2020 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS hood open

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Con tinue turnin gcap 1count er-cloc kwis e
and remo veit.
The coolan tle ve lis cor rect inthefo llo wing
cases :
R ifth eengine iscold, uptomar kerbar 2
R ifth eengine iswa rm,up to0.6 in(1.5 cm)
ove rmar kerbar 2 #
Ifnecessar y,add coolant that has been
appr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz.
R Further information oncoolant
(/ page42 1). Ad
ding washer fluid tothewindsh ield
wa sher system &
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 ibedin
th efo llo wing. &
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 G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
wind shieldwa sher concen trat e
Wi ndsh ield wa sher concen trat eis highl y
fl ammab le.Itcoul dign ite if it com esinto
con tact with hotengine component partsor
th eex haus tsy stem. #
Mak esur eth at no wind shieldwa sher
concen trat espills outnext to thefiller
open ing. #
Turn cap 1cou nter-cloc kwiseand remo ve
it. #
Addwa sher fluid. #
Replace cap1and turnit cloc kwise asfar
as itwill go. Main
tenance andcare35
7

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The ignition andallelectr icalconsumer sar e
switc hedoff.
R The hood isopen. #
Slide cover1 ofposi tiveclam p2 onthe
jum p-starting con nection point inthedir ec‐
tion ofthear row . #
Con nect posi tiveclam p2 onyour vehicle to
th epositiv epole ofthedonor batteryusing th
ejum per cable/c harging cable. Always
begin withpositiv eclam p2 onyour ow n
ve hicle firs t. #
During star ting assistance :st ar tth e
engine ofthedonor vehicle andrunat idle
spe ed. #
Connect theneg ativepole ofthedonor bat‐
te ry and grou nd point 3 ofyour ow nve hicle
by usin gth ejum per cable/c harging cable.
Begin withth edonor batteryfirs t. #
During star ting assistance :st ar tth e
engine ofyour ow nve hicle. #
Dur ing thech argin gpr oc ess :st ar tth e
ch argin gpr oce ss. #
Dur ing star ting assistance :le tth eengines
ru nfo rse veralmin utes. #
Dur ing star ting assistance :bef oredis con‐
necting thejum per cable, switchon anelec‐
tr ical consumer inyour ow nve hicle, e.g.the
re ar wind owheat eror lighting.
When thest ar tin gassis tance/c harging proce ss
is com plet e: #
First,re mo vethejum per cable/c harging
cable from ground point 3and theneg ative
pole ofthedonor battery, then from positiv e
clam p2 and thepositiv epole ofthedonor
batt ery. Begi nea ch tim ewi th thecon tacts
on your ow nve hicle firs t. #
Afterre mo ving thejum per cable/c harging
cable, closecover1 ofposi tiveclam p2.
Fu rther information canbeobt ained ataqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop. Re
plac ingthe 12Vbatt ery #
Obs erve theno teson the12 Vbatt ery
(/ page37 2).
Mer cedes -Benz recomme ndsthat youha ve the
12 Vbatt eryre placed ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop, e.g.atan aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz
Cent er. 37
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Brea kdo wnassista nce

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Alw aysre place faulty fuseswit hspec i‐
fi ed newfuses containin gth ecor rect
am per age. *
NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect fus es Electr
icalcom pone ntsorsystems maybe
damag edbyinc orrect fus es, ortheir func ‐
tion ality maybe signif icantlyim pair ed. #
Onlyuse fuses that have been approved
by Mer cedes-Ben zand whic hha ve the
cor rect fus era ting . Blo
wn fuse smu stbe replaced withfuses ofthe
same rating ,wh ich yo ucan recogni zeby the
colo rand fusera ting .The fuse rating sand fur‐
th er information tobe obser vedcan befound in
th efuse assignmen tdiagr am.
Fu se assignment diagram: onthefuse boxin
th ere ar passe nger com partment (/ page38 3). *
NO
TEDama geormalfunct ionscaused
by mois ture Mois
turema ycause damagetotheelectr ical
sy stem orcause itto malfu nction. #
When thefuse boxis open, makesur e
th at no mois turecan enterthefuse
bo x. #
When closing thefuse box,mak esur e
th at theseal ofthelid isposition edcor‐
re ctly onthefuse box. If
th ene wlyinser tedfuse alsoblows,ha ve the
cau setrace dand rectif ied at aqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop.
Ensur eth efo llo wing beforere placing afuse:
R The vehicle issecur edagains tro lling away.
R Allelectr icalconsu mersar esw itched off.
R The igniti onissw itched off.
The electr icalfu ses arelocat ed invarious fuse
bo xes:
R Fuse boxin theengine compartmen ton the
lef t-hand side(/page382) R
Fuse boxon theright-h andside ofthecoc k‐
pit (/ page383)
R Fuse boxin there ar passe nger com partment
(/ page38 3) Open
ingand closing thefus ebo xin the
engine compartmen t Re
quiremen ts:
R Adr yclo thand asc rewdr iver areav ailable.
Obse rveth eno teson electr icalfuses
(/ page38 1).
Opening &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom using the
winds hieldwiper swhile theengine hood
is open
When theengine hoodisopen andthewind‐
shield wipersar ese tin mo tion ,yo ucan be
tr apped bythewiper linkage. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and ignition beforeopening theengine
hood. 382
Breakdo wnassis tance

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Open thehood. #
Remo veanyex istin gmois turefrom thefuse
bo xusing adr yclo th. #
Loosen screws1. #
Foldout cover2 inthedir ect ion ofthe
ar row and remo veit. Closing #
Chec kwhe ther theseal isposition edcor‐
re ctly inthelid. #
Place tabs 3 ofcover2 inthefuse box. #
Ensur eth at cover2 sits onthefuse box. #
Tight enscrews1. #
Close thehood. Opening
andclosing thefus ebo xin the
coc kpit The
fuse boxis on theside ofthedashboar d
under aco ver. #
Con tact an author ized Mercedes-B enzCen‐
te rfo rfur ther information . Opening
andclosing thefus ebo xin there ar
passe nger comp artment Obse
rveth eno teson electr icalfuses
(/ page38 1). #
Foldtheright-h andseat cushion forw ard
(/ page96) . Fo
ldout and remo vecover1. Br
eakdo wnassi stanc e383

Engine
Displa
ymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00BD Check Coolant LevelSee
Operator' sManual *T
hecoolant leve lis toolow.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gedue toinsuf ficie ntcool ant #
Avoid long journeys wit hins ufficie ntcool ant. #
Addcoolant (/page356 ). #
Have thecooling system checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
00AC Coola ntToo HotStop Vehi-
cle Turn Engine Off *T
hecoolant istooho t. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely and switc hof fth eengine, paying attent ion toroad and traffic condi tions. &
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen opening thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine hasoverheat edordur ing afire intheengine compartmen t,yo uco uld
co me intoco ntact withho tga ses orother escaping operating fluids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowtheengine tocool down. #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine compartmen t,ke ep thehood closed andcallthefire ser vice. #
Waitunt ilth eengine hascooled down. #
Mak esur eth at theair supply tothera diat orisno tim pair ed. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 44
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0051 *A
tle as tone door isop en. #
Close alldo ors.
0066 *T
hehood isopen. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifth eengine hoodisunlatc hedwhile driving
An unloc kedengin ehood mayopen upwhen theve hicle isin mo tion andblockyo ur vie w. #
Neverunla tchth eengine hoodwhile driving. #
Beforeev erytrip, ensur eth at theengine hoodislatc hed. #
Stop theve hicle immediat ely,pa ying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions. #
Close thehood.
LOW RANGE Malfunct ion *T
hereis atransf ercase malfunction. #
Donotshif tth etra nsf ercase. #
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth eve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
LOW RANGE Malfunction
To Park, Apply Brake *T
hetransf ercase ismalfunctionin g. #
Donotshif tth etra nsf ercase. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 465

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
R The coolant leve lis toolow
R The airsuppl yto thera diat orisobs truct ed
R The radiat orfanis faulty
If th er eis an additional warning tone, thecoolant temp eratur ehas exceed edthemaximum permissible temp eratur e. &
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen opening thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine hasoverheat edordur ing afire intheengine compartmen t,yo uco uld
co me intoco ntact withho tga ses orother escaping operating fluids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowtheengine tocool down. #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine compartmen t,ke ep thehood closed andcallthefire ser vice. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely and switc hof fth eengine, paying attent ion toroad and traffic condi tions.Do
no tcontinu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. #
Obs erve themessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y.
If th ecoolant temp eratur edispla yis at thelowe rend ofthete mp eratur escale: #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
or #
Exit theve hicle andkeep asaf edis tance from itunti lth eengine hascooled down. #
Chec kth ecoolant leve l(/ page356) . 486
Display mess ages and warning/ indic ator lam ps

Hood
Opening/clo sing................................. 352
Ho tspo t
Se tting up(Wi-Fi) .................................252 I
Iden tificatio nplat e
Engine ................................................ ..415
Re frig er ant .................. ........................ 422
Ve hicle ............................................. ....4 15
Ignit ion
Swit ching on(Start/S topbutt on) ........ 129
Ignit ionkey
see Smar tKey
Imm obiliz er................................................ 78
Indi catorlam ps
see Warning/ indic ator lam ps
Individ ualdrive pr og ram
Con figur ing ......... ................................. 142
Sel ecting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 141
Insid ere ar vie wmir ror
see Exterior mir rors Insp
ectio n
see ASSYST PLUS
Ins trument cluster
see Instrument Display
Ins trument clusterlighti ng............ .........217
Ins trum ent Disp lay .................................. 212
Ad jus ting thelighting ..................... ...... 217
Fu nctio n/no tes .................................... 212
Ins trument cluster ..... ............................ 10
Se tting theadditional value rang e ........ 215
Wa rning/ indic ator lam ps................ .....4 75
Int ellig entLight System
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis t.............. .....1 14
Int erior ligh ting........................................ 116
Ambi entlighti ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> ...............117
Re adin glight .................................. ...... 116
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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0011> 116
Swi tch-of fdel aytim e........... ................117
Int erior motion sensor
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............80
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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te rm edia tedes tina tion
Ca lcu lating aro utewit hint ermedi ate
des tinatio ns.........................................2 67
Ent ering ............. .................................. 267
Mod ifying ............. ................................267
St artin gan aut omat icga sst atio n
sear ch<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 266
St artin gth eaut omatic service sta‐
tio nsear ch<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 272
Int erne t
Callin gup awe bpag e.......................... 312
Closin gth ebr ows er............................. 314
Del eting abook mark............................ 313
Del eting brows erdat a.......................... 313
Managing bookmarks<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 313
Int erne tconnect ion
Comm unicationmod ulefunction .........3 10
Con nection status ................................ 311
Dis play ing thecon nect ionstatus .........3 11
Es tablishing .......................................... 311
Inf ormation ..........................................3 10
Re strictions <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> .............310
Ioniz ation
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating (mu ltimed ia
sy stem) ................................................ 127 506
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