2016 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS SUV door lock

Interior lighting
Overview of interior lighting
Fron toverhead control panel :
p Switches the left-hand front reading
lamp on/off
; t Switches the luggage compartment/
rear interior lighting on/off
= p Switches the right-hand front reading
lamp on/off
? | Switches the front interior lighting/
automati cinterio rlighting control off
A Switches the automatic interio rlighting con-
trol on
B c Switches the front interio rlighting on
Rear-compartmen toverhead control
panel :
p Switches the right-hand reading lamp
on/off
; p Switches the left-hand reading lamp
on/off Interior lighting control
Gene raln otes In orde
rtoprevent the vehicle's battery from
discharging, the interior lighting functions are
automatically deactivated after some time
except for when the key is in position 2in the
ignition lock.
The brightness of the instrument cluster lighting may be set using the controller on the instru-
ment cluster (Y page 131).
Automatic interio rlightin gcontrol X
To switcho n:move switch Bto the centre
positio n(Ypage 77).
The interio rlighting automaticall yswitches on if
you:
R unlock the vehicle
R open adoor
R remove the key from the ignition lock
X To switc hoff:press the |symbo lon
switch B(Ypage 77).
The interio rlighting remains switched off eve nif
you:
R unlock the vehicle
R open adoor
R remove the key from the ignition lock
The interio rlighting is switched on for ashort
time when the key is remove dfrom the ignition
lock. Yo ucan activate thi sdelayed switch-off
using the on-board compute r(Ypage 139).
The front interio rlight switches on when you
open afront door. The rea rinterio rlighting and
luggage compartment lighting switch on when
yo uo penar ears ided oorort he rea rdoor.
i If
ad oorremains open and the key is not in
the ignition lock, the interio rlighting switches
off afte rapproximatel y30minutes.
Manual interior lighting control Front interior lighting
! If the interior lighting ha
sbeen switched on
manually, it will no tbeswitched off automat-
ically.
This can caus ethe starter battery to dis-
charge. Interior lighting
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Make sure that the interior lighting does not
remain switched on too long after the engine
has been switched off.
X To switch on: press thecsymbol on
switch B(Ypage 77).
X To switch off: move switchBto the centre
position (Y page 77).
Reading lamps X To switch on/off: press the respective p
button (Y page 77).
Rear interior lighting X To switch on/off: press thetbutton
(Y page 77).
i When you open
arear side door, the rear
interior lighting switches on. Then, you cannot
switch it off using the tbutton.
If you leave the front doors open for along
time, switch the rear interior lighting off. In
this way,y ou can avoid draining the battery.
Luggage compartment lighting X To switch on/off: press thetbutton
(Y page 77).
i If you open the rear door, the luggagec
om-
partment lighting switches on. Then, you can-
not switch it off using the tbutton.
If you leave the rear door open for along time,
switch the luggagec ompartmentlighting off.
In this way,y ou can avoid draining the battery. Switching off/on with the rear door open:
X To switch off: press lock;down in the
direction of the arrow until it eng ages.
The luggage compartment lighting goe sout.
X To switc hon:press lock cylinder :on the
doo rhandle.
The luggage compartment lighting functions
agai nint he usua lmanner. Do not close the rea
rdoorw henlock ;is
engaged at the bottom.
Readin glamp G
WARNING
If the reading lamp is plugged in while the
vehicl eisinm otion, it may caus einjurie sin
the event of asudden change in direction,
braking or an accident, for example.
There is arisk of injury.
Before starting ajourney ,alwaysm ake sure
that the reading lamp is not plugged in and is stowed safely. X
Stop the vehicle, paying attentio ntoroada nd
traffic conditions.
X Remove reading lamp :from the stowage
compartment in the front-passenger door.
X Insert plug of reading lamp :into the 12 V
socket.
X To switc hon/off: press button ;.
i Depending on the desig
nofthe reading
lamp, button ;is either on the top or bottom
of the housing. Replacing bulbs
Importan
tsafety notes G
DANGER
Xenon bulbs are under high voltage. You can
get an electric shock if you remove th ecover
of th exenon bulb and touch th eelectrical
contacts. There is ariskoff atal injury.
Never touch th epartsort heelectrical con-
tacts of th exenon bulb. Always hav eworkon 78
Replacing bulbsLights
and windscreen wipers

X
Turn the respective bulb anti-clockwise,
applying slight pressure, and pull it out of the
bulb holder.
X Insert the new bulb into the bulb holder and,
applying slight pressure, turn it clockwise
until it engages.
X Fit lens ;.
X Tighten screws :.
Reversing lamp/rear foglamp !
Do not fasten the screws too tightly. You
could otherwise damage the lens. X
Switch off the lights.
X Unscrew screws :.
X Remove lens ;. X
Turn bulb =anti-clockwise, applying slight
pressure, and pull it out of the bulb holder.
X Insert the new bulb into the bulb holder and,
applying slight pressure, turn it clockwise
until it engages.
X Fit lens ;.
X Tighten screws :. Windscreen wipers
Switching the windscreen wipers on/
off
! Do not operate the windscreen wipers when
the windscreen/rear window is dry, as this
could damage the wiper blades. Moreover,
dust that has collected on the windscreen/
rear window can scratc hthe glass if wiping
takes place when the windscreen/rear win-
dow is dry.
If it is necessary to operate the windscreen
wipers/rear window wiper in dry weather
conditions, always use washer fluid.
! If the windscreen wipers leave smears on
the windscreen/rear window after the vehicle has been washed in an automatic car wash,
this may be due to wax or other residue. Clean
the windscreen/rear window with washer
fluid after an automatic car wash. 1
$ Windscreen wipers off
2 Ä Intermittent wiping, normal
3 Å Intermittent wiping, frequent
4 ° Continuous wipe, slow
5 ¯ Continuous wipe, fast
B í Single wipe
î Wipes with washer fluid
X Turn the key to position 1or2 in the igni-
tion lock.
X Turn the combination switch to the corre-
sponding position.
When the windscreen wipers are switched on
and you stop the vehicle, the windscreen wipers
wipe more slowly.
Intermittent wiping is interrupted if you stop the
vehicle and open afron tdoor. This protects
people getting into and out of the vehicle from
being sprayed with water. Windscreen wipers
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!
Avoid high engine speeds when the engine
is cold. The engine's service life could other-
wise be significantly shortened. Do not use
the engine's full performance until it has
reached operating temperature. Key positions
g
To remove the key
1 Power supply for some consumers, such as
the windscreen wipers
2 Ignition (power supply for all consumers)
and drive position
3 Starting the vehicle
You can only remove the key if: R the key is in position gin the ignition lock
R the automatic transmission selector lever is
in j Starting the vehicle
Important safety notes G
WARNING
If children are left unsupervised in the vehicle, they can:
R open doors and endanger other persons or
road users
R climb out and be injured by the traffic
R operate vehicle equipment and, for exam-
ple, trap themselves. Children could als
oset th evehicle in motion,
for example by:
R releasin gthe parking brake
R shiftin gthe automatic transmission out of
park position P
R starting th eengine.
Ther eisar iskofana ccidentand injury.
When leaving th evehicle ,always tak ethe key
wit hyou and loc kthe vehicle .Never leave
children unattende dinthevehicle .Always
keep th ekeyout of reac hofchildren. G
WARNING
Combustion engine semit poisonous exhaust
gase ssuch as carbon monoxide .Inhaling
these exhaust gase sleads to poisoning. There
is ar isk of fatal injury .Therefore never leave
the engine running in enclose dspace swith-
out sufficient ventilation. G
WARNING
Flammable materials introduced through
environmental influence or by animals can
ignite if in contact with the exhaust system or parts of the engine that heat up. There is arisk
of fire.
Carry out regular checks to make sure that
there are no flammable foreig nmaterials in
the engine compartment or in the exhaust
system.
! Do not depress the accelerator when start-
ing the engine.
Starting procedure X
Shift the automatic transmissio ntoposition
j.
i You can also star
tthe engine when the auto-
mati ctransmissio nisinpositioni.
X Make sure that the parking brake is applied.
X Turn the key to position 2(Ypage 96) in the
ignition lock.
The % preglow indicator lamp on the
instrument cluster lights up.
X Whe nthe % preglow indicator lamp goes
out, turn the key to position 3(Ypage 96) 96
DrivingDrivin
gand park ing

and release it as soon as th
eengine is run-
ning.
You can start th eengine without preglow if the
engine is warm.
You can also use th etouch-start function .Todo
this, tur nthe keytop osition 3(Ypage 96) and
release it immediately. The engine then starts
automatically. Pulling away
General notes G
WARNING
If th eengine spee disabove the idling speed
and you engag etransmission position Dor R,
the vehicl ecouldp ulla wa ysuddenly .There is
ar isk of an accident.
When engaging transmission position Dor R,
alwaysf irmly depress the brake peda land do
not simultaneously accelerate.
! If
aw arning tone sound sand the Release Release
park. brake
park. brake message appears in the multi-
functio ndisplay, the parking brake is still
applied. Release the parking brake.
Depress the accelerator carefully when pulling
away.
You can open the doors from the inside at any
time.
You can also deactivate the automatic locking
feature (Y page 139).
It is possible to shift the transmission from posi-
tion jto the desired position only if you
depress the brake pedal.O nly then is the selec-
tor lever lock released.
i Upshifts take place at higher engine speeds
after acold start. This helps the catalytic con-
verter to reach its operating temperature
more quickly.
Pulling away with atrailer To ensure that you do not roll backwards when
pulling away on an uphill slope, apply the park-
ing brake. X
Depress the brake pedal and keep it
depressed.
X Shift the automatic transmission to position
h ork.
i Alwaysw
aitu ntilthe shifting proces sis
complete befor edrivin goff.
X Releas ethe parkin gbrake (Y page 114).
X Releas ethe brake pedal.
X Carefully depress the accelerator pedal. EC
Os tart/st op function
Important safety notes G
WARNING
If th eengine is switched off automatically and
you exit the vehicle, the engine is restarted
automatically.T he vehiclemay begi nmoving.
There is arisk of accident and injury.
If you wishtoe xit the vehicle, alwayst urn off
the ignitio nand secure the vehicl eagainst
rolling away.
General notes The ECO start/stop function switches the
engin
eoff automatically if the vehicle stops
moving.
When the vehicle pulls away again, the engine
start sautomatically. The ECO start/stopf unc-
tion thereby helps you to reduce the fuel con-
sumption and emissions of your vehicle.
The ECO start/stopf unction is activated each
time the engine is switched on.
The ECO start/stopf unction is only available in
drive program E.
The system is operational if all conditions for
automatic engine switch-off have been fulfilled
(Y page 98) and the èECO symbol is
shown in green in the multifunction display.
If the conditions for automatic engine switch-off
(Y page 98) are not all fulfilled, the èECO
symbol is shown in yellow in the multifunction
display.
If the ECO start/stopf unction has been man-
ually deactivated (Y page 98) oramalfunction
has caused the system to be deactivated, the
è ECO symbol is not displayed. Driving
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Automati
ctransmission Important safety notes
G
WARNING
If th eengine spee disabove the idling speed
and you engag etransmission position Dor R,
the vehicl ecouldp ulla wa ysuddenly .There is
ar isk of an accident.
When engaging transmission position Dor R,
alwaysf irmly depress the brake peda land do
not simultaneously accelerate. G
WARNING
The automatic transmission switches to neu-
tral position Nwhen you switch off the engine.
The vehicl emay roll away. There is arisk of an
accident.
After switching off the engine, alwayss witch
to parking position P.Prevent the parked vehi-
cle from rolling awaybya pplying the parking
brake.
i Bear in mind that power transmission
between the engine and the transmission is
interrupted when the engine is switched off.
For this reason, shift the automatic transmis-
sion to Pwhen the engine is switched off and
the vehicl eisstationary. Apply the parking
brake to prevent the vehicl efrom rolling
away. Selector lever
Overview of transmission positions !
If the engine speed is too high or if the vehi-
cle is rolling ,donot shift the transmission
directly from Dto R,f rom Rto Dor directly to
P.
Do not open the driver's door while the vehi-
cle is in motion. At low speeds in transmission position Dor R,p ark position Pis otherwise
engaged automatically.
The transmission could be damaged. :
Pbutton: park position with parking lock
k Revers egear
i Neutral
h Drive
After you select atransmission position ,the
selector lever return stoits original position.
The curren ttransmission position P,R, Nor D
appears in the transmission position display in
the multifunction display.
Transmission position and drive pro-
gram display !
If the transmission position display in the
multifunctio ndisplayisn ot working, you
should pull awayc arefully to check whether
the desired transmission position is engaged.
Select transmission position D.Donot
restrict the shift range. Current transmission position
:and dri vepro-
gram ;appear in th emultifunction display.
When th eselector leve risinposition D,you can
influence th egearshifts made by th eautomatic
transmission by:
R restricting th eshiftrange
R changing gear yourself Automatic transmission
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Shifting to parkp
osition PX
Make sure that the vehicle is stationary.
X Depress the brake pedal and keep it
depressed.
X Press the Pbutton in the centre console.
If you depress the brake pedal and push the
selector lever forwards or back to the first point of resistance, park position Pis disengaged. The
transmission shifts to neutral N.
Shifting to reverse gear R !
Only move the automatic transmission to
k when the vehicle is stationary.
X Make sure that the vehicle is stationary.
X Depress the brake pedal and keep it
depressed.
X Push the selector lever forwards past the first
point of resistance.
The transmission position Ris engaged.
If you engage reverse gear and the ECO start/
stop function is activated, the engine starts
automatically (Y page 97).
Shifting to neutral N G
WARNING
If children are left unsupervised in the vehicle, they can:
R open doors and endanger other persons or
road users
R climb out and be injured by the traffic
R operate vehicle equipment and, for exam-
ple, trap themselves.
Children could also set the vehicle in motion, for examp leby:
R releasing the parking brake
R shifting the automatic transmission out of
park position P
R starting the engine.
There is arisk of an accident and injury.
When leaving the vehicle, alwayst ake the key
with you and lock the vehicle. Never leave
children unattended in the vehicle. Always
keep the key out of reach of children. X
Make sure that the vehicl eisstationary.
X Depress the brake pedal and keep it
depressed.
X Push the selector lever forwards or pull it back
to the first point of resistance, depending on
the current transmission position.
The automatic transmission shifts into N.
When the engine is switched off, the automatic
transmission shifts to Nautomatically.
If the vehicle is braked to astandstill in neutral
N,t he ECO start/stop function switches off the
engine automatically (Y page 97).
Staying in neutral( N) G
WARNING
If children are left unsupervised in the vehicle, they can:
R open doors and endanger other persons or
road users
R climb out and be injure dbythe traffic
R operate vehicl eequipment and, for exam-
ple,t rap themselves.
Childre ncoulda lsos et the vehicl einmotion,
for exampl eby:
R releasing the parking brake
R shifting the automatic transmission out of
park position P
R starting the engine.
There is arisk of an accident and injury.
When leaving the vehicle, alwayst ake the key
with you and lock the vehicle. Never leave
children unattended in the vehicle. Always
keep the key out of reach of children.
X Make sure that the vehicl eisstationary.
X Make sure that the ignitio nisswitched on.
X Depress the brake peda land keep it
depressed.
X Shift neutral N.
X Release the brake pedal.
X Make sure that the parking brake is released.
X Switch off the ignitio nand leave the key in the
ignitio nlock. 102
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nd parking

Problems with the automatic transmission
Problem
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions The transmission has
problems shifting gear. The transmission is losing oil.
X Have the transmission checked at aqualified specialist workshop
immediately. The acceleration ability
is deteriorating.
The transmission no lon-
ger shifts gear. The transmission is in emergenc
ymode.
It is possible to shift to secondgear and reverse gear only.
X Stop.
X Shift the transmission to position P.
X Turn the key to position gin the ignition lock.
X Wait at least ten seconds before restarting the engine.
X Shift the transmission to position Dor R.
If D is selected, the transmission shifts to secondgear; ifRis
selected, the transmission shifts to reverse gear.
X Have the transmission checked at aqualified specialist workshop
immediately. Aw
arning tone sounds. Yo
uh ave:
R switched off the engine
R opene dthe driver's door
R not shifted the selector lever to position P
X Shif tthe selector lever to position P.Refuelling
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
Fue lish ighly flammable.Ify ou handlefuel
incorrectly ,there is arisk of fire and explo-
sion.
You must avoi dfire, naked flames, creating
sparks and smoking. Switch off the engine
and, if applicable,t he auxiliary heating before
refuelling. G
WARNING
Fuel sare poisonous and hazardous to health.
There is adange rofinjury.
Do not swallowf uel or let it come into contact
with skin, eyesorc lothing. Do not inhal efuel
vapours. Keep fuel sout of the reach of chil-
dren. If you or others come into contact with fuel,
observe the following:
R Wash the fuel off any affected area sofskin
with water and soap immediately.
R If you get fuel in youre yes,rinse them thor-
oughlyw ith clean water immediately.S eek
immediate medica lattention.
R If fuel is swallowed, seek immediate medi-
cal attention. Do not induce vomiting.
R Change any clothing that has come into
contact with fuel immediately. G
WARNING
Electrostatic charge can cause sparks and
thereby ignite fuel vapours. There is arisk of
fire and explosion.
Always touch the vehicl ebody before opening
the fuel filler flap or touching the fuel pump 108
RefuellingDrivinga
nd parking