2018 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS SUV Owners Manual

Media Inter
face
Ac tivating ............................................ .341
Information .......................................... 340
Overview .............................................3 42
Media mode Activating ............................................ 335
Media playba ck
Operating (on-board computer) ........... 234
Media sear ch
St arting .............................................. .340
Media source Selecting (on-boa rdcompu ter) ............ 234
Memory function Operating .............................................. 96
Outside mir ror — Calling up stored
settings .................................................96
Outside mir ror — Storing settings ..........96
Seat — Calling up stored settings ..........96
Seat — Storing settings .......................... 96
St eering wheel — Calling up sa ved
settings .................................................96
St eering wheel — Saving settings ........... 96
Menu (on-board computer) Assis tant displ ay................................. 230 Designs ............................................... 228
Media .................................................. 234
Na
vigation .......................................... .232
Overview ............................................. 226
Ra dio ...................................................2 34
Service ................................................ 230
Te lephone ............................................ 235
Tr ip ...................................................... 231
Mercedes me connect .............................319
Ac cident and breakdown mana ge‐
ment .................................................... 320
Ar ranging a service appointment ......... 321
Calling the Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer
Centre .................................................. 319
Consenting todata transfer .................3 21
Information .......................................... 318
Making a call via theove rhead con‐
trol panel ............................................. 319
Service call wi th the me button ........... 320
Tr ans ferred data ..................................3 21
Mercedes-AMG vehicles
No tes ................................................... 141
Mercedes-Benz Apps Calling up ............................................ 329
Using voice control .............................. 330 Mercedes-Benz emer
gency call sys‐
te m ........................................................... 322
Au tomatic emergency call ................... 322
Information .......................................... 322
Information on data processing .......... .324
Manual emer gency call ........................ 323
Overview ............................................. 322
Self-diagnosis (Russia) ........................ .324
St arting/ending ERA-GLONASS test
mode .................................................. .324
Mercedes-Benz Link ................................314
Connecting .......................................... 314
Ending ................................................. .314
Overview ..............................................3 14
Using ................................................... 314
Mercedes-Benz service centre see Qualified specialist workshop
Message (multifunction display) see Display message
Message memory .................................... 442
Messages Voice commands (LINGU ATRO NIC) .....2 49
Messages see Text messa ges 526
Index

Mir
rors
see Outside mir rors
Mobile phone Cancelling permission for Internet
connection ......................................... .328
Damage de tection (pa rked vehicle) ...... 176
Fr equencies ......................................... 426
Tr ansmission output (maximum) ........ .426
Wi reless charging ................................ .115
Mobile phone see Android Auto
see Apple CarPlay™
see Mercedes-Benz Link
see Second telephone
see Telephone
Mobile phone voice recognition
St arting .............................................. .307
St opping ..............................................3 07
Model series see Vehicle identification plate
Mo torw ay mode ....................................... 12 0
MULTIBEAM LED see Intelligent Light Sy stem Multifunction display
Overview of the displa ys...................... 229
Multifunction steering wheel
Overview of buttons ............................ 226
Multifunction steering wheel
see Steering wheel
Multimedia sy stem ................................ .252
Ac tivating/deactivating standby
mode .................................................. .177
Ad justing thevo lume .......................... .258
Central control elements ..................... 253
Configu ring displ aysettings ................. 261
Entering characters ............................ .259
Fa vourites ............................................ 256
Main functions .................................... 256
Overview ............................................ .252
Re storing thefa ctory settings .............. 272
St andby mode function ........................ 17 7
Switching the sound on/off ................2 58
Multimedia sy stem
see Touch Control
see Touchpad N
Na vigation
Calling up the Digital Owner's Man‐
ual .......................................................2 99
Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter) .................. 232
Showing/hiding the menu ...................2 73
Switching on ........................................ 273
Up dating the map data ........................ 297
Vo ice commands (LINGU ATRO NIC) ...... 241
Na vigation
see Destination
see Destination entry
see Map
see Route
see Route guidance
see Traf fic information
Na vigation announcements
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .286
Ad justing thevo lume .......................... .287
Re peating ............................................ 287
Switching audio fadeout on/off .......... 287
Na vigation messages
On-board computer ............................. 232 Index
527

Ne
arField Communication (NFC) .......... 306
Connecting the mobile phone tothe
multimedia sy stem .............................. 306
Information .......................................... 306
Switching Blue tooth ®
audio equip‐
ment .................................................... 346
Swit ching mobile phones .................... 306
Using a mobile phone .......................... 306
Ne utral
Engaging .............................................. 154
NFC see Near Field Communication (NFC)
No n-operational time
Ac tivating/deactivating standby
mode .................................................. .177
St andby mode function ........................ 17 7O
Occupant saf ety
Pe ts in theve hicle ................................. 69
Occupant saf ety
see Airbag
see Automatic front passenger front
airbag shutoff see PRE-SAFE
®
(anticipatory occu‐
pant pr otection)
see Restra int sy stem
see Seat belt
Odome ter
see Total dis tance
Off-road drive prog ram
see G-Mode
Off-road driving ....................................... 14 5
Off-road driving see Off-road driving
Off-road ESP ®
see Desert
Oil see Engine oil
On-board computer ................................. 226
Assis tant display menu ........................ 230
Displ aying the service due date ........... 374
Media menu ........................................2 34
Menu designs ...................................... 228
Menu overview .................................... 226
Multifunction display .......................... .229
Na vigation menu ................................. 232 Operating ............................................ 226
Ra
dio menu .........................................2 34
Service menu ...................................... 230
Te lephone menu .................................. 235
Tr ip menu ............................................ 231
On-boa rddiagno stics inter face
see Diagno stics connection
On-boa rdelectronics
Engine electronics .............................. .425
No tes .................................................. 425
Tw o-w ayradios .................................... 425
Open-source software .............................. 28
Operating fluids AdBlue ®
............................................... 433
Ad ditives (fuel) .....................................4 31
Brake fluid .......................................... .435
Coolant (engine) .................................. 435
Engine oil ............................................ 434
Fu el (diesel) ......................................... 431
Fu el (petrol) ......................................... 430
No tes .................................................. 429
Wi ndsc reen washer fluid .................... .436 528
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

Picture
form ats
see Video mode
Picture settings see Video mode
PIN pr otection
Swit ching on/off ................................ .268
Plastic trim (Care) ................................... 388
Playback options Selecting ............................................. 337
POI Selecting .............................................. 276
POI symbols Selecting ............................................. 294
Po we r supp ly
Switching on (S tart/S top button) ........ 141
Po we r windo ws
see Side windo ws
PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipatory occupant
pr otection) ................................................ .43
Fu nction ................................................ 43
PRE-SAFE ®
Sound ................................. 43
Re versing measures .............................. 44Pr
eve ntative occupant pr otection sys‐
tem
see PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipatory occu‐
pant pr otection)
Pr ev ious destinations
Selecting .............................................. 276
Prog ramme in form ation
TV channel .......................................... 355
Prog rams
see DYNA MIC SELECT
Pr otection of the environment
No tes ..................................................... 19
Ta ke -ba ckof end-of-life vehicles ............ 19 Q
Qibla ......................................................... 298
QR code Rescue card .......................................... 25
Qualified specialist workshop .................. 24 R
Ra dar senso rs
Fo il co vering ........................................ 178Ra
dio
Ac tivating/deactivating radio text ....... 350
Calling up a slide show ........................ 349
Calling up thest ation list .................... .349
Deleting channels ................................ 349
Direct frequency ent ry........................ 349
Displaying information ......................... 350
Displaying radio text ............................ 350
Editing station presets ........................ .349
Fr equency fix ....................................... 350
Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter) .................. 234
Moving stations .................................. .349
Overview ............................................. 348
Sear ching forst ations ........................ .349
Setting a channel ................................ 349
Setting station tracking ...................... .350
Setting the frequency band ................. 349
Setting the tra ffic information
service volume inc rease ...................... 350
St oring radio stations .......................... 349
Swit ching on ........................................ 347
Swit ching traf fic announcements
on/off ................................................. 350
Ta gging music trac ks........................... 350
Vo ice commands (LINGU ATRO NIC) .....2 46 530
Index

Ra
dio stations
Dialling (on-boa rdcompu ter) ............... 234
Ra in closing function
Sliding sunroof ...................................... 83
Ra nge
Ad Blue ®
............................................... 230
Displaying ............................................ 231
REACH regulation ...................................... 25
Re ading light
see Interior lighting
Re alwo od (Care) .................................... .388
Re ar ben chseat
Fo lding down ...................................... .102
Fo lding forw ards .................................. 102
Re ar comp artment display
Locking (child saf ety lock) .................. .267
Switching on/off ................................. 267
Re ar display
Cleaning .............................................. 365
Inserting in the console ....................... 363
Operating ............................................ 365
Overview ............................................. 362
Re moving from the console ................. 364 Switching on/off ................................. 364
Re ar door (child saf ety lock) .................... 68
Re ar fog light
Switching on/off .................................. 11 8
Re ar seat belt
St atus display ........................................ 35
Re ar seat belt status display .................... 35
Re ar Seat Entertainment Sy stem
Cont rolling playback .................... 372, 373
Headphones overview .........................3 67
Homescreen overview .........................3 66
Information about media mode ........... 370
Operating saf ety .................................. 360
Overview ............................................ .362
Overview of there ar displa ys.............. 362
Switching on media mode ................... 371
Re ar window
Changing the wiper blade .................... 127
Re ar window wipers
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .125
Re ar-end door
Closing ................................................. .77
Opening .................................................77 Opening dimensions ............................4
37
Re ar-view mir ror
see Outside mir rors
Re covering ............................................... 403
Re cycling
see Take -ba ckof end-of-life vehicles
Re ducing agent
see AdBlue ®
Re fuelling
Re fuelling theve hicle .......................... 16 2
To pping up AdBlue ®
............................. 16 6
Re gistration
Ve hicle ................................................... 24
Re mo tecont rol (stationa ryheater/
ve ntilation)
Displa ys............................................... 13 8
Problems ............................................. 13 9
Re placing the battery .......................... 13 8
Setting ................................................. 137
Re scue card ............................................... 25
Re ser ve
Fu el ..................................................... 433 Index
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Re
set function (multimedia sy stem) .....2 72
Re sidual heat ...........................................1 35
Re storing (factory settings)
see Reset function (multimedia sy stem)
Re stra int sy stem ...................................... .29
Basic instructions forch ildren .............. .44
Fu nction in an accident ......................... 30
Fu nctionality .......................................... 30
Malfunction ........................................... 30
Pr otection ..............................................29
Re duced pr otection ...............................29
Self-test ................................................. 30
Wa rning lamp ........................................ 30
Re versege ar
Inserting .............................................. 154
Re versing camera .................................... 201
Care .................................................... 386
Fu nction .............................................. 201
Opening the camera co ver (360°
Camera) ............................................... 207
Setting favo urites (360° Camera) ........ 207
Swit ching automatic operation
on/off (360° Camera) ........................ .207
Rims (Care) .............................................. 386 Ro
llaw ay protection
see HOLD function
Ro of lining (care) .................................... .388
Ro of load .................................................. 438
Ro ofrack
At tach ing ............................................ .108
Loading ............................................... 108
Ro ute ................................................ 281, 283
Calculating .......................................... .281
Displ aying destination information ...... 283
Planning .............................................. .278
Selecting a type ................................... 281
Selecting an al tern ative route ............ .283
Selecting notifications ......................... 283
Selecting options ................................ 282
St arting the automatic service sta‐
tion sear ch.......................................... 284
Switching the automatic filling sta‐
tion sear chon/off ...............................2 83
Using auto maticfilling station sear ch
............................................................. 283
Wi th intermediate destinations ............ 278
Ro ute guidance ....................................... 284
Cancelling .......................................... .288 Changing direction .............................. 285
Destination
reached ............................ 286
Fr om an off-road location .................... 288
Lane recommendations ....................... 286
No tes ................................................... 284
Off-road ............................................... 288
To an off- road destination .................. .288
Ru nning-in no tes .....................................1 43 S
Saf ety sy stems
see Driving saf ety sy stem
Saf etyve st ............................................... 391
Satelli temap ........................................... 298
SD ca rd
Inserting/removing .............................3 35
Seat ............................................................ 87
Ad justing (electrically) ........................... 88
Ad justing the seat backrest angle
(rear) ................................................... 104
Cor rect driver's seat position ................ 87
Massage programme overview .............. 92
Operating the memory function ............ 96
Re setting the settings ............................92 532
Index

Setting au
tomatic lateral support
adju stment ............................................ 92
Setting options ...................................... 14
Wo rkout programme overview .............. .92
Seat belt ............................................... 31, 35
Ac tivating/deactivating seat belt
adjustment ............................................ 35
Ad justing the height .............................. 34
Care ....................................................3 88
Fa stening ............................................... 34
Pr otection ..............................................31
Re ar seat belt status display ................ .35
Re duced pr otection ...............................32
Re leasing .............................................. .35
Seat belt adjustment (function) ............. 35
Wa rning lamp ........................................ 35
Seat belt adju stment
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 35
Fu nction ................................................ 35
Seat belt tensioners
Ac tivation .............................................. 30
Seat belt warning
see Seat belt
Seat co ver (Care) .................................... .388 Seat heater
Activating/deactivating ......................... 93
Seat settings Configuring ............................................ 91
Seat ventilation
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 94
Second telephone .......................... .302, 303
Connecting .......................................... 302
Fe atures .............................................. 303
Selecting a gear
see Changing gears
Selector le ver
see DIRECT SELECT le ver
Self-test Automatic front passenger front air‐
bag shutoff ............................................ 40
Sensors (Care) ........................................ .386
Service Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter) .................. 230
Service see ASS YST PLUS
Service centre see Qualified specialist workshop Service inter
val display
see AS SYST PLUS
Service station sear ch
St arting automatic sear ch................... 284
Setting a speed see Cruise control
Setting summer time .............................. 262
Setting the date form at .......................... 262
Setting the distance unit ........................ 267
Setting the map scale
see Map
Shift paddles see Steering wheel gearshift paddles
Shifting gears
Gea rshift recommendation .................. 15 6
Short messages see Text messa ges
Side impact airbag .................................... 36
Side impact pr otection .......................... .198
Side windo ws............................................. 78
Child saf ety lock in there ar .................. .69
Closing .................................................. 78 Index
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