Shift Ranges; Low Range - Mercedes-Benz 2011 GL-Class Operator's Manual

X
To activate: press off-road button :.
Indicator lamp ; lights up. Off-road
indicator = appears in the multifunction
display.
X
To deactivate: press off-road button :.
Indicator lamp ; and off-road indicator
= go out.

LOW RANGE

General notes
The LOW RANGE off-road gear assists you in
driving off-road and when fording. When LOW
RANGE is engaged, the engine's performance
characteristics and the gearshifting
characteristics of the automatic transmission
are adapted for this purpose. ABS, ESP
4ETS programs especially adapted to off-road
driving are also activated.
For information on "Off-road driving", see
( Y page 173). You will find information about
driving safety systems in conjunction with
LOW RANGE in the "Safety" section
( Y page 65).
Off-road driving systems

Shift ranges

HIGH RANGE Road position for all
LOW RANGE
G
Warning!
Always wait until the procedure of shifting
from HIGH RANGE to LOW RANGE – and from
LOW RANGE to HIGH RANGE – has been
entirely completed. During this procedure do
not turn off the engine or shift the automatic
transmission into another gear.
If you do not wait until the shifting procedure
has been entirely completed then it might not
be correctly performed. The transfer case
®
and
might be in neutral, thus interrupting the
transfer of power between the engine and the
drive axle.
The vehicle is then freely movable, even if a
gear has been selected, and could
unintentionally be set into motion –
particularly on up – or downhill grades. This
could lead to an accident and cause injury to
yourself and others.
Please observe related messages appearing
in the multifunction display.
normal driving situations
Off-road position for
driving off-road and
fording
The gear ratio between the
engine and wheels is only
approximately one third of
that in the HIGH RANGE
road position. The drive
torque is correspondingly
higher as a result.
Do not use LOW RANGE:
on slippery road
R
surfaces, e.g. in the case
of slush
on snow or ice-covered
R
roads
if you have mounted
R
snow chains to your
vehicle
205
Z