2018 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS parking sensors

Lighting submenu .......................... 169
Menu overview .............................. 162
Message memory .......................... 174
Navigation menu ............................ 164
Operation ....................................... 161
RACETIMER ................................... 172
Selecting the language .................. 168
Service menu .................................167
Settings menu ............................... 168
Standard display ............................ 163
Telephone menu ............................ 166
Time ............................................... 169
Time/Date submenu ..................... 168
Trip menu ...................................... 163
TV operation .................................. 166
Vehicle submenu ........................... 170
Video DVD operation ..................... 166
Operating safety
Declaration of conformity ................ 26
Important safety notes .................... 26
Operating system
see On-board computer
Operation
Digital Operator's Manual ................ 22
Operator's Manual
Vehicle equipment ........................... 24
Outside temperature display ........... 160
Overhead control panel ...................... 36
Override feature
Rear side windows ........................... 57
P
Paint code number ............................ 282
Paintwork (cleaning instructions) ... 238
Panic alarm .......................................... 38
Parking
Engaging park position .................. 112
Important safety notes .................. 122
Parking brake ................................ 123
Position of exterior mirror, front-
passenger side ................................. 83
Rear view camera .......................... 146
Switching off the engine ................ 123
see PARKTRONIC
Parking aid
see Exterior mirrors
see PARKTRONIC see Rear view camera
Parking brake
Applying ......................................... 123
Display message ............................ 176
Emergency braking ........................ 123
Warning lamp ................................. 194
Parking lamps
Switching on/off .............................. 87
PARKTRONIC
Deactivating/activating ................. 145
Driving system ............................... 143
Function/notes ............................. 143
Important safety notes .................. 143
Problem (malfunction) ................... 146
Range of the sensors ..................... 144
Trailer towing ................................. 145
Warning display ............................. 145
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
Indicator lamp .................................. 39
Problems (malfunctions) .................. 56
Permanent all-wheel drive
Off-road system ............................. 143
Pets in the vehicle ............................... 57
Phone book
see also Digital Operator's Man-
ual .................................................. 203
Plastic trim (cleaning instruc-
tions) .................................................. 241
Power supply (trailer) ....................... 159
Power washers .................................. 237
Program selector button .................. 115
Protection against theft
ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system) ......... 62
Immobilizer ...................................... 62
Protection of the environment
General notes .................................. 23
Pulling away
Automatic transmission ................. 106
General notes ................................ 106
Hill start assist ............................... 107
Trailer ............................................ 107
Q
QR codeMercedes-Benz Guide App ................. 1
Rescue card ..................................... 28
Qualified specialist workshop ........... 27
14Index

Do not use DISTRONIC PLUS:
Rin road and traffic conditions that do not allow
you to maintain a constant speed, e.g. in
heavy traffic or on winding roads
Ron slippery road surfaces. Braking or accel-
erating can cause the drive wheels to lose
traction and the vehicle could then skid
Rwhen there is poor visibility, e.g. due to fog,
heavy rain or snow
DISTRONIC PLUS may not detect narrow vehi-
cles driving in front, e.g. motorcycles, or vehi-
cles driving on a different line.
In particular, the detection of obstacles can be
impaired if:
Rthere is dirt on the sensors or anything else
covering the sensors
Rthere is snow or heavy rain
Rthere is interference by other radar sources
Rthere are strong radar reflections, for exam-
ple, in parking garages
If DISTRONIC PLUS no longer detects a vehicle
in front, DISTRONIC PLUS may unexpectedly
accelerate the vehicle to the stored speed.
This speed may:
Rbe too high if you are driving in a filter lane or an exit lane
Rbe so high in the right lane that you pass vehi-cles driving on the left (left-hand drive coun-
tries)
Rbe so high in the left lane that you pass vehi-
cles driving on the right (right-hand drive
countries)
If there is a change of drivers, advise the new
driver of the speed stored.
Cruise control lever
:Activates or increases speed
;Activates or reduces speed
=Deactivates DISTRONIC PLUS
?Activates at the current speed/last stored
speed
ASets a specified minimum distance
When you activate DISTRONIC PLUS, the stored
speed appears in the multifunction display for
five seconds.
Speedometer with segments: when
DISTRONIC PLUS is activated, the segments
from the stored speed to the end of the scale
light up.
Activating DISTRONIC PLUS
Activation conditions
In order to activate DISTRONIC PLUS, the fol-
lowing conditions must be fulfilled:
Rthe engine must be started. It may take up to
two minutes after pulling away before
DISTRONIC PLUS is operational.
Rthe parking brake must be released.
Rthe differential lock must be disengaged.
RESP®must be active, but not intervening.
Rthe automatic transmission is in position h.
Rthe driver's door must be closed or your seat
belt must be fastened when you shift the
transmission from positionjtoh.
Rthe front-passenger door and rear doors must
be closed.
Rthe vehicle must not slide.
Rthe transfer case must in the HIGH RANGE
on-road position.
Rthe vehicle must not be on an uphill or down-
hill gradient of more than 22‑25%.
Activating
XBriefly pull the cruise control lever towards
you ?, up :or down ;.
DISTRONIC PLUS is activated.
XRemove your foot from the accelerator pedal.
The vehicle adapts its speed to that of the
vehicle in front, but only up to the desired
stored speed.
If you do not fully release the accelerator
pedal, the DISTRONIC PLUS Passive
mes-
sage appears in the multifunction display. The set distance to a slower-moving vehicle in
front will then not be maintained. You will be
driving at the speed you determine by the
position of the accelerator pedal.
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Radar sensors
The radar sensors for Blind Spot Assist are inte-
grated into the rear bumper. Make sure that thebumpers are free from dirt, ice or slush. The
sensors must not be covered, for example by
cycle racks or overhanging loads. Following a
severe impact or in the event of damage to the
bumpers, have the function of the radar sensors
checked at a qualified specialist workshop.
Blind Spot Assist may no longer work properly.
Monitoring area
In particular, the detection of obstacles can be
impaired if:
Rthere is dirt on the sensors or anything else
covering the sensors
Rthere is poor visibility, e.g. due to fog, heavy
rain, snow or spray
Rthere are narrow vehicles, e.g. motorcycles or
bicycles
Rthe road has very wide lanes
Rthe road has narrow lanes
Ryou are not driving in the middle of the lane
Rthere are barriers or other road boundaries
Vehicles in the monitoring range are then not
indicated.
At a distance of around 1.6 ft (0.5 m); from the
vehicle, Blind Spot Assist monitors the area up
to 10 ft (3 m)next to =and behind :your
vehicle, as shown in the picture.
If the lanes are narrow, vehicles driving in the
lane beyond the lane next to your vehicle may be indicated, especially if the vehicles are not driv-
ing in the middle of their lane. This may be the
case if the vehicles are driving on the inner side
of their lane.
Due to the nature of the system:
Rwarnings may be issued in error when driving
close to crash barriers or similar solid lane
borders
Rwarnings may be interrupted when driving
alongside long vehicles, e.g. trucks, for a pro-
longed time
Indicator and warning lamp
:Yellow indicator lamp/red warning lamp
When Blind Spot Assist is activated, indicator
lamp :in the exterior mirrors lights up yellow
at speeds of up to 20 mph (30 km/h). At speeds above 20 mph (30 km/h), the indicator lamp
goes out and Blind Spot Assist is operational.
If a vehicle is detected within the monitoring
range of Blind Spot Assist at speeds above
20 mph (30 km/h), warning lamp :on the cor-
responding side lights up red. This warning
occurs when a vehicle enters the blind spot
monitoring range from behind or from the side.
When you overtake a vehicle, the warning only
occurs as long as the difference in speed is less
than 7 mph (12 km/h).
The yellow indicator lamp goes out if reverse
gear is engaged. In this event, Blind Spot Assist is no longer active.
The brightness of the indicator/warning lamps
is adjusted automatically depending on the
ambient light.
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Activationconditions
You can activat eth eHOLD function if:
Rth evehicl eis stationary
Rth eengin eis runnin gor if it has been auto -
matically switched off by th eECO start/sto p
function
Rth edriver's door is closed or your seat belt is
fastene d
Rtheparking brak eis release d
Rthetransmission is in position h,kori
RDISTRONI CPLU Sis deactivated
Activating the HOLD function
XMak esur ethat th eactivation condition sare
met .
XDepress th ebrak epedal .
XQuickl ydepress th ebrak epedal further until
ë appear sin th emultifunction display.
The HOLD function is activated. You can
release th ebrak epedal .
If depressing th ebrak epedal th efirst time does
no tactivat eth eHOLD function ,wait briefl yand
then tr yagain .
Deactivating the HOLD function
The HOLD function is deactivated automatically
if:
Ryou depress th eaccelerato rand th etrans -
mission is in position hork
Rthetransmission is in position j
Ryou depress thebrak epedal again wit h acer-
tai namount of pressur euntil ë disap-
pear sfrom th emultifunction display
Ryou activat eDISTRONI CPLU S
On steep uphil lor downhill inclines or if there is
a malfunction ,th etransmission may also be
automatically shifte dint oposition j.
Permanent all-wheel drive
!
Never to wthevehicl ewit hon eaxl eraised.
This may damag eth etransfer case. Damage
of this sor tis no tcovered by th eMercedes-
Benz Limited Warranty. All wheels mus t
remain either on th eground or be fully raised.
Observ eth einstruction sfor towin gth evehi-
cle wit hall wheels in full contact wit hth e
ground .
!When testing th eparking brake, only oper -
ate th evehicl ebriefl y(fo r a maximum of te n
seconds) on abrak edynamometer. Turn th e
SmartKey to position gor1 in th eignition
lock. You could otherwise damag eth edrive
train or th ebrak esystem.
!A function or performance test should only
be carrie dout on atwo-axle dynamometer.
Befor eyou operate th evehicl eon suc h a
dynamometer, pleas econsult aqualified
workshop .You could otherwise damag eth e
drive train or th ebrak esystem.
The all-whee ldrive system ensures that all four
wheels are permanentl ydriven .The all-whee l
drive system improve svehicl etraction together
wit hES P
®and 4ETS if adrive whee lspin sdue to
insufficien tgrip.
If adrive whee lspin sdue to insufficien tgrip:
ROnly depress th eaccelerato rpedal as far as
necessar ywhen pullin gaway.
RTak eyour foo toff th eaccelerator, slowly,
while th evehicl eis in motion .
In wintr ydrivin gconditions, always use winte r
tires (M+ Stires )and if necessary, snow chain s
(
Ypage 259). Only in this way can th emaximum
effec tof all-whee ldrive be achieved.
Fo rinformation on drivin goff-road, see
(
Ypage 129).
PARKTRONIC
Import ant safety notes
PARKTRONI Cis an electronic parking aid wit h
ultrasonic sensors. It monitors th earea around
your vehicl eusin gsix sensor sin th efron t
bumper and four sensor sin th erear bumper.
PARKTRONI Cindicates visually and audibly th e
distanc ebetween your vehicl eand an object.
PARKTRONI Cis only an aid. It is no t areplace -
men tfor your attention to your immediat esur -
roundings. You are always responsibl efor saf e
maneuvering, parking and exiting aparking
space. Mak esur ethat there are no persons,
animals or objects in th emaneuverin garea
while maneuverin gand parking in/leaving park -
ing spaces.
!When parking ,pay particular attention to
objects abov eor belo wthesensors, suc has
flower pot sor trailer drawbars .PARKTRONI C
does no tdetec tsuc hobjects when they are in
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the immediate vicinity of the vehicle. You
could damage the vehicle or the objects.
The sensors may not detect snow and other
objects that absorb ultrasonic waves.
Ultrasonic sources such as an automatic car
wash, the compressed-air brakes on a truck
or a pneumatic drill could cause PARKTRONIC
to malfunction.
PARKTRONIC may not function correctly on
uneven terrain.
PARKTRONIC is activated automatically when
you:
Rswitch on the ignition
Rshift the transmission to position h,kor
i
Rrelease the parking brake
PARKTRONIC is deactivated at speeds above
11 mph (18 km/h). It is reactivated at lower
speeds.
Range of the sensors
PARKTRONIC does not take objects into con-
sideration that are:
Rbelow the detection range, e.g. people, ani-
mals or objects.
Rabove the detection range, e.g. overhanging
loads, tail sections or loading ramps of goods
vehicles
:Example: sensors in the front bumper, right- hand side
:Approx. 24 in (approx. 60 cm) (corners)
;Approx. 32 in (approx. 80 cm) (corners)
=Approx. 35 in (approx. 90 cm) (center)
?Approx. 40 in (approx. 100 cm) (center)
The sensors must be free from dirt, ice or slush.
They can otherwise not function correctly. Clean
the sensors regularly, taking care not to scratch
or damage them (
Ypage 239).
Minimum distance
CenterApprox. 8 in (approx. 20 cm)
CornersApprox. 8 in (approx. 20 cm)
If there is an obstacle within this range, the rel-
evant warning displays light up and a warning
tone sounds. If the distance falls below the min-
imum, the distance may no longer be shown.
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Warning displays
Warning display for the front area
:
Segments on the left-hand side of the vehi-
cle
;Segments on the right-hand side of the vehi-cle
=Segments showing operational readiness
The warning displays show the distance
between the sensors and the obstacle. The
warning display for the front area is located on
the dashboard above the center air vents. The
warning display for the rear area is located on
the headliner in the rear compartment.
The warning display for each side of the vehicle
is divided into five yellow and two red segments.
PARKTRONIC is operational if yellow segments
showing operational readiness =light up.
The selected transmission position and the
direction in which the vehicle is rolling deter-
mine which warning display is active when the
engine is running.
Transmission posi-
tionWarning display
hFront area activated
k, ior the vehicle
is rolling backwardsRear and front areas
activated
jNo areas activated
One or more segments light up as the vehicle
approaches an obstacle, depending on the vehi-
cle's distance from the obstacle.
From the:
Rsixth segment onwards, you will hear an inter-
mittent warning tone for approximately two
seconds.
Rseventh segment onwards, you will hear a
warning tone for approximately two seconds.
This indicates that you have now reached the minimum distance.
Deactivating/activating PARKTRONIC
:Indicator lamp
;Deactivates/activates PARKTRONIC
If indicator lamp :lights up, PARKTRONIC is
deactivated.
iPARKTRONIC is automatically activated
when you turn the SmartKey to position 2in
the ignition lock.
Towing a trailer
PARKTRONIC is deactivated for the rear area
when you establish an electrical connection
between your vehicle and a trailer.
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Problems with PARKTRONIC
ProblemPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
Only the red segments in
the PARKTRONIC warn-
ing displays are lit. You
also hear a warning tone
for approximately two
seconds.
PARKTRONIC is deacti-
vated after a few sec-
onds, and the indicator
lamp in the PARKTRONIC
button lights up.PARKTRONIC has malfunctioned and has switched off.
XIf problems persist, have PARKTRONIC checked at a qualified spe-
cialist workshop.
Only the red segments in
the PARKTRONIC warn-
ing displays are lit.
PARKTRONIC is deacti-
vated after a few sec-
onds.The PARKTRONIC sensors are dirty or there is interference.
XClean the PARKTRONIC sensors (Ypage 239).
XSwitch the ignition back on.
The problem may be caused by an external source of radio or ultra-
sound waves.
XSee if PARKTRONIC functions in a different location.
Rear view camera
General notes
Rear view camera :is an optical parking and
maneuvering aid. It shows the area behind the
vehicle with guide lines in the multimedia sys-
tem.
The area behind the vehicle is displayed as a
mirror image, as in the rear view mirror.
iThe text shown in the multimedia system
depends on the language setting. The follow-
ing are examples of rear view camera displays
in the multimedia system.
Important safety notes
The rear view camera is only an aid. It is not a
replacement for your attention to your immedi-
ate surroundings. You are always responsible
for safe maneuvering and parking. Make sure
that there are no persons, animals or objects in
the maneuvering area while maneuvering and
parking in parking spaces.
Under the following circumstances, the rear
view camera will not function, or will function in
a limited manner:
Rthe rear door is open
Rin heavy rain, snow or fog
Rat night or in very dark places
Rif the camera is exposed to very bright light
Rif the area is lit by fluorescent bulbs or LED
lighting (the display may flicker)
Rif there is a sudden change in temperature,
e.g. when driving into a heated garage in win- ter
Rif the camera lens is dirty or obstructed.
Observe the notes on cleaning
(
Ypage 240)
Rif the rear of your vehicle is damaged. In this
case, have the camera position and setting
checked at a qualified specialist workshop
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