towing MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS 2019 Owner's Manual

Symbols
........................................................ 5 At
agl ance ....................................................6
Coc kpit ....... ..................... ..................... ..........6
Wa rning and indic ator lam ps.......................... 8
Ov erhead control panel ................................ 12
Doo rcontr olpa nel and seatad jus tment .......14
Emerg enciesand brea kdo wns ............ .......... 16 Digita
lOp erator' sMa nua l......................... 18
Callin gup theDigit alOper ator's Manual ...... 18 Gene
ralno tes... .......................................... 19
Pr otect ing theen vironmen t... ....................... 19
Genui neMer cedes-Ben zpar ts...................... 19
Oper ator's Manual ......... .................. .............2 0
Ser vice andvehicle operation ......... .............. 21
Oper ating safety...........................................2 2
Decl arati on ofconf ormity forwireless
ve hicle component s... ..................................2 3
Dia gno stics con nection .................. .............. 23
Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop ....................... 24
Cor rect useof theve hicle ............................. 24 Pr
oblems withyo ur vehicle ............... ............ 25
Re por tingsaf etydef ects ...............................2 5
Limit edWarrant y.......................................... 25
QR cod efo rre scue card... ............... .............2 6
Dat ast or ag e... ..............................................2 6
Cop yright ...................................................... 29 Occup
antsafety.... ..................................... 31
Re stra int system .............................. .............3 1
Sea tbel ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Airb ags<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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PR E-S AFE ®
sy stem ....................................... 45
Saf elytranspor tingchildr enintheve hi‐
cle ...... ..........................................................4 6
No teson pets intheve hicle ............ .............. 61 Opening
andclosing .................................. 62
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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001100110011001100110011> 62
Door s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Re ar-en ddoor ...............................................6 8
Sid ewi ndo ws<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Sli ding sunroof <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Anti-t heftpr otect ion ........................ .............7 6 Seats
andstowing ..................................... 79
No teson thecor rect driver&#39;s seatpos i‐
tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>.......79
Sea ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>....80
St eer ing wheel ..............................................8 7
Eas yentr yand exitfeatur e...........................8 8
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion .................... 89
St ow agear eas .............................................. 90
Cup holde r.................................................. 101
Ashtr ayand cigarette light er.......................1 02
Soc kets ........... ............................................ 104
Wi reless chargin gof themobile phone
and connect ionwithth eex terior ant enna ..106
Ins talling/ remo ving thefloor mats .............1 08 Lig
htand visibility ....... ............................ 109
Ext eriorlighti ng............. .............................109
Int erior ligh ting ............................................ 113
Wi ndsh ield wipe rand windsh ield wa sher
sy stem ........................................................ 115
Mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Oper ating thesun visor ...............................1 21
Ar ea perm eable toradio wav eson the
winds hield...................................................1 21 2
Contents

Clim
atecontr ol......................................... 12 2
Ov ervie wof climat econt rolsy stems ..........1 22
Oper ating theclimat econ trol system ......... 123 Dr
ivin gand parking ................................. 126
Dr iving ............ ............ ........................ ........126
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h... ............... ..........1 35
G-Mod e....... ................................................ 137
Au tomatic transmiss ion.................... .......... 138
Tr ans fercase ........... ................................... 143
Dif fere ntia llo ck s... .....................................1 45
Fu nctio nof the4MA TIC.................. ............ 146
Re fuel ing...... ............................................... 147
Pa rking .......................................................1 49
Dr iving anddriving safetysy stems .............1 58
Tr ailer hitch <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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0011> 198
Ve hicle towing instruct ions .........................2 00 Ins
trument Displa yand on-b oard
co mp uter ...... ............................................201
Ins trument Displayove rview .......................2 01
Ov ervie wof thebutt ons onthesteer ing
wheel .................. ........................................2 02
Oper ating theon- boar dcom puter.............. 202 Se
tting thedesign ...................................... 204
Se tting theadditional value rang e.............. 204
Ov ervie wof displ ayson themultifunc ‐
tion displa y... .................................... ..........2 05
Ad jus ting theins trument lighting ............... 206
Menus andsubmenus ................................ 206 Vo
ice Contr olSy stem ............................... 21 3
No teson oper ating safety...........................2 13
Oper ation .......................................... ..........2 13
Using theVo ice Cont rolSy stem effec‐
tiv ely <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>...215
Esse ntialvo ice com mand s.......................... 215 Multimedia
system .................................. 227
Ov ervie wand oper ation .................. ............ 227
Sy stem settings .............................. ............ 236
Na vig ation .......................................... .........247
Te lephon e........................................ ...........2 72
Online andInterne tfunctions ..................... 294
Media ......................................................... 300
Ra dio ...........................................................3 13
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Re ar Seat Entertainm entSystem ...... ..........3 22 Maint
enanceand care....... ......................336
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla y........ 336
En gine compartment .................................. 337
Cleanin gand care.......................................3 43 Br
eakdo wnassi stance ............................ 353
Emerg ency..................................................353
Flat tire....... ................................................ 355
Batt ery(v ehi cle) ....... .................................. 357
To w star tin gor towing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ele ctrica lfus es<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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elsand tires <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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No teson noise orunusua lhandling char‐
act eristic s...................................................3 70
No teson regular lyinsp ecting wheels and
tir es ............................................................ 370
No teson sno wch ains .................................3 71
Ti re pressur e...............................................3 71
Loadi ngtheve hicle .....................................3 77
Ti re labeling ................................................ 381
Def inition ofterm sfo rtir es and loading ..... 386
Cha nging awhee l..... .................................. 389
Emerg encysparewhee l..... ......................... 397 Cont
ents 3

Ve
hicl eswithout Parking Assis t
PA RK TRONI C: #
Activate/d eactiv ateAc tiveLa ne Keeping
Assis tvia themultimedia system
(/ page19 8).
Se nsitiv ity of Activ eLan eKe eping Assist
Wi th theSt andar dor Adaptivese tting ,yo ucan
inf luen cewhen thewa rning vibra tionofLane
Ke eping Assisttak esplace.
In both theSt andar dand Adaptivese tting s,no
wa rning vibra tionoccursin thefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R Youha ve switc hedonthetur nsignal indica‐
to r.
R Adr ivi ng safety system interve nes, such as
AB S,BA Sor ESP ®
.
In theAd aptivese tting ,th er ewill also beno
wa rning vibra tioninthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The vehicle isacceler ated orbrak ed consid‐
er abl y.
R Yousteer activ ely, e.g. swerve toavo idan
obs tacle orchang elane quickl y. R
Youcut thecor ner onashar pbend.
Se tting thesensit ivityof Activ eLan eKe ep‐
ing Assis t
Multi media system:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Act .Lane Keep. Assist #
Select Adaptive orStandard.
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistis activ ated with
th eselect edsetting.
or #
Select Off.
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistis deactiv ated. Tr
aile rhitc h No
teson towing atrail er Mer
cede s‑AMG vehicl es:alwaysobser vethe
no tesin theSupplement .Ot her wise, youma y
no tre cogni zedangers. Obs
erve thefo 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 towing capac ity
R Perm issible rear axle load oftheto wing vehi‐
cle
R Perm issible gross mass oftheto wing vehicle
R Perm issible gross mass ofthetra iler
R Maximum permissible speedofthetra iler
En sur eth efo llo wing beforest ar tin gajo ur ne y:
R The tirepr essur eon there ar axle oftheto w‐
ing vehicle issetfo ra maximu mloa d
R The lighting ofthecon nect edtrailer isoper a‐
tion al
R Vehicl eswithout LEDheadlam psorMUL‐
TIBEA MLED headlam ps:theheadlam ps
ha ve been setcor rectl y 19
8
Driving and parking

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&#39;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

Obser
vethefo llo wing notesif yo uwa ntto
re place thebatt eryyo urself :
R Alw aysre place afa ulty battery wit habatt ery
whic hmee tsthespecif icvehicle requ ire‐
men ts.
The vehicle iseq uipped withan AGMtech nol ‐
ogy batter y(A bso rbentGlas sMa t).Fullve hi‐
cle funct ionality isonl yguar anteed withan
AG Mbatt ery. Fo rsaf etyre ason s,Mer cedes-
Ben zre comme ndsthat youon lyuse batter‐
ies whichhave been tested and appr ovedfo r
yo ur vehicle byMer cedes-Ben z.
R Carryove rde tach able parts,suc has vent
hos es,elbo wfitting orterm inal covers from
th ebatt erybeing replaced. R
Mak esur eth at theve nt hos eis alwa ys con‐
nect edtotheor iginal opening ontheside of
th ebatt ery.
Ins tallan yex istin gor supplied cellcaps.
Ot her wise, gases orbatt eryacid could
escape.
R Mak esur eth at detach able partsarere con‐
nect edinthesame way. To
w star ting ortowing away Pe
rm itted towing methods Mer
cede s-Ben zre comme ndstransp orting your
ve hicle inthecase ofabr eakdo wn,rath er than
to wing itaw ay. Fo
rto wing, useato w rope ortow bar withbo th
axle son thegr ound. Donotuse tow bar sys‐
te ms.
* NO
TEDama getotheve hicle duetotow‐
ing away inc orrectl y #
Obs erve theins truction sand noteson
to wing away. %
Ifyo uto w theve hicle withra ised front or
re ar axle s,yo umus tre mo vethepr opeller
shaf tbe tween thetra nsf ercase andthero ll‐
ing axles. 362
Breakdo wnassis tance

Pe
rm itted towing methods Bo
th axle son thegr ound Fr
ont axle raised Re
ar axle raised
Ye s,maximum 31mile s(50 km) at31 mp h
(50 km/ h) Ye
sY esTo
wing theve hicl ewith both axle son the
gr ound #
Obser vetheno teson theper mitt edtowing
me thods (/page362). #
Mak esur eth at thebatt eryis con nect edand
ch arge d.
When thebatt eryis disc harged:
R theengine cannotbe star ted.
R theelectr icpar king brak ecann otbe released
or applied.
R thetra nsmiss ioncann otbe shif tedto posi‐
tion 005Cor005D. %
Ifth etransmission cannotbe shif tedto posi‐
tion 005C,transpor tth eve hicle (/page365).
A towing vehicle withlifting equipment is
re qu ired forve hicle transpor tatio n.
* NO
TEDama gedue totowing away at
exc essiv elyhigh speeds orove rlong dis‐
ta nces The
drivet ra in could bedamag edwhen tow‐
ing atexc essiv elyhigh speeds orover long
dis tances. #
Atowing speed of30 mph(50 km/h)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. #
Atowing distan ceof30 miles(50 km)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whento wing
a ve hicle whichis toohea vy
If th eve hicle being tow- star tedor towe d
aw ay ishea vier than theper missible gross
mass ofyour vehicle, thefo llo wing situat ions
can occur:
R The towing eyema ybecome detach ed.
R The vehicle/tr ailercombination may
sw erve oreve nov ertur n. Br
eakdo wnassis tance 36
3

Obser
vethefo llo wing during reco very to avo id
damag eto your vehicle:
R Ifth edr iven wheels gettr ap pe don loose or
mu ddygr ou nd, reco verth eve hicle withth e
utm ostcar e,
Es pec iallyso ifth eve hicle isladen.
R Neveratt em pttoreco vera ve hicle that is
st uc kwit hatrailer attached.
R Pull outtheve hicle that isstuc kbac kwards,
if poss ible, usingth etra cksit made beforeit
became stuc k. To
wing vehicl eaw ay intheeve ntofmalf unc‐
tions No
teson towing away intheev ent ofma l‐
fun ctions
* NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect att ach‐
ment anduseof old nuts The
vehicle andcomponent sof theve hicle
can bedamag eddue toinc orrect att achment
and useof old nuts. #
Ifyo ure mo vethepr opeller shaft,place
th eM1 0nuts ontheM8 bolts as
spacer sand secur eth em withM8 nuts. #
Alw aysuse newself-loc kingnuts when
ins talling thepr opeller shafts. Obser
vetheno teson towing away
( / pag e362).
% Forfur ther information ,con sult anaut hor‐
ized Mercedes- BenzCenter.
To wing away intheev ent ofma lfun ctions
To wing away intheev ent ofdama getothe
engine, transm ission orelectr ics #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005C.
To wing away intheev ent oftransf ercase
da ma ge #
Remo vethepr opeller shaftsbetween the
axle sand thetransf ercase. To
wing away intheev ent offront axle dam‐
ag e #
Remo vethepr opeller shaftbe tween there ar
axle andthetransf ercase. #
Tow aw ay theve hicle withara ised front axle.
To wing away intheev ent ofrear axle dam‐
ag e #
Remo vethepr opeller shaftbe tween thefront
axle andthetransf ercase. #
Tow aw ay theve hicle withara ised rear axle
and withwheel roller sunder thefront axle. Loading
theve hicl efo rtr ans port #
Obser vetheno teson towing away
( / pag e362). #
Connec tth eto w bar totheto wing eyein
or der toload theve hicle. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005C. Br
eakdo wnassis tance 36
5

%
The automatic transmission maybe locked
in posit ion005Dintheeve ntofdama getothe
electr ics.Toshif tto 005C ,pr ov ide theon-
boar delectr icalsystem withpo we r
( / pag e360). #
Load theve hicle ontoth etra nspor ter. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005D. #
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth e
ve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Onlysecur eth eve hicle bythewheels. #
Mak esur eth at thefront and rear axle scom e
to rest on thesame transpor tatio nve hicle. *
NO
TEDama getothedr ivet ra in due to
inc orrect pos itioning #
Donotpos ition theve hicle abovethe
connecti onpointofthetranspor tve hi‐
cle. Po
sition oftowing eyes To
wing eyes 1 areatt ached tothefront and
re ar oftheve hicle. 366
Breakdo wnassis tance

Obser
vetheno teson driving inmount ainous ter‐
ra in (/ page13 1). Mo
del
1 1
Front 2 2
Rear
G 550 30.9°29.9° Maximum
gradien t-climbing capability
The vehicle&#39;s gradient climbing abilitydepends
on thewe ight distribution intheve hicle, thete r‐
ra in con dition sand thero ad sur face condi tions.
The specified va lue applies underthefo llo wing
con dition s:
R theve hicle isready todrive R
theLOW RANGEoff-r oa dge ar ofthetrans‐
fe rcase iseng aged
R thero ad sur faces condi tions andthus the
tr acti onarego od
A grad ient climbi ngability of100% corresponds
to an incline of45 °.
Obse rveth eno teson driving inmount ainous ter‐
ra in (/ page13 1). Mo
del Maximum gra‐
dien t-climbing
capabi lity
G 550 100% Tr
aile rhitc h Gene
ralno teson thetrailer hitch The
installation ofatrailer hitchis onl yper missi‐
ble ifato wing capac ityisspec ified inyour vehi‐
cle documents.
Fu rther information canbeobt ained ataqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop. Pe
rm issible towing capacit y The
tongu ewe ight isno tinc luded intheto wing
capac ity.
Pe rm issible towing capacit y,brak ed (at a
minim umstar t-of fgr adeabi lityof8%) Model
Perm issible
to wing capa‐
cit y,brak ed
G 550 7716 lbs
(350 0kg ) Pe
rm issible towing capacit y,brak ed (at a
minim umstar t-of fgr adeabi lityof12%) Model
Perm issible
to wing capa‐
cit y,brak ed
G 550 7716 lbs
(350 0kg ) Te
ch nica lda ta 41
1

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions. #
Clea nth ewindshield.
Blind SpotAssist Inopera-
tive *B
lind SpotAss istis malfun ctionin g. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Act ive Lane Keeping Assist
Inoperative *A
ctiveLane Keeping Assistis malfunct ioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Malfunction
DriveatMax.
50 mph *T
headjus table dam ping ismalfunc tioning. Thevehicle&#39;s handling charact eristic sma ybe affect ed. #
Donotdr ive at spe eds grea terth an 50 mph(80 km/h). #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Blind SpotAssist NotAvail-
able When Towing aTrailer
See Operator&#39;s Manual *W
hen youes tablish theelectr icalconnect iontothetra iler ,Blind SpotAssis tis una vailable. #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol and ackn ow ledg eth edispla ymessag e.
00AD ATTE NTION ASSIS T:Take a
Break ! *A
TTENTION ASSISThas detected fatig ue oran incr easing lack ofconc entration onthepar tof thedr iver
(/ page19 0). #
Ifnece ssary,ta ke abr eak . Dis
playmes sagesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 429