2020 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS Owner's Manual

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Todeac tivatethe special seat beltre trac‐
to r:press there lease buttonoftheseat belt
buc kle. #
Hold theseat belttongu eand guide ba ck to
th eseat beltoutle t. Ins
talling theLA TC H-type (ISOFI X)child
re stra int system onthere ar seat Ins
tallingaLA TC H-type (ISOFI X)child
re stra int system onthere ar seat &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryifth ere ar
ben chseat/r earseat andseat backres t
ar eno teng aged
If th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat andseat
bac kres tar eno teng aged they cou ldfold for‐
wa rds, e.g. when braking suddenly orinthe
ev ent ofan acciden t.
R Ifth is isthecase, theve hicle occupant
wo uld beforc ed intoth eseat beltbythe
re ar ben chseat/r earseat orby theseat
bac kres t.The seat beltcann otprotect as int
ended andcould result inadditional
injur y.
R Objects orloads inthetrunk/ cargocom‐
par tmen tcann otbe restra ined bythe
seat backres t. #
Mak esur eth at theseat backres tand
th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat are
eng aged bef oreeve rytrip . Ensu
rethat there ar seat backres tis eng aged. To
do so, pull forc efull yon theseat backres t. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hif th e
per missible gross mass ofthech ild and
ch ild restra int system isexc eeded
Fo rLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild restra int sys‐
te ms inwhic hth ech ild issecur edusing the
int egr ated seat beltinthech ild restra int sys‐
te m, theper missible gross mass ofthech ild
and child restra int system is73 lb(33 kg).
If th ech ild and thech ild restra int system
to ge ther we igh mor eth an 73 lb(33 kg),th e
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild restra int system wit
hint egr ated seat beltdoes notof fersuf fi‐
cie ntprotect ion. Anexc essiv eload maybe
placed ontheLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild seat
att achmen tsand thech ild ma yno tbe
re stra ined intheeve ntofan acci dent, for
ex am ple. #
Ifth ech ild and thech ild restra int sys‐
te m toget her weigh mor eth an 73 lb
(33 kg),us eonl ya LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )
ch ild restra int system that sec ures the
ch ild withth eve hicle seatbelt. #
Also secur eth ech ild restra int system
wit hth eTo pTe ther belt, ifav ailable. Alw
ayscom plywit hth einf ormation aboutthe
mass ofthech ild restra int system:
R Inthemanuf acturer'sinstallation andoper at‐
ing instruct ions forth ech ild restra int system
used
R Onalabel onthech ild restra int system, if
pr esent
Re gular lych eckth at theper missible gross mass
of thech ild and child restra int system isstill
com plied with. Occ
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When
installing ach ild restra int system, obser ve
th efo llo wing:
0073 Alw
aysobser vethecor rect useof theseats
and consider their suit ability foratt aching a
ch ild restra int system.
0073 Alw
ayscom plywit hth emanuf acturer's
ins tallation andoper atingins truct ions for
th ech ild restra int system used.
0073 Mak
esur eth at thech ild's feet do notcome
int ocon tact with thefront seat. Ifneces ‐
sar y,mo vethefront seat forw ardsligh tly.
® When installing aLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )
ch ild restra int system, also obser vethefo llo w‐
ing:
0073 When
usingaGr oup 0/0+ babycar seat
and aGr oup Ire ar wa rd-faci ng child
re stra int system onare ar seat :adju st
th efront seat sothat theseat does not
to uc hth ech ild restra int system.
0073 When
usingaGr oup Ifo rw ard-f acin g
ch ild restra int system: remo vethehead
re stra int from there spectiv eseat, ifpossi‐
ble. Inaddition, thebac kres tof thech ild re
stra int system mus t,as faras possi ble,lie
fl at agains tth ebac kres tof theve hicle seat.
Af terth ech ild restra int system has been
re mo ved, replace thehead restra int simme‐
diat elyand adjus tth em correctly .
0073 Fo
rcer tain child restra int systems inwe ight
cat egor yII or III,th er ema ybe restrictions
on themaximum sizesetting, e.g. due to
possible contact with thero of.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tno tbe ten‐
si oned betwee nth ero of and theseat cush‐
ion and/or beinstalled facing thewr ong
dir ect ion. Wher epossible, adjustth eseat
cushion inclination accordingly.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tno tbe put
under stra in by thehead restra int s.Ad jus t
th ehead restra int sacc ording ly. 1
LATC H-type (ISOFIX )mou nting brac ket
Bef oreev erytrip, mak esur eth at theLA TC H-type
(ISOFIX )ch ild restra int system iseng aged cor‐
re ctly inbo th mounting brac kets intheve hicle. 56
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NO
TEBecarefu lno tto damag eth eseat
belt forth ecent erseat when installing
th ech ild restra int system #
Mak esur eth at theseat beltisno ttra p‐
ped. #
Attach theLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild
re stra int system toboth mounting brac kets
in theve hicle. Secur
ingaTo pTe ther &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hif th e
re ar seat backres ts areno tloc kedaf te r
ins talling TopTe ther belts
If th ere ar seat backres ts areno tloc ked, they
cou ldfold forw ards intheeve ntofan acci ‐
de nt, braki ng orsudd en chang esofdir ect ion.
As are sult, child restra int systems canno
long erper form their intended protect ive
func tion.Re ar seat backres ts that areno t
loc kedcan also cause additional injuries, e.g.
in theev ent ofan acciden t. #
Alw aysloc kre ar seat backres ts afte r
ins talling TopTe ther belts. #
Setth ere ar seat backres ts to the
upr ight position. En
sur eth at there ar seat backres tis eng aged. To
do so, pull forc efull yon theseat backres t.
¯ Ifth ech ild restra int system iseq uipped
wit haTo pTe ther belt :
The risk ofinjur ycan bereduced byaTo p
Te ther.The TopTe ther belt facil itat es an
ad ditiona lconnecti onbetween thech ild
re stra int system attached withLA TC H-
type (ISOFIX )and theve hicle. #
Remo vethecar gocom partmen tco verand
th eload protect ion net(/ page99). #
Ifneces sary,slide head restra int 1 upw ards
(/ page84 ). #
Installth eLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild restra int
sy stem withTo pTe ther.Com plywit hth e
ch ild restra int system manuf acturer'sinstal‐
lation instruct ions when doing so. Occ
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Guide TopTe ther belt 4under head
re stra int 1 between thetw ohead restra int
bar s. #
Hook TopTe ther hook 3intoTo pTe ther
anc horage2 without twisting. #
Tensi on TopTe ther belt 4.Com plywit hth e
ch ild restra int system manuf acturer'sinstal‐
lation instruct ions when doing so. #
Ifnec essar y,slide head restra int 1 down‐
wa rds(/ page84 ).Mak esur eth at youdo
no tint erfere wit hth ecor rect routin gof Top
Te ther belt 4. Secur
ingthech ild restra int system withth e
seat belt Secur
ingthech ild restra int system withth e
seat beltonthere ar seat &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryifth ere ar
ben chseat/r earseat andseat backres t
ar eno teng aged
If th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat andseat
bac kres tar eno teng aged they cou ldfold for‐
wa rds, e.g. when braking suddenly orinthe
ev ent ofan acciden t.
R Ifth is isthecase, theve hicle occupant
wo uld beforc ed intoth eseat beltbythe
re ar ben chseat/r earseat orby theseat
bac kres t.The seat beltcann otprotect as
int ended andcould result inadditional
injur y.
R Objects orloads inthetrunk/ cargocom‐
par tmen tcann otbe restra ined bythe
seat backres t. #
Mak esur eth at theseat backres tand
th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat are
eng aged bef oreeve rytrip . Ensu
rethat there ar seat backres tis eng aged. To
do so, pull forc efull yon theseat backres t.
When installing abelt- secur edchild restra int
sy stem, obser vethefo llo wing:
0073 Alw
ayscom plywit hth emanuf acturer's
ins tallation andoper atingins truct ions for
th ech ild restra int system used.
0073 When
usingacat egor y0/0+ babycar
seat andacat egor yIre ar wa rd-faci ng
ch ild restra int system onare ar seat :
adju stthefront seat sothat theseat does
no tto uc hth ech ild restra int system.
0073 When
usingacat egor yIfo rw ard-f acin g
ch ild restra int system: remo vethehead
re stra int from there spectiv eseat, ifpossi‐
ble.
Af terth ech ild restra int system has been
re mo ved, replace thehead restra int simme‐
diat elyand adjus tth em correctly . 58
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0073
The
backres tof thefo rw ard-f acin gch ild
re stra int system mus t,as faras possi ble,be
re sting ontheseat backres tof there ar
seat .
0073 Fo
rcer tain child restra int systems inwe ight
cat egor yII or III,th er ema ybe restrictions
on themaximum sizesetting, e.g. due to
possible contact with thero of.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tno tbe ten‐
si oned betwee nth ero of and thesitt ing sur‐
fa ce and /or beinstalled facing thewr ong
dir ect ion. Wher epossible, adjustth eseat
cushion inclination accordingly.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tno tbe put
under stra in by thehead restra int s.Ad jus t
th ehead restra int sacc ording ly.
0073 Mak
esur eth at thech ild's feet do notto uc h
th efront seat. Ifneces sary,mo vethefront
seat forw ardsligh tly.
The seat belts onthefo llo wing seats areeq uip‐
ped withaspec ialseatb eltretract or:
R Front passeng erseat
R Rear seat s When
enabled,thespecial seatbelt retract or
ens ures that theseat belts ofthefront
passeng erseat andrear seat sdo notslac ken
once thech ild restra int system issecur ed
(/ page54 ). #
Installth ech ild restra int system.
The entire base ofthech ild restra int system
mus talw aysre st on thesitt ing surface ofthe
re ar seat . #
Alw aysmak esur eth at theshoulder belt
st ra pis cor rectly routed from theseat belt
outle tof theve hicle totheshoulder belt
guide onthech ild restra int system.
The shoulder beltstra pmus tbe routed for‐
wa rdsand down wardsfrom theseat beltout‐
le t. No
teson rear wa rd-faci ng and forw ard-f acin g
ch ild restra int systems onthefront
pa sseng erseat &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
using are ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem when thefront passeng erfront
airbag isenabled
If yo usec ureach ild inare ar wa rd-faci ng
ch ild restra int system onthefront passeng er
seat andthePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find i‐
cat orlam pis off,th efront passeng erairbag
can deplo yin theev ent ofan acciden t.
The child could bestru ck bytheairbag.
Alw aysensur eth at thefront passeng erair‐
bag isdeactiv ated. The PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicat orlam pmus tbe lit.
NEVER useare ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onaseat protect edbyan ENABLED
FR ONT AIRB AG infront ofit,DE ATHor SERI‐
OUS INJURYtotheCH ILD can occur . Occupant
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Obser
vethespecif icins truction sfo rth ere ar‐
wa rd-faci ng and forw ard-f acin gch ild restra int
sy stems (/page60).
Alw aysobser vethest atus ofthefront passeng er
airbag onthePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find ica‐
to rlam p:
R When using are ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onthefront passeng erseat, thefront
passeng erairbag mustalw aysbe disabl ed.
This isonl yth ecase ifth ePA SSENGER AIR
BA GOF Find icat orlam pis lit con tinuousl y
(/ page45) .
R Ifth ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pis off,th efront passeng erairbag isena‐
bled. Thefront passeng erairbag maydeplo y
dur ing anacciden t. Secur
ingthech ild restra int system withth e
seat beltonthefront passeng erseat
When installing abelt- secur edchild restra int
sy stem onthefront passeng erseat, always
obser vethefo llo wing:
0073 Obser
vethech ild restra int system manuf ac‐
tur er's installation andoper atingins truc‐
tion s.
0073 When
usingafo rw ard-f acin gch ild restra int
sy stem inGroup I:re mo vethehead
re stra int from there spectiv eseat, ifpossi‐
ble.
Af terth ech ild restra int system has been
re mo ved, replace thehead restra int simme‐
diat elyand adjus tth em correctl y.
0073 The
backres tof thefo rw ard-f acin gch ild
re stra int system mus tlie asflat as poss ible
ag ains tth ebac kres tof thefront -passen ger
seat.
0073 Fo
rcer tain child restra int systems inwe ight
cat egor yII or III,th er ema ybe restrictions
on themaximum sizesetting, e.g. due to
possible contact with thero of. 0073
The
child restra int system mus tno tbe ten‐
si oned betwee nth ero of and theseat cush‐
ion and/or beinstalled facing thewr ong
dir ect ion.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tno tbe put
under stra in by thehead restra int s.Ad jus t
th ehead restra int sacc ording ly.
0073 Ne
verpla ceobjects underorbehi ndthe
ch ild restra int system, e.g.cushions .
The seat beltonthefront passeng erside is
eq uipped withaspecial seatbeltretract or.
Wh enena bled ,th especial seatbeltretract or
fu nctio nens ures that theseat beltdoes not
slac kenonce thech ild restra int system is
secur ed(/ page54 ). #
Setth efront passeng erseat asfarbac kas
possi bleand movetheseat intoth ehighes t
position ifpossible. #
Fully re tract theseat cushion lengthadjus t‐
ment . #
Adjus tth eseat cushion inclination sothat
th efront edgeof theseat cushion isin the 60
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highes
tposition andthere ar edg eof the
seat cushion isin thelowe stposition . #
Setth eseat backres tto themos tve rtical
posit ionpossible . #
Installth ech ild restra int system.
The entire base ofthech ild restra int system
mus talw aysre st on theseat cushion ofthe
fr ont-passe nger sea t. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at theshoulder belt
st ra pis cor rectly routed from theseat belt
outle tof theve hicle totheshoulder belt
guide onthech ild restra int system.
The shoulder beltstra pmus tbe routed for‐
wa rdsand down wardsfrom theseat beltout‐
le t. #
Ifneces sary,adjus tth eseat beltoutle tand
th efront passeng erseat accor dingly. Child
safetyloc ks Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe child safetyloc k
fo rthe rear door s &
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. &
WARNIN GRisk offata linj urydue to
ex posur eto extreme heat or col din the
ve hicle
If people –par ticular lych ildr en–ar e
ex posed toextreme temp eratur esover an
ex tende dpe riod oftime, ther eis arisk of
ser ious oreve nfa ta linj ury. #
Neverlea veanyone –pa rticular lych il‐
dr en –unat tende din theve hicle. #
Neverlea veanim alsintheve hicle unat‐
te nde d. Occu
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If ch ildr enaretra veling intheve hicle, they
cou ld,in pa rticular :
R Open doors,ther eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s
R Getout and bestru ck byoncom ingtraf fic
R Oper ateve hicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple #
Alw aysactiv ateth ech ild safetyloc ks
ins talled ifch ildr enaretra veling inthe
ve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. Ther
ear ech ild safetyloc ksforth ere ar door s
and there ar passe nger com partment side win‐
do ws . The
child safetyloc kon there ar door ssec ures
eac hdoor separat ely. The door scan nolong er
be opened from theinside. #
Press theleve rin dir ection 2(activ ate) or
1 (dea ctivate). #
Mak esur eth at thech ild safetyloc ksare
wo rking proper ly. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe child safetyloc k
fo rthe rear passe nger comp artment side
wi ndo ws 62
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