2017 MERCEDES-BENZ G-Class child lock

Adjusting thesteering wheel
:Adjusts th esteering whee lposition (fore-
and-af tadjustment)
;Adjusts th esteering whee lheight
iIf th edriver's door is open ,the steering
whee lcan be adjusted for up to 30 minute s
after th eignition has been switched off .
iFurther relatedsubjects :
REASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature (Ypage 80)
RStoring settings(Ypage 83)
Steering wheel heating
Switchin gon/off
:To switch on th esteering whee lheating
;To switch off th esteering whee lheating
=Indicato rlamp
The steering whee lheating warm sthe leather
areas on th esteering wheel.
XTo switch on: makesuret ha tthe SmartKey is
in position 1or 2in th eignition lock.
XTurn th elever in th edirection of arrow :.
Indicato rlamp =lights up.
XTo switch off :mak esuret hatthe SmartKey
is in position 1or 2in th eignition lock.
XTurn th elever in th edirection of arrow ;.
Indicato rlamp =goes out .
iThe steering whee lheating does no tswitch
off automatically.
iThe steering whee lheating may switch off
temporarily if:
Rth et em perature in th evehicl einterior is
abov e86‡ (30 †)
Rthet em perature of th esteering whee lis
abov e95‡ (35 †)
Indicato rlamp =remain son.
iThe steering whee lheating is deactivated if
you remove th eSmartKey from th eignition
lock.
Problemsw ith thesteering wheel heat-
ing
If steering whee lheating indicator lamp =is
flashing, th esteering whee lheating has
switched off automatically. The vehicle's elec -
trical system voltag eistoolow because to o
man yelectrical consumer sare switched on .
XSwitchoff electrical consumer sthaty ou do
no tn eed, suc hastherear window defroste r
or interior lighting .
Once th ebattery is sufficientl ycharged, th e
steering whee lheating will switch bac kon
automatically.
Steering wheel EASY-ENTRY/EX ITfea-
tu re
Import ant safety notes
GWARNIN G
When th eEASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature adjust s
th es teering whee land th edriver's seat ,you
and other vehicl eoccupant s–particularly
children –could become trapped .There is a
ris kofi njury.
Whil ethe EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature is mak -
ing adjustments ,makes uret hatnoo nehas
any body part sintheswee poft heseat and
th es teering wheel.
80Steering wheel
Seats ,steering wheel and mirrors

the vehicleasaresultoft he adjustments
being made .There is ariskofana ccident.
Onlyu sethe memory functio nonthe driver's
side when the vehicl eisstationary.
GWARNING
When the memory functio nadjusts the seat or
steering wheel, yo uand othe rvehicl eoccu-
pants –particularly children –could become
trapped .There is ariskofi njury.
Whil ethe memory functio nism aking adjust-
ments ,makes uret hatnoo ne hasa ny body
parts in the swee pofthe seat or steering
wheel. If somebod ybecome strapped ,imm e-
diately release the memory functio nposit ion
button. The adjustment proces sisstopped.
GWARNING
Childre ncould become trapped if theya cti-
vate the memory function, particularly when
unattended .There is ariskofi njury.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the
SmartKeyw ithy ou and lock the vehicle. Never
leav echildren unsupervised in the vehicle.
With the memory function, yo ucan stor eupto
threed ifferent settings, e.g .for threed ifferent
people.
The following setting sarestored as asingle
memory preset:
Rpositio nofthe seat, backrest and head
restraint
Rdriver's side :steering whee lposit ion
Rdriver's side :posit ionoft he exterio rmirrors
on the driver's and front-passenge rsides
XMake sure thatt he SmartKeyisinp osition 2
(Ypage 104 )orthatthe respectiv edooris
open.
XAdjust the seat (Ypage 76 )and hea drestraint
(Ypage 76).
XOn the driver'ss ide,adjus tthe steering wheel
(Ypage 80 )and the exterio rmirrors
(Ypage 81).
XPress memory button M.
XPress one of memory buttons 1,2 or 3within
threes econds.
The settings are stored in the selecte dstor-
ag ep osition.
Calling up astored setting
!
If yo uwanttom ove the sea tfrom the fully
recline dposition toas tored sea tposition,
first raise the backres tusing the sea tswitch.
The sea tcould otherwise be damaged.
XPress and hol dthe relevant memory button 1,
2 or 3,u nti lthe seat, hea drestraints, steering
whee land mirrors are in the stored position.
iThe setting procedur eisinterruptedass oon
as yo urelease the memory button.
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Seats, steering wheel andmirrors

Do not switch off the ignition whiledriving.
GWARNING
If the parkin gbrake hasn ot been fully
released when driving, the parkin gbrake can:
Roverheat and cause afire
Rlose its hol dfunction.
There is ariskoff irea nd an accident. Release
the parkin gbrake full ybefor ed rivin goff.
!Warm up the engine quickly. Do not us ethe
engine's full performance unti lithasreached
operating temperature.
Onlys hift the automatic transmission to the
desired drive positio nwhent he vehicl eissta-
tionary.
Where possible, avoi dspinning the drive
wheels when pulling away on slippery roads.
Yo uc ould otherwis edamag ethe drive train.
!Avoi dhighe ngine speeds when the engine
is cold. The engine's servic elifec ould other-
wise be significantl yshortened. Do not use
the engine's full performance unti lithas
reachedo perating temperature.
!Mercedes-AMG vehicles: at lowengine oil
temperatures belo w68‡ (+20† ),the max-
imu me ngine spee disrestricted in order to
protect the engine .Toprotect the engine and
maintain smooth engine operation, avoi ddriv-
ing at full throttle when the engine is cold.
SmartKey positions
gTo remove the SmartKey
1Powe rsuppl yfor som econsumers ,suc ha s
the windshiel dwiper s
2Ignitio n(powe rsuppl yfor al lconsumers)
and drive position
3To start the engine
As soo nasthe ignition is switched on, al lthe
indicator lamps in the instrument cluster light
up .Ifani ndicator lamp does not go ou tafter
startin gthe engine or lights up whil edriving, see
(
Ypage 189).
If the SmartKeyisinp osition gin the ignition
lock for alon gerp eriod, it can no longe rbe
turned in the ignition lock. The steerin gisthen
locked .Tounlock, remove the SmartKeya nd
reinsert it into the ignition lock.
The steerin gislocked when yo uremove the
SmartKeyf romthe ignition lock.
XRemov ethe SmartKeyw hent he engine is
switched off.
The starter battery could otherwis ebedis-
charged.
If yo ucanno tturnt he SmartKeyint he ignition
lock, the starter battery mayn ot be charged
sufficiently.
XCheck the starter battery and charge it if nec-
essar y(Ypage 243).
or
XJump-star tthe vehicl e(Ypage 243).
Yo uc an onl yremove the SmartKeyi f:
Rthe SmartKeyisinpositiongin the ignition
lock
Rthe automatic transmission selecto rlev er is
in j
Starting the engine
Important safety notes
GWARNING
If children ar eleftu nsupervised in the vehicle,
theyc ould:
Ropen the doors ,thuse ndangering other
people or roa dusers.
Rgeto utand disrupt traffic.
Roperate the vehicle's equipment.
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Driving an dparking

Additionally, children could set the vehiclein
motion if, for example, they:
Rrelease the parking brake.
Rshifting the automatic transmission outo f
park position P
RStartthe engine.
There is ariskofana ccident and injury.
Whe nleavi ng the vehicle, always take the
SmartKeyw ithy ou and lock the vehicle. Never
leav echildren or animals unattended in the
vehicle. Alway skeept he SmartKeyo utof
reach of children.
GWARNING
Combustion engine semitp oiso nousexhaust
gases such as carbo nmonoxide. Inhaling
thes eexhaus tgases lead stopoisoning. There
is ar iskoff atalinjury.T herefore neve rleave
the engine running in enclose dspaces with-
outs ufficient ventilation.
GWARNING
Flammabl ematerial sintroduced through
environmental influence or by animals can
ignite if in contact with the exhaus tsystem or
parts of the engine thath eatu p.There is arisk
of fire.
Carry outr egular checks to make sure that
ther eareno flammabl eforeig nmaterial sin
the engine compartment or in the exhaust
system.
!Do not depress the accelerator when start-
ing the engine.
Starting procedure
XShift the automatic transmission to position
j.
XMake sure thatt he parking brake is applied.
XTurn the SmartKeytop osition3in the igni-
tio nlock(Ypage 104) and release it as soon
as the engine is running.
Yo uc an also us ethe touch-start function. To do
this, turn the SmartKeytop osition3
(
Ypage 104 )and release it immediately. The
engine then starts automatically.
Pulling away
General notes
GWARNING
If the engine speed is above the idling speed
and yo uengag etransmission position Dor R,
the vehicl ecould pull away suddenly. There is
ar iskofana ccident.
Whe nengaging transmission position Dor R,
always firmly depress the brake peda land do
not simultaneously accelerate.
!Do not depress the accelerator peda lwhile
depressing the brake pedal. Thi simpairs
engine performance and results in premature
wear on the brake system and drivetrain.
!If aw arning tone sounds and the ReleasePark. Brakemessage appearsinthe multi-
functio ndisplay ,the parking brake is still
applied. Releas ethe parking brake.
Depres sthe accelerator carefull ywhenp ulling
away.
The vehicl eloc ks centrall yonce yo uhavep ulle d
away .The locking knobsint he doors dropdown.
Yo uc an open the doors from the insid eatany
time.
Yo uc an also deactivate the automatic locking
feature (
Ypage 166).
It is possibl etoshift the transmission from posi-
tion jto the desired positio nonlyify ou
depress the brake pedal. Onlyt hen is the selec-
tor lever lock released.
iUpshifts take place at highe rengine speeds
afte rac olds tart. Thi shelps the catalytic con-
verter to reach its operating temperature
more quickly.
Pulling away with atrailer
To ensure thaty oudo not rollb ackw henp ulling
away on an uphill slope, appl ythe parking brake.
XDepres sthe brake peda land kee pit
depressed.
XShift the automatic transmission to position
h ork.
iAlway swaitu ntilthe shifting proces sis
complete before driving off.
XReleas ethe parking brake (Ypage 121).
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Shifting to neutralN
GWARNING
If children are left unsupervised in the vehicle,
they could:
Ropen the doors, thus endangering other
people or road users.
Rget out and disrupt traffic.
Roperate the vehicle's equipment.
Additionally, children could set the vehicle in
motion if, for example, they:
Rrelease the parking brake.
Rshifting the automatic transmission out of
park position P
RStart the engine.
There is arisk of an accident and injury.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the
SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle. Never
leave children or animals unattended in the
vehicle. Always keep the SmartKey out of
reach of children.
XMake sure that the vehicle is stationary.
XDepress the brake pedal and keep it
depressed.
XDepending on the current transmission posi-
tion, press the selector lever forwards or
backwards to the first point of resistance.
The automatic transmission shifts into N.
If the engine has been switched off, the auto-
matic transmission automatically shifts to N.
If the vehicle is braked to astandstill in neutral
N,t he ECO start/stop function switches off the
engine automatically (
Ypage 106).
Remaining in neutra lN
GWARNING
If children are left unsupervised in the vehicle,
they could:
Ropen the doors, thus endangering other
people or road users.
Rget out and disrupt traffic.
Roperate the vehicle's equipment.
Additionally, children could set the vehicle in
motion if, for example, they:
Rrelease the parking brake.
Rshifting the automatic transmission out of
park position P
RStart the engine.
There is arisk of an accident and injury.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the
SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle. Never
leave children or animals unattended in the
vehicle. Always keep the SmartKey out of
reach of children.
XMake sure that the vehicle is stationary.
XMake sure that the ignition is switched on.
XDepress the brake pedal and keep it
depressed.
XShift to neutral N.
XRelease the brake pedal.
XMake sure that the parking brake is released.
XSwitch off the ignition and leave the SmartKey
in the ignition lock.
Engaging drive position D
XMake sure that the vehicle is stationary.
XDepress the brake pedal and keep it
depressed.
XPush the selector lever back past the first
point of resistance.
The automatic transmission shifts into D.
If the vehicle is braked to astandstill in trans-
mission position D,the ECO start/stop function
switches off the engine automatically
(
Ypage 106).
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Refueling
Important safety notes
GWARNING
Fue lish ighly flammable. If yo uhandlef uel
incorrectly, there is ariskoff ire and explo-
sion.
Yo um usta void fire ,ope nf lames ,creating
sparks and smoking. Switch off the engine
and ,ifa pplicable, the auxiliary heating before
refueling.
GWARNING
Fue lisp oisonous and hazardoustoh ealth.
There is ariskofi njury.
Yo um ustm ake sure that fue ldoe sn ot come
into contact with your skin, eyes or clothing
and that it is not swallowed. Do not inhale fuel
vapors. Keepf uelawa yfrom children.
If yo uoro thers come into contact with fuel,
observe the following:
RWash away fue lfrom skin immediately
using soapa nd water.
RIf fuelcomesi nto contact with your eyes,
immediately rins ethem thoroughly with
clean water. Seek medica lassistance with-
outd elay.
RIf fuelisswallowed, seekm edicalassis-
tance withoutd elay.Don ot induce vomit-
ing.
RImmediately change outofc lothing which
hasc ome into contact with fuel.
GWARNING
Electrostatic buildu pcan create sparks and
ignite fue lvapors. There is ariskoff ire and
explosion.
Alway stouch the vehicl ebodyb efore opening
the fue lfille rflaport ouching the fue lpum p
nozzle .Any existing electrostati cbuildup is
thereby discharged.
Do not get into the vehicl eagain during the refu-
eling process .otherwise electrostati ccharge
could buil dupagain.
!Do not us ediese ltor efuel vehicles with a
gasoline engine. Do not switch on the ignition
if yo uaccidentall yrefuel with the wrong fuel.
Otherwise, the fue lwille nter the fue lsys tem.
Even small amounts of the wrong fue lcould
resul tind amagetot he fue lsystem and the
engine. Notify aquali fied specialist workshop
and have the fue ltank and fue llin es drained
completely.
!Overfilling the fue ltank could damag ethe
fue lsystem.
!Take care not to spill any fue lonpainted
surfaces. Yo ucould otherwise damag ethe
paintwork.
!Use afilter when adding fue lfrom afue lcan.
The fue llin es and/or the fue linjection system
could otherwise be blocked by particles from
the fue lcan.
If yo uoverfil lthe fue ltank, fue lcould spray out
when the fue lpum pnozzle is removed.
If yo uoverfil lthe fue ltank, pressure may build
up in the fue ltank. Thisc ould ca
use fue
ltospray
outw hent he fue lpum pnozzle is removed.
There is ariskofi njury. The fue ltank is ful lwhen
the fue lpum pnozzle firs tswitches off. End the
refueling process.
For further information on fue land fue lquali ty
(
Ypage 276).
Refueling
General information
Paya ttention to the important safety notes
(Ypage 118).
If yo uunlock/lock the vehicl efrom the outside,
the fue lfille rflapa lsou nlocks/locks.
The position of the fue lfille rcap is displayed in
the instrument cluster 8.The arrow next to
the filling pump indicates the sid eofthe vehicle.
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Driving and parking

Problems with the fuel and fuel tank
ProblemPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
Fuel is leaking from the
vehicle.GWARNING
The fuel line or the fuel tank is defective.
There is arisk of fire or explosion.
XApply the parking brake.
XTurn the SmartKey to position g(Ypage 104) immediately and
remove it.
XDo not restart the engine under any circumstances.
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop.
The fuel filler flap cannot
be opened.The fuel filler flap is not unlocked.
XUnlock the vehicle (Ypage 63).
XOpen the rear door.
XManually unlock the fuel filler flap using the emergency release
(Ypage 119).
The SmartKey battery is discharged or nearly discharged.
XUnlock the vehicle using the mechanical key (Ypage 64).
The fuel filler flap is unlocked, but the opening mechanism is jammed.
XManually unlock the fuel filler flap using the emergency release
(Ypage 119).
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop.
Parking
Important safety notes
GWARNING
Flammable material such as leaves, grass or
twigs may ignite if they come into contact with
hot parts of the exhaust system or exhaust
gas flow. There is arisk of fire.
Park the vehicle so that no flammable mate-
rials come into contact with parts of the vehi-
cle which are hot. Take particular care not to
park on dry grassland or harvested grain
fields.
GWARNING
If you leave children unsupervised in the vehi-
cle, they could set it in motion by, for example:
Rrelease the parking brake.
Rshift the automatic transmission out of the
parking position P.
Rstart the engine.
In addition, they may operate vehicle equip-
ment and become trapped. There is arisk of
an accident and injury.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the
SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle. Never
leave children unsupervised in the vehicle.
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To ensure that the vehicle is safeguarded
against rolling away unintentionally:
Rthe parking brake must be applied.
Rthe transmission must be in positionPand the
SmartKey must be removed from the ignition
lock
Rthe transfer case must not be in the neutral
position
Rthe front wheels must be turned towards the
curb on steep uphill or downhill gradients
Rthe empty vehicle must be secured at the
front axle with awheel chock or similar
object ,for example, on uphill or downhill gra-
dients
Ral aden vehicle must also be secured at the
rear axle with awheel chock or similar object,
for example, on uphill or downhill gradients
Switching off the engine
GWARNING
The automatic transmission switches to neu-
tral position Nwhen you switch off the engine.
The vehicle may roll away.T here isarisk of an
accident.
After switching off the engine, alwayss witch
to parking position P.Prevent the parked vehi-
cle from rolling away by applying the parking
brake.
XShift the automatic transmission to position
P.
XTurn the SmartKey to position 0in the ignition
lock and remove it.
The immobilizer is activated.
XApply the parking brake firmly.
XTurn the steerin gwheel until the steering
wheel lock engages.
If you switch the engine off with the transmis-
sion in position Ror D,t he automatic transmis-
sion shifts to Nautomatically.
If you then open the driver's door or the front-
passenger door or remove the SmartKey from
the ignition ,the automatic transmission shifts
to Pautomatically.
If you switch off the engine while the transmis-
sion is in position N,t he automatic transmission
remains in Neven if adoor is opened. The auto-
matic transmission only automatically shifts into neutral
Nwhen you switch off the engine
using the SmartKey.
Parking brake
GWARNING
If you must brake the vehicle with the parking brake, the braking distance is considerably
longer and the wheels could lock. There is an
increased danger of skidding and accidents.
Only use the parking brake to brake the vehi-
cle when the service brake is faulty. Do not
apply the parking brake too firmly. If the
wheels lock, release the parking brake until
the wheels begin turnin gagain.
GWARNING
If you leave children unsupervised in the vehi-
cle, they could set it in motion by, for example:
Rrelease the parking brake.
Rshift the automatic transmission out of the
parking position P.
Rstart the engine.
In addition, they may operate vehicle equip-
ment and become trapped. There is arisk of
an accident and injury.
When leaving the vehicle, alwayst ake the
SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle. Never
leave children unsupervised in the vehicle.
If you brake the vehicle with the parking brake,
the brake lamps will not light up.
If you pull away with the parking brake applied,
aw arning ton esounds.
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