2018 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS SUV climate settings

Climate control
........................................ 13 2
Overview of climate contro l systems ..........1 32
Operating the climate control sy stem ......... 13 3 Driving and pa
rking .................................. 141
Driving ........................................................ 141
DY NA MIC SELECT switch ........................... 15 0
G-Mode ...................................................... .152
Au tomatic transmission .............................. 15 3
Tr ans fer case .............................................. 15 9
Dif fere ntial lo cks ......................................... 16 0
Fu nction of the 4MATIC .............................. 16 2
Re fuelling .................................................... 16 2
Pa rking ...................................................... .168
Driving and driving saf ety sy stems .............. 17 7
Tr ailer hit ch................................................ 222
Ve hicle towing instructions ........................ .224 Instrument Display and on-board
compu ter.................................................. 225
Instrument display overview ...................... .225
Overview of the buttons on thesteering
wheel ..........................................................2 26
Operating the on-board computer .............. 226 Setting
the design ...................................... 228
Setting the additional value range .............. 228
Overview of displ ays on the multifunc‐
tion display .................................................2 29
Ad justing the instrument lighting ............... 230
Menus and submenus ................................ 230 LINGU
ATRO NIC ......................................... 237
No tes on operating saf ety .......................... 237
Ope ration ................................................... 237
Using LINGU ATRO NIC ef fectively ............... 239
Essential voice commands .......................... 24 0 Multimedia sy
stem .................................. 252
Overview and operation .............................. 252
Sy stem settings .......................................... 261
Na vigation .................................................. 273
Te lephone .................................................. .299
Online and Internet functions ..................... 325
Media ........................................................ .333
Ra dio .......................................................... 347
TV ............................................................... 350
Sound ......................................................... 358
Re ar Seat En tertainment Sy stem ................3 60 Maintenance and care
.............................374
ASS YST PLUS service inter val display ........ .374
Engine compartment .................................. 375
Cleaning and care ...................................... .381 Breakdown assistance
............................391
Emergency .................................................. 391
Flat tyre ...................................................... 393
Battery (vehicle) ......................................... 396
To w- starting or towing away ....................... 401
Electrical fuses ........................................... 405 Wheels and tyres
..................................... 408
No tes on noise or unusual handling char‐
acteristics .................................................. .408
No tes on regular lyinspecting wheels and
tyres .......................................................... .408
No tes on snow chains ................................ 408
Ty re pressure .............................................. 409
Wheel change .............................................. 41 5
Emergency spare wheel .............................. 424 Contents
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or MP3 pla
yer). If this data is stored in theve hi‐
cle, you can dele teit at any time. This data is
sent tothird parties only at your requ est, partic‐
ularly when you use online services in accord‐
ance with the settings that you ha veselected.
Yo u can store or change con venience settings/
individualisations in theve hicle at any time.
Depending on the equipment, this includes, for
ex ample:
R settings forth e seat and steering wheel posi‐
tions
R suspension and climate control settings
R customisations such as interior lighting
If yo ur vehicle is accordingly equipped, you can
connect your smartphone or ano ther mobile end
device totheve hicle. You can cont rolth is by
means of the control elements integrated in the
ve hicle. Images and audio from the smartphone
can be output via the multimedia sy stem. Cer‐
tai n information is simultaneously trans ferred to
yo ur smartphone. Depending on
the type of integration, this can
include:
R general vehicle data
R position data
This allo wsyouto use selected apps on your
smartphone, such as navigation or music play‐
bac k.There is no fur ther interaction between the
smartphone and theve hicle; in particular, vehi‐
cle data is not directly accessible. Which type of
fur ther data processing occurs is de term ined by
th e pr ovider of the specific app used. Which set‐
tings you can make, if an y,depends on the spe‐
cific app and the operating sy stem of your
smartphone. Online services
Wire
less network connection
If yo ur vehicle has a wireless network connec‐
tion, it enables data tobe exc hanged between
yo ur vehicle and additional sy stems. The wire‐
less network connection is enabled via theve hi‐
cle's transmission and reception unit or via con‐
nected mobile end devices (e.g. sma rtphones). Online functions can be used via
the wireless
network connection. This includes online serv‐
ices and applications/apps pr ovided bythe man‐
ufacturer or other pr oviders.
Manu factu rer's se rvices
Re garding online services of the manufacturer,
th e individual functions are described bythe
manufacturer in a suita ble place (e.g. Owner's
Manual, website of the manufacturer) along with
th ere leva nt da taprotection information. Per‐
sonal data may be used forth e pr ovision of
online services. Data is exchanged via a secure
connection, e.g. the manufacturer's designated
IT sy stems. Personal data is collected, pro‐
cessed and used via the pr ovision of services
exc lusively on the basis of legal permissions or
with prior consent.
The services and functions (sometimes subject
to afe e) can usually be activated or deactivated.
In some cases, this also applies tothe entire
ve hicle's data connection. This excludes, in par‐
ticular, legally prescribed functions and services. General no
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Control panel in
thegr ab handle 1
p Rear reading lamp #
Toswitch on or off: press button1. Ad
justing the ambient lighting Multimedia sy
stem:
4 Vehicle 5
÷ Light settings
5 Ambient lighting
Setting the colour #
Select Colour. #
Set a colour. Ad
justing the brightness #
Select Brightness . #
Set a brightness value.
Ac tivating the brightness for zones #
Select Brightness zones . #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
The Display ,Front andRear zones can be set
separately.
Ac tivating multi-coloured lighting #
Select Multi-colour. #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
There are ten preset colour combinations
av ailable.
Ac tivating multi-coloured animation #
Select Multi-colour anim.. #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
The chosen colour combination changes at
predefined inter vals. Ac
tivating dependency on air conditioning
settings #
Select Climate. #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
If ch anges are made tothete mp erature set‐
ting in theve hicle, the colour of the ambient
lighting changes brief ly.
Ac tivating welcome lighting #
Select Welcome. #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
When theve hicle is unloc ked, a special inte‐
ri or lighting sequence runs. Setting the in
terior lighting switch-off delay
time Multimedia sy
stem:
4 Vehicle 5
÷ Light settings
5 Interior light shut-off #
Set the switch-off delay time. 124
Light and sight

Climate
style Climate
style function
In automatic mode, you can select thefo llowing
climate style settings forth e driver's and front
passenger areas:
R FOCUS: high air flow , slightly cooler setting
R MEDIUM: medium air flow ,st andard setting
R DIFFUSE: low airflow , slightly warmer and
draught-f ree setting
Setting the clima testyle
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Vehicle 5
b Climate control
5 Climate mode #
Select Driverand/or Passenger. #
Select FOCUS, MEDIUM orDIFFUSE .
% Tofeel the ef fect of the climate style, the
à function must be active (/ page133). Overvi
ewofthe air distribution settings The symbols on
the display indicate which vents
th e air flow is being directed thro ugh:
¯ def
rost ervents
P centre and side air
vents
O fo
ot we llve nts
S centre, side and
foot we llve nts
a defros
ter and foot we llve nts
_ all
vents
b defros
ter,middle and side air vents
W au
tomatic air distribution Ac
tivating or deactivating the climate con‐
trol syn chronisation function using the mul‐
timedia sy stem Multimedia sy
stem:
4 Vehicle 5
b Climate control
5 SYNC
The climate control can be controlled cent rally
using the synchronisation function. The temp era‐ ture setting is automatically adop
tedfo r all cli‐
mate zones. #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function. Demisting
the windo ws Wi
ndo wsmis ted up on the inside #
Press theà button. #
Ifth e windo wscontinue tomist up: press the
¬ button.
Wi ndo wsmis ted up on the outside #
Switch on the windscreen wipers. #
Press theà button. Switching air-recirculation mode on/off
#
Press theg button.
The interior air will be recirculated.
Air-reci rculation mode automatically swit ches to
fresh air mode af ter some time. 134
Climate cont rol

Vo
ice command Function
Energy flow To
display energy flow settings
Ionisation menu To
display ionisation settings
Climate control menu To
display climate control settings
Automatic climate control driver on To
switch on the automatic climate control settings on the driver's side
Light menu To
display light settings
Massage menu To
display massage settings
Massage driver's seat on To
switch on the massage function forth e driver's seat
Massage driver's seat off To
switch off the massage function forth e driver's seat
Outside temperature To
display the outside temp erature
Engine data To
display engine data
Seats menu To
display seat adjustment settings
Seat heating front passenger level "2" To
set the seat heating forth e front passenger seat toleve l 2
Consumption menu To
display consum ption
Vehicle data To
display vehicle data LINGU
ATRO NIC 251

#
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
is to be avoided Multimedia sy
stem 295

Child seat
App rova l categories .............................. .52
At tach ing (no tes) ................................... 51
Basic instructions .................................. 44
Fr ont passenger seat (no tes) ................. 66
Fr ont passenger seat (without auto‐
matic airbag shutoff) ............................. 65
ISOFIX/i-Size (fitting) ............................58
No tes on risks and dangers ...................45
Re commended child restra int sys‐
te ms ...................................................... 48
Seats suita blefor belt-secu redch ild
re stra int sy stems ................................... 62
Seats suitable for i‑Size child
re stra int sy stems ................................... 57
Seats suitable for ISOFIX child
re stra int sy stems ................................... 54
Secu ring on the front passenger seat ....67
Secu ring on there ar seat ...................... 64
To pTe ther ..............................................60
Child ren
Av oiding dangers in theve hicle .............45
Basic instructions .................................. 44
CI+ module .............................................. 358
Calling up a menu ................................ 358 CI+ module (TV)
Inserting a Smart Card ........................ 358
Cigar ette lighter
Fr ont centre console ............................ 11 2
Re ar .................................................... .112
City lighting .............................................. 121
Cleaning see Care
Climate control Activating/deactivating the A/C
function (cont rol panel) ...................... .133
Ac tivating/deactivating the A/C
function (multimedia sy stem) .............. 13 3
Ac tivating/deactivating the synchro‐
nisation function (multimedia sys‐
te m) ..................................................... 13 4
Air di stribution settings .......................1 34
Air-recirculation mode ......................... 13 4
Au tomatic control ................................ 13 3
Climate style function .......................... 13 4
Demi sting windo ws............................. 13 4
Fr ont air vents ..................................... 14 0
Ionisation ............................................. 13 5
No te .................................................... 13 2Re
ar air vents ...................................... 14 0
Re ar operating unit .............................. 13 2
Re sidual heat ....................................... 13 5
Setting the climate style ......................1 34
St ationary heater/ ventilation .............. 13 5
Switching on/off ................................. 13 3
THERMOTRONIC contro l panel ............13 2
Ve ntilating theve hicle (con venience
opening) ................................................ 79
Wi ndsc reen heating ............................. 13 5
Climate style
Fu nction .............................................. 13 4
Setting ................................................. 13 4
Cockpit ........................................................ .6
Overview .................................................6
Cof fee cup symbol
see ATTENTION ASSIST
COMAND Online see Multimedia sy stem
COMAND Touch
Managing devices ................................ 266
Combination switch .................................11 9
Compass .................................................. 298 Index
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