2019 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS tow

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Ifano ther vehicle istow- star tedor
to we daw ay,its weight mustno texc eed
th eper missible gross mass ofyour ow n
ve hicle. If
ave hicle mustbe tow- star tedor towe daw ay,
its per missib legross mass mustno texc eed the
per missible gross mass oftheto wing vehicle. #
Information ontheper missible gross mass of
th eve hicle canbefound ontheve hicle iden‐
tif ication plate(/ page40 1). #
Donotopen thedr iver's door orfront
passeng erdoor ,ot her wise thetransmission
aut omaticall yshif tsto position 005D. #
Fasten theto w bar totheto wing eyes.
* NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect connec‐
tion #
Onlyconnect theto w rope ortow bar to
th eto wing eyes. #
Deact ivat eth eaut omatic locking mecha‐
nism . #
Donotactiv ateth eHOLD function. #
Deact ivat eth eto w- aw ay alar m(/ page77 ). #
Deac tivateAc tiveBr ak eAssi st
( / pag e16 5). #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005C. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto limi‐
te dsaf ety-re lat ed func tionsdur ing the
to wing proce ss
Saf ety-re lat ed func tionsar elimit edorno lon‐
ge rav ailable inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R theignition isswitc hedoff.
R thebr ak esy stem orpowe rst eer ing sys‐
te m ismalfu nctioning.
R theener gysupply ortheon- boar delectr i‐
cal system ismalfunct ioning.
When your vehicle isthen towe daw ay,signif ‐
icant lymor eef fort ma ybe requ ired tosteer
and brak eth an isno rm allyre qu ired. #
Use ato w bar . #
Mak esur eth at thesteer ing wheel can
mo vefreely ,bef oreto wing theve hicle
aw ay. *
NO
TEDama gedue toexcess ive tracti ve
po we r If
yo upull away shar ply, thetractiv epo we r
ma ybe toohigh andtheve hicles couldbe
damag ed. #
Pull away slo wlyand smoo thly. No
teson reco vering ave hicl eth at isstuc k *
NO
TEDama geasare sult ofreco vering a
ve hicle that isstuc k If
th etractiv epo we ris toohigh, theve hicles
could bedamag ed. #
Pull theve hicle that isstuc kout as
st ra ight andevenlyas possi ble du ring
re co very. 36
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Obser
vethefo llo wing during reco very to avo id
damag eto your vehicle:
R Ifth edr iven wheels gettr ap pe don loose or
mu ddygr ou nd, reco verth eve hicle withth e
utm ostcar e,
Es pec iallyso ifth eve hicle isladen.
R Neveratt em pttoreco vera ve hicle that is
st uc kwit hatrailer attached.
R Pull outtheve hicle that isstuc kbac kwards,
if poss ible, usingth etra cksit made beforeit
became stuc k. To
wing vehicl eaw ay intheeve ntofmalf unc‐
tions No
teson towing away intheev ent ofma l‐
fun ctions
* NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect att ach‐
ment anduseof old nuts The
vehicle andcomponent sof theve hicle
can bedamag eddue toinc orrect att achment
and useof old nuts. #
Ifyo ure mo vethepr opeller shaft,place
th eM1 0nuts ontheM8 bolts as
spacer sand secur eth em withM8 nuts. #
Alw aysuse newself-loc kingnuts when
ins talling thepr opeller shafts. Obser
vetheno teson towing away
( / pag e362).
% Forfur ther information ,con sult anaut hor‐
ized Mercedes- BenzCenter.
To wing away intheev ent ofma lfun ctions
To wing away intheev ent ofdama getothe
engine, transm ission orelectr ics #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005C.
To wing away intheev ent oftransf ercase
da ma ge #
Remo vethepr opeller shaftsbetween the
axle sand thetransf ercase. To
wing away intheev ent offront axle dam‐
ag e #
Remo vethepr opeller shaftbe tween there ar
axle andthetransf ercase. #
Tow aw ay theve hicle withara ised front axle.
To wing away intheev ent ofrear axle dam‐
ag e #
Remo vethepr opeller shaftbe tween thefront
axle andthetransf ercase. #
Tow aw ay theve hicle withara ised rear axle
and withwheel roller sunder thefront axle. Loading
theve hicl efo rtr ans port #
Obser vetheno teson towing away
( / pag e362). #
Connec tth eto w bar totheto wing eyein
or der toload theve hicle. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005C. Br
eakdo wnassis tance 36
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The automatic transmission maybe locked
in posit ion005Dintheeve ntofdama getothe
electr ics.Toshif tto 005C ,pr ov ide theon-
boar delectr icalsystem withpo we r
( / pag e360). #
Load theve hicle ontoth etra nspor ter. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005D. #
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth e
ve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Onlysecur eth eve hicle bythewheels. #
Mak esur eth at thefront and rear axle scom e
to rest on thesame transpor tatio nve hicle. *
NO
TEDama getothedr ivet ra in due to
inc orrect pos itioning #
Donotpos ition theve hicle abovethe
connecti onpointofthetranspor tve hi‐
cle. Po
sition oftowing eyes To
wing eyes 1 areatt ached tothefront and
re ar oftheve hicle. 366
Breakdo wnassis tance

To
w- star ting theve hicl e(eme rgency engine
st ar t) *
NO
TEDama getotheaut omatic trans‐
mission duetotow star tin g The
automat ictransm issionma ybe damag ed
in thepr ocess oftow star tin gve hicles with
aut omatic transmission. #
Vehicles withaut omatic transmission
mus tno tbe tow star ted. #
Donotto w- star tth eve hicle. Elec
trical fuses No
teson electr icalfuses &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tooverloaded lines
If yo uman ipulat eor bridg eafa ulty fuse orif
yo ure place itwit hafuse withahigher
am per age, theelectr icline could beove rloa‐
ded.
This could result inafire . #
Alw aysre place faulty fuseswit hspec i‐
fi ed newfuses containin gth ecor rect
am per age. *
NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect fus es Electr
icalcom pone ntsorsystems maybe
damag edbyinc orrect fus es, ortheir func ‐
tion ality maybe signif icantlyim pair ed. #
Onlyuse fuses that have been approved
by Mer cedes-Ben zand whic hha ve the
cor rect fus era ting . Blo
wn fuse smu stbe replaced withfuses ofthe
same rating ,wh ich yo ucan recogni zeby the
colo rand fusera ting .The fuse rating sand fur‐
th er information tobe obser vedar elis tedin the
fuse assignment diagram.
Fu se assignment diagram: onthefuse boxin
th ere ar passe nger com partment (/ page36 8). *
NO
TEDama geormalfunct ionscaused
by mois ture Mois
turema ycause damagetotheelectr ical
sy stem orcause itto malfu nction. #
When thefuse boxis open, makesur e
th at no mois turecan enterthefuse
bo x. #
When closing thefuse box,mak esur e
th at theseal ofthelid isposition edcor‐
re ctly onthefuse box. If
th ene wlyinser tedfuse alsoblows,ha ve the
cau setrace dand rectif ied at aqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop.
Ensur eth efo llo wing beforere placing afuse:
R The vehicle issecur edagains tro lling away
R Allelectr icalconsu mersar esw itched off
R The igniti onissw itched off
The electr icalfu ses arelocat ed invarious fuse
bo xes:
R Fuse boxin theengine compartmen ton the
lef tside (/page368 ) Br
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Immedia tely rinse fuelof fyo ur skin wit h
soap andwater. #
Iffuel comes intocont actwithyo ur
ey es, immediat elyrinse them thor‐
oughl ywit hclean water.Seek medical
att entio nimm ediately . #
Ifyo usw allo wfuel, seek medicalatten‐
tio nimm ediat ely. Do notind uce vomit‐
ing. #
Cha ngeimmedi ately out ofclo thing that
has com eint ocon tact with fuel . Fu
el No
teson fuel grades forve hicl eswith aga s‐
oline engine
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page40 2).
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bythewr ong fuel Ev
en small amounts ofthewr ong fuelcould
re sult indamag eto thefuel system, the
engine andtheemission control system. #
Onlyre fuel withlow- sulfur unleade d
fuel.
This fuelmaycont ainupto10%ethanol by
vo lume. Your vehicle issuit able foruse with
E1 0fuel .
Ne verre fuel withone ofthefo llo wing fuels:
R Dies el
R Gasoline withmor eth an 10%ethanol by
vo lume, e.g.E15, E8 5,E100
R Gasoline withmor eth an 3% methano lby
vo lume, e.g.M15,M30 ,M85 ,M1 00
R Gasoline withadditiv escon tainin gme tal
If yo uha ve acc iden tally re fuel edwithth e
wr ong fuel: #
Donotswit chon theignition . #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. If
th eav ailable fuelisno tsuf ficie ntly low in sul‐
fur ,th is can produce unpleasant odors. Onl
yre fuel withfuel that has atleas tth eoct ane
number specifiedintheins truction labelinthe
fuel filler flap (/ page14 7).
If yo uwa ntmaxim umengine output:onl y
re fuel withunle adedpr emiu mgrade gasoline
wit han oct ane number ofat leas t91 AKI/
95 RON.
As ate mp orarymeasur e,ifth ere comme nded
fue lis no tav ailable, youma yalso refuel with
unle adedre gular gasoline withat leas t87 AKI/
91 RON.Thisma yre duce engineoutput and
incr ease fuelconsum ption.
Ne verre fuel using gasoline withalowe rRO N.
* NO
TEPrema turewe arthro ugh unleaded
re gular gasoline Un
leade dre gular gasoline cancause the
engine towe armor equ ickl yand impair lon‐
ge vity and perform anc e.
If unle aded premium grade gasoline is
una vailable andyouha ve torefuel using
unle adedre gular gasoline: 40
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Tech nica lda ta

Obser
vetheno teson driving inmount ainous ter‐
ra in (/ page13 1). Mo
del
1 1
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
If th ebat tery charge leve lis toolo w: #
Char gethebatt ery.
To appl y: #
Swi tchof fth eignition .
The electr icpar king brak eis applied automaticall y.
If th eelectr icpar king brak eshould notbe applied, e.g.when washing theve hicle inan aut omatic carwash orwhen
ha ving theve hicle towe d,lea vetheignition switchedon.This does notinclude having theve hicle towe dwit hth e
re ar axle raised.
If th eelectr icpar king brak eis no tapplied automaticall y: #
Switc hof fth eignition andswitc hit bac kon. #
Release andthen apply theelectr icpar king brak emanuall y(/ page15 6).
If it is still no tpossible toappl yth eelectr icpar king brak e: #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Wher enecessar y,also safeguar dth epar kedve hicle agains tro lling away.
To release: #
Ifth econ ditions forau tomatic release arefulf illed andtheelectr icpar king brak eis no tre leased automat ically,
re lease theelectr icpar king brak emanuall y(/ page15 6). Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 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