MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS SUV 2018 Owners Manual

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Toscroll in the menu bar: swipe left or
ri ght on the left-hand Touch Control 2. #
Tocall up a menu or confirm a selection:
press the left-hand Touch Control 2. #
Toscroll through displa ysor lists on the
menu: swipe upwards or down wards on the
left-hand Touch Control 2. #
Tocall up a submenu or confirm a selec‐
tion: press the left-hand Touch Control 2. #
Toexit a submenu: pressthe back button
on the left 1. Setting
the design
On-board computer: 4 Design
% This function is only available forve hicles
with a widescreen cockpit.
The following designs can be selec ted:
R Classic
R Sport
R Progressive #
Toselect a design: swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
The instrument displ ayis shown in the selec‐
te d design. Setting
the additional value range Example: G-me
ter
1 Additional value range
2 Index points #
Toselect display content: swipetothe
ri ght on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Swipe upwards or down wards on the left-
hand Touch Control toselect display content.
When display content is selected, the addi‐
tional value range 1will brie fly be highligh‐
te d.
The index points 2will display the selected
list item. 228
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The
following display con tent can be selected in
th eClassic andSport designs:
R Rev counter
R Navigation
R ECO display
R Consu mption
R G-m eter
The following con tent can be selected in thePro-
gressive design:
R Date
R Navigation
R ECO display
R Consu mption
R G-m eter Overview of displa
yson the multifunction
display 1
Outside temp erature
2 Drive prog ram
3 Transmission position
4 Time
5 Display section
% Ve
hicles with an instrument display in
th e widescreen cockpit: the position of the
displa yswill dif fer from those displa yed
here. Fu
rther displa yson the multifunction display:
Z Gearshift
recommendation (/ page 156)
ë Active Parking Assist activated
(/ page 209)
é Parking Assist PARKTRONIC deacti vated
( / page 200)
¯ Cruise control (/
page186)
È Limi
ter (/ page187)
ç Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
(/ page 190)
æ Ac
tive Brake Assi st (/ page 185)
à Ac
tive Lane Keeping Assist (/ page219)
è ECO
start/ stop function (/ page148)
+ Off-
road gear (/ page159)
Ì On-road position (/ page 159)
ë HOLD fu
nction (/ page 195)
_ Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist Plus
(/ page 121)
ð Ma
ximum pe rmissible speed exceeded
(for cer tain countries only) Instrument Display and on-board computer
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Ve
hicles with Traf fic Sign Assis t:de tected
instructions and traf fic signs (/ page 215). Ad
justing the in stru ment lighting #
Turn brightness control 1up or down.
The lighting of the instrument display and in
th e control elements of theve hicle interior is
adjus ted. Menus and submenus
Fu
nctions on the service menu of the on-
board compu ter On-board computer:
4 Service #
Toselect the function: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
Fu nctions on theService menu:
R Message memory (/ page442)
R AdBlue: Adblue ®
ra nge and fill le vel
R Tyres:
- Check the tyre pressure with the tyre
pressure monitor (/ page411)
- Restart the tyre pressure monitor
(/ page 412)
R ASSYST PLUS : calls upthe service due date
(/ page 374)
R Vehicles with a widescreen cock pit:Cool-
ant : coolant temp erature display
R Engine oil level: engine oil le vel Calling up
the assistant display On-board computer:
4 Assistance
% Ve
hicles with the instrument display in
th e widescreen cockpit: whenyou ha ve
th e design set toProgressive ,yo u can view
th e assis tance graphic in the left-hand area
of the instrument displa y.
The following displa ysare available on the assis‐
ta nt displ aymenu:
R Assis tant displ ay
R Attention le vel (/ page 213) #
Toswitch between the displa ys:swipe
upwards or down wards on the left-hand
To uch Control. 230
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St
atus displa yson the assis tant displ ay:
R é :AT TENTION ASSIST deactivated
R Light lane markings: Active Lane Keeping
Assist enabled
R Green lane markings: Active Lane Keeping
Assist active
R Grey radar waves next tovehicle: Blind Spot
Assist activated R
Green radar waves next tovehicle: Blind Spot
Assist active
R Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC displa ys
( / page 190) Calling up
displays on the trip menu On-board computer:
4 Trip
% Ve
hicles with an instrument display in
th e widescreen cockpit: whenyou ha ve
th e design set toProgressive ,yo u can view
information about the journey in the left-
hand area of the instrument displa y. #
Toselect a displa y:swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control.
Displa yson theTrip menu:
R Standard display
R Range and cur rent fuel consu mption
If th ere is only a small amount of fuel left in
th e fuel tank, the display will show a vehicle
being refuelled ins tead of thera nge.
R ECO displ ay (/page 149) R
Trip computer From startandFrom reset
R Digital speedom eter
% Ve
hicles with an instrument display in
th eWi descreen Co ckpit: the digital speed‐
ome ter appears only in theClassic andSport
designs. Example:
standard display
1 Trip dis tance
2 Total dis tance Instrument Display and on-boa
rdcompu ter231

Example: trip computer
1 Total dis tance
2 Driving time
3 Average speed
4 Average fuel consum ption Re
setting values on the trip menu of the on-
board compu terOn-board computer:
4 Trip
% The spelling on the main menu displa yed
may dif fer. Therefore, obser vethe menu ove
rview forth e instrument display
(/ page 226).
Yo u can reset theva lues of thefo llowing func‐
tions:
R Trip dis tance
R Trip computer From startandFrom reset
R ECO displa y(/ page 149) #
Toselect the function tobe rese t:swipe
upwards or down wards on the left-hand
To uch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. #
Select Yes. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
If yo u press and hold the left-hand Touch Con‐
trol, theva lues of the function will be reset
immediatel y. Calling up navigation instructions on
the on-
board compu ter On-board computer:
4 Navigation Example: no
change of direction announced
1 Distance tothe next destination
2 Estimated ar riva l time
3 Distance tothe next change of direction
4 Current road 232
Instru ment Display and on-board computer

Example:
change of direction announced
1 Road towhich thech ange of direction leads
2 Distance tothech ange of direction
3 Chan ge-of-direction symbol
4 Recommended lane and new lane du ring a
ch ange of direction (white)
5 Possible lane
6 Lane not recommended (da rkgrey)
Fu rther possible displa yson theNavigation
menu:
R Direction of travel: display of direction of
tra vel and road cur rently being tr avelled on. R
New route... orCalculating route… : a new
ro ute is being calculated.
R Road not mapped :th ero ad is unknown, e.g.
fo r newly built roads.
R No route: no route could be calculated tothe
selected destination.
R Off map: the map forth e cur rent location is
not available.
R Area of destination reached: you ha ve
re ached the area of destination.
R O: you ha vereached the destination or an
intermediate destination. #
Toexitth e menu: pressthe back button on
th e left.
Ve hicles with the COMAND Online multime‐
dia sy stem: you can also start navigation toone
of there cent destinations on theNavigation
menu: #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. #
Toselect a destination: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
Ro ute guidance is star ted.
If ro ute guidance has already been activated,
a re qu est will appear asking whe ther you
wish toend the cur rent route guidance. #
Select Yes. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
Ro ute guidance is star ted. Instrument Display and on-board computer
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Selecting
radio stations using the on-boa rd
compu ter On-board computer:
4 Radio 1
Frequency range
2 Station
3 Name of track
4 Name of artist
When you select a station from the memory pre‐
sets, the preset will appear next tothest ation
name. When you select a sa vedstation in the
frequency range, an as terisk will appear next to
th est ation name. #
Toselect a radio station: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand Touch Control.
Selecting the frequency range or memory
preset #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. #
Swipe upwards or down wards on the left-
hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. Media playba
ckusing the on-boa rdcompu ter On-board computer:
4 Media 1
Media source
2 Track number and cur rent track
3 Name of artist (e xamp le)
4 Name of album #
Tochange trac kson an active media
source: swipe upwards or down wards on the
left-hand Touch Control.
% This is how tochange thech annel on theTV
media source. 234
Instrument Display and on-board computer

Changing a media source
#
Press the left-hand Touch Control. #
Toselect a media source: swipe upwards
or down wards on the left-hand Touch Con‐
trol. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. Dialling
telephone numbers using the on-
board compu ter &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, you will be distracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad and traf
fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y. When
telephoning, you must obse rveth e legal
re qu irements forth e count ryin which you are
cur rently driving.
Re quirements:
R The mobile phone is connec tedto the multi‐
media sy stem.
On-board computer: 4 Telephone
Ve hicles with the COMAND Online multime‐
dia sy stem: the most recent telephone calls
(dialled, recei ved and missed calls) are displa yed
on theTelephone menu. #
Toselect an entr y:swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
If th ere is only one telephone number
sa ve dto an entr y:thete lephone number
will be selec ted. #
Ifth ere are multiple telephone numbers
sa ve dto an entr y:swipe upwards or down‐ wa
rds on the left-hand touch cont rolto
select the desired telephone number. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
The telephone number will be dialled.
The following displa ysmay appear ins tead of the
te lephone numbers dialled:
R Please wait... :th e application is starting. If a
Blue tooth ®
connection tothe mobile phone
is not es tablished, the menu for auth orising
and connecting a mobile phone will be dis‐
pla yed on the multimedia sy stem
(/ page 301).
R Updating data...: the call list is being upda‐
te d.
R Importing contacts... : contacts are being
impor ted from the mobile phone or a storage
medium.
Ac cepting/rejecting a call
Ve hicles with head-up displa y:When you
re cei vea call, theIncoming call message will
appear on the head-up displa y. Instrument Display and on-board computer
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#
Swipe up wards or down wards on the left-
hand Touch Control and select 6(Accept)
or ~ (Reject). #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
Yo u may accept/ reject the call using button
6 or~ onthesteering wheel. 236
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Note
s on operating saf ety &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, you will be distracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y. &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from oper‐
ating mobile communication equipment
while theve hicle is in motion
If yo u operate mobile communication equip‐
ment when driving, you will be distracted from
the tra ffic situation. This could also
cause youto lose control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
ve hicle is stationar y. Fo
ryo ur ow n sa fety, al ways obser vethefo llow‐
ing points when operating mobile communica‐
tions equipment and especially your voice con‐
trol sy stem:
R Obser vethe legal requ irements forth e coun‐
try in which you are driving.
R While driving, on ly operate mobile communi‐
cations equipment and your voice control
sy stem when the tra ffic conditions permit it.
Yo u may otherwise be distracted from the
traf fic conditions and cause an accident,
inju ring yourself and others.
R Ifyo u use thevo ice control sy stem in an
emer gency your voice can change and your
te lephone call, e.g. an emer gency call, can
th ereby be unnecessarily dela yed.
R Familiarise yourself with thevo ice control
sy stem functions before starting the journe y. Operation
Overview of operation of LINGU
ATRO NIC on
the multifunction steering wheel LINGU
ATRO NIC is operational appr oximately
th irty seconds af terth e ignition is switched on. LINGU
ATRO NIC 237