ignition MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS SUV 2018 Owner's Guide

Note
s on parking up theve hicle If
yo u lea vetheve hicle par ked up for longer than
fo ur we eks, the disconnected battery may be
damaged bydeep dischar ge.
If yo u lea vetheve hicle par ked up for longer than
six weeks, it may suf fer disuse dama ge.
% Further information can be obtained at a
qu alified specialist workshop. St
andby mode (extension of the star ter bat‐
te ry 's period out of use) St
andby mode function
% This function is not available for all models.
If standby mode is activated, theve hicle can be
par kedfo r an extended pe riod of time without
losing po wer.
St andby mode is characterised bythefo llowing:
R thest ar ter battery is preser ved.
R the maximum non-operational time out of
use is displa yed in the multimedia sy stem
displa y. R
functions such as interior pr otection or tow-
aw ay protection are not available.
R the connection toonline services is inter rup‐
te d.
If th efo llowing conditions are fulfilled, standby
mode can be activated or deactivated using the
multimedia sy stem:
R the engine is switched off.
R the ignition is switched on.
Exceeding theve hicle's displa yed non-opera‐
tional time may cause incon venience, i.e. it can‐
not be guaranteed that thest ar ter battery will
re liably start the engine.
The star ter battery must be charge dfirs t in the
fo llowing situations:
R theve hicle's non-operational time must be
ex tended.
R theBattery charge insufficient for standby
mode message appears in the multimedia
sy stem displa y.
% Standby mode is automatically deactivated
when the ignition is switched on. Ac
tivating/deactivating standby mode
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Vehicle 5
î Vehicle settings
5 Standby mode
% This function is not available for all models. #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
When you activate the function, a prom pt
appears. #
Select Yes.
St andby mode is activated. Driving and driving saf
ety sy stems Driving sy
stems and your responsibility Yo
ur vehicle is equipped with driving sy stems
which assist you in driving, parking and manoeu‐
vring theve hicle. The driving sy stems are aids
and do not relie ve you of your responsibility per‐
ta ining toroad traf fic la w.Pay attention tothe
traf fic conditions at all times and inter vene
when necessa ry. Be aware of the limitations
re ga rding the safe use of these sy stems. Driving and parking
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Situation-dependent braking assistance
Situation-dependent braking assistance may
inter vene at speeds abo veappr oxima tely
7 km/h in thefo llowing situations:
Ve hicles tr avelling in
front Up
toappr ox.
250 km/h
St ationary vehicles Uptoappr ox.
80 km/h
Crossing vehicles No reaction
Moving pedestrians Uptoappr ox.
60 km/h
St ationary pedes‐
trians No
reaction Cancelling a brake application of
Active
Brake Assi st
Yo u can cancel a brake application byActive
Brake Assi stat any time by:
R Fully depressing the accelerator pedal or
with kickdown.
R Releasing the brake pedal. Ac
tive Brake Assi stmay cancel the brake appli‐
cation when one of thefo llowing conditions is
fulfilled:
R You manoeuv retoavoid the obs tacle.
R The reis no longer a risk of collision.
R An obs tacle is no longer de tected in front of
yo ur vehicle.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem may be impaired or may not function
in thefo llowing situations:
R In sno w,rain, fog, heavy spr ay, if there is
gl are, in direct sunlight or in great lyvarying
light conditions.
R Ifth e sensors are dirty, mis ted up, damaged
or co vered.
R Ifth e sensors are impaired due tointer fer‐
ence from other radar sources, e.g. strong
ra dar reflections in multi-s torey car par ks.
R If a loss of tyre pressure or a defective tyre
has been de tected and displ ayed. R
Full sy stem per form ance is not available for a
fe w seconds af ter switching on the ignition
or af ter driving off.
R In complex traf fic situations whe reobjects
cannot always be clearly identified.
R For pede strians or vehicles if they mo ve
qu ickly into the sensor de tection range.
R For pede strians who are hidden by other
objects.
R Ifth e typical outline of a pedestrian cann ot
be distinguished from the bac kground.
R If a pedestrian is not de tected as su ch, e.g.
due tospecial clo thing or other objects.
R On bends with a tight radius. Setting
Active Brake Assi st Multimedia sy
stem:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assistance
5 Active Brake Assist
The following settings are available:
R Early
R Medium Driving and parking
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#
Engage reve rsege ar. #
Inthe multimedia sy stem, select the desired
vie w.
Switching reve rsing camera automatic mode
on/off
The reve rsing camera is only an aid. It is not a
substitute foryo ur attention tothe sur roundings.
The responsibility for safe manoeuvring and
parking remains with you. Make sure that no
persons, animals or objects etc. are in the
manoeuvring range. Pay attention to your sur‐
ro undings and be ready tobrake at all times.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assistance
5 Camera & Park. Assist
5 Auto reversing camera #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function. Opening
the camera co ver of the reve rsing
camera
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assistance
5 Camera & Park. Assist #
Select Open camera cover.
% The camera co ver closes auto maticallyafter
some time or af ter an ignition cycle.
Setting the camera as a favo urite
Yo u can call up the camera view directly in the
multimedia sy stem bysetting it as a favo urite. #
Press theò button on the control ele‐
ment.
The main functions are displa yed. #
Navigate down wards twice.
The Favourites menu appears. #
Select New favourite. #
Select Vehicle . #
Select Camera. Ac
tive Parking Assist Fu
nction of Active Parking Assist
Ac tive Parking Assist is an elect ronic pa rking
assis tance sy stem which uses ultrasound and is
automatically activated during forw ard tra vel.
The sy stem is operational at speeds of up to
appr oximately 35 km/h. When all the conditions
are fulfilled, thec symbol appears in the
multifunction display in the instrument clus ter
and the sy stem automatically sear ches for and
measu res parking spaces on bo thsides of the
ve hicle parallel and perpendicular tothe direc‐
tion of tra vel. If Active Parking Assist is activa‐
te d, suitable parking spaces are shown in the
display of the multimedia sy stem. The ësym‐
bol appears in the display of the multimedia sys‐
te m. The ar rowsshow on which side of the car‐
ri ag ewa y free parking spaces are located.
The parking space and, if necessar y,the parking
direction can be selected as desired. Active
Pa rking Assist calculates a suitable vehicle path
and assists you in parking and exiting the park‐
ing space. Driving and parking
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WARNING Risk of accident despi teexit
wa rning
The exitwa rning reacts nei ther tostationary
objects nor tovehicles approaching you at a
great lydif fere nt speed.
As a result, theex itwa rning cannot warn
drivers in these situations. #
Alw ays pay particular attention tothe
traf fic situation when opening the doors
and make sure there is suf ficient clear‐
ance. If
th ere is a vehicle in the monitoring range, this
is indicated in the outside mir ror.If a vehicle
occupant opens the door on the side with the
wa rning, a warning tone sounds and thewa rning
lamp in the outside mir rorst arts toflash.
This additional function is on lyavailable when
Blind Spot Assist is activated and up toa maxi‐
mum of thre e minutes af terth e ignition has
been switched off. The exitwa rning is no longer
av ailable once thewa rning lamp in the outside
mir rorflashes thre e times. The
exitwa rning is only an aid and not a substi‐
tute forth e attention of vehicle occupants. The
re sponsibility for opening and closing the doors
and for leaving theve hicle remains with theve hi‐
cle occupants.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem may be limited in thefo llowing situa‐
tions:
R The sensors are dirty or co vered.
R Poor visibility, e.g. due tofog, heavy rain,
snow or spr ay.
R Narrow vehicles, e.g. bicycles, are within the
monitoring range.
Wa rnings may be issued in er ror when driving
close tocrash ba rriers or similar solid lane bor‐
ders. Warnings may be inter rupte d when driving
alongside long vehicles, forex ample lor ries, for a
prolonged time.
Blind Spot Assist is not operational when reve rse
ge ar is engaged. The
exitwa rning may be limited in thefo llowing
situations:
R When the sensors are co veredby adjacent
ve hicles in nar rowparking spaces.
R When people approach theve hicle.
R Stationary or slo w-moving objects are not
indica ted.
Ac tivating/deactivating Blind Spot Assi st
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assistance
5 Blind Spot Assist #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function. 218
Driving and pa rking

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

%
Please no tethat the NTFS file sy stem is not
suppor ted. The FAT32 file sy stem is recom‐
mended.
Importing/exporting data
* NO
TELoss of da tadue topremature
re mo val #
Do not remo vethe data storage
medium when data is being expor ted.
Mercedes-Benz is not liable for any loss of
data. Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is stationar y.
R The ignition is switched on or theve hicle has
been star ted.
R The SD card is inser ted (/ page 335) or the
USB device is connecte d (/page 337).
Multimedia sy stem:
4 System 5
System backup #
Select Import data orExport data. Importing #
Select a data storage medium.
A prom ptappears asking whe ther youre ally
wish to overwrite the cur rent da ta. If da ta
originates from ano ther vehicle, this is recog‐
nised du ring da tareading.
The multimedia sy stem is restar ted once the
data has been impor ted.
% Current vehicle settings can be edited af ter
th e import.
Exporting
If PIN pr otection is activated, your PIN is reques‐
te d. #
Ente rth efo ur-digit PIN. #
Select a data storage medium.
The data is expor ted. The data export may
ta ke several minutes. Ac
tivating/deactivating PIN pr otection Multimedia sy
stem:
4 System 5
PIN protection
Setting the PIN #
Select Set PIN. #
Enter a four-digit PIN. #
Enterth efo ur-digit PIN again.
If bo thPINs match, PIN pr otection is active.
Changing the PIN
Re quirements:
R A cur rent PIN mu stbe set. #
Select Change settings. #
Ente rth e cur rent PIN. #
Select Change PIN . #
Set a new PIN.
Ac tivating PIN pr otection for data export #
Select Change settings .
Confirm wi th the PIN. 268
Multimedia sy stem

#
Select Protect data export .
Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
Un blocking the PIN
Re quirements:
R There is an Internet connection.
R A Mercedes me account exists at http://
www.me rcedes.me.
R The Personalisation service is active
(/ page 269).
If th e PIN has been entered incor rectly three
times, the PIN will be bloc ked. You can ha ve a
single-use password sent to you via the
Mercedes me connect online por talto reset the
PIN pr otection. #
Select Unblock PIN. #
Ente rth e single-use password.
PIN pr otection is reset, and you can set a
new PIN.
% Alternativel y,yo u can ha vePIN pr otection
re set at a Mercedes-Benz service centre. User profile
Setting a user profile
Multimedia sy
stem:
4 System 5
g Personalisation
Displaying a user profile when starting
If th is function is active, a prom ptappears when
st arting the sy stem asking which user profile to
use. #
Select Display profile list after start . #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
Selecting a user profile #
Select Guestor individual profile #.
% Some settings from the user profile are only
loaded when theve hicle is stationary or
when the ignition is switched on.
Au tomatic syn chronisation
Each time the ignition is switched off or on, the
individual user profiles are synchronised on the
multimedia sy stem and on the ser ver.This
ensures that the latest user profiles are alw ays
av ailable. #
Select Automatic synchronisation. #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
% For more information about importing/
ex porting user profiles (/ page270).
Creating a user profile
Multimedia sy stem:
4 System 5
g Personalisation
5 Create profile #
Ente r a name. #
Select a.
The following information is sa ved in the user
profile, forex ample:
R System settings
R Settings in theTV tuner's channel list
R Navigation and traf fic information
The settings di ffer depending on theve hicle
equipment. Multimedia sy
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multimedia sy
stem, the Mercedes me connect
services and your vehicle's communication mod‐
ule. These will con veniently be sent to you via
th e mobile phone connection in your vehicle
and, as an option, ins talled automaticall y.Yo u
can moni torth est atus of your updates on the
Mercedes me por tal and find information about
po tential inno vations.
Yo ur advantages at a glance:
R con veniently recei vesoftware update s via
th e mobile phone network
R impr ovesth equ ality and availability of
Mercedes me connect services
R keeps your multimedia sy stem and communi‐
cation module up-to-date
Fu rther information about software updates can
be found at http://me.mercedes-benz.com
Pe rforming a software upda te
Requ irements:
R There is an Internet connection
(/ page 325). R
For automatic updates: your vehicle has a
permanently ins talled communication mod‐
ule.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 System 5
Software update
Au tomatic update #
Activate OAutomatic online updates.
Up dates are per form ed.
The cur rent status of the updates is dis‐
pla yed.
Manual update #
Deactivate ªAutomatic online updates. #
Select an update from the list and start the
update.
Ac tivating the so ftwa reupdate #
Restart the sy stem.
Fu nction of important sy stem upda tes
Impor tant sy stem updates may be necessary for
th e security of your multimedia sy stem's data.
Please ins tallth ese updates, or else the security
of your multimedia sy stem cann otbe ensured. %
If automatic software updates are activated,
th e sy stem updates will be downloaded auto‐
matically (/ page271).
As soon as an upda teisavailable for download,
a cor responding message appears onthe media
displa y.
Yo u ha vethefo llowing selection options:
R Download
The update will be downloaded in the back‐
ground.
R Details
Information about the pending sy stem
update is displa yed.
R Later
The update can be downloaded manually at a
later time (/ page271).
If th e download is comple ted and the update is
re ady for ins tallation, you will be informed of this
af te rth e next ignition cycle, forex ample.
% Park theve hicle safely in a suitable location
before starting the ins tallation. Multimedia sy
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Re
quirements forth e ins tallation:
R The ignition is switched on.
R The engine is not running.
R Notes and warnings ha vebeen read and
accep ted.
R The parking brake is applied.
If all requirements are met, the update will be
ins talled. The multimedia sy stem cann otbe
operated while the update is being ins talled and
ve hicle functions are restricted.
If er rors should occur during the ins tallation, the
multimedia sy stem automatically attem ptsto
re store the pr evious version. If restoration of the
pr ev ious version is not possible, a symbol
appears on the cent reconsole displ ay. Please
consult a qualified specialist workshop to
re solve the problem. Re
set function Multimedia sy
stem:
4 System 5
Reset
Pe rsonal data is dele ted, forex ample:
R Station presets
R Connec ted mobile phones #
Select Yes.
If PIN pr otection is activated, a prom ptappears
asking if you also wish torestore this to thefa c‐
to ry settings during a reset. #
Select Yes. #
Enter the cur rent PIN.
The PIN is reset.
or #
Select No.
The cur rent PIN stay sth e same af terre set‐
ting.
% Ifyo u ha veforg ottenyo ur PIN, a Mercedes-
Benz service centre can deactivate the PIN
pr otection foryo u. A prom
ptappears again asking whe ther you
re ally wish toreset. #
Select Yes.
The multimedia sy stem is reset tothefa ctory
settings. 272
Multimedia sy stem

R
Concie rge Service (when the service is acti‐
va ted), appointment requests or similar (me
button)
R Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem (auto‐
matic emer gency call or SOS button)
The Mercedes-Benz Cu stomer Centre and the
Mercedes-Benz emer gency call centre are availa‐
ble foryo u around the cloc k.
The me button and the SOS button can be found
on theve hicle's overhead control panel
(/ page 319).
Yo u can also call the Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer
Centre using the multimedia sy stem
(/ page 319).
Please no tethat Mercedes me connect is a
Mercedes-Benz service. In emer gencies, al ways
call the national emer gency services firs t using
th est andard national emer gency service phone
numbe rs. In emergencies, you can also use the
Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem
(/ page 322).
Obser vethe conditions of use for Mercedes me
connect and other services. These can be obtained in
the Mercedes me por tal: https://
me.secure.mercedes-benz.com
Fu rther information on Mercedes me connect,
th e pr ovided service scope and operation:
http://manuals.daimler.com/baix/cars/
connectme/en_GB/index.html
Calling the Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer Centre
using the multimedia sy stem
Requ irements:
R You ha veaccess toa GSM networ k.
R The contra ct partner's GSM network co ver‐
age is available in there spective region.
R The ignition is switched on so that vehicle
data can be transfer red automatically.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Telephone 5
ª Contacts #
Call Mercedes me connect.
The call is made.
Af ter confirmation, the multimedia sy stem
sends there qu ired vehicle data. The data
transfer is shown in the media displa y. Then,
you can select a service and be con‐
nected toa specialist at the Mercedes-Benz
Cus tomer Centre.
Fu rther information on Mercedes me connect,
th e pr ovided service scope and operation is
av ailable at: http://manuals.daimler.com/baix/
cars/connectme/de_DE/ind ex.html
Making a call via the overhead control panel
Re quirements:
R You ha veaccess toa GSM networ k.
R The contra ct partner's GSM network co ver‐
age is available in there spective region.
R The ignition is switched on so that vehicle
data can be transfer red automatically. Multimedia sy
stem 319