Po
ssible unlocking functions of theke y:
R Central unlocking R
Unlocking the driver's door and fuel filler flap #
Toswitch between settings: pressthe
Ü andß buttons simultaneously for
appr oximately six seconds until the indicator
lamp flashes twice.
Options if the unlocking function forth e driver's
door and fuel filler flap has been selec ted:
R Tounlo cktheve hicle centrall y:press the
Ü button twice.
R Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: ifyo uto uch
th e inner sur face of the door handle on the
driver's door, only the driver's door and fuel
fi ller flap are unlo cked. Deactivating
the function of thekey Ve
hicles with KEYLESS-GO: ifyo u deactivate
th e function of theke y,the KEYLESS-GO func‐
tions are also deactivated. Access or drive
au thorization byKEYLESS-GO is then no longer
possible with that particular key.Activate the
function of theke y so that all its functions will
again be available. Yo
u can also deactivate the function of thekey
to reduce the energy consum ption of theke y if
yo u do not use theve hicle or a keyfo r an exten‐
ded pe riod of time. #
Todeactivate: presstheß button on the
ke y twice in quick succession.
The key indicator lamp flashes twice brief ly
and lights up once. #
Toactivate: press any button on thekey.
% When theve hicle is star ted with theke y in
th estow age compartment of the cent recon‐
sole, the function of theke y is automatical ly
activated (/ page175). Opening and
closing77

Re
quirements:
R The po wer supply or the ignition is switched
on. 1
Closing
2 Opening
The buttons on the driver's door take prece‐
dence. #
Tostart automatic operation: pressthe
0062 button be yond the point of resis tance
or pull and release it. #
Tointer rupt automatic operation: press or
pull the0062 button again.
When theve hicle is switched off, you can con‐
tinue tooperate the side windo ws.
This function is available for around four minutes
or until a front door is opened.
% Ve
hicles with electric roller sunblinds on
re ar doors on the left and right: the but‐
to ns forth ere ar side wind owsalso open and
close thero ller sunblinds (/ page97).
Au tomatic reve rsing function of the side win‐
do ws
If an obs tacle impedes a side window du ring the
closing process, the side window will open again
automaticall y.The automatic reve rsing function
is only an aid and is not a substitute foryo ur
attentiveness. #
During the closing process, make sure that
no body parts are in the closing area. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despi tethere being reve rsing pr otection
on the side window
The reve rsing function does not react:
R tosoft, light and thin objects, e.g. fingers.
R during resetting.
The reve rsing function cannot pr event some‐
one from becoming trapped in these situa‐
tions. #
During the closing process, make sure
th at no body parts are in the closing
area. #
If someone becomes trapped, press the
0062 button toopen the side window
again. Au
tomatic function of the side windo ws In
thefo llowing cases, the side windo wswill be
closed automatically when theve hicle is
switched off:
R if it starts torain 90
Opening and closing

*
NO
TEDama gecaused byobjects Objects can cause
thero ller sunblind tomal‐
function. #
Make sure that thero ller sunblind can
mo vefreely. The
roller sunblinds forth ere ar side wind ows
can be ope rated with the buttons forth e side
windo wsinthe driver's door and in there ar
doors. 1
Rear left side wind ow/ro ller sunblind
2 Rear right side window / roller sunblind #
Toclose full y:brief lypull the cor responding
button when the side window is closed. #
Toopen ful ly:brie fly press the cor respond‐
ing button. Anti-theft pr
otection Fu
nction of the immobiliser The immobiliser pr
events your vehicle from
being star ted without the cor rect key.
The immobiliser is automatically activated when
th e ignition is switched off and deactivated when
th e ignition is switched on. ATA
(Anti-Theft Alarm sy stem) Fu
nction of theATA system
If th eATA system is primed, a visual and audible
alarm is triggered in thefo llowing situations:
R when a door is opened
R when theta ilgate is opened
R when the bonn etis opened
R when interior pr otection is triggered
(/ page 100)
R when tow- aw ay protection is triggered
(/ page 99) 98
Opening and closing

#
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle. #
Never lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. Yo
u can adjust the seats when the ignition is
switched off. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
du ring seat adjustment
When you adjust a seat, you or other vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the
seat guide rail. #
Make sure when adjusting a seat that
no one has any body parts in the sweep
of the seat. Obser
vethe saf ety no tes on "Airbags" and "Chil‐
dren in theve hicle". &
WARNING Risk of injury ifve hicle set‐
tings are adjus ted while theve hicle is in
motion
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle in par‐
ticular in thefo llowing situations:
R Ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra ints, thesteering wheel or the mir‐
ro r while theve hicle is in motion.
R Ifyo ufast enyour seat belt while theve hi‐
cle is in motion. #
Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, head restra ints, steering
wheel and mir ror in particular and fas‐
te nyo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th e seat height is adjus ted carelessly
If yo u adjust the seat height carelessly, you
or other vehicle occupants could be trapped
and thereby injured. Children in particular could acciden
tally
press the electrical seat adjustment buttons
and become trapped. #
While moving the seats, make sure that
hands or other body parts do not get
under the le ver assembly of the seat
adjustment sy stem. &
WARNING Risk of injury duetohead
re stra ints not being fitted or being adjus‐
te d incor rectly
If head restra ints ha venot been ins talled or
ha ve not been adjus ted cor rectly, there is an
increased risk of injury in the head and neck
area, e.g. in theev ent of an accident or when
braking. #
Alw ays drive with the head restra ints
fi tted. #
Before driving off, ma kesure forev ery
ve hicle occupant that the cent reofthe
head restra int supports the back of the
head at about eye le vel. 102
Seats and stowing

Ad
justing the front passen ger seat electri‐
cally from the driver's seat &
WARNING Risk of injury or death dueto
th e front seat being positioned too close
to the cockpit
The front airbags can also injure the occu‐
pants in the front of theve hicle. #
Alw ays adjust the front seats so they
are as faraw ay as possible from the
front airbags. #
In addition, obse rveth e no tes on cor‐
re ct seat adjustment. Re
quirements:
R The po wer supply is switched on. Yo
u can call up thefo llowing functions forthe
front passenger seat:
R Seat adjustment
R Seat heating
R Seat ventilation
R Memory function #
Toselect the front passenger seat: press
button 1.
When the indicator lamp lights up, the front
passenger seat is selected. #
Adjust the front passenger seat using the
buttons on the driver's side door operating
unit. #
Toselect the driver's seat: press button1
again.
When the indicator lamp goes out, the driv‐
er's seat has been selected. 104
Seats and stowing

Ad
justing the 4-w aylumbar support 1
Higher
2 Softer
3 Lower
4 Firmer #
Use buttons 1to4 toadjust the conto ur
of the backrest. Ad
justing the rear seats electrical ly *
NO
TEDama getothere ar seat armrest
when folding the cent reseat backrest
fo rw ard If
th ere ar seat armrest is folded down, it can
be damaged when the cent reseat backrest
is folded forw ard. #
Foldthere ar seat armrest upwards
before folding the cent reseat backrest
fo rw ard. The middle seat backrest is adjus
tedto ge ther
with the left seat. 1
Head restra int height
2 Seat backrest inclination
3 Seat fore -and-aft position Seats and
stowing 105