2016 MERCEDES-BENZ G-Class differential

Drivingsystems
Display messagesPossible causes/consequences an dMSolutions
TCshiftcondition snot fulfilled
Apply the brake/parkingbrake
The parking brake has no tbee napplied and th ebrake peda lhas no t
bee ndepressed. The transfe rcas ehas canceled th egear chang e
process and is in Neutral.There is no connection between th eengin e
and th edrive wheels.
XPull over and stop th evehicle safely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to road and traffic conditions.
XDepress th ebrake peda land apply th eparking brake .
XShift theautomatic transmissio nto neutral position N.
XMak esur eall condition sfo rchangin ggear sare met (Ypage 162).
XRepeat th egearshift process.
TC malfunction
Consul tworkshopabout applying theparkin gbrake
There is amalfunction in th etransfe rcase.
XDo no tshift th etransfe rcase.
XWhe nparking ,secure th evehicle against rollin gaway (Ypage 130).
XHaveth evehicle checke dat aqualified specialis tworkshop .
TC shift canceled
Reactivat e
The transfe rcas ehas no tperformed th egear chang eprocess.
XRepeat th egearshift process.
XMak esur eall condition sfo rchangin ggear sare met (Ypage 162).
TCshiftcondition snot fulfilled
Max.speed 25 mph
You hav eexceede dth emaximum speed fo rth egearshift process.
XDrive more slowly.
XRepeat th egearshift process.
TCshiftcondition snot fulfilled
Select NEUTRA Lgea r
You hav eno tmet on eor more shift conditions.
XShift th eautomatic transmissio nto neutral position N.
XRepeat th egearshift process.
TCshiftcondition snot fulfilled
Max.speed 40 mph
You hav eexceede dth emaximum speed fo rth egearshift process.
XDrive more slowly.
XRepeat th egearshift process.
LOW RANGE
ON
The transfe rcas eis in th eLOW RANGE off-road position .
HIGHRANGE
ON
The transfe rcas eis in th eHIG HRANGE on-road position .
Differential loc konlyavailable inLOW RANGE
The LO WRANGE butto nhas bee npressed. The transfe rcas eis in th e
LOW RANGE off-road drivin gposition and adifferential loc kis
engaged.
XDisengage th edifferential locks (Ypage 164).
XRepeat thegearshift process.
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On-board computer and displays
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Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
TC NEUTRAL
ON
The transfer cas eis in th eNeutral neutral position .
A warning tone will also soun dwhen th edriver's door is opened and
th ebrak epedal is no tdepressed.
XClos eth edriver's door .
XSecureth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 130).
XShift th etransfer cas eaccording to drivin gcondition s
(Ypage 162).
Preselected differ ‐ential lock
ESP unavailable
Adifferential loc khas been engaged. The differential gear has no tyet
locke dth erespective differential. The activation indicator lamp (yel-
low) (
Ypage 164) of th eswitch lights up.
ES Pis unavailable .
AB Sis still available.
Differential loc kactive
ABSandESPunavail‐able
Adifferential loc kwas engage dand th edifferential gear has locke d
th erespective differential. The activation indicator lamp (yellow) and
function indicator lamp (red) (
Ypage 164) on theswitch ligh tup.
AB Sand ES Pare unavailable .
Blind SpotAssistcurrently unavaila‐ble
See Operator' sMan ‐ual
Blind Spot Assis tis temporarily inoperative. Possibl ecauses are:
Ryou hav eestablished th eelectrical connection between th etrailer
and your vehicle.
Rth esensor sare dirty.
Rfunction is impaire ddue to heav yrain or snow.
Rth eradar sensor system is outside th eoperating temperature
range.
Rth eradar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to elec -
tromagneti cradiation emitted by nearby TV or radi ostation sor
other source sof electromagneti cradiation .
The yellow 9indicator lamp salso ligh tup in th eexterio rmirrors.
XWhe ntowin g atrailer ,confirm th edisplay message wit ha.
If you are drivin gwithout atrailer and th edisplay message does no t
disappear :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XApply th eparking brake.
XClean th esensor s (Ypage 244).
XRestart th eengine.
If th esystem detects that th esensor sare fully operational, th edisplay
message disappears.
Blind Spot Assis tis operational again .
Blind SpotAssistor
InoperativeBlind Spot Assis tis defective.
The yellow 9indicator lamp salso ligh tup in th eexterio rmirrors.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
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On-board computer and displays

ProblemPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
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The yellow ABS warning
lamp is lit while the
engine is running. A
warning tone also
sounds.EBD is malfunctioning. Therefore, ABS, BAS, ESP®, the HOLD function,
hill start assist, adaptive brake lights and ESP®trailer stabilization, for
example, are also unavailable.
GWARNING
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the
functions listed above. The wheels could therefore lock if you brake
hard, for example.
The steerability and braking characteristics may be severely affected.
The braking distance in an emergency braking situation can increase.
If ESP
®is not operational, ESP®is unable to stabilize the vehicle.
There is an increased risk of skidding and an accident.
XObserve the additional display messages in the multifunction dis-
play.
XDrive on carefully.
XVisit a qualified specialist workshop.
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The yellow ABS warning
lamp is lit while the
engine is running.You have engaged the differential locks. ABS is deactivated.
XDisengage the differential locks.
Subsequently ABS is reactivated.
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The yellow brake warn-
ing lamp, the yellow
ESP
®warning lamp and
the yellow ABS warning
lamp are lit while the
engine is running.
ABS and ESP®are malfunctioning. BAS, EBD, the HOLD function, hill
start assist, the adaptive brake lights and ESP®trailer stabilization, for
example, are therefore unavailable.
GWARNING
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the
functions listed above. The front and rear wheels could therefore lock
if you brake hard, for example.
The steerability and braking characteristics may be severely affected.
The braking distance in an emergency braking situation can increase.
If ESP
®is not operational, ESP®is unable to stabilize the vehicle.
There is an increased risk of skidding and an accident.
XObserve the additional display messages in the multifunction dis-
play.
XDrive on carefully.
XVisit a qualified specialist workshop.
Warning and indicator lamps in the instrument cluster207
On-board computer and displays
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ProblemPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
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The yellow ESP®and
ESP®OFF warning lamps
are lit while the engine is
running.
ESP®, BAS, the HOLD function, hill start assist and ESP®trailer sta-
bilization are temporarily unavailable.
BAS and the adaptive brake lights may also have failed.
Self-diagnosis is not yet complete.
GWARNING
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the
functions listed above.
The braking distance in an emergency braking situation can thus
increase.
If ESP
®is not operational, ESP®is unable to stabilize the vehicle.
There is an increased risk of skidding and an accident.
XCarefully drive a suitable distance, making slight steering move-
ments at a speed above 12 mph (20 km/h) .
The functions mentioned above are available again when the warn-
ing lamp goes out.
If the warning lamp is still on:
XObserve the additional display messages in the multifunction dis-
play.
XDrive on carefully.
XVisit a qualified specialist workshop.
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The yellow ESP®OFF
warning lamp is lit while
the engine is running.
The differential lock is engaged. ABS, ESP®, 4ETS and BAS have been
deactivated.
XDisengage the differential lock.
ESP®, 4ETS and BAS are subsequently reactivated.
XObserve the additional display messages in the multifunction dis-
play.
(Canada only)
(USA only)
The red parking brake
warning lamp comes on
while the vehicle is mov-
ing. A warning tone also
sounds.You are driving with the parking brake applied.
XRelease the parking brake.
The warning lamp goes out and the warning tone ceases.
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The red restraint system
warning lamp is lit while
the engine is running.The restraint system is faulty.
GWARNING
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be triggered
unintentionally or, in the event of an accident, may not be triggered.
There is an increased risk of injury.
XDrive on carefully.
XHave the restraint system checked at a qualified specialist work-
shop immediately.
For further information about the restraint system, see (
Ypage 34).
Warning and indicator lamps in the instrument cluster209
On-board computer and displays
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