rear view mirror MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS SUV 2016 Owners Manual

Index
....................................................... 4Introduction
......................................... 20
Environmental protection ...................... 20
Genuine Mercedes-Ben zparts............... 20
Owner's Manual .....................................21
Operating safety .................................... 21
QR code for rescue cards ......................24
Data stored in the vehicl e...................... 24
Copyrigh tinformation ............................ 24 At
ag lance ........................................... 25
Cockpit .................................................. 25
Instrumen tcluste r................................. 26
Multifunction steering wheel ................. 27
Centre console ...................................... 28
Overhead control panel .........................30 Safety
................................................... 31
Occupant safety .................................... 31
Children in the vehicle ........................... 38
Pets in the vehicle ................................. 52
Driving safety systems ........................... 52
Protection against theft .........................56 Opening and closing
...........................57
Key ........................................................ 57
Doors ..................................................... 61
Rear door ............................................... 63
Side windows ......................................... 64
Sliding sunroof ....................................... 65 Seats, steering wheel and mirrors
....67
Correct driver's seat position ................67
Seats ..................................................... 67
Steering wheel ....................................... 71
Mirror s................................................... 73 Lights an
dwindscreen wipers ...........74
Exterior lighting .................................... .74
Interior lighting ...................................... 77
Replacing bulbs .....................................78
Windscreen wipers ................................ 81 Climat
econtrol .................................... 84
Overview of th eclimate control sys-
te m. ...................................................... .84
Operatin gthe climate control system .... 85
Air vents ................................................ 93 Driving and parking
............................95
Running-in note s................................... .95
Drivin g................................................... 95
Automati ctransmission ....................... 101
Refuelling ............................................. 108
Parking ................................................ 113
Driving tip s.......................................... 115
Driving system s................................... 122
Off-roa ddriving system s...................... 124
Towing atrailer .................................... 127 On-board computer an
ddisplays ....131
Important safety notes ........................ 131
Displays and operation ........................ 131
Menus and submenus .........................1 33
Display messages ................................ 141
Warning and indicator lamps on the
instrument cluster ............................... 155 Multimedia system
...........................165
Introduction ........................................ .165
At ag lance .......................................... 167
System settings ................................... 171
Radio ................................................... 176
Medi a................................................. .177
Telephone ............................................ 178
Navigation .......................................... .181 Stowing and featu
res....................... 198
Loading guidelines ...............................1 98
Stowag earea s..................................... 199
Features .............................................. 206 Maintenance and care
......................211
Engine compartment ........................... 211
Service ................................................ 215
Care ..................................................... 216 2
Contents

Luggage compartment enlarge-
ment
Important safet ynotes .................. 200 M
M+S tyres ........................................... 237
Main-beam headlamps
Display message ............................ 145
Switching on/off .............................. 76
Map (navigation)
Updating ........................................ 197
Media mode
Switching on ..................................1 77
Memory card (audio) ......................... 135
Mercedes-Ben zServic eCentre
see Qualified specialist workshop
Message memory (on-board com-
puter) .................................................. 141
Messages
see Display messages
Mirrors
Sun visor ........................................ 208
see Exterior mirrors
see Rear-view mirror
Mobile phone
Frequencies ................................... 248
Installation ..................................... 248
Menu (on-board computer) ............ 136
Transmission outpu t(maximum) .... 248
Modifying the programming (key) ..... 58
MP3
Operating ....................................... 135
Multifunction display
Function/notes ............................. 133
Permanent display ......................... 137
Multifunction steering wheel
Operating the on-board computer .. 132
Overvie w.......................................... 27
Multimedia system
Copyright ....................................... 166
Important safety notes .................. 165
Overvie w........................................ 167
Switching on and off ...................... 170
Mute function ................................... .170 N
Navigation Cancelling/continuing route guid-
ance ............................................... 186
Changing the route ........................ 185
Enterin gadestination .................... 182
Entering adestination using the
ma p............................................... 184
Entering an address ....................... 182
Entering characters ....................... 182
GP Sreception ................................ 181
Important safety note s.................. 181
Menu (on-board computer) ............ 134
Route settings ............................... 189
Selecting adestination from the
list of last destinations ................... 183
Setting the map display ................. 192
Switching on .................................. 182
Navigation announcements
Repeating ...................................... 187
Note sonr unnin ginan ewvehicle .... 95 O
Occupant safety Airbag s............................................ 36
Belt warning .....................................36
Children in th evehicle .................... .38
Important safety notes .................... 31
PASSENGER AIRBAG indicator
lamp .................................................32
Pets in the vehicle ........................... 52
Restraint system introduction ..........31
Restrain tsystem warnin glamp ........ 31
Seat belt s....................................... .32
Odometer
see Total distanc erecorder
see Tri pmeter
Off-road
Differential locks ............................ 125
Off-road driving
Checklist after drivin goff-road ...... 120
Checklist before drivin goff-road .... 120
Drivin gons and. ............................ .121
General information ...................... .119
Important safety notes .................. 119
Travelling uphill .............................. 121 12
Index

Overhea
dcontrol panel Function Page
:
p
Switches the left-hand reading lamp on/off 77
;
c
Switches the front interior lighting on 77
=
u
Switches the luggage compartment/rear interior lighting
on/off 77
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Switches the front interior lighting/automatic interior
lighting contro loff 77
A
p
Switches the right-hand reading lamp on/off 77
B
¡
Opens/closes the sliding sunroof 65
C
Rear-view mirror 7330
Overhead contro
lpan elAt ag lance

Correct driver's seat position
:
Steerin gwheel
; Seatbelts
= Backrest
X Observe the safety guideline sonseata djust-
ment (Y page 67).
X Make sure that seat =is correctly adjusted.
Adjusting the seats (Y page 69)
Whe nadjusting the seat, make sure that:
R youa re as far away from the driver' sairba gas
possible
R youa re sitting in anorma lupright position
R youc an fasten the sea tbeltp roperly
R youh avem ovedthe backrest to an almost
vertical position
R youc an depress the pedal sproperly
X Check whethe rthe hea drestraint is adjusted
correctly (Y page 69).
Whe ndoing so, ensure that yo uhavea djusted
the hea drestraint so that the back of your
hea diss upported at ey elev el by the centre of
the hea drestraint.
X Observe the safety guideline sonsteering
wheel adjustment (Y page 67).
X Make sure that steering wheel :is adjusted
correctly.
Adjusting the steering wheel electrically
(Y page 72). Whe
nadjustin gthe steerin gwheel, make sure
that:
R you can hold the steerin gwheel with your
arms slightly bent
R you can move your legs freely
R you can see all the displays in the instrument
cluster clearly
X Observe the safety guidelines for seat belts
(Y page 32).
X Check whether you have fastened seat
belt ;properly (Y page 34).
The seat belt should:
R fit snugly across your body
R be routed across the middle of your shoulder
R be routed across your hips in the pelvic area
X Befor estarting off, adjust the rear-view mirror
and the exterior mirrors so that you have a
good view of road and traffic conditions
(Y page 73). Seats
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
If children adjust the seats, they could
become trapped, especially if they are unat-
tended. Ther eisarisk of injury.
When leaving the vehicle, alwayst ake the key
with you and lock the vehicle. Never leave
children unattended in the vehicle.
The seats can be adjusted when there is no key
in the ignitio nlock. G
WARNING
When adjusting aseat, you or another vehicle
occupant coul dbecome trappe dbythe guide
rail of the seat, for instance. There is arisk of
injury.
Make sure that no one has any part of their
body withi nthe swee pofthe seat when
adjusting it.
Observe the safety notes on "Airbags"
(Y page3 6) and "Children in the vehicle"
(Y page3 8). Seats
67Seats,steering wheela nd mirrors Z

Adjusting th
eangle of th ehead
restraints X
Push or pull the lowe redge of the head
restraint in the direction of the arrow.
Rear seat head restraints Important safety notes
G
WARNING
The head restraints cannot provide the inten-
ded protection unless they are fitted and
adjusted correctly. Ther eisanincreased risk
of injury to the heada nd neck in the event of
an accident or sudden braking, for example.
Always drive with the headr estraints fitted.
Ensure that the centre of the headr estraints
support the back of each vehicl eoccupant's
headate ye levelbefore driving off.
Observe the following when adjusting the head
restraints:
X Do not interchange the headr estraints of the
front and rear seats.
Otherwise, you cannot adjust the height and
angle of the headr estraints correctly.
X Adjust the headr estraint so that it is as close
as possible to yourh ead. Ad
justing th erears eat hea drestraint
height X
If th ehead restraint is fullyl owered, it is nec-
essary to press release catch :.
X To raise: pullthe head restraint up to the
desire dheight.
X To lower: press release catch :and push
the head restraint down until it is in the
desire dposition.
Fitting/removin gthe rear seat head
restraints
X To remove: pullthe head restraint up to the
stop.
X Press release catch :and pullt he head
restraint out of the guides.
X To refit: place the head restraint in the guides
of the backrest.
i The notches on the guide rod must be on the
left-hand side when viewedint he direction of
travel.
X Push the head restraint down until you hear it
engage in position. Switching the seat heating on/off
General notes G
WARNING
If you repeatedly switch on seat heating, the
seat cushion and backrest padding may
become very hot. The health of vehicle occu-
pants with limited temperature sensitivity or a limited ability to react to excessively high
temperatures may be affected or they may 70
SeatsSeats, steerin
gwheela nd mirrors

The last position of the steerin
gcolumn is stored
when you switch off the ignition. Mirrors
Rear-view mirror
G
WARNING
Electrolyte may escape if the glass in an auto- matic anti-dazzle mirro rbreaks. The electro-
lyte is harmfu land causes irritation. It must
not come into contact with yours kin, eyes,
respiratory organs or clothing or be swal-
lowed. There is arisk of injury.
If you come into contact with the electrolyte,
observe the following:
R Rinse off the electrolyte from yours kin
immediatel ywith water.
R Immediately rinse the electrolyte out of
youre yest horoughly with clea nwater.
R If the electrolyte is swallowed,i mmediately
rinse yourm outh out thoroughly.Don ot
induce vomiting.
R If electrolyte comes into contact with your
skin or hairoriss wallowed,seek medical
attention immediately.
R Immediately change out of clothing which
has come into contact with electrolyte.
R If an allergic reactio noccurs, seek medical
attention immediately.
X Adjust the rear-view mirror in such away that
you have agood view of road and traffic con-
ditions behind you.
The rear-view mirror automatically goes into
anti-dazzle mode if:
R the ignitio nisswitched on
R incident light from headlamps strikes the sen-
sor in the rear-view mirror
The rear-view mirror does not go into anti-dazzle
mode if reverse gearise ngaged or if the interior
lighting is switched on. Exterior mi
rrors
Adjusting th eexterio rmirror smanually X
Adjust th eexterio rmirrors in such awaythat
yo uc an get agoodo verview of roa dand traf-
fic conditions. Mirrors
73Seats, steering wheel and mirrors Z