Mercedes-Benz G-Class, Owner'S Manual

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Activating the off-road gear ratio
! Only carry out the gear selection if:
R
the engine is running.
R
the vehicle is rolling.
R
the automatic transmission is in selector
lever position
N.
R
you are driving at less than 40 km/h.
You could otherwise damage the transfer
case.
X
Press the LOW switch on the control panel.
During the shifting procedure, the LOW
indicator lamp flashes three times per sec-
ond in the instrument cluster.
Once the shifting procedure has been com-
pleted, the
LOW indicator lamp lights up in
the instrument cluster.
Deactivating off-road gear ratio
! Only carry out the gear selection if:
R
the engine is running.
R
the vehicle is rolling.
R
the automatic transmission is in selector
lever position
N.
R
you are driving at less than 70 km/h.
You could otherwise damage the transfer
case.
X Press the HIGH transfer case switch on the
control panel.
During the shifting procedure, the
LOW
indicator lamp flashes three times per sec-
ond in the instrument cluster.
Once the shifting procedure has been com-
pleted, the
LOW indicator lamp in the
instrument cluster goes out.
If a shifting procedure is unsuccessful, the
transfer case shifts back into the neutral posi-
tion. The
LOW indicator lamp in the instru-
ment cluster then flashes once per second.
Shifting to neutral
X
Turn the key to position 2(
Y
page 87) in the
ignition lock.
X
Apply the parking brake.
X Depress the brake pedal.
X
Move the selector lever to N(
Y
page 91).
X
Press the LOW switch for approximately
five seconds.
When the shift procedure is complete, the
LOW indicator lamp in the instrument clus-
ter flashes once per second.
i If the transfer case is in neutral, the key
is in the ignition lock and you open the driv-
er's door, a warning tone sounds.
Differential locks
General notes
!
To prevent damage to the transfer case,
you may only operate the vehicle on a roller
dynamometer (single-axle roller dynamom-
eter) if:
R
the axle that is not being driven is raised.
or
R
the corresponding propeller shaft is dis-
connected and the transfer case differ-
ential lock is engaged.
Otherwise, the transfer case can be dam-
aged.
Differential locks improve the traction of the
vehicle.
Off-road driving systems
111
Driving and parking
Z