2019 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS tow

Symbols
........................................................ 5 At
agl ance ....................................................6
Coc kpit ....... ..................... ..................... ..........6
Wa rning and indic ator lam ps.......................... 8
Ov erhead control panel ................................ 12
Doo rcontr olpa nel and seatad jus tment .......14
Emerg enciesand brea kdo wns ............ .......... 16 Digita
lOp erator' sMa nua l......................... 18
Callin gup theDigit alOper ator's Manual ...... 18 Gene
ralno tes... .......................................... 19
Pr otect ing theen vironmen t... ....................... 19
Genui neMer cedes-Ben zpar ts...................... 19
Oper ator's Manual ......... .................. .............2 0
Ser vice andvehicle operation ......... .............. 21
Oper ating safety...........................................2 2
Decl arati on ofconf ormity forwireless
ve hicle component s... ..................................2 3
Dia gno stics con nection .................. .............. 23
Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop ....................... 24
Cor rect useof theve hicle ............................. 24 Pr
oblems withyo ur vehicle ............... ............ 25
Re por tingsaf etydef ects ...............................2 5
Limit edWarrant y.......................................... 25
QR cod efo rre scue card... ............... .............2 6
Dat ast or ag e... ..............................................2 6
Cop yright ...................................................... 29 Occup
antsafety.... ..................................... 31
Re stra int system .............................. .............3 1
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Airb ags<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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PR E-S AFE ®
sy stem ....................................... 45
Saf elytranspor tingchildr enintheve hi‐
cle ...... ..........................................................4 6
No teson pets intheve hicle ............ .............. 61 Opening
andclosing .................................. 62
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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001100110011001100110011> 62
Door s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Re ar-en ddoor ...............................................6 8
Sid ewi ndo ws<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Sli ding sunroof <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Anti-t heftpr otect ion ........................ .............7 6 Seats
andstowing ..................................... 79
No teson thecor rect driver's seatpos i‐
tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>.......79
Sea ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>....80
St eer ing wheel ..............................................8 7
Eas yentr yand exitfeatur e...........................8 8
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion .................... 89
St ow agear eas .............................................. 90
Cup holde r.................................................. 101
Ashtr ayand cigarette light er.......................1 02
Soc kets ........... ............................................ 104
Wi reless chargin gof themobile phone
and connect ionwithth eex terior ant enna ..106
Ins talling/ remo ving thefloor mats .............1 08 Lig
htand visibility ....... ............................ 109
Ext eriorlighti ng............. .............................109
Int erior ligh ting ............................................ 113
Wi ndsh ield wipe rand windsh ield wa sher
sy stem ........................................................ 115
Mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Oper ating thesun visor ...............................1 21
Ar ea perm eable toradio wav eson the
winds hield...................................................1 21 2
Contents

Clim
atecontr ol......................................... 12 2
Ov ervie wof climat econt rolsy stems ..........1 22
Oper ating theclimat econ trol system ......... 123 Dr
ivin gand parking ................................. 126
Dr iving ............ ............ ........................ ........126
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h... ............... ..........1 35
G-Mod e....... ................................................ 137
Au tomatic transmiss ion.................... .......... 138
Tr ans fercase ........... ................................... 143
Dif fere ntia llo ck s... .....................................1 45
Fu nctio nof the4MA TIC.................. ............ 146
Re fuel ing...... ............................................... 147
Pa rking .......................................................1 49
Dr iving anddriving safetysy stems .............1 58
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0011> 198
Ve hicle towing instruct ions .........................2 00 Ins
trument Displa yand on-b oard
co mp uter ...... ............................................201
Ins trument Displayove rview .......................2 01
Ov ervie wof thebutt ons onthesteer ing
wheel .................. ........................................2 02
Oper ating theon- boar dcom puter.............. 202 Se
tting thedesign ...................................... 204
Se tting theadditional value rang e.............. 204
Ov ervie wof displ ayson themultifunc ‐
tion displa y... .................................... ..........2 05
Ad jus ting theins trument lighting ............... 206
Menus andsubmenus ................................ 206 Vo
ice Contr olSy stem ............................... 21 3
No teson oper ating safety...........................2 13
Oper ation .......................................... ..........2 13
Using theVo ice Cont rolSy stem effec‐
tiv ely <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>...215
Esse ntialvo ice com mand s.......................... 215 Multimedia
system .................................. 227
Ov ervie wand oper ation .................. ............ 227
Sy stem settings .............................. ............ 236
Na vig ation .......................................... .........247
Te lephon e........................................ ...........2 72
Online andInterne tfunctions ..................... 294
Media ......................................................... 300
Ra dio ...........................................................3 13
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Re ar Seat Entertainm entSystem ...... ..........3 22 Maint
enanceand care....... ......................336
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla y........ 336
En gine compartment .................................. 337
Cleanin gand care.......................................3 43 Br
eakdo wnassi stance ............................ 353
Emerg ency..................................................353
Flat tire....... ................................................ 355
Batt ery(v ehi cle) ....... .................................. 357
To w star tin gor towing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ele ctrica lfus es<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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elsand tires <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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No teson noise orunusua lhandling char‐
act eristic s...................................................3 70
No teson regular lyinsp ecting wheels and
tir es ............................................................ 370
No teson sno wch ains .................................3 71
Ti re pressur e...............................................3 71
Loadi ngtheve hicle .....................................3 77
Ti re labeling ................................................ 381
Def inition ofterm sfo rtir es and loading ..... 386
Cha nging awhee l..... .................................. 389
Emerg encysparewhee l..... ......................... 397 Cont
ents 3

1
Steer ing wheel paddle shifters →
140
2 Comb inationswit ch →
110
3 DIRECT SELEC Tleve r →
138
4 Multimedia system displa y →
228
5 Start/ stop butt on →
127
6 PASSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p →
43
7 Applies differe ntia llo ck →
145
8 Control elem ents forth emultimedia system →
228
9 Climat econ trol systems →
123
A Glovebox →
93
B Hazar dwa rning lam ps →
111
C Stow agecom partment →
92
D Control kn ob forvo lume andswitc hingsound
on/ off →
227
E Swit ches themultimedia system on/ off →
227
F ActivePa rking Assist →
185
G LOWRANGE off-r oad gear →
143 H
Activates /de activatesESP ®
I Manual gearshif ting →
140
J DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h →
136
K Control pan elforth emultimedia system →
228
L Contr olpanel forth emultimedia system
(s te er ing wheel) →
202
M Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel →
87
N Control pan elforth eon- boar dcom puter →
202
Oper ates cruise control →
166
Oper ates ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C →
169
O Diagno stics con nection →
23
P Open sth ehood →
337
Q Elect ric pa rking brak e →
155
R Light switch →
109
S Control pan elfor:
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assist →
197
PA RK TRONI C →
176 At
aglanc e– Coc kpit 7

1
Jack →
392
2 Warning triang le →
354
3 QRcode foraccessi ngthere scue card →
26
4 Safetyve sts →
353
5 Mercedes -Benz emergency callsy stem butt on →
290
6 Tocheckand topup oper ating fluids →
402
7 Startin gassis tance →
360
8 Totow- star tand tow aw ay →
362
9 Flat tire →
355 A
First-ai dkit (softsided) →
354
B Hazar dwa rning lam ps →
111
C Vehicle tool kit →
392
D Fuelfiller flap withins truct ion labels fortir e
pr essu re,fuel type andQRcode foraccessi ng
th ere scue card →
147
E Totow- star tand tow aw ay →
362
F Spar ewhe el →
355 At
aglanc e– Em erge ncie sand brea kdo wns 17

&
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
object sin thedr iver's foot we ll
Obj ectsin thedr iver's foot we llma yim pede
pedal trav el or bloc kadepr essed pedal.
This jeopar dizestheoper ating androad
saf etyof theve hicle. #
Stow allobj ect sin theve hicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intoth edr iver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alw aysins tallth efloor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur e
th at ther eis alw ayssuf ficie ntroom for
th epedals. #
Donotuse loose floor mats anddonot
place floor mats ontopof one another. *
NO
TEBatt erydi sc ha rging from using
de vice sconne cted tothediagnos tics
con nect ion Using
devices atthediagnos ticsconnect ion
dr ains thebatt ery. #
Chec kth ech arge leve lof thebatt ery. #
Ifth ech arge leve lis low, charge the
batt ery, e.g. bydriving acon sider able
dis tance. Co
nnecti ngequip ment tothediagnos ticscon‐
nect ioncan lead toemissions monitoring infor‐
mation beingrese t,forex am ple. This maylead
to theve hicle failing tomee tth ere qu iremen tsof
th ene xt emissions inspectionduring themain
inspect ion. Qualif
iedspecialis two rkshop
An author ized Mercedes-B enzCent erisaqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop. Ithas theneces sary
special skills,tools and qualif icat ionsto cor‐
re ctly carryout thewo rkrequ ired on your vehi‐
cle. This particular lyapplies tosaf ety-re leva nt
wo rks.
Fo rth efo llo wing, alwaysha ve your vehicle
ch eckedat an aut hor ized Mercedes- BenzCen‐
te r:
R safety-re leva nt wo rks
R service andmaint enance work R
repair work
R modif ications aswellas installation sand
con versions
R workon electr oniccomponent s
Mer cedes‑B enzrecomme ndsaMercedes‑Be nz
ser vice center. Co
rrect use oftheve hicl e
If yo ure mo veanywa rning sticke rs,yo uor other s
could failto recogni zecer tain dang ers. Lea ve
wa rning sticke rs inposit ion.
Obser vethefo llo wing informatio nin par ticular
when drivin gyo ur vehicle:
R thesaf etyno tesin this manual
R tech nica lda ta forth eve hicle
R traf fic ru les and regulations
R laws and safetyst andar dsper tainin gto
mo torve hicles 24
Generalno tes

The
comp onent sof there stra int system can
be act ivat ed ordep loye dinde pendently of
eac hot her : Com
pone nt Detected dep loy‐
men tsit uation
Em erge ncy Tensi on‐
ing Device s Fr
ont alim pact, rear
im pact ,side impact ,
ro llo ver Dr
iver' sai rba g,front
pa sse nger front air‐
ba g Fr
ont alim pact Knee
airbag Front alim pact Side
airbag Sideimpact
Wi ndo wcur tain air‐
bag Side
impact ,ro llo ver,
fr ont alim pact The
front passeng erfront airbagcan onlybe
depl oyed inan acciden tif th ePA SSENGER AIR
BA GOF Find icat orlam pis off.Ifth efront
passeng erseat isoccupied, makesur e,bo th
bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest atus of th
efront passeng erfront airbag iscor rect
(/ page 43) . &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotair bag
com ponents
The airbag partsareho taf te ran air bag has
been deployed. #
Donotto uc hth eair bag parts. #
Have adeplo yedair bag replaced ata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop assoon
as possible . Mer
cedes-Benz recomme ndsthat youha ve the
ve hicle towe dto aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
af te ran accide nt.Take this int oacc ount ,par tic‐
ular lyifan Em erge ncy Tensi oni ng Device istrig ‐
ge redor an airbag deployed.
If th eEmer gency Tensi oni ng Device sar etrig ‐
ge redor an airbag isdeplo yed, youwill hear a
ban g,and asmal lamoun tof powder mayalso be
re leased:
R The bang willnotge ner ally affect your hear ‐
ing . R
Ingener al,th epo wder released isno thaz‐
ar dous tohealt hbut maycause short-term
br eat hing difficul ties toper sons suffering
fr om asthma orother pulmonar yconditions .
Pr ov ided itis saf eto do so, leavetheve hicle
immediat elyoropen thewindo win order to
pr eve ntbrea thing difficul ties .
Airb agsand pyrotech nic Emerg encyTensi oni ng
De vice scont ain pe rchlor atemat erial, whic hma y
re qu ire spec ialhandlin gor environm entalpro‐
te ction measures. Na tional guideline sre ga rding
wa ste disposal mustbe obser ved. InCalif ornia,
see http:// www .dtsc. ca.go v/Hazar dousW aste/
Pe rchlor ate/inde x.cfm. Seat
belts Pr
otection prov ided bytheseat belt Alw
aysfa sten your seat beltcorrect lybef ore
st ar tin gajo ur ne y.Asea tbe ltcan only prov ide
th ebes tle ve lof protect ion ifit is wo rncor rectl y. Occupant
safety 33

#
Mak esur eth at theseat belts are
undamag ed,notwo rnand clean. #
Alw aysha ve theseat belts checked
immed iatelyaf te ran accide ntata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Onl
yuse seat belts whichha ve been approved
fo ryo ur vehicle byMer cedes-Ben z. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
deplo yedpy rotech nic Emerg encyTen‐
si oni ng Device s
Py rotech nic Emerg encyTensi oni ng Device s
th at have been deployedar eno long eroper a‐
tion aland areunable toper form their inten‐
ded protect ive func tion. #
Ther efor e, have deplo yedpy rotech nic
Emerg encyTensi oni ng Device simm edi‐
at ely replaced ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop. Mer
cedes-Benz recomme ndsthat youha ve the
ve hicle towe dto aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
af te ran accide nt. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed bytrap ping the
seat belt If
an unused seatbeltisno tfully retract ed,it
ma ybe come trap pe din thedoor orinthe
seat mechanism. #
Alw aysensur eth at an unus edseat belt
is full yre tract ed. Fa
stening andadjust ing theseat belts If
th eseat beltispulled quickl yor shar ply, the
seat beltretract orlock s. The seat beltstra pcan‐
no tbe pulled outanyfur ther. #
Alw ayseng ageseat belttongu e2 ofthe
seat beltintoseat beltbuckle1 ofthecor‐
re sponding seat. #
Press and hold theseat beltoutle tre lease
and slide seatbeltoutle t3 intoth edesir ed
position . #
Letgo oftheseat beltoutle tre lease and
ens ureth at seat beltoutlet3 locksinto
posit ion. 36
Occupant safety

*
NO
TEImpo rtant poin tsto remember if
th efront passeng erseat isunocc upied In
an acciden t,th ecom ponen tsof the
re stra int system maydeplo yunnec essarily
on thefront passeng erside if:
R Ther ear ehea vyobjec tson thefront
passeng erseat.
R The seat belttongu eis eng aged inthe
seat beltbuckleofthefront passeng er
seat andthefront passeng erseat is
unocc upied. #
Stow object sin asuit able place. #
Onlyone person should useeachseat
belt atanyone time. Pr
otection bytheair bags Dep
endingontheacciden tsituation ,an airbag
ma ysupplement thepr otect ion offere dby acor ‐
re ctly fastened seatbelt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
inc orrect sea tpos ition
If yo ude viat efrom thecor rect sea tpos ition,
th eair bag cann otper form itsintended pro‐
te ctiv efuncti onand deployme ntma yev en
cause further injur ies.
To avo idhazar dous situat ions,alw aysmak e
sur eth at all vehicle occupants:
R Have their seat beltfastened correctly ,
incl uding pregna ntwo men.
R Areseat edproper lyand that dis tance to
th eair bags isas larg eas possible.
R Obser vethefo llo wing informatio n. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at ther ear eno
objec tsbetween theair bag and the
ve hicle occupant. To
avo idtherisk sre sulting from thedeplo yment
of an airbag, eachve hicle occupant must
obser vethefo llo wing informatio n:
R Beforest ar tin gyo ur jour ne y,adjus tyo ur seat
co rrect ly;th edr iver's seat andfront - passeng
erseat should bemo vedas farbac k
as possi ble.
When doingso,alwaysobser vetheinf orma‐
tion onthecor rect driver's seatpos ition
(/ page 79).
R Only holdthesteer ing wheel bythesteer ing
wheel rim. This allows theairbag tobe fully
deplo yed.
R Alw ayslean agains tth eseat backres twhen
th eve hicle isin mo tion. Donotlean forw ards
or agains tth edoor orside windo w.Youma y
ot her wise beinthedeplo yment area ofthe
airbag s.
R Alw ayske ep your feet on thefloor .Do not
put your feet on thecoc kpit, forex am ple.
Yo ur feet ma yot her wise beinthedeplo y‐
ment area oftheairbag.
R Ifch ildr enaretrave ling intheve hicle,
obser vetheadditional notes(/ page47 ).
R Alw aysst ow and secureobj ect scor rectl y. Occupant
safety 39