2017 MERCEDES-BENZ G-Class stop start

Fuelconsumptio nalsoi ncreases whe ndriving in
cold weather, in stop-start traffi cand in hilly ter-
rain.
Drinking and driving
GWARNING
Drinking and driving and/o rtaking drugs and
driving are very dangerous combinations.
Even asmall amount of alcoholord rugs can
affect your reflexes,p erceptions and judg-
ment.
The possibility of aseriousore ven fatalacci-
dent is greatly increased whe nyou drink or
take drugs and drive.
Do not drink or take drugs and drive or allow
anyone to drive who has bee ndrinking or tak-
ing drugs.
Emissionc ontrol
GWARNING
Combustio nengines emitp oisonousexhaust
gases such as carbon monoxide. Inhaling
these exhaust gases leads to poisoning. There
is ar isk of fata linjury. Therefore never leave
the engine running in enclosed spaces with-
outs ufficient ventilation.
Certai nengine systems are designe dtokeep
the level of poisonousc omponents in exhaust
fume swithin legal limits.
These systems only wor katpeakefficiency if
they are serviced exactl yinaccordance with the
manufacturer's specifications. Alway shave
wor kont he engine carried outata qualified
specialist workshop.M ercedes-Benz recom-
mends that yo uuse an authorized Mercedes-
Benz Center for this purpose. In particular, work
relevant to safety or on safety-related systems
mus tbec arried outata qualified specialist
workshop.
The engine setting smustn ot be changed under
any circumstances. Furthermore,a llspecific
service wor kmustb ec arried outatr egular
intervals and in accordance with the Mercedes-
Benz service requirements. You can obtain cur-
rent information concerning the servicing of
your vehicle at any time from aquali fied spe-
cialist workshop.T hiscould be an overvie wof the maintenance wor
korany additional main-
tenance work, for example.
Brakes
Important safety notes
GWARNING
If yo ushift downonaslippery roads urface in
an attemp ttoincrease the engine's braking
effect, the drive wheels could los etheirg rip.
There is an increased danger of skidding and
accidents.
Do not shift downf or additional engine brak-
ing on aslippery roads urface.
GWARNING
If yo uselect the LOW RANG Eoff-roadg earon
as lippery roads urface,the wheels could lose
traction:
Rif yo uremove your foot from the accelera-
tor pedal whe ndriving
Rif off roadA BS intervenes whe nbraking
If the wheels los etraction. the vehicle can no
longer be steered. There is an increased dan-
ger of skidding and accidents.
Nevers elect the LOW RANG Eoff-roadg ear
whe ndriving on slippery roads urfaces.
Information on the parking brake (
Ypage 121).
Downhillg radients
!On long and steep gradients, yo umust
reduce the loa donthe brakes by shifting to a
lower gearing oodtime. Thisa llow syou to
take advantage of the engine's braking effect.
Thish elps yo utoavoid overheating the
brakes and wearing them oute xcessively.
Wheny outake advantage of engine braking, a
drive wheel may not turn for some time, e.g.
on aslippery roads urface.Thisc ould cause
damag etothe drive train. Thist ypeofd amage
is not covered by the Mercedes-Benz war-
ranty.
Thisa lsoa pplies if cruise control or DISTRONIC
PLUS is activated.
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Drivin gand parking
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Activatingatthe curren tspeed/last
store dspeed
GWARNIN G
If you call up th estoreds pee dand it differs
from th ecurren tspeed, th evehicl eacceler -
ate sord ecelerates. If you do no tknowt he
store dspeed, th evehicl ecould accelerate or
brak eunexpectedly. Ther eisariskofana cci-
dent.
Pay attentio ntotheroad and traffic condi-
tions before calling up th estoreds peed. If you
do no tknowt he store dspeed, store th e
desired spee dagain .
XBriefl ypull th ecruise control leve rtow ards
you ?.
XRemove your foo tfro mt heaccelerato rpedal.
DISTRONI CPLUSisa ctivated. The first tim eit
is activated, th ecurren tspee diss tored. Oth-
erwise, it set sthe vehicl espee dtot heprevi-
ously store dvalue .
Driving with DISTRONIC PLUS
Pulling awa yand driving
XIf you want to pull awa ywith DISTRONIC
PLUS :remove your foo tfro mt hebrak epedal.
XBriefl ypull th ecruise control leve rtow ards
you ?.
or
XAccelerat ebriefly.
The vehicl epulls away and adapt sits spee dto
that of th evehicl einf ront.Ifnov ehicleis
detected in front, your vehicl eaccelerate sto
th es toreds peed.
The vehicl ecan also pull away when it is facing
an unidentified obstacle or is driving on adiffer-
en tlinef roma nother vehicle. The vehicl ethen
brakes automatically.
If DISTRONI CPLUSd oes no tdetect avehicl ein
front, th esystem operate slikeac ruise control .
If DISTRONI CPLUSd etect sthatthe vehicl ein
fron tisd riving slower, your vehicl ebrakes. In
this way, th especifie dminimum distanc eyou
have selected is maintained.
If DISTRONI CPLUSd etect safaster-moving
vehicl einfront,itincreases th edriving spee dto
th es et speed. If you depress th
ebrake, DISTRONI CPLUSis
deactivate dunless your vehicl eisstationary.
Selecting thed rive program
DISTRONI CPLUSs upport sasporty driving style
when you have selected th eS driving program
(
Ypage 114). Acceleration behind th evehicl ein
fron tortot heset spee disthenn oticeably mor e
dynamic .Ifyou h
ave selected driv
eprogram Eor
C (Mercedes-AM Gvehicles), th evehicl eaccel-
erates mor egently. This settin gisrecommen -
ded in stop-start traffic.
Changing lanes
If you chang etothepassing lane ,DISTR ONIC
PLU Ssupport syou when :
Ryou are driving faste rtha n40m ph(60 km/ h)
RDISTRONICP LUSism aintaining the distance
to av ehicl einf ront
Ryous witch on the appropriate tur nsignal
RDISTRONICP LUSd oesn ot detect adangero f
collision
If these conditions ar efulfilled ,you rv ehicl eis
accelerated .Acceleratio nwillbei nterrupte dif
changing lanes take stoo long or if the distance
between your vehicl eand the vehicl einfront
become stoo small.
When changing lanes ,DISTRONICP LUSm oni-
tors the left lane on left-hand drive vehicles and
the right lane on right-hand drive vehicles.
Stopping
GWARNING
When leaving the vehicle, eve nifitisbraked
onl ybyD ISTRONICP LUS, it could rol lawa yif:
Rthere is amalfunctio ninthe system or in
the voltag esupply.
RDISTRONICP LUSh asbeen deactivated
with the cruis econtro llev er,e .g.b yav ehi-
cle occupant or fromo utside the vehicle.
Rthe electrical system in the engine com-
partment, the battery or the fuses have
been tampered with.
Rthe battery is disconnected.
Rthe accelerator peda lhas been depressed,
e.g .byav ehicl eoccupant.
There is ariskofana ccident.
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Driving an dparking
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If you wish to exit the vehicle,always turn off
DISTRONIC PLUS and secure the vehicle
against rolling away.
For further information on deactivating
DISTRONIC PLUS (
Ypage 136).
If DISTRONIC PLUS detects that the vehicle in
front is stopping, it brakes you rvehicle until it is
stationary.
Once you rvehicle is stationary,itr emains sta-
tionary and you do not need to depresst he
brake.
Depending on the specifiedm inimum distance,
you rvehicle willc ome toastandstill at asuffi-
cient distance behind the vehicle in front. The
specifiedm inimum distance is set using the
control on the cruise control lever.
The automatic transmission shifts automatically
to transmission position P,ifDISTRONIC PLUS
is activated and:
Rthe driver's seat belt is not fastened and the
driver's door is open.
Rthe engine is switched off, unless it is auto-
matically switched off by the ECO start/stop
function.
On steep uphill or downhill inclines or if there is
am alfunction, the automatic transmission may
also automatically be shifted to position P.
Deactivating DISTRONIC PLUS
There are several waystodeactivate
DISTRONIC PLUS:
XBriefly push the cruise control lever
forward :.
or
XBrake, unless the vehicle is stationary
When you deactivate DISTRONIC PLUS, the
DISTRONIC
PLUSOffmessage is shown in the multifunction display for approximately five sec-
onds.
The last speed stored remains stored until you
switch off the engine.
DISTRONIC PLUS is not deactivated if you
depresst
he accelerator pedal.
DISTRONIC PLUS is automatically deactivated
if:
Ryou applyt he parking brake
Ryou are driving slower than 15 mph (25 km/h)
and there is no vehicle in front, or if the vehicle
in front is no longer detected
RESP®intervenes or you deactivate ESP®
Rthe automatic transmission is in position P,R
or N
Ryou pullt he cruise control lever towards you
in order to pulla waya nd the front-passenger
door or one of the rear doors is open
Rthe vehicle slips
If DISTRONIC PLUS is deactivated, an intermit-
tent warning tone sounds and the DISTRONIC
PLUSOffmessageappears in the multifunction
display for approximately five seconds.
Tips for driving with DISTRONIC PLUS
Pay particular attention in the following traffic
situations:
RCornering, entering and exiting abend: the
ability of DISTRONIC PLUS to detect vehicles
when cornering is limited. Your vehicle may
brake unexpectedly or late.
RDriving on adifferent line: DISTRONIC PLUS
may not detect vehiclesw hich are not driving
in the middleoft heir lane. The distance to the
vehicle in front willbet oo short.
ROther vehicleschanging lane: DISTRONIC
PLUS has not detected the vehicle cutting in
yet. The distance to this vehicle willbet oo
short.
RNarrow vehicles: DISTRONIC PLUS does not
detect the vehicle in front on the edge of the
road because of its narrow width. The dis-
tance to the vehicle in front willbet oo short.
RObstacles and stationary vehicles:
DISTRONIC PLUS does not brake for obsta-
cles or stationary vehicles. If, for example,t he
detected vehicle turns acorner and revealsa n
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Driving and parking

HOLD function
General notes
The HOLD function can assist the driverint he
following situations:
Rwhen pulling away, especially on steep slopes
Rwhen maneuvering on steep slopes
Rwhen waiting in traffic
The vehicleisk ept stationary without the driver
having to depress the brake pedal.
The braking effect is cancele dand the HOLD
function deactivated when you depress the
accelerator pedaltop ulla way.
Do not use the HOLD function when driving off-
road ,ons teep uphill or downhill gradients or on
slippery or looses urfaces. The HOLD function
cannot hold the vehicleons uch surfaces.
Important safety notes
GWARNING
When leaving the vehicle, it can still roll away despite being braked by the HOLD function if:
Rthere is amalfunction in the system or in
the voltag esupply.
Rthe HOLD function has been deactivated by
pressing the accelerator pedalort he brake
pedal, e.g. by avehicleo ccupant.
Rthe electrical system in the engine com-
partment, the battery or the fuse shave
been tampere dwith.
Rthe battery is disconnected
There is arisk of an accident.
If you wis htoexit the vehicle, alway sturn off
the HOLD function and secure the vehicle
against rolling away.
!When DISTRONIC PLUS or the HOLD func-
tion is activated, the vehicleb rakes automat-
ically in certain situations.
To avoi ddamage to the vehicle, deactivate
DISTRONIC PLUS and the HOLD function in
the following or similar situations:
Rwhen towing the vehicle
Rin the car wash
Deactivating the HOLD function (
Ypage1 39).
Activation conditions
You can activate the HOLD function if:
Rthe vehicleiss tationary
Rthe engine is running or if it has been auto-
matically switched off by the ECO start/stop
function
Rthe driver's door is closed or you rseat belti s
fastened
Rthe parking brake is released
Rthe transmission is in position D,R or N
RDISTRONIC PLUS is deactivated
Activating the HOLD function
XMake sure that the activation conditions are
met.
XDepress the brake pedal.
XQuickly depress the brake pedalf urther until
ë appears in the multifunction display.
The HOLD function is activated. You can
release the brake pedal.
If depressing the brake pedalt he first time does
not activate the HOLD function, wai tbriefly and
then try again.
Deactivatin gthe HOLD function
The HOLD function is deactivated automatically
if:
Ryou accelerate and the transmission is in
position Dor R.
Rthe transmission is in position j.
Ryou depress the brake pedalagain withacer-
tain amount of pressure until ëdisap-
pears from the multifunction display.
Ryou activate DISTRONIC PLUS
On steep uphill or downhill gradients or if there
is am alfunction, the transmission may als obe
automatically shifted into position P.
Permanentall-wheel drive
!
Never tow the vehiclew ith one axle raised.
This may damage the transfer case. Damage
of this sort is not covered by the Mercedes-
Benz Limited Warranty. All wheels must
remai neither on the ground or be full yraised.
Observe the instructions for towing the vehi-
cle with all wheels in full contact with the
ground.
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Driving and parking
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Shifting the transfer case
General notes
:Current shift range
:Indicator lamp
;LOW RANGE button
Important safety notes
GWARNING
If you do not wait for the transfer case gear
change process to complete, the transfer
case could remain in the neutral position. The power transmission to the driven wheels is
then interrupted. There is adanger of the
vehicle rolling away unintentionally. There is a
risk of an accident.
Wait until the transfer case shift process is
completed.
Do not switch off the engine while changing gear
and do not shift the automatic transmission to
another gear.
Always wait for the gear change process from
HIGH RANGE toLOW RANGE and fromLOW
RANGE toHIGH RANGE to complete. Do not
switch off the engine while changing gear and do
not shift the automatic transmission to another
gear.
Switching on the off-road gear ratio
!Proceed with the shifting process only
when:
Rthe engine is running
Rthe vehicle is rolling
Rthe automatic transmission is in selector
lever position i
Ryou are not driving faster than 25 mph
(40 km/h)
You could otherwise damage the transfer
case.
XMake sure the ECO start/stop function is
switched off (Ypage 106).
XPress LOW RANGE button ;.
Once the shifting procedure has been com-
pleted, the LOW RANGE
transfer case position
is shown in the multifunction display.
Indicator lamp :lights up.
XShift the automatic transmission to position
D.
Switching off the off-road gear ratio
GWARNING
If you do not wait for the transfer case gear
change process to complete, the transfer
case could remain in the neutral position. The power transmission to the driven wheels is
then interrupted. There is adanger of the
vehicle rolling away unintentionally. There is a
risk of an accident.
Wait until the transfer case shift process is
completed.
!Proceed with the shifting process only
when:
Rthe engine is running
Rthe vehicle is rolling
Rthe automatic transmission is in selector
lever position i
Ryou are not driving faster than 43 mph
(70 km/h)
You could otherwise damage the transfer
case.
XPress button ;.
Once the shifting procedure has been com-
pleted, the HIGH
RANGEtransfer case position
is shown in the multifunction display.
Indicator lamp :goes out.
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Driving and parking

8RMute
?RSwitches on the Voice Control Sys-
tem (see the separate operating
instructions)
Back button
%Press briefly:
RBack
RSwitches off the Voice Control
System
RHides display messages/calls up
the lastTripmenu function used
RExitsthe telephone book/redial
memory
%Press and hold:
RCallsupt he standard display in the
Tripmenu
Multifunction display
:Transmission position (Ypage 110)
;Drive program (Ypage 113)
=Text field
?Menu bar
ATime
BOutside temperature or speed
(Ypage 165)
CTransfer case position (Ypage 145)
XTo display menu bar ?:press the =
or ; button on the steering wheel.
If you do not press the buttons any longer,
menu bar ?is faded out after afew seconds.
Text field =shows the selected menu or sub-
menu and display messages.
Set the time using the multimedia system; see
the Digital Operator's Manual.
The following messages may appear in the mul-
tifunction display:
Z Shift recommendation (
Ypage 115)
¯ Cruise control (
Ypage 131)
è ECO start/stop function
(
Ypage 106)
LOW
RANGELOW RANGE off-road gear
(Ypage 146)
HIGH
RANGETransfer case position (Ypage 145)
ë HOLD function (
Ypage 139)
Menus and submenus
Menu overview
Using the =or; button on the steering
wheel, open the menu bar.
Operating the on-board computer (
Ypage 158).
Depending on the equipment installed in the
vehicle, you can call up the following menus:
RTripmenu (Ypage 160)
RNavimenu (navigation instructions)
(Ypage 161)
RAudiomenu (Ypage 162)
RTelmenu (telephone) (Ypage 163)
RDriveAssistmenu (assistance)
(Ypage 164)
RServ.menu (Ypage 164)
RSett.menu (settings) (Ypage 164)
RAMGmenu in Mercedes-AMG vehicles
(Ypage 167)
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On-board computer and displays
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XPress the9or: button to select the
desired name.
or
XTo startr apid scrolling: press and hold9
or : for longer than one second.
Rapid scrolling stops when you release the
button or reach the end of the list.
XIf only one telephone number is stored for
an ame: press the 6ora button to
start dialing.
or
XIf thereism ore thanone number for a
particular name:press the 6ora
button to display the numbers.
XPress the 9or: button to select the
number you want to dial.
XPress the 6ora button to start dialing.
or
XTo exit the phone book: press the~or
% button.
Redialing
The on-board computer saves the last names or
numbers dialed in the redial memory.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Telmenu.
XPress the6button to switch to the redial
memory.
XPress the 9or: button to select the
desired name or number.
XPress the 6ora button to start dialing.
or
XTo exit the redial memory: press the~
or % button.
Assistance menu
Introduction
In the DriveAssistmenu, you have the follow-
ing options:
RDisplaying the assistanc egraphic
(Ypage 164)
RActivating/deactivatin gBlind Spot Assist
(Ypage 164)
Showing the distance display
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the DriveAssistmenu.
XPress9or: to select AssistanceGraphic.
XPressa.
The DISTRONIC PLUS distanc edisplay
appears in the multifunction display.
Activating/deactivating Blind Spot
Assist
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the DriveAssistmenu.
XPress the9or: button to select
Blind Spot Assist.
XPress a.
The currents election appears.
XTo activate/deactivate: press theabut-
ton again.
For further information about Blind Spot Assist,
see (
Ypage 137).
Service menu
In the Serv.menu, you have the following
options:
RCalling up display messages (Ypage 170)
RChecking the tire pressure electronically
(Ypage 258)
RCalling up the service due date
(Ypage 231)
RChecking the engine oil level (Ypage 227)
Settings menu
Introduction
In the Sett.menu, you have the following
options:
RChanging the instrument cluster settings
(Ypage 165)
RChanging the light settings (Ypage 165)
RChanging the vehicle settings (Ypage 166)
RChanging the conveniences ettings
(Ypage 166)
RRestoring the factor ysettings (Ypage 167)
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On-board computer and displays

SETUP
:Drive program (C/S/M)
;ESP®mode (ON/OFF)
SETUP shows the drive program and the ESP
®
(Electronic Stability Program) mode.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the AMGmenu.
XPress9repeatedly until SETUP appears.
RACETIMER
Displaying and starting RACETIMER
The RACETIMER is only intended for use on a
closed race circuit. Do not use the function on
public roads.
:Lap
;RACETIMER
You can start the RACETIMER when the engine is
running or if the SmartKey is in position 2
(
Ypage 104) in the ignition lock.
XPress =or; on the steering wheel to
select the AMGmenu.
XPress the9button repeatedly until the
RACETIMER appears.
XTo start: press the abutton to start the
RACETIMER.
Displaying the intermediate time
XPress the =or; button to select
Interm. Time.
XPress ato confirm.
The intermediate time is shown for five sec-
onds.
Starting anew lap
:RACETIMER
;Fastest lap time (best lap)
=Lap
XPress ato confirm New Lap.
iIt is possible to store amaximum of sixteen
laps. The 16th lap can only be completed with
Finish Lap
.
Stopping the RACETIMER
XPress the %button on the steering wheel.
XConfirm Yeswitha.
The RACETIMER interrupts timing if you stop the
vehicle and turn the SmartKey to position 1in
the ignition lock (
Ypage 104). If you turn the
SmartKey to position 2or 3(Ypage 104) and
then press ato confirm Start
,timing is
continued.
168Menus and submenus
On-board computer and displays