2020 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS Owner's Manual

Ac
cep ting/r eject inganincom ingcall #
Swip eupw ards ordown wardson thelef t-
hand Touc hCon trol and select0061 (Acc ep t)
or 0076 (Reject ). #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol.
Yo uma yacc eptor reject thecall using the0061
or 0076 buttononthesteer ing wheel. Ins
trument Displayand on-boar dcom puter 223

No
teson oper ating safety &
WARNIN GRisk ofdist ra ction from infor‐
mati onsystems andcomm unication s
eq uipment
If yo uoper ateinf ormat ionand comm unic a‐
tio neq uipme ntintegratedin theve hicle
when driving, youwill bedistract ed from the
tr af fic situ ation. Thiscou ldalso cau seyouto
lose control of theve hicle. #
Onlyoper ateth is eq uipmen twhen the
tr af fic situ ation per mits. #
Ifyo ucan notbe sur eof this, stop the
ve hicle whilstpa ying attention toroad
and traffic condi tions andoperate the
eq uipment withth eve hicle statio nary. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent from
ope rating mob ile comm unicati onequip ‐
ment while th eve hicle isin mo tion
Mobile communication sde vices distract the
dr iver from thetraf fic situ ation. Thiscou ld al
so cau sethedr iver tolose control of the
ve hicle. #
Asthedr iver ,onl yoper atemobile com‐
municat ionsdevices when theve hicle is
st atio nary. #
Asave hicle occupant, onlyuse mobile
communication sde vices inthear eas
int ended forth is pur pose, e.g.inthe
re ar passe nger com partment . &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dincor rectl y
If obje ctsintheve hicle interior arestowe d
inc orrectly ,th ey can slide orbe throw n
ar oun dand hitvehicle occupants. Inaddi‐
tion, cupholder s,open stow agespac esand
mobi lephon ere cep tacle scanno tal wa ys
re tain all obje ctsth ey cont ain.
The reisarisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sso that they can‐
no tbe throw nar ou nd insuch situa‐
tions. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr otru de from stow agespac es,lugg age
ne ts or stow agene ts. #
Close theloc kable stow agespac es
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. #
Alw aysst ow and securehea vy,har d,
poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile orbulky
objec tsinthetrunk/ loadcompartmen t. Fo
ryo ur ow nsa fety,al wa ys obser vethefo llo w‐
ing point swhen operatingmobile communic a‐
tion seq uipmen tand espec iallyyo ur voice con ‐
tr ol system:
R Obser vetheleg alrequ iremen tsforth ecoun‐
tr y in whic hyo uar edr ivin g.
R While drivin g,on lyop eratemobi lecom mun i‐
cat ionseq uipme ntand your voice con trol
sy stem when thetra ffic con dition sper mit it.
Yo uma yot her wise bedistract ed from the
tr af fic condi tions andcausean acci dent,
inju ring yourself and other s. 22
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Voice Cont rolSy stem

R
Ifyo uuse thevo ice con trol system inan
emer gency your voice can chang eand your
te lephon ecall, e.g.anemer gency call,can
th er eb ybe unnec essarilydela yed.
R Famili arize yourself withth evo ice con trol
sy stem func tionsbef orest ar tin gth ejour ney.
R Com plywit hth eloading guidelines
(/ page92). Oper
ation Ov
ervie wof oper ation oftheVo ice Contr ol
Sy stem onthemu ltifunct ionsteer ing wheel The
Voice Cont rolSy stem isoper ational approx‐
imat elyth irty seco ndsafte rth eignition is
switc hedon. 1
Press thero ck er switc hup: £ star ts the
Vo ice Cont rolSy stem
2 Press thecon trol kn ob: 0063 switchesthe
sound offor on (ends theVo ice Cont rolSy s‐
te m)
Tu rn thecon trol kn ob up/do wn:increases/
decr eases thevo lume 3
Press thero ck er switc hup: 0061 makes/
accep tsacall
Pr ess thero ck er switc hdo wn: 0076 rejects /
end sa cal l(e nds theVo ice Cont rolSy stem) Conducting
adialog withth eVo ice Contr ol
Sy stem #
Tostar tor continue adialo g:on themulti‐
func tion steer ing wheel, press the£
ro ck er switc hup.
Yo ucan saya vo ice com mand afte ran
acou stic sign al. #
Tocor rect an ent ry:sa yth eCorrect ion
vo ice com mand . #
Toselect anentr yfrom theselecti onlist:
sa yth eline number orthecon tents. #
Tobrows eth eselecti onlist:sa yth eNext
or Back voice com mand . #
Tointerru pt thedia log: sayth ePause voice
com mand . #
Tocancel thedia log: sayth eCancel voice
com mand . Vo
ice Cont rolSy stem 225

Oper
ablefunctions Yo
ucan usetheVo ice Cont rolSy stem tooper ate
th efo llo wing equipmen tdepen dingonthefe a‐
tur es:
R Telephon e
R Text mes sage s
R Navig ation
R Address book
R Radio
R Audio (memor ycar d,Media Interface, USB
and Bluetoo th®
audio)
R Vehicle Ov
ervie wof types ofvoice comm and A
dis tinction ismade between thefo llo wing
vo ice com mand s:
R Global voice comm andscan besaid atany
time andrega rdless ofthecur rent applica ‐
tio n,e.g .th evo ice com mand sNavigat eto,
Call orText mess ageto. R
App licat ion-sp ecificvo ice comm andsar e
onl yav ailable forth eactiv eapplication.
Onc eth eVo ice Cont rolSy stem isstar tedan
aut ocue issho wn. Apar tfr om theav ailable voice
com mand sfo rth eapplication currently active,
th is also cites exam ple voice com mand sfo r
ot her appli cations whichar eno tactiv e.In this
wa y,yo uwill befamili armor equ ickl ywit hth e
av ailable voice com mand s.The listcan bescrol‐
led oritcan beopera tedby speec hor thecon ‐
tr oller/t ouchpad. No
teson thelangu agese tting Yo
ucan chang eth elanguag eof theVo ice Con‐
tr ol Sy stem viathesy stem languag ese ttings. If
th ese tsy stem languag eis no tsuppor tedby the
Vo ice Cont rolSy stem, English will beselec ted.
The Voice Cont rolSy stem isavailable inEn glish,
Fr enc h,Po rtuguese andSpan ish. Using
theVo ice Contr olSy stem effectiv ely Fe
atur esofaudibl ehelp functions Yo
ure cei veinformatio nand help forth efo llo w‐
ing topics:
R Optim um oper ation: sayth ebrief instruc-
tion voice com mand .
R Cur rent app lication: onthemultifunc tion
st eer ing wheel, press the£ rock er switc h
up and sayth eHelp voice com mand .
R Continu eddia log: sayth eHelp voice com ‐
mand during avo ice dialog.
R Specif icfunct ion:sayvo ice com mand sfo r
th edesir edfunc tion,e.g. Help telephon e. No
teson howto improve speec hqu ality If
th eVo ice Cont rolSy stem does notunder stand
yo u:
R onlyop erateth eVo ice Cont rolSy stem from
th edr iver's seat.
R sayth evo ice com mand scohe rentl yand
cle arly,bu tdo notex agg erateth ewo rds. 226
Voice Cont rolSy stem

R
avoid loud noises that caus eint erfere nce
wh ile ma king avo ice com mand entry,e.g.
th eblo wer.
A vo ice tagin theaddr essbook isno tre cog‐
nized :
R only crea te sensible addressbook entriesin
th esy stem/mo bilephone, e.g.entersur‐
name andfirs tnam ein thecor rect field. R
donotuse anyabbr eviation s,unn eces sary
spaces orspec ialcharact ers.
If ast atio nlis tent ryisno tre cogni zed:
R sayth eRead outstationlistvoice com mand . Essentia
lvo ice comm ands Ov
ervie wof switc hvo ice comm ands Swit
chvoice com mand scan beused toopen
cer tain applicat ions.The voice com mand selec‐
tion canbeused rega rdless oftheapplication
th at iscur rently active.
Switc hvo ice comm ands Vo
ice comm and Function
Navigation To
switc hto navig ation mod e
Ma p To
switc hto map display
Address book To
switc hto addr essbook
Telep hone To
switc hto telephon emode
Text mess age To
switc hto text mes sage s
Radio To
switc hto radio mode
Media To
switc hto media mode Vo
ice Cont rolSy stem 22
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Vo
ice comm and Function
USB To
switc hto USB
Memory card To
switc hto memor ycar d
Internet application To
star ta Mer cedes-Ben zon line applic ation.The applic ationmus tbe calle dup bytouc hon ce prior
to use.
Mer cedes-Ben zAp ps To
switc hto Mer cedes-Ben zApps
Connect To
switc hto Interne tmode
Vehicle menu To
switc hto vehicle settin gs
System settingsmenu To
switc hto system settings Ov
ervie wof navig ation voice comm ands Usin
gna vig ation voice com mand s,yo ucan enter
POIs orcon ventio naladdress esaswellas
dir ect lych ang eim por tant navig ation settings . 22
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Voice Cont rolSy stem

Na
vig ation voice comm ands Vo
ice comm and Function
Navigate to

Vo
ice comm and Function
En ter count ry
En ter city
En ter distric t
En ter street
En ter inter section
En ter house number
En ter ZIP code En
ters acoun try/c ity/ district /s tree t/int ersec tion/ house number/ ZIPcode
Near estrestaur ant
Near estpark inglot
Near estrestarea withrestroom s
Near estgas statio n Sear
ches fornearb yre staur ants,par kingop tio ns,re st areas withre stro oms andgasst atio ns
Rest auran talon gth erout e
Park ingalon gth erout e
Rest areawithrestroom salon gth erout e
Gas statio nsalon gth erout e Sear
ches forre staur ants,par kingop tio ns,re st areas withre stro oms andgasst atio nsalon gth e
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Voice Cont rolSy stem