2018 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS SUV towing

Mounting dimensions of
the trailer hit ch 1
Fastening points
2 Overhang dimension
3 Rear axle centre line The
overhang dimension and fastening points
are valid for a trailer hitch ins talled at thefa c‐
to ry. Model
2 2Over‐
hang dimen‐ sion
All model s8 72mm Pe
rm issible towing capacity The
tongue weight is not included in theto wing
capacity.
Pe rm issible towing capacit y,braked (at a
minimum start-off gradeability of 8%) Model
Perm issible
to wing capa‐
cit y,braked
All models 3500kg Pe
rm issible towing capacit y,braked (at a
minimum start-off gradeability of 12%) Model
Perm issible
to wing capa‐
cit y,braked
All models 3500kg Pe
rm issible towing capacit y,unbraked Model
Perm issible
to wing capa‐
cit y,
unbraked
All model s7 50kg Maximum
tongue weight *
NO
TEDama gecaused bythe trailer
coming loose If
th eto ngue weight used is too lo w,the
trailer may come loose. 440
Tech nical da ta

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
Driving sy stems and driving saf ety sy stems may be malfunctioning or temp orarily una vailable.
Once the cause of the problem is no longer present, driving sy stems and driving saf ety sy stems will be available
again.
If th e display message does not disappear: #
Pull over and stop theve hicle, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions. #
Clean the windscreen.
Active Lane Keeping Assist
inoperative *A
ctive Lane Keeping Assist is malfunctioning. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop. Fault Drive at max. 80
km/h
*T
he adjus table damping is malfunctioning. The vehicle's handling characteristics may be af fected. #
Do not drive at speeds grea terth an 80 km/h. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
Blind Spot Assist not availa-
ble when towing a trailer
See Owner's Manual *W
hen you es tablish the electrical connection tothe trailer, Blind Spot Assist is una vailable. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control and ackn owledge the display message. 458
Display messages and warning/indicator lamps

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

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

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