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Onlyfill th efuel tank tohalf fullwith
unleaded regular gasoline andfill up as
soon aspossible withunleaded pre‐
mium grade gasoline. #
Donotdr ive at themaximum design
speed. #
Avoid sudden accelerationandengine
speeds over3000 rpm. Fu
rther information onfuel isavailable atthefo l‐
lo wing locations:
R ataga sst atio n
R ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
R USAonly: athttp: //www .mbusa.com
Inf ormat iononadditiv esingasoline
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page41 6).
* NO
TEDama gefrom use ofunsu itabl e
add itives Ev
en smal lamou ntsofthewr ong additiv e
ma ylead tomalfu nctions occurring. #
Only addcle ani ng additiv es recomme n‐
ded byMer cedes-Ben zto thefuel. Mer
cedes- Benzrecomme ndsthat youuse fuel
br and sth at have addit ives.
In som ecoun tries, thefuel available mayno t
ha ve suf ficie ntadditiv es. Residue could buildup
in thefuel injec tionsystem asare sult. Inthis
case, incon sult ation withan aut hor ized
Mer cedes -Benz Cent er,th efuel maybe mix ed
wit hth ecleanin gadditiv ere comme ndedby
Mer cedes-Ben z.Be sureto obser vetheno tes
and mixing ratio ssp eci fied on thecon tainer .
Ta nk cont entand fuel reser ve
Cap acity Mod
el Total cap acity
G 55 02 6.4gal(1 00. 0liter s) Model
Ofwhic hre ser ve
G 55 03 .2gal(1 2. 0liter s) Engine
oil No
teson engine oil
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page41 6). *
NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed byan
inc orrect oil filt er ,inc orrect oil oraddi‐
tiv es #
Donotus eengi neoilsor oil filt er sot her
th an those whic hmee tth especif ica‐
tion sneces saryfo rth epr escr ibed
ser vice interva ls. Te
ch nica lda ta 41
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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
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&
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. *
NO
TEDama getotheex terior lighting
due touns uitable windshieldwa sher fluid Uns
uitable windshieldwa sher fluid maydam‐
ag eth eplas ticsur face oftheex terior light‐
ing. #
Onlyuse windshield washer fluid whic h
is also suitable foruse onplastic sur fa‐
ces, e.g.MBSumm erFitor MB Winter‐
Fit. *
NO
TEBlocked spr aynozzl escau sed by
mixing windshieldwa sher fluids #
Donotmix MBSum merFitand MBWin‐
te rFit withot her windshield washer flu‐
ids. Do
notuse distilled orde- ionizedwa teras thefill
le ve lsen sor maybe trigg ered erro neou sly.
Re comme ndedwindsh ield wa sher fluid:
R Abo vefreezing point:e.g. MBSummerFi t
R Belo wfreezing point:e.g. MBWinterFi t
Fo rth ecor rect mixi ngratio ,re ferto theinf orma‐
tion ontheantif reeze container .
Mix thewa sher fluid withth ewindshield washer
fl uid allyear round . Re
frig er ant No
teson refrig er ant
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page41 6). *
NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect refrig er‐
ant If
anon-appr ovedre frig er ant isuse d,thecli‐
mat econ trol system maybe damag ed. #
Onlyuse there frig er ant R‑134a *
NO
TEDama getotheclimat econ trol
sy stem due toinc orrect refrig er ant com‐
pr essor oil #
Onlyuse refrig er ant com pressor oilthat
has been approvedby Mer cedes-Ben z. #
Donotmix theappr ovedre frig er ant
com pressor oilwithadif fere nt refrig er‐
ant com pressor oil. Wo
rkon theclimat econ trol system maybe car‐
ri ed out onlyby aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
All appli cable regulations, aswellas SAEstand‐
ar dJ63 9,mus tbe adher edto.
The instruction labelontheclimat econ trol sys‐
te m forth ere frig er ant type andthere frig er ant
com pressor oilisloca tedon thera diat orcross
member intheengine compartmen t. 422
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Haza rdand servicewa rning symbols
2 Refrig er ant filling capac ity
3 Applic ablestandar ds
4 PAGoil par tnum ber
5 GWP(Global Warming Potential) ofthere frig‐
er ant used
6 Refrig er ant type
Symbo ls1 warnofthefo llo wing:
R Possible dangers
R The need tohave ser vice workcar ried out at
a qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop only Re
frig er ant filling capacity
Fi lling capacityforre frig er ant and PAGoil Model
Refrig er ant
G 550 24.2 ±0.4 oz
(685 ±10 g) Model
PAGoil
G 550 2.8±0.4 oz
(80 ±10 g) Ve
hicl edata Ve
hicl edimens ions The
heightsand lengt hsspeci fied mayva ry as a
re sult ofthefo llo wing fact or s:
R Tire s
R Load
R Conditio nof thesuspension
R Option aleq uipment Ra
ngeof mo vemen t G
55 0
1 Distance totopedg e7 6.3in
(1 93 7mm)
2 Distance tolowe redg e2 9.3in
(7 43 mm)
3 Rangeof mo vement 43.2in
(1 096 mm) Te
ch nica lda ta 423
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Engine
oil Displa
ymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00B3 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 1.1 US qt(1l)of engine oil(/ page355) .
No teson engine oil(/ page41 9).
00B3 Engine OilLevel LowStop
Vehi cleTurn Engine Off *D
ispla ymess ageonl yfo rcer tain engin es:
The engin eoil leve lis toolow.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withinsuf ficie ntengi neoil #
Avoid long journeys wit hins ufficie ntengi neoil. #
Pullove rand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.Do not
continu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. #
Swi tchof fth eengine. #
Add1.1 US qt(1l)of engine oil(/ page355) . #
Che cktheengine oilleve l. Disp
lay mess ages and warning/ indic ator lam ps 453
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
No teson engine oil(/ page41 9).
00B3 Engi neOilRe duce OilLev el *D
ispla ymess ageonl yfo rcer tain engin es:
The engin eoil leve lis toohigh.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withexc ess engine oil #
Avoid long journeys wit hex cess engineoil. #
Consul ta qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat elyand have theengine oilleve lre duced.
00B3 En gine OilPressure Stop
Switc hOff Engine *D
ispla ymess ageonl yfo rcer tainengi nes:
The engineoilpr ess ureis toolow.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withinsuf ficie ntengi neoilpress ure #
Avoid driving withinsuf ficie ntengi neoilpress ure. #
Pullove rand 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. 45
4
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00B3 En gine OilLevel Cannot Be
Measured *T
heelectr icalconn ection totheoil leve lsen sor has been interru pte dor theoil leve lsen sor isfaulty . #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Tr
ansmis sion Di
spla ymessag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
To Deselect Por N,
Depress BrakeandStart
En gine *
Yo uha ve attem pte dto shif tth etra nsmiss ionout ofpar kposition 005Dorneutral 005Cand intoano ther tra nsmiss ion
position . #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Chang eth etra nsmiss ionposition . #
Startth eengine.
Apply Braketo Shift to'R' *
Youha ve attem pte dto select transmission position005E. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Select transmiss ionposition 005E. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 455
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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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