2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE Owners Manual

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 .
T T
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. &
W W
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
327 327

Sea
tbe lts Sea
tbe lts
R Cleanwith luk ewa rmand soap ywa ter.
R Donotuse chemical cleaning agents.
R Donotdr yby heati ngthem toove r176°F
(80°C) orexposing them todirect sunlight.
Displa y Displa
y
R Switc ho. thedispla yand letit cool down.
R Clean thesur face car efully wit hamicr o/ber
clo thand asuit able displaycar epr oduct (TFT-
LC D).
R Donotuse anyot her agent s.
Head -upDispl ay Hea
d-up Display
R Cleanwithaso T, non-st atic,lint- free cloth.
R Donotuse cleaning agents.
Plas Plast
ictr tic
trim im
R Clean withadam pmicr o/ber cloth.
R Forhea vysoiling: Useacleaner recommen -
ded forMer cedes-Benz.
R Donotatt achstic kers,/lms orsimil armat eri-
als. R
Donotallo wcosme tics,insectrepellent or
sun cream tocome incont actwithth eplastic
tr im.
R R
eal w eal
wood andtr ood
andtrim elements im
elements
R Clean withamicr o/ber cloth.
R Blackpiano-lacq uerlook: Clean withadam p
clo thand soap ywa ter.
R Forhea vysoiling: Useacleaner recommen -
ded forMer cedes-Benz.
R Donotuse solvent-ba sedcleaning agents, pol-
ish es orwa xes.
Head liner Head
liner
R Clean withabr ush ordrysham poo.
Car Car
pet pe
t
R Use acar petand textil eclean ingagent recom-
mende dfo rMer cedes-Benz.
St St
eer eer
ing wheel madeofg ing
wheel madeofgenuine leat enuine
leather orDINA - her
orDINA -
MIC A MIC
A
* NO NO
TE TE
Damag ecaused bywrong clean ers #
Donotuse solvent-ba sedcleaning
ag ents suchas tarre mo veror wheel cleaner
;neit her should youuse polishes
or wa xes. Ot her wise youma ydamag e
th e/n ish. R
Clean withadam pclo thand 1%soap ywa ter
solut ionand then wipe withadr yclo th.
R Forhea vysoiling: Useacleaner recommen -
ded forMer cedes-Benz.
R Leat hercare:Use aleat her careag ent that
has been recommen dedforMer cedes-Benz.
R Donotallo wtheleat her tobecome toodam p.
R Donotuse amicr o/ber cloth.
% Leat herisanatur alproduct. Ithas natur al
sur face proper ties, suchas di.er ences in
st ru ctur e,mar kscaused bygrow thand injury
or subt lecolor di.erences. Thesesurface
pr oper tiesarech aract eristics ofleat her and
no tmat erial faults. What's more,leat her is
subject toanat ural agin gpr ocess during
whic hth esur face proper tieschang e.
Genu ineleat Genu
ineleat her seat cov her
seat cover s er
s
R Clean withadam pclo thand then wipe witha
dr yclo th. 328328
Maint
enance andcare

R
Leat hercare:Use aleat her careag ent that
has been recommen dedforMer cedes-Benz.
R Donotallo wtheleat her tobecome toodam p.
R Donotuse amicr o/ber cloth.
% Regula rclea ning andcare oftheleat her
re duces soiling, wearmar ksand agingdam-
ag eand thus sign i/ca ntly ex tends itslife
spa n.Clo thing that can leavestains ,e. g.
jea ns,ca nleav ediscolor ationontheleat her.
DIN DINAMIC AMIC
Aseat cov A
seat cover s er
s
R Clean withadam pclo th.
R Donotuse amicr o/ber cloth.
Imit Imit
ationleat atio
nleat her seat cov her
seat cover s er
s
R Clea nwit hadam pclo thand 1%soap ywa ter.
R Donotuse amicr o/ber cloth.
F F
abr abr
icseat cov ic
seat cover s er
s
R Clean withadam pmicr o/ber clothand 1%
soap ywa terand allowto dry. Maint
enanc 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)
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withtw h
tw oro w o
ro ws of seats s
of seats 330330
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#
Remo vewarning triangle 1.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
witht h
thr hr
ee row ee
rows of seats s
of seats #
Remo vewarning triangle 1. Se Se
tting upt tting
upthe w he
war ar
ning tr ning
triangle iangle
#
Foldside re0ect ors1 upw ards toform atri-
ang leand attachat theto pusing upper press-
stu d2. #
Foldlegs 3down and outtotheside. FF
ir s ir
st- aid kit t-aid
kit(soT- sided) (soT-
sided) ov ov
er er
vie w vie
w Depending
ontheve hicle equipme nt,th e/r st-aid
kit (soT- sided) maybe locat edinthefo llo wing pla-
ces intheve hicle:
R Firs t-aid kit(soT side d)1 isin thecar go
com partment intheleT orright-h andstow age
ne t. Br
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R
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.
T T
ir ir
es wit es
without hout
r r
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.
T T
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:
#
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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wo
rkshop withre ga rd totheir further
use. #
The defectiv etir emust bereplaced in
ev erycase. Wi
th MOEx tended tires (run -0at tires) ,yo ucan
continue todrive yo ur vehicle evenifth er eis a
to ta lloss ofpressur ein one ormor etir es. How-
ev er,th etir ea.ect edmust notsho wan yclear ly
visi ble dam age.
Yo ucan recogn izeMOExt endedtir es by the
MOEx tended marking whic happear son theside
wa llof thetir e.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withtir h
tir epr e
pr essur essur
eloss w e
loss war ar
ning syst ning
system: em:
MOExt ended tires ma yonl ybe used inconjunc-
tion withan activ ated tirepr essur eloss warning
sy stem.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withtir h
tir epr e
pr essur essur
emonit e
monit or or
ing sy ing
syst st
em: em:
MOExt ended tires ma yonl ybe used inconjunc-
tion withan activ ated tirepr essur emonit oring
sy stem.
If apr essur eloss warning messa geappear sin the
dr iver's displa y,proceed asfollo ws :
R Chec kth etir efo rdamag e. R
Ifdr iving on,obser vethefo llo wing notes.
Dr Dr
iving dist ivi
ng distance possibl ein emer g ance
possibl ein emer gency mode ency
mode
aTer aTer
t t
he pr he
pressur essur
eloss w e
loss war ar
nin g: nin
g: Load
condition Load
condition Dr Dr
iving dist ivi
ng distance possi- ance
possi-
ble inemer g ble
inemer gency mode ency
mode
Pa rtiall yladen 50miles (80km)
Fu lly laden 19miles (30km) The
driving distance possible inemer gency mod e
ma yva ry depending onthedr iving style. Obser ve
th emaximum permissible speedof50 mph
(80 km/h ).
If atir ehas gone0at and cann otbe replaced with
an MOExt ended tire, youcan useast andar dtir e
as ate mp orarymeasur e. SS
t t
or or
ag ag
elocation oft e
location ofthe TIREFIT kit(no he
TIREFIT kit(no tplug-i n t
plug-i n
h h
ybr ybr
id) id)
The
TIREFIT kitislocat edunder thecar gocom-
par tment 0oor. V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withtw h
tw oro w o
ro ws of seats s
of seats 1
Tire sealan tbo ttle
2 Tire in0 ation com pressor Br
eakdo wnassist ance
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VV
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). &
W W
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. &
W W
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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