2018 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS SUV tow

Alarm sy
stem
see ATA (anti-theft alarm sy stem)
All-wheel drive see 4MATIC
Alternative route
see Route
Ambient lighting Setting (multimedia sy stem) ................1 24
Android Auto ............................................ 316
Connecting a mobile phone ................ .317
Ending .................................................. 318
Information ..........................................3 17
Overview ..............................................3 16
Sound settings ..................................... 318
Tr ans ferred vehicle data ......................3 18
Animals Pets in theve hicle ................................. 69
Anti-lock braking sy stem
see ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem)
Anti-skid chains
see Snow chains
Anti-theft ala rmsystem
see ATA (anti-theft alarm sy stem) Anti-theft pr
otection
Immobiliser .......................................... .85
Anti-theft pr otection
see ATA (anti-theft alarm sy stem)
Anticipatory occupant pr otection
see PRE- SAFE®
(anticipatory occu‐
pant pr otection)
Apple CarPlay™ ........................................3 15
Connecting an iPhone ®
........................ 315
Ending .................................................. 316
No tes ................................................... 315
Overview ..............................................3 15
Sound settings ..................................... 316
Tr ans ferred vehicle data ......................3 18
Asht ray
Re ar passenger compartment .............. 111
Using .................................................... 111
Assistance sy stems
see Driving saf ety sy stem
Assistant display Menu (on-board computer) .................. 230
ASS YST PLUS ........................................... 374
Battery disconnection periods ............. 375Displ
aying the service due date ........... 374
Fu nction/no tes .................................... 374
Re gular maintenance work .................. 374
Special service requirements .............. .374
ATA (anti-theft ala rmsystem) .................. 85
Deactivating the alarm .......................... 85
Fu nction ................................................ 85
Fu nction of interior pr otection ............... 86
Priming/deactivating interior pr otec‐
tion ........................................................ 86
Priming/deactivating tow- aw ay pro‐
te ction ................................................... 86
To w- aw ay protection function ................85
AT TENTION ASSI ST.......................... 213, 215
Fu nction ............................................... 213
Setting ................................................. 215
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 13
At tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Au dio mode
Connecting USB devices ..................... 337
Co pyrights ...........................................3 35
Information .......................................... 333
Inserting/removing an SD card ........... 335 Index
507

Decorative
foil (cleaning instructions)
.................................................................. .384
DeNOx agent see AdBlue ®
Dese rt....................................................... 182
ESP ®
.................................................... 182
Designs Menu (on-board co mputer) .................. 228
Destination .............................................. 288
Editing intermediate destinations ........ 278
Editing the pr evious destinations ........ 289
Ex tern al .............................................. .289
Saving (cur rent vehicle position) ......... 288
Saving as global favo urite .................... 289
St oring a map position ........................ 289
Destination entry .....................................2 74
Entering 3 wordaddresses .................. 279
Entering a POI or address .................... 274
Entering an intermedia tedestination ...2 78
Entering geo-coordinates .................... 279
Selecting a contact ............................. 279
Selecting a POI .................................... 276
Selecting from the map ....................... 280
Selecting pr evious destinations .......... .276 De
tecting inat tentiveness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnostics connection ............................23
Diesel Low outside temp eratures ...................4 31
No tes ................................................... 431
Dif fere ntial loc ks..................................... 16 0
Switching off/on .................................. 161
Dif fere ntial loc ks
see Dif fere ntial lo cks
Digital Owner's Manual .............................18
Digital speedome ter ................................ 231
Digital TV
see TV
Dinghy towing
see Tow- bar sy stem
Dipped beam Setting .................................................1 23
DIRECT SELECT le ver............................... 15 3
Engaging drive position ....................... 15 5
Engaging neutral .................................. 154
Engaging pa rkposition ........................ 154Engaging pa
rkposition automatically .. 154
Engaging reve rsege ar ........................ .154
Fu nction .............................................. 15 3
Display Care .................................................... 388
Display (multimedia sy stem)
Settings .............................................. .261
Display (on-boa rdcompu ter)
Displ ays on the multifunction display .. 229
Display content Setting the additional value range ....... 228
Displ aymessage ..................................... 442
Calling up (on-board co mputer) .......... .442
No tes .................................................. 442
Display messages ¯ - - - km/h .................................. .460
ç - - - km/h ................................... 459
È - - - km/h ................................... .461
# 12V battery See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 464
Ac tive Brake Assi stFunctions cur‐
re ntly limited See Owner's Manual ...... 455 Index
513

St
op vehicle Lea veengine running
Wa itTransmission cooling ...................472
# Stop vehicle Lea veengine run‐
ning ..................................................... 464
#St opvehicle See Owner's Man‐
ual .......................................................4 65
çsuspended .................................. 459
bSwitch off lights .......................... 489
bSwitch on headla mps.................. 490
To shift out of P or N,depress brake
and start engine .................................. 472
Ø Top up AdBlue Perf.re duced in
XXX miles See Owner's Manual ...........471
Ø Top up AdBlue Perf.re duced:
XXX km/h Nostart in XXX km .............471
To p up coolant See Owner ’sManual ... 464
¥To p upwasher fluid .................... .487
Tr af fic Sign Assi stCamera view
re stricted See Owner's Manual ........... 457Tr
af fic Sign Assi stcur rently una vaila‐
ble See Owner's Manual ...................... 457
Tr af fic Sign Assi stinope rative ............. 457
Tr ansmission Malfunction Stop ............ 471
! Turn on the ignition torelease
th e parking brake ................................ 443
h Tyre press. monitor cur rently
una vailable .......................................... .476
h Tyre press. monitor inoperative
No wheel sensors ................................ 476
h Tyre press. monitor inoperative ...476
Ty re(s) ove rheated ...............................4 77
h Warning tyre defect .....................474
h Wheel sensor(s) missing ..............476
Wi thout changing gear, consult work‐
shop ....................................................4 72
Distance cont rol
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Di stance recorder
see Trip dis tance DI
STRO NIC
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Door Child sa fety lo ck(rear door) .................. 68
Locking (emer gency key) ...................... .76
Opening (from the inside) ......................76
Un locking (emer gency key) .................... 76
Un locking (from the inside) .................... 76
Door cont rol panel .................................... .14
Dr aw bar
see Tow- bar sy stem
Drinks holder see Cup holder
Drive Away Assist .................................... 212
Drive position Engaging ..............................................1 55
Drive prog ram
see G-Mode
Drive prog ram display ............................. 151
Drive prog rams
see DYNA MIC SELECT
Driver's seat see Seat Index
517

ESP
®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram) ...... 17 9
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .182
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 17 9
EU general operating permit number ....427
Exterior lighting Care .................................................... 386
Exterior lighting see Lights
External device Locking (child saf ety lock) .................. .267 F
Fa tigue de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Fa ult message
see Displ aymessa ge
Favo urites
Ad ding .................................................2 57
Calling up ............................................ 256
Deleting .............................................. .257
Moving ................................................ 257
Overview ............................................. 256
Re naming ............................................ 257 Fi
ll le vel
Ad Blue ®
............................................... 230
Fi lling station sear ch
St arting automatic sear ch................... 277
Switching au tomatic sear chon/off ..... 283
Using automatic sear ch....................... 283
Fi re extinguisher ..................................... 393
Firs t-aid kit (soft sided) .......................... 392
Flat towing
see Tow- bar sy stem
Flat tyre ....................................................3 93
No tes .................................................. 393
Spare wheel ........................................3 94
Wheel change ...................................... 419
Floor mats ................................................ 11 6
Fo g light (extended range) ......................1 21
Fo il co vering
Ra dar sensors ...................................... 178
Fo lding back there ar ben chseat ..........1 03
Fr ee software ............................................ 28
Fr equencies
Mobile phone ...................................... 426 Tw
o-w ayradio ...................................... 426
Fr equency band
Dialling (on-board computer) .............. .234
Fr ont airbag (driver, front passenger) .....36
Fu el .......................................................... .431
Ad ditives .............................................. 431
Diesel .................................................. 431
E10 ...................................................... 430
Fu elreser ve ........................................ 433
Low outside temp eratures ...................4 31
Pe trol ................................................... 430
Quality (diesel) ..................................... 431
Quality (p etro l) .................................... 430
Re fuelling ............................................ 16 2
Sulphur content ................................... 430
Ta nk content ....................................... 433
Fu el consum ption
On-board computer ............................ .231
Fu nction seat
see Door cont rol panel
Fu ses ........................................................ 405
Before replacing a fuse ........................ 405
Fu se assignment diagram ...................4 05
Fu se box in the engine compartment .. 406 520
Index

Operating saf
ety
Declaration of Conformity (electro‐
magnetic compatibility) ........................ .22
Declaration of conformity (ja ck) ............ 23
Declaration of con form ity (wireless
ve hicle components) ............................. 22
Information ............................................ 21
Operating sy stem
see On-board computer
Outside mir rors ............................... 128, 12 9
Anti-dazzle mode (automatic) .............. 12 9
Au tomatic mir rorfo lding function ........ 13 0
Fo lding in/out .................................... .128
Operating the memory function ............ 96
Pa rking position .................................. .130
Setting ................................................. 12 8
Overhead control panel Making calls (Mercedes me connect) .. 319
Overview ................................................ 12
Owner's Manual Vehicle equipment ................................. 21
Owner's Manual (digital) ...........................18 P
Pa int code ................................................ 427
Pa intwork (cleaning instructions) .........383
Pa nic alarm ................................................ 72
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 72
Pa rk position
Inserting .............................................. 154
Selecting au tomatical ly....................... 154
Pa rking
see Electric parking brake
Pa rking aid
see Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC ................... 197
Ac tivating ............................................ 200
Ad justing warning tones ...................... 200
Deactivating ........................................ 200
Fu nction .............................................. 197
Side impact pr otection ........................ 19 8
Sy stem limitations ...............................1 97
Pa rking assistance sy stems
see Active Parking Assist Pa
rking brake
see Electric parking brake
Pa rking lights .......................................... .117
Pa rking position
Outside mir rors ................................... 13 0
St oring the position of the passenger
outside mir ror using reve rsege ar ........ 13 0
Pa rking up ................................................ 17 7
Pa rtition net
At tach ing ............................................ .105
PA SSENGER AIR BAGstatus display
see Automatic front passenger front
airbag shutoff
Pe rm issible axle load .............................. 427
Pe rm itted towing me thods .................... .401
Pe rsonalisation
see User profile
Pe trol ........................................................ 430
Pe ts in the vehicle .................................... .69
Phone book see Contacts Index
529

St
arting the engine
see Vehicle
St arting-o ffaid
see Hill Start Assist
St ation
Deleting ............................................... 349
Direct frequency entry ........................ 349
Fr equency fix ....................................... 350
Moving ................................................ 349
Sea rching ............................................ 349
Setting .................................................3 49
St oring ................................................ 349
St ation list
Calling up ............................................ 349
St ation presets
Modifying ............................................ 349
St ation tracking
Setting ................................................. 350
St ationary heater/ventilation
Displ ays (remo tecontrol) .................... 13 8
Problems (remo tecontrol) ................... 13 9
Re placing the battery (remo tecon‐
trol) ...................................................... 13 8
Setting (multimedia sy stem) ................1 37Setting (remo
tecontrol) ...................... 137
Switching on/off (control panel) ......... 13 5
Ste ering wheel ........................................ 226
Ad justing (electrically) .......................... .94
Buttons ................................................ 226
Ope rating the memory function ............ 96
St eering wheel heater ........................... 95
Ste ering wheel gearshift paddles ..........15 5
Ste ering wheel heater
Swit ching on/off .................................. .95
St ow age areas
see Loading
see Stow age compartment
St ow age comp artment............................ .99
Armrest ................................................. 99
Centre console ...................................... 99
Door ...................................................... 99
Gl ove box .............................................. 99
Spectacles compartment .................... 100
St ow age comp artments
see Loading
see Stow age compartment
Sulphur content ...................................... 430 Sun visor
Operating ............................................ .131
Sur round lighting .................................... 12 3
Setting ................................................. 12 3
Sur round View
see 360° Camera
SV HC (substances of very high con‐
cern ).......................................................... .25
Switch-off delay time Exterior ................................................ 12 3
Interior ................................................. 124
Switching the sur round sound on/off
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ... 360
Synchronisation function Activating/deactivating (multimedia
sy stem) ................................................ 13 4
Sy stem settings
Ac tivating/deactivating PIN pr otec‐
tion ...................................................... 268
Re set function (multimedia sy stem) ....2 72
Setting the dis tance unit ..................... 267
Setting the time and date automati‐
cally ..................................................... 262 Index
535

Te
lephony operating modes
Blue tooth ®
Te lephony .......................... 301
Business telephony .............................. 301
Te lephony operating modes
see Second telephone
Te lete xt
Displaying ............................................ 357
Overview ............................................. 357
Te levision
see TV
Te xt messages .......................................... 311
Calling a message sender .................... 312
Changing folders .................................. 313
Composing .......................................... .312
Con figuring the displa yedte xt mes‐
sa ge s ................................................... 311
Del eting .............................................. .313
Drafts .................................................. 313
No tes ................................................... 311
Options ................................................ 313
Outbox .................................................3 13
Re ad-aloud function ............................ .312
Re ading ................................................ 312
Re plying ...............................................3 12Sending ................................................
312
Vo ice commands (LINGU ATRO NIC) .....2 49
Through-loading feature in there ar ...... 100
Ti e-d owney es .......................................... 107
Time Manual time setting ............................. 262
Setting summer time ........................... 262
Setting the time and date automati‐
cally ..................................................... 262
Setting the time zone .......................... 262
Setting the time/date form at .............. 262
To ll sy stem
Wi ndsc reen .......................................... 131
To ne settings ...........................................3 58
Calling up the sound menu .................. 359
Information .......................................... 358
To ngue weight ........................................ .440
To pTe ther .................................................. 60
To tal di stance .......................................... 231
Displ aying ............................................ 231
To uch Control .......................................... 253
On-board computer ............................. 226
Operating ............................................ 253 Setting
the sensitivity .......................... 253
To uchpad .................................................. 254
Ac tivating/deactivating ha ptic oper‐
ation feedback .................................... 255
Operating ............................................ 254
Re ading the handwriting recognition
aloud ................................................... 255
Selecting a station and track .............. .255
Setting the sensitivity .......................... 255
Switching on/off ................................. 254
To w- aw ay protection
Fu nction ................................................ 85
Priming/deactivating ............................. 86
To w- bar sy stem ...................................... .224
To w- starting ............................................. 405
To w- starting and towing away
To wing eye .......................................... 405
To wing away ............................................. 401
To wing away intheev ent of front axle
dama ge.................................................... 404
To wing away intheev ent of malfunc‐
tions ........................................................ .404 Index
537

7Seat belt
warning lamp lights
up ........................................................ 499
ïTr ailertow hit chwarning lamp .... 504
hTy repressure monitoring sys‐
te m wa rning lamp flashes .................. .503
hTy repressure monitoring sys‐
te m wa rning lamp lights up ................ .502
LWa rning lamp for dis tance
wa rning function ................................ .499
!Ye llow elect ric pa rking brake
indicator lamp is malfunctioning ........ .493
Wa rning/indicator lamps .......................491
Overview ..............................................4 91
PA SSENGER AIR BAG ............................ 40
Wa rranty .................................................... 25
Wa sher fluid
see Windsc reen washer fluid
Wa shing byhand (care) .......................... 382
Wa ter tank
see Air-water duct
We ather information ............................... 298 We
b br owser
Calling up a web page .........................3 30
Calling up options ................................ 331
Calling up the settings .........................3 31
Del eting a bookmark .......................... .331
Del eting br owser data .........................3 31
Ending ................................................. 332
Managing bookma rks .......................... 331
Overview ..............................................3 31
Showing/hiding the menu ...................3 30
We bsite
Calling up ............................................ 330
Showing/hiding thewe b br ows er
menu ................................................... 330
Wheel change
Fitting a new wheel ............................ .422
Lo we ring theve hicle ........................... 423
Preparation .......................................... 419
Ra ising theve hicle .............................. 420
Re moving a wheel .............................. .422
Re moving/fitting hub caps .................. 419
Wheel change
see Emer gency spa rewheel
Wheel rotation ........................................ .418 Wheels
Care .................................................... 386
Changing hub caps .............................. 419
Checking ............................................ .408
Che cking the tyre pressure (tyre
pressure monitoring sy stem) ................4 11
Fitting .................................................. 422
Flat tyre ............................................... 393
Inter changing ...................................... .418
No ise .................................................. .408
No tes on fitting .................................... 41 5
Re moving ............................................ 422
Re placing ...................................... 415, 419
Re starting the tyre pressure monitor‐
ing sy stem ............................................ 412
Selection .............................................. 41 5
Snow chains ........................................ 408
St oring .................................................4 18
Ty re pressure (N otes) .......................... 409
Ty re pressure monitoring sy stem
(function) ............................................. 41 0
Ty re pressure table .............................. 41 0
Un usual handling characteristics ........ 408
Wi -Fi ........................................................ .263
Overview ............................................. 263 542
Index