2020 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS airbag

No
teson cleaning andcareA voiding vehicl edamag e
Ta ilpip es
Cleanwithclean ingagent sre comme ndedbyMer cedes-Ben z,
par ticular lyin thewint erand afte rwa shing theve hicle. Do
notuse acidic cleaning agents.
Tr aile rhitc h R
Remo vetrace sof rust on theball, e.g.withawir ebr ush.
R Remo vedirtwit halint- free cloth.
R Afterclea ning, oilorgrease theball head lightly.
R Obser vetheno teson car ein thetra iler hitchmanuf actur‐
er's oper ating instruction s. Do
notclean theball neckwit hapo we rwa sher orsol vent. No
teson car eof theint erior &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom plastic
par tsbreakin gof faf te rth euse ofsol‐
ve nt-ba sedcarepr od ucts
Ca reand cleanin gpr oduc tscon tainin gsol‐
ve nts can causesurfaces inthecoc kpit to
become porous. When
theairbags aredeplo yed, plas ticpar ts
ma ybr eak away. #
Donotus ean ycar eor cle ani ng prod ‐
ucts containing solvents tocle an the
coc kpit. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
bleac hedseat belts
Bleac hingordyeing seat belts canseverely
we aken them.
This can, forex am ple, caus eseat beltsto
te ar or failin an acc ident . #
Neverblea chordyeseat belts. Maint
enance andcare365

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laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Re cogni tionofare stra int system malfunct ion:
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam pdoes notlight upwhen theignition isswitc hedon.
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam plight sup con tinuousl yor repeat edlydur ing ajour ney. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
0075
Left Side Curta inAirbag
Malfu nction Service
Req uired(Ex am ple) *T
hecor responding windowcur tain airbag ismalfun ctionin g(/ page34). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj urydue tomalfu nctions inthewindo wairbag
If th ewindo wairbag ismalfunct ioning,itmight betrigg ered unint entionall yor might notbe trigg ered atall in
th eeve ntofan acci dent with high deceler ation. #
Have thewindo wairbag checkedand repair edimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
Front Passeng erAirb agDis-
ab led See Operator 'sMan-
ua l *T
hefront passeng erairbag andthefront passeng erknee airbag have been disabled although anadult oraper son
wit han adult statur eis on thefront passeng erseat. Ifadditional forc es areapplied totheseat, thewe ight the
sy stem detects maybe toolow. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj urydue toadisable dfron tpasse nger airbag
If th efront passeng erairbag isdisabled, thefront passeng erairbag willnotbe deplo yedin theev ent ofan acci‐
dent andcann otper form itsintended protect ive func tion. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 439

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
A per son inthefront passeng erseat could then, forex am ple, com eint ocon tact with theve hicle's interior ,
especially ifth eper son issitt ing tooclose tothecoc kpit. #
Mak esur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest atus ofthefront passeng erairbag iscor rect. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions. #
Checkth est atus oftheaut omatic front passeng erairbag shutoff(/ page45). #
Ifneces sary,consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
Front Passeng erAirb ag
Enabl edSee Operator 's
Manu al *T
hefront passeng erairbag andthefront passeng erknee airbag areenabled whiletheve hicle isin mo tion inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R evenwh en ach ild, asmall adultoran obje ctwe ighin gless than thesy stem weight thre shold islocat edon the
fr ont passeng ersea t
R evenwh en thefront passeng erseat isno toccupied
The system mayde tect obje ctsorforc es that areaddin gto thewe ight applied totheseat. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj uryif ach ild restra int system isused while thefront passeng erfront
airbag isenabled
If yo usec ureach ild inach ild restra int system onthefront passeng erseat andthefront passeng erairbag is
enabled, thefront passeng erairbag candeplo yin theeve ntofan acci dent.
The child could bestru ck bytheairbag. 44
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Dis play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Ensur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest atus ofthefront passeng erairbag iscor rect.
NEVER useare ar wa rdfacing child restra int onaseat protect edbyan ACTIVE AIRBAGinfront ofit,DE ATHor
SERIOU SINJU RYtotheCH ILD can occur . #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions. #
Checkth est atus oftheaut omatic front passeng erairbag actuation (/page45). #
Ifneces sary,consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
Active BrakeAssi stFunc-
tio ns Curre ntly LimitedSee
Ope rator' sMa nua l *A
ctiv eBr ak eAssi stistemp orarily una vailable oronl ypar tiall yav ailable.
The ambie ntcon dition sar eout side thesy stem limits (/page16 9). #
Drive on.
As soo nas theambient conditions arewit hin thesy stem limits, thesy stem will become available again. #
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear ,st op theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition sand restar t
th eengine.
Act ive Brak eAssist Func-
tion sLimited SeeOpera-
tor' sManual *A
ctiveBr ak eAssi stismalfun ctionin g. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
PRE-SA FEInoperative See
Operator's Manual *
The PRE‑S AFE®
functions aremalfunctioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 44
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Ad
aptiv eHighb eamAssist
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>114
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 115
Ad diti onalvalue rang e
Se tting displa ycont ent ........................ 215
Ad diti ves................................................... 419
Engi neoil............ ................................. 419
Fu el ...................................................... 419
Ad diti ves(engine oil)
see Additiv es
Ad diti ves(fuel)
see Fuel
Ad dres sbo ok
see Contacts
Ad jus tabledam ping.......... ......................179
Ad jus tingthe balanc e/fader
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...337
Ad jus tingthe sound focus
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...337
Ad jus tingtreb le,mid- rang eand bass
se ttings
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...337 Af
ter-sales service center
see ASSYSTPL US
Air bag
Re duced protect ion ...............................4 2
Air inle t
see Air-water duct
Air pressu re
see Tire pressur e
Air vents ................................................... 128
Ad jus ting (front) ............. .....................128
Ad jus ting (rea r) ............. .......................128
Air vents
see Airvents
Ai r-re cir cula tion mode............................ 127
Air -water duct .......................................... 358
Ke eping free ........................................3 58
Airb ag....... ..................................................40
Ac tivati on ........... ...................................34
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er)....4 0
Ins tallation locations ...................... .......4 0
Knee airbag........................................... 40
Ov ervie w ..... ................................... ....... 40
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p.....4 5 Pr
otect ion ..............................................4 1
Sid eairba g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 40
Wi ndo wcur tain airbag ...........................4 0
Alar m
see Panic alar m
Al ar m system
see ATA (anti-thef talar msystem)
All-wheel drive
see 4MA TIC
Alt ernativ ero ut e
see Route
Amb ientlighting
Se tting (mult imediasystem) ................1 17
Andr oidAuto <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 301
Co nnecting amob ile pho ne<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 302
Ending <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 303
Inf ormati on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 302
Ov ervie w <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 301
Sou ndsettings <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 303
Tr ans ferred vehicle data......................3 03
Ani mals
Pe ts intheve hicle ................................. 63 Inde
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Au
tomatic fron tpass engerfr on tair‐
bag shutoff <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 43,45
Fu nctio nof theaut omatic front
passeng erfront airbag shutoff......... ..... 43
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p.....4 5
Au tomatic fron tpass engerfr on tair‐
bag shutoff
see Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off
Au tomatic lateral supp ortadjus tment
Se tting ........... ........... ...................... .......86
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............124
Au tomatic trans mis sion
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve r...... .................. ...143
Dr ive pr ogr am disp lay ............ ..............141
Dr ive pr ogr ams............ ........................ 141
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h..................... 141
Eng aging drive po sitio n............ ........... 145
Eng aging neu tral ............ ...................... 144
Eng aging park position ........................ 145
Eng aging reve rsege ar .........................1 44
Kic kdo wn ............................................. 147
Manual gearshif ting.............................1 45 St
eer ing wheel paddle shifters ............ 145
Tr ans miss ionposit iondispla y........ ...... 143
Tr ans miss ionposit ions........................ 143
Au tomatic trans mis sion (problem)
se eTr ans miss ion(problem )
Axle load
To wing atrailer .............................. ...... 426 B
Ba ghook .................................................. 102
Ball neck
Ins talling .............................................. 209
BA S(Br akeAssis tSy stem) .....................1 66
Batt ery
Cha rging (Remo teOnline) .................... 131
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 66
Batt ery
see Battery(v ehi cle)
Batt ery(v ehi cle) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 376
Char ging........................................ ...... 375
Char ging(R emo teOnline) .................... 131
No tes ................................................... 372 No
tes(s ta rting assis tance and
ch argin g) .............................................. 374
Re placing .............................................3 76
St artin gassis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ......375
Bel t
see Seatbel t
Bli nd Spo tAs sist <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 203
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............204
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 203
Sy stem limit ations ...............................2 03
Blue tooth®
<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 250
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............250
Inf ormatio n....... ................................... 250
Blue tooth®
audio
Ac tivati ng ........... ................................. 327
De-a uthor izing (de-r egiste ring) the
de vice .................................................. 328
Inf ormation .......................................... 325
Ov ervie w .............................................3 26
Sear ching fora trac k ..... ......................328
Sear ching forand author izing the
de vice .................................................. 326
Select ingamedia player..... ................3 27
Swi tching device viaNFC <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 328 Inde
x493

00B3
EngineOilLe velCann otBe
Mea sured <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>....455
00B3 Engine OilLevelLo wStop Vehi‐
cle Turn Engi neOff............ ..................453
00B3 EngineOilPr ess ureSt op
Switc hOf fEngin e................................ 454
00B3 EngineOil Reduce OilLevel........ 454
0075 Front LeftMalfunction Service
Re quired (exa mp le) .............................4 38
00B6 FuelLevelLo w ............................ 452
00B6 GasCap Loose ...........................4 52
0025 Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manu al....... ......................................... 429
00E5 Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manu al....... ......................................... 430
007A Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manu al....... ....... .................................. 431
0053 Inoper ative....... .......................... 442
0049 Intell. Light System Inoperativ e.. 473 Á
KeyNo tDe tected (red displ ay
messa ge).............................................4 62
Á KeyNo tDe tected (whit edis‐
pl ay messa ge).....................................4 62
0075 LeftSide Curtain Airbag Mal‐
fun ction ServiceRe quired (Exam ple) ...4 39
ä Malfunction Drive at Max. 50
mp h..................................................... 444
0049 Malfunction SeeOper ator ’s
Manual .................................................4 72
Á ObtainaNe wKe y.......................4 61
ç Off..............................................4 47
00D9 Off..............................................4 47
0049 Parking Brak eSee Opera tor's
Manua l...... .......................................... 434
0077 PleaseCor rect Tire Pressur e...... 460
0049 Please Release Parking Brak e.... 433
Á Replace KeyBat tery <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 462
003D SeeOperator's Manua l...... .........451 0075
SRSMalfunction Service
Re quired .............................................. 438
003D StartEn gin eSee Operat or's
Man ual.................................................4 51
Ù Steer ing Malfunct ionIncreased
Ph ysical Effort See Operator's Man‐
ua l...... ................................................. 464
Ù Steer ing Malfunct ionStop
Immediat elySee Oper ator's Manual ...464
003D Stop Vehicle LeaveEngi neRun‐
ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011>.....452
003D Stop Vehicle SeeOper ator's
Manual .................................................4 51
ç Suspend ed<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 447
0049 SwitchOf fLig hts <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 473
0049 SwitchOn Hea dlamps ................ 473
0049 Turn On theIgnit iontoRelease
th ePa rking Brak e................................ 432
0072 Vehicle Ready toDrive Swi tch
th eIgnit ionOffBef oreEx iting .............4 63 Inde
x499

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
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