ESP MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS 2019 Owner's Manual

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Fron t/Rear Differential
Lock System Malfunct ion Ot
her driving systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso malfunct ion. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent intheeve ntofama lfunctio nwi th thedr iving anddriving safetysy stems
If th edif fere ntia llo ck sar emalfunctioning, theABS ,ES P®
,ET S/4 ETSand BASdr ivi ng and drivi ng safety sys‐
te ms mayals omalfu nction.
The whee lsma yloc kwhen braking. Thebraking distance inan eme rgency braking situation canincrease. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. #
Drive on car efu lly. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
Diff erentia lLock Engaged
ABS andESP Unavailab le *
ABS andESP®
areno tav ailable whenthedif fere ntia llo ck sar eswitc hedon.
Ot her driving anddriving safetysy stems mayalso beuna vailable.
The brak esy stem continues tooper atenor mally .The braking distance inan eme rgency braki ng situa tioncan
incr ease. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifABS andESP®
areuna vailable
If AB Sand ESP®
areuna vailable, thewheels couldlockwhen braking andESP®
cann otper form vehicle stabili‐
zat ion . 44
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Dis play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
The steer ing capability andbraking charact eristic sar eth us severely im pair ed.The brakin gdis tance inan eme r‐
ge ncy braki ng situa tioncan increase. Inadditio n,other driving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Swi tchon thedif fere ntia llo ck sonly forof f-r oad driving. #
Switc hof fth edif fere ntia llo ck simmediat elyaf te rof f-r oad driving. #
Drive on car eful ly. #
Swi tchon thedif fere ntia llo ck sonly forof f-r oad driving. #
Switc hof fth edif fere ntia llo ck simmediat elyaf te rof f-r oad driving.
Desert DriveProgra mAct.
ESP Unavai lableSee Opera -
tor's Manua l *
ABS andESP®
arere strict ed intheDeser tdr ive pr ogr am.
Ot her driving anddriving safetysy stems mayalso beuna vailable.
The brak esy stem continues tooper atenor mally .The braking distance inan eme rgency braki ng situa tioncan
incr ease. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifABS andESP®
arere strict ed
If ABS andESP®
arere strict ed, thewheels couldlockwhen braking andESP®
cann otper form vehicle stabiliz a‐
tio n.
The steer ing capability andbraking charact eristic sar eth us severely im pa ired .Th ebr akin gdis tance inan eme r‐
ge ncy braki ng situa tioncan increase. Inadditio n,other driving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 44
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Int ell. Light System Inoper-
ative
0049
Check LeftLow
Beam (Exam ple) *T
hecor responding lightsourceisdef ectiv e. #
Drive on car efully . #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
% LED lightbul bs: thedispla ymessag efo rth ecor responding lampappea rsonl ywhen allthelight- emitt ingdiodes
in thelam pha ve failed.
0049 Ac tiveHeadlamp sIno pera-
tiv e *T
heactiv eheadla mpsar edef ectiv e. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
0049 Switch OffLights *Y
ouarelea ving theve hicle andthelights arest ill switc hedon. #
Turn thelight switc hto the0058 position .
0049 *T
heexterior lighting isdef ectiv e. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Ve hicl eswith atraile rhitc h:Afuse mayha ve blo wn. 456
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Ins
trum ent Disp lay(s tand ard) Wi
des cree nCo ckpit Instru men tDi spl ay Pr
og ressiv ese tting Ve
hicl eswith aWi des cree nCo ckpit: Ifyo u
select thepr ogr essiv edispla yse tting, theposi‐
tion sof theindicat orlam pson theIns trument
Displa ywill chang e.
Wa rning and indicat orlam ps:
0058 Lo
wbeam (/page10 9)
0060 Pa
rking light s(/ page10 9)
0057 Hi
gh beam (/ page11 0)
003E003D Tu
rn signal indicat ors(/ page11 0)
005E Re
ar foglight (/page10 9)
0075 Re
stra int system (/ page460) 00E9
Seat
beltnotfa stened (/page465)
0027 US
A:brak es (red) (/ page460)
004D Canada:
brak es (red) (/ page460)
0024 Elect
ric pa rking brak e(yello w)
(/ page460)
0049 US
A:elect ric pa rking brak eapplied
(r ed) (/ page460)
0024 Canada:
electric pa rking brak e
applied (red) (/ page460)
0025 AB
Smalfun ction (/ page460)
00E5 ESP®
(/ page460)
00BB ESP®
OFF (/page460)
L Distance warning (/ page466 )
00CC Po
we r-assis tedsteer ing malfunct ion
(/ page47 1)
002E Of
f-road gear (/ page14 3)
Ì On-roa dpo sitio n(/ page 143)
00B9 Ch
eckEngi ne(/ page 467)
003D Electr
icalmalfunction (/page46 7) Displ
aymessa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 459

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Ye llo welect ric pa rking
br ak eindic ator lam pis mal‐
func tioning
00E5
ES P®
wa rning lam pflashes The
yello wES P®
wa rning lam pflashes whiletheve hicle isin mo tion.
At leas tone wheel andtireassemb lyhas reac hed itstracti onlimit (/page16 0). #
Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle to suit thero ad and weather condition s.
00BB ES P®
OF Fwa rning lam p The
yello wES P®
OFF warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
ESP ®
is de acti vated. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding whe ndr ivi ng with ESP ®
de acti vated
If ESP ®
is deactiv ated, ESP ®
canno tcar ryout vehicle stabiliz ation.The availabilit yof fur ther driving safetysy stems
is also limited. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Onlydeactiv ateESP ®
foras long asthesituation requ ires.
If ES P®
can notbe act ivat ed, ESP®
is malfun ctionin g. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Obser vetheno teson deactiv atingESP®
(/ page16 0). Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 46
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Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00E5 ESP ®
wa rning lam plight s
up The
yello wES P®
wa rning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
ESP ®
is mal func tioning
Ot her drivi ng systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso malfunct ion. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is mal functi oning
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
canno tcar ryout vehicle stabiliz ation.Inaddit ion,ot her driving safetysy stems are
switc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Drive on car efully . #
Obser vethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
0075 Re stra int system warning
lam p The
redre stra int system warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
The restra int system isfaulty (/page32 ). 46
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Dis playmes sagesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0076 Seat beltwarning lam p
light sup The
redseat beltwarning lam pwill light upforsix seconds oncetheengine hasstar ted.
In addition, awa rning tone maysou nd.
The seatbe ltwa rning lam pre minds thedr iver and front passeng ertofasten their seat belts. #
Fasten your seat belt(/page36 ).
If yo uha ve placed objectson thefront passeng erseat, theseat beltwarning lam pma yre main lit. Dr
ivin gsy stems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
L Wa rning lam pfo rdis tance
wa rning func tion The
reddis tan cewarning lam plight sup while theve hicle isin mo tion.
The distance totheve hicle infront istoosmall forth espeed selected.
If th er eis an additional warning tone, youar eappr oachingan obs tacle attoohigh aspeed. #
Beprepar edtobrak eimmediat ely. #
Incr ease thedis tance.
Fu nctio nof ActiveBr ak eAssi st. 466
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Ti re pressur emonit oring
sy stem warning lam plight s
up &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto insuf ficie nttirepr ess ure
Ti re pressur esthat areto olow pose thefo llo wing hazar ds:
R The tires ma ybur st,especiall yas theload andvehicle speed increase.
R The tires ma ywe arexc essiv elyand/or unevenly, whic hma ygr eatl yim pair tiretract ion.
R The drivin gch aract eristic s,as wellas steer ing and braking, maybe greatl yim pair ed.
Yo uco uld then lose control of theve hicle. #
Obser vethere comme ndedtirepr ess ure. #
Adjus tth etir epr essur eif neces sary. #
Stop theve hicle, paying attention toroad and traffic condi tions. #
Checkth etir epr essur eand thetir es.
0077 Ti re pressur emonit oring
sy stem warning lam p
fl ashes The
yello wtirepr essur emon itor ing system warning lam p(pr essur eloss/ malfun ction) flashes forapp roxima tely one
minut eand then remains lit.
The tirepr essu remonit oring system isdef ective. &
WARNIN GThe reisarisk ofan accident ifth etir epr essur emonit oring system ismalfunct ioning
If th etir epr essur emonit oring system ismalfunct ioning,itis no table toissue awa rning ifth er eis pressur eloss in
one ormor eof thetir es.
Un der inflated tires ma y,forex am ple, impair thedr iving, steer ing and braking charact eristic s. 47
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Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

0049
Automatic HeadlampMode
Inoper ative..... ..... ................................ 457
Au xiliary Batt eryMal functi on............... 441
Bli nd Spo tAssi stCur rentl yUna vaila‐
ble See Opera tor's Manua l...... ............ 432
Blind SpotAssis tInoper ative..... ...... .... 429
Blind SpotAssis tNo tAv ailable When
To wing aTr ailer SeeOperat or'sMan ‐
ual .......................................................4 29
0027Che ckBrak eFlu idLevel...............4 19
Chec kBr ak ePa ds See Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 427
Chec kCoolant LevelSee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 434
00B2Chec kEn gine OilLevel(A dd 1
qu art) .................................................. 439
0049Chec kLef tLo wBeam (Exam‐
ple) ...................................................... 456
0077Chec kTire s ................................. 442
00B2 CheckWa sher Fluid .................... 455 00ACCoola
ntTooHo tSt op Vehicle
Tu rn Engi neOff............ ........................ 436
Cr uise Contr olInop erati ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 432
Cr uise Contr olOff<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 432
0025C urrentl yUna vailable SeeOper‐
at or's Manual .......................................4 21
00E5 Currentl yUna vailable SeeOper‐
at or's Manual .......................................4 14
Decr ease Spe ed............ ............. .........445
Dese rtDr ive Pr ogr am Act.ESP
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.... 449
00F8 Differe nt. Loc kSy s.Ma lfunc‐
tio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...450
00F8 Differe nt. Loc king Sys.Co oling
Do wn Plea se Wa it................................ 452
Dif fere ntia lLoc kEng aged ABS and
ESP Unavailable .................................. 448
Dis eng ageLO WRANGE Differe ntia l
Loc ks<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 450
ÁDon't Forget Your Key.................. 447 Dr
iver' sDoo rOp en &Trans miss ion
No tin PRisk ofVehicle Rolling Away ... 441
00B3 EngineOilLe velCann otBe
Mea sured <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>..437
00B2Engine OilLevelLo wStop Vehi‐
cle Turn Engi neOff............ ..................438
00B2Engi neOilPr ess ureSt op Switc h
Of fEngin e...........................................4 38
00B2Engine OilReduce OilLevel.........4 37
Fo rding NotPo ssible Service
Re quired .............................................. 453
0075Fr ontLeftMalfunction Service
Re quired (Exam ple) .............................4 26
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Disabled See
Oper ator's Manual ...............................4 24
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Enabled See
Oper ator's Manual ...............................4 23
Fr ont/ Rear Dif fere ntia lLoc kSy stem
Malfunct ion......................................... 447
00B6 FuelLevelLo w .............................4 37 482
Index

Dr
ive pr og ram dis pla y........... ..................136
Dr ive pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT
Dr iver's seat
see Seat
Dr iving lights
see Automatic driving lights
Dr ivin gsaf etysy stem .............................1 58
ABS (Anti-loc kBr ak eSy stem) .............. 159
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 162
BA S(Br akeAssi stSystem) .................. 160
EBD (electr oni cbr ak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion )..................................................... 162
ESP ®
trai le rst abiliz ation...................... 162
Of f-road ABS ....................................... 159
Ov ervie w .......................................... ... 159
Ra dar sensor s.....................................1 58
Re sponsibili ty...................................... 158
Dr ivin gsy stem
see 360°Camer a
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
see ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist
see ActivePa rking Assist
see ATTENTION ASSIST see
Blind SpotAssis t
see Cruise control
see Driving safetysy stem
see HOLD function
see Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C
see Rear vie wcam era
see Traf fic Sign Assist
Dr ivin gtips
Dr ink ing and drivin g............................ 128
Gene raldr ivin gtips ........................ .....1 28
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle ..... 128
Dr ow siness detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Dynamic handlingcontrolsystem
see ESP®
(Ele ctro nic Stabilit yPr og ram)
DY NA MIC SELECT .................................... 135
Con figur ing drive pr ogr am I... ......... ..... 136
Dis play ing engin edat a.........................1 37
Dis play ing vehicle data........................ 137
Dr ive pr og ram disp lay ..... .....................1 36
Dr ive pr ogr ams ....................................135
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>135
Oper ating (DYN AMIC SELECTswitc h)
... ...................................................... ....1 36 Selecti
ngthedr ive pr ogr am ................1 36
Sho wing operationfe edbac k............... 136
DY NA MIC SELECT switch
Ad jus table dam ping .............................1 72 E
E1 0 ............................................................ 404
Easy entryfe atur e
Fu nctio n/no tes .....................................8 8
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 89
Eas yex itfeatur e
Fu nctio n/no tes .....................................8 8
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 89
EBD (electr onicbrak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion)
Functio n/no tes ................................... 162
ECO display
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 134
Re settin g............................................. 208
ECO star t/s topfunc tion<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 133
Au tomatic engine star t........................ 133
Au tomatic engine stop .........................1 33
Me thod ofoper ation ............................1 33 Inde
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