2018 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS SUV brake

Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
7 Seat belt warning lamp
lights up The
red seat belt warning lamp will light up once the engine has star ted.
In addition, a warning tone may sound.
The seat belt warning lamp reminds the driver and front passenger tofast entheir seat belts. #
Fasten your seat belt (/ page 34).
If yo u ha veplaced objects on the front passenger seat, the seat belt warning lamp may remain lit. Driving sy
stems Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
L Wa rning lamp for dis tance
wa rning function The
red dis tancewarning lamp lights up while theve hicle is in motion.
The dis tance totheve hicle in front is too small forth e speed selected.
If th ere is an additional warning tone, you are approaching an obs tacle at too high a speed. #
Be prepared tobrake immediatel y. #
Increase the dis tance.
Fu nction of Active Brake Assi st . Displ
aymessa ges and warning/indicator lamps 499

1,
2, 3 ...
4MATIC ..................................................... 16 2
Fu nction .............................................. 16 2
12 V battery
see Battery (vehicle)
12 V so cket
see Soc ket (12 V)
360° Camera ........................................... 203
Fu nction .............................................. 203
Opening the camera co ver (r eve rsing
camera) .............................................. .207
Selecting a view .................................. 206
Setting favo urites ................................ 207
Swit ching automatic operation
on/off (r eversing camera) .................. .207 A
A/C function Activating/deactivating (multimedia
sy stem) ................................................ 13 3
Switching on/off (control panel) ......... 13 3
ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem) ............ .178 Ac
celeration
see Kickdown
Ac cess data
Editing (Blue tooth®
) .............................3 28
Setting (Blu etoo th®
) ............................ 327
Setting up (business telephony) .......... 326
Ac cident and breakdown manage‐
ment
Mercedes me connect ........................ .320
Ac oustic locking verification signal
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 72
Ac tivating/deactivating automatic
vo lume adjustment
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ... 360
Ac tive Brake Assi st
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 183
Setting ................................................. 185
Ac tive Di stance Assist DISTRO NIC........ 19 0
Calling up a speed .............................. .191
Displ ays in the instrument display .......1 94
Fu nction .............................................. 19 0
Increasing/decreasing speed .............. 191
Re quirements: .................................... .191 Selecting ..............................................
191
St eering wheel buttons ........................ 191
St oring a speed .................................... 191
Switching off/deacti vating .................. 191
Switching on/activating ....................... 191
Sy stem limitations ...............................1 90
Ac tive headlamps .................................... 12 0
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist .....................219
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .220
Ac tivating/deactivating (multimedia
sy stem) ............................................... 222
Ac tivating/deactivating thewa rning .. .222
Fu nction ............................................... 219
Sensitivity (function/no tes) ................. 221
Setting the sensitivity .......................... 222
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 19
Tr ailer operation .................................. .219
Ac tive Parking Assist .............................. 207
Cross Traf fic Alert ................................ 213
Drive AwayAssi st................................ 212
Exiting a pa rking space ........................ 210
Fu nction .............................................. 207
Manoeuvring assi stance ...................... 213
Pa rking ................................................ 209
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 07 Index
505

Ac
tive Se rvice Sy stem PLUS
see AS SYST PLUS
Ad aptive brake lights ..............................186
Ad aptive cruise control
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Ad aptive functions, MULTIBEAM LED
see Intelligent Light Sy stem
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus
Fu nction ............................................... 121
Switching on/off ................................. 12 3
Ad Blue ®
.................................................... 433
Ad ditives .............................................4 33
Capacity .............................................. 434
Fill le vel .............................................. .230
No tes ................................................... 16 6
Purity ................................................... 433
Ra nge ................................................. .230
To pping up ...........................................1 66
Ad ditional value range
Setting display content ........................ 228
Ad diti ves.................................................. 434
Ad Blue ®
............................................... 433
Engine oil ............................................ 434 Fu
el ..................................................... 431
Ad diti ves (AdBlue ®
)
see AdBlue ®
Ad diti ves (engine oil)
see Additives
Ad diti ves (fuel)
see Fuel
Ad dress book
see Contacts
Ad justable damping ................................ 19 6
Ad justing the balance/ fader
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ... 360
Ad justing the sound focus
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ... 360
Ad justing treble, mid- range and bass
settings
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ... 359
Ad versewe ather light ............................ .121
Af ter-sales service centre
see ASS YST PLUS
Air inlet see Air-water duct Air pressure
see Tyre pressure
Air vents ................................................... 14 0
Ad justing (front) .................................. 14 0
Ad justing (rear) .................................... 14 0
Air vents
see Air vents
Ai r-re circulation mode ............................ 13 4
Air-water duct .......................................... 381
Ke eping free ........................................3 81
Airbag ........................................................ .36
Ac tivation .............................................. 30
Fr ont airbag (driver, front passenger) ....36
Ins tallation locations ............................ .36
Knee airbag ........................................... 36
Overview ............................................... 36
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp .... .40
Pr otection ..............................................37
Re duced pr otection ...............................38
Side impact airbag ................................ 36
Wi ndow airbag ....................................... 36
Alarm see Panic alarm 506
Index

Media sear
ch....................................... 340
Overview ............................................. 336
Pa use and playback function .............. .337
Selecting a track ................................. 337
Selecting pl ayback options .................. 337
Switching on media mode ...................3 35
Tr ack list .............................................. 337
Au thorised workshop
see Qualified specialist workshop
Au tomatic distance control
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Au tomatic driving lights ..........................11 8
Au tomatic engine start (ECO start/
sto p function) .......................................... 14 8
Au tomatic engine stop (ECO start/
sto p function) .......................................... 14 8
Au tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag deacti vation sy stem
see Automatic front passenger front
airbag shutoff Au
tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag shu toff .......................................... 39, 40
Fu nction of the automatic front
passenger front airbag deactivation
sy stem ................................................... 39
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp .... .40
Au tomatic lateral support adjustment
Setting ................................................... 92
Au tomatic mir rorfo lding function
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .130
Au tomatic transmission
DIRECT SELECT le ver ........................... 15 3
Drive program display .......................... 151
Drive programs .................................... 15 0
DY NA MIC SELECT switch .................... 15 0
Engaging drive position ....................... 15 5
Engaging neutral .................................. 154
Engaging pa rkposition ........................ 154
Engaging reve rsege ar ........................ .154
Kickdown ............................................. 15 6
Manual gear changing ........................ .155
St eering wheel gearshift paddles ........ 15 5
Tr ansmission position display .............. 15 3
Tr ansmission positions ........................ 15 3Au
tomatic transmission (problem)
see Transmission (problem)
Axle load Perm issible .......................................... 427
Tr ailer operation .................................. 441 B
Bag hook .................................................. 107
BA S (Brake Assist Sy stem) .................... .179
Battery Key ........................................................ 73
Re mo tecontrol (s tationary heater) ...... 13 8
Battery see Battery (vehicle)
Battery (vehicle) ...................................... 400
Charging .............................................. 399
No tes .................................................. 396
No tes (s tarting assis tance and
ch arging) ............................................ .397
Re placing ............................................ 400
St arting assis tance .............................. 399
Belt see Seat belt 508
Index

Blind Spot Assi
st...................................... 217
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .218
Fu nction ............................................... 217
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 17
BlueTEC see AdBlue ®
Blue tooth ®
............................................... 263
Information .......................................... 263
Setting up an Internet connection ....... 327
Switching on/off ................................. 263
Switching profile (DUN/PAN) .............. 328
Blue tooth ®
audio
Ac tivating ............................................ 345
De-authorising (de-regis tering) the
device .................................................. 346
Information .......................................... 343
Overview .............................................3 44
Sea rching for a track ........................... 346
Sear ching for and auth orisingthe
device .................................................. 345
Selecting a media pla yer ..................... 346
Switching device via NFC .................... 346
Brake Assist Sy stem
see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem) Brake fluid
Notes .................................................. 435
Brake forc e distribution
EBD (Elect ronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 183
Brakes ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem) ........... 178
Ac tive Brake Assi st.............................. 183
Ad aptive brake lights .......................... .186
BA S (Brake Assi stSystem) .................. 17 9
Driving tips .......................................... 14 3
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 183
HOLD function .................................... .195
Limi ted braking ef fect (salt-trea ted
ro ads) .................................................. 14 3
New/replaced brakepads/brake discs .................................................... 14 3
Ru nning-in no tes ..................................1 43
Braking assi stance
see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem)
Breakdown Overview of the help functions .............. 16
Re covering .......................................... 403 To
w- starting ........................................ 405
To wing away ........................................ 401
To wing away intheev ent of front
axle damage ........................................4 04
To wing away intheev ent of malfunc‐
tions ....................................................4 04
To wing away intheev ent of rear axle
damage .............................................. .404
To wing away,va rious malfunctions
(no tes) .................................................4 03
Tr ansporting theve hicle ......................4 04
Wheel change ...................................... 419
Breakdown see Flat tyre
Breakdown assistance call see Mercedes me connect
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem .....3 59
Ad justing the balance/fader ............... 360
Ad justing the sound focus ................... 360
Ad justing treble, mid-range and bass
settings ............................................... 359
Au tomatic volume adjustment ............ .360
Calling up the sound menu .................. 359
Information .......................................... 359 Index
509

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

Ac
tive Brake Assi stFunctions limited
See Owner's Manual ........................... 453
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stavailable
again .................................................. .460
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stcur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........460
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stinope rative ...... 460
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist Camera
view restricted See Owner's Manual ... 462
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist cur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........457
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist inopera‐
tive ...................................................... 458
bAc tive Light Sy stem inoperative .. 489
Ac tive Parking Assist and
PA RKTRONIC inoperati veSee Own‐
er's Manual ......................................... 463
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus Cam‐
era view restricted See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 491 Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist Plus cur‐
re ntly una vailable See Owner's Man‐
ual ...................................................... .490
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus inop‐
erative ................................................ .490
¯ AdBlue sy stem fault Engine
st art not possible ................................ 470
¯ AdBlue sy stem fault Perf.
re duced in XXX km See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 470
¯ AdBlue sy stem fault Perf.
re duced: XXX mph No start in XXX
miles .................................................... 470
¯ AdBlue sy stem fault See Own‐
er's Manual ........................................ .469
4Ad d 1 litre engine oil when next
re fuelling ............................................. 468
Air intake malfunction See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 485 Apply brake
todeselect Park (P)
position ...............................................4 72
App lybrake toselect R ........................ 473
À ATTENTION ASSIST inoperative ... 459
ÀAT TENTION ASSIS T:Take a
break! .................................................. 456
bAu tomatic driving lights inoper‐
ative .................................................... 490
Au xilia rybattery malfunction ...............473
Blind Spot Assi stcur rently una vaila‐
ble See Owner's Manual ...................... 462
Blind Spot Assist inope rative ............... 456
Blind Spot Assi stnot available when
to wing a trailer See Owner's Manual ...4 58
ÁChange key bat teries ...................4 79
JChe ckbrake fluid le vel................ 448
Check brake pads See Owner's Man‐
ual ...................................................... .456
hChe cktyre(s) ............................... 474
! Clean the fuel filter .................... .463 514
Index

Limiter passive
..................................... 461
LO W RANGE Deactivate dif fere ntial
lo ck s ....................................................4 82
LO W RANGE Malfunction ..................... 483
LO W RANGE Malfunction Topar k,
apply parking brake .............................483
LO W RANGE Max. speed 10km/h ...... 484
LO W RANGE Max. speed 20 km/h ...... 484
LO W RANGE Max. speed 40 km/h ...... 483
LO W RANGE Max. speed 70 km/h ...... 483
LO W RANGE Shift toposition N
brief ly.................................................. 483
LO W RANGE Shifting cancelled
Please reactivate ................................ .484
LO W RANGE Stop Apply parking
brake ................................................... 482
bMalfunction See Owner's Man‐
ual .......................................................4 89
Max. speed 6 mph (yellow display
message) ............................................. 485 ðMaximum speed
exceeded ..........4 61
Mercedes me connect Services limi‐
te d See Owner's Manual .....................454
N permanently active Risk of vehicle
ro lling .................................................. 472
ç Off............................................... 459
ëOff ............................................... 457
Only select Park (P) when vehicle is
st ationary ............................................ 473
! Parking brake See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 444
Á Place theke y in the mar ked
space See Owner's Manual .................479
PRE-SAFE inoperative See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 453
Ra dar sensors dirty See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 448
h Rectify tyre pressure ...................475
Re duce speed ...................................... 477Ø
Refill Ad Blue Eng. start not pos‐
sible .................................................... 469
ØRe fill Ad Blue See Owne r’s Man‐
ual .......................................................4 69
!Re lease parking brake .................446
¸Re place air cleaner ...................... 464
ÁRe placekey ................................ .478
8 Reser vefuel le vel........................ 466
6Re stra int sys. malfunction Con‐
sult workshop ...................................... 455
Re versing not poss. Consult work‐
shop ....................................................4 73
Risk of vehicle rolling Driver door
open and transmission not in P ...........473
# See Owner's Manual ................... 463
Speed limit (winter tyres) XXX km/h ... 461
ÐSt eering malfunction Incre ased
ph ysical ef fort See Owner's Manual .... 486
ÐSt eering malfunction Stop
immediately See Owner's Manual .......485 516
Index