2020 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS Owner's Manual

Cleani
ngand careA voiding vehicl edamag e
Genui neleather
seat covers R
Clean withadam pclo thand then wipe withadr yclo th.
R Leat hercare:use leather car eag ent sth at have been rec‐
omme ndedforMer cedes-Benz. R
Donotall ow theleat her tobecome toodam p.
R Donotuse amicr ofiber cloth.
DIN AMIC Asea tco v‐
er s Clean
withadam pclo th.D ono tuse amicr ofiber cloth.
Imita tionleather
seat covers Clean
withadam pclo thand 1%soap ywa ter. Donotus eamic rofiber cloth. Maint
enance andcare36
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Emer
gency Re
mo ving the safetyve st The
safetyve stsar elocat edinthesaf etyve st
com partments inthedr iver's andfront
passeng erdoor stow agecom partment s. #
Toremo ve:pu llou tsa fety vest bag 1by
loop 2. #
Open safetyve st bag 1and pulloutthe
saf etyve st.
% Ther ear ealso safetyve st com partments in
th ere ar door stow agecom partment sin
whic hsaf etyve stscan bestor ed. 1
Maximum numberofwa shes
2 Maximum wash temp eratur e
3 Donotbleac h
4 Donotiron
5 Donottumble dry
6 Donotdr yclean
7 Class 2saf etyve st The
requ iremen tsdef ined bytheleg alstandar d
ar eon lyfulfille d ifth esaf etyve st isthecor rect
size andisful lyclos ed.
The safetyve st mus tbe replaced inthefo llo wing
situat ions:
R there flect ive st rips aredamag edordir ty
R themaximum permissible numberofwa shes
is exc eeded
R thefluor esc ence has faded 368
Breakdo wnassis tance

Wa
rning triang le Re
mo ving the warning triang le #
Open tabs 2. #
Remo vewarning triang le1. Se
tting upthewa rning triang le #
Foldside reflect ors1 upw ards toform atri‐
ang leand attachat theto pusing upper
pr ess-s tud2. #
Foldlegs 3down and outtotheside. Fi
rs t-aid kit(sof t-si ded) overview Fir
st-ai dkit (softsided) 1isin thestow age
com partment inthefront passeng erdoor . Br
eakdo wnassis tance 36
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Flat
tire No
teson flat tires &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent when
dr ivi ng with aflat tire
A flat tiregr eat lyim pair sdr ivin gch aract eris‐
tic s,as wellas steer ing and braking. #
Donotdr ive wit haflat tire. #
Remo vetheflat tireand installth e
spar ewheel orconsult aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. In
theeve ntofaflat tire, thefo llo wing option s
ar eav ailable dependingon your vehicle's equip‐
ment :
R Vehicl eswith Mercedes meconne ct:yo u
can makeacal lfo rbr eakdo wnassi stanc evia
th eove rhead control panel inthecase ofa
br eakdo wn(/ page304).
R Allvehicl es:chang eth ewheel
(/ page406).
% The emer gency sparewheel isonl yav ailable
in cer tain coun tries. Spa
rewheel brac ke ton the rear-end door St
ainl ess-ste el spa rewheel brac ke t Re
mo ving ast ainl ess-ste el spa rewheel
br ac ke t #
Remo vescr ewdriver 1 from theve hicle tool
kit (/ page406). #
Open theloc kon coverring 3 with scr ew‐
dr iver 1. #
Foldtab2 down. #
Pull coverring 3 apartand remo veit. #
Remo vecoverpanel 4. Re
mo ving the spar ewh eel #
Remo vewheel nuts5. #
Remo vethespar ewheel. 37
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Secur
ingthewheel tothespa rewheel
br ac ke t #
Use nuts 5tosecur eth efa ulty wheel tothe
spar ewheel brac ket.Spe cified tigh tening
to rq ue: 14.75 lb-ft(20 Nm) #
Position coverpanel 4again. Makesur e
th at retai ner 6oftheco verpanel engages
in recess 7. #
Attach coverring 3 again and closethe
loc k.
% Mak esur eth at theloc kdoes notco verth e
re ar vie wcam era. Ifnec essar y,tur nco ver
ri ng 3 slig htly . Ve
hicl eswith anemer gency spar ewheel:
Obser vetheno teson theemer gency spare
wheel.
Spa rewheel brac ke twi th protectiv etir e
co ver Re
mo ving the protectiv etir eco ver #
Pullpr otect ive tir eco ver1 onthere ar side
apar tand remo veit Re
mo ving the wheelfr om the spar ewh eel
br ac ke tand secur ingafa ulty wheel #
Remo vewheel nuts2. #
Remo vethespar ewheel. #
Use nuts 2tosecur eth efa ulty wheel tothe
spar ewheel brac ket.Spe cified tigh tening
to rq ue: 14.75 lb-ft(20 Nm) Br
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Ve
hicl eswith anemer gency spar ewheel:
Re mo ving the halfshe ll #
Remo vehalf shell 3. #
Remo vewheel nuts2. #
Remo vetheemer gency sparewheel. #
Remo vethere ar half shell. #
Use nuts2 tosecur eth efa ulty wheel tothe
spar ewheel brac ket.Spe cified tigh tening
to rq ue: 14.75 lb-ft(20 Nm) #
Stow thehalf shells inthecar gocom part‐
ment . Ve
hicl eswith anemer gency spar ewheel:
Obser vetheno teson theemer gency spare
wheel. Ba
tter y(v ehicle) No
teson the12 Vbatt ery &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto
wo rkcar ried out incor rectly onthebat‐
te ry
Wo rkcar ried out incor rectl yon thebatt ery
can, forex am ple, lead toashor tcir cuit .This
can lead tofunction restrictions insaf ety-re l‐
eva ntsystems, forex am ple thelighting sys‐
te m, ABS (anti-lo ckbraking system) orESP®
(Elect ronic Stabilit yPr ogram). Theoper ating
saf etyof your vehicle maybe restrict ed.
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R when brakin g
R intheeve ntofabrupt steer ing maneuv ers
and/or whentheve hicle's speedisno t
adap tedto thero ad con dition s #
Intheeve ntofasho rtcir cui tor asim i‐
la rinci dent, contactaqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop immediat ely. #
Donotcont inue driving. #
Alw aysha ve wo rkon thebatt erycar ried
out ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. R
Further information onABS (/page16 5)
R Further information onESP ®
(/ page16 6)
Fo rsaf etyre ason s,Mer cedes-Ben zre comme nds
th at youon lyuse batteries whic hha ve been tes‐
te dand appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle byMer cedes-
Benz .These batteries prov ide increased impact
pr otect ion topreve ntvehicle occupants from
suf fering acidbu rnsshould thebatt erybe dam‐
ag ed intheeve ntofan acci dent. &
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion duetoelec‐
tr os tatic charge
Ele ctrostatic charge can causespa rkswhic h
ma yignit eth ehighly flammab legasmixtur e
in thebatt ery. 37
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#
Todisc hargeanyelec tros tatic charge
th at ma yha ve built up,touc hth eme tal
ve hicle body beforehandling thebat‐
te ry. The
highly flammab legasmixtur eis creat ed
while thebatt eryis ch argin gand during star tin g
assis tance. &
WARNIN GDang erofchemical burns
fr om thebatt eryacid
Batt eryacid iscaus tic. #
Avoid cont actwithth eskin ,ey es or
clo thing. #
Donotlean overth ebatt ery. #
Donotinh ale ba tter yga ses. #
Keep childr enaway from thebatt ery. #
Immedia tely rinse batter yaci dof fth or‐
oughl ywit hplenty ofclean waterand
seek medica latt ention immediately . +
ENVIR
ONMENT ALNOTEEnvironme ntal
da ma gecau sed byimproper disposal of
batt eries Bat
teries con tain polluta nts. Itis
illeg alto dispose ofthem withth ehousehold
ru bbish. #
Dispose
ofbatt eries inan
en vironmen tally re sponsible manner.
Ta ke disc hargedbatt eries toaqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop ortoacol lection
poin tfo rused batteries. If
yo uha ve todiscon nectth e12 Vbatt ery, con‐
ta ct aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Com plywit hsaf etyno tesand take protect ive
measur eswhen handling batteries. Risk
ofexplosion. Fir
e,open flames andsmokingar e
pr ohibi tedwhen handling thebatt ery.
Av oid creating sparks. Ele
ctroly teor batt eryacid iscor ro‐
siv e.Avoid cont actwithth eskin ,eye s
or clo thing. Wearsuit able protect ive
clo thing, inpar ticular glove s,an
apr onand afa ce mas k.Immedia tely
ri nse electr olyteor acid splashes off
wit hclean water.Con sult adoc torif
necessar y. We
arsaf etygl asses . Ke
ep childr enaway. Br
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Obser
vethis Opera tor's Manua l.
If yo udo notint endto use theve hicle overan
ex tende dpe riod oftime:
R activ atest andb ymode ,or
R con nectth ebatt eryto abat tery charge r
appr oved byMer cedes-Ben z,or
R consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop to
discon nectth ebatt ery No
teson star ting assistance andoncharg‐
ing the12 Vbatt ery Whe
nch argin gth ebatt eryand during star tin g
assis tance, alwa ys use thejum p-start connec‐
tion pointintheengine compartmen t.
* NO
TEDama ging thebatt eryth ro ugh
ove rvolt age When
chargin gusin gabat tery charge rwit h‐
out amaximu mchargin gvo ltag e, thebatt ery
or theve hicle electr onics maybe damag ed. #
Onlyuse batterych arge rs wit hamax i‐
mum chargin gvo ltag eof 14.8 V. &
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion from hydro‐
ge nga signiting
A batt eryge ner ates hydrog en gasdur ing the
ch argin gpr oce ss.Ifth er eis ashor tcir cuit or
spar ksstar tto form ,th er eis adang erofthe
hy drog en gasigniting. #
Mak esur eth at thepositiv ete rm inal of
th econ nect edbatt erydoes notcome
int ocon tact with vehicle parts. #
Neverpla ceme talobje ctsor tools ona
batt ery. #
When connectin gand disconn ectingth e
batt ery, yo umus tobse rveth edescr i‐
bed order forth ebatt eryclam ps. #
When giving star tin gassis tance, alwa ys
mak esur eth at youon lyconnect bat‐
te ry term inals withident icalpolar ity. #
Dur ing star tin gassis tance, youmus t
obse rveth edescr ibedorder forcon‐ necting
anddisconnecting thejum per
cables. #
Donotcon nect ordiscon nectthebat‐
te ry cla mp swhile theengine isrunning . &
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion during
ch argin gpr oce ssand star tin gassis tance
Dur ing thech argin gpr oce ssand star tin g
assis tance, thebatt eryma yre lease anexplo‐
siv ega smixtur e. #
Avoid fire ,open flames ,cr eat ing spar ks
and smoking. #
Mak esur eth at ther eis suf ficie ntventi‐
la tio ndu ring thech argin gpr oce ssand
dur ing star tin gassis tance. #
Donotle an ove ra batt ery. &
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion from afro‐
zen battery
A disc hargedbatt eryma yfreeze attemp era‐
tur es slightl yabo veorbelo wfreezing point. 37
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