tow bar MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS 2020 Owner's Manual

Ad
jus tingthe angleof the rear head
re stra ints
Yo ucan adjuston lythetw oout erhead
re stra int s. #
Pull orpush thebo ttom edgeof thehead
re stra int forw ards orbac kwards unt ilth e
desir edposition hasbeen reac hed. Ins
tallin g/remo ving there ar seat head
re stra ints
Re mo ving #
Release there ar seat backres tand fold itfor‐
wa rdsslightly (/page96). #
Pull thehead restra int upw ards asfaras it
wil lgo. #
Push release knob 1 inthedir ect ion ofthe
ar row and pulloutthehead restra int .
Ins talling #
Insertth ehead restra int suc hth at the
no tches onthebar areon thelef twhen
vie we din thedir ect ion oftra vel. #
Push thehead restra int down untilit
eng ages. #
Foldthere ar seat backres tbac kunt ilit
eng ages. Conf
iguringtheseat settings Multi
media system:
4 Vehicle 5
a Seats #
Select Driver'sSeat orPassenger Seat.
Ad jus tingthe backres tsi de bolste rs #
Select SideBol sters . #
Adjus tth eair cushions . Seats
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Ad
jus tingthe seat contou rin the lumb ar
re gion oftheseat backres t(lum bar) #
Sele ctLumbar . #
Adjus tth eair cushions .
Memor yfunction #
Save theseat settings withth ememor yfunc ‐
tion (/page91 ). Se
tting automatic adjustmentof the lateral
supp ort(ac tivemulti contou rse at) Mu
ltimed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
a Seats
Wi th this func tion,th elat eral suppor tof the
act ive mult icontour seat isaut omat icallyadjus ‐
te dto thedr iving andcorner ing dynamics ofthe
ve hicle. #
Select Driver's SeatorPassenger Seat. #
Select Dynamic Seat. #
Selec tse tting: Off,Level 1or Level 2. Ov
ervie wof massag eand workout prog rams Mas
sagepr og rams
The follo wing progr ams canbeselec ted:
R Hot Relaxing Back
R Hot Relaxing Shoulder
R Activat ingMassage
R Classic Massage
R Wave Massage
R Mobilizing Massage
Ac tiv eWo rkout
The Act.Work outBackpr ogram requ ires your
act ive co operation .Alt ernat ing between tensi ng
and releasing helpstoimprove blood flow to
yo ur musc les.Press agains ta pr ess urepoin tas
soo nas youfe el it. Selecting
thema ssag epr og ram forthe fron t
se ats Mu
ltimed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
a Seats #
Select Driver'sSeat orPassenger Seat. #
Select Massage. #
Select amassag epr ogr am.
The massag epr ogr am runs forapp roxima tely
8 to 18 minut es,depe nding onthese tting. #
Tosetth emassag eint ensit y:switc hHigh
Int ensit yon 0073 oroff0053. Re
setting theseat andmassag ese ttings Multi
media system:
4 Vehicle 5
a Seats 5
Reset #
Select YesorNo.
% Onlyth ecur rentl ysel ect edsea tis rese t. 86
Seats andstow ing

#
Donotunco upletrai le rs wit han
eng aged ove rrunbr ak e. *
NO
TEDama gewhen uncouplin gin a
st at eof ove rrun Unc
oupling inast at eof overru ncan dama ge
th eve hicle. #
Donotuncouple trailer swit han
eng aged ove rrunbr ak e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe ndisconnecti ngthetrailer cable
Ve hicl eswith leve lcontr olsystem: The
ve hicle maylo we rwhen thetra iler cable is
discon nected.
This could result inyouor other people
becoming trapped ifyo ur or their limbs are
be tween theve hicle body andthetir es or
under neathth eve hicle. #
Mak esur eth at nobody isunde rneat h
th eve hicle orintheimmediat evicinit y of
thewheel arch es when youdisc on‐
ne ct thetrailer cable. #
Disc onnect theelectr icalconnect ion
be tween theve hicle andthetra iler . #
Uncou ple th etra iler . #
Place theco veron theball neckmount . Ve
hicl eto wing instruct ions
The vehicle isno tsuit able forth euse oftow bar
sy stems that areused forflat towing ording hy
to wing, forex am ple. Attach ing and using tow bar
sy stems canlead todamag eon theve hicle.
When youar eto wing ave hicle withto w bar sys‐
te ms, safedr iving charact eristic scan notbe
guar anteed forth eto wing vehicle ortheto we d
ve hicle. Thevehicle-tr ailercombination may
sw erve from side toside. Complywithth eper‐
mitt edtowing methods (/page37 7) and the
ins truct ions forto wing withbo th axle son the
gr ou nd (/ page 378). Dr
iving andparking 21
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The
multimedia connection unitisfound inthe
st ow agecom partment unde rth ear mr estand
has twoUSB ports.
Depen dingontheve hicle's equipment, addi‐
tional USBportscan befound inthestow age
com partment ofthecent ercon sole andinthe
re ar passe nger com partment . #
Con nectth eUSB device totheUSB port.
Pla yable music files arepla yedbac konl yif
th ecor responding mediadisplayis activ ated.
% Use theUSB portidentif iedbyç touse
Ap ple CarPla y™and Android Auto.
% Dep endingontheve hicle equipment ther eis
an additional USBportin there ar passe nger
com partment .Po rts th at arelabeled witha
bat tery symbol canonly beused tocharge
USB devices.
Selec tingatrac kin themed iapla yba ck
Multimedia system:
4 Media
Selecting atrac kby skipping toatrac k #
Toskip backwards orforw ards toa
tr ac k: navig ateup ordown. Sel
ecting atrac kusin gth ecur rent trac klis t #
Select 00D3. #
Select Current TrackList. #
Select atra ck.
Selec tingplaybac kop tions
Multimedia system:
4 Media 5
Z Option s
Pla ying backsimilar trac ks #
Select Play Simi larTra cks.
A trac klist wit hsimilar trac ks iscreat edand
pla yedbac k.
Pla ybac kmode #
Select Random Mode-Current Playlist.
The current trac klist ispla yedin rando m
or de r. #
Select Random Mode-Cu rrent Medium.
All trac ks on theactiv edat ast or ag emedium
ar epla yedin rando morde r. #
Select Norm alTra ckSequ ence.
The current trac klist ispla yedin theor der it
appear son thedat ast or ag emedium. Contr
olling media playbac k
Multimedia system:
4 Media 5
Y Playback Control
A bar withpla ybac kcon trols issho wn. #
Topause playbac k:sel ect and conf irm
Y with thecent ralcon trol elemen t.
The 00CF symbol isdispla yed. #
Toresume playbac k:select andconf irm
Y again withth ecent ralcon trol elemen t.
The 00D0 symbol isdispla yed.
To fast forw ard/r ewind #
Move00CF onthetimeline.
To hide theplaybac kco ntr ols #
Press the0038 button. Vi
deo mode Sw
itchin gto video mode
Multimedia system:
4 Media 5
à Media Sources #
Select adat ast or ag emedium. 320
Multimedia system

Obser
vethefo llo wing notesif yo uwa ntto
re place thebatt eryyo urself :
R Alw aysre place afa ulty battery wit habatt ery
whic hmee tsthespecif icvehicle requ ire‐
men ts.
The vehicle iseq uipped withan AGMtech nol ‐
ogy batter y(A bso rbentGlas sMa t).Fullve hi‐
cle funct ionality isonl yguar anteed withan
AG Mbatt ery. Fo rsaf etyre ason s,Mer cedes-
Ben zre comme ndsthat youon lyuse batter‐
ies whichhave been tested and appr ovedfo r
yo ur vehicle byMer cedes-Ben z.
R Carryove rde tach able parts,suc has vent
hos es,elbo wfitting sor term inal covers from
th ebatt erybeing replaced. R
Mak esur eth at theve nt hos eis alwa ys con‐
nect edtotheor iginal opening ontheside of
th ebatt ery.
Ins tallan yex istin gor supplied cellcaps.
Ot her wise, gases orbatt eryacid could
escape.
R Mak esur eth at detach able partsarere con‐
nect edinthesame way. To
w star ting ortowing away Pe
rm itted towing methods Mer
cede s-Ben zre comme ndstransp orting your
ve hicle inthecase ofabr eakdo wn,rath er than
to wing itaw ay. Fo
rto wing, useato w rope ortow bar withbo th
axle son thegr ound. Donotuse tow bar sys‐
te ms.
* NO
TEDama getotheve hicle duetotow‐
ing away inc orrectl y #
Obs erve theins truction sand noteson
to wing away. %
Ifyo uto w theve hicle withra ised front or
re ar axle s,yo umus tre mo vethepr opeller
shaf tbe tween thetra nsf ercase andthero ll‐
ing axles. Br
eakdo wnassis tance 37
7

#
Ifano ther vehicle istow- star tedor
to we daw ay,its weight mustno texc eed
th eper missible gross mass ofyour ow n
ve hicle. If
ave hicle mustbe tow- star tedor towe daw ay,
its per missib legross weight mustno texc eed the
per missible gross weight oftheto wing vehicle. #
Information ontheper missible gross weight
of theve hicle canbefound ontheve hicle
identif ication plate(/ page41 5). #
Donotopen thedr iver's door orfront
passeng erdoor ,ot her wise thetransmission
aut omaticall yshif tsto position 005D. #
Fasten theto w bar totheto wing eyes.
* NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect connec‐
tion oftheto w bar #
Onlyconnect theto w rope ortow bar to
th eto wing eyes. #
Donotactiv ateth eHOLD function. #
Deact ivat eth eto w- aw ay alar m(/ page79) . #
Deact ivat eAc tiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e17 1). #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005C. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto limi‐
te dsaf ety-re lat ed func tionsdur ing the
to wing proce ss
Saf ety-re lat ed func tionsar elimit edorno lon‐
ge rav ailable inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R theignition isswitc hedoff.
R thebr ak esy stem orpowe rst eer ing sys‐
te m ismalfu nctioning.
R theener gysupply ortheon- boar delectr i‐
cal system ismalfunct ioning.
When your vehicle isthen towe daw ay,signif ‐
icant lymor eef fort ma ybe requ ired tosteer
and brak eth an isno rm allyre qu ired. #
Use ato w bar . #
Mak esur eth at thesteer ing wheel can
mo vefreely ,bef oreto wing theve hicle
aw ay. *
NO
TEDama gedue toexcess ive tracti ve
po we r If
yo upull away shar ply, thetractiv epo we r
ma ybe toohigh andtheve hicles couldbe
damag ed. #
Pull away slo wlyand smoo thly. No
teson reco vering ave hicl eth at isstuc k *
NO
TEDama geasare sult ofreco vering a
ve hicle that isstuc k If
th etractiv epo we ris toohigh, theve hicles
could bedamag ed. #
Pull theve hicle that isstuc kout as
st ra ight andevenlyas possi ble du ring
re co very. Obser
vethefo llo wing during reco very to avo id
damag eto your vehicle:
R Ifth edr iven wheels gettr ap pe don loose or
mu ddygr ou nd, reco verth eve hicle withth e
utm ostcar e, Br
eak down assis tance 37
9

Esp
ecially so ifth eve hicle isladen.
R Neveratt em pttoreco vera ve hicle that is
st uc kwit hatrailer attached.
R Pull outtheve hicle that isstuc kbac kwards,
if poss ible, usingth etra cksit made beforeit
became stuc k. To
wing vehicl eaw ay intheeve ntofmalf unc‐
tions No
teson towing away intheev ent ofma l‐
fun ctions
* NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect att ach‐
ment anduseof old nuts The
vehicle andcomponent sof theve hicle
can bedamag eddue toinc orrect att achment
and useof old nuts. #
Ifyo ure mo vethepr opeller shaft,place
th eM1 0nuts ontheM8 bolts as
spacer sand secur eth em withM8 nuts. #
Alw aysuse newself-loc kingnuts when
ins talling thepr opeller shafts. Obser
vetheno teson towing away
( / pag e37 7).
% Forfur ther information ,con sult anaut hor‐
ized Mercedes- BenzCenter.
To wing away intheev ent ofma lfun ctions
To wing away intheev ent ofdama getothe
engine, transm ission orelectr ics #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005C.
To wing away intheev ent oftransf ercase
da ma ge #
Remo vethepr opeller shaftsbetween the
axle sand thetransf ercase.
To wing away intheev ent offront axle dam‐
ag e #
Remo vethepr opeller shaftbe tween there ar
axle andthetransf ercase. #
Tow aw ay theve hicle withara ised front axle.
To wing away intheev ent ofrear axle dam‐
ag e #
Remo vethepr opeller shaftbe tween thefront
axle andthetransf ercase. #
Tow aw ay theve hicle withara ised rear axle
and withwheel roller sunder thefront axle. Loading
theve hicl efo rtr ans port #
Obser vetheno teson towing away
( / pag e37 7). #
Con nect theto w bar totheto wing eyein
or der toload theve hicle. #
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C.
% The automatic transm ission maybe locked
in posit ion005Dintheeve ntofdama getothe
electr ics.Toshif tto 005C ,pr ov ide theon-
boar delectr icalsystem withpo we r
( / pag e37 5). #
Load theve hicle ontoth etra nspor ter. #
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005D. #
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth e
ve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Onlysecur eth eve hicle bythewheels. 380
Breakdo wnassis tance

Sel
ecting from themap ....................... 269
Select ingprev ious destination s...........2 65
De tectin ginat tentiv eness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnos ticsconnec tion............................2 6
Dif fere ntial locks <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 150
Eng aging /di sen gaging .........................1 51
Dif fere ntial locks
see Differe ntia llo ck s
Digita lOp erator' sMa nua l........................ 20
Digita lsp eed ome ter ............ ....................218
Dingh yto wing
see Tow- bar system
DIRECT SELECT leve r............ ...................143
Eng aging drive po sitio n............ ........... 145
Eng aging neu tral ............ ...................... 144
Eng aging park position ........................ 145
Eng aging park position automatic ally .. 145
Eng aging reve rsege ar .........................1 44
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>143
Disp lay
Car e.................................................... 365 Disp
lay(m ult imedi asy stem)
Se ttings .......................................... .....2 48
Di spla y(on -boar dco mp uter)
Displ ayson themultifunc tiondispla y... 216
Disp laycont ent
Se tting theadditional value rang e ........ 215
Disp laymes sage.....................................4 27
Callin gup (on -boardco mp uter) ...........4 27
No tes ................................................... 427
Displa ymessag es
00B2 ---mp h.....................................4 48
ç ---mp h...................................... 447
003D 12VBatt erySee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 450
0049 ActiveHea dlamps Inoperati ve .... 473
é ATTENTION ASSISTInoper ative
... ... .......................................................4 43
é ATTENTION ASSIST: Take a
Br ea k! <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>.........443
0049 Automatic HeadlampMode
Inoper ative..... ..................................... 472 0027
CheckBr ak eFluid Level.............4 37
00BD CheckCoolan tLe velSee Oper‐
at or's Manual ...................................... 449
00B3 CheckEn gin eOil Level(A dd 1
qu art) .................................................. 453
0049 CheckLef tLo wBeam (Exam‐
ple) ...................................................... 472
0077 CheckTire s ................................ 459
00B2 CheckWa sher Fluid .................... 471
00AC Coolan tTo oHo tSt op Vehicle
Tu rn Engi neOff............ ....................... 449
0025 Currentl yUna vailable See
Opera tor's Manua l..... ..........................4 28
00E5 Current lyUn available See
Operat or'sMan ual...............................4 29
00F8 Differe nt. Loc kSy s.Ma lfunc‐
tio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011>......470
00F8 Differe nt. Loc king Sys.Co oling
Do wn Plea se Wa it................................ 470
Á Don't Forget Your Key................ 463 498
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Dis
tance control
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Di stance recor der
see Trip dis tance
DI ST RO NIC
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Do or
Ch ild sa fety lock (rear door) ...................6 1
Loc king (emerg encykey) ................ .......7 0
Opening (from theinside) ......................6 9
Un loc kin g(emer gency key) ...................7 0
Un loc kin g(fr om theinside) ...................6 9
Door controlpan el.....................................1 6
DO T,Tire Iden tificat ionNumbe r(TI N) ... 396
Dr aw bar
see Tow- bar system
Dr inking anddriving ................................ 134
Dr ink shold er
see Cup holder
Dr ive Awa yAssis t.... ................................ 198
Dr ive pos ition
In ser ting .............................................. 145 Dr
ive pr og ram
see G-Mode
Dr ive pr og ram dis pla y........... ............ ......141
Dr ive pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT
Dr iver's seat
see Seat
Dr iving lights
see Automatic driving lights
Dr ivin gsaf etysy stem .............................1 64
ABS (Anti-lock Braki ng System) ........... 165
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 169
BA S(Br akeAssi stSystem) ............... ... 166
EBD (electr oni cbr ak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion )..................................................... 168
ESP ®
trai le rst abiliz ation...................... 168
Of f-road ABS ....................................... 166
Ov ervie w .......................................... ... 165
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors........ ...... 164
Re sponsibili ty...................................... 164
Dr ivin gsy stem
see 360° Camer a
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
see ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist see
ActivePa rking Assist
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind SpotAssis t
see Cruise control
see Driving safetysy stem
see HOLD function
see Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C
see Rear vie wcam era
see Start-of fassis t
see Traf fic Sign Assist
Dr ivin gtips
Dr ink ing and drivin g............................ 134
Gene raldr ivin gtips .............................1 34
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle ..... 132
Dr ow siness detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Dynamic handlingcontrolsystem
see ESP®
(Ele ctro nic Stabilit yPr og ram)
DY NA MIC SELECT .....................................1 41
Con figur ing drive pr ogr am I... .............. 142
Dis play ing engin edat a........................ 142
Dis play ing vehicle data........................ 142
Dr ive pr og ram disp lay ..... .....................1 41
Dr ive pr og rams ....................................1 41 502
Index

Engine
number ........ .................................4 15
Engine oil.................................................3 55
Ad ditiv es.............................................. 419
Capaci ty.............................................. 420
Chec kingth eoil leve lusing theon-
boar dcom puter .............................. ..... 354
MB- Freig abe orMB- Appr oval ...............4 20
Qua lity ....... .......................................... 420
To pping up............ ...............................3 55
Ent ering charact ers ....... .......................... 246
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 246
ESC (Electr onicStabil ityContr ol)
see ESP®
(Electr onicStabilit yPr og ram)
ESP ®
Tr ailer stabiliz ation.............................. 168
ESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityProg ram) ...... 166
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ........... .168
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 166
Ext erior light ing
Car e................................................ .... 363
Ext erior light ing
see Ligh ts Ext
erior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 121, 122
Anti-g lare mode (automatic) .......... ......1 22
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function ........ 124
Fo lding in/out ...................................... 121
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion .............9 1
Pa rking posit ion.............................. .....1 23
Se tting ................................................. 121
Ext ernal device
Loc king(c hild safetyloc k) ...................2 53
Ey eg lass escomp artment ......................... 95 F
Fa tig ue detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Favo rite s
Ad ding .................................................2 43
Ca lling up ....... ................................... ..243
Del eting .......................................... .....2 44
Mo ving .................................................2 44
Ov ervie w .......................................... ... 243
Re nam ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>244
Fi rs t-aid kit(sof tsi ded) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> ...369
Fl at tire <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ......370
Chan gingawheel ................................ 406 No
tes ................................................... 370
Spa rewheel ........................................ 370
Flat towing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats.................................................1 11
Fo ilco vering
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors.............. 164
Fo lding backth ere ar ben chseat ............ 98
Fr ee sof tware .............................................3 1
Fr eq uencies
Tw o-w ayradio ...................................... 414
Fr eq uency band
Dialin g(on -boardcom puter) ................ 221
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er).....4 0
Fr ont passeng erseat
see Seat
Fu el ...........................................................4 19
Ad ditiv es.............................................. 419
E1 0 ............ ............. .............................418
Fu elreser ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 419
Gasolin e...............................................4 18
Qua lity(gaso line ).......... .......................418 50
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