MERCEDES-BENZ G550 2010 W463 Owner's Manual

Steam from an overheated engine can cause
serious burns which can occur just by opening
the engine hood. Stay away from the engine
if you see or hear steam coming from it.
Stop the vehicle in a safe location away from
other traffic. Turn off the engine, get out of the
vehicle and do not stand near the vehicle until
the engine has cooled down.
During severe operating conditions, e.g. stop-
and-go traffic, the coolant temperature may
rise close to 248‡ (120†).
! Excessive coolant temperature triggers a
warning in the multifunction display.
The engine should not be operated with a
coolant temperature above 248‡ (120†),
i.e. in the red zone of the coolant
temperature gauge. Doing so may cause
serious engine damage which is not
covered by the Mercedes-Benz Limited
Warranty.
Resetting trip odometer
XMake sure you are viewing the standard
display ( Y page 102) in the multifunction
display.XPress and hold the reset button in the
instrument cluster (Y page 98) until the trip
odometer is reset.
Tachometer
The red marking on the tachometer
( Y page 26) denotes excessive engine speed.
! Avoid driving at excessive engine speeds,
as it may result in serious engine damage
that is not covered by the Mercedes-Benz
Limited Warranty.
To help protect the engine, the fuel supply is
interrupted if the engine is operated within
the red marking.
Control system
Introduction
The control system is activated as soon as the
starter switch is in position 1.
The control system enables you to call up
information about your vehicle and to change
vehicle settings.
For example, you can use the control system
to find out when your vehicle is next due for
maintenance service, to set the language for
messages in the instrument cluster display,
and much more.
GWarning!
A driver’s attention to the road and traffic
conditions must always be his/her primary
focus when driving.
For your safety and the safety of others,
selecting features through the multifunction
steering wheel should only be done by the
driver when traffic and road conditions permit
it to be done safely.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is
covering a distance of 44 feet (approximately
14 m) every second.
The control system relays information to the
multifunction display.
Multifunction steering wheel
The displays in the multifunction display and
the settings in the control system are
controlled by using the buttons on the
multifunction steering wheel.
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:Multifunction display;Press buttonW
X
to select submenus in the
Settings menu
to set values
to set the volume
=Press button6to answer a call
to dial2
to redial
~to end a call
to reject an incoming call
?Press buttonV
U
to select next or previous menuAPress button briefly&
*
to move within a menu
Within Audio/DVD menu to
select previous or next track,
scene or stored station
Within Telephone menu to
switch to the phone book and
select a name or number
Press and hold button&
*
Within Audio/DVD menu to
select previous or next track
with quick search or to select
previous or next station in
station list or wave band
Within Telephone menu to
start the quick search in the
phone book
iCanada and AMG vehicles:
The steering wheel in this vehicle may vary
from steering wheel shown. However,
multifunction steering wheel symbols and
feature description apply to Canada and
AMG vehicles as well.
Depending on the selected menu, pressing
the buttons on the multifunction steering
wheel will alter what appears in the
multifunction display.
The information available in the multifunction
display is arranged in menus and
accompanying functions and submenus.
The individual functions are then found within
the relevant menu (radio or CD operations
under Audio/DVD menu, for example).
These functions serve to call up relevant
information or to customize the settings for
your vehicle.
It is helpful to think of the menus, and the
functions within each menu, as being
arranged in a circular pattern.
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XPress button V or U repeatedly to
pass through each menu one after the
other.
XPress button * or & repeatedly to
pass through each function display, one
after the other, in the current menu.
In the Settings menu, instead of functions,
you will find a number of submenus for calling
up and changing settings. For instructions on
using these submenus, see “Settings menu”
(Y page 106).
The number of menus available in the system
depends on which optional equipment is
installed in your vehicle.
Multifunction display
:Trip odometer;Main odometer =Transfer case indicator?Transmission position/gear range
indicator
ADigital clockBOutside temperature/digital
speedometer
For more information on menus displayed in
the multifunction display, see “Menus and
submenus” (Y page 102).
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Menus and submenusiThe headings used in the menus table are
designed to facilitate navigation within the
system and are not necessarily identical to
those shown in the multifunction display.
The first function displayed in each menu
will automatically show you which part of
the system you are in.
Function:Standard display menu
(Y page 102)
;Audio/DVD menu (Y page 103)=Navigation menu (Y page 105)?Vehicle status message memory3
menu (Y page 105)
ASettings menu (Y page 106)BTrip computer menu (Y page 112)CTelephone menu (Y page 113)Standard display menu
Standard display
In the standard display, trip odometer : and
main odometer ; appear in the
multifunction display.
XIf you see another display, press button
V or U repeatedly until the standard
display appears.
XPress button & or * to select the
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The following functions are available:
RChecking tire inflation pressure with the
Advanced TPMS (Y page 162)
RCalling up digital speedometer or outside
temperature (Y page 103)
RCalling up maintenance service indicator
display (Y page 191)
RChecking engine oil level (Y page 154)
Calling up digital speedometer or
outside temperature
You can select whether the digital
speedometer or the outside temperature
appears in the multifunction display
(Y page 108).
GWarning!
The outside temperature indicator is not
designed to serve as an ice-warning device
and is therefore unsuitable for that purpose.
Indicated temperatures just above the
freezing point do not guarantee that the road
surface is free of ice. The road may still be icy,
especially in wooded areas or on bridges.
XPress button & or * repeatedly until
the digital speedometer or the outside
temperature appears in the multifunction
display.
Digital speedometer
Outside temperature
Audio/DVD menu
The functions in the Audio/DVD menu
operate the audio or video equipment which
you have currently switched on.
The following functions are available:
RSelecting radio station (Y page 103)
ROperating audio devices/audio media
(Y page 104)
ROperating video DVD (Y page 104)
If no audio equipment is currently switched
on, the message AUDIO Off appears in the
multifunction display.
Selecting radio station
iThe SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio is treated
as a radio application.
For more information on SIRIUS XM
Satellite Radio, refer to separate COMAND
system operating instructions.
Additional optional satellite radio
equipment and a subscription to a satellite
radio service provider are required for
satellite radio operation. Contact an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center for
details and availability for your vehicle.
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XSwitch on the COMAND system and select
radio. Refer to separate COMAND system
operating instructions.
XPress button V or U repeatedly until
the currently tuned station appears in the
multifunction display.
Example illustration
:Wave band setting;Station frequencyXSelecting next or previous stored
station: Press button * or & briefly
to select a stored station.
XSelecting next or previous station in the
station list: Press and hold button * or
& to select a station.
XSelecting next or previous station in
wave band (Only if no station list is
available): Press and hold button * or
& to select a station.
You can only store new stations using the
corresponding feature on the radio. Refer to
separate COMAND system operating
instructions.
You can also operate the radio in the usual
manner.
Operating audio devices/audio media
XSwitch on the COMAND system and select
the audio device or audio media. Refer to
separate COMAND system operating
instructions.
XPress button V or U repeatedly until
the Audio/DVD menu appears in the
multifunction display.
Example illustration
:Disc number;Current trackXSelecting next or previous track: Press
button * or & briefly.
XSelecting a track from the track list
(quick search): Press and hold button
* or &.
The current track does not appear during
Audio AUX mode operation.
Operating video DVD
XSwitch on the COMAND system and select
DVD-Video. Refer to separate COMAND
system operating instructions.
XPress button V or U repeatedly until
the Audio/DVD menu appears in the
multifunction display.
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:Disc number;Current sceneXPress button * or & to select a
scene.
Navigation menu
The Navigation menu contains the functions
needed to operate your navigation system.
XPress button V or U repeatedly until
the Navigation menu appears in the
multifunction display.
The message shown in the multifunction
display depends on the status of the
navigation system:
RWith the COMAND system switched off,
the message NAVI Off appears in the
multifunction display.
RWith the COMAND system switched on
but route guidance not activated, the
direction of travel and, if applicable, the
name of the street currently traveled on
appear in the multifunction display.
RWith the COMAND system switched on
and route guidance activated, the
direction of travel and maneuver
instructions appear in the multifunction
display.
Please refer to separate COMAND system
operating instructions for instructions on how
to activate the route guidance system.
Vehicle status message memory
menu
Use the Vehicle status message memory
menu to scan malfunction and warning
messages that may be stored in the memory.
Such messages appear in the multifunction
display and are based on conditions or
system status the vehicle’s system has
recorded.
The Vehicle status message memory menu
only appears if messages have been stored.
GWarning!
Malfunction and warning messages are only
indicated for certain systems and are
intentionally not very detailed. The
malfunction and warning messages are
simply a reminder with respect to the
operation of certain systems. They do not
replace the owner’s and/or driver’s
responsibility to maintain the vehicle’s
operating safety. Have all required
maintenance and safety checks performed on
the vehicle. Bring the vehicle to an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center to address the
malfunction and warning messages.
XPress button V or U repeatedly until
the Vehicle status message memory
menu appears in the multifunction display.
If conditions have occurred causing status
messages to be recorded, the number of
messages appears in the multifunction
display.
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XPress button & or *.
The stored messages will now be displayed
in the order in which they have occurred.
For malfunction and warning messages,
see “Vehicle status messages in the
multifunction display” (Y page 203).
iAfter you have scrolled through all
recorded status messages, the first
recorded message appears again.
Should the vehicle’s system record any
conditions while driving, the number of
messages will reappear in the multifunction
display when the SmartKey in the starter
switch is turned to position 0 or removed
from the starter switch.
Except for high-priority messages, the vehicle
status message memory will be cleared when
you switch off the ignition.
Settings menu
Introduction
In the Settings menu there are two
functions: The function To reset: Press
reset button for 3 secs., with which you
can reset all the settings to the original
factory settings and a collection of submenus
with which you can make individual settings
for your vehicle.
The following settings and submenus are
available in the Settings menu:
RResetting to factory settings
(Y page 106)
RSubmenus in the Settings menu
(Y page 107)
RInstrument cluster submenu
(Y page 107)
RLighting submenu (Y page 109)
RVehicle submenu (Y page 111)
RConvenience submenu (Y page 111)
Resetting to factory settings
You can reset the settings of all submenus to
the factory settings.
For safety reasons, the function Headlamp
Mode in the Lighting submenu cannot be
reset while driving.
The following message appears in the
multifunction display: Cannot be
completely reset to factory
settings while driving.
XPress button V or U repeatedly until
the Settings menu appears in the
multifunction display.
XPress the reset button in the instrument
cluster (Y page 98) for approximately
3 seconds.
The request to press the reset button once
more to confirm appears in the
multifunction display.
XPress the reset button once more.
The settings you have changed will not be
reset unless you confirm the action by
pressing the reset button a second time. After
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approximately 5 seconds, the Settings
menu reappears in the multifunction display.
Submenus in the Settings menu
XPress button V or U repeatedly until
the Settings menu appears in the
multifunction display.
XPress button &.
The collection of the submenus appears in
the multifunction display. There are more
submenus than can be displayed
simultaneously.
XPress button X.
The selection marker moves to the next
submenu.
XScroll down with button X, scroll up
with button W.
XWith the selection marker on the desired
submenu, use button & to access the
individual functions within that submenu.
XOnce within the submenu, use button
& to move to the next function or button
* to move to the previous function
within that submenu.
XUse button W or X to change the
settings of the respective function.
The following lists show what settings can be
changed within the various menus. Detailed
instructions on making individual settings can
be found on the following pages.
Instrument cluster submenu
RSelecting speedometer display mode
(Y page 108)
RSelecting language (Y page 108)
RSelecting display (digital speedometer or
outside temperature) for status indicator
(Y page 108)
Lighting submenu
RSwitching daytime running lamp mode on
or off (USA only) (Y page 109)
RSwitching locator lighting on or off
(Y page 109)
RSwitching night security illumination
(Headlamps delayed shut-off feature) on or
off (Y page 110)
RSwitching interior lighting delayed shut-off
on or off (Y page 111)
Vehicle submenu
RSwitching automatic central locking on or
off (Y page 111)
Convenience submenu
RActivating easy-entry/exit feature
(Y page 112)
Instrument cluster submenu
Access the Inst. Cluster submenu via the
Settings menu. Use the Inst. Cluster
submenu to change the instrument cluster
display settings.
The following functions are available:
RSelecting speedometer display mode
(Y page 108)
RSelecting language (Y page 108)
RSelecting display (digital speedometer or
outside temperature) for status indicator
(Y page 108)
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Selecting speedometer display mode XPress button V or U repeatedly until
the Settings menu appears in the
multifunction display.
XPress button &.XMove the selection marker with button
W or X to the Inst. Cluster
submenu.
XPress button & or * repeatedly until
the message Disp.Unit Speed-/Odom.
appears in the multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.
XPress button W or X to set
speedometer unit to Km or Miles.
Selecting language
XPress button V or U repeatedly until
the Settings menu appears in the
multifunction display.
XPress button &.XMove the selection marker with button
W or X to the Inst. Cluster
submenu.
XPress button & or * repeatedly until
the message Language appears in the
multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.
XPress button W or X to select the
language to be used for the multifunction
display messages.
Selecting display (digital speedometer or
outside temperature) for status indicator
XPress button V or U repeatedly until
the Settings menu appears in the
multifunction display.
XPress button &.XMove the selection marker with button
W or X to the Instr. Cluster
submenu.
XPress button & or * repeatedly until
the message Status Line Display
appears in the multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.
XPress button W or X to select the
desired setting.
The selected display is then shown
continuously in the status indicator (lower
display).
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