MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS 2020 Owner's Manual

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Editio nA 2020 G-
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Merc edes-BenzMercedes-Benz G-Class

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Manual carefull yand famili arize yourself with
yo ur vehicle. Foryo ur ow nsa fety and along er
op erati ng life span oftheve hicle, follo wthe
ins truct ions andwarning notic es inthis Opera ‐
to r's Manua l.Disr egarding them maylead to
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Symbols
........................................................ 5 At
agl ance ....................................................6
Coc kpit ....... ..................... ..................... ..........6
Indica torand warning lam ps(stan dar d)........ 10
Indicat orand warning lam ps(Wide‐
scr een Cockpit)............................................ 12
Ov erhead controlpanel ................................ 14
Doo rcontr olpa nel and seatad jus tment .......16
Emerg enciesand brea kdo wns ............ .......... 18 Digita
lOp erator' sMa nua l......................... 20
Callin gup theDigit alOper ator's Manual ...... 20 Gener
alno tes... .......................................... 21
Pr otect ing theen vironmen t... ....................... 21
Genui neMer cedes-Ben zpar ts...................... 21
Oper ator's Manual ........................... .............2 2
Ser vice andvehicle operation ......... .............2 3
Oper ating safety...........................................2 4
Decl arati on ofconf ormity forwireless
ve hicle component s... ..................................2 5
Dia gno stics con nection ................................ 26 Qualif
iedspec ialistwo rkshop ....................... 26
Cor rect useof theve hicle ............................. 27
Pr oblems withyo ur vehicle ............... ............ 27
Re por tingsaf etydef ects ...............................2 7
Limit edWarrant y.......................................... 28
QR cod efo rre scue card... ............... .............2 8
Dat ast or ag e... ..............................................2 8
Cop yright ...................................................... 31 Occupant
safety.... .....................................33
Re stra int system .............................. .............3 3
Sea tbel ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 35
Airb ags<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 40
PR E-S AFE ®
sy stem ....................................... 48
Saf elytranspor tingchildr enintheve hi‐
cle ...... ..........................................................4 8
No teson pets intheve hicle ............ .............6 3 Opening
andclosing .................................. 64
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 64
Doo rs<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 69
Re ar-en ddoor ...............................................7 0
Sid ewi ndo ws<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 71
Sli ding sunroof <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 75Anti-t
heftpr otect ion .....................................7 8 Seats
andstowing ...................................... 81
No teson thecor rect driver's seatpos i‐
tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>.......81
Sea ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 81
St eer ing wheel ..............................................8 8
Eas yentr yand exitfeatur e...........................8 9
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion .................... 91
St ow agear eas .............................................. 92
Cup holde r.................................................. 104
Ashtr ayand cigarette light er.......................1 05
Soc kets ........... ............................................ 107
Wi reless chargin gof themobile phone
and connect ionwithth eex terior ant enna ..109
Ins talling/ remo ving thefloor mats .............. 111 Light
andvisibili ty.................................... 112
Ext eriorlighti ng............. ..............................112
Int erior ligh ting ............................................ 116
Wi ndsh ield wipe rand windsh ield wa sher
sy stem ........................................................ 118
Mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 121
Oper ating thesun visor ...............................1 24 2
Contents

Ar
ea perm eable toradio wav eson the
winds hield...................................................1 24 Clim
atecontr ol......................................... 12 5
Ov ervie wof climat econt rolsy stems ..........1 25
Oper ating theclimat econ trol system ......... 126 Dr
ivin gand parking ................................. 129
Dr iving ............ ............ ........................ ........129
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h... ............... ..........1 41
G-M ode .......................................................1 43
Au tomatic transmiss ion.................... .......... 143
Tr ans fercase ........... ................................... 149
Dif fere ntia llo ck s... .....................................1 50
Fu nctio nof 4MA TIC<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...........152
Re fuel ing...... .............................................. 152
Pa rking .......................................................1 55
Dr iving anddriving safetysy stems .............1 64
Tr ailer hitch <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 207
Ve hicle towing instruct ions .........................2 11 Ins
trum ent Disp layand on-b oard
com puter............ ............. .......................... 212
Ins trument Displayove rview .......................2 12
Ov ervie wof thebutt ons onthesteer ing
wheel ..........................................................2 13
Oper ating theon- boar dcom puter............... 213
Se tting thedesign ....................................... 215
Se tting thear ea foradd itional values .......... 215
Ov ervie wof displa yson themultifunc ‐
tion displa y... .................................... ..........2 16
Ad jus ting theins trument lighting ................2 17
Menus andsubmenus ................................. 217 Vo
ice Contr olSy stem .............................. 224
No teson oper ating safety................ ...........2 24
Oper ation .......................................... ......... 225
Using theVo ice Cont rolSy stem effec‐
tiv ely <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>...226
Essenti alvoice com mand s.........................2 27 Multimedia
system .................................. 239
Ov ervie wand oper ation .................. ............ 239
Sy stem settings .............................. ............ 248
Fit &Hea lthy <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 260Na
vig ation .................................................. 262
Te lephon e...................................................2 87
Online andInterne tfunctions ..................... 310
Media ..........................................................3 15
Ra dio .......................................................... 328
Sound .........................................................3 36
Re ar Seat Entertainm entSystem ................3 37 Maint
enanc eand care..... ........................ 351
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla y.........3 51
Engi necompar tment............ ...................... 352
Cl ea ning andcare............ ...........................358 Br
eak down assista nc e............ ................368
Emerg ency............. .....................................368
Flat tire....... ................................................ 370
Batt ery(v ehi cle) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 372
To w star tin gor towing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 377
Ele ctrica lfu ses ............ ...............................381 Whe
elsand tires ............ ..........................384
No teson noise orunusua lhandling char‐
act eristic s...................................................3 84 Con
tents 3

No
teson regular lyinspe cting wheels and
tir es ............................................................ 384
No teson sno wch ains ...................... .......... 385
Ti re pressur e................ .................... .......... 385
Loading theve hicle ........................... ..........3 91
Ti re labeling ................ ................................ 395
Def inition ofterm sfo rtir es and loading ..... 400
Cha nging awhee l..... ...... ............................ 403
Emerg encysparewhee l...... ........................ 412 Te
ch nical data........................................... 41 3
No teson tech nica lda ta <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 413
Ve hicle electr onics ...... ..................... ........... 413
Ve hicle identif ication plate,VIN and
engine number ............................................ 415
Oper ating fluids .......................................... 416
Ve hicle data... ............................................. 423
Tr ailer hitch <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 425Di
spl aymes sagesand warning/indi‐
cat orlam ps.............................................. 427
Displa ymessag es.......................................4 27
Wa rning and indic ator lam ps...................... 475 Inde
x......................................................... 490 4
Contents

In
this Oper ator's Manual, youwill find thefo l‐
lo wing symbols : &
DANG ER Dan gerdue tonotob ser ving
th ewa rning notic es
Wa rning notic es draw your att entio nto haz‐
ar ds that ma yend angeryour healt hor life, or
th ehealt hor life of other s. #
Obser vethewa rning notic es. +
ENV
IRONM ENTALNOTEEnvironme ntal
da ma gedue tofailur eto obser veenvi‐
ro nment alno tes En
vironme ntal no tesinclude information on
en vironment allyresponsible behaviororenvi‐
ro nment ally responsible disposal. #
Obser veenvironmen talno tes. *
NO
TEDama getoproper tydue tofailur e
to obser venoteson mat erial damag e No
teson mat erial damag einf orm youof
ri sk swhic hma ylead toyour vehicle being
damag ed. #
Obser venoteson mat erial damag e. %
Useful instructions orfur ther information
th at coul dbe helpf ulto you.
X In
stru ction
(007B page)Fu
rther information onato pic
Display Inf
ormation onthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla y/media display
+ Highestmenu leve l,whic his to be
select edinthemultimedia system
* Corresponding submenus, whichar e
to be select edinthemultimedia sys‐
te m
*M arks acaus e Sym
bols 5

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t-hand drive ve hicles 6
Ataglanc e– Coc kpit

1
Steer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles →
145
2 Comb inationswit ch →
113
3 Instrument Display →
212
4 DIRECT SELEC Tleve r →
143
5 Media display →
239
6 Start/ stop butt on →
130
7 PASSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam ps →
45
8 Activates /de activatesth edif fere ntia llo ck s →
150
9 Touc hpad →
240
A Climat eco ntro lsy stems →
126
B Glovebox →
94
C Haza rdwa rning lam ps →
114
D Stow agecom partment →
93
E Control kn ob forvo lume andswitc hingsound
on/ off →
239
F Swit ches themultimedia system on/ off →
239
G ActivePa rking Assist →
195 H
LOWRANGE off-r oad gear →
149
I Activates /de activatesESP ®
→
166
J Manual gearshif ting →
145
K DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h →
141
L Control pan elforth emultimedia system →
243
M Control pan elforth emultimedia system
(s te er ing wheel) →
213
N Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel →
88
Switc hesthesteer ing wheel heateron/ off →
89
O Contr olpanel for:
On-boar dcom puter →
213
Cr uise contro l →
173
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C →
175
P Diagno stics con nection →
26
Q Open sth ehood →
352
R Elect ric pa rking brak e →
161
S Light switch →
112 At
aglanc e– Coc kpit 7

T
Control pan elfor:
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assist →
206 Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI C →
184
360° Camer a →
193 8
Ataglanc e– Coc kpit