Modern vehicles have an increasing number of options and even though they give us a lot of convenience, a lot of them are not all the time easy to use. Regardless whether you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Mercedes Benz GLE Class, depending on its options, it can be hard to figure out how to start a Mercedes Benz GLE Class? Even if this fundamental act of running a car may seem obvious to most of you, determined by the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less elementary to do so. In this article we will demonstrate the different techniques to start a Mercedes Benz GLE Class with the key, then, in a second section, how to switch on a Mercedes Benz GLE Class with a card, and to finish, without using the key.

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How to start a Mercedes Benz GLE Class with key?

So we commence our article which is designed to teach you how to start a Mercedes Benz GLE Class, which is supplied with a classic key start. Find listed below the different guidelines to be done to turn on the engine of your Mercedes Benz GLE Class:

  • Determine the location of the neiman (hole in which the key is introduced), it is in most cases on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dash. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not think twice to have a look at our article on the steering wheel blocked on Mercedes Benz GLE Class that is blocked to find out how to unblock it.
  • Put the key into this one.
  • Verify that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
  • Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn until you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Verify on your dashboard that the orange lights turn off, if you don’t know what they suggest don’t think twice to have a look at our article on orange lights on Mercedes Benz GLE Class to learn the reason for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Mercedes Benz GLE Class starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds otherwise you risk injuring it, if the car does not start, let it recover a few tens of seconds before a new test)

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  • That’s it. You handled to start your Mercedes Benz GLE Class,

How to start a Mercedes Benz GLE Class with the key card?

After discovering how to turn on the engine of a Mercedes Benz GLE Class with key or will explain you how to do it for a Mercedes Benz GLE Class equipped with a key card and not a key. The operation is more or less alike, so don’t think twice to get back to the previous part to have details on each of the steps to do. Learn down below the guidelines to follow to start your Mercedes Benz GLE Class with a card:

  • Dependent on the year and the series, you may or may not need to insert the card in a specific slot, check on your dashboard if your Mercedes Benz GLE Class is equipped with this slot or not.
  • If it has one, insert the card in this hole, otherwise you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
  • Locate the “start” button, which is generally placed at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is generally placed on the centre console.
  • Verify that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Press the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Mercedes Benz GLE Class

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  • Press a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Mercedes Benz GLE Class

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How do I start a Mercedes Benz GLE Class without a key?

And to finish, we will discover, how to start a Mercedes Benz GLE Class without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this could seem logical. Even so, you should know that if your Mercedes Benz GLE Class is newer than the mid 90’s it will be difficult to turn on it without a key because of all the security devices present on it. Of course, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the method to carry out:

  • Remove the cover that protects your steering wheel and locate among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
  • Strip, connect them together and separate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the procedure). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
  • Finally, strip the starter wire and connect it quickly with the battery wire (do not make prolonged contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Mercedes Benz GLE Class).

There, you’ve found out all the methods to start a Mercedes Benz GLE Class.

If perhaps you have any further questions about the Mercedes Benz GLE Class, do not hesitate to consult our Mercedes Benz GLE Class category.