Towing A Trailer - Mercedes-Benz 2005 M-Class Operator's Manual

Stopping
When you stop briefly, e.g. at traffic lights:
Leave the transmission in gear.
Hold the vehicle with the brake.
When you stop longer with the engine
idling or on an uphill gradient:
Move the gear selector lever to
position P.
Set the parking brake.
Maneuvering
When you maneuver in tight areas,
e.g. when pulling into a parking space:
Control the vehicle speed by gradually
releasing the brakes.
Accelerate gently.
Never abruptly step on the accelerator.
Working on the vehicle
Warning!
When working on the vehicle, set the
parking brake and move gear selector lever
to position P. Otherwise the vehicle could
roll away.
Controls in detail
Automatic transmission

Towing a trailer

If you tow a trailer, note the following
points:
Manually shift to a lower gear range
(4, 3, 2, 1), if the transmission hunts
between gears on inclines
( page 122).
A lower gear range and reduction of
speed reduces the change to overload
or overheat the engine.
G
At very steep inclines switch transfer
case to LOW RANGE mode
( page 127).
For more information on trailer towing, see
the "Operation" section ( page 211).
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