2019 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS Owner's Manual

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Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005Bor005E.
If 005B isselect ed,thetransmission onlyshif tsto one gear;if 005E isselec ted, thetransmission shiftsto
re ve rsege ar. #
Have thetra nsmiss ioncheckedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. Tr
ansf ercase Fu
nction ofthetransf ercase &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and having
an acci dent whenin LO WRANGE onslip‐
per yro ad sur faces
If yo usele cttheLO WRANGE off-r oad gear
on aslippe ryroad sur face, thewheels could
lose traction inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifyo ure lease theacceler ator pedal when
th eve hicle isin mo tion.
R Ifof f-r oad ABS interve nes when braki ng.
If th ewheels losetraction ,it will nolong erbe
possible tosteer theve hicle. #
Neversele cttheLO WRANGE off-r oad
ge ar when drivin gon slippe ryroad sur‐
fa ces. Shif
tth etransf ercase totheon- road posit ion
HIGH RANGEorintoth eLO WRAN GEoff-r oad
ge ar.
Shif tra ng es
HIGH RANGE LOWRAN GE
Ro ad posit ionforall
nor mal on-road driv‐
ing situa tions. Of
f-road gear fordr iv‐
ing off-r oad ,when
fo rd ing and onsteep
uphill ordownhill
inclin es. Pr
oper tiesoftheLO WRANGE off-r oad gear:
R Reduced maximum speedandincreased
tr activ epo we r
R The transmission ratio chang esby appr ox‐
imat elya fa ct or ofthre e.
R Increased drive to rq ue
Do notus eLO WRANGE inthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R When drivin gon public roads. Dr
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Shif
ting thetransf ercase Shif
ting totheLOW RANGEoff-r oad gear Re
quiremen ts:
R Youar eno tdr ivin gon apa vedor public road.
R The engineisrunning andyouar eno tdr ivin g
fa ster than 25 mph(40 km/h).
R The transmission isin position 005C. #
Press LOWRAN GE1 butt on.
Indicat orlam p2 flashes .The shiftre qu est
st ay sactiv efo ra maximu m30 seconds. Ifall
re qu iremen tsforshif toper ation areno tfulf il‐
led within this tim e,indic ator lam p2
switc hesoffag ain and theshif toper ation
mus tbe star tedag ain. #
Switc hth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005C.
If shif toper ation issucces sful,theLOW
RANGE Onmessag eappear sin theins tru‐
ment cluster,an audible signalsoun dsand
ind icat orlam p2 light sup con tinuousl y.The
ve hicle chang esaut omat icallyto theG-Mod e
dr ive pr og ram. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005B.
% The vehicle stay sin LO WRANGE ifyo upar k
th eve hicle inLO WRANGE, even afte rth e
engine hasbeen restar ted. The G-Mode drive
pr ogr am continues tobe activ e
(/ page13 7). In
theon-r oad posit ion,shiftto HIGH RANGE
Re quiremen ts:
R The engin eis running andyouar eno tdr ivin g
fa ster than 43 mph(70 km/h).
R
R The transmission isin position 005C. #
Press LOWRAN GE1 butt on.
The shiftre qu estst ay sactiv efo ra maximu m
30 seconds. Ifall requ iremen tsforshif toper‐
ation have notbe en fulfilled within this tim e,
shif topera tionmustbe star tedag ain. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005C.
If shif toper ation issucces sful,theLOW
RANGE Offmessag eappear sin theins tru‐
ment cluster,an audible signalsoun dsand
ind icat orlam p2 goes out. #
Shift th etra nsmiss iontoposition 005B. 14
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Dif
fere ntial locks Fu
nction ofthedif fere ntial lock &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whendiffer‐
ent ialloc kis diseng aged on afirm sur‐
fa ce
If yo uen gage differe ntia llo ck swhen driving
on afirm ,high-t raction surface, thesteer abil‐
ity oftheve hicle isse verely restrict ed. You
cou ldlos econtr olof theve hicle, especially
when engaging onabend. #
Alw aysdiseng ageth edif fere ntia llo ck s
immed iatelyon afirm ,high-t raction sur‐
fa ce. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto deac‐
tiv ated driving safetysy stems
When thedif fere ntia llo ck sar eeng aged,
ABS ,4ET S,ESP ®
and BASar edea ctivated.
Beca useof this, thewheels canlockwhile
br aking andthebr aking distance is
incr eased . #
Alw aysdiseng ageth edif fere ntia llo ck s
immed iatelyon afirm ,high-t raction sur‐
fa ce. Dif
fere ntia llo ck sim prove thetra ction ofthe
ve hicle when driving off-r oad andford ing. The
vehicle hasthre edif fere ntia llo ck s:
R The differe ntia llo ck fortr ansf ercase 1dis‐
abl esthero tatio nal spee dcom pensa tion
be twee nth efront and rear axle s.
R The differe ntia llo ck forre ar axle 2disable s
th ero tatio nal spee dcom pensa tionbe twee n
th ewheels ofthere ar axle .
R The differe ntia llo ck forth efront axle 3dis‐
ables thero tatio nal spee dcom pensa tion
be twee nth ewheels ofthefront axle.
Sy stem limita tions
If th edif fere ntia llo ck sar eeng aged, thefo llo w‐
ing drivin gand drivin gsaf etysy stems aredeacti‐
va ted:
R ABS(/ page15 9)
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 167)
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st
R ActivePa rking Assist(/ page18 4)
R ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist(/page19 5)
R BAS(/ page16 0)
R Hill StartAs sis t(/ page17 1) Dr
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R
ECO star t/ stop funct ion(/ page13 3)
R ESP ®
(/ page 160)
R HOLD functio n(/ page 171)
R Limi ter
R Cruise contro l(/ page16 5)
R Blind Spo tAssi st(/ pag e19 3) Eng
agin g/di sengaging thedif fere ntial locks Eng
aging thedif fere ntial locks
Re quiremen ts:
R Youar eno tdr ivin gon apa vedor public road.
R Youar edr ivin gat wa lkin gpace.
R The driven wheels areno tspinn ing.
R The transf ercase isshif tedto theLO W
RAN GEoff-r oad gear (/ page14 4). #
Eng agein theor der 1, 2, 3. Press the
re spectiv ebutt ons todo this. Onl yeng age
dif fere ntia llo ck s2 and 3forth efront and
re ar axle ifre qu ired. If
all con dition sha ve been fulfilled, activation
indicat orlam ps5 light up.Assoon asthedif‐
fe re ntia llo ck sar eactiv e,function indicator
lam ps4 light up.
The Different ialLock Engaged ABSandESP
Unavaila blemessag eand the00BB00E50025
wa rning and indic ator lam pson theins trument
clus terapp ear.
% Ifone ormor ere qu iremen tshave notbe en
ful filled, theDiff erent ialLock Activation Con-
ditions NotFulfilled messageappear s.
If th etransf ercase isno tin LO WRAN GE,
th emessag eDiff erent ialLock sAvailable
Only inLOW RANGE appearswhen you
switc hit on.
The gear chang emus tbe restar ted.
Diseng agingthedif fere ntial locks #
Press thebutt ons intheor der 3, 2, 1.
or #
Tosimult aneously disengageall differe ntia l
lo ck s: press butt on1.
or #
Todiseng ageth edif fere ntia llo ck sfo rth e
re ar and fron taxle s:press butt on2.
The differe ntia llo ck sar eonly diseng aged when
th efunc tion indicat orlam pshave gone outagain
4.
If yo upar kth eve hicle withth edif fere ntia llo ck s
eng aged, they will bedeact ivat ed aut omat ically
when theve hicle isstar tedag ain. Insome cases,
yo uha ve todrive afe w me ters bef oreth edif fer‐
ential locksarepr oper lydise ng aged. Ther efor e,
ch eckif func tion indicat orlam ps4 areof f
when youre star tth eve hicle.
Obser veanyinf ormat ionwhic hma ybe displa yed
in theins trument cluster:
R Warning and indic ator lam ps
R Disp lay mess ages Fu
nction ofthe4MA TIC
4MA TICensures that all four wheel sar edr iven
when needed. Toge ther wit hES P®
and 4ETS,
4MA TICimprove sth etra ction ofyour vehicle
whene vera dr iven whee lspins duetoinsuf fi‐
cie nttracti on. 14
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If
yo ufa ilto adap tyo ur drivin gst yle, 4MA TICcan
neit her reduce therisk ofan accident norover‐
ri de thelaws ofphysics. 4MA TICcannotta ke
acc oun tof road, weather and traf fic condi tions.
4MA TICisonly anaid. Youar ere sponsible espe‐
cially formaint ainingasaf edis tance from the
ve hicle infront, forve hicle speed, forbr aking in
good timeandforst ay ing inlane.
% Inwint ryroad con dition s,themaximum
ef fect of 4MA TICcan beachie vedonl yif yo u
use wint ertires (M+ Stir es), withsn ow
ch ains ifnec essar y. Re
fueli ng Re
fueli ngtheve hicl e &
WARNIN GRisk offire or explosion from
fuel
Fu els arehighly flammab le. #
Fire,open flames ,smo kingand creat ion
of spar ksmus tbe avo ided. #
Swit choffth eignition and,ifav ailable,
th est atio naryheat er,bef oreand while
re fuel ingtheve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom fuels
Fu els arepoisonous andhazar dous toyour
healt h. #
Donotsw allo wfuel orletit co me into
co ntact withsk in, eyes orclo thing. #
Donotinhale fuelvapor . #
Keep childr enaway from fuel. #
Keep door sand windo wsclos edduring
th ere fuel ingprocess.
If yo uor other people comeintocont actwith
fuel, obser vethefo llo wing: #
Imm ediat elyrinse fuelof fyo ur skin wit h
soap andwater. #
Iffuel comes intocont actwithyo ur
ey es, immediat elyrinse them thor‐
oughl ywit hclean water.Seek medical
att entio nimm ediately . #
Ifyo usw allo wfuel, seek medicalatten‐
tio nimm ediat ely. Do notind uce vomit‐
ing. #
Cha ngeimmedi ately out ofclo thing that
has com eint ocon tact with fuel . &
WARNIN GRisk offire or explosion from
elect rostatic charge
Ele ctrostatic charge can crea te spar ksand
th er eb yignit efuel vapor s. #
Beforeyo uopen thefuel filler cap or
ta ke hold ofthepum pnoz zle, touc hth e
me tallic vehicle body.
This dischargesan yelectr ostatic charge
th at ma yha ve built up. #
Donotge tint oth eve hicle again during
th ere fuel ingprocess.
Ot her wise,ele ctrostatic charge cou ld
bu ild up again. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed bythewr ong fuel Ve
hicles withaga soline engine: Dr
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Ev
en sma llam ounts ofthewr ong fuelcould
re sult indamag eto thefuel system, the
engine andtheemission control system. #
The RONrequ iremen tis locat edinthe
fuel filler flap. #
Onlyrefuel withlow- sulfur unleade d
fuel.
This fuelmaycont ainupto10%ethanol. Your
ve hicle issuit able foruse withE1 0fuel .
Ne verre fuel using anyof thefo llo wing fuels:
R Dies el
R Gasoline withmor eth an 10%ethanol by
vo lume, e.g.E15, E8 5,E100
R Gasoline withmor eth an 3% methano lby
vo lume, e.g.M15,M30 ,M85 ,M1 00
R Gasoline withadditiv escon tainin gme tal
If yo uacc iden tally refuel withth ewr ong fuel: #
Donotswitc hth eignition on. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. *
NO
TEDo notus ediese lto refuel vehi‐
cles withaga soline engine. If
yo uacc iden tally refuel withth ewr ong fuel:
R Donotswitc hth eignition on.Other wise
fuel canentertheengine.
Ev en small amounts ofthewr ong fuel
could result indamag eto thefuel system
and theengine. Therepair costsarehigh. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Have thefuel tank and fuellines
dr ained complet ely . *
NO
TEFuelma yspr ayout when you
re mo vethefuel pum pnoz zle. #
Onlyfill th efuel tank unti lth epum p
noz zleswitc hesoff. Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle isunloc ked.
% Donotge tint oth eve hicle again during the
re fuel ingprocess. Other wise,ele ctrostatic
ch arge cou ldbu ild up again. Obs
erve theno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page40 2). 1
Fuelfiller flap
2 Fuelfiller cap
3 Fueltype
4 Tire pressur eta ble
5 QRcode forre scue card 14
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#
Press onthebac kar ea offuel filler flap 1. #
Turn thefuel filler cap coun ter-cloc kwiseand
re mo veit. #
Com pletely inse rtthepum pnoz zleintoth e
ta nk filler neck,hook inplace andrefuel . #
Onlyfill th eta nk unti lth epum pnoz zle
switc hesoff. #
Replace thecap onthefiller neckand turn
cloc kwise untilit eng ages audibl y. #
Close thefuel filler flap. Pa
rking Pa
rking theve hicl e &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
cau sed byan insufficie ntlysecu redve hi‐
cle rolling away.
If th eve hicle isno tsecur elyparkedsuf fi‐
cie ntly ,it can rollaw ay inan unc ontrolled
wa yev en ataslight downhill gradient. #
Ensur eth at thepar kedve hicle isalw ays
pr oper lysecur edagains tro lling away as
fo llo ws :
R Onuphil lor downhill gradients, turn
th efront wheels sothat theve hicle
ro lls towa rdsth ecurb ifit star ts
mo ving.
R App lythepar king brak e.
R Switc hth etra nsmiss iontoposition
005D. &
WARNIN GRisk offire cau sed byhot
ex haus tsy stem parts
Flammable material suc has lea ves, grass or
twigs mayignit eif th ey come intocont act
wi th hotpar tsof theex haus tsy stem or
ex haus tga sflow . #
Park theve hicle sothat no flammab le
mat erial can com eint ocon tact with hot
ve hicle component s. #
Inpar ticular ,do notpar kon drygr ass‐
land orhar vested grain fields. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enand animals leftunat ten‐
de din theve hicle
If yo ulea vechildr enand animals unattende d
in theve hicle, they ma ybe ableto setth e
ve hicle inmo tion, forex am ple by:
R Releasing thepar king brak e.
R Shif ting theaut omatic transmission out
of par kposition 005D.
R Startin gth eengine.
In addition, they ma yoper ateve hicle equip‐
ment andbecome trapped. #
Neverlea vechildr enand animals unat‐
te nde din theve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. Dr
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*
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle duetoit
ro lling away #
Alw ayssecur eth eve hicle agains tro ll‐
ing away. #
Bring theve hicle toast ands tillby appl ying
th ebr ak epedal. #
Onuphill ordownhill gradients, turnth efront
wheels sothat theve hicle rolls towa rdsth e
curb ifit star ts mo ving. #
App lytheelectr icpar king brak e. #
Engage trans missi on positio n005D inast atio n‐
ar yve hicle withth ebr ak epedal applied
(/ page13 9). #
Switc hof fth eengine andtheignition by
pr essing button1 or2 . #
Release theser vice brak eslo wly. #
Getout oftheve hicle andlockit.
% When youpar kth eve hicle withth etransf er
case inposition LOWRAN GE,theelectr ic
par king brak e(/ page15 5) isau tomatical ly
applied whenengagin gtransm issionposit ion
005D.
% When youpar kth eve hicle, youcan still
opera tetheside windo wsand thesliding
sunr oofforapp roxima tely five minut esifth e
dr iver's door isclosed. Gar
agedoor opener Pr
og rammin gbutt onsfo rthe garage doo r
ope ner &
DANG ER Risk offata linj uries due to
ex haus tga ses
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Inhaling
th ese exhaus tga ses ishazar dous tohealt h
and canlead topoisonin g. #
Neverlea vetheengine running inan
encl osedspa cewithout sufficie ntventi‐
la tio n. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rywhen opening
or clos ingadoor withth ega rage door
opener
When youoper ateor program thedoor with
th eint egr ated garage door opener ,people in
th era ng eof mo vement ofthedoor may
become trapped orstru ck bythedoor . #
When usingtheint egr ated garage door
opener ,alw aysmak esur eth at nobody 15
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