2016 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS SUV seats

Index
....................................................... 4Introduction
......................................... 20
Environmental protection ...................... 20
Genuine Mercedes-Ben zparts............... 20
Owner's Manual .....................................21
Operating safety .................................... 21
QR code for rescue cards ......................24
Data stored in the vehicl e...................... 24
Copyrigh tinformation ............................ 24 At
ag lance ........................................... 25
Cockpit .................................................. 25
Instrumen tcluste r................................. 26
Multifunction steering wheel ................. 27
Centre console ...................................... 28
Overhead control panel .........................30 Safety
................................................... 31
Occupant safety .................................... 31
Children in the vehicle ........................... 38
Pets in the vehicle ................................. 52
Driving safety systems ........................... 52
Protection against theft .........................56 Opening and closing
...........................57
Key ........................................................ 57
Doors ..................................................... 61
Rear door ............................................... 63
Side windows ......................................... 64
Sliding sunroof ....................................... 65 Seats, steering wheel and mirrors
....67
Correct driver's seat position ................67
Seats ..................................................... 67
Steering wheel ....................................... 71
Mirror s................................................... 73 Lights an
dwindscreen wipers ...........74
Exterior lighting .................................... .74
Interior lighting ...................................... 77
Replacing bulbs .....................................78
Windscreen wipers ................................ 81 Climat
econtrol .................................... 84
Overview of th eclimate control sys-
te m. ...................................................... .84
Operatin gthe climate control system .... 85
Air vents ................................................ 93 Driving and parking
............................95
Running-in note s................................... .95
Drivin g................................................... 95
Automati ctransmission ....................... 101
Refuelling ............................................. 108
Parking ................................................ 113
Driving tip s.......................................... 115
Driving system s................................... 122
Off-roa ddriving system s...................... 124
Towing atrailer .................................... 127 On-board computer an
ddisplays ....131
Important safety notes ........................ 131
Displays and operation ........................ 131
Menus and submenus .........................1 33
Display messages ................................ 141
Warning and indicator lamps on the
instrument cluster ............................... 155 Multimedia system
...........................165
Introduction ........................................ .165
At ag lance .......................................... 167
System settings ................................... 171
Radio ................................................... 176
Medi a................................................. .177
Telephone ............................................ 178
Navigation .......................................... .181 Stowing and featu
res....................... 198
Loading guidelines ...............................1 98
Stowag earea s..................................... 199
Features .............................................. 206 Maintenance and care
......................211
Engine compartment ........................... 211
Service ................................................ 215
Care ..................................................... 216 2
Contents

Interior lighting
.................................. .77
Automatic contro lsystem ................ 77
Delayed switch-off (on-board
computer) ...................................... 139
Luggage compartment lighting ........ 78
Manua lcontro l................................. 77
Overview .......................................... 77
Reading lamp ................................... 78
Rear interio rlighting ........................ 78
iPod ®
and iPhone ®
Audio playback .............................. 178
ISOFIX chil dseats ecur ings ystem .... 40 J
Jack Declaration of conformity ................ 22
Pump leve r.....................................2 44
Storage location ............................ 223
Using ............................................. 244
Jump starting (engine) ......................227 K
Key Changing the battery ....................... 59
Checki ngtheb attery ...................... .59
Display message ............................ 155
Doo rcentral locking/unlocking ....... 57
Emergency key element ................... 58
Important safety note s.................... 57
Los s................................................. 60
Modifying the programming ............. 58
Overview .......................................... 57
Positions (ignition lock) .................... 96
Problem (malfunction) ..................... 60
Starting the engine .......................... 96
Ke yp ositions
Key .................................................. 96 L
Language (on-board computer) ........ 138
Lashin geyelets ................................ .203
Licenc eplate lamp (display mes-
sage) ................................................... 145
Light sensor (display message) ....... 145Lights
Activating/deac tivating th einte-
rior lighting delayed switch-off ...... .139
Automatic headlamp mode .............. 75
Combination switch ......................... 76
Dipped-bea mheadlamps ................. 74
Driving abroad ................................. 74
General notes .................................. 74
Hazard warning lamps ..................... 76
Headlamp flasher ............................ .76
Light switch .....................................74
Main-beam headlamps ..................... 76
Misted up headlamps ....................... 76
Parking lamps ..................................75
Rear foglamp .................................. .75
Sid elam ps ....................................... 75
Switching the daytime driving
lights on/of f(on -board com-
puter) ............................................. 138
Switching the daytime driving
lights on/of f(switch) ....................... 74
Switching the exterio rlighting
delaye dswitch-off on/of f(on-
board computer) ............................ 138
Switching the surround lighting
on/of f(on -board computer) .......... 138
Turn signal s..................................... 76
see Interior lighting
see Replacing bulbs
Loadin gguidelines ............................ 198
Locking
see Central locking
Locking (doors)
Automati c........................................ 62
Emergency locking ........................... 62
From inside (central locking but-
ton) .................................................. 62
Locking centrally
see Central locking
Locking verification signal (on-
board computer) ............................... 139
LO WR ANGE off-road gear ................ 124
Luggag ecom partment cover
Fitting/removing ........................... 204
Important safety notes .................. 203
Notes/function .............................. 203
Opening and closing ...................... 203 Index
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with luggage compartment
enlargement .................................. 205
without luggage compartment
enlargement .................................. 204
SD function
Important safet ynotes .................. 177
Inserting amemory car d............... .177
Selecting ........................................ 177
SD memory card
Ejecting .......................................... 177
Inserting ........................................ 177
Seat
Correct driver's seat position .......... .67
Seat backrest
Folding back ..................................2 01
Seat belt
Centre rear-compartment sea t....... .34
Correct usage .................................. 33
Sea tbelts
Cleaning ........................................ .221
Fastening ......................................... 34
Important safety guidelines ............. 32
Introduction ..................................... 32
Releasing ......................................... 35
Warning lamp ................................. 155
Warning lamp (function) ................... 36
Seat heating
Malfunction indicator lamp .............. 71
Seats
Adjusting the hea drestraint ............ 69
Cleaning the cover ......................... 220
Important safety notes .................... 67
Overview .......................................... 67
Switching sea theating on/off ......... 70
Securing aload .................................. 202
Selector lever
Cleaning ......................................... 220
Service menu (on-board com-
puter) ................................................. .137
Service products
AdBlue ®
special additive s.............. 251
Brake fluid ..................................... 253
Coolant (engine) ............................ 253
Engine oi l....................................... 252
Fue l................................................ 250
Important safety notes .................. 250
Note s............................................. 250
Washe rfluid ................................... 254 Setting
Time............................................... 138
Setting the air distribution ................. 86
Setting the date ................................. 172
Setting the day design ......................172
Settin gthe night design ................... 172
Settin gthe time ................................. 172
Settin gthe waveband ....................... 176
Settings
Date ............................................... 138
Factory (on-board computer) ......... 141
Language ....................................... 138
On-board computer ....................... 137
Shift ranges ....................................... 105
Short journey s(diesel particle fil-
ter) ...................................................... 115
Side lamps
Switching on/off .............................. 75
Side windows
Important safety notes .................... 64
Opening/closing .............................. 64
Overview .......................................... 64
Sliding sunroof
Important safety information ........... 65
Opening/closing .............................. 65
Operating manually .......................... 65
Problem (malfunction) ..................... 66
Sno wchains ...................................... 237
Socket (12 V)
Front-passenger footwell .............. .209
General notes ................................ 209
Luggage compartment ................... 209
Rea rcompartment ......................... 209
Soun dsettings
Equaliser ........................................ 171
Loudness ....................................... 171
Spare fuses ........................................ 233
Spare wheel
Spare wheel bracket at the rear .... 223
Specialist workshop ............................ 23
Speedometer
Digita l............................................ 134
In the Instrument cluster ................. 26
Selecting adispla yunit .................. 137
Starting the engine
Important safety notes .................... 96 Index
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Environmental protection
General notes
H
Environmenta
lnote
Daimler' sdeclared polic yisone of compre-
hensive environmental protection.
Our objectives are to use th enatural resour-
ces whic hformt hebasis of our existence on
this plane tsparingl yand in amanner which
takes th erequirements of bot hnature and
humanity int oconsideration.
You to ocan help to protect th eenvironment
by operatin gyour vehicle in an environmen-
tally-responsible manner.
Fuel consumption and th erateofe ngine,
transmission ,brak eand tyr ewear depen don
th ef ollowing factors:
R operatin gcondition sofyour vehicle
R your personal driving style
You can influenc ebothf actors. Therefore,
please bear th efollowing in mind:
Operatin gconditions:
R avoid shor ttrips, as these increase fuel
consumption.
R observe th ecorrec ttyrep ressure.
R do not carry any unnecessar yweight in the
vehicle.
R remove th eroof rac koncey ou no longer
nee dit.
R ar egularly serviced vehicle will contribute
to environmental protection .You should
therefore adher etotheservic eintervals.
R all maintenanc ework should be carried out
at aq ualifie dspecialist workshop.
Personal driving style:
R do not depress th eaccelerator pedal when
starting th eengine.
R do not warm up th eengine when th evehicle
is stationary.
R driv ecarefully and maintain asafe distance
fro mt hevehicle in front.
R avoid frequent, sudden acceleration and
braking. R
change gear in good time an duseeach gear
only up to Ôof its maximum engine speed.
R switch off the engine in stationar ytraffic.
R monitor the vehicle's fue lconsumption. Returnin
ganend-of-life vehicle
EU countrie sonly:
Mercedes-Benz will take back your end-of-life
vehicl efor environmentally friendl ydisposa lin
accordance with the Europea nUnion(EU) End-
Of-Life Vehicles Directive.
An etwork of return points and disassembly
plants ha sbeene stablished for yo utoreturn
your vehicle. Yo ucan leave it at any of these
points free of charge .Thism akesani mportant
contribution to closing the recycling circl eand
conserving resources.
For further information abou tthe recycling and
disposa lofend-of-life vehicles, and the take-
back conditions ,pleas evisit the national
Mercedes-Benz website for your country. Genuine Mercedes-Benz parts
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Environmental note
Daimle rAGalso supplies reconditioned
assemblies and part swhicha re of th esame
qualit yasnew parts. For these, th esame war-
ranty applies as for new parts.
! Airbags and seat belt tensioners
,aswell as
control unit sand sensor sfor these restraint
systems, may be installe dinthefollowing
areas of your vehicle:
R doors
R door pillars
R door sills
R seats
R dashboard
R instrumen tcluster
R centr econsole
Do not install accessories such as audio sys-
tem sint hese areas. Do not carry out repairs
or welding. You could impair th eoperating
efficiency of th erestraint systems. 20
Introduction

Have the restraint system checked and
repaire dimmediately at aqualifie dspecialist
workshop. PASSENGE
RAIR BAG OFF indicator
lamp PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp
:is
part of the automatic child seat recognition on
the front-passenger seat.
Ap ermanently lit PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
indicator lamp inform syou that the front-
passenger fronta irbag is disabled.
Dependin gonthe person in the front-passenger
seat, the front-passenger fronta irbag must be
either disabled or enabled; see the following
points. You must make sure of this both before
and during ajourney.
R Children in achild restraint system:
whether the front-passenger fronta irbag is
enabled or disabled depends on the installed child restraint system and the age and size of the child. Therefore, make sure that you read
the notes on "Children in the vehicle"
(Y page 38). There, you will also find infor-
mation on rearward or forward-facing child
restraint systems on the front-passenger
seat.
R All other persons: the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lamp must be off. Make sure
that you read the notes on "Seat belts"
(Y page 32) and "Airbags" (Y page 36).
There, you can also find information on the
correc tseat position.
Observe the information on automatic child seat
recognition in the front-passenger seat
(Y page 42). Seat belts
Introduction Ac
orrectl yworns eatb eltist he mos teffective
means of restraining the movement of vehicle
occupants in the event of acollision or if the
vehicl eoverturns. Thi sreduce sthe ris kofvehi-
cle occupants coming into contact with parts of
the vehicl einterio rorbeing ejected from it. The
sea tbelta lsoh elps to kee pthe vehicl eoccu-
pants in the best positio ninrelation to the air-
ba gb eing deployed.
The sea tbelts ystem consists of:
R sea tbelts
R belt tensioners for the front sea tbelts and the
outer sea tbelts in the rear
R belt forc elim iters for the front sea tbelts and
the outer sea tbelts in the rear
If the sea tbeltisp ulledquickl yors harplybyt he
belt sash guide, the inertia ree lloc ks. The belt
stra pcanno tbep ulle doutany further.
The belt tensione rtightens the sea tbeltint he
event of acollision so tha titfits tightl yacross
your body .However, it does not pull the vehicle
occupants back in the direction of the seat
backrest.
The belt tensione rdoesn ot, however, correct an
incorrect sea tposit ionorc orrect the routing of
as eatb eltt ha tisw orni ncorrectly.
If the sea tbeltisa lsof itte dw ithab eltf orce
limite rand thi sistriggered ,the forc eexerted by
the sea tbeltont he vehicl eoccupant is reduced.
The belt forc elim iters on the front seats are
synchronised with the front airbags, which take
on apartoft he deceleratio nforce. Thi scan
reduce the forces to which the vehicl eoccu-
pants ar esubjected during an accident.
! If the co-driver'
sseatisn ot occupied ,donot
engag ethe sea tbeltt ongu eint he buckle on
the co-driver' sseat. Otherwise, the belt ten-
sione rcould be triggered in the event of an
accident and woul dhavetober eplaced.
Important safety notes G
WARNING
If the seat bel tisworn incorrectly ,itcannot
perform its intended protective function. Fur- thermore, an incorrectly worn seat beltc an
caus eadditiona linjuries, e.g. in the event of 32
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can no longer fulfil thei
rprotective function
and mus tbereplaced. Visit aquali fied spe-
cialist workshop.
X Press release button in bel tbuckle, hol dbelt
tongu efirmly and guid ethe sea tbeltb ack.
Seat belt warnin gfor the drive rand
front-passenger The
7 seatbelt warning lamp in the instru-
ment cluster is areminder that all vehicle occu-
pants must wear their seat belts. It may light up
continuously or flash. In addition, awarning tone
may sound.
The 7 seat belt warning lamp goes out and
the warning tonec eases when the driver and the
front passenger have fastened their seat belts. Airbags
Introduction The installation location of an airbag is identified
by the AIRBA Gsymbol.
An airbag supplements acorrectly worn seat
belt. It is not areplacement for the seat belt. The
airbag offers additional protection in corre-
sponding accident situations.
Not all airbags are deployed in an accident .The
different airbag systems work independently of
each other (Y page 37).
However, no system availabl etoday can com-
pletely eliminate injuries and fatalities.
It is also not possible to completely rule out a
risk of injury caused by an airbag due to the
speed at which the airbag must be deployed.
Important safety notes G
WARNING
If you deviate from the correct seat position,
the airbag canno tperform its intended pro-
tective function and can even caus eaddi-
tional injurie swhen deployed. There is an
increased risk of serious or even fatal injuries. In order to avoid such risks, always ensure
that all vehicle occupants:
R fasten their seatbelts correctly, including
pregnant women
R are seated correctly and maintain the fur-
thest possible distance from the airbags
R observe the following notes
Alway sensure that there are no objects loca-
ted betwee nthe airbag and the vehicle occu-
pant.
R Adjust the seats properl ybefore beginning
yourj ourney. Alwaysm ake sure that the seat
is in an almostu pright position. The head
restraint must be as close as possible to the
back of yourh ead.
R Move the driver's and front-passenger seats
as far back as possible. The driver's seat posi- tion must allow the vehicle to be driven safely.
R Hold the steering wheel only by the rim. This
allows the airbag to be fullyd eployed.
R Alwaysl eana gainst the backrest whiled riv-
ing. Do not leanf orwards. You may otherwise
be in the deployment area of the airbag.
R Alwaysk eep yourf eet in the footwell in front
of the seat. Do not put yourf eet on the dash-
board,f or example .Your feet may otherwise
be in the deployment area of the airbag.
R Alwayss ecure persons less than 1.50 mtall in
suitable restraint systems .Uptothish eight,
th es eat belt canno tbeworn correctly.
If ac hild is travelling in your vehicle, also
observe th efollowin gnotes:
R Always secure childre nunde rtwelve years of
age and less than 1.50 mtall in suitable child
restraint systems.
R Child restraint systems shoul dpreferabl ybe
fitte dtot herear seats.
R Secure achild to th efront-pa ssenger seat
only when th efront-pa ssenger fron tairbag is
disabled, and then only in arearward-facing
child restraint system. If th ePASSENG ER AIR
BA GO FFindicator lamp is permanently lit ,the
front-passenger fron tairbag is disabled
(Y page 32).
R Be sure to observ ethe instruction sand safety
note son" Children in th evehicle"
(Y page 38 )and on th e"Child restraint sys-
te mont hefront-passenger seat"
(Y page 43 )inaddition to th emanufactur- 36
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er's operatin
gand installation instructions for
the child restraint system.
Objects in the vehicle interior may prevent
the airba gfrom functioning correctly. Before
starting your journey and to avoid risks resulting from the speed of the airbag as it deploys, make
sure that:
R there are no people, animals or objects
between the vehicle occupant sand an airbag
R no accessories, such as cup holders, are
attached to the vehicle within the deployment
area of an airbag, e.g. to the steerin gwheel or
doors
R no heavy, sharp-edged or fragile objects are in
the pockets of your clothing. Store such
objects in asuitable place. G
WARNING
If you modify an airbag cove roraffix objects
such as stickers to it, the airbag can no longer function correctly. There is an increased risk
of injury.
Never modify an airbag cover or affix objects
to it.
Fron tairbags !
Do not place heavy objects on the front-
passenger seat. This could cause the system
to identif ythe seat as being occupied. In the
event of an accident, the restraint systems on the front-passenger side may be triggered
and have to be replaced. Driver's airbag
:deploysinf ront of the steer-
ing wheel. Front-passenge rfront airbag ;
deploy sinfront of and above the glove com-
partment. When deployed
,the fron tairbags offer addi-
tional head and thorax protection for the occu-
pants in the fron tseats.
Ap ermanently lit PASSENGE RAIR BAG OFF
indicator lamp inform syou that the front-
passenger fron tairbag is disabled (Y page 32). Deployment of beltt
ensioner sand air-
bags
Important safet ynotes G
WARNING
Afte rthe airbag deploys, the airbag parts are
hot. There is arisk of injury.
Do not touch the airbag parts. Have a
deployeda irbag replaced at aqualified spe-
cialist worksho passoon as possible. G
WARNING
Pyrotechnical beltt ensioners which have
been triggere dare no longer operational and
therefore cannot protect as intended. There is an increased risk of injury ,possibly even fatal.
Have pyrotechnic beltt ensioners which have
been triggere dreplaced at aqualified special-
ist worksho pimmediately.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you have the
vehicl etowed to aqualified specialist workshop
after an accident. Take this into account, par-
ticularly if aseat beltt ensioner was triggere dor
an airbag was deployed.
If the beltt ensioners are triggere doranairbag is
deployed, you willh earabang, and asmall
amount of powder may alsober eleased.The
6 restraint system warning lamp lights up.
Only in rare cases willt he bang affect yourhear-
ing. In general, the powder released is not haz-
ardous to health but may caus eshort-term
breathing difficultie stopersons suffering from
asthma or other pulmonary conditions. Provided it is safe to do so, you should leave the vehicle
immediatel yoropen the windo winorder to pre-
vent breathing difficulties. Occupant safety
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weight is greater than 22 kg who are secured
using th esafet ybelt integrated in th echild
restrain tsystem. The chil dcould, for example,
not be restrained correctly in th eeven tofan
accident. This poses an increase drisk of
injury or even fatal injury.
If th echildw eighs mor ethan2 2kg,only use
ISOFI Xchildr estrain tsystems with which the
chil disa lso secured with th evehicle seat belt.
Als osecure th echildr estrain tsystem with the
Top Tether belt ,ifavailable.
When fittin gachildr estrain tsystem, be sure to
observe th emanufacturer's installation and
operatin ginstructions and th einstructions for
correc tuse of th echildr estrain tsystem
(Y page 46).
Before ever ytrip, mak esure that th eISO FIX
chil drestrain tsystem is engaged correctly in
bot hISO FIXs ecurin grings.
! When fittin
gthe chil drestrain tsystem,
mak esure that th eseat belt for th ecentre
seat does not get trapped. Otherwise, the
seat belt could be damaged. X
Instal lthe ISOFIX child restraint system on
both ISOFIX securing rings :.
ISOFIX is astandardised securing system for
specially designed child restraint systems on
the rear seats. The ISOFIX securing rings for two ISOFIX child restraint systems are fitted on the
left and right of the rear seats.
Non-ISOFIX child seats may also be used and
can be installe dusing the vehicle's seat belt
system. When fitting achild restraint system, be
sure to observe the manufacturer's installation
and operating instructions and the instructions
for correct use of the child restraint system
(Y page 46). Top Tether
Introduction Top Tether provides an additional connection
betwee nthe child restraint system secured with
ISOFIX and the vehicle. It helps reduce the risk
of injury even further. If the child restraint sys-
tem is fitted with aTop Tether belt, this should
alway sbeu sed.
Important safety notes G
WARNING
If the rear seat backrests are not locked, they
could fold forwards in the event of an acci-
dent, heavy braking or sudden changes of
direction .Asaresult, child restraint systems
cannot perform their intended protective
function. Rears eat backrests that are not
locked can alsoc auseadditiona linjuries, e.g.
in the event of an accident. This poses an
increased risk of injury or even fatal injury.
Always lock rear seat backrests after fitting a Top Tether belt. Adjust the rear seat backr-
ests so that they are positioned upright.
Make sure that the backrest in the rear com-
partment engages fully. To do so, pullf irmly on
the seat backrest.
Top Tether anchorages Top Tethe
ranchorages ;are on the luggage
compartment floor. Children in the vehicle
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