2019 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS Owner's Manual

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Foldcover3 forw ards unt ilit com estorest
on there ar armr est. #
Pull thecent erhead restra int ofthere ar
ben chseat fullyupw ards. Fo
lding there ar ben chseat forw ards &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryifth ere ar
ben chseat/r earseat andseat backres t
ar eno teng aged
If th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat andseat
bac kres tar eno teng aged they cou ldfold for‐
wa rds, e.g. when braking suddenly orinthe
ev ent ofan acciden t. R
Ifth is isthecase, theve hicle occupant
wo uld beforc ed intoth eseat beltbythe
re ar ben chseat/r earseat orby theseat
bac kres t.The seat beltcann otprotect as
int ended andcould result inadditional
injur y.
R Objects orloads inthetrunk/ cargocom‐
par tmen tcann otbe restra ined bythe
seat backres t. #
Mak esur eth at theseat backres tand
th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat are
eng aged bef oreeve rytrip . *
NO
TEDama getotheseat backres ts The
seat backres ts ma ybe damag edwhen
th ere ar ben chseat isfolded forw ards. #
Foldthere ar ben chseat's cushion
upw ards bef oreth ere ar seat backres t
is folded forw ards. The
leftand right seat backres ts can befolded
fo rw ards separ ately. #
Fully inse rttheseat backres thead restra int s
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Foldtheseat cushion upwards using theloop
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Pull release handle 2upw ards unt ilth eseat
bac kres tis com pletely unlo cked. #
Foldtheseat backres tfo rw ards. Fo
lding backth ere ar ben chseat *
NO
TEDama getotheseat belt The
seat beltcould become trapped andthus
damag edwhen folding backth eseat back‐
re st. #
Mak esur eth at theseat beltisno ttra p‐
ped when folding backth eseat back‐
re st. #
Swi velseat backres t1 bac kunt ilit
eng ages. #
Swiv elseat cushio n2 bac k. Re
ar seat backres ts Ad
jus tingthe angleof the rear seat backr‐
es ts &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryifth ere ar
ben chseat/r earseat andseat backres t
ar eno teng aged
If th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat andseat
bac kres tar eno teng aged they cou ldfold for‐
wa rds, e.g. when braking suddenly orinthe
ev ent ofan acciden t.
R Ifth is isthecase, theve hicle occupant
wo uld beforc ed intoth eseat beltbythe
re ar ben chseat/r earseat orby theseat
bac kres t.The seat beltcann otprotect as
int ended andcould result inadditional
injur y.
R Objects orloads inthetrunk/ cargocom‐
par tmen tcann otbe restra ined bythe
seat backres t. #
Mak esur eth at theseat backres tand
th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat are
eng aged bef oreeve rytrip . 96
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Yo
ucan adjustth eang leof there ar seat backr‐
es ts.Ther ear ese veralpossible detent positio ns. #
Pullth elef tor right release leve r1 inthe
dir ect ion ofthear row and hold itin posit ion. #
Moveseat backres t2 tothedesir edang le. #
Letgo ofrelease leve r1. #
Ensur eth at theseat backres tis eng aged. Car
gocom partment cover Ext
endin g/retra ctin gth ecar gocom part‐
men tco ver &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
object sbeing poorlysecur ed
On itsown,thecar gocom partmen tco ver
canno tsecu reor restra in hea vyobje cts,
it ems oflugg ageand heavyloads.
Yo uco uld behit byan uns ecur edload during
sudden chang esindir ect ion,br akin gor in
th eev ent ofan acciden t. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around . #
Sec ureobj ect s,lugg ageor loads
ag ains tslippin gor tipp ingover,e.g. by
usin gtie -do wns ,eve nif yo uar eusin g
th ecar gocom partmen tco ver. *
NO
TEDama getothecar gocom part‐
ment coverwhen loading theve hicle The
cargocom partment coverma ybe dam‐
ag ed when loading theve hicle. #
Donotplace anyobject sabo vethe
lo we redg eof theside windo wsoron
th ecar gocom partmen tco ver. The
cargocom partmen tco veris att ached
behi ndtheseat backres tof there ar ben chseat. #
Toextend: pull cargocom partmen tco ver1
bac kby grab han dle2untilit eng ages. Seat
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Toretract: push there ar edg eof thecar go
com partmen tco ver1 down wards.
The cargocom partment cover1 automati‐
cally movesfo rw ards.
Fo reasi erloa ding, thecar gocom partmen tco ver
can befolded upwards.
Ins talling/r emoving thecar gocom partmen t
co ver
Re quirement s:
R The cargocom partment coveris retract ed. #
Toremo ve:pr ess intheend capofcar go
com partmen tco ver1 ontheright- orleft-
hand side. #
Push cargocom partmen tco ver1 into
re cess 2ontheopposit eside. #
Take cargo compartment cover1 out by
pulling itupw ards. #
Toins tall: place cargocom partment cover
1 intore cess 2ontheright- orleft-han d
side. #
Press intheend capofcar gocom partmen t
co ver1 ontheopposit eside andinser t
car gocom partmen tco ver1 intoth eot her
re cess 2. #
Slide theend capoutw ards. At
tac hin g/r emoving thepa rtition net &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
object sbeing poorlysecur ed
On itsown,thepar tition netcann otsecur e
or restra in hea vyobje cts, items oflugg age
and heavyloads. Yo
uco uld behit byan uns ecur edload during
sudden chang esindir ect ion,br akin gor in
th eev ent ofan acciden t. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around. #
Sec ureobj ect s,lugg ageor loads
ag ains tslippin gor tipp ingover,e.g. by
usin glashi ngmat erial, evenwh en you
ar eusin gth epar tition net. Fo
rsaf etyre ason s,alw aysuse apar tition net
when transpor tingaload.
Damag edpar tition nets can nolong erfulf illtheir
pr otect ive func tionsand mustbe replaced. Visit
a qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 98
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Pa
rtition netwit hout cargocom partment enlar ge‐
ment Pa
rtition netwit hcar gocom partment enlar gement #
Extend andunfold thepar tition net.
The jointson theto pand bottom guide rods
will engageaudibly . #
Toattac h:att achgui de rod1 onthehead‐
liner toholder s2. #
Eng agehook s3 intie-do wneyes 4 onthe
lef tand right. #
Pull attheloose endsofthelashing stra ps
until thepar tition netis tight . #
Afterdr iving ashor tdis tance, checkth ete n‐
si on ofthepar tition netand re-tensi onitif
nece ssary. Sea
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Toremo ve:pu llbe ltcla mp 5upw ards unt il
th etie-do wnstra ps areloose. #
Remo vehook s3 from tie-do wneyes4 on
th elef tand right. #
Remo veguide rod1 from holder s2. #
Tosto w:press there dbutt ons ontheto p
and bottom guide rods. #
Foldup and retract thepar tition net. Ov
ervie wof thetie- down eyes Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
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Tie-do wneyes forsecur ingloads Ov
ervie wof bag hook s &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rywhen usingbag
hook swit hhea vyobj ect s
The bag hook scan notre stra in hea vyobje cts
or items oflugg age. Obj
ectsor items oflugg agecould bethrow n
ar oun dand ther eb yhit vehicle occupants
when braking orabr uptly ch ang ingdirec‐
tio ns. #
Onlyhang lightobject son thebag
hook s. #
Neverhang hard,shar p-edg edorfragi le
objects onthebag hook s. Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
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The bag hook scan bear amaximum loadof
6.6 lbs(3kg).Do notuse them tosecur eaload. 10
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Bag hook At
tac hin gth ero of car rier &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto trans ‐
po rtof object son thero of
When youload thero of, theve hicle centerof
gr av ity rises and thedr iving charact eristic s ch
ang e.As are sult, thedr iving charact eris‐
tic s,as wellas thesteer ing and braking char‐
act eristic s,aregr eat lyim pair ed #
Donottranspor tan yobje ctson the
ro of. #
Com plywithth eno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
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holder Ins
talling thecup hold erinor remo ving it
fr om the center console &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk ofacci dent orinju ry
when usingthecup holder whilethe
ve hicle ismo ving
The cup holder cannotsecur econt ainer s
while theve hicle ismo ving.
If yo uuse acup hold erwhile theve hicle is
mo ving, thecon tainer maybe flung aroun d
and liquids maybe spill ed.The vehicle occu‐
pants maycome intocont actwithth eliq uid and
ifit is ho t,th ey cou ldbe scal ded.Yo u
cou ldbe dist ra cted from traf fic condi tions
and youma ylose contro lof theve hicle. #
Onlyuse thecup holder whentheve hi‐
cle isstatio nary. #
Onlyuse thecup holder forcont ainer s
of theright size. #
Close thecon tainer ,par ticular lyifth e
liq uid isho t. Seat
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Toremo ve:slide catch2 forw ards and pull
out cup holde r1. #
Toins tall: inser tcup holder 1and slide
bac kcat ch2.
% The cup holder rubber matcanberemo ved
fo rclea ning, e.g.using clea n,luk ewa rm
wa ter.
% Obser vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
(/ page90). Using
thecup hold erinthere ar armr est *
NO
TEDama getothere ar armr est When
folded out,there ar armr estcan be
damag edbythewe ight ofyour body . #
Donotsit orsuppo rtyo urself onthe
re ar armr est. #
Folddo wn there ar seat armr est. #
Plac eth econ tainer intoth ecup holder 1or
re mo veit. Asht
rayand cigarette light er Using
theash tray #
Dur ing ajo ur ne y:place theclosed ashtray
in thecup holder inthecent ercon sole. #
Chec kth at itis seat edfirm ly. #
Com plywit hth eno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
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Toopen: fold lid 1 upw ards.
% Twistth eto ppar tof theashtra yto remo veit
fo rclea ning, e.g.withclea n,luk ewa rmwater,
or forem ptyin g. 10
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