tow MERCEDES-BENZ G-Class 2017 W463 Service Manual

Safety
Seat belts
Warning/
indicator
lampNSignal type
Possible causes/consequences and M
Solutions
üNAfter startin gthe engine, the red seat belt warning lamp lights up for 6seconds.
The seat belt warning lamp reminds the driver and front passenger to fasten their
seat belts.
XFasten your seat belt (Ypage 41).
üN After startin gthe engine, the red seat belt warning lamp lights up. In addition, a
warning tone sounds for up to 6seconds.
The driver's seat belt is not fastened.
XFasten your seat belt (Ypage 41).
The warning tone ceases.
üN The red seat belt warning lamp lights up after the engine starts, as soon as the
driver's or the front-passenger door is closed.
The driver or front passenger has not fastened their seat belt.
XFasten your seat belt (Ypage 41).
The warning lamp goes out.
There are object sonthe front-passenger seat.
XRemove the object sfrom the front-passenger seat and stow them in asecure
place.
The warning lamp goes out.
üN The red seat belt warning lamp flashes and an intermittenta udible warning
sounds.
The driver or front passenger has not fastened their seat belt. The vehicle is being driven faster than 15 mph (25 km/h) or has briefly been driven faster than 15 mph
(25 km/h).
XFasten your seat belt (Ypage 41).
The warning lamp goes out and the intermittentw arning tone ceases.
There are object sonthe front-passenger seat. The vehicle is being driven faster
than 15 mph (25 km/h )orhas briefly been driven faster than 15 mph (25 km/h).
XRemove the object sfrom the front-passenger seat and stow them in asecure
place.
The warning lamp goes out and the intermittentw arning tone ceases.
188Warning and indicator lampsinthe instrument cluster
On-board computer and displays

to two minutestobedisplayed (see the man-
ufacturer's operating instructions).
Switchin gbetween mobil ephones
If yo uhavea uthorize dmoret hano ne mobile
phone ,you can switch between the individual
phones.
Multimedia system:
XSelect Conn. Device.
XSelectamobilephone fromt he devicelist.
Media mode
General notes
If yo uwishtop laye xternalm edia sources ,the
defaul tdisplay must already be turned on. Fur-
theri nformation on media mod e(seet he Digital
Operator' sManual).
The following externalm edia sources can be
used:
RApple®devices (e.g. iPhone®)
RUSB devices (e.g. USB stick, MP3p layer)
(Ypage 203)
RCD
RDVD video
RSD cards
Rvia devices connected by Bluetooth®
iInformatio nonsingleC D/DV Ddrive or DVD
change r(se et he Digita lOperator' sManual).
Selecting using the devic elist
Multimedia system:
XSelect MediaQDevices.
The availabl emedia sources will be shown.
The #do tindicates the current setting.
XSelect the media source.
Playable files ar eplayed .
Inserting/removing an SD card
Important safety notes
GWARNING
SD cards ar esmall parts. The ycan be swal-
lowe dand cause choking .Thisp oses an
increasedr iskofi njury or eve nfatal injury.
Kee pthe SD car doutof the reach of children.
If aSDc ardiss wallowed ,see km edica latten-
tio nimm ediately.
!If yo uareno longeru sing the SD card, you
shoul dremove it and stor eitoutside the vehi-
cle .Hight emperatures can damage the card.
Insertin ganSDc ard
The SD car dslotisl ocate dont he contro lpan el.
XInsert the SD car dinto the SD car dslotu ntil
the SD car dengages .The sid ewitht he con-
tacts must face down.
Removing an SD card
XPress the SD card.
Th eSDc ardise jected.
XRemov ethe SD card.
Connectin gUSBdevices
XConnect the USB devic etothe USB port.
There ar etwo USB ports in the stowag espace
under the armrest.
XSelect the media source (Ypage 203).
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Loading guidelines
GWARNING
If objects, luggage or loads are not secured or
not secured sufficiently, they could slip, tip
over or be flun garounda nd thereb yhit vehicle
occupants. Thereisar isk of injury, particu-
larly in th eeventofs udden braking or asud-
den change in direction.
Always store object ssothatthe yc annot be
flun garound. Secure objects, luggage or
loads against slippingort ipping before the
journey.
GWARNING
If you distributet heload unevenl yinthevehi-
cle, th ehandlingasw ell as thesteerin gand
braking characteristic sare severely affected.
Thereisar isk of an accident.
Distributet heload evenly in th evehicle.
Secure th eload to prevent it fro mslipping.
GWARNING
The exhaust tail pipe and tail pipe trim can
become veryh ot.Ifyou com eintoc ontact
with these partsoft hevehicle ,you could burn
yourself. Thereisar isk of injury.
Always be particularly careful aroundt he
exhaust tail pipe and th etail pipe trim. Allow
these component stocooldown before touch-
ing them.
GWARNING
Combustio nengine semit poisonous exhaust
gases such as carbon monoxide. If th erear
door is open when th eengine is running, par-
ticularly if th evehicle is moving ,exhaust
fume scould enter th epassenge rcompart-
ment. Thereisar isk of poisoning.
Turn off th eengine before opening th erear
door.N ever driv ewith th erear door open.
Driving, braking and steeringc haracteristics
change depending on:
Rtype of load
Rweight
Rth ec enter of gravity of th eload
You should therefore load your vehicle as shown
in th eillustrations.
The gross vehicle weight (GVW) is th evehicle
weight includingf uel, vehicle tool kit ,spare
wheel, accessories installed, vehicle occupants
and luggage/load.
Do not exceed th eload limit or permitted gross
vehicle weight rating (GVWR) for your vehicle.
The load limit and GVWR are give nonthevehicle
identification platef oundont hedriver' sdoor B-
pillar.
Furthermore, th eload must be distributed in
such away that th eweight on each axle never
exceeds th egross axle weight rating (GAWR) for
th ef ront and rear axles .The relevant GVWR and
GAWR informatio ncan be foun donthevehicle
identification plateont hedriver' sside B-pillar.
Further informatio ncan be foun dinthe"Loading
th ev ehicle "sectio n(
Ypage 260).
Observe th efollowing notes when transporting
al oad:
RPosition heavy loads as far forward as possi-
ble and as low down in th ecargo compart-
mentasp ossible.
RTransportl oads when possible in th ecargo
compartment. You should onl yuse th ecargo
compartmente nlargement if th eload does
not fit in th ecargo compartment.
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RAlwaysplace the load against the backrests of
the front seats or rea rseats.
RUse the cargo tie-down ring sand the parcel
nets to transport load sand luggage.
RUse cargo tie-down ring sand fastening mate-
rials appropriate for the weight and size of the load.
If the rea rbench sea tisn ot occupied:
XInsert the belt tongu eonthe outer sea tbelts
into the buckle of opposite sea tbelt:.
XSecure the load with sufficiently strong and
wear-resistant tie downs.
XPa ds harp edges for protection.
Stowage areas
Stowage spaces
Important safety notes
GWARNING
If yo utransport objects in the vehicl einterior
and thes earenot adequatelys ecured,they
could slip or be flung around and thereby
strike vehicl eoccupants. In addition, cup
holders, open stowag espaces and mobile
phone brackets mayn ot always be able to
hol dthe objects place dinthem in the event of
an accident. There is ariskofi njury,p articu-
larly in the event of sharp braking or sudden
changesofd irection.
RAlway sstow objects in such awaythatt hey
canno tbetossed aboutint heseors imilar
situations.
RAlway smakes uret hato bjects do not pro-
trud eoutof the stowag espaces ,lug gage
nets or stowag enets.
REnsure thatc losablestowag espaces are
shutb efore beginning your journey.
RAlway sstow and secur eheavy,h ard, poin-
ted,s harp-edged ,fragile or large objects in
the cargo compartment.
Observ ethe loading guideline s(
Ypage 204).
Stowage compartments in the front
Glove box
XTo open:pull handle :and open glove box
flap ;.
XTo close: foldg love bo xflap ;up unti lit
engages.
1Glove bo xunlocked
2Glove bo xloc ked
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XTo lock:insert the mechanical key into the
lock (Ypage 64) and turn it 90° clockwise to
position 2.
XTo unlock: insert the mechanical key into the
lock (Ypage 64 )and turn it 90° counter-
clockwise to position 1.
The glove bo xcan onlybel ocked and unlocked
using the mechanical key.
Door stowage compartment
:Door stowag ecompartment
There is an additional compartment locate don
the driver's door trim.
Stowage compartmen tundert he armrest
in the centerc onsole
:Small stowagecompartment
;Releas ebutton for the armrest
XTo open: press release button ;.
XFolduparmrest.
XTo close:foldt he armrestdown.
The armreste ngages audibly.
Stowage spaceint he rear
Storage pockets
GWARNING
Storage bags are intende dfor storing light-
weight items only.
Heavy objects, objects with sharp edges or
fragile objects mayn ot be transported in the
storag ebag.Inana ccident, during hard brak-
ing ,ors uddenmaneuvers,t hey could be
thrown around insid ethe vehicl eand cause
injury to vehicl eoccupants.
Storage bags canno tprotect transported
goods in the event of an accident.
The stowag epockets are locate donthe rear
side of the front seats.
Stowage nets
The following additional stowag eareas are avail-
able in the vehicle:
Rstowag enet in the front-passenger footwell
Rmapp ockets on the back of the driver'sa nd
front-passenger seat
Rstowag enet on the left-hand side in the cargo
compartment
Observe the loading guideline s(
Ypage 204)
and the safety notes regarding stowag espaces
(
Ypage 205).
Carg ocom partmen tenlargement
Important safety notes
GWARNING
If the rearb ench seat/rea rseata nd seat
backres tare not engaged they could foldf or-
wards ,e.g.w henb raking suddenl yorinthe
event of an accident.
RThe vehicl eoccupant woul dthereb ybe
pushedi nto the sea tbeltbyt he rearb ench
seat/rea rseatorb ythe sea tbackrest. The
sea tbeltc an no longer offert he intended
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level of protection and could even cause
injuries.
RObjectsorloads in the trunk/cargo com-
partmentc annot be restraine dbythe seat
backrest.
There is an increased risk of injury.
Before everyt rip, make sure that the seat
backrestsa nd the rear benc hseat/rear seat
are engaged.
GWARNING
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
gases such as carbo nmonoxide .Ifthe rear
door is open when the engin eisrunning, par-
ticularly if the vehicle is moving, exhaust
fumes could enter the passenger compart-
ment. There is arisk of poisoning.
Turn off the engin ebeforeo pening the rear
door. Never drive with the rear door open.
!Ensure that you remove all containers from
the cup holder in the rear beforef oldingthe
seat backrest and the seat cushio nofthe rear
benc hseat forwards.
Observe the loading guideline s(
Ypage 204).
The rear benc hseat is split symmetrically.
The left-han dand right-han drear benc hseats
can be folded forward to increase the capacity
of the rear compartment. You can:
Rfold the seat backrestsf orward
Rfold the rear benchseat back fully
Folding th eseat backrest forward
XRemove the center head restraint
(Ypage 77).
XPull release :in the direction of the arrow.
The correspondin gseat backrest is released.
XFold the backrest forward.
The seat backrest engages audibly.
;Seat backrest folded forward
Folding th eseat backrest back
!Make sure that the seat belt does not
becom etrapped when foldingt he rear seat
backrest back .Otherwise, it could be dam-
aged.
XPull release lever :.
The correspondin gseat backrest is released.
XFold backrest ;back in the direction of the
arrow.
The seat catch engages audibly.
XInstall the head restraint (Ypage 77)
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Rear benchseat
Folding the rear benchs eatforward
XFoldt he rears eatbackrest forward
(Ypage 207).
XPull the release in the direction of arrow :.
The corresponding rearb ench seatis
released.
XFoldr earbench seat ;forward.
;Rear bench seatf olded forward
Folding the rear benchs eatint oa n
upright position
GWARNING
If the rearb ench seat/rears eatand seat
backrest are not engaged they could foldf or-
wards ,e.g. when braking suddenlyorint he
event of an accident.
RThe vehicl eoccupant woul dthereby be
pushedi nto the seatb eltb ythe rearb ench
seat/rears eatorbythe seatb ackrest. The
seatb eltc an no longer offert he intended
level of protectionand could evenc ause
injuries.
RObjects or load sinthe trunk/cargo com-
partment canno tberestrained by the seat
backrest.
There is an increased ris kofinjury.
Before every trip ,make sure that the seat
backrests and the rearb ench seat/rearseat
are engaged.
XFoldt he rearb ench seatb ack.
The seatc atch engages audibly.
XFoldthe backrest back (Ypage 207).
XInstall the headr estraints (Ypage 77).
Securing loads
Important safety notes
Distribute the load on the carg otie-downr ings
evenly.
Do not tamper with or repai rcarg otie-down
points, carg otie-downr ingsort ie downs. Have
maintenance work as well as modifications,
installations and conversions carrie doutat a
qualified specialist workshop(
Ypage 27).
Observe the following notes on securing loads:
RObserve the loading guideline s(Ypage 204).
RSecure the load using the carg otie-down
rings.
RDistribute the load on the carg otie-down
ring sevenly.
RDo not us eelast ic straps or nets to secure a
load ,ast hesea re only intended as an anti-slip
protectio nfor light loads.
RDo not route tie-downs across sharp edges or
corners.
RPads harp edges for protection.
ROnly us etie downs that have bee ncheckedi n
accordance with applicabl estandards, e.g.
lashing nets or lashing straps.
RFil lthe spaces between the load and the
carg ocompartment wall sand the wheel
housing in aform-locking way. Only use
dimensionall ystable transportation aids for
this ,suc hasc hocks,w oodenf ixings or pad-
ding.
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Cargo tie-down rings in thecargo com-
partment
:Cargo tie-down rings in th ecargo compart-
ment
Cargo compartment cover
Important safety notes
GWARNING
On its own,t hecargo compartmen tcover
canno tsecure or restrain heavyo bjects,
items of luggagea nd heavyloads.You could
be hit by an unsecured load durin gsudden
changes in direction,b raking or in theevent of
an accident. Thereisani ncreased riskof
injury or eve nfatal injury.
Always store object ssothatthe yc anno tbe
flun garound. Secure objects, luggageo r
loads against slipping or tippingo ver, e.g.by
usingt ie downs, evenify ou are usingthe
cargo compartmen tcover.
!When loadingt hevehicle ,makes ure that
you do no tstack th eload in th ecargo com-
partmen thigher than th elower edge of the
side windows. Do no tplaceh eavyo bjectson
to poft hecargo compartmen tcover.
The cargo compartmen tcover is secured behind
th er ear bench seat backrest.
Opening and closing th ecargo compart-
men tcover
XTo open: pull cargo compartmen tcover :
back and clip it int othe retainers on th eleft
and righ toftherear door.
XTo close: unclip cargo compartmen tcover :
and guide it forward until it is completely rol-
led up.
Installing/removing th ecargo compart-
men tcover
XTo remove: makesure that cargo compart-
men tcover ;is rolled up.
XSlid ecatch :on boths ides to th ecente rof
th ev ehicle.
XSwin gcargo compartmen tcover ;up.
XTo install: slide catches :to th ecente rof
th ev ehicle.
XInsertc argo compartmen tcover ;intot he
recesses of th eside trim panel.
XPress th eleft and right-hands ide of cargo
compartmen tcover ;down until th ecargo
compartmen tcover engages.
XSlid ecatches :towards th eside trim panel.
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Features
Cup holder
Important safety notes
GWARNIN G
If you transpor tobject sinthevehicl einterio r
and these are no tadequately secured ,the y
could slip or be flun garoun dand thereby
strik evehicl eoccupants. In addition ,cup
holders ,open stowage spaces and mobile
phon ebrackets may no talways be able to
hold th eobject splaced in them in th eevent of
an accident. Ther eisariskofi njury, particu-
larly in th eevent of shar pbraking or sudde n
changes of direction .
RAlways stow objectsinsuchaw ay that they
canno tbetosseda bout in these or similar
situations.
RAlways mak esure that object sdonotpro -
trude out of th estowage spaces, luggag e
nets or stowage nets .
REnsure that closable stowage spaces are
shut before beginning your journey.
RAlways stow and secure heavy, hard ,poin -
ted, sharp-edged, fragile or larg eobject sin
th ec argo compartment.
!Only use th ecup holders for containers of
th er ight siz eand whic hhave lids. The drinks
could otherwise spill .
Observ ethe loadin gguidelines (
Ypage 204).
Cup holder on th ecenter console
XFold cup holder :all th eway up.
Cup holders in th erearc ompartment
!Ensure that you remove all containers from
th ec up holder in th erear before foldin gthe
seat backrest and th eseat cushion of th erear
bench seat forwards .
:Cup holder
Sun visors
Overview
GWARNIN G
If th emirror cover of th evanit ymirror is folded
up when th evehicl eisinm otion,you could be
blinded by inciden tlight. Ther eisariskofa n
accident.
Always keep th emirror cover folded down
while driving .
:Sun visor
;Retainer
=Mirror cover
?Mirror ligh t
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Vanity mirrorinthe sun visor
:Sun visor
;Retainer
=Mirror cover
?Mirror light
Mirror lights ?will onlyf unctionifsunvisor :
is clipped into bracket ;.
XFolddowns un visor :.
XFoldupm irror cover =.
Mirror lights ?are switched on automati-
cally.
Glare from the side
:Sun visor
;Retainer
=Mirror cover
?Mirror light
XFoldd owns un visor :.
XPull sunv isor:from bracket ;.
XSwing sunvisor:to the side.
Stowage compartment/ashtray
Stowage compartment/ashtray in the
centerc onsole
GWARNING
If yo uengage transmission position Dwhen
removing the ashtrayi nsert, the vehiclecan
rolla way. There is ariskofana ccident.
Alway sswitch off the engine first and safe-
guard the vehicl eagain st rolling away by
applying the parking brake.
:Cover
;Insert
On new vehicles, insert ;is stored in the glove
box. Install the insert before using the ashtray.
XTo open: press cover :and then release it.
The ashtrayo pens.
XTo remove the insert: make sure thatthe
engine is switched off and thatt he parking
brake hasb eena pplied to secure the vehicle
against rolling away.
XMov ethe selecto rlev er to i.
XPress down cover :.
Insert ;is released.
XPull insert ;up and remove it.
XTo installt he insert:installinsert ;from
above.
XPush insert ;down.
Insert ;audibl yengages.
XTo close: close cover :fully.
The ashtrayisl itup if the low-bea mheadlamps
are on.
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