start stop button MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS SUV 2016 Owners Manual

Neutral (ECO start/stop func-
tion) ............................................... 102
Overview ........................................ 101
Problem( fault) ............................... 108
Program selector button ................ 104
Pulling away. .................................... 97
Selector lever ................................ 101
Shift ranges ................................... 105
Steering whee lgearshift paddle s... 104
Trailer towing ................................. 104
Transmission position display ........ 101
Automatic transmission emer-
genc yrunnin gmode ......................... 108
Auxiliary heating
Activating/deactivating ................... 90
Activating/deactivating (o nthe
centre console )................................ 90
Displa ymessage ............................ 154
Important safety notes .................... 89
Malfunction ...................................... 93
Problem (displa ymessage) .............. 93
Remote control ................................ 90
Setting ........................................... 139
Auxiliary heating/ventilation
Setting the departur etime ............... 92
Auxiliary ventilation
Activating/deactivating ................... 90
Activating/deactivating (o nthe
centre console )................................ 90
Problem (displa ymessage) .............. 93
Remote control ................................ 90
Axle load, permissibl e(traile rtow-
ing) ...................................................... 256 B
Backres t(display message) ............. 154
BAS (Brake Assist System) ................. 53
Battery
Changing (auxiliary heating
remote control) ................................ 92
Battery (key)
Checking .......................................... 59
Important safety notes .................... 59
Replacing ......................................... 59
Battery (vehicle)
Charging ........................................ 226
Displa ymessage ............................ 147 Importan
tsafety notes .................. 224
Jump starting .................................2 27
Overview ........................................ 224
Belt tensioner
Activatio n......................................... 37
Belt warning ......................................... 36
BlueTEC
see AdBlue ®
BlueTE C(AdBlue ®
) ............................ .251
Bluetooth ®
Activating audio mode ................... 178
Activating/deactivating ................. 174
Connecting automatically .............. 175
Connecting devices ....................... 175
Connectio nrequirements .............. 174
Pairing code ................................... 175
Pairing devices ............................... 174
Unpairing adevice ......................... 175
Bonnet
Closing .......................................... .212
Display message ............................ 153
Important safety notes .................. 211
Opening ......................................... 211
Brake
EBD ................................................. .55
Brake fluid
Displa ymessage ............................ 144
Note s............................................. 253
Brake forc edistribution
see EBD (electroni cbrake force
distribution)
Brake lamp
Replacing bulb s............................... 80
Brake lamps
Adaptive ........................................... 53
Displa ymessage ............................ 145
Brakes
ABS .................................................. 52
BAS .................................................. 53
Brake fluid (notes) ......................... 253
Displa ymessage ............................ 142
Driving tip s.................................... 115
HOLD function ............................... 122
Important safety notes .................. 115
Parking brake ................................ 114
Warning lamp ................................. 157 Index
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the brake syste
mchecked at aquali fied spe-
cialist workshop.
Observe information regarding indicator and
warning lamps (Y page 158)asw ellasd isplay
message s(Ypage 143). ADAPTIV
EBRAKE
ADAPTIV EBRAKE provides increased braking
safety. In addition to th ebraking function,
ADAPTIV EBRAKE also features th eHOLDF unc-
tion (Y page 122). Protectio
nagainst theft Immobiliser
The immobiliser prevents yourv ehiclefrom
bein gstarted without th ecorrect key.
X To activate: remove thekeyfrom th eignition
lock.
X To deactivate: switch on theignition.
When leaving th evehicle, always tak ethe key
wit hyou and loc kthe vehicle. The engin ecan be
started by anyone wit havalid ke ythatisl eft
inside th evehicle.
i The immobiliser is always deactivated when
you start th eengine. ATA (Anti-Thef
tAlarms ystem) X
To prime: lockthe vehicl ewitht he key.
Indicato rlamp :flashes. The alarm system
is primed afte rapproximatel y15s econds.
X To deactivate: unlock the vehicl ewitht he
key. i
If you then do not open
aside door or the
rear door, the alarm system is primed again
after approximately 40 seconds.
Av isuala nd audible alarm is triggered if the
alarm system is primed and you open:
R ad oor
R the vehicle with the emergency key element
R the rear door
R the bonnet
The alarm is also triggered if:
R the positio nofthe vehicle is changed
R The alarm does not stop, even if you close the
open door that has triggered it, for example.
X To stop the alarm: press the%or&
button on the key.
The alarm stops.
or X Insert the key into the ignition lock.
The alarm stops. 56
Protectiona
gainst theftSafety

Make sure that the interior lighting does not
remain switched on too long after the engine
has been switched off.
X To switch on: press thecsymbol on
switch B(Ypage 77).
X To switch off: move switchBto the centre
position (Y page 77).
Reading lamps X To switch on/off: press the respective p
button (Y page 77).
Rear interior lighting X To switch on/off: press thetbutton
(Y page 77).
i When you open
arear side door, the rear
interior lighting switches on. Then, you cannot
switch it off using the tbutton.
If you leave the front doors open for along
time, switch the rear interior lighting off. In
this way,y ou can avoid draining the battery.
Luggage compartment lighting X To switch on/off: press thetbutton
(Y page 77).
i If you open the rear door, the luggagec
om-
partment lighting switches on. Then, you can-
not switch it off using the tbutton.
If you leave the rear door open for along time,
switch the luggagec ompartmentlighting off.
In this way,y ou can avoid draining the battery. Switching off/on with the rear door open:
X To switch off: press lock;down in the
direction of the arrow until it eng ages.
The luggage compartment lighting goe sout.
X To switc hon:press lock cylinder :on the
doo rhandle.
The luggage compartment lighting functions
agai nint he usua lmanner. Do not close the rea
rdoorw henlock ;is
engaged at the bottom.
Readin glamp G
WARNING
If the reading lamp is plugged in while the
vehicl eisinm otion, it may caus einjurie sin
the event of asudden change in direction,
braking or an accident, for example.
There is arisk of injury.
Before starting ajourney ,alwaysm ake sure
that the reading lamp is not plugged in and is stowed safely. X
Stop the vehicle, paying attentio ntoroada nd
traffic conditions.
X Remove reading lamp :from the stowage
compartment in the front-passenger door.
X Insert plug of reading lamp :into the 12 V
socket.
X To switc hon/off: press button ;.
i Depending on the desig
nofthe reading
lamp, button ;is either on the top or bottom
of the housing. Replacing bulbs
Importan
tsafety notes G
DANGER
Xenon bulbs are under high voltage. You can
get an electric shock if you remove th ecover
of th exenon bulb and touch th eelectrical
contacts. There is ariskoff atal injury.
Never touch th epartsort heelectrical con-
tacts of th exenon bulb. Always hav eworkon 78
Replacing bulbsLights
and windscreen wipers

H
Display
I To set climate contro ltoautomatic mod e(Ypage 86) Information on using THERMATIC
automatic climate control
Optimum us eofautomatic climat econ-
trol The followin
gcontains notes and recommenda-
tions on how best to use THERMATIC automatic
climate control.
R Activate climate control using the Ãand
Á buttons. The indicator lamps in the
à andÁ button slight up.
R Set the temperature to 22 †.
R Use the "Windscreen demisting" function only
briefly until the windscreen is clear again.
R Use the "Air-recirculation mode" function only
briefly, e.g. if there are unpleasant outside
odours or when in atunnel. The windows
could otherwise mist up as no fresh air is
drawn into the vehicle in air-recirculation
mode.
R Use the ZONE function to adopt the temper-
ature settings on the driver's side for the
front-passenger side as well. The indicator
lamp in the ábutton goes out.
ECO start/stop function During automatic engine switch-off, th
eclimate
contro lope rates onl yatareducedcapacity. If yo
ur equire th efull climat econtro loutput ,you
can switch off th eECO start/sto pfunction by
pressing th eECO butto n(Ypage 98). Oper
ating the climat econtrol system Switching the climate control on/off
General notes When climate control is switched off, the air
supply and air circulation are also switched off.
The windows could mist up. Therefore, switch
off climate control only briefly.
Switc honc limate control primarily using the
à button (Y page 86).
Activating/deactivating X
Turn the key to position 2(Ypage 96) in
the ignition lock.
X To switch on: press theÃbutton.
The indicator lamp in the Ãbutton lights
up. Airflow and air distribution are set to auto-
matic mode.
X To switch off: press the^button.
The indicator lamp in the ^button lights
up. Activating/deactivating cooling with air dehumidification
General notes If you deactivate the "Cooling with dehumidification
"function, the air inside the vehicle willn ot be
cooled during warm weather. The air inside the vehicle willa lso not be dehumidified. The windows
can mist up more quickly. Therefore, only deactivate the "Cooling with air dehumidification" function briefly.
The "Cooling with dehumidification" function is available only when the engine is running.
The air inside the vehicle is cooled and dehumidified according to the temperature selected.
Condensation may drip from the underside of the vehicle when cooling mode is active. This is normal
and not asign that there is amalfunction. Operating the climate control system
85Climate control

Deactivating/activating th
eECO start/
stop function X
To deactivate: in drive program E,press but-
ton :.
or
X Switch to drive program Sor M(Y page 104).
Indicato rlamp ;on button :and the è
ECO symbo linthe multifunctio ndisplay go
out.
X To activate: press button :.
Indicato rlamp ;lights up .Ifdrive program S
or Mis active, the automatic transmission
switches to drive program E.
If al lconditions for automatic engine switch-
off (Y page 98) are fulfilled, the èECO
symbo lisshown in green in the multifunction
display.
If the conditions for automatic engine switch-
off (Y page 98 )are not al lfulfilled, the è
ECO symbo lisshown in yellow .Ifthisist he
case, the ECO start/sto pfunctio nisn ot avail-
able.
i If indicator lamp
;is off, the ECO start/
stop functio nhasbeen deactivate dmanually
or as the resul tofamalfunction. The engine
will then not be switched off automatically
when the vehicl estops.
i The stop/start functio
nisa utomatically
activate deacht ime yo ustart the engine with
the ignition key.
Automati cengin eswitch-off If the vehicle is braked to
astandstill with the
transmission in hori,t he ECO start/stop
function switches off the engine automatically. The ECO start/stop function is operational and
the
è ECO symbol is shown in green in the
multifunction display, if:
R the indicator lamp in the èECO button is
lit green
R the transfer case is in the HIGH RANGEon-
road position
R the vehicle is stationary
R the outside temperature and atmospheric air
pressure are within the range that is suitable
for the system
R the engine is at normal operating temperature
R the set temperature for the vehicle interior
has been reached
R the battery is sufficiently charged
R the system does not detect moisture on the
windscreen when the air-conditioning system
is switched on
R the bonnet is closed
R the driver's door is closed and the driver's
seat belt is fastened
If the conditions for automatic engine switch-off are not all fulfilled, the èECO symbol is
shown in yellow.
i If you shift the transmission from
Rto D,t he
ECO start/stopf unction is availabl eagain
once the èECO symbol reappears in
green in the multifunction display.
i The number of consecutive automatic
engine stops is unlimited.
i You can also activate the HOLD function
when the vehicle is stationary if the engine
has been switched off automatically. It is then
not necessary to continue applying the
brakes during the automatic stop phase.
When you depress the accelerator pedal, the
engine start sautomatically and the braking
effect of the HOLD function is deactivated.
Depress the accelerator pedal gently, as the
engine must be started first.
i During automatic engine switch-off, the cli-
mate control system only operates at a
reduced capacity. If you require full climate
control capacity, the ECO start/stopf unction
can be deactivated by pressing the ECO but-
ton (Y page 98). 98
DrivingDriving and parking

Automati
cengin estart Th
ee ngine is started automatically if:
R general:
- you switch off the ECO start/stopf unction
by pressing the ECO button
- you release the brakes when in transmis-
sion position hori,w hen the HOLD
function is inactive
R driver-induced:
- you release the brakes when in transmis-
sion position hori
- you depress the accelerator pedal
- you engage reverse gear k
- you move the transmission out of position
j
- you switch to drive program Sor M
- you unfasten your seat belt or open the
driver's door
R system-induced:
- the vehicle start storoll
- the brake system requires this
- the temperature in the vehicle interior devi-
ates from the set range
- the system detect smoisture on the wind-
screen when the air-conditioning system is
switched on
- the battery's charge status is too low i
Shifting the transmission to position
j
does not start the eng ine. Driving
99Drivingand park ing Z

Shifting to parkp
osition PX
Make sure that the vehicle is stationary.
X Depress the brake pedal and keep it
depressed.
X Press the Pbutton in the centre console.
If you depress the brake pedal and push the
selector lever forwards or back to the first point of resistance, park position Pis disengaged. The
transmission shifts to neutral N.
Shifting to reverse gear R !
Only move the automatic transmission to
k when the vehicle is stationary.
X Make sure that the vehicle is stationary.
X Depress the brake pedal and keep it
depressed.
X Push the selector lever forwards past the first
point of resistance.
The transmission position Ris engaged.
If you engage reverse gear and the ECO start/
stop function is activated, the engine starts
automatically (Y page 97).
Shifting to neutral N G
WARNING
If children are left unsupervised in the vehicle, they can:
R open doors and endanger other persons or
road users
R climb out and be injured by the traffic
R operate vehicle equipment and, for exam-
ple, trap themselves.
Children could also set the vehicle in motion, for examp leby:
R releasing the parking brake
R shifting the automatic transmission out of
park position P
R starting the engine.
There is arisk of an accident and injury.
When leaving the vehicle, alwayst ake the key
with you and lock the vehicle. Never leave
children unattended in the vehicle. Always
keep the key out of reach of children. X
Make sure that the vehicl eisstationary.
X Depress the brake pedal and keep it
depressed.
X Push the selector lever forwards or pull it back
to the first point of resistance, depending on
the current transmission position.
The automatic transmission shifts into N.
When the engine is switched off, the automatic
transmission shifts to Nautomatically.
If the vehicle is braked to astandstill in neutral
N,t he ECO start/stop function switches off the
engine automatically (Y page 97).
Staying in neutral( N) G
WARNING
If children are left unsupervised in the vehicle, they can:
R open doors and endanger other persons or
road users
R climb out and be injure dbythe traffic
R operate vehicl eequipment and, for exam-
ple,t rap themselves.
Childre ncoulda lsos et the vehicl einmotion,
for exampl eby:
R releasing the parking brake
R shifting the automatic transmission out of
park position P
R starting the engine.
There is arisk of an accident and injury.
When leaving the vehicle, alwayst ake the key
with you and lock the vehicle. Never leave
children unattended in the vehicle. Always
keep the key out of reach of children.
X Make sure that the vehicl eisstationary.
X Make sure that the ignitio nisswitched on.
X Depress the brake peda land keep it
depressed.
X Shift neutral N.
X Release the brake pedal.
X Make sure that the parking brake is released.
X Switch off the ignitio nand leave the key in the
ignitio nlock. 102
Automatic transmissionDrivinga
nd parking

X
To apply: pull parking brake lever ;up
firmly.
Whe nthe ignition is switched on, the red J
indicator lamp in the instrument cluster lights up.
X To release: pull parking brake lever ;
slightly.
X Press release button :and guid eparking
brake ;down to the stop.
The J indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster goe sout.
The vehicl ecan also be braked during an emer-
genc ybyu sing the parking brake.
X To brake in an emergency: press and hold
release button :and carefull ypullp arking
brake lever ;upwards.
If yo udrive on we troads or dirt-covered surfa-
ces, roa dsalta nd/or dirt could get into the
parking brake.
In order to prevent corrosion and areduction in
the braking powe rofthe parking brake, observe
the following:
R pull the parking brake upwards with release
button :depresse dfrom time to time before
beginning ajourney
R drive for approximatel y100 ma tamaximum
speed of 20 km/h Parkin
gupthe vehicle
If you leave the vehicle parked up for longer than
four weeks, the battery may be damaged by
exhaustive discharging.
If you leave the vehicle parked up for longer than
six weeks, it may suffer from lack of use.
X Contact aqualified specialist workshop and
seek advice.
i You can obtain information on trickle charg-
ers from aqualified specialist workshop. Driving tips
General drivin
gtips
Important safety notes G
WARNING
If you switch off the ignition while driving,
safety-relevant functions are only available wit
hlimitations, or not at all. This could affect,
for example, th epower steerin gand th ebrake
boosting effect .You will requir econsiderably
mor eeffort to steer and brake. Ther eisarisk
of an accident.
Do not switch off th eignitio nwhile driving.
Drive sensibly –savef uel Observe the following tips to save fuel:
X The tyre sshould always be inflated to the rec-
ommended tyre pressure.
X Remove unnecessary loads.
X Remove roof carriers when they are not nee-
ded.
X Warm up the engine at low engine speeds.
X Avoid frequent acceleration or braking.
X Have all service and maintenance work car-
ried out at the specified intervals.
Fuel consumption also increases when driving in
cold weather, in stop-start traffic, on short jour- neys and in hilly terrain. Short journeys
! Vehicles with
adiesel particle filter: if the
vehicle is mostly driven for short distances, it
is possible that malfunction smay occur dur-
ing the automatic cleaning of the diesel par-
ticle filter. This may lead to fuel collecting in
the engine oil and cause engine failure. There- fore, if you frequently drive short distances,
you should take a20minute trip on amotor-
way or rural road at least every 500km. Brakes
Imp ortant safety notes G
WARNING
If you shift dow nonaslippery road surface in
an attempt to increas ethe engine's braking
effect, the drive wheels coul dlose their grip.
This increases the risk of skidding and having
an accident.
Do not shift downf or additionalengine brak-
ing on aslippery road surface. Drivingt
ips
115Driving an dparking Z

Off-road driving systems
Transfer case
General notes The vehicle has permanent all-wheel drive. The
front and rear axles are constantly driven.
Further information on driving off-road
(Y page 119).
Shift ranges HIGH
RANGE
Position for all normal on-
road driving conditions.
LOW RANGE
Low-range position for driving
off-road.
Also for use on steep uphill or downhill gradients, especially
when towin gatrailer.
The vehicle travels around
half the speed of on-road driv-
ing range HIGH RANGE.T he
tractive powerisc orrespond-
ingly higher. Shiftin
gthe transfer case General notes
:
Curren tshif trange :
Indicator lamp
; LOW RANGE button Important safety notes G
WARNING
If yo udon ot waitf or the transfer case gear
change process to complete, the transfer
case coul dremai ninthe neutral position. The
power transmission to the drive nwheels is
then interrupted. There is adange rofthe
vehicl erolling awayu nintentionally.T here is a
risk of an accident.
Waitu ntil the transfer case shift process is
completed.
Do not switch off the engine while changing gear and do not shift the automatic transmission to
another gear.
Always waitf or the gearchange process from
HIGH RANGE toLOW RANGE and fromLOW
RANGE toHIGH RANGE to complete. Do not
switch off the engine while changing geara nd do
not shift the automatic transmission to another gear.
Activating the off-road gear ratio ! Proceed with the shifting process only
when:
R the engine is running
R the vehicl eisrolling
R the automatic transmission is in selector
leve rposition i
R you are not driving faster than 40 km/h
You coul dotherwise damage the transfer
case.
X Make sure the ECO start/stop function is
switched off (Y page98).
X Press LOW RANGE button ;.
Once the shifting procedure has been com-
pleted, the LOW RANGE LOW RANGE transfer case position
is show ninthe multifunction display.
Indicator lamp :lights up.
X Shift the automatic transmission to position
D.
Deactivatin gthe off-road gear ratio
! Proceed with the shifting process only
when:
R the engine is running
R the vehicl eisrolling 124
Off-roa
ddriving systemsDriving and parking

Back button
% Press briefly:
R Back
R Hides displa ymessages/calls up
the last Trip
Tripmenu function used
R Exitst he telephone book/redial
memory % Press and hold:
R Callsupt he standard display in the
Trip
Trip menu Multifunction display
:
Transmission position (Y page 101)
; Drive program (Y page 104)
= Text field
? Menu bar
A Time (Y page 138)
B Outside temperature or speed
(Ypage 137)
C Transfer case position (Y page 124)
X To display menu bar?:p ress the=
or ; button on the steerin gwheel.
If you do not press the button sany longer,
menu bar ?is faded out after afew seconds.
Text field =shows the selected menu or sub-
menu and display messages. The following messages may appear in the mul-
tifunction display:
Z Gearshift recommendation
(Ypage 106)
è ECO start/stopf unction (Ypage 97)
LOW LOW
RANGE RANGE Transfer case position (Y
page 124)
ë HOLD function (Y page 122) Menu
sand submenus Menu overview
Press the =or; button on the steering
whee ltoopen the menu bar.
Operating the on-board compute r(Ypag e132).
Depending on the equipment fitted in the vehi-
cle, you can call up the following menus:
R Trip Trip menu (Y page133)
R Navi
Navi menu (navigatio ninstructions)
(Y pag e134)
R Audio
Audio menu (Y page135)
R Tel
Tel menu (telephone) (Y page136)
R Serv.
Serv. menu (Y page137)
R Settings
Settings menu (settings) (Y page137) Trip menu
Standard display X
Pres sand hold the %button on the steer-
ing wheel until the Trip
Tripmenu with trip
meter :and total distanc erecorder ;
appears. Menu
sand submenus
133On-boardcomputer and displays Z