2018 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS SUV Owners Manual

Driving abroad
Symmetrical dipped beam .................. .117
Driving lights see Automatic driving lights
Driving saf ety sy stem ............................ .177
ABS (Anti-lo ckBraking Sy stem) ........... 178
Ac tive Brake Assi st.............................. 183
Ad aptive brake lights .......................... .186
BA S (Brake Assi stSystem) .................. 17 9
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 183
ESP ®
trailer stabilisation .................... .182
Off-road ABS ....................................... 17 9
Overview ..............................................1 78
Ra dar sensors ...................................... 178
Re sponsibility ...................................... 17 7
Driving saf ety sy stem
see Desert
Driving sy stem
see 360° Camera
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
see Active Lane Keeping Assist
see Active Parking Assist
see ATTENTION ASSIST see Blind Spot Assist
see Cruise control
see Driving saf
ety sy stem
see HOLD function
see Limiter
see Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
see Reversing camera
see Traf fic Sign Assi st
Driving tips Driving abroad (symmetrical dipped
beam) .................................................. .117
Gene ral driving tips ............................ .143
Ru nning-in no tes ..................................1 43
Dr ow siness de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Dynamic handling control sy stem
see ESP ®
(Elect ronic Stability Prog ram)
DY NA MIC SELECT .................................... 15 0
Con figuring drive program I ................. 15 2
Displ aying engine data ........................ 15 2
Displ aying vehicle data ........................ 15 2
Drive prog ram display ......................... .151
Drive prog rams ................................... .150
Fu nction .............................................. 15 0Operating (DYNAMIC SELECT switch) ..
151
Selecting the drive program ................. 151
Showing ope ration feedback ............... 15 2
DY NA MIC SELECT switch
Ad jus table damping .............................1 96 E
E10 ............................................................ 430
Easy entry feature
Fu nction/no tes .....................................95
Setting ................................................... 96
Easy exitfeature
Fu nction/no tes .....................................95
Setting ................................................... 96
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion)
Function/no tes ................................... 183
ECO display Function .............................................. 14 9
Re setting ............................................. 232
ECO start/s top function ......................... 14 8
Au tomatic engine start ........................ 14 8
Au tomatic engine stop .........................1 48518
Index

Operation ............................................
14 8
Switching off/on ................................. 14 9
Electric pa rking brake ............................ .174
App lying automatically ........................ .174
App lying or releasing manually ............ 176
Emergency braking .............................. 176
Re leasing automatically ...................... .175
Electrical fuses see Fuses
Electromagnetic compatibility Declaration of conformity ......................22
Electronic Stability Prog ram
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
Emer gency
Fire extinguisher ................................. .393
Fir st-aid kit (so ftsided) ....................... 392
Overview of the help functions .............. 16
Re moving thewa rning triangle ............ 392
Saf etyve st ........................................... 391
Setting up thewa rning triangle .......... .392
Emer gency braking ..................................1 76
Emer gency braking
see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem) Emer
gency call sy stem
see Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem
Emer gency engine start ......................... 405
Emer gency key
Inserting/removing ............................... 73
Locking a door ....................................... 76
Un locking a door .................................. .76
Emer gency operation mode
St arting theve hicle ............................. 14 2
Emer gency spare wheel .......................... 424
No tes ................................................... 424
Engine ECO start/ stop function ......................1 48
Engine number ................................... .427
St arting (eme rgency operation
mode) .................................................. 14 2
St arting (s tart/s top button) .................1 42
St arting assis tance .............................. 399
Switching off (s tart/s top button) ........ 16 8
Engine bonnet Opening/closing .................................. 375
Engine data Displaying ............................................ 15 2Engine electronics
Notes .................................................. 425
Engine number ........................................4 27
Engine oil .................................................. 378
Ad ditives .............................................4 34
Capacity .............................................. 435
Che cking the oil le vel using the on-
board computer ................................... 377
MB-F reigabe or MB-Appr oval .............. .435
Quality ................................................. 435
To pping up ...........................................3 78
Entering characters
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 259
On theto uchpad ................................ .260
Using the controller ............................. 260
ERA-GLONASS test mode
St arting/ending .................................. .324
ESC (Electronic Stability Control)
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
ESP ®
Desert ................................................. 182
Tr ailer stabilisation .............................. 182 Index
519

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

Fu
se box in there ar ............................ .407
Fu se box on the dashboard ................. 407
No tes .................................................. 405 G
G-Mode ..................................................... 15 2
Garage door opener Clearing the memory ........................... 172
Opening or closing the door ................1 72
Programming buttons .......................... 17 0
Ra dio equipment appr oval numbers .... 173
Re solving problems .............................. 171
Synchronising thero lling code ............ .171
Gearshift recommendation ....................15 6
Genera l operating permit number
(EU) .......................................................... .427
Genuine parts ............................................ 20
Glide mode ............................................... 157
Glo vebox
Locking/unlocking .............................. 100 H
Handbrake see Electric parking brake
Handling characteristics (unusual) ....... 408
Hazard warning lights ............................ .119
HD prog rammes
see CI+ module
Head restra int
Fr ont (luxury head restra int) .................. 89
Re ar (adjusting) .................................... .90
Re ar (fitting/removing) .......................... 91
Headlamp flasher ................................... .119
Headphones (Rear Seat Entertain‐
ment Sy stem)
Connecting .......................................... 367
Disconnecting .................................... .367
Overview ............................................. 367
High beam Adaptive Highbeam Assist Plus ............ 121
Switching on/off .................................. 11 9
HIGH RANGE Shifting ................................................ 15 9High-pressure cleaner (care)
................. 382
Hill Start Assist ........................................ 194
HOLD function ......................................... 19 5
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 19 5
Switching on/off ................................. 19 5
Hotspot Setting up (Wi-Fi) ................................. 265
Vi a business telephony ........................ 263 I
i-Size child seat securing sy stem
Fitting .................................................... 58
Seats suitable for attaching ................... 57
Identification pla te
Engine ................................................. 427
Ve hicle ................................................ 427
Ignition Switching on (S tart/S top button) ........ 141
Ignition key
see Key
Immobiliser ................................................ 85
Implied warranty
Ve hicle .................................................. 25 Index
521

In Car Of
fice
Calling up ............................................ .313
Fe atures .............................................. .313
Marking a to-do entry as compl eted ....3 14
Noting an incoming call ...................... .314
Selecting functions .............................. 313
Switching au tomatic start on/off ........ 313
Indicator lamps see Warning/indicator lamps
Individual drive prog ram
Con figuring .......................................... 15 2
Selecting .............................................. 151
Inspection see AS SYST PLUS
Instrument clus ter
see Instrument display
Instrument display ..................................2 25
Ad justing the lighting .......................... 230
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 225
Instrument clus ter ................................... 8
Setting the additional value range ....... 228
Wa rning/indicator lamps .................... .491
Instrument lighting .................................230 Intelligent Light Sy
stem .......................... 12 0
Ac tive headla mps ................................ 12 0
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus ............ 121
Ad versewe ather light .......................... 121
City lighting .......................................... 121
Fo g light (extended range) ................... 121
Mo torw ay mode ................................... 12 0
Overview ............................................. 12 0
Switching on/off ................................. 121
Interior lighting ........................................ 12 3
Ambient lighting .................................. 124
Re ading light ........................................ 12 3
Setting ................................................. 12 3
Switch-off del aytime ........................... 124
Interior pr otection
Fu nction ................................................ 86
Priming/deactivating ............................. 86
In term ediatedestination
Calculating a route with intermediate
destinations ........................................ .278
Entering ............................................... 278
Modifying ............................................. 278
St arting an automatic filling station
sear ch................................................. 277St
arting the automatic service sta‐
tion sear ch.......................................... 284
In tern et
Calling up a web page .........................3 30
Closing the br ows er ............................3 32
Deleting a bookma rk........................... 331
Del eting br owser data .........................3 31
Managing bookmar ks.......................... 331
In tern etconnection
Cancelling permission (mobile
phone) ................................................ .328
Communication module function ....... .325
Connection status .............................. .329
Displ aying the connection status ........ 329
Editing access data (Blue tooth®
) .........3 28
Es tablishing .........................................3 29
Information .......................................... 325
Mobile phone de tails .......................... .328
Re strictions ......................................... 325
Setting access da ta(Blue tooth ®
) .........3 27
Setting up (Blue tooth®
) .......................3 27
Setting up (business telephony) .......... 326
Setting up (Wi-Fi) ................................ .326
Switching Blue tooth®
profile (DUN/
PA N) .................................................... 328 522
Index

Internet
radio
Calling up ............................................ 332
Deleting stations ................................ .333
Logging out ......................................... 333
Overview ............................................. 332
Re gis tering .......................................... 333
Saving stations .................................... 333
Selecting and connecting toast ation
............................................................ .333
Selecting stre am ................................ .333
Setting options ................................... .333
Te rm s of use ........................................3 33
Ionisation Activating/deactivating (multimedia
sy stem) ................................................ 13 5
iPhone ®
see Apple CarPlay™
see Mercedes-Benz Link
ISOFIX child seat securing sy stem
Fitting .................................................... 58
Seats suitable for attaching ................... 54 J
Jack Declaration of conformity ......................23
Storage location ................................... 41 8
Jump-start connection ............................399
Gene ral no tes ...................................... 397 K
Ke y.............................................................. 71
Ac oustic locking verification signal ........ 72
Battery ................................................... 73
Emergency key ...................................... 73
Energy consumption .............................. 72
Fe atures ................................................ 71
Ke yring attachment .............................. 73
Overview ................................................ 71
Pa nic alarm ............................................ 72
Problem .................................................74
Un locking setting .................................. .72
Ke y functions
Deactivating .......................................... 72
Kickd own.................................................1 56
Using ................................................... 15 6Knee airbag
................................................ 36 L
Lamp see In terior lighting
Lamps (instrument display) see Warning/indicator lamps
Lane de tection (au tomatic)
see Active Lane Keeping Assist
Lane Keeping Assist
see Active Lane Keeping Assist
Language .................................................. 267
No tes ................................................... 267
Setting .................................................2 67
LED light see In telligent Light Sy stem
Light switch Overview ..............................................1 17
Lighting see In terior lighting
see Lights
Lights ........................................................ 11 7
Ac tive headla mps ................................ 12 0 Index
523

Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist Plus ............ 121
Ad justing the instrument lighting ........ 230
Ad versewe ather light .......................... 121
Au tomatic driving lights ....................... 11 8
City lighting .......................................... 121
Combination swit ch............................. 11 9
Driving ab road (symm etrical dipped
beam) ................................................... 11 7
Fo g light (extended range) ................... 121
Haza rdwa rning lights .......................... .119
Headla mpflasher ................................ .119
High beam ............................................ 11 9
Intellige nt Light Sy stem ....................... 12 0
Light switch .......................................... 11 7
Low beam ............................................ 11 7
Mo torw ay mode ................................... 12 0
Pa rking lights ...................................... .117
Re ar fog light ........................................1 17
Re sponsibility for lighting sy stems .......1 17
Setting the dipped beam ..................... 12 3
Setting theex terior lighting switch-
off delay time ...................................... 12 3
Setting the sur round lighting .............. .123
St anding lights .................................... .117
Tu rn signal lights ..................................1 19Limiter
...................................................... 187
Ac tivating ............................................ 188
Buttons ................................................ 188
Calling up a speed .............................. .188
Deactivating ........................................ 188
Fu nction .............................................. 187
Pa ssive mode ...................................... 187
Pe rm anent setting .............................. .190
Re quirements: .................................... .188
Selecting ............................................. 188
Setting a speed ................................... 188
St oring a speed ................................... 188
Sy stem limitations ...............................1 87
Limiting speed see Limiter
LINGU ATRO NIC ........................................ 237
Application specific voice commands
............................................................ .238
Au dible help functions .........................2 39
Global voice commands ...................... 238
Impr oving speech quality .................... 239
Language setting ................................ .239
Media pla yervo ice commands ............ .247
Message voice commands .................. 24 9Multifunction
steering wheel (operat‐
ing) ...................................................... 237
Na vigation voice commands ................ 241
Operable functions .............................. 238
Operating saf ety .................................. 237
Ra dio voice commands ........................ 24 6
Switch voice commands ...................... 24 0
Te lephone voice controls .................... .245
Te xt messa gevoice commands .......... .249
TV voice commands ............................ 24 6
Ty pes of voice commands .................. .238
Ve hicle voice commands .................... .250
Vo ice prom pting .................................. 238
Live Traf fic Information
Displaying subsc ript ion information .... 290
Displaying the tra ffic map .................... 291
Displaying traf fic incidents .................. 292
Extending a subscription ..................... 290
Issuing hazard alerts ........................... 292
Re gis tering on Mercedes me ............... 290
Load co mpartment co ver
Extending/r etra cting ........................... 104
Re moving/fitting ................................. 105
Loading .................................................... .107
Bag hook ............................................. 107524
Index

No
tes ..................................................... 98
Ro ofrack ............................................. 108
Ti e-down eyes ...................................... 107
Loading guidelines .................................... 98
Loads Securing ................................................ 98
Locator lighting see Sur round lighting
Locking dif fere ntial
see Dif fere ntial lo cks
Locking/unlocking Emer gency key ...................................... .76
Un locking/opening the doors from
th e inside ............................................... 76
Low beam (symm etrical dipped beam) .................. 11 7
Switching on/off .................................. 11 7
LO W RANGE
Shifting ................................................ 15 9
Lu bricant additives
see Additives
Lu ggage
Securing ................................................ 98 M
Maintenance see ASSY STPLUS
Malfunction Restra int sy stem ................................... 30
Map ...........................................2 91, 293, 294
Av oiding an area ..................................2 96
Av oiding an area (o verview) ................ .295
Changing an area ................................ 296
Deleting an area .................................. 296
Displ aying Qibla .................................. 298
Displaying the compass ....................... 298
Displaying the map version ................ .295
Displ aying the next intersecting
st re et ................................................... 295
Displaying the satellite map ................2 98
Displ aying the tra ffic map .................... 291
Displaying weather information .......... .298
Map data ............................................. 297
Moving ................................................ 294
Overview ............................................. 293
Selecting POI symbols ......................... 294
Selecting text information ................... 295
Selecting the map orientation .............2 94Setting
the map scale .......................... 294
Setting the map scale automatically ....2 98
Up dating .............................................. 297
Map and compass Overview .............................................2 93
Massage prog rammes
Overview ............................................... 92
Re setting the settings ............................92
Massage prog rams
Selecting the front seats ....................... 92
Massage settings Resetting ............................................... 92
Matt finish (cleaning instructions) ........ 383
Maximum gross vehicle weight ............ .427
Maximum speed see Limiter
Mecca ....................................................... 298
Media Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter) .................. 234
Sear ching ............................................ 340
St art cinema mode .............................. 346
Media display Notes .................................................. 252 Index
525