garage door opener MERCEDES-BENZ G55AMG 2003 W463 Owner's Manual

Contents
Climate control .................................. 150
Setting the temperature ............... 152
Adjusting air distribution and
volume ......................................... 153
Defrosting .................................... 154
Air recirculation............................ 154
Rear window defroster ................. 155
Residual engine heat utilization.... 156
Deactivating the climate control
system ......................................... 156
Air conditioning ............................ 157
Rear passenger compartment
adjustable air vents ...................... 157
Power windows.................................. 158
Opening and closing the windows 158
Sliding/pop-up roof ........................... 160
Opening and closing the
sliding/pop-up roof ...................... 160
Driving systems ................................. 162
Cruise control .............................. 162
Rear Park Assist* ......................... 165
Loading.............................................. 168
Roof rack ..................................... 168
Cargo area cover.......................... 168
Enlarged cargo area ..................... 169
Split rear seat bench .................... 169Partition net* (MB Accessory) ...... 171
Loading instructions ..................... 173
Cargo tie-down rings ..................... 175
Useful features ................................... 176
Interior storage spaces ................. 176
Ashtrays........................................ 179
Cigarette lighter ............................ 181
Electrical outlet ............................. 181
Telephone* ................................... 182
Tele Aid ......................................... 183
Garage door opener ...................... 191
Heated steering wheel .................. 194
Operation.......................................... 195
The first 1000 miles (1500 km) .......... 196
Driving instructions ............................ 197
Drive sensibly – save fuel.............. 197
Drinking and driving ...................... 197
Pedals ........................................... 197
Power assistance .......................... 198
Brakes........................................... 198
Driving off ..................................... 199
Parking.......................................... 199
Tires .............................................. 200
Hydroplaning................................. 200Tire traction .................................. 201
Tire speed rating ........................... 201
Winter driving instructions ............ 202
Standing water ............................. 203
Passenger compartment............... 203
Off-road driving ............................. 203
Control and operation of radio
transmitters .................................. 210
Driving abroad .............................. 211
Catalytic converter ....................... 211
Emission control ........................... 212
Coolant temperature .................... 212
At the gas station ............................... 214
Check regularly and
before a long trip .......................... 215
Engine compartment .......................... 216
Hood ............................................. 216
Engine oil ...................................... 217
Transmission fluid level ................ 220
Coolant level ................................. 220
Windshield/rear window washer
system and headlamp cleaning
system .......................................... 222
Battery ............................................... 223

29 At a glance
Overhead control panel
Overhead control panel
Item
Page
1
Tele Aid (emergency call
system)
183
2
Cargo compartment lamps
106
3
Right front reading lamp
104
4
Sliding/pop-up roof
160
5
Rear view mirror
38
Item
Page
6
Signal transmitter keys for
garage door opener
191
7
Indicator lamp for garage
door opener
191
8
Interior lighting control
104
9
Left front reading lamp
104

191 Controls in detail
Useful features
Stolen vehicle tracking services
In the event your vehicle was stolen:
Report the incident to the police.
The police will issue a numbered inci-
dent report.

Pass this number on to the
Mercedes-Benz Response Center along
with your password issued to you when
you subscribed to the service.
The Response Center will then attempt
to covertly contact the vehicle’s
Tele Aid system. Once the vehicle is lo-
cated, the Response Center will con-
tact the local law enforcement and you.
The vehicle’s location will only be pro-
vided to law enforcement.
Garage door opener
The built-in remote control is capable of
operating up to three separately controlled
objects.
1Indicator lamp
2, 3, 4Signal transmitter key
5Hand-held remote control trans-
mitter
Warning!
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When programming a garage door opener,
the door moves up or down.
When programming or operating the remote
control make sure there is no possibility of
anyone being injured by the moving door.iCertain types of garage door openers
are incompatible with the integrated
opener. If you should experience diffi-
culties with programming the transmit-
ter, contact your authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center, or call
Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance
Center (in the USA only) at
1-800-FOR-MERCedes, or Customer
Service (in Canada) at
1-800-387-0100.

193 Controls in detail
Useful features
Rolling code programming
To train a garage door opener (or other roll-
ing code devices) with the rolling code fea-
ture, follow these instructions after
completing the “Programming” portion of
this text. (A second person may make the
following training procedures quicker and
easier.)
Locate training button on the garage
door opener motor head unit.
Exact location and color of the button
may vary by garage door opener brand.
If there is difficulty locating the trans-
mitting button, reference to garage
door opener operator’s manual.

Press “training” button on the garage
door opener motor head unit.
The “training light” is activated.You have 30 seconds time to initiate the
following step.

Firmly press and release the pro-
grammed integrated remote control
transmit button.

Press and release same button a sec-
ond time to complete the training pro-
cess.
Some garage door openers may require
you to do this procedure a third time to
complete the training.

Confirm the garage door operation by
pressing the programmed button on
the integrated remote control transmit-
ter. Canadian programming
During programming, your hand-held
transmitter may automatically stop trans-
mitting.

Continue to press and hold the inte-
grated remote control transmitter but-
ton (refer to steps two through four in
the “Programming” portion) while you
press and re-press (“cycle”) your
hand-held transmitter every two sec-
onds until the frequency signal has
been learned.
Upon successful training, the indicator
lamp will flash slowly and then rapidly
after several seconds.

338 IndexFuel 215
Additives 319
Fuel reserve warning lamp 243, 244
Gasoline additives 319
Premium unleaded gasoline 215, 316,
318
Requirements 318
Reserve warning 25
Technical data 316
Fuel additives 319
Fuel consumption statistics
After start 130
Since last reset 131
Fuel filler flap 214
Locking 214
Opening 274
Unlocking 214
Fuel requirements 318
Fuel reserve tank
Message in display 263
Fuel tank
Capacity 316
Filler flap 214
Fuels, coolants, lubricants etc.
Capacities 316Functions (control system) 112, 115
Resetting 120
Fuse box 303, 304, 305
Fuses 303
Fuse box in battery box 303
Fuse box in front passenger footwell
304
Fuse box in middle tunnel 305
Fuse box in passenger
compartment 303
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Garage door opener 29, 191
Gasoline see Fuel 215
Gasoline additives 319
Gear range 326
Automatic transmission 137
Limiting 137
Shifting into optimal 137
Transfer case 141
Gear range limit
Canceling 137
Gear selector lever
Cleaning 235
Position 138Global
Locking 85
Unlocking 85
Global Positioning System (GPS) 326
Glossary 325
Glove box 23, 176
Closing 176
Opening 176
Good visibility 147
GPS 326
GPS see COMAND 189
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Hard plastic trim items
Cleaning 236
Hazard warning flasher 103
Switching off 104
Switching on 104
Head restraints 92
Power seats 36
Synchronizing 93
Headlamp cleaning system 222
Headlamp switch-off delay see Delayed
switch-off, exterior lamps