Mercedes-Benz G-Class Owner's Manual page 419

Knock resistance
Resistance of petrol to uncontrolled
self-ignition of the gas-air mixture in
the cylinder head (knocking).
The octane number is a measure of
knock resistance. The higher the
octane number, the higher the knock
resistance.
LED
(Light-Emitting Diode)
Semiconductor element which directly
converts electricity into light.
LIM indicator lamp
(Limiter)
Indicator lamp in the cruise control le-
ver which indicates whether variable
->Speedtronic is activated.
Line of fall
The direct line along which an object
moves downhill when no forces are
working on it apart from the force of
gravity.
Linguatronic*
Operates the carphone, mobile phone
or audio systems, e.g. the radio or
CD player, by voice control.
Locking knob
Knob on the door which shows whether
the door is locked or unlocked.
Memory function
Memory for three individual seat, steer-
ing wheel and mirror positions per key.
Menu
The ->operating system displays are ar-
ranged in menus. Several commands
are thematically combined in the men-
us. For example, the Audio menu con-
tains the Select station or Operate CD
player. You can change the settings for
your vehicle directly using these com-
mands.
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Technical terms
MON
Indicates the petrol octane number de-
termined by standard methods. It
measures petrol resistance against un-
desirable self-ignition (knock resist-
ance).
Multi-function display
Display in the ->instrument cluster
showing ->operating system informa-
tion.
Multi-function steering wheel
Steering wheel with buttons which con-
trol the ->operating system.
On-board voltage
Vehicle's voltage, influenced by outgo-
ing lines, consumers and return lines.
The battery can buffer, i.e. accept and
produce, extremely high currents with-
out causing a significant change to the
voltage.
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