warning light MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS 2020 User Guide

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Improve ddr iving stabilit ywhen brakin g,
espe ciallyon ben ds. Fu
nction ofActiv eBr ak eAs sist Ac
tiveBr ak eAssi stconsi stsof:
R Distance warning func tion
R Autonomo usbraki ng func tion
R Situ ation-d epend ent braki ng assist anc e
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stcan helpyo uto minimize the
ri sk ofacollision withve hicles orpedes trians or
to reduce theef fects ofsuch acol lision .
If Ac tiveBr ak eAssi sthas detected arisk ofcolli‐
sion, awa rning tone sou nds and theL dis‐
ta nce warning lam plight sup intheins trument
clus ter.
If yo udo notre act tothevisual oracous ticwarn‐
ing, autono mous brakin gcan beinit iated incriti‐
cal situat ions.
In espec iallycr itic alsituat ions,Ac tiveBr ak e
Assi stcan initia te aut onomo usbrakin gdir ect ly.
In this case, thewa rning lam pand warning tone occu
rsi mu ltane ously with thebr aking applica‐
tion .
If yo uappl yth ebr ak eyo urself inasit uatio n
de tected ascritical byActiveBr ak eAssi st,or
appl yth ebr ak edur ing autonomous braking, sit‐
uation- dependent braking assistance occu rs.
The brak epr essur eincr eases uptomaximu m
full -sto pbr aking ifnec essar y.
If th eaut onomous braking function orthesitua‐
tion -dependen tbr aking assistance istrig ge red,
additional preve ntiv emea suresfo roccupa nt
pr otect ion (PRE-S AFE®
)ma yalso beinitiat ed,if
th eve hicle iseq uipped withth ese. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent caused by
limit eddetection perform anc eof Active
Br ak eAssi st
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stcanno tal wa ys cle arly
id entify objectsand complex traf fic situ a‐
tions .
In such case s,Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stmight :
R Giveawa rning orbrak ewit hout reason R
Notgiv eawa rning ornotbr ak e #
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation; donotre ly on ActiveBr ak e
Assi stalon e.Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stisonl y
an aid. Thedriver isresponsible for
maint ainingasui table distance tothe
ve hicle infront, vehicle speed andfor
br aking ingood time. #
Beprepar edtobrak eor sw erve ifnec ‐
essar y. %
Ifth esy stem isuna vailable, the00D4 mes‐
sag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
Obser vethesy stem limit ations ofActiveBr ak e
Assi st.
The indiv idua lsub functionsar eav ailab lein
th efo llo wing speed rang es:
Dis tance warning funct ion
The distance warning func tion issues awa rning
at speeds:
R From appr oximat ely4 mp h(7 km/h), ifyo ur
ve hicle iscritically closetoave hicle or
pedes trian. Anintermitt entwarning tone Dr
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sounds
andtheL distance warning lam p
light sup intheins trument cluster.
Br ak eimme diat ely ortake eva siveaction, prov i‐
ded itis saf eto do soand thetra ffic situat ion
allo wsthis.
Th edis tance warning funct ioncan aidyouin
th efo llo wing situations withan intermit tent
wa rning tone and awa rning lam p:
Ve hicles trave ling in
fr ont Up
toappr ox.
15 5mp h(2 50 km/h)
St atio naryve hicles Uptoappr ox.50 mph
(80 km/ h)
Cr ossin gve hicles Noreact ion
Mo vingpedes trians Uptoappr ox.50 mph
(80 km/ h)
St atio narypedes ‐
tr ians No
reaction Au
tonomous braking function
If th eve hicl eis trave ling atspeed sabo ve
appr oxima tely 4mp h(7 km /h),the autono‐
mo usbraki ng fun ction ma yin te rv ene inthe
fo llo wing situations:
Ve hicles trave ling in
fr ont Up
toappr ox.
12 4mp h(2 00 km/h)
St atio naryve hicles Uptoappr ox.31 mp h
(50 km/ h)
Cr ossin gve hicles Noreact ion
Mo vingpedes trians Uptoappr ox.37 mph
(60 km/ h)
St atio narypedes ‐
tr ians No
react ion Sit
uation -depen dent brak ing assistance
Sit uation -depen dent brak ing assistance may
int erve ne atspeeds aboveappr oxima tely
4 mp h(7 km /h)in thefo llo wing situations:
Ve hicles trave ling in
fr ont Up
toappr ox.
15 5mp h(2 50 km/h)
St atio naryve hicles Uptoappr ox.50 mph
(80 km/ h)
Cr ossin gve hicles Noreact ion
Mo vingpedes trians Uptoappr ox.37 mph
(60 km/ h)
St atio narypedes ‐
tr ians No
react ion Cancel
ingabr ak eap plica tionofActiv eBr ak e
As sist
Yo ucan cancelabr ak eapplic ationby Active
Br ak eAssi stat anytim eby :
R Fully depr essin gth eacceler ator pedal or
wit hkic kdo wn.
R Releasing thebr ak epedal. 17
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Driving and parking

Ac
tiveBr ak eAssi stma ycancel thebr ak eappli‐
cation whenoneofthefo llo wing condition sis
fulf illed:
R Youman euvertoavo idtheobs tacle .
R The reisno long erarisk ofcollision.
R Anobs tacle isno long erdetected infront of
yo ur vehicle.
Sy stem limit s
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Insno w,rain, fog, hea vyspr ay,if th er eis
gl ar e, indir ect sunlight oringrea tly varying
ambien tlight .
R Ifth esensor sar edir ty,fo gg ed up, damag ed
or covered.
R Ifth esensor sar eim pair eddue tointerfer‐
ence from other radar sour ces, e.g.stro ng
ra dar reflect ions inpar king garage s.
R Ifaloss oftirepr essur eor afa ulty tirehas
been detected and displ ayed. R
Fullsy stem perform anc eis no tav ailable fora
fe w sec ond saf te rswitc hingontheignition
or afte rdr iving off.
R Incom plextraf fic situ ations whereobject s
cann otalw aysbe clear lyident ified.
R Forpede strians orvehicles ifth ey mo ve
qu ickl yint oth esensor detection rang e.
R Forpede strians who arehidde nby other
object s.
R Ifth etypical outline ofapedes trian cann ot
be distinguished from thebac kground.
R Ifapedes trian isno tde tected assuch ,e.g.
due tospecial clothing orother object s.
R Onbends withatight radius.
% The ActiveBr ak eAssi stsensor system
adjus tsaut omaticall ywhile acer tain dis‐
ta nce isdriven afte rth eve hicle hasbeen
deliv ered. During this teac h-in per iod, Active
Br ak eAssi stisuna vailable oronl ypar tiall y
av ailable. Se
tting Activ eBr ak eAs sist Multimedia
system:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Act ive Brak eAssist
The follo wing settings areav ailable:
R Early
R Medium
R Late #
Select ase tting .
% Your sele ction isretained when theve hicle is
ne xt star ted.
Deactiv atingActiv eBr ak eAs sist
% Itis recomme ndedthat youalw ayslea ve
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stact ivat ed. #
Select Off.
The distance warning func tion andtheaut on‐
omous braking function aredeactiv ated.
When theve hicle isne xt star ted, theMedium
se tting isaut omaticall yselect ed. Dr
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To
pvie w 1
Warning displa y
2 Your vehicle from above
3 Lane indicating thero uteth eve hicle will
ta ke atthecur rent steer ing wheel angle
The color oftheindividual segmentsof wa rning
displa y1 isbased onthedis tance tothede tec‐
te dobs tacle :
R Yello wsegment s:obs tacle sat adi st anc e
be tween appr ox.2.0 ft(0.6 m)and 3.3ft
(1 .0 m) R
Orang esegment s:obs tacle sat adi st anc e
be tween appr ox.1. 0 ft (0.3 m)and 2.0ft
(0.6 m)
R Redse gme nts: obstacle sat ave ry shor t
dis tance ofapprox .1. 0 ft (0.3 m)orless
% Ifth eent ire sy stem fails, thesegment sof
th ewa rning displa yar esho wninred. The
indicat orlam pon thePA RK TRONI Cbut ton
light sup and theé symbol appearsin
th emultifunc tiondispla y.
If th esy stem fails atthere ar,th edispla yof
th esegment sch ang esasfollo ws :
R The rear segm entsar esho wninred
when backingup.
R The rear segm entsar ehidde nwhen driv‐
ing forw ards.
If Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis deac tiva ted,
th ewa rning displa yfa des out(/ page18 2). Gu
idelin es 1
Yello wlane markingth ecour sethetir es will
ta ke atthecur rent steer ing wheel angle
(dynamic)
2 Yello wguide line,vehicle width(dr iven sur‐
fa ce) dep endi ngon thecur rent steer ing
wheel angle(dynamic)
3 Redguide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 in (0.3 m)from there ar area
4 Markat adis tance ofappr ox.3.3 ft(1.0 m)
% When ActivePa rking Assistis act ive, the
lane markingsaredispla yedin green. 19
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Driving and parking

R
Ifth ewindshield inthear ea ofthemultifunc ‐
tion camer ais dir ty,or ifth ecamer ais fog‐
ge dup, damag edorcovered.
R Ifth etraf fic sig ns areha rd todetect, e.g. due
to dir tor sno w,orbecause they areco vered
or due toinsuf ficie ntlighti ng.
R Ifth einf ormation inthena vig ation system's
digit almap isincor rect or out-of-da te.
R Ifth esigns areambiguous, e.g.traffic sign s
on con stru ction sites orinad jacent lanes.
R Ifyo utur nshar ply, when passin gtraf fic sig ns
ou tsid eth ecamer a'sfield ofvision.
Se tting Traf fic Sign Assis t
Mult imed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Speed LimitWarning
Displa yingdetected traf fic signs inthe
me diadispla y #
Select DisplayinCOM AND. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Ad
jus tingthe type ofwa rning #
Selec tVisual &Audible ,Visual orNon e.
Ad jus tingthe warning threshold
This value determ ines thespeed atwhic ha
wa rning isissued whenexceeded. #
Select Warning Threshold. #
Setth edesir edspeed. Blind
SpotAssis twit hex itwa rning Fu
nction ofBlind SpotAssis t Blind
SpotAssis tuses twolat eral, rear-facin g
ra dar sensor sto monit orthear ea up to130ft (40
m)behind and10ft(3 m) direct lyne xt to
yo ur vehicle.
If ave hicle isde tected atspe eds aboveappr ox‐
imat ely8 mp h(12 km/h) andthis vehicle subse‐
qu ent lyent ersth emonit oring rang edire ctly next
to your vehicle, thewa rning lam pin theoutside
mir rorlig hts upred.
If ave hicle isde tected clos eto theside ofyour
ve hicle, there dwa rning lam pin theoutside mir‐
ro rflashes .If yo uswit chon thetur nsignal indi‐
cat orinthecor responding direction, awa rning
to ne sou nds once .If th etur nsignal indicat or
re mains switchedon,allother detected vehicles
ar eindicat edonlyby theflashin gof there d
wa rning lam p.
If yo uove rtak eave hicle quickl y, no warning is
giv en. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite Blind
Spo tAssi st
Bli nd Spo tAssi stdoes notre act tovehicles
appr oaching andovertakin gyo uat agr ea tly
di ffer ent speed. Dr
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
0075 SRS Malfunction Service
Requ ired *T
herestra int system isfaulty (/page34 ). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomalfu nctions inthere stra int system
If th ere stra int system ismalfunct ioning,restra int system com ponen tsma ybe trigg ered unint entionally orma y
no tdeplo yas intended during anacciden t.This mayaf fect theEmer gency Tensi oni ng Device sor airba gs, for
ex am ple. #
Have there stra int system checkedand repair edimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Re
cogni tionofare stra int system malfunct ion:
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam pdoes notlight upwhen theignition isswitc hedon.
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam plight sup con tinuousl yor repeat edlydur ing ajour ney. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
0075
Front LeftMalfuncti on
Servi ceRequire d(exa mp le) *T
hecor responding restra int system isfaulty (/page34 ). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomalfu nctions inthere stra int system
If th ere stra int system ismalfunct ioning,restra int system com ponen tsma ybe trigg ered unint entionally orma y
no tdeplo yas intended during anacciden t.This mayaf fect theEmer gency Tensi oni ng Device sor airba gs, for
ex am ple. #
Have there stra int system checkedand repair edimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 438
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Re cogni tionofare stra int system malfunct ion:
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam pdoes notlight upwhen theignition isswitc hedon.
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam plight sup con tinuousl yor repeat edlydur ing ajour ney. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
0075
Left Side Curta inAirbag
Malfu nction Service
Req uired(Ex am ple) *T
hecor responding windowcur tain airbag ismalfun ctionin g(/ page34). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj urydue tomalfu nctions inthewindo wairbag
If th ewindo wairbag ismalfunct ioning,itmight betrigg ered unint entionall yor might notbe trigg ered atall in
th eeve ntofan acci dent with high deceler ation. #
Have thewindo wairbag checkedand repair edimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
Front Passeng erAirb agDis-
ab led See Operator 'sMan-
ua l *T
hefront passeng erairbag andthefront passeng erknee airbag have been disabled although anadult oraper son
wit han adult statur eis on thefront passeng erseat. Ifadditional forc es areapplied totheseat, thewe ight the
sy stem detects maybe toolow. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj urydue toadisable dfron tpasse nger airbag
If th efront passeng erairbag isdisabled, thefront passeng erairbag willnotbe deplo yedin theev ent ofan acci‐
dent andcann otper form itsintended protect ive func tion. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 439

Light
s Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0049 Check LeftLow
Beam (Exam ple) *T
hecor responding lightsourceisfaulty . #
Drive on car efull y. #
Con sult 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 Malfun ction See Opera-
tor ’sManual *T
heexterior lighting isfaulty . #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
* Ve hicl eswith atraile rhitc h:Afuse mayha ve blo wn. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions. #
Checkth efuses andreplace them ifneces sary(/ page38 1).
0049 Autom aticHeadlamp Mode
Inoper ative *T
helight sensor isfaulty . #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 47
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Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0049 Switc hOn Headlamps *Y
ouaredr iving without low- beam headlam ps. #
Turn thelight switc hto the0058 or0058 position .
0049
Switc hOff Lights *Y
ouarelea ving theve hicle andthelights arest ill switc hedon. #
Turn thelight switc hto the0058 position .
0049 Int ell. Light System Inoper-
ative *T
heIntellig entLight System isfaulty .The light ingsystem continues tofunction proper lywit hou tth efunc tionsof
th eInt ellig entLight System. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
0049 Act ive Headla mpsInopera-
tive *T
heactiv eheadla mpsar efa ulty . #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
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Wa
rning and indicat orlam ps Ov
ervie wof indicat orand warning lam ps Som
esy stems willperform aself -tes twhen the
ignit ionisswitc hedon.Som eindic ator and
wa rning lam psma ybr ief lylight uporflash. This
beha viorisno n-cr itical. Thes eind icat orand
wa rning lam psindic ateamalfun ction onlyif th ey
light uporflash afte rth eengine hasbeen star‐
te dor dur ing ajour ney.
Ins trum ent Disp lay(s tand ard) Wi
des cree nCo ckpit Instru men tDi spl ay Dep
endingonthedispla yse tting, theposition s
of theindicat orlam pson theIns trument Display
ma ydif ferfr om theex am ple shown. 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.
Indi catorand warning lam ps:
0058 Lo
wbeam (/page11 2)
0060 Pa
rking lam ps(/ page11 2)
0057 High
beam(/ page11 3)
003E003D Tu
rn signal lights(/page11 3)
005E Re
ar foglight (/page11 2)
0075 Re
stra int system (/ page47 7) Displ
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