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

Sy
stem limita tions
The system does notgo intoanti- glar emode in
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R theengine isswitc hedoff
R reve rsege ar iseng aged
R theint erior lighting isswitc hedon Fu
nction ofthefront- passeng erout side mir‐
ro rpar kingpos ition The
parking posit ionmak espar kingeasier .
The front -pass engerouts idemirrortilts down‐
wa rdsand showsthere ar wheel onthefront -
passeng erside inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R thepar king position isstor ed (/ page12 0)
R thepasseng ermir roris sele cted
R reve rsege ar iseng aged
The fron t-passe nger out side mirrormo vesbac k
to its original positioninthefo llo wing situat ions:
R youshif tth etransmission toano ther tra ns‐
mission position
R atspeeds great erthan 9mp h(1 5 km/h) R
youpr ess thebutt onforth eoutside mirror
on thedr iver's side Sto
ring thepa rking posit ionofthefront-
pa sseng erout side mirrorusi ng reve rsege ar Sto
ring #
Press butt on1 toselect thefront -
passeng eroutside mirror. #
Eng agere ve rsege ar. #
Movethefront -passen geroutsi demir rorint o
th edesir edpar king position usingbutton2.
Calling up #
Press butt on1 toselect thefront -
passeng eroutside mirror. #
Eng agere ve rsege ar.
The fron t-passe nger out side mirrorwil lmo ve
to thestor ed par king position. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe automati cmir ror
fo lding function Multime
diasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
î Vehicle Setting s
5 Autom .Mirror Folding #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. 12
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Light andvisib ility

Ov
ervie wof climat econtr olsystems No
teson climat econtr ol An
interior airfilt er mus talw aysbe used sothat
th eair con ditionin gsy stem, pollution leve lmon i‐
to ring and theair filt er ing func tion workcor‐
re ctly .Ma kesur eth at thefilt er isins talled cor‐
re ctly and thefilt er housin gin theengine com‐
par tmen tis closed correctly using thecap and
alw aystightl ysealed wheninoper ation. Usefil‐
te rs recomme ndedandapprove dby Mer cedes-
Benz .Alw aysha ve ser vice workcar ried out ata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Contr
olpanel overview for3-zo neaut omat ic
cl imat eco ntr ol The
indicatorlam psinthebutt ons indicat eth at
th ecor responding functionisactiv ated. 1
0082 Setsthedr iver's side temp eratur e
2 008F Setsthedr iver's side airdistribution
3 002D Setstheair flow orswitc hesoffclimat e
cont rol
4 0058 Setsclimat econtr olto aut omat ic
mode (/page12 3)
5 0064 Defrosts thewindshield
6 0006 Callsuptheair con ditionin gmenu
Switc hesresidua lheat onoroff
(/ page12 4)
7 006C Switches there ar wind owdefr osteron
or off
8 005A SwitchestheA/C function onoroff
(/ page12 3) 9
0072 Switchesair-re cir cul ation mod eon or
of f(/ page 124)
A 008F Setsthefront passeng erside airdistri‐
bution
B 0082 Setsthefront passeng erside temp era‐
tur e
Re ar oper ating unit 1
Setsthete mp eratur e
2 Displa y
3 Setstheair flow 12
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Climat eco ntro l

Dr
ivin g No
teson Mer cedes- AMGvehicl es Obser
vetheno teson thefo llo wing topics inthe
Sup pleme nt.Other wise, youma yfa ilto recog‐
nize dangers.
R AMG Perfor mance exhaus tsy stem
R AMG high-per form anc ebr ak esy stem
R AMG adaptivespor tsuspension system
R (DYN AMIC SELECT switch)drive pr ogr ams Switc
hingonthepo we rsupp lyor ignit ion
using thest ar t/s topbutt on &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarelef tunat tende din theve hicle,
th ey cou ld:
R ope ndoo rs,th er eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s. R
getou tof theve hicle andbehit by
oncom ingtraf fic.
R ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,ch ildr encould alsosetth eve hi‐
cle inmo tion, forex am ple, by:
R releasing thepar king brak e.
R shif ting theaut omatic transmiss ionout of
par kposition 005D.
R star tin gth eengine #
Neverlea vechildr enand animals unat‐
te nde din theve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Keep theSmar tKey out ofthere ac hof
ch ildr en. Re
quirement s:
R The Smar tKey islocat edintheve hicle and
th eSmar tKey batt eryis no tdisc harged.
R The brak epedal isno tdepr essed. #
Toswitc hon thepo we rsupp ly:pr ess but‐
to n1 (US A)or2 (Cana da)once .
Yo ucan activat eth ewindshield wipers,for
ex am ple.
The powe rsupp lyis switc hedoffag ain ifth efo l‐
lo wing condition sar eme t:
R youopen thedr iver's door 12
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Driving and parking

The
inner segment lightsupgreen and theout er
segment fills up:
R 1 Moderat eacc eler ation
R 2 Gent ledecele ratio nand rolling
R 3 Consis tent spe ed
The inne rseg ment isgray and theout erseg‐
ment empties:
R 1 Spor tyacc eler ation
R 2 Hea vybrakin g
R 3 Fluct uation sin speed Yo
uha ve driven econ omicall ywhen:
R The thre eout ersegment sar ecom pletely fil‐
led simult aneousl y
R The ECOdispla ybor der light sup
The addition alrang eac hieve das are sult ofyour
dr ivin gst yle in com parison withadr iver wit ha
ve ry spor tydriving style is sho wnunder Bonus
fr. Start .The rang edispl ayed does notindicat e
a fixe dre duction incon sum ption. DY
NA MIC SELECT switch Fu
nction oftheDY NA MIC SELECT switch Mer
cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
Use theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hto chang e
be tween thefo llo wing drive pr og rams:
R I(In dividual) :indivi dualse ttings
R S(Spor t):spor tydriving style
R C(Comf ort): com fortable andeconomic al
dr ivin gst yle R
E(Eco): particular lyecon omical driving style
The drive pr ogr am C(Comf ort)isaut omaticall y
activ eaf te rst ar tin gth eve hicle.
Depending onthedr ive pr ogr am select ed,the
fo llo wing vehicle charact eristic swill chang e:
R Drive
- Engin eand transm issionman agemen t
- ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
R ECO star t/ stop funct ion
R ESP ®
R Steer ing
R Vehicl eswith adjus tabledam ping: Sus‐
pensi on Dr
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Selec
tingthedr ive pr og ram #
Press DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h1 forw ards
or bac kwards.
The selec teddr ive pr ogr am appear sin the
multifu nctiondisplay in theins trument clus‐
te rand inthemultimedia system displa y. Selec
tingtheDeser tdr ive pr og ram
% The availabilit yof thefo llo wing function is
coun try- dependen t. #
Chang eto drive pr og ram E(Ec o). #
Press and hold DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h1
bac kwards forapp rox. thre esecon ds.
A visual andacous ticmessag eis emitt ed. #
Conf irm theselect ionwithth elef tto uc hpad
but tonon thesteer ing wheel.
The Desert DriveProgram Act.ES PUnavaila-
ble See Operator 'sManual messageappear s
in theins trument cluster.The ESP®
and ABS
wa rning lam pslight up.
% Obser vetheno teson theDeser tES P®
.
% Avisual andacous ticmessag eis emitt ed
ag ain when thedr iver's door isopened while
th eengine isrunning todraw attent ion to
re strict ed road suit abilit yin cas eof ach ang e
of driver s. #
Press DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h1 forw ards
to deactiv ateth eDeser tdr ive pr og ram.
% The drive pr ogr am C(Co mfort)isau tomati‐
cally activeaf te rst ar tin gth eve hicle. Conf
iguringdrive pr og ram I Mu
ltimed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
e DYNA MICSELECT
5 Individual #
Select theindividual setting. Switc
hingtheoper ation feedba ckfordr ive
pr og ram on/o ff Multimedia
system:
4 Vehicle 5
e DYNA MICSELECT #
Switc hNotif ication forUser on0073 oroff0053.
When this func tion isact ive, acor responding
messag eis sho wninthemedia displaywhen
a dr ive pr og ram issele cted withth e
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h. 13
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Driving and parking

Gear
shifting #
Toshif tup: pull steer ing wheel paddle
shif ter2. #
Toshif tdo wn: pullsteer ing wheel paddle
shif ter1.
Mer cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers. Gear
shiftrecomm endation Mer
cedes -AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers. The
gearshif tre comme ndation assists youin
adop tingan eco nomic aldrivin gst yle. #
Ifge arshif tre comme ndation mess age1 is
sho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla y,shif tto
th ere comme ndedgear. Using
kickdow n Mer
cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers. #
Maxi mum acceler atio n:dep ress theaccel‐
er ator pedal beyond thepr essur epoint . The
automatic transmiss ionshiftsup tothene xt
ge ar when themaximum enginespeedis
re ac hed toprotect theengine from overrev ving. Glide
mode functio n Mer
cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
Wi th an ant icip ator ydr ivin gst yle, glide mode
helps youto reduce fuelconsum ption.
Glide mode isch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R thecombus tionengine isdiscon nectedfrom
th edr ivet ra in and theengine continues to
ru nin neu tral .
R thetra nsmiss ionposition 005Bisdispla yedin
gr een inthemultifunc tiondispla y.
Glide mode isact ivat ed ifth efo llo wing condi‐
tion sar eme t:
R drive pr og ram ; issele cted.
R thespeed iswit hin asuit able rang e.
R thero ad's courseissuit able, e.g.no steep
uphill ordownhill inclinesortight bends. Dr
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Dif
fere ntial locks Fu
nction ofthedif fere ntial lock &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whendiffer‐
ent ialloc kis diseng aged on afirm sur‐
fa ce
If yo uen gage differe ntia llo ck swhen driving
on afirm ,high-t raction surface, thesteer abil‐
ity oftheve hicle isse verely restrict ed. You
cou ldlos econtr olof theve hicle, especially
when engaging onabend. #
Alw aysdiseng ageth edif fere ntia llo ck s
immed iatelyon afirm ,high-t raction sur‐
fa ce. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto deac‐
tiv ated driving safetysy stems
When thedif fere ntia llo ck sar eeng aged,
ABS ,4ET S,ESP ®
and BASar edea ctivated.
Beca useof this, thewheels canlockwhile
br aking andthebr aking distance is
incr eased . #
Alw aysdiseng ageth edif fere ntia llo ck s
immed iatelyon afirm ,high-t raction sur‐
fa ce. Dif
fere ntia llo ck sim prove thetra ction ofthe
ve hicle when driving off-r oad andford ing. The
vehicle hasthre edif fere ntia llo ck s:
R The differe ntia llo ck fortr ansf ercase 1dis‐
abl esthero tatio nal spee dcom pensa tion
be twee nth efront and rear axle s.
R The differe ntia llo ck forre ar axle 2disable s
th ero tatio nal spee dcom pensa tionbe twee n
th ewheels ofthere ar axle .
R The differe ntia llo ck forth efront axle 3dis‐
ables thero tatio nal spee dcom pensa tion
be twee nth ewheels ofthefront axle.
Sy stem limita tions
If th edif fere ntia llo ck sar eeng aged, thefo llo w‐
ing drivin gand drivin gsaf etysy stems aredeacti‐
va ted:
R ABS(/ page15 9)
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 167)
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st
R ActivePa rking Assist(/ page18 4)
R ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist(/page19 5)
R BAS(/ page16 0)
R Hill StartAs sis t(/ page17 1) Dr
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R
ECO star t/ stop funct ion(/ page13 3)
R ESP ®
(/ page 160)
R HOLD functio n(/ page 171)
R Limi ter
R Cruise contro l(/ page16 5)
R Blind Spo tAssi st(/ pag e19 3) Eng
agin g/di sengaging thedif fere ntial locks Eng
aging thedif fere ntial locks
Re quiremen ts:
R Youar eno tdr ivin gon apa vedor public road.
R Youar edr ivin gat wa lkin gpace.
R The driven wheels areno tspinn ing.
R The transf ercase isshif tedto theLO W
RAN GEoff-r oad gear (/ page14 4). #
Eng agein theor der 1, 2, 3. Press the
re spectiv ebutt ons todo this. Onl yeng age
dif fere ntia llo ck s2 and 3forth efront and
re ar axle ifre qu ired. If
all con dition sha ve been fulfilled, activation
indicat orlam ps5 light up.Assoon asthedif‐
fe re ntia llo ck sar eactiv e,function indicator
lam ps4 light up.
The Different ialLock Engaged ABSandESP
Unavaila blemessag eand the00BB00E50025
wa rning and indic ator lam pson theins trument
clus terapp ear.
% Ifone ormor ere qu iremen tshave notbe en
ful filled, theDiff erent ialLock Activation Con-
ditions NotFulfilled messageappear s.
If th etransf ercase isno tin LO WRAN GE,
th emessag eDiff erent ialLock sAvailable
Only inLOW RANGE appearswhen you
switc hit on.
The gear chang emus tbe restar ted.
Diseng agingthedif fere ntial locks #
Press thebutt ons intheor der 3, 2, 1.
or #
Tosimult aneously disengageall differe ntia l
lo ck s: press butt on1.
or #
Todiseng ageth edif fere ntia llo ck sfo rth e
re ar and fron taxle s:press butt on2.
The differe ntia llo ck sar eonly diseng aged when
th efunc tion indicat orlam pshave gone outagain
4.
If yo upar kth eve hicle withth edif fere ntia llo ck s
eng aged, they will bedeact ivat ed aut omat ically
when theve hicle isstar tedag ain. Insome cases,
yo uha ve todrive afe w me ters bef oreth edif fer‐
ential locksarepr oper lydise ng aged. Ther efor e,
ch eckif func tion indicat orlam ps4 areof f
when youre star tth eve hicle.
Obser veanyinf ormat ionwhic hma ybe displa yed
in theins trument cluster:
R Warning and indic ator lam ps
R Disp lay mess ages Fu
nction ofthe4MA TIC
4MA TICensures that all four wheel sar edr iven
when needed. Toge ther wit hES P®
and 4ETS,
4MA TICimprove sth etra ction ofyour vehicle
whene vera dr iven whee lspins duetoinsuf fi‐
cie nttracti on. 14
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If
yo ufa ilto adap tyo ur drivin gst yle, 4MA TICcan
neit her reduce therisk ofan accident norover‐
ri de thelaws ofphysics. 4MA TICcannotta ke
acc oun tof road, weather and traf fic condi tions.
4MA TICisonly anaid. Youar ere sponsible espe‐
cially formaint ainingasaf edis tance from the
ve hicle infront, forve hicle speed, forbr aking in
good timeandforst ay ing inlane.
% Inwint ryroad con dition s,themaximum
ef fect of 4MA TICcan beachie vedonl yif yo u
use wint ertires (M+ Stir es), withsn ow
ch ains ifnec essar y. Re
fueli ng Re
fueli ngtheve hicl e &
WARNIN GRisk offire or explosion from
fuel
Fu els arehighly flammab le. #
Fire,open flames ,smo kingand creat ion
of spar ksmus tbe avo ided. #
Swit choffth eignition and,ifav ailable,
th est atio naryheat er,bef oreand while
re fuel ingtheve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom fuels
Fu els arepoisonous andhazar dous toyour
healt h. #
Donotsw allo wfuel orletit co me into
co ntact withsk in, eyes orclo thing. #
Donotinhale fuelvapor . #
Keep childr enaway from fuel. #
Keep door sand windo wsclos edduring
th ere fuel ingprocess.
If yo uor other people comeintocont actwith
fuel, obser vethefo llo wing: #
Imm ediat elyrinse fuelof fyo ur skin wit h
soap andwater. #
Iffuel comes intocont actwithyo ur
ey es, immediat elyrinse them thor‐
oughl ywit hclean water.Seek medical
att entio nimm ediately . #
Ifyo usw allo wfuel, seek medicalatten‐
tio nimm ediat ely. Do notind uce vomit‐
ing. #
Cha ngeimmedi ately out ofclo thing that
has com eint ocon tact with fuel . &
WARNIN GRisk offire or explosion from
elect rostatic charge
Ele ctrostatic charge can crea te spar ksand
th er eb yignit efuel vapor s. #
Beforeyo uopen thefuel filler cap or
ta ke hold ofthepum pnoz zle, touc hth e
me tallic vehicle body.
This dischargesan yelectr ostatic charge
th at ma yha ve built up. #
Donotge tint oth eve hicle again during
th ere fuel ingprocess.
Ot her wise,ele ctrostatic charge cou ld
bu ild up again. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed bythewr ong fuel Ve
hicles withaga soline engine: Dr
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#
Hold remo tecontr ol5 atthesame angles
at various distances infront oftheinside
re ar vie wmir ror.Yo usho uld test eve ryposi‐
tion forat lea st25 seconds beforetrying
ano ther position . #
Notethat som ere mo tecontr olstransm it
only fora limi tedper iod, press butt on6 on
re mo tecontr ol5 again bef oretransm ission
ends . #
Align theant enn aline ofthedoor opener unit
wit hth ere mo tecontr ol.
% Supportand additiona linf ormati ononpro‐
gr amm ing:
R Ontheto llfree Hom eLink®
Ho tlin eon
1- 800 -355- 3515 .
R OntheInt erne tat htt p://
www .homelin k.com/me rcedes.
Opening/closing aga rage doo r
Re quirement s:
R The corresponding buttonisprogr ammed to
oper ateth edoor . #
Press and hold buttons 1,2or3 until
th edoor opens orcloses. #
Ifindicat orlam p4 flashes yello wafte r
appr oximat ely20 seco nds:pr ess and hold
th epr ev iousl ypr essed buttonagain untilth e
door opens orcloses. Clear
ingthega rage doo rope nermemo ry #
Press and hold buttons 1and 3.
Indicat orlam p4 lights upyello w. #
Ifindicat orlam p4 flashes gree n: release
butt ons 1and 3.
The entire memo ryhas been deleted.
Ra dio equipme ntappr oval number sfo rthe
ga rage doo rope ner Dr
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