2020 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS ESP

00E9
Sea
tbel tno tfa stened
0027 US
A:brak es (red)
004D Canada:
brak es (red)
0024 Elect
ric pa rking brak e(yello w)
0049 US
A:elect ric pa rking brak eapplied
(r ed)
0024 Canada:
electric pa rking brak e
applied (red)
0025 AB
Smalfun ction
00E5 ESP®
00BB ESP®
OFF
L Distance warning (/ page48 4)
Ù Electric po we rst eer ing malfunct ion
(/ page489)
002E Of
f-road gear (/ page14 9)
Ì On-roa dpos ition (/ page 149)
00B9 Che
ckEngi ne(/ page 484)
003D Electr
icalmalfunction (/page48 4)
00B6 Fu
elreser vewit hfuel filler cap loca‐
tion indic ator (/ page48 4) 00AC
Coolant
tooho t/c old (/ page48 4)
0077 Ti
re pressur emonit or(/ page48 7) 47
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Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00E5 ESP ®
wa rning lam pflashes The
yello wES P®
wa rning lam pflashes whiletheve hicle isin mo tion.
*A tle as tone wheeland tireas se mbly hasre ac hed itsgrip limit (/page16 6). #
Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle to suit thero ad and weather condition s.
00E5 ES P®
wa rning lam plight s
up The
yello wES P®
wa rning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
* ESP ®
is mal func tioning
Ot her drivi ng systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso malfunct ion. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is mal functi oning
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
canno tcar ryout vehicle stabiliz ation.Inaddit ion,ot her driving safetysy stems
ar eswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Drive on car efully . #
Obser vethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 47
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Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00BB ESP ®
OFF warning lam p The
yello wES P®
OFF warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
* ESP ®
is de acti vated. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding whe ndr ivi ng with ESP ®
de acti vated
If ESP ®
is deactiv ated, ESP ®
canno tcar ryout vehicle stabiliz ation.The availabilit yof fur ther driving safetysy s‐
te ms isals olimi ted. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Onlydeactiv ateESP ®
foras long asthesituation requ ires.
If ES P®
can notbe act ivat ed, ESP®
is malfun ctionin g. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Obser vetheno teson deactiv atingESP®
(/ page16 6). Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 47
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Dr
ivin gsy stems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
L Wa rning lam pfo rdis tance
wa rning func tion The
reddis tan cewarning lam plight sup while theve hicle isin mo tion.
*T he distance totheve hicle infront istoosmall forth espeed selected.
If th er eis an additional warning tone, youar eappr oachingan obs tacle attoohigh aspeed. #
Beprepar edtobrak eimmediat ely. #
Incr ease thedis tance.
Fu nctio nof ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e16 9). Eng
ine Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00B9 En gine diagnosis warning
lam p The
yello wChec kEn gine warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
*A malfunctio nha soccu rred intheengine, theex haus tsy stem orthefuel system.
The emission limitvalues maybe exceed edand theengine maybe inemer gency mod e.
In som est at es, legalrequ iremen tsstipulat eth at youmus timm ediat elyco nsult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop as
soon astheye llo wChec kEn gine warning lam plight sup. #
Have theve hicle checkedas soon aspossible ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 48
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Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Mak esur eth at theair supply tothera diat orisno tobs truct ed. #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Indoing so,ensur eth at the
cool anttemp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dar ea. Ti
re s Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0077 Ti re pressur emonit oring
sy stem warning lam plight s
up The
yello wtirepr essur emon itor ing system warning lam p(pr essur eloss/ malfun ction) islit.
*The tirepr essur emon itor ing system has detected tirepr ess urelos sin at leas tone ofthetir es. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto insuf ficie nttirepr ess ure
Ti re pressur esthat areto olow pose thefo llo wing hazar ds:
R The tires ma ybur st,especiall yas theload andvehicle speed increase.
R The tires ma ywe arexc essiv elyand/or unevenly, whic hma ygr eatl yim pair tiretract ion.
R The drivin gch aract eristic s,as wellas steer ing and braking, maybe greatl yim pair ed.
Yo uco uld then lose control of theve hicle. #
Obser vethere comme ndedtirepr ess ure. #
Adjus tth etir epr essur eif neces sary. Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 48
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0077
Warning Tire Malfunction ........... 460
0077 Wheel Sensor(s) Missing............ 459
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stFunctio nsCur‐
re ntl yLim ited See Operator's Man‐
ua l..... .......................... ........................ 441
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stFunctio nsLim i‐
te dSee Oper ator's Manual .................. 441
Ac tiveDis tance AssistCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.... 448
Ac tiveDis tance AssistInoper ative..... .4 48
Ac tiveDis tance AssistNo wAv ailable
.. .............. .............................................4 48
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping AssistCamer a
Vi ew Restrict ed See Operator's Man‐
ua l..... .......... ................ ........................ 444
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping AssistCur rentl y
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.... 444
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping AssistInopera‐
tiv e ...................................................... 444 Ac
tivePa rking Assistand
PA RK TRONI CInoper ative See Opera‐
to r's Manua l...... .................................. 443
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tCamer a
Vi ew Restrict ed See Operator's Man‐
ua l...... .................................................. 474
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 74
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tIn oper a‐
tiv e .......................................................4 74
Air IntakeMa lfunctio nSee Opera‐
to r's Manua l...... .................................. 470
App lyBrak eto Shif tfr om 'P' ............... 456
Apply Brak eto Shif tto 'R' ................... 455
Au xiliary Batt eryMal functi on.............. 457
Bli nd Spo tAssi stCur rentl yUna vaila‐
ble See Opera tor's Manua l...... ............ 445
Bli nd Spo tAssi stInoper ative..... .......... 445 Bli
nd Spo tAssi stNo tAv ailable When
To wing aTr ailer SeeOperat or'sMan ‐
ual .......................................................4 46
Che ckBrak ePa ds See Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 437
Cr uise Contr olInoper ative.................. 448
Cr uise Control Off...............................4 48
Decr easeSpeed .................................. 461
Deser tDr ive Pr ogr am Act.ESP
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 67
Dif fere ntia lLoc kEng aged ABS and
ESP Unavailable .................................. 468
Dr iver' sDo orOpen &Trans miss ion
No tin PRisk ofVehicle Rolling Away ..456
Fo rding NotPo ssible Service
Re quired .............................................. 471
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Disabled See
Oper ator's Manual ...............................4 39
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Enabled See
Oper ator's Manual .............................. 440 500
Index

Dis
tance control
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Di stance recor der
see Trip dis tance
DI ST RO NIC
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Do or
Ch ild sa fety lock (rear door) ...................6 1
Loc king (emerg encykey) ................ .......7 0
Opening (from theinside) ......................6 9
Un loc kin g(emer gency key) ...................7 0
Un loc kin g(fr om theinside) ...................6 9
Door controlpan el.....................................1 6
DO T,Tire Iden tificat ionNumbe r(TI N) ... 396
Dr aw bar
see Tow- bar system
Dr inking anddriving ................................ 134
Dr ink shold er
see Cup holder
Dr ive Awa yAssis t.... ................................ 198
Dr ive pos ition
In ser ting .............................................. 145 Dr
ive pr og ram
see G-Mode
Dr ive pr og ram dis pla y........... ............ ......141
Dr ive pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT
Dr iver's seat
see Seat
Dr iving lights
see Automatic driving lights
Dr ivin gsaf etysy stem .............................1 64
ABS (Anti-lock Braki ng System) ........... 165
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 169
BA S(Br akeAssi stSystem) ............... ... 166
EBD (electr oni cbr ak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion )..................................................... 168
ESP ®
trai le rst abiliz ation...................... 168
Of f-road ABS ....................................... 166
Ov ervie w .......................................... ... 165
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors........ ...... 164
Re sponsibili ty...................................... 164
Dr ivin gsy stem
see 360° Camer a
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
see ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist see
ActivePa rking Assist
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind SpotAssis t
see Cruise control
see Driving safetysy stem
see HOLD function
see Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C
see Rear vie wcam era
see Start-of fassis t
see Traf fic Sign Assist
Dr ivin gtips
Dr ink ing and drivin g............................ 134
Gene raldr ivin gtips .............................1 34
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle ..... 132
Dr ow siness detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Dynamic handlingcontrolsystem
see ESP®
(Ele ctro nic Stabilit yPr og ram)
DY NA MIC SELECT .....................................1 41
Con figur ing drive pr ogr am I... .............. 142
Dis play ing engin edat a........................ 142
Dis play ing vehicle data........................ 142
Dr ive pr og ram disp lay ..... .....................1 41
Dr ive pr og rams ....................................1 41 502
Index

Fu
nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>141
Oper ating (DYN AMIC SELECTswitc h).. 141
Sel ecting thedr ive pr og ram ..... .......... ..141
Sho wing ope ratio nfe edbac k......... ...... 142
DY NA MIC SELECT switch
Ad jus table dam ping .............................1 79 E
E1 0 ....... .............. ....................................... 418
Easy entryfe atur e
Fu nctio n/no tes .....................................8 9
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 90
Eas yex itfeatur e
Fu nctio n/no tes .....................................8 9
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 90
EBD (electr onicbrak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion)
Functio n/no tes ................................... 168
ECO display
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>140
Re settin g......... .................................... 219
ECO star t/s topfunc tion<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 139
Au tomatic engine star t........................ 139 Au
tomatic engine stop ..................... ....1 39
Me thod ofoper ation ............................1 39
Switc hingoff/on ............................ ..... 140
Electr icpa rking brak e.............................1 61
App lying automat ically.................... .....1 61
App lying orreleasing manuall y............ 162
Emerg encybraki ng ............. ............. ....163
Re leasing automat ically.................. .....1 62
Ele ctroni cSt abil ityProg ram
see ESP®
(Electr onicStabilit yPr og ram)
Emer gency
Fir st-ai dkit (softsided) ....................... 369
Ov ervie wof thehelp functions...... ........ 18
Re flect ive saf etyve st <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 368
Re mo ving thewa rning triang le............ 369
Se tting upthewa rning triang le...........3 69
Emer gency braking ................................. 163
Emer gency braking
see BAS(Br akeAssi stSystem)
Emer gency callsystem
see Mercede s-Benz emer gency callsy stem
Emer gency engine star t....... ................... 381 Emer
gency key
Loc king adoor ....................................... 70
Un loc kin gadoor ...................................7 0
Emer gency oper ation mode
St artin gth eve hicle ............................. 130
Emer gency spar ewheel .......................... 412
No tes ................................................... 412
Emer gency Tensioning Devices
Ac tivati on ........... ...................................34
ENE RGIZIN GCOMF ORT
Ov ervie wof programs .........................2 60
St artin gth epr ogr am ........................... 261
Engine ECOstar t/ stop funct ion......................1 39
Engine number....... ..............................415
St artin g(eme rgency operation
mode) .................................................. 130
St artin g(R emo teOnline) ..................... 132
St artin g(sta rt/s topbutt on) .................1 30
St artin gassis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ......375
Swi tching off(s ta rt/s topbutt on) ........ 155
Engine data
Dis playing ............................................ 142 Inde
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