charging MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS SUV 2018 User Guide

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Avoid numerous and extended attem pts
to start the engine. Obser
vethefo llowing points during starting
assis tance and when charging the battery:
R Only use undamaged jump lead/charging
cables with a suf ficient cross-section and
insula tedte rm inal clamps.
R Non- insulated parts of thete rm inal clamps
must not come into con tact wi thother me tal
parts while the jump lead/charging cable is
connected tothe battery/jump-s tart connec‐
tion point.
R The jump lead/charging cable must not
come into contact wi thany parts which may
mo vewhen the engine is running.
R Alw ays make sure that nei ther you nor the
battery is elect rostatically charge d.
R Keep away from fire and naked flames.
R Do not lean overth e batter y. Obser
vethe additional following points when
ch arging the battery:
R Only use battery charge rs tested and
appr oved for Mercedes-Benz.
R Read the battery charge r's operating instruc‐
tions before charging the batter y.
Obser vethe additional following points during
st arting assis tance:
R Starting assis tance may be pe rformed using
only batteries with a nominal voltage of 12V.
R The vehicles must not touch.
R Petrol engine: only acceptstarting assis‐
ta nce if the engine and exhaust sy stem are
cold. St
arting assi stance and charging the12 V
battery Requ
irements:
R The vehicle is secured with the electric park‐
ing brake.
R The transmission is in position j.R
The ignition and all electrical consumers are
switched off.
R The bonn etis open. #
Slide co ver1 of positive clamp 2onthe
jump-s tarting connection point in the direc‐
tion of the ar row. #
Connect positive clamp 2onyour vehicle to
th e positive pole of the donor battery using Breakdown assis
tance 399

th
e jump lead/charging cable. Alw ays begin
with positive clamp 2onyour ow nve hicle
fi rs t. #
During starting assi stance: start the
engine of the donor vehicle and run at idle
speed. #
Connect the negative pole of the donor bat‐
te ry and ear thpoint 3ofyour ow nve hicle
by using the jump lead/charging cable. Begin
with the donor battery firs t. #
During starting assi stance: start the
engine of your ow nve hicle. #
During thech arging process: start the
ch arging process. #
During starting assi stance: letthe engines
ru nfo r se veral minutes. #
During starting assi stance: before discon‐
necting the jump lead, switch on an electrical
consumer in your ow nve hicle, e.g. there ar
wind owheater or lighting.
When thest arting assis tance/charging process
is compl ete: #
First,re mo vethe jump lead/charging cable
from ear thpoint 3and negative pole of the
donor batter y,then from positive clamp 2
and positive pole of the donor batter y.Begin
ea ch time wi th the conta cts onyour own
ve hicle firs t. #
Afterre moving the jump lead/charging
cable, close co ver1 of positive clamp 2.
Fu rther information can be obtained at a quali‐
fi ed specialist workshop. Re
placing the 12V battery #
Obser vethe no tes on the12 V battery
(/ page 396).
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you ha vethe
12 V battery replaced at a qualified specialist
wo rkshop, e.g. at a Mercedes-Benz Service
Centre. Obser
vethefo llowing no tes if youwa ntto
re place the battery yourself:
R Alw aysre place a faulty bat tery with a battery
which meets the specific vehicle require‐
ments.
The vehicle is equipped with an AGMtech nol‐
ogy battery (Absorbent Glass Mat). Fullve hi‐
cle functionality is only guaranteed with an
AG M batter y.Fo r saf etyre asons, Mercedes-
Benz recommends that you on lyuse bat ter‐
ies which have been tested and appr ovedfor
yo ur vehicle byMercedes-Benz.
R Carryover de tach able parts, such as vent
hoses, elbow fittings or term inal co vers from
th e battery being replaced.
R Make sure that theve nt hose is al ways con‐
nected tothe original opening on the side of
th e batter y.
Fit any existing or supplied cell caps.
Otherwise, gases or battery acid could
escape.
R Make sure that de tach able parts are recon‐
nected in the same way. 400
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Media sear
ch....................................... 340
Overview ............................................. 336
Pa use and playback function .............. .337
Selecting a track ................................. 337
Selecting pl ayback options .................. 337
Switching on media mode ...................3 35
Tr ack list .............................................. 337
Au thorised workshop
see Qualified specialist workshop
Au tomatic distance control
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Au tomatic driving lights ..........................11 8
Au tomatic engine start (ECO start/
sto p function) .......................................... 14 8
Au tomatic engine stop (ECO start/
sto p function) .......................................... 14 8
Au tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag deacti vation sy stem
see Automatic front passenger front
airbag shutoff Au
tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag shu toff .......................................... 39, 40
Fu nction of the automatic front
passenger front airbag deactivation
sy stem ................................................... 39
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp .... .40
Au tomatic lateral support adjustment
Setting ................................................... 92
Au tomatic mir rorfo lding function
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .130
Au tomatic transmission
DIRECT SELECT le ver ........................... 15 3
Drive program display .......................... 151
Drive programs .................................... 15 0
DY NA MIC SELECT switch .................... 15 0
Engaging drive position ....................... 15 5
Engaging neutral .................................. 154
Engaging pa rkposition ........................ 154
Engaging reve rsege ar ........................ .154
Kickdown ............................................. 15 6
Manual gear changing ........................ .155
St eering wheel gearshift paddles ........ 15 5
Tr ansmission position display .............. 15 3
Tr ansmission positions ........................ 15 3Au
tomatic transmission (problem)
see Transmission (problem)
Axle load Perm issible .......................................... 427
Tr ailer operation .................................. 441 B
Bag hook .................................................. 107
BA S (Brake Assist Sy stem) .................... .179
Battery Key ........................................................ 73
Re mo tecontrol (s tationary heater) ...... 13 8
Battery see Battery (vehicle)
Battery (vehicle) ...................................... 400
Charging .............................................. 399
No tes .................................................. 396
No tes (s tarting assis tance and
ch arging) ............................................ .397
Re placing ............................................ 400
St arting assis tance .............................. 399
Belt see Seat belt 508
Index

Mir
rors
see Outside mir rors
Mobile phone Cancelling permission for Internet
connection ......................................... .328
Damage de tection (pa rked vehicle) ...... 176
Fr equencies ......................................... 426
Tr ansmission output (maximum) ........ .426
Wi reless charging ................................ .115
Mobile phone see Android Auto
see Apple CarPlay™
see Mercedes-Benz Link
see Second telephone
see Telephone
Mobile phone voice recognition
St arting .............................................. .307
St opping ..............................................3 07
Model series see Vehicle identification plate
Mo torw ay mode ....................................... 12 0
MULTIBEAM LED see Intelligent Light Sy stem Multifunction display
Overview of the displa ys...................... 229
Multifunction steering wheel
Overview of buttons ............................ 226
Multifunction steering wheel
see Steering wheel
Multimedia sy stem ................................ .252
Ac tivating/deactivating standby
mode .................................................. .177
Ad justing thevo lume .......................... .258
Central control elements ..................... 253
Configu ring displ aysettings ................. 261
Entering characters ............................ .259
Fa vourites ............................................ 256
Main functions .................................... 256
Overview ............................................ .252
Re storing thefa ctory settings .............. 272
St andby mode function ........................ 17 7
Switching the sound on/off ................2 58
Multimedia sy stem
see Touch Control
see Touchpad N
Na vigation
Calling up the Digital Owner's Man‐
ual .......................................................2 99
Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter) .................. 232
Showing/hiding the menu ...................2 73
Switching on ........................................ 273
Up dating the map data ........................ 297
Vo ice commands (LINGU ATRO NIC) ...... 241
Na vigation
see Destination
see Destination entry
see Map
see Route
see Route guidance
see Traf fic information
Na vigation announcements
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .286
Ad justing thevo lume .......................... .287
Re peating ............................................ 287
Switching audio fadeout on/off .......... 287
Na vigation messages
On-board computer ............................. 232 Index
527

Setting
the time zone .......................... 262
Setting the time/date form at .............. 262
Swit ching transmission of theve hicle
position on/off .................................... 263
Sy stem settings
see Blue tooth®
see Data import/export
see Language
see Software update
see Wi-Fi T
Ta ilpipes (Care) ........................................ 386
Ta ke -back of end-of-life vehicles .............. 19
Pr otection of the environment ............... 19
Ta nk content
Ad Blue ®
............................................... 434
Fu el ..................................................... 433
Re ser ve(fuel) ...................................... 433
Te ch nical data
Axle load (trailer operation) ................. 441
Fa stening points (trailer hitch) ............ 440
Information .......................................... 425
Mounting dimensions (trailer hitch) .....4 40No
tes (trailer hitch) ............................. 439
Overhang dimension (trailer hitch) ...... 440
To ngue weight .................................... .440
To wing capacity (trailer operation) ...... 440
Ty re pressure monitoring sy stem ......... 413
Ve hicle identification plate .................. 427
Te lephone ........................................ 235, 300
Ac tivating functions du ring a call ........ 308
Business telephony settings ................ 305
Call and ringtone volume .................... .307
Calls with se veral participants ............ .308
Connecting a mobile phone (busi‐
ness telephony) .................................. .303
Connecting a mobile phone (Near
Field Communication (NFC)) .............. .306
Connecting a mobile phone (Pass‐
ke y) ...................................................... 301
Connecting a mobile phone (Secure Simple Pairing) .................................... 301
De-authorising a mobile phone ............ 306
Disconnecting a mobile phone ............ 306
Importing con tacts .............................. 310
Importing contacts (o verview) ............ .309
Incoming call during an existing call .... 308
Information .......................................... 301 Inter
changing mobile phones .............. 305
Menu (on-board computer) .................. 235
Mobile phone voice recognition ........... 307
No tes .................................................. 299
Operating modes ................................. 301
Re ception and transmission volume .... 307
Swit ching mobile phones (Near Field
Communication (NFC)) ........................ 306
Symbols for business telephony .......... 304
Te lephone menu overview .................. .300
Te lephone operation ............................ 307
Using a SIM card for business tel‐
ephony ................................................ 303
Using Near Field Communication
(NFC) .................................................. .306
Vo ice commands (LINGU ATRO NIC) .....2 45
Wi reless charging (mobile phone) ........ 11 5
Te lephone
see Second telephone
Te lephone number
Dialling (on-board computer) .............. .235
Te lephone operation
see Calls 536
Index

Setting ................................................. 264
Setting up a hotspot ............................ 265
Setting up an Internet connection ....... 326
Wi ndow airbag ...........................................36
Wi ndo ws
see Side windo ws
Wi ndo ws(Care) ...................................... .386
Wi ndscreen
Ra dio wav es ......................................... 131
Wi ndscreen
see Windshield
Wi ndscreen heating ................................ 13 5
Wi ndscreen heating
see Windsc reen heating
Wi ndscreen washer fluid ........................ 436
No tes .................................................. 436
Wi ndscreen washer sy stem
To pping up ...........................................3 80
Wi ndscreen wipers
Changing the wiper blades .................. 12 6
Switching on/off ................................. 12 5Wi
ndshield ............................................... 12 6
Changing the wiper blades .................. 12 6
Wi nter operation
Snow chains ........................................ 408
Wi nter tyres
Setting the permanent speed limita‐
tion ...................................................... 19 0
Wi per blades
Ca re .................................................... 386
Re placing .............................................1 26
Wire lesscharging
Fu nction/no tes .................................... 11 4
Mobile phone ....................................... 11 5
Wire lessvehicle comp onents
Declaration of con form ity ...................... 22
Wo rkout prog ram
Overview ............................................... 92
Wo rkshop
see Qualified specialist workshop Index
543