2017 MERCEDES-BENZ G-Class charging

Kickdown ....................................... 112
Manualshifting .............................. 115
Neutral (ECO start/stop func-
tion) ............................................... 111
Overview ........................................ 109
Problem (malfunction) ................... 117
Programs elector button ................ 113
Pulling awa y................................... 105
Selector lever ................................ 110
Shift ranges ................................... 114
Steering wheelp addleshifters ...... 114
Trailer towing ................................. 113
Transmission position display ........ 110
Automatic transmission emer-
gencym ode....................................... 117
Axle load, permissible( trailertow-
ing) ...................................................... 284
B
BabySmart™
Air ba gdeactivation system ............. 53
Back button ....................................... 199
Backup lamp
Replacing bulb s............................... 91
Ball coupling
Installing ........................................ 152
BAS (Brake Assist System) ................. 58
Battery (SmartKey)
Checking .......................................... 65
Important safety notes .................... 64
Replacing ......................................... 65
Battery (vehicle)
Charging ........................................ 243
Displa ymessage ............................ 178
Important safety notes .................. 241
Jump starting ................................. 243
Overview ........................................ 241
Blind SpotA ssist
Activating/deactivating ................. 164
Activating/deactivating (on-
board computer) ............................ 164
Displa ymessage ............................ 181
Notes/function .............................. 137
Blootooth
®
Connecting adifferent mobile
phone ............................................ 203 Bluetooth
®
Searching for
amobilephone ........ 202
see also Digital Operator's Man-
ua l.................................................. 198
Telephony ...................................... 201
Brake fluid
Displa ymessage ............................ 173
Notes. ............................................ 279
Brake fluid level ................................ 230
Brake forc edistribution
see EBD (electronicb rake force
distribution)
Brake lamp
Replacing bulb s............................... 91
Brake lamps
Displa ymessage ............................ 176
Brakes
ABS .................................................. 57
BAS .................................................. 58
Brake fluid (notes) ......................... 279
Displa ymessage ............................ 171
EBD .................................................. 61
High-performance brake system .... 125
HOLD function ............................... 139
Important safety notes .................. 123
Maintenance .................................. 124
Parking brake ................................ 121
Riding tip s...................................... 123
Warning lamp ................................. 189
Breakdown
see Fla ttire
see Towing away
Brightness control( instrument
clusterl ighting) ................................... 32
Brush guard ....................................... 221
Bulbs
Backu plam p.................................... 89
Brake lamp ...................................... 89
Rear fog lamp .................................. 89
Standing lamps (fro nt) ..................... 89
Sta

nding lamps (rear) ...................... 89
Tail lamp .......................................... 89
Turn signall amp(front) .................... 89
Turn signall amp(rear) ..................... 89
see Replacing bulbs
Index5

Interior lighting
Overview of interior lighting
Fron toverhea dcontrol panel
:p Switches th eleft-han dfront reading
lamp on/off
;t Switches th ecargo compartmen t
lamp/rear compartmen tlighting on/off
=p Switches th eright-hand fron treading
lamp on/off
?| Switches th efront interio rlighting /
automatic interior lighting control off
ASwitches th eautomatic interio rlighting con-
trol on
Bc Switches th efront interio rlighting on
Rear-compartment overhea dcontrol
panel
:p Switches th eright-hand reading lamp
on/off
;p Switches th eleft-han dreading lamp
on/off
Interior lighting control
General notes
In order to preven tthe vehicle's battery from
discharging, th einterior lighting function sare
automatically deactivated after som etime
except for when th eSmartKey is in position 2
in th eignition lock.
The brightness of th einstrumen tcluste rlighting
may be set usin gthe controller on th einstru-
men tcluste r(
Ypage 157).
Automati cinterior lighting control
XTo switch on: moveswitch Bto th ecenter
position (Ypage 88) .
The interior lighting automatically switches on if
you:
Runlock th evehicl e
Ropen adoor
Rremove th eSmartKey from th eignition loc k
XTo switch off :press th e| symbol on
switch B(Ypage 88).
The interior lighting remain sswitched off eve nif
you:
Runlock th evehicl e
Ropen adoor
Rremove th eSmartKey from th eignition loc k
The interior ligh tisactivated for ashort while
when th eSma rtKey is remove dfromt heignition
lock. You can activat ethisd elaye dswitch-off
usin gthe on-board computer (
Ypage 166).
When afront door is opened, th efront interior
lighting comes on .When arear door is opened,
th er ear interior lights comes on .Inaddition ,the
courtesy lights come on .
iIfad oor remain sopen and th eSmartKey is
no tint heignition lock, th einterior lighting
switches off after ashort while .
Replacingbulbs
Important safety notes
GDANGER
Xenon bulbs carry ahigh voltage. You can get
an electric shock if you remove th ecover of
88Replacingb ulbs
Lightsand windshield wipers

XTo apply:pull parking brake lever ;up
firmly.
Whe nthe ignition is switched on, the F
(US Aonly) or J(Canada only) indicator
lamp in the instrument cluster lights up.
XTo release: pull parking brake lever ;
slightly.
XPress release button :and guid eparking
brake ;down to the stop.
The F (USAonly) or !(Canada only)
indicator lamp in the instrument cluster goes
out.
The vehicl ecan also be braked during an emer-
genc ybyu sing the parking brake.
XTo brake in an emergency: press and hold
release button :and carefull ypullp arking
brake lever ;upwards.
If yo udrive on we troads or dirt-covered surfa-
ces, roads alta nd/or dirt could get into the
parking brake.
In order to prevent corrosion and areduction in
the braking powe rofthe parking brake, observe
the following:
Rpull the parking brake up with release but-
ton :depressedf rom time to time before
beginning ajourney.
Rdrive for approximately1 10 yds(100 m) at a
maximu mspeed of 12 mph (20 km/h)
Parking the vehicle for alon gp eriod
If yo uleave the vehicl eparked for longer than
fourw eeks, the battery maybed amaged by
exhaustive discharging.
If yo ulea ve the vehicl eparked for longer thans ix
weeks, the vehicl emaysuffer damage as a
resul toflackofu se.
XVisit aquali fied specialist workshop and seek
advice.
iYo uc an obtai ninformatio nabout trickle
chargers from aquali fied specialist work-
shop.
Driving tips
General driving tips
Important safety notes
GWARNING
If yo uswitch off the ignition whil edriving,
safety-relevant functions are onlya vailable
with limitations, or not at all. Thi scould affect,
for example, the powe rsteering and the brake
boosting effect. Yo uwillr equire considerably
more effort to steera nd brake. There isarisk
of an accident.
Do not switch off the ignition whil edriving.
GWARNING
If yo uoperate mobil ecommunication equip-
ment whil edriving ,you will be distracted from
traffic conditions. Yo ucould also lose control
of the vehicle. There is ariskofana ccident.
Onlyo perate thise quipment when the vehicle
is stationary.
Observe the legalr equirements for the country
in which yo uare driving .Some jurisdictions pro-
hibi tthe driver from using amobilephone while
driving avehicle.
If yo umakeac allw hile driving ,alway suse
hands-free mode. Onlyo perate the telephone
when the traffic situatio npermits. If yo uare
unsure, pull overtoas afel oc ation and stop
before operating the telephone.
Bea rinm ind thatata speed of only30m ph
(approximately50k m/h), the vehiclecovers a
distance of 44 ft (approximately1 4m)per sec-
ond.
Drive sensibly –save fuel
Observe the following tips to save fuel:
XThe tires should always be inflated to the rec-
ommended tire pressure.
XRemove unnecessary loads.
XRemove roof carriersw hen they are not nee-
ded.
XWarm up the engin eatlow engin espeeds.
XAvoid frequenta cceleration or braking.
XHave all servicea nd maintenancework car-
ried out at the specified intervals.
122Driving tips
Driving and parking

Charging thebattery
!
Only use battery chargers witham aximum
chargin gvoltage of 14.8 V.
GWARNING
During chargin gand jump-starting, explosive
gases can escape from th ebattery. Thereisa
ris kofane xplosion.
Particularly avoid fire, open flames, creating
sparks and smoking. Ensure there is sufficient
ventilatio nwhile chargin gand jump-starting.
Do no tlean ove rabattery.
GWARNING
Battery acid is caustic .Thereisar iskofi njury.
Avoid contac twiths kin, eyes or clothing .Do
no tinhale any battery gases.Don otlean over
th eb attery. Keep childre naway from batter-
ies. Wash away battery acid immediately with
plenty of clean wate rand seek medical atten-
tion.
GWARNING
Ad ischarged battery can freezeatt empera-
tures below freezing point. When jump-start-
ing th evehicle or chargin gthe battery, gases
can escape from th ebattery. Thereisar isko f
an explosion.
Allow th efroze nbattery to thaw out before
chargin gitorjump-starting.
!Only charge th ebattery usingt hejump-
starting connection point.
The jump-startin gconnection pointisint he
enginec ompartmen t(
Ypage 243).
XOpen thehood.
XConnect th ebattery charge rtothepositive
terminal and ground pointint hesame order
as when connecting th edonor battery in the
jump-startin gprocedure (
Ypage 243).
Keep away from fir eand open flames. Do not
lean ove rabattery. Never charge th ebattery if it
is still installed in th evehicle ,unless you use a
battery charge rwhichh as been tested and
approved by Mercedes-Benz. Abattery charger
unit specially adapted for Mercedes-Ben zvehi-
cle sand tested and approved by Mercedes-
Ben zisa vailable as an accessory. It permits the
chargin gofthebattery in its installed position.
Contac tanauthorized Mercedes-Ben zCenter
for further informatio nand availability. Read the
battery charger's operatin ginstructionsb efore
chargin gthe battery.
If th ewarning and indic
ator lamps do no
tlight up
on th einstrumen tcluste rwhen temperatures
are low, it is probably because th edischarged
battery has frozen.Int hisc asey ou may neither
jump-star tthe vehicle no rcharge th ebattery.
The servic elife of athawed-out battery may be
shorter. The starting characteristic scan be
impaired, particularly at low temperatures. Have
th et hawed-out battery checked at aqualified
specialist workshop.
Jump-starting
For th ejump-startin gprocedure, use only th ejump-startin gconnection pointint heenginec om-
partment, consisting of apositiv etermi nal and aground point.
GWARNING
Battery acid is caustic .Thereisar iskofi njury.
Avoid contac twiths kin, eyes or clothing .Donotinhale any battery gases.Don otlean ove rthe
battery. Keep childre naway from batteries .Wash away battery acid immediately withp lenty of
clean wate rand seek medical attention.
GWARNING
During chargin gand jump-starting, explosive gases can escape from th ebattery. Thereisar isk
of an explosion.
Jump-starting243
Breakdown assistance
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Particularly avoid fire, open flames, creatingsparks and smoking. Ensure there is sufficient ven-
tilation while charging and jump-starting. Do not lean over abattery.
GWARNING
During the charging process, abattery produces hydrogen gas. If ashort circuit occurs or sparks
are created, the hydrogen gas can ignite. There is arisk of an explosion.
RMake sure that the positive terminal of aconnected battery does not come into contact with
vehicle parts.
RNever place metal object sortools on abattery.
RIt is importan tthat you observe the described order of the battery terminals when connecting
and disconnectin gabattery.
RWhen jump-starting, make sure that the battery poles with identical polarity are connected.
RIt is particularly importan ttoobserve the described order when connectin gand disconnecting
the jumper cables.
RNever connect or disconnect the battery terminals while the engine is running.
GWARNING
Ad ischarged battery can freeze at temperatures below freezin gpoint. When jump-starting the
vehicle or charging the battery, gases can escape from the battery. There is arisk of an explosion.
Allow the frozen battery to thaw out before charging it or jump-starting.
!Avoid repeated and lengthy starting attempts. Otherwise, the catalytic converter could be
damaged by the non-combusted fuel.
If the warning and indicator lamps do not light up on the instrument cluster when temperatures are
low, it is probably because the discharged battery has frozen. In this case, you may neither charge
the battery nor jump-start the vehicle. The service life of athawed-out battery may be shorter .The
starting characteristics can be impaired, particularly at low temperatures. Have the thawed-out
battery checked at aqualified specialist workshop.
Do not start the vehicle using arapid charging device. If your vehicle's battery is discharged, the
engine can be jump-started from another vehicle or from asecond battery using jumper cables.
Observe the following points:
RThe battery is not accessible in all vehicles. If the other vehicle's battery is not accessible, jump-
start the vehicle using asecond battery or ajump-starting device.
RYou may only jump-start the vehicle when the engine and exhaust system are cold.
RDo not start the engine if the battery is frozen. Let the battery thaw first.
RJump-starting may be performed only using batteries with anominal voltage of 12 V.
ROnly use jumper cables which have asufficient cross-section and insulated terminal clamps.
RIf the battery is fully discharged, leave the battery that is being used to jump-start connected for
afew minutes before attempting to start .This charges the battery slightly.
RMake sure that the two vehicles do not touch.
Make sure that:
Rthe jumper cables are not damaged.
Rwhen the jumper cables are connected to the battery, uninsulated sections of the terminal clamp
do not come into contact with other metal sections.
Rthe jumper cables cannot come into contact with parts which can move when the engine is
running, such as the V-belt pulley or the fan.
244Jump-starting
Breakdown assistance