2019 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS heating

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one-h alftim esaswellon thego vernment
te st trac kas atir egr ad ed 100.
The relativ eper form anc eof tires depen dsupon
th eactual conditions oftheir use, howe ver,and
ma ydepar tsign ifican tly from thenor mdue to
va riatio nsindrivin ghabit s,ser vicepr act icesand
dif fere nces inroad charact eristic sand climate
con dition s.
Tr actio ngr ade &
DANG ER Risk ofacc iden tdue toinade‐
qu atetract ion
The tract ion grade assig nedtothis tireis
based onstra ight -ahead brakin gtract ion
te sts, and does notinclude either acceler a‐
tion, corner ing, hydroplaning orpeak traction
ch aract eristic s. #
Alw aysadap tyo ur drivin gst yle and
dr ive at aspeed tosuit thepr ev ailin g
traf fic and weather condition s. *
NO
TEDama getothedr ivet ra in from
wheelspin #
Avoid wheelspin. The
traction grades –from highes tto lowe st–
ar eAA ,A, Band C.Tho segrad es repr esent the
tir e'sab ility tostop onwetpa vement asmeas‐
ur ed under controlledconditions onspecif ied
go vernment test sur faces mad eof asp haltand
concr ete.
Te mp eratur egr ade &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from tire
ove rheating andtirefa ilur e
The temp eratur egr ade forth is tireis es tab‐
lished fora tir eth at isproper lyinflat ed and
no tove rloaded. Excessiv espeed, underinfla‐
tion, orexc essiv eloading, either separ ately
or incombin ation,cancause excessiv eheat
build-up andpossible tirefa ilur e. #
Obser vethere comme ndedtirepr es‐
su resand regular lych eckth etir epr es‐ sur
eof all tires including thespar e
wheel. #
Adjus tth etir epr essur eas neces sary. The
temp eratur egr ades areA (the highes t),B
and C.The yre pr esent thetir e's resis tance tothe
ge ner ation ofhea tand itsability todissipat e
heat when tested under controlled conditions on
a specif iedindoor laborator yte st wheel. Sus‐
ta ined hightemp eratur ecan cause themat erial
of thetir eto deg ener ateand reduce tirelife, and
exc essiv ete mp eratur ecan lead tosudden tire
fa ilur e.Grade Ccor responds toaleve lof per‐
fo rm anc ewhic hall passe nger car tires mus t
mee tunde rth ere qu iremen tsof theUS Depar t‐
ment ofTrans portatio n. DO
T,Tire Iden tificat ionNumbe r(TI N) US
tirere gulations stipulat eth at eve rytire man‐
uf actu reror retrea de rmu stimprint aTIN inor
on theside wallof eac htir epr oduced. 382
Wheels andtires

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ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop Cool
ant No
teson coolant
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
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WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
ant ifreez e
If ant ifreez ecom esintocon tact with hot
com ponent partsintheengine compart‐
ment ,it ma yignit e. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down before
ad ding anti freeze . #
Makesur eth at no ant ifreez espills out
ne xt to thefiller open ing. #
Thor oughl yclean offan yant ifreeze
fr om com pone ntpar tsbef orest ar tin g
th eve hicle. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed byinc orrect cool ‐
ant #
Onlyad dcool antthat has been pre‐
mix edwithth ere qu ired ant ifreeze pro‐
te ction.
Inf ormati ononcool antisavailable atthefo l‐
lo wing locations:
R IntheMer cedes- BenzSpecif ication for
Oper ating Fluids 310.1
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R Ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop *
NO
TEOverhea ting athigh outsid ete m‐
per atur es If
an inapp ropr iat ecoolant isused, the
engine cooling system isno tsuf ficie ntlypr o‐
te cted agains tov erheating andcorrosion at
high outside temp eratur es. #
Alw aysuse coolant approvedby
Mer cedes-Ben z. #
Obser vetheins truction sin the
Mer cedes-Ben zSpecif ications forOper‐
ating Fluids310.1. Ha
ve thecoolant regular lyreplaced ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop.
The propor tionofcor rosion inhibit or/antifr eeze
concen trat ein theengine cooling system should
be:
R aminimum of50% (antifr eezeprotect ion
do wn toappr oximat ely-3 5°F (-37°C))
R amaxim umof55% (antifreeze protect ion
do wn to-49 °F(-45 °C))
Co olant capacity
Capa city Mode
lC apacity
G 550 14.9 US qt(14.1 l) No
teson windshield washer fluid Obser
vetheno teson oper ating fluids
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
N Permanently Active Risk
of Roll ingAway *
While theve hicle isrolling orwhile youar edr ivin g,thetra nsmiss ionhas been shiftedto position 005C. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal tostop and, when theve hicle isstatio nary,shif tth etransmission toposition 005D. #
Tocontinu eyo ur jour ne y,shif tth etransmission toposition 005Bor005E.
St op Vehicle LeaveEngine
Runnin gWait Transm ission
Cooling *T
hetransmission isove rheating. Pullingaway ma ybe temp orarily im pair edornotpossible. #
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. #
Lea vetheengine running . #
Waitunt ilth edispla ymessag edisappear sbef orepulling away.
To Deselect Por N,
Depress BrakeandStart
Eng ine *
Yo uha ve attem pte dto shif tth etra nsmiss ionout ofposition 005Dor005C intoano ther transmission position. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Startth eengine.
Apply Braketo Shift from
'P' *
Yo uha ve attem pte dto shif tth etra nsmiss ionout ofposition 005Dand intoano ther transmission position. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal.
Serv iceRequired DoNot
Shift Gears VisitDealer *T
hetransmission ismalfunctionin g.The transmission positioncannolong erbe shif ted. #
When thetransmission isin position 005B,consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop anddonotch ang eth etra ns‐
mission position. #
Forall other transmission positions,parkth eve hicle safely. 44
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Dis play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Und erinf lated 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.
Tires Overheated *A
tle as tone tireisov erheating. Theaffect ed tires aredispl ayed inred. At temp eratur esclose tothelimit value, the
tir es aredisp laye din yello w. #
Drive mor eslow ly.
Decre aseSpe ed *A
tle as tone tireisov erheating. Theaffect ed tires aredispl ayed inred. At temp eratur esclose tothelimit value, the
tir es aredisp laye din yello w. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent from drivi ng with ove rheat edtires
Ov erheat edtires ma ybur st,par ticular lyat high speeds. #
Reduce speed sothat thetir es cool down. #
Reduce speed sothat thetir es cool down. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 44
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Sho
wing/hi ding thewe bbr ows er
menu .................. ................................. 296
Wheel chang e
Lo we ring theve hicle ........................... 396
Mounting ane wwheel ..................... ... 396
Re mo ving awhee l..... ..........................3 95
Re mo ving/ins talling hubcaps .............3 93
Whee lro tat ion ........ .................................3 91
Wheel s
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Ch ang inghubcap s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ch ecking <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Chec kingth etir epr essur e(man‐
uall y)........................ ........................ ....3 74
Chec kingth etir epr essur e(tir epr es‐
sur emonit oring system) ......................3 76
Def initio ns ............ ...............................386
DO T,Tire Identif ication Number (TIN)
..... .............................. .................... ......3 82
Flat tire ....... .............. ........................... 355
Ins talling .............................................. 396
Load index...........................................3 84
Load-be aring capaci ty..... ............... ..... 384
Maximu mtireload .............................. 383
Maximu mtirepr essur e..... .................. 383 Noise
............................................. ......3 70
No teson installing .............................. 389
Ov ervie wof tirelabeling ...................... 381
Re mo ving ............................................ 395
Re placing .................................... 389, 393
Re star tin gth etir epr essur emonit or‐
ing system ...........................................3 76
Ro tating ........... ................................. ...391
Sel ecti on ........... ..................................389
Sno wch ains ........................................ 371
Spee dra ting ........... .............................384
St or ing ............................................. ... 392
Te mp eratur egr ade .............................. 381
Ti re and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d.. 377
Ti re charact eristic s........................ ...... 384
Ti re pressur e(no tes) ........................ ....3 71
Ti re pressur emonit oring system
(funct ion)............................................. 374
Ti re pressur eta ble .......................... .....3 73
Ti re Qua lityGradi ng .......... ................... 381
Ti re size designation ........................ ....3 84
Tr act ion grade ................................ ...... 381
Tr ead weargrade ............................ .....3 81
Un usual handlingch aract eristic s.........3 70 Wi
-Fi........ .................................................238
Ov ervie w ....... ......................................238
Se tting ................................................. 239
Se tting upaho tspo t....... ..................... 240
Wi ndo wcur tain airba g............................. 38
Wi ndo ws
see Side windo ws
Wi ndo ws(Car e).......................................3 48
Wi ndshield ................................................ 116
Ra dio wav es......................................... 121
Re placing thewiper blades .................. 116
Wi ndshield
see Windsh ield
Wi ndshield heater................................... 125
Wi ndshield heating
see Windsh ield hea ter
Wi ndshield washer fluid .........................4 07
No tes ................................................... 407
Wi ndshield washer system
To pping up...........................................3 42
Wi ndshield wipers
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............115 508
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