2019 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS tires

Clim
atecontr ol......................................... 12 2
Ov ervie wof climat econt rolsy stems ..........1 22
Oper ating theclimat econ trol system ......... 123 Dr
ivin gand parking ................................. 126
Dr iving ............ ............ ........................ ........126
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h... ............... ..........1 35
G-Mod e....... ................................................ 137
Au tomatic transmiss ion.................... .......... 138
Tr ans fercase ........... ................................... 143
Dif fere ntia llo ck s... .....................................1 45
Fu nctio nof the4MA TIC.................. ............ 146
Re fuel ing...... ............................................... 147
Pa rking .......................................................1 49
Dr iving anddriving safetysy stems .............1 58
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Ve hicle towing instruct ions .........................2 00 Ins
trument Displa yand on-b oard
co mp uter ...... ............................................201
Ins trument Displayove rview .......................2 01
Ov ervie wof thebutt ons onthesteer ing
wheel .................. ........................................2 02
Oper ating theon- boar dcom puter.............. 202 Se
tting thedesign ...................................... 204
Se tting theadditional value rang e.............. 204
Ov ervie wof displ ayson themultifunc ‐
tion displa y... .................................... ..........2 05
Ad jus ting theins trument lighting ............... 206
Menus andsubmenus ................................ 206 Vo
ice Contr olSy stem ............................... 21 3
No teson oper ating safety...........................2 13
Oper ation .......................................... ..........2 13
Using theVo ice Cont rolSy stem effec‐
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Esse ntialvo ice com mand s.......................... 215 Multimedia
system .................................. 227
Ov ervie wand oper ation .................. ............ 227
Sy stem settings .............................. ............ 236
Na vig ation .......................................... .........247
Te lephon e........................................ ...........2 72
Online andInterne tfunctions ..................... 294
Media ......................................................... 300
Ra dio ...........................................................3 13
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Re ar Seat Entertainm entSystem ...... ..........3 22 Maint
enanceand care....... ......................336
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla y........ 336
En gine compartment .................................. 337
Cleanin gand care.......................................3 43 Br
eakdo wnassi stance ............................ 353
Emerg ency..................................................353
Flat tire....... ................................................ 355
Batt ery(v ehi cle) ....... .................................. 357
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No teson noise orunusua lhandling char‐
act eristic s...................................................3 70
No teson regular lyinsp ecting wheels and
tir es ............................................................ 370
No teson sno wch ains .................................3 71
Ti re pressur e...............................................3 71
Loadi ngtheve hicle .....................................3 77
Ti re labeling ................................................ 381
Def inition ofterm sfo rtir es and loading ..... 386
Cha nging awhee l..... .................................. 389
Emerg encysparewhee l..... ......................... 397 Cont
ents 3

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NO
TEImpairment oftheoper ating effi‐
cie ncy ofthere stra int systems from
ins talling accessor ypar tsor from repair s
or we lding Air
bags andEmerge ncy Tensi oni ng Device s,
as wellas con trol unit sand sensorsfo rth e
re stra int systems, maybe installed inthefo l‐
lo wing areas ofyour vehicle:
R Door s
R Door pillars
R Doo rsi lls
R Sea ts
R Cockpit
R Instrument cluster
R Cen terconsole
R Lateral roof frame #
Donotins tallacc essor ypar tssuc has
audio systems inthese areas. #
Donotcar ryout repair sor we lding. #
Have afte rm arke tins tallation ofacc es‐
sor ies carried out ataqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop. Yo
uco uld jeopar dizeth eoper ating safetyof your
ve hicle ifyo uuse parts,tir es and wheel sas well
as acc essor iesreleva nt tosaf etywhic hha ve not
be en approve dby Mer cedes-Ben z.Saf ety-re le‐
va nt systems, e.g.thebr ak esy stem, maymal‐
func tion.Onl yuse Mercedes- BenzGenuine Parts
or par tsof equal qualit y.Onl yuse tires, wheels
and accessor iesthat have been specif ically
appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle model.
Mer cedes-Ben zGenuine Parts ar esubject to
st rict qualit ycon trol. Eac hpar thas been spe‐
ciall yde veloped, manufactured orselec tedfo r
Mer cedes-Ben zve hicles andfine-tu nedforth em.
Ther efor e, onl yMer cedes- BenzGenuine Parts
should beused.
Mor eth an 300,0 00 differe nt Mer cedes-Be nz
Ge nui ne Parts ar eav ailable forMer cedes-Benz
model s.
All author ized Mercedes-B enzCent ersmaint ain
a supply ofMer cedes-B enzGenuine Parts fo r nece
ssaryser vice andrepair work.In addition,
st ra tegically locatedpar tsdeliv erycent erspr o‐
vide forqu ick and reliable partsser vice .
Alw aysspecify theve hicle identif ication number
(VIN) (/page40 1) when order ing Mer cedes-
Benz Genuine Parts. Oper
ator's Manual
This Oper ator's Manual describesallmodels and
all standar dand optio nal equipme ntavailable for
yo ur vehicle atthetime ofthis Opera tor's Man‐
ua lgoing topress. Countr y-specif icdif fere nces
ar epo ssi ble. No tethat your vehicle mayno tbe
eq uipped withall featur esdesc ribed. Thisisalso
th ecase forsy stems andfunc tionsre leva nt to
saf ety. Ther efor e, theeq uipment onyour vehicle
ma ydif ferfr om that inthedescr iption sand illus‐
tra tion s.
The original purchase agreement foryo ur vehicle
cont ains alis tof all ofthesy stems inyour vehi‐
cle.
Should youha ve anyqu estion scon cerning
eq uipment andoper ation, please consult an
aut hor ized Mercedes- BenzCenter. 20
Gener alno tes

If
th eve hicl edoes notst ar t: #
Place SmartKey 3 inmar kedspace 1and
lea veitth er e. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Startth eve hicle using thest ar t/ stop butt on.
% Youcan also switchon thepo we rsupp lyor
th eignition withth est ar t/ stop butt on. Br
eaking-in notes Mer
cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
To preser vetheengine during thefirs t
1, 000 miles(1 ,500 km):
R Drive at varying road spee dsand engine
spee ds.
R Drive th eve hicle indrive pr ogr am A
or ;.
R Chang ege ar bef oreth eta ch ome terneedl eis
00C3 ofthewa yto there dar ea oftheta ch ome‐
te r. R
Donotshi ftdo wn age ar man uallyin order to
br ak e.
R Avoid overstrai ning theve hicle, e.g.driving at
full thro ttle .
R Donotde pres sth eaccelera torpeda lpas t
th epr essur epoint (kickdo wn).
R Onlyincr ease theengine speedgradually and
acceler ateth eve hicle tofull spee daf te r
1, 000 miles(1 ,500 km).
This also app lieswhe nth eengine orpar tsof the
dr ivet ra in have been replaced.
Please alsoobser vethefo llo wing breakin g-in
no tes:
R Incer tain drivin gand drivin gsaf etysy stems,
th esensor sadjus taut omaticall ywhile acer‐
tai ndist anc eis bein gdr iven afte rth eve hicle
has been delivered orafte rre pair s.Fu llsy s‐
te m effectiv enes sis no tre ac hed untilth e
end ofthis teac h-in proce ss.
R Brak epads, brak edisc sand tires that are
eit her newor have been replaced onlyac h‐
ie ve optimum braking effect and grip afte r
se veralhundr edkilom eter sof driving. Com‐ pensat
efo rth ere duced braking effect by
appl ying grea terfo rc eto thebr ak epedal. No
teson driving &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
object sin thedr iver's foot we ll
Obj ectsin thedr iver's foot we llma yim pede
pedal travelor bloc kadepr essed pedal.
This jeopardizes theoper ating androad
saf etyof theve hicle. #
Stow allobj ect sin theve hicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intoth edr iver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alw aysins tallth efloor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur e
th at ther eis alw ayssuf ficie ntroom for
th epedals. #
Donotuse loose floor mats anddonot
place floor mats ontopof one another. 12
8
Driving and parking

R
Engi neoille ve l:fill engin eoil up tothemaxi‐
mum leve lto ensur efull gradeability
(/ page339).
R Tire -cha ngeto ol kit and spar ewheel
R Tire sand wheels
Of f-road driving
Re ad this sect ionbeforedr ivin gyo ur vehicle off-
ro ad. Pract ice bydriving overmor ege ntle off-
ro ad terrain firs t.
R Observeth eno teson thecr oss-c ountr yABS
(/ page15 9).
R Beforedr iving off-r oad ,shif tth etransf er
case totheLOW RANGEoff-r oa dge ar
(/ page14 4).
R Eng ageth edif fere ntia llo ck sif necessar y
(/ page14 6).
In LO WRAN GEoff-r oad gear or wit hth edif fer‐
ential lockseng aged, theve hicle switchestoG-
mode (/page13 7).
In LOW RANGEoff-r oa dge ar,yo ucan shiftfr om
005B to005E and from 005Cto005E without havin gto
depr essthebr ak epedal. Thiscanhelp you, for ex
am ple, when rock ing your vehicle outofaru t
("r oc kin gfree").
R Alw ayske ep theengine running andingear
when drivin gon downh illgradien tsand
slope s.Obse rveth eno teson driving in
mount ainous terrain.
R Donotdr ive on unk nown terrain that isno t
easil yvisi ble and stay on mar kedro utes.
R Alw ayske ep thedoor sand windo wsclos ed
whi letheve hicle isin mo tion.
R Deactiv ateAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
and cruise contr ol.
R Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle to thete rrain.
R Donotuse theHOLD function onsteep
do wnhill oruphill gradients withslipper yor
loose surfaces.
Dr ivi ng on sand
Whe ndr ivi ng on sand ,al so obs erve thefo llo wing
ins truct ions :
R Shif tto alowe rge ar.
R Drive qu ickl yto ove rcome thero lling resis t‐
ance, other wise theve hicle maydig itself in. R
Drive in thetra cksof other vehicles ifpossi‐
ble. Makesur eth at thefo llo wing prereq ui‐
sit es areme t:
- thetir eru ts areno tto odeep
- thesand isfirm enough
- thegr ound clearance issuf ficie nt
R Lowe rth etir epr essur ein all four wheel s.
Con traryto theinf ormation onthetir epr es‐
sur eplat e(fuel filler flap), youcan lowe rth e
tir epr es su re to120kP a(1 .2 bar/1 7.4 psi ).
Mer cedes- AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
% Once youstop driving onsand, immediat ely
incr ease thetir epr essur eag ain.
Yo ucan find informa tionon tirepr ess urefo r
th eve hicle's fact or y-ins talled tires on the
fo llo wing labels:
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar don
th eB‑pillar ofyour vehicle (/page37 7).
R Tire pressur eta ble ontheinside ofthe
fuel filler flap (/ page37 3). 13
2
Driving and parking

If
yo ufa ilto adap tyo ur drivin gst yle, 4MA TICcan
neit her reduce therisk ofan accident norover‐
ri de thelaws ofphysics. 4MA TICcannotta ke
acc oun tof road, weather and traf fic condi tions.
4MA TICisonly anaid. Youar ere sponsible espe‐
cially formaint ainingasaf edis tance from the
ve hicle infront, forve hicle speed, forbr aking in
good timeandforst ay ing inlane.
% Inwint ryroad con dition s,themaximum
ef fect of 4MA TICcan beachie vedonl yif yo u
use wint ertires (M+ Stir es), withsn ow
ch ains ifnec essar y. Re
fueli ng Re
fueli ngtheve hicl e &
WARNIN GRisk offire or explosion from
fuel
Fu els arehighly flammab le. #
Fire,open flames ,smo kingand creat ion
of spar ksmus tbe avo ided. #
Swit choffth eignition and,ifav ailable,
th est atio naryheat er,bef oreand while
re fuel ingtheve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom fuels
Fu els arepoisonous andhazar dous toyour
healt h. #
Donotsw allo wfuel orletit co me into
co ntact withsk in, eyes orclo thing. #
Donotinhale fuelvapor . #
Keep childr enaway from fuel. #
Keep door sand windo wsclos edduring
th ere fuel ingprocess.
If yo uor other people comeintocont actwith
fuel, obser vethefo llo wing: #
Imm ediat elyrinse 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 . &
WARNIN GRisk offire or explosion from
elect rostatic charge
Ele ctrostatic charge can crea te spar ksand
th er eb yignit efuel vapor s. #
Beforeyo uopen thefuel filler cap or
ta ke hold ofthepum pnoz zle, touc hth e
me tallic vehicle body.
This dischargesan yelectr ostatic charge
th at ma yha ve built up. #
Donotge tint oth eve hicle again during
th ere fuel ingprocess.
Ot her wise,ele ctrostatic charge cou ld
bu ild up again. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed bythewr ong fuel Ve
hicles withaga soline engine: Dr
iving andparking 14
7

Ke
eping theair -water duct free #
Keep thear ea between thehood andthe
winds hieldfree ofdepos its,e.g .ice, snow
and leaves. Cleani
ngand care Inf
ormat iononwashing theve hicl ein acar
wa sh &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
re duced braking effect afte rwa shing the
ve hicle
The braking effect isreduced afte rwa shing
th eve hicle. #
Afterth eve hicle hasbeen washed,
br ak ecar efully whilepaying attention to
th etraf fic condi tions untilth ebr aking
ef fect hasbee nful lyrestor ed. *
NO
TEDama gedue touns uitable car
wa sh #
Beforedr iving intoacar wash mak e
sur eth at thecar wash issuit able for
th eve hicle dimensions. #
Ensur eth er eis suf ficie ntgrou nd clear‐
ance between theunderbody andthe
guide rails ofthecar wash. #
Ensur eth at theclear ance widthof the
car wash, inpar ticular thewidt hof the
guide rails, issuf ficie nt. To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle when usinga
car wash, ensur eth efo llo wing beforehand:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cand the
HOLD functio nar edea ctivated.
R the360° Camer aor there ar vie wcam erais
swit ched off.
R theside windo wsand slidin gsun roof are
com pletely clos ed.
R theblo werfo rth eve ntil ation/he ating is
sw itched off.
R thewindshield wiperswitchis in position 005A.R
incar washes withacon veyo rsy stem: neu‐
tra l005C iseng aged.
% Ifyo uwo uld liketo lea vetheve hicle while it
is being washed, makesur eth eSmar tKey is
locat edintheve hicle. The0045 gear isoth‐
er wise automaticall yeng aged.
% If,afte rth ecar wash, youre mo vethewa x
fr om thewindshield andwiper rubber s,this
will preve ntsme aring and reduce wiper
noise. Inf
ormat iononusing apo we rwa sher &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenus ing
hig h-pr essurecle ani ng equipm entwith
ro und -spr ay nozzl es
The waterje tfr om aro und -spr ay nozzl e(d irt
gr ind er) maycau sedama getotires and sus‐
pe nsi on components that isno tvisi ble.
Com ponentsdamag edinthis wa yma yfa il
une xpec tedly. Maint
enance andcare34
3

#
Donotus ehigh- press urecle ani ng
eq uipme ntwith round -spr ay nozzl esto
cle an your vehicle. #
Damag edtires orsuspension compo‐
nent smus tbe replaced immediat ely. To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle, observethefo l‐
lo wing when usingapo we rwa sher :
R Maint ainadis tance ofat leas t11 .8 in
(30 cm) totheve hicle.
R Vehicl eswith decorativ efo il: par tsof your
ve hicle areco veredwit hadecora tivefo il.
Maint ainadis tance ofat leas t27 .6 in
(70 cm) between thefo il-c overed par tsof the
ve hicle andthenoz zleofthepo we rwa sher .
Mo vethepo we rwa sher nozzlearound whilst
cleaning. R
Obser vetheinf ormation onthecor rect dis‐
ta nce intheeq uipment manufacturer'soper‐
ating instruction s.
R Donotpoint thenoz zleofthepo we rwa sher
dir ectl yat sensitiv epar tssuc has tires, slits,
electr icalcom ponents, batteries, light bulbs
and ventil ation slot s. Wa
shing theve hicl eby hand *
NO
TEStepping onthewheel arch flar es
and bum persma ydamag eth em If
yo uuse thewheel arch flar es and bum pers
as ast ep, they ma ybe dama gedor detach
fr om theve hicle. #
Onlyuse thetw omar kedsteps onthe
re ar bum perasaclim bingaid. Re
quirement s:
R Obser vetheleg alrequ iremen ts,e.g. ina
numb erofcoun tries, washing byhand isonl y
per mitt edinspecially designatedwash bays. #
Use amild cleaning agent, e.g.carsham poo. #
Washtheve hicle withluk ewa rmwaterusi ng
a sof tcar spong e.When doingso,donot
ex pose theve hicle todir ect sunlight . #
Carefully hosetheve hicle offwit hwa terand
dr yusi ng ach amois .Ta ke car eno tto point
th ewa terje tdir ectl yto wa rdsth eair inle t
gr ille. 34
4
Maint enance andcare

Flat
tire No
teson flat tires &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent when
dr ivi ng with aflat tire
A flat tiregr eat lyim pair sdr ivin gch aract eris‐
tic s,as wellas steer ing and braking. #
Donotdr ive wit haflat tire. #
Remo vetheflat tireand installth e
spar ewheel orconsult aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. In
theeve ntofaflat tire, thefo llo wing option s
ar eav ailable dependingon your vehicle's equip‐
ment :
R Vehicl eswith Mercedes meconne ct:yo u
can makeacal lfo rbr eakdo wnassi stanc evia
th eove rhead control panel inthecase ofa
br eakdo wn(/ page290).
R Allvehicl es:chang eth ewheel
(/ page393).
% The emer gency sparewheel isonl yav ailable
in cer tain coun tries. Spa
rewheel brac ke ton the rear-end door St
ainl ess-ste el spa rewheel brac ke t Re
mo ving ast ainl ess-ste el spa rewheel
br ac ke t #
Remo vescr ewdriver 1 from theve hicle tool
kit (/ page392). #
Open theloc kon coverring 3 with scr ew‐
dr iver 1. #
Foldtab2 down. #
Pull coverring 3 apartand remo veit. #
Remo vecoverpanel 4. Re
mo ving the spar ewh eel #
Remo vewheel nuts5. #
Remo vethespar ewheel. Br
eakdo wnassis tance 35
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