2005 MERCEDES-BENZ G500 check oil

390 IndexCentigrade
Setting temperature units 135
Central locking
From inside 99
Switch 99
Switching on/off (control
system) 141
Unlocking from inside 99
Certification label 366
Changing
Key setting 142
Charging
Vehicle battery 351
Checking
Coolant level 237, 244
Oil level 237, 239
Checklist
Off-road driving 225
Child safety 72
Infant and child restraint systems 62,
68, 72
LATCH child seat anchors 77
Child safety switch see Blocking of rear
door window operation
Cigarette lighter 195Cleaning
Cup holders 284
Gear selector lever 284
Hard plastic trim items 284
Headlamps 162
Headliner 284
Illuminated door sill panels 285
Instrument cluster 284
Leather upholstery 285
Light alloy wheels 284
MB Tex upholstery 285
Plastic and rubber parts 285
Rear Parking Assist sensors* 283
Seat belts 284
Steering wheel 284
Windows 283
Windshield 54
Wiper blades 283
Wood trims 285
Cleaning tires 250
Climate control 164
Adjusting 167
Defogging windshield 167
Defrosting 168
Rear window defroster 163
Setting the temperature 166Clock 25
Closing
Glove box 190
Hood 239
Side windows 171
Tailgate 98
Tilt/sliding sunroof 173, 328
Tilt/sliding sunroof with
SmartKey 175
Windows 171
Windows with SmartKey 172
Closing tilt/sliding sunroof
In an emergency 328
Cockpit 22, 381
Cockpit management and data system
(COMAND) 382
Cold tire inflation pressure 271
COMAND 382
COMAND see separate operating
instructions
Combination switch 23, 114
High beam flasher 52, 114
High beam headlamps 114
Turn signals 52
Windshield wipers 53

393 Index
Driving
General instructions 43, 216
In winter 221
Problems 55
Safety systems 80
Through standing water 222
Driving abroad 232
Driving and safety systems
4-ETS 83
ABS 80
BAS 82
EBB 84
ESP 84
Driving instructions 216
Passenger compartment 223
Driving off 218
Driving systems 176
Cruise control 176
Driving safety systems 80
Driving through water 227E
Easy-entry/exit feature 100
Activating 142
EBB 80, 84
Electrical fuses 360
Electrical outlet 196
Electrical system
Technical data 372
Electronic Brake Booster (EBB) 84
Electronic Stability Program see ESP
Electronic Traction System (ETS) 83
Emergency call system 198
Emergency calls
Initiating an emergency call 201
With Tele Aid 199
Emergency operation (Limp Home
Mode) 153
Emergency operations
Closing tilt/sliding sunroof 328
Locking the vehicle 326
Opening tilt/sliding sunroof 328
Remote door unlock 205
Unlocking the tailgate 325
Unlocking the vehicle 325
Emergency tensioning device see ETD
Emission control 233Emission control information label 366
Ending
A call (telephone) 146
Engine
Compartment 238
Message in display 292
Starting with SmartKey 49
Technical data 368
Turning off with SmartKey 58
Engine air filter
Messages in display 308
Engine cleaning 282
Engine compartment 238
Hood 238
Engine malfunction indicator
lamp 25, 292
Engine number 382
Engine oil 239, 375
Adding 243
Additives 376
Checking level 239
Consumption 239
Display messages 310
Messages in display 241, 309
Oil dipstick 243
Viscosity 382

400 IndexMessages in the multifunction display
Symbol messages 302
Text messages 298
Middle tunnel
Fuse box in 362
Miles/kilometers in speedometer
Setting 136
Mirrors
Activating exterior rear view mirror
parking position 161
Adjusting 41
Auto-dimming for rear view
mirror 160
Exterior rear view mirror 41
Exterior rear view mirror parking
positions 143
Interior rear view mirror 41
Storing exterior rear view mirror
parking position 109
MON 236
MON (Motor Octane Number) 384
Monitoring reach
Rear Parking Assist* 180
Mph or km/h in speedometer
setting 136Multicontour seat* 104
Multifunction display 123, 384
Selecting language 136
Standard display 127
Multifunction display messages
ABS 298
BAS 298
Battery 302, 303
Brake fluid 303
Brake pads 303
Check engine 292
Coolant 305, 306, 307
Cruise control 308
Display 320
Doors 308
Engine 292
Engine air filter 308
Engine oil 309
ESP 300
Fuel reserve tank 311
Hood 311
Key 311
Lamps 312, 314
Parking brake 304
Sunroof 319Tailgate 320
Tele Aid 319
Telephone* 319
Washer fluid 320
Multifunction steering wheel 26, 124
Buttons 124

401 Index
N
Navigation system
Operating 130
See separate COMAND operating
instructions
Night security illumination 113
Setting 139
Normal occupant weight 272O
Occupant distribution 272
Occupant safety 62
Airbags 63
Children in the vehicle 72
Fastening the seat belt 43
Infant and child restraint systems 72
LATCH child seat anchors 77
Seat belts 43, 66
Odometer, main 25
Off-road driving 223
Checklist 225
Crossing obstacles 228
Driving through water 227
Returning 230
Rules 224
Special driving features 224
Steep terrain 226
Oil
Adding 243
Consumption 239
Dipstick 239
Oil dipstick 243
Viscosity 382Oil level
Checking 237
One-touch gearshifting 149
Canceling gear range limit 150
Downshifting 149
Upshifting 149
Opening
Ashtray 194
Doors from the inside 96
Fuel filler flap 235
Fuel filler flap manually 326
Glove box 190
Hood 238
Side windows 171
Tailgate 97, 98
Tilt/sliding sunroof 173, 328
Tilt/sliding sunroof in an
emergency 328
Tilt/sliding sunroof with
SmartKey 175
Windows 171
Windows with SmartKey 172