2020 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS Owner's Manual

Opening
theey eg lasses compartmen t #
Pres sbu tton 1. Ope
ning the through- loadi ng featur ein the
re ar passe nger comp artment &
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. Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle. Thr
ough-loading featur ewi thout cargocom‐
pa rtmen tco ver #
Folddo wn there ar armr est. #
Pull thecent erhead restra int ofthere ar
ben chseat fullyupw ards. #
Slide release catch1 tothelef t. Seats
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Swi velfl ap 2 tothelef tuntil itcomes to
re st on there ar side ofthere ar ben chseat. #
Push cover3 forw ards unt ilit com estorest
on there ar armr est.
Th rough-lo adingfeatur ewi th car gocom part‐
men tco ver #
Foldtheseat backres tfo rw ards
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Slid ere lease catch1 tothelef t. #
Swiv elflap 2 tothelef tuntil itcomes to
re st on there ar side ofthere ar ben chseat. #
Foldtheseat backres tbac kand fold there ar
ar mr estdo wn. #
Foldcover3 forw ards unt ilit com estorest
on there ar armr est. #
Pull thecent erhead restra int ofthere ar
ben chseat fullyupw ards. Fo
lding there ar ben chseat forw ards &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryifth ere ar
ben chseat/r earseat andseat backres t
ar eno teng aged
If th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat andseat
bac kres tar eno teng aged they cou ldfold for‐
wa rds, e.g. when braking suddenly orinthe
ev ent ofan acciden t. 96
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R
Ifth is isthecase, theve hicle occupant
wo uld beforc ed intoth eseat beltbythe
re ar ben chseat/r earseat orby theseat
bac kres t.The seat beltcann otprotect as
int ended andcould result inadditional
injur y.
R Objects orloads inthetrunk/ cargocom‐
par tmen tcann otbe restra ined bythe
seat backres t. #
Mak esur eth at theseat backres tand
th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat are
eng aged bef oreeve rytrip . *
NO
TEDama getotheseat backres ts The
seat backres ts ma ybe damag edwhen
th ere ar ben chseat isfolded forw ards. #
Foldthere ar ben chseat's cushion
upw ards bef oreth ere ar seat backres t
is folded forw ards. The
leftand right seat backres ts can befolded
fo rw ards separ ately. #
Fully inse rttheseat backres thead restra int s
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Foldtheseat cushion upwards using theloop
1. #
Pull release handle 2upw ards unt ilth eseat
bac kres tis com pletely unlo cked. #
Foldtheseat backres tfo rw ards. Seat
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Fo
lding backth ere ar ben chseat *
NO
TEDama gecau sed bytrap ping the
seat beltwhen folding backth eseat
bac kres t The
seat beltcould become trapped andthus
damag edwhen theseat backres tis folded
bac k. #
Mak esur eth at theseat beltisno ttra p‐
ped when folding backth eseat back‐
re st. #
Swi velseat backres t1 bac kunt ilit
eng ages. #
Swiv eltheseat cushion 2bac k. Re
ar seat backres ts Ad
jus tingthe angleof the rear seat backr‐
es ts &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryifth ere ar
ben chseat/r earseat andseat backres t
ar eno teng aged
If th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat andseat
bac kres tar eno teng aged they cou ldfold for‐
wa rds, e.g. when braking suddenly orinthe
ev ent ofan acciden t.
R Ifth is isthecase, theve hicle occupant
wo uld beforc ed intoth eseat beltbythe
re ar ben chseat/r earseat orby theseat
bac kres t.The seat beltcann otprotect as
int ended andcould result inadditional
injur y.
R Objects orloads inthetrunk/ cargocom‐
par tmen tcann otbe restra ined bythe
seat backres t. #
Mak esur eth at theseat backres tand
th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat are
eng aged bef oreeve rytrip . Yo
ucan adjustth eang leof there ar seat backr‐
es ts.Ther ear ese veralpossible detent positio ns. #
Pullth elef tor right release leve r1 inthe
dir ect ion ofthear row and hold itin posit ion. 98
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Moveseat backres t2 tothedesir edang le. #
Letgo ofrelease leve r1. #
Ensur eth at theseat backres tis eng aged. Car
gocom partment cover Ext
endin g/retra ctin gth ecar gocom part‐
men tco ver &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
object sbeing poorlysecur ed
On itsown,thecar gocom partmen tco ver
canno tsecu reor restra in hea vyobje cts,
it ems oflugg ageand heavyloads.
Yo uco uld behit byan uns ecur edload during
sudden chang esindir ect ion,br akin gor in
th eev ent ofan acciden t. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around . #
Sec ureobj ect s,lugg ageor loads
ag ains tslippin gor tipp ingover,e.g. by
usin gtie -do wns ,eve nif yo uar eusin g
th ecar gocom partmen tco ver. *
NO
TEDama getothecar gocom part‐
ment coverwhen loading theve hicle The
cargocom partment coverma ybe dam‐
ag ed when loading theve hicle. #
Donotplace anyobject sabo vethe
lo we redg eof theside windo wsoron
th ecar gocom partmen tco ver. The
cargocom partmen tco veris att ached
behi ndtheseat backres tof there ar ben chseat. #
Toextend: pull cargocom partmen tco ver1
bac kby grab han dle2untilit eng ages. #
Toretract: push there ar edg eof car gocom ‐
par tment cover1 down wards.
Car gocom partment cover1 automatical ly
mo vesfo rw ards.
Fo reasi erloa ding, thecar gocom partmen tco ver
can befolded upwards.
Ins talling/r emoving thecar gocom partmen t
co ver
Re quirement s:
R The cargocom partment coveris retract ed. #
Toremo ve:pr ess intheend capofcar go
com partmen tco ver1 ontheright- orleft-
hand side. Seats
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Push cargocom partmen tco ver1 into
re cess 2ontheopposit eside. #
Take cargo compartment cover1 out by
pulling itupw ards. #
Toins tall: place cargocom partment cover
1 intore cess 2ontheright- orleft-h and
side. #
Press intheend capofcar gocom partmen t
co ver1 ontheopposit eside andinser t
car gocom partmen tco ver1 intoot her
re cess 2. #
Slide theend capoutw ards. At
tac hin g/r emoving thepa rtitioning net &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
object sbeing poorlysecur ed
On itsown,thepar tition netcann otsecur e
or restra in hea vyobje cts, items oflugg age
and heavyloads.
Yo uco uld behit byan uns ecur edload during
sudden chang esindir ect ion,br akin gor in
th eev ent ofan acciden t. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around . #
Sec ureobj ect s,lugg ageor loads
ag ains tslippin gor tipp ingover,e.g. by
usin glashi ngmat erial, evenwh en you
ar eusin gth epar tition net. Fo
rsaf etyre ason s,alw aysuse apar titioning net
when transpor tingaload.
Damag edpar titioning nets can nolong erfulf ill
th eir protect ive func tionsand mustbe replaced.
Vi sit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Pa
rtition ingnetwit hout cargocom partment
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Pa
rtition ingnetwit hcar gocom partment enlar ge‐
ment #
Extend andunfold thepar titioning net.
The jointson theto pand bottom guide rods
will audibl yeng age. #
Toattac h:att achgui de rod1 onthehead‐
liner toholder s2. #
Eng agehook s3 intie-do wneyes 4 onthe
lef tand right. #
Pull ontheloose endsofthelashing stra ps
until thepar titioning netis tight . #
Afterdr iving ashor tdis tance, checkth ete n‐
si on ofthepar titioning netand re-tensi onitif
nece ssary. #
Toremo ve:pu llbe ltcla mp 5upw ards unt il
th elashing stra ps areloose. #
Remo vehook s3 from tie-do wneyes4 on
th elef tand right. #
Remo veguide rod1 from holder s2. #
Tosto w:press there dbutt ons ontheto p
and bottom guide rods. #
Collapse androllup thepar tition net. Ov
ervie wof thetie- down eyes Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
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Tie-do wneyes forsecur ingloads Ov
ervie wof bag hook s &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rywhen usingbag
hook swit hhea vyobj ect s
The bag hook scan notre stra in hea vyobje cts
or items oflugg age. Obj
ectsor items oflugg agecould bethrow n
ar oun dand ther eb yhit vehicle occupants
when braking orabr uptly ch ang ingdirec‐
tio ns. #
Onlyhang lightobject son thebag
hook s. #
Neverhang hard,shar p-edg edorfragi le
objects onthebag hook s. Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
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The bag hook scan bear amaximum loadof
6.6 lbs(3kg).Do notuse them tosecur eaload. 1
Bag hook At
tac hin gth ero of car rier &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryifth emaximum
ro of load isexc eeded
When youload thero of, thecent erofgrav ity
of theve hicle rises and theusual driving 10
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