Sejak April 2015, Kelas-M telah berganti nama menjadi Mercedes-Benz Kelas-GLE dalam upaya untuk menyelaraskan berbagai papan nama, menyelaraskannya dengan [[Mercedes-Benz Kelas-E|Kelas-E]].
== NomenclaturePembaruan updatenomenklatur fromdari M toke GLE ==
AlthoughMeskipun groupeddikelompokkan underdi thebawah spanduk penamaan "MKelas-ClassM" namingsejak bannerpeluncuran since the first launchpertama, [[BMW]], whoyang sellsmenjual [[BMW M|Mmodel modelsM]] such as theseperti [[BMW M3|M3]], objectedkeberatan todengan themobil caryang beingdiberi badgedlencana "M" withdengan thelevel three-digitmesin enginetiga leveldigit afterwardssesudahnya (e.g.misalnya M 320). ThisHal forcedini memaksa Mercedes-Benz tountuk defertunduk topada astrategi double-tieredpemasaran marketingberjenjang strategyganda ofdari lencana "ML" badging (e.g.misalnya ML 320) underdi anbawah payung Kelas-M-Class umbrella.<ref>{{cite web |last=Meiners |first=Jens |date=25 August 2014 |url=http://blog.caranddriver.com/mercedes-benz-to-revise-nomenclature-m-class-first-up-becomes-gle-class-early-next-year/ |title=Mercedes-Benz to Revise Nomenclature: M-class First Up, Becomes GLE-class Early Next Year |work=[[Car and Driver]] |access-date=27 August 2014}}</ref> ThereAda hasbeberapa beenkebingungan someseputar confusionnomenklatur surrounding this nomenclatureini, withdengan manybanyak sourcessumber erroneouslysecara referringkeliru tomenyebut theseri seriesini as thesebagai "Kelas-ML-Class",<ref>{{cite web |last=Perlas |first=Giancarlo |date=13 December 2012 |url=http://www.benzinsider.com/2012/12/explained-why-its-the-m-class-and-not-ml-class/ |title=Explained: Why it's the M-Class and not ML-Class |publisher=BenzInsider |access-date=7 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Sarne |first=Vernon B. |date=17 May 2012 |url=http://www.topgear.com.ph/features/feature-articles/is-it-m-class-or-ml-class |title=Is it M-Class or ML-Class? |publisher=[[Top Gear Philippines]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120605105502/http://www.topgear.com.ph/features/feature-articles/is-it-m-class-or-ml-class | archive-date = 5 June 2012}}</ref> includingtermasuk Mercedes-Benz itselfitu sendiri.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mercedes-benz.com/en/mercedes-benz/vehicles/passenger-cars/s-class/in-search-of-lost-energy/ |title=Energy consumption in real time. |publisher=Mercedes-Benz |year=2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141002124548/http://www.mercedes-benz.com/en/mercedes-benz/vehicles/passenger-cars/s-class/in-search-of-lost-energy/ |archive-date=2 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mercedes-LPbenz.com.au/content/media_library/australia/mpc_australia/passenger_cars_ng/new_car/rep_m_class/rep_m_class_price_list_and_brochure/rep_specifications.pdf |title=Mercedes-Benz ML-Class (Australia) Specifications as of 7 August 2014 |publisher=Mercedes-Benz Australia/Pacific |date=13 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141121222211/http://www.mercedes-benz.com.au/content/media_library/australia/mpc_australia/passenger_cars_ng/new_car/rep_m_class/rep_m_class_price_list_and_brochure/rep_specifications.pdf |archive-date=21 November 2014}}</ref>
FromDari tahun 2015, withdengan thepeluncuran releasemodel ofgenerasi the faceliftedketiga W166 third-generation model atpembaharuan thedi New York Auto Show inpada bulan April, the MKelas-ClassM wasdiubah renamednamanya tomenjadi GLEKelas-ClassGLE assesuai perdengan thenomenklatur revisedyang nomenclaturedirevisi adoptedyang bydiadopsi theoleh brandmerek tersebut. UnderDi thisbawah schemeskema ini, SUVs useSUV themenggunakan basenama namedasar "GL", followeddiikuti byoleh thepenempatan model'splacementdalam inhierarki Mercedes-Benz hierarchy. The "G" isadalah foruntuk Geländewagen (GermanJerman foruntuk off-land wagon oratau [[kendaraan off-road vehicle]]) anddan alludesmengacu the long-runningpada [[Mercedes-Benz Kelas-G-Class|G-Wagen]].Thisyang issudah followedberjalan bylama. theIni letterdiikuti oleh huruf "L" that acts asyang aberfungsi linkagesebagai withpenghubung thedengan letterhuruf "E"—the—GLE GLE being themenjadi SUV equivalentyang tosetara thedengan [[Mercedes-Benz Kelas-E|Kelas-Class|E-Class]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Ewing |first=Steven |date=11 November 2014 |url=http://www.autoblog.com/2014/11/11/mercedes-name-changes-gl-maybach/ |title=Mercedes renames utility vehicles, repositions Maybach as sub-brand |work=Autoblog |access-date=12 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://media.daimler.com/dcmedia/0-921-1760651-1-1760337-1-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0.html?TS=1415752768119 |title=Mercedes-Benz expands brand world and introduces new nomenclature: Mercedes-Maybach for the ultimate in exclusivity and individuality |publisher=[[Daimler AG]] |date=11 November 2014 |access-date=12 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112050328/http://media.daimler.com/dcmedia/0-921-1760651-1-1760337-1-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0.html?TS=1415752768119 |archive-date=12 November 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
== {{anchor|W163}} Generasi pertama (W163; 1997-2004) ==