2019 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS tow

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Setth eseat, thesteer ing wheel andtheout‐
side mirrors to thedesir edposition . #
Press memor ybutt onMtoge ther wit hone of
pr ese tposition buttons 1,2or 3.
An acou stic sign alsound s.The settings are
st or ed. #
Tocall up:pr ess and hold there leva nt pre‐
se tpo sitio nbu tton 1,2or 3until thefront seat,
steer ing wheel andoutside mirrors are
in thestor ed position. St
ow agear eas No
teson loading theve hicl e &
DANG ER Risk ofpoiso ningfrom exhaus t
ga ses
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses, suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can entertheve hicle interior ifth e
re ar-en ddoor isopen when theengine is
ru nning ,esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine before
opening there ar-en ddoor . #
Neverdr ive wit hth ere ar-en ddoor
open . &
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. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dincor rectl y
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 eev ent ofan acciden t.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. 90
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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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R
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
4 Glovebox 92
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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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Thr
oug h-loadin gfe atur ewi thout cargocom‐
pa rtmen tco ver #
Folddo wn there ar armr est. #
Pull thecent erhead restra int ofthere ar
ben chseat fullyupw ards. #
Slide release catch1 tothelef t. #
Swiv elflap 2 tothelef tuntil itcomes to
re st on there ar side ofthere ar ben chseat. #
Push cover3 forw ards unt ilit com estorest
on there ar armr est.
Th rough-lo adingfeatur ewi th car gocom part‐
men tco ver #
Foldtheseat backres tfo rw ards
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Slid ere lease catch1 tothelef t. #
Swiv elflap 2 tothelef tuntil itcomes to
re st on there ar side ofthere ar ben chseat. #
Foldtheseat backres tbac kand fold there ar
ar mr estdo wn. 94
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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
(/ page83). #
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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