Mercedes-Benz M-Class 2011 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 197)

From HIGH RANGE to LOW RANGE
! Only carry out the gear change process if:
R
the engine is running
R the transmission is in position N
R
you are not driving faster than
25 mph (40 km/h)
X Press LOW RANGE button :.
Indicator lamp ; flashes. LOW RANGE
indicator = appears in the multifunction
display.
When the gear change is complete,
indicator lamp ; lights up.
While indicator lamp ; is flashing, you can
cancel the gear change by pressing LOW
RANGE button : again.
From LOW RANGE to HIGH RANGE
! Only carry out the gear change process if:
R
the engine is running
R
the transmission is in position N
R you are not driving faster than 43 mph
(70 km/h)
X Press LOW RANGE button :.
Indicator lamp ; flashes.
If the gear change process has taken place,
indicator lamp ; and LOW RANGE
indicator = in the multifunction display go
out.
While indicator lamp ; is flashing, you can
cancel the gear change by pressing LOW
RANGE button : again.
Messages in the multifunction display
If a gear change process has not been
successful, the following messages may be
displayed in the multifunction display:
Max. Speed 25 Mph (Canada: 40 Km/h): you
have been driving faster than 25 mph
(40 km/h). Indicator lamp ; also flashes.
X Drive more slowly to carry out the gear
change process.
Shift briefly into N: the transmission is
in position
D and you are driving slower than
25 mph (40 km/h).
X Shift the transmission to N to complete the
gear change process.
Shifting Process Canceled
Reactivate: the shifting process has not
been completed.
X Ensure that all gear change conditions are
fulfilled and carry out the gear change
process again.
Stop vehicle, engage parking brake:
a warning tone is also heard. The gear change
process has not been completed. LOW
RANGE is in the neutral position. There is no
connection between the engine and the drive
wheels.
! Do not drive any further, otherwise you
could damage the vehicle’s drive train.
X Stop the vehicle. Take into account the
road and traffic conditions when doing this.
X Depress the parking brake.
X Carry out the gear change process again.
If the gear change process has been carried
out, the
Stop vehicle, engage
parking brake message disappears.
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