2019 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS ECU

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Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe tossed about inthese or
similar situation s. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr oject from stow agespac es,parcel
ne ts or stow agene ts. #
Close theloc kable stow agespac es
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. #
Alw aysst ow and secureobj ect sth at
ar ehea vy,har d,poin ted, shar p-edg ed,
fr agile ortoolarg ein thetrunk . &
WARNIN GRisk ofburning from theta il‐
pipe ortailpipe trim
The tailpipe andtailpipe trim can becom e
ve ry hot.Ifyo uco me intoco ntact withth ese
car parts,youco uld burnyo urself . #
Alw aysbe par ticular lycareful whenin
th evicinit yof theta ilpipe andtailpipe
tr ims and super visechildr envery
clos elywhe nin this area. #
Beforean ycon tact, allo w thecar parts
to cool down. Dr
iving, braki ng and steer ing charact eristic s
ch ang edepen dingon :
R Type ofload
R Weight
R Cent erofgrav ity oftheload.
The gross vehicle weight (GVW) istheve hicle
we ight including fuel,vehicle tool kit, spar e
wheel, accessor iesinstalled, vehicle occupants
and luggage/load.
Do notex ceed themaximum permissible pay‐
load weight orper missib legross mass (GVWR)
fo ryo ur vehicle. Themaximum permissible pay‐
load weight andGVWR aregiv en on theve hicle
identif ication platefo und onthedr iver's door B-
pillar .
Fu rther mor e,theload mustbe distribut edin
suc hawa yth at thewe ight oneac haxle never
exc eeds themaximum gross axle weight rating
(GA WR)fo rth efront and rear axle s.The releva nt
GV WR and GAWR information canbefound on
th eve hicle identif ication plateon thedr iver's
side B-pillar . Bear
thefo llo wing inmin dwhen loading and
transpor tingloads:
R neverexc eed theper missible gross mass or
th egr oss axle weight rating forth eve hicle
(including occupants). Thevalues arespec i‐
fi ed on theve hicle identif ication plateon the
ve hicle's B-pillar.
R position heavyloads asfarfo rw ards asposs i‐
ble and aslow do wn inthecar gocom part‐
ment aspossible.
R ifpossible, alwaystranspor tloads inthe
cargo compartment. Onlyusethecar gocom‐
par tmen tenlar gement ifth eload does notfit
in thecar gocom partmen t.
R alwaysplace theload agains tth ebac kres ts
of thefront seats orrear seat s.
R secureth eload using thetie-do wneyes and
dis tribut eth eload evenly.
R use tie-do wn eyesand fastening componen ts
th at aresuit able forth ewe ight andsize of
th eload.
If th ere ar ben chseat isno toccupied: Seats
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inse rttheseat belts intoseat beltbuckles of
th eopposit eseat beltinadiagonal pattern.
R secur eth eload withsuf ficie ntlyte ar-resis t‐
ant and wear-resis tant tie downs .
R padsha rpedg esforpr otect ion. St
ow agespace sin theve hicl eint erior Ov
ervie wof thefront stow ageco mp art‐
ments &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dincor rectly
If yo udo notadeq uatelyst ow object sin the
ve hicle interior ,th ey cou ldslipor be tossed
ar ound andther eb yst rike vehicle occupants.
In addition, cupholder s,open stow age
spac esand mobi lephon ebr ac kets cann ot
alw aysre stra in theobjec tsthey cont ain in
th eeve ntofan acci dent.
The reisarisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
eve ntofsudd en braki ng orasu dd en chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe tossed about inthese or
similar situation s. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr oject from stow agespac es,parcel
ne ts or stow agene ts. #
Close theloc kable stow agespac es
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. #
Alw aysst ow and secureobj ect sth at
ar ehea vy,har d,poin ted, shar p-edg ed,
fr agile ortoolarg ein thetrunk . Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle. 1
Stow agecom partment inthedoor s
2 Stow age/t eleph onecom partment inthe
ar mr estwit hmult imed iaand USBpor tsas
we llas stow agespac e,e.g .fo ran MP3
pla yer
3 Stow agecom partment inthefront cent er
con sole
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Loc
king andunloc kingthegl ove box #
Turn theemer gency keya qu artertur ncloc k‐
wise 0048(to loc k)or count er-cloc kwise 0047(to
unloc k). Openi
ngtheey eg lasses compartmen t #
Pres sbu tton 1. Ope
ning the through- loadi ng featur ein the
re ar passe nger comp artment &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom unsecu red
it ems intheve hicle
If object s,lugg ageor loads areno tsecur ed
or notsecur edsuf ficie ntly,they cou ldslip,
tip ove ror be throw nar ou nd and ther eb yhit
ve hicle occupants. Ther
eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around. #
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle. Seats
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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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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
(/ page90). Cup
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
(/ page90). #
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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