2020 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS Owner's Manual

Switc
hingtheseat heatingon/of f &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsdue torepeat‐
edl yswitc hingontheseat heating
Re peat edly switc hingontheseat heating can
cause theseat cushion andseat backres t
padding tobecome very hot.
The healt hof per sons withlimit edtemp era‐
tur esensit ivityoralimit edability toreact to
high temp eratur esma ybe affect ed orthey
ma yeve nsu ffer bur n-lik einjur ies. #
Donotre peat edlyswitc hon theseat
heating. To
protect agains tove rheating, theseat heating
ma ybe temp orarily deactiv ated afte rit is
swi tched onrepeat edly.
* NO
TEDama getotheseats caused by
object sor document swhen theseat
heating isswitc hedon When
theseat heating isswitc hedon,over‐
heati ngmayoccur duetoobject sor docu‐ ment
splaced ontheseats, e.g.seat cush‐
ions orchild seats .This could cause damag e
to theseat surface. #
Makesur eth at no obj ect sor doc u‐
men tsareon theseats when theseat
heating isswitc hedon. Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyis swi tched on. #
Toswitc hon/incr easetheleve l:pr ess but‐
to n1 repeat edly until thedesir edheating
le ve lis set.
Depe ndingon theheating leve l,up tothre e
indic ator lam pswill light up. Seat
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Toswitc hof f/r educe theleve l:pr ess but‐
to n1 repeat edly until thedesir edheating
le ve lis set.
If all indic ator lam psareof f,th eseat heating
is switc hedoff.
% The seat heating willautomaticall yswitc h
do wn from theth re eheating leve ls afte r8,
10 and 35min utes unt ilth eseat heating is
switc hedoff. Switc
hingtheseat ventilat ionon/of f Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyis switc hedon. #
Toswitc hon/incr easetheleve l:pr ess but‐
to n1 repeat edly until thedesir edventil a‐
tio nleve lis set.
Depe ndingon theve ntil ation leve l,up to
th re eindicat orlam pswill light up. #
Toswitc hof f/r educe theleve l:pr ess but‐
to n1 repeat edly until thedesir edventil a‐
tio nleve lis set.
If all indic ator lam psareof f,th eseat ventil a‐
tio nis sw itched off. Ste
ering wheel Ad
jus tingthe steer ing wheel electrically The
steer ing wheel canbeadjus tedwhen the
ignit ionisswitc hedoff. 88
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Adjus tsthedis tance tothesteer ing wheel
2 Adjus tstheheight #
Save these ttings withth ememor yfunc tion
(/ page91 ).
% Ifth edr iver's door isopen, thesteer ing
wheel canbeadjus tedfo rup to30 minut es
af te rth eignition hasbeen switchedoff. Switc
hingthest eer ing wheel heateron/of f Re
quirement s:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon. #
Turn theleve rin thedir ect ion ofarrow 1or
2.
If indicat orlam p3 lights up,thesteer ing
wheel heaterisswitc hedon. When
youswit chtheignition off,th esteer ing
wheel heaterwill switc hof f. Easy
entryand exitfeatur e Usi
ngtheeasy entryand exitfeatur e &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whendr ivi ng
of fwhi lead jus ting theeasy exitfeatur e
‑ If yo udr ive of fwhile theeasy entryand exit
fe atur eis mak ingadjus tment s,yo uco uld
lose contro lof theve hicle. #
Alw ayswa itunt ilth eadjus tmentpr oc‐
ess iscom pletebef oredr iving off. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whi lead jus ting theeasy entryand exit
fe atur e
When theeasy entryand exitfeatur eadjus ts
th esteer ing wheel andthedr iver's seat, you
and other vehicle occupants –par ticular ly
ch ildr en–could becom etrapped. Seat
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Dur ing adjus tment oftheeasy entry
and exitfeatur e,mak esur eth at no one
has anybody partsinthesw eep ofthe
seat orthesteer ing wheel. #
Ifsomebody becomestrapped, press a
memor yfunc tion position button.
or #
Press thememor yfunc tion button
or #
Movetheswitc hfo radju sting thesteer‐
ing wheel intheopposit edir ect ion to
th esteer ing wheel's direct ion ofmo ve‐
ment.
The adju stment process isstopped. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du ring acti vatio nof theeasy entryand
ex itfeatur eby childr en
If ch ildr enact ivat eth eeasy entryand exit
fe atur e,they can beco metrap ped ,pa rticu‐
lar lywhen unattende d. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. Ve
hicl eswith memor yfuncti on:Youcan stop
th eadjus tmentpr ocess bypressing oneofthe
memor yfunction position switc hes.
If th eeasy entryand exitfeatur eis act ive, the
st eer ing wheel willmoveupw ards ortowa rdsth e
dashboar dwhen:
R Youswit chtheignition off.
R Youopen thedr iver's door when theignition
is switc hedon.
% The steer ing wheel movesupw ards onl yif it
has notalr eady reac hed thesteer ing limit a‐
tion .
The steer ing wheel willmovebac kto thelas t
dr ive position when:
R Youswit chtheignition onwithth edr iver's
door closed. R
Youclo sethedr iver's door withth eignition
switc hedon.
The lastdr ive position willbestor ed when:
R Youswit chtheignition off.
R Yousa ve thesteer ing column setting withth e
memor yfunction.
If yo upr ess oneof thememor yfunc tion position
switc hes,theadjus tmentpr ocess willbestop‐
ped. Se
tting theeasy entryand exitfeatur e Mul
timedi asy stem:
4 Vehicle 5
î Vehicle Setting s
5 Easy Entry/E xit #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. 90
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Oper
ating themem oryfun ction &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent ifth e
memor yfunction isused whiledriving
If yo uuse thememor yfunc tion onthedr iv‐
er's side while driving, youco uld lose contro l
of theve hicle asare sult oftheadjus tments
being made. #
Onlyuse thememor yfunc tion onthe
dr iver's side when theve hicle isstatio n‐
ar y. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment whense t‐
ting theseat withth ememor yfunc tion
When thememor yfunc tion adjus tstheseat
or steer ing wheel, youand other vehicle
occupants –par ticular lych ildr en–could
becom etrapped. #
Dur ing these tting procedur eof the
memor yfunction, ensureth at no body
par tsarein thesw eep oftheseat or
th esteer ing wheel. #
Ifsomebody becomestrapped, immedi‐
at elyre lease thememor yfunc tion posi‐
tion button.
The adjus tmentpr ocess isstopped. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment ifth e
memor yfunction isactiv ated bychildr en
Childr encould becom etrapped ifth ey act i‐
va te thememor yfunc tion,par ticular lywhen
unatt ended. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. The
memor yfunct ioncan beused when theigni‐
tion isswitc hedoff.
St oring
Seat adjus tment sfo rup tothre epeople canbe
st or ed and called upusing thememor yfunc tion.
The follo wing systems canbeselect ed:
R Seat, backres tand head restra int R
Steer ing wheel
R Outside mirrors #
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. Seats
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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. #
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 ofburnsfrom theta il‐
pipe andtailpipe trims
The exhaus tta ilpipe andtailpipe trims can
becom eve ry hot.Ifyo uco me intoco ntact
wit hth ese partsof theve hicle, youco uld
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Alw aysbe par ticular lycareful arou nd
th eta ilpipe andtheta ilpipe trims and
super visechildr enespec iallycloselyin
th is area. #
Allo wvehicle partsto cool down before
to uc hin gth em. Dr
iving, braking andsteer ing charact eristic s
ch ang edepen dingon :
R Type ofload,
R Weight
R The centerof grav 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 Alw aysplace theload agains tth ebac kres ts
of thefront seats orrear seat s. R
Sec ureth eload using thetie-do wneyes and
dis tribut eth eload evenly.
R Use tie-do wneyesand fastening componen ts
th at aresuit able forth ewe ight andsize of
th eload.
If th ere ar ben chseat isno toccupied:
R Inser tth eseat belts intoseat beltbuckles of
th eopposit eseat beltinadiagonal pattern.
R Secur eth eload withsuf ficie ntly tear-resis t‐
ant and wear-resis tant tie downs .
R Padshar pedg 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 dinco rrect ly
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 Seat
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spaces
andmobile phonebrac 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. #
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 Loc
king/unloc kingthegl ove box #
Turn theemer gency keya qu artertur ncloc k‐
wis e0048 (to loc k)or count er-cloc kwise 0047(to
unloc k). 94
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