MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS 2020 Owner's Manual

R
Perm issible gross weight oftheto wing vehi‐
cle
R Perm issible gross weight ofthetra iler
R Maximum permissible speedofthetrailer
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
In theev ent ofincr eased rear axle load, theve hi‐
cle/tr ailercombination mayno tex ceed amaxi ‐
mum speedof62 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) . At
tac hin gth eball neck &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due toan incorrectl yins talled ballcou‐
pling
If th eball coupling isno tins talled and
eng aged cor rectly ,it ma ybeco medetach ed
dur ing trav el and endang erother road user s.
Ther eis arisk offata linj ury. #
Installand secur eth eball coupling as
descr ibedintheball coupling manufac‐
tur er's installation instruct ions . #
When theball coupling hasbeen instal‐
led, ensureth at itis cor rectly secu red
bef oreev erytrip. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto an
inc orrectl yins talled and secur edball
couplin g
If th eball coupling hasnotbeen correctly
ins talled and secur ed,thetra iler can become
de tach ed. #
Installand secur eth eball coupling as
descr ibedintheball coupling manufac‐
tur er's installation instruct ions . #
When theball coupling hasbeen instal‐
led, ensureth at itis cor rectly secu red
bef oreev erytrip. Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle issecur edagains tro lling away.
At tac hin gth eball neck #
Remo vecover1 from theball neckmount
in thedir ect ion ofthear row . Dr
iving and parking 209

#
Storeco ver1 sothat itcan notmo ve
ar oun d. #
Obse rveth emanuf acturer'sinstallation
ins truct ions .
Obser vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle. Coupling
up/uncoupling atrailer Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
R The transmission isin position 005D.
The trailer willbecor rectly detected bytheve hi‐
cle onlyif th efo llo wing condition sar eme t:
R The trailer isconn ectedcor rectl y.
R The trailer lighting system isin wo rking
or der .
The func tionsof thefo llo wing systems areaf fec‐
te dby acor rectly connect edtrai le r:
R ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist
R ESP®
trailer stabiliz ation R
Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C
R ActivePa rking Assist
R Blin dSpo tAss ist
R Drive Aw ayAssi st
R Cross Traf fic Aler t
R Rear vie wcam era
R 360° Camera
Ve hicl eswithout aleve lcontr olsystem: the
ball head height willchang edepen dingon the
ve hicle's load.Inthis case, useatrailer witha
height -adjustable draw bar .
Coupling upatrailer
* NO
TEDama getothebatt erydue tofull
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 lnec kfo r
Mer cedes-Ben zve hicles canbeobt ained from a
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop, e.g.anaut hor ized
Mer cedes-Benz Center. #
Remo vetheco verfr om theball neckmount
and stor eit in asaf eplace (/page209). #
Position thetra iler onaleve lsur face beh ind
th eve hicle andcouple itup totheve hicle. #
Establish theelectr icalconnect ionbetween
th eve hicle andthetra iler .
% 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-ac tivated brak e, your han dma y
bec ome trapped between theve hicle andthe
tr ai le rdr aw bar . 21
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Driving and parking

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Donotunco upletrai le rs wit han
eng aged ove rrunbr ak e. *
NO
TEDama gewhen uncouplin gin a
st at eof ove rrun Unc
oupling inast at eof overru ncan dama ge
th eve hicle. #
Donotuncouple trailer swit han
eng aged ove rrunbr ak e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe ndisconnecti ngthetrailer cable
Ve hicl eswith leve lcontr olsystem: The
ve hicle maylo we rwhen thetra iler cable is
discon nected.
This could result inyouor other people
becoming trapped ifyo ur or their limbs are
be tween theve hicle body andthetir es or
under neathth eve hicle. #
Mak esur eth at nobody isunde rneat h
th eve hicle orintheimmediat evicinit y of
thewheel arch es when youdisc on‐
ne ct thetrailer cable. #
Disc onnect theelectr icalconnect ion
be tween theve hicle andthetra iler . #
Uncou ple th etra iler . #
Place theco veron theball neckmount . 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 (/page37 7) and the
ins truct ions forto wing withbo th axle son the
gr ou nd (/ page 378). Dr
iving andparking 21
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Ins
trum ent Disp layove rview
Mer cedes- AMGvehicl es:besur eto obser ve
th eno tesin theSupplement .Ot her wise, you
ma 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 immediat elyand
saf ely. Con tact aqu 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 itiona lva lues (/page21 5).
The segme ntsinspee dome ter1 indica tethe
st atus ofthefo llo wing systems:
R Cruise control (/ page17 2) 21
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Instrument Displayand on-boar dcom puter

R
ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 174)
* 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 lywillbe interru pted toprotect the
engine whenthere dmar kon theta ch ome ter
(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 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. Ins
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#
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 operat‐
ing theon- boar dcom puter.
% The on-boar dcom puterdispla yswill appear
on themultifunc tiondispla y(/ page21 6). Th
eon -boa rdcom puteris oper ated using left-
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 lswillsou 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
DriveA ssist
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 backbutt on
on thelef t1 until themenu barisdis‐
pla yed.
% Ve
hicl eswithout Activ eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC :pr ess the00E2 buttontocal l
up themenu baroftheon- boar dcom puter. 21
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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 left-han dTo uc 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 isavailable onlyforve 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 ywil lbe sho wninthe
select eddesign. Se
tting thear ea foraddi tional values G-me
ter(e xa mp le)
1 Area foradd itional values
2 Indexpoint s #
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,thear ea
fo radd itional values 1will brief lybe high‐
light ed.
Ind expoint s2 will displa yth eselect edlist
it em. Ins
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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 146)
ë ActivePa rking Assistact ivat ed
(/ page19 5)
é Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cdeac tiva ted
( / pag e18 4)
h Cruis econtr ol(/ page 172)
ç ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 174)
00D4 Ac
tiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e17 1)
00B0 Ac
tiveLa ne Keeping Assist(/ page204)
00D6 EC
Ostar t/ stop funct ion(/ page13 9)
002E Of
f-ro ad gear (/ page14 9)
Ì On-roadposition (/page14 9)
00D9 HOLD
function (/page17 8)
00CE Ad
aptiveHig hbeam Assis t(/ page11 4)
Ve hicl eswith Traf fic Sign Assis t:De tected
ins tructi ons and traf fic sig ns (/ page 201). 21
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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 Calling
upfunctions ontheser vice menu of
th eon-boa rdcom puter On-boar
dcom puter:
4 Service #
Toselect afunction: swipeupwards or
do wn wardson thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol. #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol.
Fu nctio nson theServ icemen u:
R Messag ememor y(/ page42 7)
R Tires :
- Chec kth etir epr essur ewit hth etir epr es‐
sur emonit or(/ page390)
- Restar tth etir epr essur emonit or
(/ page390)
R ASSYST PLUS: calluptheser vice duedate
(/ page35 1)
R Vehicl eswith aWi des cree nCo ckpit: Cool-
ant :cool anttemp eratur edispla y
R Engine OilLevel: engine oilleve l Callin
gup displa yson theAssis tance menu On
-bo ardcom puter:
4 DriveA ssist
% Ve
hicl eswith anIns trument Displayin
th eWi des cree nCo ckpit: whenyo uha ve
th edesign setto Progressive ,yo ucan view
th eassis tant displ ayinthelef t-hand area of
th eIns trument Display.
The follo wing displa ysareav ailable ontheAssis‐
ta nce menu :
R Assi stant displa y
R Attentio nleve l(/ page200) #
Toswitc hbe tw een thedisp lays :sw ipe
up wa rdsor down wardson thelef t-hand
To uc hCon trol. In
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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 e17 4) Ca
lling up displ ayson theTr ip menu On-
boar dcom 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 e14 0) 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. St
andar ddispla y(e xa mp le)
1 Trip dis tance
2 Totaldis tance 21
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