MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS 2019 Owner's Manual

In
theeve ntofincr eased rear axle load, theve hi‐
cle/tra ilercombination mayno texc eed amaxi‐
mum speed of62 mph(1 00 km/h) forre ason s
con cerningth eoper ating permit. This also
applies incount ries inwhic hth eper missible
maximum speedforve hicle/tr ailercombinations
is abo ve62 mph(1 00 km/h). Coupling
up/uncoupling atrailer Re
quirement s:
Tr ailer swit ha7- pin plug canbecon nectedto
th eve hicle withth efo llo wing adapters:
R Adapterplu g
R Adaptercabl e
The trail er wil lbe cor rectly detected bytheve hi‐
cle onlyif th efo llo wing condition sar eme t:
R The trailer isconn ectedcor rectly
R The trai le rlighti ngsystem isin wo rking order
The func tionsof thefo llo wing systems areaf fec‐
te dby acor rectly connect edtrai le r:
R ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist R
ESP®
tra iler stabiliz ation
R Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C
R ActivePa rking Assist
R Blin dSpo tAss ist
Couplin gup atrailer
* NO
TEDama getotheve hicle batterydue
to full disc harge Char
gingth etra iler batt eryusing thepo we r
supply ofthetra iler can damag eth eve hicle
batt ery. #
Donotus eth eve hicle's powe rsupp ly
to charge thetrailer battery. Inf
ormation abouta suit ablebal lhead for
Mer cedes-Ben zve hicles canbeobt ained from a
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop, e.g.anaut hor ized
Mer cedes-Benz Center. #
Position thetra iler onaleve lsur face beh ind
th eve hicle andcouple itup totheve hicle. #
Open thesoc ketcap . #
Inse rttheplug withlug 1ingroo ve 3 on
th esoc ket. #
Turn theba yone tcou pling 2clockwise as
fa ras itwil lgo. #
Letth ecap engage. #
Secur eth ecable tothetrailer withcable ties
(onl yif yo uar eusin gan adap tercabl e). #
Mak esur eth at thecable isalw aysslac kfo r
ease ofmo vement during corner ing. Dr
iving andparking 19
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A
displ aymessa gema yapp ear onthemultifunc ‐
tion displa yeve nif th etra iler has been connec‐
te dcor rectl y:
R LEDs have been installed inthetra iler light‐
ing system
R The current hasfa llen belo wthetrailer light‐
ing system's minimum current (50 mA).
% Access oriescan beconnect edtotheper ma‐
nen tpo we rsupp lyup to180W, and tothe
po we rsupp lythat isswit ched on via theigni‐
tion lock.
Decoup lingatrail er &
WARNIN GRisk ofbei ng crus hed and
beco ming trap ped whenunco upling a
tr ai le r
Whe nunco upling atrai le rwi th an eng aged
ine rtia-act ivat ed brak e, your han dma y
bec ome trapped between theve hicle andthe
tr ai le rdr aw bar . #
Donotuncouple trailer swit han
eng aged ove rrunbr ak e. #
Secu rethetrailer agains tro lling away. #
Disconne cttheelectr icalconnect ion
be tween theve hicle andthetra iler . #
Uncou ple th etra iler . #
Place theco veron theball head. Ve
hicl eto wing instruct ions
The vehicle isno tsuit able forth euse oftow bar
sy stems that areused forflat towing ording hy
to wing, forex am ple. Attach ing and using tow bar
sy stems canlead todamag eon theve hicle.
When youar eto wing ave hicle withto w bar sys‐
te ms, safedr iving charact eristic scan notbe
guar anteed forth eto wing vehicle ortheto we d
ve hicle. Thevehicle-tr ailercombination may
sw erve from side toside. Complywithth eper‐
mitt edtowing methods (/page362) andthe
ins truct ions forto wing withbo th axle son the
gr ou nd (/ page 363). 200
Driving andparking

Ins
trum ent Disp layove rview
Mer cedes- AMGvehicl es:besur eto obser ve
th einf ormation intheSupplement .Ot her wise,
yo uma yfa ilto recogni zedangers. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto an
ins trumen tdispla ymalf unction
If th eIns trument Displayhas failed ormal‐
func tioned,youma yno tre cogni zefuncti on
re strictions applyi ngtosaf etyre leva nt sys‐
te ms.
The oper ating safetyof your vehicle maybe
im pair ed. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have theve hicle checkedimmediat ely
at aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. If
th eoper ating safetyof your vehicle is
im pair ed,parkth eve hicle safelyas soon aspos‐
sible. Contactaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Ins
trument Display(s tandar d) 1
Speedome ter
2 Multifunction display
3 Tach ome ter
4 Coolan tte mp eratur ega ug e
5 Fuelleve land fuel filler flap locatio nind ica‐
to r Ins
trum ent Disp layin theWi des cree nCo ck‐
pit 1
Spee dometer
2 Multifunc tiondispla y
3 Exam ple: area foradd itional values
4 Coolant temp eratur ega ug e
5 Fuelleve land fuel filler flap locatio nind ica‐
to r
% Further displa ycont entcan besho wnondis‐
pla y3 foradd itional values (/page204).
The segme ntsin speedom eter 1 indicat eth e
st atus ofthefo llo wing systems:
R Cruise control (/ page16 5) In
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R
ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 167)
* NO
TEEngi nedama gedue toexc essiv ely
high engine speeds The
engine willbedamag edifyo udr ive wit h
th eengine intheov errevving rang e. #
Donotdr ive wi th theengine intheove r‐
re vving rang e. The
fuelsu pp lyis int erru pted toprotect the
engine whenthere dmar kon tach ome ter3
(o ve rrev ving rang e) isreac hed.
Dur ing norm aloper atingcon dition s,coo lant
te mp eratur edispla y4 mayrise tothere d
mar k. &
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen open‐
ing thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine has
ove rheat edordur ing afire intheengine
com partmen t,yo uco uld come intoco ntact
wit hho tga ses orother escaping operating
fl uids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowthe
engine tocool down. #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine com‐
par tmen t,ke ep thehood closed and
call thefire ser vice. Ov
ervie wof thebut tons on thest eer ing
wheel 1
¤ Back/Hom ebutt on(press and hold),
on- boar dcom puter
2 Touc hCon trol, on-bo ardco mp uter 3
Con trol pan elforcr uis econtr olor Active
Dis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
4 Contr olpa nel formulti mediasy stem:
£ Voice Cont rolSy stem
ß Displa ysfavo rite s
VO L:contr olknob, adjuststhevo lume or
switc hesthesound off0063 (press)
0061 Makes/acc epts acall
0076 Rejects /end sa cal l
5 00E2 Calls up thehome screen
6 Touc hCon trol mult imed iasystem
7 0038 Backbutt on(press and hold) Oper
ating theon-boa rdcom puter &
WARNIN GRisk ofdist ra ction from infor‐
mati onsystems andcomm unication s
eq uipment
If yo uoper ateinf ormat ionand comm unic a‐
tio neq uipme ntintegratedin theve hicle
when driving, youwill bedistract ed from the
tr af fic situ ation. Thiscou ldalso cau seyouto
lose control of theve hicle. 202
Instrument Displayand on-boar dcom puter

#
Onlyoper ateth is eq uipmen twhen the
tr af fic situ ation per mits. #
Ifyo ucan notbe sur eof this, stop the
ve hicle whilstpa ying attention toroad
and traffic condi tions andoperate the
eq uipment withth eve hicle statio nary. Obser
vetheleg alrequ iremen tsforth ecount ry
in whic hyo uar ecur rently drivi ng when you
oper ateth eon- boar dcom puter.
% The on-boar dcom puterdispla ysappear on
th emultifunc tiondispla y(/ page205). The
on-boar dcom putercan beoper ated using
lef t-hand Touc hCon trol 2 and left-han dbac k/
hom ebut ton1.
Whe nth eon- boar dcom puterisbeing operated,
dif fere nt aco ustic signa lssou ndasoperati ng
fe edbac k,e.g. when theend ofalis tis reac hed
or when youar esc rolling thro ugh alis t.
The follo wing menusareav ailable:
R Service R
Assist anc e
R Trip
R Navi gation
R Radio
R Media
R Phon e
R Vehicl eswith anIns trument Displayin
th eWi des cree nCo ckpit :Desi gns
The menu scan becalled up from themenu bar
on themultifunc tiondispla y. #
Tocall upthemenu bar:press thebac k
butt ononthelef t1 until themenu baris
displa yed.
% Ve
hicl eswithout Activ eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC :pr ess the00E2 buttontocal l
up themenu baroftheon- boar dcom puter. Ins
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#
Toscr ollinthemenu bar:swipe leftor
ri ght onleft-h and Touc hCon trol 2. #
Tocall upamen uor conf irm aselect ion:
pr ess thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol 2. #
Toscr ollthrough displa ysorlists on the
menu :swipe upwards ordown wardson left-
hand Touc hCon trol 2. #
Tocall upasub men uor conf irm aselec‐
tion :pr ess left-han dTo uc hCon trol 2. #
Toexitasubm enu:press backbutt onon
th elef t1. Se
tting thedesig n
On -bo ardcom puter:
4 Designs
% This function isonl yav ailable forve hicles
wit haWi descr eenCockpit.
The follo wing design scan beselec ted:
R Classic
R Sport
R Progres sive #
Toselect adesign: swipeupwards ordown‐
wa rdson thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol. #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol.
The Instru ment Displa yis sho wnintheselec‐
te ddesign. Se
tting thead dit ional value rang e Ex
am ple: G-me ter
1 Addition alvalue rang e
2 Inde xpo ints #
Toselect displaycont ent:swipe tothe
ri ght onthelef t-hand Touc hCon trol. #
Swip eupw ards ordown wardson thelef t-
hand Touc hCon trol to select displaycont ent.
When displaycont entisselect ed,additional
va lue rang e1 willbr iefly be high lighted.
Inde xpoint s2 will displa yth eselect edlist
it em. 20
4
Instrument Displayand on-boar dcom puter

The
follo wing displa ycon tent can beselect edin
th eClassic andSport designs:
R Tach ome ter
R Navig ation
R ECOdisp lay
R Consu mption
R G-M eter
The follo wing content can beselect edinthePro-
gressive design:
R Date
R Navig ation
R ECOdisp lay
R Consu mption
R G-M eter Ov
ervie wof displa yson themu ltifunct ion
disp lay 1
Outs idetemp eratur e
2 Drive pr og ram
3 Trans miss ionposit ion
4 Time
5 Displa ysection
% Ve
hicl eswith anIns trument Displayin
th eWi des cree nCo ckpit: theposition of
th edispla yswill differfr om those displa yed
her e. Fu
rther displa yson themultifunc tiondispla y:
0097 Gear
shiftre comme ndation (/page 141)
ë ActivePa rking Assistact ivat ed
(/ page18 5)
é Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cdeac tiva ted
( / pag e17 6)
00B2 Cr
uise contr ol(/ page16 5)
ç ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 167)
00D4 Ac
tiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e16 5)
00B0 Ac
tiveLa ne Keeping Assist(/ page19 5)
00D6 EC
Ostar t/ stop funct ion(/ page13 3)
002E Of
f-ro ad gear (/ page14 3)
Ì On-roadposition (/page14 3)
00D9 HOLD
function (/page17 1)
00CE Ad
aptiveHig hbeam Assis t(/ page111 )
Ve hicl eswith Traf fic Sign Assis t:De tected
ins tructi ons and traf fic sig ns (/ page 191). In
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Ad
jus tingthe inst ru men tlighti ng #
Turn brightn esscontrol 1 upordown.
The lightin gof theIns trument Displayand in
th econ trol element sof theve hicle interior is
adjus ted. Menus
andsubmenu s Fu
nctions ontheser vice menu oftheon-
boar dcom puter On-boar
dcom puter:
4 Service #
Toselect thefun ction: swipeupwards or
do wn wardson thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol. #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol.
Fu nctio nson theServ icemenu:
R Messag ememor y(/ page41 3)
R Tire s:
- Che ckthetir epr essur ewit hth etir epr es‐
sur emonit or(/ page37 6)
- Restar tth etir epr essur emonit or
(/ page37 6)
R ASSYST PLUS:cal lsup theser vice duedate
(/ page336)
R Vehicl eswith aWi des cree nCo ckpit: Cool-
ant :cool anttemp eratur edispla y
R Engine OilLevel: engine oilleve l Callin
gup theassis tantdisplay On
-bo ardcom puter:
4 Assist anc e
% Ve
hicl eswith theIns trum ent Displa yin
th eWi des cree nCo ckpit: whenyo uha ve
th edesign setto Progressive ,yo ucan view
th eassis tance grap hicin thelef t-hand area
of theIns trument Display.
The follo wing displa ysareav ailable ontheassis‐
ta nt displ aymenu:
R Assis tant displ ay
R Attentio nleve l(/ page19 0) #
Toswitc hbe tw een thedisp lays :swipe
upw ards ordown wardson thelef t-hand
To uc hCon trol. 206
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St
atus displa yson theassis tant displ ay:
R 00D7 :AT TENTION ASSISTdeactiv ated
R Light lanemarkings: ActiveLa ne Keeping
Assis tenabled
R Green lane marking s:Ac tiveLa ne Keeping
Assis tactiv e
R Gray radar wavesnext to vehicle: BlindSpot
Assis tactiv ated R
Green radar wavesne xt to vehicle: BlindSpot
Assis tactiv e
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cdisp lays
( / pag e16 7) Ca
lling up displ ayson thetrip menu On
-bo ardcom puter:
4 Trip
% Ve
hicl eswith anIns trument Displayin
th eWi des cree nCo ckpit: Whe nyo uha ve
th edesign setto Progressive ,yo ucan view
inf ormat ionabout thejour neyin thelef t-
hand area oftheIns trument Display. #
Toselect adispla y:swipe upwards ordown‐
wa rdson thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol.
Dis playson theTrip menu:
R Standar ddispla y
R Rangeand current fue lconsu mption
If th er eis onl ya small amount offuel leftin
th efuel tank ,th edispla ywill showave hicle
being refuel edinstead ofthera ng e.
R ECOdispl ay(/ pag e13 4) R
Trip com puterFro mStart and FromReset
R Digit alspeedom eter
% Ve
hicl eswith anIns trument Displayin
th eWi des cree nCo ckpit: The digit alspe ed‐
ome terapp earsonly intheClassic andSport
designs. Ex
am ple: standar ddispla y
1 Trip dis tance
2 Totaldis tance Ins
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Ex
am ple: trip comput er
1 Totaldis tance
2 Driving time
3 Averag espeed
4 Averag efuel consum ption Re
setting values onthetrip menu oftheon-
boar dcom puter On-boar
dcom puter:
4 Trip
% The spelli ngon themain menu displayed
ma ydif fer. Ther efor e, obser vethemenu ove
rview forth eIns trument Display
(/ page202).
Yo ucan rese tth eva lues ofthefo llo wing func‐
tion s:
R Trip dis tance
R Trip com puterFro mStart and FromReset
R ECOdispla y(/ pag e13 4) #
Toselect thefun ction tobe rese t:swipe
upw ards ordown wardson thelef t-hand
To uc hCon trol. #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol. #
Select Yes . #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol.
If yo upr ess and hold thelef t-hand Touc hCon ‐
tr ol, theva lues ofthefunc tion willberese t
immediat ely. Callin
gup navig ation instruct ions ontheon-
boar dcom puter On-boar
dcom puter:
4 Navigation Ex
am ple: nochang eof dir ect ion ann oun ced
1 Distance tothene xt des tinat ion
2 Estimat edarriva ltim e
3 Distance tothene xt chang eof dir ect ion
4 Current road 208
Instru ment Displa yand on-boar dcom puter