2020 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS park assist

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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
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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
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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
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To w star tin gor towing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ele ctrica lfu ses ............ ...............................381 Whe
elsand tires ............ ..........................384
No teson noise orunusua lhandling char‐
act eristic s...................................................3 84 Con
tents 3

R
Donotdr ive on unkno wnterrain that isno t
easil yvisi ble and stay on mar kedro utes.
R Alw ayske ep thedoor sand windo wsclos ed
whi letheve hicle isin mo tion.
R Deactiv ateAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
and cruise contr ol.
R Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle to thete rrain.
R Donotuse theHOLD function onsteep
do wnhill oruphill gradients withslipper yor
loose surfaces.
Dr ivi ng on sand
Whe ndr ivi ng on sand ,al so obs erve thefo llo wing
ins truct ions :
R Shif tto alowe rge ar.
R Drive qu ickl yto ove rcome thero lling resis t‐
ance, other wise theve hicle maydig itself in.
R Drive in thetra cksof other vehicles ifpossi‐
ble. Makesur eth at thefo llo wing prereq ui‐
sit es areme t:
- The tireru ts areno tto odeep
- The sand isfirm enough
- The ground clearance issuf ficie nt R
Lowe rth etir epr essur ein all four wheel s.
Con traryto theinf ormation onthetir epr es‐
sur eplat e(fuel filler flap), youcan lowe rth e
tir epr es su re to120kP a(1 .2 bar/1 7.4 psi ).
Mer cedes- AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
% Once youstop driving onsand, immediat ely
incr ease thetir epr essur eag ain.
Yo ucan find informa tionon tirepr ess urefo r
th eve hicle's fact or y-ins talled tires on the
fo llo wing labels:
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar don
th eB‑pillar ofyour vehicle (/page39 1).
R Tire pressur eta ble ontheinside ofthe
fuel filler flap (/ page38 7).
Fo rding
Also obser vethefo llo wing informatio nwhen
fo rd ing:
R Drive at no mor eth an 6mp h(1 0 km/h) .
R Obse rveth emaximum permissible ford ing
dep th(/ pag e42 4). R
Beforefo rd ing, shiftth etra nsf ercase tothe
LO WRAN GEoff-r oad gear (/ page14 9).
R Swi tchof fau tomatic climatecontr ol
(/ page 126).
R Ensur eth at abo wwav edoes notfo rm asyou
dr ive.
R Donotst op inthewa terand donotswi tch
of fth eengine. Ensur eth eEC Ostar t/ stop
funct ionisswitc hedoff(/ page14 0).
Dr ivi ng inmount ainousterrain
Also observeth efo llo wing informatio nwhen
dr ivin gin moun tainous terrain:
R Obse rveth eva lues oftheappr oach/depar‐
tur eang leand ofthemaximum gradient
(/ page42 4).
R Engage thedif fere ntia llo ck sif necessar y
(/ page15 1).
R Avoid high engine speeds.
R Use thebr aking powe rof theengine when
dr iving downhill.
R Shif tto alowe rge ar on uphill gradien tsand
on long,steep downhill gradients. 13
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R
2 gentle decel erati on and rolling
R 3 con sistent spe ed
The inne rseg ment isgray and theout erseg‐
ment empties:
R 1 spor tyacc eler ation
R 2 hea vybrakin g
R 3 fluct uatio nsinspee d
Yo uha ve driven econ omicall ywhen:
R The thre eout ersegment sar ecom pletely fil‐
led simult aneousl y.
R The ECOdispla ybor der lights up
The additional rang eac hieve das are sult ofyour
dr ivin gst yle in com parison withadr iver wit ha
ve ry spor tydriving style is sho wnunder Bonus
fr. Start .The rang edispl ayed does notindicat e
a fixe dre duction incon sum ption. DY
NA MIC SELECT switch Fu
nction oftheDY NA MIC SELECT switch Mer
cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
Use theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hto chang e
be tween thefo llo wing drive pr ogr ams:
= (Individ ual):indiv idual settings
C (Sport):spor tydrivin gst yle
A (Comfort): com fortable andeconomic al
dr ivin gst yle
; (Eco):particular lyecon omicaldrivin g
st yle
The A drive pr ogr am isaut omaticall yactiv e
af te rst ar tin gth eve hicle.
Depending onthedr ive pr og ram sele cted, the
fo llo wing vehicle charact eristic swill chang e:
R Drive:
- Engin eand trans miss ionman agemen t
- ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
R ECO star t/ stop funct ion R
ESP ®
R Steer ing
R Vehicl eswith adjus tabledam ping: Sus‐
pensi on Sel
ecting thedr ive pr og ram Dr
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The
gearshif tre comme ndation assists youin
adop tingan eco nomic aldrivin gst yle. #
Ifge arshif tre comme ndation mess age1 is
sho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla y,shif tto
th ere comme ndedgear. Using
kickdow n Mer
cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers. #
Maxi mum acceler atio n:dep ress theaccel‐
er ator pedal beyond thepr essur epoint . The
automatic transmiss ionshiftsup tothene xt
ge ar when themaximum enginespeedis
re ac hed toprotect theengine from overrev ving. Glide
mode functio n Mer
cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yno tre cog‐
nize dangers.
Wi th an ant icip ator ydr ivin gst yle, glide mode
helps youto reduce fuelconsum ption.
Glide mode isch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R The com bustion engin eis disco nnect edfrom
th edr ivet ra in and continues torunin neu tral .
R The trans mis sion positio n005B isdispl ayed in
gr een inthemultifunc tiondispla y.
Glide mode isact ivat ed ifth efo llo wing condi‐
tion sar eme t:
R Drive pr og ram ; issele cted.
R The speed iswit hin asui table rang e.
R The road's courseissuit able, e.g.no steep
uphill ordownhill inclinesortight bends. R
Ther eis no trailer coupled tothetra iler hitch,
and nobicy clerack installed.
R Youdo notdepr esstheaccelera toror brak e
peda l(e xc ep tfo rlig ht brak eapp lications).
% Glide mode canalsobe activ ated ifyo uha ve
select edthe"Eco" setting forth edr ive in the
dr ive pr og ram =.
Gli de mode isdea ctivated again ifone ofthe
condi tions isno long erme t.
Gl ide mod ecan also be preve nted bythefo llo w‐
ing parame ters:
R Incline
R Downhill gradi ent
R Temp eratur e
R Height
R Speed
R Oper ating status oftheengine
R Traf fic situ ation
% Glide mod ecan beende dby pressing a
st eer ing wheel gearshif tpaddle
(/ page14 5). Dr
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#
Alw aysdiseng ageth edif fere ntia llo ck s
immed iatelyon afirm ,high-t raction
su rface. Dif
fere ntia llo ck sim prove thetra ction ofthe
ve hicle when driving off-r oad andford ing. The
vehicle hasthre edif fere ntia llo ck s:
R The differe ntia llo ck fortr ansf ercase 1dis‐
abl esthero tatio nal spee dcom pensa tion
be twee nth efront and rear axle s.
R The differe ntia llo ck forre ar axle 2disable s
th ero tatio nal spee dcom pensa tionbe twee n
th ewheels ofthere ar axle .
R The differe ntia llo ck forth efront axle 3dis‐
ables thero tatio nal spee dcom pensa tion
be twee nth ewheels ofthefront axle.
Sy stem limita tions
If th edif fere ntia llo ck sar eeng aged, thefo llo w‐
ing drivin gand drivin gsaf etysy stems aredeacti‐
va ted:
R ABS(/ page16 5)
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 174)
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st
R ActivePa rking Assist(/ page19 4)
R ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist(/page204)
R BAS(/ page16 6)
R HillSt artAs sis t(/ page17 8) R
ECO star t/ stop funct ion(/ page13 9)
R ESP ®
(/ page 166)
R HOLD functio n(/ page 178)
R Limi ter
R Cruise contro l(/ page17 2)
R Blind Spo tAssi st(/ pag e203) Eng
aging/diseng agingthedif fere ntial locks Eng
aging thedif fere ntial locks
Re quiremen ts:
R Youar eno tdr ivin gon apa vedor public road.
R Youar edr ivin gat wa lkin gpace.
R The driven wheels areno tspin ning.
R The transf ercase isshif tedto theLO W
RAN GEoff-r oad gear (/ page14 9). #
Eng agein theor der 1, 2, 3. Press the
re spectiv ebutt ons todo this. Onl yeng age
dif fere ntia llo ck s2 and 3forth efront and
re ar axle ifre qu ired. Dr
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Count
ryRadio type approval number
Unit ed
Ar ab Emi‐
ra tes ER4
1849/1 5
Deal erNo: DA35176/1 4
Unit ed
St ates FCC
ID:NZLM UAHL5 Fu
rther information onthedeclar ationofcon ‐
fo rm ity forwir eles sve hicle component s
(/ page25). Elec
tric par king brak e Elec
tric par king brak efunction (applying
aut omaticall y) &
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. The
elect ric pa rking brak eis applied ifth etra ns‐
mission isin position 005Dand one ofthefo llo w‐
ing con dition sis fulf illed:
R The engin eis switc hedoff.
R The seat belttongu eis no tins ertedin the
seat beltbuckleofthedr iver's seat andthe
dr iver's door isopened.
R The transf ercase isin theLOW RANGEpos i‐
tion.
% Toprev ent application: pullthehandle ofthe
electr icpar king brak e.
In thefo llo wing situat ions,th eelectr icpar king
br ak eis also applied:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis bring ing
th eve hicle toast ands till. Dr
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R
The HOLD functioniske eping theve hicle sta‐
tio nar y.
R ActivePa rking Assistis ke eping theve hicle
st atio nary.
This isthecase ifone ofthefo llo wing condition s
is also fulfilled:
R The engin eis switc hedoff.
R The seat belttongu eis no tins ertedin the
seat beltbuckleofthedr iver's seat andthe
dr iver's door isopened.
R Ther eis asy stem malfunct ion.
R The powe rsupp lyis insuf ficie nt.
R The vehicle isstatio naryfo ra lengt hyper iod.
When theelectr icpar king brak eis applied, the
re d0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indicatorlam p
appear sin theins trument cluster.
The electr icpar king brak eis no taut omaticall y
applied ifth eengine isswitc hedoffby theEC O
st ar t/ stop funct ion. Electr
icpar king brak efunction (releasing
aut omat ically)
The electr icpar king brak eis released whenthe
fo llo wing condition sar efulf illed:
R The driver's door isclos ed.
R The engin eis running .
R The trans mis sion isin po sitio n005B or005E and
yo udepr esstheaccelera torpeda lor you
shif tfr om transmission position005Dto005B or
005E when onleve lgr ou nd withth edr iver's
door closed.
R Ifth etransmission isin position 005E,there ar-
end door mustbe closed.
R The seat belttongu eis ins ertedint oth eseat
belt buckleofthedr iver's seat.
If th eseat belttongu eis no tins ertedint oth e
seat beltbuckleofthedr iver's seat, thefo llo w‐
ing con dition smus tbe fulf illed:
R Youshif tfr om trans mis sion position005D.
R Youha ve prev iousl ydr iven atspeeds grea ter
th an 2mp h(3 km/h). When
theelectr icpar king brak eis released, the
re d0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indicatorlam p
in theins trument clustergoes out.
Appl ying/rele asing theelectr icpa rking
br ak ema nuall y
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Dep
endingontheve hicle's equipment, thera dar
sensor sar eint egr ated behind thebum pers
and/or behindtheMer cedes star.The ultrason ic
sen sorsar eloc ated inthefront and rear bum p‐
er s. Ke ep these partsfree ofdir t,ice and slush
(/ page363). Thesensor smus tno tbe cov‐
er ed, forex am ple bybicy clerack s, ove rhang ing
loads, sticke rs,fo ilor foils toprotect agains t
st one chipping .Ad dition allicense platebr ac kets
can like wise impair thefunc tion oftheultr asonic
sensor s.In theev ent ofdamag eto thebum pers
or radiat orgrill, orfollo wing acollis ionimpact ing
th ebum persor radiat orgrill, have thefunc tion
of thesensor sch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop. Ifth esensor sar edamag ed,some
dr iving systems anddriving safetysy stems may
no long erfunc tion proper ly. Ov
ervie wof driving systems anddriving
saf etysy stems In
this sect ion, youwill find informa tionab ou t
th efo llo wing drivin gsy stems anddriving safety
sy stems:
R 360° Camer a(/ page18 9) R
ABS (Anti-lo ckBra king System)
(/ page16 5)
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 174)
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e16 9)
R ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist(/ page204)
R ATTENTION ASSIST(/ page200)
R BAS(Bra keAssis tSys tem) (/ page16 6)
R HillSt artAs sis t(/ page17 8)
R EBD (El ectr onicBra keforc eDis tribution)
(/ page16 8)
R ESP ®
(El ectr onic Stability Program)
(/ page16 6)
R ESP ®
trai ler stabiliz ation(/ page16 8)
R HOLD functio n(/ page 178)
R ActivePa rking Assist(/ page19 4)
R Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C(/ page18 1)
R Rear vie wcam era(/ page18 5)
R Cruis econtr ol(/ page 172)
R Blind SpotAssis t(/ page203) R
Traf fic Sign Assist(/ pag e20 1)
R Dam ping adjus tment(/ page17 9) Fu
nctions ofABS (Anti-loc kBr aking System) AB
Sre gulat esthebr ak epr essur ein critical driv‐
ing situation s:
R Dur ing braking, e.g.atfull brak eapplication
or insuf ficie nttiretracti on, thewheels are
pr eve nted from lock ing.
R Vehicle steer ability whilebraking isensur ed.
If ABS interve nes when braki ng, youwill feel a
pulsing inthebr ak epedal. Thepulsating brak e
pedal canbeanindicat ionofhazar dous road
con dition sand canserveas are minder totake
ex tra car ewh ile dr ivi ng.
Sy stem limit s
R ABSis act ive from speeds ofappr ox.3 mp h
(5 km/ h).
R ABSma ybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion ifa
malfunc tionhasoccurredand theye l‐
lo w 0025 ABSwa rning lam plight sup con tin‐ Dr
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