2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE towing

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Positi on thetrailer onaleve lsur face behin d
th eve hicle andcoupl eit up totheve hicle. #
Establish theelectr icalconnection between
th eve hicle andthetrailer .
% Accessor iescan beconn ectedtotheper ma-
nent powe rsuppl yup to180 Wand tothe
po we rsuppl yth at isswitc hedonvia theigni-
tion lock.
U U
ncou pling atr ncou
pling atrail er ail
er &
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofbeing crush edand
bec omi ngtrapp edwhen unco uplinga
tr ail er
Whe nunco uplingatrail er wit han eng aged
iner tia-a ctivated brak e, your hand may
become trapped between theve hicle andthe
tr aile rdr aw bar . #
Donotuncouple trailer swit han eng aged
ove rrun brak e. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag ewhen uncoupling inast at e
of ove rrun Uncoupling
inast at eof ove rrun can damag e
th eve hicle. #
Donotunco upletrailer swit han eng aged
ove rrun brak e. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped when
disconnecting thetrailer cable
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withlev h
level contr el
contr olsyst ol
system: em:
Thevehicle
ma ylo we rwhen thetrailer cable isdisconnec-
te d.
This could result inyouor other peopl e
becomi ngtrapped ifyo ur or their limbs are
be tween theve hicle body andthetir es or
under neathth eve hicle. #
Mak esur eth at nob ody isund erneat hth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicinity ofthe
wheel arch es when youdisconnect the
tr aile rcab le. #
Disc onnect theelectr icalconnection between
th eve hicle andthetrailer . #
Uncouple thetrailer . #
Place theco veron theball neckmount. VV
ehicle to ehicle
towing ins wing
instr tr
ucti ons ucti
ons
The vehicle isno tsuit able forth euse oftow bar
sy stems that areused for0at towing ordin ghy
to wing ,fo rex am ple. Attach ing and using tow bar
sy stems canresult indamag eto theve hicle.
When youar eto wing ave hicle withtow bar sys-
te ms, safedr ivin gch aract eristics cann otbe guar -
ant eed forth eto wing vehicle ortheto we dve hicle.
The vehicle- trailer combin ationmaysw erve from
si de toside.
Obser vethefo llo wing information:
R Perm itted towing methods (/page343)
R The noteson towing theve hicle withbo th
axles onthegr ound (/page344) Dr
ivin gand parking
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Remo vecap 1bytheta b. #
Addwa sher 0uid.
% Further informatio nabout thewindshield
wa sher 0uid(/page395) KK
eepi ngt eepi
ngthe air he
air-w -w
at at
er duct fr er
duct free ee
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Keep thear ea between thehood andthe
wind shield free ofdeposi ts,e.g.ice, snowand
lea ves. Clean
ingand care Clean
ingand care NNo o
t t
es on w es
on washing t ashing
the v he
vehicle inacar w ehicle
inacar wash ash
&
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tdue to
re duced braking e.ect aTerwashing the
ve hicle
The braking e.ect isreduced aTerwashing
th eve hicle. #
ATer theve hicle hasbeen washed, brak e
car efull ywhile paying attent ion tothe
tr a1 cco nd itio ns untilth ebr aking e.ect
has been fullyre stor ed . *
N NO O
TE TE
Dama gefrom automatic braking 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 *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag edue tounsuit ablecarwash #
Beforedr ivi ng intoacar wash mak esur e
th at thecar wash issuit able forth eve hi-
cle dimen sions. Main
tenanc eand care
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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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eakdo wnassis tance

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Deactiv ateAc tiveBr ak eAssi st(/ page218). #
ShiTthetransmission toposition 005C
(/ page176). #
Release theelectr icpar king brak e. &
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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.
V V
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)
&
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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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VV
ehicles wit ehicles
witht h
thr hr
ee row ee
rows of seats s
of seats To
wing eye1 islocat edunder thecar gocom-
par tment 0oor. InstInst
alling andr alling
andremo emo
ving t ving
the to he
towing eye wing
eye #
Press themar kon cover1 inwa rdsand
re mo ve. #
Screw intheto wing eyecloc kwise asfaras it
will goand tight en.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withatr h
atrailer hitc ailer
hitch: h:
vehicles withatrailer
hitc hdo notha ve are ar brac ketfo rth eto wing
ey e. Fasten theto w bar tothetrailer hitch. #
Mak esur eth at cover1 engages inthe
bum perwhen youre mo vetheto wing eye.
* N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theve hicle duetoincor -
re ct use oftheto wing eyeor trailer hitch When
ato wing eyeor trailer hitchis used to
re co vera ve hicle, theve hicle maybe damag ed
in thepr ocess. #
Onlyuse theto wing eyeor trailer hitchto
to w awa yor tow star tth eve hicle. #
Donotuse theto wing eyeor trailer hitch
to tow theve hicle during reco very. TT
o o
w w
-st -st
ar ar
ting t ting
the v he
vehic le ehic
le VV
ehic leswit ehic
leswithaut h
aut oma tictr oma
tictransm ission ansm
ission
* NO NO
TE TE
Dam ageto theaut omatic transmis-
sion duetotow star tin g The
automati ctransmissi onmaybe damag ed
in thepr ocess oftow star tin gve hicles with
aut omati ctransmi ssion. Br
eakdo wnassis tance
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Max imumper mis sibleloa d3 com prise sth e
gr oss weight ofall vehicle occupan ts,load and
lug gage .
R Recommen dedtirepr essur e1 forcold tires.
The recommen dedtirepr essur esareva lid for
th emaximum permissible loadanduptothe
maximum permissible vehicle speed.
Ple ase also note:
R Informati onon per missi bleweights andloads
on theve hicle identi/cation plate
(/ page388) .
R Informatio non tirepr essur ein thetir epr es-
sur eta ble (/ page354).
Fu rther relat ed subjects:
R Determ ining themaximum permissible load
(/ page360)
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page352). SS
t t
eps f eps
for De t or
De ter er
min ingCor r min
ingCor rect Load Limit ect
Load Limit The
follo wing steps have been developed as
re qu ired ofallma nuf actur ersunder Title 49, Code
of U.S. Feder alRe gula tions ,Pa rt575, pursuant toth
e"N ational Tra1c andMotorVe hicle SafetyAc t
of 1966". #
(1): (1):
Locat eth estat ement “The combin ed
we ight ofoccupa ntsand cargoshould never
ex ceed XXXkgorXXX lbs.”on your vehicle' s
placar d. #
(2): (2):
Determ ine thecombined weight ofthe
dr iver and passeng ersth at will beriding in
yo ur vehicle. #
(3): (3):
Subtr act thecombined weight ofthe
dr iver and passeng ersfrom XXX kgorXXX lbs. #
(4): (4):
The result ing /gur eeq uals theav ailabl e
amoun tof car goand luggage load capac ity.
Fo rex am ple, ifth e"XXX" amount equals
1,400 lbs.and ther ewill be/ve150 lbpas-
seng ersin your vehicle, theamount ofavaila-
ble cargoand luggage load capac ityis
650 lbs.(1,400 -750 (5x150) =650 lbs.) #
(5): (5):
Determ ine thecombined weight oflug-
ga ge and cargobein gloaded ontheve hicle.
That weight mayno tsaf elyex ceed theav aila-
ble cargoand luggage load capac itycalcula -
te din Step 4. #
(6): (6):
Ifyo ur vehicle willbetowing atrailer ,load
fr om your trailer willbetransf erredto your
ve hicle. Consult this manual todeterm ine how
th is reduces theav ailabl ecar goand luggage
load capac ityofyour vehicle.
% Notall vehicles areper mitt edtotow atrailer .
To wing atrailer isonl yper mitt edifatrailer -
hitc his ins talled. Please consult anaut hor ized
Mer cedes-Benz dealerifyo uha ve anyqu es-
tions about towing atrailer withyo ur vehicle.
Ev en ifyo uha ve calculat edtheto ta lload carefull y,
yo ushould stillmak esur eth at themaximum per-
missible gross weight andthemaximum gross
axle weight rating ofyour vehicle areno tex cee-
ded. Details can befound ontheve hicle identi/-
cation plate. #
Have your loaded vehicle –incl udin gdr iver ,
occupan tsand load –we ighed onave hicle
we ighbr idge.
The measur edvalues mayno tex ceed the
maximum permissible values stat ed on the
ve hicle identi/cation plate. 360360
Wheel
sand tires

DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Soluti ons Soluti
ons
Active BlindSpotAsst. Not
Availa bleWhen Towinga
Trai lerSee Opera tor'sMan-
ual *W
hen youest ablish theelectr icalconnection tothetrailer ,Ac tiveBlind SpotAssi stwill beuna vailable. #
Press theleT-h andTouc hContr oland ackno wledg eth edispla ymessag e.
Active LaneKeeping Assist
Curre ntlyUnavail ableSee
Operator's Manual *A
ctiveLane Keeping Assist istemp orarily una vailable.
The ambient conditions areoutside thesy stem limits (/page225).
As soon astheambient conditions arewit hin thesy stem limits, thesy stem will become availabl eag ain. #
Drive on
Active LaneKeeping Assi st
Inop erative *A
ctiveLane Keeping Assist ismalfunctionin g. #
Drive on
or #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra1c conditions andrestar tth eve hicle. #
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear :consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop. 434434
Displ
aymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps