2016 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS SUV ignition

Cleaning th
ewindows G
WARNING
If th ewindscreen wipers are set in motion
when cleaning the windscreen or wiper
blades, you coul dbecome trapped. There is a
dange rofinjury.
Always switch off the windscreen wipers and
the ignitio nbefore cleaning the windscreen or
wiper blades.
! Do not use dry cloths, abrasive cleaning
agents, solvents or solvent-based cleaning
agents to clea nthe insid eofthe windows/
windscreen. Do not touch the insid eofthe
windows/windscreen with hard items such
as an ice scrape roraring. Otherwise, the
windows/windscreen coul dbedamaged.
! Clean the water drainage channels of the
windscreen and the rear windo watregular
intervals. Deposits such as leaves, petal sand
pollen may under certain circumstances pre-
vent water from draining away. This can lead
to corrosio ndamage and damage to elec-
tronic components.
X Clean the insid eand outside of the windows
with adamp cloth and acleaning agent that is
recommende dand approved by Mercedes-
Benz.
Cleaning the wiper blades G
WARNING
If the windscreen wipers are set in motion
when cleaning the windscreen or wiper
blades, you coul dbecome trapped. There is a
dange rofinjury.
Always switch off the windscreen wipers and
the ignitio nbefore cleaning the windscreen or
wiper blades.
! Do not pullont
he wiper blade. Otherwise,
the wiper blade coul dbedamaged.
! Do not clea
nwiper blades too often and do
not rub them too hard .Otherwise, the graph-
ite coating coul dbedamaged. This could
caus ewiper noise. !
Hold the wiper arm securel
ywhen folding
back. The windscreen could be damagedif
the wiper arm hits against it suddenly.
X Fold the wiper arms awayf rom the wind-
screen.
X Cleant he wiper bladesc arefully usingadamp
cloth.
X Fold the windscreen wipers back againb efore
switching on the ignition.
Cleaning the exterior lighting !
Only use cleaning agents or cleaning cloths
that are suitablef or plastic lenses. Unsuitable
cleaning agents or cleaning cloths could
scratch or damage the plastic lenses of the
exterior lighting.
X Cleant he plastic lenses of the exterior light-
ing using awet sponge and amild cleaning
agent, e.g. Mercedes-Benz car shampoo or
cleaning cloths.
Cleaning the exhaust pipe G
WARNING
The exhaust tail pipe and tail pipe trim can
become very hot. If you come into contact
with these parts of the vehicle, you could burn
yourself. There is arisk of injury.
Always be particularl ycarefu laround the
exhaust tail pipea nd the tail pipetrim. Allow
these components to cool downb efore touch-
ing them.
! Do not clea
nthe exhaust pipew ith acid-
base dcleaning agents, such as sanitary
cleanser or whee lcleaner.
Impurities combined with the effects of road grit and corrosive environmental factors may cause
flas hrust to form on the surface. You can
restore the original shine of the exhaust pipeby
cleaning it regularly, especially in winter and
after washing the vehicle.
X Clean the exhaust pipew ithacare product
tested and approved by Mercedes-Benz. Ca
re
219Maintenance an dcare Z

Removin
gthe spare wheel The spare wheel is heavy. Observ
ethis when
removing the spare wheel.
X Remove wheel nuts :.
X Remove the spare wheel.
Fitting the wheel After changing
awheel:
X Secure the damaged whee lonthe spare
whee lbracket with whee lnuts :.W hen
doing so, make sure tha tthe whee lcannot
come loose.
X Cover the whee lwitht he tyr eprotection
cover.
X For safety reasons ,regularly check to ensure
tha tthe whee lissecurel yfastened. Flat tyre
Preparing the vehicle
X Sto pthe vehicle as far away as possible from
traffic on solid, non-slippery and level ground.
X Switch on the hazard warning lamps.
X Secure the vehicle against rolling away
(Y page 113).
X If possible, bring the front wheels into the
straight-ahead position.
X Switch off the engine.
X Remove the key from the ignition lock.
The steering wheel lock is active as soon as
the key is removed.
X Make sure that the passengers are not endan-
gered as they get out of the vehicle. Make
sure that no one is near the danger area while
aw heel is being changed. Anyone who is not directly assisting in the wheel change should,
for example, stand behind the barrier.
X Get out of the vehicle. Pay attention to traffic
condition swhen doing so.
X Close the driver' sdoor.
X Place the warning triangle asuitable distance
away (Y page 222). Observe legal require-
ments. Batter
y(vehicle) Importan
tsafety notes
Wor kont hebattery, e.g. removing or fitting,
require sspecialist knowledge and th euse of
special tools. Therefore, always have wor kon
th eb attery carrie dout at aqualified specialist
workshop. G
WARNING
Work carried ou tincorrectly on the battery
can lead, for example, to ashort circui tand
thus damage the vehicl eelectronics. This can
leadtof unction restrictions applying to
safety-relevant systems ,e.g the lighting sys-
tem, the ABS (anti-lock braking system) or the
ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Program). The oper-
ating safety of yourv ehiclemay be restricted.
You coul dlose control of the vehicle, for
example:
R when braking
R in the event of abrupt steering manoeuvres
and/or when the vehicle's spee disnot
adapted to the road conditions
There is arisk of an accident.
In the event of ashort circui torasimilar inci-
dent, contact aqualified specialist workshop
immediately. Do not drive any further. Always have work on the battery carrie dout at a
qualified specialist workshop.
Further information about ABS (Y page52) and
ESP ®
(Y page5 4). G
WARNING
Electrostatic build-u pcan leadtot he creation
of sparks, which coul dignite the highly explo- 224
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sive gases of
abattery. There is arisk of an
explosion.
Before handling the battery, touch the vehicle body to remove any existing electrostatic
build-up.
The highly flammable gas mixture is created
while the battery is charging and when jump-
starting.
Always make sure that neither you nor the bat-
tery is electrostatically charged. Electrostatic
charge is created, for example:
R by wearing synthetic-fibre clothing
R by friction between clothing and the seat
R if you pull or push the battery across carpet or
other synthetic materials
R if you rub the battery with acloth G
WARNING
During the charging process, abattery produ-
ces hydrogen gas. If ashort circui toccurs or
sparks are created ,the hydrogen gas can
ignite. There is arisk of an explosion.
R Make sure that the positive terminal of a
connected battery does not come into con-
tact with vehicl eparts.
R Never place metal objects or tools on abat-
tery.
R It is important that you observe the descri-
bed order of the battery terminal swhen
connecting and disconnecting abattery.
R When jump-starting, make sure that the
battery pole swith identical polarity are
connected.
R It is particularl yimportant to observe the
described order when connecting and dis-
connecting the jump leads.
R Never connect or disconnect the battery
terminal swhile the engine is running. G
WARNING
Battery acid is caustic. There is arisk of injury.
Avoid contact with the skin, eyesorc lothing.
Do not breathe in any battery gases. Do not
leano ver the battery .Keep the batterie sout
of the reach of children. Immediately rinse off battery acid thoroughly with plenty of clean
wate
rand seek medical attention at once. H
Environmenta
lnote Batteries contain pollutants.
It is illegal to dispose of them
with th ehousehold rubbish.
The ym ustb ec ollected sep-
arately and disposed of in an environmentall yresponsible
recycling system. Dispose of batteries in an
environmentall
yresponsible
manner. Take discharged
batteries to aquali fied spe-
cialist workshop or to acol-
lectio npoint for used batter-
ies.
! Hav
ethe battery checked regularly at a
qualified specialis tworkshop.
Observe the servic eintervals in the Service
Bookle torcontact aquali fied specialis twork-
sho pfor mor einformation.
! Alway
shavew orkont he batteries carried
ou tata qualified specialis tworkshop.
Shoul dit, in exceptiona lcircumstances ,be
absolutely necessary to disconnect the 12-
vol tbattery yourself, please observe the fol-
lowing:
R Secure the vehicl etoprevent it fro mrolling
away
R Switch off the ignition
R Disconnect the negative termina lfirst and
the nthe positive terminal
The transmission is locked in position j
after disconnecting the battery.
After the work is completed ,securel yrefit the
battery and the positive termina lcover.
Compl ywiths afety precautions and take pro-
tective measures when handling batteries. Risk of explosion.
Fire
,naked flames and smoking are
prohibited whe nhandling the bat-
tery .Avoid creating sparks. Batter
y(vehicle)
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(30
x30c m). This will make othe rroad
users aware that avehicle is being towed.
R Only secure the tow cable to the towing
eyes or, if available, to the trailer tow hitch.
R Observ ethe brake lamps of the towing
vehicle while driving. Always maintain adis-
tance adistance so that the tow rope does
not sag.
R Do not use steel cables or chain stotow
your vehicle. You could otherwise damage
the vehicle.
! Do not use the trailer tow hitc
hfor recovery
or towing. Do not use the towin geye for
recovery. This could damage the vehicle. If in
doubt, have the vehicle recovered using a
crane.
! When towing, pull away slowly and
smoothly. If the tractive power is too high, the
vehicles could be damaged.
! Your vehicles is equipped with an automatic
transmission .Therefore, you must not have
the vehicle tow-started. The transmission
may otherwise be damaged.
Observ ethe legal requirementsine ach individ-
ual country when towing.
It is better to have the vehicle transported than
to have it towed.
If the transfer case can be shifted int othe Neu-
tral position, you can tow away the vehicle.
If the transfer case cannot be shifted int othe
Neutral position, you can tow away the vehicle
with one axle raised. Please bear the following in
mind:
R remov ethe propeller shaft from between the
transfer case and the rolling axle.
R turn the key to position 1in the ignition lock.
The battery must be connected and charged.
Otherwise, you:
R cannot turn the key to position 2in the igni-
tion lock
R cannot shift the automatic transmission to
position i To
wing eyes
Towin geyes, front :
Towing eyes ,front
Towing eye, rear Towing eyes
:are located at the rear on the left
and right-hand side beneath the bumper. To
wing the vehicle away with all
wheels on the ground
It is important tha tyou observe the safety
instructions when towing away your vehicle
(Y page 229).
The automatic transmission automaticall yshifts
to position Pwhen yo uopenthe driver's or front-
passenge rdoororw heny ou remove the key
fro mt he ignition lock. In order to ensur etha tthe
automatic transmission stays in position N
when towing away the vehicle, yo umust
observe the following points:
X Make sure tha tthe vehicl eisstationary.
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock. 230
Towing away an
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X
When the vehicle is stationary, depress the
brake pedal and keep it depressed.
X Shift the transfer case to position Neutral
(Y page 125).
X Shift the automatic transmission to position
N.
X Leave the key in position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Release the brake pedal.
X Release the parking brake.
X Switc hont he hazard warning lamps
(Y page 76).
In order to signal achange of direction when
towing the vehicle with the hazard warning
lamps switched on, use the combination switch
as usual. In this case, only the turn signals for
the desired direction flash. When you reset the
combination switch, the hazard warning lamps
start flashing again.
i The automatic transmission can only
change gear when the batter yhas sufficient
charge.
If you cannot shift the automatic transmission
to position N,the propeller shafts to the
driven axles must be removed. Transporting thev
ehicle !
Whe
nthe vehicle is loadedf or transport, the
front and rear axles must be stationary and on the same transportation vehicle. Positioning
over the connection point of the transport
vehicle is not permitted. The drive train may
otherwise be damaged.
! You may only secure the vehicle by the
wheels, not by parts of the vehicle such as
axle or steering components. Otherwise, the
vehicle could be damaged. The towing eye or trailer tow hitch can be used
to pull the vehicle onto
atrailer or transporter if
you wish to transport it.
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Shift the transfer case to position Neutral
(Y page 125).
X Shift the automatic transmission to position
N.
As soon as the vehicle is loaded:
X Apply the parking brake.
X Shift the automatic transmission to position
P.
X Turn the key to position uin the ignition lock
and remove it.
X Secure the vehicle. Recovering
avehicle that has become
stuck
! Whe
nrecovering avehicl ethat ha sbecome
stuck, pull it as smoothly and evenly as pos-
sible .Ifthe tractive power is too high, the
vehicles could be damaged.
If the drive wheel sget trapped on loose or
muddy ground ,recover the vehicl ewitht he
utmost care ,especially so if the vehicl eisladen.
Neve rattempt to recover avehicl ewithat railer
attached.
Pull ou tthe vehicl ebackwards ,ifpossible ,using
the tracks it mad ebefore it became stuck. Towin
ginthe even tofm alfunctions
General notes !
If you are removing the propelle
rshaft, use
M10 nuts as spacers on the M8 bolts and
secure them with M8 nuts.
New self-locking nuts must be used when the propellers hafts are refitted.
It is important that you observe the safety
instructionsw hen towing awayy our vehicle
(Y page 229).
i Consult
aMercedes-Benz Service Centre
and seek advice. To
wing away and tow-starting
231Breakdown assis tance Z

In th
eevent of damage to th eengine,
transmission or electrical system X
Shift th etransfer cas etoneutral position
Neutral (Ypage 125).
X Shif tthe automatic transmissio ntoposition
N.
In the even tofdamage to the transfer
case Have the propeller shafts between the axles and
the transfe rcase removed.
In the event of damage to the front axle Have the propeller shaft between the rea
raxle
and the transfe rcase removed.
The nhavet he vehicle towe dawayw itht he front
axl eraised.
In the event of damage to the rear axle Have the propeller shaft between the front axle
and the transfe rcase removed.
The nhavet he vehicle towe dwitht he rea raxle
raised and wheel rollers unde rthe front axle. Tow-start
ing( em ergency engine
starting)
! Do not tow-start vehicles with automatic
transmission. Yo ucould otherwis edamage
the automatic transmission.
Yo uc an find informatio non"Jump-starting"
under (Y page 227). Fuses
Importan
tsafety notes G
WARNING
If yo umanipulate, bridge or replace afaulty
fuse with afuse of ahigher amperage ,the
electric cables coul dbeoverloaded. This may
result in afire. There is arisk of an accident
and injury.
Always replace faulty fuses with specified new fuses of the correct amperage. The fuses in your vehicle disconnect fault
ycir-
cuits. If afuse blows, all the components in the
circuit and their functions will fail.
Blown fuses must be replaced with fuses of the same rating, which you can recognise by the
colour and fuse rating. The fuse ratings are listed
in the fuse allocation chart (Y page 233).
If the newly inserted fuse also blows, have the
cause traced and rectified at aqualified special-
ist workshop, e.g. aMercedes-Benz Service
Centre.
! Only use fuses that have been approved for
Mercedes-Benz vehicles and which have the
correc tfuse rating for the system concerned.
Otherwise, components or systems could be
damaged.
! Make sure that no moisture can enter the
fuse box when the cover is open.
! When closing the cover, make sure that it is
lying correctly on the fuse box. Moisture seep-
ing in or dirt could otherwise impair the oper-
ation of the fuses. Bef
orer eplacing afuse
Observ ethe important safety notes
(Y page 232).
X Switch off the engine.
X Switch off al lelectrical consumers.
X Remove the key from the ignition lock.
All indicator lamps on the instrument cluster
must be off.
X Secure the vehicl eagain st rolling away
(Y page 113).
The fuses are locate dinvarious fus eboxes:
R Main fus eboxon the front-passenger side of
the dashboard
R Fus eboxin the front-passenger footwell
R Fus eboxin the transmission tunnel
R Fus eboxin the luggage compartment
The fus ealloc ation chart and the spare fuses are
in the fus eboxon the dashboard on the front-
passenger side (Y page 233).
The fus eextractor is in the vehicl etool kit
(Y page 223). 232
FusesBreakdo
wn assis tance

For further information on displaying this mes-
sage, refe rtothe "Checking the tyre pressure
electronically" section (Y page 240).
Important safety notes It is the driver's responsibility to set the tyre
pressure to the recommended cold tyre pres-
sure suitable for the operating situation
(Y page 238). Note that the correc ttyre pres-
sure for the current operating situation must
first be learnt by the tyre pressure monitor. If a
substantial loss of pressure occurs, the warning threshold for the warning message is aligned to
the learnt reference values. Restart the tyre
pressure monitor after adjusting to the cold tyre pressure (Y page 241). The current pressures
are saved as new reference values. This ensures that awarning message appears only if the tyre
pressure drops significantly.
The tyre pressure monitor does not warn you of
an incorrectly set tyre pressure. Observe the
notes on the recommended tyre pressure
(Y page 238).
The tyre pressure monitor is not abletow arn
you of asudden loss of pressure, e.g. if the tyre
is penetrated by aforeign object. In this event,
bring the vehicle to ahalt by braking carefully.
Avoid abrupt steering manoeuvres.
The tyre pressure monitor has ayellow h
warning lamp on the instrument cluster for indi-
cating apressure loss or malfunction. Depend-
ing on how the warning lamp flashe sorlights up,
at yre pressure that is too low or amalfunction in
the tyre pressure monitor is indicated:
R if the h warning lamp is lit continuously,
the tyre pressure on one or more tyres is sig-
nificantly too low. The tyre pressure monitor
is not malfunctioning.
R if the h warning lamp flashe sfor around a
minute and then remains lit constantly, the
tyre pressure monitor is malfunctioning.
In addition to the hwarning lamp,am essage
appears in the multifunction display. Observe
the information on display messages
(Y page 150).
It may take up to ten minutes for amalfunction
of the tyre pressure monitor to be indicated .A
malfunction willbei ndicated by thehtyre
pressure warning lamp flashing for approx-
imatel yone minute and then remaining lit. When
the faulth as been rectified, the htyre pres-
sure warning lamp goes out after driving for a
few minutes. The tyre pressure values indicated by the on-
board computer may differ from those meas-
ured at
afilling station using apressure gauge.
The tyre pressures shown by the on-board com-
puter refer to those measured at sea level. At
high altitudes, the tyre pressure values indica-
ted by apressure gauge are higher than those
shown by the on-board computer. In this case,
do not reduce the tyre pressures.
The operation of the tyre pressure monitor can
be affected by interferenc efrom radio transmit-
ting equipment (e.g. cordless headphones, two- way radios) that may be being operated in or
near the vehicle.
Checking the tyrep ressureelectroni-
cally X
Make sure that the key is in position 2in the
ignition lock.
X Press the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Serv.
Serv. menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Tyre pressure
Tyre pressure.
X Press the abutton.
The multifunction display shows the current
tyre pressure of each wheel.
If the vehicle has been parked for over
20 minutes, the Tyre pressures will be Tyre pressures will be
displayed
displayed after a
after afew
fewminutes
minutes of
ofdriv‐
driv‐
ing
ing message appears.
After ateach-in period, the tyre pressure moni-
tor automaticallyd etects new wheels or new
sensors. As long as aclear allocation of the tyre
pressure valuestot he individual wheels is not
possible,t heTyre
Tyre pressure
pressure monitor
monitoractive
active
displaym essage is shown instead of the tyre
pressure display. The tyre pressures are already being monitored.
If as pare wheel is fitted, the system may con-
tinue to show the tyre pressure of the wheel that has been removed for afew minutes. Please
note that in this case, the value displayed for the
replaced wheel does not indicate the current
tyre pressure of the spare wheel.
Warning messages of the tyre pressure monitor If the tyre pressure monitor detects
apressure
loss in one or more tyres, awarning messag eis
shown on the multifunction display. The yellow
h tyre pressure warning lamp then lights up. 240
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R
If the Rectify tyre pressure
Rectify tyre pressure message
appears in the multifunction display, the tyre
pressure in at least one tyre is too low. The
tyre pressure must be corrected when the
opportunity arises.
R If the Check Check tyre(s)
tyre(s) message appears in the
multifunction display, the tyre pressure in at
least one tyre has droppe dsignificantly. The
tyres must be checked.
R If the Warning tyre defect Warning tyre defect message
appears in the multifunction display, the tyre
pressure in at least one tyre has droppe dsud-
denly.T he tyres must be checked.
Observe the instructions and safety notes in the display messages in the "Tyres" section
(Y page 150).
If the positio nofthe wheelsont he vehicle is
changed, the tyre pressures may be displayedin the wrong positions for ashort time. After afew
minutes of driving, this is rectified and the tyre
pressures are displayedint he correct positions.
Restarting the tyre pressure monitor When you restart the tyre pressure monitor, all
existing warning messages are deleted and the
h
warning lamp goes out. The monitor uses
the currently set tyre pressures as the reference valuesf or monitoring. In most cases, the tyre
pressure monitor will automatically detect the
new reference values after you have changed
the tyre pressure. However, you can also set
reference values manually as described here.
The tyre pressure monitor then monitors the
new tyre pressure values.
X Use the table on the inside of the fuel filler flap
to ensure that the tyre pressure is set cor-
rectly in all four tyres for the curren toperating
conditions.
Observe the notes on tyre pressure
(Y page 238).
X Make sure that the key is in position 2in the
ignition lock.
X Press the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Serv.
Serv. menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Tyre pressure Tyre pressure .
X Press the abutton.
The multifunction display shows the current
tyre pressure for each tyre or the Tyre
Tyre pres‐
pres‐ sures
sures
will
willbe
bedisplayed
displayed after a
after afew
few
minutes of driving
minutes of driving message appears.
X Press the :button.
The Use
Use current
current pressures
pressures as
asnew
new ref‐
ref‐
erence
erence values
valuesmessage appears in the mul-
tifunction display.
If you wish to confirm the restart:
X Press the abutton.
The Tyre
Tyre press.
press. monitor
monitor restarted
restarted mes-
sage appears in the multifunction display.
After you have driven for afew minutes, the
system checks whether the current tyre pres-
sures are within the specified range. The new tyre pressures are then accepted as refer-
ence valuesa nd monitored.
If you wish to cancelt he restart:
X Press the %button.
The tyre pressure valuess tored at the last
restart will continue to be monitored.
Radio type approval for the tyre pres-
sure monitor country Radi
otype approva lnumber Argentina Schrader GG4
Numero de Registro CNC:
H-12338
Brazil see below
Abu
Dhabi,
Dubai,
United
Arab Emi-
rates TRA
REGISTERED NO:
ER0099792/12.
DEALER NO: DA0047074/10
European
Union Hereby, Schrader Electronics
Ltd., declare
sthat this TPM Sisin
compliance with the essential
requirements and other provi-
sions of directive 1999/5/EC.
The declaration of conformity
may be consulted at emcteam@
schrader.co.uk Tyre pressure
241Wheels and tyres Z