Isssues w/New 2025 GLE 450
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2025 GLE 450. Emerald Green w/Macchiato Beige interior.
Isssues w/New 2025 GLE 450
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Just a month ago, I bought a new 2025 GLE 450 (manufactured two months ago in Oct. 2024) and am already having three issues (frustrating!) and wanted to see if anyone else had similar issues and how they were corrected.
1. Trip gauge (miles remaining to go on the gas (petrol) in the tank) on the dashboard - As I start the car and not even out of the garage, the miles remaining number begins to take a nosedive. Within a minute of idling, the trip mileage goes down by ~5+ miles. I barely drive for a couple of miles and the number of miles goes down another 5-6 miles. Seems as if the car is drinking gas (petrol) as the engine is running. Yesterday, I drove the car barely 4 miles total, and the miles remaining went down by 15 miles.
2. Interior Assistant doesn't respond to hand gestures. The reading light (moving hand up-down below the rear-view mirror) and passenger seat area light functions, h/ever, do work. In the Settings, Interior Assistant is toggled on, and I don't see any other option even scrolling up/down.
3. The HUD display - Hey Mercedes function turns ON/OFF the HUD but when I ask to adjust the height or brightness of the display, Hey Mercedes responds that the car is not equipped with HUD. Hmmm!
Thanks!
Just a month ago, I bought a new 2025 GLE 450 (manufactured two months ago in Oct. 2024) and am already having three issues (frustrating!) and wanted to see if anyone else had similar issues and how they were corrected.
1. Trip gauge (miles remaining to go on the gas (petrol) in the tank) on the dashboard - As I start the car and not even out of the garage, the miles remaining number begins to take a nosedive. Within a minute of idling, the trip mileage goes down by ~5+ miles. I barely drive for a couple of miles and the number of miles goes down another 5-6 miles. Seems as if the car is drinking gas (petrol) as the engine is running. Yesterday, I drove the car barely 4 miles total, and the miles remaining went down by 15 miles.
2. Interior Assistant doesn't respond to hand gestures. The reading light (moving hand up-down below the rear-view mirror) and passenger seat area light functions, h/ever, do work. In the Settings, Interior Assistant is toggled on, and I don't see any other option even scrolling up/down.
3. The HUD display - Hey Mercedes function turns ON/OFF the HUD but when I ask to adjust the height or brightness of the display, Hey Mercedes responds that the car is not equipped with HUD. Hmmm!
Thanks!
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I'm a new member, so please bear with me while I get used to creating and responding to the messages.
Just a month ago, I bought a new 2025 GLE 450 (manufactured two months ago in Oct. 2024) and am already having three issues (frustrating!) and wanted to see if anyone else had similar issues and how they were corrected.
1. Trip gauge (miles remaining to go on the gas (petrol) in the tank) on the dashboard - As I start the car and not even out of the garage, the miles remaining number begins to take a nosedive. Within a minute of idling, the trip mileage goes down by ~5+ miles. I barely drive for a couple of miles and the number of miles goes down another 5-6 miles. Seems as if the car is drinking gas (petrol) as the engine is running. Yesterday, I drove the car barely 4 miles total, and the miles remaining went down by 15 miles.
The Miles to Empty is based on your recent driving habits and consumption. It's "predicting" the range based on that.
Apparently you were cruising gently, getting some good mileage, when you shut down. But even if that's not the case, when you start the next day, the engine is cold, it runs rich, and idling is 0mpg, so it's replacing your current mpg gradually with your current mpg. Your first few miles are not highway mpg, you're running rich, and if you continues under those conditions, the display would probably be fairly correct. I'll bet that if you drove a constant 60mph, fully warmed up, you'd see that range increase similarly. It seems to take a couple of miles before current driving starts to register by showing an increase in range.
2. Interior Assistant doesn't respond to hand gestures. The reading light (moving hand up-down below the rear-view mirror) and passenger seat area light functions, h/ever, do work. In the Settings, Interior Assistant is toggled on, and I don't see any other option even scrolling up/down.
I have no experience here, other than to note that many posts have said that the actual motions take some practice.
Like the "kick to open" feature on the rear door.
3. The HUD display - Hey Mercedes function turns ON/OFF the HUD but when I ask to adjust the height or brightness of the display, Hey Mercedes responds that the car is not equipped with HUD. Hmmm!
In this case, you have asked Ms. MBUX to do something she can do (on/off), but then asked something that must be entered in the menu (I'm ASSuming the '25 is the same as my '21). She'll often answer with "I can't help you with that" or "can you repeat that," but I've never heard her say "not equipped."
Thanks!
Just a month ago, I bought a new 2025 GLE 450 (manufactured two months ago in Oct. 2024) and am already having three issues (frustrating!) and wanted to see if anyone else had similar issues and how they were corrected.
1. Trip gauge (miles remaining to go on the gas (petrol) in the tank) on the dashboard - As I start the car and not even out of the garage, the miles remaining number begins to take a nosedive. Within a minute of idling, the trip mileage goes down by ~5+ miles. I barely drive for a couple of miles and the number of miles goes down another 5-6 miles. Seems as if the car is drinking gas (petrol) as the engine is running. Yesterday, I drove the car barely 4 miles total, and the miles remaining went down by 15 miles.
The Miles to Empty is based on your recent driving habits and consumption. It's "predicting" the range based on that.
Apparently you were cruising gently, getting some good mileage, when you shut down. But even if that's not the case, when you start the next day, the engine is cold, it runs rich, and idling is 0mpg, so it's replacing your current mpg gradually with your current mpg. Your first few miles are not highway mpg, you're running rich, and if you continues under those conditions, the display would probably be fairly correct. I'll bet that if you drove a constant 60mph, fully warmed up, you'd see that range increase similarly. It seems to take a couple of miles before current driving starts to register by showing an increase in range.
2. Interior Assistant doesn't respond to hand gestures. The reading light (moving hand up-down below the rear-view mirror) and passenger seat area light functions, h/ever, do work. In the Settings, Interior Assistant is toggled on, and I don't see any other option even scrolling up/down.
I have no experience here, other than to note that many posts have said that the actual motions take some practice.
Like the "kick to open" feature on the rear door.
3. The HUD display - Hey Mercedes function turns ON/OFF the HUD but when I ask to adjust the height or brightness of the display, Hey Mercedes responds that the car is not equipped with HUD. Hmmm!
In this case, you have asked Ms. MBUX to do something she can do (on/off), but then asked something that must be entered in the menu (I'm ASSuming the '25 is the same as my '21). She'll often answer with "I can't help you with that" or "can you repeat that," but I've never heard her say "not equipped."
Thanks!
You might add to your profile so we can see your car's info, so we can offer appropriate responses.
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Just to add to the above comment, you have the ability to change your display gauge to see your instantaneous MPGs. It will also display your consumption at idle (gallons/hour). When I start my GLE 580, the idle consumption might be 1.3gal/hr. When the engine is warmed up, the RPMs will lower and consumption at idle will be around 0.4gal/hr. Of course if you have Auto Start/Stop enabled, then the consumption will go to 0.0gal/hr.
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I won’t repeat the above answers. Just that there doesn’t appear to be anything wrong with the car.
YES, I CAN’T GET THE REAR DOOR KICK TO WORK CONSISTENTLY.
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I'm a new member, so please bear with me while I get used to creating and responding to the messages.
1. Trip gauge (miles remaining to go on the gas (petrol) in the tank) on the dashboard - As I start the car and not even out of the garage, the miles remaining number begins to take a nosedive. Within a minute of idling, the trip mileage goes down by ~5+ miles. I barely drive for a couple of miles and the number of miles goes down another 5-6 miles. Seems as if the car is drinking gas (petrol) as the engine is running. Yesterday, I drove the car barely 4 miles total, and the miles remaining went down by 15 miles.
1. Trip gauge (miles remaining to go on the gas (petrol) in the tank) on the dashboard - As I start the car and not even out of the garage, the miles remaining number begins to take a nosedive. Within a minute of idling, the trip mileage goes down by ~5+ miles. I barely drive for a couple of miles and the number of miles goes down another 5-6 miles. Seems as if the car is drinking gas (petrol) as the engine is running. Yesterday, I drove the car barely 4 miles total, and the miles remaining went down by 15 miles.
When you start up the car, the car is running rich, and hence the instantaneous mileage is really low, leading to the "remaining miles" being low. When the car gets to full operating temperature, after it has run for over 10+ miles, things should stabilize and the true "miles remaining" would emerge. Every car, ever made, should be reflecting this phenomenon, unless the software is manipulating things to make the "miles remaining" rosier than it is when the drivetrain is cold.
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I had a similar problem with my previous 2021 GLE450 in which the gas gauge and range is dropping like a rock even after filling up. It usually drops 1/3 after you turn off the car and let it sit for a few hours. The dealer changed a module but after a few weeks in came back again. One of the gremlins that made me decide "enough of this" and went back to look for a tried and true V166. Going back to the old generation was good decision as I have not had any problems with the car. I do miss some of the tech goodies but it all goes away when I hear the crack and pop of the AMG tuned bi-turbo.
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Just to add to the above comment, you have the ability to change your display gauge to see your instantaneous MPGs. It will also display your consumption at idle (gallons/hour). When I start my GLE 580, the idle consumption might be 1.3gal/hr. When the engine is warmed up, the RPMs will lower and consumption at idle will be around 0.4gal/hr. Of course if you have Auto Start/Stop enabled, then the consumption will go to 0.0gal/hr.
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Thak you! Just realized that I the touchscreen still has the protective plastic film covering the entire dashboard. Wonder, if that's interfering with the hand gestures not being picked up.
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For the hand gesture, place your closed ✊ around 6" above the track pad and then flash a ✌️ pointing directly at vents.
Google Nick O'Leary Mercedes YouTube for tips and tricks if you don't want to read the manual. He'll have videos showing various display options and helpful things.
Google Nick O'Leary Mercedes YouTube for tips and tricks if you don't want to read the manual. He'll have videos showing various display options and helpful things.
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2025 GLE 450. Emerald Green w/Macchiato Beige interior.
For the hand gesture, place your closed ✊ around 6" above the track pad and then flash a ✌️ pointing directly at vents.
Google Nick O'Leary Mercedes YouTube for tips and tricks if you don't want to read the manual. He'll have videos showing various display options and helpful things.
Google Nick O'Leary Mercedes YouTube for tips and tricks if you don't want to read the manual. He'll have videos showing various display options and helpful things.
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It's been well documented that in order to get the kick to open feature on the rear liftgate to work properly, involves numerous practice kicks including a blood sacrifice on the trailer hitch.
