Mercedes-Benz G-Class Operator's Manual page 151

independent of their respective torques.
Keep in mind that by engaging the differential
locks, vehicle steerability is severely
restricted.
For your own safety, the safety of others and
to prevent damage to your vehicle, the
differential locks must not be activated on
paved roads. Keep in mind that when driving
on firm road surfaces, the function of the
differentials is necessary and therefore they
must never be locked on firm road surfaces.
The steerability of the vehicle would
otherwise be lost and steering would no
longer be possible. For this reason, the
differential locks must be engaged
exclusively during off-road driving, and only
when activating the other driving systems
®
(4ETS, ESP and LOW range off-road gear) is
no longer sufficient.
Activating the differential lock
General information
G
WARNING
Never drive on firm road surfaces with
differential locks engaged. Never drive on
narrow bends with front-axle differential locks
engaged. With differential locks engaged, the
vehicle's ability to steer is severely restricted
and the danger of accidents is therefore
higher.
Do not engage or disengage differential locks
while driving on a bend. The vehicle may
otherwise make a jerking movement. You
could thus lose control of the vehicle and
cause an accident.
If you select a differential lock, ABS, 4ETS,
®
ESP and BAS will be deactivated.
Activate the differential locks:
off-road
R
to deactivate ABS, 4ETS, ESP
R
while off-road
when fording
R
For further information on driving off-road,
see ( Y page 134).
The switches are located on the center
console.
:
;
=
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A
! Only activate the differential locks when:
you are driving at walking pace.
R
the driven wheels are not spinning.
R
you are not driving on a firm road surface.
R
i
You can only engage the differential locks
when the transfer case is in LOW range off-
road gear (
i You can activate the differential locks in
the following order =, ?, ;.
Differential lock for the transfer case
X
To engage: switch the transfer case to off-
road gear LOW(
X
Press switch =.
The yellow activation indicator lamp under
switch = lights up when the transfer case
is in off-road gear LOW.
The å warning lamp in the instrument
®
and BAS
panel lights up.
The red function indicator lamp above
switch = lights up when the differential is
locked.
In the multifunction display you see the:
Off-road driving systems
Function indicator lamps (red)
Differential lock for the front axle
Differential lock for the transfer case
Differential lock for the rear axle
Activation indicator lamps (yellow)
Y page 145).
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