MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS 2020 Owner's Manual

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00BB ESP ®
OFF warning 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 s‐
te ms isals olimi ted. #
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®
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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 .
*P oss ible cau ses 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. 48
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Disp lay mes sage sand warning/ indic ator lam ps

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rning/indicat orlam p
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Obser vethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
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 Ye llo welect ric pa rking
br ak eindic ator lam pis mal‐
func tioning 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. Dis
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rning/indicat orlam p
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0075 Re stra int system warning
lam p The
redre stra int system warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
*Th ere stra 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 entionall yor ma 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. #
Drive on car efully . #
Obser vethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. 482
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Seat
belts Wa
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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.
*T he seat beltwarning lam pre minds thedr iver and front passeng ertofasten their seat belts. #
Fasten your seat belt(/page38 ).
If yo uha ve placed objectson thefront passeng erseat, theseat beltwarning lam pma yre main lit.
0076 Seat beltwarning lam p
fl ashes The
redseat beltwarning lam pflashes andanintermit tent wa rning tone sou nds.
*T he driver or front passeng erhas notfa stened their seat beltwhile theve hicle isin mo tion. #
Fasten your seat belt(/ page38 ).
*T her ear eobject son thefront passeng erseat. #
Remo vetheobjec tsfrom thefront passeng erseat. Displa
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Dr
ivin gsy stems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
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L Wa rning lam pfo rdis tance
wa rning func tion The
reddis tan cewarning lam plight sup while theve hicle isin mo tion.
*T he 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(/ pag e16 9). Eng
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rning/indicat orlam p
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00B9 En gine diagnosis warning
lam p The
yello wChec kEn gine warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
*A malfunctio 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 as
soon astheye llo wChec kEn gine warning lam plight sup. #
Have theve hicle checkedas soon aspossible ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 48
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003D Elect rical mal functi onwarn‐
ing lam p The
redelect rical mal functi onwarning lam pis lit.
*T her eis amalfunction intheelectr ics. #
Obser vethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y.
00B6
Fu elreser vewarning lam p The
yello wfuel reser vewarning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
*T he fuel supply hasdropped intoth ere ser verang e. #
Refuel .
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 rectl yor thefuel system isleak‐
ing. #
Close thefuel filler cap.
If th efuel filler cap hasalready been closedcor rectl y: #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
00AC Coola ntwa rning lam p The
redcoolant warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
*P oss ible cau ses are:
R The temp eratur esensor ismalfunct ioning Displa
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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
co me intoco 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. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely and switc hof fth eengine, paying attent ion toroad and traffic condi tions.Do
no tcontinu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. #
Obs erve themessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y.
If th ecoolant temp eratur edispla yis at thelowe rend ofthete mp eratur escale: #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
or #
Exit theve hicle andkeep asaf edis tance from itunti lth eengine hascooled down. #
Chec kth ecoolant leve l(/ page356) . 486
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Mak esur eth at theair supply tothera diat orisno tobs truct ed. #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Indoing so,ensur eth at the
cool anttemp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dar ea. Ti
re s Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
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0077 Ti re pressur emonit oring
sy stem warning lam plight s
up The
yello wtirepr essur emon itor ing system warning lam p(pr essur eloss/ malfun ction) islit.
*The tirepr essur emon itor ing system has detected tirepr ess urelos sin at leas tone ofthetir es. &
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. Dis
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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. #
Have thetir epr essur emonit oring system checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 488
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