2012 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS SUV steering

Index
....................................................... 4Introduction
......................................... 20 At
ag lance ........................................... 25 Safety
................................................... 37 Opening and closing
...........................67 Seats, steering wheel and mirrors
....89 Lights and windscreen wipers
.........103 Climate control
................................. 123 Driving and parking
..........................141 On-board computer and displays
....209 Stowing and features
.......................265 Maintenance and care
......................289 Breakdown assistance
.....................303 Wheels and tyres
.............................. 321 Technical data
................................... 337 Contents
3

Neutral (ECO start/stop function)
.150
Overview ........................................ 149
Problem (fault) ............................... 156
Progra mselector button ................152
Pulling away ................................... 144
Selector leve r................................ 149
Shift range s................................... 153
Steering wheel gearshift paddle s... 153
Trailer towing ................................. 152
Transmissio nposition display ........150
Automatic transmission emer-
gency running mode .........................156
Auxiliary heating Activating/deactivating .................134
Activating/deactivating (on the
centre console ).............................. 135
Display message ............................ 250
Important safety notes ..................134
Malfunction ................................... .138
Problem (display message) ............138
Remote control .............................. 135
Setting ........................................... 223
Setting the departur etime ............ .136
Auxiliary ventilation
Activating/deactivating .................134
Activating/deactivating (on the
centre console ).............................. 135
Problem (display message) ............138
Remote control .............................. 135
Axle load, permissible (traile rtow-
ing) ...................................................... 350 B
Backrest (display message) .............249
BAS (Brake Assist System) .................61
Battery Changing (auxiliary heating
remote control) .............................. 137
Changing (key )................................. 71
Checking (key )................................. 71
Important safety guidelines (key )..... 70
Battery (vehicle)
Charging ........................................ 311
Display message ............................ 239
Important safety notes ..................309
Jump starting ................................. 313
Overview ........................................ 309Belt tensioner
Activation ......................................... 39
Function .......................................... .47
Blind Spo tAssist
Activating/deactivating .................220
Display message ............................ 243
Notes/function .............................. 190
Trailer towing ................................. 192
see Active Blind Spot Assist
BlueTEC (AdBlue ®
) ............................. 345
Bonnet Closing .......................................... .291
Display message ............................ 249
Important safety notes ..................290
Opening ......................................... 291
Brake fluid
Display message ............................ 232
Notes ............................................. 346
Brake lamps
Adaptive .......................................... .61
Display message ............................ 235
Brakes
ABS .................................................. 60
BAS .................................................. 61
Brake fluid (notes) .........................346
Display message ............................ 229
Driving tips .................................... 165
High-performance brake system ....166
Important safety notes ..................165
Parking brake ................................ 164
Warning lamp ................................. 253
Breakdown
see Flat tyre
see Towing away
Bulbs
Brake lamp .................................... 118
Cornering light function .................117
Foglamps ....................................... 117
Rea rfoglamp ................................. 118
Reversing lamp .............................. 118
Tai llamp ........................................ 118
see Changing bulbs Index
5

Limit speed
Variable SPEEDTRONI C................. 178
Loading guidelines ............................266
Locking Emergency locking ........................... 75
From the inside (central locking
button) ............................................. 73
see Centra llocking
Locking (doors)
Automatic ........................................ 74
Locking centrally
see Centra llocking
Locking verification signal (on-
board computer) ............................... 223
LOW RANGE off-road gear ................202
Luggage compartment cover Fitting/removing ........................... 272
Notes/function .............................. 271
Opening and closing ......................272
Overview ........................................ 271
Luggage compartment enlarge-
ment
Important safety notes ..................268
Overview ........................................ 268
Luggage net ....................................... 268
Lumbar support Adjusting the 4-way lumba rsup-
por t.................................................. 94
Luxury head restraint .........................92 M
M+S tyres ........................................... 324
Main-beam headlamps Display message ............................ 235
Switching on/off ........................... 109
Matt finish (cleaning instructions) ..297
Memory card (audio) .........................218
Memory function ............................... 102
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre see Qualified specialist workshop
Message memory (on-board com-
puter) ................................................. .228
Messages see Display messages Mirrors
Sun visor ........................................ 276
see Exterior mirrors
see Rear-view mirror
Mobile phone
Frequencies ................................... 339
Important notes ............................. 278
Installatio n..................................... 339
Menu (on-board computer) ............218
Notes/placing in the bracket ......... 279
Operating (on-board computer) .....280
Transmission output (maximum) .... 339
Mobile telephone
Pre-installe dbracket ...................... 279
MP3
Operating ...................................... .218
see Separate operating instructions
Multifunction display
Function/notes ............................. 214
Permanent displa y......................... 221
Multifunction steering wheel
Back button ................................... 214
Operating the on-board computer .213
Overview .......................................... 31 N
Navigation Menu (on-board computer) ............216
see separate operating instructions
NECK-PRO head restraints
Operation ........................................ .42
Resetting after being triggered ........43
Notes on running in anew vehicle ..142 O
Occupant safety Childre ninthe vehicle ..................... 48
Important safety notes ....................38
Odometer
see Total distance recorder
see Trip meter
Off-road
Differential locks ............................ 204
Off-road ABS .................................... 6112
Index

SRS (Supplemental Restraint Sys-
tem)
Display message ............................ 233
Introduction ..................................... 39
Warning lamp ................................. 259
Warning lamp (function) ................... 39
Starting the engine
Important safety notes ..................144
Steering (display message) ..............250
Steering wheel Adjusting (electrically). ....................97
Buttons (on-board computer) ......... 213
Gearshift paddles ........................... 153
Important safety notes ....................97
Steering wheel heating ....................97
Storing settings (memory function) 102
Steering wheel gearshift paddles ....153
Steering wheel heating Malfunction indicator lamp ..............98
Stopwatch (RACETIMER) ................... 226
Stowage areas ................................... 267
Stowage compartment Map pockets .................................. 268
Stowage compartments
Armrest (underneath) ....................268
Cuph older..................................... 275
Glove compartment .......................267
Important safety information .........267
Summer tyres .................................... 323
Sun visor ............................................ 276
Supplemental Restraint System see SRS (Supplemental Restraint
System)
Supplement Restraint System
see SRS (Supplemental Restraint
System)
Surround lighting (on-board com-
puter) ................................................. .222
Suspension tuning SETUP (on-board computer) ..........226
Switching off the alarm (ATA) ............64 T
Tailgate Display message ............................ 249
Opening dimensions ......................348
Tailgate (Cabriolet)
Opening/closing .............................. 76
opening the cover ..........................304
Tail lamps
Display message ............................ 236
see Lights
Technical data
Capacities ...................................... 341
Information .................................... 338
Trailer loads ................................... 350
Tyres .............................................. 333
Tyres/wheels ................................. 333
Vehicle data ................................... 348
Wheels ........................................... 333
Telephone
Accepting acall............................. 219
Display message ............................ 251
Menu (on-board computer) ............218
Number from the phone book ....... .219
Redialling ....................................... 220
Rejecting/ending acall................. 219
Telephone compartment ..................268
Temperature Coolant .......................................... 212
Coolant (on-board computer) ......... 225
Engine oil (on-board computer) ...... 225
Outside temperature ..................... .212
Setting (climate control) ................131
TEMPOMAT
Function/notes ............................. 173
Theft-deterrent system
ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system) .........64
Immobiliser ...................................... 64
Tilt/sliding sunroof
see Sliding sunroof
Time
see Separate Owner' smanual
Timing (RACETIMER) .........................226
Tonneau cover ..................................... 85
Top Tether ............................................ 52
Total distance recorder ....................215
Tow-away protection ..........................6516
Index

Cockpit
................................................. 26
Instrumen tcluster .............................. 27
Multifunction steering wheel .............31
Centre console .................................... 32
Overhea dcontrol panel ...................... 34
Door control panel .............................. 35 25At a glance

Cockpit
Function Page
:
Combination switch 108
;
Steering wheel gearshif
tpaddles =
Instrument cluster 211
?
Horn
A
Overhead control panel 34
B
PARKTRONIC warning display 197
C
Climate control systems 124
D
Ignition lock 143
E
To adjust the steering wheel 97
F
Cruise control lever 174
G
Ligh
tswitch 104
H
To open the bonnet 29126
CockpitAt a glance

Multifunction steering wheel
Function Page
:
Multifunction display ~
;
Audio/COMAND display ~
=
?
Switches on LINGUA-
TRONIC; see the separate
operating instructions
?
~
~
Rejects or ends a call
Exits telephone book/
redial memory
6
Makes or accepts a call
Switches to the redial mem-
ory
WX
Adjusts the volume
8
Mute Function Page
A
=;
~
Selects a menu
9:
Selects a submenu or
scrolls through lists
a
Confirms selections and
hides messages
B
%
Back
Switches off LINGUA-
TRONIC; see the separate
operating instructionsMultifunction steering wheel
31At a glance

Useful information
i This Owner's Manual describes all mod-
els, series and optional equipment for your
vehicle that were available at the time of
going to press. Country-specific differen-
ces are possible. Note that your vehicle
may not be fitted with all features descri-
bed. This is also the case for systems and
functions relevant to safety.
i Read the information on qualified special-
ist workshops: (Y page 22). Occupant safety
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
If service work is not carried out correctly, the
operating safety of your vehicle may be affec-
ted. This could cause you to lose control of
your vehicle and cause an accident. More-
over, the safety system smay no longer be
able to protect you or others as they are
designed to do.
Always have service work carried out at a
qualified specialist workshop. G
WARNING
Modifications to or work performed incor-
rectly on the following parts can result in the
restraint systems no tfunctioning as intended:
R the restraint system, consisting of seat
belts and their anchorage points, belt ten-
sioners, belt force limiters and airbags
R the wiring
R networked electronic systems
Airbags and belt tensioners could fail to
deploy or be triggered in an acciden tdespite
the deceleration force being sufficien tto trig-
ger the systems, or could be triggered unin-
tentionally. For this reason, never make any
modifications to the restraint systems.
Therefore, you must not tamper with elec-
tronic components or their software. Seat belts, together with the Supplemental
Restraint System, SRS (Y page 39), are
complementary, co-ordinated restraint sys-
tems. They reduce the risk of injury in spe-
cific, pre-defined types of accident situations
and thereby increase occupant safety. How-
ever, seat belts and airbags generally do not
protect against objects penetrating the vehi-
cle from the outside.
To ensure that the restraint systems can
deliver their full potential protection, make
sure that:
R the seat and head restraint are adjusted
properly (Y page 90)
R the seat belt has been fastened properly
(Y page 44)
R the airbags can inflate properly if they are
deployed (Y page 40)
R the steering wheel is adjusted properly
(Y page 90)
R the restraint systems have not been modi-
fied
An airbag increases the protection of vehicle
occupants wearing a seat belt. However, air-
bags are only an additional restraint system
which complements, but does not replace,
the seat belt. All vehicle occupants must wear
their seat belt correctly at all times, even if
the vehicle is equipped with airbags. The air-
bags are not deployed in all types of acci-
dents. For example, if the protective capacity
of correctly fastened seat belts is not
increased by deploying the airbags, the air-
bags will not deploy.
Airbag deployment only provides increased
protection if the seat belt is worn correctly.
The seat belt helps, firstly, to keep the vehicle
occupant in the best position in relation to the
airbag. Secondly, in a head-on collision, for
example, the seat belt prevents the vehicle
occupant from being propelled towards the
point of impact. 38
Occupant safetySafety