Mercedes-Benz G-Class Operator's Manual page 146

Driving systems
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Objects that are not at ground level appear
further away than they actually are, e.g.:
the bumper of a parked vehicle
R
the drawbar of a trailer
R
the rear end of a truck
R
a post sticking up at an angle
R
Use the guide lines for orientation only. Do
not cross the lower guide line when approach-
ing objects.
: Yellow guide line at a distance of approx-
imately 13 ft (4.0 m) from the rear of the
vehicle
White guide line without steering input –
;
vehicle width including the exterior mirrors
(static)
Yellow guide line for the vehicle width
=
including the exterior mirrors, for current
steering wheel angle (dynamic)
? Yellow lanes marking the course the tires
will take for current steering input (dynamic)
A Yellow guide line at a distance of approx-
imately 3 ft (1.0 m) from the rear of the vehi-
cle
Vehicle center axle (marker assistance)
B
Spare wheel
C
Red guide line at a distance of approximately
D
12 in (0.30 m) from the rear of the vehicle
The guide lines are shown when the transmis-
sion is in position R.
The distance specifications only apply to
objects that are at ground level.
Front warning display
:
Additional vehicle icon: PARKTRONIC meas-
;
urement operational readiness indicator
Rear warning display
=
Vehicles with PARKTRONIC: when PARKTRONIC
is operational ( page 140), additional meas-
Y
urement operational readiness indicator ;
appears in the multimedia system. If the
PARKTRONIC warning displays are active or
light up, warning displays : and = are also
active or light up correspondingly in the multi-
media system.
"Coupling up a trailer" function
Trailer drawbar
:
This function is only available on vehicles with a
trailer tow hitch.
Before coupling up a trailer, set the height of
X
trailer drawbar : so that it is slightly higher
than the ball coupling.
Position the vehicle centrally in front of trailer
X
drawbar :.