2020 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS ABS

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Donotal te rth eengine oiloroil filt er in
or der toachie velong erchang eint erva ls
th an presc ribed. #
Donotuse additiv es. #
Have theengine oilchang edafte rth e
pr escr ibed interva ls. Mer
cedes -Benz recomme ndsthat youha ve the
oil chang ecar ried out ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop.
Fu rther information onengine oiland oilfilt er sis
av ailable atthefo llo wing locations:
R IntheMer cedes- BenzSpecif ication sfo r
Oper ating Fluids byent ering thedesignation :
- Athttp: //be vo.mer cedes-b enz.com
- IntheMer cedes- BenzBeVoapp
R ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop Quality
andcapacity ofengine oil
MB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval Gasol
ineeng inesM B-Freigabe orMB-
Appr oval
G 550 229.52,229.61 The
follo wing values referto an oilchang e,
inc ludin gth eoil filt er .
Capa city Model
Capacity
G 550 10.0 US qt(9.5 lite rs) No
teson brak efluid Obser
vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page41 6). &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto
va por pockets form ing inthebr ak esy s‐
te m
The brak efluid constantl yabsor bsmois ture
fr om theair .This lowe rstheboiling pointof
th ebr ak efluid. Ifth eboiling pointistoolow,
va por pockets ma yfo rm inthebr ak esy stem
when thebr ak es areapplied hard.
This causes thebr aking effect to be
im pair ed. #
Have thebr ak efluid rene we dat the
specif iedinterva ls. Ha
ve thebr ak efluid regular lyreplaced ata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Onl yuse brak efluid appr ovedby Mer cedes-Ben z
accor dingtoMB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval 33 1.0.
Yo ucan obtain further information onbrak efluid
in thefo llo wing places:
R intheMer cedes- BenzSpecif ication sfo r
Oper ating Fluids
- athttp:/ /bevo.mercedes-b enz.com
- intheMer cedes- BenzBeVoApp 420
Tech nica lda ta

Saf
etysy stems Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0025
00E5 Currently Unavailable See
Operator' sManual *
ABS andESP®
arete mp orarily una vailable.
Ot her drivin gsy stems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso betemp orarily una vailable.
The brak esy stem will continue tooper atenor mally .Br aking distance mayincr ease inan eme rgency braki ng situa ‐
tio n. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifABS andESP®
aremal functi oning
If ABS andESP®
aremal functi oning,th ewheels couldlockwhen braking andESP®
cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abiliz ation.
The steer ing capability andbraking charact eristic sar eth us severely impa ired .Th ebr akin gdis tance inan eme r‐
ge ncy braki ng situa tioncan increase. Inadditio n,other driving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have ABS andESP®
ch eckedimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Drive car efully onasuit able stre tchof road, mak ingsligh tst eer ing movements ataspeed above19 mp h
(30 km/ h). #
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear ,con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.Dr ive car efully . 428
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0025
00E5 Inoperat iveSee Operator' s
Manual *
ABS andESP®
aremalfunct ioning.
Ot her drive sy stems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso bemalfunct ioning.
The brak esy stem will continue tooper atenor mally .Br aking distance mayincr ease inan eme rgency braki ng situa ‐
tio n. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifABS andESP®
aremal functi oning
If ABS andESP®
aremal functi oning,th ewheels couldlockwhen braking andESP®
cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abiliz ation.
The steer ing capability andbraking charact eristic sar eth us severely impa ired .Th ebr akin gdis tance inan eme r‐
ge ncy braki ng situa tioncan increase. Inadditio n,other driving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have ABS andESP®
ch eckedimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Drive on car efully . #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
00E5
Curr ently Unavailab leSee
Oper ator'sMan ual *
ES P®
is temp orarily una vailable.
Ot her drivin gsy stems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso bemalfunct ioning. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 429

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Drive on car efull y. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
007A
0025
00E5
Inoperative SeeOperator's
Manua l *
EBD, ABSandESP®
aremalfu nctioning.
Ot her driving systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso bemalfunct ioning. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifEBD, ABSandESP®
are malfuncti oning
If EBD, ABSandESP®
aremal functi oning,th ewheels canlockwhen braking andESP®
cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abiliz ation.
The steer ing capability andbraking charact eristic sar eth us severely im pa ired .Th ebr akin gdis tance inan eme r‐
ge ncy braki ng situa tioncan increase. Inadditio n,other driving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have thebr ak esy stem checkedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Drive on car efully . #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 43
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
LOW RANGE Max.Speed
40 mph *T
hemaximum speedforch ang inggear of40 mph(70 km/h) hasbeen exceeded. #
Drive mor eslo wly. #
Repeat thege ar chang e.
LOW RANGEShifting Can-
cel ed Please Reactivate *T
hetransf ercase didnotper form thege ar chang e. #
Repeat thege ar chang e. #
Ensur eall shif tingcon dition sar eme t(/ page14 9).
LO WRA NG EShi ftto Posi-
tio nN Bri efly *O
neormor eshi fting con dition swe renotme t. #
Eng ageneu tral 005C. #
Repeat thege ar chang e.
LOW RANGEDiseng age Dif-
fer ent ialLoc ks *O
neormor eshi fting con dition swe renotme t. #
The differ ent ialloc ksmus tbe dise ngaged toenable theHIGH RANGE on-road posit iontobe select ed. #
Repeat thege ar chang e.
Gearbo xPro tection Limit
18 mph Disable LOW
RAN GE *T
heoiltemp eratur ein thetra nsf ercase istoohigh. #
Intheon- road posit ion,shif tto HIGH RANG E.
Desert DriveProgramAct.
ESP Unava ilab leSee Opera-
tor's Manu al *
ABS andESP®
arere strict ed intheDeser tdr ive pr ogr am.
Ot her driving anddriving safetysy stems mayalso beuna vailable. Disp
lay mess ages and warning/ indic ator lam ps 46
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
The brak esy stem continues tooper atenor mall y.The braking distance inan eme rgency braking situation can
incr ease. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifABS andESP®
arere strict ed
If ABS andESP®
arere strict ed, thewheels couldlockwhen braking andESP®
cann otper form vehicle stabiliz a‐
tio n.
The steer ing capability andbraking charact eristic sar eth us severely im pa ired .Th ebr akin gdis tance inan eme r‐
ge ncy braki ng situa tioncan increase. Inadditio n,other driving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Activateth eDeser tdr ive pr og ram onl ywhen driving onsand. #
Deactiv ateth eDeser tdr ive pr ogr am immediat elyaf te rdr iving onsand. #
Drive on car eful ly. #
Activateth eDeser tdr ive pr og ram onl ywhen driving onsand. #
Deactiv ateth eDeser tdr ive pr ogr am immediat elyaf te rdr iving onsand.
Differential LockEngaged
ABS andESP Unavai lable *
ABS andESP®
areno tav ailable whenthedif fere ntia llo ck sar eswitc hedon.
Ot her driving anddriving safetysy stems mayalso beuna vailable.
The brak esy stem continues tooper atenor mally .The braking distance inan eme rgency braki ng situa tioncan
incr ease. 46
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Disp lay mes sage sand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifABS andESP®
areuna vailable
If AB Sand ESP®
areuna vailable, thewheels couldlockwhen braking andESP®
cann otper form vehicle stabili‐
zat ion .
The steer ing capability andbraking charact eristic sar eth us severely im pa ired .Th ebr akin gdis tance inan eme r‐
ge ncy braki ng situa tioncan increase. Inadditio n,other driving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Swi tchon thedif fere ntia llo ck sonly forof f-r oad driving. #
Switc hof fth edif fere ntia llo ck simmediat elyaf te rof f-r oad driving. #
Drive on car eful ly. #
Swi tchon thedif fere ntia llo ck sonly forof f-r oad driving. #
Switc hof fth edif fere ntia llo ck simmediat elyaf te rof f-r oad driving.
Front/Rear Differential
Lock System Malfunction *T
hediffere ntia llo ck sar emalfunctioning.
Ot her driving systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso bemalfunct ioning. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent intheeve ntofama lfunctio nwi th thedr iving anddriving safetysy stems
If th edif fere ntia llo ck sar emalfunctioning, theABS ,ES P®
,ET S/4 ETSand BASdr ivi ng and drivi ng safety sys‐
te ms mayals omalfu nction.
The whee lsma yloc kwhen braking. Thebraking distance inan eme rgency braking situation canincrease. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 469

Saf
etysy stems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0025 ABS warning lam p The
yello wAB Swa rning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
*ABS isma lfunctio ning.
If th er eis an additional warning tone, EBD isma lfunctio ning.
Ot her drivi ng systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso bemalfunct ioning. &
WARNIN GThe reisarisk ofskidding ifEBD orABS ismalfunctioning
If EBD orABS ismalfunctioning, thewheels mayloc kwhen braking.
The steer ing capability andbraking charact eristic sar eth us severely im pa ired .Th ebr akin gdis tance inan eme r‐
ge ncy braki ng situa tioncan increase .In additio n,other driving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have thebr ak esy stem checkedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Drive on car efully . #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 47
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