Mercedes-Benz GLE Owner's Manual page 200

Shift ranges
HIGH RANGE LOW RANGE
Road position for all Off-road gear for driv‐
normal on-road driv‐ ing off-road, when
ing situations. fording and on steep
uphill or downhill
inclines.
Properties of the LOW RANGE off-road gear:
reduced maximum speed: 50 km/h
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increased tractive power
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the transmission ratio changes by approx‐
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imately a factor of three.
increased drive torque
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Do not use LOW RANGE in the following situa‐
tions:
when driving on public roads.
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Shifting the transfer case
Shifting to the LOW RANGE off-road gear
Requirements:
you are not driving on a paved or public road.
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the vehicle is stationary.
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the transmission is in position i.
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Driving and parking 197
Pull the LOW RANGE 1 rocker switch.
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Indicator lamp 2 flashes. The shift request
stays active for a maximum 30 seconds. If all
requirements for shift operation are not fulfil‐
led within this time, the indicator lamp
switches off again and the shift operation
must be started again.
Switch the transmission to position i.
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If shift operation is successful, the message
LOW RANGE on appears in the instrument
cluster, an audible signal sounds and indica‐
tor lamp 2 and an indicator lamp in the
instrument cluster light up continuously.
Switch the transmission to position h.
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% The vehicle stays in LOW RANGE if you park
the vehicle in LOW RANGE, even after the
engine has been restarted.
% You will not be able to switch on LOW
RANGE if drive program C or B is
switched on. The vehicle switches to drive
program A.
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