G-Class Owner's Manual - Mercedes G-Class, G-Wagon, G500, G55 ...

Technical terms
CAC
(Customer Assistance Center)
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Center offering advice on all matters
concerning your vehicle and support in
the event of a breakdown.
CAN system
(Controller Area Network)
Controls vehicle functions such as the
central locking system or windscreen
wipers depending on the vehicle or environmental
conditions and delivers information
to the ->operating system.
This system works because the electronic
systems in the vehicle are all interconnected.
CDI
(Common Rail Direct Injection)
Diesel injection technology in which all
cylinders have a common feed line.
Fine injection nozzles allow very precise
metering, which lowers diesel consumption.
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Chassis number
Number determined by the manufacturer
and affixed to the body, by which
each vehicle can be clearly identified.
Child seat recognition
Special child seats are available from
any Mercedes-Benz Service Centre for
automatic child seat recognition on the
front-passenger seat. If you have fitted
a special child seat of this kind to the
front-passenger seat, the front-passenger
airbag is automatically deactivated
(the AIRBAG OFF warning lamp on the
centre console lights up).
Cockpit
All the instruments, switches, buttons
and warning and indicator lamps in the
passenger compartment of your vehicle
necessary for monitoring and controlling
the vehicle.
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COMAND*
(Cockpit Management and Data System)
Information and operating centre for
various functions within your vehicle,
such as the radio, CD player and other
optional equipment, e.g. a CD changer,
telephone, etc.
Control unit
The part of the engine electronics
which controls the engine function.
Cruise control
System which enables a vehicle speed
set by the driver to be maintained automatically.
Differential lock
Provides better ->traction in poor road
conditions. Since the ->differential unit
enables ->wheels to spin separately,
the differential lock can prevent this
and lock both driven ->wheels together
via the ->differential unit.