2020 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS ESP

Loc
king/u nlocking thedr iver' sdoor withth e
emer gency key #
Inser tth eemer gency keyin to theloc kof the
dr iver's door asfaras itwil lgo. #
Tounlo ck:tur nth eemer gency keyco unt er-
clo ckwise asfaras itwil lgo toposition 0047. #
Toloc k:tur nth eemer gency keyclo ckwise
as faras itwil lgo toposition 0048. Re
ar-end door Open
ingand closingth ere ar-end door &
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. *
NO
TEDama getothere ar-en ddoor
when opening The
rear-en ddoor swingsout totheside
when itis opened. #
Ensur eth at ther eis suf ficie ntcle ar‐
ance . 70
Opening andclosing

Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
A side windo wcann otbe closed and
yo ucan notsee thecause. #
Chec kto see whether anyobjec tsarein thewindo wguide. #
Adjus tth eside windo ws.
Ad jus tingthe side windo ws
If aside windo wisobs truct eddur ing closing andreopens again immediat ely: #
Immediat elyaf te rth is, pull thecor responding buttonagain until theside windo whas closed, andhold
th ebutt onforat lea stone moresecond (re-adjus tment).
The side windo wisclosed without theaut omatic reve rsing func tion.
If th eside windo wisobs truct edagain and reopens again immediat ely: #
Immediat elyaf te rth is, pull thecor responding buttonagain until theside windo whas closed, andhold
th ebutt onforat lea stone moresecond (follo w-up adjustm ent).
The side windowisclos edwithout theaut omatic reve rsing func tion.
The side windo wscanno tbe ope ned or
clos edusing thecon venie nce openi ng
fe atur e. The
SmartK ey batt eryis disc hargedor near lydisc harged. #
Chec kth ebatt eryusing thebatt erych ecklam pand replace ifnec essar y(/ page66). 74
Opening andclosing

#
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
bur nyo urself . 92
Seatsand stow ing

#
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
Seatsand stow ing

#
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
sand stow ing 10
9

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Place themobile phoneasclose tothecen‐
te rof mat 1aspossi blewithth edispla y
fa cing upwa rdsand secur eit wit hru bber
st ra p2.
When thech argin gsymbo lis sho wninthe
multime diasystem, themobile phoneis
being charge d.
Malfunct ionsdetected during thech argin g
pr oce ssaresho wninthemultimedia system
displa y.
% The mat canberemo vedfo rclea ning, e.g.
usi ng clea n,luk ewa rmwater,by unc lippin g
it. Ins
tallin g/remo ving thefloor mats &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
object sin thedr iver's foot we ll
Obj ectsin thedr iver's foot we llma yim pede
pedal trav el or bloc kadepr essed pedal.
This jeopar dizestheoper ating androad
saf etyof theve hicle. #
Stow allobj ect sin theve hicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intoth edr iver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alw aysins tallth efloor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur e
th at ther eis alw ayssuf ficie ntroom for
th epedals. #
Donotuse loose floor mats anddonot
place floor mats ontopof one another. #
Toins tall: movethecor responding seat
bac kwards and lay th efloor mat inthefo ot ‐
we ll. #
Press press- studs 1onto holder s2. #
Adjus tth ecor responding seat. #
Toremo ve:pu llth efloor mat offholder s2. #
Remo vethefloor mat. Seats
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Ext
erior light ing Inf
orma tion abou tlight ingsystems andyour
re sponsibility The
various lighting systems oftheve hicle are
onl yaids. Thedriver oftheve hicle isresponsible
fo rcor rect vehicle illumination inaccor dance
wit hth epr eva iling light andvisibilit ycon dition s,
leg alrequ iremen tsand traf fic situ ation. Li
ght switch Ope
ratin gthe light switch 0047
0063 Leftst andi nglight
0048 0064 Rightstandi nglight
0049 0060 Parking light sand licen seplat elam p
004A 0058 Automatic driving lights(pr efer redlight
switc hposition ) 004B
0058 Lowbeam/high beam
6 005E Switchesthere ar foglight onoroff
When low beam isactiv ated, the0060 indicat or
lam pfo rth epar king lights isdeactiv ated and
re placed bythe0058 low beam indicat orlam p. #
Alw ayspar kyo ur vehicle safely using suffi‐
cie ntlighti ng,inacco rdanc ewit hth ere le‐
va nt lega lst ipulation s.
* NO
TEBatt erydi sc ha rging byoper ating
th est andi nglight s Oper
atingth est andi nglight sove ra per iod of
hour sputs ast ra in on thebatt ery. #
Wher epossible, switchon the
ri ght 0064 orleft0063 parking light. In
thecase ofsevere batt erydisc harging, the
st andi nglight sor par kinglight sar eaut omat i‐
call yswit ched offto facil itat eth ene xt engine
st ar t.
The exterior lighting (exc ep tst andi ngand park‐
ing light s)swit ches offaut omatic allywhen the
dr iver's door isopened. 11
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Light andvisib ility