2020 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS hood open

1
Steer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles →
145
2 Comb inationswit ch →
113
3 Instrument Display →
212
4 DIRECT SELEC Tleve r →
143
5 Media display →
239
6 Start/ stop butt on →
130
7 PASSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam ps →
45
8 Activates /de activatesth edif fere ntia llo ck s →
150
9 Touc hpad →
240
A Climat eco ntro lsy stems →
126
B Glovebox →
94
C Haza rdwa rning lam ps →
114
D Stow agecom partment →
93
E Control kn ob forvo lume andswitc hingsound
on/ off →
239
F Swit ches themultimedia system on/ off →
239
G ActivePa rking Assist →
195 H
LOWRANGE off-r oad gear →
149
I Activates /de activatesESP ®
→
166
J Manual gearshif ting →
145
K DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h →
141
L Control pan elforth emultimedia system →
243
M Control pan elforth emultimedia system
(s te er ing wheel) →
213
N Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel →
88
Switc hesthesteer ing wheel heateron/ off →
89
O Contr olpanel for:
On-boar dcom puter →
213
Cr uise contro l →
173
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C →
175
P Diagno stics con nection →
26
Q Open sth ehood →
352
R Elect ric pa rking brak e →
161
S Light switch →
112 At
aglanc e– Coc kpit 7

Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Ve hicl eswithout apanor amicslid‐
ing sunr oof:The sliding sunroofdoes
no toper atesmoo thly. #
Pres sth e0057 buttonforano ther secon d. #
Close thesliding sunroof. Anti-t
heftpr otection Fu
nction oftheimm obiliz er The
immo bilizerpreve nts your vehicle from being
st ar tedwit hout thecor rect Smar tKey .
The immobilizer isaut omaticall yactiv ated when
th eignition isswitc hedoffand deactiv ated when
th eignition isswitc hedon.
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke theSmar t‐
Ke ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. Anyone can
st ar tth eengine ifava lid Smar tKey has been left
inside theve hicle.
% Intheeve nttheengine cannotbe star ted
(y et theve hicle ’sbatt eryis ch arge d), the
sy stem isno toper ational. Contactan
aut hor ized Mercedes- BenzCenteror call
1-8 00-FOR-MER Cedes (intheUS A)or
1-8 00-387-0 100(in Canada). ATA
(anti-thef tala rm system) Fu
nction oftheATA system
If th eATA system isarmed, avisual andaudible
alar mistrigg ered inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R When adoor isopen ed
R When there ar-en ddoor isopen ed
R When thehood isopened
R When theint erior motion sensor istrigg ered
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R When theto w- aw ay alar mistrigg ered
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The ATAsy stem isarmed automaticall yaf te r
appr oximat elyte nseco ndsinthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R Afterloc king theve hicle withth eSmar tKey Indicat
orlam p1 flashes whentheAT Asy stem
is armed. 78
Opening andclosing

St
arting theve hicl e(R emo teOnline) &
WARNIN GRisk ofcrus hing orentr ap‐
ment dueto unin tentio nalstar tin gof the
engine
Limbs couldbecrushed ortra pped ifth e
engine isstar tedunint entionall ydur ing
ser vice ormaint enanc ewo rk. #
Alw ayssecur eth eengine agains tunin‐
te ntio nalstar tin gbef orecar rying out
maint enanceorrepair work. Re
quirement s:
R Park position 005Disselect ed.
R The anti- theftalar msystem isno tactiv ated.
R The panic alarmisno tactiv ated.
R The hazar dwa rning light sar eswitc hedoff.
R The hood isclos ed.
R The door sar eclos edand locked.
R The windo wsand slidin gsun roof areclosed. #
Startth eve hicle using thesmar tphon e.
Af tereve ryvehicle star t,th eengine runs for
te nminu tes.
Yo ucan carryout amaximum oftwoconsec u‐
tiv est ar tin gatt em pts. The vehicle mustbe star‐
te donc ewit hth eSmar tKey bef oretrying to
st ar tth eve hicle again withth esmar tphon e.you
can stop theve hicle again atanytime.
% Further information canbefound inthe
smar tphone app.
Secur ingtheengine agains tst ar ting before
car rying out maintenance orrepair work: #
Swi tchon thehazar dwa rning light s.
or #
Unloc kth edoor s.
or #
Open aside windo wor thesliding sunroof. Br
eaking-in notes Mer
cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers. To
preser vetheengine during thefirs t
1, 000 miles(1 ,500 km):
R Drive at varying road spee dsand engine
spee ds.
R Drive th eve hicle indrive pr ogr am A
or ;.
R Chang ege ar bef oreth eta ch ome terneedl eis
00C3 ofthewa yto there dar ea oftheta ch ome‐
te r.
R Donotshi ftdo wn age ar man uallyin order to
br ak e.
R Avoid overstrai ning theve hicle, e.g.driving at
full thro ttle .
R Donotde pres sth eaccelera torpeda lpas t
th epr essur epoint (kickdo wn).
R Onlyincr ease theengine speedgradually and
acceler ateth eve hicle tofull spee daf te r
1, 000 miles(1 ,500 km).
This also app lieswhe nth eengine orpar tsof the
dr ivet ra in have been replaced. 13
2
Driving and parking

R
ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 174)
* NO
TEEngi nedama gedue toexc essiv ely
high engine speeds The
engine willbedamag edifyo udr ive wit h
th eengine intheov errevving rang e. #
Donotdr ive wi th theengine intheove r‐
re vving rang e. The
fuelsu pp lywillbe interru pted toprotect the
engine whenthere dmar kon theta ch ome ter
(o ve rrev ving rang e) isreac hed.
Dur ing norm aloper atingcon dition s,coo lant
te mp eratur edispla y4 mayrise tothere d
mar k. &
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. Ov
ervie wof thebut tons on thest eer ing
wheel 1
¤ Back/Hom ebutt on(press and hold),
on- boar dcom puter
2 Touc hCon trol, on-bo ardco mp uter 3
Con trol pan elforcr uis econtr olor Active
Dis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
4 Contr olpa nel formulti mediasy stem:
£ Voice Cont rolSy stem
ß Displa ysfavo rite s
VO L:contr olknob, adjuststhevo lume or
switc hesthesound off0063 (press)
0061 Makes/acc epts acall
0076 Rejects /end sa cal l
5 00E2 Calls up thehome screen
6 Touc hCon trol mult imed iasystem
7 0038 Backbutt on Oper
ating theon-boa rdcom puter &
WARNIN GRisk ofdist ra ction from infor‐
mati onsystems andcomm unication s
eq uipment
If yo uoper ateinf ormat ionand comm unic a‐
tio neq uipme ntintegratedin theve hicle
when driving, youwill bedistract ed from the
tr af fic situ ation. Thiscou ldalso cau seyouto
lose control of theve hicle. Ins
trument Displayand on-boar dcom puter 21
3

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

#
Neverto uc hth edang erzon esur round ‐
ing movingco mp onent parts,e.g. the
ro tatio nar ea ofthefa n. #
Remo vejewe lry and watche s. #
Keep items ofclo thing and hair away
fr om moving parts. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom touc hin g
co mp onent partsunder voltag e
The ignit ionsystem and thefuel injec tion
sy stem workund erhigh voltag e. Ifyo uto uc h
co mp onent partswhic har eunder voltag e,
yo uco uld recei vean elec tric shoc k. #
Neverto uc hco mp onent partsof the
ignit ionsystem orthefuel injec tionsys‐
te m when theignition isswitc hedon. &
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 ofinju ryfrom using the
winds hieldwiper swhile theengine hood
is open
When theengine hoodisopen andthewind‐
shield wipersar ese tin mo tion ,yo ucan be
tr apped bythewiper linkage. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and ignition beforeopening theengine
hood. #
Toopen: pullleve r1 torelease thehood. Maint
enanc eand care353

#
Push handle 1ofthehood catchupw ards
and liftth ehood byappr oximat ely15 in
(40 cm).
The hood willbeopen edand held open auto‐
matic allyby thepneumatic spring. #
Toclose: lowe rth ehood untilthehood
catc heng ages. #
Then, press thehood firm lyinto theloc kwit h
bo th hands untilitis com pletely clos ed. #
Ifth ehood canstill be lifte dslightl y,open
th ehood again and repeat thepr ev ious step
until iteng ages cor rectly . En
gine oil Che
cking theengine oilleve lusing theon-
boar dcom puter
Re quirement s
The engin eoil leve lis de term ined during drivin g.
De term inin gth eengine oilleve lcan take up to
30 minut eswit hanor mal driving style and even
long erwit han act ive dr ivin gst yle.
In order torecei veare sult asquickl yas possi‐
ble:
R warm uptheengine
R parkth eve hicle onaleve lsur face
R leave theengine running atidle spe ed On-bo
ardcom puter:
4 Service5
Engine OilLeve l
Yo uwill see oneof thefo llo wing mess ages on
th emultifunc tiondispla y:
R Measuring Engine OilLevel.. .:measur ement
of theoil leve lis no tye tpo ssi ble. #
Repeat there qu estaf te ra maximu mof
30 minut esdriving.
R Engine OilLevel OKand thebar displa yfo r
indic atingth eoil leve lon themultifunc tion
displa yis green and isbe tween "min" and
"max": theoil leve lis cor rect.
It is neces saryto fill th eengine oilto"max "
bef oreof f-ro ad drivin g. #
Ifth ebar isat "min": addappr oximat ely
1. 1 US qt(1l)of engine oil. #
Ifth ebar isin themiddle: addappr oximat ely
0. 5US qt(0.5l)of engin eoil.
R Engine OilLeve lAdd 1.0land thebar displa y
fo rindica tingtheoil leve lon themultifunc ‐
tion displa yis orang eand isbelo w"min": 35
4
Maint enanc 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