2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE Owners Manual

Obser
vetheno teswhen opening(/ page75)
and closin g(/ page76) theta ilg ate.
% Twowa rning tones soundwhen theta ilg ateis
opening orclosing. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbur nscaused byaho t
ex haus tsy stem
The vehicle exhaus tsy stem can become very
ho t.Ifyo uuse HANDS-FR EEACCESS, you
could burnyo urself bytouc hing theex haus t
sy stem. #
Alwaysensu rethat youonl ymak eakic k-
ing movement within thede tection rang e
of thesensor s. *
N NO O
TE TE
Vehicle damag edue tounint en-
tional opening oftheta ilg ate R
When usinganaut omatic carwash
R When usingahigh pressur eclean er #
Deact ivat eth efunction oftheSmar tKey
in these situations.
or #
Mak esur eth at theSmar tKey isat amin-
imum distance of10 T(3 m) away from
th eve hicle. When
makingth ekic king movement, makesur e
th at youar estanding /rml yon thegr ound. You
could other wise loseyour balance, e.g.onice.
Obser vethefo llo wing notes:
R The Smar tKey isbehind theve hicle.
R Stand atleas t12 in(30 cm) awayfrom the
ve hicle while perform ing thekic king move-
ment.
R Donotcome intocont actwithth ebum per
while making thekic king movement.
R Donotcar ryout thekic king movement too
slo wly .
R The kicking movement mustbetowa rdsth e
ve hicle andbackag ain. 1
Detection rang eof thesensor s
If se veralconsecutiv ekic king movements areno t
successful, waitte nsec onds .
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
The system maybe impai redor ma yno tfun ction
in thefo llo wing cases :
R The sensor sar edir ty,e.g. duetoroad salt or
sno w.
R The kicking movement ismade usingapr os-
th etic leg. Opening
andclosing
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The
tailg atecan open orclose unintentionall yin
th efo llo wing situations:
R Aper son's arms orlegs aremo ving inthesen-
sor detection rang e, e.g. when polishing the
ve hicle orpic king upobj ects.
R Objects aremo vedor placed behind theve hi-
cle, e.g.th ehose ofafuel dispenser ,a ch arg-
ing cable, orlug gage
R Clam pingstraps, tarp sor other coverings are
pull edove rth ebum per.
R Apr otectiv emat withalengt hre ac hing over
th etrunk silldown intoth ede tection rang eof
th esensor sis used.
R The protectiv emat isno tsecur edcor rectl y.
R Workisbeing doneonthetrailer hitch,trailer s
or rear bicy clerack s.
Deact ivat eth efunction oftheSmar tKey
( / pag e69) ordo notcar rytheSmar tKey about
yo ur per son insuc hsituations. Limiting
t Limiting
the opening angleoft he
opening angleofthe t he
tailg ailg
ate at
e AA
ctiv ctiv
ating t ating
the opening anglelimit he
opening anglelimiter er
Yo ucan limit theopening angleoftheta ilg atein
th eto phalf ofits opening rang eup toapoin t
shor tly bef oreth eend position. #
Stop theopening procedur eof theta ilg ateat
th edesir edposition. #
Press and hold theclosing buttonon theta il-
ga te until youhear ashor tacoustic signal.
The opening anglelimiterwill beactiv ated. The
ta ilg atewill then stop inthestor ed position
when opened.
To open theta ilg atefull y,pull thehandle onthe
outside oftheta ilg ateag ain aTer ithas stopped
aut omaticall y.
Deactiv Deactiv
atingt ating
the opening anglelimit he
opening anglelimiter er
#
Press and hold theclosing buttonon theta il-
ga te until twoshor tacoustic signalssound. UUnloc nloc
king t king
the t he
tailg ailg
at at
ewit e
wit ht h
the emer g he
emer gency key ency
key RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The rear seat backres thas been folded
fo rw ard.
R The cargocom partmen tco verhas been
re mo ved. #
Remo vetheemer gency key(/ page70) . 8080
Open
ing and closi ng

#
Inser temer gency key2 into openin g1 in
th etrim and push itin.
The tailg atewill beunloc ked. Side
windo ws Sid
ewi ndo ws Openin
gand closing t Openin
gand closing the side windo ws he
side windows &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofentr apm entwhen open-
ing asid ewind ow
When opening aside windo w,par tsof the
body could bedraw nin or bec ome trapp ed
be tween theside windo wand windo wframe. #
When opening, makesur eth at nob ody is
to uc hing theside windo w. #
Ifsomeo neistrapped ,re lease thebut-
to nimm ediately or pull itin order to
close theside windo wag ain. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped when
closing aside windo w
When closing aside windo w,body partscould
be trapped intheclosing area inthepr ocess. #
When closing, makesur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. #
Ifsomeone istrapped, release thebut-
to nimm ediately or press thebutt onin
or der toreopen theside windo w. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofbec omi ngtrapp edwhen
ch ildr enoper ateth eside windo ws
Childr encould become trapped ifth ey oper ate
th eside windo ws,particular lywhen unatten-
ded . #
Activateth ech ild safetyloc kfo rth ere ar
passen gercom partment sidewindo ws. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. RR
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The powe rsuppl yor theve hicle hasbeen
switc hedon. 1
Close s
2 Open s
The buttons on thedr iver's door take precedence. #
T T
o st o
star ar
taut t
aut omatic oper omatic
operation: ation:
press the0062
butt onbeyond thepoint ofresis tance orpull
and release it. #
T T
o int o
int err er
rup up
taut t
aut omatic oper omatic
operation: ation:
press orpull
th e0062 buttonagain. Opening
andclosing
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When
theve hicle isswitc hedo.,youcan con-
tinue tooper ateth eside windo ws.
This functi onisavailabl efo rar ound four minut es
or until afront door isopened.
% V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withelectr h
electr icr ic
roller sunblinds ont oller
sunblinds onthe he
leT leT
and r and
right r ight
rear door ear
door s: s:
The buttons forth e
re ar side windowsalso open andclose the
ro ller sunblinds (/page89).
A A
ut ut
omatic rev omatic
rever er
sing function oft sing
function ofthe side windo ws he
side windows
If an obs tacle impedes aside windo wdur ing the
closin gpr ocess, theside windo wwill open again
aut omaticall y.The automa ticreve rsing function is
onl yan aid and isno ta substitut efo ryo ur att en-
tiv eness. #
Duringtheclosing process, makesur eth at no
body partsarein theclosing area. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped
despit eth er ebeing reve rsing protection
on theside windo w
The reve rsing function doesnotre act:
R TosoT, light and thin objects, e.g./ngers. R
Dur ingrese tting .
The reve rsing function cannotpr ev ent some-
one from becoming trapped inthese situa-
tions. #
Duringtheclosing process, makesur e
th at no body partsarein theclosing
ar ea. #
Ifsomeone becomestrapped, press the
0062 buttontoopen theside windo w
ag ain. Con
v Con
venience opening (v enience
opening (ventilating t entilating
the v he
vehicle ehicle
bef bef
or or
est e
star ar
ting ajour ting
ajour ne ne
y) y)
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofentr apment whenopen-
ing aside windo w
When opening aside windo w,par tsof the
body could bedraw nin or bec ome trapp ed
be tween theside windo wand windo wframe. #
When opening, makesur eth at nobo dyis
to uc hing theside windo w. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif some-
body becomes trapped. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The Smar tKey isin theimmediat evicinity of
th eve hicle. #
Press and hold theÜ buttonontheSmar t-
Ke y.
The follo wing functions areper form ed:
R The vehicle isunl ocked.
R The side windo wsareopen ed.
R The slidingsunr oofisopen ed.
R The pano ramic sliding roof isopened.
R The seat ventila tion ofthedr iver's seat is
switc hedon.
% Ifth ero ller sunblind ofthepanor amicsliding
sunr oofisclosed, thero ller sunblind is
opened /rst.
% Ifth ero ller sunblinds ofthere ar door sar e
closed ,th ero ller sunblinds areopened /rst. 8282
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andclosing

#
T T
o int o
int err er
rup up
tcon v t
con venien ceopenin g: enien
ceopenin g:release the
Ü button. #
T T
o continu econ v o
continu econ venience opening: enience
opening:pr ess and
hold theÜ buttonagain. Con
v Con
venience closing(closing t enience
closing(closing the v he
vehicle fr ehicle
from out- om
out-
side) side)
&
W W
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GRisk ofentr apment duetonot
pa ying attentio ndur ing con venienc eclo s-
ing
Whe nth econ venienc eclo sing featur eis oper -
atin g,par tsof thebody could become trapped
in theclosing area oftheside windo wand the
slidi ngsunr oof. #
When thecon venienc eclo sing featur eis
oper ating,moni torth eentir eclosing
pr ocess andmakesur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The Smar tKey isin theimmediat evicinity of
th eve hicle. #
Press and hold theß buttonontheSmar t-
Ke y.
The follo wing functions areper form ed:
R The vehicle isloc ked.
R The side windo wsareclosed .
R The slidingsunr oofisclosed .
R The pano ramic sliding roof isclosed. #
T T
o int o
int err er
rup up
tcon v t
con venien ceclosing: enien
ceclosing: release the
ß button. #
T T
o continu econ v o
continu econ venience closing: enience
closing:press and
hold theß buttonagain.
% Con venienc eclo sing alsofuncti onswithKEY -
LESS-GO (/page72). RR
eso l eso
lving pr ving
probl ems wit obl
ems witht h
the sidewind ows he
side windows &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofbec omi ngtrapp edor
fa ta lly injur edifre ve rsing protection isno t
activ ated
If yo uclose aside windo wag ain immediat ely
aTer ithas been blocked, theside windo wwill close
withincr eased ormaximum forc e. The
re ve rsing function isthen notactiv eand body
par tsma ybecome trapped. #
Mak esur eth at no par tsof thebody are
in theclosing area. #
Tostop theclosing process, release the
butt onorpress thebutt onagain to
re open theside windo w. A
sid ewind o A
sid ewind ow ca nno w
ca nno tbe closed and y t
be closed and you canno t ou
canno t
see t see
the cause . he
cause . #
Che cktosee whether anyobjects arein the
wind owguide . #
Adjust theside windo ws.
A A
djus djus
ting t ting
the side windo w he
side windo ws s
If aside windo wisobstr ucteddur ing closing and
re opens again immediat ely: #
Immedi atelyaTer this, pull and hold thecor re-
spond ingbutt onagain untilth eside windo w Opening
andclosing
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has
closed andhold thebutt onforat least one
mor esecond (re-adjust ment).
The side windo wwill beclosed without the
aut omati cre ve rsing function.
If th eside windo wisobstr uctedagain and
re opens again immediat ely: #
Immedi atelyaTer this, pull and hold thecor re-
spond ingbutt onagain untilth eside windo w
has closed andhold thebutt onforat least one
mor esecond (follo w-up adjustment).
The side windo wwill beclosed without the
aut omati cre ve rsing function.
The side windo w The
side windo ws canno s
canno tbe opened orclosed t
be opened orclosed
using t using
the con v he
con venience opening f enience
opening featur eatur
e. e.
Po ssible causes:
R The Smar tKey batt eryis we ak ordisc harged. #
Chec kth ebatt eryusing theindicat orlam p
(/ page68). #
Replace theSmar tKey batt ery, ifnecessar y
(/ page70). Sliding
sunr Sliding
sunroof oof
Opening
andclosing t Opening
andclosing the sliding sunr he
sliding sunroof oof
%
The term "slidin gsunr oof" also refers to the
panor amicsliding sunroof. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped when
th esliding sunroofisbeing opened and
closed
Body partsma ybecome trapped inthera ng e
of mo vement. #
Duringopenin gand closing, makesur e
th at no body partsarein thera ng eof
mo vement. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif some-
body becomes trapped.
or #
Brie0y press thebutt oninanydir ection
dur ing automatic operation.
The opening orclosing process willbe
st opped. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped ifth e
slidi ngsunr oofisoper ated bychildr en
Childr enoper ating thesliding sunroofcould
get caught inthemo ving parts,par ticular lyif
unatt ended. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. #
When leavingth eve hicle, alwaysta ke the
ke ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofbecomi ngtrapped when
th ero ller sunblind isbeing opened and
closed
Body partsma ybecome trapped between the
ro ller sunblind andframe orsliding roof. #
When openin gor closing, makesur eth at
no body partsarein thero ller sunblind's
ra ng eof mo vement. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif some-
body becomes trapped.
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Opening
andclosing

#
Brie0y press thebutt oninanydir ection
dur ing automatic operation.
The opening orclosing process willbe
st opped. *
N NO O
TE TE
Malfunction duetosno wand ice Sn
ow and icemaycause thesliding sunroofto
malfun ction. #
Open thesliding sunroofonlyif it is free
of sno wand ice. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag ecaused byprotru ding
objects Objects
that protru de from thesliding sunroof
ma ydamag eth eseals. #
Donotallo wan ything toprotru de from
th esliding sunroof. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto thesliding sunroofwhen
a ro of lugg agera ck isinst alled When
aro of lugg agera ck isinst alled, raising
or opening thesliding sunroofmaybe restr ic-
te d. #
Chec kwhe ther thesliding sunroofcan
be raised oropened whenaro of lugg age
ra ck isinst alled. #
Ifin doubt, donotra ise oropen theslid-
ing sunr oof. 1
Raises
2 Opens
3 Closes/lo wers
Use the0057 buttontooper ateth epanor amic
sliding sunroof.
The panor amicsliding sunroofcan beoper ated
onl ywhen thero ller sunblind isopen. Opening
andclosing
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%
The roller sunblind canbeopened onlywhen
th epanor amicsliding panelisclosed orina
ra ised position. #
Chec kwhe ther thesliding sunroofcan be
ra ised oropened whenaro of lugg agera ck is
inst alled. #
T T
o st o
star ar
taut t
aut omatic oper omatic
operation: ation:
press the0057
butt onbeyond thepoint ofresis tance orpull
and release it. #
T T
o int o
int err er
rup up
taut t
aut omatic oper omatic
operation: ation:
brie0y press
th e0057 buttoninanydir ection.
The opening/ closingprocess willbestopped.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withapanor h
apanor amicsliding sunr amic
sliding sunroof: oof:
The
aut omatic raising featur eis availabl eonl ywhen
th esliding sunroofisclosed orraised.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
without apanor hout
apanor amicsliding sunr amic
sliding sunroof: oof:
The
aut omatic opening andraising featur esareav aila-
ble onlywhen thesliding sunroofisclosed. #
T T
o v o
ventilat entilat
et e
the v he
vehicle int ehicle
inter er
ior ior
: :
ra ise theslid-
ing sunr oof.
The roller sunblind willopen slightl y. Oper Oper
ating t ating
the r he
roller sunblin df oller
sunblin dfor t or
the sliding sun- he
sliding sun-
r r
oof fr oof
from t om
the r he
rear passeng ear
passeng ercom er
com par par
tment tment
#
T T
o open: o
open: press button1. #
T T
o close: o
close: pullbutton1.
% When thesliding sunroofisopen, itwill close
/r st. Toclose thero ller sunblind, youmust
pull button1 again. If
yo upr ess orpull button1 beyond thepoint of
re sis tance, youwill star taut omatic operation in
th edir ection inqu estion .Yo ucan stop automatic
oper ation bypushing orpulling thebutt onagain.
A A
ut ut
omatic rev omatic
rever er
sing function oft sing
function ofthe sliding sun- he
sliding sun-
r r
oof oof
If an obst acle obstr uctsthesliding sunroofduring
th eclosing process, thesliding sunroofwillopen
ag ain automaticall y.The automa ticreve rsing func-
tion isonl yan aid and isno ta substitut efo ryo ur
att entiv eness. #
Duringtheclosing process, makesur eth at no
body partsarein theclosing area. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped
despit eth ere ve rsing function beingactive
In par ticular ,th ere ve rsing function doesnot
re act:
R TosoT, light and thin objects, e.g./ngers.
R Towa rdsth eend oftheclosing procedur e.
R Duringrese tting . 8686
Open
ingand closin g