Mercedes-Benz G 500, Operator'S Manual

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Controls in detail
Differential locks
Rear axle differential lock
왘
Press switch
2
.
The yellow engagement indicator
lamp
4
comes on first, followed by the
red function indicator lamp
5
.
The rear axle differential lock is
switched on.
Front differential lock
왘
Press switch
3
.
The yellow engagement indicator
lamp
4
comes on first, followed by the
red function indicator lamp
5
.
The front differential lock is switched
on.
Switching differential locks off
There are two different methods to disen-
gage differential locks:
앫
You can switch the differential locks off
in reverse order (
3
,
2
,
1
).
앫
To switch off all differential locks at the
same time:
왘
Press switch
1
.
The yellow engagement indicator
lamps
4
go out first. The red func-
tion indicator lamps
5
go out
when the switching process has
been carried out in the differential.
To activate the ESP, BAS and ABS systems,
drive again for three seconds using a con-
stant driving style.
All messages in the multifunction display
disappear. The ESP warning lamp
v
and the ABS
-
warning lamp in the in-
strument cluster go out.
i
If the function lamps do not go out
when the differential locks are disen-
gaged, bring vehicle to a stop and then
continue driving. Changing the vehicle
load can help to disengage locks.
Warning!
G
Always remember to disengage the differen-
tial locks when returning to drive on paved
roads, see “A few words about differentials
and differential locks” (
컄
page 149).