MERCEDES-BENZ G-Class 2017 W463 Owner's Manual

Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
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Engine Oil LevelCannot Be Measured
The measuringsystem is malfunctioning .
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
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FuelLevel Low
The fuel level has dropped int othe reserv erange.
XRefue lattheneares tgas station .
CThere is only averys mall amount of fuel in th efuel tank.
XRefue lattheneares tgas station without fail .
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Gas Cap Loose
The fuel system pressur eistoolow. The fuel filler cap is no tclosed
correctl yorthefuel system is leaking .
XCheckthatthe fuel filler cap is correctl yclosed .
If th efuelfiller cap is not correctl yclosed :
XClosethe fuel filler cap .
If th efuelfiller cap is correctl yclosed :
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
Driving systems
Display messagesPossible causes/consequences and MSolutions
TCShiftConditionsNot Fulfilled
ApplyBrake/Parkin gBrake
The parking brak ehas no tbeen applie dand th ebrak epedal has no t
been depressed. The transfer cas ehas canceled th egear chang e
process and is in Neutral.There is no connection between th eengine
and th edrive wheels.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XDepress th ebrak epedal and apply th eparking brake.
XShift th eautomatic transmission to neutral position N.
XMak esurea ll condition sfor changing gear sare met (Ypage 146).
XRepeat th egearshift process.
TC Malfunction
VisitWorkshopAppl yParkingBrake toPark
There is amalfunction in th etransfer case.
XDo no tshift th etransfer case.
XWhe nparking ,secure th evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 120).
XHavethe vehicl echecked ataq ualified specialist workshop .
TC Shift Canceled
Please Reactivate
The transfer casehas no tperformed th egear chang eprocess.
XRepeat th egearshift process.
XMak esurea ll condition sfor changing gear sare met (Ypage 146).
TCshiftcondition snot fulfilled
Max.Speed 25 mph
You hav eexcee ded th emaximum speed for th egearshift process.
XDrive mor eslowly.
XRepeat th egearshift process.
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TCShiftConditionsNot Fulfilled
Select NEUTRA LGear
You hav enotmet on eormores hift conditions.
XShift th eautomatic transmission to neutral position N.
XRepeat th egearshift process.
TCShiftCondition sNot Fulfilled
Max.Speed 40 mph
You hav eexcee ded th emaximum speed for th egearshift process.
XDrive mor eslowly.
XRepeat th egearshift process.
LOW RANGE
On
The transfer cas eisintheLOW RANGE off-road position .
HIGHRANGE
On
The transfer cas eisintheHIG HRANGE on-road position .
Differential LocksAvailable OnlyInLOW RANGE
The LOW RANGE butto nhas been pressed. The transfer cas eisinoff-
roa ddrivin gposition LOW RANGE andadifferential loc kisengaged.
XDisengage th edifferential loc k(Ypage 120).
XRepeat thegearshift process.
TC NEUTRA L
On
The transfer cas eisintheNeutral neutral position .
Aw arning tone will also soun dwhen th edriver's door is opened and
th eb rak epedal is no tdepressed.
XClos ethe driver's door .
XSecurethe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 120).
XShift th etransfer cas eaccording to drivin gconditi ons
(Ypage 145).
Differential Loc kPreselected
ESP Not Available
Adifferential loc kwas engaged. The differential gear system has no t
yet locke dthe respective differential. The activation indicator lamp
(yellow) (
Ypage 120) of th eswitch lights up.
ES P®is unavailable .
AB Siss till available.
Differential LocksActive
ABS and ESP NotAvailable
Ad ifferential loc kwas engage dand th edifferential gear system has
no tyet locke dthe respective differential. The yello wactivation indi-
cator lamp and red function indicator lamp (
Ypage 120) on theswitch
lights up.
AB Sa nd ES P
®are unavailable .
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Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
Blind SpotAssistCurrently Unavaila‐ble
See Operator' sMan‐ual
Blind Spot Assis tistemporarily inoperative. Possibl ecauses are:
Ryou hav eestablished th eelectrical connection between th etrailer
and your vehicle.
Rth es ensor sare dirty
Rfunction is impaire ddue to heav yrain or snow
Rther adar sensor system is outside th eoperating temperature
range.
Rth er adar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to elec -
tromagneti cradiation emitted by nearby TV or radi ostation sor
other source sofelectromagneti cradiation
The yellow 9indicator lamp salso ligh tupint heexterio rmirrors.
XWhe ntow ingat railer ,confir mthedisplay message wit ha.
If you are drivin gwithout atrailer and th edisplay message does no t
disappear :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XApply th eparking brake.
XClean th esensor s(Ypage 234).
XRestart th eengine.
If th esystem detects that th esensor sare full yoperational, th edisplay
message disappears.
Blind Spot Assis tisoperational again .
Blind SpotAssist
Inoperative
Blind Spot Assis tisfaulty.
The yellow 9indicator lamp salso ligh tupint heexterio rmirrors.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
DISTRONIC PLUS
Off
DISTRONICPLUSh as been deactivated (Ypage 132).
If it was deactivated automatically, awarning tone also sounds.
DISTRONIC PLU S
Now Available
DISTRONICPLUSiso perational again after having been temporarily
unavailable .You can no wreactivat eDISTR ONICPLUS(Ypage 132).
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DISTRONIC PLUS
Currently Unavaila‐ble See Operator' sManual
DISTRONICisdeactivated and temporarily inoperative. Possibl ecau-
ses are:
Rth eD ISTR ONICPLUSc over in th eradiato rtrimisd irty
Rfunction is impaire ddue to heav yrain or snow
Rthes ensor sinthebumpers are dirty.
Rther adar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to elec -
tromagneti cradiation emitted by nearby TV or radi ostation sor
other source sofelectromagneti cradiation
Rthes ystem is outside th eoperating temperature range
Rthet ransfer cas eisintheLOW RANGE transmission position .
Rthev ehicl eisonanu phillorad ownhill slop eofmoret han
22‑25 %
Rtheo n-bo ardv oltag eistoolow.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XApply th eparking brake.
XClean th eDISTR ONICPLUSc over in th eradiato rtrima nd th e
bumper (Ypage 234).
XRestart th eengine.
If th esystem detects that th esensor sare full yoperational, th edisplay
message disappears.
DISTRONI CPLUSiso perational again .
DISTRONIC PLU S
Inoperative
DISTRONICPLUSism alfunctioning
BA S(anti-lock braking system) may also hav efailed.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
DISTRONIC PLUS
Suspended
You havedepressed th eaccelerato rpedal .DISTR ONICPLUSisn o
longer controllin gthe speed of th evehicle.
XRemove your foo tfromt heaccelerato rpedal .
DISTRONIC PLU S
---mph
An activation condition for DISTRONI CPLUSisn otfulfilled .
XCheckthe activation condition sfor DISTRONI CPLUS(Ypage 132).
Cruise Contro l
---mph
Aconditi on for activating cruise control has no tbeen fulfilled .
You hav etried to store aspeed belo w20m ph(30 km/ h),for example.
XIf condition spermit,d rive faster than 20 mph (30 km/ h)and store
th es peed.
XCheckt heactivation conditionsf or cruise control (Ypage 131).
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Tires
Display messagesPossible causes/consequencesand MSolutions
Tirep ressure willbe displayed afterdrivingaf ewminutes
The tire pressure monitor is measurin gthe tire pressure.
XDriv eon.
The tire pressures appear in the multifunctio ndisplay after yo uhave
been drivin gfor afew minutes.
TirePress.MonitorInoperativeThe tire pressure monitor is faulty.
XVisitaq ualified specialis tworkshop.
TireP ressure Moni‐tor Inoperative NoWheel Sensors
The wheels mounted do not have asuitabl etire pressure sensor .The
tire pressure monitor is deactivated.
XMount wheels with suitabl etire pressure sensors.
The tire pressure monitor is activated automaticall yafter drivin gfor
af ew minutes.
Check TiresThe tire pressure in one or mor etiresh asdropped significantly. The
whee lposit ioni ss hown in the multifunctio ndisplay .
Aw arning tone also sounds.
GWARNING
Tire pressures thata retoo lo wposet he following hazards:
Rtheym ayburst, especially as the load and vehicl espeed increase.
Rtheym aywear excessivel yand/or unevenly, which mayg reatly
impai rtire traction.
Rthe drivin gcharacteristics, as well as steerin gand braking ,maybe
greatl yimpaired
There is ariskofana ccident.
XStop the vehicl ewithou tmaking any sudden steerin gorbraking
maneuvers. Pa yattentio ntothe trafficc onditions as yo udoso.
XSecure the vehicl eagain st rolling away (Ypage 120).
XIf there is aflatt ire ,inspect the tire s(Ypage 240).
XCheck the tire pressure (Ypage 257).
XIf necessary,correct the tire pressure.
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WarningTireM al‐functionThe tire pressur einoneor mor etires has dropped suddenly. The whee l
position is shown in th emultifunction display.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
GWARNIN G
Drivin gwithaf lat tire poses ariskoft hefollowin ghazards :
Raflat tire affects th eabilit ytos teer or brak ethe vehicl e
Ryou could lose control of th evehicl e
Rcontinued drivin gwithaf lat tire will caus eexces sive heat build-up
and possibl yafire
There is ariskofana ccident.
XStop thevehicl ewithout making any sudden steering or braking
maneuvers .Pay attention to th etraffic condition sasyou do so.
XSecur ethe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 120).
XIf there is aflat tire, inspec tthe tires (Ypage 240).
PleaseCorrec tTirePressureThe tire pressur eistoolow in at least on eofthetires ,ort hetire
pressur edifference between th ewheels is to ogreat.
XChec kthe tire pressures at th enexto pportunity (Ypage 257).
XIf necessary, correc tthe tire pressure.
XRestart th etirep ressur emonitor (Ypage 259).
TirePress .Sen‐sor(s) Missin gThere is no signal from th etirep ressur esensor of on eorseveral
wheels. The pressur eoftheaffecte dtired oes no tappear in th emul-
tifunction display.
XHav ethe fault ytirep ressur esensor replace dataqualified special -
ist workshop .
TirePress.Monito rCurrently Unavaila‐ble
Becausethere is interferenc efromas tron gs ource of radi owaves, no
signals from th etirep ressur esensor sare detected. The tire pressur e
monitor is temporarily malfunctioning .
XDrive on.
The tire pressur emonitor restarts automatically as soo nasthe
problem has been resolved.
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TirePressure Warn‐ing,TireM alfunc‐tion
The tire pressur einoneor mor etires has dropped suddenly. The whee l
position is shown on th emultifunction display.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
GWARNIN G
Drivin gwithaf lat tire poses ariskoft hefollowin ghazards :
Raflat tire affects th eabilit ytos teer or brak ethe vehicl e
Ryou could lose control of th evehicl e
Rcontinued drivin gwithaf lat tire will caus eexces sive heat build-up
and possibl yafire
There is ariskofana ccident.
XStop thevehicl ewithout making any sudden steering or braking
maneuvers .Pay attention to th etraffic condition sasyou do so.
XSecur ethe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 120).
XIf there is aflat tire, inspec tthe tires (Ypage 240).
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Check Tir ePressure
The tire pressur einoneor mor etires has dropped significantly. The
whee lposition is shown on th emultifunction display.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
GWARNIN G
Tir ep ressures that are to olow pos ethe followin ghazards :
Rthey may burst, especially as th eload and vehicl espeed increase.
Rthey may wear excessivel yand/o runevenly, whic hmay greatl y
impair tire traction .
Rthed rivin gcharacteristics ,aswell as steering and braking ,may be
greatl yimpaire d
There is ariskofana ccident.
XStop thevehicl ewithout making any sudden steering or braking
maneuvers .Pay attention to th etraffic condition sasyou do so.
XSecur ethe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 120).
XIf there is aflat tire, inspec tthe tires (Ypage 240).
XChec kthe tire pressur e(Ypage 257).
XIf necessary, correc tthe tire pressure.
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PleaseCorrec tTirePressure
The tire pressur eistoolow in at least on eofthetires ,ort hetire
pressur edifference between th ewheels is to ogreat.
XChec kthe tire pressures at th enexto pportunity (Ypage 257).
XIf necessary, correc tthe tire pressure.
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Vehicle
Display messagesPossiblecauses/consequences and MSolutions
Shiftto'P'or'N'to Start EngineYouh avea ttempte dtostart the engine with the transmission in posi-
tion Ror D.
XShift the transmission to position Por N.
Auxiliary BatteryMalfunctionThe auxiliary battery for the automatic transmission is no longer being
charged.
XVisit aquali fied specialist workshop at the next opportunity.
XUntil then, set the automatic transmission to position Pbefore you
switch off the engine.
XBefore leaving the vehicle, appl ythe parking brake.
Apply Brake toShift from' P'Youh avea ttempte dtomove the transmission selecto rlev er to posi-
tion D,R or Nwithou tdepressing the brake pedal.
XDepres sthe brake pedal.
Apply Brake toSelect RYo uh avea ttempte dtoshift from position Dto position Rwithout
applying the brake.
XDepres sthe brake pedal.
XShift the transmission to position R.
AThe reardooriso pen.
GWARNING
Whe nthe engine is running ,exhaus tgases can enter the vehicl einte-
rio rift he tailgate is open.
There is ariskofp oisoning .
XClose the reard oor.
?The hoo disopen.
GWARNING
The open hoo dmay block your vie wwhent he vehicl eisinmotion.
There is ariskofana ccident.
XPull overa nd stop the vehicl esafelyass oonaspossible, paying
attentio ntoroada nd traffic conditions.
XSecure the vehicl eagain st rolling away (Ypage 120).
XClose the hood.
CAt leas tone door is open.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
XClose al lthe doors.
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D
Power Steering Mal‐function See Opera‐tor's Manual
The powersteering is malfunctioning .
Aw arning tone also sounds.
GWARNIN G
You will need to use mor eforce to steer .
There is ariskofana ccident.
XCheckwhether you are able to apply th eextra force required.
XIf you ar eabletos teer safely: carefully drive on to aqualified
specialist workshop .
XIf you areunable to steer safely: do notdrive on .Contac tthe
neares tqualified specialist workshop .
Phone No ServiceYour vehicleisoutside th enetwork provider' stransmitter/receiver
range.
XWait until th emobile phone operational readiness symbol appear s
in th emultifunction display.
¥
Check Washer Fluid
The washer flui dlevel in th ewasher flui dreservoir has dropped belo w
th em inimum .
XAddw asher flui d(Ypage 229).
SmartKey
Display messagesPossible causes/consequences and MSolutions
Â
KeyDoesNotBelongto Vehicl e
You haveput th ewrong SmartKey in th eignition lock.
XUse th ecorrect SmartKey.
Â
TakeYourK ey fro mIgnition
The SmartKey is in th eignition lock.
XRemove th eSmartKey.
Â
Obtain aNew Key
The SmartKey needs to be replaced.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
Warning and indicat orlamps in the
instrume nt cluster
Generaln otes
Some systems carry out aself-diagnosis when
th ei gnition is switched on .Therefore ,som e indicator and warning lamp
smay ligh tupor
flas htem porarily. This behavio risnon-criti cal.
These indicator and warning lamp sonlyi ndicat e
am alfunction if they ligh tuporflasha fter start -
ing th eengineorw hilstdriving.
Warning andi ndicator lampsint he instrument cluster187
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Safety
Seat belts
Warning/
indicator
lampNSignal type
Possible causes/consequences and M
Solutions
üNAfter startin gthe engine, the red seat belt warning lamp lights up for 6seconds.
The seat belt warning lamp reminds the driver and front passenger to fasten their
seat belts.
XFasten your seat belt (Ypage 41).
üN After startin gthe engine, the red seat belt warning lamp lights up. In addition, a
warning tone sounds for up to 6seconds.
The driver's seat belt is not fastened.
XFasten your seat belt (Ypage 41).
The warning tone ceases.
üN The red seat belt warning lamp lights up after the engine starts, as soon as the
driver's or the front-passenger door is closed.
The driver or front passenger has not fastened their seat belt.
XFasten your seat belt (Ypage 41).
The warning lamp goes out.
There are object sonthe front-passenger seat.
XRemove the object sfrom the front-passenger seat and stow them in asecure
place.
The warning lamp goes out.
üN The red seat belt warning lamp flashes and an intermittenta udible warning
sounds.
The driver or front passenger has not fastened their seat belt. The vehicle is being driven faster than 15 mph (25 km/h) or has briefly been driven faster than 15 mph
(25 km/h).
XFasten your seat belt (Ypage 41).
The warning lamp goes out and the intermittentw arning tone ceases.
There are object sonthe front-passenger seat. The vehicle is being driven faster
than 15 mph (25 km/h )orhas briefly been driven faster than 15 mph (25 km/h).
XRemove the object sfrom the front-passenger seat and stow them in asecure
place.
The warning lamp goes out and the intermittentw arning tone ceases.
188Warning and indicator lampsinthe instrument cluster
On-board computer and displays