Mercedes G-Class (2012-2016) - Owners, User, Operators Manual

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MERCEDES G-CLASS (2012-2016) - OWNERS MANUAL

- English Owners, User, Operators Manual, to vehicles Mercedes G-Class (2012-2016).
 

CONTENTS:

INTRODUCTION
- Product information
- Operator's Manual
--- Notes on the Operator's Manual
--- Vehicle equipment
- Service and vehicle operation
--- Service and literature
--- Information for customers in California
--- Maintenance
--- Roadside Assistance
--- Change of address or change of ownership
--- Vehicle operation outside the USA and Canada
--- Sport Utility Vehicle
- Operating safety
--- Safety notes
--- On-board diagnostics interface
--- Qualified specialist workshop
--- Proper use
--- Problems with your vehicle
--- Reporting malfunctions relevant to safety
--- Limited Warranty
- Data stored in the vehicle
--- Information about electronic data acquisition in the vehicle
AT A GLANCE
- Cockpit
- Instrument cluster
--- Overview
--- Warning and indicator lamps
- Multifunction steering wheel
- Center console
- Overhead control panel
- Door control panel
SAFETY
- Useful information
- Occupant safety
--- Overview of occupant safety
--- SRS (Supplemental Restraint System)
--- Air bags
--- BabySmart™ air bag deactivation system
--- NECK-PRO head restraints
--- Seat belts
- Children in the vehicle
--- Child restraint systems
--- Child-proof locks
- Panic alarm
- Driving safety systems
--- Driving safety systems overview
--- Important safety notes
--- ABS (Anti-lock Braking System)
--- BAS (Brake Assist System)
--- ESP® (Electronic Stability Program)
--- EBD (electronic brake force distribution)
- Theft deterrent locking systems
--- Immobilizer
--- ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system)
--- Tow-away alarm
OPENING/CLOSING
- Useful information
- SmartKey
--- Important safety notes
--- General notes
--- SmartKey functions
--- Changing the settings of the locking system
--- Restoring the factory settings
--- Mechanical key
--- SmartKey battery
--- Problems with the SmartKey
- Doors
--- Important safety notes
--- Unlocking and opening doors from inside
--- Centrally locking and unlocking the vehicle from the inside
--- Automatic locking feature
--- Unlocking the driver's door (mechanical key)
--- Locking the vehicle
- Cargo compartment
--- Important safety notes
--- Opening
--- Closing
- Side windows
--- Important safety notes
--- Opening and closing the side windows
--- Convenience opening feature
--- Convenience closing
--- Problems with the side windows
- Sliding sunroof
--- Important safety notes
--- Opening and closing the sliding sunroof
--- Operating the sliding sunroof manually
SEATS, STEERING WHEEL AND MIRRORS
- Useful information
- Correct driver's seat position
- Seats
--- Important safety notes
--- Adjusting the seats electrically
--- Adjusting the head restraints
--- Adjusting the multicontour seat
--- Adjusting the four-way lumbar support
--- Switching the seat heating on/off
--- Switching the seat ventilation on/off
- Steering wheel
--- Important safety notes
--- Adjusting the steering wheel
--- Steering wheel heating
--- Steering wheel EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature
- Mirrors
--- Rear-view mirror
--- Exterior mirrors
--- Automatic anti-glare mirrors
--- Parking position for the exterior mirror on the front-passenger side
- Memory functions
--- Storing settings
--- Calling up a stored setting
LIGHTS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS
- Useful information
- Exterior lighting
--- Important safety notes
--- Information about driving abroad
--- Light switch
--- Combination switch
--- Hazard warning lamps
--- Headlamp cleaning system
--- Cornering light function
--- Headlamps and indicator lamps fogged up on the inside
- Interior lighting
--- Overview of interior lighting
--- Interior lighting control
- Replacing bulbs
--- Important safety notes
--- Overview: changing bulbs/bulb types
--- Changing the front bulbs
--- Changing the rear bulbs
- Windshield wipers
--- Important safety notes
--- Switching the windshield wipers on/off
--- Switching the rear window wiper on/off
--- Replacing the wiper blades
--- Problems with the windshield wipers
CLIMATE CONTROL
- Useful information
- Overview of climate control systems
--- Important safety notes
--- Control panel for dual-zone automatic climate control
- Operating the climate control system
--- Notes on using dual-zone automatic climate control
--- Activating/deactivating climate control
--- Activating/deactivating the cooling with air dehumidification function
--- Setting climate control to automatic
--- Setting the temperature
--- Setting the air distribution
--- Setting the airflow
--- Defrosting the windshield
--- Defrosting the windows
--- Switching the windshield defroster on/off
--- Switching the rear window defroster on/off
--- Activating/deactivating air-recirculation mode
--- Activating/deactivating the residual heat function
- Setting the air vents
--- Important safety notes
--- Setting the center air vents
--- Setting the side air vents
--- Setting the rear-compartment air vents
DRIVING AND PARKING
- Useful information
- Breaking-in notes
--- The first 1000 miles (1500 km)
- Driving
--- Important safety notes
--- SmartKey positions
--- Starting the engine
--- Pulling away
--- Problems with the engine
- Automatic transmission
--- Important safety notes
--- Selector lever
--- Transmission positions
--- Changing gear
--- Driving tips
--- Shift ranges
--- Problems with the automatic transmission
--- Releasing the parking lock manually
- Refueling
--- Important safety notes
--- Gasoline
--- Refueling
--- Fuel filler flap emergency release
--- Problems with the fuel and fuel tank
- Parking
--- Important safety notes
--- Switching off the engine
--- Parking brake
--- Parking the vehicle for a long period
- Driving tips
--- General driving tips
--- Brakes
--- Driving on wet roads
--- Winter driving
--- Off-road driving
--- Traveling uphill
- Driving systems
--- Cruise control
--- 4MATIC (permanent four-wheel drive)
--- Ultrasonic backing-up aid
--- Rear view camera
- Off-road driving systems
--- Transfer case
--- Differential locks
ON-BOARD COMPUTER AND DISPLAYS
- Useful information
- Important safety notes
- Displays and operation
--- Tachometer
--- Displaying the coolant temperature
--- Outside temperature display
--- Operating the on-board computer
--- Multifunction display
- Menus and submenus
--- Overview of menus
--- Standard display menu
--- Audio menu
--- Navigation system menu
--- Settings menu
--- Trip computer menu
--- Telephone menu
- Display messages
--- General notes
--- Hiding display messages
--- Message memory menu
--- Safety systems
--- Lights
--- Engine
--- Driving systems
--- Tires
--- Vehicle
- Warning and indicator lamps in the instrument cluster
--- Seat belts
--- Safety systems
--- Engine
--- Tires
STOWING AND FEATURES
- Useful information
- Loading guidelines
- Stowage areas
--- Stowage compartments
--- Parcel nets
--- Cargo compartment enlargement
--- Securing cargo
--- Cargo compartment cover
--- Roof carrier
- Features
--- Cup holders
--- Sun visors
--- Ashtray
--- Cigarette lighter
--- 12 V sockets
--- 115 V socket
--- mbrace
--- Brush guard (USA only)
--- Garage door opener
--- Floormat on the driver's side
MAINTENANCE AND CARE
- Useful information
- Engine compartment
--- Hood
--- Engine oil
--- Checking and adding other service products
- Maintenance
--- Service interval display
--- Fuel/water separator
- Care
--- Notes on care
--- Exterior care
--- Interior care
BREAKDOWN ASSISTANCE
- Useful information
- Where will I find...?
--- First-aid kit
--- Vehicle tool kit
--- Exterior spare wheel bracket
- Flat tire
--- Preparing the vehicle
--- Changing a wheel and mounting the spare wheel
- Battery
--- Important safety notes
--- Charging the battery
- Jump-starting
- Towing and tow-starting
--- Important safety notes
--- Towing eyes
--- Towing a vehicle with both axles on the ground
--- Transporting the vehicle
--- Recovering a vehicle that has become stuck
--- Towing in the event of malfunctions
- Fuses
--- Important safety notes
--- Before changing a fuse
--- Dashboard fuse box
--- Fuse box in the front-passenger footwell
--- Fuse box in the transmission tunnel
--- Fuse box in the battery case
WHEELS AND TIRES
- Useful information
- Important safety notes
- Operation
--- Notes on driving
--- Notes on regularly inspecting wheels and tires
--- Tire tread
--- Notes on selecting, mounting and replacing tires
- Winter operation
--- Please bear the following in mind
--- Driving with summer tires
--- M+S tires
--- Snow chains
- Tire pressure
--- Tire pressure specifications
--- Important notes on tire pressure
--- Underinflated or overinflated tires
--- Checking the tire pressures
--- Tire pressure monitor
- Loading the vehicle
--- Instruction labels for tires and loads
--- Maximum permissible gross vehicle weight rating
--- Number of seats
--- Determining the correct load limit
--- Vehicle identification plate
--- Trailer load/noseweight
- Maximum load rating
- Uniform Tire Quality Grading Standards
--- Overview of Tire Quality Grading Standards
--- Tread wear
--- Traction
--- Temperature
- Tire labeling
--- Tire labeling overview
--- Tire size designation, load-bearing capacity and speed rating
--- Load index
--- DOT, Tire Identification Number (TIN)
--- Tire characteristics
- Definition of terms for tires and loading
--- Tire structure and characteristics
--- Bar
--- DOT (Department of Transportation)
--- Average weight of the vehicle occupants
--- Uniform Tire Quality Grading Standards
--- Recommended tire pressure
--- Increased vehicle weight due to optional equipment
--- Wheel rim
--- GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating)
--- Speed index
--- GTW (Gross Trailer Weight)
--- GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight)
--- GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating)
--- Maximum weight of the laden vehicle
--- Kilopascal (kPa)
--- Load index
--- Curb weight
--- Maximum tire load
--- Maximum permissible tire pressure
--- Maximum load on one tire
--- PSI (pounds per square inch)
--- Aspect ratio
--- Tire pressure
--- Tire tread
--- Tire bead
--- Sidewall
--- Weight of optional extras
--- TIN (Tire Identification Number)
--- Load bearing index
--- Traction
--- TWR (permissible trailer drawbar noseweight)
--- Wear indicator
--- Distribution of the vehicle occupants
--- Maximum permissible payload weight
- Changing a wheel
--- Flat tire
--- Interchanging the wheels
--- Direction of rotation
--- Storing wheels
--- Cleaning the wheels
- Wheel and tire combinations
--- Please bear the following in mind
--- Tires
TECHNICAL DATA
- Useful information
- Genuine Mercedes-Benz parts
- Warranty
- Identification plates
--- Vehicle identification plate with vehicle identification number (VIN) and paint code number
--- Vehicle identification number (VIN)
--- Engine number
- Service products and capacities
--- Important safety notes
--- Capacities
--- Fuel
--- Engine oil
--- Refrigerant of the air-conditioning system
--- Brake fluid
--- Coolant
--- Windshield/headlamp cleaning system
- Vehicle data
--- Vehicle data, G 550 (463.237)
--- Vehicle data, G 55 AMG (463.271)
- Internet
- Editorial office