2018 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS SUV warning light

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Fold wiper arm 4away from there ar win‐
dow and hold it tight ly.#
Press bo threlease clips 2. #
Fold wiper blade 1inthe direction of ar row
3 away from wiper arm 4.#
Remo vewiper blade 1inthe direction of
ar row 5.
Fi tting the wiper blade #
Position wiper blade 1with recess 6on
lug 5. #
Fold wiper blade 1inthe direction of ar row
3 onto the wiper arm until there taining
clips 2engage in brac ket4. #
Makesure the wiper blade 1is sitting cor‐
re ctly. #
Foldthe wiper arm back onto there ar win‐
do w. Mir
rors Operating
the outside mir rors &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh adjust‐
ing vehicle settings while theve hicle is in
motion
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra ints, thesteering wheel or the mir‐
ro r while theve hicle is in motion R
ifyo ufast enyour seat belt while theve hi‐
cle is in motion #
Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, the head restra ints, the
st eering wheel or the mir ror and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of accident due tomis‐
judgement of dis tances when using the
outside mir ror
The outside mir rors reflect objects on a
smaller scale. The objects in view are in fact
closer than they appear.
As a result, you may misjud gethe dis tance
between you and thero ad user driving
behind you, e.g. when changing lanes. #
Therefore, alw ays look over your shoul‐
der in order toensure that you are
aw are of the actual dis tance between
yo u and thero ad users driving behind
yo u. 12 8
Light and sight

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Tofold in or out: brieflypress button 2. #
Toset:press button 1or3 toselect the
outside mir rorto be adjus ted. #
Press button 4toadjust the position of the
mir rorgl ass.
% Ifth e battery has been disconnected or com‐
ple tely discharged, you will ha vetoreset the outside mir
rors. Only then will the automatic
mir rorfo lding function workproperly. #
Toadjus t:briefly press button 2.
An outside mir rorth at has been pushed out of
position can be engaged in position again as fol‐
lo ws: #
Press and hold button 2.
Yo u will hear a click and the mir ror will audi‐
bly engage in position. The outside mir ror will
now be set tothe cor rect position. Au
tomatic anti-dazzle mir rors function &
WARNING Risk of bu rns and poisoning
due tothe anti-dazzle mir ror electrolyte
Electrolyte may escape if theglass in an
automatic anti-dazzle mir ror breaks.
The electrolyte is harmful and causes ir rita‐
tion. It mu stnot come into contact wi thyour
skin, eyes,respiratory organs or clo thing or
be swallo wed. #
Ifyo u come into contact with electro‐
ly te , obser vethefo llowing: R
Rinse the electrolyte from your skin
and seek medical attention immedi‐
atel y.
R If electrolyte comes into contact
with your eyes, rinse them thor‐
oughly with clean water and seek
medical attention immediately.
R Ifth e electrolyte is swallo wed,
immediately rinse your mouth out
th oroughl y.Do not induce vomiting.
Seek medical attention immediately.
R Immedia tely ch ange out of clo thing
which has come into con tact wi th
electrolyte.
R If an allergic reaction occurs, seek
medical attention immediatel y. The inside
rearview mir ror and the outside mir‐
ro r on the driver's side automatically go into
anti-dazzle mode if light from a headlamp hits
th e sensor on the inside rearview mir ror. Light and sight
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&
WARNING Risk offire due tohot station‐
ary heater components
When thest ationary heater is swit ched on,
parts of theve hicle can become very hot,
e.g. thest ationary heater exhaust sy stem.
Flammable materials such as lea ves, grass or
twigs may ignite if they come into contact
wi th:
R hot parts of thest ationary heater exhaust
sy stem
R theex haust gas itself
There is a risk of fire. #
When thest ationary heater is swit ched
on, make sure that:
R hot vehicle parts do not come into
contact with flammable materials.
R theex haust gas can flow out of the
st ationary heater exhaust pipe
unhindered.
R theex haust gas does not come into
contact with flammable materials. *
NO
TEBattery discharge caused bysta‐
tionary heater or stationary ventilation
operation Ope
rating thest ationary heater or stationary
ve ntilation drains the batter y. #
After heating or ventilating theve hicle
twice, drive for a longer period of time. Re
quirements:
R The fuel tank is filled toat least reser vefuel
le ve l. #
Set the desired temp erature using thew
button. #
Press button 1.
The red or blue indicator lamp on button 1
lights up or goes out.
The colours of the indicator lamp ha vethefo l‐
lowing meaning:
R Blue: stationary ventilation is switched on. 13 6
Climate cont rol

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Never use the brake pedal as a foot re st. #
Do not depress the brake pedal and the
accelerator pedal at the same time
while driving. *
NO
TECausing wearto the brake linings
by permanently depressing the brake
pedal #
Do not permanently depress the brake
pedal while driving. #
Touse braking ef fect of the engine,
shift toa lo werge ar in good time. *
NO
TEDama getothe driv etra in and
engine when pulling away #
Do not warm upthe engine while the
ve hicle is stationar y.Pull away immedi‐
atel y. #
Avoid high engine speeds and driving at
full thro ttle until the engine has reached
its operating temp erature. *
NO
TEDama getothe catalytic con verter
due tonon-combu sted fuel The engine is not
running smo othly and is
misfiring.
Non-combus ted fuel may get into the cata‐
lytic con verter. #
Only depress the accelera tor pedal
slightl y. #
Have the cause rectified immediately at
a qu alified specialist workshop. Limited braking ef
fect on salt-trea tedro ads:
R due tosalt build-up on the brake disks and
brakepads, the braking dis tance can increase
conside rably or result in braking only on one
side
R maintain a much greater safe dis tance tothe
ve hicle in front
To preve nt salt build-up:
R brake occasionally while paying attention to
th e tra ffic conditions R
carefully depress the brake pedal at the end
of the journey and when starting the next
journey Note
s on off-road driving &
WARNING Risk of accident if you do not
ke ep toline of fall on inclines
If yo u drive at an angle or turn on an incline,
th eve hicle could slip side ways, tip and roll‐
ove r. #
Alw ays drive on inclines in the line of
fa ll (straight up or down) and do not
turn. &
WARNING Risk offire due toflammable
materials on hot parts of theex haust
sy stem
Flammable material such as lea ves, grass or
twigs may ignite if they come into contact
wi th hot parts of theex haust sy stem. Driving and parking
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R
2 Gentle deceleration and rolling
R 3 Consis tent speed
The inner segment is gr eyand the outer seg‐
ment em pties:
R 1 Sporty acceleration
R 2 Heavy braking
R 3 Fluctuations in speed
Yo u ha vedriven economically when:
R theth re e outer segments are comple tely fil‐
led simultaneously
R the ECO display border lights up
The additional range achi eved as a result of your
driving style in comparison with a driver with a
ve ry sporty driving style is shown under Bonus
from start . Therange displ ayed does not indi‐
cate a fixe dre duction in consum ption. DY
NA MIC SELECT switch Fu
nction of theDY NA MIC SELECT switch Mercedes-AMG
vehicles: observeth e no tes in
th e Supplement. Otherwise, you may failto rec‐
ognise dangers.
Use theDY NA MIC SELECT switch tochange
between thefo llowing drive programs:
R I (Individual): individual settings
R S (Sport): sporty driving style
R C(Comfort): comfortable and economical
driving style
R E (Eco): particular lyeconomical driving style
R Deser t:driving prog ram optimised for driving
on sand
Only change totheDesert driving program on
sand and not on public roads. The availability of
th is function is dependent on the count ry.
The drive program C (Comfort)is automatically
active af terst arting theve hicle. Depending on
the drive program selected, the
fo llowing vehicle characteristics will change:
R drive
-
engine and transmission management
- Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
R ECO start/ stop function
R ESP ®
R steering
R Vehicles with adjustable damping: sus‐
pension
Properties of the Desert drive prog ram: &
WARNING Risk of accident in drive pro‐
gram Dese rtdue torestricted function of
th e ESP ®
Not all functions of the ESP ®
are available in
th e Desert drive program, e.g. thest abilisa‐
tion function is deactivated, among others.
The wheels can lock while braking and the
braking dis tance is increased. 15 0
Driving and pa rking

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Press LOW RANGE 1button.
Indicator lamp 2flashes. The shift request
st ay s active for a maximum 30 seconds. If all
re qu irements for shift operation are not fulfil‐
led within this time, the indicator lamp 2
switches off again and the shift operation
must be star ted again. #
Switch the transmission toposition i.
If shift operation is successful, the message
LOW RANGE on appears inthe instrument
clus ter,an audible signal sounds and the
indicator lamp 2lights up continuousl y.The
ve hicle changes automatically totheG-Mode
drive prog ram. #
Shift the transmission toposition h.
% The vehicle stay s in LOW RANGE if you park
th eve hicle in LOW RANGE, even af terthe
engine has been restar ted. The G-Mode drive
program continues tobe active
(/ page 152). In
the on-road position, shift toHIGH RANGE
Re quirements:
R the engine is running and you are not driving
fast erthan 70 km/h.
R
R the transmission is in position i. #
Press LOW RANGE 1button.
The shift requeststay s active for a maximum
30 seconds. If all requ irements for shift oper‐
ation ha venot been ful filled within this time,
shift operation must be star ted again. #
Shift the transmission toposition i.
If shift operation is successful, the message
LOW RANGE off appears inthe instrument
clus ter,an audible signal sounds and the
indicator lamp 2goes out. #
Shift the transmission toposition h. Dif
fere ntial loc ks Fu
nction of the dif fere ntial lock &
WARNING Risk of accident when di ffer‐
ential lock is disengaged on a firm sur‐
fa ce
If yo u en gage differe ntial lo cks when driving
on a firm , high-t raction su rface, thesteerabil‐
ity of theve hicle is se verely restricted. Yo u
could lose control of theve hicle, especially
when engaging on a bend. #
Alw ays disengage the dif fere ntial lo cks
immediately on a firm , high-t raction
su rface. &
WARNING Risk of accident due todeac‐
tivated driving saf ety sy stems
When the dif fere ntial lo cks are engaged,
ABS, 4ETS, ESP ®
and BAS are deactivated.
Because of this, the wheels can lock while
braking and the braking dis tance is
increased. 16 0
Driving and pa rking

fe
re ntial lo cks are active, the function indicator
lamps 4light up.
The message Differential lock active ABS and
ESP not available andthewa rning and indicator
lamps å÷!on the instrument clus‐
te r appear.
% If one or more requ irements ha venot been
ful filled, the message Switch-on conditions
Differential lock not fulfilled appears.
The gear change must be restar ted.
Disengaging the dif fere ntial loc ks #
Press the buttons in thefo llowing order 3,
2, 1.
or #
Tosimultaneously disengage all dif fere ntial
lo ck s: press button 1.
or #
Todisengage the dif fere ntial lo cksfo rthe
re ar and front axles: press button 2.
The dif fere ntial lo cks are only disengaged when
th e function indicator lamps are gone out again
4. If
yo u park theve hicle with the dif fere ntial lo cks
engaged, they will be deactivated automatically
when theve hicle is star ted again. In some cases,
yo u ha vetodrive a few metres before the dif fer‐
ential loc ksare proper ly disengaged. Therefore,
ch eck if the function indicator lamps ha vegone
out when youre start theve hicle 4.
Obser veany information which may be displa yed
in the instrument clus ter:
R Warning and indicator lamps
R Display messages Fu
nction of the 4MATIC
4MATIC ensures that all four wheels are driven
when needed. Toge ther with ESP ®
and 4ETS,
4MATIC impr ovesth e traction of your vehicle
whene ver a driven wheel spins due toinsuf fi‐
cient traction.
If yo ufa ilto adapt your driving style, 4MATIC can
neither reduce therisk of an accident nor over‐
ri de the la wsof ph ysics. 4MATIC cannot take
account of road, weather and traf fic conditions.
4MATIC is only an aid. You are responsible espe‐ cially
for maintaining a safe dis tance from the
ve hicle in front, forve hicle speed, for braking in
good time and forst ay ing in lane.
% In wint ryroad conditions, the maximum
ef fect of 4MATIC can be achie ved only if you
use winter tyres (M+S tyres), with sn ow
ch ains if necessar y. Re
fuelling Re
fuelling theve hicle &
WARNING Risk offire or explosion from
fuel
Fu els are highly flammable. #
Fire, naked flames, smoking and crea‐
tion of spar ksmust be avoided. #
Swit choff the ignition and, if available,
th est ationary heater, before and while
re fuelling theve hicle. 16 2
Driving and pa rking

To
pping up AdBlue ® #
Screw disposable hose 1onto thefiller
neck of theve hicle until hand-tight. #
Lift up and tip AdBlue ®
re fill canis ter2.
The filling process stops when theAd Blue ®
ta nk is compl etely full.
Ad Blue ®
re fill canis ter2 can be remo ved
when it has been only partially em ptied. #
Unscr ew and close disposable hose 1and
Ad Blue ®
re fill canis ter2 inreve rse order. #
Replace theAd Blue ®
fuel filler cap and turn it
clockwise. #
Close the fuel filler flap. #
Swit chon the ignition for at least 60 sec‐
onds.
% Ifth eve hicle could not be star ted as the
Ad Blue ®
tan kwa s em pty, it can take up to
60 seconds forth ere fill to be de tected. #
Start theve hicle.
% Avoid storing AdBlue ®
re fill con tainers per‐
manently in theve hicle. Pa
rking Pa
rking theve hicle &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
caused byan insuf ficiently secu redve hi‐
cle rolling away.
If th eve hicle is not securely par ked suf fi‐
ciently, it can rollaw ay in an uncont rolled
wa yev en at a slight downhill gradient. #
Ensure that the par kedve hicle is alw ays
properly secured against rolling away as
fo llo ws: R
on uphill or downhill gradients, turn
th e front wheels so that theve hicle
ro lls towa rdsth eke rb if it starts
moving.
R apply the parking brake.
R switch the transmission toposition
j. &
WARNING Risk offire caused byhot
ex haust sy stem parts
Flammable material such as lea ves, grass or
twigs may ignite if they come into contact
wi th hot parts of theex haust sy stem or
ex haust gasflow. #
Park theve hicle so that no flammable
material can come into con tact wi thhot
ve hicle components. #
In particular, do not park on dry grass‐
land or har vested grain fields. 16 8
Driving and pa rking