Mercedes-Benz G 550 2015 Operator's Manual page 138

Off-road driving systems
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Differential lock for the transfer case
=
Differential lock for the rear axle
?
Activation indicator lamps (yellow)
A
Engage the differential locks:
off-road
R
to deactivate ABS, 4ETS, ESP
R
while off-road
when fording
R
For more information on driving off-road, see
the Digital Operator's Manual.
You can engage the differential locks in
i
the following order: =, ?, ;.
Differential lock for the transfer case
To engage: switch the transfer case to the
X
LOW RANGE off-road driving position
( page 132).
Y
Press switch =.
X
If the transfer case is in the LOW RANGE
off-road position, the yellow activation indi-
cator lamp under switch = lights up.
The å warning lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up.
If the differential is locked, the red function
indicator lamp above switch = lights up.
In the multifunction display you see the:
ABS not available differential
locked
message.
The å!÷ warning lamps light up
in the instrument cluster.
The differential lock for the transfer case is
engaged.
®
4ETS, ESP , BAS and ABS are deactivated.
The vehicle's ability to steer is severely
restricted. Drive carefully and accelerate gen-
tly for optimum traction.
You can now engage the differential lock
i
for rear axle ? and the differential lock for
front axle ; as required.
Differential lock for the rear axle
To engage: press switch ?.
X
Yellow activation indicator lamp A lights
up first, followed by red function indicator
lamp : of switch ?.
The differential lock for the rear axle is
® and BAS
engaged.
Differential lock for the front axle
To engage: press switch ;.
X
First, the yellow activation indicator lamp
lights up, followed by the red function indi-
cator lamp.
The differential lock for the front axle is
engaged.
Disengaging the differential locks
You can disengage the differential locks in the
following order: ;, ?, =.
To simultaneously disengage all differ-
X
ential locks: press switch =.
Yellow activation indicator lamps A and
red function indicator lamps : go out.
After approximately three seconds of nor-
mal driving, ABS, 4ETS, ESP
activated.
ABS not available differential
The
locked
function display and the å, ! and
÷ warning lamps in the instrument clus-
ter go out.
Shift the transfer case to the HIGH RANGE
X
on-road position (
If red function indicator lamps : do not
i
go out when disengaging the differential
locks, stop the vehicle safely as soon as
possible, in accordance with the traffic con-
ditions. Then, continue driving and the load
change can release the differential lock.
® and BAS are
message disappears in the multi-
page 132).
Y