2017 MERCEDES-BENZ G-Class warning

subject to the two following two conditions: 1)
These devices may not cause harmful interfer-
ence, and 2) These devices must accept any
interference received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation. Changes
or modifications not expressly approved by the
party responsible for compliance could void the
user’s authority to operate the equipment."
Canada:"The wireless devices of this vehicle
comply with Industry Canada license-exempt
RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the fol-
lowing two conditions: (1) These devices may
not cause interference, and (2) These devices
must accept any interference, including inter-
ference that may cause undesired operation of
the device."
Diagnostics connection
The diagnostics connection is only intended for
the connection of diagnostic equipment at a
qualified specialist workshop.
GWARNING
If you connect equipment to adiagnostics
connection in the vehicle, it may affect the
operation of vehicle systems. As aresult, the
operating safety of the vehicle could be affec-
ted. There is arisk of an accident.
Only connect equipment to adiagnostics con-
nection in the vehicle, which is approved for
your vehicle by Mercedes-Benz.
GWARNING
Objects in the driver's footwell can restrict the pedal travel or obstruct adepressed pedal.
The operating and road safety of the vehicle is
jeopardized. There is arisk of an accident.
Make sure that all objects in the vehicle are
stowed correctly, and that they cannot enter
the driver's footwell. Install the floormats
securely and as specified in order to ensure
sufficient clearance for the pedals. Do not use
loose floormats and do not place floormats on
top of one another.
!If the engine is switched off and equipment
on the diagnostics connection is used, the
starter battery may discharge. Connectinge
quipment to the diagnostics con-
nection can lead to emissions monitoring infor-
mation being reset, for example. This may lead
to the vehicle failing to meet the requirements of
the next emissions test during the main inspec-
tion.
Qualified specialist workshop
An authorized Mercedes-Benz Center is aquali-
fied specialist workshop. It has the necessary
specialist knowledge, tools and qualifications to
correctly carry out the work required on your
vehicle. This is especially the case for work rel-
evant to safety.
Observe the notes in the Maintenance Booklet.
Always have the following work carried out at an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center:
Rwork relevant to safety
Rservice and maintenance work
Rrepair work
Ralterations, installation work and modifica-
tions
Rwork on electronic components
Correct use
If you remove any warning stickers, you or oth-
ers could fail to recognize certain dangers.
Leave warning stickers in position.
Observe the following information when driving
your vehicle:
Rthe safety notes in this manual
Rtechnical data for the vehicle
Rtraffic rules and regulations
Rlaws and safety standards pertaining to motor vehicles
Reporting safety defects
USA only:
The following text is reproduced as required of
all manufacturers under Title 49, Code of U.S.
Federal Regulations, Part 575 pursuant to the
National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of
1966.
If you believe that your vehicle has adefect
which could cause acrash or could cause injury
or death, you should immediately inform the
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tionw itho the rinformation (i fnecessary,u nder
consultation with an authorize dexpert) ,could
be traced to aperson.
Examples include:
Raccident reports
Rdamage to the vehicle
Rwitnes sstatements
Furthera dditional functions thath aveb eenc on-
tractuall yagree du ponw itht he custome rallow
certain vehicl edatatobec onveyedbythe vehi-
cle as well .The additional functions include, for
example, vehicl eloc ation in cas eofanemer-
gency.
COMAND/mbrac e(Ca nada: TELEAID)
If the vehicl eisequippe dwithC OM AND or
mbrace ,addit ional data abou tthe vehicle's
operation, the us eofthe vehicl eincertain sit-
uations, and the location of the vehicl emaybe
compiled throug hCOM AND or the mbrace sys-
tem.
For additional information please refer to the
COMAND Use rManualort he Digita lOperator's
Manua land/or the mbrace Terms and Condi-
tions.
Even tdata recorders
Thi svehicl eise quippe dwithane vent data
recorde r(EDR). Thi svehicl eise quippe dwitha n
event data recorde r(EDR). The main purpose of
an EDR is to record, in certain crash or near
crash-like situations, such as an ai rbag deploy-
ment or hitting aroado bstacle ,datat hatw ill
assist in understanding how avehicle' ssystems
performed. The EDR is designe dtorecord data
relate dtovehicledynamics and safety systems
for ashort perio doftime, typicall y30seconds
or less.
The EDR in thisv ehicleisd esignedtor ecord
such data as:
RHow various systems in your vehicl ewere
operating
RWhether or not the driver and passenger
safety belts were buckled/fastened
RHow far( ifat all) the driver wa sdepressing the
accelerator and/or brake peda land
RHow fast the vehicl ewastraveling Thes
edatac an help provid eabetter under-
standing of the circumstances in which crashes
and injurie soccur. NOTE: EDR data ar erecorded
by your vehicl eonlyifan on-trivia lcrash situa-
tio no ccurs; no data ar erecorded by the EDR
under normal drivin gconditions and no personal
data (e.g. name, gender, ag eand crash location)
ar er ecorded .However, othe rp
arti
es, such as
la we nforcement could combine the EDR data
with the typ eofpersonally identifying data rou-
tinely acquired durin gacrash investigation.
Acces stothe vehicl eand/or the EDR is needed
to rea ddatat hati srecorded by an EDR, and
special equipment is required .Inadditiontot he
vehicl emanufacturer ,othe rpartie sthath ave
the special equipment, such as la wenforce-
ment, can rea dthe information by accessing the
vehicl eorthe EDR.
EDR data maybeu sedinc ivil and criminal mat-
ters as atoolina ccident reconstruction, acci-
dent claim sand vehicl esafety .Since the Crash
Data RetrievalC DR toolthati susedtoe xtract
data fromt he EDR is commerciall yavailable,
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC ("MBUSA") expressly
disclaims any and al lliabili ty arising fromt he
extractio nofthisinformation by unauthorized
Mercedes-Benz personnel.
MBUSA will not share EDR data with others
withou tthe consent of the vehicl eowners or, if
the vehicl eisleased, withoutthe consent of the
lessee. Exceptions to thisr epresentation
includ eresponsestos ubpoenas by lawenforce-
ment; by federal, state or local government; in
connectio nwithora rising ou toflitigation inv olv-
i

ng MBUSA or its subsidiarie sand affiliates ;or,
as required by law.
Warning: Th eEDR is acomponent of the
Restraint System Module. Tamperin gwith, alter-
ing ,m odifying or removing the EDR component
mayr esultina malfunctio nofthe Restraint Sys-
tem Modul eand othe rsystems.
State laws or regulations regarding EDRs that
conflict with federa lregulation ar epre-empted.
This means thatint he event of such conflict, the
federa lregulation governs. As of Februar y2013,
13 states have enacted laws relating to EDRs.
Informatio noncopyright
Fre eand open-source software
Informatio nonlicens efor freea nd open-source
software used in your vehicl ecan be found on
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Cockpit
FunctionPage
:Combination switch87
;Steering wheel paddle shift-
ers114
=Instrumentcluster32
?Horn
AOverhead control panel36
BPARKTRONIC warning dis-
play140
FunctionPage
CClimatecontrol system95
DIgnition lock104
EAdjusts th esteering wheel79
FCruis econtrol lever131
GLights witch85
HOpenst hehood225
Cockpit31
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Instrumentcluster
FunctionPag e
:Speedometer wit hsegments157
Warning and indicator lamps:
÷ ESP®19 1
å ESP®OF F191
! ABS190
J Brakes(yellow)18 9
L Low-beam headlamps85
TParking lamp s86
KHigh-beam headlamps87
Brakes(red)18 9
$ USAo nly
J Canad aonly
Parking brak e193
F USAo nly
J Canad aonly
· Distanc ewarning196
;#! Turn signals87
=Multifunction display159
FunctionPag e
?Tachometer157
Warning and indicator lamps:
R Rear fog lamp86
;CheckEngine19 4
h Tirep ressur emonitor197
6 Restrain tsystem38
ü Seat belt s188
ACoolan ttem perature gauge158
Warning and indicator lamps:
? Coolan t194
BFue llevel indicator
Warning and indicator lamps:
8 Reserve fuel wit hfuel
filler flap location indicator
(right-hand side )
194
CInstrumen tcluste rlighting15 7
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Center console
Center console, upper section
FunctionPage
:Multimedia system; see the
Digital Operator's Manual
;cSeat heating78
=sSeat ventilation79
?cPARKTRONIC140
AèECO start/sto pfunc-
tion106
FunctionPage
B£ Hazard warning lamps87
C45PASSENGER AIR-
BAG OFF indicator lamp39
DåESP®59
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Occupant safety
Introduction to the restraint system
The restraint system can reduce the risk of vehi-cle occupant scomin ginto contact with parts of
the vehicle's interior in the event of an accident.
The restraint system can also reduce the forces to which vehicle occupant sare subjected during
an accident.
The restraint system comprises:
RSeat belt system
RAir bags
RChild restraint system
RChild seat securings ystems
The component softhe restraint system work in
conjunction with each other .They can only
deploy their protective function if, at all times, all
vehicle occupants:
Rhave fastened their seat belts correctly
(Ypage 41)
Rhave the seat and head restraint adjusted
properly (Ypage 74)
As the driver, you also have to make sure that
the steering wheel is adjusted correctly.
Observe the information relating to the correct
driver's seat position (
Ypage 74).
You also have to make sure that an air bag can
inflate properly if deployed (
Ypage 43).
An air bag supplement sacorrectly worn seat
belt. As an additional safety device, the air bag
increases the level of protection for vehicle
occupant sinthe event of an accident. For exam-
ple, if, in the event of an accident, the protection
offered by the seat belt is sufficient, the air bags
are not deployed. When an accidento ccurs,only
the air bags that increase protection in that par- ticular accidents ituation are deployed. How-
ever, seat belts and air bags generally do not
protec tagainst objects penetratin gthe vehicle
from the outside.
Information on restraint system operation can
be found under "Triggering of the Emergency
Tensioning Devices and air bags" (
Ypage 46).
See "Children in the vehicle" for information on
children travelin gwith you in the vehicle as well
as on child restraint systems (
Ypage 49).
Important safetyn otes
GWARNING
Modifications to the restraint system may
cause it to no longer work as intended. The
restraint system may then not perform its
intended protective function and may fail in an
accidentort rigger unexpectedly, for example.
This poses an increased risk of injur yoreven
fatal injury.
Never modify parts of the restraint system.
Never tamper with the wiring, the electronic
component sortheir software.
If it is necessary to modify component softhe
restraint system to accommodate aperson
with disabilities, contact an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center for details. USA only:
for further information contact our Customer
Assistance Center at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes
(1‑ 800‑367‑ 6372).
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you only use
driving aids which have been approved specifi-
cally for your vehicle by Mercedes-Benz.
Restraint system warning lamp
The function softhe restraint system are
checked after the ignition is switched on and at
regular intervals while the engin eisrunning.
Therefore, malfunctions can be detected in
good time.
The 6 restraint system warning lamp on the
instrument cluster lights up when the ignition is
switched on. It goes out no later than afew sec-
onds after the vehicle is started. The compo-
nents of the restraint system are in operational
readiness.
Am alfunction has occurred if the 6restraint
system warning lamp:
Rdoes not light up after the ignition is switched
on
Rdoes not go out after afew seconds with the
engin erunning
Rlights up again while the engin eisrunning
GWARNING
If the restraint system is malfunctioning,
restraint system component smay be trig-
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Important safety notes
The use of seat beltsand child restrain tsystems
is require dbylaw in:
Rall 50 state s
RtheU .S.t errito ries
RtheD istrict of Columbia
Rall Canadian province s
Even wher ethisisn otrequire dbylaw, all vehicl e
occupant sshould correctl yfaste ntheir seat
belt sbefore starting th ejou rney.
GWARNIN G
If th eseat belt is no twornc orrectly ,itcanno t
perfor mitsintended protective function .An
incorrectl yfastene dseat belt can also caus e
injuries, for example, in th eevent of an acci-
den torw hen braking or changing direction
abruptly. This poses an increased ris kofinjury
or eve nfatal injury.
Always ensur ethatall vehicl eoccupant shave
their seat belt sfastene dcorrectly and are sit -
ting properly.
GWARNIN G
The seat belt does no toffer th eintended level
of protection if you have no tmoved th eback-
res ttoana lmost vertical position .When brak -
ing or in th eevent of an accident, you could
slide underneat hthe seat belt and sustain
abdomen or neck injuries, for example. This
poses an increased ris kofinjury or eve nfatal
injury.
Adjus tthe seat properly before beginning
your journey. Always ensur etha tthe backrest
is in an almost vertical position and that th e
shoulder section of your seat belt is routed
across th ecenter of your shoulder .
GWARNING
Person sless than 5ft(1.50 m) tal lcanno t
wear th eseat belt correctl ywithout an addi-
tional and suitable restrain tsystem. If th e
seat belt is no twornc orrectly ,itcanno tper-
for mi tsintended protective function .An
incorrectl yfastene dseat belt can also caus e
injuries, for example, in th eevent of an acci-
den torw hen braking or changing direction
abruptly. This poses an increased ris kofinjury
or eve nfatal injury.
Fo rthisr eason ,always secure person sunder
5ft( 1.50 m) tal linsuitable additional restrain t
systems .
If ac hild younger than twelve years old and
under 5ft(1.50 m) in height is traveling in th e
vehicle:
Ralways secure th echild in achild restrain t
system suitable for this Mercedes-Ben zvehi-
cle .The child restrain tsystem must be appro-
priate to th eage, weigh tand siz eofthechild
Ralways observ ethe instruction sand safet y
note son" Children in th evehicle"
(
Ypage 49 )inaddition to th echild restrain t
system manufacturer' sinstallation and oper -
ating instruction s
GWARNING
The seat belt smay no tperfor mtheir intended
protective function if:
Rthey are damaged, modified, extremely
dirty, bleached or dyed
Rth es eat belt buckle is damaged or
extremely dirt y
RtheE me rgency Tensioning Devices, belt
anchorages or inertia reels have been modi-
fied.
Seat belt smay be damaged in an accident,
althoug hthe damag emay no tbev isible, e.g.
due to splinters of glass .Modifie dordamaged
seat belt smay tear or fail, e.g. in an accident.
Modifie dEmergency Tensioning Devices
could accidentally trigge rorfail to deplo y
when necessary. This poses an increased ris k
of injury or eve nfatal injury.
Never modify th eseat belts, Emergency Ten -
sioning Devices, belt anchorages and inertia
reels. Mak esuret hatthe seat belt sare
undamaged, no tworno ut and clean. Follow-
ing an accident, hav ethe seat belt schecked
immediately at aqualified specialist work-
shop.
Only use seat belt stha th aveb een approve dfor
your vehicl ebyMercedes-Benz.
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The shoulder section of the seat belt must
alwaysberouted across the center of the shoul-
der. Adjust the belt sash guide if necessary.
XTo raise: slide the belt sash guide up.
The belt sash guide engages in various posi-
tions.
XTo lower: pull release button ?and slide the
belt sash guide down.
XLet go of release button ?in the desired
position and make sure that the belt sash
guide engages.
All seat belts except the driver's seat belt are
equipped with aspecial seat belt retractor to
securely fasten child restraint systems in the
vehicle. Further information can be found under
"Special seat belt retractor" (
Ypage 50).
Seat belt for the center rear seat
GWARNING
When the three-point seat belt for the center
rear seat is not in use, it may be thrown
around while driving, e.g. when braking or in
an accident .There is arisk of injury.
When the three-point seat belt for the center
rear seat is not in use, alwayss ecure both belt
buckle tongues in the retainer.
:Bracket for seat belt tongues
;Belt buckle for fixed belt tongue
=Release button for fixed belt tongue
?Fixed belt tongue
ABelt buckle for movable belt tongue
BRelease button for movable belt tongue
CMovable belt tongue
XPull both seat belt tongues ?and Cfrom
bracket :.
XPull the seat belt smoothly from the belt outlet
and engage fixed belt tongue ?in belt
buckle ;.
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