2019 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS check oil

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ther eis no trailer coupled tothetrailer hitch,
and nobicy clerack installed.
R youar eno longerdepr essing theacceler ator
or brak epedal.
% Glide mode canalso beactiv ated ifyo uha ve
select edthe"Eco" setting forth edr ive in the
dr ive pr og ram =.
Gli de mode isdea ctivated again ifone ofthe
condi tions isno long erme t. Gl
ide mod ecan also be preve nted bythefo llo w‐
ing parame ters:
R Incline
R Downhill gradi ent
R Temp eratur e
R Height
R Speed
R Oper ating status oftheengine R
Traf fic situ ation
% Glide mod ecan beende dby pressing the
ri ght- hand steer ing wheel paddle shifter
( / pag e14 0). Pr
obl ems with thetransm ission Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
The transmission hasafa ulty gearshif t. The transm issionis losin goil. #
Have thetra nsmiss ioncheckedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
The acceler ationcharact eristic sar e
de terior ating.
The transmission nolong ershif tsgear. The
transm issionis in emer gency operati on mod e.
It is only possi ble to shif tto one gear and reve rsege ar. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions. #
Swi tchth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005D. #
Switc hof fth eengine. #
Waitat leas tte nseco ndsbefore restar tin gth eengine. 14
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Driving and parking

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freq uent operation inmount ainouste rrain or
on poor road sur faces
R whe nth eengine isoftenleft idling forlong
per iods
R oper ation inpar ticula rly dus tycond ition s
and /orif air -rec ircula tion mod eis freq uen tly
used
In these orsimilar operating conditions ,ha ve the
int erior airfilt er ,engin eair clean er,engin eoil
and oilfilt er etc. chang edmor efreq uent ly.The
tir es mus tbe checkedmor efreq uentl yif th e
ve hicle isoper ated under increased loads. Fur‐
th er information canbeobt ained ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. Batt
erydisconne ctionperiods The
ASSYSTPL US service interva ldisp lay
can onlycalculat eth eser vice dueda te when
th ebat tery isconnect ed. #
Notedown theser vice duedatedispla yedon
th eins trument displaybef orediscon necting
th ebatt ery(/ page336). Engine
compartment Opening/closing
thehood &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifth eengine
hood isunlatc hedwhile driving
An unloc kedengin ehood mayopen upwhen
th eve hicle isin mo tion andblockyo ur vie w. #
Neverunla tchth eengine hoodwhile
dr iving. #
Beforeev erytrip, ensur eth at the
engine hoodislatc hed. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
when openingand closingtheengine
hood
When opening orclosing theengine hood,it
ma ysuddenl ydr op intoth eend position .
Ther eis arisk ofinjur yfo ran yone inthe
engine hood's rang eof mo vement. #
Onlyopen orclose theengine hood
when ther ear eno per sons inthe
engine hood's rang eof mo vement. &
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen open‐
ing thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine has
ove rheat edordur ing afire intheengine
com partmen t,yo uco uld come intoco ntact
wit hho tga ses orother escaping operating
fl uids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowthe
engine tocool down. #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine com‐
par tmen t,ke ep thehood closed and
call thefire ser vice. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomo ving
par ts
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment maycon tinue tomo veorsuddenly
mo veagain evenaf te rth eignition hasbeen
switc hedoff,e.g. thecooler fan.
Ma kesur eof thefo llo wing beforeper form ing
ta sk sin theengine compartmen t: #
Swi tchth eignition off. Maint
enanc eand care33
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Add1.1 US qt(1l)engine oil.
R Red uce Engine OilLevel andthebar displa y
fo rindica tingtheoil leve lon themultifunc ‐
tion displa yis orang eand isabo ve"max ": #
Drain offexc ess engine oilthat has been
added. Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop.
R For Engine OilLevel Switch Ignition On: #
Switc hon theignition tocheckth eengine oil
le ve l.
R Engine OilLeve lSyst emInoperat ive:sensor
fa ulty ornotins erted. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
R Engine OilLevel System Currently Unavail.: #
Close thehood. Ad
ding engine oil &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. theengine, the
ra diat orand partsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedinthe
fo llo wing. &
WARNIN GRisk offire and injuryfrom
eng ineoil
If eng ineoilcom esintocon tact with hot
com ponent partsintheengine compart‐
ment ,it ma yignit e. #
Mak esur eth at no eng ineoilisspille d
ne xt to thefiller open ing. #
Allo wtheengine tocool offand thor‐
oughl yclean theengine oilfrom com po‐
nen tpar tsbef orest ar tin gth eve hicle. *
NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed byan
inc orrect oil filt er ,inc orrect oil oraddi‐
tiv es #
Donotus eengi neoilsor oil filt er s
whic hdo notcor respond tothespecif i‐
cation sex plicitl ypr escr ibed forth e
ser vice interva ls. #
Donotalt er theengine oiloroil filt er in
or der toachie velong erchang eint erva ls
th an presc ribed. #
Donotuse additiv es. #
Followtheins truction sin theser vice
int erva ldispla yre ga rding theoil
ch ang e. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed byaddin gto o
muc hengine oil To
omuc hengine oilcan damag eth eengine
or thecat alytic converter . #
Have excess engineoilremo vedat a
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 34
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Maint enance andcare

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Turn cap 1cou nter-cloc kwiseand remo ve
it. #
Addengin eoil. #
Replace cap1and turnit cloc kwise asfar
as itwill go. #
Chec kth eoil leve lag ain (/ page339 ). Chec
kingcoolant leve l &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. theengine, the
ra diat orand partsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedinthe
fo llo wing. &
WARNIN GRisk ofscal ding from hot
cool ant
The enginecool ingsystem ispressur ized,
par ticular lywhen theengine iswa rm.If yo u
open thecap, youco uld bescalded byhot
coolant spraying out. #
Letth eengine cooldown beforeopen‐
ing thecap. #
When opening thecap, wearprotect ive
gl ove sand safetygl asses . #
Open thecap slowlyto release pres‐
sur e. #
Park theve hicle onaleve lsur face. #
Checkth ecoolant temp eratur edispla yin the
ins trumen tclus ter.
The coolant temp eratur emus tbe belo w
15 8°F (70 °C). #
Slowly turncap 1count er-cloc kwise to
re lease overpressur e. Maint
enance andcare34
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laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
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. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
00B2 Check Engine OilLevel
(Add 1quart) *D
ispla ymess ageonl yfo rcer tainengi nes:
The engineoille ve lhas dropped totheminimum leve l.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withinsuf ficie ntengi neoil #
Avoid long journeys wit hins ufficie ntengi neoil. #
Whe nne xt refuel ing, add 1qu artof eng ineoil.
To pup engin eoil (/ page340) .
No teson engine oil(/ page405). Tr
ansmis sion Di
spla ymessag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Transmission Malfunction
St op *
The transmission ismalfunct ioning.Thetransmission shiftsto position 005Cautomatic ally. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions. #
Swi tchth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005D. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 439

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Automatic HeadlampMode
Inoper ative..... ..... ................................ 457
Au xiliary Batt eryMal functi on............... 441
Bli nd Spo tAssi stCur rentl yUna vaila‐
ble See Opera tor's Manua l...... ............ 432
Blind SpotAssis tInoper ative..... ...... .... 429
Blind SpotAssis tNo tAv ailable When
To wing aTr ailer SeeOperat or'sMan ‐
ual .......................................................4 29
0027Che ckBrak eFlu idLevel...............4 19
Chec kBr ak ePa ds See Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 427
Chec kCoolant LevelSee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 434
00B2Chec kEn gine OilLevel(A dd 1
qu art) .................................................. 439
0049Chec kLef tLo wBeam (Exam‐
ple) ...................................................... 456
0077Chec kTire s ................................. 442
00B2 CheckWa sher Fluid .................... 455 00ACCoola
ntTooHo tSt op Vehicle
Tu rn Engi neOff............ ........................ 436
Cr uise Contr olInop erati ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 432
Cr uise Contr olOff<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 432
0025C urrentl yUna vailable SeeOper‐
at or's Manual .......................................4 21
00E5 Currentl yUna vailable SeeOper‐
at or's Manual .......................................4 14
Decr ease Spe ed............ ............. .........445
Dese rtDr ive Pr ogr am Act.ESP
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.... 449
00F8 Differe nt. Loc kSy s.Ma lfunc‐
tio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...450
00F8 Differe nt. Loc king Sys.Co oling
Do wn Plea se Wa it................................ 452
Dif fere ntia lLoc kEng aged ABS and
ESP Unavailable .................................. 448
Dis eng ageLO WRANGE Differe ntia l
Loc ks<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 450
ÁDon't Forget Your Key.................. 447 Dr
iver' sDoo rOp en &Trans miss ion
No tin PRisk ofVehicle Rolling Away ... 441
00B3 EngineOilLe velCann otBe
Mea sured <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>..437
00B2Engine OilLevelLo wStop Vehi‐
cle Turn Engi neOff............ ..................438
00B2Engi neOilPr ess ureSt op Switc h
Of fEngin e...........................................4 38
00B2Engine OilReduce OilLevel.........4 37
Fo rding NotPo ssible Service
Re quired .............................................. 453
0075Fr ontLeftMalfunction Service
Re quired (Exam ple) .............................4 26
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Disabled See
Oper ator's Manual ...............................4 24
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Enabled See
Oper ator's Manual ...............................4 23
Fr ont/ Rear Dif fere ntia lLoc kSy stem
Malfunct ion......................................... 447
00B6 FuelLevelLo w .............................4 37 482
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