2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE ESP

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Have workor repair sto decor ativefo ils car -
ri ed out ataqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop,
e.g .in an aut hor izedMer cedes- BenzCen ter. NN
o o
t t
es on car es
on car eof v e
of vehicle par ehicle
parts ts
&
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofentr apment ifth ewind-
shield wipersar eswitc hedonwhile the
wind shield isbein gclean ed
If th ewindshield wipersar ese tin mo tion
while youar ecleaning thewindshield orwiper
blades, youcan betrapped bythewiper arm. #
Alwaysswitc ho. thewindshield wipers
and theve hicle beforeclean ingthewind-
shield orwiper blades. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbur nsfrom theta ilpipe
and tailpipe trims
The exhaus tta ilpipe andtailpipe trims can
become very hot.Ifyo ucome intocont act
wit hth ese partsof theve hicle, youcould burn
yo urself. #
Alwaysbe par ticu larlycar efular ound the
ta ilpipe andtheta ilpipe trims and super -
vise childr enespecia lly closel yin this
ar ea. #
Allo wvehicle partsto cool down before
to uc hing them. To
avo iddamag eto theve hicle, observetheno tes
on cleaning andcareof thefo llo wing vehicle
par ts:
Wheel sand r Wheel
sand rims ims
R Use waterand acid-fr eeallo ywheel cleaner s.
R Donotuse acidic alloywheel cleaner sto
re mo vebrak edust .This could damag ewheel
bolts andbrak ecom ponent s.
R Toavo idcor rosion ofthebr ak ediscs and
br ak epads, drive th eve hicle fora fe w minu tes
aTer clean ingbeforepar king it.The brak e
discs andbrak epads warm upand dryout.
W W
indo ws indo
ws
R Clean thewindo wsinside andoutside witha
dam pclo thand withaclean ingagent recom-
mende dfo rMer cedes-Benz. R
Donotuse dryclo thsor abr asiv eor sol vent-
bas edcleaning agents toclean theinside of
windo ws.
% ATe rch ang ingthewiper blades ortreating
th eve hicle withwa x,clean thewindshield
th or oughl ywit hcleaning agents recommen -
ded forMer cedes-Benz. Failur eto obser vethe
appli catio nins tructi ons mayre sult indamag e,
smear marksorblindin gspo ts.
% Remo veextern al fogging ordirton thewind-
shield infront ofthemultifun ctioncamer a.
Ot her wise, driving systems anddriving safety
sy stems maybe impair edornotav ailabl e
(/ page190).
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iper blade s iper
blade s
R Movethewiper arms intoth ere placement
position (/page140).
R With thewiper arms folded out,clean the
wiper blades withadam pclo th.
% Mak esur eth at thewiper blades arecoat ed.
The coating canleaveresidue son aclo th.Do
no tru bth ewiper blades excessiv elyor clean
th em toooTen. 326326
Maint
enance andcare

ExtExt
er er
ior light ing ior
light ing
R Clean thelenses withawe tspo ngeand mild
clea ning agent, e.g.carshampoo.
R Onlyuse cleaning agents orcleaning cloths
th at aresuit able forplastic lenses.
Sensor s Sensor
s
R Clean thesensor sin thefront and rear bum p-
er swit hasoT clothand carsham poo
(/ page190) .
R When usingapo we rwa sher ,maint ainamin i-
mum distance of11.8 in(30 cm).
R R
unning boar unning
boards ds
R Usewa terand acid-fr eecleaning agents.
R Donotclean thealuminum trim inser tsof the
ru nning boardwit halk alin eor acidic cleaning
ag ent ssuc has wheel cleaners. Do notuse
acidic alloywheel cleanersto remo vebrak e
dust .The aluminum trim inser tscould other -
wise bedamag ed.
R R
ear vie ear
viewcamer w
camer aand surr a
and surroun dvie oun
dvie wcamer a w
camer a
R Open thecamer aco verwit hth emultimedia
sy stem (/ page247). R
Use clean waterand asoT clothtoclean the
camer alens.
R Donotuse apo we rwa sher .
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ailpi pes ailpi
pes
R Clean withaclean ingagent recommen dedfor
Mercede s-Benz,especiallyin thewint erand
aTer washing theve hicle.
R Donotuse acidic cleaningagent s.
Tr Tr
ailer hitch ailer
hitch
R Obser vetheno teson car ein thetrailer hitch
manuf acturer'soper ator manual.
R Donotclean theball neckwit hapo we r
wa sher orsol vent.
R Remo vetrace sof rust on theball, forex ample,
wit hawir ebr ush.
R Remo vedirtwit halint- free cloth.
R ATe rcle aning, ligh tly oi lor grease theball
head.
% Beforeusing trailer swit hanti-t orsional cou-
pling, observethemanuf acturer'soper ator
manual. NNo o
t t
es on car es
on car eof t e
of the int he
inter er
ior ior
&
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yfrom plastic parts
br eaking o.aTer theuse ofsol vent-ba sed
ca re products
Car eand cleaning products containing sol-
ve nts canca use surfaces inthecoc kpit to
become porous. When theairbags are
deplo yed, plastic partsma ybr eak away. #
Donotuse anycar eor cleaning products
cont aining solvents toclean thecoc kpit. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yor fata linjur ies
fr om bleac hedseat belts
Bleac hingordyeing seat belts canseverely
we aken them.
This can, forex am ple, cause seatbeltsto tear
or failin an accident. #
Neverbleac hor dyeseat belts. To
avo iddamag eto theve hicle, observethefo l-
lo wing noteson clean ingand care: Main
tenanc eand care
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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)
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ehicles wit ehicles
withtw h
tw oro w o
ro ws of seats s
of seats 330330
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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.
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ir ir
es wit es
without hout
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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.
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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:
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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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ehicles wit ehicles
witht h
thr hr
ee row ee
rows of seats s
of seats 1
Tire sealan tbo ttle
2 Tire in0 ation com pressor
Depending onthemodel, theTIREFIT kitmayalso
be locat edinother places underthecar gocom-
par tment 0oor. Using
t Using
the TIREFIT kit he
TIREFIT kit RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R Tire sealan tbo ttleand tirein0ation compres-
sor (/ page333)
R TIREFIT sticke r R
Gloves
Yo ucan useTIREFIT tiresealant toseal perfora -
tion damageof up to0.16 in(4 mm) ,par ticular ly
th ose inthetir econt actsurface. Youcan use
TIREFIT inoutside temp eratur esdown to-4 °F
(-20 °C). &
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ARNING ARNING
Riskofacc ident whenusing
tir esea lant
The tiresea lant maybe unabl eto seal thetir e
pr oper ly,especi allyin thefo llo wing cases :
R Ther ear elar ge cuts orpunct ures inthe
tir e(la rger than damag epr ev iousl ymen-
tioned)
R The wheel rims have been damag ed
R ATer journeys wit hve ry low tirepr essur e
or wit h0at tires #
Donotcontinue driving. #
Consult aqua li/ed specia listworkshop. &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjuryand poison ing
fr om tiresealan t
The tiresealan tis har mfu land causes irrita -
tion. Donotallo witto come intocont actwith
th eskin, eyes orclo thing, and donotsw allo w
it. Do notinhale tiresealant fumes.Keep the
tir esea lant awayfrom childr en.
If yo ucome intocont actwithth etir esealant,
obser vethefo llo wing: #
Rinse o.thetir esealant from your skin
immediat elyusing water. #
Iftir esealan tget sint oyo ur eyes, thor -
oughl yrinse outtheey es using clean
wa ter. #
Iftir esealan thas been swallo wed,imme-
diat elyrinse outthemout hth or oughl y
and drink plenty ofwa ter. Do notinduce
vo mitin gand seek medical attenti on
immediat ely. #
Chang eout ofanyclo thes cont aminat ed
wit htir esealant immediat ely. #
Ifalle rgic reactio nsoccur ,seek medic al
att ent ion immed iately. 334334
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#
Switchon thetir ein0 ation compressor using
On/ O.switc h3.
The tireis in0 ated. Firs t, tir esea lant ispum-
ped intoth etir e. The pressur ema ybr ie0y rise
to appr oximat ely500 kPa(5.0 bar/73 psi).
Do no Do
notswitc t
switc h h
o. o.
t t
he tir he
tire e
in0 ation in0
ation com com
pr pr
essor essor
dur dur
ing t ing
this phas e! his
phas e! #
Letth etir ein0 ation compressor runfo ra max-
imum oftenminut es.
The tiresh ould then have attaine datir epr es-
sur eof atleas t200 kPa(2.0 bar/ 29psi).
If tir esealan tleak sout ,mak esur eyo uclean the
a.ect edarea asquickl yas possible. Itis prefer a-
ble touse clean water.
If yo uget tiresea lant onyour clo thing, have it
cleaned assoon aspossible withper chlor oethy-
lene.
If, If,
aTer aTer
t t
en minut en
minut es,atir es,
atir epr e
pr essur essur
eof 200 kPa e
of 200 kPa
(2.0 bar/29 psi)hasno (2.0
bar/29 psi)hasnotbeen att t
been attained: ained:
#
Switc ho. thetir ein0 ation compressor . #
Unscr ewthe/lling hosefrom theva lve of the
fa ulty tire. Please
note that tiresealan tma yleak outwhen
unscr ewing the/lling hose. #
Drive fo rw ards orinreve rseve ry slo wly for
appr oximat ely33 T(10 m). #
Pum pup thetir eag ain.
ATer amaximum oftenminut esthetir epr es-
sur emust beatleast 200kPa(2.0 bar/
29 psi). &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetothe
speci/ed tirepr essur eno tbein gac hie ved
If th especi/ed tirepr essur eis no tac hie ved
aTer thespeci/ed time,thetir eis toobadl y
damag ed.The tiresealant cannotre pair the
tir ein this inst ance.
The braking charact eristics aswellas thedr iv-
ing charact eristics maybe gre atlyim pair ed. #
Donotcont inuedr ivi ng . #
Con sult aquali/ed specialistwo rkshop. If,If,
aTer aTer
t t
en min ut en
min utes, atir es,
atir epr e
pr essur essur
eof 200 kPa e
of 200 kPa
(2.0 bar/ 29psi) hasbeen att (2.0
bar/ 29psi) hasbeen attaine d: aine
d: #
Switcho. thetir ein0 ation compressor . #
Unscr ewthe/lling hosefrom theva lve of the
fa ulty tire. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident from driving
wit hsealed tires
A tir ete mp orarily sealed withtir esealant
im pair sth ehandling charact eristics and isno t
suit able forhigher speeds. #
Adaptyo ur driving styleaccor dinglyand
dr ive car efull y. #
Donotex ceed themaximum speedlimit
wit hatir eth at has been repair edusing
tir esealant. #
Obser vethemaximum permissible speedfora
tir esealed withtir esealant 50mph
(80 km/h ).
* N NO O
TE TE
Staini ngcaused byleaking tireseal-
ant ATer
use,excess tiresealant mayleak out
fr om the/lling hose. 336336
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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
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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. &
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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
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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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