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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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1298gigajoules
2390kilograms
2160 kilograms
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87.0 tonnes CO2
55.1 tonnes CO2
36.8 tonnes CO2
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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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