2020 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS check oil

Pr
oblems withthetransm ission Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
The transmission hasafa ulty gearshif t. The
transm issionis losin goil. #
Have thetra nsmiss ioncheckedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
The acceler ationcharact eristic sar e
de terior ating.
The transmission nolong ershif tsgear. The
transm issionis in emer gency operati on mod e.
It is only possi ble to shif tto one gear and reve rsege ar. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions. #
Swi tchth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005D. #
Switc hof fth eengine. #
Waitat leas tte nseco ndsbefore restar tin gth eengine. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005Bor005E.
If 005B isselect ed,thetransmission onlyshif tsto one gear;if 005E isselec ted, thetransmission shiftsto
re ve rsege ar. #
Have thetra nsmiss ioncheckedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. 14
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Driving and parking

R
freq uent operation inmount ainouste rrain or
on poor road sur faces
R whe nth eengine isoftenleft idling forlong
per iods
R oper ation inpar ticula rly dus tycond ition s
and /orif air -rec ircula tion mod eis freq uen tly
used
In these orsimilar operating conditions ,ha ve the
int erior airfilt er ,engin eair clean er,engin eoil
and oilfilt er etc. chang edmor efreq uent ly.The
tir es mus tbe checkedmor efreq uentl yif th e
ve hicle isoper ated under increased loads. Fur‐
th er information canbeobt ained ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. Batt
erydisconne ctionperiods The
ASSYSTPL US service interva ldisp lay
can onlycalculat eth eser vice dueda te when
th ebat tery isconnect ed. #
Notedown theser vice duedatedispla yedon
th eins trument displaybef orediscon necting
th ebatt ery(/ page35 1). Engine
compartment Opening/closing
thehood &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifth eengine
hood isunlatc hedwhile driving
An unloc kedengin ehood mayopen upwhen
th eve hicle isin mo tion andblockyo ur vie w. #
Neverunla tchth eengine hoodwhile
dr iving. #
Beforeev erytrip, ensur eth at the
engine hoodislatc hed. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
when openingand closingtheengine
hood
When opening orclosing theengine hood,it
ma ysuddenl ydr op intoth eend position .
Ther eis arisk ofinjur yfo ran yone inthe
engine hood's rang eof mo vement. #
Onlyopen orclose theengine hood
when ther ear eno per sons inthe
engine hood's rang eof mo vement. &
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen open‐
ing thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine has
ove rheat edordur ing afire intheengine
com partmen t,yo uco uld come intoco ntact
wit hho tga ses orother escaping operating
fl uids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowthe
engine tocool down. #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine com‐
par tmen t,ke ep thehood closed and
call thefire ser vice. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomo ving
par ts
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment maycon tinue tomo veorsuddenly
mo veagain evenaf te rth eignition hasbeen
switc hedoff,e.g. thecooler fan.
Ma kesur eof thefo llo wing beforeper form ing
ta sk sin theengine compartmen t: #
Swi tchth eignition off. 352
Maintenanc eand care

#
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

#
Turn cap 1cou nter-cloc kwiseand remo ve
it. #
Addengin eoil. #
Replace cap1and turnit cloc kwise asfar
as itwill go. #
Chec kth eoil leve lag ain (/ page35 4). Chec
kingcoolant leve l &
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 ofscal ding from hot
cool ant
The enginecool ingsystem ispressur ized,
par ticular lywhen theengine iswa rm.If yo u
open thecap, youco uld bescalded byhot
coolant spraying out. #
Letth eengine cooldown beforeopen‐
ing thecap. #
When opening thecap, wearprotect ive
gl ove sand safetygl asses . #
Open thecap slowlyto release pres‐
sur e. #
Park theve hicle onaleve lsur face. #
Checkth ecoolant temp eratur edispla yin the
ins trumen tclus ter.
The coolant temp eratur emus tbe inthebo t‐
to m quarterof thete mp eratur edispla y. #
Slowly turncap 1cou nter-clo ckwise to
re lie ve ove rpressur e. 356
Maintenance andcare

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

Sel
ecting from themap ....................... 269
Select ingprev ious destination s...........2 65
De tectin ginat tentiv eness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnos ticsconnec tion............................2 6
Dif fere ntial locks <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 150
Eng aging /di sen gaging .........................1 51
Dif fere ntial locks
see Differe ntia llo ck s
Digita lOp erator' sMa nua l........................ 20
Digita lsp eed ome ter ............ ....................218
Dingh yto wing
see Tow- bar system
DIRECT SELECT leve r............ ...................143
Eng aging drive po sitio n............ ........... 145
Eng aging neu tral ............ ...................... 144
Eng aging park position ........................ 145
Eng aging park position automatic ally .. 145
Eng aging reve rsege ar .........................1 44
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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00110011001100110011>143
Disp lay
Car e.................................................... 365 Disp
lay(m ult imedi asy stem)
Se ttings .......................................... .....2 48
Di spla y(on -boar dco mp uter)
Displ ayson themultifunc tiondispla y... 216
Disp laycont ent
Se tting theadditional value rang e ........ 215
Disp laymes sage.....................................4 27
Callin gup (on -boardco mp uter) ...........4 27
No tes ................................................... 427
Displa ymessag es
00B2 ---mp h.....................................4 48
ç ---mp h...................................... 447
003D 12VBatt erySee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 450
0049 ActiveHea dlamps Inoperati ve .... 473
é ATTENTION ASSISTInoper ative
... ... .......................................................4 43
é ATTENTION ASSIST: Take a
Br ea k! <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>.........443
0049 Automatic HeadlampMode
Inoper ative..... ..................................... 472 0027
CheckBr ak eFluid Level.............4 37
00BD CheckCoolan tLe velSee Oper‐
at or's Manual ...................................... 449
00B3 CheckEn gin eOil Level(A dd 1
qu art) .................................................. 453
0049 CheckLef tLo wBeam (Exam‐
ple) ...................................................... 472
0077 CheckTire s ................................ 459
00B2 CheckWa sher Fluid .................... 471
00AC Coolan tTo oHo tSt op Vehicle
Tu rn Engi neOff............ ....................... 449
0025 Currentl yUna vailable See
Opera tor's Manua l..... ..........................4 28
00E5 Current lyUn available See
Operat or'sMan ual...............................4 29
00F8 Differe nt. Loc kSy s.Ma lfunc‐
tio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011>......470
00F8 Differe nt. Loc king Sys.Co oling
Do wn Plea se Wa it................................ 470
Á Don't Forget Your Key................ 463 498
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