2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE tow

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A A
(ant i-t (a
nt i-the T heT
alar ala
rm syst m
system) em)
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uncti onoft uncti
onofthe AT he
ATA syst A
sy stem em
If th eATA system isarmed, avisu aland audibl e
alar mistrigg ered inthefo llo wing situations:
R When adoor isopened
R When theta ilg ateis opened
R When thehood isopened
R When theint erior motion sensor istrigg ered
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R When theto w- awa yalar mistrig ge red
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The ATA system isarmed automati callyaTer
appr oximat elyte nsec onds inthefo llo wing situa-
tions:
R ATer locking theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R ATe rlo ck ing theve hicle usingKEY LESS-GO Indi
catorlam p1 0ashes whentheATA system is
ar med.
The ATA system isdeacti vatedaut omaticall yin the
fo llo wing situations:
R ATer unlockingtheve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R ATe run lock ing theve hicle usingKEY LESS-GO
R ATer pressin gth estar t/s topbutt onwithth e
Sma rtKe yin themar kedspace (/page158) %
When theMer cedes‑Benz emergency callsy s-
te m isactiv eand thealar mstay son formor e
th an 30 secon ds,amessag eis aut omati cally
sent totheCust omer Assist anceCenter
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% Inthecase ofsevere batt erydisc harging ,th e
anti-theT alarmsystem isaut omati callydeac-
tiv ated tofacilit ateth ene xt engine star t.
Deactiv Deactiv
atingt ating
the ATA he
ATA #
Press theÜ, ßor008B buttononthe
Sma rtKe y.
or #
Press thestar t/s topbutt onwithth eSmar tKey
in thestow agecom partmen t(/ page158)
Deact iv Deact
ivatin gt atin
gthe alar he
alar musin gKEY LESS-GO m
usin gKEY LESS-GO #
Grasp theoutside doorhandle withth eSmar t-
Ke yout side theve hicle. FF
unct ionoft unct
ionofthe tow he
tow-a wa -a
wa yalar m y
alar m %
Thisfu nct ion mayno tbe availabl ein all coun -
tr ies. 9090
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An
aud ible and visualala rm istrigg ered ifan alter-
ation toyour vehicle' sang leof incl inat ionis
de tected while theto w- awa yalar misarmed.
The tow- awa yalar misaut omat icallyarmed aTer
appr oximat ely60 seconds:
R ATer locking theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R ATe rlo ck ing theve hicle usingKEY LESS-GO
The tow- awa yalar misonl yar med when thefo l-
lo wing components areclosed:
R Door s
R Tailg ate
The tow- aw ay alar misaut omati callydeact ivat ed:
R ATer pressin gth eÜ or008B buttononthe
Sma rtKe y
R ATe rpr ess ing th estar t/s topbutt onwithth e
Sma rtKe yin themar kedspace (/page158)
R ATer unlockingtheve hicle usingKEY LESS-GO
R When usingHA NDS- FREE ACCESS
Inf ormation oncollision detection onapar ked
ve hicle (/page188) . ArAr
min g/disar min
g/disar mingt min
gthe tow he
tow-a wa -a
wa yalar m y
alar m Mu
ltimedi asy stem :
4 © 5
Settin gs 5
Qui ckAccess #
Arm or disa rm Tow-away Protection.
The tow- awa yalar misarmed again inthefo llo w-
ing cases :
R The vehicle isunl ockedag ain.
R Adoor isopened.
R The vehicle isloc kedag ain.
% Ifqu ick acces sis una vailable, select theVehi-
cle submenu intheSettings mainmenu to
ar m or disar mtheto w- awa yalar m. FF
un cti on oft un
cti on ofthe int he
inter er
ior mo ior
motionsen sor tio
nsen sor %
Thisfu nct ion mayno tbe availabl ein all coun -
tr ies.
When theint erior motion sensor isactiv ated, a
visual andaudible alarmistrigg ered ifmo vement
is de tected intheve hicle interior . The
interior motion senso ris activ ated aut omati -
call yaTer approximat elyte nsec onds :
R ATerloc king theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R ATe rlo ck ing theve hicle usingKEY LESS-GO
The interior motion senso ris onl yactiv ated when
th efo llo wing components areclosed:
R Door s
R Tailg ate
The interior motion sensor isaut omaticall ydeacti-
va ted:
R ATer pressing theÜ or008B buttononthe
Sma rtKe y
R ATe rpr ess ing th estar t/s topbutt onwithth e
Sma rtKe yin themar kedspace (/page158)
R ATer unlockingtheve hicle usingKEY LESS-GO
R When usingHA NDS- FREE ACCESS
The follo wing situations canlead toafa lse alar m:
R When ther ear emo ving objects suchas mas-
co ts intheve hicle interior
R When aside windowisopen Opening
andclosing
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o o
t t
es on t es
on the cor r he
cor rect dr ect
driv iv
er's seat position er's
seat position &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetoadju st-
ing theve hicle setting swhile theve hicle is
in mo tion
Yo ucould losecontr olof theve hicle inthefo l-
lo wing situations inpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadjust thedr iver's seat, thehead
re str aint ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi-
cle isin mo tion #
Beforestar tin gth eengine: Inpar ticular ,
adjust thedr iver's seat, head restr aint,
st ee ring wheel and mirror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. Ensur
eth efo llo wing when adjustin gsteer ing
wheel 1,seat belt2and driver's seat 3:
R Youar esitting asfarawa yfrom thedr iver's
airbag aspossible, taking thefo llo wing points
int oconsider ation:
R Youar esitting inan upr ight position
R Your thighs areslightl ysuppor tedby theseat
cushion R
Your legs areno tfull yex tended andyoucan
depr essthepedals proper ly
R The backof your head issuppor tedat eye
le ve lby thecent erofthehead restr aint
R Youcan hold thesteer ing wheel withyo ur
ar ms slightl ybent
R Youcan moveyour legs freel y
R Youcan seeallthedispla yson theinst rument
clust erclear ly
R Youha ve agood overview of thetra1c condi-
tions
R Your seat beltsitssnugl yag ainst your body
and pass esacr oss thecent erofyour shoulder
and across your hips inthepel vic area SeatsSeats
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djus djus
ting t ting
the fr he
front seat ont
seat &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped ifth e
seats areadju sted bychildr en
Childr encould become trapped ifth ey adju st
th eseats, particular lywhen unattended . Seats
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#
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. Yo
ucan adjust theseats whentheve hicle is
switc hedo.. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofbecomi ngtrapped when
adju sting theseat
When youadjust aseat, youor other vehicle
occupan tscould become trapped, e.g.on the
seat guide rail. #
When adjustin gaseat, makesur eth at
no one hasanypar tof their body within
th esw eep oftheseat. Obser
vethesaf etyno teson "Air bags" and"Chil-
dr en intheve hicle" . &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tdue toadju st-
ing theve hicle setting swhile theve hicle is
in mo tion
Yo ucould losecontr olof theve hicle inthefo l-
lo wing situations inpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadjust thedr iver's seat, thehead
re str aint ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi-
cle isin mo tion #
Beforestar tin gth eve hicle: inpar ticu lar,
adju stthedr iver's seat, head restr aint,
st ee ring wheel and mirror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped ifth e
seat heightisadju sted car elessl y
If yo uadjust theseat height carelessl y,yo uor
ot her vehicle occupan tscould betrapped and
th er eb yinjur ed. Childr
eninpar ticular couldaccident allypr ess
th eelectr icalseat adjustmen tbutt ons and
become trapped. #
While moving theseats, makesur eth at
hands orother body partsdo notget
under theleve rassemb lyof theseat
adjustmen tsy stem. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur ydue tohead
re str aints notbe ing inst alle d or being
ad just edincorrectl y
If head restr aints have notbee ninst alled or
ha ve notbee nadju sted cor rectl y,ther eis an
incr eased risk ofinjuryin thehead andneck
ar ea, e.g. intheeve ntofan accid ent orwh en
br ak ing. #
Alwaysdr ive wit hth ehead restr aints
inst alle d. #
Beforedr ivi ng o.,ma kesur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupan tth at thecent erofthe
head restr aint supp orts thebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. 9494
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Do
notint erch ang eth ehead restr aints ofthe
fr ont and rear seats. Other wise, youwill notbe
able toadju sttheheight andangle ofthehead
re str aints correctl y.
Ad just thehead restr aint fore -and -aTposition so
th at itis as close aspossibl eto thebac kof your
head. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yor deat hdue to
an inco rrect seat position
The seat beltdoes noto.er theint ended leve l
of protection ifyo uha ve notmo vedth eseat
bac krest toan almos tve rtical position.
In par ticular ,yo ucould slipbeneat hth eseat-
belt andbecome injured. #
Adjust theseat proper lybef orebegin-
ning your jour ney. #
Alwaysensu rethat theseat backrest is
in an almost vertical position andthat
th eshoulder beltisrouted acr oss the
cent erofyour shoulder . &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur ydue toexcessiv e
st ra in on thegr ab handl e
If yo uappl yyo ur full body weight tothegr ab
handl eor pull itabr uptly, thegr ab handl ema y
be damag edorbecome loosefrom itsanc hor-
ag e. #
Use thegr ab handl esonl yto stabili zethe
seati ngposit ionortoassis tin get ting in
and outoftheseat. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yor deat hdue to
objects undertheco-dr iver seat
Objects trapped undertheco-dr iver seat can
int erfere wit hth efunction oftheaut omatic
co-dr iver airbag shuto.ordamag eth esy stem. #
Donotst or ean yobjects undertheco-
dr iver seat. #
When theco-dr iver seat isoccupied,
mak esur eth at no objects aretrapped
und ertheco-dr iver seat. 1
Head restr aint heigh t
2 Seatba ckrest inc lina tion
3 Seathe igh t
4 Seatcu shion lengt h
5 Seatcu shion inc lina tion
6 Seatfo re -and -aTposition #
Save these tting swit hth ememor yfunction
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djus djus
ting t ting
the fr he
front passeng ont
passeng erseat electr er
seat electr ically icall
y
fr fr
om t om
the dr he
driv iv
er's seat er's
seat &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
th efront seat being positioned tooclose
to thecoc kpit
The front airbags canalso injureth eoccu-
pants inthefront oftheve hicle. #
Alwaysadju stthefront seats sothey are
as farawa yas possi blefrom thefront
airbags. #
Inaddition, observetheno teson cor rect
seat adjus tment. RR
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The powe rsuppl yis switc hedon. Yo
ucan callupthefo llo wing functions forth e
fr ont passeng erseat:
R Sea tad justm ent
R Sea the ating
R Sea tve ntila tion
R Memo ryfunc tion #
T T
o se lec tt o
se lec tthe fr he
front passeng ont
passeng erseat: er
seat:pr es sbut -
to n1.
Whe nth eindicat orlam plights up,thefront
passeng erseat isselect ed. #
Adjust thefront passeng erseat using thebut-
to ns on thedr iver's side door operating unit. #
T T
o select t o
select the dr he
driv iv
er's seat: er's
seat:pr ess button1
ag ain.
When theindicat orlam pgoes out,thedr iver's
seat hasbeen select ed. 9696
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AA
djus djus
ting t ting
the 4-w a he
4-w ay lumbar support y
lumbar support 1
Higher
2 SoTer
3 Lowe r
4 Firm er #
Use buttons 1to4 toadju stthecont ourof
th ebac krest. AA
djus djus
ting t ting
the r he
rear seats electr ear
seats electrically icall
y *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto there ar seat armr est
when folding thecent erseat backrest
fo rw ard If
th ere ar seat armr estis folded down, itcan
be damag edwhen thecent erseat backrest is
fo lded forw ard. #
Foldthere ar seat armr estupw ards
bef orefo lding thecent erseat backrest
fo rw ard. The
middl eseat backres tis adju sted toget her
wit hth eleT seat. 1
Head restr aint heigh t
2 Seatba ckrest inc lina tion
3 Seatfo re -and -aTposition Sea
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FF
olding t olding
the r he
rear seats f ear
seats for w or
war ar
ds electr ds
electr ically icall
y &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped when
adjus tingtheseats
When youadjust aseat, youma ytrap yourself
or ave hicle occupan t. #
When adjusting aseat, makesur eth at
no one hasanybody partsinthesw eep
of theseat. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident ifth eseat and
seat backrest areno teng aged
The seat andseat backrest can fold forw ards.
Ther eis arisk ofthefo llo wing, inpar ticular :
R The vehicle occupan tma ybe pressed
ag ains tth eseat belt. Theseat beltcanno t
pr otect asintended andcould cause addi-
tional injury.
R Ach ild restr aint system willno long er be
prope rly supp ortedor positioned andwill
no long erful/ll itsfun ction asintended. R
The seat backrest will notbe able restr ain
ob jec tsor good sin thecar gocom part-
ment.
Alw aysensu rethat theseat andseat backrest
ar eeng aged, inpar ticular :
R Beforeper sons trav el in theve hicle while
sitt ing onaseat withth eeasy entryand
ex itfeatur e
R ATer theseat hasbeen adjust ed.
R ATer theeasy entryand exitfeatur ehas
been used
R ATer thecar gocom partment enlargement
has been folded forw ards &
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AR NING AR
NING Riskofinjurydue toseat
bac kres ts folded forw ards
If th eseat backrest ofthere ar seat isfolded
fo rw ards, persons intheth ird ro w of seats
ma yhit par tsof theseat mechanism, espe-
ciall yin theev ent ofan accident, braking
maneuv eror abr uptch ang eof dir ecti on. #
Ifth er eis aper son intheth ird ro w of
seats, there ar seat infront ofthem must
be folded backto thedr iving position
bef oreth ejour neybegins. #
Persons intheth ird ro w of seats should
no tre st their legs onaseat backrest
th at has been folded forw ards. Alw
aysensu rethat all vehicle occupan tshave
th eir seat belts fastene dco rrectl yand aresitting
pr oper ly.Pa rticular attention mustbepaid tochil-
dr en.
If yo uno long errequ ire th eseat backrest tobe
fo lded down forloading orforget ting inand out,
fo ld itbac kint oplace. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped ifth e
seat isno teng aged
The seat does noteng agewhen folded for-
wa rds. The seat canfold bac kwards une xpect-
edl y,e.g. when acceler ating,braking orinthe
eve ntofan abr uptch ang eof dir ecti onoran
acciden t. 9898
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ats and stow ing