2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE tow

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Alwayssecur eper sons under5T
(1.5 0m) tallin asuit able restr aint sys-
te m. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GDang erofinjuryor deat hdue
to bloc kedseat beltanchorage
The restr aint e.ectof theseat beltisim pair ed
if objects between thefront seat andthedoor
ar ebloc king themo vable seat beltanchorage
on thefront seat. #
Beforestar ting ajour ney,mak esur eth at
th er ear eno objects between thefront
seat andthedoor . &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yor deat hdue to
damag edormodi/ed seatbelts
Seat belts canno tpr ov ide protection inthefo l-
lo wing situations:
R The seat beltisdamag ed,has been modi-
/ed, isex tremel ydir ty,blea ched ordyed R
The seat beltbuckleisdamag edor
ex tremel ydir ty
R Modi/cat ionsha ve been made tothe
Emer gency Tensio ning Device ,sea tbelt
anc horageor sea tbelt retract or
Seat belts maysust ainnon-visib ledam agein
an acc ident, e.g.duetoglas sspl inters.
Mo di/ed ordam aged sea tbelts couldtear or
fa ilin theev ent ofan accident, forex am ple.
Modi/ed Emergency Tensio ning Device scou ld
ac cid ent allytrigg eror failto func tionas inten-
de d. #
Nevermodify theseat beltsystem, for
ex am ple theseat belt, seatbeltbuckle,
Emer gency Tensio ning Device ,sea tbelt
anc horageand seatbelt retract or. #
Mak esur eth at theseat belts areundam-
ag ed, notwo rnand clean . #
Alwaysha ve theseat belts checked
immediat elyaTer anaccident ataqu ali-
/ed special istwo rkshop. Onl
yuse seat beltswhic hha ve been approvedfo r
yo ur vehicle byMer cedes-Be nz. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofinjur yor dea thfrom
de plo yedpy rotech nic Eme rgency Tensio n-
ing Device s
Pyro tech nic Eme rgency Tensio ning Device s
th at have been deployedar eno long eroper a-
tional andareunable toper form their inten-
ded protectiv efunction . #
Ther efor e, have deplo yedpy rotech nic
Eme rgency Tensio ning Device simm edi-
at elyre placed ataqu ali/ed special ist
wo rkshop. Mer
cedes- Benzre commen dsthat youha ve the
ve hicle towe dto aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop
aTer anacciden t.
* N NO O
TE TE
Damag ecaused bytrapp ingthe
seat belt If
an unu sed seat beltisno tfu lly re tract ed, it
ma ybeco metrapp edinthedoor orintheseat
mec hanism. 4242
Occupant
safety

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Alwaysensu rethat an unu sed seat belt
is fully re tract ed. FF
ast ast
ening andadjus ening
andadjusting seatbelts ting
seatbelts If
th eseat beltispulled quickl yor shar ply, the
seat beltretract orloc ks.The seatbelt strap can-
no tbe pulle dout anyfur ther. #
Alwayseng ageseat belttongue 2oftheseat
belt intoseat beltbuckle1 ofthecor re-
spond ingseat. #
T T
o adju s o
adju stt t
the seat beltheight he
seat beltheight: :
pr ess and hold
th ebelt guide release andslide seatbeltout-
le t3 intoth edesir edposition. #
T T
o eng o
eng ag ag
et e
the seat beltoutle t he
seat beltoutle t: :
le tgo ofthe
belt guide release andensur eth at seat belt
out let3 locksintoposition.
% Aseat beltcanonlypr ov ide thebest leve lof
pr otection ifit is wo rncor rectl y.Obser vethe
no teson fasteni ng theseat belt(/page40).
* NO NO
TE TE
Deplo yment ofcom ponents ofthe
re str aint system when thefront passeng er
seat isunoccupied andaseat beltis
buc kled When
thefront passeng erseat isunoccupied
and theseat belttongue oftheseat beltis
eng aged intheseat beltbuckle, com ponents
of there str aint system maydepl oyunnecessa-
ri ly on thefront passeng erside, e.g.theEmer -
ge ncy Tensio ning Device . #
Onlybuc kletheseat belts asintended. %
Obser vetheno teson stow agear eas
(/ page111).
Inf ormatio non installing ach ild restr aint sys-
te m and onchildr entrav eling intheve hicle
can befound inthe"Childr enintheve hicle"
secti on(/ page57) . Se
atbelt adjus Se
atbelt adjustmen tfu nct ion tmen
tfu nct ion VV
ehicle swit ehicle
swit hPR E-S h
PR E-S AFE AFE
® ®
: :
ATer afront seat belt
has been fastene d,theaut omatic seatbeltadjust-
ment mayappl ya cer tain tight ening forc e. Do not
hold theseat belttightl ywhile itis adjusti ng.
Yo ucan activ ateand deactiv ateth eseat belt
adjustmen tfunction usingthemultimedia system
(/ page44). Occupant
safety
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The
installati on location ofan airbag iside nti/ed
by theAIRB AGsymbol (/page44) .
Obj ects inthedeplo yment area ofan airbag may
pr ev ent theairbag from function ingcorrectl y. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofinjur yfrom objec tsin
th edeplo yment area ofan airbag
Objects inthedeplo yment area ofan airbag
can hinder orprev ent thecor rect deplo yment
of theairbag.
The airbag mayth en deplo yin an uncontr olled
manner andmayev en cause additional inju-
ri es totheve hicle occupan tsby deplo ying.
This maybe thecase inpar ticular ifth eairbag
is int egratedint oth eseat. #
Alwaysst ow and secur eobj ects cor-
re ctl y. #
Beforeco mm encingyour jour ney,mak e
sur eth at no objects arestowe din the
deplo yment area ofan airbag. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
th euse ofunsuit ableseat covers
Due tounsuit ableseat covers,th eairbags
canno tpr otect vehicle occupan tsas intend ed.
In addit ion,th eoper ation oftheaut omatic
fr ont passeng erairbag shuto.could be
re str icte d. #
Youshould onlyuse seat covers that
ha ve been approved forth ecor respond -
ing seats byMer cedes-Be nz. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofinjur ydue tomalfun c-
tioni ngsensor sin thedoor
The function oftheairbags canbeimpair ed
due tomodi/cation sor incor rect wo rkper -
fo rm ed on thedoor sor door trim, orifth e
door sar edamag ed. #
Nevermodify thedoor sor par tsof the
door s. #
Alwaysha ve workon thedoor sor door
tr im car ried out ataqua li/ed specialist
wo rkshop. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjurydue todeplo yed
airbag
A depl oyedairbag nolong ero.er san ypr otec-
tion. #
Have theve hicle towe dto aquali/ed
special istwo rkshop inorder tohave the
deplo yedairbag replaced. Ha
ve deplo yedairbags replaced immediat ely. SS
t t
atus oft atus
ofthe fr he
front passen g ont
passen ger fr er
front airbag ont
airbag FF
unct ionoft unct
ionofthe aut he
aut omati cfr omati
cfront passen g ont
passen ger airbag er
airbag
shut shut
o. o.
The automati cfront passen gerairbag shuto.is
able todetect whe ther thefront passeng erseat is
occupied byaper son orach ild restr aint system .
Th efron tpa sseng erairb ag isena bled ordisa bled
ac co rdingl y. Occupant
safety
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nois
esigna lto stimu late theinnat epr otectiv e
mec hanism ofaper son's hearing.
* N NO O
TE TE
Damag ecaused byobjects inthe
fo ot we llor behind theseat The
automatic adjustmen tof theseat position
ma yre sult indamag eto theseat and/or the
object. #
Stow objects inasuit able place. RR
e e
v v
er er
sing t sing
the PRE- S he
PRE- SAFE AFE
® ®
sy st sy
stem measur em
measur es es
If
an accident didnotoccur ,th epr e-em ptive
measur esthat we retake nar ere ve rsed.
Yo uwill need toper form certain settings yourself. #
Ifth eseat beltpre-t ensioning isno tre duced,
mo vetheseat backrest backslightl y.
The locking mechanism releases. FF
unction ofPRE-S unction
ofPRE-S AFE AFE
® ®
PL PL
US (anticipat US
(anticipat or or
yoccu- y
occu-
pant prot pant
protection plus) ection
plus) PRE-S
AFE®
PL US can detect cer tain impacts, par-
ticular lyan immin entrear impact, andtake pre- em
ptive measur estoprotect theve hicle occu-
pant s.These measur escann otnece ssarily pr e-
ve nt an imm inent impac t.
PRE-S AFE®
PL US canim plem entthefo llo wing
measur esindependentl yof eac hot her :
R Tight ening theseat belts onthedr iver's seat
and front passeng erseat.
R Incr easing brak epr essur ewhen theve hicle is
st ation ary. This brak eapp licati on isca ncel ed
aut oma tically wh en theve hicle pullsawa y.
If an accide ntdid notoccur ,th epr e-em ptive
measur esthat we retake nar ere ve rsed.
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
The system will notinitiat ean yaction inthefo l-
lo wing situations:
R When backing up
or
R When theve hicle istowing atrailer andther e
is arisk ofare ar impact The
system will notini tiat ean ybr aking applicatio n
in thefo llo wing situations:
R Whilst driving
or
R When entering orexiting apar king space while
using ActivePa rking Assist FF
unction ofPRE-S unction
ofPRE-S AFE AFE
® ®
Im Im
pulse Side pulse
Side If
an imminent sideimpact isde tected, PRE-
SA FE®
Im pulse Sidecanpre-em ptivel ymo vethe
fr ont seat vehicle occupan t'supper bodytowa rds
th ecent eroftheve hicle. Itdoes this by rapidl y
in0a tingan air cushion intheout erseat sidebol-
st er oftheseat backrest ontheside onwhic hth e
im pact isanticipat ed.This increases thedist ance
be tween thedoor andtheve hicle occupan t.
If PR E-S AFE ®
Im pulse Side has been deployedor
is faulty ,th ePRE-SAFE ImpulseSide Inoperative
See Operator's Manual(/ page403) displa y
messag eappear s. 5252
Occupant
safety

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N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageto theseat beltforth ecen-
te rseat during inst allation ofthech ild
re str aint system #
Makesur eth at theseat beltisno ttr ap-
ped. VV
ehicles wit ehicles
withr h
rigid r igid
rear seats: ear
seats: 1
LATC H-ty pe(ISOFI X)mou nting brac ket #
Remo veand stow away covers 1 ofthe
mounti ngbrac kets intheve hicle. #
Attach theLA TC H-ty pe(ISOFI X)child restr aint
sy stem toboth mounti ngbrac kets intheve hi-
cle. #
ATer remo vingth ech ild restr aint system ,re at-
ta ch covers 1 .
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withadjust h
adjust abler able
rear seats: ear
seats: #
Foldupholst ered lining 1upw ards. #
Turn thesuppor ton thebac kof upholst ered
lining 1by90°.
Upholst ered lining 1will remain folded
upw ards. #
Attach theLA TC H-ty pe(ISOFI X)child restr aint
sy stem toboth mounti ngbrac kets 2 inthe
ve hicle. FF
ast ast
eni ng aT eni
ng aTop Tet op
Tether her
&
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjuryor deat hifth e
re ar seat backres ts areno tloc kedaTer
To pTe ther belts areinst alled
The rear seat backres ts ma yfo ld forw ards
when youar edr iving.
As are sult ,ch ild restr aint system swi llno lon-
ge rbe able toper form their intended protec-
tiv efunction .This mayalso cause additional
injur ies. #
Alwaysloc kre ar seat backres ts aTer
ins talling TopTe ther belts. #
Obser vetheloc kve ri/catio nindic ator . 6060
Occu
pantsaf ety

#
Press and holdthe008B buttonontheSmar t-
Ke y(wit hth eSmar tKey inthevicinity ofthe
ve hicle).
V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit hHA NDS- FREE A h
HA NDS- FREE ACCES S CCES
S #
Mak eakic king movement withyo ur foot
belo wthebum per(/ page78).
A A
ut ut
omatic rev omatic
rever er
sing function f sing
function for t or
the t he
tailg ailg
ate at
e
The tailg ateis eq uipped withaut omatic blockage
de tection withare ve rsing function. Ifasolid
object hindersor restr icts theta ilg atewhen itis
closing automaticall y,theta ilg atewill automati-
call yopen again slightl y.Au tomatic blockage
de tection withre ve rsing function isonl yan aid. It
is no ta substitut efo ryo ur att entiv eness whenyou
ar eclosin gth eta ilg ate. #
Duringtheclosing process, makesur eth at no
body partsarein theclosing area. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped
despit ere ve rsing function
The reve rsing function willnotre act:
R TosoT, light and thin objects, e.g./ngers R
Towa rdsth eend oftheclosing procedur e
In these situations inpar ticular ,th ere ve rsing
function cannotpr ev ent someone beingtrap-
ped. #
Ensur eth at no body partsarein the
closin gar ea.
If someon eis trapped, either :
R Press the008B buttonontheSmar tKey .
R Press orpul lth ere mo teoper ating switch
on thedr iver's door .
R Press theclosing orloc king buttononthe
ta ilg ate.
R Pull theta ilg atehandle. HANDS-FR
EEA HANDS-FR
EEACCESS function CCESS
function Wi
th HAND S-FREE ACCESS youcan open, close
or stop theclosing process oftheta ilg ateby per -
fo rm ing akic king movement under there ar
bum per.
The kicking movement trigg ersth eopening or
closing process alternat ely. 7878
Opening
andclosing

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 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