2017 MERCEDES-BENZ G-Class odometer

Digital speedometer........................ .160
Display messages
Calling up (on-board computer) ..... 170
Driving systems .............................1 79
Engine ............................................ 176
General notes ................................ 169
Hiding (on-board computer) ........... 170
Lights ............................................. 176
Safety systems .............................. 171
Service intervald isplay.................. 230
SmartKey ....................................... 187
Tires ............................................... 183
Vehicl e........................................... 186
Distance recorder
see Odometer
see Tripo dometer
Distance warnin g(wa rning lamp) .... 196
DISTRONICP LUS
Activating ....................................... 134
Activation conditions ..................... 134
Cruise control lever ....................... 134
Deactivating ................................... 136
Displa ymessage ............................ 181
Driving tip s.................................... 136
Driving with DISTRONIC PLUS. ...... 135
Function/note s............................. 132
Important safety notes .................. 133
Stopping ........................................ 135
Warning lamp ................................. 196
Doors
Automati cloc king (on-board com-
puter) ............................................. 166
Automati cloc king (switch) ............... 67
Central locking/unlocking
(SmartKey). ...................................... 63
Control panel ................................... 37
Displa ymessage ............................ 186
Emergency locking ........................... 68
Emergency unlocking ....................... 68
Important safety notes .................... 66
Opening (fro minside )...................... 67
Overview .......................................... 66
Drinking and driving ......................... 123
Drive program
Automati ctransmissio n................. 114
Displa y........................................... 110
SETUP (on-board computer,
Mercedes-AMGv ehicles) ............... 168 Driver's door
see Doors
Drivin gdownhill ................................ 130
Drivin ginm ountainous terrain
Approach/departure angle ............ 130
Driving downhil l............................. 130
Gradient-climbing capability
(maximum) ..................................... 130
Drivin glamps
see Day time ru
nning lamps
Drivin goff-road
Driving downhil l............................. 130
see Off-road driving
Drivin gonfloodedroads .................. 125
Drivin gsafety systems
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System) ....... 57
ADAPTIVEB RAKE............................. 61
BAS (Brake Assist System) .............. 58
EBD (electronicb rake force distri-
bution) ............................................. 61
ESP
®(Electronic Stability Pro-
gram) ............................................... 58
Important safety information ........... 57
Overview .......................................... 57
Drivin gsystems
Blind Spot Assist ............................ 137
Cruise control ................................ 131
Displa ymessage ............................ 179
DISTRONIC PLUS. .......................... 132
HOLD function ............................... 139
PARKTRONIC ................................. 140
Rear vie wcamera .......................... 143
Drivin gtips
Automati ctransmission ................. 112
Brakes ........................................... 123
Break-in perio d.............................. 103
DISTRONIC PLUS. .......................... 136
Downhil lgradient ........................... 123
Drinking and driving ....................... 123
Driving in winter ............................. 126
Driving on floode droads ................ 125
Driving on sand .............................. 129
Driving on we troads ...................... 125
Driving overo bstacles ................... 129
Exhaus tcheck ............................... 123
Fue l................................................ 122
General. ......................................... 122
Gravel roads .................................. 129
8Index

Connecting another mobile
phone........................................... .203
Frequencie s................................... 27 4
Instal latio n..................................... 274
Menu (on-board computer) ............ 163
Transmissiono utput (maximum ).... 274
Modifying the programming
(SmartKey) ...........................................6 4
Mountingw heels
Lowering the vehicle. ..................... 272
Mounting anew wheel. .................. 272
Preparing the vehicle. ....................270
Raising the vehicle ......................... 270
Removing awheel .......................... 272
Securing the vehicle against roll-
ing away ........................................ 270
MP3
Operation ....................................... 162
see also Digita lOperator's Man-
ua l..................................................1 98
see separate operating instructions
Multifunctio ndisplay
Function/notes .............................1 59
Permanent display. ........................ 165
Multifunctio nsteering wheel
Operating the on-board computer .. 158
Overview .......................................... 33
Music files
see also Digita lOperator's Man-
ua l..................................................1 98
N
Navigation
Entering adestination .................... 200
Menu (on-board computer) ............ 161
see also Digita lOperator's Man-
ua l..................................................1 98
see separate operating instructions
NECK-PRO head restraints
Operation ......................................... 48
Resetting triggered .......................... 48
NECK-PRO luxury head restraints
Important safety notes .................... 48
Operation ......................................... 48
Resetting whe ntriggered ................. 49
Notes on breaking-inan ew vehi-
cle ....................................................... 103
O
Occupant safety
Air bag s...........................................4 3
Automatic measures after an acci-
dent ................................................. 49
BabySmart™ ai rbag deactivation
system ............................................. 53
Childre ninthe vehicl e..................... 49
Important safety notes. ................... 38
Introduction to the restraint sys-
tem .................................................. 38
PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator
lamps ............................................... 39
Pets in the vehicl e........................... 57
Restraint system warning lamp ........ 38
Seatb elt. ......................................... 39
Odometer ........................................... 160
Off-road
Differential locks ............................ 147
Off-road ABS .................................... 58
Off-road driving
Checklist afte rdriving off-road ...... 129
Checklist before driving off-road .... 128
Driving on sand .............................. 129
Generali nformation ....................... 127
Important safety notes .................. 127
Traveling uphill ............................... 130
Off-road fording ................................. 126
Off-road system
Permanent all-wheeld rive ............. 139
Oil
see Engine oil
On-board computer
AMG menu ..................................... 167
Assistance menu ........................... 164
Audio menu ................................... 162
Convenience submenu .................. 166
Displa ymessages .......................... 169
Factory settings submenu ............. 167
Important safety notes .................. 157
Instrument cluster submenu .......... 165
Lighting submenu .......................... 165
Menu overview .............................. 159
Message memory .......................... 170
Navigation menu ............................ 161
Operation ....................................... 158
RACETIMER ................................... 168
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Summer tiresinwinter .................. 253
Temperature .................................. 263
TIN (Tire Identification Number)
(definition) ..................................... 269
Tire bead (definition) ...................... 269
Tire pressure (definition) ................ 269
Tire pressures (recommended )...... 268
Tire size (data )............................... 273
Tire size designation, load-bearing
capacity, speed rating .................... 264
Tire tread. ...................................... 252
Tire tread( definition) ..................... 269
Totall oadlim it (definition) ............. 269
Tractio n......................................... 263
Tractio n(definition) ....................... 269
Tread wear ..................................... 263
TWR (permissibl etraile rdrawbar
noseweight) (definition) ................. 269
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Standard s...................................... 263
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Standard s(de finition) .................... 267
Wea rindicator (definition) ............. 269
Wheel and tire combination ........... 273
Wheel rim (definition) .................... 268
see Fla ttire
Top Tether ............................................ 52
Tow-starting
Emergency engine starting ............ 248
Important safety notes .................. 246
Towin gatrailer
Axle load ,permissibl e.................... 284
Cleaning the traile rtow hitch ......... 235
Coupling up atraile r...................... 154
Decoupling atraile r....................... 155
Driving tip s.................................... 151
Important safety notes .................. 149
Installing the ball coupling ............. 152
Lights display message .................. 176
Pulling away with atraile r.............. 105
Shift rang e..................................... 113
Trailer load s................................... 284
Trailer tow hitch ............................. 284
Towin gaway
Important safety guideline s........... 246
In the event of malfunctions .......... 248
With both axle
s on the ground ....... 247 Towin
geye
Front .............................................. 247
Rear ............................................... 247
Trafficr eports
see also Digital Operator's Man-
ua l.................................................. 198
Trailer
7-pi nconnecto r............................. 156
Power supply ................................. 156
Trailer coupling
see Towing atrailer
Trailer loads
Technical data ............................... 284
Trailer loads and drawbar nose-
weights ............................................... 155
Trailer tow hitch
Ballposition ................................... 284
Trailer towing
ESP
®................................................ 60
PARKTRONIC ................................. 142
Permissibl etraile rloads and
drawbar noseweights ..................... 155
Transfer case
Generaln otes ................................ 145
Shift rang e..................................... 145
Shifting .......................................... 146
Shifting (general notes). ................. 146
Shifting (important safety notes). .. 146
Shifting to neutral .......................... 147
Switching off the off-road gear
rati o............................................... 146
Switching on the off-road gear
rati o............................................... 146
Transmission
see Automati ctransmission
Transmissio npositions .................... 112
Transporting the vehicle .................. 247
Traveling uphill
Brow of hill ..................................... 130
Trim piece s(clea ning instruc-
tions) .................................................. 236
Trip computer (on-board com-
puter) .................................................. 160
Trip odometer
Calling up ....................................... 160
Resetting (on-board computer) ...... 160
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systems, e.g. the brake system. Use only genu-
ine Mercedes-Benz parts or parts of equalqual-
ity. Only use tires, wheels and accessories that
have been specifically approved for your vehi-
cle.
Genuine Mercedes-Benz parts are subject to
strict quality control. Every part has been spe-
cifically developed,m anufactured or selected
for and adapted to Mercedes-Benz vehicles.
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should be used.
More than 300,000 different genuine
Mercedes-Benz parts are available for
Mercedes-Benz models.
All authorized Mercedes-Benz Centers maintain
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necessary service and repair work. In addition,
strategically located parts delivery centers pro-
vide quick and reliable parts service.
Always specify the vehicle identification number
(VIN) when ordering genuine Mercedes-Benz
parts (
Ypage 275).
Operator's Manual
Vehicle equipment
i
This Operator's Manual describes all models
and all standard and optional equipment of
your vehicle available at the time of publica-
tion of the Operator's Manual.C ountry-spe-
cific differences are possible.B ear in mind
that your vehicle may not feature all functions
described here. This also applies to safety-
relevant systems and functions. The equip-
ment in your vehicle may therefore differ from
that shown in the descriptions and illustra-
tions.
The original purchase agreement lists all sys-
tems installed in your vehicle.
Should you have any questions concerning
equipment and operation, please consult an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
The Operator's Manual and Maintenance Book-
let are important documents and should be kept
in the vehicle.
Service and vehicleo peration
Warranty
The Limited Warranty for your vehicle applies in
accordance with the warranty terms and condi-
tions in the Service and Warranty Information
booklet.
Your authorized Mercedes-Benz Center will
replace and repair all factory-installedp arts in
accordance with the following warranty terms
and conditions:
RNew Vehicle Limited Warranty
REmission System Warranty
REmission Performance Warranty
RCalifornia, Connecticut,M aine, Massachu-
setts, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island
and Vermont Emission Control System War-
ranty
RState warranty enforcementl aws (lemon
laws)
Replacement parts and accessories are covered
by the Mercedes-Benz Parts and Accessories
warranties. These are available at any author-
ized Mercedes-Benz Center.
iShould you lose your Service and Warranty
Information booklet, have an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center arrange for areplace-
ment. The new Service and Warranty Infor-
mation booklet will be posted to you.
Information for customers in Califor-
nia
Under California law you may be entitled to a
replacement of your vehicle or arefund of the
purchase price or lease price, if after areason-
able number of repair attempts Mercedes-Benz
USA, LLC and/or its authorized repair or service
facilities fail to fix one or more substantial
defects or malfunctions in the vehicle that are
covered by its express warranty.
During the period of 18 months from original
delivery of the vehicle or the accumulation of
18,000 miles (approximately 29,000 km) on the
odometer of the vehicle, whichever occurs first,
ar easonable number of repair attempts is pre-
sumed for aretail buyerorl essee if one or more
of the following occurs:
(1) the substantial defect or malfunction can result in death or serious injuries for the
24Service and vehicleo peration
Introduction

Trip menu
Standard display
XPress and hol dthe % button on the steer-
ing whee lunti lthe Tripmenu with trip odom-
eter :and odometer ;appears.
Trip computer" From start" or "From
reset"
:Distance
;Driving time
=Averag espeed
?Averag efuelconsumption
XPress the =or; button on the steering
whee ltoselect the Tripmenu.
XPress the 9or: button to select
FromS tartorFromR eset.
The values in the From
Startsubmenu arecal-
culate dfromt he start of ajourney whilst the
values in the FromReset
submenu ar ecalcu-
lated fromt he last time the submenu wa sreset
(
Ypage 160).
In the following cases, the FromStart
trip
compute risautomaticall yreset:
Rthe ignition hasb eens witched off for more
thanf ourh ours.
R999 hours have been exceeded.
R9,999 miles have been exceeded.
The FromR eset
trip compute risautomatically
reset if the valu eexceed s9,999 hours or
99,999 miles.
Range
:Approximate range
XPress the =or; button on the steering
whee ltoselect the Tripmenu.
XPress the 9or: button to select the
approximate range.
The approximate range thatc an be covered
depends on the fuel level and your current driv-
ing style .Ifthere is onl yasmall amount of fuel
left in the fuel tank, avehicl ebeing refueled
C appear sinstea dofa pproximate range.
Digital speedometer
XPress the =or; button on the steering
whee ltoselect the Tripmenu.
XPress the 9or: button to select the
digital speedometer.
Ag ears hift recommendation Zcan also be
displaye dinthe multifunctio ndisplay .
Observe the informatio nongearshift recom-
mendation Zwhen shifting manually
(
Ypage 115).
Resetting values
XPress the =or; button on the steering
whee ltoselect the Tripmenu.
XPress the 9or: button to select the
functio nthaty ouwish to reset.
XPress a.
XPress the :button to select Yesand press
a to confirm.
Yo uc an reset the values of the following func-
tions:
RTri po dometer
R"From Start" trip computer
R"From Reset" trip computer
160Menus and submenus
On-board computer and displays

Instrumentcluster
Selecting th edistance unit
The Displa yUnitS peed-/Odometer :func-
tion allows you to choos ewhether certain dis-
plays appear in kilometers or mile sinthemul-
tifunction display.
You can determine whether th emultifunction
display shows certain message sinmilesork ilo-
meters .
XPress th e= or; buttononthesteering
whee ltos elect th eSett.menu.
XPress th e: or9 buttontos elect th e
Instrumen tCluste rsubmenu.
XPressato confirm .
XPress the: or9 buttontos elect th e
Displa yUnitS peed-/Odometerfunction .
You will see th eselected setting :kmor miles.
XPress th ea buttontos avet he setting .
The selected unit of measuremen tfor distanc e
applie sto:
Rdigital speedometer in th eTri pmen u
Rtheo dometer and th etripo dometer
Rthet ripc om puter
Rthec urren tconsum ption and th erange
Rthen avigation instruction sintheNav imen u
Rcruise control
RDISTRONI CPLUS
Rthes ervic einterval display
Selecting permanent display
You can determine whether th emultifunction
display permanentl yshows your spee dorthe
outside temperature.
XPress th e= or; buttononthesteering
whee ltos elect th eSett.menu.
XPress th e: or9 buttontos elect th e
Instrumen tCluste rsubmenu.
XPressato confirm .
XPress the: or9 buttontos elect th e
Permanent Display:function .
You will see th eselected setting :Outsid e
TemperatureorSpeedometer [mph].
XPress th ea buttontos avet he setting .
iThe spee disdisplayed in mph .
Lights
Settingthed aytime runningl amps
iThis function is no tavailable in Canada.
XPress th e= or; buttononthesteering
whee ltos elect th eSett.menu.
XPress th e: or9 buttontos elect th e
Lightssubmenu.
XPress ato confirm .
XPress the: or9 buttontos elect th e
Daytim eRunnin gLightsfunction .
If th eDaytim eRunningLightsfunction has
been switched on ,the cone of ligh tand th e
W symbol are shown in red in th emulti-
function display.
XPress th ea buttontos avet he setting .
Further information on daytime runnin glamp s
(
Ypage 85) .
Surround lighti ng and exteriorlighti ng
delayed switch-off
XPress th e= or; buttononthesteering
whee ltos elect th eSett.menu.
XPress th e: or9 buttontos elect th e
Lightssubmenu.
XPress ato confirm .
XPress the: or9 buttontos elect th e
Surround Lightingfunction .
When th eSurround Lightingfunction has
been activated, th econeofl ightiss hown in
red in th emultifunction display.
XPress th ea buttontos avet he setting .
To activat eexter iorl ighting delaye dswitch-off
temporarily:
XBefore leaving th evehicle, tur nthe SmartKey
to position 0in th eignition loc k(Ypage 104).
XTurn theSma rtKey to position 2in th eignition
loc k(Ypage 104).
Exterio rlighting delaye dswitch-off is deacti -
vated.
Exterio rlighting delaye dswitch-off is reactiva-
te dt he next time you start th eengine.
If you have activated th eSurround Lighting
function and th eligh tswitch is set to Ã,the
followin gfunction sare switched on when it is
dark :
Rsurround lighting: thee xter iorl ighting
remain slit for 40 seconds after unlocking
wit hthe SmartKey. If you start th eengine, th e
surroun dlighting is switched off and auto -
Menusand submenus165
On-boardc omputer and displays
Z