2016 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS SUV load capacity

Befor
eevery trip ,make sur ethat the seat
backrests and the rea rbench seat/rea rseat
are engaged before every trip. G
WARNING
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
gase ssuch as carbon monoxide .Ifthe rear
door is open when the engine is running, par- ticularly if the vehicl eismoving, exhaust
fumes coul denter the passenger compart-
ment. There is arisk of poisoning.
Turn off the engine before opening the rear
door. Never drive with the rear door open.
Observe the loading guidelines (Y page198).
The left-hand and right-hand rear bench seats
can be folde dforward to increas ethe capacity
of the rear compartment. You can:
R fold the seat backrests forward
R fold the rear bench seat completely forward
Folding the seat backrest forwards X
Remove the head restraints (Y page 70).
Head restraints ma yberemove dand stowed,
e.g. in th eluggag ecom partment. Store head
restrain ssothatthe yc anno tbeflungaround.
X Pull release :in th edirection of th earrow.
The corresponding seat backrest is released.
X Fold th ebackrest forwards. ;
Seat backres tfolded forwards
Folding bac kthe seat backrest !
Make sure that the seat belt does not
become trapped when folding the rear seat
backrest back .Otherwise, it could be dam-
aged. X
Pull release lever :.
The corresponding seat backrest is released.
X Fold seat backrest ;back in the direction of
the arrow until it engages.
X Fit the head restraints (Y page 70). Stowage areas
201Stowing and features Z

Observe the legal requirements for each indi-
vidualc ountry. Veh
icle toolkit
General notes The vehicl
etool kit contains:
R vehicle tool kit with:
- fuse extractor
- pump lever for vehicle jack
- screwdriver
- Wheel wrench
R jack
Vehicle tool kit The vehicle tool kit is located under the cover in
the footwell in front of the rear bench seat.
X Fold cover :to the side.
X Pull vehicle tool kit ;out by the tab.
Jack !
Make sure that, while fitting the vehicle jack,
there are no cables on the holder, in order to avoid them becoming trapped. The jack is located under the rear bench seat on
the right-hand side when viewed in the direction
of travel.
X Fold the rear bench seat forward
(Y page 202).
X Open cover :.
X Pull bar =upwards and detach from tab ?.
X Remove jack ;.
i The jack weighs approximately 4.1 kg.
The maximum load-bearing capacity of the
jack can be found on the adhesive label on the
jack.
The jack is maintenance-free. If it develops a
fault, please contact aqualified specialist
workshop. Exterior spare wheelb
racket
General notes i
When changin
gawheel, you should also
observe the safety notes in the "Flat tyre"
section (Y page 224).
The spare wheel is on the outside of the rear
door.
Removing the cover Protective tyrec
over X
Pull rubber ring :of protective tyre cover ;
apart.
X Pull off protective tyre cover ;. Wherew
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223Breakdow nassistan ce

X
Stop the vehicl eonsolid,non-slipper yand
level ground.
X Appl ythe parking brake.
X Move the front wheel stothe straight-ahead
position.
X Shif tthe automatic transmissio ntoposition
P.
X Switch off the engine.
X Ifat raile risc oupled to the vehicle, uncouple
it.
X Remove the vehicl etool sand jack from the
vehicl e(Ypage 223).
X Remove the spare wheel from the spare wheel
bracket (Y page 223).
X Secure the vehicl eagains trolling away.
Securing the vehicle against rolling
away X
Place chocks or other suitable items under
the front and rea rofthe wheel that is diago-
nally opposite the wheel you wish to change.
Raising the vehicle G
WARNING
If you do not position the jack correctl yatthe
appropriate jacking point of the vehicle, the
jack coul dtip over with the vehicl eraised.
There is arisk of injury.
Only position the jack at the appropriate jack-
ing point of the vehicle. The base of the jack
must be positioned vertically,d irectly under
the jacking point of the vehicle.
! Only position the jack at the appropriate
jacking point of the vehicle. Otherwise, you
coul ddamage the vehicle.
Observe the following whenr aisingthe vehi-
cle:
R Use only the vehicle-specific jack that has
been tested and approved by Mercedes-Benz
to rais ethe vehicle. If the jack is used incor-
rectly, it coul dtip over while the vehicl eis
raised.
R The jack is designed only to rais ethe vehicle
for ashort time while awhee lisb eing
changed .Itisnot permissible to use it to per-
form maintenance work under the vehicle. R
Avoid changing the whee lonuphilland down-
hill slopes.
R Before raising the vehicle, secur eitagainst
rolling away by applying the parking brake and
positioning whee lchocks. Do not release the
parking brake whil ethe vehicl eisraised.
R The jack must be place donafirm, flatand
non-slip surface. On aloo se surface, alarge,
fla tload-beari ng underlay must be used .Ona
slippery surface, anon-slip underlay must be
used ,e.g.u se arubber matont iles.
R Do not us ewoode nblocks or similar objects
as ajack underlay .Otherwise, the jack will not
be able to achieve its load-bearing capacity
du etot he restricte dheight.
R Ensure tha tthe distance between the under-
side of the tyr eand the ground does not
exceed 3cm.
R Do not place your hands or fee tunder the
raised vehicle.
R Do not li eunder the raised vehicle.
R Do not start the engine when the vehicl eis
raised.
R Do not open or close adoorw hent he vehicle
is raised.
R Ensure tha tnopersons ar epresent in the
vehicl ewhenr aisin gthe vehicle. X
Using wheel wrench :,loosen the bolts on
the wheel you wish to change by abouto ne
full turn. Do not unscrew the bolts completely. 244
Changing
awheelWheels and tyres