2016 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS SUV warning light

Cleaning th
ewindows G
WARNING
If th ewindscreen wipers are set in motion
when cleaning the windscreen or wiper
blades, you coul dbecome trapped. There is a
dange rofinjury.
Always switch off the windscreen wipers and
the ignitio nbefore cleaning the windscreen or
wiper blades.
! Do not use dry cloths, abrasive cleaning
agents, solvents or solvent-based cleaning
agents to clea nthe insid eofthe windows/
windscreen. Do not touch the insid eofthe
windows/windscreen with hard items such
as an ice scrape roraring. Otherwise, the
windows/windscreen coul dbedamaged.
! Clean the water drainage channels of the
windscreen and the rear windo watregular
intervals. Deposits such as leaves, petal sand
pollen may under certain circumstances pre-
vent water from draining away. This can lead
to corrosio ndamage and damage to elec-
tronic components.
X Clean the insid eand outside of the windows
with adamp cloth and acleaning agent that is
recommende dand approved by Mercedes-
Benz.
Cleaning the wiper blades G
WARNING
If the windscreen wipers are set in motion
when cleaning the windscreen or wiper
blades, you coul dbecome trapped. There is a
dange rofinjury.
Always switch off the windscreen wipers and
the ignitio nbefore cleaning the windscreen or
wiper blades.
! Do not pullont
he wiper blade. Otherwise,
the wiper blade coul dbedamaged.
! Do not clea
nwiper blades too often and do
not rub them too hard .Otherwise, the graph-
ite coating coul dbedamaged. This could
caus ewiper noise. !
Hold the wiper arm securel
ywhen folding
back. The windscreen could be damagedif
the wiper arm hits against it suddenly.
X Fold the wiper arms awayf rom the wind-
screen.
X Cleant he wiper bladesc arefully usingadamp
cloth.
X Fold the windscreen wipers back againb efore
switching on the ignition.
Cleaning the exterior lighting !
Only use cleaning agents or cleaning cloths
that are suitablef or plastic lenses. Unsuitable
cleaning agents or cleaning cloths could
scratch or damage the plastic lenses of the
exterior lighting.
X Cleant he plastic lenses of the exterior light-
ing using awet sponge and amild cleaning
agent, e.g. Mercedes-Benz car shampoo or
cleaning cloths.
Cleaning the exhaust pipe G
WARNING
The exhaust tail pipe and tail pipe trim can
become very hot. If you come into contact
with these parts of the vehicle, you could burn
yourself. There is arisk of injury.
Always be particularl ycarefu laround the
exhaust tail pipea nd the tail pipetrim. Allow
these components to cool downb efore touch-
ing them.
! Do not clea
nthe exhaust pipew ith acid-
base dcleaning agents, such as sanitary
cleanser or whee lcleaner.
Impurities combined with the effects of road grit and corrosive environmental factors may cause
flas hrust to form on the surface. You can
restore the original shine of the exhaust pipeby
cleaning it regularly, especially in winter and
after washing the vehicle.
X Clean the exhaust pipew ithacare product
tested and approved by Mercedes-Benz. Ca
re
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Cleaning th
etrailer tow hitch !
Do not clean the bal
lcoupling with ahigh-
pressure cleaner. Do not use solvents.
! Please note the care instructionsint
he
trailer coupling manufacturer's operating
instructions. H
Environmental note
Dispose of oilya nd greasycloths in an envi-
ronmentally-responsible manner.
The ball coupling must be cleaned if it becomes dirt yorc orroded.
X Remov erust ,e.g.w ith aw ire brush.
X After cleaning ,lightly oil or greas ethe ball
coupling.
X Chec kthatthe vehicle' strailer to whitch is
working properly.
You can also have th emaintenanc ework on the
ball coupling and th etrailer to whitch carried out
by aq ualifie dspecialist workshop. Interior care
Cleaning th edisplay !
For cleaning, do not use any of the following:
R alcohol-based thinne rorpetrol
R abrasive cleaning agents
R commercially-available householdc leaning
agents
These may damage the displays urface. Do
not put pressure on the displays urface when
cleaning. This could lead to irreparable dam-
age to the display.
X Before cleaning the display, make sure that it
is switched off and has cooled down.
X Cleant he displays urface using acommer-
cially available microfibre cloth and TFT/LCD
displayc leaner.
X Dry the displays urface usingadry microfibre
cloth.
Cleaning the plastic trim G
WARNING
Care products and cleaning agents containing solvents can cause surfaces in the cockpit to become porous.T
his could result in plastic
parts breakin gaway when the airbags are
deployed. There is adanger of injury.
Do not use care product sand cleanin gagents
containin gsolvents to clean the cockpit.
! Never attac
hthe following to plastic surfa-
ces:
R stickers
R films
R perfume oil container or similar
You could otherwise damage the plastic.
! Do not allow cosmetics
,insec trepellent or
sunscreen to come in contact with the plastic trim .This maintains the high-quality look of
the surfaces.
X Wipe the plastic trim with adamp, lint-free
cloth, e.g. amicrofibre cloth.
X Heavy soiling: use care and cleanin gprod-
ucts recommended and approved by
Mercedes-Benz.
The surface may chang ecolour temporarily.
Wait until the surface is dry again.
Cleaning the steering wheel and selec-
tor lever X
Thoroughly wipe with adamp cloth or use
leather care agents that have been recom-
mended and approved by Mercedes-Benz.
Cleaning wood trim and trim elements !
Do not use solvent-based cleaning agents
such as tar remover, wheel cleaners, polishes
or waxes. There is otherwise arisk of damag-
ing the surface.
X Wipe the wood trim and trim elements with a
damp, lint-free cloth, e.g. amicrofibre cloth.
X Heavy soiling: use care and cleaning prod-
ucts recommended and approved by
Mercedes-Benz.
Cleaning the seat covers General notes
! Clean cloth covers with
amicrofibre cloth
moistened with asolution containing 1%
detergent (e.g. washing-up liquid). Rubc are-220
CareMaintenanc
eand care

fully, and alwaysw
ipee ntire sea tsections to
avoi dleaving visible lines .Leave the sea tto
dry afterwards .Cleaning results depend on
the type of dirt and how long it has been there.
Note that regular care is essentia ltomake sure
that the appearance and comfort of the covers
are retained over time.
Cleaning the seat belts G
WARNING
Seat belts may be severely weakened if
bleached or coloured. This may lea dtothe
seat belts, for example, tearing or failing in an accident. There is an increased risk of injury,
possibly even fatal.
Never bleach or colou rseat belts.
! Do not clea
nthe seat belts using chemical
cleaning agents. Do not dry the seat belts at
temperatures above 80 †orindirect sun-
light.
X Use clean, lukewarm water and soap solution.
Cleaning the wood luggage-compart-
ment floor !
For cleanin
gand treating the wooden lug-
gage compartment floor, do not use any of the
following:
R microfibre cloth
R householdc leaning agents
R commercially available furniture polishes,
sprays or similari tems
R steam cleaners
Otherwise, the surface of the wooden luggage
compartment floor will be damaged.
! Do not apply self-adhesive films or masking
strips to the wooden luggage compartment
floor; the solvent residue and plasticisers con-
tained in them may destroy the paintwork.
Use alint-free cotton cloth to remove dust, dirt
and fingerprints. If necessary, dampen the lint-
free cotton cloth with asmall amount of clear
water.
Use wood oil recommended and approved by
Mercedes-Benz to treat and protect the wooden
luggage compartment floor. This revitalises the
wooden surface and increases the resilience of
the wood. To apply the wood oil:
X Using the sanding pad that comes with the
care set, sand the wooden surface in the
direction of the grain.
X Clean off the wood dust.
X Using acotton cloth, distribute athin layer of
wood oil evenly over the wooden surface
using asimple wiping motion .Always wipe
along the grain.
X Then, using asecond cotton cloth, apply the
remaining wood oil.
An ew protective coat forms within approx-
imately four hours.
As econd treatment with the wood oil is recom-
mended for extremely worn wooden luggage
compartment floor surfaces.
Cleaning the roof lining and carpets X
Roof lining: if it is verydirty, us easoft brush
or dry shampoo.
X Carpets: uset he carpet and textil ecleaning
agents recommended and approved by
Mercedes-Benz. Care
221Maintenanc eand care Z

Removin
gthe spare wheel The spare wheel is heavy. Observ
ethis when
removing the spare wheel.
X Remove wheel nuts :.
X Remove the spare wheel.
Fitting the wheel After changing
awheel:
X Secure the damaged whee lonthe spare
whee lbracket with whee lnuts :.W hen
doing so, make sure tha tthe whee lcannot
come loose.
X Cover the whee lwitht he tyr eprotection
cover.
X For safety reasons ,regularly check to ensure
tha tthe whee lissecurel yfastened. Flat tyre
Preparing the vehicle
X Sto pthe vehicle as far away as possible from
traffic on solid, non-slippery and level ground.
X Switch on the hazard warning lamps.
X Secure the vehicle against rolling away
(Y page 113).
X If possible, bring the front wheels into the
straight-ahead position.
X Switch off the engine.
X Remove the key from the ignition lock.
The steering wheel lock is active as soon as
the key is removed.
X Make sure that the passengers are not endan-
gered as they get out of the vehicle. Make
sure that no one is near the danger area while
aw heel is being changed. Anyone who is not directly assisting in the wheel change should,
for example, stand behind the barrier.
X Get out of the vehicle. Pay attention to traffic
condition swhen doing so.
X Close the driver' sdoor.
X Place the warning triangle asuitable distance
away (Y page 222). Observe legal require-
ments. Batter
y(vehicle) Importan
tsafety notes
Wor kont hebattery, e.g. removing or fitting,
require sspecialist knowledge and th euse of
special tools. Therefore, always have wor kon
th eb attery carrie dout at aqualified specialist
workshop. G
WARNING
Work carried ou tincorrectly on the battery
can lead, for example, to ashort circui tand
thus damage the vehicl eelectronics. This can
leadtof unction restrictions applying to
safety-relevant systems ,e.g the lighting sys-
tem, the ABS (anti-lock braking system) or the
ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Program). The oper-
ating safety of yourv ehiclemay be restricted.
You coul dlose control of the vehicle, for
example:
R when braking
R in the event of abrupt steering manoeuvres
and/or when the vehicle's spee disnot
adapted to the road conditions
There is arisk of an accident.
In the event of ashort circui torasimilar inci-
dent, contact aqualified specialist workshop
immediately. Do not drive any further. Always have work on the battery carrie dout at a
qualified specialist workshop.
Further information about ABS (Y page52) and
ESP ®
(Y page5 4). G
WARNING
Electrostatic build-u pcan leadtot he creation
of sparks, which coul dignite the highly explo- 224
Battery (vehicle)Breakdown assistance

permit
schargin gofthe battery while it is fitted.
Contact aMercedes-Benz Service Centr efor
information and availability. Read the battery
charger's operatin ginstructions before charg-
ing the battery.
If the warning and indicator lamps do not light up on the instrument cluster when temperatures
are low, it is probably because the discharged battery has frozen. In this case, you may neither
jump-start the vehicle nor charge the battery.
The servic elife of abattery that has been
thawed may be reduced. The starting charac-
teristics may be impaired, especially at low tem- peratures. Have the thawed battery checked at
aq ualified specialist workshop. Jump-starting
For the jump-starting procedure, use only the jump-starting connection point, consisting of apos-
itive terminal and an earth point, in the engine compartment. G
WARNING
Batterya cid is caustic. There is arisk of injury.
Avoid contact with the skin, eyesorc lothing. Do not breathe in any battery gases. Do not leano ver
the battery .Keep the batterie sout of the reach of children. Immediately rinse off battery acid
thoroughly with plenty of clea nwaterand seek medical attention at once. G
WARNING
During charging and jump-starting, explosive gase scan escap efrom the battery .There is arisk
of an explosion.
Particularl yavoidfire, naked flames, creating sparks and smoking. Ensure there is sufficient
ventilation while charging and jump-starting. Do not leano verabattery. G
WARNING
During the charging process ,abattery produces hydrogen gas. If ashort circui toccurs or sparks
are created ,the hydrogen gas can ignite. There is arisk of an explosion.
R Make sure that the positive terminal of aconnected battery does not come into contact with
vehicl eparts.
R Never place metal objects or tools on abattery.
R It is important that you observe the described order of the battery terminal swhen connecting
and disconnecting abattery.
R When jump-starting, make sure that the battery pole swith identical polarity are connected.
R It is particularl yimportant to observe the described order when connecting and disconnecting
the jump leads.
R Never connect or disconnect the battery terminal swhile the engine is running. G
WARNING
Ad ischarged battery can freeze at temperatures below freezing point. When jump-starting the
vehicl eorcharging the battery ,gase scan escap efrom the battery .There is arisk of an explosion.
Allow the frozen battery to thaw out before charging it or jump-starting.
If the warning and indicator lamp sdonot light up on the instrument cluster when temperatures are
low,itisp robably because the discharged battery has frozen. In this case, you may neither jump-
start the vehicl enor charge the battery .The service life of abattery that has been thawe dmay be Jump-starting
227Breakdown assistance Z

For further information on displaying this mes-
sage, refe rtothe "Checking the tyre pressure
electronically" section (Y page 240).
Important safety notes It is the driver's responsibility to set the tyre
pressure to the recommended cold tyre pres-
sure suitable for the operating situation
(Y page 238). Note that the correc ttyre pres-
sure for the current operating situation must
first be learnt by the tyre pressure monitor. If a
substantial loss of pressure occurs, the warning threshold for the warning message is aligned to
the learnt reference values. Restart the tyre
pressure monitor after adjusting to the cold tyre pressure (Y page 241). The current pressures
are saved as new reference values. This ensures that awarning message appears only if the tyre
pressure drops significantly.
The tyre pressure monitor does not warn you of
an incorrectly set tyre pressure. Observe the
notes on the recommended tyre pressure
(Y page 238).
The tyre pressure monitor is not abletow arn
you of asudden loss of pressure, e.g. if the tyre
is penetrated by aforeign object. In this event,
bring the vehicle to ahalt by braking carefully.
Avoid abrupt steering manoeuvres.
The tyre pressure monitor has ayellow h
warning lamp on the instrument cluster for indi-
cating apressure loss or malfunction. Depend-
ing on how the warning lamp flashe sorlights up,
at yre pressure that is too low or amalfunction in
the tyre pressure monitor is indicated:
R if the h warning lamp is lit continuously,
the tyre pressure on one or more tyres is sig-
nificantly too low. The tyre pressure monitor
is not malfunctioning.
R if the h warning lamp flashe sfor around a
minute and then remains lit constantly, the
tyre pressure monitor is malfunctioning.
In addition to the hwarning lamp,am essage
appears in the multifunction display. Observe
the information on display messages
(Y page 150).
It may take up to ten minutes for amalfunction
of the tyre pressure monitor to be indicated .A
malfunction willbei ndicated by thehtyre
pressure warning lamp flashing for approx-
imatel yone minute and then remaining lit. When
the faulth as been rectified, the htyre pres-
sure warning lamp goes out after driving for a
few minutes. The tyre pressure values indicated by the on-
board computer may differ from those meas-
ured at
afilling station using apressure gauge.
The tyre pressures shown by the on-board com-
puter refer to those measured at sea level. At
high altitudes, the tyre pressure values indica-
ted by apressure gauge are higher than those
shown by the on-board computer. In this case,
do not reduce the tyre pressures.
The operation of the tyre pressure monitor can
be affected by interferenc efrom radio transmit-
ting equipment (e.g. cordless headphones, two- way radios) that may be being operated in or
near the vehicle.
Checking the tyrep ressureelectroni-
cally X
Make sure that the key is in position 2in the
ignition lock.
X Press the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Serv.
Serv. menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Tyre pressure
Tyre pressure.
X Press the abutton.
The multifunction display shows the current
tyre pressure of each wheel.
If the vehicle has been parked for over
20 minutes, the Tyre pressures will be Tyre pressures will be
displayed
displayed after a
after afew
fewminutes
minutes of
ofdriv‐
driv‐
ing
ing message appears.
After ateach-in period, the tyre pressure moni-
tor automaticallyd etects new wheels or new
sensors. As long as aclear allocation of the tyre
pressure valuestot he individual wheels is not
possible,t heTyre
Tyre pressure
pressure monitor
monitoractive
active
displaym essage is shown instead of the tyre
pressure display. The tyre pressures are already being monitored.
If as pare wheel is fitted, the system may con-
tinue to show the tyre pressure of the wheel that has been removed for afew minutes. Please
note that in this case, the value displayed for the
replaced wheel does not indicate the current
tyre pressure of the spare wheel.
Warning messages of the tyre pressure monitor If the tyre pressure monitor detects
apressure
loss in one or more tyres, awarning messag eis
shown on the multifunction display. The yellow
h tyre pressure warning lamp then lights up. 240
Tyre pressureWheels and tyres