2019 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS towing

Obser
vetheno teson driving inmount ainous ter‐
ra in (/ page13 1). Mo
del
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Front 2 2
Rear
G 550 30.9°29.9° Maximum
gradien t-climbing capability
The vehicle's gradient climbing abilitydepends
on thewe ight distribution intheve hicle, thete r‐
ra in con dition sand thero ad sur face condi tions.
The specified va lue applies underthefo llo wing
con dition s:
R theve hicle isready todrive R
theLOW RANGEoff-r oa dge ar ofthetrans‐
fe rcase iseng aged
R thero ad sur faces condi tions andthus the
tr acti onarego od
A grad ient climbi ngability of100% corresponds
to an incline of45 °.
Obse rveth eno teson driving inmount ainous ter‐
ra in (/ page13 1). Mo
del Maximum gra‐
dien t-climbing
capabi lity
G 550 100% Tr
aile rhitc h Gene
ralno teson thetrailer hitch The
installation ofatrailer hitchis onl yper missi‐
ble ifato wing capac ityisspec ified inyour vehi‐
cle documents.
Fu rther information canbeobt ained ataqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop. Pe
rm issible towing capacit y The
tongu ewe ight isno tinc luded intheto wing
capac ity.
Pe rm issible towing capacit y,brak ed (at a
minim umstar t-of fgr adeabi lityof8%) Model
Perm issible
to wing capa‐
cit y,brak ed
G 550 7716 lbs
(350 0kg ) Pe
rm issible towing capacit y,brak ed (at a
minim umstar t-of fgr adeabi lityof12%) Model
Perm issible
to wing capa‐
cit y,brak ed
G 550 7716 lbs
(350 0kg ) Te
ch nica lda ta 41
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions. #
Clea nth ewindshield.
Blind SpotAssist Inopera-
tive *B
lind SpotAss istis malfun ctionin g. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Act ive Lane Keeping Assist
Inoperative *A
ctiveLane Keeping Assistis malfunct ioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Malfunction
DriveatMax.
50 mph *T
headjus table dam ping ismalfunc tioning. Thevehicle's handling charact eristic sma ybe affect ed. #
Donotdr ive at spe eds grea terth an 50 mph(80 km/h). #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Blind SpotAssist NotAvail-
able When Towing aTrailer
See Operator's Manual *W
hen youes tablish theelectr icalconnect iontothetra iler ,Blind SpotAssis tis una vailable. #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol and ackn ow ledg eth edispla ymessag e.
00AD ATTE NTION ASSIS T:Take a
Break ! *A
TTENTION ASSISThas detected fatig ue oran incr easing lack ofconc entration onthepar tof thedr iver
(/ page19 0). #
Ifnece ssary,ta ke abr eak . Dis
playmes sagesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 429

Dif
fere ntial locks <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 145
Eng aging /di sen gaging .........................1 46
Di ffer entia lloc ks
see Differe ntia llo ck s
Digita lOp erator' sMa nua l.........................1 8
Digita lsp eed ome ter ............ ....................207
Di ng hy towing
see Tow- bar system
DIRECT SELECT leve r............ ...................138
Eng aging drive po sitio n............ ........... 139
Eng aging neu tral ............ ...................... 139
Eng aging park position ........................ 139
Eng aging park position automatic ally .. 139
Eng aging reve rsege ar .........................1 39
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>138
Disp lay
Car e................................................ .... 350
Disp lay(m ult imedi asy stem)
Se ttings .......................................... .....2 36
Di spla y(on -boar dco mp uter)
Displ ayson themultifunc tiondispla y.. 205
Displa ycont ent
Se tting theadditional value rang e ....... 204 Di
spl aymes sage........... ............ ...............413
Callin gup (on -boardco mp uter) ...........4 13
No tes ................................................... 413
Disp laymes sages
00B2 ---mp h.....................................4 32
ç ---mp h...................................... 431
003D12 VBatt erySee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 435
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stFunctio nsCur‐
re ntl yLim ited See Operator's Man‐
ua l...... ................................................. 426
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stFunctio nsLim i‐
te dSee Oper ator's Manual .................. 425
Ac tiveDis tance AssistCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 31
Ac tiveDis tance AssistInoper ative..... ..431
Ac tiveDis tance AssistNo wAv ailable ..431
0049Ac tiveHea dlamps Inoperati ve ..... 456
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping AssistCamer a
Vi ew Restrict ed See Operator's Man‐
ua l...... ................................................. 432 Ac
tiveLa ne Keeping AssistCur rentl y
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 30
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping AssistInopera‐
tiv e ...................................................... 429
Ac tivePa rking Assistand
PA RK TRONI CInoper ative See Opera‐
to r's Manua l..... ................................... 433
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tCamer a
Vi ew Restrict ed See Operato r's Man‐
ua l...... ................................................. 458
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 57
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tIn oper a‐
tiv e ...................................................... 457
Air Inta ke Malfunction SeeOper a‐
to r's Manua l..... ................................... 453
Appl yBr ak eto Shif tfr om 'P' ............... 440
00AD ATTENTION ASSISTInoper ative... 430
00ADAT TENTION ASSIST: Take a
Br ea k! <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>........429 Inde
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eg lass escom partmen t........... ..............93 F
Fa tig ue detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Fa vo rite s
Ad ding .................................................2 32
Ca lling up ....... .....................................231
Dele ting ............................................... 232
Mo ving ..................... ........................... 232
Ov ervie w ....... ....... ............................ ....231
Re nam ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011>232
Fi rs t-aid kit(sof tsi ded) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> ....354
Fl at tire <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>.........355
Ch ang ingawh eel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> ..........393
No tes .................................................. 355
Spar ewheel ........................................3 55
Flat towing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats......... ....................................... 108
Fo ilco vering
Ra dar sensor s.....................................1 58
Fo lding backth ere ar ben chseat ............ 96 Fr
ee sof tware ............................................ 29
Fr eq uencies
Tw o-w ayradio ................................ ...... 400
Fr eq uency band
Dialin g(on -boardcom puter) ................ 210
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er).....3 8
Fu el ...........................................................4 05
Ad ditiv es........................................ .....4 05
E1 0 ....... ............................................... 404
Fu elreser ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 405
Ga sol ine <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 404
Qua lity (gas oline )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 404
Re fuel ing .............................................. 147
sulfur content ...................................... 404
Ta nk cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> .............405
Fu elconsum ption
On- boar dcom puter .............................2 07
Fu nction seat
see Door controlpanel
Fu ses ........................................................ 367
Bef orere placing afuse .................. ...... 367
Dashboar dfuse box............................ 368
Fu se assignment diagram.................... 367 Fu
se boxin theengine compartmen t.. 368
Fu se boxin there ar passe nger com ‐
par tment .............................................3 68
No tes ................................................... 367
Fu ses
see Fuses G
G-Mode ..................................................... 137
Gar agedoor opene r
Cle aring thememor y........................... 153
Opening orclosing thedoor ................1 53
Pr ogr ammi ngbutt ons .......................... 150
Ra dio equipment approval num bers.... 153
Re sol ving problems ............................. 152
Sync hronizi ngthero lling code .............1 52
Gas station search
St artin gaut omat icsear ch<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 252
Swi tching automatic searchon/of f..... 257
Using automatic search<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 257
Gaso line <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 404
Gea rshif tre comm endation .....................1 41
Genuin epar ts............................................ 19 Inde
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Pa
rking posit ion
Ex terior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 120
St or ing theposition ofthefront -
passeng eroutside mirrorusi ng
re ve rsege ar .................................... .....1 20
Pa rtition net
At tach ing ...............................................9 8
PA SSEN GERAIRBAGstatus displa y
see Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off
Pa yload
Calculat ionexam ple ............................ 379
De term inin gth emaximum .................. 378
Pe rm itted towing methods .....................3 62
Pe rsonaliz ation
see User profile
Pe ts inthe vehicl e...... ...............................61
Phone book
see Cont acts
Pictur efo rm ats
see Video mode
Pictur ese ttings
see Video mode PIN
protection
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............243
Plas tictrim (Care) ....... ............................ 350
Pla ybac kop tion s
Selecti ng....... ................................... ...304
POI Selecti ng....... ................................... ....251
POI symbo ls
Selecti ng....... ................................... ...268
Po we rsupp ly
Swi tching on(Start/S topbutt on) ........ 126
Po we rwa sher (care)...............................3 43
Po we rwi ndo ws
see Side windo ws
PRE-S AFE®
(anticipat oryoccupant
pr otection) .................................................4 5
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>45
PR E-S AFE ®
Sou nd<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> .......45
Re versing measur es.............................. 46
Pr eve ntativ eoccupant protection sys‐
te m
see PRE-S AFE®
(anticipat oryoccu‐
pant protect ion) Pr
ev ious destina tions
Selec ting.............................................. 251
Pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT
Pr otecting theen vir onmen t
No tes ..................................................... 19 Q
QR code
Re scue card.......................................... 26
Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop .................. 24 R
Ra dar senso rs
Fo ilco vering <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ................158
Ra dio
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating radio text ....... 316
Callin gup thest atio nlis t.....................3 15
Del eting chann els ................................ 315
Dir ect frequency entry............ .............315
Dis play ing informatio n.........................3 16
Dis play ing radio text <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 316
Edi ting statio npr ese ts.........................3 15
Menu (on-boar dcom puter) .................. 210 Inde
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To
w- star ting andtowing away
To wing eye .......................................... 366
To wing atrail er
Coupli ngup/ uncoupli ngatrailer .........1 99
No tes ................................................... 198
Soc ket........... ........... ...........................199
To wing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 363
To wing away intheev ent offront axle
da ma ge <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 365
To wing away intheev ent ofma lfun c‐
tions ................ .........................................3 65
To wing away intheev ent ofma lfun c‐
tions (notes) ............................................ 365
To wing away intheev ent ofrear axle
damag e....... .............................................365
To wing eye
Po sition ............................................... 366
To wing methods ...................................... 362
Tr ac k
Selecti ng(au dio mode )....... ................304
Tr actio ngr ade .......................................... 381 Tr
af fic inf orma tion .................................. 264
Dis playing thetra ffic map ...................2 65
Displ aying traffic inci dents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 265
Ext endi ngaLiv eTr af fic Inf ormati on
su bscr iption <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ............264
Issu inghazar dwa rnings .................. .... 266
Liv eTraf fic Inf ormati on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 264
Ov ervie w <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>264
Tr af fic ma p
see Map
Tr af fic Sign Assis t.................................... 191
Fu nctio n/no tes .................................... 191
Sy stem limit ations ........................... ....1 91
Tr aile rst abil izatio n
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 162
Tr aile rto w hit ch
Axle load <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>......412
Car e................................................ .... 348
Couplin gup/un couplin gatrailer .........1 99
Gene ralno tes ....................................... 411
No tes ................................................... 198
Soc ket........... ................................. .....199
To ngu ewe ight ...................................... 412
To wing capac ity.................................... 411 Tr
ansf ercase
HIGH RANG E....... ................................ 143
LO WRANGE ........................................1 43
Shif ting ................................................ 144
Tr ansf erre dve hicl edata
Andr oidAuto <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 288
Appl eCa rPlay™ ............... ....................288
Tr ansmis sion(pr obl em) .......................... 142
Tr ansmis sionposi tion displa y....... .........138
Tr anspo rting
Ve hicle ................................................ 365
Tr ead weargrade .....................................381
Tr im element (Care)................................ 350
Tr ip
Menu (on-boar dcom puter) .................. 207
Tr ip com puter
Displa ying............................................ 207
Re settin g............................................. 208
Tr ip dis tance ............................................ 207
Displa ying............................................ 207
Re settin g............................................. 208 50
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