Category: Mercedes G-Class Forum

  • Lock the axles?

    I have recently had a G 270 Bj 2002 with a safe mileage of only 70000 km Since I have little to no experience with off-road vehicles so far and am absolutely beginner with regard to Mercedes G I hope to get some helpful tips here. 1. The center and axle locks switch only very reluctantly. The light up of the red confirmation takes different lengths. The middle sometimes goes immediately, shortly afterwards, next attempt, it takes very long or several attempts are necessary Ig. rear axle as well. Front axle always lasts very long, several hundred meters driving distance, sometimes nothing happens at all, there is no feedback. 2. The doors, especially the rear door, are difficult. Out of hinges rust exits. Can one the fat or which possibility of remedy are known. Torsten Block

  • Hope: Multimedia totally for the G-Class, ex works and ex post!

    Comand Online. This is the name of the multimedia hub of the current G-Class. In the first year of delivery, the system could not use smartphones from Apple and no smartphones with the Android operating system for the data connection. The result was “Comand Offline”. Any protest at MB had done nothing. Only in 2014 Mercedes started to deliver a Navi in all model series, which supports correspondingly contemporary Bluetooth protocols. The result was right here too. lean: A very slow data connection, impossible web browsing and an absolutely ridiculous Mercedes-Benz Appstore. The following applies practically to all MB vehicles: Then Apple took care of the matter and developed a system for all manufacturers with “CarPlay” which brings iOS to the Navi screen completely. Mercedes was one of the first manufacturers to offer the system. The start is the C-Class. However, and this is new, Mercedes wants a retrofitting option for older vehicles and promises this by the end of 2014! Probably all “Comand Online” systems will be affected, the retrofit will probably be a small black box, which is switched into the bus system of the Navi. Here my source:http://www.macrumors.com/…/ P.S.: Mercedes wants to bring CarPlay to the market as a universal system, which not only supports iOS but also Android.

  • Chiptuning?

    Hello, what do you think of Chiptuning for the G500 I am travelling a lot of long distances, highways and highways – and there the data of Racechip.de sound quite good. However, there is no part report for the G500, therefore a single acceptance would be due. But that would be possible with us, because in my vicinity there is a quite pragmatic TÜV… BGT

  • G Meeting at the REWE car park in the flat Bremen 🙂

    You want to get out a pizza and a six-pack and meet people with a liking. An hour and two beers later the next one is already planned 🙂 Have you already had such experiences?

  • Repair costs

    Hello together I’m just hanging on to the purchase of a G. Now that the garage fits and the rust theme seems manageable, the ongoing maintenance costs are driving me around. Mercedes offers warranty extensions for 1,000 Euro pa. If one then subordinates “normal” inspection costs of 1,500 Euro then “unplanned” costs of at least 1,500 Euro will be added (otherwise the extension of 1,000 would not be worthwhile for Mercedes). Is this possible? How are your experiences? (will a G500, new, then flooded with Mike Sander)

  • Short or long-term

    Hello dear G-meinde, I’m about to get a G. Actually it should be a gasoline tank before the MOPF 2001. But now I have noticed (and mainly the best wife of all) that the short viiieel is more beautiful than the long one. Space is enough for me with both, except that I can not accommodate the gas tank with the short without having much more space afterwards than in my oldie convertible. So if the short, then a later diesel. But now you read from and to different opinions on driving on the road (I assume that I have 95% road operation and 5% dirt roads, not really heavy terrain). One says that you can forget the short one on the road, which hoops like a rabbit. The other says, sure, quite as quiet as the long it does not run, for that it is more maneuverable and in the city also half way to use. And on good roads the comfort is always sufficient, despite short wheelstan ds. What do the experts say here: Hoppelhase or Pisten Raider?

  • a G 500 should it be… MOTOR VEHICLE CONSUMPTION ??? Realistic values ?????

    Hello, After a long time and outlier of two other vehicles should now become after my G300 a G500 … I got enchanted yesterday during a test drive … a 2000 he, so the old cockpit, which is personally very pleasant to me … which still keeps me a little from being the unknown … MOTOR VEHICLES CONSUMPTION …. since unfortunately this belongs with … my 300 GE always needed something around 20L gas …. more 22L gasoline 2L less a known Had a 320 GE … the la g always at 24L… GAS Gasoline 2L less I am from the Sauerland so the little one has something to do with mountains…. well… if I would have to go further up a 8 changer with approx.28 L lying … ????? I think I will move it about 15000 a year… much solo and short distance …under 15 KM… …then stop with caravan, 1500 total weight, 600 KM to the Baltic Sea… I would just be interested in your values … unfortunately I did not find much in the I-Net, only about the newer ones…

  • G350d – frequent regeneration despite low DPF loading

    Hello dear G-Meinde, last week I had my G350d in the workshop because it has been constantly regenerated for some time (100-200km, every 2-3days, despite regular cross-country trips) – The regeneration is clearly recognizable by the changed exhaust noise background, when parking it “smells” hot and you can feel the accumulated heat from the underbody – The analysis of the data however revealed a last stored regeneration before 800km and a current loading of 30% – after i h my vehicle had picked it up then it didn’t take 100km until a regeneration was started again – can’t it be that the load rises so fast – Does anyone have an idea what it might be about? Are only completely completed regenerations stored? Besides, I have the feeling that the exhaust line to DPF incl. SCR Kat gets much hotter than before. Thank you and greetings, Lars

  • Test crankshaft sensor connection

    Hello together, I would like to contact you again: My G270cdi Bj. 2002 with 225tkm currently deals with start problems, which unfortunately increase. Last time he went into the emergency run during the ride. Diagnosis shows the error P1354 “synchronization between crankshaft and camshaft”. New crankshaft and camshaft sensors did not improve. Before I check the control times and control chain, I would like to look at the sensor signals with the oscilloscope. In the case of the camshaft sensor cable, mass (Pin 1) and 12V supply voltage (Pin3) are inconspicuous. In the case of the signal line (Pin2), I did not know how to check them. In the case of the camshaft sensor cable, my research should be based on mass (or donor mass) according to pin 1. Pin 2 will bring the signal voltage. And now it will be incomplete for pullable: When Ignition OFF around 80kOhm between Pin1 and vehicle mass. Well, I thought, maybe the vehicle mass in the control unit will be switched to the donor mass only when Ignition OFF. But when Ignition OFF there is suddenly 2.5V between Pin 1 and vehicle mass. Also 2.5V between Pin 2 and vehicle mass. Can this be true? If someone has an electrical circuit diagram, that would of course also be a hit Lg Seppo

  • Battery emptying at the G 400

    Dear G-meinde, the G400 year 2003 was bought by us directly in Stuttgart as a factory car in 2006. In the winter of 2007 the battery was changed for the first time. The new one only lasted about 6 weeks, then the next one came into the G-model as a Mercedes original part. This one also kept short. In the meantime, after several other batteries, a gel battery was installed and it was found that a consumer pulls electricity somewhere. The windscreen was changed with light and rain sensor, the alarm system m Mercedes Stuttgart has provided a diagnostic device, which was installed in the vehicle for over 4 weeks. Unfortunately, the recording did not reveal the error either. However, it was found that a consumption of 0.274 mA sporadically occurs. The last thing the comand system was jammed and the G-model stood 2 weeks during a holiday and then jumped again. On holidays that took place before, the battery was after such service times ko mplett emptied. So the comand system was checked, unfortunately without any results. Nevertheless, I got an AT-device and had it installed. Unfortunately, the battery is still vacuumed. Now all devices connected to the comand system have been disconnected. Unfortunately also without success, the battery is still vacuumed. Who has an idea what I can still do? The branch has long ended with its Latin, it has no ideas and is waiting to get a new one from me. The G-model is too bad for scrapping. Help me to stay a G-fan.