2020 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS Owner's Manual

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aract eristic sas wellas thesteer ing and
br aking charact eristic sch ang e.Dur ing cor‐
ner ing,th eve hicle tiltsmorest ro ng lyand
ma yre act mor eslugg ishlyto steer ing move‐
ments.
If yo uexc eed themaximum roof load, the
dr iving charact eristic s,as wellas thesteer‐
ing and braking charact eristic s,will be
gr eat lyim pair ed. #
Alw ayscom plywit hth emaximum roof
load andadjus tyo ur drivin gst yle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryifunsuit able
climb ingaids areused
If yo uuse vehicle body openings oradd-on
par tsas steps, thefo llo wing canoccur:
R Youma yslip and/or fall.
R Youma ydamag eth eve hicle andthen
fa ll. #
Alw aysuse non- slip, stable climbing
aids, e.g.a suit able ladder . *
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. *
NO
TEVehicle damag edue tonon-
ap prove dro of rack s The
vehicle could bedamag edbyroof rack s
whic hha ve notbe en tested and appr ovedby
Mer cedes-Ben z. #
Onlyuse roof rack sappr ovedfo r
Mer cedes-Ben z. #
Depending ontheve hicle equipment,
ensur eth at when thero of rack isins tal‐
led, thesliding sunroofcan befully
ra ised. #
Position theload onthero of rack in
suc hawa yth at theve hicle willnotsus‐
ta in damag eev en when itis in mo tion . *
NO
TEMaximu mperm itted roof load The
weight ofthero of lugg age, including the
ro of rack ,mus tno texc eed themaximum
per mitt edroof load.
The maximum roof load is330. 7lb (150 kg)
if th er ear eat leas tth re epair sof suppor t
fe et .
This applies ifth eload isdis tribut edeve nly
acr oss theent ire ro of sur face. The maxi mum
loa dfo reac hpai rof roof rack suppor tfe et is
11 0.2 lb(50 kg). Wh
entheve hicle isat ast ands tilland when at
leas tth re epair sof suppor tfe et areused, the
maximu mper missi bleroof load of330. 7lb
(1 50 kg)ma ybe exc eeded byamax imum of
33 0.7lb (150 kg),e.g. when aro of tent isus ed .
Alw ayscom plywit hth ero of rack manuf acturer's
ins tallation instruct ions . Seat
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NO
TEDama getotheco vers The
covers ma ybe dama gedand scratc hed
when being opened. #
Use thedisassembl yto ol prov ided in
th eve hicle tool bag. #
Donotuse metallic orhar dobje cts. #
Remo vethero of rack bef oreins talling
th eco vers. Bea
rin mind thefo llo wing relat ed topic:
R Vehicle tool kit overvie w(/ page406)
An incor rectly attached roof rack oran incor rect
ro of load canbecome detach ed from theve hicle.
Be sureto com plywith thero of rack manuf ac‐
tur er's installation instruct ions . #
Carefull yre mo vecovers 1 inthedir ect ion
of thear row withth edisassembl yto ol. #
Attach thero of rack atsec uring poin ts2. #
Com plywit hth ero of rack manuf acturer's
ins tallation instruct ions . #
Sec ureth eload onthero of rack . Cup
holder Ins
talling thecup hold erinor remo ving it
fr om the center console &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk ofacci dent orinju ry
when usingthecup holder whilethe
ve hicle ismo ving
The cup holder cannotsecur econt ainer s
while theve hicle ismo ving.
If yo uuse acup hold erwhile theve hicle is
mo ving, thecon tainer maybe flung aroun d
and liquids maybe spill ed.The vehicle occu‐
pants maycome intocont actwithth eliq uid
and ifit is ho t,th ey cou ldbe scal ded.Yo u
cou ldbe dist ra cted from traf fic condi tions
and youma ylose contro lof theve hicle. #
Onlyuse thecup holder whentheve hi‐
cle isstatio nary. #
Onlyuse thecup holder forcont ainer s
of theright size. #
Close thecon tainer ,par ticular lyifth e
liq uid isho t. 10
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Toremo ve:slide catch2 forw ards and pull
out cup holde r1. #
Toins tall: inser tcup holder 1and slide
bac kcat ch2.
% The cup holder rubber matcanberemo ved
fo rclea ning, e.g.using clea n,luk ewa rm
wa ter.
% Obser vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
(/ page92). Using
thecup hold erinthere ar armr est *
NO
TEDama getothere ar armr estdue to
body weight When
folded out,there ar armr estcan be
damag edbybody weight . #
Donotsit orsuppor tyo urself onthe
re ar seat armr est. #
Folddo wn there ar armr est. #
Plac eth econ tainer intocup holder 1or
re mo veit. Asht
rayand cigarette light er Using
theash tray #
Dur ing ajo ur ne y:place theclosed ashtray
in thecup holder inthecent ercon sole. #
Chec kth at itis seat edfirm ly. #
Com plywit hth eno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
(/ page92). #
Toopen: fold lid 1 upw ards.
% Twistth eto ppar tof theashtra yto remo veit
fo rclea ning, e.g.withclea n,luk ewa rmwater,
or forem ptyin g. Se
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Using
there ar passe nger comp artment ash‐
tr ay #
Toopen: pullcover2 out byits tophandle
edg e. #
Toremo vetheinser t:push ribbing 3from
th elef tside andpullinser t1 upw ards and
out. #
Toins tall theinser t:ins tallinse rt1 from
abo veand press down intoth eholder untilit
eng ages. Using
thecig arette light erinthefront cent er
console &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
ho tcig arette light er
Yo ucan burnyo urself ifyo uto uc hth eho t
heating element orthesoc ketof thecig a‐
re tte light er.
In additio n,flammab lemat erials mayign ite
if:
R youdr op theho tcig arette light er
R ach ild holds theho tcig arette light erto
object s,forex am ple #
Alw ayshold thecig arette light erby the
knob . #
Alw aysmak esur eth at thecig arette
light erisout ofreac hof childr en. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. Re
quirement s:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon. #
Press incig arette light er1.
The cigarette light erwill pop outautomat i‐
call ywhen theheating element isred-ho t. Using
thecig arette light erinthere ar
passe nger comp artment Re
quirement s:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon. 10
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Toopen: pullcover2 out byits tophandle
edg e. #
Press incig arette light er1.
The cigarette light erwill pop outautomat i‐
call ywhen theheating element isred-ho t. Soc
kets Us
ingthe 12Vso cket inthefront cent er
console Re
quirement s:
R Onlyde vices uptoamax imum of180W
(1 5 A) areper missi ble. #
Liftup soc ketcap 1. #
Inse rttheplug ofthede vice.
If yo uha ve connect edade vice tothe12 V
soc ket,leave theco verof thestow agecom part‐
men topen . Using
the12 Vso cket inthere ar passe nger
co mp artment Re
quirement s:
R Onlycon nectde vices uptoamax imum of
18 0W (15 A). #
Pullco ver2 out byits tophandle edge. #
Remo veplug 1from thesoc ketand insert
th eplug ofthede vice. Using
the11 5V soc ketin the cargocomp art‐
ment &
DANG ER Risk offata linj urydue todam‐
ag ed con nectingcables orsoc kets
If asu itab lede vic eis conne cted ,th e11 5V
soc ketwi llbe car rying ahigh voltag e. Ifth e
connecti ngcab leor the11 5V soc ketis
pu lled outof thetrim orisdamag edorwe t,
yo uco uld recei vean elec tric shoc k. Sea
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#
Onlyuse dryand damag e-freeconnec t‐
ing cables. #
When theignition isswitc hedoff,
ensur eth at the11 5V soc ketis dry. #
Ifth e11 5V soc ketis da ma gedor gets
pu lled outof thepaneling, immediately
ha ve thesoc ketch eckedor replaced at
a qu alif ied spec ializedworkshop. #
Neverplu gth econ nect ingcable intoa
11 5V soc ketth at isdamag edorhas
been pulled outofthetrim. &
DANG ER Risk offata linj urydue toinc or‐
re ct handli ngofthesoc ket
Yo uco uld recei vean elec tric shoc k:
R ifyo ure ac hint oth esoc ket.
R ifyo uins ertuns uitable devic es orobj ect s
int oth esoc ket. #
Donotre ac hint oth esoc ket. #
Only conne ctsuitab lede vic es tothe
soc ket. Re
quirement s:
R Onlyde vices uptoamax imum of150W are
per mitt ed.
R The igniti onisswi tched on. #
Open flap 1. #
Inser tth eplug ofthede vice into11 5V
soc ket2. #
Whentheon- boar delectr icalsystem voltag e
is suf ficie nt, indi catorlamp 3light sup. Using
the12 Vso cket inthecar gocom part‐
men t Re
quirement s:
R Onlycon nectde vices uptoamax imum of
18 0W (15 A). 10
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#
Liftup cap 1ofthesoc ketand insertth e
plug ofthede vice. USB
portin there ar passe nger comp artment If
th eignition isswitc hedonyoucan charge a
USB device, e.g.amobile phone, atUSB port1
using asuit able chargin gcable . Wi
reless chargin gof themobil eph one and
connecti onwit hth eex terior ant enna No
teson wir eless chargin gof themobil e
ph one &
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 . Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk offire from placing
objects inthemobile phonestow age
com partment
Ther eis arisk offire ,in par ticular ,if yo u
place moreth an onemobi lephon ein the
mobil ephone stow agecom partment . #
Apar tfr om amobi lephon e,do not
place anyot her object sin themobile
phone stow agecom partment ,espe ‐
ciall yth ose made ofme tal. Seat
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NO
TEDama getoobject scaused by
placing them inthemobile phonestow ‐
ag ecom partment If
obj ect sar eplace din themobile phone
st ow agecom partment ,th ey ma ybe dam‐
ag ed byelectr omagne ticfields. #
Donotplace credit cards, stor ag e
media orother object ssensitiv eto
electr omagne ticfields inthemobile
phone stow agecom partment . *
NO
TEDama getothemobile phone
st ow agecom partment caus edbyliquids If
liq uids enterthemobile phonestow age
com partment ,th ecom partmen tma ybe
damag ed. #
Ensur eth at no liquids enterthemobile
phone stow agecom partment . R
Depen dingon theve hicle equipment, the
mobil ephone isconnect edtotheve hicle's
ex terior ant enna viathech argin gmodul e. R
The chargin gfun ction and wireless connec‐
tio nof themobile phonetotheve hicle's
ex terior ant enna areonl yav ailable ifth eigni‐
tion isswitc hedon.
R Small mobile phones mayno tbe able tobe
ch arge din everyposition ofthemobile
phone stow agecom partment .
R Largemobil ephones whichdo notre st flat in
th emobile phonestow agecom partment may
no tbe able tobe charge dor con nectedwit h
th eve hicle's exterior ant enna.
R The mobile phonemayheat updur ing the
ch argin gpr oce ss.This depen dson theappli‐
cation s(apps) currentl yru nning .
R Toensur emor eef ficie ntchargin gand con‐
nec tionwit hth eve hicle's exterior ant enna,
re mo vethepr otect ive co verfr om themobile
phone. Protect ive co vers whic har edesign ed
fo rwir eles sch argin gar eexc luded.
R When chargin g,themat should beused if
possible. Wi
reless chargin gof themobil eph one inthe
fr ont Re
quirement s:
R The mobile phonemus tbe suit able forwir e‐
less chargin g(Qi- com patible mobi lephon e).
Yo ucan find alist of Qi-com patible mobile
phones at:
htt p:// www .mercedes-ben z.com/con nect 1
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2 Rubber stra p
3 Tray 11
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