2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV engine

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TEPossible engine damage if you continue driving #
Do not continue driving under any circumstances. #
Consult a quali/ed speciali stwo rkshop. #
Stop immediately in accordance with the tra1c conditions and switch o. theve hicle. #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop.
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Stop vehicle See Owner's
Manual *T
he 12 V battery is no lon ger being charge d and the state of charge istoo lo w.
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TE Possible engine damage if you continue driving #
Do not continue driving under any circumstances. #
Consult a quali/ed speciali stwo rkshop. #
Stop theve hicle immediately in accordance with the tra1c conditions. Do not continue driving. #
Switch o. theve hicle. #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop. Displ
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Stop vehicle Leave engine
running *T
he 12 V battery charge leve l is too lo w. #
Stop theve hicle immediately in accordance with the tra1c conditions. Do not continue driving. #
Leavetheve hicle running #
Ifth e display message disappears: drive on. #
Ifth e display message does not disappear: consult a quali/ed specialist workshop.
Û 48 V battery See Owner's
Manual *T
he 48 V on-board elect rical system has function restrictions.
Comfort functions ma y berestric ted. #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop immediatel y.
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Please wait 48 V battery
charging *T
he 48 V battery is dischar ged. You ha veswitched on theve hicle while the 12 V battery was being charge d with a
suitable charge r or while ano ther vehicle was pr oviding starting assistance.
The dischar ged 48 V battery is charge d automatically via thevo ltage con verter. ATer a fewminutes, theMotor can be
started again display message will be shown on the inst rument displa y. #
Start theve hicle. #
Drive theve hicle for a while tocharge the 12 V battery and the 48 V battery aTer disconnecting thech arge r from
th eve hicle.
If th eMotor can be started again display message does not appear aTer a fewminutes: 494 494
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Tryto start theve hicle. #
Ifth eve hicle does not start, consult a quali/ed specialist workshop.
Cannot start engine See
Owner's Manual *T
he state of charge ofthe 48 V battery is too lo w.You can no longer start theve hicle. #
Switch o. elect rical consume rsthat are not requ ired. #
Connect a suitable charge r appr ovedfo r Mercedes-Benz with su1cient charge output tothe jump-start connection
point of the 12 V battery (/ page 391).
The 48 V battery is charge d via thevo ltage con verter in theve hicle.
Motor can be started again *The 48 V battery has been charge d automatically via thevo ltage con verter. #
Start theve hicle and drive for a while tocharge the 12 V battery and the 48 V batter y. T T
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Tyre press. monitor cur-
rently unavailable *T
here is inter fere nce from a po werful radio signal source. As a result, no signals from the tyre pressure sensors are
being received. The tyre pressure monitoring system is temp orarily una vailable.
The tyre pressure monitoring system will restart au tomatically as soon as the cause has been recti/ed. #
Drive on.
Tyre press. monitor inoper-
ative *T
he tyre pressure moni toring system is malfunctioning. Display messa
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AdBlue system fault Emer.
op.: max. XXX km/h Start
not poss. in XXX km *
Po we rre striction due totheAd Blue ®
system fault. ATer the distance displa yed has been co vered, it will no longer be
possible tostart theve hicle. #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop immediatel y.
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AdBlue system fault Engine
start not possible *
The AdBlue ®
system is malfunctioning. You can no longer start theve hicle. #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop immediatel y. Display messages and
warning/indicator lamps
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Engine oil
Engine oil
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Add 1 litre engine oil when
next refuelling *T
he engine oil le vel has dropped tothe minimum le vel.
* N NOOTE
TE Engine damage caused bydriving with insu1cient engine oil #
Avoid long journe yswith insu1cient engine oil. #
When next refuelling, add 1 lit reof engine oil (/ page 368).
No tes on engine oil (/ page 430).
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Engine oil level Reduce oil
level *T
he engine oil le vel is too high.
* N NOOTE
TE Engine damage caused bydriving with excess engine oil #
Avoid long journe yswith excess engine oil. #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop immediately and ha vethe engine oil le velre duced.
5 Engine oil level Stop vehi-
cle Switch engine off *T
he engine oil le vel is too lo w.
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TE Engine damage caused bydriving with insu1cient engine oil #
Avoid long journe yswith insu1cient engine oil. #
Stop theve hicle immediately in accordance with the tra1c conditions. Do not continue driving. 502
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Switch o. theve hicle. #
Add 1 l of engine oil (/ page 368). #
Check the engine oil le vel.
No tes on engine oil (/ page 430).
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Engine oil pressure Stop
Switch off engine *T
he oil pressure is too lo w.
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TE Engine damage caused bydriving with insu1cient oil pressure #
Avoid driving with insu1cient oil pressure. #
Stop theve hicle immediately in accordance with the tra1c conditions. Do not continue driving. #
Switch o. theve hicle. #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop.
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Engine oil level cannot be
measured *T
he elect rical connection tothe oil le vel sensor has been inter rupted or the oil le vel sensor is faulty. #
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form a self-test when the
ve hicle is switched on. Some indicator and warn-
ing lamps may brie0y light up or 0ash. This beha v-
iour is non-critical. These indicator and warning
lamps indicate a malfunction only if they light up
or 0as haTer theve hicle has been star ted or dur-
ing a journe y.
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6 Restraint system (/ page 505)
ü Seat belt (/ page 505)
ï Trailer hitch (/ page 506)
Ù Powe r steering (/ page 506)
ÿ Coolanttemp erature (/ page 508)
; Engine diagnostics (/ page 508)
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V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h a pe
h a petr
trol engine:
ol engine: engine
operating temp erature (/ page 508)
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Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h a diesel engine:
h a diesel engine: preglow
# Electricalfault (/ page 508)
8 Reser vefuel wi thfuel /ller 0ap loca-
tion indicator (/ page 508)
! Electric parking brake (red)
(/page 511)
! Electric parking brake (yellow)
(/page 511)
J Brakes (yellow) (/ page 511)
J Brakes (red) (/ page 511)
L Distancewarning (/ page 513) Ó
Active Brake Assist (/ page 513)
ê Active Brake Assist (/ page 513)
ä AIRMATIC / E- ACTIVE BODY CON-
TROL (/ page 513)
! ABS (/page 515)
÷ ESP®
(/ page 515)
å ESP®
OFF (/ page 515)
h Tyre pressure monitoring system
(/ page 517)
T Standing lights (/ page 160)
L Low beam (/ page 160)
K High beam (/ page 162)
#! Turn signal lights (/ page 162)
R Rear fog light (/ page 160) 504 504
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Engine
Engine
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Coolant warning lamp (red) *T
he red coolant warning lamp is lit while the engine is running.
Po ssible causes:
R The temp erature sensor is malfunctioning
R The coolant le vel is too low
R The air supply tothera diator is obstructed
R The radiator fan is faulty
R The engine coolant pump is faulty
If th ere is an additional warning tone, the coolant temp erature has exceeded 120°C. &
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ARNING Risk of burns when opening the bonnet
If yo u open the bonnet in theev ent of an overheated engine or /re in the engine compartment, thefo llowing situa-
tions may occur:
R You may come into contact with hot gases.
R You may come into contact with other escaping hot operating 0uids. #
Before opening the bonnet, allow the engine tocool down. #
Intheev ent of a /re in the engine compartment, keep the bonnet closed and call the /re service. #
Stop immediately in accordance with the tra1c conditions and switch o. theve hicle. Do not continue driving. 508
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