Off-Road Driving Systems - Mercedes-Benz G-Class Owner's Manual

Activating the off-road gear ratio
! Only carry out the gear selection if:
the engine is running.
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the vehicle is rolling.
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the automatic transmission is in selector
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lever position N.
you are driving at less than 40 km/h.
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You could otherwise damage the transfer
case.
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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:
the engine is running.
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the vehicle is rolling.
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the automatic transmission is in selector
R
lever position N.
you are driving at less than 70 km/h.
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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.

Off-road driving systems

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(
ignition lock.
X
Apply the parking brake.
X
Depress the brake pedal.
X
Move the selector lever to N(
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:
the axle that is not being driven is raised.
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or
the corresponding propeller shaft is dis-
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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.
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