2020 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS roof rack

Sliding
sunroof Opening
andclosi ngtheslidi ngsunr oof &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whi leope ning andclosingthesliding
sunr oof
Dur ing opening andclosing, partsof the
body could getcaught inthesw eep ofthe
sliding sunroof. #
When opening orclosing, makesur e
th at no body partsarein thesw eep. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif
somebody becomestrapped.
or #
Press thebutt oninanydir ect ion during
th eaut omatic opening /closingpr ocess.
The opening /closingpr ocess isstop‐
ped. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th esliding sunroofisoper ated bychil‐
dr en
Childr enoper atingth esliding sunroofcould
get caught inthemo ving parts,par ticular lyif
unatt ended. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eke ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. *
NO
TEMalfunctio ncau sed bysno wand
ice Sno
wand icemaylead toamalf unctionof
th esliding sunroof. #
Onlyopen thesliding sunroofifit is free
of sno wand ice. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed byprotru ding
objec ts Objec
tsthat protru de from thesliding sun‐
ro of ma ydamag eth esealing strips. #
Donotallo wan ything toprotru de from
th esliding sunroof. *
NO
TEImpo rtant poin tsto remember
when aro of rack isins talled When
aro of rack isins talled, raising oropen ‐
ing thesliding sunroofmaybe limit ed. #
Chec kwhe ther thesliding sunroofcan
be raised oropen edwhen aro of rack is
ins talled. #
Ifin doubt, donotra ise oropen the
sliding sunroof. Opening
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Raises
2 Open s
3 Closes/ lowe rs #
Chec kwhe ther thesliding sunroofcan be
ra ised oropen edwhen aro of rack isins tal‐
led. #
Tostar taut omatic operation :pr ess the
0057 buttonbeyond thepoint ofresis tance
or pulland release it. #
Tointerru pt aut omatic operation :br ief ly
pr ess the0057 buttoninanydir ect ion.
The opening /closingpr ocess willbestop‐
ped.
Ve hicl eswithout apanor amaroof wit h
po we rtil t/s lidin gpane l:The automatic open‐
ing and raising featur eis available onlywh en the
sliding sunroofisclosed.
Au tomatic reve rsing funct ionoftheslidi ng
sunr oof
If an obj ect isobs truct ing thesliding sunroof
dur ing theclosing process, thesliding sunroof
will open again automaticall y.The automatic
re ve rsing func tion isonl yan aid and isno ta sub‐
st itut efo ryo ur att entiven ess . #
Dur ing theclosing process, makesur eth at
no body partsarein theclosing area. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment evenwi th
th ere ve rsing func tion active
The reve rsing featur edoes notre act inpar‐
tic ular :
R Tosof t,light andthin obje cts, e.g. fing ers
R Overthelas t00CF in(4 mm) oftheclosing
pat h
R Dur ing rese ttin g
This means that there ve rsefunc tion cann ot
pr eve ntsom eone from becomi ngtrap pe din
th ese situation s. #
When closing, makesur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif
somebody becomestrapped.
or #
Brief lypress thebutt oninanydir ect ion
dur ing automatic operation.
The closing process isstopped. Pr
oblems withtheslidi ngsunr oof 76
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aract eristic sas wellas thesteer ing and
br aking charact eristic sch ang e.Dur ing cor‐
ner ing,th eve hicle tiltsmorest ro ng lyand
ma yre act mor eslugg ishlyto steer ing move‐
ments.
If yo uexc eed themaximum roof load, the
dr iving charact eristic s,as wellas thesteer‐
ing and braking charact eristic s,will be
gr eat lyim pair ed. #
Alw ayscom plywit hth emaximum roof
load andadjus tyo ur drivin gst yle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryifunsuit able
climb ingaids areused
If yo uuse vehicle body openings oradd-on
par tsas steps, thefo llo wing canoccur:
R Youma yslip and/or fall.
R Youma ydamag eth eve hicle andthen
fa ll. #
Alw aysuse non- slip, stable climbing
aids, e.g.a suit able ladder . *
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. *
NO
TEVehicle damag edue tonon-
ap prove dro of rack s The
vehicle could bedamag edbyroof rack s
whic hha ve notbe en tested and appr ovedby
Mer cedes-Ben z. #
Onlyuse roof rack sappr ovedfo r
Mer cedes-Ben z. #
Depending ontheve hicle equipment,
ensur eth at when thero of rack isins tal‐
led, thesliding sunroofcan befully
ra ised. #
Position theload onthero of rack in
suc hawa yth at theve hicle willnotsus‐
ta in damag eev en when itis in mo tion . *
NO
TEMaximu mperm itted roof load The
weight ofthero of lugg age, including the
ro of rack ,mus tno texc eed themaximum
per mitt edroof load.
The maximum roof load is330. 7lb (150 kg)
if th er ear eat leas tth re epair sof suppor t
fe et .
This applies ifth eload isdis tribut edeve nly
acr oss theent ire ro of sur face. The maxi mum
loa dfo reac hpai rof roof rack suppor tfe et is
11 0.2 lb(50 kg). Wh
entheve hicle isat ast ands tilland when at
leas tth re epair sof suppor tfe et areused, the
maximu mper missi bleroof load of330. 7lb
(1 50 kg)ma ybe exc eeded byamax imum of
33 0.7lb (150 kg),e.g. when aro of tent isus ed .
Alw ayscom plywit hth ero of rack manuf acturer's
ins tallation instruct ions . Seat
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NO
TEDama getotheco vers The
covers ma ybe dama gedand scratc hed
when being opened. #
Use thedisassembl yto ol prov ided in
th eve hicle tool bag. #
Donotuse metallic orhar dobje cts. #
Remo vethero of rack bef oreins talling
th eco vers. Bea
rin mind thefo llo wing relat ed topic:
R Vehicle tool kit overvie w(/ page406)
An incor rectly attached roof rack oran incor rect
ro of load canbecome detach ed from theve hicle.
Be sureto com plywith thero of rack manuf ac‐
tur er's installation instruct ions . #
Carefull yre mo vecovers 1 inthedir ect ion
of thear row withth edisassembl yto ol. #
Attach thero of rack atsec uring poin ts2. #
Com plywit hth ero of rack manuf acturer's
ins tallation instruct ions . #
Sec ureth eload onthero of rack . Cup
holder Ins
talling thecup hold erinor remo ving it
fr om the center console &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk ofacci dent orinju ry
when usingthecup holder whilethe
ve hicle ismo ving
The cup holder cannotsecur econt ainer s
while theve hicle ismo ving.
If yo uuse acup hold erwhile theve hicle is
mo ving, thecon tainer maybe flung aroun d
and liquids maybe spill ed.The vehicle occu‐
pants maycome intocont actwithth eliq uid
and ifit is ho t,th ey cou ldbe scal ded.Yo u
cou ldbe dist ra cted from traf fic condi tions
and youma ylose contro lof theve hicle. #
Onlyuse thecup holder whentheve hi‐
cle isstatio nary. #
Onlyuse thecup holder forcont ainer s
of theright size. #
Close thecon tainer ,par ticular lyifth e
liq uid isho t. 10
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Sea tsand stow ing