2019 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS tow bar

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Push release knob 1 inthedir ect ion ofthe
ar row and pulloutthehead restra int .
Ins talling #
Insertth ehead restra int suc hth at the
no tches onthebar areon thelef twhen
vie we din thedir ect ion oftra vel. #
Push thehead restra int down untilyo uhear
it en gage inposit ion. #
Foldthere ar seat backres tbac kunt ilit
eng ages. Conf
iguringtheseat settings Multi
media system:
4 Vehicle 5
a Seats #
Select Driver'sSeat orPassenger Seat.
Ad jus tingthe backres tsi de bolste rs #
Select SideBol sters . #
Adjus tth eair cushions . Ad
jus tingthe seat contou rin the lumb ar
re gion oftheseat backres t(lum bar) #
Sele ctLumbar . #
Adjus tth eair cushions .
Memor yfunction #
Save theseat settings withth ememor yfunc ‐
tion (/page89). Se
tting automat icadj ustm ent ofthelat eral
sup port(act ive mu lticont ourseat ) Multi
media system:
4 Vehicle 5
a Seats
Wi th this func tion,th elat eral suppor tof the
act ive mult icontour seat isaut omat icallyadjus ‐
te dto thedr iving andcorner ing dynamics ofthe
ve hicle. #
Select Driver's SeatorPassenger Seat. #
Select Dynamic Seat. #
Selec tse tting: Off,Level 1or Level 2. Ov
ervie wof massag eand workout prog rams Mas
sagepr og rams
The follo wing progr ams canbeselec ted:
R Hot Relaxing Back
R Hot Relaxing Shoulder
R Activat ingMassage
R Classic Massage
R Wave Massage
R Mobilizing Massage
Ac tiv eWo rkout
The Act.Work outBackpr ogram requ ires your
act ive co operation .Alt ernat ing between tensi ng
and releasing helpstoimprove blood flow to
yo ur musc les.Press agains ta pr ess urepoin tas
soo nas youfe el it. 84
Seatsand stow ing

A
displ aymessa gema yapp ear onthemultifunc ‐
tion displa yeve nif th etra iler has been connec‐
te dcor rectl y:
R LEDs have been installed inthetra iler light‐
ing system
R The current hasfa llen belo wthetrailer light‐
ing system's minimum current (50 mA).
% Access oriescan beconnect edtotheper ma‐
nen tpo we rsupp lyup to180W, and tothe
po we rsupp lythat isswit ched on via theigni‐
tion lock.
Decoup lingatrail er &
WARNIN GRisk ofbei ng crus hed and
beco ming trap ped whenunco upling a
tr ai le r
Whe nunco upling atrai le rwi th an eng aged
ine rtia-act ivat ed brak e, your han dma y
bec ome trapped between theve hicle andthe
tr ai le rdr aw bar . #
Donotuncouple trailer swit han
eng aged ove rrunbr ak e. #
Secu rethetrailer agains tro lling away. #
Disconne cttheelectr icalconnect ion
be tween theve hicle andthetra iler . #
Uncou ple th etra iler . #
Place theco veron theball head. Ve
hicl eto wing instruct ions
The vehicle isno tsuit able forth euse oftow bar
sy stems that areused forflat towing ording hy
to wing, forex am ple. Attach ing and using tow bar
sy stems canlead todamag eon theve hicle.
When youar eto wing ave hicle withto w bar sys‐
te ms, safedr iving charact eristic scan notbe
guar anteed forth eto wing vehicle ortheto we d
ve hicle. Thevehicle-tr ailercombination may
sw erve from side toside. Complywithth eper‐
mitt edtowing methods (/page362) andthe
ins truct ions forto wing withbo th axle son the
gr ou nd (/ page 363). 200
Driving andparking

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

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

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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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Breakdo wnassis tance

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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fere ntial locks <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Eng aging /di sen gaging .........................1 46
Di ffer entia lloc ks
see Differe ntia llo ck s
Digita lOp erator' sMa nua l.........................1 8
Digita lsp eed ome ter ............ ....................207
Di ng hy towing
see Tow- bar system
DIRECT SELECT leve r............ ...................138
Eng aging drive po sitio n............ ........... 139
Eng aging neu tral ............ ...................... 139
Eng aging park position ........................ 139
Eng aging park position automatic ally .. 139
Eng aging reve rsege ar .........................1 39
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Disp lay
Car e................................................ .... 350
Disp lay(m ult imedi asy stem)
Se ttings .......................................... .....2 36
Di spla y(on -boar dco mp uter)
Displ ayson themultifunc tiondispla y.. 205
Displa ycont ent
Se tting theadditional value rang e ....... 204 Di
spl aymes sage........... ............ ...............413
Callin gup (on -boardco mp uter) ...........4 13
No tes ................................................... 413
Disp laymes sages
00B2 ---mp h.....................................4 32
ç ---mp h...................................... 431
003D12 VBatt erySee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 435
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stFunctio nsCur‐
re ntl yLim ited See Operator's Man‐
ua l...... ................................................. 426
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stFunctio nsLim i‐
te dSee Oper ator's Manual .................. 425
Ac tiveDis tance AssistCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 31
Ac tiveDis tance AssistInoper ative..... ..431
Ac tiveDis tance AssistNo wAv ailable ..431
0049Ac tiveHea dlamps Inoperati ve ..... 456
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping AssistCamer a
Vi ew Restrict ed See Operator's Man‐
ua l...... ................................................. 432 Ac
tiveLa ne Keeping AssistCur rentl y
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 30
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping AssistInopera‐
tiv e ...................................................... 429
Ac tivePa rking Assistand
PA RK TRONI CInoper ative See Opera‐
to r's Manua l..... ................................... 433
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tCamer a
Vi ew Restrict ed See Operato r's Man‐
ua l...... ................................................. 458
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 57
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tIn oper a‐
tiv e ...................................................... 457
Air Inta ke Malfunction SeeOper a‐
to r's Manua l..... ................................... 453
Appl yBr ak eto Shif tfr om 'P' ............... 440
00AD ATTENTION ASSISTInoper ative... 430
00ADAT TENTION ASSIST: Take a
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Spee
dMa x.6mp h(yello wdispla y
messag e)............................................. 453
0075SRS Malfunction Service
Re quired .............................................. 427
00CCSt eering Malfunct ionIncreased
Ph ysical Effort See Operator's Man‐
ua l..... .......... ................ ........................ 454
00CCSt eering Malfunct ionStop
Immediat elySee Oper ator's Manual ...453
St op Vehicle LeaveEngi neRunning
Wa itTrans miss ionCoolin g.................. 440
003D Stop Vehicle LeaveEngi neRun‐
ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ....434
003DSt opVehicle SeeOper ator's
Manual ................................................ 435
çSuspended ..................................4 31
0049 SwitchOf fLig hts <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 456
0049Swi tchOn Hea dlamps <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 457
0077Ti rePress. Monit orCur rently
Un available .......................................... 444 0077
Tire Press. Monit orInopera tive ... 444
0077 Tire Pressur eMonit orInopera ‐
tiv eNo Wheel Sensors ........................ 444
Ti re sOv erheat ed................................. 445
To Dese lect Por N, Dep ress Brak e
and StartEn gin e.................................. 440
To Eng ageTr ans miss .Po sition RFir st
Dep ress theBr ak e ...............................4 41
Tr af fic Sign AssistCamer aVi ew
Re strict ed See Operator's Manua l...... .428
Tr af fic Sign AssistCur rently Unavail‐
able SeeOperat or'sMan ual................ 430
Tr af fic Sign AssistInoper ative..... ........ 430
Tr ans miss ionMalfun ction Stop ........... 439
0049Tu rnOn theIgnit iontoRelease
th ePa rking Brak e.................................4 14
0077 Warning Tire Malfunction ............ 442
0077 Wheel Sensor(s) Missing .............4 44
Dis tance control
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C Di
stance recor der
see Trip dis tance
DI ST RO NIC
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Do or
Ch ild sa fety lock (rear door) .................. 59
Loc king(emer gency key) .......................6 8
Opening (from theinside) ......................6 7
Un loc kin g(emer gency key) ...................6 8
Un loc kin g(fr om theinside) .................... 67
Door controlpan el.....................................1 4
DO T,Tire Iden tificat ionNumbe r(TI N) ... 382
Dr aw bar
see Tow- bar system
Dr inking anddriving ................................ 128
Dr ink shold er
see Cup holder
Dr ive Awa yAssis t.... ................................ 188
Dr ive pos ition
In ser ting .............................................. 139
Dr ive pr og ram
see G-Mode 48
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