engine MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS 2019 Owner's Guide

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ther eis no trailer coupled tothetrailer hitch,
and nobicy clerack installed.
R youar eno longerdepr essing theacceler ator
or brak epedal.
% Glide mode canalso beactiv ated ifyo uha ve
select edthe"Eco" setting forth edr ive in the
dr ive pr og ram =.
Gli de mode isdea ctivated again ifone ofthe
condi tions isno long erme t. Gl
ide mod ecan also be preve nted bythefo llo w‐
ing parame ters:
R Incline
R Downhill gradi ent
R Temp eratur e
R Height
R Speed
R Oper ating status oftheengine R
Traf fic situ ation
% Glide mod ecan beende dby pressing the
ri ght- hand steer ing wheel paddle shifter
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obl ems with thetransm ission Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
The transmission hasafa ulty gearshif t. The transm issionis losin goil. #
Have thetra nsmiss ioncheckedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
The acceler ationcharact eristic sar e
de terior ating.
The transmission nolong ershif tsgear. The
transm issionis in emer gency operati on mod e.
It is only possi ble to shif tto one gear and reve rsege ar. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions. #
Swi tchth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005D. #
Switc hof fth eengine. #
Waitat leas tte nseco ndsbefore restar tin gth eengine. 14
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Shif
ting thetransf ercase Shif
ting totheLOW RANGEoff-r oad gear Re
quiremen ts:
R Youar eno tdr ivin gon apa vedor public road.
R The engineisrunning andyouar eno tdr ivin g
fa ster than 25 mph(40 km/h).
R The transmission isin position 005C. #
Press LOWRAN GE1 butt on.
Indicat orlam p2 flashes .The shiftre qu est
st ay sactiv efo ra maximu m30 seconds. Ifall
re qu iremen tsforshif toper ation areno tfulf il‐
led within this tim e,indic ator lam p2
switc hesoffag ain and theshif toper ation
mus tbe star tedag ain. #
Switc hth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005C.
If shif toper ation issucces sful,theLOW
RANGE Onmessag eappear sin theins tru‐
ment cluster,an audible signalsoun dsand
ind icat orlam p2 light sup con tinuousl y.The
ve hicle chang esaut omat icallyto theG-Mod e
dr ive pr og ram. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005B.
% The vehicle stay sin LO WRANGE ifyo upar k
th eve hicle inLO WRANGE, even afte rth e
engine hasbeen restar ted. The G-Mode drive
pr ogr am continues tobe activ e
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theon-r oad posit ion,shiftto HIGH RANGE
Re quiremen ts:
R The engin eis running andyouar eno tdr ivin g
fa ster than 43 mph(70 km/h).
R
R The transmission isin position 005C. #
Press LOWRAN GE1 butt on.
The shiftre qu estst ay sactiv efo ra maximu m
30 seconds. Ifall requ iremen tsforshif toper‐
ation have notbe en fulfilled within this tim e,
shif topera tionmustbe star tedag ain. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005C.
If shif toper ation issucces sful,theLOW
RANGE Offmessag eappear sin theins tru‐
ment cluster,an audible signalsoun dsand
ind icat orlam p2 goes out. #
Shift th etra nsmiss iontoposition 005B. 14
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If
yo ufa ilto adap tyo ur drivin gst yle, 4MA TICcan
neit her reduce therisk ofan accident norover‐
ri de thelaws ofphysics. 4MA TICcannotta ke
acc oun tof road, weather and traf fic condi tions.
4MA TICisonly anaid. Youar ere sponsible espe‐
cially formaint ainingasaf edis tance from the
ve hicle infront, forve hicle speed, forbr aking in
good timeandforst ay ing inlane.
% Inwint ryroad con dition s,themaximum
ef fect of 4MA TICcan beachie vedonl yif yo u
use wint ertires (M+ Stir es), withsn ow
ch ains ifnec essar y. Re
fueli ng Re
fueli ngtheve hicl e &
WARNIN GRisk offire or explosion from
fuel
Fu els arehighly flammab le. #
Fire,open flames ,smo kingand creat ion
of spar ksmus tbe avo ided. #
Swit choffth eignition and,ifav ailable,
th est atio naryheat er,bef oreand while
re fuel ingtheve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom fuels
Fu els arepoisonous andhazar dous toyour
healt h. #
Donotsw allo wfuel orletit co me into
co ntact withsk in, eyes orclo thing. #
Donotinhale fuelvapor . #
Keep childr enaway from fuel. #
Keep door sand windo wsclos edduring
th ere fuel ingprocess.
If yo uor other people comeintocont actwith
fuel, obser vethefo llo wing: #
Imm ediat elyrinse fuelof fyo ur skin wit h
soap andwater. #
Iffuel comes intocont actwithyo ur
ey es, immediat elyrinse them thor‐
oughl ywit hclean water.Seek medical
att entio nimm ediately . #
Ifyo usw allo wfuel, seek medicalatten‐
tio nimm ediat ely. Do notind uce vomit‐
ing. #
Cha ngeimmedi ately out ofclo thing that
has com eint ocon tact with fuel . &
WARNIN GRisk offire or explosion from
elect rostatic charge
Ele ctrostatic charge can crea te spar ksand
th er eb yignit efuel vapor s. #
Beforeyo uopen thefuel filler cap or
ta ke hold ofthepum pnoz zle, touc hth e
me tallic vehicle body.
This dischargesan yelectr ostatic charge
th at ma yha ve built up. #
Donotge tint oth eve hicle again during
th ere fuel ingprocess.
Ot her wise,ele ctrostatic charge cou ld
bu ild up again. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed bythewr ong fuel Ve
hicles withaga soline engine: Dr
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Ev
en sma llam ounts ofthewr ong fuelcould
re sult indamag eto thefuel system, the
engine andtheemission control system. #
The RONrequ iremen tis locat edinthe
fuel filler flap. #
Onlyrefuel withlow- sulfur unleade d
fuel.
This fuelmaycont ainupto10%ethanol. Your
ve hicle issuit able foruse withE1 0fuel .
Ne verre fuel using anyof thefo llo wing fuels:
R Dies el
R Gasoline withmor eth an 10%ethanol by
vo lume, e.g.E15, E8 5,E100
R Gasoline withmor eth an 3% methano lby
vo lume, e.g.M15,M30 ,M85 ,M1 00
R Gasoline withadditiv escon tainin gme tal
If yo uacc iden tally refuel withth ewr ong fuel: #
Donotswitc hth eignition on. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. *
NO
TEDo notus ediese lto refuel vehi‐
cles withaga soline engine. If
yo uacc iden tally refuel withth ewr ong fuel:
R Donotswitc hth eignition on.Other wise
fuel canentertheengine.
Ev en small amounts ofthewr ong fuel
could result indamag eto thefuel system
and theengine. Therepair costsarehigh. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Have thefuel tank and fuellines
dr ained complet ely . *
NO
TEFuelma yspr ayout when you
re mo vethefuel pum pnoz zle. #
Onlyfill th efuel tank unti lth epum p
noz zleswitc hesoff. Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle isunloc ked.
% Donotge tint oth eve hicle again during the
re fuel ingprocess. Other wise,ele ctrostatic
ch arge cou ldbu ild up again. Obs
erve theno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page40 2). 1
Fuelfiller flap
2 Fuelfiller cap
3 Fueltype
4 Tire pressur eta ble
5 QRcode forre scue card 14
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#
Press onthebac kar ea offuel filler flap 1. #
Turn thefuel filler cap coun ter-cloc kwiseand
re mo veit. #
Com pletely inse rtthepum pnoz zleintoth e
ta nk filler neck,hook inplace andrefuel . #
Onlyfill th eta nk unti lth epum pnoz zle
switc hesoff. #
Replace thecap onthefiller neckand turn
cloc kwise untilit eng ages audibl y. #
Close thefuel filler flap. Pa
rking Pa
rking theve hicl e &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
cau sed byan insufficie ntlysecu redve hi‐
cle rolling away.
If th eve hicle isno tsecur elyparkedsuf fi‐
cie ntly ,it can rollaw ay inan unc ontrolled
wa yev en ataslight downhill gradient. #
Ensur eth at thepar kedve hicle isalw ays
pr oper lysecur edagains tro lling away as
fo llo ws :
R Onuphil lor downhill gradients, turn
th efront wheels sothat theve hicle
ro lls towa rdsth ecurb ifit star ts
mo ving.
R App lythepar king brak e.
R Switc hth etra nsmiss iontoposition
005D. &
WARNIN GRisk offire cau sed byhot
ex haus tsy stem parts
Flammable material suc has lea ves, grass or
twigs mayignit eif th ey come intocont act
wi th hotpar tsof theex haus tsy stem or
ex haus tga sflow . #
Park theve hicle sothat no flammab le
mat erial can com eint ocon tact with hot
ve hicle component s. #
Inpar ticular ,do notpar kon drygr ass‐
land orhar vested grain fields. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enand animals leftunat ten‐
de din theve hicle
If yo ulea vechildr enand animals unattende d
in theve hicle, they ma ybe ableto setth e
ve hicle inmo tion, forex am ple by:
R Releasing thepar king brak e.
R Shif ting theaut omatic transmission out
of par kposition 005D.
R Startin gth eengine.
In addition, they ma yoper ateve hicle equip‐
ment andbecome trapped. #
Neverlea vechildr enand animals unat‐
te nde din theve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. Dr
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NO
TEDama getotheve hicle duetoit
ro lling away #
Alw ayssecur eth eve hicle agains tro ll‐
ing away. #
Bring theve hicle toast ands tillby appl ying
th ebr ak epedal. #
Onuphill ordownhill gradients, turnth efront
wheels sothat theve hicle rolls towa rdsth e
curb ifit star ts mo ving. #
App lytheelectr icpar king brak e. #
Engage trans missi on positio n005D inast atio n‐
ar yve hicle withth ebr ak epedal applied
(/ page13 9). #
Switc hof fth eengine andtheignition by
pr essing button1 or2 . #
Release theser vice brak eslo wly. #
Getout oftheve hicle andlockit.
% When youpar kth eve hicle withth etransf er
case inposition LOWRAN GE,theelectr ic
par king brak e(/ page15 5) isau tomatical ly
applied whenengagin gtransm issionposit ion
005D.
% When youpar kth eve hicle, youcan still
opera tetheside windo wsand thesliding
sunr oofforapp roxima tely five minut esifth e
dr iver's door isclosed. Gar
agedoor opener Pr
og rammin gbutt onsfo rthe garage doo r
ope ner &
DANG ER Risk offata linj uries due to
ex haus tga ses
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Inhaling
th ese exhaus tga ses ishazar dous tohealt h
and canlead topoisonin g. #
Neverlea vetheengine running inan
encl osedspa cewithout sufficie ntventi‐
la tio n. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rywhen opening
or clos ingadoor withth ega rage door
opener
When youoper ateor program thedoor with
th eint egr ated garage door opener ,people in
th era ng eof mo vement ofthedoor may
become trapped orstru ck bythedoor . #
When usingtheint egr ated garage door
opener ,alw aysmak esur eth at nobody 15
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is
wit hin thera ng eof mo vement ofthe
door . Onl
yoper ateth efo llo wing doorsusing the
ga rage door opener :
R Door swit hasaf etyst op and reve rsing fea‐
tur e.
R Doorswhic hcon form tothecur rent U.S.
sa fety standar ds.
Re quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen parkedoutside the
ga rage oroutside thera ng eof mo vement of
th edoor .
R The engine isswitc hedoff.
R The ignition isswitc hedon.
% The garage door opener function isalw ays
av ailable whentheignition isswitc hedon. #
Chec kif th etra nsmit terfr eq uency ofthe
re mo tecontr olha sth efreq uency rang eof
280 to868 MHz.
Ra dio equipment approval num ber:
R NZLM UAHL5 (USA)
R 4112 A-MU AHL5 (Canada ) #
Press and hold button1, 2or3 that you
wish toprog ram.
Indicat orlam p4 flashes yello w.
% Itcan take up to20 seconds beforeth eindi‐
cat orlam pflashes yello w. #
Release thepr ev iousl ypr essed button.
Ind icat orlam p4 con tinues toflash yello w. #
Point remo tecontr ol5 from adi st anc eof
1 in (1 cm )to 3in (8 cm) towa rdsbutt ons
1, 2or3. #
Press and hold button6 ofremo tecontr ol
5 unti lone ofthefo llo wing signalsappear s:
R Indicat orlam p4 light sup green contin‐
uousl y.Progr amming iscom plete.
R Indicat orlam p4 flashes green .Pr o‐
gr ammi ngwassuccessful. Addition ally,
sync hronization ofthero lling code with
th edoor system mus talso becar ried out. #
Ifindicat orlam p4 does notlight uporflash
gr ee n: repeat thepr ocedur e. #
Release allofthebutt ons. Dr
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Count
ryRadio equipme ntappr oval
number
Tu rkey Notre qu ired
Uni ted
Ar ab Emi‐
ra tes ER4
1849/1 5
Deal erNo: DA35176/1 4
Unit ed
St ates FCC
ID:NZLM UAHL5 Fu
rther information onthedeclar ationofcon ‐
fo rm ity forwir eles sve hicle component s
(/ page23). Elec
tric par king brak e Elec
tric par king brak efunction (applying
aut omaticall y) &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enand animals leftunat ten‐
de din theve hicle
If yo ulea vechildr enand animals unattende d
in theve hicle, they ma ybe ableto setth e
ve hicle inmo tion, forex am ple by:
R Releasing thepar king brak e.
R Shif ting theaut omatic transmission out
of par kposition 005D.
R Startin gth eengine.
In addition, they ma yoper ateve hicle equip‐
ment andbecome trapped. #
Neverlea vechildr enand animals unat‐
te nde din theve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. The
electr icpar king brak eis appli edifth etra ns‐
mission isin position 005Dand one ofthefo llo w‐
ing con dition sis fulf illed:
R The engin eis switc hedoff.
R The seat belttongu eis no tins ertedin the
seat beltbuckleofthedr iver's seat andthe
dr iver's door isopened.
R The transf ercase isin theLOW RANGEpos i‐
tion.
% Toprev ent application: pullthehandle ofthe
electr icpar king brak e.
In thefo llo wing situat ions,th eelectr icpar king
br ak eis also applied:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis bring ing
th eve hicle toast ands till.
R The HOL Dfun ction iske eping theve hicle sta‐
tio nar y.
R ActivePa rking Assistis ke eping theve hicle
st atio nary.
This isthecase ifone ofthefo llo wing condition s
is also fulfilled:
R The engin eis switc hedoff. Dr
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The seat belttongu eis no tins ertedin the
seat beltbuckleofthedr iver's seat andthe
dr iver's door isopened.
R Ther eis asy stem malfunct ion.
R The powe rsupp lyis insuf ficie nt.
R The vehicle isstatio naryfo ra lengt hyper iod.
When theelectr icpar king brak eis applied, the
re d0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indicatorlam p
appear sin theins trument cluster.
The electr icpar king brak eis no taut omaticall y
applied ifth eengine isswitc hedoffby theEC O
st ar t/ stop funct ion.
Electr icpar king brak efunction (releasing
aut omat ically)
The electr icpar king brak eis released whenthe
fo llo wing condition sar efulf illed:
R The engin eis running .
R The seatbe ltto ngu eis ins ertedint oth eseat
belt buckleofthedr iver's seat.
R The transmiss ionisin position 005Bor005E and
yo udepr esstheaccelera torpeda lor you shif
tfr om transmission position005Dto005B or
005E.
If th eseat belttongu eis no tins ertedint oth e
seat beltbuckleofthedr iver's seat, thefo llo w‐
ing con dition smus tbe fulf illed:
R The driver's door isclos ed.
R Youmo vethetransmission outoftra nsmis‐
sion position 005Doryouha ve prev iousl y
dr iven faster than 2mp h(3 km/h).
When theelectr icpar king brak eis released, the
re d0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indicatorlam p
in theins trument clustergoes out. Appl
ying/rele asing theelectr icpa rking
br ak ema nuall y
Appl ying #
Push handle 1.
The red0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indica‐
to rlam papp earsin theins trument cluster. 15
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The conn ection toonline services isint erru p‐
te d.
If th efo llo wing condition sar efulf illed, standb y
mode canbeact ivat ed ordeac tivated usin gth e
multime diasystem:
R The engine isswitc hedoff.
R The ignition isswitc hedon.
Ex ceeding theve hicle's displayednon -oper a‐
tion altime maycause inconvenie nce, i.e.it can‐
no tbe guarant eedth at thest ar terbatt erywil l
re liabl yst ar tth eengine.
The star terbatt erymus tbe charge dfirs tin the
fo llo wing situat ions:
R The vehicle's non-oper ational timemustbe
ex tende d.
R The Batte ryCh arg eInsu fficie ntfor Stand by
Mod emes sage appear sin themultimedia
sy stem displa y.
% Standb ymode isaut omat icallydeac tivated
when theignition isswitc hedon. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gst andb ymode
Mul timedi asy stem:
4 Vehicle 5
î Vehicle Setting s
5 Standby Mode
% This function isno tav ailable forall model s. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
When youact ivat eth efunc tion,a pr om pt
appear s. #
Select Yes.
St andb ymode isact ivat ed. Dr
iving anddriving safetysy stems Dr
iving systems andyour responsibility Yo
ur vehicle iseq uipped withdr iving systems
whic hassis tyo uin drivin g,par kingand man eu‐
ve ring theve hicle. Thedriving systems areaids
and donotre lie ve youof your responsibili typer‐
ta inin gto road traf fic law. Payatt ention tothe
tr af fic condi tions atalltime sand interve ne
wh en nece ssary.Be awareof thelimit ations
re ga rding thesaf euse ofthese systems. Fu
nction ofthera dar senso rs Some
drivi ng and drivi ng safety systems use
ra dar sensor sto monit orthear ea infront of,
behind ornext to theve hicle (depending onthe
ve hicle's equipment).
Depending ontheve hicle's equipment, thera dar
sensor sar eint egr ated behind thebum pers
and/or behindtheMer cedes star .Ke ep these
par tsfree ofdir t,ice and slush (/page348).
The sensor smus tno tbe covered, forex am ple
by cycle rack s, overhanging loads,sticke rs,fo il
or foils toprotect agains tst one chipping .In the
eve ntofdama getothebum persor radiat orgrill,
or follo wing acollis ionimpact ingthebum persor
ra diat orgrill, have thefunc tion ofthera dar sen‐
sor sch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
The driver assis tancesystem mayno long er
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