2018 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS SUV Owners Manual

Setting
the map scale
Re quirements:
R The map is shown.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Navigation #
Tozoom in: swipe down on theTo uch Con‐
trol.
or #
Turn the controller anti-clockwise.
or #
Movetwo fingers apart on theto uchpad. #
Tozoom out: swipe up on theTo uch Control.
or #
Turn the controller clockwise.
or #
Movetwo fingers toge ther on theto uchpad.
% You can set the unit of measurement of the
map scale (/ page 267). Moving
the map
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Navigation 5
Z Options
5 Map menu #
Alternatively, if the map is displa yed in full
screen mode, press the cent ral control ele‐
ment.
The map menu appears. #
Select "Mo vemap" in map menu 2
(/ page 293). #
Swipe in any direction on theTo uch Control
or touchpad.
or #
Slide the controller in any direction.
The map mo ves in the cor responding direc‐
tion under the crosshair. The fur ther you
mo veyour finger away from thest arting posi‐
tion on theto uchpad, thefast erthe map
mo ves. Selecting
the map orientation
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Navigation 5
Z Options
5 Map menu #
Alternatively, if the map is displa yed in full
screen mode, press the cent ral control ele‐
ment.
The map menu appears. #
In map menu 3, select N,2D or
3D( /page 293).
R N:the 2D map view is displa yed so that
no rth is alw ays at theto p.
R 2D: the 2D map view is aligned tothe
direction of tr avel.
R 3D: the 3D map view is aligned tothe
direction of tr avel.
Selecting POI symbols
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Navigation 5
Z Options
5 Map content
POIs include filling stations and ho tels which can
be displa yed as symbols on the map, forex am‐
ple. Not all POIs are available everywhere. 294
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#
Select POI symbols.
The #dot indica testh e cur rent setting.
Standard displays symbols of predefined cat‐
egories on the map.
User defined allowsyouto personally select
th e symbols forth eav ailable categories.
None switches the display off. #
Select a setting. #
User defined : select categories.
The POI symbols of the selected categories
are displa yedO or not displa yedª.
Selecting the display of text information in
th e map
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Navigation 5
Z Options
5 Text information #
Select text information.
Current street showsthest re et you are cur‐
re ntly driving on at the bottom of the displa y.
When the map is mo ved, thefo llowing infor‐
mation appears under the crosshair:
R stre et name R
POI name
R area name
Geo-coordinates displaysth efo llowing infor‐
mation:
R longitude and latitude
R elevation
The el evation shown may deviate from
th e actual ele vation.
R number of sa tellites from which a signal
can be recei ved
When the map is mo ved, this information
does not appear.
Climate control displays the cur rent clima te
control settings.
None switches the display off.
Displaying the next intersecting stre et
Requ irements:
R Route guidance is not active. Multimedia sy
stem:
4 Navigation 5
Z Options #
Activate ONext intersecting street .
The name of the next intersecting stre et will
be displa yed at the upper edge of the displa y.
Displaying the map version
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Navigation 5
Z Options #
Select Map version . #
Select Details.
% Information about new versions of the digital
map can be obtained from a Mercedes-Benz
service cent re.
Overview of avoiding an area
Yo u can define areas along a route that you
wo uld like toavoid.
The route can include an area that is tobe avoi‐
ded in thefo llowing situations:
R the destination is located in an area that is to
be avo ided
R if mo torw ays are located within the area that
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Mo
torw ays are alw aysta ke n into account for
th ero ute.
R there is no sensible alternative route
Av oiding a new area
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Navigation 5
À Route and position
5 Avoid options 5
Areas #
Select Avoid new area. #
Tosear chfor an area via the map: select
Using map. #
Movethe map
or #
Tosear chfor an area using an address:
select Address entry .#
Enter the address. #
Select Select destination.
The map appears. #
Todispl ayan area: presstheTo uch Control,
th eto uchpad or the controller.
A redre ctangle appea rs. This designates the
area that should be avoided. #
Tochange the size of the area: swipe up or
down on theTo uch Control or theto uchpad.
or #
Slide the controller up or down.
The map scale is enlar ged or reduced and
ch anges the size of the area. #
Toset the area: presstheTo uch Control,
th eto uchpad or the controller.
The area is entered into the list.
Changing an area
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Navigation 5
À Route and position
5 Avoid options 5
Areas #
Highlight an area in the list. #
Select ¥Edit.
Moving the area on the map #
Swipe in any direction on theTo uch Control
or touchpad.
or #
Slide the controller in any direction. Changing
the size of the area #
Tostar t:press theTo uch Control, theto uch‐
pad or the controller. #
Tochange: swipe up or down on theTo uch
Control or theto uchpad.
or #
Slide the controller up or down. #
Tosto p:press theTo uch Control, theto uch‐
pad or the controller.
Ta king the area for the route into account #
Avoid Oan area in the list.
If ro ute guidance is active, a new route is cal‐
culated.
If th ere is no route yet,th e setting is car ried
ove rto the next route guidance.
Deleting one or all areas
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Navigation 5
À Route and position
5 Avoid options 5
Areas #
Highlight an area in the list. #
Select ¥Delete or¥ Delete all. 296
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#
Con firm the prom ptwith Yes.
One or all areas are dele ted.
Map data update overview
Up dating at the Mercedes-Benz se rvice
centre
The digital maps generated bythe map software
become outdated in the same way as co nven‐
tional road maps. Optimal route guidance can
on ly be pr ovided bythe navigation sy stem in
conjunction with the most up-to-date map data.
Information about new versions of the digital
map can be obtained from a Mercedes-Benz
service cent re.
Yo u can recei veupdates tothe digital map there.
Online map update
The online map update service from Mercedes
me connect can be used toupdate map data.
% The online map update service is not availa‐
ble in all countries.
The following options are available forthe
update:
R the automatic map update updates map data
fo r one region. Fo
r auto matic map updates Automatic
online updates must be activated in the sys‐
te m settings (/ page271).
R the manual map update updates map data
fo r se veral or all regions.
Fu rther information on the online map update
http://www.mercedes.me.
Fu rther information on updates: http://
manuals.daimle r.com/baix/cars/connectme/
en_GB/index.html.
Overview of map data
Yo ur vehicle is supplied with map data at thefa c‐
to ry. Depending on the count ry, map data for
yo ur region is either pre-ins talled or the map
data is supplied on a data storage medium.
If th e map data on your vehicle has been ins tal‐
led at thefa ctory and you wish toreins tall it, you
do not need toenter the activation code.
Fo r map data that you ha vepur chased in the
fo rm of a data storage medium, you must en ter
th e accompanying activation code.
% Ifyo u sa vethe map data on a data storage
medium with the online map update service, no entry
isrequ ired. The activation code is
st ored on the data storage medium during
th e downloading process.
The online map update service is not availa‐
ble in all countries.
Obse rveth efo llowing when entering the activa‐
tion code:
R The activation code can be used for one vehi‐
cle
R The activation code is not transferable
R The activation code has six digits
In theeve nt of thefo llowing problems, please
con tact a Mercedes-Benz service centre:
R The multimedia sy stem does not accept the
activation code
R You ha velost the activation code Multimedia sy
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Displaying
the compass
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Navigation 5
À Route and position #
Select Compass.
The compass display sho wsthefo llowing
information:
R the cur rent di rection of tr avel with bear‐
ing (360° form at) and compass direction
R longitude and latitude coo rdinates in
degrees, minutes and seconds
R height (rounded)
R number of GPS satellites from which a
signal can be recei ved
Displaying Qibla
Requ irements:
R The Qibla display is available in your count ry.Multimedia sy
stem:
4 Navigation 5
À Route and position #
Select Qibla.
The ar rowonthe compass sho wsthe direc‐
tion of pr ayer toMecca in relation tothe cur‐
re nt di rection of tr avel.
The number of satellites recei ved is shown.
Setting the map scale automatically
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Navigation 5
Z Options
The map scale is set automatically depending on
yo ur driving speed.
Fo r journe ysin cities with de tailed city models, a
map view from the driver's perspective is used. #
Switch Auto zoom onO or off ª.
% The automatically selected map scale can be
changed manually for a short time. The set‐
ting is reset automatically af ter a few sec‐
onds. Displaying
the satellite map
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Navigation 5
Z Options
5 Map content #
Switch Satellite map onO or off ª.
or #
If satellite map display 6isavailable in the
map menu, switch it on Oor off ª
(/ page 293).
Switched on O: satellite maps are displa yed
in map scales of 2 km or less.
Swit ched off ª: satellite maps are not dis‐
pla yed in map scales from 2 km to10 km.
% Satelli temaps forth ese map scales are not
av ailable in all countries.
Displ aying weather information
Re quirements:
R Mercedes me connect is available.
R You ha vea user account forth e Mercedes
me por tal.
R The service is available. 298
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R
The service has been activated at a
Mercedes-Benz service centre.
Fu rther information can be found at: http://
www.mercedes.me
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Navigation 5
Z Options
5 Map content #
Activate Weather information O.
or #
Ifwe ather information display 6isavailable
in the map menu, activate O(/page 293)
it.
Cur rent we ather information is displa yed on
th e navigation map, e.g. temp erature or
cloud co ver.
% Weather information is not available in all
countries. Calling up
the Digital Owner's Manual (navi‐
ga tion) Calling up in
form ation on navigation
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Navigation 5
Z Options
5 Information on navigation #
Select theto pic. Te
lephone Te
lephony Note
s ontelephony &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from oper‐
ating integrated communication equip‐
ment while theve hicle is in motion
If yo u operate communication equipment
integrated in theve hicle when driving, you
will be distracted from the tra ffic situation.
This could also cause youto lose control of
th eve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y. &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from oper‐
ating mobile communication equipment
while theve hicle is in motion
If yo u operate mobile communication equip‐
ment when driving, you will be distracted
from the tra ffic situation. This could also
cause youto lose control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
ve hicle is stationar y. Yo
u must obse rveth e legal requirements forthe
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
operating mobile communication equipment in
th eve hicle.
Fu rther information can be obtained from a
Mercedes-Benz service centre or at: http://
www.mercedes-benz.com/connect. Multimedia sy
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Te
lephone menu overview 1
Blue tooth ®
device name of the cur rently
connected mobile phone
2 Signal stre ngth of the mobile phone network
fo rth e cur rently connected and selected
mobile phone
3 Battery status of the cur rently connected
and selected mobile phone 4
¢ (telephone ready) or w(call active)
5 Contacts (/page 308)
6 Call list (/page 311)
7 Text message
8 One mobile phone connected: Active call. Tw
o mobile phones connected: changes view
between telephone 1 and 2 or Active call
9 Devices (/page 301)
A Options 300
Multimedia sy stem

Symbols
1to4 are not shown until af ter a
mobile phone has been connected tothe multi‐
media sy stem. The symbols depend on your
mobile phone and your mobile phone network
pr ov ider.
Blu etoo th®
pr ofile overview Blue
tooth ®
profile
of the mobile phone Fu
nction
PBAP (Phone Book
Access Profile) Contacts are auto‐
matically displa
yed in
th e multimedia sys‐
tem
MAP (Message
Access Profile) Message functions
can be used Te
lephony operating modes overview
Depending on your equipment, thefo llowing tel‐
ephony operating modes are available:
R A mobile phone is connec tedto the multime‐
dia sy stem via Blue tooth®
(/ page 301). R
Two mobile phones are connected with the
multimedia sy stem via Blue tooth®
(two
phone mode) (/ page 302).
R A mobile phone is connec tedto the multime‐
dia sy stem as an SAP (Sim Access Profile)
te lephone (/ page 303).
R Only a SIM card is connec tedto the multime‐
dia sy stem (/ page 303).
A mobile phone is being used parallel to a
SIM card (/ page 303).
Information on telephony
The following situations can lead tothe call
being disconnected while theve hicle is in
motion:
R there is insuf ficient network co verage inthe
area
R you mo vefrom one GSM or UMTS transmit‐
te r/receiver area (cell) into ano ther and no
communication channels are free
R the SIM card used is not compatible with the
network available R
a mobile phone with "Twincard" is logged into
the network with the second SIM card at the
same time
The multimedia sy stem supports calls in HD
Vo ice ®
for impr oved speech qualit y.Arequ ire‐
ment forth is is that the mobile phone and the
mobile phone network pr ovider of the person
yo u are calling suppo rtHD Voice ®
.
Depending on thequ ality of the connection, the
vo ice quality may fluctuate.
Connecting a mobile phone (Blu etoo th®
te l‐
ephony)
Re quirements:
R Blue tooth ®
is activated on the mobile phone
(see the manufacturer's operating instruc‐
tions).
R Blue tooth ®
is activated on the multimedia
sy stem (/ page 263). Multimedia sy
stem 301