2004 MERCEDES-BENZ G500 key

353 Index
Climate control 156
Adjusting 159, 160
Defogging windshield 160
Defrosting 160
Rear window defroster 155
Setting the temperature 158
Clock 25
Closing
Glove box 183
Hood 228
Side windows 164
Sliding/pop-up roof 166, 292
Sliding/pop-up roof with
SmartKey 167
Tailgate 90
Windows 164
Windows with SmartKey 165
Closing sliding/pop-up roof
In an emergency 292
Cockpit 22, 343
Cockpit management and data system
(COMAND) 343
COMAND 343
COMAND see separate operating instruc-
tionsCombination switch 23, 107, 108
High beam flasher 47, 108
Turn signals 46
Windshield wipers 47
Control and operation of radio
transmitters 221
Control system 115, 343
AUDIO menu 120
Convenience submenu 133
Display digital speedometer 120
Functions 116, 119
Instrument cluster submenu 127
Lighting submenu 129
Malfunction memory menu 122
Menus 118, 119, 345
Multifunction display 115
Multifunction steering wheel 116
NAVI menu 122
Selecting radio system 121
Settings menu 123
Standard display menu 120Submenus 117, 119
TEL menu 137
Trip computer menu 136
Vehicle submenu 132
Convenience feature 165
Convenience submenu 133
Activating easy-entry/exit
feature 133
Setting key-dependency 135
Setting parking position for exterior
rear view mirror 135
Coolant 232, 336
Adding 233
Anticorrosion/antifreeze
quantity 337
Capacities 333
Checking level 232
Messages in display 268, 269
Temperature 223
Temperature display 112
Warning lamp 268
Coolant level
Checking 225, 232

356 IndexEmergency operation (Limp Home
Mode) 144
Emergency operations
Closing sliding/pop-up roof 292
Locking the vehicle 288
Opening sliding/pop-up roof 292
Remote door unlock 197
Unlocking the tailgate 287
Unlocking the vehicle 287
Emergency tensioning device see ETD
Emission control 222
Emission control label 326
Ending
A call (telephone) 138
Engine
Compartment 227
Message in display 256
Starting with the key 44
Technical data 328
Turning off with the key 52
Engine cleaning 246Engine compartment 227
Hood 227
Engine malfunction indicator lamp 25,
256
Engine number 344
Engine oil 228, 334
Adding 231
Additives 335, 340
Checking level 228
Consumption 228
Display messages 272
Messages in display 229, 271
Oil dipstick 232
Viscosity 344
Engine oil level see Oil level
Enlarged cargo compartment 176
ESP 25, 74, 78, 344
Messages in display 263
Switching off 79
Switching on 81
Synchronizing 263
Warning lamp 257ETD 56, 65, 344
Safety guidelines 60
Exterior lamp switch 104
Exterior lamps
Delayed switch-off 131
Exterior rear view mirrors
Adjusting 38
Parking position for 135
F
Fahrenheit
Setting temperature units 127
Fastening the seat belts 40
Fine adjustment
Cruise control 171
First aid kit 283
Flat tire 306
Lowering the vehicle 310
Mounting the spare wheel 307
Spare wheel 285

359 Index
I
Identification labels 326
Certification label 326
Vehicle identification number
(VIN) 326
Ignition 33
Switching on 44
Immobilizer 82
Activating 82
Deactivating 82
Infant and child restraint systems 66
Installing 69
LATCH child seat anchors 70
Information
Button for Tele Aid 194
Inside rear view mirror
Antiglare 152
Installing
Cargo compartment cover 176
Infant and child restraint systems 69
Wiper blades 305
Instructions
Loading 180Instrument cluster 24, 112, 345
Cleaning 248
Coolant temperature display 112
Illumination 112
Lamps in 258
Multifunction display 115
Outside temperature indicator 114
Selecting language 128
Instrument lighting 112
Instruments and controls see Cockpit
Interior lighting 109
Activating automatic control 109
Deactivating automatic control 109
Delayed switch-off 132
Manual operation 109
Interior rear view mirror
Adjusting 38
Interior storage spaces 183
Cup holders 185, 186
Glove box 183
Parcel net in front passenger
footwell 186
Storage compartment below
armrest 184
Storage compartment in front of
armrest 184Interval wiping 49
Switching off 49
Switching on 49
J
Jack 283, 284
Jump starting 313
K
Key positions in starter switch 33
Key, mechanical 287
Key, SmartKey
Battery check lamp 87
Changing the batteries 288
Checking the batteries 88
Factory setting 87
Global locking 87
Global unlocking 87
Loss of 88
Positions in starter switch 33
Remote controls 86
Restoring to factory setting 87
Selective setting 87
Starting the engine 44
Unlocking with 32
Key-dependency memory
Settings 135

360 IndexKeys 86
Kickdown 144, 345
Kilometers/miles in speedometer 128
Km/h or mph in speedometer 128
L
Labels, identification 326
Lamp bulbs, exterior 295
Lamps, exterior
Front 295
Light sensor 276
Messages in display 274, 276
Rear 296
Replacing bulbs for rear 301
Lamps, indicator and warning
ABS 252, 253
Battery (SmartKey) 87
Brakes 254, 255
CHECK ENGINE 256
Engine diagnostics 256
ESP 257
Fuel reserve 258
Instrument cluster 258
Seat belts 258
Service indicator 242
SRS 57
Turn signals 25Language
Multifunction display 128
Setting 128
LATCH child seat anchors 70
Layout of poly-V-belt drive 327
Leather upholstery
Cleaning 249
License plate lamps
Messages in display 276
Replacing bulbs 296, 303
Light alloy wheels
Cleaning 248
Technical data 329, 330
Light sensor 276
Lighter see Cigarette lighter
Lighting 104
Automatic headlamp mode 105
Combination switch 108
Daytime running lamp mode 106
Exterior lamp switch 104
Front fog lamps 107
High beam flasher 108
High beams 108
Instrument cluster illumination 112Interior 109
Locator lighting 106
Low beams 104
Manual headlamp mode 105
Night security illumination 106
Parking lamps 104
Rear fog lamp 107
Settings (control system) 129
Limiting the gear range 142
Limp Home Mode 144
Line of fall 345
Loading 175
Cargo compartment cover 175
Cargo tie-down rings 182
Instructions 180
Partition net* 178
Roof rack 175
Split rear bench seat 176
Locator lighting 106
Setting 130

361 Index
Lock button 345
Locking 51, 86
Fuel filler flap 224
Global, SmartKey 87
Separately the tailgate 90
Vehicle in an emergency 288
Loss of keys 88
Loss of Service and Warranty Information
Booklet 325
Low beam headlamps
Messages in display 276
Replacing bulbs 295, 297
LOW RANGE - ABS 75
Lowering
Vehicle 310
Lubricants
Technical data 333
M
Main dimensions 332
Maintenance 242Malfunction
Displaying 122
Rear Parking Assist* 174
Malfunction memory 122
Calling up 122
Clearing 123
Manual headlamp mode 105
Manual operations
Fuel filler flap 290
Interior lighting control 109
Locking the tailgate 90
Locking the vehicle 288
Sliding/pop-up roof 292
Unlocking the driver’s door 287
Unlocking the tailgate 91, 287
Unlocking transmission gear selector
lever 290
MB Tex upholstery
Cleaning 249
Mechanical key 287
Memory function 101, 345
Recalling positions from
memory 102Storing exterior rear view mirror park-
ing positions 103
Storing key dependent settings 102
Menus 116
AUDIO 120
Control system 345
In control system 118, 119
Malfunction memory 122
NAVI 122
Settings menu 123
Standard display 120
Submenus 117
TEL 137
Trip computer 136
Messages in the multifunction display
Symbol messages 265
Text messages 261
Middle tunnel
Fuse box in 321
Miles/kilometers in speedometer
Setting 128

362 IndexMirrors
Activating exterior rear view mirror
parking position 153
Adjusting 38
Automatic antiglare for rear view
mirror 152
Exterior rear view mirror 38
Exterior rear view mirror parking
positions 135
Interior rear view mirror 38
Storing exterior rear view mirror park-
ing position 103
MON 225
MON (Motor Octane Number) 345
Monitoring reach
Rear Parking Assist* 173
Mph or km/h in speedometer
setting 128
Multicontour seat* 97
Multifunction display 115, 345
Selecting language 128
Standard display 119Multifunction display messages
ABS 261
BAS 261
Battery 265, 266
Brake fluid 266
Brake pads 266
Check engine 256
Coolant 268, 269
Display 282
Doors 271
Engine 256
Engine oil level 271
ESP 263
Fuel reserve tank 273
Hood 273
Key 273
Lamps 274, 276
Parking brake 267
Sunroof 281
Tailgate 282
Tele Aid 281
Telephone* 281
Washer fluid 282
Multifunction steering wheel 26, 116
Buttons 116N
Navigation system
Operating 122
See separate COMAND operating in-
structions
Night security illumination 106
Setting 131
O
Occupant safety 56
Airbags 57
Children in the vehicle 65
Fastening the seat belt 40
Infant and child restraint systems 66
LATCH child seat anchors 70
Seat belts 40, 60
Odometer, main 25
Off-road driving 213
Checklist 215
Crossing obstacles 218
Driving through water 217
Returning 220
Rules 214
Special driving features 214
Steep terrain 216

363 Index
Oil
Adding 231
Consumption 228
Dipstick 228
Oil dipstick 232
Viscosity 344
Oil level
Checking 226
One-touch gearshifting 141
Canceling gear range limit 141
Downshifting 141
Upshifting 141
Opening
Ashtray 186
Doors from the inside 89
Fuel filler flap 224
Fuel filler flap manually 290
Glove box 183
Hood 227
Side windows 164
Sliding/pop-up roof 166, 292Sliding/pop-up roof in an
emergency 292
Sliding/pop-up roof with
SmartKey 167
Tailgate 89, 90
Windows 164
Windows with SmartKey 165
Operating
CD player 121
COMAND see separate operating in-
structions
Navigation system 122
Radio 121
Radio transmitters 221
Telephone 137
Operator’s Manual 10
Ornamental moldings 246
Outside temperature indicator 114
Overdue service 242
Overhead control panel 29
Overspeed range 345P
Paintwork 245
Panic alarm 73
Panic button on SmartKey 73
Parcel net
In front passenger footwell 186
Parking 51, 209
Parking brake 44, 51
Engaging 51
Message in display 267
Releasing 44
Parking lamp, front
Replacing bulbs 297
Parking lamps
Replacing bulbs 295, 296
Switching on 104
Parking position
Exterior rear view mirrors 103, 135,
153
Parktronic see Rear Parking Assist*
Partition net* 178
Installing behind front seats 179
Installing behind rear seat bench 178
Removing 180
Parts see Spare parts service

365 Index
Rear fog lamp
Replacing bulbs 302
Switching on 107
Rear lamps see Tail lamps
Rear Parking Assist* 172, 346
Cleaning sensors 247
Malfunction 174
Monitoring reach 173
Warning indicators 174
Rear seat head restraints 96
Installing 96
Removing 96
Rear towing eye 318
Rear view mirror automatic antiglare 152
Rear view mirrors see Mirrors
Rear window defroster 155
Activating 155
Deactivating 155
Rear window wiper/washer 49
Reconnecting
Vehicle battery 312Refrigerant
Air conditioning 335
Refueling 224
Regular checks 225
Remote controls
SmartKey 86
Remote door unlock
With Tele Aid 197
Remote Vehicle Diagnostics 346
Removing
Cargo compartment cover 176
Wheel 309
Wiper blades 304
Replacing
Brake lamp bulbs 296
Bulbs 295
Front lamp bulbs 297
Rear lamp bulbs 296, 301
Wiper blades 304Resetting
All functions (control system) 123
All functions of a submenu 125
Fuel consumption 136
Service indicator (FSS) 243
Trip odometer 113
Residual heat utilization 346
REST (Residual engine heat
utilization) 346
Restraint systems 56, 346
Airbags 56
Child seat recognition 56
Child seats 56
Emergency Tensioning Device
(ETD) 56
Lower anchors and tethers for children
(LATCH) 56
Seat belts 56
Restraint systems see Infant and child re-
straint systems
Returning from off-road driving 220
Rims 329
Roadside Assistance
Tele Aid 193