oil MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS 2020 Owner's Guide

Engine
oil Displa
ymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00B3 Check Engine OilLevel
(Add 1quart) *D
ispla ymess ageonl yfo rcer tainengi nes:
The engineoille ve lhas dropped totheminimum leve l.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withinsuf ficie ntengi neoil #
Avoid long journeys wit hins ufficie ntengi neoil. #
Whe nne xt refuel ing, add 1.1 US qt(1l)of engine oil(/ page355) .
No teson engine oil(/ page41 9).
00B3 Engine OilLevel LowStop
Vehi cleTurn Engine Off *D
ispla ymess ageonl yfo rcer tain engin es:
The engin eoil leve lis toolow.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withinsuf ficie ntengi neoil #
Avoid long journeys wit hins ufficie ntengi neoil. #
Pullove rand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.Do not
continu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. #
Swi tchof fth eengine. #
Add1.1 US qt(1l)of engine oil(/ page355) . #
Che cktheengine oilleve l. Disp
lay mess ages and warning/ indic ator lam ps 453

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
No teson engine oil(/ page41 9).
00B3 Engi neOilRe duce OilLev el *D
ispla ymess ageonl yfo rcer tain engin es:
The engin eoil leve lis toohigh.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withexc ess engine oil #
Avoid long journeys wit hex cess engineoil. #
Consul ta qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat elyand have theengine oilleve lre duced.
00B3 En gine OilPressure Stop
Switc hOff Engine *D
ispla ymess ageonl yfo rcer tainengi nes:
The engineoilpr ess ureis toolow.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withinsuf ficie ntengi neoilpress ure #
Avoid driving withinsuf ficie ntengi neoilpress ure. #
Pullove rand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.Do not
continu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 45
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Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00B3 En gine OilLevel Cannot Be
Measured *T
heelectr icalconn ection totheoil leve lsen sor has been interru pte dor theoil leve lsen sor isfaulty . #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Tr
ansmis sion Di
spla ymessag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
To Deselect Por N,
Depress BrakeandStart
En gine *
Yo uha ve attem pte dto shif tth etra nsmiss ionout ofpar kposition 005Dorneutral 005Cand intoano ther tra nsmiss ion
position . #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Chang eth etra nsmiss ionposition . #
Startth eengine.
Apply Braketo Shift to'R' *
Youha ve attem pte dto select transmission position005E. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Select transmiss ionposition 005E. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 455

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
LOW RANGE Max.Speed
40 mph *T
hemaximum speedforch ang inggear of40 mph(70 km/h) hasbeen exceeded. #
Drive mor eslo wly. #
Repeat thege ar chang e.
LOW RANGEShifting Can-
cel ed Please Reactivate *T
hetransf ercase didnotper form thege ar chang e. #
Repeat thege ar chang e. #
Ensur eall shif tingcon dition sar eme t(/ page14 9).
LO WRA NG EShi ftto Posi-
tio nN Bri efly *O
neormor eshi fting con dition swe renotme t. #
Eng ageneu tral 005C. #
Repeat thege ar chang e.
LOW RANGEDiseng age Dif-
fer ent ialLoc ks *O
neormor eshi fting con dition swe renotme t. #
The differ ent ialloc ksmus tbe dise ngaged toenable theHIGH RANGE on-road posit iontobe select ed. #
Repeat thege ar chang e.
Gearbo xPro tection Limit
18 mph Disable LOW
RAN GE *T
heoiltemp eratur ein thetra nsf ercase istoohigh. #
Intheon- road posit ion,shif tto HIGH RANG E.
Desert DriveProgramAct.
ESP Unava ilab leSee Opera-
tor's Manu al *
ABS andESP®
arere strict ed intheDeser tdr ive pr ogr am.
Ot her driving anddriving safetysy stems mayalso beuna vailable. Disp
lay mess ages and warning/ indic ator lam ps 46
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Ad
aptiv eHighb eamAssist
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>114
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 115
Ad diti onalvalue rang e
Se tting displa ycont ent ........................ 215
Ad diti ves................................................... 419
Engi neoil............ ................................. 419
Fu el ...................................................... 419
Ad diti ves(engine oil)
see Additiv es
Ad diti ves(fuel)
see Fuel
Ad dres sbo ok
see Contacts
Ad jus tabledam ping.......... ......................179
Ad jus tingthe balanc e/fader
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...337
Ad jus tingthe sound focus
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...337
Ad jus tingtreb le,mid- rang eand bass
se ttings
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...337 Af
ter-sales service center
see ASSYSTPL US
Air bag
Re duced protect ion ...............................4 2
Air inle t
see Air-water duct
Air pressu re
see Tire pressur e
Air vents ................................................... 128
Ad jus ting (front) ............. .....................128
Ad jus ting (rea r) ............. .......................128
Air vents
see Airvents
Ai r-re cir cula tion mode............................ 127
Air -water duct .......................................... 358
Ke eping free ........................................3 58
Airb ag....... ..................................................40
Ac tivati on ........... ...................................34
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er)....4 0
Ins tallation locations ...................... .......4 0
Knee airbag........................................... 40
Ov ervie w ..... ................................... ....... 40
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p.....4 5 Pr
otect ion ..............................................4 1
Sid eairba g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 40
Wi ndo wcur tain airbag ...........................4 0
Alar m
see Panic alar m
Al ar m system
see ATA (anti-thef talar msystem)
All-wheel drive
see 4MA TIC
Alt ernativ ero ut e
see Route
Amb ientlighting
Se tting (mult imediasystem) ................1 17
Andr oidAuto <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 301
Co nnecting amob ile pho ne<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 302
Ending <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 303
Inf ormati on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 302
Ov ervie w <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 301
Sou ndsettings <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 303
Tr ans ferred vehicle data......................3 03
Ani mals
Pe ts intheve hicle ................................. 63 Inde
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Re
ar passe nger com partment .............1 06
Cle anin g
see Care
Clim atecontr ol
3- zo ne aut omat icclim atecon trol
pane l.................... .......................... .....1 25
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............126
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating theA/C
func tion (cont rolpanel) .......................1 26
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating theA/C
func tion (multimedia system) .............. 126
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating thesync hro‐
nizat ionfunc tion (multimedia sys‐
te m) ......................... ......................... ... 127
Air dist ribution settings .......................1 27
Air -reci rculati onmod e.................... .....1 27
Au tomatic control..... ...........................126
Climat est yle func tion .......................... 126
Fil ling cap acityforPA Goil ...................4 23
Fr ont airvents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ............128
Ionization ............................................. 127
No te <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 125
Re ar air vents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> .............128
Re ar oper atingunit .............................. 125
Re frig er ant .................. ........................ 422 Re
frig er ant filling capac ity.............. .....4 23
Re mo ving condensatio nfrom the
windo ws<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 127
Re sidua lheat ....................................... 127
Se tting theclimat est yle ......................1 26
Ve ntil ating theve hicle (convenie nce
op eni ng) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>72
Wi ndsh ield hea ter ..... ...........................128
Clim atest yle
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>126
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 126
Coc kpit .........................................................6
Ov ervie w .......................................... .......6
Cof feecup symbol
see ATTENTION ASSIST
COMAND see Multimedia system
COMAND Touc h
Mana gingdevices .............................. ..253
Comb inationswi tch ...... ...........................113
Com pass .................................................. 286
Com puter
see On-boar dcom puter Conne
ctionstatus
Displ aying ............................................ 311
Ov ervie w ..............................................3 11
Connect ivity
Swit ching transm ission oftheve hicle
position on/off.................................... 250
Cont acts ................................................... 294
Call ingup ............................................ 295
Dele ting ............................................... 296
Do wnloading (from mobile phone) ...... 295
Im por ting ............................................ 296
Im por ting (ove rview) ...........................2 95
Inf ormatio n....... ................................... 294
Maki ngacall ....................................... 296
Na me form at .......................................2 95
Op tions ................................................ 296
St or ing ................................................ 296
Contr oller
Oper ating ............................................. 241
Con venience closing featur e....... ............. 73
Con venience opening ................................ 72
Coolant (engine)
Chec kleve l.......................................... 356
Fillin gcapac ity.....................................4 21 496
Index

Sel
ecting from themap ....................... 269
Select ingprev ious destination s...........2 65
De tectin ginat tentiv eness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnos ticsconnec tion............................2 6
Dif fere ntial locks <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 150
Eng aging /di sen gaging .........................1 51
Dif fere ntial locks
see Differe ntia llo ck s
Digita lOp erator' sMa nua l........................ 20
Digita lsp eed ome ter ............ ....................218
Dingh yto wing
see Tow- bar system
DIRECT SELECT leve r............ ...................143
Eng aging drive po sitio n............ ........... 145
Eng aging neu tral ............ ...................... 144
Eng aging park position ........................ 145
Eng aging park position automatic ally .. 145
Eng aging reve rsege ar .........................1 44
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>143
Disp lay
Car e.................................................... 365 Disp
lay(m ult imedi asy stem)
Se ttings .......................................... .....2 48
Di spla y(on -boar dco mp uter)
Displ ayson themultifunc tiondispla y... 216
Disp laycont ent
Se tting theadditional value rang e ........ 215
Disp laymes sage.....................................4 27
Callin gup (on -boardco mp uter) ...........4 27
No tes ................................................... 427
Displa ymessag es
00B2 ---mp h.....................................4 48
ç ---mp h...................................... 447
003D 12VBatt erySee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 450
0049 ActiveHea dlamps Inoperati ve .... 473
é ATTENTION ASSISTInoper ative
... ... .......................................................4 43
é ATTENTION ASSIST: Take a
Br ea k! <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>.........443
0049 Automatic HeadlampMode
Inoper ative..... ..................................... 472 0027
CheckBr ak eFluid Level.............4 37
00BD CheckCoolan tLe velSee Oper‐
at or's Manual ...................................... 449
00B3 CheckEn gin eOil Level(A dd 1
qu art) .................................................. 453
0049 CheckLef tLo wBeam (Exam‐
ple) ...................................................... 472
0077 CheckTire s ................................ 459
00B2 CheckWa sher Fluid .................... 471
00AC Coolan tTo oHo tSt op Vehicle
Tu rn Engi neOff............ ....................... 449
0025 Currentl yUna vailable See
Opera tor's Manua l..... ..........................4 28
00E5 Current lyUn available See
Operat or'sMan ual...............................4 29
00F8 Differe nt. Loc kSy s.Ma lfunc‐
tio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011>......470
00F8 Differe nt. Loc king Sys.Co oling
Do wn Plea se Wa it................................ 470
Á Don't Forget Your Key................ 463 498
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00B3
EngineOilLe velCann otBe
Mea sured <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>....455
00B3 Engine OilLevelLo wStop Vehi‐
cle Turn Engi neOff............ ..................453
00B3 EngineOilPr ess ureSt op
Switc hOf fEngin e................................ 454
00B3 EngineOil Reduce OilLevel........ 454
0075 Front LeftMalfunction Service
Re quired (exa mp le) .............................4 38
00B6 FuelLevelLo w ............................ 452
00B6 GasCap Loose ...........................4 52
0025 Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manu al....... ......................................... 429
00E5 Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manu al....... ......................................... 430
007A Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manu al....... ....... .................................. 431
0053 Inoper ative....... .......................... 442
0049 Intell. Light System Inoperativ e.. 473 Á
KeyNo tDe tected (red displ ay
messa ge).............................................4 62
Á KeyNo tDe tected (whit edis‐
pl ay messa ge).....................................4 62
0075 LeftSide Curtain Airbag Mal‐
fun ction ServiceRe quired (Exam ple) ...4 39
ä Malfunction Drive at Max. 50
mp h..................................................... 444
0049 Malfunction SeeOper ator ’s
Manual .................................................4 72
Á ObtainaNe wKe y.......................4 61
ç Off..............................................4 47
00D9 Off..............................................4 47
0049 Parking Brak eSee Opera tor's
Manua l...... .......................................... 434
0077 PleaseCor rect Tire Pressur e...... 460
0049 Please Release Parking Brak e.... 433
Á Replace KeyBat tery <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 462
003D SeeOperator's Manua l...... .........451 0075
SRSMalfunction Service
Re quired .............................................. 438
003D StartEn gin eSee Operat or's
Man ual.................................................4 51
Ù Steer ing Malfunct ionIncreased
Ph ysical Effort See Operator's Man‐
ua l...... ................................................. 464
Ù Steer ing Malfunct ionStop
Immediat elySee Oper ator's Manual ...464
003D Stop Vehicle LeaveEngi neRun‐
ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011>.....452
003D Stop Vehicle SeeOper ator's
Manual .................................................4 51
ç Suspend ed<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 447
0049 SwitchOf fLig hts <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 473
0049 SwitchOn Hea dlamps ................ 473
0049 Turn On theIgnit iontoRelease
th ePa rking Brak e................................ 432
0072 Vehicle Ready toDrive Swi tch
th eIgnit ionOffBef oreEx iting .............4 63 Inde
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Engine
number ........ .................................4 15
Engine oil.................................................3 55
Ad ditiv es.............................................. 419
Capaci ty.............................................. 420
Chec kingth eoil leve lusing theon-
boar dcom puter .............................. ..... 354
MB- Freig abe orMB- Appr oval ...............4 20
Qua lity ....... .......................................... 420
To pping up............ ...............................3 55
Ent ering charact ers ....... .......................... 246
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 246
ESC (Electr onicStabil ityContr ol)
see ESP®
(Electr onicStabilit yPr og ram)
ESP ®
Tr ailer stabiliz ation.............................. 168
ESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityProg ram) ...... 166
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ........... .168
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 166
Ext erior light ing
Car e................................................ .... 363
Ext erior light ing
see Ligh ts Ext
erior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 121, 122
Anti-g lare mode (automatic) .......... ......1 22
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function ........ 124
Fo lding in/out ...................................... 121
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion .............9 1
Pa rking posit ion.............................. .....1 23
Se tting ................................................. 121
Ext ernal device
Loc king(c hild safetyloc k) ...................2 53
Ey eg lass escomp artment ......................... 95 F
Fa tig ue detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Favo rite s
Ad ding .................................................2 43
Ca lling up ....... ................................... ..243
Del eting .......................................... .....2 44
Mo ving .................................................2 44
Ov ervie w .......................................... ... 243
Re nam ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>244
Fi rs t-aid kit(sof tsi ded) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> ...369
Fl at tire <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ......370
Chan gingawheel ................................ 406 No
tes ................................................... 370
Spa rewheel ........................................ 370
Flat towing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats.................................................1 11
Fo ilco vering
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors.............. 164
Fo lding backth ere ar ben chseat ............ 98
Fr ee sof tware .............................................3 1
Fr eq uencies
Tw o-w ayradio ...................................... 414
Fr eq uency band
Dialin g(on -boardcom puter) ................ 221
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er).....4 0
Fr ont passeng erseat
see Seat
Fu el ...........................................................4 19
Ad ditiv es.............................................. 419
E1 0 ............ ............. .............................418
Fu elreser ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 419
Gasolin e...............................................4 18
Qua lity(gaso line ).......... .......................418 50
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see
Routeguidan ce
see Traf fic inf ormati on
Na vig ation announcements
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............275
Ad jus ting thevo lume ...................... .....2 76
Re peating ............................................ 276
Swi tching audio fa deout on/off...........2 76
Na vig ation messag es
On-boar dcom puter .............................. 219
Ne arField Comm unication(NFC) .......... 292
Conn ecting themobile phonetothe
multime diasystem .............................. 292
Inf ormation .......................................... 292
Switc hingBluetooth®
audio equip‐
men t............ .................................. ...... 328
Swit ching mobile phones.................... 292
Usin gamobile phone.......................... 292
Ne utr al
Inser ting.............................................. 144
NFC see NearFie ldCo mmu nication(NF C)
No n-oper ational time
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating standb y
mode .... ...............................................1 64 St
andb ymode function .................. .....1 64
No tes ........................................................ 133
Op timized acceleration........................ 133
No teson breaking-in ane wve hicl e...... .132 O
Occ upant safety
Pe ts intheve hicle ........................... ...... 63
Occupant safety
see Airbag
see Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off
see PRE-S AFE®
(anticip ator yoccu‐
pant protect ion)
see Restra int system
see Seat belt
Odome ter
see Totaldis tance
Of f-road drive pr og ram
see G-Mode
Of f-road driving ....................................... 136
Of f-road driving
see Off-road driving Oil
see Engine oil
On-boar dcom puter................................. 213
Assi stanc emen u.................................. 217
Dis play ing theser vice duedate........... 351
Media menu ......................................... 221
Menu designs ...................................... 215
Menu overview .....................................2 13
Multifunction display............................2 16
Na vig ation system menu ......................2 19
Oper ating ............................................. 213
Ra dio menu .........................................2 21
Ser vice menu <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 217
Te lephon emen u.................................. 222
Tr ip men u.............................................2 18
On-boar ddiagnos ticsinterface
see Diag nostics con nection
Online services
Dat ast or ag e .......................................... 30
Open-sour cesof tware ...............................3 1
Oper ating fluids
Ad ditiv es(fuel) .....................................4 19
Br ak efluid ...........................................4 20
Coo lant (engi ne)....... ........................... 421 Inde
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