MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS 2019 Owner's Manual

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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
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00B6
Fu
elreser vewit hfuel filler cap loca‐
tion indic ator (/ page46 7)
(/ page46 7) 00AC
Coolant
tooho t/c old (/ page46 7)
0077 Ti
re pressur emonit or(/ page469) 00CA
Tr
ailer hitch notop erati ona l
(/ page 471) Saf
etysy stems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0049 Re dindicat orlam p,elect ric
par kingbr ak eapplied (USA
onl y)
0024 Re dindicat orlam p,elect ric
par kingbr ak eapplied (Can‐
ada only)
0024 The
redelect ric pa rking brak eindic ator lam pflashes orislit.The yello windic ator lam pis also litifth eelectr icpar king
br ak emalfunct ions. #
Obser vethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. 460
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

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
0027 Br ak ewa rning lam p(US A)
004D Brak eswarning lam p(Can‐
ada) The
redbr ak esy stem warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
Po ssible causes are:
R The brak efo rc eboos tingismalfunct ioningandthebr aking charact eristic sma ybe affect ed.
R The reisno tenoug hbr ak efluid inthebr ak efluid reser voir. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjuryifbr ak efo rc eboos tingismalfunct ioning
If br ak efo rc eboos tingismalfunct ioning,increased brak epedal forc ema ybe neces saryfo rbr aking. Thebraking
ch aract eristic sma ybe impair ed.The brakin gdis tance canincrease inemer gency braki ng situa tions. #
Stop inasaf elocation immediat ely.Do notcont inue driving. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto low brak efluid leve l
If th ebr ak efluid leve lis toolow, thebr aking effect and thebr aking charact eristic sma ybe impair ed. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.Do
no tcontinu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Donotadd brak efluid. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.Do not
continu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. 46
2
Disp lay mes sage sand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Obser vethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
0025 ABS warning lam p The
yello wAB Swa rning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
ABS isma lfunctio ning.
If th er eis an additional warning tone, EBD isma lfunctio ning.
Ot her drivi ng systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso malfunct ion. &
WARNIN GThe reisrisk ofskidding ifEBD orABS ismalfunctioning
If EBD orABS ismalfunctioning, thewheels couldlockwhen braking
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. #
Have thebr ak esy stem checkedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Drive on car efully . #
Obser vethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 463

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 &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj urydue toamalf unctionin there stra int system
If th ere stra int system ismalfunct ioning,restra int system com ponen tsma ybe trigg ered unint entionally ormight not
be trigg ered atall intheeve ntofan acci dent. Thisma yaf fect theEmer gency Tensi oni ng Device orairba g,forex am‐
ple. #
Have there stra int system checkedand repair edimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Drive on car efully . #
Obser vethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. Seat
belts Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0076 Seat beltwarning lam p
fl ashes The
redseat beltwarning lam pflashes andanintermit tent wa rning tone sou nds.
The driver or front passe nger hasno tfa stened their seat beltwhile theve hicle isin mo tion. #
Fasten your seat belt(/ page36 ).
Ther ear eobj ect son thefront passeng erseat. #
Remo vetheobjec tsfrom thefront passeng erseat. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 465

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

Engine
Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00B9 En gine diagnosis warning
lam p The
yello wChec kEn gine warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
A ma lfunctio nha soccu rred intheengine, theex haus tsy stem orthefuel system.
The emission limitvalues maybe exceed edand theengine maybe inemer gency mod e.
In som est at es, legalrequ iremen tsstipulat eth at youmus timm ediat elyco nsult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop assoon
as theye llo wChec kEn gine warning lam plight sup. #
Have theve hicle checkedas soon aspossible ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
003D Electr icalmalfunction warn‐
ing lam p The
redelect rical mal functi onwarning lam pis lit.
Ther eis amalfun ction intheelectr ics. #
Obser vethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y.
00B6
Fu elreser vewarning lam p The
yello wfuel reser vewarning lam plight sup while drivin g.
Ther ehas been pressur eloss inthefuel system. Thefuel filler cap isno tclos edcor rectly orthefuel system isleaking. #
Close thefuel filler cap.
If th efuel filler cap hasalready been closedcor rectl y: #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
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Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00B6 Fu elreser vewarning lam p The
yello wfuel reser vewarning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
The fuelsu pp lyha sdr op pedint oth ere ser verang e. #
Refuel .
00AC
Coo lant warning lam p The
redcoolant warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
Po ssible causes are:
R The temp eratur esensor ismalfunct ioning
R The coolant leve lis toolow
R The airsuppl yto thera diat orisobs truct ed
R The radiat orfanis faulty
If th er eis an additional warning tone, thecoolant temp eratur ehas exceed edthemaximum permissible temp eratur e. &
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen opening thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine hasoverheat edordur ing afire intheengine compartmen t,yo uco uld come
int oco ntact withho tga ses orother escaping operating fluids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowtheengine tocool down. #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine compartmen t,ke ep thehood closed andcallthefire ser vice. 468
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps