2019 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS tow

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Alw aysha ve wo rkon thedoor sor door
paneling carried out ataqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue todeplo yed
airbag
A deplo yedairbag nolong erhas apr otect ive
func tion andcann otprotect asintended in
th eev ent ofan acciden t. #
Have theve hicle towe dto aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop inorder tohave the
deplo yedairbag replaced. Ha
ve deplo yedairbags replaced immediat ely. St
atus ofthefront passeng erfront airbag Fu
nction oftheaut oma ticfront passeng er
fr ont airbag shutoff
The automatic front passeng erfront airbag shut‐
of fis able todetect whe ther thefront passeng er
seat isoccupied byaper son orach ild restra int
sy stem. Thefront passeng erfront airbag and fr
ont passeng erknee airbag areenabled ordisa‐
bled accor dingly.
In thefo llo wing situat ion,theside airbag andthe
Emerg encyTensi oni ng Device arede acti vated:
R The automatic front passeng erfront airbag
shut offhas notcat egor ized theper son inthe
fr ont passeng ersea tas an adu ltor aper son
of cor responding statur e
and
R The seat belttongu eis no tins ertedint oth e
seat beltbuckleonthefront passeng erseat
When installing ach ild restra int system onthe
fr ont passeng ersea t,alw aysmak esur eof the
fo llo wing:
R Ensur eth at thech ild restra int system isposi‐
tion edcor rectl y(/ page 46).
R Alw aysobser vethech ild restra int system
manuf acturer'sinstallation instruct ions .
R Neverpla ceobjects, e.g.cushi ons,under or
behi ndthech ild restra int system.
R Fully re tract theseat cushion lengthadjus t‐
ment . R
The entire base ofthech ild restra int system
mus talw aysre st on theseat cushion ofthe
fr ont passeng ersea t.
R The backres tof thefo rw ard-f acin gch ild
re stra int system mus tlie asflat as poss ible
ag ains tth ebac kres tof thefront passeng er
seat.
R The child restra int system mus tno tto uc hth e
ro of or be put under stra in by thehead
re stra int s.Ad jus tth eseat backres tinclin a‐
tion andthehead restra int setting accord‐
ing ly. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
object sbe tween thesitt ing surface and
th ech ild restra int system
Objec tsbetween thesitt ing surface and the
ch ild restra int system could affect thefunc ‐
tion oftheaut omatic front passeng erairbag
shut off.
This could result inthefront passeng erair‐
bag notfunc tioningasintended during an
acciden t. Occ
upant safety 41

R
Vehicl eswith sliding sunroof:Clo sing the
sliding sunroof.
R Vehicl eswith memor yfuncti on:Moving
th efront passeng erseat toamor efa vo rable
seat position .
R Vehicl eswith multico ntour seat :Incr eas‐
ing theair pressur ein theseat sidebolsters
of theseat backres t.
R PRE-S AFE®
Sound: prov ided that themulti‐
media system isswitc hedon,gener ates a
br iefnoi sesigna lto stimulat eth einnat epr o‐
te ctiv emec hanism ofaper son's hearing.
* NO
TEDama gecau sed byobject sin the
fo ot we llor behin dth eseat The
automatic adjustmentof theseat posi‐
tion mayre sult indamag eto theseat and/or
th eobjec t. #
Stow object sin asuit able place. Re
versing thePRE- SAFE®
sy stem mea sures If
an acc iden tdid notocc ur,th epr e-em ptive
measur esthat we retake nar ere ve rsed.
Yo uwill need toper form certainse ttings your‐
self . #
Ifth eseat beltpre-t ension ingisno tre duced,
mo vetheseat backres tbac kslightl y.
The locking mechanism releases. Saf
elytransp orting childr enintheve hicl e Alw
aysobser vewhen childr enaretrave ling
in theve hicl e %
Also strictly observe thesaf etyno tesfo rth e
specif icsituation. Inthis wa yyo ucan recog‐
nize potentia lri sk sand avoiddang ersif ch il‐
dr en aretrav eling intheve hicle
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Be dilig ent
Bear inmind that neg lectingto secur each ild in
th ech ild restra int system mayha ve ser ious con‐
seq uences. Alwaysbe dilig entinsecur ingach ild
car efull ybef oreeve ryjou rney . To
improve protect ion forch ildr enyoung erthan
12 yearsold orunde r5 ft (1.50 m)inheight ,
Mer cedes- Benzre comme ndsyouobse rveth e
fo llo wing informatio n:
R Alw ayssecur eth ech ild inach ild restra int
sy stem suitable forth is Mer cedes -Benz vehi‐
cle.
R The child restra int system mus tbe appr opri‐
at eto theag e, we ight andsize ofthech ild.
R The vehicle seatmustbe suit able forins tal‐
ling ach ild restra int system.
Ac cid ent statis ticssho wthat childr ensecur edin
th ere ar seat sar ege ner ally saf erthan childr en
secur edinthefront seats. Forth is reason ,
Mer cedes-Ben zst ro ng lyadvis esthat youins tall
a ch ild restra int system onare ar seat .
Gener icterm "child restra int system"
The gener icterm child restra int system isused
in this Opera tor's Manua l.A ch ild restra int sys‐
te m is, forex am ple:
R abab ycar seat
R are ar wa rd-faci ng child seat 46
Occupant safety

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When theve hicle isstar tedwit hth eSmar t‐
Ke yin thestow agecom partment ofthecen‐
te rconsole, theSmar tKey functions are
au tomatical lyact ivat ed (/ page12 7). Re
mo ving /ins ertin gthe eme rgency key #
Toremo ve:pr ess release button1.
Em erge ncy key2 ispush edout slightly. #
Pull outemer gency key2 untilit en gage sin
th eint ermediat eposition .
% Youcan usetheint ermediat eposition of
emer gency key2 toatt achth eSmar tKey to
a ke yring. #
Press release button1 again and fully
re mo veemer gency key2. #
Toinser t:press release button1. #
Insertemer gency key2 totheint ermediat e
position orfull yuntil iteng ages. Re
plac ingthe Smar tKey batt ery &
DANG ER Serious damag eto healt h
caused byswallo wing batteries
Batt eries cont aintoxic and corrosiv esub‐
st anc es.Swallo wing batteries ma ycause
ser ious damag eto healt h.
Ther eis arisk offata linj ury. #
Keep batt eries out ofthere ac hof chil‐
dr en. #
Ifbatt eries aresw allo wed,seek medical
att ent ion immediat ely. +
ENVIR
ONMEN TALNO TEEnvironme ntal
da ma gecau sed byimproper disposal of
batt eries Bat
teries con tain polluta nts. Itis
illeg alto dispose ofthem withth ehousehold
ru bbish. #
Dispose
ofbatt eries inan
en vironmen tally re sponsible manner.
Ta ke disc hargedbatt eries toaqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop ortoacol lection
poin tfo rused batteries. Re
quirement s:
R Youre qu ire aCR 203 23V cell battery.
Mer cedes-Ben zre comme ndsthat youha ve the
batt eryre placed ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop. 64
Opening andclosing

Indicat
orlam p1 flashes whentheAT Asy stem
is armed.
The ATAsy stem isdeactiv ated aut omaticall yin
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R afte runloc kingtheve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R afte rpr essing thest ar t/ stop butt onwithth e
Smar tKey inthestow agecom partment
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WhentheMer cedes‑ Benzemergency call
sy stem isactiv eand thealar mstay son for
mor eth an 30 sec onds, ames sageis aut o‐
mat icall ysen tto theCus tomer Assis tance
Ce nter (/ page 293) .
De activ ating theATA #
Press the0036 or0037 buttonontheSmar t‐
Ke y.
or #
Press thest ar t/ stop butt onwithth eSmar t‐
Ke yin thestow agecom partment
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nction oftheto w- aw ay alar m An
audib leand visualalar m istrigg ered ifyo ur
ve hicle's angleof inclination isalt ered while the
to w- aw ay alar misarmed.
The tow- aw ay alar misaut omat icallyar med afte r
about 60sec onds:
R Afterloc king theve hicle withth eSmar tKey The
tow- aw ay alar mison lyarmed when thefo l‐
lo wing compone ntsar eclos ed:
R The door s
R The rear-en ddoor
The tow- aw ay alar misaut omat icallydeac tiva‐
te d:
R Afterpr essing the0036 buttonontheSmar t‐
Ke y
R Afterpr essing thest ar t/ stop butt onwithth e
Smar tKey inthestow agecom partment
(/ page12 7) Ar
ming/ disarming theto w- aw ay alar m Mul
timedi asy stem:
4 Vehicle 5
î Vehicle Setting s
5 Tow-away Protection #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
The tow- aw ay alar misarmed again inthefo llo w‐
ing cases :
R The vehicle isunloc kedag ain.
R Adoor isopened. Openin
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The vehicle isloc kedag ain. Fu
nction oftheint erior motion sensor When
theint erior motion sensor isactiv ated, a
visual andaudible alarmistrigg ered ifmo ve‐
ment isde tected intheve hicle interior .
The interior motion sensor isarmed automati‐
cally afte rapp roxima tely tenseco nds:
R afte rloc king theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
The interior motion sensor isonl yactiv ated
when thefo llo wing compone ntsar eclos ed:
R door s
R The rear-en ddoor
The interior motionsen sor isaut omat icallydeac ‐
tiv ated:
R afte rpr essing the0036 buttonontheSmar t‐
Ke y
R afte rpr essing thest ar t/ stop butt onwithth e
Smar tKey inthestow agecom partment
(/ page12 7) The
follo wing situat ionscanlead toafa lse
alar m:
R movingobje ctssuc has masc otsin theve hi‐
cle interior
R when theside windo wisopen
R when thesliding sunroofisopen Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe inte rior mo tion
sensor Mult
imedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
î Vehicle Setting s
5 Interior Motion Sensor #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
The interior motion sensor isactiv ated again in
th efo llo wing cases :
R The vehicle isunloc kedag ain.
R Adoor isopened.
R The vehicle isloc kedag ain. 78
Opening andclosing

No
teson thecor rect driver' sseat position &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom adju sting
th eve hicle settin gswhile theve hicle isin
mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int ,th e
st eer ing wheel orthemir rorand fasten
yo ur seat belt. En
sur eth efo llo wing when adjustingth esteer ing
wheel 1,seat belt2and driver's seat 3:
R youar eas faraw ay from thedr iver's airbag
as possible
R youar esit tin gin an upr ight position
R your thighs areslight lysuppor tedby theseat
cushion R
your legs areno tfull yex tende dand youcan
depr essthepedals proper ly
R thebac kof your head issuppo rted ateye
le ve lby thecent erofthehead restra int
R youcan hold thesteer ing wheel withyo ur
ar ms sligh tly ben t
R youcan moveyour legs freel y
R youcan seeallthedispla yson theins tru‐
ment clusterclea rly
R youha ve agood overview of thetraf fic con‐
di tions
R your seat beltispulled snug lyag ains tyo ur
body andisrouted acr oss thecent erofyour
sho ulder andacross your hips inthepelvic
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Seats
Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at elec tric all y &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseats areadjus tedby childr en
Childr encould becom etrapped ifth ey adjus t
th eseats, particular lywhen unattended. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. The
seats canbeadjus tedwhen theignition is
switc hedoff. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nad jus ting theseats
When youadj usta seat ,yo uor other vehicle
occupants couldbecome trapped, e.g.onthe
seat guide rail. #
When adjustingaseat, makesur eth at
no onehas anybody partsinthesw eep
of theseat. Obser
vethesaf etyno teson "Airbags" and"Chil‐
dr en intheve hicle". &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom adju sting
th eve hicle settin gswhile theve hicle isin
mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int ,th e
st eer ing wheel orthemir rorand fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseat height isadjus tedcar elessl y
If yo uadj ustth eseat height carelessly ,yo u
or other vehicle occupants couldbetrapped
and ther eb yinjur ed.
Childr eninpar ticular couldacciden tally
pr ess theelectr icalseat adjus tmentbutt ons
and become trapped. #
While moving theseats, makesur eth at
han dsorother body partsdo notget
und ertheleve rasse mbly oftheseat
adjus tmentsy stem. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tohead
re stra int swhic har eno tins talled orare
adjus tedincor rectl y
If hea dre stra int sar eno tins talled orare
adjus tedincor rectly ,th ehead restra int scan ‐
no tpr ov ide protect ion asintended.
Ther eis an incr eased risk ofinjur yin the
head andneckar ea, e.g. intheeve ntofan
acci dent or wh en braki ng. 80
Seatsand stow ing

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Alw aysdr ive wit hth ehead restra int s
ins talled. #
Beforedr ivin gof f,mak esur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupant that thecent erofthe
head restra int suppor tsthebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. Do
notint erch ang eth ehead restra int sof the
fr ont and rear seat s.Ot her wise, youwill notbe
able toadjus tth eheight andangleof thehead
re stra int scor rectl y.
Ad jus tth ehead restra int fore -and -aftpos ition so
th at itis as clo seasposs ibletothebac kof your
head. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
inc orrect sea tpos ition
The seatbel tdoe sno tof ferth eint ended
le ve lof protect ion ifyo uha ve notmo vedth e
seat backres tto an almos tve rtical posit ion.
When brakin gor intheeve ntofan acci dent,
yo uco uld slide underne athth eseat beltand
sus tain abdomin alor nec kinj uries, forex am‐
ple. #
Adjus tth eseat proper lybef orebegin‐
ning your jour ne y. #
Alw aysensur eth at theseat backres tis
in an almos tve rtical posit ionand that
th eshoulder sectionofyour seat beltis
ro uted acr oss thecent erofyour sho ul‐
der . 1
Head restra int height
2 Seat backres tinc linat ion
3 Seat height
4 Seat cushio nlengt h
5 Seat cushio ninc linat ion
6 Seat fore -and -aftpo sitio n #
Save these ttings withth ememor yfunc tion
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