2020 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS towing

Esp
ecially so 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 e37 7).
% 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 e37 7). #
Con nect theto w bar totheto wing eyein
or der toload theve hicle. #
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C.
% The automatic transm ission maybe locked
in posit ion005Dintheeve ntofdama getothe
electr ics.Toshif tto 005C ,pr ov ide theon-
boar delectr icalsystem withpo we r
( / pag e37 5). #
Load theve hicle ontoth etra nspor ter. #
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005D. #
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth e
ve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Onlysecur eth eve hicle bythewheels. 380
Breakdo wnassis tance

#
Mak esur eth at thefront and rear axle scom e
to rest on thesame transpor tatio nve hicle.
* NO
TEDama getothedr ivet ra in due to
inc orrect pos itioning #
Donotpos ition theve hicle abovethe
connecti onpointofthetranspor tve hi‐
cle. Po
sition oftowing eyes To
wing eyes 1 areatt ached tothefront and
re ar oftheve hicle. To
w- star ting theve hicl e(eme rgency engine
st ar t) *
NO
TEDama getotheaut omatic trans‐
mission duetotow star tin g The
automat ictransm issionma ybe damag ed
in thepr ocess oftow star tin gve hicles with
aut omatic transmission. #
Vehicles withaut omatic transmission
mus tno tbe tow star ted. #
Donotto w- star tth eve hicle. Elec
trical fuses No
teson electr icalfuses &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tooverloaded lines
If yo uman ipulat eor bridg eafa ulty fuse orif
yo ure place itwit hafuse withahigher
am per age, theelectr icline could beove rloa‐
ded.
This could result inafire . Br
ea kdo wnassista nce 38
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The datasho wnintheillus tration isexam ple
dat a.
The Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar dsho ws:
R Maximum numberofseats 2accor dingto
th emaximum numberofpeople permitt edto
tr ave lin theve hicle.
R Maximum permissible load3com prises the
gr os swe ight ofall vehicle occupants, load
and luggage. R
Recomme ndedtirepr ess ures 1 forcold
tir es. The recomme ndedtirepr ess ures are
va lid forth emaximum permissible loadand
up tothemaximum permissible vehicle
speed.
Please alsonote:
R Information onper missib lewe ight sand loads
on theve hicle identif ication plate
(/ page41 5).
R Info rm atio non tirepr essur ein thetir epr es‐
sur eta ble (/ page38 7).
Fu rther relat ed subje cts:
R Determ inin gth emaximum permissible load
(/ page392)
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page385). Ste
psforDe term ining Correct Load Limit The
follo wing steps have been developed as
re qu ired ofall manuf acturersunder Title 49,
Co de ofU.S. Feder alRe gulations, Part57 5pur‐
sua nttothe"N ational Traf fic and MotorVe hicle
Saf etyAc tof 1966". #
Ste p1: Loca tethest at emen t“T he combined
we ight ofocc upant sand cargoshould never
exc eed XXX kgorXXX lbs.”on your vehicle ’s
placar d. #
Ste p2: De term ine thecombin edweight of
th edr iver and passeng ersth at will beriding
in your vehicle. #
Ste p3: Sub tract thecombin edweight ofthe
dr iver and passeng ersfrom XXX kgor
XXX lbs. #
Ste p4: The resulting figur eeq uals theav ail‐
able amoun tof car goand luggageload capa‐
cit y.Fo rex am ple, ifth e“XXX” amount equals
14 00 lbs. and ther ewill befive 150lb pas ‐
seng ersin your vehicle, theamount ofavaila‐
ble cargoand luggageload capac ityis
65 0lbs. (140 0-75 0(5 x15 0) =650 lbs.) #
Ste p5: De term ine thecombin edweight of
lugg ageand cargobeing loaded ontheve hi‐
cle. That weight mayno tsaf elyexc eed the
av ailable cargoand luggageload capac ity
calc ulatedinStep 4. #
Ste p6: Ifyo ur vehicle willbetowing atrailer ,
load from your trailer willbetrans ferred to 392
Wheels andtires

yo
ur vehicle. Consult this manual todeter‐
mine howthis reduces theav ailable cargo
and luggageload capac ityofyour vehicle.
% Notall vehicles areper mitt edtotow a
trailer .To wing atrailer isonl yper mittedifa
tra iler -hit chisins talled. Please consult an
aut hor ized Mercedes -Benz dealer ifyo uha ve
an yqu estion sabout towing atrailer with
yo ur vehicle.
Ev en ifyo uha ve cal cul ated thetot alload care‐
full y,yo usho uld still mak esur eth at themaxi‐
mum permissible gross mass andthemaximum
gr oss axle weight rating ofyour vehicle areno t
exc eeded. Details can befound ontheve hicle
identif ication plate. #
Have your loaded vehicle –including driver ,
occupants andload –we ighed onave hicle
we ighbr idge.
The measur edvalues mayno texc eed the
maximu mper missi blevalues stat ed on the
ve hicle identif ication plate.
Fu rther relat ed subje cts:
R Calculation exam ple forde term inin gth emax‐
imum load(/page393)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page39 1)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page38 7)
R Vehicle identif ication plate Calculation
exam ple forde term ining the
ma ximum load The
follo wing table showsexam ples ofhowto
cal cul ateto ta land load capac itieswithva rying
seatin gcon figur ations anddiffere nt num bers
and sizes ofocc upant s.The follo wing exam ples
use amax imum loadof1500 lbs (680 kg).This
is forillus tratio npur pos esonly.Mak esur e
yo uar eusin gth eactual loadlimit foryo ur vehi‐
cle stat ed on your vehicle's Tire and Loadi ng
In fo rm atio nplacar d(/ page39 1).
The high erthewe ight ofall theoccupant s,the
smaller themaximum loadforlug gage .
Ste p1 Ex
am ple 1E xamp le2
Combine dmaxim umweight ofocc upant sand
load (datafrom theTire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio n
placar d) 15
00 lbs (680 kg)1 500lbs(680 kg) Wheels
andtires 393

Obser
vetheno teson driving inmount ainous ter‐
ra in (/ page13 6). Mo
del
1 1
Front 2 2
Rear
G 550 30.9°29.9° Maximum
gradien tcli mbing ability
The vehicle's gradient climbing abilitydepends
on thewe ight distribution intheve hicle, thete r‐
ra in con dition sand thero ad sur face condi tions.
The specified va lue applies underthefo llo wing
con dition s:
R The vehicle isready todrive R
The LOWRAN GEoff-r oad gear ofthetra ns‐
fe rcase iseng aged
R The road sur faces condi tions andthus the
tr acti onarego od
A grad ient climbi ngability of100% corresponds
to an incline of45 °.
Obse rveth eno teson driving inmount ainous ter‐
ra in (/ page13 6). Model
Maximumgra‐
dien tcli mbing
abil ity
G 550 100% Tr
aile rhitc h Gene
ralno teson thetrailer hitch The
installation ofatrailer hitchis onl yper missi‐
ble ifato wing capac ityisspec ified inyour vehi‐
cle documents.
Fu rther information canbeobt ained ataqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop. Pe
rm issible trailer load The
tongu ewe ight isno tinc luded intheto wing
capac ity.
Pe rm issible towing capacit y,brak ed (at a
minim umstar t-of fgr adeabi lityof8%) Model
Perm issible
to wing capa‐
cit y,brak ed
G 550 7000lbs
(3 17 5kg ) Pe
rm issible towing capacit y,brak ed (at a
minim umstar t-of fgr adeabi lityof12%) Model
Perm issible
to wing capa‐
cit y,brak ed
G 550 7000lbs
(3 17 5kg ) Te
ch nica lda ta 425

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Blind SpotAssist NotAvail-
able When Towing aTrailer
See Operator' sManual *W
hen youes tablish theelectr icalconnect iontothetra iler ,Blind SpotAssis tis una vailable. #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol and ackn ow ledg eth edispla ymessag e.
Traffic SignAssist Cur-
rent lyUnavailable See
Operator 'sManual *T
raffic Sign Assistis temp orarily una vailable. #
Drive on.
Onc eth ecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent ,th esy stem will beavailable again.
Traf ficSig nAs sist Inoper a-
tiv e *T
raffic Sign Assistis malfun ctionin g. #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition sand restar tth eengine. #
Ifth edispla ymessag econ tinues tobe displa yed, con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Traffic SignAssist Camera
View Restricted SeeOpera-
tor's Manual *T
hecamer avie wisrestrict ed. Possible causes:
R dirton thewindshield inthecamer a'sfield ofvision
R hea vyrain, sno wor fog
Dr iving systems anddriving safetysy stems maybe malfunct ioningortemp orarily una vailable.
Onc eth ecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent ,th edr iving systems anddriving safetysy stems willbeavailable
ag ain.
If th edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear : #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions. #
Clea nth ewindshield. 44
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Dis play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Engine
number ........ .................................4 15
Engine oil.................................................3 55
Ad ditiv es.............................................. 419
Capaci ty.............................................. 420
Chec kingth eoil leve lusing theon-
boar dcom puter .............................. ..... 354
MB- Freig abe orMB- Appr oval ...............4 20
Qua lity ....... .......................................... 420
To pping up............ ...............................3 55
Ent ering charact ers ....... .......................... 246
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 246
ESC (Electr onicStabil ityContr ol)
see ESP®
(Electr onicStabilit yPr og ram)
ESP ®
Tr ailer stabiliz ation.............................. 168
ESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityProg ram) ...... 166
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ........... .168
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 166
Ext erior light ing
Car e................................................ .... 363
Ext erior light ing
see Ligh ts Ext
erior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 121, 122
Anti-g lare mode (automatic) .......... ......1 22
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function ........ 124
Fo lding in/out ...................................... 121
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion .............9 1
Pa rking posit ion.............................. .....1 23
Se tting ................................................. 121
Ext ernal device
Loc king(c hild safetyloc k) ...................2 53
Ey eg lass escomp artment ......................... 95 F
Fa tig ue detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Favo rite s
Ad ding .................................................2 43
Ca lling up ....... ................................... ..243
Del eting .......................................... .....2 44
Mo ving .................................................2 44
Ov ervie w .......................................... ... 243
Re nam ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>244
Fi rs t-aid kit(sof tsi ded) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> ...369
Fl at tire <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ......370
Chan gingawheel ................................ 406 No
tes ................................................... 370
Spa rewheel ........................................ 370
Flat towing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats.................................................1 11
Fo ilco vering
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors.............. 164
Fo lding backth ere ar ben chseat ............ 98
Fr ee sof tware .............................................3 1
Fr eq uencies
Tw o-w ayradio ...................................... 414
Fr eq uency band
Dialin g(on -boardcom puter) ................ 221
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er).....4 0
Fr ont passeng erseat
see Seat
Fu el ...........................................................4 19
Ad ditiv es.............................................. 419
E1 0 ............ ............. .............................418
Fu elreser ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 419
Gasolin e...............................................4 18
Qua lity(gaso line ).......... .......................418 50
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Engi
neoil............ ................................. 419
Fu el(gasoline) ......... ............................. 418
No tes ................................................... 416
Re frig er ant (airconditio ningsystem) ...422
Wi ndsh ield wa sher fluid .................. .....4 21
Oper ating safety
Decl arati on ofconf ormity (wirel ess
ve hicle component s)............................. 25
Inf ormation ......... ........................... ........ 24
Oper ating system
see On-bo ardcom puter
Oper ator' sMan ual
Ve hicle equipment ........................... ...... 22
Oper ator's Manual (digital) ......................2 0
Ov erhead controlpanel
Ov ervie w ................................................ 14 P
Pa int code .................................................4 15
Pa intw ork(cleaning instructions) .........3 60
Pa nic alar m............... ................................. 65
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............65 Pa
rk pos ition
Inser ting<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> .............145
Sel ecting automatical ly<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 145
Pa rking
see Elec tric par kingbr ak e
Pa rking aid
see Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C
Pa rking Assis tPA RK TRONI C<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 181
Ac tivati ng ........... ................................. 184
Ad jus ting warning tones <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 185
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>181
Pr oblems ............................................. 182
Sid eim pa ct protect ion ..................... ... 183
Swi tching off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 184
Sy stem limit ations ........................... ....1 81
Pa rking assis tance systems
see ActivePa rking Assist
Pa rking brak e
see Elec tric par kingbr ak e
Pa rking foran extended period .............. 163
Pa rking light s...........................................1 12
Pa rking posit ion
Ex terior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 123 St
or ing theposition ofthefront -
passeng eroutside mirrorusi ng
re ve rsege ar .........................................1 23
PA RK TRONI C
Ma lfunction <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> .............182
Pa rtitioning net
At tach ing .............................................1 00
PA SSEN GERAIRBAGstatus displa y
see Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off
Pa yload
Calculat ionexam ple ............................ 393
De term inin gth emaximum .................. 392
Pe rm itted towing methods .....................3 77
Pe rsonaliz ation
see User profile
Pe ts inthe vehicl e...... ...............................63
Phone book
see Cont acts
Pictur efo rm ats
see Video mode
Pictur ese ttings
see Video mode 51
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