ESP MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS 2019 Owner's Guide

The
vehicle isno tunloc ked:
R Ifyo uha ve loc kedth eve hicle using the
Smar tKey .
R Ifth eignition isswitc hedofffo ra long period
whi letheve hicle ispar ked. Loc
king/unloc kingthedr iver' sdoor withth e
emer gency key #
Inser tth eemer gency keyin to theloc kof the
dr iver's door asfaras itwil lgo. #
Tounlo ck:tur nth eemer gency keyco unt er-
clo ckwise asfaras itwil lgo toposition 0047. #
Toloc k:tur nth eemer gency keyclo ckwise
as faras itwil lgo toposition 0048. Re
ar-end door Open
ingand closingth ere ar-end door &
DANG ER Risk ofpoiso ningfrom exhaus t
ga ses
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses, suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can entertheve hicle interior ifth e
re ar-en ddoor isopen when theengine is
ru nning ,esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine before
opening there ar-en ddoor . #
Neverdr ive wit hth ere ar-en ddoor
open . &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom unsecu red
it ems intheve hicle
If object s,lugg ageor loads areno tsecur ed
or notsecur edsuf ficie ntly,they cou ldslip,
tip ove ror be throw nar ou nd and ther eb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around. #
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. *
NO
TEDama getothere ar-en ddoor
when opening The
rear-en ddoor swingsout totheside
when itis opened. #
Ensur eth at ther eis suf ficie ntcle ar‐
ance . 68
Opening andclosing

Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Mak esur eth at no par tsof thebody arein theclosing area. #
Tostop theclosing process, release thebutt onorpress thebutt onagain toreopen theside win‐
do w. If
aside windo wisobs truct eddur ing closing andreopens again slightl y: #
Immediat elyaf te rth ewindo wisbloc ked, pull thecor responding switchag ain until theside windo whas
closed, andhold theswitc hfo ran add itional second.
The side windo wwil lbe closed withincr ease dfo rc e.
If aside windo wisobs truct edagain during closing andreopens again slightly: #
Repeat thepr ev ious step.
The side windo wisclosed without theaut omatic reve rsing func tion.
The side windo wscanno tbe ope ned or
clos edusing thecon venie nce openi ng
fe atur e. The
SmartK ey batt eryis disc hargedor near lydisc harged. #
Chec kth ebatt eryusing thebatt erych ecklam pand replace ifnec essar y(/ page64 ). 72
Opening andclosing

#
Setth eseat, thesteer ing wheel andtheout‐
side mirrors to thedesir edposition . #
Press memor ybutt onMtoge ther wit hone of
pr ese tposition buttons 1,2or 3.
An acou stic sign alsound s.The settings are
st or ed. #
Tocall up:pr ess and hold there leva nt pre‐
se tpo sitio nbu tton 1,2or 3until thefront seat,
steer ing wheel andoutside mirrors are
in thestor ed position. St
ow agear eas No
teson loading theve hicl e &
DANG ER Risk ofpoiso ningfrom exhaus t
ga ses
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses, suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can entertheve hicle interior ifth e
re ar-en ddoor isopen when theengine is
ru nning ,esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine before
opening there ar-en ddoor . #
Neverdr ive wit hth ere ar-en ddoor
open . &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom unsecu red
it ems intheve hicle
If object s,lugg ageor loads areno tsecur ed
or notsecur edsuf ficie ntly,they cou ldslip, tip
ove ror be throw nar ou nd and ther eb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around. #
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dincor rectl y
If yo udo notadeq uatelyst ow object sin the
ve hicle interior ,th ey cou ldslipor be tossed
ar ound andther eb yst rike vehicle occupants.
In addition, cupholder s,open stow age
spac esand mobi lephon ebr ac kets cann ot
alw aysre stra in theobjec tsthey cont ain in
th eev ent ofan acciden t.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. 90
Seatsand stow ing

#
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe tossed about inthese or
similar situation s. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr oject from stow agespac es,parcel
ne ts or stow agene ts. #
Close theloc kable stow agespac es
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. #
Alw aysst ow and secureobj ect sth at
ar ehea vy,har d,poin ted, shar p-edg ed,
fr agile ortoolarg ein thetrunk . &
WARNIN GRisk ofburning from theta il‐
pipe ortailpipe trim
The tailpipe andtailpipe trim can becom e
ve ry hot.Ifyo uco me intoco ntact withth ese
car parts,youco uld burnyo urself . #
Alw aysbe par ticular lycareful whenin
th evicinit yof theta ilpipe andtailpipe
tr ims and super visechildr envery
clos elywhe nin this area. #
Beforean ycon tact, allo w thecar parts
to cool down. Dr
iving, braki ng and steer ing charact eristic s
ch ang edepen dingon :
R Type ofload
R Weight
R Cent erofgrav ity oftheload.
The gross vehicle weight (GVW) istheve hicle
we ight including fuel,vehicle tool kit, spar e
wheel, accessor iesinstalled, vehicle occupants
and luggage/load.
Do notex ceed themaximum permissible pay‐
load weight orper missib legross mass (GVWR)
fo ryo ur vehicle. Themaximum permissible pay‐
load weight andGVWR aregiv en on theve hicle
identif ication platefo und onthedr iver's door B-
pillar .
Fu rther mor e,theload mustbe distribut edin
suc hawa yth at thewe ight oneac haxle never
exc eeds themaximum gross axle weight rating
(GA WR)fo rth efront and rear axle s.The releva nt
GV WR and GAWR information canbefound on
th eve hicle identif ication plateon thedr iver's
side B-pillar . Bear
thefo llo wing inmin dwhen loading and
transpor tingloads:
R neverexc eed theper missible gross mass or
th egr oss axle weight rating forth eve hicle
(including occupants). Thevalues arespec i‐
fi ed on theve hicle identif ication plateon the
ve hicle's B-pillar.
R position heavyloads asfarfo rw ards asposs i‐
ble and aslow do wn inthecar gocom part‐
ment aspossible.
R ifpossible, alwaystranspor tloads inthe
cargo compartment. Onlyusethecar gocom‐
par tmen tenlar gement ifth eload does notfit
in thecar gocom partmen t.
R alwaysplace theload agains tth ebac kres ts
of thefront seats orrear seat s.
R secureth eload using thetie-do wneyes and
dis tribut eth eload evenly.
R use tie-do wn eyesand fastening componen ts
th at aresuit able forth ewe ight andsize of
th eload.
If th ere ar ben chseat isno toccupied: Seats
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R
inse rttheseat belts intoseat beltbuckles of
th eopposit eseat beltinadiagonal pattern.
R secur eth eload withsuf ficie ntlyte ar-resis t‐
ant and wear-resis tant tie downs .
R padsha rpedg esforpr otect ion. St
ow agespace sin theve hicl eint erior Ov
ervie wof thefront stow ageco mp art‐
ments &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dincor rectly
If yo udo notadeq uatelyst ow object sin the
ve hicle interior ,th ey cou ldslipor be tossed
ar ound andther eb yst rike vehicle occupants.
In addition, cupholder s,open stow age
spac esand mobi lephon ebr ac kets cann ot
alw aysre stra in theobjec tsthey cont ain in
th eeve ntofan acci dent.
The reisarisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
eve ntofsudd en braki ng orasu dd en chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe tossed about inthese or
similar situation s. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr oject from stow agespac es,parcel
ne ts or stow agene ts. #
Close theloc kable stow agespac es
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. #
Alw aysst ow and secureobj ect sth at
ar ehea vy,har d,poin ted, shar p-edg ed,
fr agile ortoolarg ein thetrunk . Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle. 1
Stow agecom partment inthedoor s
2 Stow age/t eleph onecom partment inthe
ar mr estwit hmult imed iaand USBpor tsas
we llas stow agespac e,e.g .fo ran MP3
pla yer
3 Stow agecom partment inthefront cent er
con sole
4 Glovebox 92
Seats andstow ing

#
Liftup cap 1ofthesoc ketand insertth e
plug ofthede vice. USB
portin there ar passe nger comp artment If
th eignition isswitc hedonyoucan charge a
USB device, e.g.amobile phone, atUSB port1
using asuit able chargin gcable . Wi
reless chargin gof themobil eph one and
connecti onwit hth eex terior ant enna No
teson wir elessl ych argin gth emobil e
ph one &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dincor rectl y
If yo udo notadeq uatelyst ow object sin the
ve hicle interior ,th ey cou ldslipor be tossed
ar ound andther eb yst rike vehicle occupants.
In addition, cupholder s,open stow age
spac esand mobi lephon ebr ac kets cann ot
alw aysre stra in theobjec tsthey cont ain in
th eev ent ofan acciden t.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe tossed about inthese or
similar situation s. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr oject from stow agespac es,parcel
ne ts or stow agene ts. #
Close theloc kable stow agespac es
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. #
Alw aysst ow and secureobj ect sth at
ar ehea vy,har d,poin ted, shar p-edg ed,
fr agile ortoolarg ein thetrunk . Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk offire from placing
objects inthemobile phonestow age
com partment
If yo uplac eobj ect sin themobile phone
st ow agecom partment ,th ey ma yheat up
exc essiv elyand evencatc hfire . #
Donotpl ace additio nal objects ,es pe ‐
cia llythose mode ofme tal,in the
mobil ephone stow agecom partment . 10
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Sea tsand stow ing

fa
cing upwa rdsand secur eit wit hru bber
st ra p2.
When thech argin gsymbo lis sho wninthe
multime diasystem, themobile phoneis
being charge d.
Malfunct ionsdetected during thech argin g
pr oce ssaresho wninthemultimedia system
displa y.
% The mat canberemo vedfo rclea ning, e.g.
usi ng clea n,luk ewa rmwater,by unc lippin g
it. Ins
tallin g/remo ving thefloor mats &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
object sin thedr iver's foot we ll
Obj ectsin thedr iver's foot we llma yim pede
pedal trav el or bloc kadepr essed pedal.
This jeopar dizestheoper ating androad
saf etyof theve hicle. #
Stow allobj ect sin theve hicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intoth edr iver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alw aysins tallth efloor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur e
th at ther eis alw ayssuf ficie ntroom for
th epedals. #
Donotuse loose floor mats anddonot
place floor mats ontopof one another. #
Toins tall: movetheseat backwards and lay
th efloor mat inthefo ot we ll. #
Press studs 1onto holder s2. #
Adjus tth ecor responding seat. #
Toremo ve:pull thefloor mat offholder s2. #
Remo vethefloor mat. 10
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Sea tsand stow ing

Ext
erior light ing Inf
orma tion abou tlight ingsystems andyour
re sponsibility The
various lighting systems oftheve hicle are
onl yaids. Thedriver oftheve hicle isresponsible
fo rcor rect vehicle illumination inaccor dance
wit hth epr eva iling light andvisibilit ycon dition s,
leg alrequ iremen tsand traf fic situ ation. Li
ght switch Ope
ratin gthe light switch 0047
0063 Leftst andi nglight
0048 0064 Rightstandi nglight
0049 0060 Parking light sand licen seplat elam p
004A 0058 Automatic driving lights(pr efer redlight
switc hposition ) 004B
0058 Lowbeam/high beam
6 005E Switchesthere ar foglights onoroff
When low beam isactiv ated, the0060 indicat or
lam pfo rth epar king lights isdeactiv ated and
re placed bythe0058 low beam indicat orlam p. #
Alw ayspar kyo ur vehicle safely and inawe ll-
lit area, inacc ordanc ewit hth ere leva nt lega l
st ipulation s.
* NO
TEBatt erydi sc ha rging byoper ating
th est andi nglight s Oper
atingth est andi nglight sove ra per iod of
hour sputs ast ra in on thebatt ery. #
Wher epossible, switchon the
ri ght 0064 orleft0063 parking light. In
thecase ofsevere batt erydisc harging, the
st andi nglight sor par kinglight sar eaut omat i‐
call yswit ched offto facil itat eth ene xt engine
st ar t.
The exterior lighting (exc ep tst andi ngand park‐
ing light s)swit ches offaut omatic allywhen the
dr iver's door isopened. Light
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High
beam #
Toswitc hon: turnth elight switc hto the
0058 or0058 position. #
Press thecombin ationswitchbe yond the
point ofresis tance inthedir ect ion ofarrow
1 .
When thehigh beam isactiv ated, the0058
indicat orlam pfo rlo w bea mwil lbe dea ctiva‐
te dand replaced bythe0057 indicat orlam p
fo rhigh beam. #
Toswitc hof f:mo vethecombin ationswitch
bac kto its star tin gposit ion.
High -beamflash er #
Pull thecombin ationswitchin thedir ect ion
of arrow 3.
Tu rn signal lights #
Toindicat ebr iefl y:press thecombin ation
switc hbr ief lyto thepoint ofresis tance inthe
dir ect ion ofarrow 2or4.
The corresponding turnsignal indicat orwill
fl ash thre etimes. #
Toindicat eper manentl y:press thecombi‐
nation switchbe yond thepoint ofresis tance
in thedir ect ion ofarrow 2or4. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe hazar dwa rning
light s #
Press butt on1. Ad
aptiv eHighb eamAssist Ad
aptiv eHighb eamAssistfunc tion &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis t
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tdoes notre cog‐
nize thefo llo wing road user s:
R Road user swit hout lights,e.g .pedes ‐
tr ians
R Road user swit hpoor lighting,e.g .
cy clis ts
R Road user swhos elight ingisobs truct ed,
e.g .by abar rier
On very rare occasions, AdaptiveHig hbeam
As sis tma yfa ilto recogni zeother road user s
wit hth eir ownlighti ng,orma yre cogni ze
th em toolat e.
In these orsimilar situation s,theaut omatic
high beam isno tdeactiv ated orisactiv ated
despit eth epr esenc eof other road user s. #
Alw aysobser vethetra ffic car efull yand
switc hof fth ehigh beam ingood time. Light
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#
Tofold inor out :br ief lypress butt on2. #
Toset:press butt on1 or3 toselect the
outside mirrorto be adjus ted. #
Press butt on4 toadjus tth eposition ofthe
mir rorgl ass.
% Ifth ebatt eryhas been discon nectedorcom‐
ple tely disc ha rged ,yo uwill have torese tth e outside
mirrors.Only then will theaut omatic
mir rorfo lding function workproper ly. #
Toadjus t:brief lypress butt on2.
An outside mirrorth at has been pushe dout of
posit ioncan beeng aged inposit ionagain asfol‐
lo ws : #
Press and hold button2.
Yo uwill hear aclic kand themir rorwil lau di‐
bl yeng agein posi tion. Theoutsi demir rorwil l
no wbe setto thecor rect pos ition. Au
tomatic anti-glar emir rors functio n &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsand poisoning
due totheanti- glar emir rorelectr olyte
Electr olytema yescap eif th eglass inan
aut omat icant i-glar emir rorbr eak s.
The electr olyteis har mful andcaus esirrita ‐
tio n.Itmu stnotcome intocont actwith your
sk in, eye s,respir ator yorg ans orclo thing or
be swallo wed. #
Ifyo uco me intoco ntact withelec tro‐
ly te ,obser vethefo llo wing: R
Rinse theelectr olytefrom your skin
and seek medicalattentio nimm edi‐
at ely.
R Ifelectr olyt ecomes intocont act
wit hyo ur eyes, rinse them thor‐
oughl ywit hclean waterand seek
medica latt ention immediately .
R Ifth eelectr olyt eis sw allo wed,
immediat elyrinse your mout hout
th or oughl y.Do notind uce vomiting.
Seek medica latt ention immedi ately .
R Immedia tely ch ang eout ofclo thing
whic hhas com eint ocon tact with
electr olyt e.
R Ifan aller gicreact ion occurs, seek
medi calattent ion imm ediat ely. The
inside rear vie wmir rorand theoutside mir‐
ro ron thedr iver's side automatic allygo into
anti- glar emode iflight from aheadlam phit sth e
sensor ontheinside rear vie wmir ror. Light
andvisib ility 11
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