The new GLE 500 e 4MATIC

• Environmentallyfriendly: upto58percentlowerCO2emissions• Economical: upto30kilometresonelectricpoweralone, NEDCconsumptionjust3.3litres/100km• Resource-efficient: 37componentsmadefromhigh-quality recycledplastics

Life cycleCOMPACT

360 ° E n v i R O n M E n TA l C h E C k

Lifecycle COMPACT 32

Oneofoursixenvironmentalandenergyguidelinesstates:“Westrivetodevelopproductsthatarehighlyresponsibletotheenvironmentintheirrespectivemarketsegments.”Toachievethisgoalwehavetoincorporateenvironmentalprotectionintoproductsfromtheverystarttoacertainextent.

Theearlierthis“DesignforEnvironment”approachisintegratedintothedevelopmentprocess,thegreaterthebenefitsintermsofminimisedenvironmentalimpactandcost.

Itislikewisecrucialtoreducetheenviron-mentalimpactcausedbyemissionsandconsumptionofresourcesduringtheentirelifecycle.ThiscomprehensiveandexhaustiveLifeCycleAssessment(LCA)wecall‘360°environmentalcheck’.Itscrutinisesallenvironmen-tallyrelevantaspectsofacar’slife:frommanufactureoftherawmate-rialstoproduction,vehicleoperationandthenrecyclingattheendofthevehicle’slife–alongwayoffinthecaseofanewMercedes-Benz.

AswellasdocumentingeverylastdetailofthisLCAin-housethrough-outtheentirelifecycle,wehavetheresultscheckedandconfirmedbyindependentassessorsfromtheTÜVSüdinspectionauthority.OnlythendoesacarreceiveitsEnvironmentalCertificate.

ThisbrochurebrieflysummarisestheresultsoftheGLE500e4MATICmodel’sLCAforyou.Incidentally,theGLEplug-inhybridisagoodexampleofwhyacomprehensiveassessmentisnecessarytogaugetheoverallenvironmentalimpact.Becausethenaturallyhigheruseofresourcesinproductionismorethancompensatedforbytheclearlysuperiorenvironmentalperformanceofthecarduringoperation.

Ifthiscompactbrochurehasarousedyourinterestinthesubject,IwouldrecommendyoutakealookatthedetaileddocumentationoftheGLEmodel’sLCA.The“Lifecycle”brochureisavailablefordownloadfromhttp://www.mercedes-benz.com.

Kindregards.Yours,

AnkeKleinschmitChiefEnvironmentalOfficeroftheDaimlerGroup

“We improve the environmental performance over the entire life cycle of a car”

Editorial

Mercedes-Benzhaslongrecognisedtheimportanceofvehicleinteriorsoptimisedforallergysufferers..Interioremissionshavebeenmeasuredsince1992.Todaydesignersanddeveloperscanmaketheirchoicefromadatabaseofseveralthou-sandinteriormaterialsthathavebeenapprovedbythematerialdepartment.

Thelaboratorytestwiththecompletevehicleinaspecialtestchamberlastsoneweek.Likeallnewmodelseries,thenewGLEbearstheECARF(EuropeanCentreforAllergyResearchFoundation)sealofquality.

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* Fuel consumption GLE 500 e 4MATIC with automatic transmission (combined): 3,7-3,3 l/100km, 18-16,7 kWh/100km; CO2-emissions (combined): 84-78 g/km.

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ForthefirsttimeinitsSUVhistory,Mercedes-Benzisofferingaplug-inhybridmodel,theGLE500e4MATIC,whichcombinesmaximumenergyefficiencywithoutstandingperformance.Thistalentedall-rounderwillevenbestthealreadylowfuelconsumptionfiguresoftheefficiencychampion,theGLE250d withitsfour-cylinderdieselengine,whiledeliveringtheperformanceofaV8model.

ThenewGLE500e4MATICwithplug-inhybriddriveboastsacomplexAWDdrivetrainthatensuressupremeperformance,bothontheroadandoffit.ItcomprisesaBlueDIRECTV6direct-injectionpetrolenginewith245kW(333hp)andahybridmodulewith85kW(116hp)ofelectricpower.Thesystem’speaktorqueisamighty650Newtonmetres,whilethesystem’soveralloutputis325kW(442hp).Thisenablesthefull-sizeSUVtoacceleratefrom0to100km/hin5.3seconds

andreachatopspeedof245km/h.Inviewofsuchdynamicperformance,thecertifiedstandardconsumptionfiguresareallthemoreimpressive.TheGLE500e4MATICburnsamere3.7–3.3litresforevery100km,equat-ingtoCO2emissionsof84–78g/km.Thistogetherwithanelectricpowerconsumptionof16.7kWhper100kilo-metresmakestheversatileSUVoneofthemostefficientmodelsinitsmarketsegment.Inadditiontoimpressiveaccelerationthankstotheboostfunc-

tion,thehighlysophisticatedsystemdrivealsooffersall-electricdrivingfordistancesofupto30kilometres.Theall-electrictopspeedof130km/hcor-respondstotherecommendedspeedonGermanautobahns.

Thecompacthybridmodulehasbeencompletelyintegratedintothe7G-TRONICPLUSseven-speedauto-matictransmission.Theelectricalenergyisstoredinalithium-ionbatterywithanenergycontentof8.7kWh,

Efficiency meets all-wheel-drive performance

Mercedes-BenzGLE500e4MATIC

OutstandingergonomicsandbrilliantinfotainmentintheGLE500e4MATICplug-inhybridmodel.

whichcanberechargedusingpublicchargingstations,thewallboxchargerathomeorataconventional220voltpoweroutlet.Thechargingtimeusingthewallboxchargerorthechargingsta-tionisaroundtwohours.

Thebeststrategyforefficientdrivinghasalwaysbeenanticipatorydrivingwithoutunnecessarybrakingandac-celerating.Thisisevenmoreimportantinahybridmodel:thisisbecausebrakingmanoeuvresservenotonlytodeliverdeceleration,butarealsousedtorecoverkineticenergy.Therouteandtrafficlikewisebearaninfluenceonthemostefficientwayofcharginganddischargingthehigh-voltagebattery.Forthisreasontheintelligentdrivesys-temmanagementaidsthedriverwithspecificcontrolstrategiesinadoptingthemostefficientdrivingstyle.

Additionalcomfortfunctionssuchaspre-entryclimatecontrolinbothsummerandwintermakedrivingintheGLEanevenmoreenjoyableexperi-ence.TheadvantagesofthenewGLEfurthermoreincludeoptimumon-roadandoff-roadhandling,outstandingspaciousnessandhighlevelsofactiveandpassivesafety.

TheextensivesafetyequipmentofthenewGLEisextendedwithnewassistancesystemssuchasCrosswindAssistorCOLLISIONPREVENTIONASSISTPLUS.Theimpressivelistofstandardanticipatorysafetyfeaturescanbeaddedto.ThereistheDrivingAssistancepackagePlus,forexample,whichincludesDISTRONICPLUSwithSteeringAssistandStop&GoPilot,PRE-SAFE®Brakewithpedestriandetection,BASPLUSwithCross-TrafficAssist,theActiveBlindSpotAssistandLaneKeepingAssistsystems,plusPRE-SAFE®PLUS.

Inadditiontothethree-pointseatbeltswithpyrotechnicalbelttensioning

andbeltforcelimitersfordriver,frontpassengerandthepassengersinthetwoouterrearseats,numerousairbagsservetoprotectthevehicle’soccu-pantsinanaccident.Theseincludepelvisbagsforthedriverandfrontpas-senger,anewlydevelopedwindowbag,sidebagsfortheouterrearseatsandakneebagforthedriver.

IntelligentoperatingstrategiesenabletheMercedes-BenzGLE500e4MATICtoachievethelowestelectricconsumptioninitsclass.Theall-wheel-driveSUVmodeliscapableofupto30kilometresofemission-freedriving.

Besidestheintelligentoperatingstrategies,theGLE500e4MATICalsooffersanimpressivearrayofcomfortfeatures.Forinstance,thedriverisabletoremotelyactivatetheinteriorclimatecontrolinadvancefromasmartphone,meaningthatthepassengercompartmentcanbee.g.warmedtoapleasanttemperaturereadyforthestartofthejourneyinwinter.

Lifecycle COMPACT

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* Fuel consumption GLE 250 d with automatic transmission (combined): 5.6-5.4 l/100km; CO2-emissions (combined): 146-140 g/km.

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lifecycleCOMPACTTenyearsago,theS-Classbecamethefirst-evervehicletobeawar-dedtheEnvironmentalCertificatefromTÜVSüd.The“LifeCycle”bro-churehasbeenpresentingtheenvironmentalcertificatessince2009.The“LifecycleCOMPACT”editionnowalsobeingreleasedisbrandnew.ThiscompactoverviewillustratesthehighlevelofenvironmentalcompatibilityofMercedes-Benzvehiclesduringtheentirelifecycleinaneasy-to-understandway,andalsogetsrighttotheheartofDaimler’senvironmentalcommitment.

The Mercedes-Benz GLE 500 e 4MATIC in the 360°environmental check

Thefacts

Earlyinthedevelopmentstageofanewmodel,Mercedes-Benzstartslookingatenvironmentalperformanceoverthecar’sentirelifecycle.OnthefollowingpagesyoucanreadabouthowthenewGLE500e4MATICfaresinthekey

areasofthecomprehensiveLifeCycleAssessment:consumptionofresourcesandemissions.

Lifecycle COMPACT

Lifecycle COMPACT 98

TheGLE500e4MATICcanbenotedforitslowconsumptionofresources,lowenergyrequirementsandgoodrecyclingcharacteristics.AcomparisonwiththeGLE5004MATIC highlightsthesuperiorityoftheplug-inhybridtechnology.

Achieve more with lessTheresources:whatisneededtoproduceacar

Mercedes-BenzGLE500e4MATIC

Mercedes-BenzGLE500e4MATIC(hydroelectricity)

Mercedes-BenzGLE5004MATIC

Mercedes-BenzGLE5004MATIC

Materialresources

Steel/ferrousmaterials Lightalloys Polymermaterials Othermetals Servicefluids Othermaterials

Duetothehybrid-specificcompo-nents,theuseofmaterialresourcesishigherintheGLE500e4MATICthanintheGLE5004MATIC.However,thematerialsusedarenotlost,thankstothehighrecoveryrateof95percent.

Energyresources

Carproduction Electricitygeneration Fuelproduction Operation Endoflife

Whentheindividuallifecyclephasesareconsideredindetail,theenergyrequiredtoproducethevehicleisinitiallyhigherfortheplug-inhybrid.Intheoperatingphase,however,energyrequirementsarereducedsignificantlythankstoitsexcellentefficiency.

ComparativeanalysisoftheenergyandmaterialresourceswhichareusedfortheGLE500e4MATICandGLE5004MATICshowsthatareal-isticpictureonlyemergeswhentheentirelifecycle(materialmanufactur-ing,production,operationfor250,000kilometresandrecycling)isexamined.

ThebottomlineisthatconsumptionofenergyresourcesisfarlowerintheGLE500e4MATIC.Thebestresultis

achievedwhenrenewableenergyisusedtochargethebatteries.Overtheentirelifecycle,thiscantranslateintoprimaryenergysavingsof42percent.Thisisequivalenttotheenergycon-tentofaround16,600litresofpetrol.

What’smore,thehigh-qualityrawmaterialsusedarenotlost.Thisalsoappliestothelithium-ionbatteryandotherspecialisedcomponentsintheGLE500e4MATIC.Togetherwith

thesuppliersandthedisposalpart-ners,innovativerecyclingconceptsandtechnologieshavebeenevolvedthatenablerecoveryofthevaluablesubstancesused.Thefocusherewasalsoonoptimisingtherecyclingprocessestoensuresafeandefficientdismantlingandonobtainingmarket-ableproductsfromtherecyclingofthehybridcomponents.

CO2emissions

Carproduction Electricitygeneration Fuelproduction Operation EndofLife

WhentheCO2footprintoftheGLE500e4MATICiscomparedwiththatoftheGLE5004MATIC,itisplaintoseethat,theemissionscausedbyproducingthePlug-InHybrid,whicharearoundonequarterhigher,aremorethancompensatedforonthebottomline.

TheGLE500e4MATICsetsnewrecordswhenitcomestoemissions.However,crucialfactorforthecarbonfootprintiswhethertheelectricityisobtainedfromrenewablesources(hydropowerorwindpower)orwhethertheEUelectricitymixformsthebasis.

It depends on the electricity mixTheemissions:thecarbonfootprintoverthelifecycle

Mercedes-BenzGLE500e4MATIC(EUelectricitymix)

Mercedes-BenzGLE500e4MATIC(hydropower)

Mercedes-BenzGLE5004MATIC

Analysisoftheemissionsduringtheindividualphasesofthelifecyclemakesitveryclear:itisstilltheactualprocessofcaroperationthatoffersthegreatestpotentialtoreduceCO2emissionsinparticular.Incidentally,thisisalsoanincentiveforthedrivertodriveasefficientlyaspossible.

Asmoreandmorevehiclesareturn-ingtoelectricpower,afurtherfactorisbecomingincreasinglyimportant:thegenerationoftheelectricity,

especiallyforchargingthebatteries.Ifelectricitygenerationtakesplacebyrenewablemeansusingwindpowerorhydropower,theadvantageoftheplug-inhybridoverthecomparablevehiclewithcombustionengineisgreaterstill.

ExternalchargingwiththeEuropeanelectricitymixcancutCO2emissionsbyaround37percent(31.9tonnes)comparedwiththeGLE5004MATIC.Anevenmoreimpressivereductionof

58percent(50.3tonnes)ispossibleifrenewableelectricityisused.

Whenitcomestootherenvironmentalimpacts,suchassummersmogoracidificationandeutrophicationpotential,theGLE500e4MATICof-fersclearbenefitsoveritsentirelifecyclewhenchargedwithelectricityfromhydropower.Overall,amajorimprovementinenvironmentalcom-patibilityhasbeenbroughtaboutwiththeGLE500e4MATIC.

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* Fuel consumption GLE 500 4MATIC with automatic transmission (combined): 11.5-11.0 l/100km; CO2-emissions (combined): 269-258 g/km.

Lifecycle COMPACT 1110

The key plug-in hybrid componentsX-rayviewofMercedes-BenzGLE500e4MATIC

High-voltagebattery

Batterychargingsocket

DC/DCconverter

On-boardcharger

High-voltagewiringharness

Transmissionwithintegralelectricmotor

Powerelectronics

Electricairconditioningcompressor

Internalcombustionengine

High-voltageheater

Lifecycle COMPACT 1312

Workinginthebackground,theintelligentdrivemanagementsystemintheGLE500e4MATICselectstheidealcombinationofcombustionengineandelectricmotorautomatically.Thenthereareinnovativefunctionssuchastheroute-basedorradar-basedoperatingstrategy,whichhelpthedrivertodriveeconomically.

DrivingthenewGLE500e4MATICisaseasyaswithanyotherautomaticvehiclefromMercedes-Benz:simplyclimbin,starttheengineandoffyougo.Asyoudoso,enjoyitsexemplaryefficiencyandthesuperbaccelerationoftheelectricmotor.

Clever strategists in the background

Intelligentdrivemanagementsystem

ThesophisticatedtechnologyoftheGLE500e4MATICmakesitnomoredifficulttodrivethanaconventionalvehiclewithautomatictransmission.Workinginthebackground,theintelli-gentdrivemanagementsystemselectstheidealcombinationofcombustionengineandelectricmotorautomati-cally.Atthesametime,theGLE500e4MATICoffersallthecharacteristicsofastate-of-the-arthybridvehicle.TheseincludeSilentStart(almostnoiselesselectricstart),Boost(activationoftheelectricmotorforaccelerating)andRegeneration(whenbrakingandrollingtoastandstill,energyisrecuperatedandstoredinthebattery).

Thosewhowishcan,however,con-trolthehybridinteractionbetweencombustionengineandelectricmotorthemselves,byinterveningmanuallytoplacetheemphasisoneconomy,comfortorsportiness,forinstance.Forthispurpose,therearefouroperatingmodes–HYBRID,E-MODE,E-SAVE,CHARGE–andfourdrivemodestochoosefrom.Theycanbeselectedus-ingtheoperatingmodeswitchaswellastherotarypush-buttoncontrolinthecentreconsole.Graphicsintheinstru-

mentclusterorthelargemedia-infodisplayinthecentreofthedashboardnotifythedriverofthecurrentsetting.

Thebeststrategyforefficientoperationisanticipatorydriving.InconjunctionwithCOMANDOnline,thisishelpedbytheroute-basedoperatingstrategy,representedbyagreencloudinfrontofthevehicleintheCOMANDdisplay.iftheexactdestinationisknownbecausetherelevantdatahasbeenenteredintothenavigationsystem,chargeanddis-chargeofthehigh-voltagebatteryarecontrolledtoensuretheoptimaluse

ofenergyontheoverallroute.If,forinstance,theradarsystemdetectsaslower-movingvehicleinfrontandthedriverthenliftsofftheaccelerator,theGLEwillautomaticallyvaryitsdecelera-tionusingtheelectricmotor.Inthiswayfrequentbraking,particularlyinstop-and-gotraffic,canbeavoided.

Anotherkeypointistherequirementthaturbanareasshouldbereachedwithafullychargedbatteryifpossi-ble,sothatthevehiclecanbedrivenefficientlyinstop-and-gotraffic-andfrequentlyinelectricmode.

Whenthedriverentersadestinationinthenavigationsystem,theintelligentoperatingstrategyselectstheoptimumcombinationofelectricmotorandcombustionengineforprovidingdrivepoweralongthespecificroute.

Lifecycle COMPACT 1514

Would you have known that...

...2005MercedesBenzfirstreceivedacertificateforsystematicenvironmentallysoundproductdevelopment(DesignforEnvironment)inaccordancewithiSOTR14062fromTÜvSüdManagementServiceGmbhin2005?

Reducingtheenvironmentalimpactofavehicle’semissionsandresourceconsumptionthroughoutitslifecycleiscrucialtoimprovingitsenvironmentalperformance.Theenvironmentalburdenofaproductisalreadylargelydeterminedintheearlydevelopmentphase.InDevelopmentatMercedes-Benz,a“DfE”teamensurescompliancewiththeestablishedenvironmentalobjectives.Thisteamcomprisesspecialistsfromawiderangeoffields,e.g.lifecycleassessment,dismantlingandrecyclingplanning,materialsandprocessengineering,aswellasdesignandproduction.

...37componentsinthenewGlEaremadefromhigh-qualityrecycledplastics?Theirtotalweightisexactly37.1kg.

ThismeansthatMercedes-Benzhasincreasedtheproportionalweightofrecycledmaterialby29percentcomparedtothepreviousmodel.Therecycledcomponentsincludethewheelarchliningswhicharemademainlyfromtheplasticpolypropylene.Starterbatteriesandbumpercoveringswereusedfortherecycledmaterial.

...13.1kgisthetotalweightoftheGlEcomponentsmadefromrenewablerawmaterials?Atotalof15componentsinthenewGlEareproducedusingnaturalmaterials.

Theirtotalweighthasincreasedby153percentcomparedtothepreviousmodel.Bywayofexample,paperisusedintheluggagecompartmentfloorandbastfibresintrimpanels.

...1993Mercedes-Benzintroducedatake-backsystem,soitleadsthewayintheareaofworkshopdisposalandrecycling,too?

Forconvenientrecycling,acomprehensivenetworkofcollectionpointsanddismantlingfacilitiesisavailabletoMercedescustomers.Ownersofusedcarscanfindoutalltheimportantdetailsrelatingtothereturnoftheirvehiclesviathefreephonenumber0080017777777.

...33yearsbeforetheGlE500e4MATiCarrived,Mercedes-Benzhadalreadyunveiledthefirstconceptcarwithhybriddriveinthe190model-theprecursortotheC-Class?

Inthisspecialversionofthe190modelfromtheyear1982,atwo-cylinderhorizontallyopposedenginewasusedtochargethebattery.Manyfurthertestvehiclesfollowed,culminatingin2009withthedebutoftheworld’sfirststandard-productionhybriddrivesystemwithlithium-ionbattery:foralongtime,theS400HYBRIDwasthemostfuel-efficientpetrol-poweredluxurysaloonandthemostsuccessfulhybridinitssegment.

Factsandfigures

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Life cycleEnvironmentalCertificatefor the new M-Class

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Life cycleEnvironmental Certificate for the E 300 BlueTEC HYBRID

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Life cycleEnvironmental Certificate Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class

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Life cycleEnvironmental Certificate Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class

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Life cycleEnvironmental Certificate for the Mercedes-Benz SL-Class

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Life cycleEnvironmental Certificate Mercedes-Benz C-Class

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Life cycleEnvironmental Certificate Mercedes-Benz S-Classincluding S 500 PLUG-IN HYBRID

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Life cycleEnvironmental Certificate Mercedes-Benz A-Class

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Life cycleEnvironmental Certificate Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive

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