fog light MERCEDES-BENZ G-Class 2017 W463 Owner's Manual

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ual. ................................................. 198
GTW (Gross Trailer Weight) (defini-
tion) .................................................... 268
H
Hazard warning lamps ........................ 87
Head restraints
Adjusting .........................................7 6
Adjusting (rear )................................ 77
Installing/removing (rear )................ 77
Luxur y.............................................. 76
Resetting (front) ............................... 76
see NECK-PR Oheadr estraints
see NECK-PR Oluxuryh eadr estraints
Headlamps
Cleaning system (function) .............. 86
Cleaning system (notes) ................ 280
Fogging up ....................................... 87
Protective grill e................................ 90
see Automatic headlamp mode
Heating
see Climate control
Hig hbeamf lasher ............................... 87
High-beam headlamps
Display message ............................ 176
Switching on/off .............................. 87
HOLDf unction
Activating ....................................... 139
Activation conditions ..................... 139
Deactivating ................................... 139
Function/note s............................. 139
Generaln otes ................................ 139
Home address
see also Digital Operator's Man-
ual.................................................. 198
Hood
Closing ........................................... 226
Displa ymessage ............................ 186
Important safety notes .................. 225
Opening ......................................... 225
Horn ...................................................... 31
Hydroplaning ..................................... 125
I
Ignitionlock
see Key positions
Immobilizer .......................................... 61
Indicator lamp
Replacing bulb s(rear) ...................... 91
Insect protection on the radiator .... 226
Instrument cluster
Overview .......................................... 32
Warning and indicator lamps ........... 32
Instrument clusterl ighting .............. 157
Interior lighting
Automati ccontrol ............................ 88
Delayed switch-off (on-board
computer) ...................................... 166
Overview .......................................... 88
iPod
®
see also Digital Operator's Man-
ua l.................................................. 198
J
Jack
Pump lever ..................................... 270
Storage location ............................ 238
Using ............................................. 270
Jump starting (engine) ...................... 243
K
Keyp ositions
SmartKey ....................................... 104
L
Lap time (RACETIMER) ...................... 168
LATCH-type (ISOFIX )child seat
anchors ................................................ 51
License plate lamp (display mes-
sage) ................................................... 176
Light senso r(display message) ....... 176
Lights
Activating/deactivating the inte-
riorlighting delaye dswitch-off ....... 166
Automati cheadlamp mode. ............. 86
Combination switch ......................... 87
Fogged up headlamp s...................... 87
Generaln otes .................................. 85
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Hazard warning lamps ..................... 87
High beamflasher ............................ 87
High-beamh eadlamps ..................... 87
Light switch .....................................8 5
Low-beamh eadlamps...................... 85
Parking lamps .................................. 86
Rear fog lamp .................................. 86
Standing lamps ................................ 86
Switching the daytime running
lamps on/off( on-board com-
puter) ............................................. 165
Switching the daytime running
lamps on/off( switch) ...................... 85
Switching the exterio rlighting
delaye dswitch-off on/off( on-
board computer) ............................ 165
Switching the surround lighting
on/off( on-board computer) .......... 165
Turn signal s..................................... 87
see Interior lighting
see Replacing bulbs
Load anchorage ................................. 208
Loadin gguidelines ............................ 204
Locking
see Central locking
Locking (doors)
Automati c........................................ 67
Emergency locking ........................... 68
From inside (central locking but-
ton) .................................................. 67
Locking centrally
see Central locking
Locking verification signal (on-
board computer) ............................... 166
LO WR ANGE off-road gear ................ 146
Low-beam headlamps
Displa ymessage ............................ 176
Switching on/off. ............................. 85
Lumbar support
Adjusting the 4-wa ylum bars up-
por t.................................................. 78
Luxury hea drestraints ....................... 76
M
M+S tires ............................................ 253
Malfunctio nmessage
see Displa ymessages Matte finis
h(clea ning instruc-
tions) .................................................. 233
mbrace
Call priority .................................... 218
Displa ymessage ............................ 173
Downloading destinations
(COMAND) ..................................... 218
Downloading routes ....................... 221
Emergency cal l.............................. 215
Generaln otes ................................ 214
Ge ofencing ................................... 221
Info cal lbutton .............................. 217
Locating astolen vehicl e............... 220
Remote fault diagnosis. ................. 220
Remote vehicl eloc king .................. 219
Roadside assistance button ........... 216
Search &Send ............................... 218
Self-test ......................................... 215
Speed alert .................................... 221
System .......................................... 215
Triggering the vehicl ealarm ........... 221
Vehicl eremote unlocking .............. 219
Mechanical key
Function/note s................................ 64
Genera lnotes .................................. 64
Inserting .......................................... 64
Locking vehicl e................................ 68
Removing ......................................... 64
Unlocking the driver'sd oor.............. 68
Memory card (audio) ......................... 162
Memory function ................................. 83
Mercedes-Benz Intelligent Drive
DISTRONIC PLUS. .......................... 132
Messagem emory (on-board com-
puter) .................................................. 170
Messages
see Displa ymessages
Mirro rturn signal
Cleaning ......................................... 234
Mirrors
Sun visor ........................................ 211
see Exterior mirrors
see Rear-vie wmirror
Mobil ephone
Connecting (Bluetooth®inter-
face ).............................................. 201
12Index

Instrumentcluster
FunctionPag e
:Speedometer wit hsegments157
Warning and indicator lamps:
÷ ESP®19 1
å ESP®OF F191
! ABS190
J Brakes(yellow)18 9
L Low-beam headlamps85
TParking lamp s86
KHigh-beam headlamps87
Brakes(red)18 9
$ USAo nly
J Canad aonly
Parking brak e193
F USAo nly
J Canad aonly
· Distanc ewarning196
;#! Turn signals87
=Multifunction display159
FunctionPag e
?Tachometer157
Warning and indicator lamps:
R Rear fog lamp86
;CheckEngine19 4
h Tirep ressur emonitor197
6 Restrain tsystem38
ü Seat belt s188
ACoolan ttem perature gauge158
Warning and indicator lamps:
? Coolan t194
BFue llevel indicator
Warning and indicator lamps:
8 Reserve fuel wit hfuel
filler flap location indicator
(right-hand side )
194
CInstrumen tcluste rlighting15 7
32Instrumen tcluster
At ag lance

Exteriorlighting
General notes
USAo nly: if you wish to driv edurin gthe daytime
without lights, switch off the DaytimeRun‐
ningLightsfunction via th eon-board com-
puter (Ypage 165).
Light switch
Operation
1 WLeft-hands tanding lamps
2 XRight-hand standing lamps
3TParking lamps ,side marke rlamps,
licens eplatea nd instrumen tcluster
lighting
4 ÃAutomatic headlampm ode, controlled
by th elight sensor
5 LLow-beam/high-beam headlamps
BRRear fog lamp
If you hear awarning tone when you leave the
vehicle ,the lightsm ay still be switched on.
XTurn thelight switch to the Ãposition.
The exteriorl ighting,except th eparking lamps/
standing lamps ,switches off automaticall yif
you:
Rremove th eSmartKey from th eignition lock
Ropen th edriver'sd oor with th eSmartKey in
position u
Low-bea mheadlamps
GWARNING
When th elight switch is set to Ã,thelow-
beam headlamps may no tbeswitched on
automaticall yifthere is fog ,sno woro ther
causes of poor visibilityd ue to theweather
conditionss uchasspray. Thereisar isk of an
accident.
In suchs ituations,tur nt he light switch to
L.
Even if th elight sensor does no tdetect that it is
dark,t heparking lamps and low-beam head-
lamps switch on when th eignition is switched on
and th elight switch is set to the Lposition.
This is aparticularly useful function in th eevent
of rain and fog.
XTo switch on th elow-beam headlamps:
tur nthe SmartKey to position 2in th eigni-
tio nlockors tart th eengine.
XTurn th elight switch to the Lposition.
The green Lindicator lamp on th einstru-
men tcluste rlightsu p.
Daytime running lamps
Daytime running lamps in Canada
The daytime runnin glamps function is required
by law in Canada. It canno tthe refore be deac-
tivated.
XTurn th elight switch to the Ãposition.
Witht heengine running: dependingont he
ambient light,t hedaytime runnin glamps or
th el ow-beam headlamps are switched on.
When th elow-beam headlamps are switched
on,t hegreen Lindicator lamp in the
instrumen tcluste rlightsu p.
When th eengine is runnin gand th evehicle is
stationary: if you shiftt heautomatic transmis-
sion from adriving position to position P,the
daytime runnin glamps or low-beam headlamps
go out after three minutes.
When th eengine is running, th evehicle is sta-
tionar yand th eambient light is good:ify ou turn
th el ight switch to the Tposition,t heday-
tim erunnin glamps and parking lamps are
switched on.
If th eengine is runnin gand you tur nthe light
switch to the Lposition,t hemanual settings
tak eprecedence ove rthe daytime running
lamps.
Daytime running lamps in th eUSA
In th eUSA,the daytime runnin glamps are deac-
tivate dupon delivery from th efactory.
Exterior lighting85
Lightsa nd windshield wipers
Z

XTo switchonthe daytime runnin glamps:
switch on the DaytimeRunningLights
functionvia the on-board computer
(Ypage 165).
XTurn the light switch to the Ãposition.
With the engine running :depen ding on the
ambient light, the daytime running lamps or
the low-bea mheadlamps are switched on.
Whe nthe low-bea mheadlamps are switched
on, the green Lindicator lamp in the
instrument cluster lights up.
If the engine is running and yo uturn the light
switch to the TorL position, the manual
settings take precedence overt he daytime run-
ning lamps.
Automati cheadlamp mode
GWARNING
Whe nthe light switch is set to Ã,the low-
beam headlamps mayn ot be switched on
automaticall yifthereisf og,snow or other
causes of poor visibility du etothe weather
conditions such as spray .There is ariskofa n
accident.
In such situations, turn the light switch to
L.
The automatic headlamp feature is onlyana id.
The driver is responsibl efor the vehicle's light-
ing at al ltimes.
à is the favoredl ight switch setting.
The light setting is automaticall yselected
according to the brightness of the ambient light,
bu tn ot in the event of poor visibility du eto
weather conditions such as fog,s now or spray.
XTo switchonthe automatic headlamps:
turn the light switch to the Ãposition.
With the SmartKey in position 1in the igni-
tio nlock, the parking lamps are switched on
or off automaticall ydepen ding on the bright-
ness of the ambient light.
If yo uhaves witched on the DaytimeRun‐
ningLightsfunctionvia the on-board com-
puter, the daytime running lamps or the park-
ing lamps and low-bea mheadlamps will
switch on or off automaticall ywhile the
engine is running.
Whe nthe low-bea mheadlamps are switched
on, the green Lindicator lamp in the
instrument cluster lights up.
Rear fog lamp
The rearf og lamp improvesv isibility of your
vehicl efor the traffic behind in the event of thick
fog.Y oumust observe the legalr equirements
for the country in which yo uare currentlyd riving
when operating the rearf og lamp.
XTo switchonthe rear fog lamp: turn the
SmartKey in the ignition lock to position 2or
start the engine.
XTurn the light switch to the LorÃ
position.
XPress the Rbutton.
The yellow Rindicator lamp on the instru-
ment cluster lights up.
Parking lamps
!
If the battery charge is very low, the parking
lamps or standing lamps are automatically
switched off to enabl ethe next engine start.
Alway sparky ourvehicl esafelya nd in awelllit
area, in accordance with the relevant legal
stipulations. Avoi dusing the Tparking
lamps overap eriodofs everalhours. If pos-
sible, switch on the right-hand Xor left-
hand W standing lamps.
XTo switc hon:turn the light switch to the
T position.
The green Tindicator lamp on the instru-
ment cluster lights up.
Standin glamps
Switching on the standing lamps ensures the
corresponding side of the vehicl eisilluminated.
XTo switc honthe standin glamp: turn the
SmartKey to position uin the ignition lock or
remove the SmartKey.
XTurn the light switch to the W(left-hand
side of the vehicle) or X(right-hand side of
the vehicle) position.
Headlamp cleanin gsystem
The headlamps are cleane dautomaticall yifthe
"Wip ewithw asherf luid"functio niso perated
ten time swhile the lights are on and the engine
is running (
Ypage 92). Whe nyou switch off
86Exterior lighting
Lights and windshield wiper s

the ignition, the automatic headlamp cleaning
systemisreset and counting is resumed from0 .
Combination switch
:High-beamheadlam ps
;Turn signal, right
=High-bea mflasher
?Turn signal, left
XTo indicate briefly: press the combination
switch briefl ytothe pressure point in the
direction of arrow ;or?.
The corresponding tur nsigna lflashe sthree
times.
XTo indicate: press the combinatio nswitch
beyond the pressure point in the direction of
arrow ;or?.
XTo switc honthe high-beam headlamps:
tur nthe light switch to the LorÃ
position.
XPress the combinatio nswitch beyond the
pressure point in the direction of arrow :.
In the Ãposition, the high-beam head-
lamps ar eswitched on onl ywhenitisd arka nd
the engine is running.
The blue Kindicator lamp on the instru-
ment clusterl ights up when the high-beam
headlamps ar eswitched on.
XTo switc hoffthe high-beam headlamps:
mov ethe combinatio nswitch back to its nor-
malp osition.
The blue Kindicator lamp on the instru-
ment clusterg oeso ut.
XHigh-beam flasher: pull the combination
switch in the direction of arrow =.
Hazard warning lamps
XTo switchthe hazard warning lamp son/
off: press button :.
The tur nsigna llam ps flash when the hazard
warning lamps ar eswitched on. If yo unow
switch on aturns igna llam pu sing the com-
bination switch ,onlyt he tur nsigna llam po n
the corresponding side of the vehicl ewill
flash.
The hazar dwarning lamps automaticall yswitch
on if:
Ran ai rbag is deployed or
Rthe Emergency Tensioning Devices ar etrig-
gered ,or
Rthe vehicl edecelerates rapidl yfromas peed
of above 45 mph (70 km/h )and come stoa
standstill
Th eh azardw arning lamps switch off automati-
cally if the vehicl ereache saspeed of above
6m ph (10 km/h )again after afullb rake appli-
cation.
Th eh azardw arning lamps still operate if the
ignition is switched off.
Headlamps fogged up on the inside
Certain climatic and physica lconditions may
cause moisture to for minthe headlamp. This
moisture does not affect the functionality of the
headlamp.
Exterior lighting87
Lights and windshield wiper s
Z

the Xenon bulb and touch the electrical con-
tacts.There is ariskoff atal injury.
Never touch the parts or the electrical con-
tacts of the Xenon bulb .Alway shavew orko n
the Xenon bulb scarrie doutataq uali fied spe-
cialist workshop.
GWARNING
Bulbs ,lam ps and connectors can ge tveryh ot
when operating .Ifyouchange abulb, you
could burn yourself on these components.
There is ariskofi njury.
Allow these components to coo ldow nb efore
changing abulb.
Do not us eabulbifith asbeen dropped or if its
glas stub eh asbeen scratched.
The bulb maye xplode if:
Ryout ouch it
Rit is hot
Ryoud ropi t
Ryous cratch it
Use bulb sonlyinc losedl amps thath aveb een
designe dfor thisp urpose.O nlyinstal lspare
bulb soft he same typ eand the specifie dvolt-
age.
Marks on the glas stub er educe the service life
of the bulbs. Do not touch the glas stub ew ith
your bare hands .Ifnecessary,c lean the glass
tub ew henc oldw itha lcohol or spiri tand rubi t
off with alint-freec loth.
Protect bulb sfromm oisture durin goperation.
Do not allo wbulbs to come into contact with
liquids.
Xeno nbulbs and LE Dmodules: in additio nto
the Xenon bulbs, there ar eLED modules which
yo uc annot change yourself.
Hav ethe following bulb sreplaced at aquali fied
specialis tworkshop:
RHigh-mounte dbrake lamp
RAdditiona ltur ns ignals in the exteriorm irrors
RHigh-beam/low-beam headlamps (Xenon
headlamps)
RDaytim erunning lamps
RLicens eplate lamp
RParking lamps/standing lamps
RSid em arker lamps
iIndividua lseg ments of the licens eplate
lamp LEDs mayf ailw ithou tad isplay message
appearing in the multifunctio ndisplay .Regu-
larly check the licens eplate lamp. If neces-
sary,v isitaquali fied specialis tworkshop.
Yo uc an replace the following bulbs:
RTurn signa llam p(front)
RBrake/tail lamp
RTurn signa llam p(rear)
RTail lamps/standing lamps
RBackup lamp
RRear fog lamp
Replace onl ythe bulb slisted(
Ypage 89).
Hav ethe bulb sthaty oucannot change yourself
replaced at aquali fied specialis tworkshop.
If yo urequire assistance replacing bulbs, con-
sult aquali fied specialis tworkshop.
If the new bulb still does not light up ,consul ta
qualified specialis tworkshop.
Headlamps and lights ar eanimportant aspect of
vehicl esafety .You must therefore make sure
thatt hese functio ncorrectl yatalltimes .Have
the headlamp setting checked regularly.
Overvie wofbulbt ypes
Front bulbs
Yo uc an replace the following bulbs. Th ebulb
typ ecan be found in the legend.
:Turn signa llam p: 1156 NA
Rea rbulbs
Youc an replace the following bulbs. Th ebulb
typ ecan be found in the legend.
Replacin gbulbs89
Lights and windshield wiper s
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:Tail lamp/standinglamp: W5W
;Brake lamp/tail lamp: P21/5 W
=Turn signal lamp: PY 21 W
?Backup lamp: P21W
ARear fog lamp: P21W
Replacing front bulbs
Turns ignals
!Make sure that the protective grille does not
hit any painted surfaces.
You could otherwise damage the paintwork.
!Do not fasten the screws too tightly. You
could otherwise damage the lens.
XSwitch off the lights.
XMercedes-AMG vehicles: pull protective
grille :out of mounting ;in the direction of
the arrow and swing up.
XUnscrew screws =.
XRemove lens?.
XTurn bulbAcounter-clockwise, applying
slight pressure, and pull it out of the bulb
holder.
XInsert the new bulb into the bulb holder and,
applying slight pressure, turn it clockwise
until it engages.
XInstall lens ?.
XReplace and tighten screws =.
XMercedes-AMG vehicles:fold down protec-
tive grille :and engage it in mounting ;.
Replacing rear bulbs
Protective grille (Mercedes-AMG vehi-
cles)
!Make sure that the protective grille does not
hit any painted surfaces.
You could otherwise damage the paintwork.
90Replacing bulbs
Lights and windshield wipers

Mercedes-AMG vehicles:you must remove
the protective grille before you can replace the
bulbs in the tail lamps.
XUnscrew screws ;.
XSwing protective grille :to the right.
XAfter you have replaced the bulbs, swing pro-
tective grille :to the left.
XReplace and tighten screws ;.
Tail lamps
!When installing the lens, make sure that the
seal is positioned correctly.
!Do not fasten the screws too tightly.Y ou
could otherwise damage the lens.
XSwitch off the lights.
XUnscrew screws :.
XRemove lens;.
=Turn signals
?Brake/tail lamp
ATaillamps/standing lamps
XTurn the respective bul bcounter-clockwise,
applying slight pressure, and pul litout of the
bul bh older.
XInsert the new bul binto the bul bholder and,
applying slight pressure, turn it clockwise
until it engages.
XInstall lens ;.
XTighten screws :.
XMercedes-AMG vehicles: secure the protec-
tive grille (Ypag e90).
Backup lamp/rear fog lamp
!Do not fasten the screws too tightly.Y ou
coul dotherwise damage the lens.
XSwitch off the lights.
XUnscrew screws :.
XRemove lens;.
Replacing bulbs91
Lights and windshield wipers
Z

ROnly use the "Windshield defrosting" function
briefly until the windshieldisclear again.
ROnly use air-recirculation mode briefly, e.g. if
there are unpleasant outside odors or when in
at unnel. The windows could otherwise fog up,
since no fresh air is drawn into the vehicle in
air-recirculation mode.
ECO start/stop function
During automatic engine switch-off, the climate
control system only operates at areduced capa-
city. If you require the full climate control output,
you can switch off the ECO start/stop function
by pressing the ECO button (
Ypage 106).
Operating the climate control system
Activates/deactivates climate con-
trol
General notes
When the climate control is switched off, the air
supply and air circulation are also switched off. The windows could fog up. Therefore, switch off
climate control only briefly.
Activate climate control primarily using the
à button (
Ypage 98).
Activating/deactivating
XTurn the SmartKey to position 2in the igni-
tion lock (Ypage 104).
XTo activate: press theÃbutton.
The indicator lamp in the Ãbutton lights
up. Airflow and air distribution are set to auto-
matic mode.
XTo deactivate: press the^button.
The indicator lamp in the ^button lights
up.
Switchingc ooling with air dehumidification on/off
General notes
If you deactivate the "Cooling with air-dehumidification" function, the air inside the vehicle will not
be cooled. The air inside the vehicle will also not be dehumidified. The windows can fog up more
quickly. Therefore, only deactivate the "Cooling with air-dehumidification" function briefly.
The "Cooling with air dehumidification" function is only available when the engine is running.
The air inside the vehicle is cooled and dehumidified according to the temperature selected.
Condensation may drip from the underside of the vehicle when it is in cooling mode. This is normal
and not asign that there is amalfunction.
Activating/deactivating
XTo activate: press theÁbutton.
The indicator lamp in the Ábutton lights up.
XTo deactivate: press theÁbutton.
The indicator lamp in the Ábutton goes out. The "Cooling with air dehumidification" function
has adelayed switch-off feature.
Problems with the "Cooling with air dehumidification" function
!If the cooling with air dehumidification does not switch on, it is possible that the climate control
system has lost coolant.
Have the cooling with air dehumidification checked at aqualified specialist workshop.
Operating the climatec ontrol system97
Climatecontrol