Mercedes-Benz G-Class User manual

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media system (menu item "Vehi‐
cle"). Start with thequick guide,
discoveryour vehicle's highlights
or broaden your knowledge with
useful tips.
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G-Class
Owner's Manual
Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz G-Class

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Front passenger airbag warning
&WARNING Risk of injury or fatal injuries
if the front passenger airbag is enabled
If the front passenger airbag is enabled, a
child on the front passenger seat may be
struck by the front passenger airbag during
an accident.
NEVER use a rearward facing child restraint
system on a seat protected by an ENABLED
FRONT AIRBAG in front of it, this can result in
DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY to thechild.
Observe thechapter "Children in thevehicle". As at 25.11.19

Thank youfor purchasing a Mercedes-Benz
Before youfirst drive off, read this Owner's Man‐
ual carefully and familiarise yourself with your
vehicle. Foryour own safety and a longer operat‐
ing lifespan of thevehicle, follow the instructions
and warning notices in this Owner's Manual. Dis‐
regarding them may lead to damage to thevehi‐
cle or injury to people.
The standard equipment and product description
of your vehicle may vary and depends on thefol‐
lowing factors:
RModel
Rorder
Rnational version
Ravailability
The illustrations in this Owner's Manual show a
left-hand drive vehicle. On right-hand-drive vehi‐
cles, the layout of car parts and control ele‐
ments differs accordingly.
Mercedes-Benz is constantly developing its vehi‐
cles further.
Mercedes-Benz therefore reservestheright to
introduce changes in thefollowing areas:
Rdesign
Requipment
Rtechnical features
The equipment in your vehicle may therefore dif‐
fer from that shown in the descriptions and illus‐
trations.
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thevehicle:
RDigital Owner's Manual
Rprinted Owner's Manual
Rservice booklet
Requipment-dependent Supplements
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Symbols ........................................................ 5
At aglance .................................................... 6
Cockpit ........................................................... 6
Indicator and warning lamps .........................10
Overhead control panel ................................ 12
Door control panel and seat adjustment ....... 14
Emergencies and breakdowns ...................... 16
Digital Owner's Manual ............................. 18
Calling up the Digital Owner's Manual ..........18
General notes............................................. 19
Protection of the environment ......................19
Take-back of end-of-life vehicles ...................19
Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts ....................... 20
Owner's Manual ............................................ 21
Operating safety ...........................................21
Declaration of conformity ............................. 22
Diagnostics connection ................................ 26
Qualified specialist workshop ....................... 27
Vehicle registration ....................................... 27
Correct use of thevehicle ............................28
Information on the REACH regulation ........... 28
Notesfor persons with electronic medi‐
cal aids ......................................................... 28
Implied warranty ...........................................29
QR code forrescue card ...............................29
Data storage .................................................29
Copyright ...................................................... 31
Occupant safety......................................... 32
Restraint system ...........................................32
Seat belts ..................................................... 34
Airbags ......................................................... 38
PRE-SAFE®system ....................................... 46
Safely transporting children in thevehi‐
cle ................................................................46
Notes on pets in thevehicle .........................65
Opening and closing .................................. 67
Key ................................................................ 67
Doors ............................................................ 70
Rear-end door ...............................................71
Side windows ................................................ 72
Sliding sunroof .............................................. 75
Anti-theft protection .....................................78
Seats and stowing ...................................... 81
Notes on the correct driver's seat posi‐
tion ............................................................... 81
Seats ............................................................ 81
Steering wheel ..............................................88
Easy entry and exit feature ...........................89
Operating the memory function .................... 90
Stowage areas .............................................. 91
Sockets ....................................................... 102
Wireless charging of the mobile phone
and connection with theexterior aerial ...... 103
Fitting/removing thefloor mats ................. 105
Light and sight ......................................... 107
Exterior lighting .......................................... 107
Interior lighting ............................................ 113
Windscreen wipers and windscreen
washer system ............................................ 115
Mirrors ........................................................ 118
Area permeable to radio waves on the
windscreen .................................................121
Climate control ......................................... 122
Overview of climate control systems ..........122
2Contents

Operating the climate control system ......... 123
Driving and parking ................................. 130
Driving ........................................................ 130
DYNAMIC SELECT switch ............................143
G-Mode ....................................................... 145
Automatic transmission .............................. 146
Transfer case ............................................... 151
Differential locks ........................................152
Function of the 4MATIC .............................. 154
Refuelling .................................................... 154
Parking .......................................................160
Driving and driving safety systems .............. 167
Trailer hitch ................................................ 209
Vehicle towing instructions .........................211
Instrument display and on-board
computer................................................... 213
Notes on the instrument display and on-
board computer .......................................... 213
Instrument display overview .......................214
Overview of the buttons on thesteering
wheel ..........................................................215
Operating the on-board computer ............... 215
Overview of displays on the multifunc‐
tion display .................................................216
LINGUATRONIC ......................................... 218
Notes on operating safety ...........................218
Operation ....................................................218
Using LINGUATRONIC effectively ............... 220
Essential voice commands .........................220
Multimedia system .................................. 232
Overview and operation .............................. 232
System settings .......................................... 241
Fit & Healthy ............................................... 253
Navigation .................................................. 255
Telephone ...................................................281
Online and Internet functions ......................311
Media ..........................................................318
Radio .......................................................... 330
TV ............................................................... 333
Sound ......................................................... 341
Rear Seat Entertainment System ................342
Maintenance and care ............................. 356
ASSYST PLUS service interval display ........ 356
Engine compartment .................................. 357
Cleaning and care .......................................363
Breakdown assistance ............................ 370
Emergency ..................................................370
Flat tyre ...................................................... 372
Battery (vehicle) .......................................... 374
Tow-starting or towing away ....................... 379
Electrical fuses ........................................... 383
Wheels and tyres ..................................... 386
Notes on noise or unusual handling char‐
acteristics ...................................................386
Notes on regularly inspecting wheels and
tyres ...........................................................386
Notes on snow chains ................................ 386
Tyre pressure .............................................. 387
Wheel change .............................................390
Emergency spare wheel .............................. 400
Contents 3

Technical data .......................................... 401
Notes on technical data .............................. 401
On-board electronics .................................. 401
Radio operating permits forvehicle com‐
ponents ...................................................... 403
Vehicle identification plate, VIN and
engine number ...........................................403
Operating fluids .......................................... 405
Vehicle data ................................................ 414
Trailer hitch ................................................. 416
Display messages and warning/indi‐
cator lamps ............................................... 418
Display messages ....................................... 418
Warning and indicator lamps ...................... 468
Index ......................................................... 481
4Contents

In this Owner's Manual, you will find thefollow‐
ing symbols:
&DANGER Danger due to not observing
thewarning notices
Warning notices draw your attention to haz‐
ards that may endanger your health or life, or
the health or life of others.
#Observe thewarning notices.
+ENVIRONMENTAL NOTE Environmental
damage due to failure to observe envi‐
ronmental notes
Environmental notes include information on
environmentally responsible behaviour or
environmentally responsible disposal.
#Observe environmental notes.
*NOTE Damage to property due to failure
to observe notes on material damage
Notes on material damage inform you of
risks which may lead to your vehicle being
damaged.
#Observe notes on material damage.
%These symbols indicate useful instructions
or further information that could be helpful
to you.
#Instruction
(/page)Further information on a topic
Display Information on the multifunction dis‐
play/media display
4Highest menu level, which is to be
selected in the multimedia system
5Relevant submenus, which are to be
selected in the multimedia system
*Indicates a cause
Symbols 5

Left-hand-drive vehicles
6At aglance – Cockpit

1Steering wheel gearshift paddles →149
2Combination switch →109
3Instrument display →214
4DIRECT SELECT lever →146
5Media display →232
6Start/stop button →131
ECO start/stop function →142
7PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamps →43
8Activate/deactivate the differential locks →152
9Touchpad →233
AClimate control systems →123
BGlove compartment →93
CHazard warning light system →109
DStowage compartment →93
EController forvolume and switching sound
on/off
→232
FSwitches the multimedia system on/off →232
G360° Camera →195
HLOW RANGE off-road gear →151
IActivating/deactivating ESP®→170
JManual gearshifting →149
KDYNAMIC SELECT switch →144
LCalls up the main functions of the multimedia
system
→236
MControl panel forthe multimedia system →232
NAdjusts thesteering wheel →88
Switches thesteering wheel heater on/off →89
OControl panel:
On-board computer →215
Cruise control or variable limiter →177
Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC →181
PDiagnostics connection →26
QOpening the bonnet →357
RElectric parking brake →164
At aglance – Cockpit 7

SLight switch →107
TControl panel for:
Active Lane Keeping Assist →208
Parking Assist PARKTRONIC →188
8At aglance – Cockpit

Instrument display
10 At aglance – Indicator and warning lamps

1#! Turn signal lights →109
2åESP®OFF →477
÷ESP®→477
3KHigh beam →109
LLow beam →107
TStanding lights →107
4ÿCoolant temperature →471
5Coolant temperature display →214
6LDistance warning →476
7ÐPowersteering →470
8#Electrical fault →471
9JBrakes (red) →474
AüSeat belt →469
BFuel level →214
C8Reserve fuel with fuel filler flap location
indicator
→471
DRRear fog light →108
E6Restraint system →33
F%Diesel engine: preglow
G;Engine diagnostics →471
HJBrakes (yellow) →474
I!Electric parking brake (red) →474
JhTyre pressure monitor →479
K!ABS →477
L!Electric parking brake (yellow) →474
MïTrailer hitch →470
At aglance – Indicator and warning lamps 11

12 At aglance – Overhead control panel

1Sun visors
2pSwitches the left-hand reading lamp
on/off
→113
3|Switches automatic interior lighting con‐
trol on/off
→113
4cSwitches the front interior lighting
on/off
→113
5SOS button →302
6uSwitches therear interior lighting
on/off
→113
7pSwitches theright-hand reading lamp
on/off
→113
8me button →302
9Spectacles compartment
A3Opens/closes the sliding sunroof →75
BInside rearview mirror →119
At aglance – Overhead control panel 13

14 At aglance – Door control panel and seat adjustment

1Child safety lock fortherear side windows →65
2Opens/closes therear left side window →72
3Opens/closes therear right side window →72
4Opens/closes the left side window →72
5Opens/closes theright side window →72
6Operates the outside mirrors →118
7Locks/unlocks thevehicle →71
8Switches the seat ventilation on/off →88
9Switches the seat heating on/off →87
AAdjusts the seats electrically →81
BOperates the memory function →90
COpens the door →70
DSeat adjustment using the multimedia system →85
EAdjusts the luxury head restraints →83
At aglance – Door control panel and seat adjustment 15

16 At aglance – Emergencies and breakdowns

1Jack →394
2Warning triangle →370
3QR code for accessing therescue card →29
4Safetyvests →370
5Fire extinguisher →371
6me button and SOS button →302
7To check and top up operating fluids →405
8Starting assistance →378
9To tow-start and towaway →379
AFlat tyre →372
BFirst-aid kit (soft sided) →371
CHazard warning light system →109
DVehicle tool kit →394
EFuel filler flap with instruction labels for tyre
pressure, fuel type and QR code for accessing
therescue card
→154
FTo tow-start and towaway →379
GSpare wheel →372
At aglance – Emergencies and breakdowns 17