2018 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS SUV steering wheel

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WARNING Risk of an accident due toinsuf ficient tyre pressure
Ty res with insuf ficient tyre pressure pose thefo llowing risks:
R The tyres may bur st, especially as the load and vehicle speed increase.
R The tyres may wearexc essively and/or une venly, which may greatly impair tyre traction.
R ‑ The driving characteristics, steering and braking may be greatly impaired.
Yo u could then lose control of theve hicle. #
Obser vethere commended tyre pressures. #
Adjust the tyre pressure if necessar y. #
Stop theve hicle, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions. #
Check the tyre pressure (/ page 409) andthe tyres.
h
Rectify tyre pressure *T
he tyre pressure is too low in at least one of the tyres, or the tyre pressure dif fere nce between the wheels is too
great. #
Check the tyre pressure and add air, if necessar y. #
When the tyre pressure is cor rect, restart the tyre pressure monitoring sy stem (/ page412). Displ
aymessa ges and warning/indicator lamps 475

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WARNING Risk of accident in theeve nt of a fault with the driving and driving saf ety sy stems
If th e dif fere ntial lo cks are malfunctioning, the ABS, ESP ®
, ETS/4ETS and BAS driving and driving sa fety sys‐
te ms may also malfunction.
The wheels may lock when braking. The braking dis tance may increase in an emergency braking situation. #
Drive on carefully. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop immediatel y. #
Drive on carefully. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop immediatel y.
Differential lock active ABS
and ESP not available *
ABS and ESP ®
are not available when the dif fere ntial lo cks are switched on.
Other driving and driving saf ety sy stems may also be una vailable.
The brake sy stem continues tooperate normally. The braking dis tance may increase in an emergency braking situa‐
tion. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ABS and ESP ®
are una vailable
If ABS and ESP ®
are una vailable, the wheels could lock when braking and ESP ®
cann otper form vehicle stabili‐
sation.
The steering capability and braking characteristics are thus se verely impaired. The br aking distance may
increase in an eme rgency braking situation. In addition, other driving saf ety sy stems are switched off. 480
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Drive on carefull y. #
Switch on the dif fere ntial lo cks only for off-road driving. #
Switch off the dif fere ntial lo cks immediately af ter off-road driving. #
Drive on careful ly. #
Switch on the dif fere ntial lo cks only for off-road driving. #
Switch off the dif fere ntial lo cks immediately af ter off-road driving.
Desert drive progr. active
ESP unavailable See Own-
er's Manual *
ABS and ESP ®
are restricted in the Desert drive program.
Other driving and driving saf ety sy stems may also be una vailable.
The brake sy stem continues tooperate normally. The braking dis tance may increase in an emergency braking situa‐
tion. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ABS and ESP ®
are restricted
If ABS and ESP ®
are restricted, the wheels could lock when braking and ESP ®
cann otper form vehicle stabilisa‐
tion.
The steering capability and braking characteristics are thus se verely impaired. The br aking distance may
increase in an emergency braking situation. In addition, other driving saf ety sy stems are switched off. #
Drive on carefull y. #
Activate the Desert drive prog ram only when driving on sand. Display messa
ges and warning/indicator lamps 481

Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
! ABS warning lamp The
yellow ABS warning lamp is lit while the engine is running.
ABS is malfunctioning.
If th ere is an additional warning tone, EBD is malfunctioning.
Other drive sy stems and driving saf ety sy stems may also be malfunctioning. &
WARNING Thereisrisk of skidding if EBD or ABS is malfunctioning
If EBD or ABS is malfunctioning, the wheels could lock when braking
The steering capability and braking characteristics are thus se verely impaired. The br aking distance may increase in
an eme rgency braking situation. In addition, other driving saf ety sy stems are switched off. #
Drive on carefull y. #
Have the brake sy stem checked immediately at a qualified specialist workshop. #
Drive on carefully. #
Obser vethe messages on the multifunction displa y. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
÷ ESP ®
wa rning lamp lights
up The
yellow ESP ®
wa rning lamp is lit while the engine is running.
ESP ®
is malfunctioning
Other drive sy stems and driving saf ety sy stems may also be malfunctioning. 496
Display messages and warning/indicator lamps

Switching
the sur round sound on/off
............................................................ .360
Business telephony
Setting up an Internet connection ...... .326
Buttons Steering wheel .................................... 226 C
Call list Making a call ........................................3 11
Overview ..............................................3 11
Calling up the sound menu
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ... 359
Calls ..........................................................3 07
Ac cepting ............................................ 307
Ac tivating functions du ring a call ........ 308
Calls wi thseveral participants ............ .308
Declining ............................................. 307
Ending a call ........................................ 307
Incoming call during an existing call .... 308
Making ................................................ 307
Vi ath eov erhead control panel
(Mercedes me connect) ....................... 319Camera
see 360° Camera
see Reversing camera
Car key
see Key
Car wash
see Care
Car wash (care) ........................................3 81
Care .......................................................... 388
Air-water duct ...................................... 381
Car wash ............................................. 381
Carpet .................................................3 88
Decorative foil .................................... .384
Displ ay................................................ 388
Exterior lighting ................................... 386
High-pressure cleaner ......................... 382
Matt finish ........................................... 383
Pa int wo rk ............................................ 383
Plastic trim .......................................... 388
Re alwo od/trim elements ...................3 88
Re versing camera ................................ 386
Ro of lining ...........................................3 88
Seat belt .............................................. 388
Seat co ver ........................................... 388 Sensors ............................................... 386
Ta
ilpipes .............................................. 386
Tr ailer hit ch......................................... 386
Wa shing byhand ................................. 382
Wheels/rims ....................................... 386
Wi ndo ws .............................................. 386
Wi per blades .......................................3 86
Carpet (Care) .......................................... .388
Changing gears ........................................ 15 5
Manually ..............................................1 55
Changing hub caps .................................. 419
Changing the lights
Driving abroad (symm etrical dipped
beam) ................................................... 11 7
Cha rging
Bat tery (vehicle) .................................. 399
Mobile phone (wireless) .......................1 14
USB port ..............................................1 14
Child saf ety lock
Ac tivating/deactivating (multimedia
sy stem) ................................................ 267
Re ar door .............................................. 68
Re ar side wind ows................................. 69 51 0
Index

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

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
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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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