2012 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS SUV Owners Manual

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X R
Adjusts the volume 8 R
Mute Back button
%
Press briefly:
R
Back
R Switches off LINGUATRONIC,
see the separate operating
instructions
R Hides display messages/calls
up the last Trip menu function
used
R Exits the telephone book/redial
memory %
Press and hold:
R
Calls up the standard display in
the Trip menu
Multifunction display
:
Transmission positio n(Ypage 151)
; Drive program (Y page 152)
= Description field
? Menu bar A
Outside temperature or speed
(Ypage 221)
B Time
C Transfer case position (Y page 201)
X To show menu bar ?:press the =
or ; button on the steering wheel.
Menu bar ?disappears after a few seconds.
Text field =shows the selected menu or
submenu as well as display messages.
For further information on displaying the
transmission position, see (Y page 150).
i You can set the time using the audio sys-
tem or COMAND APS, see the separate
operating instructions.
The following messages can appear in the
multifunction display:
Z Upshift indicator (Y page 154)
¯ Cruise control (Y page 173)
LIM SPEEDTRONIC (Y
page 178)
¤ ECO start/stop function (AMG vehi-
cles) (Ypage 145)
LOW RANGE LOW RANGE off-road gear
(Y
page 202)
ë HOLD function (Y page 196) Menus and submenus
Menu overview
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to call up the menu bar and select
a menu.
Operating the on-board computer
(Y page 213).
Depending on the equipment fitted in the
vehicle, you can call up the following menus:
R Trip menu (Y
page 215)
R Navi menu (navigation details)
(Y page 216)
R Audio menu (Y
page 217)
R Tel menu (telephone) (Y
page 218)
R Assist. menu (assistance) (Y
page 220)214
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R
Service menu (Y
page 220)
R Settings menu (Y
page 221)
R AMG menu in AMG vehicles (Y
page 225)
The Audio ,
Navi and
Tel menus differ slightly
in vehicles with an audio system and in vehi-
cles with COMAND Online. The examples
given in this Owner's Manual apply to vehicles
equipped with COMAND Online. Trip menu
Standard display X
Press and hold the %button on the
steering wheel until the Trip menu with
trip meter :and total distance
recorder ;is shown.
Trip computer "From start" or "From
reset" Example: "From start" trip computer
:
Distance
; Time
= Average speed
? Average fuel consumption
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press 9or: to select From start or
From reset .The values in the
From start submenu are
calculated from the start of a journey whilst
the values in the From reset submenu are
calculated from the last time the submenu
was reset (Y page 216).
The From start trip computer is automati-
cally reset when:
R the ignition has been switched off for more
than four hours.
R 999 hours have been exceeded.
R 9,999 kilometres have been exceeded.
The From reset trip computer is automati-
cally reset if the value exceeds 9,999 hours
or 99,999 kilometres.
Displaying the range and current fuel
consumption :
Approximate range
; Current fuel consumption (not for AMG
vehicles)
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
current fuel consumption (not for AMG
vehicles) and the approximate range.
The approximate range which can be covered
depends on the fuel level and your current
driving style. If there is only a small amount
of fuel left in the fuel tank, the display shows
a vehicle being refuelled Cinstead of
range. Menus and submenus
215On-board computer and displays Z

Digital speedometer
:
Digital speedometer
X Press the =or; buttononthe steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
digital speedometer.
Resetting values Example: resetting the trip computer "From start"
X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
function that you wish to reset.
X Press the abutton.
X Press the :button to select Yes and
press the abutton to confirm.
You can reset the values of the following func-
tions:
R Trip meter
R trip computer "From start"
R trip computer "From reset" Navigation menu
Displaying navigation instructions In the
Navi menu, the multifunction display
shows navigation instructions. For further information, see the separate
operating instructions.
X
Switch on the audio system with Becker ®
MAP PILOT or COMAND Online, see the
separate operating instructions.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Navi menu.
Route guidance not active :
Direction of travel
; Current street
Activated route guidance No change of direction announced
:
Distance to the destination
; Distance to the next change of direction
= Current street
? Symbol "follow the road's course" 216
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Change of direction announced without a
lane recommendation :
Road to which the change of direction
leads
; Distance to change of direction and visual
distance display
= Change-of-direction icon
When a change of direction has been
announced, you will see visual distance dis-
play ;next to the symbol for change of
direction =.This shortens from the bottom
to the top of the display as you approach the
point of the announced change of direction.
Change of direction announced with a
lane recommendation :
Road to which the change of direction
leads
; Distance to change of direction and visual
distance display
= Lane recommendation
? New lane during a change of direction
A Lane continues through change of direc-
tion
B Change-of-direction icon
On multilane roads, the system can display
lane recommendation =for the next change
of direction. During the change of direction,
additional lanes may be displayed. Lane recommendations are only displayed if
the relevant data is available on the digital
map.
Other status indicators of the naviga-
tion system R
O:y ou have reached the destination or an
intermediate destination.
R New route... or
Calculating route :
calculating a new route
R Off map or
Off road :t
he vehicle position
is outside the area of the digital map (off-
map position).
R No route :n
o route could be calculated to
the selected destination. Audio menu
Selecting aradio station :
Waveband
; Channel frequency with memory position
i Station ;is displayed with the station
frequency or station name. The memory
position is only displayed along with sta-
tion ;if this has bee nstored.
X Switch on the audio syste morCOMAND
Online and select Radio, see the separate
operating instructions.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Audio menu.
X To select astore dchannel: briefly press
the 9 or: button. Menus and submenus
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X
To select a station from the station
list: press and briefly hold the 9
or : button.
If no statio nlist is received:
X To select astation using the station
search: press and briefly hold the 9
or : button.
i For informatio nonswitching wavebands
and storing stations, see the separate oper-
ating instructions.
i DABradio mode ( DigitalAudioBroadcast-
ing), see the separate operating instruc-
tions.
Operating audio devices or media Example
:display CD/DVD changer
: Current CD in the CD/DVD changer
; Current track
Audio data from various audio devices or
media can be played, depending on the equip-
ment fitted in the vehicle.
X Switch on the audio syste morCOMAND
Online and select the audio player or
medium, see the separate operating
instructions.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Audio menu.
X To select the next/previous track:
briefly press the 9or: button.
X To select a track from the track list
(rapid scrolling): press and hold the
9 or: button until desired
track ;has been reached.
If you press and hold 9or:, the
rapid scrolling speed is increased. Not all audio devices or media support this func-
tion.
If track information is stored on the audio
device or medium, the multifunction display
will show the number and title of the track.
The current track does not appearina udio
AUX mode (Aux iliary audio mode: external
audio source connected).
Video DVD operation Example: display CD/DV
Dchanger
: Current DVD in the CD/DVD changer
; Current scene
X Switch on the audio system or COMAND
Online and select video DVD, see the sep-
arate operating instructions.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Audio menu.
X To selectt he nextorprevious scene:
briefly press the 9or: button.
X To select ascene from the scene list
(rapid scrolling): press and hold the
9 or: buttonuntil desired
scene ;has been reached. Telephone menu
Introduction G
WARNING
Observe the legal requirements of the country
in which you are currently driving regarding
the use of mobile phones in the vehicle.
If it is permitted to use mobile phones while
the vehicle is in motion, you should only use
them when the road and traffic conditions
allow. Otherwise, you may be distracted from 218
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the traffic conditions, cause an accident and
injure yourself and others.
X Switch on the mobile phone (see the sep-
arate operating instructions).
X Switch on the audio system or COMAND
Online, see the separate operating instruc-
tions.
X Insert the mobile phone into the bracket
(Y page 279).
or
X Establish a Bluetooth ®
connection to the
audio system or COMAND Online, see the
separate operating instructions.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Tel menu.
You will see one of the following display mes-
sages in the multifunctio ndisplay:
R Please enter PIN :t
he mobile phone has
been placed in the mobile phone bracket
and the PIN has not been entered.
When you enter your PIN via the mobile
phone, LINGUATRONIC, the audio system
or COMAND Online, the mobile phone
searches for a network.
R Telephone ready or the name of the net-
work provider: the mobile phone has found
a network and is ready to receive.
R Telephone No service : there is no net-
work available or the mobile phone is
searching for a network.
i You can obtain further information about
suitable mobile phones and connecting
mobile phones via Bluetooth ®
:
R in any Mercedes Benz Service Centre
R on the Internet at http://
www.mercedes-benz.com/connect Accepting
acall Example: incoming call
If someone calls you whe
nyou are in the
Tel menu, a display message appears in the
multifunction display.
X Press the 6button on the steering
wheel to accept an incoming call.
You can accept a call even if you are not in
the Tel menu.
Rejecting or ending acall X
Press the ~button on the steering
wheel.
You can end or reject a call even if you are not
in the Tel menu.
Dialling anumber from the phone book X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Tel menu.
X Press the 9,:ora button to
switch to the phone book.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
desired name.
or
X To begin rapid scrolling: press and hold
the 9 or: button for longer than
one second.
Rapid scrolling stops whe nyou release the
button or reach the end of the list.
X If only one telephone number is stored
for a name: press the6ora button
to start dialling.
or
X If there is more than one number for a
particular name: press the6ora
button to display the numbers. Menus and submenus
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X
Press the 9or: button to select the
number you want to dial.
X Press the 6ora button to start dial-
ling.
or
X To exit the telephone book: press the
~ or% button.
Redialling The on-board computer saves the last names
or numbers dialled in the redial memory.
X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Tel menu.
X Press the 6button to switch to the
redial memory.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
desired name or number.
X Press the 6ora button to start dial-
ling.
or
X To exit the redial memory: press the
~ or% button. Assistance menu
Introduction In the
Assist. menu, you have the following
options:
R Show the distance display (Y page 220).
R Activate/deactivate Blind Spot Assist or
Active Blind Spot Assist (Y page 220).Showing the distance display X
Press =or; on the steering wheel
to select the Assist. menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Distance display .
X Press the abutton.
The DISTRONIC PLUS distance display
appears in the multifunction display
(Y page 187).
Activating/deactivating Blind Spot
Assist X
Press =or; on the steering wheel
to select the Assist. menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Blind Spot Asst. .
X Press the abutton.
The curren tselection is displayed.
X To activate/deactivate: press thea
button again.
For further information about Blind Spot
Assist, see (Y page 190).
For further information about Active Blind
Spot Assist, see (Y page 192). Service menu
Example: service menu
In the
Serv. menu, you have the following
options:
R call up display messages ( Ypage 228)
R chec kthe tyre pressure electronically
(Y page 328)
R call up when a service is due
(Y page 294) 220
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Settings menu
Introduction Example: settings menu
In the
Sett. menu, you have the following
options:
R change the instrument cluster settings
(Y page 221)
R change the light settings (Y page 222)
R change the vehicle settings (Y page 223)
R changing the auxiliary heating settings
(Y page 223)
R change the convenience settings
(Y page 224)
R restore the factory settings (Y page 225)
Instrument cluster Selecting the unit of measurement for dis-
tance
The
Display unit Speed-/odometer func-
tion allows you to choose whether certain
displays appear in kilometres or miles in the
multifunction display.
You can determine whether the multifunction
display shows some messages in miles or kil-
ometres.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
INST. CLUSTER submenu.
X Press ato confirm. X
Press the :or9 button to select the
Display unit Speed-/odometer func-
tion.
You will see the selected setting: km or
miles .
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
The selected unit of measurement for dis-
tance applies to:
R Vehicles with instrument cluster in kil-
ometres: digital speedometer in the Trip menu
R the total distance recorder and the trip
meter
R the trip computer
R the current consumption and the range
R the navigation instructions in the Navi menu
R cruise control
R SPEEDTRONIC
R DISTRONIC PLUS
R ASSYST service interval display
Selecting the permanent display function
You can determine whether the multifunction
display permanently shows your speed or the
outside temperature.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
INST. CLUSTER submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Permanent display: function.
You will see the selected setting: outside temperature or
Dig. speedom [mph] .
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
i Speed is displayed in mph.
i Vehicles for the United Kingdom: this
function is not available. Menus and submenus
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