2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE tow

Emer
g Emer
gency ency
RR
emo emo
vingt vin
gthe safe he
safety v ty
vest est
The
safetyve sts areloca tedin thesaf etyve st
co mp artmen tsinthedr iver's andfront passeng er
door stow agecom partmen ts. #
T T
o r o
remo v emo
ve: e:
pull outsafetyve st bag1 byloop
2. #
Open safetyve st bag1 andre mo vethe
saf etyve st.
% Additional safetyve sts canbe stor ed inthe
st ow agespace ofthere ar passen gercom-
par tment andinthecar gocom partment. 1
Maximum numberofwa shes
2 Maximu mwa sh temp eratur e
3 Donotbleac h
4 Donotiron
5 Donottumble dry
6 Donotdr yclean
7 This isaclass 2ve st Th
ere qu irements de/nedbytheleg alstandar d
ar eonl yful/lled ifth esaf etyve st isthecor rect
size andisful lyclosed.
Re place thesaf etyve st inthefo llo wing cases :
R Itis damag edordirton there 0ectiv estr ips
ca nno long er be remo ved.
R The maximum numberofwa shes isexceeded.
R The 0uor escence ofthesaf etyve st hasfa ded. WW
ar ar
ning tr ning
triangle iangle
RR
emo emo
ving t ving
the w he
war ar
ning tr ning
triangle (no iangle
(notplug-in h t
plug-in hybr ybr
id) id)
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withtw h
tw oro w o
ro ws of seats s
of seats 330330
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#
Remo vewarning triangle 1.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
witht h
thr hr
ee row ee
rows of seats s
of seats #
Remo vewarning triangle 1. Se Se
tting upt tting
upthe w he
war ar
ning tr ning
triangle iangle
#
Foldside re0ect ors1 upw ards toform atri-
ang leand attachat theto pusing upper press-
stu d2. #
Foldlegs 3down and outtotheside. FF
ir s ir
st- aid kit t-aid
kit(soT- sided) (soT-
sided) ov ov
er er
vie w vie
w Depending
ontheve hicle equipme nt,th e/r st-aid
kit (soT- sided) maybe locat edinthefo llo wing pla-
ces intheve hicle:
R Firs t-aid kit(soT side d)1 isin thecar go
com partment intheleT orright-h andstow age
ne t. Br
eakdo wnassis tance
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R
Plug-i n-h Plug-i
n-hybr yb
rid: id:
the/r st-ai dkit(so Tside d) isin
th edoor stow agecom partmen tof thedr iver's
door (/page114). Flat
tire Flat
tire NNo o
t t
es on es
on 0at 0at
tir tir
es es
&
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ARNING ARNING
Riskofaccident duetoa0at
tir e
A 0at tirese verely a.ects thedr iving charac-
te risti cs aswellas thesteer ing and braking of
th eve hicle.
T T
ir ir
es wit es
without hout
r r
un-0at un-0at
c c
har har
act act
er er
is is
tics: tics:
#
Donotdr ive wit ha0at tire. #
Chang eth e0at tireimmediat elywit han
emer gency sparewheel orspar ewheel.
Alt ernat ivel y, consul ta qu ali/ed special -
is two rkshop.
T T
ir ir
es wit es
with h
r r
un-0at un-0at
c c
har har
act act
er er
is is
tics: tics:
#
Obser vetheinf ormation andwarning
no teson MOExt endedtires (run-0at
tir es). In
theev ent ofa0at tire, thefo llo wing options are
av ailabl edepen dingon your vehicle' seq uipme nt:
R V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swith MOExt h
MOExt endedtir end
edtires: es:
itis possibl e
to cont inueth ejour neyfo ra shor tper iod of
time. Makesur eyo uobser vetheno teson
MOExt endedtires (run-0at tires)
(/ page332) .
R V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit haTIR EFIT kit: h
aTIR EFIT kit:youcan repair the
tir eso that itis possibl eto cont inueth ejour -
ne yfo ra shor tper iod oftime. Todo this, use
th eTIREFIT kit(/ page334).
R V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withMer h
Mer cedes meconnect: cedes
meconnect: youcan
mak eacall forbr eakdo wnassist anceviathe
ove rhead contr olpanel inthecase ofabr eak -
do wn (/ page296).
R Allv All
vehicles: ehicles:
chang eth ewheel (/page374).
% The emer gency sparewheel isonl yav ailabl e
in cer tain countr ies. NNo o
t t
es on MOExt es
on MOExt ended tir ended
tires es
(r (r
un- 0at un-
0at tir tir
es) es)
&
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident whendriving in
lim p-home mode
When driving inemer gency mod eth ehandling
ch aract eristics areim pair ed. #
Donotex ceed thespeci/ed maximum
speed oftheMOExt ended tires. #
Avoid anyabr uptst eer ing and drivin g
maneuv ersas wellas driving over obst a-
cles (curbs, potholes, o.-road). This
appli es,inpar ticu lar,to aloaded vehicle. #
Stop drivin gin theemer gency mod eif
yo uno tice:
R Banging noise
R Vehicle vibration
R Smok ewhi chsmells likeru bber
R Contin uousESP®
int erve ntion
R Crac ks inthetir eside walls #
ATer driving inemer gency mod e,have
th erims checkedby aquali/ed specialist 332332
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#
Ther efor e, pla ce the/lling hoseinthe
plastic bagthat cont ainedth eTIREFIT
kit. +
ENVI
R ENVI
RONMENT ONMENT
ALNO AL
NOTE TE
Environment al
pollution causedbyenvironment allyirre -
sponsi bledisposal Ti
re sealan tcont ains pollu tants. #
Have thetir esealant bottle disposed of
pr ofessionall y,e.g. atan aut hor ized
Mer cedes-Benz Center. #
Stow thetir esealant bottle and thetir ein0 a-
tion compressor . #
Pull awayimme diately. #
Stop drivin gaTer approximat elyte nminut es
and checkth etir epr essur eusing thetir e
in0 ation compressor .
The tirepr essur emust nowbe atleast
130 kPa(1.3 bar/19 psi). &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetothe
speci/ed tirepr essur eno tbein gatt aine d
If th especi/ed tirepr essur eis no tre ac hed,
th etir eis toobadl ydamag ed.The tiresealant
canno tre pair thetir ein this inst ance.
The braking anddriving charact eristics maybe
gr eatl yim pair ed. #
Donotcontinue driving. #
Consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop. In
cases suchas theone mentioned above,con-
ta ct an aut hor izedMer cedes-B enzCent er.Or call
1-80 0-FOR -MERCedes (intheUS A)or
1-800-387- 0100(inCanada). #
T T
o incr o
incr ease t ease
the tir he
tirepr e
pr essur essur
e: e:
switc hon the
tir ein0 ation com press or. #
T T
o r o
reduc et educ
ethe tir he
tirepr e
pr ess ur ess
ure: e:
press press ure
re lease button1 next to manome ter2. #
When thetir epr essur eis cor rect, unscr ewthe
/ll ing hose from theva lve of thesealed tire. #
Screw theva lve cap ontoth eva lve of the
sealed tire. #
Pullth etir esealant bottle outofthetir ein0 a-
tion compressor .
The /lling hosestay son thetir esealant bottle. #
Drive to thenear estquali/ed special istwo rk-
shop andhave thetir e, tiresealant bottle and
/lling hosereplaced ther e. Br
eakdo wnassist ance
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BattBatt
er er
y(v y
(v eh icle) eh
icle) NNo o
t t
es on t es
on the 12 Vba tt he
12 Vba tter y er
y &
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofan accid ent due towo rk
car ried out incor rectl yon thebatt ery
Wo rkcar ried out incor rectl yon thebatt ery
can, forex am ple, lead toashor tcir cuit .This
can restr ictfun ctions releva nt forsaf etysy s-
te ms and impair theoper ating safetyof your
ve hicle.
Yo ucould losecontr olof theve hicle inthefo l-
lo wing situations inpar ticular :
R When braking
R Intheev ent ofabr uptst eer ing maneuv ers
and/or whentheve hicle' sspeed isno t
adap tedto thero ad cond itions #
Intheev ent ofashor tcir cuit orasimilar
incident, contactaqu ali/ed special ist
wo rkshop immed iately. #
Donotdr ive on. #
Alwaysha ve workon thebatt erycar ried
out ataqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. R
Further informatio non ABS(/ page192)
R Further informatio non ESP ®
(/ page193)
Fo rsaf etyre asons, Mercedes- Benzre commen ds
th at youonl yuse batteries whic hha ve been tes-
te dand appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle byMer cedes-
Benz.
All v All
vehi clesex ehicles
excep cep
tv t
vehicles wit ehicles
withalit h
alithium-i onbat- hium-i
onbat-
t t
er y er
y &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofexplosion duetoelec-
tr ost atic charge
Electr ostatic charge can ignite th ehighl y
ex plosiv ega smixtu reinthebatt ery. #
Todisc hargeanyelect rostat ic ch arge
th at ma yha ve built up,touc hth eme tal
ve hicle body beforehandl ingthebatt ery. The
highly0amma blegasmixtu reiscreat edwhile
th ebatt eryis ch argin gand during star tin gassis-
ta nce. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGDang erofchemical burnsfrom
th ebatt eryacid
Batt eryacid iscaustic. #
Avoid cont actwithth eskin, eyes or
clo thing. #
Donotlean overth ebatt ery. #
Donotinhale batteryga ses. #
Keep childr enawa yfrom thebatt ery. #
Immedi atelyrinse battery acid o.thor -
oughl ywit hplenty ofclean waterand
seek medical attention immediat ely. All
v All
vehi cles ehi
cles
+ EN
VIR EN
VIRON MEN T ON
MEN TAL NO AL
NOTE TE
Environment al
dam agedue toimproper disposa lof bat-
te ries Batt
eries cont ainpollut ants. Itis
illeg alto dispose ofthem withth ehousehold
ru bbish. 338338
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TT
o o
w st w
star ar
tin gor to ting
ortowing away wing
away OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof t w
of the per he
per mitt mitt
edto ed
towing met wing
methods (not hods
(not
plug -inh plug
-inhybr ybr
id) id)
*
N NO O
TE TE
Damag efrom automati cbr aking If
one ofthefo llo wing functions isswitc hed
on, theve hicle brak es aut omati callyin cer tain
situations:
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st R
ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C
R HOLD function
R ActivePa rking Assist
To avoid damag eto theve hicle, deactivat e
th ese systems inthefo llo wing orsimilar situa-
tions: #
Duringtowing #
Inacar wash Mer
cedes- Benzre commen dstranspor tingyo ur
ve hicle inthecase ofabr eakdo wn,rather than
to wing itawa y.
Fo rto wing ,use ato w rope ortow bar withbo th
axles onthegr ound. Donotuse tow bar systems.
* N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theve hicle duetotow-
ing awa yin cor rectl y #
Obser vetheinst ruction sand noteson
to wing away. PP
er er
mitt mitt
edto ed
towing met wing
methods hods
VV
ehicle eq ehicle
equipme nt/t o uipme
nt/t owing met wing
method hod
Bo
t Bo
th axles ont h
axles onthe gr he
ground ound FF
r r
ont axle r ont
axle raised aised RR
ear axle r ear
axle raised aised
4MA TICvehicles Yes,maximum 31miles (50km) at
31 mph(5 0km /h) No
No
Ve hicles withre ar wheel driveY es,maximum 31miles (50km) at
31 mph(5 0km /h) No
Yes,ifth esteer ing wheel is/x ed in
th ecent erposition withasteer ing
wheel lock. Br
ea kd ow nas sist anc e
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TT
o to o
to w wit w
wit har h
araised axle: aised
axle:towing should beper -
fo rm ed byato wing company. TT
o o
wing awa wing
awayt y
the v he
vehic lewit ehic
lewit hbo t h
bo th axles ont h
axles onthe he
gr gr
ound ound
#
Obser vetheno teson theper mitt edtowing
me thods (/page343). #
Mak esur eth at thebatt eryis connect edand
ch arge d.
A disc hargedbatt eryhas thefo llo wing e.ect s:
R The vehicle cannotbe switc hedon
R The electr icpar king brak ecanno tbe released
or applied
R The transmiss ioncanno tbe shiTed toposition
005C or005D
% Ifth etransmission cannotbe shiTed toposi-
tion 005C,orthemultifun ctiondispla yin the
inst rument clusterdoes notsho wan ything,
th eve hicle mustbe transpor tedawa y
( / pag e345). Atowing vehicle withliTi ng
eq uipme ntisrequ ired forve hicle transpor ta-
tion. *
N NO O
TE TE
Dam agedue totowing awayat
ex cessiv elyhigh speeds orove rlong dis-
ta nces The
drivet ra in could bedamag edwhen towing
at excessiv elyhigh speeds orove rlong distan-
ces. #
Atowing speed of30 mph(5 0km /h)
mu stno tbe exceeded. #
Atowing distance of30 mile s(50 km)
must notbe exceeded. &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden twhen towing a
ve hicle whichis toohea vy
If th eve hicle tobe tow- star tedor towe dawa y
is hea vier than theper missible gross mass of
yo ur vehicle, thefo llo wing situations can
occur :
R The towing eyema ybecome detach ed.
R The vehicle/ trailer combin ationmay
sw erve orrollo ver. #
Beforeto w- star ting ortowing away,
ch eckif th eve hicle tobe tow- star tedor to
we dawa yex ceeds theper missible
gr oss mass. #
Information ontheper missible gross mass of
th eve hicle canbefound ontheve hicle identi-
/cation plate(/ page388) . #
Donotopen thedr iver's door orfront
passeng erdoor asthetransmission mayot h-
er wise shiTtoposition 005Dautomaticall y. #
Installth eto wing eye(/ page347). #
Fasten theto wing device .
* N NO O
TE TE
Damag edue toincor rect conn ec-
tion oftheto w bar #
Onlyconn ecttheto w rope ortow bar to
th eto wing eyes. %
Youcan also attachth eto w bar tothetrailer
hitc h. #
Deactiv ateth eaut omatic locking mechanism
(/ page74). #
Donotactiv ateth eHOLD function . #
Deactiv ateth eto w- awa yalar m(/ page91). 344344
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#
Deactiv ateAc tiveBr ak eAssi st(/ page218). #
ShiTthetransmission toposition 005C
(/ page176). #
Release theelectr icpar king brak e. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetolimit ed
saf ety-re lat ed functions during theto wing
pr ocess
Saf ety-re lat ed functions arelimit edorno lon-
ge rav ailabl ein thefo llo wing situations:
R The vehicle isswitc hedo..
R The brak esy stem orpowe rst eer ing sys-
te m ismalfun ctioning.
R The ener gysuppl yor theon-boar delectr i-
cal system ismalfunctionin g.
When your vehicle istowe daw ay,signi/cantl y
mor ee.or tma ybe requ ired tosteer and
br ak eth an isnor mall yre qu ired. #
Use ato w bar . #
Mak esur eth at thesteer ing wheel can
mo vefreel ybe fore towing theve hicle
awa y. *
N N
O O
TE TE
Dam agedue toexcessiv etractiv e
po we r If
yo upull awayshar ply, thetractiv epo we r
ma ybe toohigh andtheve hicles couldbe
damag ed. #
Pullawa yslo wly and smoo thly. Loading
t Loading
the v he
vehic lef ehic
lefor tr or
transpo rt anspo
rt #
Obser vetheno teson towing away
( / pag e344). #
Connect theto wing device totheto wing eye
in order toload theve hicle.
% Youcan also attachth eto w bar tothetrailer
hitc h. #
ShiT theaut omatic transmission toposition
005C.
% The automatic transmission maybe lockedin
position 005Dintheev ent ofdamag eto the
electr ics.ToshiT to005C ,pr ov ide theon-boar d
electr icalsystem withpo we r(/ page341). #
Load theve hicle ontoth etranspor ter. #
ShiT theaut omatic transmission toposition
005D. #
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth e
ve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Onlysecur eth eve hicle bythewheels.
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ehicles wit ehicles
withADS PL h
ADS PLUS (A US
(Adap dap
tiv tiv
eDam e
Dam ping Sy ping
Sys- s-
t t
em PL em
PLUS) US)
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofan accident whentrans-
por ting vehicles withAd aptiveDam ping
Sy stem PLUS
When transpo rting vehicles withAdaptive
Dam pingSy stem PLUS, theve hicle/ trailer
combin ationmaybeg into rock and star tto
skid. #
Load theve hicle correctl yont oth e
tr ansp orter. #
Sec ureth eve hicle onallfour wheels
wit hsuit able tensio ning straps . Br
eak down assist anc e
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