2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE ESP

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Duringtheclosing process, makesur e
th at no body partsarein theclosing
ar ea. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif some-
body becomes trapped.
or #
Brie0y press thebutt oninanydir ection
dur ing automatic operation.
The closing process willbestopped. AA
ut ut
omatic rev omatic
rever er
sing function oft sing
function ofthe r he
roller sunblind oller
sunblind
If an obst acle obstr uctsthero ller sunblind during
th eclosing process, thero ller sunblind willopen
ag ain automaticall y.The automa ticreve rsing func-
tion isonl yan aid and isno ta substitut efo ryo ur
att entiv eness. #
When closing thero ller sunblind, makesur e
th at no body partsarein thera ng eof mo ve-
ment. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped
despit ere ve rsing function
In par ticular ,th ere ve rsing function doesnot
re act tosoT, light and thin objects, e.g./n-
ge rs. #
When closing thero ller sunblind, make
sur eth at no body partsarein thera ng e
of mo vement. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif some-
body becomes trapped.
or #
Brie0y press thebutt oninanydir ection
dur ing theaut omatic closing process.
The closing process willbestopped. AA
ut ut
omatic function sof t omatic
function sof the sliding sunr he
sliding sunroof oof
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The term "slidin gsunr oof" also refers to the
panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sliding panel.
R R
ain closing function whendr ain
closing function whendriving iving
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withapanor h
apanor amar ama
roof wit oof
withpo w h
po wer tilt/ er
tilt/
sliding panel: sliding
panel:Ifit star ts to rain, thera ised sliding sunr
oofwillautomaticall ybe lowe redwhile the
ve hicle isin mo tion .
A A
ut ut
omati clow omati
clower er
ing funct ion ing
funct ion
V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit hapanor h
apanor amar ama
roof wit oof
withpo w h
po wer tilt/ er
tilt/
slidi ngpane l: slidi
ngpane l:If th esliding sunroofisraised atthe
re ar,it will automati callybe lowe redslightl yat
higher speeds. Atlow speeds, itwill beraised
ag ain automaticall y. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofbec omi ngtrapp edby
aut omati clowe ring ofthesliding sunroof
At highe rspeeds, thera ised sliding sunroof
will automaticall ybe lowe redslightl yat the
re ar. #
Mak esur eth at nob ody reac hes intoth e
slidi ngsunr oof'srang eof mo vement
while theve hicle isin mo tion . #
Ifsomebo dybecome strapped, brie0y
push thesliding sunroofbutt onforw ards
or bac kwards. Open
ingand closin g
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RR
oller sunblinds oller
sunblinds ExtExt
endin gor re ending
orretr tr
acti ngt acti
ngthe r he
roller sunbl indsont oller
sunbl indsonthe he
r r
ear side windo ws ear
side windo ws &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofbec omi ngtrapp edwhen
ex tending orretracti ngthero ller sunblind
Body partscould become trapped inthe
sw eep ofthero ller sunblind whenitis being
ex tended orretract ed. #
Mak esur eth at no body partsarein the
sw eep ofthero ller sunblind whenitis
being extended orretract ed. #
Ifsom eone becomestrapp ed, brie0 y
pr ess thebutt onintheopposit edir ec-
tion.
The opening orclosing process will
br ie0y bestopped. Theroller sunblind
will then retur nto its star ting position. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag ecaused byobjects Objects
cancause thero ller sunblind tomal-
fun ction. #
Ensur eth at thero ller sunblind canmove
fr eel y. The
roller sunblinds forth ere ar side windowscan
be oper ated withth ebutt ons forth eside windo ws
in thedr iver's door andinthere ar door s. 1
Rear leT side window/roller sunblind
2 Rear right sidewind ow/roller sunblind #
T T
o close fully o
close fully: :
br ie0y pullthecor respond ing
butt onwhen theside windo wisclosed. #
T T
o open fully o
open fully: :
br ie0y press thecor respond ing
butt on. Ant
i-t Ant
i-theT heT
prot pr
otection ection
FF
unction oft unction
ofthe immobilizer he
immobilizer The
immobilizer prev ents your vehicle from bein g
st ar tedwit hout thecor rect Smar tKey .
The imm obilizer isaut oma tically ac tivated when
th eve hicle isswitc hedo.,and deact ivat ed when
th eve hicle isswitc hedon.
When leavingth eve hicle, alwaysta ke theSmar t-
Ke ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. Anyone can
st ar tth eve hicle ifava lid Smar tKey has been leT
insi detheve hicle.
% Intheev ent theengine cannotbe star ted(yet
th eve hicle ’sbatt eryis ch arge d), thesy stem is
no toper ational. Contactanaut hor ized
Mer cedes-Benz Centeror call
1-800-F OR-MER Cedes (intheUS A)or
1-800-387- 0100(inCanada). Opening
andclosing
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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 &
W W
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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Youcan also con/gureth ese setting svia the
Mer cedesme portalfo ryo ur user pro/le. By
sync hronizing thepr o/les intheve hicle and
th eMer cedes meconnect pro/les, youcan
car ryover these setting sfo ryo ur vehicle.
Se Se
tting t tti
ng the easy entr he
easy entry and e y
and exit f xit
featu re eatur
e #
Select Steering Wheel&Seat, Steering
Wheel OnlyorOff.
% Ifyo uuse anindividual userpro/le andhave
se tyo ur body size,this inf ormation iscar ried
ove rfo rth eeasy entryand exitfeatur e.This
will cause thedr iver's seat andsteer ing wheel
to mo veintoth ecor rect positi onautomati-
call y. OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof massag w
of massag epr e
pr og r og
rams ams
R
Hot Relaxing Back Combin ationofheat and
massag e.Itstar ts by massaging thebac k.In
addit ion,wa rm pressur epoints become
no ticeable, star ting inthepel vic area.
R Hot Relaxing Should er:Combination ofheat
and massa ge.It star ts by massaging the shoulde
rs.In add ition, warm pressur epoints
become noticeable, star ting inthepel vic area.
R Activating Massage:Activating massagewit h
upw ard-mo vingmassagewa ves.
R Clas sic Massa ge:Re laxing backmass age.
R Wave Massag e: Re gener ating massag evia
ma ssag ewav esacr oss thebac kand inthe
seat cushion .
R Mob ilizi ng Ma ssa ge: Mobi lizing massag ewit h
upw ard-mo vingmassag ewa ves. Can promo te
deeper respir ation andhence improve circula-
tion andblood pressur e.
R Active Workout,Backre stand Active Work-
ou t,Cu shi on: These prog rams requ ire yo ur
cooper ation.Alternating between tensing and
re leasing helpstoimprov eblood 0owto your
muscles .Pr ess against apr essur epoint as
soon asyoufe el it. Selecting
t Selecting
the massa g he
massa ge pr e
pr og r og
ram f am
for t or
the fr he
front seats ont
seats Multimedia
system:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Massa ge #
Select amassa geprog ram (/ page104). #
Startth epr og ram forth edesir edseat 0065. #
T T
o se o
se tt t
the massa g he
massa ge int e
int ensity ensity
: :
switc hHigh
Intensity onoro. .
% Forth ere ar seats, themassa geprog ram can
be select edon thefo llo wing devices (ifavaila-
ble):
R Onthere ar displ ays
The selecti oncanbe made forth ere ar
seats onthesecond andthird ro ws of
seats.
R OntheMBUX rear table t
The selection ismade inthesame wayas
on there ar displ aysfo rth ere ar seats on
th esecond row of seats. 104104
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Brie0y press theV memor ybutt onand
th en press prese tposition button0037, T
or U within thre eseconds.
An acoustic signalsounds. Thesetting sar e
st or ed. #
T T
o call up: o
call up:press and brie0y hold prese tposi-
tion button0037, TorU.
ATer releasing thebutt on,allsystems are
mo vedint oth estor ed position. SS
t t
o o
w w
ag ag
ear e
ar eas eas
NNo o
t t
es on loading t es
on loading the v he
vehicle ehicle
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D D
AN AN
GER GER
Riskofpoisoning from exhaus t
ga ses
Combu stion enginesemit poison ousexhaus t
ga ses, suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can entertheve hicle interior ifth eta il-
ga te isopen when theve hicle isrunning,
esp eciallyif th eve hicle isin mo tion . #
Alwaysswitc ho. theve hicle before
open ingtheta ilg ate. #
Neverdr ive wit hth eta ilg ateopen. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yfrom unsecur ed
it ems intheve hicle
If obj ects, luggage orloads areno tsecur edor
no tsecur edsu1cient ly,th ey could slip,tip
ov er or be thro wn aroun dand ther eb yhit vehi-
cle occupan ts.
Ther eis arisk ofinjury, par ticular lyin the
eve ntofsud den brak ing orasud den chang e
in dir ecti on. #
Alwaysst ow objects insuc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn aroun d. #
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobj ects, lug-
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofinjur ydue toobjects
being stowe dincor rectl y
If obje ctsintheve hicle interior arestowe d
incor rectl y,they can slide orbe thro wn aroun d
and hitvehicle occupan ts.Inaddit ion,cup
holder s,open stor ag espaces andmobil e
phone recep tacles canno talw aysre tain all
objects within. Ther
eis arisk ofinjury, par ticular lyin the
eve ntofsud den brak ing orabr uptch ang esin
dir ecti on. #
Alwaysst or eobj ects suchth at they can-
no tbe thro wn aroun din suc hsitu ation s. #
Alwaysmak esur eth at obj ects donot
pr otru de from stor ag espaces, parcel
ne ts or stor ag ene ts. #
Close theloc kable stor ag espaces before
st ar ting ajour ney. #
Stow and secur eobj ects that arehea vy,
har d,poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile ortoo
lar ge inthecar gocom partment. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident from objects in
th edr iver's foot we lland front-passeng er
fo ot we ll
Objects inthedr iver's foot we lland front-
pass engerfoot we llma yim pede pedal trav el or
bloc kadepr essed pedal.
This jeopar dizestheoper ating androad safety
of theve hicle. Se
ats and stow ing
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In
addit ion,0ammable materials mayign ite if:
R youdr op theho tcig arette light er
R ach ild holds theho tcig arette light erto
objects, forex am ple #
Alwayshold thecig arette light erby the
knob. #
Alwaysmak esur eth at thecig arette
light erisout ofreac hof childr en. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN 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. The
driving charact eristics ofyour vehicle are
depen denton thedistr ibution oftheload within
th eve hicle. Youshould bearthefo llo wing inmind
when loading theve hicle:
R Neverex ceed theper missible gross mass or
th egr oss axle weight rating forth eve hicle
(incl udin goccupan ts).The values arespeci/ ed
on theve hicle identi/cation plateon theve hi-
cle's B-pill ar.
R The load mustno tpr otru de abo vetheupper
edg eof theseat backrests.
R Alwaysuse thepar titionin gne twhen trans-
por ting objects inthecar gocom partment.
R Alwaysplace theload behind unoccupied
seats ifpossible.
R Secur eth eload using thetie-do wneyes and
distr ibuteth eload evenly. No
teson drivi ng witharo of load
R Evenl ydist ribut eth ero of load, andplace
hea vyobjects atthebo ttom. Also complywit h
th eno teson loadin gth eve hicle.
R Drive att ent ivel y, and avoidsuddenl ypulling
awa y,braking andsteer ing aswellas rapid
cor ner ing.
R When transpor tingroof loads andwhen the
ve hicle isfully loaded orfully occupi ed,select
dr ive pr og rams ; andA. Theseare
design edtofocus onstabilit y(/ page171 ).
% Formor einf ormation onstow agecom part-
men tsand stow agear eas, please referto the
Digit alOper ator's Manual. Seats
andstow ing
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SS
t t
o o
w w
ag ag
espaces int e
spaces inthe v he
vehicle int ehicle
inter er
ior ior
OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof t w
of the fr he
front stow ont
stow ag ag
ecom e
com par par
tmen ts tmen
ts 1
Stow agespaces inthedoor s
2 Stow agecom partmen tin thear mr est with
USB ports(depending onvehicle equipme nt)
3 Stow age/t elep hone compartmen twit hcup
holder inthefront cent erconsole
4 Glovebox ThrThr
ough-loading f ough-loading
facility t acility
to car o
car gocom go
com par par
tment tment
FF
olding t olding
the r he
rear seat bac ear
seat backr kr
es est
f t
for w or
war ar
ds ds
&
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 Alw
aysensu rethat all vehicle occupan tshave
th eir seat belts fastened correctl yand aresitt ing
pr oper ly.Pa rticular attention mustbepaid tochil-
dr en. 114114
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andstow ing

If
yo uno long errequ ire th efo lded-do wnrear seat
bac kres tas aload area, fold thebac krest back
int oplace.
Mak esur eth at there dmar king oftheloc kve ri/-
catio nindic ator isno longervisible. Other wise,
th eseat backrest will notbe locked.
Depending ontheve hicle equipme nt,a messag e
will bedispl ayedon theinst rument clusterins tead
of there dloc kve ri/catio nindic ator .
F F
old ing t old
ing the r he
rear seat sf ear
seat sfor w or
war ar
ds mec ds
mec hanically hanical
ly
Depending ontheve hicle equipme nt,yo ucan fold
th eout erseat backrests forw ards mec hanical ly. #
Movethedr iver's orfront passeng erseat for-
wa rds, ifnece ssary. #
T T
o f o
fold t old
the he
leT leT
and r and
right seat bac ight
seat backr kr
es est
sf ts
for - or
-
w w
ar ar
ds: ds:
ifnecessar y,inser tth ehead restr aints
fo rth eseat backrests (/page101). #
Pull release leve r1. #
Foldthecor respond ingseat backres tfo r-
wa rds. #
Foldthere ar seat armr estbac kif nece ssary. #
T T
o f o
fold t old
the cent he
cent erseat bac er
seat backr kr
es est
f t
for w or
war ar
ds: ds:
pr ess release catch3. #
Foldseat backrest 2forw ards.
Obser vethefo llo wing recommen dations:
R Ifyo uwish tofold onl yone oftheout erseat
bac krests forw ards, itis recommen dedthat
yo ufo ld theright seatbac krest forw ards. Se
ats and stow ing
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