2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE Owners Manual

R
The vehicle ison solid ,non -slipper yand leve l
gr ound.
R The requ ired tire-c hang eto ol kit isavailabl e.
% Ifyo ur vehicle isno teq uipp edwithth etir e-
ch ang eto ol kit, consult aqu ali/ed special ist
wo rkshop to/nd outabou tsui table tools. #
Appl yth eelectr icpar king brak emanuall y. #
Movethefront wheels tothestr aight-ahead
position. #
ShiT thetransmission toposition 005D. #
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withlev h
level contr el
contr olsyst ol
system: em:
Setth e
nor malve hicle leve l(/ page229). #
Switc ho. theve hicle. #
Mak esur eth at theve hicle cannotbe star ted. #
Place choc ks orother suitable items underthe
fr ont and rear ofthewheel that isdiag onal ly
opposit eth ewheel youwish tochang e. #
Raise theve hicle (/page376). RR
emo emo
vingand inst vin
gand installin gt allin
gthe wheel tr he
wheel trim/ hub caps im/
hub caps RR
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The vehicle isprepar edfora wheel chang e
(/ page374) .
Plas Plas
tichub cap tic
hub cap #
T T
o r o
remo v emo
ve: e:
tur nth ecent ercoverof thehub
cap count er-cloc kwise andremo vethehub
cap. #
T T
o inst o
inst all: all:
mak esur eth at thecent ercoverof
th ehub capistur ned count er-cloc kwise. #
Positi on thehub capand turnth ecent ercover
cloc kwise untilth ehub capengages physicall y
and audibl y. Alum
inum hubcap Alum
inum hubcap #
T T
o r o
remo v emo
ve: e:
pos itionso cket 2 from thetir e-
ch ang eto ol kit on hub cap1. #
Positi on wheel wrenc h3 onsoc ket2. #
Usingwhe elwr enc h3, turnhub cap1
count er-cloc kwiseand remo veit. #
T T
o inst o
inst all: all:
follo wtheinst ruction sabo vein
re ve rseor der .
% Speci/ ed Speci/
edtight tight
ening t ening
torq orq
ue: ue:
18lb-T (25Nm) . Wheels
andtires
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RR
aisin gt aisin
gthe v he
vehicle whenc ehicle
whenchang ingawheel hang
ingawheel RR
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R Ther ear eno per sons intheve hicle.
R The vehicle hasbeen prepar edfora wheel
ch ang e(/ page374) .
Im por tant noteson usin gth ejac k:
R Use onlya ve hicle-spe ci/cjackth at has been
appr ovedby Mer cedes-Be nztoraise theve hi-
cle.
R The jackis onl ydesig nedforra ising andhold-
ing theve hicle fora shor ttime while awheel
is being chang edand notfo rmaint enance
wo rkunder theve hicle.
R The jackmus tbe placed ona/r m, 0at and
non -slipsur face. Ifnecessar y,use alar ge,0at,
load- bearing,non -slipund erlay.
R The foot ofthejac kmust bepositioned verti-
call yunder thejac ksuppor tpoint. Ru
les ofconduct whentheve hicle israised:
R Neverplace your hands orfeet under theve hi-
cle.
R Neverlie under theve hicle.
R Donotst ar tth eve hicle anddonotre lease the
electr icpar king brak e.
R Donotopen orclose anydoor sor theta ilg ate. #
Using thelug wrenc h,loosen thewheel bolts
on thewheel youwish tochang eby about one
fu lltur n.Do notunscr ewthescr ewscom-
ple tely. 376376
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andtires

Po
siti on ofjac ksuppor tpoin ts &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjuryfrom inco rrect
positioning ofthejac k
If yo udo notposition thejac kcor rectl yat the
appr opriatejac king pointof theve hicle, the
jac kco uld tipwith theve hicle raised. #
Onlyposition thejac kat theappr opriate
jac king point oftheve hicle. Thebase of
th ejac kmust bepositioned verticall y
under thejac king point oftheve hicle. *
N NO O
TE TE
Vehicle damag efrom thejac k If
yo udo notposition thejac kcor rectl yat the
appr opriatejac ksuppor tpoin tof theve hicle,
th ejac kcould tipove rwit hth eve hicle raised. #
The jackis designed exclusiv elyfo rjac k-
ing uptheve hicle atthejac ksuppor t
points. #
Take thera tche twr enc hout ofthetir e-c hang e
to ol kit and place iton thehe xagon nutofthe
jac kso that theletter s"A UF" arevisible. #
Positi on suppor t2 ofjac k4 onjacksup-
por tpoin t1. #
Turn ratche twr enc h3 cloc kwiseuntil jack
supp ort2 sits com pletely on jacking point
1 and thebase ofthejac klies evenlyon the
gr ound. Wheels
andtires
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#
Continue totur nra tche twr enc h3 until the
tir eis raised amaximum of1.2 in(3 cm) o.
th egr ound. #
Loosen andremo vethewheel (/page378). RR
emo emo
ving awheel ving
awheel RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The vehicle israised (/page376).
* NO NO
TE TE
Mer cedes- AMGvehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement.
Yo ucould other wise failto recogn ize
dang ers. NNo o
t t
e on AM Gv e
on AM Gvehicles: ehicles:
When chang ingawheel, avoidappl ying anyfo rc e
to thebr ak ediscs, asthis could impair theleve lof
comf ortwhen braking. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto thre adin gfrom dirton
wheel bolts #
Donotplace wheel boltsin sand oron a
dir tysur face. #
Com pletely unscr ewthewheel bolts. #
Remo vethewheel. InstInst
alling ane alling
ane wwheel w
wheel RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The wheel that isto be replaced isremo ved
( / pag e378).
* NO NO
TE TE
Mer cedes- AMGvehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement.
Yo ucould other wise failto recogn ize
dang ers. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tfr om losin ga
wheel
Oiled, greased ordamag edwheel bolt/wheel
nut thre ads orwheel hub/wheel mounting
bolt thre ads can cause thewheel bolts/wheel
nuts tocome loose. #
Neveroil orgrease theth re ads. #
Intheev ent ofdamag eto theth re ads,
cont actaqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop
immed iately. #
Have thedamag edwheel boltsordam-
ag ed hub thre ads replaced. #
Donotcontinu edr iving . #
Obser vetheinf ormation onthech oice oftires
(/ page370).
Fo rtir es withaspeci/ eddirection ofrotation, an
ar ro w on theside wallof thetir eindicat esthecor -
re ct directio nof rotation. Observe thedir ection of
ro tation wheninst alling.
N No o
t t
e on AMG v e
on AMG vehic les: ehic
les: 378378
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lsand tires

#
Plac eth ewheel tobe installed onthewheel
hub andpush iton. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yfrom tight ening
wheel boltsandnuts
If yo utight enthewheel boltsorwheel nuts
when theve hicle israised, thejac kcould tip. #
Onlytight enwheel boltsorwheel nuts
when theve hicle ison thegr ound. #
Obser vetheinst ruction sand safetyno teson
"Chang ingawheel" (/page370) . #
Forsaf etyre asons, onlyuse wheel boltswhic h
ha ve been approved byMer cedes-Be nzand
fo rth ewheel inqu estion .
* N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto paintw orkof thewheel
ri m when screwing inthe/r st wheel bolt If
th ewheel hastoomuc hpla ywhen screwing
in the/r st wheel bolt,th ewheel rim paint can
be damag ed. #
Press thewheel /rml yag ainst thewheel
hub when screwing inthe/r st wheel
bolt. #
Tight enthewheel boltsevenl yin adiagonal
patt ernin theor der indicat eduntil they are
/ng er-tight . #
Ifth ecollapsible sparewheel hasbeen instal-
led, in0ateth ecollapsible sparewheel
(/ page383). #
Lowe rth eve hicle (/page379). Lo
w Lo
wer er
ing t ing
the v he
vehicle ehicle
aTer aTer
awheel c a
wheel chang e hang
e RR
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The newwheel hasbeen installed
(/ page378).
Obser vetheinf ormation ontirepr essur e
(/ page352). #
Place thera tche twr enc hont oth ehe xag on
nut ofthejac kso that theletter ing "AB" isvisi-
ble. #
T T
o low o
lower t er
the v he
vehicle: ehicle:
turnth era tche twr enc h
of thejac kcount er-cloc kwise. #
Tight enthewheel boltsevenl yin adiagonal
patt ernin theor der indicat ed1 to5 witha
maximum of59 lb-T (80Nm) . #
Then tighten thewheel boltsevenl yin adiago-
nal patt ernin theor der indicat ed1 to5 to
th especi/ed tightening torq ue of11 1lb-T
(1 50 Nm) . Wh
eelsan dtire s
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&
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofinjur yth ro ugh incor rect
tig htenin gto rq ue
Th ewheels couldcome looseifth ewheel
bolts orwheel nutsareno ttight ened tothe
pr escr ibed tightening torq ue . #
Makesur eth ewheel boltsorwheel nuts
ar etight ened tothepr escr ibed tighten-
ing torq ue . #
Ifyo uar eno tsur e,do notmo vetheve hi-
cle. Consult aqu ali/ed special istwo rk-
shop andhave thetight ening torq ue
ch eckedimmediat ely. #
Chec kth etir epr essur eof thene wly mount ed
wheel andadjus taccor dingly.
% The follo wing does notappl yif th ene wwheel
is an emer gency sparewheel. #
V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit htir h
tir epr e
pr essur essur
eloss w e
loss war ar
nin gsy nin
gsy s- s-
t t
em: em:
Restar tth etir epr essur eloss warning
sy stem (/ page358). #
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withatir h
atir epr e
pr essur essur
emonit e
monit or or
ing sy ing
sys- s-
t t
em: em:
Restar tth etir epr essur emonit oring sys-
te m (/ page357). Emer
g Emer
gency spar ency
sparewheel e
wheel NNo o
t t
es on t es
on the emer g he
emer gency spar ency
sparewheel e
wheel &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident causedby
incor rect wheel andtiredimen sions
The wheel ortiresizes andthetir etype ofthe
emer gency sparewheel orspar ewheel and
th ewheel tobe replaced maydi.er .The emer -
ge ncy sparewheel orspar ewheel cansigni/-
cantl yim pair drivi ng charact eristics ofthe
ve hicle.
To prev ent hazar dous situations: #
Drive car efull y. #
Neverinst allmor eth an one emer gency
spa rewheel orspar ewheel that di.er s
in size . #
Onlyuse anemer gency sparewheel or
spar ewheel brie0y . #
Donotdeacti vate ESP ®
. #
Have theemer gency sparewheel or
spar ewheel ofadi.er entsize replaced
at thenear estquali/ed special istwo rk- shop.
Thenewwheel mustha ve thecor -
re ct dimen sions. %
The emer gency sparewheel isfastene din the
car gocom partmen tunde rth ecar gocom part-
ment 0oor.
Obser vethefo llo wing noteson installing anemer -
ge ncy sparewheel:
R The maximum permissibl espeed withan
emer gency sparewheel installed is50 mph
(80 km/h ).
R Donoteq uip theemer gency sparewheel with
sno wch ains.
R Replace theemer gency sparewheel aTersix
ye arsat thelat est, rega rdless ofwe ar.
R Chec kth etir epr essur eof theemer gency
spa rewheel installed. Correct thepr essur eas
necessar y.
% The speci/ed tirepr ess ureis stat ed on the
label oftheemer gency sparewheel. 380380
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andtires

%
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withatir h
atir epr e
pr essur essur
eloss w e
loss war ar
ning sy ning
sys- s-
t t
em: em:
Ifan emer gency sparewheel isinst alled,
th etir epr essur eloss warning system canno t
function reliabl y.Onl yre star tth esy stem
ag ain when theemer gency sparewheel has
been replaced withane wwheel.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withatir h
atir epr e
pr essur essur
emonit e
monit or or
ing sy ing
sys- s-
t t
em: em:
Ifan emer gency sparewheel isinst alled,
th etir epr essur emonit oring system canno t
function reliabl y.Fo ra few minut esaTer an
emer gency sparewheel isins talled, thesy s-
te m ma yst ill displa yth etir epr essur eof the
re mo vedwheel. Onlyre star tth esy stem again
when theemer gency sparewheel hasbeen
re placed withane wwheel.
Be sureto also obser vethefo llo wing further rela-
te dsubjects:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page352)
R Tire and Loadi ngInformatio nplacar d
(/ page359)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page354)
R Noteson installing tires (/ page370)
R Inst alling anemer gency sparewheel
(/ page374) In0at
ing In0at
ingt t
he emer g he
emer gency spar ency
sparewheel e
wheel *
N NO O
TE TE
Overheatin gdue tothetir ein0 ation
com pressor running toolong #
Donotru nth etir ein0 ation compressor
fo rlong erthan tenminut eswithou tint er-
ru ption. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
The emer gency sparewheel hasbeen installed
cor rectl y.(/ pag e374)
Com plywit hth emanuf acturer'ssafetyno teson
th estic kerof theemer gency sparewheel andon
th etir ein0 ation compressor . #
Remo vethestic kerwit hth elabel 50mph
(80 km/h )fro mthetir ein0 ation compressor
housing anda1x itto theinst rument cluster
wit hin thedr iver's /eld ofvision. #
Remo vethetir ein0 ation compressor from the
st ow agespace underthetrunk 0oor .
(/ page333) #
Pull /ller hose 1and plug 3out ofthetir e
in0 ation compressor housing. #
Inser tplug 7of/ller hose 1inthesoc ket
on thetir ein0 atio ncom pressor andthen turn
it until plug7engages. #
Unscr ewthecap from theva lve on theemer -
ge ncy sparewheel. #
Screw union nut2of/ller hose 1ontoth e
va lve. #
Mak esur eon and o.switc h4 ofthetir e
in0 ation compressor isse tto 0 0
. #
Inser tplug 3inasoc ketin your vehicle.
R Cigarette light ersoc ket Wheels
andtires
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R
12Vsoc ket:(/ page 126)
R Obser vetheno teson thecig arette light erin
th eDigit alOper ator's Manual
R Obser vetheno teson soc kets: (/ page126) #
Press thestar t/s topbutt ononce toswitc hon
th epo we rsuppl y(/ page156). #
Press onand o.switc h4 onthetir ein0 ation
com pressor toI I
.
The tirein0a tio nco mpr esso ris swi tche don .
The tireis in0a ted. The tirepr essur eappear s
on manome ter5. #
Pum pth etir eto thespeci/ed tirepr essur e.
% The speci/ed tirepr essur eis stat ed on the
label oftheemer gency sparewheel. #
When thespeci/ed tirepr essur ehas been
re ac hed, press onand o.switc h4 onthe
tir ein0 ation com press orto0 0
.
The tirein0a tio nco mpr esso ris swi tche do.. #
Press thestar t/s topbutt ontoswitc ho. the
po we rsuppl y. #
Ifth etir epr essur eis higher than thespeci/ed
pr essur e,press pressur ere lease valve butt on 6
until thecor rect tirepr essur ehas been
re ac hed. #
Unscr ew union nut2of/ller hose 1from
th eva lve. #
Screw theva lve cap oftheemer gency spare
wheel ontoth eva lve ag ain. #
Stow /ller hose 1and plug3 inthelowe r
secti onofthetir ein0 ation compressor hous-
ing. #
Stow thetir ein0 ation compressor intheve hi-
cle. Coll
apsibl espar Coll
apsibl espar ewheel e
wheel NNo o
t t
es on t es
on the collap siblespar he
collap siblesparewheel e
wheel &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tcaused by
incor rect wheel andtiredimen sions
The wheel ortiresizes andthetir etype ofthe
emer gency sparewheel orspar ewheel and
th ewheel tobe replaced maydi.er .The emer -
ge ncy sparewheel orspar ewheel cansigni/-
cantl yim pair drivi ng charact eristics ofthe
ve hicle. To
prev ent hazar dous situations: #
Drive car efull y. #
Neverinst allmor eth an one emer gency
spa rewheel orspar ewheel that di.er s
in size . #
Onlyuse anemer gency sparewheel or
spar ewheel brie0y . #
Donotdeacti vate ESP ®
. #
Have theemer gency sparewheel or
spar ewheel ofadi.er entsize replaced
at thenear estquali/ed special istwo rk-
shop. Thenewwheel mustha ve thecor -
re ct dimen sions. The
collapsib lespar ewheel isan emer gency
spa rewheel whichis onl ysuit able foruse fora
limit edper iod oftime andinare str icte dmanner
in theev ent ofa0at tire(e.g. untilthenear est
wo rkshop).
The tireside wallsarefo lded when intranspor t
mode. Beforeuse, thecollapsible sparewheel has
to be in0a tedwit hth eaccom panying compressor . 382382
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andtires