2020 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS wheel

If
an emerg encycallhas been initiat ed:
R Remain intheve hicle ifth ero ad and traffic
condi tions permit youto do sountil avo ice
con nection ises tablished withth eemer‐
ge ncy callcent eroperator.
R Bas edon thecall, theoper ator decides
whe ther itis neces saryto cal lre scue teams
and/ orthepolice totheacciden tsit e.
R Ifno vehicle occupant answers, an ambu‐
lance issent totheve hicle immediat ely.
Tr igg ering ama nual emer gency call #
Press and hold theSOS buttonintheove r‐
head controlpanel forat lea stone second.
The emer gency callha sbe en ma de:
R Avo ice con nection ismade totheMer cedes-
Benz emergency callcent er.
R Ames sage withacc iden tdat ais transm itted
to theMer cedes- Benzemergency callcent er.
The Mercedes-B enzeme rgency callcent er
can trans mit theve hicle position datato one
of theemer gency callcent ers. R
Remain intheve hicle ifth ero ad and traffic
condi tions permit youto do sountil avo ice
con nection ises tablished withth eemer‐
ge ncy callcent erser vice prov ider .
R Onthebasis ofthecall, theser vice prov ider
decide swhe ther itis neces saryto cal lre s‐
cue teams and/ orthepolice totheacciden t
sit e.
If no con nect ioncan bemade totheemer gency
ser vice sei th er,a cor responding message
appea rsinthemedia display. #
Dialth elocal emergency num beron your
mob ilephon e.
End inganunin tentional emergency call #
Select 0076onthemultifunc tionsteer ing
wheel. Depressbutt onforse veralseco nds.
Data transf eroftheMer cedes- Benzemer‐
ge ncy callsystem
In theeve ntofan automatic ormanua lemer‐
ge ncy callth efo llo wing datais transmit ted, for
ex am ple:
R Vehicle's GPSposition data R
GPS position dataon thero ute(a few
(hun dred meters)be fore theinciden t)
R Direct ion oftra vel
R Vehicle identif ication number
R Vehicle drive type
R Number ofpeop lede term ined tobe inthe
ve hicle
R Whe ther Mer cedes meconnect isavailable
or not
R Whe ther theemer gency callwa sinitiat ed
manually oraut omatically
R Time oftheacciden t
R Languag ese tting onthemultimedia system
Dat atra nsmit tedis vehicle information. Foran y
qu estion sabout thecollect ion,useand shar ing
of theeCall system data,please contact MBU‐
SA 'sCus tomer Assis tance Center at800-F OR-
MER C.
Fo rCa nada ,plea secont actMBC's Customer
Assis tance Center at1-800-38 7-0100.
Cu stomer requ ests forco veredinf ormation
should besubmitt edvia thesame chann els. Mult
imed iasystem 309

ASS
YSTPL US service interva ldisp lay Fu
nction oftheASS YSTPL US service interva l
displ ay The
ASSYSTPL US service interva ldispla yon the
Ins trument Displaypr ov ides informatio non the
re maini ngtime ordis tance before thene xt
ser vice duedate.
Yo ucan hide this ser vice displa yusing thebac k
butt ononthelef t-hand sideofthesteer ing
wheel.
Depen dingonhowtheve hicle isused, the
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla yma y
shor tenth eser vice interva l,e.g. inthefo llo wing
cases :
R Mainl yshor t-dis tance drivi ng
R Whe nth eengine isoftenleft idling forlong
per iods
R Intheeve ntoffreq uent col dstar tphase s
Mer cedes-Ben zre comme ndsavoiding such
oper ating condit ions.
Yo ucan obtain informat ionconcernin gth eser v‐
icing ofyour vehicle from aqu alif ied spec ialist wo
rkshop, e.g.anaut hor ized Mercedes-Benz
Cent er. Displa
yingtheser vice dueda te On-boar
dcom puter:
4 Service 5
ASS YST PLUS
The next ser vice duedateis displa yed. #
Toexitth edisp lay: press thebac kbutt on
on thelef t-hand sideofthesteer ing wheel.
Mak esur eto obser vethefo llo wing further rela‐
te dsubjec t:
R Oper ating theon- boar dcom puter
(/ page21 3). Inf
ormation onregular maintenance work *
NO
TEPrema turewe arthro ugh failur eto
obser veser vice duedates Ser
vice workwhic his no tcar ried out atthe
ri ght time orincom pletely can lead to
inc reased wearand damag eto theve hicle. #
Alw aysobser vethepr escr ibed service
int erva ls. #
Alw aysha ve thepr escr ibed service
wo rkcar ried out ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop. Special
service requ irement s The
prescr ibed service interva lis based onnor ‐
mal opera tionoftheve hicle. Maintenance work
will needto be per form ed mor eof tenif th eve hi‐
cle isoper ated under arduous conditions or
incr eased loads.
The ASSYSTPL US service interva ldispla yis onl y
an aid. Thedriver oftheve hicle bearsre sponsi‐
bility asrega rdsto whe ther maint enanc ewo rk
nee dstobe per form ed mor eof tenth an spec i‐
fi ed based ontheactual operating conditions
and/or loads.
Ex am ples ofarduous operating conditions :
R regular citydriving withfreq uent intermedi‐
at estops
R mainly short-distance drivi ng Ma
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#
Donotus ehigh- press urecle ani ng
eq uipme ntwith round -spr ay nozzl esto
cle an your vehicle. #
Damag edtires orsuspension compo‐
nent smus tbe replaced immediat ely. To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle, observethefo l‐
lo wing when usingapo we rwa sher :
R Maint ainadis tance ofat leas t11 .8 in
(30 cm) totheve hicle.
R Vehicl eswith decorativ efo il: par tsof your
ve hicle areco veredwit hadecora tivefo il.
Maint ainadis tance ofat leas t27 .6 in
(70 cm) between thefo il-c overed par tsof the
ve hicle andthenoz zleofthepo we rwa sher .
Mo vethepo we rwa sher nozzlearound whilst
cleaning.
R Obser vetheinf ormation onthecor rect dis‐
ta nce intheeq uipment manufacturer'soper‐
ating instruction s.
R Donotpoint thenoz zleofthepo we rwa sher
dir ectl yat sensitiv epar tssuc has tires, slits,
electr icalcom ponents, batteries, light bulbs
and ventil ation slot s. Wa
shing theve hicl eby hand *
NO
TEStepping onthewheel arch flar es
and bum persma ydamag eth em If
yo uuse thewheel arch flar es and bum pers
as ast ep, they ma ybe dama gedor detach
fr om theve hicle. #
Onlyuse thetw omar kedsteps onthe
re ar bum perasaclim bingaid. Re
quirement s:
R Obser vetheleg alrequ iremen ts,e.g. ina
numb erofcoun tries, washing byhand isonl y
per mitt edinspecially designatedwash bays. #
Use amild cleaning agent, e.g.carsham poo. #
Washtheve hicle withluk ewa rmwaterusi ng
a sof tcar spong e.When doingso,donot
ex pose theve hicle todirect sunlight . #
Carefully hosetheve hicle offwit hwa terand
dr yusi ng ach amois .Ta ke car eno tto point
th ewa terje tdir ectl yto wa rdsth eair inle t
gr ille belo wthehood. Maint
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Cleani
ngand careA voiding paintworkdam age
Mat tefinish
Onlyuse carepr oducts approvedfo rMer cedes-Benz. R
Donotpoli shtheve hicle andalloywheels.
R Onlyuse carwashes that cor respond tothelat estengi‐
neer ingstandar ds.
R Donotuse carwash progr ams withafinal hotwa xtrea t‐
ment.
R Donotus epa int cleane rs,buf fing orpolishi ng prod ucts ,
gl oss preser vers,e.g. wax.
R Alw aysha ve paintw orkre pair scar ried out ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. No
teson cleaning decorativefo ils Obser
vetheno teson matt efinis hcar ein the
ch ap ter"No teson paintw ork/matt efinis hpa int‐ wo
rkcar e"(/ page 360). Theyal so app lyto
matt edecor ativefo ils. Maint
enanceand care36
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No
teson car eof vehicl epar ts &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment ifth e
winds hieldwiper sar eswit ched on while
th ewindshield isbeing cleaned
If th ewindshield wipersar ese tin mo tion
while youar ecle anin gth ewindshield or
wiper blades, youcan betrapped bythe
wiper arm. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and theignition beforecleanin gth e
winds hieldorwiper blades. &
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 . #
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. Obser
vethefo llo wing informa tion: No
teson cleaning andcareA voiding vehicl edamag e
Wheel s/rims
Usewaterand acid-free whee lclea ners. R
Donotuse acidicwhee lclea nersto remo vebrak edus t.
This could damag ewheel boltsandbrak ecom ponen ts.
R Toavoid corrosion ofthebr ak ediscs andbrak epads, drive
th eve hicle fora fe w min utes afte rclea ning beforepar king
it. The brak ediscs andbrak epa dswarm upand dryout .
Wi ndo ws
Cleanthewindo wsontheinside andoutside usingadam p
clo thand cleanin gag ent sre comme ndedbyMer cedes-Ben z.Do
notuse dryclo thsor abr asiv eor sol vent-ba sedcleani ng
ag ents tocle an theinside ofwindo ws. Maint
enance andcare363

No
teson cleaning andcareA voiding vehicl edamag e
Wi per blades R
Foldout thewiper blades andclean them using adam p
clo th.
R Foldwiper arm aw ay from there ar wind ow(/ pag e12 0). Do
notclea nth ewiper blades tooof ten.
Ex terior light ing
Cleanthelenses withawe tsp ong eand mildcle ani ng agent,
e.g .car shampoo. Onl
yuse cleaning agents orcleaning clothsth at aresuit able
fo rpla stic lens es.
Ru nning board
Donotclean thealuminum insertson theru nning board with
alk aline oracid- based cleanin gag ent s. Do
notuse acidi cwheel cleaner sto remo vebrak edus t.The
aluminum trim inser tscould other wise bedamag ed.
Sensor s
Cleanth esensor sin thefront and rear bum perand inthe
ra diat orgrill wit hasof tclo thand carsham poo. When
usingapo we rwa sher ,maint ainaminimum distance of
11 .8 in(30 cm).
Re ar vie wcamer a
and 360°Camer a R
Open thecamer aco verwit hth emultimedia system
(/ page19 3).
R Usecle an waterand asof tclo thtocle an thecamer alens. Do
notuse apo we rwa sher . 36
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Maint enance andcare

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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Brea kdo wnassista nce

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
eakdo wnassis tance 37
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