2007 MERCEDES-BENZ G55AMG coolant

431 Index
A
ABS 27, 88
Indicator lamp 324–325, 327
LOW RANGE mode 90
Messages in display 340
Accelerator position (Automatic
transmission) 166
Accessory weight 304
Accident
In case of 61
Activating
Air conditioning (cooling) 190
Air recirculation mode 188
Anti-theft alarm system 97
Central locking (control system) 155
Defrost 187
Easy-entry/exit feature 156
ESP
®95
Exterior headlamps 56
Exterior lamps 118
Exterior rear view mirror parking
position 178Headlamps 56
Immobilizer 96
Rear window defroster 181
Windshield defroster 181
Windshield wipers 58
Adding
Coolant 275
Engine oil 273
Additional turn signals 378
Adjusting 41
Air distribution 186
Air volume 186
Exterior rear view mirrors 46
Head restraint fore and aft
adjustment 43
Head restraint height 43
Head restraint height, rear seats 110
Instrument cluster illumination 130
Interior rear view mirror 46
Mirrors 46
Multicontour seat* 109Seat backrest tilt 43
Seat cushion depth 109
Seat cushion tilt 43
Seat fore and aft adjustment 43
Seat height 43
Seats 41
Steering column in/out 45
Steering column up/down 45
Steering wheel 44
Advanced TPMS
Messages in display 342–343,
361–362
Air bags 70
BabySmart
TM air bag deactivation
system 81
Front 73
Safety guidelines 72
Window curtain air bags 74
Air conditioning 189
Air conditioning refrigerant 425
Air distribution
Adjusting 186

433 Index
Batteries
SmartKey (replacing) 376
Batteries, SmartKey
Check lamp 103
Checking 103
Battery box
Fuse box in 408
Battery discharged
Jump starting 399
Battery, vehicle 396
Charging 398
Disconnecting 398
Messages in display 344–345
Reconnecting 398
Reinstalling 398
Removing 398
Bead 304
Block heater (Canada only) 310
Blocking rear door window operation 86
B-pillar 412
Brake fluid 266, 425
Message in display 346
Brake lamp bulbs, left and right 378
Brake lamp, high mounted 378
Brake lamps
Messages in display 354Brake pads
Message in display 347
Brakes 246
Warning lamp 326–327
Break-in period 244
Brush guard 375
Lowering 375
Raising and securing 375
Bulbs, replacing
Additional turn signals 378
Backup lamps 378, 386
Brake lamps 378, 386
Front fog lamps 378, 382
Front lamps 378
Front turn signal lamps 378, 383
High beam lamps 378
High mounted brake lamp 378
License plate lamps 378, 387
Locator lighting lamps 378
Low beam lamps 378
Parking lamps 378, 380
Rear fog lamp 378, 386Rear lamps 378
Rear turn signal lamps 378
Side marker lamps 378, 384
Standing lamps 378, 380
Tail lamp assemblies 378
Tail lamp unit 385
C
Call priority, Tele Aid 235
Calling up
Maintenance service indicator
display 313
Range (distance to empty) 158
Capacities
Fuels, coolants, lubricants, etc. 422
Cargo area see Cargo compartment
Cargo compartment
Expanding 206
Tailgate 105
Tie-down rings 209
Cargo compartment cover blind 214
Installing 214
Removing 214
Rolling out 214
Rolling up 214
Cargo compartment lamps 127

434 Index
Cargo tie-down rings 209
Carpets, Cleaning 321
Catalytic converter 262
CD changer 368
CD player
Operating 143
Center console 30
Front passenger front air bag off
indicator lamp 337
Lower part 31
Upper part 30
Central locking
From inside 107
Switch 107
Switching on/off (control
system) 155
Unlocking from inside 107
Central unlocking
Switch 107
Certification label 412
Charging
Vehicle battery 398
Checking
Coolant level 266, 274
Oil level 266, 269Checking tire pressure electronically with
the Advanced Tire Pressure Monitoring
System (Advanced TPMS) 289
Checklist
Off-road driving 254
Child safety 78
Infant and child restraint systems 68,
79
LATCH child seat anchors 83
Child safety switch see Blocking of rear
door window operation
Cigarette lighter 222
Cleaning
Gear selector lever 321
Headlamps 177
Headliner 321
Leather upholstery 322
Light alloy wheels 320
Rear Parking Assist sensors 318,
319
Seat belts 321
Steering wheel 321Upholstery 322
Windows 319
Windshield 59
Wiper blades 319
Wood trims 322
Cleaning tires 279
Climate control 182
Adjusting air distribution 186
Adjusting air volume 186
Air conditioning 189
Air recirculation mode 188
Defogging windshield 188
Defrosting 187
Rear window defroster 181
Residual heat utilization (REST) 190
Setting the temperature 185
Windshield defroster 180
Clock 27
Closing
Glove box 215
Hood 269
Tailgate 106
Tilt/sliding sunroof 196, 374
Windows 192
Closing tilt/sliding sunroof
In an emergency 374

435 Index
Cockpit 24
Cold tire inflation pressure 304
COMAND see separate operating
instructions
Combination switch 25, 122
High beam flasher 57, 122
High beam headlamps 122
Turn signals 57
Windshield wipers 58
Control and operation of radio
transmitters 261
Control system 133
Audio menu 141
Convenience submenu 156
Display digital speedometer 140
Display outside temperature 140
Functions 135, 137, 139
Instrument cluster submenu 149
Lighting submenu 151
Menus 136, 137, 139
Multifunction display 133
Multifunction steering wheel 134
NAVI menu 144
Satellite radio (USA only) 142
Selecting radio system 141
Settings menu 146Standard display menu 140
Submenus 135, 137, 139
TEL menu 159
Trip computer menu 157
Vehicle status message memory
menu 144
Vehicle submenu 154
Convenience feature 194
Convenience submenu 156
Activating easy-entry/exit
feature 156
Coolant 274, 427
Adding 275
Anticorrosion/antifreeze
quantity 428
Capacities 422
Checking level 274
Messages in display 347–350
Temperature 263
Temperature gauge 131
Coolant level
Checking 266, 274
Coolant temperature gauge 27
Corner-illuminating front fog lamps 122
Crossing obstacles 258Cruise control 197
Canceling 198
Driving downhill 198
Driving uphill 198
Fine adjustment 199
Message in display 350
Setting current speed 198
Setting speed 199
Cruise control lever 198
Cup holders 219
In front passenger footwell 220
In rear passenger footwell 220
Next to armrest 219
Curb weight 304

438 Index
F
Fastening the seat belts 48
Fine adjustment
Cruise control 199
First aid kit 366
Flat tire 390
Lifting the vehicle 391
Lowering the vehicle 394
Mounting the spare wheel 391
Spare wheel 368
Floormats 224
Fog lamp, rear 121, 378
Fog lamps
Corner-illuminating front fog
lamps 122
Fog lamps, front 121
4-ETS 88, 91
Front air bags 73
Front axle differential lock
Switching on 176
Front fog lamps
Messages in display 355
Replacing bulbs 378, 382
Front lamps
Replacing bulbs 378, 380
Switching on 117Front passenger front air bag off indicator
lamp 81, 337
Front seat head restraints
Installing 109
Removing 108
Front towing eye 404
Front turn signal lamp
Replacing bulbs 383
Fuel 265
Additives 427
Gasoline additives 427
Message in display 365
Premium unleaded gasoline 265,
424, 426
Refueling 264
Requirements 426
Reserve warning 27
Technical data 422
Fuel additives 427
Fuel consumption statistics
Since last reset 158
Since start 157
Fuel filler cap
Message in display 353Fuel filler flap 264
Locking 264
Opening 372
Unlocking 264
Fuel requirements 426
Fuel reserve tank
Message in display 353
Fuel reserve warning lamp 331
Fuel tank
Capacity 424
Filler flap 264
Fuels, coolants, lubricants, etc.
Capacities 422
Functions (control system) 135, 137,
139
Fuse box 406, 407, 408
Fuses 405
Fuse box in battery box 408
Fuse box in front passenger
footwell 406
Fuse box in middle tunnel 407
Main fuse box in passenger
compartment 406

440 Index
Immobilizer 96
Activating 96
Deactivating 96
Infant and child restraint systems 79
Installing 84
LATCH child seat anchors 83
Information button see Tele Aid
Inside rear view mirror
Auto-dimming 177
Installing
Cargo compartment cover blind 214
Infant and child restraint systems 84
Wiper blades 389
Instructions
Loading 208
Instrument cluster 26, 130
Coolant temperature gauge 131
Digital speedometer 140
Illumination 130
Lamps in 324–334
Multifunction display 133
Outside temperature 140
Outside temperature indicator 132
Selecting language 149
Instrument lighting 130
Instruments and controls see CockpitInterior lighting
Automatic operation 125
Delayed shut-off 154
Manual operation 126
Interior lighting, front 125
Interior lighting, rear 126
Interior rear view mirror
Adjusting 46
Intermittent wipe 60
Activating 60
Deactivating 60
Intermittent wiping 59
J
Jack 367
Jump starting 399K
Key
Messages in display 353
Key, mechanical 370
Key, SmartKey
Battery check lamp 102
Checking the batteries 103
Factory setting 102
Global locking 102
Global unlocking 102
Loss of 103
Positions in starter switch 39
Remote control 100
Restoring to factory setting 103
Selective setting 102
Starting the engine 54
Unlocking with 38
Keys 100
Kickdown (Automatic transmission) 166
Kilometers/miles in speedometer 149
Kilopascal 305
Km/h or mph in speedometer 149
L
Labels, identification 412
Lamp bulbs, exterior 377
Lamp in center console 337

443 Index
Mirrors
Activating exterior rear view mirror
parking position 178
Adjusting 46
Auto-dimming for rear view
mirror 177
Exterior rear view mirrors 46
Interior rear view mirror 46
Storing exterior rear view mirror
parking position 116
Mobile phone see Telephone*
MON 265
Monitoring reach
Rear Parking Assist 201
Mph or km/h in speedometer
setting 149
Multicontour seat* 109
Multifunction display 133
Selecting language 149
Multifunction display messages
ABS 340
Advanced TPMS 342–343, 361–362
Backup lamp 357
Battery 344–345
Brake fluid 346
Brake lamps 354Brake pads 347
Coolant 347–350
Cruise control 350
Doors 350
Electronic systems 365
Engine oil 351–352
ESP
®341
Front fog lamps 355
Fuel 365
Fuel filler cap 353
Fuel reserve tank 353
High beam headlamps 355
High mounted brake lamp 354
Hood 353
Key 353
Lamps, exterior 354–359
License plate lamps 356
Light sensor 354
Low beam headlamps 356
Parking brake 347
Parking lamps 356
Rear fog lamp 357
Side marker lamps 355
SRS 360
Tail lamps 357
Tailgate 364Tele Aid 364
Telephone* 364
Tires 342–343, 361–362
Transfer case 363
Turn signal lamps 358–359
Washer fluid 365
Multifunction steering wheel 28, 134
Buttons 134
N
Navigation system
Operating 144
See separate COMAND operating
instructions
Night security illumination 120
Setting 153
Normal occupant weight 305

450 Index
Switching on
Automatic central locking (control
system) 155
Differential locks 175
ESP
®95
Front axle differential lock 176
Headlamps 56
Heated steering wheel 225
Rear axle differential lock 176
Transfer case differential lock 175
Windshield wipers 58
Symbol messages
Multifunction display 344–365
T
Tachometer 27, 132
Overspeed range 132
Tail lamps 385
Cleaning 318
Messages in display 357
Replacing bulbs 378
Tailgate
Closing 106
Message in display 364
Opening 105
Unlocking in an emergency 371Tar stains 315
Technical data
Air conditioning refrigerant 425
Brake fluid 425
Coolant 422
Coolants 427
Electrical system 419
Engine 415
Engine oil 425
Engine oil additives 425
Fuel requirements 426
Fuels 422
Gasoline additives 427
Lubricants 422
Main dimensions 420
Premium unleaded gasoline 426
Rims and tires 416
Weights and ratings 421
Windshield and headlamp washer
system 424, 430
Tele Aid 229
Initiating an emergency call
manually 231
Message in display 364Tele Aid*
Call priority 235
Emergency calls 230
Information 233
Remote door unlock 235
Roadside Assistance 232
SOS button 231
Stolen Vehicle Recovery
services 236
System self-check 230
Telephone
Answering a call 160
Dialing a number from the phone
book 160
Ending a call 160
Loading phone book 160
Operating 159
Redialing 161
Telephone cradle
Changing 228