Vehicle Towing Instructions - Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe 2023 Operator's Manual

260 Driving and parking
& WARNING Risk of becoming trapped when
disconnecting the trailer cable
Vehicles with level control system: the vehicle
may lower when you disconnect the trailer
cable.
This could result in other people becoming
trapped if their limbs are between the vehicle
body and the tires or underneath the vehicle.
Make sure nobody is underneath the
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vehicle or in the immediate vicinity of the
wheel arches when you disconnect the
trailer cable.
Secure the vehicle against rolling away.
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Disconnect the electrical connection between
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the vehicle and the trailer.
Uncouple the trailer.
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Remove the ball neck and, in doing so,
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observe the installation instructions from the
ball neck manufacturer.
Place the cover on the ball neck mount.
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Making settings for trailer operation
Multimedia system:
© Settings Vehicle
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Trailer settings
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Making settings for a trailer
The settings in this menu enable the calculation of
a route suitable for the selected trailer and opti-
mize the calculated arrival time.
Select the desired trailer type.
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The maximum permissible speed of the set
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trailer.
To save changes: select Confirm.
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Calibrating a trailer coupling
Select Trailer coupling has been changed
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start calibration for the new ball head position.
To save changes: select Confirm.
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Then activate Trailer Maneuvering Assist and
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follow the corresponding instructions in the
central display. As soon as the Activated:
Trailer Maneuvering Assist message is dis-
played, calibration is complete. Trailer Maneu-
vering Assist can now be used.

Vehicle towing instructions

The vehicle is not suitable for the use of tow bar
systems that are used for flat towing or dinghy
Driving
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towing, for example. Attaching and using tow bar
systems can result in damage to the vehicle.
When you are towing a vehicle with tow bar sys-
tems, safe driving characteristics cannot be guar-
anteed for the towing vehicle or the towed vehicle.
The vehicle-trailer combination may swerve from
side to side.
Observe the following information:
Permitted towing methods (
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The notes on towing the vehicle with both
R
axles on the ground (
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