2020 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS trailer

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
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Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gES P®
(E lectr onicSta‐
bil ity Prog ram) #
Todeac tivateES P®
:pr ess button 1 unti l
th e00BB ESP®
OFF warning lam plight sup in
th eins trument cluster.The 00E5 OFFmes‐
sag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y. #
Toactiv ateESP ®
:br ief lypress butt on1.
The 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lam pin the
ins trumen tclus tergoes out.
Obser vetheinf ormation onwarning lam psand
displa ymess ages whic hma ybe sho wninthe
ins trumen tclus ter. Fu
nction ofESP ®
trailer stabil izatio n &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent inpoo rro ad
and weather condition s
In poor road and weather condition s,the
tr ai le rst abiliz ationcan notpr eve ntlurc hing of
th eve hicle/tr ailercombination. Trailer swit h
a high centerof grav ity ma ytip over bef ore
ES P®
de tects this. #
Alw aysadap tyo ur drivin gst yle to suit
th ecur rent road and weather condi‐
tio ns. When
drivin gwit hatrailer ,ES P®
can stabiliz e
yo ur vehicle ifth etrailer begins tosw erve from
side toside:
R ESP ®
traile rst abiliz ationis act ive abo ve
speeds of40 mph(65 km/h).
R Slight swerving isreduced bymeans ofata r‐
ge ted, individual brak eapplication onone
side.
R Intheeve ntofsevere sw erving, theengine
output isalso reduced andallwheels are
br ak ed.
ES P®
tra iler stabiliz ationma ybe impair edor
ma yno tfun ction if:
R The trailer isno tcon nectedcor rectl yor is
no tde tected prope rly by theve hicle. Fu
nction ofEBD (electr onicbrak efo rc edis‐
tr ibut ion) EB
Dis ch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R Mon itor ing and regulating thebr ak epr essur e
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Driving and parking

Ve
hicles withAc tivePa rking Assistand a360 °
Camer a
If Ac tivePa rking Assistis deact ivat ed and an
obs tacle isde tected inthepat hof theve hicle, a
pop-up windowforPa rking AssistPA RK TRONI C
1 appear sin themultimedia system atspeeds
belo w6mp h(1 0 km/h).
The color oftheindividual segmentsof thewa rn‐
ing displa yis based onthedis tance tothede tec‐
te dobs tacle :
R Yello wsegment s:obs tacle sat adi st anc e
be tween appr ox.2.0 ft(0.6 m)and 3.3ft
(1 .0 m) R
Orang esegment s:obs tacle sat adi st anc e
be tween appr ox.1. 0 ft (0.3 m)and 2.0ft
(0.6 m)
R Redse gme nts: obstacle sat ave ry shor t
dis tance ofapprox .1. 0 ft (0.3 m)orless
Sy stem limit s
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cdoes notne cessa‐
ri ly take intoacc ount thefo llo wing obstacle s:
R Obs tacle sbel ow thede tection rang e, e.g .
pe rsons, animals orobject s.
R Obs tacle sab ove thede tection rang e, e.g .
ove rhang ingloads, overhang sor loadin g
ra mp sof truc ks.
The sensor smus tbe free ofdir t,ice and slush.
Ot her wise, they ma yno tfunction correctl y.
Clean thesensor sre gular ly,especiall yaf te rdr iv‐
ing off-r oad ,ta king careno tto scr atc hor dam‐
ag eth em.
Ve hicl eswith traile rhitc h:Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cis deac tiva tedfo rth ere ar zone
when youes tablish anelec trical conn ect ion
be tween your vehicle andatrailer . Pr
oblems withParking Assis tPA RK TRONI C Ve
hicles without 360° Camer a Ve
hicles with360° Camer a 18
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Wi
de-ang levie w Tr
ailer view(vehic leswithatrailer hitch)
1 Yello wguide line,locat ingaid 2
Redguide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 in (0.3 m)from theball head ofthe
tr ai le rhi tc h
3 Ballhe ad ofthetrailer hitch
Sy stem failur e
If th er eis no oper ational readin ess, thefo llo wing
mess ageappear sin themultimedia system: Sy
stem limit s
The rear vie wcam erawill notfun ction orwill
on lypa rtiall yfunc tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The rear-en ddoor isopen .
R Ther eis hea vyrain, sno wor fog. R
The ambient lightcondit ionsarepoor ,e.g. at
night.
R The camer alens isobs truct ed, dirtyor fog‐
ge dup. Obser vetheno teson cleaning the
re ar vie wcam era(/ page36 3).
R Camer as,orvehicle component sin whic h
th ecamer asareins talled, aredamag ed.In
th is eve nt,have thecamer as,their position s
and their setting checkedat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop.
The field ofvision andother funct ionsofthere ar
vie wcam erama ybe restrict ed dueto addit ional
acc esso ries on there ar oftheve hicle (e.g.
license platebr ac ketor bicy cle rack ).
% The displa ycon tras tma ybe impair eddue to
inc ident sunligh tor other light sources. In
th is case, paypar ticular attent ion.
% Have thedispla yre pair edorreplaced if,for
ex am ple, pixelerro rs consi derablyrestrict its
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360°
camer a Fu
nction ofthe360° Camera
The 360°Camera isasy stem that con sistsof
fo ur cam eras. The cam eras coverth eimmediat e
ve hicle surround ings.The system assis tsyou,
e.g .when parkingor atexits withre duced visibil‐
ity .
The views ofthe360° Camer aar ealw aysav aila‐
ble when drivin gfo rw ards up toaspee dof
appr ox.10 mph(1 6 km/h) andwhen backing
up.
% Youcan also usethe360° Camer aas an aid
when driving off-r oad.
The 360° Camer ais onl yan aid. Itis no ta sub‐
st itut efo ryo ur att entio nto thesur round ings.
The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu vering and
pa rking remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at ther e
ar eno per sons, animals orobjec tsetc., inthe
maneu vering area while ma neu vering and park‐
ing.
The system evaluat esimag esfrom thefo llo wing
cameras:
R Rear vie wcam era R
Front camer a
R Twoside camer asintheoutside mirrors
Vi ew sof the360° Camera
Yo ucan selectfrom differe nt vie ws: 1
Off-road view
2 Topvie wwit himag efrom thefront camer a
3 Topvie wwit himag esfrom theside camer as
in theoutside mirrors
4 Wide-ang levie w, rear
5 Topvie wwit himag efrom there ar vie wcam ‐
er a
6 Topvie wwit htrailer view(vehicles witha
tra iler hitch) Of
f-road view 1
Warning displa y
2 Your vehicle from above
In theof f-r oad view, thesur round ingsar edis‐
pla yedin full screen forbe tter orient ation off-
ro ad. This way,thecon dition oftheof f-r oad sec‐
tion ahead canbebetter estimat edand possible
ar eas ofdang eravo ided. Obstacle sde tected ata
di st anc eof appr oximat ely3. 3ft (1.0 m) orless
ar edispla yedon vehicle 2using thecolor seg‐
ment sof wa rning displa y1. Dr
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The
guide linesinthemultimedia system dis‐
pla ysho wthedis tances toyour vehicle. The
dis tances onlyapply toroad leve l.
In trailer mode, theguide linesaresho wnat
th eleve lof thetrailer hitch.
When thedif fere ntia llo ck sar eeng aged, the
guide linesarehidden.
Tr aile rvie w(vehic leswith atraile rhitc h)
If yo usele cttrailer viewand notrailer isco upled
to theve hicle, thefo llo wing displa yappear s: 1
Yello wguide line,locat ingaid
2 Redguide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 in (0.3 m)from theball head ofthe
tr ai le rhi tc h
3 Ballhe ad ofthetrailer hitch When
theelectr icalconnect ionises tablished
be tween theve hicle andthetra iler ,th edispla y
ch ang estoside camer avie w1.
This viewsuppor tsmaneuv ering procedur eswit h
a traile r.
Side viewof themir rorca mer as
The side sof theve hicle canbeseen inthis vie w. Dr
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R
Ifth ewr ong gear isselec ted.
Dr ive Aw ayAssi stisact ive under thefo llo wing
con dition s:
R IfPa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis act ivat ed.
R Everytime thege ar isch ang edto005E or005B
when theve hicle isat ast ands till.
R Ifth ede tected obs tacle isless than appr ox.
3.3 ft(1.0 m) away.
R Ifth emaneuv ering assis tant func tionis acti ‐
va tedin themultimedia system.
Sy stem limit s
The perform anc eof Drive Aw ayAssi stislimit ed
on inclines .
When drivin gwit hatrailer ,Dr ive Aw ayAssi stis
no tav ailable.
% Alsoobse rveth esy stem limits ofParking
Ass istPA RK TRONI C(/ page18 1).
Fu nction ofCross Traf fic Aler t
% Alsore ad theins truction son Blind Spot
Assis t(/ page203). Ve
hicl eswith Blind SpotAss ist: Cr oss Traf fic
Ale rtcan warndriver sof anycr ossing traffic
when backingup out ofapar kingspace. The
ra dar sensor sin thebum peralso monit orthe
ar ea adjac enttotheve hicle. Ifacr itical situation
is de tected, symbo l1 appea rsinthemedia dis‐
pla y.Ifth edr iver does notre spond tothewa rn‐
ing, theve hicle's brak es can beappli edaut omat‐
ically .
If th era dar sensor sar eobs truct edbyvehicles
or other object s,de tection isno tpos sible.
Cr oss Traf fic Aler tis acti veund erthefo llo wing
con dition s:
R IfBlin dSpo tAss istis act ivat ed. R
Ifth eve hicle isbac king upatwa lkin gpace.
R Ifth emaneuv ering assis tant func tionis acti ‐
va tedin themultimedia system.
Sy stem limit s
Cr oss Traf fic Aler tis no tav ailable onincline s.
Cr oss Traf fic Aler tis no tav ailable whendrivin g
wit hatrailer .
% Alsoobse rveth esy stem limits ofActive
Bli nd Spo tAssi st(/ pag e203).
Deactiv ating/a ctivating maneu vering assis‐
tance
Multimedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Camera &Parkin g5
Maneuverin gAssist . #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
% Maneuv ering assis tance mustbe activ efo r
th efunc tion ofDrive Aw ayAssi st
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&
WARNIN GDang erofacci dent dueto
uns uitable ballcouplin g
If yo uins tallan unsuit ableballcouplin g,
ove rloading ofthetrailer hitchand rear axle
will bethere sult. Thisispar ticular lythecase
if th eball coupling isrelativ elylong orang led
dif fere ntl y.
The handling charact eristic sma ybe hea vily
im pair edand thetra iler can become
de tach ed. Ther eis arisk offata linj ury. #
Onlyins talla ball couplin gth at mee ts
th eper mitt eddimension sand hasbeen
designed forth etrailer operation
re qu iremen ts. #
Donotmodif yth eball coupling orthe
tr ai le rhi tc h. The
values approvedby themanuf acturercan be
fo und ontheidentif ication platesand inthe
"T ec hn ical data"sec tionunde r"T ra iler hitch"for
th eto wing vehicle (/page425). &
WARNIN GSw erving oftheve hicle/
tr ailer combination duetoinc reased
spee d
If th eve hicle/tr ailercombination swerve s,
yo ucan lose contro lof it.
The vehicle/tr ailercombination caneven tip
ove r. #
Under nocircums tances should yo utry
to inc rease thespeed tostra ight enthe
ve hicle/tr ailercombination. #
Reduce speed anddonotcount er-ste er. #
Ifneces sary,appl yth ebr ak es. *
NO
TEDama getotheengine asare sult
of ove rheating #
Ifyo ure trof itatrai le rhi tc h, mod ifica ‐
tio ns totheengine cooling system may
be neces sary,dependin gon theve hicle
model.
When retrof itti ng atrai le rhi tc h, ob serveth e
fa stening pointson thech assis . Re
trof itti ng atrai le rhi tc his pe rm issible onlyif a
trailer loadisspec ified inyour vehicle docu‐
ments. Ifth is is no tth ecase, theve hicle isno t
appr ovedfo rtr ail er oper ation.
Fu rther information canbeobt ained ataqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop.
If th etrailer coupling isremo vable, itis essent ial
to com plywith theoper ating instruction sof the
tr ai le rcou pling manuf actu rer.
Couple anduncouple thetrailer carefull y.Ifyo u
do notcon nectth etra iler totheto wing vehicle
cor rectl y,thetrailer maybecome detach ed.
Obser vethefo llo wing noteson theto ngu e
we ight :
R Donotuse ato ngu ewe ight that exceed sor
fa lls belo wtheper missible tongu ewe ight
R Use ato ngu ewe ight asclos eas possible to
th emaximum tongu ewe ight
Do notex ceed thefo llo wing values:
R Perm issible trailerload
R Perm issible rear axle load oftheto wing vehi‐
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