Trailer Hitch - Mercedes-Benz GLE Owner's Manual

310 Driving and parking
Setting Active Lane Keeping Assist
Multimedia system:
© Settings Assistance
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Active Lane Keeping Assist
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Setting the sensitivity
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on the country.
Select Standard, Sensitive or Off.
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Activating/deactivating the haptic warning
Select Warning.
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Activate or deactivate the function.

Trailer hitch

Notes on trailer operation
Mercedes‑AMG vehicles: be sure to observe
the notes in the Supplement. Otherwise, you
may fail to recognise dangers.
Plug-in hybrid: observe the notes in the Supple‐
ment. Otherwise, you may fail to recognise dan‐
gers.
Observe the following notes on the tongue
weight:
Do not use a tongue weight that exceeds or
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falls below the permissible tongue weight
Use a tongue weight as close as possible to
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the maximum tongue weight
Do not exceed the following values:
Permissible trailer load
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Permissible rear axle load of the towing vehi‐
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cle
Permissible gross mass of the towing vehicle
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Permissible gross mass of the trailer
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Maximum permissible speed of the trailer
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Ensure the following before starting a journey:
The tyre pressure on the rear axle of the tow‐
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ing vehicle is set for a maximum load
The lighting of the connected trailer is opera‐
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tional
In the event of increased rear axle load, the car/
trailer combination may not exceed a maximum
speed of 100 km/h for reasons concerning the
operating permit. This also applies in countries
in which the permissible maximum speed for
car/trailer combinations is above 100 km/h.
Vehicles with AIRMATIC or E-ACTIVE BODY
CONTROL: If the socket of the trailer hitch is
occupied, e.g. by a trailer or rear bicycle rack,
the vehicle is set to the normal level regardless
of the drive program at speeds greater than
30 km/h.
% When you are reversing with a trailer,
remember to use the Trailer Manoeuvring
Assist function ( page 283).
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Extends/retracts the ball neck fully electri‐
cally
& WARNING Risk of accident due to the
ball neck not being engaged
If the ball neck is not engaged, the trailer
may come loose.
Make sure that the ball neck securely
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engages and locks into place.