2020 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS Owner's Manual

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Place theKey inthe
Marked SpaceSeeOpera-
tor's Manual *S
mar tKey detection ismal functi oning. #
Chang eth elocation oftheSmar tKey intheve hicle. #
Place theSmar tKey intheslo tfo rst ar tin gth eengine withth eSmar tKey (/ pag e13 0).
Á Don't ForgetYour Key *A
warning tone willal so sou nd. Thismes sage reminds youto take your Sm artK ey wit hyo uwhen youlea vethe
ve hicle. Ve
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playmessag es
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0072 Vehicle ReadytoDrive
Switc hthe Ignit ionOff
Before Exiting *Y
ouarelea ving theve hicle when itis in are ady -to- dr ive st at e. #
When youlea vetheve hicle, switchof fth eignition ,secur eth eve hicle agains tro lling away and taketh eSmar t‐
Ke ywit hyo u. #
Ifyo udo notlea vetheve hicle, switchof fth eelectr icalconsumer s,e.g. theseat heating. Other wise, the12 V
batt eryma ydisc hargeand itwill then be possible tostar tth eve hicle onlywit hth eaid ofasecon dbatt ery
(s ta rting assis tance) . Disp
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Ù St eering Malfunct ion
Inc reased Physical Effort
See Operator' sManual *T
hepowe rassi stanc efo rth esteer ing ismalfunct ioning. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto altered steer ing charact eristic s
If th epo we rassi stanc eof thesteer ing fails par tiall yor com pletely,yo uwill need touse morefo rc eto steer . #
Ifsaf esteer ing ispossible, drive on car efully . #
Visit orconsult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. #
Ifsaf esteer ing ispossible, drive on car efully . #
Visit orconsult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
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Steer ingMalfunction Stop
Imme diate lySee Opera-
tor's Manua l *T
hesteer ing ismalfunct ioning.Steer ing capability iscon sider ablyim pair ed. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifsteer ing capability isim pair ed
If th esteer ing does notfunc tion asintended, theve hicle's operating safetyis jeopar dized. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.
Do notcontinu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition s.Do notcon ‐
tin ue drivin gunder anycir cums tances. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 46
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0051 *A
tle as tone door isop en. #
Close alldo ors.
0066 *T
hehood isopen. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifth eengine hoodisunlatc hedwhile driving
An unloc kedengin ehood mayopen upwhen theve hicle isin mo tion andblockyo ur vie w. #
Neverunla tchth eengine hoodwhile driving. #
Beforeev erytrip, ensur eth at theengine hoodislatc hed. #
Stop theve hicle immediat ely,pa ying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions. #
Close thehood.
LOW RANGE Malfunct ion *T
hereis atransf ercase malfunction. #
Donotshif tth etra nsf ercase. #
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth eve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
LOW RANGE Malfunction
To Park, Apply Brake *T
hetransf ercase ismalfunctionin g. #
Donotshif tth etra nsf ercase. Displa
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Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth eve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
LOW RANGE StopApply
Parking Brake *T
hetransf ercase ismalfunctionin g. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions. #
Apply theelectr icpar king brak e. #
Wher eneces sary,also secureth eve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Eng ageth epar kposition 005D.
LOW RANGE Max.Speed 6
mph *T
hemaximum speedforch ang inggear of6mp h(1 0 km/h) hasbeen exceeded. #
Drive mor eslo wly. #
Repeat thege ar chang e.
LOW RANGEMax .Spe ed
12 mph *T
hemaximum speedforch ang inggear of12 mp h(20 km/h) hasbeen exceeded. #
Drive mor eslo wly. #
Repeat thege ar chang e.
LOW RANGEMax .Spe ed
25 mph *T
hemaximum speedforch ang inggear of25 mph(40 km/h) hasbeen exceeded. #
Drive mor eslo wly. #
Repeat thege ar chang e. 466
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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
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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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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
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Drive on car efull y. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. #
Drive on car efu lly. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
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Diff erent. Lock Sys.Ma l-
fu nctio n *T
hereis atransf ercase malfunction. #
Donotshif tth etra nsf ercase. #
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth eve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
00F8 Different .Locking Sys.
Cooli ngDown Please Wait *T
hediffere ntia llo ck sar eove rheat ed. #
Waitbr ief ly.
Air Intake Malfun ction See
Operat or'sManual *T
heair flap oftheair intakeis dir tyor iced up.
Fo rding isno tpossible . #
Atoutside temp eratur esabo ve39 °F(4°C), re-sta rt theengine. 47
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