2020 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS sensor

Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Re ar segm ents1 orall-r oundseg‐
men ts2 light upred. The é sym‐
bol appear sin themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y. Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis malf unction ing and hasbeen deactiva teddue tosignal interfere nce. #
Startth eve hicle again. #
Chec kif Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis wo rking atadif fere nt locati on.
Re ar segm ents1 orall-r oundseg‐
men ts2 light upred. At thesame
time, awa rning tone sou nds for
appr oximat elytw oseco ndseverytim e
th eve hicle isstar ted. The é symbol
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y. The
sensor sar edir ty. #
Clean thesensor sand obser vetheno teson car eof vehicle parts(/ page363).
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Chas been deactiva teddue toamalf unction. #
Startth eve hicle again. #
Ifth epr oblem persists, con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Fu
nction ofthepa ssiv eside impact protec‐
tion
Pa ssiv eside impact protect ion isan additional
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cfun ction whic h
wa rnsth edr iver about obstacle sat theside of
th eve hicle. Awa rning isissued whenobstacle s
ar ede tected between thefront and rear detec‐
tion rang e. In orde rfo ran object tobe detected,
th esensor sin thefront and rear bum permus t
de tect theobjec twhile youar edr ivin gpas tit. Dur
ing thepar king procedur eor maneuv ering,
objec tsarede tected astheve hicle drives pas t.
If yo usteer inthedir ect ion ofade tected obs ta‐
cle and ther eis arisk ofalat eral collision, a
wa rning isissued. Thelateral segme ntslight up
or ang eor red, dependin gon thedis tance tothe
obs tacle . Seg
ment colordepe ndingon distan ce
Co lor Lateral dis tan cein
cm
Re dA pprox.< 30
Or ang eA pprox.30 -60 In
order forlat eral front orrear segm entsto be
displa yed, theve hicle mustfirs ttr ave la dis tance Dr
iving and parking 18
3

of
at leas thalf oftheve hicle length.Once the
ve hicle hastrave led thelengt hof theve hicle, all
of thelat eral front and rear segm entscan bedis‐
pla yed. Ve
hicles without 360° Camer a
1 Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis on lyop era‐
tio nal inthefront and rear
2 Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis oper ational
and canalso warnthedr iver about obstacle s
at theside oftheve hicle
3 Obstacle detected atthefront right (orang e)
and rear (red) Ve
hicles with360° Camer a
1 Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis on lyop era‐
tio nal inthefront and rear
2 Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis oper ational
and canalso warnthedr iver about obstacle s
at theside oftheve hicle
3 Obstacle detected atthefront left(or ang e)
and rear (red)
Sa vedobs tacle sar edel eted inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s,forex am ple:
R Youswit choffth eve hicle
R Youopen thedoor s Af
terth eengine isrestar ted, obs tacle smus tbe
de tected again bef oreane wwa rning can be
issued.
Sy stem limit s
The system limit ations forPa rking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cappl yfo rpass ive side impact pro‐
te ction.
The follo wing objectsar eno tde tected, forex am‐
ple:
R Pedes trians who approachth eve hicle from
th eside
R Objec tsplaced next to theve hicle
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gPa rking Assis t
PA RK TRONI C
* NO
TERisk ofan acci dent from objects
at clo serang e Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cma yno tde tect
cer tain obje ctsat clos era ng e. #
Whe npa rking ormane uvering theve hi‐
cle, paypar ticular attention toany
obj ect swhic har eabo veorbelo wthe
sensor s,e.g. flowe rpo ts or draw bar s. 18
4
Driving and parking

R
Ifth ewr ong gear isselec ted.
Dr ive Aw ayAssi stisact ive under thefo llo wing
con dition s:
R IfPa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis act ivat ed.
R Everytime thege ar isch ang edto005E or005B
when theve hicle isat ast ands till.
R Ifth ede tected obs tacle isless than appr ox.
3.3 ft(1.0 m) away.
R Ifth emaneuv ering assis tant func tionis acti ‐
va tedin themultimedia system.
Sy stem limit s
The perform anc eof Drive Aw ayAssi stislimit ed
on inclines .
When drivin gwit hatrailer ,Dr ive Aw ayAssi stis
no tav ailable.
% Alsoobse rveth esy stem limits ofParking
Ass istPA RK TRONI C(/ page18 1).
Fu nction ofCross Traf fic Aler t
% Alsore ad theins truction son Blind Spot
Assis t(/ page203). Ve
hicl eswith Blind SpotAss ist: Cr oss Traf fic
Ale rtcan warndriver sof anycr ossing traffic
when backingup out ofapar kingspace. The
ra dar sensor sin thebum peralso monit orthe
ar ea adjac enttotheve hicle. Ifacr itical situation
is de tected, symbo l1 appea rsinthemedia dis‐
pla y.Ifth edr iver does notre spond tothewa rn‐
ing, theve hicle's brak es can beappli edaut omat‐
ically .
If th era dar sensor sar eobs truct edbyvehicles
or other object s,de tection isno tpos sible.
Cr oss Traf fic Aler tis acti veund erthefo llo wing
con dition s:
R IfBlin dSpo tAss istis act ivat ed. R
Ifth eve hicle isbac king upatwa lkin gpace.
R Ifth emaneuv ering assis tant func tionis acti ‐
va tedin themultimedia system.
Sy stem limit s
Cr oss Traf fic Aler tis no tav ailable onincline s.
Cr oss Traf fic Aler tis no tav ailable whendrivin g
wit hatrailer .
% Alsoobse rveth esy stem limits ofActive
Bli nd Spo tAssi st(/ pag e203).
Deactiv ating/a ctivating maneu vering assis‐
tance
Multimedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Camera &Parkin g5
Maneuverin gAssist . #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
% Maneuv ering assis tance mustbe activ efo r
th efunc tion ofDrive Aw ayAssi st
( / pag e19 8) andCr os sTr af fic Aler t
(/ page 199). Dr
iving and parking 19
9

R
Ifth ewindshield inthear ea ofthemultifunc ‐
tion camer ais dir ty,or ifth ecamer ais fog‐
ge dup, damag edorcovered.
R Ifth etraf fic sig ns areha rd todetect, e.g. due
to dir tor sno w,orbecause they areco vered
or due toinsuf ficie ntlighti ng.
R Ifth einf ormation inthena vig ation system's
digit almap isincor rect or out-of-da te.
R Ifth esigns areambiguous, e.g.traffic sign s
on con stru ction sites orinad jacent lanes.
R Ifyo utur nshar ply, when passin gtraf fic sig ns
ou tsid eth ecamer a'sfield ofvision.
Se tting Traf fic Sign Assis t
Mult imed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Speed LimitWarning
Displa yingdetected traf fic signs inthe
me diadispla y #
Select DisplayinCOM AND. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Ad
jus tingthe type ofwa rning #
Selec tVisual &Audible ,Visual orNon e.
Ad jus tingthe warning threshold
This value determ ines thespeed atwhic ha
wa rning isissued whenexceeded. #
Select Warning Threshold. #
Setth edesir edspeed. Blind
SpotAssis twit hex itwa rning Fu
nction ofBlind SpotAssis t Blind
SpotAssis tuses twolat eral, rear-facin g
ra dar sensor sto monit orthear ea up to130ft (40
m)behind and10ft(3 m) direct lyne xt to
yo ur vehicle.
If ave hicle isde tected atspe eds aboveappr ox‐
imat ely8 mp h(12 km/h) andthis vehicle subse‐
qu ent lyent ersth emonit oring rang edire ctly next
to your vehicle, thewa rning lam pin theoutside
mir rorlig hts upred.
If ave hicle isde tected clos eto theside ofyour
ve hicle, there dwa rning lam pin theoutside mir‐
ro rflashes .If yo uswit chon thetur nsignal indi‐
cat orinthecor responding direction, awa rning
to ne sou nds once .If th etur nsignal indicat or
re mains switchedon,allother detected vehicles
ar eindicat edonlyby theflashin gof there d
wa rning lam p.
If yo uove rtak eave hicle quickl y, no warning is
giv en. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite Blind
Spo tAssi st
Bli nd Spo tAssi stdoes notre act tovehicles
appr oaching andovertakin gyo uat agr ea tly
di ffer ent speed. Dr
iving andparking 203

As
are sult, Blind SpotAssis tcanno twa rn
dr iver sin this situat ion. #
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation and maintain asaf edis‐
ta nce attheside oftheve hicle. Blind
SpotAssis tis onl yan aid. Itma yfa ilto
de tect some vehicles andisno ta subs titutefo r
att ent ive dr ivin g.Alw aysensur eth at ther eis suf‐
fi cie ntdist anc eto theside forot her road user s
and obstacle s.
Sy stem limit s
The system maybe limit edinthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R The sensorsar edir tyor covered.
R Poor visibility ,e.g. due tofog, hea vyrain,
sno wor spr ay.
R Narrow vehicles, e.g.bicycles, arewit hin the
monit oring rang e.
Wa rnings maybe issued inerro rwhen driving
close tocrash barrier sor similar solidlanebor‐
der s.Wa rnings maybe interru pte dwhen driving alongside
longvehicles, forex am ple truc ks,fo ra
pr olong edtime.
Blind SpotAssis tis no toper ationa lwhen reve rse
ge ar iseng aged.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gBli nd Spo tAs sist
Multimedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Blind SpotAssist #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Ac
tiv eLan eKe eping Assist Fu
nction ofActiv eLan eKe eping Assist Ac
tiveLa ne Keeping Assistmonit orsth ear ea in
fr ont ofyour vehicle bymeans ofmultifu nction
camer a1. Itser vesto protect youag ains tunin ‐
te ntio nallylea vingyo ur lane .Yo uwill bewarned
by vibr ation pulses inthesteer ing wheel andgui‐ 20
4
Driving andparking

Ther
ema ybe differe nces betwee nth etraf fic
re por tsrecei vedand theactual road and traffic
condi tions.
Im por tant informa tionon LiveTr af fic Inf orma‐
tion:
R Current traffic repor tsarere cei vedvia the
Int erne tconnection.
R The traf fic situ ation isup datedat shor t,re gu‐
lar interva ls.
R The subsc ript ion informatio nsho wsthest a‐
tus (/ page27 9).
Inf ormatio non theve hicle's position isregular ly
sent toDai mle rAG .The data isimmed iatelyre n‐
de redanon ymous byDai mle rAG and forw arded
to thetra ffic dat apr ov ider .Usin gth is dat a,traf‐
fi c re por tsreleva nt totheve hicle's position are
sent totheve hicle. Thevehicle actsasasensor
fo rth eflow oftraf fic and helpstoimprove the
qu alit yof thetraf fic re por ts.
If yo udo notwish totrans mityo ur vehicle posi‐
tion, youcan have this ser vice deact ivat ed atan
aut hor ized Mercedes -Benz Cent er. Displa
yingsubscr iption informa tion
Re quirement s:
R The vehicle iseq uipped withLiv eTr af fic
Inf ormation.
Multime diasystem:
4 Navigation 5
Z Option s
The subscr iption expir ation dateis aut omatic ally
displa yed:
R one mont hbef oreth eex pir ation date.
R one week bef oreth eex pir ation date.
R ontheex pir ation date. #
Todispl aymanu ally:select LiveTraffic Sub-
scription Info.
Depending onthest atus ,on eof thefo llo wing
mess ages appear s:
R theper iod ofvalidity forth esubscr iption
is displa yed.
R thesubscr iption hasexpir ed.
% The subscr iption canbeextende d:
R atan author ized Mercedes-B enzCent er R
viaanMB Infocall totheMer cedes- Benz
Cus tomer Assis tance Center
Di spl aying thetraf fic ma p
Re quirement s:
R ForLiv eTr af fic Inf ormati on:theve hicle is
eq uipped withacommunication modulefea‐
tur ing anact ivat ed, integrat edSIM car d.
R When theve hicle isstar ted, thecomm unica‐
tion module automatic allyes tab lishes an
Int erne tcon nection .Tr af fic inf ormati onis
mad eav ailable shortly af te rw ards.
Mult imed iasystem:
4 Navigation 5
Z Option s
5 Map Menu #
Alternativ ely:ifth emap isdispla yedin full
scr een mode, press theTo uc hCon trol, the
contr oller or theto uc hpad.
The map menuappear s. #
Activate0073 º.
Th etraf fic map showsthefo llo wing informatio n,
fo rex am ple:
R Traf fic inci dents ,fo rex am ple: Mult
imed iasystem 27
9

#
Add1.1 US qt(1l)of 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 offan yex cess engineoilthat has been
added. Todo so, con sult aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop.
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 ibedin
th efo 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. Maint
enance andcare355

No
teson cleaning andcareA voiding vehicl edamag e
Wi per blades R
Foldout thewiper blades andclean them using adam p
clo th.
R Foldwiper arm aw ay from there ar wind ow(/ pag e12 0). Do
notclea nth ewiper blades tooof ten.
Ex terior light ing
Cleanthelenses withawe tsp ong eand mildcle ani ng agent,
e.g .car shampoo. Onl
yuse cleaning agents orcleaning clothsth at aresuit able
fo rpla stic lens es.
Ru nning board
Donotclean thealuminum insertson theru nning board with
alk aline oracid- based cleanin gag ent s. Do
notuse acidi cwheel cleaner sto remo vebrak edus t.The
aluminum trim inser tscould other wise bedamag ed.
Sensor s
Cleanth esensor sin thefront and rear bum perand inthe
ra diat orgrill wit hasof tclo thand carsham poo. When
usingapo we rwa sher ,maint ainaminimum distance of
11 .8 in(30 cm).
Re ar vie wcamer a
and 360°Camer a R
Open thecamer aco verwit hth emultimedia system
(/ page19 3).
R Usecle an waterand asof tclo thtocle an thecamer alens. Do
notuse apo we rwa sher . 36
4
Maint enance andcare