2020 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS lock

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When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. The
seats canbeadjus tedwhen theignition is
switc hedoff. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nad jus ting theseats
When youadj usta seat ,yo uor other vehicle
occupants couldbecome trapped, e.g.onthe
seat guide rail. #
When adjustingaseat, makesur eth at
no onehas anybody partsinthesw eep
of theseat. Obser
vethesaf etyno teson "Airbags" and"Chil‐
dr en intheve hicle". &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom adju sting
th eve hicle settin gswhile theve hicle isin
mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int ,th e
st eer ing wheel orthemir rorand fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseat height isadjus tedcar elessl y
If yo uadj ustth eseat height carelessly ,yo u
or other vehicle occupants couldbetrapped
and ther eb yinjur ed. Childr
eninpar ticular couldacciden tally
pr ess theelectr icalseat adjus tmentbutt ons
and become trapped. #
While moving theseats, makesur eth at
han dsorother body partsdo notget
und ertheleve rasse mbly oftheseat
adjus tmentsy stem. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tohead
re stra int swhic har eno tins talled orare
adjus tedincor rectl y
If hea dre stra int sar eno tins talled orare
adjus tedincor rectly ,th ehead restra int scan ‐
no tpr ov ide protect ion asintended.
Ther eis an incr eased risk ofinjur yin the
head andneckar ea, e.g. intheeve ntofan
acci dent or wh en braki ng. #
Alw aysdr ive wit hth ehead restra int s
ins talled. #
Beforedr ivin gof f,mak esur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupant that thecent erofthe
head restra int suppor tsthebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. 82
Seatsand stow ing

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Dur ing adjus tment oftheeasy entry
and exitfeatur e,mak esur eth at no one
has anybody partsinthesw eep ofthe
seat orthesteer ing wheel. #
Ifsomebody becomestrapped, press a
memor yfunc tion position button.
or #
Press thememor yfunc tion button
or #
Movetheswitc hfo radju sting thesteer‐
ing wheel intheopposit edir ect ion to
th esteer ing wheel's direct ion ofmo ve‐
ment.
The adju stment process isstopped. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du ring acti vatio nof theeasy entryand
ex itfeatur eby childr en
If ch ildr enact ivat eth eeasy entryand exit
fe atur e,they can beco metrap ped ,pa rticu‐
lar lywhen unattende d. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. Ve
hicl eswith memor yfuncti on:Youcan stop
th eadjus tmentpr ocess bypressing oneofthe
memor yfunction position switc hes.
If th eeasy entryand exitfeatur eis act ive, the
st eer ing wheel willmoveupw ards ortowa rdsth e
dashboar dwhen:
R Youswit chtheignition off.
R Youopen thedr iver's door when theignition
is switc hedon.
% The steer ing wheel movesupw ards onl yif it
has notalr eady reac hed thesteer ing limit a‐
tion .
The steer ing wheel willmovebac kto thelas t
dr ive position when:
R Youswit chtheignition onwithth edr iver's
door closed. R
Youclo sethedr iver's door withth eignition
switc hedon.
The lastdr ive position willbestor ed when:
R Youswit chtheignition off.
R Yousa ve thesteer ing column setting withth e
memor yfunction.
If yo upr ess oneof thememor yfunc tion position
switc hes,theadjus tmentpr ocess willbestop‐
ped. Se
tting theeasy entryand exitfeatur e Mul
timedi asy stem:
4 Vehicle 5
î Vehicle Setting s
5 Easy Entry/E xit #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. 90
Seats andstow ing

Oper
ating themem oryfun ction &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent ifth e
memor yfunction isused whiledriving
If yo uuse thememor yfunc tion onthedr iv‐
er's side while driving, youco uld lose contro l
of theve hicle asare sult oftheadjus tments
being made. #
Onlyuse thememor yfunc tion onthe
dr iver's side when theve hicle isstatio n‐
ar y. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment whense t‐
ting theseat withth ememor yfunc tion
When thememor yfunc tion adjus tstheseat
or steer ing wheel, youand other vehicle
occupants –par ticular lych ildr en–could
becom etrapped. #
Dur ing these tting procedur eof the
memor yfunction, ensureth at no body
par tsarein thesw eep oftheseat or
th esteer ing wheel. #
Ifsomebody becomestrapped, immedi‐
at elyre lease thememor yfunc tion posi‐
tion button.
The adjus tmentpr ocess isstopped. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment ifth e
memor yfunction isactiv ated bychildr en
Childr encould becom etrapped ifth ey act i‐
va te thememor yfunc tion,par ticular lywhen
unatt ended. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. The
memor yfunct ioncan beused when theigni‐
tion isswitc hedoff.
St oring
Seat adjus tment sfo rup tothre epeople canbe
st or ed and called upusing thememor yfunc tion.
The follo wing systems canbeselect ed:
R Seat, backres tand head restra int R
Steer ing wheel
R Outside mirrors #
Setth eseat, thesteer ing wheel andtheout‐
side mirrors to thedesir edposition . #
Press memor ybutt onMtoge ther wit hone of
pr ese tposition buttons 1,2or 3.
An acou stic sign alsound s.The settings are
st or ed. Seats
andstow ing 91

Dr
ivin g No
teson Mer cedes- AMGvehicl es Obser
vetheno teson thefo llo wing topics inthe
Sup pleme nt,asyouma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers:
R AMG highper form anc ebr ak esy stem
R (DYN AMIC SELECT switch)drive pr og rams
R Functio nsofESP ® Sw
itchin gon the powe rsupp lyor theigni‐
tion (without engine star t) &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarelef tunat tende din theve hicle,
th ey cou ld:
R Ope ndoo rs,th er eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R Getout and bestru ck byoncom ingtraf‐
fi c. R
Ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion, forex am ple by:
R Releasing thepar king brak e.
R Changing thetra nsmiss ionposition .
R Startin gth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eke ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle keyout ofreac hof
ch ildr en. Re
quirement s:
R The Smar tKey islocat edintheve hicle and
th eSmar tKey batt eryis no tdisc harged.
R The brak epedal isno tdepr essed. #
Toswitc hon thepo we rsupp ly:pr ess but‐
to n1 once .
Yo ucan activat eth ewindshield wipers,for
ex am ple.
The powe rsupp lyis switc hedoffag ain ifth efo l‐
lo wing condition sar eme t:
R Youopen thedr iver's door .
R Youpr ess button1 twice. Dr
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St
arting theve hicl e(R emo teOnline) &
WARNIN GRisk ofcrus hing orentr ap‐
ment dueto unin tentio nalstar tin gof the
engine
Limbs couldbecrushed ortra pped ifth e
engine isstar tedunint entionall ydur ing
ser vice ormaint enanc ewo rk. #
Alw ayssecur eth eengine agains tunin‐
te ntio nalstar tin gbef orecar rying out
maint enanceorrepair work. Re
quirement s:
R Park position 005Disselect ed.
R The anti- theftalar msystem isno tactiv ated.
R The panic alarmisno tactiv ated.
R The hazar dwa rning light sar eswitc hedoff.
R The hood isclos ed.
R The door sar eclos edand locked.
R The windo wsand slidin gsun roof areclosed. #
Startth eve hicle using thesmar tphon e.
Af tereve ryvehicle star t,th eengine runs for
te nminu tes.
Yo ucan carryout amaximum oftwoconsec u‐
tiv est ar tin gatt em pts. The vehicle mustbe star‐
te donc ewit hth eSmar tKey bef oretrying to
st ar tth eve hicle again withth esmar tphon e.you
can stop theve hicle again atanytime.
% Further information canbefound inthe
smar tphone app.
Secur ingtheengine agains tst ar ting before
car rying out maintenance orrepair work: #
Swi tchon thehazar dwa rning light s.
or #
Unloc kth edoor s.
or #
Open aside windo wor thesliding sunroof. Br
eaking-in notes Mer
cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers. To
preser vetheengine during thefirs t
1, 000 miles(1 ,500 km):
R Drive at varying road spee dsand engine
spee ds.
R Drive th eve hicle indrive pr ogr am A
or ;.
R Chang ege ar bef oreth eta ch ome terneedl eis
00C3 ofthewa yto there dar ea oftheta ch ome‐
te r.
R Donotshi ftdo wn age ar man uallyin order to
br ak e.
R Avoid overstrai ning theve hicle, e.g.driving at
full thro ttle .
R Donotde pres sth eaccelera torpeda lpas t
th epr essur epoint (kickdo wn).
R Onlyincr ease theengine speedgradually and
acceler ateth eve hicle tofull spee daf te r
1, 000 miles(1 ,500 km).
This also app lieswhe nth eengine orpar tsof the
dr ivet ra in have been replaced. 13
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Driving and parking

th
esy stem. Clean thebr ak es afte rdr iving off-
ro ad. Ifyo uth en notice reduced braking effect
or hea rscr aping nois es,have thebr ak esy stem
ch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Ad jus tyo ur drivin gst yle to thech ang edbrakin g
ch aract eristic s.
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bydriving over
obs tacle s The
vehicle canbedamag edby:
R Driving up on high cur bsorunpa ved
ro ads.
R Quic klydr ivin gove robs tacles suc has
curbs ,speed bumpsorpotholes.
R Hea vyobject shittin gth eunderbody or
ch assis components. #
Donotdr ive ove robs tacle sth at coul d
damag eth eve hicle. #
Chec kth eve hicle regular lyfordama ge
dur ing off-r oad driving. #
Adjus tth eve hicle speed tosuit the
ro ad sur face condi tions. #
Ifth er eis damag e,con sult aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. +
ENVIR
ONMENT ALNOTEEnvironme ntal
da ma gedue tonon-ob servance ofpro‐
hi bi tio nsigns En
vironme ntal protect ion has prior ity.Tr eat
natur ewit hre spect. #
Besureto obser veprohibition signs. Chec
klistbef oredr iving off-r oad
Chec kth efo llo wing pointsbef oredr ivin gof f-
ro ad:
R Fuelleve l
R Engi neoille ve l:fill th eengine oilup tothe
maximu mleve lto ensur efull gradeability
(/ page35 4).
R Tire -cha ngeto ol kit and spar ewheel
R Tire sand wheels Of
f-road driving
Re ad this sect ionbeforedr ivin gyo ur vehicle off-
ro ad. Pract ice bydriving overmor ege ntle off-
ro ad terrain firs t.
R Observeth eno teson thecr oss-c ountr yABS
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R Beforedr iving off-r oad ,shif tth etransf er
case totheLOW RANGEoff-r oa dge ar
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R Eng ageth edif fere ntia llo ck sif necessar y
(/ page15 1).
In LO WRAN GEoff-r oad gear or wit hth edif fer‐
ential lockseng aged, theve hicle switchestoG-
mode (/page14 3).
In LOW RANGEoff-r oa dge ar,yo ucan shiftfr om
005B to005E and from 005Cto005E without havin gto
depr essthebr ak epedal. Thiscanhelp you, for
ex am ple, when rock ing your vehicle outofaru t
("r oc kin gfree").
R Alw ayske ep theengine running andingear
when drivin gon downh illgradien tsand
slope s.Obse rveth eno teson driving in
mount ainous terrain. Dr
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Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eke ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle keyout ofreac hof
ch ildr en. Use
theDIRE CTSELECT leve rto shif tth etra ns‐
mission position.The current trans mis sion posi‐
tio nis displ ayed inthemultifunc tiondispla y. 005D
Park position
005E Reversege ar
005C Neut ral
005B Drive po sitio n En
gaging reve rsege ar R #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andpush the
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve rupw ards pas tth efirs t
point ofresis tance.
The trans mis sion positio ndispl aysho ws005E
in themultifunc tiondispla y.
% InLO WRAN GEoff-r oad gear,yo ucan shift
fr om 005Bto005E and from 005Cto005E without
ha vin gto depr essthebr ak epedal.
Eng aging neutralN #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andpush the
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve rup ordown tothefirs t
point ofresis tance.
The trans mis sion positio ndispl aysho ws005C
in themultifunc tiondispla y.
Sub sequently releasing thebr ak epedal will
allo wyo uto mo vetheve hicle freel y,e.g. topush
it or tow itaw ay.
Pr ocee das follo ws ifyo uwa nttheaut oma tic
tr ansm ission toremain inne utr al005C 005C
eve nif
th eignit ionisswitc hedoff: #
Startth eve hicle. 14
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Driving and parking

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Press LOWRAN GE1 butt on.
Indicat orlam p2 flashes .The shiftre qu est
st ay sactiv efo ra maximu m30 seconds. Ifall
re qu iremen tsforshif toper ation areno tfulf il‐
led within this tim e,indic ator lam p2
switc hesoffag ain and theshif toper ation
mus tbe star tedag ain. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005C.
If shif toper ation issucces sful,themessag e
LOW RANGE Onappear sin theins trument
clus ter,an audible signalsoun dsand indica‐
to rlam p2 lights upcontinuous ly.The vehi‐
cle chang esaut omat icallyto theG-Mod e
dr ive pr og ram. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005B.
% The vehicle stay sin LO WRANGE ifyo upar k
th eve hicle inLO WRANGE, even afte rth e
engine hasbeen restar ted. The G-Mode drive
pr ogr am continues tobe activ e
(/ page14 3). In
theon-r oad posit ion,shiftto HIGH RANGE
Re quiremen ts:
R The engin eis running andyouar eno tdr ivin g
fa ster than 43 mph(70 km/h).
R The transmission isin position 005C. #
Press LOWRAN GE1 butt on.
The shiftre qu estst ay sactiv efo ra maximu m
30 seconds. Ifall requ iremen tsforshif toper‐
ation have notbe en fulfilled within this tim e,
shif topera tionmustbe star tedag ain. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005C.
If shif toper ation issucces sful,theLOW
RANGE Offmessag eappear sin theins tru‐
ment cluster,an audible signalsoun dsand
ind icat orlam p2 goes out. #
Shift th etra nsmiss iontoposition 005B. Dif
fere ntial locks Fu
nction ofthedif fere ntial lock &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whendiffer‐
ent ialloc kis diseng aged on afirm sur‐
fa ce
If yo uen gage differe ntia llo ck swhen driving
on afirm ,high-t raction surface, thesteer abil‐
ity oftheve hicle isse verely restrict ed. You
cou ldlos econtr olof theve hicle, especially
when engaging onabend. #
Alw aysdiseng ageth edif fere ntia llo ck s
immed iatelyon afirm ,high-t raction
su rface. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto deac‐
tiv ated driving safetysy stems
When thedif fere ntia llo ck sar eeng aged,
ABS ,4ET S,ESP ®
and BASar edea ctivated.
Beca useof this, thewheels canlockwhile
br aking andthebr aking distance is
incr eased . 15
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Driving and parking