2020 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS fuel

Ar
ea perm eable toradio wav eson the
winds hield...................................................1 24 Clim
atecontr ol......................................... 12 5
Ov ervie wof climat econt rolsy stems ..........1 25
Oper ating theclimat econ trol system ......... 126 Dr
ivin gand parking ................................. 129
Dr iving ............ ............ ........................ ........129
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h... ............... ..........1 41
G-M ode .......................................................1 43
Au tomatic transmiss ion.................... .......... 143
Tr ans fercase ........... ................................... 149
Dif fere ntia llo ck s... .....................................1 50
Fu nctio nof 4MA TIC<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...........152
Re fuel ing...... .............................................. 152
Pa rking .......................................................1 55
Dr iving anddriving safetysy stems .............1 64
Tr ailer hitch <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 207
Ve hicle towing instruct ions .........................2 11 Ins
trum ent Disp layand on-b oard
com puter............ ............. .......................... 212
Ins trument Displayove rview .......................2 12
Ov ervie wof thebutt ons onthesteer ing
wheel ..........................................................2 13
Oper ating theon- boar dcom puter............... 213
Se tting thedesign ....................................... 215
Se tting thear ea foradd itional values .......... 215
Ov ervie wof displa yson themultifunc ‐
tion displa y... .................................... ..........2 16
Ad jus ting theins trument lighting ................2 17
Menus andsubmenus ................................. 217 Vo
ice Contr olSy stem .............................. 224
No teson oper ating safety................ ...........2 24
Oper ation .......................................... ......... 225
Using theVo ice Cont rolSy stem effec‐
tiv ely <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>...226
Essenti alvoice com mand s.........................2 27 Multimedia
system .................................. 239
Ov ervie wand oper ation .................. ............ 239
Sy stem settings .............................. ............ 248
Fit &Hea lthy <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 260Na
vig ation .................................................. 262
Te lephon e...................................................2 87
Online andInterne tfunctions ..................... 310
Media ..........................................................3 15
Ra dio .......................................................... 328
Sound .........................................................3 36
Re ar Seat Entertainm entSystem ................3 37 Maint
enanc eand care..... ........................ 351
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla y.........3 51
Engi necompar tment............ ...................... 352
Cl ea ning andcare............ ...........................358 Br
eak down assista nc e............ ................368
Emerg ency............. .....................................368
Flat tire....... ................................................ 370
Batt ery(v ehi cle) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 372
To w star tin gor towing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 377
Ele ctrica lfu ses ............ ...............................381 Whe
elsand tires ............ ..........................384
No teson noise orunusua lhandling char‐
act eristic s...................................................3 84 Con
tents 3

1
Spee dometer →
212
2 00E5 ESP®
3 003E003D Turn signal lights →
113
4 00CC Electricpo we rst eer ing malfunct ion →
489
5 Multifunc tiondispla y →
216
6 0025 ABSmalfunctio n
7 00B9 CheckEngi ne →
484
8 Tach ome ter →
212
9 0028 Thisindicat orlam phas nofunct ion
A Elect ric pa rking brak eapplied (red)
0049 USAonl y
0024 Canada only
B Brak es(red)
0027 USAonl y
004D Canada only
C 003D Electrical malfun ction →
484 D
L Distance warning →
484
E 00AC Coolant tooho t/c old →
484
F Coolant temp eratur ega ug e →
212
G 0024 Electricpa rking brak e(yello w)
H 0075 Restra int system →
34
I 00E9 Seatbeltnotfa stened
J ï Thisindicat orlam phas nofunc tion
K 0060 Parking lam ps →
112
L Fuelleve lindic ator
00B6 Fuelreser vewit hfuel filler cap locat ion
indic ator →
484
M 0057 Highbeam →
113
N 0058 Lowbeam →
112
O 005E Rear foglam p →
113
P 0077 Tire pressur emonit or →
487
Q 00BB ESP®
OFF At
aglanc e– Indicat orand warning lam ps(sta nda rd) 11

1
Spee dometer →
212
2 003E003D Turn signal lights →
113
3 Multifunction display →
216
4 Tach ome ter →
212
5 00BB ESP®
OFF
00E5 ESP®
6 0057 Highbe am →
113
0058 Lowbeam →
112
0060 Parking lam ps →
112
7 00AC Coolan tto oho t/c old →
484
8 Coolant temp eratur ega ug e →
212
9 L Distance warning →
484
A 00CC Electric po we rst eer ing malfunct ion →
489
B 003D Electrical mal functi on →
484
C Brak es (red)
0027 USAonly 004D
Canad aonly
D 00E9 Seatbel tno tfa stened
E Fuelleve lindic ator
F 00B6 Fuelreser vewit hfuel filler cap locat ion
indic ator →
484
G 005E Rear foglam p →
113
H 0075 Restra int system →
34
I 0028 Thisindicat orlam phas nofunc tion
J 00B9 CheckEn gine →
484
K Elect ric pa rking brak eapplied (red)
0049 USAonl y
0024 Canada only
L 0077 Tire pressur emonit or →
487
M 0025 ABSmalfunc tion
N 0024 Electric pa rking brak e(yello w)
O ï Thisindic ator lam phas nofunc tion At
aglanc e– Indicat orand warning lam ps(Widesc reen Coc kpit) 13

1
Jack →
406
2 Warning triang le →
369
3 QRcode foraccessi ngthere scue card →
28
4 Safetyve sts →
368
5 mebutt onand SOS button →
304
6 Checking and adding operatingfluids →
416
7 Startin gassis tance →
375
8 Tow- star tin gand towing away →
377
9 Flattir e →
370 A
First-ai dkit →
369
B Haza rdwa rning lam ps →
114
C Vehicle tool kit →
406
D Fuelfiller flap withins truct ion labels fortir e
pr essu re,fuel type andQRcode foraccessi ng
th ere scue card →
152
E Tow- star tin gand towing away →
377
F Sparewheel →
370 At
aglanc e– Em erge ncie sand brea kdo wns 19

Pr
otecting theen vir onmen t
+ ENV
IRONM ENTALNOTEEnvironme ntal
da ma gedue tooper ating condit ionsand
per sonal driving style The
pollut antemission oftheve hicle is
dir ectl yre lat ed tothewa yyo uoperat eth e
ve hicle.
Oper ateyo ur vehicle inan environment ally
re sponsible mannertohelp protect theen vi‐
ro nment. Plea se obser vethefo llo wing rec‐
omme ndations onope rating cond itions and
pe rsonal driving style.
Oper ating conditions: #
Mak esur eth at thetir epr essur eis cor‐
re ct. #
Donotcar ryanyunn ecessar ywe ight
(e.g. roof lugg agera ck sonce youno
lon gerneed them). #
Adher eto theser vice interva ls.
A regular lyser viced vehicle willcont rib‐
ut eto environmen talpr otect ion. #
Alw aysha ve maint enance workcar ried
out ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Pe rsonal driving style: #
Donotdepr esstheaccelera torpeda l
when star tin gth eengine. #
Donotwa rm uptheengine whilethe
ve hicle isstatio nary. #
Drive car efu llyand maintain asu itab le
di st anc efrom theve hicle infront. #
Avoid freq uent, sudden acceleration
and braking. #
Chang ege ar ingood timeand useeach
ge ar onlyup to00C3 ofits maximum
engine speed. #
Switc hof fth eengine instatio narytraf‐
fi c, e.g. byusin gth eEC Ostar t/ stop
funct ion. #
Drive fuel-ef ficie ntly .Obs erve theEC O
displa yfo ra fuel -efficie ntdrivi ng style. En
vir onmental issuesandrecomm endations:
It is recomme ndedthat youre -us eor recy cle
mat erials ins tead ofjus tdispo singof them.
The releva nt environme ntal gu ideline sand regu‐
lations servetoprotect theen vironmen tand
mus tbe strictly observe d. Genuine
Mercedes-Benz parts
+ ENVIR
ONMEN TALNO TEEnvironme ntal
da ma gecau sed bynotus ing recy cle d
re condi tionedcom pone nts Dai
mle rAG offers recy cle dre condi tioned
com pone ntsand parts wit hth esame qualit y
as newpar ts.The same entitlemen tfr om the
Limit edWarrant yis valid asforne wpar ts. #
Use recy cle dre condi tionedcom po‐
nents andparts from Daimler AG. Gene
ralno tes 21

The
Oper ator's Manual andMaint enanc eBookle t
ar eim por tant docum ents andshould be kept in
th eve hicle. Ser
vice andvehicl eoper ation Ve
hicl eoper ation outside theUS Aor Cana da When
youar eabr oad withyo ur vehicle, observe
th efo llo wing points:
R service point sor replacemen tpar tsma yno t
be available immediat ely.
R unle aded fuelmayno tbe available forve hi‐
cles withacat alytic converter .Leaded fuel
ma ycause damag eto thecat alytic converter .
R thefuel mayha ve an extreme lylow oct ane
num ber.Un suit able fuelcancause engine
damag e.
Some Mercedes-Benz modelsareav ailable in
Eur ope thro ugh ourEuropean DeliveryPr og ram.
Fo rmor einf ormation, pleaseconsult anauthor‐
ized Mercedes‑B enzservice center,or write to
one ofthefo llo wing address:
in theUS A: Mer
cede s-Benz USA,LLC
Eur opea nDeliv eryDepar tment
One Mercedes-Benz Drive
Sandy Springs, GA30328
in Canada:
Mer cedes-Benz Canada,Inc.
Eur opea nDeliv eryDepar tment
98 Vande rhoof Avenue
To ronto, Ont ario M4G 4C9 Mai
nten anc e Yo
ur cus tomer advisorconf irms theser vice in
th eser vice repor t. Ro
adside Assistan ce The
Mercedes -Benz Roadside Assis tance Pro‐
gr am offers tech nica lhel pin thecase ofa
br eakdo wn.Your calls totheto ll-f reeRo adside
As sis tance Hotline areans weredby our agents
24 hour sa da y,365 days aye ar.
1- 80 0-FO R-MER Cedes (1-800-367-63 72)(US A) 1-8
00-387-0 100(Canada)
Yo ucan find further information inthe
Mer cedes-Ben zRo adside Assis tance Progr am
br oc hu re (US A)orthe"R oadside Assistance"
secti oninthemaint enanc eand warrant yinf or‐
mat ionbook let(Canad a).Youwill find both in
th eve hicle document wallet. Chang
eof address orchang eof ow ner ship In
theev ent ofach ang eof addr ess, please send
us the"No tification ofaddr esschang e"inthe
Ser vice andGuarant eeboo kletor simply callth e
Mer cedes-Ben zCus tomer Assis tance Center
(US A)on theho tline number
1-8 00-FOR-MER Cedes (1-800-367-63 72)or Cus‐
to mer Service (Canada )on 1-800-38 7-0100. We
can then reac hyo uin atim elyfa shion, ifneces‐
sar y.
If yo usell your Mer cedes,pleas elea veall liter a‐
tur ein theve hicle sothat itis available tothe
ne xt ow ner .If yo uha ve pur chased aused vehi‐
cle, please sendusthe"No tice ofPur chase of
Used Car"intheSer vice andGuar anteebookle t
or sim plycall theMer cedes- BenzCustomer Gener
alno tes 23

Limit
edWa rranty
* NO
TEDama getotheve hicle arising
fr om violation ofthese oper ating instruc‐
tion s. Damag
eto theve hicle canarise from viola‐
tion ofthese oper ating instruction s.
This damag eis no tco veredeit her bythe
Mer cedes-Ben zim plied warrant yor by the
Ne w‑ orUsed- Vehicle Warrant y. #
Followtheins truction sin these oper at‐
ing instruction son proper operation of
yo ur vehicle aswellas on possible vehi‐
cle damag e. QR
code forre scue card
The QRcode issecur edinthefuel filler flap and
on theopposit eside ontheB-pillar .In theeve nt
of an acci dent, rescue services canusetheQR
code toquickl yfind theappr opriatere scue card
fo ryo ur vehicle. Thecurrent rescue cardcon‐
ta ins themos tim por tant informa tionab ou tyo ur ve
hicle inacom pact form ,e.g. thero utin gof the
electr iclines.
Fu rther information canbeobt ained athttp: //
www .mercedes-benz .de/qr-code. Data
storage Electr
oniccontr olunit s Ele
ctro nic contr oluni tsareins talled inyour vehi‐
cle. Some ofthese areneces saryfo rth esaf e
oper ation ofyour vehicle, whilesome assistyo u
when drivin g(dr iver assis tance systems). In
addition, your vehicle prov ides comfort and
ent ertainm ent func tions,whic har ealso made
possible byelectr oniccontrol units.
Elect ronic contr oluni tscont ain da ta memor ies
whi chcan temp orarily orper manent lystor e
te ch nica linf orma tionab ou tth eve hicle's operat‐
ing stat e, com ponent loads, maintenance
re qu iremen tsand tech nica leve nts orma lfunc‐
tio ns. In
gener al,th is inf ormatio ndocum entsth est at e
of acom ponent part,amodul e,asy stem orthe
sur round ingssuc has:
R Operatin gst atus ofsystem com ponen ts(e.g.
fi ll le ve ls, batt eryst atus ,tir epr essur e)
R Status messagescon cerningth eve hicle or
its individua lcom ponent s(e.g. number of
wheel revo lution s/speed, longitudin alacc el‐
er ation ,lat eral acc eler ation ,displa yof fas‐
te ned seatbe lts)
R Malfunctio nsorfaults inim por tant system
com ponen ts(e.g. lights, brak es)
R Information oneve nts lead ing tovehicle
damag e
R System react ionsin spec ialdrivin gsit uatio ns
(e. g.airbag deployment,int erve ntio nof sta‐
bilit ycon trol systems)
R Ambien tcon ditions (e.g.temp eratur e,rain
sen sor)
In addition toprov iding theactual control unit
func tion,th is dat aassis tsthemanuf acturerin
de tecting andrectify ingmal functi onsand opti‐
mizi ngvehicle functions. Themajority ofthis 28
General notes

Smar
tKey Ov
ervie wof keyfunctions &
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. *
NO
TEDama getotheke ycaus edby
magne ticfields #
Keep theke yaw ay from stro ng ma g‐
ne tic fields. %
The Smar tKey ma yva ry from theone shown
in thediagr am,depending ontheve hicle
eq uipment. 1
Locks
2 Batt erych ecklam p
3 Unlocks
4 Panic alar m
% Ifba tter ych ecklam p2 does notlight up
af te rpr essing theÜ orß button,the
batt eryis disc harged.
Changing theSmar tKey batt ery(/ page66).
The Smar tKey loc ksand unlocksth efo llo wing
com pone nts:
R The door s
R The fuel filler flap 64
Opening andclosing