2020 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS Owner's Manual

Ve
hicl eiden tificati onplat e,VIN and engine
number
Ve hicl eiden tificati onplat e Ve
hicle identif ication plate(US Aonl y)
1 Maximum gross vehicle weight
2 Perm issible front axle load
3 Perm issible rear axle load
4 Paint code
5 VIN (vehicle identificat ion numb er) Ve
hicle identif ication plate(Canada only)
1 Maximum gross vehicle weight
2 Perm issible front axle load
3 Perm issible rear axle load
4 Paint code
5 VIN (vehicle identificat ion numb er)
The permissib legross vehicle weight ismade up
of theve hicle weight ,all vehicle occupants, the
fuel andtheload. Themaximum gross axle
we ight rating isthemaximum weight that can be
car ried on one axle (front orrear axle ). Te
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verexc eed theper missible gross vehicle
we ight orthemaximum gross axle weight rating
fo rth efront orrear axle .
VIN onthech assi s 1
Imprint ed VIN (vehi cle identif icati onnumbe r)VIN
atthelo we redg eof the winds hield 1
VIN (veh icleidenti ficati onnumb er)aslabel Ad
diti onalplat es 1
Platewit hinf ormat ionabout emissionstest‐
ing, including confirm atio nof emis sions
guideli nesattheU. S. feder alleve las wellas
fo rCa lifor nia
2 Engine number stam ped intoth ecr ankc ase Oper
ating fluids No
teson oper ating fluids Mer
cedes- AMG vehicl es:besur eto obser ve
th eno tesin theSupplement .Ot her wise, you
ma yfa ilto recogni zedangers. 41
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WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom oper ating
fl uids harmfulto your healt h
Oper atingfluids maybe pois onous and harm‐
ful toyour healt h. #
Obs erve thete xt on theor iginal con‐
ta iner swhen using, stor ing ordisposing
of oper ating fluids. #
Alw aysst or eoper ating fluids seale din
th eir original container s. #
Alw ayske ep childr enaway from oper at‐
ing fluids. +
ENV
IRON MEN TALNO TEEnvironme ntal
po lluti on cau sed byenvironmen tally irre ‐
sponsible disposal #
Dispose ofoper ating fluids inan envi‐
ro nment ally responsible manner. Oper
ating fluids include thefo llo wing:
R Fuels
R Lubricant s
R Coolant R
Brak efluid
R Windsh ield wa sher fluid
R Climat eco ntro lsy stem refrig er ant
Only useprodu ctsapp rove dby Mer cedes-Ben z.
Damag ecaused bytheuse ofproducts that have
no tbe en approve dis no tco veredby the
Mer cedes-Ben zwa rrant yor good willgestur es.
Yo ucan iden tifyoper atingfluids approvedby
Mer cedes-Ben zby thefo llo wing inscript ions on
th econ tainer :
R MB- Freig abe (e.g. MB-Freig abe 229. 51)
R MB- Appr oval (e. g.MB- Approva l229 .51)
Fu rther information onappr ovedoper ating fluids
is available atthefo llo wing locations:
R IntheMer cedes- BenzSpecif ication sfo r
Oper ating Fluids byent ering thedesignation
- Athttp: //be vo.mercedes-b enz.com
- IntheMer cedes- BenzBeVoapp
R Ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop &
WARNIN GRisk offire or explosion from
fuel
Fu els arehighly flammab le. #
Fire,open flames ,smo kingand creat ion
of spar ksmus tbe avo ided. #
Swit choffth eignition and,ifav ailable,
th est atio naryheat er,bef oreand while
re fuel ingtheve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom fuels
Fu els arepoisonous andhazar dous toyour
healt h. #
Donotsw allo wfuel orletit co me into
co ntact withsk in, eyes orclo thing. #
Donotinhale fuelvapor . #
Keep childr enaway from fuel. #
Keep door sand windo wsclos edduring
th ere fuel ingprocess.
If yo uor other people comeintocont actwith
fuel, obser vethefo llo wing: Te
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#
Immedia tely rinse fuelof fyo ur skin wit h
soap andwater. #
Iffuel comes intocont actwithyo ur
ey es, immediat elyrinse them thor‐
oughl ywit hclean water.Seek medical
att entio nimm ediately . #
Ifyo usw allo wfuel, seek medicalatten‐
tio nimm ediat ely. Do notind uce vomit‐
ing. #
Cha ngeimmedi ately out ofclo thing that
has com eint ocon tact with fuel . Fu
el No
teson fuel grades forve hicl eswith aga s‐
oline engine
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page41 6).
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bythewr ong fuel Ev
en small amounts ofthewr ong fuelcould
re sult indamag eto thefuel system, the
engine andtheemission control system. #
Onlyre fuel withlow- sulfur unleade d
fuel.
This fuelmaycont ainupto10%ethanol by
vo lume. Your vehicle issuit able foruse with
E1 0fuel .
Ne verre fuel withone ofthefo llo wing fuels:
R Dies el
R Gasoline withmor eth an 10%ethanol by
vo lume, e.g.E15, E8 5,E100
R Gasoline withmor eth an 3% methano lby
vo lume, e.g.M15,M30 ,M85 ,M1 00
R Gasoline withadditiv escon tainin gme tal
If yo uha ve acc iden tally re fuel edwithth e
wr ong fuel: #
Donotswit chon theignition . #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. If
th eav ailable fuelisno tsuf ficie ntly low in sul‐
fur ,th is can produce unpleasant odors. Onl
yre fuel withfuel that has atleas tth eoct ane
number specifiedintheins truction labelinthe
fuel filler flap (/ page15 2).
If yo uwa ntmaxim umengine output:onl y
re fuel withunle adedpr emiu mgrade gasoline
wit han oct ane number ofat leas t91 AKI/
95 RON.
As ate mp orarymeasur e,ifth ere comme nded
fue lis no tav ailable, youma yalso refuel with
unle adedre gular gasoline withat leas t87 AKI/
91 RON.Thisma yre duce engineoutput and
incr ease fuelconsum ption.
Ne verre fuel using gasoline withalowe rRO N.
* NO
TEPrema turewe arthro ugh unleaded
re gular gasoline Un
leade dre gular gasoline cancause the
engine towe armor equ ickl yand impair lon‐
ge vity and perform anc e.
If unle aded premium grade gasoline is
una vailable andyouha ve torefuel using
unle adedre gular gasoline: 41
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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
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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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R
ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop Cool
ant No
teson coolant
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page41 6). &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
ant ifreez e
If ant ifreez ecom esintocon tact with hot
com ponent partsintheengine compart‐
ment ,it ma yignit e. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down before
ad ding anti freeze . #
Makesur eth at no ant ifreez espills out
ne xt to thefiller open ing. #
Thor oughl yclean offan yant ifreeze
fr om com pone ntpar tsbef orest ar tin g
th eve hicle. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed byinc orrect cool ‐
ant #
Onlyad dcool antthat has been pre‐
mix edwithth ere qu ired ant ifreeze pro‐
te ction.
Inf ormati ononcool antisavailable atthefo l‐
lo wing locations:
R IntheMer cedes- BenzSpecif ication for
Oper ating Fluids 310.1
- Athttp: //be vo.mer cedes-b enz.com
- IntheMer cedes- BenzBeVoapp
R Ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop *
NO
TEOverhea ting athigh outsid ete m‐
per atur es If
an inapp ropr iat ecoolant isused, the
engine cooling system isno tsuf ficie ntlypr o‐
te cted agains tov erheating andcorrosion at
high outside temp eratur es. #
Alw aysuse coolant approvedby
Mer cedes-Ben z. #
Obser vetheins truction sin the
Mer cedes-Ben zSpecif ications forOper‐
ating Fluids310.1. Ha
ve thecoolant regular lyreplaced ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop.
The propor tionofcor rosion inhibit or/antifr eeze
concen trat ein theengine cooling system should
be:
R aminimum of50% (antifr eezeprotect ion
do wn toappr oximat ely-3 5°F (-37°C))
R amaxim umof55% (antifreeze protect ion
do wn to-49 °F(-45 °C))
Co olant capacity
Capa city Mode
lC apacity
G 550 14.9 US qt(14.1 l) No
teson windshield washer fluid Obser
vetheno teson oper ating fluids
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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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