2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE SUV warning

Thank
youfo r buying Me rcedes-Benz
Before youfirs t drive off, read this Owner's Man‐
ual carefully and familiarise yourself with your
ve hicle. Foryo ur ow n sa fety and a longer operat‐
ing li fespan of theve hicle, follow the instructions
and warning notices in this Owner's Manual. Dis‐
re ga rding them may lead todamage totheve hi‐
cle or injury topeople.
The standard equipment and product desc ript ion
of your vehicle may vary and depends on thefo l‐
lowing factors:
R Model
R Order
R National version
R Availability
The illustrations in this Owner's Manual show a
left-hand drive vehicle. On right-hand-drive vehi‐
cles, the la yout of car parts and cont rol ele‐
ments dif fers accordin gly.
Mercedes-Benz is cons tantly de veloping its vehi‐
cles fur ther. Mercedes-Benz
therefore reser vesth eright to
int roduce changes in thefo llowing areas:
R Design
R Equipment
R Tech nical features
The equipment in your vehicle may therefore dif‐
fe r from that shown in the descriptions and illus‐
trations.
The following documents are integ ral parts of
th eve hicle:
R Digital Owner's Manual
R Printed Owner's Manual
R Service booklet
R Equipment-dependent Supplements
Ke ep these documents in theve hicle at all
times. If you sell theve hicle, alw ays pass all of
th e documents on tothe new owner.
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Symbols
........................................................ 5At
agl ance .................................................... 6
Cockpit ........................................................... 6
Indica tor and warning lamps ........................ .10
Overhead contro l panel ................................ 12
Door operating unit and seat adjustment ..... 14
Control settings in there ar passenger
compartment ................................................ 16
Emergencies and breakdowns ...................... 18Digital Owner's Manual
.............................20
Calling up the Digital Owner's Manual ..........20 Genera
l notes............................................. 22
Pr otection of the environment ......................22
Ta ke -ba ckof end-of-life vehicles ...................22
Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts ....................... 23
Owner's Manual ............................................ 24
Operating saf ety .......................................... .24
Declaration of conformity ............................. 26
Diagno stics connection ................................ 31
Qualified specialist workshop ....................... 33 Ve
hicle registration ....................................... 33
Cor rect use of theve hicle ............................33
Information on the REA CHregulation ........... 34
No tesfo r persons with electronic medi‐
cal aids ......................................................... 34
Implied warranty .......................................... .35
QR code forre scue card ...............................35
Data storage .................................................35
Copyright ...................................................... 38 Occupant saf
ety......................................... 39
Re stra int sy stem ...........................................39
Seat belts ...................................................... 41
Airbags ......................................................... 45
PRE-SAFE ®
sy stem ....................................... 52
Au tomatic measure s after an accident ......... 54
Safely transporting children in theve hi‐
cle ................................................................54
No tes on pets in theve hicle .........................75 Opening and closing
.................................. 76
Ke y ................................................................ 76
Doo rs............................................................ 79
Load compa rtment ....................................... 84Side windo
ws............................................... 89
Sliding sunroof ............................................. 93
Ro ller sunblinds ............................................ 97
Anti-theft pr otection .....................................98 Seats and
stowing .................................... 101
No tes on the cor rect driver's seat posi‐
tion ............................................................. 101
Seats .......................................................... 101
St eering wheel ............................................ 11 5
Easy entry and exitfeature .......................... 11 7
Memory function ......................................... 11 8
St ow age areas ............................................ .119
Cup holders ................................................ 13 5
Soc kets ....................................................... 13 6
Wi reless charging of the mobile phone
and connection with theex terior aerial ...... 13 8
Fitting/removing thefloor mats .................. 141 Light and sight
......................................... 14 2
Exterior lighting .......................................... 14 2
Interior lighting ........................................... 15 0
Wi ndsc reen wipers and windscreen
wa sher sy stem ............................................ 15 22
Contents

On-board electronics ..................................4
06
Re gulatory radio identification of small
components ...............................................4 08
Ve hicle identification plate, VIN and
engine number overview ............................ 408
Operating fluids .......................................... 41 0
Ve hicle data ................................................ 419
Tr ailer hit ch................................................ 422 Displ
aymessages and warning/indi‐
cator lamps .............................................. 425
Display messages ...................................... .425
Wa rning and indicator lamps ...................... 487 Index
......................................................... 5024
Contents

Instrument display10
Ataglance – Indicator and warning lamps

1
003E003D Turn signal lights →
14 3
2 ï Trailer hit ch →
489
3 0075 Restra int sy stem →
488
4 00BB ESP®
OFF →
498
00E5 ESP®
→
498
5 005E Rear fog light →
14 3
6 0057 High beam →
14 3
0058 Low beam →
14 2
0060 Standing lights →
14 2
7 ÿ Coolant temp erature →
491
8 Coolant temp erature display →
293
9 0024 Electric pa rking brake (yellow) →
494
A 004D Brakes (yellow) →
494
B L Distance warning →
496 C
003D Electrical fault →
491
D Ù Powe rst eering →
489
E 0025 ABS →
498
F 0077 Tyre pressure monitoring sy stem →
500
G 0028 Diesel engine: preglow
H 00B6 Reser vefuel with fuel filler flap location
indicator →
491
I Fuel le vel →
293
J 0024 Electric parking brake (red) →
494
K 004D Brakes (red) →
494
L 00E9 Seat belt →
488
M 00B9 Engine diagnostics →
491
N ä Suspension (red) →
496
ä Suspension (yell ow) →
496 At
aglance – Indicator and warning lamps 11

1
B-pillar with:
QR code for accessing there scue card →
35
2 Safetyve sts →
365
3 Fire extinguisher →
367
4 ; me button →
326
0053 SOS button →
326
5 002F Hazardwa rning light sy stem →
14 4
6 Tocheck and top up operating fluids →
41 0
St arting assis tance →
377
7 Tow- starting or towing away →
380 8
Flat tyre →
367
9 Tow- starting or towing away →
380
A Fuelfiller flap with:
information label on fuel type →
19 8
information label on tyre pressure →
389
QR code for accessing there scue card →
35
B Warning triangle →
366
C TIREFIT kit →
370
D First-aid kit (so ftsided) →
366 At
aglance – Emer gencies and breakdowns 19

Calling up
the Digital Owner's Manual
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Info 5
Owner's Manual 5
Õ The Digital Owner's Manual describes
the func‐
tions and operation of theve hicle and the multi‐
media sy stem. #
Select one of thefo llowing menu items in the
Digital Owner's Manual:
R Search: sea rchfo rke ywords in order tofind
qu ick answers toquestions about the opera‐
tion of theve hicle.
R Quick start: here is where youfind thefirst
st eps towa rds setting up your vehicle. R
Tips: find information that prepares youfor
cer tain eve ryday situations with your vehicle.
R Animations: watch animations of theve hicle
functions.
R Messages: recei veadditional information
about the messages in the Instrument Dis‐
pla y.
R Bookmarks: gain access to your personally
sa ve d bookmar ks.
R Language: select the language forth e Digital
Owner's Manual. 1
Back
2 Adds bookmar ks 3
Picture
4 Contents section
5 Directions of mo vement of contents section
6 Menu
Some sections in the Digital Owner's Manual,
e.g. warning no tes, can be expanded and col‐
lapsed.
Ad ditional methods of calling up the Digital
Owner's Manual:
Di rect access: openthere qu ired conte nt inthe
Digital Owner's Manual bypressing and holding
an ent ryon theta b bar in the multimedia sys‐
te m: 20
Digital Owner's Manual

This is
the case in thefo llowing situations:
R The vehicle type is dif fere nt from that for
which theve hicle's general operating pe rmit
wa s granted.
R Other road users could be endangered.
R The exhaust gas or noise le velge ts wo rse.
Alw ays specify theve hicle identification number
(VIN) (/ page 408) when ordering Mercedes-
Benz GenuineParts. Owner's Manual
This Owner's Manual describes all models and
all standard and optional equipment available for
yo ur vehicle at the time of this Owner's Manual
going topress. Countr y-specific dif fere nces are
possible. No tethat your vehicle may not be fit‐
te d with all features desc ribed. This is also the
case for sy stems and functions releva nt to
saf ety. Therefore, the equipment on your vehicle
may dif fer from that in the descriptions and illus‐
trations. The original pur
chase agreement foryo ur vehicle
contains a list of all of the sy stems in your vehi‐
cle.
Should you ha veany questions concerning
equipment and operation, please consult a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
The Owner's Manual and Service Booklet are
impor tant documents and should be kept inthe
ve hicle. Operating saf
ety
* NO
TEPlug-in hybrid #
Obser vethe no tes in the Supplement.
Yo u could otherwise failto recognise
dangers. &
WARNING Risk of injury duetomalfunc‐
tions or sy stem failure
In order toavo id malfunctions or sy stem fail‐
ures: #
Alw ays ha vethe specified service/
maintenance workas well as any nec‐ essary
repairs car ried out at a qualified
specialist workshop. &
WARNING Risk of accident or inju rydue
to improper modifications toelectronic
components
Modifications toelectronic components,
th eir software or wiring can impair their func‐
tionality and/or the functionality of other
networ ked components or saf ety-re leva nt
sy stems.
This can endanger theve hicle's operating
saf ety. #
You must not tamp er with wiring, elec‐
tronic components, or their software. #
Alw ays ha vewo rkon electrical and
electronic devices car ried out at a quali‐
fi ed specialist workshop. If
yo u modify the on-board electronics, thege n‐
eral operating perm it isrende red in valid.
Obser vethe "On-board electronics" section in
"Technical data". 24
General no tes