2019 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS tow

Connect
ingUSB devices
* NO
TEDama gecau sed byhigh temp era‐
tur es High
temp eratur escan damag eUSB devices. #
Remo vetheUSB device afte ruse and
ta ke itout oftheve hicle. The
multimedia connection unitisfound inthe
st ow agecom partment unde rth ear mr estand
has twoUSB ports.
Depen dingontheve hicle's equipment, addi‐
tional USBportscan befound inthestow age
com partment ofthecent ercon sole andinthe
re ar passe nger com partment . #
Con nectth eUSB device totheUSB port.
Pla yable music files arepla yedbac konl yif
th ecor responding mediadisplayis activ ated.
% Use theUSB portidentif iedby00C2 touse
Ap ple CarPla y™and Android Auto.
% Dep endingontheve hicle equipment ther eis
an additional USBportin there ar passe nger
com partment .Po rts th at arelabeled witha bat
tery symbol canonly beused tocharge
USB devices.
Selec tingatrac kin themed iapla yba ck
Multimedia system:
4 Media
Selecting atrac kby skipping toatrac k #
Toskip backwards orforw ards toa
tr ac k: navig ateup ordown.
Sel ecting atrac kusin gth ecur rent trac klis t #
Select 00D3. #
Select Current TrackList. #
Select atra ck.
Selec tingplaybac kop tions
Multimedia system:
4 Media 5
Z Option s
Pla ying backsimilar trac ks #
Select Play Simi larTra cks.
A trac klist wit hsimilar trac ks iscreat edand
pla yedbac k. Pla
ybac kmode #
Select Random Mode-Current Playlist.
The current trac klist ispla yedin rando m
or de r. #
Select Random Mode-Cu rrent Medium.
All trac ks on theactiv edat ast or ag emedium
ar epla yedin rando morde r. #
Select Norm alTra ckSequ ence.
The current trac klist ispla yedin theor der it
appear son thedat ast or ag emedium.
Contr olling media playbac k
Multimedia system:
4 Media 5
Y Playback Control
A bar withpla ybac kcon trols issho wn. #
Topause playbac k:sel ect and conf irm
Y with thecent ralcon trol elemen t.
The 00CF symbol isdispla yed. #
Toresume playbac k:select andconf irm
Y again withth ecent ralcon trol elemen t.
The 00D0 symbol isdispla yed.
To fast forw ard/r ewind #
Move00CF onthetimeline. 30
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Multimedia system

Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gful l-scree nmode
Mu ltimed iasystem:
4 Media 5
à Media Sources #
Select adat ast or ag emedium.
Pla yable video files arepla yedbac k. #
Toactiv atefull-s cree nmode: select0008
Full Screen. #
Todeac tivatefull -screen mod e:press the
to uc hpad.
Cha nging videosettings
Mult imed iasystem:
4 Media 5
Z Option s
5 Picture Format
The follo wing picturefo rm ats areav ailable:
R Automat ic
R 16:9
R 4:3
R Zoom #
Select apict urefo rm at. Ad
jus tingthe brightne ssmanu ally
If th eAutom aticpictur efo rm atisswit ched off,
yo ucan adjustth ebr ightn essyourself . #
Select Bright ness. #
Adjus tth ebr ightn ess. Media
search St
arting themed iasear ch
Multimedia system:
4 Media 5
ª Search
Depen dingonthecon nect edmedia sourcesand
fi les, thefo llo wing categor iesarelis ted:
R Current TrackList
R Keyword Search
R Playlists
R Artists
R Albums
R Track s
R Folders
R Music Genres
R Year R
Composers
R Videos
R Podcast s(Apple ®
de vices)
R Audiobook s(Apple ®
de vices) #
Select acat egor y.
% The categor iesareav ailable assoon asthe
ent ire media content hasbe en read inand
anal yzed . Med
iaInt erface Inf
orma tion abou tth eMed iaInt erface
Media Inte rface isauniv ersal interface forth e
connecti onofmob ile au dio equipm ent.Themul‐
time diasy stem has twoUSB ports.The USB
por tsarelocat edinthestow agecom partment
unde rth ear mr est.
Supp ortedde vic es
The Med iaInt erface allo ws youto connect the
fo llo wing datast or ag emedia:
R iPod ®
R iPhone ® Multimedia
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent orinju rydue
to inc orrect mod ifica tions oftheRe ar
Seat Entertainm entSystem
The Rear Seat Entertainm entSystem con‐
ta ins nopar tsthat can bemain tained byyou.
Modi ficati ons totheRe ar Seat Entertainm ent
Sy stem can impair itsfunc tion and/or the
function ofadd itiona llynetworke dcom po‐
nen ts. #
Alw aysha ve maint enance workand
re pair scar ried out ataqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom unsecu red
it ems intheve hicle
If object ssuc has <004B0048004400470053004B00520051004800560012004B0048004400470056
0048> tsor
ex tern al audio/ videosour cesareno t
sec ured intheve hicle interior ,th ey can be
fl ung aroun dand hitvehicle occupants. #
Alw aysst ow these items orsimilar
objec tscar efully sothat they canno tbe
fl ung aroun d,forex am ple inaloc kable
ve hicle stow agecom partment . Obse
rveth eno teson loadi ngtheve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
cau sed byspilli ngliquids onadispla y
Spilled liquids could result inafire or an
electr icshoc k. #
Donotpo ur or sprayan yliq uids onto
th edispla y. *
NO
TEDama getothere ar displa yand/ or
th ere ar ben chseat The
rear displa ysoftheRe ar Seat Entertain‐
men tSy stem and/or there ar ben chseat can
be damag edwhen folding there ar ben ch
seat forw ards. #
Mak esur eth at when folding there ar
ben chseat forw ards itdoes notcom e
int ocon tact with there ar displa ysand
th efront seats. *
NO
TEDama getocom pone ntparts when
adjus tingthefront seats The
rear displa ysoftheRe ar Seat Entertain‐
men tSy stem, thefront seats orother com‐
ponent partscan bedamag edwhen adjust‐
ing thefront seats. #
When adjustingthefront seats andthe
ins talled rear displa ysmak esur eth at
th ey do notcome intocon tact with
ot her com ponent parts. Obser
vetheno teson adjus tingthefront seats.
Fu nction restriction s
Ra dio-based electronic device s,e.g .mob ile
pho nes, caninterfere wit hth eRe ar Seat Enter‐
ta inm ent System and adversely affect thequ alit y
of thepla ybac k.Ke ep thenumber ofthese devi‐
ces intheve hicle totheminimum necessary.
No teson temp eratur es: intheev ent that a
re ar displa yove rheats asaf etyshut offis car ried
out. Protect there ar displa ysfrom cons tant
di re ct sunli ght. Mu
ltimed iasystem 323

Emer
gency Re
mo ving the safetyve st The
safetyve stsar elocat edinthesaf etyve st
com partments inthedr iver's andfront
passeng erdoor stow agecom partment s. #
Toremo ve:pu llou tsa fety vest bag 1by
loop 2. #
Open safetyve st bag 1and pulloutthe
saf etyve st.
% Ther ear ealso safetyve st com partments in
th ere ar door stow agecom partment sin
whic hsaf etyve stscan bestor ed. 1
Maximum numberofwa shes
2 Maximum wash temp eratur e
3 Donotbleac h
4 Donotiron
5 Donottumble dry
6 Donotdr yclean
7 Class 2saf etyve st The
requ iremen tsdef ined bytheleg alstandar d
ar eon lyfulfille d ifth esaf etyve st isthecor rect
size andisful lyclos ed.
The safetyve st mus tbe replaced inthefo llo wing
situat ions:
R there flect ive st rips aredamag edordir ty
R themaximum permissible numberofwa shes
is exc eeded
R thefluor esc ence has faded Br
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Wa
rning triang le Re
mo ving the warning triang le #
Open tabs 2. #
Remo vewarning triang le1. Se
tting upthewa rning triang le #
Foldside reflect ors1 upw ards toform atri‐
ang leand attachat theto pusing upper
pr ess-s tud2. #
Foldlegs 3down and outtotheside. Fi
rs t-aid kit(sof t-si ded) overview Fir
st-ai dkit (softsided) 1inthestow agecom ‐
par tment inthefront passeng erdoor . 35
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Breakdo wnassis tance

Ve
hicl eswith anemer gency spar ewheel:
Re mo vethehal fshell #
Remo vehalf shell 3. #
Remo vewheel nuts2. #
Remo vetheemer gency sparewheel. #
Remo vethere ar half shell. #
Use nuts2 tosecur eth edef ective wheel to
th espar ewheel brac ket.Spe cified tigh ten‐
ing torq ue: 14.75 lb-ft(20 Nm) #
Stow thehalf shells inthecar gocom part‐
ment . Ve
hicl eswith anemer gency spar ewheel:
Obser vetheno teson theemer gency spare
wheel. Ba
tter y(v ehicle) No
teson the12 Vbatt ery &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto
wo rkcar ried out incor rectly onthebat‐
te ry
Wo rkcar ried out incor rectl yon thebatt ery
can, forex am ple, lead toashor tcir cuit .This
can lead tofunction restrictions insaf ety-re l‐
eva ntsystems, forex am ple thelighting sys‐
te m, ABS (anti-lo ckbraking system) orESP®
(Elect ronic Stabilit yPr ogram). Theoper ating
saf etyof your vehicle maybe restrict ed.
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R when brakin g
R intheeve ntofabrupt steer ing maneuv ers
and/or whentheve hicle's speedisno t
adap tedto thero ad con dition s #
Intheeve ntofasho rtcir cui tor asim i‐
la rinci dent, contactaqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop immediat ely. #
Donotcont inue driving. #
Alw aysha ve wo rkon thebatt erycar ried
out ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. R
Further information onABS (/page15 9)
R Further information onESP ®
(/ page16 0)
Fo rsaf etyre ason s,Mer cedes-Ben zre comme nds
th at youon lyuse batteries whic hha ve been tes‐
te dand appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle byMer cedes-
Benz .These batteries prov ide increased impact
pr otect ion topreve ntvehicle occupants from
suf fering acidbu rnsshould thebatt erybe dam‐
ag ed intheeve ntofan acci dent. &
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion duetoelec‐
tr os tatic charge
Ele ctrostatic charge can causespa rkswhic h
ma yignit eth ehighly flammab legasmixtur e
in thebatt ery. Br
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Obser
vethefo llo wing notesif yo uwa ntto
re place thebatt eryyo urself :
R Alw aysre place afa ulty battery wit habatt ery
whic hmee tsthespecif icvehicle requ ire‐
men ts.
The vehicle iseq uipped withan AGMtech nol ‐
ogy batter y(A bso rbentGlas sMa t).Fullve hi‐
cle funct ionality isonl yguar anteed withan
AG Mbatt ery. Fo rsaf etyre ason s,Mer cedes-
Ben zre comme ndsthat youon lyuse batter‐
ies whichhave been tested and appr ovedfo r
yo ur vehicle byMer cedes-Ben z.
R Carryove rde tach able parts,suc has vent
hos es,elbo wfitting orterm inal covers from
th ebatt erybeing replaced. R
Mak esur eth at theve nt hos eis alwa ys con‐
nect edtotheor iginal opening ontheside of
th ebatt ery.
Ins tallan yex istin gor supplied cellcaps.
Ot her wise, gases orbatt eryacid could
escape.
R Mak esur eth at detach able partsarere con‐
nect edinthesame way. To
w star ting ortowing away Pe
rm itted towing methods Mer
cede s-Ben zre comme ndstransp orting your
ve hicle inthecase ofabr eakdo wn,rath er than
to wing itaw ay. Fo
rto wing, useato w rope ortow bar withbo th
axle son thegr ound. Donotuse tow bar sys‐
te ms.
* NO
TEDama getotheve hicle duetotow‐
ing away inc orrectl y #
Obs erve theins truction sand noteson
to wing away. %
Ifyo uto w theve hicle withra ised front or
re ar axle s,yo umus tre mo vethepr opeller
shaf tbe tween thetra nsf ercase andthero ll‐
ing axles. 362
Breakdo wnassis tance

Pe
rm itted towing methods Bo
th axle son thegr ound Fr
ont axle raised Re
ar axle raised
Ye s,maximum 31mile s(50 km) at31 mp h
(50 km/ h) Ye
sY esTo
wing theve hicl ewith both axle son the
gr ound #
Obser vetheno teson theper mitt edtowing
me thods (/page362). #
Mak esur eth at thebatt eryis con nect edand
ch arge d.
When thebatt eryis disc harged:
R theengine cannotbe star ted.
R theelectr icpar king brak ecann otbe released
or applied.
R thetra nsmiss ioncann otbe shif tedto posi‐
tion 005Cor005D. %
Ifth etransmission cannotbe shif tedto posi‐
tion 005C,transpor tth eve hicle (/page365).
A towing vehicle withlifting equipment is
re qu ired forve hicle transpor tatio n.
* NO
TEDama gedue totowing away at
exc essiv elyhigh speeds orove rlong dis‐
ta nces The
drivet ra in could bedamag edwhen tow‐
ing atexc essiv elyhigh speeds orover long
dis tances. #
Atowing speed of30 mph(50 km/h)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. #
Atowing distan ceof30 miles(50 km)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whento wing
a ve hicle whichis toohea vy
If th eve hicle being tow- star tedor towe d
aw ay ishea vier than theper missible gross
mass ofyour vehicle, thefo llo wing situat ions
can occur:
R The towing eyema ybecome detach ed.
R The vehicle/tr ailercombination may
sw erve oreve nov ertur n. Br
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