2004 MERCEDES-BENZ G55AMG key battery

351 Index
Backup lamps 296
Bulbs 296
Replacing bulbs 302
BAS 74, 76, 343
Messages in display 261
Batteries, SmartKey
Changing 288
Check lamp 87
Checking 88
Battery box
Fuse box in 319
Battery discharged
Jump starting 313
Battery, vehicle 235, 311
Charging 311
Disconnecting 312
Messages in display 265, 266
Reconnecting 312
Block heater 240
Blocking rear door window operation 71B-pillar 326
Brake assist system (BAS) 343
Brake fluid 225, 335
Brake lamp bulbs, left and right 296
Brake lamp, high mounted 296
Brake pads
Message in display 266
Brakes 208
Warning lamp 254, 255
Break-in period 206
Brush guard* 293
Lowering 294
Raising and securing 294
Bulbs, replacing
Additional turn signals 295
Backup lamps 296, 302
Brake lamps 296, 302
Front fog lamps 295, 299
Front lamps 295
Front turn signal lamps 295, 300High and low beam 297
High beam lamps 295
High mounted brake lamp 296
License plate lamps 296, 303
Low beam lamps 295
Parking lamps 295, 296, 297
Rear fog lamp 296, 302
Rear turn signal lamps 296
Side marker lamps 295, 300
Standing lamps 295, 296, 297
Tail lamp assemblies 296, 301
C
CAC (Customer Assistance Center) 343
Calling up
Range (distance to empty) 137
Service indicator 243
CAN system 343
Capacities
Fuels, coolants, lubricants, etc. 333
Cargo area see Cargo compartment

352 IndexCargo compartment
Tailgate 89, 90
Tie-down rings 182
Cargo compartment cover 175
Installing 176
Removing 176
Cargo tie-down rings 182
Catalytic converter 222
CD changer 284
CD player
Operating 121
Center console 27
AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp 259
Lower part 28
Upper part 27
Centigrade
Setting temperature units 127
Central locking
From inside 92
Switch 92Switching on/off (control
system) 133
Unlocking from inside 92
Certification label 326
Changing
Batteries (SmartKey) 288
Key setting 133
Charging
Vehicle battery 311
CHECK ENGINE malfunction indicator
lamp 256
Checking
Coolant level 225, 232
Oil level 226, 228
Checklist
Off-road driving 215
Child safety 65
Infant and child restraint systems 56,
62, 66
LATCH child seat anchors 70Child safety switch see Blocking of rear
door window operation
Cigarette lighter 188
Cleaning
Cup holders 248
Gear selector lever 248
Hard plastic trim items 248
Headlamps 153
Headliner 248
Illuminated door sill panels 249
Instrument cluster 248
Leather upholstery 249
Light alloy wheels 248
MB Tex upholstery 249
Plastic and rubber parts 249
Rear Parking Assist sensors* 247
Seat belts 248
Steering wheel 248
Windows 247
Windshield 48
Wiper blades 247
Wood trims 249

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

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

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

372 IndexU
Units
Setting speedometer units 128
Setting temperature units 127
Setting time units 127
Unlocking 32, 86
Driver’s door in an emergency 287
Fuel filler flap 224
Global 87
In an emergency 287
Selective settings 87
Separately the tailgate 91
Tailgate in an emergency 287
Transmission gear selector lever
manually 290
Vehicle in an emergency 197
With the SmartKey 32
Upgrade signals
Tele Aid 196Uphill driving
Cruise control 170
Upshifting 141
Useful features 183
Ashtrays 186
Cigarette lighter 188
Electrical outlet 188
Interior storage spaces 183
Tele Aid 190
Telephone* 189
V
Vehicle
Individual settings 123, 126
Locking 27
Locking in an emergency 288
Lowering 310
Service battery 311
Towing 315
Unlocking 27
Unlocking in an emergency 287Vehicle battery 311
Vehicle care 244
Cup holders 248
Engine cleaning 246
Gear selector lever 248
Hard plastic trim items 248
Headlamps 246
Instrument cluster 248
Leather upholstery 249
Light alloy wheels 248
MB Tex upholstery 249
Ornamental moldings 246
Paintwork 245
Plastic and rubber parts 249
Power-washer 245
Seat belts 248
Side markers 246
Steering wheel 248
Tail lamps 246
Tar stains 245